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Lightning Cuts California Psych-Rock Festival Short

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  1. Disneyland stops selling its Southern California annual pass, but it may come back someday
  2. Southern California looks like hell, literally
  3. Coachella Says No Weed This Year — Even Though It’s Legal in California
  4. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announces new fellows — and pays tribute to grantees from California

Rob Beckham, One of Country Music’s Top Agents, Exits as WME Nashville Co-Head

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  1. ‘Nashville’ Star Exits After Plot Twist On CMT Country Music Drama Series
  2. ‘Nashville’s Charles Esten To Host ‘2017 CMT Music Awards’
  3. Brad Paisley Pulls a Beyonce, Talks Country Music’s First ‘Visual Album’ in Exclusive Interview
  4. CBS Head of Current Programming Bridget Wiley Exits

Lindsey Buckingham’s Fleetwood Mac Attack: 21 Things We Learned From His Lawsuit

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  1. Why leaving Fleetwood Mac may be a smart move for Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham talk about making their first duet album
  3. Fleetwood Mac announces massive, Buckingham-less North American tour
  4. Was Lindsey Buckingham Fired From Fleetwood Mac or Not? A Source Weighs In …

Will Kanye’s ‘Superman’ Trump Bromance Be Kryptonite to His Legacy?

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  1. Kanye West Claims Slavery Was a Choice, Says “Trump Is One Of Rap’s Favorite People”
  2. Kanye West, a Trump supporter? As always, it’s complicated
  3. Kanye West Calls Donald Trump A Father Figure Who Makes Him Feel Like “Superman”
  4. Kanye West Rants in Oval Office, Says MAGA Hat Makes Him ‘Feel Like Superman’ (Video)

Album Review: Elvis Costello and the Imposters’ ‘Look Now’

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  1. New Elvis Costello & Imposters album due Oct. 12
  2. Newswire: Elvis Costello & The Imposters are going on tour this summer
  3. Elvis Costello’s New Album Features ‘Grace of My Heart’ Favorite
  4. Concert Review: Elvis Costello Goes Baroque to the Future With ‘Imperial Bedroom’ Show

Promoter of Disastrous Fyre Music Festival Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

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  1. Fyre Festival promoter arrested again while awaiting sentencing in previous fraud trial
  2. Fyre Festival promoter freed on bail after initial court appearance
  3. Newswire: Fyre Festival’s co-organizer has pulled this shit before, says they’ll try again next year
  4. ‘Heartbroken’ Ja Rule Says His Disastrous Fyre Festival ‘Not a Scam’

Country Music Dials Down on Girl Power as Nashville’s Women Find Even Fewer Slots

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  1. The Women Who Power Country Music
  2. Beyoncé will reportedly perform at the 50th Country Music Awards in Nashville tonight
  3. Country pioneer Loretta Lynn saluted by Americana Music Assn.
  4. ‘Nashville’ Star Exits After Plot Twist On CMT Country Music Drama Series

Hear Frank Sinatra’s Unfinished ‘Lush Life,’ Finally Released After 60 Years (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. Nancy Sinatra Sr. Dies: Frank’s First Wife And Mother Of Three Was 101
  2. Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife and early muse of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101
  3. Nancy Sinatra Sr., Frank Sinatra’s First Wife, Dies at 101
  4. Unfinished ‘Doctor Who’ Episode Is Finally Completed – 38 Years Later

Lady Gaga’s ‘Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Looking at Monster First-Week Sales

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  1. ‘A Star Is Born’: Lido Goes (Lady) Gaga Over Bradley Cooper’s Remake – Venice
  2. ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Will Feature New Songs From Lady Gaga
  3. ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Revealed: Here’s Every Song Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Are Singing Live
  4. Lady Gaga Debuts Soaring ‘A Star Is Born’ Ballad ‘Is That Alright?,’ So Just Release the Full Soundtrack Already

TV Review: Swift, Cabello, Cardi, Lipa Leave Dudes in the Dust on the American Music Awards

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  1. Taylor Swift Continues Political Crusade At American Music Awards, Urges Everyone To Vote
  2. American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List
  3. Taylor Swift to Open the American Music Awards With Performance of ‘I Did Something Bad’
  4. Cardi B Just Beat Taylor Swift’s Apple Music Streaming Record

A Soundtrack is Withheld: How Interscope Gambled and Won, Delaying a ‘Star is Born’ Album

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  1. ‘A Star Is Born’ Debuts ‘Shallow’ Music Video: Listen to the Full Version of the Oscar-Contending Song — Watch
  2. ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Will Feature New Songs From Lady Gaga
  3. ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Revealed: Here’s Every Song Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Are Singing Live
  4. Lady Gaga Debuts Soaring ‘A Star Is Born’ Ballad ‘Is That Alright?,’ So Just Release the Full Soundtrack Already

A Star is Reborn: Roy Orbison Reemerges With a Surprise Tribute in Bradley Cooper’s Hit Musical

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  1. ‘A Star Is Born’ Trailer: Bradley Cooper And Lady Gaga Finally Hit The Stage
  2. ‘A Star Is Born’ With Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Gets First Look – CinemaCon
  3. Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ to Premiere at Venice Film Festival
  4. Listen to Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga Sing ‘Shallow’ From ‘A Star Is Born’ (Video)

Album Review: Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Trench’

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  1. Drake, Beyoncé, and Twenty One Pilots Basically Swept the Billboard Music Awards
  2. Grammys: Twenty One Pilots Try To Make No-Pants The New Underboob
  3. Jason Browning, Veteran Tour Manager for Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots, Dies at 46
  4. ‘Sharp Objects’ Premiere Viewership Up From ‘Big Little Lies’ Debut

LeAnn Rimes Unveils Title Ballad From Hallmark Film ‘It’s Christmas, Eve’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. ABC’s just over here, airing a Castle clone starring Rachel Bilson and Mr. LeAnn Rimes
  2. Beatles’ Christmas fan club recordings, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ on tap for holiday release
  3. TV This Week, Dec. 25-31: The annual ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special and more
  4. ‘SNL’: James Franco’s Cut-For-Time Christmas Sketch Is Every Hallmark Movie In Two Joyous Minutes

CMT Adds Brandi Carlile, Tori Kelly, Alison Krauss to All-Female ‘Artists of the Year’ Show

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  1. Concert Review: Brandi Carlile Covers Aretha, Channels Elton in Moving Greek Show
  2. Loretta Lynn to Receive Lifetime Honor on All-Femme ‘CMT Artists of the Year’ Show
  3. Willie Nelson, Chris Cornell, Alison Krauss and more set Johnny Cash writings to music in ‘Forever Words’
  4. Album Review: Brandi Carlile’s ‘By the Way, I Forgive You’

St. Vincent Announces New Album Following Intimate, Piano-Based L.A. Show

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  1. St. Vincent’s popping “Pills” in new single from Masseduction
  2. Newswire: William “Billy” Corgan announces new album Ogilala, produced by Rick Rubin
  3. Prince Estate Announces ‘Piano & a Microphone 1983′ Album,’ Shares Song (Listen)
  4. Concert Review: St. Vincent Previews New Album at Paramount Backlot Show

How UB40 Ended Up Trending, Thanks to Allegedly Melee-Starting Fan Brett Kavanaugh

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  1. ‘SNL’: Matt Damon Perfected His Brett Kavanaugh Caricature in Less Than 8 Hours
  2. ‘Sharknado 5’ Takes Bite Out Of ‘Game Of Thrones’: Syfy Horror Comedy Top Trending Topic On Twitter
  3. Stephen King Likens Brett Kavanaugh to a ‘Dry Drunk’
  4. Betty White is trending and it’s all good: PBS plans tribute to ‘First Lady’ of TV

Concert Review: Norah Jones Rocks Out Amid Jazz Comeback in L.A.

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  1. Kamasi Washington’s ‘Heaven and Earth’ proves jazz’s vitality and political power
  2. Woody Allen’s Jazz Concert in Germany Disrupted by Topless Feminists
  3. Concert Review: Banks Brings Her Hellishly Divine Act to Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel
  4. Concert Review: ‘Phantom Thread’ Orchestral Show Lusciously Reveals Jonny Greenwood’s (and P.T. Anderson’s) Sweet Side

Beatles’ White Album Outtakes Get Hollywood Premiere at Giles Martin-Hosted Event

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  1. Now that ‘Sgt. Pepper’ has been remixed and reissued, Ringo Starr shares his wish list
  2. A 50th anniversary trip through ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ with Giles Martin
  3. The Beatles’ best album is really its worst. ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ we need to talk
  4. The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Revisited: Giles Martin Takes on ‘Humbling’ Task