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• Charli XCX hints at upcoming collaboration with Rina Sawayama

  12-05-2021 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has revealed that she and Rina Sawayama have discussed making new music together.
  The pair have toured together in the past, and Charli hinted that their first official collaboration could be in the works.READ MORE: Rina Sawayama: “I need to get some rock’n’roll lessons from Matty Healy”“Woke up at 5.30am thinking about rina’s purple dress,” Charli tweeted today (May 12) following last night’s BRIT Awards, referencing Sawayama’s ou
  
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• The Duo Behind 2021 Brit Awards Sets From Olivia Rodrigo, Arlo Parks & More Reveal How They Came Together

  12-05-2021 23:50
  
  The creative direction duo behind Tawbox — Chris “Bronski” Jablonski and Amber Rimell — describe this year’s Brit Awards as “pretty emotional” considering that 2020’s ceremony was the last big pre-pandemic event in the U.K.
  “Once the show started and you could hear this roar of an audience from backstage, you’re like, ‘Oh my god, we have not heard that in 15 months,’” says Bronski. “It was amazing.”
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• Selena’s Music Sees an Uptick on YouTube After Netflix Series Part 2 Premiere

  12-05-2021 23:48
  
  After Netflix premiered part 2 of Selena: The Series on May 4, Selena Quintanilla’s music saw an uptick in views on YouTube, according to the platform.
  Specifically, the Grammy-winning artist’s catalog experienced a 70% spike May 8 compared to prior average daily views in 2021. The series — which documents Selena’s extraordinary journey from playing small gigs with her family’s band to becoming a chart-topping Latin icon — had a similar effect on her
  
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• Alicia Keys launching meditation programme with Deepak Chopra

  12-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Girl on Fire hitmaker will join the self-help expert as a guide on Activating the Divine Feminine: The Path to Wholeness.
  
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• T-Pain Goes on a Virtual ‘Apology Tour’ With Kehlani, Lauren Jauregui, Rich the Kid, Lil Jon & More

  12-05-2021 23:28
  
  T-Pain is sorry.And in case saying it wasn’t enough, the prolific artist took to Instagram Live to host an “apology tour,” where he personally and publicly apologized to a handful of high-profile artists whose Instagram direct messages he missed. 
  Among the guests on his hourlong Live were Lil Jon, Kehlani, Zedd, Lauren Jauregui, Rich the Kid, Bun B and Niana Guerrero, all of whom offered their gripes with Instagram’s layout and direct message feature, including a fe
  
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• A museum dedicated to Bob Dylan to open in Oklahoma next year

  12-05-2021 23:27 via nme.com
  
  A new Bob Dylan museum is set to open in Oklahoma next year – get all the details below.
  The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa will open its doors on May 10, 2022, almost exactly a year following its announcement today (May 12).READ MORE: Bob Dylan – ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yetAn Instagram post announcing the new museum and sharing a photo of its exterior promised that fans would get the chance to “access and interact with
  
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• Jon Bon Jovi, Sara Bareilles & More Set for 2021 Love Rocks NYC

  12-05-2021 23:03
  
  The fifth annual Love Rocks NYC concert will include Sara Bareilles, Jon Bon Jovi, Gary Clark Jr., Yola and more, the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announced Wednesday (May 12).
  The benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver, which was founded during the AIDS epidemic in 1985 in efforts to deliver meals to vulnerable people, will stream on Fans.Live from the historic Beacon Theatre on June 3. Jeff Garlin, Michael Imperioli and Bernie Williams will host the show this
  
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• ‘Annie Live’ Coming to NBC for the Holidays

  12-05-2021 23:00
  
  NBC is getting back into the live musical business.
  The network has ordered Annie Live to air during the holiday season this year. It will be the first live musical for the network since Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert in 2018. Former NBC Entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt and Neil Meron will executive produce.
  “As we look to drive big live audiences for NBC, we could think of no better way than to bring back the network’s holiday musical tradition,” said Susan Rovner, c
  
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• Mariah Carey Gets Fans Ready for Pride Month With New Rainbow Merch

  12-05-2021 22:53
  
  With Pride Month just around the corner, Mariah Carey is making sure that her fans are ready to celebrate in style.
  The star debuted a brand-new line of merch on her website themed around LGBTQ Pride. The new merch includes apparel — like shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, socks and hats with her name written in rainbow lettering — a rainbow fan bearing the word “shade,” and even a face mask. The new line also includes items referencing her 1999 album Rainbow, her 2001 fil
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Apologizes to Courtney Stodden for Social Media Bullying

  12-05-2021 22:49
  
  Chrissy Teigen has publicly apologized to Courtney Stodden after being accused of bullying them in their teens, including telling Stodden to take their own life.
  Stodden recently called out multiple celebrities, including Teigen, as well as Joy Behar and Courtney Love, in an interview with The Daily Beast for harassing them on and off social media when they were a teenager. (Stodden identifies as non-binary.) At the time, Stodden was garnering fame alongside criticism for marrying 50-year-old ac
  
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• Questlove says Dr. Dre “saved” The Roots after their label “imploded”

  12-05-2021 22:48 via nme.com
  
  Questlove of The Roots has discussed a pivotal moment in the band’s career when they were “saved” by Dr. Dre.READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop foreverSpeaking with Mark Ronson on THE FADER Uncovered podcast, Questlove discussed The Roots’ sixth album, 2004’s ‘The Tipping Point’, and how it almost didn’t arrive following the dissolution of the band’s record label, MC
  
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• Smilez Kicks Off ‘Summer of Smilez’ Pop-Up Concert Series With G-Eazy & Tyla Yeweh

  12-05-2021 22:32
  
  This summer, SMILEZ wants to get the party started in a big way.
  Beginning Wednesday (May 12), he launches his “Summer of SMILEZ” concert series live from his family’s $58 million home in West Hollywood. For the premiere, he enlisted G-Eazy and Tyla Yeweh for fun, lighthearted performances to kick off the his yellow-themed series. 
  “I never do boring sh–, and always yellow,” SMILEZ tells Billboard. “And since we are done with this depressing sh
  
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• Demi Lovato Will Take Fans Into a New Dimension With ‘4D’ Podcast

  12-05-2021 22:29
  
  Demi Lovato announced Wednesday (May 12) that she’s coming out with a new podcast next week called 4D With Demi Lovato.
  The Grammy-nominated pop star partnered with Cadence13, OBB Sound and SB Projects on her latest project, which will explore the themes of identity, mental health, creativity, LGBTQIA+ rights and more. Lovato came out as pansexual during The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in March, saying, “I’m part of the alphabet mafia and proud.”
  
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• Jimmy Buffett On Getting Back to Playing Live: ‘It Can All Go to Hell in a Minute’

  12-05-2021 22:12
  
  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. last year, it will surprise no Jimmy Buffett fan that the son of a son of a sailor thought of a boating analogy as he considered how to navigate through the shutdown.
  “The pandemic comes along and I’m gin-clear focused on the things that I actually can do, and the things that I can’t do I can’t whine about,” he tells Billboard. “It’s like you getting on a boat: If there’s a storm, you can’t go back to t
  
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• Jimmy Buffett On Getting Back to Playing Live: A Pirate Looks at 75

  12-05-2021 22:12
  
  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. last year, it will surprise no Jimmy Buffett fan that the son of a son of a sailor thought of a boating analogy as he considered how to navigate through the shutdown.
  “The pandemic comes along and I’m gin-clear focused on the things that I actually can do, and the things that I can’t do I can’t whine about,” he tells Billboard. “It’s like you getting on a boat: If there’s a storm, you can’t go back to t
  
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• Jimmy Buffett Is Ready to Get Back on the Road, and Looks Ahead to 75

  12-05-2021 22:12
  
  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. last year, it will surprise no Jimmy Buffett fan that the son of a son of a sailor thought of a boating analogy as he considered how to navigate through the shutdown.
  “The pandemic comes along and I’m gin-clear focused on the things that I actually can do, and the things that I can’t do I can’t whine about,” he tells Billboard. “It’s like you getting on a boat: If there’s a storm, you can’t go back to t
  
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• Career-Advice Video Platform Bonsai Raises $5.3 Million Ahead of Music-Industry Expansion

  12-05-2021 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Bonsai, a career- and business-advice video platform that’s expanding into the music industry, has closed its seed round after raising $5.3 million. New York City- and Raleigh-based Bonsai reached out to Digital Music News with word of the just-completed seed round, which was led by former RightsFlow backer Activate Venture Partners. Worth noting here is […]
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• Arlo Parks drawing from “folk, really hard techno and visual art books” while working on “really unique” new material

  12-05-2021 22:04 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks has revealed that she plans to spend much of this year working on a new material, while also sharing a wide and varied range of inspirations. Watch our video interview with Parks above.READ MORE: The BRIT Awards 2021 – a night defined by its audience of heroesHaving released her debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams‘ to much critical acclaim back in January, the singer-songwriter had a momentous evening at last night’s BRIT Awards, delivering a beautiful perf
  
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• Snoop Dogg is developing an anthology series about his life and career

  12-05-2021 22:00 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has revealed that he is developing an anthology series based on his life and career, which could span “six or seven seasons”.
  During a recent interview with Yahoo!, the rapper was asked whether he’d be interested in working on a sequel or companion project to the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015).READ MORE: Forget Straight Outta Compton – this is the real story of NWASnoop, who was portrayed by LaKeith Stanfield in the first film, replied by saying he wo
  
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• Charli XCX Turns Her ‘Confidence On’ as Ray-Ban’s New Brand Ambassador

  12-05-2021 21:52
  
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  Charli XCX and Beabadoobee are the ultimate cool girls.
  That’s why Ray-Ban tapped the duo as the brand ambassadors for the second installment of its You’re On campaign, which encourages fans to channel their authentic selves and express their unique style.
  The campaign also spotlights the release of three new styles: Jack, State Street, an
  
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• How Does Calm Head of Music Courtney Phillips Stay Mindful?

  12-05-2021 21:46
  
  In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Billboard has partnered with The Mindful Creative on a series of conversations with music artists and executives about the self-care practices they use to keep themselves on track, both during the pandemic and beyond. 
  Today’s installment is with Courtney Phillips, head of music at meditation app Calm, who joined the company in Oct. 2019 after stints at Universal Music Group, COLLiDE Agency (formerly FILTER) and WME, among others. Throu
  
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• Look What You Made Taylor Swift & Maisie Williams Do: See Their 2021 Brit Awards Selfies

  12-05-2021 21:44
  
  Look what you made Taylor Swift and Maisie Williams do.
  The Game of Thrones actress presented Swift with the Global Icon Award at the 2021 Brit Awards on Tuesday, and the duo took a series of serious selfies to commemorate their union. Williams shared the pics on her Instagram with the caption “Look What You Made Me Do,” nodding to Swift’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 lead single from 2017’s Reputation. Williams also shared a mirror video on her Instagram S
  
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• Is This Yet Another Spotify Surveillance Patent?

  12-05-2021 21:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify has come under fire for its surveillance patents that monitor users to mine data. Here’s a new one. Spotify’s patents for listening to emotion from a user have rightly gotten a lot of pushback. But the music streaming giant continues to register surveillance patents for gathering more user information. The latest patent involves monitoring […]
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• Machine Gun Kelly bolted from shark-infested waters on Megan Fox date

  12-05-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox jetted off to French Polynesia for a romantic vacation early last year.
  
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• Vietnam, Belgium & More Among 10 Non-English-Language Global Chart Debuts

  12-05-2021 21:27
  
  It’s an especially diverse week on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with an impressive showing of 10 non-English-language debuts spanning seven distinct languages.
  Especially notable, Sơn Tùng M-TP’s “Muộn Rồi Mà Sao Còn,” new at No. 126, is the first song in Vietnamese and the first by an act from Vietnam to impact either of Billboard’s global charts since they launched in September. The song enters with 23.6 million stre
  
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• Radio On the Mend: Takeaways From iHeart, Audacy and Cumulus’ Q1 Earnings

  12-05-2021 21:19
  
  Radio stations were among the hardest hit entertainment companies in 2020, but they’re battling back to recapture some of their losses. This was reflected in the first quarter 2021 earnings reports issued last week by iHeartMedia, Audacy (formerly Entercom, pronounced like “odyssey”) and Cumulus, the three largest radio companies in the U.S.
  For all the gains in digital radio and podcasts, the recovery of radio compani
  
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• Hollywood Bowl Will Require Non-Vaccinated People to Sit In a Separate Section From Vaccinated People at Upcoming Shows

  12-05-2021 21:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Hollywood Bowl is ready to re-open to live performances, with some special safety precautions. The 2021 season will start in July, with special safety precautions in place. Total capacity is limited to 67%, and there will be vaccinated and un-vaccinated seating sections. “There will be two seating sections for patrons who are not fully […]
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• Soulwax launch new online TV channel Deewee Teevee

  12-05-2021 21:02 via nme.com
  
  Soulwax have created their own online TV show – watch the first episode of Deewee Teevee below.
  The new show is named after the Belgian dance duo’s own label Deewee, and labels itself as “an audio & video broadcasting service”.READ MORE: Soulwax talk new single ‘Empty Dancefloor’: “We miss that emotion of making people lose their minds”Created alongside directors Ill-Studio, Deewee Teevee is described as a “post television television prog
  
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• Marina shares snippet of new track and reveals two songs are coming

  12-05-2021 21:00 via nme.com
  Marina has revealed that she will share two new singles within the next month – check out a snippet of one of those songs below.READ MORE: Marina – ‘Love + Fear’ reviewThe singer-songwriter – fka Marina and the Diamonds – is primed to release her fifth album ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’ on June 11, and has so far previewed the project with the tracks ‘Purge The Poison’ and ‘Man’s World’.
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• Travis Barker Is Having a Lit Time With His NSFW Kourtney Kardashian-Inspired Candle From Gwyneth Paltrow

  12-05-2021 20:57
  
  There really is a spark between Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, and a NSFW candle from Gwyneth Paltrow’s NSFW present captures it all — and then some.
  On Tuesday (May 11), the Blink-182 drummer shared a picture of a “This Smells Like Kourtney’s Orgasm” candle from Paltrow’s lifestyle brand and Heretic perfumer Douglas Little on his Instagram Story. His girlfriend and Poosh lifestyle brand founder also shared his image on her own Story.
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• Rihanna Is Smooth as ‘Butta’ While Showing Off New Fenty Skin Product

  12-05-2021 20:53
  
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  Rihanna is helping her fans achieve that summer glow.
  The star took to Instagram on Tuesday (May 11) to share a series of photos lounging on a chair in a crochet mini dress. Her toned legs have an enviable shine, which she attributes to her new Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream. See the photo here.
  “Touch dat BUTTA baby,” she captioned the sna
  
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• Boy George: “There’s been this loss of respect for the artistry of songwriting”

  12-05-2021 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Boy George has spoken out about how he believes there has been “a loss of respect for the artistry of songwriting” in a lot of modern pop, while vowing to take a “kamikaze” approach to his own new material as showcased on an album coming this Friday. Watch our video interview above.READ MORE: The BRIT Awards 2021 – a night defined by its audience of heroesThe Culture Club frontman and pop icon was speaking to NME on the red carpet ahead of last night’s BR
  
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• Donald Glover Says Cancel Culture Is Making TV & Film ‘Boring’

  12-05-2021 20:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Donald Glover says cancel culture is why movies and TV feel boring – creators are afraid. Glover broke his Twitter hiatus to share his opinion on how cancel culture affects the creative process. “Saw people on here having a discussion about how tired they were of reviewing boring stuff (tv & film),” the thread of […]
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• Janelle Monae Is in Talks to Join Daniel Craig in ‘Knives Out’ Sequel

  12-05-2021 20:29
  
  Janelle Monae is the latest A-lister to be enlisted for the Knives Out sequel.
  She is in talks to join what will be a starry ensemble for the Rian Johnson-directed whodunit, which has Edward Norton and Dave Bautista circling roles. The original Knives Out starred Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, and Toni Collette.
  Plot details are being kept under wraps but the follow-up will be another star-studded murder mystery anchored by 
  
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• JoJo Siwa & Paris Hilton Land Unscripted Series at Peacock

  12-05-2021 20:26
  
  Peacock is bolstering its unscripted roster with series featuring Paris Hilton and JoJo Siwa, along with importing a hybrid show called True Story, which was originally developed for NBC.
  The pickups follow that of Unidentified With Demi Lovato, in which the singer and actress investigates UFO phenomena.Hilton will star in Paris in Love, a 13-episode series that will document the preparations and lead-up to her wedding to venture capitalist Carter Reum. It will follow the entrepreneur and influe
  
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• Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music’s ‘Old Church Basement’ Bows at No. 1 on Religious Charts

  12-05-2021 20:22
  
  Old Church Basement by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music rockets in atop Billboard’s Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts (dated May 15). Released April 30, the set earned 19,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 6, according to MRC Data.
  The 13-track LP is the first collaborative album between Christian worship collective Elevation Worship, based in Charlotte, N.C., and the Atlanta-based Maverick City Music.
  The set’s No. 1 arrival on Top Christian A
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo teases new single ‘good 4 u’ in debut album trailer

  12-05-2021 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has shared a trailer for her imminent debut album, in which she previews a new song called ‘good 4 u’.
  The singer, who rose to fame with her mega hit ‘Drivers License’ earlier this year, will release her debut album ‘SOUR’ next week (May 21).READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: inside the Taylor-endorsed mega-hit ‘Drivers License’Ahead of the album’s release, Rodrigo will share ‘good 4 u’ this Friday (May 14), following
  
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• The Charlatans and Haçienda Classiçal to headline Beyond The Tracks 2021

  12-05-2021 20:08 via nme.com
  
  The Charlatans and Haçienda Classiçal are among the acts announced for this summer’s Beyond The Tracks Festival.
  The two-day event will take place at Moseley Park in Birmingham on August 27-28, with tickets due to go on sale here this Friday (May 14) at 10am BST.READ MORE: The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess on listening parties with Oasis’ Bonehead and Blur’s Dave RowntreeYesterday (May 11) Beyond The Tracks announced its line-up for 2021, which features both
  
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• Bowery Presents Reveals New Boston Venue, The Roadrunner

  12-05-2021 20:05
  
  Boston is getting a brand-new music venue from Bowery Presents. The Roadrunner will be a 3,500-capacity general admission indoor music venue located at 89 Guest Street.  
  The 50,000 square foot venue is currently under construction at Boston Landing, built adjacent to art complex “The TRACK at new balance.” Roadrunner will open in Spring 2022 in Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood. 
  “The Bowery Presents has always focused on crea
  
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• YouTube Is Paying Creators $100 Million to Use Its TikTok Clone

  12-05-2021 20:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube is paying creators from a $100 million fund to use its TikTok clone – YouTube Shorts. YouTube plans to pay creators to use the service through 2022, according to a company spokesperson. The beta test for Shorts just because available to all U.S. and Indian YouTube users for now. YouTube plans to bring the […]
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• Durand Jones & The Indications Reveal New Album With Single ‘Witchoo’

  12-05-2021 20:01
  
  Durand Jones & The Indications are back with their third studio album and some modern soul. The group will release Private Space on July 30 on Dead Oceans in association with Colemine Records.  
  Lead single “Witchoo” showcases the band’s new lean towards synthy modern soul and disco beats. The combined vocals of Durand Jones and drummer Aaron Frazer’s falsetto help the five-piece –&n
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini & Kane Brown Set to Co-Host 2021 CMT Music Awards

  12-05-2021 20:00
  
  Black/white host pairings at country music awards shows are officially a thing. Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown are set to co-host the CMT Music Awards on June 9, less than two months after Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton co-hosted the ACM Awards, and about seven months after Darius Rucker and Reba McEntire co-hosted the CMA Awards.
  The current move to Black/white host pairings kicked off at last year’s CMT Awards, which were held on Oct. 21, 2020. Brown co-hosted the show with Sarah Hyland
  
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• It’s ‘Just One of Dem Days’ When Kelly Clarkson Slays Her Monica Cover

  12-05-2021 19:58
  
  Wednesday (May 12) was just one of dem days when Kelly Clarkson goes through another ’90s classic for her Kellyoke segment, and the lucky winner was Monica’s “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days).”
  The talk show host and singer wasn’t all alone for the emotive performance, as her backup singers and band Y’all jazzed things up while she pleaded in the chorus, “I just wanna be all alone/ And you think I treat you wrong/ Don’t
  
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• Todd Rundgren Is ‘Happy for My Fans,’ But Still Not Thrilled About Rock Hall Induction

  12-05-2021 19:54
  
  Over the course of its history, especially during the past couple of decades, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been a target for ire from those who haven’t nominated — or who were but didn’t get in. And some of them, such as members of KISS, Deep Purple and Bon Jovi, wind up having to eat or at least equivocate on their words.
  Now Todd Rundgren, just named to the class of 2021 after being on the ballot for a third year, finds himself in that same boat.
  Just three months after
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly Reveals How Bernie Sanders Helped His Romance With Megan Fox

  12-05-2021 19:27
  
  Machine Gun Kelly sat on the couch with Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday (May 12) to describe his swimming-with-sharks second date with Megan Fox and how Sen. Bernie Sanders helped him with passport issues.
  Describing himself as a professionally clumsy person who is constantly falling over, MGK first explained a picture from the couple’s first date in which he’s climbing over a barrier and then hoisting Fox up onto his shoulder on a three-story balcony. “I saw this roof and I was l
  
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• Fontaines D.C. on their next album and the idea of going “disco”

  12-05-2021 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. are remaining pretty tight-lipped for information about their third album after confirming it was finished back in March, but have teased that maybe they could head in a disco direction. Watch our video interview with the band above.
  The Irish punks released second album ‘A Hero’s Death’ last July, just over a year after their 2019 debut ‘Dogrel’ came out. Back in March, they told fans that they had finished mixing album number three, b
  
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• Lizzo opens up about sadness on TikTok: “If you’re going through things, just know you’re not alone”

  12-05-2021 19:20 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has opened up on experiencing feelings of “sadness” recently during an emotional post on TikTok.READ MORE: One year of lockdown: Mental health charities on the importance of reaching out for helpAppearing in a video on the platform last Saturday (May 8), the pop star said: “You know that part of sadness where you feel like a burden on everyone and annoying and nobody cares about you? Can we get rid of that part?“It’s like, yo, I’m already sad. Got to add
  
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• Slipknot’s Clown has launched his own cannabis line

  12-05-2021 19:19 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Clown – aka Shawn Crahan – has teased the launch of his own cannabis line.READ MORE: NME meets Slipknot’s Clown and Tortilla Man: “There’s been a lot of blood on stage”‘Clown Cannabis’ is set to launch next week (May 17), and has its own website and Instagram page.
  When visiting the website, fans are asked to enter their details to receive more information on the product and news of when it will be stocked.
  See all the details belo
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s Hot Pink Crocs Crash Retailer’s Website

  12-05-2021 19:13
  
  Sure, Nicki Minaj had the Barbz buzzing when she teased something coming on Friday (May 14) — but it was her hot pink Crocs that stole the show.
  In the snap she shared, the rapper covers herself with two pink heart-shaped pillows while rocking the comfortable slide topped with bedazzled Jibbitz, including one of Chanel’s double-C logo. According to Page Six, the look caused a whopping 4,900% spike in sales of pink Crocs — and the retailer’s website also crashed.
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• Korn and Staind Are Hitting the Road Together

  12-05-2021 19:13
  
  Korn is returning to the stage this summer with special guest Staind. The joint tour produced by Live Nation will kick off on Aug. 5 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., before hitting another 27 stops across the U.S.  
  The two groups will run through Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico, California and more. The currently scheduled dates will close out on Sept. 21 at Dos Equis Pavillion in Dallas. Both ban
  
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