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    Sturgill Simpson Makes Costly and Unmarketable Album to Be Dropped by His Label

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    In a desperate attempt to get released from his contract with Elektra Records, the country music singer purposely makes a costly album and then refuses to promote it.
    Feb 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sturgill Simpson has challenged Elektra Records bosses to drop him from their label after he deliberately released an unmarketable record.
    The outspoken country star released “Sound & Fury” last year 2019, which only reached number 12 in the U.S. Billboard 200 despite being accompanied by a costly Netflix anime film.
    In an interview with the Uproxx website, Simpson revealed relations between him and his record company have broken down, and that he embarked on the costly project in the hope chiefs would drop him.
    “I don’t talk to the record company,” he said. “It’s really that simple. Or, maybe if you don’t want to be on a record label anymore, you make a record they can’t market, then you get them to spend a million bucks on an animation film and refuse to promote it, and leave them holding this giant un-recouped debt. Maybe the bean counters will make a decision for me.”
    Simpson went on to say that he believes he can put out a record more successfully himself, adding: “I can go back to just doing it myself better than they do. That’s what I’ve learned. Because they don’t know what the f**k to do with me.”
    Confirming he wants to part ways, he added, “I’m done. I’m done. Unless they drop me, I’m done. I’m not going to give them anything ever again, so I guess I’m done.”
    Although a commercial disappointment, “Sound & Fury” received rave reviews.

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    Ozzy Osbourne Pulled Out of His Misery While Making His New Album

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    The Black Sabbath rocker is keen to return to the studio following the release of ‘Ordinary Man’ because working on an album prevents him from wallowing in misery.
    Feb 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ozzy Osbourne is already planning on returning to the studio to record the follow-up to his new album “Ordinary Man”, despite his failing health.
    The metal legend has been struggling with injury and illness since battling pneumonia and suffering a fall at his home last February 2019, and last month revealed he had been living with Parkinson’s disease.
    Although his health struggles forced him to postpone his upcoming “No More Tours 2” trek earlier this month, February 2020, he has debuted his new record, “Ordinary Man”, a collaboration with producer Andrew Watt – who he plans to return to the studio with imminently.
    “I’m starting another one next month,” he told British music website NME, but also expressed his fear of touring, which he doesn’t “like to think about” because he “can’t even f**king walk properly yet.”
    Ozzy has credited the new album with pulling him out of a downward spiral caused by his health woes – and thanked the producer, and rapper Post Malone, who got them together by asking him to appear on his track “Take What You Want”.
    “I was feeling sorry for myself, miserable and in f**king agony,” Ozzy remembers. “I’ve never been laid up for a year in my life and still been in so much pain at the end of it, but Andrew Watt and f**king Post Malone and my daughter Kelly got me going in the right direction.”
    “If it’s not a big hit that’s fine, but this album is quite possibly one of the most important albums I’ve ever made because it saved my life.”
    “Ordinary Man” debuted on Friday, February 21, 2020.

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    Eddie Van Halen's Son Wolfgang Lands Record Deal

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    Wolfgang Van Halen is gearing to launch his solo music career as he scores a major record deal after previously playing bass for his rocker father’s band.
    Feb 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Eddie Van Halen’s musician son Wolfgang has landed a record deal to launch himself as a solo star.
    Wolfgang has been playing bass with his rocker dad onstage as a member of his band Van Halen, but now the 28 year old, whose mother is actress Valerie Bertinelli, is preparing to step out on his own.
    He has signed a deal with bosses at Explorer1 Music Group to release his debut solo album, which he is in the “final stages” of recording with the help of producer Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette at Van Halen’s 5150 Studios in California.
    In a statement obtained by Billboard, Wolfgang declares, “It’s been a long time coming and i can’t wait for everyone to hear what i’ve been working on.”
    Explorer1’s CEO, Paul Woolnough, adds, “While I knew it was going to be something special, when I was first invited to the studio, nothing prepared me for the quality, uniqueness and maturity of the songs that blasted out of the monitors.”
    “It’s an absolute honor to be working with Wolfgang and his team and being part of the next chapter in the Van Halen family legacy.”
    No further details surrounding the project’s release have been announced.
    Wolfgang, who began playing the drums at the age of nine and the guitar at 12, first joined his dad onstage for Van Halen’s Reunion tour of 2007 and 2008, and went on to feature on their albums “A Different Kind of Truth” and “Tokyo Dome Live in Concert”.
    He is also a former member of rockers Tremonti.

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    Dwyane Wade Gives Gabrielle Union Sweet Shoutout on First Rap Song 'Season Ticket Holder'

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    On the Rick Ross collaboration, the former basketball player also brags about his three-time NBA champion title by rhyming, ‘Three rings on this finger, yeah that boy was a winner.’
    Feb 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dwyane Wade has given a personal touch to his rap debut. The retired NBA player’s first collaboration with Rick Ross titled “Season Ticket Holder” was released at midnight on Friday, February 21, uncovering a sweet shoutout to his wife of more than five years, Gabrielle Union.
    “My life is a film and Gab’s the lead,” the 38-year-old ex-Miami Heat star spitted his line about the former “America’s Got Talent” judge with whom he shares daughter Kaavia James together. “She’s so precious to me as the air that I breathe.”
    Aside from declaring his love for his 47-year-old wife, Wade expressed his affection for Miami. “Ni**a I got my own county,” he sang as he referred to when Miami-Dade County transformed temporarily into Miami-Wade County in 2010. “Listen, the love of the city has been crazy, man, I appreciate it all/ Thanks for giving my own county.”
    Going by D. Wade moniker in the single, the 13-time All-Star additionally bragged about his triple NBA championship titles. “Three rings on his finger, yeah, that boy was a winner,” he rhymed in the rap track. “Man listen, we put on for the city, sixteen years/ Five finals, three rings, we put those trophies over here.”
    Wade first hinted about his collaboration with Rick Ross on Tuesday, February 18 during an interview on “Good Morning America”. The day after, he unveiled the name and artwork of the single on Instagram. “A lil something for Miami-Wade County,” he captioned the post which also named Raphael Saadiq and former Miami Heat teammate Udonis Haslem as collaborators.

    In an interview with GQ magazine, Wade opened up about how he ended up collaborating with Ross for the single. “Ross came over to my house shortly after I decided to come back for another year, and we were having a meeting about a shoe collab that I wanted to do with Li-Ning,” he began recalling. “I wanted it to incorporate the city of Miami. We finished the meeting and Ross said, ‘D, I’m gonna need you to jump on a track.’ ”
    “…I was like, ‘You know what man? Alright,’ ” he continued. ” ‘Let’s see what the lyrics can be like, and what the beat is like, and we’ll go from there.’ Eventually it got to the point where I realized, this isn’t about me trying to act like a rapper; this is more so me talking about some moments in my life and having a little fun.”

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    Report: Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir Blindsided by Sudden Firing

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    Initial reports stated that the whole crew has been fired and Ye did not even know that, but a source has now claimed that about 30 people were released and about 80 are still there.
    Feb 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kanye West has been making the news every week with his Sunday Service event that is accompanied by his iconic choir. However, it’s been rumored that the rapper has let go of the group and that they were blindsided by the sudden firing.
    Initial reports stated that the whole crew has been fired and Ye did not even know that, but a source has now claimed that about 30 people were released and about 80 are still there. Still, the ones who were let go found the firing surprising. “They did not see it coming,” a source told All Hip Hop. “This is a mix of people, many that are not young, and they still want to make it.”
    Kanye has yet to respond to this report.
    Conducted by Grammy winner Jason White, Sunday Service Choir was formed in January 2019 and has performed every Sunday, as well as Friday, for Ye’s weekly event. The service was initially only held at Calabasas with only a few people being allowed to attend, but it has now become an event where anyone can participate. He even brought his iconic service overseas one time, when he held Sunday Service in South Africa.
    Most recently, the group toured to his hometown of Chicago during the NBA All-Star Weekend. During the event, which tickets sold out in just a day, the choir covered “Hallelujah”, “Closed on Sunday” and “Follow God”. The “Stronger” rapper appeared halfway through the show, delivering “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and “Selah”. Remixes of “Power”, “Father Stretch My Hands” and “Fade” were also performed at the event taking place at University of Illinois Chicago.
    Besides performing alongside Kanye at Sunday Service, the choir released their debut album, “Jesus Is Born”, on December 25, 2019. They also took part in the production of his first gospel album “Jesus Is King”.

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    Pearl Jam's Objections to Ticketing Reform Bill Get Rejected

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    In response to the ‘Given to Fly’ band’s opposition, New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell Jr. States that they ‘have been led astray’ about his BOSS Act legislation.
    Feb 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pearl Jam’s objections to a bill that would result in an overhaul of the concert ticketing industry in the U.S. have been dismissed.
    In January, the “Given to Fly” group wrote to New Jersey Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. and Frank Pallone, Jr. to oppose the BOSS Act, which aimed to bring greater transparency to the ticketing business and give consumers easier access to tickets through primary and secondary markets.
    The bill included provisions such as banning non-transferable ticketing, and requiring primary ticket sellers to disclose the total number of tickets that would be offered to the general public a full week before the sale.
    However, the group claimed the legislation would hurt, rather than protect, consumers, and scalpers who resell tickets on the secondary market, often at highly inflated prices.
    The “Last Kiss” hitmakers conceded that they agreed with a number of other elements in the bill, including provision that would prevent the use of bots and require disclosing all ancillary fees upfront, but remained opposed to it in its entirety.
    In a response, Pascrell rebutted Pearl Jam’s arguments against the bill, which he and Pallone first introduced in 2009, and reintroduced last June.
    “Pearl Jam may know a thing or two about making great music, but they’ve been led astray about my legislation,” he said in a letter to the band on Thursday, February 20. “I would be happy to speak with the band about why Live Nation-Ticketmaster doesn’t care about their fans and wants to preserve a corrupt marketplace.”
    Pascrell’s letter ends with a summary of the bill’s provisions, including greater transparency from secondary sellers which would inhibit them from knowingly reselling tickets at a higher price.
    Pearl Jam has yet to respond to the dismissal.

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    Iggy Azalea Takes a Break From Music

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    The ‘Fancy’ hitmaker announces music hiatus in a bid to find inspirations for her next studio album two months after dropping a mini album called ‘Wicked Lips’.
    Feb 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Iggy Azalea is taking a hiatus from music following a turbulent few months.
    On Monday, February 17, 2020, the “Sally Walker” hitmaker told fans that “time away is needed” so she could work on new musical concepts, insisting she “hasn’t forgotten” them.
    Iggy added, “When I’m back: you’ll know. And I will be back.”
    The 29-year-old Fancy rapper’s career appeared to stall when her sophomore album, “In My Defense”, only debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 when it was released back in July 2019 – five years after her debut release topped the same chart.
    Its follow-up, the “Wicked Lips” EP, was plagued by a series of delays, and failed to chart upon release in December.
    Meanwhile, the hitmaker was the victim of a $350,000 home burglary in November, and later separated from her boyfriend, rapper Playboi Carti – although they appeared to have reconciled amid a string of Instagram posts last month.

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    Daddy Yankee Wins Big at 2020 Premio Lo Nuestro

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    Other victors at the awards-giving ceremony include J Balvin and Spanish singer Raphael, the latter of whom collects the coveted Excellence award on that night.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee was the big winner at the 2020 Premio Lo Nuestro awards on Thursday night (February 20), taking home seven gongs.
    The 43-year-old singer had been up for 12 prizes at the ceremony, but still left with an impressive haul – including the awards for Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
    He was quickly followed by Bad Bunny, who took home five awards, while Sebastian Yatra and Christian Nodal each won three.
    Sharing a snap of himself surrounded by his prizes on the red carpet, Yankee wrote: “Siempre Agradecido!”, which translates as “forever grateful”.

    Daddy Yankee expressed his grateful following his big win.
    Other victors at the awards ceremony included Spanish singer Raphael, who received the Excellence award, and J Balvin, who was presented with the Global Icon award from Yankee.
    “I’m really grateful with everything that is going on, but you know, I’m just a global dreamer. That’s how I feel. I don’t feel like an icon,” Balvin told Entertainment Tonight after accepting the gong. “I’m a big dreamer, and that’s all that matters.”
    “It’s been a blessing (this year). You know, these past years have been amazing, and it just gets better and better.”

    Pitbull, Thalia, and Alejandra Espinosa hosted the awards, with John Travolta making a surprise appearance to support his pal Pitbull.
    As Pitbull took to the stage to perform a medley of his hits, the “Pulp Fiction” star was seen dancing around alongside the musician, before taking to the mic to join him in a rendition of “Get Ready”.

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