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      Taylor Swift Shares Sneak Peek of 'Breathe (Taylor's Version)' Ahead Album Re-Release

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      The ‘Love Story’ singer continues with her album preview, offering a snippet of revamped ‘Breathe’ after giving a sneak peek of the ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ title track.

      Apr 9, 2021

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      Taylor Swift is dropping reworked “Fearless” tracks right, left and centre as she prepares to re-release the album on Friday (09Apr21).

      The singer previewed the title track on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, and then offered another sneak preview of “Breathe (Taylor’s Version)”, featuring Colbie Caillat, on Tumblr.

      She also recruited Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray to help her promote Friday’s new release.

      The 18-year-old “Drivers License” hitmaker and singer-songwriter Gray appeared in a TikTok video dancing on a bed as another re-recorded track, “You Belong With Me”, played.

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      “You ok? no. fearless (taylor’s version) comes out tonight,” Gray captioned the footage. “here’s a sneak peek of one of our favorites.”

      Swift previously leaked new versions of “Love Story”, “Mr. Perfectly Fine”, a previously unheard collaboration with Maren Morris, called “You All Over Me”, and “Wildest Dreams”.

      Last weekend, Swift revealed the track listing for the Fearless bonus album, explaining it will include 27 tracks from the project’s recording sessions.

      She is in the process of re-recording her old hits to thwart the new rights owners’ efforts to make money off the originals.

      Last year, the “Shake It Off” singer was legally allowed to re-record her first five albums, which Scooter Braun gained ownership of last year following his $330 million deal with Big Machine Label Group. Braun later sold her masters to a company called Shamrock Holdings for $300 million (£259 million).

      “I’ve spoken a lot about why I’m remaking my first six albums, but the way I’ve chosen to do this will hopefully illuminate where I’m coming from,” she said. “Artists should own their own work for so many reasons, but the most screamingly obvious one is that the artist is the only one who really knows that body of work.”

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      Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett Score Early ACM Wins Ahead of 2021 Ceremony

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      The ‘Best Shot’ singer and the ‘I Hope’ hitmaker have been announced as the winners of New Male and Female Artists of the Year respectively ahead of 2021 ACM Awards.

      Apr 9, 2021

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      Rising country singers Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett have scored early wins ahead of the 2021 ACM Awards.

      The ceremony doesn’t take place until 18 April, but on Thursday (08Apr21), event officials announced Allen as the New Male Artist of the Year while Barrett landed the female equivalent.

      The stars were both caught unawares by the surprise news, which was broken to Allen while in a studio control booth.

      “Check this out man, it came in the mail today,” a colleague said as he was handed a special video card featuring a pre-recorded clip from the prizegiving co-host, Keith Urban.

      After playing the message, Allen laughed and said, “Quit playin’, bro!” later adding, “Oh, my God.”

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      Meanwhile, Barrett received the news as she sat at a table and squealed in excitement as she told a member of her team, “Oh my God! Now I know why you told me to put on my makeup and get dressed!”

      In recognition of their new titles, both winners have been given solo performance slots at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, joining a line-up which also includes Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Maren Morris, Luke Combs, and Blake Shelton, among many others.

      Morris and Stapleton lead the 2021 ACM Awards nominations with six apiece.

      Mickey Guyton will join Urban to co-host the TV celebration, which will take place from the same three Nashville, Tennessee venues as last year (20) – the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and Bluebird Cafe.

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      Taylor Swift Offers Snippet of 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' Ahead of Album Release

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      The ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker hypes up the upcoming release of her re-recorded album by giving her loyal fans a sneak peek at the title track in a new TV appearance.

      Apr 9, 2021

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      Taylor Swift appeared on “Good Morning America” on Thursday (8Apr21) to thank fans for their support ahead of the release of her re-recorded album “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” and give them a sneak peek at the title track.

      The 31-year-old Grammy winner will release “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”, which includes re-recordings of 20 songs from “Fearless”, her second album at midnight. Big Machine Label Group, where she first signed at age 15, previously owned the rights to Fearless since its 2008 release, before they were sold to Scooter Braun, despite her well-publicised objections. The new version will also include six never-before-released songs.

      Taylor appeared on “Good Morning America” in a pre-recorded message to fans on Thursday (8Apr21) and shared her joy over the imminent release of the new version.

      “Good morning, America, it’s Taylor,” she began. “I just wanted to say, first of all, you guys have been so supportive at Good Morning America since day one of this entire process of me re-recording my music. I’m so ecstatic that my album Fearless (Taylor’s Version) will be out tonight. It’s crazy that it’s finally here.”

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      “I wanted to give you guys, as a thank you, an exclusive first glimpse of one of the songs on the album, the title track, ‘Fearless,’ ” she said before the 15-second clip played.

      Last year, the “Shake It Off” singer was legally allowed to re-record her first five albums, which Scooter Braun gained ownership of last year following his $330 million deal with Big Machine Label Group. Braun later sold her masters to a company called Shamrock Holdings for $300 million (£259 million).

      The “Bad Blood” hitmaker has already released “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” and two “From the Vault” tracks, “You All Over Me” and “Mr. Perfectly Fine”, from the album. The six previously unheard songs are ones that “almost made the original Fearless album,” she has previously explained.

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      How the Skagit Valley Chorale Learned to Sing Again Amid Covid

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      A year ago, they infamously demonstrated the dangers of singing in the pandemic. What will it take to get the choir of Washington’s Skagit Valley — and the rest of the world’s choral musicians — back together again?

      The Skagit Valley Chorale last sang together in person on the evening of March 10, 2020. Earlier that day, Skagit County issued a news release on its website recommending the cancellation of gatherings of more than 10 people. But the chorale didn’t see the advisory in time. The valley, a rural expanse in northwestern Washington cupped between the Puget Sound and the North Cascades, doesn’t have a dedicated TV station, and county officials rely on radio, The Skagit Valley Herald and Skagit Breaking, an online news site, to carry announcements. “Whenever I put out news releases, I’m expecting behavior change and common knowledge not to happen for days,” Lea Hamner, the communicable disease and epidemiology lead for the county’s public health department, told me. Businesses, schools, restaurants and other public spaces were open as usual.

      Mary Campbell, a tenor who worked as the district manager for the libraries in a neighboring county, spent the day in discussions about how to keep staff and patrons “safe from touching things,” like returned books. She showed up at practice feeling stressed and tired — but knowing that 2½ hours of singing with the group would, through alchemy everyone felt but couldn’t quite explain, give her uplift and energy. More

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      Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner Show Love for Each Other After Joe Jonas Breakup Song Re-Release

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      The ‘Game of Thrones’ star calls the song revamp ‘a bop’ while the ‘Fearless’ hitmaker reveals she is a huge fan of the actress’ famous television character.

      Apr 8, 2021

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      Taylor Swift has revisited her split from Joe Jonas for the latest “From the Vault” gem ahead of her “Fearless” album re-release on Friday (09Apr21).

      The pop star wrote “Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version)” after Jonas reportedly ended their romance over the phone, and fans insist the song is all about their break-up.

      She released her new version of the track on Wednesday (07Apr21), tweeting, “Me in 2020: life is chill, writing songs based in fiction to avoid drama, feeling pretty grown up My 2008 music from the vault, in a goblin voice: ‘REELEEEEEEASE MR PERFECTLY FIIIIIIINE.’ ”

      In the song she sings, “Hello Mr. Perfectly Fine /How’s your heart after breaking mine? /Mr. always at the right place at the right time, baby /Hello, Mr. casually cruel /Mr. everything revolves around you /I’ve been Miss Misery since your goodbye /And you’re Mr. Perfectly Fine.”

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      The re-release hasn’t upset Jonas’ wife Sophie Turner, who posted the Spotify listing of the song, writing, “It’s not NOT a bop @TaylorSwift,” prompting the singer to respond by referencing Sophie’s “Game of Thrones” character and stating, “forever bending the knee for the (queen) of the north.”

      Over the weekend, Swift revealed the track listing for the “Fearless” bonus album, explaining it will include 27 tracks from the project’s recording sessions. She has already released two tracks – a reworked “Love Story” and a previously unheard collaboration with Maren Morris, called “You All Over Me” – and previewed a third, “Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version)”.

      Swift is in the process of re-recording her old hits to thwart the new rights owners’ efforts to make money off the originals.

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      Roddy Ricch Leads Nominations at 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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      The ‘Rockstar’ hitmaker dominates the nominations at the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards by collecting a total of seven nods including the coveted Male Artist of the Year title.

      Apr 8, 2021

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      Rapper Roddy Ricch will be the artist to beat at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards after landing seven nominations.

      The hip-hop hitmaker will compete for Male Artist of the Year, Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, and New Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, while his DaBaby collaboration, “Rockstar”, is up for the Song of the Year honour, for which they will compete against The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”, “Circles” by Post Malone, Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now”, and Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar”.

      Ricch also has a high chance of winning the Hip-Hop Song of the Year title as he earns three nods in that category alone for “Rockstar”, “The Box”, and “High Fashion” (featuring Mustard), although “Rockstar” is oddly missing from the nominees for Best Collaboration, which is instead made up of “Savage (Remix)” by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce Knowles, Chris Brown and Young Thug’s “Go Crazy”, “Holy” from Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper, “Mood” by 24kGoldn and iann dior, and Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth’s “I Hope”.

      Elsewhere, Megan Thee Stallion will do battle with Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, and Taylor Swift for Female Artist of the Year, and the Best Duo/Group of the Year award will be a fight between BTS, Dan + Shay, the Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5, and twenty one pilots.

      This year, there will also be a new fan-voted category, TikTok Bop of the Year, featuring nominees like The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP”, and Doja Cat’s “Say So”.

      The winners will be unveiled at a live ceremony in Los Angeles on 27 May (21), a year after 2020’s TV celebration was cancelled due to the COVID crisis.

      The full list of nominees for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards is:

      Song of the Year:

      Female Artist of the Year:

      Male Artist of the Year:

      Best Duo/Group of the Year:

      Best Collaboration:

      Best New Pop Artist:

      Alternative Rock Song of the Year:

      Alternative Rock Artist of the Year:

      Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist:

      Ashe
      Dayglow
      Powfu
      Royal & The Serpent
      Wallows

      Rock Song of the Year:

      Rock Artist of the Year:

      Country Song of the Year:

      Country Artist of the Year:

      Best New Country Artist:

      Dance Song of the Year:

      Dance Artist of the Year:

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      Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

      Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

      Best New Hip-Hop Artist:

      R&B Song of the Year:

      R&B Artist of the Year:

      Best New R&B Artist:

      Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year:

      Latin Pop/Reggaeton Artist of the Year:

      Best New Latin Artist:

      Chesca
      Jay Wheeler
      Natanael Cano
      Neto Bernal
      Rauw Alejandro

      Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

      “Palabra De Hombre” – El Fantasma
      “Se Me Olvido” – Christian Nodal
      “Solo Tu” – Calibre 50
      “Te Volveria A Elegir” – Calibre 50
      “Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo” – Lenin Ramirez featuring Grupo Firme

      Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

      Producer of the Year:

      Andrew Watt
      Dr. Luke
      Frank Dukes
      Louis Bell
      Max Martin

      Songwriter of the Year:

      Ali Tamposi
      Amy Allen
      Ashley Gorley
      Dan Nigro
      Finneas

      Best Lyrics:

      Best Cover Song:

      Best Fan Army:

      Best Music Video:

      Social Star Award:

      Favorite Music Video Choreography:

      TikTok Bop of the Year:

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      DMX, in a Coma, Is Set to Undergo Brain Function Tests

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      Fans of Earl Simmons, the rapper known as DMX, rallied outside his hospital this week, as musicians and others hoped for his recovery.The rapper DMX, in a coma and on life support four days after he was hospitalized, was set to undergo brain function tests Wednesday, his manager said, as fans, relatives and fellow musicians continued to hope for his recovery.The rapper and actor, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was hospitalized after a heart attack Friday. His former manager said over the weekend that he was in a “vegetative state.”“Everything is the same,” his current manager, Steve Rifkind, said on Wednesday. “Just waiting on the results.”Since Mr. Simmons, 50, had a heart attack in his home in White Plains, N.Y., performers like Missy Elliott, Ja Rule and LL Cool J have posted messages of support on social media. Gabrielle Union, an actress who starred with Mr. Simmons in the 2003 movie “Cradle 2 the Grave” and LeBron James, who described Mr. Simmons as one of his favorite artists, said they were praying for him.People have posted stories about their interactions with Mr. Simmons, who used his unadorned, gravelly voice to rap earnest lyrics about his personal suffering.DMX performs during the Ruff Ryders and Friends Reunion Tour Past, Present and Future at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 21, 2017.John Lamparski/FilmMagicOn Monday, hundreds of fans joined the rapper’s family in front of White Plains Hospital to play his music and pray for him. The crowds became so large they held up traffic at points. Vehicles that passed by, including a fire truck from the city’s fire department, honked loudly in support as the crowds cheered and chanted “DMX.”“Everybody put up your X,” said Stephanie Reed, a friend of Mr. Simmons, as she led a prayer for him. The crowd complied, crossing their arms above their heads or in front of their chest as a clip of Mr. Simmons praying boomed from the speakers.Some people sobbed, others lowered their heads, and some fans held up balloons spelling out Mr. Simmons’s stage name.Ms. Reed, 52, who organized the event, said in an interview Wednesday that she was overwhelmed by the size of the crowd. At one point, she said, she saw hospital staffers in the windows holding up their arms in an X.A friend makes an X gesture in honor of DMX during a prayer vigil for the rapper outside of White Plains Hospital on Monday in White Plains, N.Y.Mary Altaffer/Associated PressPeople attend a vigil for the rapper DMX in White Plains, N.Y.David Delgado/ReutersMs. Reed said she saw Mr. Simmons two weeks ago when he came to Atlanta, where she lives, and cooked her spaghetti and King Crab legs. Mr. Simmons is deeply spiritual and always prayed before he performed or ate, she said.“We’ve just got a lot of great, great memories,” Ms. Reed said. “He was like my brother. He called me sister.”Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1970, Mr. Simmons grew up in Yonkers, just north of the Bronx.In the late 1990s, Mr. Simmons became a hip-hop powerhouse, rapping about violence and redemption in what Rolling Stone termed “the roughest and grimiest voice in hip-hop, the sound of gravel hitting the grave.”Mr. Simmons was the first musician whose first five albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart. He became known for electrifying audiences at concerts with hits that include “Party Up (Up in Here),” from 1999, and “X Gon’ Give It to Ya,” from 2003. He also appeared in television shows like “Third Watch” and movies including “Never Die Alone.”Over the years, Mr. Simmons faced repeated arrests. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, drug possession and theft, and in 2018 he was sentenced to a year in prison for tax evasion. During the sentencing hearing, his lawyer played his music in Federal District Court in Manhattan to Judge Jed S. Rakoff.“In the court’s view Mr. Simmons is a good man, a very far from perfect man,” Judge Rakoff said.Joe Coscarelli contributed reporting. More

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      YG's 'Meet the Flockers' Makes a Return to Streaming Services With Censored Version

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      The song, featured on the rapper’s 2014 release ‘My Krazy Life’, has been riddled with scrutiny in the midst of the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country.

      Apr 7, 2021

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      Rapper YG’s debut album has been restored to streaming services with a censored version of the song “Meet the Flockers” following a backlash over the track’s controversial lyrics.

      Critics have long claimed the song, which is featured on the 2014 release “My Krazy Life”, encourages wannabe burglars to target the homes of Chinese-Americans as YG recounts his criminal past and gives listeners a tutorial on how to score big in a break-in.

      The tune opens with the lines, “First, you find a house and scope it out/ Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don’t believe in bank accounts.”

      “Meet the Flockers” has faced further scrutiny in recent months amid the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across the U.S., and last week (ends April 2), reports emerged suggesting YouTube employees had urged bosses to remove the video from the streaming platform, citing violations of the company’s hate speech policy.

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      The request to YouTube’s Trust & Safety team, however, was denied in an email from executives to the staff on March 22. The email noted that the song’s lyrics violated the company’s hate speech policy, but said “Meet the Flockers” would stay up because of an Educational, Documentary, Scientific or Artistic exception, citing the its “artistic context” and noting concern about setting a precedent that would lead to the removal of more music videos.
      But days after the news hit headlines, “My Krazy Life” disappeared from music services such as Spotify and Apple Music.

      It wasn’t gone for long, though – it was re-uploaded hours later with the words “Chinese neighborhoods” censored, a move apparently taken by officials at YG’s record label, Def Jam, and its parent company, UMG (Universal Music Group), according to Genius.com.

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