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Lorde Teases New Song Release; Talks Breakup Tunes on New Album

Keith Girard
Lorde, the New Zealand singing sensation, is teaseing plans to drop a new song on Friday (June 6) from her widely anticipated sophomore album Melodrama. Her debut album, 2013’s Pure Heroine was an international success. Lorde, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, shared some lyrics to the track with her 4.8 million Twitter followers last night (May 30) on Twitter ....
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Harry Styles to Open World Tour as Solo Act in San Francisco This Fall

Keith Girard
Harry Styles, the One Direction boy bander, will take his hair and hit the road as a solo act this fall, kicking off his world tour in San Francisco. He’ll be supporting his debut solo album, which includes his new single “Sign of the Times.” It was only a matter of time before Styles and One Direction members–Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik–went their own way....
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Is Lana Del Rey Recycling the Same Lyrics Over and Over Again? (video!)

Keith Girard
Lana Del Rey released a new audio video for her song “Lust for Life,” and it’s already racked up nearly 7 million views on YouTube–and some pretty heated criticism. It seems the singer is recycling the same, or nearly the same lyrics over and over again. The song features the Weeknd for the title track off her upcoming album by the same name....
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Alternative Rock Crown Slips; Lorde More Pop, Less Filling (watch!)

Keith Girard
Lorde, who broke all the rules with her debut studio album, Pure Heroine, appears to be falling back in line with her latest set, Melodrama. Her two new songs, “Green Light” and “Liability,” veer into pop commercialism. Lorde broke out with her debut single “Royals,” a powerful ballad that made a strong statement about social inequality and the pursuit of crass commercialism. But the Queen of Alternative Rock may be having her Bob Dylan moment...
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Meghan Trainor Adds Some Pop to Sony Smurf Movie (See New Video!)

Keith Girard
Meghan Trainor, who went from YouTube sensation and self-published musician to the top of the charts, lends her vocals to Sony’s latest animated Smurf movie, “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” Trainor’s song “I’m a Lady,” is featured in the movie. The studio released a preview of the song with film footage last Friday and followed up today (Mar. 3) with the Trainor’s music video. The song is pure pop with a rock and roll vibe. It’s billed as a girl-power anthem. She sings...
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Lana Del Ray Takes Another Dream Ride in ‘Love’ Music Video (see!)

Keith Girard
Lana Del Rey has been under the radar for over a year, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. She dropped a new video for her song “Love” over the weekend. The good news for fans is she’s still lost in a surreal dreamland where life imitates a burning cigarette. Her upcoming fifth studio album reunites the singer with longtime producer and collaborator Rick Nowels. Benny Blanco and Emile Haynie also contributed to the album....
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Debbie Harry Ready to Become Pop’s Grand Dame With New Album (video)

Keith Girard
Debbie Harry, who makes Madonna look like a mere child, is ready to re-establish her reign as a pop goddess at the age of 71. She looks fit and fab in a new video for her song “Fun” off her upcoming album “Pollinator.” Harry was the epitome of downtown hipster cool when she broke into music in the late 1960s....
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Ed Sheeran Sings Two Songs Off New Album ‘÷’ (Divide) on SNL (See!)

Keith Girard
Ed Sheeran, the English singer and songwriter who has brought folk-rock back into the mainstream, sang his new song, “Castle on the Hill,” for the first time on television last night on “Saturday Nigh Live.” The tune is off his new album “÷” Divide. Also from the album, Sheeran performed “Shape of You,” a tune recently released in tandem with “Castle” as a digital download....
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Beyoncé Rules World, Leads British NME Awards Nominations (Video)

Keith Girard
Beyoncé proved she’s still a music superpower after scoring five nominations for VO5 NME Awards. Kanye West has also been nominated for Best Album for his set Life of Pablo. The late David Bowie, who died last year, is an odds on favorite to win Hero of the Year. Other nominees include Adele, Millie Bobby Brown, Gary Lineker and Liam Gallagher....
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Musicians Sing to Politicians Don’t Steal Our Songs on John Oliver (see!)

Keith Girard
Musicians as diverse as Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Usher, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Cheryl Crow got together last night on John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” to sing a hilarious medley aimed at errant politicians like Donald Trump who steal songs. Trump caused an uproar when his campaign used well-known rock songs without permission at the Republican National Convention....
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