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• From History to Biographies, Here Are the Best Books About Jazz

  06-04-2021 23:51
  
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  The release of the Lee Daniels’ Hulu Originals film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, has inspired new and longtime jazz enthusiasts to learn more about the musical geniuses behind their favorite records. Some of the best books about jazz don’t just chronicle the genre’s history in the 20th century and beyond — they also pull back the cu
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne to be inducted into WWE Wrestling Hall Of Fame

  06-04-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame this evening.
  The Prince Of Darkness will receive the honour along with William Shatner during a ceremony due to be broadcast on US streamer Peacock and the WWE Network tonight (April 6).READ MORE: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”It’s said that the event was filmed last week, with Osbourne appearing via a video message to accept the accolade. While the musician’s inductio
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne to be inducted into WWE Hall Of Fame

  06-04-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame this evening.
  The Prince Of Darkness will receive the honour along with William Shatner during a ceremony due to be broadcast on US streamer Peacock and the WWE Network tonight (April 6).READ MORE: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”It’s said that the event was filmed last week, with Osbourne appearing via a video message to accept the accolade. While the musician’s inductio
  
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• Universal Music Group Officially Launches ‘Universal Arabic Music’

  06-04-2021 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ahead of its much-anticipated 2021 IPO, Universal Music Group has officially launched “Universal Arabic Music” with The Weeknd manager and XO Records CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby as well as Republic Records. The Vivendi-owned Big Three record label announced the debut of Universal Arabic Music (UAM) today, in a general release. Wassim “Sal” Slaiby – who […]
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• Feel Free to Call Cardi B a ‘Female Rapper’: ‘I Just Feel So Powerful Being a Girl’

  06-04-2021 23:28
  
  Cardi B has been constantly labeled as the “first female rapper” to achieve a diamond-certified single, two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s without accompanying acts, and to win best rap album at the Grammys on her own. And she has no problem with it.
  In her XXL cover story published online Tuesday (April 6), the “Up” rapper explained why she proudly embraces the “female” identification in any title she occupies.
  “I feel like it’s
  
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• An Official Avicii Biography Is Coming This Fall

  06-04-2021 23:10
  
  April 20, 2020, will mark the three-year anniversary of the death of Tim Bergling, the artist otherwise known as superstar producer Avicii. A forthcoming biography will recap Bergling’s brief but impactful life, which ended when he died by suicide at age 28.
  Set for release in North America on Nov. 16, Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii will tell Bergling’s life story through interviews with his family, friends and collaborators. “The book paints an honest picture
  
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• BTS Continue To Smash Chart Records with Feel-Good Summer Single ‘Dynamite’

  06-04-2021 23:03
  
  On April 5, "Dynamite" once again added two new impressive titles to BTS’s ever-growing list of achievements: they became not only the longest-charting Korean artist on the Hot 100, but also broke the record for longest number one single in Digital Song Sales chart history too.
  
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• Frankie Jonas Stars in MCM’s Luxe New Campaign

  06-04-2021 22:58
  
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  The “Bonus Jonas” is officially the main character.
  Amid his rising popularity on TikTok, Frankie Jonas stars alongside musical artist Babyxsosa in MCM’s new #MCMEverywhereIGo campaign, showing off the Germany luxury brand’s iconic handbags and silhouettes in a series of fresh photos.
  Drawing inspiration from a diverse group of digital c
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine announces new NFT art pieces, coming this week

  06-04-2021 22:49 via nme.com
  
  Tekashi 6ix9ine is set to launch two NFT collectible art pieces this week.
  The New York rapper will this Friday (April 9) release non-fungible tokens that contain 3D animations based around his first two studio albums, ‘Dummy Boy’ (2018) and ‘TattleTales’ (2020).READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!As per a press release, the pair of unique pieces will go up for auction alongside three separate lower-priced
  
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• Swedish House Mafia Signs With The Weeknd Manager Sal Slaiby

  06-04-2021 22:47
  
  EDM supergroup Swedish House Mafia has hired Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, The Weeknd’s manager, to manage the group as it continues its comeback.
  Slaiby, founder and CEO of SALXCO and XO Records, took over for Patriot Management’s Ron Laffitte, with whom the band parted ways late last year.
  Recently the EDM trio also amicably broke off ties with its label, Columbia Records, after signing a deal in February 2019 that sources say was worth more than $3 million.Slaiby
  
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• Spotify Opens Another Personalized Playlist to Sponorships – ‘On Repeat’ This Time

  06-04-2021 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is opening its second personalized playlist to advertising sponsorships, serving up ‘On Repeat’ listeners. The playlist launched in 2019 and caters to users who listen to their favorite songs on repeat. This is the second personalized playlist that Spotify has opened to advertising since ‘Discover Weekly‘ became ad-targetable in 2019. Spotify says targeting personalized […]
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• Spotify Opens Another Personalized Playlist to Advertising — Even for Paying Subscribers

  06-04-2021 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is opening its second personalized playlist to advertising sponsorships, serving up ‘On Repeat’ listeners. The playlist launched in 2019 and caters to users who listen to their favorite songs on repeat. This is the second personalized playlist that Spotify has opened to advertising since ‘Discover Weekly‘ became ad-targetable in 2019. Spotify says targeting personalized […]
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• Jimmy Fallon Invites TikTok Dancers on ‘Tonight Show’ After Addison Rae Backlash

  06-04-2021 22:36
  
  After a dance segment featuring Addison Rae on The Tonight Show caused a social media backlash, host Jimmy Fallon addressed the controversy Monday night and took pains to properly credit some of the TikTok creators behind the dances.
  “On our last show before break, we did a bit with Addison Rae, where she taught me eight viral TikTok dances,” Fallon said, introducing the interviews. “Now, we recognize the creators of those dances deserve to have their own spotlight, s
  
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• Kanye West Documentary 21 Years in the Making Sells to Netflix for $30M

  06-04-2021 22:25
  
  A multi-part documentary featuring never-before-seen home videos and other rare footage of Kanye West is coming to Netflix in 2021 via two music-video and filmmakers who have been chronicling the artist-turned-billionaire entrepreneur’s life and work for more than 20 years.
  Sources familiar with the project say the streaming service has acquired the yet-to-be titled project from Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah — more commonly known as Coodie &
  
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• Kanye West Documentary 21 Years in the Making Sells to Neflix for $30M

  06-04-2021 22:25
  
  A multi-part documentary featuring never-before-seen home videos and other rare footage of Kanye West is coming to Netflix in 2021 via two music-video and filmmakers who have been chronicling the artist-turned-billionaire entrepreneur’s life and work for more than 20 years.
  Sources familiar with the project say the streaming service has acquired the yet-to-be titled project from Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah — more commonly known as Coodie &
  
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• YouTube Agrees to Edit Controversial Anti-Chinese Lyrics In YG’s ‘Meet the Flockers’

  06-04-2021 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper YG’s song “Meet the Flockers” is back on YouTube but is edited to remove anti-Chinese lyrics. The rapper’s debut 2014 album, My Krazy Life, was briefly removed from streaming platforms. That’s because the album contains references to targeting Chinese neighborhoods during robberies. The album has now returned to digital streaming services with a new […]
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• Taylor Swift Scores 25th Hot Country Songs Top 10 With ‘You All Over Me’

  06-04-2021 22:12
  
  Taylor Swift’s “You All Over Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault),” featuring Maren Morris, bounds onto Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated April 10) at No. 6. Swift scores her 25th top 10 and Morris adds her seventh.
  Swift initially recorded the song solo for her 2008 album Fearless, which ruled the Top Country Albums chart for 35 weeks. While the track did not make the LP, it is part of Swift’s re-recording of the set, Fearless (Taylor’s Versi
  
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• Dr. Dre and Ronald Isley spotted in the studio together

  06-04-2021 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Dr. Dre and Isley Brothers legend Ronald Isley have been spotted working in the studio together.READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop foreverThis past weekend (April 4), The Isley Brothers faced off against Earth, Wind & Fire in the latest episode of the VERZUZ battle series.
  Sometime prior to the event, the band’s frontman made his way over to Dre’s studio where he proceeded to link with the iconic producer and
  
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• Cardi B Celebrates 3 Years of ‘Invasion of Privacy’: ‘It Feels Like a Birthday’

  06-04-2021 22:07
  
  Cardi B’s baby turns 3 on Tuesday (April 6). No, not her daughter Kulture, but her debut album Invasion of Privacy, and she’s celebrating with the BardiGang.
  Her major-label debut LP with Atlantic Records is the gift that keeps on giving for the 28-year-old rapper, earning her a Billboard 200 No. 1, a 2019 Grammy for best rap album, a diamond-certified single “Bodak Yellow,” two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles (“Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It” with B
  
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• New AI Project Generates Fake ‘Lost Tapes’ from Nirvana, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors

  06-04-2021 21:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new AI project is generating lost hits of the ’27 Club’ – using sounds of musicians who died young. The project features AI-generated tracks that sound suspiciously similar to their feature artists. The Nirvana song written by the AI is called “Drowned in the Sun,” and it sounds pretty close to something Cobain would […]
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• Pharrell Williams requesting federal investigation into cousin's death

  06-04-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Hip-hop star Pharrell Williams has paid tribute to his late cousin, Donovon Lynch.
  
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• Dave Grohl gearing up to publish first memoir

  06-04-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Dave Grohl's The Storyteller is set for release in October.
  
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• Apple Debuts ‘The Line’ Podcast, Details Plans to Release Documentary of the Same Name

  06-04-2021 21:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has officially detailed plans for two projects called The Line – one a six-part podcast, the other a four-part Apple TV+ documentary – and both the works will “offer a unique perspective on previously untold aspects of the story of US Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.” The Cupertino-headquartered company specified its vision for The Line […]
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• The White Stripes announce 20th anniversary ‘White Blood Cells’ companion album

  06-04-2021 21:12 via nme.com
  
  The White Stripes have announced ‘White Blood Cells XX’, a 20th anniversary companion to their seminal 2001 album.READ MORE: The White Stripes: every single album ranked and ratedSet to be released by Jack White‘s Third Man Records, the new package will include a red vinyl containing 13 previously unreleased tracks as well as a separate white LP containing a previously unreleased live recording from Headliner’s in Louisville, KY.
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• Matthew Dear announces new record ‘Preachers Sigh And Potion: Lost Album’

  06-04-2021 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Matthew Dear has announced his seventh record, ‘Preachers Sigh And Potion: Lost Album’ – you can listen to two new tracks below now.
  The Texas DJ/electronic producer will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Bunny’ on June 25 via Ghostly International.
  Comprised of 11 tracks, the album was initially recorded between 2008 and 2009 but the material was shelved in favour of Dear’s fourth LP ‘Black City’, which arrived back in 2010.
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• Five Burning Questions: Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Debuts Atop the Hot 100

  06-04-2021 21:03
  
  Nearly two years after his Hot 100 takeover with “Old Town Road” kicked off, Lil Nas X has returned to the top of the chart this week with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” The new single, which was boosted in part by a must-see music video, debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with 46.9 million U.S. streams, according to MRC Data, and earns Lil Nas X another chart-topper after “Old Town Road” spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1 in 2019.
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• Kodak Black Toasts to Freedom in New Single ‘Easter in Miami’: Watch the Video

  06-04-2021 20:57
  
  Despite its title and Christian-themed cover art, Kodak Black’s latest single, “Easter in Miami,” is anything but religious. The track, released on Easter Sunday (April 4), is the Floridian rapper’s fourth single of 2021.
  In the accompanying video, Kodak toasts with friends (in coordinated pastel suits) to “more blessings, more freedom” and “more health,” presumably celebrating his prison release by way of a commutation from former president D
  
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• Serpentwithfeet Talks Empowering Rendition of ‘You Don’t Own Me’ for Orbitz New Pride Campaign

  06-04-2021 20:56
  
  Lesley Gore’s classic “You Don’t Own Me” is an anthem for being unapologetically yourself — a concept serpentwithfeet is a major advocate for.
  That’s why on Tuesday (April 6), the singer became the first Black male LGBTQ+ artist to cover the song for Orbitz’s latest Travel As You Are ad campaign, which invites all people to travel freely “on their own terms, not the ones society created for them.”
  “I think it’s just important
  
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• How Britney Spears’ ‘I’m A Slave 4 U’ Shifted Her Career and Pop’s Direction

  06-04-2021 20:53
  
  This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2001 Week continues with a look back at the era of Britney Spears’ pivotal self-titled third album, and in particular its head-turning lead single and music video, “I’m a Slave 4 U.”
  By the time 2001 rolled around, Britney Spears had a tight grip on the pop music world. Then barely out of her teens, the singer and dancer set herself apart as an entertainment force
  
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• Rod Wave Rules Artist 100 Chart For First Time, Thanks to First Billboard 200 Leader ‘SoulFly’

  06-04-2021 20:50
  
  As Rod Wave celebrates his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 — as SoulFly arrives with 130,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC Data — the artist has even more reason to celebrate: He jumps from No. 32 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated April 10) to become the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time.
  He concurrently lands 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including three in the top 40. Here’s a recap:
  Rank, TitleNo. 11, “Tombs
  
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• Power Attorney Joel Katz Joins New Firm

  06-04-2021 20:30
  
  Power attorney Joel Katz, former founding chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s global entertainment and media practice, has joined Barnes & Thornburg. He will continue to be based in Atlanta as senior counsel for the firm’s entertainment, media and sports practice.
  “Mr. Katz has a distinguished 50-year legal career representing numerous well-known artists, producers, record labels, prominent organizations in the music industry, and Fortune 500 companies,” a Barnes & Th
  
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• Bluedot Festival confirms “difficult decision” to postpone until 2022

  06-04-2021 20:26 via nme.com
  
  Bluedot Festival has been postponed until next summer, it has been confirmed.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”The 2020 edition of the Jodrell Bank event – which would have seen Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy top the bill – was pushed back to July 22-25, 2021 last April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  With COVID restrictions set to remain in place in some capacit
  
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• Selena Gomez Is a Warm Desert Dream While Introducing New Eyeshadow Palette

  06-04-2021 20:20
  
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  Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty brand already offers a number of jewel-toned eyeshadow palettes, including the Magnetic Spirit and Confident Energy sets, but one thing that was missing for beauty lovers was a neutral-toned palette for easy, everyday wear.
  That’s why Gomez announced her aptly titled True to Myself palette on Tuesday
  
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• New podcast launched to shine light on music’s fight against climate crisis

  06-04-2021 20:14 via nme.com
  
  A new podcast has been launched to shine a light on the music community’s fight against the climate crisis.READ MORE: “I’d rather be called a hypocrite than do fuck all”: how music is tackling climate changeSounds Like A Plan is a “compelling new podcast series shining a light on the important ways the music world is taking action”, hosted by music journalist Greg Cochrane and Savages drummer Fay Milton.
  Launched today (April 6) ahead of Earth Day (April 22),
  
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• Kelly Clarkson’s ‘A Broken Wing’ Reminds Us of Another ‘Idol’ Singer’s Cover of Martina McBride

  06-04-2021 20:00
  
  Kelly Clarkson took flight with her soaring performance of Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing” for Tuesday’s (April 6) Kellyoke.
  And without a broken wing, she sang with all her might and carried her performance with impressive riffing on the last line of the chorus, “Man, you ought to see her fly.”
  “A Broken Wing” was the second single from McBride’s fourth album, Evolution, from 1997. It was her second song to reach No. 1 on Bi
  
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• Two ‘Good Ones’: Gabby Barrett Banks Second Leader on Hot Country Songs Chart

  06-04-2021 19:46
  
  Gabby Barrett scores her second career-opening No. 1 single on Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart as “The Good Ones” rises to the top of the April 10-dated list.
  The song — written by Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis and Jim McCormick — follows Barrett’s “I Hope,” which reigned for 27 weeks starting last July, and spent a record 99 frames on the tally.“The Good Ones” increased by
  
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• Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock thinks band could have made more albums

  06-04-2021 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Sex Pistols‘ original bassist Glen Matlock has said the band “could have made another two or three albums” after ‘Never Mind the Bollocks…’.READ MORE: Did The Sex Pistols’ ‘Never Mind The Bollocks…’ Really Revolutionise Rock?The iconic punk outfit released their aforementioned sole studio album in 1977, before splitting up the following year after the departure of frontman Johnny Rotten (aka John Lydon).
  Although bassist Sid Vici
  
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• Katy Perry Hilariously Live Tweeted ‘American Idol’ and She Had All the Memes

  06-04-2021 19:42
  
  An American Idol judge’s job can’t be contained to just one screen. Oh no, if you’re going to do it right, you need to have a strong Twitter game as well.
  And on Monday (April 5), Katy Perry joined the upper echelon of Idol-ators when she hilariously live tweeted the second night of the all-star and duets and solo round via a series of meme-tastic posts.
  Perry and fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie have been good about Twitter-hyping the singing competition hard on
  
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• Lil Nas X Has A Message For Haters As ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ Gallops To No. 1

  06-04-2021 19:28
  
  “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is Lil Nas X’s second single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts after his hit “Old Town Road" back in 2019.
  
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• The Snuts take on Demi Lovato for Number 1 album

  06-04-2021 19:23 via music-news.com
  
  The Snuts' debut album W.L. is battling Demi Lovato's seventh studio record Dancing With The Devil... The Art of Starting Over for Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Lady Gaga and Rina Sawayama might be teaming up on ‘Chromatica’ remix album

  06-04-2021 19:16 via nme.com
  
  One of Lady Gaga‘s producers has teased that she might be teaming up with Rina Sawayama on a ‘Chromatica’ remix album.READ MORE: Lady Gaga – ‘Chromatica’ review: pure pop celebration from an icon in a world of her ownOn Sunday (April 4), Bloodpop – the lead producer on ‘Chromatica’ – shared a series of tweets teasing that Gaga might be releasing some new versions of songs from the 2020 album.
  “In theory – which artists would
  
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• Drake Teams Up With Nike for Nocta Drop 2

  06-04-2021 19:09
  
  Following the success of his first launch with Nike sub-label NOCTA last year, Drake unveiled a second collection on Tuesday (April 6).
  The line of functional puffers, sweats, vests, socks and more comes in sleek black, white and yellow color ways — complete with pockets and zippered pouches. “NOCTA is a realization of all these thoughts and everything I had hoped for — from the culture it’s rooted in to the product and, most important, to the partnership and sc
  
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• Demi Lovato Felt Like She ‘Lost 100 Pounds of Shame’ While Filming ‘Dancing With the Devil’ Video

  06-04-2021 18:53
  
  Demi Lovato felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders when she filmed the music video for “Dancing With the Devil.”
  The visual for the title track of her new album, Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over, recalls the night of her heroin overdose in July 2018 down to every last detail, including the green jacket she was wearing that day. In a new interview with Mix 104.1 Boston on Monday (April 5), the pop superstar opened up about the “healing&rdquo
  
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• Bebe Rexha announced as opening act for this weekend’s ‘WrestleMania’

  06-04-2021 18:49 via nme.com
  
  Bebe Rexha has been announced as the opening act for WWE WrestleMania 37.READ MORE: Bebe Rexha: Meet The Woman Secretly In Charge Of PopThe New York artist will perform the patriotic US anthem ‘America The Beautiful’ live at the opening ceremony, which will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida this Saturday (April 10).
  “I’m excited to sing ‘America The Beautiful’ at this year’s WrestleMania,” Rexha said in a statement.
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• Guns N’ Roses Reschedule European Tour For 2022

  06-04-2021 18:39
  
  Guns N’ Roses have once again had to reschedule the European leg of their tour. Originally scheduled for 2020, the pandemic has forced the rock group to shift their 13 U.K. and Europe dates to 2022.
  The band will now kick off the trek with a June 4, 2022, stop at Passeio Maritimo de Algés in Lisbon, Portugal. The tour will run through Spain, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Poland, The Netherlands, Ireland, U.K. and Germany. Currently scheduled dates will close out on July 10 at San
  
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• ‘He’s a Genius’: How Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Marketing Strategy Pressed All the Right Buttons

  06-04-2021 18:38
  
  If there’s one thing Lil Nas X had plenty of over the last week and a half, it’s time. 
  This week, his new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks (in part) to an unforgettable music video in which he dances with the devil, quite literally. The clip — in which Lil Nas X pole-dances to Hell, giving Satan a provocative performance upon arrival — has accumulated over 96 million YouTube views to date, taki
  
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• La Roux requests Lava La Rue changes name as it sounds “exactly the same” as hers

  06-04-2021 18:17 via nme.com
  
  La Roux has requested that Lava La Rue changes their name because it sounds “exactly the same” as hers.READ MORE: Lava La Rue: “Queer love is inherently political – it’s still extremely underrepresented across all genres”The pop star (real name Elly Jackson) contacted Lava La Rue via direct message on Instagram, with the latter subsequently sharing a screenshot of Jackson’s request on her Stories feed.
  “I would really appreciate it if you got a nam
  
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• Lil Nas X Offers a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Recording of ‘Montero’ in New Video

  06-04-2021 18:14
  
  It’s been a big couple of weeks for Lil Nas X, so he’s ready to kick back and relax in his new video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”
  Nas released a new behind-the-scenes video for “Montero” on Monday (April 5), in which he cheekily named it the “Official Video except its not the official video at all.” Throughout the new visual, the rapper gives fans behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the song.In the video, Nas works with his team
  
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• HMLTD on ‘Leaving’ – the first “ever-evolving song” with layers to be sold as NFTs

  06-04-2021 18:12 via nme.com
  
  HMLTD have unveiled details of an ambitious project, announcing the first “ever-evolving song” with the different elements that control it to be auctioned as NFTs. Check the exclusive trailer for the project below, along with our interview with the band.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!With each thread of new track ‘Leaving’ repeating endlessly in cyberspace, fans will be able to alter it so that the son
  
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• Magic in the Chaos: How Christina Aguilera, Mya, Baz Luhrmann & More Revived ‘Lady Marmalade’

  06-04-2021 18:11
  
  Baz Luhrmann was driving through Los Angeles when he heard Christina Aguilera belt the bridge of “Lady Marmalade” on the radio for the first time. It was the spring of 2001, and this version — produced by Missy Elliott, and featuring the staggering pop/rap supergroup of Mya, P!nk, Lil Kim, and Aguilera — had been playing on a loop in the head of the Australian director since he popped into the studio while they were recording it.The hook, “voulez-vous couchez avec m
  
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