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• Josh Groban Opens Up About His Deeply Moving ‘Bean Song’

  08-04-2021 23:58
  
  While Josh Groban is known for tugging on heartstrings with songs like “You Raise Me Up” and “To Where You Are,” some may be surprised to know that the singer actually has an incredible sense of humor.
  That’s why when Bush’s Beans reached out and asked him to create an anthem for the gassy legume that “deserves better than a song about toots,” he was down.
  The result is a hilariously emotional ode to beans, and an accompanying music video in which
  
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• Hey Stephen: Taylor Swift Is Coming to ‘Colbert’ Next Week

  08-04-2021 23:56
  
  It’s no secret that Taylor Swift’s lucky number is 13, so it’s too perfect that she’ll be the special guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert next Tuesday, April 13, following Friday’s release of Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
  The official Twitter account for the late-night talk show made the announcement Thursday (April 8), but it remains unclear if she will be performing during the broadcast or if she’ll be interviewed — or potentially bot
  
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• Shuttered Venue Grant Applications Shut Down Hours After Rocky Launch

  08-04-2021 23:55
  
  Independent venues and promoters have been stalled in their attempts to apply for the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant. Just over four hours after the portal opened on Thursday (April 8), the Small Business Administration was forced to suspend the application process.
  “Upon launching the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal on April 8, technical issues arose despite multiple successful tests of the application process,” says a representative for the SBA in a sta
  
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• Latin Artist on the Rise: How Luis Figueroa Landed On the Charts & Onstage With Marc Anthony

  08-04-2021 23:47
  
  Philadelphia-born Puerto Rican artist Luis Figueroa says all types of music surrounded his life growing up, from salsa to soul to R&B and beyond. It was then when an 11-year-old Luis began to explore his love for music. “I learned complete songs that showcased my vocal abilities,” he tells Billboard.
  But truthfully, it was his amorous personality that sparked his interest. “My passion for music came from wanting to express how I feel, to express myself to the girl I li
  
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• Megadeth launch “one-of-one” Vic Rattlehead NFT

  08-04-2021 23:43 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth have become the latest act to get involved with the growing NFT craze, announcing a new “one-of-one” token.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!The metal outfit join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Lewis Capaldi, Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, Aphex Twin, M.I.A, HMLTD and Tekashi 6ix9ine in embracing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a new form of cryptocurrency.
  Yesterday (April 7) the band shared
  
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• Megadeth launch “one-for-one” Vic Rattlehead NFT

  08-04-2021 23:43 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth have become the latest act to get involved with the growing NFT craze, announcing a new “one-for-one” token.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!The metal outfit join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Lewis Capaldi, Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, Aphex Twin, M.I.A, HMLTD and Tekashi 6ix9ine in embracing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a new form of cryptocurrency.
  Yesterday (April 7) the band shared
  
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• No Car Play or Android Auto? Amazon Music Launches ‘Car Mode’

  08-04-2021 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon just updated Amazon Music with ‘car mode,’ a new larger display for vehicle travel. The new interface features larger buttons to control back and next song and play and pause. It also features a list of suggested playlists and albums, and offers easy access to Alexa. Amazon Music car mode is divided into two […]
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• Amazon Music Catches Up to Spotify and Apple Music With ‘Car Mode’

  08-04-2021 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon just updated Amazon Music with ‘car mode,’ a new larger display for vehicle travel. The new interface features larger buttons to control back and next song and play and pause. It also features a list of suggested playlists and albums, and offers easy access to Alexa. Amazon Music car mode is divided into two […]
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• Twitter Discussed a $4 Billion Buyout of Clubhouse — Now Clubhouse Is Seeking Funding

  08-04-2021 23:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report says Twitter discussed a potential $4 billion buyout of Clubhouse. Both companies discussed the potential valuation, but those discussions are no longer ongoing. Sources for the Bloomberg report suggest that the talks happened in recent months. It’s also unclear why these talks fell through. Either way, Clubhouse is now seeking a similar […]
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• Twitter Discussed $4 Billion Buyout of Clubhouse – Now Clubhouse Seeks Funding

  08-04-2021 23:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new Bloomberg report says Twitter discussed a potential $4 billion buyout of Clubhouse. Both companies discussed the potential valuation, but those discussions are no longer ongoing. Sources for the news suggest the talks happened in recent months. It’s also unclear why these talks fell through. Either way, Clubhouse is now seeking a similar $4 […]
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• Canada Issues Postage Stamp to Salute 50 Years of Juno Awards

  08-04-2021 23:19
  
  Canada Post, the Canadian post office, is celebrating the Juno Awards’ golden anniversary with a new commemorative stamp.
  Designed by Paprika and illustrated by Amanda Arlotta, the stamp features the new golden statuette that Juno Award winners will begin receiving this year. The award’s old design was a solid crystal tower.
  “We are thrilled to partner with Canada Post to celebrate the 50th Annual Juno Awards,” said Allan Reid, president and CEO, CARAS/The Juno Awards and
  
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• Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels Reschedule Tour Dates

  08-04-2021 23:01
  
  Rage Against the Machine and Run the Jewels have a PSA for concertgoers: Their Public Service Announcement Tour has been postponed until next spring.
  RATM announced new spring 2022 dates on their socials Thursday (April 8). “Your tickets will be honored for the postponed shows. Refunds are available at the original point of purchase for 30 days. See you next year,” all four bandmates — Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Zack de la Rocha — signed off
  
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• BTS Go Tri-Lingual on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart With Debut of ‘Film Out’

  08-04-2021 22:58
  
  BTS expands its palette of hits in different languages, as the Japanese-sung “Film Out” arrives at No. 185 on the April 10-dated Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. Released April 1 (or midnight in Korea, April 2), the song debuts from one full day of availability in the chart’s tracking week (ending April 2), with 15 million streams and sold 2,400 downloads outside the U.S., according to MRC Data.
  “Film Out” is from BTS’ Japanese album BTS, the Best, due June
  
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• Kesha’s Bitter 7-Year Legal Battle With Dr. Luke Takes Another Turn

  08-04-2021 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The years-running courtroom confrontation between Dr. Luke and Kesha has taken another turn ahead of its expected fall trial date, as the “Tik Tok” singer and songwriter has officially invoked New York’s recently passed anti-SLAPP law expansions in her defense. This latest twist in the bitter legal battle came to light in a filing – […]
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• Darkside share atmospheric new track ‘The Limit’ from second album ‘Spiral’

  08-04-2021 22:45 via nme.com
  
  Darkside have officially announced their new album ‘Spiral’ after confirming their reunion last year.READ MORE: Nicolás Jaar – ‘Telas’ review: a series of abrasive experiments from the prolific and unique artistThe duo – comprised of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington – released their self-titled debut EP in 2011, before following it up with their first full-length record ‘Psychic’ (2013). The pair performed their final show the f
  
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• Cardi B’s ‘Up’ Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top Triller U.S. Chart

  08-04-2021 22:11
  
  Cardi B rewrites the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart, as “Up” spends its fifth week at No. 1 via the April 10-dated tally.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective songs, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, according to Triller. Data for the char
  
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• Forget AI Kurt Cobain: What’s Your Favorite Actual Nirvana Hit?

  08-04-2021 22:05
  
  AI software generated a “new” Nirvana song 27 years after frontman Kurt Cobain’s death, but Billboard wants to know which one of the Seattle rock band’s actual classics is your favorite.
  Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Come as You Are,” “In Bloom” and “Lithium” were among the top 10 most-played songs of the decade on mainstream rock radio, according to Nielsen Music’s year-end report for 2019. The
  
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• Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month for April: Coi Leray

  08-04-2021 21:59
  
  Coi Leray is onto better things. 
  The 23-year-old Jersey native, once largely known for her cult following on social media — amounting to over five million across platforms — is now being globally recognized for a new accomplishment: spending eight consecutive weeks as a breakout artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  “No More Parties” featuring Lil Durk, began as a 20-second TikTok clip posted during a studio session. Soon after, the video spread like wildfire, with
  
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• Listen to London Grammar’s “cathartic” new single ‘America’

  08-04-2021 21:58 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have shared a new track called ‘America’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: London Grammar on the cover: “I always end up being the only female in the room”The song is the latest to be lifted from the trio’s forthcoming third album ‘Californian Soil’, which is due to arrive next Friday (April 16).
  Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 today (April 8), frontwoman Hannah Reid explained that the stripped-back ‘Amer
  
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• Janelle Monae finds love with composer

  08-04-2021 21:56 via music-news.com
  
  The Make Me Feel singer was photographed kissing and cuddling Nate Wonder earlier this week.
  
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• Mon Laferte On New Album ‘Seis’: ‘The Writing Process Was Solitary & Melancholic’

  08-04-2021 21:53
  
  Far enough from the hustle and bustle of Mexico City, Mon Laferte spent her quarantine in Tepoztlán, a pueblo mágico, or magical town, nearly two hours south of the city where she wrote as if the world was coming to an end.
  “I was like everyone else, just filled with uncertainty,” says the 37-year-old Chilean singer-songwriter. “So I clung onto my music and my guitar because I thought, if the world ends, I at least want people to know how I was feeling.”
  So
  
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• System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian says he “wouldn’t change” band dynamic with John Dolmayan

  08-04-2021 21:47 via nme.com
  
  Serj Tankian has discussed working alongside System Of A Down‘s drummer John Dolmayan, stating that “a good band always has a lot of dynamics”.READ MORE: Serj Tankian – “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone”Dolmayan has criticised the Black Lives Matter movement and shown his support for Donald Trump in the past, as well as claiming that people won’t work with him now because of his views.
  In contrast
  
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• The Killers Reminisce on Earning Their First ‘Big Time’ Check 18 Years Ago

  08-04-2021 21:31
  
  “Mr. Brightside” meets the “big time.” On Thursday (April 8), The Killers recalled winning the lottery with the “first 25 bucks” they made in the music business 18 years ago.
  The Vegas rock outfit shared a picture of their first paycheck from Warner Bros. Records, which was dated April 8, 2003, when the band visited WMG in Los Angeles to perform a showcase. The check was addressed to drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., who kept it all this time and pulled i
  
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• Taylor Swift previews Colbie Caillat duet ahead of reworked album drop

  08-04-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift previewed the title track on Good Morning America on Thursday.
  
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• Chika Cheekily Accepts First GLAAD Award: ‘What Can I Say? I Deserve It’

  08-04-2021 21:23
  
  The GLAAD Media Awards may not have started yet, but that’s not stopping Chika from celebrating her first-ever win at an awards show.
  On Thursday afternoon (April 8), GLAAD announced via Twitter that Chika took home the GLAAD Media Award for outstanding breakthrough music artist, a new category celebrating artists who rose to prominence this past year and “whose songs, music videos, or live performances have made a significant impact on LGBTQ visibility and acceptance.”
  In the
  
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• Anabel Englund & MK’s ‘Underwater’ Cruises to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

  08-04-2021 21:23
  
  Anabel Englund and MK (aka Marc Kinchen) vault from No. 11 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated April 10) with “Underwater.” It’s Englund’s second topper, following “Picture Us” last October, and MK’s first.
  “‘Underwater’ is a song that encapsulates my complete essence,” Englund tells Billboard. “So, to know that listeners are taking me in through their ears and hearts all over the country to the
  
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• Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music’s ‘Jireh’ Debuts Atop Hot Gospel Songs

  08-04-2021 21:09
  
  “Jireh,” the team-up of Christian worship music collective Elevation Worship and gospel cooperative Maverick City Music, featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Rain (both of whom are members of Maverick City Music), blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Gospel Songs chart and at No. 10 on Hot Christian Songs (both dated April 10).
  The song marks the first No. 1 for the Atlanta-based Maverick City Music, among its eight appearances. It’s th
  
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• Diddy Elicits Torrent of Twitter Responses After Posting Open Letter to Corporate America

  08-04-2021 21:06
  
  Sean “Diddy” Combs unleashed a torrent of Twitter responses after the Revolt TV founder posted an open letter to corporate America demanding that it pay Black creators what they are owed.
  “When confronted by the leaders of several Black-owned media companies, General Motors (GM) listed my network, REVOLT, as an example of the Black-owned media it supports,” Diddy wrote in the lengthy op-ed in which he noted that Revolt receives ad revenue from the car maker, but does
  
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• Wrestling With Bad Bunny: WWE Friends (and Foes) Sound Off Ahead of His Wrestlemania Match

  08-04-2021 20:55
  
  “Bro, I’m shaking.”
  That’s what WWE Superstar Damian Priest says Bad Bunny confessed to him backstage as they waited to appear on screen at WWE’s Royal Rumble event in January. It wasn’t the sentiment you’d expect from a world-famous Latin music star who had performed during the Super Bowl halftime show a year earlier, but it made sense. It’s not every day you get to live out your childhood dream.
  Bunny had watched wrestling religiously since he wa
  
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• Happy Mondays’ Bez to wing-walk on plane for music mental health charity

  08-04-2021 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Happy Mondays‘ Bez is set to take part in a wing-walk in support of music mental health charity Tonic.
  The dancer and percussionist will take to the skies for the organisation’s third annual fundraiser ‘Barry Ashworth’s Flying Circus’, with the aforementioned Dub Pistols frontman being a patron of Tonic Music For Mental Health.READ MORE: I joined ‘Get Buzzin’ With Bez’, the Happy Mondays man’s YouTube workout, and felt high on lifeTaking plac
  
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• You Won’t Be Feeling So ‘Blue’ After Hearing Kelly Clarkson’s LeAnn Rimes Cover

  08-04-2021 20:45
  
  Feeling “Blue” on this particular Thursday (April 8)? Kelly Clarkson has got you covered with her Kellyoke cover of “Blue” by LeAnn Rimes.
  Despite singing the breakup blues under different kinds of cobalt stage lights, Clarkson delivered a swanky and supple performance as the perfect antidote for a broken heart. It’s the spot-on second dose following her unplugged cover of Patsy Cline’s “She’s Got You” on Wednesday.
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• The Libertines tease new announcement on the way

  08-04-2021 20:39 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines have shared a new teaser clip on social media, promising an “incoming” announcement.READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term”The band posted the video on Twitter this evening (April 8), which includes various live footage of the band set to their classic 2003 single ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’, with the caption “Giddy-up…” and an eyes emoji
  
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• Roger Waters Reveals Rescheduled Dates For ‘This Is Not a Drill’ Tour

  08-04-2021 20:36
  
  AEG Presents/Concerts West has announced the new dates for Roger Waters’ This Is Not a Drill tour for the summer of 2022. The tour was originally scheduled to kick off in July of 2020, but was waylaid by the global pandemic.
  Waters will now launch the 36-date trek on July 6, 2022, in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena. The show will tour throughout North America, hitting major markets such as Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Denver and Los Angeles. Dates are currently scheduled to close o
  
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• Here’s Where You Can Still Buy Travis Scott’s Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer

  08-04-2021 20:33
  
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  Within 12 hours of its release in March, Travis Scott’s  Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer sold out of all product on the brand’s website.
  Due to the impressive demand for the rapper’s new business venture, the product has been officially restocked and can be purchased here.For those looking for a local retailer, Cacti is available at Targe
  
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• Activists, Musicians Call on Spotify to Abandon “Terrifying Patent” For Voice-Based Recommendations

  08-04-2021 20:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A collection of activists and musicians has officially called on Spotify to abandon a “terrifying patent” that it secured in January, designed to analyze listeners’ voices as well as background noises and recommend tracks accordingly. Digital rights non-profit advocacy group Fight for the Future coordinated with the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) – […]
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• ‘Amy Winehouse’ Book Excerpt: How ‘Back to Black’ Was A ‘Trojan Horse’ In 2007

  08-04-2021 20:17
  
  The following is an excerpt from Kate Solomon’s new book, Amy Winehouse, which is out now in the U.K. and sees U.S. release on April 13. Amy Winehouse is the second book in Laurence King Publishing’s Lives of the Musicians series. Kate Solomon is a music journalist who has written for The Guardian, Q, Sunday Times Culture, Time Out and Billboard.
  It’s strange to go back and try to listen to Back to Black with new ears. It’s become such a part of the cultural landscape tha
  
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• Rage Against The Machine postpone reunion tour until 2022

  08-04-2021 20:12 via nme.com
  
  Rage Against The Machine have postponed their ‘Public Service Announcement’ tour with Run The Jewels until 2022 – see the new dates below.READ MORE: The Roots Of… Rage Against The MachineThe Zack de la Rocha-fronted group were initially due to hit the road between March and May 2020, with RTJ appearing as their support act. However, the tour became one of the first to be shelved as a result of the coronavirus crisis last March – and in May was rescheduled for
  
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• Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready teams with Fender to release limited edition guitar

  08-04-2021 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Fender’s Custom Shop have released a limited edition replica of his signature vintage 1960 Stratocaster.READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceOriginally announced earlier this year, when it was revealed that McCready’s iconic ‘59 Strat was actually a ‘60 model, the news coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album, &lsq
  
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• Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Goes Deep on ‘How You Remind Me,’ The Fight That Inspired It & His ‘Jesus Christ’ Hair in the Video

  08-04-2021 19:41
  
  This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2001 Week continues with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger taking us through a look back at his band’s breakthrough smash “How You Remind Me” — one of the biggest hits from a very different time for rock music in the pop mainstream.  
  Without question, 2001 was the year Nickelback broke.   
  The Canadian grunge band had&nbs
  
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• Justin Bieber & Sam Smith Are Absolutely Loving Demi Lovato’s ‘Dancing With the Devil’ Album

  08-04-2021 19:39
  
  Demi Lovato’s new album Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is getting a lot of love from some A-list fans, including Justin Bieber and Sam Smith.
  Lovato thanked both of the pop stars for their support on Thursday (April 8) after Bieber, who’s also managed by Scooter Braun, described both the album and the documentary of the same name as “amazing.” “So happy and proud of you,” he wrote on Twitter. Meanwhile, Smith tweeted, “
  
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• CTM & Outlander Team to Acquire $1B in Music Assets, Starting With TEN Music’s Songs

  08-04-2021 19:33
  
  CTM — Andre de Raaff’s music publishing and master rights administration company — has acquired the publishing assets of the Stockholm-based Ten Music Group, which consists of a 1,000 plus song portfolio includes titles by Rihanna, Shakira, and Panic! At The Disco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  CTM was backed in the acquisition by the Outlander Fund, a seemingly new fund launched by Les Ware, a Dallas-based intellectual property lawyer and investor. According to an anno
  
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• Taylor Swift recruits her “two kids” Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray to share new ‘Fearless’ snippets

  08-04-2021 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has shared previews of ‘You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)’ and ‘White Horse (Taylor’s Version)’ with her “two kids”, Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray.
  The tracks will appear on Swift’s forthcoming ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ re-release, which will also feature the recent new incarnation of ‘Love Story’ as well as ‘Mr. Perfectly Fine’ and ‘You All Over Me’ featuring Maren Mo
  
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• The 50 Best Deep Cuts of 2001: Staff List

  08-04-2021 19:17
  
  Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2001, we’re writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, our staff goes beyond the hits of ’01 to look at the deeper cuts that also endure — the album tracks from the year’s best LPs, which, 20 years later, prove just as essential as the official U.S. singles and radio hits they surrounded. Below is a list of our 50 favorites, with
  
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• Doja Cat Taps SZA For ‘Kiss Me More’ Collab

  08-04-2021 19:15
  
  Doja Cat and SZA will have fans counting down to midnight ET on Friday (April 9) like it’s New Year’s Eve when they release their “Kiss Me More” collab.
  The “Say So” rapper released the cover art on Wednesday, which features a turquoise SZA bust facing a pink version of Doja emerging from rosy sand dunes by the baby blue water.
  “I been in a bad mood all day but i’m glad* KMM is coming tomorrow,” Doja wrote in a follow-up tweet, to w
  
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• Japanese Breakfast Is A Grocery-Store Ghost In ‘Posing In Bondage’ Video

  08-04-2021 19:10
  
  On Thursday (April 8), Japanese Breakfast unveiled brand new tour dates and an eerie, dreamlike music video for "Posing in Bondage,” the second single from her upcoming album Jubilee.
  
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• Publishing Briefs: Warner Extends Saweetie Deal, Signs D.A. Got That Dope

  08-04-2021 19:05
  
  Warner Chappell Music — the publishing arm of Warner Music Group — extended their global publishing deal with Saweetie. The agreement includes her full catalog and her future works.
  “We’ve been lucky enough to be on this incredible journey with Saweetie since the very beginning,” said Ryan Press, Warner Chappell Music President of A&R. “We’re in the business of taking early bets on artists and helping develop them into global sensations, and that&rsq
  
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• iTunes’ Latest Sale Pricing Sparks Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Adams & More on Rock Charts

  08-04-2021 19:05
  
  Thanks to sale-pricing on iTunes, several classic hits surge on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and other surveys dated April 10.
  During the latest sales tracking period (March 25-April 1), iTunes listed on its front page a category dubbed “69 Cent Rock Hits,” and the placement drew sizable sales gains for many of its featured songs. The latest special follows recent iTunes 69-cent deals for pop and R&B/hip-hop hits.
  In all, 12 titles from the 1970s-
  
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• Royal Blood, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Kooks to headline Truck Festival 2021

  08-04-2021 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood and Bombay Bicycle Club are among the acts announced for this year’s Truck Festival – you can see the line-up so far below.
  The Oxfordshire event, which was cancelled in 2020 due to coronavirus, will take place at Hill Farm in Steventon between July 22 and July 25, 2021.READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about”Joining the aforementioned bands across the weekend will be Blossoms, Fontaine
  
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• How Audio Push’s Price Learned To Find Comfort in Going Solo

  08-04-2021 18:53
  
  For rapper, producer, and songwriter Price, Evans Street in Los Angeles is where he blossomed into the man he is today. There, he grew up with his mother and five of his relatives in his grandmother’s house. With that type of upbringing comes a plethora of tales that serve as the foundation of his second studio album, F.O.E.S., which was released last month.
  “I speak about so many different things on the album,” Price tells Billboard. “F.O.E.S starts with m
  
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• Merry Clayton Reveals Her ‘Beautiful Scars’ on First New Album in 25 Years

  08-04-2021 18:43
  
  Merry Clayton personifies the word “indomitable.” You can hear it in the spirited vocals that made her an in-demand background singer for the Rolling Stones (“Gimme Shelter”), Carole King (Tapestry), Lynryd Skynyrd (“Sweet Home Alabama”), The Blackbyrds (“Rock Creek Park,” “Happy Music”) and Joe Cocker (“Feeling Alright”). And that’s just for starters.
  Clayton’s credits stretch from Bobby Darrin, Peggy Lee and th
  
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