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By Jason Lipshutz, New York
| 8:14 PM, May 17
Van Halen's 2012 reunion has hit a snag -- the final three months and 31 dates of the group's North American reunion run have been abruptly postponed. Although the band has yet to release an official statement or explanation for the postponement, a rep for the group confirms the unexpected touring news.
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By Glenn Peoples, Nashville
| 6:30 PM, May 17
The proposed acquisition of EMI's recorded music division by Universal Music Group is expected to see a rocky road ahead, though not everybody is lining up against the merger. Elsewhere, Pandora continues to be lumped in with social media companies despite facing very different operating challenges.
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By Katie Morse (@MissKatieMo), New York
| 5:27 PM, May 17
After a banner 2011 with record TV ratings, the Billboard Music Awards are back this Sunday, May 20th live on ABC at 8/7c. This year, social media will play an even greater role with on-air integration, free downloads, celebrity tweets (hashtag #BBMA - not just for the famous), ticket giveaways, and much more.
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By Justino Aguila, Los Angeles
| 4:58 PM, May 17
MTV Tr3s is looking for the next big music act in the "Dame Un Break" competition which will give aspiring Latino artists a chance to compete in an online battle of the bands campaign on Ourstage.com, network officials announced.
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By Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter
| 4:28 PM, May 17
A long-running dispute over whether Live Nation and former parent Clear Channel engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the promotion and pricing of live music concerts could be headed for some resolution as lawyers for the company and a class of nationwide plaintiffs told a California federal court that they were finalizing a global settlement agreement that would lead to the dismissal of various claims that span back a decade.
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TV & Film
By Phil Gallo, Los Angeles
| 3:12 PM, May 17
Composer Rolfe Kent composed a poem with the help of his staff for his acceptance speech for the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film/TV Awards, where execs from Clear Channel, Lionsgate, AIM Broadcasting, and the Disney Channel among others were on hand to dish out awards.
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By Juliana Koranteng, London
| 2:54 PM, May 17
Adele took home three awards, Lana del Rey won Best Contemporary Song, and PJ Harvey was handed the Album Award for "Let England Shake" at the 57th Ivor Novello Awards, which are organized jointly by BASCA, the British songwriters and composers’ association, and collecting society PRS for Music.
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By Glenn Peoples (@billboardglenn), Nashville
| 2:49 PM, May 17
Music subscription service Spotify is reportedly raising money at a $4 billion valuation with Goldman Sachs set to invest $100 million and the round fetching as much as $220 million. A $4 billion valuation would put Spotify in the upper echelon of music companies valued higher than WMG, Pandora and Live Nation.
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Country
By Chuck Dauphin, Nashville
| 2:05 PM, May 17
The bluegrass, folk and country rock worlds are in mourning today with the death of banjo player Doug Dillard at the age of 75. A spokesman told AOL's country blog, The Boot, that Dillard died Wednesday in Nashville following a lengthy illness.
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Classical
By Ronald Blum, Associated Press
| 2:00 PM, May 17
Herbert Breslin, the hard-driving manager who helped propel Luciano Pavarotti to international fame during the 36 years they worked together, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 87.
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Chart Alert
By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles
| 1:29 PM, May 17
Donna Summer may have been referred to as the Queen of Disco, but her Billboard chart hits weren't confined to the so-called "disco era" of the late 1970s. While she earned a string of smash singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the '70s -- many produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte -- she continued to chart hits on into '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s.
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By Billboard Staff
| 1:00 PM, May 17
Donna Summer died this morning after a battle with cancer at the age of 63. Her fantastic success as the 'Queen of Disco' saw her hit the Billboard Hot 100 32 times, including 14 No. 1 hits. Tributes have been coming in from the music community, and we've compiled a few below.
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By Billboard Staff
| 11:40 AM, May 17
Donna Summer, the 'Queen of Disco,' died today of cancer. She was 63.
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By Andy Gensler (@andygensler), New York
| 11:29 AM, May 17
Brooklyn-based independent label Fool's Gold announced today it is launching a premium digital subscription service called The Goldmine. The new service will provide access to new Fool's Gold music as high quality 320 mp3 / WAV downloads, plus extras, including: back catalog selections, exclusive content (remixes, a cappella tracks, DJ sets), merch discounts, priority access to events, and “other surprises the Fool's Gold braintrust decides to cook up.”
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