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• MF Doom’s Death Mourned by Tyler, the Creator, Q-Tip, Jay Electronica & More

  31-12-2020 23:50
  
  On Thursday (Dec. 31), the wife of British-born MC MF  DOOM issued a statement on Instagram revealing that he had died on Halloween. DOOM’s former record label Rhymesayers Entertainment also confirmed his death with a tweet of their own. DOOM’s cause of death remains unknown. He was 49.
  DOOM’s lyrical dexterity, penchant for comic book references, and collaborative efforts made him a beloved figure in hip-hop. Though his identity remained hidden for most of his 30-plu
  
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• MF Doom, Prolific Masked Underground Rapper, Dead At 49

  31-12-2020 23:42
  
  MF Doom, the masked rapper whose career spanned decades and over a dozen collaborations, has died at age 49.
  
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• Christian Artist Sean Feucht Plans New Year’s Concert In Defiance of COVID-19 Restrictions

  31-12-2020 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Christian artist Sean Feucht is planning a New Year’s concert in defiance of California and Los Angeles COVID-19 restrictions. Sean Feucht unveiled the event – one of four that he’s scheduled for today, following a number of other protest shows throughout the year as well as a “Skid Row Outreach” happening last night – on […]
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• Masked Rapper MF Doom Dies at 49

  31-12-2020 23:17
  
  MF Doom, the British-born artist who performed in a supervillain mask and started his rapping career more than 30 years ago, died on Oct. 31 of unknown causes, his wife announced Thursday (Dec. 31) — exactly two months after his death. He was 49 years old.
  “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!” Jasmine wrote in the post about her late husband (born Daniel Dumile) on the MF Doom Instagram account. “To Dumile, The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, busines
  
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• MF DOOM, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49

  31-12-2020 23:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Enigmatic rapper known for intricate rhyme schemes and signature mask died on October 31st
  
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• Tributes paid to legendary rapper MF DOOM, who has died aged 49

  31-12-2020 23:10 via nme.com
  
  Legendary rapper and producer MF DOOM has died at the age of 49, his family have confirmed.
  Posting on his Instagram account, his wife Jasmine revealed that the rapper (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news tonight (Thursday December 31, 2020). His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
  Jasmine wrote: “To Dumile. The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all t
  
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• MF Doom has died, aged 49: “The world will never be the same without you”

  31-12-2020 23:10 via nme.com
  
  Legendary rapper MF Doom has died at the age of 49, his family have confirmed.
  Posting on his Instagram account, his wife Jasmine revealed that the rapper (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news tonight (Thursday December 31, 2020). His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
  Jasmine wrote:
  “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!
  “To Dumile
  “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend
  
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• Lil Pump: 'I don't believe in Covid-19'

  31-12-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Lil Pump doesn't wear a mask because he doesn't believe in the coronavirus.
  
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• Eslabon Armado’s ‘Corta Venas’ Debuts at No. 1 on Regional Mexican Albums Chart

  31-12-2020 21:34
  
  Eslabon Armado claims its third No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart as Corta Venas starts atop the ranking dated Jan. 2, 2021.
  The latest chart reflects sales and streaming data compiled in the week ending Dec. 24, 2020. The trio’s third studio album concurrently arrives at No. 2 on the Top Latin Albums chart, becoming just the fourth regional Mexican effort to open in the top two on the all-Latin genre chart.
  “Corta Venas is my favorite album because I feel all song
  
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• Ticketmaster Fined $10 Million for Hacking Into a Rival’s Servers and Stealing Information

  31-12-2020 21:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ticketmaster has been fined $10 million for allegedly hacking a rival ticketing platform and stealing sensitive information between 2013 and 2015, the Department of Justice announced in a formal release. Federal prosecutors levied five charges, including wire fraud and computer intrusion, against Ticketmaster for allegedly accessing “without authorization the computer systems of a competitor.” The […]
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• Ticketmaster Fined $10 Million for Hacking Into a Competitor’s Servers and Stealing Information

  31-12-2020 21:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ticketmaster has been fined $10 million for allegedly hacking a rival ticketing platform and stealing sensitive information between 2013 and 2015, the Department of Justice announced in a formal release. Federal prosecutors levied five charges, including wire fraud and computer intrusion, against Ticketmaster for allegedly accessing “without authorization the computer systems of a competitor.” The […]
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• Mustard Tests Positive for Coronavirus: ‘Send a Prayer Up for Ya Boy’

  31-12-2020 20:54
  
  Mustard revealed via social media on Wednesday (Dec. 30) that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
  Sharing the news with his 2.5 million followers, the DJ took to his Instagram Stories, writing, “Tested positive for covid send a prayer up for ya boy …” against a black backdrop.
  The news comes about two months after the music producer married his longtime girlfriend, model Chanel Thierry, on Oct. 10 in a small backyard ceremony attended by Ella Mai, as well as the coupl
  
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• 10 Latin Music Stories That Changed the Game in 2020

  31-12-2020 20:42
  
  The past year was tough, agonizing and unprecedented. But in terms of music, 2020 was our Latin year.
  Despite the shutdown of touring, Latin music — defined as music performed predominantly in Spanish — recorded unprecedented consumption growth. It ended the year as the fastest growing genre in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Globally, Latin over-indexed in YouTube charts and Spotify’s fastest-growing user base in the world was Latin America. According to the IFP
  
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• Hey Spotify – Amazon Music Just Acquired Wondery for $300 Million+

  31-12-2020 20:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon Music has inked a deal to acquire Wondery, a podcast producer with a wide umbrella of content. The deal’s terms were not disclosed, but insiders suggest the deal could be worth more than $300 million. “We’re pleased to announce that Wondery – an innovative podcast publisher with a track record of creating and producing […]
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• Phyllis McGuire, Last of Singing McGuire Sisters, Dies at 89

  31-12-2020 19:30
  
  Phyllis McGuire, the youngest member of the singing pop trio the McGuire Sisters, has died. She was 89.
  McGuire died Tuesday (Dec. 29) at her Las Vegas estate, according to a paid obituary and a report in the Las Vegas Sun. No cause of death was immediately available.
  Christine, Dorothy and Phyllis McGuire were famed for their synchronized dancing, sweet melodies and matching outfits and hairdos. They reached their zenith in the 1950s when they earned six gold records for hits including 1954&rsq
  
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• Taylor Swift Says Goodbye to 2020 in Giant Bear Costume: ‘It’s Been Weird’

  31-12-2020 18:47
  
  Long story short, it was a bad time. On Thursday (Dec. 31), Taylor Swift took to social media to bid adieu to the year 2020 in the most apropos way possible: wearing a giant bear costume.
  “Bye 2020, it’s been weird,” the superstar captioned a hilarious snap of herself looking rather dazed in the fuzzy brown getup, which came complete with the animal’s snarling mouth for a hood.
  Of course, if anyone’s made the most of the bizarre year that’s been 2020, it&rsquo
  
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• Fred Jerkins & Lowell Pye Top Gospel Airplay Chart With ‘Patiently Praising’

  31-12-2020 18:14
  
  Fred Jerkins crowns Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, as “Patiently Praising,” featuring Lowell Pye, hops 4-1 on the list dated Jan. 2, 2021. Jerkins’ second leader and Pye’s first increased by 30% in plays in the week ending Dec. 27, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  “Patiently” also jumps 14-9 on the multi-metric Hot Gospel Songs chart, which blends airplay, sales and streaming data. The track, likewise Jerkins’ second top 10 and Pye’s f
  
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• Andrew Watt says Ozzy Osbourne is “like a family member now”

  31-12-2020 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Andrew Watt has spoken about his relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, saying that the metal icon is “like a family member now”.Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”Speaking in a new interview, the Grammy award-winning LA songwriter/producer discussed his working relationship with the Prince of Darkness since collaborating with him on his recent album ‘Ordinary Man’.
  “With Ozzy, I’m such a fan of his. I’ve
  
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• Miley, Taylor, Dua, And More Proved 2020’s Pop Nostalgia Machine Is Potent As Ever

  31-12-2020 18:02
  
  Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and more relied on nostalgia — including occasional callbacks to their own careers — to help promote their blockbuster new albums in 2020.
  
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• Nicki Minaj Gushes Over the ‘Gorgeous Gifts’ Ariana Grande Sent Her Baby Boy After His Birth

  31-12-2020 17:42
  
  Nicki Minaj took to social media on Wednesday (Dec. 30) to spill the tea all about her pregnancy and life as a new mom.
  During the fan Q&A on Twitter, the rapper opened up more than she ever has about her new baby boy with husband Kenneth Petty, whose name and photo she has so far kept private since his Sept. 30 birth.
  “I was actually in labor all night but all they did was let me sleep until I dilated far enough to push. The epidural didn’t hurt either. They numbed me up real go
  
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• Ask Billboard: A Dozen Hits, Eight Decades Atop This Week’s Hot 100

  31-12-2020 17:29
  
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  Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.
  Or, tweet @gthot20.
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  Hi Gary,
  In looking at the top 12 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, there are representations of holiday songs first recorded in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and 2010s. Only the first decade of this mill
  
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• Theophilus London claims he was hacked after being accused of trying to sell Miley Cyrus track

  31-12-2020 17:16 via nme.com
  
  Theophilus London has claimed he was hacked after the rapper was accused of trying to sell an unreleased track he did with Miley Cyrus.Read more: Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ review: pop superstar reborn as a freewheeling rock’n’rollerThe pair teased plans to collaborate back in 2018 when London shared a photograph of him and Cyrus in the studio together. In April, London played a snippet of the unreleased track during an Instagram Live, which at the tim
  
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• Jennifer Lopez takes over Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve show

  31-12-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez will perform on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.
  
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• Fans Pick Annie’s ‘Dark Hearts’ as Their Favorite Pop Album of 2020

  31-12-2020 17:00
  
  Norwegian singer-songwriter Annie has won over the hearts of many with her album Dark Hearts, which was the No. 1 pick in our favorite pop albums of 2020 poll.
  Fans voted in a poll published earlier this month on Billboard, which was based on our 25 best pop albums of 2020. They chose Annie’s third studio project as their favorite pop album to be released this year with 46.17% of the vote.
  Coming in second is Taylor Swift’s first surprise set of the year 
  
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• Stream Billboard’s Ultimate New Year’s Eve Latin Playlist

  31-12-2020 16:00
  
  Out with the old and in with the new.
  There’s no better way than to welcome a new year with music playing in the background that will eventually lead to everyone heading toward the dance floor. And whether you’re spending New Year’s Eve alone or Zooming with your loved ones on this special day, we’ve got the ultimate New Year’s Eve Latin playlist.
  From Maluma and Jennifer Lopez’s “Pa’ Ti + Lonely” to Bad Bunny’s “Yo Perreo Sola&rd
  
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• How to Watch the 2021 New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball Drop

  31-12-2020 16:00
  
  We’ve been through enough in 2020, and even though this New Year’s Eve calls for a celebration that we can’t actually risk with the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s not letting New York City drop the ball on the 2021 festivities.
  Times Square in NYC does still plan on having the ball drop at the stroke of midnight to signal the new year, even if crowds aren’t allowed to gather in person for it. Not to mention, this year’s ball will implement 192 Waterf
  
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• The Chicks say George Floyd’s murder inspired them to change their name

  31-12-2020 15:59 via nme.com
  
  The Chicks have discussed changing their band name this year, and how the murder of George Floyd spurred them on in their decision.READ MORE: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protestThe trio – fka the Dixie Chicks – announced that they were to drop the ‘Dixie’ from their name back in June, a month in which Black Lives Matter protests spread across the globe following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in lat
  
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• Ring in the New Year With Kylie Minogue’s Funky Studio 2054 Remix of ‘Real Groove’ With Dua Lipa

  31-12-2020 15:50
  
  Surely your New Year’s Eve playlist has room for one more living room banger? If so, Kylie Minogue is here to take the party to the next level. The surprise-release double-trouble remix of Kylie’s Disco track “Real Groove” features Dua Lipa and it’s got more than enough bounce to heat up any socially distanced soiree.
  Amping up the silk shirt Tony Manero vibes of the original, the remix adds even more bouncing beats and funk snap, with Dua perfectly melding her voic
  
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• Listen to 50 Cent’s new track ‘Part Of The Game’ featuring NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez

  31-12-2020 15:02 via nme.com
  
  50 Cent has shared a new track called ‘Part Of The Game’ featuring NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez – listen below.Read more: The Big Read – The Game: “Me and 50 Cent should have died in that beef”The track, which serves as the theme song for 50’s upcoming new Power spin-off show, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, was first previewed on Instagram last month. Now, the G-Unit rapper has added it to all streaming platforms.
  “I know heartbreaks, setbacks/
  
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• ‘Star Wars’ actor Oscar Isaac used to play in a ska band that opened for Green Day

  31-12-2020 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Footage has emerged of Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac playing in ska bands before he was famous.
  Names of the bands included The Worms, Closet Heterosexuals, Petrified Frogs and The Underdogs, the latter of whom once opened for Green Day and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in the 1990s.
  After a photo was shared on Twitter of Isaac with The Underdogs, footage began circling of a number of his bands playing across the late ’90s and early 2000s.Still thinking about Oscar Isaac’s ska band that
  
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• Eminem Reveals What He Really Thought of SNL ‘Stan’ Parody

  31-12-2020 14:50
  
  We all got a good laugh at Pete Davidson’s recent Christmas parody of Eminem’s iconic obsessed fan anthem “Stan” on Saturday Night Live. Even the reclusive rapper seemed to give it a co-sign by appearing as himself in the send-up of his 2000 track in which Davidson played Santa-fixated “Stu,” who peppers St. Nick with a barrage of letters in search of an elusive PS5.
  In a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Em said that when he first got the lyric sheet f
  
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• Justin Bieber to Debut Single ‘Anyone’ on New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2020 14:12
  
  Justin Bieber is capping off a very busy 2020 by giving Beliebers one more gift. During the T-Mobile Presents New Year’s Eve Live With Justin Bieber special — which airs at 10:15 p.m. ET on Thursday night (Dec. 31) here– Bieber revealed that he’ll be debuting a brand-new track. “Oh yeah I’m performing my new single #ANYONE during #BieberNYE,” the singer said in a tweet on Wednesday.
  The latest single from JB comes on the heels of his recently released co
  
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• David Guetta urges everyone to take coronavirus vaccine, looks forward to “big, mad party” in 2021

  31-12-2020 14:08 via nme.com
  
  David Guetta has urged everyone to take the coronavirus vaccine, which he hopes will lead to a “big, mad party” in 2021.Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicSpeaking to Reuters shortly before pre-recording a charity New Year’s Eve concert outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, the French DJ and producer said he hopes everybody gets vaccinated.
  “I’m going to do the vaccine, and I hope people are going to do it too because I don’t
  
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• Nicki Minaj struggles with 'very painful' breastfeeding

  31-12-2020 13:30 via music-news.com
  
  Nicki Minaj shared details about giving birth in a Twitter Q&A.
  
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• Celeste closes out the year with uplifting new single ‘Love Is Back’

  31-12-2020 12:59 via nme.com
  
  Celeste has shared a brand new song to close out 2020 – listen to ‘Love Is Back’ below.READ MORE: Celeste live in London: Haunting and unforgettableThe new song will get its live debut on tonight’s (December 31) edition of Jools’ Annual Hootenanny on BBC Two from 11.15pm GMT.
  ‘Love Is Back’ follows a series of new material from the singer this year. Last month, she shared new single ‘A Little Love’, which soundtracks John Lewis’ 20
  
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• J. Cole teases three new projects and implies he might retire afterwards

  31-12-2020 12:58 via nme.com
  
  J. Cole has teased three new projects and has implied that he might retire after they’ve all been released.Read more: J. Cole – ‘KOD’ reviewThe follow-up to 2018’s ‘KOD’ had been expected to arrive this year, with Cole hinting in November that ‘The Fall Off’ would be released in 2020. However, the North Carolina rapper’s sixth studio album was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Yesterday (December 30), Cole shared a rare Inst
  
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• Avril Lavigne hits the studio with Machine Gun Kelly

  31-12-2020 12:05 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Head Above Water' singer has shared new snaps with the 30-year-old rapper on Instagram and teased that what they've been
  
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• Duncan James claims Blue have never had a fallout

  31-12-2020 12:04 via music-news.com
  
  The band - comprised of Duncan, Antony Costa, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe - formed in 2000 and released their debut album 'All Rise' in 2001
  
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• Eminem says he still doesn’t feel as influential as some of rap’s other greats

  31-12-2020 12:02 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has said that he still doesn’t feel as influential as some of rap’s other greats.Read more: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudsSpeaking in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music‘s ‘At Home With’ series, Slim Shady discussed top rapper lists and shared his opinion of his standing among some of rap’s greatest MCs.
  “I know I’ve been around for a minute, but I don’t feel like honestly
  
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• AJ Tracey gives update on his new album, which is “almost done”

  31-12-2020 12:00 via nme.com
  
  AJ Tracey has revealed that his new album is “almost done”.READ MORE: AJ Tracey – ‘Secure The Bag! 2’ EP review: UK rap don goes back to his roots with surprise releaseThe London rapper returned last month with surprise EP ‘Secure The Bag! 2’, which followed his 2019 self-titled debut album.
  Giving fans an update on his forthcoming second full-length album, Tracey simply tweeted: “album’s almost done”, along with a pen emoji.album&rsquo
  
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• Bill Bailey backs ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ reboot: “Nothing’s replaced it”

  31-12-2020 10:58 via nme.com
  
  Bill Bailey has supported the idea of a Never Mind The Buzzcocks reboot, saying that working on the show was “some of the best fun I’ve ever had on television”.READ MORE: ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ was brilliant, biting pop telly – we need it more than everBack in September, it was reported that the much-loved BBC panel show was to return to screens on Sky.
  “I don’t think there is a show that’s similar now,” Bailey told The Mirror in a
  
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• The government says Brexit touring plans were “rejected” by EU – but the music industry demands action to prevent “catastrophe”

  31-12-2020 10:04 via nme.com
  
  A government spokesperson has told NME that their Brexit deal plans to allow for more freedom of movement for touring artists and their crew were “rejected by the EU,” while the industry continues to call for more action to prevent “catastrophic” damage”.READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artistsEarlier this year, a number of artists and other industry insiders told NME&nbs
  
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• Craig David named MBE among 2021 New Year’s Honours list

  31-12-2020 09:55 via nme.com
  
  Craig David has been given an MBE as part of the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.
  Revealed today (December 31), the list sees a host of names from the worlds of sport, music and the arts recognised for their services.READ MORE: 25 essential UK garage anthemsAlongside David, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted as part of the honours, after winning his seventh world title this year, equaling the world record of Michael Schumacher, as well as being an outspoken advo
  
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• Finneas & Ne-Yo join Hello 2021 line-up

  31-12-2020 09:45 via music-news.com
  
  The show will feature guests including Demi Lovato, Matthew McConaughey, and RuPaul.
  
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• Billy Joel's five-year-old daughter shows off impressive singing skills

  31-12-2020 09:45 via music-news.com
  
  Joel shares Della and her three-year-old sister Remy with his wife of five years, Alexis Roderick.
  
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• Noel Gallagher releases demo of 'We’re Gonna Get There In The End'

  31-12-2020 09:23 via music-news.com
  
  The former Oasis star took to Twitter this week to share with his fans that he's been "writing and noodling recently”.And he explained
  
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• Sir Elton John wants to 'kill [himself]' if he has to perform ‘Crocodile Rock’ again

  31-12-2020 09:20 via music-news.com
  
  The 73-year-old singer is retiring from touring and once his final concerts – which have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Avril Lavigne is recording new music with Machine Gun Kelly

  31-12-2020 09:18 via nme.com
  
  Avril Lavigne has teased new music set to land in 2021, featuring Machine Gun Kelly.
  The singer is set to tour the UK next year after the the 2020 European leg of her ‘Head Above Water’ tour was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”Now, it seems like she could be bringing new material with her on the tour.
  Sharing photos from the studio, featuring Ma
  
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• Noel Gallagher shares new demo ‘We’re Gonna Get There In The End’

  31-12-2020 09:04 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has shared a new demo recording called ‘We’re Gonna Get There In The End’ – listen below.Read more: 10 things we learned from Noel Gallagher’s huge ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ interviewThe former Oasis guitarist took to social media yesterday (December 30) to announce the release of the new track which he said he wrote “a couple of weeks ago”.
  “Firstly let me wish everyone a Happy New Year,” Gallagher
  
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• Justin Bieber to debut new single during New Year's Eve gig

  31-12-2020 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  NYE Live with Justin Bieber will stream from 10.15pm ET, and from 3.15am on 1 January in the U.K.
  
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