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The Weeknd sets Guinness World Record for most popular artist
21Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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The Weeknd sets Guinness World Record for most popular artist

The Weeknd, who recently became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, is statistically the world's most popular musician, Guinness World Records said Monday. No one else even comes close to the singer's streaming success, according to Guinness World Records, which said the 33-year-old singer has set two world records for music streaming: He has the most monthly listeners on Spotify and he is the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify.Spotify itself also noted the milestone last month, tweeting, "It's official: On February 27, The Weeknd became the first artist in Spotify History to reach 100 Million monthly listeners." The recent surge in streams has been driven ...
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Mornings Mixtape: Aly & AJ on 20 years in music and finding their voice on their new album
16Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Mornings Mixtape: Aly & AJ on 20 years in music and finding their voice on their new album

Mornings Mixtape: Aly & AJ on 20 years in music and finding their voice on their new album - CBS News Watch CBS News Sisters Aly and AJ Michalka made a name for themselves as teen pop stars, but now Aly & AJ are out with a new sound on their latest album, "With Love From." They tell Anthony Mason about finding their musical voices as adults, reconnecting with fans and revamping an old hit. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
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Freddie Cowan leaves The Vaccines | Entertainment
15Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Freddie Cowan leaves The Vaccines | Entertainment

Freddie Cowan is leaving The Vaccines.The guitarist - who has recently been putting out music as Freddie and The Scenarios - has confirmed that he's stepping down from his position within the band "for the foreseeable future".Freddie said in a statement posted on Instagram: "It hasn't been easy to come to this decision, but in my heart I know it's time to step down from my position in The Vaccines for the foreseeable future."We loved and fought and cried and cared deeply for each other. I would say like brothers but actually I feel like it's often the chosen family that really matter to us in our lives."The band will always be my family. We are bonded forev...
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Exclusive: Spotify releasing biggest update to its platform since its mobile launch
8Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Exclusive: Spotify releasing biggest update to its platform since its mobile launch

Exclusive: Spotify releasing biggest update to its platform since its mobile launch - CBS News Watch CBS News "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King visits Spotify's Los Angeles campus and sits down exclusively with CEO and founder Daniel Ek ahead of a major announcement about the audio streaming service. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
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Shania Twain eyes Glastonbury’s legends slot | Entertainment
8Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Shania Twain eyes Glastonbury’s legends slot | Entertainment

Shania Twain has playing Glastonbury's Sunday afternoon legends slot on her "wish list".The 57-year-old megastar would love to follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Kylie Minogue by playing the special performance slot on the Pyramid Stage reserved for music's greats.This year, Cat Stevens/Yusef will have the honour.Shania told NME: “It’s on my wish list – absolutely.“So I’ll make sure I do that. It’s a legendary thing, I know, but it’s on my wish list."The 'You're Still The One' hitmaker sharing her wish of playing the legends slot comes days after Lana Del Rey hinted she could pull out of performing at the world-famous festival.The 'Born to Die' sin...
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Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member, dead at 71
7Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member, dead at 71

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. "It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today," the band wrote on Facebook. "Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does. Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family's privacy at this difficult time."Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he drove his Ford Torino into a tree, inspiring the band's cautionary song "That Sm...
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Tom Grennan sued over debut single | Entertainment
3Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Tom Grennan sued over debut single | Entertainment

Tom Grennan has had to stop performing his debut single live because of a row over the lyrics.The 27-year-old singer is being sued by an unnamed individual, who claims the 'Lionheart' hitmaker plagiarised the words for his 2016 track 'Something In The Water' and he is finding the dispute "really painful".A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: “Tom has been going through hell behind the scenes after someone claimed they wrote 'Something In The Water'.“It is his first track and means so much to Tom, so to have someone saying this is really painful for him.“He can no longer perform the song live and is having to try and fight it off.”Tom recently al...
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Wayne Shorter, influential jazz legend, dies at 89
2Mar By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Wayne Shorter, influential jazz legend, dies at 89

Wayne Shorter, influential jazz legend, dies at 89 - CBS News Watch CBS News Wayne Shorter, one of the most influential jazz musicians of his generation, has died at the age of 89. Shorter, a 13-time Grammy winner, was a saxophone innovator who played with the likes of Miles Davis and Art Blakey. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
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