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Mija, Krewella, Whipped Cream, Ducky & More to Play Female-Centric Net.Werk Livestream Event
It's only Tuesday, but the weekend is already stacking up with a fresh lineup of dance music livestreams.
This week, the party starts a day early with Net.Werk, a Thursday female-focused event featuring Mija, Kittens, Krewella, Ducky, Uniiq3, Dani Deahl, Sophie Hawley-Weld of Sofi Tukker and gents including Varien, Elephante and Kandy. The 12-hour show will be hosted by Cray and stream on live.bandsintown.com.
The event kicks off at 3 p.m. ET, with all proceeds going toward the MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund.
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Katy Perry Dressed as a Giant Bottle of Hand Sanitizer to Promote At-Home Episodes of ‘Idol’
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Katy Perry doesn’t mind dressing up for the occasion. She attended the 2019 Met Gala dressed as a chandelier and a hamburger. Just what everyone wants.
On Sunday, the “Firework” singer took to her social accounts to talk up the new remotely-filmed episodes of American Idol. Katy came dressed as a giant bottle of hand sanitizer. Just what everyone needs.
Fancy dress aside, Perry delivered a wholesome PSA. “Oh hey. Katy Perry here, reminding you to stay safe, wash your hands, and tune into an all new, like never before episode of American Idol, tonight,” the Idol judge says in the video.
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Camila Cabello Offers the Chance to Be in Her Next Music Video for All-In Challenge
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Camila Cabello is inviting one lucky fan to spend a day on set with her and make an appearance in her next music video as part of the All-In Challenge.
"I'm offering a day on set of my next music video when social distancing is over," she said in a clip shared on social media Saturday evening (May 2). "You will make a cameo in the music video, you will learn choreography with me, I'll teach you all the moves -- well, my choreographer will teach us the moves."
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Jill Scott vs. Erykah Badu in ‘Verzuz’ Battle of Neo-Soul Titans
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At the end of nearly two months of battles between regional producers, legacy producers, legendary rap producers, R&B and pop producers and writers, the Verzuz series of Instagram live song battles still had a glaring omission from their line-up: women.
Lack of women behind the boards in music creation and production is a long-time industry issue, but Verzuz creators and battle commissioners Swizz Beats and Timbaland told fans they were working on a way to bring women into the fold soon. Last night, it finally came to fruition.
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Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga’s ‘Rain on Me’ Is Here
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Two pop queens have at last crossed paths in the highly anticipated "Rain on Me," which dropped on Friday (May 22).
The song showcases both Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga's unmatched vocals, and comes just one week after the duo announced the release date for their high-profile collab.
"I said to her, 'OK, now everything that you care about while you sing, I want you to forget it and just sing,'" Gaga recently told Zane Lowe of the collaboration on Apple Music. "'And by the way, while you're doing that, I'm going to dance in front of you. And she was like, 'Oh my God. Oh my God, I can't, I can't. I don't know. Oh my God. OK, OK.' And then I did it and she sang, and she started to do things with her voice that was different. And it was the joy of two artists going, 'I see you.'"
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Gloria Estefan’s new single is a ‘Celebration of Love’
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Gloria Estefan’s new single was originally slated for a fall 2019 release. Lucky for us, it comes today (June 12) at a time when the song, and its title, are sorely needed.
“Cuando hay amor” (When There’s Love) is a celebration of love set to the beat of Brazilian and Colombian drums. The video, shot in Salvador Bahia, features Estefan dancing a samba de roda – a traditional Afro-Brazilian dance -- surrounded by Bahian women of all ages.
“We wanted to highlight the movements and singing of the beautiful Bahianas who are important historical representatives of the Samba culture,” says Estefan. “I felt we need to put some love vibes out in the universe right now,” she added about the timing of the release. “We need some alegría, we need some joy. It’s very unifying. I really wanted this message to be the first thing to come out. And it’s a coincidence. I was supposed to put out this album three years ago.”
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City Girls Record ‘City on Lock’
City Girls reflect on the turbulent journey toward their second LP, City on Lock, in a trailer for the rap duo’s upcoming YouTube docuseries. The project will air in five weekly installments, starting Thursday, July 2nd at 3 p.m. ET.
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The clip opens with Yung Miami managing the pressure of the group’s high profile while JT serves out her prison sentence for credit card fraud. “I was nervous,” the former admits, assessing a solo performance at the BET Awards. She also talks about hiding her pregnancy because she didn’t want people to think “there’s a limit to what [she] can do.”
The trailer also shows JT’s prison release and City Girls’ recording sessions for the recently released City on Lock. “When JT get home,” Yung Miami says, “it’s just gonna be bigger than ever, and they really gonna see that we the superstars that we is.”
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Irene & Seulgi from Red Velvet: the "Monster" clip
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The "Monster" clip finds the duo preaching their confident individuality, and the "monster" inside as they deliver sultry choreography weaved in with eerie, paranormal scenery.
"I'm a little monster, be scared of me / I'm bothering you making you dream only about me / I'll dance and play as I cast a spell / On your body in a nightmare," they fittingly sing in the chorus.
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Bikini Kill announced the rescheduled dates for their tour
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Bikini Kill have announced the rescheduled dates for their 2020 tour, which was previously postponed due to COVID-19.
The trek was supposed to kick off in March - right as the pandemic was taking hold in the United States - with a pair of hometown shows in Olympia, Washington. In 2021, the band will still launch the tour there, with shows at the Capitol Theater September 2nd and 3rd. The trek will then stretch through the fall, wrapping November 20th at Iron City in Birmingham, Alabama.
Original tickets will be honored at the rescheduled dates, although refunds will be available for those unable to attend.
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Madame Gandhi performed a new song "Set Me Free"
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Madame Gandhi performed a new song "Set Me Free" during her Billboard Live At-Home set Thursday (July 30) that raised money for the Downtown Women's Center.
"Set Me Free" comes from her upcoming album Vibrations. She sang the groovy, downtempo track into a bright yellow microphone that perfectly paired with her Beats headphones. The electronic musician/drummer/activist constantly fights for gender liberation in her music, so a song titled "Set Me Free," which focuses on being free from a toxic relationship rather than an oppressive system, is completely fitting.
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Rihanna and her brand new Fenty Skin line
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Rihanna's answer to her soft, supple skin? The products from her brand new Fenty Skin line, of course!
After being featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Tuesday (Aug. 4), the Bajan singer-turned-skincare mogul filmed a tutorial on how to use her highly coveted Fenty Skin products she launched last Friday (July 31) for the magazine's "Go To Bed With Me" video series.
RiRi's best skincare tips and tricks include hydration, from drinking water to using her What It Dew Makeup Refreshing Spray, and a healthy diet. The 32-year-old pop star praised her Barbados roots and the island's exotic fruits that she implemented as ingredients in her line of products, including her personal favorite the Barbados cherry, which she refers to as the "Bajan cherry."
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Rihanna Jokes About ‘Umbrella’
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A$AP Rocky didn't just star in Rihanna's video: He got to interview the skincare savant about what she expects from the beauty industry as well as her taste in fashion.
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While Rocky asked the "Phresh Out the Runway" star whethre she preferred a jacket or umbrella, she seemed conflicted. "This is a tricky question because my fans might feel like I'm a hypocrite," she started answering. "I made the most money off of a song called 'Umbrella.'"
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Christina Aguilera: ‘It’s a Beautiful Thing to Share’
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Christina Aguilera is spending quality time with her family amid the release of Disney's live-action remake of Mulan.
The 39-year-old pop star cozied up with her two kids -- Max, 12, and Summer, 6 -- on Friday (Sept. 4) to watch the premiere of the new Mulan on Disney+. The singer shared the experience with her fans by live-tweeting throughout the viewing.
"My kids know about #Mulan, but they haven’t seen the live action version yet," Aguilera wrote. "They’ve heard the music, they saw me recording it in the studio -- so it’s a beautiful thing to share that with my children now."
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Taylor Swift to Perform ‘Betty’ Live at 2020 ACM Awards
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Taylor Swift will perform”Betty” live for the first time during the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, September 16th.
For the ACM Awards, Swift will deliver her Folklore track from Nashville’s Grand Ol’ Opry. The ACM performance will mark Swift’s first at the award show in seven years; the singer is a two-time Entertainer of the Year winner at the ACM Awards.
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Mariah Carey: I did an alternative album while I was making Daydream
Just before releasing her highly anticipated memoir, Mariah Carey dropped a bombshell that shook even her most diehard Lambs: in 1995, the elusive chanteuse recorded and released an alternative rock album under the name Chick.
“I was exploring my musical range, but I was also filled with rage,” she wrote in The Meaning of Mariah Carey of her long-secret grunge project. “It’s always been a challenge for me to acknowledge and express anger. My personal life was suffocating during Daydream, and I was in desperate need of release.”
Fun fact: I did an alternative album while I was making Daydream
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Dua Lipa has joined forces with Belgium’s Angèle for the sultrynew song "Fever"
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Dua Lipa has joined forces with Belgium’s Angèle for the sultrynew song “Fever.” Lipa released her sophomore album Future Nostalgia earlier this year.
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Lipa and Angèle trade verses and their voices intertwine between lines over a seductive beat, with their vocal timbres adeptly complementing the steamy sentiment of the song. “I’ve got a fever/So can you check?,” Dua Lipa sings on the hook. “Hand on my forehead/Kiss my neck/And when you touch me, baby, I turn red/I’ve got a fever/So can you check?”
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Kali Uchis with "te pongo mal (prendelo)"
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Kali Uchis recruits Puerto Rican reggaeton act Jowell & Randy for her sleek new song “te pongo mal (prendelo).”
The singer adopts a variety of vocal rhythms on the booming cut, layering harmonies over dubby sub-bass, a crackling beat and hazy, guitar-like loop.
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The 2021 Grammy nominations crowned Queen Beyoncé as the leading lady
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The 2021 Grammy nominations crowned Queen Beyoncé as the leading lady with nine nods, including best R&B performance, and Billboard wants to know: Who do you think deserves to win in this category?
Bey's Juneteenth single "Black Parade" also scored nominations for record of the year, song of the year and best R&B song. Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, whose song "Goat Head" received a nod for best R&B performance, is the most-nominated artist out of anyone who didn’t receive a nod in any of the Big Four categories with five nominations across the rock, R&B, alternative and American roots genres.
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St. Vincent at the virtual Ally Coalition Annual Talent Show
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St. Vincent made a guest appearance at the virtual Ally Coalition Annual Talent Show on Monday night (Dec. 21), where she performed The Beatles' uplifting song, "Martha My Dear."
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Miley Cyrus will headline the “TikTok Tailgate” prior to Super Bowl LV
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Miley Cyrus will headline the “TikTok Tailgate” prior to Super Bowl LV, set for Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium on February 7th.
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Taylor Swift: ‘Evermore’ Album Title
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Not only did Swift use "Evermore" to promote her own merchandise, the park claims that since Swift released her album evermore it created "actual confusion" around its own trademark. Visitors asked staff whether the album "was the result of a collaboration between Evermore and Taylor Swift or some other type of relationship," the suit states. And on the day of the evermore album release (Dec. 10), the park says traffic on its website spiked 330.4% in comparison to traffic on the previous day.
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Taylor Swift has canceled all of her pending tour dates due to the “unprecedented pandemic”
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Taylor Swift has canceled all of her pending tour dates due to the “unprecedented pandemic.” The star had a small slate of shows planned for last summer in support of her 2019 album Lover; they were all postponed in April of last year due to the pandemic.
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Jenni Rivera’s Early Days From ‘Mariposa de Barrio’
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While watching, we learned a few things about the "Paloma Negra" singer's early days in her career, like performing for the very first time at 11 years old at a competition show to swearing off that she'd never sing again. Below, 10 things we learned about the Long Beach, Calif., native after watching Mariposa de Barrio:
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Janet Jackson’s ‘Scream’ Video
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A portion of the proceeds will go toward Compassion International, an organization that helps children escape from poverty.
Jackson’s floor-length metallic silver coat with lambskin shearling lining, cuffs and collar, designed by Helen Storey, was bought for $50,000. Her silver string bikini and a pair of matching pants worn underneath the coat by Jackson sold for $25,600.
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Carrie Underwood, Beyonce & More
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Carrie Underwood won video of the year for the ninth time at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night. She took the award this time for the video for “Hallelujah,” a collab with John Legend that appeared on her 2020 Christnlmas album, My Gift.
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Taylor Swift’s New Song With Big Red Machine
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On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss some burning questions around the new song: Will this trifecta (or their respective bands) ever tour together? Or maybe we could dream of a festival lineup that includes Swift's folky collaborators one day and her pop besties the next? Who benefits the most from this working relationship? And has Taylor even met Justin yet?
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The popular video game Fortnite
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Ariana Grande is set to enter the realm of the popular video game Fortnite with an upcoming event called “Rift Tour.”
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Anne Wilson - ‘My Jesus’
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Among all No. 1s by acts with their first charted titles on Christian Airplay, "My Jesus" is the first since "Rise Up" (Lazarus)" by trio Cain, which began a four-week stay in the penthouse last December.
As for women in all billings, Wilson is the first to rule Christian Airplay on a first try since Vanessa Campagna led in a featured role on Michael W. Smith's "Waymaker" for three weeks in May 2020.
(Also notably, Hillary Scott & the Scott Family's debut entry "Thy Will" led Christian Airplay for three frames in 2016. The group's frontwoman is one of the members of threesome Lady A, a country chart staple since 2007.)
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Britney Spears Deletes Instagram Account
Britney Spears deleted her Instagram Tuesday, September 14th, after sharing a post that thanked her supporters in the #FreeBritney movement.
A source close to Spears said the decision was hers. Spears also recently indicated she would be posting less in the future.
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The Red-Flag Meme With This ‘Jolene’ Tweet
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Even though it only started on Monday, Twitter's red-flag meme -- where people are posting questionable opinions and quotes followed by a series of red-flag emojis in warning -- has already taken over the social media site, with everyone from politicians to brands co-opting the trend.
But everyone can pack up their flags and go home, because Dolly Parton has offered up the best red-flag tweet yet.
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Brandi Carlile Announces 2022 Tour
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On Saturday, Brandi Carlile made her Saturday Night Live debut, performing two songs from her new album In These Silent Days, including "Right on Time" and "Broken Horses." Next year, Carlile will hit the road in support of the project, which debuted atop Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums chart, Top Rock Albums chart and Tastemaster Albums chart.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’
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The lyrics mimic the song's own journey -- a deep cut that was never promoted by her label, but went on to become one of Swift’s most massive cult favorites, and is often considered her best work by critics and fans alike. (On Rolling Stone’s recent industry-voted list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, it was her top finisher, placing at No. 69.) This Friday (Nov. 12), Swift gets to give the song a proper spotlight as the most-anticipated new track from her Red (Taylor’s Version) re-recording of the 2012 set, via its long-awaited ten-minute version.
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Watch Christina Aguilera perform at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards
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Christina Aguilera delivered a powerful performance of career-spanning hits, including a rock rendition of her debut single “Genie in a Bottle,” at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards.
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The first episode in their two-part documentary about Janet Jackson
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A&E and Lifetime have revealed that the first episode in their two-part documentary about Janet Jackson — made in cooperation with the singer herself — will premiere on Jan. 28.
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Anitta isn’t here to give any man her sympathy
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On Thursday night, the Brazillian star released “Boys Don’t Cry,” an English-language, electropop earworm with a retro-futuristic vibe à la The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.”
“Sometimes you call me when you’re too drunk, oh God/Then you start telling me I’m the one, I’m not,” she sings. “In your feelings, I can feel it/You’re in your feelings, you won’t admit it/but I thought that we were just having fun.”
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Rosalía - TikTok performance in celebration of her album Motomami
Rosalía’s TikTok performance in celebration of her album Motomami is a wild ride. The trippy, campy, strange video is now available to watch on YouTube — and it’s meant to be viewed from a mobile device since the camera spins from a wide view to a vertical view and flips around throughout.
“The contents change orientation, so it is recommended to lock screen orientation in settings and to hold the device with both hands,” a disclaimer reads at the start.
Rosalía begins her performance with “Saoko” as she dances with a crew of Motomamis (and papis) rocking motorcycle helmets. She then heads into a futuristic blue backdrop to sing “Candy” on her own.
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Madonna Drops Second ‘Frozen’ Remix
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Madonna continues to capitalize upon the recent viral success of a remix of “Frozen,” this time tapping New Jersey-based rapper 070 Shake for a haunting reimagination of the hit 1998 single.
Built around the original Sickick remix of the track that became a TikTok hit last year, Shake’s ethereal take on “Frozen” evokes the laid-back flow of Houston’s chopped and screwed scene as she details the sensations of being under the influence during a night out. “Don’t blow my high, don’t calm me down/Don’t text me back, don’t call me now,” she says. “It’s something in the water, I just came by to wash it down.” The remix’s video finds the Queen of Pop and Shake posing in an alleyway before speeding off into the night in a sportscar.
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