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• From Twerking Contests to Colorful Hair Dye, Here Are the 12 Craziest Things Artists Have Done in Quarantine

  13-05-2020 23:49
  
  Artists redefined what it means to be “stir crazy” during these months of quarantining at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  But their riveting Instagram Live sessions, hair dye experiments and board game extravaganzas gave fans unexpected sources of entertainment aside from any new music they’ve released.Billboard compiled a list of the most surprising things artists accomplished while in quarantine, from Tory Lanez hosting twerking competitions on his Quarantine
  
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• Billie Eilish postpones remaining ‘Where Do We Go?’ tour dates for 2020

  13-05-2020 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has postponed all of her scheduled live shows for this year due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.Read More: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refundThe ‘Bad Guy’ pop star began her ‘Where Do We Go?’ world tour in Miami earlier this year, but was forced to pull out of the remaining dates in March as the current health crisis worsened.
  Tonight (May 13), Eilish has confirmed that all of her 2020 live
  
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• Live Nation Issues $800 Million Debt Offering for ‘General Corporate Purposes’

  13-05-2020 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation has issued an $800 million debt offering for “general corporate purposes.” Today’s leading concert promoter announced its debt sale in a press release, and a copy of the statement was shared with Digital Music News. The $800 million worth of “senior secured notes” – or those that must conceivably be repaid before other […]The post Live Nation Issues $800 Million Debt Offering for ‘General Corporate Purposes’ appeared first on Dig
  
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• La Doña in San Francisco, in a Pandemic: ‘I Have to Be More Innovative’

  13-05-2020 23:19
  
  Emerging Mexican-American femmetón singer-songwriter La Doña’s new album, Algo Nuevo, dropped March 12 via Human Re Sources just as the coronavirus pandemic intensified in the U.S. Concerts, festivals and other large gatherings across the country were canceled, including her planned South by Southwest debut, interrupting her early career momentum.
  As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the m
  
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• Banda MS & Snoop Dogg’s ‘Que Maldicion’ Is About a Love Curse: Lyric Translation

  13-05-2020 23:17
  
  Banda MS and Snoop Dogg dropped “Que Maldición” on May 1, proving that regional Mexican and hip-hop music are a perfect union between two cultures.
  Proposed by Sergio Lizárraga, founder of Banda MS, the bilingual collaboration meshes banda and rap music with chill rhythms. In “Que Maldición,” Snoop expresses his feelings in a web of Spanglish verses.
  “Que Maldición” debuted at No. 4 on the Hot Latin Songs chart-dated May 16, becomin
  
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• Mac Miller’s 2010 Mixtape ‘K.I.D.S.’ Debuts on Billboard 200 After Streaming Release

  13-05-2020 23:13
  
  Mac Miller’s 2010 mixtape K.I.D.S. (Kickin’ Incredibly Dope Shit) debuts at No. 112 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated May 16) in the first full tracking week after the set’s arrival on streaming services on Wednesday, April 29.
  The album debuts via Rostrum Records with 9,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending May 7, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  The mixtape features some of Miller’s notable early tracks, including “Senior Skip Day,&rdqu
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins are working on two new albums, says Jeff Schroeder

  13-05-2020 23:03 via nme.com
  Billy Corgan is currently working on two separate Smashing Pumpkins albums, according to the band’s guitarist Jeff Schroeder.Read More: Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1’ reviewBack in January, Corgan revealed that he and the group had 21 songs ready to go for a “pretty different” album. He later confirmed that sessions had begun in Nashville, and said the record would be arriving at some point in 2020.
  In a recent interview, Schroeder h
  
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• Ticketmaster President: Reps. Pascrell & Porter Are Wrong, Company Has Processed More Than $600M in Refunds

  13-05-2020 23:01
  
  The following letter was submitted to Billboard by Ticketmaster President Jared Smith in response to a letter posted on Billboard earlier today by U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Katie Porter (D-CA). Last month Ticketmaster revealed its plan to offer refunds for all canceled and postponed Live Nation and AEG shows.
  Respectfully, Mr. Pascrell and Ms. Porter either misunderstand or elect to misrepresent the realities of our business and refund policies, as we outlined in our April 17
  
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• ‘Glee,’ ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ & More: Which Musical Show Should Reunite Next?

  13-05-2020 22:50
  
  NBC’s Broadway-centered series Smash regained buzz on the Internet this week, seven years after its final episode, when it was announced that a special livestream of the 2015 live concert of Bombshell will air on May 20 at People.com along with a cast reunion.
  As with the original 2015 Bombshell concert, the livestream will be benefiting The Actors Fund, the national human services organization helping support actors through health car
  
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• New Order, Brandon Flowers to Take Part in ‘Remembering Ian Curtis’ Livestream

  13-05-2020 22:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elbow and Kodaline to perform during event marking 40th anniversary of Joy Division singer's death
  
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• Those Slick Quarantine Band Performances Are Harder to Pull Off Than You Think

  13-05-2020 22:36
  
  Blue Öyster Cult has played its rampaging-beast classic “Godzilla” 2,270 times, in theaters and casinos, at state fairs and festivals — the first time at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in Toronto, on June 21, 1977, and the last time at Robins Theatre, in Warren, Ohio, on March 8. But until late April, the pioneering hard-rock band’s five members had never done it remotely from their homes, during quarantine, mixed together into a YouTube grid of separate rectangular boxes.
  
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• K-Pop Star IU Debuts on Emerging Artists Chart, Thanks to SUGA Collab ‘Eight’

  13-05-2020 22:23
  
  K-pop singer-songwriter IU (real name: Lee Ji-eun) debuts at No. 36 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated May 16), thanks to her new single “Eight,” featuring BTS member SUGA.
  The track debuts at No. 1 on the World Digital Song Sales chart and No. 13 on the all-genre Digital Song Sales survey with 7,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song marks IU’s first No. 1 on the former tally and her seventh top 10.
  The single also earns SUGA his firs
  
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• Hollywood Bowl Season Canceled for First Time in 98 Years

  13-05-2020 22:19
  
  The Hollywood Bowl is canceling its 2020 summer season, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Wednesday.
  The move marks the first time in 98 years that the iconic amphitheater located in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles has canceled its season. Shows have never ceased for more than two weeks during the last 100 summers at the Bowl.
  The Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn., which manages the venue, cited a lack of resolution on the coronavirus crisis as the reason for the s
  
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• Kristin Chenoweth, Jewel, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Stars Lining Up for ‘Rainbowthon’

  13-05-2020 22:17
  
  Veteran RuPaul’s Drag Race performers Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley are among the stars that will show up — virtually, of course — to help the Los Angeles LGBT Center raise money as part of its Rainbowthon event.
  The two-hour event, set for May 14 (6-8 p.m. PT/ 9-11 p.m. ET), will be hosted by Frankie Grande. Other stars helping light up the Rainbowthon will be Kristin Chenoweth, Jewel, Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan, Deborah Cox,
  
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• Coachella’s Anti-Competitive ‘Radius Clause’ Lawsuit Is Back On

  13-05-2020 22:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In March 2019, a federal judge dismissed a case concerning Coachella’s “radius clause,” which defines relatively stringent and restrictive terms that artists must abide by to perform at the famed festival. Now, an appeals court has overturned the ruling, and the lawsuit is back on. Judge Mary M. Schroeder, Judge Paul J. Watford, and Judge […]The post Coachella’s Anti-Competitive ‘Radius Clause’ Lawsuit Is Back On appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• The Chainsmokers Are Hosting a Pretty Epic Online Dance Festival: See The Lineup

  13-05-2020 22:03
  
  As quarantine continues, lineups for many of the dance music festivals happening online are starting to look a lot like their IRL counterparts. That is to say, they’re stacked.
  Case in point is the first-ever Virtual DisDance Festival, happening May 22-24. Hosted by The Chainsmokers and broadcast on SiriusXM’s BPM channel, the online mega-rave will feature the who’s who of dance music broadcasting from their homes and studios.Starting at 4 p.m. EST on May 22, the Virtual D
  
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• The Chainsmokers Are Hosting a Pretty Epic Livestream Dance Festival: See The Lineup

  13-05-2020 22:03
  
  As quarantine continues, lineups for many of the dance music festivals happening online are starting to look a lot like their IRL counterparts. That is to say, they’re stacked.
  Case in point is the first-ever Virtual DisDance Festival, happening May 22-24. Hosted by The Chainsmokers and presented by and broadcast on SiriusXM’s BPM channel, the online mega-rave will feature the who’s who of dance music broadcasting from their homes and studios.Starting at 4 p.m. EST on May
  
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• Snoop Dogg challenges Jay-Z to Instagram Live ‘VERZUZ’ showdown

  13-05-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has said he wants to face off against Jay-Z as a part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s VERZUZ series.Read more: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on ‘VERZUZ’ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”The Instagram live contest sees each artist play one verse and one chorus from 20 hits they created, with previous encounters including Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, The-Dream and Sean Garrett, and Timbaland and Swizzy themselves.
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• For the First Time, Four Black Female Soloists Occupy the Hot 100’s Top Two

  13-05-2020 21:54
  
  Despite a tight race for No. 1 on the latest Billboard Hot 100 between Doja Cat’s “Say So,” featuring Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, all four women combine for a share of history: This week marks the first in which four black female solo artists occupy the chart’s top two rungs.
  “Say So” crowns the Hot 100 dated May 16 with a 6-1 jump, while “Savage” rises 4-2 for its highest rank yet.
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• Little Richard’s Streams Soar by 2,228% After Legend’s Death

  13-05-2020 21:50
  
  Streams of Little Richard’s catalog leaped into the millions following the legendary performer’s May 9 death.
  On May 9-10, songs by the icon born Richard Penniman drew 4.1 million on-demand U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The sum represents a whopping 2,228% surge from the previous two days, May 7-8, during which his songs were streamed 175,000 times.
  Little Richard’s streams on May 9-10 were led by his breakthrough 1955-56 hit, “Tutti Frutti.” Th
  
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• Quarantine Funk: Back from Europe, Lettuce Drops New LP ‘Resonate’

  13-05-2020 21:49
  
  Erick “Jesus” Coomes never wants to stop the show but when his bandmates in Lettuce learned that President Donald Trump had issued an executive order on March 13 ban because of the spread of a novel coronavirus, he knew it was time to jam on back to Long Beach, California.
  “I never want to stop the show ever and I’m like, ‘Why are we stopping?’” Coomes tells Billboard. “And I just heard, ‘Get all your stuff we’re getting a cab right now
  
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• Elton John 'thrilled' to be featured in Killing Eve

  13-05-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Jodie Comer was delighted by Elton John''s comments.
  
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• Alison Mosshart shares solo song ‘It Ain’t Water’ and tells us what’s next for The Kills

  13-05-2020 21:44 via nme.com
  
  Life under lockdown isn’t so different for Alison Mosshart. The Kills‘ frontwoman – also of The Dead Weather – has been hunkered down in her Nashville apartment for the past two months, flexing every creative muscle in her body as a means to combat quarantine-induced boredom. “I’m so lucky that I ended up getting trapped here,” she tells NME from her home-turned-workshop, “because this is where my studio is, my art supplies and guitars… ever
  
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• Sony/ATV UK Signs Hitmaker Labrinth to Worldwide Publishing Deal

  13-05-2020 21:43
  
  Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Labrinth, the London-born singer-songwriter and producer who has worked with the likes of Beyoncé, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, and is also a member of super-group LSD.
  “Labrinth is one of a kind — he is a mastermind of lyrics and melody, and his music stands the test of time,” said Sony/ATV chairman/CEO Jon Platt in a statement. “I’m proud to welcome Labrinth to Sony/ATV and su
  
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• Watch BTS’ J-Hope Gush Over Jungkook’s Art Skills

  13-05-2020 21:40
  
  So Jungkook can sing and draw? What can’t he do?
  BTS shared a candid clip on Wednesday (May 13), in which Jungkook is seen doodling on a white board to the tune of the K-pop group’s “Just One Day.” What started out as a simple crescent moon turned into a detailed night sky landscape, made abstract with an eye in the center of the moon and a man fishing off the crescent into the clouds.
  We also weren’t the only ones thoroughly impressed by Jungkook’s skill
  
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• Queen to Stream 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief

  13-05-2020 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Classic show featured surviving members of band playing alongside David Bowie, Robert Plant, Axl Rose and more
  
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• 92% of Independent UK Festivals Will Disappear Without Government Support — AIF Report

  13-05-2020 21:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) warns that indie UK festivals are facing decimation. A new AIF report says independent UK festivals cannot survive without government action. The festival sector in the UK is facing potential refunds of up to £800 million ($977 million) this summer alone. That’s based on the fact that around 90% […]The post 92% of Independent UK Festivals Will Disappear Without Government Support — AIF Report appeared first on Digital Music
  
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• 92% of Independent UK Festivals Facing Decimation Without Government Support – AIF Report

  13-05-2020 21:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) warns indie UK festivals are facing decimation. A new AIF report says independent UK festivals cannot survive without government action. The festival sector in the UK is facing potential refunds of up to £800m ($977m) this summer alone. That’s based on the fact that around 90% of all UK […]The post 92% of Independent UK Festivals Facing Decimation Without Government Support – AIF Report appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• 92% Independent UK Festivals Facing Shutdowns Without Government Support – AIF Report

  13-05-2020 21:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) warns indie UK festivals are facing decimation. A new AIF report says independent UK festivals cannot survive without government action. The festival sector in the UK is facing potential refunds of up to £800m ($977m) this summer alone. That’s based on the fact that around 90% of all UK […]The post 92% Independent UK Festivals Facing Shutdowns Without Government Support – AIF Report appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Paris Jackson Proves She’s Bad to the Bone by Tattooing Herself During Quarantine

  13-05-2020 21:24
  
  Coronavirus might have closed tattoo shops around the country, but that isn’t stopping Paris Jackson from getting crafty at home.
  Michael Jackson’s 22-year-old daughter added to her growing body art collection by inking her pinkie toe with a unalome symbol, which represents the path to enlightenment observed in the Buddhist religious tradition. The spiral at the end symbolizes the struggle of life, while the thin straight line signals finally finding harmony. She posted a picture of
  
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• Haim to teach fans their most “iconic” dance routines via weekly Zoom classes

  13-05-2020 21:19 via nme.com
  
  Haim will be streaming the own weekly dance classes via Zoom during lockdown – and are offering fans the chance to join in.Read More: The Big Read – Haim: “The mantra of this record is all about being fearless”The Los Angeles trio, whose third album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’ arrives next month, took to Twitter this evening (May 13) to announce the special quarantine broadcasts.
  “Dance with us every Sunday, for the next four Sundays!” the band say in
  
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• Tori Amos’ ‘Resistance’ Connects the Thread Between Calamitous Times and Political Power Grabs

  13-05-2020 21:17
  
  Tori Amos was the youngest student accepted to Peabody Preparatory when she was five, was asked to leave at 11 due to her love of rock and aversion to reading sheet music, and achieved a full-circle moment by giving a 2019 commencement speech at the conservatory. She has written Grammy-nominated music and composed for Broadway, films and classical orchestras. She’s maintained a regular touring schedule, bringing her daughter, Natashya Hawley, on the road with her after her birth in 2000. S
  
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• Ingrid Andress Emerges as Country’s Latest Streaming Star With New LP ‘Lady Like’

  13-05-2020 21:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  On the strength of her song "More Hearts Than Mine," Nashville singer-songwriter hits Number 15 on RS’s Breakthrough 25 chart
  
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• From Swedish House Mafia to Skrillex, These Are 10 Ways the Year 2010 Predicted EDM

  13-05-2020 21:11
  
  Coronavirus lockdown aside, dance music looked a lot different 10 years ago.
  2010 fell right on the cusp of America’s EDM wave, which arguably reached peak hysteria between 2011 and 2014. While David Guetta already had late-aughts hits with Akon, Kelly Rowland and The Black Eyed Peas, the next generation of pop-minded DJ-producers was still on the ascent. In numerous ways, 2010 set a template for the extravagant decade to come.
  The year introduced dance fans to a cohort of would-be dance s
  
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• Surfaces Hit No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart, Thanks to Hot 100 Hit ‘Sunday Best’

  13-05-2020 21:02
  
  Surfaces rise 2-1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated May 16), becoming the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time thanks to the duo’s breakthrough hit “Sunday Best.”
  The track stands at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, after reaching a No. 28 high a week ago, although it gains in all metrics, logging 24.4 million radio audience impressions (up 10%), 10.6 million U.S. streams (up 1%) and 5,000 downloads sold (up 3%) in the tracking week, according to Nie
  
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• Children’s Charity Rejects Tekashi 6ix9ine’s $200,000 Donation

  13-05-2020 21:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Child-hunger charity No Kid Hungry has rejected a $200,000 donation from famed rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine because of his checkered past and criminal history. No Kid Hungry officials politely – but firmly – turned down the generous contribution from Tekashi 6ix9ine. In a statement, Laura Washburn, the organization’s managing director of strategic communications, emphasized that “it […]The post Children’s Charity Rejects Tekashi 6ix9ine’s $200,000 Donation ap
  
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• The Peach Tree Rascals Blur Genre And City Lights On ‘Not OK’

  13-05-2020 21:00
  
  The TikTok-approved Peach Tree Rascals hits Los Angeles at night in a glitchy new video, "Not Ok."
  
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• Indie-Pop Outfit Peach Tree Rascals Blurs Genre And City Lights On ‘Not OK’

  13-05-2020 21:00
  
  By Carson Mlnarik Lay down vocals, film a music video, design new merch, play a couple of video games; nevermind the coronavirus pandemic, it’s business as usual for Los Angeles five-piece Peach Tree Rascals. From under the same roof, the up-and-coming collective has stayed hard at work on their breezy pop-R&B bops, sunny visuals, and...Read more »
  
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• ‘In My Room’ With Cherry Glazerr

  13-05-2020 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lead singer Clementine Creevy delivers noise-pop intimacy
  
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• John Legend’s ‘Bigger Love’ Album Gets a Release Date

  13-05-2020 20:56
  
  For John Legend, summer 2020 is the summer of spreading love. That’s why he announced on Wednesday (May 13) that his highly anticipated album, Bigger Love, will arrive on June 19.
  The announcement comes following his creative music video for the soulful title track, in which fans across the globe submitted videos dancing to the tune. His wife, Chrissy Teigen, and kids Luna and Miles also make appearances.While speaking with Jimmy Fallon back in March, Legend admitted that Bi
  
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• Madonna Reveals (With Sexy Selfies) That She’s Set for Regenerative Treatment on Her Knee

  13-05-2020 20:55
  
  Madonna “would be jumping up and down” about finally preparing for her regenerative treatment on her knee if she could, the 61-year-old pop star announced yesterday (May 12).
  She revealed on Instagram that she’ll soon undergo this treatment for the missing cartilage in her knee, which caused her major health problems over the last few months. The Queen of Pop canceled several shows during her most recent Madame X Tour because of her ongoing knee injuries (not to menti
  
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• Watch Iggy Pop’s legendary 2016 Royal Albert Hall show – being streamed right now

  13-05-2020 20:45 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop‘s legendary 2016 show at the Royal Albert Hall in London is set to be replayed in full online tonight to mark the fourth anniversary of the gig. Check it out below.
  The show came as Iggy toured his ‘Post Pop Depression’ album and saw him performing with the same star-studded live band — including Queens of the Stone Age‘s Josh Homme and Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders — he assembled for the LP.
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• Watch Missy Elliott’s Dancers Go Off in Unedited ‘Cool Off’ Sequence

  13-05-2020 20:37
  
  If you’ve seen Missy Elliott’s recent music video for “Cool Off,” you know that it’s a three-and-a-half-minute dance party.
  Throughout the vibrant clip, dancers are seen flaunting their talents, moving their feet and twerking along to the fast-paced beat. To show just how impressive her dancers are, the icon took to social media on Wednesday (May 13) to show an unedited clip of the choreography. The dancers pop off for two minutes straight, and we’re sweating
  
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• Slipknot cancel 2020 summer tour due to coronavirus

  13-05-2020 20:32 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot have cancelled their entire summer 2020 tour due to the coronavirus crisis.Read More: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refundThe masked metal band were set to bring their Knotfest event to the UK for the very first time this August, with a performance scheduled for Milton Keynes’ National Bowl.
  Today (May 13), the group posted an official statement to their social media channels to confirm that none of their live shows wou
  
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• Everything Everything detail fifth album and release new song ‘Arch Enemy’

  13-05-2020 20:32 via nme.com
  
  Everything Everything have shared a new track called ‘Arch Enemy’ and detailed their upcoming fifth album, ‘Re-Animator’.Read more: Everything Everything: “The idea of masculinity is changing – we can share our emotions more freely now”The Manchester group returned last month with the single ‘In Birdsong’, their first new material since 2018’s ‘A Deeper Sea’ EP.
  It has now been confirmed that Everything Everything’s ne
  
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• Listen to Slowthai’s blistering new Kenny Beats-produced track ‘MAGIC’

  13-05-2020 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Slowthai has released an incendiary new track ‘MAGIC’ featuring Kenny Beats today (May 13) – listen to it below.Read more: A beginner’s guide to Kenny Beats – the megastar producer’s best collaborations so farComing in at just over two minutes long, the trap-influenced release sees Slowthai rap about being “addicted to sex” and his recent commercial success: “The shit that I did for a piece of the pie, and they say I’m selfish – n
  
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• It’s No Curse: Banda MS & Snoop Dogg’s ‘Que Maldición’ Debuts at No. 4 on Hot Latin Songs Chart

  13-05-2020 20:31
  
  Regional Mexican and rap collide on the Hot Latin Songs chart’s top 10 as Banda MS de Sergio Lizárrga and Snoop Dogg’s “Que Maldición” debuts at No. 4 on the May 16 survey. It’s the highest debut for a regional Mexican song since Joan Sebastian’s “Me Gusta” arrived at No. 3 on August 2015. Prior to that, Los Huracanes del Norte took the baton in 2007 with “Volé Muy Alto” (No. 4 debut).
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• ‘Shit, Mary, I Can’t Dance’: Neil Young Drops the Tender ‘Try’

  13-05-2020 20:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The first glimpse of his long-lost 1975 album Homegrown sees Young offering a more heartsick version of Harvest-era country-rock warmth
  
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• Sony Music Shows a Streaming Spike In Q1 — But Warns of Big Slowdowns Ahead

  13-05-2020 20:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music experienced a noteworthy jump in streaming revenue during this year’s first three months (Sony Corporation’s fourth fiscal quarter), but has warned of an imminent business slowdown brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Sony Music’s streaming uptick and other performance-related information were relayed in Sony Corporation’s Q4 2019 FY earnings analysis, which was […]The post Sony Music Shows a Streaming Spike In Q1 — But Warns of Big Slo
  
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• Liturgy Lead Singer Hunter Hunt-Hendrix Comes Out as Transgender: ‘I Am a Woman’

  13-05-2020 20:25
  
  Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, the lead singer of black metal band Liturgy, officially came out on social media on Tuesday (May 13) as a transgender woman. In a note posted on her Instagram, the singer explained her decision to come out, and the long struggle that has come along with it.
  “I am a woman. I’ve always been one,” she wrote in her post to fans. “The love I have to give is a woman’s love, if only because it is mine. To varying degrees many already understand this, b
  
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