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• Lil Yachty Wrecks Ferrari in Hydroplaning Accident on Atlanta Freeway: ‘So Thankful For My Life’

  23-06-2020 23:54
  
  Lil Yachty totaled his red 2020 Ferrari 488 yesterday (June 22) in his Atlanta hometown after spinning out of control on the freeway amid heavy rainfall.
  According to local news outlet WSB-TV Atlanta, the hydroplaning accident took place on Interstate 75/85, where Yachty’s sports car hit the left median wall before spinning out across seven lanes and eventually smashing into the freeway shoulder. “So thankful for my life. Never take it for granted,” the Lil
  
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• What’s Your Dance Song Of the Summer? Vote!

  23-06-2020 23:49
  
  Summer is officially upon us, and while the dance world is dramatically different this year with club closures and festival cancellations, we’ve still got the music.
  There are a collection of tracks vying for the dance song of the summer title, with Lady Gaga and Kygo both dominating the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart on the power of their new albums Chromatica and Golden Hour, respectively. Add these songs to a collection of other hot electronic singles that are probably heating up your
  
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• Lizzo Makes BET Awards History With Double Nominations in R&B/Pop & Hip Hop

  23-06-2020 23:32
  
  It’s anyone’s guess if Lizzo will win anything at this weekend’s virtual BET Awards, but the versatile performer has already made BET Awards history: She is the first artist in the show’s 20-year history to be nominated for both best female R&B/pop artist and best female hip-hop artist in the same year. Making Lizzo’s achievement all the more impressive, no artist has ever been nominated in both of the corresponding male categories in the same year.
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• Haim announce virtual performance benefitting Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

  23-06-2020 23:21 via nme.com
  
  Haim have announced that they will be putting on a virtual performance to promote their upcoming new album, ‘Women In Music Pt. III’.
  Read more: Haim – ‘Women In Music Pt. III’ review: experimental and emotionally charged album is their best yet
  Organised by Banquet Records, the band will also host a Q&A with the co-producers of their new album, Rostam Batmanglij and Ariel Rechtshaid. The event takes place on July 3 – you can get tickets here.
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• Ariana Grande Sends Food & Coffee Trucks to Kentucky Voters on Primary Day

  23-06-2020 23:17
  
  Tuesday (June 23) marks the primary in New York, Virginia and Kentucky, and Ariana Grande is helping her fans in Kentucky feel better while voting in crucial primaries that could determine the shape of November’s congressional race.
  “sent some food and coffee trucks for everyone waiting in line ! please pull up, enjoy and use your voice today we need u,” she wrote on Twitter, tagging the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville.
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• What Is Your Song of the Summer 2020? Vote! (Week 4)

  23-06-2020 22:58
  
  Everybody’s feeling like a “Rockstar” these days since DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s joint keeps rocking at No. 1 on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart (dated June 27).
  But Ricch’s Hot 100 No. 1 hit “The Box” could shake things up as summer heats up. Fans have been cooling themselves off with some refreshing “Blueberry Faygo,” an underrated soda that Lil Mosey named his first Rhythmic Songs No. 1 hit after.
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• Zac Brown Band Set for ‘4th With The Family’ Charity Livestream

  23-06-2020 22:45
  
  Zac Brown Band will kick off 4th of July weekend with a free livestream performance, benefitting Zac Brown’s nonprofit passion project Camp Southern Ground and its veteran support programs.
  Set for July 3 at 8 p.m. EST, “4th With The Family” will feature a brand new acoustic set honoring veterans. The show will raise awareness and funds for Camp Southern Ground’s two Warrior programs, Warrior Week and Warrior PATHH, which care for the health and wellbeing o
  
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• Trixie Mattel Performs Pride Classics on Billboard Live At-Home

  23-06-2020 22:43
  
  “There are songs that are inherently gay, and there are songs that accidentally become gay icons,” Trixie Mattel declared at her Billboard Live At-Home performance on June 12, 2020 introducing the first song to her livestreamed set. Mattel joined the series in celebration of the Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter Pride Summit, a LGBTQ+ community celebration featuring performances, drag, artist cameos, glam sessions, queer conversations and more.
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• Jason Derulo Figured Out How to Levitate & Now We’re Confused

  23-06-2020 22:42
  
  Yup, you read the headline right.
  Jason Derulo took to Instagram on Monday (June 22) to share a new trick. “Just got my floors cleaned,” he casually captioned a video of himself seemingly floating in mid-air.The singer has been pretty active on TikTok lately, even transforming a popular sound on the app into his latest tune, “Savage Love.”
  It’s very possible Derulo used his new TikTok video editing skills to make his seemingly impossible feat happen — but we&r
  
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• Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with sexually assaulting four women

  23-06-2020 22:33 via nme.com
  
  Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with sexually assaulting four women.
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Jeremy, 67, today (June 23) and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, according to Consequence of Sound.
  The alleged assaults took place between 2014 and 2019 and involved four women between the ages of 24 and 46.
  Jeremy has been charged with eight counts, including forcible rape, forcible penetration and forcible oral copulati
  
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• Barcelona Opera House Reopens — With an Audience of Plants

  23-06-2020 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Following a months-long closure prompted by the novel coronavirus crisis, the Barcelona Opera House (known as the Liceu in Catalan) reopened its doors yesterday, June 22nd, and livestreamed the “Concert for the Biocene.” As the 173-year-old establishment cannot yet safely accommodate a physical audience, organizers filled the seating area with live plants. Barcelona Opera House […]The post Barcelona Opera House Reopens — With an Audience of Plants appeared first on Digit
  
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• Linkin Park reveal they still have unreleased material featuring Chester Bennington

  23-06-2020 22:27 via nme.com
  
  Linkin Park have revealed that they still have unreleased material featuring former frontman Chester Bennington.
  Read more: “Chester would want us to be having fun”: an eyewitness account of Linkin Park’s moving memorial show at the Hollywood Bowl
  The band went on a hiatus after Bennington took his own life back in 2017. In the intervening period, co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has released his debut solo album while Bennington’s former group Grey Daze are due to release a
  
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• You Guessed It, Selena Gomez & Trevor Daniel Have a New Collab Coming Out This Week

  23-06-2020 22:19
  
  Selena Gomez is teaming up with Trevor Daniel to drop a remix of his song “Past Life” this Friday, June 26.
  After the “Falling” breakout star posted a mirror selfie wearing Gomez’s merch last Saturday (June 20) and she reposted it on her Instagram story, fans speculated whether the two had a song in the works — and they certainly do. They’re dusting off his melancholic R&B record from his debut studio album Nicotine he released back in Marc
  
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• Kany Garcia’s Heartfelt Pride Playlist Includes Banda MS, Camilo & More: Listen

  23-06-2020 22:15
  
  Four years ago, Kany Garcia publicly came out and announced she was in a same-sex relationship with her personal trainer, Jocelyn Troche, in a sweet and honest Instagram post.
  “I asked a friend to take care of my social media that day because I didn’t want to read anything,” Garcia previously told Billboard. “And she told me that absolutely every comment that came in was pure love, beginning with the 100,000 people who became fans that day.”
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• Teyana Taylor Says She Still Gets ‘Chills’ Every Time She Hears Erykah Badu on Her New Album

  23-06-2020 22:03
  
  Teyana Taylor talked to Apple Music’s Ebro Darden about The Album, which she intentionally dropped last Friday on Juneteenth (June 19), and the iconic Black women who influenced the whole project.
  Just from the album cover, Taylor channels legendary model Grace Jones’s cheekbones and high top fade. “The same way I got straight to the point with the album being called The Album is what I wanted to represent as a woman, as a Black woman that’s really doing i
  
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• JoJo’s Intimate ‘Small Things’ Video Comes With A Powerful Note: ‘Black People Made Me Who I Am’

  23-06-2020 21:50
  
  JoJo's vulnerable new 'Small Things' video comes with a new message from the singer herself: 'My support for Black lives/art/love/safety/freedom is not a phase nor does it have an expiration date.'
  
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• Seal: 'I owe my career to Joel Schumacher'

  23-06-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Much-loved director Joel Schumacher passed away on Monday at the age of 80.
  
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• John Legend helping Chrissy Teigen 'as much as possible' as she recovers from surgery

  23-06-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Chrissy Teigen has reversed the boob job she had when she was 20.
  
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• Curtis Waters’ ‘Stunnin’ Is a TikTok Hit — And a Threat to the Major Label System

  23-06-2020 21:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Waters is remaining happily independent as "Stunnin'" racks up streams
  
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• Miley Cyrus Reveals She’s 6 Months Sober: ‘I Really Wanted to Polish Up My Craft’

  23-06-2020 21:26
  
  Miley Cyrus celebrates being six months sober, which she talked about in a new interview today (June 23).
  The 27-year-old pop star opened up about her sobriety milestone on iHeart and Variety’s The Big Ticket podcast, where she discussed the dual impact of her vocal chord surgery in November 2019 and her parents’ family histories. “It’s been really important for me over the last year living a sober lifestyle, because I really wanted to polish up my craft. I had real
  
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• AirPods Update – Automatic Switching and ‘Spatial Audio’ Feature Incoming

  23-06-2020 21:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple announced two new features in an AirPods update at WWDC this year. Automatic switching between devices and a new “spatial audio” feature for 3D sound will come to AirPods Pro. The new automatic switching feature will come to a variety of Apple accessories in a firmware update. Those devices include the AirPods Pro, 2nd-gen […]The post AirPods Update – Automatic Switching and ‘Spatial Audio’ Feature Incoming appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Natalia Jimenez & Jon Secada to Perform at FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Virtual Gala

  23-06-2020 21:16
  
  The FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala is returning for its 2020 edition, Billboard has learned.
  This time around, the annual event, which celebrates the kids of St. Jude and supports the life-saving mission of the children’s research hospital, will be held online with the special performances by Grammy-winning artists Natalia Jimenez and Jon Secada.
  Supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has always been among my priorities,” Jimenez said in an official statement. &
  
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• Lil Baby Back Atop Hot 100 Songwriters Chart, Section 8 Debuts

  23-06-2020 21:13
  
  Lil Baby returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated June 27) for a second total week on top, thanks to five songwriting credits on the latest Billboard Hot 100.
  The rapper’s new single “The Bigger Picture,” which he co-wrote with Section 8 and Noah Pettigrew, debuts at a career-best No. 3 on the Hot 100, powered most heavily by 39.1 million first-week U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
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• Ricky Martin, Carla Morrison Perform ‘Recuerdo’ on ‘Ellen’

  23-06-2020 21:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track comes from Martin's new album, 'Pausa'
  
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• Tallinn Music Week reveals strict coronavirus measures ahead of Estonia festival

  23-06-2020 21:08 via nme.com
  
  Estonian festival Tallinn Music Week has revealed strict social distancing measures ahead of its annual bash in August.
  The 12th edition of the new music showcase and cultural conference event was originally scheduled to run from March 25–29, but was postponed just over two weeks before the festival was due to get underway because of the coronavirus outbreak.
  Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund
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• Five Burning Questions: Lil Baby Thrives on Billboard 200 With ‘My Turn’ & Hot 100 With ‘The Bigger Picture’

  23-06-2020 21:06
  
  It’s his turn, for sure. This week, Lil Baby’s My Turn takes its third lap at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — well over three months after the set’s official debut — making him just the third artist after The Weeknd (After Hours) and Roddy Ricch (Please Excuse Me For Being Anti Social) to spend three weeks on top in 2020.
  As much success as he’s finding on the albums chart, the rapper born Dominique Jones is having nearly as big a run on the Bil
  
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• Is Spotify Launching a Music Video Expansion? — Here’s What We Know So Far

  23-06-2020 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is experimenting with adding music video content to its app – mimicking YouTube Music. App de-coder Jane Wong is well-known for pulling apart new app updates and finding changes. Wong says she has discovered a new tabbed interface in the latest Spotify update. It offers different options for showing content while listening to music. […]The post Is Spotify Launching a Music Video Expansion? — Here’s What We Know So Far appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Is Spotify Launching a Major Video Expansion? – Here’s What We Know So Far

  23-06-2020 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is experimenting with adding music video content to its app – mimicking YouTube Music. App de-coder Jane Wong is well-known for pulling apart new app updates and finding changes. Wong says she has discovered a new tabbed interface in the latest Spotify update. It offers different options for showing content while listening to music. […]The post Is Spotify Launching a Major Video Expansion? – Here’s What We Know So Far appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• How Well Do You Know Your Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Summer? Take Our 20-Question Quiz

  23-06-2020 20:57
  
  As of June 21, summer is officially upon us — though at Billboard, it’s already been going on for four weeks now, with the introduction of our official Songs of the Summer listing.
  This year, we’ve already had three different No. 1s: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé’s “Savage,” and DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar.” That’s already two more than we had
  
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• Rihanna, Lizzo, Ariana Grande & More Sign Open Letter Supporting Congress’ Justice in Policing Act

  23-06-2020 20:42
  
  Major music companies including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group — along with dozens of artists from Ariana Grande to Rihanna — have signed a letter urging Congress to support the newly-introduced Justice in Policing Act.
  The legislation unveiled earlier this month, which the House of Representatives is expected to take up this week, intends to hold police accountable and end racial profiling. It includes orders to ban police use of chokeholds
  
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• Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello surprises 10-year-old fan with signature guitar

  23-06-2020 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello has surprised a 10-year-old fan by gifting her one of his signature guitars.
  Read more: The Big Read – Tom Morello: “If we can’t punch Nazis, who can we punch really?”
  Nandi Bushell’s recent cover of Rage classic ‘Guerrilla Radio’, in which she played drums, bass, and guitar, caught the attention of Morello and prompted him to have one of his new signature Fender Soul Power Stratocaster’s deliv
  
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• Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn Dedicates Billboard Live At-Home Performance to Black Trans Community

  23-06-2020 20:39
  
  Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn expressed his allyship to the Black trans community loud and proud during his Billboard Live At-Home performance Tuesday (June 23). He raised money for the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, a national organization providing COVID-19 relief for Black trans people.
  Glenn visibly propped his “Black Lives Matter” cardboard sign in the lefthand corner of his half-hour set, where he played “Animal,” “New Best Friend” and a spe
  
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• Music Industry Supports Justice in Policing Act in Open Letter

  23-06-2020 20:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Rihanna among hundreds of high-profile artists, professionals, companies and organizations addressing the House of Representatives
  
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• Joe Rogan Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Fighting ‘Invisible Enemy’

  23-06-2020 20:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Days after facing social-media backlash over a nine-year-old Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) conversation with comedian Joey “Coco” Diaz, Joe Rogan is grappling with additional activist outrage, stemming this time from comments about Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters. The longtime UFC broadcaster offered his opinion of BLM protesters’ objectives during a recent Joe Rogan Experience sitdown […]The post Joe Rogan Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Fighting ‘Invisibl
  
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• The Streets Gets Knocked Down, Gets Up Again on New Track ‘Falling Down’

  23-06-2020 20:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Latest 'None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive' offering features East London artist Hak Baker
  
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• Fast-Rising Sacramento Rapper Bris Killed – Still No Leads In Homicide Investigation

  23-06-2020 20:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rising Sacramento rapper Bris has died of gunshot wounds, according to a report from the Sacramento police. He was found shot to death in a southern neighborhood in Sacramento. The police report says officers were responding to shots fired call near Franklin Boulevard, and Fruitridge Road around 12:42 am. Police found rapper Bris with gunshot […]The post Fast-Rising Sacramento Rapper Bris Killed – Still No Leads In Homicide Investigation appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Fast-Rising Sacramento Rapper Bris Killed – Homicide Investigation Underway

  23-06-2020 20:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rising Sacramento rapper Bris has died of gunshot wounds, according to a report from the Sacramento police. He was found shot to death in a southern neighborhood in Sacramento. The police report says officers were responding to shots fired call near Franklin Boulevard, and Fruitridge Road around 12:42 am. Police found rapper Bris with gunshot […]The post Fast-Rising Sacramento Rapper Bris Killed – Homicide Investigation Underway appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Saban Music Group & UMPG Enter Global Administration Agreement

  23-06-2020 20:11
  
  Saban Music Group announced today (June 23) an exclusive, global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group.
  According to a statement, the deal further strengthens the partnership between Universal and SMG, founded in 2019 by Haim Saban, chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group LLC and spearheaded by CEO Latin music industry veteran Gustavo Lopez.
  “I am thrilled about this new venture. Innovation requires collaboration, and this partnership amplifies our chances for succ
  
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• Echo & The Bunnymen announce huge 2021 UK tour

  23-06-2020 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Echo & The Bunnymen have announced a raft of new UK tour dates for 2021.
  Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund
  The post punk band will be hitting the road for a 16 date jaunt to mark over 40 years since they released their debut album ‘Crocodiles’, starting at Sheffield City Hall on Friday, May 7, with a stop at London’s Roundhouse on May 12.
  Tickets go on sale Friday (June 26) at 9.30am.
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• Justin Bieber Responds to Sexual Assault Allegations from 2014

  23-06-2020 19:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Two women are accusing Justin Bieber of sexual assault at a hotel in 2014. The singer says it never happened – and he’s taking legal action. Bieber has responded to the allegations on Twitter, bringing screenshots of his Airbnb receipts. On June 20, a woman calling herself Danielle posted a Twitter thread alleging the sexual […]The post Justin Bieber Responds to Sexual Assault Allegations from 2014 appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Taylor Swift, Barack Obama, Kesha & More Set for Stonewall Day Livestream Benefit

  23-06-2020 19:36
  
  With Pride festivals around the world canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pride Live is ready to celebrate the history of LGBTQ resistance with a special live event.
  On Tuesday (June 23), Pride Live announced plans for their third annual Stonewall Day, this year taking place online instead of in-person at the Stonewall Inn. The livestream, which will take place on Friday, June 26, is set to benefit LGBTQ organizations that have been financially impacted during the coronavirus outbreak
  
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• Beyoncé Just Dropped A Powerful A Capella Rendition Of ‘Black Parade’

  23-06-2020 19:31
  
  Beyoncé released an a capella version of her Juneteenth anthem 'Black Parade' on Tuesday, June 23.
  
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• Flashback: Pink Floyd Immortalize World War II–Era Singer Vera Lynn on ‘The Wall’

  23-06-2020 19:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lynn's 1939 classic "We'll Meet Again" gave strength to soldiers in the conflict, and was also used by Stanley Kubrick at the end of 'The Shining'
  
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• G-Eazy shares hazy new track ‘Nostalgia Cycle’

  23-06-2020 19:27 via nme.com
  
  G-Eazy has shared a dreamy new track called ‘Nostalgia Cycle’ – listen to it below.
  Set to appear on his recently announced new project ‘Everything’s Strange Here’, which is due to arrive on Friday (June 26), the new single is the fourth from the project and follows ‘Free Porn, Cheap Drugs’, ‘Stan By Me’ and ‘Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime’.
  Speaking about his first full-length release since 2019’s ‘
  
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• Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina and Old Dominion Set For iHeartCountry 4th of July BBQ

  23-06-2020 19:15
  
  Get ready to spend this Independence Day with Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina and Old Dominion, who will rock out from their backyards for the iHeartCountry 4th of July BBQ.
  The TV and radio special hosted by Bobby Bones will feature the acts playing songs and telling stories on July 3 at 8 p.m. EST on the CW Network, as well as on iHeartCountry stations nationwide.
  The special will replay throughout the holiday weekend on CWTV.com and on iHeartCountry stations across the country.See the announce
  
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• Sun Ra Arkestra Announce First Album in 20 Years

  23-06-2020 19:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jazz collective shared a preview of the new LP with an animated music video directed by Chad Van Gaalen
  
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• ‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With John Legend

  23-06-2020 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Legend talks about his new album, Bigger Love, and much more in our new video interview
  
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• Scotty McCreery’s ‘In Between’ Tops Country Airplay Chart: ‘It Means More Than I Can Say’

  23-06-2020 18:55
  
  Scotty McCreery notches his third consecutive and total No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as “In Between” blasts from No. 8 to the top of the list dated June 27.
  In the tracking week ending June 21, the song increased by 25% to 26.7 million audience impressions. It drew its biggest gains on WIVK Knoxville, Tenn. (up 324,000 impressions); WKHK Richmond, Va. (up 260,000); WNSH New York (up 247,000) and KSCS Dallas (up 235,000).
  The track’s 8-1 flight is the second
  
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• Spotify Is Tinkering With Podcast In-App Offers

  23-06-2020 18:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is preparing to make its Streaming Ad Insertion (SAI) podcast technology more widely available to U.S. advertisers, in addition to testing an interactive ad function as part of the tech. Spotify execs unveiled the Streaming Ad Insertion expansion and interactive ad rollout this morning, in an official release published under the “Spotify for Brands” […]The post Spotify Is Tinkering With Podcast In-App Offers appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Miami Dolphins Rookie QB Reached Out to His Celebrity Music Crush and She Said ‘Thank You Baby’

  23-06-2020 18:52
  
  Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa did a Q&A on Twitter recently in which he gave fans a peek into his private life, weighing in on whether pineapple should ever be on pizza (nope), the strangest thing a fan ever said to him (that they named their dog after him) and what peanut butter would be called if it wasn’t called peanut butter (peanut cream).
  But it was when he was asked who his favorite guilty pleasure singer was that things got interesting. You see, Tagovailoa, 2
  
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