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(Reuters) - Some of music's most notable names including Billy Joel, Rihanna and Missy Elliott have signed an open letter to Pandora Media Inc opposing the online music company's push to change how artists are compensated. Pandora is currently lobbying lawmakers in U.S. Congress to pass the "Internet Radio Fairness Act," which would change regulation of how royalties are paid to artists. A group of 125 musicians who say they are fans of Pandora argue the bill would cut by 85 percent the amount of money an artist receives when his or her songs are played over the Internet. ...
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Things aren't so great right now in the world, and we'll have to take good news wherever we can find out, however trivial those stories might be. For instance, 71-year-old retired pop star Billy Joel is out here riding his motorcycle around Long Island, saving discarded pianos by playing jaunty tunes on them, like Piano…
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Livestreams -- and, increasingly, benefit livestreams -- have long since become our norm now. Tonight brought us another one. Rise Up New York! was the latest effort to gather A-List talent to raise funds for aid intended for those most affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It was organized by iHeartMedia and Robin Hood, a…
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Mariah Carey: Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, & Sting To Perform At Tina Fey-Hosted NYC COVID-19 Benefit
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The initial lineup is out for Rise Up New York!, a virtual telethon benefitting New Yorkers impacted by coronavirus. Organized by iHeartMedia and New York anti-poverty organization Robin Hood, the show will be hosted by Tina Fey and feature performances by Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, and Sting, with more to be announced later.
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Joni Mitchell: Ben Platt explains how the music for Netflix's 'The Politician' came together, from Joni Mitchell to Billy Joel
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"We were both very careful to make sure that the moments always felt like they were accenting the story," he tells NMELaura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine and Ben Platt star in Netflix's The Politician.Ben Platt has revealed to NME how the music for new Netflix series The Politician came together. The new series, which focuses on a student election cam...
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Billy Joel: Watch Billy Joel Play “Modern Woman” Live For The First Time In Over 30 Years
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"Modern Woman" and "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" are the only top 10 hits that Billy Joel doesn't regularly play in concert. And last night, as Rolling Stone, reports, Billy Joel played one of them in concert -- possibly for the first time ever.
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