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• Republic Records Officially Bans the Word ‘Urban’ to Categorize Music

  05-06-2020 23:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group and one of the largest labels in the world, has decided to ban the use of ‘Urban’ to categorize or describe their music. ‘Urban’ has been a standard industry terms for decades, though its use has been criticized as being unfair and discriminatory. Now, Republic Records has […]The post Republic Records Officially Bans the Word ‘Urban’ to Categorize Music appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music by Natti Natasha, Bebe, Ed Maverick & More

  05-06-2020 23:55
  
  “First Stream Latin” is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
  Natti Natasha – “Que Mal Te Fue” (Pina Records)
  After teasing fans on social media, Natti Natasha dropped her first single born during quarantine called “Que Mal Te Fue” (What Went Wrong) released under Pina Records. With a catchy reggaeton beat and Natti’s flirtatious vocals, the
  
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• Sony Music Launches $100M Fund to Support Social Justice & Anti-Racist Initiatives

  05-06-2020 23:34
  
  Sony Music Group has launched a $100 million fund “to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world,” the company announced Friday (June 5), noting it will immediately begin donating to “organizations that foster equal rights.”
  “Racial injustice is a global issue that affects our artists, songwriters, our people and of course society at large,” said Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer in a statement. “We stand against discriminat
  
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• 46 Black-Run Electronic Dance Labels You Can Support on Bandcamp Right Now

  05-06-2020 23:31
  
  This week has been hard for anyone with a working soul. The black population in the United States and beyond has taken a strong stand against police violence, only to be met with more unbridled brutality.
  Here are Billboard Dance, we owe everything about the genres we love to this daring and vibrant community, so, we’ve compiled a list of black-run dance and electronic music labels you can support directly today and every first Friday of the month, as well as June 19th.
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• Aluna on making music without George: “I felt self-conscious trying to drag him through my own self-discovery”

  05-06-2020 23:30 via nme.com
  
  Aluna has spoken about branching out from duo AlunaGeorge to work on her own solo music.
  The singer formed the group in 2012 with producer George Reid, with who she has released two albums – 2013’s ‘Body Music’ and 2016’s ‘I Remember’.
  In April, though, she released her debut solo single ‘Body Pump’ and the singer has now explained her decision to work on her own in a new interview. “People have always asked me if it [going solo] was so
  
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• Paul McCartney says he wants “justice for George Floyd’s family” and “all who have died and suffered”

  05-06-2020 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney has spoken out about the death of George Floyd, calling for justice for his family and “all those who have died and suffered” because of police brutality.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  Floyd died on May 25 while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine-minutes, which, according to an independent autopsy, cut blood and airflow
  
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• Sweet Bassist Steve Priest Dead at 72

  05-06-2020 23:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Founding member of glam rock hitmakers performed on "Ballroom Blitz," "Fox on the Run" and "Love Is Like Oxygen"
  
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• Will DMCA Safe Harbor Remain the Status Quo? Debate Heads Back to Congress

  05-06-2020 22:54
  
  In a hearing in front of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held Tuesday, elected officials heard from both copyright owners and the technology community on whether the Safe Harbor protection of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), first enacted in 1998, is still working or needs to be updated.
  As expected, creators in the music industry — including Don Henley of the Eagles — labeled Safe Harbor an outdated clause that encourages pir
  
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• Snoop Dogg Says He’s Never Voted In His Life

  05-06-2020 22:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  In a recent interview, rapper Snoop Dogg revealed that he has yet to cast a ballot in a U.S. election. Snoop Dogg offered the surprising revelation during a remote conversation with Big Boy on the iHeartMedia-owned Real 92.3. “I ain’t never voted a day in my life … For many years they had me brainwashed […]The post Snoop Dogg Says He’s Never Voted In His Life appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• YouTube Postpones 2020 Graduation Ceremony With Beyoncé, BTS, The Obamas

  05-06-2020 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The YouTube Graduation Ceremony, “Dear Class of 2020,” is postponed to Sunday, June 7th. The four-hour commencement event was set for Saturday, but YouTube rescheduled to observe George Floyd’s memorial service. The event has more than 70 celebrities on board to speak to 2020 graduates, including The Obamas, Beyoncé, and BTS. This YouTube graduation ceremony […]The post YouTube Postpones 2020 Graduation Ceremony With Beyoncé, BTS, The Obamas appeared first
  
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• YouTube Postpones 2020 Graduation Ceremony With Beyoncé, BTS, Obamas

  05-06-2020 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The YouTube Graduation Ceremony, “Dear Class of 2020,” is postponed to Sunday, June 7. The four-hour commencement event was set for Saturday, but YouTube rescheduled to observe George Floyd’s memorial service. The event has more than 70 celebrities on board to speak to 2020 graduates, including The Obamas, Beyoncé, and BTS. This YouTube graduation ceremony […]The post YouTube Postpones 2020 Graduation Ceremony With Beyoncé, BTS, Obamas appeared first on Dig
  
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• RS Latin Picks: Black Lives Matter Edition

  05-06-2020 22:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fresh new sounds from Latin America and the Caribbean, featuring ChocQuibTown, Ghetto Kumbé, Nino Augustine, Helado Negro and The Wailers
  
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• First Out: New Music from Joy Oladokun, Cakes da Killa, Shamir & More

  05-06-2020 22:27
  
  At a time when people around the world are fighting back against pervasive systemic racism and police brutality, it’s more important than ever to use this Pride Month as a means of uplifting and supporting black queer individuals everywhere. So, for this week’s First Out, Billboard Pride is highlighting some of the best new music of this week from BIPOC queer artists.
  From a heartbreaking ballad by Joy Oladokun to a protest anthem from Ky and Rhyan Besco, here are some of our fa
  
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• Paul McCartney: ‘I Want Justice for George Floyd’s Family’

  05-06-2020 22:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Saying nothing is not an option," artist says in post voicing support for Black Lives Matter protests
  
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• System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian questions if fans really listen to their lyrics

  05-06-2020 21:59 via nme.com
  
  System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian has questioned whether or not fans listen to their lyrics.
  Speaking on the Side Jams With Bryan Reesman podcast, Tankian said after looking at some fan’s comments on social media, he wasn’t sure if fans listened to the true message of the band’s lyrics.
  Read More: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protest
  He said: “When I get people on my so
  
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• J Balvin, Alejandro Fernandez & More Artists Demand Justice for Police Brutality Cases in Latin America

  05-06-2020 21:59
  
  As protests spread across the country demanding racial justice, Latin music artists are also breaking their silence on Anderson Arboleda, a young black man who recently died at the hands of police in Colombia.
  On May 19, Arboleda, a 19-year-old Afro-descendant man, was allegedly beaten outside his home by local police officers for breaking the quarantine curfew. He was hit multiple times on the head with a baton and tear-gassed, according to his mother Claudia Arboleda, reports El Tiempo. Arbole
  
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• See Soccer Mommy’s rescheduled UK tour dates for 2021

  05-06-2020 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Soccer Mommy has announced new dates for her rescheduled UK tour in support of second album ‘Color Theory’.
  Read more: Soccer Mommy: “I just want to feel like a Victorian vampire woman”
  The Nashville musician was due to bring the record to the music venues of the UK later this month, but was forced to postpone the shows due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Now, the indie star (whose real name is Sophie Allison) will return in 2021, kicking off a run of dates at London’s
  
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• Ahmaud Arbery’s Lawyer Needed a Ride to Court — Jay-Z Offered His Private Jet

  05-06-2020 21:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Jay-Z recently lent his private jet to Ahmaud Arbery’s lawyers, who needed to attend a hearing in Georgia but were (seemingly) without a means of traveling to the courthouse. On Instagram, federal civil rights attorney and Merritt Law Firm lawyer Blerim Elmazi provided an account of the stylish ride arranged by Jay-Z. According to […]The post Ahmaud Arbery’s Lawyer Needed a Ride to Court — Jay-Z Offered His Private Jet appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Black Music Month 2020 Playlist: Jason ‘Poo Bear’ Boyd Wants Music to ‘Represent Our Silence of Emotions’

  05-06-2020 21:32
  
  This year, Black Music Month has taken a different turn. Following the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more, we at Billboard hope to uplift and empower African Americans during this cloudy and dubious time. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the remainder of the month, an artist will provide a playlist designed to remedy the heartaches endured by the Black community. 
  Today (June 5), acclaimed songwriter and producer Jason “Poo Bear&r
  
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• Rupert Hine, producer for Tina Turner, Rush and Underworld, has died aged 72

  05-06-2020 21:31 via nme.com
  
  Producer and songwriter Rupert Hine has died, aged 72.
  With a career spanning over 50 years, Hine worked with artists including Tina Turner, Howard Jones, The Fixx, Rush and Underworld.
  His death was confirmed earlier today by the The Ivors Academy, on which he was a member of the board. No cause of death has yet been released.
  In a post on social media, The Ivors Academy wrote: “We are so saddened to post that our Board Director Rupert Hine has passed away.
  “Rupert played an integra
  
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• Kirk Franklin Talks Bringing Peace Amid Civil Unrest With His ‘Verzuz’ Appearance

  05-06-2020 21:23
  
  On Sunday (May 31), as protesters took to the streets for another day against police brutality, Kirk Franklin went live on Instagram in his studio with Fred Hammond, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Tamela Mann, and Marvin Sapp to infuse some inspiration into the day.Wearing “I Can’t Breathe” shirts (a nod to the final moments of men such as Eric Garner and George Floyd, who have been killed by police), Franklin and Hammond played more than 40 songs, breaking traditional rules for the Timbal
  
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• Madame Gandhi Looks Back on Working With Oprah: ‘She Is the Real Deal’

  05-06-2020 21:18
  
  It took working within the music industry for Kiran Gandhi (known onstage as Madame Gandhi) to realize she wanted to be as an artist — and what she didn’t want. Working as a digital analyst for Interscope Records, the now-31-year-old star tracked patterns in Spotify streams and YouTube views, before coming to her own conclusion about the way the major label music business works.
  “I just saw how systematized the whole record label process is,” she says. “There were a
  
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• Working Men’s Club share new 21 minute ‘MEGAMIX’ on original album release date

  05-06-2020 21:15 via nme.com
  
  Working Men’s Club have shared a new 21-minute ‘MEGAMIX’ on the day their debut album was supposed to be released.
  Read more: Working Men’s Club: the Yorkshire group reviving killer new-wave power pop
  The group’s self-titled debut was due to arrive today (June 5), but has been postponed until October due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  The new mix was created by frontman Sydney Minksy-Sargeant and producer Ross Orton, and takes the form of a condensed, electronic rewor
  
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• First Country: New Music From Mickey Guyton, Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Farr & More

  05-06-2020 21:09
  
  It’s been another tough week between the ongoing pandemic and the protests for racial justice. A number of titles were pushed back a week out of deference to Black Out Tuesday, but there are still some worthy releases, including one that thoughtfully addresses the current racial discord.
  Mickey Guyton, “Black Like Me”“If you think we live in the land of the free/you should try being black like me,” sings Guyton, the only African-American female artist signed to a ma
  
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• Blackout Tuesday Organizers Promise More – ‘A Plan of Action Will Be Announced’

  05-06-2020 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  June 2 was Blackout Tuesday – an event organized by two black women in the music industry. Jamila Thomas, Senior Director of Marketing at Atlantic, and Brianna Agyemang, Senior Artist Campaign Manager at Platoon, came together to organize the industry-wide response. Both Thomas and Agyemang say Blackout Tuesday is for “gatekeepers of the culture” to […]The post Blackout Tuesday Organizers Promise More – ‘A Plan of Action Will Be Announced’ appeared firs
  
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• Good News, Music Industry — American Jobs Are Storming Back as States Reopen

  05-06-2020 20:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  With American jobs storming back as states continue to reopen their economies following widespread lockdown measures stemming from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, artists and music industry professionals – who have been hit especially hard by the crisis – stand to gain. It’s hardly a secret that COVID-19 has had a particularly devastating impact upon members […]The post Good News, Music Industry — American Jobs Are Storming Back as States Reopen appeared first
  
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• Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘I Try to Remind Myself Everything is a Small Step Towards Progress’

  05-06-2020 20:46
  
  In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career in the biomedical research field to pursue his love of music full time. Nearly 31 years later, the couple made the difficult decision to shutter in-store operations due to COVID-19, roughly a week before Governor Tony Evers forced a mandatory shutdown of all non-essential businesses. Now that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned Evers’ stay-at-home order — ruli
  
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• Trey Songz Shares New Protest Anthem ‘2020 Riots: How Many Times’

  05-06-2020 20:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I just wanted to speak to everyone’s hearts and acknowledge the pain and anguish everyone is going through right now," singer says
  
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• Brooklyn Metal Club Saint Vitus Asked for $15,000 in COVID-19 Relief. They Raised Over $125,000

  05-06-2020 20:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  How one independent metal club found success on Kickstarter amid the crippling effects of the coronavirus on live music venues
  
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• Bandcamp Offers to Donate 100% of Artist Sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

  05-06-2020 20:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Bandcamp is standing with its black creators and commits to donating 100% of its cut to the NAACP on June 19.  Called Juneteenth, the holiday celebrates the African American emancipation from slavery. Bandcamp says it will honor the holiday by donating 100% of its cut of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.  The NAACP […]The post Bandcamp Offers to Donate 100% of Artist Sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on ‘Sideways to New Italy’

  05-06-2020 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Aussie indie band's second album might be the best guitar record of 2020 so far
  
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• Kanye West Spotted at Black Lives Matter Protest In Chicago

  05-06-2020 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Kanye West participated yesterday in a protest in Chicago’s South Side. Additionally, the 42-year-old has donated heavily to the families of unarmed African Americans who perished due to violence – including covering college tuition costs for George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna. Dawning a sweatshirt and a bandanna mask despite the relative heat, Kanye West joined […]The post Kanye West Spotted at Black Lives Matter Protest In Chicago appeared first on Digital Music Ne
  
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• Kanye West Joins Black Lives Matter Protest In Chicago’s South Side

  05-06-2020 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Kanye West participated yesterday in a protest in Chicago’s South Side. Additionally, the 42-year-old has donated heavily to the families of unarmed African Americans who perished due to violence – including covering college tuition costs for George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna. Dawning a sweatshirt and a bandanna mask despite the relative heat, Kanye West joined […]The post Kanye West Joins Black Lives Matter Protest In Chicago’s South Side appeared first on Di
  
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• Kanye West Accused of ‘Hijacking’ Racial Justice Protest In Chicago — ‘This Is Not a Celebrity Pop-Up’

  05-06-2020 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper Kanye West was spotted yesterday in a protest in Chicago’s South Side, and brushed off some unexpected criticism. The 42-year-old has donated heavily to the families of unarmed African Americans who perished due to violence – including covering college tuition costs for George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna. Dawning a sweatshirt and a bandanna mask despite […]The post Kanye West Accused of ‘Hijacking’ Racial Justice Protest In Chicago — ‘This Is
  
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• Diplo on His New Nashville Album: ‘I’m Not Trying to Make Meme Country’

  05-06-2020 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Snake Oil Chapter 1' pairs the producer's dance-music pedigree with a guest roster including Thomas Rhett, Zac Brown, and Orville Peck
  
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• Solange, Selena Gomez, Megan Thee Stallion and more call for justice for Breonna Taylor on her birthday

  05-06-2020 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Stars including Solange, Selena Gomez, Megan Thee Stallion and more have called for justice for Breonna Taylor on her birthday.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  The emergency room technician was fatally shot by Louisville police on March 13 after they entered her home as part of a drugs raid, despite Taylor not being the person police were investigating. She would have turned 27 today (June 5).
  Police obtained a “no-knock
  
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• Kirk Franklin Earns Record-Breaking Seventh No. 1 on Gospel Airplay Chart With ‘Just for Me’

  05-06-2020 20:00
  
  Kirk Franklin notches his record-breaking seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, as “Just for Me” lifts 2-1 on the June 6-dated tally.
  Franklin takes sole lead for the most leaders in the history of the chart, which launched in March 2005, passing James Fortune & FIYA and Tamela Mann, each with six No. 1s.
  “Wow, I am truly humbled by this,” Franklin told Billboard after receiving word of his new No. 1. “The fact that so many people would still
  
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• Official HIGE DANdism On Topping Billboard Japan Mid-Year Charts & Growing During Quarantine: Interview

  05-06-2020 19:59
  
  Official HIGE DANdism dominated the Billboard Japan 2020 mid-year charts, with their mega-hit song “Pretender” ruling the Japan Hot 100 and the band leading the artist ranking, both a first milestone for the breakout pop-rockers.
  Official HIGE DANdism, often referred to as HIGE DAN, formed in 2012 and made their major-label debut in April 2018. “Pretender” dropped in May 2019 and topped the streaming chart for the first time on June 3 of that year.
  The piano-pop band cont
  
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• Republic Records Bans the Term ‘Urban’ Within Label: ‘We Encourage the Music Industry to Follow Suit’

  05-06-2020 19:51
  
  Republic Records is banning the word “urban” from its company verbiage, doing away with the term for hip-hop and R&B, which many consider an antiquated generalization that marginalizes music by black artists.
  The label, which is home to artists like Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift, said on Instagram today that it will remove the word from department names, employee titles and music genres, clarifying in a press release that this will not lead to any structural changes
  
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• The Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J.Rey Soul’s ‘Mamacita’ Rises to Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart

  05-06-2020 19:46
  
  The Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J.Rey Soul’s “Mamacita” hits the top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Jun 6) climbing 17-7. It’s the second top 10 for the Peas, the 22nd for Ozuna, and first for J.Rey Soul.
  With “Mamacita’s” rise to the top 10, Black Eyes Peas have two concurrent top 10s, as “Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life),” with J Balvin, sits at No. 1 for a 19th nonconsecutive week.
  “Ritmo” marked the group’s return to the
  
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• Run The Jewels’s Evergreen Protest, Janelle Monáe’s Defining Anthems, And More Songs We Love

  05-06-2020 19:40
  
  This week's Bop Shop highlights Black artists in honor of June being Black Music Month, including Beyoncé, Janelle Monáe, Sylvester, and more.
  
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• Trey Songz releases powerful new protest song, ‘2020 Riots: How Many Times’

  05-06-2020 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Trey Songz has released a powerful new protest song – ‘2020 Riots: How Many Times’. You can listen to the song below.
  Read More: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  The track sees Songz “shed light on the injustices faced in the black community at the hands of police brutality and institutionalised racism,” according to a press release.
  A portion of the proceeds from the release of the single will directly
  
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• Canceled Virgin Fest in LA Feeling Stiffed Over WME’s Refusal to Return $6M Artist Deposits

  05-06-2020 19:33
  
  A $6 million battle is brewing between Virgin Fest and WME over deposits paid to Lizzo, Ellie Goulding, Kali Uchis and others who had agreed to perform at the inaugural Los Angeles festival originally scheduled for this weekend (June 6-7) before the coronavirus pandemic forced its indefinite postponement.
  In December, Virgin owner Richard Branson announced the inaugural festival in a wild rooftop stunt atop Banc of California Stadium. Virgin Fest was to be a celebration of inclusivity where &ldq
  
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• Official HIGE DANdism, King Gnu & LiSA Top Billboard Japan’s Mid-Year Charts

  05-06-2020 19:25
  
  Billboard Japan revealed its 2020 mid-year charts Friday (June 5), tracking the weeks of Nov. 25, 2019, through May 24, 2020, and Official HIGE DANdism dominates the top two slots of the Japan Hot 100 with their long-running hits “Pretender” and “I LOVE…”
  “Pretender” takes the top spot after coming in at No. 3 on the 2019 year-end chart, as the band’s popularity soared after performing live on numerous year-end music shows. The piano-pop ballad ha
  
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• LAMC Reveals Full Panel & Concert Schedule

  05-06-2020 19:25
  
  This year, the annual Latin Alternative Music Conference officially kicks off June 9 offering an array of industry panels, workshops and showcases that will live online.
  Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and as the nation begins to reopen gradually, the LAMC’s five-day virtual conference includes timely panels like “The Future of Touring” with panelists Jordi Puig (OCESA), Phil Rodriguez (Move Concerts) and Sebastian De la Barra (Lotus Producciones). And, “Mental Hea
  
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• Lady Gaga Scores U.K.’s Year-Best Opening Week With ‘Chromatica’

  05-06-2020 19:23
  
  Lady Gaga lands the biggest opening week for any artist on the U.K. album chart in 2020 as Chromatica (Interscope/Universal) debuts at No. 1.
  Chromatica records 53,000 combined units to become her fourth U.K. No. 1 album. The Official Charts Company reports that Gaga outdoes the first-week tallies of her Cheek By Cheek collaboration with Tony Bennett in 2014, Joanne in 2016 and the cast recording of A Star Is Born (2018).
  The new album outperforms the rest of this week’s top ten combined,
  
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• Selena Gomez Calls For Justice on Breonna Taylor’s Birthday: She Would Have Been ‘The Same Age I Am’

  05-06-2020 19:18
  
  Selena Gomez joined the rising swell of voices calling for justice for Breonna Taylor on Friday (June 5) — which would have been the Louisville, Kentucky, native’s 27th birthday.
  Taylor’s name has become a familiar refrain during the nearly two weeks of protests in every U.S. state against police brutality and the police-involved killings of black and brown men and women, including the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis after a now-fired officer held a knee to Floyd’s n
  
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• Mickey Guyton on Country Music’s Response to George Floyd’s Death

  05-06-2020 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  With the release of her personal song "Black Like Me" this week, Guyton emerges as an outspoken voice on race in country music
  
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• Willie Nelson, Paul Simon Announce A Night for Austin Livestream Benefit

  05-06-2020 19:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musicians will be joined by James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Gary Clark Jr. and more
  
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• Billie Eilish Opens Up About Body Image: ‘Sometimes I Dress Like a Boy, Sometimes I Dress Like a Swaggy Girl’

  05-06-2020 18:57
  
  Billie Eilish is going down a rabbit hole like the rest of us during quarantine. In a wide-ranging interview with British GQ Eilish says being locked down due to COVID-19 is “pretty bad, but with good reason.”
  She lamented that we “should be living in a ghost town,” when the magazine caught up with her in mid-March as she was stuck at home and angry that when she went to visit her brother and musical collaborator, Finneas, there were “still people all over the
  
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