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• Michael Jackson’s Image Is Only Worth $4 Milion, U.S. Tax Court Rules

  04-05-2021 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Michael Jackson’s image is only worth around $4 million, according to U.S. tax courts. That ruling is much lower than the $161 million estimate assessed by the IRS and disputed by the Jackson Estate. Ruling on the value of three assets at the time of Jackson’s death in 2009, the U.S. tax court found their […]
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• Caroline Polachek announces one-off UK live show for later this year

  04-05-2021 23:50 via nme.com
  
  Caroline Polachek has announced a one-off UK live date, set to take place in London later this year.
  The US musician will perform three shows in the second half of 2021, marking her return to the stage as America and the UK ease out of lockdown.READ MORE: Caroline Polachek – ‘Pang’ review: years of experiments pay offPolachek will first headline Los Angeles’ Greek Theater on August 5 with support from Alex G and Molly Lewis, before heading to London’s Roundhous
  
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• Liverpool Festival Tests COVID-19 Spread at Large Events for Science

  04-05-2021 23:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live music returned to Liverpool in a music festival experiment to test the spread of COVID-19. The city hosted a one-off music festival to help test whether large-scale events spread the virus. Around 5,000 people gathered together without face coverings or social distancing rules in place. You know, like any concert pre-2020. Attendees tested negative […]
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• A 5,000-Person Outdoor Music Festival Was Held Without Masks or Social Distancing to Study How COVID-19 Spreads

  04-05-2021 23:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live music returned to Liverpool in a music festival experiment to test the spread of COVID-19. The city hosted a one-off music festival to help test whether large-scale events spread the virus. Around 5,000 people gathered together without face coverings or social distancing rules in place. You know, like any concert pre-2020. Attendees tested negative […]
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• Pink to receive top Billboard Music Awards honour

  04-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Pink is following in the footsteps of Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion in receiving the prestigious prize.
  
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• Charli XCX, Haim and more star in Rostam’s ‘From The Back Of The Cab’ video

  04-05-2021 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX and Haim are among the indie stars that feature in Rostam’s new video for ‘From The Back Of The Cab’ – scroll down the page to watch it now.
  The single is taken from the former Vampire Weekend member’s upcoming album ‘Changephobia’.READ MORE: Rostam: “In America, it feels like the end of the nightmare is coming”In the visuals, which were directed by the musician and Jason Lester, a number of people are seen travelling thr
  
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• Warner Music Is Now an Investor In Virtual Concert Platform Wave

  04-05-2021 23:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group is investing in virtual concerts platform Wave – setting its eyes on the metaverse. Warner Music Group is the label that appears to be going full-steam ahead on the ‘metaverse,’ 3D online social spaces for fans. Fortnite and Roblox are two examples of games that have become metaverses – but there doesn’t […]
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• Over 7,750 Live Music Businesses Have Applied for Shuttered Venue Grants

  04-05-2021 22:58
  
  Over 7,750 independent venues and talent organizations have successfully submitted applications for Shuttered Venue Operators Grants, according to the Small Business Administration. After one week of the grant’s application opening, 4,227 venues and promoters have applied for funding, as well as 1,135 talent representatives and 2,389 live performing arts organizations.
  The SBA stated they begin reviewing applications upon receipt and that those who qualify as SVOG
  
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• Joe Jonas Is Lending a Hand (Or 250) To Americans Anxious to Travel Again

  04-05-2021 22:49
  
  Joe Jonas can be your right-hand man and go-to travel companion for your next trip if you’re feeling hesitant to hop on a plane again.
  The Jonas Brothers star partnered with Expedia to boost American travelers’ confidence in flying again after the travel site’s new Travel Companions Report from Tuesday (May 4) revealed that “80% of American adults feel stressed at the thought of booking international trips, and 60% state they need a helping h
  
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• ‘Batman’ composer Danny Elfman “terribly unhappy” with how score turned out

  04-05-2021 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Composer Danny Elfman has said he was “terribly unhappy” with the dub of his score on Tim Burton’s 1989 movie Batman.
  Addressing rumours regarding his displeasure with the score on the Premier Guitar podcast, Elfman explained the recording “didn’t have any care put into it.”READ MORE: 50 things you didn’t know about The Simpsons“I was terribly unhappy with the dub in Batman,” Elfman explained. “They did it in th
  
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• Spotify & Fellow Streamers Soared in 2020, But Expect Growth to Slow

  04-05-2021 22:36
  
  A year ago, streaming services would have been forgiven for singing along to the R.E.M. song, “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” COVID-19 was shutting down cities around the world, governments were ordering people to remain at home in effort to stop the virus’ spread, and consumers were leaning on streaming to escape the craziness. From video service Netflix to music platform Spotif
  
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• Over 180 musicians sign open letter against Spotify speech monitoring patent

  04-05-2021 22:32 via nme.com
  
  Over 180 musicians have signed an open letter taking a stand against Spotify’s speech monitoring patent.
  The streaming company had a patent approved earlier this year for a piece of technology that can monitor and record both users’ speech and background noise to help curate music for Spotify users.READ MORE: If Spotify’s CEO buys Arsenal, it might make for a very different gameNow, the likes of Tom Morello, Laura Jane Grace, DIIV, Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, Downtown Bo
  
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• The Weeknd Refuses to Walk Back Grammys Boycott Despite the Elimination of ‘Secret Committees’

  04-05-2021 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Though the Recording Academy recently voted to eliminate “nominations review committees” – referred to as “secret committees” by some – The Weeknd isn’t yet ready to end his Grammys boycott. To recap, The Weeknd first took aim at the Recording Academy back in November of 2020, after he received zero Grammy nominations despite the considerable […]
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• ‘Wonder Women of Latin Music’ Panelists Stress the Importance of Mentorship at LAMC

  04-05-2021 22:29
  
  The second edition of the Wonder Women of Latin Music panel at the Latin Alternative Music Conference featured Maria Fernandez (Sony Music), Gabriela González (ASCAP), Alicia Arauzo (Universal Music España), Gabriela Martínez (Warner Music Latin), Sandra Jiménez (YouTube) and moderator Laura Tesoriero (The Orchard), who all engaged in a conversation on the importance of mentorship and helping the next generation of women.
  “You should always look toward the
  
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• John Legend Gives Parenting Advice to First-Time Dads: ‘We’ve Got to Be There for Our Wives’

  04-05-2021 22:16
  
  EGOT winner John Legend is going for the Husband of the Year award next after sharing some sweet words of wisdom about his marriage and parental journey with Chrissy Teigen.
  He sat down with E! News Daily Pop co-host Lilliana Vazquez on Tuesday (May 4) to talk about what first-time fathers can do for their wives. Legend has been married to model and cookbook author Teigen for eight years, and the A-list couple have two children: 5-year-old daughter Luna and 2-year-old son Miles. H
  
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• Here Are 8 Musician-Backed Tequila Brands for Cinco de Mayo

  04-05-2021 22:06
  
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  Cinco de Mayo is officially upon us, and the fifth of May celebrates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.
  While the holiday is generally not observed in Mexico, through marketing tactics, it has become an American day for drinking tequila. In that case, a number of celebrities have launched the
  
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• Winter Music Conference Releases Full Lineup for May Virtual Event

  04-05-2021 22:03
  
  Winter Music Conference has released the full lineup for its upcoming virtual event, which will take place on the internet this May 20-21.
  Keynote speakers include Twitch Cofounder Kevin Lin, Pandora Cofounder Tim Westergren, N.W.A’s Arabian Prince, Droplabs CEO Susan Paley, Raised In Space’s CEO Zach Katz and a team from Spotify.
  Additional speakers include Claude VonStroke, Jazzy Jeff and Junior Sanchez, along with other artists and dance world figures specializing in mus
  
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• HEALTH tease upcoming collaborative single with Nine Inch Nails

  04-05-2021 21:56 via nme.com
  
  HEALTH have teased a collaborative single with Nine Inch Nails, ‘Isn’t Everyone’, arriving later this week.READ MORE: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Ghosts: V-VI’ review: a timely two-part dip into daydreams and nightmaresThe noise rock band posted a 30-second snippet of ambient noise on Twitter, and a visual reading: “HEALTH + NINE INCH NAILS ISN’TEVERYONE.”
  Speaking to documentarian David Farrier, HEALTH said the idea for the song came about around the
  
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• J. Cole announces new album ‘The Off Season’ arriving next week

  04-05-2021 21:39 via nme.com
  
  J. Cole has confirmed details of his new album ‘The Off-Season’, which is set to be released next week.
  The album will follow the North Carolina rapper’s fifth album ‘KOD’, which was released in April 2018.READ MORE: J. Cole – ‘KOD’ reviewDespite Cole’s next album originally being speculated to be ‘The Fall Off’, due to the last song on ‘KOD’ being called ‘1985 (Intro To The Fall Off)’, the new re
  
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• Michael Jackson's children handed 'huge victory' in estate's legal fight with IRS

  04-05-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The lawsuit stemmed from an argument about how much Michael Jackson's name and likeness were worth at the time of his death at the age of 50 in 2009.
  
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• 5 Takeaways From C. Tangana’s Fireside Chat With Billboard at LAMC 2021

  04-05-2021 21:26
  
  Day one of the virtual 2021 Latin Alternative Music Conference hosted the first “LAMC Talks With Billboard Latin” featuring Spanish artist C. Tangana, who spoke to Leila Cobo, Billboard’s VP/Latin industry lead, about all things El Madrileño, his creative vision and going from an indie artist to signing with Sony Music.
  The Spanish rapper, who most recently released his album El Madrileño featuring collabs with José Feliciano, Jorge Drexler and Carin Le&oac
  
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• Victoria La Mala & Chiquis Drop Female Anthem ‘Sexo Debil’: ‘It Gives Women Power’ (Exclusive)

  04-05-2021 21:25
  
  Victoria La Mala and Chiquis met about six years ago when initially there were talks of a reality show that never aired. Since, they have built a friendship that today reflects in their first-ever collaboration “Sexo Debil (TNMDQH),” premiering exclusively on Billboard.
  “I wrote the song a couple of years ago with Claudia Brant,” La Mala tells Billboard. “I was holding on to it for a while because I loved it so much and it meant so much to me.”
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• Ed Ward, Rock Historian and Early ‘Rolling Stone’ Editor, Dead at 72

  04-05-2021 21:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ward was also involved in the launch of South by Southwest
  
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• Rostam Shares All-Star Music Video for ‘From the Back of a Cab’

  04-05-2021 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Clip features many of Rostam's frequent collaborators, including Haim, Charli XCX, and more
  
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• Haim announce rescheduled 2021 UK tour dates

  04-05-2021 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Haim have announced new dates for the majority of their previously postponed run of UK shows.READ MORE: On Haim’s extended ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, Taylor Swift and Thundercat lift ‘Gasoline’ and ‘3AM’ even higherThe ‘One More Haim’ tour was initially due to take place this June, but has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Now the trio have posted a new run of dates on Twitter, saying: “hii! it’s been such a bummer bein
  
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• BTS Serves More Samples of ‘Butter’ in 2 New Teaser Clips

  04-05-2021 20:54
  
  Any way you slice it, BTS is cooking up something sweet with their upcoming single “Butter.” The K-pop supergroup’s label Big Hit revealed two more concept clips on Tuesday (May 4).
  This time around, Jin plays with a cluster of yellow smiley-faced balloons before setting them free while a consistent drum loop plays in the background of the 18-second teaser. That same drum loops soundtracks Suga fiddling with a camera while his shadows line up on a multi-colored wall.
  
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• The Monkees Announce Farewell Tour

  04-05-2021 20:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two-month tour will wrap up at L.A.'s Greek Theatre on November 14th
  
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• J. Cole Announces His New Album Is Coming After ‘Years in the Making’

  04-05-2021 20:39
  
  Cole world, rejoice, because the real is back, the Ville is back. Platinum-selling rapper and Dreamville Records founder J. Cole has just announced the coming of his next album, The Off-Season, with a release date set for May 14.
  The Fayetteville, N.C., lyricist announced the project on his social media channels, sharing the cover art. “Just know this was years in the making,” he noted in the caption.
  The announcement attracted an avalanche of comments, retweets and likes from fans a
  
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• Edgar Wright’s ‘The Sparks Brothers’ to open Sundance London

  04-05-2021 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers is set to open this year’s Sundance London film festival.
  The Baby Driver director’s first documentary, focusing on musical brothers Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks, will receive its UK premiere at the physical iteration of the festival, taking place this summer.READ MORE: Sparks tell us about working with Adam Driver and “coming from a different realm of pop”“We’re thrilled to return to London and expand acros
  
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• Five Burning Questions: The Weeknd and Ariana Grande Top the Hot 100 With ‘Save Your Tears’

  04-05-2021 20:29
  
  More than a year after The Weeknd first dropped his After Hours album in March of 2020, the set is still spinning off No. 1 singles. Following “Heartless,” which first topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, and “Blinding Lights,” which was No. 1 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100, “Save Your Tears” becomes the set’s third track to reach the chart’s apex this week.
  “Tears” jumps from No. 6 to No. 1 on the chart dated May 8, i
  
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• J. Cole Announces New Album ‘The Off-Season’

  04-05-2021 20:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Album will follow the North Carolina rapper's 2018 LP, KOD
  
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• Academic’s grandaughter sues Nirvana over use of ‘Vestibule’ image

  04-05-2021 20:23 via nme.com
  
  The granddaughter of Charles-Wilfrid Scott-Giles, a prominent 20th century academic, is suing Nirvana for copyright infringement.READ MORE: Butch Vig: “If Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ came out this week, it would not have the same cultural impact”A suit filed by Jocelyn Susan Bundy alleges that Nirvana have been using an image created by Scott-Giles on their merchandise without permission since 1997.
  Scott-Giles is best known for having produced several academic books on h
  
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• Jesy Nelson Opens Up About the ‘Breaking Point’ That Led to Her Little Mix Exit: ‘I Can’t Believe How Miserable I Was’

  04-05-2021 20:16
  
  Jesy Nelson gave her first interview since leaving Little Mix in the June 2021 cover story for Cosmopolitan UK, in which she detailed her “breaking point” in the girl group.
  Nelson rates her confidence level at a “solid 8.5″ out of 10 post-Little Mix in the interview, which was published online Tuesday (May 4), compared to the 0 it was at when she was in the group. “I didn’t know that I could be this happy. I thought when I was in the group
  
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• How ‘Two Minutes to Late Night’ Created the Web’s Wildest Quarantine Covers Series

  04-05-2021 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The team behind the irreverent heavy-metal talk show reflect on roping big names like Les Claypool and Max Weinberg into their off-the-wall yet musically legit Bedroom Covers
  
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• Billie Eilish breaks Instagram record for second time with British Vogue cover

  04-05-2021 19:49 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has broken an Instagram record for a second time with a post featuring her new British Vogue cover.
  The pop star appears on the front of the June 2021 issue of the fashion magazine, in a shoot that she came up with the idea for.READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of power“I love these pictures and I loved doing this shoot,” she captioned one post of a photo from the inside of the magazine on Instagram. &ld
  
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• From Questlove’s Cheesesteaks to Jimmy Buffett’s Margarita Maker, Here’s the Best Musician-Approved Food Items to Order Online

  04-05-2021 19:32
  
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  There are no shortage of places to order food online these days, but if you want to get the stuff the A-listers eat — or that hard-to-find foodie collab from your favorite musician — we’ve rounded up a few ways to satiate your hunger online.
  From Questlove’s vegetarian cheesesteaks made with vegan-friendly “Impossible” meat&n
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers Sell Their Entire Catalog for $140 Million

  04-05-2021 19:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold their entire catalog to Hipgnosis in a deal that was reportedly worth north of $140 million. The 38-year-old rock band and the UK-based song-investment fund just recently unveiled the high-profile transaction, which represents the latest in a long line of music-IP sales involving well-known acts. To be sure, […]
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• UTA Promotes over 100 Across 30 Divisions

  04-05-2021 19:30
  
  UTA is making big moves with more than 100 promotions across 30 departments. The elevations mark the largest promotions class in the agency’s 30-year history.
  The promotions include employees at various levels throughout the company and from divisions including comedy touring, music, music innovations, production, speakers, sports, talent, theatre and many more.
  “Amid the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the pandemic, having the ability to promote over 100 colleagues is a test
  
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• UTA Promotes 100 Across 30 Divisions

  04-05-2021 19:30
  
  UTA is making big moves with more than 100 promotions across 30 departments. The elevations mark the largest promotions class in the agency’s 30-year history.
  The promotions include employees at various levels throughout the company and from divisions including comedy touring, music, music innovations, production, speakers, sports, talent, theatre and many more.
  “Amid the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the pandemic, having the ability to promote over 100 colleagues is a test
  
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• Demi Lovato Got Her COVID-19 Vaccine: ‘I Would Rather Risk Potential Side Effects’

  04-05-2021 19:29
  
  Demi Lovato has gotten her COVID-19 vaccine, and the singer told fans she would rather risk the potential side effects than risk lives by catching or spreading the deadly coronavirus.
  “Getting the vaccine came down to one thought process for me, I simply would rather risk potential side effects of a vaccine than risk lives by catching or spreading covid. It’s normal to be cautious when something new comes along,” she wrote in an Instagram post Monday (May 3) in which
  
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• Mclusky, Stewart Lee and more to play charity show organised by IDLES’ Adam Devonshire

  04-05-2021 19:28 via nme.com
  
  IDLES bassist Adam ‘Dev’ Devonshire has organised a star-studded livestream in aid of learning disabilities and autism charity Gig Buddies.READ MORE: IDLES: “Loads of people don’t fucking like us”The show, which takes place from 6pm to 11pm BST on June 20, features a music line-up headlined by Welsh post-hardcore outfit Mclusky, as well as Willie J Healey, TV Priest, Fenne Lily, Dogeyed and Wilderman.
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• Song You Need to Know: Lawrence Rothman Featuring Son Little, ‘Sunny Place for Shady People’

  04-05-2021 19:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter processes the existential threat of the Trump era with a dizzying garage-rock collaboration
  
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• Here’s How ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Performed in Its Third Week Compared to Taylor Swift’s Original ‘Fearless’

  04-05-2021 19:17
  
  After Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) scored the biggest debut of any album so far in 2021 upon its release last month, the re-recorded version of her 2008 sophomore album remains in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, we can keep tracking how the new version of Fearless has impacted the old version of Fearless, in terms of weekly listenership.
  In its third week on the Billboard 200, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) slips to No. 9, after previously debuting
  
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• Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Amy Douglas team up to form Hard Feelings and share first single

  04-05-2021 19:07 via nme.com
  
  Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard has teamed up with New York singer-songwriter Amy Douglas to form the new group Hard Feelings.
  The duo came together after Goddard reached out to Douglas on Twitter, tweeting at her: “Amy, can we make a thing?”READ MORE: Hot Chip – ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy’ reviewNow, the pair have shared their debut single as Hard Feelings, titled ‘Holding On Too Long’, via Domino Records. In a press release, Douglas said: “‘
  
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• Luke Bryan Shuts Down Rumors He’s the Father of Maren Morris’ Baby: ‘We Can Call Maury Povich’

  04-05-2021 18:51
  
  May the fourth be with you, but Luke [Bryan], you are not the father of Maren Morris’ baby. He denied the rumors while appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday (May 4).
  While discussing his upcoming five-part mini docuseries Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, which is currently in development and slated to air on IMDb TV, DeGeneres jokingly expressed her disappointment that he didn’t document the rumored development of his parenting journey. Although Morris and her h
  
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• Parker Millsap on Why Missed Notes Make the Most Joyful Music

  04-05-2021 18:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  While his new album 'Be Here Instead' is a pristine listening experience, the Oklahoma songwriter says, "The point of music is never to hit the notes exactly right"
  
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• Kelly Osbourne Calls Billie Eilish’s ‘Vogue’ Shoot a ‘Very Brave Move’

  04-05-2021 18:42
  
  Kelly Osbourne sat down with the crew at Daily Blast Live on Monday (May 3) to talk about her pandemic relapse and commiserate with Billie Eilish about the difficulty of growing up in public.
  “I have to be honest with you: I think it’s really selfish of her fans, because I was in that position,” Osbourne said of some of the criticism the 19-year-old Eilish has gotten for showing off some skin — and a new thigh tat — in her high-fashion British Vogue cover shoot
  
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• Dropkick Murphys announce huge UK and Ireland shows to mark 25th anniversary

  04-05-2021 18:35 via nme.com
  
  Dropkick Murphys have announced a tour of the UK and Ireland for 2022, which takes in the Boston-Irish band’s biggest ever headline shows in the two countries.READ MORE: Dropkick Murphys on their livestreamed St Patrick’s Day gig: “It’s one of the most special shows we’ve ever played”The Celtic punks, who in 2021 will mark 25 years since their formation, will cap off a run of nine shows with an enormous gig at the 12,500 capacity Wembley Arena next Februa
  
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• Sony Music UK Taps Charlotte Edgeworth to Lead Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact

  04-05-2021 18:34
  
  Sony Music Entertainment UK announced on Tuesday the appointment of Charlotte Edgeworth to the newly created position of director of diversity, inclusion and social impact.
  In her new role, she will strive to foster an equitable workplace, leading company strategies and working closely with Tiffany R. Warren, vp and chief diversity and inclusion officer at Sony Music Group. Edgeworth will also work closely with the UK Social Justice Board and Towalame Austin, SMG’s executive vp of philanth
  
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• Will Smith Is Doing a Docuseries About Getting Fit After Declaring He’s ‘In the Worst Shape’

  04-05-2021 18:30
  
  Will Smith is about to get pumped! The actor-rapper is launching a new six-part unscripted series with YouTube Originals and Westbrook Media following his journey to get fit once again, YouTube announced on Tuesday (May 4).
  The press release describes the series, tentatively titled Best Shape of My Life, as “the fun, funny, inspirational, wildly adventurous, and deeply entertaining story of Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery
  
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