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• Watch Metallica cover Alice In Chains’ classic single ‘Would?’

  02-12-2020 23:49 via nme.com
  Metallica have shared a cover of Alice In Chains‘ classic track ‘Would?’ – check out the video below.READ MORE: Alice in Chains interview: “I can see resistance happening all over the world”James Hetfield and co. performed the 1992 single during a virtual event that saw Alice In Chains receive the annual Museum Of Pop Culture (MoPOP) Founders Award.
  Appearing in a split-screen format from their respective homes, Metallica delivered a stripped-back take on
  
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• How Big Is Triller, Anyway? – Co-Founder Offers Insight Into App’s Growth

  02-12-2020 23:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Just how big is Triller, anyway? Owner Ryan Kavanaugh shares some insights into TikTok’s biggest rival. Triller is just one of many short-form video apps going toe-to-toe against TikTok. It’s growing exponentially in places like India, where TikTok is banned. It’s also poised to become more relevant to the music industry than ever. “We call […]
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• How Big Is Triller, Anyway? — Co-Founder Breaks Down Active User, Install Numbers

  02-12-2020 23:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Just how big is Triller, anyway? Owner Ryan Kavanaugh just shared some insights into TikTok’s biggest rival. Triller is just one of many short-form video apps going toe-to-toe against TikTok. It’s growing exponentially in places like India, where TikTok is banned. It’s also poised to become more relevant than ever to the music industry. “We call […]
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• Beyoncé, Jhené Aiko & More: Who Should Win Best R&B Performance at the 2021 Grammys? Vote!

  02-12-2020 23:27
  
  The 2021 Grammy nominations crowned Queen Beyoncé as the leading lady with nine nods, including best R&B performance, and Billboard wants to know: Who do you think deserves to win in this category?
  Bey’s Juneteenth single “Black Parade” also scored nominations for record of the year, song of the year and best R&B song. Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, whose song “Goat Head” received a nod for best R&B performanc
  
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• Carrie Underwood’s ‘Gift’ to Fans: Creating ‘Light in a Dark Year’ With New Christmas Album & Special

  02-12-2020 23:17
  The Christmas tiding of “peace on earth” can’t ring loudly enough in 2020. From the deadly COVID-19 pandemic to Black Lives Matter protests calling for racial justice, peace has been in short supply. Carrie Underwood is hoping to “create light in a dark year” through her holiday album and TV special. Not even the acclaimed Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey lets her Lambs sing her No. 1 holiday staple “All I Want for Christmas Is You” until Nov. 1. But
  
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• Amazon Music Unlimited Now Features Full-Blown Music Videos

  02-12-2020 23:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon Music videos are here for Unlimited subscribers – making it a strong contender to YouTube Music. Amazon is focusing on making its Amazon Music Unlimited experience better for music lovers. It features support for behind-the-scenes information about top songs, and it’s working to integrate podcasts throughout the app. But now, the app is officially […]
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• Tom Morello and Serj Tankian cover Gang Of Four’s ‘Natural’s Not In It’ for Andy Gill tribute album

  02-12-2020 23:07 via nme.com
  Tom Morello and Serj Tankian have recorded a joint cover of Gang Of Four‘s ‘Natural’s Not In It’ for a new Andy Gill tribute album.READ MORE: Andy Gill – the NME obituary, 1956-2020: The guitar hero who made radical politics danceableGill passed away at the age of 64 in February following a respiratory illness. Over the summer, Gang Of Four released their ‘Anti Hero’ EP in aid of the NHS.
  Today (December 2), it’s been announced that a double r
  
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• Jason Derulo, Lizzo & Charlie Puth Among TikTok’s Top Celebrity Users

  02-12-2020 23:02
  
  TikTok unveiled its Top 100 data on Wednesday (Dec. 2), with the top viral videos, celebrities, songs and more that thrived this year on the popular app.
  As quarantine had us all stuck inside in 2020, many (including celebrities) turned to TikTok for some entertainment. Jason Derulo leads the pack as the platform’s top A-lister, followed by Kylie Jenner, Lizzo, Charlie Puth, Tyga, China McClain, Lil Yachty, Dr. Phil, Shay Mitchell and Jack Black.
  TikTok’s top 2020 song was also
  
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• Spotify Shares Jump 16% to All-Time High

  02-12-2020 22:51
  
  Spotify’s share price soared 16.1% on Wednesday (Dec. 2) to an all-time high of $330.82, valuing the music subscription service at $62.7 billion. Seemingly immune from the pandemic’s economic woes, Wednesday’s high price marked an incredible run in 2020: $330.82 is a 121.2% gain year to date and 203% higher than 2020’s low of $109.18 on March 16.
  Two news items about Spotify were announced Wednesday that could have excited investors. The first was about Wrapped, Spotify&r
  
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• If Lil Nas X Could Join Any Boy Band, He’d Pick This K-Pop Group

  02-12-2020 22:27
  
  Lil Nas X brought his futuristic-yet-festive alter ego Saint Nas to Ellen on Wednesday (Dec. 2), where he helped Ellen DeGeneres deliver gifts for her generous Days of Giveaways.
  The “Holiday” rapper also sat down for the show’s popular “Burning Questions” segment, in which he revealed his dream collaboration (Doja Cat), his favorite Nicki Minaj song (“Miami”) and his top skincare products (“Anything Fenty Skin. Go Rihanna!”)The sta
  
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• Stevie Nicks Dedicates ‘Show Them the Way’ Lyric Video to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

  02-12-2020 22:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Good luck to you both," singer says. "I know you will do great things. I feel it in my bones"
  
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• Artists Fear Retribution If They Speak Out Against Streaming Royalties, Lawmakers Say

  02-12-2020 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  British lawmakers have stated that artists are hesitant to participate in the ongoing investigation into streaming royalties “because they fear action may be taken against them” if they do so. The House of Commons’ Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS Committee) announced the high-profile probe of streaming royalties last month. The comprehensive analysis aims […]
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• BTS Isn’t Breaking Up — South Korean Gov’t Allows Military Deferment for Kpop Boy Bands

  02-12-2020 22:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BTS isn’t breaking up — the oldest member of the Kpop boy band, Jin, was granted a military deferment given the group’s massive economic and cultural contribution to the country. Kim Seok-Jin, the oldest member of the group, was slated to turn 28 later this week. Under South Korean law, all men are required to […]
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• BTS Isn’t Breaking Up – South Korean Gov’t Allows Military Deferment

  02-12-2020 22:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BTS isn’t breaking up – the oldest member of the K-pop boy band was granted a military deferment. Kim Seok-Jin, the oldest member of the group, was slated to turn 28 later this week. Under South Korean law, all men are required to enlist in the military for around 20 months by 28. Some exceptions […]
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• Jorja Smith teams up with Enny for new ‘Peng Black Girls’ remix

  02-12-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Jorja Smith has teamed up with Enny for a remix of the rising South East London rapper’s recent single ‘Peng Black Girls’.READ MORE: Enny’s ‘Peng Black Girls’ is a joyous celebration of individualityEnny who is signed to Smith’s label FAMM, released her third single, featuring Amia Brave last month. You can listen to the new remix below.
  “Everything about the remix coming together honestly feels like a divine hand,” Enny said. “It was c
  
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• Which Single Should Taylor Swift Re-Record Next? Vote!

  02-12-2020 21:49
  
  Baby, Taylor Swift just said yes to Ryan Reynolds asking for a snippet of her re-recorded “Love Story,” and that means the Swifties’ wildest dreams are already coming true.
  The superstar revealed during her acceptance speech at the 2020 American Music Awards last month that she’s back in the studio re-recording songs from her pre-Lover albums — her 2006 self-titled debut, 2008’s Fearless, 2010’s Speak Now, 2012’s Red a
  
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• The Players Behind Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber’s ‘Monster’: See the Full Credits

  02-12-2020 21:44
  
  BTS’ “Life Goes On” may have been the big story on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, but Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber’s “Monster” also made an impressive debut, scoring a No. 8 ranking on the tally with 19.1 million streams, 14.4 million in airplay audience and 17,000 sold.
  The song, which earned Mendes his sixth top 10 on the Hot 100 and Bieber his 21st, also hit No. 5 on Streaming Songs and No. 7 on Digital Song Sales.
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• Yungblud Reunites With Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker for ‘Acting Like That’

  02-12-2020 21:34
  
  Pop-punk’s favorite duo is back at it, as Yungblud called on his pal Machine Gun Kelly for the rousing new single, “acting like that.”
  The song, which features Travis Barker on drums, finds the rockers trading verses about an unpredictable and erratic girl, who’s honestly “way too hot to be acting like that.”“‘acting like that’ is a result of what happens when me, MGK and Travis get together, the energy’s electric and we write songs tha
  
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• Robert Earl Keen Plots Christmas Tour, Livestream Concert

  02-12-2020 21:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Merry Christmas From the Fam-O-Lee Tour will play six socially distanced venues in Texas, plus a livestream gig in Nashville
  
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• Pharrell Williams launches non-profit initiative for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs

  02-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Pharrell Williams has announced the launch of Black Ambition.
  
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• Paloma Faith: 'Having a baby is harder than working'

  02-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Paloma Faith is expecting her second child.
  
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• Hear Juice WRLD and Benny Blanco’s Unreleased Song ‘Real Shit’

  02-12-2020 21:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chicago rapper and producer's earliest collaboration arrives on what would have been Juice WRLD's 22nd birthday
  
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• From Imanbek to RAC, Who Should Win Best Remixed Recording at the 2021 Grammys? Vote!

  02-12-2020 21:22
  
  While best remixed recording doesn’t get quite as much shine as its fellow dance/electronic awards, the category reflects the essence of the dance scene. Artists of no other genre are recognized for taking a song by another artist and turning it into something new and, in the best cases, just as good or even better.This year, the Grammys have put five remixers — Imanbek, RAC, Morgan Page, Louie Vega and Bazzi & Haywire — up for this most unique award. While Imanbek is
  
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• Juice WRLD’s ‘Real Sh–‘ With Benny Blanco Drops on What Would Have Been the Rapper’s 22nd Birthday

  02-12-2020 21:07
  
  On what would have been Juice WRLD’s 22nd birthday (Dec. 2), Benny Blanco released their new collaborative single “Real Sh–.”
  The hitmaker took to Twitter to recall how he came across one of Juice’s songs a couple of years back, which he described at the time as “one of the best songs i had ever heard,” before reaching out to him on Instagram when the late rapper only had about 9,000 followers (compared to his current 12 million). By the time Blanco book
  
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• Kelly Clarkson on Why She Filed for Divorce: ‘This Isn’t Happiness’

  02-12-2020 21:00
  
  Kelly Clarkson is in the midst of divorce proceedings with with music manager Brandon Blackstock, and opened up on her show Tuesday (Dec. 1) about the moment she realized she needed to make that difficult decision.
  The singer chatted with Glennon Doyle about her book Untamed, which tells the story of Doyle’s divorce from Craig Melton before she found love with soccer star Abby Wambach. Clarkson shared how much the story resonated with her, telling the author, “You
  
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• Another Sky announce “sombre” new EP ‘Music For Winter Vol. I’

  02-12-2020 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Another Sky have announced a new EP called ‘Music For Winter Vol. I’ – listen to the track ‘It Keeps Coming’ below.
  The London four-piece released their debut album ‘I Slept On The Floor’ back in August, and are set to unveil its follow-up project on New Year’s Day, 2021 (January 1).READ MORE: Another Sky talk “toxic femininity”, expectations of women in music and “smashing gender norms”Arriving via Fiction Records, the
  
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• Hear Britney Spears’ Previously Unreleased Track ‘Swimming in the Stars’

  02-12-2020 20:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop star recorded the song during sessions for her 2016 album, Glory
  
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• Aluna Is Curating a Compilation of Remixes by African Artists to Help Take On the AIDS Crisis

  02-12-2020 20:32
  
  Aluna has partnered with leading Nigerian record label Mavin Records to curate the upcoming Dance (RED) Saves Lives Vol. III, dropping next year.
  The compilation’s first single, a powerful Aluna and Sigag Lauren remix of Nigerian artist Ladipoe’s “Jaiye,” dropped Tuesday in honor of World AIDS Day. Listen to the edit below.
  Curated by Aluna and Mavin Records founder and president Don Jazzy, the forthcoming compilation will include tracks by Mavin artists including Re
  
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• Billboard’s 2020 Boy Band Battle: It’s Time for Round 3!

  02-12-2020 20:27
  
  The competition is getting tight in Billboard’s 2020 Boy Band Battle, with just eight boy bands remaining.
  Round 3 of the tournament-style play is officially live today (Dec. 2), featuring eight “teams” in four matchups. Be sure to vote, because the round wraps up at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 9.
  In this round, Why Don’t We will take on Super Junior, while CNCO will go up against EXO. NCT127 will be feeling the heat from 5 Seconds of Summer and One Direction will to
  
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• Rapper Casanova Is Wanted by the FBI on Federal Racketeering Charges

  02-12-2020 20:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Casanova, full name Caswell Senior, is wanted by the FBI on federal racketeering, drug, and firearm charges. The FBI’s New York division, in coordination with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea and higher-ups at multiple other New York police departments, announced 16 felony charges against alleged members of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Gang. 17 of […]
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• Celeste announces debut album ‘Not Your Muse’

  02-12-2020 19:57 via nme.com
  Celeste has announced her debut album ‘Not Your Muse’.READ MORE: Celeste live in London: Haunting and unforgettableThe rising soul singer, who featured in the NME 100 list back in January, will release her first full-length record on February 26, 2021.
  “I know it’s been a long while that I have been talking about this, but the time has finally come to share with you what will be my debut album,” Celeste wrote on Twitter today (December 2).
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• Black Country, New Road announce collaborative show to help save The Windmill venue

  02-12-2020 19:55 via nme.com
  Black Country, New Road and Black Midi have announced a collaborative show to raise funds for The Windmill in Brixton.READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2020The pre-recorded live stream, which will see both bands performing covers, original music and improvised material, will go out next Thursday (December 10) at 8pm (GMT).
  Tickets, which you can get here, are priced at £5 through Bandcamp.
  All proceeds will go to The Windmill’s crowdfunder to help keep the venue open.
  
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• Spotify Wrapped: Here’s How to See Your Top Music For 2020

  02-12-2020 19:52
  
  Spotify unwrapped its 2020 Wrapped insights on Tuesday (Dec. 1), which runs back consumers’ favorite songs and artists and tracks their listening activity over the course of what has felt like the longest year down to the minute.
  The personalized experience, which can be found on the Spotify iOS and Android app, now puts listeners to the test with in-app quizzes about their top podcast, artist and decade of music.
  Click here to see your Spotify Wrapped.
  Furthermore, some Premium users will
  
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• Watch Neil Young Play Two Acoustic Songs Near a Fireplace

  02-12-2020 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  He played "Love Is a Rose" and "Sugar Mountain" to benefit the Painted Turtle camp
  
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• Gloria Estefan Speaks Out About Testing Positive For Coronavirus: ‘Fear Is The Biggest Part of This Whole Thing’

  02-12-2020 19:36
  
  Gloria Estefan took to social media to share her experience with COVID-19 after testing positive on Nov. 8.
  “In the past few weeks I have been one of the victims of COVID,” she shared in an Instagram post. The Latin superstar went on to share the days leading up to her positive result.
  “October 30 was the only day I ever went out. I was wearing my mask and I went to a restaurant outdoors with some family. We wore masks all the way to the table and when we left. But [at the rest
  
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• Sony Music Latin Signs Latin Hitmaker Jon Leone: Exclusive

  02-12-2020 19:30
  
  Sony Music Latin signs Latin hitmaker Jon Leone and enters a joint venture with Cristobal Brito and Armando Lozano’s management company Good Family Group, Billboard can confirm.
  The Good Family Group, launched by Brito and Lozano this year, focuses on the development of Latin music producers and songwriters. Leone will release his own music as Jon the Producer under this new joint venture with Good Family Group and Sony Music Latin.
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• Yes, The Four Tet, Burial & Thom Yorke Collaboration Is Real

  02-12-2020 19:24
  
  Thom Yorke, Burial and Four Tet have released a pair of collaborative tracks.
  The internet got buzzy with news of a project from the electronic royal trio early today (Dec. 2), when London record stores Phonica and Sounds of the Universe each published Instagram posts announcing that they were in possession of “ultra limited edition black label” copies of the songs, titled “His Rope” and “Her Revolution.”
  Both shops reported that they had very l
  
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• Record Store Day announce new June date for 2021 event

  02-12-2020 19:10 via nme.com
  
  Record Store Day has announced that next year’s event will take place in June.
  The annual RSD celebration is usually held in April, but it was spread across three separate dates in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis.
  Looking ahead to 2021, organisers have now confirmed that Record Store Day will return on Saturday, June 12. “Hey record lovers, get out your diaries…,” the announcement post began.
  You can see that tweet below.Hey record lovers, get out your diaries…
  
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• Billie Eilish Sets New Alternative Airplay Top 10 Mark Among Women

  02-12-2020 19:10
  
  With her sixth top 10 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, Billie Eilish takes sole possession of the most such hits among solo women or groups with female lead vocals in the tally’s 32-year history.
  Eilish’s “Therefore I Am” leaps 15-9 in its third week on the Alternative Airplay list dated Dec. 5. The song follows “Everything I Am,” which reigned for five weeks beginning in February, becoming Eilish’s third No. 1 and tying her with Beck
  
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• The xx’s Romy Madley-Croft shares new remixes of solo single ‘Lifetime’

  02-12-2020 19:08 via nme.com
  
  The xx‘s Romy Madley-Croft has shared a series of remixes of her debut solo single, ‘Lifetime’.READ MORE: Romy shows her true colours with new solo song ‘Lifetime’, a masterclass in pandemic popHaving released the original track in September, the singer has now shared four new mixes by some of her favourite artists including Jayda G, Australian-born, London-based DJ HAAi, Manchester breakout star Anz and Planningtorock.
  Available digitally from today (December 2), a
  
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• How to Watch the 2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting With Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton & More

  02-12-2020 19:02
  
  It’s the most wonderful (and lit) time of the year, with the 75-ft.-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree ready to shine its 50,000-plus multicolored LED lights and Swarovski crystal star.
  The holidays begin in the heart of New York City with the annual tree lighting ceremony that has been a tradition since 1931, and a live televised tradition since 1951. Even if folks can’t gather ’round the Christmas tree for the monumental celebration, that doesn’t mean they can&
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins Indulge Billy Corgan’s Synth-Rock, Dickensian Fantasies on ‘Cyr’

  02-12-2020 18:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nostalgia be damned, the band goes full electro-pop on its second reunion album
  
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• Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Doc With the Roots, Chris Martin

  02-12-2020 18:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tonight Show host "secretly made" a quarantine album with tracks like "Peed My Pants in an Applebee’s" and "Song About Milk"
  
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• Believe It or Not, Orville Peck is (Essentially) Telling You the Truth

  02-12-2020 18:46
  
  With cowboy balladeer Orville Peck, it is tempting to search for the “real” man behind the kaleidoscopic rhinestones, 10-gallon hats and the extravagant, fringe-laden masks that he wears to keep his true identity hidden from the public. But, according to Peck (a stage name — his real name is secret),”unmasking” him would be missing the point all together. He sees the very genius of country music as the conflation of what’s true and what’s false, the
  
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• Listen to Britney Spears’ Previously-Unreleased Song ‘Swimming In The Stars’

  02-12-2020 18:30
  
  Britney Spears’ “Swimming In the Stars” record has never seen the light of day — until Wednesday (Dec. 2), which also happens to be the singer’s 39th birthday.
  The never-before-released single was first exclusively available in November as a 12″ vinyl single at Urban Outfitters, which celebrated 11/11 Singles Day by releasing “Swimming In the Stars” and 10 more songs as UO Exclusive Singles.
  Now, Spears’ song is available to stream everywhere
  
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• Ryan Reynolds uses Taylor Swift re-recording to soundtrack dating app advert

  02-12-2020 18:27 via nme.com
  
  Ryan Reynolds has used one of Taylor Swift‘s upcoming re-recordings for a new advert.
  The actor released a commercial for dating website Match.com via his production company Maximum Effort, in which Satan matches with a woman calling herself 2020, soundtracked to Taylor Swift’s ‘Love Story’.Read more: What does the resale of Taylor Swift’s old masters mean for the musician and her music?Swift shared the news on Twitter, writing: “Okay so while my new
  
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• RS Charts: Afrobeats Star Davido, Lil Baby Protege Rylo Rodriguez Top the Breakthrough 25 Chart

  02-12-2020 18:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Philly rapper Popp Hunna and indie pop singer Sara Kays also make the list of the fastest-rising up-and-coming artists of the month.
  
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• Harry Styles on fight against racial injustice: “I’ve not been outspoken enough in the past”

  02-12-2020 18:22 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has said he’s not “been outspoken enough in the past” in the ongoing fight against racial injustice.
  The ‘Fine Line’ pop star spoke out publicly in the wake of George Floyd’s death back in May, urging that “we must be anti-racist” in order to achieve real change within society.Read More: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations“I do things every day without fear, because I am privileged, and I am privileged
  
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• ‘Masked Singer’ Renewed For Season 5, Fox Taps Ken Jeong for New Year’s Eve

  02-12-2020 18:21
  
  Fox cannot get enough of The Masked Singer — or panelist Ken Jeong. As the fourth season of TV’s top reality competition nears its end, the network has renewed it for a fifth to air in 2021. Jeong has also been tapped for the channel’s annual New Year’s Eve telecast.
  The Masked Singer has been a boon to Fox, especially COVID-19 has made alternative programming so much easier to safely produce. Premiering to surprisingly big numbers at the top of 2019,
  
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• See Carly Rae Jepsen’s Festive ‘It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries’ Video

  02-12-2020 18:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer pairs seasonal single with video of zany X-Mas celebration
  
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