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Justin Bieber is close to signing a deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for around $200 million.  The deal, which has been rumored for weeks, is not yet done. However, it includes Bieber’s shares of his publishing and recorded-music catalog, which sources tell Variety will continue to be administered and owned (respectively) by Universal even if the deal closes. Bieber’s catalog contains shares of his multiple hits over the past 15-years.

Bieber postponed the remaining dates in his “Justice” tour dates until an unspecified time next year.  The tour was originally scheduled to launch in 2020, but has been postponed and delayed several times — initially the reasons for the delays was due to the pandemic, but most recently the issues followed Bieber’s bout with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a rare virus that in his case caused facial paralysis. It finally launched in March and covered most of North America, but he postponed the remaining dates early in June after announcing his difficulties with the disease.

Companies such as Hipgnosis have embraced newer catalogs; the Bieber deal would be the largest music-rights acquisition for Hipgnosis to date. Earlier this year, the company acquired the song-catalog rights of Justin Timberlake in a deal reported to be worth just over $100 million.

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Taylor Swift has made global music history just eight weeks after the release of her 10th album Midnights. Swift is now the only artist to have five albums with more than one million units sold during release week. Midnights has sold six million units total, including three million in the U.S. alone, within eight weeks of its release.

Midnights became the fastest-selling album of Swift’s career, helping her break records in streaming, physical and vinyl album sales worldwide. The album sold a record 1.6 million units within its debut week and is also the first release to sell more than one million physical albums since 2015. To date, Swift has sold 22.4 million albums and has had 36.6 billion combined streams of her music. Midnights had more than one billion streams within its first week of release.

Midnights features collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Zoë Kravitz, and includes Swift’s No. 1 single “Anti-Hero.” Swift described Midnights as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout [her] life”. She will also embark on her The Eras Tour in 2023, featuring supporting artists including Paramore, HAIM, GAYLE, Phoebe Bridgers, girl in red, MUNA, OWENN, beabadoobee, and Gracie Abrams.

Taylor Swift makes global music history again in 2022

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The upcoming NBC special ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’ has added additional talent to its lineup. NBC confirmed Wednesday that co-hosts Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton will be joined by singer-songwriter Fletcher, rapper Latto, Los Angeles rock band Liily, hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd and Grammy Award nominee Sia.  Additionally, Saturday Night Live’s Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman and the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy will also appear.

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, executive produced by SNL’s Lorne Michaels and Cyrus herself, is returning to NBC for the second year in a row. Cyrus will be joined by her godmother, Dolly Parton, as co-host to ring in the the new year (Parton replaces Pete Davidson, who co-hosted the special with Cyrus last year).  Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Entertainment Live Events, Specials and E! News, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement: “The inaugural ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’ was an unqualified success and we know this year’s show will be just as spectacular, with plenty of surprises and lots of fun. We can’t wait to get the party started.”

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party will air live on NBC from Miami on Saturday, Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET and will also be livestreamed on Peacock.

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Sports Illustrated revealed the headliners for the publication’s 2023 Super Bowl Weekend event: Sports Illustrated The Party: Machine Gun Kelly and The Chainsmokers. The event will take place at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., Saturday, Feb. 11, where guests planning to attend can expect over-the-top production, a custom-built festival- sized “mega-structure” and an “immersive” main stage experience

The announcement comes shortly after SI‘s recent reveal that Shaquille O’Neal will stage an event called “Shaq’s Fun House” on Friday, Feb. 10, also at Talking Stick Resort. Tthe fifth annual event will be headlined by Snoop Dogg, featuring a performance by Diplo.

Super Bowl LVII will take place Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Tickets and VIP Tables for  Sports Illustrated The Party: Machine Gun Kelly and The Chainsmokers are on sale now via the event’s official website.

The Chainsmokers, Machine Gun Kelly headlining celebration of sports and music

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Rihanna and her boyfriend, rapper A$AP Rocky, have shared pictures and posted video of their infant son for the first time. The couple welcomed their first child back in May, and have not yet announced their son’s name, nor had either posted any pictures or videos of the infant until now.

The beauty and fashion moguul captioned a 45-second TikTok video “hacked.”  Rihanna asks her baby boy, who is filmed while enjoying a ride in the car with his mom, “You’re trying to get mommy’s phone?” as he laughs and attempts to grab his famous mommy’s phone.

BTS will release a new concert film in theaters in early 2023. The K-pop group announced on Monday that the concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas will be released in theaters on February 1st, 2023, in more than 100 countries and territories. The Feb. 4 screenings will feature a special event where fans can use light sticks.

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas captures BTS’ Yet to Come in Busan show, which the group performed on October 15th, 2022 to support South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. The film’s official website reads: “Join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook in this special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. Watch new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert, BTS Yet To Come in Busan.  Featuring hit songs from across the group’s career, including “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “IDOL,” plus the first concert performance of “Run BTS” from the group’s latest album Proof  See you in cinemas around the world in this celebratory moment. Let’s have fun!”

The film will be in theaters for a limited time only, and ticket sales begin at the start of the new year on January 10th-11th. Sign up for updates on tickets at the link here.

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Emmy Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah will return to host the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year. Noah will also serve as a producer on the show.

The Grammys Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.Topping the list of Nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards are Beyoncé (9), Kendrick Lamar (8), Adele (7), Brandi Carlile (7), Mary J. Blige (6), DJ Khaled (6), Future (6), Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant (6), Randy Merrill (6), and Harry Styles (6).  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammy history, with 88 each.

The 2023 Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/5–8:30 p.m. PT, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

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Måneskin announced they have teamed up with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello for a new single titled, “GOSSIP,” set for release on January 13. The song is expected to appear on the Italian rock band’s highly anticipated third album, RUSH!, which will arrive a week later on January 20.

The band also revealed the 17-song tracklist for RUSH!, set to be released on standard, white, red and picture disk vinyl, special box sets, CD and more.  Previously the band shared that the entire album has been inspired by Radiohead. To pre-order/pre-save RUSH!, head here.

Frontman Damiano David said of the upcoming album: “People have got our aesthetic – now we’ve got to show the inside.” Bassist Victoria De Angelis added: “It’s a new side for our new audience, but we’ve always been playing ballads. That’s always been a big part of our music, so with this one we tried to experiment a bit more with the sound. We listened to a lot of Radiohead where they work a lot with pedals.”

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Lewis Capaldi has shared the video for his new single “Pointless,” directed by Hector Dockrill. “Pointless” is the second single released from Capaldi’s forthcoming sophomore album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, due out via Capitol Records on May 19.  You can pre-order/pre-save the upcoming LP – here.

Pointless was one of the first songs written by Capaldi for Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, and is the follow-up to Capaldi’s gold-certified smash single “Forget Me,” which amassed over two million streams in just 24 hours.  Pointless took shape from a song his co-writers Steve Mac and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid had created with Ed Sheeran.  Says Capaldi: “Ed had that lyric, ‘I bring her coffee in the morning, she brings me inner peace,’ and pretty much every other line of that opening was just banging.”

The cinematic video for Pointless follows the relationship and unconditional bond between a mother (Niamh Algar) and her son (George Jaques), navigating their way through moments of adolescence and adulthood. You can take a look at the video – here.

Lewis Capaldi shares ‘Pointless’ video

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A film capturing footage from Billie Eilish’s concerts at London’s The 02 during the summer of 2022 will be aired in cinemas for one night only next month. Eilish performed six headline shows at the London arena in June as part of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour.  TikTok Sensation. The film Billie Eilish Live At The O2 (Extended Cut) will be shown in cinemas across the world on January 27, 2023, and will include 30 minutes of previously unreleased footage featuring six unseen songs.

Said Eilish in a statement: “I’ve always wanted to make a music film that truly captures the energy of my live show. These past 16 months have been so special to me, to be able to be back out on the road, performing live and sharing rooms with so many amazing people all over the world. This film is a visual live experience and keepsake for us all, celebrating everything that I love about this tour, and most of all, everyone who came out to see me. This is my thank you.” 

You can watch a trailer for Billie Eilish Live At The O2 (Extended Cut)  – here.
Tickets for the cinematic event will go on sale on December 21st at www.billieattheo2.com.

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