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• Gwen Stefani Needs You to ‘Slow Clap’ for Her Upcoming Single

  09-03-2021 23:58
  
  A “Slow Clap” is required for Gwen Stefani’s latest announcement: Her new single is coming on Thursday.
  Stefani giddies up for the single’s cover in her bedazzled and diamond-fringed cowgirl getup. A couple of Easter eggs, such as a boombox, basketball, alarm clock that reads 5:44, ice cream cone, cassette tape and bicycle, surround the iridescent star, some of which she’s already shown fans before.
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• Rough Trade to re-open all its UK record stores next month

  09-03-2021 23:45 via nme.com
  
  Rough Trade has announced that it will be re-opening all of its UK record stores next month.Read More: Here’s a map of all the UK record stores doing home delivery during lockdownTaking to social media this evening (March 9), the company confirmed that Rough Trade East (Brick Lane, London), Rough Trade West (Notting Hill, London), Rough Trade Nottingham and Rough Trade Bristol will open their doors on April 12.
  From this date, all non-essential retail is permitted to re-open under stage tw
  
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• Triller Acquires ‘Verzuz,’ Adds Co-Creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz to Executive Roster

  09-03-2021 23:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Short-form video-sharing app (and prominent TikTok competitor) Triller has purchased Verzuz, a livestream music-competition program created by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. Triller and Verzuz TV took to social media today to unveil the buyout, which arrives about one year after the latter’s debut amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Neither party revealed the […]
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• ‘Selena,’ ‘Judy,’ ‘Harriet’ & More Among Redbox’s ‘Fierce Female’ Picks

  09-03-2021 23:12
  
  In honor of Women’s History Month, Redbox is celebrating the powerful women who dominate the silver screen.
  For its Fierce Females campaign, the video rental company has compiled its top picks in a number of empowering, female-focused categories including “Icons & Pioneers,” which features movies like 1997’s Selena, Judy starring Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger, Harriet and Hidden Figures.Harriet and Hidden Figures also are fe
  
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• Harry Connick Jr. on the ‘Thrill’ of His 15th Grammy Nod & Going It ‘Alone’ for New Album

  09-03-2021 23:09
  
  Back in 1990, Harry Connick Jr. was nominated for — and won — his first Grammy. He was nominated again the very next year and won yet again, taking home one of three awards he was up for in 1991.
  It’s a pretty spectacular start to a music career that endures to this day, but instead of expecting to just show up at the Grammys year after year and pick up new hardware, this is what Connick has to say when revisiting those first two ceremonies: “So you received two Gram
  
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• Lady Gaga & Adam Driver Are All Bundled Up in ‘House of Gucci’ First Look

  09-03-2021 23:04
  
  Lady Gaga is giving us a winter wonderland glimpse of the feature film House of Gucci she’s starring in alongside Adam Driver.
  The Oscar-winning singer and Oscar-nominated actor bundle up for the cozy first look that Gaga shared on her socials Tuesday (March 9). “Signore e Signora Gucci #HouseOfGucci,” she wrote, which translates from Italian to “Mr. and Mrs. Gucci.”
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• Lady Gaga shares first photo from the set of ‘House Of Gucci’

  09-03-2021 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga has shared the first photo on set from Ridley Scott’s forthcoming House Of Gucci. 
  Gaga will portray Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Gucci heir Maurizio Gucci, who was killed in a 1995 hit she orchestrated.
  The MGM film will follow the true story of Reggiani, who in 1998 was convicted of orchestrating Gucci’s assassination after discovering that he’d been unfaithful. Despite originally receiving a 29-year prison sentence, Reggiani served 18 years before being r
  
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• Check out Maxïmo Park’s rescheduled UK tour dates for 2021

  09-03-2021 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Maxïmo Park have postponed their UK headline tour until October – you can find the new dates below.
  The Newcastle band were scheduled to hit the road this June in support of their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’, which came out last month (February 26).READ MORE: Maxïmo Park v Architects marks the return of the indie chart battle. But why now?It has today (March 9) been announced that the stint will now begin on Saturday, October 2 with a hometown show at Newc
  
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• Common to Host ‘A Grammy Salute to the Sounds of Change’ Special

  09-03-2021 22:43
  
  If the three-and-a-half-hour Grammy Awards telecast set for Sunday isn’t enough for you, the Recording Academy will be back on CBS just three nights later with a two-hour TV special: A Grammy Salute to the Sounds of Change.
  Common will host the special, which will “spotlight the iconic songs that inspired social change and left an everlasting imprint on history,” according to a Recording Academy statement. It’s a safe bet you’re going to hear such anthems as &l
  
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• Common to Host ‘A Grammy Salute to the Sounds of Change’ 3 Days After Grammys

  09-03-2021 22:43
  
  If the three-and-a-half-hour Grammy Awards telecast set for Sunday isn’t enough for you, the Recording Academy will be back on CBS just three nights later with a two-hour TV special: A Grammy Salute to the Sounds of Change.
  Common will host the special, which will “spotlight the iconic songs that inspired social change and left an everlasting imprint on history,” according to a Recording Academy statement. It’s a safe bet you’re going to hear such anthems as &l
  
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• Lil Nas X Becomes a Michelangelo Painting, Announces ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Release Date

  09-03-2021 22:28
  
  Lil Nas X definitely knows how to bide his time, but in two weeks, the wait for his new music will finally be over.
  On Tuesday (March 9), the “Old Town Road” rapper took to his Twitter to announce that the time has finally come for him to release his long-teased single “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).” In a short tweet, Lil Nas X revealed that the single would be officially released on March 26.Along with tweeting the release date, Lil Nas X shared some artwork for the si
  
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• What Should Grammy Voters Declare 2021 Album of the Year? Vote!

  09-03-2021 22:27
  
  The 63rd annual Grammy Awards are happening this Sunday, and Billboard wants to know which album you hope Grammy voters have picked for album of the year.
  Taylor Swift snags her fourth nomination in the prestigious Big Four category with her first surprise album of 2020, Folklore. Among female artists, she has the second-most nods in this category behind Barbra Streisand, who has six.
  Coldplay received its second album of the year nod for Everyday Life 12 years afte
  
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• Listen to London Grammar’s pop-leaning new single ‘How Does It Feel’

  09-03-2021 22:23 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have shared a new song called ‘How Does It Feel’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: London Grammar: “I always end up being the only female in the room”Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World tonight (March 9), the track is the latest preview of the trio’s forthcoming third album ‘Californian Soil’, which arrives on April 9.
  “I’ve always loved pop music. Some of my favourite wri
  
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• Imagine Dragons celebrate being together for a decade and tease new music

  09-03-2021 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Imagine Dragons have celebrated being together for a decade and have also teased some new music.Read more: Are Imagine Dragons really more hated than Nickelback? We suss it outTaking to Twitter last night (March 8), frontman Dan Reynolds said he was “proud and lucky” to be bandmates with  Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee and Daniel Platzman.
  “Over a decade together and still my best friends,” he wrote. “I’m incredibly proud and lucky to be in a band with
  
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• Leigh-Anne Pinnock kicks off solo career after signing a new PR agency deal

  09-03-2021 22:02 via music-news.com
  
  The Little Mix singer has put pen to paper on a new deal with Satellite 414, just three months after her bandmate Jesy Nelson announced
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo had 'four tries' to get her driving licence

  09-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The first three times were through no fault of her own.
  
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• Cardi B is first female rapper to earn RIAA's diamond single certification

  09-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
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• Watch Miley sing for vaccinated healthcare workers in ‘Angels Like You’ video

  09-03-2021 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has shared a video for her new single ‘Angels Like You’ – you can watch it below.Read more: Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ review: pop superstar reborn as a freewheeling rock’n’rollerThe video was shot back in February during a Super Bowl pre-game concert Cyrus put on for an audience of vaccinated and masked healthcare workers.
  The event, which took place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, was one of the first live sho
  
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• How a Supah Mario ‘Throwaway’ Beat Survived a Leak & Led to Drake’s ‘What’s Next’

  09-03-2021 21:28
  
  Producer Supah Mario subscribes to the theory of getting as many shots up as possible in hopes of landing a dagger. After peppering Drake with beat packs at the top of 2021, an unlikely “Playboi Carti type beat” caught the ear of the 6 God in February, and Mario felt good about his chances of locking in a third Drizzy record — following in the footsteps of their previous collabs, More Life standout “Ice Melts” and Scorpion’s “Blue Tint.”
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• H.E.R. Is Ready to Put Up a Fight in Stirring ‘Fight for You’ Music Video

  09-03-2021 21:26
  
  H.E.R. does her part to uplift the Black Panther Party in the “Fight for You” music video, which premiered Tuesday (March 9).
  The music video starts off with a white police officer shooting a Black man in New York in 1971, with H.E.R. narrating from her father’s shoe repair shop. “Last night they killed one of us… again. More fuel to a raging fire you can’t pray away. Not with a gun pointed at your back or the ground at your face,” she says over fo
  
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• What Album Will Grammy Voters Choose for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album? Vote!

  09-03-2021 21:23
  
  In anticipation of Sunday’s 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Billboard is asking fans to pick the Latin pop or urban album they hope Grammy voters picked as the winner.
  In the newly renamed Latin category, Bad Bunny’s record-breaking YHLQMDLG is up against Camilo’s debut album Por Primera Vez, Kany García’s collaborations set Mesa Para Dos, Ricky Martin’s surprise EP Pausa, and Debi Nova’s 3:33.
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• Grimes Signs to Columbia Records After Calling 4AD a ‘S—t Label’

  09-03-2021 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Grimes is the latest artist to join the Columbia Records family, announced via Instagram. The Canadian superstar thanked her fans for their support and teased a ‘Phase 2’ to her act. “Just signed to Columbia Records,” Grimes wrote. “Wanted to wait till I finished to tell people but the word got out… so.” “Thanks to […]
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• Kings of Leon NFTs Generate $2M in Sales & Benefit Crew Nation Fund

  09-03-2021 21:20
  
  Kings of Leon made a splash last week with the announcement of “NFT Yourself,” a collection of non-fungible tokens the band put up for sale through blockchain technology company YellowHeart alongside the release of the band’s new album When You See Yourself as an NFT. This also marked the first time that fans have been able to purchase an album on blockchain the same day it drops on streaming platforms.
  Since the sale kicked off on Friday at 12 p.m. EST
  
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• Watch Travis Barker surprise viral TikTok drummer fan and his daughter

  09-03-2021 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Travis Barker surprised a fan and his baby daughter, whose drumming videos have gone viral on TikTok, during an appearance on US TV this week.Read More: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’Marcel Desobeau, who is a firefighter and paramedic, has been sharing father-daughter renditions of tracks by Korn, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach and many more via his HeavyMetalBaby account on TikTok over the past few months.
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• Distrokid Now Offers Snapchat Distribution for Independent Artists

  09-03-2021 20:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  DistroKid now offers independent artists distribution on Snapchat, to be featured in users’ Snaps. Snapchat has more than 265 million daily active users, with five billion Snaps every day. The platform recently announced its ‘Sounds on Snapchat‘ feature in October 2020. It offers users a curated catalog of emerging and established artists for users. DistroKid […]
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• NCT 127 Are Teaching a Special Lesson on ‘The Daily Show’s ‘Remotely Educational’ Special

  09-03-2021 20:43
  
  NCT 127 are going to help their non-Korean-speaking fans with a special lesson on reading subtitles for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’s upcoming first-ever daytime special.
  Dubbed The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Presents: Remotely Educational, class will be in session for the half-hour special that offers remote-learning classes about critical life lessons, such as money management. The K-pop supergroup teaches their fans about an extra credit lesson on reading — specific
  
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• BTS Teams Up With Casetify for ‘On’ Anniversary Collection

  09-03-2021 20:41
  
  The ARMY now have another way to rock their favorite boy band everywhere they go.
  BTS teamed up with popular phone accessory brand Casetify on Tuesday (Mar. 9) to launch a special collection celebrating the anniversary of their hit Map of the Soul: 7 track, “On.”
  The new Casetify x BTS capsule features six phone cases, an airpod case, an Apple Watch band, a grip stand, a wireless charging pad and a phone sling — all available in either a navy blue or beige color way.
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• ZAYN calls out The Recording Academy: “Fuck the grammys and everyone associated”

  09-03-2021 20:36 via nme.com
  
  ZAYN has called out The Recording Academy in a new post on social media.Read more: ZAYN – ‘Nobody Is Listening’ review: ex-boybander crafts quietly purposeful popIn a tweet shared this evening (March 9), the former One Direction singer wrote: “Fuck the grammys and everyone associated.”
  He continued: “Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.”Fuck the gr
  
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• Randy Rainbow Channels The Chordettes While Begging Biden to ‘Bring My Vaccine’

  09-03-2021 20:26
  
  As millions of Americans anxiously await their turn to receive their COVID-19 vaccines, internet star Randy Rainbow is checking in with the president to see how the campaign for countrywide vaccination is going.
  On Tuesday (March 9), Rainbow unveiled his latest parody video, “Mr. Biden (Bring My Vaccine).” At the video’s start, Rainbow is back to his usual setup — in a faux interview with President Joe Biden to see how his job is going. From the jump, Rainbow is a bit out
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Kali Uchis Hits the Top 40 With ‘Telepatia’

  09-03-2021 20:19
  
  American-Colombian singer-songwriter Kali Uchis has built a devoted following and considerable critical acclaim over the past half-decade, thanks to her collaborations with wide-ranging artists like Kaytranada, Jorja Smith and Tyler, the Creator, and her two full-length LPs to date, 2018’s Isolation and 2020’s Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios). But she hadn’t scored a breakout chart hit of her own until this month.
  Last week, on the Billboard Hot 100 dated March 6
  
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• Zayn Fires Off At the Recording Academy: ‘F— the Grammys’

  09-03-2021 20:18
  
  Zayn sounded off on the Recording Academy on Tuesday (March 9), five days before the 63rd annual Grammy Awards.
  The 28-year-old singer took to Twitter to express his frustration over the voting process for Grammy Award nominations. The Recording Academy recently broke it down for Billboard, explaining that in each of the categories that are reviewed, nomination review committees are presented with an alphabetical list of the top vote-getters by rank-and-file voters. They then listen, d
  
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• The Weeknd Tops 2021 Juno Award Nominations With 6 Nods

  09-03-2021 20:05
  
  The Weeknd was famously snubbed in the nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, but the Canadian star received lots of love in his homeland: He is the leading nominee for the 50th Juno Awards, with six nods, including artist, album, single and songwriter of the year.
  Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe and Justin Bieber were runners-up with five Juno nominations. Artists with three nominations include Ali Gatie, Céline Dion, Curtis Waters and Lennon Stella. The Junos announced that Dion’s t
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly vows to “keep breaking the mould” with new music

  09-03-2021 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has expressed his intentions to “keep breaking the mould” with his upcoming material.The NME Big Read: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”The Ohio rapper – aka Richard Colson Baker – revealed in November that he hoped to release the follow-up to last year’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ at some point in 2021, if he had “enough time” between his o
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly says he wants to “keep breaking the mould” with new music

  09-03-2021 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has expressed his intentions to “keep breaking the mould” with his upcoming material.The NME Big Read: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”The Ohio rapper – aka Richard Colson Baker – revealed in November that he hoped to release the follow-up to last year’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ at some point in 2021, if he had “enough time” between his o
  
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• The Weeknd Returns for 21st Week at No. 1 on Artist 100 Chart

  09-03-2021 19:58
  
  The Weeknd rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated March 13) for a 21st total week on top, and for the first time since May 2020, as he makes history on the Billboard Hot 100.
  His “Blinding Lights” becomes the first song ever to spend a year in the Hot 100’s top 10, as it logs its 52nd week in the region. Says The Weeknd, “This Billboard chart record is truly a result of the fans. I’m so humbled and forever grateful to them.”
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• App-Focused Music Integration Platform Songclip Announces $11 Million Funding Round

  09-03-2021 19:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music-integration platform Songclip has raised $11 million in a new funding round led by Evolution VC Partners founder Gregg Smith. Songclip unveiled the multimillion-dollar capital influx this morning, via a formal release. In addition to Evolution VC Partners, a previous backer of Juul and Unity, the app-focused music-monetization tool attracted investors such as Philadelphia 76ers […]
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• Phoebe Bridgers Duets With Jackson Browne For Meditative Take on ‘Kyoto’: Listen

  09-03-2021 19:35
  
  Phoebe Bridgers and Chika have re-recorded their signature songs and tracked covers for Spotify’s celebration of the 2021 Grammy Awards best new artist nominees.
  The series kicked off on Tuesday (March 9) with a double-shot of songs from Bridgers, including a meditative, acoustic version of “Kyoto” with backing vocals from the legendary Jackson Browne, who first teamed with her in 2018 on a version of “Christmas Song.” “Kyoto” is nominated for best
  
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• Saweetie and Cardi B in talks to collaborate: “We’re just kinda waiting for that right record”

  09-03-2021 19:23 via nme.com
  
  Saweetie has revealed that she’s been talking to Cardi B about working on a track together.Read more: Cardi B’s team-up with Megan Thee Stallion is a truly filthy returnIt comes after fans last month questioned whether or not the pair were at odds (as per HotNewHipHop).
  With Cardi married to Migos rapper Offset and Saweetie dating his bandmate Quavo, a number of fans said they expected the pair to share more interactions with each other online.
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• Selena Gomez Hints At Possibly Retiring From Music: ‘Why Do I Keep Doing This?’

  09-03-2021 19:18
  
  Selena Gomez graces the April 2021 cover of Vogue, where the multi-platinum singer opened up about potentially retiring from her musical career.
  At 28, Gomez has three Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, 18 Teen Choice Awards (making her the fifth-most awarded artist), 24.3 million songs sold as of 2017, and 215 million Instagram followers (and was at one point the most-followed person on the platform). Her influence is far and wide reaching since her Barney and Wizards of
  
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• The Snuts announce “ambitious” live-streamed show from Stirling Castle

  09-03-2021 19:15 via nme.com
  
  The Snuts have announced a special live-streamed performance for later this month.Read More: The Snuts: “We want to get the same reaction as Primal Scream”The Scottish four-piece will take to the stage at Stirling Castle on Friday, March 26, ahead of releasing their debut album ‘W.L.’ the following week (April 2).
  Fans will be able to watch the band perform their upcoming first record in its entirety by pre-ordering the 4xCD edition of ‘W.L.’ here. Customers w
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers teams up with Jackson Browne for new version of ‘Kyoto’

  09-03-2021 18:58 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers has joined forces with Jackson Browne for a new version of ‘Kyoto’ – you can listen to it below.Read more: The NME Big Read: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”The collaborative reworking of the track – the original of which appears on Bridgers’ second album ‘Punisher’ – was recorded for the Spotify Singles series, and is accompanied by a cover of the late John Prin
  
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• ASCAP Revenue Jumped 4% During Pandemic Year to $1.3 Billion

  09-03-2021 18:44
  
  If ASCAP is being impacted by the pandemic-fueled economic downturn, you can’t tell it by overall revenue collections for 2020 as the performance rights organization posted a 4.16% gain to $1.327 billion, versus the $1.274 billion collected in 2019.
  That’s better than the 3.83% gain the PRO produced in 2019 over 2018, when revenue collections were $1.227 billion.
  Breaking out collections, domestic revenue grew 2.53% to $891 million, up from $869 million in 2019, while foreign revenue
  
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• 2021 Grammy Awards to Host Live Pre-Show Event on Facebook

  09-03-2021 18:23
  
  Facebook is partnering with the 2021 Grammy Awards for an exclusive streaming live pre-show event on the Sunday night (March 14) that will feature the first ever virtual Fan Zone where members will be featured in hosted segments and have their questions answered by some of their favorite Grammy-nominated artists.
  The virtual Fan Zone will be active throughout the night, providing a place for FB Group members to engage on in-show performances and award winners. The live event will stream to the G
  
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• Craig Campbell The Artist Hires Craig Campbell The Publicist for Indie Relaunch

  09-03-2021 17:52
  
  When his phone pinged several years ago, Campbell Entertainment Group founder Craig Campbell opened a text from a number he didn’t recognize: “I’m coming home late from the studio. Will you pick up some milk and bread on your way home?”
  “Who is this?” he wrote back.“Mindy.”“Mindy who?”“YOUR WIFE!“
  That exchange was perhaps a prelude to a new chapter in Campbell’s professional life. Mindy Campbell thought she was textin
  
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• St. Vincent reveals she almost made a “heavy” Tool-inspired album

  09-03-2021 17:38 via nme.com
  
  St. Vincent has revealed that she initially set out to make a “heavy”, Tool-inspired album before recording ‘Daddy’s Home’.
  The musician – real name Annie Clark – made her return last week with the single ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’, which she described to NME as “blues for 2021”. It will appear on Clark’s ’70s-indebted sixth record, out on May 14.Read More: St. Vincent shares ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’ and talks ne
  
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• Niko Moon Tops Hot Country Songs With ‘Good Time’: ‘This Has Been a Dream of Mine’

  09-03-2021 17:29
  
  Niko Moon’s debut single as a recording artist, “Good Time,” simultaneously ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart and Country Airplay, both surveys dated March 13.
  The track, released on RCA Nashville, jumps 3-1 on Hot Country Songs and 5-1 on Country Airplay, crowning the latter list with a 16% gain to 28.9 million audience impressions in the week ending March 7, according to MRC Data.
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• Oasis contract requesting “sober-speaking” gig staff could reach £1,500 at auction

  09-03-2021 17:26 via nme.com
  
  An Oasis contract that requested “sober-speaking” assistants and “quality lager” for the band and crew during a 1994 gig is to be auctioned.
  The official paperwork was drawn up ahead of an early show at The Old Trout venue in Windsor, Berkshire and is expected to fetch up to £1,500 at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire later this month.
  The paperwork, which was drawn up by Primary Talent International, sees the band requesting a two-course meal, water, fruit juice an
  
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• Billboard Japan and TikTok’s ‘Next Fire’ March Livestream Features Brother Duo SuzukiSuzuki

  09-03-2021 17:19
  
  Brothers Tomu and Seina Suzuki, collectively known as the duo SuzukiSuzuki, performed on Billboard Japan and TikTok’s Next Fire program on March 5 as the featured artist of the month.
  Next Fire is a weekly show on the TikTok Live platform that highlights an up-and-coming J-pop act each month, based on Billboard Japan’s newly launched Japan Heatseekers Songs chart. The hybrid program, hosted by Hina from J-girl group Faky and TikToker Shuichiro, streams performances and in-depth inter
  
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• La Doña in San Francisco, in a Pandemic: ‘I Feel Less Fearful’

  09-03-2021 17:15
  
  Emerging Mexican-American femmetón singer-songwriter La Doña’s new album, Algo Nuevo, dropped March 12 via Human Re Sources just as the coronavirus pandemic intensified in the U.S. Concerts, festivals and other large gatherings across the country were canceled, including her planned South by Southwest debut, interrupting her early career momentum.
  As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the m
  
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• Elon Musk and Grimes Show Off Baby X AE A-XII From New Texas ‘Starbase’ Home

  09-03-2021 17:09
  
  Entrepreneur Elon Musk and singer Grimes showed off a picture of their 10-month-old baby X AE A-XII from a location the Tesla founder described as “Starbase,” Texas.
  In the cute snap, Baby X is reaching out toward a flower arrangement while proud papa Musk holds him up and Grimes looks along from behind futuristic golden shades with a white flower in her hair.
  Last month in an Instagram post, Grimes shared a picture of herself fondly embracing X AE A-XII, who looks on at wh
  
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