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Thursday, Jun 20

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Make Music Day San Antonio will feature free performances this Friday

www.sacurrent.com

San Antonians will be able to enjoy a spate of free concerts this Friday as a new event called Make Music Day presents 15 performers at venues throughout the city. The scheduled performances will span the genres, from the "extraterrestrial…

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Taylor Swift And TikTok Rock Out With New Interactive Fan Experience

www.benzinga.com

Taylor Swift and TikTok have recently expanded their collaboration following a brief hiatus earlier this year when her music was temporarily unavailable on the platform due to a licensing dispute with Universal Music Group NV (OTC:UMGNF).

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Scorpions Music Biopic ‘Wind Of Change’ In Works From ESX Entertainment’s Ali Afshar

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EXCLUSIVE: Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment has signed on to develop and produce the musical biopic Wind of Change, about German rock band Scorpions, which will tell the story of three unlikely friends whose passion for rock n’ roll fueled…

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Sony Buys Queen Music Catalog for $1 Billion

www.breitbart.com

Sony Music has reportedly bought the music catalog of English rock band Queen, including hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust, for around $1.27 billion.

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Mighty Muscle Shoals, Alabama flexes its legacy as birthplace of global music and miracles

www.foxnews.com

Hit-making Muscle Shoals, Alabama and session musicians The Swampers were immortalized in rock-anthem "Sweet Home Alabama." The region is also the birthplace of W.C. Handy and Helen Keller.

Linda Thompson Can’t Sing Her New Songs. Her Solution? ‘Proxy Music.’

www.nytimes.com

The singer and songwriter who rose from the ’60s British folk-rock scene lost her vocals to a neurological disorder. So she wrote a batch of tracks for others to voice.

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Queen catalog to be acquired by Sony Music for more than €1 billion

www.euronews.com

Queen’s music catalog is one of the most – if not the most – valuable in rock, with classics like 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Another One Bites the Dust', and 'We Will Rock You'. This deal makes it the biggest acquisition of its kind ever.

Wednesday, Jun 19

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A documentary about one of the most universally despised rock bands is coming to Netflix

bgr.com

Setting aside the band’s repetitive and boring music, cliched lyrics, inauthentically growly lead singer, and cringe music videos, why is it that so many of …

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KUTX Rock The Shores Showcase: SXSW 2024 Music Festival Recap

www.sxsw.com

The post KUTX Rock The Shores Showcase: SXSW 2024 Music Festival Recap appeared first on SXSW.

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This European music festival is a cheaper (and better) alternative to Glastonbury for Brits

metro.co.uk

Rock In Rio Lisbon kicked off this weekend with a truly memorable two days (Picture: Hugo Moreira)

Tuesday, Jun 18

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The Avett Brothers Music & Lyrics to Be Featured in Upcoming Broadway Musical ‘Swept Away’

www.billboard.com

The upcoming Broadway musical Swept Away is set to feature music and lyrics from folk-rock band The Avett Brothers, with the musical playing Broadway’s Longacre Theatre in New York City. Performances will begin Oct. 29, with an opening set…

Monday, Jun 17

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‘The music is going up’: Guitarist Mdou Moctar, from Niger, offers a hard rock version of desert blues.

www.bostonglobe.com

Moctar and his group return to Massachusetts this weekend for an appearance at the Green River Festival on Saturday followed by a headlining gig at the Paradise on Sunday.

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Jon Stewart Plays Drums In Band's Surprise Performance At Asbury Park Music Festival

dailyvoice.com

Comedian Jon Stewart is finding time to rock out on the Jersey Shore after returning to host 'The Daily Show' on Mondays in 2024.

Sunday, Jun 16

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'White Lotus' star Theo James shares 'gross' moment that made him ditch 'rock star' dreams

www.foxnews.com

"White Lotus" star Theo James recalled a specific moment during his music career that made him walk away from the "rock star" life.

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25 Classic Rock Songs That Everyone Should Know

bestlifeonline.com

Whether you point the finger at TikTok pop stars, music streaming services, or the general...

Saturday, Jun 15

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Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer rock Cardiff Castle as Billy Corgan reveals he's Welsh

www.walesonline.co.uk

From The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer to Avril Lavigne and JLS via Idles and Rick Astley - here's what our reviewers thought of the live music line-up at Cardiff Castle this summer

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Do You Love Loud Music

leadership.ng

I love music. From hip hop, rock, jazz and pop, as well as native music from my favourite village dance group, Oje Enya Leri from Amasiri, in Afikpo North of Ebonyi State. If you call me a music freak, you will be absolutely correct. But…

Friday, Jun 14

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Chicago music scene is rocking again, and it's getting national attention

chicago.suntimes.com

In August 1993, Billboard published a cover story declaring Chicago the “Cutting Edge’s New Capital.” At the time, all eyes were on the city’s growing rock scene, positioning it to be the next to break out after Seattle’s grunge revolution.

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I Was There: Dispatches From A Life In Rock And Roll By Alan Edwards – Book Review

louderthanwar.com

I Was There: Dispatches from a Life in Rock and Roll by Alan Edwards Published by Simon & Schuster Published 6th June 2024 336pp hardcover Alan Edwards provides a fascinating alternative angle on the music scene, chronicling the birth of…

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Rock legend Bryan Adams set to open festival of music

www.shropshirestar.com

Legendary rock star Bryan Adams will be kicking off a major musical festival next week.