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• Sturgill Simpson Says He’s Tested Positive for COVID-19

  11-04-2020 23:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  "After almost one month without any symptoms, I received a call from the Nashville CDC stating that my test resulted in a positive detection," he says
  
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• BTS’ Debut Album & Single Return to the Charts After Fan-Led April Fools’ Day Joke

  11-04-2020 23:34
  
  BTS’ A.R.M.Y. fans are such an undeniable force that even their pranks can create a major impact.
  Ahead of April Fools’ Day 2020, fans across social media began anticipating the “debut” of a “new” boy band called BTS coming on April 1. While it was a joke, it was also a moment for fans to look back on the group’s historic career and many took the chance to show extra love and support to the septet’s actual debut album from 2013.
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• Shania Twain Cancels May and June Las Vegas Residency Dates

  11-04-2020 23:25
  
  Shania Twain’s Las Vegas residency is on hiatus until August.
  A statement released on Saturday (April 11) announced that all May and June dates for the singer’s Let’s Go! show have been canceled “in accordance with CDC recommendations regarding events.”
  Ticketholders can receive refunds at point of purchase within 30 days.Twain’s residency at the Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is scheduled to resume in August and run throu
  
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• Kanye West to host virtual Sunday Service session for Easter

  11-04-2020 23:19 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West is hosting a virtual Sunday Service this Easter, in conjunction with a Miami-based church.
  Read more: Sunday Service Choir – ‘Jesus Is Born’ review: Kanye West-produced album is a festive gateway into gospel
  The rapper began holding the gospel gatherings on the first Sunday of 2019. Last Easter, he held a special edition of the events at Coachella, which fell on Easter Sunday.
  This year, West will bring Sunday Service online alongside the VOUS Church in Miami, whose
  
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• Rihanna tells fans to stop asking about her new album while she’s “trying to save the world”

  11-04-2020 22:41 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has told fans to stop asking her to release her new album while she’s busy “trying to save the world”.
  The pop star has been teasing the arrival of the record – dubbed R9 – since 2018 and promised in an Instagram comment last year that it would be released in 2019.
  However, the record is still yet to see the light of day. When Rihanna went live on Instagram yesterday (April 10), fans tried to get an answer out of her for when they should expect it. Instead,
  
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• See Anderson .Paak’s Socially Distanced ‘Come Home’ Performance on ‘Fallon’

  11-04-2020 22:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band deliver Ventura track from nine different locations
  
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• After DOJ Approval, Ticketmaster Buys Former CEO’s Company Rival

  11-04-2020 22:13
  
  Nathan Hubbard’s ticketing startup Rival has been purchased by Ticketmaster, Billboard has learned.
  Launched in 2018 by the former Ticketmaster chief executive, Rival had aims of challenging the Live Nation-owned ticketing company’s dominance in North America, but struggled to launch and after months of negotiations, was sold by investors.
  In March the Department of Justice approved the purchase of the ticketing startup and its lucrative contract with Kroenke Sports and Entertai
  
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• ‘Disney on Broadway’ Streaming Fundraiser for COVID-19 Emergency Fund Canceled

  11-04-2020 22:11
  
  A streaming fundraiser of 2019’s Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway has been canceled after organizers failed to secure permission to stream the concert.
  Disney on Broadway was scheduled to stream April 13 on broadwaycares.org in an effort to raise money for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The fund was created to help financially support actors, musicians and production workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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• Liam Payne's mother gave him 'a clip around the ear' when she saw his racy underwear campaign

  11-04-2020 21:59 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old singer stars in the Hugo Boss ads with Victoria's Secret model Stella Maxwell but Liam admitted his mum Karen was not impressed when she first saw the sexy shots.
  
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• Sturgill Simpson Confirms COVID-19 Diagnosis Following Frustrating Attempts to Get Tested

  11-04-2020 21:48
  
  Sturgill Simpson shared that he not only tested positive for COVID-19, but had to fight to receive medical treatment for the virus that’s swept across multiple continents in a global pandemic.
  On Saturday (April 11), Simpson posted a photo of himself wearing a face mask and lying on a hospital bed on Instagram. His story begins in late January and early February, when he and his band were touring through western Europe, the east coast  of the U.S. His last show took place in Charlesto
  
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• Watch Blossoms cover The Beatles in new self-isolation video

  11-04-2020 21:24 via nme.com
  Blossoms have covered The Beatles in a new self-isolation video – scroll down the page to watch it below.
  Read more: Blossoms: “We might be uncool, but so are ABBA and everyone loves them”
  The Stockport band shared the video, which sees them give their take on the 1966 classic, on their Twitter page.
  In the clip, the five-piece are shown playing their individual parts from different rooms in their respective homes. Each member is shown on a split-screen that changes to sho
  
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• Dolly Parton uploads her songs to stream and 'bring some light' during Covid-19 pandemic

  11-04-2020 20:10 via music-news.com
  
  The 74-year-old singer surprised fans by revealing that she had added a large number of her classics online in order to "bring some light"
  
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• Radiohead's Ed O'Brien had to learn how to 'steer the collective' for his debut solo album

  11-04-2020 20:09 via music-news.com
  
  Ed O'Brien had to learn how to "steer the collective" for his debut solo album after years of playing the "supportive" role in Radiohead.
  
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• The Killers announce live-stream performance and Q&A

  11-04-2020 19:56 via nme.com
  
  The Killers have announced that they will hold a live-stream performance and Q&A on Instagram next weekend.
  Read more: The Killers – ‘Caution’ first listen: a propulsive charge for the synth-rock horizon
  The Vegas band will connect with fans on the social media platform on April 18 at 12pm PST (8pm BST).
  “Attention self incarcerated humans of earth,” they wrote on Twitter. “Time to get wild! Watch and listen on your favourite hand held device as we answer
  
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• Diddy to Host Virtual ‘Dance-A-Thon’ Fundraiser Featuring Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg & More

  11-04-2020 19:39
  
  Sean “Diddy” Combs has a message for everyone on lockdown: put on your dancing shoes.
  The hip-hop mogul announced Friday night (April 10) that he will host “the world’s biggest dance-a-thon” in an effort to raise money for healthcare workers in under served communities around the country.
  “Me and my family are having a dance-a-thon — the whole world is invited,” Combs says in the Instagram clip. “We on lockdown, but we want to dance.”Co
  
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• Tangiers Blues Band, Gary Clark Jr. to Stream Concerts for COVID-19 Relief

  11-04-2020 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Benefit Concert for the Frontline Healthcare Workers of Weill Cornell Medicine streaming tonight
  
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• Go behind-the-scenes of some of Coachella’s most memorable sets in new documentary

  11-04-2020 19:34 via nme.com
  
  A new documentary takes music fans behind some of the most memorable moments in Coachella’s history.
  Read more: All the biggest talking points from the Coachella 2020 lineup
  The Californian festival was first held in 1999 and celebrated its 20th-anniversary last year.
  Over the course of two decades, the event has seen iconic and history-making performances from the likes of Kanye West, Daft Punk, Beyoncé, Rage Against The Machine, Billie Eilish, BLACKPINK, Madonna, and more.Coachell
  
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• John Prine Tribute: ‘In My Room’ With Jim James

  11-04-2020 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  My Morning Jacket frontman pays tribute to John Prine with acoustic performance
  
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• Billie Eilish opens up about writing ‘Everything I Wanted’: “It was me admitting to something very serious about my depression”

  11-04-2020 18:53 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has opened up about writing ‘Everything I Wanted’, saying the song caused a “big argument” between her and her brother Finneas.
  Read more: Billie Eilish – Album Of The Year: 2019 was hers
  The single, which was released last year, was written after Eilish had a dream in which she took her own life.
  “We had this big argument,” she told The Times. “Because I admitted something that I was, uh… It wasn’t a physical thing
  
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• Lana Del Rey Shares Artwork for ‘Violet’ Spoken Word Album

  11-04-2020 18:50
  
  Lana Del Rey has shared the artwork for her upcoming spoken word album, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.
  On Saturday (April 11), the singer took to Instagram to unveil a photo of the cover art, which appears to be a painting of an orange tree by Erika Lee Sears. In the caption, Del Rey describes the release as an “audiobook of poems” with music by Jack Antonoff.
  An official release date for the spoken word album has not yet been revealed.The songstress announced the Violet proje
  
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• Beatles medley to soundtrack Empire State Building light show

  11-04-2020 18:07 via nme.com
  
  A medley of songs by The Beatles will soundtrack a light show at the Empire State Building tonight (April 11).
  Read more: The Beatles’ split 50 years on: the best songs from the solo careers
  The display coincides with the 50th-anniversary of the band’s split and is part of the tourist attractions continued run of special events while New York is under a stay-at-home order.
  The show, produced by iHeartMedia and Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), will feature songs including &lsquo
  
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• Burning Man Cancels 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus

  11-04-2020 18:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Organizers will instead stage Virtual Black City Rock 2020
  
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• Frank Turner has teased an 'aggressive' return to his roots for next full length album

  11-04-2020 17:59 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Be More Kind' singer's most recent LP was 2019's folk collection 'No Man's Land' - a concept album about women from history
  
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• Kanye West Is Planning to Go Virtual for Sunday Service on Easter

  11-04-2020 17:50
  
  Kanye West isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic stop him from holding Sunday Service on Easter.
  To help make it happen, West is teaming up with VOUS Church lead pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr., who served as the officiator of the rapper’s marriage to Kim Kardashian in 2014.
  On Sunday (April 12), the Miami-based church will broadcast “exclusive pre-recorded content with Kanye West and and the Sunday Service Choir” on its website and social media channels, according to an annou
  
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• Bonnie Raitt Dedicates Comforting Message & Performance of ‘Home’ to John Prine: Exclusive

  11-04-2020 17:37
  
  Bonnie Raitt picked up her guitar and sang a gorgeous tribute from her home to bring comfort through a poignant cover at the end of a heartbreaking week.
  Several artists have turned to their instruments in the confines of their own homes during the coronavirus pandemic, both to give their fans something to look forward to with virtual performances and stress the importance of isolating and practicing social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19. For Raitt, this time has allowed her to &ldquo
  
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• New music featuring Chester Bennington has done 'justice' to the late star says Sean Dowdell

  11-04-2020 17:25 via music-news.com
  
  New music featuring vocals from Chester Bennington has done "justice" to the late star, according to Sean Dowdell.
  
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• Paul McCartney’s Handwritten ‘Hey Jude’ Lyrics Sell for $910,000 at Beatles Auction

  11-04-2020 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Original stage from the Beatles’ first public performance in 1960 sells for $25,000
  
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• Rihanna scolds fans for asking about new album

  11-04-2020 16:15 via music-news.com
  
  The Umbrella hitmaker has been teasing the album for over a year but has remained coy about announcing a release date.
  
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• Kanye West pulls out of Joel Osteen's virtual Easter concert

  11-04-2020 16:15 via music-news.com
  
  Tyler Perry and singer Mariah Carey were also due to appear in Osteen's remote holiday worship.
  
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• Sir Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics for 'Hey Jude' sell for $910,000

  11-04-2020 15:56 via music-news.com
  
  The iconic song - which was released in August 1968 - is one of the Beatles' most popular singles, and according to auction house
  
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• Nothing But Thieves re-address accusations of sexual assault

  11-04-2020 15:50 via nme.com
  
  Nothing But Thieves have denied accusations levelled at some band members of sexual assault.
  The Essex band previously responded to allegations made in 2017, which they “100% denied| at the time. They issued a fresh statement yesterday (April 10) to readdress what they claim are “entirely false” accusations made in Tweets posted recently.:: Please Read :: pic.twitter.com/OC5VJEyksx
  — Nothing But Thieves (@NBThieves) April 10, 2020“We want to re-address some tweets t
  
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• Beatles Medley to Soundtrack Empire State Building’s Music-to-Light Show Tonight

  11-04-2020 15:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" and "A Day in the Life" will simulcast on classic rock station Q104.3 at midnight
  
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• Liam Gallagher is to play a free show for NHS staff

  11-04-2020 15:09 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Don't Look Back in Anger' hitmaker has announced he will be playing a show for the NHS staff and careworkers at London's O2 Arena
  
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• BTS have announced plans for an at-home concert series

  11-04-2020 15:03 via music-news.com
  
  The South Korean band - who are currently one of the top-selling music acts in the world - have confirmed that the BANG BANG CON series
  
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• Charli XCX is inviting fans to make remixes of new song ‘Forever’

  11-04-2020 14:58 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX is inviting fans to make their own remixes of her recent single ‘Forever’.
  The track, shared on Thursday (April 9), is the first glimpse at the singer’s upcoming album ‘how i’m feeling now’, which is set to be written, recorded and released entirely in a period of self-isolation.Read more: The Big Read – Charli XCX: “People think I’m this person who parties every single day  – but I’m a business woman”Yesterd
  
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• See Neil Young’s Third ‘Fireside Sessions’ Acoustic Concert

  11-04-2020 14:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Homemade video features new performance of "Helpless," "I Am a Child," "New Mama" and other classics
  
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• Fountains Of Wayne’s Chris Collingwood reveals he always regretted ‘Stacy’s Mom’

  11-04-2020 13:10 via nme.com
  
  Chris Collingwood has said he knew Fountains Of Wayne would forever be associated with their “novelty” hit single ‘Stacy’s Mom’ and not for the quality of their other songs.
  The former Fountains Of Wayne guitarist was being interviewed in the wake of co-founder Adam Schlesinger’s death from coronavirus complications last week when he addressed the band’s Grammy-nominated 2003 single.
  Read more: From Fountains of Wayne to My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend &ndas
  
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• Aphex Twin is streaming a 2019 live show with interactive visuals tonight

  11-04-2020 13:02 via nme.com
  
  Aphex Twin is set to stream a live show from last year with added interactive visuals tonight (April 11).
  The dance icon’s gig at Manchester’s Mayfield Depot last September, held as part of the Warehouse Project, will be replayed in full at 6pm BST this evening.Read more: Aphex Twin at Printworks, London: still one of the greatest electronic shows on earthThe new stream continues a flurry of activity from Richard D. James in the coronavirus lockdown period. Yesterday (April 10), Aphe
  
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• Madonna says she’s lost her cousin and two friends to coronavirus in the space of 24 hours

  11-04-2020 12:39 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has posted a video of her reading from her quarantine diary in which she reveals that she’s lost a family member and two friends to the coronavirus.
  The singer, sat behind a typerwriter, begins the clip by saying: “We can’t always have a good day”.…………… #quarantine #covid19 #stayhome #staysafe #ncrfilms pic.twitter.com/FYlrhPmyhu
  — Madonna (@Madonna) April 9, 2020She says later in the video, which was shared on Thursday (Ap
  
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• Watch Slipknot’s Download Festival 2019 headline set online in full

  11-04-2020 12:20 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot have uploaded a full stream of their Download Festival headline set from 2019 online.
  It’s the latest upload from the band’s Knotfest website, which in recent days has shared sets from Lamb Of God and Megadeth.Read more: Slipknot’s blistering set at Download Festival 2019 showed their reign is far from overThe band headlined Download on June 15 last year ahead of the release of their ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ LP.
  Reviewing the show at the time, NME wrote: &ldq
  
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• Lana Del Rey shares artwork for her upcoming poetry collection

  11-04-2020 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has posted the artwork for her forthcoming book of poetry.
  The singer announced last year that she was planning to publish the book called Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass.Read more: The Big Read – Lana Del Rey: “I give myself permission to have a lot of colours” After sharing lines from a poem called ‘Happy’ last month, the singer has now shared the book’s summery artwork and confirmed that it will feature music by her regular
  
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• Burning Man 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus, replaced by virtual festival

  11-04-2020 10:32 via nme.com
  
  Burning Man Festival has cancelled its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus.
  It’s the first time in the Nevada event’s 35-year history that it won’t place. Instead, the organisers of the legendary festival will host a virtual equivalent to be streamed online.Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund“Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is
  
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• The Beatles’ handwritten ‘Hey Jude’ lyrics sell for $910,000 at auction

  11-04-2020 10:12 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles‘ hit 1968 single ‘Hey Jude’ have sold for $910,000 (£731,000) at a New York auction.
  The Julien’s Auctions sale went for nine times its original estimate yesterday (April 10). Jason Watkins, a music specialist for the auction house, said McCartney’s notes were scribbled as a guide for a 1968 studio recording of the song and were very rare and valuable.
  SOLD for $910,000! Handwritten lyrics to the 1968 Be
  
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• The Libertines stream Reading Festival 2010 comeback show in full online

  11-04-2020 09:45 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines have shared a full recording of their famous comeback set at 2010’s Reading Festival online.
  The band played before Arcade Fire on the main stage at Reading that year. Their Reading and Leeds appearances were their first shows in six years after they disbanded in 2004.Read more: Miss going to gigs? Stream these amazing live shows, from Robyn to Radiohead“Our show at Reading Festival ten years ago, stay home and enjoy,” the band wrote on Facebook while sharing foo
  
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• Burning Man 2020 Officially Cancelled — Event’s Future Is Now In Doubt

  11-04-2020 08:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite a late-August start date, Burning Man organizers have opted to cancel the entire event.  At this stage, there’s no guidance on whether things will be able to resume in 2021 or beyond. Organizers had been considering an all-out cancellation for weeks, though intensifying COVID-19 issues forced the decision earlier today.  Earlier this month, Burning […]The post Burning Man 2020 Officially Cancelled — Event’s Future Is Now In Doubt appeared first on Digit
  
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• Dolly Parton uploads six albums to digital streaming platforms

  11-04-2020 07:17 via nme.com
  
  Country music icon Dolly Parton has added six albums to all major streaming platforms. These include ‘Better Day’, ‘For God and Country’, ‘Halos and Horns’, ‘Little Sparrow’, ‘Live and Well’ and ‘Those Were The Days’.
  Listen to Parton’s 2001 album ‘Little Sparrow’ below. A link to all released albums can be found here.Parton revealed the news in a surprise announcement on Instagram.
  “Surprise! 93 of y
  
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• Travis Nelsen, longtime Okkervil River drummer, dies

  11-04-2020 07:16 via nme.com
  
  Travis Nelsen, drummer of Okkervil River from 2003-2010, passed away on Tuesday (April 7) his former band members confirmed.
  Okkervil River broke the news in a statement on Instagram on April 9, writing Nelsen was “a radiant, hilarious, charismatic, generous, passionate human being with a heart that was completely open”.
  “He played drums like no other person on earth. If you ever saw him play live you remember it — maybe more than anything else about the show,” the
  
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• Grizzly Bear’s Chris Bear announces debut solo album

  11-04-2020 05:29 via nme.com
  
  Grizzly Bear drummer Christopher Bear has announced his debut solo album under the moniker Fools. The album is titled ‘Fools Harp Vol. 1’, and will arrive on May 18 via Music From Memory.
  Along with the announcement yesterday (April 10), Bear released a new single ‘Defyfe’ from the upcoming record.
  Listen to ‘Defyfe’ below:Bear took to Instagram to break the news. “Strange times to be announcing more music releases, but happy to see this making it’
  
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• Babyface 'blessed' to celebrate 62nd birthday after secret coronavirus battle

  11-04-2020 05:15 via music-news.com
  
  Duran bassist John Taylor, Jackson Browne, Slim Thug, and Scarface also previously went public with their positive COVID-19 tests.
  
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• Robbie Williams plotting post-quarantine art exhibition

  11-04-2020 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Robbie Williams has been painting in his home garage since 2010.
  
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