Taylor Swift Lands Royal Performance

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Taylor Swift is set to perform for Prince William and Duchess Catherine.

The country crooner has been signed up by the royal couple - who recently christened their three-month-old son, Prince George - to sing at their Centrepoint Winter Whites charity gala on November 26. The 23-year-old beauty will perform for 200 guests at Kensington Palace, with tickets starting at a whopping $800.

"It's a fantastic occasion and hopefully it will raise a lot of money for Centrepoint," a spokesperson for Centrepoint told the Daily Mirror newspaper. The charity raises money to help young homeless people and William, 31, is a patron of the organization.

Taylor will be joined by fellow singer James Blunt at the exclusive event.

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Jay-Z Joins Beyonce at Sound of Change

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Beyonce was joined on-stage by husband Jay-Z at the Sound of Change concert last night. The couple - who together have a 16-month-old daughter Blue Ivy - performed their huge hit "Crazy In Love" much to the delight of the crowd at London's Twickenham Stadium. They even shared a kiss on stage in front of the adoring fans at the show in aid of The Chime For Change charity which funds education, health and justice projects for women.

Appropriately opening her set with "A Change Is Gonna Come," the superstar led the crowd through a set filled with hits like "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies." She also paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston - which was also done on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour - saying, "We will always love you, Whitney" during a performance of "I Will Always Love You." Beyonce then brought her headline performance to an end with the ever-powerful "Halo," closing a hugely successful event.

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One Direction to Give Portion of Ticket Sales to Charity

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One Direction will donate $300,000 from ticket sales to a cancer charity.

The pop superstars have announced 75 cents from each ticket sold for their 2014 UK stadium tour - with dates in Dublin, Sunderland, Manchester, Edinburgh and London - will go to Stand Up To Cancer.

The "Little Thing" hitmakers - made up of Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik - also plan to add more dates if the first ones sell out, meaning more money for the charity.

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Mix Tape: Beyonce Kind of Flashes Her Fans, Bob Dylan to Tour This Summer

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- Although online music service Spotify won't divulge approximate numbers, the company claims that Daft Punk has set the new record with their song "Get Lucky" for the biggest streaming day for a single track - a title previously held by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop."

- Perhaps weirdly influenced by her new role as a mother, Beyonce shocked Serbian concert-goers by somewhat-flashing them with a glittery leotard complete with bare faux-boobs.

- Those attending the Americanarama Festival of Music ought to be extra-ecstatic for the concert this summer, as Bob Dylan just signed on to perform on the tour alongside My Morning Jacket and Wilco.

- Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has spoken out about Beyonce's initially unauthorized cover of "Back to Black," which is featured in the upcoming film The Great Gatsby.

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Mix Tape: NYC Says No to Jay-Z, Blige Says Yes to Nina Simone

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Performances, Rumors, Hip-Hop & Rap, Jazz, Pop, R&B / Soul,

-A surprise Jay-Z performance outside David Letterman’s studio will not happen on Monday. A permit was not granted for the concert by New York City officials.

-A future reunion for Jay-Z’s wife (Beyonce) and the other Destiny’s Child ladies will also not happen. Ex-manager Matthew Knowles squashed all rumors about a performance or an album.

-According to one person “A Day in the Life” was worth $1.2 million. That’s how much handwritten lyrics to the John Lennon-penned song were sold for this week.

-Please don’t let me be misunderstood. Mary J. Blige will be playing Nina Simone in a movie about the singer’s life. Shooting on Nina will start this fall.

-Sophie B. Hawkins (remember her?) is donating all proceeds from her song “The Land, the Sea and the Sky” to help clean-up efforts in the Gulf area. The song is available on iTunes.

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Mix Tape: No Junos for Bieber, New Music from the Stones

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Awards, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,

-A judge has dismissed a lawsuit Carly Simon filed against Starbucks. The singer had accused the company of failing to promote her new album. (Starbucks backed out of the industry days before her CD was released.)

-Can’t a 16-year-old Canadian pop star get any respect? He may know how to get girls screaming, but Justin Bieber doesn’t know how to win a Juno Award. He was just shut out during this weekend’s ceremony.

-“Operation Save Chris Brown’s Image” has just entered its next phase: Raise money for Haiti. Brown is now scheduled to host “Virginia Stand Up! A Call to Action” on May 15 in Richmond.

-May 17’s re-release of Exile on Main Street will feature a number of never-before-heard Rolling Stones tracks including “Plundered My Soul,” “Dancing in the Light,” “Following the River” and “Pass The Wine.” “So Divine (Aladdin Story)” will also be used on the May 2 episode of Cold Case.

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Simon Cowell organizes Everybody Hurts charity single

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Simon Cowell‘s Helping Haiti single will soon be released globally.

The song - a star-studded cover of R.E.M’s “Everybody Hurts” - will be available to download worldwide starting Sunday to help boost sales and raise relief funds for the earthquake-stricken nation.

The track - which features 21 artists, including Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi and Susan Boyle - debuted on British radio stations earlier this week and is already poised to be one of the biggest-selling songs in recent years.

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Bono Not Worth the Money

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Bono thinks he is “overpaid.”

The U2 rocker - who is worth an estimated $660 million - says he devotes so much of his time to charitable projects because he believes he has more money than he deserves to have.

Speaking at the launch of Nike’s “Lace Up. Save Lives” campaign - which raises money for HIV charity (Red) - he said: “These guys are very wealthy. I am very well paid, overpaid and even over-rewarded for what I do. But a lot of these soccer guys are giving something back and they don’t need to do that.”

Meanwhile, Bono admits he and his bandmates are “delighted and humbled” to have been asked to headline next year’s Glastonbury Festival, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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Robbie Williams’ Brief Reunion with Take That

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Robbie Williams is to perform with Take That next month.

The “Millennium” singer has been invited to play at a special concert the group’s singer Gary Barlow is organizing in aid of charity Children In Need and plans to join his former bandmates for a one-off performance.

Robbie quit Take That in 1995, shortly before the rest of the group went their separate ways. “Yes, something is finally going to happen. Me and Gary have been hanging out a lot lately, talking things over,” Williams revealed. “It’s been absolutely amazing. I’ve always wanted to be in a band ever since we split.”

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La Toya Jackson’s Musical Tribute to Michael

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The sibling exploitation has begun.

A song that was originally released by La Toya Jackson over a month ago, now has a video to go with it. Although a release date for her upcoming album is unknown, the label decided to offer “Home” shortly after Michael Jackson’s death. Fortunately, the move was (mostly) made for a good cause.

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