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• BTS ARMY Reacts to Grammys Performance Announcement: ‘We Get to See Them Fulfill Their Dreams’

  07-03-2021 23:59
  
  The 2021 Grammy Awards announced its lineup of performers, and the BTS ARMY was swift to get #BTSGrammyPerformers trending after seeing their idols on the official bill.
  Tweets full of “teamwork makes the dream work” and “BTS paved the way” took over on Sunday (March 7) as fans expressed their excitement over the Grammys news and celebrated the K-pop superstars’ success and impact.
  “The thing about us and BTS is that we get to see them fulfill their dreams, bu
  
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• J-Pop Duo YOASOBI’s Innovative First Concert Redefines the Meaning of Reviewing Virtual Shows

  07-03-2021 23:26
  
  Breakout J-pop duo YOASOBI livestreamed its first-ever virtual concert, entitled KEEP OUT THEATER, on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14).
  Forty-thousand fans bought tickets to the highly anticipated online show, with expectations running high over the rising male-female pair’s first live concert. The duo’s virtual offering turned out to be much more than just an opportunity for fans to enjoy different renditions of their favorite tracks; the artists’ performances, the show’s
  
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• Bruno Mars speaks about cultural appropriation accusations: “This music comes from love”

  07-03-2021 23:24 via nme.com
  
  Bruno Mars has spoken out about the cultural appropriation claims he has faced during his career in a new interview.
  The musician – who is of Filipino, Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent – has been accused of appropriating Black music through his work.
  During an appearance on New York radio show The Breakfast Club last week (March 5), Mars defended himself against those allegations. “I would say you can’t find an interview where I am not talking about the entertain
  
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• Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of March 8

  07-03-2021 22:58
  
  It’s shaping up to be a big week for the ARMY! The Recording Academy announced on Sunday (March 7) that K-pop superstars BTS would be among the 22 acts performing at the 2021 Grammy Awards on March 14.
  But ahead of their debut on the Grammys stage, BTS is participating in MusiCares’ Music on a Mission event on March 12, alongside artists including John Legend and H.E.R. The event will benefit music industry employees impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  Speaking of musi
  
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• Watch Foo Fighters cover disco classic on Rock-N-Relief charity livestream

  07-03-2021 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters were one of the acts to perform on Linda Perry’s Rock-N-Relief charity livestream this weekend.
  The Dave Grohl-led rock band took part in the second day of the virtual event earlier today (March 7), joining the likes of Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett, Macy Gray, Silversun Pickups and Sheryl Crow.Read more: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”During a two-song set, Foo Fighters performed a cover of Bee Gees member Andy Gibb’s &
  
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• Fans Choose Selena Gomez & DJ Snake’s ‘Selfish Love’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  07-03-2021 22:06
  
  Selena Gomez and DJ Snake’s recent collaboration, “Selfish Love,” has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (March 5) on Billboard, choosing the low-key bilingual dance track as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  “Selfish Love,” the third single from Gomez’s forthcoming EP, brought in nearly 38% of the vote, beating out new music by Justin Bieber (“Hold On”), Bruno Mars and Anderson .Pa
  
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• Who Are You Most Excited to See Perform at the 2021 Grammy Awards? Vote!

  07-03-2021 21:58
  
  The Recording Academy revealed on Sunday (March 7) the 22 artists who are slated to perform during the Grammy Awards on March 14, and it’s an impressive list.
  Among the names set to entertain during music’s biggest night are global K-pop superstars BTS, who are nominated in the best pop duo/group performance category; Taylor Swift, who is nominated for six awards; Megan Thee Stallion, who is up for four awards, including new artist and record of the year; and Bad Bunny, who has two n
  
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• Kanye West’s presidential campaign reportedly violated fundraising rules

  07-03-2021 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West’s presidential campaign broke fundraising rules, according to a report from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
  The rapper unsuccessfully ran for US president in 2020 and suggested when admitting defeat that he would run again in 2024.Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortionHowever, he will need to change the way he raises money for the campaign, with the FEC citing several violations o
  
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• Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Hits Eighth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  07-03-2021 21:00
  
  Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album continues to rule the Billboard 200 chart for an eighth week, all consecutively, after having bowed atop the tally seven weeks ago (chart dated Jan. 23). Dangerous is now one of only six country albums that have spent at least eight weeks in total at No. 1.
  Dangerous earned 82,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 4 (down 7%), according to MRC Data.
  The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the
  
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• Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall Faces Backlash After Praising Controversial Right-Wing Personality Andy Ngo

  07-03-2021 20:36
  
  Criticism came swiftly after Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons tweeted his praise for controversial right-wing personality Andy Ngo on Saturday (March 6).
  “Congratulations @MrAndyNgo,” began the guitarist and banjo player’s tweet. “Finally had to time read your important book. You’re a brave man.” The musician also included a photo of the cover of Ngo’s latest book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.
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• Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett reunite for first time in six years

  07-03-2021 20:13 via nme.com
  
  Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett reunited for the first time in six years to perform on a charity livestream.
  The former bandmates took part in Linda Perry’s Rock-N-Relief livestream, which was held across this weekend (March 6-7).Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jenny LewisLewis and Sennett performed the track ‘Let Me Back In’ on the livestream, which originally appeared on Rilo Kiley’s compilation ‘RKives&rsq
  
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• Eminem Shrugs Off Attempts to Cancel Him by Releasing ‘Tone Deaf’ Animated Video: Watch

  07-03-2021 20:10
  
  Eminem is pushing back against those who want him canceled.
  On Friday (March 6), the 48-year-old Detroit MC fired back at his critics with an animated lyric video for the song “Tone Deaf” — from his 2020 album, Music to Be Murdered By – Side B — in which he doubles down on his controversial persona over the decades.
  “I won’t stop even when my hair turns gray (I’m tone deaf)/ ‘Cause they won’t stop until they cancel me,” Em tweeted
  
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• Drake set to dominate the Top 10 following release of new EP

  07-03-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s
  
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• BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion and more confirmed to perform at Grammys 2021

  07-03-2021 19:35 via nme.com
  
  The performers for the Grammys 2021 ceremony have been announced, including BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion.
  The awards show will take place next Sunday (March 14), kicking off at 8pm ET (1am GMT).Read more: Grammys nominations 2021: Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish lead the wayThe Recording Academy has now confirmed the line-up for the night, with some of music’s biggest names set to take the stage at the event. According to a post on
  
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• BTS & Taylor Swift Among 22 Artists Set to Perform on 2021 Grammy Awards

  07-03-2021 19:00
  
  The Grammys, like most awards shows, usually trickle out performer announcements, but the Recording Academy decided this year to announce them in one fell swoop. Artists set to perform on the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on March 14 include Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch and Taylor Swift, who were among the year’s top nominees, with six nods each.
  So far, the year’s top nominee with nine nods, Beyoncé, is not slated to perform.
  Other performers set for Music’s Biggest Night are Bad
  
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• Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox show support for #FreeBritney as they cover ‘Toxic’

  07-03-2021 18:58 via nme.com
  
  King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have shown support for the #FreeBritney movement as they performed a cover of one of Britney Spears’ hits.
  In the latest edition of the couple’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch series, they played a version of Spears’ 2003 single ‘Toxic’.Read more: Why is #FreeBritney trending and what is conservatorship? Here’s everything you need to knowIn the video, Fripp appeared in his typical shirt, waistcoat and tie, while
  
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• Chucky Trill Dead: Rapper Dies After Highway Shooting

  07-03-2021 18:09
  
  A shooting on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta has claimed the life of a rising Texas rap artist, one of three interstate shootings in the metro area in two days, authorities said Saturday (March 6).
  Rapper Corey Detiege, who performed under the stage name Chucky Trill, died at an area hospital after Friday’s predawn shooting, police in suburban Gwinnett County said.
  Police Cpl. Collin Flynn, a department spokesman, said someone pulled up beside Detiege’s car and opened fire around
  
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• Britney Spears’ Boyfriend Sam Asghari Wants ‘to Be a Young Dad’

  07-03-2021 17:53
  
  Sam Asghari has been with girlfriend Britney Spears for four years, and now, he’s ready to get even more serious. The fitness trainer revealed in a new interview that he sees kids in his near future.
  “I want to take my relationship to the next step,” Asghari, who recently turned 27, told Forbes. “I don’t mind becoming a father. I want to be a young dad.”
  Pop princess Spears — who has two teenage sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline — and Asghari me
  
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• Katharine McPhee Shares Adorable First Photo With Baby Son: ‘I Love Being a Mommy!’

  07-03-2021 17:36
  
  Katharine McPhee is loving motherhood.
  The Smash star took to social media on Saturday (March 6) to share an adorable first photo of her newborn son with husband David Foster.
  “Just in case you were wondering… I love being a mommy!” the 36-year-old singer captioned an adorable mother-son pic on her Instagram Story.In the cute snapshot, a glowing McPhee poses while on a beautiful sunny afternoon walk with her baby boy resting comfortably in a baby carrier.
  McPhee and Foster, 71
  
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• Roger Daltrey unsure if The Who will make another album

  07-03-2021 16:38 via music-news.com
  
  The 77-year-old singer - who most recent LP with the iconic group was 2019's 'Who', their first in 13 years - has weighed in on the state
  
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• Flo Rida features on San Marino’s Eurovision song for 2021

  07-03-2021 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Flo Rida features on the San Marino entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – listen to the song below.READ MORE: In the face of coronavirus cancellation – Eurovision has had one of its best years yetThe track, ‘Adrenalina’, comes from singer Senhit, who was supposed to represent her country at last year’s cancelled Eurovision, and did so previously in 2011.
  It appears that Flo Rida will not perform the track with Senhit at this year’s live ceremony on
  
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• EMI and Capitol Records boss Bhaskar Menon has died aged 86

  07-03-2021 15:25 via nme.com
  
  Bhaksar Menon, the record label boss who worked with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and more, has died aged 86.
  Menon died at his home in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday (March 4). A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
  The founding chairman of EMI Music Worldwide who worked at the label for 34 years, Menon also ran Capitol Records for a time.
  Recruited to EMI in 1956 directly after graduating from Oxford University, Menon went on to join the label’s Indian divisio
  
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• Russ shares moody new video for recent track ‘Hard For Me’

  07-03-2021 15:17 via nme.com
  
  Russ has shared a new video for his recent track ‘Hard For Me’ – you can watch it below.Read more: Russ – ‘Shake The Snow Globe’ review: Atlanta rapper finds success on his own idiosyncratic termsThe Atlanta rapper’s latest release hears him talk about wanting the same type of devotion he gives to other people.
  “Tired of goin’ hard for people who don’t go hard for me/ And when you love somebody, the truth gets hard to see/ The
  
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• Watch Ray BLK and Giggs team up in video for new track ‘Games’

  07-03-2021 14:04 via nme.com
  
  Ray BLK has dropped a new track called ‘Games’ featuring Giggs – watch the song’s video below.Read more: In Conversation – Ray BLK: “There’s work to be done to bring R&B to the forefront in the UK”Taken from Ray BLK’s forthcoming debut album, due in the summer via Island Records, it hears the R&B singer-songwriter highlight the complexities that romantic relationships can bring.
  “You do things I don’t like/ Let’
  
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• Arlo Parks: 'Most of this album was written during that first lockdown'

  07-03-2021 13:55 via music-news.com
  
  On this week's episode of Elton John’s Rocket Hour on Apple Music 1, Elton chats with rising artist Arlo Parks about her critically-acclaimed
  
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• The Music’s hometown reunion show has been rescheduled to 2022

  07-03-2021 13:34 via nme.com
  
  The Music have rescheduled their hometown reunion show until 2022 – get all the details about the new date below.
  Last September, the band announced they would return to play a huge outdoor show in Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park on May 28, 2021, supported by The Cribs, The Coral, The Snuts and The Skinner Brothers.
  Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, though, the gig has now been pushed back a year to June 2022.
  “Following the recent government roadmap out of
  
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• Grimes has reportedly signed to Columbia Records

  07-03-2021 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has reportedly signed to Columbia Records, according to a Billboard source.Read more: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumA report claims that she’s made the switch to a major label, leaving 4AD, the label she released her most successful projects to date, ‘Visions’ (2012), ‘Art Angels’ (2015) and ‘Miss Anthropocene’ (2020).
  In 2018, Grimes hit out at 4AD, pro
  
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• Lizzo says her bank account is 'so fat'

  07-03-2021 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  The 32-year-old star - who is an advocate for body positivity - hit back at bodyshamers with a fun video on Instagram, where she spoke about her "obese" riches.
  
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• Listen to Joe Strummer’s unearthed home recording of ‘Junco Partner’

  07-03-2021 12:12 via nme.com
  
  A home recording of Joe Strummer playing an acoustic version of ‘Junco Partner’ has been unearthed – listen to it below.Read more: 50 things you never knew about The ClashThe deep cut arrives ahead of ‘Assembly’, a newly remastered LP of The Clash frontman’s greatest hits.
  Made up of carefully curated singles, fan favourites and rarities, ‘Assembly’ will be released on March 26 via George Harrison’s Dark Horse Records, which is
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo cherishes ring gift from Taylor Swift

  07-03-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift made it very clear she was a big fan of her biggest fan shortly after Drivers License was released.
  
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• Billie Eilish granted restraining order against 'stalker'

  07-03-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Billie had asked for the court to put an order in place keeping Hearle at least 200 yards away from her and her parents.
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor set to head out on US “social-distanced” solo tour

  07-03-2021 11:33 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has announced that he’s planning a “social-distanced” solo tour.Read more: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store”Speaking in a new interview, the frontman, who released his debut solo album ‘CMFT’ last October, revealed plans to hit the road in the US for three weeks around April and May.
  “[It will be a] short tour – probably abou
  
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• Julien Baker brings ‘Little Oblivions’ songs to ‘CBS This Morning’

  07-03-2021 11:31 via nme.com
  
  Julien Baker released her third album ‘Little Oblivions’ last week, and played three tracks from it with a full band on CBS This Morning – watch the performances below.READ MORE: Julien Baker on ‘Little Oblivions’: “I had to unlearn the idea of recovery being linear”For the TV show’s ‘Saturday Sessions’ segment yesterday (March 6), Baker played the album’s three singles, ‘Faith Healer’, ‘Hardline’ and &lsqu
  
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• Anna Calvi is in the 'early' stages of her new album

  07-03-2021 11:10 via music-news.com
  
  The Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter has revealed she's been busy working on new tracks in lockdown, but she is keeping tight-lipped
  
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• Rebecca Ferguson hits out at music bosses for 'bullying and blackmailing'

  07-03-2021 11:06 via music-news.com
  
  The 34-year-old singer/songwriter - who first found fame on 'The X Factor' in 2010 - claims her music was blocked in America because she
  
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• Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall praises “brave” right-wing agitator Andy Ngo

  07-03-2021 10:45 via nme.com
  
  Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons has received criticism after praising notorious right-wing agitator Andy Ngo.
  Ngo, an American journalist and social media personality, has gained notoriety in right-wing circles for his reporting on left-wing groups, though has been criticised for painting left-wing activists as violent while not saying the same of right-wing protestors.
  The journalist, who has associated himself with the far-right group the Proud Boys in the past, has released a new book
  
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• Anna Calvi says she’s recorded “enough songs for an album” in lockdown

  07-03-2021 10:09 via nme.com
  
  Anna Calvi has revealed that she’s recorded enough new songs in lockdown to make a new album.Read more: Anna Calvi on scoring Peaky Blinders season five: “I really felt like I was Tommy Shelby”The musician last released a solo album in 2018 with ‘Hunter’, her third studio LP. She reworked that record last year for the collaborative ‘Hunted’.
  Speaking in a new interview, Calvi said she’s in the early stages of recording what could be her next album
  
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• Watch Tame Impala play two sold-out hometown shows in Australia

  07-03-2021 09:59 via nme.com
  
  Tame Impala played two sold-out hometown show in Perth, Australia this weekend as the country begins to return to life as normal post-coronavirus.READ MORE: New Zealand pop-rockers Six60 on playing the world’s only stadium tour: “I felt pure elation”On Friday night (March 5), Kevin Parker took to the Metro City venue, performing to a packed, maskless crowd, returning the next evening for another show.
  With two members of the band’s touring setup stuck overseas due to COVI
  
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• Xiu Xiu release music video for single ‘Rumpus Room’ featuring Angus Andrew of Liars

  07-03-2021 04:59 via nme.com
  
  Xiu Xiu have released a new single, ‘Rumpus Room’, taken from the duo’s forthcoming album, ‘OH NO’.
  The track, which dropped last Thursday (March 4), features Angus Andrew of Liars. ‘Rumpus Room’ is the latest single from Xiu Xiu’s upcoming duets album, ‘OH NO’, set for release on March 26 via Polyvinyl.
  According to Xiu Xiu in a press release, ‘Rumpus Room’ picks up where January’s lead single ‘A Bottle Of Rum&r
  
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• Xiu Xiu release music video for single ‘Rumpus Room’

  07-03-2021 04:59 via nme.com
  
  Xiu Xiu have released a new single, ‘Rumpus Room’, taken from the duo’s forthcoming album, ‘OH NO’.
  The track, which dropped last Thursday (March 4), features Angus Andrew of Liars. ‘Rumpus Room’ is the latest single from Xiu Xiu’s upcoming duets album, ‘OH NO’, set for release on March 26 via Polyvinyl.
  According to Xiu Xiu in a press release, ‘Rumpus Room’ picks up where January’s lead single ‘A Bottle Of Rum&r
  
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• Beyoncé honours late fan with tribute medley

  07-03-2021 03:45 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé has shared a brief tribute medley to her late fan, Lyric Chanel, who died from brain cancer last week.
  The medley ties together the singer’s tracks ‘Brown Skin Girl’, ‘Halo’ and ‘Love On Top’, overlaid with images and videos of Chanel. The video ends with Beyoncé saying, “I love you with all my heart.”
  Watch the clip below:According to Billboard, Chanel died last Friday (March 5) after a two-year struggle with brain canc
  
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• Lizzo on What It’s Really Like Living ‘Obese’: ‘My Bank Account Is So Fat’

  07-03-2021 03:03
  
  Lizzo was asked how she deals “with being obese every day” and couldn’t pass on the opportunity to feign horror as she described a day in her actual life.
  An advocate for being “body normative” — “I want to normalize my body. And not just be like, ‘Ooh, look at this cool movement. Being fat is body positive.’ No, being fat is normal,” she said in an interview with Vogue last fall — Lizzo shared an Instagram video on Saturday (Marc
  
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• Jason Derulo ditched salmon smoothies following bone discovery

  07-03-2021 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Jason Derulo lost weight after drinking smoothies made of blended fish.
  
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• Andra Day Honored by Black Women Film Network for ‘Billie Holiday’ Role

  07-03-2021 01:05
  
  Andra Day accepted the On Her Shoulders Preservation Award during the Black Women Film Network 2021 Summit on Saturday (March 6), thanking the non-profit organization for honoring her work in The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.
  “Thank you for recognizing and honoring the work that we put into this, to continue to push Black women’s narratives forward, to continue to uncover Black women’s narratives,” Day said in a virtual acceptance speech.
  “This award is more spe
  
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• Eminem hits back at cancel culture in animated ‘Tone Deaf’ video

  07-03-2021 00:09 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has released an animated music video for his new track ‘Tone Deaf’ – watch it below.Read more: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudsTaken from the rapper’s latest album, ‘Music To Be Murdered By — Side B’, the Luis Resto and Eminem-produced track hears him take aim at cancel culture while putting his controversial past on full display.
  On the track’s chorus, Em raps: “I can’t understa
  
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• Cardi B Returns and Teases New Music After Deactivating Her Twitter Account

  07-03-2021 00:08
  
  Cardi B’s break from Twitter was short-lived.
  The superstar temporarily deactivated her account when fans demanded she drop her sophomore album after she revealed that she was excited to be releasing her own doll on Friday (March 5). By the early morning hours of Saturday, she was back on Twitter.
  In her first tweet on Saturday, Cardi addressed the criticism of her project timelines by reminding fans how she announced her previous album, Invasion of Privacy: “I announced my 2018 albu
  
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