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• Taylor James, Justin Bieber’s Longtime Tour DJ, Elevated to Pop Star’s Personal A&R: Exclusive

  05-04-2021 21:22 via billboard.com
  
  Twelve years ago, Taylor James was hired as Justin Bieber’s tour DJ for the then-YouTube star’s second-ever show. Bieber and James, along with two dancers and a road manager, played waterparks as the young singer began his ascent to pop’s apex.
  Now, James has risen to Bieber’s inner circle in his new position as the superstar’s personal A&R. This role, James says, will “allow me to bring my DJ experience into the studio and look for songs that work wi
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly, Wolf Alice and Sam Fender lead new additions to Reading & Leeds 2021

  23-04-2021 13:38 via nme.com
  
  The likes of Machine Gun Kelly, Wolf Alice and Sam Fender have all been added to the line-up for this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival.
  It comes after organisers confirmed that the festivals will return from August 27-29, after coronavirus previously forced the cancellation of last year’s event.
  As well as the aforementioned acts, fans can also expect performances from newly added acts including Sea Girls, Slowthai, Denzel Curry, Aitch, Becky Hill and Nothing But Thieves
  
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• Watch Rihanna perform ‘Diamonds’ during classic ‘Made In America’ performance

  23-04-2021 13:26 via nme.com
  
  Watch Rihanna perform ‘Diamonds’ during her classic ‘Made In America’ festival performance from 2016.READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and ratedThe clip, which is available to view as part of the Qello Concerts World Tour, is taken from Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ tour.
  The performance comes as part of the third and final week of the Qello Concerts World Tour, which is streaming classic performances from a host of artists.
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• Megan Thee Stallion announces social media hiatus ahead of new era

  23-04-2021 13:21 via music-news.com
  
  The singer says she is entering a "period of regeneration"
  
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• Declan McKenna to play livestream show for Climate Live this weekend

  23-04-2021 12:39 via nme.com
  
  Declan McKenna has been confirmed to play a livestream show for Climate Live this weekend to launch the global youth-led climate concerts that are set to take place across 43 countries this weekend.READ MORE: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now”The climate initiative will launch tomorrow (April 24) with 24 hours of live music streams, alongside projections, talks and other action across the globe.
  In the UK, Declan McKenna&nb
  
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• GOT7’s JB hopes the group will be able to release one album a year

  23-04-2021 12:35 via nme.com
  
  JB of K-pop boyband GOT7 has shared that he hopes to release an album as a group ever year.READ MORE: Jackson Wang assures GOT7 fans that the group “will continue”In a recent interview with Beauty+ Magazine, the idol revealed his hopes for the future of GOT7, including future releases and protentional live performances. The singer also revealed that he often speaks to his fellow members about ideas for potential albums.
  “I plan to make an effort for us to be able to release one
  
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• Listen to Hayley Williams’ emotive cover of Broadcast’s ‘Colour Me In’

  23-04-2021 12:16 via nme.com
  
  Paramore’s Hayley Williams has covered Broadcast’s ‘Colour Me In’ – you can listen to it below.
  Read More: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things”
  The song was previously released for 24 hours on a Voter Registration compilation, ‘Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy’ last September, a 40-track album featuring previously-unreleased recordings on Bandcamp.
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• Jackson Wang assures GOT7 fans that the group “will continue”

  23-04-2021 12:00 via nme.com
  
  Jackson Wang has reassured fans that GOT7 will continue to be a group despite having left their longtime label, JYP Entertainment.READ MORE: BENEE, Jackson Wang, No Rome and more featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list 2021In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar Korea, the Hong Kong-born singer talked about the future of the boyband. He assured fans that, despite the increased amount of solo activities from him and his fellow GOT7 members, the group are set to stay together for
  
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• Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Climbs to Australian Chart Summit

  23-04-2021 11:57 via billboard.com
  
  Lil Nas X has a second No. 1 single in Australia as “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” (Columbia/Sony) climbs 2-1.
  “Montero” reaches the top in its fourth week in the ARIA Top 50. It’ll need serious staying power if it’s to ever eclipse the U.S. rapper’s previous leader “Old Town Road,” which led the national survey for 13 weeks in 2019.
  Also on the rise this week is Olivia Rodrigo’s “Déjà Vu” (Interscope/Univers
  
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• Eminem to share first NFT collection, ‘Shady Con’

  23-04-2021 11:50 via nme.com
  
  Eminem will share his first NFT (non-fungible token) collection, ‘Shady Con’, this weekend.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!Yesterday (April 22), the rapper announced the launch of ‘Shady Con’ which will take the form of a digital festival which will give fans the chance to own an NFT collectable from Sunday (April 25), 11:30 BST (6:30 ET) on NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway. Eminem had teased the NFT earlier th
  
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• Royal Blood announce massive UK 2022 arena tour

  23-04-2021 11:28 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood have confirmed they’ll hit the road next year for their biggest UK tour to date.READ MORE: Royal Blood on the cover – “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”After teasing fans of the cities they’ll visit earlier this week, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher have now confirmed they’ll head out across March and April 2022 on a jaunt that will take in their biggest show to date at London’s
  
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• Sir Tom Jones in talks for tell-all biopic

  23-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Tom Jones has revealed he's been in talks for a tell-all biopic and would like an actor like Taron Egerton, who portrayed Sir Elton John in 2019's 'Rocketman'.
  
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• End of an era? Megan Thee Stallion announces hiatus to 'prepare for what's next'

  23-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion appears to be signalling the end of the 'Good News' era after announcing she is taking a break from social media to regenerate.
  
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• Herbie Hancock, Andra Day, Jacob Collier Salute International Jazz Day’s 10th Anniversary

  23-04-2021 11:02 via billboard.com
  
  International Jazz Day will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 30, highlighted by the All-Star Global Concert. Hosted by Academy- and Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas from the United Nations headquarters in New York, the virtual evening event will feature Herbie Hancock, Academy Award-nominee Andra Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacob Collier, Marcus Miller and Angélique Kidjo, among other artists.
  That same evening, the virtual concert will be followed by the premiere of a nation
  
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• Lil Yachty Sets Sail With ‘Michigan Boy Boat’ Mixtape: Stream It Now

  23-04-2021 10:47 via billboard.com
  
  Lil Yachty sails in with a mixtape, Michigan Boy Boat.
  Arriving at the stroke of midnight, the new set spans 14 songs and welcomes a boatload of new faces from the Great Lakes state, including Sada Baby, Babyface Ray, Rmc Mike and more.Yachty has a hankering for all-things Michigan. “I found a love for Michigan, you know what I’m sayin’? The city itself is just a vibe that’s unmatched,” he says in video posted online earlier in the week.
  “I established this re
  
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• TXT to make comeback in May, Big Hit Music confirms

  23-04-2021 10:39 via nme.com
  
  South Korean boyband Tomorrow X Together (known as TXT) are set to make a comeback with a new album this May, Big Hit Music has confirmed.READ MORE: BTS join Louis Vuitton as the fashion house’s new ambassadorsOn April 22, South Korean news outlet OSEN reported that TXT are working on their new album. According to the report, the boyband have worked together with a number of world-renowned producers for the record, which is allegedly set for release in May.
  Big Hit Music later confirmed th
  
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• ONEUS release teaser for fifth mini-album ‘Binary Code’

  23-04-2021 10:23 via nme.com
  
  K-pop boyband ONEUS have announced their fifth mini-album ‘Binary Code’ with a brand-new teaser.READ MORE: IZ*ONE fans raise US$2million in hopes of keeping the group from disbandingOn April 22, the group released a short clip for the forthcoming release that features binary numbers before a pixelated version of the boyband’s logo appears. ‘Binary Code’ is set to be released on May 11.[#ONEUS]5TH MINI ALBUM 'BINARY CODE'
  2021.05.11 COMING SOON#원어፶
  
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• Snoop Dogg hints he smoked weed with Barack Obama in new song ‘Gang Signs’

  23-04-2021 10:13 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has seemingly implied he once smoked marijuana with Barack Obama.
  The West Coast icon made the surprise revelation in ‘Gang Signs’, a new track from his latest album ‘From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites’.
  Snoop raps on the new track: “Still sippin’ gin and juice while I’m smoking marijuana / I bet you never blew with Obama.”
  While it remains unclear if Snoop has actually smoked marijuana with the former president, he previously admitted that h
  
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• Kesha denied appeal of Dr. Luke defamation verdict after court rules he’s not a “public figure”

  23-04-2021 09:42 via nme.com
  
  Kesha has been denied an appeal of a legal ruling that she defamed producer Dr. Luke, after the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the producer does not qualify as a “public figure”.
  The legal battle between the two has been ongoing since 2014 when Kesha sued Dr. Luke, alleging emotional abuse and sexual assault. Dr. Luke – real name Lukasz Gottwald – countersued Kesha, claiming she had breached the recording contract they had with one another and made up rape allegatio
  
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• Wiz Khalifa joins Professional Fighters League as a co-owner

  23-04-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  The music star "can't wait" to get started
  
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• Little Mix tap Saweetie for first single without Jesy Nelson

  23-04-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Perrie Edwards says fans will "absolutely love" Confetti
  
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• BTS join Louis Vuitton as the fashion house’s new ambassadors

  23-04-2021 09:26 via nme.com
  
  Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has welcomed K-pop megastars BTS as its latest ambassadors.READ MORE: BTS’ V unveils snippet of unreleased solo song on TwitterThe French luxury fashion house introduced the boyband as their newest ambassadors through its official Twitter account on Friday (April 23). The brand also included a image picture of the Grammy-nominated group, wearing matching Louis Vuitton-branded pastel shirts and jackets.
  “BTS for Louis Vuitton. Joining as new House Ambassador
  
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• DMX's family announce two memorial services this weekend

  23-04-2021 09:09 via music-news.com
  
  DMX will be honoured with two memorial services this weekend which fans can watch via live-stream.
  
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• Dave Grohl records duet with daughter

  23-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Dave Grohl has paid tribute to his "family history" by releasing a duet with his daughter, a cover of X's 'Nausea' because they are distantly related to the band's drummer.
  
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• Dave Grohl teams up with daughter Violet to cover ‘Nausea’ by LA punk legends X

  23-04-2021 08:41 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl has teamed up with daughter Violet to cover ‘Nausea’, a seminal track from Los Angeles punk stalwarts X.
  The new offering is taken from Grohl’s upcoming documentary ‘What Drives Us’, which sees the likes of Ringo Starr, AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson, St Vincent and Slash sharing their experiences of life on the road.
  Opening up on the inspiration from the track, Grohl explained how he returned home from Nirvana’s world tour in 1992
  
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• Universal Music Group Welcomes Passage of Hate Crimes Act

  23-04-2021 08:16 via billboard.com
  
  The Senate on Thursday (April 22) overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during the coronavirus pandemic and a modest step toward legislating in a chamber where most of President Joe Biden’s agenda has stalled.
  The measure would expedite the review of hate crimes at the Justice Department and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of rep
  
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• Ailee reveals tracklist for upcoming “pre-release” album, ‘Lovin”

  23-04-2021 08:00 via nme.com
  
  Korean-American singer Ailee has announced that she will be releasing a brand-new studio album later this year.READ MORE: CL says pressure to get plastic surgery made her “sad and angry”On April 16, her agency Rocket3 Entertainment confirmed that the soloist will be making her return with a new project in July. Prior to the album’s release, Ailee will be making a “pre-release” comeback next month, which she calls a “special gift” to her fans.
  “This
  
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• Chemical Brothers Are Back With ‘The Darkness That You Fear’: Stream It Now

  23-04-2021 07:46 via billboard.com
  
  Hey girls, hey boys, superstar DJs. Here we go, again.
  The Chemical Brothers return “The Darkness That You Fear,” their first release since 2019’s No Geography.
  Bros Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands have mellowed with age, if “Fear” is anything to go by. It’s a summery tune, framed around soulful vocals and not a signature sonic boom in sight.The dynamic duo have four No. 1s on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, most recently with Born In The Echoes from 2015. No Geogr
  
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• RIP Shock G — Digital Underground Cofounder & Tupac Collaborator Passes Away at 57

  23-04-2021 07:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Another rap legend has passed away. Shock G, cofounder of Digital Underground and Tupac Shakur collaborator, died today at age 57. Here’s a fun rap fact: Tupac Shakur first appeared in the Digital Underground video for “Humpty Dance,” which featured a comical big-nosed character Humpty Hump portrayed by Shock G. The raucous video was a […]
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• Beartooth share anguished new single ‘Hell Of It’

  23-04-2021 07:37 via nme.com
  
  Hardcore monoliths Beartooth have just dropped new single ‘Hell Of It’.
  The latest release from forthcoming album ‘Below’, singer Caleb Shomo said in a press statement, “‘Hell Of It’ is one of my favourites on the album. It’s meant to try and melt as much face as possible.
  “This song was really important for discovering the guitar tone for the album and the use of pedals to expand on parts. The breakdown in this might be my favourite of all.&
  
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