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Page Too Report for 06/18/2017


Prince's Previously Unheard 'Father's Song' Streaming Online

(Radio.com) More than a year has passed since Prince's untimely death at age 57, but a steady stream of new material illuminates new facets of his musical output. Fans can now stream "Father's Song," a 1984 outtake from the landmark Purple Rain album.

Later this month, Purple Rain will return as a deluxe edition featuring 11 previously unheard tracks. Detail-oriented people may recognize "Father's Song" from a 90-second instrumental from the movie's score. The song's hook was also used on "Computer Blues," another Purple Rain track, reports Spin.

"Father's Song" joins "Our Destiny" and "Roadhouse Garden" among the unreleased Prince tracks we've now had a chance to hear. The album's re-release will contain even more new music for Prince completists--get it next Friday. Listen to "Father's Song" here.

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Coldplay Release New Song 'All I Can Think About Is You'

(Radio.com) Coldplay will return this summer with the release of Kaleidoscope, their thirteenth EP. Fans have already heard "Something Just Like This," their Chainsmokers collaboration that hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Now, they've released "All I Can Think About Is You," a meandering track that begins with a jam-band lack of urgency. By the final minute, Chris Martin and company have lifted the song to starry heights. After the band's recent dabblings in dance pop, fans will appreciate their return to something like "Classic Coldplay."

Kaleidoscope drops in full on July 14. The lyric video is an animated journey from single-celled organisms to the vast expanse of the universe. Listen to "All I Can Think About Is You" and watch the video here.

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Keith Richards' Longtime Girlfriend Anita Pallenberg Dead At 73

(Radio.com) Anita Pallenberg, the Italian-German actress, model, and longtime romantic partner of Keith Richards, has died at age 73. She is survived by Marlon and Angela, her two children with Richards. Another son, Tara, passed away as an infant in 1976.

Pallenberg was best known for roles in '60s classics, including Barbarella and Candy, as well as Performance, the 1970 crime drama starring Mick Jagger. The icon's offscreen paramours included two Rolling Stones: She became involved with Stones founder Brian Jones before his death in 1969, and later romanced Richards from 1967 to 1980.

"I like a high-spirited woman. And with Anita, you knew you were taking on a valkyrie -- she who decides who dies in battle," Richards wrote in his 2010 autobiography, Life. He also discussed their shared heroin addiction and penchant for living on the edge. The Stones songs 'Angie" and 'You Got the Silver" were written about Pallenberg. Read more here.

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Lorde Reveals Writer In The Dark's Painful Inspiration

(Radio.com) Lorde's new album Melodrama is out now. In a new interview, the singer candidly discussed how her breakup from longtime boyfriend, James Lowe, influenced some of the album's darker tracks.

"Writer In The Dark," is a particularly emotional song which features the lyrics, "Stood on my chest and kept me down / Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd' Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark."

Lorde discussed the song, telling NME, "I think that when you do this, you have to find a way to live with yourself because it's not making no one feel anything. A handful of people will listen to this album and have it sort of get them [in the gut]."

"But it was important for me to say," she went on. "And I don't think that song is apologizing for it. It's more like, what did you think was going to happen? I was doing this before I met you and I'll be doing this after you're gone' I felt quite empowered." Read more here.

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Tim McGraw And Midland Cover Alabama's 'Dixieland Delight'

(Radio.com) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are currently co-headlining his third Soul2Soul: The World Tour. On tour, the duo played at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 3, with opening act Midland.

Earlier this week (June 15), McGraw posted a black-and-white video of himself and Midland playing and hanging out backstage in Edmonton. In the video, the McGraw and the Midlands duet to Alabama's 1983 hit single "Dixieland Delight."

Posting the video, McGraw wrote, "Got to hang backstage with @MidlandOfficial at #Soul2Soul #Edmonton and sang one of the best! @TheAlabamaBand #DixielandDelight" See the post here.

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Manchester Orchestra Announce U.S. Fall Tour

(Radio.com) Last week, Manchester Orchestra revealed they would be releasing their sixth studio album, A Black Mile To The Surface, on July 28 and have now a supporting tour.

The U.S. tour leg is scheduled to kick off on September 5th in Orlando, FL at the House of Blues and will be concluding on October 7th in Atlanta, GA at The Tabernacle. They will be head to the UK and Europe for the next leg.


The band released their first single and music video "Gold" from their upcoming album last week. Directed by Mike Dempsey and Johnny Chew, the video features grainy, abstract footage and drawings. Check out the run of tour dates, and listen to "Gold"
here.

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Diplo Once Again Shrugs off Katy Perry's Sex Ranking

(Radio.com) During her Witness promotional livestream, James Corden asked Katy Perry to rank her former lovers: John Mayer, Orlando Bloom and Diplo. Mayer and Bloom fared well but it was Diplo who brought up the rear, even though Katy insisted they were all great.


Since then, Diplo has tweeted, "I won the bronze medal in sex Olympics " and "I don't even remember having sex." He's clearly having a bit of fun at his own expense.

When the EDM superstar ran into James Corden, he couldn't resist taking a selfie and reminding everyone about his bronze medal. Diplo uploaded the image to Instagram and wrote, "at least I tried." See the tongue-in-cheek Instagram here.

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Miley Cyrus Goes Undercover As A Street Performer

(Radio.com) Miley Cyrus was well known for her disguises while acting on Hannah Montana, so she put her talents to the test. On Wednesday night (June 14), on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Cyrus and the talk show host donned disguises -- fake wigs, sunglasses and cowboy hats -- and entered the 50th Street Subway Station in New York City to start busking and see if anyone noticed.

The two performed "Jolene" and "Party in the U.S.A" and it doesn't take too long for a crowd to start forming. Following Cyrus' cover of godmother Dolly Parton's "Jolene," she removed her wig, hat and glasses and Fallon introduced her to the delight of the local commuters.

"This is my first time at the subway station. This is exciting for me," Cyrus says before segueing into her hit "Party in the U.S.A." for which she cleverly changed the lyrics to, "It's a party in the subway." Watch her performance here.

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Scotty McCreery Jams With Fan Suffering Incurable Disease

(Radio.com) Scotty McCreery made a fan's day when he stopped by North Carolina for a jam session with 19-year-old Dustin Chapman. The 19-year-old fan had reached out the country star on social media, saying that his one wish was to sing with him.

Chapman suffers from Achalasia, a progressive disease that affects the esophagus, according to WMBF TV. There is currently no cure for the disease. After word got out, McCreery revealed he would be meeting with Chapman soon, writing, "Thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. He sounds like an amazing guy and I am looking forward to our meeting. I'm so proud of all my fans for making sure I had heard about him."

The two met up Tuesday (June 13), and Chapman sang one of his original songs for McCreery and then the pair sang a duet of McCreery's hit "See you Tonight."

Sharing the video online afterward, Chapman wrote, "Thanks, Scotty for making one of my biggest dreams come true." Check out McCreery's post and watch the duet here.

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Jaden Smith Dusts Off Infamous White Batman Suit For 'Batman' Video

(Radio.com) It's hard to forget images of Jaden Smith wearing a white batman suit as a guest Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's wedding back in 2015. Now fans don't have to forget, as Smith broke out the iconic suit once again for his latest music video "Batman."

Directed by Moises Arias and produced by Omarr Rambert, the video features Smith as Bruce Wayne-type character who dons his infamous white suit.

At one point in the video, Smith faces off against a man in a traditional black-and-yellow Batman suit and gets put in a headlock by a man dressed as Superman. This is certainly one music video Smith fans don't want to miss out on. Watch "Batman" here.

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Freddie Gibbs Reignites Feud With Jeezy

(Radio.com) Freddie Gibbs left Jeezy's CTE Records four years ago, but the rappers haven't mended fences. During an appearance on Viceland's Desus and Mero, Gibbs prompted the hosts to ask him about his relationship with Jeezy. Most of his answer is unpublishable:

'Ain't no beef, man," Gibbs says during the interview. 'It's gotta be beef when there's two real muthaf�-z in the equation. When there's one muthaf�-, it's just like pshh. P�- a� n�-. I'll whoop yo a�, n�-. F� with me. F� Jeezy. B�� a� n�-."

Sounds like a beef to us. In 2015, Gibbs said reports of a feud were overstated. "I just felt that I wasn't getting the respect that I needed in that situation. So, I just did it on my own. That's all. It wasn't--I think that it got a little blown out of proportion. On my part and his part." Read more here.

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Ariana Grande To Receive Honorary Manchester Citizenship

(Radio.com) In light of her One Love benefit concert, the Manchester city council decided to make Ariana Grande an honorary citizen. The benefit honored the lives of the 22 people who died in the Manchester terror attack after Grande's May 22 concert.

Coldplay, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry are a few of the other acts that performed during the June 4 concert. '"his seems a fitting moment to update the way we recognize those who make noteworthy contributions to the life and success of our city," council leader Sir Richard Leese said in a statement.

"We've all had cause to be incredibly proud of Manchester and the resilient and compassionate way in which the city, and all those associated with it, have responded to the terrible events of 22 May - with love and courage rather than hatred and fear." Read more here.

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DJ Khaled Wants To Collaborate With Eminem

(Radio.com) DJ Khaled seems to have worked with most everyone in the hip-hop world for his latest project, Grateful, which includes features from Drake, Rihanna, Bryson Tiller and Chance The Rapper, among others.

Despite the voluble love from the rap community, Khaled says there's one rapper he still dreams of collaborating with: Eminem. "I never got a chance to work with Eminem," Khaled told Yahoo! News.

"I have tried before, but I'm gonna try again. But this time when I try again, I'm gonna make sure I have the right record. I don't think he's telling me no. I think I just gotta come with the right presentation." Watch his interview here.

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Danny Elfman Composing 'Justice League' Score

(Radio.com) The familiar, idiosyncratic sounds of Danny Elfman will accompany the non-stop action in the upcoming Justice League movie. The film features Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, fighting crime alongside some new faces in the DC Comics cinematic universe, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The Justice League production timeline has been riddled with shakeups. Joss Whedon took over final stretch directing duties from Zack Snyder who is recovering from a family tragedy. And Elfman replaced composer Antonius Tom Holkenborg (a.k.a. Junkie XL) on the movie.

"As my mentor Hans Zimmer told me -- you haven't made it in Hollywood as a composer until you get replaced on a project. So I guess [I] finally graduated this week," Holkenborg said. Read more here.

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Chance the Rapper Backs $2 Million Initiative for Chicago Youth

(Radio.com) Chance the Rapper has long been an outspoken advocate for supporting Chicago's youth, and now the Rapper has gotten involved in a challenge that could support city kids and earn participants $2 million.

On Wednesday (June 14), the rapper announced his collaboration with Chicago Beyond, an organization seeking innovative programs, ideas and approaches to provide opportunities for young Chicagoans to grow.

Chance was joined by Chicago Beyond's Liz Dozier on Facebook Live for the announcement. Those with ideas should visit chicagobeyond.org and submit a 90-second video pitch for their shot at $2 million. "We're looking for amazing ideas, programs, approaches to support Chicago's kids," Dozier explained. Read more here.

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French Montana Reveals Inspiration For 'Unforgettable' Video

(Radio.com) Moroccan-born, South Bronx-raised rapper/producer French Montana is currently riding the wave of his hugely successful new single 'Unforgettable' featuring Mississippi rapper Swae Lee.

During a stop at 92.3 AMP Radio's studio in his hometown of New York City, he detailed the impact the project has had on himself and all those involved. The visual for the track was filmed on location in Uganda after French Montana was inspired by a dance routine video posted online featuring local troupe Triplets Ghetto Kids getting down to the single.

"Definitely with the video, I felt like there's a lot of gaps happening in the world," French Montana told AMP Radio's DJ Toro, "and I'm trying to build bridges as far as going somewhere where there's real talent and showcasing it to the world on my platform."

"It just touched me in such a way when I landed and went there, and drove three hours to find out they only had two [hospital] rooms for 300,000 people and there was just one ambulance -- and they usually have 40 babies a month. So we just built 10 room floors and five floors, they're almost done. So, they're about to have 50 rooms, 200 mothers just signed in just this week alone."

"I could have done it anywhere," he continued. Read more here.

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Travis Scott And Kylie Jenner Get Matching Tattoos

(Radio.com) Rapper Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner decided to get matching tattoos to show their love. In keeping with the spirit of Scott's recently released "Butterfly Effect" single -- and maybe to keep the promotional train rollin' -- the couple inked their ankles with, what else, butterflies.

Scott also started to shoot a video for "Butterfly Effect" last week. Maybe the director will agree to insert a close up of the rapper's fierce new ink? The couple debuted their body art Monday night (June 13) on Snapchat, and Scott shared a shot on Instagram of Jenner exiting a private jet; the caption reads, "BUTTERFLY EFFECT."

He also tweeted, "Legit happiest day of my life." But is he referring to his latest single, his relationship or the new tattoo? There's nothing like a new tattoo. See the post here.

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Zac Brown Band Talk New Album 'Welcome Home'

(Radio.com) Zac Brown Band have returned to their roots with their latest album, Welcome Home. Released in May, their follow-up to 2015's Jekyll + Hyde has become the band's fourth consecutive No. 1 country album and fifth consecutive top ten album on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 2.

The band announced the record earlier this year and promised a personal release. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell), the record recalls the band's early beginnings with comparisons to the breakthrough album The Foundation.

"We decided to write the most personal record we'd ever written, about the things that matter the most to us, the struggles and the celebrations of life and our relationships with our families. That's where this began," frontman Zac Brown previously told USA Today.

This distinct direction can be heard on the album's lead single, "My Old Man," where Brown sings of hoping to bestow the lessons he's learned from his father onto his son.

"Family Table," meanwhile, showcases the moments captured together with loved ones around the dinner table. Another track, the poignant '2 Places at 1 Time," tells the tale of the often difficult task of juggling life on the road with spending quality time with one's family. Read more here.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith Deeply Hurt By Tupac Biopic Portrayal

(Radio.com) Jada Pinkett-Smith is not happy about the portrayal of her relationship with Tupac Shakur depicted in the All Eyez On Me biopic, which hits theaters on Friday.

Taking to social media, the actress stated her "relationship to Pac" was "too precious" for the scenes in the film to "stand as truth." In her post, Pinkett pointed to a series of scenes that didn't align with real-life events, such as when Shakur read her a poem, their alleged backstage argument, and their final goodbye.

"The reimagining of my relationship to Pac has been deeply hurtful," Pinkett wrote. "To Kat and Demetrius this is no fault of yours. Thank for bringing so much heart and spirit to your roles. You both did a beautiful job with what you were given. Thank you both. Happy birthday Pac, you are cradled in my heart for eternity. I love you." Check out the full post here.

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Lil Yachty Does Epic Rap About 'The Simpsons'

(Radio.com) Travis Scott can perform "Goosebumps" as many times in a row as he wants, but the hip-hop winner of the week is Lil Yachty, who just delivered an epic rap, naming 59 Simpsons characters in three minutes.

The rap star performed the animated rap via an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, with the help of Fallon and the show's house band The Roots.

The showstopper included mentions of Grampa, Ralph, Sea Captain, Smithers, the core family and much more. Watch the performance and read the lyrics here.

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