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Carrie Underwood Previews Sunday Night Football Song "Game On." "Game on!" E! News just gave Carrie Underwood fans a first look at the making of "Game On," the new opener for NBC Sunday Night Football. "It is an honor to be back for my sixth year with Sunday Night Football. We just felt like it was time to maybe switch it up. I got together with a couple of incredible co-writers: Chris DeStefano and Brett James. It was written specifically for Sunday Night Football," the country singer says in the video, "and I feel like it's such a great hype song!" Underwood's opener will premiere this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC, when the Chicago Bears take on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. It follows Thursday's NFL Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET, where the Atlanta Falcons will take on 2017 Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles. "People love Sunday Night Football," Underwood says. "There's excitement and drama!" The opener was filmed on location in Dallas, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle and other major cities. Keep an eye out for Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels and Michele Tafoya, as well as Super Bowl champs Fletcher Cox, Zach Ertz, Lane Johnson and Carson Wentz. "This season we have a new song, a new approach and new locations," director Tripp Dixon explains. "Carrie brought us a new song, and it inspired us to get out of the sound stage." "Game On" replaces "Oh Sunday Night" as the opening theme. Sunday Night Football games will be available to live-stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App, via connected TVs, desktops, tablets and -- for the first time ever -- mobile devices. (Eonline)

Dutch DJ Julian Jordan Talks Friendship With Martin Garrix, Being CEO of Own Label. Known not only as one of the youngest DJs and music producers in the industry, 23-year-old Dutch DJ Julian Jordan is the country's new generation of dance music hotshots, with an impressive track record in his short time in the game. He brings a fresh spin to the dance scene, fusing some of its trademark sound and bombast with exciting new twists and influences. Jordan sat down with Billboard Radio China before his performance at Tomorrowland United Taipei 2018 to talk about his experience in Asia tours, his collaboration, working experience with Martin Garrix, managing his own label and what to expect from his live shows. It's Jordan's second show in Taipei, he said he always looks forward to being able to perform in Asia. "I actually love Asia tour because the people here are really dedicated to the music and they really love going out and showing that they love the music," Jordan said. Jordan's passion and interest for music and DJing started at age 12 and was influenced by his family members. He shared that he discovered music through his brother, while his father encouraged him to produce his own music. He used technology and the digital world to send all the music he produced online and waited for a label to pick it up. There, his dreams started to come true, and his career in the music industry started. It is no coincidence that Jordan mentions Martin Garrix. Both talented DJs studied in the same high school at Herman Brood Academy. They both started DJing at the same age. "When we are in the studio together, we are just having fun," Jordan said. "It's just like friends hanging out and watching videos... It is not like I am starstruck working with Martin: We are really good friends, and it's when you don't have to really care about someone's fame." Jordan revealed that they will be releasing something together very soon. Jordan also just finished a new release with talented producer Olly James, with whom he recently collaborated for the song "Bounce That." Apart from pursuing his career being a DJ, he also manages his own label, working tirelessly in the studio to continue developing his own sound. Despite the workload, Jordan still finds it very cool to be in the position of CEO of his own label: "I have a lot of people working for me, having a team that is very dedicated to the label, dedicated to the management part." To engage more Asian fans, he created his own Weibo and Wechat account. "You guys rock, and I absolutely love you guys," he said. "I hope to see you guys soon near Asia. I can't wait to see you all." (Billboard)

Kenshi Yonezu's 'Peace Sign' Video Becomes His Fifth to Hit 100 Million YouTube Views. J-pop singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu's music video for his former Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit "Peace Sign" has earned 100 million views on YouTube, becoming his fifth video to reach the milestone. The video achieved this feat at 1 p.m. JST on Saturday (Sept. 1), joining the ranks of "Lemon" (over 1.5 million views at press time), "Loser" (1.1 million), "Eine Kleine" (1.3 million), and his long-running hit collab with DAOKO, "Uchiage Hanabi" (1.8 million). "Peace Sign" was written as the opener for season 2 of the popular TV animation series My Hero Academia, and the official music video was shot on film to achieve the grainy, spontaneous visual effect. Yonezu's official YouTube channel now has over 2.2 million subscribers, and his videos are being viewed at a rate of over 10 million times per week, according the platform's Japan Weekly Artist Ranking. (Billboard)

Arctic Monkeys Are Opening a Photo Exhibition in Celebration of Their UK Tour Dates. Arctic Monkeys are kicking off their world tour Thursday (Sept. 6) in Manchester, and they are giving their U.K. fans a special treat. In London and Sheffield, a photo exhibition will display never-before-seen photos taken by Zackery Michael during the making of Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. Limited edition signed and unframed prints of the photos can be purchased, and the actual framed prints in the exhibition will be signed by the Arctic Monkeys and auctioned to raise money for Centrepoint, a charity that aims to support homeless youth. Fans can see the photos for free in London Sept. 9-13 at 67 Great Titchfield Street. Reservation is required in advance. Tickets are available here, with a maximum of two tickets per person. The Sheffield exhibition will take place Sept. 17-23 at KIAC Art Studios in Neepsend. Entry is again free, with information found on the band's official website. (Billboard)

Donald Glover claims old record label owes him $700K. Donald Glover says his old record label ripped him off. The "This is America" rapper, 34, plans to sue Glassnote Entertainment Group because they took too large a chunk of his royalties for his work as Childish Gambino, according to The Blast. Glover and Glassnote have been battling it out over the matter all summer. The label believes their agreement entitles them to half his Childish Gambino royalties, while he does not. But according to court docs obtained by the website, Glover intends to "assert counterclaims" that he is owed $700,000 in streaming royalties. "Glassnote's multiple breaches under the License Agreement concern, among other things, the taking of excess distribution fees, underreporting of international revenues, deduction of excess producer royalties, underreporting of merchandise sales, and undocumented manufacturing expense charges," the documents state. In early July, Glassnote asked a New York court to determine how things should be split. Glover signed with RCA Records earlier this year. Before that he had been with Glassnote since 2011, releasing three albums, including the Grammy-winning "Awaken, My Love!," and a number of mixtapes. (TMZ)

Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa did the signing and rapping on their hit song, "23 (J's On My Feet)" ... but another artist recorded it first ... according to her lawsuit. Ariella Asher says she released "J's On My Feet (feat. Fleetwood)" back in 2012 and, in her lawsuit, Ariella calls it "a hit original musical composition." According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, the rip-off came when Ariella's friend met with mega-producer Mike Will Made-It ... although Ariella seems to think "Mike Will Stole It" would be more accurate. She says during the Jan. 2013 meeting her friend gave Mike a copy of her version of her "J's On My Feet." Cut to Sept. 2013 ... when Mike, Miley and Wiz drop their '23.' That one is verifiably a huge hit. In the suit, Ariella -- bitterly, we presume -- points out Miley's version hit #11 on the charts and has 794 million Internet views. Ariella says the lyric "J's on my feet" -- repeated through both songs -- was jacked from her song. Ariella even thinks Miley's look for the video was a carbon copy of hers. Hmmm ... okay. She's suing all 3 hitmakers -- Miley, Mike Will Made-it and Wiz -- for copyright infringement and wants to block all future plays of their '23' ... which came out 5 years ago. Better late than never? (TMZ)

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