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• Kodak Black involved in shooting that leaves security guard injured

  06-04-2021 00:30 via nme.com
  
  Kodak Black has been involved in a shooting in Florida leaving one of his security guards with a gunshot wound to the leg.
  According to TMZ, the rapper, who was in town headlining Cultur3 Fest, was ambushed outside a McDonald’s in Tallahassee, Florida in the early hours of this morning (April 5).
  Law enforcement told the publication that gunfire erupted around 3:00am after a shooter opened fire from a car that was tailing Kodak and his entourage.
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• Billboard Parent P-MRC Strikes Deal to Invest In SXSW

  19-04-2021 08:18 via billboard.com
  
  South by Southwest has struck a deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC that includes publishing brands such as Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, that will make P-MRC a long-term partner and stakeholder in the festival, the companies announced in a joint release Sunday night (April 18).
  South by Southwest has struck a deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC that includes publishing brands such as The Hollywood Reporter,
  
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• 2021 ACM Awards Demonstrate What An Inclusive Future in Country Music Could Look Like

  19-04-2021 07:45 via billboard.com
  
  The 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broke ground in more ways than one. Held on Sunday (April 18), the ceremony was primarily broadcast from three iconic Nashville music spots: the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Café, in order to inventively adhere to social distancing protocols.
  Throughout the night, the ACMs also demonstrated The Academy’s efforts in leading the country music community in a more racially tolerant and inclusive direction. Given
  
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• 6 Can’t-Miss Moments From the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 07:37 via billboard.com
  
  Sunday night (April 18), the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards handed out a few awards, including to an absent Luke Bryan, who snagged his first entertainer of the year trophy since 2015, on a show that featured more than 20 performances from some of country’s top names. Collaborations ruled the night with pairings—some likely and some surprising—providing some stellar musical moments.
  Here are some of the top performances from the evening.
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• Biig Piig enters “sxc dom phase” with new single ‘Lavender’

  19-04-2021 06:40 via nme.com
  
  Neo-soul artist Biig Piig has shared her first taste of solo music this year in the form of sultry new single ‘Lavender’.READ MORE: Biig Piig: Unfiltered, empowering anthems from Irish star’s genre-busting new eraThe track is just as smooth and pulsing as previous releases ‘Feels Right‘ and ‘Oh No‘, but opts for a darker, more sensual sonic palette this time around. Here, Biig Piig – real name Jess Smyth – lets a brooding guitar line tak
  
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• Rina Sawayama says she’s already begun work on second album

  19-04-2021 06:20 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has given fans an update on the progress of her second album, following the one year anniversary of her debut ‘SAWAYAMA’.
  READ MORE: Rina Sawayama – ‘SAWAYAMA’ review: deeply personal self-portrait lays waste to genre constraints
  Taking to Twitter, Sawayama revealed that work on the follow-up to her debut, which is yet to have a known title, has already begun with producer Clarence Clarity.
  “I’ve already started album 2 with @clarenceclarit
  
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• Taylor Swift Smashes The Beatles’ U.K. Record as ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Debuts at No. 1

  19-04-2021 05:55 via billboard.com
  
  Taylor Swift reigns over the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (EMI), and in doing so sweeps aside a record set by The Beatles.
  Fearless (Taylor’s Version), the first in Swift’s campaign to rerecord all her studio albums, blasts to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Chart, her third leader in less than a year.
  For the latest cycle, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) snags more than 21,000 chart sales to give the U.S. pop superstar her seventh U.K. No. 1 album,
  
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• Luke Bryan, Maren Morris & More Record-Setters at 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 05:41 via billboard.com
  
  The top awards were widely dispersed at the 2021 ACM Awards, which aired on CBS on Sunday (April 18). Luke Bryan won entertainer of the year for the third time. Chris Stapleton took album of the year for the third time, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” by Carly Pearce and Lee Brice won single of the year and Maren Morris’ “The Bones” took song of the year.
  Here are some key records set at 56th annual ACM Awards.
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• Brothers Osborne Close Out the 2021 ACM Awards With Electric Performance of ‘Dead’s Man Curve’

  19-04-2021 05:21 via billboard.com
  
  After previously performing “I’m Not For Everybody” earlier in the night at the 2021 ACM Awards (April 18), Brothers Osborne placed a bow on the evening with an electric version of “Dead’s Man Curve.”
  Following Luke Bryan’s acceptance speech for Entertainer of the Year, Brothers Osborne dominated the Ryman Auditorium once more with a soaring performance of their 2020 Skeletons standout single. 
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• Little Big Town, Minus One Member, Hits the Nashville Streets For ‘Wine, Beer, Whiskey’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 05:04 via billboard.com
  
  Assisted by a backing marching band — and down one usual member — Little Big Town performed their 2020 hit “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” outdoors in downtown Nashville at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 18).
  One of the quartet’s founding members, Phillip Sweet, introduced the performance by explaining that he would not be joining, as he had recently tested positive for COVID-19. In good spirits and “on [his] way to a full recovery,” Sweet wished for a
  
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• Watch Brothers Osborne’s Rip-Roaring ‘I’m Not for Everyone’ at 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 05:00
  
  "I'm always speaking my mind when I'm better off biting my tongue," the brothers sing in a track off the 2020 album Skeletons
  
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• 2021 ACM Awards: The Complete Winners List

  19-04-2021 04:50
  
  From Album of the Year to the night's top prize, Entertainer of the Year
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney Celebrate Their ‘Hometown’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:49 via billboard.com
  
  Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney put on a sweet and sincere performance of “Half of My Hometown” at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18).
  Seated on stools, the pair hit every note of the nostalgia-inducing ballad, which appears on Ballerini’s 2020 album Kelsea. Ballerini and Chesney’s ACMs performance served as the single’s live debut.
  “Half of my hometown’s still hangin’ around/ Still talkin’ about that one touchdown/ They’re sti
  
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• Keith Urban Rolls Out a Performance of ‘Tumbleweed’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:41 via billboard.com
  
  After hours of hosting, Keith Urban finally grabbed his guitar and stormed the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House at the 2021 ACM Awards for a rollicking performance of his single “Tumbleweed.”
  In a bit of banter before starting off the song, Urban’s co-host Mickey Guyton jokingly yelled at Urban for abandoning her in order to sing his song. “So you’re leaving me right now? Keith freaking Urban!” she exclaimed, giggling.Urban brought out the upbeat, rocked-out
  
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• Brothers Osborne Rock Out With ‘I’m Not For Everyone’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:38 via billboard.com
  
  Six months after delivering their acclaimed third studio album Skeletons, Brothers Osborne brought of its brightest gems, “I’m Not For Everyone,” to the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday night (Apr. 18).
  Backed by a six-piece band, T.J. and John Osborne rocked the Ryman Auditorium during an ACMs ceremony that bounced around Nashville. Their rendition of “I’m Not For Everyone” was no-frills and sumptuous, with T.J. swaggering through the first verse and his brother sco
  
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• Mickey Guyton Delivers a Heavenly Performance of ‘Hold On’ at the ACM Awards 2021

  19-04-2021 04:32 via billboard.com
  
  Mickey Guyton did double duty on Sunday (April 18). Not only did the country singer host the 56th annual ACM Awards, but she also performed during the three-hour telecast.
  For her performance, Guyton offered up her song of hope, “Hold On,” which was included on the soundtrack of the faith-based film Breakthrough. “I wrote this next song as a prayer when faced with pain and uncertainty,” she said before she began. “I hope it inspires you to hold on.”
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• Blake Shelton Revisits His 2001 Debut Single ‘Austin’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:32 via billboard.com
  
  On Sunday night (April 18), Blake Shelton turned back the hands of time and revisited a classic from his acclaimed catalog. Not only did he perform his 20-year-old hit “Austin,” but he also gifted fans his new record “Minimum Wage.” 
  Backed by his band, Shelton kicked off his two-song medley with his first-ever debut single. Released in 2001, “Austin” zoomed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, where he reigned supreme for fiv
  
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• See Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Ashley McBryde Talk Covid Vaccines in New Ad

  19-04-2021 04:25
  
  PSA encouraging vaccination is part of the "It's Up to You" campaign and debuted during the 56th ACM Awards
  
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• Carly Pearce & Lee Brice Duet on ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ at 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:16 via billboard.com
  
  It was a big Sunday (April 18) night for Carly Pearce and Lee Brice at the 2021 ACM Awards. Not only did Pearce and Brice nab the awards for single of the year and music event of the year thanks to their smash collab “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” but the two hit the stage for a harmonious, impassioned performance of the Country Airplay No. 1 hit.With a constellation of red lights behind them, Pearce and Brice were all ecstatic smiles as they performed a victory lap of the award-wi
  
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• Alan Jackson Brings Emotional Parentally Themed Medley to the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 04:07 via billboard.com
  
  Alan Jackson delivered a powerful sunrise, sunset moment at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 18) when he spanned a lifetime’s worth of parent-child memories with a two-song medley of “Drive” and “You’ll Always Be My Baby.”
  The Country Music Hall of Famer began his performance with his 2002 No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, “Drive (For Daddy Gene).” While that song was dedicated to Jackson’s late father Eugene, t
  
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• Ashley McBryde Performs ‘Martha Divine’ From a Floating River Stage at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:56 via billboard.com
  
  Ashley McBryde made a splash at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18), performing her 2020 single “Martha Divine” on a floating stage.
  The country star and her band lit up the Cumberland River as they rocked out to the track, which starts out with an affair and ends with a murder. “You’re bound for Hell/ But evidently the Devil’s busy/ So I moved you up in line/ Martha Divine,” McBryde sang, smirking at the camera during the more ominous lyrics.
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• Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall Offer a Quiet Taste of ‘The Marfa Tapes’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:49 via billboard.com
  
  For Miranda Lambert’s third — yes, third — performance at the ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18), she was joined on the Nashville stage by Jack Ingram and John Randall.
  The trio performed “In His Arms,” the first song from their upcoming 15-track album, The Marfa Tapes, which is due out May 7. The artists sat on stools as they performed, accompanied only by their acoustic guitars for a quiet set.
  “I’ve been a rolling stone, a tumbleweed/ Waiting for the rig
  
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• Brad Paisley Surprises Jimmie Allen for Special ‘Freedom Was A Highway’ Duet at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:48 via billboard.com
  
  Jimmie Allen thought he was going to be performing solo at Sunday night’s ACM Awards (April 18). Lucky for him, and for us, Brad Paisley had a surprise in store.
  Just before Allen’s performance, Paisley appeared on screen to let fans know that he was going to jump in on the singer’s moment.”My duet partner Jimmie Allen … is about to sing our new duet ‘Freedom Was A Highway,’ but he thinks I’m out of town,” he said, smiling. “So I have
  
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• Kenny Chesney Brings Powerful ‘Knowing You’ to the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:44 via billboard.com
  
  Country legend Kenny Chesney brought an understated charm to the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday night (Apr. 18), opting to forgo his stadium rockers for the subtle romance of “Knowing You,” which led directly into an In Memoriam segment during the Nashville-based telecast.
  With smoke emanating from the stage and a six-piece band backing him, Chesney donned his black cowboy hat and crooned in front of clips meant to evoke passionate memories. The performance of “Knowing You,” a
  
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• Luke Combs Brings Orchestral ‘Forever After All’ to 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:32 via billboard.com
  
  Luke Combs brought the class to the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18), busting out a dark jacket and a ton of socially distanced orchestral players to lend some classical elegance to his current single “Forever After All.” The mixture of his vocal grit, masterful control and the orchestral flair made for a beautiful musical marriage — and demonstrated the song’s extreme wedding day soundtrack potential.A Hot Country Songs No. 1, “Forever After All” was insp
  
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• Dan + Shay Dish Out Smooth Harmonies For ‘Glad You Exist’ Performance at 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:32 via billboard.com
  
  On Sunday night (April 18), Dan + Shay delivered a smooth helping of their single “Glad You Exist” at the 2021 ACM Awards. 
  Though the country pair dished out silky harmonies for their acoustic performance, fans noticed some technical difficulties while watching. “Either Dan and Shay really suck at lip synching OR the ACM awards needs to find a new audio guy. My guess is the audio was messed up. #ACMAwards,” tweeted one user. “Oh damn, Dan & Shay&rsquo
  
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• Eric Church Delivers an Impressive ‘Bunch of Nothing’ at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:19 via billboard.com
  
  Eric Church blazed through a performance of “Bunch of Nothing,” live from the Ryman Auditorium, at the ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 18).
  After a glowing intro from the evening’s co-host Keith Urban, Billboard’s recent cover star took the stage in his trademark shades and leather jacket, adorned with an acoustic guitar as he led his band in the new rave-up. Bathed in red-tinted light on the Ryman stage, Church delivered one of the evening’s most r
  
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• Carrie Underwood and CeCe Winans Perform Stunning Gospel Medley at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:18 via billboard.com
  
  Country superstar Carrie Underwood and gospel great CeCe Winans took to the Grand Ole Opry House stage at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18) for a medley of classic hymns.
  Underwood kicked off the performance solo, emerging in a glittering gown beneath a single spotlight for “Amazing Grace.” The singer, who released her first gospel music album My Savior in March, began the first verse a capella, and was soon joined by piano and strings.
  Underwood then transitioned into “
  
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• Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris Perform ‘Chasing After You’ at the ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 03:04
  
  Husband-and-wife couple deliver a sultry version of their first official duet
  
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• Dierks Bentley & The War and Treaty Cover a U2 Classic at the 2021 ACM Awards

  19-04-2021 02:58 via billboard.com
  
  In a special performance at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday night (Apr. 18), Dierks Bentley was joined by Americana duo The War and Treaty for an electric, bluegrass rendition of U2’s “Pride (In The Name Of Love).”The country veteran injected a shot of adrenaline into the 1984 classic by including some furious fiddle and soulful harmonies — courtesy of The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount — along with his own acoustic guitar. The performance
  
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