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• UK’s first Black radio station Choice FM awarded blue heritage plaque

  03-04-2021 23:18 via nme.com
  
  Choice FM, the UK’s first and only Black licensed radio station, has been awarded a blue heritage plaque in commemoration of its iconic history.READ MORE: Turn on, tune in, hang out: how radio is uniting the nation in the age of COVID-19Unveiled on Thursday (April 1), the plaque marked the 31st anniversary of the London station’s first broadcast which took place on March 31, 1990, on the famous 96.9FM frequency.
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• How to Watch the 2021 SAG Awards

  03-04-2021 23:08
  
  The Screen Actors Guild Awards are coming up this weekend, and will look a bit different than in years past.
  The pre-taped, one-hour event will air on Sunday (April 4) at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on TNT and TBS. An encore will broadcast on TNT at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. For online viewers, both channels are available to stream live on Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV and FuboTV.The SAG Awards won’t have a host this year, nor the usual banquet and red carpet event. However, the c
  
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• Alabama Shakes Drummer Says He’s Innocent of Abuse Charge

  03-04-2021 22:22
  
  The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes says he is innocent of child abuse charges filed against him, his lawyer said Friday.
  Steven William Johnson, 35, was arrested last week after being indicted on charges of abuse of a child.
  “Steve Johnson maintains his innocence on all of these allegations. And that’s what they are, allegations,” his attorney Nick Lough told The Associated Press.The indictment listed no particulars about the charge beyond the crimina
  
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• Listen to Danny Elfman’s ‘Kick Me’ remixed by Death Grips’ Zach Hill

  03-04-2021 22:07 via nme.com
  
  Danny Elfman has shared a new version of his recent track ‘Kick Me’ remixed by Death Grips drummer Zach Hill – listen to it below.READ MORE: 50 things you didn’t know about The SimpsonsThe original version of the musician and film composer’s track was released last month, accompanied by a Petros Papahadjopoulos-directed video.
  On Thursday (April 1), Elfman released Hill’s “glitchy remix”, which was co-produced and engineered by Robby Monc
  
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• Dionne Warwick announces Easter and Mother’s Day virtual concerts

  03-04-2021 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Dionne Warwick has announced a pair of upcoming livestream shows to celebrate Easter and Mother’s Day.READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for changeTaking place on April 4 (Easter Sunday) and May 9 (Mother’s Day), the iconic soul singer will stage her first-ever virtual concerts via live-streaming platform Mandolin.
  Dubbed ‘Dionne At Home With You’, Warwick has promised to perform “all the hits” for both performances, wit
  
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• Taylor Swift Reveals ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Collabs With Keith Urban: See the Full Track List

  03-04-2021 20:50
  
  Taylor Swift has shared the full track list for Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
  The 31-year-old pop superstar took to social media on Saturday (April 3) to unveil all 27 tracks featured on the re-recorded version of her 2008 blockbuster album, Fearless, including two collaborations with Keith Urban.
  “I’m really honored that @keithurban is a part of this project, duetting on That’s When and singing harmonies on We Were Happy,” Swift captioned the track list on Twitter.
  
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• Listen to Litany and Oscar Scheller team up on vibrant new song ‘Playlist’

  03-04-2021 20:05 via nme.com
  
  Litany and Oscar Scheller have teamed up on a new song called ‘Playlist’ – you can listen to it below.
  The latest track from the alt-pop star – which follows last year’s ‘Uh-huh’ – sees her collaborate with one of her favourite artists.
  “I just adore Oscar,” Litany (real name Beth Cornell) said in a press release. “He’s got this impalpable work ethic and artistic vision to go along with it, so to be able to collaborate let a
  
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• NTIA shares disappointment at lack of funding from latest round of Cultural Recovery Fund

  03-04-2021 19:24 via nme.com
  
  The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shared its disappointment at some key contemporary music businesses missing out on cultural recovery funding.READ MORE: The beat goes on: how the UK dance scene’s DJs, clubs and festivals are fighting for survivalAnnounced yesterday (April 2), the latest round of the UK government’s Cultural Recovery Fund awarded funding to Glastonbury Festival, Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club, and Camden’s Roundhouse, among others.
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (April 3)

  03-04-2021 19:09
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  Juanes Teams Up With Berklee Visiting Artist Series
  Juanes is the latest artist to make a special appearance for Berklee’s Visiting Artist series. During the virtual event, the Colombian star talked to students about his creative process, music’s power to chan
  
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• DMX Hospitalized in New York

  03-04-2021 18:09
  
  DMX has been admitted to a New York hospital following a reported drug overdose.
  The 50-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, N.Y., on Friday night (April 2) after experiencing a heart attack triggered by the OD, TMZ reports.
  DMX’s representatives confirmed to Billboard that the rapper is currently hospitalized, but could not provide further details on his condition.A source tells TMZ that the Yonkers-bred MC — who has a long hist
  
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• DMX hospitalised and in critical state after suffering overdose

  03-04-2021 17:24 via nme.com
  
  DMX has been rushed to hospital and is in a critical state after suffering an overdose, it is being reported.
  According to TMZ, the overdose happened on Friday night (April 2) around 11pm and the rapper was then taken to a hospital in White Plains, New York and is currently in the critical care unit.
  Sources have told the publication that the overdose triggered a heart attack. One source has reported that X has “some brain activity”, while another has said he’s i
  
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• Iggy Azalea teams up with Tyga once again on new song ‘Sip It’

  03-04-2021 15:10 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Azalea and Tyga have shared their second collaboration in three years, complete with a colourful new video – watch ‘Sip It’ below.
  The new link-up follows the pair’s 2018 track ‘Kream’.READ MORE: A new list of the ‘top 50 worst rappers’ has gone viral and sparked debateThe new video for ‘Sip It’, teased earlier this week by Azalea before being released yesterday (April 2), is a sexually charged, neon-lit affair.
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• Listen to Dinosaur Jr.’s latest single ‘Garden’ from upcoming new album ‘Sweep It Into Space’

  03-04-2021 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Dinosaur Jr. have released a new single, ‘Garden’ – you can listen to it below.
  The song is their latest from their upcoming new album, ‘Sweep It Into Space’, their twelfth studio album, which is set for release on April 30 via Jagjaguwar.
  Back in February, the group shared the first single from the album, ‘I Ran Away’ featuring Kurt Vile. It was the first new music from the band in almost five years.
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• Bruno Mars is teaming up with Fortnite for new dance project

  03-04-2021 14:29 via nme.com
  
  Bruno Mars is teaming up with Fortnite on a new dance project.READ MORE: Bruno Mars – The Full NME Cover Interview Mars’ dance skills will feature in an exclusive Icon Series Emote, which, as The Hollywood Reporter describes, “is a cosmetic item available in the game’s shop that is designed for players to further express themselves on the battle royale playing field.”
  The emote will also be set to ‘Leave The Door Open’ – the debut single from
  
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• Fucked Up share new 22-minute song featuring Matt Berninger

  03-04-2021 13:36 via nme.com
  
  Fucked Up have shared a mammoth new song featuring Matt Berninger of The National – listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Three’ below.
  The 22-minute track appears on ‘Year of the Horse’, the latest edition of the band’s zodiac series of albums. The album was announced last month with the first act, an equally huge 19-minute offering.READ MORE: The National’s Matt Berninger on going solo: “These songs are about the people that made me… me
  
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• Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares short film, ‘An Easter Story’

  03-04-2021 12:56 via nme.com
  
  Tool’s Maynard James Keenan has shared a short film online called An Easter Story – you can watch it below.READ MORE: Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’ reviewThe film focusses on a missing duck called Larry from a group of ducks that he raises in Arizona’s Verde Valley.
  Larry, who Keenan raised from a duckling, is – spoiler alert – eventually found by Keenan sitting on an egg. As he searches for Larry, Keenan can be seen thinking about the meaning o
  
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• Watch Playboi Carti cause havoc at the supermarket in new ‘Sky’ video

  03-04-2021 12:51 via nme.com
  
  Playboi Carti has shared a new video for ‘Sky’, which sees him causing havoc at a supermarket – you can watch it below.
  ‘Sky’ appears on Carti’s recent album ‘Whole Lotta Red’, which he dropped on Christmas Day last year.READ MORE: Playboi Carti – ‘Whole Lotta Red’ review: disappointing follow-up boasts moments of brillianceIn the new video, Carti and his crew head to the one party allowed in COVID times – at the grocery sto
  
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• Pearl Jam are streaming their 2010 Hard Rock Calling gig in full this weekend

  03-04-2021 12:12 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam are streaming their concert from Hard Rock Calling in full this weekend.READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceThe 27-song-set, which took place at Hyde Park in London in 2010, will be available via nugs.net website as well as YouTube and Pearl Jam’s official Facebook page.
  It will be available to watch until April 5 – you can watch below.Earlier this week (March 30), BST Hyde Park&
  
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• Demi Lovato insisted Ariana Grande duet with her on track she wrote

  03-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Saweetie, Sam Fischer, and Noah Cyrus also feature on Demi's new album.
  
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• Indoor concerts to be allowed in California from later this month

  03-04-2021 11:56 via nme.com
  
  Indoor gigs are set to return to the US state of California this month as the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the region continues.
  From April 15, the state will allow indoor concerts, sporting events, conferences and theatre performances to be held again in eligible areas.
  California’s new Blueprint for a Safer Economy identifies certain areas in the state as being Red, Orange or Yellow depending on local case rates, with permitted capacities depending on which colour the area is given.
  
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• The Big Moon, Sinead O’Brien and more contribute to new ‘Group Therapy’ charity compilation

  03-04-2021 11:19 via nme.com
  
  A second volume of the ‘Group Therapy’ charity compilation has been released, featuring The Big Moon, Sinead O’Brien and more.
  The compilation’s first edition arrived last May, and featured contributions from Shame, Porridge Radio, Sorry, Gengahr, and more, with proceeds going to The Music Venues Trust and NHS Charities Together.READ MORE: One year of lockdown: Mental health charities on the importance of reaching out for helpThe new volume, which
  
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• Charli XCX and Tove Lo collaborating on new music

  03-04-2021 11:19 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX has revealed that she and Tove Lo are currently in Palm Springs, writing new music together.
  
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• Noel Gallagher hits 'purple patch' in songwriting for new album

  03-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher says he's hit a "purple patch" in the songwriting for his new album.
  
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• Big Thief apologise for t-shirt design with “reckless, offensive imagery”

  03-04-2021 10:31 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief have apologised for a recent t-shirt design, calling its imagery “reckless and offensive”.
  The band have recently been selling a t-shirt with an abstract design, which they confirm features “an illustration of cartoon purple arms and hands holding onto jail cell bars.”
  In a new post on Instagram, the band have addressed the design, and apologised for “the lack of attention we paid to this symbolism.”
  They wrote: “The jail cell was meant to be a
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo: 'I'm obsessed with the concept of déjà vu'

  03-04-2021 10:17 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new single 'deja vu', what she learned from the massive success
  
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• Omar Apollo is launching is a new hot sauce, ‘Disha Hot’

  03-04-2021 10:13 via nme.com
  
  Omar Apollo is launching his own new hot sauce called ‘Disha Hot’.READ MORE: Omar Apollo live at Paisley Park: socially distanced joy to make Prince proudThe sauce follows a recipe that has been passed down through the Mexican-American’s family for generations.
  Apollo’s parents moved to the United States from Guadalajara, starting a Mexican restaurant called El Super Taco. After Apollo was born, his parents had to close the restaurant.
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• Listen to The Voidz’ new and extended version of ‘The Eternal Tao’

  03-04-2021 09:57 via nme.com
  
  The Voidz have shared a new extended version of their 2019 track ‘The Eternal Tao’.
  ‘The Eternal Tao 2.0’ has been released in line with its appearance in a new promo video for Julian Casablancas‘ beloved New York Mets baseball team.READ MORE: Julian Casablancas and The Voidz on ‘GTA Online’, ‘Alien Crime Lord’ and video game designThe video was shared this weekend (April 1) to mark the start of the new Major League Baseball season in the Uni
  
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• Finn Wolfhard confirms The Aubreys have finished recording their debut album

  03-04-2021 09:31 via nme.com
  
  Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has confirmed that his new band, The Aubreys, have finished recording their new album.READ MORE: Finn Wolfhard on new band The Aubreys: “We wanted to mix the craziness of Flaming Lips with the earnestness of Wilco”The group, comprised of Wolfhard and drummer Malcolm Craig, released their debut EP ‘Soda & Pie’ in March 2020.
  On Thursday (April 1), Wolfhard and Craig confirmed they’ve officially finished recording their new
  
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• The Vaccines release demos for 10th anniversary of ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’

  03-04-2021 09:28 via nme.com
  
  The Vaccines have released ten demos as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for their debut album, ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’
  First released on March 11, 2011, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at Number Four and spawned six singles: ‘Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)’, ‘Post Break-Up Sex’, ‘If You Wanna’, ‘All In White’, ‘Nørgaard’ and ‘Wetsuit’.READ MORE: Justin Young on “libera
  
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• Trent Reznor hasn't processed double Oscar nomination

  03-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Trent Reznor admitted he and collaborator Atticus Ross are still processing receiving Oscar nominations for their music for'Mank' and 'Soul' this year.
  
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• Gabrielle reflects on being called one of the 'fattest girls in pop'

  03-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Singer Gabrielle has recalled being branded one of the "five fattest girls in pop" at the height of her success.
  
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• Vicky Cornell's lawyer attacks Soundgarden stars over social media passwords drama

  03-04-2021 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  The ongoing legal dispute between Vicky Cornell and Soundgarden has affected the band's social media.
  
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• Britney Spears: 'I write all my social media posts'

  03-04-2021 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears has addressed concerns someone is posing as her on official social media.
  
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• Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande & J Balvin to Reap Millions in HYBE Deal to Buy Ithaca Holdings

  03-04-2021 04:41
  
  HYBE’s $1.05 billion deal to buy Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings will award Braun’s artists and staff with more than $40 million in equity, including shares to Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato and Quavo according to a corporate filing from HYBE, the publicly traded company formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment.
  A total of 39 people, including Braun and Big Machine Label Group CE
  
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• Diddy Beams Into Son’s 23rd Birthday Party Via Hologram: See Video

  03-04-2021 02:28
  
  Diddy pulled double-duty Thursday night by beaming into son King Combs’ 23rd birthday in LA while he was in Miami for business.
  TMZ released a two-minute video of the “I’ll Be Missing You” MC’s lifelike appearance at the sports jersey-themed soirée on the other coast. The hip-hop mogul used PORTL — an interactive hologram machine founded by David Nussbaum that Kane Brown used during his 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival perfo
  
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• Black Keys’ Patrick Carney to Fill In for Cleveland Indians’ Ballpark Drummer

  03-04-2021 02:16
  
  The Indians will use a pinch-drummer for their home opener.
  With longtime drummer and ballpark fixture John Adams recovering from heart surgery and unable to attend his first opener in Cleveland in 48 years, Black Keys drummer and lifelong Indians fan Patrick Carney will fill in and pound away from the left-field bleachers at Progressive Field during Monday’s game against Detroit.
  “When I found out that John Adams wouldn’t be able to make Opening Day in Cleveland for the first
  
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• Maren Morris Is ‘Proud’ of Her Post-Baby Body & Rejects ‘Pressure’ to ‘Snap Back’

  03-04-2021 01:35
  
  On Friday (April 2), Maren Morris snapped back at the societal expectation to “snap back” to the body she had before giving birth to her son.
  “The Bones” singer posted two pictures of herself to social media: lounging on her bed wearing a nude-colored bra and underwear set in the first and then changing into gym clothes before working out in the kitchen in the second.
  “Am never saying ‘trying to get my body back’ again,” Morris wrote in the ca
  
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• Rapper Bhad Bhabie Sets OnlyFans Record — Raises $1 Million In 6 Hours

  03-04-2021 01:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Bhad Bhabie has racked up more than $1 million in six hours after joining OnlyFans. The teen rapper posted a screenshot late Thursday night, showing her earnings from the platform. That included $757,526.08 from subscriptions, $267,675 from DM payments, and $5,502.35 in tips. “Not bad for six hours,” she wrote as a caption. “We […]
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• Nike Issues Restraining Order Against Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes

  03-04-2021 01:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nike has successfully blocked the sale of Lil Nas X’s ‘Satan Shoes’ with a restraining order. The U.S. District Court in New York approved a temporary restraining order against MSCHF. That’s the art collective responsible for the customized ‘Satan Shoes,’ which are customized Nike Air Max 97 shoes that feature references to Luke 10:18 and […]
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• Lil Uzi Vert Hops on Posthumous FXXXXY Track ‘Yeah Kool’: Listen

  03-04-2021 01:12
  
  A new track from late rapper-producer FXXXXY, featuring Lil Uzi Vert, arrived Thursday titled “Yeah Kool.”
  FXXXXY was signed to Future’s FreeBandz label and was credited with engineering work on the song “Solitaires,” featuring Travis Scott, from the rapper’s eighth High Off Life album, released in May 2020. While working on Future and Lil Uzi Vert’s joint album Pluto x Baby Pluto, which was released in November, “he a
  
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• Michael Rapino, Other Live Nation Execs Partially Forfeit Bonuses Due to COVID-19

  03-04-2021 00:38
  
  Live Nation chief executive Michael Rapino is forfeiting approximately $4 million in stock after missing revenue targets at the concert promotion company due to the pandemic, according to a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Rapino will forfeit 47,778 performance-based restricted shares of the company, which has been trading at an average of 16% higher than the company’s pre-pandemic period when the stock first crossed the $76 per share marker. The forfeited stock wa
  
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• Post Malone to Launch Rosé-Inspired Merch & New Maison No. 9 Bottle

  03-04-2021 00:31
  
  Cheers to warmer weather! With springtime in full swing, so is rosé season.
  In celebration, Post Malone, James Morrissey of Global Brand Equities and music manager Dre London announced on Friday (April 2) its 2021 Maison No. 9 launch, including a new vintage and merch.
  The 2020 vintage rosé will be getting a new look, including an updated logo and color scheme. The merch collection will feature six pieces including t-shirts, hats and hoodies.
  We’re back with a
  
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• ANOHNI and The National’s Bryce Dessner unite on ‘Another World (String Arrangement)’

  03-04-2021 00:05 via nme.com
  
  ANOHNI and The National’s Bryce Dessner have collaborated on a new string arrangement of the former’s song ‘Another World’.
  The original version of the track featured on the 2008 EP of the same name, released by ANOHNI’s previous band Antony And The Johnsons.READ MORE: The National – ‘I Am Easy To Find’ review‘Another World (String Arrangement)’ appears on Dessner’s new album ‘Impermanence/Disintegration’, which w
  
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• Live Nation Launches Ones to Watch Discovery Platform In Mainland China

  03-04-2021 00:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation has announced that it is bringing its artist-discovery platform, Ones to Watch, to fans and creators in mainland China. The Beverly Hills-based concert promoter recently detailed its expansion plans for Ones to Watch (called Xīng Xiān Kàn in Mandarin). Live Nation launched the platform in the United States in 2017, and the service […]
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