iTunes Festival: London 2011 EP

iTunes have released a 6 track EP that highlights Linkin Park's show in London, England which was a part of the iTunes Festival. The tracklist notably includes Linkin Park's piano cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" along with other hits.

Tracklist:

1. Iridescent (live)
2. Waiting For The End (live)
3. Rolling In The Deep (live)
4. The Catalyst (live)
5. Papercut (live)
6. Bleed It Out (live)

You can purchase the EP from the U.S, UK & German iTunes stores by following the respective links below:

Purchase the iTunes Festival: London 2011 EP on U.S iTunes - HERE

iTunes Germany | iTunes UK

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Phoenix in Haiti with Music For Relief

Phoenix recently traveled to Haiti to see firsthand how the United Nations is helping Haiti rebuild, fifteen months after a major earthquake killed hundreds of thousands and destroyed much of the nation’s infrastructure. Watch the video below from his trip, and visit DownloadToDonate.org to learn more about how you can help.



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New Songs Added to Download to Donate

Five new songs added to Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief to support children and families in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Make a donation of $10 to the relief effort and you will receive a digital music compilation. Click here to donate and get the songs.

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Mike on CNN

Mike recently spoke with CNN about the relief effort in Japan and what Music For Relief is doing to help. Watch the piece below, and visit DownloadToDonate.org to find out more.

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“ISSHO NI”

Linkin Park - Ishho Ni by musicforrelief
This is “Issho Ni,” the Linkin Park song we contributed to www.downloadtodonate.org.  There were a lot of positive comments (thanks), and I also saw some of you were saying: 1.) you thought it should have been arranged in a different way, because you wanted more “action” earlier in the song, and 2.) you thought there should have been vocals.
I’ll tell you what: you guys edit it, add vocals, sample it, do whatever you like–I’ll let you finish the song.  The vocals don’t have to be about Japan, they can be about whatever.  Sing, rap, rearrange, remix, write new material, whatever….and I’ll post the best versions I hear up here on www.mikeshinoda.com.

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‘Issho Ni’ is now online

Linkin Park’s new track ‘Issho Ni’ is now online, listen here. The songs for Download To Donate: Japan Tsunami Relief can be downloaded at www.downloadtodonate.org for a donation of $10 or more. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be directed to Save the Children for the duration of the campaign, which runs through May 11. Press release below.

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – March 22, 2011) – New, unreleased songs by leading artists, Angels & Airwaves, Sara Bareilles, B’z, Counting Crows, Flyleaf, Hoobastank, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Plain White T’s, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Staind, Slash, Elliott Yamin and more have been compiled by the nonprofit Music For Relief to support Save the Children’s emergency response efforts to the multiple disasters in Japan. The exclusive and growing catalog of songs can be downloaded at www.downloadtodonate.org for a donation of $10 or more. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be directed to Save the Children for the duration of the campaign, which runs through May 11. Several participating artists have direct ties to Japan including Mike Shinoda co-lead vocalist of Linkin Park and Doug Robb of Hoobastank who are both of Japanese decent and B’z, the best selling rock band in Japan.
“The people of Japan — especially the children — will need our help for many weeks and months to come,” said Mike Shinoda, the co-lead vocalist of the band Linkin Park, which founded Music For Relief. “We are proud to partner with Save the Children, which has decades of experience in helping children and families impacted by disaster.”
“Our country is facing one of the most difficult situations ever,” said Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba from the B’z. “We have to do whatever it takes to rebuild our beautiful homes. If playing music could help people in hardship, that’s what we can do now. That’s what we must do now.”
Save the Children has been working in Japan for 25 years. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the international development and relief organization deployed emergency response teams to assess the needs of children and their families. In addition, the organization has set up a child-friendly space in an evacuation center in Sendai City where families who lost their homes are staying. It provides children with an opportunity to play safely with other children while freeing up parents to work on the recovery. More child-friendly spaces will be set up in the coming days.
“Children are always the most vulnerable in any disaster,” said Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children. “We are grateful this partnership with Music For Relief will help address the immediate and ongoing needs of children and families impacted by this emergency.”
Music For Relief established Download to Donate as an immediate response to the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake. Download to Donate V2.0 launched on the one-year anniversary of the quake, and has raised over $270,000. Last month, Linkin Park participated in Facebook’s virtual Town Hall discussion on Haiti hosted by the UN Foundation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to raise awareness on recovery efforts, with Download to Donate being the primary call to action during the discussion.
One of the most unique aspects of DOWNLOAD TO DONATE: TSUNAMI RELIEF is its community element. On www.downloadtodonate.org, songs are downloaded and fans are encouraged share the program on their own social network pages to help spread the word.
“We ask that everyone donate, but if all you can afford is to spread the word, share Download to Donate on Facebook, Twitter, whatever, then that is great, too,” said Mike Shinoda. “It all helps.”
“Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy,” said Enrique Iglesias. “Now is the time for us to stick together and do everything we can to help our friends in need.”
In addition to the songs, Music For Relief is also raising funds for the Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief campaign for Japan through two t-shirt designs created by Shinoda, which are available at www.musicforrelief.org

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Download To Donate For Japan: Give to Charity, Get Music.

Responding to the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Music for Relief has launched Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief with a brand new song from Linkin Park.

As we did in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, Music for Relief compiled a digital album of amazing music for you to enjoy. We ask that you make a $10 donation and that you also help us by telling your friends about it.

I was deeply saddened by the images of devastation from Japan, as were my band mates. We hope that you will join us and the other 13 artists involved with this campaign to help alleviate the suffering of children and families in Japan.

Go to downloadtodonate.org to make a contribution and get the music.

Thank you for your support.
- By : Mike

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Mike Shinoda Speaks About Japan

Mike was on 98.7 FM this morning discussing the relief effort in Japan. If you missed it, you can listen to it now. Click the banner below.

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LINKIN PARK LIVE EP ON ITUNES

A live EP from this tour (recorded at our show in front of the Puerta De Alcalá in Madrid) has now arrived on iTunes.  Go HERE to listen or buy.  Thanks for supporting the band, and we’ll see you out here on tour!

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Attend a Linkin Park concert, Download the show

Don’t forget that after each show on the North American tour, fans who attended will be able to download the audio of that show for up to 24 hours after the event. At the venue of each show there will be callouts with a unique code (look on the screens and at the merch booths for this code). Text that code to 50505 and follow the instructions to redeem your download at http://downloads.linkinpark.com/.

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Check-in with Linkin Park

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Linkin Park is kicking off their North American tour this week. If you are planning to go to one of the shows on the tour, you have a chance to receive a special merch pack with an official tour poster and guitar pick.

All you have to do is "check-in" at the show with Foursquare, using the Linkin Park mobile app. If you don’t have a Foursquare account, sign up for one here.

Download the Linkin Park App Here

1. Install the app on your phone, go to the "My Profile" section of the app and add your Foursquare log-in information.
2. When you arrive at the venue of the show you attend, open up the LP app, go to the events section and "check-in" to the show with Foursquare.
3. Be sure to share your check-in with your friends on Twitter and Facebook and add "Linkin Park - 2011 North American Tour" to your check-in message.

One person will be chosen to receive this prize pack on each one of the dates on the tour.

If you haven't purchased tickets to a show, go here for a complete list of upcoming shows and ticket purchase options. See you there.

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Attend a show, Get a Free Download

The 2011 A Thousand Suns North American Tour kicks off 1 week from today. As a thank you to fans, Linkin Park is giving every concertgoer a FREE audio download of that night's show. All you'll have to do is text a short code that will be displayed at the venue, then a download link will be emailed to you following the concert.

Click HERE to see upcoming tour dates.

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"The Catalyst," featuring Keaton Hashimoto, added to Download to Donate

Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from Linkin Park, featuring YOU, has been added to downloadtodonate.org Download to Donate has been relaunched to continue the rebuilding efforts in Haiti after the earthquake that devastated the country one year ago today. For a small donation, you'll have access to a library of songs for one year that will be added to every month.

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Download To Donate For Haiti v2.0 Launches

Music for Relief and Causecast are proud to launch DOWNLOAD TO DONATE v2.0. Building on the successful 2010 Download to Donate for Haiti digital compilation album, Music for Relief and Causecast have teamed up to expand the program with an innovative, and rewarding new approach to fundraising.

DOWNLOAD TO DONATE v2.0 encourages people to make a one-time $10 donation to the continued rebuilding of Haiti via cell phone (text RELIEF to 41010) or through Downloadtodonate.org (via credit card).

As a thank you, donors will receive a one year subscription to a growing catalogue of music donated by hundreds of artists. Inaugural tracks will be made available in January from artists including: ALANIS MORISSETTE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, CARIBOU, THE CRYSTAL METHOD, EVEREST, THE GLITCH MOB, KENNA, KIMBERLY CALDWELL, LANGHORNE SLIM, LINKIN PARK, LUPE FIASCO, METRIC, ONE ESKIMO, SLASH, SWITCHFOOT, THRICE, TREVOR HALL and YEASAYER.

Donations received will go directly to nonprofit partners working to rebuild Haiti - Artists for Peace and Justice, charity: water, Music For Relief, Partners In Health, and The United Nations Foundation. The program will support the medium and long-term challenges of recovery, including delivery of food, access to clean water and sanitation, comprehensive medical care and rehabilitation services, as well as the rebuilding of schools for children affected by the earthquake.

Visit www.downloadtodonate.org now to make a donation.

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Download the official 2011 North American Tour digital EP, for free

We are excited to have three great bands come out with us on the upcoming North American Tour—The Prodigy, Pendulum and Does it Offend You, Yeah?. To help you get to know them, we put together a free digital EP containing a high quality MP3 from each band, as well as two live LP tracks from our recent show in Tel Aviv. We hope that you'll become as big a fan of these bands as we are. Get to the show early and check 'em out.

-Chester

P.S. If you like those live LP tracks, you can download any show you want at downloads.linkinpark.com. Also, if you're coming to a show on this tour, your ticket will come with an MP3 download of the entire performance.

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