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    Coldplay Ranked First on New Billboard Livestream Chart

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    Chris Martin and his bandmate have become the world’s top livestream act as they beat rap mogul Jay-Z to take the first spot on the newly-launched Billboard chart.
    Jul 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Coldplay are the world’s top livestream act, according to a new chart launched by Billboard.com and streaming platform Bandsintown.com.
    The British rockers top the new Top Livestream Artists, launched by Bandsintown and Billboard as artists take their performances online during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Jay-Z is at two in the inaugural weekly rundown, which judges the popularity of artists with more than 250,000 ‘trackers’ or followers on Bandsintown’s platform. The rankings are determined by a blending of event RSVPs and clicks.
    The newly renamed country band Lady A are at three, with Third Eye Blind at four, and veteran musician Jimmy Buffett at five. H.E.R. is at six, Andrew Bird at seven, Bush, at eight, Justin Bieber comes in at nine and Dash Berlin rounds out the top 10.
    The chart, dated for 11 July reflect data from 26 June to 2 July.
    Billboard and Bandsintown have also launched Rising Livestream Artists, and Buzzing Livestream Artists rundowns for those with fewer than 250,000 or 10,000 followers, with U.S. punk rockers Anti-Flag topping the former and Aussie band Germein debuting at the summit in the latter.

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    Original Lady A Refuses to Be 'Erased' as She Vows to Fight Lady Antebellum Lawsuit

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    Anita White calls out the country music trio following lawsuit over moniker dispute, saying ‘You don’t get to just come and take because you have that privilege.’
    Jul 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Blues singer Anita White has vowed she is “not going to be erased” amid Lady A’s lawsuit against her.
    The “Need You Now” hitmakers, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, decided to adjust their stage name last month (Jun20) after acknowledging that the word ‘Antebellum’ has close ties with slavery in America’s southern states.
    Washington state-based artist White, who had been using Lady A professionally for years, objected to the name change at the time, but the two sides appeared to settle the dispute privately within days.
    However, things turned nasty on Wednesday (08Jul20) when bandmates Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott accused White of trying to cash in on the situation by demanding $10 million (£8 million) to stop performing as Lady A.
    Now White has responded to the lawsuit in an interview with Vulture, telling the outlet, “I think they always knew what they were gonna do. I was quiet for two weeks because I was trying to believe that it was going to be okay and that they would realise that it would be easier to just change their name, or pay me for my name.”
    She added that the money she had requested was actually $5 million (£3.9 million) to rebrand and start over while the other half was to be donated to charities of her choice.
    “Five million dollars is nothing, and I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think,” she sighed. “But here we go again with another white person trying to take something from a Black person, even though they say they’re trying to help. If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who you’re oppressing. And that might require you to give up something because I am not going to be erased.”
    White added that she had initially suggested that the former Lady Antebellum could call themselves “Band Lady A, or Lady A the Band, and I could be Lady A the Artist,” they “didn’t want to do that.”
    “You don’t get to just come and take because you have that privilege,” she said. “We don’t have that luxury or that privilege, so we need somebody to help us and lift us up.”
    Lady A have yet to respond to White’s comments.

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    Bon Jovi Honors George Floyd and Highlights Black Lives Matter in 'American Reckoning'

    Speaking about the his band’s latest release, frontman Jon Bon Jovi insists that he felt compelled to use his voice to support the protests against racial justice reignited by Floyd’s tragic death.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Bon Jovi have turned the last moments of George Floyd’s life into a new song, titled “American Reckoning”.
    In the rock band’s latest release, which dropped on Friday (July 10), singer Jon Bon Jovi honours Floyd, who was killed by a police officer who kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    “God damn those eight long minutes/Laying face down in cuff on the ground/Bystanders pleaded for mercy/As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd,” he sings. “When did a judge and jury/Become a badge and a knee on these streets?”
    Bon Jovi also questioned the state of America’s soul in the hard-hitting lyrics: “America’s on fire/There’s protests in the streets/Her conscience has been looted/And her soul is under siege/Another mother’s crying as history repeats/I can’t breathe.”
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    The song references the Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by Floyd’s murder, and the last words the dead man spoke as he ran out of oxygen – “I can’t breathe”.
    Bon Jovi reveals he felt compelled to use his voice to support the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice.
    “I was moved to write American Reckoning as a witness to history,” he told Blabbermouth. “I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us.”
    “American Reckoning” will appear on Bon Jovi’s forthcoming album, “Bon Jovi 2020”.

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    Paul Oakenfold Collaborates With Luis Fonsi on Coronavirus Lockdown Anthem

    ‘The World Can Wait’, which was released on July 10, is the first single to be released from ‘Shine On’, the legendary DJ’s follow-up album to the critically-acclaimed 2006’s ‘A Lively Mind’.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – DJ Paul Oakenfold and Latino superstar Luis Fonsi have teamed up for a surprise collaboration on coronavirus lockdown anthem “The World Can Wait”.
    The new track, which dropped on Friday, July 10, is the first single to be released from Oakenfold’s upcoming studio album “Shine On” – his first since the critically-acclaimed “A Lively Mind” in 2006.
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    “I just love the song and the meaning of the lyrics,” the legendary DJ tells WENN. “The song came about during a writing session I was doing with a few writers and we took it to Luis Fonsi and his team, who loved the song as well.”

    “It’s a good taste of what’s to come from my studio album. It’s mostly melodic songs and very cinematic with great singers and interesting beats. It’s something you will want to sit down and listen to in its entirety rather than as individual tracks.”

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    Rolling Stones Debut Forgotten Song 'Criss Cross'

    Mick Jagger and his bandmates have decided to include a song recorded in the early 1970s for the upcoming re-issue of their studio album ‘Goats Head Soup’.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Rolling Stones have served up a forgotten treat to keep fans entertained during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown – a track recorded almost 50 years ago.
    The band has released “Criss Cross”, which they wrote and recorded in the early 1970s while making the “Goats Head Soup” album, but never shared with their devotees.
    The track will appear on a new re-issue of the album, alongside another unearthed song titled “Scarlet”, featuring Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page.
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    “Criss Cross” follows the success of the band’s lockdown anthem “Living in a Ghost Town”, which was released in April (20).

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    Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Gushing Over Son's Debut Single

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    The ‘Morning Show’ actress and her former husband are proud of their son Deacon as the young musician releases his first single ‘Long Run’ as a producer.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s musician son has confirmed he’s not singing on his debut single.
    Fans raved about Deacon Phillippe’s voice on “Long Run”, which dropped on Friday (10Jul20), prompting the teenager to explain the vocals belong to his collaborator, Nina Nesbitt.
    Deacon composed the track.
    Nesbitt and Deacon joked about the confusion on Instagram with the singer teasing, “Omg I love your voice,” and Phillippe responding, “@ninanesbitt it’s beautiful isn’t it.”
    Deacon later clarified, “Guys this is not me singing.”

    His proud dad is a big fan – actor Ryan jumped on Twitter just before the new track’s release and wrote, “My son’s debut single as a producer #LongRun is about to be played for the first time on @sirius on BPM channel. Right now!!!!!!”
    Mum Reese is also impressed with her son’s musical talents – she took to social media on Friday and raved about Deacon’s “first single with the incredibly talented @ninanesbitt,” adding, “It’s the perfect summer bop with a sick beat and dope drops (is that what the kids say?!).”
    And it appears Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato’s manager Scooter Braun, is interested in the young talent – he took to Instagram after hearing “Long Run” and wrote, “Congrats!!”

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    Dua Lipa Gets Animated for 'Hallucinate' Music Video

    The ‘Don’t Start Now’ hitmaker transforms into a trippy cartoon character in an animated music video inspired by classic kiddie characters like Mickey Mouse.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dua Lipa has been transformed into a zany cartoon character for her new animated “Hallucinate” music video.
    The singer rides gigantic pink unicorns and dances through all types of colourful backgrounds as a toon in the new promo, directed by Lisha Tan of The Mill, she dropped on Friday (10Jul20).
    The “Hallucinate” music video is inspired by iconic 1970s disco era club Studio 54’s aesthetic, in addition to classic cartoons like the early days of Mickey Mouse, Adventure Time and Superjail, as well as underground 1960s Zap! Comix comic book covers.
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    “Hallucinate” is the fourth single from Dua’s acclaimed sophomore album “Future Nostalgia”, which was released in March (20).

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