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• Paramore’s Hayley Williams reiterates stance on ‘Misery Business’ controversy

  10-03-2020 23:56 via nme.com
  
  Hayley Williams has reiterated her stance on the controversial lyrics of Paramore‘s breakout hit, ‘Misery Business’.
  Read More: Yeah, Paramore’s ‘Misery Business’ is a banger – but it’s healthy for artists to reevaluate troublesome works
  Back in 2018, Williams announced that the track had been axed from her band’s live shows amid the ongoing debate over whether its message was “anti-feminist”. This was due to one particular line i
  
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• Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott on course for their first Number 1 album

  10-03-2020 23:52 via music-news.com
  
  Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott are speeding towards the Number 1 spot on this week’s Official Albums Chart with their latest album Manchester Calling.
  
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• SXSW Refuses to Offer Refunds Despite Event Cancellation

  10-03-2020 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The SXSW 2020 saga has taken yet another unfortunate turn, as a recent letter to the mega festival’s badge holders made clear that they won’t be receiving refunds for their passes. Instead, those who paid to attend the 10-day-long Austin event will be able to “defer” their registrations to any of the next three years’ […]The post SXSW Refuses to Offer Refunds Despite Event Cancellation appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Sorry, SXSW Will Not Be Offering Refunds

  10-03-2020 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The SXSW 2020 saga has taken yet another unfortunate turn, as a recent letter to the mega festival’s badge holders made clear that they won’t be receiving refunds for their passes. Instead, those who paid to attend the 10-day-long Austin event will be able to “defer” their registrations to any of the next three years’ […]The post Sorry, SXSW Will Not Be Offering Refunds appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Justin Bieber Unveils ‘Available’ Video Exclusively on Apple Music

  10-03-2020 23:43
  
  Justin Bieber released the fourth and final video for his Apple Music “Nature” series on Tuesday (March 10) in the form of the Changes cut, “Available.”
  The clip shows the crooner playing a graffiti covered piano in the middle of a landscape surrounded by mountains. Bieber delivers the sweet song against cotton candy skies, as animated scenes weave through the clip.His “Nature” series previously featured visuals for “E.T.A.,” “Changes&rd
  
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• Justin Bieber Unveils ‘Available’ Video

  10-03-2020 23:43
  
  Justin Bieber released the fourth and final video for his Apple Music “Nature” series on Tuesday (March 10) in the form of the Changes cut, “Available.”
  The clip shows the crooner playing a graffiti covered piano in the middle of a landscape surrounded by mountains. Bieber delivers the sweet song against cotton candy skies, as animated scenes weave through the clip.His “Nature” series previously featured visuals for “E.T.A.,” “Changes&rd
  
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• Tulisa opens up about struggle with Bell's palsy for the first time

  10-03-2020 23:39 via music-news.com
  
  The 31-year-old singer has been living with condition - which is a type of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control the muscles
  
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• BMI Postpones Latin Awards Over Health & Safety Concerns

  10-03-2020 23:36
  
  BMI announced Tuesday (March 10) it is postponing its Latin Awards scheduled to take place March 31 in Los Angeles over health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus.
  The reggaetón duo Wisin & Yandel was set to be honored with the BMI president’s award at the 27th annual BMI Latin Awards, to be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. In a press release, organizers mentioned plans to reschedule the awards for a lat
  
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• Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom 'can't wait' to add to their family

  10-03-2020 23:32 via music-news.com
  
  The 35-year-old singer is expecting her first child with Orlando - who already has nine-year-old son Flynn with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr - and sources
  
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• Maren Morris & Jon Pardi Are Competing Against Themselves for Album of the Year at ACM Awards

  10-03-2020 23:25
  
  In a sense, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi are both competing against themselves in the album of the year category at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition to being nominated for their own albums, they are featured on other albums that are nominated.
  In addition to being nominated for her second major-label album, GIRL, Morris is featured on Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard (on the track “Way Too Pretty for Prison”).
  In addition to being nominated for his third studio
  
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• These Are the 10 Best Musical Moments of CRSSD Spring 2020 Featuring Gesaffelstein, Justin Jay & More

  10-03-2020 23:17
  
  Bringing in Southern California’s festival season since 2015, CRSSD Festival has become a staple among four-on-the-floor fans from the region, and with good reason, too. While characteristics such as the venue and layout have remained largely the same, in its sixth year, CRSSD has also evolved.
  Taking place at San Diego’s Waterfront Park the weekend of March 7-8, the most recent iteration of CRSSD saw slight but powerful upgrades to sound and stage design, with carefully placed
  
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• Planned Parenthood ‘Bans Off My Body’ Benefit Concert Canceled Amid Coronavirus Fears

  10-03-2020 23:14
  
  Planned Parenthood of Greater New York was scheduled to join The Feminist Institute in a “Bans Off My Body” benefit concert on March 14, for gender equality and access to sexual and reproductive health care. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the event has been canceled.
  “In light of current public health concerns, we are disappointed to have to postpone our benefit concert,” Feminist Institute President Kathleen Landy said in a press stat
  
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• Todrick Hall Accuses Beauty Brand of ‘Stealing’ His Song: ‘I Call This Shady’

  10-03-2020 23:01
  
  Singer and actor Todrick Hall has accused German beauty brand Douglas Cosmetics of ripping off one of his songs for a recent commercial.
  In an Instagram post on Tuesday (March 10), Hall released a video of a campaign from the company featuring a song that bore a similar beat and melody to his 2019 track “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels,” with the models in the video listing off steps of a skincare regimen. In the caption, Hall called the commercial “disrespectful” and appeared t
  
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• Sorry Ultra Miami Attendees, No Refunds – Here’s What You Get

  10-03-2020 22:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Ultra Music Festival in Miami is canceled this year – but attendees aren’t getting refunds. Instead, organizers have shared an email with attendees to let them know their options. There are plenty of perks for the next Ultra Miami, but no cash for the one that won’t happen. Organizers say they’ve worked hard to […]The post Sorry Ultra Miami Attendees, No Refunds – Here’s What You Get appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• BMI Postpones Latin Awards Show, Citing COVID-19 Concerns

  10-03-2020 22:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reggaeton icons Wisin y Yandel to be honored at future show
  
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• 7digital Secures a Critical Loan to Keep the Lights On

  10-03-2020 22:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  7digital has sealed a critical loan from a UK-based lender, prolonging the company’s hunt for profitability. London-based digital music and radio services platform 7digital has secured a 12-month, $646,000 (£500,000) loan, and company executives are confident that the funds will help their brand to regain its professional footing and re-establish its position in the market. […]The post 7digital Secures a Critical Loan to Keep the Lights On appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Coachella in October? Prepare to Sweat

  10-03-2020 22:43
  
  If Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival gets postponed until October due to coronavirus concerns, festivalgoers might find themselves braving hotter temperatures than they planned for.
  The annual event in Indio, Calif., is set for the weekends of April 10 and April 17, with headliners including Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott. But fearing that local officials will pull the event’s permit — which would bring 250,000 fans to Indio over its two weekends &mda
  
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• Pentatonix, Zac Brown Band & Carlos Santana Cancel Tours Due to Coronavirus

  10-03-2020 22:37
  
  In the latest round of cancellations amid coronavirus fears, Pentatonix, Zac Brown Band and Carlos Santana have pulled the plug on their scheduled tours.
  Pentatonix announced the unfortunate news that their world tour, scheduled to kick off on March 16 in Warsaw, Poland, will no longer happen. “Despite our best efforts and intentions, it is, simply, no longer possible for us to execute this tour the way we want to: safely, confidently and completely,” their statement read. The group
  
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• ICM Partners Acquires London’s Primary Talent International

  10-03-2020 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Global talent agency ICM Partners has acquired Primary Talent International, a London-based live music organizer that’s worked with an array of prominent artists. As ICM Partners represents many well-known bands and musicians (in addition to entertainment mainstays in film, television, and other professional spheres), the deal is expected to greatly enhance their international tour offerings. […]The post ICM Partners Acquires London’s Primary Talent International appeared firs
  
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• Camilo & Evaluna, Plus More Latin Music Couples Who Have Songs Together

  10-03-2020 22:34
  
  After dating, getting married and releasing music individually, newlyweds Camilo and Evaluna Montaner have dropped their first-ever collaboration “Por Primera Vez.”
  The romantic pop song, written by Camilo Echeverry, Evaluna Montaner, Juan Morelli, Jon Leone and Gabriel Edgar González Pérez, comes on the heels of their big day, Feb. 8. It tells the couple’s heartfelt journey to marriage and how they’re sharing many experiences together for the first time. Th
  
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• Coronavirus Could Sideline Mandy Moore’s Tour, But It Didn’t Keep Her From ‘Ellen’

  10-03-2020 22:31
  
  On Tuesday’s (March 10) Ellen DeGeneres Show, Mandy Moore said she feared coronavirus could threaten her first tour in 13 years in support of her new album Silver Landings. But she found a silver lining when she got to perform “Save a Little for Yourself” on the show.
  Moore took the stage alongside her husband and Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, and the romantic setting with yellow lights shimmering over an ombré orange screen wasn’t inten
  
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• Meet the ‘Strictly Women’ Who Guided the Rise of Iconic Dance Label Strictly Rhythm

  10-03-2020 22:30
  
  The image of a red brick wall with the phrase “Strictly Rhythm” scribbled on it in black marker symbolizes not only the iconic Strictly Rhythm label, but the ’90s New York underground club scene in which the label was deeply influential.
  Founded in 1989, the independent dance imprint celebrated its three-decade run with Strictly Rhythm: The Definitive 30 compilation, which was released in late 2019. The project featured all of the artists that defined the label, from Armand Van
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Eternal Atake’ Album: Decoded

  10-03-2020 22:26
  
  After going more than two years without dropping a project, Lil Uzi Vert emerged from the ashes with the surprise release of his long-awaited Eternal Atake album on Friday (March 6). Excited fans immediately sunk their teeth into the 18-track effort, and they even threw out several theories in an attempt to break down the concept album.
  Uzi’s mysteriousness adds another layer of entertainment to the spectacle, as he co-signed several fans’ ideas and declined others. The only problem,
  
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• Lil Baby Admits He’s ‘Kinda Excited’ About Massive First-Week Numbers for ‘My Turn’

  10-03-2020 22:22
  
  In the week of his sophomore album My Turn debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Lil Baby stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about his massive first week.
  Co-host Charlamagne Tha God gassed him up for his first No. 1 album, saying, “I saw you say that you don’t care about numbers, but I think it’s a different ballgame when you do 200,” he said, referencing the fact that Baby earned 197,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in
  
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• Pet Shop Boys pay tribute to former manager Tom Watkins, who has died aged 70

  10-03-2020 22:16 via nme.com
  Former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins has died at the age of 70.
  Watkins passed away on February 24, his friends confirmed (via The Guardian). His funeral took place earlier today (March 10).
  A cause of death has not yet been announced, though Watkins had suffered from strokes, a liver transplant and diabetes in recent years.
  Watkins began managing Pet Shop Boys – aka Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe – back in 1984. Under his guidance, they released their number one singles ‘West
  
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• Zac Brown Band Postpone Spring Tour, Citing Coronavirus Concerns

  10-03-2020 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Group's summer Roar With the Lions Tour dates expected to resume as normal
  
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• Rihanna Just Opened Fenty Beauty’s First TikTok House & We’re Dying to Move In

  10-03-2020 22:09
  
  Five lucky TikTok creators now report to Rihanna as their landlord after the makeup mogul opened Fenty Beauty’s first TikTok house over the weekend.
  Rihanna unveiled the Los Angeles, Calif. house on Friday, March 6. “We are standing in the official first Fenty Beauty TikTok home,” she said at the launch party. “I just wanted to create a platform for the next wave of content creators. I think our generation is the sickest, the illest, the most creative. I can’t do it
  
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• Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak share funky new song ‘Don’t Slack’

  10-03-2020 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak have teamed up for a new song ‘Don’t Slack’ – listen below.Read more: Anderson .Paak live in Birmingham: a performance masterclass and a moving tribute to Mac MillerThe collaboration features in the new Trolls World Tour animated movie, in which Timberlake both stars and serves as executive producer of the soundtrack.
  Speaking to Zane Lowe on his Apple Music Beats 1 show, Timberlake said of the collaboration: “I hope he doesn&rsq
  
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• Foals Create Hand-Washing PSA for ‘Wash Off’ Music Video

  10-03-2020 22:01
  
  A standout from Foals’ 2019 album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 is the high-energy “Wash Off.”
  The group unveiled a new video for the tune on Monday (March 9), and played off the fitting title amid the coronavirus spread by turning the clip into a hand-washing PSA. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, to effectively wash your hands, you must scrub for 20 seconds, which is equal to singing the “Happy Birthday”
  
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• Katy Perry Belts Her Heart Out During First ‘Never Worn White’ Performance

  10-03-2020 21:49
  
  Katy Perry performs "Never Worn White" for the first time and talks about pregnancy and new music during an appearance on Australia's "The Project."
  
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• Ellie Goulding has found a new sense of independence since getting married

  10-03-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Love Me Like You Do' singer tied the knot with Caspar Jopling in August 2019 and feels that the union has liberated her.
  
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• Hole’s Courtney Love and Melissa Auf der Maur’s live reunion postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

  10-03-2020 21:41 via nme.com
  
  Former Hole members Courtney Love and Melissa Auf der Maur‘s planned live reunion has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  The pair were due to perform together at the Feminist Institute’s ‘Bans Off My Body’ benefit event in New York City this coming Saturday (March 14).Read More: From Hole to Hollywood, NME Icon Award winner Courtney Love’s most iconic momentsNow, it has now been confirmed that the entire Town Hall show has been scrapped a
  
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• Robbie Williams on Returning to Las Vegas & Why Nobody Says No to Taylor Swift

  10-03-2020 21:40
  
  Robbie Williams has a pretty simple goal heading into his 2020 Las Vegas residency: to please absolutely everyone. That’s all!
  “I want people who have never seen me before to come to the show and be entertained and not be bored,” he tells Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast (listen below) ahead of his March 24 return to Sin City for 16 new dates of Robbie Williams: Live in Las Vegas. “I’m not going to bore people with songs that they may not know from my repertoire.
  
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• Spotlight: Sex Pistol Steve Jones’ ‘Jonesy’s Jukebox’ Is Still One of LA Radio’s Most Steadfast Rock Institutions

  10-03-2020 21:35
  
  When Steve Jones, the beloved radio host and legendary Sex Pistols guitarist widely known as just Jonesy, abruptly disappeared from the airwaves late last year, listeners were surprised and concerned — but none more so than he.
  Last summer, Jones was hit with a sudden bout of Bell’s palsy that paralyzed half of his face and left his speech compromised. He took several weeks away from his popular and long-running radio show “Jonesy’s Jukebox,” which boasts an extensi
  
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• Christina Aguilera Stuns in Red Latex Thigh-High Boots at ‘Mulan’ Premiere

  10-03-2020 21:33
  
  The cast of Disney’s Mulan gathered in Hollywood on Monday night (March 9) for the film’s world premiere.
  In attendance, of course, was Christina Aguilera, who pulled on all of our nostalgic heartstrings by recording an updated version of her hit Mulan track, “Reflection,” for the reboot.She strutted onto the red carpet in pink and red gown, with a slit to show off her jaw-dropping red latex boots. To complete the look, she wore her red-highlighted hair in a hig
  
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• Marc Anthony postpones Maestro Cares Gala over coronavirus fears

  10-03-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The Changing Lives, Building Dreams gala was due to take place in New York City on Thursday.
  
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• Big Freedia on Her Unbreakable Bond & Matching Tattoo With Kesha

  10-03-2020 21:05
  
  Billboard is back with another episode of On The Block. On Tuesday (March 10), Big Freedia joined co-hosts Bianca Gracie and the versatile Jordyn Rolling, who filled in for Carl Lamarre. The Queen of Bounce’s appearance comes ahead of the release of her Louder EP, which drops on Friday (March 13), or as she calls it “Freedia the 13th.”
  Freedia is set to explore new sounds with the six-track project, but will always stay true to her bounce roots. “I wanted to do something
  
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• RuPaul’s DragCon LA Canceled Amid Growing Coronavirus Concern

  10-03-2020 21:04
  
  As the coronavirus continues to spread, RuPaul’s DragCon LA announced Tuesday (March 10) that the planned convention set to take place on May 1, 2 and 3 has been canceled.
  In a statement posted on their website, DragCon made clear that the cancellation was due directly to the outbreak of COVID-19, and that the “health and safety” of fans and queens must come first. “The situation in California (and the world) is rapidly changing, with new information coming out everyday,&
  
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• Sziget Festival announces immersive venue upgrade for 2020

  10-03-2020 21:02 via nme.com
  Sziget Festival has announced a new 360-degree immersive venue for its 2020 event.
  Boasting a world-class sound and lighting rig, the open-air Colosseum area will welcome electronic acts Honey Dijon, Chris Liebing, Dr. Rubinstein, La Fleur, Joris Voorn, Kölsch, Sasha, I Hate Models and more.Read More: Sziget 2019 – relive the magical Budapest fest with these stunning picturesUpon today’s (March 10) announcement, organisers promised that the Colosseum will be “big
  
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• Yaeji Is Back With A New Project, Single, Tour, And An Adorable Dog Named Woofa

  10-03-2020 20:59
  
  Yaeji is back with a new video for 'Waking Up Down' that's the first taste of her forthcoming project, 'What We Drew우리가 그려왔던,' that she will tour for in April after it drops.
  
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• SXSW will not be refunding tickets following coronavirus cancellation

  10-03-2020 20:57 via nme.com
  
  After SXSW announced that they would be cancelling the festival for the first time in 34 years, it appears that fans who bought tickets will not be getting a refund.Read more: UK music venues call for government help and fan support while suffering “significant” financial losses amid coronavirus fearThe 2020 edition was officially cancelled by the city of Austin last Friday (March 6). “We are devastated to share this news with you,” they wrote in a statement posted on the
  
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• Linda Ronstadt & Collaborators Look Back on ‘Mad Love’ at 40

  10-03-2020 20:54
  
  For all the speculation about 1980’s Mad Love — released 40 years ago in late February 1980 — being a new wave record, it was never the intention of Linda Ronstadt or her longtime producer Peter Asher to compete with the likes of Blondie, The Cars and the legion of acts on the vanguard of pop music at the top of the new decade.
  “I don’t think that’s how we wanted it to sound like intentionally,” Ronstadt explains from her home in San Francisco. “I
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert Goes Into Interstellar Overdrive on ‘Eternal Atake’

  10-03-2020 20:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The space-y rap superstar's highly anticipated new album was more than worth the wait.
  
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• Dream Wife announce second album and share new single ‘Sports!’

  10-03-2020 20:32 via nme.com
  
  Dream Wife have detailed their upcoming second album ‘So When You Gonna…’ and shared its first track, ‘Sports!’ – listen below.
  The London-based trio released their acclaimed self-titled debut in January 2018, with NME hailing the record as “the most exciting thing you’re going to hear this dreary January, and quite likely all 2018.”Read More: The Big Read – Dream Wife: “Just because we’ve got vaginas, i
  
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• Flashback: Billy Joel Declares That He’s ‘All for Leyna’

  10-03-2020 20:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Forty years ago this month, Billy Joel released 'Glass Houses' with this song of obsession as the lead single
  
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• Justin Timberlake And Anderson .Paak Refuse To Hold Back On ‘Don’t Slack’

  10-03-2020 19:58
  
  Justin Timberlake links up with Anderson .Paak on the new "Trolls World Tour" song "Don't Slack," and hints that they may have a joint project on the way.
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Bad Bunny’s Historic Debut Week With ‘YHLQMDLG’

  10-03-2020 19:51
  
  With the Leap Day release of his second full-length solo album YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny has achieved feats rarer than a day that comes around once every four years.
  Though the set only debuts at No. 2 on this week’s Billboard albums chart — bested by Lil Baby’s My Turn, which moves 197,000 equivalent album units — it does so with an impressive 179,000 units moved itself. That number (accomplished in a shorter sales week than Lil Baby and others, due to its Saturday r
  
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• Ultra Music Festival Will Not Issue Refunds to 2020 Ticket Holders, Offers ‘Benefit’ Package Instead

  10-03-2020 19:46
  
  Ultra Music Festival will not issue refunds to 2020 Miami edition ticket holders in light of its year-long postponement. The 21st-annual three-day event was originally scheduled for March 20—22, but was held off in light of rising Coronavirus cases in Florida and around the world. The next festival is scheduled for March 26—28, 2021.
  In an email to ticket holders and first published by The Miami Herald, sent Tuesday morning (March 10) at 12:59 am ET, Ultra promised that all 2020 tick
  
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• Poppy postpones European tour due to coronavirus response

  10-03-2020 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Poppy has postponed the European leg of her ‘I Disagree’ tour, citing local government responses to the coronavirus outbreak.Read more: The Big Read – Poppy: Human After AllThe singer was due to play at Manchester’s Academy 2 this Thursday (12 March).
  Posting on Twitter, Poppy said: “Due to several local governments in Europe shutting down live engagements, I am being forced to postpone the UK and EU leg of my I DISAGREE tour.”
  She added that tickets
  
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• Which Latin Artist Will Hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With a Spanish-Language Album First? Vote!

  10-03-2020 19:37
  
  Bad Bunny set a new chart record for a Latin artist this week, with his new album YHLQMDLG debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Amid the current explosion of Latin music on the charts, that’s officially the all-time peak for a Spanish-language project in the history of the Billboard chart.
  In the wake of Bad Bunny’s history-making accomplishment, Billboard wants to know: Which Latin artist will become the first ever with a No. 1 Spanish-language album?
  Could it be an established m
  
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