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Music News: Queen musical 'We Will Rock You' coming to America this year

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April 02, 2019

Elvis Costello and Blondie announce a 2019 joint tour; Loretta Lynn celebrates her 87th birthday with a big Nashville bash; most hits are written by groups of people, not individual artists; Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers cheekily cover Oscar-winning song from 'A Star Is Born'; and a Queen musical that debuted in London in 2002 is coming to America later this year, buoyed by the popularity of 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' [Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); Jack White & Margo Price - "Portland, Oregon"; Sam Fender - "That Sound"; Better Oblivion Community Center - "Shallow"]