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• OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder Sells Majority Stake in Catalog to KKR

  11-01-2021 23:59
  
  KKR, a global investment firm which has invested in companies like Gibson and BMG, has acquired a majority stake in the nearly 500-song music catalog of OneRepublic frontman, songwriter and producer Ryan Tedder, including music publishing and recorded music rights, the parties announced Monday (Jan. 11).
  Tedder’s management company Patriot Management and artist development company mtheory each acquire minority stakes in the catalog (mtheory through its MTC Music Royalties fund), and T
  
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• Watch the trailer for ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’

  11-01-2021 23:55 via nme.com
  
  The first trailer for a new film about the life of Billie Holiday has been revealed – scroll down the page to watch it now.
  The United States vs Billie Holiday is directed by Lee Daniels and features Andra Day as the iconic singer, alongside fellow cast members Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund, Trevante Rhodes and more.Read more: Billie review: a rich yet heartbreaking documentary on all-time great Billie HolidayThe trailer shows Holiday being celebrated and adored by her audiences, but als
  
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• Diddy's Los Angeles property burgled

  11-01-2021 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has called in the police after one of his Los Angeles homes was burgled.
  
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• Former CAA Music Agent Aaron Tannenbaum Joins WME

  11-01-2021 23:27
  
  Veteran music agent Aaron Tannenbaum has joined WME as a partner, based in its Nashville office.
  The former CAA agent represented country music artists within the touring industry while with the rival Hollywood talent agency since 2010. Before that, Tannenbaum worked at Paradigm.
  “Aaron has earned a reputation in our business as an agent who has a strong ability to identify talent and takes the long-view in building an artist’s career, making him a great fit for us,” Scott Clay
  
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• Dr. Dre is reportedly still in ICU after suffering brain aneurysm

  11-01-2021 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Dr. Dre is reportedly still in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a brain aneurysm last week (January 4).
  The rapper was rushed to hospital last Monday and was said to be in a “stable and lucid” condition. He later shared an update with his fans through his social media accounts, telling them he was “doing great”.Read more: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever
  
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• Inside Radio’s Outsourcing Movement: ‘Voice-Tracking’ DJs Are Working Faster for Less

  11-01-2021 23:03
  
  By the time you read this today, Rachel Marisay will have already reported the weather to radio listeners in Stockton, California, discussed the latest Packers game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, given away Country Oven meals in Salt Lake City and, if you’re lucky, portrayed a sex kitten called Tawny on a rock station (or two) somewhere in the U.S. — all from her home studio in Austin with her 11-year-old daughter across the glass in the next room. “It’s like a big ‘Satur
  
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• OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder Just Sold His Music Copyrights to KKR

  11-01-2021 22:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder has sold a majority stake of his recorded music and publishing rights to KKR. Tedder has a 500-song catalog that includes several major OneRepublic hits. That catalog also includes other platinum hits he’s written for stars like Beyonce and Adele. KKR has not detailed how much it paid for the […]
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• Selena Gomez Reveals Season 2 Trailer for ‘Selena + Chef’ With More Kitchen Fires & More Papa

  11-01-2021 22:39
  
  Selena Gomez teased the second season of her HBO Max cooking show Selena + Chef with a new trailer Monday (Jan. 11), featuring the show’s second lead star, her grandfather.
  Papa, who even has his own fan account according to his famous granddaughter, comically announces, “I’m back!” when asked about Gomez’s return to the kitchen for a second helping of the series, which returns to HBO Max on Jan. 21.
  “As you all know by now, I’m not the best co
  
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• Lana Del Rey says Trump is “a reflection of our world’s greatest problem – sociopathy and narcissism”

  11-01-2021 22:36 via nme.com
  Lana Del Rey has called Donald Trump “a reflection of our world’s greatest problem” in a new interview.
  The musician spoke about the state of America with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac while premiering her new single ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’.Read more: Lana Del Rey’s new song ‘Let Me Love You Like A Woman’ is a swooning ode to starting anewAsked how she had coped with 2020, Del Rey said she had “always thought” something
  
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• TikTok Bans Trump Before Trump Can Ban TikTok

  11-01-2021 22:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok bans Trump videos and speeches that helped incite the riot at the U.S. Capitol. TikTok says the content has no home on the platform. It is removing videos of Trump’s speeches to his supporters moments before the riot began. It is also removing all content related to the #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty hashtags. TikTok says […]
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• Jack White to release 2014 Detroit Masonic Temple show on vinyl

  11-01-2021 22:21 via nme.com
  
  Jack White is set to release a new live album recorded at Detroit’s Masonic Temple back in 2014.Read more: Jack White’s 10 most spectacular live performances caught on cameraThe show, which took place on July 30, 2014, saw the Detroit native run through 38 songs over the course of three-and-a-half hours which included covers of Beck’s ‘Devil’s Haircut’, Led Zeppelin‘s ‘The Lemon Song’ and Hank Williams’ ‘Ramblin Man’.
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• Dr. Dre Hospital Update – Still in ICU One Week After Brain Aneurysm

  11-01-2021 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Dr. Dre is still in intensive care at a hospital in L.A. a week after suffering a brain aneurysm. The 55-year-old rapper isn’t out of the woods yet, as he is still in the ICU. He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA after suffering the aneurysm on January 4. He previously told his […]
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• Which Musician Should Guest Star on the ‘Sex and the City’ Reboot? Vote!

  11-01-2021 22:06
  
  Sex and the City is officially coming back to television with an HBO Max reboot fronted by three of its four original stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. Kim Cattrall’s titillating character Samantha Jones will be dearly missed, but with the original HBO series’ A list roster of guest stars, Billboard couldn’t help but wonder: Which musician should make an appearance on the reboot?
  Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbes, once said Sasha Fierce
  
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• Mel C feels like Victoria Beckham is “coming around” to the idea of rejoining Spice Girls

  11-01-2021 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Mel C has said that she thinks Victoria Beckham is “coming around” to the idea of rejoining the Spice Girls.Read more: The Spice Girls: their 10 best songs, rankedThis year marks 25 years since the band introduced themselves to the world with debut single, ‘Wannabe’, and Mel C has said in a new interview that she feels Beckham, who didn’t appear on the group’s reunion tour in 2019, is close to rejoining the Spice Girls.
  “We found it hard last year a
  
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• Sony’s First 360 Reality Audio Speakers Will Be Released This Year

  11-01-2021 21:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The first Sony speakers with 360 Reality Audio will debut this year – here are the details. Sony revealed the new speakers at the all-digital CES 2021 show, which usually occurs in Las Vegas. Sony unveiled the 360 Reality Audio format two years ago  with a pair of headphones; now, it’s debuting a smart speaker. […]
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• Sony’s First 360 Reality Audio Speakers Are Releasing This Year

  11-01-2021 21:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The first Sony speakers with 360 Reality Audio will debut this year – here are the details. Sony revealed the new speakers at the all-digital CES 2021 show, which usually occurs in Las Vegas. Sony unveiled the 360 Reality Audio format two years ago  with a pair of headphones; now, it’s debuting a smart speaker. […]
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• Round Hill Music Acquires the Back Catalog of Veteran Songwriter Jim Vallance

  11-01-2021 21:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Round Hill Music has acquired the back catalog of veteran Canadian songwriter Jim Vallance. Round Hill Music, which raised almost $300 million in November of 2020 to purchase additional music IP, unveiled the back-catalog buyout this morning, in a formal release. The Chilliwack, British Columbia, native Jim Vallance has penned hundreds of songs across his […]
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• Dr. Dre still in intensive care a week after brain aneurysm

  11-01-2021 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Dr. Dre is being kept in the ICU in case he has another health scare.
  
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• From Salsa to Pop Collabs, All the Times Christian Nodal Gave Traditional Regional Mexican a Twist

  11-01-2021 21:09
  
  Christian Nodal officially made his debut with his heartfelt “Adios Amor” in early 2017, which single-handedly landed him on the international radar. Since then, his music has topped the Billboard charts and nabbed coveted awards, including three Latin Grammys, making him one of Regional Mexican music’s biggest stars of today.
  Although many newcomers — such as Eslabon Armado and Natanael Cano — are making waves in their own lanes and creating interesting fusion
  
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• Lana Del Rey Indulges in Whimsically Wicked Transformation in ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ Video

  11-01-2021 20:49
  
  Lana Del Rey finally unveiled the music video for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” from her upcoming seventh album of the same name on Monday (Jan. 11). The title track is also available on streaming services.
  The vintage ’60s-style flick features Del Rey in her “little red sports car” driving to the country club to cool off by the pool with her pristine, pearl-wearing posse. She and her friends occasionally sport her infamous shimmering mesh mask that D
  
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• BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ Adds to Record Run Atop Billboard’s Global Charts

  11-01-2021 20:49
  
  BTS’ “Dynamite” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and holds atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
  The song has now led both lists simultaneously for four total weeks, the longest double domination of any title. It rules the Global 200 for a record-tying fourth week and the Global Excl. U.S. chart for a record-extending eighth frame.
  Plus, Justin Bieber’s “Anyone” launches in the top 10 of both global rankings, while Dua Lipa, CJ and YOA
  
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• Lana Del Rey shares beautiful new song ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’

  11-01-2021 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has released her new single ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.Read more: Lana Del Rey’s new song ‘Let Me Love You Like A Woman’ is a swooning ode to starting anewThe new song is the title track for the star’s highly-anticipated new album, which was originally scheduled for release last year.
  Del Rey previously announced the release of the single last month (December 22) and confirmed that the album
  
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• Machine Head’s Robb Flynn responds to abusive comments following Capitol riots poem

  11-01-2021 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn has shared a number of abusive comments he’s received since the release of his recent poem, ‘Vomitous Creatures And Cretins’.
  The poem, which was written to address last week’s Capitol riots, called those who took part in the siege “charlatans with no morals“, adding that “the Maga’s have come, to the tune of Trump’s pied piper beckoning⁠/ And with nary a scratch, a few cans of teargas, to the terror
  
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• Thomas Rhett Launches Dos Primos Tequila Brand With His Cousin: ‘Beyond Proud of How It Turned Out’

  11-01-2021 20:04
  
  Grab your cousin and two glasses because Thomas Rhett has launched a new premium tequila brand called Dos Primos.
  The country star partnered with his cousin Jeff Worn for their latest venture in the liquor business that’s been three years in the making. The two worked “with fourth-generation distillers who hand-crafted a Mexican tradition inspired by our southern roots,” according to Rhett’s Instagram post.
  It’s an apparent winner in Rhett’s family becaus
  
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• 24kGoldn’s ‘Mood’ Holds Atop Hot 100 For Eighth Week, Justin Bieber & AJR Hit Top 10

  11-01-2021 20:00
  
  24kGoldn’s “Mood,” featuring Iann Dior, adds an eighth total week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
  Plus, Justin Bieber’s “Anyone” debuts at No. 6 on the Hot 100, marking his 22nd career top 10, and AJR achieves its first Hot 100 top 10, as “Bang!” bumps from No. 11 to No. 9.
  The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Jan. 16) will update on Billboard
  
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• Senseless Things’ Mark Keds has died, aged 50

  11-01-2021 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Senseless Things’ Mark Keds has died, former bandmate Ben Harding has confirmed.
  The singer and guitarist was 50 years old and died during the early hours of this morning (January 10). A cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
  “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to tell you that, sadly, Mark – our singer, friend and main songwriter – is no longer with us,” Harding wrote in a Facebook group dedicated to the band.
  “It’s no secret that he had st
  
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• Audible Magic Acquires MediaNet from SOCAN

  11-01-2021 19:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
    Content-identification company Audible Magic has acquired B2B digital-music platform MediaNet from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). SOCAN and Los Gatos, California-headquartered Audible Magic announced the deal this morning, in a general release. For background, SOCAN acquired Seattle-based MediaNet back in 2016, 16 years after it was founded (as […]
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• Japan’s Kiiro Akiyama Teases Lyric Video for ‘The Promised Neverland’ Opener: Watch

  11-01-2021 19:37
  
  J-pop singer-songwriter Kiiro Akiyama shared a snippet of the new lyric video accompanying “Identity,” the opener for the anime series The Promised Neverland season two that began airing Jan. 7 in Japan.
  The track will drop digitally and in CD format later this month (Jan. 27). The 24- year-old artist also shared on Instagram the original cover artwork featuring the two leading characters of the anime, Emma and Ray, plus the content of the DVD included in the limited edition anime ve
  
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• Pop Smoke, Taylor Swift & Saint JHN Top MRC Data’s 2020 Canadian Year-End Report

  11-01-2021 19:29
  
  Pop Smoke, Taylor Swift and Saint JHN top MRC Data’s 2020 Canada year-end report, which showed that album equivalent audio music consumption last year grew 6.5% (*see explanation at end of this story) despite significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The trio of acts posted the most popular album (late rapper Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon), best selling album (Swift’s surprise Folklore) and most consumed song (JHN’s “Roses”) of
  
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• Paul Stanley’s Son Evan Stanley Covers Maroon 5’s ‘Memories’ In New Video Featuring Bryan Cranston

  11-01-2021 19:20
  
  Evan Stanley, the son of KISS’ Paul Stanley, lends his vocals to a cover of “Memories” by Maroon 5 with the special help of actor Bryan Cranston.
  In the cinematic Kristian Lundin-directed visual, Stanley and his friend find themselves stranded in the middle of the desert after their truck runs out of gas, only for the Breaking Bad star to come to their rescue — with a pair of bongos. After saving them from their boredom by supplying backup for the acoustic cover
  
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• Sex Pistols biopic series to be directed by Danny Boyle

  11-01-2021 19:06 via music-news.com
  
  FX has ordered Pistol, a six-episode limited series about the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, it was announced
  
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• GOT7 Split With JYP Entertainment

  11-01-2021 19:06
  
  With the end of their contract approaching, K-pop septet GOT7 have reportedly parted ways with JYP Entertainment. According to the Soompi, a spokesperson for the entertainment conglomerate said in a statement, “JYP held in-depth discussions with members of GOT7 ahead of their exclusive contract termination on Jan. 19. As a result, the two sides agreed not to proceed with a contract renewal, hoping for a new future.”
  “GOT7 has performed exceptionally as a global idol group that
  
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• Southbank Centre announces series of livestream gigs

  11-01-2021 19:04 via nme.com
  
  The Southbank Centre has announced a series of livestream events set to take place over the next three months.Read more: Mark, My Words: lockdown live-streams might be the future of music, after allReviving its ‘Inside Out’ multi-arts series which took place last autumn, the London arts institution is inviting audiences to enjoy a number of online performances and discussions from the comfort of their own living rooms.
  On the music side of things, The Cinematic Orchestra’s post
  
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• 5 Things You Need to Know About Olivia Rodrigo

  11-01-2021 18:57
  
  A star is born! Olivia Rodrigo unveiled her debut single, “Driver’s License,” on Friday (Jan. 8), announcing herself as a pop star in the making and kicking her career into a new gear.
  The emotive track, an ode to the end of a relationship that Rodrigo penned in quarantine, finds the teen singer roving through the streets of suburbia with her newly christened driver’s license, heartbroken that her ex has quickly moved on with someone older who’s “everything [s
  
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• Barry Gibb on course for first UK Number 1 solo album

  11-01-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Barry Gibb is on track for his very first UK Number 1 as a solo artist with Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook (Vol. 1).
  
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• Mel C: 'I feel like Geri's coming around' to Spice Girls Reunion

  11-01-2021 18:52 via music-news.com
  
  In the latest episode of Essentials Radio on Apple Music 1, Zane Lowe is joined by Melanie C who reflects on the possibility of a Geri reunion
  
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Olivia Rodrigo, (G)I-dle & More

  11-01-2021 18:46
  
  Looking for some Monday motivation to help power you through the start of another week? We’re right there with you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
  These 10 tracks from artists like Olivia Rodrigo, London Grammar, (G)I-dle and more will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License”The 17-year-old
  
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• Demi Lovato Is Pretty in Pink With Her Daring Hair Makeover

  11-01-2021 18:42
  
  Demi Lovato popped off with her new pink hairdo on Sunday (Jan. 10).
  The pop star previously debuted her most daring look yet — a half-buzzed blonde haircut — in November, shortly after she showed off long platinum locks at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards. Looks like master stylist Amber Maynard Bolt, whom Lovato tagged in the caption of her latest Instagram video, came through with her magic touch again.
  The “I Love Me” singer looks pretty in pink
  
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• Will The Weeknd Do Better in the Juno Nominations Than He Did Grammys? Here’s When We’ll Find Out

  11-01-2021 18:28
  
  The Weeknd was unexpectedly snubbed in the nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Will he do better in the Juno nominations in his native Canada? We’ll find out on March 9 when the nominations for the 50th Juno Awards are announced. Fellow Canadian stars Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Drake, Tory Lanez and Nav are also among the artists in the mix to receive nominations in marquee categories.
  The Junos announced the date that the nominations will be revealed on Monday (Jan. 11). The
  
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• LiSA’s ‘Homura’ Logs Seventh Week at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

  11-01-2021 18:00
  
  LiSA’s “Homura” kicks off the new year at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Dec. 28, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021, logging its seventh week at the top of the tally.
  The COVID-19 pandemic kept people at home for the most part during the year-end holidays in Japan, boosting general viewership ratings of terrestrial television programs. This in turn has elevated songs by artists who made appearances on music specials and other programs during this period on the Billboard Ja
  
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• Brian May launches new badger-smelling fragrance to help save wildlife

  11-01-2021 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Brian May has launched a new fragrance to help protect endangered wildlife.
  ‘Save Me’ is a collaboration between the Queen guitarist and Sergio Momo, the founder of Italian brand Xerjoff.
  According to Billboard, ‘Save Me’ smells of sandalwood as well as badger, one of May’s favourite animals.
  “This amazing man is doing something wonderful for animal welfare,” May wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of himself and Momo as the pair sign limited edition bot
  
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• Famous naked music fan William Jellett, aka “Jesus”, has died

  11-01-2021 17:51 via nme.com
  
  William Jellett, a music fan who was known for attending music festivals naked during the ‘70s and ‘80s, has died.
  He was 72 years of age and is said to have been in poor health in recent years, according to his brother Eric.
  “William Jellett was born on 6th June 1948 [in] Poole, Dorset, the youngest of four children. I am his brother and the eldest. I have not seen him for quite a while but one of my sisters has remained in contact with him,” he said when confirming the
  
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• Lana Del Rey Explains Chemtrails Over The Country Club Artwork: ‘These Are My Friends, This Is My Life’

  11-01-2021 17:50
  
  Lana Del Rey announces the tracklist for her seventh album, 'Chemtrails Over the Country Club,' along with a note that
  
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• Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Becomes Most-Certified Song In History

  11-01-2021 17:34
  
  Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" has officially become the most-certified song in RIAA history.
  
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• Dr Anthony Fauci says live shows should return to the US this autumn

  11-01-2021 17:30 via nme.com
  
  Dr Anthony Fauci, the United States’ Chief Medical Advisor, says he expects full-capacity live shows to return to the United States this autumn.
  No traditional gigs have taken place in the country since late March 2020, when the first wave of the coronavirus hit.READ MORE: Miss going to gigs? Stream these amazing live shows, from Robyn to RadioheadSpeaking at a conference for the Association of Performing Arts Professionals on Saturday (January 9), Fauci says he believes venues and theatre
  
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• Joel Katz, Among Music’s Most Influential Lawyers, Exits Greenberg Traurig

  11-01-2021 17:04
  
  Attorney Joel Katz, founding chairman of the Greenberg Traurig’s global entertainment and media practice and the founding shareholder of the powerful law firm’s Atlanta office, has resigned “by mutual understanding” from the firm.
  A source says that Katz is opening his own firm and many of his label executive and artist clients are expected to follow him.
  Greenberg Traurig executive chairman, Richard A. Rosenbaum, issued the following statement: “Joel Katz has, by m
  
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• Kelly Clarkson’s Cover of Toni Braxton’s ‘Another Sad Love Song’ Will Give You ’90s Nostalgia Feels

  11-01-2021 17:02
  
  Kelly Clarkson took it back to the ’90s on Monday (Jan. 11) by kicking off The Kelly Clarkson Show with a cover of Toni Braxton’s classic single “Another Sad Love Song.”
  With her initials spelled out in purple lights on the floor, the talk show host slightly updated the new jack swing of the song’s original arrangement with some help from her house band, Y’All.
  “It’s just another sad love song/ Rackin’ my brain like crazy/ Guess I’m all
  
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• MPs to investigate impact of COVID-19 on UK’s nighttime economy

  11-01-2021 16:44 via nme.com
  
  MPs are set to compile a report investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s nighttime economy.
  The investigation, carried out by the newly-formed All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Night Time Economy, comes after the government was urged to provide further financial support to nightclubs during the coronavirus pandemic, amid warnings that 75 per cent of clubs could face serious hardship during the latest lockdown.READ MORE: UK nightclubs face “extinction” with
  
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• Sex Pistols Limited Series From Danny Boyle a Go at FX

  11-01-2021 16:40
  
  FX wants to be anarchy.
  The Disney-owned outlet has ordered a six-episode limited series, Pistol, about punk rock legends the Sex Pistols. It’s based on a memoir titled Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol by the band’s guitarist, Steve Jones, and will be directed and executive produced by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire).
  Craig Pearce (Moulin Rouge!) created the series and wrote the episodes with Frank Cottrell Boyce (Sometimes Always Never). 
  
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• Lou Reed Keyboardist Michael Fonfara Dies at 74

  11-01-2021 16:36
  
  Longtime Lou Reed keyboardist Michael Fonfara died in a Toronto hospital on Friday (Jan. 8) at age 74 of cancer.
  The Stevensville, Ontario-born keyboard player’s death was confirmed by his publicist, who said Fonfara had battled cancer for two years. Fonfara is best known for his decade-long run performing with late punk progenitor Reed on the albums Rock and Roll Heart (1976), Street Hassle (1978), Live: Take No Prisoners (1978), The Bells (1979) and 1980’s Growing Up in Public
  
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