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• Lil Uzi Vert explains why he never worked with XXXTentacion

  23-11-2021 23:39 via nme.com
  
  Lil Uzi Vert has spoken about collaborating with the late XXXTentacion.READ MORE: Is XXXTentacion still alive? All the conspiracy theories surrounding the rapper’s deathIn a fan Q&A hosted on Adin Ross’ livestream recently, the rapper said that XXX once reached out to him from behind bars but a release never materialised.
  “He called me one time when he was incarcerated a long time ago. I was going on stage, I was on tour with The Weeknd and he actually rapped a song for me
  
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• New Doc Aims to Show How ‘Patria Y Vida’ Became Cuba’s Protest Anthem This Past Summer

  23-11-2021 23:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The project is a partnership between Exile Content Studio, Beatriz Luengo, and Yotuel Romero.
  
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• Watch Alex Kapranos play gameshow host to Los Bitchos in new video for ‘Good To Go!’

  23-11-2021 23:14 via nme.com
  
  Alex Kapranos has starred in Los Bitchos’ video for new single ‘Good To Go!’, which precedes the instrumental band’s debut album ‘Let The Festivities Begin!’READ MORE: What’s Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Los BitchosIn the video the Franz Ferdinand frontman plays a gameshow host who spins a wheel of fortune to try and secure Los Bitchos’ freedom from incarceration.
  ‘Good To Go!’ follows ‘Las Panteras’ as the second sin
  
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• Jay-Z becomes most Grammy-nominated artist of all time

  23-11-2021 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Jay-Z has become the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time after receiving a further three nods at the 2022 awards.READ MORE: The Roots Of… Jay-ZThe rapper now has 83 nominations to his name, with 23 wins overall, pushing him past previous top-spot holder Quincy Jones who has 80 nominations.
  Jay-Z’s new title came after he was nominated for guest appearances with Kanye West on the latter’s album ‘DONDA‘ as well as the late DMX.
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• Blockchain Music-Investment Platform Royal Raises $55 Million From Nas, The Chainsmokers, Kygo, and Others

  23-11-2021 22:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Music-investment platform Royal.io has raised $55 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with support from The Chainsmokers, Kygo, Nas, and other artists. Royal just recently took to social media and Medium to announce the multimillion-dollar funding round, which arrives about six months after the company debuted. Co-founded by former UBS and Credit […]
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• Watch Sir Ian McKellen knit Christmas jumpers with ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus

  23-11-2021 22:14 via nme.com
  
  Sir Ian McKellen and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus have collaborated for a bizarre Christmas video.READ MORE: The story of ABBA in 15 classic songsShared on the McKellen’s Instagram page on Sunday (November 21), the video shows the pair knitting ABBA-branded Christmas jumpers surrounded by sewing material.
  As the camera pans out, the duo are shown to be sat under a massive ABBA banner, before the closing text reads: “Merry Christmas from ABBA and Ian McKellen.”
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• Mike Shinoda teases new “generative mixtape” ‘ZIGGURATS’

  23-11-2021 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has confirmed the release of a new music and art project called ‘ZIGGURATS’.READ MORE: “We wanted to make something different”: the impact of Linkin Park’s ‘Hybrid Theory’, 20 years onAccording to Shinoda, “ZIGGURATS is a music+art release, available as NFT + on streaming. The NFTs are in ‘profile pic; style. When you mint one, you get a randomly generated character as your ‘album cover’.”
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• T-Pain reconciles with Usher after Auto-Tune feud

  23-11-2021 21:41 via nme.com
  
  T-Pain has patched things up with Usher after revealing that a comment the latter made about his Auto-Tune style singing had sent him into a years-long depression.
  On Sunday (November 21) T-Pain invited Usher onstage at an Atlanta event celebrating comedian Dave Chappelle’s forthcoming documentary, telling the singer: “I love you, bro.”
  He continued: “I’m telling you, we ain’t going through nothing, bro. We ain’t going through a goddamn thing. It’s
  
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• Travis Scott sued by two Astroworld Festival security guards

  23-11-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Travis Scott is facing more than 150 lawsuits over the incident.
  
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• Ed Sheeran Hosting Live Performance of ‘Equals’ on Amazon Music

  23-11-2021 21:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Ed Sheeran is teaming up with Amazon Music to live-stream his ‘Equals Live Experience’ at the Alexandra Palace in London. The exclusive gig is a live performance of Sheeran’s new album, =. Five fans with a guest each can attend the 90-minute performance in person. But Ed Sheeran fans can tune it at home using […]
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• Slipknot’s Knotfest Japan postponed for a third time with new 2023 date announced

  23-11-2021 21:14 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot have had to postpone the Japanese leg of their travelling Knotfest show for a third time and have confirmed a new date for 2023.READ MORE: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece”Originally meant to take place in March 2020 as part of a wider tour of Asia, Knotfest Japan was moved to January 2021 and then February 2022 due of the COVID pandemic
  A statement shared by the band said: “We have come to this dec
  
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• Jon Batiste leads nominations for 2022 Grammy Awards

  23-11-2021 20:26 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. landed eight nominations each, while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo nabbed seven, respectively.
  
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• Facebook Paying Musicians Up to $50K for Live Audio Performances

  23-11-2021 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Facebook is paying musicians up to $50,000 to use its Clubhouse clone feature – Live Audio Rooms. Back in July, CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that his company would establish a $1 billion creator fund to pay talent through 2022. Now a new report from The Information details how some of that money is being spent. […]
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• Facebook Paying Musicians Up to $50,000 for Live Audio Performances

  23-11-2021 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Facebook is paying musicians up to $50,000 to use its Clubhouse clone feature – Live Audio Rooms. Back in July, CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that his company would establish a $1 billion creator fund to pay talent through 2022. Now a new report from The Information details how some of that money is being spent. […]
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• Kaiser Chiefs have been in the studio with Nile Rodgers

  23-11-2021 20:21 via nme.com
  
  Ricky Wilson has revealed that Kaiser Chiefs have been in the studio with Chic’s Nile Rodgers, working on new music.READ MORE: Kaiser Chiefs open up on 00s nostalgia and their new album ‘Duck’Speaking to BANG Showbiz (via Contactmusic), Wilson said “there is always an album on the horizon,” but the band needs to figure out “how far the horizon is.”
  “We have a lot of material,” he continued before revealing they’ve “just been
  
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• Young Thug’s Lawsuit Over Swiped Cash, ‘$1 Million’ in Unreleased Music Heats Up

  23-11-2021 20:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper's lawyer blasts claims Young Thug is to blame for loss of a bag containing $40,000 cash, diamond jewelry, and a hard drive with 200 unreleased songs “worth at least $1,000,000”
  
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• Young Thug’s $1M Lawsuit Over Swiped Bag Containing Cash, Unreleased Music Heats Up

  23-11-2021 20:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper's lawyer blasts claims Young Thug is to blame for loss of a bag containing $40,000 cash, diamond jewelry, and a hard drive with 200 unreleased songs “worth at least $1,000,000”
  
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• Who Leads The 2022 Grammys Nominations? See The List Here

  23-11-2021 19:37
  
  Jon Batiste leads the 2022 Grammy nominations, but Justin Bieber, H.E.R., Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, and more aren't far behind.
  
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• Flashback: Miley Cyrus Performs ‘Walking in Memphis’ With Marc Cohn

  23-11-2021 19:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two years before Pete Davidson roped Marc Cohn into "Walking in Staten," Miley also introduced him to a younger fan base
  
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• Watch Puddle Of Mudd singer abandon gig after onstage rant about lights

  23-11-2021 19:19 via nme.com
  
  Puddle Of Mudd’s singer walked off stage during the band’s set on Saturday night (November 20) after arguing with a lighting technician.
  According to fans who were there, Puddle Of Mudd took to the stage over half an hour late for their headline show at the EPIC Event Centre in Green Bay, Wisconsin before singer Wes Scantlin walked offstage after only five songs.
  In footage shot by someone in the front row of the concert, Scantlin can be seen performing the entirety of 2009 single &l
  
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• Louis C.K. and Marilyn Manson: Accused Sexual Predators, Grammy Nominees

  23-11-2021 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Manson earned a nod for his supporting role on Kanye West's 'Donda,' while C.K. could take home a 2022 trophy for a special on which he joked about his sexual-misconduct scandal
  
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• David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Go Around the World in ‘Family’ Music Video

  23-11-2021 19:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The video was directed by Michael Garcia
  
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• Grammys nominations 2022: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo and J. Cole lead with most nods

  23-11-2021 19:01 via nme.com
  
  The nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards have been revealed, with Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, J. Cole, and Jon Batiste leading the way with the most nods.
  The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream today (November 23) for the announcement, with the ceremony confirmed to be broadcast live via CBS from Los Angeles on January 31, 2022.
  J. Cole leads the way with the most rap nominations (in Best Rap Performance, Best Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song) while Jon Batiste
  
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• Grammys nominations 2022: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber and J. Cole lead with most nods

  23-11-2021 19:01 via nme.com
  
  The nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards have started to roll in, with Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, J. Cole, and Jon Batiste leading the way with the most nods.
  The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream today (November 23) for the announcement, with the ceremony confirmed to be broadcast live via CBS from Los Angeles on January 31, 2022.
  J. Cole leads the way with the most rap nominations (in Best Rap Performance, Best Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song) while in the
  
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• Chris Stapleton, Mickey Guyton Lead 2022 Country Grammy Nominees

  23-11-2021 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sturgill Simpson earns two nominations for two different albums; Jimmie Allen scores an all-genre Best New Artist nod
  
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• Grammys 2022: Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo Vie for Top Honors

  23-11-2021 18:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jon Batiste leads nominees as Recording Academy snubs women artists in all rock categories and nominates Louis C.K. — who's admitted to sexual misconduct with multiple women — for Best Comedy Album
  
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• Bloc Party return with new song ‘Traps’ and announce sixth album ‘Alpha Games’

  23-11-2021 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Bloc Party have returned with ‘Traps’, their first new music in five years, and with it have shared details of a new album and UK/European tour.READ MORE: Bloc Party – all the albums ranked, worst to best‘Traps’ is the first taste of ‘Alpha Games’, the band’s follow up to 2016’s ‘Hymns’, which is released on April 29, 2022.
  The single is a frenetic affair that recalls the post-punk urgency of their 2005 debut ‘Silent Alarm&r
  
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• Rights-Management and Royalty-Accounting Platform Synchtank Announces $5.8 Million Series A

  23-11-2021 18:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music and entertainment rights-management and royalty-accounting platform Synchtank has announced the completion of a $5.8 million Series A. London-headquartered Synchtank, which raised $650,000 in seed funding around the time of its 2011 debut, unveiled the multimillion-dollar Series A via a formal release that was emailed to DMN. Octopus Ventures (which is also based in London) […]
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• T In The Park organisers plan to bring back Connect Festival for 2022

  23-11-2021 18:27 via nme.com
  
  T In The Park organisers are set to revive Scotland’s Connect Festival next year.
  The bash, which was staged for just two years in the noughties at Argyll’s Inveraray Castle, will return from August 26-28, 2022.
  No acts for the festival have been announced yet but promoters DF Concerts have said that some of “the biggest names in the world” will be performing at the event.
  An official announcement about the return of the event via The Scotsman said: “Connect 2022 is
  
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• Headie One’s tour bus stopped by armed police en route to gig in Leeds

  23-11-2021 18:25 via nme.com
  
  Headie One‘s tour bus was pulled over by armed police minutes before the rapper was due on stage at Leeds O2 Academy last night (November 22).READ MORE: Headie One – ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ review: an experimental mixtapeWest Yorkshire Police have confirmed that armed officers stopped a vehicle in Leeds city centre and said that no arrests were made. It’s not known why the bus was searched [via BBC News].
  Headie One, whose real name is Irving Ampofo Adjei, ended
  
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• The Weeknd Dethrones Chubby Checker For Billboard’s No. 1 Greatest Hot 100 Song of All Time

  23-11-2021 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song has spent 90 weeks on the Hot 100 chart, surpassing Checker’s 1960 hit "The Twist"
  
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• Freddie Mercury: The Final Act on the BBC

  23-11-2021 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  In 1985 Queen were on top of the world, stealing the show at Live Aid and then playing to over a million people on their record-breaking
  
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• Ed Sheeran, Eminem and The Weeknd the most streamed artists on Deezer UK for 2021

  23-11-2021 17:55 via music-news.com
  
  As the year comes to an end, one thing’s for sure - music fans in the UK looked close to home as they binged on their favourite tracks
  
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• Live music industry hails plans not to extend vaccine passports in Scotland

  23-11-2021 17:52 via nme.com
  
  The Scottish government has announced that a negative COVID test rather than proof of two jabs to enter venues will be allowed from December 6.READ MORE: The Tories’ funding cuts threaten to make the arts (even more of a) playground for the richIt comes after the implementation of coronavirus vaccine passports were made a requirement for entry into nightclubs and concerts in Scotland in October.
  Now, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that given the “inevitable
  
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• Garth Brooks Announces First Stadium Show Since Canceling Tour

  23-11-2021 17:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country Music Hall of Fame member will resume his Stadium Tour in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2022
  
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• Billy Porter: 'Singing was my superpower. Singing was my weapon. Singing was my saviour'

  23-11-2021 17:50 via music-news.com
  
  Billy Porter joins the latest episode of PROUD Radio with MNEK on Apple Music Hits to discuss his new music, forthcoming
  
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• David Bowie’s Lost Album ‘Toy’ Is Not a Message in a Bottle — But a Bittersweet Footnote

  23-11-2021 17:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Listening to Toy, it's clear Bowie is having an absolute blast, breathing new life into bits and bobs of his catalogue only really known by diehard fans
  
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• Robert Plant says Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway To Heaven’ lawsuit was “unpleasant” and “unfortunate”

  23-11-2021 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has admitted that the legal challenge over their classic track ‘Stairway To Heaven’ was “unpleasant” and “unfortunate”.
  Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy California, first filed a lawsuit against the British band in 2014 over the track.
  He claimed that their 1971 hit had violated the copyright of Spirit’s 1968 song ‘Taurus’.
  Led Zeppelin eventually won three legal attempts
  
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• Backlash after Madonna reveals her team have been working “for free”

  23-11-2021 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has been criticised for sharing a violent image and revealing in its caption that members of her team have been working “for free”.READ MORE: The ages of Madonna – the evolution of an iconThe pop legend posted a behind-the-scenes snap showing photographer Steven Klein holding a knife to her throat. It was taken during her recent shoot for V Magazine – itself controversial for alluding to Marilyn Monroe’s death.
  “Proud of my collaboration with with
  
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• Priyanka Chopra subtly shuts down Nick Jonas split rumours

  23-11-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Priyanka Chopra left a loved-up comment on Nick Jonas'' Instagram post.
  
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• Get Ready for Christmas Creep With a New Version of Taylor Swift’s ‘Christmas Tree Farm’

  23-11-2021 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  The reworked song, released as an Amazon Original, was recorded alongside an orchestra at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios
  
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• Taylor Hawkins and Dave Navarro on the Secret History of Their ‘Yacht Goth’ Supergroup

  23-11-2021 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I kind of imagine our show live being somewhere between Rush and the Faces," says Taylor Hawkins. "I want there to be a looseness, a party vibe"
  
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• 500 Greatest Albums Podcast: How Britney Spears Defied Critics and Reshaped Pop on ‘Blackout’

  23-11-2021 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Key collaborators tell the story of how Spears created her definitive statement in the eye of a paparazzi hurricane
  
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• Listen to Orlando Weeks’ “stomping” new single ‘Bigger’

  23-11-2021 16:14 via nme.com
  
  Orlando Weeks has shared a new track called ‘Bigger’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Orlando Weeks talks ‘Big Skies, Silly Faces’: “I’m savouring and cultivating joyful things”The song is the latest preview of the former Maccabees frontman’s second solo album, ‘Hop Up’, which arrives on January 14. He’s previously released the singles ‘Look Who’s Talking Now’, ‘Deep Down Way Out’ an
  
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• Listen to Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson’s new collaboration ‘Treetop/Stoat’ with The Bug

  23-11-2021 16:01 via nme.com
  
  Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson has teamed up with The Bug for a new double single ‘Treetop/Stoat’.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods: “We live in such a cynical time. You start to question yourself”The two electro tracks see Williamson spitting bars over Kevin Martin’s dance beats. You can listen to them both below.
  “Both ‘Stoat’ and ‘Treetop’ tread the usual path lyrically for me, nonsense mixed in with little micro stories of whatever,
  
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• Dua Lipa announces self-curated Service 95 hub and podcast

  23-11-2021 15:48 via nme.com
  
  Dua Lipa has announced Service95, a new self-curated online hub compiling “words, stories, cultural recommendations” and more.
  Taking its name from Lipa’s year of birth (1995), the platform is set to launch in early 2022. You can sign-up here.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Dua Lipa: “If somebody told me not to discuss issues I’m passionate about? I wouldn’t listen”The ‘Future Nostalgia’ pop star will share the work of “a plethora o
  
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• Kaiser Chiefs recording with Nile Rodgers

  23-11-2021 15:44 via music-news.com
  
  Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has revealed he has been working on new music with Nile Rodgers.
  
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• Lilli Lewis Offers Some Tools for the Long Journey in ‘Copper John’

  23-11-2021 15:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  New Orleans singer-songwriter plays the mystic troubadour in a country-folk ballad from her new album
  
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• Jennifer Hudson surprises street performer for ‘Hallelujah’ performance

  23-11-2021 15:25 via nme.com
  
  Jennifer Hudson surprised a street performer in Los Angeles whiling singing ‘Hallelujah’.
  Cameron Rowland posted a TikTok sharing the news, alongside a video of Hudson singing the chorus while he played the guitar.READ MORE: “Her talent was a gift”: Jennifer Hudson on bringing Aretha Franklin to the big screen“I cannot believe this. Jennifer freaking Hudson came up to me while I was singing on the street and she sang with me… dream come true,” he wrote
  
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• Brian Wilson and Jim James Drop New Collaboration ‘Right Where I Belong’

  23-11-2021 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song comes off soundtrack for the documentary film Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, out on Nov. 26th.
  
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