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• Dizzee Rascal announces seventh album ‘E3 AF’

  18-08-2020 23:47 via nme.com
  
  Dizzee Rascal has announced his new album ‘E3 AF’, which is due to arrive in the autumn.
  Read More: Dizzee Rascal – the NME interview 
  The London rapper last released a full-length record in 2017 with ‘Raskit‘, which NME hailed as a “brilliant return to grime” in a four-star review.
  Tonight (August 18), Dizzee took to his official Instagram account to post the artwork for his forthcoming seventh LP. “My new album E3 AF is out October 9th,&rdqu
  
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• Dizzee Rascal announces new album ‘E3 AF’

  18-08-2020 23:47 via nme.com
  
  Dizzee Rascal has announced his new album ‘E3 AF’, which is due to arrive in the autumn.
  Read More: Dizzee Rascal – the NME interview 
  The London rapper last released a full-length record in 2017 with ‘Raskit‘, which NME hailed as a “brilliant return to grime” in a four-star review.
  Tonight (August 18), Dizzee took to his official Instagram account to post the artwork for his forthcoming seventh LP. “My new album E3 AF is out October 9th,&rdqu
  
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• Walker & Royce, Ardalan & More Share Their Rave the Vote Sets and Reflect on Why They’re Voting This November

  18-08-2020 23:28
  
  With U.S. election season in full swing and the Democratic National Convention launching last night (August 17), the dance scene is getting in the political mix as well.
  This past Friday (August 14) saw the second installment of Rave The Vote, a voter registration initiative that aims to get dance fans to the polls this November 3. Using music to raise awareness to key political issues and the importance of voting at large, acts including Inner City, Justin Martin, Ardalan, Kaleena Zanders, DJ H
  
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• Money Man and Lil Baby Have the Flow of the Year on ’24’

  18-08-2020 23:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Their total disregard for decorum in favor of showing off their preternatural lyrical abilities makes this a fitting tribute to the late Kobe Bryant
  
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• The Avalanches release remix of DMA’S track ‘Criminals’

  18-08-2020 23:14 via nme.com
  
  Electronic duo The Avalanches have shared their remix of ‘Criminals’, a track from fellow Australian group DMA’S.
  The remix was teased by The Avalanches on their Instagram page, as well as on the Twitter account of DMA’S’ label I Oh You yesterday (August 18). Listen to the remix below:‘Criminals’ was the final single lifted from the Sydney three-piece’s recent album, ‘The Glow’, before it was released in full last month. A music video w
  
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• What’s Your Favorite Taylor Swift Bonus Track? Vote!

  18-08-2020 23:11
  
  Taylor Swift finally put “The Lakes,” the bonus track of her Billboard 200 No. 1 album Folklore, on streaming services Tuesday (Aug. 18). But which extra song are you extra appreciative of?
  The clever marketing move — considering “The Lakes” was previously only available on eight deluxe physical CD/vinyl/cassette versions of the album — has propelled her higher onto the charts. Two of her bonus tracks even jumped into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot
  
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• Weezer Leads Alternative Airplay Chart in Third Decade With ‘Hero’

  18-08-2020 23:07
  
  Weezer extends its streak of No. 1s on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart into a third decade, as “Hero” jumps 3-1 on the list dated Aug. 22.
  “Hero” marks the Rivers Cuomo-led act’s fifth No. 1. It’s also the band’s first leader that it had a hand in writing since 2008’s 11-week ruler “Pork and Beans”; since then, the group’s other No. 1 was a cover of Toto’s “Africa” that reigned for three weeks in Augu
  
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• 2 Chainz reveals release date for new album ‘So Help Me God’

  18-08-2020 22:57 via nme.com
  2 Chainz has revealed the release date for his forthcoming sixth album ‘So Help Me God’.
  Read More: 2 Chainz – ‘Rap Or Go To The League’ review
  The US rapper officially announced the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Rap Or Go To The League’ earlier this month, saying that his “bars are up to par” on the new record.
  Taking to his official Instagram account yesterday (August 17), 2 Chainz shared a series of images of himself alongside the LP’s
  
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• From W.A.S.P. to ‘WAP’: The Weird History of Moral Panics Over Lyrics

  18-08-2020 22:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone Music Now looks at Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's strangely controversial "WAP," and the history of freak outs over lyrics
  
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• Harry Styles’ ‘Adore You’ Hits No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart

  18-08-2020 22:48
  
  Harry Styles’ “Adore You” ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart (dated Aug. 22), marking his first leader on the list.
  Styles previously climbed as high as No. 2 on the AC chart as a member of One Direction, with the group’s “Story of My Life” in 2014.
  Concurrently, Styles leads the Pop Songs airplay chart for a third week with “Watermelon Sugar,” the follow-up single to “Adore You” from Styles&rsq
  
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• Hands Up to the Sky! Ariana Grande Will Perform ‘Rain On Me’ With Lady Gaga at the 2020 MTV VMAs

  18-08-2020 22:27
  
  It’s official: Ariana Grande will make it rain on stage with Lady Gaga at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards for the debut TV performance of their No. 1 duet “Rain On Me.”
  The pop star caused quite the storm when she announced her addition to the VMAs’ A-list lineup of performers Tuesday (Aug. 18) on Instagram with a whimsical video of Grande and Gaga in the clouds. The two lead this year’s nominations with nine each, and seven of them are specifically for &ldquo
  
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• Kanye & North West Are All Smiles While Enjoying Some ‘Daddy Daughter Time’

  18-08-2020 22:25
  
  Kanye West is spending time in nature with family.
  The rapper took to Twitter on Monday night (Aug. 17) to share a photo from his ranch in Cody, Wyoming, standing near the water with his seven-year-old daughter North. “Daddy daughter time,” he captioned the smiling snap.
  Daddy daughter time ⛷ pic.twitter.com/OsShkhHrlH
  — ye (@kanyewest) August 18, 2020
  West, Kim Kardashian and their children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm have been spending a lot of time in Wyoming, but
  
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• Latin Remix of the Week: Miky Woodz’s ‘Provocame’ With Wisin, Manuel Turizo, Justin Quiles & Lenny Tavarez

  18-08-2020 22:14
  
  Miky Woodz recruited Latin hitmakers Wisin, Manuel Turizo, Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavarez for the remix of reggaetón track “Provocame.”
  With more than 2 million views on YouTube to date, the remix released Aug. 13 takes a life of its own thanks to slicks rhymes provided by key players Wisin, Quiles and Tavarez. Turizo’s deep, hoarse vocals bring in a nice contrast to Tavarez’s tender vocals on the track.
  “Provocame” was the lead single of Micky Woodz&r
  
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• Ariana Grande Will Make It Rain With Lady Gaga At The 2020 VMAs

  18-08-2020 22:01
  
  Ariana Grande will perform at the 2020 VMAs along with her 'Rain on Me' collaborator Lady Gaga. Both artists lead the VMA nominations field this year with nine each.
  
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• The Weeknd Invites Fans for Some Alone Time in Spotify’s Latest AI Personal Listening Experience

  18-08-2020 21:57
  
  The Weeknd comes alive in AI after Spotify launched a personalized digital experience of getting to know the R&B crooner on Tuesday (Aug. 18). But fans find out just how much he knows about them.
  A lifelike version of The Weeknd — that can be more digitally warped by the movement of one’s cursor — greets his fans upon entering the “Alone With Me” immersive microsite, which is powered by their listening data after they’ve connected their Spotify accou
  
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• Mark Hoppus, Snoop Dogg and more to get their own Apple Music radio shows

  18-08-2020 21:34 via nme.com
  Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus, Snoop Dogg and more are set to present their own radio shows on Apple Music, it has been announced.
  The news came today (August 18) as part of the streaming platform’s plans to expand, which will see Beats 1 – launched in 2015 – being replaced by three separate channels: Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country.
  The Hits station will feature various exclusive shows from a wide range of artists, with Hoppus and Snoop joining the like
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Scores Historic No. 1 Debut

  18-08-2020 21:22
  
  The most-discussed song on your Twitter timeline in the past 10 days is now also the No. 1 song in the country. Cardi B’s Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “WAP,” which has electrified fans and horrified conservatives with its sexually explicit lyrics and perspective, debuts atop the Hot 100, while setting a new record for first-week streams with 93 million.
  The song adds to the Hot 100 No. 1 tallies for each rapper, marking Cardi’s fourth (after “Bodak Yellow (Mone
  
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• The Players Behind Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’: See the Full Credits

  18-08-2020 21:19
  
  Cardi B’s “WAP” feat. Megan Thee Stallion shot straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week, becoming Cardi B’s fourth No. 1 on the ranking and Megan Thee Stallion’s second.
  “WAP” also landed atop the Streaming Songs chart after racking up 93 million streams in its debut — the most for any track ever in its first week of release. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales ranking with 125,000 downloads.
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• Inside Lands Festival to Feature Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole & More

  18-08-2020 21:11
  
  San Francisco festival Outside Lands has announced the lineup for its 2020 virtual alternative Inside Lands. The two-day festival will feature iconic archival sets, exclusive live musical performances, interviews with artists, plus features with the festival curators, producers, fans, small businesses and community that make up Outside Lands.
  “This is an opportunity for Outside Lands to relive and share some of our favorite festival moments with fans both old and new, in addition to showca
  
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• Listen to Arlo Parks’ uplifting new single ‘Hurt’

  18-08-2020 21:07 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks has shared a new song called ‘Hurt’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once”The single premiered on BBC Radio 1 this evening (August 18) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, and follows on from the South-West London artist’s breakout track ‘Black Dog’.
  “‘Hurt’ surrounds the possibility of healing from pain and the temporary nature of suff
  
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• Billy Porter & Stephen Stills Come Together on ‘For What It’s Worth’ Cover: Watch

  18-08-2020 21:03
  
  To close out night one of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Pose star Billy Porter teamed up with rock legend Stephen Stills for a cover of Buffalo Springfield’s 1966 single “For What It’s Worth” as a salute to those continuing to fight for their rights in America.
  Set against a super-imposed backdrop (that some fans compared to the stylings of comedy duo Tim & Eric), Porter delivered a subdued vocal performance while Stills accompanied him on the electric
  
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• Grammy Museum to Digitally Premiere Carlos Vives’ ‘El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana’

  18-08-2020 20:58
  
  For his 14th studio album Cumbiana, Carlos Vives married Colombia’s past with the future, shedding light on the indigenous roots of Colombian music in a 10-set production that includes collaborations with Jessie Reyez, Alejandro Sanz and Ruben Blades, to name a few.
  Now, he’s bringing his extensive research and musical exploration to the masses in a documentary coined El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana, premiering this Friday (August 21) on the Grammy Museum’s digital museum.
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• Grammy Museum to Digitally Premiere Carlos Vives’ ‘Cumbiana’ Documentary

  18-08-2020 20:58
  
  For his 14th studio album Cumbiana, Carlos Vives married Colombia’s past with the future, shedding light on the indigenous roots of Colombian music in a 10-set production that includes collaborations with Jessie Reyez, Alejandro Sanz and Ruben Blades, to name a few.
  Now, he’s bringing his extensive research and musical exploration to the masses in a documentary coined El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana, premiering this Friday (August 21) on the Grammy Museum’s digital museum.
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• Kelly Clarkson’s Best Billboard Music Awards Hosting Moments

  18-08-2020 20:54
  
  Kelly Clarkson’s hosting gigs at the past two Billboard Music Awards deserve awards themselves. And the Daytime Emmy-winning entertainment talk show host has gotten plenty just for her music alone.
  Clarkson has three Grammys, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and more to her name. As the well-decorated artist reprises her role as host for round three, she joins the ranks of comedian Kathy Griffin and rapper Ludacri
  
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• Watch Orville Peck and Shania Twain’s Fallon performance of ‘Legends Never Die’

  18-08-2020 20:51 via nme.com
  
  Orville Peck and Shania Twain performed their new collaboration ‘Legends Never Die’ on US television last night (August 17) – watch the Fallon performance below.
  The new collaboration arrived last week as part of Orville Peck’s new EP, ‘Show Pony’, which follows his 2019 debut album, ‘Pony’.
  “I cannot thank Shania enough for being part of this,” Peck said about the new song upon its arrival. “She has always been a hero of mine and
  
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• Here Are All the Latin Artists Barack Obama Included in His Summer Playlists (So Far)

  18-08-2020 20:48
  
  In 2015, then-President Barack Obama shared his first-ever summer playlists featuring his favorite songs for the daytime in one playlist and a separate playlist for evening songs.
  Showing off his good taste in music, the former president also proved to be knowledgeable in the Latin music department by “hand-picking,” according to The White House, artists like Manu Chao (“Me Gustas Tu”) and Mala Rodríguez (“Tengo Un Trato Remix”) for the inaugural 2
  
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• Nicki Minaj Warns Experimentation at Stake in Tracy Chapman Copyright Suit

  18-08-2020 20:40
  
  On Aug. 10, 2018, Nicki Minaj released her album, Queen. But something was missing from the musician’s collection of new songs. That day, she sent a private message on her Instagram account to Funkmaster Flex, who had a popular radio show in New York. Together, the two made plans to debut a song that wasn’t on the album. That song, “Sorry,” is now the subject of a legal dispute that Minaj’s attorney told a court on Monday “will have a significant impact on the
  
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• Angel Olsen Channels Old Soul on New Song ‘Waving, Smiling’

  18-08-2020 20:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on musician's upcoming LP, Whole New Mess
  
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• Here’s What Iggy Azalea’s Newborn Son Thinks of Her Music

  18-08-2020 20:29
  
  Iggy Azalea is “bulletproof” when it comes to the haters, even if they include her own son!
  The star recently took part in the viral “You Think You Can Hurt My Feelings?” TikTok challenge, in which users reveal life events that have given them thick skin to the chorus of La Roux’s “Bulletproof.”
  “You think you can hurt my feelings? My baby cries when I play my music,” the rapper wrote over a colorful video of her making faces at the camera.
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• Listen to Carly Rae Jepsen’s bouncing new single ‘Me And The Boys In The Band’

  18-08-2020 19:56 via nme.com
  Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new single called ‘Me And The Boys In The Band’ – listen below.
  Read More: Carly Rae Jepsen: “My relationship with ‘Call Me Maybe’ was a rollercoaster”
  The Canadian pop star revealed that she had made an “entire quarantine album” back in May, shortly after the release of her ‘Dedicated Side B’ record.
  Having teased fans with an image of handwritten lyrics on Twitter, Jepsen has now shared the lockdown
  
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• RS Charts: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Makes a Massive Number One Debut

  18-08-2020 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Juice WRLD and the Weeknd's "Smile" arrives at Number Two
  
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• 12 ‘WAP’ TikTok Challenges You Need to See

  18-08-2020 19:53
  
  Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”ped to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week (dated Aug. 22), and their fans tried following in their footsteps via TikTok challenges.
  Cardi shared one on her Instagram Monday (Aug. 17) shortly after the news of her No. 1 hit broke, but this fan broke something else besides records. “Please guys be safe while doing the WAP WAP WAP,” the 27-year-old rapper instructed in the caption of the video showing a girl going to the hos
  
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• Outside Lands Enlists Jack White, Gorillaz, J. Cole for ‘Inside Lands’ Virtual Festival

  18-08-2020 19:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two-day online event will mix new live performances and archival clips
  
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• Cursive recruit mailman from ‘Cheers’ for video sharing support for USPS

  18-08-2020 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Cursive frontman Tim Kasher has commissioned the mailman from Cheers to share a new message supporting the US Postal Service.
  The new video sees John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin on the iconic sitcom, to take on the character once again in support of the USPS.
  “An important message from none other than Cliff Clavin himself, asking us all to help keep USPS in business!! (thank you for your service, Mr. Ratzenberger),” Kasher tweeted.
  “Why not translate the dollar amount
  
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• Watch Phoebe Bridgers Perform ‘Punisher’ Songs at L.A. Coliseum

  18-08-2020 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bridgers performs "ICU" and "Halloween" to a small, pre-Covid-19 crowd inside the stadium-sized venue
  
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• Taylor Swift Becomes First Artist to Spend 40 Weeks Atop Artist 100 Chart

  18-08-2020 19:22
  
  Taylor Swift scores her landmark 40th total week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 22), thanks to the continued success of her new album, Folklore.
  The set notches a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 136,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, two weeks after it debuted with 846,000 units, the biggest single-week sum for any album since Swift’s last LP, Lover, in September 2019.
  Swift concurrently charts three songs from Folk
  
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• Watch Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges perform on the virtual Democratic National Convention

  18-08-2020 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges performed at last night’s Democratic National Convention, which took place virtually for the first time.
  Read More: Maggie Rogers saddles up and goes all country on the polished and poetic ‘Love You For A Long Time’
  Presented by Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), the week-long event’s first instalment featured speeches from former First Lady Michelle Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who both urged viewers to vote for Joe Bide
  
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• Flashback: Stephen Stills Teams Up With Public Enemy for ‘He Got Game’

  18-08-2020 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Billy Porter's new rendition of 'For What It's Worth" from the DNC isn't the first time Stills has revisited his Buffalo Springfield classic
  
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• Kesha’s ‘Weird and Wonderful Rainbow Ride 2’ Cruise Rescheduled for 2021

  18-08-2020 19:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Festival will now set sail from Miami on November 3rd, 2021
  
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• Listen to Angel Olsen’s stunning new track ‘Waving, Smiling’

  18-08-2020 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Angel Olsen has shared a new track called ‘Waving, Smiling’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: The NME Big Read – Angel Olsen: “I’m just as lost as everybody else”The song will feature on the North Carolina artist’s forthcoming album ‘Whole New Mess’, which arrives on August 28 via Jagjaguwar.
  ‘Waving, Smiling’ in my head is the last scene, a slow-motion realisation of love not lost but at peace somewhere within myself,
  
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• Soundtrack Your Brand Signs Global Licensing Deal With Universal Music

  18-08-2020 18:59
  
  The growing segment of music streaming for businesses has taken another step forward.
  Soundtrack Your Brand, a cloud-based music service that is trying to become the Spotify of the business streaming world, signed a global licensing deal with Universal Music Group to use its catalog of music on the platform.
  The Stockholm-based company, which says it is the world’s fastest growing B2B music platform, delivers the flexibility of music-streaming technology to brands and businesses.
  Founded i
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen Pays Tribute to Her Touring Band in New Song and Video

  18-08-2020 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jepsen will celebrate the five-year anniversary of Emotion with a virtual karaoke party later this month
  
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• Thousands attend post-lockdown Chinese festival at Wuhan waterpark

  18-08-2020 18:41 via nme.com
  
  Thousands of music fans attended a festival held at a waterpark in the Chinese province of Wuhan over the weekend – check out footage below.
  Wuhan was where the coronavirus originated late last year, and the province had been under a strict lockdown for most of 2020.Read more: What will 2020’s “pandemic-proof” music festival season look like?The festival, held at the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park, saw fans enjoy DJ sets and more, with many watching while in the water and si
  
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• Luke Bryan’s ‘Born Here Live Here Die Here’ Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart

  18-08-2020 18:30
  
  Luke Bryan banks his ninth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and his eighth to arrive at the pinnacle, as Born Here Live Here Die Here soars in at the summit on the survey dated Aug. 22.
  The set earned 65,000 equivalent album units (48,000 in album sales) in the week ending Aug. 13. On the all-genre Billboard 200, it enters at No. 5, marking Bryan’s 11th top 10.
  Released Aug. 7, the album, co-produced by the father-and-son team of Jeff and Jody Stevens, was originally du
  
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• Maddie & Tae Complete Record Run to No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With ‘Die of a Broken Heart’

  18-08-2020 18:28
  
  Maddie & Tae, the duo of Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye, notch their second No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as “Die From a Broken Heart” ascends 2-1 on the ranking dated Aug. 22.
  The song gained by 8% to 35.9 million audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 16, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  “We write music that we love, hoping that other people love it and connect with it as well,” Maddie & Tae tell Billboard in a statement. “Whe
  
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• How Country Artist Managers Are Navigating the COVID-19 Age: ‘We’re Focusing on What We Can Control’

  18-08-2020 18:22
  
  When the specter of COVID-19 ripped up tour schedules in March, country music’s artist managers took a deep breath, wrote off a few concerts and prepared to relaunch their clients’ calendars at the end of spring or the beginning of summer.
  Five months later, the novel coronavirus rages stronger with no sign that the touring business, the key revenue stream for most artists and managers, will return to any sense of normalcy before next spring at the earliest. As a result, managers fin
  
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• DaBaby’s ‘Rockstar’ Tops Songs of the Summer Chart For 10th Week, Gabby Barrett’s ‘I Hope’ Moves Up

  18-08-2020 18:17
  
  DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, tallies a 10th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart (dated Aug. 22).
  The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day through Labor Day (this year encompassing charts dated June 6 through Sept. 12).
  At the end of the season (after just three more chart week
  
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• Watch Disclosure Perform From a Remote National Park in Croatia

  18-08-2020 18:15
  
  With a new album imminent and traditional shows off the table, Disclosure got creative with a livestream performance in a remote and stunning natural location.
  Yesterday (Aug. 17), the Lawrence brothers touched down in Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park for a set produced by Cercle, the Paris-based event organizer and broadcasting group that hosts shows in far-flung locations around the world.
  Produced in partnership with Amazon Music, the nearly two hour set featured mu
  
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• Cardi B Celebrates the Historic No. 1 Debut of ‘WAP’: ‘HIP HOP DID THAT’

  18-08-2020 18:13
  
  Cardi B celebrated the success of “WAP” on Monday (Aug. 17), marking her latest No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a giddy post on social media.
  “Breaking pop records! HIP HOP DID THAT !!” she captioned an Instagram slideshow featuring a sultry photo of herself and collaborator Megan Thee Stallion, as well as screenshots of various tweets regarding her chart feat.
  “I’m sooo f–kin happy .Im so proud of us !Yooo God is sooooo big .I did NOT see this coming I wasn&r
  
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• Inside Talib Kweli’s Suspension From Twitter Over a ‘Colorism’ Debate

  18-08-2020 18:12
  
  Rapper Talib Kweli was permanently suspended from Twitter last week after what the service has described as “repeated violations” of its rules of conduct. Kweli announced on July 23 that he would be leaving the often quarrelsome social media platform for “greener pastures” and moving to the membership-based platform Patreon. “Now most of my exchanges will always be with real fans who invest in me,” he wrote. “I spent 11 years there, all great times.. I e
  
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