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• 5 Seconds of Summer Have a Caffeine-Crazed Jam Session for DIY ‘Carpool Karabloke’

  30-03-2020 23:52
  
  5 Seconds of Summer keep anything but calm in their DIY “Carpool Karabloke” segment.
  On their hourlong commute to Apple Music’s Culver City, Calif., offices to visit Beats 1 host Zane Lowe, the Aussie pop-rock group jammed out to their entire new album Calm, which arrived Friday. Frontman Luke Hemmings mimicked typical Carpool Karaoke host James Corden by doubling as the interviewer, introducing his bandmates as “an up-and-coming band. They are 5 Seconds to Mars &md
  
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• Tinashe Performs ‘Touch & Go’ Plus More Fan-Favorites During Billboard Live At-Home Concert

  30-03-2020 23:44
  
  Tinashe hosted her Billboard Live At-Home performance on Monday afternoon (March 30) to raise money for Meals on Wheels America, a nonprofit that provides nutrition and helps to eliminate isolation to the elderly.
  While chilling in her home studio where she makes all her music, the songstress performed some of her fan-favorite tunes including “Life’s Too Short,” “Wanderer” and “Touch & Go,” while also assuring her fans that her po
  
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• Hear Jason Isbell’s Songwriting Secrets

  30-03-2020 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Isbell talks about 'A Star Is Born,' his new album, and much more
  
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• Garth Brooks Sees Himself as a Songwriter First & Foremost, So Why Don’t His Awards Reflect That?

  30-03-2020 23:37
  
  The most revealing moment in the all-star concert event at which the Gershwin Prize was presented to Garth Brooks came at the very end, when a deeply moved Brooks said how he wanted to be remembered.
  “When you get to this age, I guess people want to say, ‘What do you want to be remembered for?’ I want to tell you who I am,” Brooks said, addressing the audience of VIPs that gathered at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., on March 4 and aired Sunday night on PBS stations
  
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• ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Nicky Doll Reintroduces Herself With an Emotional Playlist: Listen

  30-03-2020 23:33
  
  Last week on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the queens donned their scrubs and channeled Ellen Pompeo when tasked to star in their very own medical drama, Gay’s Anatomy. Disqualified contestant Sherry Pie snatched another win, with half of the other queens managing to place high in the judges’ rankings.
  As for the lows, French fashionista Nicky Doll and North Carolina queen Heidi N. Closet found themselves in the bottom after flatlining in the main challenge. Performing to
  
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• Thomas Rhett Recruits Keith Urban, Reba McEntire for Uplifting Collaboration ‘Be a Light’

  30-03-2020 23:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Proceeds from all-star recording will benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund
  
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• Kesha, Finneas, Noah Cyrus & More to Participate in The Fader’s Digital Fort

  30-03-2020 23:23
  
  The Fader is bringing its annual Fader Fort, originally set to take place at SXSW, online for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  40 acts, which include Kesha, Finneas, Noah Cyrus, Jessie Reyez, Tainy and many more, will take part in the all-day event to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts. During the stream, participating artists will premiere new music and reimagine standouts from their back catalogs. For example, Kesha will premiere an unreleased clip of he
  
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• Kenny Rogers Has the Top Two Best-Selling Songs of the Week

  30-03-2020 23:15
  
  The two top-selling songs of the week belong to late legend Kenny Rogers, as “The Gambler” soars in at No. 1 on Billboard’s all-genre Digital Song Sales chart, followed by “Islands in the Stream,” with Dolly Parton, new at No. 2.
  The classics, released in 1978 and 1983, respectively, surge as fans celebrated Rogers’ music following his death on March 20 at age 81.
  “Gambler” vaulted by 5,543% to 21,000 downloads sold in the week ending March 26, acc
  
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• Jewel Shines & Shares New Single During Billboard Live At-Home Concert: Watch

  30-03-2020 23:08
  
  Jewel hosted her Billboard Live At-Home concert on Monday afternoon (March 30) to raise money for her Inspiring Children Foundation, which is dedicated to equipping at-risk youth with tools to combat anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation.
  The folk singer-songwriter informed her fans that her charity lost 80% of its funding after she canceled fundraising concerts and her Never Broken charity dinner due to the coronavirus pandemic. But on the bright side, she’s already raised
  
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• John Prine ‘Stable on the Respirator’ After Hospitalization

  30-03-2020 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer remains in intensive care after being hospitalized for the coronavirus
  
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• 25 Ways Selena Quintanilla’s Legacy Has Endured: A Timeline

  30-03-2020 23:03
  
  Selena Quintanilla-Perez was known as the Queen of Tejano because she single-handedly revolutionized the genre, fusing her Mexican roots with bold new sounds. With her brother A.B. Quintanilla, who produced her biggest hits, and her band Los Dinos, they made music on their own terms, adding a hint of pop and rock to the classic cumbia, mariachi, rancheras, and tejano rhythms.
  Born and raised in Texas, Selena was homegrown. As a woman in a male-dominated industry, she managed to keep it classy an
  
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• After Drake Shares First Pics of Son, Adonis’ Mom Posts Another Adorable Batch

  30-03-2020 23:02
  
  After Drake finally gave us a glimpse of his toddler Adonis this morning (March 30), we just can’t get enough of the curly-haired cutie!
  Luckily, Adonis’ mother, Sophie Brussaux, shared her own series of photos of the adorable toddler, the last of which hilariously Photoshopped hers and Drake’s hair to match blond Adonis’. “all this time you thought @champagnepapi was dark-haired…but Adonis’s parents are really blonde,” she joked in the
  
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• Sam Smith is renaming and delaying their upcoming third album

  30-03-2020 22:59 via music-news.com
  
  The ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ hitmaker was due to release their new album - which was originally titled ‘To Die For’ - on June 5
  
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• How Coronavirus Is Wreaking Havoc on Music

  30-03-2020 22:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  From reshuffling Coachella to derailing album releases and decimating workers' livelihoods, COVID-19 has totally upended music. Read Rolling Stone's coverage of the coronavirus crisis from every corner of the industry
  
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• Rihanna addresses delay of new album: “If I feel it, I’m putting it out”

  30-03-2020 22:44 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has spoken about the wait for her forthcoming ninth album, saying that she won’t release it until she’s happy with it.
  The ‘Work’ singer, whose last album was 2016’s ‘Anti’, said “there are no rules” and “there’s no format” with regards to making her new record.
  Read more: 25 incredibly geeky facts about Rihanna
  “I don’t want my albums to feel like themes,” she told British Vogue in a new interview.
  
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• Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker posts moving cover in support of hospitalised country singer John Prine

  30-03-2020 22:35 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker has shared a moving cover of John Prine’s ‘Summer’s End’ after the country star was hospitalised with coronavirus.
  Prine is in a “critical” situation after contracting the virus.
  “After a sudden onset of Covid-19 symptoms,” a statement from his family read, “John was hospitalised on Thursday (March 26). He was intubated Saturday evening (March 28), and continues to receive care, but his situation is critical.
  
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• David Geffen Shamed on Instagram for Lavish ‘Yacht Isolation’ Display

  30-03-2020 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Billionaire record industry mogul David Geffen has made his Instagram account private after a massive backlash. Geffen posted pictures of his 454-superyacht on Instagram, bragging about his isolation technique. “Sunset last night… isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus. I’m hoping everybody is staying safe,” writes the billionaire aboard his superyacht. David Geffen is referring […]The post David Geffen Shamed on Instagram for Lavish ‘Yacht Isolation&
  
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• Curly Hair, Don’t Care: Ariana Grande Shares Natural Quarantine Hair

  30-03-2020 22:25
  
  Ariana Grande is bidding farewell to her signature sleek ponytail during this period of social distancing.
  The superstar sent the social media world into a frenzy on Monday (March 30) when she uploaded a picture (literally) letting down her hair to reveal her naturally curly hair.
  “get a load a dis,” she captioned the shot, which shows the “thank u, next” songstress softly smiling as little ringlets frame her face.
  get a load a dis pic.twitter.com/2SPx6f3fbA
  — Arian
  
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• Rihanna wants 'three of four' children within the next 10 years

  30-03-2020 22:20 via music-news.com
  
  The ‘Work’ hitmaker can see herself being a mother to multiple children within the next decade, and has said she’s even planning on
  
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• Here’s What DJs & Producers Have Been Saying About Coronavirus

  30-03-2020 22:10
  
  With cases of coronavirus hitting new highs in the United States and much of the world in quarantine, many DJs and producers have been on social media to share their thoughts and feelings on the situation.From Kaskade’s plans to do a set from your closet to Chris Lake’s new haircut, here’s what dance DJs and producers have been saying about the coronavirus.#couchella going strong pic.twitter.com/yGG3yheJkp
  — marshmello (@marshmellomusic) March 27, 2020
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• Italy’s Main Collecting Society, Long Troubled, Turns a Corner

  30-03-2020 22:07
  
  MILAN — Court cases in Italy are notorious for dragging on for years. But in 2015, Bruno Bergonzi won a definitive ruling in a case concerning “Takin’ Me to Paradise,” a 1983 song he co-wrote with Michele Vicino at the height of the Italian dance boom. Bergonzi alleged that Prince plagiarized the song on his 1994 hit “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.” A couple of decades later, judges in Rome agreed with him.
  The situation has been complicated by the
  
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• Over 100 Touring Industry Professionals Unite to Address COVID-19

  30-03-2020 22:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Over 100 touring industry professionals have come together under the Independent Promoter Alliance. The group intends to combat the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the live music industry. Live music industry promoters Dave Poe and Jessica Gordon kickstarted the initiative. “There’s definitely a feeling right now that we’re all on the same team […]The post Over 100 Touring Industry Professionals Unite to Address COVID-19 appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• #MusicMatters Launches Charity Auction to Benefit MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

  30-03-2020 21:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  #MusicMatters is launching a charity auction to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund. The organization is a 100% grass-roots philanthropic initiative headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Event production firm Encore Live launched the auction as a way to give back to the devastated music community. All net proceeds from the auction will go directly to […]The post #MusicMatters Launches Charity Auction to Benefit MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien posts update after saying he “most probably” has coronavirus

  30-03-2020 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has posted an update saying he is feeling “much better” after he recently revealed that he “most probably” got coronavirus.
  A week ago (March 23), O’Brien said he had been suffering flu-like symptoms for a while that appeared similar to those of Covid-19 and he had self-isolated.
  He has since posted a message saying he has fully rececovered.
  Taking to Instagram, he said: “Hello everybody. I just want to say I’m better
  
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• The 1975 Share The Sprawling, Adventurous Tracklist For Notes On A Conditional Form

  30-03-2020 21:25
  
  The 1975 have unveiled a huge tracklist for 'Notes on a Conditional Form' that's now out on May 22.
  
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• Trinity the Tuck Brings the Laughs for ‘Positive Mind-Set’ Quarantine Playlist

  30-03-2020 21:24
  
  In these bleak times, Trinity the Tuck is giving you permission to have a good laugh — because, after all, why be miserable while trapped in your home when you can make some lemons out of lemonade.
  That’s why on Trinity the Tuck’s new self-isolation playlist for Billboard Pride, she’s here to make you laugh and have a good time in quarantine. “I thought about songs that would either make me laugh or make me feel good,” she says of her new playlist. &ldquo
  
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• Pedro Capó Shares Quarantine Playlist: ‘Music Has Become My Refuge’

  30-03-2020 21:15
  
  Pedro Capó is listening to Draco Rosa, Bob Marley and A Tribe Called Quest to help him relax while isolating indoors.
  The “Calma” singer-songwriter shared exclusively with Billboard his quarantine playlist, and also sent a special message to his fans.
  “These are unprecedented times. I can only ask for all of you to please stay home, stay safe, and take care of yourselves and loved ones,” Capó tells Billboard. “A big thank you to all the healt
  
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• Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora Is the Latest Victory for Merck Mercuriadis

  30-03-2020 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sambora joins the likes of Tom DeLonge and The Dream in selling to Mercuriadis and his Hipgnosis Songs Fund.
  
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• The 1975 Delay ‘Notes on a Conditional Form’ Album Again — But a New Song Is Coming Very Soon

  30-03-2020 21:10
  
  The 1975 has decided to delay its forthcoming fourth album, Notes on a Conditional Form, to May 22 but assures fans new music will be on the way sooner than they think.
  The British alt-rock band released a statement via Twitter on Monday (March 30), which included the pre-order link and a new version of the album artwork and packaging that features the entire 22-song track list. And the ninth song, “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America,” arrives this Friday,
  
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• ‘In My Room’ With Hinds

  30-03-2020 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band gives unique performance over FaceTime in separate homes while quarantined in Madrid
  
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• Here’s Our Dream Cast For a ‘Tiger King’ Musical

  30-03-2020 21:00
  
  Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has entranced the quarantine nation. At a time when we all need some serious distraction amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix’s twisty tale of love, lust and expired meat boasts a cast of characters so colorful it makes Avengers: Endgame look like a black and white silent movie.
  So naturally the streamer is reportedly working on a sequel. But we have a better idea. Since Tiger King already comes with a country-tinged soundtrack of songs so criminally t
  
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• Music Managers Forum Elects New President

  30-03-2020 20:59
  
  The Music Managers Forum (MMF-US), which serves as a collective voice for artist managers and self-managed artists, has elected entertainment attorney Neeta Ragoowansi its new president — making her the second leader in the trade association’s 27-year-history.
  Board members at the MMF-US also voted in vice president Andrew Zambrowski and secretary Justin Seidenberg as board officers, and approved two new appointments: Wesley T. A’Harrah t
  
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• Sam Smith is renaming and postponing their new album following coronavirus pandemic

  30-03-2020 20:58 via nme.com
  
  Sam Smith has postponed the release date of their forthcoming album.
  Originally entitled ‘To Die For’, Smith’s third LP was set to be released on May 1.
  But, taking to Twitter earlier today (March 30), the singer-songwriter confirmed it will be pushed back and the album title will be changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Smith wrote: “Firstly I want to send love and strength to everyone who has been affected by this situation. I hope you are all alright during this inc
  
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• They Were Going to Be Spring’s Biggest Albums — Until COVID-19 Hit

  30-03-2020 20:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and more have delayed albums due to the pandemic, despite the ability to release music digitally. "If this continues, I think people should push back their records," says one A&R 
  
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• Bhad Bhabie calls out Billie Eilish: “I don’t know who my real friends are”

  30-03-2020 20:51 via nme.com
  
  Bhad Bhabie has said she’s unsure if she and Billie Eilish are friends, after claiming the singer has ignored her messages.
  The “cash me outside” star said on Instagram Live yesterday (March 29) that Eilish “doesn’t text” her or respond to her attempts at contacting her.
  “I think I’m friends with Billie, I don’t know if Billie is my friend. Every time I DM her and give her my number, she doesn’t text me,” the rapper said on Instag
  
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• Watch Amanda Shires Cover Joe Diffie’s ‘John Deere Green’

  30-03-2020 20:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Diffie died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19
  
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• Every Song From The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Is on the Hot 100

  30-03-2020 20:37
  
  With The Weeknd celebrating his fourth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated April 4), as After Hours opens with 444,000 equivalent album units (the year’s best weekly total), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, he sends all 14 songs from the set’s original version onto the Billboard Hot 100.
  “Blinding Lights” leads the pack, as it rises to No. 1 on the Hot 100, earning The Weeknd his fifth leader on the list.
  Here’s a look at all 14 of The Weeknd’s son
  
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• Sam Smith Delays Third Studio Album, Says Timing ‘Doesn’t Feel Right’

  30-03-2020 20:22
  
  Sam Smith took to Instagram this morning (March 30) to reveal that his upcoming third studio album, previously titled 'To Die For,' will be renamed and pushed back to later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• The 1975 to share new song ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’ later this week

  30-03-2020 20:12 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 will treat fans to a new song on Friday (April 3) titled ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’.
  Jamie Oborne, the band’s manager, confirmed recently that a new track was “days away” although he did not specify which one. Today (March 30) the group revealed via social media that ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’ will be the next song shared from their forthcoming record ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.// J E S U S C H R I S T 2 0 0
  
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• Listen to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong cover Johnny Thunders’ ‘You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory’

  30-03-2020 20:10 via nme.com
  
  Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has shared another cover from his weekly ‘No Fun Mondays’ quarantine sessions.
  Last week he performed his own take of ’60s band Tommy James and the Shondells’ track ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’.
  Today (March 30), he shared his latest cover: Johnny Thunders’ 1978 track ‘You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory’.
  The track was recorded in Armstrong’s bedroom while self-isolating amid the con
  
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• Hoodie Rap & Soul Samples: The Brilliance Behind Conway the Machine & Alchemist’s Chemistry on ‘LULU’

  30-03-2020 20:10
  
  There’s an easy chemistry on LULU, the seven song EP by Conway the Machine produced entirely by Alchemist, out Monday (March 30). The project taps into the spirit of a bygone era, when Ghostface was obliterating RZA soul loops.The resurgence and interest in what’s considered underground rap is noticeable but not solely based on nostalgia — it’s more of a mood, says Alchemist: “The feeling of what Conway and Griselda have been doing reminds me of that
  
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• Hayley Williams Reveals Why She Passed on a Lil Uzi Vert Guest Feature

  30-03-2020 20:02
  
  Hayley Williams called into Apple Music on Monday (March 30) to chat with Zane Lowe about her new solo music and spill some serious tea about passing up a collaboration with Lil Uzi Vert.
  “This is so, so random,” she said via FaceTime. “But I get asked to do like features on country songs sometimes. I’m no hater of country music. I mean, I grew up very young in Mississippi on Shania Twain and Dixie Chicks. I’m pretty sure Jason Aldean asked me to sing on one of his
  
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• Dermot Kennedy Covers Kid Cudi’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ During Billboard Live At-Home Concert: Watch

  30-03-2020 19:59
  
  Dermot Kennedy kicked off another week of Billboard Live At-Home performances today (March 30) with his acoustic concert that raised money for Housing Works, an NYC-based non-profit dedicated to fighting homelessness and AIDs.
  But Kennedy’s supplementary goal was the “Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi’s 2009 hit that the Irish singer-songwriter covered in the middle of his set. The soothing antidote for our self-quarantine blues paired nicely with his final song off his 20
  
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• Universal Music Group Details Plan to Help Artists During Coronavirus Outbreak

  30-03-2020 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Label will offer financial assistance to its musicians and songwriters and directly support the Recording Academy's relief fund
  
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• Social Distancing With Henry Rollins: Staying Busy and Keeping Up With ‘Protein Listening’

  30-03-2020 19:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Be smart. Be kind. Stay safe," the punk icon advises
  
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• Sorry, StubHub Won’t Be Issuing Refunds to Ticketholders After All

  30-03-2020 19:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After promising to provide cancelled-event refunds to ticketholders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ticket resale platform StubHub has changed its tune. Now, fans are eligible to receive vouchers for 120 percent of the price they paid for their tickets in lieu of a traditional reimbursement. In an open letter published on March 27th, StubHub President […]The post Sorry, StubHub Won’t Be Issuing Refunds to Ticketholders After All appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Pacific Coliseum Spent Two Years Perfecting the Feeling of Sunset

  30-03-2020 19:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Producer's blissful new track, "Turquoise," precedes a new album, 'How's Life,' out May 15th
  
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• Why Yes, A ‘Tiger King’ Star Did Appear in Britney Spears’ ‘Slave 4 U’ VMAs Performance

  30-03-2020 19:39
  
  Though the snake nearly stole the spotlight from Britney Spears in her performance of “I’m A Slave 4 U” at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, another animal — and the person charged with handling it — is getting a closer look nearly 20 years later.
  Over the weekend, eagle-eyed watchers of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness realized that one of its exotic animal enthusiasts played an important part in Spears’ iconic VMA moment.
  Call the police.
  
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• NEO 10Y Wants to Help You ‘Connect With the Universe’ in Tough Times With ‘ILY’ Video: Watch

  30-03-2020 19:37
  
  As an artist, NEO 10Y (known off stage as Nik Thakkar) is interested in making their listeners experience something real and visceral, especially when it comes to songwriting. Or as Thakkar tells Billboard, “We can be grateful for the movement towards conscious lyricism and sound design in music, and using art to manifest a utopian future.”
  That manifestation is present on Thakkar’s brand new video “ILY,” out today (March 30). Opening with multiple frames of the sin
  
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• Hear a Preview of the New Song Karol G & Anuel AA Recorded During Quarantine

  30-03-2020 19:35
  
  Karol G and Anuel AA have been spending their quarantine together amid the global health crisis. Despite having concerts postponed and projects on hold, the reggaeton power couple does not stop working.
  Over the weekend, the Colombian artist announced she and Anuel recorded a new song amid the coronavirus pandemic and shared a 30-second snippet. The couple is seen singing and dancing to the urban love song from the balcony of their Miami home.
  “We recorded this song at home during quaranti
  
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