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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda: Haiti Benefit Project Happened ‘Quickly’

‘It was an idea as of Thursday — and as of right now, we have nine songs up,’ he says of Download to Donate for Haiti project. By Larry Carroll Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES — Barely a week after tragedy hit Haiti in the form of a massive earthquake, Linkin Park has stepped forward to help the country’s struggling residents with Download to Donate for Haiti, an ambitious project featuring new music from some of the industry’s top musicians.

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda: Haiti Benefit Project Happened ‘Quickly’

‘American Idol’ Winner Kris Allen Made Writing A Priority On His Debut

‘Singing a whole bunch of other people’s songs — that’s not who I am,’ he says of writing or co-writing most of his tracks. By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen Photo: MTV News Kris Allen is an “American Idol” of many firsts. He’s the first married “Idol” winner.

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Mark Hoppus Confirms He’s Working With Panic! At The Disco

Blink-182 bassist is producing at least one ‘gigantic’ song on his tourmates’ new LP. By James Montgomery Mark Hoppus Photo: MTV News Earlier this month, Panic! at the Disco drummer Spencer Smith told MTV News that he hoped to hand Blink-182 ‘s Mark Hoppus a few of his demos while the two bands toured together.

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Exclusive: Ryan Ross Talks About Leaving Panic! At The Disco

‘It got to the point where there might have been too many cooks in the kitchen,’ the guitarist tells MTV News. By James Montgomery Ryan Ross Photo: Gary Wolstenholme / Redferns / Getty Images Last week, fans were shocked when news broke that Panic! at the Disco were parting ways with guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker, who left the band to “embark on a musical excursion of their own.” But according to Ross, the split had been in the cards for sometime now. It just took everyone a while to realize it

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