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• Taylor Bennett Performs Brand New Music on Billboard Live at-Home

  04-09-2020 23:53
  
  Last summer, Taylor Bennett played something like 30 shows, including many of America’s biggest festivals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, summer 2020 has obviously been very different. That’s one reason the Chicago rapper and singer was so excited to perform Thursday (Sept. 3) as part of Billboard’s Live At-Home concert series.
  Presented by Mercedes-Benz, the midday livestream enabled Bennett to connect with fans for 30 minutes and — just as importantly — raise money
  
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• QOTSA, Mastodon and ATD-I supergroup Gone Is Gone get dreamy on new song ‘Sometimes I Feel’

  04-09-2020 23:50 via nme.com
  
  Gone Is Gone – the supergroup featuring members of Queens Of The Stone Age, Mastodon and At The Drive-In – have released a new song, ‘Sometimes I Feel’.Read more: Gone Is Gone: Five things you need to know about the “supergroup”The band formed in 2016 and released their debut album ‘Echolocation’ the following year. Their line-up consists of QOTSA’s Troy Van Leeuwen, Mastodon’s Troy Sanders, At The Drive-In’s Tony Hajjar and
  
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• R. Kelly Attacker Confesses, Singer Requests Release on Bail

  04-09-2020 23:30
  
  R. Kelly is asking a judge to release him on bail after he was attacked last week by an inmate.
  In a motion filed Friday (Sept. 4), Kelly’s attorney Michael I. Leonard says not only did the Bureau of Prisons not protect his client, but also that personnel at the facility actually encouraged the inmate to attack the singer.
  As proof, Leonard presented to the judge a handwritten motion from inmate Jeremiah Farmer confessing to the attack. In the motion, titled “The Government Made Me A
  
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• Evian Christ shares ‘Ultra’ – his first new single in six years

  04-09-2020 23:18 via nme.com
  
  Evian Christ has shared ‘Ultra’, his first single in six years – scroll down the page to listen it now.
  The producer – whose real name is Joshua Leary – first emerged in 2012 with his debut mixtape ‘Kings And Them’ and went on to collaborate with Kanye West on his 2013 album ‘Yeezus’.
  Now, Leary has released his first piece of new material since 2014’s ‘Waterfall’ EP. ‘Ultra’ begins tranquilly, before discordant
  
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• DC Comics Honors Beyoncé, Janelle Monáe, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, AOC & More as ‘Wonder Women of History’

  04-09-2020 23:08
  
  DC Comics unveiled the new young adult graphic novel anthology Wonder Women of History, which celebrates real-life heroes from Beyoncé to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  Female and non-binary writers and artists tell 17 stories of those “who take up Wonder Woman’s iconic mantle” in their respective fields of science, sports, entertainment, politics, social justice and more, according to the DC Comics blog. New York Times bestselling author Laurie
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Galantis & Jackson Wang, Eli & Fur, Kasablanca & More

  04-09-2020 22:51
  
  New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams.
  While it was a relative quiet week in the dance world, the scene never really sleeps, thus the collection of wi
  
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• HAIM share ‘The Summer Girl Remixes Volume 1’

  04-09-2020 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Haim have released a new batch of remixes, titled ‘The Summer Girl Remixes Volume 1’.
  The record features five reworkings of their single ‘Summer Girl’, which features on their latest album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’.Read more: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”Included in the bundle are remixes by Lauren Auder, mmph, Amber Mark, Solomonophonic and Jack And Henry. You can see the full tracklisting and listen to Solomonophonic’s sque
  
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• Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘Everybody Has a Connection to Music… Which is Our Saving Grace’

  04-09-2020 22:10
  
  As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying Runaway bar.
  As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Reflects on ‘American Idol’ First Season Finale Win 18 Years Later: ‘It Changed My Life’

  04-09-2020 22:04
  
  On Sept. 4, 2002, a 20-year-old waitress from Fort Worth, Texas named Kelly Clarkson became the first-ever American Idol. And a moment like this has the award-winning singer reflecting on her journey ever since.
  “18 years ago today was the finale of the first season of American Idol and it changed my life! I’m still hustlin 18 years later because I know I am blessed to have the opportunities and I still love my purpose!” the inaugural Idol winner wrote
  
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• RS Latin Picks: Week of August 31st

  04-09-2020 21:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fresh new sounds from Iberoamerica, featuring new music by Ozuna, Ximena Sariñana, Las Villa, Sech with Daddy Yankee and Rosalía — plus the return of RBD
  
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• Taylor Swift Shake It Off plagiarism lawsuit to move forward

  04-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor says the suit is a "money grab"
  
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• Justin Bieber stands in for Drake in Popstar video

  04-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Bieber filled in for his fellow Canadian.
  
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• John Legend and Quincy Jones front Recording Academy's Black Music Collective

  04-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  John Legend has been critical of the Recording Academy in the past.
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine says he would vote for Donald Trump

  04-09-2020 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Tekashi 6ix9ine has said he would vote for Donald Trump in his first interview since being released from prison.
  The rapper was sentenced to 24 months behind bars last year for nine charges including conspiracy to murder and armed robbery. He was released in April over coronavirus fears and finished the home confinement part of his sentence in August.
  Speaking to the New York Times, 6ix9ine discussed the comparisons he receives to the current US President. “I don’t think Trump trolls
  
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• Well, Here Comes a Major Lazer & Nicki Minaj Collab

  04-09-2020 21:19
  
  It seems that the long-awaited Major Lazer LP, Lazerism, is one step closer to dropping, with today’s announcement that the trio are about to release a collab with Nicki Minaj, Nigerian singer Mr.Eazi and UK artist King K4MO.The song, “Oh My Gawd,” is out September 10 at 2:30 p.m. ET. From what we gather via the clip posted to social media, the track is a thick and hyphy bass bomb with walloping vocals from Eazi that has a dancehall vibe akin to much of Major Lazer’s earl
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Lele Pons, Ecko, Las Villa & More

  04-09-2020 21:16
  
  “First Stream Latin” is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
  Lele Pons, Guaynaa “Se Te Nota” (Shots Studios & Music / Interscope Records)
  Lele Pons and Guaynaa have teamed up for what could possibly become the next Quarantine Club banger. In “Se Te Nota,” which loosely translates to “you can tell,” the Venezuelan and Puerto Rican ar
  
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• Selena Gomez Shows Off Which Rare Beauty Lip Soufflé She Wore in the ‘Ice Cream’ Music Video

  04-09-2020 21:05
  
  Selena Gomez showed fans her favorite products from her new Rare Beauty makeup line in a Vogue “Beauty Secrets” video tutorial, and she’s already worn one of them in a music video.
  The video launched on the same day as her coveted makeup collection. And in the middle of taking viewers through her day-to-night makeup routine, she pulled out the one product they’ve famously seen her wear in the “Ice Cream” music video with her K-pop col
  
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• 20 Questions With Tricky: The U.K. Icon on His 14th Album, Black Lives Matter & Influencing Billie Eilish

  04-09-2020 20:59
  
  Out today (September 4), Tricky’s new album Fall to Pieces is dark, sophisticated, subtle, often sexy, instrumentally eclectic and in possession of a deep well of emotion — as expressed in both Tricky’s vocals, and those from heavily featured Polish singer Marta Złakowska.
  What the album isn’t is trip-hop, the genre label that’s been applied to much of the iconic UK artist’s work since his 1995 debut LP, Maxinquaye.
  “What’s annoying about it i
  
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• Britney Spears Quotes Selena Gomez to Feel Confident ‘Without Lots & Lots of Makeup’

  04-09-2020 20:49
  
  The best way to combat the haters is with kindness.
  That’s the message Britney Spears is sending with an Instagram post on Thursday (Sept. 3) revealing that “For the first time in my life I’m going without lots and lots of makeup.”
  “Growing up in Hollywood can be hard !!!! It’s all about looks …. and the press can be pretty mean ….. ‘why does she look so old’ … ‘why does she look so young’ … ‘why is she
  
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• 5 Minutes With Ozuna: Watch Him Discuss ‘ENOC,’ Doja Cat, Sia & Drake

  04-09-2020 20:32
  
  Sia and Doja Cat had never recorded anything in Spanish. That is, until Ozuna sent them “Del Mar (From The Sea),” the island-vibe and upcoming single from his newest album, ENOC.
  “They get it, love and good vibes,” Ozuna told Billboard.But beyond “Del Mar,” ENOC – which stands for “El Negrito Ojos Claros (The Black Kid, Light Eyes)” – is made up of 20 hits. This is Ozuna at his best, which means as good as it comes in Latin urban music.
  
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• Equality California to Honor Laverne Cox & Norman Lear

  04-09-2020 20:26
  
  LGBTQ civil rights organization Equality California announced on Friday (Sept. 4) that it will honor Normal Lear and Laverne Cox at a Sunday, Sept. 13 virtual celebration. The Golden State Equality Awards will see the 98-year-old TV pioneer behind culture shifting shows such as All In the Family and The Jeffersons receive the ally leadership award, to be presented by friends/fellow legends Gloria Estefan and Rita Moreno (both of whom feature in One Day At A Time, a reboot of his ’70s/&rsqu
  
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• Big Sean’s Holistic Healing

  04-09-2020 20:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  On 'Detroit 2,' the rapper's first solo album since 2017, he grapples with past struggles and offers a wide portfolio of feelgood solutions
  
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong shares cover of Wreckless Eric’s ‘Whole Wide World’

  04-09-2020 20:05 via nme.com
  
  Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has released a cover of Wreckless Eric’s ‘Whole Wide World’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.
  The cover arrives as part of the Amazon Original cover series, which has seen James Bay cover The Shirelles and Perfume Genius cover Mazzy Star, amongst others.Read more: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”Armstrong’s is the latest to arrive in the series and sees the sta
  
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• Here’s What to Watch This Labor Day Weekend

  04-09-2020 20:04
  
  Labor Day Weekend is right around the corner, and Billboard has lined up all the virtual concerts you can “attend” during the holiday.
  Pearl Jam will webcast a specially edited show Friday night (Sept. 4) at 8:00 p.m. ET from the first night of their Seattle “Home Shows.” The concert, which features a 33-song setlist and special guests, originally took place on Aug. 8 at Safeco Field. Fans can purchase the HD webcast for $14.99 to watch live tonight an
  
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• Bumper, Kat Cunning, Wonho, And More Made The Songs We Love This Week

  04-09-2020 20:02
  
  A new project from Japanese Breakfast, a seductive banger from Wonho, something catchy and ethereal from Kat Cunning, and more songs we love fill this week's Bop Shop.
  
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• Alaska & Kandy Muse Unleash ‘Sitting Alone In the VIP’ Video

  04-09-2020 20:02
  
  Pandemic be damned, All Stars winner Alaska Thunderfuck and NYC drag scene mainstay Kandy Muse have teamed up for the “Sitting Alone in the VIP,” a surprisingly poignant electro banger about the sense of isolation that’s part and parcel of a drag queen’s life. And now, the music video is here, featuring both Alaska and Kandy in and out of drag (flaunting some quarantine mask protocol fierceness, naturally) as well as another Drag Race alum.
  “This industry really is
  
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• 18 Ways the Grammys Will — And Probably Won’t — Look Like the VMAs

  04-09-2020 20:02
  
  Now that the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which aired on Aug. 30, are in the rearview, the big question is how the upcoming Grammy Awards, set for Jan. 31, will be similar — and how they’ll be different.
  Here are 18 ways the Grammys will and won’t look like the VMAs.The Grammys may or may not be permitted to stage a conventional show at Staples Center: No one knows what COVID-19 restrictions will look like nearly five months from now. Will the Grammys be able to return to their
  
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• Will ‘Dynamite’ Become the Long-Awaited Breakthrough for BTS – And K-Pop – At Top 40 Radio?

  04-09-2020 19:47
  
  On this week’s Billboard Hot 100, BTS scores a historic achievement: their new single, “Dynamite” debuts at the top of the chart, giving the group its first career No. 1 and making the seven-member boy band the first all-South Korean group to top the Hot 100.
  It’s a huge moment for all of Korean pop music — which had previously reached a No. 2 peak on the Hot 100, with PSY’s “Gangnam Style” in 2012 — and for BTS, who are positively giddy abou
  
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• India Ramey Has Apocalyptic Visions on New Album ‘Shallow Graves’

  04-09-2020 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nashville singer-songwriter decries hypocrites and an unnamed but obvious snake-tongued leader
  
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• David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ to be reissued with original title and new artwork

  04-09-2020 19:17 via nme.com
  David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ is set to be reissued with the title the star originally wanted to use for it and new artwork.
  The record, which was Bowie’s third studio album, was released in 1970 and included tracks including ‘All The Madmen’, ‘Running Gun Blues’ and the title track.Read more: David Bowie’s earliest years – as told by the people who knew him bestTo mark its 50th anniversary, ‘The Man Who Sold The Worl
  
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• It’s Been a Hard Year, But Bright Eyes Aren’t Giving Up Yet

  04-09-2020 19:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  After nearly a decade of hard losses and new joys, Conor Oberst, Nate Walcott, and Mike Mogis knew the time was right to get the band back together
  
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• First Out: New Music From Bright Light Bright Light, Fletcher, Flavia & More

  04-09-2020 19:09
  
  If you’re in need of some queer additions to your Labor Day weekend playlists, look no further; Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From a colorful new video courtesy of Bright Light Bright Light and Caveboy to Fletcher’s new single, check out some of our favorite new releases from this week below.Bright Light Bright Light & Caveboy, “It’s Alright, It’
  
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• Hear Spoon’s Stripped-Down New Version of ‘Rainy Taxi (Big Beat)’

  04-09-2020 18:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band's Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel rerecord They Want My Soul track for Bandcamp Friday
  
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• Beyoncé pledges another $1million to Black-owned businesses

  04-09-2020 18:40 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé has pledged to give another $1million (£756k) to Black-owned small businesses via her BeyGOOD foundation.
  The star set up the philanthropic organisation in 2013 and has used it to help provide Flint, Michigan with clean water, victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and, most recently, those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.Read more: Beyoncé’s new visual album ‘Black Is King’ – the big talking pointsThe previously announced Black-owned Small B
  
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• Rapper Silento charged after attacking strangers with small axe

  04-09-2020 18:37 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Silento has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked two strangers with a small axe.
  The 22-year-old, who is best known for his viral track ‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)’, was reportedly looking for his girlfriend when he entered an unlocked house.
  According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, once inside, the rapper swung a hatchet at two people before one of them managed to disarm him.
  Silento has now been charged with two counts of assault wi
  
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• Music at Home: The Witching Hour

  04-09-2020 18:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Majestic assertions of power and presence from Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, FKA Twigs, and more
  
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• From SZA & Ty Dolla Sign to Big Sean, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!

  04-09-2020 18:24
  
  This week’s supply of new music is full of surprises galore by everyone from SZA and Big Sean to DJ Khaled and Drake, and with so many to choose from, Billboard wants to know which new release is your favorite!
  Is SZA’s glorious return with some help from Ty Dolla $ign hitting different three years after Ctrl? Were you living for DJ Khaled and Drake’s high-concept “Popstar” video starring none other than Justin Bieber?
  Perhaps you’re living for the veritable d
  
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• Slipknot were the big winners at the Heavy Music Awards 2020

  04-09-2020 18:22 via music-news.com
  
  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual music awards ceremony - which honours the best across the heavy music landscape
  
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• Melody Gardot has teamed up with Sting for her first ever duet

  04-09-2020 18:20 via music-news.com
  
  The 35-year-old singer - who will release her fifth album 'Sunset In The Blue' on October 23 - has collaborated with the 'Fields of Gold'
  
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• Six Nine Inch Nails members will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Trent Reznor

  04-09-2020 18:18 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Closer' singer had been confirmed for the induction ceremony later this year, and it seems another six musicians will also be honoured for their contributions to the iconic group.
  
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• A new John Lennon biography will explore the final year of his life

  04-09-2020 18:17 via music-news.com
  
  Drawing on new interviews, music historian Kenneth Womack's book 'John Lennon 1980: The Last Days In The Life'
  
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• Disclosure admitted working Stevie Wonder would be the 'ultimate video game boss' for their career.

  04-09-2020 18:13 via music-news.com
  
  The electronic duo - made up of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence - have teamed up with the likes of The Weeknd
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon have teamed up with YUNGBLUD on their new single 'Obey'

  04-09-2020 18:12 via music-news.com
  
  The hard rockers have collaborated with the 23-year-old star on their new single, while frontman Oli Sykes directed the music
  
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• Jamie Cullum's song 'The Age of Anxiety' was inspired by a work meeting about social media

  04-09-2020 18:10 via music-news.com
  
  The 41-year-old singer - whose track was named Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the Ivor Novello Awards this week
  
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• Milk Teeth come to a “bittersweet end” as band announces split

  04-09-2020 18:05 via nme.com
  
  British punk trio Milk Teeth have announced that they’ve decided to split up, with vocalist Becky Blomfield calling the breakup a “bittersweet end.”
  Read more: Wake Up, Wake Up! Seven other punk acts being loud about change
  Taking to social media to share the news, Blomfield wrote: “After battling with the decision for over a year, the time has come for me to move on to a new part of my life – today marks the bittersweet end of Milk Teeth.
  “A huge thank you to
  
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• ‘Less Instruments, More Feelings’: Leonel Garcia’s ‘Amor Pasado’ Pays Homage to Ranchera Classics

  04-09-2020 18:01
  
  Putting the spotlight on lyrics, vocals and emotions, Leonel García’s stripped-down versions of ranchera classics such as “La Media Vuelta,” “En el Último Trago” and “Tu Recuerdo Y Yo” on his new album Amor Pasado inject new life to the songs of an older generation.
  Paying tribute to the melancholic songs made famous by musical icons like José Alfredo Jiménez and Chavela Vargas, García began recording this album nearly
  
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• Sheryl Crow Announces ‘Songs From the Big Green Barn’ Virtual Concerts

  04-09-2020 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer also releases a new video for the song "In the End"
  
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• Frances Quinlan Celebrates Hop Along’s 15th Anniversary With Previously Unreleased EP

  04-09-2020 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Philly singer-songwriter will also release Freshman Year on streaming services for the first time
  
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• Erasure Returns to Top 10 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart With ‘The Neon’

  04-09-2020 17:52
  
  Erasure enters at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Sept. 5) with The Neon, earning the veteran British duo its eighth top 10.
  The set starts with 3,000 equivalent album units, mostly from album sales, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Erasure is now tied for fourth place among duos or groups for the most top 10s since the chart’s June 2001 inception, matching The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk. They trail only The Happy Boys (12), Thievery Corporation
  
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• Nashville Music Clubs Get Emergency Relief Funding: ‘It Buys Us Some Time’

  04-09-2020 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Small venues like Exit/In, the 5 Spot have been in jeopardy since the pandemic shut down live music
  
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