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Jan 24, 2019 | 5:30 AM

RITA ORA LENDS HER SONG ‘SOUL SURVIVOR’ TO BUMBLE SUPER BOWL AD: Rita Ora’s song “Soul Survivor” will be featured in the first-ever Super Bowl ad for Bumble, the women-centric dating app. Tennis champ Serena Williams, Bumble’s Global Advisor, will star in the commercial. The song, which appears on Rita’s 2018 Phoenix album, can also be heard in a behind-the-scenes video released by Bumble on Wednesday for its campaign “The Ball Is in Her Court.” The campaign is all about women making the first move in life. You can catch the full commercial during the big game on February 3rd.

JUSTIN BIEBER DEFENDS CHRIS BROWN AMIDST RAPE ALLEGATIONS: Chris Brown was arrested in Paris on Monday after a woman accused him of rape. Though the singer ended up getting released without charges, the investigation is still ongoing. Just hours after his release, Brown took to Instagram to post a video of himself practicing some choreography. His good friend Justin Bieber commented on the post, saying “No one can touch you ur the GOAT,” seemingly dismissing the accusations made by Brown’s alleged victim. Nick Cannon also publicly showed support for Brown, commenting “Stay Focused King.” Brown’s accuser, a 24-year-old model, claims she met Brown through a friend and went to a nightclub with him and friends on the night of January 14th. She says that she was then “convinced” to go back to the singer’s hotel room, where he allegedly raped her. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Brown denied the allegations.

BLACK PINK’S ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ VIDEO BREAKS YOUTUBE RECORD: South Korean girl group Black Pink has broken a YouTube record with their music video for “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du.” Billboard confirmed Wednesday that Black Pink surpassed fellow K-pop stars BTS for the most-viewed music video from a K-pop group on YouTube. “With 620.9 million views, BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ is now the most-viewed music video by a K-pop group,” a YouTube rep said. BTS’ music video for “DNA” took the No. 2 spot with 618.9 million views. Psy has the most-viewed video from a South Korean artist on YouTube, with over 3.2 billion views for “Gangnam Style.” His “Daddy” video passed 400 million views on the site this month. The “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” video debuted with Black Pink’s EP Square Up in June. The music video was the most-viewed K-pop video of 2018.

SAM SMITH AND DUA LIPA TO PERFORM WITH CALVIN HARRIS AT THE BRIT AWARDS: Calvin Harris will perform at next month’s Brit Awards and he is bringing his superstar friends with him. Harris will be performing with three of the artists he’s recently released collaborations with: Sam Smith, Dua Lipa and Rag ‘n Bone Man. It’ll be Calvin’s debut performance on the awards show. Dua will perform “One Kiss” with Calvin, while Sam will sing “Promises.” Rag ‘n Bone Man, who had a big hit in 2016 with “Human,” will perform his new Calvin collab “Giant.” Calvin, Dua and Sam are all nominated for BRITS this year. The 2019 Brits will take place February 20th at the O2 in London.

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After unveiling her thank u, next tracklist ahead of schedule Tuesday, Ariana Grande surprised fans by dropping the album cover early.Ari took to her Twitter yesterday to share the brand new cover, which she says is her favorite yet. “this is my fav album cover i think. brian painted me. fredo shot me. made with tru, deep friendship and love. just like this music,” Ariana wrote.She added, “she still upside-down. but this time she kinda ……… f*cks w it lol… OH AND i’m sleeping again. which means you’re gonna love it.”The new album is set to feature 12 songs, including the already released “Imagine,” “Thank U, Next,” and “7 rings.”Much like her Sweetener cover, this one also features an upside-down photo of Ari. In the pic, a seemingly topless Ari hugs herself while sporting a fierce cat eye and a vampy dark lip. The words “thank u, next” are painted across her neck and chest.

Spice Girls superfans Emma Stone and Haim are joining forces to launch on Omaze campaign in which the winner will fly to London to see a Spice Girls concert with them – along with a meet and greet with the group.”Stop right now. Thank you very much. I need… you guys to hear this idea we had,” Emma says in the video she created with Alana, Danielle, and Este Haim. “What if you and a friend came with us to a Spice Girls concert in London?”Proceeds from the campaign will be supporting PATH, Child Mind Institute, The Los Angeles LGBT Center, Comic Relief U.K., Girl Up, and Girls’ Education via Charities Aid Foundation of America. Enter now at Omaze.com/GirlPower.

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Full Story: Entertainment Weekly

Weezer dropped a surprise self-titled covers record, nicknamed the “Teal Album,” on Wednesday (January 23rd). The 10-song collection includes renditions of Eurythmics‘ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This),” Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean,” Black Sabbath‘s “Paranoid,” Tears For Fears‘ “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” and of course, Toto‘s “Africa.”

Weezer’s cover of “Africa” became a huge hit last year, their biggest in years, and even inspired Toto to record its own take on Weezer’s 2001 hit “Hash Pipe.” Most of the covers on the “Teal Album” have been posted to Weezer’s YouTube channel.

The next set of original Weezer music, the long-awaited “Black Album,” will be released on March 1st, 2019. The quartet’s 13th studio effort will follow up 2017’s Pacific Daydream, which was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.

The “Black Album” will be Weezer’s sixth color-coded release, following 1994’s “Blue Album,” 2001’s “Green” LP, the “Red Album” in 2008, the “White Album” in 2016 and now the “Teal Album.” Frontman Rivers Cuomo described the record to NME as “darker” and “more experimental and wildly negative.”

Story source: Stereogum

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Rivers Cuomo has previously performed solo live covers of R.E.M.‘s “Losing My Religion,” the Smashing Pumpkins‘ “Today,” Oasis‘ “Champagne Supernova,” and Pixies‘ “Where Is My Mind?”
Weezer will kick off a North American trek with Pixies on March 8th, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, wrapping on April 12th in Las Vegas.

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