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• Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Shooting: ‘I’m Real Life Hurt and Traumatized’

  17-07-2020 23:58
  
  Megan Thee Stallion released another statement after revealing on Wednesday (July 15) that she suffered multiple gunshot wounds over the weekend and is currently recovering.
  “Black women are so unprotected & we hold so many things in to protect the feelings of others w/o considering our own,” the “Hot Girl Summer” rapper wrote on Twitter. “It might be funny to y’all on the internet and just another messy topic for you to talk about but this is my real lif
  
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• Perry Farrell announces career-spanning box set and shares song from pre-Jane’s Addiction band

  17-07-2020 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Perry Farrell has announced a new box set, collating songs from across his career outside of fronting Jane’s Addiction and Porno For Pyros.Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Perry Farrell, Jane’s Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founderThe 68-track release, titled ‘Perry Farrell – The Glitz; The Glamour’, will feature tracks from the musician’s early career with Psi Com, solo material, and new music.
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• California Churches Sue Over COVID-19 Singing Ban

  17-07-2020 23:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Three California churches have filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom over his state’s prohibiting singing in places of worship. On Monday, Governor Newsom responded to an uptick in his state’s total COVID-19 cases by reimplementing an array of lockdown measures and mandatory closures. Though not quite as stringent as the lockdown rules instituted during the […]The post California Churches Sue Over COVID-19 Singing Ban appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• California Bans Singing and Chanting In Churches — Now, Churches Are Suing

  17-07-2020 23:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Three California churches have filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom over his state’s prohibiting singing in places of worship. On Monday, Governor Newsom responded to an uptick in his state’s total COVID-19 cases by reimplementing an array of lockdown measures and mandatory closures. Though not quite as stringent as the lockdown rules instituted during the […]The post California Bans Singing and Chanting In Churches — Now, Churches Are Suing appeared first
  
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• 20 Questions With Inner City: Kevin Saunderson, His Son Dantiez & Steffanie Christi’an Release the Group’s First Album in 30 Years

  17-07-2020 23:05
  
  Nearly 30 years after the release of their last album, Inner City is back.
  The seminal dance music project began in the late ’80s, when Detroit techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson linked with singer Paris Grey for the 1989 debut Inner City album, Paradise. That LP generated a pair of all-time genre classics in “Good Life” and “Big Fun,” with the latter track hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Club Songs chart in the fall of 1988. The duo then followed up with
  
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• Watch The Regrettes’ animated video for bright new song ‘I Love Us’

  17-07-2020 23:01 via nme.com
  
  The Regrettes have shared an animated video for their new song ‘I Love Us’ – scroll down the page to watch it now.Read more: Meet The Regrettes: The achingly cool LA punks with a live show that’ll make you dizzyThe track is the LA band’s second piece of new music to be released in 2020, and follows their 2019 second album ‘How Do You Love?’.
  The video follows a robot and a woman who resembles frontwoman Lydia Night as they dance in circles and go on
  
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• ‘Check’ Out Iggy Azalea’s Latest Sultry Outfit: Pics

  17-07-2020 22:52
  
  Iggy Azalea has her 13.5 million Instagram followers “checking” out her latest Fashion Nova outfit.
  In yesterday’s (July 16) quarantine ‘fit pic, the “Fancy” rapper stays classy and cool with a mimosa in hand, showing off a checkered two-piece set that had Noah Cyrus commenting, “wwoow.”
  The artist (real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly) unveiled the name of her newborn son, Onyx, on Instagram earlier this week with a voice reco
  
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• What’s Your Favorite Boy Band of All Time? Vote!

  17-07-2020 22:43
  
  Billboard has been traveling back through time by ranking the best boy band projects from the past 30 years. But what’s your favorite group of all time?
  BTS expanded beyond a Korean household name and became a worldwide sensation with killer choreography, infectious bilingual earworms and a sublime social media presence. The septet has been a mainstay at No. 1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart for the last 187 weeks.
  Boyz II Men has been a historic mainstay on the Billboa
  
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• Nick Cannon Daytime Talk Show Pushed Back, But Still Alive, Following Anti-Semitic Comments

  17-07-2020 22:32
  
  A syndicated daytime show hosted by Nick Cannon won’t launch in the fall, in the latest fallout from anti-Semitic remarks he made on his podcast.
  Cannon, who also hosts Fox’s The Masked Singer, was set to host and executive produce an eponymous show from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury. The show was cleared in more than 90 percent of the country, including all of the 20 biggest markets, with Fox-owned stations as the lead group. It was also set to air on stations owned by CBS, Sincl
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Sym Fera, ‘Little Things’

  17-07-2020 22:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mysterious Los Angeles duo release second song that's heavy on emotion and light on identity
  
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• Calvin Harris shares pumping new Love Regenerator track ‘Live Without Your Love’, featuring Steve Lacy

  17-07-2020 22:23 via nme.com
  
  Calvin Harris has shared a new track called ‘Live Without Your Love’ under his Love Regenerator moniker.Read more: Calvin Harris – ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1’ ReviewThe producer and DJ began releasing music under the new name earlier this year. At the time, he said he wanted to “rediscover the way I originally began producing music 22 years ago before I ever thought about how it might be perceived by outside forces”.
  He added he wanted the project to be com
  
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• ‘Back by Popular Demand’: See Dua Lipa’s New (Old) ‘Do

  17-07-2020 22:21
  
  Quarantine isn’t over, but Dua Lipa’s hair experiments are.
  “Back by popular demand,” she wrote on social media Thursday (July 16) with a series of photos showing off her natural brown color again. She previously asked both her Instagram and Twitter followers, “Should I bring her back?” while posting a dark-haired throwback photo.
  In the last few months, the Future Nostalgia singer has gone through different colors of the rainbow, from pink stre
  
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• Retired J-Pop Producer Tetsuya Komuro Returns with Nogizaka46’s ‘Route 246′

  17-07-2020 22:14
  
  J-pop girl group Nogizaka46 is set to release a new single composed by veteran music producer Tetsuya Komuro, called “Route 246.”
  After announcing his retirement from music in early 2018, the legendary hitmaker was persuaded to emerge from hibernation by longtime friend and collaborator Yasushi Akimoto, Nogizaka46’s producer and lyricist for most of their songs, including this one.
  “He retired once, but as we met for dinner from time to time, I learned that his passion fo
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Yeison Jiménez, Danna Paola, Brytiago & More

  17-07-2020 22:14
  
  First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.Yeison Jiménez & Silvestre Dangond, “Gracias A Ti” (Sony Music Entertainment Colombia)
  Colombia’s growing movement of “música regional,” the country’s version of regional Mexican music, keeps gaining traction locally. Now, top act Yeison Jiménez is looking to expand
  
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• Mykki Blanco says they haven’t been paid for Teyana Taylor feature

  17-07-2020 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Mykki Blanco has claimed they’ve not been paid for their guest spot on Teyana Taylor’s ‘WTP’, a song taken from the singer’s second album ‘K.T.S.E.’ (2018).
  Blanco explained that they felt the need to go public and urge fans not to stream the song due to financial troubles resulting from coronavirus‘ stranglehold on the live music industry.Read more: Teyana Taylor – ‘The Album’ review: a celebration of family and a statement of se
  
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• Inside Quavo & Saweetie’s Love Story, From Instagram DMs to Diamonds

  17-07-2020 21:58
  
  Quavo and Saweetie are rap royalty in the couple’s new GQ feature, published Thursday (July 16).
  Saweetie (real name Diamonté Harper), the USC communications/business student-turned-nostalgic hitmaking rapper, rose to fame with her “Icy Girl” freestyle in 2018. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but they don’t always compare to a “glacier boy,” which is how the Migos member described himself in his first-ever Instagram direct messa
  
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• Recording Academy Makes Major Reorganization, Promotes Branden Chapman & Ruby Marchand

  17-07-2020 21:56
  
  The Recording Academy is enacting a major restructuring in which most of the staff will be reorganized into three divisions: entertainment/consumer, trade/industry and organization/cross verticals.
  The entertainment/consumer division will be led by Branden Chapman, the academy’s new COO. Trade/industry will be led by Ruby Marchand, who joins the academy as its new chief industry officer. And organization/cross verticals will led by three executives: CFO Wayne
  
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• RS Latin Music Picks: Week of July 13th

  17-07-2020 21:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fresh new sounds from Iberoamerica, featuring Lunay, Ana Tijoux, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Danna Paola, and others
  
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• Ellie Goulding Takes Fans Inside Her London Home on Album Release Day in IGTV Exclusive

  17-07-2020 21:34
  
  Ellie Goulding took over Billboard’s Instagram on Friday (July 17) to dish about her new double album Brightest Blue in this week’s edition of First Stream+.
  Filming from her home in London, the pop star opened up about the inspiration behind her long-awaited fourth LP, which arrives nearly four years after 2015’s Delirium. “It was written a few years back in New York,” she says of Brightest Blue in the IGTV exclusive. “But I’ve kind of gone back to the
  
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• ’13 Reasons Why’ Reigns Over Top TV Songs Chart in Final Season

  17-07-2020 21:32
  
  The fourth and final season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why again launches the show onto The Hollywood Reporter’s Top TV Songs chart, with Daniel Caesar’s “Best Part,” featuring H.E.R., ruling the June 2020 tally.
  Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Nielsen Music during the corresponding period of June 2020.
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• Soundgarden drop benefit concert complaint against Chris Cornell's widow

  17-07-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The band members accused Vicky Cornell of using funds intended for charity for "personal purposes for herself and her family".
  
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• Miley Cyrus' mom calls singer the 'cleanest person I know'

  17-07-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus is "so solid" and enjoying a healthy lifestyle, according to her mother Tish.
  
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• Gavin Rossdale 'guilty' of neglecting relationship commitments in favour of work

  17-07-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Gavin Rossdale says he feels like a "worker bee" as his life is so busy.
  
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• Gibson Offers $59,000 Reward for Missing Paperwork – ‘No Questions Asked’

  17-07-2020 21:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Guitar maker Gibson is seeking the public’s help in locating a lost shipping ledger – with a $59,000 reward. The missing Gibson ledger is shipping paperwork on rare Gibson guitars from the late 1950s. The ledger contains authenticity-verifying information on some iconic guitars. Gibson says it is offering a $59,000 reward for the ledger’s return […]The post Gibson Offers $59,000 Reward for Missing Paperwork – ‘No Questions Asked’ appeared first on Digit
  
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• Gibson Offers $59,000 Reward for Missing Ledger — ‘No Questions Asked’

  17-07-2020 21:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Guitar maker Gibson is seeking the public’s help in locating a lost shipping ledger – with a $59,000 reward. The missing Gibson ledger is shipping paperwork on rare Gibson guitars from the late 1950s. The ledger contains authenticity-verifying information on some iconic guitars. Gibson says it is offering a $59,000 reward for the ledger’s return […]The post Gibson Offers $59,000 Reward for Missing Ledger — ‘No Questions Asked’ appeared first on Digital
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne is “getting stronger every day” and working on a new album

  17-07-2020 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne is back at work and starting a new album, his wife Sharon has confirmed.
  The Black Sabbath frontman released his solo album ‘Ordinary Man’ in February, which he wrote and recorded with Andrew Watt.Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”During an appearance on Steve-O’s Wild Ride! podcast, Sharon gave an update on her husband’s activities. “He’s starting his second album with Andrew Watt right now,&rdq
  
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• Kehlani Performs First Summer Drive-In Concert in Malibu: ‘This Is So Different’

  17-07-2020 21:18
  
  Live music, fun and safety were in abundance at Audi Presents: Summer Drive-In Concert starring Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Kehlani.
  Celebrating frontline and essential workers as well as others supporting the Los Angeles community in the wake of COVID-19, the event was staged at Calamigos Ranch nestled in the hills of Malibu, Calif., Thursday evening (July 16).
  “This is so different,” Kehlani shouted out to guests and fans sitting inside 60 socially distanced and sani
  
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• Which Lady A Has the Rights to the Name? It’s Complicated

  17-07-2020 21:02
  
  There is only one Beatles for a reason. Acts rarely, if ever, share a name. And although Seattle-based blues singer Anita White believes that the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum is trying to “erase” her by adopting the more culturally appropriate moniker Lady A — which has been White’s stage name for more than three decades — intellectual property experts say the Nashville group likely has the upper hand in a new lawsuit because of a trademark filing
  
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• Taiwan Moves to Block All Chinese Streaming Services

  17-07-2020 21:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Taiwanese government officials have moved to block Chinese streaming services amid rising regional tensions and security concerns. Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), the government entity tasked with regulating the telecommunication and broadcasting spheres, recently drafted the corresponding legislation. Entitled “Internet Audiovisual Service Management Law,” the proposed law introduces an array of regulations and requirements for […]The post Taiwan Move
  
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• A Timeline of Kanye West’s 2020 Presidential Run

  17-07-2020 21:00
  
  In just two weeks — which feels like an eternity during quarantine — Kanye West began turning the wheels of his 2020 presidential run that he’s been bragging about since the 2015 MTV VMAs.
  Below, Billboard has compiled a timeline of West’s race to get his name officially on the ballots this year.July 4, 2020 – West officially declares that he’s running for president in the 2020 election.
  Fans might have thought West would be checking Trump’s name on
  
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• A Pandemic Will Not Stop the AMAs From Broadcasting Live This Fall

  17-07-2020 20:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Details on awards show will be announced at a later date
  
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• Tinashe Explores Surreal Quarantine Life in ‘Rascal (Superstar)’ Video: Watch

  17-07-2020 20:51
  
  Tinashe takes fans into a surreal world of life in quarantine in her visually stunning music video for “Rascal (Superstar).”
  The Jasper Soloff-directed clip finds the pop/R&B singer being recorded by a metallic pink drone that follows her every move as she dances in cheetah print lingerie, erratically bakes a cake, and models elaborate pastel outfits.
  The vision for the quarantine-inspired “Rascal (Superstar)” video was to capture the life of a “socialite trappe
  
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• A$AP Rocky files restraining order against alleged stalker he claims punched his assistant

  17-07-2020 20:40 via nme.com
  
  A$AP Rocky has reportedly filed a restraining order against a woman he alleges is stalking him and once punched his assistant.
  The rapper, 31, claims he has been harassed by a woman on several occasions – some of which occurred on and inside his property.Read more: A$AP Rocky threw a party for new album ‘Testing’ and it definitely went offAccording to court documents seen by The Blast, A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, does not know the woman who he claims
  
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• The Aces Break Down Their ‘Soul-Baring’ New Album ‘Under My Influence,’ Track-By-Track

  17-07-2020 20:29
  
  In the two years since rising alt-pop band The Aces unveiled their debut album When My Heart Felt Volcanic, fans and critics have praised the quartet’s slick pop melodies and clever modern lyrics. They’ve toured all around the country, seen chart success with their early singles and managed to break through the indie-pop bubble.
  But as songwriter and drummer Alisa Ramirez tells it, the band still felt like something was missing in their music. When it came time to begin rec
  
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• Is TikTok Getting Banned? – 25 Congress Members Urge Trump to Follow India’s Example

  17-07-2020 20:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  25 members of Congress have sent a letter to Trump, urging him to take action by banning TikTok.  The letter is dated July 15 and points out India’s steps to ban TikTok and 58 other Chinese-owned apps. “It is clear that the United States should not trust TikTok or any other Chinese-affiliated social media websites […]The post Is TikTok Getting Banned? – 25 Congress Members Urge Trump to Follow India’s Example appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• The Ultimate Boy Band Quiz

  17-07-2020 20:19
  
  We all have our favorite boy bands, as well as favorite boy band songs and boy band albums. But how well do you know the general world of boy bands — the major accomplishments and tiny factoids, the huge hits and deep cuts, spanning across decades and different generations of fandoms? It’s time for you to find out.
  Try your best to answer the 20 questions in our ultimate boy band quiz, and see how well you performed at the very end!
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• Lori McKenna Takes a Fictional Turn in New Song ‘The Balladeer’

  17-07-2020 20:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Title track from upcoming album tells of a musician who “hangs in the darkest bars with downtrodden bleeding-hearts"
  
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• Tina Turner teams up with Kygo on ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ remix – listen

  17-07-2020 20:13 via nme.com
  
  Tina Turner has announced her return from retirement by teaming up with Kygo on a remix of her iconic track ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’
  The remix, which was released today (July 17), was teased by Norwegian producer Kygo earlier this week. Listen to it below.Kygo wrote on Tuesday (July 14): “‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ is one of my all time favourite songs and it feels surreal to get the opportunity to work with such a legendary artists. Can&rs
  
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• Inside the Government’s Speedy Approval of Liberty’s Bid for iHeartMedia

  17-07-2020 20:10
  
  Liberty Media’s proposal to significantly expand its stake in broadcast giant iHeartMedia was reviewed by the Justice Department’s antitrust staff for six months, according to a source familiar with the potential transaction, before giving relatively speedy approval in 30 days.
  Liberty will be able to buy 49% of iHeart’s debt, the source says, amounting to roughly $2.8 billion — which is contradictory to reports that the company could purchase 50% of the radio giant.
  
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• Listen to Supersuckers and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder cover the Ramones

  17-07-2020 19:56 via nme.com
  Supersuckers have shared their collaborative cover of the Ramones, which features an appearance from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder.
  The two artists first teamed up for the cover at a benefit gig held in Seattle on June 18, 2015, which was held to raise money to help Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti in his battle against stage three oropharynx cancer.Read more: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceVedder joined t
  
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• Peter Hook says playing Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ live was one of his greatest career moments

  17-07-2020 19:55 via nme.com
  
  Former Joy Division bassist Peter Hook has spoken about playing the band’s album ‘Closer‘ (1980) in full for the first time, labelling it one of his “greatest” moments as a musician.
  Hook, who played in New Order – the band formed from the ashes of Joy Division – until 2007, and now heads up Peter Hook & The Light, has said in a new interview that the rare chance to perform Joy Division’s final album was special.Read more: Joy Division’s
  
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• The End Of Oliver Tree As We Know Him

  17-07-2020 19:49
  
  Oliver Tree tells MTV News his debut album 'Ugly Is Beautiful,' out now, is 'the end of Oliver Tree as we know it.' But can we believe a master of visual performance who specializes in characters and altering reality?
  
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• George Strait to Tell Tom Petty Tales, Guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Petty Radio

  17-07-2020 19:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country's king curates his favorite tracks and recalls meeting the late classic-rock icon in a new special
  
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• Selena’s ‘Dreaming of You’ Turns 25: Looking Back at the Best Songs (Editor’s Picks)

  17-07-2020 19:39
  
  July 18 marks 25 years since the release of Selena’s chart-topping posthumous album Dreaming of You, which included previously-unreleased English tracks along with Spanish hit songs that were recorded between 1992 and 1995.
  With songs like “I Could Fall in Love,” “Dreaming of You,” “Missing My Baby,” “El Toro Relajo” and “Tú, Solo Tú,” Selena’s Dreaming of You hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums cha
  
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• Producer OZ Breaks Down How DJ Khaled and Drake’s ‘POPSTAR’ & ‘GREECE’ Came Together

  17-07-2020 19:34
  
  With three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits to his name in less than two years, OZ (that’s O-Z) knows the stakes are raised with every production he attaches his name to — but the Turkish beat maestro won’t let that hamper his creativity.
  This Friday (July 17), The 28-year-old bolsters his already-impressive 2020 run by notching a pair of production credits on Drake and DJ Khaled’s hopeful summer anthems: “Greece” and “POPSTAR.”“Greece” mig
  
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• The American Music Awards Are on For 2020: Find Out the Date

  17-07-2020 19:24
  
  The American Music Awards will air as a three-hour show on Sunday Nov. 22, ABC and dick clark productions announced today (July 17).
  The show has been telecast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles since 2007. No venue was specified in the first release announcing the show. The release made no mention of the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the awards show schedule this year, forcing some shows to be held online. The release notes only: “Additional details regarding production of the
  
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• Ellie Goulding Shares Her Juice WRLD Memories & Why Their Collaboration Made The ‘Brightest Blue’ Track List

  17-07-2020 19:20
  
  Ellie Goulding has returned with her first album in five years, and her most personally revealing full-length to date. Ahead of the release of Brightest Blue on Friday (July 17), the veteran U.K. pop star chatted with Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz about the genesis of the album, and the special collaboration with Juice WRLD that made its track list.
  After touring wrapped in support of Goulding’s 2015 album Delirium, “I came home and for the very first time had days off and weeks o
  
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• So, It Looks Like Kanye West Is Still Running For President, But Why?

  17-07-2020 19:16
  
  If you’ve got $5,000 in the bank and a determination to crush the two-party system that has dominated the White House for most of the past 220 years, you too could become president. Never mind that a third-party candidate has not only never won the modern presidency, but, with the exception of Texas billionaire Ross Perot’s renegade 1992 run that racked up nearly 19 percent of the vote, no independent candidate in the past 40 years has put up even a fraction of that in an election.
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• Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine announces new autobiography focused on the making of ‘Rust In Peace’

  17-07-2020 19:13 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has announced the release of a new autobiography that will detail the making and the release of ‘Rust In Peace’.
  ‘Rust In Peace’ was released in 1990 and was the first Megadeth album to feature guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza.Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Dave Mustaine, MegadethRust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece will the tell the story of the record and feature Mu
  
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• The Chicks Speak Truth to Power Once Again on ‘Gaslighter’

  17-07-2020 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The trio's first album in nearly 15 years is their most pop-sounding yet, and their most honest
  
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