Music News for Wednesday

Mar 27, 2019 | 6:30 AM

SIA HAS MORE VIDEOS IN YOUTUBE’S BILLION VIEWS CLUB THAN ANY OTHER FEMALE ARTIST: Sia has hit a milestone in YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The singer’s video for “Elastic Heart” has now surpassed a billion views, making it her fifth video as a lead artist, featured artist or collaborator to do so. That means she now has more videos the Billion Views Club than any other female artist on YouTube. Her other videos with more than a billion views include “Chandelier,” “Cheap Thrills,” “Titanium” with David Guetta, and “Diamonds,” the song she wrote for Rihanna. Meanwhile, Post Malone just entered the Billion Views Club for the first time, thanks to his 2017 video for “Congratulations.”

POST MALONE RELEASES ‘WOW’ REMIX WITH RODDY RICCH & TYGA: Post Malone has returned with the music video for the remix to his track “Wow” featuring Tyga and Roddy Ricch. The video was directed by Chris Villa and James DeFina. Just last week, Post released the music video for the original version of “Wow,” featuring appearances from DJ Khaled and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Mike Alancourt, the man who went viral after a clip of him dancing to “Wow” made the rounds, was also featured in the video.

TRAIN LINES UP TALENT FOR LATEST EDITION OF ‘SAIL ACROSS THE SUN’ FAN CRUISE: Train has announced the talent lineup for their sixth edition of the Sail Across the Sun fan cruise, which will travel from Miami to Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Pearl next February 14-18. In addition to Train, the cruise will feature performances by comedian George Lopez, Matt Nathanson, The Rembrandts and Ezra Ray Hart, made up of Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Emerson Hart of Tonic and Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra. More talent will be announced in the future. Fans can now register for the pre-sale via SailAcrosstheSun.com, and all staterooms booked by April 17th during the pre-sale period will get to attend an exclusive acoustic mini-concert by Train. There will be a number of unique activities involving the talent lineup, and the usual shipboard amenities, such as a casino, a spa, hot tubs and more. Train’s line of signature wines will also be flowing on board as well.

MATTEL PREVIEWS BTS DOLL COLLECTION: Mattel is giving fans a glimpse of its BTS doll collection. The company unveiled its line of dolls in the likeness of BTS members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook. Mattel shared a photo on Twitter featuring all six dolls in the collection. The dolls are inspired by the K-pop group’s music video for “Idol.” Mattel also shared individual photos of each member’s doll and outfit. RM wears a blue printed suit with a green shirt and white sneakers. BTS last released the album Love Yourself: Answer in August, and will kick off a new stadium tour in May. In addition, BTS shared plans this month for a new EP. The group will release Map of the Soul: Persona on April 12th.

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We’re headed back to sea with @train! Train’s Sail Across the Sun is returning for a 6th edition February 14- 18, 2020. Join us as we sail from Miami to Nassau & Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on Norwegian Pearl. Join the pre-sale today: http://www.sailacrossthesun.com

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MIC Drop, ARMY! For the first time ever, we’re thrilled to show you the line of fashion dolls! Take a look at V, SUGA, Jin, Jung Kook, RM, Jimin and j-hope as dolls inspired by the Idol music video! @BigHitEnt

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Jimin: ou can’t stop me lovin’ myself…”

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j-hope: “I love myself…”

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Jung Kook: “I love my fans…”

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SUGA: “I do what I do, so you do you…”

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RM: “Cuz’ I was always just me…”

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Jin: “Keep on chit-chatting…

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V: “I’m facing a new me again today…”