Billboard Music Awards 2013 photos: Justin Bieber, Prince, Taylor Swift and more |Check It >>

BY MESFIN FEKADU  AP MUSIC WRITER Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards 2013. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Red.” She told the crowd: “You are the longest and best relationship I ever had.” (more…)

Watch: Kanye West performs two new tracks on “SNL” |Check It >>

Kanye West closed out the 2012-2013 “Saturday Night Live” season by performing two new tracks, “Black Skinhead” and “New Slave.” The tracks are from his upcoming release that is likely out on June 18. Dressed in leather, West’s performance included a menacing black and white video of dobermans and a lot of grunting and yelling. Both new tracks have a strong...

Hangout Festival 2013 live stream: Watch the Shins, Tom Petty and more |Check It >>

Though we’ve already seen a few big music festivals like Coachella and Snowball this year, they were sort of seasonal outliers. Now that we’re getting on into May, the music festival season has begun in proper with a little gathering in Gulf Shores, Ala., called the Hangout Festival. (more…)

Brown Bird in Denver canceled, Larimer Lounge hosts Dave Lamb benefit in its place |Check It >>

The scheduled Brown Bird show at the Larimer Lounge has been canceled, as the band’s Dave Lamb has been admitted to the hospital with severe anemia, according to a news release. In its place, the Larimer Lounge has booked a free benefit show for Lamb with the Ghost of Joseph Buck. (more…)

Colorado’s best shows this week: Vampire Weekend, Yo La Tengo and more |Check It >>

Two of the bands here in Colorado this week show different generations of indie-pop. Vampire Weekend who’s just hitting its most mainstream stride plays Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday. Then the next day, Yo La Tengo who has stayed consistent since the mid ’80s plays in Boulder. Along with these two young and old indie treasures, we have some electronic music and some downright rock in...

Imagine Dragons at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5-16-13 (photos, review) |Check It >>

One thing is certain, Imagine Dragons has an ego. Suspended in the air while hitting a bass drum and singing the radio hit “Radioactive,” frontman Dan Reynolds exemplified this ego after the success of the band’s debut album. (more…)

Film on the Rocks reveals the 2013 musician lineup: You Me & Apollo, the Knew and more |Check It >>

Who represents “Wet Hot American Summer” better than the sweaty rock of the Knew? No one else could channel the high school drama of “Mean Girls” better than Sarah and the Meanies and Kitty Crimes. And maybe, just maybe if you ever have to jump shirtless from an exploding building In the Whale will be playing in your head. Film on the Rocks has revealed the 2013 artist lineup...

Watch: Daft Punk showcases “Random Access Memories” in Wee Waa, Australia |Check It >>

You can stream the entire new Daft Punk album “Random Access Memories” right now on iTunes. Wee Waa, Australia has been going nuts with anticipation since Daft Punk announced they would be showcasing their new album “Random Access Memories” at the little town’s livestock-friendly festival. Today is the big day for the town of 2,100 where along with events like pickup...

Colorado concert tickets on sale: Rihanna, Queens of the Stone Age and more |Check It >>

Here are the Colorado concert tickets going on sale — Rihanna, Queens of the Stone Age, Lyle Lovett and Kris Kristofferson and more. (more…)

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Billboard Music Awards 2013

Taylor Swift dominated the Billboard Music Awards 2013 with 11 wins, including top artist. She performed along with Prince, Justin Bieber, Miguel and more.

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Can't Hardly Wait

Vampire Weekend @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

We have some indie bands, young and old, along with electronic acts and and reliable rock groups in our choices for Colorado's best shows this week.

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Mile Marker

The Lumineers and Joe Pug at the Bluebird

The Lumineers stop by Uneven Studio to record a four-song session, including an exclusive version of the platinum-selling "Ho Hey"

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Imagine Dragons at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5-16-13 (photos, review)

Imagine Dragons Red Rocks

Imagine Dragons headlined a sold out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Photo by Seth A. McConnell, heyreverb.com.

One thing is certain, Imagine Dragons has an ego. Suspended in the air while hitting a bass drum and singing the radio hit “Radioactive,” frontman Dan Reynolds exemplified this ego after the success of the band’s debut album.

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Yo La Tengo still remains wary of praise after decades of it

Yo La Tengo tries to remain humble in the face of overwhelming critical love. From left, bassist James McNew, drummer-singer Georgia Hubley and guitarist-singer Ira Kaplan.

Yo La Tengo tries to remain humble in the face of overwhelming critical love. From left, bassist James McNew, drummer-singer Georgia Hubley and guitarist-singer Ira Kaplan.

New Jersey indie rock trio Yo La Tengo has developed a reputation as one of the most thoughtful, consistent bands in the business over its three decades and 13 albums.

But even as new release “Fade” has garnered uniformly glowing reviews and a performance spot on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” Yo La Tengo singer-guitarist Ira Kaplan remains wary of the praise that seems to follow his group’s every move.

“Positive or negative, it ends up making me feel self-conscious, and I want to act on instinct or act on what feels right in the moment,” Kaplan, 56, said over the phone from a tour stop in Tucson.

“Acknowledging that there’s a world out there just contributes to a feeling I don’t really want to have.”

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Film on the Rocks reveals the 2013 musician lineup: You Me & Apollo, the Knew and more

You Me & Apollo @ hi-dive 02/03/13

You, Me & Apollo performs at the Hi-Dive on Feb. 2, 2013. Photos by John Moore, heyreverb.com.

Who represents “Wet Hot American Summer” better than the sweaty rock of the Knew? No one else could channel the high school drama of “Mean Girls” better than Sarah and the Meanies and Kitty Crimes. And maybe, just maybe if you ever have to jump shirtless from an exploding building In the Whale will be playing in your head. Film on the Rocks has revealed the 2013 artist lineup that it has paired with this summer’s movies.

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