Music News – Wednesday, January 20

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Ed Sheeran tells NME.com that his first manager wanted him to dye his hair. “The other management actually resigned from me because they didn’t think I was going anywhere. They told me I needed to drop the looping pedal, dye my hair black and give up the rapping.”

Phil Collins tells ConsequenceOfSound.com that he needs to practice how to write music again. “I mean, I haven’t written in such a long time that I need to get back into the groove of it, the rhythm of it. And I’ve got lots of ideas. I’ve got lots of bits that I haven’t developed that are just sitting there, and I’ve even got some lyrics that need music, so I’ve got things to start on.”

Garth Brooks is ready to help ring in a new presidency! The country legend announced that he will be performing at Joe Biden’s inauguration as part of the swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol building on Wednesday. In a ZOOM press conference with reporters, he called it an honor to play at the historic event. No word yet on which song Brooks will preform. He played “We Shall Be Free” at the Obama inauguration.