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• We Are Scientists, The Futureheads and more to play Joey Ramone tribute livestream

  11-03-2021 23:57 via nme.com
  
  A host of bands will come together for a livestreamed gig in tribute to late Ramones frontman Joey Ramone.
  The like of Creeper, We Are Scientists, The Futureheads and Kathryn Williams have signed up for the event, which takes place on March 28 from 8pm until late.
  The show will be preceded by Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties of the band’s first two albums, their 1976 self-titled debut, and 1977’s ‘Leave Home’
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• Lodato & Bright Sparks Top Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart With ‘Good Thing’

  11-03-2021 23:57
  
  Lodato and Bright Sparks hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated March 13) with “Good Thing.” It’s Queens, New York, native Lodato’s second topper, following “Home” in November 2019, and the first for Bright Sparks, the English duo of Ash Hicklin and Kimmy Sawford.
  “Good Thing” is scoring core-dance airplay from outlets including at leaders SiriusXM’s BPM, KMVQ-HD2 San Francisco and WCPY Chicago, according to MRC Da
  
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• 9 Out of 10 Musicians Say Their Mental Health Has Deteriorated During the Pandemic

  11-03-2021 23:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nearly 90 percent of professional musicians say that their mental health has deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March, according to a study conducted by Help Musicians UK. The 100-year-old charitable organization just recently revealed this and other less-than-encouraging stats, which reiterate that the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures and large-gathering bans hasn’t been […]
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• Rina Sawayama Is a Finalist for Brit Awards’ Rising Star Award

  11-03-2021 23:46
  
  An artist of color will win the Rising Star Award at the Brit Awards for the second year in a row. A bold prediction? No. Just a statement of fact. All three artists on the shortlist for the award — Griff, Pa Salieu and Rina Sawayama — are artists of color.
  Until a recent rule change, Sawayama wasn’t eligible for the award because she was born in Japan. The Brit Awards and the Mercury Prize changed their rules to allow artists who were born elsewhere but now live in t
  
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• 5 Seconds of Summer’s New Management Talk ‘Transitional Period’ After Interscope Exit

  11-03-2021 23:41
  
  5 Seconds of Summer is no longer signed to Interscope and is working with new management, Billboard has learned.
  The Australian quartet is now represented by YM&U Group managers Joel Mark and Peter Katsis, having recently departed Modest Management. YM&U’s other clients include Blink-182, Jane’s Addiction, Morrissey, Steve Aoki, 3LAU, RAC, Common, Bush and Liz Phair.
  Modest Management’s roster includes One Direction, Niall Horan and Little Mix, among others.On Thursday
  
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• BTS Reveal Their Workout Playlists — And This Song Is ‘The Best for the Treadmill’

  11-03-2021 23:32
  
  BTS are in tip-top shape to perform at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, and they’re sharing which artists they listen to when they’re working on their fitness.
  According to an interview with Radio.com on Thursday (March 11), they’re a big fan of fellow Grammy performers Silk Sonic — the new duo comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak — and their debut single “Leave the Door Open.” And there’s one album they’re s
  
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• Hear Mike Patton sing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme for a new video game

  11-03-2021 23:06 via nme.com
  
  Mike Patton of Faith No More, Tomahawk and Mr Bungle has taken on the theme tune of much-loved cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a new video game.
  Titled Shredder’s Revenge, the arcade style game was announced by publishers Dotemu yesterday (March 10).
  Dotemu launched the game with a teaser trailer, featuring a new version of the theme tune with Patton on vocals. You can take a listen below.“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Raphael
  
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• Which Song Should Grammy Voters Declare the 2021 Song of the Year? Vote!

  11-03-2021 22:57
  
  The 63rd annual Grammy Awards are happening this Sunday, and Billboard wants to know which song you hope Grammy voters have picked for song of the year.
  With “Cardigan” earning Taylor Swift her fifth song of the year nomination, she has more nods in this Big Four category than any other female songwriter in Grammy history.
  And for the first time in Grammy history, two songs focusing on racial justice are nominated for song of the year — “Black Parade,&
  
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• Which Album Should Grammy Voters Declare Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album? Vote!

  11-03-2021 22:52
  
  Ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, we want to know: Who are you hoping Grammy voters chose to win best Latin rock or alternative album?
  Five remarkable albums are up for the prize, including Bajofondo’s instrumental gem Aura, Cami’s powerful Monstruo, Cultura Profetica’s comeback reggae-filled Sobrevolando, Fito Paez’s dreamy rock set La Conquista Del Espacio, and Lido Pimienta’s colorful Miss Colombia.
  Both Cultura Profetica and Fito Paez nabbed a Lat
  
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• Michael Stanley Streams Soar Following Rocker’s Death

  11-03-2021 22:46
  
  Streams and sales of the catalog of heartland rocker Michael Stanley skyrocketed after his March 5 death, seeing four-digit-percentage gains, according to MRC Data.
  U.S. on-demand streams of his output — both solo and with the eponymous Michael Stanley Band — soared 1,018% in the days following his death. From March 6, the day Stanley’s passing was announced, through March 8, streams totaled 429,000 listens, up from 38,000 streams in the previous three-day period (March 3-
  
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• Maren Morris Talks Exclusivity in Country Music on ‘Ellen DeGeneres’

  11-03-2021 22:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There are so many black women and men who adore country music and don’t feel the door is open for them," singer tells the talk-show host
  
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• G-Eazy’s ‘Provide’ Takes Off on Triller, Rules Top Triller U.S. & Global Charts

  11-03-2021 22:39
  
  G-Eazy’s “Provide” is the latest No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts, ruling the tallies dated March 13.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective songs, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, according to Triller. Data for the charts is represented on
  
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• Dance & Electronic Music at the 2021 Grammys: A Billboard Dance Contributor Roundtable

  11-03-2021 22:38
  
  After waiting for what’s felt like forever, the Grammys are finally happening this Sunday, March 14. The dance/electronic categories have never gotten much play on the live telecast — and that won’t change this year, with none of the genre nominees performing and all of the dance/electronic trophies being awarded during the Premiere Ceremony that’s happening ahead of the big nationally broadcast livestream. (This Premiere event will stream live on the Grammys website star
  
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• Grassroots promoters across the UK to team up for livestreamed Fusion Fest

  11-03-2021 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Independent gig promoters from across Britain are taking part in a live streamed virtual festival next month, in aid of the Music Venue Trust.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – industry insiders and medical experts on what to expectFusion Fest takes place on April 2 and 3, and will bring club nights from around the UK together for the very first time with a series of DJ sets.
  The first night will be indie-focused and headlined by DJs from the UK’s biggest indie club nigh
  
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• The Weeknd Vows to Boycott the Grammys From Now On

  11-03-2021 22:29
  
  The Weeknd has decided to boycott the Grammy Awards in the future following his controversial shutout from this year’s nominations.
  The superstar was a strong contender in the Big Four categories, including album of the year for his fourth LP After Hours, which spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and had the biggest streaming week for an R&B album ever, as well as record of the year and song of the year for his blockbuster
  
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• H.E.R., Janelle Monae & More Work to Turn Music Into Action at Black Music Collective Pre-Grammy Event

  11-03-2021 22:01
  
  The inaugural Grammy Week event hosted by the Black Music Collective, a newly launched initiative by the Recording Academy, was held Wednesday evening. The online event was a celebration of Black creators’ and professionals’ countless contributions to the music industry.
  Harvey Mason, Jr., chair and interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, and Valeisha Butterfield Jones, the Academy’s chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer, started the program by detai
  
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• BROCKHAMPTON are teasing that they have something new on the way

  11-03-2021 22:00 via nme.com
  
  BROCKHAMPTON have shared a new teaser clip which appears to signal that they have new music coming very soon.Read more: The Big Read – BrockhamptonThe Texas group’s last album was 2019’s ‘Ginger’, which followed their earlier ‘Saturation’ series. Last year, they released a mixtape called ‘Technical Difficulties’ which was made up of eight tracks they made in lockdown.
  First teasing their return back in January, BROCKHAMPTON sha
  
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• Demi Lovato Says Ending Engagement Let Her ‘Live My Truth’ as a Queer Woman

  11-03-2021 21:44
  
  Demi Lovato and her fiery pink hair heat up Glamour’s April 2021 cover, for which she opened up about the ways she’s shed heteronormativity and embraced her queerness.
  Take her hair, for instance. When she got a pixie cut in November and dyed it hot pink in January, Lovato was slowly breaking out of the pristine heteronormative pop star mold she had been in for a decade. Ultimately, she’s trying to shave her head, and she’s realizing that being in a heteronormat
  
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• The Weeknd to Boycott Future Grammy Awards Following ‘After Hours’ Snub

  11-03-2021 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys," Abel Tesfaye says
  
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• Ariana Grande Rules Rhythmic Airplay for First Time Since 2015

  11-03-2021 21:38
  
  Ariana Grande returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart for the first time since 2015 as “34+35” skips 4-1 on the list dated March 13. The single ascends through a 10% boost in plays in the week ending March 7 to become the most-played track at the radio format in the week, according to MRC Data.
  “34+35” gives Grande her third No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay, following the three-week champ “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea in 2014 and “Love M
  
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• Who Runs the World? A Recap of the First 6 Months of Billboard’s Global Charts

  11-03-2021 21:35
  
  In September 2020, Billboard unveiled the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Both surveys rank the biggest songs in the world, based on streams and digital sales from more than 200 international territories, with the latter excluding U.S. data.
  This week’s March 13-dated editions mark six months of the global charts, so we’re taking a look at who has been ruling the world in that span.
  The rankings have reflected achievements of both new and veteran acts fro
  
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• CTS Eventim Cancels German Music Festivals Including Deichbrand, Hurricane, and Southside Due to COVID Concerns

  11-03-2021 21:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Organizers have canceled a number of German music festivals, including Deichbrand, Rock am Ring, and Greenfield, due to continued COVID-19 concerns. Ticketing and live-entertainment giant CTS Eventim, and specifically its Eventim Live division, announced the 2021 cancellations in a formal release, attributing the move “to the ongoing uncertainty about infection rates and mutations.” A total […]
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• US Livestreams Earned $610M in 2020: Study

  11-03-2021 21:32
  
  Livestreaming went from niche to mainstream in 2020, becoming big moneymakers for artists unable to tour during the pandemic, according to new research by MusicWatch.
  An estimated 115 million people watched a livestream in the fourth quarter 2020 on platforms ranging from the popular site Twitch to Mandolin, one of the new music-focused streamers to have sprouted during the pandemic. “When I [first] l
  
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• K-Pop Returns to Spotify After Licensing Row Settled With Korean Label Kakao M

  11-03-2021 21:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  K-pop returns to Spotify after a global licensing deal was struck between Spotify and Kakao Entertainment. Representatives from both companies confirmed an agreement allows Kakao M content on Spotify again. “We are pleased that Kakao Entertainment’s content and artists are back on Spotify, allowing 345+ million global listeners across 170 countries to once again enjoy […]
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• Justin Bieber teases track listing for new album

  11-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Justice is set for release on 19 March.
  
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• Cardi B slams trolls for 'bullying' Mac Miller on social media before his death

  11-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B told the trolls they don't care "till somebody is gone".
  
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• Gospel Great CeCe Winans Talks Releasing Her First Live Album During the Pandemic: ‘That’s Not What I Planned, God’

  11-03-2021 21:26
  
  Live albums have always been a staple in the faith-based music community, and with the release of her new album Believe For It this week, gospel great CeCe Winans found a way — despite the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the live world for the last 12 months — to add her voice to that musical legacy.
  Surprisingly, this is Winans’ first live collection, and the iconic 12-time Grammy winner admits the timing was a challenge. “Last year I was talking with managemen
  
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• Cloud Nothings ‘Remember’ to Remain Hopeful on Seventh Album: Emerging Artists Spotlight

  11-03-2021 21:03
  
  Welcome to Emerging Artists Spotlight, the Billboard series where we highlight a musician who has recently made his or her debut on the Emerging Artists chart. Whether they are new to the industry, or have been around for a while but are just starting to have a chart impact, the intention is to showcase where they are here and now. This week’s pick is Cloud Nothings, who debuted at No. 24 on the chart dated March 13 thanks to their new album The Shadow I Remember.C
  
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• Apple Podcasts Latest Update Adopts ‘Follow’ vs. ‘Subscribe’ – Here’s Why

  11-03-2021 21:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Apple Podcasts app is changing how users interact with podcasts. Subscribe is now follow – here’s why. With the latest iOS 14.5 update, Apple changed the terminology in the Apple Podcasts app. It’s a small change, but it’s an important one. Users now ‘follow’ podcasts on the app instead of subscribing to them. That’s […]
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• Nio Garcia & Casper Magico Reel In Ozuna, Myke Towers, Wisin, and Yandel For Star-Studded ‘Travesuras’ Remix: Exclusive

  11-03-2021 21:00
  
  Just a week after earning their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay, Nio Garcia and Casper Magico drop the star-studded remix to “Travesuras,” featuring Ozuna, Myke Towers, Wisin, and Yandel.
  Paying homage to an emblematic song that has opened doors for the new generation of urban artists, “Travesuras” is a revamped version of Hector El Father’s “Noche de Travesura,” first released in 2005.
  Produced by Xound & Goldiby, Nio and Casper give
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine sued for alleged copyright infringement on ‘GOOBA’

  11-03-2021 20:46 via nme.com
  
  Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued for copyright infringement after a production group claimed that he stole the beat for his hit single ‘GOOBA’.READ MORE: What I learned about Tekashi 6ix9ine from making a documentary of his life Released as the rapper’s first music after his release from prison last year, ‘GOOBA’ went on to break YouTube’s record for the most-watched hip-hop video in a 24-hour span and currently has over 700 million views on YouTube.
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• The Inventor of the Audio Cassette Tape, Lou Ottens, Dies at 94

  11-03-2021 20:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape has passed away, aged 94. Dutch media reports Ottens died at his home in Duizel in Brabant on March 6. Ottens studied to be an engineer and started working for Philips in 1952. Eight years later, he was promoted to Philips’ product development department. Ottens […]
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• Lou Ottens Dies, Age 94 – Dutch Inventor of the Audio Cassette Tape

  11-03-2021 20:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape has passed away, aged 94. Dutch media reports Ottens died at his home in Duizel in Brabant on March 6. Ottens studied to be an engineer and started working for Philips in 1952. Eight years later, he was promoted to Philips’ product development department. Ottens […]
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• Harry Styles will open this year’s Grammy Awards

  11-03-2021 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has been announced as the opening performer at this year’s Grammy Awards.Read more: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics)It marks the former One Direction singer’s first ever performance at the awards ceremony, and is just one of four other solo artists to open the show in the past decade.
  Taylor Swift has opened the show twice in 2013 and 2016 performing ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Togeth
  
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• Justin Bieber Found Inspiration From Action Movies to Prep For His ‘Hold On’ Daredevil Stunt

  11-03-2021 20:26
  
  Justin Bieber was inspired by a few action-packed flicks before gearing up for a wild ride in his “Hold On” music video.
  Billboard’s current cover star discussed his inspirations in the new Vevo Footnotes clip that was released on Thursday (March 11). Bieber and “Hold On” video director Colin Tilley took notes from The Place Beyond the Pines, Good Time and Hell or High Water, where the living-on-the-edge protagonists from all three movies rob ban
  
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• For Devonté Hynes, His First Grammy Nom — For Classical Music — ‘Feels Like Doors Opening’

  11-03-2021 20:03
  
  Producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Devonté Hynes, 35, has worked with acts like Solange, Carly Rae Jepsen, HAIM and Mariah Carey; records on his own as Blood Orange; and has scored screen projects, including Queen & Slim and HBO’s We Are Who We Are. But his first-ever Grammy nomination came in a wholly unexpected realm: classical music. Fields — a suite of his music recorded by Third Coast Percussion, with Hynes himself on synths — began three years ag
  
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• Nasri Almost Gave Up Writing for Other Artists. Now He’s Reintroducing Himself

  11-03-2021 20:01
  
  Nasri Atweh was done writing for other people. After spending years crafting hits for stars like Shakira, Pitbull, Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, Atweh (who records under his first name) achieved global success as the lead singer of MAGIC! after the band’s 2014 reggae-pop smash, “Rude,” spent six weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and spawned three albums and as many world tours. “I was like, ‘I don’t like working with artists anymore,’ ” says Atweh,
  
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• Why Kaytranada Thinks We ‘Can’t Just Ignore the Grammys’

  11-03-2021 19:57
  
  In the years between his breakthrough 2016 debut album, 99.9%, and his late 2019 follow-up, BUBBA, Haitian-Canadian producer Kaytranada moved out of his childhood home in Montreal, signed a major label deal (moving from XL Recordings to RCA Records) and, during an interview around his first album, publicly came out as gay. It doesn’t come as a surprise, then, that the 28-year-old describes BUBBA as his most true-to-self work yet.
  “It&
  
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• Sir Paul McCartney teams up with Idris Elba & Damon Albarn for McCartney III Imagined

  11-03-2021 19:54 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with the likes of Idris Elba and Damon Albarn for ‘McCartney III Imagined’.The former
  
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• Here Are the Artists Pairing Up For 2021 Grammy Awards Performances

  11-03-2021 19:54
  
  Former Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich called them “Grammy Moments” — pairings by two artists who come together on the Grammy stage. Ehrlich has retired from the Grammy Awards, but the concept he championed lives on. The Recording Academy has announced six pairings that viewers will see at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14).
  DaBaby is involved in two of them — team-ups with Dua Lipa and Roddy Ricch. The latter will almost certainly be “Rockstar,&r
  
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• Miko Marks Was Rebuffed by Nashville in the 2000s. She’s Back With a Bold New Album

  11-03-2021 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They're like, 'We don’t think there’s a place for you,'" says the singer-songwriter, who gears up for 'Our Country,' her first full-length in 13 years
  
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• The Vaccines announce 10th anniversary pink vinyl edition of debut album

  11-03-2021 19:51 via nme.com
  
  The Vaccines have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines’.Read more: Justin Young on “liberating” new side project Halloweens: “It’s allowed The Vaccines to flourish”First released on March 11, 2011, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at Number Four and spawned six singles: ‘Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)’, ‘Post Break-Up Sex’, ‘If You Wanna’, ‘All In W
  
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• Lana Del Rey visits man laying in tub of bean dip for 24 hours

  11-03-2021 19:51 via nme.com
  
  Hunter Ray Barker, a man laying in a tub full of bean dip for 24 hours in a bid to raise money for his favourite Mexican restaurant, has received a visit from none other than Lana Del Rey.READ MORE: Lana Del Rey’s new song ‘Let Me Love You Like A Woman’ is a swooning ode to starting anewBarker, a professional stuntman, undertook the feat in aid of Los Angeles restaurant Los Toros, lying in a solution made of beans, flour and seasoning.
  On Instagram, Del Rey revealed that she pa
  
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• Chris Brown Now Has the Two Longest Running No. 1s on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

  11-03-2021 19:41
  
  Chris Brown arrives at a historic milestone as his single “Go Crazy,” with Young Thug, leads Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for a 24th week. With the track’s newest week on top, Brown now claims the two songs with the most weeks at No. 1 in the chart’s 28-year history with “Crazy” and “No Guidance.”
  “Crazy” reigns for its 24th frame on the list dated March 13. Its latest term comes despite a 5% drop to 21.6 million in a
  
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• Billboard’s Hip-Hop and R&B Rookie of the Month for March: Fousheé

  11-03-2021 19:28
  
  When Fousheé was five, she wrote her first song.
  “I used to write with the tools I had at home then — piano stock sounds and my little karaoke machine,” remembers Fousheé. “I always wanted to do music.”
  The New Jersey native even remembers the title of the song, “In My Way” — which is exactly how Fousheé is crafting her unique alt-soul sound and jumping from anonymity into the spotlight after going viral last July with the movi
  
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• See Maroon 5’s Surreal ‘Beautiful Mistakes’ Video With Megan Thee Stallion

  11-03-2021 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Adam Levine and rapper take psychedelic trip through Los Angeles in new visual
  
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• Breland on His Ambitions as a ‘Cross Country’ Artist: ‘I’m Trying to Be a Cultural Bridge’

  11-03-2021 19:22
  
  There are two things Breland doesn’t play around about: his truck and his vision.
  The New Jersey-born country-trap singer, rapper, and songwriter exploded onto the scene in early 2020 when his debut single, “My Truck,” gained traction on TikTok leading to over 800,000 videos on the platform using the official “My Truck” audio.
  The video for the song, which peaked at No. 28 on Hot Country
  
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• Justin Bieber Is Making Crocs & Socks Cool With New Collaboration

  11-03-2021 19:14
  
  Yup, Justin Bieber can officially make anything look good.
  The star’s Drew House clothing brand is teaming up with Crocs for a new collaboration, a lavender pair of the Classic Clogs featuring a branded logo fixed to the backstrap and appearances from Theodore and other Drew House characters as colorful, oversized Jibbitz charms.
  Bieber is pairing the look with a pair of tall white socks (yes, socks!) from Drew House, setting the tone for the ultimate spring and summer look.
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• ‘Black Like Me’ Singer Mickey Guyton Wants to ‘Open Doors’ for Black and Brown Girls in Country

  11-03-2021 19:12
  If country music is three chords and the truth, it wasn’t quite ready for Mickey Guyton’s. After writing “Black Like Me” at a writers’ retreat in 2019, the Capitol Nashville artist says she felt like the stirring ballad fell on deaf ears. But when she released the song amid 2020’s protests against racial injustice, it found plenty of champions — and later scored a nod for best country solo performance, marking the first nomination for a Black female solo
  
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• Aaliyah Still Sounds Like The Future

  11-03-2021 19:12
  
  Aaliyah's self-titled 2001 album became her final — but then as now, it sounded like the future of R&B, showcasing an idol at the peak of her power across music, film, and fashion.
  
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