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    Craig David Announces 'Born to Do It' Livestream

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    The ‘Walking Away’ hitmaker is confirmed to perform all songs from his 2000 studio album with a live band in an upcoming livestream event scheduled to take place next month.

    Mar 28, 2021

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    Craig David has announced a livestream performance of his 2000 album “Born to Do It”.

    The “Walking Away” hitmaker will perform the landmark album in full for the first time with a live band and in the original running order of the track-listing on 24 April (21) via stabal.com.

    The singer’s chart-topping debut album turned two-decades-old last August, and with touring plans axed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “7 Days” hitmaker decided on a virtual gig to celebrate the iconic LP which was released in 2000. Fans can also expect a classic set from DJ Spoony.

    He said, “This album means the world to me. I wanted to do something to celebrate the 20th anniversary and as touring live isn’t possible, I couldn’t let the anniversary go by without marking it in some way. Sharing this album with you has been one of the highlights of my career and I never thought I would get the opportunity to do the whole album in full like this – It’s going to be really special. Thank you for all the love and support these past 20 years…wow!”

    Meanwhile, Craig has been busy working on the follow-up to 2018’s “The Time Is Now” while in lockdown.

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    He released “Really Love” with KSI – real name is Olajide ‘JJ’ Olatunji – and Digital Farm Animals last year and thanked him for inspiring him with his “energy.”

    He said in October, “I’ve been recording loads through lockdown. When ‘Really Love’ came over from JJ, I loved that.”

    “I’ve been getting other songs together too. I’m drawing as much inspiration as I can, as I want the release to be uplifting. I love being around people with energy like JJ.”

    “It has spurred me on. It’s this that has helped my longevity in the industry. I feel rejuvenated when I meet people with different ideas, and am always learning…”

    He added, “I’ve learnt so much with JJ. I love to think I can keep singing forever. I hope the fans welcome that.”

    Tickets for the “Born to Do It” live-stream are on sale now via craigdavid.com.

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    Niall Horan 'Really Deflated' Over Second Album Release

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    The One Direction member really didn’t want to release his second studio album when the lockdown was first imposed in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Mar 28, 2021

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    Niall Horan tried to delay the release of his second album, “Heartbreak Weather”.

    The 27-year-old musician dropped his record in March 2020 just as the world was going on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and admitted he tried to stop it at the very last minute.

    Speaking to Dermot O’Leary on the presenter’s “People, Just People” podcast, he said, “I felt really deflated over it, like, what’s the point in releasing it? I nearly pulled the album release.”

    “I flew back to the U.K. (from the U.S.) and I was like, ‘We need to pull the album’, but it was minutes away from coming out in Australia. I wanted to cancel it, but then when would I have released it? Then I felt like, what’s the point in releasing new singles now because I can’t get out?”

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    Meanwhile, last year Niall revealed that his planned collaboration with Lewis Capaldi was not going well as they had been too busy drinking pints together to write songs.

    The pair had been working remotely on collaboration amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the Scottish singer then travelled to London and they spent their time catching up over a few beers instead of writing tunes.

    Niall said, “We’re good friends. He’s working on his album at the moment and I’m just writing bits and pieces.”

    “He’s been down to London, made some pieces. We’ve had a few more pints than we’ve written songs and that kind of gives away the friendship more than anything.”

    The two musicians were set to hit the road together last year for the “Nice To Meet Ya” Tour before the pandemic altered their plans.

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    Eurovision Song Contest Disqualifies Belarus Over Political Lyrics

    The song’s lyrics were found to violate the competition’s rules in what critics called an endorsement of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s crackdown on antigovernment protests.The long-running unrest in Belarus has spilled over into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with organizers ejecting the country from the competition for songs found to have repeatedly violated rules barring political content.The country’s original song entry, “Ya Nauchu Tebya” (I’ll Teach You) by the band Galasy ZMesta, was criticized by opposition figures who assert that lyrics such as “I will teach you to toe the line” endorsed the President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s violent crackdown on antigovernment protests. Eurovision fans started an online petition asking organizers to make Belarus withdraw from the competition.This month the European Broadcasting Union, which organizes the international musical spectacular, wrote to Belarus’s national broadcaster, BTRC, saying that the entry was not eligible to compete in the musical talent show in May this year in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.“The song puts the nonpolitical nature of the contest in question,” the broadcasting union’s statement said.Belarus was given an opportunity to submit a modified version of the song, or a new tune. But after evaluating the replacement, the union said in another statement on Friday evening that “the new submission was also in breach of the rules” and that Belarus would be disqualified.Belarus was gripped for weeks by large-scale protests last year after Mr. Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in what many Western governments said was a sham election in August. His security forces then brutally cracked down on mass demonstrations.Both songs that the eastern European nation entered for Eurovision this year came under criticism for what many viewed as pro-government lyrics and imagery. The band that performs the songs, Galasy ZMesta, was also found to have what could be interpreted as an anti-protest message on its website, taking aim at people who “try to destroy the country we love and live in,” and adding, “we cannot stay indifferent” toward them.Eurovision’s rules state that the event is nonpolitical and that “no lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political, commercial or similar nature shall be permitted” in the contest.Belarus started competing in Eurovision in 2004 and has fielded an entrant every year since, so it knew what it was doing in entering songs that contained political messaging, said Oliver Adams, a correspondent for Wiwibloggs, a widely read site for Eurovision news.Although the coronavirus pandemic halted Eurovision’s 2020 grand finale, more than 180 million people watched the contest in 2019. As the world’s longest-running annual televised music competition, it has amassed a highly dedicated following of excitable fans.The contest, which started 65 years ago, cemented its place last year as a cultural phenomenon with a Netflix movie gently mocking its eccentricities and obsessive fandom.Countries’ being pulled up for submitting tunes with political undertones in Eurovision is rare, but has happened before. Georgia entered the song “We Don’t Wanna Put In” for the 2009 contest that was held in Moscow, but organizers rejected it for containing obvious references to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, including the wordplay in the song title. Georgia withdrew from the competition that year but denied that the song contained “political statements.”This year, Armenia also withdrew from Eurovision. Its public broadcaster attributed the decision in part to the political fallout from the conflict with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.“This isn’t the first time that political tension has found its way into the Eurovision-sphere,” said Mx. Adams, who uses the gender-neutral courtesy title in place of Mr. or Ms.“These outer-Eurovision bubble problems do seep their way into the contest sometimes,” he added, “but ultimately they’re never going to break it apart.” More

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    Justin Bieber Treats Fans to Surprise Release of 'Justice' Deluxe Edition

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    One week after launching a follow-up to 2020’s ‘Changes’, the ‘Sorry’ hitmaker offers the Triple Chucks version that features collaborations with Lil Uzi Vert, Jaden Smith and Quavo among others.

    Mar 27, 2021

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    Justin Bieber has treated fans to six new songs as part of the surprise deluxe version of his new album “Justice”.

    The “Sorry” hitmaker originally dropped “Justice” last week (March 19), but on Friday, March 26, he served up even more new material with the previously-unannounced launch of “Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)”.

    The day before, Justin’s manager Scooter Braun took to Instagram to share news about the album’s deluxe edition. “The response of this past week has been amazing to the album #justice that the man himself had to show love with even more music,” he wrote. “#justice triple chuck deluxe tonight. More tracks. More music! @justinbieber bravo.”

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    The latest additions to the 16-song project include “There She Go” with rapper Lil Uzi Vert, “I Can’t Be Myself” with Jaden Smith, and “Wish You Would” with Migos star Quavo.

    DaBaby teams up with Justin on “Know No Better”, and singer Tori Kelly adds her vocals to “Name”, while the pop superstar completes the new tracklisting with “Lifetime”.

    “Justice” is the follow-up to 2020’s “Changes”, and Justin recently revealed he “started from scratch” for the latest album, after initially planning to make the records “back-to-back”.

    In an interview with Vulture, Justin’s music director, Bernard “Harv” Harvey explained about the change to the “back-to-back” plan. “The original plan was to do two albums back-to-back [but keep them separate]. We literally started from scratch,” he said. “We wanted ‘Justice’ to have its own sound, its own identity, so we put those old songs back on the shelf.”

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    Sígale mariachi: la música no termina ni con el duelo

    Incluso cuando las fiestas de cumpleaños y las bodas han escaseado durante la pandemia, los conjuntos musicales han seguido trabajando en los velorios, entre ellos los de algunos de sus integrantes.Frente al arco de piedra del Centro de Retiro Juvenil Salesiano de San José, a las afueras de Los Ángeles, el ataúd de madera oscura donde se encontraba el cuerpo de Juan Jiménez fue colocado junto a un grupo de mariachis con cubrebocas. El conjunto se preparó para tocar levantando de manera simultánea los arcos de los violines, las manos sobre un arpa dorada y los dedos listos para digitar las cuerdas de los guitarrones, sus bajos.Cuando terminó la oración del sacerdote, Jesus Guzmán dirigió a la banda, el Mariachi Los Camperos, durante casi una hora de música: canciones de dolor y despedida, como “Las Golondrinas”.Las agendas de los mariachis de todo el país solían estar llenas de fechas reservadas para bodas, quinceaños y serenatas en las que la vigorosa música de la cultura mexicana ayudaba a animar algunos de los momentos más alegres de la vida. Con la llegada de la pandemia, esas oportunidades de trabajo desaparecieron y quedaron solo funerales, una creciente cantidad de funerales que ha salvado a algunos mariachis de la ruina financiera.Listen to This ArticleEl Mariachi Los Camperos en un concierto antes de la pandemia. En febrero, tocaron en el funeral de su aclamado guitarrista nacional, Juan Jiménez (fila de atrás, segundo por la derecha), que murió por el coronavirus.Jesus GuzmanEn este funeral, llevado a cabo en febrero, la interpretación fue especialmente apasionada, y los músicos, que se quitaron los sombreros, inclinaron la cabeza al pasar el cuerpo del difunto. Jiménez era uno de los suyos, un admirado ejecutante de guitarrón que había sucumbido a los 58 años a causa del coronavirus.“Él estaba contento de que sus compañeros, sus amigos, estábamos ahí con él, tocándole, dándole gracias, siguiendo su trabajo”, señaló Guzmán, amigo de Jiménez desde la infancia y director musical del grupo de mariachis del que ambos eran propietarios.Presenciar la cantidad de eventos tristes que han mantenido a algunos conjuntos de mariachis económicamente vivos es enfrentarse a los desgarradores estragos que ha causado el virus en la gente que alguna vez cantó su música. Los habitantes latinos y negros que fueron presa de la feroz ola de coronavirus de este invierno en todo el condado de Los Ángeles murieron a un ritmo dos o tres veces superior al de la población blanca del lugar.Los integrantes del Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio dicen que la pandemia provocó la cancelación de docenas de eventos que tenían programados.Christopher Lee para The New York TimesLa situación es similar en otros lugares con poblaciones latinas grandes, y los estudios muestran que los latinos son más vulnerables a enfermar y morir por el virus. Sus comunidades y hogares tienden a estar más poblados y a depender del transporte público, su acceso a la atención sanitaria es limitado y sus trabajos suelen implicar contacto con otras personas.Por eso, mientras sepultan los féretros, muchos grupos de mariachis de California, Texas, Illinois y otros lugares tocan canciones de dolor y pena para mitigar la tristeza del fallecimiento. Incluso para las bandas acostumbradas a tocar en funerales desde antes de la pandemia, la ola de muertes ha sido abrumadora. Muchos han perdido familiares y amigos, miembros de sus conjuntos y profesores de música.Durante décadas, las bandas familiares de mariachis y los músicos autónomos de Los Ángeles han acudido a la Plaza del Mariachi, al este del centro de la ciudad, para competirse las contrataciones. Aquí es donde Christian Chávez, secretario de la Organización de Mariachis Independientes de California, ha repartido cajas de alimentos a los músicos en apuros desde que la pandemia comenzó a afectar el negocio.En el estacionamiento se afinan los instrumentos.Christopher Lee para The New York TimesEnsayo en los minutos previos a un eventoChristopher Lee para The New York TimesEl Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio ensaya en la casa de uno de sus integrantes antes de un evento.Christopher Lee para The New York TimesMiguel Guzmán, del Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio, dijo que estuvo a punto de morir cuando el coronavirus lo mandó al hospital durante un mes en noviembre.Christopher Lee para The New York TimesComo muchos de los músicos que conoció en la plaza, Chávez no fue inmune a los problemas económicos derivados de la pandemia. El grupo que fundó su abuelo en México, el Mariachi Tierra Mexicana, enfrentó dificultades. La pandemia acabó con sus ahorros en siete meses. El coronavirus obligó a Chávez y a otros mariachis a tomar decisiones muy duras para poder llegar a fin de mes. Eso llevó a muchos a seguir trabajando en eventos en los que la gente no se preocupaba por usar cubrebocas y mantener el distanciamiento social.No obstante, para muchos, los funerales y los entierros se convirtieron en su sostén, el cual, aunque aliviaba las penas económicas, infligía otro tipo de daño aun para los que estaban acostumbrados a tocar en esas ceremonias de manera intermitente entre otros eventos. El llanto. La gente que se aferraba a los ataúdes mientras los bajaban. Chávez dijo que, en ocasiones, esos momentos eran tan devastadores que tenía que apartar la vista y concentrarse solo en su trompeta.Chávez contó que, de los 400 miembros activos de la organización de mariachis de California, cerca de 80 han muerto a causa del virus, posiblemente tras contagiarse mientras se presentaban en fiestas y restaurantes, entre otros eventos. Esa cifra incluye a su padrino, Dagoberto Martínez, quien tocó la vihuela en su conjunto familiar durante 15 años.“Cada vez que voy a trabajar, rezo para ser uno de los afortunados que regresan a casa”, dijo en una entrevista en video Chávez, quien está trabajando en eventos y tocando en decenas de funerales. Su familia y él también enfermaron gravemente de coronavirus en octubre.Todos los trabajadores de las artes escénicas han tenido dificultades durante la pandemia, ya que el desempleo ha afectado desproporcionadamente a ese sector. En las entrevistas, muchos de ellos dijeron que una característica única de los mariachis es la importancia que adquirió su música como parte del ritual fúnebre para una población especialmente diezmada por la pandemia.A medida que más personas se vacunan, el Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio está viendo un ligero aumento de los eventos mientras sigue tocando en muchos funerales.Christopher Lee para The New York TimesEn Pilsen, un barrio de Chicago con una importante comunidad latina, el círculo de mariachis de Enrique y Karen León ha disminuido en el último año, en parte por las muertes atribuidas al coronavirus.“Cada mariachi representa un instrumento, un instrumento que va a escucharse en un grupo”, dijo Karen León, gerente del grupo Mariachi México Vivo, al describir lo que significa la pérdida de músicos para la estrecha comunidad de mariachis. “Mucha gente pensará: ‘Bueno, hay muchos más mariachis en Chicago’, pero es muy difícil reemplazar a alguien cuando tiene su propio talento, porque la vida no se puede reemplazar por otra, y el talento, tampoco”.En los últimos cuatro meses, Enrique León y seis miembros de la banda han tocado en 15 funerales, la mitad de ellos por muertes relacionadas con el coronavirus. Aunque los funerales son esenciales, y ayudan a pagar las cuentas, no se comparan con el impulso emocional de actuar en un evento en el que uno puede ver cómo la música levanta el ánimo de la gente.“Siempre me alegro de estar tocando mi guitarra, estar componiendo canciones, estar, por ejemplo, frente al público, cantando”, dice Enrique León. “Todo ese ambiente de estar conviviendo con la gente, eso me llena mucho. Y realmente donde estoy, digo, estoy trabajando y ganando dinero, pero no es lo mismo. No es lo mismo ver esas sonrisas, esos gritos, ese sentimiento de la gente cuando ve al mariachi que llega, esa emoción”.El Mariachi México Vivo toca en una fiesta de 50 años en marzo.Samantha Cabrera Friend para The New York TimesLa fiesta fue un regreso a la normalidad para un grupo cuyas actuaciones en ocasiones felices se habían visto interrumpidas por la pandemia.Samantha Cabrera Friend para The New York TimesJosefina Gonzales, la invitada de honor, en el centro, que sobrevivió al virus, se sorprendió y se emocionó, con la actuación del conjunto.Samantha Cabrera Friend para The New York TimesLos integrantes del Mariachi México Vivo, que sonríen aquí en la fiesta de cumpleaños, han tocado en 15 funerales en los últimos meses.Samantha Cabrera Friend para The New York TimesEn Texas, en noviembre, Miguel Guzmán, del Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio, tuvo que dar un descanso a su violín y su música cuando dio positivo en la prueba de coronavirus. Pocos días antes había ido, con cubrebocas, a la casa de un amigo, un vendedor de instrumentos de confianza, a comprar un violín para un estudiante. Su amigo falleció días después debido al virus.Guzmán también enfermó de gravedad y pasó un mes en el hospital. El virus lo dejó sin aliento. Necesitaba un flujo constante de oxígeno para respirar con sus pulmones dañados; bajó 18 kilos y perdió toda la musculatura; necesitó fisioterapia tan solo para volver a caminar.En casa, se le entumecieron los dedos en varias ocasiones en que intentó tomar su violín, pero lo que lo mantuvo motivado para recuperarse fue la promesa de volver a tocar en la banda con sus hijos y componer una canción para su mujer.El mes pasado, Guzmán volvió por fin con su grupo y tocó en otra ronda de funerales y entierros. En su primer día de vuelta en el trabajo asistió al funeral del suegro de un amigo. La semana siguiente fue el funeral de uno de sus clientes de toda la vida, el dueño de una tienda de neumáticos que había muerto por complicaciones relacionadas con el coronavirus.En ese funeral, estuvo de pie cerca del féretro con su banda tocando “Te vas, ángel mío”. Podía escuchar el llanto, sí, pero también podía oír su violín, que hacía que la vida continuara para quienes lloraban y para él.“La música es la medicina, porque cuando estoy tocando, me olvido de que no puedo respirar”, concluyó Guzmán.Christina Morales es una reportera que cubre noticias de última hora a nivel nacional para la sección Express. También forma parte de la generación de becarios 2020-2021 de The New York Times. @Christina_M18 More

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    Lewis Capaldi Puts 2021 Shows on Hold to Prioritize Work on Second Album

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    Expressing his gratitude to ‘be able to call this music carry on a job for the past few years’, the ‘Someone You Loved’ hitmaker promises to be back with ‘a s**t load of shows’ in 2022.

    Mar 27, 2021

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    British singer Lewis Capaldi is postponing all of his live commitments in 2021 to concentrate on completing his second album.

    The “Someone You Loved” star has decided to take another year off touring due to the uncertainty regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and instead plans to spend the rest of the year focusing on the follow-up to his acclaimed 2019 debut, “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent”.

    In a lengthy Instagram post to his 5.5. million followers, Lewis opened his message with some optimism, “Just want to start off this wee note by saying how class [great] it is to see things looking more hopeful for the world after an absolutely horrible year.”

    “I’ve been looking back at the madness of my life for the last little while and feeling really grateful to be able to call this music carry on a job for the past few years.”

    He then confessed he has been “terrified” about ensuring his second album lives up to the standard of his first, and although he’s “really excited” about his new material, he needs more downtime to continue concentrating on perfecting his tunes.

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    “Despite having all this extra time to write, all the COVID restrictions have made it harder to go and record stuff I’ve been working on or even be around all the people I loved working with on the first album,” he explained.

    “For that reason, it is with an extremely heavy heart that I’ve made the difficult decision to reschedule this year’s shows and put all my effort into making the best album I can for you.”

    “I hate the thought of letting anyone down, especially after the year we’ve just had but I know that, more than anything, getting the album right has to be my number one priority at the moment. I hope you understand.”

    Lewis concluded, “I’m really sorry I won’t be out there with you this year, but I’ll be back in 2022 with new music and a s**t load of shows in as many places as I can possibly get to across the world.”

    Among the dates affected are the Isle of Wight Festival and TRNSMT – which takes place in his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland.

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    Cardi B Dubs Rumors That Eminem Declines Her Collaboration Request 'Big Lies'

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    While setting the record straight on her Twitter account, the ‘Bodak Yellow’ raptress informs her online devotees that she hasn’t ‘sent no songs to no artist yet.’

    Mar 27, 2021

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    Cardi B has set the record straight on rumors about her collaboration with Eminem. Having heard speculations suggesting that the “Rap God” spitter rejected her feature request for her next album, the “WAP” hitmaker labelled the claims as “big lies.”

    The 28-year-old femcee offered her clarification via Twitter on Thursday, March 25. Retweeting a post that contained a shady report, she argued, “BIG LIES….I get off the internet and ya makin s**t up. I haven’t sent no songs to no artist yet. Love his work and much respect.This don’t even make sense.”

    Cardi B shut down rumors suggesting that Eminem rejected her collaboration request.

    The original post, which Cardi reacted to, read, “Insiders Report: that Eminem has now declined a ft request for Cardi B’s upcoming project: says ‘she doesn’t care about the culture or her craft.’ ” The user who brought up the fake news then added in another tweet, “Don’t shoot me I’m just reporting what the insiders said.”

    The “Bodak Yellow” raptress also set aside time to hit back at an individual who put out a since-deleted tweet. “CAUSE YA MAKE LIES ABOUT ME ALL THE TIME!!! Leave me the f**k alone !!!Ya be eating my d**k with mayonnaise even when I’m chillin then run with it,” she raged.

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    Cardi B urged one troll to leave her alone.

    Later on Friday, March 26, the wife of Offset made use of Twitter to tease her new project. “Since they like to make up LIES about me cause their so obsessed just know this .. y’all laughing about this fake rumor but wait until y’all see these next collab,” she pointed out.

    Cardi B teased her upcoming project.

    Cardi, whose song “Up” managed to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, previously shut down rumors about whether or not her latest track landed on the first position due to radio-play payola. “They love to run with that ‘Payola’ to make them feel better,” she stated on Instagram. “Mind you, I didn’t [debut] number 1 because of my low radio play and ‘WAP’ barely made radio cause it was so explicit yet still made number 1.”

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    Justin Bieber Did This to Make Sure 'Justice' Has 'Its Own Identity'

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    According to his music director, the ‘Yummy’ singer scrapped leftover songs from his previous album and ‘started from scratch’ with his new studio installment.

    Mar 27, 2021

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    Justin Bieber “started from scratch” with “Justice”.

    The “Yummy” singer released his new album last week, just seven months after he brought out LP “Changes”. And though he’d always planned to make two records “back-to-back,” he was keen for them to be entirely separate projects and scrapped a number of songs leftover from the sessions for the earlier album.

    His music director, Bernard ‘Harv’ Harvey – who also co-wrote and co-produced “Somebody” and “Peaches” for “Justice” – told Vulture, “The original plan was to do two albums back-to-back (but keep them separate). We literally started from scratch. We wanted Justice to have its own sound, its own identity, so we put those old songs back on the shelf.”

    And to better establish the divide, Justin brought in a number of new writers, including Gregory ‘Aldae’ Hein.

    “People know Justin as a pop star,” Aldae said of the shift. “I think he crushes the R&B, but I personally love this style of music more with him.”

    And a high standard was set for the album early on in the process.

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    “It’s about making sure that this album is going to be the best album of the year,” Harv said. “Every producer and writer, we all had that same idea.”

    Back in December (20), the 27-year-old singer held a meeting with his collaborators to talk about how “important” the record was to him.

    “He talked about how important this album was to us, and how his name actually was translated to justice (from Latin_, and how important it was for him to make an impact, and how he was in this high position,” Aldae recalled. “He was calling on us to help be the vessel for what he wanted to channel into the world. He was very vulnerable with us about wanting to put that goodness into the songs.”

    Once the recording was complete, it was a careful process to choose the 16 tracks that make up the album.

    “It’s a format, how we track-list the album. We kind of let the album grow as you listen to it,” Harv said. “We literally sat down and listened to every song and made sure that they all sounded like they were on the same project.”

    “For me, it was kind of hard, ’cause I had way more songs that were supposed to be on the album, but it just didn’t (fit together with the sound). That was a moment for me to be like, OK, it’s about the full body of work.”

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