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    Jonathan Cain Remembers the Time Prince Reached Out to Him for 'Purple Rain'

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    The Journey keyboardist shares the ‘cool’ story after his bandmate Neal Schon covered the late music icon’s hit 80s anthem for his new solo album, ‘Universe’.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Journey star Neal Schon’s cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain” for his new solo album, “Universe”, was a full circle moment for the guitarist, as the late music icon’s anthem was inspired by the band’s song “Faithfully”.
    Schon’s bandmate Jonathan Cain recalls Prince reaching out to him back in 1984 and playing “Purple Rain”, admitting the chord changes resembled those on Faithfully – and he didn’t want the rockers to sue him.
    “He said, ‘I want to play something for you, and I want you to check it out…’,” Cain tells Billboard. “I thought it was an amazing tune, and I told him, ‘Man, I’m just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you’re that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it’s gonna be a hit’.”

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    Cain was rewarded with “amazing seats” on Prince’s “Purple Rain” tour. “I thought it was ridiculous how cool it was,” he adds.
    Schon initially released his “Purple Rain” cover to mark Prince’s birthday in June (2019) and performed the song at a tribute show in Minnesota later the same month. Alongside the audio, Schon’s friend Rick Barron wrote an anecdote that read, “Late ’80s and I am sitting with Prince on the floor in his apartment at Paisley Park. We’ve listened to Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel.”
    He went on to share, “I notice a worn Journey Escape record in his collection. Surprised, I turned to him and said, ‘Never took you for a Journey fan.’ He gave me that doe-eyed look that always made me uncomfortable and said: ‘Neal Schon is one of my favorite guitarists on the planet. … He is a genius.’ ”
    “Neal’s beautiful interpretation makes the loss of the colossal talent of ‘P’ a little less sad. They are each prodigy’s that have woven themselves into the fabric of our lives and our lives are richer as a result,” Barron concluded.

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    Rihanna Reacts to Fan Telling Her to Release New Album in 2021: 'Grow Up'

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    The Fenty Cosmetics founder catches wind of a fan’s comment on her Instagram post in which the fan suggests that the singer’s resolution in 2021 ‘should be releasing the album.’

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Rihanna will release new music when she feels like to. The “Umbrella” hitmaker has made it clear when responding to one of her Instagram followers who weighes in on Rih’s resolution in 2021.
    On January 1, the singer and cosmetic mogul treated her fans to pictures of her looking stunning in sparkling two-piece green dress. The pictures saw the Barbados-born musician posing by the pool in what seemed to be her mansion in her native country. “new year’s resolution: apply the pressure,” so she captioned the pics.

    One fan, however, thought that Rihanna should have made another thing her resolution for this year. “Resolution should be releasing the album,” the fan wrote in the comment section, referring to the singer’s long-rumored and now-infamous album “R9”. Another fan similarly added, “Speaking of pressure, it’s the album for me.”

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    Rihanna caught wind of the comments and decided to respond to the first user. “this comment is sooo 2019,” the Fenty Cosmetics founder wrote back to the fan, before urging her to “grow up.” She doubled down on her response as she replied again, “2021 energy,” alongside laugh-crying and flexed bicep emojis.

    Fans initially speculated that the album might be coming soon as Skylar Grey shared a snippet of a song she’d revealed that she worked on with Diplo for the “Diamonds” hitmaker’s album. According to Grey, she and Diplo collaborated on the song “when Rihanna was supposedly doing some kind of reggae album.”
    Prior to this, Rihanna sparked chatter after she shared a mysterious video on Instagram, seemingly hinting at the project. “Update: me listening to R9 by myself and refusing to release it,” she wrote back in late December 2019 alongside a clip of a small white dog energetically head-banging to House of Pain’s classic cut “Jump Around”.
    That aside, Rihanna is currently enjoying the new year celebration in Barbados with her rumored boyfriend A$AP Rocky. In one picture that circulated online, the lovebirds were snapped enjoying a four-person rider tube called the Sportsstuff Great Big Mable on the water on Monday, December 28. Putting her hands around her man’s waist on a yacht, Rihanna was also seen leaning in to give him a kiss.

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    Justin Bieber Releases 'Anyone' Music Video, Shares NSFW Behind-the-Scenes Clip

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    The time-lapse BTS video that features the process of getting his tattoos on his arms, torso and legs hidden successfully sends fans into frenzy as the ‘Love Yourself’ singer is seen only in white briefs.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Justin Bieber rang in 2021 with a new music. The Grammy-winning singer released a music video for his new single “Anyone” on New Year’s Eve. Directed by Colin Tilley, the visuals shows the pop star playing a Rocky-esque boxer.
    He is seen training and drinking raw eggs before hopping onto the ring to compete against his rival. Actress Zoey Deutch, who portrays his love interest in the clip, is featured cheering for him and praying for his victory. When Justin is declared as the winner, she quickly joins him in the ring before they lock lip.
    “That 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)/ Lookin’ back on my life, you’re the only good I’ve ever done (Ever done),” so Justin croons on the song.
    Fans, however, may notice something missing from the 26-year-old Canadian heartthrob. The singer, who is known for his tattoo collection, has removed his body tats for the music video.

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    Not long after releasing the clip, Justin treated his Instagram followers to a behind-the-scenes time-lapse video featuring him in white briefs while getting his tattoos on his arms, torso, and legs hidden. “No tats for the #Anyonevideo,” so the husband of Hailey Baldwin captioned the video.

    The video successfully sent fans into frenzy as they noticed the sheer white material that barely concealed his obvious bulge. “In my defense… it looked at ME first,” one Instagram follower commented. Another fan added, “I’m trying not to look.”
    “Justin Bieber leaving literally nothing to the imagination,” another comment read. Meanwhile, a user asked Justin to “CLOSE YOUR LEGS.”
    “Anyone” follows the “Sorry” hitmaker’s recent collaboration with Shawn Mendes on “Monster”, which is featured on the latter’s album “Wonder”. Prior to this, Justin also released “Holy” and “Lonely.”

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    Noel Gallagher Debuts New Song Demo

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    The former Oasis member has given his loyal fans a special treat on New Year’s Eve as he drops a new song demo titled ‘We’re Gonna Get There in the End’.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Noel Gallagher has released his demo of “We’re Gonna Get There in the End”.
    The former Oasis star took to Twitter this week (end03Jan21) to share with his fans that he’s been “writing and noodling recently.”
    And Noel explained he decided to release the track on New Year’s Eve (31Dec20) because “the lyrics are quite apt for the times” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
    “Firstly let me wish everyone a Happy New Year. Things can only get better from here!! (saying that, they couldn’t get much worse could they?!),” he wrote. “Anyway I’ve been writing and noodling recently and I’ve made a little demo of a tune that I wrote a couple of weeks ago and it actually came out sounding pretty good.”

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    “The lyrics are quite apt for the times and I think I’d like to share it with you. The song is called We’re Gonna Get There In The End. Hope your hangovers aren’t too horrific. Hopefully we’ll catch up soon. PS. IT’S ONLY A DEMO. ONWARDS. NG.”
    On the uplifting tune, Noel sings, “Remember the dream that you’re keeping alive / Remember your love for the loved outside / Don’t fight the feeling / Don’t stop believing in what you know/ ‘Cause you can’t let go my friend / We’re gonna get there in the end.”
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    Last year, Noel vented his frustrations at fans who showed up at his concerts and demanded Oasis’ songs. “The new stuff that I am doing they f**king hate it. Which makes me want to do it more,” the British musician said.

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    Elton John Sick and Tired of Playing 'Crocodile Rock' at Every Concert

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    The ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker jokes that he would rather ‘kill’ himself than play ‘Crocodile Rock’ again as he wishes he could play the more obscure tracks from his back catalogue.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Sir Elton John has joked he’d “kill (himself)” if he has to perform “Crocodile Rock” again.
    The “Rocket Man” star is retiring from touring and once his final concerts – which have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic – have taken place, he wants to take on a small residency somewhere and play the more obscure tracks from his back catalogue because he’s tired of playing the same hits night after night.
    “I’m lucky to have so many great songs to play every night. But there is a point in time where you think, ‘I don’t really want to play this anymore’,” he told Record Collector magazine. “There are things like Original Sin or (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket that I haven’t really played before – not enough anyway. But if I have to go back and play Crocodile Rock again, it’s like, ‘I’m gonna kill myself.’ ”

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    “So, after I’ve finished this tour, I don’t want to play some of these songs any more. I’d like to do something like Kate Bush, where I can do a show and play some of these songs that are deep cuts.”
    The “Tiny Dancer” hitmaker has performed with a number of huge artists over the years, and remembers being in the presence of “true greatness,” which was often so overwhelming, he was “frightened.”
    “I just loved (Aretha Franklin). She sang her last show at our AIDS Foundation event in 2017, at St. John The Divine Cathedral,” he recalled. “I’ll never forget it, because I was standing by the stage with Roseanne Cash and Sheryl Crow and we were just crying because she was playing the piano and she was so ill and yet she came on and did Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
    “And afterwards, she said, ‘This is it I’m never going to sing again – this is the last thing I’ll ever do.’ But those are the moments you know you’re with true greatness. Sometimes that’s frightening.”

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    Chuck D Never Regrets Any Ugly Result of His Music Experiments

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    The 60-year-old member of the Public Enemy has always pushed himself to be more creative with his music and never cried if his experiments in sound don’t work.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Chuck D has no qualms about pushing himself musically, insisting he’ll never “cry” about sound experiments that don’t work.
    The Public Enemy star opened up about his lengthy career in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, and said that, while he’s happy to be more experimental with his music, it’s another story with his fashion choices.
    “Well, you know what you are, and you know you’re not,” he mused. “You know your abilities and you know your limitations. I wouldn’t mind trying something that might end up with an ugly result, or I would fail at.”
    “Part of Public Enemy’s mantra is, try something, never repeat yourself, but try something that might be crazy. I could live to regret, for example, if I wore some wack-a*s s**t. But experiments in sound? If it doesn’t work, I won’t cry about it.”

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    Despite being 60 years old, Chuck D remains one of the most popular artists in the rap industry. But when it comes to who he looks up to himself, Ice-T, with whom he collaborated on “Smash the Crowd”, is at the top of his list.
    “Well, Ice-T is in rare air. I think when Ice first recorded that song (in 2017), he was the only 60-year-old MC out. I mean, there’s Wonder Mike from Rapper’s Delight but he hasn’t done any new recording. I always tell him, you’re the ice-breaker for us to follow,” he smiled.
    Chuck D and bandmate Flavor Flav recently returned to Def Jam Recordings, the fabled label with which they first found fame.
    They signed a new contract with company bosses to release their new album “What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down”, more than two decades after parting ways with the label.

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    Jennifer Lopez Gets Emotional During New Year's Eve Performance

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    The ‘On the Floor’ hitmaker is overwhelmed with emotions as she remembers those who have died during Covid-19 pandemic when she rings in New Year at New York’s Times Square.

    Jan 2, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Jennifer Lopez got teary-eyed as she performed in New York’s Times Square on Thursday night (31Dec20), reflecting on those lost in 2020.
    The superstar headlined “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest”, and took the opportunity to recall the biggest moments of her own year – beginning with a Super Bowl Halftime Show performance with Shakira and ending with her seeing out 2020.
    “2020 is almost over. We made it. We made it,” she smiled. “We’ve got to think about the beginning of this year, being at one of the biggest performances of my life. Thousands of people. But tonight we’re doing things a little differently. That’s okay.”
    Remembering those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic around the world, Jennifer grew emotional, as she told the intimate audience, “If this year taught us anything, it taught us to be grateful for what we do have – to cherish every moment. We lost too many. Too many.”

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    “So tonight we’re going to live, we’re going to love and we’re going to dance again. And we’re going to keep on dreaming. Twenty years ago, I sang this song, and we never needed it more than tonight.”
    Jennifer then performed her smash hit “Waiting for Tonight” before doing a cover of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” and concluding with the upbeat “Dance Again”.
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    Later, Jennifer was seen joined by her fiance Alex Rodriguez, their four children, and her mother as they stood on the stage counting down to 2021.

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    The Weeknd Hints at Political Album as He Feels 'More Inspired' Than Ever During Pandemic

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    The ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker has seemingly suggested that he’s got so much to say about the world in his next studio installment due to the events happening this year.

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    AceShowbiz – The Weeknd has been “more inspired and creative” than ever this year.
    The singer – real name is Abel Tesfaye – admitted the follow-up record to 2020’s “After Hours” is likely to be more political than his previous albums because he’s got so much to say about the world following the coronavirus pandemic, the divisive state of U.S. politics, and the Black Lives Matter protests that took place around the globe this year.
    “I have been more inspired and creative during the pandemic than I might normally be,” he told Tmrw magazine. “The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and the tensions of the U.S. election have mostly created a sense of gratitude for what I have and closeness with the people near me.”
    The “Blinding Lights” hitmaker recently branded the Grammy Awards “corrupt” after he was snubbed for any nominations for the critically-acclaimed “After Hours” and revealed he’d been planning to perform at the ceremony until he was overlooked.

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    In a series of tweets, he wrote, “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…”
    “Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited! (sic)”
    Following The Weeknd’s initial comments, Grammy bosses insisted they were “surprised” he wasn’t up for a gong, and blamed the lack of nods on there being “fewer” to hand out “than the number of deserving artists.”
    Recording Academy Chair Harvey Mason Jr. said, “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathise with what he’s feeling.”
    “His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the music community and broader world are worthy of everyone’s admiration. Unfortunately, every year, there are fewer nominations than the number of deserving artists. All Grammy nominees are recognised by the voting body for their excellence, and we congratulate them all.”

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