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    Lady Antebellum Explain Why It Took Them So Long to Change Their Name

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    Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood open up about their name change, admitting Black Lives Matter movement was the catalyst behind their decision.

    Dec 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lady A star Charles Kelley has revealed the country band changed their name to do their bit as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
    The group was formerly known as Lady Antebellum, but announced their decision to adopt a new moniker back in June (20) as they explained that they wanted to distance themselves from the term “Antebellum”, which has ties to the slave-owners of the Confederate South.
    However, their decision angered blues singer Anita White, who performed as Lady A, and led to a number of angry lawsuits.

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    Appearing on “The Tamron Hall Show” on Monday (21Dec20), Charles and bandmates Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood opened up about why they’d waited so long to change their name as Charles explained it was the Black Lives Matter movement gaining traction earlier this year that prompted them to take the plunge.
    “I think the word to me that resonates the most this year has been ‘blind spot.’ And I think I am so guilty of…I didn’t think about it,” he mused. “You know, we came up with the name thinking about the antebellum home…I don’t know. It’s so naive now looking back, but I think, as we’ve grown up, we all have kids now.”
    “I mean, why now? Well, we’re a lot older, we look at the world a lot different. We’re trying to leave the world a little bit better, too, for our kids and the next generation. And we want to be a part of change.”
    Hillary concurred, “We realised, you know, over the summer I think not touring and watching just this movement happen that is so needed in this country and around the world, we started to see what our part was, what part of our first steps and making a difference could be. And so our name changing was the first step.”

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    Twenty One Pilots Score Guinness World Record With 'Never-Ending' Music Video

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    Joseph Taylor and Josh Dun are celebrating as the duo landed a Guinness World Record for the longest music video following the release of their pandemic song.

    Dec 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rockers Twenty One Pilots are wrapping up 2020 with a new Guinness World Record for the longest music video ever released.
    The stars created the innovative “Never-Ending” clip for their single “Level of Concern” earlier this year, calling on fans to continually submit clips for inclusion using images released as part of a global treasure hunt.
    The creations were livestreamed on YouTube as part of the promo, refreshing every three minutes, 42 seconds with new content, enabling the ever-changing video to run for 177 days straight – for a total of 4,264 hours, 10 minutes, and 25 seconds – until drummer Josh Dun physically pulled the plug on the project on 16 December.
    The impressive feat has since earned Twenty One Pilots their very own Guinness World Record.
    Celebrating the news with fans on Saturday (19Dec20), they tweeted, “Since josh accidentally pulled the plug on the never-ending video for Level of Concern, Guinness checked out the stats and declared it officially the longest video ever. congratulations, you did it (sic).”

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    Just earlier this year, one of the members Tyler Joseph sparked outrage online for seemingly making insensitive jokes while refusing to support Black Lives Matter. “You guys keep asking me to use my platforms. Feels good to dust these bad boys off,” so he wrote while showing off his new sneakers.
    He later added, “This isn’t a notes app moment. i’m doubling down on my platform tweet. It was fantastic.”
    He eventually apologized as the backlash kept coming on the internet. “My tweet wasn’t suppose to be about human rights. so in case you are wondering where i stand: Black Lives Matter,” he tried to explain himself.
    “I just wanted to take a moment to raise awareness about something else that has meant a lot to me for a long time,” he went on. “but now I see there is no room for that right now.”
    “im truly sorry if it hurt anyone,” he penned.

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    Lil Wayne Reacts to 2021 Grammy Nomination Snub: 'Am I Not Worthy?'

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    The ‘Lollipop’ hitmaker wonders whether he’s not ‘worthy’ of the 2021 Grammy Awards as he hasn’t been ‘involved or invited’ to the upcoming Biggest Night in Music.

    Dec 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lil Wayne has questioned why he hasn’t been “involved or invited” to the 2021 Grammy Awards.
    The rapper took to Twitter to ask fans if there’s a reason his album Funeral, which he released in January (20), is only up for best recording package – and didn’t receive a single nomination in the general or rap categories.
    “As an artist, when I see da Grammys coming up & I’m not involved nor invited; I wonder. Is it me, my musik (sic), or just another technicality?” he wrote. “I look around w respect & wonder competitively am I not worthy?! Then I look around & see 5 Grammys looking bak at me & I go to the studio.”

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    Lil Wayne previously took home the best rap solo performance for “A Milli”, best rap song for “Lollipop”, best rap performance by a duo or group for his “Swagga Like Us” collaboration, and best rap album for “Tha Carter III” in 2008. He also took home the best rap performance Grammy in 2016 for “No Problem”.
    The “Sucker for Pain” star follows in the footsteps of The Weeknd and Ellie Goulding, who have also both expressed disappointment that their albums were not recognised in the Grammy nominations.
    Halsey was also skeptical of The Recording Academy. She insinuated that the Grammy officials took bribes. Teyana Taylor was furious as well for being overlooked this year and declared music retirement before clarifying, “I’m not quitting, I’m leveling up.”
    Meanwhile, Drake suggested it is a “great time for somebody to start something new.” He said, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after.”

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    Katy Perry's 'Not the End of the World' Video Places Zooey Deschanel in a Case of Mistaken Identity

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    On the day the promo for the new single is released, the ‘Daisies’ singer and the ‘New Girl’ star get together on Instagram to exchange stories about being mistaken for the other.

    Dec 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Zooey Deschanel has been abducted by aliens in Katy Perry’s new music video.
    The singer has recruited her celebrity lookalike to join her in the promo for “Not the End of the World”, which dropped on Monday, December 21.
    In the fun footage, Perry is shown taking her baby girl for a walk in the park, where she crosses paths with Deschanel – prompting extra terrestrials searching for the new mum to accidentally nab the “New Girl” star instead.
    Deschanel desperately tries to convince the aliens she is not actually Perry, before giving up and playing along, dressing up in a variety of the pop star’s famed costumes and wigs, including her whipped cream bra from the California Gurls visual, as she learns the other-worldly visitors had actually saved her from their plan to destroy Earth.
    The actress eventually manages to save the planet – by pulling the plug on their Internet – and celebrates by performing “Not The End of the World” for Perry’s alien fans.
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    The stars teamed up to discuss the fun project on Instagram on launch day, as they exchanged stories about being mistaken for the other.
    “For so long, we’ve had this funny friendship, because obviously people think we look alike,” Perry said, as Deschanel exclaimed, “I’ve had full conversations with people where they think I was you!”

    However, Perry then confessed to once pretending to be the Elf actress to enjoy the celebrity perks of life in Los Angeles.
    “When I first got to L.A., I went to the club a lot, and I wanted to get into the club, and I had no money, and no clout,” she shared. “I had nothing. Sometimes I would pose as you to get into the club.”
    The news wasn’t a complete surprise to Deschanel, who replied, “Well, I know this. People would say, ‘I saw you,’ but I’m such a goody-two-shoes (I didn’t tell them)!”

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    Garth Brooks Gets Emotional While Performing Special Song 'Belleau Wood'

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    During his and wife Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Garth and Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event’, the country crooner broke in tears while singing the song, which is about German and American soldiers during World War I.

    Dec 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Garth Brooks could not help but get emotional while performing “Belleau Wood”. During his and wife Trisha Yearwood’s “Garth and Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event”, the country crooner was forced to fight back tears while singing his original Christmas song about German and American soldiers during World War I.
    The 58-year-old delivered the tune on Sunday night, December 20 after a fan made the request. “Good luck buddy, cause this one makes me cry, and I never cry,” his wife Trisha first told him. He then informed the audience that he usually sings its abbreviated version as explaining, “I don’t know how long it’s been since I played the whole version, but if it’s not too much for you guys, I’d like to play the whole song.”
    Garth then started singing the holiday track while playing his acoustic guitar. “Then across the frozen battlefield/ Another’s voice joined in/ Until one by one each man became/ A singer of the hymn,” he belted. The musician then paused for a while and determinedly stated, “I’m gonna get this.” After collecting himself, he pushed through delivering the heartfelt tune.

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    “Almost made it, so sorry,” Garth stated after completing the song. The “Friends in Low Places” singer went on to elaborate that the lyrics are “so pretty … And when you’re sitting there going, ‘Here’s hoping we both live to see us find a better way.’ ”
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    The father of three co-wrote “Belleau Wood” in the 1990s. The song tells about the story of several German and American soldiers during Christmas time. Both sides decided to put down their weapons and sang “Silent Night” together.
    Garth’s performance was met with positive feedback. One fan tweeted, “Garth singing ‘Belleau Wood’ in his home studio, raw, acoustic, is the best ‘in-home’ tv I’ve seen since this pandemic began.” Someone else pointed out, ” ‘Belleau Wood’ got me crying too, Garth. Beautiful sentiment always but especially now!” A third noted, “When @garthbrooks cries singing his beautiful Belleau Wood, I cry (who doesn’t??).”

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    DaBaby Already Plotting His Retirement

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    Scoring his first Billboard Hot 100 single and Grammy nomination with his hit ‘Suge’ last year, the 28-year-old star says he plans to stop rapping in five years.

    Dec 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – DaBaby has already planned his retirement. A little over a year after achieving mainstream success, the “Rockstar” hitmaker divulged in a revealing new interview that he has decided to hang his mic in a very near future.
    The 28-year-old, who scored his first Billboard Hot 100 single and Grammy nomination with his hit “Suge” in 2019, made the revelation when speaking to XXL Magazine. “Five years, I’ma be retired in five years,” he told the outlet. “I won’t be rapping in five years. I won’t be rapping. I’ll be creating other superstars.”
    Although he already planned an early retirement, the MC stressed that he will keep working on his label Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment. “Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment in five years is definitely gonna be one of the hottest labels in the game,” he pointed out.
    Before spilling his future plan, DaBaby first reflected on his achievements in 2020. “Being on XXL Freshman cover last year. Having a solo cover this year, like, that s**t major. I come from s**t and I ain’t from nothing and I put this s**t together like this was me,” he recalled.

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    “I put that s**t together. I made moves, you know what I’m saying? I kept it going when muthaf**kas wanted me to just sit back and settle,” the father of two continued gushing. “I was like, ‘F**k that. I’m doing it like this.”
    During the interview, DaBaby also talked about how he managed to stay on the top of the charts with “Rockstar” despite the coronavirus pandemic. “I already knew what it was as soon as I recorded it,” he said about his collaboration with Roddy Ricch.
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    “The way that I put s**t together leading up until the pandemic definitely put me in the position to, right when the pandemic hit, like, I leveled up completely,” he claimed. “I’m on a, you know what I’m saying, a whole other wave right now.”

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    Tones and I Returns to Busking on the Street

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    The ‘Dance Monkey’ hitmaker is back on the street doing street performance in her home country of Australia to raise fund for small businesses impacted by pandemic.

    Dec 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Chart-topper Tones and I has taken to the streets as she returned to busking in Melbourne, Australia on Monday (21Dec20).
    The “Dance Monkey” hitmaker, 26, took to Instagram to announce she would be performing some of her biggest hits at 11.30 am local time.
    “I’m busking on Bourke Street 11:30 this morning,” penned the songwriter, real name Toni Watson, alongside a clip of herself outdoors wearing a red cap and matching shirt.
    The singer’s surprise performance was the result of a partnership between the Victorian Government, Mushroom Group and the City of Melbourne in a bid to support shops, restaurants, cafes and bars recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    Fans flocked to see Tones in person and soon shared her performance online – which came just months after she reminisced about her pre-fame life by sharing a throwback video to Instagram of herself performing on the streets.
    “I miss busking and I miss Byron Bay,” she captioned the short clip, in which she showcased her impressive vocals.
    The singer began busking in Byron Bay in September 2017, during which time she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown. She eventually made it big with her second single, “Dance Monkey”, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries.
    “Dance Monkey” has also become the most-searched song of all time on Shazam, a music service that enables users to identify unfamiliar songs.

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    Rihanna Reveals Her Big Aspirations for 2021

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    The ‘We Found Love’ hitmaker is looking forward to 2021 where she is planning to take her career to ‘a different level’ as fans are highly anticipating her new music.

    Dec 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rihanna has big ambitions for her career in 2021.
    The musician and fashion designer tells Britain’s Closer magazine ahead of the holidays that she’s already looking forward to the new year, which she teases will see the star release her first new music since 2016’s “Anti”.
    Discussing her New Year’s resolutions, Rihanna said she wants “to take my music and my brands to a different level” in 2021.
    Meanwhile, the “Work” singer also touched on her plans for the holidays as she revealed she’s spending Christmas in her native Barbados.

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    “It’s important to be with friends and family – but I feel at such peace when I am there. It is the most beautiful place, with incredible, beaches, food and people,” she admitted.
    “It’s kind of a cliche, but there is just something I love about decorating the tree. It’s just one of those traditions where you can declare Christmas has started as soon as the tree goes up.”
    And when it comes to her festive menu, the star’s adamant she won’t shy away from indulging, insisting, “I won’t deprive myself. If I want a cheeseburger, then I am going to have one.”
    Rihanna added, “I will exercise three or four times a week as well – feeling healthy is important to me.”
    “Feeling comfortable in your own skin is a journey. We all have to learn self-love. If we really think about it, I am sure we can all find flaws with our body – but when we really learn to love ourselves, then we end up embracing our flaws.”

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