Nick Jonas
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
This week, Nick Jonas sends a new signal to earth, Post Malone covers a classic for Pikachu (really), and Chloe x Halle continue to evolve their visuals. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below:
Nick Jonas, “Spaceman”
In light of the Jonas Brothers’ massive comeback run in 2019, it’s easy to forget how successful Nick Jonas’ solo career was during the trio’s hiatus: multiple top 20 hits on the Hot 100, a pair of top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, and a keen understanding of rhythmic pop that transcended a group setting. “Spaceman,” which precedes a new solo LP of the same name, updates Jonas’ lyrical focus with references to the 2020 election and pandemic, but his understanding of a killer hook hasn’t changed one bit
by Joe Procopio February 16, 2021 .
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DURHAM – It’s no secret that a product company is much more valuable than a service company. It’s why every service provider has that dream about transforming their service into a product. The problem is that there are a lot of wrong ways to put that evolution into motion, and doing it wrong can kill the business pretty quickly.
I’ve been through the product evolution several times. It’s sort of become my specialty. My first startup successfully turned a consulting business into a product. My current startup is turning a labor-intensive service into a product. Along the way, I’ve learned that there are basically a handful of overarching strategies you can use to convert a service to a product, and all of them come with easy-to-make, potentially lethal mistakes.
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50 heartfelt gifts to give your loved ones this Valentineâs Day By Kai Burkhardt and Rachel Lubitz, CNN Updated 11:22 AM EST, Tue February 9, 2021
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(CNN) Valentineâs Day is right around the corner, and while this yearâs day of love might look a little different, thatâs all the more reason to celebrate the people around you. You might not be able to go out to a romantic dinner, but you can still show the important people in your life how much you love them with a heartfelt gift.