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Big Sean Tops the Billboard Charts

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Big Sean has the number one album this week. Lady Gaga climbed all the way back to number two after her Super Bowl performance:

Big Sean nabs his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as I Decided. debuts atop the list, earning 151,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 9, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 65,000 were in traditional album sales. I Decided. was released on Feb. 3 through G.O.O.D./Def Jam Recordings.

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Passion Pit Frontman Launching Artist Support Company

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Kerry Flynn, writing at Mashable:

Michael Angelakos, the frontman of Passion Pit, is launching a company to support musicians and provide them with legal, educational and healthcare services, Mashable has learned.

The New York City-based company, called The Wishart Group, has raised $250 million in funding, with contributions from big names in the music and tech industries. Angelakos, who declined to comment, is expected to publicly announce the project as early as this week.

The Wishart Group have a YouTube page with the new song “Inner Dialog” posted on it.

Sonny Moore Talks About From First to Last on Red Carpet

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Sonny Moore talked with Alternative Press on the Grammy red carpet about his return to From First to Last:

When Major asked him if was back in From First To Last “for good,” Moore said: “I left the band, but I would say I’m not left anymore.”

He continues: “I’m not stopping what I’m doing with Skrillex either, but I haven’t left anymore.”

On if a full album is on the way, Moore says: “We’ll see.”

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Ryan Adams on Marc Maron’s Podcast

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Ryan Adams appeared on a the latest episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast:

Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams knows there’s a stark difference between the way he views the work throughout his career and the popular perception of it. Whether it’s his years in Whiskeytown or his song New York, New York becoming a rallying cry after 9-11, Ryan tells Marc why history has created a different narrative of these events than what he experienced at the time and how that guides what he’s doing today.

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