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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs this trainwreck of a year trainwrecks itself to a close, we present the final Fri5 of 2020 — and as if on cue, it’s one of the more confusing batches of songs we’ve highlighted. We’re not even entirely sure who one of these artists is (see Rook Monroe).

How does someone cope with becoming a teenage superstar? A young singer-songwriter comes to terms with her own stardom in “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry.” The Apple Original documentary gives viewers an unprecedented look at Eilish’s life; its exploration goes into the triumphs as well as the heartaches that make her music so personal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a year filled with things we didn’t want to think about, there were few more indulgent escapes than music books.

BTS member Jungkook has been deemed one among the sexiest men of 2020 yet again. The South Korean singer, who was recently crowned the title by People, has been featured on Sexiest Men of 2020 list released by Grazia.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe charts are usually filled with holiday fare each mid-December, but this year is over the top even by that standard. While Shawn Mendes’ “Wonder” debuted at No.

DEALSGrammy nominated Rüfüs Du Sol have expanded their relationship with Kobalt so to include neighbouring rights on the recordings side as well as their song rights. “Being able to extend our relationship with Rüfüs Du Sol, whom we currently publish, to include neighbouring rights is an exciting opportunity”, says Kobalt’s Simon Moor.Warner Chappell has signed Alesso to one of those worldwide publishing deals.

for her upcoming documentary, “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry.” (She turns 19 on Dec. 18.)The doc, directed by R.J Cutler (“Belushi”, “The September Issue”) will be released via Apple TV+ on Feb.

Way back in December 2019, Apple shelled out a cool $25 million for the rights to The World's A Little Blurry, a documentary on pop superstar BIllie Eilish. We got a brief 30-second teaser for the film in September, and today Apple has shared a full-length trailer with lots of behind-the-scenes and on-stage footage of Eilish being Eilish.

Apple TV+ releases a candid look into the life of Billie Eilish in the new trailer for “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry”.

How does someone cope with becoming a teenage superstar? A young singer-songwriter comes to terms with her own stardom in “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry.” The Apple Original documentary gives viewers an unprecedented look at Eilish’s life; its exploration goes into the triumphs as well as the heartaches that make her music so personal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVevo’s year-end statistics show that Future and Drake’s “Life is Good” is the most viewed Vevo video of 2020, with 1.3 billion views globally; and J Balvin is the most viewed Vevo artist, with 2.7 billion views worldwide.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJay-Z’s Roc Nation and Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, have announced a new literary publishing partnership to be called Roc Lit 101.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs the nation and the globe wake up each morning asking, “Is 2020 over yet?,” the search for the next great new song is one thing that makes getting out of bed a worthy endeavor.We’ve already covered the Taylor Swift, Avalanches, Kid Cudi and Chris Cornell albums as well as the 20-years-late Britney Spears-Backstreet Boys tag team, and fittingly for this odd week, the top songs are an odd batch …James Blake “When the Party’s Over” We don’t usually go for covers in

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorYouTube has unveiled its lists of the Top Songs from 2020, with Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” topping the list. The full tallies appear below, along with other factoids — and check out Variety‘s feature on Ricch from last week’s “Hitmakers” awards, where he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

Tis the time of year for “Best of…” lists. And while some might be reticent to share what music, for instance, they listened to during an unprecedented year like 2020, Billie Eilish has no such compunction.

Billie Eilish has revealed some of her top songs of the year, giving a special shout out to The Strokes and their latest album ‘The New Abnormal‘.Speaking to Australian broadcaster triple j in promotion of their annual public-voted countdown, The Hottest 100, Eilish shared a list of nine songs from the past year that she loved.They include The Strokes’ ‘At The Door’, James Blake‘s ‘Are You Even Real?’ Phoebe Bridgers‘ ‘Savior Complex’, Jorja Smith‘s ‘By Any Means’ and Dominic Fike‘s ‘Chicken

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe song-catalog bonanza of 2020 just hit a peak that is not likely to be topped: Universal Music Publishing Group has acquired Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs in a blockbuster agreement encompassing more than 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, ranging from 1962’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” to this year’s “Murder Most Foul.” His catalog was previously administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.Terms were not disclosed, but a source tells Variety that the deal was

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, particularly in the U.S., 2020 summer concert tours that were rescheduled for the following summer are seeming increasingly unlikely.

Geoff Mayfield Like many music companies, Interscope Geffen A&M started off 2020 full of optimism.