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• Here Are the Lyrics to Harry Styles' 'Adore You'

  19-12-2019 23:54
  
  Harry Styles will walk through fire for you because he only wants to "Adore You" in his third single from Fine Line, his...
  
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• A Timeline of Eminem & Nick Cannon's Decade-Long Feud

  19-12-2019 23:51
  
  The feud between Nick Cannon and Eminem over their respective relationships with Mariah Carey seems like a tale as old as time, but the decade-long...
  
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• A$AP Rocky Has Hilarious Reaction to Alleged Sex Tape

  19-12-2019 23:50
  
  A$AP Rocky woke up to talk of his sex life trending all over social media on Thursday (Dec. 19). Hours later, Rocky took to Twitter to...
  
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• My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way shows off new picks ahead of band’s first reunion show

  19-12-2019 23:38 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way has shared what his new guitar picks look like ahead of the band’s first reunion show.
  Read more: Life after death: Why My Chemical Romance still have so much more to give
  Last month, My Chemical Romance announced a comeback show at Los Angeles’ Shrine Expo Hall taking place tomorrow on December 20. Tickets went on sale on November 1 and sold out in minutes.
  Gerard Way and co. then shared details of three shows scheduled for 2020. Posting on thei
  
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• Live Nation Partners With Canadian Promoter Evenko

  19-12-2019 23:37
  
  Live Nation has announced a partnership with Canadian promoter and producer Evenko. The strategic partnership will build on a 15-year working...
  
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• Labels & Publishers Win $1 Billion Piracy Lawsuit Against Cox Communications

  19-12-2019 23:36
  
  Cox Communications was found liable for piracy infringement of more than 10,000 musical works by a U.S. District Court jury in Virgina on...
  
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• Michael Jackson Estate Settles Copyright Lawsuit With Disney Over TV Special

  19-12-2019 23:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The matter was amicably resolved," rep from Jackson estate tells Rolling Stone of 2018 lawsuit over Last Days of Michael Jackson
  
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• Yeasayer have split up: “It is a decision that has not been made lightly”

  19-12-2019 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Brooklyn experimentalists Yeasayer have announced that they have decided to part ways.
  Read more: Yeasayer interviewed: Religion, bunnies and idiosyncratic new album ‘Amen & Goodbye’
  Sharing the announcement via social media, the band posted a statement on Facebook that begins: “We have decided that Yeasayer has reached its end. It is a decision that has not been made lightly or swiftly, but the three of us agree that it is the right one at the right time.”
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• Imperiled Birds Slow Kanye West's Wyoming Building Project

  19-12-2019 23:03
  
  A imperiled bird has slowed Kanye West’s plans to construct a building on his ranch in Wyoming.
  West seeks to build a large “meditation...
  
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• Flashback: My Chemical Romance Recruit Liza Minnelli for ‘Mama’

  19-12-2019 22:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The unlikely feature was a decidedly un-emo risk that paid off for band's ambitious 'Black Parade'
  
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• Pentatonix's 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch' Is Officially Stuck in Our Heads

  19-12-2019 22:49
  
  Christmas is only six days away, and we’ll be playing Pentatonix’s new rendition of “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch” on...
  
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• Jay-Z’s Favorite Songs Of The Year List Included DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, And More

  19-12-2019 22:39
  
  Jay-Z has released a playlist of his favorite songs of the year on TIDAL. Tunes from Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and more made the list.
  
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• Vince Staples Searches for Strength on Bouncy New Track 'Hell Bound'

  19-12-2019 22:31
  
  Vince Staples has a gift for fans with the holiday season in full swing. The Long Beach native released his third single of the year with the...
  
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• Twin Atlantic to play string of UK launch shows to coincide with release of new album

  19-12-2019 22:31 via nme.com
  
  Twin Atlantic have announced that they will play a string of UK launch shows to coincide with the release of their upcoming new album, ‘Power’.
  Read more: Power: Twin Atlantic on how synesthesia and resilient DIY spirit inspired their fifth album
  The news comes after the release of new single ‘Barcelona’, a track that the band’s frontman Sam McTrusty says “is a love song about being in a film loop.”
  “It’s inspired by the unusual arp
  
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• Elmo on 40 Years of 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,' The 'Cute Gag Gift' That Keeps On Giving

  19-12-2019 22:21
  
  Elmo & Patsy's Christmas classic "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," recounting the infamous sleigh ride mishap (which,...
  
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• Monsta X Recruit Sebastian Yatra for a 'Magnetic' Collaboration: Watch

  19-12-2019 22:20
  
  The year is about to wrap up, but first, Monsta X have blessed fans with a new song in collaboration with Sebastian Yatra that dropped Thursday...
  
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• Declan McKenna gives an update on his new album: “It’s mastered and ready”

  19-12-2019 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Declan McKenna has given an update on his forthcoming second album, confirming that it’s “mastered and ready.”
  Read more: Exclusive – Declan McKenna opens up about his politically charged new single ‘British Bombs’
  The singer-songwriter took to Twitter to reveal the latest details on the follow-up to his 2017 debut ‘What Do You Think About The Car?’.
  He wrote: “Album is mastered and ready artwork shoot today went hard holy crapola she’s
  
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• Disney Settles Michael Jackson Estate's Suit Over ABC's 'Last Days' Special

  19-12-2019 22:07
  
  Disney and the Michael Jackson Estate have come to a resolution concerning ABC's The Last Days of Michael Jackson, which premiered in May...
  
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• Sofia Vergara Meets With NBC for 'America's Got Talent' Judge Spot

  19-12-2019 22:02
  
  NBC and America's Got Talent are making moves to fill the two empty judges' seats on the talent competition.
  The network and...
  
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• Hayley Kiyoko Explains Why She's So Appreciative of Tegan & Sara's Support

  19-12-2019 22:02
  
  When Hayley Kiyoko spoke with Billboard backstage at the 2019 Women in Music event, she shared advice for women who might be struggling to find...
  
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• Live Nation Halts Its War With the U.S. Government (For Now)

  19-12-2019 22:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  After receiving multiple accusations of misbehavior, the live events giant reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over ticketing practices
  
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• Vince Staples Travels Way, Way Underground in New Single ‘Hell Bound’

  19-12-2019 21:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song was released in conjunction with Staples' new project The Vince Staples Show
  
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• Watch Ashley McBryde’s Dark ‘One Night Standards’ Video

  19-12-2019 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer witnesses an act of infidelity gone wrong in latest clip
  
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• Listen to Rapper-Singer Dessa's 'Lucid' #TBT Mixtape: 'What Hits You Younger, Hits You Hard'

  19-12-2019 21:54
  
  Welcome to #TBT Mixtape, Billboard's series that showcases artists' very own throwback-themed playlists exclusive to ...
  
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• Jarvis Cocker shares an alternative version of ‘Running The World’ with German string quartet

  19-12-2019 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Jarvis Cocker has shared another version of his single 2006 ‘Running The World’ featuring a German string quartet.
  Explaining the latest take of the track on his Instagram page, the former Pulp singer said: “So here’s the story: about a month ago the @kaiserquartett sent me a recording of their arrangement of ‘Running the World’ & asked if I’d consider singing on it. So I did.
  Read more: Inside the Jarvis Cocker ‘Running The World’ Christ
  
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• Who Did You Want to Win 'The Masked Singer' Season 2? Vote!

  19-12-2019 21:37
  
  Looks like the Fox from Fox's The Masked Singer trotted all the way to the top of the competition when he was announced the winner of season 2 on...
  
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• Roxette & Juice WRLD Songs Reach LyricFind Charts Following Artists' Deaths

  19-12-2019 21:33
  
  Songs from the catalogs of both Roxette and Juice WRLD storm Billboard's LyricFind U.S. and LyricFind Global charts dated Dec. 21, following...
  
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• BTS fly on private planes to avoid 'scary' fan encounters

  19-12-2019 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  BTS use private jets to maintain their privacy.
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: KANDY, Caribou, MK & Sonny Fodera

  19-12-2019 21:30
  
  KANDY, "Let Me Down"
  Long Island-native producer KANDY (aka Kevin Schuppel) culls his second appearance on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show...
  
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• How Watching Old Beyonce Interviews Helps Cheer Megan Thee Stallion Up

  19-12-2019 21:07
  
  Megan Thee Stallion spoke with Billboard backstage at the 2019 Women in Music event, recalling how she coped with getting bullied as a child and why...
  
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• Iggy Pop, Public Enemy & More to Receive 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awards From the Recording Academy

  19-12-2019 21:03
  
  Iggy Pop, Public Enemy and the late Sister Rosetta Tharpe never won Grammy Awards in competition, but all three have been selected by the Recording...
  
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• How Ed Sheeran Set Records -- And Made History -- On The Divide Tour

  19-12-2019 20:55
  
  Months after Ed Sheeran wrapped his record-setting ÷ (Divide) tour, he adds another Billboard Boxscore win to his already impressive list...
  
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• Pedro Capó, Farruko and More on How 'Calma' Became A Sleeper Hit

  19-12-2019 20:51
  
  At 39 years old, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Pedro Capó got his first-ever Billboard No. 1 when “Calma” -- a laid-back reggae-...
  
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• Sam Smith and Normani Reveal How 'Dancing With A Stranger' Took A Slow Burn Route to Radio No. 1

  19-12-2019 20:40
  
  In an era of out-of-nowhere hits and splashy No. 1 debuts, Sam Smith and Normani’s “Dancing With a Stranger” was an old-...
  
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• Nick Cannon Digs Up Old Eminem Song With Racist Lyrics for Third Diss Track 'Canceled: Invitation'

  19-12-2019 20:40
  
  Nick Cannon possibly added the final chapter to his war of words with Eminem on Thursday (Dec. 19). Cannon fired away with a third scathing diss in...
  
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• Lauren Jauregui Reveals the Best Piece of Advice She's Ever Gotten

  19-12-2019 20:38
  
  Backstage at Billboard’s 2019 Women in Music event, Lauren Jauregui shared some inspirational messages for her fans, opening up about the...
  
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• 'Joy' to the World: The Chainsmokers Debut at No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart

  19-12-2019 20:34
  
  The Chainsmokers debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Dec. 21) with World War Joy. The set starts with 14,000...
  
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• BTS’ Jimin ranked K-pop’s top idol for second year in a row

  19-12-2019 20:30 via nme.com
  
  BTS‘ Jimin has been ranked K-pop’s top idol for the second year in a row in a poll conducted by research firm Gallup Korea.
  Read more: BTS bring the ‘Love Yourself’ era to a close with powerful and moving homecoming show in Seoul
  Gallup is an organisation dedicated to analytics and consumer trends which, aside from recording entertainment trends, are used to conduct presidential elections surveys.
  After Gallup conducted multiple polls to find out which artists, consu
  
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• Dua Lipa was a 'massive' 50 Cent fan during her teenage years

  19-12-2019 20:18 via music-news.com
  
  The 24-year-old singer has admitted to being obsessed with hip-hop music when she was growing up in Kosovo, and that
  
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• James Blake’s New Video For ‘I’ll Come Too’ Is Unbirdlievable

  19-12-2019 19:59
  
  James Blake's new video for 'I'll Come Too' is practically about penguins and albatrosses just having fun. What more could you ask for?
  
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• Watch James Blake cover Aqua’s 90s chart-topping pop anthem ‘Barbie Girl’

  19-12-2019 19:58 via nme.com
  
  James Blake has covered another track in one of his US shows, this time Aqua’s 90s pop anthem ‘Barbie Girl’.
  Read more: James Blake’s ‘Assume Form’, the five-star NME review
  Blake previously covered Billie Eilish’s ‘when the party’s over’ on the second night of his current US piano tour at at the Ace Hotel in LA.
  Blake has since performed at BAM’s Harvey Theatre in Brooklyn where he performed his downbeat take on the former 1997 U
  
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• Nghtmre & Blvk Jvck Give 'Cash Cow' With Gunna VIP Dubstep Remix: Exclusive

  19-12-2019 19:54
  
  About a month ago, Nghtmre and Atlanta rapper Gunna teamed up on a dark trap melody called "Cash Cow." The laidback head knocker plays...
  
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• Live Nation Reaches Settlement With DOJ Extending Consent Decree Through 2025

  19-12-2019 19:53
  
  Live Nation has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice's antitrust division, agreeing to extend the 2010 consent decree governing...
  
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• See Who Made Jay-Z's 2019 'Year End Picks' Playlist

  19-12-2019 19:51
  
  With the end of 2019 fast approaching, Jay-Z has returned to reveal his favorite tracks from throughout the year. Hov unveiled the 40-track...
  
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• 25 Songs From LGBTQ Artists You May Have Missed In 2019

  19-12-2019 19:49
  
  In the current musical landscape we live in, it's frankly impossible to hear every great song put out in a given year, especially if those...
  
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• Jarvis Cocker Shares New Version of ‘Running the World’ to Aid Christmas Single Campaign

  19-12-2019 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Grassroots campaign attempts to hijack Brexit-bound U.K. singles chart with explicit 2006 rallying cry
  
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• Lil Tecca on His Monster 2019: 'You Have To Be Unique. That's It'

  19-12-2019 19:33
  
  When Lil Tecca's "Ransom" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in June, the Queens rapper was just another 16-year-old trying to...
  
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• John Prine to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

  19-12-2019 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Americana songwriter joins Chicago, Roberta Flack, Iggy Pop, and others in the 2020 honor
  
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• Rob Stringer Says Sony Music Boosted Its Roster By 30% In Triumphant Year-End Memo

  19-12-2019 19:24
  
  Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer reflected on the company's year in a memo to staff today (Dec. 18), highlighting the music group...
  
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• Radiohead’s entire discography has been added to YouTube

  19-12-2019 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead‘s entire discography has been added to YouTube days after Billboard announced they will count YouTube streams when determining chart positions.
  Read more: Did Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ honesty box actually damage the music industry?
  From their 1993 debut album ‘Pablo Honey’ through to 2016’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’, you can listen to Radiohead’s back catalogue of releases via their YouTube account.
  It is not clear whether Radiohe
  
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