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It’s officially been five years since Camila Cabello released her eponymous debut studio album, and the singer is reflecting on how much it changed her life.

Taking to her Instagram, she shared a Reel highlighting various music videos and memories from 2018. “It’s been #5YearsofCAMILA and we have never been the same,” she wrote and included a winking face emoji. She also asked her fans to tell her their “favorite memory from this era.”

Camila took to her Instagram Story to open up about how meaningful the anniversary was to her. “5 years since my debut album and from that moment [to] today, I still don’t know what i did to deserve to be able to do what I love most for a living,” she expressed. “Thank you for listening and for your love.”

The former Fifth Harmony singer released Camila on January 12, 2018. The effort soared to the top of the Billboard 200 chart and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. Its success allowed her to launch her Never Be The Same Tour. She also opened for Taylor Swift‘s Reputation Stadium Tour during that time.

Camila contained the hits “Crying in the Club,” “Havana,” “Never Be the Same” and “Consequences.” To date, the album is RIAA-certified Platinum.

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Theory of a Deadman has announced a new album called Dinosaur.

The eighth studio effort from the Canadian rockers will arrive March 17 and features the previously released title track. A second cut, titled “Ambulance,” is out now via digital outlets.

“Dinosaur is by far one of the most fun albums we’ve ever made,” says frontman Tyler Connolly. “Our fans are gonna love the return of the riff rock and the classic Theory signature songs, like ‘Ambulance.’ This song is all about that one night you have way too much fun with your friends where you feel like you’re gonna end the night in the back of an ambulance! Dig in and hold on!”

Fittingly, “Ambulance” is accompanied by an animated visualizer featuring a dinosaur driving an ambulance, which you can watch now on YouTube.

Ahead of Dinosaur’s arrival, Theory will hit the road in February on the Rock Resurrection Tour with Skillet and Saint Asonia.

Here’s the Dinosaur track list:

“Dinosaur”
“Medusa (Stone)”
“Sick”
“Two of Us (Stuck)”
“Ambulance”
“Sideways”
“Get in Line”
“Head in the Clouds”
“Heart’s Too Wild”
“Summer Song”

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A major burden has been lifted from Meek Mill‘s shoulders, thanks to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. The politician pardoned the rapper for gun and drug charges he acquired back in 2008.

In celebration of the occasion, Meek took to social media to express his gratitude. “Thank yall. I’m only gone do more for my community on God!” he wrote on Instagram alongside the pardon document. #newlevelsunlocked.”

“I got pardoned today…,” he added on Twitter. “I’m taking things really far from being a trench baby!”

Meek picked up the drug and weapons charges in 2008 when he was 18 years old. He was initially sentenced to 11 to 23 months in prison, but was released under a five-year parole agreement after eight months. In the years that followed, the rapper was arrested and charged a few times for probation violations, which ultimately resulted in a two- to four-year sentence in state prison. He was granted bail after serving five months of his sentence.

Following Meek’s allegations that Judge Genece Brinkley, who presided over his case, was biased against him, the appeals court overturned his conviction in 2019. The rapper was granted a new trial with a different judge.

Meek, whose experience led to the formation of the criminal justice reform organization Reform Alliance, was one of 369 individuals to receive a pardon from Wolf. The pardon permanently expunges the 2008 offenses from his criminal record.

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Green Day has premiered a cover of the Elvis Costello classic “Alison.”

The minimalist recording shows a tender side of the punk trio, featuring Billie Joe Armstrong‘s singing backed only by guitar and harmonized vocals. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.

Green Day originally recorded “Alison” during the sessions for their 1997 album, Nimrod. It’ll be included on the upcoming Nimrod 25th anniversary edition, due out January 27.

The reissue also includes a variety of other previously unreleased demos, as well as a full live recording from a 1997 concert in Philadelphia.

The original Nimrod spawned the singles “Hitchin’ a Ride” and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and has been certified double-Platinum by the RIAA.

Meanwhile, Green Day recently confirmed that they’ve been working on a new album to follow their latest effort, 2020’s Father of All…

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At November’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, the members of Duran Duran read a letter from their original guitarist Andy Taylor, revealing he has stage four prostate cancer. Now, in a new interview, he’s opening up about his cancer battle.

Talking to UK TV 5 News, Andy says he first realized something was wrong at age of 56 after experiencing an “arthritic sort of pain” while out jogging, and says he began to have these “symptoms, and didn’t recognize them for what they could be.” He then noticed “what felt like tumors” on his neck, and a biopsy revealed the cancer was stage four metastatic, which he called “a death sentence,” saying, “no one can be prepared” for that news.

The 61-year-old Taylor now hopes to encourage others to get tested, and suggests women, who he realizes comprise the bulk of the Duran Duran fan base, do their part to get their men to get tested, saying ladies should “give them a nudge, go get a test.” 

“Every minute is like an hour, every day is like a week,” Andy explains. “You really want to get the most out of life. And I’ve been very fortunate. I’ve had so much in terms of living the dream.”

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Måneskin has premiered “Gossip,” the band’s previously teased collaboration with Tom Morello.

The Rage Against the Machine guitarist lays down one of his trademark riffs while Damiano David sings, “Sip the gossip/ drink ’til you choke.”

You can listen to “Gossip” now via digital outlets.

“Gossip” will appear on Måneskin’s upcoming album, Rush!, due out January 20. The record also includes the previously released singles “Supermodel” and “The Loneliest.”

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Metallica has shared the single-day ticket details for the band’s upcoming M72 tour.

You may recall that the itinerary for the worldwide outing includes two concerts in every city, with a totally unique set list and different opener for each night. When the tour was first announced, you could only buy tickets as a two-show package, but that will change next week.

Tickets to individual shows will go on sale next Friday, January 20, at 10 a.m. local time. If you’re part of Metallica’s Fifth Member fan club, you’ll have access to a presale beginning Monday, January 16, at 9 a.m. local time.

The M72 tour, which supports Metallica’s upcoming 72 Seasons album, will kick off in Europe in April and will come to the U.S. in August. Dates are currently scheduled through September 2024.

Opening bands include the reformed Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Greta Van Fleet, Volbeat, Ice Nine Kills and Architects.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Metallica.com.

72 Seasons, the follow-up to 2016’s Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, arrives April 14. It includes the lead single “Lux Æterna,” which has spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

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Taylor Swift was the surprise guest at a concert by the British band The 1975 in London on Wednesday night — and she gave the debut performance of her number-one single, “Anti-Hero.”

Last summer, The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy told Pitchfork that Taylor had heard their latest album Being Funny in a Foreign Language before it was released, and he, in turn, had heard her album Midnights before it dropped. The two artists share a producer, Jack Antonoff.

Healy later said in an interview that the band actually worked on Midnights but their contribution didn’t make the final cut. However, it seems the two artists are still tight: In addition to Taylor joining The 1975 to play “Anti-Hero” on acoustic guitar, she also performed their song “The City,” from The 1975’s 2013 self-titled album.

Taylor wore a mirrored mini dress for the performance, which Rolling Stone notes is her first live performance since her appearance in September at the Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards.

You can see fan-recorded clips of the performance on social media.

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