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Kacey Musgraves is selling a Ted Cruz diss shirt for Texan charities
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Richard Ashcroft covers John Lennon’s ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’
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Prince Markie Dee of the Fat Boys dead at 52
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Watch Big Thief debut new song ‘Simulation Swarm’ on Instagram
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The Beach Boys sell the rights to their intellectual property
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