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2021-11-09 15:39:32 ‍ Black Pumas, Jack Johnson & Sara Bareilles to Perform at Peace Through Music Event

Black Pumas , Jack Johnson , Rodrigo y Gabriela and more are lending their talents to a greater cause. Playing for Change and the United Nations Population Fund will welcome the talent along with another 200 artists for Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment.
The online event and fundraiser seeks to unite the world in taking action for a sustainable future and advance progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Additional performers for the global event will include Sara Bareilles, Slash, The Lumineers, Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Tephen Perkins of Jane’s …
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2021-11-09 15:39:30 ‍ Sony Music Taps Elvis Adidiema to Lead In French-Speaking Africa

As the music business in Africa continues to heat up – both as a growing part of the business and a more important source of talent for a global market – new Sony Music France managing director Marie-Anne Robert has hired a new executive to run its business in French-speaking Africa.
On Nov. 8, Robert shared with staff that she had appointed Elvis Adidiema as director of Sony Music French Speaking Africa. Adidiema, who will report to Robert, will be based between Paris and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Adidiema will oversee Sony’s music business operations in French-speaking Africa, with responsibility for both overseeing growth in the streaming …
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2021-11-09 15:39:29 ‍ Ed Sheeran and Elton John Wrote Three Christmas Songs

It’s close, that moment when it begins to feel a lot like Christmas. Give it a month, five-weeks max. It’s that precious time when the days are shorter, but somehow easier. The holidays draw nearer. And the Christmas songs climb the charts.
Expect Ed Sheeran and Elton John to mount a serious challenge.
Sheeran stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Nov. 8) for a chat about life, parenthood, and his new album = (Equals) , which is currently at No. 1 on sales charts around the globe.
Conversation, however, swiftly moved to Christmas and Sheeran’s good mate Elton.
The pair speak every day, apparently. And John, fresh off his own …
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2021-11-09 15:39:29 ‍ Drake Reacts to Astroworld Tragedy: ‘My Heart Is Broken’

Drake has broken his silence on Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival and the “devastating tragedy” that took place.
The Canadian hip-hop star made a guest appearance on stage during Scott’s headline performance Friday night in Houston (Nov. 5), at a hip-hop concert that ended in chaotic scenes with eight dead and 300 injured.
When Drizzy stepped into the spotlight, according to multiple reports from the night, the crowd surged, crushing folks up front.
Now, after digesting the situation, Drake has summed up his thoughts. “I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy,” he writes on Instagram. “I hate resorting to …
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2021-11-09 11:38:48 ‍ Missy Elliott Shines With Her Own Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Missy Elliott now has her own special piece of Hollywood real estate.
The “Work It” singer and rapper is enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame with her very own star.
The 50-year-old icon was on hand for a special ceremony Monday (Nov. 8) on Hollywood Boulevard in front of Amoeba Music, where she was presented with a star in the category of “Recording.”
Elliott later admitted her many fans would say “Missy, it’s ’bout time,” she wrote in a social media post. Better late than never. “This is a moment that I shall never forget and all the people who have been on this journey with me, I thank you,” she enthused.
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2021-11-09 11:38:47 ‍ Hailey Mia Turns up the Emotion With Olivia Rodrigo Cover on ‘The Voice’: Watch

Hailey Mia has made a lot of fans during her deep run on The Voice . And it’s easy to see why.
The Clifton, New Jersey teen can turn up the vocal gymnastics, or hit the emotional button, and she makes it all seem effortless.
During Monday night’s (Nov. 8) Top 20 Live Playoffs, Team Kelly’s standout went for a knockout with a cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Traitor.”
Mia was turned onto music at a young age, during a personal health battle. Music got her through when, at 8 years old, she had surgery to correct the deteriorating vision in her right eye. Now she’s shining on national TV.
At the top of the NBC singing competition, Kelly Clarkson managed to the …
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2021-11-09 11:38:47 ‍ Alanis Morissette’s Life to Become ABC Comedy ‘Relatable’

Alanis Morissette’s life is going to be the foundation for an ABC comedy.
The Disney-backed broadcast network has inked a script deal for Relatable, a single-camera comedy inspired by the family life of the Grammy-winning Jagged Little Pill singer-songwriter.
Relatable follows a 40-something woman, married with three kids, who spent her young adult life as an international rock star, famous for her self-penned anthems of female rage and teen angst. Now the “voice of her generation,” though deeply bonded with her family, can’t quite get the next generation living in her house to listen to her. ABC notes that Morissette’s life will inform the writing and …
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2021-11-09 11:38:46 ‍ Post Malone In, Travis Scott Out of Day N Vegas Lineup

Post Malone will take Travis Scott’s headline slot for Day N Vegas ’ Saturday night (Nov. 13) program.
Posty will close out the second of three nights on the Frank Stage, organizers announced with a post on social media.
We are excited that @PostMalone has been added to close out Saturday night!
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— Day N Vegas (@daynvegas2021) November 9, 2021
The late switch was made when Scott scrapped his scheduled performance, in the wake the tragic scenes that unfolded during his set over the weekend at Houston’s Astroworld festival.
“Travis Scott will no longer be performing at Day N …
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2021-11-09 11:38:45 ‍ JoJo Siwa Performs a Hot Salsa on ‘DWTS’: Watch

JoJo Siwa has been on a hot streak through last season of Dancing With The Stars , impressing the judges and making fans along the way.
Following a bump last week which saw Siwa briefly dumped into the bottom two and stave off elimination, she was back to her sizzling best on Monday (Nov. 8).
Janet Jackson was the theme of the night, and the performers had to show their best moves twice. The teen celebrity and her dance partner Jenna Johnson performed a salsa to 2007’s “Feedback,” before Siwa backed up for a head-to-head, hitting a rumba to 1993’s “That’s the Way Love Goes.”
With everything on the line, the pair turned up the heat and fried the competition. …
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2021-11-09 07:35:15 ‍ ABBA Is Cruising to U.K. No. 1 With ‘Voyage’

ABBA’s Voyage is cruising to a bumper week in the U.K., where it should dock at No. 1.
At the midweek stage of the chart cycle, the Swedish pop legend’s comeback album (via Polar) is outselling the rest of the U.K. Top 40 combined.
Its 118,000 chart sales racked-up over the weekend should see Voyage pass Ed Sheeran’s = (Equals) (with 139,000 combined units) for the biggest first-week sales of 2021, and perhaps register a first-week tally that hasn’t been seen in four years, the OCC reports.
Voyage leads the Official Chart Update and is already the fastest-selling physical release and biggest first-week pure sales (physical and digital) of the year to date, according …
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