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• BTS ARMY Reacts to Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande Winning Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy

  14-03-2021 23:39
  
  BTS fans showered the group with love when they did not take home the award for best pop duo/group performance for “Dynamite” at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday (March 14).
  The BTS ARMY had the hashtags #LightItUpBTS and #BTSOurGreatestPrize trending on Twitter after the Grammy instead went to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me.” (Keep up with the full list of Grammy winners here.)
  “Who said BTS lost grammys? It’s grammys who lost BTS,” said one
  
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• Nas has won his first-ever Grammy award tonight

  14-03-2021 23:22 via nme.com
  
  Nas has won his first-ever Grammy Award tonight (March 14), after being nominated at the annual awards show 14 times.
  The premiere ceremony for the Grammys, where the bulk of the awards are handed out, took place earlier tonight.Read more: Nas – ‘King’s Disease’ review: a royal return to form for rap’s original scholarDuring that livestreamed event, Nas was announced as the winner of Best Rap Album for his 13th studio record ‘King’s Disease’.
  
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• Black Deer Festival announces headliners Van Morrison, Robert Plant and Frank Turner

  14-03-2021 23:04 via nme.com
  
  Black Deer Festival has announced that Van Morrison, Frank Turner and Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian will headline this year’s event.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”The three-day, multi-stage festival celebrating Americana and country, held at Eridge Park in Kent will take place this summer on the weekend of June 25-27.
  Last year’s festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus
  
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• Zayn doubles down on Grammys criticism: “I’m keeping the pressure on”

  14-03-2021 23:01 via nme.com
  
  Zayn Malik has doubled down on his criticism of the Grammys after calling the Recording Academy out on Twitter earlier this week (March 9).
  In his first tweet on Tuesday, the former One Direction star accused the organisation of not considering artists “unless you shake hands and send gifts”.Read more: ZAYN – ‘Nobody Is Listening’ review: ex-boybander crafts quietly purposeful pop“Fuck the Grammys and everyone associated,” he wrote.
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• Watch The Strokes’ awkwardly accept their first Grammy

  14-03-2021 22:47 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes won their first Grammy award tonight (March 14), winning Best Rock Album for ‘The New Abnormal’.
  The ceremony is taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic and the New York band’s acceptance highlighted the struggles of awards shows in the pandemic era.Read more: The Strokes: “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article”When premiere ceremony host Jhené Aiko announced The Strokes as
  
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• Burna Boy celebrates Grammys win with debut live appearance at the ceremony

  14-03-2021 22:29 via nme.com
  
  Burna Boy celebrated his first Grammys win by performing at the premiere ceremony tonight (March 14) for the first time – scroll down the page to watch his performance now.
  The Grammys 2021 is currently underway in Los Angeles, with the main bulk of awards given out in the premiere ceremony.Read more: Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”Harry Styles will kick off the main ceremony at 12am GMT, where the “general field” winners will be revealed,
  
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• Fito Paez, Grupo Niche, Natalia Lafourcade Win Grammys Latin Categories

  14-03-2021 22:23
  
  Three Latin acts representing wildly different musical styles — Argentina’s Fito Páez, Colombia’s Grupo Niche and Mexico’s Natalia LaFourcade — were the early winners for the Latin categories at Sunday’s (March 14) Grammy Awards.
  For veterans Páez and Grupo Niche, who’ve been making music for literally decades, this was their first-ever Grammy, and their joy was palpable in acceptance speeches from their respective countries.
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• Watch Poppy debut new song ‘Eat’ at Grammys 2021

  14-03-2021 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Poppy performed at the Grammys 2021 premiere ceremony tonight, debuting a brand new song – scroll down the page to watch her performance now.
  The Grammys 2021 is currently underway in Los Angeles, with the main bulk of awards given out in the premiere ceremony.Read more: The Big Read – Poppy: Human After AllLater, Harry Styles will open the main ceremony, where the “general field” winners will be revealed, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Album Of
  
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• Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Spends Ninth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Most Since 2016

  14-03-2021 22:09
  
  Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album logs a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, all consecutively, after having arrived atop the list eight weeks ago (chart dated Jan. 23).
  Dangerous now has the most weeks at No. 1 among all albums since Drake’s Views scored 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2016. Dangerous is also one of just four country albums ever to spend at least nine weeks in the lead.
  Dangerous earned 78,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week
  
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• Big Sean’s ‘Detroit’ mixtape is finally coming to streaming services

  14-03-2021 22:05 via nme.com
  
  Big Sean has announced that his 2012 mixtape ‘Detroit’ is finally coming to streaming services.Read more: Big Sean: “God has taken away all these special people – there has to be a reason I’m still here”The acclaimed project, which won Mixtape Of The Year at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, features the tracks ’24K’, ‘Mula’ and ‘Sellin Dreams’, and includes guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5’9″ an
  
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• Nick Jonas Announces Deluxe Version of ‘Spaceman’ With New Jonas Brothers Song

  14-03-2021 21:58
  
  The deluxe Spaceman album is dropping at midnight tonight, Nick Jonas has announced — and he won’t be the only Jonas brother on the track list.
  “5 more songs are headed your way including one featuring @joejonas and @kevinjonas. Told you @jonasbrothers weren’t going anywhere, Jonas teased Sunday (March 15) on Instagram.
  The official Jonas Brothers account left a comment celebrating the surprise with a trio of rocket emojis.Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas join Nick on “Sel
  
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• Fans Choose Selena Gomez’s ‘Revelación’ EP as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  14-03-2021 21:37
  
  Selena Gomez’s new Spanish-language EP, Revelación, has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (March 12) on Billboard, choosing the 28-year-old singer’s new seven-song project as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  Revelación, which was helmed of executive producers Tainy and Neon 16, includes three fiery collaborations featuring Rauw Alejandro (“Baila Conmigo”), Myke Towers (“D&aa
  
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• Mike Shinoda names most polarising Linkin Park album

  14-03-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has discussed which of the band’s albums he thinks is the most polarising.Read more: Mike Shinoda on writing an album on Twitch, 20 years of ‘Hybrid Theory’ and Chester Bennington’s voiceSpeaking in a new interview with Anthony Fantano, Shinoda talked about the band’s back catalogue and which one of their seven albums seems to divides fans the most.
  Shinoda revealed: “‘A Thousand Suns’ which was our fourth reco
  
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• Grammys Premiere Ceremony Honors Marvin Gaye’s ‘Mercy, Mercy Me’ For 50th Anniversary With Tribute Performance

  14-03-2021 20:51
  
  The 2021 Grammy Awards’ Premiere Ceremony celebrated music’s biggest day on Sunday (March 14) by kicking off with a tribute to Marvin Gaye’s hit “Mercy, Mercy Me” for its 50th anniversary.
  “I’m delighted to introduce to you a performance by 20 of this year’s nominees with a special musical tribute on its 50th anniversary, as poignant and as timeless as ever,” Harvey Mason Jr., the interim president and CEO of the Recording Academy, said ahead
  
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• Blue Ivy Carter just won her first Grammy award at nine years old

  14-03-2021 20:33 via nme.com
  
  Blue Ivy Carter, the daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, just won her first Grammy award at the age of nine.
  The musical couple’s child is credited on her mother’s song ‘Brown Skin Girl’, which appeared on Beyoncé’s visual album ‘Black Is King’.Read more: Beyoncé’s new visual album ‘Black Is King’ – the big talking pointsThe track was nominated in the Best Music Video category at this year’s Grammys, alo
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Claps Back at Headlines Amid Alex Rodriguez Breakup Rumors

  14-03-2021 20:26
  
  Jennifer Lopez is mocking recent headlines about her rumored split with Alex Rodriguez.
  The 51-year-old actress and singer took to social media on Sunday (March 14) to share a cryptic video in which she references the flurry of news reports about her supposed breakup with A-Rod, which the two stars have denied.
  “Sunday brunch playlist,” JLo captioned a clip on Instagram, which is soundtracked by Saweetie’s “Pretty B—- Freestyle.”At one point in the montage, wh
  
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• Here are all the winners from the Grammys 2021 – rolling list

  14-03-2021 20:09 via nme.com
  
  The Grammys 2021 will take place tonight (March 14) and will be broadcast virtually from Los Angeles.
  Beyoncé is up for the most awards with nine nominations. Following her, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch and Taylor Swift are all in the running for six trophies, while Brittany Howard, Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, DaBaby, Phoebe Bridgers and Justin Bieber could all walk home with multiple wins.
  The main awards ceremony, which begins at 12am GMT, will kick off with a performance from Harry St
  
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• SIX60 50,000 capacity show set to be world’s largest since the start of COVID

  14-03-2021 20:07 via nme.com
  
  SIX60 have announced that they will play to an audience of 50,000 next month, making it the biggest live show since the coronavirus pandemic began.Read more: New Zealand pop-rockers Six60 on playing the world’s only stadium tour: “I felt pure elation”Due to take place at Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand – the home of legendary Rugby world champions the All Blacks – on April 24, it will be the first time a music act has performed at the ven
  
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• Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Grammy Awards

  14-03-2021 20:06
  
  Who will be the big winner at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards?
  Beyonce is up for the most awards, while Taylor Swift is vying to become only the fourth person — and first woman — to win album of the year three times.
  Jhené Aiko is hosting the premiere ceremony, where a majority of the winners will be revealed.
  Later tonight (Sunday, March 14), Trevor Noah will host the broadcast — with performances from Swift, Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Sty
  
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• KSI, Yungblud & Polo G’s Patience challenging Nathan Evans’ Wellerman for Number 1

  14-03-2021 19:54 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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• Queen ‘Rock Iconz’ collectible statues to be released later this year

  14-03-2021 19:13 via nme.com
  
  A set of Queen collectible statues are to be released later this year – you can pre-order them below.Read more: Will there be a Bohemian Rhapsody 2? Everything we know about the Queen and Freddie Mercury sequel filmThe limited edition statues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon are currently in production by KnuckleBonz. The hand-crafted pieces are modelled on the band from their 1981 concert in Montreal.
  Officially licensed and approved by Queen, each statue i
  
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• Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Mötley Crüe’s ‘Girls Girls Girls’

  14-03-2021 17:58 via nme.com
  
  King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Mötley Crüe‘s ‘Girls Girls Girls’ – watch it below.Read more: The Dirt film review – forget passing the Bechdel test, this wouldn’t even pass a literacy testThe pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willco
  
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• Lil Nas X, 24kGoldn & More Receive Song Breaker Awards at Inaugural TikTok Event

  14-03-2021 17:51
  
  As we are amid the industry’s biggest weekend that will culminate with the Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14), all eyes are focused on the artists making the music. On Saturday night, TikTok premiered the inaugural Song Breaker Awards, partnering with Logitech to honor creators who utilize the app to showcase their talents.
  TikTok creators Larray and Sienna Mae Gomez, serving as co-hosts, kept the show moving with their engaging dialogue. As Gomez explained at the top of the program, the S
  
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• Kirk Franklin Apologizes After Profanity-Laced Phone Call With Son Goes Viral

  14-03-2021 17:47
  
  Kirk Franklin has issued an apology after an expletive-filled phone call with his estranged son went viral online.
  The 51-year-old gospel singer took to social media on Saturday (March 13) to share a video of himself expressing regret over a scornful phone conversation with his son Kerrion Franklin. During the heated call, which Kerrion leaked on Instagram, the Grammy-winner is allegedly heard yelling that he’d “put my foot in your a–” and “break your neck&rdqu
  
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• Watch the Billboard News 2021 Grammys Pre-Show

  14-03-2021 16:21
  
  Billboard News is throwing a 2021 Grammys pre-show party tonight (March 14) with Finneas, Mickey Guyton, Andrew Watt and Ingrid Andress all along for the ride.
  Guyton, who will also be performing at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, is the first Black solo female artist to be nominated in a country category at the Grammys, for her single “Black Like Me.” Fellow country singer Andress is up for best new artist, while Finneas is nominated
  
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• Watch the 2021 Grammy Pre-Show & Red Carpet Event

  14-03-2021 16:20
  
  This weekend’s Grammy events are just around the corner, and before music’s best and brightest will be awarded with gilded gramophones, they’ll be walking the red carpet.
  The Live Pre-Show and Red Carpet Coverage Presented by IBM and Facebook is taking place on Sunday (Mar. 14) at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. ET on Grammy.com and Facebook Live.The event will bring viewers behind-the-scenes of music’s biggest night with backstage access, retrospectives from Grammy history i
  
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• Watch the 2021 Grammy Premiere Ceremony

  14-03-2021 16:19
  
  To kick off music’s biggest night, Jhené Aiko is hosting the Grammy Awards’ Premiere Ceremony, where the vast majority of award winners are announced.
  The event is live on Sunday (Mar. 14) at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT on Grammy.com and YouTube.
  Seven performers will take the stage during the Premiere Ceremony, all of whom are current Grammy nominees. Burna Boy, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, pianist Igor Levit, Lido Pimi
  
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• 5 Best Moments of the 2021 Kids’ Choice Awards

  14-03-2021 16:14
  
  It’s slime time! The 2021 Kids’ Choice Awards were held Saturday (March 13) with Kenan Thompson taking the reins as host. For the second consecutive year, the ceremony was entirely virtual, with kids watching from home via the studio’s giant FanZone screens.
  With a pair of musical numbers by Justin Bieber and appearances by everyone from Kim Kardashian, JoJo Siwa, Joshua Bassett and the reunited cast of iCarly, Nickelodeon’s classic orange blimps were handed out to stars
  
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• Fiona Apple explains why she won’t be attending tonight’s Grammys: “I’m just not made for that kind of stuff anymore”

  14-03-2021 16:01 via nme.com
  
  Fiona Apple has explained that she won’t be attending tonight’s (March 14) Grammy awards in Los Angeles.
  Apple is nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for her lauded 2020 record ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’, while that album’s track ‘Shameika’ is up for both Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.READ MORE: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deepIn a video message post
  
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• Waxahatchee announces ‘Saint Cloud’ anniversary online show

  14-03-2021 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Waxahatchee will perform a live show online to celebrate the one year anniversary of her 2020 album ‘Saint Cloud’ later this month.READ MORE: Waxahatchee – ‘Saint Cloud’ review: Katie Crutchfield embraces her Americana idols with stunning resultsOn March 27, Katie Crutchfield and the Saint Cloud Band will perform the record in its entirety. The concert will be filmed in Kansas City with director Johnny Eastlund.
  Tickets are available here, with UK audiences having t
  
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• Zara Larsson says she’ll fire creative director following exchanges with Azealia Banks

  14-03-2021 15:27 via nme.com
  
  Zara Larsson has been reported as saying she’ll fire her creative director Ryder Ripps after messages appearing to be between Ripps and his fiancee Azealia Banks insulting Larsson’s appearance were posted on Instagram by Banks.
  In a series of Instagram Stories, Banks posted screengrabbed messages appearing to be from Ripps.
  One message showed a photo of Larsson performing live, along with the message: “Zara Armsson.” Captioning the post, Banks wrote: “Ryder making f
  
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• Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays gig in vaccination centre after receiving COVID-19 jab

  14-03-2021 15:16 via nme.com
  
  Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma received his COVID-19 vaccination this week, and played a short gig in the observation area at the clinic.
  Ma was given his first dose of the vaccine at Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts yesterday (March 13).
  According to local paper The Berkshire Eagle, Ma said he wanted to “give something back” after receiving his jab, so played a 15-minute concert for others waiting at the centre.
  Playing against a wall in the observation centre while he waited
  
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• Nadine Coyle confirms Girls Aloud reunion is on hold

  14-03-2021 14:33 via nme.com
  
  Girls Aloud‘s proposed reunion has been put on hold while Sarah Harding continues her treatment for breast cancer, Nadine Coyle has confirmed.
  The pop group – also including Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh – had been planning to reunite for their 20th anniversary next year, but will now focus their attention on supporting Harding through her illness.
  Speaking to The Sun‘s Bizarre column, Coyle said: “I would love to be like, ‘Yes, this is what we&rs
  
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• Gengahr share new song from season 3 of ‘American Gods’

  14-03-2021 13:21 via nme.com
  
  Gengahr have shared a new song, written for the Amazon Prime Video TV show American Gods.
  It’s the London four-piece’s first new music since the release of their third album ‘Sanctuary’ early last year.READ MORE: Gengahr on creating their “personal” third album: “I got to go down the rabbit hole”Featuring “words and music directly inspired by the mythology and fantasy of American Gods,” the new track comes complete with a video featurin
  
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• Metronomy announce ‘The English Riviera’ 10th anniversary edition

  14-03-2021 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Metronomy have confirmed that their third album ‘The English Riviera’ will be getting a brand new release to coincide with its 10th anniversary.
  The record proved to be a critical breakthrough for the band, with NME naming it as the second best album of 2011.READ MORE: Metronomy: “The special thing about this band? We haven’t changed for 15 years!”‘The English Riviera’ was written about Torbay, the South Devon borough of towns covering Torquay, Paignton
  
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• Fontaines D.C. have finished mixing their third album

  14-03-2021 12:18 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have finished mixing their third album, the band’s bassist Conor Deegan has revealed.
  The Irish punks released second album ‘A Hero’s Death’ last July, just over a year after their 2019 debut ‘Dogrel’ came out.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning the candle at both ends”In a new Reddit AMA, bassist Conor Deegan revealed that work on a third album is almost finished, promising “it&r
  
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• 'Super broke' Kelsea Ballerini 'splurged' on Shania Twain thank you gift

  14-03-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The singer performed with Shania at the Stagecoach Festival.
  
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• Sam Smith 'looking forward' to more inclusive awards shows

  14-03-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Smith 'came out' as non-binary in 2019 and uses 'they/them' pronouns.
  
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• Ricky Wilson postpones wedding for a third time

  14-03-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Kaiser Chiefs frontman thinks lockdown has only cemented his and Grace’s relationship.
  
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• Cardi B congratulates lesser-known Grammy nominees on social media

  14-03-2021 11:37 via music-news.com
  
  The 28-year-old rap star has taken to Twitter to hail a group of "small" black artists who received nods ahead of the ceremony, amid The Weeknd's criticism of the awards show.
  
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• Robbie Williams would be a troll if he wasn’t a pop star

  14-03-2021 11:36 via music-news.com
  
  The 47-year-old singer - who first found fame in Take That - admits he would criticise himself if he was a normal guy looking at Robbie Williams the pop star.
  
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• Thundercat teams up with Ace Hashimoto on new track ‘Vaporwaves’

  14-03-2021 11:21 via nme.com
  
  Thundercat has teamed up with Chicago-born producer and singer Ace Hashimoto on a new song – watch the video for ‘Vaporwaves’ below.
  The track comes complete with an 8-bit video, which sees the pair riding in a car through a desert landscape.READ MORE: On Haim’s extended ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, Taylor Swift and Thundercat lift ‘Gasoline’ and ‘3AM’ even higherDiscussing the song, which is reportedly only going to be available on Y
  
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• Watch Phoebe Bridgers and her dog being interviewed by Seth Meyers

  14-03-2021 10:54 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Thursday (March 11), alongside her dog Maxine, to discuss her successful year following the release of her second album ‘Punisher’.
  The singer is nominated for four Grammy Awards, with the annual ceremony set to take place tonight (March 14), including Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album for ‘Punisher’, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance (both for ‘Kyoto’).READ MORE: How guitar-sma
  
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• Fontaines D.C. sponsor Irish football team to support homelessness charity

  14-03-2021 10:30 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have sponsored a new away kit from Dublin-based football club Bohemians to support a homelessness charity.
  The band’s name appears on the front of the new shirt, with 15% of proceeds going to Focus Ireland. You can order it here.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning the candle at both ends”In an interview with the Irish Times, the club’s Chief Operating Officer Dan Lambert said: “The jersey has a real homage to
  
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• Halsey thanks fans after announcing she/they pronouns

  14-03-2021 09:51 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has thanked fans for their support after the singer updated their pronouns to she/they on Twitter and Instagram.READ MORE: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fameThe ‘Without Me’ star updated their social bio sections on Saturday (March 13), leading to an outpour of positive comments from followers.
  “thank you,” the singer wrote along with a red heart in an Instagram story on Saturday afternoon, ackn
  
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• Kings of Leon just 'go with the flow' with their music

  14-03-2021 09:48 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Sex On Fire' hitmakers insist they have no special "formula" when making their hit records and instead just rely on what the "pulse of the band" feels like at the time.
  
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• Celeste says success of first album has given her more freedom to experiment

  14-03-2021 09:45 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old star topped the UK album charts with her debut record, 'Not Your Muse', and Celeste admits her early success has changed her approach to her music.
  
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• Adrianne Lenker performs ‘Dragon Eyes’ for ‘Fallon’

  14-03-2021 04:53 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker is the latest guest to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, sharing a rendition of her track ‘Dragon Eyes’.
  ‘Dragon Eyes’ was the second single to be released from Lenker’s album ‘Songs’, which arrived in full in October last year.
  Watch the performance below:Lenker’s performance on Fallon follows a similar performance she gave of ‘Anything’ on Colbert earlier this year. She also show
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Grammys Performance Concept Is ‘Brilliant and Beautiful,’ Says Executive Producer

  14-03-2021 04:06
  
  Ahead of the 2021 Grammy Awards, the show’s executive producer Ben Winston shared his reaction to Taylor Swift’s rehearsal for Sunday night’s show.
  “It’s an amazing performance,” he said in an interview with ET after seeing Swift rehearse this week. “It’s genuinely, like, magical. I was grinning ear to ear.”
  Winston added that the Folklore mastermind has “the most ambitious concept for her performance, but it’s brilliant and it&rs
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion to donate $100k to the Breonna Taylor Foundation

  14-03-2021 03:24 via nme.com
  Megan Thee Stallion has announced she is donating £71,800 (US$100,000) to the Breonna Taylor Foundation, on the anniversary of the Kentucky woman’s death.
  In March 2020, Louisville, Kentucky resident Breonna Taylor – an African-American medical worker – was fatally shot by police officers during a botched raid on her home. While a Kentucky grand jury indicted former detective Brett Hankison on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment relating to gunfire, they fail
  
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