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• Megan Thee Stallion to Perform on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

  21-12-2020 23:55
  
  Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody to 2021. ABC announced on Sunday (Dec. 20) that the rapper will be performing at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021.
  “It’s about to get HOT,” Seacrest tweeted. “Megan @TheeStallion is bringing the heat to #RockinEve! Don’t miss it.”Can't wait to move my body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody on #RockinEve because @theestallion is performing! New
  
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• Americans Less-Than-Thrilled By $600 Second Stimulus Check

  21-12-2020 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Some Americans are less-than-thrilled by the $600 second stimulus check allocated under Congress’s just-finalized relief package. After months of back-and-forth talks (and ample deadlock), congressional leaders reached an agreement late yesterday on a new economic-relief package. Included in the almost $900 billion bill – which Congress is reportedly preparing to vote on today – is […]
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• Iggy Pop Unleashes COVID-19 Anthem ‘Dirty Little Virus’

  21-12-2020 23:34
  
  Iggy Pop is wrapping up a messy 2020 with an ode to the rapidly spreading pandemic.
  The song, aptly titled “Dirty Little Virus,” features lyrics like “Grandfather’s dead/Got Trump instead,” and “She’s only 19, but she can kill you / She ain’t my type / But it is what it is.” The track was written alongside Leron Thomas.
  The star also shared a one-minute video about his new song, explaining, “I was moved to write a direct lyric
  
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• Less Than 30% of My Spotify Premium Subscription Went to Artists — What About You?

  21-12-2020 23:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  How much of your $120/year Spotify Premium subscription fee goes to artists? A new Spotify Unwrapped tool can help you find out. On Friday, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers tweeted an interesting tool. “You paid Spotify $120 this year if you had a premium subscription,” the tweet begins. “Guess how much of that […]
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• Less Than 30% of My Spotify Premium Sub Went to Artists – What About You?

  21-12-2020 23:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  How much of your $120/year Spotify Premium subscription goes to artists? A new Spotify Unwrapped tool can help you can find out. On Friday, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers tweeted an interesting tool. “You paid Spotify $120 this year if you had a premium subscription,” the tweet begins. “Guess how much of that […]
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• Lil Durk Honors the Late King Von in New ‘Backdoor’ Video

  21-12-2020 23:05
  
  Lil Durk unveiled the video for his stirring new song “Backdoor” on Sunday (Dec. 20), and the vignette features a subtle but touching tribute to King Von.
  In the clip, Durk is seen wearing his late friend’s signature O’Block chain, flaunting it for the camera.
  Chicago’s King Von died in November at age 26 after being shot at an Atlanta nightclub. The rapper was reportedly hospitalized in critical condition following a shootout at the Monaco Hookah Lounge i
  
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• ‘Crime’ Scene: Taylor Swift Ties Career Best Debut on Hot Country Songs Chart With Haim Collab

  21-12-2020 23:04
  
  Taylor Swift’s “No Body, No Crime,” featuring Haim, blasts in at No. 2 on Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart (dated Dec. 26).
  The arrival matches Swift’s best, as her “Red” debuted (and peaked) at No. 2 in October 2012.
  “Crime” marks Swift’s 23rd Hot Country Songs top 10s, a sum that includes seven No. 1s. It’s her second top 10 of 2020, following “Betty,” which entered at its No. 6 best in August.“
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen says Van Halen will never return without his father

  21-12-2020 22:53 via nme.com
  
  Wolfgang Van Halen has ruled out the prospect of Van Halen ever returning without his father, Eddie.READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayWolfgang had played bass in the band since their 2007 reunion until Eddie’s death in  October at the age of 65, following a long battle with cancer.
  Replying to a since-deleted Tweet from one of many people asking whether he would reform the band, Wolfgang said: “I can con
  
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• Halsey, Bono & Pharrell Williams Join ‘Sing 2′ Cast

  21-12-2020 22:41
  
  Halsey, Bono and Pharrell Williams are joining forces (in animated form)!
  The trio will lend their voices to Universal and Illumination’s Sing 2, according to Variety. Letitia Wright, Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Peretti and Eric Andre will also join the returning cast of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Nick Kroll for the comedy film.
  The sequel to the 2016 children’s movie finds a koala named Buster Moon (McConaughey) and
  
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• Fans Are ‘Proud of Taylor Swift’ After ‘Willow’ Hits No. 1 on Hot 100

  21-12-2020 22:38
  
  Taylor Swift’s “Willow” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week, marking her seventh Hot 100 leader and second of 2020.
  That’s not all. Evermore launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Swift the first artist to debut atop both charts simultaneously twice. She previously did so when her prior album Folklore and its single “Cardigan” opened atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts dated Aug. 8.Following the exciting news
  
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• Idlewild announce retrospective book marking their 25th anniversary

  21-12-2020 22:20 via nme.com
  
  Idlewild have announced a new book, released next year to mark the band’s 25th birthday.READ MORE: Idlewild – ‘Interview Music’ reviewIn The Beginning There Were Answers – 25 years of Idlewild will be published next February, and is written by the band’s frontman Roddy Woomble.
  The band shared images of the book, which they say they’ve been working on for “the past few years”, in social media posts announcing its publication.
  “The
  
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• Underground LA Nightclub Faces Millions In Fines for COVID-19 Violations

  21-12-2020 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  An underground nightclub in Los Angeles is facing millions in fines over COVID-19 violations. The nightclub itself doesn’t appear to exist unless you know what to look for. There’s no obvious front entrance, and the club itself looks like an empty storefront. The club has been operating in violation of COVID-19 restrictions passed by the […]
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore,’ ‘Willow’ Rule Alternative Albums, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Charts

  21-12-2020 21:56
  
  Taylor Swift’s second alternative-leaning album in five months crowns Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart, with Evermore bowing atop the survey dated Dec. 26.
  The set, released Dec. 11, debuts with 329,000 equivalent album units earned in the Dec. 11-17 tracking week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 155,000 units are via album sales.
  The album’s 167,000-unit streaming equivalent count, meanwhile, is the biggest for any entry on Alternative Albums since S
  
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• Global Popularity of 1979 City Pop Track ‘Mayonaka no Door – Stay With Me’ Explained

  21-12-2020 21:55
  
  In recent years, a genre of retro J-pop commonly known as “city pop” has been enjoying a surge in interest from outside Japan, with music by renowned Japanese artists such as Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi, Taeko Onuki, and Toshiki Kadomatsu gaining popularity in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
  City pop is a genre of Japanese popular music created by a generation of artists who sought inspiration from outside Japan in the 1970s and ’80s that resonated with the way of life and in
  
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• Reverend & The Makers’ Jon McClure offers private performances for fans spending Christmas Day alone

  21-12-2020 21:53 via nme.com
  
  John McClure of Reverend & The Makers has offered to perform private one-on-one shows for fans who will be spending Christmas Day on their own due to new coronavirus restrictions.Read More: Your New Year’s Eve 2020 party playlist: songs for a self-isolated shimmyThe musician first made the offer via Twitter on Saturday (December 19) following Boris Johnson’s decision to scrap relaxation of coronavirus rules for Christmas and introduce Tier 4.
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• Lil Wayne Wonders Why He’s Not ‘Worthy’ of a Grammy Invite

  21-12-2020 21:47
  
  Lil Wayne has hardly been MIA from the music scene in 2020, dropping his 13th studio album Funeral in January. The album, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 14, was noticeably absent on the 2021 Grammy nominations list.
  While the album received a nod for best recording package, it did not receive a single nomination in the general or rap categories.
  The rapper took to Twitter on Sunday (Dec. 20) to share his thoughts on the snub, writing, “As an artist, when I see da Gra
  
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• New Book Explores How the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Landed in Cleveland

  21-12-2020 21:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  "So many people want to claim they were responsible for bringing the Hall to Cleveland, says writer Norm Nite, "and I knew the real people that were responsible"
  
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• LadBaby makes a flying start in the race for the 2020 Christmas number 1

  21-12-2020 21:22 via music-news.com
  
  A mixture of new Christmas songs, festive classics, charity singles and the politically-charged, are all competing for a place in this week’s Christmas Official Chart Top 40.
  
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• Richie Sambora Is ‘Glad’ He Left Bon Jovi to Strengthen Relationship With Daughter Ava

  21-12-2020 21:19
  
  Back in 2013, guitarist Richie Sambora left Bon Jovi during the band’s Because We Can tour. Now, the rocker is opening up about the decision and why he has “no regrets” seven years later.
  “It wasn’t a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there was really almost no choice about it. I had a lot of conscious work to do around [my personal life],” he told People on Monday (Dec. 21), adding that he needed to put his relationship with hi
  
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• Universal Music Group Re-Inks Global Distribution Pact With Concord

  21-12-2020 21:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Universal Music Group (UMG) has re-inked its global distribution pact with Nashville-based indie music company Concord, continuing the more than 15-year-long  partnership. Universal Music Group and Concord unveiled their renewed global distribution agreement this morning, in a general release. According to the concise announcement message, UMG and Concord’s newest contract will see the Big Three […]
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• Jägermeister Donates $1 Million to Help Small Music Venues in US

  21-12-2020 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Jägermeister is stepping up to help save small music venues across America. Here’s how. The company has partnered with the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) to help preserve music venues. The effort is part of the Save Our Stages initiative, which is in the long-delayed stimulus bill. Jägermeister made a $1 million donation to NIVA […]
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• A Timeline of Ariana Grande & Dalton Gomez’s Relationship

  21-12-2020 20:47
  
  Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez found peace together in a tumultuous 2020.
  The soon-to-be wife and husband, who reportedly started dating in early 2020 but didn’t choose to make anything public until May, were happily sharing the news of their engagement by December.
  Grande announced that she was engaged to Gomez on Dec. 20 with a series of snapshots, including a look at her ring.“Forever n then some,” she captioned the lovebirds’ photo gallery.
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• US Congress approves $15billion relief package for independent venues and cinemas

  21-12-2020 20:42 via nme.com
  
  The United States Congress has allocated $15billion (£11.3billion) of funding to independent music venues and move theatres.
  Part of a wider $900billion (£668billion) stimulus plan agreed by US lawmakers yesterday (December 20), the relief package for venues reportedly incorporates the ‘Save Our Stages’ act.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicThe legislation was introduced by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minne
  
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• Taylor Swift Sends All 15 Songs From ‘Evermore’ Onto Hot 100

  21-12-2020 20:39
  
  Taylor Swift has yet another massive week on Billboard’s charts (dated Dec. 26), as all 15 songs from the standard edition of her new surprise LP Evermore debut on the latest Billboard Hot 100.
  The album arrives atop the Billboard 200 with 329,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, marking Swift’s eighth No. 1.
  The set’s lead single “Willow” launches at No. 1 on the Hot 100, earning Swift her seventh career leader.
  Here’s a look at al
  
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• Recording Academy and Big Three Labels Commit Action in Push for Racial Equity: Exclusive

  21-12-2020 20:39
  
  Diversity, equity and inclusion executives from the Recording Academy, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group have issued a statement underscoring their commitment to work together in ending systemic bias in the music industry.
  Noting their solidarity with #TheShowMustBePaused and the progress made to date by its co-founders Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, the executives state, in part, “We share the common goal of working to ensure that the companies we represe
  
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• Recordings by Linda Ronstadt, A Tribe Called Quest & the Village People Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame

  21-12-2020 20:34
  
  Two 1987 albums by Linda Ronstadt are among the 2021 inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame – Trio, a country collab with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and Canciones de Mi Padre, a Spanish-language album. These are Ronstadt’s second and third recordings to be inducted into the Grammy Hall. Her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel was honored in 2018.
  A total of 29 recordings were inducted, bringing the total number of recordings in the Hall to 1,142. The announcement was made on Mon
  
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• Taylor Swift & All the Acts Who Have Topped the Billboard 200 With Two (Or More!) Albums in a Calendar Year

  21-12-2020 20:28
  
  On top of the many other records that Taylor Swift set when she entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 this week with Evermore, there is this: She is only the third female solo artist to notch two No. 1 albums in a calendar year.
  The first two female solo stars to accomplish this feat were LeAnn Rimes, who had a pair of No. 1 albums in 1997 — Unchained Melody/The Early Years and You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs — and Susan Boyle, who doubled up in 2010 with I Dreamed a
  
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• 18 Great Albums You Might Have Missed in 2020

  21-12-2020 20:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  These records all deserve more love, even if they flew under some listeners' radars
  
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• Arianators Think Ariana Grande’s Engagement Ring Could Be a Sweet Family Heirloom

  21-12-2020 20:26
  
  Arianators’ memories are forever ‘n’ then some! In the wake of Ariana Grande’s engagement announcement on Sunday (Dec. 20), eagle-eyed fans are speculating that her new ring contains a sweet tribute to her late grandfather.
  “Can we talk about how Ariana Grande’s engagement ring has the pearl from her grandfather? I’m not crying you are. (Also RIP grandpa Grande.[)],” one fan tweeted. Another wrote, “No but fr Ariana’s ring is so gorgeou
  
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• Mariah Carey’s ‘Christmas,’ BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ Dominate Global Charts

  21-12-2020 20:10
  
  Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the biggest song in the world for a second week, as her 1994 carol spends a second frame at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
  Meanwhile, BTS’ “Dynamite” rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey, following the release of its “holiday remix.”
  Plus, Taylor Swift’s “Willow” debuts in the top five of both tallies.The two charts (the latest of which are dated
  
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• K.T. Oslin, Country Star of the ’80s and ’90s, Dies at 78

  21-12-2020 20:04
  
  K.T. Oslin, country singer-songwriter and hitmaker of the late ’80s and early ’90s, has died. Music Row first broke the news — since confirmed in a statement by the Country Music Association — while also reporting that Oslin had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, and was diagnosed with COVID-19 the week before, though it is still unclear how much either contributed to her death. She was 78.
  Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin in Crossett, Arkansas in 1942, had an u
  
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• Dave Grohl joins The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of ‘Little Drummer Boy’

  21-12-2020 20:02 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl joined The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of the festive classic ‘Little Drummer Boy’. Take a look below.READ MORE: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album”The band, which consists of Inara George and Greg Kurstin, enlisted Grohl for their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, with the Foo Fighter playing percussion in keeping with the track.
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• Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Level of Concern’ Sets Guinness World Record For Longest Music Video Ever

  21-12-2020 19:45
  
  During a year that felt like it would never end, Twenty One Pilots just scored a Guinness World Record for the longest music video ever.
  According to a release from the group’s label, the innovative “Never-Ending” clip for the Columbus, Ohio, duo’s pandemic hit “Level of Concern” has live-streamed for 177 straight days thanks to fan-populated imagery that has kept the visual fresh for half the year.
  The constantly surprising clip — conceived by the group
  
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• 15 Best Female-Male Latin Collaborations of 2020: Staff Picks

  21-12-2020 19:45
  
  From Jennifer Lopez and Maluma’s fiery two-part single “Pa’ Ti + Lonely” to Danna Paola and Sebastián Yatra teaming up for “No Bailes Sola,” unprecedented and refreshing female and male Latin collaborations have ruled 2020.
  As we get closer to the end of this extraordinary year, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite female-male pairings and putting them on your radar in case you want to add to your holiday playlist.
  In alphabetical or
  
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• Year in Review: Best Music of 2020 — Staff Picks

  21-12-2020 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone staffers share their favorite albums released in 2020 — from pop blockbusters to weird sounds and personal favorites of all kinds
  
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• Mariah Carey Has a Jolly Good Time in Outtakes From Christmas Road Trip With Dem Babies

  21-12-2020 19:32
  
  The Queen of Christmas is hitting the road, dahlings! Mariah Carey took to social media on Sunday (Dec. 20) to give the Lambs a peek at her recent holiday road trip with her twins, Roc and Roe.
  “Outtakes from our Christmas road trip!” she tweeted alongside the compilation of clips set to — naturally — “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” In the clip, the icon lip syncs to her holiday hit in footie pajamas emblazoned with her (animated) face. Elsewhere in the vid
  
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• Garth Brooks Gets Emotional & Does a Do-Over During ‘Belleau Wood’ Performance in Holiday Special

  21-12-2020 19:21
  
  In the middle of his CBS holiday on Sunday night, Garth Brooks needed a minute to get his emotions in check. The country superstar started tearing up while performing the World War I Christmas song “Belleau Wood” during his and wife Trisha Yearwood’s Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event.
  While the country super couple played such holiday classics as “O Holy Night” and Silent Night” during the show, he got misty when a fan asked him to play the
  
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• K.T. Oslin, Country Singer-Songwriter of ’80’s Ladies,’ Dead at 78

  21-12-2020 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Oslin was the first female songwriter in CMA Awards history to win Song of the Year
  
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• The National are “starting to talk about making music,” says Aaron Dessner

  21-12-2020 19:16 via nme.com
  
  The National could soon begin work on their ninth studio album, according to the band’s guitarist Aaron Dessner.Read More: The National – ‘I Am Easy To Find’ review, lush, profound, experimental, and also much more than thatSpeaking to Billboard, Dessner said his current project is the next album by Big Red Machine, his collaboration with Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, but that The National are beginning to discuss their first music since 2019’s acclaimed ‘I
  
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• Bipartisan COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes $15 Billion for Indie Venues and Theaters

  21-12-2020 18:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The newly finalized COVID-19 stimulus bill includes $15 billion for indie venues and theaters, in addition to a $600 second stimulus check and a renewed federal unemployment bonus. Congressional leaders recently revealed that they’d come to an agreement on the almost $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill, which arrives after nearly six months of fruitless negotiations […]
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• Paul McCartney heading for first solo Number 1 album in over 30 years with McCartney III

  21-12-2020 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Paul McCartney is on course for his first UK Number 1 album as a soloist in over three decades with McCartney III.
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Willow’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  21-12-2020 18:51
  
  Taylor Swift’s “Willow” blooms with a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The track is her seventh Hot 100 leader and second of 2020.
  Concurrently, parent album Evermore launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as Swift is the first artist to debut atop both charts simultaneously twice. She became the first act to achieve the feat even once when her prior album Folklore and its single “Cardigan” opened atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts dated Aug
  
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• Watch Neil Young Play ‘Comes a Time’ to an Empty Theater in His Hometown

  21-12-2020 18:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Young returned to Omemee's Coronation Hall to play a socially distanced rendition of the 1978 classic
  
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• Watch Aliens Abduct Zooey Deschanel Instead of Katy Perry in ‘Not the End of the World’ Video

  21-12-2020 18:38
  
  Greetings, Earthlings. We come in … peace? Katy Perry unveiled the extraterrestrial video for her latest single, “Not the End of the World,” starring none other than Zooey Deschanel on Monday (Dec. 21).
  In the clip, a pair of blue aliens are tasked with saving the pop star from Earth’s impending destruction, only to accidentally beam up her lookalike — Deschanel — when the two stars cross paths during the bungled abduction.
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• Chad Stuart of ’60s Folk-Pop Duo Chad & Jeremy Dies at 79

  21-12-2020 18:33
  
  Chad Stuart, one half of ’60s hitmaking folk-pop duo Chad & Jeremy, has died, as announced by a post on the duo’s Facebook page this Sunday (Dec. 20). According to the post, Stuart contracted pneumonia in the fall, after having been admitted to the hospital for non-COVID-related reasons. He was 79.
  Stuart, born David Stuart Chadwick, met Jeremy Clyde at London’s Central School For Speech and Drama, and the pair started performing together as a folk duo in the early ’6
  
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• Jack Harlow, Rick Ross & More to Perform at Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote ‘Celebrate Georgia!’ Concert

  21-12-2020 18:29
  
  Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote is teaming up with the Georgia Project and Live Nation Urban to host the drive-in, get-out-the-vote concert “Celebrate Georgia!” featuring Rick Ross, Jack Harlow, DJ Drama and more.
  The Jan. 3rd drive-in concert aims to raise awareness ahead of the crucial Jan. 5 run-off election in Georgia, which will determine which party controls the Senate during the upcoming Biden administration. The event will take place from 5:00-7:30 p.m. ET at the
  
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• My Chemical Romance reflect on huge reunion show, one year on

  21-12-2020 18:23 via nme.com
  
  The members of My Chemical Romance have reflected on their hugely anticipated reunion show in December 2019, one year on from the event.
  The emo icons played their first show in seven years on December 20, 2019 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, grossing a record $1.5million – the most in the venue’s history.
  Marking the anniversary on Instagram, guitarist Frank Iero remembered it as the last live show he played before the pandemic, and posted a tattoo marking t
  
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• RS Charts: Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Spends Another Week at Number One

  21-12-2020 18:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Every song from Taylor Swift's Evermore debuted on the RS 100
  
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• Ariana Grande Scores Seventh Pop Songs Chart No. 1 With ‘Positions’

  21-12-2020 18:11
  
  Ariana Grande’s “Positions” ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs radio airplay chart (dated Dec. 26).
  The track, released on Republic Records, marks Grande’s seventh No. 1 on Pop Songs, which ranks the week’s most-played titles on a panel of over 160 mainstream top 40 stations, as monitored by Nielsen Music/MRC Data.Here’s a recap of Grande’s seven Pop Songs No. 1s:
  Title, Date reached No. 1, Weeks at No. 1“Problem,” feat. Iggy Aza
  
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• David Byrne on a post-Trump America: “I want to see real change happen”

  21-12-2020 17:57 via nme.com
  
  David Byrne has shared his hopes for a post-Donald Trump America, though admits it is “too early to celebrate”.
  Byrne was speaking as part of last week’s Big Read cover feature, around the release of his new Spike Lee-directed concert film American Utopia.READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days”“For me Trump was not so much a shock; we knew who he is,” Byrne told NME. “He was around New York before th
  
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