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• You can watch Beastie Boys’ final show for free all weekend

  25-09-2020 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Beastie Boys’ final live show will be streaming for free online throughout this weekend (September 26-27).
  The New York rap group gave their last performance at Bonnaroo 2009, when they headlined the festival.Read more: Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”Shortly after the event, Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer and the band cancelled all promotional activities. Yauch died on May 4,
  
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• Watch Bon Iver turn ‘22 (Over S∞∞N)’ into a voter registration PSA

  25-09-2020 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon turned ’22 (OVER S∞∞N)’ into a voter registration PSA during an appearance on US late night TV.
  The musician performed the track, which appeared on his last album ’22, A Million’, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (September 24).Read more: Bon Iver at Mad Cool: a fine end to the ‘22, A Million’ era, but they “don’t know how” to play the new songsSat behind a series of synths and with a
  
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• Executive of the Week: Good Money Global CEO Fee Banks

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  This week, YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Top reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the young rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his third No. 1 album in the past 12 months — with a fourth album that reached No. 2 also within that span. That puts him in some elite company: only BTS and Future have topped the albums chart with three entries faster.
  And it’s why YoungBoy’s manager and the CEO of Good Money Global Fee Banks earns the title of Billboard’s Executive
  
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• Lizzo, Rosalía, Miguel & More Star in Rihanna’s ‘Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2′ Teaser

  25-09-2020 23:10
  
  What’s business in the front, party in the back and lace all over? Rihanna rocking a mullet again and her Savage x Fenty brand, which will return to the screen for the second edition of her fashion show.
  The fashion mogul asked her nearly 99 million Twitter followers, “Who ready?” when she revealed the official teaser for Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2 on Friday (Sept. 25), which will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video next Friday, Oct. 2. The Navy can s
  
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• SuperM Unite: K-pop’s Avengers Call For Togetherness On Super One

  25-09-2020 22:52
  
  SuperM speaks to MTV News about their first full-length album 'Super One.'
  
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• A Timeline of Machine Gun Kelly & Megan Fox’s Relationship

  25-09-2020 22:26
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox’s love felt destined from the moment the Jennifer Body’s actress felt the rockstar rapper’s Pisces moon.
  From their movie’s production being postponed due to COVID to Fox’s guest appearance in MGK’s “Bloody Valentine” music video, the couple’s love life has played out onscreen and shown their fans how they’re meant to be.
  Billboard compiled a timeline of how the stars aligned for the stars&
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Carla Morrison, Camilo, Pablo Alborán & More

  25-09-2020 22:13
  
  “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.
  Carla Morrison, “Ansiedad” (Cosmica Artists)
  Marking Carla Morrison’s rebirth, as she described this moment in her career on Twitter, the Mexican singer-songwriter Carla Morrison returns to the spotlight with “Ansiedad (Anxiety),” an uptempo R&B-fused pop track that explores her
  
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• RS Latin Picks: Week of September 21st

  25-09-2020 21:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear fresh new sounds from Iberoamerica, featuring Carla Morrison, Los Blenders, Guaynaa, Camila Moreno and more
  
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• Thundercat moves tour to 2021, upgrades London show to Brixton Academy

  25-09-2020 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Thundercat has postponed his UK and European shows this year to 2021.
  The LA multi-instrumentalist and producer was due to play London’s Roundhouse on October 9 and a host of other European shows, including Berlin’s Astra Kulturhaus on October 13.
  As part of this rescheduled tour, he will now perform at Manchester Academy on May 13, 2021, as well as an upgraded London show at the O2 Academy Brixton on May 7, 2021. Original tickets remain valid and extra tickets for the new London sho
  
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• First Out: New Music From Carlie Hanson, Shamir, Chaz Cardigan & More

  25-09-2020 21:48
  
  As September comes to a close, it’s time to start beefing up your fall playlists. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Carlie Hanson’s brooding new collaboration with Iann Dior, to Shamir’s continued pop-rock reign with his latest track, check out some of our favorite new releases this week.
  Carlie Hanson, “Ego” (feat. Iann Dior)
  Throughout her career, C
  
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• Lizzo: 'The commercialisation of body positivity isn't always a good thing'

  25-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo is a massive advocate for self-love and body positivity.
  
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• Kylie Minogue credits boyfriend for 'holding me in a way that no one else can'

  25-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Kylie says things are "really good" with Paul.
  
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• Bill Murray receives legal threat from Doobie Brothers for using music to sell golf shirts

  25-09-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The band''s attorney has written a humorous letter to the actor.
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Kelsy Karter, ‘God Knows I’ve Tried’

  25-09-2020 21:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The New Zealand-born singer-songwriter's debut album, due next week, includes this special hybrid of rock & roll, jazz, and gospel
  
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• Bon Iver Encourages Voter Registration in ’22 (Over S∞∞N)’ Performance

  25-09-2020 21:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Justin Vernon launched For Wisconsin initiative to encourage voter registration
  
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• Record Store Day 2020: 18 Great Exclusive Releases From the September Drop

  25-09-2020 21:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Fleetwood Mac to Curren$y, here are our favorite exclusives from the second RSD release date of 2020
  
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• Record Store Day 2020: 17 Great Exclusive Releases From the September Drop

  25-09-2020 21:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Fleetwood Mac to Curren$y, here are our favorite exclusives from the second RSD release date of 2020
  
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• ‘The First Time’ With SuperM

  25-09-2020 21:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  K-pop band released their debutSuper One on Friday
  
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• Lil Peep’s ‘Hellboy’ mixtape is now on streaming services

  25-09-2020 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Lil Peep’s ‘Hellboy’ mixtape has been added to streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music for the first time.
  The project was originally released four years ago today (September 25) but was previously only available to listen to on SoundCloud.Read more: “It’s hard to get right”: how posthumous rap albums became big businessThe tape’s arrival on digital streaming platforms was announced in a post shared on Peep’s Instagram account. “
  
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• Jessie Ware on Dance Music in the Age of Quarantine

  25-09-2020 20:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Disco has that sense of joy that people need when things are really going to shit," the British singer says in our 2021 Grammy Preview
  
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• First Beat: New Music by Travis Scott, Polo G, REASON & More

  25-09-2020 20:39
  
  For this week’s edition of First Beat, Travis Scott enlists a star-studded team to build up his “Franchise,” Polo G prays for change and REASON teams up with Vince Staples for a new Cali banger.Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A., “Franchise” 
  Even without an album in 2020, Travis Scott has enjoyed a stellar year courtesy of his torrid one-off singles like “The Scotts” with Kid Cudi and “The Plan” from Tenet. Today, Scott rec
  
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• Turn Off the Lights, Because Bad Bunny’s Launching Glow-In-The-Dark Crocs: See Pics

  25-09-2020 20:00
  
  Bad Bunny has proved many times that he’s a Crocs fan, flaunting his pair of foam clog shoes on stage and in TV appearances. Now, he’s ready to bless fans with his own line of Crocs dropping next week, Billboard has learned.
  The shoe manufacturing company has teamed up with the Puerto Rican superstar to create a pair of glow-in-the-dark Crocs in the Classic Clog style, available in white or green for men, women, and children. The shoe will also come adorned with Bad Bunny-inspired Ji
  
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• From Travis Scott to Zayn and More, What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  25-09-2020 19:57
  
  Zayn introduced two bundles of joy this week: his firstborn daughter with Gigi Hadid and his new single “Better.” If only the rest of the artists’ new offerings could be as adorable.
  Carrie Underwood gifted fans with an early Christmas present in the form of her holiday album, My Gift, with her 5-year-old son, Isaiah Fisher, standing in as her “Little Drummer Boy.”
  Travis Scott enlisted Young Thug and M.I.A. to be a part of his “F
  
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• Listen to two new songs by Jessie Reyez, ‘Sugar At Night’ and ‘No One’s In The Room’

  25-09-2020 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Jessie Reyez has released two new songs, ‘Sugar At Night’ and ‘No One’s In The Room’ – scroll down the page to listen to them now.
  The Colombian-Canadian musician shared the tracks as part of a surprise extended version of her debut album ‘Before Love Came To Kill Us’, which was released earlier this year.Read more: Jessie Reyez: “Death is a big part of who I am”On ’No One’s In The Room’, Reyez sings of, “Be
  
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• Grimes and BloodPop’s manager launches app to help artists understand record deals

  25-09-2020 19:36 via nme.com
  
  The manager of Grimes and BloodPop, Daouda Leonard, has founded an app that helps employees and artists in the music industry understand the workings of record deals.
  CreateOS.app, which was launched by Leonard yesterday (September 24) is a free resource that simulates deals for “artists, managers and industry executives who want more transparency in understanding how the finances of deals work”.Read more: From music to healthcare, the public is being asked to plug broken systemsA st
  
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• Music at Home: Dylan Uncovered

  25-09-2020 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  15 of the best Dylan covers, from Joan Baez, Bettye LaVette, the Roots, Sonic Youth, and more
  
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• Inside the Making of the Super-Deluxe Reissue of Prince’s ‘Sign O’ the Times’

  25-09-2020 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prince's archivist, Michael Howe, explains how the treasures on the expanded version of Prince's 1987 masterpiece emerged from the vault
  
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• Travis Scott says M.I.A. is “the illest of all time” following collaboration release

  25-09-2020 19:07 via nme.com
  Travis Scott has praised M.I.A. in a new interview, calling her “the illest of all time”.
  The two artists and Young Thug teamed up on Scott’s new single ‘Franchise’, which was released earlier today (September 25).Read more: Astroworld 2019 review: Travis Scott’s rowdy rager goes off with help from Kanye, Megan Thee Stallion and er, Marilyn MansonScott appeared on Zane Lowe’s New Music Daily show on Apple Music to discuss the track, and spoke about how h
  
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• H.E.R. on ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’: ‘It Allowed Me to Make Personal Music’

  25-09-2020 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There’s no way you can get tired of this album," H.E.R. says of Hill's classic 1998 debut, which topped her ballot for Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums poll
  
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• The Doobie Brothers’ lawyer writes glib letter to Bill Murray accusing him of copyright infringement

  25-09-2020 18:54 via nme.com
  
  The Doobie Brothers’ lawyer has written to actor Bill Murray to ask him for damages for an alleged breach of copyright.
  According to attorney Peter T. Paterno, Bill Murray’s golf apparel brand, William Murray Golf, has used the Californian band’s 1972 hit ‘Listen To The Music’ without permission in a TV commercial advertising a new shirt.
  Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter yesterday (September 24) shared what purports to be the letter addressed to Murray by Pate
  
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• Rolling Stone 500: The Drake Era Kicks Into High Gear on ‘Take Care’

  25-09-2020 18:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper-singer's second LP was a sweet cocktail hiding a vicious spirit
  
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• ARO’s Chilly, Trance-like ‘House of Lies’ Is a Song You Need to Know

  25-09-2020 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne's daughter returns with a hypnotic new declaration of intent
  
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• The Weeknd Just Put This Fan Favorite Track Back on Streaming Services

  25-09-2020 18:35
  
  The Weeknd announced on Friday (Sept. 25) that he’s returned his 2014 track “King of the Fall” to streaming services after the song’s spotty availability over the past few years.
  The standalone single — which was accompanied by a full production video — was used as the title track to an autumn 2014 tour, but never ended up on 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness album, which featured the singles “The Hills” and “Can’t Feel My Face.&rd
  
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• Public Enemy Fight the Power With Passion on ‘What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?’

  25-09-2020 18:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chuck D and Flavor Flav summon the steely spirit of their Eighties heyday for a new hour of chaos
  
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• Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: This Salsa Evolution Celebrates Legacy of Latin’s Dance Floor Revolution

  25-09-2020 18:30
  
  The legacy of salsa music knows no borders. From Havana to New York, San Juan to Barranquilla, Caracas to Dakar, and beyond, salsa has circled the world.
  While the name “salsa” was coined as a marketing concept for the urban Latin mix coming out of New York that was recorded on the Fania label in the ’60s and ’70s, its roots are indisputably in Cuba.
  Tito Puente, whose 1957 album Dancemania was a milestone in the evolution of the sound that would become known as sals
  
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• TikTok Creators Reassured (So Far) About Platform’s Efforts to Avert Ban

  25-09-2020 18:28
  
  As the back-and-forth over a potential TikTok ban drags on, the best place to escape the daily news briefs might just be the social video app itself, where it’s largely business as usual for the creators who populate the platform.
  Though TikTok continues to battle the Trump Administration’s ban in court and owner ByteDance works to hammer out a deal with Oracle that will meet government approval in both the U.S. and China, TikTokers have been busy transitioning to fall with #PumpkinS
  
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• Filter’s Richard Patrick says he quit Nine Inch Nails after Trent Reznor told him to deliver pizza

  25-09-2020 18:22 via nme.com
  
  Filter’s Richard Patrick has spoken about his decision to leave Nine Inch Nails more than 20 years ago, citing comments from Trent Reznor as the motivating factor.
  The musician was a member of the band from 1989 until 1993 primarily as a part of the live line-up.Read more: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Ghosts: V-VI’ review: a timely two-part dip into daydreams and nightmaresPatrick reflected on his final days in the band while appearing on the podcast Stop! Drop & Talk, which is
  
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• Dolly Parton Sings ‘I Will Always Love You’ for Porter Wagoner on New DVD Box Set

  25-09-2020 18:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Dolly: The Ultimate Collection' assembles her most iconic on-screen performances
  
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• SuperM Blast Onto ‘Ellen’ With Explosive Performance of ‘One (Monster & Infinity)’: Watch

  25-09-2020 18:08
  
  SuperM appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday (Sept. 23) to perform their new song “One (Monster & Infinity).”
  Taking the stage in a separate, socially-distanced studio, the K-pop supergroup — which includes NCT 127’s Mark and Taeyong, WayV’s Ten and Lucas, Shinee’s Taemin and Kai and Baekhyun of EXO — danced their way through the performance with energetic, swaggering choreography.
  “Alright, no games, watch me deliver ever
  
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• ‘Sound of Metal’: Riz Ahmed plays a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing

  25-09-2020 18:06 via nme.com
  
  The first trailer for Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed has just been released – check it out below.
  Directed by Darius Marder, the film follows a heavy metal drama who grapples with his immediate and intermittent hearing loss.Read more: Riz Ahmed on being an actor, activist and rapper: “Representation stretches culture – it might even heal people”Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a drummer who struggles with the prospect of becoming deaf and is also grappling with his past of
  
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• Listen to Machine Gun Kelly and Halsey’s pop-punk collaboration, ‘Forget Me Too’

  25-09-2020 18:04 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Halsey have teamed up for a new pop-punk collaboration, ‘Forget Me Too’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fameThe fifth track on Kelly’s new album, ‘Tickets To My Downfall’, ‘Forget Me Too’ sees the pair leaning towards an early 2000 pop-punk style. Blink-182’s Travis Barker also plays drums on the track.
  The album sees
  
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• T.I. Taps Young Thug For Fast-Paced ‘Ring’ Video, Announces Upcoming Album Title: Watch

  25-09-2020 18:00
  
  Libra season is upon us, and so is The Libra era for T.I..
  On his 40th birthday on Friday (Sept. 25), the rapper announced the title of his upcoming album, The Libra, which not only nods to his star sign but also stands for The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta.
  In conjunction with the announcement, T.I. unveiled his dynamic new video for “Ring,” featuring Young Thug. The clip finds Tip as a therapist and Slime his patient who has outgrown “the hostilities you&
  
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• All-Star ‘A Change Is Gonna Come 2020′ Playlist Encourages Voter Registration

  25-09-2020 17:59
  
  A Spotify playlist titled “A Change is Gonna Come 2020″ includes selections from former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke as well as members of the Polyphonic Spree, Slowdive and the Psychedelic Furs in an effort to encourage voter registration.
  The 40-track playlist features songs meant to capture the current moment and spur listeners to the polls on Nov. 3 and to activism in their communities.
  In addition to former punk bassist and Texas Rep. O’Rourke, the
  
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• Miranda July & Emile Mosseri Break Down the Lush, Romantic ‘Kajillionaire’ Score

  25-09-2020 17:58
  
  It’s hard to say what a ‘typical’ movie plot for offbeat auteur Miranda July might be, but it still comes as a bit of a surprise that the latest offering from the writer/director of such Criterion-approved fare as Me You and Everyone We Know and The Future is a film about a family. Then again, Kajillionaire stars a different kind of kin: a trio of emotionally stunted con artists intent on maintaining an off-the-grid, glamor-free existence. Shifting between depictions of parent-
  
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• Shawn Mendes Wins a Record 5 SOCAN Awards in His Native Canada

  25-09-2020 17:52
  
  Shawn Mendes set a new record at the 31st annual SOCAN Awards, winning five awards in a single year.
  He took songwriter of the year – performer for the second time and also won the international song award (for “Señorita,” his megahit collab with Camila Cabello), an international achievement award and two pop music awards for “Señorita” and “If I Can’t Have You.”
  The SOCAN Awards were originally set for March 30, but were delayed, as
  
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• Anitta Performs ‘Me Gusta,’ Lady Gaga Wins Big and More at MTV MIAW Brazil 2020

  25-09-2020 17:35
  
  Anitta has been working non-stop after dropping her new single “Me Gusta” in collaboration with Cardi B and Myke Towers.
  On Thursday (Sept. 24), the Brazilian superstar presented the star-studded collab with a special performance at the MTV MIAW awards, held in Brazil. Singing her latest bop at the city of Salvador, Anitta rocked a hot pink-sequined dress with flowers and pearls and was joined by a vibrant group of dancers. Cardi and Towers made cameos in hologram versions.
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• Sufjan Stevens says performing at 2018 Oscars was “traumatising”

  25-09-2020 17:31 via nme.com
  
  Sufjan Stevens has spoken about his experience of performing at the 2018 Oscars, calling it “traumatising”.
  The indie musician was invited to perform at the Hollywood awards ceremony after his song ‘Mystery Of Love’ – written for the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack – was nominated for Best Original Song.Read more: Sufjan Stevens – ‘The Ascension’: a sprawling and powerful dissection of modern humanity“Honestly, one of the most traumatis
  
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• Zayn Sounds Happy On ‘Better’ — And Looks Like A Million Bucks In The Video

  25-09-2020 17:23
  
  Zayn returns with a minimal new video for 'Better,' a lovely slice of R&B pop, just days after becoming a father.
  
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• Here’s Why Chris Rock Once Tried to Get Cardi B Her Own Comedy TV Show

  25-09-2020 17:20
  
  Cardi B, comedy star? Chris Rock stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (Sept. 24) to dish about how he once tried to get the rapper her own comedy show.
  “Cardi B I saw on some, like, YouTube thing or whatever. Again, my kids show me this Cardi B girl, and she didn’t have a record out or anything,” the star explained to Jimmy Fallon. “And I was like, ‘OK we should go show it.’ I’m not even gonna say what network but…So
  
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• Lizzo on the future of body-positivity: “I owe it to the people who started this to not just stop here”

  25-09-2020 17:19 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has opened up about the future of the body-positivity movement in a new interview.Read More: Lizzo – The Big ReadAppearing on the cover of this month’s Vogue, Lizzo said the movement needs to be more inclusive as “the people that this term was created for are not benefiting from it.”
  Lizzo explained: “Now, you look at the hashtag ‘body positive,’ and you see smaller-framed girls, curvier girls. Lotta white girls. And I feel no ways about
  
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