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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 22: Musician Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields attends the opening night for 'Shockheaded Peter' at the Little Shubert Theatre February 22, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

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Girl Talk: 'Feed... CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk backstage at the 2008 Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park on August 3, 2008 in Chicago. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
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Jackson Browne: ... BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 18: Founders Award recipiant musician Jackson Browne poses at the 21st Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 18, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Kaiser Chiefs: '... LONDON - FEBRUARY 28: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Kaiser Chiefs including frontman Ricky Wilson (C) arrive at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 at IndigO2 on February 28, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Kings of Leon: '... LONDON - FEBRUARY 12: (UK NEWSPAPERS OUT) Members of the band Kings of Leon stand together with the award for Best New Band while in the pressroom for the NME Awards 2004 on February 12, 2004 at The Hammersmith Palais, in London. The winners at the annual awards are decided by a poll by NME magazine readers. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Erykah Badu: New... Erykah Badu performs at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Ca. 8/19/01. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Lucinda Williams... DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 8: Singer Lucinda Williams performs at the Olympia Theatre May 8, 2003 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Getty Images)
B.B. King: One K... LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 03: Music legend B.B. King smiles at the start of the first of three sold-out shows at the Stardust Resort & Casino November 3, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Randy Newman: 'H... LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 19: Composer Randy Newman attends the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19, 2004 at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The Black Keys: ... NDIO, CA - APRIL 28: Musicians Patrick Carney (L) and Dan Auerbach from the band 'The Black Keys' pose for a portrait backstage during day 2 of the Coachella Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 28, 2007 in Indio, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Ryan Adams and t... NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Ryan Adams backstage at the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for IMG)
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Guns n' Roses: '... Guns N' Roses, from left, Michael "Duff" McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Saul "Slash" Hudson and Matt Sorum, receives the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for "November Rain" at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Ca., on Sept. 9, 1992. "Slash" and "Duff" have sued frontman Axl Rose for allegedly naming himself sole administrator of the group's copyrights. The suit was filed Aug. 17, 2005 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File
Fleet Foxes: 'Fl... CHICAGO - JULY 19: Singer/guitarist Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes performs onstage at the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on July 19, 2008 in Chicago. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
Vampire Weekend:... NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (L-R) Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend attend the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards at Roseland Ballroom on November 12, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
Metallica: 'Deat... GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - OCTOBER 16: (L-R) Muscians Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica arrive at the 7th Annual 'Los Premios MTV Latin America 2008' Awards held at the Auditorio Telmex on October 16, 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
Beck: 'Modern Gu... BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 2: Musician Beck arrives at the International Launch of Dom Perignon Rose Vintage 1996 Champagne by Karl Lagerfeld on June 2, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Coldplay: 'Viva ... LONDON - OCTOBER 06: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) (L-R) Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin, Will Champion and Guy Berryman attend the Q awards 2008 held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane on October 06, 2008 in London, England. Coldplay won Best Album and Best Act in the World. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Santogold: 'Sant... NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Trevor Andrew (L) and Santi White aka Santogold attend the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards at Roseland Ballroom on November 12, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
John Mellencamp:... DETROIT - OCTOBER 22: Recording artist John Mellencamp performs his new single 'Our Country' prior to the start of Game Two of 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals on October 22, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Brian Snyder/Pool/Getty Images)
My Morning Jacke... PADDOCK WOOD, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 06: Singer Jim James of American rock band My Morning Jacket performs live on stage during The Hop Farm Festival at The Hop Farm on July 6, 2008 in Paddock Wood, Kent, England. The one day festival boasts a back to basics festival experience, with the event being totally unbranded, no sponsorship and no VIP areas. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images)
Lil Wayne: Tha C... LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Rapper Lil Wayne performs on stage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Bob Dylan: Tell ... NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 28: Bob Dylan performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 28, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
TV on the Radio:... SAN DIEGO - SEPTEMBER 19: Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio performs during day one of San Diego Street Scene festival on September 19, 2008 in the East Village in San Diego, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)