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• The Weeknd teases that his ‘After Hours’ era might not be over yet

  29-03-2021 23:50 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has teased that his ‘After Hours’ era might not be over quite yet.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandaryThe Canadian singer-songwriter (real name Abel Tesfaye) has had one of his biggest years following the release of his fourth studio album, ‘After Hours’.
  Featuring the hits ‘Heartless’, ‘Save Your Tears’, and ‘Blinding Lights’,
  
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• Nike Sues Over Lil Nas X Satan Shoes

  29-03-2021 23:41
  
  Lil Nas X’s limited-edition satanic-themed Air Max 97 shoes — the ones that cost more than a grand, sold out in under a minute and may contain actual human blood — weren’t authorized by Nike, according to a suit filed Monday (March 29) in New York federal court.
  Nike says MSCHF Product Studio, the company the rapper partnered with to launch 666 pairs of kicks, materially altered its trademarked product without permission and it isn’t thrilled that people think the c
  
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• Nike Denies Any Involvement With Lil Nas X’s Customized ‘Satan Shoes’

  29-03-2021 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Lil Nas X released a custom ‘Satan Shoes’ sneaker collab, but Nike didn’t have anything to do with it. The collaboration between Lil Nas X and the streetwear company MSCHF created a buzz on social media. The so-called ‘Satan Shoes’ feature a reference to the Bible verse, Luke 10:18. That verse references the fall […]
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• Nike Sues Designer of Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’

  29-03-2021 23:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Filing against the art collective MSCHF includes trademark infringement for Air Max 97 sneakers
  
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• Lana Del Rey’s ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart

  29-03-2021 23:16
  
  Lana Del Rey rules Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as her new studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, debuts at No. 1 on the list dated April 3. It’s her third chart-topper on the list, following 2017’s Lust for Life and 2014’s Ultraviolence.
  Chemtrails was released March 19 via Polydor/Interscope and starts with 58,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending March 25, according to MRC Data. With Chemtrails’ arrival, Lana Del Rey scores the third-large
  
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• War Child UK launches new record label with Virgin Music

  29-03-2021 22:56 via nme.com
  
  War Child UK has launched War Child Records, a new, independent label set up in conjunction with Virgin Music Label & Artist Services.READ MORE: War Child talk new Arctic Monkeys live album: “The band left that show on a massive high”The objective of the charity’s new label is to use the power of recorded music to change the lives of children affected by conflict.
  “It’s incredibly exciting to be leading the launch of War Child Records,” said Rich Clarke, H
  
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• Miranda Lambert Worried Writing ‘Over You’ With Blake Shelton Could Be Too ‘Invasive’

  29-03-2021 22:35
  
  Songwriters are told to write what they know, but sometimes what they know can be a bit too painful to put to music.
  In a new Essentials Radio interview with Apple Music, Miranda Lambert tells the stories behind some of her biggest hits, including the painful backstory of her 2012 song “Over You,” which she co-wrote with her ex-husband and fellow country superstar Blake Shelton. Shelton’s older brother, Richie, was killed in a car accident in 1990 at age 24, and when the former
  
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• You’ll Be ‘Diggin’ On’ Kelly Clarkson’s Latest TLC Cover: Watch

  29-03-2021 22:34
  
  Kelly Clarkson kicked off the week with some sweet nostalgia on Monday (March 29), performing an effortless cover of TLC’s “Diggin’ On You” for The Kelly Clarkson Show audience.
  Backed by her band Y’all, Clarkson took to a yellow and purple-lit stage, and proceeded to hit every note of the 1995 b-side from TLC’s CrazySexyCool album. 
  “I was like peace in a groove/ On a Sunday afternoon/ You were there, so was I/ In the park, 4th of July,” she
  
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• New Zealand’s CubaDupa becomes largest outdoor festival to take place post-COVID

  29-03-2021 22:29 via nme.com
  
  CubaDupa, New Zealand’s largest outdoor festival, took place over the weekend – becoming the world’s biggest open-air, in-person festival to go ahead post-coronavirus.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expectIt’s estimated that 120,000 people were in attendance on Saturday (March 27) alone at the two-dayer in Wellington, with the city having lifted all remaining COVID restrictions earlier this month (via Reuters).
  CubaDupa, w
  
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• Rod Wave’s ‘SoulFly’ Continues to Lead Apple Music Pre-Add Chart

  29-03-2021 22:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Young Dolph and Key Glock's 'Dum and Dummer 2' enters at Number Two.
  
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• J. Cole & Puma Hoops Team Up for RS-Dreamer Proto Sneaker

  29-03-2021 22:17
  
  They’re back! Less than a month after J. Cole and Puma re-released the RS-Dreamer sneaker, the duo announced the next silhouette in their Dreamer lineup.
  The RS-Dreamer Proto, a personal favorite of the rapper and his label Dreamville, features a sleek, white and grey Puma Hoops design with pink, neon green and blue detail.
  The RS-Dreamer Proto is set to launch this Friday (April 2) in both adult and kid sizes. The shoe, available on puma.com and Foot Locker, plus the Puma NYC Fl
  
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• Every Ariana Grande Lip Sync From ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ Ranked

  29-03-2021 22:10
  
  Ariana Grande, shantay you stay.
  On the March 26 episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Grande made history when she became the singer with the most songs ever lip-synced on the show (as of episode 12 of season 13, Grande has appeared in seven lip syncs). The crowning moment came with the lip sync between Utica Queen and Symone to her 2018 single “No Tears Left to Cry,” where — spoiler alert! — Symone emerged victorious, while Utica sashayed away.
  But of the seven
  
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• Britney Spears Officially Petitions Her Father to Resign as Conservator

  29-03-2021 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Britney Spears has officially filed a petition to have her father removed from her 12-year conservatorship. Documents filed last week in a Los Angeles court reveal that the pop singer requests her father’s resignation. As a replacement, Spears seeks to appoint Jodi Montgomery, a state-appointed conservator who has acted on her behalf. Montgomery had served […]
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• Sound City launch broadcast talent competition Bandzai for new bands

  29-03-2021 22:06 via nme.com
  
  Liverpool’s Sound City festival has launched a broadcast talent competition called Bandzai for undiscovered new bands.READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021Dubbed “the ultimate battle of the bands”, entrants will compete for a £10,000 prize, a spot on the lineup at this year’s Sound City and a feature part within scotts Menswear’s 2021 Xmas Live campaign, along with a record deal and a three-day recording session at the city
  
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• ‘Peaches,’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’ & 20 More Top 10 Hits With Fruit Names in Their Titles

  29-03-2021 22:00
  
  With Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) entering the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 this week, we officially have enough No. 1 hits with fruit names in their titles to make a pretty respectable fruit salad. “Peaches” is the fourth such song to top the chart, following Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” The Osmonds’ “One Bad Apple” and Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar.”
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• BLACKPINK’s Rosé Reveals the Artists She Sings Along With on Road Trips

  29-03-2021 21:51
  
  Rosé’s in Kelly Clarkson’s area — sort of! The BLACKPINK member, who recently released her solo project -R-, appeared virtually on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday (March 29) to talk about her latest single and which artists she likes to sing along to while on the road.
  The vocalist — who was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia — told The Voice coach that when she was younger, her family liked to take long road trips that took seven to eight hours.
  
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• Now Robot Rappers Are Selling NFTs — FN Meka Toilet NFT Sells for $6,500

  29-03-2021 21:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Now robot rappers are getting in on the NFT craze — FN Meka sells a toilet NFT for $6,500 in ETH. FN Meka is the first AI-powered rapper, launching in 2019. The robot is a self-proclaimed ‘hypebeast,’ often releasing singles incorporating brands. The robot’s latest single is “Speed Demon.” But the rapper also has a […]
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• What’s Your Favorite Hot 100 Top 10 Hit With Fruit in the Title? Vote!

  29-03-2021 21:40
  
  Fruit has clearly been inspirational to musicians over the years: 19 songs that have hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 have had fruit names in their titles.
  The latest? Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, which debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100 this week, alongside the No. 1 bow of his album Justice on the Billboard 200. Another juicy hit arrived this month as well: Drake’s “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” featuring Rick Ross, debuted at
  
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• Blake Shelton Announces New Album ‘Body Language’

  29-03-2021 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Shelton's first album in nearly four years includes his duet with Gwen Stefani, "Happy Anywhere"
  
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• Lindsay Lohan drops new single Lullaby as she continues backing NFT market

  29-03-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lindsay Lohan has teamed up Manuel Riva on the track.
  
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• My Bloody Valentine tease something is coming this week with mysterious clip

  29-03-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  My Bloody Valentine have shared a cryptic new teaser, leading some fans to believe that the group’s music is returning to streaming services.READ MORE: The Roots Of… My Bloody ValentineThe Irish band’s three studio records to date – ‘Isn’t Anything’ (1988), ‘Loveless’ (1991) and ‘Mbv’ (2013) – are currently not available on Spotify, nor are their two mini-albums (1985’s ‘This Is Your Bloody Valentine’ and
  
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• Lil Nas X Defends Himself Against The Culture Wars: ‘Y’all Are Not Gonna Win Bro’

  29-03-2021 21:12
  
  Lil Nas X is staying strong amid the reactions to his attention-grabbing new video for 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name).'
  
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• Post Malone Cameos in Trailer for ‘Wrath of Man’ Starring Jason Statham

  29-03-2021 21:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Latest action film from Guy Ritchie arrives in theaters May 7th
  
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• Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches’ Debuts at No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts

  29-03-2021 21:04
  
  Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, is the biggest song in the world, as it blasts in at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
  With the track’s arrival, Bieber, Caesar and Giveon are the first male soloists to debut a song at No. 1 on both charts in the same week.
  Plus, Bieber’s “Hold On” rebounds to the top 10 of both rankings. Both songs are from his new album, Justice, released March
  
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• RS Charts: Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ Debuts at Number One, Dethroning Morgan Wallen

  29-03-2021 20:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lana Del Rey arrives at Number Two with Chemtrails Over the Country Club
  
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• These 6 Songs Each Have 2 Versions in the National Recording Registry

  29-03-2021 20:50
  By now, you’ve had a chance to pore over the list of 25 classic recordings that were inducted into the National Recording Registry this year. As Billboard contributor Cathy Applefeld Olson pointed out when the inductions were announced, this brings to 575 the number of recordings in the Registry.
  One of the recordings that was inducted this year, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” medley, contains a song that was already repre
  
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• Haçienda Classiçal announce new UK tour dates for 2021

  29-03-2021 20:44 via nme.com
  
  Haçienda Classiçal has announced a string of new UK dates for 2021 – check out full the schedule below.READ MORE: Manchester’s unique spirit shone through The Haçienda Classiçal’s opening set on the Pyramid StageThe live project sees DJs Graeme Park and Mike Pickering join forces with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to give anthems once played at the legendary Haçienda nightclub a classical spin.
  Launched in 2016, the group’s concerts
  
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• Royal Blood Debut New Song ‘Limbo’ in Wild Virtual Performance on ‘Roblox’

  29-03-2021 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on British duo's upcoming album, Typhoons
  
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• Fatboy Slim: 'DJing for me is kind of a conversation'

  29-03-2021 20:40 via music-news.com
  
  DJ Fatboy Slim joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky to talk about his nationwide tour ‘We’ve Come A Long Long Way
  
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• We Are FSTVL announces 2021 line-up, features Carl Cox, The Blessed Madonna and more

  29-03-2021 20:35 via nme.com
  
  We Are FSTVL has announced its 2021 line-up, which features the likes of Carl Cox, The Blessed Madonna and more.READ MORE: Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna – ‘Club Future Nostalgia’ review: exciting and eclecticThe London event will move to brand new festival site Central Park in Dagenham between September 11 and 12, after the coronavirus forced the event’s 2020 cancellation.
  Headliners for the eighth edition of the dance music festival include Andy C, Camelphat, Carl C
  
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• Mick Fleetwood: I want a Fleetwood Mac reunion with all the former members

  29-03-2021 20:09 via music-news.com
  
  Mick Fleetwood wants a Fleetwood Mac reunion with “everyone who’s ever played” in the band, after he recently reconciled with former bandmate Lindsey Buckingham.
  
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• Justin Bieber Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 With ‘Peaches,’ Becomes 1st Solo Male to Open Atop Hot 100 & Billboard 200 in Same Week

  29-03-2021 19:57
  
  Justin Bieber becomes the first solo male to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart simultaneously, as “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, launches atop the Hot 100. As previously reported, Bieber’s new LP Justice enters atop the Billboard 200.
  Among all acts, Bieber joins only BTS and Taylor Swift in having started at No. 1 on both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously, with Swift having accomplished the feat tw
  
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• Mike Posner Is Climbing Mt. Everest For a Good Cause: ‘I Want My Climb to Be About Others’

  29-03-2021 19:47
  
  Mike Posner has gotten very used to going on walkabout. The “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” rapper, who spent much of 2019 walking across the continental U.S. and was briefly interrupted by a rattlesnake bite, announced his latest adventure on Monday (March 29). The Detroit native said he plans to climb Mt. Everest in May to raise funds for his hometown’s Detroit Justice Center.
  “While my walk across America was about me finding myself, I want my climb to be about others,”
  
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• Lindsay Lohan releases new single ‘Lullaby’ as an NFT

  29-03-2021 19:39 via nme.com
  
  Lindsay Lohan has released a new track called ‘Lullaby’ as an NFT.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!The actor and singer teased the song on social media over the weekend, and has now made it available via the FansForever digital platform as a non-fungible token (NFT) – a new form of cryptocurrency.
  You can stream ‘Lullaby’ in its entirety via the aforementioned site, where you can also bid on the NF
  
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• Conor Oberst on Phoebe Bridgers: “There are very few people you meet in life that change you”

  29-03-2021 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Conor Oberst has opened up about his friendship with Phoebe Bridgers, claiming that the ‘Kyoto’ singer-songwriter changed him.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”In a new Pitchfork feature, the Bright Eyes frontman has revisited some of the music that has soundtracked his life including Bridgers’ 2020 album, ‘Punisher’.
  “I had the good fortune of meeting her right when she was making [debut album &
  
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• RS Country Music Picks for Week of March 29th

  29-03-2021 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Must-hear songs by Jason Eady, the Accidentals, and the Starlight Cleaning Co. featuring the guitar magic of the late Neal Casal
  
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• Waxahatchee Drops New Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Dolly Parton Covers

  29-03-2021 19:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tracks appear on deluxe edition of Katie Crutchfield's 2020 album, Saint Cloud
  
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• Demi Lovato On the Song She’d Perform ‘If I Ever Make It Back to the Stage’: Exclusive ‘Dancing With the Devil’ Clip

  29-03-2021 19:12
  
  Demi Lovato has opened up about the darkest time in her life in her new YouTube Originals docuseries, Dancing With the Devil. The four-part series, which explores her near fatal 2018 overdose, continues with episode three on Tuesday (March 30), and Billboard has an exclusive first look.
  In the clip above, the 28-year-old discusses some of her motivation to get her life back on track after her OD. “I remember being in my hospital bed and thinking, ‘All right, how do I fix this? How do
  
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• Tencent Music Announces a $1 Billion Stock Repurchase Program

  29-03-2021 19:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After experiencing a per-share stock-price decline of about $12 per share, Tencent Music has unveiled a $1 billion stock-repurchase program. The Shenzhen-headquartered music company, which owns and operates the QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music streaming services as well as the WeSing karaoke app, recently announced the billion-dollar stock-buyback program in a formal release. […]
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• The Lathums announce rescheduled UK tour dates and upgraded shows

  29-03-2021 19:00 via nme.com
  
  The Lathums have announced details of their rescheduled UK tour later this year which will see them upgrading a selection of the venues they were already set to play.
  The Wigan band will play a homecoming show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse this October, as well as a headline date at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town – after previously selling out the Electric Ballroom.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with The LathumsWith a total of eigh
  
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• Ben Howard aiming for second UK Number 1 album with 'Collections From The Whiteout'

  29-03-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Ben Howard leads the race for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with Collections From The Whiteout.
  
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• Paul McCartney & His Daughters to Release Cookbook Celebrating His Late Wife Linda’s Best Recipes

  29-03-2021 18:51
  
  Paul McCartney is paying tribute to his late wife Linda and her passion for meatless meals.
  The Beatles star and his daughters Stella and Mary are teaming up for a new cookbook, titled Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen: Over 90 Plant-Based Recipes to Save the Planet and Nourish the Soul, which will be filled with Linda’s most loved recipes reimagined.
  Linda, who died in 1998, was the one who introduced the family to a plant based lifestyle, something that Paul continues to advoca
  
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• Vivendi Shareholders OK Distribution of 60% of UMG Shares

  29-03-2021 18:50
  
  As Vivendi inches closer to an initial public offering for the Universal Music Group later this year, its shareholders have approved the latest maneuver on the road to that eventuality.
  Vivendi said on Monday (March 29) that 99.98% of its shareholders approved a resolution distributing 60% of shares in UMG amongst Vivendi shareholders, worth approximately €18 billion as dividends.
  That €18 billion is based on a €30 billion valuation established when Vivendi sold first an initial 1
  
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• Glastonbury Festival teases new project called ‘Live At Worthy Farm’

  29-03-2021 18:41 via nme.com
  Glastonbury has teased an upcoming project called ‘Live At Worthy Farm’ with a mysterious new video – you can watch it below.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”The cryptic clip sees the festival’s Stone Circle area being illuminated by various flashing lights, and is soundtracked by droning distorted bass. At the end of footage, we’re presented with the hashtag #LiveAtWorthyF
  
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• For Those I Love announces first ever show later this year

  29-03-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  For Those I Love has announced that his first ever live show will take place later this year.READ MORE: For Those I Love: Dublin artist tackles grief and politics with the respect they deserveThe Dublin producer and songwriter (real name David Balfe), who released his self-titled debut album last week, will be performing at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on October 1.
  Taking to social media earlier today (March 29), For Those I Love wrote: “Performing on Jools and Other Voices gave me
  
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• Without YBN Almighty Jay or Cordae Alongside Him, YBN Nahmir Knows It’s All Eyes on Him

  29-03-2021 18:35
  
  YBN Nahmir is currently at peace after learning to roll with the punches in life. With the drama of the Young Boss N—as/YBN crew split with former members Almighty Jay and Cordae behind him, the Alabama native is ready to focus on himself. Nahmir finally delivered his long-awaited debut album with VISIONLAND via Atlantic Records on Friday (March 26).
  “I took time to sit down and re-evaluate everything going on in my life and it made me calm down about situations,” Nahmir t
  
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Julia Michaels, Sad Night Dynamite, Glass Animals & More

  29-03-2021 18:34
  
  Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
  These 10 tracks from artists like Julia Michaels, Sad Night Dynamite, Glass Animals and The Knocks will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.
  Julia Michaels, “All Your Exes”“I want to live in
  
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• Iconic Destiny’s Child, Cher, Madonna Costumes for Sale at Julien’s Auctions

  29-03-2021 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Here's your chance to own the revealing black bodysuit from Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" video
  
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• ‘American Idol’ Announces All-Star Duets Round Celebs: Exclusive

  29-03-2021 18:00
  
  American Idol’s All-Star Duets and solo rounds will hit the air on April 4, and Billboard has an exclusive first peek at the A-list lineup of special guests who will join the singers vying to make the live rounds.
  The top 24 singers will face off in the all-star round in a bid to make it to the live shows, where the top 16 will start competing on April 11.
  The contestants will try to wow the judges by performing duets with surprise celebrity guests including: Idol season five runner-up Kat
  
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• New York launches vaccine passport app in bid to restart live events

  29-03-2021 17:58 via nme.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the launch of a new digital vaccine passport in a bid to restart live events safely in the US state.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”Designed in partnership with IBM, New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ is a free but voluntary platform that uses proven and secure technology to confirm if an individual has either been fully vaccinated against coronavirus
  
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