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• Burna Boy brings out Manchester United’s Paul Pogba during Parklife performance

  11-09-2021 23:38 via nme.com
  
  Burna Boy‘s performance at this weekend’s Parklife festival saw the Nigerian star joined by Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba.READ MORE: Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”The Manchester festival kicked off in Heaton Park today (September 11) and runs until tomorrow (September 12). Artists on the line-up include Megan Thee Stallion, Skepta, Migos, Disclosure, Jamie xx, Little Simz, slowthai, Koffee, Young Thug and more.
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• 5 Reasons Why This Was the Best Year for Music at Burning Man

  11-09-2021 22:40
  
  Many Burning Man attendees are quick to point out that Burning Man is not a music festival. Rather, it is a crowdsourced gathering focused on art, community and alternative — and many would argue better — ways of existing in a society.
  But any way you swing your fire spinner, the fact remains that there is a lot of music at Burning Man, with DJs in particular serving as a primary source of entertainment out on the playa.This year, that was the same and also different, given that
  
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• Entertainment world pays tribute to 9/11 victims on 20th anniversary

  11-09-2021 22:39 via nme.com
  
  Stars from the world of entertainment have been paying tribute to the victims of 9/11 on the 20th anniversary of the US terror attacks.
  Two decades ago, hijackers seized three passenger planes and crashed them into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington DC. A fourth hijacked plane, believed to be intended for the US Capitol, crashed into a field in Pennsylvania due to the heroic efforts of its passengers. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 lives.
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 11)

  11-09-2021 21:55
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  Superstars at Latin Music Week
  With the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Week just a week away, more exciting news was announced, including the participation of Daddy Yankee, Karol G and Nicky Jam. Karol G will take center stage in The Superstar Q&A on Sept. 21 fo
  
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• Metallica & Miley Cyrus Deliver Heavy-Hitting ‘Nothing Else Matters’ Performance on ‘Howard Stern Show’: Watch

  11-09-2021 21:47
  
  Metallica and Miley Cyrus joined forces during The Howard Stern Show on Thursday (Sept. 9) for a heavy-hitting performance of the iconic rock band’s classic song “Nothing Else Matters.”
  Cyrus’ recorded rendition of “Nothing Else Matters” appears on the new star-studded covers album, The Metallica Blacklist, which dropped Friday. The singer first covered the rock-radio staple, from Metallica’s Billboard 200-topping Black Album in 1991, during he
  
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• Watch Big Thief debut new song ‘Dragon’ at Pitchfork Music Festival

  11-09-2021 21:13 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief debuted a brand new song called ‘Dragon’ during their performance at Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend.READ MORE: Big Thief live in London: the Brooklynites channel their inner grungers at biggest show yetThe Chicago festival kicked off in Union Park yesterday (September 10) and runs until Sunday (September 12). Artists on the line-up include Phoebe Bridgers, Erykah Badu, St. Vincent, Jay Electronica, Danny Brown, Thundercat, The Weather Station and more.
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• Snoop Dogg, Anitta to Perform at Triller Fight Club Tonight: Here’s How to Watch the PPV Event Online

  11-09-2021 20:30
  
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  Snoop Dogg is set to take to the stage tonight for a special, one-time-only “duet” with Marvin Gaye at Triller Fight Club, the big music and sporting event that’s being headlined this month by Evander Holyfield. The rapper and producer — who is also an investor and part-owner in Triller — has been teasing a unique performance with Gaye,
  
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• Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Open on Memorial Day Weekend in 2023

  11-09-2021 20:28
  
  Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has scored a Memorial Day Weekend 2023 opening.
  The movie was part of a slew of dates the studio staked out as it looks to plant flags for its movies into 2024, even while it keeps most of those titles secret. It made the announcement Friday (Sept. 10).
  Separately, Disney confirmed that the remainder of its 2021 movie slate will get the theatrical treatment, with its live-action movies, Eternals and West Side Story among them, slated for a
  
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• Dorothy Carvello’s ‘Anything For A Hit’ Exposé Being Adapted Into Docuseries: ‘We’re Going to Tell the Truth’

  11-09-2021 20:07
  
  Former A&R executive Dorothy Carvello’s exposé of sexual and financial misconduct in the record industry, Anything For A Hit: An A&R Woman’s Story of Surviving The Music Industry, is being adapted into a three-part docuseries.
  Carvello, who detailed the exploits of Atlantic Records founder/chairman Ahmet Ertegun as well as other executives there and at other labels, is working with filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg of Break Thru Films, production comp
  
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• Brett Eldredge Gets Surprise Visit From a Bear at His Home Garage: ‘Had a New Friend Waiting to Say Hello’

  11-09-2021 19:07
  
  Brett Eldredge has had another encounter with wildlife, this one involving a bear at a North Carolina home.
  The country music singer posted a video this week of the run-in after the bear entered a garage at a home in Asheville, North Carolina, as he was about to go on a hike, The Charlotte Observer reported.
  “Opened the garage door to go on a hike and had a new friend waiting to say hello,” Eldredge wrote on Instagram.The video shows the bear pulling the bin away from a garage wall,
  
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• Stone Temple Pilots, Bush Cancel Co-Headlining Tour Due to ‘Covid-Related Circumstances’

  11-09-2021 19:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We are of course saddened by this news, but it’s a sign of the times right now," STP says of nixed 11-date trek
  
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• Watch Bruce Springsteen perform at 9/11 memorial ceremony

  11-09-2021 18:35 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen delivered a surprise performance at the 20th anniversary memorial ceremony for 9/11 in New York earlier today – watch it below.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You film review: grief-stricken contemplation on the fragility of lifeFamilies of the victims of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people back in 2001 gathered at the 9/11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan this morning (September 11) to pay tribute.
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• Bruce Springsteen Remembers 9/11 With Emotional ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ Performance at 20th Anniversary Memorial: Watch

  11-09-2021 18:02
  
  Bruce Springsteen honored the victims of 9/11 with an emotional acoustic performance of his song “I’ll See You in My Dreams” during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
  The legendary 71-year-old rocker’s unannounced appearance on Saturday (Sept. 11) followed a moment of silence at New York City’s World Trade Center memorial plaza. The event was attended by dignitaries and family members of people killed in the 2001 attacks, the Associate
  
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• Stevie Nicks Pens Remembrance for 20th Anniversary of 9/11: ‘I Became a New Yorker on That Day’

  11-09-2021 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nicks shared a letter and drawing of an angel: "It burns for all those lost on this day — and all those who survived this day and to tell their own personal stories"
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty pleads guilty to failing to register as a sex offender

  11-09-2021 16:33 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in California.
  As Pitchfork reports, federal court documents show Petty had initially pleaded not guilty to the single-count indictment in March 2020, but later formally changed his plea on Thursday (September 9). He is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2022.
  Authorities in Beverly Hills first arrested Petty in November 2019 after learning that he had moved from New York to California, and
  
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• Alicia Keys: 'There's a feeling of just complete comfort in my skin'

  11-09-2021 16:30 via music-news.com
  
  Alicia Keys joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new song “LALA (Unlocked)” feat. Swae Lee.
  
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• See Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ at 9/11 20th Anniversary Memorial

  11-09-2021 15:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer delivers impromptu, poignant rendition of Letter to You closer following moment of silence to victims of terror attack
  
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• See Metallica Read 1-Star ‘Black Album’ Amazon Reviews on ‘Kimmel’

  11-09-2021 15:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band also performs "Wherever I May Roam" and "Holier Than Thou" at sunset outside Los Angeles' Griffith Observatory
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion opens up about facing the male gaze in Julie Adenuga interview

  11-09-2021 14:19 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion shared her thoughts about facing the male gaze as a female rapper in a new interview with Julie Adenuga, saying she feels it’s her job to make men “uncomfortable”.
  Earlier this week, Megan sat down for a conversation with Adenuga for The Evening Standard.
  In the interview, the ‘Savage’ rapper opened up about her career, performing live, and living under the public spotlight.
  Megan also described her views on men after gaining fame as an artist. &
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion opens up about facing men’s expectations in Julie Adenuga interview

  11-09-2021 14:19 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion shared her thoughts about facing men’s expectations as a female rapper in a new interview with Julie Adenuga, saying she feels it’s her job to make men “uncomfortable”.
  Earlier this week, Megan sat down for a conversation with Adenuga for The Evening Standard.
  In the interview, the ‘Savage’ rapper opened up about her career, performing live, and living under the public spotlight.
  Megan also described how her views on men have changed after
  
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• Jefferson Airplane member reacts to use of their song in new ‘Matrix’ trailer

  11-09-2021 13:11 via nme.com
  
  A member of Jefferson Airplane has reacted to the first trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, which features their hit single, ‘White Rabbit’.READ MORE: ‘The Matrix 4’: release date, trailers, cast and everything we know so farJorma Kaukanen played guitars in the psychedelic band from its inception in 1965. Yesterday (September 9), he shared with Rolling Stone his reaction to the clip. “We started in the Matrix,” he said. “Glad to be there again!”
  
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• Demi Lovato investigates UFOs in ‘Unidentified With Demi Lovato’ series trailer

  11-09-2021 12:18 via nme.com
  
  Streaming platform Peacock has released the trailer for ‘Unidentified With Demi Lovato’, an upcoming limited series led by the singer. The clip was released on Thursday (September 9).READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’ review: raw, cathartic pop“I had this crazy experience that happened to me in Joshua Tree,” the singer opens in the clip, recalling an incident that led them to proclaim themself a “UFO
  
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• Rapper Dan Sur claims to be first with gold chain hooks implanted into scalp

  11-09-2021 11:41 via nme.com
  
  Mexican musician Dan Sur has claimed to be the first rapper to implant gold chain hooks into his scalp.
  The young up-and-comer had revealed the tidbit on his TikTok page, which boasts 1.9 million followers, earlier this week.
  “I have it as a hook that is implanted in my head and that hook has hooks and they are all hooked in my skull, under my skin,” Sur claimed in one of his TikTok clips, per New York Post.
  “This is my hair. Golden hair. The first rapper to have gold hair impl
  
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• Leona Lewis' Christmas comeback album

  11-09-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Leona Lewis is working on a new Christmas record and is hoping to follow in Mariah Carey's footsteps.
  
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• James Hetfield: The Black Album was Metallica's master key

  11-09-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Metallica frontman James Hetfield believes the band's 'Black Album' was the "master key" to their popularity and success, and led to the group becoming a "force to be reckoned with" in the music industry.
  
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• Tributes paid to prolific singer-songwriter Michael Chapman, who has died aged 80

  11-09-2021 11:03 via nme.com
  
  Folk singer-songwriter Michael Chapman has died at the age of 80.
  The announcement was made via Chapman’s Instagram page earlier today (September 11). No cause of death was revealed, but the social media post stated that Chapman died in his home.
  “Please raise a glass or two to a gentleman, a musician, a husband, a force of nature, a legend and the most fully qualified survivor,” it reads.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Michael Chapman (@michaelchapmanguitar)His lab
  
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• War Child reissue compilation albums from the 2000s featuring Radiohead, Muse, David Bowie and more

  11-09-2021 09:58 via nme.com
  
  War Child UK have announced the re-release of four compilation albums from the 2000s: ‘1 Love’ (released in association with NME), ‘Hope’, ‘Help! A Day In The Life’ and ‘War Child Presents Heroes’.
  All are reissued via War Child Records, their independent label launched with Virgin Music earlier this year.READ MORE: War Child talk new Arctic Monkeys live album: “The band left that show on a massive high”The albums – featuring work
  
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• Sir Elton John's praise for Metallica's Nothing Else Matters

  11-09-2021 09:19 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Elton John brought Metallica's James Hetfield to tears when he called 'Nothing Else Matters' "one of the best songs ever written".
  
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• Brian May wants to make instrumental album

  11-09-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed he has the ambition to make an instrumental solo album.
  
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• Jax Jones announces UK tour dates for 2022

  11-09-2021 07:03 via nme.com
  
  London DJ Jax Jones (real name Timucin Lam) has announced a six-date run of UK headline shows, kicking off in Nottingham next March.READ MORE: Snowbombing day 2: Craig David goes freestyle rap wild, Jax Jones, street party, and moreThe tour will then roll through Manchester, London, Sheffield and Liverpool, wrapping up in Birmingham before the month’s end. You can take a look at the full list of dates below, with tickets on sale from Jones’ website.
  Jones announced the tour earlier t
  
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• Gear owned by late Mazzy Star member David Roback up for sale 

  11-09-2021 07:00 via nme.com
  
  A collection of equipment once owned by late Mazzy Star founder David Roback – who played guitar, keyboard and piano in the band until his death last February – has gone up for sale on Reverb, with over 150 pieces of gear listed.
  42 of them remain available at the time of writing, including a variety of mixing consoles, tape recorders and multi-track units, used to record Mazzy Star’s material throughout the ‘90s. In the way of instruments, highlights include a 54-key har
  
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• Members of Alice In Chains, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam leading “Sounds Of Seattle” rock camp

  11-09-2021 06:11 via nme.com
  
  Alice In Chains‘ frontman Jerry Cantrell, Soundgarden‘s former lead guitarist Kim Thayil and Pearl Jam‘s former drummer Dave Krusen are set to launch their own rock camp for budding musicians in California.READ MORE: Alice in Chains interview: “I can see resistance happening all over the world”A spin-off of the long-running Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, the new event – dubbed “The Sounds Of Seattle” – will take place in Los Angeles
  
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• Apartment where Notorious B.I.G. recorded ‘Ready To Die’ up for sale

  11-09-2021 05:59 via nme.com
  
  The Brooklyn apartment where The Notorious B.I.G. recorded his 1994 album ‘Ready To Die’ has gone up for sale.
  As per The New York Post, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom property in the Fort Greene neighbourhood has been listed for more than £1.2million (USD $1.7million). It’s located blocks away from the Brooklyn street named after the late rapper, and was featured in the 2017 documentary BiggIe: The Life of Notorious B.I.G..READ MORE: The Notorious B.I.G.’s &lsq
  
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• Mastodon drop new single ‘Pushing The Tides’, detail ninth studio album

  11-09-2021 05:58 via nme.com
  
  Mastodon have set a release date for their ninth studio album – which the Georgian metallers had previously dubbed their “fullest, biggest-sounding record” to date – announcing that it’s set to land just in time for Halloween.READ MORE: Mastodon’s Troy Sanders tells us about Gone Is Gone’s new album and his busy year of projectsTheir first double-album ‘Hushed And Grim’, spanning 15 tracks in total, is slated for release on October 29 via Rep
  
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• Billy Talent recruit Rivers Cuomo for new single ‘End Of Me’, announce sixth album

  11-09-2021 05:14 via nme.com
  
  Canadian rockers Billy Talent have officially announced their sixth studio album, sharing with the news a new single featuring Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo.READ MORE: Weezer – ‘Van Weezer’ review: veteran pop-rockers throw up the Devil hornsCarried by a fierce, if somewhat pared-back lead guitar riff, the track offers a lot of the punchy, stage-ready rock flavour that Billy Talent have become known for.
  Aside from having Cuomo himself appear on the track, the band’s Weeze
  
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• Elton John calls Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ “one of the best songs ever written”

  11-09-2021 04:43 via nme.com
  Elton John moved Metallica frontman James Hetfield to tears after calling the band’s track ‘Nothing Else Matters’ “one of the best songs ever written”.
  The rock outfit appeared on Thursday’s (September 9) instalment of The Howard Stern Show, to promote their new covers album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’. They were joined by Miley Cyrus for a performance of ‘Nothing Else Matters’, which she, John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, WATT and Red Hot
  
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• LEGO teams up with Fender for 1,000+ piece Stratocaster set

  11-09-2021 04:18 via nme.com
  
  LEGO has locked in a release date for its official set replicating the iconic Fender Stratocaster, based on a design that won the company’s 2020 LEGO Ideas competition ‘Music To Our Ears’.READ MORE: After The Lego Yellow Submarine, Five More Musical ‘Lego Ideas’ We Want To See In ProductionInitially revealed last October, the kit was conceptualised by Slovakian fan Tomáš Letenay, who said in a press release: “I used to play electric guitar when I
  
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• Harry Coombs, Veteran Philadelphia International Records Executive, Dies at 85

  11-09-2021 02:33
  
  Veteran music industry executive Harry J. Coombs died on Sept. 3, Billboard has learned. Coombs, 85, passed away of pulmonary fibrosis/acute pulmonary hypertension in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
  Coombs, born Sept. 19, 1935 in Washington, D.C., was best known for his 30-year tenure at Philadelphia International Records. He joined PIR — then distributed by CBS Records (now Sony Music) — as a national promotion manager in 1972. He earned his first gold record that year for The O&
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s Husband Pleads Guilty for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

  11-09-2021 01:57
  
  Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty has pleaded guilty for failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California after being convicted of attempted rape.
  In new court documents filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Central District of California and obtained by Billboard, Petty withdrew his initial not guilty plea to the single-count indictment and changed his plea to guilty.
  Petty was charged after he was arrested at a traffic stop in Beverly Hills in 2019 and police dis
  
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• Essential Tracks on Natalia Jiménez’s ‘México de Mi Corazón, Vol. 2′: Staff Picks

  11-09-2021 01:27
  
  Two years since her México de Mi Corazón (Mexico of My Heart) album, Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez has released a second volume, equally packed with tangible emotions as Jiménez takes on some Mexico’s most treasured regional Mexican anthems.
  “I put all my effort and affection into making this record for Mexico, which is the country of my artistic birth,” the chart-topping artist said in a statement. “I hope my audiences embrace
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Bomba Estereo, Kany Garcia, Sofia Reyes & More

  11-09-2021 01:07
  
  First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
  Bomba Estereo, Deja (Sony Music Latin)
  Bomba Estereo’s first album in four years, Deja, is divided conceptually into four sections that correspond to the four elements: water, air, earth and fire. The Colombian electro-folkloric band describes the album as the connection and disconnection of the human beings — fro
  
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• Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Return to the Red Carpet Together for the First Time in 18 Years: Pics

  11-09-2021 00:54
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back and better than ever. After a summer filled with multiple vacations and PDA photos, the couple just marked another big moment in their rekindled relationship. On Friday (Sept. 10), Lopez and Affleck attend the Venice International Film Festival together for the premiere of Affleck’s new movie, The Last Duel. The high-profile appearance marks Lopez and Affleck’s first red carpet appearance as a couple in 18 years.
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• Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ at 20: How It Sparkled to Life After Nearly Two Decades

  11-09-2021 00:48
  
  When Mariah Carey kicked off her Caution world tour in February 2019, the most rapturous response from The Lambily wasn’t reserved for any of the setlist’s Hot 100 chart-toppers. Or for the handful of tracks from her most acclaimed album in years. A No No, many Mimi fans saved their loudest cheers for a medley of deep cuts synonymous with a period that nearly destroyed their idol’s career.
  Carey’s performance of “Never Too Far”/”Last Night a DJ Saved My
  
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• Nickelback Pushes Back Against ‘Rockstar’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Following Dismissal Attempt

  11-09-2021 00:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About two weeks back, Nickelback doubled down on its attempt to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit centering on “Rockstar.” But this far-reaching effort to end the courtroom confrontation doesn’t appear to have been successful, for the Alberta-based rock group has now filed a point-by-point refutation of the action. The copyright infringement legal battle kicked off […]
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• ‘Touring In a Post-Covid World’ Panel Set for 2021 Latin Music Week

  11-09-2021 00:18
  
  The “Touring In a Post-Covid World” panel is set to take place at Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami with a weeklong (Sept. 20-25) event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  Moderated by Bruno Del Granado, agent and head CAA’s Miami office, the in-depth conversation — with panelists Pablo Mejia and David Escobar of Piso 21, Alfredo Alonso (
  
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• Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney Charged With DUI in Nashville

  11-09-2021 00:09
  
  Rascal Flatts band member Joe Don Rooney was charged with driving under the influence on Thursday (Sept. 9), the Williamson County Sheriff’s office has confirmed to Billboard.
  As first reported by The Tennessean, Rooney crashed into a tree on Hillsboro Road north of Franklin, Tenn., around 4 a.m. on Thursday. Rooney was arrested and charged with a DUI, and later released on a $2,500 bond.
  The band’s representatives declined to comment.Two weeks ago, Rooney and his Rascal Flatts
  
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• J Balvin is Comfortable With Who He is on ‘Jose’

  11-09-2021 00:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The reggaeton star's latest promises introspection but instead gives us more of what we've come expect, and that's not a bad thing.
  
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• Queens of the Stone Age Singer Josh Homme’s Kids Sought Restraining Orders, Allege Verbal & Physical Abuse

  11-09-2021 00:04
  
  The minor children of Queens of the Stone Age singer Josh Homme were seeking domestic violence restraining orders against their dad over allegations of physical and verbal abuse. According to copies of the documents — filed on behalf of the children by their mother Brody Dalle — obtained by Billboard, daughter Camille, 15, and sons Orrin, 10, and Wolf, 5, claim that Homme drinks alcohol while his kids are riding in the car with him, and that the 48-year-old singer-guitarist has made
  
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