Easily one of one of the most talked-about shows from this weekend’s Coachella was Prince’s centerpiece performance. One of the biggest surprises from the concert came during Prince’s big finale - a lyrically-adjusted cover of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Packed with a ripping guitar solo and extended falsetto crooning, this one song may have delivered the $4.8 million worth of Prince that festival goers and promoters were expecting. Check out the MP3 and video of the performance below.

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Prince - “Creep” (Radiohead Cover)

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After the writers’ strike canceled their appearance last November, Grizzly Bear finally made it on to Late Night With Conan O’Brien this week where they performed their brand-new song “While You Wait for the Others.” Check it out below, along with an MP3 of the band playing the song on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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Grizzly Bear - “While You Wait for the Others” (Live On KCRW)

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With their debut album set to drop next week (The Age Of The Understatement, April 21st), The Last Shadow Puppets have released four new videos. Recorded live at Avatar Studios in New York last month, the clips feature Alex Turner and Miles Kane wearing all black (Sprockets, anyone?) and going “unplugged” on four songs from their forthcoming disc. Check out the videos after the jump.

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Neil Diamond’s 27th studio album(!) and the follow-up to his brilliant 2005 12 Songs, Home Before Dark (May 6th), once again pairts the music icon up with super-mega-legendary producer/beard-o Rick Rubin. (If your heart isn’t palpitating by the news of this release, you should either consult a doctor or seriously check out 12 Songs.) The album’s first single, “Pretty Amazing Grace,” is premiering today on Amazon.com via a live, in-studio performance and will be showing for one week only.

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Neil Diamond - “Pretty Amazing Grace”

The complete and final lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza was finally announced today. As expected, the predicted headliners are going to be there, along with plenty of other ace artists. You can check out the full lineup on Lollapalooza’s site and see an announcement video below!

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