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• Shawn Mendes Apologizes for Misgendering Sam Smith: ‘It Absolutely Slipped My Mind’

  11-12-2020 23:57
  On Friday (Dec. 11), pop singer Shawn Mendes took to his Instagram stories to publicly apologize to fellow pop star Sam Smith for using the wrong pronouns when introducing them at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Thursday night.
  “Oh @samsmith,” he wrote in a post to his stories. “I’m so sorry for referring to you as a ‘he’ for your Jingle Ball introduction. It absolutely slipped my mind. Wont [sic] happen again…Sending you so much love! Also you are absol
  
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• Black Midi and Black Country, New Road cover Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen and more in livestreamed gig

  11-12-2020 23:50 via nme.com
  
  Black Midi and Black Country, New Road teamed up for a collaborative live-streamed gig in aid of under-threat Brixton venue The Windmill last night (December 10).
  During the show, the two bands covered a number of tracks including Led Zeppelin‘s ‘ Immigrant Song’, Coldplay‘s ‘The Scientist’ and Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Born To Run’, as well as festive numbers ‘Just Like Christmas’ and ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’. You c
  
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• Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

  11-12-2020 23:39
  Almost a month after Lil Wayne was charged in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the rapper pleaded guilty during a virtual hearing, according to Miami Herald.
  The incident happened on Dec. 23 of last year, when the star, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., had a gun and ammunition despite knowing he had the previous felony on his record. Carter spent eight months in prison more than a decade ago, after a weapons conviction in New York.He&nbs
  
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• Pop Smoke Was SoundCloud’s Most-Streamed Artist In 2020 With Nearly 200 Million Plays

  11-12-2020 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Pop Smoke generated the most streams of any artist on SoundCloud in 2020, a year-end listenership report has revealed. The Berlin-headquartered music-sharing platform unveiled the telling stat, in addition to disclosing other listenership benchmarks, in its newly published 2020 Playback analysis. Pop Smoke, who passed away in February of this year, has 65 tracks on […]
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• Popp Hunna Scores First Week at No. 1 on Top Triller U.S. & Global Charts

  11-12-2020 23:32
  Popp Hunna rules a Billboard chart for the first time, as “Adderall” climbs to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global tallies dated Dec. 12.
  “Adderall” vaults 3-1 on Top Triller U.S. and 4-1 on Top Triller Global.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective songs, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw t
  
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• Spotify Tells Subscribers to ‘Remain Vigilant’ After Surprise Hack

  11-12-2020 23:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify Hack? Spotify has reset an undisclosed number of passwords after accidentally exposing user data. The company filed a data breach notification with the California attorney general’s office to alert the state. The music streaming company says the exposed data may have included ’email addresses, display name, password, gender, and date of birth.’ So who […]
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• Channel Tres enlists Tyler, The Creator for woozy new track ‘fuego’

  11-12-2020 23:02 via nme.com
  
  Channel Tres has teamed up with Tyler, The Creator for new single ‘fuego’, taken from the former’s new seven-track EP ‘i can’t go outside’. Take a listen below.
  Speaking to Apple Music about teaming up with Tyler, Tres said: “‘fuego’ was the first song I wrote when I started the project. It was just really about me questioning my art, like yo, it ain’t that bad. Why are you scared of this shit? You ain’t that ray, you just a beat
  
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• How to Watch Ashanti & Keyshia Cole’s ‘Verzuz’ Battle

  11-12-2020 23:00
  
  Saturday will be a legendary ladies’ night because Ashanti and Keyshia Cole are facing off in the next Verzuz battle.
  “Yeah, it’s official! The paperwork is IN,” the official Verzuz Instagram teased earlier this month. “Which Libra you got?!” And the Libras got you covered with their official Zodiac sign-branded merch ahead of the weekend.
  Cole nudged Verzuz co-creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz back in May about th
  
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• Watch Snoop Dogg Defend The ‘Big’ Bad Bunny in ‘Hoy Cobre’ Music Video

  11-12-2020 22:52
  Bad Bunny officially dropped the music video for “Hoy Cobré,” the second visual from his latest album El Último Tour del Mundo, following the star-studded “Yo Visto Asi.”
  In the clip, Bad Bunny is seen trying to keep his balance on top of a moving truck while he’s caught in a heavy “money” storm. He then arrives at a clothing store, in the middle of nowhere, where he’s greeted by an employee who tells him he can’t smoke inside.
  
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• Apple Canvas? – Animated Albums Coming to Apple Music Soon

  11-12-2020 22:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple is taking a page out of Spotify’s book with animated album art coming to Apple Music. The feature debuted in the latest iOS beta, as discovered by 9to5Mac. The feature appears to be available on select albums and playlists. Those with the latest beta can see the animations on Pearl Jam’s Gigaton and Big […]
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• Taylor Swift’s Evermore Has A Song For Every Mood

  11-12-2020 22:42
  
  Taylor Swift's surprise album 'Evermore' is an experimental, imaginative followup to 'Folklore,' and it has a track for every vibe.
  
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• Ariana Grande Congratulates Gwen Stefani on New Single With Gorgeous Sunflower Arrangement

  11-12-2020 22:41
  Gwen Stefani officially stepped back into the music sphere earlier this week with the release of her highly-anticipated, fittingly titled single, “Let Me Reintroduce Myself.”
  Fans, of course, were hyped over the release — but Stefani discovered a new, very famous supporter of hers when she received a huge arrangement of sunflowers in a crayon-decorated box.
  “Congratulations on your new single!!! I love it and I am such a huge fan,” the note from none other than Aria
  
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• Tate McRae confronts heartbreak on new single ‘r u ok’

  11-12-2020 22:21 via nme.com
  
  Rising Canadian musician Tate McRae has shared her new single ‘r u ok’, you can watch the official video below.Read more: Tate McRae: all-singing, all-dancing alt-pop superstarThe smooth and assured new track is McRae’s first new material since her collaboration with Ali Gatie ‘Lie To Me’, which appeared in October.
  McRae said of the track: “‘r u ok’ is a song that I never thought I’d write. It has a very sassy and feisty tone, which made it
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Wishes You a Merry Little Christmas With Latest Cover

  11-12-2020 22:21
  
  Gather near to Kelly Clarkson and her band Y’all for one more “Kellyoke” to cap the week with their rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
  Christmas trees dotted the Kelly Clarkson Christmas wonderland on Friday (Dec. 11), while boughs of holly appeared on the show’s virtual panels, which were each rocking Santa caps.
  The Grammy-winning singer kicked it up a notch when she sang, “Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.” Tha
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Bon Iver “honoured” for collaboration, Haim play on ‘no body, no crime’ story

  11-12-2020 22:16 via nme.com
  
  More collaborators on Taylor Swift‘s surprise new album ‘Evermore‘ have posted messages during release day (December 11).READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Evermore’ review: the freewheeling younger sibling to ‘Folklore’Bon Iver, who sings with Swift on the album’s closing title track, wrote on social media that he was “incredibly honoured” to have collaborated further with the star after doing so for ‘Folklore’ song ‘Ex
  
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• Here Are Billie Eilish’s Favorite Christmas Songs

  11-12-2020 22:14
  Billie Eilish got into the festive spirit for her The Holiday Edition radio special on Apple Music Friday (Dec. 11), where she shared all her favorite cozy Christmas tracks.
  One artist who topped her holiday list was Frank Sinatra, and particularly his rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” “I really had to force myself not to make every single song in this playlist Frank Sinatra,” she laughed. “And even though I tried, let’s see how
  
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• Looks Like Spotify Music Videos Are Right Around the Corner

  11-12-2020 22:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify has been working on its music video strategy behind the scenes for a while now. It may finally be ready for prime-time. Back in June, Digital Music News reported on Spotify’s possible pivot into video. App engineer Jane Wong reported finding references to video in a new version of the Spotify Android app released […]
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• First Stream Latin: New Music by Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony, Calibre 50, More

  11-12-2020 21:59
  
  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:Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony, “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” (El Cartel Records)
  Is that Daddy Yankee singing salsa on the very first verse of a collab with… Marc Anthony? Yes, indeed. Marc, he of the voice of gold, cedes the opening spotlight to Yankee, whose pipes are, perhaps not so surprisingly, very wel
  
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• NiziU’s Debut Single Tops Japan Hot 100

  11-12-2020 21:48
  
  NiziU’s “Step and a step” rises 4-1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, selling 318,562 copies in its first week. The breakout girl group’s highly anticipated debut single hits No. 1 for physical sales, look-ups, and radio, thanks to the massive publicity blitz before the release.
  The track also performed well in downloads (No. 2), streaming (No. 3), video views (No. 3), and Twitter mentions (No. 23).The nine-member group’s pre-debut track, &ldq
  
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• Music Collective xpxp Talks Latest Single ‘Dump Your Boyfriend feat. PAU’ & Looks Back on Music Trends of 2020

  11-12-2020 21:48
  
  Music production outfit xpxp is releasing a new track entitled “Dump Your Boyfriend feat. PAU (Produced by her0ism),” a collaboration with her0ism, one of Japan’s leading hit producers. 
  xpxp began in 2020 under the leadership of Ryo Ito, a music producer with an extensive oeuvre of hit songs. The June release of “ARI feat. Yui Mugino” caught on big with tuned-in listeners. Now, even bigger waves are about to be made with the new track from her0ism, an L.A.-bas
  
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• Here’s Why Megan Thee Stallion Loves Horror Movies & ‘Antiheroes’

  11-12-2020 21:47
  
  Megan Thee Stallion joined James Corden on The Late Late Show Thursday night (Dec. 11), and the host expressed how big of a fan he is.
  “I’m so thrilled to meet you,” Corden gushed to the rapper, before asking her what her first raps were like. “You know, I was probably rapping about my toys at, like, seven. But when I got, like, 15, I know I was doing a lot of cursing,” she laughed. “I just cannot remember what the content was. I was definitely shy about
  
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• First Out: New Music From Troye Sivan, K.Flay, Channel Tres & More

  11-12-2020 21:43
  
  Baby, it’s cold outside — so warm up indoors with some new tunes from queer artists! Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Troye Sivan’s team-up with Kacey Musgraves to K.Flay’s punk-goes-pop covers, here are just a few of our favorite releases from this week:Troye Sivan, “Easy (with Kacey Musgraves feat. Mark Ronson)”
  It’s not often that a re
  
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• Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  11-12-2020 21:35
  Buckle up, because this week’s wave of new music is taking listeners on quite the wild ride!
  Taylor Swift lures the Swifties deeper into the woods with her second surprise album of 2020, Evermore, while Kid Cudi’s trilogy-capping Man On The Moon III: The Chosen flies his fans back to the moon one decade after the second edition.
  Meanwhile, The Kid LAROI and Juice WRLD’s “Reminds Me of You” single and Chris Cornell’s final studio album No On
  
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• Karen Elson covers Vera Lynn classic for new Covid-19 anthem

  11-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Karen Elson is releasing the covers EP Radio Redhead Vol 1.
  
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• The North American Concert Industry Lost $30 Billion In 2020

  11-12-2020 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In its newly published year-end report, Pollstar indicated that the novel coronavirus’s unprecedented disruption to the North American concert industry resulted in losses of more than $30 billion on the year. The Irving Azoff-owned trade publication’s 2020 analysis – entitled “2020*—A Year Forever Qualified” – also highlighted a number of other less-than-encouraging North American concert […]
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• Mulatto’s Drive Brought Her Here. She’s Not Slowing Down

  11-12-2020 21:10
  
  Atlanta rapper Mulatto looks back at her gigantic 2020, including her debut album, 'Queen of Da Souf,' being part of the viral 'WAP' music video, and collaborating with the best in the game.
  
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• Executive of the Week: Record Store Day Co-Founder Michael Kurtz

  11-12-2020 21:00
  The coronavirus pandemic had a profound effect on retail in all sectors of business this year, as stores closed, moved online and struggled to bring in customers as the economy tanked and unemployment rose. But independent stores arguably had it toughest, and indie record stores — already facing stiff head winds — took the brunt of the music industry’s retail impact.
  It also made for a tough puzzle to solve for Record Store Day, the annual event typically held each April where
  
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• Renforshort shares atmospheric cover of Gorillaz’ ‘Feel Good Inc’

  11-12-2020 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Canadian singer-songwriter Renforshort has shared a new cover of Gorillaz‘ 2005 classic ‘Feel Good Inc.’READ MORE: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angstThe track features Brazilian guitarist Mateus Asato, best known for his viral YouTube videos, who contributes a blazing solo towards the end of the track.
  “Trying to find a cover to release was one of the more time-consuming things I have done. We were going through basically every artist that
  
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• Hayley Williams, The Chicks & More Stars Can’t Stop Listening to Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Album

  11-12-2020 20:53
  Taylor Swift’s famous friends, from Hayley Williams to Tegan and Sara, are right there with the Swifties, relishing every single minute of Evermore, her second surprise album of 2020.
  Evermore is the sister album of her eighth studio album Folklore, which she released in July of this year after only announcing it one day prior (sound familiar?). Folklore not only debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but it surpassed Whitney Houston’s record,
  
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• First Country: New Music From Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson and More

  11-12-2020 20:43
  Dierks Bentley, “Gone”Bentley adds to his clever canon of videos with his newest entry for heartbreak ballad, “Gone.” The poor sap, played by Bentley, who has had his heart stomped on, is nursing his wounds in a seedy hotel, with a remote in one hand and a drink in the other. As he clicks various channels, Bentley appears as characters from famous tv shows, ranging from Full House to MacGyver and Game of Thrones. In between, Bentley and his band perform Gone at Ryman Audi
  
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• Britney Spears Teams Up With Backstreet Boys for ‘Matches’

  11-12-2020 20:38
  
  Our 90s dreams have become a reality!
  After rumors began swirling about a potential collaboration, Britney Spears confirmed on Friday (Dec. 11) that she teamed up with the Backstreet Boys for the sultry “Matches.” The pop crossover appears on Spears’ just-released deluxe edition of her 2016 album, Glory.
  “What a GLORIOUS day it is… we’ve been asked about the possibility of a collab like this for the past 20 years and today is the day!!” the boy ban
  
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• First Stream: New Music From Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow & More

  11-12-2020 20:31
  
  Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
  This week, Taylor Swift returns to the world of Folklore, Kid Cudi comes back to the Moon, and Jack Harlow makes his first full statement. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below:
  The Album That’s a Journey Even Deeper Into The Woods:Taylor Swi
  
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• Holiday Songs Already Make Up Half of the Streaming Songs Chart

  11-12-2020 20:26
  We’re still in the first third of December, but that’s not stopping holiday titles from taking over Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart weeks before Christmas itself.
  On the Streaming Songs list dated Dec. 12, the 50-position chart is over 50% holiday, with 26 songs dotting the tally. Comparably, at the same point in 2015 (chart dated Dec. 12, 2015), a whopping zero holiday songs were on the chart.
  Leading the way: Mariah Carey’s seminal holiday favorite “All I Want f
  
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• FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf Over Claims of Sexual Battery, Abuse During Relationship

  11-12-2020 20:24
  FKA twigs on Friday filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against her former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf for alleged “relentless abuse,” according to court documents.
  Born Tahliah Barnett, the singer-songwriter claims while involved with LaBeouf, she was the victim of sexual battery, assault and emotional distress. The suit also claims the actor knowingly gave Barnett an STD.
  Bryan Freedman, the attorney for the 32-year-old Barnett said the 34-year-old LaBeouf has a history of abuse with women.&
  
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• Apple Music to introduce animated album covers

  11-12-2020 20:22 via nme.com
  
  Apple Music has announced that animated album covers will soon be available on its streaming platform.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: will bots ruin the new age of the streaming superfan?Animated playlist covers were introduced in the iOS 14 update, but the new feature will allow for artists to upload unique animated covers for their albums.
  Apple have now announced that the feature will be available for albums as of the forthcoming iOS 14.3 and macOS Big Sur 11.1 update, expected early next wee
  
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• The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (December 11)

  11-12-2020 20:06
  
  In case you’re just emerging from a cabin deep in the woods, we’ll bring you up to speed on the biggest music moment of the week: Taylor Swift’s new album Evermore!
  Yep, Swift dropped her second surprise album of 2020 (after Folklore, of course) and it’s the exact dose of magic that we needed this chilly December.
  It was a big week for events, too, with Billboard’s Women in Music, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and Cyndi Lauper’s 10th annual Home For the Holidays
  
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• Royal Albert Hall, Alexandra Palace and more win £400m in latest Cultural Recovery Fund round

  11-12-2020 19:53 via nme.com
  
  A number of historic London venues and establishments outside of the capital are beneficiaries of the latest round of funding from the government.READ MORE: Musicians and road crew see rise in depression and anxiety – but help is at handThe Royal Albert Hall, Alexandra Palace, the Southbank Centre, the English National Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and other venues have been awarded a share of £165million in low-interest repayable finance today (Dece
  
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• New York Just Made It Easier for Artists to Protect Their Image After They Die (Guest Column)

  11-12-2020 19:52
  
  If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.  But if you want to pass along your right of publicity to your heirs, go ahead and make it anywhere else.
  Such was the state of New York law until November 30, 2020, when, in a highly significant development for New York-based recording artists, actors, and other celebrities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill S5959D, providing a post-mortem right of publicity (ROP) for 40 years after death. This change is welcome news to
  
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• Essential Tips on Capturing COVID-Free Pre-Grammy Content

  11-12-2020 19:40
  For Interscope digital marketing senior director Spencer Moya, capturing behind-the-scenes content surrounding award show season is a high unlike any other. “It’s a live environment, so everyone’s adrenaline is always pumping because a clock is always ticking somewhere and there’s only a certain amount of time to get what you need,” he says, adding, “Such moments perform well from a marketing perspective because of the fascination with what happens behind the
  
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• Golden Grammy Memories: Billboard’s Coverage Over the Years

  11-12-2020 19:39
  
  Billboard began publishing in 1894, so it was already eligible for the AARP when the Grammys were just a glint in the industry’s eye. It wasn’t until 1957 that the Hollywood Beautification Committee held a meeting with West Coast label executives about promoting Los Angeles as a center of the music business. “Following the initial meeting with the beautifiers,” Billboard reported in the May 11, 1959, issue, “six record company execs remained to discus
  
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• Cardi B responds to ‘Family Guy’ namedrop: “I’m so irrelevant”

  11-12-2020 19:22 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has reacted to her name being dropped in the latest episode of Family Guy.
  The ‘WAP‘ rapper joked that she is “so irrelevant” in a quote Tweet of the clip in question, which is taken from episode 8 (Pawtucket Pat) of season 19.
  In the episode, which premiered on Sunday (December 6), Brian Griffin is being interviewed for a writing job at a local website. The interviewer asks Griffin about his previous work, to which Griffin responds: “Cardi B tweeted so
  
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• FKA Twigs sues Shia LeBeouf, alleging “relentless” abusive relationship

  11-12-2020 19:14 via nme.com
  
  FKA Twigs has sued actor Shia LaBeouf, whom she used to date, accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their relationship.
  The musician filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court today (November 11), accusing the actor of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress.
  According to an article posted by The New York Times, at the centre of the lawsuit is a trip the two took in 2019, throughout which it is alleged that LeBeouf was repeatedly abusive, once waking Twig
  
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• Yungblud lands first Number One album with ‘Weird!’

  11-12-2020 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has secured his first Number One album with his second record ‘Weird!’READ MORE: Yungblud – “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’‘Weird!’ topped the Official Albums Chart with 39,000 chart sales (91 per cent of its total made up of pure sales) and beating Michael Ball & Alfie Boe’s ‘Together At Christmas’.
  The Doncaster rocker’s previous chart peak was with his 2019 EP ‘The Und
  
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• Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ hits UK Number One for the first time

  11-12-2020 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has reached Number One in the UK for the very first time, 26 years after it was first released.READ MORE: Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs?The track reached number two when it was first released in 1994 – kept off the Christmas number one spot by East 17‘s ‘Stay Another Day’.
  No other song has spent more weeks in the top 40 before eventually reaching Number
  
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• Mariah Carey’s wish comes true as 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' finally tops chart

  11-12-2020 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey’s wish comes true as her iconic festive hit All I Want For Christmas Is You finally reaches Number 1 on the Official UK Singles
  
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• Yungblud earns first Number 1 album with 'Weird!'

  11-12-2020 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Racking up 39,000 chart sales – with 91% of its total made up of pure sales – Weird! comfortably leads this week chart, finishing ahead
  
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• A New Side Of Taylor Swift, A Crackling Rico Nasty, And More Songs We Love

  11-12-2020 18:31
  
  This week's Bop Shop includes a new side of Taylor Swift, a crackling entrance from Rico Nasty, summertime hits for the dead of winter, and more.
  
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• 6 Fun Facts About Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’

  11-12-2020 18:03
  
  Taylor Swift dropped another surprise on an unsuspecting world on Friday (Dec. 11) in the form of Evermore, her ninth studio album and “sister record” to July’s Folklore.
  Filled with 15 more imaginary and not-so-imaginary tales of lost love (“Champagne Problems”), falling down the rabbit hole (“Long Story Short”) and clinging to happiness after heartbreak (“Happiness”), the LP finds Swift reuniting with Folklore collaborators Aaron Dessner, J
  
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• Millions of people expected to attend illegal raves over the new year weekend

  11-12-2020 17:59 via nme.com
  
  Millions of people are expected to attend illegal raves over the new year period, it has been warned.
  New research from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) says they expect more than 5,000 unlawful parties to take place over between December 31 and January 3, despite continued coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
  The NTIA says there is a high risk of “millions of people converging across the UK” over the traditional party season, saying that the problem is worsened by the clos
  
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• The Year in Livestreams 2020: Twitch Brings Artists Together to Maximize Impact

  11-12-2020 17:57
  As previously reported, Elton John topped Billboard’s year-end Top Tours ranking, while Radio City Music Hall and Live Nation crowned the annual Top Venues and Top Promoters lists. But in 2020, traditional touring did not account for the full landscape of the live music industry.
  Amidst an indefinite COVID-19 shutdown, artists took to the internet, broadcasting live from empty theaters, outdoor landmarks and their own living rooms.
  This week, Billboard is remembering the year in livestream
  
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