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    Soundgarden Claim They Reject Buyout Offers in Response to Vicky Cornell Lawsuit

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    After the surviving members of the rock band broke their silence in their battle over Chris Cornell’s stake in the brand, a lawyer for his widow calls their claim ‘absurd and hypocritical.’

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Rockers Soundgarden are pushing back against Chris Cornell’s widow over her attempt to secure a buyout offer from the remaining bandmembers.
    Vicky Cornell, who serves as her husband’s estate representative, filed suit against Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd last week, ends February 19, asking a Washington judge to order a formal valuation of the band partnership to determine how much Chris’ share is worth.
    She claimed they offered her just $300,000 (£216,000) to buy out her stake in the brand, but she believes they’ve severely undervalued her share with the “lowball” figure.
    However, the surviving Soundgarden stars insist Vicky hasn’t detailed the full story, issuing a statement which reads, “(The) buyout offer that was demanded by the estate has been grossly mischaracterized and we are confident that clarity will come out in court.”

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    They also addressed her claims of the band members receiving lucrative offers from outside investors, who are keen to obtain the rights to the group’s master recordings, insisting, “All offers to buy out our interests have been unsolicited and rejected outright.”
    The rockers previously made it clear their stance isn’t about money, and they have since hinted at plans to return to the studio to complete the project they had been working on before Cornell committed suicide in 2017.
    “Being a band from Washington State since 1984, we are proud of Soundgarden’s musical legacy, work and career,” they concluded. “We look forward to completing the final Soundgarden album.”
    Vicky’s attorney, Marty Singer, has now fired back at the trio, declaring, “The band’s contention that this dispute is somehow not about the money for them is absurd and hypocritical.”

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    Representative Maxine Waters Loves Megan Thee Stallion's 'Audacity' in 'WAP'

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    Showing support for the ‘Hot Girl Summer’ raptress, the U.S. Representative assures the Houston rapper that she has no problem with Megan-featuring Cardi B’s controversial song.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – While Cardi B’s song “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion was a huge hit, it also landed the raptress in hot water over its raunchy lyrics. Some conservative U.S. political figures criticized the stars for the song, but not with Maxine Waters who only had praises for Megan during their joint interview for Harper’s Bazaar.
    “Here’s what I said: Now that’s audacity,” Mazine said of the track in a video, which was unveiled on Monday, February 22. “That is the ability for women to take charge of what they want to say because, as I said, I had paid attention to the young Gangster Rap time when men were in charge. They said whatever they wanted to say. That said whatever they wanted to say about women, what have you. But women didn’t say [anything] for a long time; what they could say or wanted to say or dared to say. And so, I thought, ‘That’s audacity.’ ”
    Showing support for the Hot Girl Summer, the U.S. Representative for California’s 43rd congressional district assured the rapper, “I’m with you, I’m fine, I have no problem.” She went on to say, “You young women are taking control of your art. You’re defining it in ways that never would be defined by anybody else and you’re willing to have the courage and the nerves and the audacity to say whatever the hell you think.”
    “The pure creativity of rap took over,” she continued, recalling when hardcore rap was not accepted “even by black people and the ministers in the church.” Maxine added, “And it took over not because the white media or anybody else helped with that. It took over because it was so accepted by so many and so loved by so many and that’s how it keeps evolving.”

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    Prior to this, the Congresswoman sent the Houston raptress a touching letter which Megan called “one of the highlights of my year” in an Instagram post in December 2020. “I am so honored to be recognized by such an amazing woman and I promise to keep using my voice and encourage others to use theirs !” she wrote in the caption.
    In the said letter, Maxine honored the “Good News” artist for her powerful opinion that the idea of protecting black women shouldn’t be controversial. “I read the op-ed you wrote that appeared in The New York Times recently and I can’t thank you enough for bringing much needed attention to the plight of Black women, not just here in the United States — but everywhere,” she wrote in the letter.
    “You are so right that Black women have paved the way and have done so by leading with courage and bravery. There is also this notion, which you touched upon, that we as Black women have the ability to bear a heavier burden than everyone else in this society,” the letter continued.

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    Papa Roach Put New Album and Tour on Hold Until 2022

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    The Jacoby Shaddix-fronted band have decided to delay their next studio installment and tour until life returns to some normality amid the Covid-19 crisis.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Papa Roach won’t release a new album or tour until 2022.
    The “Last Resort” group’s frontman, Jacoby Shaddix, has revealed that while the band have around 14 songs written for their follow-up to 2019’s “Who Do You Trust?”, they have decided to hold off releasing their next studio effort until life returns to some normality amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    “The touring is not coming back for the rest of this year,” he said during an interview on Germany’s “Rock Antenne” radio. “I mean, there’ll be some pop-up shows here and there, but we’re not gonna drop a new album and tour until 2022. We’re just gonna wait it out.”

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    On their creative spell, he continued, “Now that we’re at this point in the process, it’s February, and I’m, like, ‘Okay. Maybe we’ll just go record another record. So then it’s, like, when we come out, we’ll have just a ton of music to drop and just be lined up to rip it for a while. Because the creative process is integral to all of our sanity. My bass player, Tobin (Esperance), he writes one or two songs a day – he just rips ’em out, churns ’em out. And I’ve got this little space right here that I’m in – this is my little spot where I’ll demo up ideas and stuff. It’s important for us to maintain some element of creativity so we feel like we have purpose.”
    Elsewhere, the 44-year-old rocker admitted he “was depressed for a while” last year, because he had piled on the pounds in quarantine, but as soon as he started taking up running again, he was able to clear his mind and see life positively again.
    “Towards the end of last year, I was really getting bummed out…” he sighed. “That’s what really got me into running. I was so f**king depressed, I started to put weight on again, I started to get fat. And I’m, like, ‘Oh, I’ve gotta do something about this.’ And I was, like, ‘All right. What can I do? I can go outside.’ So I started running again. And then I was, like, ‘Oh, I’m not so f**king depressed.’ ”
    “Cause when I run, it fires off that good stuff in my brain – that serotonin and dopamine – and then I’m, like, ‘Oh, wow. Life doesn’t really suck. Life is okay.’ It’s just a matter of if I get out of the way of it, ’cause if I stay in my head, oh, man. It’s a bad place to be.”

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    Queen's Roger Taylor Brands Brexit 'Dreadful' for Musicians

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    The Queen drummer says ‘borders are a dreadful invention of mankind’ after Brexit left U.K. musicians to have to acquire a visa for every European country they wish to perform in.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Queen’s Roger Taylor has branded Brexit a “dreadful retrograde step” for musicians and their crews.
    The 71-year-old drummer is the latest musician to speak out on post-Brexit touring after they were left out of the Brexit trade deal, meaning they may have to acquire a visa for every European country they wish to perform in, a policy which could lead to artists being unable to afford to play in the EU.
    The “We Will Rock You” hitmaker insisted that while many artists have their music and publishing income to fall back on, touring crews have already been stripped of their earnings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with touring off due to travel restrictions, and the fact the government has no plans at this time to renegotiate a deal with the EU, could also leave live crews out of pocket.
    Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s “The World This Weekend” show, he said, “Borders are a dreadful invention of mankind, and so we are just putting up another one, and I think it’s a dreadful retrograde step.”

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    Roger – whose band were forced to postpone their European tour twice as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – continued, “I know our road crew, all the guys that make our touring work, they are the one that have suffered.”
    “Not so much for the artists, we can fall back on our songwriting and our publishing, they can’t. It’s a daily, weekly job for them and so it’s made it really hard for our industry, very hard indeed.”
    Roger’s comments come after Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood implored the UK government to “renegotiate its provision” for touring post-Brexit.
    Sir Elton John has also called for a “short-term fix” to make it easier for British musicians to tour in Europe.

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    Megan Thee Stallion and Idris Elba Recording 'Banger' Collaboration

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    According to the ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ actor, his next single coming out soon is a ‘really cool’ collaboration with the ‘Hot Girl Summer’ hitmaker.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Megan Thee Stallion and Idris Elba have teamed up on a new “banger,” the actor and musician has revealed.
    During an interview with MistaJam on CapitalFM’s “The All-New Capital Weekender” show, Idris let slip that he’s teamed up with the U.S. rap sensation and record producer Davido on a new tune.
    “I’m doing more music, Jam you know what it’s like, I’m trying to stay with it when we’re not gigging now,” he said. “So I’ve got some really cool music coming, been working with Franky Wah on a tune I’m looking forward to droppin’. I’ve got a bit of a banger, I don’t want to say too much but me, Megan Thee Stallion and Davido that’s coming. Shout out to the fanatics.”

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    The “Luther” star has previously teamed up with the likes of grime star Wiley, Sean Paul, and MC Kah-Lo on tracks.
    Meanwhile, Idris previously revealed he would love to perform with pop megastar Taylor Swift.
    The “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” actor starred alongside the “Love Story” hitmaker in 2019’s “Cats” and later said he’d love to join the Grammy-winner on stage in the future.
    “I’ve known Taylor a few years. People see the album sales, the awards. What they don’t see is the hard work,” he said. “She is an incredibly hard-working person, she isn’t resting on her achievements. To perform live with her would be fun and hopefully we can make that happen.”

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    6ix9ine Involved in Heated Argument With Lil Reese and 600 Breezy Over King Von

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    This arrives after the 24-year-old ‘TROLLZ’ spitter released his new track ‘ZAZA’, in which he disses Lil Durk who lost his friend Von in a shooting accident back in November 2020.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Tekashi69 (6ix9ine) had a heated online spat with fellow rappers Lil Reese and 600 Breezy during his Instagram Live session on Saturday, February 20. The argument started after the “GOOBA” spitter made some offensive comments about late rapper King Von, who was gunned down last November at an Atlanta nightclub.
    Tekashi enraged Reese and 600 after he pointed out the alleged double standards for him and other rappers before defending himself for taunting Von. Reese first caught wind of it and entered the Brooklyn star’s Live and that was when things got heated. At one point during the Live session, Reese even flashed his gun to an unbothered Tekashi.

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    Instead, Tekashi asked him why he wasn’t that confident when he was attacked in 2019. That prompted some of the latter’s folks to join him in and blast the “TROLLZ” rapper, saying that he was “too internet” and “too disrespectful.” Still, Tekashi insisted that he didn’t see why speaking on Von was wrong when Lil Durk did the same. “Hold on. So when y’all dissin’ Tooka, it’s not disrespectful? N***a s***ted on himself, wanna pull out a gun on IG Live …,” Tekashi argued.
    Further making things escalated was Chicago rapper 600 who also hoped on the Live, slamming Tekashi for disrespecting Von. “You gonna die when I see you, respectfully. I’m not [Meek Mill], n***a. And you gotta move around with security ’cause you a b***h. You gotta move around with security ’cause you a h** n***a,” he told Tekashi. “Real street n****s don’t move with security guards … You gonna die n***a … Your security guards better be strapped, all that. You police, fed-a** n***a.”
    This arrives after 6ix9ine released his new track “ZAZA”, in which he dissed Durk. “You ain’t killed s**t, you let your man’s die,” he raps on the song, which music video featured him trolling Meek over their verbal altercation a few days ago. “They killed your cousin and your man and you still ain’t do s**t.”

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    Jonas Brothers Shelve New Album as Their Reunion Is 'Effectively Over'

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    Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas are reportedly taking another break from their band as they put on hold their plan for a follow-up album to ‘Happiness Begins’.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Jonas Brothers’ reunion is said to be “effectively over.”
    The family trio – siblings Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas – reunited in February 2019, almost six years after they split in October 2013, due to a “deep rift” within the band, but coronavirus hit their plans for a follow-up album to comeback record “Happiness Begins” and all three reportedly now feel they have “moved on” from their music as so much time has passed.
    “The Jonas Brothers’ reunion is effectively over for now,” a source close to the band told Britain’s The Sun newspaper. “They had an album ready to go and were about to announce it last March but then the pandemic happened and everything was postponed.”
    “Since then they’ve all been working on their own projects and they feel like they’ve moved on from that music. There’s been no big falling out this time, but realistically it will be a while before they do music as a trio again.”

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    The news comes after Nick announced he’ll release a new solo single, “Spaceman”, later this week (beg22Feb21), while Joe was recently cast in upcoming war movie “Devotion”.
    In February last year (20), the “Sucker” hitmakers revealed they had been “working hard” on a new album, but coronavirus then hit before they could announce the record.
    Nick said at the time, “We have been back in the studio with Ryan Tedder, working hard on the new record, which is going to be announced in the next couple of weeks – title, tracklist, all that.”
    A new album was listed for pre-order on the group’s website but it has now been removed, and last year, they shelved plans for a memoir, “Blood”, following a series of delays.

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    Daft Punk Call It Quits After 28 Years

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    Electronic dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, famous for their robot characters, have split after making music together for over two decades.

    Feb 23, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Electronic dance duo Daft Punk have called it quits after 28 years.
    The influential hitmakers, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, broke the news to fans on Monday (22Feb21), in a video, titled “Epilogue”.
    The eight-minute clip features the pair’s robot characters walking in a desert, before one turns to the other and removes his leather jacket to unveil an energy pack. The other presses a button on the pack as his pal walks off, and then explodes.
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    The footage, taken from their 2006 film “Electroma”, ends with the dates, “1993-2021.”

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    Daft Punk’s publicist, Kathryn Frazier, has since confirmed the group has parted ways although no further details have been revealed.
    The musicians rose to fame in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement before blending their songs with elements of disco, funk, rock, techno, and synthpop.
    They released their first album, “Homework”, in 1997 and scored hits with singles like “Around the World” and “Da Funk”.
    They went on to release three more studio projects – “Discovery” in 2001, “Human After All” in 2005, and 2013’s “Random Access Memories”, which became their final album, winning five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for their Pharrell Williams collaboration, “Get Lucky”.
    Their other chart smashes include “One More Time”, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, “Digital Love”, and “Instant Crush”.
    They also worked with The Weeknd on his 2016 hits “Starboy” and “I Feel It Coming”.

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