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• Tune-Yards share intense, club-ready cover of Radiohead’s ‘Idioteque’

  25-03-2021 23:24 via nme.com
  
  Tune-Yards have shared a vibrant, bass-heavy cover of Radiohead classic ‘Idioteque’ – listen below.
  The new version of the ‘Kid A’ song comes just ahead of the release of the duo’s new album ‘Sketchy’, which comes out tomorrow (March 26) via 4AD.READ MORE: tUnE-yArDs – ‘sketchy’ review: inventive, left-field duo’s inspired political popMerrill Garbus and Nate Brenner’s version of ‘Idioteque’, recorded for S
  
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• Weezer Will Perform ‘OK Human’ for the First Time During Orchestra Livestream Concert

  25-03-2021 23:03
  
  Weezer recorded their latest album OK Human with a 38-piece orchestra, so it’s only fair the band performs it for the first time with one of the most renowned American orchestras.
  The rock band announced Thursday (March 25) that they’re inviting “all of you to stare at your screens” for an April orchestra livestream concert from the Walt Disney Concert Hall alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles.
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• Listen to Shamir’s new cover of Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Dsharpg’

  25-03-2021 22:52 via nme.com
  
  Shamir has covered Sharon Van Etten‘s ‘Dsharpg’ – listen to the new version below.
  The tack will appear on ‘Epic Ten’, a special 10th anniversary edition of Van Etten’s second album ‘Epic’. The record has previously been previewed by cover of ‘A Crime’ by Big Red Machine (Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner), Lucinda Williams’ take on ‘Save Yourself’ and IDLES’ version of &
  
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• Village People unhappy with Grammy Hall Of Fame induction

  25-03-2021 22:18 via nme.com
  
  The Village People have spoken out about their recent Grammy Hall Of Fame induction, claiming the Recording Academy doesn’t pay enough attention to classic artists.READ MORE: The Grammy Awards 2021: the biggest talking pointsThe band’s classic anthem ‘YMCA’ was inducted into the hall last December, alongside 28 other songs and albums spanning from A Tribe Called Quest and Betty Wright to Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith.
  However, speaking in a new interview, Victor
  
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• Secretly Group Recognizes New Union. Could More Music Unions Follow?

  25-03-2021 22:18
  
  Secretly Group, the indie label group representing Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, War On Drugs and others, recognized a newly formed employees’ union minutes before a Thursday-evening deadline it received earlier this week.
  “It is always difficult to hear that there are people within the company who are unhappy, that there are issues that may be unaddressed or out of view,” the company, which includes subsidiary labels Jagjaguar, Secretly Canadian and Dead Ocean, said in a statemen
  
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• Bob Marley Birthday Tribute Concert Leads Top Facebook Live Videos Chart

  25-03-2021 22:16
  
  For the first time since August 2020, Bob Marley returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart, powered by Shareablee, crowning February 2021’s tally.
  The chart, the latest of which recaps February 2021 activity, is a monthly look at the widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee. Rankings are determined by a formula that blends reactions, comments, shares and first-seven-days view
  
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• Warner Music Joins Apple Music, Rothco For Child Speech Therapy Playlists

  25-03-2021 22:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music and Apple are joining forces to create playlists to help with child speech therapy. These ‘saylists’ include tracks from Dua Lipa, Lizzo, and Fatboy Slim. They’re designed to help children augment their speech therapy by helping with the repetition of difficult words, phrases, and syllables. Each saylist is centered around challenging speech sounds […]
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• Trina Wants ‘Verzuz’ Battle With Lil’ Kim: ‘Kim Is That Bi—‘

  25-03-2021 22:10
  
  While SWV and Xscape are prepping a ’90s R&B girl group showdown for an upcoming Verzuz, Trina has a ’90s female rappers battle in mind between her and Lil’ Kim.
  In an interview with 103.5 The Beat, Trina said her dream Verzuz would be with the Queen Bee — and how she would be the biggest fan of her opponent.
  “[Lil’] Kim is that bi—. Let’s be very clear. Like this is when I came into the industry, this is who I loo
  
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• Giveon’s ‘Time’ Comes With First Top 10 Billboard 200 Album & Solo Top 40 Hot 100 Hit

  25-03-2021 22:02
  
  R&B singer Giveon achieves a pair of Billboard chart milestones to expand upon his breakout year with both his first top 10 album on the Billboard 200 and first solo top 40 success on the Billboard Hot 100.
  On the album side, the rising talent’s When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time project opens at No. 5 on the chart dated March 27 through 32,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 18, according to MRC Data. The release, via NotSoFast/Epic Records, is a
  
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• Rob Zombie Lands Fourth No. 1 on Top Rock Albums Chart

  25-03-2021 21:54
  
  Rob Zombie scores his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts.
  The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, Zombie’s seventh solo studio album, debuts atop both March 27-dated surveys with 28,000 equivalent album units earned, according to MRC Data. Of that sum, 26,000 units are via album sales.
  Zombie has tallied four leaders each on Top Rock Albums (which began in 2006) and Hard Rock Albums (2007). He first led with Hellbilly Deluxe 2 in 2010, fo
  
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• Charlie Walk Files Lawsuit Against Attorney, Claims ‘Botched’ Handling of #MeToo Allegations

  25-03-2021 21:39
  
  On Jan. 30, 2018, Universal Music Group’s head of global compliance Saheli Datta shot off a staff-wide email regarding the company’s high-flying executive Charlie Walk. “You may be aware of yesterday’s media reports concerning allegations of conduct by Charlie Walk while he was an executive at Sony. We take allegations of this nature very seriously,” Datta wrote. “If you have something to say, we want to hear it.”
  The email came one day after a woman nam
  
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• Tencent Music Stock (TME) Suffers Double-Digit Dip Amid Regulatory Concerns

  25-03-2021 21:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tencent Music stock (TME) dipped by more than 12 percent on the day, despite the fact that the Shenzhen-headquartered streaming company reported solid revenue growth and announced a new Warner Music licensing deal earlier this week. When the market closed today, Tencent Music stock was worth $20.36 per share – a decline of 12.17 percent […]
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• The cryptocurrency sold with Björk’s ‘Utopia’ is now worth just 4p

  25-03-2021 21:32 via nme.com
  The cryptocurrency sold with copies of Björk‘s 2017 album ‘Utopia’ is now just worth 4p.
  Purchases of the album came with 100 ‘Audio Coins’ reported by The Next Web to be worth around $0.20 (15p) at the time of the album’s release.
  Now, as reported in a new Record Of The Day mailout (via The Line Of Best Fit), these 100 coins have significantly decreased in value and are worth just over 4p.
  The sale of the Audio Coins along with the album came as a partne
  
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• Taylor Swift and Evermore theme park resolve legal dispute

  25-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The parties have agreed to drop and dismiss their respective lawsuits.
  
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• Cher once told Cannibal Corpse’s Corpsegrinder that she “was metal before you were born”

  25-03-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher has recounted the time he met Cher and how he got “owned” by the ‘Believe’ singer.READ MORE: Cher’s 2019 UK tour was ludicrously good fun. Give her the Glastonbury legends slot immediately!Speaking in a new interview, Corpsegrinder revealed he was once invited to play at a birthday party for Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman, the lead singer of industrial metal band Deadsy.
  “Cher’s son
  
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• Watch Bob Moses Perform a Sunset Show From LA’s Iconic Griffith Observatory

  25-03-2021 21:15
  
  This past Monday, the gentlemen of Bob Moses did what many of us have been dreaming about for a year: they played a show in public.
  Taking place on the lawn of Los Angeles’ iconic Griffith Observatory, the duo played a sunset set for global livestream series Cercle. Spanning their catalog including material from their 2020 LP Desire, the duo played the audience-less show with the famous Observatory (seen in films like Rebel Without a Cause and La La Land) behind them, the Hollywood sign in
  
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• Deadmau5’s Cat Meowingtons Is the First Animal With an OnlyFans Account

  25-03-2021 20:52
  
  In these uncertain times, everyone needs a side hustle. Now, even Deadmau5’s cat Meowingtons is pulling his weight.
  The black-and-white snuggle buddy is the newest member of content subscription service OnlyFans. He’s also the first animal to join the platform. The channel launch promises “a closer look into the personal life of his famous owner and promises a highly-interactive experience with exclusive tracks, behind the scenes footage of deadmau5 in his studio, around h
  
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• Latin Artist on the Rise: How a Tragic Accident Shaped Chesca’s Career

  25-03-2021 20:48
  
  During a pandemic, when the music world was shaken and live entertainment came to a halt, Chesca shined. In just the past year, the Puerto Rican newcomer collaborated with artists such as Pitbull, Arcangel and De La Ghetto; entered the Billboard charts for the first time; was nominated at Premio Lo Nuestro; and made her late-night television debut.
  “It’s been a crazy journey,” she tells Billboard. “Everything that’s happened in the last year, I’
  
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• Billie Eilish Keeps Giving Us Everything We Wanted With More Blonde Selfies

  25-03-2021 20:47
  
  Our strange addiction is Billie Eilish’s blonde hair, and luckily, she’s been feeding it with more selfies ever since she showed off her new dye job.
  The Grammy-winning pop star showed off her platinum shag via her Instagram Story on Wednesday. In one video, she lets her locks fly free, and in a car selfie, Eilish keeps them tidy and tucked away under a Gucci bucket hat that matches her polo tee.
  She wore a similar matching bucket hat and shirt getup at the 2021 Grammys on March
  
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• Girl in Red Transforms The Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Into an Angsty Rock Anthem

  25-03-2021 20:37
  
  The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears” may not be an indie rock song — but that doesn’t mean Girl in Red can’t make it one.
  On Thursday (March 25), Norwegian radio station NRK P3 released a new edition of their “P3LIVE” series, where Girl in Red (known offstage as singer-songwriter Marie Ulven) took The Weeknd’s beloved After Hours single and transformed it into an angsty, gritty, rocked-out anthem.Jamming with a full three-piece backing ba
  
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• Young Dolph & Key Glock’s ‘Dum and Dummer 2’ Is the First Phase in Paper Route Empire’s Hip-Hop Takeover

  25-03-2021 20:33
  
  In July 2019, Young Dolph and Key Glock struck gold when they dropped their first collaborative album, Dum and Dummer. The hard-hitting project put them on a path to succeed in a year that was otherwise tough for their hip-hop industry peers. 
  Dum and Dummer peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart and fueled them to release individual top 20 Billboard 200-charting sets in Dolph’s Rich Slave (No. 4) and Glock’s Yellow Tape (No. 14) in 2020, respectively. What pushed them to co
  
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• Listen to Du Blonde’s roaring new single ‘Pull The Plug’

  25-03-2021 20:26 via nme.com
  
  Du Blonde has shared a roaring new single called ‘Pull The Plug’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Du Blonde – aka Beth Jeans Houghton – on her brilliant, rawly emotional album ‘Lung Bread For Daddy’Taken from the musician’s upcoming new album ‘Homecoming’, the new track follows recent singles ‘I’m Glad That We Broke Up’ with Ezra Furman and ‘Medicated’ featuring Garbage‘s Shirley
  
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• Biffy Clyro reschedule huge Glasgow show with Yungblud, Frank Carter and Porridge Radio

  25-03-2021 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have rescheduled their huge outdoor show in Glasgow for later this year, and changed the venue for the event.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expectThe show, originally set for late June in Bellahouston Park, will now take place across the city at Glasgow Green on September 9.
  As with the original date, support for the show will come from Yungblud, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Porridge Radio.
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• Grammys Go Global: Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa & More Surge on Global Excl. U.S. Chart

  25-03-2021 20:24
  
  The 63rd annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on March 14, with big wins for Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, followed by domestic streaming bumps for Mickey Guyton, Haim and Post Malone, among others.
  Despite the show’s U.S. home base, the March 27-dated Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart reflects international surges for Grammy nominees, winners and performers.The latest Global Excl. U.S. list sports 14 songs that were performed and/or nominated for a Grammy, and
  
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• Here Are Justin Bieber’s Top 5 Rappers

  25-03-2021 20:18
  
  On Wednesday (March 24), Justin Bieber chopped it up with DJ Khaled on his Amazon Music podcast The First One and ran through his top five MCs.
  Bieber listed Lil Wayne, Biggie, Eminem, Kanye West and Drake — much to Khaled’s excitement. “That’s what I’m talking about! Canada represents Canada!” the producer exclaimed.
  The Biebs and Drizzy linked up for “Right Here” on JB’s 2012 album Believe, and the singer also starr
  
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• Is It Time to Retire Gendered Categories for Music Awards?

  25-03-2021 20:16
  
  Sam Smith is not a fan of the current music awards system.
  Posting a message to their social media on March 12, the singer — and arguably the most famous non-binary artist currently working in music — called out the Brit Awards for their continued use of gendered award categories in 2021, pointing out that artists who identify as neither male nor female are being routinely excluded.
  “The Brits have been an important part of my career, one of my earliest achievements was winning
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Shares Some Empowering ‘Wisdom’ in Promise Fragrance Ad

  25-03-2021 20:15
  
  Jennifer Lopez took to Twitter on Wednesday (Mar. 24) to share some much needed advice.
  In a 15-second spot promoting her popular Promise fragrance, JLo is seen twirling around in a sparkling skirt and crop top set, before a quote pops up on the screen. “Never sacrifice that burning desire you have inside, keep trying, keep going…,” the message from Lopez reads.
  She captioned the post with the hashtag #WednesdayWisdom.
  #WednesdayWisdom #Promise https://t.co/W8AEaGaoEr pic.twit
  
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• Will Yip Raffles Gear, Memorabilia to Combat Anti-Asian Racism

  25-03-2021 20:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Punk/emo producer and engineer selling instruments, rare records, and more to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Fund
  
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• Diplo Debuts on Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart With ‘Do You Dance?’

  25-03-2021 19:59
  
  Diplo draws the sole debut on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated March 27) with Do You Dance? at No. 18. The seven-track set earned nearly 2,500 equivalent album units, with close to 1,000 from album sales, in the week ending March 18, according to MRC Data.
  Dance is Diplo’s seventh entry on the chart, a sum that includes four top 10s and one leader, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U, with Skrillex (three weeks at No. 1, 2015). Diplo also earned No. 2 peaks with Rev
  
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• Who Should Taylor Swift Collaborate With? Vote!

  25-03-2021 19:47
  
  Taylor Swift recently tapped Maren Morris for “You All Over Me” from her “From the Vault” series, but who should she collaborate with next?
  Can you imagine if she and Katy Perry worked together, what they could do? The American Idol judge put the question into the Swifties’ and KatyCats’ heads, and they’ve been teenage dreaming ever since.
  But Swift and Selena Gomez cuddled up for a sweet reunion pic with the
  
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• Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff Swagger Through ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ on ‘CMT Crossroads’

  25-03-2021 19:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Performance of the song, off Price's album 'That's How Rumors Get Started,' is equal parts grit and funk
  
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• Swizz Beatz reveals Dr. Dre almost took part in ‘VERZUZ’

  25-03-2021 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Swizz Beatz has revealed that Dr. Dre almost took part in a VERZUZ battle but pulled out at the eleventh hour.READ MORE: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on VERZUZ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”VERZUZ is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format on Instagram Live and Triller.
  Competitors take it in turns playing a song from a list of 20 from their discography, as fans
  
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• Latinas Behind the Hits: These Female Songwriters, Producers and Engineers are Blazing New Paths for Women in Latin Music

  25-03-2021 19:39
  
  As Latin music’s fortunes continue to rise, Latin women still struggle to be heard — both on the charts and behind the hits.
  As part of Billboard’s celebration of Women’s History Month, today we highlight 14 extraordinary Latin songwriters, producers and engineers who are breaking down barriers as we speak. All of the women here are more often than not the only female faces in the studio, or the writing session, or behind the console — creatives whose talent an
  
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• Beyoncé Set A Flawless Precedent With One Big Surprise

  25-03-2021 19:30
  
  Beyoncé's 2013 self-titled surprise drop set an oft-followed precedent in the pop realm. But its contents — mining her own life and the recent birth of her daughter — still tell her own unique creative story.
  
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• Listen to Royal Blood’s “ambitious and wild” new single ‘Limbo’

  25-03-2021 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood have shared a new single, which they say is the “most ambitious and wildest” thing they’ve written to date – listen to ‘Limbo’ below.READ MORE: Royal Blood on the video and meaning of ‘Typhoons’: “Everyone can get lost in their own mind”The new song, which is the third preview of the duo’s upcoming new album ‘Typhoons’, will be given its live debut this weekend at the 2021 Bloxy Awards.
  Royal Blood will rel
  
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• ‘Tina’ Doc’s Oscar-Winning Directors on Bringing a Fresh POV to Tina Turner’s Life

  25-03-2021 19:06
  
  Tina Turner is officially retired from music, but a legend whose voice, movements and attitude all but invented our collective expectations for musical performers can never really fade away. Everyone from Mick Jagger to Megan Thee Stallion is still drawing on the template that Turner, now 81, introduced to American stages when she was just a teenager.
  As the rock pioneer — who is up for solo induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, an honor she already has as part of Ike &
  
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• Jon Nite Leads Country Songwriters Chart, Thanks to Hits by Gabby Barrett & Brett Young

  25-03-2021 19:04
  
  Jon Nite rises from No. 3 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Songwriters chart (dated March 27), leading for the first time thanks of two songwriting credits on the latest Hot Country Songs chart.
  Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope,” which Nite co-wrote with Barrett and Zach Kale, ranks at No. 3 after spending 27 weeks at No. 1, the longest reign for a song by a woman and no accompanying acts and the third-longest overall, after Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant
  
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• The Revivalists Singer David Shaw Unveils New Single, Preps NFTs for Debut Solo Album

  25-03-2021 18:57
  
  Artist, producer and The Revivalists frontman David Shaw has just released his latest solo single “Got Me Feeling Good,” an uplifting, sing-along style anthem. The guitar-centric, harmony-driven track follows the release of Shaw’s singles “Heavy Soul,” “Shivers” “Shaken” and “Promised Land” from his debut solo album which drops May 7 via Yokoko Records/C3 Records.
  “From the beginning, this album was all about self-explo
  
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• Revivalists Singer David Shaw Unveils New Single, Preps NFTs for Debut Solo Album

  25-03-2021 18:57
  
  Artist, producer and The Revivalists frontman David Shaw has just released his latest solo single “Got Me Feeling Good,” an uplifting, sing-along style anthem. The guitar-centric, harmony-driven track follows the release of Shaw’s singles “Heavy Soul,” “Shivers” “Shaken” and “Promised Land” from his debut solo album which drops May 7 via Yokoko Records/C3 Records.
  “From the beginning, this album was all about self-explo
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Quits Twitter: ‘The Platform No Longer Serves Me’

  25-03-2021 18:51
  
  After years of regaling her 13.7 million followers with images of her cooking, children and an endless stream of sometimes silly, sometimes serious thoughts on the news of the day, Chrissy Teigen announced on Wednesday (March 24) that she is leaving the service.
  The model and TV host posted a lengthy statement on Instagram the next day about her decision to abandon the service where she and husband John Legend were known for playfully sparring with each other, as well as for their lauded op
  
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• Glass Animals share new version of ‘Heat Waves’ with iann dior

  25-03-2021 18:50 via nme.com
  
  Glass Animals have shared a new version of their 2020 track ‘Heat Waves’ featuring iann dior – listen below.READ MORE: iann dior: “My role? I’m picking up where Juice WRLD left off”The original version of the track appeared on the Oxford band’s third album ‘Dreamland’, and has steadily been climbing the charts since, currently sitting at Number One in Australia.
  The new version of ‘Heat Waves’ comes complete with a glossy extra ve
  
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• Lordi announced as performers at Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final

  25-03-2021 18:46 via nme.com
  
  Finnish metallers Lordi have been announced as performers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.READ MORE: 12 Eurovision songs that aren’t rubbishThe 2006 Eurovision champs will join five other previous winners in Rotterdam this May, performing their winning single ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ for the Rock The Roof segment of the competition.
  The band will join Lenny Kuhr (‘De Troubadour’, 1969), Teach-In with Getty Kaspers (‘Ding-A
  
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• Triller Quietly Licenses the Largest Music Publishers In the World

  25-03-2021 18:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About six weeks removed from the start of its much-publicized dispute with Universal Music Group, video-sharing app (and prominent TikTok competitor) Triller has quietly inked a licensing agreement with the largest music publishers in the world. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) recently took to social media to announce that it had struck a licensing […]
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• Banda MS’ ‘La Casita’ Rules Regional Mexican Airplay Chart

  25-03-2021 18:44
  
  Banda MS’s “La Casita” proves to be a leader as the song conquers the Regional Mexican Airplay chart (dated March 27), lifting 3-1 in its fourth week on the list. That’s the fastest climb to No. 1 since 2015.
  “La Casita” hits No. 1 with a 7% increase in audience impressions, to six million, earned in the week ending March 21, according to MRC Data. The song wraps the fastest climb to the top since Calibre 50’s “Contigo” ascended in four weeks
  
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• Tina Burner Just Wants ‘Drag Race’ Fans to Stop Taking Everything Seriously: ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’

  25-03-2021 18:43
  
  Tina Burner still can’t believe she actually filmed a season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the middle of a global pandemic. “I didn’t even think it would be possible,” she says, looking back to when she was cast on season 13. “I’m just so proud for everyone involved, it was an amazing feat.”
  Sadly, last week marked the official end to Tina’s Drag Race run — after competing in a branding challenge where she was tasked with
  
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• Mariah Carey Celebrates Aretha Franklin’s Birthday by Revisiting Their VH1 ‘Divas Live’ Performance

  25-03-2021 18:40
  
  Mariah Carey is celebrating Diva Week — the weeklong stretch of her, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Diana Ross’ birthdays — with a special tribute to Franklin on Thursday (March 25), which would have been her 79th birthday.
  The two performed Franklin’s Grammy Hall of Fame record “Chain of Fools” for VH1 Divas Live in 1998, and Carey narrated the scene with an audio snippet from her latest memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
  “She told the
  
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• Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs Teams Up With Klarna for New Los Angeles Creative Space

  25-03-2021 18:35
  
  The world of Lady Gaga is expanding.
  The superstar’s cosmetics brand Haus Labs teamed up with fintech company Klarna on Thursday (Mar. 25) to launch The Studio by Klarna x Haus Labs, a new Los Angeles-based creative space.
  The Studio is designed to foster creativity and self-expression, much like Gaga’s music, and provides resources for emerging creators and Haus Labs. Some of the features include custom guitars and a piano from the “Stupid Love” singer’s past
  
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• Questlove Set as 2021 Oscars’ Musical Director

  25-03-2021 18:32
  
  Questlove has been selected as musical director for the 93rd annual Academy Awards, set to air April 25 on ABC. Questlove has performed on the Oscars previously, but this is his first time as musical director.
  Questlove, founding member of hip-hop group The Roots, is musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, for which The Roots serves as the house band. He has also held musical directing positions with such artists as D’Angelo, Eminem and Jay-Z.
  The drummer, DJ and produ
  
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• Hear How Beck Turned Paul McCartney’s ‘Find My Way’ Into a Funky Dance Number

  25-03-2021 18:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on upcoming McCartney III Imagined album
  
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• Blxst, Ty Dolla Sign & Tyga Kick It At College in ‘Chosen’ Video: Watch

  25-03-2021 18:24
  
  Blxst makes modern-day cookout music, the type of music that you would two-step to in the backyard, mouth full while holding a plate of food.
  The L.A. crooner emits the laid-back, West Coast vibe that has become infamous with musicians who are from the region. Signed to Red Bull Records, the singer-songwriter, producer and rapper recruited fellow L.A. heads Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga for his single “Chosen,” and it’s accompanying video.
  The collegiate-themed video finds the three m
  
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