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• Former Yuck frontman Max Bloom goes solo, announces new album

  07-04-2021 21:34 via nme.com
  
  Former Yuck frontman Max Bloom has announced a new solo album called ‘Pedestrian’.
  It comes after the indie group announced in February that they were splitting up, with Bloom admitting that it “wasn’t an easy thing to come to terms with”.
  Now, Bloom has announced he’s going solo and that his new album will arrive on June 18 via his own label Ultimate Blends.
  Coming up with some of the ideas for ‘Pedestrian’ while out running, he explaine
  
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• Sonic Boom? How Bad Bunny Jump-Started the Concert Business

  23-04-2021 17:55 via billboard.com
  
  The live business has a new champion: Bad Bunny. His 35-date North American El Último Tour del Mundo sold over 480,000 tickets at presale and more after for a total of $84 million in under a week after going on sale April 15, according to promoter Henry Cárdenas — Ticketmaster’s fastest-moving series of shows since Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s 2018 On the Run II Tour — kick-starting a concert business that has been closed for over a year.
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong discusses his hits and misses in new podcast series

  23-04-2021 17:43 via nme.com
  
  Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has opened up about his biggest hits and misses in a new podcast series.READ MORE: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”The new Audible Original series, Welcome To My Panic, arrived yesterday (April 22) and sees Armstrong opening up about his personal and professional life. Armstrong also re-imagines some Green Day classics on the series including ‘Basket Case,’ ‘Good Riddance (Time of Y
  
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• AJ Tracey delivers Fire In The Booth freestyle from his childhood home

  23-04-2021 17:38 via nme.com
  
  AJ Tracey has returned to his childhood home to deliver his latest Fire In The Booth freestyle – scroll down the page to watch it now.
  The London MC first made an appearance on Charlie Sloth’s freestyle series back in 2016 and again in 2017.READ MORE: AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here”For his third performance on the series, Tracey took the cameras back to where he grew up – the Ladbroke Grove ar
  
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• Dominican Rapper La Ross Maria Signs With Sony Music Mexico

  23-04-2021 17:35 via billboard.com
  
  Dominican newcomer La Ross Maria has signed with Sony Music México in a partnership with her record label 829Music Mundial LLC, Billboard has learned.
  “Without a doubt, we believe that she is one of the artists to follow due to her great originality and sensibility,” Roberto López, president of Sony Music México, said in a statement. “She deserves all that she has accomplished in her short career, and now, with her joining the Sony Music family, we are sure
  
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• Jonas Brothers' younger sibling Frankie hates 'Bonus Jonas' nickname

  23-04-2021 17:06 via music-news.com
  
  Joe Jonas refuses to use the nickname because it's so "hurtful" to Frankie.
  
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• The Weeknd Assembles His Own Ariana Grande In ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix Video

  23-04-2021 16:54 via mtv.com
  
  The Weeknd and Ariana Grande team up for a 'Save Your Tears' remix that includes a stylish animated video.
  
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• Princess Nokia on the freedom of modern pop culture: “It’s really special there’s less pressure for people of colour to fit into a mould”

  23-04-2021 16:48 via nme.com
  
  Princess Nokia has spoken about the boundary-less nature of modern pop culture and the liberating effect it can have on artists.
  The New York rapper discussed the melding of different genres and subcultures – something she has long done in her music – with NME for this week’s Big Read cover story.READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit”“I think it’s really special that there’s less pressur
  
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• First Stream: New Music From The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, H.E.R. and More

  23-04-2021 16:46 via billboard.com
  
  Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
  This week, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande team up to make a big hit even more enormous, H.E.R. wants listeners to “Come Through,” and Moneybagg Yo keeps working his way to the top. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below:
  The Weeknd feat. A
  
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• RIAA: ‘FAIR Act’ Jeopardizes Next Generation of Artists (Guest Op-Ed)

  23-04-2021 16:39 via billboard.com
  
  Just as we are finally looking forward to seeing artists perform in front of audiences after more than a year of lockdown, an old legislative proposal that was considered and settled in California 20 years ago has been resurrected and threatens to upend investment in new artists. Using the name “FAIR Act,” its main proponents say that it rectifies an injustice regarding recording contracts and fairly benefits all artists, but in fact, it would deprive the next generation of needed in
  
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• Aloe Blacc: FAIR is Fair (Guest Op-Ed)

  23-04-2021 16:36 via billboard.com
  
  I am a Californian. My state has a proud history of standing up to big corporations and preventing them from abusing their power against individuals. One example of this is the Seven Year Statute, formally known as Labor Code 2855. With its roots in the 1800s, this law protected all Californians from being held hostage in protracted contracts with large companies. By limiting the length of any contract to a maximum of seven years, the Seven Year Statute shielded every individual — actors,
  
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• Megan Fox Wishes a Happy Birthday to Her ‘Blonde Angel Baby’ Machine Gun Kelly

  23-04-2021 16:28 via billboard.com
  
  Megan Fox celebrated her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly’s 31st birthday on Thursday night (April 22) in style with a mirror selfie of the couple and the message, “Happy birthday blonde angel baby.”
  MGK is, in fact, rocking tussled, flaxen hair in the snap, in which he’s holding up his phone to catch a smiling Fox.
  The self-proclaimed “Blonde Don” posted his own series of bday pics with the caption, “I’ll grow up next summer… SINcerely, birthday
  
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• The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (April 23)

  23-04-2021 16:24 via billboard.com
  
  Soon, we’ll be “dancing in a crowded room” once again, and The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s new “Save Your Tears” remix, released Friday (April 23), is the perfect beacon of what’s on the horizon.
  There were some galaxial moments too, as artists celebrated Earth Day with livestreams and charitable campaigns, while Doja Cat took us to Planet Her in a new Billboard cover story. 
  “All the goofy kids, or the kids who don’t put themselves on a
  
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• Harry Fox Agency Can’t Dodge Lawsuit From Eminem’s Publisher

  23-04-2021 16:24 via billboard.com
  
  The Harry Fox Agency, an organization that works with tens of thousands of clients to issue and secure licenses, might not look like the typical copyright defendant, but indeed the nearly century-old fixture within the music industry now finds itself stuck in a major copyright case involving Eminem’s publisher, Eight Mile Style, and Spotify.
  On Thursday, a federal judge refused to dismiss a claim that HFA committed secondary copyright infringement by allegedly facilitat
  
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• FAIR Play? Artists, Managers Reignite War on Record Deals

  23-04-2021 16:00 via billboard.com
  
  As the ongoing music industry boom puts labels under renewed pressure to make recording contracts more equitable and transparent, the next battle over creators’ rights will be fought in Sacramento, Calif., where artists, managers and their allies are lobbying to change the state’s “Seven-Year Statute.”
  Enacted in 1937 after the judgment in actress Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. Pictures, California Labor Code Section 2855 limits personal ser
  
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• Cardi B takes down politician who criticised Grammys performance: “This gets me so mad!”

  23-04-2021 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has hit out at a politician who called out her Grammys performance in a series of new tweets.READ MORE: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protestCardi initially responded to tweet of a reporter who did a social media call out asking for people to get in touch with him if they had contacted their local congressman about the rapper.
  “Smh! There’s People Dying,” Cardi tweeted, before sharing a video of Congres
  
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• How Giveon Scored a Hot 100 Hit With the Year-Old ‘Heartbreak Anniversary’

  23-04-2021 15:57 via billboard.com
  
  In 2019, Giveon, his producer, Sevn Thomas, and a friend entered a sports bar to watch the ­Toronto Raptors play the Milwaukee Bucks during the NBA playoffs. Upon arrival, their friend spotted a reminder of his ex-girlfriend, exactly one year after their split. The three were all going through breakups at the time, and after the game Giveon and Thomas decided to use that as inspiration in the studio. “That’s when the whole ‘Heartbreak Anniversary’ idea came about,&rdq
  
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• Gary Numan on meeting Mark E. Smith: “He scared the shit out of me!”

  23-04-2021 15:47 via nme.com
  
  Gary Numan has opened up on how the late Mark E. Smith once “scared the shit” out of him, after he joined forces with the Fall frontman for a joint interview.
  Numan was speaking to NME for the latest in our ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells Series‘ when he opened up on how he had been referenced by Smith in ‘We Want You’, an unreleased 1997 duet with Elastica’s Justine Frischmann.
  Opening up on meeting Smith, Numan said: “I did a join
  
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• Nick Carter and Wife Lauren Share Update After Welcoming Third Baby: ‘Not Out of the Woods Yet’

  23-04-2021 15:45 via billboard.com
  
  Nick Carter announced on Thursday morning (April 22) that he and wife Lauren Kitt Carter had welcomed their third child. “We are proud to announce that our baby has officially arrived,” Carter tweeted along with a prayer hands emoji.
  “But as a parent knows all to very well, sometimes things don’t turn out the way you plan it,” he added. At press time the couple had not revealed the name or gender of the child. “We have been experiencing some minor complication
  
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• Dave Grohl and Daughter Violet Unleash Sick Cover of X’s ‘Nausea’: Listen

  23-04-2021 15:18 via billboard.com
  
  Dave Grohl lets his 15-year-old daughter Violet take the lead on their rocking cover of X’s “Nausea,” which dropped on Friday morning (April 23).
  The song, which will appear in Grohl’s upcoming touring life documentary, What Drives Us, originally appeared on the L.A. punk icons’ landmark 1980 debut album, Los Angeles.
  On the song, Violet handles the lead vocals, bringing the perfect mix of urgency and steely eyed disdain as she snarls, “Tonight you’ll fa
  
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• Two new Post Malone albums could be on the way soon

  23-04-2021 14:53 via nme.com
  
  It looks like Post Malone could be sharing two new albums this year, according to a social media post from the musician’s manager.READ MORE: Post Malone – ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ reviewDre London shared a new picture on Instagram in which he revealed that Malone could be sharing two new projects later this year and hinted that the title of one of the new projects could arrive as soon as next week.
  He wrote: “Some would say thats the smile when the wire hits! Bu
  
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• EDC 2021’s Failure to Launch: How a Plan to Bring 200,000 People to Vegas Fell Apart

  23-04-2021 14:45 via billboard.com
  
  For 12 days, it appeared as though Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas — the world’s biggest dance music festival — would be the first major live music event to happen since the coronavirus pandemic shut down live concerts last March.
  That excitement proved short-lived when Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of EDC producer Insomniac Events, announced late Tuesday night that the festival would have to be postponed until October, citing an added provision to Clark County&rs
  
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• Miley Cyrus Finally Reveals When Her Kid Laroi Remix Will Drop

  23-04-2021 14:13 via billboard.com
  
  After a week of playful teases, Miley Cyrus finally revealed when she will drop her remix of The Kid LAROI’s “Without You.” The song will drop on April 30 and Miley celebrated by dropping the anime-inspired cover art, in which the Australian teen sensation is depicted with star-filled saucer eyes and a face and neck covered with Band-Aids as he hold on to a pink heart plastered with smiley and frowny faces, more bandages and tiny flowers.
  In case you weren’t sure, he has
  
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• Usher Sets New Dates For Las Vegas Residency, Talks ‘Ush Bucks’

  23-04-2021 14:06 via billboard.com
  
  They are all coming to the Las Vegas Strip but none have quite made an impression like Usher.
  In a week that has seen new residency announcements from the biggest names in music, the competition to sell out the stages of Sin City is heating up. Usher, who will lead the pack on July 16 when he opens his show at The Colosseum at Caesars—signaling the return of the city’s live events industry—has become part of the conversation in such big way that his initial 12 dates, a near sel
  
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• Usher Sets Dates For Las Vegas Residency, Talks ‘Ush Bucks’

  23-04-2021 14:06 via billboard.com
  
  They are all coming to the Las Vegas Strip but none have quite made an impression like Usher.
  In a week that has seen new residency announcements from the biggest names in music, the competition to sell out the stages of Sin City is heating up. Usher, who will lead the pack on July 16 when he opens his show at The Colosseum at Caesars—signaling the return of the city’s live events industry—has become part of the conversation in such big way that his initial 12 dates, a near sel
  
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• Will Young will make a comeback with new single Daniel next week

  23-04-2021 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Will Young has announced he's set to release his first new music in two years on April 26.
  
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• Tom Grennan's dream duet partner is Lady Gaga

  23-04-2021 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Tom Grennan has revealed Lady Gaga is at the top of his list of artists he'd love to record a duet with.
  
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• The Chemical Brothers return with uplifting new single The Darkness That You Fear

  23-04-2021 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Chemical Brothers have mirrored the optimism in the air about the return of live music with their uplifting new single, 'The Darkness That You Fear'.
  
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• AJ Tracey has vowed to retire when he's reached his 'shelf life'

  23-04-2021 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  AJ Tracey will quit music as soon as he realises people aren't "feeling" him anymore.
  
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• Eminem’s First NFT Drop, ‘Shady Con,’ Includes One-of-a-Kind Slim Shady-Produced Beats

  23-04-2021 13:44 via billboard.com
  
  Eminem’s first NFT drop will take place during “Shady Con” on Sunday (April 25), during which Marshall will offer up some original instrumental beats and a set of action figures. The event will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET on NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway and feature a collection of Eminem-approved NFT collectibles.
  “I’ve been collecting since I was a kid, everything from comic books to baseball cards to toys, as well as every rap album on cassette I could get my hands
  
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