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Here's What You Need to Know About Drake's 'Toosie Slide' Challenge - billboard.com

Drake's torrid takeover on TikTok over the last month has people wondering what The Boy might have up his sleeve next, and this week might be his moment to shine. On Friday (April 3), Drizzy unleashed his new song "Toosie Slide," after watching the song's preview dominate social media.

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Mental Health in a Pandemic: Organizations, Support Groups Rally to Help Artists & Music Industry Workers

After releasing her first studio album, securing a booking agent and even netting a Juno nomination earlier this year, Toronto-based singer/songwriter STORRY's career finally started picking up steam after years of frustration. Then came the coronavirus. "As an indie artist, [it felt] like I was trying to push this boulder that didn't seem to move for years, and then finally -- it wasn't really rolling yet, but I felt like it was moving," she tells Billboard. "And th

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Metal Bands Scramble to Find Footing in the Wake of Coronavirus Shutdowns

About 320 nights of the year, Saint Vitus Bar -- a 200-capacity venue in Brooklyn -- hosts performances by such bands as Gozu, Witch Taint and Pentagram giving their all for a room of headbanging, concert-shirt-clad fans. When Saint Vitus co-owner/booker David Castillo extrapolates, he figures close to 1,000 bands a year pass though the nearly 10-year-old club. All over the world, up-and-coming as well as major club-level bands make a living touring venue

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Diana Gordon Bares Her Soul In 'Rollin (Acoustic)' Video & Talks Stripped-Back 'Wasted Youth' EP: Exclusive

When pop artists are first introduced as "the next big thing," it can sometimes feel a bit manufactured. But as they grow older and have real-life experiences, that journey is reflected in the music. In the case of Diana Gordon, she has fervently peeled off a decade’s worth of layers to reveal her true form.

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German Producer Launches Eurovision Song Contest Replacement Show

European fans of spandex, spangles and pop kitsch will not be denied.

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Kelly Clarkson Is About to Drop New Music and It's Her 'Favorite/Hardest' Project Ever

Kelly Clarkson has sold more than 25 million albums and scored three Grammys, but if you can believe it she's about to release the thing she says is her favorite thing ever. The singer revealed on Thursday night (April 2) that "I Dare You," due out on April 16, is her "favorite/hardest project that I've ever worked on."

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Justin Bieber Slides on a Frozen Lake, Goes Back to Nature in Outdoorsy 'Changes' Video

Justin Bieber is a man of the woods in the rustic video for the title track from his Changes album.The singer dropped the great outdoors "Nature Visual" for the song on Thursday (April 2), in which he strolls across a frozen lake in a giant brown coat covered with the word "Think" and warms his hands and strums an acoustic guitar around a fire; the clip was previously only available on Apple Music.And in keeping with the lyric, "Though I'm going through changes/ Don't mean that I changed," he swaps out his winter gear for shorts and a t-shirt for a walk through tall grass. The brief Michael D.

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Will Smith Launches Stay-At-Home Snapchat Series

Will Smith is bringing his self-isolation to the public with a new original series for Snapchat, Will From Home.The series, which dropped on Snapchat on Friday morning (April 3), will feature the actor and musician hanging out in his garage during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Executive Turntable: UK Music Appoints New Chair, BMGPM Names Sony/ATV Vet as Co-Head

UK Music, the umbrella organization representing the interests of the UK’s commercial music industry, has appointed former Shadow Culture secretary and Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson as its new chair, it was announced Monday (March 30). He succeeds outgoing chair Andy Heath.“UK Music speaks with a powerful voice for the whole of the UK commercial music sector.

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Jazz Guitarist John 'Bucky' Pizzarelli Dies at 94 From Coronavirus

Jazz guitarist John “Bucky” Pizzarelli, who was inducted to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 94. The virtuoso who had played for presidents at the White House during his long and esteemed career died Wednesday (April 1) at his home in Saddle River, New Jersey.His family tells The New York Times they believe the cause of death was the coronavirus.

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Chris Martin - Elton John - Ricky Gervais - Paul Maccartney - Kylie Minogue - Bill Nighy - Eddie Redmayne - Claire Foy - Ralph Fiennes - Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stormzy & More Team Up to Thank Healthcare Workers - billboard.com - Britain

Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stormzy & More Team Up to Thank Healthcare Workers

A galaxy of British music and movie stars pulled together for a video honoring the U.K.'s National Health Service. In the clip posted by the NHS on Thursday night (April 2), the celebs hold up cards that read #ThankYouNHS, with Elton John saying, "You are our heroes and we salute each and every one of you. Thank you."

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Alicia Keys Performs Flo Rida’s ‘My House’ With a Self-Isolation Spin on ‘Colbert’: Watch

In these days of self-isolation, Alicia Keys is looking fitter and healthier and sounding better than everyone else.

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Carnegie Hall Projects $9M Deficit, Expects Cuts Next Season

Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after canceling the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic and anticipates making changes to its schedule for 2020-21.“We’ve obviously sold a lot of tickets for next season, but there’ll be issues like are people from the very beginning going to all come straight back to concerts or will people be a little bit more cautious about large gatherings?” executive director Clive Gillinson said Thursday. “We have no idea what the psychology is going to be around this in every way across society as a whole.”Gillinson said this will be the first deficit since he joined Carnegie Hall in 2005.

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How the Academy of Country Music Switched From an Awards Show to a Unifying Evening Amid a Pandemic

A little over a month ago, the Academy of Country Music Awards were still set to take place in Las Vegas on April 5 for what was billed as “country’s biggest party of the year.”Then the world came crashing down as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe and all live events came to a halt. A party was the last thing on anyone’s mind.With some nimble thinking by the Academy, producer dick clark productions and CBS and the major help of technology, the show will still go on Sunday night, but in a different form as ACM Presents: Our Country.

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U.S. Digital Album Sales Hit 7-Month High

After overall U.S. album sales bottomed out to their worst week on record a week ago, the music industry has some good news.

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Music Is Often Born Amid Crisis, So Coronavirus Is a Likely Muse for Songwriters

We'll all be glad when the global coronavirus pandemic is over, but in the meantime, take some comfort in knowing that hard times have historically inspired great songs. If today's songwriters can tap all the emotions that this nightmare has stirred -- from sorrow for those who have been affected to gratitude for the many heroes in this story -- think of the tremendous songs that we'll be hearing in the aftermath."Songs are basically a way of expressing feelings, emotions, hopes and dreams," says Linda Moran, president/CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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YNW Melly Tests Positive for Coronavirus in Broward County Jail

YNW Melly has tested positive for coronavirus while awaiting trial in Florida's Broward County Jail, the rapper's Instagram account confirmed on Thursday (April 2)."He’ll be filing a motion for restricted release in hopes of better care due to any jails not being prepared to treat this new virus," the post alongside a photo with his family reads. "He hopes for your support and to recover soon #prayformelly send positive energy to him please." Melly has tested positive for COVID-19 today while awaiting his trial in Broward County Jail.

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Honda Center in Southern California Will Pay All Part-Time Staff Through June

Anaheim Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli announced Thursday (April 2) they will pay all of their sports and event management companies' part-time employees through June 30 for current or future rescheduled, postponed or canceled events. The announcement will impact all 2,100 part-time staff members that work at the Honda Center in Anaheim, the home of the National Hockey League's Ducks.According to Anaheim Arena Management, which operates the Honda Center, the decision was made in order to help minimize the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on staff and their families."The Samueli family's primary concern is the welfare of their employees," said president and CEO of Anaheim Arena Management Tim Ryan in a release.

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Longtime Music Manager Gary Salzman Dies From Coronavirus

Longtime music manager Gary Salzman has passed away from COVID-19. A statement released by his company, Big Management, announced that Salzman died Tuesday evening (March 31) due to complications from the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus."We here at Big Management join Gary’s family, friends, and loved ones in this great loss," the statement reads.

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Marcus Mumford Reassures Fans With Uplifting 'Fallon' Performances

Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford couldn't have picked two better songs for his digital performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night.Directed by wife Carey Mulligan, Mumford started off his set by strumming his Major Lazer-assisted lullaby "Lay Your Head on Me," which Danish singer-songwriter MØ co-penned.

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This Week in Latin Notas: Maluma Helps Low-Income Families, Luis Fonsi Joins 'Songland' & More

Latin Notas is a weekly news summary, compiled by Billboard's Latin editors, about new songs, videos, important announcements and what Latin artists are doing in the world of entertainment.Check out this week's bulletin below.Maluma delivers essentials through El Arte de Los Sueños foundationColombian singer Maluma and his sister Manuela Londoño Arias, the president of El Arte de los Sueños foundation, have come together to help the families of the 170 children who are members of their nonprofit organization by giving them necessities that will allow them to overcome their isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Livestreams Are Moving to Hard Tickets to Replace Lost Touring Revenue

Canadian-based live event platform Side Door was set to make its big launch in the U.S. at this year's South by Southwest, when the annual Austin festival was canceled in early March.

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Amazon Teams With SXSW to Launch a Virtual Fest

South by Southwest 2020 will see the light of day after all, albeit online rather than on the ground in Austin, Texas.Amazon Prime Video is teaming with the festival to launch a so-called film festival collection. Filmmakers who had been scheduled to screen films at the fest were notified this morning and will be able to opt in.

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Fans Pick Tommy Torres' Live Stream as Their Favorite Latin At-Home Concert

Fans have voted for Tommy Torres' YouTube live stream as their favorite Latin at-home concert.While the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter took the lead in the Billboard Latin poll with more than 35% of the vote, urban singer Justin Quiles ended in second place with 28%.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Are Free Online Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

In the midst of theater shutdowns, social distancing and home isolation because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a series of familiar musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber are set to appear online each week for free viewing.The filmed versions of Lloyd Webber's musicals will be housed on the YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On. Currently, the channel is promoting the first show in the series, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, premiering April 3 at 11 a.m.The full-length musical, inspired by the West End production and starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins, will be available to view for a 48-hour period.

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Watch Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Teach His Daughter to Wash Her Hands to a 'Moana' Tune

As the coronavirus continues to spread, safety precautions have been a big topic of conversation.

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Roby Facchinetti on Why His Italian Coronavirus Anthem Struck a Chord: 'Music Can Give Us So Much'

MILAN -- Roby Facchinetti is the singer and co-author of "Rinascerò, Rinascerai" (literally, "I will be reborn, you will be reborn"), which became a YouTube sensation within hours of its release on Friday. The song and its accompanying video are a tribute to Facchinetti’s beautiful hometown in Northern Italy, Bergamo, which is one of the country’s -- and the world’s -- worst-hit communities of the coronavirus pandemic. The city's Papa Giovanni XXIII (Pope John XXIII) Hospital is on the front line, and Facchinetti and his co-songwriter, Stefano

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Dashboard Confessional Regrets Not Inviting Adam Schlesinger to NYC Show, Reveals Unreleased Song Together

Prolific songwriter Adam Schlesinger died from coronavirus complications on Wednesday morning (April 1) at 52 years old. Following his death, countless famous friends and coworkers have flooded the Internet with love for the late star, and touching stories about how Schlesinger impacted their lives and careers.

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Billboard Dance Emerging Artists: April 2020

It's possible that you, like us, have lost track of time amidst the quarantine. The fact is that it's April, the month that typically puts festival season into high gear, with Coachella leading to Electric Daisy Carnival and Electric Daisy Carnival leading to Lightning In a Bottle and so forth, all the way across the summer to Burning Man and beyond.

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6ix9ine Granted Early Prison Release Amid Coronavirus Crisis

6ix9ine just caught a huge break. As confirmed in court documents obtained by Billboard, the rapper born Daniel Hernandez will be a free man after a New York judge granted him a compassionate release in light of the coronavirus outbreak. His discharge will be effective immediately.

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Thalía Should Do a Virtual Concert Next, Fans Vote

Thalía fans have spoken and voted for her as the Latin artist who should live-stream a concert next.The Mexican star had almost 70% of the vote, while Colombian urban singer J Balvin earned second place with nearly 19%.

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Which Regional Mexican Act Should Have a Virtual Concert Next? Vote!

Virtual concerts have become the new norm, due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Many musicians are using technology to stay connected with their fans, now more than ever.

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Watch Maluma Agree to Sing at Fan's Wedding During Adorable 'Best Buddies' Chat

Maluma is spending his quarantine catching up with friends, including his best buddy Sergio Araque from Best Buddies Colombia.

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'Club King' Peter Gatien on How Rudy Giuliani Killed NYC Nightlife

Admittedly, talking about New York nightlife at this fraught moment, when the city that never sleeps is understandably much quieter and palpably on edge, feels strange. But when the city does roar back to life, live music venues and dance clubs -- as essential to New York City as Wall Street and Broadway -- will be a huge part of that comeback.

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'Oh Yeah!,' They Do: Green Day Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart

Green Day's "Oh Yeah!" rises 2-1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart dated April 4, marking the band's seventh No. 1 and second in a row.The song follows the one-week reign of the trio's "Father of All…" in November.It's the third time Green Day has snagged two straight No.

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Tegan & Sara Foundation Wants to Help LGBTQ People Through Coronavirus Crisis

As the world continues to come to terms with the new reality of life in the time of coronavirus, artists are looking for ways not just to keep their fans entertained, but to support them through hard times. Now, queer icons Tegan and Sara are stepping in to advocate for the LGBTQ community.On Thursday (April 2), the Tegan and Sara Foundation put out a statement, outlining their response plan for the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Cardi B Opens Up About Health Scare, Stands by Coronavirus Rant: 'I Told Y'all It Was Gonna Get Real!'

Cardi B's "Coronavirus" rant remix hit closer to home for the artist when she told fans via Instagram Live on Thursday (April 2) that she'd been feeling really sick.

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Shea Coulee Soundtracks Her Own 'Digital Dystopian Thriller' With a Quarantine Playlist

For just about anyone, bringing your social life to a complete halt in the midst of a pandemic has been challenging, to say the least. But drag superstar Shea Couleé has decided to take a different look at their time in isolation.

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Alec Benjamin Debuts Coronvairus Song '6 Ft. Apart' During Billboard Live-at-Home Concert

Alec Benjamin unveiled a very timely new song titled "6 Ft. Apart" on Thursday morning (April 2), and an hour later, he sang it for the first time during his Billboard Live-At-Home concert.

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Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation Pledges $350,000 to Coronavirus Aid

On Thursday (April 2), Metallica's charitable All Within My Hands foundation announced four grants totaling $350,000 to organizations working to help those affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The grants will go to Feeding America ($100,000), whose recently launched COVID-19 Response Fund is working with local food banks to support people facing hunger, as well as coordinating with government to support federal nutrition programs such as the School Lunch Program. The latter ensures that the 22 million children who rely on school meals have access to food and distributing emergency food boxes to food banks across the country.

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Young Thug Says He's Losing Millions While in Quarantine

With the pandemic leading to lost opportunities such as touring and show gigs, Young Thug explained in an interview with Big Boy how his pockets are being affected.When asked how much money he's set to lose over the next two months, Thugger estimated a loss of nearly $5 million due to the public remaining in quarantine. "See, it's gon' cost me double, right, cause I ain't going to be able to do the shows," he said.He continued to break down his losses, saying, "The money that I get for the shows -- let's just say I get $500,000 -- if I don't do these ten shows, that's 5 Ms.

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BMG Owner Bertelsmann Wraps 100% Takeover of Penguin Random House

GUETERSLOH – Bertelsmann now owns 100% of shares in Penguin Random House, the world's largest trade publishing group. The media conglomerate, which owns music company BMG, had needed regulatory approvals in able to complete its purchase of the remaining 25% of PRH from rival Pearson.Penguin Random House is home to around 320 individual book publishing imprints across six continents, with more than 15,000 new publications and over 600 million titles sold per year.

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How L Devine Pulled Off The Most Inventive Livestream Series Yet

During a recent concert, British pop singer L Devine finished a performance of her grungy single “Boring People” and was met with the sound of thousands of people cheering. Except the noise wasn’t coming from an audience — it was a stock recording available online, cued up by Devine herself, who was looking to make a livestream from her childhood living room less awkward.

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Carole King Re-Tools 'So Far Away' For the Social Distancing Era

Without even realizing it, Carole King wrote the ultimate social distancing anthem almost 50 years ago.

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J-Pop Band back number Shares 'No Magic Tour' Live Videos: Watch

Japan's back number shared more live footage from last year's No Magic Tour, dropping a video of their performance of "Ameto Bokuno Hanashi" following the videos for "Dai Fuseikai" and "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" released last week.

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Lady Antebellum Push Back Ocean 2020 Tour Launch

Lady Antebellum announced today that their May and June concert dates would be shifted to begin in July. The Ocean 2020 tour will now kick off on July 2 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Sacramento, Calif.

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Conversations With Presidents & New Music Videos: How Residente's Been Staying Busy in Quarantine

Being in quarantine has helped many artists explore new ways to stay creative and entertain their fans.

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Sebu, Misho and Serj Tankian Team Up for 'Introvert (Call Me Crazy)'

Capital Cities' Sebu Simonian has been hard at work on his first solo album, which he hopes to release later this year. But "Introvert (Call Me Crazy)," a collaboration with System of a Down's Serj Tankian and Armenian rapper Misho that's premiering exclusively below, stands on its own.

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