MUSIC NEWS: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015
DURAN DURAN
Duran Duran are supporting Eagles of Death Metal with their wallets. British fans are trying to make Eagles of Death Metal's version of ``Save A Prayer'' number one on iTunes as a show of support after the attacks at their show in Paris on Friday. Duran Duran singer Simon LeBon tweets his band will donate all their proceeds from the sale of the song. He says they are ``considering options that are useful, peaceful and uniting.''
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MS MR - PARIS - FRIDAY
MS MR are rattled by the attacks in Paris, because they were in Paris when it happened. They write on their Facebook page they were playing Friday at another club about
10 minutes away from the Bataclan, where Eagles of Death Metal were performing when three attackers opened fire. MS MR say their promoter left their show early to attend the Eagles of Death Metal show and was shot in the chest. He is expected to survive. MS MR say there is ``a deep sadness and unsettledness'' with the rest of their European tour, but ``by not letting fear get to us, we win.''
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OBIT- P.F. SLOAN
The man who wrote the number-one hit ``Eve of Destruction'' for Barry McGuire has died. Songwriter P-F Sloan died Monday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 70, according to his spokesman. Sloan also co-wrote ``You Baby'' for The Turtles, ``A Must To Avoid'' for Herman's Hermits, ``Secret Agent Man'' for Johnny Rivers and ``Where Were You When I Needed You'' for The Grass Roots. Sloan never had a hit of his own. He had said his label destroyed his career after ``Eve of Destruction'' came out and forced him to sign away all past, present and future royalties.
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KENNY ROGERS - ``ARTIST OF A LIFETIME''
Kenny Rogers says when you start out as a country singer, you think about survival, not awards. He says if you stick around, you get an award for survival. C-M-T will honour Rogers as its Artist of a Lifetime during its ``C-M-T Artists of the Year'' special on December 2nd. Rogers has said he will do one more world tour before retiring from the road. C-M-T will also give out a new trophy, the Breakout Award, to Chris Stapleton. The Artist of the Year honorees are Blake Shelton, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line.
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RICK ROSS - POSITION
With mixtapes, guest appearances and now a new album, it seemed like Rick Ross was everywhere for a while. Ross says that was just his way of ``reminding the streets exactly the boss' position.'' Ross says he spent a lot of hours alone over the past year creating his new ``Black Market'' album. He calls it ``the purest representation of me and my most comfortable form.'' Ross also had a bout of inspiration to remix Adele's new song ``Hello.''
He says he's always been fascinated with her voice and he hopes they will collaborate someday. ``Black Market'' comes out December 4th.
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TIM McGRAW - DAUGHTER
You wouldn't think Tim McGraw would be nervous about anything, let alone asking a lady to sing with him. McGraw was shaking in his boots because he wanted his 18-year-old daughter, Gracie, to sing on his song ``Here Tonight.'' McGraw says in her eyes, he is not cool and neither is his music. He emailed her the song rather than play it for her so she wouldn't say no to his face.
She said yes. McGraw says Gracie was great in the studio and he only had to work on one aspect of her performance: the laugh at the end.
McGraw says she didn't want to do it, so he did everything he could to make her giggle. The song is on his new album, ``Damn Country Music,'' out now.
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CARLY SIMON
Carly Simon says the second verse of her infamous song ``You're So Vain'' is about Warren Beatty.
The 70-year-old singer tells People magazine that she's ``confirmed that the second verse is Warren.'' She adds that Beatty ``thinks the whole thing is about him!''
Simon will release the memoir, ``Boys in the Trees,'' on Nov. 24.
The subjects behind ``You're So Vain,'' released in 1972, have been a matter of speculation for years.
The singer said the No. 1 hit is about three men, including Beatty, though she isn't naming the others.
Simon was married to James Taylor, and People says she has been linked to Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson, Jack Nicholson and Cat Stevens.
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VOLBEAT - BASSIST - EXITS
Volbeat have parted ways with bassist Anders Kjolholm. The band write on their website Kjolhom has been a loyal friend and bandmate and they wish him the best.
Kjolholm says he's had a great experience with Volbeat and he wishes them the best as well. No reason was given for the departure.
Volbeat will play all their scheduled shows as planned.
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EMINEM - GAME
Catch falling words and beats, shoot drones and be Eminem while his music plays. That's the object of the new mobile game ``Shady Wars,'' sponsored by Eminem and Shady Records. It's a free game for iOS and Android, with in-game ads and in-app purchases.
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COLEMAN HELL - ``TWO HEADS''
Coleman Hell has never performed at a wedding and probably never will after the video for his song ``Two Heads'' came out. It shows Hell playing a wedding reception at a bar and he runs off with the bride. Hell says he went home over the summer and attended a friend's wedding, and they played ``Two Heads'' so he could dance with the bride as a joke. The funny thing is, Hell says fans tell him all the time they're using the song for their first dance at their weddings. Hell says the song is about imperfect love, but he guesses that other people interpret it another way.
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(The Associated Press)
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iTunes in Canada top 10 for Nov. 6-12.
ALBUMS
1. Mr. Misunderstood _ Eric Church
2. Purpose (Deluxe Edition) _ Justin Bieber (pre-order)
3. 25 _ Adele (pre-order)
4. Made in the A.M. _ One Direction (pre-order)
5. Traveller _ Chris Stapleton
6. Hello (Deluxe Edition) _ Hedley
7. A Head Full of Dreams _ Coldplay (pre-order)
8. Beauty Behind the Madness _ The Weeknd
9. Delirium (Deluxe Edition) _ Ellie Goulding
10. Art Angels _ Grimes
SINGLES
1. Hello _ Adele
2. Sorry _ Justin Bieber
3. Hotline Bling _ Drake
4. Tennessee Whiskey _ Chris Stapleton
5. What Do You Mean? _ Justin Bieber
6. Hello _ Hedley
7. Downtown _ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz
8. Wildest Dreams _ Taylor Swift
9. 2 Heads _ Coleman Hell
10. Ex's & Oh's _ Elle King
(The Canadian Press)