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Wednesday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 4:41 P.M.]

NEWS:

    EDDIE VEDDER Sued Over ‘Into the Wild’ Song
    Original songwriter of “Hard Sun” takes issue with Vedder’s changes to the lyric sheet. [WSJ]
    AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Dead at 28
    Jimmy Owen Sullivan, aka “The Rev,” dies in Southern California home, reportedly of natural causes. [SPIN]
    LIL WAYNE Kicks Off Tour in New Orleans
    On his final tour before upcoming prison term, Weezy mercifully doesn’t “rock” the Big Easy too much. [SPIN]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    WATCH: EDDIE VEDDER Honors BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
    Pearl Jam frontman covers “My City of Ruins” at the Kennedy Center Honors as the Boss looks on. [YouTube]
    WATCH: BONO. GLEN HANSARD Play Dublin Street for Charity
    U2 main man, Swell Season leader busk to raise money on Xmas eve, cover “Stand By Me.” [YouTube]
    LISTEN:New MISSY ELLIOTT Track with LIL WAYNE
    Leaked track may be culled from Missy’s first new album since 2005! Hear it now.[SPIN]