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• The Weeknd Taps Japan’s First Black-Owned Anime Studio For ‘Snowchild’ Video

  22-07-2020 23:54
  
  The Weeknd worked with Japan's first Black-owned animation studio to realize the visuals for his 'Snowchild' music video.
  
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• Katy Perry Teases Her Setlist For This Weekend’s Tomorrowland Livestream: See Set Times & Stages

  22-07-2020 23:54
  
  Live shows aren’t even happening this year, but the world’s biggest dance music festival, Tomorrowland, is still vying to be the most massive event of the season.
  Happening this weekend (July 25-26), the Tomorrowland Around the World livestream is hosting a lineup including Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Nervo, Afrojack, festival residents Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Oliver Heldens and other dance music titans performing from a virtual fantasyland. Katy Perry will also b
  
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• Immerse yourself in The 1975’s new online exhibit for ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’

  22-07-2020 23:53 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 have launched an online exhibition showcasing videos inspired by various tracks from ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.
  Read More: The 1975: “I just hope that my honesty is not seen as self-indulgent”
  The Manchester group teamed up with director Ben Ditto to commission 14 artists, each tasked with creating a visual piece in response to a particular ‘Notes…’ cut.
  Matty Healy and co. have been uploading the finished videos to their YouTube channel ov
  
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• Anuel AA, Natti Natasha, Camilo & More to Perform at Premios Juventud 2020

  22-07-2020 23:40
  
  Celebrating the hottest artists in Latin music, fashion, TV and social media, Premios Juventud returns in an innovative format keeping safety top of mind. After announcing the nominees, which is led by J Balvin, Karol G, Bad Bunny and Anuel AA, Univision unveiled the first set of performers and the “Agents of Change” honorees.
  Confirmed to take the stage at the 2020 awards are Anuel, Rauw Alejandro, Neto Bernal, Camilo, Natti Natasha, Gloria Trevi, Manuel Turizo and Jay Wheeler.
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• Ray LaMontagne Returns to No. 1 on Adult Alternative Songs Chart With ‘Strong Enough’

  22-07-2020 23:37
  
  For the first time in nearly a decade, Ray LaMontagne has a No. 1 song on a Billboard chart, with “Strong Enough” rising 3-1 on the Adult Alternative Songs airplay tally dated July 25.
  The singer-songwriter scores his second leader on the list, after “Beg Steal or Borrow,” credited to Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, ruled for six weeks beginning in September 2010. In between, LaMontagne earned five Adult Alternative Songs top 10s, reaching a No. 2 best
  
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• What’s Your Favorite Cover of Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’? Vote!

  22-07-2020 23:18
  
  Harry Styles has everyone experimenting in his “Watermelon Sugar” hit factory, so other singers came up with some pretty tasty covers. But whose recipe is the best?
  K-pop star and Mamamoo member Hwasa donned a watermelon pink cardigan for her summery song choice, recreating that summer feelin’ right in her apartment with a beach ball and a few slices of watermelon to munch on. But 88rising artist Josh Pan cooled off with a blue-toned visual from t
  
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• Dave Franco Talks Portraying Vanilla Ice in Upcoming Biopic

  22-07-2020 22:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Actor to star in Disaster Artist-like To the Extreme about "Ice Ice Baby" rapper
  
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• Watch The Weeknd face up to his past in animated ‘Snowchild’ video

  22-07-2020 22:58 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has shared the official video for his latest single ‘Snowchild’ – you can watch it below.
  The song appears on the Canadian artist’s fourth studio album ‘After Hours’, which arrived back in March.
  Directed by the D’ART Shtajio studio – Japan’s first Black-owned animation studio – the new visuals follow a 2D Abel Tesfaye on a journey back in time, resurrecting a number of his past alter-egos.
  We see The Weeknd circa ‘Tril
  
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• Who Should Win ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’? Vote!

  22-07-2020 22:50
  
  RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 is finally crowning a winner on Friday (July 24), and fans are dying to know which queen of the top 3 will take the victory.
  The finale is sure to be a fun one, with Todrick Hall, who is choreographing the finale routine, also serving as an extra special guest judge alongside Mama Ru, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley.The winner of All Stars 5 will receive a one year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetic products, a spot in
  
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• The 1975 Unveil ‘Notes on a Conditional Form’ Online Exhibition

  22-07-2020 22:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band and director Ben Ditto commissioned 14 artists to make creative videos based on songs from latest LP
  
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• Anuel AA, J Balvin, Ozuna to Headline Baja Beach Fest in 2021

  22-07-2020 22:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Karol G, Sech, Jhay Cortez and more will feature at the Latin trap and reggaeton festival
  
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• Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Announces $100 Million Rare Impact Fund for Mental Health Services

  22-07-2020 22:23
  
  Selena Gomez’s makeup company Rare Beauty launched the Rare Impact Fund on her 28th birthday today (July 22), which plans to raise $100 million to provide mental health services to underserved communities.
  Going forward with the mission-driven beauty brand’s very first sale, 1% of annual sales on Rare Beauty products in addition to funds raised by partners will benefit the fund, which plans to raise the $100 million goal over the next 10 years. After reaching its goal, the Rare Impa
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Ego Death’ Vaults to Top Triller U.S. No. 1

  22-07-2020 22:21
  
  Ty Dolla $ign’s “Ego Death” vaults to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart in its second week of existence, while inaugural ruler Armaan Malik’s “Next 2 Me” reigns again on the Top Triller Global list dated July 25.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective song, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw tot
  
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• Summer Walker’s ‘Life on Earth’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart

  22-07-2020 22:07
  
  Summer Walker acquires her second No. 1 on Top R&B Albums chart as Life on Earth debuts atop the chart dated July 25. The five-song EP, released on LVRN/Interscope, starts with 28,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 16, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  The singer-songwriter previously ruled Top R&B Albums with her studio debut LP, Over It, which debuted at No. 1 last October. The album topped the chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks and has yet to dip below No. 7.
  
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• Jamie Lynn Spears shuts down question about Britney's mental health

  22-07-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Jamie Lynn Spears told the troll they had "no right to assume anything about my sister".
  
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• Dua Lipa 'sad and angry' over reaction to Albanian map tweet

  22-07-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Dua Lipa has insisted her post was "never meant to incite any hate".
  
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• Kyle Dishes on His Duty to Make ‘Happy’ Music, Favorite Games & More During Billboard’s Reddit AMA

  22-07-2020 21:44
  
  Sure, Kyle admitted in his hit “iSpy,” that “when you text me, girl, I don’t always reply.” But regardless of his texting habits, the rapper did reply to a lot of fan questions during Billboard’s Reddit AMA on Wednesday (July 22).
  He kicked things off by answering a super important question: “Least favorite cereal?” Kyle quickly replied that “with out [sic] a doubt,” he does not love Frosted Flakes.
  Kyle then got a bit deep wi
  
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• Kyle Dishes on His Duty to Make ‘Happy’ Music, Favorite Games & More During Billboard Reddit AMA

  22-07-2020 21:44
  
  Sure, Kyle admitted in his hit “iSpy,” that “when you text me, girl, I don’t always reply.” But regardless of his texting habits, the rapper did reply to a lot of fan questions during Billboard’s Reddit AMA on Wednesday (July 22).
  He kicked things off by answering a super important question: “Least favorite cereal?” Kyle quickly replied that “with out [sic] a doubt,” he does not love Frosted Flakes.
  Kyle then got a bit deep wi
  
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• Academy of Country Music Launches ACM:The Hub Site With Artist Chats & At-Home Performances

  22-07-2020 21:43
  
  The Academy of Country Music has launched a new website called ACM: The Hub, which features artist conversations, at-home acoustic performances, access to artist merchandise and weekly ACM-curated playlists.
  ACM: The Hub was developed in response to COVID-19 freezing the concert and festival world. When the academy recognized that artists were turning to live performances via web streams to stay connected with their fans, it developed The Hub to curate artist content in one place.
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• Avenue Beat Say ‘F2020’ to a Rotten, Depressing Year

  22-07-2020 21:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Nashville-based trio capture the frustration of the moment and end up with a TikTok hit
  
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• Porter Robinson Drops a Shimmering Remix of His Own ‘Get Your Wish’

  22-07-2020 21:09
  
  Porter Robinson fans are today (July 22) getting a double dose of the producer, with Robinson dropping a remix of his own “Get Your Wish.”
  The edit is a sped-up, tricked-out take on the original, with violins and drums traded for shimmery, glitchy effects and the already pitched up vocals pitched up even higher. The remix — the first work Robinson has released under his DJ Not Porter Robinson alias — follows another official edit of the track by Anamanaguchi that was rele
  
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• ‘Total F*cking Godhead’ Author Corbin Reiff Details the Origins of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’

  22-07-2020 21:06
  
  In his most recent book, TOTAL F*CKING GODHEAD: THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHRIS CORNELL (Out July 28), author Corbin Reiff presents the comprehensive life story of one of the most celebrated singers and songwriters in rock history — from his beginnings in Soundgarden, through Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave and beyond. In this exclusive excerpt, Reiff recounts the story behind the creation of one of Cornell’s most celebrated songs: “Black Hole Sun.”Chris had secured his place as the
  
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• Dawes Preview New Album With Eighties Rocker ‘Who Do You Think You’re Talking To’

  22-07-2020 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Roots-rock band will release latest LP 'Good Luck With Whatever' in October
  
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• Pentatonix Unveils Ethereal Video for The Cranberries’ ‘Dreams’

  22-07-2020 21:01
  
  Ever since Pentatonix dropped their quarantine-made At Home EP last month, they’ve been treating fans with music video videos from the project weekly throughout July.
  Following creative, at home clips for Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart,” The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and Billie Eilish’s “when the party’s over,” the quintet got dreamy on Wednesday (July 22) with their take on The Cranberries’ f
  
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• New track written by Fiona Apple to feature in ‘Central Park’ season finale

  22-07-2020 20:56 via nme.com
  
  Fiona Apple has written a new song for the season finale of Apple TV+’s Central Park – listen to it below.
  Read More: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deep
  The New York singer-songwriter, who released her fifth album ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ in April, teamed up with David Lucky to pen ‘New York Doesn’t Like Your Face’ for the animated musical series.
  It will feature
  
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• Ty Segall’s Fuzz Preview First Album in Five Years With ‘Returning’

  22-07-2020 20:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Trio's third album, III, was made with Steve Albini
  
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• The Weeknd Traces His Steps From the House of Balloons to Hollywood in ‘Snowchild’ Music Video

  22-07-2020 20:38
  
  The Weeknd converts himself into every one of his past and present artist personas in the animated “Snowchild” music video he released Wednesday (July 22).
  The four-minute video pays homage to his dark past, riddled with alcohol, drugs and women, that originated in the snowy Scarborough division of Toronto, where The Weekend (real name Abel Tesfaye) is from. He specifically resides in the house of balloons on 65 Spencer Avenue that became the namesake of his first mixtape from M
  
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• Nick Cordero Live Concert Album to Be Released on Late Actor’s Birthday

  22-07-2020 20:34
  
  Nick Cordero’s legacy will live on in a live recording of his one-man show, Live Your Life, set to be released on Sept. 17, what would have been the late Broadway star’s 42nd birthday.
  Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, on Wednesday took to Instagram to share the news. “Nick would be absolutely thrilled to hear this news. I’ve never seen my husband work so hard on something and be so nervous to perform,” Kloots wrote of the album, a live recording of Cordero&
  
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• Metallica Scores Best Debut on Mainstream Rock Songs in Five Years With San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Collab

  22-07-2020 20:21
  
  Metallica earns the highest debut on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart in five years, as “All Within My Hands,” with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, bows at No. 12 on the list dated July 25.
  Originally released as the closing track on Metallica’s 2003 studio album St. Anger, the song was included in two 20th anniversary concerts last September commemorating Metallica’s 1999 S&M concerts, also with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
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• Sech’s ‘Relación’ Hits Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart

  22-07-2020 20:15
  
  Sech scores his fourth top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated July 25) as “Relación” lifts 14-10.
  “Relación” is the second single off 1 of 1, Sech’s sophomore studio album, which peaked at No. 4 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated June 6).
  “Relación” was produced by Dimelo Flow and Slow Mike. It’s Sech’s third top 10 of 2020, and his first title on the chart without an accompanied act, which date back to just August
  
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• Prince Royce’s ‘Carita de Inocente’ Caps Longest Trip to No. 1 of the Year on Latin Airplay Chart

  22-07-2020 20:11
  
  Prince Royce hits No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart as “Carita de Inocente” vaults 4-1 on the July 25 survey.
  The song, which debuted on the tally at No. 33 on the March 14-dated list, reigns in its 20th week. It completes the longest trip to the top of the chart in 2020, passing Reik, Farruko and Camilo’s “Si Me Dices Que Si” and J Balvin’s “Blanco,” both which hit No. 1 in their 16th frame on the June 27- and March 21-dated charts, respectively. T
  
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• Dave Grohl Takes Impassioned Stand ‘In Defense of Our Teachers’: They ‘Want to Teach, Not Die’

  22-07-2020 20:02
  
  Dave Grohl is raising his hand for teachers. In a new audio episode of his “Dave’s True Stories” series, which debuted on Wednesday (July 22), he offers a nearly 9-minute homage to educators entitled “In Defense of Our Teachers.”
  The love note to the teachers — like his mom, Virginia, who taught in public schools in their Ohio hometown for three decades — is the spoken-word version of an essay Grohl penned for The Atlantic on Tuesday. The piece is a
  
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• Mamamoo’s Hwasa Just Made Harry Styles’s Song Of The Summer Even Hotter

  22-07-2020 19:59
  
  Hwasa, of the K-pop foursome Mamamoo, releases a cover of Harry Styles's 'Watermelon Sugar.'
  
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• The Weeknd Looks Back at Career in Animated ‘Snowchild’ Video

  22-07-2020 19:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Abel Tesfaye teams with Japan's D'ART Shtajio studio for latest After Hours visual
  
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• Billboard and Hollywood Reporter Parent Company to Rebrand as MRC

  22-07-2020 19:45
  
  Valence Media, the company formed in Feb. 2018 with divisions that include dick clark productions, indie studio MRC and the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, is getting a rebrand.
  The Beverly Hills-based company, led by co-CEOs Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, will now be named MRC and will be divided into six divisions: MRC Data, MRC Film, MRC Live & Alternative, MRC Media & Info, MRC Non-Fiction and MRC Television. The firm also has offices in New York, Kansas City,
  
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• Watch Perfume Genius perform ‘On the Floor’ in an empty venue for ‘The Tonight Show’

  22-07-2020 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Perfume Genius performed his track ‘On The Floor’ on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon – watch the video below.
  Read More: Perfume Genius: “I’ve been ‘Fuck you’ my whole life, but I’ve found a new way to do it”
  The song appears on the Iowa artist’s fifth studio album ‘Set My Heart on Fire Immediately’, which arrived back in May and followed on from 2017’s ‘No Shape’.
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• Senators Introduce Bill to Fund Independent Venues Struggling During COVID-19

  22-07-2020 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Save Our Stages Act" from Amy Klobuchar, John Cornyn would provide funding for six months
  
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• Jason Derulo: 'I'm a free agent. I've been doing different songs with different labels'

  22-07-2020 19:26 via music-news.com
  
  Jason Derulo joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music to chat about his new song “Take You Dancing”. He tells Apple Music about the song
  
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• RIAA Says SoundExchange Is Authoritative Source for ISRC Data in the U.S.

  22-07-2020 19:10
  
  SoundExchange has been designated by the Recording Industry Association of America as the authoritative source for International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) data in the United States. Since 2016, SoundExchange has operated an online tool for looking up ISRCs — the global standard for identifying sound recordings, and the RIAA cited the firm’s work for endorsing it as the industry standard.
  “Accurate and accessible data is vital to a healthy music industry, and serving as the
  
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• The 10 Best Moments From Radiohead’s Streaming Concert Series

  22-07-2020 19:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  From 1994's Live at the Astoria to Bonnaroo 2006, here are our favorite moments from the band's archival concerts on YouTube
  
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• The Chicks Feel the Lady A Lawsuit Has Been ‘Very Awkward and Uncomfortable’

  22-07-2020 19:05
  
  The Chicks had a lot on their minds on Tuesday night (July 21) when they Zoom’d in to join Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. They talked about their new album, Gaslighter, but also dished on the Lady A naming lawsuit and — believe it or not — inviting Michael Jackson over for what turned out to be his final Halloween party.
  Answering a fan’s question about how the late King of Pop ended up at singer Natalie Maines’ house in 2008, she said “friends of frie
  
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• ‘Better Than Words’: How One Direction Became One of the Great Rock Bands of the 21st Century

  22-07-2020 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Collaborators Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk, Julian Bunetta, and John Ryan recount the group's story and sound for their 10th anniversary
  
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• Glass Animals want your 3D head scans for a new music video

  22-07-2020 18:54 via nme.com
  Glass Animals have called on their fans to submit 3D head scans for use in an upcoming music video.
  Read More: Glass Animals: “Everything that made me who I am was taken away by the accident”
  The Oxford group, who are due to release their third album ‘Dreamland’ next month, took to Instagram yesterday (July 21) to post a clip demonstrating how to capture the required images via a smartphone.
  “YO. we need 3d scans of your heads for a video we’re making. do
  
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• Aloe Blacc, Vic Mensa and more feature on new album ‘Defund the Sheriff’

  22-07-2020 18:53 via nme.com
  
  Aloe Blacc and Vic Mensa are among the host of artists that have both contributed to a new benefit album, ‘Defund the Sheriff’.
  It was birthed as a part of a campaign to shift funding from police and incarceration in Los Angeles County toward other public services following the recent Black Lives Matter demonstration sparked by the death of George Floyd.
  Created in collaboration with and produced by JusticeLA, Schools Not Prisons, Question Culture, and Reform LA Jails, the record is
  
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• UBS Secures Naming Rights to OVG’s Belmont Park Arena in New York

  22-07-2020 18:42
  
  Swiss bank UBS has struck an exclusive 20-year naming rights deal with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders, and Sterling Project Development for the $1.5 billion arena being built at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY — just outside of Queens.
  The UBS Arena at Belmont Park is projected to open for the 2021-22 National Hockey League season and will include state of the art art amenities, spectacular fan sight lines and some of the best high-end clubs and VIP spaces in live enterta
  
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• Brandy: 'I've come through a lot when it comes to fame'

  22-07-2020 18:42 via music-news.com
  
  Brandy joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music to run through her At Home With playlist ahead of the release of her new album B7 due out this Friday.
  
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• Listen to Chronixx’s uplifting new single ‘Cool As The Breeze/Friday’

  22-07-2020 18:29 via nme.com
  Chronixx has shared a new song called ‘Cool As The Breeze/Friday’ – you can listen to it below.
  The Jamaican artist, whose real name is Jamar Rolando McNaughton, is set to release his second album ‘Dela Splash’ later this year, following on from 2017’s ‘Chronology’.
  Having shared the project’s lead single ‘Dela Move’ as well as ‘Same Prayer’, Chronixx has now offered up another taste along with a colourful accompanying
  
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• Japanese Singer Misako Uno of AAA Covers Eito’s Breakout Hit, ‘Kousui’: Watch

  22-07-2020 18:24
  
  Japanese singer Misako Uno of AAA (“Triple-A”) delighted fans last week when she launched her official YouTube channel on her birthday, Thursday (July 16). Two days later, she posted a cover of Eito’s “Kousui,” the TikTok-generated hit song that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in May.
  “Kousui” gained popularity on the short video platform through numerous covers that users posted — collectively called “utattemita douga” (&l
  
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• Peter Hook on feud with New Order’s Bernard Sumner: “I defy any human not to bear a grudge”

  22-07-2020 18:18 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook has reflected on his ongoing feud with former New Order bandmate Bernard Sumner, after the pair fell out over a major royalties row.
  The band initially split in 2007, with Hook retaining a 25 per cent stake in Vitalturn Company Ltd – a royalties company created by the band following the demise of Factory Records in the early ’90s.
  When they returned in 2011 without Hook in the group, a major dispute over royalties erupted, eventually leading to a lawsuit in 2015.
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• Mamamoo’s Hwasa Covers Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’: Watch the Sweltering New Video

  22-07-2020 17:48
  
  K-pop star Hwasa unveiled a playful solo cover of Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” on Wednesday (July 22).
  For her take on the song of the summer contender, the Mamamoo member stays fairly true to the pop star’s original, recreating the video’s sunshine-y vibes from inside her apartment. “Strawberries on a summer evenin’/ Baby you’re the end of June/ I want your belly and that summer feelin’/ Getting washed away in you/ Breathe me in, breathe
  
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