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Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 21st News in Music

 1) Beyonce is set to release her fourth album on Monday, June 27th in the UK.  Beyonce also released her new single Run the World  video this past week on American Idol and her website.
 2) BET gives 6 nominations to singer Chris Brown. BET awards are in June.
 3) Martin Carthy, a leading light of the 1960s folk revival, turns 70 this weekend
 4) Mick Jagger has formed a new supergroup with Dave Stewart and Damian Marley. The name of the band at the moment is "Super Heavy."
 5) Chaka Khan unveiled the newest Hollywood Walk of Fame star on Thursday, hers.  She was given the 2,440th star.
 6) The "Rockefeller Skank" hitmaker, Fatboy Slim, will play hits and spin records during afternoon shows on the rooftop of the Marquee Day Club in Las Vegas this summer.
 7) Nicki Minaj acted as principal for the day at Collins Academy High School in Chicago, IL.
 8) Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake to star in SNL May 21st season finale.
 9) Bruno Mars auctions off concert memorabilia to raise funds for victims of the US tornadoes.
10) Blondie have announced that they are to release their ninth studio album later this year.
11) Justin Bieber has announced that he will donate "a portion" of the proceeds from two concerts in Japan to the country's relief efforts.
12) Cake is joining forces with the US Scholastic Band Association for "The Federal Funding March, " a nationwide contest among high school and college marching band.

 

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