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• Enjoy This Cozy Pic of Taylor Swift’s Cat Olivia in a Box on Boxing Day

  26-12-2020 23:54
  
  Taylor Swift gave fans a look at life at home with one of her cats on Boxing Day.
  On a social media feed otherwise full of posts about her latest album, Evermore, Swift checked in with an amusing photo of Olivia on Saturday (Dec. 26). In the picture, Olivia is, fittingly, sitting inside a box.
  “Boxing day,” she captioned the cute moment of her cat curled up in her chosen cozy space, along with a box emoji.Swift hadn’t shared any new cat photos in quite a while — the
  
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• Roger Berlind, Tony-Winning Broadway Producer, Dies at 90

  26-12-2020 22:23
  
  Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90.
  He died Dec. 18 at his home in Montana. His family said cardiopulmonary arrest was to blame, The New York Times reported.
  The Brooklyn-born Berlind enjoyed a four-decade career that boosted the success of actors including Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons.He wasn’t born into the theater, though. Despite youthful aspirations as a songwriter, he found work on Wall Street,
  
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• Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has been sold

  26-12-2020 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has been sold to billionaire Ron Burkle, it has been reported.
  The property, which spans 2,700 acres, is located in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, California.Read more: A kid on the edge – Michael Jackson’s last NME interviewAccording to the Wall Street Journal, the ranch was sold for $22million (£16.4m) to Burkle, who is the majority shareholder of the members-only club Soho House. He is also said to be a former associate of Jackson&rsq
  
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• Nick Cannon and Girlfriend Brittany Bell Welcome Second Child Together: ‘The Best Gift Ever’

  26-12-2020 21:13
  
  Congratulations are in order for Nick Cannon and his girlfriend, Brittany Bell, who welcomed their second child together.
  The former Miss Arizona USA took to Instagram on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) to announce the birth of the couple’s new baby daughter.
  “The best gift ever we have been surprised with… A GIRL!!!!!” Bell captioned a holiday-themed slideshow of family photos. “Powerful Queen Cannon came this week perfect timing for Christmas.”Cannon and Bell also
  
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• Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Heat Up Christmas With Passionate Hot Tub Kiss

  26-12-2020 19:54
  
  Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes are bringing some heat to the chilly holiday season this year.
  The 23-year-old songstress took to Instagram on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) to share a steamy photo of herself passionately kissing her boyfriend Mendes in an outdoor hot tub.
  “I’m not good at taking a lot of pictures lately but here’s one good one merry Christmas!” Cabello captioned the sweet post.She also took a moment to thank Jolly Old Saint Nick for bringing the 22-year-old sin
  
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• Billboard to Temporarily Pause Social 50 Chart

  26-12-2020 19:09
  
  Billboard will not be publishing the Social 50 chart, our ranking of the most-engaged-with musician accounts on social media, for an undetermined period of time as we transition to a new data partner.
  Billboard is currently in talks to revive the Social 50 via a new data partner, with a planned return set for early 2021.
  The suspension of the Social 50 will also affect the data formula of Billboard’s Artist 100 and Emerging Artists charts, which have utilized social media data in addition
  
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• Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Sold to Billionaire Ron Burkle

  26-12-2020 18:12
  
  Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle.
  Burkle views the 2,700-acre property in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesman said Thursday (Dec. 24) in an email.
  The Wall Street Journal reports the property was sold for $22 million to Burkle, an associate of the late pop star and co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies. The businessman built his wealth by acquiring and selling g
  
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• Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Mariah Carey & More Celebrate Christmas 2020

  26-12-2020 18:00
  
  Merry Christmas 2020!
  Music stars like Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Keith Urban and many more took to social media on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) to share family photos, videos and inspiring messages in celebration of the holiday.
  Bieber shared a romantic black-and-white photo of himself kissing wife Hailey by the Christmas tree, Camila Cabello thanked Santa for her “tall sweet funny boy” Shawn Mendes, and Urban shared a sweet video of himself serenading
  
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• Vote For The Best Latin Remix of 2020: Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Natti Natasha & More

  26-12-2020 16:00
  
  The year has been far from perfect but luckily, music has saved the year.
  From great albums, such as Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG to game-changing collaborations, such as Banda MS and Snoop Dogg, Latin music artists were a key player in keeping everyone in a good mood and on their feet during the quarantine period.
  Remixes don’t stay behind, either.
  2020 blessed us with the feel-good “Tattoo” (Remix) at the helm of Rauw Alejandro and Camilo, the empowering “Yo Perreo Sola&r
  
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• The Twilight Sad re-stream Òran Mór performance film and release live album

  26-12-2020 12:52 via nme.com
  
  The Twilight Sad have made their recent performance film available to watch on-demand and released a live album from the show.
  Singer James Graham and guitarist Andy MacFarlane appeared in a performance film that was broadcast on December 5, 2020.Read more: The Twilight Sad at Mad Cool 2019: more like group primal scream therapy than “entertainment”The show was filmed at Glasgow music venue Òran Mór and saw the pair rework tracks from across the band’s back c
  
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• Kings Of Leon tease new song ‘Must Catch The Bandit’

  26-12-2020 12:29 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have teased the imminent release of a new song, titled ‘Must Catch The Bandit’.
  The band haven’t released any official new material for four years, with their last release coming in the 2016 album ‘Walls’.Read more: Kings Of Leon – Their 10 best songs“Blame it on the holiday ‘cheer’, but I just feel like sharing,” bassist Jared Followill tweeted yesterday (December 25). “@kingsofleon tweeted ‘the w8 i
  
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• Chino Moreno’s Crosses share first track in six years with Cause & Effect cover

  26-12-2020 10:39 via nme.com
  
  Deftones’ Chino Moreno has released his first track in six years with his Crosses project – scroll down the page to listen to it now.
  The band – which has also featured guitarist Shaun Lopez and bassist Chuck Doom – released their debut album in 2014.Read more: Deftones: every single album ranked and ratedTheir first output since that record has now arrived in the form of a cover of Sacramento band Cause & Effect’s ‘The Beginning Of The End’.
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• Kayne West Surprise Releases New Project ‘Emmanuel’

  26-12-2020 02:19
  
  Last year, on Christmas Day, the Kanye West-led gospel group, Sunday Service Choir, released its debut album Jesus Is Born. Today, Dec. 25, West is keeping with the tradition thanks to a surprise EP of compositions titled Emmanuel performed by Sunday Service.Much like Jesus Is Born — which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart (dated Jan. 4, 2020) — the new project arrives as a “celebration of the birth of Jes
  
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• Mariah Carey worried new bio is 'a sad book' for holiday season

  26-12-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey has mused that her new biography, The Meaning of Mariah, is a difficult read.
  
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• Dee Snider: 'I have no idea if Celine Dion realises I wrote her Christmas megahit'

  26-12-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Celine Dion's Christmas hit God Bless Us Everyone was written by a member of Twisted Sister.
  
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• Kanye West releases Sunday Service Choir’s ’Emmanuel’ EP inspired by “ancient and Latin music”

  26-12-2020 00:04 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has surprise-released a new Sunday Service Choir EP called ‘Emmanuel’, which was inspired by “ancient and Latin music”.Read more: Sunday Service Choir – ‘Jesus Is Born’ review: Kanye West-produced album is a festive gateway into gospelThe rapper previously shared a surprise release last Christmas in the Sunday Service Choir album ‘Jesus Is Born’.
  The five-track ‘Emmanuel’ EP is a “celebration of the miracle o
  
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• Kanye West releases ‘Emmanuel’ EP, inspired by “ancient and Latin music”

  26-12-2020 00:04 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has surprise-released a new EP called ‘Emmanuel’, which was inspired by “ancient and Latin music”.Read more: Sunday Service Choir – ‘Jesus Is Born’ review: Kanye West-produced album is a festive gateway into gospelThe rapper previously shared a surprise release last Christmas in the Sunday Service Choir album ‘Jesus Is Born’.
  The five-track ‘Emmanuel’ EP is a “celebration of the miracle of the birth of Jesus
  
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