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(Billboard) Singer and political outsider Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly is the winner of Haiti's presidential election according to official preliminary results, a senior electoral council official said on Monday. more

Snoop Dogg and Charlie Sheen Single Coming

(Gibson) Snoop Dogg has announced that he's about to release a single with the media's favorite bad boy, Charlie Sheen.

According to NME, Snoop announced the collaboration on the late night TV show Lopez Tonight.

Snoop Dogg said: "Well probably put something on Twitter in like three or four days. He's a brilliant guy. I'm having so much fun just being around him. I love having relationships with people who aren't the normal, who aren't the usual. We're making some real classic material." more on this story

Lady Gaga Goes Country for Charity

(Interscope) A country version of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" has become such a viral hit since being released through her Twitter page that she has decided to officially issue the track for sale today (April 5th) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit charity.

The "Born This Way – Country Road Version", produced by Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay, was recently recorded while on tour and features new Lady Gaga vocals and added guitar and harmonica.

First released March 24th as a gift to her fans (she has become the first person on Twitter with 9,000,000 followers), overwhelming praise for the recording--marked by over 1,000,000 YouTube views in it's first few days of release--has prompted Lady Gaga to release the track officially. more on this story

LCD Soundsystem Farewell Show Online

(Gibson) The last notes of LCD Soundsystem's final show may still be echoing around Madison Square Garden but fans everywhere can watch the entire 3-1/2 hour-plus show on YouTube (here).

The concert took place on Saturday, April 2, after a week of warm-ups at Terminal 5 in New York City. It was LCD Soundsystem's first MSG headlining gig. The show was the hottest ticket in town, especially since said tickets were snapped up within a record 15 seconds of going on sale.

Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara and Will Butler joined Murphy and Co. for "North American Scum" during the 29-song set, which included three main sets and two encores. more on this story

Maroon 5 Giving Away 24 Hour Live Session Song

(PR) Music history was made last week as fans from 139 countries across the world tuned in to watch and inspire Maroon 5 as they wrote and recorded a brand new track in just 24 hours.

Today, "Is Anybody Out There", the up-tempo track created at the session, is released for free download .

Maroon 5 entered a London studio at 1PM EST on March 22, 2011 and worked around the clock to create the track using inspiration sent in by fans via the @Coca-Cola Twitter stream. Grab the song here

Jackie Evancho TV Special Announced

Jackie Evancho's very first TV special is set to air this June on PBS stations as part of their Great Performances series.

Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert also marks the solo concert debut of the 10-year-old girl with the extraordinary soprano voice, according to WNET who had this to say about the special:

Already familiar to national audiences from her debut appearances on America's Got Talent, Jackie is the youngest star in Great Performances' recent Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends concert for March pledge, performing virtuoso interpretations of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu" and Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro." Foster will co-host the special, and serve as music director. more on this story

Stax Announce Remasters Series For Booker T, Staple Singers and Johnnie Taylor

(conqueroo) On May 10, 2011, Concord reaches back into that deep catalog to launch Stax Remasters, a series of reissues that cast a new light on classic Stax recordings with the help of 24-bit remastering, rare bonus tracks, and new liner notes to frame the recordings in a historical context.

The first three reissues in the series are: Booker T. & the MGs: McLemore Avenue (1970) - The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) -Johnnie Taylor: Taylored in Silk (1973)

"Stax is a very important label, not only in the history of soul music, but in the history of music in general," says Nick Phillips, Concord's Vice President of Catalog A&R and co-producer of the series with Chris Clough, Concord's Manager of Catalog Development. "We have a number of amazing recordings by Stax in the catalog. This is an opportunity to revisit some of the best of these classic recordings, upgrade the sound quality, and put them in the proper historical perspective that they deserve." more on this story

An Evening With Tommy Roe

After a 4 year hiatus, Tommy Roe is returning to touring with a brand new show: An Evening With Tommy Roe.

A bona fide international star, TOMMY ROE wrote and recorded 6 "Top 10" hits between 1962-69, more than any other solo American artist. To his credits he has 11 US Top 40 hits, 6 Top 10s, 4 Certified Gold singles, and 2 #1 Hits. He is a member of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Tommy Roe began writing songs at the age of fourteen, and his first recording effort yielded the international #1 hit..Sheila. In 1963,
TOMMY ROE headlined the now famous UK tour, in which a rising band called The Beatles were the opening act more on this story

The Big Up Music & Arts Festival Lineup Expands

The Big Up Music & Arts Festival announced the addition of Tipper and RAQ to its 2011 festival lineup.

They join headliners EOTO (featuring Michael Travis and Jason Hann of the String Cheese Incident), Big Gigantic, Digital Tape Machine (featuring Joel Cummins and Kris Myers of Umphrey's McGee) and Marco Benevento Trio at this year's The Big Up Music & Arts Festival held on July 28, 29 and 30, 2011, at the legendary Sunnyview Farm in Ghent, New York.

Also scheduled to perform at The Big Up Music & Arts Festival are Ott, Abakus, Papadosio, Orchard Lounge, The Breakfast, The Polish Ambassador, The Indobox, Kung Fu, Higher Organix, Dopapod, The Malah, Jimkata, Strange Arrangement, ElectronicAnonymous, Dr. Jah & The Love Prophets, Funktion, D.V.S*, Perileyes, Timbre Coup, Blacklight Rukus, Technicolor Lenses, Steady Knock, Pulse Prophets, The Cyborg Trio and more more on this story

Katie Couric Replacement Leaked?

(TMZ) CBS network sources tell TMZ that Katie Couric's replacement for the "CBS Evening News" will be Scott Pelley.

We're told Pelley, a veteran journalist and "60 Minutes" correspondent, is the choice of CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. We're told Fager, who became Chairman in February, took the position on the condition he could decide who takes the desk.

We're told Pelley, 53, is the choice for two reasons. First, he's well-liked and respected by his bosses, and second ... there really is no second choice who is appealing to the CBS honchos. more on this story