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"ref": "2014 November 19, Michelle McGahan, “Meghan Trainor’s ‘Lips Are Movin’ Video Is Sassy and Colorful”, in PopCrush, Townsquare Media, archived from the original on 2014-11-21",
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"ref": "2015 February 10, Louis Cheslaw, “Title - Meghan Trainor”, in Venue (Concrete), number 308, page 07, column 3",
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"text": "But when L.A. Reid, CEO of Epic Records, heard “That Bass,” he fell in love with Meghan’s empowering, in-your-face lyrics—as did all her fans (hey, Megatronz!), who have clicked on her YouTube video roughly 500 million times.",
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"ref": "2015 March 8, Leslie Armstrong, “Meghan Trainor teary over avid fans’ loud singalong”, in Toronto Star",
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"ref": "2015 May 6, Brendan Hitchens, “Megan Trainor, GRL”, in The Music, number 87, Melbourne, Vic., page 35, column 2",
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"ref": "2017 December 6, Alex Riccardi, “CUTEST COUPLE: Daryl Sabara Is Officially the Love of Meghan Trainor's Life”, in J-14, archived from the original on 2017-12-22",
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