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As a record executive, Clive Davis was responsible for signing and nurturing the careers of some of music’s biggest stars, from Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel to Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys.  Now, he’s going to showoff some great performances from those stars in a new docuseries premiering March 23 on Paramount+.

Clive Davis: Most Iconic Performances is a four-episode series that had its origin in the pre-Grammy virtual events Davis staged in 2021 when his famous Grammy party was canceled due to COVID-19. It includes full archival concert performances along with personalized introductions from Davis, and exclusive interviews with the featured artists. A fourth episode will include extended versions of those interviews.

Viewers will see concerts from Tina Turner, Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, The Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Queen and Prince, among others, as well as interviews with Bruce, Rod, Alicia, Barry Gibb, Oprah Winfrey, Paul, Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Joni and Carole King.

“These interviews stand out among my proudest achievements,” Davis says in a statement. “They’ve received phenomenal response, presenting these all-time artists in a light never seen before. The performances are truly iconic indeed, jaw-dropping in every way.”

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Before she was a pop star, Tate McRae was a champion dancer, so it’s no surprise that she’s one of the celebs who’ll be appearing on the upcoming ABC special Step Into…The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough.

The special will focus on the most iconic dance moments on film — think Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever, Singin’ in the Rain, Moulin Rouge!, Chicago and more — and will feature the Hough siblings and guest stars reimagining those scenes “through a modern lens.”

Tate is one of the guest stars, which is appropriate, since her current video “she’s all i wanna be” was inspired by the dance movie musical A Chorus Line.  Prior to her breakthrough with “you broke me first,” Tate was the first-ever Canadian finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, and she was also named Best Female Dancer multiple times at the annual Dance Awards.

Other stars taking part in the special include Kevin Bacon, Charli D’Amelio, Jenna Dewan, Oscar nominee Ariana DeBose, John Stamos and former Glee stars Amber Riley and Harry Shum Jr.

Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann, Chicago director Rob Marshall and filmmaker/choreographer Kenny Ortega, who did the choreography for Dirty Dancing and High School Musical, among other films, will also appear.

Step Into…The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough airs March 20 at 10 p.m. on ABC.

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Tenacious D has announced a new batch of tour dates for this year.

The fall headlining outing kicks off September 9 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and will wrap up September 20 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The duo is also set to play the just-announced 2022 Louder than Life festival.

During the tour, the D will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of 2001 self-titled debut album, which features the best song in the world, “Tribute.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 11, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TenaciousD.com.

The fall dates follow the D’s previously announced summer tour, which begins in June.

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Atlanta rapper Alyssa Stephens, known by her stage name Latto, took to her Instagram in a series of posts to promote her upcoming single, “Wheelie,” and revealed the name of the song’s featured artist — 21 Savage.

After weeks of teasing the new track, the rapper posted the single’s cover photo on Tuesday. It shows Latto sporting an all-black cut-out ensemble and standing in a militant-like fashion alongside her fellow Atlanta-based rapper. 

Latto first teased the new track four weeks ago by re-posting TikTok videos to her Instagram of users dancing to the few-seconds preview. The post’s caption read, “This mf ain’t even out yet!#WHEELIE”.

On Monday, Latto posted another video teaser, this time of her sitting in what looks to be a music studio and pointing out hints, written as text on-screen, as to who the feature artist might be. 

Fans and celebrities alike celebrated the news, leaving the fire emoji symbol under Tuesday’s album cover post. 

“Wheelie” with 21 Savage drops this Friday.

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Adele and Taylor Swift are among the leading nominees for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, receiving four nominations each.

Adele and Taylor are up for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Song for, respectively, “Easy on Me” and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version).”  They’re also both up for Favorite Album, but Taylor has two entries in that category — Red (Taylor’s Version) and Fearless (Taylor’s Version) — while Adele has one: 30.  Adele has an additional nomination in the category of Favorite Global Music Star, where she’s representing the U.K.

Other nominees for the Kids’ Choice Awards this year include Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and Maroon 5.

Fans can vote on the official Kids’ Choice Awards website, KidsChoiceAwards.com, and through the Screens Up app on iPad, iPhone and Android devices in the U.S.

The KCAs will air April 9, live from Santa Monica, CA with hosts Miranda Cosgrove and Rob Gronkowski. In addition to musical performances and pranks, the producers promise a record-setting 1,000 slimings.  You can watch it on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick Jr. channel.

Here are the music nominees:

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Adele
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Bruno Mars
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP
Black Eyed Peas
BTS
Florida Georgia Line
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Migos

FAVORITE SONG
“All Too Well” (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
“Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
“Easy On Me” – Adele
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Take My Breath” – The Weeknd
“Up” – Cardi B

FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST
Chlöe
Glass Animals
Jack Harlow
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Walker Hayes

FAVORITE ALBUM
30 – Adele
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Justice – Justin Bieber
Red (Taylor’s version) – Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
“Beautiful Mistakes” – Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“Best Friend” – Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
“Leave Before You Love Me” – Marshmello & Jonas Brothers
“Rumors” – Lizzo featuring Cardi B
“Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
“STAY” – The Kid LaROI & Justin Bieber

FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
Adele (UK)
Camilo (Latin America)
Tones and I (Australia)
Tems (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Rosalía (Europe)
Olivia Rodrigo (North America)

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Kelsea Ballerini duetted with living legend and fellow East Tennessee native Dolly Parton on the stage of this week’s ACM Awards, and the younger star shared her excitement over the duet with a series of photos and video clips that she could only describe as “The Dolly Dump.”

In one of those videos, Kelsea asks Dolly, “How long does it take to do your hair?” To which Dolly responds, “How would I know? I’m never there.”

It’s a classic Dolly-ism, and far from the first time Kelsea’s gotten to be on the receiving end of the country legend’s notorious wit. On ACM night, Kelsea told Cosmopolitan that early on in her career, she interviewed Dolly for a Q&A Series.

At the end of all the “thoughtful questions about how East Tennessee impacted her music and what it’s been like defying the odds and being such a successful woman in country music,” Kelsea had one more question, she remembers.

“My very last question was, ‘Dolly, how do you play guitar with your nails like that?’ She looked at me and deadpanned, ‘Good. I play it real good.’”

All these years later, sharing the stage with Dolly at the ACMs was “full circle,” Kelsea continued. The pair sang “Big Dreams and Faded Jeans,” off of the companion album to Dolly’s brand new book, Run Rose Run.

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Florence + the Machine‘s next album officially has a title.

The fifth studio effort from Florence Welch and company is called Dance Fever. In an Instagram post announcing the news, Welch describes the record as a “fairytale in 14 songs.”

Dance Fever will presumably feature the recent Florence singles “King” and “Heaven Is Here,” both of which premiered in the last two weeks. A release date for the record has yet to be announced.

Whenever it does arrive, Dance Fever will follow Florence’s 2018 album High as Hope, which spawned the single “Hunger.”

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Rex Orange County has released a new song called “Open a Window,” featuring Tyler, the Creator.

The track follows Rex and Tyler’s previous collaborations on the hip hop artist’s Grammy-nominated 2017 album, Flower Boy.

“Open a Window” is available now via digital outlets. You’ll also find it on Rex’s upcoming album Who Cares?, along with the previously released single “Keep It Up.”

Who Cares? will be released this Friday, March 11. It’s the follow-up to 2019’s Pony, which spawned the single “10/10.”

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