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• Troye Sivan Takes Fans on a Psychedelic Trip with ‘Live From Home’ Rendition of ‘Take Yourself Home’

  20-04-2020 23:58
  
  As artists and fans alike are stuck in their homes during quarantine, many creatives are finding ways to still deliver fully-fledged performances from the comfort of their bedrooms. The latest artist to accomplish that goal: Troye Sivan.
  On Monday (April 20), Sivan debuted a “live from home” version of his latest single, “Take Yourself Home.” Sitting in his bedroom with a mic in hand, Sivan was joined by his band via video as they played through his new single. “I&r
  
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• 13 Latin Artists Having Quarantine Fun With Their Kids, From Shakira to Enrique Iglesias

  20-04-2020 23:56
  
  The current global health crisis has paused everyone’s busy lifestyle, which is why people around the world, including celebrities, are in quarantine at home. 
  While some artists are creating new music or hosting virtual concerts for their fans, others are spending time at home with their families. 
  From Enrique Iglesias having some outdoor fun with his twins Lucy and Nicholas to CNCO’s Richard Camacho spending Easter with his baby girl, see the adorable list below:Enrique
  
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• Watch Troye Sivan’s Live Video for New Song ‘Take Yourself Home’

  20-04-2020 23:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Later this week, Sivan will appear on Stonewall's livestream event for the LGBTQ+ nightlife community
  
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• Billie Joe Armstrong pays tribute to Adam Schlesinger with ‘That Thing You Do!’ cover

  20-04-2020 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a new cover as part of his new No Fun Mondays series of quarantine sessions – you can listen to it below.
  Read More: From Fountains of Wayne to ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Adam Schlesinger’s 10 best songs
  The latest cover from Armstrong pays tribute to musician Adam Schlesinger, a founding member of Fountains Of Wayne, who passed away earlier this month from complications related to the coronavirus.
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• Travis Scott Is Prepping a Major ‘Tour’ Inside Fortnite

  20-04-2020 23:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Travis Scott is partnering with Epic Games to go on tour in Fortnite.  The Astronomical tour is described as “an other-worldly experience inspired by Cactus Jack’s creations, built from the ground up in Fortnite.” The concert will take place across several days this week, with Travis Scott headlining.  This event is the first authentic tour […]The post Travis Scott Is Prepping a Major ‘Tour’ Inside Fortnite appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Tove Lo Still Manages to ‘Stay High,’ Even While Quarantined on 4/20

  20-04-2020 23:40
  
  “Gotta stay high all the time,” according to Tove Lo, who isn’t letting a pandemic stop her from celebrating 4/20.
  The songstress took to Instagram on Monday (April 20) to upload an amazing self-made Zoom video, in which she is passing a joint to herself in nine different frames. And, naturally, she soundtracked the clip with her own fittingly titled 2013 hit, “Stay High.”“zoom zoom happy #420.  tag someone to pass it.  #stayhigh 
  
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• The Killers Break Record for Longest Time Between Alternative Songs No. 1s

  20-04-2020 23:33
  
  After more than 13 years away from the top spot, and despite a run of hits in between, The Killers are back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs airplay chart.
  “Caution,” the Las Vegas band’s latest single, rises 2-1 on the April 25-dated chart to become The Killers’ first No. 1 on the list since “When You Were Young”; their lone prior leader reigned for two weeks in October 2006.
  The Killers rewrite the record for the longest time between No. 1s in
  
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• Apple Music Quietly Launches Its Web-Based Version

  20-04-2020 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple Music is now available in any web browser after launching in beta-form in September. The new web version of Apple Music requires a $9.99/m subscription to use. It also puts Apple Music on par with Spotify – which began as a website and launched an app. Apple Music took the opposite approach, starting as […]The post Apple Music Quietly Launches Its Web-Based Version appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Apple Music Quietly Launches a Web-Based Version

  20-04-2020 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple Music is now available in any web browser after launching in beta-form in September. The new web version of Apple Music requires a $9.99/m subscription to use. It also puts Apple Music on par with Spotify – which began as a website and launched an app. Apple Music took the opposite approach, starting as […]The post Apple Music Quietly Launches a Web-Based Version appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Lizzo Serves Up Some Monday Motivation With Cheeky Lingerie Video: ‘I’m 110% That B—h’

  20-04-2020 23:29
  
  As we enter week six of quarantine, the sheer thought of staying indoors is beginning to zap people’s energy and spirits. On Monday (April 20), Lizzo, too, almost fell victim to her own “self-hatred” before remembering why she’s “110% that b—h.”
  Sporting revealing black lingerie, the cheeky star regained her swagger and left an endearing message promoting the importance of self-love during quarantine. “It’s been a long ass day. focus on a bod
  
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• Hear Billie Joe Armstrong Cover the Wonders’ ‘That Thing You Do!’

  20-04-2020 23:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Green Day frontman pays tribute to Adam Schlesinger in his "No Fun Mondays" quarantine series
  
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• With Empty Campuses, College Radio Stations Face Uphill Battle During Coronavirus

  20-04-2020 23:18
  
  Darby Ottoson, student program director for the University of Minnesota’s Radio K, frantically called Julian Green, the DJ in the booth hosting his usual Sunday show. “When your shift ends in 12 minutes, you need to turn on overnight mix and go home,” she told him. The DJ for the next shift was walking into the building, and Ottoson instructed her to turn around. “It was hard,” she says.
  Since that Sunday, March 14, a day before the college canceled all classes and
  
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• Fountains of Wayne & Sharon Van Etten to Honor Adam Schlesinger at Jersey 4 Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund Show

  20-04-2020 23:12
  
  The remaining members of Fountains of Wayne will reunite for their first live performance in seven years to pay tribute to their late band member Adam Schlesinger, who passed away earlier this month due to complications from COVID-19.
  The band’s Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter and Brian Young will be joined by Sharon Van Etten to fill in on bass and backing vocals at the Jersey 4 Jersey all-star benefit for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund that will take place April 22 at 7 p.m
  
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• Are Concert Organizers Giving Ticket Refunds?

  20-04-2020 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  How to get your money back from America's biggest live-entertainment companies, as COVID-19 continues to keep music lovers out of venues and away from gatherings
  
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• Sublime’s Rome Ramirez Talks Jamming With Post Malone on Billboard Live At-Home Concert

  20-04-2020 22:54
  
  Rome Ramirez of Sublime With Rome hosted an acoustic Billboard Live At-Home performance Monday (April 20) to raise money for MusiCares, which provides emergency aid to the music community.
  As he performed Sublime’s classic hits from the original lineup’s 1992 debut album 40oz. to Freedom (minus the timely 4/20 tunes like “Smoke Two Joints” and “Let’s Go Get Stoned”), Ramirez shared how grateful he felt to sing the alt-rock anthems with his
  
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• Listen to three rare releases from Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo

  20-04-2020 22:50 via nme.com
  
  Lee Ranaldo has uploaded three rare releases to Bandcamp – listen to them below.
  Read more: Nirvana, Sonic Youth and the cult grunge film that shook up the music industry
  The Sonic Youth co-founder shared two full-length projects – ‘DEMONS: MUSIC FOR STAGE AND SCREEN’, which is a limited Switzerland CD release from 2004, and ‘Scriptures Of The Golden Eternity, a collection of live solo recordings from 1988 and 1989, released on vinyl in 1993.
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• Flashback: See Tyler Childers Cover ‘I Got Stoned and I Missed It’

  20-04-2020 22:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Shel Silverstein composition was made famous by country-rock band Dr. Hook, who performed a wild version in 1980
  
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• How to Watch Babyface vs. Teddy Riley Verzuz’s Instagram Live Battle Rematch

  20-04-2020 22:36
  
  After the highly anticipated Instagram Live battle between Teddy Riley and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds didn’t go as planned over the weekend, the duo are going to give it another shot.
  Technical and audio issues plagued the livestream on Riley’s end, which led to a delay to try and fit the problem–ultimately ending with Babyface announcing on his Instagram that the event would be postponed. “I think that it’s only right that we postpone this thing unti
  
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• What Coronavirus Impact? Universal Music Group Posts a Solid Q1

  20-04-2020 22:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite the far-reaching economic strain and financial impact of the novel coronavirus, Universal Music Group (UMG) posted solid earnings during the first quarter of 2020. French media conglomerate Vivendi, which owns 90 percent of UMG, disclosed the Big Three record label’s Q1 2020 performance in an earnings report that was released (and shared with Digital […]The post What Coronavirus Impact? Universal Music Group Posts a Solid Q1 appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Willie Nelson Hosts ‘Come and Toke It’ Livestream Variety Show on 4/20

  20-04-2020 22:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  4-hour, 20-minute special features musicians, comedians, chefs and "perhaps the world's only chance to knock smoking with Willie Nelson off their bucket list"
  
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• How DaBaby Made ‘Blame It on Baby’

  20-04-2020 22:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  DaBaby is the most productive superstar in rap — despite wearing a mask on its cover, his latest album was recorded on the road right before the world went into lockdown
  
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• DaBaby Plays the Blame Game on ‘Blame It On Baby’

  20-04-2020 22:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  As he experiments with new sounds, the North Carolina rapper's prolific streak is his greatest enemy on his third project in a little over a year
  
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• R. Kelly Denies He’s a Flight Risk, Saying He Owes $2 Million to the IRS

  20-04-2020 22:09
  
  R. Kelly denies arguments by prosecutors that he is flush with cash making him a flight risk if released from prison pending trial.
  Kelly says despite the fact that he received $200,000 in royalty proceeds for the first part of 2020, that a portion of the money goes to agents and managers, among others. He also says he is deeply in debt to the IRS, owing them close to $2 million. Kelly has been petitioning the court to release him due to the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the Chicago prison syste
  
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• Jack Garratt shares second volume of ‘Love Death & Dancing’ EPs and ‘Better’ video

  20-04-2020 22:07 via nme.com
  
  Jack Garratt has shared three new songs, the second volume of his ongoing series of ‘Love Death & Dancing’ EPs.
  In February, the singer made his long-awaited comeback after four years away, sharing the first EP.
  The ‘Love Death & Dancing’ EPs, of which there will be four, are set to be compiled on a new full-length album of the same name, out June 12 via Island.
  Listen to the new EP, which also features new tracks ‘Get In My Way’ and ‘Mend A Hear
  
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• Livestream Data Shows Surging Online Activity While Live Venues Remain Closed

  20-04-2020 22:05
  
  Since concert venues of all sizes shut down around the globe in mid-March, artists have been adjusting in order to stay engaged with their fans, remain artistically inspired and simply stay busy. Much of that energy has resulted in a flood of livestreams across digital platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, as well as companies like Twitch, StageIt and Null.
  While artists have spread across the internet to host these virtual concerts and gatherings, Bandsintown continues to centralize t
  
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• Finneas, Stephen Marley Pay Tribute to Bill Withers in Livestream

  20-04-2020 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fundraiser for late musician helped benefit musicians affected by COVID-19 pandemic
  
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• Lauren Mascitti Has Faith in Life After ‘American Idol’: ‘I’m Trusting in God’s Plan for Me’

  20-04-2020 21:51
  
  Lauren Mascitti is torn. On the one hand, she was really looking forward to vying for the American Idol title this season, and she had a pretty good shot at making it deep into the competition, thanks to her years of hard work writing songs, releasing albums and making connections in Nashville. On the other, she was forced into a showdown with her new BFF on the show, fellow Nashville-based country singer Grace Leer, and she really wanted the best for her Idol roommate.
  In a first for the long-r
  
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• Hugh Jackman's wife turned down a night with Mick Jagger

  20-04-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Hugh Jackman was surprised Deborra-Lee Furness decided to stay at his dinner rather than go partying with Mick Jagger.
  
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• David Guetta raises $700,000 for coronavirus relief with United at Home livestream

  20-04-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  David Guetta delivered a festival-grade performance outdoors in Miami, Florida on Saturday.
  
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• Diplo Recruits Orville Peck, Morgan Wallen for ‘Snake Oil’ LP

  20-04-2020 21:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Electronic producer's first country-themed project as Thomas Wesley also includes Thomas Rhett and Julia Michaels
  
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• In Honor of 4/20, What’s Your Favorite Weed Anthem? Vote!

  20-04-2020 21:30
  
  For music fans celebrating the stoner holiday Monday (April 20), Billboard wants to pass along these 25 classic weed anthems. But which one is your favorite?
  Snoop Dogg packs in a double feature on our 2015 list, from his joint with fellow smoker Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars for “Young, Wild and Free” from 2011 to Dr. Dre’s famed 2000 hit “The Next Episode” featuring him, Kurupt and his late cousin Nate Dogg. Nate’s closing line, &l
  
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• 5 Things We Know About Avicii’s Final Days, 2 Years Later

  20-04-2020 21:30
  
  Two years ago today, on April 20, 2018, Tim Bergling — known to millions of fans around the world as electronic dance music superstar Avicii  — took his own life. It was a shocking moment that seemed to be the end of a very public figure’s long and intermittently troubled tale, although the story continued in the form of a 12-track posthumous album called Tim, the launch of the Tim Bergling Foundation and a 2019 memorial concert in Stockholm.A Spin cover story publish
  
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• Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Officially Sets Sail

  20-04-2020 21:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has officially started trading as a standalone company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The division’s debut on the public market follows a long-in-the-works plan to split off MSG’s entertainment branch from Madison Square Garden Sports, the new name of what was formerly the Madison Square Garden Company. At […]The post Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Officially Sets Sail appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg and More Celebrate 4/20: ‘My Fam Sure Will Be Tokin”

  20-04-2020 21:11
  
  Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg and a host of other musicians took to social media on Monday (April 20) to puff, puff, pass and celebrate 4/20.
  “I won’t be smokin’ but the rest of my fam sure will be tokin’…Happy 4/20 y’all,” Cyrus captioned an Instagram post featuring three animated versions of herself lighting up under the heading “Miley High Club.” Her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, and sister Noah Cyrus have previously discussed their appreciation for ma
  
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• Watch Aloe Blacc’s 24-Hour Livestream Tribute to Avicii

  20-04-2020 21:08
  
  As the dance community and beyond commemorates the second anniversary of Avicii’s death, Aloe Blacc is hosting a 24-hour livestream in memory of his friend and collaborator Tim Bergling.
  Launching earlier Monday (April 20), the stream is featuring Blacc and Avicii intimates including Tiësto, Don Diablo, Carl Falk, Neil Jacobson and more. The event will extend through 3 a.m. PT and feature performances, interviews and more.Watch the stream live, below.
  
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• Everything Everything are teasing a comeback for this week

  20-04-2020 21:08 via nme.com
  
  Everything Everything have begun teasing a comeback, with the band scheduling an announcement for later this week.
  The band last released music with their 2018 EP ‘A Deeper Sea’ that followed political fourth album ‘A Fever Dream’ from the previous year.Read more: Everything Everything: “The idea of masculinity is changing – we can share our emotions more freely now”The four-piece are now directing fans to an announcement date – 8pm this Thursday (
  
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• Robbie Williams has vowed to 'terrify' his children about danger of drugs and alcohol

  20-04-2020 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Angels' hitmaker has been sober for 20 years and doesn't want his and wife Ayda Field's kids Teddy, seven, Charlie, five, Coco, 20 months
  
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• How We Work Now: SoundExchange President/CEO Mike Huppe

  20-04-2020 20:50
  
  In a new series launching amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected].
  This installment is with Mike Huppe, president/CEO of SoundExchange, the nonprofit rights organization that collects and distributes d
  
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• Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Level of Concern’ Dethrones This Band From Hot Rock Songs No. 1 for First Time Since 2018

  20-04-2020 20:49
  
  For the first time since November 2018, an act not named Panic! at the Disco is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart.
  Twenty One Pilots’ new single “Level of Concern” dethrones Panic!’s “High Hopes,” rising 2-1 to rule the Hot Rock Songs list dated April 25.
  “Level of Concern” is the first non-Panic! track to top Hot Rock Songs since Imagine Dragons’ “Natural” concluded its 11-week reign on the Nov. 3, 2018, tally. Afte
  
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• Chris Brown sexual assault lawsuit dismissed after singer settles out of court

  20-04-2020 20:43 via nme.com
  
  A sexual assault lawsuit against Chris Brown has been dismissed after the singer has settled out of court.
  In 2018, an unknown woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Brown, alleging that she was raped multiple times by a man named Lowell Grissom Jr. while attending a party at the singer’s home in February 2017.
  The complaint, as described in a previous statement made by Gloria Allred, one of the woman’s lawyers, alleged sexual battery, gender violence, assault
  
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• Aloe Blacc Honors Avicii on 2-Year Anniversary of His Death During Billboard Live At-Home Concert

  20-04-2020 20:43
  
  Aloe Blacc dedicated his Billboard Live At-Home set Monday (April 20) to his former collaborator Avicii on the second anniversary of the Swedish DJ’s death, while raising money for Feeding America, which helps people struggling with food insecurity.
  “Tim was a really important character because the music that we made was so amazing, and it went to No. 1 on the charts everywhere around the world,” Blacc said while introducing the first song. He kicked off the tribute c
  
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• Travis Scott Is Bringing Astroworld To Fortnite To Premiere A New Song

  20-04-2020 20:37
  
  Travis Scott is set to premiere a new song via 'Fortnite.' It'll be in an event called 'Astronomical.'
  
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• Coronavirus: PRS Foundation announces new virtual festival to support struggling musicians

  20-04-2020 20:31 via nme.com
  
  The PRS Foundation has shared details of a new virtual festival to help musicians struggling due to the coronavirus.
  Read more: “It’s a bizarre spot for everyone to be in”: how you can help musicians whose income is in peril thanks to coronavirus
  The LCKDWN event will take place from midday on Friday (April 24), with all proceeds going to the PRS Emergency Relief Fund.
  Katie Melua, KT Tunstall and Nitin Sawhney are among the acts set to perform across the day, with th
  
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• Cyndi Lauper, Troye Sivan and More to Appear in LGBTQ Livestream for COVID-19 Relief

  20-04-2020 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fundraiser organized by Stonewall Inn charity will benefit nightlife professionals
  
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• Beats CEO Luke Wood Abruptly Departs, Apple Music Head Oliver Schusser Takes Over

  20-04-2020 20:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Beats CEO Luke Wood is abruptly departing the company at the end of April. Apple Music and International Content Vice President Oliver Schusser will step into the role. CNET first reported on the departure late Friday night. With Wood’s departure, that means all three original Beats execs are out of the company. Dr. Dre and […]The post Beats CEO Luke Wood Abruptly Departs, Apple Music Head Oliver Schusser Takes Over appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Concert Subscriptions, Care Packages & More: How Indie Promoters Are Weathering the Crisis

  20-04-2020 20:14
  
  In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, independent music promoters have had to find creative ways to remain afloat financially until live events can proceed. While fans were immediately eager to support their favorite musicians or local venues, promoters have had to make their case for why they are also essential to the live music ecosystem and develop new strategies for enticing continued support from fans.
  “Some people might not know what a promoter is or not know how to support a pro
  
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• Offset's great uncle has died from coronavirus

  20-04-2020 20:03 via music-news.com
  
  The 28-year-old rapper revealed the heartbreaking news on social media over the weekend and asked his fans to "pray" for her family during such a difficult time.
  
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• African Music Company Africori Inks Investment Deal with Warner Music

  20-04-2020 19:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group (WMG) has invested in Africori, a leading digital-music platform for African artists and record labels. WMG announced the deal in a press release, which was shared with Digital Music News. Per the agreement’s terms, Warner-owned ADA, an international artist-development and music-distribution brand, will market and promote existing Africori artists abroad. Moreover, ADA […]The post African Music Company Africori Inks Investment Deal with Warner Music appeared first
  
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• Ryan Heffington’s Livestream Dance Classes Are the Coping Mechanism We Need Right Now

  20-04-2020 19:53
  
  Quarantine, day 38. The weeks: blurring together. The headlines: grim.
  By now, most everyone has settled into their coping mechanism of choice to get through this surreal period of human history. For some it’s the endless scroll of Twitter, for some it’s good old booze, and for many, it’s the deliriously joyful dance classes that Ryan Heffington is hosting five times a week on Instagram.
  The Los Angeles-based choreographer — lauded for his work with Florence + the Machine
  
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• New Apple AirPods and MacBook Pro Model Coming in May?

  20-04-2020 19:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple’s new AirPods were supposed to launch in March. After a delay, sources say they may launch alongside the new MacBook Pro in May. An unverified supply chain report in February suggested Apple is working on the AirPods Pro Lite. That report didn’t reveal much about the new device, other than moving production from China […]The post New Apple AirPods and MacBook Pro Model Coming in May? appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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