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Music News: Prince’s ex-wives organize L.A. memorial service

by Staff

May 12, 2016

Prince's two ex-wives, Manuela Testolini and Mayte Garcia, reportedly organized a memorial service Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Among those who attended to pay homage were Nile RodgersJanelle Monaé, and Spike Lee — who reportedly said that a Brooklyn tribute service is being planned for June 7. (Pitchfork)

Also in L.A., Stevie WonderDave Chapelle, NasJohn Mayer, and Kid (of Kid & Play) took the stage at a sprawling late-night set dedicated to Prince at the "sorta-private" bar No Name. (Thrillist)

New Stone Roses

The Stone Roses have released their first new song in over 20 years: "All for One." (Time)

Misfits reuniting

For the first time since 1983, the Misfits will reunite — with original vocalist Glenn Danzig at the lead. They'll headline two Riot Fest events, in Denver and Chicago, in September. (Billboard)

Bowie was to be in Twin Peaks

Actor Harry Goaz has revealed that David Bowie planned, before his death, to appear in the new season of Twin Peaks — reprising his role from the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. (Pitchfork)

Father John Misty writes TV theme lyrics

The theme to House of Cards doesn't have lyrics — or it didn't, until now. Via Twitter, Father John Misty suggested his own words for the theme. (Billboard)

Chvrches release video game song

Chvrches have released a new song, "Warning Call." The song appears in the forthcoming video game Mirror's Edge Catalyst. "The sound of Chvrches' music resonates with the minimalist sci-fi dystopia of the Mirror’s Edge world," said the band's Iain Cook in a press release. (Pitchfork)

New Iggy vid

Iggy Pop and Josh Homme take fans behind the scenes of their collaboration Post Pop Depression in a new video for the track "Sunday." (Pitchfork)

A disc for every five years

Kris Kristofferson will celebrate his 80th birthday with a new deluxe box set: The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, a 16-disc collection. "All of the albums in the collection, released from 1970 through 1981, will be individually packaged in facsimile sleeves reproducing the original album artwork," reports Rolling Stone.

Banks booted from Twitter

Rapper Azealia Banks, who made a splash with her 2011 indie hit "212," has been suspended from Twitter after using a racist slur in reference to singer Zayn Malik. (Billboard)

Def Leppard meet the deaf Leopards

This one takes a little explaining: at the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the mascot is a leopard. That means that students there are deaf Leopards, and an online petition resulted in some of the students meeting guess what famous pop-metal band? (KHQ)

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