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A performance during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 21, 2018, in Indio, Calif.

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Coachella's Strict Radius Clause 'Sucks The Oxygen' Out Of The Festival World, Lawsuit Argues

5:44pm June 28, 2018

The largest music festival in the U.S. is being sued over its radius clause. Dave Brooks, Billboard's senior correspondent for touring and live entertainment, explains the details.

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Ed Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" is now the target of two lawsuits alleging similarities to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" that infringe on copyright.

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Ed Sheeran Sued For $100 Million Over Supposed Song Similarity

5:21pm June 28, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Sheeran is being sued over supposed similarities between his song "Thinking Out Loud" and the indelible Marvin Gaye hit "Let's Get It On."

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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Present A Unified Front On 'Everything Is Love'

1:19pm June 28, 2018

by Ken Tucker

The Carters, who married in 2008, celebrate their union with a heavily autobiographical new album. Critic Ken Tucker is impressed by the record's easy shifts between hip-hop and R&B.

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Hear A Never-Before-Heard, Piano-Only Demo Of Guns N' Roses' 'November Rain'

12:06pm June 28, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

The 10-minute recording, from a new box set, finds Axl Rose alone at a piano, banging out the bones of what would become one of his biggest hits five years later.

From Gaelynn Lea's new music video for "Lost in the Woods."

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Tiny Desk Contest Winner Gaelynn Lea Returns With New Music

11:01am June 28, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Gaelynn Lea's life and music were forever changed after winning the Contest in 2016. Her new video, for the song "Lost in the Woods," tackles the issue of identity and how to hold on to it.

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Norwegian Indie-Pop Band Beezewax Returns With 'Rainbows'

10:42am June 28, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

The long-running band's first single in four years mixes exuberant guitar-fuzz with a danceable ennui.

Alice Bag had one of the best songs and albums of the year so far.

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Alt.Latino's 12 Favorite Latin Songs Of 2018 (So Far)

9:34am June 28, 2018

We laugh, we cry, we celebrate the best of the year so far with everything from bugalú to boleros to Latinx punk.

Creedence Clearwater Revival, "It Ain't Me"

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Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son' Now Has Its First-Ever Video Treatment

7:23am June 28, 2018

by Emily Abshire

Ahead of the band's 50th anniversary and America's birthday, Creedence's new video is, like the hit song it honors, a paean to the people.

"I used metaphor a lot in earlier work to hide what it was that I was actually trying to say," Florence Welch says.

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Florence Welch Is Thankful For Her Messy Teenage Years: 'It Formed Me'

5:01am June 28, 2018

Florence Welch goes back 15 years in Florence + The Machine's new album High as Hope to detail her drunken teenage years and how she's changed with time and sobriety.

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Fans Of '90s Indie Rock Need To Hear Hello June

5:00am June 28, 2018

by Alexis Palmer

The West Virginia-based band's new single, "Mars," will bring you back to the days of Bill Clinton and MTV's 120 Minutes.