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Solomon Burke — the soul great who recorded classics like “Cry to Me” and “You Can Make It If You Try” and whose singing style inspired Mick Jagger — died of natural causes on Sunday at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. He was 70. [Solomon Burke’s Official Site]
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Kanye West has dropped his latest GOOD Friday offering, “Don’t Stop.” The track features guests Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell, although Fiasco has revealed that the track is two years old. [Kanye West’s Official Site]
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Al Pacino will portray Phil Spector in an HBO movie written and directed by David Mamet. The project is still in the development phase. [The New York Times]
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Amazon has samples of two new Panda Bear tracks — “You Can Count on Me” and “Alsatian Darn” — to be released on October 18. [Amazon]
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Daft Punk have pushed the release date of their Tron: Legacy soundtrack from November 22 to December 7. In the meantime, the band has posted a 20-second snippet of new material and revealed the glow-in-the-dark poster for the soundtrack. [Tron Soundtrack]