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Britney Spears Has No Motivation to Make New Music: Memoir
The Woman in Me “My music was my life, and the conservatorship was deadly for that,” singer writes in The Woman in Me Britney Spears‘ fans have been wondering if life after the conservatorship means that the pop princess will make a return to music, this time on her own terms. Unfortunately, she has no…
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MTV Europe Music Awards cancelled amid Israel-Gaza crisis
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Next month’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris have been cancelled, organisers said on Thursday, citing “the volatility of world events” amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. The awards ceremony, scheduled to be broadcast live and at which the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny and…
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Billboard Music Awards Teams With Spotify For Reimagined Digital Awards Show
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards is going digital. Dick Clark Productions and Billboard have teamed with Spotify on a reimagined show that will air on Sunday, November 19 across Billboard’s social media channels and on the awards show’s official website. The show last year aired on NBC and previously aired on Fox, followed by ABC.…
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Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’
Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album and share our favorite new music. This month, Israel Daramola, Giri Nathan, Patrick Redford, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen observe Into The Woods Week by revisiting Sleater-Kinney’s booming 2005 career-reinvention The Woods. Roth: I will take readers Inside The Game…
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Virgin Music Group combines Virgin Music and Ingrooves Music Group into united global operation
Big news today from Universal Music’s global artists services division Virgin Music Group. On Thursday (October 18) Virgin Music Group announced a “global reorganization” of its business, with plans to integrate Ingrooves’ global platform and patented marketing technology with Virgin Music. By doing this, Virgin Music Group says that it will “offer independent artists and…
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Universal Music Group sues Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is facing the heat for its use of—or rather, alleged misuse of—musical artists’ lyrics. Don’t expect the Fed to help your investment in Amazon Off English Yesterday (Oct. 18), Universal Music Group (UMG), together with ABKCO and Concord Publishing, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the startup set up in 2021…
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MTV Europe Music Awards called off due to security concerns amid Israel-Hamas war
The MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony has been cancelled due to security concerns “given the volatility of world events”, organisers have announced. The annual event had been due to take place in Paris on Sunday 5 November, with stars including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj among the high-profile nominees. In a…
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Paramount Cancels 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards Citing Israel-Gaza Crisis
Paramount Global has cancelled the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Paris, citing the “volatility of world events” as the cause. The music event was due to run on November 5 at the Paris Nord Villepinte. However, it will not go ahead as conflict in the Middle East intensifies, it has emerged in recent…
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Billboard Music Awards 2023 Teams Up With Spotify For Reimagined Show
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards is bringing a different kind of party this year! On Thursday, Dick Clark Productions and Billboard announced that this year’s annual awards show will be a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spotify Fans First, aiming to bring fans up close and personal with their favorite artists. According to a press release, the reimagined show…
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Billboard Music Awards, With Spotify’s Help, Returning as Digital Awards Show
The Billboard Music Awards are returning as a digital awards show with the help of Spotify. Dick Clark Productions announced that the reimagined show will air on Nov. 19 across Billboard’s social media channels and on the awards show’s official website. Last year’s Billboard Music Awards aired on NBC. The show typically airs in May,…