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• Green Day side project The Network tease release of ‘Money Money 2020 Part II’

  30-10-2020 23:47 via nme.com
  
  Green Day side project The Network are teasing the release of a new record called ‘Money Money 2020 Part II’.
  The punk band have always denied being behind The Network, who released their first and only album ‘Money Money 2020’ in 2003.Read more: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”A mysterious video appeared on The Network’s Instagram account yesterday (October 29), featuring a creepy voiceover, skulls, lizards and m
  
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• Turns Out, Bagel Bites Are Ariana Grande’s Biggest Fans

  30-10-2020 23:36
  
  Who would have thought that Bagel Bites are Arianators?
  The pizza snack company took to Twitter on Friday (Oct. 30) to very eloquently gush over Ariana Grande’s newly released album Positions. “ari does a lot well but her music about reconciling with past traumas and her mental health hits me best,” the tweet reads. “when I think about how many lives this young woman has lived, i’m in awe. she describes love as experienced by a flawed, imperfect person in such
  
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• YouTube Says It Has 30 Million Premium and Music Subscribers

  30-10-2020 23:34
  
  Google says it has around 30 million YouTube Music subscribers – up from 20 million last year. During Google’s Q4 2019 earnings call, YouTube Music premium subscribers were estimated at 20 million. YouTube TV paying subscribers were only 2 million. That number appears to have jumped significantly over the last few months. Google’s Q3 2020 […]The post YouTube Says It Has 30 Million Premium and Music Subscribers appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Listen to the first songs from Clairo’s new band Shelly

  30-10-2020 23:16 via nme.com
  
  Clairo has shared the first two songs from her new band Shelly – scroll down the page listen to them below now.
  The new project features the solo artist, Phoebe Bridgers’ new signing Claud, and their friends Josh Mehling and Noa Frances Getzug.Read more: The Big Read – Clairo: “I don’t rely on anyone else”“My best friends and I made a band and put out an A/B side – ‘Steeeam’ and ‘Natural’,” Clairo wrote on Instagram. &
  
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• Kim Petras Is Here to Celebrate the Spooky Season With a Special Halloween Playlist: Exclusive

  30-10-2020 23:11
  
  On Oct. 1, 2018, pop princess Kim Petras claimed her title as the HallowQueen. The pop singer unveiled her now-beloved EP Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1, the first part of her Halloween-themed magnum opus that would flood queer bars around the world every October for years to come.
  For Petras, Halloween is practically in her blood. Having grown up in Germany, the singer tells Billboard that not many people around her celebrated the spooky season, save for her mother. “My mo
  
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• 20 Questions with Sech: Panamanian Star Talks Recruiting J Balvin For Halloween-Themed ‘La Luz’

  30-10-2020 23:04
  
  After making the rounds with his empowering TikTok hit “Relacion,” Sech teamed up with J Balvin for his newest track “La Luz,” just in time for Halloween. “La Luz” comes on the heels of Sech winning new artist of the year at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
  “This is something different,” the Panamanian artist tells Billboard. “People have not heard me with this flow. J Balvin and I never had plans to collaborate together. We were just g
  
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• See the Best 2020 Halloween Costumes From Halsey, Ciara & More

  30-10-2020 22:59
  
  It’s that time of the year again, and while Halloween in 2020 looks a little scarier than in years past, celebrities still pulled together some incredible costumes.
  Throughout the week leading up to Halloween and over the weekend, Ciara, Kelly Clarkson, Yungblud, Halsey, Jason Aldean and more rocked some of the craziest, sexiest, funniest and very 2020 getups.Check out some of our favorites below.
  Halsey as Emily the Corpse Bride and Manic “but make it Horror”
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• Selena Gomez & More Celebs Remind Fans to #MaskUp in New Challenge

  30-10-2020 22:48
  
  Stars are urging their followers to keep taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously in the latest #MaskUp social media challenge.
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his daughter Mariah Kennedy launched the challenge on Monday to inform people about how to stop the spread of the virus and save lives in a pandemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 1 million people across the globe and has been a contentious subject during the election season.
  Nominated by Dylan O’Brien, Selena Gome
  
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• AC/DC amp up excitement for new album ‘Power Up’ with devilish ‘Demon Fire’ trailer

  30-10-2020 22:31 via nme.com
  
  AC/DC have shared a new trailer ahead of the release of their new album ‘Power Up’ next month.
  The band’s 17th studio album sees them reunite with frontman Brian Johnson, who temporarily left the line-up in 2016 due to hearing loss, and is their first release since the death of co-founder Malcolm Young.Read more: AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm”‘Power Up’ will be released on November 13 and the
  
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• OutKast’s ‘Stankonia’ at 20: What We Said About the Masterpiece In 2000

  30-10-2020 22:21
  
  Near the end of a Billboard news piece from Oct. 28, 2000 about OutKast’s then-current single “Ms. Jackson” debuting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart thanks to strong airplay ahead of Stankonia’s Oct. 31 release, there’s a revealing line: “[OutKast] is most famous, however, for its controversial track ‘Rosa Parks,’ which climbed to No. 19 on the [aforementioned chart] before legalities raised by the woman for whom the song was named forced th
  
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• RIAA Seeks Information On 40 YouTube Ripper Sites – Two Subpoenas Issued

  30-10-2020 22:18
  
  The RIAA is building a case against 40 different YouTube ripper sites, thanks to two subpoenas. Shutting down pirate sites is hard work that starts with obtaining information about the site’s owners. That information may include the domain owner, IP addresses for servers, or any personal details registered. The RIAA has obtained two DMCA subpoenas […]The post RIAA Seeks Information On 40 YouTube Ripper Sites – Two Subpoenas Issued appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• RIAA Seeks Information on 40 YouTube Ripper Sites — Two Subpoenas Already Issued

  30-10-2020 22:18
  
  The RIAA is building a case against 40 different YouTube ripper sites, thanks to two subpoenas. Shutting down pirate sites is hard work that starts with obtaining information about the site’s owners. That information may include the domain owner, IP addresses for servers, or any personal details registered. The RIAA has obtained two DMCA subpoenas […]The post RIAA Seeks Information on 40 YouTube Ripper Sites — Two Subpoenas Already Issued appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Beyoncé Reveals How 2020 Has ‘Absolutely Changed’ Her

  30-10-2020 22:12
  
  British Vogue unveiled Beyoncé as its December 2020 cover star on Friday (Oct. 30) with three jaw-dropping covers.
  And in typical Beyoncé fashion, her cover will be one for the books: The photographer, 21-year-old Kennedi Carter, becomes the youngest cover photographer in British Vogue’s 104-year history, capturing Bey sporting her latest Ivy Park x Adidas collection as well as a Mugler elastic-nylon mesh bodysuit and an Alexander
  
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• Ciara & Her Son Future Bring the ‘Drip’ in Cardi B-Approved Halloween Costumes

  30-10-2020 22:11
  
  Ciara and her six-year-old son Future aren’t playing around this Halloween, and flaunted their hip-hop themed costumes on Friday (Oct. 30).
  The singer shared a series of photos on Instagram of herself dressed as Cardi B on her Invasion of Privacy album cover, and of course, she called on her swagged-out son to take on the role of Offset. Along with stylish professional photos, Ciara also shared a video of herself and Future rapping along to Cardi and Migos’ collaboration &l
  
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• Ciara & Her Son Future Bring the ‘Drip’ in Cardi B-Approved Costumes

  30-10-2020 22:11
  
  Ciara and her six-year-old son Future aren’t playing around this Halloween, and flaunted their hip-hop themed costumes on Friday (Oct. 30).
  The singer shared a series of photos on Instagram of herself dressed as Cardi B on her Invasion of Privacy album cover, and of course, she called on her swagged-out son to take on the role of Offset. Along with stylish professional photos, Ciara also shared a video of herself and Future rapping along to Cardi and Migos’ collaboration &l
  
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• Ask Billboard: From Shania Twain to Gabby Barrett, These Are the Biggest Country Radio Crossover Hits

  30-10-2020 22:01
  
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  Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. Or, tweet @gthot20.
  THIS IMPRESSES ME MUCH
  Hi Gary,
  As a certified chart nerd, I’m excited about Gabby Barrett’s arrival and continued rise in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 with “I Hope,” featuring Charlie Puth. A recent “Ask Billboard” ran down every
  
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• 27 Artists and Executives on the Importance of Voting in the 2020 Election

  30-10-2020 22:01
  
  Have you voted yet?
  The 2020 election is upon us and encouraging voters is a key issue across America.
  As of press time, nearly 82 million American have gone to the polls early, according to ABC News. But Nov. 3 is election day and thus the last time to cast your ballots.
  Billboard asked artists and executives about the importance voting this year.
  From Halsey to DJ Khaled, Nelly, Phillipa Soo, Mary Chapin Carpenter and more, here’s what everyone had to say:
  Fabio Acosta, founder, Vibras L
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Becky G, Bad Bunny, Tini & More

  30-10-2020 21:54
  
  “First Stream Latin” is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.Becky G & Ozuna, “No Drama” (Kemosabe Records/RCA Records/Sony Music Latin)
  Becky G and Ozuna’s long-overdue collaboration is a reggaetón banger that finds the pair longing for a relationship, minus the drama. The playful and infectious beat pairs perfectly with Becky G and Ozuna’s s
  
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• Bakar unveils lovestruck new single, ‘1st Time’

  30-10-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Bakar has shared his first new song of the year – listen to ‘1st Time’ below.
  The London singer-songwriter’s new single is a peppy indie cut that celebrates finding the one. “You are, you are / What I’ve been waiting my whole life for“, he sings in one verse.‘1st Time’ is produced by Bakar and Zach Nahome. It’s accompanied by a video directed by Hector Dockrill, who’s worked with Jorja Smith, Ray BLK, Ghetts, Skepta and Jordan Max
  
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• Livestream Platform LiveXLive Broadens Into Merch, Acquires Custom Personalization Solutions

  30-10-2020 21:51
  
  LiveXLive is expanding into merch with a potential acquisition of Custom Personalization Solutions. LiveXLive has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of CPS LLC – in an all-stock deal. The transaction is valued at up to $6 million. The proposed acquisition is expected to be closed by December 31, 2020. CPS was […]The post Livestream Platform LiveXLive Broadens Into Merch, Acquires Custom Personalization Solutions appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Taylor Swift lets her music be used in political advert for first time

  30-10-2020 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has given permission for her music to be used in a political advert for the first time.
  Californian Congressman Eric Swalwell has soundtracked a new commercial with one of Swift’s songs, urging people to vote for the Democratic Party.Read more: Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness‘Only The Young’ plays over footage of protests, police brutality, wildfires and Donald Trump swearing in new Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The ad also shows
  
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• Fall Out Boy join line-up for star-studded Rocky Horror Picture Show livestream

  30-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Tim Curry will be taking part in the livestream.
  
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• David and Victoria Beckham ink $20.5 million Netflix deal - report

  30-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The couple will reportedly share home videos in a documentary about their life.
  
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• David and Victoria Beckham ink $20.5 million Netflix deal

  30-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The couple will reportedly share home videos in a documentary about their life.
  
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• German Study Finds That Music Concerts Are Safe With Proper Ventilation and Masks

  30-10-2020 21:42
  
  Back in July, Digital Music News was first to report that German scientists were planning a 4,200-person experimental concert to gain a better understanding of COVID-19’s transmission risk. Now, these researchers have determined that music concerts are safe with masks and proper ventilation. University Medical Center Halle (Saale) professionals recruited “healthy volunteers” between the ages […]The post German Study Finds That Music Concerts Are Safe With Proper Ventilat
  
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• German Study Finds That Indoor Music Concerts Are Safe With Proper Ventilation and Masks

  30-10-2020 21:42
  
  Back in July, Digital Music News was first to report that German scientists were planning a 4,200-person experimental concert to gain a better understanding of COVID-19’s transmission risk. Now, these researchers have determined that music concerts are safe with masks and proper ventilation. University Medical Center Halle (Saale) professionals recruited “healthy volunteers” between the ages […]The post German Study Finds That Indoor Music Concerts Are Safe With Proper V
  
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• Donald Trump Calls Lil Wayne a ‘Really Nice Guy’ After Their Meeting

  30-10-2020 21:38
  
  Donald Trump had a lot of positive things to say about Lil Wayne, a day after it was revealed that the unexpected duo met up to discuss the White House’s “Platinum Plan” for Black America.
  In a press conference on Friday (Oct. 30), a reporter asked the President why he met up with the rapper. “Well, he wanted a meeting,” Trump responded. “He’s a really nice guy. He’s really an activist, in a very positive way. And he asked for a meet
  
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• Marshall Jefferson on Why He Quit DJing: ‘House Music Is the Capital of Race Discrimination’

  30-10-2020 21:30
  
  Marshall Jefferson is one of the original architects of house music, but he will no longer play it at clubs.
  In an essay for Mixmag, Jefferson writes of racial inequality in the dance scene, why he believes such inequality exists, and why he quit DJing after more than three decades.
  “Last year I played at a packed club in Ibiza for 4000+; I got about $2000,” Jefferson writes. “I found out the DJ that played at an empty club next door got 250,000 Euros and decided to quit D
  
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• Why Daya Needs You to Vote With Empathy This Year: ‘This Is Not Just About You’

  30-10-2020 21:24
  
  Each month, Billboard Pride celebrates an LGBTQ act as its Artist of the Month. Our October selection: Daya.
  Just a few days after celebrating her 22nd birthday, Daya is still shocked by both how fast and how slow the last year went. “It’s weird to be 22, because 21 just happened,” she tells Billboard over the phone with a laugh. “I went to maybe like three bars, and then quarantine happened. I feel like I never got to legally use my ID.&rdqu
  
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• Kanye West Runs ‘Dear Future’ Letter as 2-Page ‘New York Times’ Ad

  30-10-2020 21:20
  
  In an effort to give his presidential campaign a boost ahead of Tuesday’s election, Kanye West took out two pages in The New York Times on Friday (Oct. 30) with a letter that outlines a Garden of Eden-esque future.
  The “Dear Future” open letter delves into West’s beliefs in world peace, family support, a fair justice system and an innovative education system. “In our future, we will H.E.A.L., Hold Everyone Accountable to Love,” he writes. &ldqu
  
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• Cam’s The Otherside Synthesizes Sci-Fi, Harry Styles, And Backseat Quickies

  30-10-2020 21:15
  
  Country-pop singer-songwriter Cam weathered label shifts and personal milestones — including having her first child — for a triumphant new album, 'The Otherside,' featuring contributions from Harry Styles and the late Avicii.
  
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• Tegan And Sara share euphoric new song ‘Make You Mine This Season’

  30-10-2020 21:06 via nme.com
  
  Tegan And Sara have posted their first song of 2020, ‘Make You Mine This Season’, which features on the Happiest Season original soundtrackRead more: “We’re more traditional siblings than people imagine” – Tegan and Sara on their revealing new memoir High SchoolThe film by Clea DuVall has music by Sia, Bebe Rexha, Anne-Marie, Brandy Clark, Carlie Hanson, Shea Diamond, and Jake Wesley Rogers and more. Listen to Tegan And Sara’s contribution below.Happiest
  
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• Here Are the 11 Sexiest Lyrics on Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’

  30-10-2020 21:03
  
  Ariana Grande did not disappoint with her newly-released album Positions, and as the title suggests, NSFW lyrics are weaved into the record’s fabric.
  With cheeky song titles like “34 + 25″ and “Nasty,” Grande clearly has one thing on her mind as she delves more into her relationship with Dalton Gomez.See below for 11 of the sexiest lyrics from Positions.
  “34 + 35″
  Can you stay up all night? / F— me ’til the daylight / Thirty-four, t
  
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• EELS Frontman E Talks About Finding Hope After Heartbreak, Passing on Protest Songs and Admiring Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’

  30-10-2020 20:57
  
  Dark times like these call for a new EELS album — and that call has been answered. On Oct. 30, Mark Oliver Everett (“E” to friends and fans) will release Earth to Dora, his band’s 13th album. Like so much of his work, it’s a song cycle that finds hope and love amid despair and desperation. 
  “I’m often labeled as, oh, the guy who writes depressing songs,” says E, adding: “You’re not really paying attention if that’s all you&rs
  
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• Here’s The Ultimate Spooky Latin Playlist for Halloween 2020

  30-10-2020 20:39
  
  This year’s noche de brujas festivities might not include epic parties or trick-or-treaters knocking at your door, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get into the Halloween spirit.
  To help set a spooky mood, we’ve created the ultimate Halloween Latin playlist packed with 20-plus songs with cryptic messages or that simply have a Halloween-themed title.
  From Héroes del Silencio’s “Maldito Duende” to Cazzu’s “Miedo” and Caifanes&r
  
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• ‘Today’ Show Hosts Dress Up in Actual Broadway Costumes for a Musical Halloween Tribute

  30-10-2020 20:38
  
  The Today show decided to put on a different kind of show Friday morning (Oct. 30), merging Halloween with the Great White Way.
  For a tribute to Broadway — which had to go dark mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic and likely won’t return until May 2021 at the earliest — Carson Daly announced a show-stopping lineup of Today show anchors that lit up Studio 1A and celebrated “the stories, scores and songs that move us,” he said in the intro
  
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• Maya Hawke to star in ‘Revolver’ with Ethan Hawke as a teen on mission to bed George Harrison

  30-10-2020 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Ethan and Maya Hawke will both star in a film in which Maya will portray a teen who’s determined to lose her virginity to George Harrison.
  Revolver, which is being helmed by Finding Nemo co-director Andrew Stanton, will see Ethan and Maya portray father and daughter in the ’60s-set romantic comedy.Read more: Stranger Things star Maya Hawke – “I’m a showboat and a ridiculous clown”Variety reports that Maya will play Jane, a teenager resident of Anchorage, Alask
  
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• Marc Anthony Urges Puerto Ricans to ‘Vote Him Out’ in New Anti-Trump Ad

  30-10-2020 20:26
  
  Marc Anthony has an important message for his fellow Puerto Rican community in a new ad published by the political action committee The Lincoln Project on Friday (Oct. 30).
  “Puerto Ricans came together to rebuild because we are strong and resilient,” he says in the ad. “Puerto Ricans deserve better than Trump because we are better than Trump, better than his contempt, better than his neglect, better than his lies.”
  Referring to Hurricane Maria, which hit the island in Sep
  
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• First Country: New Music From Eric Church, Carly Pearce, Cam, Kane Brown and More

  30-10-2020 20:26
  
  Eric Church, “Through My Ray-Bans”Another emotional turn from Church as he continues previewing material from his forthcoming album. It’s hard not to well up during this song, co-written with Luke Laird and Barry Dean, which details what Church sees when he looks out into a concert crowd — especially since the song is dedicated to the audience he performed to at 2017’s Route 91 Harvest Festival, two nights before a shooter murdered 58 people. “Everybody’
  
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• Executive of the Week: Warner Music Nashville SVP Radio & Streaming Kristen Williams

  30-10-2020 20:07
  
  Gabby Barrett has made history with “I Hope.” The song, which reaches No. 1 on the all-format Radio Songs chart this week, topped the Country Airplay chart in April, making Barrett the first artist to take a debut single to No. 1 on both charts.
  The mid-tempo track with a surprising, sinister twist has also been boosted by a remix with Charlie Puth, that catapulted it to No. 1 on Adult Pop Songs, where it spends its second week. And its success at radio has helped it to its 14th stra
  
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• LeAnn Rimes Bares All With ‘Unabashedly Honest’ Post About Her Psoriasis

  30-10-2020 20:05
  
  LeAnn Rimes was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was two years old, and now she’s normalizing and proving how beautiful every type of body is.
  She stripped down for a photoshoot with Glamour, in which she’s seen kneeling amid a green landscape, with her psoriasis on display throughout her back and legs. “So much of my journey, both personally and within my creations, my new chant record and podcast coming out soon, has been excavating pieces that I’ve been hiding an
  
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• Arcade Fire announce special election night performance on US TV

  30-10-2020 19:58 via nme.com
  Arcade Fire will appear on US late-night TV on election night, the band have confirmed.
  The presidential election will formally take place on Tuesday (November 3) and Showtime will broadcast a special programme hosted by Stephen Colbert to coincide with it.Read more: Revisiting Scenes From The Suburbs, Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire’s take on Spielberg-style suburbiaArcade Fire announced their involvement with the show earlier today (October 30) on Twitter. “Looking forward to a special
  
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• Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘We Could Be Closed All of 2021′

  30-10-2020 19:46
  
  As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying Runaway bar.
  As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus
  
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• James Broad of Silver Sun has died

  30-10-2020 19:42 via nme.com
  
  James Broad, the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of British band Silver Sun, has died.
  The news was posted on Broad’s Twitter account today (October 30). He was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
  “We’re sad to announce that James died peacefully earlier this week with Lu by his side,” the tweet read. “He’ll be missed by us all.”We’re sad to announce that James died peacefully earlier this week with Lu by his side. He’ll be missed by us
  
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• How Road Warriors Like Bruce Springsteen & AC/DC Have Evolved to Promote New Albums Without Splashy Tours

  30-10-2020 19:36
  
  While recording Letter to You with the E Street Band on his farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey, a year ago, Bruce Springsteen had no idea he’d have to promote it while stuck at home. Like AC/DC, Eagles, Blue Oyster Cult, Yes and numerous other classic artists putting out albums this fall, Springsteen thought he’d be on tour by now, rocking out the new tracks to tens of thousands of fans every night and drawing extensive media coverage in every city. “Being able to announce and exec
  
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• Taylor Swift Allows Her Music in a Political Ad for the Very First Time

  30-10-2020 19:33
  
  Congressman Eric Swalwell is showing what “Only the Young” can do — with some help from Taylor Swift.
  The pop star authorized the use of one of her songs in a political spot for the first time on Friday (Oct. 30), as her protest song featured in Miss Americana soundtracked the nearly two-minute clip of protests, inhumane immigration policies, police brutality, voter fraud, climate change and more that the nation has experienced since Donald Trump was elected in 2
  
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• Meet Deacon, The Son of Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon Who’s Ready To Be an EDM Star

  30-10-2020 19:32
  
  Deacon Phillippe is used to being in the press, but it wasn’t until this past summer that he first made his own headlines.
  Phillippe, the 17-year-old son of Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, released his debut track, “Long Road,” in July, and the uplifting electronic love anthem — with a chorus built from expertly chopped vocal samples — quickly accumulated millions of plays, widespread media attention and, of course, big hype via his parents’ Instagrams.&
  
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• Insomniac Buys DC’s Club Glow, Including Echostage & Soundstage Venues: Exclusive

  30-10-2020 19:19
  
  Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella is ready to announce an acquisition he closed with Pete Kalamoutsos in 2019 — the purchase of Club Glow, which includes the iconic 34,000-foot Echostage and the smaller Soundcheck in Washington D.C.
  The deal closed more than a year ago with plans to announce at Winter Music Conference, but the coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold, says Kalamoutsos, a 20-year-veteran in nightlight. Through Glow, Kalamoutsos has br
  
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• Tom Morello pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen on new song ‘Secretariat’

  30-10-2020 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Tom Morello has dedicated ‘Secretariat’, a new song of his EP ‘Comandante’ to Eddie Van Halen.
  The instrumental song, which is the centrepiece of the Rage Against The Machine guitarist’s new record, features a typically complex and accomplished guitar playing style in the vein of the late axeman who died earlier this month from cancer. Morello said after his passing that he was “our generation’s Mozart”.Also on the five-song EP, Morello faces Slash
  
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• Kanye West looks to a “better America” in open letter to the future

  30-10-2020 19:16 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has shared an open letter looking to the future of a “better America” as he continues his bid for US President.
  The star’s only chance of taking office in the White House in 2020 is if he is voted in by a substantial write-in campaign after he was removed from the ballot in several states.Read more: Kanye West on The Joe Rogan Experience: the big talking points, from coronavirus to running for President in 2024West’s latest ad appeared across two pages in
  
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