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• Cardi B says she wants to be a “billion-dollar woman” like Rihanna

  18-03-2021 23:56 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has said she aspires to reach the same level of success as Rihanna and Jay-Z, who are two of her “biggest influences”.
  The New York rapper, who performed ‘WAP’ with Megan Thee Stallion at Sunday’s Grammys, was being interviewed on Stationhead this week when she spoke about how her inspirations had changed since first starting out.READ MORE: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ covers“When I came to the game
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Thanks Haters for Pushing Her All the Way to the Grammys

  18-03-2021 23:50
  
  Haters are Megan Thee Stallion’s motivators, and they never stopped the “Don’t Stop” rapper from becoming who she is today: a three-time Grammy-winning artist.
  Before she took home three awards Sunday night — best rap song and best rap performance for her “Savage” remix, featuring Beyoncé, as well as best new artist — Meg previewed her “Road to the Grammys” in the latest “Hottie World” YouTube vlog. Grueling
  
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• Matt ‘Money’ Miller, Titus Andronicus Founding Keyboardist, Dies at 34

  18-03-2021 23:41
  
  Matt “Money” Miller, the founding keyboardist of Titus Andronicus, has died, according to his cousin and the band’s frontman Patrick Stickles. He was 34.
  Stickles announced Miller’s “sudden and untimely” death on the band’s Twitter account Wednesday. No cause of death has been revealed yet.
  “It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you the sudden and untimely death of Matt ‘Money’ Miller, founding keyboardist of Titus Andronicus, cov
  
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• M&Ms Launch Curated Spotify Playlists for Life’s Sweetest Moments

  18-03-2021 23:36
  
  M&M’s are sharing a new way to express your thoughts with new on-pack expressions for sweet toothed fans to enjoy and music that connects us all.
  Back in 2020, the popular chocolate candy packs began featuring expressions delivered by the iconic M&M’s characters. Now, the packs include a code that can be scanned to access a curated Spotify playlist.
  M&M’S® Messages now with curated playlists on Spotify. Visit https://t.co/wYiv4A2oa9 to get yours today.
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• Karol G & Anuel AA Call It Quits After Dating for Two Years: Report

  18-03-2021 23:11
  
  Karol G and Anuel AA have reportedly broken up after dating for more than two years.
  Neither the Colombian songstress nor the Puerto Rican trap star has officially confirmed their separation; however, various publications and sources say the couple is no longer together.
  Karol and Anuel first met in 2018 on the set of their “Culpables” music video. The pair officially announced they were dating on Anuel’s 26th birthday, Nov. 26, 2018. They later sealed the deal with a second co
  
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• Listen to the second single from new LA duo Paris Texas, ‘Situations’

  18-03-2021 22:55 via nme.com
  
  Los Angeles duo Paris Texas have shared a new song called ‘Situations’ – listen below.
  It marks the second-ever track from group – aka Louie Pastel and Felix – following on from their debut single ‘Heavy Metal’, which was released last month.
  “Hey now!/ These situations/ Situations/ Situations/ Hey now!/ Just keep your patience/ Just keep your patience/ Just keep your patience“, the chorus goes.
  Later lyrics include: “Fill the tank, hit
  
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• Day Zero Returning to Israel With Charlotte de Witte, Diplo, Lee Burridge & More

  18-03-2021 22:49
  
  Damian Lazarus is going back to the Holy Land, and he’s bringing his friends along with him.
  The producer has announced the lineup for the second iteration of Day Zero Masada: Dwellers of the Dead Sea. The lineup for the event will include Lazarus himself, along with techno, tech house and house producers including Charlotte de Witte, Lee Burridge, Diplo, Sasha, Goldcap and more. See the complete lineup (with additional artists to be announced) below.The first iteration of Day Zero Masada
  
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• How to Help the Asian American Community Like Artists Are Doing in the Wake of Georgia Shootings

  18-03-2021 22:48
  
  The March 16 series of shootings in Georgia set off a nationwide reckoning over the anti-Asian American hate that has swelled up across the country over the past year. Though police had not determined at press time whether the 21-year-old white shooter had specifically targeted the three Atlanta-area spas looking to kill Asian Americans, the fact that six of the victims were women of Asian descent has put a spotlight on crimes against the Asian community.
  Over the past year, during which former
  
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• Gabby Barrett & Zach Kale Tie at No. 1 on Country Songwriters Chart

  18-03-2021 22:43
  
  Gabby Barrett and Zach Kale hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Songwriters chart (dated March 20), each leading for the first time thanks to Barrett’s hits “I Hope” and “The Good Ones.”
  Barrett and Kale co-wrote “I Hope” with Jon Nite, who ranks at No. 3 on Country Songwriters. The smash logs its 27th week at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, the longest reign in the chart’s history for a single by a woman and no accompanying artists.
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• Cardi B Is ‘Up’ to No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay Chart

  18-03-2021 22:36
  
  Cardi B’s “Up” indeed heads that way on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as the song jumps from No. 4 to lead the list dated March 20. The single rallies with a 16% surge in plays in the week ending March 14, according to MRC Data, to become the most-played track at the radio format’s monitored stations.
  “Up,” released on Atlantic Records, flies to the chart summit in its sixth week on the list and marks the fastest ascent in just under a year. Drake&r
  
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• Drake Is First Act to Hold Streaming Songs Chart’s Top Three More Than Once

  18-03-2021 22:33
  
  Drake is the first act to hold the top three of Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart more than once.
  In addition to boasting the entire top three on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100, as previously reported, Drake’s “What’s Next,” “Wants and Needs,” featuring Lil Baby, and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” featuring Rick Ross, slot in at Nos. 1-3 on the Streaming Songs list dated March 20.
  “What’s Next” leads with 48.9 million U.S. str
  
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• Masked Wolf Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart, Thanks to ‘Astronaut in the Ocean’

  18-03-2021 22:28
  
  Australian rapper Masked Wolf jumps 4-1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated March 20) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, as his breakthrough single “Astronaut in the Ocean” reaches the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
  The track from Masked Wolf (real name: Harry Michael) rises 49-37 on the Hot 100 with 11.5 million U.S. streams (up 15%), 4.9 million radio audience impressions (up 44%) and 9,000 downloads sold (up 16%) in the latest tracking
  
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• Rauw Alejandro & Myke Towers: Meet the Latin Stars on Selena Gomez’s ‘Revelación’

  18-03-2021 22:22
  
  On March 12, Selena Gomez dropped her highly awaited Spanish-language EP Revelación, a seven-song set released by Interscope Records, which Gomez says is an homage to her Latin roots.
  In addition to executive producers Tainy and Neon 16, a wave of Latin hitmakers — composers Edgar Barrera, newcomers Elena Rose and Kris Floyd, and even CNCO’s Zabdiel de Jesus — helped bring Gomez’s vision to life.
  “She wanted us to give life to Selena Gomez in Spanish,&rd
  
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• Apple Creates Viral TikTok Trend with AirPods Pro ‘Jump’ Campaign

  18-03-2021 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has debuted a new ad spot for AirPods Pro entitled ‘Jump.’ The commercial has kicked off a viral trend on TikTok. The commercial touts the universality of wireless earbuds, and Apple is recruiting TikTok to advertise. The new “Jump” campaign is focused on getting TikTok users to create their own videos showcasing the AirPods […]
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• CALM announces interactive live-streamed BST charity rave

  18-03-2021 22:01 via nme.com
  
  Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) has announced an interactive live-streamed BST charity rave.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicCreated by award-winning beatboxer SK Shlomo, the mini-festival will celebrate British Summer Time by bringing together isolated households while raising money for the charity.
  The 4.5 hour event will run from 8:30pm on March 27, ending with a big celebration as the clocks change and 1:00a
  
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• Ringo Starr criticises 1970 Beatles documentary ‘Let It Be’ for being “too miserable”

  18-03-2021 21:52 via nme.com
  
  Ringo Starr has criticised the original 1970 Beatles documentary Let It Be for being “too miserable”.READ MORE: The Beatles’ split 50 years on – the best songs from the solo careersDirector Michael Lindsay-Hogg oversaw the film which documented the band during recording sessions for their 12th studio album and drew particular attention to heated exchanges between Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
  Speaking at a Zoom Q&A session this evening (March 18) for his ne
  
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• YouTube Shorts Beta Expands to the US – Yet Another TikTok Clone

  18-03-2021 21:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube Shorts are coming to the US as part of an expanding beta of the short-form video format. Google says the feature will be rolling out to its US users over the next several weeks. Previously, YouTube Shorts was tested in India, where TikTok is banned, and the platform could thrive. Global users could view […]
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• Hailey Bieber Describes ‘Very Difficult’ First Year of Marriage: ‘I Just Wanted to Hide’

  18-03-2021 21:45
  
  In her new April 2021 Elle cover story, Hailey Bieber breaks down her “very difficult” first year of marriage to Justin Bieber.
  The two have been involved in each other’s lives for more than 10 years now, starting when the 14-year-old heartthrob and 12-year-old Baldwin met in the Today show lobby and leading up to the lovebirds privately marrying in a New York courthouse in 2018 and saying “I do” at their South Carolina wedding a y
  
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• At 2021 Grammys, Black Artists Took Half of the Big 4 Awards — How Rare Is That?

  18-03-2021 21:37
  
  There were several storylines to follow at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Beyoncé became the vocalist with the most Grammys ever (28). Female artists swept the Big Four awards for the second year in a row. The Big Four awards went to four different artists for the first time in five years.
  With so much going on, it was easy to overlook the fact that Black artists took two of the Big Four awards: H.E.R. and two Black co-writers won song of the year for “I Can’t B
  
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• Britney Spears' lawyer planning to ask for temporary conservator to be made permanent

  18-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The lawyer has asked for Jodi Montgomery to become a permanent conservator.
  
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• Teenager who hacked Kanye West’s Twitter account is jailed

  18-03-2021 21:16 via nme.com
  
  A teenager who hacked Kanye West account as part of a cryptocurrency scam has been jailed.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farAs Tampa Bay Times reports, 18-year old Ivan Clark has agreed to a plea deal of three years behind bars for his role in the scam through which he fraudulently received $100,000 (£72,000) in Bitcoin over the course of one day.
  Clark, who was 17 at the time of the hack, was classed as a “youthful offender&rd
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Dedicates Trisha Yearwood Cover to the Original ‘Walkaway Joe’

  18-03-2021 21:16
  
  At the behest of an A-list actor, Kelly Clarkson indulged fans with a heart-wrenching cover of “Walkaway Joe” by Trisha Yearwood, featuring Don Henley of the Eagles, for Thursday’s (March 18) Kellyoke.
  The ’90s country classic, which reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 1993, unravels the doomed relationship of a 17-year-old fool for love and her apathetic love interest. The original “Walkaway Joe” in the official music video
  
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• Glass Animals Notch First Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Heat Waves’

  18-03-2021 21:13
  
  Glass Animals ride a (heat) wave to their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, as “Heat Waves” leaps 4-1 on the March 20-dated survey.
  The reign comes less than a year after the English four-piece first reached the chart’s top 10 last summer with the No. 7-peaking “Your Love (Deja Vu).”
  Glass Animals first charted on Alternative Airplay in 2014 with “Gooey” (No. 19 peak, January 2015) and has made seven appearances to date.The act
  
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• Ella Mai Shares How Role Models in the Black Community Helped Her Believe ‘Dreams Were Possible’

  18-03-2021 21:08
  
  Ever since Ella Mai broke into the music scene with 2018’s lovestruck anthem, “Boo’d Up,” the 26-year-old star has become a powerful public advocate for the Black community.
  Most recently, the singer teamed up with Mastercard’s Strivers Initiative to kick off its multi-city, virtual educational road show in partnership with Create & Cultivate, the women’s online community and digital platform. The campaign aims to raise awareness on the stat
  
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• OnlyFans launches prize fund for emerging artists

  18-03-2021 21:07 via nme.com
  
  OnlyFans has launched a new creative prize fund to help emerging artists.
  The online subscription service, which has become synonymous with explicit content, allows independent creators to produce content hidden behind a paywall.
  Expanding away from the NSFW content it’s best known for in order to encourage more independent musicians to use its website, OnlyFans has now opened applications for a new creative fund, focused on boosting the creative industries.
  The fund will gi
  
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• The AFM-EPF Walks Back Plan to Reduce Musician Payouts, Citing $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package

  18-03-2021 20:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund (AFM-EPF) has revealed that it won’t reduce musician payouts, as was previously announced, after receiving funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. AFM-EPF higher-ups in January formally informed members of the plan to reduce the payouts, noting that they had sent a second application […]
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• What’s Your Favorite No Doubt Song? Vote!

  18-03-2021 20:36
  
  Gwen Stefani has “no idea” if No Doubt will reunite, but with the 30th anniversary of their self-titled 1992 debut album around the corner, Billboard is running back through their best hits.
  The ’90s ska-pop outfit scored three No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart: “Don’t Speak,” “Hey Baby” (featuring Bounty Killer) and “Underneath It All.”
  And “Just a Girl” is the perfect anth
  
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• Manic Street Preachers and Supergrass lead Camper Calling 2021 line-up

  18-03-2021 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers and Supergrass are among the acts set to perform at this summer’s Camper Calling festival – check out the line-up so far below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Manic Street Preachers: “Tech companies scare me more than politicians”The three-day event, which was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus, will take place at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire between August 27 and August 29. Tickets are available now from here.
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• Joyce Wrice’s Overgrown Is A Testament To Herself

  18-03-2021 20:26
  
  After a decade of YouTube covers, EPs, and backing up other vocalists, Joyce Wrice is tending to her own garden. Her new album, 'Overgrown,' celebrates self-worth, a message she tells MTV News she hopes goes wide.
  
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• Warner Music Group Leads $52.5 Million Investment Round In Overwolf

  18-03-2021 20:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group leads a Series C funding round for $52.5 million for Overwolf, a game mod marketplace. Overwolf was founded in 2010 as one of the first in-game app overlays for gamers. It has now evolved into a third-party platform for developers to build apps for gamers to use while playing games. Overwolf is […]
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• New outdoor club Ernie’s Yard coming to London this summer

  18-03-2021 20:21 via nme.com
  
  A brand new outdoor club called Ernie’s Yard is on its way to London this summer.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicThe multi-purpose venue, which will feature two event spaces, a food area and multiple bars, is due to open on June 25 in the site of a former scrapyard in Canning Town.
  According to Mixmag, the project comes from the people responsible for The Cause and Costa Del Tottenham and will welcome parties from crews such as Secretsundaze, Syzygy,
  
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• Excerpt: Shakira, Daddy Yankee Break Down Breakthrough Hits in New Book

  18-03-2021 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  New book Decoding 'Despacito' serves as oral history of five decades of latin music
  
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• Brandi Carlile to Allow Fully Vaccinated Fans, Chosen at Random, at Her Nashville Concert

  18-03-2021 20:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fans must provide proof that they’ve received their Covid-19 vaccine to be considered for the limited-capacity in-person audience
  
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• Elon Musk Releases Song about NFTs, As An NFT – But It’s Not For Sale

  18-03-2021 19:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Elon Musk’s newest side hustle is cryptocurrency and dropping NFT tracks – but not selling them. The ‘TechnoKing’ of Tesla has garnered more than 49 million followers on Twitter. Musk’s tweets over the last few months have become increasingly focused on cryptocurrency. First, he caused a run on Dogecoin, a meme coin that has risen […]
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• Silk City Scores First No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart With ‘New Love’

  18-03-2021 19:56
  
  Silk City weaves its way to its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, as “New Love,” featuring Ellie Goulding, rises 2-1 on the chart dated March 20. Previously, the production duo of Diplo and Mark Ronson peaked at a No. 2 best with its Dua Lipa collaboration “Electricity” in November 2018.
  “Love” is U.K. singer Goulding’s fifth leader, and first since “Love Me Like You Do” ruled for seven weeks in April-May 2015. Be
  
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• Marc Anthony’s ‘Un Amor Eterno’ Lands Atop Latin Airplay Chart

  18-03-2021 19:49
  
  Marc Anthony’s “Un Amor Eterno” shoots to the top of Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with a 9-1 burst on the list dated March 20.
  The new achievement breaks him out of a tie with Prince Royce (Juanes and Yandel) to become the tropical act with the third most No. 1s, standing behind Romeo Santos (17) and Carlos Vives (15).
  “Un Amor Eterno” rallied to the top  with a 58% increase in audience impressions, to 10 million, earned in the week ending March 14. Th
  
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• ‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free’: 7 Things We Learned From the Rock Doc

  18-03-2021 19:44
  
  Ask five Tom Petty fans which of his albums is their favorite and you might get five different answers. But for the man himself, the answer was easy: his second solo album, 1994’s Wildflowers, was what he considered to be his best. A stripped down and casual affair (especially compared to the meticulous studio perfection of his solo debut Full Moon Fever), Wildflowers came at a pivotal point in his life: Petty was on the verge of a divorce, a change in the Heartbreakers’ lineup and i
  
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• Zayn Says Niall Horan Is His ‘Favorite’ One Direction Bandmate: ‘Niall Makes the Best Music’

  18-03-2021 19:41
  
  The Niall Horan fanbase just got a superstar member who was also a former One Direction member: Zayn.
  Zayn let his lips loose on SiriusXM’s Debatable Wednesday (March 17) and revealed Horan was his “favorite” out of all of his former 1D bandmates.
  “He makes the best music,” he said during the radio interview. “Yeah, he makes better music that me. I’m a Niall fan.”
  But he’s not a fan of the Recording Academy. After fir
  
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• Paul McCartney to Publish Sequel to ‘Hey Grandude!’ Picture Book

  18-03-2021 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Grandude's Green Submarine will be published on September 2nd
  
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• Listen to Lucinda Williams’ cover of Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Save Yourself’

  18-03-2021 19:37 via nme.com
  
  Lucinda Williams has shared a cover of Sharon Van Etten‘s ‘Save Yourself’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten interview: “I don’t think I’d be a good wrestler, but I really love Glow”The country-rock artist’s rendition of the song will appear on ‘Epic Ten’, a special 10th anniversary edition of Van Etten’s second album ‘Epic’ (released in 2010). A cover of ‘A Crime’ by Big Re
  
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• Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil joins While She Sleeps on “important” new single ‘Nervous’

  18-03-2021 19:37 via nme.com
  
  While She Sleeps have released a new single called ‘Nervous’ featuring Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil – listen to the track below.READ MORE: In Conversation with Biffy Clyro: “We’ve already got a sprawling new sister record coming”The track, which explores struggles with mental health and draws upon guitarist Sean Long’s own experiences with anxiety, is set to feature on the Sheffield metal band’s forthcoming fifth album ‘Sleeps Soc
  
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• Jon Batiste Shares Sunny New Song for Kohl’s 2021 Spring Ad

  18-03-2021 19:22
  
  The first day of spring is just around the corner, and Kohl’s recently unveiled their new commercial featuring a fittingly cheery song by Jon Batiste.
  In the 30-second spot, a young girl is sitting in front of her house, drawing a hopscotch course with chalk. After she notices a grumpy mailman, she decides to add some fun to the neighborhood, extending the hopscotch game all the way out to the sidewalk, where her neighbors had no problem showing off their best moves. Even the mailman joine
  
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• Meet the PR Women Behind the Latin Superstars

  18-03-2021 19:20
  
  Behind a successful Latin artist, there is a great team that is responsible for making the best decisions.
  And as part of that team, there are successful women who are responsible for the publicity of each superstar maintaining an impeccable image of them.
  In celebration of Women’s History Month, Billboard has compiled a list of the most important publicists in the Latin market. Meet them below:Ana SosaOwner, Esperanto Communications
  Ana Sosa has been part of the music industry,
  
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• Cardi B Wants to Be a ‘Billion-Dollar Woman’ Like Rihanna

  18-03-2021 19:01
  
  Cardi B has her eyes set on making enough money moves to eventually become a Billionaire Bardi by following in the footsteps of Rihanna.
  The “Up” rapper made an appearance on Stationhead, the growing social audio platform, that was hosted by BARDIGANGRADIO on Wednesday (March 17). With nine top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Cardi told a fan who asked about what other career goals she has that she doesn’t just like million dollar deals — she wants billion dollar d
  
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• Meet The Five Former Paradigm Agents Who Will Lead Wasserman’s Music Agency

  18-03-2021 19:00
  
  When Casey Wasserman takes control of Paradigm’s music division in the coming weeks, he will manage the sprawling music agency that represents headliners like Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes and Billie Eilish with a five-person executive leadership group of agents who held senior roles in the music department under the ownership of Sam Gores.
  Billboard has learned that the five agents chosen to run the leadership team are Lee Anderson, Marty Diamond, Sam Hunt, Jonathan Levine and Jackie Nalpant.
  
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• Jazmine Sullivan ‘Picks Up’ Her First Adult R&B Airplay No. 1

  18-03-2021 18:55
  
  Jazmine Sullivan captures the first No. 1 of her career on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as her single “Pick up Your Feelings” ascends from No. 3 on the list dated March 20. The song caps the chart as it climbed 20% in plays in the week ending March 14 to become the most played track at the radio format, according to MRC Data.
  With “Feelings,” the R&B singer-songwriter nabs her first leader on her 11th chart career entry. The move also rewrites her bes
  
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• London’s The Black Heart reaches 100 per cent of its fundraising target

  18-03-2021 18:47 via nme.com
  
  The London venue The Black Heart has reached 100 per cent of its overall fundraising target in order to keep the venue open.READ MORE: These 20 UK music venues are still at risk of being lost forever – and here’s what you can do to helpThe Camden establishment set up a Crowdfunder page back in January after revealing it was in “serious trouble” due to the coronavirus-enforced closures and restrictions that plagued the hospitality industry throughout 2020.
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• Courteeners’ Liam Fray to open new restaurant in Manchester next month

  18-03-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  Courteeners frontman Liam Fray is set to launch a new restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.READ MORE: Courteeners’ Liam Fray: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great”According to Manchester Evening News, the singer plans to open The Smithfield Social at some point next month. It’s said that work is currently underway at the Thomas St premises, which was previously home to Teacup Kitchen.
  Fray has partnered with T
  
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• Years & Years Is Transforming From a Trio to Olly Alexander’s Solo Project: ‘We’re Still Good Friends’

  18-03-2021 18:25
  
  As fans anxiously await the release of new music from British synthpop group Years & Years, the band is announcing that the new songs will be coming from just one of the trio’s members.
  On Thursday (March 18), Years & Years took to their social media to announce that Olly Alexander, the trio’s frontman, will be taking over the group as a solo project, while founding members Emre Turkmen and Mikey Goldsworthy take on more behind-the-scenes roles.
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• Yungblud Releases Cover of David Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars?’

  18-03-2021 18:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  British singer is also releasing a merch tie-in to the song in partnership with NASA and the Mars rover
  
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