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    Shaggy Wants to Bring Christmas Into Fans' Homes With New Holiday Album Amid Pandemic

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    The ‘Christmas in the Islands’ singer is keen to brighten up the holiday season with his festive album amid the gloomy year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

    Dec 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Reggae star Shaggy is hoping fans can put their COVID concerns to one side and party with his new Christmas album.
    “Christmas in the Islands”, which features collaborations with Ne-Yo and Joss Stone, was a labour of love for the singer, and he hopes his joy translates.
    The reggae star recorded Christmas in the Islands as a party record, hoping that restrictions on gatherings around the world would be relaxed in time for the festive season – and friends and family could chill out and celebrate the holidays with his music.

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    But with curfews and lockdowns still very much in effect, Shaggy is hoping his music will inspire small family parties.
    “You might still have to social distance but at least you’ll be bringing the party into your home,” Shaggy says. “You’ll put this music on, have a drink, you’ll laugh with your close relatives and say, ‘Hey, there is a holiday!’ ”
    One of things he has always been looking forward to every year during the holidays was the beach parties. “This is the Christmas I’ve always known!” he explained. “In Jamaica, Christmas is all about the parties – the day party, night party, white party, weed party, rum party – it’s about going out with your friends, hopping from parties then topping it off with great food and culture.”
    He’s also keen to spend the jolly season with his family, “We normally have a Christmas tree up, and we’ll do the presents opening then I do an amazing brunch – with all different kinds of ackee and saltfish and dumplings.”

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    Dolly Parton Begged Miley Cyrus to Feature on Her New Christmas Album

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    The ‘Jolene’ singer recalls pleading with her goddaughter to appear on her new holiday album, explaining that she might never make another festive record again.

    Dec 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dolly Parton begged Miley Cyrus to feature on her new Christmas album, explaining it would probably be her last.
    The country queen has no plans to follow up her third festive album, “A Holly Dolly Christmas”, with another holiday-themed release, and admits she wanted to sign off as Mrs Santa with family and friends.
    The 12-track project also features collaborations with Miley’s dad, Billy Ray, Michael Buble, Jimmy Fallon, and Willie Nelson, but Parton admits she really wanted Miley, her goddaughter, to join her in the studio for the song “Christmas Is”.
    “She had to sing on this Christmas album,” Parton told ET Canada. “She was working on her own project and I said, ‘I’m not going to ask you to put it out as a single, I know you got your own thing, but you have to sing on this album with me – you and Billy Ray, because you’re like family, and I’m probably never going to do another Christmas album.’ ”

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    The COVID clampdown forced Dolly to abandon plans to stage a full-scale Christmas special, featuring her album guests, but she’s hoping to organise that for next year (21).
    “Maybe next year, I can get with all these artists and we can revive the album for Christmas next year and add some new and additional things and make a special,” she said.
    Dolly fronted a virtual Christmas concert with Brett Eldredge earlier this month (Dec20).
    The Pandora LIVE event streamed online from a Nashville, Tennessee studio and included appearances from Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Carly Pearce. Dolly also served up performances of songs from her new holiday album.

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    Meghan Trainor Hopes of Becoming 'Princess of Christmas' With New Holiday Album

    The ‘Al About That Bass’ hitmaker wants to become ‘princess of Christmas’ with ‘A Very Trainor Christmas’ while her idol Mariah Carey remains the queen of the jolly holiday.

    Dec 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Meghan Trainor is hoping her new collection of holiday tunes bumps her to the top of the festive hits tree, but she doesn’t want to topple her heroine, Mariah Carey, as the Queen of Christmas.
    The pregnant star recorded “A Very Trainor Christmas” as the COVID lockdown set in with her brothers Ryan and Justin, and dropped the album in October (20).
    And she admits she had Mariah on her mind throughout. “With the covers, I was like, ‘What songs do I know I’m capable of singing?’ ” she tells Billboard. “I’m not Mariah Carey, you know? She’s the queen.”
    “There were jokes that she’s the queen of Christmas, and I was like, ‘I just want to be princess of Christmas!’ ”

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    Meghan just hopes her songs are helping cheer up depressed fans. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel,” she says. “Things will and can get better. Just hang in there and stay positive. Have a little joy in your life, and put on this Christmas album.”
    Meanwhile, Meghan admits Christmas has always been a big deal for her family.
    Speaking to Philadelphia’s B101.1 radio, she added, “A lot of people feel bad for me because my birthday’s December 22, but it was always the best for me. Not only did I get Christmas; I also got my birthday.”
    “In my world it was the best month of all time. You would get let out of school. I was like, ‘I truly won.’ I’m so lucky that I was born on this day.
    “Growing up in Nantucket, my dad always got real trees. I remember the pain that was and how annoying it was to have a real tree. So nowadays, as an adult, I have a lot of dogs – I don’t want them to eat the needles – so we’ve got fake trees this year. But as a kid, my dad would decorate the whole entire house and it was so special and I just remember growing up, having all the Christmas tree lightings downtown. It was huge for us growing up.”

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    Taylor Swift Fans Fuming as Singer Is Replaced by Brad Paisley on Famous Nashville Mural

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    The ‘Willow’ songstress has been removed from the iconic mural at Legends Corner on Lower Broadway which is dedicated to some of country’s biggest superstars.

    Dec 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift’s status as a country music star is once again questioned after she’s removed from a famous Nashville mural. The Grammy Award-winning artist has now been replaced with another country music singer, Brad Paisley, on the iconic mural at Legends Corner on Lower Broadway in Nashville.
    The mural, which is dedicated to honor some of country’s biggest superstars, is one of Music City’s landmark attractions. It features 14 icons, including Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.
    Artist Tim Davis who painted the mural apparently felt that the mural needed some changes. He has reportedly said that Taylor’s image is being retired and 3 other stars, including Brad, will join the mural. While Brad’s face has been displayed on the mural, it’s currently unknown who the other two stars will appear on the mural.
    Needless to say, Swifties are enraged by this. “they really replaced taylor swift with brad paisley on the country legends mural in nashville as if taylor hasn’t always been more popular than him,” one person tweeted along with picture of the mural before and after the change was made.

    A fan reacted to Taylor Swift being removed from the Nashville mural.

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    Another bewildered fan wrote, “Nashville really just PAINTED OVER @taylorswift13 in the legends corner mural on Broadway… she is a country music legend and so what if she moved over to different genres?? Confused why they didn’t just make the mural bigger.”
    A third one called it “disgraceful,” while someone else blasted another person who supported Taylor’s removal from the mural. “Sounds like you need to use your time a lot more wisely than to argue that a woman who is extremely successful be erased from a painting that has no impact on your life,” the fourth commenter reacted.
    Some others, however, agreed that Taylor no longer fits into the lineup of country music legends. “Makes sense to me. She’s more popular but she’s not really country anymore,” one person countered the fan’s complaint.
    Another explained, “Might want to consider that she is ‘was’ the only non country artist. Makes perfect sense. If you don’t think Brad Paisley is popular then you don’t know country.” Another agreed, stating, “I think Brad looks better on it.”
    “She ain’t nothing but a city girl,” another shaded the “Cardigan” hitmaker. Someone else said of the Pennsylvania-born star, “She graduated from ‘Legend’ status. Doesn’t Brad do auto insurance commercials.”

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    Kanye West Surprise Releases Sunday Service Album 'Emmanuel' on Christmas Day

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    Billed as a ‘celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ,’ the EP includes five tracks performed by his Sunday Service choir and produced by the Yeezy designer.

    Dec 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kanye West has dropped a special gift to his fans who had been waiting for his new music. On Christmas Day, December 25, the rapper released a surprise album of compositions titled “Emmanuel”.
    According to a press release, the EP, which title means “God is with us,” is a “celebration of the birth of Jesus.” The 12-minute album includes five tracks which were “inspired by ancient and Latin music.” The compositions are performed by his Sunday Service choir, and executive produced as well as composed by the “Follow God” hitmaker.

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    Exactly one year ago, Kanye surprise released “Jesus Is Born”, which features 19 songs also performed by the Sunday Service choir. It followed up “Jesus Is King”, which arrived two months before in October 2019. Marking his first gospel album, the 11-track album was met with mixed or average reviews, but was able to debut atop U.S. Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts as well U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
    Kanye had originally planned to release a new solo album and his tenth studio album, “Donda”, in June of this year, but as of now it hasn’t materialized. He, however, treated fans to a few one-off singles, including “Wash Us in the Blood” featuring Travis Scott (II), “DONDA” and “Nah Nah”.
    Kanye had been focusing on his presidental campaign in the weeks leading to this year’s election, which was full of drama with his Twitter rants. Despite not making the deadline to have his name included in the ballot in several states, he reportedly won more than 57,000 votes in the November 3 election.
    He later hinted at his plan to run for the president again in 2024, tweeting back in November, “WELP KANYE 2024.”

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    Alanis Morissette's Mood Gets Dark Whenever She Plays Christmas Carols

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    The ‘You Oughta Know’ hitmaker reveals the weird effect that the Christmas carols have on her, claiming she gets gloomy listening to those holiday songs.

    Dec 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Christmas carols have a really weird effect on musician Alanis Morissette – and even her kids are starting to notice.
    The “You Oughta Know” singer notes festive music has always made its mark on her.
    “I have a seasonal affect thing (sic),” she tells “Live with Kelly and Ryan”, “so as soon as it gets dark at five pm my mood (changes).”
    And once the holidays kick in, the Canadian even finds some of the seasonal tunes “devastating.”

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    “The chord changes in some of the Christmas songs are really actually really devastating,” she sighs, revealing even her children remark on the change in mum.
    “I notice it in my kids’ faces,” she admits. “I’ll start playing Christmas songs and something happens (to me).”
    “My mum used to have to pull over to the side of the road when so many of the Christmas carols were being played because I would get really emotional – like existential ache,” she adds.
    Despite Christmas songs making her sad and gloomy, Alanis Morissette joined the Christmas song rush by putting her own spin on John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s classic holiday track “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”.
    “It is an honour to cover this heartwarming song,” she said. “The lyrics feel more pertinent than ever and this year has been a year of great resilience and adapting and feeling all the feelings. May this song serve as a big hug to you and your sweet families and friends. Everything is going to be OK in the end, and if it’s not OK, it’s not the end.”

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    Dee Snider Not Sure Celine Dion Knows He's Behind Her Hit Christmas Song

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    The Twisted Sister lead singer told his friend not to tell the ‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer that he’s the songwriter of ‘God Bless Us Everyone’ out of fear that she might balk at the idea of recording the tune.

    Dec 25, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Heavy metal star Dee Snider still has no idea if Celine Dion has clocked he was the brains behind her Christmas hit “God Bless Us Everyone”.
    The Twisted Sister star wrote the track for his wife, Suzette, and decided to offer it up to producer pals during a lean period in the early 1990s.
    He notes Boyz II Men almost recorded it and then an old pal offered to pass it along to Celine for an upcoming festive album.
    She loved the track and Snider urged his friend not to tell her that he was the songwriter, fearing she might balk at the idea of recording one of “Satan’s” tunes.
    The song became one of the most successful Christmas recordings of all time and Dee still doesn’t know if Dion realizes he’s the D. Snider credited with penning the tune.

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    “I don’t know to this day if she knows that I wrote the song, but it’s the biggest selling holiday record in history – 14 million copies worldwide, or something like that,” Snider tells Ultimate Classic Rock. “So, that was just a gift. Saint Celine gave my family a gift, and now the song has taken on a life of its own.”
    Snider has now re-recorded the tune, retitled “The Magic of Christmas Day”, with Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, and admits he still can’t believe he’s featured on a festive tune.
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    “Over 30 years ago, (I would have said), ‘I’m not going to release a Christmas song!’ ” he laughs. “I would have punched you in the face for saying that Twisted Sister would do a Christmas album, but time changes everything.”

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    Lil Pump Accused of Clout Chasing After Bizarre Eminem Diss

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    The ‘Gucci Gang’ rapper blasts the Slim Shady in an Instagram Story video, saying, ‘Ay, f**k Eminem, you is lame as hell, ain’t nobody listening to your old a**.’

    Dec 25, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lil Pump apparently has a few choice of words for Eminem. The “Gucci Gang” rapper blasted Slim Shady in an unexpected rant on his Instagram Story on Thursday, December 24 as he called him “lame as hell” and “old” among other things.
    In the bizarre attack, Pump said, “Ay, f**k Eminem, you is lame as hell, ain’t nobody listening to your old a**.” He went on coming at the “Love the Way You Lie” rapper, “You lame as f**k, b***h! I woke up on bulls**t today, I’m back on my f**k s**t.”

    It remains to be seen why Pump was dissing Em out of nowhere, but the latter has yet to respond to it. Instead, it was Em’s pal Royce da 5’9″ who fired back at the “Arm Around You” MC for the attack.

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    “I’ll slap them glasses so far off his face, they’ll land in a whole nother genre,” Royce wrote in an Instagram comment. “Not cuz I’m mad but just cuz I’m exhausted with all the tuff talk from all these harmless creatures… Enjoy yourself. You actually make money off blatant misappropriation while not being really good at anything.”

    Some fans also slammed Pump for the remarks as one accused him of clout chasing. “Chasing that clout to stay relevant…,” one commented. “Lil pump is rich off one song that was absolutely horrible. And made nothing but terrible music after ems the last rapper you should be talking about,” another fan said.
    “Oh god guess the attempted Trump clout backfired now he’s looking for attention,” someone opined, referring to Pump’s public support for President Donald Trump. Echoing the sentiment, a user wrote, “Knows the affiliation with Trump got him no clout so now wants to bring up one of the [goat emoji] to be relevant again. This guy is a joke.”

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