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Celebrate #ArtForFreedom with Madonna

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The Queen of Pop says “express yourself” — on Twitter.Read more…

Twitter Q&A with Paul McCartney

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Tomorrow (at 9:40 am ET), music legend @PaulMcCartney will host his first-ever Twitter Q&A to celebrate the upcoming release of his solo album New.

Music fans around the world can join the conversation and tweet Sir Paul using the hashtag #AskMacca:Read more…

#RockInRio 2013

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Tonight, an incredible lineup of artists will converge on one stage to kick off @RockInRio — the largest music festival in the world.

Now in its fifth year, the festival features performances from many of the world’s favorite entertainers. Even if you’re not in the crowd of 85,000 watching Brazil’s hottest show live, you can still rock out with the stars and fellow fans on Twitter.Read more…

#VMAs 2013

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Year after year, viewers transform Twitter into the social soundtrack of the @MTV Video Music Awards. Last night was no different, as the VMAs brought a party to the streets of Brooklyn as well as to Twitter.

Fans and stars alike tweeted their own commentaries about the show’s performances, awards, and fashions.Read more…

Magna Carta … Holy Tweet

Normally, Jay-Z (@S_C_) isn’t the most prolific tweeter, but he recently emerged from his Twitter hiatus to connect personally with fans.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 9

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Sunday, June 9; 4:10 p.m. ET Major League Baseball (@MLB) and Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) are teaming up for the first-ever in-game Twitter takeover during the Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) vs. Atlanta Braves (@Braves) game, live from Dodger Stadium. The hilarious @funnyordie crew will be tweeting, posting photos and Vine videos from @MLB, @Dodgers and @BravesRead more…

#OnlyOnTwitter: Country music for a global audience

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During last night’s CMT Music Awards, the biggest stars in country music took to Twitter to give fans everywhere a taste of Southern soul. Through glimpses into backstage beauty routines or Vine videos of performers expressing thanks to their fans, viewers were transported to Nashville for the night.Read more…

#BBMA: Your ticket to Vegas

The Billboard Music Awards are two days away (Sunday May 19, 8pm ET / 7pm CT) and you can use Twitter to keep up with all of the night’s unforgettable moments. 

How will you follow along with the backstage action? How will you talk directly to your favorite artists, or experience the scene in Las Vegas at this year’s show?Read more…

Now playing: Twitter #music

Today, we’re releasing Twitter #music, a new service that will change the way people find music, based on Twitter. It uses Twitter activity, including Tweets and engagement, to detect and surface the most popular tracks and emerging artists. It also brings artists’ music-related Twitter activity front and center: go to their profiles to see which music artists they follow and listen to songs by those artists. And, of course, you can tweet songs right from the app.Read more…

Premio Lo Nuestro take center stage

Awards season is in full swing, and tonight’s big show is all about celebrating the best in Latin music. The 25th annual Premio Lo Nuestro music awards show will air on Univision at 8pm ET/ PT; the red-carpet kickoff, La Noche De Estrellas, starts one hour earlier at 7pm ET/ PT. Tune in to Twitter for both, and you won’t miss a beat.Read more…

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