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• Which Pop Star Should Follow Kelly Clarkson’s Lead With Their Own Talk Show? Vote!

  14-01-2021 22:14 via billboard.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson has an Emmy to her name thanks to her successful NBC talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show — but which pop star would you love to see make the same career move?
  Miley Cyrus already got the ball rolling with Bright Minded, her daily Instagram Live talk show that started during quarantine in the spring that welcomed Demi Lovato, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa and more as guests. She even recorded the theme song!
  Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, BTS an
  
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• Rihanna Pays Touching Tribute to MLK After Getting ‘Cabin Fever’ Last Summer

  20-01-2021 15:51 via billboard.com
  
  On Tuesday (Jan,. 19), Rihanna posted pictures from a road trip she took last summer to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
  “Finally found em’…. got cabin fever last summer and took a road trip to Memphis,” RiRi wrote along with three snaps from her journey to the Tennessee site where King was murdered in 1968 at age 39.
  The post features the singer in a mask standing under the iconic Space Age design sign for the loca
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo glad she's made friends with Niall Horan after her 'crazy' success

  20-01-2021 14:50 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo is glad she's made friends with fellow pop star Niall Horan, after her "crazy" success with her record-breaking debut single, 'Drivers License'.
  
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• Tim McGraw reflects on Taylor Swift naming her debut single after him

  20-01-2021 14:49 via nme.com
  
  Tim McGraw has reflected on how he initially felt “apprehensive” upon learning that Taylor Swift had named her debut single after him.
  Released back in June 2006, ‘Tim McGraw’ saw the popular country musician being namechecked by Swift during the song’s chorus.Read more: Taylor Swift: every single album ranked and ratedSpeaking to Apple Music in a new interview, McGraw admitted to being “a little apprehensive” about Swift’s song when he first liste
  
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• Jake Bugg eyes autumn release for his fifth studio album, if he can tour

  20-01-2021 14:49 via music-news.com
  
  Jake Bugg is eyeing releasing his fifth studio album in the autumn - if he can tour the record.The 'All I Need' singer has
  
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• DJ Clockwork Honors Mac Miller’s Birthday With ‘Remixxed’ Collection, More Artists Tribute Rapper

  20-01-2021 14:39 via billboard.com
  
  Mac Miller’s longtime tour companion, DJ Clockwork, released a 48-minute remix album, Mac Miller Remixxed, on Tuesday (Jan. 19) to celebrate what would have been the rapper’s 29th birthday. The album pulls together 16 remixes of some of Miller’s most beloved songs, including “Nikes on My Feet,” “Jump,” “Kool-Aid & Frozen Pizza,” “Ladders” and “Dang!” among others.
  “Thank you to Mac Miller’s family for g
  
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• DJ Clockwork Honors Mac Miller’s Bday With New ‘Mac Miller Remixxed’ Collection

  20-01-2021 14:39 via billboard.com
  
  Mac Miller’s longtime tour companion, DJ Clockwork, released a 48-minute remix album, Mac Miller Remixxed, on Tuesday (Jan. 19) to celebrate what would have been the rapper’s 29th birthday. The album pulls together 16 remixes of some of Miller’s most beloved songs, including “Nikes on My Feet,” “Jump,” “Kool-Aid & Frozen Pizza,” “Ladders” and “Dang!” among others.
  “Thank you to Mac Miller’s family for g
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Offers to User Her ‘Drivers License’ To Give Cardi B a Ride to McDonald’s

  20-01-2021 14:15 via billboard.com
  
  Cardi B complained that she can’t go on late-night McDonald’s runs because she doesn’t drive, so Olivia Rodrigo said she’d use her “Drivers License” to help her out. “Just like that girl wrote a song about getting her drivers license Imma write a song about the struggle of not having a drivers license,” Cardi tweeted on Tuesday night (Jan. 19). “I really wanted my McDonald’s at 4am last night instead of today but I couldn’t so I f
  
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• Las Vegas High School Mariachi Band Calls Inaugural Performance a ‘Milestone’

  20-01-2021 14:00 via billboard.com
  
  It’s an important day in the United States, with the President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris being sworn in to the White House on Wednesday (Jan. 20). In true presidential inauguration fashion, a wave of artists will partake in various events, including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks performing at the official swearing-in ceremony.
  Joining the slew of events is Mariachi Joya de Las Vegas High School, which will form part of the virtual “Parad
  
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• Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Sting Say Brexit Deal ‘Shamefully Failed’ Them

  20-01-2021 13:49 via billboard.com
  
  Music stars, including Elton John, Sting, Bob Geldof and Ed Sheeran, said on Wednesday (Jan. 20) that the U.K. government “shamefully failed” creatives with its post-Brexit trade deal and urged it to reach an agreement with the European Union to ensure visa- and bureaucracy-free tours. They highlighted that the trade pact, unveiled at Christmas, leads to “extra costs” and work that would “make many tours unviable, especially for young emerging mu
  
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• Trump supporters are being mocked for using Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ on TikTok

  20-01-2021 13:43 via nme.com
  
  Green Day fans have being mocking Donald Trump‘s supporters on TikTok after they used ‘American Idiot’ to soundtrack their videos.
  In a series of clips shared on the site, pro-Trump TikTok users have been using the band’s 2004 anti-Bush anthem in an attempt to hit out at liberals.
  One video from user Candace Kettlehut, for instance, sees her interpreting the line “one nation controlled by the media” to be referring to the likes of the New York Times and CNN.
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• Former Metallica bassist Ron McGovney shares band’s old business card

  20-01-2021 13:16 via nme.com
  
  Ron McGovney, the former bassist of Metallica, has shared an old business card that the band used to hand out in their early days.
  McGovney served as the bassist and backing vocalist in the band during 1982, and appeared on a small number of the early Metallica demos. He was replaced by the late Cliff Burton in December 1982.Read more: Metallica: every single album ranked and ratedPosting on Twitter on Sunday (January 17), McGovney shared an image of one of the old business cards that Metallica
  
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• Elton John and Sting sign open letter to U.K. government after it fails to reach E.U. touring deal

  20-01-2021 13:15 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher, Brian May, Roger Daltrey, Radiohead, and Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis also signed the letter.
  
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• The Rolling Stones are set to release their own chocolate bars

  20-01-2021 13:04 via nme.com
  
  The Rolling Stones are reportedly set to launch their own branded chocolate bars next week.
  The band’s apparent venture into confectionary appears to be the latest move in their overall merchandising strategy, which saw them opening their very first flagship merch store in central London last year.Read more: Roll up, tune in and drop out: an oral history of The Rolling Stones’ star-packed folly, Rock And Roll CircusAccording to The Daily Star‘s ‘Wired’ column, a mil
  
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• Record label boss accused of being in “cloud cuckoo land” after music streaming comments

  20-01-2021 12:37 via nme.com
  
  The boss of one of the UK’s leading record labels has been accused of “living in cloud cuckoo land” after he claimed that artists were happy with the existing music streaming model.
  The criticism came as the bosses of three major labels –  Universal, Sony Music and Warner Music Group – delivered evidence to a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee inquiry which is investigating the economics of music streaming.
  David Joseph, the chairman and chief e
  
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• Watch this Led Zeppelin-singing parrot cover ‘Stairway To Heaven’

  20-01-2021 11:57 via nme.com
  A parrot with a penchant for singing along to its owner’s renditions of classic songs by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Guns N’ Roses and more has achieved renewed internet fame this week.
  Videos of Tico the parrot singing have been captured by its owner Frank Maglio, who has been uploading them to YouTube since April.
  While the parrot doesn’t sing any of the actual words of the songs it “covers”, its ability to accurately replicate each track’s vocal melody has e
  
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• Foo Fighters’ new single 'No Son Of Mine' a tribute to Lemmy

  20-01-2021 11:30 via music-news.com
  
  Foo Fighters’ latest single, 'No Son Of Mine', is a tribute to late Motörhead frontman Lemmy.
  
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• Gary Numan claims he was only paid £37 for a million streams

  20-01-2021 11:29 via music-news.com
  
  Gary Numan has claimed he only got paid £37 for a million streams of his song.
  
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• The Rolling Stones set to launch their own chocolate bars

  20-01-2021 11:27 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Mick Jagger and co already have an extensive line of merchandise to their name, and now they've added the sweet treats to the mix
  
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• Tim McGraw was 'a little apprehensive at first' when Taylor Swift's debut song was named after him

  20-01-2021 11:25 via music-news.com
  
  The 53-year-old country music legend has admitted he feared he'd gotten "terribly old" and wasn't "cool" anymore when he found out about Taylor's 2006 breakthrough hit, 'Tim McGraw'.
  
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• Architects share powerful new single ‘Dead Butterflies’

  20-01-2021 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Architects have shared their new single ‘Dead Butterflies’, the latest track to arrive from their upcoming ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist‘.
  The latest effort from the metal-core titans comes accompanied by a video which captures the Brighton band in full flight during their recent livestream show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Architects’ Sam CarterIt comes after they shared t
  
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• Watch Pop Smoke star in the new trailer for Eddie Huang’s film ‘Boogie’

  20-01-2021 10:46 via nme.com
  
  Pop Smoke features prominently in the new trailer for Eddie Huang’s upcoming film Boogie – you can check out the clip below.
  The late New York rapper, who was killed in a shooting in February last year, stars alongside Taylor Takahashi and Taylour Paige in the movie, which he also contributed music to. Filming had wrapped on Boogie prior to Pop’s death last year.Read more: Pay tribute to the late, great Pop Smoke with his 10 best tracksThe first trailer for Boogie, which is set
  
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• Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran and Elton John slam Brexit deal shunning visa-free travel for musicians

  20-01-2021 10:23 via nme.com
  
  The likes of Elton John, Liam Gallagher and Ed Sheeran have all signed an open letter to criticise the UK Government’s Brexit deal, which has shunned the chance for touring musicians to enjoy visa-free travel in Europe.
  More than 100 musicians say they have been “shamefully failed” by the post-Brexit trade deal in a new open letter published in The Times.
  The letter, which has also been backed by the likes of Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Waters, calls on the government to
  
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• Death Row Records co-founder Michael ‘Harry-O’ Harris pardoned by Trump

  20-01-2021 08:36 via nme.com
  
  Death Row Records co-founder Michael ‘Harry-O’ Harris has received a pardon from Donald Trump after spending more than three decades behind bars.
  Harris is set for release from a California prison after spending 32 years behind bars for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking.
  Snoop Dogg, who was signed to Harris’ record label in the 1990s, reportedly sought the help of Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and a selection of justice reform campaigners to lobby Trump for the pardon.
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• Lil Wayne and Kodak Black granted pardons by Trump

  20-01-2021 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lil Wayne and Kodak Black have been granted pardons by U.S. president Donald Trump in his last day in office.Wayne
  
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• Paloma Faith announces 'As I Am' for BBC Two

  20-01-2021 08:29 via music-news.com
  
  BBC Music TV today announces Paloma Faith - As I Am, a one hour film for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, which follows over a year in the life of the singer-songwriter, Paloma Faith.
  
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• Billie Eilish and Rosalía's hotly-anticipated collaboration set to be released this week

  20-01-2021 08:05 via music-news.com
  
  After teasing fans about the progress on the track, the 'Therefore I Am' hitmaker and the 'Malamente' singer have confirmed their song
  
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• Karen O features on producer TRZTN’s new track ‘Hieroglyphs’

  20-01-2021 08:01 via nme.com
  
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O has teamed up with Paris-based musician TRZTN (aka Tristan Bechet) for his collaborative track ‘Hieroglyphs’.
  In the electronic-heavy single, Bechet distorts O’s vocals, setting them against a soundscape of synths and industrial percussion and making for an ominous feel.
  Watch the video, directed by Barnaby Roper and featuring dancer Victoria Dauberville, below:‘Hieroglyphs’ is lifted from TRZTN’s forthcoming album, ‘Royal
  
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• Paul Jacobs, drummer for Pottery, announces solo album

  20-01-2021 07:56 via nme.com
  
  Pottery’s Paul Jacobs has announced plans to release a solo album, entitled ‘Pink Dogs On The Green Grass’.
  Jacobs, best known as the drummer from the aforementioned Montreal outfit, spent much of 2020 working on the record, which is due out on April 30.
  To celebrate the announcement, Jacobs has shared a cut from the album, ‘Half Rich Loner’, and its accompanying animated music video. Watch it below:“At the beginning of this video project, I had planned on fil
  
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• Trump pardons Lil Wayne and Kodak Black during final day in office

  20-01-2021 07:44 via nme.com
  
  Outgoing US President Donald Trump has pardoned Lil Wayne and commuted the prison sentence of Kodak Black during his last full day in office.
  Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that the rappers appeared on the list of individuals Trump was expected to pardon. Today (January 19), those speculations were confirmed.
  Wayne and Kodak Black were two of over 140 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted on Trump’s final day in office. That list also notably includes former
  
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