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Music News You Can Use: Copycats and “Best of ‘08″ Lists

Music News You Can Use: Copycats and “Best of ‘08″ Lists

Coldplay Are Copycats? Gasp… Guitarist Joe Satriani said so last week and he is suing the quartet for allegedly plagiarizing off of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly.” The song in question, “Viva La Vida,” is the second single from their latest album and is nominated for a Grammy. Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin responded [...]

Music News You Can Use: Lil Wayne, Coldplay, meh, What’s New?

Music News You Can Use: Lil Wayne, Coldplay, meh, What’s New?

Weezy and Chris Martin’s Crew Lead The Nominations… For the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, that is. The nominees were announced through a live concert this year, with performances by John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, and the Foo Fighters. Lil Wayne picked up eight nods while Coldplay has seven. Other leaders in the pack are Kanye West, [...]

Music News You Can Use: I’m Thankful For…

Music News You Can Use: I’m Thankful For…

I’m thankful for a No Doubt reunion… The awesome ska-pop quartet released the good news via IM transcript on their Web site, as lead singer Gwen Stefani tells her bandmates to “pack up the babies” and “get a bunch of nannies” while on tour. Despite Stefani recently giving birth to her second child in August, [...]

Music News You Can Use: Musicians for Charity, and Stuff

Music News You Can Use: Musicians for Charity, and Stuff

JT lies about taking a break, but for a good cause… Although Justin Timberlake said that he won’t be working on his solo music for a while, Mr. SexyBack has posted a new song on his MySpace, titled “Follow My Lead,” which will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. The download includes interviews and a live [...]

Music News You Can Use: Pop-Hop-’n'-B Tidbits

Music News You Can Use: Pop-Hop-’n'-B Tidbits

Coachella’s coming! Dates have finally been announced for the artsy music fest that brings everyone and their ex-boyfriend’s momma’s uncles out. Spend your college savings for three days of unforgettable, blazing hot magic here.
LA folks, win tickets to see Flosstradamus. Subdrive is giving two tickets to see the Chi-town DJ duo at the Avalon on Friday [...]

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