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• Hear A.G. Cook’s remix of Perfume Genius’ ‘Describe’

  03-03-2021 23:51 via nme.com
  
  Perfume Genius has shared an A.G. Cook remix of ‘Describe’, ahead of the release of ‘Immediately’, a new remixes album of last year’s ‘Set My Heart on Fire Immediately’.
  The original was a sludgy, rock song with lumbering drums coated in distortion but A.G. Cook has rendered that almost completely unrecognisable. His remix reimagines ‘Describe’ as a screwy, synthwave track with drum ‘n’ bass percussion.
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• Eminem Is Getting Canceled on TikTok Over Past Lyrical Content

  03-03-2021 23:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok is collectively canceling Eminem over his past controversial lyrics. Here’s what set the situation off. Eminem’s 2020 collaboration with Rihanna, “Love the Way You Live” set off the controversy. Specifically, social media is taking issue with the lyric, “I know I’m a liar/If she ever tries to f*****’ leave again, I’ma tie her/To the […]
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• Janet Jackson Two-Night Documentary Event Arriving on A&E & Lifetime

  03-03-2021 23:38
  
  Janet Jackson will celebrate the 40th anniversary of her self-titled 1982 album with a special two-night documentary event that will simulcast on A&E and Lifetime in 2022.
  Boasting unprecedented and unfettered access to the best-selling pop icon, the documentary, tentatively titled JANET, offers an intimate look at her story for the first time through exclusive archival footage, never-before-seen home videos and celebrity interviews. The two-night, four-hour special will uncover the hardest
  
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• Listen to a snippet of Charli XCX, The 1975 and No Rome’s new single ‘Spinning’

  03-03-2021 23:34 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has shared a snippet of her forthcoming collaboration with The 1975 and No Rome.READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ review: lockdown album is an anxiety-fuelled tripThe pop star announced last Sunday (February 28) that she was “forming a supergroup” with the aforementioned Dirty Hit acts, adding that she was “v excited” about the joint project.
  On Monday (March 1), Charli confirmed that their first song &lsq
  
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• ‘E! True Hollywood Story’ Season 2 Will Kick Off With In-Depth Episode About Cardi B

  03-03-2021 23:27
  
  The E! television docuseries True Hollywood Story will officially return on Monday, March 15, starting with an in-depth look at Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B.
  The first episode will track how the “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” rapper built herself from the ground up, including interviews with television producer Mona Scott-Young (VH1’s Love & Hip Hop), “Bodak Yellow” music video director Picture Perfect and fellow New York rapper Maino.
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• ‘Project Gucciberg’ Creates AI Deepfakes of Gucci Mane Reading Classic Literature

  03-03-2021 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Project Gucciberg is a deepfake AI developed to read classic literature in Gucci Mane’s voice. It’s the latest development from MSCHF that uses machine learning to create the ‘audiobooks.’ The AI can read a selection of classic texts like Little Women and Beowulf in the trap rapper’s voice. They’re all free to listen to and […]
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• Kings of Leon Will Be First Band to Release Album as an NFT

  03-03-2021 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kings of Leon are releasing a new album as a non-fungible token (NFT) – the first band to do so. There will be three types of tokens available as part of the album drop, dubbed the ‘NFT Yourself’ series. One token is a special album package, while another type offers live front-row seats for life. […]
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• Kings of Leon Becomes the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT

  03-03-2021 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kings of Leon are releasing a new album as a non-fungible token (NFT) – the first band to do so. There will be three types of tokens available as part of the album drop, dubbed the ‘NFT Yourself’ series. One token is a special album package, while another type offers live front-row seats for life. […]
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• Celebrate Women’s History Month With These Female Musicians’ Memoirs

  03-03-2021 23:00
  
  Happy Women’s History Month!
  March serves to commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in society — including the ways in which women have shaped and progressed the music world.
  Some of music’s greatest female artists have given fans a firsthand account of their influence, sharing the obstacles they’ve overcome and the triumphs they deserved in powerful, moving memoirs.In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite memoirs by fema
  
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• UTA Acquires London-Based Echo Location Talent Agency

  03-03-2021 22:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  UTA has acquired Echo Location Talent Agency, which has music-industry clients including DaBaby, NBA YoungBoy, Marshmello, and Waka Flocka Flame. United Talent Agency unveiled its acquisition of the London-headquartered Echo Location Talent Agency today, in a general release. This announcement message doesn’t specify the buyout’s financial terms, but Echo clients “will have access to UTA’s […]
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• Pop Smoke Has Longest-Running No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart Since 1990

  03-03-2021 22:55
  
  The late Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album rides its enduring momentum to a milestone unseen in 30 years on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The set, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, leads the chart for a 17th week, the longest stay at No. 1 since 1990.
  Moon, released via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records, rebounds from No. 3 on the chart dated March 6 through 43,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Feb. 25, according to MRC Data, up 13% from
  
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• Universal Music Group’s Profit Margins Grew in 2020, Despite Pandemic

  03-03-2021 22:50
  
  Even in a nearly year-long economic downturn, the Universal Music Group juggernaut posted a 3.8% increase in 2020, finishing the year with 7.43 billion euros ($8.4 billion) in revenue — up 3.8% from 7.16 billion euros ($8.04 billion) in the prior year.
  Even more impressive, UMG grew operating margin by more than two percentages as the company posted 1.38 billion euros ($1.56 billion) — an increase of 17.8% over 2019’s operating income of 1.17 billion euros ($1.31 billion). As a
  
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• Listen to Porter Robinson’s celebratory new song ‘Musician’

  03-03-2021 22:32 via nme.com
  
  Porter Robinson has shared a new song called ‘Musician’ – you can listen to it below.
  The track will appear on the North Carolina artist’s forthcoming second album ‘Nurture’, which was previewed with ‘Look At The Sky’ back in January.
  Arriving today (March 3), the electronic, glitchy new number was “one of the very last songs written” for the new record, and has been described by Robinson as feeling “like a celebration, like I&rsq
  
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• CMA Fest Officially Cancelled for the Second Year In a Row

  03-03-2021 22:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Country music festival CMA Fest has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Country Music Association made the announcement yesterday, canceling the June event. It is one of the oldest country music festivals, getting its start in 1972. “While we are optimistic with the pace at which […]
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• Skunk Anansie reschedule UK and European tour for 2022

  03-03-2021 21:42 via nme.com
  
  Skunk Anansie have rescheduled their 25LIVE@25 Tour UK and European tour for a second time – see the new dates in full below.READ MORE: Skunk Anansie: “All anybody wanted to talk about back then was Britpop, Britpop, Britpop”The 25th anniversary shows, initially announced in February 2020, were to take in a trio of summer gigs last year followed by an extensive tour throughout October, November and December 2020.
  With the gigs unable to take place due to the coro
  
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• Walmart Sells Out of Morgan Wallen ‘Dangerous’ Double Vinyl LP Albums

  03-03-2021 21:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Walmart has now exhausted its entire supply of Morgan Wallen Dangerous double-vinyl LPs — with each carrying a $34 price tag. Morgan Wallen’s unexpected sales surge is spreading into some unexpected formats. That includes vinyl LPs, a format that typically produces the highest financial returns for artists and their labels. As of this morning, Walmart […]
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• A Jeff Buckley Documentary Is Officially Happening – Buckley’s Mother Is Co-Producing

  03-03-2021 21:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A Jeff Buckley documentary is officially happening, with the blessing of the Buckley estate. Orian Williams will direct the biopic, “Everybody Here Wants You.” The film stars Reeve Carney as Buckley, chronicling his life before his death cut his career short in 1997. Buckley’s mother is on-board to co-produce the documentary with Tom Butterfield, Mary […]
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• Olivia Rodrigo feeling under pressure following Drivers License success

  03-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
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• Maren Morris proud to call hero Sheryl Crow a friend

  03-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Maren paid tribute to Sheryl for supporting her career
  
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• Ciara Is On a Boat & She Just Won Cardi B’s ‘Up’ Challenge

  03-03-2021 21:16
  
  Ciara was “Up” to the challenge tied to Cardi B’s latest hit, and she’s definitely taking home the trophy.
  The Grammy-winning singer busted out the choreography but leveled up (as she does) by performing it on a yacht during her vacation in Mexico with husband Russell Wilson. The camera panned upward right as she threw up her arm, giving viewers sparkling glimpses of the ocean around her.
  “It’s Up . #BoatFun #CardiB,” Ciara wrote on her socials
  
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• Ian Brown steps down as headliner of Neighbourhood Weekender 2021

  03-03-2021 21:06 via nme.com
  
  Ian Brown has announced that he’s stepped down as headliner of this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender festival.Read more: Everything we know so far about festival season 2021Organisers for the Warrington three-dayer announced earlier tonight (March 3) that the event has been rescheduled and will now take place at Victoria Park on the weekend of September 3-5, 2021.
  “Following the recent government announcement we are moving Neighbourhood Weekender to Friday 3, Saturday 4 &
  
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• Billboard Charts to Incorporate Facebook Music Video Streams

  03-03-2021 21:01
  
  Streams of officially licensed music videos on Facebook, which were added to the social platform on Aug. 1, 2020, in the U.S., will soon be factored into the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100 and Billboard Global 200 charts, as well as all other charts that incorporate streaming data, it was announced Wednesday.
  The changes will take effect with the charts dated March 27, reflecting sales and streams from March 12-18. Only data from officially licensed music videos will be factored in
  
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• Tones And I Debuts A Pair of Stripped Down Performances on Honda Stage

  03-03-2021 20:58
  
  Tones And I is best known for the brash and bouncy “Dance Monkey,” a pop record with a massive bass drop and a chorus so addictive that it was recently recognized as the most Shazamed song of all time. But beyond the larger-than-life-exuberance of her biggest hit, the Australian artist born Toni Watson has a penchant for more sober themes — Take her “Dance Monkey” follow-up, “Never Seen the Rain,” as a testament. The track sports a clean finger-snapping
  
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• Kings Of Leon to release new album ‘When You See Yourself’ as an NFT

  03-03-2021 20:56 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon are set to release their new album ‘When You See Yourself’ in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT).
  Caleb Followill and co. will share a new collection dubbed ‘NFT Yourself’ this Friday (March 5) to coincide with the arrival of their eighth studio effort.READ MORE: Kings of Leon’s ‘Only By The Night’ at 10The NFT format is a type of cryptocurrency, with each unique token containing artwork, tickets, music and other forms of content.
  
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• Barack Obama’s Shower Playlist Has, You Guessed It, A Lot of Bruce Springsteen

  03-03-2021 20:52
  
  Former President Barack Obama might love singing Bruce Springsteen songs in the shower just as much as he loves hosting a podcast with him.
  During the latest episode of their new Spotify podcast Renegades: Born in the USA on Monday, Obama revealed the commonplace stage where his singing voice dominates, even to the dismay of his family: the shower.
  “I sing in the shower, I sing outside of the shower. I am unembarrassed about singing,” he said while laughing. &ldqu
  
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• Anghami to Arrive on NASDAQ Following Acquisition-Company Merger

  03-03-2021 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About two months after receiving a major investment from Dubai-based Shuaa Capital, Anghami, the most popular music streaming service in North Africa and the Middle East, has revealed plans to debut on NASDAQ. Anghami higher-ups announced their company’s quick-approaching stock-market arrival this morning, in a formal release that was emailed to Digital Music News. The […]
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• All the Latin Livestreams to Watch in 2021 (Updating)

  03-03-2021 20:20
  
  The coronavirus has greatly impacted the music industry, causing cancellations of concerts and events worldwide.
  In order to keep la música en Español alive, Latin artists are getting creative on social media, performing live for their fans to bring them joy amid the stressful news cycle.
  See who’s lining up live streams below.Ricardo Arjona (TBD)
  Ricardo Arjona will soon croon fans with his upcoming virtual concert from his native country Guatemala. The prolific singer-songw
  
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• Postmates to ‘Sustain the Scene’ With New Initiative to Benefit Independent Music Venues

  03-03-2021 20:02
  
  As music venues continue to remained closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the nation’s beloved independent locations are at risk of shutting down permanently.
  To help combat that unfortunate reality, Postmates, Dublab and Restless Nites are teaming up to launch Sustain the Scene. Starting on March 12 in Los Angeles, the nonprofit initiative will help participating venues reopen for delivery to return much-needed revenue.Sustain The Scene will also provide opportunities for local
  
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• Elle King Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Fiancé Dan Tooker After Two Pregnancy Losses

  03-03-2021 20:02
  
  Congratulations are in order for Elle King and her fiancé, Dan Tooker, who are expecting their first child together!
  The Grammy-nominated rocker revealed the news of her pregnancy in an interview with People on Wednesday (March 3). She previously suffered two pregnancy losses due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal disorder that commonly causes fertility issues.
  “This is something that I have not only wanted since I could remember, but it’s some
  
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• Legendary Italian DJ Claudio Coccoluto dies aged 59

  03-03-2021 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Legendary Italian DJ Claudio Coccoluto has died at the age of 59.
  The news was confirmed yesterday (March 2) by the Italian station Radio Deejay, where Coccoluto used to host the COCCO show.
  According to the report, Coccoluto passed away after “fighting for more than a year against an illness”.
  Tributes have since been paid online by the likes of Pete Tong, Defected Records and Glitterbox owner Simon Dunmore, Gilles Peterson and UNKLE. You can see their messages below.
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• Rob Zombie recalls “really weird” first meeting with Ozzy Osbourne

  03-03-2021 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Rob Zombie has recalled the first time he ever met Ozzy Osbourne, saying the experience was “really weird”.Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”Speaking in a new interview, the singer-songwriter and filmmaker talked about meeting Osbourne before they ever collaborated or toured together.
  “Ozzy’s great. I’ve known Ozzy for a long time. We toured together for the first time maybe 20 years ago, but I met him before,&
  
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• Charli XCX Teases Banging Debut Single From Supergroup With The 1975 and No Rome: Listen

  03-03-2021 19:48
  
  Charli XCX posted a 17-second snippet of “Spinning,” the debut single from her supergroup with No Rome and The 1975 on Wednesday (March 3). The track, a dancefloor-ready banger due out on Thursday (March 4), has been teased out for months, years really.
  Way back in 2019, The 1975 singer Matty Healy let is slip that he was working with Charli, telling fans he produced a track with No Rome and 1975 drummer George Daniel. Earlier this week, Charli posted an Instagram pic of a carton ver
  
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• Chartbreaker: LOONA Cracked the Code to a K-Pop U.S. Radio Crossover

  03-03-2021 19:27
  
  LOONA member Yves didn’t believe it at first when the K-pop girl group debuted on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart last month with its snappy synth-pop single, “Star.”
  “It sometimes feels unrealistic,” she says over Zoom from a conference room in Seoul. Reality will sink in, she believes, when she and LOONA’s 11 other members can all travel safely to the United States and hear it on the radio for themselves.Only a handful of Korean acts have experienced tha
  
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• David Crosby Sells Legendary Catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group

  03-03-2021 19:21
  
  Irving Azoff’s newly-launched venture Iconic Artists Group has partnered with David Crosby on a wide-ranging deal to monetize the California singer-songwriter’s life work in the digital era, the two parties announced today (March 3).
  Under the agreement, Iconic has purchased the publishing and recorded music rights to Crosby’s catalog, which includes his solo work as well as his output as a member of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the later Crosby, Stills, Nash
  
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• Emotional Oranges team up with Biig Piig on dreamy new track ‘Body & Soul’

  03-03-2021 19:08 via nme.com
  
  Los Angeles duo Emotional Oranges have shared a new track featuring Biig Piig – listen to ‘Body & Soul’ below.Read more: “We’re going to be the biggest band in the world” – Meet Emotional Oranges, the Kanye-approved R&B collectiveThe track, which is the latest preview of the pair’s upcoming project ‘Juicebox’, follows recent singles ‘All That’ featuring Channel Tres and ‘Bonafide’ with Chiiild.
  
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• Maroon 5 & Megan Thee Stallion Reminisce on ‘Beautiful Mistakes’ For New Collab

  03-03-2021 19:07
  
  Maroon 5 reflect on “Beautiful Mistakes” with Megan Thee Stallion for their first joint track that was released on Wednesday (March 3).
  Adam Levine blissfully remains in the past and reimagines life with his ex naked in his bed over the guitar-driven pop melody, while Meg comes in hot with a clapback to her ex, who’s desperately running back to her because he knows she’s the “best you ever had and best you gon’ get.”
  Levine recalled how th
  
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• Catfish And The Bottlemen announce new date for outdoor Swansea show

  03-03-2021 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Catfish And The Bottlemen have rescheduled their huge outdoor show in Swansea for this September.
  The Welsh four-piece, whose latest album ‘The Balance’ arrived in 2019, were set to headline Singleton Park last May but the event was pushed back one year due to the coronavirus crisis.Read More: Catfish and The Bottlemen – ‘The Balance’ reviewWith large-scale shows not permitted to return until June 21 at the earliest under the government’s proposed ‘roadm
  
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• Justin Timberlake Wishes His ‘Favorite Person in the World’ Jessica Biel a Happy Birthday

  03-03-2021 18:59
  
  Justin Timberlake wished wife Jessica Biel a happy 39th birthday on Wednesday (March 3), calling her his “favorite person in the world.” The parents of two boys, who’ve been married since 2017, are smiling for the camera as JT plants a kiss on the actress’ cheek in an Instagram post.
  “Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the world… the strongest, funniest, best, brightest and most beautiful mom/partner/BOSS there is. I’m lucky to learn from you and l
  
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• UTA Buys U.K.-Based Echo Location Agency

  03-03-2021 18:53
  
  United Talent Agency has announced the acquisition of U.K.-based Echo Location Talent Agency.
  Founded in 2012 and led by Obi Asika, Echo has grown its agent and artist roster in recent years by focusing on emerging genres including Afrobeats, grime, drill, hip-hop and electronic music with an international client roster that includes Alesso, Diplo, Major Lazer, Marshmello, Wizkid and more across a mix of international territories.
  Asika will serve as co-head of UTA’s U.K. office
  
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• Check out Michael Kiwanuka’s rescheduled UK tour dates for 2022

  03-03-2021 18:53 via nme.com
  
  Michael Kiwanuka has postponed his planned UK headline tour for a second time – check out the new dates below.Read More: Michael Kiwanuka on his Hyundai Mercury Prize win: “It’s definitely encouraged me to keep dreaming big”The London singer-songwriter was due to hit the road later this month in support of his Mercury Prize-winning third album, ‘KIWANUKA’. He had previously been forced to cancel a portion of his spring 2020 tour after being diagnosed with acut
  
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• Foo Fighters Break Record for Most Alternative Airplay Top 10s

  03-03-2021 18:45
  
  Foo Fighters slot into sole possession of the most top 10s in the history of Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, as “Waiting on a War” jumps 14-10 on the survey dated March 6.
  The Dave Grohl-led band now has 26 top 10s since the list’s 1988 inception, breaking out of a tie with Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  Foo Fighters first reached the top 10 with their debut entry, “This Is a Call,” which peaked at No. 2 in August 1995.Of the band’s top 10s, 10 have
  
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• Solange Knowles Reveals She Was ‘Fighting For My Life’ During Recording of ‘When I Get Home’

  03-03-2021 18:38
  
  In an emotional Instagram post on Monday (March 1), Solange Knowles revealed that she was “fighting for my life” during the recording of her 2019 When I Get Home album.
  On the two-year anniversary of the release of the project she said “literally changed my life,” the singer wrote, “When I first started creating ‘When I Get Home’ I was quite literally fighting for my life…in and out of hospitals (s/out park plaza on Binz!with depleting h
  
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• Leila Cobo Talks ‘Decoding ‘Despacito” Oral History Book on Latin Songs That Have Stood the Test of Time

  03-03-2021 18:13
  
  Tracking the stories behind some of the biggest Latin songs of the past fifty years that have stood the test of time – from José Feliciano’s 1970 “Feliz Navidad” to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s 2017 “Despacito” – was the goal of Leila Cobo, Billboard’s vp of Latin music, with her new book Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music.
  The collection gives behind-the-scenes looks at 19 anthemic songs that &
  
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• Architects to celebrate ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ release with new UK dates

  03-03-2021 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Architects have announced a pair of UK gigs to mark the release of their new album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’.READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it”  The Brighton band’s ninth studio effort, which arrived last Friday (February 26), will be showcased at O2 Academy 2 in Liverpool and Leeds University Union’s Stylus on July 23/24 respectively.
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• Watch Gerard Way and Julien Baker discuss mental health and music during charity livestream

  03-03-2021 18:03 via nme.com
  
  Gerard Way and Julien Baker took part in a special charity livestream event yesterday (March 2) that focused on mental health and music – you can watch the panel discussion below.
  Organised by Sound Mind Live, the online event sought to bring together “artists in solidarity to promote community support around mental health issues and raise awareness for critical mental health resources during this time of need”.Read more: Julien Baker on ‘Little Oblivions’: “I
  
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• TuneCore Unveils Rewards Program as Indie Distributors Fend Off Major Labels: Exclusive

  03-03-2021 18:00
  
  In the latest sign that the competition is intensifying among music labels and distributors to service the world’s fast-growing market of independent artists, TuneCore is taking a page from airlines, hotels and credit cards and rolling out a customer loyalty program of its own.
  Rather than points or miles, the 16-year-old distributor’s so-called “TuneCore Rewards” will go to artists who watch its educational “Master Class” videos, while a new program called Tu
  
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• ‘WandaVision’ Song ‘Agatha All Along’ Is Now a Billboard Chart Hit

  03-03-2021 17:34
  
  The 62-second earworm from the Disney+ and Marvel series WandaVision, “Agatha All Along,” is now a Billboard chart hit.
  The tune, which plays at the end of the show’s seventh episode, “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” debuts at No. 36 on the Digital Song Sales survey (dated March 6) with 3,000 downloads sold in the tracking week ending Feb. 25, according to MRC Data. It also tallied 1.6 million U.S. streams in that span. The song was released Feb. 23 on the WandaVision: E
  
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• Mike Stock Looks Back on 36 Years of Stock-Aitken-Waterman Smashes

  03-03-2021 17:34
  
  Back on May 10, 1995, an executive from the peermusic office in Los Angeles, Brady L. Benton, was spending a few days in London on business. That afternoon, he made an extracurricular trip to Hundred House in South London, where Mike Stock and Matt Aitken had their offices and studios. Although the music publishing expert was an industry professional, he was also a mega-fan of the Stock-Aitken-Waterman team. While waiting to meet Mike and Matt, he was escorted into a room where the walls were ad
  
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• Shawn Mendes Wishes Camila Cabello a Happy Birthday: ‘I Love You More Every Day’

  03-03-2021 17:25
  
  Shawn Mendes wished girlfriend Camila Cabello a very happy 24th birthday on Wednesday (March 3), calling her the “kindest, bravest and most beautiful” person he knows.
  In a post featuring a snap of a smiling Camila sitting on Shawn’s lap while he films some video of them, the singer added, “I love you more every day mi vida,” along with a heart emoji.
  The couple, who’ve officially been dating since 2019 after years of very close friendship — and who&rsqu
  
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• Ex-Ticketmaster Global COO Amy Howe Hired as President of FanDuel

  03-03-2021 17:17
  
  One of Ticketmaster’s most celebrated executives Amy Howe is heading to sports gaming and daily fantasy site FanDuel, where she’ll serve as president in a newly created position across the company’s core commercial functions.
  “From my perspective, this is a once-in-a-career opportunity,” Howe tells Billboard, describing sports gaming and wagering as the “growth industry of the decade right now.”
  Howe is a Cornell grad, a Wharton School alumni and a forme
  
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