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• U2 Snags Third Leader on Top Facebook Live Videos Chart

  20-06-2018 23:58
  
  For the third time, U2 leads Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart, ruling the ranking for May 2018.
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• Pusha T Announces Daytona Tour Dates

  20-06-2018 23:54
  
  Following the release of his Kanye West-produced album Daytona last month, rapper Pusha T has officially announced a summer 2018 tour. Pusha...
  
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• 10 of the Best 'America's Got Talent' Golden Buzzer Auditions Ever

  20-06-2018 23:53
  
  It's a big moment for any aspiring musician to audition for America's Got Talent and an even bigger one to hear the sweet sound of the Golden...
  
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• Cher would rather eat a cow's tongue than compliment President Donald Trump

  20-06-2018 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Host James Corden didn''t get off lightly, either, after declining to gossip about the recent royal wedding and his worst Carpool Karaoke partner.
  
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• Pusha-T Plots U.S. Tour

  20-06-2018 23:39 via rollingstone.com
  Pusha-T announced a headlining U.S. tour. The rapper/G.O.O.D. Music president will promote his recently issued third LP, the Kayne West-produced Daytona, on the brief trek, which launches August 3rd in St. Louis, Missouri and wraps October 13th in Oakland, California.Fellow G.O.O.D. Music emcees Valee and Sheck Wes - who are currently touring together – will open several of the dates.The 21-minute, seven-track Daytona marked the first installment of West's ongoing series of five hand-produ
  
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• Black Coffee on His 'Sonar 25' Comp & Plans for Creating an Arts School In Johannesburg With Virgil Abloh

  20-06-2018 23:31
  
  The music of Africa, in all its wide-spanning and complex history, finds its roots in drums. Keeping this in mind, it’s no surprise that...
  
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• Beyonce & JAY-Z vs. 5 Seconds of Summer for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  20-06-2018 23:15
  
  The Carters’ Everything Is Love and 5 Seconds of Summer’s Youngblood are each vying for a No. 1 debut on next week’s Billboard 200...
  
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• New Jack Summer: In June '88, Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley & New Edition Announced the Arrival of R&B's New School

  20-06-2018 23:14
  
  The summer of 1988 is an important one for me. I was a young kid who’d moved from a predominantly white rural area (northwest Georgia, just...
  
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• Tidal Responds to Prince's Heirs' 'Meritless' Efforts to Get Out of Streaming Deal

  20-06-2018 23:06
  
  Tidal on Wednesday (June 20) called a request from Prince's heirs "meritless" that a Minnesota judge reconsider his decision granting...
  
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• Prince's Estate Responds to Heirs' 'Meritless' Efforts to Get Out of Tidal Streaming Deal

  20-06-2018 23:06
  
  Prince's estate on Wednesday (June 20) called a request from his heirs "meritless" that a Minnesota judge reconsider his decision...
  
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• SHINee Score Rare Double Appearance on World Albums Chart

  20-06-2018 23:00
  
  SHINee's grand 10-year anniversary comeback keeps getting grander with a rare hat trick on the charts this week.
  The long-running boy band...
  
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• Aloe Blacc on 'America's Musical Journey' Doc, His Forthcoming Album & Unreleased Songs With Avicii

  20-06-2018 23:00
  
  America’s Musical Journey -- a 40-minute 3-D IMAX travel documentary that bounces in and out of U.S. cities while exploring...
  
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• Hear Yo La Tengo's Noisy Cover of Neil Young's 'Time Fades Away'

  20-06-2018 22:23 via rollingstone.com
  Yo La Tengo reinterpreted Neil Young's ramshackle folk rock tune "Time Fades Away" as a feedback-heavy freakout for Spotify's Singles series.Guitarist Ira Kaplan dominates the six-minute cover with his squalling distortion and bent-note solos, transforming the 1973 track into vintage garage-rock. The indie rock trio also recorded a new version of the Pet Sounds-styled, piano-driven pop song "Shades of Blue" – previously featured on the band's March-issued 15th LP, There's a Riot Going
  
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• Review: Petal's 'Magic Gone' Rings Out Clear and True

  20-06-2018 21:48 via rollingstone.com
  Kiley Lotz has a voice like a bell, one that holds on to its strength and resonance even when she's singingof knotty emotions like those that dominate her second full-length as Petal. Magic Gone openswith the anxious-musician chronicle "Better Than You," which frames the Scranton-born songwriter's rock-life zingers ("You stay out so late/Just to build connection/They say, 'Hey, man you were great,'" she eye-rolls at the outset) in fuzzed-out guitars andrumbling basslines. One by one, though, the
  
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• Bad Wolves Donate $250,000 to Dolores O'Riordan's Children After 'Zombie' Cover

  20-06-2018 21:45
  
  Bad Wolves delivered more than music during their sold-out show at Gramercy Theatre in NYC on Tuesday night. The heavy metal band from LA gifted a $...
  
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• Piso 21 Celebrate Their Latest Billboard Hit With an Acoustic Session: Watch

  20-06-2018 21:44
  
  On Wednesday morning (June 20), Colombian group Piso 21 stopped by Billboard for a special acoustic performance that included three songs: "Me...
  
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• 8 Artists Who Have Expressed Interest in Working with BTS

  20-06-2018 21:38
  
  In addition to capturing the attention of fans around the world, Korean boy band BTS has also caught the eye of more than a few popular artists....
  
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• Watch Jay Rock, J. Cole's Anxiety-Inducing 'OSOM' Video

  20-06-2018 21:34 via rollingstone.com
  Jay Rock and J. Cole commit armed robbery in the video for "OSOM," but they can't outrun their own paranoia. The new track is from Rock's recently issued LP, Redemption.The music video shows the duo pulling off the small-town heist. After, the rappers lay low at a motel and divvy up their score, stashing cash in a heating vent, but they continue to live in constant fear of a reckoning. Their hunch is correct. The clip ends with a flurry of gunfire and an ominous, burning shopping cart.Redem
  
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• Janet Jackson's son helped her overcome lifelong battle with depression

  20-06-2018 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer also shares an empowering message for women in the era of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.
  
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• XXXTentacion Breaks Taylor Swift's Single-Day Streaming Record on Spotify

  20-06-2018 21:19
  
  On Tuesday, the day after XXXTentacion was fatally shot at the age of 20, the singer-songwriter's "SAD!" broke the single-day...
  
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• Hear Adventure Club Cover Portugal. The Man, Plus Krewella Takes on Bazzi & More Covers

  20-06-2018 21:19
  
  Portugal. The Man released the song of the summer in 2017 with "Feel It Still," a song so catchy, it continues to be the song of the summer...
  
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• Pop Singer & Producer SOPHIE Opens Up About Being Trans: 'Transness Is Taking Control'

  20-06-2018 21:15
  
  For years, pop producer SOPHIE was simply known as a name behind major-label acts like Charli XCX, Vince Staples and even Madonna. But earlier this...
  
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• How Ne-Yo's Wife & His Journey of Self-Reflection Helped Him Create 'Good Man' Album

  20-06-2018 21:06
  
  Ne-Yo bounded onto the R&B scene back in 2005 with his breezy debut single “Stay,” featuring Peedi Peedi. At the time, Ciara had the...
  
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• Instagram Targets YouTube With Upped Video Limits, New Ad-Friendly App

  20-06-2018 20:55
  
  Facebook's Instagram app is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube.
  The expansion announced...
  
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• Diplo Takes Boiler Room London Around the World With Hour-Long Rooftop Set: Watch

  20-06-2018 20:49
  
  As Diplo's Twitter bio notes, that "random white dude be everywhere," and while that's a fun thing to put on social media, it's...
  
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• Watch James Bay Join The Rolling Stones at London Concert to Perform 'Beast of Burden'

  20-06-2018 20:44
  
  It must feel good to be James Bay right now. 
  Not only is the "Let Her Go" hitmaker opening up for The Rolling Stones on their No...
  
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• Sarah White Enlists Dave Matthews for Intimate Duet 'Sweetheart': Exclusive

  20-06-2018 20:38
  
  Virginia-based singer-songwriter Sarah White revisits a long-gestating ode to a former flame on her latest single “Sweetheart” with the...
  
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• 'Drag Race' Star Detox Wants to Get Her Abs Fixed on New Episode of 'Botched' Watch

  20-06-2018 20:30
  
  Ever since season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race, the world has been enamored with drag superstar Detox. Known for her hilarious lip-syncing style and...
  
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• James Marsden & Evan Rachel Wood Saddle Up for 'Westworld' Edition of 'Carpool Karaoke: The Series'

  20-06-2018 20:27
  
  Get back online and saddle up, because Apple announced Wednesday (June 20) that Friday's episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series ...
  
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• See Ty Dolla $ign, Gucci Mane, Migos' Quavo in Bizarre 'Pineapple' Video

  20-06-2018 20:24 via rollingstone.com
  Ty Dolla $ign recruits a giant, dancing tropical fruit for his playful "Pineapple" video featuring Gucci Mane and Migos rapper Quavo.The clip cuts between a sentient pineapple strutting down a sidewalk to panoramic beach shots, women dancing in Hawaiian grass skirts and the rappers driving a sports car around an empty parking lot. "Pineapple" appears on the recently reissued deluxe edition of Ty Dolla $ign's second LP, 2017's Beach House 3. Throughout 2018, the prolific singer-rapper has appeare
  
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• 8 Britney Spears Songs for Your Pride Month Playlist: Listen

  20-06-2018 20:19
  
  In a handwritten letter to her LGBTQ fans published by Billboard Pride last year, Britney Spears expressed her love and appreciation for the...
  
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• Downtown Steps In to Fund a Release By BMG's Lucie Silvas: 'Hasn't Happened Before... Certainly Not in Nashville'

  20-06-2018 20:18
  
  When singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas played a rooftop concert at BMI's Nashville office on May 22, Brothers Osborne guitarist John Osborne was...
  
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• Watch Halsey, Lauren Jauregui Battle in Bloody 'Strangers' Video

  20-06-2018 20:05 via rollingstone.com
  Halsey and Lauren Jauregui box out their feelings in the dramatic video for their collaboration "Strangers." The video and song fit into Halsey's gender-flipped Romeo & Juliet-inspired concept album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.In the clip, Halsey and Jauregui appear as Luna and Rosa respectively. From warring families, they prepare for a big match that leads to them being bloodied up and bruised until Halsey's Luna emerges victorious. At the end she meets Angelus, wings-wearing member of Rosa'
  
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• Kylie Minogue on the First Time She Realized She Was a Gay Icon

  20-06-2018 19:50
  
  If countless New Yorkers draped in rainbow finery filling the streets of Manhattan for the annual March isn't enough Pride for you this upcoming...
  
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• Tidal Makes Huge App Store Jump In Downloads, Revenue After The Carters' 'Everything Is Love' Release

  20-06-2018 19:42
  
  When Jay-Z and Beyoncé's long-awaited joint album as The Carters, Everything Is Love, arrived out of the blue last Saturday (June 16), it sent...
  
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• 'Drag Race' Finalist Asia O'Hara Says She Was Threatened With Being 'Burned Alive' on Twitter

  20-06-2018 19:37
  
  The queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race receive plenty of perks for appearing on the show: national exposure, larger fan bases, and potentially $100,...
  
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• Alessia Cara Fumbles Into Adulthood in New 'Growing Pains' Video

  20-06-2018 19:12 via rollingstone.com
  Alessia Cara is thrust into adulthood in the video for her new song "Growing Pains." The song is the first single off the singer-songwriter's as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Directed by Alan Masferrer, extensive choreography is used to depict the process of growing up. Cara is first seen holding a bouquet of flowers on a tarp. She's wearing an oversized shirt and walks through a collection of people in suits playing child-link hand-clapping games. The suit-wearers then throw Cara around, bendin
  
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• Paul McCartney Announces New Album 'Egypt Station,' Debuts Double Single: Listen

  20-06-2018 19:08
  
  After hinting at new music and the release of a double A-Side single, today (June 20), Paul McCartney announced the release of his 17th studio album...
  
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• Ty Dolla Sign, Gucci Mane & Quavo Have a Fun Day at the Beach in Summery 'Pineapple' Video: Watch

  20-06-2018 19:04
  
  Back in March, Ty Dolla $ign rolled out his song of the summer contender with the sunkissed, Gucci Mane and Quavo-featuring single "Pineapple...
  
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• Paul McCartney Explores 'Dream Location' for New LP, 'Egypt Station'

  20-06-2018 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  Paul McCartney will release his 17th studio album, Egypt Station, on September 7th via Capitol Records. The album, which the former Beatle named after one of his original paintings, features newly announced singles "I Don't Know" and "Come On to Me." In a statement about the LP, McCartney says the title "reminded [him] of the 'album' albums we used to make," suggesting a kind of sonic journey. "Egypt Station starts off at the station on the first song, and then each song, and then each song is l
  
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• Telemundo, Univision Speak Out on Border Separation of Families: It's Not 'What America Stands For'

  20-06-2018 18:57
  
  As images of detained children continue to surface, Spanish-language networks like Telemundo and Univision, as well as entertainers such as...
  
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