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• Lady A says she “won’t allow Lady Antebellum to obliterate me or my career”

  11-07-2020 23:20 via nme.com
  
  The Black blues singer Lady A has said she won’t allow the country band of the same name – formerly known as Lady Antebellum – to “obliterate me or my career”.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  The singer, whose real name is Anita White, has been performing under the moniker for more than 30 years. The band changed their name last month over their original name’s associations wi
  
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• Camila Cabello Reimagines ‘My Oh My,’ ‘Señorita’ & ‘Liar’ With Pretty Piano Medley

  11-07-2020 23:13
  
  Camila Cabello has mashed up three of her Romance singles in a special medley recorded for the next installment of her virtual “Priceless Experiences at Home” concert series.
  The new episode of the series is set to be released on Friday (July 15).
  “They say he likes a good time, my, oh my,” Cabello begins in the first verse of the medley, accompanied by piano. The singer shared a preview of it on Instagram, commenting, ‘This might be my favorite one!”The
  
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• Paramore remove poster featuring names of police brutality victims from sale following criticism

  11-07-2020 22:32 via nme.com
  
  Paramore have removed posters honouring victims of police brutality from sale following a slew of criticism.
  Read more: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things”
  The posters were based the band’s artwork for their album ‘Riot!’ and were designed by a fan, replacing the album’s title with the names of those killed at the hands of the police.
  Paramore began selling prints of the poster online, donating proceeds to the NA
  
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• Coldplay share previously unseen clip of an alternate ‘Yellow’ video

  11-07-2020 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay have shared a previously unseen clip of an alternate video for their hit single and third release, ‘Yellow’.
  Read more: Every Coldplay song ranked in order of greatness
  The track appeared on the band’s 2000 debut album ‘Parachutes’, which celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday (July 10).
  Posting on TikTok, the group shared a never-before-seen look at “take one” of the ‘Yellow’ video. “There were loads of extras in this versi
  
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• Southside Johnny to Play Huge Drive-In Concert in New Jersey

  11-07-2020 21:31
  
  Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes return to the stage Saturday night (July 11) for their biggest concert since the COVID-19 pandemic, performing a drive-in concert at Monmouth Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J., not far from their longtime home on the Jersey Shore.
  Led by John Lyon, the “Grandfather of the Jersey Shore Sound,” Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will perform in front of more than 1,000 cars holding up to four passengers each for what is being billed as one of the lar
  
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• Louis Tomlinson and Syco Part Ways: ‘I’m Really Excited for the Future’

  11-07-2020 21:10
  
  Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell’s Syco are saying goodbye.
  The One Direction-er took to social media on Saturday (July 11) to announce that his relationship with Syco has ended. The 27-year-old singer signed a solo recording contract with the label in 2017.
  “Hope everyone is doing ok! Just wanted to let you know that Syco Music and I have agreed to part ways,” Tomlinson tweeted. I’m really excited for the future and to be back in the studio writing the next album. C
  
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• Louis Tomlinson and Syco Music Part Ways: ‘I’m Really Excited for the Future’

  11-07-2020 21:10
  
  Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell’s Syco are saying goodbye.
  The One Direction-er took to social media on Saturday (July 11) to announce that his relationship with Syco has ended. The 28-year-old singer signed a solo recording contract with the label in 2017.
  “Hope everyone is doing ok! Just wanted to let you know that Syco Music and I have agreed to part ways,” Tomlinson tweeted. I’m really excited for the future and to be back in the studio writing the next album. C
  
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• Kid Cudi Credits Lil Wayne for Helping Land His New Eminem Collaboration: Listen

  11-07-2020 20:30
  
  Kid Cudi joined Lil Wayne on the latest episode of Young Money Radio, where the two rap superstars discussed Cudi’s new collaboration with Eminem and more.
  Earlier this week, Cudi and Em dropped their first collaboration “Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.” The fiery new track was set into motion after Eminem was a featured guest on Weezy’s Apple Music show in early May, Cudi told Wayne on Friday (July 10).
  “Well it’s crazy because your interview kind of
  
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• Peter Hook announces Joy Division listening party for ‘Closer’ 40th anniversary

  11-07-2020 20:28 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook will hold a Twitter listening party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s ‘Closer’, he has announced.
  Read more: Most important albums of NME’s lifetime – Joy Division, ‘Closer’
  The band’s second and final studio album was released on July 18, 1980, just over a year after the release of their debut ‘Unknown Pleasures’.
  In a post on Hook’s Peter Hook & The Light Facebook page, it was announced that the
  
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• Watch Juice WRLD become a comic book hero in ‘Come And Go’ video

  11-07-2020 19:55 via nme.com
  
  A video for Juice WRLD’s Marshmello collaboration ‘Come And Go’, in which he turns into a cartoon hero, has been released.
  Read more: Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituary
  The track features on the late rapper’s posthumous album ‘Legends Never Die’, which was released yesterday (July 10).
  The Steve Cannon-directed clip begins with old footage of the rapper and his girlfriend Ally Lotti before the couple morph into animated characters. In their new car
  
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• August Alsina Reacts After Jada Pinkett Smith Confirms Their Past Romance

  11-07-2020 18:48
  
  August Alsina is speaking out following Jada Pinkett Smith’s confirmation that she and the singer were romantically involved during her separation from Will Smith.
  The 27-year-old “No Love” singer took social media on Friday (July 10) shortly after Pinkett Smith detailed their past relationship during her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk.
  “Imagine not knowing how to mind the business that pay you,” Alsina tweeted. “I catch all the subliminals. (Not just abou
  
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• Music at Home: Aimless Driving Playlist

  11-07-2020 18:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Listen to road-trip songs by Jim Sullivan, Neil Young, Phoebe Bridgers and others
  
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• Kanye West shares proposed roster for Yeezy Sound streaming platform

  11-07-2020 18:12 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has shared the first proposed roster for his planned streaming service, Yeezy Sound.
  Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of President would Kanye West be?
  The rapper has been talking about launching his own streaming platform since 2016 and trademarked its name in 2017.
  In a new tweet captioned “YEEZY SOUND ROSTER PROPOSAL”, West shared a picture of a pad of paper with “Yeezy Sound” written at the top and a list of artists following beneath. They in
  
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• Kanye West Shares Artist Roster for Possible Yeezy Sound Streaming Service

  11-07-2020 17:44
  
  Kanye West could be one step closer to launching his own music streaming service.
  The 43-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who recently announced his plans to run for president in 2020, took to Twitter on Friday night (July 10) to share the “roster proposal” for Yeezy Sound, a company he filed trademark papers for in 2017.
  “YEEZY SOUND ROSTER PROPOSAL,” West captioned a handwritten note featuring a list of artists, including hip-hop duo Abstract Mindstate, G.O.O.D. Music
  
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• Juice WRLD Fights Demons in Animated ‘Come and Go’ Video

  11-07-2020 17:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Marshmello collaboration features on rapper's posthumous LP Legends Never Die
  
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• Scottish government announces £2.2 million of support for small venues

  11-07-2020 16:04 via nme.com
  
  The Scottish government has announced a £2.2 million cash injection to help the country’s small venues through the coronavirus pandemic.
  Read more: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler on the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign: “We need you all to come together”
  It follows the UK government announcing an unprecedented £1.57 billion in grants to support the arts sector.
  The country’s Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the news during the First Minister’
  
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• 50 Cent is not happy with Pop Smoke’s team: “I’m unavailable moving forward”

  11-07-2020 16:02 via nme.com
  
  50 Cent has made it clear that he’s not happy with the way in which Pop Smoke‘s team have handled the rapper’s recently released posthumous album.
  Read more: Pop Smoke – ‘Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon’ review: Brooklyn rapper’s posthumous debut matches rising star’s ambition
  ‘Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon’ was released last week (Friday, July 3) with some help from the G-Unit head honcho, who served as executive producer
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (July 11)

  11-07-2020 16:00
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week:
  “Michael X” 
  Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the Puerto Rican rapper turns his feelings into song rapping about racism and police brutality. In his new song “Michael X,” Myke Towers raps about slavery and having dealt with discrim
  
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• Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder share Dinner Party debut album

  11-07-2020 15:12 via nme.com
  
  Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder‘s newly formed supergroup Dinner Party have released their debut album – listen to it below.
  Read more: How Glastonbury 2019 got jazzy thanks to Kamasi Washington, Sons Of Kemet, and more
  The self-titled seven-track project arrived yesterday (July 11) and features Chicago singer Phoelix on a number of tracks.
  Nearly two years in the making, Martin, who is best known for working with Kendrick Lamar,  rented out
  
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• Listen to Of Monsters And Men’s haunting cover of Post Malone’s ‘Circles’

  11-07-2020 14:33 via nme.com
  
  Of Monsters And Men have shared a haunting cover of Post Malone‘s ‘Circles’ – listen to it below.
  Read more: Of Monsters And Men tell us about their “playful and empowering” new album ‘Fever Dream’
  Originally shared as an Amazon Music exclusive back in April, the Icelandic band’s haunting, slowed-down reworking of Posty’s 2019 track is now available to stream on all platforms.
  “We recorded this version of Post Malone’s
  
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• YG says he won’t work with Nicki Minaj again because of 6ix9ine connection

  11-07-2020 14:05 via nme.com
  
  YG has said that he doubts he will work with Nicki Minaj again due to her connection with Tekashi 6ix9ine.Read more: The troubling rise of Tekashi 6ix9ine6ix9ine and YG have a long-running feud, with YG once using the rainbow-haired rapper’s mugshot as his stage background for live gigs, as well as dropping the track ‘Stop Snitchin’.
  Minaj and 6ix9ine recently collaborated on single ‘Trollz’, which reached number one on the US Billboard chart, before landing the big
  
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• Hear Creeper cover Neil Young’s ‘Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)’

  11-07-2020 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Creeper have covered a Neil Young classic as the latest edition of their ‘Sounds From The Void’ acoustic cover series.
  Read more: “There were times when I didn’t want to be alive any more”: punk heroes Creeper on their turbulent year and “aggressive reinvention”
  The band have taken on ‘Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)’, which inspired the band’s track ‘Into The Black’, from their first EP.
  “I’ve been a fan of Neil
  
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• Bon Jovi’s new song ‘American Reckoning’ hears band reflect on George Floyd’s death

  11-07-2020 12:37 via nme.com
  
  Bon Jovi have shared a new song called ‘American Reckoning’ that hears them reflect on the recent death of George Floyd.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  Also discussing the protests that followed Floyd’s death and this moment in US history, Jon Bon Jovi said he was “moved to write ‘American Reckoning’ as a witness to history.”
  “I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the abil
  
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• Alice Cooper hails small independent venues: “That’s where your fanbase comes from”

  11-07-2020 12:27 via nme.com
  
  Alice Cooper has shared his love for small independent venues, as they face crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic.Read more: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler on the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign: “We need you all to come together”“We all started there,” Cooper told Loudwire in a new interview. “Everybody from The Beatles to the Rolling Stones to Guns N’ Roses to Alice Cooper to everybody – anybody that’s worth a salt in th
  
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• Katy Perry: 'I'm so grateful that Orlando Bloom is going to be a second time dad'

  11-07-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings star already has a nine-year-old son Flynn from his marriage to Miranda Kerr.
  
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• Listen to Bombay Bicycle Club’s shimmering cover of Bonnie Raitt’s ‘Two Lives’

  11-07-2020 11:54 via nme.com
  
  Bombay Bicycle Club have shared a cover of Bonnie Raitt‘s ‘Two Lives’ from their forthcoming new EP of the same name – listen to it below.
  Read more: Bombay Bicycle Club: “We sold all our instruments. To all intents and purposes, we had broken up”
  Set for release on July 24, the ‘Two Lives’ EP features three acoustic reworkings of songs from the band’s recently released album ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ – ‘Racing
  
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• Nick Cave celebrates Nina Simone in latest Red Hand Files essay

  11-07-2020 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has shared his latest Red Hand Files essay, in which he praises Nina Simone and her live recording of ‘My Sweet Lord’.
  Read more: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – ‘Ghosteen’ review: a beautiful account of harrowing grief
  Answering a question about whether or not there is a protest song he greatly admires for the way it was written or arranged, Cave highlights Simone’s rendition of George Harrison‘s 1970 song, which was a part of her 1972 live LP,
  
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• Mike Shinoda shares Twitch-inspired video for new single ‘Open Door’

  11-07-2020 10:24 via nme.com
  
  Mike Shinoda has shared a music video for his new single ‘Open Door’ – watch it below.
  Read more: Mike Shinoda on writing an album on Twitch, 20 years of ‘Hybrid Theory’ and Chester Bennington’s voice
  The new song is taken from the Linkin Park musician’s new solo project, ‘Dropped Frames Vol.1’, which is comprised of songs he made with the help of fans on his Twitch streaming channel.
  Released yesterday (July 10), the follow-up to 2
  
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• Hear Tommy Lee play drums on new version of Tyla Yaweh and Post Malone’s ‘Tommy Lee’

  11-07-2020 09:25 via nme.com
  
  Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee plays drums on a new version of the recent Tyla Yaweh and Post Malone collaboration bearing his name.
  Read more: Tyla Yaweh on his Post Malone collab and hanging out with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong
  ‘Tommy Lee’ was released back on June 12. The title references the drummer and boasts the lyric: “Pull up with a drum like I’m Tommy Lee.”
  Last month, Lee spoke about the track in an interview with SiriusXM: “I&rsq
  
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• Katy Perry says Kanye presidency could be 'a little wild'

  11-07-2020 06:15 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry has doubts that Kanye West would make a good president, as he lacks experience in the political arena.
  
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• Jada Pinkett Smith confirms August Alsina affair

  11-07-2020 06:15 via music-news.com
  
  After denying an affair with rapper August Alsina, Jada Pinkett Smith has done an about-face, admitting she had a fling while she and Will Smith were separated.
  
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• Bon Jovi recounts George Floyd's death in American Reckoning

  11-07-2020 06:15 via music-news.com
  
  Bon Jovi have penned a song in support of Black Lives Matter that references the death of George Floyd.
  
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• Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st, U.S. Treasury Secretary Says

  11-07-2020 02:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The White House and members of U.S. Congress are likely to make a decision on a second stimulus check by July 31st, according to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Earlier this month, we reported that President Donald Trump was pushing for a second stimulus check for Americans, in an amount greater than the original […]The post Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st, U.S. Treasury Secretary Says appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st, Treasury Secretary Says

  11-07-2020 02:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The White House and members of U.S. Congress are likely to make a decision on a second stimulus check by July 31st, according to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Earlier this month, we reported that President Donald Trump was pushing for a second stimulus check for Americans, in an amount greater than the original […]The post Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st, Treasury Secretary Says appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st

  11-07-2020 02:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The White House and members of U.S. Congress are likely to make a decision on a second stimulus check by July 31st, according to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Earlier this month, we reported that President Donald Trump was pushing for a second stimulus check for Americans, in an amount greater than the original […]The post Second Stimulus Check Will Be Approved by July 31st appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Action Bronson Lost 80 Pounds in Quarantine, Shares His Workout Routine

  11-07-2020 02:39
  
  Action Bronson is flaunting his new fitness routine.
  The rapper took to Instagram on Friday (July 10) to reveal that he lost 80 pounds. “IM GETTIN ALL THE MONEY THATS OWED TO ME OVER ALL THESE YEARS,” he wrote alongside a video of his weights workout.“I DESERVE TO HAVE A HOT BOD,” he continued. “IM 283 DOWN 80 POUNDS FROM A WHOPPING 363 AND STILL GOING STRONG. GIVE YOURSELF THE FLOWERS. TERMINATOR IN THE MAKING.”
  The F— That’s Delicious host s
  
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• Dixie D’Amelio Goofs Off With Sister Charli in ‘Be Happy’ Behind-The-Scenes Video

  11-07-2020 02:04
  
  Rising artist and social media star Dixie D’Amelio might’ve sung about her bad days in her debut single “Be Happy,” but the behind-the-scenes clip of the music video shows how her family puts her in high spirits.
  The 10-minute exclusive BTS clip, which D’Amelio premiered on YouTube Wednesday (July 8), features the entire D’Amelio clan clowning around on set. The TikTok star confessed to using a pore vacuum the night before the shoot that ended u
  
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• YouTube Can’t Be Forced to Share IP Addresses, Email Addresses of Copyright Infringers, EU Court Rules

  11-07-2020 01:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The European Union’s Court of Justice has ruled that YouTube is required to provide rightsholders with the postal addresses of alleged copyright infringers, but is not legally obligated to disclose infringers’ IP addresses, email addresses, or phone numbers. The Court delivered the far-reaching ruling as part of a broader interpretation of 2004’s Intellectual Property Rights […]The post YouTube Can’t Be Forced to Share IP Addresses, Email Addresses of Copyright Inf
  
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• First Country: New Music From Jimmie Allen, Tim McGraw, Brett Eldredge, Margo Price & More

  11-07-2020 00:58
  
  First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week.
  Jimmie Allen, Bettie JamesAllen returns with a seven-song EP —its moniker taken from his father and grandmother’s first names—filled with collaborations. The tunes range from the wistful (and should be single) “Drunk & I Miss You” featuring Mickey Guyton, the inspirational “Made For These” featuring Tim McGraw, and the historic coupling of three ge
  
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• Rave Family Blockfest Announces Second Postponement: ‘It’s Not Fair to Deliver a Subpar Experience’

  11-07-2020 00:47
  
  With a lineup featuring more than 950 artists, the livestream festival Rave Family Blockfest seemed too massive to be true, and as it’s turning out it just might be. At least for now.
  Today (July 10), organizers of the event, which was set to take place July 9-12 inside the video game Minecraft announced that it will be postponing after a chaotic first two days.
  The event went live yesterday, with attendees who paid between $10-$15 for entry finding major functionality issues. “Again
  
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• Vampire Weekend Drops ‘Live in Florida’ EP: Stream It Now

  11-07-2020 00:37
  
  Vampire Weekend dropped a new live EP today (July 10) titled Live in Florida because the indie rock band misses the Sunshine State as much as fans miss concerts.
  Live in Florida features six songs from their two tour stops last year at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and Miami’s James L. Knight Center because Vampire Weekend wanted to “revisit some of our favorite shows from last year and put together a little something based around two beautiful nights in the Sunshine State
  
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• Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Elton John and more sign open letter calling for conversion therapy ban

  11-07-2020 00:20 via nme.com
  Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Elton John are among the stars who have signed an open letter to the government calling for a ban on “conversion therapy”.
  Read more: “We should be together”: how the LGBTQ+ community is trying to mark Pride 2020
  The practice is used with the aim of “changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, per The Trevor Project’s definition.
  “Conversion therapists use a variety of shaming, emotionally traumatic or p
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Tiga & Hudson Mohawke, Hayden James, DJDS & More

  11-07-2020 00:16
  
  New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams.
  Once again demonstrating the endless variety of the dance scene, this week we got an excellent new album from t
  
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• British Government Allows Outdoor Concerts, Theater Events to Resume

  11-07-2020 00:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The British government has officially given outdoor concerts and theater performances the greenlight to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning tomorrow, July 11th, outdoor theater performances and outdoor concerts can recommence with socially distanced crowds in England. (The other United Kingdom nations are following their own reopening guidelines; Northern Ireland will host Europe’s first socially […]The post British Government Allows Outdoor Concerts, Theater Events to Resu
  
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• Yeasayer Drop Copyright Lawsuit Against The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar for ‘Black Panther’ Hit ‘Pray For Me’

  11-07-2020 00:05
  
  Yeasayer voluntarily dismissed the copyright lawsuit against The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar over their Black Panther: The Album highlight “Pray For Me.”
  In this dismissal obtained by Billboard today (July 10), the indie rock band and its record label We Are Free “confirmed to their satisfaction that no copyright infringement occurred” by the defendants The Weeknd (real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye), Lamar (Kendrick Lamar Duckworth), Canadian producers&nbs
  
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