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National Anthem

Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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Music History 

What’s the deal with playing the national anthem before sporting events?

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments National Anthem, NFL

The biggest music story in America this week has to be the continuing kerfuffle around NFL players taking a knee

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Someone has fixed Fergie’s national anthem faux pas

February 22, 2018February 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fergie, National Anthem

Maybe all Fergie’s take on the national anthem needs is a better backing track.

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Music News 

This rehearsal footage shows that Fergie wasn’t sure about what she planned to do with her national anthem performance

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Fergie, National Anthem, O Canada

The tsunami that is social media just won’t let it go. Chatter about Fergie’s, er, unique rendition of “The Star-Spangled

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Music News 

The last pre-game word on Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl LII halftime show

February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, National Anthem, Pink, Prince, Rumours, Super Bowl

Sometime around 8pm ET, Justin Timberlake will get his 12-and-a-half minutes in front of about 100 million people for the

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 28, 2017

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Beyonce, Drake, HBO, Hit Music, Hurricane Maria, Jay Z, Madonna, National Anthem, Netflix, NFL, Nickelback, Pitbull, Protests, Puerto Rico, Radio, Rolling Stone, Steve Tyler, Twitter

In the UK for the weekend with a visit to the Pink Floyd exhibit at the V&A museum tomorrow. And

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Music News 

Singer Gets Demolished Trying to Sing “The Star Spangled Banner”

August 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments National Anthem, Star Spangled Banner

When someone is asked to sing a national anthem before an event, so many terrible things can happen. Take a

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, July 16, 2016

July 16, 2016July 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Donald Trump, Festival d'été de Québec, Ghostbusters, Managers, Maynard James Keenan, Motorhead, National Anthem, Ozzy Osbourne, Queens of the Stone Age, Ramones, Tool

Apollo 11 was launched towards the moon on this day in 1969. No, it wasn’t faked. And now, the music

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Music News 

Slash, National Anthem Performer

December 1, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment National Anthem, Slash, Star Spangled Banner, UCLA, USC

No one will be able to replicate the conditions under which Jimi Hendrix performed “The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock”–that could

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Who Knew Slash Was a Hockey Fan?

May 26, 2014May 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments National Anthem, NHL, Playoffs, Slash

Well, maybe he isn’t–but he didn’t mind performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Saturday’s Kings-Hawks game.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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