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    David Bowie Tribute Concert Sees Entertaining Performances From Duran Duran and Adam Lambert

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    Despite being delayed due to a technical glitch, the 24-hour celebration titled ‘Celebration: Just For One Day’ also features his longtime producer Tony Visconti and members of his final touring band.

    Jan 11, 2021
    AceShowbiz – David Bowie’s birthday tribute had to wait a day over the weekend due to a technical glitch.
    Stars like Trent Reznor, Duran Duran and Boy George were scheduled to perform Bowie covers with the late rocker’s pianist Mike Garson as part of a 24-hour celebration beginning on Friday night (January 08), but the event didn’t actually get underway until late Saturday.
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    The one-night-only pay-to-view marathon also featured Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti, members of his final touring band, and acts like Billy Corgan, Perry Farrell and YUNGBLUD.
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    Duran Duran opened the concert with a cover of “Five Years” from Bowie’s 1972 album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”. Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon previouslly admitted the track is very important to him.

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    “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” he said. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part of me still can’t believe in his death five years ago, but maybe that’s because there’s a part of me where he’s still alive and always will be.”
    He went on sharing, “When we got the ‘Ziggy Stardust’ LP and put the needle in the groove, our first taste of its perfection was the song Five Years. I can’t begin to explain how honoured I feel for Duran Duran to be given the opportunity to perform (for) this icon, and to place our name alongside Bowie’s for this commemoration of his music.”
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    Highlights included The Smashing Pumpkins star Corgan’s emotional version of “Space Oddity” and Nine Inch Nails leader Reznor’s take on “Fashion” and “Fantastic Voyage”, while Adam Lambert wowed with his theatrical performance of “Starman”, and YUNGBLUD won praise for tackling “Life on Mars?”.
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    Proceeds from the event, titled “Celebration: Just For One Day!”, will be donated to Save the Children, one of the charities Bowie supported with ticket sales from his 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1997.

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    Saweetie and Doja Cat Skinny Dipping in 'Best Friend' Music Video

    The ‘Tap In’ singer and the ‘Say So’ hitmaker are celebrating their friendship with a new feminist anthem and diving off a cliff naked in the newly-premiered music video.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Saweetie and Doja Cat have released the feminist anthem, “Best Friend”.
    The rappers have treated fans to the track from the former’s upcoming album, “Pretty B**ch Music”, and served up a mouth-dropping music video helmed by David Meyers.
    In the clip, the pair are seen diving off a cliff naked, having a slumber party, and driving a bedazzled Tesla.
    One line goes, “Beep beep, is that my bestie in a Tessie? / Fresh blow out, skin on tan, ooh, she ready.”
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    Saweetie’s debut album is due out this year (21) and is preceded by the singles “Tap In” and “Back to the Streets”, featuring Jhene Aiko.

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    Meanwhile, Doja has been teasing her new era on social media and hinted at a project called “Planet Her”.
    The “Say So” hitmaker also suggested she has teamed up with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and SZA on new music.
    Doja is only following eight people on Twitter, the above artists, herself, and Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Young Thug, French Montana, and ASAP Ferg.
    Appearing to tease collaborations, she cryptically wrote, “Following them for a reeeeaaaaasssoooonnn 😉 Guess why. (sic)”
    The release of Doja Cat’s collaboration with Saweetie, however, was not without drama.
    Last month, Saweetie slammed her label for prematurely releasing the song without her consent. “The wrong version at that smh. Like wtf???” she tweeted.
    “I feel disrespected,” she wrote. “We put so much work into the visual & we shot for days for this super cinematic girl anthem. And for this to happen? wow….”

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    David Bowie Planned on Doing More Albums After Releasing 'Blackstar'

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    Despite fans’ theory that the ‘Lazarus’ singer bid farewell with his 2016 album ‘Blackstar, one of his collaborators insists the musician didn’t know the LP will be his last.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – David Bowie didn’t expect “Blackstar” to be his final album, according to one of his collaborators on the project.
    The music legend lost his battle with cancer two days after the album’s release in 2016 and many fans and experts still claim Bowie’s final music and videos suggest he knew the project would be his last, but musician Donny McCaslin insists the rocker didn’t think the LP was a farewell.
    “There is the narrative of Blackstar being this farewell, which I totally get, but that coexists with the fact that he was just so creative,” Donnie tells NME.com. “He was planning on doing more.”
    McCaslin, who leads the New York Jazz Ensemble, also claims Bowie was even discussing a series of intimate live concerts before he passed away.

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    “When I went to listen to the album at his apartment in November, 2015, the idea came up of doing some small gigs… We talked about how to do a little rehearsal and soundcheck and, of course, it was going to depend on how he felt. We talked again in December around the time of the musical (Lazarus) and he said he didn’t want to. He was working on new music and he wanted to record in January.”
    However, Robert Fox, a producer and long-time friend of the late musician, insisted David was aware of his impending death and “knew” ‘Blackstar’ would be his final record. “No, he knew. I think he knew,” he says. “Certainly, around Lazarus, it was very clear that there wouldn’t be anything else, barring a miracle.”
    “The last time I saw him was when I went to his apartment two dates after the opening of the musical. It wasn’t an overdramatic farewell, although it was pretty clear that it probably would be.”
    Bowie passed away in January 2016.

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    Kings of Leon 'Dug Deep' for Comeback Album

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    According to lead vocalist Caleb Followill, the ‘Use Somebody’ rockers use ‘cool vintage equipment’ for their upcoming studio album ‘When You See Yourself’

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Kings of Leon’s comeback album, “When You See Yourself”, is their “most personal” yet.
    The “Use Somebody” hitmakers have unveiled their first album since 2016’s “Walls” and, according to frontman Caleb Followill, his own “personal life flows through these songs.”
    He also revealed that the band used vintage equipment to make the overall sound “timeless and beautiful,” like their idols Pink Floyd and The Beatles.
    Speaking to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, Caleb explained, “I try to write and convince myself that I’m writing about something else but a vein of my personal life flows through these songs.”

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    “Sound-wise, Matthew really nerded out and found some cool vintage equipment. He was into organs and synthesisers as I was pulling teeth trying to get him to play more guitar! But when you hear that old equipment, it feels timeless and beautiful. A lot of the instruments on this album, you could’ve heard on Pink Floyd or Beatles albums. We really dug deep to find the proper equipment.”
    The “Sex on Fire” rockers were due to return to London for the first time in three years for an exclusive performance at Finsbury Park last June (20), which would have preceded a small U.K. tour.
    However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the two arena dates – in Newcastle and Leeds – were rescheduled for 14 and 15 June (21), with Caleb admitting he’s going to struggle to control his emotions when the band eventually gets on stage.
    “When I walk out on stage for the first time. I’ll have butterflies as always but it’s going to take everything in me to not start weeping,” he sighed.
    “When You See Yourself” is due for release on 5 March (21).

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    Suga Says BTS Looked Empty Without Him

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    The ‘Agust D’ star felt a ‘sense of displacement’ when watching his bandmates perform without him as he is recovering from a surgery to fix his shoulder injury.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – BTS star Suga found it hard watching his bandmates perform without him.
    The singer is recovering after undergoing surgery on his shoulder in November (20) after spending years in pain, and he admitted it’s been emotionally draining watching the rest of the group promote their new album “BE” and being unable to join them.
    “I could see the emptiness (onstage) because we’ve been together as a group of seven for so long,” he told Weverse magazine. “Not necessarily because I’m not there, but because something that should be there is missing.”
    To get around his absence at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in December, a cyber version of Suga, which is similar to a hologram, appeared on stage with the band to perform “Life Goes On”. However, the singer admitted it had a “sense of displacement.”

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    “There’s this 3D studio where we shot it. I shot, scanned and acted there, but (I) couldn’t see the actual result at the studio,” he said. “I thought a sense of displacement was unavoidable and that was exactly the case.”
    Suga doesn’t think he’ll be fully recovered for “several months” but is confident he’ll be in better shape than ever once he’s finally healed.
    It was previously explained Suga had “dislodged” his shoulder after being hit by a car. In 2019, he was told the cartilage around the joint was torn and he eventually underwent surgery in November last year.
    “BE” is the Bangtan Boys’ second release in 2020 and their fifth studio album to date. It was released in November, only eight months after “Map of the Soul: 7”.

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    You Me At Six Reveal What Will Make Them Stop Making Music

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    As the Josh Franceschi-fronted band is releasing their new album, the lead vocalist says he and bandmates will stop making music only if they run out of things to say.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – You Me At Six’s believe the group has made their defining LP – but they insist that, once they’re unable to “provoke a different conversation” with their music, they’ll call it quits.
    The “Save It for the Bedroom” rockers will release “Suckapunch” – their seventh record and the first since 2018’s “VI” – on 15 January (21), and frontman Josh Franceschi believes it’s the group’s strongest offering to date.
    He told Rock Sound magazine, “We feel we have done that with SUCKAPUNCH. It hits all the right notes, says all the things we want to say in the exact way we want to say them and finds us expressing ourselves unapologetically.”
    “I think that’s an insane thing for us to be able to do on our seventh record. We’re really like a brotherhood, though.”
    “We’ve had each other’s backs on a business and emotional level for 15 years. We’ve shaped each other’s lives and this record has helped us to blend into these new versions of ourselves.”

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    “It helped us to be f**king fearless.”
    Josh, 30, also considered the way the band continues to evolve and pointed out their goal of “proving a different conversation” about You Me At Six, which is completed by Max Helyer, Chris Miller, Matt Barnes, and Dan Flint.
    He explained, “The reasons that songs stand the test of time and there are songs that we will still sing along to at the top of our lungs in a nightclub or bar or at a show is because you’ve lived in that story yourself along with the band.”
    “The conversation always had to be, ‘If we aren’t doing something that’s provoking a different conversation about our band with our music, then we have to stop.’ ”
    “Otherwise, we will be those dudes in their late 30s playing music that could have been written when they were 19. What’s the point?”

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    Little Mix to Release New Music as Trio 'Very Soon'

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    Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards have worked on new music as trio and planned to release it ‘very soon’ after Jesy Nelson quit the all-girl group.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Little Mix will release new music as a trio soon.
    After Jesy Nelson quit the band last month (Dec20), Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards vowed to continue without her, with Leigh-Anne revealing that new music is just weeks away.
    She told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, “We have new music coming very soon. We’re working on something really exciting that will be out this spring, and can’t wait for you all to hear it.”
    Jade, Leigh-Anne, and Perrie have just topped the U.K. singles chart with “Sweet Melody” – their first number one single as a trio – and they are over the moon.
    Perrie said, “This number one is so special because the fans really fought for it. They’ve been downloading and streaming all week and we love that.”

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    “As a song, Sweet Melody has built and built over the last few months, so it’s great for it finally to be at number one.”
    Jade added, “It’s also special because it’s our first number one as a trio. Starting off 2021 with a number one is amazing.”
    They are also due to resume their Confetti Tour in April, with Perrie admitting, “We can’t wait to get back on stage and tour again. We want to be on stage, seeing the fans.”
    Jesy Nelson left Little Mix, weeks after she took an “extended break” due to “private medical reasons.”
    During one of her final performances with Little Mix in September, she suffered an anxiety attack. She burst into tears and had to be comforted by her bandmates during their Live Lounge show for BBC.
    Before the panic attack, Jesy credited lockdown for giving her a much-needed break from the group. “It was quite nice to have our own space and time, because we never get time to just chill and just do nothing, so that was quite nice,” so she explained.

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    Lars Ulrich Recalls Trying to Hide Behind His Drums During First Metallica Gig

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    The 57-year-old drummer remembers shivering and trying to hide behind his drum kit during the first Metallica gig years ago at Radio City in Anaheim, California.

    Jan 10, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Lars Ulrich still gets chills thinking about his first Metallica gig.
    The 57-year-old drummer – who made his debut on stage as a founding member of the “Enter Sandman” rockers in 1982 – has reflected on the buzz he felt getting behind his kit on that fateful night.
    He told Classic Rock magazine, “Well, the interesting thing about that first gig was it was just Metallica, on a Sunday night at Radio City in Anaheim, California.”
    “And on the very first song, Hit the Lights, Dave Mustaine broke a guitar string, and so the space between the first song and the second song seemed like a never-ending eternity. It felt like my whole life!”
    “I was just sitting up there trying to hide behind these drums. It was the strangest thing.”

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    “But Dave got the guitar back together and we ended up playing the rest of the set. But there was a significant lull there. Trust me, I start shivering just talking about it now.”
    Live music has been largely halted during the pandemic, with many artists having to rely on livestream shows as large audiences are not possible due to the coronavirus.
    Asked how much he’s missed the thrill of watching a great gig, Lars said, “I just think of how lucky I’ve been in the past, all the great shows I’ve seen. I saw Thin Lizzy multiple times between ’76 and ’80 – incredible.”
    “I saw Motorhead multiple times, ’79 to ’81 – insane. I saw AC/DC open for Black Sabbath in 1976. And I saw AC/DC headline in Copenhagen in ’77, and Bon Scott was so great, you couldn’t take your eyes off him.”
    “That was Bon in his heyday, with the tight jeans, the tennis shoes, the shirt off.”
    “And I loved the way he would hold the mic with the cord rolled up two or three times, and he would stand out there at the very edge of the stage when he wasn’t singing, stand over on Malcolm’s side and let Angus bounce around in front of him…”

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