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Friday, May 27, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion To Headline Australia's Festival X

Megan Thee Stallion is set to headline Australia's Festival X, marking her first-ever performances in that part of the world.

The hip-hop superstar will headline the five-date touring summer fest along with Scottish EDM star Calvin Harris and rapper/singer Don Toliver.

The festival lineup also features MaRLo, Green Velvet, Nina Kraviz, Boys Noize, Nora En Pure and many others.

The 2022 edition, which returns after a break caused by the pandemic, kicks off on November 26 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse, then moves to open-air venues on the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Sydney, before concluding on December 4 at Perth's Burswood Park.

The general on sale for Festival X 2022 starts June 1, with Live Nation pre-sales opening a day earlier.

Festival X 2022 tour dates:

Nov. 26 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Nov. 27 - Alabaster Sports Fields, Gold Coast Dec. 2 - Bonython Park, Adelaide Dec. 3 - Sydney Showground, Sydney Dec. 4 - Burswood Park, Perth

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Halsey Claims Label Is Blocking Release Of New Song

Halsey has claimed that their label is blocking the release of their new song in order to test its TikTok virality.

In a TikTok video, Halsey alleged that label was blocking the release of the single for marketing reasons.

"Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP," the singer wrote over a video of themselves listening to the track. "But my record label won't let me."

The unreleased track can be heard playing in the background as Halsey continues, "I've been in this industry for eight years and I've sold over 165 million records and my record company is saying I can't release [the song] unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok."

"Everything is marketing," concluded Halsey's Tiktok, "and they are doing this to every artist these days. I just want to release music, man and I deserve better tbh. I'm tired."

The singer is currently signed to Capitol Records under Universal Music Group.

"Our belief in Halsey as a singular and important artist is total and unwavering. We can't wait for the world to hear their brilliant new music," a Capitol Music Group spokesperson told Rolling Stone in a statement.

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Adele, Mary J. Blige & Miranda Lambert Among Time's 100 Most Influential People Of 2022

Adele, Mary J. Blige and Miranda Lambert are on TIME's 100 Most Influential People for 2022 list.

The list, now in its 19th year, recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of the world's most influential individuals. The three musicians have made it to the esteemed list of achievers under categories such as artists, innovators, icons and pioneers in the past year.

Adele, who has made the list for the third time, and Mary J. Blige appear in the icons portion of the list alongside recent album of the year Grammy award winner Jon Batiste.

Miranda Lambert is ranked along with Zendaya and Michelle Zauner in the innovators section.

"This is further proof that God dreams bigger than any of us ever do," Lambert says of TIME's prestigious distinction. "I'm so honored to join this year's class of TIME100 as this recognizes that our team, our band, our crew, fellow songwriters, producers and collaborators are being acknowledged for shaking things up and coloring outside the lines to bring even more people under our country music tent."

The honorees will gather and celebrate their achievements at the TIME100 Gala on Thursday, June 9. Lambert and Blige are set to take the stage at the event for separate performances, which will air live on ABC.

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Demi Lovato Confirms Title Of Lead Single From Upcoming Album

Demi Lovato recently revealed the title of the lead single for their upcoming eighth studio album.

Last week, a Twitter account shared that the lead song from Lovato's album will be called "Skin of My Teeth" and cited "the streets" as the source. When another Twitter user questioned "what street" the information came from, Lovato replied with a simple confirmation. "My street."

Lovato also shared the interaction to their Instagram Story. Meanwhile, the singer has yet to reveal a release date for the single.

Lovato's upcoming album will be their eighth studio album and a follow-up to the 2021 record Dancing With the Devil . The Art of Starting Over.

In April, Lovato, in an emotional message posted on their Instagram Story, said that the album will share their personal battles during their personal journey.

"Getting emotional listening to my new album because I'm so proud of it. It's my absolute best yet and so representative of me, where I started and who I am today," Lovato wrote.

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