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My Chemical Romance Debut “Zero Percent” at Wembley Residency

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My Chemical Romance just finished up a three night residency at the historic Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday (7/08), Friday (7/10) and Saturday (7/11) in front of their largest weekend crowds of their career.

The residency sold more than 230,000 tickets, averaging more than 76,000 people per night who were there to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade, the band's landmark LP that was released in October 2006 which follows a dying character known as the Patient as he faces death through memories, fear, regret and the image of a childhood parade.

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Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem & More Joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem & More Joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium

What went down this weekend in the Bronx could easily be argued as the most incredible three consecutive nights at Yankee Stadium in its history,

Since the Steinbrenners erected their new stadium in 2009 and moved the Yankees from its former home that opened in 1923 ("The House That Ruth Built") into the new digs, a laundry list of memorable and historic events have happened there.

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Remembering Bonnie Tyler

Remembering Bonnie Tyler

A staple of 1980s radio and MTV, Bonnie Tyler was born Gaynor Hopkins. She grew up in Skewen, Wales, to a coal mining father and a mother who loved opera. Like many singers, Bonnie got her start singing in church where she developed her remarkable voice.

Hers, though would help her sell over 100 million records.

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Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood Live Debut “Ringing Hollow” in London

Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood Live Debut “Ringing Hollow” in London

Proving that even in their 64th year in rock n' roll, they're still the bad boys, The Rolling Stones hosted a star-studded album release party on Wednesday (7/8) where they live debuted their most politically biting tune in years.

In a swanky London hotel overlooking the Thames 82-year-old Mick Jagger (who celebrates a birthday in a few weeks) and guitarist Ronnie Wood (who just turned 79) played a three-song set to celebrate their new album, Foreign Tongues.

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Setlist History: The Cure Live Debuts “Just Like Heaven”

Setlist History: The Cure Live Debuts “Just Like Heaven”

The Cure kicked off their career by releasing eight fantastic albums in a ten-year stretch: Three Imaginary Boys (1979), Seventeen Seconds (1980), Faith (1981), Pornography (1982), The Top (1984), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987), and Disintegration (1989).

The short list of other groups that have been able to do that is elite: Prince, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, REM, The Beatles and The Stones.

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Benson Boone Kicks Off Wanted Man Tour with Live Debuts

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Just four months after wrapping up his 50 date American Heart Tour, Benson Boone kicked off his Wanted Man Tour on Tuesday (7/7) in Pittsburgh.

The former American Idol contestant (who quit the show mid-season to pursue his professional career) who opened a few shows for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour treated the fans at this sold out show at PPG Paints Arena with many beautiful things including the live debut of two new songs.

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Wilco & Billy Bragg Finally Performed Mermaid Ave Together

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Way back in the 1900s, Woody Guthrie's daughter, Nora, invited British singer/songwriter/activist Billy Bragg access to a treasure trove of her father's previously unheard lyrics that had yet to be married to music.

Nora's wish was that a contemporary musician could turn some of the thousands of lyrics into songs that weren't imitations of her father's "This Land Is Your Land" style, but something different.

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Lionel Richie Back On Tour, Loaded With Jokes

Lionel Richie Back On Tour, Loaded With Jokes

Lionel Richie is back and he's got jokes - all of which are a great relief to his countless fans.

When the 77-year-old Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Lionel Richie kicked off his Sing A Song All Night Long tour last month in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was forced to cut short the show after 9 1/2 songs after he had a dizzy spell during a rendition of the Commodores classic "Three Times A Lady."

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The Bouncing Souls: Marquee Memories

The Bouncing Souls: Marquee Memories

The Bouncing Souls are one of punk’s great lifers, a band that came out of the late 1980s scene in New Jersey around Basking Ridge and New Brunswick and have remained true, while writing some catchy anthemic tunes.

Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen began as high school friends before becoming a road-tested pop punk institution. Formerly of Against Me!, George Rebelo is the new guy on drums even though he's been in the group for 13 years.

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