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• Grammys 2020: How To Watch or Stream Online

  22-01-2020 23:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  This year's show airs this Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
  
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• Female Board Members Defend Recording Academy Against 'Firestorm' of Allegations

  22-01-2020 23:54
  
  The four women on the eifght-member executive committee for The Recording Academy’s board of directors released a statement Wednesday (Jan. 22...
  
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• Camila Cabello Says She & Shawn Mendes 'Will Walk Onstage in Our Underwear' if They Win a Grammy

  22-01-2020 23:46
  
  Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes know what you did last summer, and the pair certainly know what Twenty One Pilots did three Grammy Awards ago -- and...
  
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• J Hus shares snippets of new album and confirms release date

  22-01-2020 23:39 via nme.com
  
  J Hus has shared snippets of his second album online and confirmed the record’s release date.
  The rapper, who released his debut album ‘Common Sense’ in 2017, previously shared two new singles last year in ‘Must Be’ and ‘No Denying’.
  A leak of Hus’ second album, which appears to be called ‘Militérian Melodies’, appeared online earlier this year. It followed the musician revealing he had had his music stolen from him. “I&rsq
  
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• Lil Nas X finds relationships 'hard' because he falls in love 'super-easily'

  22-01-2020 23:35 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Old Town Road' hitmaker has revealed he has "met a lot of great people this year" but admits it has been difficult to find someone because he is too "busy".
  
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• Exiled Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan Booked for 'Good Morning America' Appearance

  22-01-2020 23:33
  
  Recording Academy president/CEO Deborah Dugan is booked to appear on tomorrow’s Good Morning America (Jan. 23). On the show, she's...
  
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• Hayley Williams explains meaning of Petals For Armor: “The way for me to protect myself best is to be vulnerable”

  22-01-2020 23:13 via nme.com
  
  Paramore’s Hayley Williams has explained the meaning behind her Petals For Armor project in a new interview.Read more: Hayley Williams – ‘Simmer’ track review: solo debut from Paramore singer is a dark, twisted pop curveballEarlier today (January 22), the musician premiered ‘Simmer’, the first track to be taken from her debut solo album, which is titled ‘Petals For Armor’.
  Speaking to BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac, Williams gave some insight i
  
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• Rush Infuses Hot Rock Songs Chart After Neil Peart's Death, Led by 'Tom Sawyer'

  22-01-2020 23:07
  
  Multiple songs from Rush's vast catalog reach Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart dated Jan. 25 following the death of longtime drummer Neil...
  
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• Bad Wolves Land Third Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 in Four Tries With 'Killing Me Slowly'

  22-01-2020 23:01
  
  Bad Wolves are now three-for-four in topping Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, as "Killing Me Slowly" rises 2-1 on the...
  
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• The Estate of Michael Jackson and BMI Extend Catalog Representation

  22-01-2020 23:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Michael Jackson Estate has inked a renewal agreement with BMI to continue to represent the performing rights in Michael Jackson’s songwriting catalog. The new deal extends BMI’s uninterrupted 41-year relationship with the King of Pop. The Estate and BMI last renewed the agreement back in 2014. Jackson first signed with BMI at the beginning […]The post The Estate of Michael Jackson and BMI Extend Catalog Representation appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Jessica Simpson to Release First New Music in 10 Years, Along With Memoir 'Open Book'

  22-01-2020 22:55
  
  Jessica Simpson is opening up about her difficult past in an upcoming memoir titled Open Book. And with it, the songstress is unveiling six new...
  
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• Watch Max Richter Turn His Tiny Desk Concert into a Major, Thought-Provoking Symphony

  22-01-2020 22:46
  
  Somewhere in the mesmerizing string arrangements, the breathless ballads played without words being sung and Max Richter's tragic, history-...
  
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• Juice WRLD’s cause of death confirmed

  22-01-2020 22:37 via nme.com
  
  World-renowned Chicago rapper Juice WRLD died of an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled Wednesday.
  Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituaryJuice WRLD, whose legal name was Jarad Higgins, died on December 8 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn after experiencing cardiac arrest-like symptoms upon arriving at Chicago’s Midway Airport.
  Law enforcement officials were waiting at Midway for the rapper’s private plane to land, h
  
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• Wyclef Jean Announces Cannabis Product Line With Cali Life

  22-01-2020 22:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Artist will be performing at WEEDCon Hollywood Expo this week
  
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• Juice WRLD Cause of Death Revealed

  22-01-2020 22:33
  
  It's been well over a month since the death of Juice WRLD on Dec. 8, and on Wednesday (Jan. 22), the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office...
  
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• Paramore’s Hayley Williams Plays The Slasher And The Final Girl In Creepy ‘Simmer’ Video

  22-01-2020 22:25
  
  Hayley Williams has released a chilling new video for 'Simmer,' the start of her solo era. It'll appear on her forthcoming project, 'Petals For Armor.'
  
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• Juice WRLD’s Death Ruled an Accidental Overdose

  22-01-2020 22:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cook County Medical Examiner's Office released autopsy following surprise death of young rapper in December, announcing discovery of oxycodone and codeine
  
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• Ultra Miami 2020 Lineup Adds Gryffin, Kygo, DJ Snake b2b Malaa, Gareth Emery & More

  22-01-2020 22:23
  
  Some festivals drop a phase 2 lineup with a couple extra headliners and call it a day. Ultra Music Festival in Miami, meanwhile, could have shared...
  
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• StarVista Blues Musician Delbert McClinton's Sandy Beaches Cruise

  22-01-2020 22:09
  
  Entertainment cruise producer StarVista Live has acquired Sandy Beaches Cruise, founded by married couple blues musician Delbert McClinton and music...
  
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• StarVista Acquires Blues Musician Delbert McClinton's Sandy Beaches Cruise

  22-01-2020 22:09
  
  Entertainment cruise producer StarVista Live has acquired Sandy Beaches Cruise, founded by married couple blues musician Delbert McClinton and music...
  
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• Netflix Says They’ll Never Have Ads, CEO Explains Why

  22-01-2020 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  As music streaming services welcome ads, Netflix’s CEO backs the paid-only model. As music-streaming services (and certain video-streaming platforms) continue to embrace ads, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has doubled down on his pro-subscription, anti-advert philosophy. During Netflix’s 2019 earnings call, which took place on Tuesday, Hastings reiterated his belief that ads are exploitative, that an […]The post Netflix Says They’ll Never Have Ads, CEO Explains Why appeared f
  
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• Pete Wentz Has 'Already Peaked This Decade' After 'Price Is Right' Appearance

  22-01-2020 21:52
  
  Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump visited The Price Is Right on Tuesday (Jan. 22) during...
  
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• Go-Go’s to Return to Touring in Support of Upcoming Showtime Doc

  22-01-2020 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will be playing theaters and more intimate venues this summer
  
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• Lizzo says her body is not “a trend”: “I’m so much more than that”

  22-01-2020 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has said her body is “not a trend” in a new interview.
  The star has become a figurehead for the body positivity movement after speaking openly and confidently about her figure.
  Read more: The Big Read – Lizzo: “If I feel worthy, then everyone gonna want to eat my pussy”
  In a new interview with Rolling Stone she spoke briefly about her experiences with embracing her own body and how it has become the focus of a lot of the attention on her. “I’v
  
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• All-American Rejects Guitarist Nickolas Wheeler Signs With Waldman Management

  22-01-2020 21:37
  
  The All-American Rejects guitarist Nickolas Wheeler has signed to Waldman Management as a producer and songwriter. Wheeler, who is a founding...
  
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• Inside the Grammy Museum, From BTS to Alicia Keys to Peggy Lee

  22-01-2020 21:33
  
  "Surreal." That's how Michael Sticka describes his plum gig as the president of the Grammy Museum, which embodies a core mission...
  
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• Roddy Ricch Survives the Crash in Ominous 'Boom Boom Room' Video

  22-01-2020 21:30
  
  Roddy Ricch is having a moment. With it being Grammy week, where he's up for three noms, and having the No. 1 song in the country with "The...
  
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• Destructo Shares 4-Hour FriendShip Set Feat. Griz, Boys Noize, Bob Moses & Danny Daze

  22-01-2020 21:16
  
  Ahoy, ShipFam and land lubbers alike. Your friendly captain Gary Richards, aka DJ and producer Destructo, aka the head of All My Friends and its...
  
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• Slash says music industry changes have left Guns N’ Roses uncertain about next album release

  22-01-2020 21:12 via nme.com
  
  Slash has suggested that changes in the way albums are released has prompted a delay with Guns N’ Roses first album in more than a decade.
  The legendary guitarist spoke at a music convention at the weekend (January 18-19), telling Guitar.com that “stuff is happening” with regards to a new LP “but there are no specifics.” He continued: “More than anything, it’s because of the nature of the industry right now.”After the interviewer at the NAMM conven
  
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• APA Hires Veteran Agents Chyna Chuan-Farrell, Akiko Rogers

  22-01-2020 21:06
  
  APA partners and co-heads of worldwide music Steve Martin and Bruce Solar have jointly announced the hire of veteran music agents Chyna Chuan-Farrell...
  
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• Lizzo Always Knew She’d Be At The Grammys — Her Old Tweets Are Proof

  22-01-2020 20:59
  
  Look back at Lizzo's old tweets about the Grammys, which prove how far she's come and how passionately she predicted she'd perform at the show one day.
  
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• Downtown Music Is Going ‘Full Stack’ — Acquires Amsterdam-Based FUGA

  22-01-2020 20:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Downtown Music Holdings’s AVL Digital Group has acquired FUGA, an Amsterdam-based digital music distributor and service provider. The purchase, which was announced publicly this morning (January 22nd), is the latest in a series of aggressive, growth-minded investments from Downtown. In March of 2019, the company finalized an estimated $200 million deal and assumed ownership of […]The post Downtown Music Is Going ‘Full Stack’ — Acquires Amsterdam-Based FUGA appeared
  
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• Hayley Williams Announces Solo LP ‘Petals for Armor,’ Shares ‘Simmer’

  22-01-2020 20:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Warren Fu-directed video shows Paramore singer running from an unseen monster
  
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• Gloria Estefan to Star on 'Red Table Talk: The Estefans' for Facebook Watch

  22-01-2020 20:46
  
  Facebook Watch announced Wednesday (Jan. 22) a spin-off of their original series Red Table Talk that will feature Latin music icon...
  
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• Listen to ‘Simmer’, the first solo song from Paramore’s Hayley Williams aka Petals For Armor

  22-01-2020 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Paramore’s Hayley Williams has shared her first solo single under the moniker Petals For Armor, titled ‘Simmer’.
  The musician had been teasing the release in a series of social media posts, which featured a series of black boxes with no caption. A recent post on the official Petals For Armor Instagram account added the line: “How to draw the line between wrath and mercy”.
  ‘Simmer’ was released earlier today (January 22) with a music video directed by War
  
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• Meghan Trainor Unveils 'Treat Myself' Track List, Including Pussycat Dolls Collaboration

  22-01-2020 20:36
  
  Meghan Trainor is almost done teasing her fans with emoji riddles to guess the song titles from her upcoming third studio album Treat...
  
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• Grimes creates ‘WarNymph’ social media profiles for her unborn baby

  22-01-2020 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has made social profiles for her unborn baby and posted the first 3D animated impression of her child, dubbed with a message of an impending apocalypse.
  The ‘4ÆM’ artist, who releases her fifth album ‘Miss_Anthropocene’ next month, recently revealed that she is pregnant with her first child. The pop experimentalist is dating Tesla founder Elon Musk, with whom she is expecting.
  Read more: Grimes’ new album ‘Miss_Anthropocene’: release date, t
  
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• Hayley Williams' First Solo Song Is Here: Watch the Paramore Frontwoman's Horror Flick 'Simmer' Video

  22-01-2020 20:29
  
  Last month, Hayley Williams promised fans a sampling of a new solo project, her first outside Paramore. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Williams introduced...
  
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• Hayley Williams' First Solo Single Is Here: Watch the Paramore Frontwoman's Horror Flick 'Simmer' Video

  22-01-2020 20:29
  
  Last month, Hayley Williams promised fans a sampling of a new solo project, her first outside Paramore. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Williams introduced...
  
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• Watch RuPaul Teach Lilly Singh How to Play Dirty Charades

  22-01-2020 20:21
  
  For the last decade, RuPaul has proven to be an excellent judge of talent through his work on RuPaul's Drag Race. And on Tuesday night, his...
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Poolside and Amo Amo, ‘Around the Sun’

  22-01-2020 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  New single uses lush production to take the edge off isolation
  
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• Looking for Brendon Urie in the Taylor Swift 'Miss Americana' Trailer? Here's Where to Find Him

  22-01-2020 20:09
  
   Brendon Urie was excited to see "ME!" -- or himself, rather -- in the trailer for Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary Miss...
  
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• Brendon Urie Points Out Where You Can Find Him in Taylor Swift's 'Miss Americana' Trailer

  22-01-2020 20:09
  
   Brendon Urie was excited to see "ME!" -- or himself, rather -- in the trailer for Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary Miss...
  
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• Coldplay Performs Final Show of 'World Tour' in Los Angeles, Supporting A New Way of Life Reentry Project

  22-01-2020 19:52
  
  Coldplay fans know that unfortunately, the band will not be embarking on a Head Full of Dreams-esque tour to support their latest album, ...
  
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• Coldplay Performs Final Show of 'World Tour' in Los Angeles, Supporting A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project

  22-01-2020 19:52
  
  Coldplay fans know that unfortunately, the band will not be embarking on a Head Full of Dreams-esque tour to support their latest album, ...
  
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• Tove Lo would love to duet with Billie Eilish

  22-01-2020 19:51 via music-news.com
  
  The Swedish pop star recently released the tracks 'Bikini Porn' and 'Passion And Pain Taste The Same When I'm Weak', which she recorded with the
  
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• Taylor Swift is set to release new song 'Only The Young'

  22-01-2020 19:48 via music-news.com
  
  The US pop superstar recorded the track for her upcoming Netflix documentary, 'Miss Americana', which is set to hit the streaming service on January 31.
  
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• Amazon Claims More Than 55 Million Music Streaming Users

  22-01-2020 19:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon says its Amazon Music streaming service has surpassed 55 million customers. There are six different pricing tiers for its streaming service, including a free ad-supported tier. Amazon Music first launched in October 2016, but it still lags behind Apple Music and Spotify. Just last summer, Apple Music announced 60 million subscribers. Last quarter, Spotify […]The post Amazon Claims More Than 55 Million Music Streaming Users appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• EXO's Chanyeol & Mq Urge You to Take a 'Slow Walk' With New Collab: Watch

  22-01-2020 19:43
  
  Take a break from the hectic pace of your life and go on a “slow walk,” as EXO’s Chanyeol and producer Mq suggest with their...
  
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• What Should Win Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammys? Vote!

  22-01-2020 19:41
  
  This week will end on a high note when the 62nd annual Grammy Awards will be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday. As the race remains...
  
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