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MAY
23
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'Springsteen and I' Trailer: Boss Fans Unite (Video)

 'Springsteen and I' Trailer: Boss Fans Unite (Video)

Those who adore Bruce Springsteen and want to hear about others professing their love for the rocker will, judging by the trailer, likely enjoy Springsteen and I.

The film, produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free, appears chock full of anecdotes from fans who relay variations on that one time they got this close to the stage during a memorable concert.

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MAY
22
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Hootie 'Cracked Rear View' Anniversary Tour In Discussions, Says Darius Rucker

Hootie 'Cracked Rear View' Anniversary Tour In Discussions, Says Darius Rucker

Hootie & the Blowfish could be emerging from Darius Rucker's career rear view in the next year.

While the now-country superstar has previously stated that he hopes to one day reunite with his former bandmates for a full blown album and yearlong farewell tour, Rucker tells The Hollywood Reporter that the band is considering something special to mark the 20th anniversary of their major label debut.

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MAY
22
19 HRS

'Metallica Through the Never' Trailer: Heavy Metal and Riot Police (Video)

'Metallica Through the Never' Trailer: Heavy Metal and Riot Police (Video)

There's a whole lot of hard rock -- plus an apparent side story -- in Metallica's new film. 

The first trailer for Metallica Through the Never has debuted. The 3D concert movie, directed by Nimrod Antal, was filmed at tour dates in August 2012 in Vancouver. 

LIVE FROM CANNES: Lars Ulrich on 'Metallica Through the Never’

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MAY
22
20 HRS

Paris Hilton Signs With Cash Money; Second Album to Feature Lil Wayne

Paris Hilton Signs With Cash Money; Second Album to Feature Lil Wayne

Paris Hilton will be releasing her second album on Cash Money, the label co-founded and operated by Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams and home to rappers Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne.

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MAY
22
20 HRS

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington to Appear With Stone Temple Pilots at MusiCares Benefit

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington to Appear With Stone Temple Pilots at MusiCares Benefit

After filling in for ousted Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland at the May 18 KROQ Weenie Roast, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington will continue to handle the role of new STP vocalist at the upcoming MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, taking place May 30 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

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MAY
22
24 HRS

Queen's Brian May Says 'The Voice' Is 'Dumb' and 'the Ultimate Insult To Music'

Queen's Brian May Says 'The Voice' Is 'Dumb' and 'the Ultimate Insult To Music'

Queen guitarist Brian May is not among the fans of reality singing competition The Voice. In a recent post on his website, May said that the show, which has various editions around the world, including in the U.K., U.S. and Australia, is the “ultimate insult to music.”

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MAY
22
1 day

Pete Wentz Calls Fall Out Boy's 'Save Rock and Roll' Success 'Vindication' (Video)

Pete Wentz Calls Fall Out Boy's 'Save Rock and Roll' Success 'Vindication' (Video)

Ten years after breaking into the music industry with their debut studio album, 2003’s Take This To Your Grave, Fall Out Boy’s fifth effort -- a surprise release following a five-year hiatus --  is taking the globe by storm. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Rock Albums, Digital Albums, Alternative Albums and several international charts, Save Rock and Roll feels like “vindication” for bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz.

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MAY
22
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Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories': What the Critics Are Saying

Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories': What the Critics Are Saying

The French electronic duo, recognized for their space-age helmets as much as for hits like “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and “One More Time,” returned Tuesday with Random Access Memories, their hotly anticipated fourth studio album. The record comes eight years after the pair’s last studio release, Human After All, in which time the duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo also composed the score to 2010’s Tron: Legacy.

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

Simon Cowell's Estrogen Overload: Judging the New 'X Factor' Panel (Opinion)

Simon Cowell's Estrogen Overload: Judging the New 'X Factor' Panel (Opinion)

Like a baby that doesn’t want to be born, the American iteration of X Factor has made its creator suffer through endless agonies, disappointments and false alarms.

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

Beyonce's New 'Grown Woman' Song Hits the Web

Beyonce's New 'Grown Woman' Song Hits the Web

The pregnant pause is over: Beyonce has a new song out.

The pop superstar on Tuesday dropped "Grown Woman," a feisty tribal beat-driven track co-written by The-Dream and produced by Timbaland. It’s full of an energy that'll inevitably draw comparisons with "Single Ladies."

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

Kanye West Is 'Pushing' Will Smith To Make New Music

Kanye West Is 'Pushing' Will Smith To Make New Music

Is Will Smith getting back into music? Maybe! According to an interview with HipHollywood.com, Smith said it's been none other than Kanye West who's been encouraging him to.

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

A Day With Ray: Remembering The Doors' Keyboardist

A Day With Ray: Remembering The Doors' Keyboardist

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors who co-founded the band in 1965, died on May 20 at the age of 74. He had been battling bile duct cancer.

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

Dave Grohl Joins the Rolling Stones Onstage (Video)

Dave Grohl Joins the Rolling Stones Onstage (Video)

Ever wondered what the greatest supergroup would look like? Like Dave Grohl with the Rolling Stones, perhaps? Well, that happened.

The Foo Fighters frontman joined the Rolling Stones onstage Saturday crank out the song “Bitch,” a track from the Stones’ 1971 album Sticky Fingers.

PHOTOS: The Rolling Stones Rock Staples Center in Tour Opener

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MAY
20
3 DAYS

George Strait Becomes First Musician to Notch 60 No. 1 Singles

George Strait Becomes First Musician to Notch 60 No. 1 Singles

Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait achieved an unprecedented milestone Monday, becoming the first music artist to notch 60 No. 1 singles in his career.

Strait’s “Give It All We Got Tonight,” off his latest album, Love Is Everything, was named the week’s most-played song on country radio by Mediabase, a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in North America.

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