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Craig David Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Round Hill Music
British R&B star Craig David has signed a global publishing deal with Round Hill Music. The new arrangement, announced Wednesday (Sept. 9), includes all of David’s catalog, including his U.K. chart-topping debut album Born to Do It, and a futures agreement that will see all his new music administered by the independent music publisher. The 39-year-old singer is one of Britain’s most successful male solo artists of the millennium, with 23 U.K. top 40 singles, including two No. 1s (“Fill Me In” and “7 Days”), and a pair of No. 1 albums. In the U.S., David has twice cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 and he has landed three songs on the Hot 100 chart, including a career-best No. 10 with “7 Days”. His trophy cabinet includes three Ivor Novello Awards and a brace of MTV Europe Mu...
Youngster Roberta Battaglia Belts Out Pink Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
Tackling a Pink number in front of millions would be overwhelming for most tweens. Roberta Battaglia isn’t your typical kid. The 11-year-old singer stepped into the semifinals of America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night, and stepped onto the stage for a gutsy performance of “What About Us” by Pink. The powerful-voiced Canadian youngster doesn’t seem phased by the big occasion. During the AGT auditions, the-then 10 year old nailed her performance of “Shallow” and scored a golden buzzer. Watch her latest appearance on AGT below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in t...
‘Wildcard’ Thomas Day Returns to ‘America’s Got Talent’ With Touching Billie Eilish Cover: Watch
Thomas Day got a second life on America’s Got Talent, and he didn’t waste it. On Tuesday night (Aug. 8), the 17-year-old returned to AGT for the semifinals, having been eliminated earlier in season 15. With a “wildcard” in hand, Day took his chance and performed a touching rendition of Billie Eilish’s melancholy song “When the Party’s Over”. Away from the mic, the Nashville native is considered one of the top football prospects in the nation. His true love is music. And with his combination of honest vocals, gimmick-free performances and teen idol charm, Day has a growing fanbase. Watch his AGT performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should...
COVID-19 Is Quietly Ravaging South Florida’s Haitian Community
Source: INSTARimages.com / WENN While some cities continue to party like its 1999 some areas are still fighting for their lives against COVID-19. One area is being slowly decimated. As spotted on Raw Story(via the Miami Herald), the city of Miami is seemingly losing the battle against the pandemic. According to the report, there is a huge race gap when it comes to confirmed cases that the data is showing but fails to make national headlines on major media outlets. In the last couple of weeks several Haitians have succumbed to the disease, at the time of this story there 100+ documented deaths stemming from Coronavirus. “The stigma is huge,” said South Florida Dr. Sidney Coupet. “A patient who I treated in the hospital, they discharged her. She beat COVID. The way she was speaking to m...
Conway The Machine ft. Method Man “Lemon,” Benny The Butcher ft. Heem “In Love With The Streets” & More | Daily Visuals 9.8.20
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty While Griselda as a group was a force to be reckoned with, individually Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, and Westside Gunn have proven that they’re more than capable of being one men armies on the track. Now with Conway releasing his dolo effort in From King To A God, The Machine links up with the Wu-Tang swords man known as Tical for his visuals to “Lemon” in which the duo keep it gully and gritty from the bodega to the apartment bathroom. From King To A God hits the digital shelves on September 11th. Keeping that Beast Coast flavor going, Smoke DZA links up with Jadakiss and Flipp Dinero and hits the streets of New York with his peoples to bbq and ride some bikes for their clip to “Hibachi.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Benny ...
Pocket Change: Kanye West Has Personally Spent Nearly $7M On His Presidential Pipe Dream, Allegedly
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty As the race for president is fast approaching its conclusion this November, Kanye West’s campaign is becoming one of the most bizarre bids ever to participate in an election cycle. Keeping his political aspirations afloat isn’t cheap, though. The rapper’s overdue campaign financials filed with the Federal Election Commission were released over the weekend, revealing how nearly $7 million of West’s personal funds were spent over the last couple of months. And, so far, only an estimated 12 states are willing to show his name on a ballot. NYMag breaks down the numerous issues Ye’s campaign is battling as of late. Five states have ongoing litigation against his ballot efforts, one in Virginia, “where a number of electors for West were unaware that they had signe...
Watch Lane 8’s Invigorating Sunrise Set in Scenic Grand Lake, Colorado
At the crack of dawn, Lane 8 brought a boat out on the water for a special sunrise livestream set in the middle of Grand Lake, Colorado. The ember-like colors of the early morning sky provide the perfect backdrop for Lane 8, who makes an entrance that’s easy on the ears with delicate pianos and subtly shuffling rhythms. Over the course of the two hour event, he builds up momentum at a steady pace, navigating through the familiar waters of his own catalog while dropping in unreleased projects set to arrive on his label, This Never Happened. Few producers have the delicate touch and sense of timing to pull this off, but Lane 8 manages to tailor his set to the surrounding environment perfectly. Festivals such as Holy Ship have previously entrusted the “Fingerprint” producer ...
Selena Gomez Shares What She Learned From Blackpink While Doing Makeup With NikkieTutorials
Selena Gomez talked all things life and Rare Beauty with YouTube star NikkieTutorials (Nikkie de Jager) through a fun virtual makeup session uploaded to de Jager’s YouTube channel over the weekend. In a split screen from their respective homes, the duo applied the same makeup look using both Gomez’s new makeup line and de Jager’s eyeshadow palette in collaboration with Beauty Bay. And while Gomez was excited to share all her new makeup products, she was also quick to gush over Blackpink, who she recently collaborated with on the summery “Ice Cream.” When de Jar asked Gomez what advice she’d give the K-pop stars as a veteran pop singer, the “Lose You to Love Me” artist admitted, “I think I would learn a lot more from them.” “...
Nilda Rosario Makes SBS History as First Female Radio Host for ‘El Jukeo de NY’
After working as a TV anchor for over 15 years, Nilda Rosario returns to her first passion, radio, as the new on-air talent for the Spanish Broadcasting System’s “El Jukeo de Nueva York” show on Mega 97.9 FM, Billboard can exclusively reveal today (Sept. 8). Rosario will co-host with longtime TV personality Janeiro Matos. The Puerto Rican Emmy-winning journalist and presenter, who’s been living in New York for 25 years, assures that the radio show has the “winning formula.” “I’m bringing the point of view of a woman and my experience in the news with a fresh tone,” she tells Billboard. The announcement also marks the first time SBS named a female host on an evening radio show in New York. Rosario joined the team after Frederick Martínez “El Pachá” left the air. “I feel very pro...
Soul Legends Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle Set for Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle
It’s the Godmother of Soul versus the Empress of Soul. Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight‘s pipes will take the roof off The Fillmore on Sunday, Sept. 13 for the next Verzuz battle. VerzuzTV announced the latest superstar pairing on Instagram Tuesday (Sept. 8). “The Master Class we’ve ALL been waiting for! @MsGladysKnight vs. @MsPattiLaBelle,” the caption read. “Leave ya church clothes on all Sunday and pull up to the affair of all affairs. Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s best for this one.” In addition to fans donning their Sunday or even Easter best, the soul sisters will show out at an official venue, The Fillmore in Philadelphia, at 8 p.m. EST for what the post described as “the ultimate Verzuz.” Maybe the two superw...
Taylor Swift Has Already Won Two Grammys for Album of the Year. Could She Win a Third? Should She?
If Swift wins album of the year for a third time, she would join a Grammy Mount Rushmore that consists of Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. Taylor Swift is a Grammy magnet. She has won 10 awards, including two for album of the year. She has lost album of the year just once (when she was a nominee). Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories took the 2013 award, beating Red. So the Nominations Review Committee, which determines the final nominations in the Big Four categories—album, record and song of the year plus best new artist—has to know that if Swift’s current album, Folklore, is nominated for album of the year, it may very well win. Swift has demonstrated broad voter appeal—to both pop and country fans, older and younger members. Swift would make history if she won. She’d be the j...
Neil Peart Tribute Show to Feature Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith
Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers highlight an all-star group of drummers who will pay tribute to the late, great Neil Peart of Rush. The event, which takes place this Saturday night (Sept. 12) will serve as a benefit for brain tumor research at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A ticket to stream the event will cost $12.99 and will be aired on Fite.TV. The tribute is part of the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival. Other drummers performing include Rick Allen of Def Leppard, Charlie Benante of Anthrax, Ray Luzier of Korn and many, many more. The late Rush drummer died from a brain tumor in January of this year after an undisclosed battle with the illness. See the full list of performers below. Rick Allen (Def Leppard)Kenny Ar...
