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  • Jermaine Dupri Says Ciara's New Song "I Bet" Sounds Like Usher's "U Got It Bad" Following "Blurred Lines" Lawsuit

    Following the verdict in the "Blurred Lines" lawsuit, the Associated Press decided to get producer Jermaine Dupri's take on the matter. Dupri understood both sides, saying he could hear the similarities, but he never thought Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke would end up in court over it. Now he says he needs to go back and review Ciara's new tune "I Bet" because it sounds a lot like Usher's "U Got It Bad."

  • Tool Finally Making Progress on New Album Following Lengthy Legal Battle

    Tool recently revealed that an ongoing lawsuit, which had been halting work on the group's new album, has been resolved. The suit, filed by the band's insurers, had been going on for nearly a decade, 'Rolling Stone' reported. Now that the issue has been taken care of in court, the group is making more progress with the follow-up to 2006's '10,000 Days.'

  • Unlocking the Truth Trying to Leave Sony, Promoting New 'Breaking a Monster' Documentary

    The relationship between Sony and grade-school rockers Unlocking the Truth appears to be coming to an end. The band made headlines over the summer after the label signed Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins and Alec Atkins to an impressive $1.8 million contract. According to Brickhouse, though, the group's lawyers are trying to eliminate the short-lived partnership, 'Billboard' noted. The singer relayed the news yesterday, March 14, at the premiere for the band's 'Breaking a Monster' documentary. Manager Alan Sacks offered no other information aside from confirming Brickhouse's statement.

  • Grateful Dead Members Considering Adding Two More Reunion Shows in California Before Fare Thee Well Concerts

    Good news, Deadheads -- the Grateful Dead might be adding reunion shows this summer. Billboard reports that a source close to the group has confirmed that members of the band are considering playing gigs in California the week before the Fare Thee Well shows in Chicago that are scheduled for July. Demand for more concerts with the surviving members is at an all-time high, with ticket requests for the initial shows having reached the millions.

  • 'AC/DC FAQ' Book Due Out This Month, Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith Contributed Foreward

    Fans who want to know as much as they can about AC/DC will have that opportunity later this month with the release of AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'N' Roll. The book, part of a series that looks to inform readers about prominent pop culture figures, will include details from all aspects of the Australian band's career. Susan Masino wrote the book after years of covering the group,

  • Ace Frehley on Quitting KISS: Guitarist Left Rock Band in Order to Get Sober

    There's no love lost between Ace Frehley and the members of KISS. The guitarist left the band in 1982 and he recently told "The Today Show" in Australia that he split in order to get his life together. Frehley was indulging in the rock 'n' roll lifestyle too much and didn't like the direction of the band when he left.

  • Trace Adkins' SiriusXM Show 'Throwback Thirty' Launches This Month on Y2Kountry

    Trace Adkins is the next music star to get a SiriusXM show. The weekly "Throwback Thirty" show launches tomorrow, March 15, on Y2Kountry and will have the singer recapping Billboard's Top 30 country songs. In addition to contemporary hits, Adkins will also review tunes from different years of the new millennium, starting with 2000 tomorrow.

  • Wayne Static Autopsy Reveals Prescription Drugs and Alcohol as Cause of Death

    Wayne Static mixed prescription medication with alcohol before he died in November, Blabbermouth reports. According to official documents filed by the investigating coroner, Static had oxycodone, Xanax and alcohol in his system. While his drinking had become a problem, his wife, Tera Wray, said that they had both given up illicit drugs in 2009.

  • Blink-182 Breakup: Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker Share First Picture Without Tom DeLonge

    Blink-182 shared a new photo on Instagram recently that features Alkaline Trio guitarist, Matt Skiba, in the place of Tom DeLonge. The band parted ways with DeLonge in January, setting in place some awkward events that included the guitarist denying his dismissal and members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker bashing him. The new lineup is slated to perform at the Musink Festival later this month billed as "Blink-182 with Matt Skiba."

  • The Who's Roger Daltrey Says There's No 'Anger' in Modern Music: Singer Slams Record Business

    Every so often, one of music's elder statesmen will chime in about how different things are nowadays -- remember when Gene Simmons pronounced rock 'n' roll dead? Roger Daltrey of The Who has been vocal about what is missing from today's music scene. Last year, the frontman said there were no movements happening in music. He offered more comments recently, saying that bands today lack anger in their material. "There's not enough anger out there in the music," he told 'The Standard.' "And there's not a lot of contemplation in the lyrics, it's all very sweet ... but that's the iPhone generation." The singer took aim at the music business as well, saying that it has been "stolen" by big business.

  • Madonna Says Gay Rights Are More Advanced Than Women's Rights: 'Rebel Heart' Singer Speaks to 'Out' Magazine

    Madonna made some bold comments recently about the state of women's rights. The Queen of Pop said that progress for women has been much slower than that of African-Americans and the LGBT community during an interview with 'Out' magazine. The comments come on the heels of the release of her new album 'Rebel Heart.' "Gay rights are way more advanced than women's rights. People are a lot more open-minded to the gay community than they are to women, period," she said. "It's moved along for the gay community, for the African-American community, but women are still just trading on their ass. To me, the last great frontier is women."

  • Shabazz Palaces Announce World Tour: 'Lese Majesty' Group Will Make Stops at Bonnaroo and Primavera Sound

    Shabazz Palaces is hitting the road in April for a lengthy world tour. The group will make stops at Primavera Sound and Bonnaroo in addition to a few other festival dates. They will join TV on the Radio and Genius for two dates at the beginning of the trek and open for Flying Lotus for a string of shows overseas, 'Pitchfork' noted. The group is touring in support of its 2014 release 'Lese Majesty.' 'Rolling Stone' gave the album a positive review and 'Pitchfork' ranked it 8.2 out of 10.

  • Meat Loaf Plotting Fall Release for 'Braver Than We Are': New Album Produced by Jim Steinman

    'Braver Than We Are,' Meat Loaf's upcoming 13th studio album, marks a special reunion for the theatrical singer. Jim Steinman is producing the album, which is due out this fall. Steinman worked on Meat Loaf's 1977 classic 'Bat Out of Hell' and its 1993 follow-up, 'Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell.' The new album will be the team's first collaboration since the latter, 'Ultimate Classic Rock' noted.

  • Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Timbaland Producing The Game's 'The Documentary 2'; Album Due Out This Summer

    The Game offered a few details about his upcoming album 'The Documentary 2' yesterday, March 11, on Power 106's 'The Cruz Show.' The rapper said he is about 90 percent done with the effort, which is due out sometime this summer. Producers for the album include Kanye West, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz as well as Dr. Dre, who The Game is waiting for to get back from vacation to finish the album.

  • Sarah Jones: Coroner Releases Graphic Autopsy of Camera Assistant Following 'Midnight Rider' Criminal Lawsuits

    Georgia state officials recently released the autopsy of Sarah Jones, the camera assistant for the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider who was killed last year while working on the movie. Jones was struck by a train while the crew was filming a dream sequence for the film in Wayne County. A judge found the film's director, Randall Miller, guilty of involuntary manslaughter in criminal trespass for not obtaining the proper clearances to shoot near the tracks.

  • The Trailer for 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' Shows the Nirvana Frontman's Journey From Child to Icon [WATCH]

    The trailer for the upcoming 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' documentary offers a brief preview of what looks to be an extremely important rock 'n' roll film. The doc, the first made with the cooperation of the Cobain family, features previously unreleased music and artwork by the man who reluctantly gave a voice to an entire generation. Family, friends and bandmates like Nirvana's Krist Novoselic were interviewed for the film, directed by Brett Morgen.
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