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David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream picked up by Neon, Universal, HBO. According to Variety, while no theatrical release date has been announced for the film — the first to be officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate —  sources report that it is likely to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, the lineup for which is scheduled to be announced Thursday. [Consequence]

Kurt Loder apologizes for Being a dick to Jewel. [Stereogum]

Dr Dre is in the studio with ‘Donda 2’ co-writer Fat Money. [NME]

Do we agree? The Library of Congress is preserving these major historical recordings for posterity. Additions include Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, and others. [NPR]

Kurt Cobain’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Fender guitar up for auction. [Spin]

Music History

[Courtesy of calendar.songfacts.com ]

April 11
2020: Bob Dylan, 78, lands his first #1 on a Billboard chart when "Murder Most Foul" tops the Rock Digital Song Sales tally.

April 12
1973: In one of the show's most memorable moments, Stevie Wonder plays a funky, 7-minute live version of "Superstition" on Sesame Street.

April 13
2019: Billie Eilish hits #1 in America with her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, making the 17-year-old singer the first artist born in the '00s to top the chart.

April 14
2016: At the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Prince plays his last concert, as he dies a week later. His last song is "Purple Rain." I can't find any video of this performance; it looks like his estate has removed all copies online.

April 15
2001: Joey Ramone of the Ramones dies of lymphoma at age 49.

April 16
1990: The Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa concert is held in Wembley Stadium, London, to celebrate the release of Mandela, who had been imprisoned since 1962. Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Tracy Chapman, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt all perform.

April 17
1982: Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force release "Planet Rock," the first hip-hop hit with electronic elements and a rhythm powered by a Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's just the third rap song to reach the Hot 100, following "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang and "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow.

What have you been listening to this week?