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• Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and more to perform on Preservation Hall live-stream

  19-06-2020 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and more will perform as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band live-stream tomorrow (June 20).
  Read more: The show must go online: inside the rise of virtual gigs during the coronavirus crisis
  The band will take their ‘Midnight Preserves’ festival jam sessions online this weekend in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
  The group will instead host a live-stream from their respective homes on Saturday and are set to be joined by a number of sp
  
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• H.E.R. Releases Protest Song ‘I Can’t Breathe,’ Shares New Video

  19-06-2020 23:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Visual features footage from protests around the world
  
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• Leon Bridges Delivers Poignant Rendition of ‘Sweeter’ on ‘Corden’

  19-06-2020 23:30
  
  In light of the ongoing protests demanding racial justice across the nation, Leon Bridges stopped by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday night (June 18) to perform his timely track “Sweeter” with Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper.
  “Hoping for a life more sweeter / Instead I’m just a story repeating / Why do I fear with skin dark as night? / Can’t feel peace with those judging eyes,” he sings in the emotional tune.“I’m just heartbr
  
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• You’re Probably Going to a Drive-In Concert This Summer

  19-06-2020 23:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  With the vast majority of traditional concerts still shelved due to COVID-19 concerns, many fans – and artists – are turning to drive-in concerts for their live entertainment needs. During the last month or so, the drive-in concert has exploded in popularity. The trend kicked off across Europe, in nations including Germany and Denmark, before […]The post You’re Probably Going to a Drive-In Concert This Summer appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Eminem teases ‘Recovery’ 10th anniversary plans

  19-06-2020 23:17 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has teased plans to mark the 10th anniversary of his seventh studio album ‘Recovery’ on his social media accounts.
  Read more: Eminem’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ at 20: why it’s a misunderstood masterpiece
  The rapper released the record, which features the singles ‘Love The Way You Lie’, ‘Not Afraid’ and ‘No Love’, on June 18, 2010.
  Eminem shared a 30-second video on his Twitter page yesterday (June 18), featuring
  
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• ‘A Bay Bay’ rapper Hurricane Chris arrested for second-degree murder

  19-06-2020 22:46 via nme.com
  
  ‘A Bay Bay’ rapper Hurricane Chris has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Louisiana, it has been reported.
  The star – whose real name is Chris Dooley – was arrested today (June 19) over an incident in which he claimed he acted in self-defence.
  A man was shot around 1am today at a Texaco gas station in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was taken to hospital, where he later died. Dooley, 31, claimed the man had tried to break into his car.
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• First Country: New Music From Rascal Flatts, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett & More

  19-06-2020 22:35
  
  A Father’s Day edition of First Country includes a memorable video from Brett Young, who’s celebrating his first Father’s Day as a dad, as well as a welcome return from Rascal Flatts as they prepare to say goodbye.
  Rascal Flatts, “How They Remember You”The title track from the trio’s presumptive last effort, an EP out July 31, is a great send-off. The upbeat song, written by Marc Beeson, Josh Osborne and Allen Shamblin, features strong harmonies and a catchy m
  
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• Bandcamp Pledges to Donate Its Share of Music Sales to NAACP

  19-06-2020 22:27
  
  Online music service Bandcamp is celebrating Juneteenth and honoring the Black Lives Matter movement by donating 100 percent of its music sale profits to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
  According to NPR, Bandcamp usually collects 15 percent of digital music sales and 10 percent of the sales from physical products. “We stand with those rightfully demanding justice, equality, and change, and people of color everywhere who live with racism every single day, including many of our
  
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• Eminem Teases ‘Recovery’ 10th Anniversary Surprise

  19-06-2020 22:14
  
  It’s been 10 years since Eminem released his 2010 album, Recovery, and the rapper has something up his sleeves to celebrate the milestone.
  Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, took to Twitter on Thursday (June 18) to share a 30-second clip highlighting some hits from Recovery, including “Not Afraid,” “No Love” and “Love the Way You Lie.”“‘Music is my time machine,'” he captioned the post, referencing a lyric from his song “Cin
  
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• Billie Eilish Stalker Receives Three-Year Restraining Order

  19-06-2020 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A judge is extending a restraining order for three years against a 24-year-old Billie Eilish stalker. Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman agreed to the extension of the May 11 order. The restraining order is to prevent Prenell Rousseau of Farmingville, New York, from contacting Billie Eilish or her family. He cannot come within 100 yards […]The post Billie Eilish Stalker Receives Three-Year Restraining Order appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Japan’s Aimyon Shoots Emotional New Video in Shower: Watch

  19-06-2020 22:07
  
  J-pop hitmaker Aimyon shared the new music video for her latest single, “Hadaka no kokoro” (“Naked Heart”).
  The video for the ballad about unrequited love and loneliness consists of a single long take of the 25-year-old artist singing in a shower room.
  Fully clothed, she starts off dry under a single ray of light — “How much longer do I intend to stay alone like this?” she sings. “Gradually hating myself and envying others” — but as the
  
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• iOS 14 Will Overhaul Podcasts App With New ‘For You’ Section

  19-06-2020 21:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Apple Podcasts app is getting a massive overhaul in iOS 14 – with personalized offerings. The new Apple Podcasts app will feature a ‘For You’ tab, much like Apple Music. You’ll find podcast recommendations based on your listening habits. People familiar with the changes say the Podcasts app will customize itself to users’ tastes. […]The post iOS 14 Will Overhaul Podcasts App With New ‘For You’ Section appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• John Legend, Teyana Taylor, BTS & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release?

  19-06-2020 21:48
  
  Friday (June 19) gave us a number of incredible new music releases, touching on social issues, the joy of love and more.
  John Legend offered a different type of love album, Victoria Monet teamed up with Khalid and SG Lewis for a song to dance to, and BTS gifted their fans with a new track. The Black Eyed Peas added some Latin flair to their latest project, Teyana Taylor unveiled her first album since 2018, and  J. Cole and Noname both used their music to reflect upon social issues and
  
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• Ricky Martin putting on 'poker face' for children during Covid-19 lockdown

  19-06-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Ricky Martin's family has been helping him create his new six-track EP Pausa.
  
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• Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan team up for virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home show

  19-06-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Queer Eye's Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Karamo Brown will also appear during the virtual event.
  
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• ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns

  19-06-2020 21:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Fox has nixed the 17th season of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) due to COVID-19 health concerns. Network officials recently announced their long-awaited decision on season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance, having put the competition’s in-person auditions on ice back in March, during the domestic onset of the coronavirus pandemic. […]The post ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• ASCAP Launches Internship Program for Students at Historically Black Colleges & Universities

  19-06-2020 21:44
  
  The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced the launch of a new paid internship program for students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
  As part of the summer program, which runs through July and August, the performance rights organization will offer five HBCU students the opportunity to work remotely in various departments at ASCAP, including marketing & communications/events, membership, data strategy, international affair,
  
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• Anderson .Paak Reflects on Racial Injustice in Video for Protest Song ‘Lockdown’

  19-06-2020 21:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Visual features cameos from Jay Rock, Andra Day and Syd, among others
  
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• Should Juneteenth Be a National Holiday? – Why More People Say ‘Yes’

  19-06-2020 21:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  There’s a growing chorus of Americans calling for Juneteenth to be a national holiday. What is Juneteenth, and why does it matter? Juneteenth is June 19, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Black Lives Matter protestors are fueling the chants as they ask for criminal justice reform after the […]The post Should Juneteenth Be a National Holiday? – Why More People Say ‘Yes’ appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Alicia Keys condemns police brutality on new song ‘Perfect Way to Die’

  19-06-2020 21:18 via nme.com
  
  Alicia Keys has shared a new song – listen to ‘Perfect Way To Die’ below.
  The new track tackles the issue of police brutality, and discusses a “system of racism that looks at Black life as unworthy”.
  Read more: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protest
  Black Lives Matter protests and anti-racism activism has been prominent in the last month, following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minne
  
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• Rapper Niko Brim & Opal Lee Take Long Strides to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday With Special Sneakers: Exclusive

  19-06-2020 21:07
  
  What shoes are fit for an 89-year-old woman trekking nearly 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. to fight for Juneteenth, the day slavery ended in America, to be recognized as a national holiday?
  Ms. Opal Lee, who’s 93 now, made the four-month journey on foot from Sept. 16, 2016 to Jan. 10, 2017 to symbolize what Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, really means. On June 19, 1865, Black Texans, who were the last remaining enslaved Americans, received news from Major Gen
  
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• Liam Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ Hits No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart

  19-06-2020 21:05
  
  Liam Gallagher makes it three for three in U.K. album releases as his MTV Unplugged (Warner Records) goes straight to No. 1. DaBaby’s “Rockstar” (Interscope/Universal), featuring Roddy Ricch, leads the singles chart for a fifth non-consecutive week.
  Gallagher previously topped the album survey with both As You Were in 2017 and last year’s Why Me, Why Not? The new MTV release debuts with 21,000 combined units, according to the Official Charts Company, of which almost half,
  
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• Khalid, Victoria Monét and SG Lewis share sultry new disco song ‘Experience’

  19-06-2020 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Khalid, Victoria Monét and SG Lewis have released a new collaborative single called ‘Experience’.
  Read more: Victoria Monét interview – how ‘Ass Like That’ is finally putting the ‘Thank U, Next’ co-writer in the spotlight
  The track was announced on June 16 in a statement from Monét and Khalid, in which they explained why they were sticking with their release plan as protests and action in support of Black Lives Matter and racial just
  
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• RS Latin Music Picks: Week of June 15th

  19-06-2020 20:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fresh new sounds from Iberoamerica, featuring Arca, Camila Moreno, Daddy Yankee, Black Eyed Peas, and more
  
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• Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti LaBelle & More Set for Virtual Essence Festival of Culture

  19-06-2020 20:50
  
  Media, technology and commerce company Essence announced on Friday (June 19) that for the first time in its 25 year history, their annual festival will be going virtual.
  The 2020 Essence Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual, hosted by Loni Love and featuring D-Nice, will include a number of A-list performances, summits and panels from Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India
  
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• Previously-Unknown Thelonious Monk Recording from 1968 Is Being Released

  19-06-2020 20:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A newly discovered 1968 live performance recording of legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk is set to release next month. Fans can listen to the 47-minute-long Thelonious Monk set, entitled Palo Alto, on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms beginning on Friday, July 31st. The work’s first single, a rendition of 1941’s “Epistrophy,” is available presently. The […]The post Previously-Unknown Thelonious Monk Recording from 1968 Is Being Released appeared first on Digital
  
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• How to Watch the ‘Juneteenth Social Awareness-Thon’ Featuring D.L. Hughley, Snoop Dogg & More

  19-06-2020 20:37
  
  Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley will host a virtual fundraiser on Juneteenth to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and promote a message of Black empowerment and education.
  Sponsored by Master Growers, the online event will feature appearances by Snoop Dogg, Master P, TLC, Black-ish star Anthony Anderson and other celebrities. The fundraiser will stream live on Facebook beginning at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET on Friday (June 19).
  The digital benefit, dubbed “Juneteenth Social Awareness-Thon,&rdqu
  
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• Annie announces first album in a decade – hear new track ‘American Cars’

  19-06-2020 20:16 via nme.com
  
  Norwegian pop star Annie has announced details of her first new album in 11 years.
  New album ‘Dark Hearts’ follows 2009’s ‘Don’t Stop’, and is set to come out on October 16. The album is being previewed by first single ‘American Cars’, which you can hear below.
  Speaking of the new track, Annie says: “It was partly inspired by the David Cronenberg film Crash.  It was 2pm and the only other people in the cinema were two old men, a mum and
  
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• Bettye LaVette on Why She’s Singing ‘Strange Fruit’ Now

  19-06-2020 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The R&B veteran has released a cover of Billie Holiday's 1939 protest song after the police killing of George Floyd. "We keep telling this story over and over and over," she says
  
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• Liam Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ album is the first chart-topper in the series since Nirvana

  19-06-2020 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ album has become the first release in the series to hit the top of the charts since Nirvana in 1994.
  Read more: Liam Gallagher – ‘MTV Unplugged’ review: live record offers warmth, hope and a sense of unity
  The acoustic album was released last week (June 12) and has gone straight to Number One in the Official UK Albums Chart.
  Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ record is also the first live album to top the charts
  
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• First Out: New Music From Victoria Monét, Jozzy, Lauren Ruth Ward & More

  19-06-2020 19:58
  
  As Pride Month continues around the world, LGBTQ people everywhere are looking for uplifting anthems to help them tap into this season’s spirit of activism. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Jozzy’s repeat-worthy new track, to Victoria Monét’s disco-infused Khalid collaboration, here are some of our favorite new releases this week:Victoria Monét ft. Khalid,
  
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• Cory Marks New Track ‘Drive’ Is The Feel Good Country Hit of the Summer

  19-06-2020 19:47
  
  Watch out country radio. Cory Marks has begun the promotional push for his new single “Drive” and the video for the breakout summer anthem is already posting some seriously impressive numbers.
  The Canadian country singer from North Bay, Ontario  is following up his smash hit “Outlaws and Outsiders” with “Drive,” a straight-ahead country pop anthem with a infectious hook and roll-down-your-window feel-good sound that borrows inspiration from country greats
  
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• Black Pumas, Brittany Howard, Mavis Staples Highlight ATO Records Black Lives Matter Benefit Comp

  19-06-2020 19:39
  
  ATO Records released a surprise digital compilation on Friday (June 19) that will support Black Lives Matter, Color of Change and the Innocence Project.
  The 11-track album, titled Silence is Not An Option (turn this up), features songs from the label’s catalog by Brittany Howard, My Morning Jacket, Black Pumas, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Benjamin Booker (with Mavis Staples), Drive-By Truckers and a new songs from Emily King, “See Me.”
  “ATO Records, an independent record la
  
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• Pharrell, Fantasia, Lionel Richie & More Celebrate Juneteenth

  19-06-2020 19:37
  
  In the midst of a national reckoning about systemic racism and the continued killing of Black and brown men and women at the hands of police, the country paused to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday (June 19). The holiday recalls the end of slavery in the U.S., marking the day (June 19, 1865) when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people were free; the news came two-and-a-half years after Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Pr
  
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• Alicia Keys Addresses Police Brutality in Protest Song ‘Perfect Way to Die’

  19-06-2020 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's written from the point of view of the mother whose child has been murdered because of the system of racism that looks at Black life as unworthy," singer says
  
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• Duffy Drops Emotional Ballad ‘River in the Sky’: Listen

  19-06-2020 19:25
  
  Duffy continued her slow-burn return to music on Friday (June 19) with the release of the emotionally wrenching ballad “River in the Sky.” The gentle piano and voice track emphasizes the British soul singer’s crystal blue vocals, which glide from a crying emotion to a hint of hope as she asks a question without a clear answer.
  “Like a river in the sky/ Why, oh why do we cry? Do we cry?” she sings on the pleading chorus amid verses about being alone and afraid in the
  
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• ‘Mamma Mia’ creator says a third movie is coming: “There’s meant to be a trilogy”

  19-06-2020 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer has revealed a third movie in the series is in the works.
  The first Mamma Mia! movie was released in 2008, followed by Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again in 2018.
  Speaking to the Daily Mail, Craymer said the coronavirus pandemic had made it hard to get the ball rolling on a third movie, but the film had already been approved by the studio.
  “I was meant to have been getting on with that, in my head, during these months,” she said. “But then I got
  
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• What Rights Should Artists Demand? Artist ‘Bill of Rights’ Proposed by Artist Rights Alliance

  19-06-2020 19:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) has introduced an “Artists’ Bill of Rights” outlining its stance on several important music-industry topics, in addition to forming a 93-artist Music Council to offer insight and policy recommendations moving forward. Artist Rights Alliance officials recently announced their non-profit organization’s Bill of Rights and Music Council via a press release, […]The post What Rights Should Artists Demand? Artist ‘Bill of Rights&rsqu
  
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• Japan’s Gen Hoshino Shares Self-Recorded Quarantine Love Song: Watch Video

  19-06-2020 19:16
  
  J-pop artist Gen Hoshino released a song he wrote and recorded on his own during quarantine called “Oriai / Halfway” on Friday (June 19), along with the accompanying music video.
  The “Same Thing” hitmaker explains that he came up with the idea for the song during lockdown and brought it to life by learning how to use a digital audio workstation and handling all the vocals, track-making, and instrumentation on his own. “This love song was born in the midst of the COV
  
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• A previously unheard version of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Never Gonna Break My Faith’ has been released to mark Juneteenth

  19-06-2020 19:13 via nme.com
  
  A previously unreleased version of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Never Gonna Break My Faith’ has been released to mark Juneteenth.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  June 19 marks the day when slavery came to an end in the US in 1865, with the final slaves in Texas being emancipated.
  The track was originally released as a duet with Mary J. Blige in 2006 as part of the soundtrack for the movie Bobby. The version released to
  
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• ‘Why I Protest’: Activist Carmen Perez-Jordan On Why She Marches in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

  19-06-2020 19:05
  
  When it comes to standing up and speaking out against social injustices, activist Carmen Perez-Jordan has dedicated more than 25 years fighting for equality and equity calling for an end to mass incarceration and community policing.
  The president and CEO of The Gathering for Justice, founder of Justice League CA and co-founder of Justice League NYC, Perez-Jordan is leading massive protests demanding justice for George Floyd and all of the Black citizens who have died at the hands of po
  
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• Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘We’ve Seen an Uptick In Traffic Just About Every Day’

  19-06-2020 18:59
  
  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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• Vincint’s Queer Eye Anthem, Chloe X Halle’s Clubby Call, And More Songs We Love

  19-06-2020 18:48
  
  This week's Bop Shop highlights Black artists in honor of June being Black Music Month, including Vincint, Chloe x Halle, Kiana Ledé, and more.
  
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• Selena Gomez shares message of support for Black Lives Matter: “There is a deep pain that needs to be healed”

  19-06-2020 18:46 via nme.com
  
  Selena Gomez has shared an impassioned message of support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
  A host of celebrities and public figures have shared their support for racial justice in the past weeks, as anti-racism protests continue to sweep the globe.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  Taking to Instagram, Gomez said that there is “a deep pain that needs to be healed” in the Black community, and called on white peopl
  
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• Kelly Rowland Shares Moving Statement in Support of Black Trans Lives: ‘We Must Protect Each Other’

  19-06-2020 18:33
  
  Kelly Rowland took to social media to issue a powerful statement on the importance of supporting Black trans people amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
  “LET’S BE VERY CLEAR….You can not say Black Lives Matter, and those lives not include Trans!” she tweeted Thursday (June 18). “We must protect each other! And for those of you, who do not know about the countless murders that have happened to trans lives, I really need you to wake up. Educate yourself.”
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• Taylor Swift promises to be “loudly and ferociously anti-racist” and to “never let privilege lie dormant”

  19-06-2020 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has promised to be “loudly and ferociously anti-racist” going forward and to “not let privilege lie dormant”.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  The pop star made the pledge earlier today (June 19) as an acknowledgement of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the US.
  After sharing a video from the publication The Root explaining why Juneteenth should be a national holiday in the
  
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• Pharrell Williams Lobbies to Make Juneteenth an Official Paid Holiday on ‘Kimmel’: Watch

  19-06-2020 18:07
  
  Pharrell Williams dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his advocacy in making Juneteenth an official holiday.
  During his virtual chat with host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday (June 18), Pharrell dished about how the ongoing wave of Black Lives Matter protests inspired him to reach out to Governor Ralph Northam in his home state of Virginia.
  “I just think it’s high time that if we’re gonna think about independence and what freedom really looks like, ours was never really ackn
  
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• Hear Aretha Franklin’s Previously Unreleased Solo Version of ‘Never Gonna Break My Faith’

  19-06-2020 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Late singer's solo rendition features the Boys Choir of Harlem
  
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• Black Music Month 2020: THEY. Capture the Black Experience With ‘Juneteenth’ Playlist

  19-06-2020 18:00
  
  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.
  Following the release of their infectious “Count Me In” single earlier
  
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• Google Commemorates 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth with Powerful Doodle

  19-06-2020 17:59
  
  Google marked the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth with a new Doodle on Friday (June 19).
  In the video clip, LeVar Burton narrates the lyrics to classic hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” colloquially known as the Black national anthem. “Lift ev’ry voice and sing/ ‘Til Earth and heaven ring/ Ring with the harmonies of liberty/ Let our rejoicing rise/ High as the listening skies/ Let it resound loud as the rolling sea/ Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past h
  
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