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• Janet Jackson to sell over 1,000 personal items in celebrity auction

  11-04-2021 23:59 via nme.com
  
  Janet Jackson is selling a collection of personal items in a celebrity auction set to take place next month.READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production and the making of a new ‘legends slot’The auction will honour the legendary pop star and “her ground breaking four decade career that changed music forever and opened the door for an entire generation of music icons who followed her extraordinary path”.
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• Travis Barker Alludes to Sex Life With Kourtney Kardashian in Not-So-Subtle Instagram Post

  11-04-2021 23:33
  
  Travis Barker wants the world to know his thoughts about Kourtney Kardashian.
  The Blink-182 drummer shared exactly what’s on his mind on Instagram over the weekend when he posted a photo of himself with a drumstick flying high in the sky above. The image shows Barker looking up, waiting in anticipation for it to come to him.
  “All day I dream about sex w/ you,” he captioned the picture on Saturday (April 10).In case anyone questioned who the “you” in Barker’s c
  
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• Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of April 12

  11-04-2021 23:29
  
  Concerts are back big time! Well, at least online. There’s no shortage of livestream concerts to check out this week, with major artists preparing to entertain fans at home.
  Among the music stars set to perform is Justin Bieber, who has not one but two performances scheduled. He’ll do one set live from Paris on Tuesday, and another performance alongside the likes of Doja Cat, The Black Keys, Saweetie and more from Atlanta for Triller’s Fight Club on Saturday. Weezer and 311 bot
  
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• Fans Choose Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  11-04-2021 22:11
  
  Taylor Swift’s new Fearless (Taylor’s Version) album has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 9) on Billboard, choosing 31-year-old pop superstar’s latest album as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  Fearless (Taylor’s Version) brought in nearly 70% of vote, beating out new music by Doja Cat featuring SZA (“Kiss Me More”), Twenty One Pilots (“Shy Away”), J Balvin and Khalid (&ldq
  
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• 2021 BAFTA Awards: Complete List of Winners & Nominees

  11-04-2021 22:06
  
  The British Academy of Film and Television Arts celebrated another year of big-screen accomplishments during the two-day BAFTA Awards held on Saturday and Sunday (April 10-11).
  Eight awards were given out on the first night, followed by the bigger ceremony — the BAFTA’s 74th annual event — held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday.
  Here is the complete list of nominees and winners.BEST FILMThe FatherThe MauritanianWINNER: NomadlandPromising Young WomanThe Trial of the
  
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• Swizz Beatz shares touching tribute to DMX: “He took everybody’s pain and made it his”

  11-04-2021 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Swizz Beatz has shared a touching tribute to his friend and frequent collaborator DMX following news of the rapper’s death.READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessThe legendary rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on Friday (April 9) at the age of 50. He was first hospitalised following a heart attack as a result of a reported overdose on April 3, where he had remained in intensive care since.
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• Kid Cudi Explains Kurt Cobain-Inspired ‘SNL’ Dress: ‘I Wanted to Show Love to Kurt’

  11-04-2021 21:23
  
  Kid Cudi is explaining the Kurt Cobain-inspired dress he wore on Saturday Night Live.
  On Saurday (April 10), the 37-year-old rapper made his musical guest debut on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show, performing songs from his 2020 album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen. While delivering “Sad People,” Cudi surprised viewers by donning a spaghetti-strap floral-print dress similar to ones worn by the late Nirvana frontman in the 1990s.
  The following day, Cudi detailed the origins o
  
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• ‘Soul’ Wins BAFTA Award For Best Original Score

  11-04-2021 21:14
  
  Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won a BAFTA Award for best original score for Soul on Sunday (April 11). The awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were broadcast on the BBC.
  This is the first BAFTA win for all three composers. Reznor and Ross weren’t even nominated for a BAFTA for The Social Network, the 2010 film for which they won an Oscar. They were BAFTA-nominated for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (which, surprisingly, failed to land an Osca
  
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• Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  11-04-2021 21:00
  
  Justin Bieber’s Justice returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 17), scoring its second nonconsecutive week atop the list – and becomes his first multi-week No. 1 album since 2010. Plus, Demi Lovato lands her highest charting album since 2015, and Lil Tjay debuts in the top five. 
  The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album
  
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• Judas Priest’s Rob Halford urges heavy metal fans to get coronavirus vaccine

  11-04-2021 20:53 via nme.com
  
  Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford has urged heavy metal fans to get the coronavirus vaccine so that live music can return.READ MORE: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford: “I tried to throw a TV out of a hotel window once. It was like Mr Bean does Spinal Tap”The frontman took to Instagram yesterday (April 10) to share a video encouraging people to get vaccinated in order to “get those amazing vibes and feelings back faster”.
  “Hi everyone. This is your metal god, Rob Halfo
  
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• Busta Rhymes announces special 25th anniversary version of ‘The Coming’

  11-04-2021 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Busta Rhymes has announced he’s releasing a special 25th anniversary edition of his debut album ‘The Coming’.READ MORE: Busta Rhymes on ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God’: “It’s my duty to start conversations”The album – which was originally released on March 26, 1996 – will feature remastered audio, instrumental tracks, and a number of hard-to-find remixes. The digital-only release will be reissued on April 16.
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• Swizz Beatz Honors DMX in Emotional Video: ‘He Was a Humanitarian’

  11-04-2021 20:07
  
  Swizz Beatz paid his respects to DMX in a video posted to his Instagram account on Saturday (April 10), a day after the rapper died at age 50. He had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized a week earlier.
  “Long live the KING!!!! DMX,” the Verzuz co-creator captioned the nearly 9 minute video. “Words of truth & Pain.”
  In his tribute, Swizz remembered how DMX put everyone else before himself. “Since the day that I met him, he lived his life for everyone else
  
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• Polo G’s 'Rapstar' challenging Lil Nas X for Number 1 single

  11-04-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.
  
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• London Grammar’s Hannah Reid nearly quit music due to its “sexist and exploitative” nature

  11-04-2021 19:17 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar‘s Hannah Reid has revealed she nearly quit music a couple of years ago due to its “sexist and exploitative” nature.READ MORE: London Grammar: “I always end up being the only female in the room”Speaking in a new interview, the frontwoman explained that there was a point when she felt like she “wasn’t cut out” for the industry but that working on the band’s new album, ‘Californian Soil’, helped her regain her con
  
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• Kid Cudi & Timothee Chalamet Celebrate Rap’s ‘Weird Little Flute’ on ‘SNL’: Watch

  11-04-2021 19:17
  
  Kid Cudi joined Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson and Chris Redd in a hilarious sketch celebrating one of rap music’s most underrated instruments — the “weird little flute.”
  “We got the fits, we got the flow, we got the 808s, we got the Xanned out tempo,” the faux hip-hop trio begins the musical skit. “We got that drip-drip-drip, we got that Brut, the only thing that’s missing is that weird little flute.”
  From there, Cudi, Davidson an
  
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• Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Is Open to White House Run: ‘It’d Be My Honor to Serve You’

  11-04-2021 18:38
  
  Dwayne Johnson is open to making a run for the White House. The wrestler turned movie superstar recently addressed the notion after a poll showed he has high favorability to campaign.
  Johnson used his enormous social media following to share his thoughts on the possibility, calling the poll “humbling.” The Newsweek poll states at least 46 percent of Americans support Johnson running for president.
  “I don’t think our Founding Fathers EVER envisioned a six-four, bald, tatto
  
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• Marcus Mumford Crashes Carey Mulligan’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue: Watch

  11-04-2021 18:14
  
  Kid Cudi may have been the official musical guest on Saturday Night Live’s April 10 episode, but one artist made a surprise appearance during host Carey Mulligan’s monologue. It was none other than the actress’ husband, Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons.
  Her monologue began as expected, with the host expressing her happiness at helming the episode, and joking about how she’s often mistaken for actress Michelle Williams. She then opened up about life during the pandemic
  
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• Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Judas Priest’s ‘Breaking The Law’

  11-04-2021 17:44 via nme.com
  
  King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Judas Priest‘s ‘Breaking The Law’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked!The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, Guns N’ Roses, ZZ Top, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.
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• Kid Cudi Wears Dress on ‘SNL’ in Honor of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Rocks Chris Farley Shirt

  11-04-2021 17:44
  
  Kid Cudi paid tribute to Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Saturday Night Live great Chris Farley during his musical guest debut on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show.
  During the April 10 episode hosted by actress Carey Mulligan, the 37-year-old rapper — born Scott Mescudi — performed two tracks from his 2020 album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, while paying his respects to the fallen legends.
  For his first performance of “Tequila Shots,” Cudi stepped onto the stage
  
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• ‘Saturday Night Live’ Jokes About DMX and Pays Tribute to Late Rapper

  11-04-2021 16:48
  
  Too soon? Not for Saturday Night Live! Rapper DMX, who died on Friday (April 9) after having a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose, came up early on in the show, during the program’s cold open segment April 10.
  In the bit, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Kate McKinnon and Alex Moffat played four Minnesota anchors discussing the Derek Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd, and racial inequities in the justice system during a news segment.
  Unable to come to an agreement after much b
  
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• Little Simz teases new video shot in the National History Museum

  11-04-2021 16:01 via nme.com
  
  Little Simz appears to be releasing a new video shot at London’s National History Museum this month.READ MORE: Little Simz: “People expect Black people to have all the answers”As teased on Twitter, Simz appears in the museum’s iconic concourse, with a dinosaur skeleton suspended from the roof, alongside a host of dancers.
  “end of the month , let everybody know,” she captioned the post. See it below.end of the month , let everybody knowpic.twitter.com/3XqM
  
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• New Alan Vega single ‘Filthy’ shared from Suicide singer’s long-lost solo album

  11-04-2021 13:37 via nme.com
  
  A new song has been shared from Alan Vega‘s forthcoming posthumous solo album – listen to ‘Filthy’ below.
  ‘Filthy’ appears on ‘Mutator’, the late Suicide singer’s long-lost album that arrives via Sacred Bones later this month (April 23).
  The forthcoming album was first previewed back in February with the single ‘Nike Soldier’, before another track called ‘Fist’ followed last month.
  Vega’s widow Liz Lamere, w
  
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• Fans concerned as Black Rob pays tribute to DMX from hospital bed

  11-04-2021 13:19 via nme.com
  
  Bad Boy Records rapper Black Rob has been sharing messages from hospital, leaving fans worried about his condition.
  The first video shows the artist lying down in a hospital bed, saying he is suffering from “crazy pain”. Asked about how he felt about rap legend DMX, who died on Friday (April 9), Rob said he had “big love” for the Ruff Ryders rapper.READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darkness“Let keep our prayers up Black Rob!
  
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• London Grammar star Hannah Reid nearly quit music two years ago

  11-04-2021 12:39 via music-news.com
  
  Hannah Reid, the lead singer of London Grammar, was prepared to quit music two years ago because she was tired of the industry's “sexist and exploitative” nature.
  
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• Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl announces summer reopening with 14-week concert series

  11-04-2021 12:07 via nme.com
  
  Legendary Los Angeles venue Hollywood Bowl has announced plans to reopen this summer with a 14-week concert series.
  It comes as it was revealed this week that the state of California plans to reopen its music venues at full capacity come June 15 as the US continues its recovery from COVID-19.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expectAs revealed on Twitter, the Hollywood Bowl will reopen this summer, with an exact date and line-up announcements set to land
  
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• Swizz Beatz: 'DMX will live forever'

  11-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper died in hospital on Friday.
  
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• WizKid shares video for new Tems collaboration ‘Essence’

  11-04-2021 11:17 via nme.com
  
  WizKid has shared a new video for ‘Essence’, his collaboration with Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems – watch it below.
  The track appears on ‘Made In Lagos’, WizKid’s lauded full-length album from 2020.READ MORE: WizKid – ‘Made In Lagos’ review: star quality and a sense of homecomingThe new video sees the pair lounging around the streets of Accra, Ghana. It’s the fourth video to be released from ‘Made In Lagos’.
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• Brent Faiyaz’s Sonder joins Jorja Smith for ‘Nobody But You’

  11-04-2021 11:16 via nme.com
  
  Sonder, the new project of Brent Faiyaz and producers Atu and Dpat, have shared a new collaboration with Jorja Smith.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Brent Faiyaz‘Nobody But You’ features an acoustic back-and-forth between Smith and Faiyaz poring over an emotional break-up. “Don’t want to fight anymore,” Smith sings. “Daytimes are silent as hell/ I wish that I could ignore all that you said.”
  The single follows F
  
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• Joel Corry slid into RAYE's DMs

  11-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Joel Corry says he slid into RAYE's DMs in order to convince her to work on the track 'Bed' with him.
  
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• Watch Marcus Mumford gatecrash wife Carey Mulligan’s ‘SNL’ monologue

  11-04-2021 10:38 via nme.com
  
  Carey Mulligan hosted last night’s (April 10) episode of Saturday Night Live, and her opening monologue was gatecrashed by a surprise guest.
  During her customary opening speech, Mulligan’s husband, Mumford & Sons vocalist Marcus Mumford, made his presence be known from the audience.
  “I spent the last year quarantining in the English countryside with my husband and my two small children, which is the beginning of most horror movies,” Mulligan said to open the speech.
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• Watch Phoebe Bridgers smash a ukelele in ‘ZIWE’ variety show trailer

  11-04-2021 10:24 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers joined Ziwe for a bout of ukelele-smashing in a trailer for the comedian and host’s new variety show.READ MORE: How guitar-smashing badass Phoebe Bridgers is putting the anarchy back into musicZiwe Fumudoh is best known for her Baited Instagram Live series, and is now set to bring her talents to a TV series that will feature “musical numbers, interviews and sketches that challenge America’s discomfort with race, politics, & other cultural issues.”
  
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• Watch Kid Cudi bring ‘Tequila Shots’ and ‘Sad People’ to ‘SNL’

  11-04-2021 09:51 via nme.com
  
  Kid Cudi was the musical guest on last night’s (April 10) episode of Saturday Night Live – watch his pair of performances below.READ MORE: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lowsThe latest episode, the 17th episode of the show’s 46th season, was hosted by Carey Mulligan.
  For the first of his two performances, Cudi donned a dress for a rendition of ‘Sad People’. He then performed ‘Te
  
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• Shawn 'Clown' Crahan explains Look Outside Your Window release delay

  11-04-2021 09:14 via music-news.com
  
  Slipknot rocker Shawn 'Clown' Crahan has revealed that the band are yet to release the 'Look Outside Your Window' album as they don't want to cause confusion.
  
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• St. Vincent: No one's flawless

  11-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  St. Vincent has insisted no one has lived a "flawless life" as she slammed cancel culture after using her father's imprisonment as the inspiration behind her new album, 'Daddy’s Home'.
  
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• Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon joins TikTok, reacts to his favourite videos

  11-04-2021 07:11 via nme.com
  
  Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is the latest musical act to join TikTok, mostly just to react to his favourite videos on the platform.
  On the handful of clips Vernon has posted so far, most of them show him duetting the works of others, showing a portion of his head as he silently watches on. @blobtower22#duet with @_devinnscott♬ original sound – Chris Tubbs
  On his personal Twitter account, Vernon said the app makes him feel different about social media.
  “TikTok is extremely wo
  
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• Slipknot’s Clown reveals why ‘Look Outside Your Window’ still isn’t out

  11-04-2021 07:09 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has explained in more detail why the band’s unreleased album, ‘Look Outside Your Window’, is still on the shelf.
  The album was recorded by four members of the metal monoliths during sessions for their 2008 album ‘All Hope Is Gone’. In January 2020 Clown had said he, along with Jim Root, Corey Taylor and Sid Wilson, had intended to release the album of more “experimental, psychedelic” tunes on Christmas Da
  
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• Black Veil Brides reveal details of new album ‘The Phantom Tomorrow’

  11-04-2021 06:59 via nme.com
  
  Black Veil Brides have released details of their forthcoming studio album ‘The Phantom Tomorrow’, marking the announcement with a new single, ‘Fields Of Bone’.
  Frontman Andy Biersack had said in an Instagram post back in February the new album was “almost complete”. His announcement followed an album preview, single ‘Scarlet Cross’, released in 2019.
  On Friday (April 9), the Los Angeles rock outfit revealed their sixth studio album would be release
  
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• Beyonce & Jay-Z Share ‘Sin City’ Photo Album Following Their 13th Wedding Anniversary

  11-04-2021 03:09
  
  Beyoncé uploaded a series of stylish new photos from a trip to Sin City with Jay-Z.
  On Saturday (April 10), the singer’s official website was updated with a number of pictures — many of Beyoncé herself, but some featuring Jay-Z, too. The couple celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary last week, on April 4.
  Beyoncé showed off a killer outfit — tweed shorts and a matching blazer with a fit made for her, accessorized with red heels — from all angles, a
  
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• Taylor Swift Fan Recreates All of Her Eras in One Viral TikTok Video

  11-04-2021 01:54
  
  From “Our Song” to “Willow,” one Taylor Swift fan has recreated every one of the star’s iconic eras for a clip that’s racking up views on TikTok.
  The video, which has been viewed 3.4 million times and has received almost 1 million likes on TikTok as of Saturday (April 10), was first posted on Friday (April 9), the day Swift released her re-recorded Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
  TikTok user @juliiieanne, whose channel features a collection of Swift look-al
  
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