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Psy Leads YouTube’s Top Videos of 2013

YouTube has released its list of the year’s most viewed music videos and the results are far from shocking South Korean rapper-singer (and “Gangman Style” phenom) Psy claimed the top spot with his wacky dance-filled clip for “Gentleman M/V” while Miley Cyrus – the year’s most infamous pop provocateur –…

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Damon Albarn Will Release His First Solo Album Next Year

Damon Albarn offered a tiny taste of his first-ever solo album today through a twenty-second teaser on YouTube Shot in black and white the clip briefly shows Albarn from the back at a piano while keyboard chords ring against a heartbeat-like tapping Little information is offered about the project except…

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Beastie Boys Suing Toymaker for ‘Girls’ Use

The legal battle between the Beastie Boys and GoldieBlox the toy startup that used the New York hip-hop trio’s song “Girls” for a commercial without permission intensified Tuesday In suing the company for copyright infringement in US District Court the band’s lawyers allege GoldieBlox acted “willfully maliciously and oppressively with…

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Albert Hammond Jr. Hitting the Road with Jake Bugg

Albert Hammond Jr is set to join 19-year-old English rocker Jake Bugg out on the road early next year The Stokes guitarist is currently wrapping up the European leg of a solo tour in support of his EP AHJ which he released in October His tour with Bugg starts on January…

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Vampire Weekend, Fiona Apple, Jim James Set for Valentine Compilation

Starbucks has released the tracklist for the chain’s latest Valentine’s Day compilation in their annual series Sweetheart Our Favorite Artists Play Their Favorite Love Songs The 13-song set featuring artists including Vampire Weekend Fiona Apple Jim James and Beck is due out on February 4th via Concord/Hear Music It will…

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Kanye West Vents About Grammy Nominations

It seemed inevitable really that Kanye West would grouse about only getting a pair of Grammy nominations and the rapper devoted part of what has become a nightly freeform rant onstage to that very topic last night in Phoenix “Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list”…

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Rumor Control: Bob Dylan Did Not Join Twitter Today

Contrary to widespread reports Bob Dylan did not join Twitter this morning Two hours ago @BobDylanTweets began posting tweets purportedly by Dylan The first one simply said “My First Tweet Hi! Bob” The second one read “Joining Twitter today First time” Despite the fact the account was unverified and Dylan…

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James Murphy on Despacio, LCD Soundsystem’s Live Album and New Music

Since disbanding LCD Soundsystem in 2011 James Murphy has busied himself with all kinds of exciting new projects – from producing Arcade Fire to remixing David Bowie to filmmaking with Ron Howard to perfecting a signature espresso blend Now in a perhaps inevitable step the former Soundsystem frontman has created…

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Eleanor Friedberger Stakes Out ‘My Own World’ – Premiere

Fiery Furnaces co-founder Eleanor Friedberger opted for a humorous approach in the video for “My Own World” from her recent solo album Personal Record The clip which features a typeface Wes Anderson would approve of grows more absurd as it goes with the protagonist drifting from her zany flute-playing therapist’s…

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Harry Connick Jr. and Willie Nelson Get Festive on ‘When I’m Home’

On paper Willie Nelson’s lonesome country twang and Harry Connick Jr’s smooth croon seem like an odd combination for a duet However the two legends find a unique harmony on “When I’m Home” a new collaboration for the upcoming holiday film Angels Sing Check out the track now in our exclusive…

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