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• Migos’ Takeoff Sued for Allegedly Raping Woman at LA Party

  05-08-2020 23:23
  
  Migos member Takeoff is being sued by a Los Angeles woman who alleges he raped her at a house party in June.
  The woman, who filed the lawsuit as a Jane Doe on Wednesday (Aug. 5) in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims the incident occurred June 22 at a party in Encino, California. She says she was invited there by DJ Daryl “Durel” McPherson, who occasionally spins for Migos. According to the suit, when she arrived, loud music was playing and Takeoff (real name Kirshnik Khari Ball) arri
  
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• JoJo Calls to Call on Demi Lovato for Upcoming ‘Lonely Hearts’ Remix

  05-08-2020 23:00
  
  Two pop queens are coming together for an epic remix.
  JoJo took to Instagram on Wednesday (Aug. 5) to reveal that her good to know cut, “Lonely Hearts,” will be getting a fresh take with the help of none other than Demi Lovato.
  The song’s subject matter is a perfect fit for Lovato, who is no stranger to songs encouraging self-love and putting yourself first. “How can I work on me if I’m working on your body? / I thought we were meant to be, but we never really
  
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• Bruno Mars messages Rihanna to cast him in Fenty Skin campaign

  05-08-2020 22:44 via music-news.com
  
  Bruno Mars has reached out to Rihanna on Twitter to put himself forward for her Fenty Skin campaigns.
  
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• Beyonce celebrated more than 60 designer looks for Black is King

  05-08-2020 22:41 via music-news.com
  
  Beyonce wore more than 60 designer outfits in Black is King, including couture looks from Valentino, Burberry and Schiaparelli.
  
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• Live Nation Revenue Down 98% Due to Pandemic Shut Downs

  05-08-2020 22:37
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has shut down concerts across the world, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for promoter Live Nation last quarter. The touring giant posted an adjusted operating loss of $431.9 million on net revenue of $74.1 million in the second quarter of 2020 — the first full reporting period of the pandemic.
  The concerts division’s $141.8 million of revenue was 95% lower than the $2.64 billion in Q2 2019. Ticketing’s negative revenue of $87 mill
  
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• Sony acquire rights to Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

  05-08-2020 22:35 via music-news.com
  
  Sony's TriStar Pictures have acquired the rights to the upcoming 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'.
  
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• Lady Gaga’s New Apple Music Radio Show Pays Homage to Her ‘Chromatica’ Inspirations

  05-08-2020 22:33
  
  Just over two months since the release of her long-awaited sixth studio album Chromatica, Lady Gaga is giving her fans further insight into the album’s making with a new radio show on Apple Music.
  Every Friday on her new show, GAGA RADIO, the pop superstar will speak with the DJs and producers who inspired the dance-flavored album and helped bring it to life, celebrating the genre of dance music in the process. Each episode will also include an exclusive DJ mix from one of the guests.
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• Listen to a new song featuring Robyn, Channel Tres and SG Lewis

  05-08-2020 22:20 via nme.com
  
  A new song featuring Robyn, Channel Tres and SG Lewis has been shared online.
  Robyn and Lewis hinted that new music was on the way earlier this week after sharing a clip on social media.
  Now the collaboration, which you can hear below, has finally dropped.
  “‘Impact’ is possibly my favorite record I’ve ever been a part of,” Lewis said. “The chemistry between Channel and Robyn is so powerful, and creates something so unique. Channel is an artist I believe will g
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker Throw a Pop-Punk ‘Concert for Aliens’ in Animated Lyric Video: Watch

  05-08-2020 22:17
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker are bringing rock to a different planet with their new collaboration, “Concert for Aliens.”
  In the accompanying no crdntls and mooch-directed lyric video released on Tuesday (Aug. 4), cartoon versions of MGK and the Blink-182 drummer escape a group of “space invaders,” stealing a UFO before they crash land on Mars. Making the most of their new living situation, the duo win over the aliens by throwing them a banging pop-punk concert.&ldq
  
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• Migos’ Takeoff Accused of Rape in Civil Lawsuit

  05-08-2020 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  California woman alleges rapper had "forceful sexual intercourse without [her] consent" at Los Angeles house party
  
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• Charli XCX announces ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ livestream Boiler Room concert

  05-08-2020 22:07 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has announced that she will be taking part in a Boiler Room livestream event for her new album, ‘How I’m Feeling Now’.
  Read more: Charli XCX – ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ review: lockdown album is an anxiety-fuelled trip
  Due to take place on August 13 at 11pm BST, the one-off event will include performances of songs from the pop star’s recent quarantine album, a conversation with Charli, and a DJ set with special guests.
  Tickets are
  
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• Bon Iver Enlists Jenny Lewis, Bruce Springsteen for New Song ‘AUATC’

  05-08-2020 22:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Justin Vernon drops second new track of 2020
  
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• David Guetta, Latin All-Stars Human(x) Drop New Song for Charity, ‘Pa’ La Cultura’

  05-08-2020 22:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song boosts new philanthropic initiative spearheaded by Tommy Mottola and Neon16 — featuring Thalía, Zion and Lennox, De La Ghetto and more
  
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• Anuel AA’s ‘Fútbol & Rumba,’ Featuring Enrique Iglesias, Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

  05-08-2020 21:54
  
  Anuel AA’s “Fútbol & Rumba” arrives atop the Latin Airplay chart with a 4-1 hike on the Aug. 8-dated survey. The song, which features Enrique Iglesias and was produced by Ovy On The Drums, pushes to the top of the chart in its ninth week.
  “Fútbol & Rumba” earns Anuel AA his 11th No. 1 while Iglesias collects a record-extending 31st leader, the most for any artist since the chart began in 1994.
  “I’m so thankful to my fans and radio f
  
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• Former ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ DJ Tony Okungbowa Recalls the ‘Toxicity’ He Experienced on Set

  05-08-2020 21:51
  
  Tony Okungbowa, who used to work as the resident DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, recounted his own experience with the “toxicity” on set following his former colleagues’ lead.
  Okungbowa, who famously went by DJ Tony on the show, wrote in an Instagram post posted Tuesday (Aug. 4) about how he worked as on-air talent from 2003-2006 and again from 2007-2013.
  “I have been getting calls asking me about the Ellen Degeneres Show and I would like to address the time I s
  
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• Melissa Etheridge Shows Durability on Bandsintown x Billboard Livestream Charts

  05-08-2020 21:46
  
  The Bandsintown x Billboard Livestream charts are only five weeks old but have already experienced a high turnover rate. Both the Top Livestream Artists (artists with 250,001 or more trackers on Bandsintown.com) and the Buzzing Livestream Artists (artists with 10,000 or fewer trackers) have featured a different chart-topper each week since the July 11 launch.
  But the Rising Livestream Artists chart (artists with 10,001-250,000 trackers) has been dominated by one act. After debuting at No. 9 on t
  
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• Maddie Ziegler apologises for resurfaced 'racially insensitive' posts

  05-08-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Maddie Ziegler told fans she is "honestly ashamed and truly sorry" for past videos.
  
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• Halsey and Naomi Campbell lead calls to help Lebanon following Beirut blast

  05-08-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  At least 100 people died in the explosion on Tuesday.
  
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• Go Track-by-Track Through Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ on Our New Podcast

  05-08-2020 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now features the ultimate breakdown of Taylor Swift's surprise new album
  
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• Noel Gallagher looking to release a covers album

  05-08-2020 21:40 via music-news.com
  
  The former Oasis guitarist has hinted he could be set to put his own spin on classics by the likes of The Smiths and Burt Bacharach
  
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• BTS to give debut performance of upcoming single 'Dynamite' at the 2020 MTV VMAs

  05-08-2020 21:37 via music-news.com
  
  BTS are set to give the debut performance of their upcoming single 'Dynamite' at the 2020 MTV VMAs.
  
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• The Clash jigsaw puzzles to be released this October

  05-08-2020 21:36 via nme.com
  
  A pair of jigsaw puzzles celebrating The Clash are set to be released this coming October.
  Read more: 50 things you never knew about The Clash
  Zee Productions will release two 500-piece puzzles depicting the album cover for 1978’s ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ and the cover of 1979 single ‘English Civil War’. They are due to arrive on October 9.
  Released as part of retail company’s Rock Saws collection, according to Blabbermouth, The Clash jigsaw
  
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• Beabadoobee shares details of debut album and releases new song ‘Sorry’

  05-08-2020 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has shared a number of details about her upcoming debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’.
  Read more: The Big Read – Beabadoobee: “I want to live in the ‘90s!”
  The Dirty Hit-signed artist, who won the NME Radar Award at this year’s NME Awards, has revealed that her new album is due to arrive on October 16 and will feature 12 tracks. She has also shared the album’s cover art.
  Along with the details about her debut, Beabadoobee also shared a n
  
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• Is a Miley Cyrus & Dua Lipa Collab in the Works? These Pics Got Us Wondering

  05-08-2020 21:23
  
  Miley Cyrus is coming, according to her seventh album teaser, but who she’s bringing along with her for the ride might surprise you.
  The pop star posted pictures of herself hanging in the studio with none other than Dua Lipa and Watt, teasing her fans even more with the caption, “Dua has heard what you haven’t….”
  And for the Future Nostalgia singer, she’s only letting her lips loose to say a few words about their meet-up. She wrote “bromance&r
  
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• Brand Partnerships Pro Brandon Frankel Joins Cameo

  05-08-2020 21:23
  
  Brandon Frankel is taking a new position overseeing strategic partnerships in music at Cameo, the app and tech company that allows users to send each other personalized video messages from celebrities.
  Frankel has spent the better part of his life working in music and entertainment. He started his career freelance writing for small publications at age 14, and secured himself an internship at Atlantic Records straight out of high school and later joined the company, first as a college m
  
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• Lady Gaga is getting her own radio show on Apple Music

  05-08-2020 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga has been given her very own radio show by Apple Music.
  Read more: Lady Gaga – ‘Chromatica’ review: pure pop celebration from an icon in a world of her own
  The singer’s first show dubbed Gaga Radio, will air weekly with her debut episode going out this Friday (August 7). You can check out a preview of the show featuring the singer’s recent collaborator BloodPop here.
  Taking to Instagram, Gaga wrote: “Listen to me and my #Chromatica collaborators
  
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• Kirk Franklin Scores 50th Week Atop Gospel Songwriters Chart

  05-08-2020 20:56
  
  Kirk Franklin scores his milestone 50th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Songwriters chart (dated Aug. 8), thanks to his smash single “Love Theory.”
  “Love Theory” stands at No. 3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, after spending 39 weeks at No. 1—the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s history, after Marvin Sapp’s “Never Would Have Made It” (46 weeks), Franklin’s “Wanna Be Happy?” (45) and Koryn Hawthorne’s &ldquo
  
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• Robyn, SG Lewis, Channel Tres Team Up for New Dance Banger ‘Impact’

  05-08-2020 20:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Robyn will host the fourth edition of her Club Domo DJ nights this Thursday
  
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• Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift Rule Hot 100 Producers & Songwriters Charts After ‘Folklore’ Debut

  05-08-2020 20:50
  
  Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner top Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts (dated Aug. 8), respectively, powered by the former’s new surprise studio album Folklore.
  The set arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 846,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, starting with the largest week since Swift’s Lover last year and already becoming 2020’s top-selling album.
  Swift re-enters the Hot 100 Songwriters chart at No. 1, return
  
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• Thom Yorke’s third and final Sonos Radio mix is now available to stream

  05-08-2020 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Thom Yorke has shared his third and final Sonos Radio mix – you can listen to it now exclusively on Sonos Radio.
  Read more: 10 things in the new Radiohead Public Library that are getting fans very, very excited
  The Radiohead frontman has presented the last of his Radio Hour sessions, which features some of his influences and modern favourites, including Laurie Anderson, Fontaines D.C., Armand Hammer, James Blake, Nicki Minaj, and more.
  Currently only available for Sonos users to liste
  
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• Which Lali Song Are You Obsessed With in 2020? Vote!

  05-08-2020 20:30
  
  Ever since releasing her latest album Brava in 2018, Lali has flaunted her evolution in musical sounds, style and more. Now, with 2020 in full swing, the Argentine singer promises an even edgier dive for her forthcoming album.
  Keeping fans intrigued, Lali teased fans with the music they can expect on her next set. In 2019, she launched “La Ligera,” rocking blonde locks and her ice skating skills. She then wrapped up the year with “Como Así,” her first collabor
  
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• Maddie & Tae, Avenue Beat Cover Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’

  05-08-2020 20:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  New Spotify Singles features collaboration between "Die From a Broken Heart" duo and "F2020" group
  
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• Feminist Singer Helen Reddy Gets Her Own Biopic With ‘I Am Woman’ Trailer

  05-08-2020 20:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tilda Cobham-Hervey portrays early Seventies vocalist as she faces down sexism
  
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• Watch Zhu Perform From a Remote Desert In Utah

  05-08-2020 20:22
  
  Chicago is roughly 1,500 miles from Utah, but with the rules of space and time being made increasingly irrelevant during quarantine, Zhu was able to deliver a set from the western desert for this past weekend’s online incarnation of the beloved Chicago festival Lollapalooza.
  Performing from the desert at dusk while flanked by two instrumentalists, the producer delivered a deep, groovy, intermittently hypnotic and often body moving set, incorporating saxophone, guitar, hand drum, guitar and
  
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• RS Charts: 100 Gecs and Flo Milli Top The Breakthrough 25 Chart

  05-08-2020 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pooh Shiesty, Niko Moon and Avenue Beat also make the list of the fastest-rising new artists of the month.
  
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• V Festival is returning in 2020 for a one-off livestream event

  05-08-2020 20:11 via nme.com
  
  The now defunct V Festival is returning this month for a one-off online event.
  Read More: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund
  The bash will be broadcast as part of a three-part television special on August 21, 22 and 23 on ITV2 and will feature virtual performances from Dizzee Rascal, Olly Murs and Anne-Marie, who will play at the southern location of the original V Festival site at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex.
  “V Festival hol
  
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• Paul McCartney admits John Lennon's 'How Do You Sleep?' song was 'hurtful'

  05-08-2020 20:07 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he found his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon's song 'How Do You Sleep?' “hurtful”.
  
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• Dua Lipa recruits Gwen Stefani and Mark Ronson for 'Future Nostalgia' remix album

  05-08-2020 20:04 via music-news.com
  
  Dua Lipa has recruited Gwen Stefani and Mark Ronson for her remix album of 'Future Nostalgia'.
  
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• Campaign launched to save Hull music venue The Polar Bear

  05-08-2020 19:57 via nme.com
  
  A new campaign has been launched to help save Hull music venue The Polar Bear.
  Read more: “It feels like cultural degradation”: what corona-closures could mean for live music in the north
  It was announced last month that the 200-capacity venue – along with fellow Hull venue The Welly – was set to close due to the impact of coronavirus. It came as two of the six companies comprising UK event and venue management company, VMS Live, entered administration.
  Now, Mark Hall, th
  
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• Gabby Barrett Brings Out Husband Cade Foehner For Billboard Live At-Home Performance

  05-08-2020 19:54
  
  Gabby Barrett brought out her husband Cade Foehner for an intimate Billboard Live At-Home performance Wednesday (Aug. 5) to raise money for MusiCares.
  Foehner played an instrumental part during the couple’s set, when he sang alongside Barrett while playing the acoustic guitar, but he also played his part as her muse for her radio sensation “The Good Ones.”
  “This song was written about this man beside me,” the 20-year-old country star said. “I was just th
  
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• Makin’ Tracks: Danielle Bradbery Displays New 
Artistic Maturity In ‘Never Have I Ever’

  05-08-2020 19:49
  
  When LeAnn Rimes came to national attention at age 13, she embarked on a wildly successful streak, selling millions of albums loaded with songs featuring adult viewpoints, even though she was too young to vote.
  Rimes arguably found her adult voice at age 22 with This Woman, an album produced by Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Brantley Gilbert) that lobbed three singles into country radio’s top five, a level she has not attained since.
  With “Never Have I Ever,” Danielle Bradbery looks t
  
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• Marshmello Is One of the Most Adaptable Stars in Modern Music — And the Charts Prove It

  05-08-2020 19:41
  
  Let’s start with a clunky but (arguably) relevant comparison, and say that while marshmallows seem to have only one fairly specific use as a food, the pillowy treats go well with a number of other desserts, and are enjoyed by a wide and diverse segment of humanity.
  The same can be said of the EDM producer named for and styled in homage to these fireside snacks. Since emerging in the EDM scene circa 2015, Marshmello has become a dominant brand not only in mainstream dance music, but in a gr
  
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• Armani Caesar Enlists DJ Premier for ‘Simply Done’

  05-08-2020 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Benny the Butcher also contributes to the new single from the latest Griselda Records signee
  
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• Miley Cyrus has suggested fans will see the 'real' her in her upcoming music

  05-08-2020 19:33 via music-news.com
  
  The 27-year-old star has teased some fresh material as she shared a clip from the video for her 2008 single 'Start All Over' as she suggested a new release is on the way.
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon confirm Yunglub collaboration

  05-08-2020 19:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Parasite Eve' group's frontman, Oli Sykes, has revealed they've been "scheming" and plotting a track with the 'Loner' rocker.
  
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• Grant-Lee Phillips Releases Ode to Peace, ‘Mourning Dove’

  05-08-2020 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track is off upcoming album Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff
  
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• Former Machine Head/Crowbar Drummer Tony Costanza Dies at 52

  05-08-2020 18:59
  
  Former Machine Head/Crowbar drummer Tony Costanza has died at age 52.
  The news was confirmed by former Crisis bandmate guitarist Afzaal Deen, who paid tribute on Tuesday (Aug. 4) writing, “It is with a very heavy heart that I have to accept and inform everyone concerned that I lost my brother, band mate, home boy and family today. Tony Costanza was one of a kind. A man with a huge heart, love and loyalty for the ones close to him. I cannot relate to this reality of loss yet. I kn
  
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• Troye Sivan Pays Homage to His Wild Child With Surprise Single ‘Rager Teenager’

  05-08-2020 18:51
  
  Fans are eagerly waiting to her Troye Sivan’s new EP — and today, they got another surprise taste of the singer’s new music.
  On Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), Sivan dropped his latest single “Rager Teenager,” a moody song that sees Troye wistfully remembering his younger days of angst, hormones and bad behavior.
  In the one-shot video for his song, audiences see Sivan sitting in an empty bathtub as he sings along to the track. As the lyrics and the production continue t
  
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• Dua Lipa’s New Remix Album Features Missy Elliott, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, And More

  05-08-2020 18:34
  
  Dua Lipa has announced an album of remixes, fittingly called 'Club Future Nostalgia,' featuring guest appearances from Missy Elliott, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and more. It's out August 21.
  
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• Declan McKenna shares new track ‘Be An Astronaut’ and delays forthcoming album

  05-08-2020 18:33 via nme.com
  
  Declan McKenna has shared new track ‘Be An Astronaut’ and delayed his forthcoming album ‘Zeros’, for the second time this year.
  The singer-songwriter teased the song yesterday (August 4) and it is now available to stream. Listen to the track below.
  ‘Be An Astronaut’ is the fourth single to be lifted from the singer’s second studio album, ‘Zeros’, following ‘Daniel, You’re Still A Child‘, ‘Beautiful Faces’ an
  
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