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• Michael Jackson Estate Wants HBO Meeting After 'Leaving Neverland' Doc Gets Release Date

  08-02-2019 23:48
  
  Just as HBO sets a March 3 premiere date for Leaving Neverland, the documentary that left audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in tears with...
  
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• Pusha T Signs New Deal With Adidas: Report

  08-02-2019 23:38
  
  Following a banner 2018, Pusha T looks to cash in on his expanded brand through a number of lucrative avenues. Adidas seems to recognize...
  
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• Grammy Nominees Dua Lipa & Nipsey Hussle Shine at Warner Music Group's Pre-Grammy Party

  08-02-2019 23:06
  
  The air in Los Angeles may be unseasonably cold, but that didn’t stop partygoers from reveling in the Grammy weekend festivities -- which...
  
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• This Week in Latin Notas: Maluma & J Balvin Reunite, Natti Natasha Is Ready for the Runway

  08-02-2019 22:53
  
  This week in Latin Notas, Maluma and J Balvin mess with fans on social media, Natti Natasha to walk the New York Fashion Week runway, and Daddy...
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie's 'Northern Lights' Shines at No. 1 on Adult Alternative Songs Chart

  08-02-2019 22:53
  
  Death Cab for Cutie notches its sixth No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart, as "Northern Lights" ascends 3-1 on...
  
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• Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out ICE for Detaining 21 Savage

  08-02-2019 22:43
  
  It's been five days since 21 Savage was brought in by ICE, and the "Bank Account" rapper's future still remains in peril. New York...
  
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• 'Wicked' Movie Gets 2021 Release Date From Universal

  08-02-2019 22:16
  
  The film adaptation of Wicked, the long-running Wizard of Oz spinoff musical that first hit Broadway in 2003, has been given a...
  
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• Michael Jackson Doc 'Leaving Neverland' Gets March Release Date at HBO

  08-02-2019 22:03
  
  HBO isn't backing down on its Michael Jackson documentary, Leaving Neverland.
  Amid an unsubstantiated report that the network...
  
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• Vampire Weekend Tour Adds Soccer Mommy, Chicano Batman & More as Opening Acts

  08-02-2019 21:35
  
  On Friday (Feb. 8), Vampire Weekend announced the opening acts joining them on their new Father of the Bride Tour. Los Angeles natives Chicano Batman...
  
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• Who Will Win in the Latin Categories at the 2019 Grammys?

  08-02-2019 21:34
  
  Which Latino artists will walk away with a Golden Gramophone at the 2019 Grammys on Sunday?
  Billboard Latin’s editorial team made their...
  
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• Liam Hemsworth thrilled Miley Cyrus took his last name

  08-02-2019 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The couple''s simple Tennessee wedding was just like they had imagined it would be.
  
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• Katy Perry: 'I'm not sure marriage is for me'

  08-02-2019 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer appreciates the lessons she has learned from being in a relationship.
  
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• Secretly Distribution Partners With AMPED for Physical Releases

  08-02-2019 21:25
  
  AMPED, the indie distribution arm of wholesaling giant Alliance Entertainment, has just landed a deal to handle physical distribution for Secretly...
  
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• Brownies & Lemonade Announce Miami Music Week Party With Dog Blood, A-Trak b2b Anna Lunoe & More

  08-02-2019 21:21
  
  It's shaping up to be an amazing first half of 2019 for Skrillex and Boys Noize fans. The pair's rare and rowdy duo Dog Blood is taking huge...
  
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• Def Jam Puts a Spotlight on Its Rising Roster With 'Undisputed' Grammy Week Studio Session

  08-02-2019 21:12
  
  In celebration of Grammy Week, Def Jam Recordings hosted an "Open Studio" event on Thursday to promote the label's upcoming...
  
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• Hailey Bieber Talks Justin's Proposal, Reveals Some Wedding Details for Vogue's '73 Questions': Watch

  08-02-2019 21:06
  
  Hailey Bieber isn’t shy when asked some of the questions that fans of her and husband Justin have been dying to ask the newlyweds on Vogue...
  
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• PledgeMusic's Failed Promise Leaves Artists in Limbo and the Future of Music Crowdfunding in Jeopardy

  08-02-2019 21:04
  
  For the past nine months, electro-industrial band ohGr has been fielding questions from fans asking why they haven't received the CDs, records,...
  
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• Radio City Christmas Spectacular Kicks Up Record-Breaking Holiday Haul With 2018-19 Shows

  08-02-2019 20:48
  
  There has arguably been no more consistent presence in live events over the last century than the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The holiday-...
  
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• Shangela 'Thrilled' to Be on Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Album: 'You Gotta Be Kidding'

  08-02-2019 20:47
  
  Shangela is living a dream.
  “I always thought that just waking up in LA was enough, but waking up in LA and being featured on Ariana Grande...
  
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• Publisher's Quarterly: Marshmello Sweetens UMPG's Market Share as Sony/ATV Keeps No. 1 Spot in Q4

  08-02-2019 20:43
  
  Sony/ATV Music Publishing retains its lead in the publisher rankings for the fifth consecutive quarter, following an earlier five-year run as the top...
  
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• Pink Brings Stadium Show to Hollywood Palladium, Kicks Off Citi Sound Vault: Recap

  08-02-2019 20:41
  
  On Thursday night, P!nk roared through “Get the Party Started” -- a fitting way to kick off Grammy weekend, as well as her Citi Sound...
  
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• Viva Friday Playlist: New Music by Alejandro Sanz, Nicky Jam, Raymix & More

  08-02-2019 20:39
  
  Viva Friday is a compilation of the best new songs, albums and videos recommended by Billboard Latin editors.Raymix feat. ATL - “Sola”...
  
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• Kaskade Blends R&B With House on 'Love Me Like You Used To' Feat. Cecilia Gault: Listen

  08-02-2019 20:32
  
  Kaskade's most beloved work has always been his most beautiful, romantic melodies. Lately, he's been moving in more of a bass house party...
  
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• Tyga Parties in the Tropics for New 'Girls Have Fun' Video Feat. G-Eazy & Rich the Kid: Watch

  08-02-2019 20:12
  
  After a trip to Atlanta to watch his Los Angeles Rams lose in the Super Bowl, Tyga quickly got back to work. T-Raww headed down to a tropical resort...
  
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• 'Ghostin' Is the Emotional Peak of Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' (And One of Her Best Songs Ever)

  08-02-2019 20:08
  
  "Ghostin" shows up in the middle of Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next album like a trap door.
  The set had been gradually picking...
  
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• Best New Artist Nominees Dua Lipa, H.E.R. Bebe Rexha & More on Display at Spotify Pre-Grammy Party

  08-02-2019 19:26
  
  Surveying the insane mobs of humanity clamoring to get into Spotify's Best New Artist Grammy party at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night (Feb. 7...
  
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• Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Join Forces for Anticipated '2009' Project: Listen

  08-02-2019 19:16
  
  Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y's long-awaited joint project finally arrived Friday (Feb. 8). 2009 drops nearly 10 years after the pair of weed lovers...
  
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• Who's Presenting & Performing at the 2019 Grammys?

  08-02-2019 19:16
  
  The biggest night in music is just two days away and before host Alicia Keys kicks things off on Sunday night (Feb. 10), we’ve rounded up...
  
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• Primary Wave in Gospel Push With Gaither Music Group Partnership

  08-02-2019 19:09
  
  Primary Wave Music Publishing announced their partnership with Gaither Music Group on Thursday (Feb. 7). Primary Wave hopes to expand into...
  
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• The Specials win rollercoaster chart battle to secure first number 1 album with Encore

  08-02-2019 18:59 via music-news.com
  
  The Specials have won this week’s hectic race for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Ariana Grande keeps singles top spot, Billie Eilish scores highest new entry

  08-02-2019 18:58 via music-news.com
  
  Rising star Billie Eilish claims this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart as her latest track Bury A Friend debuts inside the Top 10.
  
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• The Inside Story on How Interscope Signed Its Next Star, DaBaby

  08-02-2019 18:55
  
  NAME DaBaby
  LABEL Interscope
  On Jan. 23, Interscope, in partnership with South Coast Music Group, signed 27-year-old rapper DaBaby....
  
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• Behind the Intros On 'Thank U, Next': How Ariana Grande Featured Her Nonna, Her Best Friend and a 'Drag Race' Star

  08-02-2019 18:51
  
  Arianators are having a heyday with Ariana Grande's new album, Thank U, Next, which arrived promptly at midnight Feb. 8. But while many are...
  
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• 'We Were Ashamed' of the Rock on the Range Experience: Wimmer and Hayes Talk AEG Divorce

  08-02-2019 18:47
  
  Danny Wimmer and his lawyer-turned-business partner and longtime friend Danny Hayes have sage advice for anyone wanting to get into the rock space...
  
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• R3HAB & Icona Pop's Sunny 'This Is How We Party' Is a Body Mover: Listen

  08-02-2019 18:45
  
  Press play on R3HAB's Icona Pop collaboration "This Is How We Party," a bonafide bouncer. It's the kind of feel-good...
  
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• Above & Beyond Announce Two-Day Gorge Show, Get Heavy On Instrumental 'Distorted Truth': Watch

  08-02-2019 18:44
  
  Can anyone make a vocal trance track as emotionally-thrilling as Above & Beyond? People regularly cry at the trio's concerts, and yet, it...
  
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• Lil Baby Arrested For Reckless Driving in Atlanta

  08-02-2019 18:40
  
  Rapper Lil Baby (born Dominique Jones) was arrested by Georgia State Patrol officers on Thursday evening (Feb. 7) on charges of failure to use a turn...
  
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• The Specials Hit U.K. Album Summit With 'Encore'

  08-02-2019 18:38
  
  In one of the more dramatic chart returns of recent memory, reunited ska band The Specials have the new No. 1 album in the U.K. with Encore...
  
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• Feed Me Finds a Soft Groove on 'Feel Love' Feat. Rosie Doonan From New LP: Listen

  08-02-2019 18:29
  
  Is it possible for people to change? Can brutal beasts become charming princes? Feed Me proves he can still surprise fans with his lstest single....
  
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• Jorma Taccone Says Lonely Island Is Working On Fyre Festival Spoof: 'We're Figuring It All Out Right Now'

  08-02-2019 18:28
  
  Jorma Taccone has revealed his plans to make a big-screen parody of the Fyre Festival.
  Taccone is working on the Fyre Festival film with Seth Rogen...
  
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• George Michael's Art Collection Set for Christie's Auction

  08-02-2019 18:22
  
  George Michael left a rich legacy of music — and of visual art. The musician’s collection of works by some of Britain’s most...
  
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• Diplo & Octavian Drop R&B Gem 'New Shapes': Watch

  08-02-2019 18:18
  
  Imagine being such a dope up-and-coming artist, Diplo has to hunt you down. That's kind of what happened with Octavian, the French-...
  
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• Pentatonix Talk New Music, World Tour, Being Ariana Grande 'Stans': Watch

  08-02-2019 18:15
  
  Pentatonix stopped to chat with Billboard at the Power 100 event on Thursday (Feb. 7), where they discussed their upcoming world tour, why social...
  
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• Elhae Heads to Havana to Capture New 'Hennessy' Visual: Premiere

  08-02-2019 18:00
  
  ELHAE is currently gearing up for the release of his anticipated Trouble in Paradise album coming up later this month (Feb. 22). The 25-year-old...
  
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• Billboard Names Annie Reuter Country Correspondent, Promotes Melinda Newman to Exec Editor West Coast & Nashville

  08-02-2019 18:00
  
  Billboard is deepening its commitment to its country music coverage with the addition of Annie Reuter as country correspondent.
  Reuter has...
  
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• How Troye Sivan Co-Writer Leland Succeeded In TV

  08-02-2019 17:55
  
  Raised “culturally and comedically” on All That, The Amanda Show and MADtv, Brett McLaughlin says that...
  
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• Rascal Flatts Announce 29-Stop Summer Tour

  08-02-2019 17:54
  
  Rascal Flatts are hitting the road for the Summer Playlist Tour. The 2019 dates will kick off on May 16 in two-thirds of the vocal group’s home...
  
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• Ariana Grande Tells Fans She 'Can't Stop Crying' After Album Release: 'You Guys Saved My Life'

  08-02-2019 17:45
  
  Just one hour after her highly-anticipated album Thank U, Next dropped last night (Feb. 7), Ariana Grande took to Twitter to update her fans as...
  
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• Dinah Jane Teases That New Music Is 'Around the Corner': Watch

  08-02-2019 17:43
  
  Dinah Jane caught up with Billboard on the red carpet at the Power 100 event on Thursday (Feb. 7), where she chatted about new music and which albums...
  
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• Marshmello & SVDDEN DEATH Unveil New Collaboration 'Sell Out': Listen

  08-02-2019 17:40
  
  Hold on to your heads, mellogang. You've never heard sticky-sweet Marshmello like this. His collaboration with Los Angeles dubstep demon SVDDEN...
  
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