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    Nick Jonas Writes New Album After Feeling 'Disconnected' From Priyanka Chopra

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    In a revealing new interview, the Jonas Brothers star says his new single ‘Spaceman’ and the upcoming album of the same name are inspired by the moment when he was ‘missing’ his actress wife.

    Mar 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Nick Jonas has gotten candid about the inspiration behind his new music. When making a virtual appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”, the Jonas Brothers star revealed that he wrote new single “Spaceman” and an upcoming album of the same name after feeling “disconnected” from wife Priyanka Chopra.
    The 28-year-old opened up about his new solo project in the Tuesday, March 2 episode of Jimmy Fallon’s late night show. “I sort of started writing this record back in July,” he began sharing. “My wife was over in Germany finishing up this little movie called ‘[The Matrix 4]’ and I was like, ‘You know, I feel very disconnected from the world, first of all, and now my person.’ ”
    “And I just dug in writing with Greg Kurstin and Mozella. Within a couple days, I was like, ‘Oh, this is a solo album.’ And a few days later I was like, ‘This is a kind of themed album,’ ” he further shared. “You know, giving this idea that we’ve all had this year now.”
    “This year of being disconnected from reality, disconnected from the world, feeling like we’re on our own planet and obviously missing her at that time as well and reconnecting with her,” the younger brother of Joe Jonas added. “And then the main theme from this album, more than anything, is just about hopefulness for the future and seeing a brighter day ahead.”

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    Before his appearance on “The Tonight Show”, Nick disclosed that most of the songs in his upcoming album were his “love letters” to Priyanka. In a February interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, he noted, “Most of the songs are pretty much just love letters, which when I can’t articulate the way I feel with my words with no music, I go to the studio… And I’m grateful to have that because it makes her happy, and that’s most important.”
    The “Sucker” singer had also discussed the concept of the album. “I think the key for me was trying to find a way to give this idea a persona, give it a name. So ‘Spaceman’ came into my mind because I was thinking, ‘What’s the one thing that all of us have felt during this time?’ It’s just completely disconnected from the world,” he explained.
    “We’ve gotten so accustomed to looking at a screen instead of human interaction, and I think the thing that keeps us all encouraged and hopeful is just the idea of knowing that there will be a tomorrow when this isn’t our reality, and I think the body of work as a whole tracks that,” he went on explaining.
    “But it felt like the right thing to start with ‘Spaceman’ because it is such a stark visual and creative idea to then start the conversation of songs like ‘This Is Heaven,’ which I’m really excited about,” he added. “It touches on some of the things I did with ‘Jealous’ and tracks like that. But in a new way, and just trying to continue to get better and evolve every day, push myself.”

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    YBN Almighty Jay Slams 'Fraud' Who Leads to YBN Disbandment

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    In a new social media post, the ‘Porsches in the Rain’ rapper puts ‘brand builder’ James McMillan on blast, accusing him of being responsible of the breakup.

    Mar 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – YBN Almighty Jay is expressing his frustration following YBN Crew’s decision to disband. In a new social media post, the rapper put “brand builder” James McMillan on blast, accusing him of being responsible for the breakup.
    “This n***a James McMillan is a fraud. He sign n***8s to janky deals and f**k em over,” wrote Jay in an Instagram post on Wednesday, March 3. “Nobody knows NOTHING about the s**t we go through on the daily basis being signed to this n***a cause we cover for this n***as a**. I’m done with this s**t.”
    He’s not entirely done ranting though, as he took to Instagram Story to say, “Trademarking the YBN name behind n***s back. Assigned me a lawyer he used to be engaged to without telling me. SMH. took advantage of some kids bro.”

    Jay’s posts arrive weeks after former group leader YBN Nahmir spoke up about the breakup, claiming that the older generation of music executives took advantage of them instead of offering guidance. “The old n****s in the background, you gotta remember, it’s always somebody that’ll come around and fill your head up and f**k it over,” he told host Adam22 on “No Jumper” back in February.

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    “That’s what happened. It’ll be old people or somebody else that’ll tell you you better than them, they don’t give a f**k about you, all that s**t. And that filled up all our heads. Not just me, not just Jay, not [YBN Cordae], but other YBN members, too,” he added.
    Nahmir continued, “That’s how you take advantage of a young kid. He’s 17, 18, you’re not really thinking. We just came out of nothing, from bulls**t. When you know how to speak and when you got money, you know how to do some shit and you’re old as f**k, you know how to take advantage of somebody, you know how to manipulate a kid. That’s what they did to all of us.”
    The YBN Crew broke up after the group’s most popular member, Cordae, decided to move on independently by dropping YBN from his moniker back in August 2020. Later, Nahmir and Almighty Jay also both admitted that the three rappers haven’t been as close as they used to be.
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    Despite that, Nahmir insisted that there’s no bad blood among the trio. “It’s always going to be something with a group. It be hella s**t in the background, but at the end of the day we’re all brothers,” he revealed.

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    Sugababes Call Off 20th Anniversary Reunion Plans

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    Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhan Donaghy have been forced to scrap reunion plans meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first studio album ‘One Touch’.

    Mar 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Sugababes have ditched their plans to reunite for their 20th anniversary.
    The original members of the girl group, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhan Donaghy, had been planning on marking the release of their debut album, “One Touch”, last November (20) – with new music and shows planned.
    However, Keisha now resides in Canada and is focused on becoming an actress and Mutya has a solo EP on the way.
    Siobhan, meanwhile, decided it was best not to attend the studio as she has a little boy who she wants to keep safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Britain’s The Sun newspaper.
    And Keisha admitted the global health crisis made it “tricky” for them to fulfil their plans.
    The budding actress spilled on Instagram Live, “We had so many plans for last year. 2020 was our anniversary year, we built it up to do so many things but it didn’t happen, so we have to restructure.”
    “We just have to be motivated to do it and passionate about it and once we are actually in the studio it flows really easily for us. But it’s about getting us all on the same page on the same date and the pandemic makes it really tricky. It just has to be organic and be on the same page as far as our schedules are concerned.”

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    The 36-year-old star revealed she was also set for her first acting role, before coronavirus stalled the production.
    She added, “I’ve been taking acting classes. I did land a role but the virus has put a pause on everything there as well.”
    Their first LP, 2000’s “One Touch”, included the hits “Run for Cover” and “Overload”.
    However, shortly after the album was released Siobhan quit the group with Heidi Range taking her place.
    In 2005, Mutya left stating she could no longer commit to the band after giving birth to daughter Tahlia in March of that year. Mutya was replaced by Amelle Berrabah, which meant Keisha was the only original Sugababe left.
    However, she quit in 2009 to be replaced by Jade Ewen before the final incarnation of the pop group disbanded in 2011.
    The original Sugababes reunited in 2013 as MKS to release the song “Flatline”.

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    The Game Denies Allegations That He Scams Unsigned Artists

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    The rapper says the allegations grab people’s attention better, even though there’re others he’s helped, because people are naturally attracted to negative headlines.

    Mar 4, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Game has set the record straights. Amid accusations that he conned unsigned artists for money, the “Hate It or Love It” spitter has denied the allegations in an interview with HipHopDx.
    The Game alluded that the accusations emerged as the artists were mad because getting their mixtapes uploaded on The Game’s unofficial Soundcloud account did not make them overnight celebrities. “So when someone that doesn’t happen with some unsigned artists, well that person is mad, right? Because they thought that this drop or this mixtape slot was going to change their lives, when in reality it’s just a step on the ladder,” he revealed to HipHopDX.
    He went on to explain himself, “Use it as you may and get as much as you can off of it, but it’s not going to make you DaBaby. Basically, I’m just trying to uplift artists with dope opportunities.”

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    The Game also said that the allegations grabbed people’s attention better, even though there’re others he’s helped, because people were naturally attracted to negative headlines. “If you posted an article right now that said, ‘French Montana helps out needy children in Africa,’ I would be like, ‘That’s sweet. That’s sweet’ and I would f***ing keep scrolling,” he divulged. “If you post, ‘French Montana socks a kid in Africa,’ I’m clicking on that because I want to see if there’s a video. We can’t help our human nature. So of course the negative stories are going to f***ing have that type of impact.”

    According to a report, The Gama slided “into rappers DM’s talking about ‘I see you working’ and then goes on to offer them a $500-$1,000 slot on one of his SoundCloud mixtapes.”
    The report added, “He doesn’t upload on his verified SoundCloud account, he uploads on a separate account with only 266 followers. In addition, he doesn’t market it on Instagram or Facebook, nor makes an appearance on any on the songs.”

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    Jhene Aiko Set to Host 2021 Grammy Awards' Pre-Show Ceremony

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    A triple nominee herself, the ‘Worst’ hitmaker will be joined by Rufus Wainwright among others during the Premiere Ceremony, and is expected to help announce early winners.

    Mar 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – R&B star Jhene Aiko is taking on hosting duties to help fans gear up for the 2021 Grammy Awards with the pre-show ceremony.
    She will be joined by singers Rufus Wainwright, Burna Boy, Lido Pimienta, and Poppy, as well as classical pianist Igor Levit, jazz band Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science and blues musician Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes, who will all perform during the event, dubbed the Premiere Ceremony.
    Aiko, a triple nominee herself, will also have the honor of helping to announce a number of early Grammy winners before the main televised prizegiving, and introduce a tribute set celebrating the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye classic “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)”.

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    The special performance will feature the likes of nominees Kamasi Washington, Ledisi, Anoushka Shankar, Alexandre Desplat, PJ Morton, Gregory Porter, Grace Potter and Thana Alexa, among others.
    The Premiere Ceremony will begin at 3 P.M. ET on March 14, and will be livestreamed on Grammys’ official site. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will then be broadcast live on U.S. TV from 8 P.M. ET.
    Aiko was up for the prestigious Album of the Year prize and the Best Progressive R&B Album kudo at the upcoming Grammys thanks to her “Chilombo” album. She also collected Best R&B Performance nomination for “Lightning & Thunder”.
    The triple nominations, however, was “bittersweet” for the “Worst” hitmaker. During an interview on “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, she revealed that the announcement came on the same day her uncle lost his battle with COVID-19.
    “I didn’t remember that the Grammy nominations were happening that day, and when I looked at my phone, I saw all these [texts saying], ‘Congratulations…,’ ” she recounted. “At the same time, I was getting messages from my family because I found out that my uncle had passed from COVID that same moment.”

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    Robin Thicke Turns Bank Robbery Experience Into Song for Lil Wayne's Grammy-Winning Album

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    During an appearance on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’, the ‘Blurred Lines’ hitmaker claims that the armed hold-up incident, which took place when he was 18, did not leave him traumatized.

    Mar 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Robin Thicke wrote a song about a teenage bank robbery experience that made it onto a Grammy-winning album for Lil Wayne.
    The “Blurred Lines” hitmaker once found himself in the middle of an armed hold-up, while grabbing some cash in a bank, and it inspired him to write a song about the drama years later.
    “When I was around 18 years old, I was in the bank getting some cash for a weekend vacation and the bank just got robbed,” he remembered during an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show”. “These two guys came in with masks [and] automatic weapons, and told everyone to get down on the ground.”
    “So I ended up writing this whole song about my experience going through a live bank robbery and years later, Lil Wayne ended up doing a verse on it and put it on his album, and won a Grammy on that album actually.”

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    And Thicke admits the event itself wasn’t too scary, because it was just “like a movie.”
    “It was a little traumatising,” he admits, “but once it was over, I was OK with it. It reminded me of the movies. It seemed kind of surreal at the time, but I didn’t really feel threatened as much as I thought [I would].”
    “[I thought], ‘Wow this does look like a movie.’ It was probably because they [bankrobbers] were very young. They seemed like they were like, 19, 18 years old… They looked just like my friends, dressed up in masks.”
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    “I didn’t see these big muscular adult men, I saw these two slim teenage men come in – and they looked my buddies.”

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    Karol G and J Balvin Dominate 2021 Latin AMAs Nominations

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    The ‘Secreto’ hitmaker and the ‘Ginza’ star lead the nominations at the upcoming 7th annual Latin American Music Awards with a total of nine nods each.

    Mar 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Karol G and J Balvin lead the 2021 Latin American Music Awards nominations list with nine mentions apiece.
    The Colombian stars will go head to head for the Artist of the Year honour, alongside Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Ozuna, and Sech, and Song of the Year, while Balvin is up for Album of the Year and Favorite Artist – Male, while Karol G will compete for the Favorite Artist – Female prize.
    Bad Bunny follows the pair with eight nominations and Ozuna lands seven nods.
    The 2021 Latin AMAs are set to take place on 15 April (21), live from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
    The list of selected nominees is:
    Artist of the Year:

    New Artist of the Year:
    Camilo
    Eslabon Armado
    Los Dos Carnales
    Myke Towers
    Natanael Cano
    Rauw Alejandro

    Song of the Year:

    Album of the Year:

    Favorite Artist – Female:

    Favorite Artist – Male:

    Favorite Duo or Group:
    Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga
    Eslabon Armado
    Jowell & Randy
    Reik

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    Favorite Artist – Pop:

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    Favorite Artist – Urban:

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    Favorite Artist – Crossover:

    Collaboration of the Year:

    Social Artist of the Year:

    Favorite Video:

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    Zara Larsson 'So Excited' to Start Working With Sony Music Publishing After Signing

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    The ‘Look What You’ve Done’ singer, whose new ‘Poster Girl’ album will be released on March 5, has been described by the music company as ‘a real artist’ who ‘also stands for something.’

    Mar 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson has signed with Sony Music Publishing.
    The singer, whose new album “Poster Girl” drops on Friday, March 5, released her breakout album “So Good” in 2017. She has enjoyed a run of hits including “Ruin My Life”, “All The Time”, “Lush Life”, and “Never Forget You”, as well as collaborations like “A Brand New Day” with BTS (Bangtan Boys) and “Like It Is” with Kygo and Tyga.
    She has won four MTV EMA awards, four Swedish Grammy awards, eight Rockbjornen (a music prize in Sweden) and four BRIT nominations, among other accolades.
    Larsson said in a statement obtained by Variety, “I’m so excited to start working with Johnny, Katie and everyone at Sony Music Publishing. They have such an incredible team and roster and I can’t wait to be a part of it.”

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    Sony Music Publishing Managing Director, Scandinavia and Senior VP A&R Johnny Tennander, added, “We’re incredibly proud to be working with Zara and to welcome her to Sony Music Publishing. Zara is a real artist and she also stands for something — she has something to say.”
    “Ola Hakansson and the Ten team together with the Epic team have done an amazing job building her career into becoming a global superstar, and we very much look forward to being a part of the team and taking Zara to new heights!”

    “Look What You’ve Done” is the first single released from the 12-track album which will feature her 2020 hits, “WOW”, “Love Me Land”, and “Talk About Love” (featuring Young Thug).
    The singer will be hosting an online concert on her YouTube channel for International Women’s Day on March 8.

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