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• Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Ryan Fischer Addresses Criticism Pop Star Faced After He Was Shot

  01-09-2021 23:50
  
  Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer defended his superstar client after critics claimed she wasn’t supporting him six months after he was shot while walking her dogs.
  In a Rolling Stone feature published on Wednesday (Aug. 1), he unpacked the physical and emotional distress he’s experienced since the night of Feb. 24, when he took Gaga’s three French bulldogs on a walk in Hollywood when a gunman shot him in the chest and fled the scene with two of the dogs.
  
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• Alicia Keys Uses Her Midas Touch to Announce New Song Featuring Swae Lee

  01-09-2021 23:30
  
  Good news, Alicia Keys fans: New music is on the way. On Wednesday (Sept. 1), the “Truth Without Love” single informed her followers via social media that she’s got new music coming. The announcement came in the form of the official cover art, which revealed the title — “La La” — is a collab with artist Swae Lee and arriving Sept. 9.
  The image features a stunning profile shot of Keys with her hair slicked back into a modest bun, while wearing l
  
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• Inge Ginsberg, Holocaust survivor and heavy metal musician, dies aged 99

  01-09-2021 23:25 via nme.com
  
  Inge Ginsberg, a Holocaust survivor who found fame in her 90s as the lead songwriter and vocalist of a heavy metal band, has died aged 99.
  Ginsberg founded the band Inge and the TritoneKings when she was 93. They competed on the reality show Switzerland’s Got Talent, and also appeared at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.
  Many of the band’s songs such as ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘Totenköpften’ (Laugh At Death) referenced Ginsberg’s escape from the
  
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• Post Malone teams up with Jägermeister to help venues and artists hit by coronavirus

  01-09-2021 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has teamed up with Jägermeister for a new campaign that aims to help venues and artists hit by COVID-19.READ MORE: Post Malone at Reading Festival 2021: plenty of fireworks, but little sparkThe ‘Congratulations’ rapper premiered a short film with the liquor company this week titled Night Lights. The Zachary Heinzerling-directed clip pays tribute to local businesses and communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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• Is Country Radio Rigged? Bobby Bones Claims “Half of Number One Songs Aren’t Legitimate”

  01-09-2021 23:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Country radio DJ Bobby Bones says popular country music is rigged and based heavily on politics. “Here’s the truth about number one songs on the radio – it’s basically politics,” Bones says on TikTok. “They trade them out like baseball cards. A record label will talk to another record label and go, ‘Okay, I’ll give […]
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• Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Has 2nd Biggest Album Debut on Spotify – 100MM Listens in 24 Hours

  01-09-2021 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Donda is finally here, and the hype is real – nearly 100 million plays on Spotify in the first day. Donda also racked up 60 million listens on Apple Music in the US alone. Kanye West held several listening parties across the United States ahead of the album release. While the album dropped on Sunday […]
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• Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Achieves Second-Biggest Album Debut on Spotify – 100MM Listens in 24 Hours

  01-09-2021 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Donda is finally here, and the hype is real – nearly 100 million plays on Spotify in the first day. Donda also racked up 60 million listens on Apple Music in the US alone. Kanye West held several listening parties across the United States ahead of the album release. While the album dropped on Sunday […]
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• Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever’ Concert Film: How to Stream the Movie on Disney+ for Free

  01-09-2021 22:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Billed as a "cinematic concert experience," the new film features Eilish performing songs from her recent album, 'Happier Than Ever,' while backed by artists like her brother, Finneas and the Los Angeles Philharmonic
  
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• Kesha Brings the Party to The Rooftop at Pier 17 In NYC

  01-09-2021 22:07
  
  When Kesha spoke to Billboard last month ahead of her 2021 return to the road, she promised to take concertgoers to “a planet that is extremely psychedelic, joyful, debaucherous, wild — a place where people can be themselves.” The pop star delivered in spades when Planet Kesha touched down in New York City on Tuesday (Aug. 31) at Manhattan’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 as part of its summer concert series.
  Inviting her glittered-up audience to be “the coolest versio
  
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• Watch Brian Wilson Perform ‘God Only Knows’ at First Pandemic-Era Concert

  01-09-2021 22:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  He also broke out the Seventies Beach Boys deep cuts "Long Promised Road" and "It's Ok."
  
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• Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Is an Album Only a Mother Could Love

  01-09-2021 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  West's tenth album is an overlong mess, dotted with moments of sincerity and some spectacular music
  
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• Kanye West Searches For Meaning on the Muddled Grandiose ‘Donda’

  01-09-2021 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  West's 10th album is an overlong mess, dotted with moments of sincerity and some spectacular music
  
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• Margo Price teams up with husband Jeremy Ivey for new track ‘All Kinds Of Blue’

  01-09-2021 21:51 via nme.com
  
  Margo Price has appeared on the latest single by her husband Jeremy Ivey – you can listen to ‘All Kinds Of Blue’ below.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Margo PriceSpeaking about the song, Price said that it was enjoyed by late country music star John Prine. Ivey performed it for him personally before Prine’s death from coronavirus complications last year.
  “I have always loved this song of Jeremy’s so much. In fact, I once put him on the spot and begged h
  
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• VEVA Sound Partners With PPL ‘To Improve Accuracy of Recording Credits’ and Reduce Unpaid Royalties

  01-09-2021 21:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The UK’s Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and Nashville-headquartered music-technology company VEVA Sound have officially finalized a “data collaboration” partnership centering on the latter’s VEVA Collect file-sharing and credits platform. PPL and 19-year-old VEVA Sound just recently announced and detailed their partnership, which is designed to “make it easier for performers to be properly credited on […]
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• Elton John recruits music superstars for 'lockdown' album

  01-09-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Lockdown Sessions is now available for pre-order and will be officially released on 22 October.
  
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• Girl In Red announces free London show and meet and greet event

  01-09-2021 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Girl In Red has announced a free London show and a separate meet and greet event both taking place this week.READ MORE: Girl In Red at Reading Festival 2021: “I’ve exchanged words with Taylor Swift – I adore her”Fresh off her appearance at last weekend’s Reading & Leeds Festival, the Norwegian pop star has now revealed that she will be hosting a fan event tomorrow (September 2) followed by a free show the next day.
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• Drake’s Mom Is Sending the Sweetest Notes to Her ‘Lover Boy’ Ahead of His Album’s Release

  01-09-2021 21:29
  
  While Drake is the Certified Lover Boy, as the name of his upcoming album indicates, the Certified Mama’s Boy is getting some pre-album release love from his mother.
  Sandi Graham has been sending him sweet notes each day before 6 God drops his sixth studio album on Friday (Sept. 3). On Tuesday, the rapper shared a rhyme from her that was addressed to “Lover Boy.”
  “Three days more we’re counting down, For us to hear the best. Everyone’s excited, cause you&
  
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• Lionel Richie Talks New Season of American Idol: ‘It’s Great to Be Back Face to Face’

  01-09-2021 21:26
  
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  Lionel Richie says he’s excited to return for the new season of American Idol, and is looking forward to seeing contestants in-person once again, after two years of virtual auditions and performances.
  While Season 18 of Idol began with in-person auditions and tapings, the production team quickly pivoted to virtual performances after the Covid-19 outbreak. Seas
  
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• In Its Debut Year, ARC Music Festival Is Featuring All Flavors of House in the Genre’s Hometown

  01-09-2021 21:14
  
  In the late ’80s and early ’90s, house music was forged in Chicago. In the Midwest metropolis, Frankie Knuckles and other musical pioneers created the genre that would, in time, travel over the Atlantic and mutate into a dizzying variety of sub-genres. These flavors of house — progressive, acid, tech house, big room and beyond — would, eventually, make their way back over the ocean to become the prevailing sounds of the modern mainstream U.S. dance scene.
  This weekend, in
  
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• Kiss Postpones Four Tour Dates After Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley Test Positive for COVID-19

  01-09-2021 21:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  KISS is postponing four upcoming tour dates after Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley test positive for COVID-19. Gene Simmons became the second member of the band to test positive yesterday. Lead singer Paul Stanley is recovering from his bout of COVID-19, describing his recovery as difficult, but still mild compared to reported cases. The band […]
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• 20 Questions With Darren Criss: How Acting Has Helped Him Make New Music

  01-09-2021 21:08
  
  While Darren Criss has graced our TV screens with a range of characters, from high schooler Blaine Anderson on Glee to serial killer Andrew Cunanan on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, he was last spotted just being himself, on our For You Page on TikTok.  
  “I’m walking to rehearsal with a guitar on my back with a Trader Joe’s bag … I did not bring an umbrella because I forgot that it was raining. I&rsqu
  
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• UK government to go ahead with vaccine passports for nightclubs, despite opposition

  01-09-2021 21:03 via nme.com
  
  The UK government has announced that it will push ahead with plans to require coronavirus vaccine passports as a requirement for entry into nightclubs in England.READ MORE: The Tories’ funding cuts threaten to make the arts (even more of a) playground for the richThe scheme was first announced in July, but there had been speculation that it would be dropped following backlash from industry leaders, as well as some MPs.
  Now, however, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confi
  
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• How G-Herbo’s Newest Partnership With Republic Records Is Helping Him Give Back to Chicago

  01-09-2021 20:53
  
  Damion Presson was still settling into his position as svp of talent relations at Republic Records early last year when, amid a global pandemic and lockdown, he decided he wanted to recruit Chicago rapper G Herbo to the label. At the time, Herbo was in a partnership with Epic Records and indie label Machine Entertainment Group, through which he had just released his third studio album PTSD.“I happened to see Herb quite a bit on Instagram. I think because of the volume that I kept seeing hi
  
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• Go Behind the Scenes of The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance in First Trailer for ‘The Show’

  01-09-2021 20:49
  
  Get ready to relive The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in a new format. Instead of simply watching the artist’s performance from an audience member’s perspective, Showtime is giving fans the opportunity to go behind the scenes of the production in a new documentary film titled The Show, which shows The Weeknd as he prepared for the event, as well as the directors, producers, choreographers and dancers who helped with bringing the show to life.
  The first official trailer for
  
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• Supergrass announce huge London show for December

  01-09-2021 20:28 via nme.com
  
  Supergrass have announced a big London show set to take place this coming December.READ MORE: Supergrass tell us about their reunion and tour: “We’re going to bring joy into a slightly disturbed world”The recently reunited band will play O2 Academy Brixton on December 20, the day after their previously rescheduled Glasgow gig; they will be joined by special guests Ash.
  Announcing the gig on Twitter, the band wrote: “We are excited to announce our show at London&rsquo
  
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• Danny Gokey’s ‘Jesus People’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart

  01-09-2021 20:25
  
  Danny Gokey attains his third No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart as Jesus People blasts in at the summit on the Sept. 4-dated survey. In its first week, ending Aug. 26, the set earned 10,000 equivalent album units, with 9,000 in album sales, according to MRC Data.
  The third-place finalist in the 2009 season of American Idol previously led Top Christian Albums with Rise, which opened in the penthouse in February 2017, and his first full-length in t
  
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• Split Decisions: Olivia Rodrigo Has Given Up Millions in Publishing Royalties

  01-09-2021 20:20
  
  Olivia Rodrigo hasn’t been shy about sharing her musical influences on her Billboard 200-topping debut album, SOUR. And since its release, she’s been sharing with them a good deal too.
  Last week, Olivia Rodrigo retroactively added Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Joshua Farro to the songwriting credits for “good 4 u” due to an interpolation of the band’s “Misery Business,” which hit No. 28 on the Hot 100 chart in January 2008.&nbs
  
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• Demi Lovato Slid Into This ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star’s DMs to Ask Her Out

  01-09-2021 20:09
  
  It went down in the DMs. Demi Lovato remembered how they shot their shot with Emily Hampshire of Schitt’s Creek.
  But the conversation about it went down on Wednesday’s (Sept. 1) episode of the 4D With Demi Lovato podcast, where the actress who played Stevie Budd on Schitt’s Creek recalled how the Dancing With the Devil singer asked her out on a date — and why it didn’t go as planned.
  “You slid in my DMs and you said, ‘Hey, I like
  
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• Taylor Swift is Among the Guests on Big Red Machine’s ‘How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?’

  01-09-2021 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner of the National lead an experimentally-minded collaborative effort.
  
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• Playboi Carti Announces More Than 40 Fall Tour Dates

  01-09-2021 19:58
  
  Playboi Carti is going big for his 2021 tour. The “Sky” singer is scheduled to play more than 40 shows this fall for the Narcissist tour in support of his latest album Whole Lotta Red, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.  
  The Narcissist trek will kick off on Oct. 14 at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, and run through Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto and more. The current dates are schedul
  
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• John Lennon's Imagine to celebrate 50th anniversary with special party

  01-09-2021 19:54 via music-news.com
  
  John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s hit track ‘Imagine’ will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special global party, which will include a watch party for the 'Imagine' movie and a new remastered vinyl.
  
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• Twenty One Pilots Score Ninth Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Saturday’

  01-09-2021 19:45
  
  “Saturday” becomes Twenty One Pilots’ ninth No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, rising 2-1 on the Sept. 4-dated survey.
  Each of the duo’s No. 1s has ruled since November 2015, dating to “Stressed Out.” That’s almost double the sum of the runners-up in that span; as Cage the Elephant and Imagine Dragons follow with five leaders each in that nearly six-year stretch.
  Twenty One Pilots move into sole possession of the sixth-most No. 1s
  
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• Sir Elton John to release collaborative album, The Lockdown Sessions, next month

  01-09-2021 19:44 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Elton John is set to release an album of collaborations titled ‘The Lockdown Sessions’, with artists including Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, and Stevie Nicks.
  
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• Mike., Sueco Lead Breakthrough 25 Chart as PinkPantheress Rises

  01-09-2021 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Other notable entries include British soul singer Celeste, Portland rapper Yeat, and rising Richmond rapper Babyxsosa.
  
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• Fontaines D.C’s new album is “wrapped up”, with new music potentially arriving before the year’s out

  01-09-2021 19:36 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C have said that their forthcoming third album is “wrapped up”, and that there’s a chance fans might be able to hear new material before the end of the year.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. talk to us about their new album – and speak the power of youth in Ireland“It’s done,” the band’s frontman Grian Chatten said in an interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1. “I can’t tell you when it’s going to be released, but
  
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• Fontaines D.C’s new album is “wrapped up”, with new music potentially arriving before the end of the year

  01-09-2021 19:36 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C have said that their forthcoming third album is “wrapped up”, and that there’s a chance fans might be able to hear new material before the end of the year.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. talk to us about their new album – and speak the power of youth in Ireland“It’s done,” the band’s frontman Grian Chatten said in an interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1. “I can’t tell you when it’s going to be released, but
  
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• Lindsey Buckingham shares triumphant new song ‘Scream’

  01-09-2021 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Lindsey Buckingham has shared a brand new single called ‘Scream’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Why Fleetwood Mac’s ’70s pop hit ‘Dreams’ keeps resurfacing almost every decadeThe triumphant track is the latest to be taken from the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist’s upcoming self-titled solo album – his first since 2011’s ‘Seeds We Sow’ – and follows recent tracks ‘I Don’t Mind’ a
  
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• Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Tracklist Features Collabs With Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion & More

  01-09-2021 19:23
  
  Lil Nas X is on a roll. After releasing the SpongeBob SqaurePants-inspired album cover for his debut album, Montero, on Tuesday (Aug. 31), the “Industry Baby” rapper promised his fans that he would share the album’s official tracklist. Lil Nas delivered on that promise on Wednesday (Sept. 1) — this time, with another stunning visual posted to his social media accounts to accompany the announcement.
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• Billboard Explains: The Hot 100 Chart

  01-09-2021 19:19
  
  Billboard is synonymous with its charts and, above all, the Hot 100. For over 60 years, it’s been the go-to for all the popular music action, with artists from The Beatles to Mariah Carey to Lil Nas X all making their mark on the chart as well as pop culture in general.
  But how do songs hit the Hot 100? And what is the chart’s continued impact on the music industry?
  The latest episode of Billboard Explains breaks down the history of the Hot 100 and the factors that compose a hit sing
  
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• Lil Nas X to Appear on Elton John’s New Album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’

  01-09-2021 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "He is a wonderful artist and has balls of steel," John recently said of the rapper
  
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• SiriusXM Launches Hip-Hop-Focused SoundCloud Radio One Week After TikTok Radio’s Debut

  01-09-2021 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A little over a week after debuting TikTok Radio, SiriusXM has officially launched SoundCloud Radio, “a new limited-engagement channel featuring all the SoundCloud hip-hop hits that paved the way and the new tracks driving culture today.” SiriusXM and SoundCloud – which in April partnered to expand the latter’s The Lookout playlist into a radio program […]
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• Bad Bunny Scores His 15th No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart With ‘Yonaguni’

  01-09-2021 18:57
  
  Bad Bunny captures his 15th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Yonaguni” takes over atop the Sept. 4-dated survey.
  The win follows the song’s dominance on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart (which merges airplay, sales and streaming data) for five weeks in June and July. It also became Bad Bunny’s fourth top 10, reaching No. 10, on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  The Spanish-language “Yonaguni,” with added Japanese lyrics (as th
  
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• Damon Albarn shares tender new single ‘Particles’ with intimate live video

  01-09-2021 18:56 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn has shared another taste of his forthcoming second solo album in the form of elegant new single ‘Particles’.READ MORE: Damon’s back – and so is the mullet, it seems. Our columnist investigatesThe slow, tender new song will be the closing track of Albarn’s upcoming LP ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, due to be released on November 12.
  According to a press release the song “originated in a chance conversation betwee
  
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• Lil Nas X Taps Elton John, Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus for Debut Album ‘Montero’

  01-09-2021 18:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Album will include his recent single “Industry Baby”
  
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• Elton John Recruits Eddie Vedder, Dua Lipa, Stevie Wonder for All-Star ‘Lockdown Sessions’ Album

  01-09-2021 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj and Stevie Nicks also appear on new album
  
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• Brian Setzer on the Art of Writing Car Songs and What Made ‘Rock This Town’ Slap

  01-09-2021 18:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rockabilly torchbearer, who just released the new solo album Gotta Have the Rumble, says the Stray Cats belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  
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• The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance Gets Showtime Documentary

  01-09-2021 18:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This documentary is a unique glimpse into the passion, work, and cinematic mindset that went into the creation of the show,” Abel Tesfaye says
  
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• Elton John announces collaborations album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’

  01-09-2021 18:32 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has announced the release of a new collaboration album called ‘The Lockdown Sessions’.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: I’ve made a vow to Be More Elton – and you should tooRecorded over the last 18 months, work on the singer’s 32nd studio album – which is due to arrive on October 22 – began after he was forced to pause his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  “The last thing I expected to do during loc
  
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• Elton John Teams Up With Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa & More for New Collaborations Album

  01-09-2021 18:30
  
  After 18 months spent in lockdown, pop superstar Elton John is ready to show fans exactly what he’s been up to.
  On Wednesday (Sept. 1), John announced the release of his forthcoming new album, The Lockdown Sessions. Due out on Oct. 22 via Interscope, the new album is set to show off 16 tracks worth of collaborations with other artists that John has worked on since settling into quarantine in March 2020.
  The album will feature some songs that the world has already heard, including
  
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• Kelly Clarkson & John Legend Warn Ariana Grande to ‘Never Trust’ Blake Shelton in Hilarious ‘Voice’ Teaser

  01-09-2021 18:25
  
  Ariana Grande is set to make her debut on season 21 of The Voice on Sept. 20, and her fellow coaches — Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Blake Shelton — are ready to offer up some valuable advice before her appearance. In a promo clip for the upcoming season, Clarkson, Legend and Shelton recorded selfie videos listing helpful tips so Grande can make it through the season in one piece.
  “I am so stoked that you’re gonna be sitting in a chair with us this season. Just tw
  
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