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• The Weeknd & Calvin Harris Drop More Details About Their New Track

  22-08-2020 23:07
  
  It won’t be long before The Weeknd and Calvin Harris’ new song is here.
  The Weeknd announced the track’s title, “Over Now,” as well as a release date on social media Saturday afternoon (Aug. 22).
  “over now. friday,” he captioned some newly unveiled artwork for the collaboration, which is billed as “Calvin Harris x The Weeknd.”
  “Brand new this Friday,” Harris confirmed on his own Instagram account.
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• Chris Cornell film ‘Black Days’ set to begin filming next month

  22-08-2020 22:45 via nme.com
  
  It’s been announced that ‘Black Days’, a film which will focus on the last days of Chris Cornell‘s life, will begin filming in September.
  Read more: Nine spine-tingling moments from the emotional Chris Cornell tribute show
  The movie, which will star John Holiday (Walk The Line, CMT’s Sun Records), is being produced by Los Angeles-based film production company AmeriFilms LLC and Road Rage Films.
  It will be based on true events that took place during th
  
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• Logic says he will release new mixtape if enough people sign petition

  22-08-2020 21:44 via nme.com
  
  Logic has said he will release a new mixtape if a million people sign a petition calling for him to do so.
  Read more: Logic – ‘No Pressure’ review: positive rapper bids farewell with an elegiac and heartfelt swan song
  Last month, the Maryland rapper announced he would be retiring from music following the release of his latest album, ‘No Pressure’, which arrived on July 26.
  “Officially announcing my retirement with the release of ‘No Pressure’
  
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• Chance the Rapper Hopes Megan Thee Stallion ‘Gets Justice’ After Shooting Incident

  22-08-2020 21:32
  
  Chance the Rapper is showing his support for Megan Thee Stallion after her recent claim that Tory Lanez shot her after a Hollywood Hills party in July.
  “I hope Meg really gets justice for what Tory did to her,” Chance tweeted on Saturday (Aug. 22). “And that we can all learn from this, how near and constant and serious, the threat of lethal violence and abuse is for every Black woman.”
  Earlier in the week, Meg took to Instagram Live to set the record straight on who was r
  
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• Over 100 organisations call for SEISS extension to help entertainment industry freelancers

  22-08-2020 20:59 via nme.com
  
  Over 100 organisations have signed a joint letter to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for the government to extend support for freelancers in the performing arts and entertainment industries.
  Read more: “It’s a bizarre spot for everyone to be in”: how you can help musicians whose income is in peril thanks to coronavirus
  The letter, which highlights the challenges facing freelancers who make up one third of the creative workforce, calls for the Self Employment Income
  
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• Miley Cyrus Shares Touching Tribute to Her Late Grandma: ‘You Will Forever Be My Inspiration’

  22-08-2020 20:20
  
  Miley Cyrus is mourning the death of her beloved grandmother Loretta Finley.
  On Saturday (Aug. 22), the 27-year-old pop star shared an emotional tribute to her maternal grandma, whom she lovingly referred to as “Mammie,” on Instagram. Her post included a gallery of past photos and videos, including a clip of Finley on the red carpet and a snapshot of her cuddling with baby Miley.
  “Even though you are gone…. NOTHING has or ever will change. You will FOREVER be my inspirat
  
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• Mariah Carey shares new song ‘Save The Day’ featuring Lauryn Hill

  22-08-2020 19:46 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey has shared a new song featuring Lauryn Hill called ‘Save The Day’ – you can listen to it below.
  Read more: MTV Unplugged: the 20 best performances – ranked and rated in order of greatness
  It comes after the pop star announced earlier this week that she would be releasing a new compilation album, ‘The Rarities’, due out October 9.
  “This one is for you, my fans,” she said on Twitter. “It’s to celebrate us, and to thank y
  
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• Kanye West’s Presidential Campaign Keeps Missing Important Deadlines

  22-08-2020 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper's Birthday Party won't be on West Virginia and Wisconsin ballots, fails to file FEC paperwork
  
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• Kanye West Short on Ballot Signatures in West Virginia

  22-08-2020 19:25
  
  West Virginia’s secretary of state says rapper Kanye West’s bid to get on the ballot for president came up short on qualified signatures.
  Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office told media outlets Friday (Aug. 21) that West needed 7,144 signatures from registered voters in West Virginia. West submitted 15,000 signatures, but only 13,865 were legible, and only 6,383 were confirmed West Virginia registered voters, according to Secretary of State spokesperson Mike Queen.
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• The Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary

  22-08-2020 19:05 via nme.com
  
  ‘Morrison Hotel’, the fifth studio album by The Doors, is getting a reissue to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
  Read more: The Doors’ Jim Morrison: 10 profound, bizarre and brilliant quotes
  Due to arrive on October 9, the double CD/LP deluxe edition of the acclaimed 1970 album will contain the original record newly remastered by the band’s longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick. It will also include over 60 minutes of unreleased studio outtakes.
  “Th
  
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• Jack Sherman, Early Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist, Dies at 64

  22-08-2020 18:42
  
  Jack Sherman, an early guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has died, the band confirmed Friday (Aug. 21) on social media. He was 64.
  “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman smooth sailing into the worlds beyond, for he has passed,” the group wrote on Instagram. “Jack played on our debut album as well as our first tour of the USA. He was a unique dude and we thank him for all times good, bad and in between. Peace on the boogie platform.”
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• Jack Sherman, Early Guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dies at 64

  22-08-2020 18:42
  
  Jack Sherman, an early guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has died, the band confirmed Friday (Aug. 21) on social media. He was 64.
  “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman smooth sailing into the worlds beyond, for he has passed,” the group wrote on Instagram. “Jack played on our debut album as well as our first tour of the USA. He was a unique dude and we thank him for all times good, bad and in between. Peace on the boogie platform.”
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• Quiet Riot and former W.A.S.P. drummer Frankie Banali has died

  22-08-2020 18:34 via nme.com
  
  Frankie Banali, best known as the drummer for heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died aged 68.
  His death was confirmed by his widow, Regina Banali, who said the drummer died on Thursday evening (August 20) after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
  “He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued playing live as long as he could,” she said in a statement. “Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made the conti
  
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• Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies

  22-08-2020 17:40 via music-news.com
  
  The guitarist, who worked with the band on their debut album and first US tour, was just 64 and his cause of death has not yet been revealed.
  
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• Gaz Coombes calls for government support to help small music venues survive

  22-08-2020 17:33 via music-news.com
  
  The 44-year-old musician - who was due to reunite with his Supergrass bandmates on tour this summer to mark the 25th anniversary of their
  
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• Billie Eilish: 'All the rappers' are 'lying' about themselves

  22-08-2020 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  The 18-year-old singer has hit out at the number of stars who present a false image of their wealth and lavish lifestyles and insisted
  
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• Travis Scott Drops New Song ‘The Plan’ From Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’: Listen

  22-08-2020 17:17
  
  Travis Scott has dropped his new song “The Plan,” which will be featured in Christopher Nolan upcoming sci-fi thriller Tenet.
  The brain-melting track dropped early Saturday morning (Aug. 22) after debuting the previous evening during the NBA’s Clippers/Mavericks game on TNT.
  “The Plan” marks Scott’s first attempt at writing a soundtrack song. Tenet director Nolan recently told GQ that the rapper’s contribution to the hush-hush project was like the final
  
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• Jack Sherman, Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist, Dead at 64

  22-08-2020 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sherman, who replaced founding member Hillel Slovak in December 1983, played on self-titled debut album and co-wrote much of Freaky Styley
  
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• Natasha Bedingfield regrets not being more welcoming to Lady Gaga when she supported her

  22-08-2020 17:00 via music-news.com
  
  Natasha Bedingfield regrets not being more friendly towards Lady Gaga when the pop superstar supported her on tour.
  
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• How to Watch the Stellar Awards, Featuring CeCe Winans, Marvin Sapp & More

  22-08-2020 16:00
  
  Gospel fans, rejoice! The Stellar Gospel Music Awards are set to air on BET Networks Sunday night (Aug. 23).
  Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds and Koryn Hawthorne are set to co-host the two-hour virtual special, which will air at 6:00 p.m. ET, with an encore airing at 9:00 p.m. ET.
  McReynolds and Hawthorne are also set to perform on the show. Other confirmed performers include CeCe Winans, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, Travis Greene, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett, Tauren Wells, Pastor Mike J
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (August 22)

  22-08-2020 16:00
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week:
  Jessie Reyez’s peaceful protest
  Wearing a scarf with Breonna Taylor’s name written on it and taking a kneel, Jessie Reyez bravely sang the Canadian and U.S. national anthems at the top of the CN Tower in Toronto. “I don’t want to say much except a quote that
  
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• Travis Scott’s ‘The Plan’ Is A Bass-Rattling Tenet Trip

  22-08-2020 15:45
  
  Travis Scott's new song 'The Plan,' the first song from Christopher Nolan's much-delayed new blockbuster 'Tenet,' is here.
  
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• See Tom Morello, Bob Weir, Springsteen Pay Tribute to Joe Strummer

  22-08-2020 15:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Queens of the Stone Age, Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy and more cover Clash classics for "A Song for Joe" birthday livestream
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne says Donald Trump is “acting like a fool” with coronavirus response

  22-08-2020 15:06 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has criticised Donald Trump‘s response to the coronavirus crisis, saying the US President is “acting like a fool”.
  Speaking in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne questions why Trump ran for President in 2016, before criticising his response to the ongoing pandemic.
  “If I was running for president, I would try and find out a little bit about politics,” he said. “Because the fucking guy you’ve got in there now doesn’t know tha
  
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• Watch Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme and more take part in Joe Strummer tribute livestream

  22-08-2020 14:35 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme, Albert Hammond Jr, Tom Morello and more all participated in a special livestream in tribute to Joe Strummer last night – watch the entire thing below.
  The livestream was organised to benefit the #SaveOurStages campaign, which is aiming to raise money for independent venues across the USA affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  Read More: Musicians and bands on why they love The Clash
  Dubbed ‘A Song For Joe’, the two-hour event aired on YouTube
  
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• Travis Scott Drops New Song ‘The Plan’ From ‘Tenet’ Soundtrack

  22-08-2020 14:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ludwig Göransson-produced cut "became the final piece of this puzzle," director Christopher Nolan says soundtrack song
  
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• Disclosure on new album ‘Energy’: “We didn’t make it intentionally for a pandemic, but it does work well”

  22-08-2020 13:41 via nme.com
  
  Disclosure have opened up about releasing their new album ‘Energy’ during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Read More: Disclosure – ‘Settle’ Review In a new interview with The Guardian, the dance duo – comprising brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – said after multiple delays to the album release, they decided to still share the album this summer because of its “positive messages.”
  Guy Lawrence said: “It does feel strange to make
  
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• Watch The Killers bring ‘Blowback’ to US television with ‘Colbert’ performance

  22-08-2020 13:31 via nme.com
  
  The Killers brought their new album to US television this week – watch them play ‘Blowback’ on Colbert below.
  The track appears on the now-trio’s new album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, which came out yesterday (August 21).Read more: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream”‘Imploding The Mirage’ was delayed from its planned April release date due to the coronavirus pandemic, but has finally arrived.
  Watch Brandon Flowers and co p
  
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• Listen to Sia’s new song ‘Riding On My Bike’ from Save The Children compilation

  22-08-2020 12:50 via nme.com
  
  Sia has shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Riding On My Bike’ below.
  The new track appears as part of ‘At Home With The Kids’, a new charity release from Atlantic Records.
  ‘At Home With The Kids’ features 23 children’s songs, both classics and new original material, with all benefits going to Save the Children.
  Alongside Sia, the likes of Tove Lo, Chromeo, Portugal. The Man, Midland and more are also contributing to the album, which comes out dig
  
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• Ronnie Wood frustrated Covid-19 is delaying new Rolling Stones album

  22-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The rock legends were forced to postpone their No Filter tour.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion to host virtual concert as she recovers from gunshot wounds

  22-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  It marks the rapper's first performance since she underwent surgery.
  
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• Madison Beer opens up about borderline personality disorder

  22-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The singer said she was using her music as therapy.
  
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• Lance Bass rethinking baby plans after surrogate backs out

  22-08-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The singer and Michael Turchin have been trying to conceive via a surrogate for more than two years.
  
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• Listen to Luna’s dreamy cover of Television’s ‘Marquee Moon’

  22-08-2020 11:29 via nme.com
  
  Luna have shared a cover of Television’s classic track, ‘Marquee Moon’. You can listen to it below.Read More: Record Store Day 2020 shares new list of releases for socially distanced three-date eventThe cover also saw the return of Luna’s founding bassist, Justin Harwood, who left the band in 2000.
  Recorded remotely, the cover saw ex-Galaxy 500 founder Dean Wareham sing and play guitar from Los Angeles while drummer Lee Wall took part from Texas. Sean Eden played gui
  
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• A rare Ella Fitzgerald live recording is being released for the first time

  22-08-2020 10:40 via nme.com
  
  A rare Ella Fitzgerald live recording is getting its first ever release this October.Read More: 20 of the best jazz songsA recording of the concert, which took place at Berlin’s Sportpalast in 1962, were discovered unopened within the private collection of Verve Records founder and Fitzgerald’s manager, Norman Granz.
  The concert was recorded two years after Fitzgerald’s iconic release, ‘Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife’ and sees Ella performing alongside a trio c
  
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• Halsey teases fifth anniversary celebrations for ‘Badlands’

  22-08-2020 10:29 via nme.com
  
  Halsey is teasing an upcoming celebration for the fifth birthday of her debut studio album, ‘Badlands’.
  ‘Badlands’ turns five on August 28, and the singer has been referencing songs and lyrics from the album in a series of recent Instagram posts.Read more: Halsey: 2015’s Most Exciting New Pop Star On One Direction Fandom, Taylor Swift And Being ‘Kind Of An Asshole’Over the past weeks, Halsey has been sharing holiday photos on Instagram, complete with cap
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to former guitarist, Jack Sherman, who has died

  22-08-2020 09:51 via nme.com
  
  The Red Hot Chili Peppers have paid tribute to their former guitarist, Jack Sherman, who has died aged 64.
  Sherman first joined the group in 1983, replacing founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. Sherman played on the band’s self-titled debit in 1984 and their first US tour. He also co-wrote several songs on their follow-up 1985 album, ‘Freaky Styley.’
  Sherman left the band when Slovak re-joined soon after. He reunited with the group in 1988 after providing backing vocals on ‘
  
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• Government announce first 135 music venues to receive emergency grants

  22-08-2020 09:02 via nme.com
  
  The UK government have announced the first 135 grassroots music venues across England that will receive emergency grants from the £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund.
  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport previously announced that £2.25million of that fund would be earmarked to help support the country’s venues.
  The Emergency Grassroot Music Venues Fund has now been increased to £3.36million. The first grants to be taken with it will be shared between 135 ve
  
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• Travis Scott shares new single ‘The Plan’ for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’

  22-08-2020 08:20 via nme.com
  
  Travis Scott has shared ‘The Plan’, his new single and the lead track to the soundtrack of Chris Nolan‘s Tenet.
  The track arrives with a new visualiser, featuring dark and distorted images from the feature film – watch it below. 
  Scott had long teased that he’d worked on a single for one of the most anticipated films of the year. Taking to social media earlier this week, Scott posted the single’s artwork, saying “FLAME x CHRIS NOLAN COOK UP THE PLAN
  
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• Chrissie Hynde: 'I'd stay on lockdown permanently if it was best for the planet'

  22-08-2020 07:59 via music-news.com
  
  Chrissie Hynde has been in no rush to see lockdown guidelines lifted because the planet has benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Chris Cornell’s Seattle memorial statue vandalised

  22-08-2020 06:53 via nme.com
  
  The memorial statue of Chris Cornell in his hometown of Seattle has been vandalised.
  As reported by KIRO 7 News, an unknown vandal defaced the bronze statue on Thursday (August 20) by covering it with white paint.Read more: Chris Cornell’s widow opens up about his addiction and death in first TV interviewCornell’s widow Vicky issued a statement on social media in response.
  “My children and I are heartbroken to learn of the vandalization of Chris’s statue at the Museu
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen shares ‘EMOTION’ bonus tracks on streaming services for the first time

  22-08-2020 06:25 via nme.com
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen celebrated the fifth anniversary of her third album ‘EMOTION’ this week, releasing a deluxe edition of the record with the surprise inclusion of two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
  ‘Never Get To Hold You’ and ‘Love Again’ were originally included on the physical Japanese edition of the album, but hadn’t hit streaming services until now.Read More: Carly Rae Jepsen: “My relationship with ‘Call Me Maybe’ was a rol
  
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• Watch Perfume Genius’ perform a stripped-back ‘Whole Life’ on ‘Colbert’

  22-08-2020 05:09 via nme.com
  
  Perfume Genius performed a new, stripped-back version of ‘Whole Life’ on Friday (August 21) on a remote episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch it below.
  The singer-songwriter, born Mike Hadreas, made up for the lack of studio lighting with a home projector, splaying images of falling water towers onto the wall behind him. His partner and bandmate Alan Wyffels joins him on piano.Read More: Perfume Genius: “I’ve been ‘Fuck you’ my whole
  
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• First Country: New Music From Josh Turner, Brothers Osborne, Dolly Parton & More

  22-08-2020 03:36
  
  Josh Turner, Country State of Mind 
  Turner’s steady baritone is the perfect match for this collection of classic country tunes. It’s his first country album in three years and the set marks a welcome return, especially since it finds him paired with some of his musical heroes and contemporaries. John Anderson joins Turner for a remake of Anderson’s 1993 common-man theme on “I’ve Got It Made,” as does Kris Kristofferson on his standard “Why Me,&rdquo
  
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• Halle Berry Shows Support for Megan Thee Stallion After Shooting: ‘F–k This Sh–‘

  22-08-2020 03:26
  
  More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, Megan Thee Stallion revealed for the first time Thursday night (Aug. 20) that Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger.
  “Yes … Tory shot me. You shot me and you got your publicist and your people going to these blogs lying,” she said during an Instagram Live. “Stop lying. Why lie? I don’t understand.”
  To explain why reports originally said she cut her foot on glass,
  
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• Conan Gray Transforms Into the Girl His Crush Loves in Thought-Provoking ‘Heather’ Video

  22-08-2020 02:58
  
  On the topic of love, it really, really sucks when your crush doesn’t love you back. Even worse, it sucks more when they love someone else. Conan Gray explores those feelings of envy and yearning in his wistful new “Heather” video.
  “Why would you ever kiss me? I’m not even half, as pretty / You gave her your sweater / It’s just polyester, but you like her better / I wish I were Heather,” he sings in the chorus, as the clip shows the 21-year-old sing
  
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• TWICE Drop First English Single ‘More & More’

  22-08-2020 02:38
  
  TWICE have officially dropped the English version of their latest mini-album’s title track “More & More.”
  The new rendition keeps the fun, dance-y elements of the original. “Don’t look away, look in my eyes / Show me your heart do not disguise / You can run but you cannot hide,” the girl group sings in the pre-chorus, before chanting the infectious hook.
  “We prepared the English version of “MORE & MORE” as a gift to our ONCE
  
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• John Legend: 'Kanye West was never very political'

  22-08-2020 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  John Legend has revealed his surprise at Kanye West's sudden foray into politics.
  
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• Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s HitRecord Unveils Commanding ‘Project Power’ Song Written by the World

  22-08-2020 00:34
  
  Netflix’s new film, Project Power, tells the tale of a city taken over by a dangerous drug that grants superhuman abilities for five minutes.
  With an all-star cast including Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Machine Gun Kelly and more, the action-packed film is already one not to be missed, but the message is carried further. Netflix teamed up with Gordon-Levitt’s HitRecord, an online community for creative collaboration, calling
  
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