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      Jackson Browne Releases New Coronavirus Anthem After Positive Diagnosis

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      To be released digitally on March 27, ‘A Little Soon to Say’ is inspired by Greta Thunberg and the students who challenged gun laws after the Parkland high school shooting in Florida.
      Mar 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jackson Browne is releasing an uplifting new coronavirus anthem after revealing he has tested positive for COVID-19.
      “A Little Soon to Say” will drop digitally on Friday, March 27.
      The singer/songwriter, who confirmed he’s in quarantine after contracting the killer virus on Tuesday, admits he wrote the song prior to the ongoing pandemic, but realises the lyrics ring true to the crisis and the U.S. government’s handling of it.
      “I thought, ‘Just do that now,’ ” he tells Rolling Stone. “Just put it out now while these things are so uncertain.”
      Browne says the students who challenged gun laws after the Parkland high school shooting in Florida and teen eco-warrior Greta Thunberg inspired the new track. “(I was) thinking about the generation – the Parkland students, and Greta Thunberg, and the young people who have been very vocal, saying, ‘You’re not making any real attempt to change things in a way for us to have the planet you had’. How do you pass this mess on to the next generation, the future generations?” he explains.

      “A Little Soon to Say” will be the B-side to Browne’s upcoming single “Downhill From Everywhere”, which will be released on 29 May.

      Browne is still scheduled to hit the road with James Taylor this summer.

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      Elton John to Front Coronavirus Relief Concert With Alicia Keys and Billie Eilish Among Others

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      Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America will ‘pay tribute to the front line health professionals, first responders and local heroes’ fighting the spread of COVID-19.
      Mar 26, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Elton John is set to host a coronavirus relief concert featuring Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Billie Eilish.
      The rock legend will front Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on 29 March – the same day the cancelled iHeartRadio Music Awards were set to be broadcast.
      Backstreet Boys, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Tim McGraw will also be a part of the big event, which will feature all the musicians performing from the comfort of their own homes, using video and audio equipment.
      According to a representative for the FOX network, the hour-long gig will “pay tribute to the front line health professionals, first responders and local heroes who are putting their lives in harm’s way to help their neighbors and fight the spread of the virus.”

      Viewers will be encouraged to donate to Feeding America and the First Responders Children’s Foundation as Elton and his famous friends belt out their hits.

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      Camila Cabello Saddened by Decision to Postpone 'The Romance Tour' Amid Coronavirus

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      While feeling that it is the responsible thing to do in the midst of the global pandemic, the ‘Havana’ hitmaker can’t help but be truly heartbroken having to disappoint her fans.
      Mar 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Camila Cabello has issued a heartfelt apology to fans after making the decision to postpone her “The Romance Tour” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
      The “Havana” star had been due to hit the road in Europe in May, before continuing across North America throughout the summer. However, the ongoing crisis surrounding Covid-19 has led to Camila joining the long list of musicians either cancelling or postponing live dates, as she explained to her fans in a lengthy post on Instagram on Tuesday, March 24.
      “I’m truly heartbroken to say that we’ve decided we need to postpone our tour…” she wrote. “We can’t start rehearsals without putting people at risk and with so much up in the air with no real and definitive end in sight, I feel this is the responsible thing to do. We will do our very best to reschedule as soon as we are about to, expect more info in the near future. I’m so so sorry you guys. I’m so sad at the thought of disappointing you.”
      “I was so excited to see you and hug you in person and sing these songs with you. We’ve been working on something really magical and special and I keep picturing your faces and I just wanted to bring you guys the dreamiest experience possible. I promise I’ll see you and cuddle your faces off when it’s safe and all this passes. One positive thing is the opportunity to create and keep making music that I’m also excited to share with you. Thank you for being there for me and caring about me always, I love and care about all of you so much too.”
      Concluding her post, the former Fifth Harmony singer finished with a message of hope.

      “To all of you going through a difficult time right now, I’m sending you lots of love and light your way, remember to be gentle and loving and kind to yourself, let’s be compassionate and take care of ourselves and each other,” she wrote. “When the danger passes, all this love that we are putting into the world will heal us.”

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      Freddie Gibbs Doesn't Think He Owes Jeezy for His Career

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      The ‘Built for This’ rapper isn’t necessarily taking a jab at Jeezy with his response but it’s no secret that they had friction when Gibbs left CTE World in 2012 after signing in the year before.
      Mar 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Freddie Gibbs won’t let anyone take credit for his accomplishment in his career. When someone alluded that his former colleague Young Jeezy was responsible for his career, the Gary rapper was quick to set the record straight.
      “The greatest thing Jeezy ever did was thug motivation 101. The second greatest thing he ever did was give us @FreddieGibbs,” the fan wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday, March 24. Gibbs caught wind of the tweet and simply responded, “I gave us @FreddieGibbs.”
      He wasn’t necessarily taking a jab at Jeezy with his response but it was no secret that they had friction when Gibbs left CTE World in 2012 after signing in the year before. Gibbs, however, shut down beef rumors as he claimed that it was merely a business and branding decision.
      While Jeezy might have introduced the “Bandana” MC to a wider audience, the latter was already getting his name out even before that. That was proven with him being featured on the same XXL Freshmen Cover with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, J. Cole and Jay Rock among other in 2010 following his critically-acclaimed mixtapes.
      Jeezy, meanwhile, previously addressed his role in others’ journey in the rap game. During a conversation with Charlamagne tha God, Jeezy explained how he helped jump-start a lot of careers though he didn’t get much in return. “I’ve tried to put people on, but everybody that was a part of my first project, they on,” Jeezy said. “[DJ] Drama, he might beg to differ but that Gangsta Grillz wasn’t in the hood till Young [Jeezy] was on that thing. Trap or Die was monumental.”
      He also shared that he helped build YG’s talent early in addition to assisting in putting together the Compton rapper’s debut album “My Krazy Life”.

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      Lady GaGa Admits Coronavirus Scraps Plan for Secret Coachella Set, Delays 'Chromatica' Release

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      Though believing that art can provide joy and healing, the ‘Born This Way’ singer says that ‘it just doesn’t feel right to me to release this album with all that is going on’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
      Mar 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lady GaGa is delaying the release of her new album after the coronavirus pandemic scuppered plans to promote “Chromatica” with a secret set at California’s Coachella festival.
      The pop superstar had previously hoped to unleash her new material on 10 April and make a surprise return to the stage at Coachella to celebrate its launch, but now the festival has been postponed until October, GaGa has had to rethink her whole marketing plan.
      In a lengthy note posted on social media on Tuesday, March 24, GaGa explains, “I wanted to tell you, that after a lot of deliberation, I’ve made the incredibly tough decision to postpone the release of Chromatica. I will announce a new 2020 release date soon.”
      “This is such a hectic and scary time for all of us, and while I believe art is one of the strongest things we have to provide joy and healing to each other during times like this, it just doesn’t feel right to me to release this album with all that is going on during this global pandemic.”
      “I had so many fun things planned for us to celebrate together…,” she continues. “I had a secret Coachella set lined up, and a lot of other fun surprises, some of which I’m still planning to share with all of you very soon!”
      And while GaGa’s Las Vegas residency shows for 30 April to 11 May were recently put on hold, the singer hopes the current health crisis will have subsided by late May, allowing for her other gigs – as well as her Chromatica Ball summer tour – to go ahead as scheduled.
      The “Born This Way” hitmaker concludes the message by insisting Chromatica is “still very much on the way,” adding, “To my fans, I love you. I know you are disappointed. Probably angry and sad… I hope you can see that when the album does come out, I want us to be able to dance together, sweat together, hug and kiss each other, and make it the most bombastic (sic) celebration of all time And until that time comes, LET’S ALL STAY HOME!”

      GaGa is the latest artist to push back album release plans after Alicia Keys and HAIM also hit the pause button on the launch of their projects.

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      50 Cent Quotes His Track 'Heat' to Warn Rappers About Gang-Related Lyrics

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      The ‘In da Club’ spitter reminds fellow rap stars that prosecutors can use rap lyrics as evidence in court against artists as he shines light on Drakeo the Ruler’s legal battle.
      Mar 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – 50 Cent wants other rappers to learn from Drakeo the Ruler’s criminal case. Using his 2003 song “Heat” from debut album “Get Rich or Die Tryin’ “, the “In da Club” hitmaker warned fellow rap stars through an Instagram post that their gang-related lyrics could be used as evidence in court against them.
      On Monday, March 23, the 44-year-old MC shared a screenshot of The Conversation’s article that shines light on the usage of rap lyrics to incriminate Drakeo. In the caption, he quoted his song lyrics, “i told you in 03/ i do what i gotta do/ i don’t care if i get caught/ the DA can play this mother f*****g tape in court/ i’ll kill you HEAT.”
      The Kanan Stark of “Power” went on to share with his followers, “(This is not new) if you say crazy s**t on these records they are gonna use it. if you in a gang on the song then you in the gang when the indictment come fool. LOL.”

      The article from The Conversation itself carried a headline that read, “Prosecutors are increasingly – and – misleadingly – using rap lyrics as evidence in court.” It discussed about Drakeo’s on-going case in which investigators used his “Flex Freestyle” lyrics from his 2017’s “So Cold I Do Em” album to prove his guilt in the allegation of him shooting from a motor vehicle.
      In a recent interview, Drakeo expressed his frustration over his case that forced him to face a second life sentence. “This s**t has been going on forever, bro,” he confided with Genius. “It’s not the way that people think, where it’s like, ‘Oh! If he said this in the rap, he’s gonna do it.’ The rap game is not as gangster as people think it is. This shit is for entertainment.”
      “When I said, ‘RJ was tied up in the back of a car,’ was RJ actually tied up in the back of the car? They take this s**t too literally. It’s not that serious,” the rapper, whose real name is Darrell Caldwell, went on. “When these n****s are shooting up schools and smashing cars, I bet you they’re not listening to rap music when they’re doing that shit.”

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      Lionel Richie Hopes to Revamp 'We Are the World' in Light of Coronavirus Pandemic

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      Having raised $63 million for famine relief with the USA for Africa song, the ‘American Idol’ judge believes that the message in its lyrics is still relevant to what is going on in the world today.
      Mar 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lionel Richie is planning to revive the star-studded aid anthem, “We Are the World”, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
      The USA For Africa hit, which Richie co-wrote with Michael Jackson, raised $63 million for famine relief, and now the “American Idol” judge thinks it’s time to revamp the tune after celebrating the song’s 35th anniversary earlier this month.
      “Two weeks ago, we said we didn’t want to do too much (for the anniversary) because this is not the time to sell an anniversary,” Richie told People. “But the message is so clear.”
      And he admits that as he attempts to pen an updated version of the song, he realises the lyrics still hold up today.
      “Every time I try and write another message, I write those same words,” he says. “What happened in China, in Europe, it came here. So if we don’t save our brothers there, it’s going to come home. It’s all of us. All of us are in this together.”
      An updated version of the tune was released in 2010 to help raise funds for earthquake relief in Haiti.

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      Nicole Kidman Serves as Keith Urban's Roadie During Second Impromptu Livestream Concert

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      A week after teaming up with his actress wife for a mini-concert, the Days Go By hitmaker dedicates his second Instagram Live concert to ‘all the healthcare workers’ and all of ‘first responders out there.’
      Mar 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Keith Urban staged another impromptu livestream concert on Monday evening (March 23), and asked his wife, Nicole Kidman, to help him promote it.
      The couple teamed up in the studio to perform a mini-concert last week (March 16), as musicians around the world began entertaining fans on lockdown with at-home gigs, and it appears they had so much fun, they wanted to do it again, dubbing the virtual show The Urban Underground.
      “Everyone seemed to love the home gig last week, so we’re back again,” the barefoot actress said in a video message she posted on her husband’s Instagram Live account minutes before the concert went live. “Well not me, I’m just a roadie, a fan, an audience…”
      Keith, who was strumming on a guitar next to his wife in their home studio, added, “Couldn’t do it without you, babe!”
      Nicole quickly signed off by saying, “Thank you to everyone and have some fun”, but then stayed in the studio, dancing and singing along to her husband’s music.

      The second Instagram Live concert aired on Urban’s account, @KeithUrban Instagram and he began the 30 minute show by dedicating the performance to “all the healthcare workers” and “all of you first responders out there” and adding, “We’re gonna try to bring a bit of sunshine into your screens wherever you are”.
      True to her promise, Nicole handed Keith guitars – like “the best roadie in the world” – as he completed songs like “Never Comin’ Down”, “You Gonna Fly”, and new tune “God Whispered Your Name”, and even sat at his feed for part of the gig, during which the singer paid tribute to the late Kenny Rogers by performing the country legend’s signature tune The Gambler, with his actress wife providing backing vocals.
      They weren’t the only ‘country’ couple teaming up to entertain fans online on Monday night – Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, staged a joint virtual jam session as part of Brooks’ weekly Facebook series, Inside Studio G.

      The Brooks and Yearwood event appeared at www.facebook.com/GarthBrooks/.
      Meanwhile, Diplo, Finn Wittrock and Vanessa Carlton are among the livestreaming highlights available on Tuesday, March 24.
      Diplo and Ronatronix will team up for a DJ set, which will begin at 10 pm EST on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/diplo) and “Stranger Things” star Finn, who fronts new band The Aubreys, will host an at-home show on his Instagram Live account (https://www.instagram.com/finnwolfhardofficial) from 4pm EST.
      Singer/songwriter Carlton will continue her daily show, during which she performs two songs, on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vanessacarltonactual) from 6 pm EST.
      Meanwhile, previous livestreamed Instagram and Instagram Live concerts staged by Miguel, Evanescence, Bastille, Jewel Kilcher, Rufus Wainwright, Juanes, and Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes are archived and available to view.

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