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• Evanescence Announce In-Studio Livestream From Nashville

  16-11-2020 23:57
  
  Evanescence will make their first COVID-era appearance Dec. 5 with a livestream performance in partnership with promoter Danny Wimmer Presents. The group will host Evanescence: A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio at 4 p.m. EST. The livestream will be available through Dec. 8 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
  The band, who postponed their massive 2020 international tour earlier this year, safely assembled from Nashville, Sacramento and Germany to perform live renditions of songs from their upcoming
  
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• Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: New COVID-19 Closures Are ‘Getting Closer’

  16-11-2020 23:54
  
  In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career in the biomedical research field to pursue his love of music full time. Nearly 31 years later, the couple made the difficult decision to shutter in-store operations due to COVID-19, roughly a week before Gov. Tony Evers forced a mandatory shutdown of all non-essential businesses. Now that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned Evers’ stay-at-home or
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen Slams Rumors He’ll Replace His Dad: ‘You Can’t Have Van Halen Without Eddie’

  16-11-2020 23:34
  
  Wolfgang Van Halen joined Howard Stern on Monday morning (Nov. 16) for his first interview since the death of his father, Eddie Van Halen.
  Stern asked what’s next for the iconic rock band, and addressed rumors that the 29-year-old musician would replace his father as the group’s guitarist. “That’s f—ing stupid,” Wolfgang said. “You can’t have Van Halen without Eddie Van Halen. I’m not my dad. I’m not going to replace him.”
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• Scooter Braun reportedly sells Taylor Swift’s Big Machine masters

  16-11-2020 23:32 via nme.com
  
  Scooter Braun has reportedly sold Taylor Swift’s Big Machine masters in a deal believed to be worth more than $300 million.Read more: Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeoverAccording to Variety, the music manager and entrepreneur has sold the master rights to Swift’s first six albums. The buyer is said to be an as yet unknown investment fund who closed the deal sometime in the last two weeks.
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• 50 Cent Is In Da Billion-Views Club, Thanks to His Breakout Music Video

  16-11-2020 23:19
  
  50 Cent gon’ party like it’s his birthday, because his “In Da Club” music video officially reached 1 billion YouTube views on Monday (Nov. 16).
  Fans can now find Fif, as well as Eminem and Dr. Dre, in a remastered, 4K version of the 2003 music video, which received the special restoration in celebration. YouTube Music and Universal Music Group announced a joint venture last year to restore the most iconic music videos of all time so current and fu
  
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• UTA Says It Has Lost $150M Because of Pandemic in Suit Against Insurers

  16-11-2020 23:01
  
  United Talent Agency is suing its insurers over their denial of pandemic-related coverage without doing a meaningful investigation of its claims — and says it stands to lose more than $150 million because of COVID-19 shut downs.
  “At least 13 UTA employees, five spouses, and some of their dependents have tested positive for COVID-19,” writes attorney Kirk Pasich in the complaint. “As a result of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and the Closure Orders, UTA suffered losses from ca
  
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• Who Should Win the Latin Grammy for Song of the Year? Vote!

  16-11-2020 23:00
  
  Beyond the superstar reggaetón acts, such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna, pop artists including Kany García and rising pop/fusion star Camilo are prominent nominees at Thursday’s Latin Grammys, with five and six nods, respectively. Both are in the song the year category, which awards not only artist but also the songwriters.
  Other artists and songwriters vying for song of the year award include Residente’s confessional “René,” Jorge Drexler’s
  
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• No Encore for Music Publishers Who Say COVID-19 Wrecked Copyright Trial

  16-11-2020 22:56
  
  Most people will remember March 11, 2020. That was the day that Tom Hanks was diagnosed with COVID-19, the day that the NBA suspended its season after one of its players tested positive too, and the day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,465 points. In short, it was the moment when the country began taking this pandemic very seriously. The very next morning, one juror in New York asked to speak with the judge. The conversation was the subject of a remarkable ruling on Friday.
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• King Von Charts on Hot 100 for First Time After His Death, Led by ‘Took Her to the O’

  16-11-2020 22:56
  
  Late Chicago drill rapper King Von posthumously charts four songs on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Nov. 21). The songs mark his first ever to make the ranking.
  King Von (born Dayvon Bennett) died at age 26 after being shot in a brawl outside an Atlanta nightclub on Nov. 6. As tributes poured in online, sales and streams for his catalog surged.His track “Took Her to the O,” from his mixtape Levon James, released in March, debuts the highest of his four Hot 100 entries at N
  
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• Watch Mariah Carey’s previously unreleased video for ‘Underneath The Stars’

  16-11-2020 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey has shared a previously unreleased video for her 1995 song ‘Underneath The Stars’ – you can watch it below.Read more: Mariah Carey – ‘The Rarities’ review: a fascinating complement to her delicious tell-all memoirTaken from her fifth album, ‘Daydream’, the long-lost clip is the latest instalment of the pop star’s year-long #MC30 celebration.
  “The long lost video for ‘Underneath the Stars’ is finally here,”
  
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• Morrissey has been dropped by his record label

  16-11-2020 22:33 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' hitmaker has confirmed he has been dropped by BMG, insisting the news was "perfectly in keeping with the relentless galvanic horror of 2020".
  
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• Hulu Dives Into ‘The Saga of Danny Hernandez’ With New Tekashi 6ix9ine Documentary

  16-11-2020 22:33
  
  Fans are getting a peek into the controversial life and career of Tekashi 6ix9ine in the new Hulu documentary 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, released on Monday (Nov. 16).
  The Vikram Gandhi-directed doc touches on everything from the rapper’s skyrocketed career to his trial in which he infamously testified against Brooklyn gang the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. Gandhi also talks to neighborhood locals who knew Tekashi when he was just Danny.“All of my films explore identity, s
  
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• Rammstein side-project Lindemann have parted ways

  16-11-2020 22:05 via nme.com
  
  Lindemann, the project consisting of Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann and guitarist of death metal outfit Hypocrisy, Peter Tägtgren, have announced their split.READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes showIn a post on social media, the band said: “Till Lindemann and Peter Tägtgren end their collaboration on “Lindemann”!
  “As Till Lindemann and Peter Tägtgren confirm today, the t
  
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• Ritt Momney, Franz Ferdinand & More: What’s Your Favorite Band Name Based on a Politican? Vote!

  16-11-2020 21:52
  
  You might have heard Ritt Momney’s name by now, thanks to his career-first Billboard Hot 100 hit with a cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s 2006 breakout song “Put Your Records On.” And his moniker might sound familiar, since it was inspired by onetime Republican presidential candidate Sen. Mitt Romney.
  But Momney (real name: Jack Rutter) is far from the first artist to be inspired by a politician when choosing a stage name. So which politician-inspired name is your favorite?
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• Russell Simmons Beats Lawsuit From Anonymous Rape Accuser

  16-11-2020 21:50
  
  Russell Simmons has defeated a lawsuit from a Jane Doe who accused him of rape because the complaint was filed at least four years too late.
  The woman filed a $10 million suit in March 2018 alleging sexual battery and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The prolific music producer denied her claims and called them a “vile” extortion attempt.
  L.A. Superior Court judge Mark H. Epstein on Nov. 13 entered judgment in favor of Simmons, after granting
  
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• Brazilian avant-pop newcomer Alissic reveals hypnotic debut single ‘Like’

  16-11-2020 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Fast-rising Brazilian musician Alissic has released the video for her debut single ‘Like’.
  The clip, which you can see below, sees the singer boasting prosthetic ears and fangs and encountering mysterious masked figures.
  The track, a mix of acoustic pop and experimental electronic distortions, is released via Alissic’s own label Classii records.
  Alissic is the pseudonym of Brazilian model Alissa Salls. She co-directed the video alongside her partner, Ollie Sykes of Bring Me The
  
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• Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Celebrate Diwali Together

  16-11-2020 21:36
  
  Happy Diwali!
  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas celebrated the Indian festival together over the weekend, and the Jonas Brother shared a photo to social media on Saturday (Nov. 14) of the couple looking at each other lovingly, with diyas in their hands. “Sending love and light to all,” the “Jealous” singer wrote.
  Happy Diwali everyone! Sending love and light to all.pic.twitter.com/XhwWLN24NT
  — Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) November 14, 2020
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• Morrissey responds to being dropped by his label: “This news is perfectly in keeping with the relentless galvanic horror of 2020”

  16-11-2020 21:36 via nme.com
  
  Morrissey has been dropped by his label BMG Records, according to a post on his website Morrissey Central.Read more: Morrissey embodied a more sensitive form of masculinity for the young me – but was I just kidding myself?A statement on the site revealed that all “projected BMG Morrissey releases/reissues have been scrapped.”
  “BMG Records have dropped Morrissey,” the post read. “Following the March 2020 release of I AM NOT A DOG ON A CHAIN (#1 S
  
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• Songwriters Slam Spotify for Openly Practicing Payola

  16-11-2020 21:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this month, Spotify revealed that it will allow artists and labels to influence listener recommendations at no upfront cost – provided that they accept a “promotional recording royalty rate” for the resulting plays. Now, the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) has slammed the payola practice. The ECSA, which represents more than 30,000 European […]
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• Songwriters Slam Spotify for Blatantly Practicing Payola

  16-11-2020 21:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this month, Spotify revealed that it will allow artists and labels to influence listener recommendations at no upfront cost – provided that they accept a “promotional recording royalty rate” for the resulting plays. Now, the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) has slammed the payola practice. The ECSA, which represents more than 30,000 European […]
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• Stadiums and Venues In Queensland, Australia Move to 100% Capacity Today

  16-11-2020 21:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Queensland, Australia, is returning to normal with stadiums and venues returning to 100% capacity – with restrictions. The move comes as the Australian state enters Stage 5 of its roadmap to easing COVID-19 restrictions. Queensland will host New South Wales tomorrow night with a full stadium of 52,500 spectators. It will be the largest and […]
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• Stadiums and Venues In Queensland, Australia Move to 100% Capacity as COVID Cases Hit New Lows

  16-11-2020 21:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Queensland, Australia, is returning to normal with stadiums and venues returning to 100% capacity – with restrictions. The move comes as the Australian state enters Stage 5 of its roadmap to easing COVID-19 restrictions. Queensland will host New South Wales tomorrow night with a full stadium of 52,500 spectators. It will be the largest and […]
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• Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker & More Set for ‘CMA Country Christmas’

  16-11-2020 21:27
  
  Dan + Shay, which won vocal duo of the year for the second year in a row at last week’s CMA Awards, will be featured on CMA Country Christmas, which is set to air Nov. 30 on ABC. The show will be hosted by Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, who will be making their TV hosting debut together. Rhett will also perform on the show.
  Darius Rucker, who co-hosted the CMA Awards with Reba McEntire, is also set to perform on the show, in tandem with violinist Lindsey Stirling.
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• Shawn Mendes Announces New Collaboration With Justin Bieber

  16-11-2020 21:22
  
  Two of pop’s favorite Canadians are coming together this week for a collaboration.
  Shawn Mendes took to social media on Monday (Nov. 16) to announce that his duet with Justin Bieber, titled “Monster,” will be arriving on Friday, Nov. 20.
  He shared the news alongside a 13-second clip, which features a number of dimly-lit outdoor scenes as a synth-y instrumental plays in the background.#MONSTER friday nov 20th @justinbieber. Next single from #WONDER https://t.co/TjpYEFOrFS pic.tw
  
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• Twitch Streamers Are Having Fun With the ‘No Recorded Music’ Policy

  16-11-2020 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Twitch recently told its streamers it now has a ‘no recorded music’ policy. Streamers are protesting. The issue arises since many songs in video games are licensed but not for streaming. That means Twitch’s automated copyright takedown system often flags video games. Some players say small sound effects like the chime of a grandfather clock […]
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• Ozuna Is All Smiles With Tom & Jerry: See the Photo

  16-11-2020 21:01
  
  Ozuna has made new friends and he took to social media to officially present them to his fans.
  “Look who stopped by to visit me,” he wrote in Spanish, sharing a photo with the all-time classic cartoon Tom and Jerry. In the picture, the Puerto Rican singer is all smiles in the middle of the popular cat and mouse characters.Although Ozuna did not share more information about the adorable photo, he did invite his fans to stay tuned to the Tom and Jerry movie trailer dropping Tuesday.
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• Who Would You Love to See in the Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle? Vote!

  16-11-2020 20:59
  
  Gucci Mane is replacing T.I. for the “Verzuz” season 2 opener against Jeezy, but Tip is still on the table for the future. So which “Verzuz” battle would you love to see next?
  T.I.’s team exclusively told Billboard on Monday (Nov. 16) that the Atlanta rapper has a battle in the works with a different, unnamed opponent. After Tip publicly turned down Busta Rhymes’ offer, Busta said he’d be down to throw it down against E
  
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• Ice Cube to speak at pro-Israel organisation gala following past allegations of antisemitism

  16-11-2020 20:53 via nme.com
  
  Ice Cube will be a headline speaker at the annual gala of pro-Israel organisation the Zionist Organization of America, following backlash in June over tweets that many called antisemitic.Read more: Ice Cube: “You can change the law faster than you can change people’s hearts”In June, the rapper faced criticism after sharing a number of Tweets including an image of a mural that has previously been condemned as antisemitic. The tweet has since been deleted.
  Writing in response at
  
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• 21 Million Pre-Teens Are Using AI Music App Splash Within Roblox

  16-11-2020 20:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A music-making app called Splash has attracted over 21 million unique users in Roblox. AI music startup Popgun launched Splash in Roblox earlier this year. It’s one of the easiest ways to create AI-generated music, with the beats and loops in the app. It’s like the see-and-say of digital audio workstations, which could transform how […]
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• Google Will Link Nest Audio with Chromecast Devices ‘Soon’

  16-11-2020 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report suggests Google is working on Nest Audio and Chromecast integration to rival Apple and Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports Google hopes to connect the smart home and streaming gadgets. It would bring feature parity with Amazon Alexa and Apple’s HomePod home speaker systems. Combining its streaming platform with smart speakers creates […]
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• Diddy Remembers ‘Ebony Goddess’ Kim Porter 2 Years After Her Death

  16-11-2020 20:29
  
  Sean “Diddy” Combs shared a heart-wrenching post on Monday (Nov. 16), remembering his former girlfriend Kim Porter two years after her untimely death.
  “The Ebony Goddess!!! I miss her so much!!! And always will!!!!” he wrote with a broken heart emoji alongside a black-and-white photo of Porter, smiling and spinning in a flowy white dress.
  See the post here.The actress and model was the mother to three of Diddy’s six children. Together, they had Christian Combs in 19
  
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• AC/DC’s Angus Young recalls first time he heard Jimi Hendrix’s music: “I was so excited”

  16-11-2020 20:20 via nme.com
  
  AC/DC‘s Angus Young has recalled the very first time he heard Jimi Hendrix‘s music.Read more: AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm”Speaking in a new interview, the guitarist discussed some of the influences that helped shaped some of AC/DC’s earlier albums.
  “The thing is a lot of what goes in those albums, when we were younger, that’s where a lot of it all goes back to, at that point — like whe
  
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• LeAnn Rimes Announces Meditative Album ‘Chant: The Human & The Holy’

  16-11-2020 19:58
  
  LeAnn Rimes is switching things up on her upcoming album, Chant: The Human & The Holy, which features 12 tracks of “mantras and messages of hope and remembrance.” The country star’s 11th studio album, her first collection of chants, is due out on Friday (Nov. 20).
  “For those of you who might not be familiar with my journey into this space, for the past 12 months I have been exploring new ways to connect with and utilize my voice,” Rimes wrote on Instagram.
  
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• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez’s ‘Dakiti’ Is First Latin Hit to Simultaneously Top Both Billboard Global Charts

  16-11-2020 19:58
  
  Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” becomes the first Latin music hit to simultaneously rule both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
  The song ascends to its first week atop the former and leads the latter list for a second week.
  The two charts (the latest of which are dated Nov. 21) premiered in September and rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Nielsen Music/MRC Da
  
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• Ariana Grande Reveals the ’34+35′ Music Video Is Coming Incredibly Soon

  16-11-2020 19:52
  
  Ariana Grande will deliver the official music video for “34+35″ in T-minus 23 hours.
  She announced that the visual will be released Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m. PT on Twitter while noting Director X will be helming it. Grande posted the teaser trailer for the “34+35″ music video over the weekend, which shows the 27-year-old pop superstar frantically working in a high-tech laboratory before she slams on a big red button.
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• Paul Banks’ Muzz project announce first ever live performance

  16-11-2020 19:48 via nme.com
  
  Muzz, the new band formed by Interpol frontman Paul Banks, The Walkmen drummer Matt Barrick, and multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman, have announced their first ever live performance.Read More: Muzz – ‘Muzz’ review: cinematic and stately Americana from members of Interpol and The WalkmenThe band, who announced their formation in March along with debut single ‘Bad Feeling’, will play a livestreamed set preceded by a Q+A on December 4 at 9pm GMT (1pm PST, 4pm EST).
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• Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Offered Her Hush Money

  16-11-2020 19:43
  
  Megan Thee Stallion revealed new details about her shooting this summer in a new profile for 'GQ.'
  
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• Tower Records Triumphantly Returns — As an Online Store

  16-11-2020 19:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  14 years after the closure of its famed retail locations, Tower Records has triumphantly returned – once again as an online store. Tower Records officials recently confirmed the news on social media, and their all-encompassing webstore is live presently. Some 500,000 items, including merchandise (branded t-shirts, hats, stickers, etc.), CDs, vinyl records, and more, are […]
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• Gwen Stefani Shows Off Her Engagement Ring — and It’s HUGE

  16-11-2020 19:28
  
  Gwen Stefani gave the world its first good look at her enormous engagement ring at the People’s Choice Awards while supporting fiancé Blake Shelton. The long-time loves recently got engaged, and on Sunday (Nov. 15), Stefani showed off the ring on her Instagram Story while riding in the car on the way to the PCAs.
  Stefani’s car selfie video — in which she wore a pink mask — had her explaining that Shelton was going inside for the show while she was staying in t
  
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• RIAA Chiefs Look Ahead to a Changing Washington, Call On Twitch to ‘Get the Licenses’

  16-11-2020 19:25
  
  Days before the presidential election, workers outside the RIAA’s new office in downtown Washington, D.C., were busy boarding up storefronts preparing for possible unrest. But the trade organization’s leaders — chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier and COO Michele Ballantyne — were calm and optimistic.
  “It has been a very bizarre election,” says Glazier, sitting opposite Ballantyne on a cream-colored sectional sofa. “Emotions are high, but we are well positioned as
  
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• Pregnant Meghan Trainor Jokes She’s ‘Starting to Wobble,’ Reveals How Mariah Carey Inspired Her Christmas Album

  16-11-2020 19:20
  
  It’s going to be a holly jolly holiday season for Meghan Trainor! Not only does the singer-songwriter have a new Christmas album out called A Very Trainor Christmas, she’s also pregnant with her first child, and is due in early 2021.
  In an interview with Billboard’s Chelsea Briggs, the 26-year-old opens up about her pregnancy — which she announced in October — sharing how she’s feeling as she and husband Daryl Sabara await the arrival of their little boy. &ldq
  
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• Blossoms announce virtual O2 Academy Brixton gig

  16-11-2020 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Blossoms have announced that they will be playing a virtual gig at O2 Academy Brixton next month.Read more: Blossoms: Back To Stockport review: triumphant homecoming tells of bigger things to comeTaking place on December 3, the ‘Live From London’ performance will mark the Stockport band’s first return to the venue since their sold out ‘Cool Like You’ UK tour back in 2018.
  Fans can watch the one-off show via the MelodyVR app on smartphones and by using
  
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• The Libertines are seeking fans’ talents for their new two-hour live stream

  16-11-2020 19:01 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines will stream a two-hour live special this weekend, featuring performances from a number of musicians, comedians and poets, as well as the band themselves.Read more: My wild night of stand-up comedy at the Libertines’ hotel as the world collapsedThe show, named RKD TV, will be broadcast from The Waste Land pub, part of the band’s new Margate hotel The Albion Rooms, on Saturday (November 21) from 9-11pm GMT.
  Tickets are £4, with part of the proceeds going to the hom
  
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• Luis Gabriel Castillo Appointed President of Altafonte in the Andean & Central America Region

  16-11-2020 18:56
  
  Luis Gabriel Castillo has been appointed president of music distributor Altafonte in the Andean and Central America region, Billboard can confirm.
  With a background in management at companies such as Sony Music (marketing VP), Deezer (general manager) and The Coca Cola Company, “he’ll reinforce Altafonte’s presence and activity in this important territory, which has an incredible concentration of musical talent,” said Altafonte CEO’s Nando L
  
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• AC/DC storming to Number 1 with new album 'Power Up'

  16-11-2020 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  AC/DC are well on their way to claiming their fourth UK Number 1 album, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on the Official Chart Update.
  
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• 24kGoldn & iann dior’s ‘Mood’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fourth Week, Becomes Most-Streamed Song for First Time

  16-11-2020 18:49
  
  24kGoldn’s “Mood,” featuring iann dior, spends a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. It also takes over as the most-streamed song of the week for the first time, logging its first frame atop the Streaming Songs tally.
  Plus, The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” at No. 5 on the Hot 100, ties Post Malone’s “Circles” for the most weeks, 39 each, spent in the top 10 in the chart’s 62-year history.
  The Hot 100 blends all-gen
  
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• T.I. Plans to Appear on Future ‘Verzuz’ Battle With a Different Opponent: Exclusive

  16-11-2020 18:48
  
  While T.I. is being replaced by Gucci Mane in Thursday’s (Nov. 19) season two opener of the Verzuz battle show in a lyrical showdown with Jeezy, Tip’s team tells Billboard that the King of the South still plans to appear on the wildly popular head-to-head series.
  A spokesperson for T.I. tells Billboard that the rapper was unfortunately not able to do the originally announced Nov. 19 date, but that he’s working on setting up a different Verzuz battle in the future with a di
  
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Anne-Marie, Mandy Moore, Pale Waves & More

  16-11-2020 18:37
  
  Looking for some Monday motivation to help power you through the start of another week? We’re right there with you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
  These 10 tracks from artists like Anne-Marie, Mandy Moore, Pale Waves and more will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.
  Pale Waves, “Change”British indie-pop quartet Pale W
  
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• Angel Olsen confirmed as guest on Miley Cyrus’ new album ‘Plastic Hearts’

  16-11-2020 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Angel Olsen has been confirmed as a featured guest on Miley Cyrus‘ upcoming new album, ‘Plastic Hearts’.Read more: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch NailsLast week, Cyrus shared the tracklist for her much anticipated seventh studio album, which revealed collaborations with the likes of Dua Lipa, Billy Idol and Joan Jett.
  Mark Ronson, who has also worked on the album, has since shared some more information about songs ‘High’, &lsq
  
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• Nick Cave praises John Cooper Clarke: “A brilliant, brilliant man”

  16-11-2020 17:58 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has praised John Cooper Clarke in the latest entry on his Red Hand Files website, calling the performance poet and musician “a brilliant, brilliant man”.Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – John Cooper ClarkeResponding to a new set of fan questions on his regular Q&A site, Cave was asked for his thoughts on Clarke.
  He answered by incorporating a separate fan question (asking if he liked haiku poetry) and a request from another who asked Ca
  
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