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• Pubs in England will be fined £1,000 if they play music too loud or customers get caught dancing

  29-09-2020 23:59 via nme.com
  
  Pubs in England will be fined £1,000 for playing music over 85 decibels under a new coronavirus law.Read more: #LetTheMusicPlay: Artists and industry call on government to protect crew and “the individuals that make up our treasured music scenes”The fine is part of a string of legal changes that were made quietly by the government earlier this week, without any prior approval by Parliament, reports The Mirror.
  The new law says “all reasonable measures” must be taken
  
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• Anitta’s ‘Me Gusta,’ Feat. Cardi B & Myke Towers, Arrives in Top 5 on Hot Latin Songs Chart

  29-09-2020 23:58
  
  Anitta secures her second top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart as “Me Gusta,” featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers, debuts at No. 5 on the Oct. 3 survey.
  The collaboration earns the Brazilian her highest-charting hit ever on the tally, which blends airplay, digital sales and streaming data. Anitta previously scored a top 10 when “Machika,” with J Balvin and Jean, debuted and peaked at No. 10 (October 2018).“Me Gusta” concurrently gives Anitta her first entry on th
  
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• Why Taylor Swift Passing Whitney Houston’s Billboard 200 Record Is Even More Impressive Than It Seems

  29-09-2020 23:37
  
  On this week’s Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 3), Taylor Swift surpasses Whitney Houston as the female artist with the most career weeks at No. 1. Swift has logged 47 weeks at No. 1, one more than Houston’s total. That’s a big deal, for many reasons, not least that Swift accomplished the feat in an era when long-running No. 1 albums are much rarer than they were in previous decades.
  Houston’s 1985 debut album Whitney Houston logged 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986. That was very good
  
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• Lauren Daigle Announces Hurricane Laura Virtual Relief Concert

  29-09-2020 23:25
  
  Lauren Daigle is giving back to her home state of Louisiana.
  The Grammy winner and her foundation The Price Fund announced on Tuesday (Sept. 29) an online streaming concert on Oct. 11 to benefit those affected by Hurricane Laura, which devastated Louisiana in late August and left thousands of families displaced and an estimated $10 billion in damages.
  “When I was kid, growing up in Louisiana, we were plagued by hurricanes,” shared Daigle in a press statement. “I
  
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• Halsey Celebrates Her 26th Birthday With Nostalgic ‘929’ Music Video

  29-09-2020 23:21
  
  Halsey really was born at 9:29 a.m. on “9/29,” according to the track from her third album Manic. And she celebrates her 26th birthday (Sept. 29) with the song’s official music video, which takes a trip down memory lane and blows out the candles every 9/29 along the way.
  The touching featurette travels back in time from the comfort of a childhood bedroom, where the walls transform into screens that project Halsey’s home videos, which also play from vintage TV s
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Sued By Management Company Alleging Breach of Contract, $5.4M in Unpaid Commissions

  29-09-2020 23:20
  
  Kelly Clarkson’s ex-father-in-law’s management company is suing the American Idol singer for allegedly breaking an oral agreement and is seeking to recoup commissions on “millions of dollars” worth of deals.
  Narvel Blackstock, owner of Starstruck Management Group LLC, is suing Clarkson, 38, and her Face Face production company, according to the eight-page lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Clarkson and Starstruck appeared to have a working relationship unti
  
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• Who Should Win the Latin Grammy for Best Reggaeton Performance? Vote!

  29-09-2020 23:18
  
  The nominations for the 2020 Latin Grammys awards were announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) with the 13-time nominated J Balvin leading the pack. The reggaeton-heavy list includes top nominees such as Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Anuel AA.
  Earlier this year, the Latin Recording Academy revealed three new categories that were voted on and approved, including best pop/rock song, best reggaeton performance and best rap/hip-hop song.
  “Over the last year, we continued engaging in discussions with our
  
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• Halsey celebrates her birthday by sharing deluxe version of ‘Manic’ and a nostalgic video for ‘929’

  29-09-2020 22:59 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has shared a deluxe version of her 2020 album ‘Manic’ and a video for ‘929’ to mark her 26th birthday.READ MORE: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fameThe deluxe version of her LP, which was released in January includes studio recordings of ‘wipe your tears’ and ‘I’m Not Mad’, plus stripped-down versions of songs like ‘3am’ and ‘Alanis’ Interlude&rsqu
  
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• Taylor Swift Says Yungblud’s ‘Cardigan’/Avril Lavigne Mash-Up ‘Took My Breath Away’

  29-09-2020 22:46
  
  Yungblud dropped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge this week, where he delivered a hauntingly beautiful mashup of Taylor Swift’s folklore cut “cardigan” and Avril Lavigne’s 2002 ballad, “I’m With You.”
  The rocker, whose album Weird! is dropping on Nov. 13, is seen belting the song on an acoustic guitar, backed by a string orchestra safely seated six feet apart.
  The Black Hearts Club weren’t the only ones swooning over the cover. Swift hersel
  
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• Sam Smith Announces Virtual Concert From Abbey Road Studios

  29-09-2020 22:36
  
  In advance of upcoming album Love Goes, Sam Smith has announced a special livestream concert at Abbey Road Studios, the iconic 89-year-old  London studios where The Beatles recorded most of their albums and hit songs, including their 1969 record Abbey Road. The Oct. 30 concert is in partnership with American Express and will be the “Stay With Me” singer’s only live performance this year.
  “I’ll be joined by my incredible band for a full show with both new and ol
  
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• Reebok Integrates Spotify Playlists Into Its Latest Sneaker Lineup

  29-09-2020 22:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Reebok and Spotify have partnered to release the Zig Kinetica Undersounds collection, a limited-edition line of sneakers that feature custom-printed Spotify playlist codes on their inner soles. Spotify and Reebok recently unveiled the unique agreement, which encompasses three pairs of shoes designed based upon the characteristics of Houston, Atlanta, and New York City. Conceived by Reebok […]The post Reebok Integrates Spotify Playlists Into Its Latest Sneaker Lineup appeared first o
  
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• Drake, Taylor Swift & More: Who Should Win Top Billboard 200 Artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!

  29-09-2020 22:27
  
  The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will crown the top artist of the Billboard 200 on Oct. 14, and nominee Taylor Swift has already made a record-breaking mark on the albums chart.
  She surpassed Whitney Houston to become the female artist with the most cumulative weeks at No. 1, as Folklore returns to the top spot this week (chart dated Oct. 3). This is her fourth time up for this award. But it’s also Drake’s fourth time being nominated in the same cate
  
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• The Boyz Prove Their Staying Power With Thunderous New Single ‘The Stealer’: Watch

  29-09-2020 22:25
  
  Since coming in first place in the boy-band competition series Road to Kingdom earlier this year, The Boyz’s popularity has reached new heights. After a career-defining, theatrical cover of Taemin’s “Danger,” as well as their finale-winning performance of new song “Checkmate,” the 11-member boy band has laid a foundation for years of continued success.
  The Boyz, who took a brief break after Road to Kingdom, are back, and they’re living up to their reputa
  
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• Epic Games’ Bulldog Court Strategy Against Apple Is Backfiring — And That’s Bad News for Spotify

  29-09-2020 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A US judge has characterized Epic Games’ decision to violate the App Store policies as ‘dishonest.’ The whole imbroglio started when Epic Games released an update to Fortnite, allowing gamers to buy currency and bypassing Apple’s payment system. That’s a direct violation of the App Store developer policy that every developer agrees to when they […]The post Epic Games’ Bulldog Court Strategy Against Apple Is Backfiring — And That’s Bad News f
  
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• Gabrielle Union & NBC Reach an Agreement Over ‘America’s Got Talent’ Racism Complaint

  29-09-2020 22:10
  
  Gabrielle Union and NBC have reached an agreement into allegations of racism on the set of the network’s talent competition America’s Got Talent.
  “We’ve reached an amicable resolution. NBC Entertainment appreciates the important concerns raised by Gabrielle Union and remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment where people of all backgrounds can be treated with respect,” NBC and Union said in a joint statement Tuesday.
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• Metallica Donates $250,000 to Support West Coast Wildfire Relief

  29-09-2020 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Metallica has donated $250,000 to support wildfire relief across three West Coast states. Metallica’s All Within My Hands charity handled the donations, which will fund five organizations spread across three states. Those organizations include: California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund Oregon Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund Community Foundation Santa Cruz County’s Fire Response […]The post Metallica Donates $250,000 to Support
  
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• Liam Gallagher hits out at Noel Gallagher over ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ celebrations

  29-09-2020 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has hit out at Noel Gallagher for not including him in the 25th anniversary celebrations of Oasis‘ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?‘.
  Read more: The amazing story of Oasis’ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ – in numbers
  His comments come after it was announced that an exclusive new interview with Noel titled Return To Rockfield, is going out on YouTube this Thursday (October 1st). The interview sees Noel return to the legen
  
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• Taylor Swift Fans Flood Jake Gyllenhaal’s Instagram With ‘All Too Well’ Lyric

  29-09-2020 21:53
  
  Swifties are always decoding Taylor Swift’s lyrics, trying their best to discern which of the star’s famous exes her heartbreaking songs could be about. Jake Gyllenhaal, who dated Swift briefly at the end of 2010, has a number of hits potentially recounting his relationship with the singer, including Red’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “All Too Well.”
  That’s why when the actor shared a childhood photo to Instagram on
  
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• Mariah Carey's record label 'stifled' campaign for secret alt-rock album

  29-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey quietly contributed to every original track on a 1995 album called Someone's Ugly Daughter, by a band named Chick.
  
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• ‘Lion King’ Prequel in the Works

  29-09-2020 21:36
  
  More Lion King is on the way, courtesy of director Barry Jenkins. The Oscar-winning Moonlight filmmaker will helm a prequel to Disney’s 2019 hit. Lion King scribe Jeff Nathanson has penned a draft of the prequel.
  Jon Favreau directed the first installment, a remake of the 1994 animated classic. It used innovative techniques to create photorealistic animals and African landscapes and voice starred Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala. It became
  
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• Niall Horan & Harry Styles Reach Fan Army Face-Off Semifinals

  29-09-2020 21:25
  
  Harry Styles and Niall Horan have made it to the semifinals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off.
  Styles outlasted Bad Bunny, Shawn Mendes, SuperM and former bandmate Louis Tomlinson. Meanwhile, Horan ousted Shakira, NCT 127, Madonna and Taylor Swift.
  But they have one more former One Directioner in the final four of the competition: Liam Payne, who is going head-to-head with Super Junior. The K-pop icons, who faced off with the Stylers in the final rou
  
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• YoungBoy Never Broke Again Arrested on Drug Charges in Baton Rouge

  29-09-2020 21:22
  
  Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again was among 16 people who were arrested on drug and firearms charges in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday (Sept. 28), according to local CBS affiliate WAFB. The 20-year-old rapper born Kentrell Gaulden is facing a variety of drug, felony possession and stolen firearm charges, per the report, which cites police.
  According to the Baton Rouge Sheriff Office’s website, the artist was charged with possession of a schedule 1 drug, as well as distributing and manufa
  
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• YoungBoy Never Broke Again Arrested on Drug Charges in Baton Rogue

  29-09-2020 21:22
  
  Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again was among 16 people who were arrested on drug and firearms charges in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday (Sept. 28), according to local CBS affiliate WAFB. The 20-year-old rapper born Kentrell Gaulden is facing a variety of drug, felony possession and stolen firearm charges, per the report, which cites police.
  According to the Baton Rouge Sheriff Office’s website, the artist was charged with possession of a schedule 1 drug, as well as distributing and manufa
  
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• Watch Iggy Pop, A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator goof around in Gucci advert

  29-09-2020 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop, A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator have starred in a new short film advertising Gucci Tailoring’s new campaign.
  In the Harmony Korine-directed video, the suited-and-booted rock and hip hop stars mess around at a west coast home where they eat spaghetti and dance in bathrooms.
  The clip was filmed back in February and is soundtracked by Cerrone’s 1977 song ‘Supernature’. Iggy’s cockatoo, Biggy Pop, makes a cameo in the fun-filled video.
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• Post Malone, DaBaby & More: Who Should Win Top Hot 100 Artist at 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!

  29-09-2020 21:03
  
  The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are next month, and one of the top prizes of the year will be for Top Hot 100 Artist — but who should take home the award?
  Lil Nas X had an incredible summer run in 2019, when his “Old Town Remix,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, stayed at the No. 1 spot for a record-breaking 19 weeks. DaBaby dubbed himself “Billboard Baby” for his own chart moves, following Lil Nas X’s lead by taking home the Song of the Summer this year for “
  
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• 20 Questions With Rita Wilson

  29-09-2020 20:59
  
  As a celebrated actress, producer and philanthropist, Rita Wilson has remained busy as a musician in quarantine throughout 2020: the veteran artist, who’s been prolific since issuing her debut album AM/FM in 2012, has released a string of singles following last year’s full-length, Halfway to Home.Earlier this month, Wilson unveiled “What I Would Say,” a meditation on a loved one battling addiction; earlier this year, she released “Everybody Cries,” from the fi
  
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• Pregnant Chrissy Teigen Receives 2 Blood Transfusions, Shares ‘Scary’ Update From Hospital

  29-09-2020 20:58
  
  Just two days after Chrissy Teigen shared that she’d been hospitalized over the weekend due to heavy bleeding while pregnant, the model shared an update on her condition.
  In a series of posts on Instagram on Monday (Sept. 28), Teigen revealed that she received two blood transfusions. “hello from hospital. about to have my second blood transfusion which truly truly truly sounds more dramatic than it is. It’s an IV, but instead of fluids, the blood of some kind human being o
  
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• Russian Bank Relaunches Streaming Service As SberZvuk

  29-09-2020 20:56
  
  MOSCOW — Russia’s largest bank, state-controlled Sberbank, has acquired the local music streaming service Zvuk in a bid to create a major competitor to Apple Music, Spotify and local rival Yandex Music.
  Renamed SberZvuk, the streaming service will become part of the company’s new product family, alongside SberBox, a TV streaming device, and SberPortal, a smart speaker with a screen that offers voice and gesture recognition.
  The move is part of Sberbank’s broader drive to
  
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• Tame Impala Announces Rescheduled North American Tour Dates for 2021

  29-09-2020 20:55
  
  On Tuesday (Sept. 29), Tame Impala announced a series of rescheduled tour dates after its summer 2020 run was canceled due to COVID-19.
  Kevin Parker’s rock act will kick off its 2021 tour in Mexico City on July 22 and wrap up three months later in Miami on Oct. 18. Parker released his fourth album as Tame Impala, The Slow Rush, in February of this year.Major stops for next year’s tour include The Gorge in Washington, The Chase Center in San Francisco and the United Center in Chi
  
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• Cardi B to feature on BLACKPINK’s debut LP ‘THE ALBUM’

  29-09-2020 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B is set to feature on BLACKPINK‘s forthcoming debut album, it’s been confirmed.
  The rapper has collaborated on the K-pop girl’s band’s track ‘Bet You Wanna’, from ‘THE ALBUM’, which is out this Friday (October 2).
  Sharing the tracklist, which you can view below, Cardi tweeted: “Bardipink in your area. And the song is amazing”.
  It comes after the girl band shared their collaboration with Selena Gomez –‘Ice Cream’
  
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• Meet the 2020 Latin Grammy Best New Artist Nominees: Anuel AA, Nicki Nicole & More

  29-09-2020 20:49
  
  The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2020 Latin Grammys Awards on Tuesday (Sept. 29), with reggaetón artists J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna leading the list. Balvin’s 13 nods for the 21st annual Latin Grammys make him the lead nominee. He’s followed by Bunny with nine entries and Ozuna with eight.
  The best new artist category, which Venezuelan artist Nella won last year, is led by Anuel AA — who has six other nominations — and include
  
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• Jeff Rosenstock Made His Late-Night TV Debut Look Like ‘Chaos Hell’

  29-09-2020 20:46
  
  Jeff Rosenstock, underground punk icon, has spent the last four years breaking through to the mainstream. On September 28, he made his late-night TV debut on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' and he told MTV News about it.
  
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• On This Day in Billboard Dance History: Real McCoy Spent ‘Another Night’ on the Dance Club Songs Chart

  29-09-2020 20:44
  
  First, indulge us in a brief tutorial on a little genre called Eurodance. The sound was born in its namesake continent in the late ’80s, at the same time house, techno, progressive house, acid house and all variations of electronic music beyond were taking root in the world’s burgeoning scene hubs.
  One of them was Germany, the home base of a pioneering group of Eurodance producers who blended techno, pop, house and hip-hop into a bright and often irrefutably compelling genre sometime
  
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• #WeMakeEvents plan Newcastle to London ‘survival’ charity bike ride

  29-09-2020 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Several live music events professionals are planning to cycle more than 1,500 km from Newcastle to London to raise money for the #WeMakeEvents campaign.Read more: #LetTheMusicPlay: Artists and industry call on government to protect crew and “the individuals that make up our treasured music scenes”Five professionals from events companies Loud Sound and Proper Productions will check off 50 UK venues and festival sites during their bike challenge to symbolise what would have been the st
  
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• Super Junior & Liam Payne Reach Fan Army Face-Off Semifinals

  29-09-2020 20:40
  
  Super Junior and Liam Payne have made it to the semifinals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off.
  The K-pop icons’ path to the final four included beating out TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé and EXO. The former One Directioner bested Kanye West, Marshmello, Jennifer Lopez and TWICE.
  But Payne isn’t the only 1D member who’s made it this far in the face-off: Harry Styles is going head-to-head with Niall Horan after Styles outlasted Bad Bun
  
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• A$AP Rocky, Iggy Pop & Tyler, the Creator Live the ‘Life of a Rockstar’ in New Gucci Tailoring Campaign

  29-09-2020 20:30
  
  Gucci’s newest menswear collection is an ode to the archetypical rockstar, and who better to portray the ultimate life of zest than A$AP Rocky, Iggy Pop and Tyler, the Creator?
  The trio are the faces of the Italian House’s latest collection, spearheaded by Gucci’s Creative Director Alessandro Michele. In the Harmony Korine-directed campaign clip shared on Tuesday (Sept. 29), Iggy lounges in a luxurious, 70s-style Los Angeles mansion in a sleek leopard print suit. Soon
  
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• Camilo, Sebastian Yatra & More React to 2020 Latin Grammys Nominations

  29-09-2020 20:29
  
  On Tuesday (Sept. 29), the Latin Recording Academy unveiled the 2020 nominees for the 21st annual Latin Grammys. J Balvin leads the pack with 13 nominations, followed by Bad Bunny (9), Ozuna (8) and Anuel AA (7), positioning reggaeton in main categories such as album of the year and record of the year.
  On his Instagram stories, Balvin shared the Spanish-language phrase “de los cobardes no se ha escrito nada,” which highlights the importance of taking risks in life. His next post
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Justin Bieber’s Chance the Rapper-Featuring ‘Holy’ Debuts at No. 3 on Hot 100

  29-09-2020 20:23
  
  Those still craving more Justin Bieber after the release of his latest album Changes in February and his Billboard Hot 100-topping Ariana Grande teamup “Stuck With U” in May just had to have a little faith.
  Bieber returned on Sept. 18 with the brand new single “Holy,” featuring frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper. The song, a warm, piano-led ode to the divine affection and inspiration provided by their respective wives, bows at No. 3 on the Hot 100 this week &mda
  
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• A Netflix Price Hike Is ‘Probable,’ Analyst Says — And Subscribers Probably Won’t Care

  29-09-2020 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Jefferies analyst Brent Thill has predicted that Netflix could soon raise its prices, but the financial professional doesn’t believe that the cost uptick will prompt a substantial number of customers to cancel their subscriptions. Thill recently expressed his stance on the prospect of a Netflix pricing hike as part of a broader analysis of the […]The post A Netflix Price Hike Is ‘Probable,’ Analyst Says — And Subscribers Probably Won’t Care appeared first on
  
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• Save Our Stages Act Added to Revised House Coronavirus Relief Bill

  29-09-2020 20:01
  
  A bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives has introduced a revised relief package that now includes the Save of Stages Act which would provide badly needed aid to members of both the National Independent Venue Association and the National Independent Talent Organization.
  If passed and signed into law, the $2.2 trillion Heroes Act would include another round of stimulus checks to American families, a second round of PPP loans for American businesses and “targeted assistance for
  
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• Bon Iver joins Jim-E Stack on new song ‘Jeanie’ from producer’s forthcoming album ‘Ephemera’

  29-09-2020 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Jim-E Stack has announced his new album ‘Ephemera’, and with it a song featuring Bon Iver.READ MORE: Bon Iver at Mad Cool: a fine end to the ‘22, A Million’ era, but they “don’t know how” to play the new songs‘Jeanie’, the next taste from Stack’s follow-up to 2014’s ‘Tell Me I Belong’, hears Bon Iver’s (aka Justin Vernon) vocals cut and spliced across a glitchy electronic track.
  ‘Ephemera’ boasts
  
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• Country Songwriters Strike a New Chord as Genre Adopts Less-Safe Song Structures

  29-09-2020 19:53
  
  Country music, we’ve been told for years, is three chords and the truth.
  But in the current environment, the genre’s key, signature sound may be undergoing a minor adjustment.
  “I guess now it’s nine chords and the truth,” says Old Dominion’s Trevor Rosen with a laugh.
  Nine might be on the high side, but the truth is that country is growing more experimental in its chord structures. Standard three-note triads are subtly giving way to more complex four-note chor
  
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• Tory Lanez’s team accused of impersonating top employee at Megan Thee Stallion’s record label

  29-09-2020 19:42 via nme.com
  
  Tory Lanez‘s team pretended to be an employee of 300 Entertainment – Megan Thee Stallion‘s record label – to paint him in a favourable light, it’s been alleged.
  According to Billboard, a source close to the shooting involving Lanez and Megan claims that Lanez’s team sent several emails to media outlets this month to “campaign press” on his behalf.
  Lanez has denied firing four shots from outside his vehicle in the Hollywood Hills on the night of Jul
  
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• Nashville Songwriter Awards Name 2020 Songwriter-Artist of the Year: Exclusive

  29-09-2020 19:38
  
  For the second year in a row, Luke Combs is the recipient of Nashville Songwriter Awards’ songwriter-artist of the year award.
  This year, the awards, presented by the Nashville Songwriters Association International and sponsored by City National Bank, are virtual after the pandemic made it unsafe to gather in person. Billboard has partnered with NSAI to reveal winners in key categories, including Ashley Gorley as songwriter of the year on Sept. 22.In the exclusive video
  
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• Watch Yungblud mash up Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne songs for BBC Live Lounge

  29-09-2020 19:27 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has performed a cover of Taylor Swift‘s ‘Cardigan’ mashed up with Avril Lavigne‘s ‘I’m With You’ as part of BBC Radio 1’s annual Live Lounge Month.
  READ MORE: Yungblud — his best cover versions, from Drake to Oasis
  The Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – performed an acoustic version of Swift’s recent hit single from ‘Folklore’ alongside two string players, before throwing in a sect
  
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• Listen to The xx’s Romy Madley Croft debut solo single ‘Lifetime’

  29-09-2020 19:00 via nme.com
  
  The xx‘s Romy Madley Croft has shared her debut solo single ‘Lifetime’. Check it out below.REVIEW: The xx’s Romy shows her true colours with new solo song ‘Lifetime’, a masterclass in pandemic popThe singer and guitarist first revealed that she was working on solo material under the name Romy in April during an Instagram Live session which she had teased would feature new songs and an announcement. Now, she’s revealed the rave-tinged banger.
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• Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Daughter Emme’s New Book: ‘She’s Way, Way Ahead of Me’

  29-09-2020 18:47
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s 12-year-old daughter Emme is now a published author, with her first book —  titled Lord Help Me — out Tuesday (Sept. 29).
  The proud mamá spoke to Good Morning America about Emme, who sang with her at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, and her love of sloths — which inspired the tween’s prayers book.
  Emme came up with the idea with her nanny as she thought kids needed to be taught to pray, according to Lopez. &ld
  
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• Musicians and crew warn government of bankruptcy and industry damage without urgent support

  29-09-2020 18:41 via nme.com
  
  As the events industry braces for a global day of action, musicians, artists, crew and venues are echoing the call for government support to prevent jobs being lost, workers going bankrupt and catastrophic damage being done to the £5.2billion music scene.
  After UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced details of the government’s new Winter Economy Plan for the next six months last week as the furlough scheme comes to an end, the music industry hit back for its lack of support for the many
  
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• First look teaser at Ewen Bremner’s Alan McGee biopic ‘Creation Stories’ is here

  29-09-2020 18:39 via nme.com
  
  The first teaser for Alan McGee biopic Creation Stories has landed.
  The upcoming film, adapting McGee’s acclaimed autobiography of the same name, will star Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) as the notorious music producer.
  Trainspotting scribe Irvine Welsh has written the script, with Nick Moran set to direct.Read more: Alan McGee: “The music industry doesn’t want young indie rock’n’roll. The culture is so different”“It’s like ‘Trainspot
  
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• Round Hill Music Signs Rob Thomas to Worldwide Publishing Deal

  29-09-2020 18:24
  
  Round Hill Music has signed multi-Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Rob Thomas to a long-term worldwide publishing deal, which will cover his full catalog, including past and future works.
  Best known as the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, Thomas has led the rock band through four studio albums beginning with debut Yourself or Someone Like You in 1996, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, was certified twelve-times platinum by the RIAA and included hit singles like &ldqu
  
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