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    Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Land 2021 Grammy Gig After Public Pleas

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    The newly-formed duo known as Silk Sonic have been tapped as performers at the upcoming Grammy Awards after the members wrote letter to the Recording Academy.

    Mar 11, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Silk Sonic will perform at the Grammy Awards this Sunday (14Mar21) after bosses took heed of their pleas.
    The band, newly formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, had been campaigning to land a slot at the telecast all week, with the Recording Academy confirming on Tuesday (09Mar21) that the group will make their live debut at the ceremony.
    Mars’ pleas began with a letter to Grammy bosses, which read, “Dear Grammys. If you can see it in your hearts to allow two out of work musicians to perform at your show, we would really appreciate it.”
    “We just released a song and could really use the promotion right now. We have a lot riding on this record (and the Pelicans game next week, but that’s another story).”

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    Insisting that Silk Sonic would follow all the Covid-19 protocols in place for the event, Mars continued, “We haven’t been able to perform for a while and we just want to sing. We’ll send in an audition tape and take as many covid tests as we need to. I promise we won’t be extra. We just really want a gig again. I hope you’ll consider this request and give us the opportunity to shine.”
    Mars’ letter to the Recording Academy came after Anderson urged his bandmate to “call me back” and address their absence from the performer’s list.
    “YO @BrunoMars WHAT THE F**k?!? Did you see this?!?! Call me back!!” he wrote before adding, “Nah f**k that!” .Paak said in another tweet, “I haven’t seen my family in months!! I need this to work, You promised me!! Everybody join in!!! I need all of Twitter to help make this trend!! Come on @RecordingAcad #LetSilkSonicThrive.”
    The Recording Academy then responded to the social media activity, tweeting Mars and Anderson, “We’ve been trying to call you all week. Have you changed your numbers?”
    They then told the pair they would “See you on the #Grammys stage!”

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    Mumford and Son Member Apologizes and Takes a Break from Band After Endorsing Antifa Book

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    Winston Marshall is ‘truly sorry’ and decides to take a hiatus in order to ‘examine [his] blindspot’ after facing backlash for praising controversial Antifa book.

    Mar 11, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Winston Marshall is “taking time away” from Mumford & Sons.
    The 33-year-old musician – who has been part of the “Little Lion Man” hitmakers since their formation in 2007 – has apologised after backlash over his endorsement of the book “Unmasked” by Andy Ngo, which promised to delve “inside ANTIFA’s radical plan to destroy democracy.”
    In a statement, he said, “Over the past few days I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed. I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that I am truly sorry.”
    “As a result of my actions I am taking time away from the band to examine my blindspots. For now, please know that I realise how my endorsements have the potential to be viewed as approvals of hateful, divisive behaviour.”

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    “I apologise, as this was not at all my intention.”
    In the book, author, journalist and social media personality Ngo calls the Proud Boys a “pro-Trump fraternity” and refers to left-wing activists as a “marauding gang” on a mission to “destroy the nation-state, America in particular.”
    Following the release, Winston tweeted, “Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man.”
    Winston has appeared as banjoist and lead guitarist on all four of Mumford & Sons studio albums to date, including “Sigh No More”, “Babel”, “Wilder Mind”, and 2018’s “Delta”.

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    Aly and AJ Claim First Album in 14 Years Feels Like A Record Without Jaded Aspects

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    Inspired by ‘the sounds of the West Coast’, sisters Alyson and Amanda Michalka are set to release their follow-up to 2007’s ‘Insomniatic’ in early May 2021.

    Mar 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Pop sisters Aly & AJ are eyeing a big chart return with their first album in 14 years.
    Titled, “a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun”, the project will serve as their third studio release, the follow-up to 2007’s “Insomniatic”, but the siblings admit it feels like a fresh start.
    “It feels like the first time in a weird way, like making a record for the first time,” Aly tells People.com.

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    “In a bizarre way, it feels like a record that you make as an artist without all of the jaded aspects that come with being an act that has been around for 15-plus years. That’s kind of the exciting part for us with this album, is that we weren’t writing this for anyone specifically, we weren’t writing this for radio – we wrote this for us, first and foremost, and our fans.”

    The album, which will drop on May 7, is inspired by “the sounds of the West Coast”, and comes on the heels of the unexpected popularity of their 2007 single “Potential Breakup Song”, which became a viral hit on TikTok last year, and prompted the singers, real names Alyson Michalka and Amanda Michalka, to give the tune a mature remake.
    Although they haven’t released a full album in over a decade, the sisters have continued to serve up tracks for their most dedicated fans in the forms of the EPs “Ten Years” and “Sanctuary”, which were released in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

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    Lil Nas X Laughs Off Attempt to Cancel Eminem in Bad Rap Video

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    The ‘Old Town Road’ hitmaker trolls generation Z, who has been criticizing the Slim Shady over his controversial lyrics, in a TikTok video showing him delivering a terrible freestyle.

    Mar 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Lil Nas X has jumped to Eminem’s defense after the latter has been widely criticized over some of his controversial lyrics. There has been a war between Generation Z and Millennials on whether the Slim Shady should be canceled or given a pass for his shocking lyrics and the younger rapper didn’t miss the chance to step into the ring.
    Arguably one of the music industry’s most savvy Internet users, Lil Nas took to TikTok to respond to the heated debate. Instead of giving his serious take on it, the Grammy Award-winning artist trolled Generation Z who is trying to cancel the 48-year-old star with some bad rap.
    Lil Nas seemingly laughed off the trolls’ worthless effort to cancel the more senior artist as he delivered a bad freestyle. “Generation Z wants to cancel Eminem?” he asked with a chuckle in the video. “Generation Z wants to cancel Eminem?” He went on repeating similar lines, “Yeah, listen up, Generation/ Z, you’re a generation of Z/ Z, generation of Z.”
    Lil Nas isn’t the only musician who has weighed in on the attempt to cancel Eminem. The issue also caught the attention of rocker Corey Taylor, who spoke out about concerns regarding cancel culture.

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    “I was just reading about how Gen Z is trying to cancel Eminem because of one line that was in a Rihanna song that he did with her,” the Slipknot vocalist said in a discussion on Los Angeles radio station KLOS. “And I’m just like ‘Is that where we are right now?’ I mean, at this point, you’re talking about the Salem witch trials. You’re talking about America in the ’20s where the KKK was like a political force. You’re talking about complete condemnation without context or any rationalization for an action like that.”
    “To me, that’s the most dangerous – when the mob decides that you’re gone,” he explained. “I mean, that is Caesar at the Colosseum, for God’s sake. That’s when it’s dangerous. The level of censorship that we’re starting to see – and I’m not saying that certain things haven’t been said that easily offend people.”
    “However, the flip side of that is that you can’t even make a joke anymore, even in the cleanest of situations. I mean, they completely turn on you. And there’s not one hint of satire, no hint of irony – it’s just all outrage,” he argued, adding that if people “can’t understand the difference between metaphor and complete reality, then we’re in real trouble.”
    Eminem himself previously responded to the backlash by releasing an animated music video for his existing song aptly titled “Tone Deaf”. Lifted off his 2020 album “Music to Be Murdered By”, the song reflects his defiant attitude to the cancel culture.
    “It’s okay not to like my s**t/ Everything’s fine, drink your wine, b***h/ And get offline, quit whinin’, this is just a rhyme, b***h,” he raps on the song. “I can’t understand a word you say (I’m tone-deaf)/ I think this way I prefer to stay (I’m tone-deaf).” He also tweeted, “I won’t stop even when my hair turns grey (I’m tone-deaf)/ ‘Cause they won’t stop until they cancel me,” referencing another line from the track, when announcing the release of the animated video on Friday, March 6.

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    Cardi B Celebrating as She Becomes First Female Rapper to Receive RIAA's Diamond Single

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    The ‘Up’ hitmaker is overjoyed as she becomes the first female hip-hop artist to receive RIAA’s Diamond single certification, thanks to her breakout hit ‘Bodak Yellow’.

    Mar 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) Diamond single certification status.
    “Bodak Yellow”, Cardi’s first No. 1 single, launched her career and quickly went on to become one of the most commercially successful hip-hop songs of all time.
    The RIAA confirmed the news on Tuesday (9Mar21) tweeting, “Congratulations to @iamcardi, the first female rapper to achieve a RIAA (diamond emoji) single award! #BodakYellow @AtlanticRecords.”
    The news come after Cardi hinted she was awaiting a “crazy surprise” in a video she shared to social media

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    “I’ve been rehearsing all day today and I’ve been really stressed out and my body’s aching, yada yada yada. So then at rehearsal, they telling me, ‘Oh, you gotta go meet up with Atlantic.’ I’m like, ‘Yo, I’m f**king tired. I don’t want to f**king talk about no Grammys, I don’t want to talk about no album, I’m just tired. And then, I still got drove to a restaurant. I’m like, ‘Are you f**king kidding me?’ I’m trying to go home, see Offset, f**k him.”
    She added, “Then I’m here and I just got this crazy surprise and I think you guys are going to find out tomorrow. And I just want to say thank you guys so much because without you guys, this wouldn’t have happened. This really made my day and really uplifted me for this crazy performance, and um… wow. I know you guys are going to be really happy, like really, really happy.”

    However, Cardi’s fans appeared to already know what was happening before the news was confirmed as Cardi followed up, “WTFFF !!! How the heiiilllll yall already (know) ???I can’t. I’ll be back later .DEUM YA BE KNOWING EERRTHANG!” She also added, “I need a moment guys… I’ll talk to you guys tomorrow and I’ll be reposting .I’m too emotional to see all these beautiful tweets.”

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    Zayn Malik Curses Out Grammy Bosses Ahead of 2021 Ceremony

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    The former member of the One Direction is not holding back as he slams Grammy Awards and the Recording Academy ahead of the ceremony this coming weekend.

    Mar 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Zayn Malik has joined the growing list of stars who have taken aim at the Grammys bosses, insisting the awards show has little to do with talent.
    As Recording Academy officials prepare for this year’s prizegiving on Sunday (14Mar21), the former One Direction star has revealed he has never been a fan of music’s big night or the people behind the scenes.
    In a surprise tweet, new dad Zayn blasts, “F**k the grammys and everyone associated. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.”

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    It isn’t clear what prompted Zayn’s attack, but it comes after Grammy bosses were hammered by critics for failing to honour The Weeknd with a single 2021 nomination, despite his stellar 2020, during which he broke chart records with his album “After Hours” and single “Blinding Lights”, which this week chalked up a full year in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10.
    The Canadian star previously took aim at Grammy bosses after his nominations snub, writing, “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…”
    He later admitted he was “blindsided” by the snub.
    While The Weeknd was completely overlooked at the Grammys, the “Save Your Tears” singer is aiming to strike gold at the 2021 Juno Awards in his native country. He dominates the nominations with six nods including Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, and Album of the Year honours, as well as Songwriter of the Year, Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year, and the Juno Fan Choice trophy.

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    The Weeknd Dominates With Six Nominations at 2021 Juno Awards

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    The ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker leads the nominations at the upcoming Juno Awards in his native country by scooping a total of six nods including Artist of the Year.

    Mar 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – R&B superstar The Weeknd is aiming to strike gold at the 2021 Juno Awards after landing six nominations.
    The singer will be competing for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, and Album of the Year honours, as well as Songwriter of the Year, Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year, and the Juno Fan Choice trophy.
    Justin Bieber, Jessie Reyez, and JP Saxe each score five mentions while Celine Dion extends her total Juno Awards nominations to 75 after earning recognition in three more categories, including Album of the Year for “Courage”.
    Dion and The Weeknd will face off for the album prize with Bieber’s “Changes”, Ali Gatie’s “YOU”, and “Thanks for the Dance” from Leonard Cohen, while Dion, Gatie, Bieber, and Reyez will challenge The Weeknd for Artist of the Year.
    The 2021 Juno Awards, organised by officials at the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will be held virtually on 16 May (21).
    The Weeknd’s Juno Awards nominations haul is another black eye for the bosses of Sunday’s (14Mar21) Grammy Awards, who failed to give the Super Bowl-headlining “Blinding Lights” singer a single nod.
    The main list of nominees is:
    Single of the Year:

    Album of the Year:

    Artist of the Year:

    Group of the Year:
    Arkells
    Half Moon Run
    Loud Luxury
    The Glorious Sons
    The Reklaws

    Breakthrough Artist of the Year:

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    Breakthrough Group of the Year:
    2Freres
    Crown Lands
    MANILA GREY
    Peach Pit
    Young Bombs

    Songwriter of the Year:
    Alanis Morissette – “Ablaze”, “Reasons I Drink”, “Smiling”
    Alessia Cara – “Hell and High Water”
    Jessie Reyez – “Coffin”, “Before Love Came to Kill Us”, “Far Away”, “No One’s in the Room”
    JP Saxe – “A Little Bit Yours”, Golf on TV”, “If the World Was Ending”
    The Weeknd – “After Hours”, “Blinding Lights”, “Save Your Tears”

    French Language Album of the Year:
    “A tous les vents” – 2Freres
    “Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs” – Klo Pelgag
    “Les antipodes” – Les Cowboys Fringants
    “Quand la nuit tombe” – Louis-Jean Cormier
    “Pour dejouer l’ennui” – Pierre Lapointe

    Rap Recording of the Year:
    “New Mania” – 88GLAM
    “Baby Gravy” – 2 bbno$ & Yung Gravy Baby
    “Cold World” – Eric Reprid
    “Good Intentions” – NAV
    “ELEMENTS Vol. 1” – TOBi

    Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year:
    Kiyanaw
    The Ridge
    North Star Calling
    Nunarjua Isulinginniani

    Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year:
    “Before Love Came to Kill Us” – Jessie Reyez
    “Where You Are” – Savannah Re
    “After Hours” – The Weeknd
    “Holiday” – TOBi

    Producer of the Year:
    Akeel Henry
    Jordon Manswell
    KAYTRANADA
    Murda Beatz
    WondaGurl

    Juno Fan Choice:

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    Bruno Mars Makes These Promises to the Grammys to Get Performance Slot for Silk Sonic

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    While the ‘Finesse’ hitmaker explains why his newly-formed band wants the gig, his collaborator Anderson .Paak pleads with all of Twitter to help make their performance request trending.

    Mar 9, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have pleaded with the Grammy Awards bosses to let their new band Silk Sonic perform at the upcoming ceremony.
    The “24K Magic” star shared a note to the Recording Academy on his Twitter page on Sunday night, March 07, following Anderson’s outrage that the newly-formed Silk Sonic were not included on the list of performers for the 14 March ceremony.
    “Dear Grammys,” he wrote. “If you can see it in your hearts to allow two out of work musicians to perform at your show, we would really appreciate it.”
    “We just released a song and could really use the promotion right now. We have a lot riding on this record (and the Pelicans game next week, but that’s another story).”
    Insisting that Silk Sonic would follow all the COVID-19 protocols in place for the event, Mars continued, “We haven’t been able to perform for a while and we just want to sing. We’ll send in an audition tape and take as many covid tests as we need to. I promise we won’t be extra. We just really want a gig again. I hope you’ll consider this request and give us the opportunity to shine.”

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    Bruno Mars pleaded with Grammy bosses to get performance slot for Silk Sonic.
    Mars’ letter to the Recording Academy came after Anderson urged his bandmate to “call me back” and address their absence from the performers list.
    “YO @BrunoMars WHAT THE F**k?!? Did you see this?!?! Call me back!!” he wrote, before adding: “Nah f**k that!” .Paak said in another tweet. “I haven’t seen my family in months!! I need this to work, You promised me!! Everybody join in!!! I need all of Twitter to help make this trend!! Come on @RecordingAcad #LetSilkSonicThrive.”
    The Recording Academy has yet to respond to Mars and Anderson’s pleas.
    If they were granted a performance spot at the Grammys, it’s likely they would perform Silk Sonic’s first single – “Leave The Door Open” – taken from their upcoming debut album “An Evening With Silk Sonic”.

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