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• End Of The Road festival announces online edition with Squid and more

  27-08-2020 23:54 via nme.com
  End Of The Road festival has announced a virtual replacement for its 2020 edition.
  The Dorset festival, set to be held on the weekend of September 5-8, was cancelled back in May due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  Now, the festival have shared details of a new online event set for Saturday September 6, in which a number of artists will play live from the festival’s home of the Larmer Tree Gardens.
  Squid, Katy J Pearson, Billy Nomates and more will all perform as part of the event, dubbed In T
  
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• Heidi N Closet Picks the Top 4 Lip Syncs of ‘Drag Race’ Season 12

  27-08-2020 23:50
  
  Not only was this year’s season of RuPaul’s Drag Race one of the toughest competitions in recent drag memory, but it was the perfect quarantine appointment viewing during the pandemic (and one that’s been sorely missed since the season wrapped in May).
  Heidi N Closet, a season 12 competitor equal parts fierce and sweet who surprised no one by being named Miss Congeniality, hopped on the phone with Billboard to look back on the most gag-worthy lip syncs from her season.
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• Saweetie’s ‘Tap In’ Becomes First Two-Week No. 1 on Top Triller U.S. Chart

  27-08-2020 23:44
  
  For the first time in the chart’s seven-week history, a song reigns over Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart for more than one week, as Saweetie’s “Tap In” rules the Aug. 29-dated tally.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective songs, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, accor
  
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• From Onyx to X Æ A-12 & More, What’s Your Favorite Celebrity Baby Name of 2020? Vote!

  27-08-2020 23:38
  
  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove Bloom on Wednesday (Aug. 26) and her name couldn’t be prettier or more fitting for the “Daisies” singer’s first kid.
  Their little one joins a pack of uniquely named celebrity babies, but only one of them ran into trouble with the state of California. Grimes and Tesla/Space X CEO Elon Musk couldn’t quite keep the original headline-making name of their first son, X Æ A-12, because Cal
  
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• Who Should Win Best Collaboration at the 2020 VMAs? Vote!

  27-08-2020 23:33
  
  The VMAs are just around the corner, kicking off on Aug. 30. A number of coveted awards will be up for grabs, including the best collaboration trophy.
  The nominated team-ups include Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin’s “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life),” Ed Sheeran and Khalid’s “Beautiful People,” Future and Drake’s “Life Is Good” and Karol G and Nicki Minaj’s “Tusa.” Ariana Grande is nominated twice, for her Justin Bieber “Stuck w
  
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• Looking Back At Justin Bieber’s VMAs Journey From 2009 To Now

  27-08-2020 23:09
  
  With three wins and 20 nominations, Justin Bieber has come of age in the 11 years since making his VMAs debut in 2009. We recap his journey.
  
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• Chris Stapleton Turns Over a New Leaf & Is ‘Starting Over’ With a New Album, Drops Title Track

  27-08-2020 22:35
  
  Chris Stapleton announced today (Aug. 27) that he’s Starting Over with his forthcoming fourth studio album, which he’ll release on Nov. 13 via Mercury Records Nashville.
  Along with the announcement, he dropped the first title track “Starting Over” that he co-wrote with Mike Henderson. Although he finished the whole album in late February, before the worldwide shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Stapleton’s 14 fresh songs exalt life’s simplest
  
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• Latin Artist on the Rise: Juanfran’s Road to Stardom, From Spain’s Canary Islands to the Billboard Charts

  27-08-2020 22:31
  
  After kicking off his music career in 2019, Juanfran, short for Juan Francisco, was ready to conquer the world. Hailing from Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, the up-and-coming artist planned to expand his music in countries such as Chile, Argentina, Canada and the United States.
  Suddenly, everything came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  But Juanfran’s dreams did not stop there, ultimately putting his music on an international map, becoming a viral success on Tik
  
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• Marina says she’s “close to finishing” writing for her next album

  27-08-2020 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Marina has given fans an update on her next studio album, revealing that she’s almost finished writing for what will be her fifth LP.
  The musician posted a series of photographs and videos from an idyllic writing session, writing: “GOOD ENERGY! Bursting with sun beams to tell you that I’m close to finishing writing my 5th album in a little corner of paradise.”View this post on InstagramGOOD ENERGY! Bursting with sun beams to tell you that I’m close to finishing writ
  
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• Cardi B Can’t Stop Listening to the Remix of Her & Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ With Rihanna’s ‘S&M’

  27-08-2020 21:45
  
  Someone remixed Cardi B’s “WAP,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, with Rihanna’s “S&M,” and it’s a Cardi B-certified bop.
  Combining both anthems that wield the sheer strength of Black female sexual dexterity, received backlash for their explicit music videos, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 was just another smart move for oneboredjeu Mashup, the YouTube user who helmed the “WA&P” remix among countless others.
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• BTS keen to 'comfort and give joy to people' through their music now more than ever

  27-08-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The group are currently putting the final touches to their new album.
  
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• JoJo says cancel culture is “ridiculous”: “We’re so quick to write people off”

  27-08-2020 21:24 via nme.com
  
  JoJo has become the latest artist to give her opinion in the debate over ‘cancel culture’, calling the movement “ridiculous”.
  Over the past few months, a host of artists have shared their views on the widespread movement, with 50 Cent, Nick Cave and more voicing criticism.
  Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show recently, JoJo referenced her 2019 single ‘Joanna’ and said that cancel culture makes fans feel a false sense of ownership over artists. “It’s
  
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• Joe Budden ends exclusive Spotify podcast deal, accusing them of “pillaging” his audience

  27-08-2020 21:22 via nme.com
  
  Podcast host and rapper Joe Budden has ended his deal with Spotify that has seen The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal hosted exclusively on the streaming platform for the last two years.
  Read More: Greg Cochrane’s Podcasts For The People #20 – the final recommender
  On the latest episode of the podcast, Budden talked at length about his dissatisfaction with the platform, and said that once the deal expires in September 23 he will no longer be hosting it there.
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• Machine Gun Kelly Performs on an Upside Down Car Towed by Blackbear in ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ Video

  27-08-2020 21:04
  
  Machine Gun Kelly shreds his guitar atop his crashed ride in the chaotic “My Ex’s Best Friend” music video featuring blackbear that he premiered Wednesday (Aug. 26).
  MGK sings about his taboo fling with his ex-girlfriend’s right-hand woman while cruising in the middle of the desert. But things turn out even crazier when a fateful peep at his new boo sitting in the back causes him to avoid a head-on collision with his collaborator, and his car flips completely on its
  
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• Nwaka Onwusa on Rock Hall’s ‘It’s Been Said All Along’ Exhibit

  27-08-2020 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame spotlights a long and vital tradition of black artists […]
  
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• Billie Eilish, Barbara Streisand Items to Be Auctioned Off for Covid-19 Charity

  27-08-2020 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elton John, Taylor Swift and more donated items for MusiCares' charity auction
  
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• Nas’s “King’s Disease” Gets Derailed by Petty Misogyny

  27-08-2020 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Queensbridge icon’s legendary storytelling chops are undercut by his increasingly bad politics on his first album in 8 years.
  
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• Nas’ ‘King’s Disease’ Gets Derailed by Petty Misogyny

  27-08-2020 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Queensbridge icon’s legendary storytelling chops are undercut by his increasingly bad politics on his first album in eight years
  
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• Akon says he and Dr. Dre recorded “bangers the world will never hear” for the producer’s mythical ‘Detox’ album

  27-08-2020 20:34 via nme.com
  
  Akon has discussed his contributions to Dr. Dre‘s mythical unfinished album ‘Detox’, and urged the producer to release the material.
  First announced as the follow-up to Dre’s acclaimed second album ‘2001’, the producer worked on the record for over a decade before officially shelving it in 2015, reportedly enlisting dozens of producers and artists during the sessions.
  Akon was among those who worked on the sessions, and said he believes Dre should release the
  
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• 99 metal bands including Slayer and Trivium join ’99 Bottles Of Beer’ charity cover

  27-08-2020 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Members of Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium, Pantera and more are among 99 metal bands who have come together for a mammoth new charity cover.
  The new cover is of the famous drinking song ’99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall’, most famously covered by the Melvins.
  The idea for the cover was put together by The Boozehoundz, the moniker of Scour members Derek Engemann and John Jarvis alongside Robin Mazen of Gruesome. It sees 99 musicians all singing a single line of the song, amounting to a mammo
  
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• Maroon 5 Shares Technicolor Beachside Lyric Video for ‘Nobody’s Love’

  27-08-2020 20:16
  
  Maroon 5 reminds fans summer isn’t over just yet with a breezy beachside lyric video for their latest single “Nobody’s Love.”
  The visual features the same technicolor flare of the single’s cover art, with the lyrics washing away on the shore for a calming aesthetic with warm hues appropriate for the sweltering seasonal weather.
  Frontman Adam Levine posted on Instagram the day before the pop-rock band released the song in late July to explain how he hoped &ldquo
  
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• Walmart Joins Microsoft’s Bid for TikTok

  27-08-2020 20:02
  
  Walmart is joining Microsoft’s bid to acquire TikTok. The big-box retailer confirmed on Thursday morning that it would add its muscle to the potential deal, one of several options that TikTok owner ByteDance is exploring following President Donald Trump’s move to ban the app in the U.S.
  In a statement, Walmart highlighted that TikTok “has integrated e-commerce and advertising capabilities in other markets.”
  Microsoft has been in conversations with ByteDance about acq
  
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• Here Are All the Presenters & Performers For the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards: Exclusive

  27-08-2020 20:00
  
  Keke Palmer will host the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday, Aug. 30, when the hottest stars will come together (yet remain apart) for the musical spectacle.
  Lots of “first” moments will cement the 2020 VMAs as a historic one, besides the fact that it’s being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. BTS will make their first television performance of their English-language single “Dynamite,” while Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande will make it “Rai
  
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• Hard Work Pays Off: Banda MS De Sergio Lizárraga’s Latest Debuts at No. 2 on Regional Mexican Albums

  27-08-2020 19:49
  
  Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga scores its ninth top 10 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart as El Trabajo Es La Suerte arrives at No. 2 on the Aug. 29 survey.
  “We are extremely happy,” Oswaldo Silvas, vocalist of de Banda MS tells Billboard. “Every album represents a new commitment with us and our audience. El Trabajo Es La Suerte is Banda MS’ best album. It includes 18 songs and the selection was a painstaking job.”
  El Trabajo Es La Suerte arrives with 4,
  
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• Chloe x Halle and Saweetie Score New Radio Top 10s

  27-08-2020 19:46
  
  Two of the R&B and hip-hop sector’s rising acts, Chloe x Halle and Saweetie, each secure new top 10 hits on Billboard radio charts.
  For Chloe x Halle, their single “Do It” makes for the sibling duo’s first success at national radio, while Saweetie’s “Tap In” extends the buzz created with last year’s breakout hit “My Type.”
  “Do It” flies from No. 18 to No. 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart dated Aug. 29. The single
  
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• Lovelytheband Explain the Cosmic Coincidence That Landed Them a Role in New Rom-Com ‘This Is the Year’

  27-08-2020 19:40
  
  Some things are meant to be. But sometimes those meant-to-be moments just take half a lifetime to get there.
  Take, for instance, Lovelytheband’s unlikely co-starring role in former Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie’s directorial debut romantic comedy, This is the Year — also executive produced by Henrie’s former Waverly co-star and BFF Selena Gomez — which will get its virtual world debut on Friday (Aug. 28). The L.A. pop trio were coming off a 2018 de
  
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• Billy Strings’ ‘Watch It Fall’ Video: Train-Hopping Graffiti Artists Offer Stark Warning

  27-08-2020 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Modern-day hobos tag Strings' cautionary lyrics on a wild ride throughout the U.S.
  
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• Remembering Power Trip’s Riley Gale, a Ferocious Frontman Who Made You Feel Like Family

  27-08-2020 19:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  A friend and fan of the late thrash-metal legend-in-the-making looks back at how Riley galvanized various scenes and made friends across the globe
  
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• James Blake shares mind-bending new video for ‘Are You Even Real?’

  27-08-2020 19:23 via nme.com
  
  James Blake has shared a new video for his recent single ‘Are You Even Real?’ – watch it below.
  The track, Blake’s second of the year following  ‘You’re Too Precious’, which came out last month.Read more: James Blake – ‘Assume Form’ reviewThe trippy, partly animated new video sees Blake’s face contorted in strange new shapes. Watch it below.‘You’re Too Precious’, Blake’s only other piece of new music s
  
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• Fox News host Greg Gutfeld pays tribute to Riley Gale of Power Trip

  27-08-2020 19:05 via nme.com
  
  Greg Gutfeld, one of the co-hosts of the Fox News talk show The Five, used yesterday’s edition of the programme (August 26) to pay tribute to Riley Gale, the late frontman of thrash metal band Power Trip who died earlier this week aged 34.Read more: A tribute to Power Trip’s Riley Gale, a self-styled ordinary guy who made a modern metal masterpieceDespite differing political views – Gutfeld is a registered Libertarian, while Gale was outspokenly progressive – the two had
  
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• The 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time: Staff List

  27-08-2020 19:02
  
  It’s been nearly four decades since our best and brightest stars first made the jump from our stereos to our televisions, changing the course of popular music in the process. In the course of that time, music videos have come to define what we love and remember about our favorite artists as much as anything short of the music itself — creating icons, reinventing careers, sparking imaginations and inspiring untold millions of Halloween costumes worldwide.
  On the verge of this Sunday&r
  
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• Mexican Singer-Songwriter Silvana Estrada Becomes First Latin Artist Signed to Glassnote Records: Exclusive

  27-08-2020 19:01
  
  Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada has become the first Latin artist signed to Glassnote Records, Billboard can confirm.
  Joining the indie label’s roster, which includes award-winning artists like Phoenix and Mumford & Sons, the artist-to-watch signed with Glassnote following a quick visit to New York back in February. “After meeting the team, and a spontaneous performance, both parties left mesmerized,” according to a statement issued by Glassnote. “She offici
  
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• 50 Cent says the “biggest target” of cancel culture is “heterosexual males”

  27-08-2020 18:37 via nme.com
  50 Cent has discussed ‘cancel culture’ in a new interview, saying the “biggest target” of the perceived movement is “heterosexual males in general”.
  The rapper was speaking in a new interview, in which he also said that he doesn’t believe that he himself can be ‘cancelled’.Read more: If the ‘cancel culture’ debate proved anything, it’s that the time has come to cancel TwitterTalking to Variety, 50 Cent said: “I’m
  
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• Drummer Joe Vitale on His 50-Year Saga With CSNY, Joe Walsh, the Eagles, and John Lennon

  27-08-2020 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The co-writer of "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Pretty Maids All In a Row" looks back on an epic career in which he's also played with Buffalo Springfield and backed Meryl Steep
  
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• With 100 Million U.S. Subscribers, Streaming Services Declare: ‘We Are Fully Part of This Industry’

  27-08-2020 18:26
  
  The topline stats in the new “Streaming Forward” report from trade group the Digital Media Association (DiMA) are reason enough to sit up and notice. By the end of 2019, there were 99 million active streaming subscribers — procured from 87.5 million paid users — in the U.S. alone. And over the previous two years, paid subs jumped 74.6% and revenue rose 57.7%, fueling optimism for a long-suffering industry and turning streaming services, labels and publishers into hot inve
  
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• Ricky Dillard Returns to No. 1 On Gospel Airplay Chart With Tiff Joy Collab ‘Release’

  27-08-2020 18:26
  
  Ricky Dillard’s “Release,” featuring Tiff Joy, ascends 2-1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart dated Aug. 29, up 22% in plays in the week ending Aug. 23, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Dillard earns his second No. 1, among four top 10s, on Gospel Airplay. He first led with “Amazing,” with choir New G, for 30 weeks starting in July 2014. (“Release” is his first Gospel Airplay entry, among nine total, without a New G billing.)“Amazing&rdq
  
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• Deftones are releasing a special ‘White Pony’ beer to mark the album’s 20th anniversary

  27-08-2020 18:19 via nme.com
  
  Deftones are releasing a ‘White Pony’ beer to mark the album’s 20th anniversary.
  The band are teaming up with Belching Beaver for the ale which will see the LP’s artwork adorning the cans, and the drink inside boasting “an upfront flavour of pineapple but finishes with a soft grapefruit note with a mild bitterness and medium mouthfeel”.Read more: “This record embedded in our brains”: the endless power of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’&ldq
  
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• Longtime BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Producer Jack Walsh Steps Down

  27-08-2020 18:00
  
  Jack Walsh has decided to depart from the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival after 26 years, having served as executive producer of the summer festival since 1994.
  Under Walsh’s leadership, the festival earned a global reputation as a preeminent non-profit arts and music gathering that reflected the diversity and cultural ascendancy of its home borough in New York City.
  The festival, which is part of the non-profit arts organization BRIC and staged in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, had bee
  
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• Latin Music Week 2020: Sech, Cazzu, Natanael Cano, Nicki Nicole & More Confirmed For Two-Part On The Rise Panels

  27-08-2020 18:00
  
  From trap and reggaeton anthems to corridos tumbados, the genre-bending panelists confirmed for Billboard’s two-part On the Rise panels are up-and-coming artists making music their own way.
  Set to take place during this year’s virtual Latin Music Week (Oct. 20-23), part one of the On the Rise panel, a spinoff of Billboard’s On the Rise franchise which spotlights newcomers who are making waves in music, will feature panelists Mexican singer-songwriter Natanael Cano, us
  
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• Chris Stapleton Previews New Album ‘Starting Over’ With Optimistic Title Track

  27-08-2020 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench guest on the LP, due November 13th
  
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• Suzanne Vega Celebrates New York City With a Cover of Lou Reed’s ‘Walk on the Wild Side’

  27-08-2020 17:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Lou Reed was the first artist I saw live in concert,” singer-songwriter says, “and encountering his music changed my way of writing songs"
  
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• Bette Midler Apologizes For Mocking Melania Trump’s Accent

  27-08-2020 17:54
  
  Frequent Trump White House critic actress/singer Bette Midler said she went too far in mocking Melania Trump’s accent this week, and apologizing for a tweet in which she called the former model an “illegal alien.”
  The Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning star — who has made a second career of posting biting tweets attacking Pres. Trump’s policies and public statements multiple times a day for the past three years — dropped several especially barbed comments abou
  
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• Listen to Ms Banks’ powerful new track ‘Novikov’

  27-08-2020 17:46 via nme.com
  
  Ms Banks has shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Novikov’ below.
  The track follows the rapper’s recent appearance alongside CLIPZ on new track ‘Again’, which also featured Ms Dynamite and Jaykae.Read more: Ms Banks recites Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’ and talks performing with Little Mix and Nicki MinajSpeaking of the new track, Ms Banks said: “It’s bossy, it’s raw, it’s edgy… In a new world where women know the
  
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• Celebs Send Outpouring of Well Wishes to Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom After Baby Daisy’s Birth

  27-08-2020 17:46
  
  Katy Perry announced the birth of her daughter Daisy on Thursday (Aug. 27), and celebs are pouring into the pop star’s comments section on social media to celebrate the joyful occasion.
  “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” the singer and fiancé Orlando Bloom announced to UNICEF in a touching Instagram post revealing baby Daisy’s tiny hand clasped in her mom’s.
  “Congratulations, @katyperry and @orlando
  
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• Kanye West is suing Ohio’s election chief in bid to secure a place on the presidential ballot

  27-08-2020 17:44 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West is allegedly suing Ohio election chief Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose in a bid to secure his place on the ballot for the US presidential election.Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortionIt comes after the rapper’s 2020 presidential campaign, under the banner of The Birthday Party, earlier failed to secure his place in Wyoming, his adopted home state, after missing the deadline to su
  
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• Hear Prince’s Unreleased ‘Early’ Take on ‘Forever in My Life’

  27-08-2020 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Estate also launches eight-episode podcast ahead of Sign O' the Times reissue
  
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• Netflix confirms ‘Resident Evil’ live-action TV series

  27-08-2020 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Netflix has revealed that it will be releasing its live-action Resident Evil TV series and shared some behind-the-scenes details.
  After much speculation, the streaming platform has agreed to a series of eight hour-long episodes based on the popular survival horror video game franchise.READ MORE: Inside that horrifying new ‘Resident Evil Village’ trailerAndrew Dabb (Supernatural) will serve as showrunner, and Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead) will executive-produce and direct the firs
  
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• Amigo the Devil’s Cover of Carrie Underwood’s ‘Before He Cheats’ Is Haunted Folk Music

  27-08-2020 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter strips down the country smash as part of a "living album" of demos, B-sides, and live recordings
  
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• See the BBC’s schedule of classic Reading & Leeds sets from Billie Eilish, Radiohead and more this weekend

  27-08-2020 17:00 via nme.com
  
  The BBC have announced a huge schedule for their Reading & Leeds celebrations this weekend.
  Classic festival sets from Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more will be aired on iPlayer to mark what would’ve been the 2020 edition of the August bank holiday festivals.Read more: NME Recommends: the song that reminds me of Reading and LeedsReading & Leeds 2020 was officially cancelled in May due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and the new BBC virtual alternative set f
  
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• Kanye West sues to get on Ohio presidential ballot

  27-08-2020 17:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West's petition was rejected in Ohio.
  
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