addicto | 06.13.08

NOT GUILTY: R. Kelly Acquitted on All Counts

… Left Courthouse Without Comment

MMJ to Play MSG on NYE

Big Boi ‘Almost Done’ With New Album

Coldplay’s Viva Sells Well on First Day in U.K.

Beck Album Gets Release Date

… Album Cover

Controversial Ashanti Clip

BONNAROO COVERAGE: Fest is Underway

… Hippies Converge

… Doing Bonnaroo Sober

… Live Video

… First LSD Bust

Manager: New U2 Album Could Arrive by October

Music Writer Resigns Over Ghost-Written Articles

Two Charged in Getting Drugs for Winehouse

Silver Jews Documentary on the Way

M.I.A. Cancels Entire Summer Tour Schedule

Original Warrant Members Reunite for Tour

Universal Loses Promo CD Case

Usher: I Didn’t Fire My Mom/Manager

50 Cent Demands Rent on Ruin House

In Defense of Lil Wayne’s Guitar-Playing

Polyphonic Spree, Ambulance LTD in Dispute With TVT Records

Mike Tyson in 50 Cent Revenge Shooter Plot

Nas Director Explains ‘N*gger’ Video: ‘I Didn’t Make This for MTV’

Grandmaster Flash: ‘Better to Be a Bashead Than a Crackhead’

VIDEOS: Ghislain Poirier

Goldfrapp

TOURDATES: Apples in Stereo

The Faint

O’Death

Martha Wainwright

Mission of Burma

Steve Earle

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addicto | 06.12.08

M.I.A. Cancels Euro Tour for Fear of ‘Losing a Sense of … Reality’

… Video

Billy Idol Tour? Really?

Infighting at Live Nation

R. KELLY TRIAL: Lawyers Prepare for Closing Arguments

… R. Kelly Speaks

… Trial Rocked by Sex Tape Mix-Up

Ashanti’s Label Pulls Blood-Spattered Online Promotion After Protest

Stereolab Play First Set in Over Two Years

Warrant Issued for Scott Storch’s Arrest

… Producer Owes $500,000 in Property Taxes, Child-Support

Lil’ Wayne Projected to Follow Kanye’s 950,000 1st Week Sales

Disturbed Notches Third No. 1 Debut

… 104,000 Copies of New Journey Album Sold at Wal-Mart

Jim Jones High School Performance Nixed for ‘Violent Lyrics’

Game Album Pushed Back Again

What a Day for Lily Allen is Like

Idol‘s Archuleta Signs Deal

Buddy Guy Readies New Record

How Bonnaroo Stays Green

Far From Business as Usual at EMI

Boy George to Play Private Concert for NYC Sanitation Workers

VIDEOS: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Old 97s

Rogue Wave Feat. Bob Odenkirk

Aimee Mann

TOURDATES: Black Kids

Iggy & the Stooges

Budos Band

Girl Talk

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addicto | 06.11.08

Beck Enlists Indie Heavyweights for Tour
… Plays Secret L.A. Show

New AC/DC Album: Wal-Mart Exclusive?

My Bloody Valentine Prep for Tour with London Club Shows

Coldplay Postpones North American Tour Launch
… Production Delays

Diddy Still Diddy

Capitol Music Prez to Step Down

Winehouse Apologizes for Racist Song
… Another Scandalous Video, Another Apology

Live Nation Changes Philly Fillmore Back to Original Name

50 Cent House Fire Under Investigation, Judge Denies Sale Of Property

Ashanti’s Bloody Online Promotion Sparks Anti-Violence Protest in L.A.

An Oral History of Sub-Pop

Attendance Up at Country Music Fest

TOURDATES: Watson Twins

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addicto | 06.10.08

Zep’s Page, Jones Join Foos at Wembley
… Video

Bo Diddley Laid to Rest

McCain Loves … ABBA?

Radiohead Covers Portishead

R. KELLY TRIAL: Defense Team Rests …
… Raise Doubts About Sex Tape

Apple Cuts Price, Boosts Speed of iPhone

Behind the Scenes of the Music Industry’s Piracy Battle

Willie, Wynton to Release Blues Album

Fox News on the State of NYC Record Stores

EMI Hires Second Life Guy

Coldplay Explain New Album, Track-by-Track

Meg White Resurfaces at Raconteurs Show

Warren G Arrested for Weed
… Charges Quickly Dropped

T.I. Plays First Gig Since Arrest

C-Murder Talks New Album With Murder Trial Looming

Busta Rhymes Album Delayed Until Samples are Cleared

How Lil’ Wayne Became a Superstar

Santogold, Pharrell, Strokes Frontman Record Song for … Converse Ad

VIDEOS: Nas

Electrocute

Thao Nguyen

Kevin Drew

TOURDATES: Girl Talk

Cat Power

Apples in Stereo

MMW

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addicto | 06.09.08

Girl Talk to Release ‘Pay What You Want’ Album via Web Site

… Radiohead Model

Lil’ Wayne Recruits Fans to Sell New Album on the Net

Janet Jackson Exposes Label Drama: ‘They’ve Stopped All Promotion on the Album’

Brazilian Girls Announce New LP: New York City

New York Times on Trent Reznor: ‘Frustration and Fury: Take It. It’s Free’

Bob Dylan ‘Big Ups’ Barack Obama

Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs

Boricua Hip-Hoppers Recall Their ‘Illest Puerto Rican Day Parade Moments’

Mike Gordon Preps Album, Tour

Glen Miller’s Big Band Leader Dies

VIDEOS: The Notwist

TOURDATES: Donita Sparks

We Are Scientists

Band of Horses

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addicto | 06.06.08

Coldplay Album Leaks
… Band Streams Vida on MySpace

Broken Social Scene’s Canning Combats Solo Album Leak

Virgin Megastore Times Square to Close

Stay Classy, San Diego: George Michael Arena Show Selling Poorly

Police Map End to Reunion Tour

Breeders Cut Ticket Prices in Jersey

David Archuleta’s Utah Concert Cancelled

Bad Religion Guitarist: ‘Music Industry About to Enter Golden Age’

R. KELLY TRIAL: … Defense Expert Contradicts State’s ‘Mole’ Theory

Hip-Hop Media, Activists Gather for Media Reform

Sex Pistols’ Lydon Charged With Beating Woman

Lyricist: Trey Wants Phish to Come Back

Violent Femmes Cover Gnarls Barkley

RZA Promotes ‘Martial Art of Chess’

Lou Reed to New York Magazine: ‘What Are You, a F*cking Asshole?’

Record Labels Sue Spanish P2P Developer

BPI, Virgin Launch Anti-Piracy Drive

Misshapes Return to NYC

Grammy Museum to Open in December

Diddley Remembered

Six More Arrests in OinK Sting

Four Tet Cancels Shows Due to Illness

Dan Deacon Cancels Upcoming Shows, Too

NYC Avant-Garde Jazz Festival Turns 13

VIDEOS: Holy Fuck

TOURDATES: Amos Lee

The Walkmen

these New Puritans

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addicto | 06.05.08

Diddy, Young Jeezy Respond to Obama Nomination

Nas Drops New Song: ‘Black President’

Miriam Makeba Injured in Fall

Texas Rapper Lil’ Flip Recovering From Car Crash

Portishead: ‘We Take the Difficult Route’

R. KELLY TRIAL: P.I. Accuses ‘Threesome’ Woman of Extortion

Van Halen Tour Grosses $93 Million

Trey Anastasio, Ben Harper Join All Points West Fest

Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy’ Pre-Loaded into Cellphones

U2 Manager Speaks Again

Giant Sand to Release New Album

Devil-Horned Metal Nuts Needed for TV

Liars: New Digital EP on Way

Idol Runner-Up Archuleta Signs to Same Label as David Cook

TOURDATES: Vampire Weekend

VIDEOS: Lloyd & Lil Wayne’s ‘Girls Around the World’

Ladytron

Tilly & the Wall

Thao

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addicto | 06.04.08

Inside the Miley Cyrus-Bret Ratner Video Shoot
… Photos

Why Music Stars Play Private Parties

Usher Debuts at No. 1
… 443,000 Sold
… Al Green Cracks Top 10

U2’s Manager Slams ISPs

R. KELLY TRIAL: Key Witness Offered $300,000 to ‘Keep Quiet’
… Colorful Characters Descend on Courtroom

Yes Scraps 40th Anniversary Tour

Dead Poster Designer Dead

Dandy Warhols Plan New Album, Tour

Queen Latifah to Roll Out Fragrance

Phosphorescent Covers the Righteous Brothers

Zune to Manufacture Joy Division-Themed Player

The Police to Play the Garden for PBS

Yoko Loses Bid to Block Movie’s Use of ‘Imagine’

TOURDATES: Vetiver

Black Keys

Mogwai

Calexico

Deerhunter

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addicto | 06.03.08

Bo Diddley Dead at 79
… R.I.P.
… Obit

Kurt Cobain Ashes Stolen?!?!

Metallica-Themed ‘Guitar Hero’ On The Way

Inside David Byrne’s Aural Building Experiment
… Photos

Radiohead’s Back-Catalog Suddenly Appears on iTunes

Doherty, M.I.A. Eyed for Ex-Arctic Monkey Project

R. KELLY TRIAL: … Prosecution Rests
… Lawyers Accuse State’s Star Witness Of Extortion
… Judge Threatens DeRogatis with Arrest

Nas Unveils Spike Lee-Inspired Video, Cover of Controversial New Album

USA Today: Musicians Push for Better Sound

Another New York Record Store Closes

Indie Rock Acts Resort to Putting Tip Jars on Sites
… Sad

MMJ to Debut New Album on Jukeboxes

Jay-Z’s Def Jam Replacement Confirmed

T-Pain Launches Digital Record Label

Concert Poster Artist Alton Kelley Dead at 67

Air Guitar Championships Return to U.S.

Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Calls Off Tour Plans

VIDEOS: Futureheads

MGMT

The Cure Live

TOURDATES: Raconteurs

Deerhoof

Jaymay

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addicto | 06.02.08

50 Cent House Fire: Photos
… Investigation
… Ex-Girlfriend Accuses 50 Cent Of Setting Home Ablaze

BREAKING: Bo Diddley Dead at 79

… R.I.P.

… Obit

Morrissey Completes Work on Ninth Album

Odd: Condoleezza Rice Meets Kiss

My Chemical Romance Fans Defend Emo with March on London

Rihanna to Record ‘Feminist Anthem’ with Winehouse, Ronson

Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All-Time

Converse Gives Dead, Cobain Shoe

Winehouse Late, Fidgety At Post-Rehab Concert

Tori Amos Splits with Epic, Goes Indie

Universal Music Group Masters Unharmed in Studio Fire

Industrial Band Front 242 Giving Away Two-Song Single in Low, Hi-Fi

Sigur Ros to Play Iceland Show with Bjork

Raveonettes Swap Member for Tour

King’s X Enjoys Best Album Chart Debut Since ’96

OinK Leakers Arrested, Charged

R. KELLY TRIAL: Focus on the Mole
… Aspiring Musician Booted from Court
… Threesome Woman Testifies

VIDEOS: Morrissey

MGMT

Roots Manuva

Linkin Park

Annie

Aimee Mann

TOURDATES: Times New Viking

Okkervil River

Bob Dylan

Mars Volta

Dizzee Rascal

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