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    Clean Bandit Opens Up About Unsuccessful Attempt in Getting Lewis Capaldi Collaboration

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    While they were able to work with the likes of Demi Lovato, Anne-Marie, Zara Larsson and Sean Paul, the ‘Symphony’ hitmakers reveal that the ‘Someone You Loved’ singer hasn’t returned their messages.

    Jan 30, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Clean Bandit have been trying to get Lewis Capaldi to collaborate with them.
    The “Symphony” hitmakers – made up of Grace Chatto and brothers Jack Patterson and Luke Patterson – have collaborated with the likes of Demi Lovato, Anne-Marie, Zara Larsson and Sean Paul, but the “Someone You Loved” singer hasn’t returned their messages.
    “We would love to collaborate with him. We have DMed him a few times but no success, as of yet,” Grace told Britain’s The Sun newspaper. “But he’s incredible. He’s definitely a nice guy but poor thing, he must get so many DMs.”
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    The group’s new single “Higher” sees them teaming up with rapper iann dior, who topped the charts last year (20) with his track “Mood”.
    The collaboration was released on Friday (January 29), and they were delighted to get to film the video in Jamaica.
    “I produced it and Jack and Luke directed it. Jack wanted to film at sunrise and sunset every day so we were getting up at 3am and filming long hours,” Grace added.
    “But iann was incredible and was so up for everything. Like, ‘Can you throw yourself off this cliff into the sea?’ He was down for everything. I’m glad he survived. I’m glad we all survived, actually.”
    The band previously revealed how the coronavirus pandemic allowed them to complete the 20 songs they had already written before the health crisis. Grace shared, “We wrote 20 songs or so in the month before lockdown started, just the bare bones, so during lockdown we just worked on producing them.”

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    Jhene Aiko Looks Back at Clash of Emotions Caused by Grammy Nominations And Uncle's Death

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    During an appearance on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’, the ‘Worst’ hitmaker explains why she dubs the day she landed three nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards ‘bittersweet moment.’

    Jan 30, 2021
    AceShowbiz – R&B star Jhene Aiko has “bittersweet” memories of the day she landed three nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, because the news broke as she learned her uncle had lost his battle with COVID-19.
    The ‘Worst” hitmaker recalls waking up to a flood of phone calls and congratulatory messages on November 24, 2020 as her latest release, “Chilombo”, landed nods for Best Progressive R&B Album, Best R&B Performance for “Lightning & Thunder”, and the prestigious Album of the Year honour.
    However, the “None of Your Concern” songstress’ joy soon turned into sadness as she grieved the loss of her relative.
    “I woke up and I had a bunch of missed calls and text messages so I was like, ‘Whoa, what happened?'” Jhene revealed in a new episode of “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.

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    “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…’.”
    “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,” she added.
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    Describing the clash of emotions she experienced as she sat in Carmel, California, Jhene shared, “It was kind of an unreal moment – just a very reflective moment. I was in a room that was overlooking the ocean and I was getting this really great news and this really sad news and it was like an outer body, surreal, bittersweet moment.”
    “It was kind of reflective of life (and) the ups and downs that come simultaneously sometimes, so yeah, it was unreal for sure.”

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    Coachella and Stagecoach Officially Canceled Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    Riverside County’s public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser reveals in an order that the decision is made due to ‘concerns of a fall resurgence of Covid-19.’

    Jan 30, 2021
    AceShowbiz – There will be no Coachella and Stagecoach this year as well. Nearly eight months after Coachella and Stagecoach were postponed for a second time due to COVID-19, Riverside County health officials have announced that the festivals have been canceled indefinitely.
    “The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival currently scheduled for April 2021 are hereby canceled,” the county’s public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said in an order on Friday, January 30. Kaiser went on noting that the decision was made due to “concerns of a fall resurgence of Covid-19.”
    The order continued, “If COVID-19 were detected at these festivals, the scope and number of attendees and the nature of the venue would make it infeasible, if not impossible, to track those who may be placed at risk.” It didn’t mention whether they show will be canceled for all of 2021 or rescheduled to 2022.

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    The annual festivals, which were held at the 78-acre Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, were initially scheduled for April 2020 but then were postponed to October due to coronavirus global pandemic. However in June of the same year, Kaiser announced that the festivals would be postponed once again.
    A statement read at the time, “Coachella weekend one will take place April 9-11, 2021 and weekend two will be April 16 – 18, 2021. Stagecoach is set for April 23-25, 2021. We look forward to sharing our new lineups and more information. We can’t wait to be together in the desert again when it is safe.”
    Rage Against the Machine, Megan Thee Stallion, Run the Jewels, Calvin Harris, Travis Scott (II), Thom Yorke, 21 Savage, Danny Elfman, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Lil Nas X, FKA Twigs and Fatboy Slim were among those included in the 2020 lineup.
    As of now, Riverside County has recorded 271,910 confirmed cases of the virus. Meanwhile, 3,091 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported.

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    The Weeknd Reveals His 3 Grammy Wins Mean Nothing to Him After Snub

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    The ‘Starboy’ hitmaker also talks about going all out for his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance by spending $7 million to make the performance like what he ‘envisioned.’

    Jan 29, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Weeknd continues to put the Recording Academy on blast. The “After Hours” musician got candid about being snubbed at the 2021 Grammy Awards in the latest issue of Billboard magazine, revealing that he changed his mind about the awards that he won previously following the ordeal.
    “Look, I personally don’t care anymore. I have three Grammys, which mean nothing to me now, obviously,” the Canadian singer, who won R&B Performance and Urban Contemporary Album in 2016 as well as the latter award again in 2018, shared. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, I want the Grammy!’ It’s just that this happened, and I’m down to get in front of the fire, as long as it never happens again. I suck at giving speeches anyways. Forget awards shows.”
    Adding that the snub was like an “attack” to him, The Weeknd continued to say, “I use a sucker punch as an analogy, because it just kind of hit me out of nowhere. I definitely felt… things. I don’t know if it was sadness or anger. I think it was just confusion.”

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    The “Starboy” hitmaker, real name Abel Tesfaye, claimed that he “just wanted answers.” He said, “Like, ‘What happened?’ We did everything right, I think. I’m not a cocky person. I’m not arrogant. People told me I was going to get nominated. The world told me, like, ‘This is it; this is your year.’ We were all very confused.”
    After it was revealed that he nabbed zero nominations at the upcoming award-giving event, The Weeknd shared that he received messages of shock and support from people, including those whom “I haven’t spoken to in ages, the entire music community, all my peers.” The Weeknd divulged, “If you were like, ‘Do you think the Grammys are racist?’ I think the only real answer is that in the last 61 years of the GRAMMYs, only 10 Black artists have won album of the year. I don’t want to make this about me. That’s just a fact.”
    In the interview, The Weeknd also talked about going all out for his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance in Tampa Bay, Florida on February 7. He shared that he spent $7 million to make the performance like what he “envisioned.”
    “We’ve been really focusing on dialing in on the fans at home and making performances a cinematic experience, and we want to do that with the Super Bowl,” he told the magazine.

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    Eric Church Breaks Vows to Never Sing National Anthem Publicly Thanks to Jazmine Sullivan

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    When speaking about his upcoming Super Bowl LV collaboration with the RnB singer, the ‘Record Year’ hitmaker admits he initially came close to turning down the offer.

    Jan 29, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Country star Eric Church reneged on a vow never to sing the U.S. National Anthem in public in order to score a Super Bowl duet with R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan.
    The “Record Year” hitmaker admits he was always nervous to tackle “The Star-Spangled Banner” because he doesn’t think he has the vocal ability to pull off the tune, but after hearing Sullivan sing, he jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with her.
    In an interview on Apple Music Country, Church admits he came close to turning down the Super Bowl invite.
    “Let me tell you something. She may be the best singer. I was floored,” he gushed in the chat, which is set to premiere on Friday, January 29.
    “And you know what, the best thing about this, no matter what happens, because that’s a nervy thing that we got to do, but what a fan, I’m a fan (of Sullivan’s). I’ve went in and listened to everything she did (sic). And I had heard her name, but full disclosure, I had not listened (to her songs).”
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    The unlikely duo, which has yet to meet, was suggested by producer Adam Blackstone, and prior to hearing Sullivan’s work, Church wasn’t that keen, reports People.com.
    “Here’s what I said… I’ve said this forever, ‘I will never ever sing the national anthem.’ It’s so hard. Except (for) the Super Bowl…,” he shared. “I mean, I’m not Chris Stapleton. I fully assumed they’re never going to ask me. So, this is the first.”
    “My first response was, ‘Mm-mm. I’m a stylist, not a vocalist,’ ” he added. “I heard it (duet proposal) and I thought, ‘That’s cool, that sounds like me.’ And then I heard her (Sullivan) and I’m not missing a chance to sing with her. And that was it.”
    “Once I heard her voice, I said, ‘OK, I’m in.’ ”
    The duet partners will be hitting the stage together in Tampa, Florida on 7 February, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs for the Super Bowl title.

    The Weeknd will be performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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    Justin Bieber Shares Intimate Clips With Hailey Bieber in 'Anyone' Alternate Music Video

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    The ‘Lonely’ singer cuddles up with his model wife in the grainy black-and-white footage which puts the highlight on the 24-year-old daughter of Stephen Baldwin as his muse.

    Jan 29, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Justin Bieber has dropped a new music video for his latest single “Anyone”. The alternate version of the clip offers a look at life through the Canadian artist’s perspective as it reflects his admiration of his wife Hailey Baldwin.
    The video directed by Joe Termini includes grainy black-and-white footage that shows some intimate moments between the 26-year-old pop star and his model wife as they cuddle in bed. The rest of the scenes mostly put the highlight on Hailey as his muse as she poses on the cliff, swims and boards a yacht among other activities.
    “You are the only one I’ll ever love (I gotta tell ya, gotta tell ya)/ Yeah, you, if it’s not you, it’s not anyone (I gotta tell ya, gotta tell ya),” Justin aptly sings to the love of his life in the chorus. “Lookin’ back on my life, you’re the only good I’ve ever done (Ever done)/ Yeah, you, if it’s not you, it’s not anyone (Anyone), not anyone.”

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    Justin also raved about his wife on his Twitter account. “You,” he posted on Thursday, January 28 with a string of heart emojis alongside a snippet of the video called “Anyone (On The Road)”.
    Justin released “Anyone” on January 1 along with its first music video, which sees the “Love Yourself” hitmaker portraying a 1940s boxer whose powerful love for his other half inspires him to train, fight and eventually overcome a potential K.O. on his journey to becoming a champion. Actress Zoey Deutch plays Justin’s love interest in the video.
    The single, which followed up his 2020 track “Monster”, has peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his 22nd top 10 in the United States. “Anyone” along with “Holy” featuring Chance the Rapper, “Lonely” with Benny Blanco and “Monster” with Shawn Mendes will be featured on Justin’s upcoming new album, Def Jam executive vp/head of promotion Nicki Farag has confirmed to Billboard.

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    Courteney Cox Channels Her Inner Rapper and Drops Bars in Idris Elba's Music Video

    The ‘Friends’ star makes a cameo appearance in a new music video where the ‘Pacific Rim’ actor and rapper Connor Price pay homage to the actress in a song named after her.

    Jan 29, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Idris Elba has recruited former “Friends” star Courteney Cox for his latest music video.
    The actress wrote and recorded a rap for the actor and DJ’s latest track, titled “Courteney Cox” – a collaboration with rapper Connor Price, who wrote the song after confessing to a lifelong crush on Cox.
    The tune started out as a freestyle with Elba talking about his COVID battle last spring – he encouraged musicians to jump on the song with him and Price, a former child star, took on the challenge, and he and Elba became fast friends.
    The “Cinderella Man” actor convinced Idris to turn their collaboration into an ode to his favourite Friends star – and Elba used his Hollywood connections to recruit Cox for the video. She added a rap, which became part of the tune.

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    “I kind of thought Idris was joking when he was like, ‘Hey, if we ever do this music video, we gotta get Courteney Cox.’ Then, surely enough, he’s Idris Elba. I thought, ‘He can probably make that happen.’ Idris’ publicist and someone from her team made that connection. We each sent her a one-minute video introducing ourselves, which was awkward to do…”
    “We pretty much said who we were and sent her the song. We said, ‘There’s no disrespect towards you, we love you, and we’d love for you to hear the song and be involved in any way you want.’ She came back and liked it… That skit at the end and rap was entirely her idea. We originally came to her and was unsure how she’d react (sic).”
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    Idris adds, “She looped the instrumental herself. She got a musical background and a musical family. She plays the piano and stuff. She looped that, wrote that and we were like, ‘D**n, OK!’ It was funny, man.”

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    Drake Pushes for Verzuz Battle Between Usher and Justin Timberlake

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    Timbaland makes the revelation when talking about efforts to make rap match between late rap rivals Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. as well as Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott happening.

    Jan 28, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Drake is pushing for an Usher/Justin Timberlake face off on Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz battle initiative.
    The brains behind the idea have revealed the Canadian star has been in touch, urging Timbaland and Swizz Beatz to recruit the two superstars for an upcoming back catalogue battle.
    “Drake hit me up too about it,” Timbaland tells ESPN. “He said, ‘We gotta make that happen’. I said, ‘Soon to come. Soon to come’.”
    The pair is also working on battles royale between late rap rivals Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., and Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott.

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    “It is, to me, the best party that could ever happen on Verzuz,” Timbaland said of a Rhymes/Elliott match-up. “It’s just a matter of comfort zone of my sister wanting to celebrate with her brother. Understanding that it’s not a competition, it’s a party. I have been talking to her about that but I think that’s an amazing Verzuz.”

    The producers launched the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format on Instagram Live and Apple Music at the beginning of the COVID lockdown last year (20). Competitors take it in turns to play a song from a list of 20 from their discography, as fans, friends and fellow artists watch on. A winner is decided by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz.
    So far, highlight face-offs have included Snoop Dogg and DMX, Alicia Keys and John Legend, Brandy and Monica, and Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, while Ashanti took on Keyshia Cole in a Verzuz battle on Friday, January 22.

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