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• Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ to hit streaming services tomorrow

  17-12-2020 23:58 via nme.com
  
  A recording of Bring Me The Horizon‘s 2016 show at The Royal Albert Hall will be available on streaming services as of tomorrow (December 18).Read More: Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes on lockdown life and “removing the ego” from live shows‘Live At The Albert Hall’ captures a performance in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, for which they were accompanied by a full orchestra.live at the royal albert hall. available digitally everywhere tomorrow https://t.co/ZrESib
  
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• Haim Really Captures the Mess That Was 2020 in ‘Christmas Wrapping’ Parody

  17-12-2020 23:51
  
  Bah! Humbug! No, that’s too strong, but the bricks 2020 threw at us this year made it harder than usual to get into the holiday spirit.
  Enter Haim, who presented us on the seventh night of Hannukah some holiday cheer with their first-ever holiday song. The hilarious spin on The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” finds the sibling trio busting a move in a Y2K-themed video uploaded to Instagram on Thursday (Dec. 17).
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• Lyte Raises $33 Million In a Series B Round — They’ll Need It to Take on Ticketmaster

  17-12-2020 23:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live event ticketing platform Lyte has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round – capital that they’ll need as they attempt to take on Ticketmaster once concerts and music festivals resume. Lyte higher-ups unveiled the $33 million fundraising round – which arrives about 14 months following the company’s $15 million Series A round […]
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• What’s Your Favorite Dance Music Album of 2020? Vote!

  17-12-2020 23:34
  
  For fans of disco, house, bass and beyond, a pretty grim year was buoyed by the release of a stack of truly excellent dance albums.
  Coming amid a time when the music couldn’t be played in its natural habitat of clubs and festivals, we instead turned to at-home listening, really getting to know these long players via our headphones and living room sound systems — and loving them more with each spin.Whether you were “moving together” with Inner City, taking “pleasure&
  
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• Mariah Carey’s RV Is Totally Decked Out for a Festive Road Trip

  17-12-2020 23:16
  
  Mariah Carey isn’t letting the pandemic ruin her annual trip to Aspen, Colorado. To keep travel as safe as possible, the Queen of Christmas rented an Outdoorsy.com RV and packed her family in for the winter getaway.
  In an adorable clip uploaded to Instagram, the star’s daughter Monroe is seen running into the vehicle and throwing an ornament “grenade.” When it explodes, an RV decked out for the holiday season emerges through the sparkles. Garland, Christmas lights and sto
  
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• Post Malone Crocs — Here’s Every Release So Far

  17-12-2020 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Post Malone crocs are all the rage after five collaborations. Here’s a peek at them all. Post Malone Crocs started off as exclusive designs that sold out quickly. But his latest also feature an exclusive molding to set them apart. Let’s take a visual journey through a look at all of the Post Malone Crocs […]
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• Post Malone Crocs – Here’s Every Exclusive Collab So Far

  17-12-2020 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Post Malone crocs are all the rage after five collaborations. Here’s a peek at them all. Post Malone Crocs started off as exclusive designs that sold out quickly. But his latest also feature an exclusive molding to set them apart. Let’s take a visual journey through a look at all of the Post Malone Crocs […]
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• Rosalía says she’s close to finishing her new album

  17-12-2020 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Rosalía has said that she’s close to finishing work on her forthcoming third album.Read More: Rosalía at Somerset House review – the making of a new kind of megastarSpeaking to Vogue, the Spanish popstar discussed new music, saying: “This is the moment, I think, where everything is flowing, I’m finishing the songs, and it feels different than the beginning of the year.”
  “Now I’m closing the cycle of these recordings, and I’m really ha
  
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• The 25 Best Dance Songs of 2020: Staff Picks

  17-12-2020 22:54
  
  For dance and electronic music, the year’s primary existential questions were about context. What is this music for — and where does it best exist — during a time when festivals are cancelled, desert raves are policed, club kids can’t go to the club and house parties are potentially lethal?
  There was no great answer. While a lot of the dance music released in 2020 got major play on radio, in headphones and via computer speakers during livestreams, “I can’
  
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• Carnage Signs Global Publishing Deal With Kobalt Music

  17-12-2020 22:48
  
  Carnage has signed a new global publishing deal with Kobalt Music, covering his full catalog and future releases, including a new album coming in 2021.
  A longstanding dance music presence, the Guatemalan-American producer born Diamanté Anthony Blackmon is behind myriad dance hits including his 2015 album Papi Gordo, which hit No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2015. “I Like Tuh,” his 2015 single with ILoveMakonnen, has amassed more than 117 million Spotify
  
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• Can GTA 6 Top the Cyberpunk 2077 Soundtrack? – All Artists Featured

  17-12-2020 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) has enormous boots to fill after the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and its soundtrack.  The ambitious RPG features Grimes as a cyborg pop-star called Lizzy Wizzy, and countless other pop stars. Let’s take a peek at the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack artists and how they stack up compared to GTA […]
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• Can GTA 6 Top the Cyberpunk 2077 Soundtrack?

  17-12-2020 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) has enormous boots to fill after the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and its soundtrack.  The ambitious RPG features Grimes as a cyborg pop-star called Lizzy Wizzy, and countless other pop stars. Let’s take a peek at the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack artists and how they stack up compared to GTA […]
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• Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd & More Earn iHeartRadio Titanium Awards for 1 Billion Spins in 2020

  17-12-2020 22:42
  
  In 2020, there were 29 stars who were particularly omnipresent on iHeartRadio stations, and they’ve all earned Titanium Awards for their songs that reached 1 billion spins.
  A few of those performers notched multiple Titanium Award-winning songs this year, including Ariana Grande (“thank u, next” and “7 rings”), Drake (Travis Scott’s “SICKO MODE” and Chris Brown’s “No Guidance”), Jonas Brothers (“Sucker” and &
  
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• What Was Your Favorite ‘Masked Singer’ Performance of 2020? Vote!

  17-12-2020 22:23
  
  The Masked Singer might have had the best masks of 2020, given COVID-19 protocols, but who had the show’s best performance? Billboard unveiled our 10 favorites from the third and fourth seasons, and now you can vote for which one you liked best.
  Season 4 champion Sun, who turned out to be country-pop icon LeAnn Rimes, shined bright as our No. 1 pick when she performed “When the Party’s Over” by Billie Eilish. Nobody could rain on that parade, but
  
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• The Netflix Android App Now Features an Audio-Only Mode

  17-12-2020 22:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Netflix is bringing audio-only mode to its Android app, giving users a new way to consume content. Have you ever wanted to listen to your favorite stand-up comedian’s special on Netflix? How about a documentary you’ve meant to catch-up on while exercising? A new audio-only mode in the Netflix Android app allows users to do […]
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• Netflix Android App Now Features an Audio-Only Mode

  17-12-2020 22:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Netflix is bringing audio-only mode to its Android app, giving users a new way to consume content. Have you ever wanted to listen to your favorite stand-up comedian’s special on Netflix? How about a documentary you’ve meant to catch-up on while exercising? A new audio-only mode in the Netflix Android app allows users to do […]
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• What Are the Most Popular TikTok Songs? – The Latest Rankings

  17-12-2020 21:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  What are the most popular TikTok songs this year? The company takes a look back at 2020. TikTok has had a year fraught with worry over whether or not it will be banned in the United States. Those woes appear to be behind the company, for now, so TikTok is turning an eye to celebrating […]
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• What Are the Most Popular TikTok Songs? Here Are the Latest Rankings

  17-12-2020 21:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  What are the most popular TikTok songs this year? The company takes a look back at 2020. TikTok has had a year fraught with worry over whether or not it will be banned in the United States. Those woes appear to be behind the company, for now, so TikTok is turning an eye to celebrating […]
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• 20 Questions With ENHYPEN: K-Pop Group Discusses Making the Leap Towards Stardom

  17-12-2020 21:58
  
  Last month, seven-piece K-pop group ENHYPEN made good on their promise with their first mini-album, [Border: Day One]. As the final seven members on the reality competition I-Land, ENHYPEN have translated their television popularity into millions of streams, with the help of renowned producer Si Hyuk Bang for the six-song project.Following their mini-album release, the members of ENHYPEN answered Billboard’s 20 questions about bonding as a group, the influence of K-pop groups like BTS, and
  
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• These Markets Are Over-Indexing On The Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart

  17-12-2020 21:52
  
  After Warner Music released Mali-born French pop singer Aya Nakamura’s hip-hop-infused song “Djadja” in April 2018, it soared to No. 1 in France, Romania and the Netherlands, where Nakamura was the first French woman to top the Dutch chart since Édith Piaf’s “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” in 1961.
  Singing in her native French, Nakamura has scored three songs on the Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart in its initial three-month run, including “Pl
  
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• Global Smashes And Local Stars: The Top Acts In 10 Countries

  17-12-2020 21:52
  
  While it’s true that hip-hop and Latin music have dominated Billboard’s global charts since their September launch, pop music is far from monolithic. “There are two sides to the coin,” says YouTube trends manager Kevin Meenan. “On one hand, music has become super global and is traveling like never before. But we’re also seeing that local music still really resonates locally.”
  In fact, the hitmakers in most countries are local, according to the findings o
  
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• Listen to Courtney Marie Andrews’ cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘America’

  17-12-2020 21:51 via nme.com
  Courtney Marie Andrews has shared a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘America’ – listen below.Read More: Courtney Marie Andrews: “Singing ‘9 To 5’ with Dolly Parton was a moment I’ll never forget”The Arizona singer-songwriter, who released her latest album ‘Old Flowers’ in July, recorded the song earlier this year alongside Liz Cooper and Molly Sarlé.
  The delicate, acoustic take on the 1965 track appeared on the star-studde
  
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• The Secrets Of Artists’ Global Success

  17-12-2020 21:48
  
  When Atlantic Records released “Sweet but Psycho,” the breakout single from new signee Ava Max, in August 2018, the song quickly swept through Europe, reaching No. 1 in 20 countries on the continent that fall, including the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden. Ultimately, it would take almost a year for the song to reach its peak in the United States, topping out at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2019, 23 weeks into its 35-week run on the charts.
  Over two years after its rele
  
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• Live Nation Stock Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Price

  17-12-2020 21:48
  
  On March 12, the day Live Nation suspended its tours, and with the stock market slipping, Live Nation chief executive officer Michael Rapino bought $1 million in his company’s stock — a show of confidence when it was becoming clear the company faced a prolonged absence. Six days later, Live Nation shares reached their pandemic-era low of $21.70, a 70.1% free fall from the pre-pandemic closing price of $74.19. The economy was in a tailspin — the U.S. gross domestic product dropp
  
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• The Impact Of Local Markets On The Global Charts

  17-12-2020 21:47
  
  Os Baroes Da Pisadinha is not a household name in the United States, Mexico, Colombia or any other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America. But the Brazilian duo is popular enough at home for its track “Recairei” to reach No. 178 on the Nov. 20-dated Billboard Global 200 chart. The group’s top 50 Spotify markets were all in Brazil, as were its top 50 markets by audience size, according to Chartmetric, and just a shade under 99% of their YouTube audience is from the duo’
  
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• Led By Superstars Bad Bunny And J Balvin, Latin Music Conquers The Global Charts

  17-12-2020 21:41
  
  Billboard’s new global charts debuted Sept. 19, meaning there is just three months of chart data to draw on, but already patterns have emerged surrounding listening and consumption around the globe, where Latin tracks — defined as those sung predominantly in Spanish — do much better. For the chart dated Dec. 5, for example, 38 Latin tracks sat on the Global Excl. U.S. chart, including three in the top 10, as opposed to 28 and two on the Global 200; Spotify’s top artist of
  
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• Is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ The New ‘White Christmas’?

  17-12-2020 21:39
  
  Contemporary rock songs are largely absent from the global charts — which is no surprise, as in a moment dominated by hip-hop and the urbana of Bad Bunny and J. Balvin, they’re absent from the domestic Billboard Hot 100 as well.
  But the few that have registered tell interesting stories about the enduring appeal of classic-rock catalog titles, and the potential of transforming relatively more recent releases into those sorts of enduring classics in a global marketplace.
  Four pre-2010
  
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• Ariana Grande Brings Us Back to Her Sweetener World Tour ‘Everytime’ With Netflix Film First-Look Clip

  17-12-2020 21:35
  
  You want a first look at Ariana Grande’s Netflix film Excuse Me, I Love You? You got it.
  The pop superstar gave the Arianators a glimpse of one of the performances featured in her upcoming concert documentary, which follows the Sweetener World Tour. Despite the title of the Netflix film being a play on her ad-lib from Thank U, Next’s “R.E.M.,” the one-minute snippet shows Grande sparkling onstage during her London stop while performing “Everytime&rdqu
  
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• The 10 Best Dance Albums of 2020: Staff Picks

  17-12-2020 21:29
  
  Ah, 2020, the year of dance music’s great existential dilemma: What’s the purpose of music made for the club in a moment when doors to the club are indefinitely locked?
  Some of us turned to our headphones, enjoying on our own what we used to enjoy amongst a crowd of thousands. Some of us connected virtually via livestreams, while others embraced a more lo-fi, at-home approach with, as Kylie Minogue put it, “kitchen disco.”Regardless of how we consumed dance music during 2
  
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• The Voice 2020 Ratings Hold Steady Following Plunges for the AMAs, Billboard Music Awards, and Grammys

  17-12-2020 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Though awards shows including the AMAs, the Billboard Music Awards, and the Grammys have experienced clear-cut viewership declines this year, ratings for the recently aired The Voice 2020 finale were relatively strong. NBC’s The Voice 2020 concluded with a live, two-night finale this week, and the latter telecast (when the season 19 winner was announced) […]
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• The Voice 2020 Ratings Hold Steady as Awards Show Ratings Tank

  17-12-2020 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Though awards shows including the AMAs, the Billboard Music Awards, and the Grammys have experienced clear-cut viewership declines this year, ratings for the recently aired The Voice 2020 finale were relatively strong. NBC’s The Voice 2020 concluded with a live, two-night finale this week, and the latter telecast (when the season 19 winner was announced) […]
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• The Voice 2020 Ratings Hold Relatively Steady Following Plunges for the AMAs, Billboard Music Awards, and Grammys

  17-12-2020 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Though awards shows — including the AMAs, Billboard Music Awards, and the Grammys — have experienced clear-cut viewership declines this year, ratings for the recently aired The Voice 2020 finale were relatively strong. NBC’s The Voice 2020 concluded with a live, two-night finale this week, and the latter telecast (when the season 19 winner was announced) […]
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• Inside Snoh Aalegra’s Long, Strange Trip to an R&B No. 1

  17-12-2020 21:10
  
  Snoh Aalegra’s “I Want You Around” is a sumptuous ballad about slowly falling in love — and listeners slowly fell in love with it, too. Released in early 2019, the track hit No. 1 on the Adult R&B Songs chart in March after 41 weeks, the longest climb to the top since R. Kelly’s “Step in the Name of Love” took 34 weeks in 2003.
  Below, Grammy Award-winning producer Dion “No I.D.” Wilson and Izabelle Wilson — spous
  
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• Dave Grohl Reveals That Time He Was on Drugs at His Mom’s Christmas Party

  17-12-2020 21:09
  
  Yup, Dave Grohl had a particularly lit Christmas one year.
  The Foo Fighters frontman chatted with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about his favorite holiday traditions and songs this week, before fondly remembering a time when things got a little hazier than usual.
  He started off by explaining that “the Grohl’s little house” was where all his friends and family gathered for Christmas night when he was a teenager. “We would all just sit around and listen to music and dr
  
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• Rihanna Is on a Stealthy Mission for Her New Fenty Skin & Sephora Ad

  17-12-2020 21:00
  
  BadGirlRiRi gets sneaky in her new Fenty Skin advertisement, which reveals her skincare line will be available at Sephora, Harvey Nichols and Boots UK stores the day after Christmas.
  On Thursday (Dec. 17), Rihanna shared a one-minute advertisement that showed her breaking and entering into Sephora to set up her Fenty Skin collection. But is it really breaking and entering if she came bearing gifts and funky jingling bells were playing? No one calls security on Santa Claus, but the “Go
  
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• Sam Smith’s ‘Diamonds’ Sparkles Atop Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

  17-12-2020 20:57
  
  Sam Smith rises to No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated Dec. 19) with “Diamonds.” He scores his second topper, after “Promises” with Calvin Harris, tallied two weeks at No. 1 in October 2018.
  “Diamonds” is drawing core-dance airplay on KMVQ-HD2 San Francisco, WCPY Chicago and iHeartRadio’s Pride Radio, among other stations, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. (The Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart measures radio airplay on a select
  
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• Slash’s son London Hudson on new band Suspect208: “I didn’t wanna live in my dad’s shadow”

  17-12-2020 20:51 via nme.com
  
  The children of Guns N’ Roses‘ Slash, Stone Temple Pilots‘ Scott Weiland, and Metallica‘s Robert Trujilo, have spoken about their new band Suspect208, and following in their fathers’ footsteps.
  Noah Weiland sings lead vocals, Tye Trujillo plays bass, and Slash’s son London Hudson plays drums in the band. The line-up is completed by guitarist Niko Tsangaris, who is also in the band Classless Act with Hudson.
  The band shared their debut single ‘Long Awaite
  
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• Watch a clip of Ariana Grande’s upcoming concert film ‘Excuse Me, I Love You’

  17-12-2020 20:38 via nme.com
  Ariane Grande has shared the first look at her forthcoming concert film Excuse Me, I Love You.READ MORE: How Ariana Grande became a thoughtful and funny pop star who really mattersSet to land on Netflix this coming Monday (December 21), the release will capture the pop star’s lengthy ‘Sweetener’ world tour from 2018/2019.
  The exclusive new clip, released this evening (December 17), sees Grande singing ‘Everytime’ at London’s O2 Arena. “London, how y
  
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• 5 Musician/Food Collabs You Need To Know About This Week: The Killers’ ‘Hot Fuss’ Hot Sauce & More

  17-12-2020 20:33
  
  As snow hits the East Coast, there’s one thing that’s keeping us cozy in the cold: snacks!
  Musicians partnering with brands is nothing new, but nothing warms our foodie hearts like the type of collab you can eat. (Or drink, if you’re of legal age.) So Billboard is rounding up five exciting — and edible — artist-curated products that will definitely sell out quickly, with all of the details on how and where you can cop them. 
  From The Killers’ new hot sauc
  
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• How Imanbek Remixed ‘Roses’ and Changed His Life

  17-12-2020 20:32
  
  When Imanbek Zeikenov came across SAINt JHN’s woozy 2016 track “Roses” last year, he felt the singer-rapper’s vibe but thought that something was missing. “I listened to the song and heard that it could be something else,” he says, speaking through a translator from his home in Aksu, Kazakhstan.
  Zeikenov, who produces music under his first name, dramatically spiked the tempo, added a propulsive bassline and pitched the vocals up beyond recognition —
  
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• Cheers! Travis Scott Launches Cacti Brand & New Alcoholic Beverage

  17-12-2020 20:31
  
  Raise a glass to 2021! Travis Scott announced on Thursday (Dec. 17) that he is partnering with brewing company Anheuser-Busch to launch his new brand, Cacti.
  The rapper was inspired by tequila, his drink of choice, when creating Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer, which launches in the spring.
  CACTI Agave Spiked Seltzer MARCH 2021 https://t.co/7cv2f0AE4c pic.twitter.com/p5vCsXO8KO
  — CACTI (@drinkcacti) December 17, 2020
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• Jesy Nelson Thanks Fans for Showing ‘So Much Love and Support’ After Little Mix Exit

  17-12-2020 20:24
  
  Jesy Nelson expressed how much she appreciates all of the love and support she’s received this week since the singer announced she was officially leaving Little Mix.
  Their fans, called the Mixers, showered her with sweet notes online, thanking her for bringing happiness and joy to their lives while supporting her for putting her mental health first.
  “I just want to say thank you so much to everyone of you that has shown me so much love and support over the past few days some of your
  
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• Natti Natasha, Sebastián Yatra & More Named Ambassadors for Jewelry Company Pandora

  17-12-2020 20:18
  
  Natti Natasha, Sebastián Yatra, Danna Paola and Luísa Sonza have been appointed ambassadors for jewelry company Pandora.
  The four Latin stars, each representing a different Latin American country, are now part of the Pandora squad via their 2021 campaign titled “Beats of Pandora.”
  Dominican Republic hitmaker Natti Natasha said about the partnership, “I feel very proud to be an ambassador for Pandora because it’s a brand that motivates women to shine on t
  
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• Jason Derulo on What Makes a Hit Now

  17-12-2020 20:16
  
  Billboard’s year-end issue is all about one question: What makes a hit now? So we asked some of the biggest names in music — like Jason Derulo — for their thoughts. The singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October with “Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat),” a TikTok-friendly team-up with New Zealand producer Jawsh 685 and K-pop stars BTS. It’s Derulo’s first No. 1 on the chart since 2009’s “Whatcha Say.”I write songs ever
  
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• Bad Bunny on What Makes a Hit Now

  17-12-2020 20:15
  
  Billboard’s year-end issue is all about one question: What makes a hit now? So we asked some of the biggest names in music — like Bad Bunny — for their thoughts. The prolific superstar released three full-length projects in 2020, including YHLQMDLG and El Último Tour del Mundo, which this month became the first all-Spanish-language album to top the Billboard 200. He also recently topped the Billboard Global 200 chart with “Dákiti,” his h
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign on What Makes a Hit Now

  17-12-2020 20:14
  
  Billboard’s year-end issue is all about one question: What makes a hit now? So we asked some of the biggest names in music — like Ty Dolla $ign — for their thoughts. The studio savant and go-to collaborator for the biggest names in pop, R&B and hip-hop showcased new depths of his artistry on his third studio album, Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, which hit No. 1 on Top R&B Albums in November.
  I’m all over the place when it comes to music. I’m never just on one thin
  
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• The Top 10 ‘Masked Singer’ Performances of 2020: Staff Picks

  17-12-2020 20:12
  
  During a year in which every aspect of life felt unsparingly serious, at least we had The Masked Singer — the Fox reality competition featuring various celebrities singing in elaborate costumes — providing some crucial silliness.
  The entire third and fourth seasons of the series aired during 2020, culminating in the season 4 finale on Wednesday night (Dec. 16), when Sun bested Mushroom and Crocodile to take home the golden mask; before that, we got wacky rap performances, teenybopper
  
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• Fantasia Opens Up About Fertility Issues Prior to Pregnancy: ‘This Was a Three-Year Journey’

  17-12-2020 20:08
  
  Grammy-winning singer Fantasia Barrino, who’s currently pregnant with her third child, appeared on the Tamron Hall Show Thursday (Dec. 17) to recount her “three-year journey” of fertility issues.
  While Skyping from her home in North Carolina with her husband Kendall Taylor, Fantasia expressed gratitude for being able to “focus on this gift” of her pregnancy. This will be the couple’s first child together since they got married in 2015, but the last f
  
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• Cardi B Attempts to Drive a Race Car, Do Ballet & More on New Series ‘Cardi Tries’

  17-12-2020 19:59
  
  Cardi B can rule the charts and her socials, but can she pop a plié or hit a hairpin turn? Fans will find out on the “WAP” rapper’s upcoming Facebook Messenger video series Cardi Tries ___. Cardi announced her newest venture on Thursday morning (Dec. 17) with a hilarious trailer in which she previews all the adventures she will dive into every Thursday.
  From explaining to her ballet teacher (who also happens to be Grey’s Anatomy star Debbie Allen),  &ldqu
  
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• David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’ musical to be streamed online next month

  17-12-2020 19:56 via nme.com
  
  David Bowie‘s Lazarus musical will be live-streamed to mark the five-year anniversary of the late icon’s death and what would have been his 74th birthday.Read More: David Bowie/Lazarus Cast – ‘Lazarus’ Album ReviewThe Michael C Hall-starring show, inspired by Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963), was penned by Bowie alongside Enda Walsh.
  On January 8, 2021, when Bowie would have turned 74, fans will be able to watch the UK premiere of a filmed
  
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