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• The-Dream announces release date for new album ‘Sextape 4’

  04-04-2020 23:42 via nme.com
  
  The-Dream has announced the release date for his upcoming new album ‘Sextape 4’.
  Read more: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on ‘VERZUZ’ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”
  The hitmaker, who has worked with everyone from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Rihanna and Justin Bieber, shared news of the fourth instalment of the R&B series on his Instagram earlier today.
  “Honestly, I didn’t want to put it out with what’s goin
  
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• Marianne Faithfull is being treated in hospital for Covid-19

  04-04-2020 23:06 via nme.com
  
  Marianne Faithfull is being treated in a London hospital for Covid-19.
  News of the 73-year-old icon’s hospitalisation due to the coronavirus was broke by her friend, the performance artist Penny Arcade (aka Susana Ventura) on Facebook. A spokesperson for Faithfull has since told NME that she is “stable and responding to treatment”.
  “Marianne Faithfull’s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in London,” a
  
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• Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized With COVID-19

  04-04-2020 22:55
  
  Marianne Faithfull is being treated for COVID-19 at a London hospital, Billboard can confirm.
  In a statement provided by Faithfull’s manager, François Ravard, on Saturday (April 4), he said that the 73-year-old singer-songwriter, actress and muse is “stable and responding to treatment.”
  A Facebook post from performance artist and Faithfull’s longtime friend Penny Arcade offered additional details, mentioning that Faithfull has been receiving medical care since Tues
  
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• Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

  04-04-2020 22:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  "She is stable and responding to treatment," singer's management company says
  
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• Bad Bunny Drops Surprise Track ‘En Casita’ Featuring His Girlfriend: Listen

  04-04-2020 22:47
  
  Bad Bunny is making the best of his self-quarantine in Puerto Rico. He’s tanning in his backyard, playing the ukulele, he’s brought out his Toy Story collection, he dropped the music video for “Yo Perro Sola,” and he’s even making new music.
  On Saturday (April 4), the Puerto Rican artist surprised fans on social media by announcing a new track dubbed “En Casita” (At Home) featuring his girlfriend and quarantine buddy Gabriela Berlingeri.In the improvised
  
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• Bad Bunny Announces New Puerto Rico Concert Dates

  04-04-2020 22:41
  
  Bad Bunny has rescheduled his upcoming concerts in Puerto Rico, the star confirmed with a song called “En Casita” (featuring Gabriela) that he posted on SoundCloud on Saturday morning (April 4).
  Both shows were set to take place on May 11 and 12 at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bad Bunny will now perform on Oct. 30 and 31.With the coronavirus still spreading worldwide, many concerts and events have been postponed or canceled. Artists
  
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• Vaughan Mason, Oft-Sampled ‘Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll’ Funk Artist, Dead at 69

  04-04-2020 22:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Daft Punk, a Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and more sampled producer's disco-funk tracks
  
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• Bill Withers ‘Didn’t Live Out Loud’: Engineer Dave Hampton Salutes the Man Behind the Music

  04-04-2020 21:44
  
  Most people don’t know him by name, but Dave Hampton is one of the music industry’s top-flight audio engineers. His clientele has included Prince, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, RZA, M.I.A. — and Bill Withers, who died on Monday (March 30) at the age of 81.
  In this exclusive as-told-to, Los Angeles-based Hampton goes beyond the music to focus on the special bond that he and Withers literally crafted by hand.I met Bill Withers in the ‘90s with [musician/producer] Marcus Mi
  
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• Listen to Chromeo’s hilarious coronavirus-themed track ‘Clorox Wipe’

  04-04-2020 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Chromeo have have released a hilarious new coronavirus-themed track called ‘Clorox Wipe’ – listen to it below.
  Read more: Chromeo talk to us about Prince, Stefflon Don and music in the time of #MeToo
  The Canadian electro-funk duo comprised of Dave 1 and P-Thugg shared the parody record on Instagram yesterday (April 3), writing: “Hope this cheers you up a bit. Our first quaran-jam…we call this one Clorox Wipe.”
  “If I could reincarnate, tonight/ I would b
  
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• Luis Eduardo Aute, Spanish Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 76

  04-04-2020 21:26
  
  Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute, whose politically charged songs became popular during Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy, died Saturday (April 4) at the age of 76, a performing arts guild said.
  The Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers said Aute died in Madrid after a recent decline his health. Aute suffered a serious stroke in 2016 and never recovered fully.
  His biggest hit was the song “Al alba” (“At Dawn”), an homage to the
  
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• Heavy metal cover artist Jean-Pascal Fournier accused of murdering his father

  04-04-2020 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Jean-Pascal Fournier, an artist and graphic designer known for working on a number of metal album covers, has been accused of murdering his father, Jean-Paul Fournier.
  Read more: 10 classic metal album covers reimagined as 70s jazz sleeves
  The artist was arrested and taken into custody in Grenoble, France on Thursday (April 2), following a suicide attempt, according to French newspapers Le Dauphiné Libéré and Le Parisien.
  The reports state that Jean-Pasca
  
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• Bad Bunny Drops New Quarantine Song ‘En Casita’

  04-04-2020 20:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Puerto Rican superstar's new track/PSA features girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri
  
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• Jay-Z and Meek Mill’s justice reform organisation to send 100,000 surgical masks to prisons

  04-04-2020 19:42 via nme.com
  
  Jay-Z and Meek Mill‘s justice reform organisation has announced that it’s sending 100,000 face masks to various prisons to help combat the coronavirus crisis.
  Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund
  REFORM Alliance, the organisation that both Jay and Meek have been actively involved with, has teamed up with advocate Shaka Senghor to send the masks to correctional facilities across the US as a number of states suffe
  
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• Arlo Guthrie Urges Support for Pete Seeger’s Hudson River Sloop Clearwater: Watch

  04-04-2020 19:40
  
  Arlo Guthrie has called for donations to save the Hudson River sloop Clearwater, which was launched 50 years ago by the late folk icon Pete Seeger, “because I love that old guy Pete.”
  With the coronavirus pandemic halting the Clearwater’s educational sails and threatening its solvency, the organization which runs the sloop has told supporters it may be forced to close down.
  Guthrie — a lifelong friend and touring companion of Seeger’s, whose father Woody was Seeger&
  
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• Noel Gallagher has been 'panic buying booze' to cope with the coronavirus lockdown

  04-04-2020 19:10 via music-news.com
  
  The former Oasis star intends to booze his way through the crisis at his home with his wife Sara MacDonald now that all his upcoming
  
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• Niall Horan to play a special Instagram gig for charity

  04-04-2020 19:07 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old singer has just axed his entire 2020 'Nice To Meet Ya World Tour' due to the Covid-19 pandemic but he has signed
  
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• Kobe Bryant Posthumously Inducted Into Basketball Hall Of Fame

  04-04-2020 19:00
  
  Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to prove his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer.
  The late athlete was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during an ESPN segment hosted by sports journalist Rece Davis on Saturday (April 4). Described by the organization as “one of the greatest competitors who stepped on the court,” Bryant has plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that may be as glitzy as any.
  He joins fellow NBA gre
  
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• Watch Boy Pablo cover Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Piledriver Waltz’ for Verftet Online Music Festival

  04-04-2020 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Boy Pablo has shared a cover of Arctic Monkeys song ‘Piledriver Waltz’ that he performed for the Verftet Online Music Festival.
  Read more: Boy Pablo: the Norwegian internet sensation laughing through the heartbreak 
  Joining an ongoing lineup that includes the likes of Aurora, Enslaved and Datarock, the Norwegian internet sensation performed for the festival yesterday (April 3).
  Armed with an acoustic guitar and donning socks and sandals, Pablo offered up a cover of ‘P
  
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• Dolly Parton Hailed as a ‘Queen, An Empress’ by Lady Antebellum & Lily Tomlin in ‘Biography’ Clip: Exclusive

  04-04-2020 18:00
  
  Dolly Parton is the subject of A&E’s upcoming Biography: Dolly, and in an unreleased clip from the special — which Billboard premieres exclusively below — Lady Antebellum and Lily Tomlin praise the country icon and actress for her multifaceted talents.
  Following a clip of Parton singing “9 to 5,” Lady Antebellum discuss Parton’s impact on bringing country music to a bigger audience. “A song like ‘9 to 5,’ everyone could rel
  
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• Madonna joins Bill Gates' fight to fund coronavirus vaccine

  04-04-2020 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  Other partners in the initiative include Mastercard and Mark Zuckerberg.
  
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• Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are having a girl

  04-04-2020 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  The American Idol judge revealed that she and the 43-year-old Lord of the Rings star are expecting their first child together on 5 March.
  
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• Justin Timberlake honours 'idol" Bill Withers

  04-04-2020 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Lean On Me hitmaker passed away on Monday.
  
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• Elton John offering up $1 million lifeline for Aids sufferers

  04-04-2020 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  He also announced the news in a video on Instagram, and explained how the fund will help those in need.
  
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• Fans Pick Sam Hunt’s ‘Southside’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  04-04-2020 16:43
  
  Sam Hunt’s latest album, Southside, has topped this week’s new music release poll.
  In the poll, published Friday (April 3) on Billboard, music fans voted for Hunt’s long-awaited sophomore release as their favorite new release from this week.
  The 35-year-old country singer’s Southside album arrived Friday. The new set arrived a full six years after the release of his first full-length project, Montevallo, in 2014.Bringing in 31% of the vote this week, Southside received mo
  
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• Pink Reveals Recovery From Coronavirus, Pledges $1 Million Donation

  04-04-2020 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It is an absolute travesty and failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible. This illness is serious and real"
  
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• Watch Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda create ‘Hybrid Theory’-style demo from home

  04-04-2020 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Mike Shinoda has filmed himself creating “a ‘Hybrid Theory’-style demo” while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The Linkin Park rapper, singer and guitarist shared the video via his Twitter on Wednesday (April 1) as part of his CoronaJam quarantine sessions, which see him guide viewers through ways to write and produce music.Today's CoronaJam: A Hybrid Theory-style demo https://t.co/50LMMITZaT
  — Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) April 1, 2020“Today
  
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• Katy Perry Reveals the Sex of Her Baby in Sweet Photo

  04-04-2020 15:34
  
  Katy Perry shared the sex of her and Orlando Bloom’s baby with a sweet snapshot from their gender reveal celebration late Friday night (April 3).
  In the photo, Perry’s fiancé and the dad-to-be of “BabyCat” is all smiles, his face completely and totally covered in smears of pink frosting. The Instagram post quickly amassed over 2 million likes, and a few famous friends, including Dua Lipa, Rita Ora and Zoe Saldana, hopped in the comments to congratulate Perry and Bl
  
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• Queen’s Brian May discusses life after coronavirus: “Maybe we need a new direction”

  04-04-2020 15:25 via nme.com
  
  Queen guitarist Brian May has stated that he believes humanity will “learn some great lessons” from the coronavirus pandemic.
  Talking to ITV News, May discussed how the pandemic has affected him personally, as well as the wider conversation surrounding the virus.
  Read more: Quarantunes – a daily playlist of upbeat songs to help you through self-isolation
  “It’s a very hard time for everyone,” he said. “This is a tragedy. But there are things to be gratefu
  
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• ‘All At Sea’ film documenting Peter Doherty And The Puta Madres’ debut album to premiere tonight

  04-04-2020 15:14 via nme.com
  
  Peter Doherty And The Puta Madres are set to release All At Sea, a new film that documents the making of the band’s debut album.
  The film, named after the album’s opening track, was made by Roger Sargent and will air at 8.30pm BST tonight (April 4) at the below link.The band, fronted by Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles), released their debut eponymous album last April.
  In a four-star review, NME’s Andrew Trendell wrote: “If you don’t love Pete, then you kn
  
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• Justin Timberlake Pays Tribute to Bill Withers: ‘One of My Biggest Idols’

  04-04-2020 15:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Your words and melodies... the chords that accompanied them... they reached into my soul and spoke to me so deeply"
  
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• Watch Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud cover Oasis’ ‘Champagne Supernova’ from their houses

  04-04-2020 14:34 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud have shared yet another new collaboration, covering Oasis classic ‘Champagne Supernova’.
  It comes just days after the pair revealed a new track they wrote together called ‘Body Bag’, which was inspired by the death of rapper Juice WRLD.Read more: Vomit! Broken bones! Oasis! Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly on wild nights out and working togetherThe new cover, edited together by Kelly, sees the pair performing the track from their respective ho
  
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• Madonna donates $1 million to fund hoping to create coronavirus vaccine

  04-04-2020 14:15 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has donated $1 million to help fund research into creating a coronavirus vaccine.
  The money will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which launched its plan to create a vaccine earlier this week.Read more: The Big Read – Madonna: “People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”In a video posted to her Instagram, the singer addressed her own struggles with changing her lifestyle amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and announced her support for the foundation.
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• Liam Gallagher has vowed to ignore Noel and his wife Sara MacDonald from now on

  04-04-2020 12:48 via music-news.com
  
  The 47-year-old has been locked in a bitter feud with his brother and former Oasis bandmate Noel since band split in 2009
  
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• H.E.R. gives entire team funds to help them through the coronavirus crisis

  04-04-2020 12:42 via nme.com
  
  H.E.R. has provided her team with money to support them over the coming months as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.
  The Grammy award-winning R&B singer has ensured her entire network is supported financially, as revealed by her backing vocalist Ajanee Hambrick.
  “I’ve been gone for a second because My family was directly effected by COVID 19 All of us were infected with the virus,” Hambrick wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week.View this post on InstagramI’ve be
  
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• Coronavirus: My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way sends hopeful message using Queen song

  04-04-2020 12:00 via nme.com
  
  Gerard Way has recalled a dream that resulted in a Queen song getting stuck in his head, which inspired him to send a hopeful message amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  The My Chemical Romance frontman said he awoke with ‘The Show Must Go On’, the last track from Queen’s final album with Freddie Mercury (1991’s ‘Innuendo’) ringing in his ears. “We know when the time is right, whenever that day comes, we will get on stage again,” Way wrote in an In
  
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• The Script have announced a free concert for healthcare staff

  04-04-2020 11:30 via music-news.com
  
  The Irish trio - Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power - will perform at Dublin's 3Arena on February 9, 2021 as a thank you
  
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• Jade Thirlwall has described Little Mix's new album and era as 'poptastic'

  04-04-2020 11:20 via music-news.com
  
  The girl group - made up of Jade, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Perrie Edwards - recently released their single 'Break Up Song,'
  
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• Sigur Ros’ Jonsi to release first new solo music in a decade this month

  04-04-2020 11:19 via nme.com
  
  Sigur Ros singer Jonsi has announced that he’s set to release new solo music this month – his first in more than a decade.
  The frontman released his only solo album to date, ‘Go’, in 2010, while a rarities collection recorded between 2000 and 2004 was released in 2018.Read more: Jónsi – ‘Frakkur: 2000-2004’ review“I’m releasing new music later this month,” Jonsi wrote on Instagram where he asked fans to follow him on a number of
  
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• The Courteeners’ Liam Fray performs Bill Withers’ ‘Lean On Me’ in tribute to late singer

  04-04-2020 11:15 via nme.com
  
  Liam Fray has shared a video of himself covering Bill Withers‘ hit ‘Lean On Me’ as a tribute to the late star.
  The Courteeners frontman posted the clip on his social media accounts yesterday (April 3) after learning about the celebrated soul musician’s passing. Withers, 81, suffered heart complications and died on Monday (March 30), his family confirmed on Friday.
  “This is for anyone that might need it,” wrote Fray in a caption accompanying the video – s
  
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• Rina Sawayama hails her ‘Chosen Family’ on heartfelt new song

  04-04-2020 10:37 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has shared a fourth cut from her upcoming debut album.
  ‘Chosen Family’ is the latest glimpse at ‘SAWAYAMA’, which arrives on April 17 via Dirty Hit.
  Read more: Rina Sawayama: “I need to get some rock’n’roll lessons from Matty Healy”
  “‘Chosen Family’ is a very special song for me,” Sawayama explained of the new track. “The concept of a chosen family is, to me, a queer one – people are often kicked ou
  
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• Christine And The Queens pays tribute to Bill Withers with emotional acapella ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ cover

  04-04-2020 09:56 via nme.com
  
  Christine And The Queens his paid tribute to the late Bill Withers, covering ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ on Instagram.
  Withers musician suffered heart complications and died on Monday (March 30), his family confirmed yesterday (April 3). He was 81 years old.
  Read more: Bill Withers, 1938 – 2020: the reluctant star whose songs were as understated as his genius
  Figures from across the music and entertainment world have paid tribute to Withers since the news of his passing, and H&ea
  
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• Jarvis Cocker to broadcast JARV IS… ‘Domestic Disco’ live stream from living room tonight

  04-04-2020 09:32 via nme.com
  
  Jarvis Cocker is set to entertain fans with a ‘Domestic Disco’ live-stream from the comfort of his living room.
  Cocker, who recently introduced his new six-piece band JARV IS… will broadcast between 9pm and 11pm BST tonight (April 4) in a bid to engage fans social distancing at home during the coronavirus crisis.
  Read more: JARV IS… live in London: Pulp legend Jarvis Cocker puts on a rave reinvention for the end of days
  “I am going to attempt to broadcast a live D
  
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• Perrie Edwards 'lost a lot of friends' when she found fame

  04-04-2020 09:03 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old singer auditioned for 'The X Factor' and was put into eventual-winning band Little Mix with Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall
  
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• Jessie J and Channing Tatum have split up again

  04-04-2020 08:55 via music-news.com
  
  The 32-year-old singer and the 39-year-old actor rekindled their romance in January following a brief break-up last year but the pair
  
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• Dua Lipa finds social media 'scrutiny' she endures very difficult

  04-04-2020 08:21 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Don't Start Now' hitmaker feels she would have to be "made out of steel" to not let the words affect her but she hopes the #BeKind campaign
  
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• Of Bill Withers’ ‘Profound & Poetic’ Songs, This Was John Legend’s Favorite to Perform

  04-04-2020 08:19
  
  Back in 2009, John Legend and The Roots began collaborating on a studio album called Wake Up! The socially conscious project — which later won the 2010 Grammy for best R&B album — featured covers of Curtis Mayfield’s “Hard Times,” Marvin Gaye’s “Wholy Holy” and Bill Withers’ poignant protest song against the Vietnam War, “I Can’t Write Left Handed.” Recalling the song as one of his favorites to perform, Legend shared wit
  
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• Zac Efron thanks Leonardo DiCaprio for early career pep talk

  04-04-2020 07:45 via music-news.com
  
  The young star, who was still reeling from the success of High School Musical, admits Leo''s words meant a lot to him.
  
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• Taylor Swift turns DJ for first Hits 1 n Chill show

  04-04-2020 07:45 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor kicked off the first show by explaining she's using her coronavirus lockdown time to perfect her cooking skills.
  
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• Selena Gomez opens up about bipolar disorder

  04-04-2020 07:45 via music-news.com
  
  And Selena admitted she was so relieved when she learned what was wrong with her.
  
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• Pink wins two-week battle with coronavirus

  04-04-2020 07:45 via music-news.com
  
  Then, addressing fans, she added: "These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home."
  
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