Month: December 2020

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Take a Listen to Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s New Version of “The Christmas Song”

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 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have recorded a new version of “The Christmas Song,” releasing it as part of the holiday deluxe version of Shawn’s new album Wonder, which is available now.

Shawn and Camila will be donating all of the money they make from the song to Feeding America, kicking it off with a $100,000 donation to the organization from the couple themselves. Shawn wrote on his Instagram account, “Wanted to give you guys a few surprise songs for the holidays. #WONDER holiday deluxe is out now, including ‘The Christmas Song’ with Camila. Proceeds from the song will benefit Feeding America & we’re starting by donating $100k to support those in need in the holidays.”

Camila added, “This has been such a crazy year with so many challenges. This holiday season, it is more important than ever to spread love and kindness to everyone! Shawn and I wanted to send all our love to you amazing humans so we put together something special for you, our rendition of #TheChristmasSong. All streams will support those in need right now, and to kick this off, we are donating $100K to Feeding America!”

Take a listen to The Christmas Song at the link: here.

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Dua Lipa Performs For NPR “Tiny Desk (Home)” Concert

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Dua Lipa has officially made her NPR Tiny Desk debut, performing a “Home” edition of the concert series featuring stripped-back versions of songs from her Grammy-nominated 2020 album Future Nostalgia .

Lipa was joined by a six-person backing band for renditions of her hits “Levitating”, “Pretty Please”, “Love Again”, and “Don’t Start Now.” In between songs, the 25-year-old expressed how excited she was to be back with her band for the first time in months. 

Lipa released a new standalone single called “Fever” in October, in addition to guesting on Miley Cyrus’ new full-length Plastic Hearts.  You can check out her “Tiny Desk (Home)” concert on YouTube.

Watch Dua Lipa’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert”

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Lipa and her ensemble performed four Future Nostalgia songs from an orange room
 

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California Governor Newsom Introduces New Regional Stay-at-Home Order Amid Covid-19 Surge

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On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a new regional stay-at-home order, this coming just days after he said that most of the state’s intensive care beds could be over capacity within weeks amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

The order will be applied regionally, and will require bars, wineries, hair salons and other nonessential businesses across five areas to close for three weeks once the region’s intensive care capacity falls below 15 percent. Statewide travel will also be temporarily halted, but schools will remain open and the Governor encouraged people to visit parks and exercise. Restaurants can continue to serve takeout and delivery, he said.

Newsom said the effects of Thanksgiving travel and celebrations still haven’t been felt, and that residents should expect a “surge on top of a surge” in cases within weeks. “We really need to step up,” he said. “We need to do everything we can to stem the tide.”

California to impose regional stay-at-home orders amid virus surge

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“We are pulling that emergency brake,” Newsom said Thursday.
 

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California Bond Wildfire Forces Evacuations As It Burns Over 7,200 Acres

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A wind-driven brush fire in Orange County, CA forced mandatory evacuations in the area as it burned through 7,200 acres by Thursday afternoon– and officials expect the fires to continue to burn through the weekend.

Dubbed the ‘Bond Fire,’ the wildfire began Wednesday night as a structure fire in the 29000 block of Silverado Canyon Drive, before strong winds pushed the blaze into nearby brush, which spread into the hills. Orange County Fire Authority tweeted video footage of firefighters battling the blaze from the air with an update showing it had grown from 3,643 acres in the morning to 7,200 acres with 0% contained.

The Bond Fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon, Modjeska Canyon, Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. 

Southern California wildfire burning out of control — and will for days to come

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Flames spread from a house to nearby vegetation, touching off a massive, wind-whipped wildfire…
 

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Roddy Ricch Tops Apple Music’s Year-End Charts For 2020

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Apple Music just revealed their year end charts for 2020, with Roddy Ricch landing on top. The streaming service revealed four comprehensive lists with rounded up the top 100 songs and albums on the platform in 2020.

Roddy‘s “The Box” was named Apple Music’s most-streamed song of 2020 around the world, while his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial was the most-streamed album. Three of the songs from the album also placed on Apple Music’s top songs of 2020 chart: “High Fashion”, “Start Wit Me” and “Bacc Seat” and his collaboration with DaBaby, “ROCKSTAR”, also landed as the fourth most-streamed song.

The number two song of the year went to The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” and Apple Music’s Top Lyrics were for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP.” See the full list of Top 100 Songs of 2020 on Apple Music here!

Roddy Rich has Apple Music’s most-streamed song and album of 2020

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The rapper has the music platform’s most-streamed song and album of the year. Apple…
 

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Shawn Mendes Announces ‘Wonder: The Experience’ Livestream Benefit Concert Event On December 6

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Shawn Mendes has announced Wonder: The Experience, a livestream benefit concert to celebrate his new album Wonder. Following the album’s release date on December 4th, Mendes will perform the livestream on December 6th, featuring the album’s title track as well as yet-to-be-released songs.

You can pre-order the new album, and enter for a chance to win a Wonder Golden Ticket Package (including signed items and virtual group Meet & Greet with Shawn) at the link: here.

Fans can RSVP to attend the livestream free here, with an option to donate to the Shawn Mendes Foundation. American Express Card Members can purchase exclusive ticket packages with behind-the-scenes content, virtual group meet & greets, exclusive merchandise, and more. A portion of each American Express ticket package sold will be donated to the Shawn Mendes Foundation to help support and amplify the voices of young leaders driving positive change.

Shawn Mendes Announces ‘Wonder: The Experience’ Livestream Benefit Concert

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Shawn Mendes is just days away from releasing his much-anticipated fourth album, Wonder,…
 

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CDC Shortens Recommended Covid-19 Quarantine Period to Seven to 10 Days

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The CDC announced new quarantine guidelines for people who were exposed to coronavirus, reducing the length of time from 14 days to 10 days without symptoms or seven days with no symptoms and a negative test. Officials said the shorter time period is intended to encourage more people to quarantine. 

CDC’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Henry Walke, told reporters on a call Wednesday that “Reducing the length of quarantine may encourage more people to do so, especially when they may not be able to work during quarantine time.” He said the agency still recommends 14 days, but is now offering two “acceptable alternative quarantine periods.”  According to Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC, when quarantine is reduced to 10 days, the “residual risk” of someone exposing someone else after leaving quarantine is only about 1%.

The CDC still advises against unnecessary travel, especially during the winter holiday season when people are together inside more often and virus transmission increases. “The CDC recommends staying home and not travel,” Walke said. “If you do travel, get tested 1-3 days before travel and 3-5 after, and minimize any movement between times.”

U.S. CDC shortens COVID-19 quarantine period

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said that it was adding…
 

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House Speaker Pelosi, Sen. Minority Leader Schumer Back $908B Pandemic Relief Bill

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced their support behind a $908 billion pandemic relief bill, seeking to end months of deadlock in congress. The $908 billion measure calls for $288 billion in small-business support and $180 billion for extended unemployment insurance, among other fiscal appropriations.

In a joint statement on Wednesday, Pelosi and Schumer backed the plan introduced Tuesday by a group of bipartisan lawmakers “While we made a new offer to [Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell] and [House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy] on Monday, in the spirit of compromise we believe the bipartisan framework. introduced by senators yesterday should be used as the basis for immediate partisan, bicameral negotiations,” they wrote.  In their statement, Pelosi and Schumer also cited surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as they called for urgency in passing the bill.

Pelosi, Schumer back bipartisan $908B pandemic relief proposal as basis for talks

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are backing a new $908…
 

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Taylor Swift Previews ‘Love Story’ Re-Recording

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Taylor Swift is offering fans a sneak peek of her songs that she is in the midst of re-recording off of her first six albums, after the masters were sold to Scooter Braun without her knowledge in June 2019. 

Taylor has dropped the first snippet of her re-recorded version of “Love Story” for friend Ryan Reynolds‘ latest commercial.  Taylor tweeted: “Okay so while my new re-records are NOT done, my friend @VancityReynolds asked me if he could use a snippet of one for a LOLsome commercial he wrote. So…here’s a sneak peak of Love Story! Working hard to get the music to you soon!!” 

In the commercial, Ryan was dressed as a devil who finds true love with a young woman in a desolate city. “I just don’t want this year to end,” the actor says while Swift’s “Love Story” plays in the background. 

Taylor Swift Shares First Snippet of ‘Love Story’ Re-Recording

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Taylor, just say, yes! Taylor Swift has released the first snippet of her re-recorded…
 

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Britney Spears Debuts Unreleased Single ‘Swimming in the Stars’

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Britney Spears celebrated her 39th birthday on December 2nd with the debut of a previously unreleased song. Ahead of the release of the deluxe edition of her 2016 album, Glory, Spears has dropped the single, “Swimming In The Stars”.

The new limited-edition deluxe vinyl of Glory comes after the hit album climbed back into the Top 10 on iTunes.

The Glory deluxe edition is available on Dec. 11.  You can take a listen to Swimming in the Stars at the link: here.

Hear Britney Spears’ Previously Unreleased Track ‘Swimming in the Stars’

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RCA Records has unearthed a previously unreleased Britney Spears track, “Swimming in…
 

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