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• Kim Kardashian Shares a Sweet Throwback Video of Kanye West in Honor of His Late Mom’s Birthday

  12-07-2020 23:44
  
  Kim Kardashian honored her late mother-in-law, Donda West, with a sweet tribute to mark what would’ve been her 71st birthday on Sunday (July 12). The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared a vintage video of husband Kanye West singing his song “Hey Mama” off 2005’s Late Registration via Twitter and Instagram Stories.
  In the clip, the rapper can be seen smiling broadly as he sings and dances alongside Donda in a home kitchen. West told Oprah Winfrey in 2005 that he wr
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ Hits No. 2 on Billboard 200, Is Highest-Charting Cast Album Since 1969

  12-07-2020 23:30
  
  The original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical surges to a new peak on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set vaults from No. 14 to No. 2 in the wake of the show’s Disney+ premiere on July 3. The album earned 102,000 equivalent album units (up 294 percent) in the U.S. in the week ending July 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 32,000 are in album sales (up 592 percent).
  The last cast recording to reach the top two on the chart was the original ca
  
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• Care home residents recreate iconic album covers during lockdown

  12-07-2020 23:10 via nme.com
  
  Residents at a nursing home in Edgware have found a creative way to keep themselves entertained during the coronavirus lockdown – and it involves some of music’s most iconic album covers.
  Read more: The best album artwork of the 21st Century so far
  Robert Speker, the entertainment manager at Sydmar Lodge Care Home, encouraged the home’s residents to recreate some of the most classic album covers of all-time.
  Covers undertaken for the challenge include Bruce Springsteen&rsq
  
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• Sorry Juice WRLD Fans, You Didn’t Cause the Spotify Crash – Facebook Did

  12-07-2020 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  No Juice WRLD’s newest album didn’t cause the Spotify crash on Friday – Facebook did. Spotify quickly addressed the issue, telling complaining fans that it was working on the issue. “Juice WRLD’s album really broke Spotify, bro,” one fan tweeted about the issue. But when other apps began acting up too, the culprit was revealed […]The post Sorry Juice WRLD Fans, You Didn’t Cause the Spotify Crash – Facebook Did appeared first on Digital Music
  
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• Fans Choose Anitta’s ‘Tocame’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  12-07-2020 23:01
  
  Anitta’s “Tocame,” featuring Arcangel and De La Ghetto, tops this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published on Friday (July 10) on Billboard, picking the new single from Anitta as their favorite.
  “Tocame” and its sultry reggaeton melodies brought in over 28% of the vote. The collaboration was written by Anitta, Arcangel, and De La Ghetto, and it was produced by Ryan Tedder.Following “Tocame” was Katy Perry’s latest
  
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• Pop Smoke’s ‘Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  12-07-2020 23:00
  
  Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, giving the late rapper his first chart-topping effort. The set was released on July 3 via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records and bows with 251,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Shoot for the Stars is billed as Pop Smoke’s first studio album, following a pair of mixtapes: Meet the Woo, V.1 and Meet the Woo
  
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• Demi Lovato Can’t Stop Laughing at Herself While Rewatching ‘Camp Rock’

  12-07-2020 22:02
  
  Demi Lovato is getting a good laugh from her past starring role in Camp Rock.
  The 27-year-old pop star took a stroll down memory lane on Saturday (July 11) by rewatching the 2008 Disney Channel movie and sharing a series of Instagram Story videos of herself giving hilarious commentary about her “awkward” character Mitchie Torres.
  “The amount of awkward f—ing things I did in this movie… I can’t,” Lovato captioned a scene of herself alongside Camp Rock co
  
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• Jarvis Cocker compares fame to pornography in new interview

  12-07-2020 21:36 via nme.com
  
  Jarvis Cocker has said that there was a time when fame reminded him of pornography.
  Read more: JARV IS… live in London: Pulp legend Jarvis Cocker puts on a rave reinvention for the end of days
  Speaking in a new interview, the Pulp frontman revisited the band’s rise to fame following the release of their hit single ‘Common People’ in 1995.
  “It was a very strange time for me because I’d achieved my lifetime’s ambition and then found that it didn’t s
  
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• Great White Apologizes for Concert With No Apparent Social Distancing or Masks: ‘We Are Far From Perfect’

  12-07-2020 21:19
  
  Great White played a live concert on July 9 in Dickerson, N.D., where there appeared to be no social distancing and few masks in sight during the coronavirus pandemic. A YouTube video, which was filmed from the stage during the outdoor set, showed attendees crowded together around the stage as the band performed.
  The show was part of the First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights music series. Per the event’s Facebook page, more than 400 people indicated they would be attending that evening.A
  
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• Kasabian Singer Tom Meighan Issues Statement After Domestic Assault Conviction

  12-07-2020 21:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has issued a public statement after his conviction for domestic assault. His conviction came earlier this week for abusing his partner, Vikki Ager. The judge said police were called to Meighan and Ager’s resident on more than one occasion. The police said there was “evidence of previous abusive behavior” on […]The post Kasabian Singer Tom Meighan Issues Statement After Domestic Assault Conviction appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Will.i.am calls Kanye West’s presidential bid “a dangerous thing to be playing with”

  12-07-2020 20:55 via nme.com
  
  Will.i.am has spoken out about Kanye West‘s bid to be president, calling it “a dangerous thing to be playing with.”
  Read more: Will.i.am tells us how Virtual Reality is the future of music
  West announced last week (July 5) that he hopes to make a run for the White House in November, going up against President Donald Trump and the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
  Speaking in a new interview, Will.i.am has discussed West’s political aspirations and how he thinks yo
  
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• Meek Mill, Lil Yachty & More React to Lil Marlo’s Death

  12-07-2020 20:43
  
  As news of rapper Lil Marlo’s death spread Sunday (July 12), artists and other music industry personalities reacted with shock on social media. The Quality Control Music artist had been shot and killed the night before while driving on the I-285 in Atlanta.
  “At this time, investigators believe the victim was the intended target of the gunfire and they are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting,” the Atlanta Police Department told Billboard.
  Fellow
  
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• DJ Khaled Poses With Real-Life Owl to Tease New Drake Collaboration: Watch

  12-07-2020 20:29
  
  DJ Khaled and Drake are reuniting for another collaboration.
  The Grammy-winning DJ and producer excitedly shared on social media Saturday (July 11) that Drake’s vocals have been submitted for an upcoming track, and further teased the collab by posting a video of himself alongside a real-life owl, which serves as the logo for Drizzy’s OVO Sound record label.
  “VOCLAS BEEN IN,” Khaled captioned a clip of himself sitting next to an owl perched by a microphone. “DEM boy
  
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• Quality Control rapper Marlo found dead in Atlanta

  12-07-2020 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Quality Control rapper Marlo has been found dead in Atlanta, according to local reports.
  Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office told NBC News that Marlo, whose real name was Rudolph Johnson, died in the early hours of this morning. He was 30.
  His cause of death has not yet been determined. However, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed Billboard that police responded to a single vehicle accident on the I-285 near the Benjamin E. Mays Drive overpass around 11:30pm EDT.
  Upon arr
  
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• Juice Wrld’s posthumous album tracks pepper singles chart as Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo look strong on top

  12-07-2020 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Viral hit Savage Love by 17 year-old New Zealand musician Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo looks set for a third week at the top of the Official Singles Chart this week.
  
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• Amanda Kloots Celebrates Nick Cordero’s Memory With Private Memorial: ‘His Spirit Was Definitely There’

  12-07-2020 18:48
  
  The memory of late Broadway star Nick Cordero was remembered during a private memorial service with close family and friends on Saturday (July 11).
  Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, who regularly updated the Tony-nominated actor’s fans on social media during his grueling battle with the coronavirus, took to Instagram over the weekend to share details of the “beautiful and perfect” gathering.
  “I said, ‘Nick would have wanted this to be a celebration. Let’s t
  
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• Rapper Lil Marlo Shot and Killed on Atlanta Highway

  12-07-2020 18:32
  
  Rapper Lil Marlo has died after being shot in Atlanta on Saturday (July 11).
  The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Billboard that law enforcement responded to a single vehicle accident on the I-285 near the Benjamin E. Mays Drive overpass around 11:30 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that the 30-year-old driver had been shot and was deceased.
  “Atlanta Police Homicide investigators responded to the scene and immediately began their investigation,” a spokesperson fo
  
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• Rapper Lil Marlo Reportedly Shot and Killed on Atlanta Highway

  12-07-2020 18:32
  
  Rapper Lil Marlo has died after being shot in Atlanta on Saturday (July 11), according to multiple reports.
  The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Billboard that law enforcement responded to a single vehicle accident on the I-285 near the Benjamin E. Mays Drive overpass around 11:30 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that the 30-year-old driver had been shot and was deceased.
  “Atlanta Police Homicide investigators responded to the scene and immediately began their investig
  
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• Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble has died

  12-07-2020 17:59 via nme.com
  
  Judy Dyble, the folk singer known for her work with Fairport Convention, has died aged 71.
  The singer died earlier today (July 12) after suffering from a long-term illness, as confirmed by her publicist.
  “It is with great sadness that we announce that English singer-songwriter Judy Dyble passed away on 12th July 2020 following a long illness borne with great courage,” a press release said.
  “We wish to express our deepest sympathies to Judy’s family, friends and many assoc
  
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• ‘Glee’ Star Heather Morris Asks to Join Search for Naya Rivera: ‘We Are Feeling Helpless’

  12-07-2020 17:29
  
  Glee actress Heather Morris wants to join the search for her friend and former co-star Naya Rivera, who went missing several days ago at a lake in Southern California.
  Morris, who portrayed Brittany S. Piece on the Fox musical comedy series, took to social media on Sunday (July 12) to ask law enforcement in Ventura County how she can help in the search. Rivera disappeared on July 8 during a boating trip with her 4-year-old son at Lake Piru, which is located about 50 miles north of Los Angel
  
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• Which Latin Couple Has the Best Music Video of 2020 (So Far)? Vote!

  12-07-2020 16:00
  
  Love is in the air and many Latin music stars are making sure their fans know that.
  Being unable to travel and with the lack of resources because of the current health crisis, music artists have gotten very creative with their music videos, featuring none other than their significant others in their clips.
  Following Karol G and Anuel’s quarantine-born homemade video “Follow,” and Camilo’s “Favorito,” showcasing his honeymoon with Evaluna, Becky G dropped &ldqu
  
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• Matt Maltese announces new EP ‘madhouse’ – listen to new single ‘hi’

  12-07-2020 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Matt Maltese has announced details of a forthcoming EP and shared a brand new single.
  New EP ‘madhouse’ is set to come out on August 7 via Nettwerk, and it’s being previewed by new track ‘hi’.Read more: Matt Maltese on the heartbreak of new album ‘Krystal’: “When you treat your life like a movie, it can be a mess”‘hi’ follows recent single ‘queen bee’, which featured The Lemon Twigs‘ Brian D’Addario and Sor
  
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• Great White Play North Dakota Gig With No Social Distancing, Masks

  12-07-2020 15:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band at center of deadly 2003 Station nightclub fire "apologize to those who disagree with our decision to fulfill our contractual agreement" with Thursday night concert
  
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• Elton John among stars signing anti-conversion therapy letter to U.K. minister

  12-07-2020 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, Sam Fender, Olly Alexander, and Stephen Fry are also among the names who have signed the letter.
  
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• Bebe Rexha delays her new album “until the world is in a better place”

  12-07-2020 14:11 via nme.com
  
  Bebe Rexha has announced that she’s delaying the release of her new album.
  Though acknowledging that her fans are “frustrated” at the lack of new music, the singer says she wants to wait “until the world is in a better place” to share new music.Read more: Bebe Rexha – ‘Expectations’ review“I know my fans are super frustrated because they want new music,” the singer wrote on Twitter. “I promise you my team and I have been working h
  
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• Cardi B criticised for using racist term to describe her sister

  12-07-2020 13:20 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B is facing heavy criticism for using a racist slur to describe her sister’s appearance on social media.
  The artist had shared a composite photograph of how her two-year-old daughter Kulture might look as an adult, based on images of both Cardi and her husband, Migos‘ Offset, per The Independent.
  After a fan pointed out the similarities between the image and her sister Hennessy Carolina, Cardi replied: “I think cause Hennessy got ch**ky eyes like Offset and so KK [Kulture
  
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• Willie J Healey: “When I was dropped I remember thinking, ‘You idiots – I’m the next Paul McCartney'”

  12-07-2020 12:49 via nme.com
  
  Willie J Healey’s 2017 debut album came out via major label Columbia Records (home of Adele, Tyler, The Creator, Arcade Fire) and was inspired by people walking their dogs in the park opposite his flat. It was swiftly followed by the Elliott Smith influenced ‘666 Kill’ EP –released via former Maccabee Felix White’s YALA! Records and with songs about “planes going missing and an obsession with death”.
  Album two, ‘Twin Heavy’ is out this August
  
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• Future announces scholarship for students affected by coronavirus

  12-07-2020 12:37 via nme.com
  
  Future has announced a new scholarship scheme for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  Coming through the Atlanta rapper’s FreeWishes Foundation, the ‘I’m Still A Dreamer’ scheme will give away money to 2020 graduates from high schools in Georgia who are planning on entering higher education.
  “You don’t have to be in the perfect situation or come from the perfect background to reach for your dreams,” Future said in a press release announcing
  
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• Reese Witherspoon's son releases first single

  12-07-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Reese took to social media to rave about her son''s musical debut.
  
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• Great White apologise after playing North Dakota gig with no social distancing measures

  12-07-2020 11:02 via nme.com
  
  Controversial rock band Great White played a gig in North Dakota this week with no social distancing measures.
  The band are known for their tragic 2003 gig in Rhode Island, at which 100 people were killed after the band set off pyrotechnics at a small club venue.Read more: What will 2020’s “pandemic-proof” music festival season look like?This week’s gig, held on Thursday night (July 9) in Dickinson, North Dakota, was part of the ‘First On First’ concert series
  
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• The Streets’ Mike Skinner questions live-streamed gigs: “I don’t think the technology’s there”

  12-07-2020 10:49 via nme.com
  
  The Streets‘ Mike Skinner has stated he’s not a fan of live-streamed concerts, claiming the “technology isn’t there” to present them as a real alternative to live music.
  Read more: The Streets – ‘None of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’ review: a star-studded return from Mike Skinner
  Speaking to Sky News in an interview published yesterday (July 11), Skinner said he wasn’t averse to technology becoming a part of the live music experienc
  
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• Tory Lanez shares videos for new tracks ‘Staccato’ and ‘392’

  12-07-2020 09:47 via nme.com
  
  Tory Lanez has shared ‘The VVS Capsule’, a new two-song release including ‘Staccato’ and ‘392’.
  Read more: Tory Lanez: “Words are so powerful. Death and life is in the power of your tongue”
  ‘392’ is a new collaboration with Florida artist VV$ KEN, the latest addition to Lanez’s label One Umbrella, and includes a full music video to accompany the trap-influenced track.
  ‘Staccato’ showcases a more upbeat side of the Cana
  
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• IDLES tease new track, ‘A Hymn’

  12-07-2020 06:42 via nme.com
  
  IDLES have teased a new track on social media, ‘A Hymn’, set for release later this week.
  The band’s announcement came with a short excerpt of what appears to be a music video for ‘A Hymn’.Our next single 'A HYMN', out Tuesday 14 July.
  Subscribe & set a reminder to watch on @YouTube at https://t.co/Qj5xSvWVPe
  Pre Order 'ULTRA MONO' – https://t.co/TwOCbzEx1F pic.twitter.com/Ek697T4p9R
  — I D L E S (@idlesband) July 11, 2020The track will arrive this Tu
  
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• Watch Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley play ‘Heat Waves’ solo

  12-07-2020 06:39 via nme.com
  
  Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley has shared a stripped-back solo rendition of the band’s latest single ‘Heat Waves’.
  In contrast to the bass-heavy psych-pop of the original, the clip sees Bayley performing the track with just guitar and voice in the empty concert hall of London venue Hackney Earth, where the band shot the video for ‘Heat Waves’.
  Watch Bayley perform the song below: 
  In a caption accompanying the video, Bayley encouraged fans to donate to Crew
  
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• Azealia Banks asks fans to stop streaming debut record, ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’

  12-07-2020 05:31 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Azealia Banks has asked fans to longer stream her debut album, ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’ after alleging the only person to profit from the revenue is the label Prospect Park’s chief executive, Jeff Kwatinetz.
  In an Instagram post shared today (July 12), Banks said the producers haven’t been receiving royalties from the record since its release.
  “Jeff Kwatinetz stole all the money and sent a $15k check for album that has been streamed over 200m times,&rdquo
  
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• Rina Sawayama shares Bree Runway remix of ‘XS’

  12-07-2020 04:03 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has shared a new rendition of her track ‘XS’, remixed by fellow London artist Bree Runway.
  ‘XS’ was first released by Sawayama in March, ahead of the release of her self-titled debut album. At the time, the singer-songwriter said the track “mocks capitalism in a sinking world”.
  “Given that we all know global climate change is accelerating and human extinction is a very real possibility within our lifetime it seemed hilarious to me that bran
  
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• Katy Perry Comments on Kanye West’s Presidential Run: ‘The Job Is Best Suited for Someone With Experience’

  12-07-2020 03:32
  
  Katy Perry offered her opinion about Kanye West running for president in a virtual interview with the U.K.’s Hits Radio on Friday (July 10).
  The pop star, who called in for a 16-minute video chat about topics including her upcoming album, being in quarantine, her pregnancy and her dog’s birthday, was prompted with the question: “We all know that 2020’s one of the weirdest years so far … How do you feel about Kanye West making it even weirder by becoming president?&
  
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• Haim: 'Equal representation at festivals shouldn't even be a question'

  12-07-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Haim are supported by Stevie Nicks, who has pushed to get the trio into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on two occasions.
  
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• Anita White fights Lady A accusations

  12-07-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  The lawsuit between Anita White and Lady A has turned messy, with the band accusing the singer of exploiting them for asking for compensation after taking her name.
  
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• Darius Rucker & Wife Beth Split After 20 Years: ‘We Have Made the Decision to Consciously Uncouple’

  12-07-2020 01:11
  
  Darius Rucker and his wife of almost 20 years, Beth, have announced that they are separating.
  The country singer and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman revealed the news on social media on Saturday (July 11), noting that the split is amicable.
  “Beth and I would like to share that after much reflection we have made the decision to consciously uncouple,” Rucker wrote. “We remain close friends and parenting partners and continue to be each other’s biggest cheerleaders.&rdquo
  
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• Christina Perri Announces She Is Expecting ‘Rainbow Baby’ After Miscarriage

  12-07-2020 00:37
  
  Christina Perri has shared the happy news that she is pregnant, six months after revealing that she had a miscarriage earlier in the year.
  “carmella is gonna be a big sister !!! our rainbow baby is coming in january,” the “Jar of Hearts” singer tweeted Saturday morning (July 11), along with a rainbow emoji.
  Carmella, pictured wearing a rainbow T-shirt with the words “big sister to be” in Perri’s update, is her two-year-old daughter.
  In January, Perri pos
  
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