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• Nick Jonas’ Silhouette Challenge Ends in a Surprising Way in New ‘SNL’ Teaser

  27-02-2021 23:54
  
  Nick Jonas took part in the Silhouette Challenge ahead of pulling double-duty on SNL.
  The Jonas Bro., who will appear as host and musical guest on this weekend’s show, got fans’ hopes up when he posted his own take on the sexy TikTok trend.
  “Is it just me or is it getting a little hot in here… See you tonight,” the “Spaceman” singer wrote on Twitter.But after gazing at the camera and starting to pull his shirt off, his clip didn’t turn out quite t
  
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• Listen to ‘Chained Uptight’, an explosive Van Halen and Stevie Wonder mashup

  27-02-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  A new Van Halen and Stevie Wonder mashup has been released – listen to ‘Van Wonder’ below.Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayBlending together Van Halen’s ‘Unchained’ with Winder’s ‘Uptight’, YouTuber Bill McClintock’s mashup features Wonder singing over the top of the chugging Van Halen riff. The rock band’s instrumental might lay the base of the
  
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• The Who announce super deluxe edition box set version of ‘The Who Sell Out’

  27-02-2021 22:50 via nme.com
  
  The Who have announced that they’re releasing a super deluxe edition box set version of ‘The Who Sell Out’.Read more: The Who – ‘WHO’ review: 13 years since their last album, this stands up alongside their classicsDue to arrive on April 23 via UMC/Polydor, the seven-disc reissue celebrating the band’s 1967 album will feature 112 tracks in total, including 46 that have never been released.
  The release will also contains an 80-page colour book fu
  
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• Watch rare footage of Deftones performing on Public-Access TV in 1992

  27-02-2021 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Rare footage of Deftones performing on Public-Access TV in 1992 has surfaced online – you can watch it below.Read more: Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”Sourced from a filmed broadcast on the Sacto Active Rock community-access TV show, the clip sees the band perform a song called ‘Answers’ during their formative years.
  The pre-‘Adrenaline’ track has more of a dub/reggae vibe in comparison to the heavier alt-metal sound that they&rs
  
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• Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music: An Inside Look

  27-02-2021 20:21
  
  Nashville’s long-anticipated National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is now open to the public on a limited schedule.
  NMAAM, which recently received a $1 million donation from Amazon and established a music education partnership with Sony Music Group, vividly tells the story of Black culture’s contributions and influences throughout the history of American music.
  Once inside the 56,000 square-foot space, patrons can interact with six permanent exhibits that span several cen
  
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• Victoria Monét Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child: ‘Mommy and Daddy Love You So Much!’

  27-02-2021 19:59
  
  It’s a girl!
  Congratulations are in order for Victoria Monét and her boyfriend John Gaines, who welcomed recently their first child.
  The 27-year-old singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Friday (Feb. 26) to announce the birth of the couple’s new baby daughter, Hazel Monét Gaines, who arrived on Feb. 21.“Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!!” Monét captioned an adorable of the newborn holding her finger. “Welcome to the world.”
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• L.A. Reid apparently once told Kanye West to “stick to making beats”

  27-02-2021 19:51 via nme.com
  
  L.A. Reid once told Kanye West that he should “stick to making beats”, according to Lupe Fiasco.Read more: Kanye West on The Joe Rogan Experience: the big talking points, from coronavirus to running for President in 2024Speaking on The Coda Collection with Andrew Barber, Lupe recalled a time Arista Records executive Antonio “L.A” Reid told West he wasn’t a fan of his rhyming ability before he signed to Jay-Z‘s Roc-A-Fella Records.
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• The White Stripes share 2001 ‘Jools Holland’ performance of ‘Hotel Yorba’

  27-02-2021 18:58 via nme.com
  
  The White Stripes have shared a vintage performance of ‘Hotel Yorba’ from Later… With Jools Holland – you can watch it below.READ MORE: The White Stripes: every single album ranked and ratedShared to celebrate the release of The White Stripes Greatest Hits, the performance was recorded in 2001 and was Jack and Meg White’s first appearance on UK television.
  Announcing their Greatest Hits album in a statement, Jack White’s Third Man Records wrote: “W
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (February 27)

  27-02-2021 16:00
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  A Tiny Audience Season 2 Announced
  HBO’s second season of A Tiny Audience is set to debut Friday, March 19, on HBO Max and HBO Latino. The 16-episode run will feature sets by chart-topping Latin artists such as Paulina Rubio, Carlos Viv
  
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• Architects share desire to collaborate with Phoebe Bridgers and Hayley Williams

  27-02-2021 15:56 via nme.com
  
  Architects have shared their desire to collaborate with Phoebe Bridgers and Hayley Williams in the future.
  The metal band released their ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ yesterday (February 26).READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it”The new album features collaborations with Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr and Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, and the band’s Sam Carter has discussed the
  
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• Tom DeLonge teases new Angels and Airwaves album on the way

  27-02-2021 15:45 via nme.com
  
  Tom DeLonge is continuing to tease the new Angels and Airwaves album via his Instagram account.
  Having released a string of singles – ‘All That’s Left Is Love’, Rebel Girl’ and ‘Kiss & Tell’ – DeLonge revealed earlier this month (February 1) that the band were back in the studio working on their long-awaited sixth LP.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Tom DeLonge, Angels & Airwa
  
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• Mura Masa and Bülow appear on new track from Alice Longyu Gao

  27-02-2021 15:36 via nme.com
  
  Alice Longyu Gao has shared new track ‘She Abunai’, which features Mura Masa and German-Canadian singer Bülow.
  The new track, which is Gao’s first release of 2021, comes complete with its own video.READ MORE: The Big Read – Mura Masa: “If you’re smart right now, you’re making guitar music”“Bülow is the reason I could’ve gone through some serious dark times in quarantine,” she wrote on Twitter of her new collaborator
  
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• See the Network, Which Isn’t Green Day in Disguise, Perform on ‘Fallon’

  27-02-2021 15:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Long-dormant costumed new wave band plays "Threat Level Midnight" for late-night TV debut
  
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• The Greatness of Nina Simone: Listen to Our Podcast on the Legendary Singer

  27-02-2021 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nina Simone's brother, Sam Waymon, looks back at his legendary sister's life and music on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast
  
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• Listen to Slipknot’s Clown interview Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes

  27-02-2021 14:45 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Clown has interviewed Devonté Hynes, AKA Blood Orange, for the latest episode of the metal percussionist’s podcast The Electric Theatre with Clown.
  Clown – who also goes by M. Shawn Crahan – has interviewed a number of rock and metal artists for the podcast, including King Diamond and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, as well as bandmate and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor.READ MORE: ‘We Are Who We Are’ review: Luca Guadagnino’s dazzling op
  
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• Update given on the release of Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’

  27-02-2021 14:17 via nme.com
  
  Drake‘s new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ is set to arrive in the next few months, a new source says.
  YouTuber and media personality DJ Akademiks says he was informed of the new release plan by Drake himself.
  The release of ‘Certified Lover Boy’ was recently delayed following surgery on Drake’s knee that he underwent last year. The album was set to arrive this January.
  “I was planning to release my album this month,” he wrote, “but be
  
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• Show Me The Body announce new EP ‘Survive’ with ferocious title track

  27-02-2021 12:55 via nme.com
  
  NYC hardcore trio Show Me The Body have announced details of a new EP called ‘Survive’ – watch the video for its furious title track below.
  The ‘Survive’ EP is set to arrive on March 19 via Loma Vista, and follows their 2019 full-length album ‘Dog Whistle’.READ MORE: Show Me The Body – the world’s most terrifying live band – return to LondonThe band said of the new EP: “During this isolation we had to recalibrate. Recalibrate both
  
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• Headie One reschedules UK and Ireland tour for November

  27-02-2021 12:06 via nme.com
  
  Headie One has announced that his 2021 UK and Ireland tour dates have been pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  The London rapper will now perform the dates between November 13 and 27. Tickets purchased for the original dates will still be honoured, with some still available to purchase.READ MORE: Headie One – ‘Edna’ review: proof the Tottenham MC is the king of drill and so much more besidesHeadie is set to tour in support of ‘Edna’, his debut album
  
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• Travis Scott launches emergency relief effort for struggling Houston locals

  27-02-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Travis founded the Cactus Jack Foundation in November.
  
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• Justin Bieber to drop Justice album next month

  27-02-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The record will also feature his hit Holy collaboration with Chance the Rapper.
  
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• Family of Lady Gaga's dogwalker thanks pop star for support

  27-02-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Ryan Fischer attempted to fight off thugs during the incident on Wednesday.
  
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• Dan Reynolds donates childhood home to LGBTQ youth initiative

  27-02-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Encircle campaign hopes to build the homes in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.
  
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• Check out Declan McKenna’s rescheduled 2021 UK tour dates

  27-02-2021 11:52 via nme.com
  
  Declan McKenna has rescheduled his UK tour dates around second album ‘Zeros’ for later this year – see the full list of shows below.
  The shows, set to come as part of a UK and European headline tour from March through to May, were postponed back in January, and new UK dates have now been set.READ MORE: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now”“Delighted to finally share the dates for our UK tour!” McKenna said
  
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• Holly Humberstone confirms upcoming collaboration with The 1975’s Matty Healy

  27-02-2021 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has confirmed that she’s recorded a new song with The 1975‘s Matty Healy.
  Earlier this month, rumours of a track called ‘Please Don’t Leave Just Yet’ surfaced after the song was registered with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone – ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’ EP review: a perfect storm of hope, selfhood and painNow, in an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden this w
  
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• Lucy Dacus teases ‘Thumbs’ single release with mysterious VHS deliveries

  27-02-2021 10:59 via nme.com
  
  Lucy Dacus has posted VHS tapes to a selection of fans in the build-up to new single ‘Thumbs’.READ MORE: Lucy Dacus on politics, protests and pandemicsThe song is a fan favourite following various live performances in the past, though it appears it could get an official release, marking Dacus’ first new recorded material since last year’s appearance on a new version Hamilton Leithauser’s ‘Isabella’.
  The New Zealand artist shared an image of the tape via
  
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• Live Nation sold 170,000 UK festival tickets in three days since roadmap announcement

  27-02-2021 10:07 via nme.com
  
  Live Nation has sold nearly 200,000 tickets to UK festivals this week since the government set out the roadmap out of the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
  While this year’s Glastonbury, set for late June, has already been cancelled, and May’s The Great Escape is going online instead, a number of festivals taking place later in summer revealed this week that they would be going ahead as planned as the government outlined plans for England to gradually exit lockdown by the end of
  
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• Live Nation have sold 170,000 UK festival tickets since roadmap announcement

  27-02-2021 10:07 via nme.com
  
  Live Nation has sold nearly 200,000 tickets to UK festivals this week since the government set out the roadmap out of the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
  While this year’s Glastonbury, set for late June, has already been cancelled, and May’s The Great Escape is going online instead, a number of festivals taking place later in summer revealed this week that they would be going ahead as planned as the government outlined plans for England to gradually exit lockdown by the end of
  
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• Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely following abduction

  27-02-2021 09:50 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga‘s two French Bulldogs, who were stolen during an attack which left her dogwalker in critical condition earlier this week, have been recovered unharmed.
  An unidentified woman brought the dogs to a Los Angeles Police Department station on Friday evening, according to The Associated Press, where Gaga’s representatives were able to identify and return the dogs.
  Detectives claim the woman who recovered the dogs was “uninvolved and unassociated” with the initial incid
  
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• Taylor Swift cancells her Lover Fest shows due to the 'unprecedented pandemic'

  27-02-2021 09:48 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift has cancelled her Lover Fest shows, due to the "unprecedented pandemic".
  
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• The Who doubt they will make another album it costs 'too much money'

  27-02-2021 09:46 via music-news.com
  
  The Who may not make another album because they won’t make any money from it.
  
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• Brian McFadden once knocked himself unconscious trying to throw a TV out the window

  27-02-2021 09:45 via music-news.com
  
  The former Westlife singer was trying to be more rock and roll after knocking back the contents of the minibar in his hotel room but
  
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• Bonnie Tyler: I'm a 'rock girl at heart'

  27-02-2021 09:44 via music-news.com
  
  Bonnie Tyler thinks she's a "rock girl at heart"
  
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• Lady Gaga's dogs returned by mystery woman

  27-02-2021 06:06 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga's stolen French bulldogs have been returned to her family.
  
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• Lady Gaga’s Dogs Recovered Unharmed After Theft & Shooting

  27-02-2021 05:37
  
  Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.
  A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippett, commanding officer of the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.
  Lady Gaga’s representative and detectives went to the station and confirmed that they were the dogs.
  The singer is currently
  
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• Ice Cube claims Warner Bros. “refuses” to make more ‘Friday’ films

  27-02-2021 04:31 via nme.com
  
  In a new post to Instagram, Ice Cube has alleged that Warner Bros. has “hi-jacked” the Friday film franchise.
  Friday – Ice Cube’s 1995 screenwriting debut – tells the story of two friends, Craig (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), who spend the day smoking weed after Craig gets fired from his job.
  As the day unfolds, the pair have to deal with a neighbourhood bully, relationship woes, an angry drug dealer and a whole host of other oddball characters that crop up.
  
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• Ice Cube alleges Warner Bros. won’t make more ‘Friday’ films

  27-02-2021 04:31 via nme.com
  
  In a new post to Instagram, Ice Cube has alleged that Warner Bros. has “hi-jacked” the Friday film franchise.
  Friday – Ice Cube’s 1995 screenwriting debut – tells the story of two friends, Craig (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), who spend the day smoking weed after Craig gets fired from his job.
  As the day unfolds, the pair have to deal with a neighbourhood bully, relationship woes, an angry drug dealer and a whole host of other oddball characters that crop up.
  
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• Latest Industry Gigs: Songtradr, BRIT Trust, ADA Asia, ICM, More

  27-02-2021 03:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings and in-house promotions — from across the music industry. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to [email protected]. […]
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• AFI drop two new tracks from ‘Bodies’ album, announce release date

  27-02-2021 03:44 via nme.com
  
  AFI have shared two new tracks, ‘Looking Tragic’ and ‘Begging For Trouble’, ahead of the release of their eleventh studio album.
  To coincide with their new singles, the group have announced that their new record, ‘Bodies’, will drop on June 11 via Rise Records.
  AFI’s two new songs will feature on ‘Bodies’, alongside previously released tracks ‘Escape From Los Angeles’ and ‘Twisted Tongues’.
  ‘Looking Tragic’
  
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• AFI drop two new tracks, announce album release date

  27-02-2021 03:44 via nme.com
  
  AFI have shared two new tracks, ‘Looking Tragic’ and ‘Begging For Trouble’, ahead of the release of their eleventh studio album.To coincide with their new singles, the group have announced that their new record, ‘Bodies’, will drop on June 11 via Rise Records.AFI’s two new songs will feature on ‘Bodies’, alongside previously released tracks ‘Escape From Los Angeles’ and ‘Twisted Tongues’.
  ‘Looking Tragic’ a
  
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• You Have to See George Clooney Recite the Lyrics to BTS’ ‘Dynamite’

  27-02-2021 03:38
  
  Did George Clooney just join the ARMY?
  On Friday night (Feb. 26), as part of a virtual celebration for W’s annual Best Performances Issue, one of the magazine’s cover stars, George Clooney, performed a Lyrical Improv reading of BTS’ first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Dynamite.” And it’s exactly as reverential as fans would hope.
  “Hello, I’m Brad Pitt,” Clooney says with a straight face in the introduction. “And I’m going to r
  
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• Don’t Let It Get Away: Watch Kelly Clarkson’s Epic Cover of U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’

  27-02-2021 03:09
  
  U2’s soaring 2000 hit “Beautiful Day” is the kind of song that can fill a stadium packed with tens of thousands of fans. And with the power of Kelly Clarkson’s vocals, it’s pretty epic in an empty television studio too.
  Clarkson tackled the song — which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Alternative Airplay chart — for her Kellyoke segment on Friday’s (Feb. 26) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. The stage was lit in pul
  
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• First Aid Kit announce live Leonard Cohen tribute album, share version of ‘Suzanne’

  27-02-2021 02:45 via nme.com
  
  First Aid Kit will release a live Leonard Cohen tribute album, recorded shortly after the singer-songwriter’s passing.
  ‘Who By Fire’ – named for Cohen’s 1974 song – will hit shelves and streaming services on March 26. The album was recorded over two nights in March 2017, when the Swedish duo performed a pair of tribute concerts to Cohen at Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre.
  To celebrate the announcement, First Aid Kit have shared their cover of ‘S
  
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• How to Watch D’Angelo & Friends ‘Verzuz’

  27-02-2021 02:43
  
  We still don’t know exactly what to expect from the D’Angelo vs. Friends Verzuz event on Saturday night — but we know we need to watch.
  The event, coming live from Harlem’s Apollo Theater, was announced on Feb. 15 as “D’Angelo & Friends,” unlike the traditional “Artist vs. Artist” setup. Co-created by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz as a form of socially distanced entertainment in the midst of COVID-19, Verzuz is now in
  
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• Taylor Swift cancels all tour dates: “This is an unprecedented pandemic”

  27-02-2021 01:54 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has cancelled all forthcoming tour dates, citing the “unprecedented pandemic” as her reason in a tweet on Friday (February 26).
  Swift had had a small run of shows scheduled in support of her 2019 release ‘Lover’, which were postponed in April of last year due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’ reviewThe tour was set to include dates for her own Lover Fest in the US as well as a run in Europe.
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• The 2020 U.S. Recorded Music Industry Numbers Are In — And Streaming Racked Up More Than $10 Billion In Revenues

  27-02-2021 01:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching economic impact, the U.S. recorded music industry experienced a 9.2 percent year-over-year revenue uptick in 2020, according to the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed this and other telling stats about the domestic recorded music industry in its recently released yearend report. Recorded-music […]
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• Strong Streaming Gains Drive Near Double-Digit Recorded Music Industry Growth Across 2020

  27-02-2021 01:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching economic impact, the U.S. recorded music industry experienced a 9.2 percent year-over-year revenue uptick in 2020, according to the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed this and other telling stats about the domestic recorded music industry in its recently released yearend report. Recorded-music […]
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• New Zealand’s Six60 to Stream TikTok’s First Stadium Concert

  27-02-2021 00:56
  
  With New Zealand cleared for touring and concerts by local health officials, New Zealand band Six60 has become the de facto world’s last touring band. Six60 will make history Saturday when they livestream their Hamilton concert to the world on TikTok at 10:15 p.m. in New Zealand, which is 4:15 a.m. ET. The concert can be viewed by searching Six60 on the app.
  The local chart-toppers will close out their sold-out national tour in Hamilton, New Zealand, at the Claudelands Oval
  
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• Taylor Swift Cancels Tour Amid ‘Unprecedented Pandemic’

  27-02-2021 00:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I'm so disappointed that I won't be able to see you in person as soon as I wanted to. I miss you terribly and can't wait til we can all safely be at shows together again"
  
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• Taylor Swift Officially Cancels Lover Fest Concerts

  27-02-2021 00:27
  
  Taylor Swift has officially canceled her Lover Fest shows, she announced Friday (Feb. 26).
  “I love coming on here to tell you good news, or to share a new project with you,” she wrote on her social media accounts. “It’s not my favorite thing in the world to have to tell you news I’m sad about. I’m so sorry, but I cannot reschedule the shows that we’ve postponed. Although refunds have been available since we first postponed the Lover Fest shows, many of y
  
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• Growing Up… Determined: Madison Beer Reminisces About Her Childhood & Career Journey

  27-02-2021 00:27
  
  Madison Beer has fully arrived as a pop singer-songwriter with her new album, Life Support, released on Feb. 26. The full-length demonstrates the pop singer-songwriter’s impressive range and vocal presence, both on lilting ballads like “Selfish” and “Everything Happens for a Reason” as well as sumptuous pop flare-ups like “Boys–t” and “Baby.”
  Yet Life Support was far from a simple endeavor — the album is the product of years of ha
  
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