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• Lady Gaga Thanks ‘Heroic’ Health Workers Who Cared for Her Ill Family Member

  03-02-2021 23:57
  
  Lady Gaga is taking a moment to thank the people who helped make a scary situation better.
  In a new interview with People, Gaga revealed that a “very important member of [her] family” was recently hospitalized with an undisclosed illness for two months. Gaga described what it was like to watch the essential workers at the hospital care for them, saying, “I was in the ICU by myself many times because you can’t go in with more than one person, if you can go in at all.&
  
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• A Timeline of Morgan Wallen’s Controversies

  03-02-2021 23:43
  
  Morgan Wallen’s problematic behavior has come to light again after a video of him yelling the N-word and other expletives surfaced online Tuesday.
  The controversy has caused Big Loud Records to suspend Wallen’s recording contract “indefinitely,” major radio stations to pull his music, and his peers in the music industry to speak out. His fall from grace comes while his album Dangerous: The Double Album is spending its third week at No. 1
  
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• Listen to NOFX’s “completely PC” new single ‘Fuck Euphemism’

  03-02-2021 23:32 via nme.com
  NOFX have shared a new single called ‘Fuck Euphemism’ – you can listen to it below.Read more: NOFX’s Fat Mike: “Eagles told us our cover of their song was the worst they’d ever heard”Taken from the band’s upcoming 14th LP, ‘Single Album’, the new track, which follows last month’s Avenged Sevenfold-featuring ‘Linewleum’, is a rip-roaring, two-minute record that attempts political correctness – but fails,
  
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• Morgan Wallen Pulled From Dozens of Official Streaming Playlists After Racial Slur

  03-02-2021 23:30
  
  Morgan Wallen, country music’s most popular artists for streaming, has been pulled from the leading platforms’ curated playlists following the emergence of a video showing the rising star using a racial slur.
  The impact could be massive for Wallen, whose album, Dangerous: The Double Album, is currently spending its third week atop the Billboard 200, bolstered in large part by streaming. All of the top terrestrial radio chains have also pulled Wallen’s music.Spotify has yanked W
  
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• Danny Ray, James Brown’s Longtime ‘Cape Man’ and Emcee, Dead at 85

  03-02-2021 23:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business," James Brown estate says
  
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• Sony Music Records Solid Revenue, Streaming Growth in Q3 FY, Increases FY 2020 Earnings Guidance

  03-02-2021 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony Music experienced a year-over-year uptick in quarterly revenue due in large part to continued streaming growth. The Big Three record label’s Q3 FY earnings report (covering 2020’s final three months) was released today, as part of Sony Corporation’s broader third-quarter performance details. Like Warner Music Group, which posted […]
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• South Korea’s LOONA Score First Pop Airplay Hit With ‘Star’

  03-02-2021 22:57
  
  South Korea’s LOONA score their first entry on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, as “Star” opens at No. 40 on the list dated Feb. 6.
  The song, released on BlockBerryCreative, isn’t just LOONA’s first Pop Airplay hit, but the group’s first entry on any Billboard radio airplay chart. It debuts with a 53% gain in plays (which translates to 756,000 audience impressions at the format) in the week ending Jan. 31, according to MRC Data. (Pop Airplay reflects weekl
  
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• New petition launched to name planet after SOPHIE

  03-02-2021 22:49 via nme.com
  
  A new petition has been launched to name a planet after SOPHIE following the musician’s death last weekend.Read more: SOPHIE, 1986 – 2021: the “icon of liberation” who changed pop foreverThe 34-year-old was confirmed to have died during a “sudden accident” in Athens on Saturday (January 30), where the DJ and producer was living.
  The petition is calling for the planet TOI 1338 b, which was discovered in 2019 by a 17-year-old NASA intern, to be named a
  
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• Atticus Ross Scores David Fincher-Produced 2021 Super Bowl Commercial for Anheuser-Busch

  03-02-2021 22:48
  
  On the heels of his two historic 2021 Golden Globe nods for best score in a motion picture, Atticus Ross lends a hand to Anheuser-Busch’s Super Bowl commercial.
  Titled “Let’s Grab a Beer,” the 90-second ad shows people from all walks of life coming together to grab a beer in either a celebratory or consoling fashion. Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Fincher executive produced the spot, which the brewing company is calling its first-ever Super Bowl ad —
  
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• Sophie’s Catalog Up 2,795% in Streams Following Death

  03-02-2021 22:39
  
  Streams of late electronic artist Sophie’s catalog of music skyrocketed 2,795% in the days following the artist’s Jan. 30 death, according to MRC Data.
  From Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Sophie’s catalog drew 2.5 million U.S. on-demand streams, leaping from 87,000 streams from Jan. 27-29.
  In particular, Sophie’s streams totaled 1.2 million on Jan. 30.“Immaterial,” from Sophie’s 2017 full-length Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, was the most-streamed song of the g
  
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• Elton John says visa-free touring is “not on the cards” after meeting with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden

  03-02-2021 22:39 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has met with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden over the ongoing visa-free travel row in Europe.READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artistsThe singer said he had “very positive” talks with Mr Dowden about EU travel for UK musicians, but said visa-free touring is not currently “on the cards”.
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• SoundCloud Announces ‘Fortnite’ Livestream Tournament In First Gaming Play

  03-02-2021 22:38
  
  SoundCloud is getting into the gaming business.
  Announced Wednesday (Feb. 3), the audio platform will host its first-ever livestreamed gaming tournament, SoundCloud Player One, that will stream via SoundCloud’s Twitch channel and Facebook page on Feb. 18 from 8-11pm ET. Hosted by esports commentator and well-known player MonsterDface along with rapper Rico Nasty, the tournament will pit eight SoundCloud artists-turned-gamers against one another in a game of Fortnite. It is envisi
  
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• Who Will Win Best Song Motion Picture at 2021 Golden Globes? Vote!

  03-02-2021 22:32
  
  Now that nominations for the 2021 Golden Globes have been announced, who do you think will win best song motion picture?
  Andra Day and Leslie Odom Jr. are double nominees for acting and songwriting for films in which they portray music legends Billie Holiday and Sam Cooke, respectively. Day and Raphael Saadiq’s song “Tigress & Tweed” from The United States vs. Billie Holiday is up for best song in a motion picture, while Odo
  
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• Macklemore recalls time he won Grammy over Kendrick Lamar: “I was conflicted”

  03-02-2021 22:04 via nme.com
  
  Macklemore has revisited the time he won a Grammy over Kendrick Lamar, admitting that he felt conflicted about the situation.Read more: Grammys Awards – 19 most controversial moments of all-timeAt the 2014 Grammy Awards, Macklemore and his production partner Ryan Lewis took home the Best Rap Album award for ‘The Heist’ ahead of Lamar’s ‘good kid m.A.A.d. city’, which many thought was going to win.
  Speaking in a new interview, the rapper talked about how he sti
  
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• Island Records President/CEO Darcus Beese to Exit

  03-02-2021 22:00
  
  Darcus Beese is exiting his role as president/CEO of Island Records, Billboard has confirmed. The British-born executive, who first started working at Island in his native U.K. in 1989, had run the U.S. iteration of the label since July 2018. Hits first reported Beese was leaving.
  Beese had replaced David Massey when taking over Island, and oversaw releases by Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez, The Killers, Skip Marley, Toni Braxton and more throughout his tenure, during which he also signed a slew of
  
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• Island President/CEO Darcus Beese to Exit

  03-02-2021 22:00
  
  Darcus Beese is exiting his role as president/CEO of Island Records, Billboard has confirmed. The British-born executive, who first started working at Island in his native U.K. in 1989, had run the U.S. iteration of the label since July 2018. Hits first reported Beese was leaving.
  Beese had replaced David Massey when taking over Island, and oversaw releases by Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez, The Killers, Skip Marley, Toni Braxton and more throughout his tenure, during which he also signed a slew of
  
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• SoundCloud Is Hosting Its First-Ever Gaming Tournament — Featuring Rico Nasty

  03-02-2021 21:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The first-ever SoundCloud gaming tournament is kicking off this month on February 18th. The event will be hosted by eSports commentator MonsterDface and rapper Rico Nasty. The SoundCloud Player One tournament will feature eight SoundCloud artists turned gamers. They’ll go head-to-head in Fortnite’s Battle Royale. SoundCloud hasn’t announced the full player roster for the event […]
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• SoundCloud Hosting First-Ever Gaming Tournament – with Rico Nasty

  03-02-2021 21:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The first-ever SoundCloud gaming tournament is kicking off this month on February 18. The event will be hosted by eSports commentator MonsterDface and rapper Rico Nasty. The SoundCloud Player One tournament will feature eight SoundCloud artists turned gamers. They’ll go head-to-head in Fortnite’s Battle Royale. SoundCloud hasn’t announced the full player roster for the event […]
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• Jason Isbell: ‘Morgan Wallen’s Behavior Is Disgusting and Horrifying’

  03-02-2021 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  “The hate runs deep,” Mickey Guyton adds. “How many passes will you continue to give? ... No one deserves to be canceled [but] this is unacceptable"
  
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• China rejects Canada’s apology over ‘Wuhan’ T-shirt using Wu-Tang Clan’s symbol

  03-02-2021 21:34 via nme.com
  
  China has rejected the Canadian embassy’s apology and explanation after a diplomat created a custom-made T-shirt appearing to make fun of the coronavirus crisis.
  The offending shirt contained the word Wuhan, the Chinese province in which the virus originated, emblazoned on the ‘W’ bat-like symbol of Wu-Tang Clan and it prompted an official complaint from China.
  Canada’s foreign service later apologised for the t-shirt, telling Reuters that the logo didn’t deliberate
  
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• YouTube Says Artist Royalties Will Suffer If Government Regulation Increases

  03-02-2021 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Is that a threat, or a promise? Google-owned YouTube now says that increased regulations on behalf of the music industry could lead to declining artist royalties in the UK. YouTube is the major subject of an inquiry launched into the economics of streaming. Over the last few months, artists have revealed what they receive from […]
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• YouTube Says Artist Royalties Could Decline Amid UK Regulation

  03-02-2021 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube says increased regulations by the music industry could lead to declining artist royalties in the UK. YouTube is the subject of an inquiry launched into the economics of streaming. Over the last few months, artists have revealed what they receive from their digital streaming royalties. It’s a pittance compared to how much YouTube is […]
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• Hear Our Podcast on Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ and the Best Debut Singles Ever

  03-02-2021 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  At least for anyone not closely tracking the stars of Disney’s awesomely titled High School Musical: […]
  
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• The Weeknd Finally Unwraps the Story Behind His Full-Face Bandages

  03-02-2021 21:23
  
  The Weeknd is finally peeling back the layers on his bandaged-face character from the After Hours era.
  The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer explained the bandages to Variety on Wednesday (Feb. 3) in between rehearsals for his upcoming headlining gig at the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show on Sunday (Feb. 7) in Tampa, Fla. After his “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights” music videos set the initial scene of a debaucher
  
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• Canada’s Bell Media Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Including in Radio

  03-02-2021 21:18
  
  TORONTO — Bell Media, one of Canada’s largest operators of terrestrial radio and broadcast music channels, has cut hundreds of jobs in a new round of layoffs that the company says is a move to streamline operations and focus more on technology and other content investments.
  At least 210 employees have been laid off according to the Canadian Press, citing numbers from private sector union Unifor, which represents 315,000 workers across Canada, including those with Bell. Bell woul
  
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• Latin Remix of the Week: Rochy RD Teams Up With Nicki Nicole & Myke Towers on ‘Ella No Es Tuya’

  03-02-2021 21:06
  
  After becoming a viral hit in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2020, Rochy RD presents the remix to “Ella No Es Tuya,” in collaboration with Myke Towers and Nicki Nicole.
  Translated to “She’s Not Yours,” the song tells the story of a man who deluded himself with a woman, who instead defends her independence by reminding him that she doesn’t belong to him or to anyone else. “She isn’t yours, she sold you a dream/ She says she belongs to no on
  
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• Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton & More Artists React to Morgan Wallen Using N-Word

  03-02-2021 20:58
  
  After TMZ obtained video of Morgan Wallen yelling the N-word and other expletives, Big Loud Records suspended his recording contract “indefinitely,” major radio stations removed his music, and his peers in the music industry have spoken up.
  Female country artists Mickey Guyton, Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris called him out for using the racial slur against Black Americans, which was caught on video Jan. 31. Morris and Guyton claimed that thi
  
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• Still ‘Goosebumps’ Every Time: Why Travis Scott’s 2016 Single Is Big as Ever in 2021

  03-02-2021 20:56
  
  When Travis Scott took the stage at the Made In America festival in 2016, he paused the rage mid “Goosebumps” performance to get introspective for a second — a rare occurrence for La Flame. “I wrote this song in my motherf–kin’ bedroom, at one of the darkest times of my life,” he admitted. At the time, the song wasn’t even an official single yet, but five years later, the Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight standout has become one of his signature hits
  
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• The Gibson vs. Dean Trademark Dispute Is Finally Headed to Court

  03-02-2021 20:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The trademark dispute between Gibson and Dean is finally headed to court. Here’s the latest. Both Gibson Brands and Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, the parent company of Dean Guitars, asked for a summary judgment. A summary judgment favors one of the parties based on a judge’s decision rather than a full trial. Armadillo moved for a […]
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• Gibson vs. Dean Trademark Dispute Finally Headed to Court

  03-02-2021 20:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The trademark dispute between Gibson and Dean is finally headed to court. Here’s the latest. Both Gibson Brands and Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, the parent company of Dean Guitars, asked for a summary judgment. A summary judgment favors one of the parties based on a judge’s decision rather than a full trial. Armadillo moved for a […]
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• Why Are Cats on TikTok Getting Really Into Mid-2000s Ambient Music?

  03-02-2021 20:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The opening notes of the Album Leaf's 2004 song "Window" seems to have a particular allure for some felines
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo’s Whirlwind Rise, by the Numbers

  03-02-2021 20:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  After shattering chart records, the High School Musical star leads this month's Breakthrough 25 Chart
  
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• In Planning Return, Why Don’t We’s Manager and Agent Say No Touring in 2021

  03-02-2021 20:27
  
  Why Don’t We is joining booking agency Artist Group International for worldwide representation in all areas as part of a deal brokered by AGI’s founder and chairman Dennis Arfa and the group’s longtime manager Randy Phillips. The band had previously been signed to UTA.
  In making the shift, Phillips is putting the band’s future into the hands of one of music’s most experienced booking agents who, along with his son Jarred Arfa, have unparalleled experience booki
  
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• Miley Cyrus teases potential new cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Head Like A Hole’

  03-02-2021 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has teased that she might be getting ready to release a new cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Head Like A Hole’.Read more: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch NailsIt wouldn’t be the first time that the ‘Plastic Hearts’ singer has covered the track. In 2019, Cyrus – as Ashley O for the fifth season of Black Mirror – reworked it into a lighthearted jaunt called ‘On A Roll’.
  “I’m stoked
  
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• An unknown producer’s promo single has become the most expensive record ever sold on Discogs

  03-02-2021 20:24 via nme.com
  An unknown electronic producer’s vinyl promo single has sold for over $41,000 (£29,800) online.
  ‘Choose Your Weapon’ by Scaramanga Silk, who has just seven listeners a month on Spotify, was recently bizarrely snapped up on Discogs, making it the site’s most expensive record ever.
  The track was self-released in 2008, as a promotional vinyl edition with an accompanying poem, art print and CD.
  The listing originally read: “Mega-rare collectible. Unplayed, Mint Co
  
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• Five Finger Death Punch Notches Milestone 10th Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1

  03-02-2021 20:19
  
  Five Finger Death Punch becomes one of just eight acts with at least 10 No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart over the list’s nearly 40-year history, as “Living the Dream” jumps 3-1 on the tally dated Feb. 6.
  The band arrived on the chart in August 2007 with “The Bleeding,” which became its first of 25 top 10s to date. The rockers first ruled with “Coming Down,” their ninth top 10, in September 2012.
  “Dream” is also Five F
  
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• David Fincher, Atticus Ross’ Latest Project Is a Super Bowl Commercial

  03-02-2021 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pair worked on a new 90-second spot for beer giant Anheuser-Busch
  
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• Black History Month: Ayanis Wants Women to Feel Empowered With Her ‘Strength in Numbers’ Playlist

  03-02-2021 20:11
  
  This year for Black History Month, Billboard looks to salute Black women for their strength, resiliency, and courage. With Black female artists always being innovative and audacious with their art and platforms, especially during last year’s fight for racial equality, it was necessary to empower those with our stage this month. Every Monday and Wednesday for Black History Month, Billboard will dish out new playlists from Black women artists highlighting powerful message
  
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• Chartbreaker: Ashnikko Wants the Pop World to Catch Up To Her Vision

  03-02-2021 20:05
  
  Sitting on the floor of the Los Angeles home where she’s been riding out the pandemic, her signature blue hair pulled back in a ponytail, Ashnikko is attempting to explain her sound. The 24-year-old, born Ashton Casey, has been called everything from pop to rap to rock to alternative — but none seem right to her. The only label she wants to put on her music is “feel-good,” she says, smiling.Born in North Carolina, Ashnikko spent much of her childhood on the move &mda
  
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• Dua Lipa announces first new single of 2021, ‘We’re Good’

  03-02-2021 19:46 via nme.com
  
  Dua Lipa has announced that she will be releasing a new single called ‘We’re Good’ next week.Read more: Dua Lipa live at Studio 2054: a big night in with a pop great who excels at escapismIt’s the pop star’s first new material of 2021 and follows recent singles ‘Levitating’ and ‘Fever’ – both taken from the singer’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ album – and her ‘Prisoner’ collaboration with Miley Cyrus
  
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• Bebe Rexha Responds to Rumors About Her Death: ‘I’m a Ghost’

  03-02-2021 19:44
  
  False reports about Bebe Rexha dying from a drug overdose have circled the internet, but the singer assured she’s having the last laugh — literally.
  “Jeez I stay off line for three days and not only am I dead but I died of a drug overdose?!?!” Rexha wrote on Twitter Tuesday night (Feb. 2) before conducting a quick Google search of herself and finding “bebe rexha dead” as the third result.
  The 31-year-old artist later called out the “messed up”
  
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• Morgan Wallen Loses Everything Following Racial Slur — Removed From Spotify, Apple Music Playlists, ‘Suspended Indefinitely’ by UMG Label Big Loud/Republic, Dropped by Major Radio Stations

  03-02-2021 19:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Early this morning, major radio conglomerate Cumulus started removing Morgan Wallen from its playlists. But that was just the beginning of the fallout for the country superstar. Within hours of the Cumulus Media directive, first reported by Digital Music News early this morning, Morgan Wallen is now getting removed by other major radio conglomerates, major […]
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• Ghetts shares new track ‘No Mercy’ featuring Pa Salieu and BackRoad Gee

  03-02-2021 19:41 via nme.com
  Ghetts has shared a new track called ‘No Mercy’ which features Pa Salieu and BackRoad Gee – listen to it below.Read more: Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix”Taken from the rapper’s forthcoming album ‘Conflict Of Interest’, it follows four previous singles: ‘Mozambique’, ‘IC3’ with Skepta, ‘Proud Family’, and the Stormzy featured ‘Skengman’.
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• How Lubalin Turns ‘Random Internet Drama’ Into TikTok Gold

  03-02-2021 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I was just like, 'How funny would it be to take something so stupid and then spend days crafting a beautiful pop record around it?'" singer and comedian says
  
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• Viagogo Ordered to Sell StubHub’s Non-US Business. Will Anyone Buy It?

  03-02-2021 19:35
  
  LONDON – U.K. regulators have ordered ticketing company Viagogo to offload its StubHub business outside of North America following an investigation into complaints of unfair competition.
  Viagogo completed its $4 billion acquisition of fellow resale ticketing site StubHub from former owner eBay last February — one month before the coronavirus pandemic brought the global live industry to a standstill.
  Now the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a U.K. government watchdog, has rule
  
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• Garth Brooks & Pat Alger Top Hard Rock Songwriters Chart, Thanks to Cover of ‘The Thunder Rolls’

  03-02-2021 19:33
  
  Country music legends Garth Brooks and Pat Alger tie at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Songwriters chart (dated Feb. 6), thanks to State of Mine’s amped-up cover, featuring No Resolve, of Brooks’ ’90s country classic “The Thunder Rolls.”
  The cover debuts on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at No. 1 with 501,000 U.S. streams and 9,000 downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 28, according to MRC Data.Brooks’ original was released on his second LP, 1990’s
  
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• Spotify Stock (SPOT) Plunges Following Disappointing Financials and Future Outlook

  03-02-2021 19:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify stock (SPOT) has plunged about eight percent following the release of the Stockholm-based platform’s fourth-quarter earnings report. Spotify revealed its much-anticipated Q4 2020 earnings specifics this morning, and at the time of publishing, Spotify stock was trading for $317 per share – down some 8.2 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $345.43. In terms […]
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• Houston Rodeo Cancels All Entertainment Events for 2021 Edition

  03-02-2021 19:18
  
  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has canceled all of its entertainment events for 2021. The cancellation includes the RODEOHOUSTON competitions, concerts and entertainment, carnival, and other attractions and activities, which were recently rescheduled for May 4-23 due to the ongoing pandemic.
  “While we were optimistic that moving our Rodeo to May would provide a better opportunity to host our annual community event that Rodeo fans have come to love and expect, unfortunately, it h
  
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• Ozuna Tops Latin Songwriters Chart for First Time Thanks to ‘Los Dioses’ Hits

  03-02-2021 19:14
  
  Ozuna re-enters Billboard’s Latin Songwriters chart (dated Feb. 6) at No. 1, ruling for the first time on the strength of 14 songwriting credits on the latest Hot Latin Songs chart, including all 12 tracks from his new collaborative album with Anuel AA, Los Dioses.
  The set debuts at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and No. 10 on the Billboard 200 with 29,000 equivalent album units earned, according to MRC Data.Here’s a rundown of all 14 of Ozuna’s songwriting credits on the latest Hot
  
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• Morgan Wallen’s Record Deal ‘Suspended Indefinitely’ Following Racial Slur Video

  03-02-2021 19:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Big Loud's announcement follows action from radio stations nationwide to remove the country star's music from playlists
  
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