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• Girl In Red on working on her “more mature” debut album during lockdown

  17-06-2020 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Girl In Red has spoken about working on her forthcoming debut album during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.The NME Big Read: Girl In Red – “World domination, that’s what I want”The Norwegian artist, whose real name is Marie Ulven, marked “the start of a new phase” in her career back in April by sharing her latest single ‘Midnight Love’.
  Speaking in a new interview with Insider, Ulven explained that her first full-length would contain tracks that
  
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• Grimes Returns With First New Music Post-Baby in Ashnikko’s ‘Cry’ Action-Packed Anime Video

  17-06-2020 23:26
  
  London-based rapper Ashnikko recruits Grimes, who hasn’t released new music since giving birth to her and Elon Musk’s first son together, for the action-packed anime accompanying visual for “Cry” today (June 17).
  And let them say, “this could get gruesome.”
  The two-minute CGI clip follows the two artists-turned-anime characters channeling their emotionally charged fury into power against their prey. The video’s director Mike Anderson depicts As
  
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• Jane Fonda and Lil Nas X to star in environmentally-conscious campaign

  17-06-2020 23:24 via music-news.com
  
  Jane Fonda and Lil Nas X are fronting a new environmentally-conscious campaign for Gucci.
  
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• The Organizers of Digital Mirage 2.0 Share Their 5 Favorite Sets Of the Massive Online Dance Festival

  17-06-2020 23:07
  
  Amidst the pandemic, the standard music festival settings of open fields, wooded forests and sprawling parking lots have been sitting empty and quiet.
  But social distancing has indeed led to innovation, with streaming festivals not only becoming the primary way dance artists have stayed connected with fans during quarantine, but with these festivals sets becoming farther out and more fully realized as the pandemic persists.Case in point was the second iteration of the online dance festival Digit
  
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• NLE Choppa Returns to No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart, Mt. Joy Debuts in Top 5

  17-06-2020 23:07
  
  NLE Choppa returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated June 20) for a record-extending 17th total week at the summit, powered by his single “Walk Em Down,” featuring Roddy Ricch.
  The song reaches a new high on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 44 and stands at No. 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, with 12.6 million U.S. streams, 6.1 million radio audience impressions and 1,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  NLE Choppa has sent four other songs on
  
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• Five Burning Questions: What’s in the Lead For Song of the Summer?

  17-06-2020 23:04
  
  For the first time in seven weeks, the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — “Rockstar,” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch — is the same as it was the week before.
  Now that the turnover atop the Hot 100 has finally slowed down a little, we can catch our breath for long enough to size up how the Song of the Summer race is coming. Unlike last year, when Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart was dominated by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town
  
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• Listen to Ashnikko’s new track ‘Cry’ featuring Grimes

  17-06-2020 22:58 via nme.com
  Ashnikko has shared a new single called ‘Cry’ on which she teams up with Grimes – listen below.Read More: Ashnikko is the Miley Cyrus-approved bubblepunk pop-star who refuses to take herself seriouslyThe North Carolina pop star, whose real name is Ashton Casey, released her ‘Hi, It’s Me’ EP last year, and later went viral on TikTok with her pop-rap offering ‘Stupid’.
  Released today (June 17), ‘Cry’ sees Ashnikko snarl: “Bitch, are
  
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• Ashe Calls on Niall Horan for Re-Imagined ‘Moral of the Story’

  17-06-2020 22:51
  
  Ashe’s “Moral of the Story” is already a bop, and all over TikTok as fans use the chorus to document unfortunate romantic endeavors and life mistakes.
  On Wednesday (June 17), however, the song got an exciting new layer thanks to Niall Horan, who lent his vocals to a revamped version of the track. The re-imagined twist features a new second verse from Horan, changing Ashe’s original “Remember when we painted our house just like my grandparents did/So romantic bu
  
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• BABYMETAL’s ‘Legend – Metal Galaxy’ Arena Shows Coming to CD & DVD/Blu-ray

  17-06-2020 22:36
  
  BABYMETAL is set to release the live audio and visual recordings of the additional domestic shows from their METAL GALAXY World Tour on Sept. 9.
  The two-day engagement titled LEGEND – METAL GALAXY took place at the Makuhari Messe arena in Chiba on Jan. 25 and 26 during the metal idols’ hugely successful international trek. The duo traveled to 13 countries to perform 44 concerts, selling approximately 250,000 tickets worldwide.
  The CDs and DVD/Blu-rays of the concerts will contai
  
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• Juneteenth: Live Nation Urban, LiveXLive Announce a Massive Virtual Celebration

  17-06-2020 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive have partnered with Color of Change, an Oakland-based civil rights advocacy organization, to deliver a 90-minute-long Juneteenth livestream event. Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive unveiled the program, entitled Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Special, in a press release this morning. The announcement was shared with Digital Music News. Set to […]The post Juneteenth: Live Nation Urban, LiveXLive Announce a Massive Virtual Celebration appeared first on Digital
  
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• Juneteenth 2020: Live Nation Urban, LiveXLive Announce a Massive Virtual Celebration

  17-06-2020 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive have partnered with Color of Change, an Oakland-based civil rights advocacy organization, to deliver a 90-minute-long Juneteenth 2020 livestream event. Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive unveiled the program, entitled Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Special, in a release this morning. The announcement was shared with Digital Music News. Set to […]The post Juneteenth 2020: Live Nation Urban, LiveXLive Announce a Massive Virtual Celebration appeared first on Digi
  
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• Chris Brown Bags Landmark 50th Top 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

  17-06-2020 22:22
  
  Chris Brown hits a landmark 50 top 10 hits on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Go Crazy” darts 12-6 on the list dated June 20. The single, a collaboration with Young Thug, rises to 13.3 million in audience in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, up 19% from the prior period.
  With “Crazy,” Brown becomes only the second artist to register 50 top 10s on the list since it began in 1992.
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• Vote for the Best Latin Dad: Chayanne, Marco Antonio Solis, Marc Anthony & More

  17-06-2020 22:17
  
  Though the Coronavirus outbreak has put many artist’s 2020 plans on hold, one thing is certain: music dads have hunkered down and spent much-needed quality time with their families during the quarantine.
  Artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Reik’s Bibi, and Luis Fonsi have flaunted the fun ways they’ve kept busy at home with their children. Carlos Vives hosted an entire virtual concert featuring his youngest son and daughter, and in true fashion, Juanes is always gushing over his
  
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• SZA, Lil Baby to Headline Festival Held by the Roots, Michelle Obama

  17-06-2020 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Roots members Questlove and Black Thought will co-host the virtual livestream with former First Lady
  
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• La Doña in San Francisco, in a Pandemic: ‘People See That This Is a Long Struggle’

  17-06-2020 22:00
  
  Emerging Mexican-American femmetón singer-songwriter La Doña’s new album, Algo Nuevo, dropped March 12 via Human Re Sources just as the coronavirus pandemic intensified in the U.S. Concerts, festivals and other large gatherings across the country were canceled, including her planned South by Southwest debut, interrupting her early career momentum.
  As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the m
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor says new solo album is “a hybrid of different genres”

  17-06-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has given fans an idea of what to expect from his forthcoming debut solo album.
  Read more: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece”
  The record was announced last year when Taylor said he was “putting a band together” to make his first solo work.
  In a new interview on Knotfest’s ‘Mosh Talks’, the singer said the record will draw on influ
  
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• J-Pop Duo Yorushika’s ‘Usotsuki’ Featured in Netflix’s New Animated ‘A Whisker Away’: Watch Video

  17-06-2020 21:51
  
  A third song called “Usotsuki” by J-pop duo Yorushika will be featured as the ending theme in the upcoming Netflix movie A Whisker Away (Japanese title: Nakitai watashi wa neko wo kaburu), following “Hana ni bourei” and “Yakou.”
  The rising duo has been enjoying a boost in popularity in recent weeks, as the music video accompanying the animated feature’s main theme song, “Hana ni bourei,” has been viewed over 10 million times since its release
  
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• Scott Storch, Ozuna & Tyga Cool Off Poolside for Summertime ‘Fuego Del Calor’ Music Video

  17-06-2020 21:45
  
  Superproducer Scott Storch tries to beat the heat with Ozuna and Tyga in their breezy poolside “Fuego Del Calor” music video, which premiered today (June 17).
  Storch, who received his first credit as a lead artist for the reggaeton hip-hop single, casually smokes a cigar while the Puerto Rican artist and American rapper swap verses at sundown as things are just starting to heat up.
  The trio’s summer forecast features Ozuna kicking off the track singing suave borderline ra
  
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• Kelly Clarkson has been on an 'emotional rollercoaster' during coronavirus lockdown

  17-06-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson shocked fans by filing for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage earlier this month.
  
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• Elton John 'blown away' by students' I'm Still Standing cover

  17-06-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Elton John was "really cheered up" by the cover version.
  
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• Spotify Rolling Out Video Ads In the US, UK, and Canada — ‘Listeners Are Already Engaging With Their Sound On’

  17-06-2020 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is now rolling out video ads to users in the US, UK, and Canada via its Ads Studio. Spotify says most people engage with video ads with their sound muted, but Spotify listeners “are engaging with their sound on.” The streaming giant further notes that running video ads and audio ads “produces higher brand […]The post Spotify Rolling Out Video Ads In the US, UK, and Canada — ‘Listeners Are Already Engaging With Their Sound On’ appeared first on D
  
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• Spotify Rolling Out Video Ads In the US, UK, and Canada

  17-06-2020 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is now rolling out video ads to users in the US, UK, and Canada via its Ads Studio. Spotify says while most users engage with video ads with their sound muted, Spotify listeners “are engaging with their sound on.” Spotify says running video ads and audio ads “produces higher brand results” than video ads […]The post Spotify Rolling Out Video Ads In the US, UK, and Canada appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• J. Cole responds to backlash following new track ‘Snow On Tha Bluff’, which appears to criticise Noname

  17-06-2020 21:16 via nme.com
  
  J. Cole has responded to backlash sparked by his new single ‘Snow On Tha Bluff’, a surprise release which appeared yesterday, doubling down on the track’s lyrics which appear to criticise Noname.
  Much of the track saw the North Carolina artist rapping about an unnamed woman who is spending her time criticising a number of targets including capitalists, the police and celebrities, with Cole saying “I’m assuming she talking ’bout me“.He continues: “J
  
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• How We Work Now: Audible Treats President/Co-Founder Michelle McDevitt

  17-06-2020 21:16
  
  In a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected]. Read the full series here.
  This installment is with Michelle McDevitt, president/co-founder of New York-based independent music publicity and entert
  
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• R.A.E wins Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition 2020

  17-06-2020 21:13 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury have announced R.A.E as the winner of this year’s Emerging Talent Competition.Read More: A love letter to Glastonbury – and why next year’s festival will be sweeter than everThe annual contest offers rising acts the chance to win a slot on one of the festival’s main stages, as well as a £5000 Talent Development prize from the PRS Foundation.
  Despite their 2020 event being cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Glasto organisers decided
  
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• YouTube Alleged to Racially Profile Via Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms

  17-06-2020 21:02
  
  A group of African American content creators has launched a putative class action against YouTube and its Alphabet parent company for allegedly violating various laws intended to prevent racial discrimination. The lawsuit represents the latest courtroom attack on the increasingly controversial immunities afforded digital services under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
  The complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court objects to the way in which YouTube is employing artific
  
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• Record Mart, Manhattan’s Oldest Record Store, Is Shutting Down

  17-06-2020 21:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Manhattan’s oldest record store, Record Mart, is permanently closing its doors. Record Mart recently confirmed the unfortunate news on Facebook, writing: “Sad to say it is the end of era!!” Outside of that brief statement, the famed Times Square subway station record shop hasn’t addressed its closure on the internet, instead opting to tape a […]The post Record Mart, Manhattan’s Oldest Record Store, Is Shutting Down appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Nick Cordero’s Son Starts Walking, Actor Still in Hospital for Coronavirus Complications

  17-06-2020 20:56
  
  As Nick Cordero remains in the ICU due to coronavirus complications, the actor’s wife Amanda Kloots shared some happy news via Instagram Tuesday (June 16). The couple’s one-year-old son, Elvis, started walking.
  Kloots shared an adorable video of the toddler smiling and making his way to his mom after she encourages him to “walk to mama.” “We have a WALKER!!!!!” she captioned the post. View this post on InstagramWe have a WALKER!!!!!
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• NetEase Invests $1.7 Million in Luxembourg AI Music Startup AIVA

  17-06-2020 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  NetEase is investing $1.7 million in a Luxembourg-based AI music startup called AIVA. AIVA is an artificial intelligence platform that composes music across all genres. The AI’s competence ranges from jazz, pop, rock, and it can even create ambient sounds. The startup began in 2016 with Denis Shtefan, Pierre Barreau, and Vincent Barreau at the […]The post NetEase Invests $1.7 Million in Luxembourg AI Music Startup AIVA appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• ‘Separate and Unequal’: How ‘Pop’ Music Holds Black Artists Back

  17-06-2020 20:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The music industry is debating the term "urban," but the "pop" category often helps prop up white artists at the expense of the black artists who inspire them
  
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• Fiona Apple and Blake Mills to appear on Bob Dylan’s new album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’

  17-06-2020 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Fiona Apple and Blake Mills are set to appear on Bob Dylan‘s new album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’.Read More: ‘False Prophet’, the new song from Bob Dylan, suggests his upcoming album will be a late-career high pointThe legendary singer-songwriter will release his first original album in eight years on Friday (June 19), following up on 2012’s ‘Tempest’.
  Ahead of the LP’s arrival, a representative for Dylan has confirmed to Pitchfork that
  
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• VR Arenas Return to 70% of Pre-Lockdown Revenue – Does This Bode Well For Live Music?

  17-06-2020 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  VR Arenas are returning to 70% of their pre-lockdown revenues as the U.S. reopens – does this bode well for the live music industry? Virtuix, the creator of the ‘Omni Arena’ virtual reality eSports attraction, says its reopening has seen a surge in revenue. Virtuix says since its locations have reopened, it has seen a […]The post VR Arenas Return to 70% of Pre-Lockdown Revenue – Does This Bode Well For Live Music? appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• VR Arenas Are Back Open and Earning 70% of Pre-Lockdown Revenue — Does This Bode Well For Live Music?

  17-06-2020 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  VR Arenas are returning to 70% of their pre-lockdown revenues as the U.S. reopens — a positive indicator for the live music industry’s eventual comeback. Virtuix, the creator of the ‘Omni Arena’ virtual reality eSports attraction, says its reopening has resulted in a revenue surge. Virtuix says since its locations have reopened, it has recorded […]The post VR Arenas Are Back Open and Earning 70% of Pre-Lockdown Revenue — Does This Bode Well For Live Music? ap
  
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• Black Music Month 2020 Playlist: Def Jam’s Maxo ‘Prays For Transparency Moving Forward’

  17-06-2020 20:31
  
  This year, Black Music Month takes a different turn. Because of 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.
  After hurling out his promising debut album last year titled Lil Big Man, Los Ange
  
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• Katy Perry Flaunts Baby Bump, Teases New Song Lyrics

  17-06-2020 20:27
  
  Katy Perry’s going to be a mom soon, and the star showed off her growing baby bump in a stunning new Instagram post.
  The photo uploaded on Tuesday (June 16) shows Perry standing amid a desert at sunset, giving the tie-dye trend a cozy twist in a colorful midi dress and black shawl.“i’ve got to shed all this skin if I want the distance / let the sun in / pull out the weeds / and focus my vision,” she captioned the photo, which fans believe are song lyrics for an upcoming s
  
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• Bruce Springsteen Blasts Donald Trump’s COVID-19 Response: ‘Put on a F–king Mask’

  17-06-2020 20:21
  
  The Boss is on fire. Bruce Springsteen kicked off the latest episode of his SiriusXM show “From My Home to Yours” with a scathing message for the country’s leaders, and specifically, President Donald Trump.
  The rock star began his Wednesday (June 17) show by telling listeners that he had originally planned a different program for the week as the country continues to see new cases of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests around the nation. “But with 100,000-plus America
  
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• Arca drops glitchy and blissful new single ‘Mequetrefe’ from forthcoming album ‘KiCk i’

  17-06-2020 20:12 via nme.com
  
  Arca has shared the latest taste of her forthcoming album ‘KiCk i’ in the form of the glitchy and blissful single ‘Mequetrefe’. You can take a listen to the track below.
  The title comes from a word colloquially used in Spanish as a derogatory term for a man, which Arca, who is from Venezuela, has reclaimed for her new track.
  She said: “‘Mequetrefe’ invokes the tenderness behind expressing who you are without shame, and the confidence and bravery it requi
  
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• Esteman’s Eclectic Pride Playlist Celebrates Love and Liberation: Listen

  17-06-2020 20:10
  
  Colombian singer-songwriter Esteman is celebrating love and liberation with his ultimate pride playlist, which includes songs such as “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer, and Café Tacvba’s “El Baile Y El Salón.”
  The gay and proud “Para Siempre” singer is the latest to share exclusively with Billboard the meaningful songs that have empowered, inspired and liberated him throughout the years.
  His playlist also features two of his own songs in w
  
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• Six No. 1s in Six Weeks: Why Has the Hot 100’s No. 1 Spot Been a Turnstile This Spring?

  17-06-2020 20:08
  
  This Monday, Billboard announced that for the second week in a row, DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — already making it the longest-reigning song on the chart in nearly two months.
  Before “Rockstar” repeated on top (on the chart dated June 20), six songs had taken their first turn atop the Hot 100 in consecutive weeks: “The Scotts,” by The Scotts, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi, “Say S
  
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• Paulina Rubio’s Music Video Evolution, From 1992’s ‘Mio’ to ‘Ya No Me Engañas’

  17-06-2020 20:03
  
  It’s Paulina Rubio’s birthday!
  “To all my Gemini, I send you a big kiss and I hope you have an incredible birthday,” the Mexican singer shared on Instagram June 8 as she kicked off her birthday month. “I want to thank all of my fans, friends, and family. Thank you for your beautiful words, for always being with me. I feel you and I read you. Thank you to all of my Pau Powers for your unconditional love.”
  La Chica Dorada turns 49 on Wednesday (June 17), an
  
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• Daud ‘King’ Carter’s Imprint Social Currency Enterprises Announces Partnership With EMPIRE: Exclusive

  17-06-2020 20:00
  
  After notching his huge wins with DaBaby, Stunna4Vegas, and more with South Coast Music Group, Daud “King” Carter exclusively announces with Billboard his imprint Social Currency Enterprises’s partnership with EMPIRE.
  “At Social Currency, we’re all about development. Taking artists and creatives alike we see have great potential and turning them into stars, SUPERSTARS with our standout development techniques,” says Carter, who co-founded South Coast Music Grou
  
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• Fever 333: “This is a sense of racism that is so deeply rooted throughout the world that it’s our neutral state”

  17-06-2020 19:57 via nme.com
  Jason Aalon Butler has spent his career fighting for change. The post-hardcore fury of his previous outfit letlive.’s fourth and final album ‘If I’m The Devil…’ was driven by the urge to take to the streets and demand action, while the Grammy Award-winning Fever 333 are a band built around a mantra of how to change the world for the better with the three C’s: charity, community and change.
  Songs like ‘Burn It’ (a rage-addled anthem of rebellion th
  
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• Billionaire Kanye West Files U.S. Trademark for ‘Yeezy’ Cosmetics Line

  17-06-2020 19:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Billionaire rapper Kanye West has filed a U.S. trademark for a line of “Yeezy” cosmetic products. Kanye West submitted the trademark application (via his Mascotte Holdings, Inc. brand, through which he has registered a number of other trademarks, including Yeezus goods and Sunday Service clothing) to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month. […]The post Billionaire Kanye West Files U.S. Trademark for ‘Yeezy’ Cosmetics Line appeared first on Digital M
  
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• Metallica are working on a new album over Zoom during lockdown

  17-06-2020 19:42 via nme.com
  
  Lars Ulrich has revealed that Metallica have been working on a new album over Zoom during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.Read More: The show must go online: inside the rise of virtual gigs during the coronavirus crisisThe drummer said back in April that there was “a very good chance” the band would utilise their extra downtime to produce a “quarantine record”, which would follow on from 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’.
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• Cardi B Shows Off Her New Piercings … and You Won’t Believe Where They Are

  17-06-2020 19:42
  
  Fans found out on Tuesday (June 16) that Cardi B has been cooking up new music during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that’s not all she’s been up to. The ink-loving rapper also added some new hardware to her body … and her latest studs look — and sound — like they hurt.
  In a series of videos posted June 17, Cardi shows off a pair of new chest piercings just below the one nearest her throat. “I don’t even know why I’m agreeing to this,” she says,
  
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• The Streets Takes a Choppy Stroll in New ‘I Wish You Loved You as Much as You Love Him’ Video

  17-06-2020 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on rapper's upcoming mixtape None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive
  
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• Sugababes’ Keisha Buchanan says she was ‘used as collateral’ when one of the group’s albums flopped

  17-06-2020 19:29 via nme.com
  
  Keisha Buchanan, founding member of Sugababes, has discussed the negative treatment of her by the press and music industry due to her race.Read More: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protestSpeaking on This Morning, Buchanan said that after the relative failure of Sugababes’ sixth album ‘Catfights And Spotlights’ in 2008, she spoke to someone in a “senior position” at her label Island Records who told her she was &ld
  
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• Inside John Legend’s ‘Bigger Love’ Album, Which He Hopes Can ‘Lift People Up’

  17-06-2020 19:24
  
  When John Legend finished recording his seventh studio album in February, he, like everyone, couldn’t have imagined the state of society four months later, juggling both a global pandemic and a social revolution, with the police killing of George Floyd causing civil unrest in the streets of America.
  On a Zoom listening session for his Bigger Love album earlier in June, Legend said that the stirring 16-track project’s lyrics “feel different now, given the circumstances,” b
  
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• Billie Eilish, Robert Plant, Willie Nelson Donate Rare Items to MusiCares Auction

  17-06-2020 19:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Brandon Flowers, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Barbra Streisand also contribute "one-of-a-kind" items to Julien's Auctions event
  
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• Todd Hunt Named SVP at Venue Coalition

  17-06-2020 19:19
  
  Venue Coalition recently announced that longtime arena manager Todd Hunt will be joining the company as svp, client services & partnerships, according to a press release. In his new role, Hunt will focus on national booking and business development while continuing to service new and existing Venue Coalition clients.
  An active member in the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Hunt is currently serving as past chair of the Board of Regents at Venue Management School. In additi
  
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