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• YouTube Music Videos Won’t Be Blocked In Denmark as YouTube Renegotiates Nordic Licensing Terms

  01-10-2020 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in August, Digital Music News was first to report on the high-profile licensing impasse between YouTube and Polaris, a coalition of leading Scandinavian collecting societies. Now, the parties have reached an agreement. Polaris unveiled the new licensing deal this morning. Per comments published by Denmark’s Koda, the contract resulted from “two months of intensive negotiations” involving all four […]The post YouTube Music Videos Won’t Be Bl
  
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• There Is A Lot Going On in This Video for the New David Guetta & Sia Collab

  01-10-2020 23:42
  
  Last month, David Guetta told Billboard that his new collaboration with Sia, “Let’s Love,” was the result of his ambition to inspire the world and just “make a feel-good song.”
  The legitimately ebullient track is the latest in a long string of collaborations for the duo and has already racked up more than 10 million plays on Spotify alone since its release on Sept. 11.Out Thursday (October 1), the video for “Let’s Love” expands on the song&rsq
  
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• Adam Lambert Gives Hopeful Update on Queen’s Brian May After Heart Attack

  01-10-2020 23:33
  
  Brian May is recovering after his heart attack earlier this year.
  It’s been five months since the Queen guitarist revealed that he had a heart attack and underwent a stent procedure, and his bandmate Adam Lambert shared a positive update on his condition.  “I talked to him the other day and I think he is doing better, which is awesome,” Lambert told ET.
  “That kind of thing takes a minute to recover from, but I am so glad that he is OK,” he continued.
  
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• ‘The Voice’ Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Get Together for ‘One Love’ Cover

  01-10-2020 23:32
  
  The Voice coaches John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani reunite for another season this month, and to celebrate being together again, they covered Bob Marley’s “One Love.”
  In the outdoor New York performance, Legend stumbles upon a piano in the middle of the sidewalk with an all-too-enticing “Play Me” note attached to it. That’s when Clarkson pops out from her upstairs window and lends her voice. Shelton walks out the door, whi
  
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• 20 Questions With Alison Wonderland: Australian Producer Talks Advising Fans Through DMs & Meeting Billy Corgan

  01-10-2020 23:27
  
  It’s a fairly big deal that Alison Wonderland has been spending a good deal of time doing not a whole lot.
  The producer born Alex Scholler has, along with the rest of the world’s touring musicians, been off the road during the pandemic, and having time to just rest, hang out, play Animal Crossing and write music has been fairly revelatory, given her typically frenetic tour schedule. The Australian artist has been grinding for the better part of a decade, working her way to the top of
  
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• Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner announces new memoir ‘Crying In H Mart’

  01-10-2020 23:26 via nme.com
  
  Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner has announced her new memoir, Crying In H Mart. 
  The book is set to arrive on April 20th, 2021 via Knopf Publishing, and will explore how the death of Zauner’s mother forced a reckoning with the musician’s Korean-American identity.
  At one point in the memoir, Zauner looks back on a time she broke down in the Asian supermarket H Mart, a traumatic experience that inspired the project’s title. She remembers: “Sobbing near the d
  
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• Cecily Strong, Kristen Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit & More Set For Apple Musical Comedy Series

  01-10-2020 23:07
  
  Apple has set a star-studded cast for a musical comedy series starring Saturday Night Live regular Cecily Strong.
  The untitled show (formerly known as Schmigadoon) comes from writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, executive producer Lorne Michaels and Universal Television. The cast alongside Strong will include Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, Kristen Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Jane Krakowski and Ann Harada.
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• Here Are Machine Gun Kelly & Megan Fox’s Best PDA Moments

  01-10-2020 22:59
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox’s relationship keeps on heating up, and they’re not shy to share their love on the Internet.
  From Fox’s guest appearance in MGK’s “Bloody Valentine” music video to the countless adorable mirror selfies, the couple’s love life has shown their fans how they’re meant to be.
  Billboard compiled our favorite PDA moments from the stars’ destined romance. See below.Fox appears in MGK’s “Bloody Val
  
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• Animal Collective reveal they’ve been at work on new material: “We have a few things cooking”

  01-10-2020 22:48 via nme.com
  
  Animal Collective have revealed that they’ve been at work on new material.
  The Baltimore band released their latest studio album, ‘Painting With’, back in February 2016, and have since shared three EPs: ‘The Painters’ and ‘Meeting Of The Waters’ from 2017 and ‘Bridge To Quiet’, which arrived this summer.
  Taking to their official Instagram account this week, Animal Collective provided fans with an update on what’s to come next.
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• Taylor Swift, Lizzo & More: Who Should Win Top Song Sales Artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!

  01-10-2020 22:42
  
  Five artists racked up record song sales to be nominated for Top Song Sales Artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, but only one can come out on top.
  Taylor Swift has a whopping 54 top 10 hits (and 20 No. 1s) on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart, Post Malone has notched 11 top 10 hits, Billie Eilish carries five, Lizzo holds three, and Lil Nas X has one, which ended up going to No. 1.
  Three of the nominees are also up for Top Selling Song: Eilish (“bad guy&r
  
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• Anitta & Ryan Tedder Confirmed for Joint Q&A at Billboard Latin Music Week 2020

  01-10-2020 22:38
  
  Anitta and Ryan Tedder are confirmed for a joint Q&A at the 30th-anniversary installment of Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place virtually Oct. 20-23.
  The Brazilian pop superstar will partake in a one-on-one conversation with the producer and lead singer of OneRepublic to discuss working together on Anitta’s forthcoming album, Girl From Rio, and much more.
  Other confirmed superstar Q&As include conversations between J Balvin and Deepak Chopra, Carlos Vives and Gustavo Dudamel,
  
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• Sundara Karma on the depression and desire behind explosive new single ‘Kill Me’ and its Hannah Diamond-directed video

  01-10-2020 22:04 via nme.com
  
  Sundara Karma have released new single ‘Kill Me’, their first new material since 2018’s second album ‘Ulfilas’ Alphabet’.
  The first taster of a new EP coming later this year, ‘Kill Me’ is produced by Clarence Clarity, known for working with Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama. Its colourful video is directed by PC Music artist Hannah Diamond, who has become the band’s creative director for their bold new look.
  Singer Oscar Pollock tells NME of the d
  
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• Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas leaves the band

  01-10-2020 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Atreyu have announced that their singer, Alex Varkatzas, has left the band.
  The metalcore act shared the news on social media yesterday (September 30) saying that the band “will not disappear” despite Varkatzas’ departure.
  Atreyu formed in California in 1998. Two decades on from their formation in 2018, Varkatzas claimed his band had invented metalcore [via Consequence Of Sound].View this post on InstagramWe have been a band for over 20 years now. Lived our dreams together as f
  
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• Stimulus Update: $1,200 Second Stimulus Checks, $400 Weekly Unemployment Boosts Appear Imminent

  01-10-2020 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After months of negotiations – and more than a few disagreements – it appears that talks pertaining to second stimulus checks and renewed federal unemployment benefits could be moving in the right direction. Digital Music News has provided regular updates on second stimulus checks, which many artists, executives, and Americans could certainly use. Though a […]The post Stimulus Update: $1,200 Second Stimulus Checks, $400 Weekly Unemployment Boosts Appear Imminent appeared first
  
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• Does Justin Bieber Have Crocs on the Way?

  01-10-2020 21:57
  
  Slip into some comfort courtesy of Justin Bieber.
  The star took to Instagram on Thursday (Oct. 1) to tease a new drop for his Drew House fashion line. The photo with the caption “soon” shows a pair of yellow Crocs floating in a swimming pool.The casual footwear is a fitting addition to Bieber’s Drew House catalogue, which features a number of other leisurely items such as hotel slippers, loose-fitting tees and sweats and plush toys.
  While there is no release date on the Crocs y
  
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• ‘This Is Where the Action Is’: Hot Publishing Market Should Keep Pace Through 2023

  01-10-2020 21:53
  
  The market for music publishing rights is likely to maintain its breakneck pace for another three years after the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged through 2023. To counter the “considerable risks” of low employment and weak economic activity, the Fed will maintain the federal funds rate near 0% to keep the inflation rate at 2%, it announced Sept. 16.
  The Fed’s decisions to change or maintain interest rates impact the acquisition market for musi
  
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• Arashi, Anitta & Stray Kids Make Moves on Billboard’s New Global Charts

  01-10-2020 21:52
  
  On Sept. 14, Billboard announced the launch of two new global surveys. The Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts rank the most popular songs in the world, based on streams and download sales from more than 200 territories, powered by Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  We’ve already seen the scope of international acts on both tallies, and this week brings even more artists shining in the global spotlight.
  While Justin Bieber’s “Holy,
  
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• Who Should Win Top Streaming Songs Artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!

  01-10-2020 21:48
  
  The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will honor music’s biggest hitmakers in just a couple of weeks, but only one can claim the title of Top Streaming Songs Artist.
  Post Malone, who leads this year’s nominations with 16, also has the most top 10 hits on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart with 19. Travis Scott follows closely behind with 14 top 10 bangers (but earns more No. 1s with four to his name), DaBaby carries 10, Billie Eilish secures five and Lil Nas X has 2.
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• Shelter Island Resident Sues Over Filming of Beyoncé Movie ‘Black Is King’ Near Sacred Slave Burial Ground

  01-10-2020 21:47
  
  A Shelter Island, New York, resident is suing the Town of Shelter Island and 18 Shelter Island individuals — including the town attorney, supervisor, clerk and members of its board — for allowing the filming of Beyoncé movie Black Is King at a former “provisioning plantation.” The “place of enslavement,” according to the lawsuit, contains the unmarked graves of 200 former African slaves and the filming took place without obtaining the requisite per
  
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• New Order Scores First Airplay Chart Appearance Since 1993 With ‘Be a Rebel’

  01-10-2020 21:45
  
  New Order is back on a Billboard airplay chart for the first time in nearly three decades, as “Be a Rebel” debuts at No. 38 on the Adult Alternative Songs list dated Oct. 3.
  The track marks the pioneering synth-pop/dance/rock act’s first appearance on Adult Alternative Songs, which began in 1996.
  The band, which formed in 1980 after the dissolution of Joy Division, notched six entries on the Alternative Airplay tally, which began in 1988, including its six-week No. 1 “Reg
  
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• Cardi B: 'It's not fair that female rappers are under so much pressure'

  01-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B believes there's more pressure on female rappers to release songs more frequently.
  
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• Afrojack weds motoring heiress Elettra Lamborghini

  01-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The couple got married in Lake Como on Saturday.
  
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• Forever No. 1: Mac Davis’ ‘Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me’

  01-10-2020 21:43
  
  Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer — a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single — by taking an extended look back at the chart-topping songs that made them part of this exclusive club. Here, we honor the late Mac Davis by diving into his lone Hot 100 chart-topper, the can’t-be-tied-down ballad “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me.”
  Not many artists
  
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• Boomtown announce plans for “post-pandemic” version of festival in 2021

  01-10-2020 21:23 via nme.com
  
  Boomtown has confirmed plans to return next year following the cancellation of this summer’s festival due to the coronavirus crisis.
  Read More: Everything we know so far about festival season 2021
  The annual event was set to take place at Matterley Estate, near Winchester between August 12-16 2020 but organisers were forced to pull the plug in April when the UK was under lockdown.
  Today (October 1) organisers have set out plans to wipe the slate clean in 2021 by creating a “post-pand
  
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• Rihanna Boasts the ‘Baddest, Sexiest, Most Savage Experience Yet’ for ‘Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2′ Trailer

  01-10-2020 21:14
  
  Bad Girl RiRi knows the Navy hasn’t seen the “baddest, sexiest, most savage experience yet” because her Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2 premieres around the world tomorrow (Oct. 2) on Amazon Prime Video.
  But for those begging to take a sneak peek, Rihanna released the one-minute trailer today (Oct. 1). And the only thing spooky about this season is how she outdid herself. For her digital-only lingerie fashion show, the Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2 executive producer an
  
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• Voting for 2020 Billboard Music Awards’ Fan Voted Categories Begins Today

  01-10-2020 21:08
  
  Time to vote for your favorite artist to take home a Billboard Music Award.
  Voting opened on Thursday (Oct. 1) for this year’s three fan voted categories — the Billboard chart achievement award, top social artist and top collaboration. Voting is available on TikTok, this year’s primary voting platform, reflecting its increasing impact on music and role as a staging ground for chart-topping hits.Up for the Billboard chart achievement award are Mariah Car
  
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• Luna Aura’s Noisy Rebirth

  01-10-2020 21:08
  
  After years tumbling around the pop machine, Luna Aura reinvented herself with noisy, ferocious pop-rock. It's on full display on her new EP, 'Three Cheers for the American Beauty.' She tells MTV News how she got here.
  
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• Juice WRLD & Pearl Jam Virtual Programs Lead Grammy Museum October Lineup

  01-10-2020 21:03
  
  The Grammy Museum will have virtual programs in October focused on two recent albums: Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die and Pearl Jam’s Gigaton.
  The Juice WRLD program, set for Oct. 8, will consist of a conversation with Nick Mira and Max Lord, who were among the album’s producers, as well as Manny Marroquin, Dorien Theus and Lil Bibby. Legends Never Die entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 with 497,000 equivalent units. It remained on top for a second week before being dislodged by
  
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• Run The Jewels’ live ‘RTJ4’ show to feature Josh Homme, Zack De La Rocha and Mavis Staples

  01-10-2020 21:02 via nme.com
  
  Run The Jewels have announced the guest line-up for their special one-off TV performance of their latest album, ‘RTJ4’.
  Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, soul legend Mavis Staples, and comedian Eric André are set to join El-P and Killer Mike‘s broadcast. The show, which was originally planned for this Saturday (October 3), has now been pushed back a week to October 17, owing to a COVID-19 scare with a crew memb
  
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• London Grammar confirm new album title, ‘Californian Soil’, and release title track

  01-10-2020 21:02 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have revealed the name of their forthcoming new album, ‘Californian Soil’, and have today (October 1) shared the title track.
  The trio said the song marked such a “turning point for us as a band” that they decided to name their third album after it. You can listen to the single below.‘Californian Soil’ is the second cut from the band’s upcoming LP, which is their first album since 2017’s ‘Truth Is A Beautiful Thing‘.
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• London Grammar announce new album ‘Californian Soil’ and share its title track – listen

  01-10-2020 21:02 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have today (October 1) announced their third album, ‘Californian Soil’, and shared the title track, artwork and tracklist.
  The trio said the song marked such a “turning point for us as a band” that they decided to name their forthcoming record (due February 12, 2021) after it. You can listen to the new single below.‘Californian Soil’ is the second cut from the band’s upcoming LP, which is their first album since 2017’s ‘Truth I
  
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• After a Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban, TikTok Launches a U.S. Elections Guide for Its 100 Million Users

  01-10-2020 20:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After a federal judge blocked the Trump TikTok ban, the app has conveniently launched a U.S. Elections Guide. The Elections guide is accessible on TikTok’s Discover page, making it a prominent feature. It’s available in English, Spanish, and several other languages. TikTok also offers federal and state election information by state. The app draws its […]The post After a Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban, TikTok Launches a U.S. Elections Guide for Its 100 Million Users appeared fi
  
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• Mariah Carey, Charlie Puth, Maren Morris & More Send Love to John Legend & Chrissy Teigen After Suffering Miscarriage

  01-10-2020 20:35
  
  Chrissy Teigen shared the heartbreaking news on Wednesday night (Sept. 3) that she suffered a miscarriage following a recent hospitalization.
  Alongside a series of photos from the hospital, where she was admitted on Sunday due to excessive bleeding during her pregnancy, the cookbook author wrote, “We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he neede
  
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• Brighton Dome to re-open this month for series of intimate shows

  01-10-2020 20:31 via nme.com
  Brighton Dome is set to open for the first time since March to host a series of intimate shows in support of the town’s grassroots live venues.
  Read More: “Live music, but don’t have it loud?”: UK venues react to the latest performing arts guidance
  The small-scale performances, dubbed Live Is Alive!, will take place across four consecutive Saturday nights beginning on October 17 in the Dome’s iconic Concert Hall.
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• Demi Lovato, Sia and En Vogue to Perform at 2020 Billboard Music Awards

  01-10-2020 20:30
  
  The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are just around the corner (Oct. 14) and on Thursday (Oct. 1) the second round of performers were revealed, and they include Demi Lovato, Sia and En Vogue.
  The show, hosted by Kelly Clarkson, will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles  at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
  Lovato will give a world premiere performance of a new song, while in a rare TV appearance, Sia will perform her inspiring new single “Courage to Change.” Plus, iconic girl grou
  
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• SESAC Signs Nigerian Superstar Burna Boy in the US

  01-10-2020 20:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nigerian pop superstar Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, has signed with SESAC Performing Rights. Burna Boy is a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter who recently released his fifth studio album. The album, Twice As Tall, was executive produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bosede Ogulu, and Burna Boy himself. Ogulu says it was recorded mostly during […]The post SESAC Signs Nigerian Superstar Burna Boy in the US appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Phish’s Trey Anastasio Plans First Ever Digital Residency at Beacon Theatre

  01-10-2020 20:15
  
  Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre has hosted some of the most iconic residencies in music from the Allman Brothers Band to Steely Dan, but never before has the venue hosted a virtual residency.
  That changes Oct. 9 when Trey Anastasio and MSG Entertainment present The Beacon Jams, an eight-week virtual residency streamed exclusively on Twitch. The series will be free for fans and run for eight consecutive weeks through Nov. 27 starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. The Beacon Jams performances will
  
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• Fit for a King Finds a ‘Path’ to No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart

  01-10-2020 20:15
  
  Christian hard rock band Fit for a King achieves its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, as its sixth full-length The Path flies in atop the list dated Oct. 3.
  In its first week, ending Sept. 24, the set earned a career-best 11,000 equivalent album units, with 9,000 in album sales, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  The LP follows Fit for a King’s first three top 10s: Dark Skies debuted at No. 2 in September 2018 with 10,000 units; Death Grip arrived at No. 2 in
  
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• Nicki Minaj Welcomes First Child With Husband Kenneth Petty

  01-10-2020 20:12
  
  Nicki Minaj is a new mom! She welcomed her first child with husband Kenneth Petty on Wednesday (Sept. 30) in Los Angeles, Billboard can confirm.
  The baby’s name and sex has yet to be revealed. New parents Minaj and Petty are also coming up on their first wedding anniversary on Oct. 21.
  The 37-year-old queen of the Barbz announced her pregnancy with a series of baby bump pictures on Instagram July 20, which included a glorious professional shot from famed photographer D
  
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• Donald Glover talks potential Childish Gambino plans and his urges to write a bible

  01-10-2020 20:02 via nme.com
  
  Donald Glover has revealed he doesn’t think he’s finished with his Childish Gambino project – and keeps returning to the idea of writing a religious text.
  The actor, screenwriter and musician – known for his FX series Atlanta as well as four records under his Gambino moniker – previously reiterated plans to retire the music project after his latest album, ‘3.15.20‘, which was released in March.Read more: Childish Gambino – ‘3.15.20&rsquo
  
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• Watch Out, Justin Bieber! BLACKPINK Are Storming Up YouTube’s Subscriber Ranks

  01-10-2020 19:57
  
  BLACKPINK scored a major coup this week when they reached 48.9 million YouTube subscribers, putting them within spitting distance of the all-time YT subscription champ, Justin Bieber.
  In the wind-up to Friday’s (Oct. 2) release of their highly anticipated full-length debut, The Album, the K-pop supergroup has risen from No. 5 on the YT subscriber list in July to a close second to Bieber’s 57.3 million subscribers.
  The news comes on the eve of their debut on the new YouTube Originals
  
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• Significant Layoffs Reported at Billboard Following PMRC Joint Venture

  01-10-2020 19:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  PMRC, the week-old joint venture between PMC and MRC, is reportedly preparing to part with approximately one-fifth of the incoming team members at Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vibe. Deadline, which Penske Media Corporation (PMC) owns, reported on the substantial cutbacks this morning. According to the report, around 50 of the 250 employees across Billboard and the other mentioned […]The post Significant Layoffs Reported at Billboard Following PMRC Joint Ventu
  
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• Live Nation Spain Concert Series Raises $175,000 to Support Touring Staff

  01-10-2020 19:49
  
  BARCELONA — A 19-concert series in Madrid raised more than €150,000 euros (about $175,000) for Live Nation’s Crew Nation global aid fund for touring staff impacted by the pandemic, according to Live Nation Spain. The series spotlighted Spanish artists including El Kanka, Xoel López and Muchachito, wrapping up with a concert by violinist Ara Malikian on Sept. 25.
  The socially-distanced, reduced capacity events took place over three months at Madrid club La Riviera, where j
  
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• Dynamite! BTS to Perform at 2020 Billboard Music Awards

  01-10-2020 19:47
  
  It’s going to be an explosive night! BTS will be performing at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Oct. 14.
  The K-pop supergroup will be among other big names in music performing that night. Alicia Keys, Luke Combs, Bad Bunny and Post Malone were previously announced as performers for this year’s ceremony.
  BTS are nominated for best duo/group as well as top social artist (fan voted). Malone leads with 16 nods in 15 different categories.This year’s show will be hosted by Kelly Cl
  
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• The Hunna talk revenge and their Fall Out Boy and Twenty One Pilots-assisted new album

  01-10-2020 19:44 via nme.com
  
  Armed with a debut album that took influence from the likes of Kings Of Leon and The 1975, it took The Hunna just three years to go from brand new band to selling out two nights at London’s Brixton Academy.
  Second album ‘Dare’ continued that speedy, upward trajectory as it crashed into the charts at Number 12 and saw the Watford four-piece playing at the iconic Alexandra Palace. However, six weeks before that tour was due to kick off, the band released a statement explaining th
  
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• Listen to DMA’s cover Kylie Minogue’s ’90s classic ‘Did It Again’

  01-10-2020 19:36 via nme.com
  DMA’s have shared a cover of Kylie Minogue‘s 1997 single ‘Did It Again’ – listen below.
  NME Big Read: DMA’S: “We’re definitely more fearless. We’ve earned it”
  The Sydney outfit, who released their latest album ‘The Glow’ in July, uploaded their spin on Minogue’s ‘Impossible Princess’ cut to YouTube today (October 1).
  Infused with ’90s-inspired electronics and guitars, DMA’s’ rendition of &
  
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• ‘Joan Baez: The Last Leaf’ Book Excerpt: How the Folk Icon Ended Up on Vanguard

  01-10-2020 19:02
  
  The remarkable life and trailblazing career of folk icon and activist Joan Baez is the subject of Elizabeth Thompson’s new biography, Joan Baez: The Last Leaf. Out now on Palazzo Editions in the U.S. and U.K., the book includes a comprehensive discography from Grammy-nominated music historian Arthur Levy. Thompson, a London-based journalist and lifelong Baez acolyte, is a contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, the editor of Conclusions on the Wall: New Essay
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly says some artists “fucking cry about everything as a marketing tool”

  01-10-2020 18:56 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has said some artists are dishonest about the true gravity of their sadness in a bid to boost their profile.
  The musician, whose real name is Colson Baker, told dozens of fans in a video chat yesterday (September 30) that he has little sympathy for unnamed artists who’ve “fucked the whole landscape up”.Read more: Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ review: rap devil proves that pop-punk ain’t deadBaker responded to a fan d
  
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• Watch the moody new video for Billie Eilish’s ‘No Time To Die’

  01-10-2020 18:54 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has shared the official music video for ‘No Time To Die’ – you can watch it below.
  Read More: Billie Eilish takes the stealth approach on Bond theme ‘No Time to Die’
  The pop star released the official theme to the 25th James Bond film back in February, and went on to perform it live at the BRIT Awards 2020 later that month.
  Shortly afterwards, however, the movie’s release date was pushed back from April 2 to November 12 due to the coronavirus cri
  
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• Elton John Tickles the Ivories and Steals Our Hearts With Gorillaz Collab ‘The Pink Phantom’

  01-10-2020 18:49
  
  Elton John has been an animating presence in our lives for more than half a century. But on Thursday (Oct. 1), he literally gets drawn anew in his touching collaboration with the Gorillaz and 6Lack in the latest episode of the cartoon band’s Song Machine project. The track, “The Pink Phantom,” is a melancholy ballad that opens with Damon Albarn’s 2D character at the piano lamenting a lover who’s left him behind during the summer.
  6Lack’s AutoTuned vocals
  
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