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    Lizzo Accused of Denying Songwriters' 'Credits and Royalties' in 'Truth Hurts' Legal Battle

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    The ‘Good as Hell’ rapper has been slapped with a countersuit by the Raisen brothers and Justin ‘Yves’ Rothman, who claim they took part in the writing session for ‘Truth Hurts’.
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Hip-hop star Lizzo has been slapped with a countersuit over the songwriting credits for her smash hit “Truth Hurts”.
    Brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, along with Justin ‘Yves’ Rothman, first took issue with the tune on social media last year (2019), claiming they were part of an April, 2017 writing session with Lizzo, which produced the demo, “Healthy”.
    They allege the version they worked on included the famous line, “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 per cent that b**ch” – but they were never properly acknowledged.
    Lizzo refuted the accusations online and then launched legal action against them in October, seeking a declaratory judgement after insisting they “did not help me write any part” of the Grammy-winning track.
    Now the Raisens and Rothman are fighting back with their own “bad faith” suit, accusing Lizzo of the “unprincipled attempt to deny songwriting and producer credits and royalties” to the trio.
    “Lizzo would never have collected her Grammy Award (for Best Pop Solo Performance) but for the songwriting and producing contributions of (the Raisens and Rothman),” they declare in the U.S. court filing.
    They are now keen to have the dispute play out in court so they can prove their involvement in the creation of the tune.
    “When the case proceeds to trial, we look forward to sharing the sound recordings, videos, photographs and musicology that 100 per cent prove that collaboration,” their lawyers share in a statement to Rolling Stone.
    “Our clients deserve their fair share of the recognition and revenue that comes from collaborating on a hit song.”
    Lizzo has yet to respond to the countersuit.
    She had previously agreed to extend a credit for the song to Mina Lioness, the singer who originally came up with the “DNA test” line in a 2017 tweet.

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    Liam Gallagher Believes Noel Will Agree to Oasis Reunion Very Soon

    While Noel has poured cold water to rumors the rock band had received an offer to reunite, Liam claims his estranged brother will cave in to the proposal because of his faltering solo career.
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Liam Gallagher is predicting his estranged brother Noel Gallagher will agree to an Oasis reunion “soon” as his solo career is faltering.
    The elder Gallagher brother, 52, recently poured cold water on rumours he and Liam, 47, have buried the hatchet and denied they had received an offer to reunite.
    However, the “Wall of Glass” hitmaker says both he and Noel have received offers, and he’s sure that his sibling will do it for the money.
    “Let me tell you this: it has been offered and he knows about it,” Liam tells Britain’s NME website. “He’s obviously gonna say no, because he’d like to be the person to break the news to people because he’s the f**king oracle.”
    He adds that they got a proposal in the “last couple of weeks” before adding he thinks an agreement is imminent.
    “It is gonna happen, believe you me – it’s gonna happen very f**king soon because he’s greedy and he loves money and he knows that it’s got to happen soon or it won’t happen.”

    Explaining why his brother would relent after a decade of open hostilities, he cites Noel’s ticket sales – and the fact that he failed to sell out a gig in their native Manchester, England.
    “That c**t can’t even f**king sell out (the) Apollo in Manchester – 3000 capacity in his own f**king town, the f**king embarrassing, f**king doughnut,” he jokes, going on to mock his brother’s music as not good enough for a reunited Oasis.
    “I’d do a record, but listen, it depends on what kind of record it is,” Liam continues. “If it’s anything like that s**t he’s putting out at the moment, I don’t think anyone wants that. I think people would give you £100 million not to f**king make that record, you know what I mean?”

    “They’d just go, ‘Yeah, look, here’s 100 million quid for the tour and here’s another 100 million quid to not make a record like that.’ ”

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    Adam Levine Speaks Out About Maroon 5's 'Unprofessional' Performance

    The frontman of the pop rock band takes to his Instagram Story to address the matter, apologizing to Chilean fans for letting them ‘down’ and admitting his behavior onstage is ‘unprofessional.’
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Adam Levine is owning up to his unprofessionalism during a recent performance in Chile. Hours after his band was heavily criticized for their lackluster performance at the Vina del Mar festival, the Maroon 5 frontman shouldered all the blame and issued an apology to disappointed fans.
    Taking to Instagram Story, the 40-year-old shared his side of the story about what happened at the Thursday, February 27 show. “You know, performing I take seriously, sometimes too seriously,” he said, “and to be totally frank there were some things holding me back sonically last night and I let them get to me and it impacted how I was behaving on stage, which was unprofessional and I apologize for that.”
    In the two-minute-plus video, the husband of model Behati Prinsloo went on to share, “Sometimes when those technical problems take place I zero-in and focus on singing because I feel like that’ll be the best way to put this thing out on TV for $60 million people, which is what that show was last night.” He added, “I struggled a lot and sometimes it’s really hard for me to mask the struggle. I did let you guys down and I apologize.”
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    Admitting that “last night wasn’t our best,” the “Moves Like Jagger” hitmaker assured that he and his band considered Vina del Mar festival a “prestigious, amazing” event, and was thankful they have been given the chance to participate. He continued to promise fans that they would “completely destroy” their next performance in their South American tour.
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    Maroon 5 took the stage at the Quinta Vergara stadium on day five of the Vina del Mar festival. Performing to a sold-out crowd, they found themselves under fire for allegedly refusing an introduction and walking away when they were presented with the traditional gaviotas. Levine, in particular, reportedly told the audience who tried to sing along, “Well, if you want to do my job, go ahead.” He was also captured on camera backstage, complaining, “That was a TV show! … That was not a concert.”
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    One Twitter user criticized their lackluster performance.

    A second person commented on Maroon 5’s show.

    Another user slammed Adam Levine and his band.
    Many have since expressed their disappointment online. One wrote on Twitter, “Love your music, but your show in Vina del Mar was disrespectful to every fan who paid and waited to see you live.” Another stated, “Lousy show. Haven’t seen such unprofessionalism in a good while. There are no excuses for doing such a poor job.” A third said, “The positive takeaway from the Maroon 5 show is that they reunited the country. Now all of Chile is united in their hatred toward this band. Good.”

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    Halsey's Swiss Concert Postponed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Avril Lavigne's in Jeopardy

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    Swiss officials have come out with an announcement that the country ‘has decided that all events with over 1,000 guests are not allowed to take place until at least March 15.’
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Halsey and Avril Lavigne’s concerts in Switzerland are in jeopardy after the country banned major public events in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
    Any event attracting a crowd of more than 1,000 will not be allowed to go ahead until 15 March, Swiss officials announced on Friday, February 28.
    The “Bad at Love” singer is scheduled to perform at Samsung Hall in Zurich on Monday, but the gig is now not going ahead on that date, according to venue chiefs. Avril is due to perform there on 13 March.
    “The Federal Council has decided that all events with over 1,000 guests are not allowed to take place until at least March 15, 2020,” a statement on the Samsung Hall website reads. “At the moment we do not have all the information from organizers on how to proceed with the shows in the Samsung Hall.”
    They went on to say that Halsey’s gig “will not take place” on Monday – but they will look to arrange another date with the singer. They are yet to provide any information on whether Avril’s concert will be rearranged or cancelled.

    Sam Fender, due to perform in Zurich on Sunday, and Gregory Porter, due to play in the city on Friday, are also among the artists affected.
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland has risen to 15, with more than 100 people in quarantine. The virus has now spread across the world, with major outbreaks in South Korea, Japan, and Italy prompting the cancellation of gigs.
    More than 83,000 people had contracted the disease, a deadly virus related to influenza, with more than 2,800 fatalities. Most cases to date have been in China, where the outbreak originated.

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    Prince Harry Joins Jon Bon Jovi at Abbey Road Studios to Record Charity Single

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    A video shared on the Sussex Royal Instagram account shows the Bon Jovi frontman strumming his guitar after coaching the Duke of Sussex in a recording booth with headphones on.
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi joined forces at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to record a charity single on Friday, February 28.
    The rocker and the royal are teaming up with the Invictus Games Choir to record a version of Bon Jovi’s veteran-inspired track “Unbroken” for the Invictus sporting tournament Harry founded for injured ex-soldiers.
    After meeting on the steps of the building, the pair went to Abbey Road’s studio two, where The Beatles recorded many of their hits in the 1960s. But first they also recreated the famous cover to The Fab Four’s “Abbey Road” album by posing while walking across the iconic level crossing outside the studio.
    A video shared on Harry’s Sussex Royal Instagram account showed the “Always” hitmaker coaching him in a recording booth with headphones on, with the musician strumming a guitar and telling the singing novice it would be “really easy” and to “breathe”.

    Footage posted on Twitter by Daily Mirror royal correspondent Russell Myers also showed the pair discussing the contribution of the choir, a group made up of injured ex-service personnel originally formed for the 2016 edition of the games, to the record.
    Bon Jovi said that he found their “desire to serve” and stories “touching” and that they “became a rock band” when singing “Unbroken”.
    Both of the rock star’s parents served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and he recorded “Unbroken” for the 2019 documentary film “To Be of Service”, which focused on the stories of ex-soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
    The new charity version of “Unbroken” featuring Harry will debut next month, ahead of the games, which will take place in The Hague in the Netherlands in May. Proceeds from the single will go to the Invictus Games Foundation.

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    Nick Jonas Almost Quit Music to Pursue Career as Baseball Player

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    The Jonas Brothers member reveals he toured colleges in his early music career and considered to leave the entertainment industry to be a professional athlete.
    Feb 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Nick Jonas toured colleges in his early days with the Jonas Brothers as he considered exiting the spotlight for a baseball career.
    The 27-year-old singer is a renowned fan of the sport, and has previously played in charity games in a bid to raise funds for good causes.
    Speaking during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, the “Sucker” hitmaker revealed he was once serious about pursuing a career on the field, and considered enrolling at Northwestern University.
    “I went back in 2008 or 2009. We were on tour. We stopped in Chicago. I had dreams of going to college to study being a writer, journalist, or something. And I went with my dad to visit the campus and it turned into a scene from Hard Day’s Night,” Nick shared.
    “But the real dream was to try to walk on to the baseball team to play,” he added.
    However, the star stuck to music, and with brothers, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas went on to enjoy massive success, with three albums securing the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.
    Nick is currently appearing as a coach on “The Voice U.S.”, and the group is heading to Las Vegas for nine shows at the Park Theater at Park MGM from 1 to 18 April, as part of the Jonas Brothers in Vegas show.
    A new album is expected to follow, with the “What a Man Gotta Do” star promising an announcement “in the next couple of weeks.”

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    50 Cent Clowns Def Jam Recordings, Wants to Fill In CEO Position

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    Playing along with Fiddy’s joke, fans in the replies are all in for the idea as one has listed what he wants the rapper to do should the hip-hop mogul really take over the label.
    Feb 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Another day, another trolling. 50 Cent is back at it again with his online antics, and he recently took to his Twitter account to joke about taking over the CEO position at Def Jam Recordings following the departure of Paul Rosenberg.
    “I have decided to take the Job at Def Jam,” the rapper and “Power” executive producer joked on Thursday, February 27. “Somebody gotta do it, who better then me.”
    He followed it up with a tweet that read, “wait let me see, what they got first,” alongside a picture of the label’s logo.

    50 Cent trolls Def Jam Recordings on Twitter.
    Playing along with Fiddy’s joke, fans in the replies were all in for the idea. “50 please get them to make another def jam video game like the second one and nothing like icon. Thanks 50. G unit,” one wrote. Trolling back, someone tweeted, “U gna do nothing but bully every other Major Label President… I WANT MY MONEY BY MONDAY YOUR IM KIDNAPPING YOUR ARTIST.’ ”
    Meanwhile, a fan listed what he wanted Fiddy to do should the hip-hop mogul really take over the company. “FIGHT FOR NY REMAKE. it’s what the people deserve. Add new fighters, get some Detroit blood in there,” the person demanded.
    Fofty’s tweets arrive after Rosenberg announced on Friday, February 21 that he stepped down from the CEO position following two years with the label. Explaining that it was just a bit too much with everything else that he has going on, Rosenberg said, “Lucian offered me a dream opportunity to serve at the helm of Def Jam. The experience I had running one of the greatest, most storied record companies of the modern era was incredible.”
    “I will remain forever grateful. I’ve learned a great deal, but one of the most important things I learned is that my ability to multi-task is not without limits,” so Rosenberg, who is also Eminem’s longtime manager, concluded his statement.
    Despite the announcement, he will still stay with company as he plans to transition into a new role as head of a new joint venture with Universal Music Group and Goliath Records. Roserberg, who previously replaced Steve Bartels after the latter served as Def Jam CEO from 2013-2017, will also continue his work with Em and Shady Records.

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    Lady GaGa Is a Pink Alien in 'Stupid Love' Music Video

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    The much-anticipated visuals features two men fighting in a desert alien world before the pop superstar, who sports an all-pink ensemble, shows up to put an end to the fuss.
    Feb 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lady GaGa is returning to her quirky musical roots. Following much anticipation, the pop superstar has released her first solo single in three years entitled “Stupid Love” along with its accompanying music video that finds her portraying a pink-haired extraterrestrial beauty.
    The visuals opens with an introduction that read, “The world rots in conflict. Many tribes battle for dominance, While the Spiritual ones pray and sleep for peace, and the Kindness punks fight for Chromatica…” The scene then changes to show two men fighting in a desert alien world until a pink-haired GaGa shows up to put an end to the fuss.
    In the music video, there are also scenes of the singer dancing while singing along to the song. “Now it’s time to free me from the chain/ I gotta find that peace, is it too late or.” she sings in the second verse. “Could this love protect me from the pain?/ I would battle for you (Even if I break in two).”
    Produced by BloodPop, “Stupid Love” serves as the lead single off GaGa’s upcoming sixth album that still doesn’t have a title nor a release date. Details of the album are also currently scarce as of now. It will be her first solo album since 2017’s “Joanne”, which debuted atop Billboard 200 and became her fourth album to top the weekly chart. Receiving positive reviews from music critics, it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards while its title track won Best Pop Solo Performance.
    Last year, GaGa also won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media for her Bradley Cooper duet “Shallow” that served as the soundtrack to “A Star Is Born”. The song was additionally named Best Original Song at the 2019 Academy Award, earning GaGa her first Oscars win.

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