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Tinder Teams Up With EDC, Gov Ball & More Music Fests For "Festival Mode"

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Tinder users looking for potential dates at music festivals can switch on "Festival Mode," which links users up in advance
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 2, 2019 - 10:50 am

Tinder users looking for singles at music festivals will now be able to link up with people in advance, the dating app has announced.

As of May, "Festival Mode" will allow app users to select "badges" belonging to the festival of their choice and see other users attending. Users will then be able to match with each other before the festival begins. Partner festivals include EDC Las Vegas, The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Hard Summer, Lovebox in the U.K. and more. 

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To unlock the mode, users will have to look for the festival mode card and swipe right. Access to the festival badges will begin roughly three weeks before each fest.

For more information on how to unlock festival mode, visit Tinder's website. 

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Yuna Announces U.S. Headlining Tour In Support Of 'Rouge'

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The Malaysian singer-songwriter's seventh album is out July 12 and its latest single features rapper G-Eazy
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 23, 2019 - 11:35 am

Malaysian pop star Yuna has announced a U.S. tour launching in the Midwest this summer in support of her forthcoming seventh album, Rouge.

The tour will launch in Chicago on July 14 and head to Washington, New York City, Boston and Los Angeles before its last stop in Oakland on Aug. 2. The follow-up to 2016's Chapters drops July 12. 

Her latest single, "Blank Marquee," features rapper G-Eazy. "Blank Marquee was inspired by late '80s, early '90s pop music that I grew up listening to in my dad’s old car…we wanted to write something kinda sassy, but also a song about standing up for yourself," Yuna said in a statement.  

For more information on the tour, visit Yuna's website. 

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Jake Black Of British Country-Electronic Band Alabama 3 Dies

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Black was perhaps best known for co-writing "The Sopranos" theme song, "Woke Up This Morning"
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 22, 2019 - 3:34 pm

Jake Black, a.k.a. The Reverend D Wayne Love, has died. He was the founding member of British acid house rock band Alabama 3 and was perhaps best known for co-writing "The Sopranos" theme song, "Woke Up This Morning."

Black died some time after a recent performance at the Highpoint Festival in Lancashire, England, a post by the band on Facebook said. Black's age and cause of death were not available. 

"The transition was painless and peaceful. He was surrounded by brothers Larry Love, L.B. Dope, The Spirit, Jonny Jamm and Sister Therese Mullan," the band said. "We are heartbroken."

Alabama 3, which blends country, rock, blues with electronic music, released their debut album, Exile On Coldharbour Lane, in 1997 (which features the "Sopranos" anthem). They released their most recent album, Blues, in 2016. 

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Pandora's Sound On Summer Music Campaign Launches With DJ Khaled

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According to VP of brand marketing & communications Brad Minor, Pandora wants "to empower our listeners to discover the unique summer soundtrack that helps them live their lives at full volume"
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 22, 2019 - 11:33 am

Pandora wants to inspire listeners to "to get out and discover their unique songs of the season" through their latest summer campaign, which features tailored playlists, song predicitions and live experiences to take place across the country. The Sound On campaign, now going on its third year, kicked off Wednesday, May 22, with a party featuring DJ Khaled. 

“As the temperature heats up, so does the speculation over what will become this year’s song of summer,” said VP of brand marketing & communications Brad Minor, in a press release. "The reality is, everyone’s song of summer is different and is revealed over time. At Pandora, we want to create inspiring experiences on our platform—and out in the world—to empower our listeners to discover the unique summer soundtrack that helps them live their lives at full volume."

Music fans who can't attend the kick-off event can already find a curated playlist of tracks Pandora curators predict will be the hottest of the summer.

For instance, Pandora curators predict that DJ Khaled's latest album, Father Of Asahd, will be one of the most-listened-to albums of the season with songs featuring the late Nispey Hussle, Beyoncé, Cardi B and more. 

Live Sound Of Summer events will get fans up close and personal with artist performances, including Natti Natasha on June 19th in Miami, Maren Morris and more. The series will end with a surprise artist predicted to "be a fixture on summer playlists," the company said. 

"Every season has a different mood. Our approach to this campaign has shifted away from the comfort of winter and newness of spring to a more carefree and celebratory vision for the summer," said Lauren Nagel, VP & executive creative director at Pandora. "At Pandora, we know summer can sound like more than just a song. It’s about all the different sounds that enhance every summer moment—from the vacation-perfect playlist, to the podcast that opens your world, to the it’s-still-light-out lyrics. Summer is better with sound on."

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Enjambre Return To The U.S. With Spring Tour

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"Although we’re from Fresnillo Zacatecas, Mexico, the United States is the place of birth of Enjambre, so it feels like visiting family and loved ones," said vocalist Luis Humberto Navejas
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 21, 2019 - 3:45 pm

Mexico-based band Enjambre will bring their blend of 70s' Mexican romance music and rock back to the U.S. with a string of spring shows launching in Los Angeles.

The band, founded in Orange County, Calif., will play shows in Houston, Dallas and Chicago in May before wrapping up the tour at the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York. 

"Although we’re from Fresnillo Zacatecas, Mexico, the United States is the place of birth of Enjambre, so it feels like visiting family and loved ones," said vocalist Luis Humberto Navejas in a statement to the Recording Academy.  "This is our audience and it’s growing, as is our excitement to play for them." 

Enjambre is set to relase their next album in October and will release a new single in June. The band has been playing shows around Mexico including one recently with GRAMMY-winning band Zoe.

For more information on the tour, visit Songkick.   

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