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Big Time Rush kicks into radio action, readies Summer Break Tour
On a recent afternoon at a Burbank production studio, the members of Big Time Rush were shooting a music video for their song "24/Seven," a characteristically chipper ode to living every day like a holiday. After the shoot the Nickelodeon-bred boy band...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Spring Breakers (movie), Concerts, Celebrities, Selena Gomez
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Kanye West teases 'Yeezus,' disses commercial radio
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticAs Earth awaits the newest missive from Kanye West, called “Yeezus,” the rapper from Chicago has been sharing some of his teachings. He delivered his latest sermon Sunday night at the Governors Ball Music Festival, where West, 36, offered...Tags: Kanye West, J. Cole, Radio, Music, Skrillex (music group)
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Australian feminists, politicians rail against Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator's long list of offensive exploits last left off when he made an ad depicting a goat that beats women in pursuit of Mountain Dew. Now, some brutal comments at a recent Australian show has united a right-wing politician and young...
Tags: Australia, Julia Gillard, Feminism, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan
When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious fallen member Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...
Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Common, Entertainment Events, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Travel
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Lil Wayne, PepsiCo's Mountain Dew part ways after controversy
In a week that has already seen PepsiCo pull an ad developed by Odd Future ringleader Tyler, the Creator, the beverage giant is severing ties with another rapper, Lil Wayne. PepsiCo announced it has ended its partnership with the rapper over a vulgar...
Tags: Civil Rights, Abusive Behavior, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Reebok Ltd.
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Coachella 2013: Tegan and Sara, Earl Sweatshirt keep crowds up late
It took a quick refrain from Tegan and Sara’s late night set Friday to fully capture what a lot of the audience was likely feeling under the dark Indio sky. “If I spend the night then I lose my mind,” the Canadian twin sisters sang...
Tags: Lotus (music group), Hive (music group), Arts and Culture, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Music
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Coachella 2013: 2 Chainz, Action Bronson represent rap
There isn't much hip-hop on Coachella's main stage this year, which marks a significant shift from 2011 and 2012, when Kanye West and then Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg closed the annual festival with blow-out Sunday-night performances. But rap fans still had...
Tags: Britney Spears, Kanye West, Brad Pitt, Entertainment Events, 2 Chainz
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Coachella 2013: Amid the maelstrom, simple advice from Blur
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticOn Saturday morning, the collected moments from the night before linger, glistening in the memory, refusing to be snuffed by a long, dusty walk back to the car, a shower, sleep or coffee. You’d think that the sheer volume of notes, beats, measures...Tags: Morrissey, Breads, The Smiths (music group), Blur (music group)
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Tyler, the Creator's new album 'Wolf' now streaming online
"I am the cowboy on my own trip," Tyler, the Creator raps on his new solo album, and now the curious can ride along with him: Though it's not due in stores until Tuesday, "Wolf" is currently streaming in full at Odd Future's Tumblr. The follow-up to...
Tags: Frank Ocean
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MTV, BET pull hack stunt in apparent bid to gain Twitter followers
In an apparent move to gain Twitter followers, sister networks MTV and BET pretended hackers took over their accounts. Tuesday's publicity stunt came after Burger King and Jeep had their Twitter accounts hijacked by hackers who switched their profiles...
Tags: Hamburgers, Viacom Inc., Twitter, Inc., Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Catfish
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Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticHow would you book a festival that, regardless of your decisions, was sure to sell out? Would you give the people what they want, or give them what they need? Always the diplomats, those who slotted the 2013 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Moby, Swedish House Mafia (music group), Method Man, Trent Reznor
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SXSW 2013: Some bests and worsts of a chaotic week
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticAUSTIN, Texas -- Below is a highly subjective list of bests and worsts of the South by Southwest music festival, which concluded Sunday after many thousands of performances over six packed days. Best fan/singer interaction: During the Austin punk band A...Tags: Adele (music artist), OK Go (music group), Sharon Jones, Music, Entertainment
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