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• Palestinian DJ released after being arrested for performing near West Bank mosque

  03-01-2021 23:50 via nme.com
  Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi has been released on bail after being detained for eight days for performing near a West Bank mosque.
  Abdulhadi was arrested by the Palestinian authorities on December 28 after she pre-recorded a performance for Beatport’s The Residency series.
  According to a press release, the event was private and attended only by 30 friends and members of the crew who were working on the production. It was held at Maqam Nabi Musa in Palestine’s West Bank, which
  
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• Paul McCartney Reacts to Gerry Marsden’s Death: ‘I’ll Always Remember You With a Smile’

  03-01-2021 23:49
  
  Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his old friend Gerry Marsden, who died at 78 after an illness related to a heart infection.
  McCartney had a personal connection to the Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman, from the band’s beginnings in Liverpool alongside the Beatles.
  “Gerry was a mate from our early days in Liverpool. He and his group were our biggest rivals on the local scene. His unforgettable performances of You’ll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross the Mersey remain
  
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• Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of January 4

  03-01-2021 23:33
  
  New year, new livestreams! Though musicians are easing back into the action now that the holidays are over and we’re officially in the first week of 2021, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any good livestreams and virtual shows to check out from the comfort of your couch and new jammies.
  In fact, there are two big celebrations of late music icon David Bowie, who would’ve celebrated his 74th birthday on Jan. 8. The first is a concert that features some of Bowie’s celebr
  
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• Brockhampton appear to be teasing something new in Instagram video

  03-01-2021 22:55 via nme.com
  
  Brockhampton appear to be teasing a new release on their Instagram page, with a new video hinting at new music.
  The group last released an album with ‘Ginger’ in 2019, which followed their earlier ‘Saturation’ series.Read more: The Big Read – Brockhampton: Inside the world of “the internet’s first boyband”Yesterday (January 2), Brockhampton shared a new video on their Instagram page. It opened with an old computer screen being zoomed into as a curs
  
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• Miley Cyrus Looks Forward to ‘More F—ing Music’ in 2021

  03-01-2021 22:48
  
  The end of 2020 brought Plastic Hearts, and Miley Cyrus is already having a vision of what’s to come in 2021.
  “Predicting a 2021 full of safe sex & effloresce (AND more f—ing MUSIC),” Cyrus wrote Sunday (Jan. 3) on Instagram, where she shared a photo of herself looking glam at the storefront of a Toluca Lake psychic.
  The psychic shared Cyrus’ snapshot, plus an outtake, on her own Instagram, posting her services for an “eye opening reading.”Cyrus
  
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• Nandi Bushell Covers Blur While Channeling Spice Girl Geri Halliwell: Watch

  03-01-2021 22:32
  
  Young music prodigy Nandi Bushell is rockin’ into the new year! The 10-year-old shared her latest cover on social media Sunday (Jan. 3).
  “This week I have been learning about #Britpop, the 90’s and about this awesome battle between 2 bands called @blurofficial and @oasis,” Bushell explained in a caption of her latest music video, this time of Blur’s “Song 2″ off their 1997 self-titled album. “The 90 seemed like a fun time for music. This is Song 2
  
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• Paul McCartney pays tribute to Gerry And The Pacemakers’ Gerry Marsden: “I’ll always remember you with a smile”

  03-01-2021 22:24 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Gerry And The Pacemakers’ Gerry Marsden, whose death was confirmed earlier today (January 3).
  Marsden was 78 years old and died after suffering an infection in his heart, his friend and broadcaster Pete Price confirmed on social media.
  Gerry And The Pacemakers formed in Liverpool in 1959 and were the second group to be signed by The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. They performed at the city’s iconic music venue The Cavern Club nearly 200 times
  
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• Kings of Leon Return With New Music for 2021: Listen to Four Song Teasers

  03-01-2021 22:23
  
  Kings of Leon are back with new music for 2021.
  The Followill brothers launched into the new year by sharing snippets of four new songs on social media, marking the Tennessee quartet’s first new music in about nine months.
  KOL began teasing the forthcoming music on Friday (Jan. 1) by sharing samples of the upbeat “Must Catch the Bandit” and the moody “Feel the Way You Do,” noting that the new tunes would be released on Thursday (Jan. 7). The teasers were accompanied
  
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• Sia says casting Maddie Ziegler in ‘Music’ over autistic actor was “nepotism”

  03-01-2021 21:41 via nme.com
  
  Sia has addressed her casting of Maddie Ziegler in her film Music again, describing the decision as “nepotism”.
  The singer was on the receiving end of a backlash last year for casting her frequent collaborator over an autistic actor.Read more: LSD – ‘Labrinth, Sia, Diplo Present: LSD’ reviewMusic centres around an autistic teenager, played by Ziegler. Critics argued that Sia should have given an actor with experience of autism the opportunity instead.
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• Watch 50 Cent’s video for ‘Part Of The Game’ featuring NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez

  03-01-2021 21:00 via nme.com
  
  50 Cent has shared a video for his new track ‘Part Of The Game’ featuring NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez – watch it 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. On Thursday (December 31), the G-Unit rapper added the audio to all streaming platforms.
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• Gerry Marsden Dead: Gerry and the Pacemakers Frontman Dies at 78

  03-01-2021 20:51
  
  Gerry Marsden, the British singer who was instrumental in turning a song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” into one of the great anthems in the world of football, has died. He was 78.
  His friend Pete Price said on Instagram after speaking to Marsden’s family that the Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman died after a short illness related to a heart infection.
  “I’m sending all the love in the world to (his wife) Pauline and his family,” he said.
  
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• Mike Will Made-It and Swae Lee Survive Horrible Car Accident: ‘We Could Have Been Dead Easily’

  03-01-2021 20:39
  
  Mike Will Made-It and Swae Lee are lucky to be alive after being involved in a serious car accident.
  On Friday (Jan. 1), the Grammy-winning producer shared numerous photos on social media of his totaled luxury sports vehicle, noting that he and Swae luckily walked away from the incident with only minor injuries.
  “ME & SWAE WILLY MADE-IT OUT THIS MF ALIVE w JUST A COUPLE BRUISES, THANK U GOD, I’M PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL THE SIGNS, 2021 WE TURNING LEMONS TO LEMONADE ALL YEAR&hellip
  
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• Little Mix lead this week’s race to Number 1 with 'Sweet Melody'

  03-01-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead
  
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• Kings Of Leon tease more new material with ‘Spin It Like We Can’ and ‘Dancing In Your Head’

  03-01-2021 19:45 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have shared a teaser previewing yet another two new songs – listen to snippets of ‘Dancing In Your Head’ and ‘Spin It Like We Can’ below.READ MORE: Kings Of Leon – Their 10 best songsThe band, who haven’t released any official new material since 2016’s ‘Walls’, teased the imminent release of two new songs called ‘Must Catch The Bandit’ and ‘Feel The Way You Do’ this week.
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• Justin Bieber Jokes About Fighting Tom Cruise Again — and The Rock Chimes In

  03-01-2021 19:41
  
  Justin Bieber is having a laugh after dropping his latest single “Anyone” and its inspirational video at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1.
  The popstar shared a black-and-white image of himself in a boxing ring from the video, in which he portrays a tattoo-free fighter, on Instagram Jan. 2. “Tom Cruise is toast,” he captioned the Instagram image of himself looking ready to battle.
  Some of his famous acquaintances got in on the fun, including Dwayne “The Rock” J
  
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• Gerry Marsden dies aged 78

  03-01-2021 18:52 via music-news.com
  
  The musician, who was best known for being the leader of Gerry and the Pacemakers, has passed away after battling an infection
  
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• Beyonce Reflects on Ups and Downs of 2020 in New Year’s Day Video Montage

  03-01-2021 18:45
  
  Beyonce is looking back on a bittersweet 2020.
  Queen Bey took to Instagram on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) to share a heartfelt video montage reflecting on the ups and downs of the past year.
  In the four-minute IGTV clip, the 39-year-old superstar touches on the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of voting in the presidential election, while also celebrating the success of her Black Is King film on Disney+ and her record-setting nominations at the upcoming Grammy Awards.&ldqu
  
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• Gerry Marsden of Gerry And The Pacemakers has died

  03-01-2021 18:43 via nme.com
  
  Gerry Marsden, singer of the Liverpool band Gerry And The Pacemakers, has died, it has been confirmed.
  The musician was 78 years old and died today (January 3) from an infection in his heart, friend and broadcaster Pete Price wrote on social media.
  “It’s with a very heavy heart after speaking to the family that I have to tell you the Legendary Gerry Marsden MBE after a short illness which was an infection in his heart has sadly passed away,” Price said.
  “Sending all the l
  
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• Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton Reimagine Bee Gees’ Classic ‘Words’ for His New Album: Listen

  03-01-2021 18:26
  
  Barry Gibb is taking Bee Gees fans on a country journey with upcoming album, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1, and it includes a remake of the group’s tune “Words” with country icon Dolly Parton.
  “I was bitten by Nashville, you know? Because Nashville is about music; it’s about real songs,” Gibb, the last surviving member of the trio of brothers told CBS Sunday Morning in an interview that aired Jan. 3. “This is where I gotta go. This
  
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• Busta Rhymes pays tribute to MF DOOM: “He figured out something none of us has”

  03-01-2021 18:05 via nme.com
  Busta Rhymes has paid tribute to MF DOOM following the confirmation of the rapper and producer’s death.
  DOOM – whose real name was Daniel Dumile – was confirmed to have died on October 31, 2020, in a statement shared by his family on December 31.MF DOOM, 1971 – 2020: world-building rap hero who styled himself as a supervillainDumile and Rhymes worked together on various occasions since 1991 when they collaborated on ‘Nitty Gritty Remix’ by Dumile’s then
  
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• Foo Fighters Shred Into the New Year With Hard Rocking ‘No Son of Mine’: Listen

  03-01-2021 17:25
  
  Foo Fighters are launching into 2021 with a bang.
  The Dave Grohl-led rock band shared its latest song, the riff-heavy “No Son of Mine,” on New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). The catchy tune, which features Foos’ signature mix of hard rock and Queen-inspired driving pop, will appear on the group’s upcoming 10th studio album, Medicine at Midnight, scheduled for release on Feb. 5.
  “No son of mine will ever do/ The work of villains, the will of fools,” Grohl belts ou
  
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• Wham!'s Last Christmas is finally the U.K.'s number one song

  03-01-2021 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  The festive favourite was originally released back in 1984.
  
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• Professor Green to become a first-time father

  03-01-2021 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  The couple began dating in the summer of 2019.
  
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• Mollie King engaged

  03-01-2021 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  The proposal took place just hours before the cricketer was due to jet off to Sri Lanka to play for England.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez sees in 2021 with emotional Times Square performance

  03-01-2021 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez rang in 2021 by performing at Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square.
  
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• Ashanti Is ‘Covid Free’ After Testing Positive Weeks Earlier: ‘Feeling Grateful’

  03-01-2021 16:52
  
  Ashanti had an extra reason to celebrate when 2021 arrived. The singer, who previously revealed she had contracted COVID-19, shared in New Year’s Day social media posts that she and her parents had tested negative in the final days of 2020.
  “Starting off the new year Amazing and Covid free!!! Got my negative results back 2 days ago,” she shared on Instagram Jan. 1.
  “Feeling grateful,” she added. “My parents and I got our negative results back right in time to
  
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• Geri Horner celebrates the power of sisterhood as she walks with elephants

  03-01-2021 16:13 via music-news.com
  
  Geri Horner (née Halliwell) kicks off the New Year with a celebration to sisterhood. In this week’s feel-good episode of her YouTube series
  
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• Nandi Bushell shares new love of Britpop with cover of Blur’s ‘Song 2’

  03-01-2021 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Nandi Bushell, the young viral star who famously beat Dave Grohl in a drum challenge last year, has shared her first new cover of 2021 – a tribute to her burgeoning love of Britpop.READ MORE: 10-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songs“This week I have been learning about #Britpop, the 90’s and about this awesome battle between 2 bands called Blur and Oasis,” Bushell explained in a tweet this morning (January 3), tagging both bands’ official
  
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• Bad Bunny Enlists Wrestler Booker T for New ‘Booker T’ Video

  03-01-2021 15:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper and wrestler collide in visual for El Último Tour del Mundo track
  
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• Cyndi Lauper delivers hopeful speech during New Year’s Eve show

  03-01-2021 15:04 via nme.com
  
  Cyndi Lauper spoke about her optimism for 2021, as well as performing two songs, at a New Year’s Eve show in New York.
  Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, broadcast live from Times Square, initially saw the ‘Time After Time’ singer team up with Billy Porter – alongside whom Lauper had previously collaborated on the 2013 Broadway musical version of Kinky Boots – to perform an acoustic rendition of her 1986 Number One hit ‘True Color
  
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• Brandi Carlile’s Soundgarden collaboration is now on streaming services

  03-01-2021 14:11 via nme.com
  
  Brandi Carlile has shared her Soundgarden collaboration ‘A Rooster Says’ on streaming services.
  The two-track 12″ vinyl was originally shared for the second edition of 2020’s Record Store Day series.READ MORE: The story of grunge in 15 classic albumsThe single features versions of Soundgarden tracks ‘Black Hole Sun’ and ‘Searching With My Good Eye Closed’, recorded with the band’s surviving members.
  Until now, they’ve only been availabl
  
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• Def Leppard announce “unlocking date” for vault of rare band artefacts

  03-01-2021 13:10 via nme.com
  
  Def Leppard have announced a new online collection of the band’s artefacts, stories and rarities, curated by Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Rick Allen, Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell.
  The “Def Leppard Vault” is set to gather the band’s history in a digital museum, including special installations covering the band’s history from 1977 up to the present day.
  The collection will launch on Wednesday, January 13. Fans can sign up at the Leppard Vault website, after which they
  
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• Daði Freyr teams up with ÁSDÍS on huge new single ‘Feel The Love’

  03-01-2021 12:14 via nme.com
  
  Daði Freyr has begun 2021 by sharing an uplifting new single – watch the video for ‘Feel The Love’, a collaboration with fellow Icelandic singer ÁSDÍS, below.
  The new track comes ahead of Freyr returning to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, after coronavirus forced the 2020 contest’s cancellation.READ MORE: Daði Freyr on Iceland Airwaves, Hot Chip’s influence and next year’s Eurovision song‘Feel The Love&rs
  
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• Anne-Marie found performing in front of Sir Tom Jones a 'mad' experience

  03-01-2021 11:57 via music-news.com
  
  The 29-year-old singer is starring alongside Tom, Olly Murs and will.i.am on 'The Voice UK', and in October, Olly got her to sing during the auditions.
  
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• Boyzlife get bombarded with 'remarkably big' underwear these days

  03-01-2021 11:56 via music-news.com
  
  The duo – comprising former Westlife singer Brian McFadden and Boyzone’s Keith Duffy – admitted they don’t get as many fans throwing
  
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• Steve Brown, producer for Manic Street Preachers, Wham! and more, dies aged 62

  03-01-2021 11:17 via nme.com
  
  Famed record producer Steve Brown has died aged 63, it has been revealed.
  Brown worked with the likes of Manic Street Preachers, The Cult, Elton John, Wham! and more across his lengthy career. No cause of death has yet been given.
  “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of legendary producer Steve Brown,” The Cult wrote in a tweet. “He was hugely influential in The Cult’s evolution and shall forever been entwined in our DNA our deepest condolences to Steve’s
  
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• Snoop Dogg reacts to latest call-out in Eminem dispute

  03-01-2021 10:29 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has responded to online comments regarding his recent low-key beef with Eminem.
  The dispute started back in July 2020, when Snoop explained why Eminem didn’t make his top 10 greatest rappers of all time – and cited a number of hip hop stars who he rates higher than the Detroit artist.READ MORE: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudsDespite maintaining that Eminem was still “one of my teammates, one of my brothers
  
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• Thom Yorke has hailed MF DOOM as a 'massive inspiration'

  03-01-2021 09:55 via music-news.com
  
  The 52-year-old musician has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to the late rap star, whose death was recently announced by his wife.
  
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• Kings Of Leon tease another new song, ‘Dancing In Your Head’

  03-01-2021 09:55 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have shared a teaser previewing yet another new song – listen to a snippet of ‘Dancing In Your Head’ below.READ MORE: Kings Of Leon – Their 10 best songsThe band, who haven’t released any official new material since 2016’s ‘Walls’, teased the imminent release of two new songs called ‘Must Catch The Bandit’ and ‘Feel The Way You Do’ this week.
  Now, they’ve shared a teaser of ‘Dancing I
  
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• Matthew 'Murph' Murphy is 'writing better' since becoming a dad

  03-01-2021 09:50 via music-news.com
  
  The Wombats frontman and his wife Akemi Topel welcomed daughter Dylan into the world last year and the 36-year-old singer has hailed
  
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• Kendrick Lamar confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2021

  03-01-2021 09:30 via music-news.com
  
  The festival was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Ashanti announces she and family are now free of COVID-19

  03-01-2021 04:39 via nme.com
  
  R&B singer Ashanti has taken to social media to announce that she and her family and now free of COVID-19, after testing positive last month.
  The musician shared a post on Instagram yesterday (January 2) to reveal the news, saying “Starting off the new year Amazing and Covid free!!! Got my negative results back 2 days ago! Happy New Year y’all”.
  “My parents and I got our negative results back right in time to start off the New Year healthy, happy & loved,” s
  
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• Bad Bunny features wrestler Booker T in music video for ‘Booker T’

  03-01-2021 03:19 via nme.com
  
  Bad Bunny has recruited wrestler Booker T – subject of his song ‘Booker T’ – for a new music video, released yesterday (January 2).
  Taken from Bad Bunny’s third studio album, ‘El Último Tour Del Mundo’, ‘Booker T’ featured on the 16-track November 2020 release.
  In the track, Bad Bunny declares he’s at the top of his game, not unlike WWE wrestling legend Booker T, real name Robert Booker Tio Huffman.
  The video doesn’t just r
  
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• Jeff Rosenstock shares two new songs ‘Caring’ and ‘Illegal Fireworks And Hiding Bottles In The Sand’

  03-01-2021 03:18 via nme.com
  
  American punk musician Jeff Rosenstock wrapped up 2020 by sharing two new songs, titled ‘Caring’ and ‘Illegal Fireworks And Hiding Bottles In The Sand’.
  He released the acoustic duet ‘Caring’ on December 30 with Laura Stevenson, whom he played with in the punk collective Bomb the Music Industry! prior to his solo endeavours.
  Rosenstock then followed up with the sprawling, fuzzy warmth of ‘Illegal Fireworks And Hiding Bottles In The Sand’ on New Yea
  
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• Christina Aguilera Rings in the New Year From the Bathtub

  03-01-2021 02:38
  
  Champagne, a bubble bath and wearing nothing but a cowgirl hat: what a girl wants in 2021.
  Christina Aguilera kicked off the new year by kicking back and relaxing in the tub, and she shared a video of herself doing just that on social media Friday (Jan. 1).
  The singer, who celebrated her 40th birthday right before Christmas, captioned the clip with the clinking glasses emoji, offering a virtual cheers to her fans.Aguilera also shared a “new year, this energy” slideshow on Instagram,
  
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• French Montana's health scare kickstarted sobriety journey

  03-01-2021 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  French Montana has described a frightening medical incident that prompted him to take care of his health.
  
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• Booker T Stars in Bad Bunny’s New ‘Booker T’ Music Video

  03-01-2021 00:38
  
  Booker T is the subject of a Bad Bunny song, and now he’s starring in a music video for it.
  “Booker T,” from the chart-topping El Último Tour Del Mundo album, has Bad Bunny saying he’s at the top of his game, akin to the wrestling legend Booker T.
  In his new video, it’s not just a reference. He raps around Booker T himself, who steadily keeps his composure until finally giving in to a bit of dancing — and, of course, yelling out his signature phras
  
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