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Next week is National Karaoke Week: What are Americans' favorite singalong tracks? [LIST]

Everything has its own day nowadays, but some things, such as karaoke, get a whole freakin' week. The third week of April is apparently National Karaoke Week. The event, supposedly not invented by Smule, was celebrated by Smule, which used data from its Sing! Karaoke app to determine the most popular karaoke tracks in existence. The app's more than 150 million users generated this Top 10:
First Detroit Electronic Music Festival cancelled, already rescheduled for 2015

A pair of electronic music events have been cancelled in Detroit, although it doesn't seem like too much work was put into getting them off the ground at all. The Detroit Electronic Music Festival and the Federation of Electronic Music Technology, two festivals planned for July 4th weekend in coordination with each other was called off via an alert on the events' mutual website.
South Korean shipwreck brings music, film and sporting events to a halt

South Korea deserves credit for the value that it allots to human life. It's tough for a nation to bounce back from any tragedy as devastating as the sinking of the Sewol, a cruise ship, off the coast of the country. The boat carried 485 passengers, including 325 high school students. The country may be hindering its peoples' ability to cope with the pressure put on citizens to remain glum.
American Idol Summer Tour will hit fewer dates during 2014

Plans were laid out last night for the annual American Idol Summer Tour. The series will be shorter than usual-probably due to less demand in recent years-but will still find its way around to 41 cities, opening on the East coast and working its way west. As usual, the top ten finalists from the current season will take part in the tour.
Pharrell Williams and 'Happy' continue reign, Ed Sheeran makes hot debut with 'Sing'

The slow sales that plagued the Billboard 200 this week didn't avoid the Digital Downloads chart either, although totals weren't nearly as painful for digital tracks. A new name came into play, but the top four tracks will be familiar to our readers.
Pharrell Williams is lowest-selling no. 2 in Billboard 200 history (yes...'Frozen' was no. 1)

Album sales were way, way down this week, which meant another week on top for Frozen: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
London Bridge Studio in Seattle needs help restoring Neve soundboard that produced Pearl Jam's 'Ten'

The Seattle music scene has always had a special place in our hearts thanks to the whole grunge thing, and one of the studios behind some of the scene's biggest albums is in need of help restoring its classic Neve soundboard. The piece of equipment has had a role in countless albums, but standouts include Pearl Jam's Ten, 3 Doors Down's Away From The Sun, Soundgarden's Loud Love and Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut.
Miley Cyrus cancels Kansas City show due to "severe allergic reaction to antibiotics"

Miley Cyrus and the "Bangerz" tour have gotten caught up in Kansas and will be delayed for at least for a short time. The pop star was hospitalized due to a "severe allergic reaction to antibiotics" on Tuesday in Kansas City, MS and was forced to cancel her Tuesday night show at the Sprint Center in the same city.
Juan Gabriel enters hospital with pneumonia, must delay tour performances in California

Mexican music icon Juan Gabriel needs to take a few more days before continuing his first string of shows in the United States in nearly seven years. The vocalist was hospitalized on Monday morning in Las Vegas after playing a show at the Mandalay Bay. Doctors diagnosed Gabriel with pneumonia after he complained of fever and heavy congestion.
Spotify releases report on what average office-dweller listens to at work, and when

Here comes today's surprise breaking news of the day: People listen to music at work. Streaming services such as Spotify are making this ever easier, and the service took the time to conduct a survey and figure out just what we office dwellers are listening to, and when.
John Luther Adams wins Pulitzer for music for 'Become Ocean'

As journalists that may or may not have graduated from Columbia University, we get a little excited when it comes time to hand out the Pulitzers. As a music writer, we can never expect to win one, but at least we can nod knowingly when the committee gives the prize for the Pulitzer's music category. This year's Pulitzer music prize went to composer John Luther Adams for his piece "Become Ocean." The piece was original performed by the Seattle Symphony, and premiered in June of 2013.
Court rules Katherine Jackson must pay $800,000 in legal fees for AEG Live following Michael Jackson wrongful death suit

It's been a while since we've written about the Jackson family's lawsuit against AEG Live, but things may be winding down for good. Superior Court judge Yvette Palazuelos ruled Monday that Katherine Jackson, mother of pop star Michael Jackson, should pay $800,000 of the legal fees for AEG Live, whom she had sued for allegedly negligently hiring doctor Conrad Murray.
Rumors imply AC/DC may be done; Guitarist Malcom Young suffering from blood clot in the brain?

The rumor mill is in full force with regards to AC/DC, and the buildup of information seems to suggest that one of the classic rock band's members might be ill to such a degree that the band won't ever perform again. Again, we warn in advance that these are just rumors for the time being.
Ellie Goulding, Damon Albarn and Aloe Blacc highlighted by Tribeca Film Festival award-winning music videos [WATCH]

Interactive music videos are all the rage in music at the moment, and the Tribeca Film Festival wasn't about to let the times get away from it. As part of a contest, more than 125 videos were submitted from around the world in consideration for use with songs by Ellie Goulding, Damon Albarn and Aloe Blacc.
Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson uses solo album 'Homo Erraticus' to effectively end former band

Jethro Tull fans might as well buy tickets to Ian Anderson's solo tour. The vocalist, long the frontman for Tull, has more or less confirmed that the prog-rock band has called it quits. It was possible that the solo album from Anderson, the second consecutive record the performer's put out since Tull last released a record of its own, could have been just that: another solo album. Alas, Anderson seems to write the epitaph to his former band in the liner notes to Homo Erraticus, the new album.
Insane Clown Posse and Da Mafia 6ix touring together, according to DJ Paul

According to DJ Paul of Da Mafia 6ix (previously known as Three 6 Mafia), that collective will hit the road with the Insane Clown Posse later during 2014.
Avicii and Calvin Harris will headline Electric Daisy UK 2014

Insomniac has polished off the details of its United Kingdom chapter for 2014, and have released an official list of performers for 2014. Avicii and Calvin Harris will be included among the headliners for the two day festival.
Olivia Newton-John, Australian all-stars cover 'I Touch Myself' for breast cancer awareness [WATCH]

An all-star collection of Australian female performers have adapted 'I Touch Myself' to lend a positive meaning to the track, at least from the physical health perspective.
Pulp and 'Common People' top BBC Radio list of 'Best Britpop Songs'

A BBC Radio listener poll demonstrated that the most popular Britpop track didn't come from one of the two bands Americans have become overly familiar with (Oasis or Blur), but rather Pulp. The group's "Common People" came out on top.
Pak X Emh is a hip-hop mystery, but maybe not for long after 'Highly Overdue'

Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of.
Study finds 84 percent of music and other media consumed in Spain is pirated

A study carried out by representatives of the Spanish music, film, television and video games industries suggests that 84 percent of all media consumed in the country is pirated.
Presentation to cancel Ultra 2015 is pushed back by Miami mayor Tomás Regalado, EDM organizers celebrating

An announcement on Friday has EDM fans celebrating and anti-Ultra groups fearing the worst. EDM events are in a bad position at the moment, thanks to the rash of drug-related and anything-related deaths that have been occurring at concerts and festivals around the world.
American Federation of Musicians protests Lionsgate for scoring 'Draft Day' soundtrack overseas

The discussion of shipping jobs overseas generally revolves around production, such as automotive industry positions. The trend is having an impact on the film industry however, as many studios are having their films scored in Europe. A group from the American Federation of Musicians, working as part of the "Listen Up!" project, gathered to protest Lionsgate with relation to the release of its new film Draft Day.
Original KISS members amiable during Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

No act gathered more media attention in the lead-up to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony than KISS, but the heavy metal icons took their place among rock music's icons with little drama and almost no fanfare Thursday night.
RIAA sues Kim Dotcom and other MegaUpload representatives

File-sharing site MegaUpload has been shutdown for more than two years but the legal action against the service have continued to roll in. The newest organization to jump in the fray is the Recording Industry Association of America: The group is suing MegaUpload Kim Dotcom, technical officer Matthias Ortmann, programmer Bram van der Folk and major shareholder Vestor Limited.
Chief Keef cousin Big Glo killed by gunfire in Chicago

Another young rapper has fallen because of violence, and another Chicago native at that. Big Glo, the second cousin and label-mate of Chief Keef, was pronounced dead at a hospital in Chicago Wednesday night.
Pharrell Williams starting to see competition from John Legend and 'All Of Me' on Downloads chart

Tell us if this one sounds familiar: Pharrell Williams and "Happy" was the most downloaded song in America last week. Of course it does. Williams and his hit, the best selling track of 2014, have topped the Digital Downloads chart for eight straight weeks.
'Frozen' nears 'Lion King's' record with another no. 1 finish, but 5 Seconds of Summer comes on strong

The cold reign of Frozen: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack continued on the Billboard 200 as the album topped the chart for the ninth week.
Rapper 50 Cent owes headphone producer Sleek Audio $16.2 million for stealing design

Rapper 50 Cent has found himself in a heap of legal debt following the successful lawsuit from Sleek Audio that accused the emcee of stealing his headphones design from the brand. An arbitrator passed a final ruling this week that ordered 50 (real name: Curtis Jackson) to pay the brand nearly $11.7 million for stealing the design, along with nearly $4.5 million to cover Sleek's legal fees. The total comes out to a cool $16.2 million.
Nashville set to open National Museum of African American Music

It's been a long time coming, but Nashville has finally formalized plans for a National Museum of African American Music. Reports indicate that construction may begin as soon as 2015.