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• BTS Break Major YouTube Record With ‘Dynamite’

  23-08-2020 23:52
  
  “Dynamite” is blowing up on YouTube.
  The new music video from BTS counted 101.1 million views within 24 hours of its release, YouTube confirms to Billboard, making it the music video with the biggest first-day debut to date.
  The visual for “Dynamite,” the new English-language track from the K-pop superstars, dropped with a bang at midnight on Aug. 21. More than 3 million concurrent viewers immediately tuned in at premiere time.
  BTS first teased the new single back in July
  
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• Kendrick Lamar narrates inspirational Kobe Bryant birthday tribute video

  23-08-2020 23:12 via nme.com
  
  Today (August 23), marks what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday, and to honour the late basketball legend, Nike released a tribute video narrated by Kendrick Lamar.
  Bryant died earlier this year (January 26) after the helicopter he was travelling on crashed. Five people were confirmed dead, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant.
  In a new video titled ‘Better | Mamba Forever | Nike’, the footwear brand celebrates the life of the five-t
  
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• Placido Domingo Denies Abusing Power, Seeks to Clear Name

  23-08-2020 23:03
  
  Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday (Aug. 23), as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had engaged in “inappropriate conduct” with multiple women over a period of decades.
  Domingo deflected direct questions about whether he ever sexually harassed women, accusations that were f
  
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• TikTok planning lawsuit against Donald Trump administration following executive order

  23-08-2020 22:28 via nme.com
  
  TikTok has revealed that it’s planning on filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump and his administration.
  Read more: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many, many anti-Trump songs
  It comes after the US President ordered a ban of “transactions” with the owners of TikTok and fellow Chinese app WeChat earlier this month.
  The order states that the app has 45 days to find a new US-based owner or else Trump will ban the use of the social media platform nationwide. He extended the a
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Rules for Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  23-08-2020 22:22
  
  Taylor Swift’s Folklore is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fourth straight week, becoming the first album by a woman to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 in nearly five years.
  Folklore earned 101,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 20 (down 26%), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It’s the fourth straight week the set has tallied at least 100,000 units — a rarity for a non-R&B or hip-hop album.
  Folklore launched at No. 1 on the c
  
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• 13 Dead in Peru Disco Stampede After Police Lockdown Raid

  23-08-2020 21:37
  
  Thirteen people died in a stampede at a disco in Peru after a police raid to enforce the country’s lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday (Aug. 23).
  The stampede happened at the Thomas disco in Lima, where about 120 people had gathered for a party on Saturday night, the Interior Ministry said.
  People tried to escape through the only door of the second-floor disco, trampling one another and becoming trapped in the confined space, according to authorities.After the s
  
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• Kanye West accused of “disrespecting Islam” with name of new Yeezy Boosts

  23-08-2020 21:24 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has been accused of “disrespecting Islam” with the names of his new Yeezy Boost sneakers.
  Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of President would Kanye West be?
  Adidas unveiled the new line of shoes earlier this week: the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Israfil and Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Asriel, which are named after the Islamic angels of music (Israfil) and death (Asriel).
  Israfil is one of four archangels in Islam. He is usually depicted with a horn, which he will blow on Qiya
  
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• Lea Michele Welcomes First Child With Husband Zandy Reich

  23-08-2020 20:56
  
  Lea Michele and husband Zandy Reich are new parents.
  The former Glee star, 33, has welcomed her first child with Reich, 37, who is president of the AYR clothing company, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm. The couple is now parents to a baby boy. A name has yet to be announced.
  Michele shared the happy news of her pregnancy on Instagram in May in which she posted a photo of herself cradling her baby bump and writing “so grateful.” Since then, Michele has been teasing her son’s
  
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• Frankie Banali, Drummer for Quiet Riot, Dies at 68

  23-08-2020 20:41
  
  Frankie Banali, who has best known as the drummer for Quiet Riot, died Thursday (Aug. 20) in Los Angeles following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68.
  Banali’s wife, Regina, wrote in a statement that the longtime heavy metal drummer — who also played with W.A.S.P., Billy Idol and Faster Pussycat, among many others — had been fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer since April 2019.
  “He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued
  
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• Watch Post Malone challenge Ozzy Osbourne’s producer Andrew Watt to guitar battle

  23-08-2020 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has thrown down a guitar challenge to friend and producer Andrew Watt – you can watch it below.
  Read more: Post Malone’s Nirvana tribute livestream sounded like a wild and heavy garage band in rehearsal
  “Hi, my name is Austin Post and I’m better than Andrew Watt at the guitar,” Malone said in an Instagram video, before kicking off the friendly duel. The ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ rapper then launched into instrumental guitar favourite
  
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• BTS take on Joel Corry & MNEK for Official UK Number 1 single

  23-08-2020 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead
  
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• Last Night Of The Proms considering removal of ‘Rule Britannia’ due to percieved slavery ties

  23-08-2020 19:52 via nme.com
  Last Night Of The Proms might be facing a few changes, with producers considering the removal of favourites ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘Land Of Hope And Glory’.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  According to The Sunday Times, BBC producers are currently in discussions about removing the two anthems from the setlist because of their perceived association with colonialism and slavery.
  The discussion comes in the
  
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• Last Night Of The Proms considering removal of ‘Rule Britannia’ due to perceived slavery ties

  23-08-2020 19:52 via nme.com
  Last Night Of The Proms might be facing a few changes, with producers considering the removal of favourites ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘Land Of Hope And Glory’.
  Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest
  According to The Sunday Times, BBC producers are currently in discussions about removing the two anthems from the setlist because of their perceived association with colonialism and slavery.
  The discussion comes in the
  
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• Walter Lure, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers Guitarist, Dead at 71

  23-08-2020 19:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Punk rocker-turned-stock broker was last surviving member of punk legends' L.A.M.F. lineup
  
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• Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers guitarist Walter Lure has died

  23-08-2020 18:57 via nme.com
  
  Walter Lure, guitarist for pioneering New York punk band Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers, has died aged 71.
  His death was confirmed by Los Angeles club Starwood, who said Lure died on Saturday (August 22) due to complications related to the cancer.
  “Walter Lure (April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020) our dear friend has passed away,” the venue said in a statement. “Walter was diagnosed with liver and lung cancer in July 2020, which spread rapidly and he died from co
  
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• Nike Celebrates Kobe Bryant’s 42nd Birthday With Kendrick Lamar-Narrated Tribute: Watch

  23-08-2020 18:26
  
  Happy birthday, Kobe Bryant.
  To help commemorate the late basketball legend’s 42nd birthday on Sunday (Aug. 23), Nike teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for a 90-second video highlighting Bryant’s Mamba Mentality of always striving to be better.
  In the inspirational video, appropriately titled Better, Lamar spits rapid-fire spoken word over a montage of clips from Bryant’s unforgettable career, mixed with footage of recent protests across the United States.
  “Better friend. Bet
  
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• Germany holds series of concerts to study risks of coronavirus

  23-08-2020 18:21 via nme.com
  A series of concerts were held in Germany on Saturday (August 22) to investigate the risks posed by mass indoor events during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Read more: Mark, My Words: lockdown live-streams might be the future of music, after all
  Scientists from Halle University carried out the experiment across three successive gigs with 1,500 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 50 – only a third of the expected number they expected to take part.
  Tim Bendzko, the German singer-songwrite
  
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• Colton Dixon and Wife Annie Welcome Twins Daughters

  23-08-2020 17:16
  
  Congratulations are in order for Colton Dixon and his wife, Annie, who are now the proud parents to twin daughters.
  The 28-year-old American Idol alum announced the birth of his baby girls in a sweet Instagram post on Saturday night (Aug. 22), sharing a black-and-white photo of their tiny feet with hospital wristbands around their ankles.
  “Everyone meet Ava Dior and Athens Elizabeth Dixon,” the season 11 Christian rocker captioned the picture.
  The Dixon twins officially arrived on Tu
  
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• The Masked Singer Australia shut down due to Covid-19 outbreak among dancers

  23-08-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  The Covid-19 shutdown came the night of the show's grand final.
  
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• Jojo removes Tory Lanez from her new album over Megan Thee Stallion shoot-out

  23-08-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Jojo confirmed his track had been swiped from the deluxe version of her new album.
  
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• Britney Spears conservatorship officially extended

  23-08-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  The judge set a new hearing for 14 October.
  
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• Watch Nike’s Kobe Bryant Birthday Tribute Narrated by Kendrick Lamar

  23-08-2020 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers legend would have been 42 on August 23rd
  
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• Vote for Your Favorite Song on Maluma’s New Album ‘Papi Juancho’

  23-08-2020 16:00
  
  Maluma surprised fans by dropping a 22-track album titled Papi Juancho on Aug. 21., which includes his chart-topping single “ADMV” and collaborations with Yandel, Ñengo Flow, and Myke Towers, among others.
  Name after the Colombian singer-songwriter’s nickname of “Juancho” (short for Juan Luis), Maluma recorded the majority of the songs during quarantine with longtime producers The Rude Boyz (Kevin ADG and Chan “El Genio”).
  “All I could
  
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• Evanescence’s Amy Lee explains why she’s speaking up about politics now

  23-08-2020 15:53 via nme.com
  Evanescence singer Amy Lee has explained why she’s broken her silence on political matters in 2020.
  Speaking to Loudwire Nights, Lee said: “I definitely still don’t want to divide people. Our job as artists — to me — is to bring people together. Also it’s to provoke thought. You think about a concert, you think about bringing all those people into a room and making them look into their core and find similarities between each other, in a way.
  “Because at
  
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• Calvin Harris and The Weeknd share details of new track ‘Over Now’

  23-08-2020 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Calvin Harris and The Weeknd are set to release a joint single, ‘Over Now’.Read more: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandaryBilled as “Calvin Harris x The Weeknd,” the collaboration was first teased via the latter’s Instagram account on Thursday (August 20), with the singer posting a photograph of the pair sharing drinks while Harris wears a Coachella wristband.
  Both artists confi
  
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• Chance the Rapper shares support for Megan Thee Stallion: “I hope Meg really gets justice”

  23-08-2020 14:20 via nme.com
  
  Chance the Rapper has shared his support for Megan Thee Stallion following a recent shooting incident.Read More: The Big Read – Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now”Earlier this week, Megan responded to rumours that it was Tory Lanez who shot her in the foot last month following an incident in LA. 
  Taking to Instagram Live on August 21, Megan accused Lanez directly of shooting her.
  “Since y’all hoes so worried ’
  
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• A socially distanced festival is coming to Norfolk this September

  23-08-2020 13:50 via nme.com
  
  A socially distanced festival is coming to Norfolk this September.Read more – Live after lockdown: venues on the idea of gigs with social distancingWild Paths Festival, a festival in Norfolk which first ran in 2019, will be running again this September as ‘Wild Fields’ but with social distancing restrictions in place. You can buy tickets for the event here.
  Writing on their website, festival organisers said: “We wanted to reclaim the end of summer and bring you the weeken
  
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• Jojo had sex 'on [her] mind' while making her comeback album

  23-08-2020 13:01 via music-news.com
  
  The 29-year-old singer previously revealed she was celibate for 10 months whilst recording 'Good To Know' but that didn't stop the idea
  
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• New fines to be imposed for those who organise and attend illegal raves

  23-08-2020 13:00 via nme.com
  
  New fines are to be imposed for those who organise and attend illegal raves in England  next week.Read more: NME Investigates — the rise of illegal ravesFrom next Friday (August 28), police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people up to £10,000.
  Those attending the gatherings and who do not wear face coverings also face fines of £100, which double on each offence up to £3200.
  The new rules come as the government first un
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion sure her mother is proud of her success

  23-08-2020 12:59 via music-news.com
  
  The 25-year-old rap star has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent times and Megan thinks her mother, Holly Thomas - who died in March 2019
  
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• Patti Smith doesn't think she's 'that good' at writing songs

  23-08-2020 12:55 via music-news.com
  
  The 73-year-old singer admires the people who can combine "poetic elements" with melodies that find the formula to mainstream pop success.
  
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• LL Cool J set to release new album when it 'feels right'

  23-08-2020 12:53 via music-news.com
  
  The 52-year-old star is back in the studio working on a new record, and LL is loving the experience of making new music after
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor recalls being banned from joining Anthrax by record label

  23-08-2020 11:17 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has recalled the time he tried to join Anthrax in 2007 but was stopped from doing so by his record label.Read More: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece”Speaking on Trunk Nation, Taylor recalled almost joining the band soon after the band had parted ways with John Bush in 2005. Before the group eventually hired Dan Nelson, who joined in 2007, the Slipknot frontman recalled how c
  
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• MTV VMAs unveil “last minute” changes to award ceremony performances

  23-08-2020 10:24 via nme.com
  
  MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) have unveiled some “last minute” changes to the performance schedule ahead of next week’s ceremony.Read More: The best performances at the MTV VMAs 2019The event, which is due to take place on August 30, will no longer see performances from J Balvin and Roddy Ricch, both of whom are nominated for multiple awards each.
  Balvin is nominated for collaborations with several artists including Anuel, Maluma, and the Black Eyed Peas. Ricch, me
  
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• Cardi B releases WAP merchandise

  23-08-2020 09:02 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B surprised fans by releasing WAP-themed merchandise.
  
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• Tate McRae releases brooding new single ‘don’t be sad’

  23-08-2020 06:49 via nme.com
  
  Tate McRae has released latest single ‘don’t be sad’ alongside an official music video.
  With its darkened pop aesthetics and brooding piano melodies, ‘don’t be sad’ was co-written by McRae, Larzz Principato (Dua Lipa, Halsey) and Jeremy Dussolliet (Anthony Ramos).
  In the accompanying music video, we see a solitary McRae against a black backdrop singing directly toward the camera, as the shot progressively glitches in and out to focus on different emotions expr
  
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• Brandy and Monica to go head-to-head in upcoming Verzuz battle

  23-08-2020 03:56 via nme.com
  
  Brandy and Monica have been announced as the next guests on Verzuz.
  More than 20 years after facing off on their hit song, 1998’s ‘The Boy Is Mine’, the pair will feature on the popular Instagram Live event – curated by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz – on September 1 at 1am BST.In August, Brandy released her seventh studio album ‘B7’, eight years after her previous release, 2012’s ‘Two Eleven’.
  The singer had announced the release of ‘
  
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• Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody loves working with 'brilliant' Taylor Swift

  23-08-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Gary Lightbody has candidly discussed his favourite music artists to work with.
  
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• Brandy & Monica Will Face Off in a Sure-to-Be Iconic ‘Verzuz’ Showdown

  23-08-2020 02:01
  
  Queue up “The Boy Is Mine”: It’s Brandy vs. Monica in the next Verzuz battle.
  “Get ready for the queens!” the official Verzuz Instagram teased Saturday night (Aug. 22), with a sleek split image of the singers’ faces.
  Brandy and Monica will go head-to-head on Monday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. ET on Instagram and Apple Music.
  “#History,” Brandy wrote on her account. “Thank you @monicadenise and @verzuztv for making this happen. Let’s celebrate!!!
  
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• Is Luke Bryan Becoming an Underwear Model?

  23-08-2020 00:17
  
  Luke Bryan got a little nervous when his wife, Caroline, opened a package of underwear Jockey sent him.
  The country couple, newly announced as brand ambassadors, unboxed some Jockey goodies for a comical campaign spot — and even though Bryan insisted he’s “been working out,” he wasn’t so sure about the thong.
  “Here’s your new go-to,” Caroline teased her husband, holding up a garment that would leave little to the imagination.
  “This is a prank
  
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• Listen to Jared Evan’s surprise new mixtape ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’

  23-08-2020 00:05 via nme.com
  
  New York rapper/singer Jared Evan has shared a surprise mixtape, ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’ – you can listen to it below.
  Read more: “Hi, my name is…” – 20 years of Eminem’s ‘The Slim Shady LP’ as told by those who were there
  Evan’s latest project is a sequel to his 2015 tape of the same name, which featured appearances from the likes of Santana‘s daughter Stella and multiplatinum-selling singer Max.
  Some of the features
  
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