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Jake Bugg rocks Bowery Ballroom

Jake Bugg will release his American debut on

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Jake Bugg has no business singing the Johnny Cash classic “Folsom Prison Blues.”

The 18-year-old from Nottingham, England, looks about as likely to shoot a man in Reno “just to watch him die” as Taylor Swift. Actually, even less so – especially last night, with Bugg dressed in his Fred Perry track suit top, looking slightly nervous at the sold-out Bowery Ballroom for his first American performance...

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Intro 1.14.13: Videos from Jessie Ware, Selena Gomez, Jake Bugg and more

British singer Jessie Ware is kicking off 2013

Photo credit: James Moriarty / Universal

Jessie Ware is being touted as “the next Adele.” The British singer's American takeover plans begin at Bowery Ballroom Thursday. Intro brings you the week’s hottest videos and shows every Monday. To catch up on all the Intros and watch classic Long Island music scene videos, check out Newsday Music’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/newsdaymusic.

THE LIST JESSIE WARE, “If You're...

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