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      Lady A, Elle King, Lindsay Ell Tapped for Country Music Livestream Series

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      The new music performance series titled ‘Country Now Live’ has been launched with Brett Young’s performances last week and will continue for the next 24 weeks.

      Mar 21, 2021

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      Lady A, Elle King, and Lindsay Ell are among the stars set to perform on new livestream series “Country Now Live”.

      The series will air on CTRL_MUSIC_, a country music channel on Twitch, launched by the streaming service and Red Light Management.

      Gigs will take place every Wednesday at 8 pm CT for the next 24 weeks, with Brett Young kicking things off on Wednesday (17Mar21). The line-up also includes Chris Janson, Jordan Davis, and Riley Green.

      Performers will take to the stage at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville for the hour-long performances, while audiences are currently not allowed to attend in person due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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      Meanwhile, country star Brandi Carlile is planning to reward vaccinated fans by inviting them to join her for an upcoming livestreaming performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

      Fans who have either received their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, on or before 14 March (21), have been invited to enter a lottery for a limited number of tickets and the star will pick names at random.

      “We have found a way for a small number of people to attend this Covid-compliant, socially distanced show in person,” Carlile said in a video to fans.

      Devotees have to email [email protected] with their full name and proof of full vaccination for the chance to win a ticket to the Turpentine singer’s show on 28 March.

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      Skepta Hints at Giving Up Music

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      The ‘Mic Check’ rapper tells his online followers that he’s ‘stopped recording’ in 2021 after releasing a collaborative album with fellow rappers Chip and Young Adz last year.

      Mar 21, 2021

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      Skepta has hinted at his retirement from music.

      The 38-year-old rapper suggested that his work on producer JAE5’s new song “Dimension” will be among his final tracks and revealed he will not record any new music in 2021.

      He wrote on Instagram, “This Jae5 song/video featuring REMA and myself was recorded and shot last year in Ghana. I have one more song with Bando & L’s that we also recorded in 2020 – after we drop that I’m out …”

      “Any verses of mine you hear this year were all recorded last year. I’ve stopped recording 2021.”

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      Skepta’s last solo album was 2019’s “Ignorance Is Bliss” while he joined Chip and D-Block Europe rapper Young Adz for a collaborative album called “Insomnia” in 2020.

      The news will come as a surprise to fans after Skepta revealed last year that he was working on a new album.

      Speaking on Instagram Live in May, he said, “I’m making my album now, you get me, before I stop. I’m making my album now before I stop banging out all the beats.”

      One of the songs called “Mic Check” was believed to be inspired by Skepta’s rumored relationship with Adele. The two were romantically linked following her split from husband Simon Konecki.

      In the track, Skepta talked about dating a superstar without giving any names, “Can you handle the fame? You know you’re f**king with a star/ When you’re f**king with me, they talk about you in the press/ Took a little time just to get it together/ Better late than never.”

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      Sting Regrets The Police Reunion, Loves 'Total Freedom' as Solo Artist

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      The ‘Fields of Gold’ hitmaker admits he was not really impressed by his 2007 reunion with former bandmates and would rather continue to work as a solo artist.

      Mar 21, 2021

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      Sting regrets The Police’s reunion.

      The 69-year-old singer reunited with bandmates Andy Summers and Stuart Copeland in 2007 – 19 years after they split – and then embarked on a global tour in 2008.

      But the “Every Breath You Take” hitmaker admitted the experience didn’t leave him feeling the way he’d hoped it would.

      In an interview with Reader’s Digest magazine, he said, “At the time I labelled the tour an exercise in nostalgia. That was simply how I felt and is still how I feel today.”

      “I think it’s OK to be honest about your feelings and that was the way it went for me.”

      “That’s not a slight on the people I was with or the way things panned out, it’s just how I saw it by the end, and let’s be honest, that’s not how I wanted to remember it.”

      “If I thought that would be the emotion I’d be leaving with, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place.”

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      Sting loves working as a solo artist because of the “total freedom” it offers.

      He said, “I think there is a freedom in being a solo artist.”

      “It’s not a power thing, at all, it’s just about producing exactly the brand and style of music that feels right for you.”

      “Music, in every form, is a collaborative process, but never more so than in a band, where you have to consider other people almost more than you do yourself.”

      “To have total career freedom is, for me, the ultimate thrill of being a solo artist.”

      Although the “Fields of Gold” singer thinks it’s “great fun” to have a hit record, he isn’t motivated by chart success.

      He added, “It’s great fun to have a hit record, it really is, but it’s not why I make records and it never has been, to be honest.”

      “It’s easy to get swept along in the excitement of the charts – a lot more so in the eighties than it is today – but the truth is I make records out of love and curiosity, even if it’s always nice to have something on the radio.”

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      Noah Cyrus Returns to Her Roots on New EP After Feeling ‘a Little Lost’

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      Noah Cyrus Returns to Her Roots on New EP After Feeling 'a Little Lost'

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      The ‘End of Everything’ singer teams up with PJ Harding on a collaborative mini album after they met at a songwriters’ retreat in Bali before Covid-19 pandemic.

      Mar 21, 2021

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      Noah Cyrus and PJ Harding created a collaborative EP during lockdown from opposite ends of the earth after hooking up at a songwriters’ retreat in 2019.

      The pair actually met at the same Bali retreat in 2018, but didn’t get the chance to work together.

      Then, Australian Harding reached out and he and Noah, who is based in Tennessee, ended up writing her hit “I Got So High I Saw Jesus”, and now they’re actually a musical couple, dropping debut single, “Dear August”, last month (Feb21), and following it up with “You Belong to Somebody Else” on Friday (19Mar21).

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      Both tracks are featured on their debut EP “People Don’t Change”, which is slated for release on 23 April.

      “At heart, this is really a raw, homemade record,” PJ states. “There’s a strong folk tradition in Australia, which you can possibly feel. There’s certainly a lot of Nashville in there too. I feel like Noah is really the guiding force here. She’s the soul of this record.”

      “This wouldn’t have happened without PJ,” Noah shares. “He put the music together, so I could do this. He’s the most talented dude I’ve ever partnered with.”

      “I genuinely admire him as a writer, singer, musician, and artist. Writing songs before, I honestly felt a little lost. It felt special to go back to my roots and make something with guitar and piano like what my dad made me listen to as a kid. I felt like I was able to put my true self into this. I could be who I am at the core, which is just Noah from Nashville.”

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      Grammy Boss Defends Eddie Van Halen Tribute Following Backlash

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      The executive producer of the Grammy Awards has responded to the criticisms regarding the ‘In Memoriam’ segment that honored the late Van Halen rock star.

      Mar 21, 2021

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      Grammy Awards executive producer Ben Winston has defended the show’s Eddie Van Halen In Memoriam tribute, revealing he wanted it to be bigger but the late guitar great’s family nixed the idea.

      Fans and Eddie’s son Wolfgang were upset by the Van Halen star’s 15-second slot at music’s big night on Sunday (14Mar21), and some devotees took to social media this week to hammer the Recording Academy bosses for failing to show due respect to a rock legend.

      Wolfgang Van Halen revealed in a social media post that he was approached by producers to perform his father’s signature guitar instrumental “Eruption” during the Grammys broadcast, but declined. He also took aim at the show’s power players, adding, “What hurt the most was that he wasn’t even mentioned when they talked about artists we lost in the beginning of the show.”

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      But Winston tells Variety he did what he could to facilitate a more comprehensive tribute.

      “We had a call with Wolfgang before the show, and I asked him if he’d be willing to come on and play,” Ben says. “He felt he didn’t really want to do that, and I offered up eight or nine guitarists who maybe could. But instead, he felt like we should play a video of Eddie himself, because nobody could play like him, so that’s what we did.”

      “I would have loved for it to be longer than it was, but Eddie was the only person in the whole In Memoriam (segment) to play their own music, with no other faces being seen. I felt that was an appropriate tribute to him, but if Wolfgang didn’t, I’m sorry about that… It’s such a horrific thing to lose a parent. We did the best that we felt we could.”

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      Stevie Nicks Turns Down Nathan Apodaca's Offer to Turn 'Dreams' Video Into NFT

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      The TikTok star, who became a viral sensation after filming himself skateboarding while miming along to the Fleetwood Mac song, is also said to feel slighted by the rocker’s lack of acknowledgment.

      Mar 20, 2021

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      Stevie Nicks has reportedly blocked TikTok star Nathan Apodaca’s bid to turn his “Dreams” skateboarding video into a money-spinning investment.

      The Fleetwood Mac fan’s video of himself gliding down a street while miming along to Stevie’s hit and drinking cranberry juice became one of last year’s (2020) biggest viral hits, garnering 12 million views, while giving the band’s 1977 song a new lease of life, but Nicks wants nothing to do with plans to turn the concept into a digital asset.

      Apodaca is trying to sell the full video as a non-fungible token (NFT), with a starting bid of $500,000 (£360,400), but he can’t offer up the music without Stevie’s permission. Many artists, musicians and influencers have had their NFTs turned into collector’s items.

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      The rock veteran has reportedly shot down the idea of sharing a digital fortune with the property developer. Apodaca’s representative told TMZ on Friday, March 19 that their team had offered Nicks 50 percent of the sale, but she had turned it down.

      The rep also told the outlet that his client feels slighted as Nicks never even acknowledged him after he gave “Dreams” and Fleetwood Mac a big boost among younger music fans thanks to his skateboarding video.

      Apodaca is planning to move forward with the sale of his clip without the music, as the rights could not be secured.

      Nicks has yet to comment. She, however, revealed in mid-October 2020 that “Dreams” was recorded in just 20 minutes. She additionally shared that she wrote it in funk legend Sly Stone’s secret recording space in San Francisco, California.

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      Justin Bieber Announces 'Justice' Initiative Supporting Social Good to Mark New Album Release

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      The ‘Never Say Never’ hitmaker uses his platform for good cause as he announces his support for organizations fighting for justice to celebrate his new studio installment.

      Mar 20, 2021

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      Justin Bieber has teamed up with bosses at digital marketing platform Propeller to raise awareness and generate support for organisations fighting for justice.

      The new initiative has been launched to coincide with the release of Bieber’s new album, “Justice”, on Friday (19Mar21).

      Announcing the partnership with Propeller on Twitter on Thursday, Justin wrote, “In honour of #Justice I’m supporting organisations that embody what justice looks like in action.”

      The charities who will directly benefit from the campaign include Alexandria House, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Baby2Baby, Equal Justice Initiative, and the Poor People’s Campaign.

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      Fans donating money to the cause can win tickets to shows on Justin’s 2022 tour, an Epiphone Hummingbird Artist guitar signed by the pop star, and a shopping spree from Justin’s online store.

      Unfortunately for the singer, he’s currently embroiled in a legal dispute with dance duo Justice, who have accused Bieber of stealing their logo.

      The dance troupe fired a cease-and-desist letter. They told Justin in their letter, “Your use of the Mark is illegal. You have not received permission from Justice to utilize the Mark. Moreover, Bieber’s work is in no way affiliated with, supported by, or sponsored by Justice.”

      “Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but likely to deceive and confuse consumers.”

      “Not only was Bieber’s team actually aware of Justice’s use of the Mark, they sought to use the same artist to essentially duplicate it for the Album. This is textbook bad faith and willful infringement. Through your illegal co-opting of the Mark, you are now subject to immediate legal action and damages including, but not limited to, punitive and injustice relief.”

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      Justin Bieber Defended by Martin Luther King's Daughter Over Use of MLK's Speeches on New Album

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      Bernice King is grateful to the ‘What Do You Mean?’ hitmaker for supporting global movement for justice by featuring the civil rights icon’s speeches on his new album.

      Mar 20, 2021

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      Martin Luther King’s daughter has defended Justin Bieber for using snippets from her father’s speeches on his new album cover, revealing the pop star asked for permission to feature the civil rights icon.

      Bieber came under fire early on Thursday night (18Mar21) as his latest record, “Justice”, dropped, with critics calling the star “tone deaf” for mixing pop songs with King’s words.

      In fact, the very first voice listeners heard on the album was one of King’s speeches, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” at the beginning of the track “2 Much”.

      There’s also a nearly two-minute MLK Interlude track in the middle of the record, which leads into a song called “Die for You”.

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      Bernice King has offered no commentary on how Bieber used her dad’s speeches on the album, but she has confirmed he did ask the MLK Estate for clearance.

      She tweets, “Thank you, @justinbieber, for your support, in honor of #Justice, of @TheKingCenter’s work and of our #BeLove campaign, which is a part of our global movement for justice.”

      Bieber is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with dance duo Justice, who have accused Bieber of stealing their logo for the cover art of “Justice”.

      The dance troupe fired a cease-and-desist letter. They told Justin in their letter, “Your use of the Mark is illegal. You have not received permission from Justice to utilize the Mark. Moreover, Bieber’s work is in no way affiliated with, supported by, or sponsored by Justice.”

      “Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but likely to deceive and confuse consumers.”

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