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• Facebook Videos Ad Revenue Shorted for Many Creators Compared to 2020 – Report

  01-04-2021 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report suggests Facebook videos ad revenue isn’t what it should be for many creators. Changes in how Facebook counts views may be impacting video creators on the platform. The Verge spoke with three different creators who say Facebook shorted them payments and ignored their requests for help. All three creators say the short […]
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• Weezer Lands First No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay Chart With ‘All My Favorite Songs’

  01-04-2021 23:46
  
  After nearly two decades of appearing on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, Weezer notches its first No. 1, as “All My Favorite Songs” rises 3-1 on the list dated April 3.
  While the alternative radio format has generally been the Rivers Cuomo-led band’s bread and butter since the mid-’90s, the group has reached Adult Alternative Airplay seven times, beginning with the No. 8-peaking “Island in the Sun” in 2001. Weezer’s highest-charting hi
  
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• Boris Johnson looks set to unveil passport trials for venues next month

  01-04-2021 23:45 via nme.com
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to unveil new passport trials for venues.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”According to The Daily Mail, the trials could start as early as next month and would see theatres and stadiums piloting the new passports initially, followed by pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cinemas later on.
  According to The Mail, the “pilot schemes will begin after work
  
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• Hip Hop is the Most Popular Genre on YouTube Music, Dominating Charts

  01-04-2021 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A look back at the top tracks and artists on YouTube Music in 2020 reveals hip hop reigns supreme. Despite the pandemic, over two billion viewers logged in to watch a music video each month. The most dominant genre for 2020 was hip-hop. Of the top three genres on YouTube in the United States (hip-hop, […]
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• Hip Hop Is Absolutely Dominating the Charts on YouTube Music

  01-04-2021 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A look back at the top tracks and artists on YouTube Music in 2020 reveals hip hop reigns supreme. Despite the pandemic, over two billion viewers logged in to watch a music video each month. The most dominant genre for 2020 was hip-hop. Of the top three genres on YouTube in the United States (hip-hop, […]
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• New Live Music Platform ¡LatinUp! Offers ‘Cutting-Edge’ & ‘Innovative’ Content For Latinos: Exclusive

  01-04-2021 23:14
  
  Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN), Amazon Music LAT!N, and Twitch have teamed up for the launch of the new content platform ¡LatinUp!, Billboard can exclusively announce today (April 1).
  The free streaming channel, which is marketed as a “premier live music destination to elevate Latin music, culture, and voices,” will offer music fans bilingual content including interviews and live performances of genres such as urban, pop, regional Mexican, and more, via Twitch.
  “What se
  
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• IDLES cut ties with SSD Concerts following employee mistreatment allegations

  01-04-2021 23:13 via nme.com
  
  IDLES have announced that SSD Concerts will no longer be promoting their upcoming Newcastle show following allegations of employee mistreatment.READ MORE: IDLES’ best music videos (so far!)The claims, which were posted on workplace review website Glassdoor, were shared with screenshots on the company’s Instagram account, when it was allegedly “hacked”. The accusations include “underpaying” workers, “offensive” language and peopl
  
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• Saweetie Responds to Video of Her Elevator Fight With Ex Quavo

  01-04-2021 23:12
  
  Two days after TMZ released a video of Saweetie and Quavo’s physical altercation in an elevator, Saweetie has issued a statement, calling the incident “unfortunate.”
  The footage captured their elevator fight, which TMZ reported took place in a North Hollywood apartment complex that Saweetie was renting in 2020. In the video, Saweetie is seen taking a swing at Quavo while the elevator is open before trying to pick up a briefcase, which Quavo gr
  
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• Pa Salieu charged in connection with Fidel Glasgow stabbing

  01-04-2021 23:07 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Pa Salieu has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Fidel Glasgow in 2018.
  Glasgow, the grandson of The Specials’ Neville Staple, was killed outside Coventry’s Club M three-years-ago. He was 21-years-old.
  According to reports at the time, a mob were alleged to have gathered outside the club on September 1 2018. Following a lengthy police investigation, ten people have been charged in relation to the incident, but none with murder.
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• Thousands of Fans May Be Allowed to Attend 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

  01-04-2021 23:06
  
  Organizers of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest welcomed the news Thursday (April 1) that up to 3,500 fans may be allowed to attend the popular music competition when it is staged in the Netherlands next month.
  The Dutch government has said it plans to make the annual contest of singers representing their countries part of a series of test events it is using to evaluate how to safely reopen large-scale public events amid the coronavirus pandemic.The government said it wants to allow a maximum of
  
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• Dr. Luke’s Prescription Songs Will Pay Songwriters In Bitcoin

  01-04-2021 23:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Dr. Luke’s Prescription Songs publishing company has announced that its songwriters will have the option of receiving their royalties in Bitcoin moving forward. Prescription Songs and Dr. Luke (full name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald) announced the cryptocurrency payment option’s rollout this morning. Moreover, the publishing company – one of two such entities owned by the 47-year-old […]
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• Iggy Azalea Debuts New Green Hair Ahead of 2 New Songs

  01-04-2021 22:37
  
  Thursday (April 1) may be April Fools’ Day, but Iggy Azalea’s new green hair color is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.
  The Australian rapper showed off her new neon chopped locks, and she says the new look is for her upcoming single “Sip It,” featuring Tyga, which will be released on Friday along with another new song “Brazil.” Azalea and Tyga previously teamed up on “Kream” from her 2018 EP Survive the Summer.
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• Justin Bieber Lands First Streaming Songs No. 1 as Lead Artist in Five Years

  01-04-2021 22:25
  
  For the first time since 2016, Justin Bieber is back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart as a lead artist.
  “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, debuts atop the list dated April 3 with 30.6 million U.S. streams in the March 19-25 tracking period, according to MRC Data.
  It’s Bieber’s fifth ruler on Streaming Songs, which began in 2013, but just his second as a lead artist, following “Sorry,” which led for eight weeks beginning in Januar
  
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• Stream the Ultimate Hot Latin Songs-Inspired Latin Spring Break Playlist

  01-04-2021 21:56
  
  Billboard’s ultimate Latin Spring Break playlist includes the current top 25 songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated April 3).
  Whether you’re safely spending time with family and friends over the break or simply hanging at home doing some spring cleaning, the list includes some of the hottest Latin anthems that are topping our Hot Latin Songs chart right now.
  The 25-track list includes Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dákiti,” which currently sits at No. 1, Kar
  
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• How to Watch ‘Let’s BTS’ Talk-Show Special

  01-04-2021 21:53
  
  BTS’ latest talk-show special, Let’s BTS, brings the ARMY behind-the-scenes of the group’s stellar 2020 and takes fans even further back through their eight years together.
  On the special, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook sit down with popular Korean talk-show host Shin Dong-yup and comedian Jang Do-youn to discuss what they’ve been up to over the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the global K-pop phenomenon also share untold stories about th
  
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• Cat metal band Cattera drop charity single, ‘Hunger Of The Beast’

  01-04-2021 21:43 via nme.com
  
  Cattera, a metal band made up of actual cats, have released their debut singe, ‘Hunger Of The Beast’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: 100 greatest heavy metal albumsThe single, which features thundering guitars alongside lots of meows, is all in aid of a good cause: all the profits from the single will be donated to Whiskers-A-GoGo, a non-profit, volunteer-run cat rescue group in Brooklyn.
  The feline four-piece are fronted by Roope-Shakir who was once a resident at the cat
  
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• Moontype’s Songs Of Fellowship: ‘The Music Got Better As We Got Closer’

  01-04-2021 21:42
  
  Chicago trio Moontype tell MTV News how their friendship solidified as they began working together on the emotionally probing material that became their excellent debut LP, 'Bodies of Water.'
  
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• Snoop Dogg announces new album ‘From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites’

  01-04-2021 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has announced his next album will be called ‘From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites’.READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop foreverTaking to social media earlier this week to share news of his next single, the legendary rapper revealed the title of his 18th studio album – the follow up to 2019’s ‘I Wanna Thank Me’.
  “NEW SINGLE ALERT OFF NEW ALBUM ‘From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites&rs
  
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• Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘We’ve Had Supply Issues’ During COVID-19

  01-04-2021 21:32
  
  In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career in the biomedical research field to pursue his love of music full time. Nearly 31 years later, the couple made the difficult decision to shutter in-store operations due to COVID-19, roughly a week before Gov. Tony Evers forced a mandatory shutdown of all non-essential businesses. After the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Evers’ stay-at-home order in
  
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• Radiohead join TikTok and share cryptic new video

  01-04-2021 21:21 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead have joined TikTok today (April 1) and have shared a cryptic new video.READ MORE: 10 things in the Radiohead Public Library that are getting fans very, very excitedA verified account for the group appeared on the video app for the social media site earlier today.
  The group shared a short clip of mysterious Radiohead associate, Chieftain Mews, who can be seen delivering a dystopian news broadcast at a desk which has the words ‘Mews’ displayed and Radiohead’s logo
  
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• AEG Presents Hires Candace Mandracia To Book The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

  01-04-2021 21:19
  
  AEG Presents has hired former Live Nation San Diego president Candace Mandracia as senior talent buyer, Las Vegas, with a focus on booking The Theater at the newly opened Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
  The announcement came from AEG Presents Las Vegas senior vp Bobby Reynolds, who notes that Mandracia’s “significant experience as a promoter and talent buyer across a plethora of venues” will prove valuable to AEG Presents, as Vegas emerges from the pandemic and prepares for a full-sca
  
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• Who’s Buying Music NFTs Anyway? The Fans and Crypto Whales Fueling the Craze

  01-04-2021 21:06
  
  Tim Kang, a 28-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles, became wealthy by investing early in the cryptocurrency Ethereum. But he sees more potential in blockchain, the digital-ledger technology that enables the existence of cryptocurrencies. “I’ve been waiting so long,” he says, “for something that communicates to the world that it’s about more than just cryptocurrency.”
  Kang found that something in NFTs, the non-fungible tokens that use blockchain as auth
  
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• Hailey Bieber Opens Up About How Justin Bieber ‘Helped’ Her Combat Internet Trolls

  01-04-2021 21:06
  
  When Hailey Bieber is dealing with internet trolls, she turns to one expert who’s been dealing with them since he rose to fame as an early teen: her husband, Justin Bieber.
  The 24-year-old model chatted with renowned psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Clemons during a new episode on her recently launched YouTube channel Wednesday (March 31). The two discussed mental health and social media in part one of their conversation, during which Hailey opened up about her best practices when i
  
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• Nas celebrates Black excellence in ‘EPMD’ video with Hit-Boy

  01-04-2021 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Nas has shared a luxurious video for his new track ‘EPMD’ – you can watch it below.READ MORE: Nas on being a hip-hop legend: “I’m rapping the same way I did when I was on the block”Taken from the soundtrack to Judas And The Black Messiah, the biographical drama about the betrayal of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton, the Hit-Boy-produced cut hears Nas pay homage to New York rap duo EPMD (Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith).
  “EPMD, we back in busi
  
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• 7 Times Taylor Swift Blew Swifties’ Minds With Super Thoughtful Gifts

  01-04-2021 21:01
  
  There’s a very good reason Taylor Swift has such a strong bond with her fans. What makes that connection even fiercer is that not only do they show her all their love by snatching up every single, album and T-shirt the second it’s available, but she sometimes pays that adoration forward via surprise gift boxes that delight and fill their hearts.Check out seven times that Taylor was totally present for her fans:
  Ask and Ye Shall Receive
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• BBC Three commissioning new drama series based on DJ Target’s Grime Kids book

  01-04-2021 20:55 via nme.com
  
  BBC Three has commissioned a new drama series based on Grime Kids by DJ Target.
  The show, a six-part original series, will focus on the emergence of grime in the early 2000s and is set to air on the network in 2022.
  Radio 1Xtra host DJ Target, who wrote the book in 2018, shared the news on Instagram, calling the announcement “nuts”.READ MORE: “‘Rocks’ is for young Black women who go through hardship – and still boss it”: inside 2020’s best tee
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Is the First Song to Hit 1 Billion Global Streams in 2021

  01-04-2021 20:41
  
  Olivia Rodrigo’s runaway hit single “Drivers License” just keeps getting bigger, as it has become the first song to surpass 1 billion global streams in 2021, according to figures reported to MRC Data.
  The tune, which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, climbed past the 1 billion mark in the week ending March 25. That week, the song racked up 54.42 million global on-demand audio and video streams, bringing its cumulative total to 1.0
  
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• Pays to Be Popular: Breaking Down Spotify’s 2020 Artist Payouts

  01-04-2021 20:39
  
  If Spotify were a country, its population of 4.47 million acts with at least one monthly listener would rank just above Panama as the 128th largest in the world.
  Economic power is highly concentrated, though. In Spotify’s home country of Sweden, those in the 80th percentile of income make 4.1 times as much as those in the 20th percentile, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, while in South Africa — the OECD-tracked country with the highest inequali
  
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• There Is a Lot Going On in the Video For Major Lazer’s New Sia & Labrinth Collab ‘Titans’

  01-04-2021 20:31
  
  OK, start with a spaceship throttling toward Earth, then add two Godzilla vs. Kong-style monsters and now enter everyone’s favorite fictitious ranking music monger, Major Lazer, who gets bumped off the planet and into other realms of the solar systems, where he meets Sia and Labrinth (in the form of Baby Yoda-style puppets) before being captured by a sort of trippy velociraptor lady then playing whack-a-mole with some oversized cosmic eggs.
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• ‘Bed’-time Story: Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta Scale Dance/Electronic Charts

  01-04-2021 20:23
  
  Joel Corry and RAYE collect a second top 10 each, as David Guetta earns his 15th, on Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated April 3), as “Bed” rises 12-10.
  The song takes most of its chart points from streaming, having drawn 1.8 million U.S. streams in the week ending March 25, according to MRC Data.
  The trio also treks into the top 10 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, where “Bed” bounds 15-6. There, “Bed” becomes Guetta&rsqu
  
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• PJ Harvey’s ‘The Peel Sessions 1991-2004’ is getting a vinyl reissue

  01-04-2021 20:20 via nme.com
  
  PJ Harvey’s ‘The Peel Sessions 1991-2004’ is getting a vinyl reissue.READ MORE: PJ Harvey — The evolution of an iconThe record, which was originally released in 2006, is a collection of Harvey’s sessions with the late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. The recordings span from the very beginning of her career in 1991 up until 2004.
  The record was released just two years after Peel’s death in 2004 and included a tribute from Harvey to Peel in the album’s
  
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• DMA'S to play livestream concert on May 29

  01-04-2021 20:14 via music-news.com
  
  DMA’S set to play a special worldwide show on May 29, where fans around the world can tune in and watch the band perform live as the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented in-person concerts from taking place.
  
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• Byron Cage Notches Second No. 1 on Gospel Airplay Chart With ‘I Can’t Give Up’

  01-04-2021 20:13
  
  Byron Cage nets his second No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart (dated April 3), as “I Can’t Give Up” ascends to the summit. The song, which he wrote solo, increased by 12% in plays in the week ending March 28, according to MRC Data.
  The Atlanta-based Cage last led Gospel Airplay in 2006, when his second entry, “I Will Bless the Lord,” reigned for seven frames beginning that April.
  Cage’s 13 Gospel Airplay entries include seven top 10s. Before his n
  
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• Miko Marks Talks Returning to Country Music With Impactful ‘Our Country’: ‘I Can’t Afford to Be Lighthearted Anymore’

  01-04-2021 20:12
  
  After country singer/songwriter Miko Marks released her 2007 album, It Feels Good, she hit an impasse. As a Black female artist trying to break through in the overwhelmingly white male industry, she felt so defeated by the lack of support that she left the genre altogether.
  But 13 years later, Marks is returning on her own terms. She released Our Country, her first album since It Feels Good, Friday (March 26) on Redtone Records/Brooklyn Basement Records. “It feels like a watershed mom
  
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• Ice Cube Sues ‘Predatory Conglomerate’ Robinhood For Allegedly Using His Name, Likeness Without Permission

  01-04-2021 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ice Cube has filed a firmly worded lawsuit against stock-trading app Robinhood for allegedly using his name and likeness without permission in an advertisement for financial-news platform Robinhood Snacks. The 51-year-old just recently submitted the 12-page-long complaint to a California federal court, and Digital Music News obtained an exclusive copy of the corresponding filing. Ice […]
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• Demi Lovato Recreates Hospital Scene From Her 2018 Overdose in ‘Dancing With the Devil’ Music Video Sneak Peek

  01-04-2021 20:07
  
  Demi Lovato recreates a painful scene following her near-fatal 2018 overdose in the “Dancing With the Devil” music video, which Good Morning America shared a sneak peek of on Thursday (April 1).
  Lovato belts out the stirring ballad from her hospital bed in the ICU dark room while hooked up to an IV, a tube coming out of her neck that her mother, Dianna De La Garza, described “was taking her blood into a machine, cleaning it and then putting it back into her neck&
  
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• Major Lazer share sci-fi inspired ‘Titans’ video featuring Sia and Labrinth

  01-04-2021 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Major Lazer have shared a sci-fi inspired video for their new song ‘Titans’ featuring Sia and Labrinth – watch it below.READ MORE: Music review: Sia’s clumsy autism drama hits all the wrong notesTaken from ‘Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)’, the deluxe edition of the dance trio’s latest album, the video finds Major Lazer on a mission to defeat two giant monsters with the help of puppet versions of Sia and Labrinth.
  Directed by Ernest Desumbila, the clip fe
  
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• The Killers set new chart record with Mr. Brightside

  01-04-2021 19:59 via music-news.com
  
  The Killers’ hit track ‘Mr. Brightside’ has now spent a total of five whole years in the UK’s Top 100, making it the only track in history to do so.
  
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• Ice Cube Files Fiery Suit Against Robinhood App

  01-04-2021 19:47
  
  The Robinhood stock trading app failed to heed Ice Cube’s well-known warning “You better check yo self before you wreck yo self.”
  The company has had its fair share of controversies, and now it’s being sued by the rapper for using his likeness and misquoting his lyrics in an ad.  The complaint, which was filed Wednesday in California federal court, references hundreds of lawsuits (one of them is from Ice Cube’s business partner Jeff Kwantinetz) and multiple gov
  
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• Latin Artists Who Have Shared Their COVID-19 Vaccination Experience (UPDATING)

  01-04-2021 19:40
  
  Latin artists such as Elvis Crespo, Emilio Estefan Jr. and José Luis Rodríguez “El Puma” have taken to social media to share with their millions of followers their COVID-19 vaccination experience.
  Estefan was among the first to get vaccinated right before entering 2021. “I wanted to be the first one to do it because I feel you have to set up an example and be able to send a beautiful message to a lot of people and save a lot of lives,” the Cuban-American pro
  
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• Malcolm Young slams original AC/DC singer in never-before-seen interview

  01-04-2021 19:39 via nme.com
  
  Malcolm Young can be seem slamming the original singer with AC/DC in a new, never-before-seen interview.READ MORE: AC/DC – ‘Power Up’ review: Australian rock icons stick to their guns on rollicking 17th albumYoung passed away in 2017 aged 64 after suffering from dementia. The interview with Young appears on The Coda Collection and features alongside seven hours of video footage documenting AC/DC’s career, as well as a vast number of in-depth essays.
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• ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Debuts Its First Original Song: Listen to It Here First

  01-04-2021 19:29
  
  Throughout its previous episodes, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist has licensed such beloved songs as “American Pie,” “Help” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” to express the innermost thoughts and desires of protagonist Zoey Clarke’s friends, family members and co-workers.
  As fans of the show know, Zoey’s superpower is that only she can hear the musical expressions of their internal feelings. That all changes with episode 20, &ldq
  
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• Reignwolf Drops Video for Fan Favorite ‘Keeper’: Watch It Here

  01-04-2021 19:25
  
  Many moons have passed since we last heard from Reignwolf, but this morning fans of the hard-charging rock outfit woke up to find a new video for a long-time favorite track.
  Two years after releasing their debut album Hear Me Out, Reignwolf front man Jordan Cook has dropped the video “Keeper,” easily the band’s most anthemic and epochal track. It’s also the third and final single from the critically acclaimed 10-song record which Cook and his bandmates had been touri
  
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• BTS Reflect on Their Fragmented Memories in ‘Film Out’ Music Video

  01-04-2021 19:11
  
  Time is fleeting for BTS in their explosive music video for their new single “Film Out,” which was released on April 1.
  Each member of K-pop boy band reflects on the moments they had with one another in a pristine white-themed house before they fade into distant memories, a tiny hourglass counting down their gradual disappearance right in front of Jin’s eyes. He’s left alone in the house until a sudden red-hot explosion leaves the house in disarray, a scene that memb
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Feels Like She’s Been Here Before on Powerful New Single ‘Deja Vu’

  01-04-2021 19:03
  
  Olivia Rodrigo dropped the highly anticipated follow-up to her smash “Drivers License” on Thursday (April 1), and if you thought you had so many emotions before, “Deja Vu” will really have y0u (re)visiting your feelings.
  “So when you gonna tell her that we did that too?/ She thinks it’s special/ But it’s all re-used/ That was our place, I found it first/ I made the jokes you tell to her/ When she’s with you,” Rodrigo sings in her breathy voic
  
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• Montreux Jazz Festival confirms its return this summer

  01-04-2021 18:58 via nme.com
  
  Montreux Jazz Festival organisers have confirmed that the event will return this summer for its 55th edition.READ MORE: When festival season finally returns, here’s what we WON’T missCancelled last year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss festival’s 2021 event is set to take place July 2-17 with a limited capacity.
  Changing its format to coincide with the current guidelines set out by local authorities and the uncertainties due to COVID-19, for the first tim
  
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• The Pact Speaks Out: Why Asks For Songwriters to Give Up Publishing Shares Have Gotten ‘Particularly Aggressive’

  01-04-2021 18:56
  
  Over the weekend, an anonymous Instagram account called The Pact appeared, offering brief, illustrated explanations to basic questions about the music industry: How does an artist make money? (Touring, merch and more.) How does a songwriter make money? (Publishing.) How much money does a songwriter make from streaming? (Not a lot, compared to artists and labels.) On March 31, members of The Pact started to reveal themselves — and their mission.
  Songwriters including Emily Warren, Justin Tr
  
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• With ‘Peaches,’ Justin Bieber & Daniel Caesar Are First Canadians to Top Global Excl. U.S. Chart

  01-04-2021 18:22
  
  As previously reported, Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, soars in at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated April 3).
  Breaking down their countries of origin, Bieber and Caesar are the first Canadian artists to rule the Global Excl. U.S. chart. Two weeks earlier, Drake became the first Canadian to top the Global 200, thanks to his No. 1 arrival with “What’s Next.”
  Before Bieber and Cae
  
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• How Bandcamp Is Changing the Conversation Around Payments in the Streaming Era

  01-04-2021 18:15
  
  Dylan Baldi, the frontman of the cult favorite garage-rock band Cloud Nothings, has a new favorite holiday. “I don’t care about Christmas anymore,” he jokes over the phone from his home in Philadelphia. “In a way, this feels like ‘Music Day.'”
  He’s talking about Bandcamp Fridays, when the online music marketplace Bandcamp waives its cut of sales — 15% of digital, 10% of physical — and passes along all revenue to artists and their closest stak
  
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• Sonic Youth: Young Fans Fuel Demand for Pop Vinyl — Will It Last Post-Virus?

  01-04-2021 18:11
  
  Early last year, executives at the New England music chain Newbury Comics were discussing pulling back on vinyl, thinking the format’s comeback might have run its course. Then, during the pandemic, sales picked up, thanks to a new kind of customer: young people.
  “The pandemic totally remade who the vinyl customer was,” says Carl Mello, Newbury’s brand engagement director. “Teenagers who haven’t had to move yet don’t know the pain of moving vinyl, so they
  
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