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• Jimmy Fallon Parodies That Annual Billie Eilish ‘Vanity Fair’ Interview

  03-12-2020 23:55
  
  A lot can change in a year — and Jimmy Fallon hilariously depicted just how much when he recreated Billie Eilish’s annual Vanity Fair interview in which she answers the same questions every year.
  In Fallon’s Tonight Show version, he is seen clean-cut and jolly in 2017, 2018 and 2019, before the camera cuts to the scruffy, disheveled comedian in 2020, rocking his quarantine look of a bathrobe and t-shirt.“Is that a joke?” he responded when asked how he&rsqu
  
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• How to Watch ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’

  03-12-2020 23:21
  
  You better not pout, I’m telling you why — Mariah Carey is coming to town!
  The Queen of Christmas’ highly-anticipated holiday special is finally out globally on Friday (Dec. 4), and fans can tune in to watch on Apple TV+.Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Misty Copeland and Mykal-Michelle Harris will all join Carey in her Magical Christmas Special, along with an adorable appearance by Carey’s nine-year-old twins, 
  
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• Spotify Stock (SPOT) Hits an All-Time High of $330 — Up 118% In 2020

  03-12-2020 23:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify stock (SPOT) briefly crossed the $330 mark today, setting a new all-time high and jumping a staggering 118 percent from its worth at 2020’s start. On Thursday, January 2nd, 2020, Spotify stock (SPOT) finished the day at $151.62 per share – a price point that, while seemingly small given SPOT’s current value, represented a […]
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• Spotify Gearing Up to Support Facebook’s Rebranded Cryptocurrency, Diem

  03-12-2020 23:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is hiring new talent to help it accept crypto currencies like Facebook Diem. Spotify plans to beef up its payments team to prep itself for the oncoming digital currency age. The Facebook-backed Diem crypto stablecoin project is slated to launch in some form in 2021. The project was formerly known as Libra before it […]
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• Why Live Events Should Be the Front Line in COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts (Guest Column)

  03-12-2020 23:02
  
  In a country more divided than ever, a love for live events is one of the few things that can bring people together. Live events bind us to culture and tribe, and provide the kind of shared identity that America has struggled to achieve in 2020. The return of fan-filled arenas, stadiums and festivals will be a catalyst not just for communal cheer, but also for the return of 12 million Americans jobs that support our industry. It could also be the most efficient way to carry out the largest vacci
  
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• Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘Everybody Is Scrambling to Figure Out What to Do’

  03-12-2020 22:57
  
  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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• TikTok Is Experimenting With Longer Videos — Up to Three Minutes Long

  03-12-2020 22:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok’s short-form videos may not be so short anymore – the platform is experimenting with longer videos. Social media consultant Matt Navarra recently tweeted a screenshot of a new TikTok update. The feature is in the very early stages of development, which means it’s not publicly available. Right now, users can upload videos to TikTok […]
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• TikTok Experimenting With Longer Videos – Up to Three Minutes Long

  03-12-2020 22:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok’s short-form videos may not be so short soon – the platform is experimenting with longer videos. Social media consultant Matt Navarra recently tweeted a screenshot of a new TikTok update. The feature is in the very early stages of development, which means it’s not publicly available. Right now, users can upload videos to TikTok […]
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• Black Sabbath announce ‘Vol. 4’ reissue featuring 20 unreleased tracks

  03-12-2020 22:26 via nme.com
  
  Black Sabbath have announced a reissue of their fourth album ‘Vol. 4’ containing 20 previously unreleased tracks.READ MORE: 10 WTF things you didn’t know about Black SabbathTitled ‘Vol 4: Super Deluxe Edition’, the expanded version of the 1972 classic is due to arrive on February 12, 2021.
  Fans will be able to hear 20 unreleased studio and live recordings in the 4CD and 5LP formats, both of which come with extensive booklets of liner notes with quotes from band
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Reveals Her ‘Cure-All’ Skincare Ingredient Ahead of Beauty Line Launch

  03-12-2020 22:11
  
  How does Jennifer Lopez look as enviously glowing as she does? She let Vogue know her secret ingredient while chatting about her upcoming skincare line JLo Beauty.
  “My mom used to say that olive oil was the cure-all for everything,” the 2020 Billboard Women in Music Icon Award recipient explained, referring to her JLo Beauty Olive Complex, a blend of squalane, fermented olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, and olive leaf extract.
  The multihyphenate’s eight-piece sk
  
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• Dan + Shay With Justin Bieber & More: Who Should Win Best Country Duo/Group Performance at 2021 Grammys? Vote!

  03-12-2020 22:10
  
  Billboard wants to know who you want to see win best country duo/group performance at the 2021 Grammys.
  Justin Bieber earns one of his four Grammy nods in this country category for his “10,000 Hours” collaboration with Dan + Shay, who will be aiming for their third consecutive win. Lady A adds an 11th Grammy nomination for the group with “Ocean.”
  Brothers Osborne receives their sixth consecutive nod in the best country duo/group performance field with “All
  
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• Pharrell Williams announces new charity Black Ambition to aid underrepresented entrepreneurs

  03-12-2020 22:04 via nme.com
  
  Pharrell Williams has unveiled a new non-profit initiative, Black Ambition, which will support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs.
  The musician’s charity is said to be committed to levelling the playing field for non-white entrepreneurs by providing them with funding, opportunities, mentorships and access. As part of the launch on Tuesday (December 1), Williams announced two prize competitions: The Black Ambition HBCU Prize and The Black Ambition Prize.
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• System of a Down’s ‘Chop Suey!’ Music Video Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views

  03-12-2020 22:02
  
  Wake up! System of a Down’s “Chop Suey!” music video has officially crossed the one billion views mark on YouTube.
  The clip for the 2001 hit finds the heavy metal band performing the dynamic track, with the stage surrounded by a classic mosh pit. Scenes of a tattooed Daron Malakian crowd-surfing weave in throughout the vignette. “Chop Suey!” hit No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated January 4, 2002.Reminisce on the music video below. 
  
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• LiSA Reacts to Billboard Japan Year-End Chart-Topper Feat: Exclusive

  03-12-2020 22:00
  
  LiSA’s “Gurenge” is the No. 1 song on Billboard Japan’s year-end Hot Animation of the Year 2020 chart.
  The theme of the animated series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which has become something of a social phenomenon in Japan, was released in July 2019. The dynamic rock number ended that year at No. 3 on the Hot Animation list, and its popularity shot the veteran anime songstress into the J-pop mainstream.
  “Gurenge” gained momentum after her first-ever appear
  
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• Sigala. & James Arthur Ascend to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

  03-12-2020 21:50
  
  Sigala. and James Arthur’s “Lasting Lover” lifts 2-1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated Dec. 5).
  The track, which was co-written by Lewis Capaldi, is each act’s first No. 1, with core-dance spins at airplay leaders SiriusXM’s BPM, WCPY Chicago and KMVQ-HD2 San Francisco, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  “Lover” is also Sigala.’s eighth total chart entry, dating to “Easy Love” (No. 16, 2015). The U.K. DJ/produce
  
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• Pharrell Williams launches podcast company

  03-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Pharrell Williams has signed up the best of "our culture's unicorns", including Zendaya and Black-ish boss Kenya Barris, for his brand new audio series.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez warns The Weeknd ahead of 'intense' Super Bowl Halftime Show

  03-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez is glad her turn is done and dusted.
  
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• Take a Dip With Harry Styles in This ‘Golden’ Behind-the-Scenes Video

  03-12-2020 21:28
  
  Harry Styles remembers the 22nd day of September, when he shot the “Golden” music video, and he’s running it back for fans in a new behind-the-scenes clip.
  Styles recalls the golden highlights of filming the visual for Fine Line’s opener in the Amalfi Coast in Italy through a vintage camera filter. Between dashing on the street in a primarily unbuttoned white shirt to dipping in the water, the incredibly dapper pop superstar looks like he’s having the
  
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• Radio Disney Shutting Down Amid Restructuring

  03-12-2020 21:27
  
  Disney is shuttering its Radio Disney division amid the ongoing restructuring at the media giant.
  Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country will both stop broadcasting in the first quarter of 2021, resulting in layoffs for 36 full- and part-time employees. Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer of Disney Branded Television, made the announcement Thursday.
  The decision comes as Disney is undergoing a restructuring of its divisions and priorities. As part of that, Marsh’s Branded Telev
  
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• Cory Marks Releases Amped-Up Cover of ‘Jingle My Bells’ for Better Noise Christmas Album

  03-12-2020 21:16
  
  Country artist Cory Marks has released a lyric video for his cover of The Tractors’ popular ’90s holiday hit “Jingle My Bells.” Marks’ cover of the song carries the same rowdy feel as the original but kicks up the tempo and includes a powerful fiddle accompaniment. The new track is part of the compilation project Christmas With Better Noise Music and is now available.
  “Jingle My Bells” is produced by Kevin Churko and was recorded at The Hideout Recording
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Rules Hot 100 Songwriters Chart for First Time

  03-12-2020 21:10
  
  Megan Thee Stallion hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Dec. 5), ruling for the first time on the strength of eight songwriting credits on the Billboard Hot 100.
  Seven of the tracks appear on her new debut LP Good News, which arrives at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Leading her Hot 100 songs total is “Body,” which she co-wrote with Lil Ju and Chr
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Good News’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

  03-12-2020 21:03
  
  Megan Thee Stallion’s long-awaited debut full-length album Good News is off to a good start as it debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The set enters the summit of the Dec. 5-dated chart with 100,500 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Nov. 26, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  News, released via 1501 Certified/300, is the Houston rapper’s first No. 1 on the list and third entry. She previously had a career high of No. 6, ac
  
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• Mexican Hip-Hop Duo Akwid Teams Up With Santi Mostaffa For ‘Whoa!’

  03-12-2020 21:00
  
  Mexican hip-hop duo Akwid, known for pioneering the banda-infused hip-hop movement in the early 2000s, has teamed up with Uruguayan MC Santi Mostaffa for hard-hitting track “Whoa!”
  Bringing together two generations of leading Latin hip-hop forces, the empowering track finds the perfect balance between Akwid’s distinctive and powerful vocals and Mostaffa’s spitfire rhymes and clever lyrics.
  “When we first heard Santi Mostaffa’s music, we were immediately drawn
  
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• Billboard Japan Year-End Chart-Toppers YOASOBI Reflect on Their Massive 2020 & Share What’s Next

  03-12-2020 21:00
  
  YOASOBI’s long-running hit song “Yoru Ni Kakeru” capped off 2020 at No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s year-end Japan Hot 100 of the Year chart, tallying the weeks from Nov. 25, 2019 to Nov. 22, 2020.
  The breakout male-female duo’s unique concept is to produce music inspired by stories submitted to an online creative writing site. The chart-topper is their debut song released in December 2019, and is based on an original short story by Mayo Hoshino entitled “Thanatos
  
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• What Song Do You Want BLACKPINK to Perform During ‘The Show’ Livestream Concert? Vote!

  03-12-2020 20:59
  
  BLACKPINK in your (virtual) area! Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa are partnering with YouTube Music for their first-ever livestream concert, and Billboard wants to know which song the Blinks can’t wait to hear.
  Their livestream, aptly titled “The Show,” comes two months after their highly anticipated debut The Album, so how would you like it if they served up “Ice Cream,” their highest-charting Hot 100 collaboration with Selena Gomez?
  Bu
  
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• How to Watch the Jonas Brothers’ Interactive Virtual Concert

  03-12-2020 20:57
  
  The Jonas Brothers are rocking their own virtual concert on Thursday (Dec. 3) — with a little help from their fans.
  Participants can help the JoBros during the show by voting on the setlist and dropping suggestions in real-time via the comments section, where custom hashtags trigger visual effects on their screens. Online concertgoers can also select their favorite camera angles and unlock digital keepsakes to share on social media.The interactive performance will be held under under
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls Are Now a ‘Classic Rock’ Band According to the Today Show

  03-12-2020 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Goo Goo Dolls fans are taking to social media to voice their qualms with the band’s being described as a “classic rock group” during the 88th Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting special. The Buffalo-based band joined high-profile acts including Meghan Trainor (with Earth, Wind & Fire), Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, and Dolly Parton (who covered […]
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• 20 Questions With Timmy Trumpet: Australian Producer On His New Album & the Best Trumpet Solo of All Time

  03-12-2020 20:56
  
  When one considers the instruments most closely associated with electronic music, the trumpet doesn’t typically enter the frame. And yet Timmy Trumpet has made a (literal) name for himself with productions that marry big room productions with the brass instrument.
  It’s a skill the Australian artist born Timothy Jude Smith has been honing for a lifetime, first picking up the trumpet as a child and winning the Australian Young Musician of the Year award when was 13. He gradua
  
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• How to Watch Stacey Abrams ‘Rock the Runoff’ Concert, With John Legend, Justin Timberlake & More

  03-12-2020 20:34
  
  Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight is calling on some of today’s biggest music stars to Rock the Runoff in a virtual concert on Thursday (Dec. 3).
  Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Common,Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Michael Stipe, Ludacris and Jermaine Dupri, Monica, Earthgang, Indigo Girls and Audra McDonald will all be performing at the the event co-hosted by Abrams and Kerry Washington.Proceeds from Fair Fight
  
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• Run The Jewels and Royal Blood team up for powerful new remix of ‘The Ground Below’

  03-12-2020 20:27 via nme.com
  Run The Jewels have joined forces with Royal Blood for a new version of ‘The Ground Below’.READ MORE: Run The Jewels – “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down”The rap duo shared a brief snippet on Twitter last night (December 2), revealing that they’d revisited the ‘Run The Jewels 4’ track with help from the Brighton band (aka Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher).
  Released tonight (December 3), the new take
  
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• Here’s Where Every Song from BTS’ ‘BE’ Album Debuts on the Billboard Global Charts

  03-12-2020 20:27
  
  Following the Nov. 21 release of BTS’ album BE, the South Korean megastars chart all seven songs from the set on both the Dec. 5-dated Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Six songs from the album debut on each tally, while the act’s former chart-topper “Dynamite” continues on each ranking and is part of BE’s tracklist. In all, BTS logs seven songs on the former chart and eight on the latter, where 2019’s “Boy With Luv,” fea
  
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• Julian Casablancas reveals he’s been “trying to do something” with Daft Punk

  03-12-2020 20:04 via nme.com
  Julian Casablancas has said he’s been “trying to do something” with Daft Punk again.
  During a new interview The Strokes frontman was asked if he would be keen to reunite with the French duo after contributing vocals to their 2013 single ‘Instant Crush’.The NME Big Read: The Strokes – “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article”“I mean, I’ve been trying to do something [with Daft Punk
  
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• What Music Companies Have Enough Cash to Last the Pandemic?

  03-12-2020 20:03
  
  Just about everyone expects the music industry to come back. The question is when — and whether companies in it have enough cash and open credit, or liquidity, to last until then.
  So far, so good, at least for the big, publicly listed companies. Since March, those that depend mostly on recorded music have done fine — “We’re forecasted to be free cash flow positive for the year,” says Spotify CFO Paul Vogel — while others have had to cut costs or raise mon
  
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• YOASOBI Tops Billboard Japan’s 2020 Year-End Charts With Song Not Released on CD

  03-12-2020 20:00
  
  Billboard Japan’s 2020 year-end charts were unveiled this week, tallying the period between Nov. 25, 2019 to Nov. 22, 2020. YOASOBI’s “Yoru Ni Kakeru” rules the Japan Hot 100 of the Year list, becoming the first-ever song not released on CD to lead the year-end chart.
  After first taking off on TikTok, the breakout male-female duo’s first chart-topping hit went on to dominate streaming and video views from around March. The pair kept the momentum going through savvy
  
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• ‘Verzuz’: Swizz Beats “never gonna say no” to possibility of Diddy and Dr Dre battle

  03-12-2020 19:57 via nme.com
  
  Swizz Beatz has said he won’t write off a prospective Verzuz battle between Diddy and Dr Dre.READ MORE: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on VERZUZ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”The musician and producer, who works with Timbaland on the rap battle web series for Instagram Live and Apple Music, said in a new interview that a face-off between the veteran rappers could happen.
  With Timbaland joining him in the TMZ Live chat, Beatz said he
  
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• Universal Music Restructures Content Arm With Creation of Mercury Studios

  03-12-2020 19:47
  
  Universal Music Group has beefed up its production arm, forming a new studio to develop narrative content with music at its core.
  Mercury Studios, announced Thursday, will house the Group’s long-established Eagle Rock Entertainment film and TV banner, which has a library of almost 2,000 hours of programming and more than 800 documentary titles, including the Grammy-nominated documentary Miles Davis: The Birth of Cool and current Grammy Award nominee That Little Ol’ Ban
  
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• The Year in Touring Charts 2020: Elton John Crowns Top Tours in Abbreviated Year

  03-12-2020 19:36
  
  After 47 shows, nearly 800,000 tickets sold, and over $100 million in the bank, Elton John finishes 2020 with the year’s top-grossing tour according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
  Of course, those numbers were supposed to be much bigger.
  After an industry-wide record-breaking 2019, the new year was off to a massive start with John’s tour leading a pack that included generational superstars and genre-blurring newcomers. But on March 12, the entire concert world shut down &
  
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• ‘Happy Jin Day’: BTS — And the ARMY — Celebrate His 28th Birthday

  03-12-2020 19:33
  
  Jin, the oldest member of BTS, turns 28 on Dec. 4, but he delivered a special present to the ARMY on his own birthday — a solo single titled “Abyss.”
  He unwrapped the emotive synth-pop ballad two hours before the clock struck midnight on his birthday in South Korea, which fans can listen to on BTS’ SoundCloud or BANGTANTV’s YouTube channel.
  Jin expressed how the buoyant yet heavy song is about feeling burnt out, especially after BTS reached the No. 1 spot on the Bil
  
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• Foals’ Edwin Congreave calls on bands to 'tour differently' to help climate

  03-12-2020 19:33 via music-news.com
  
  The FOALS musician Edwin Congreave says he’s recently questioned being in the band due to the carbon footprint of their global tours but added, he’s not ready to walk away.
  
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• Want Your Room to Smell Like Drake? You’re in Luck

  03-12-2020 19:28
  
  ‘Tis the season… to smell like Drake. The Toronto MC is preparing to bra into a new merch universe with a line of five scented candles through Better World Fragrance House, including  one offering, Carby Musk, described as having a “smooth musk fragrance” that “actually smells just like Drake.”
  The full description for the $80 candle, which is already sold out on the Revolve website — the only place that appears to be currently selling the item &md
  
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• Watch Orville Peck’s new mini-documentary ‘The Orville Peck Story’

  03-12-2020 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Orville Peck has shared a new mini-documentary titled The Orville Peck Story – watch below.READ MORE: Orville Peck – “That’s the beauty of that age of country music that inspires me – these heightened versions of yourself”The masked Canadian artist, who released his ‘Show Pony’ EP this summer, posted the near-seven-minute film to YouTube yesterday (December 2).
  Sponsored by Honda-Stage, the film finds Peck “reflecting on his early love f
  
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• Late Rapper-Producer FXXXXY to Release First Posthumous Album ‘Do You Trust Me’: Exclusive

  03-12-2020 19:02
  
  Three months after his passing, Dallas star FXXXXY is gearing up for his first posthumous album.Next Friday (Dec. 11), he’s releasing his nine-track debut effort Do You Trust Me, with appearances by Gunna and Lil Durk.
  In a statement to Billboard, FXXXXY’s family voiced his undying love for music and desire to please his fanbase. “FXXXXY was looking forward to building his fanbase with his unique sound, straight from his heart and soul. When you hear this project, you
  
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• Nile Rodgers, Patti Smith and Jon Hopkins announced for Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary shows

  03-12-2020 18:59 via nme.com
  
  Nile Rodgers, Patti Smith and Jon Hopkins are some of the big names announced for the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary programme starting next year.
  The historic London venue today (December 3) announced its plans to mark the milestone with a host of concerts, events and initiatives. Celebrations will kick off on March 29, 2021 – exactly 150 years on from its opening – and will run into 2022.
  Other performances will come from Brian Wilson, Gregory Porter, Jonas Kaufmann, B
  
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• Billboard’s 2020 Women In Music Hall of Fame Honorees Speak Out

  03-12-2020 18:54
  
  Chosen by Billboard as first among their peers in prior years, these former Executive of the Year honorees reflect on the achievements, activism and unprecedented challenges of 2020.
  Desiree Perez (Executive of the Year 2019)
  CEO, Roc NationThis was the year Roc Nation client Megan Thee Stallion claimed superstardom, at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Savage” (featuring Beyoncé) and as the featured artist on Cardi B’s “WAP,” which topped t
  
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• Femme It Forward Launches Next Gem Femme Mentorship Program

  03-12-2020 18:52
  
  Femme It Forward, a female-led music and entertainment company, announced today the launch of Next Gem Femme, a new mentorship program aiming to accelerate career opportunities and trajectory for young women of color.
  Developed as part of Femme it Forward’s ongoing mission to improve equity in their industries and workplaces, Next Gem Femme  has over 100 leading industry executives signed on as mentors from leading entertainment companies including Amazon Music, Apple Music, iHeart Me
  
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• President Obama’s Daughters Help Him Curate His Famous Spotify Playlists

  03-12-2020 18:28
  
  In an interview for Snapchat’s Good Luck America series, President Obama revealed that when it comes to curating his year-end Spotify playlists, he leans on his daughters Sasha and Malia for tips.
  “My year-end playlists, those are the fresh cuts. There, I will confess that I do consult with Malia and Sasha throughout the year,” Obama told host Peter Hamby in a new three-part interview.
  Earlier this year, Obama unveiled his summer playlist, which included songs by Popcaan and Dr
  
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• Here Are Billboard’s Top Artists of the 2010s, Ahead of the Final Reveal

  03-12-2020 18:23
  
  Billboard continues revealing the top acts of the 2010s.
  Billboard previously published, among multiple decade-end charts, the overall Top Artists from Nos. 11 through 100 for the 2010s, along with the Nos. 11 through 50 Top Artists on charts encompassing country, rock, R&B/hip-hop, Latin, Christian, gospel, dance/electronic and all-genre touring.
  Now, the 2010s’ top 10 acts for each genre, as well as in touring, are unveiled for the first time.For the overall Top Artists recap of the
  
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• Taylor Swift Fans Have Pointed Out That There Is Literally a Discarded Scooter in the ‘Love Story-Featuring Match.com Ad

  03-12-2020 18:14
  
  The saga between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun continues! On Wednesday (Dec. 2), eagle-eyed Swifties caught what they think could be an epic bit of shade thrown by the singer at the manager.
  In the new Match.com ad directed by her pal Ryan Reynolds, a discarded scooter can be seen laying by a dumpster as a re-recorded snippet of Swift’s 2008 single “Love Story” plays over the scene. (The hilarious clip features Satan himself falling in love with a personified version of the ye
  
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• Listen to Shame’s atmospheric new single ‘Snow Day’

  03-12-2020 18:08 via nme.com
  
  Shame have shared a new single called ‘Snow Day’ – you can listen to it below.The NME Big Read: The Shame GameThe track will appear on the South London band’s highly-anticipated second album, ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which arrives on January 15 via Dead Oceans.
  Following on from ‘Water in the Well’ and ‘Alphabet’, ‘Snow Day’ is accompanied by a grainy, seasonal lyric video filmed by Starkie Reay.
  Explaining the song, Charlie Steen
  
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• Sire Records Signs PRETTYMUCH Following Syco Music Closure: Exclusive

  03-12-2020 18:07
  
  PRETTYMUCH, the pop group which Simon Cowell launched under his label Syco Entertainment in 2017, has signed to Warner Music Group imprint Sire Records, marking the start of a “new era,” according to the group’s members.
  The five members — Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret, Zion Kuwonu, Nick Mara and Austin Porter — were originally pursuing solo careers until Syco founder Cowell approached them about creating a group in 2016. PRETTYMUCH debuted in 2017 w
  
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