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• Kamala Harris says some rappers “should stay in their lane”

  26-09-2020 23:51 via nme.com
  
  Kamala Harris, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, has said some rappers “should stay in their lane”.
  The politician spoke about her favourite rappers during the NAACP’s virtual convention yesterday (September 25).Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortionHarris was asked who she thought the best rapper alive was, to which she responded Tupac. When CNN’s Angela Rye, who was mode
  
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• The Kinks’ Ray Davies says he never wanted to release ‘Waterloo Sunset’: “I just wanted it to be ours”

  26-09-2020 21:42 via nme.com
  
  The Kinks’ Ray Davies has said he never wanted to release ‘Waterloo Sunset’.
  The track was released as a single in May 1967 and went on to feature on the album ‘Something Else’ later that year.Read more: From Sonic Youth to The Smiths: the best John Peel sessions everDespite now being one of the band’s classic songs, Davies has said in a new interview that had wanted to keep the song private. “I got my family together – my sister was over from
  
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• Rick Ross and Tory Lanez Beef Over ‘Daystar’ Album, Breonna Taylor Protests

  26-09-2020 21:28
  
  Rick Ross and Tory Lanez are sparring on social media following the release of Lanez’s new album, Daystar.
  On the album’s lead song “Money Over Fallouts,” the 28-year-old Canadian rapper and singer, whose real name Daystar Peterson, denies claims that he shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a Hollywood Hills party in July.
  “Gotta see a couple questions: how the f–k you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” Lanez raps on the t
  
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• Willie Nelson Encourages Americans to ‘Vote ‘Em Out’ in New Animated Video

  26-09-2020 21:03
  
  With the U.S. election just weeks away, artists are imploring their fans to get out and vote on November 3. Country music legend Willie Nelson, however, decided to take his advice one step further.
  In a new animated video for his 2018 single “Vote ‘Em Out,” the outspoken star is asking that voters use the election to unseat those in power with a simple message; “If you don’t like who’s in there, vote ‘em out.” The new clip shows cartoon voters cast
  
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• Janelle Monáe says the police system is “built on traumatising Black folks”

  26-09-2020 20:19 via nme.com
  
  Janelle Monáe has spoken about the police system and its connections to racism, saying it was “built on traumatising Black folks”.
  The musician and actor appears in the movie Antebellum, which tackles slavery and Confederate-era America.Read more: Homecoming season two review: Janelle Monáe picks up where Julia Roberts left offSpeaking about the recent resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Monáe told the Guardian she was “happy” that the conv
  
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• Bill Murray’s golf company responds to the Doobie Brothers’ copyright infringement claims

  26-09-2020 19:48 via nme.com
  Bill Murray’s golf company have responded to the Doobie Brothers’ request for damages for an alleged breach of copyright.
  The actor’s golf apparel brand William Murray Golf is said to have used the group’s 1972 hit ‘Listen To The Music’ in a TV advert for a new shirt without permission.Read more: 10 amazing real-life Bill Murray stories that prove the man’s a total legendThe letter from the Doobie Brothers’ attorney Peter T. Paterno gained att
  
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• Kanye West Teases New Song ‘Believe What I Say’: Listen

  26-09-2020 19:36
  
  Kanye West has shared a snippet of a new song called “Believe What I Say.”
  The rapper and presidential hopeful took to Twitter on Saturday (Sept. 26) to post a 38-second clip of the track, which samples Lauryn Hill’s 1998 hit “Doo Wop (That Thing).” The tweet was accompanied by a video shot on a boat.
  “You ask him to feel protected/ And still feel protected,” West raps on the song. “Just one time for the record/ Just one time for the record/ Don&rs
  
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• Fans share hauls from second of three 2020 Record Store Day events

  26-09-2020 19:09 via nme.com
  
  Fans have shared their hauls from the second of three 2020 Record Store Day events.
  The annual Record Store Day celebration was originally due to happen on April 18, but is now taking place over three separate days this year. The decision was taken to accommodate social distancing measures put in place for the coronavirus pandemic.
  Fans across the country have been sharing the limited edition records and special releases that were released for the second event today. Each event this year will ha
  
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• Watch Beastie Boys’ Final Concert From Bonnaroo 2009

  26-09-2020 18:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  June 12th, 2009 headlining gig at Tennessee fest marked trio's last show before Adam "MCA" Yauch's cancer diagnosis
  
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• Kanye West shares preview of new song ‘Believe What I Say’

  26-09-2020 18:15 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has shared a preview of a new song called ‘Believe What I Say’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.
  The rapper posted a video shot on board a boat on Twitter earlier today (September 26) featuring a clip of the track.Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortion“You ask him to feel protected/And still feel protected,” West raps on the song. “Just one time for the
  
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• Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Wife Welcome Third Child

  26-09-2020 18:13
  
  Congratulations are in order for Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and his wife, Hayley, who recently welcomed their third child.
  The couple’s new son, Atlas Roy Hubbard, was born in Nashville on Thursday (Sept. 24), weighing in at 8 lbs., 2 oz., and measuring 21 inches long.
  “We are so excited to have Atlas here! It’s been an amazing journey and we are feeling so thankful,” the Hubbards told People. “Having three under 3 was not our plan but clearly it was
  
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• Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Listen To The Ultimate Latin Divas Playlist

  26-09-2020 18:00
  
  Hispanic Heritage Month is here, and it’s time to celebrate Latin culture and music.
  On this occasion, Billboard is honoring Latin women in the music industry who are proud of their heritage with the ultimate Latin Divas playlist.
  The list gathers 40 of the best songs—classic and new—from Latin music’s biggest female artists, including Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Karol G, Thalia, and Becky G, to name a few.Dale and play our Latin Divas playlist!
  
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• Ray Davies never wanted to release 'Waterloo Sunset'

  26-09-2020 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  The 1967 track may be one of The Kinks most well known songs now, but the 76-year-old writer initially just wanted it to be a private musical moment for his family.
  
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• See Sting Announce Duets Album, Perform With Gashi on ‘Fallon’

  26-09-2020 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer also discusses how the Police's "Don’t Stand So Close to Me" has become Covid-19 anthem with Jimmy Fallon
  
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• Charlie Puth was told he wasn't cool enough to sing 'See You Again'

  26-09-2020 16:15 via music-news.com
  
  Although the 28-year-old singer co-wrote the track, he almost didn't end up singing it on the soundtrack to the movie 'Furious 7' because he "didn't
  
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• Shinedown’s Brent Smith and Zach Myers share cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’

  26-09-2020 16:02 via nme.com
  
  Shinedown‘s Brent Smith and Zach Myers have shared a new cover of Billie Eilish‘s ‘Bad Guy’ – you can listen to it below.
  Read more: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness
  Continuing to make music outside the group using their Smith & Myers moniker, the pair have shared two new tracks from their forthcoming ‘Smith & Myers Vol.2’ collection.
  Aside from the cover of Eilish’s mega hit, Smith & Myers have also shared a
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 26)

  26-09-2020 16:00
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week:Nicki Nicole Launched New Swag
  Argentine trap singer Nicki Nicole has teamed up with Spanish clothing company Pull&Bear for a limited-edition capsule collection. Including edgy sweatshirts, dresses, crop tops, and many more must-have trends, the collection is part of Sicko19, th
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer claims Tory Lanez’s team launched “smear campaign” over shooting allegations

  26-09-2020 15:30 via nme.com
  Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer has claimed Tory Lanez’s team have launched a “smear campaign” against the rapper after she accused him of shooting her.
  Lanez was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after an incident took place in Los Angeles on July 12 that left Megan with gunshot wounds in her foot, requiring surgery.
  In August, Megan claimed on Instagram that it was the Canadian rapper who had shot her. In a surprise-release album called ‘DAYSTAR’, which
  
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• Keira Knightley struggles to remember who she played in ‘Star Wars’

  26-09-2020 15:24 via nme.com
  
  One of Keira Knightley’s first big roles was in the movie Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, but the actor hardly remembers anything about her character.
  Read more: Star Wars movie order: a definitive viewing chronology for the galaxy far, far away
  Speaking in a new interview, Knightley, who played Sabé, Queen Amidala’s double, in the 1999 movie, failed to even recall her character’s name.
  “Your character survived, whereas Padmé did not,”
  
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• Bill Murray’s Golf Company Sends Humorous Response to Doobie Brothers’ Legal Threat

  26-09-2020 15:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We appreciate your firm's choice of 'Takin' It to the Streets,' rather than to the courts, which are already overburdened 'Minute by Minute' with real problems," lawyer writes
  
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• The Eerie Tale of Sad13’s ‘Haunted Painting’

  26-09-2020 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  From ghosts to garden gnomes, Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis explains how she made her scary-good new solo album
  
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• Listen to Sia’s powerful new song ‘Courage To Change’

  26-09-2020 14:39 via nme.com
  
  Sia has shared an inspirational new song called ‘Courage To Change’ – you can listen to it below.
  Read more: How Sia’s personal resurrection became her greatest work yet
  The track is taken from the soundtrack to the singer’s upcoming directorial debut Music, which stars Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom, Jr. and regular collaborator Maddie Ziegler.
  The film was first announced at the 2015 Venice Film Festival and was originally slated for release in October 2019, but wa
  
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• Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has composed music for a new photography project

  26-09-2020 14:19 via nme.com
  
  Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has composed some new music to accompany a photography project.
  Read More: Wilco – ‘An Ode to Joy’ review: a quietly triumphant return to form
  Tweedy has written the music for a video to accompany photographer Gregory Crewdson’s collection, ‘An Eclipse of Moths’ – you can listen to the new music below.
  The collection, which debuted this week in LA, will be on show until November 21.
  Speaking about the collection, Crewsdon said:
  
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• Brian May opens up about his ongoing heart attack recovery: “It is a long climb back”

  26-09-2020 13:23 via nme.com
  
  Queen guitarist Brian May has opened up about his ongoing recovery from a heart attack he suffered earlier this year.
  Read More: 50 Geeky Facts About Queen
  Back in May, May told fans that he had been “very near death” when he was hospitalised after doctors discovered that three arteries in his heart “were congested and in danger of blocking the supply of blood” to his heart.
  Now, in a new interview with The Times, May has opened up further about the health-scare
  
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• Film music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam has died, aged 74

  26-09-2020 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Film music legend Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam has died; he was 74.
  According to reports on on BBC News and CNN, the acclaimed Indian singer had been hospitalised and placed in intensive care after being diagnosed with COVID-19 back in August.
  Balasubrahmanyam was reportedly first admitted to hospital in the southern city of Chennai  in early August after testing positive for the coronavirus. He later tested negative in early September, but continued to receive life suppor
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne says he’s “just started work” on a new album

  26-09-2020 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he’s started working on a new album.
  Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”
  The Black Sabbath frontman released his last solo LP, ‘Ordinary Man’, which was recorded with Andrew Watt and featured Post Malone, Slash and Elton John, back in February.
  Speaking in a new interview, Osbourne discussed what he’s been up to during the coronavirus lockdown, revealing that he’s already working
  
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• Eminem wants Fat Joe to come out of rap retirement

  26-09-2020 12:22 via nme.com
  
  Fat Joe has revealed that Eminem called him last week to try and convince him to come out of retirement.
  Read more: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feuds
  The revelation came during a conversation with Big Sean on his Instagram Live show The Fat Joe Show. The pair were talking about Sean’s new album ‘Detroit 2’ when the conversation moved to Eminem, who appears on the album on ‘Friday Night Cypher’.
  Joe ask
  
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• Sharon Van Etten shares “deeply personal” B-Side, ‘All Over Again’

  26-09-2020 12:10 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Van Etten has shared a “deeply personal” B-Side from 2015 digitally, for the first time – you can listen to it below.
  Read More: Watch our Sharon Van Etten interview: “I don’t think I’d be a good wrestler, but I really love ‘Glow'”
  ‘All Over Again’ was the B-Side to ‘I Don’t Want to Let You Down’ from the EP of the same name.
  Announcing the digital release of the B-Side on Instagram, Van Etten wrote: “My 7
  
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• New dad Zayn Malik returns with first solo track in two years

  26-09-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer and girlfriend Gigi Hadid announced the birth of their first child earlier this week.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion's attorney accuses Tory Lanez of launching 'smear campaign'

  26-09-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lanez was accused of shooting the rapper following a party back in July.
  
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• Katy Perry: 'Being a mum is a full-time job'

  26-09-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer welcomed daughter Daisy Dove Bloom last month.
  
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• Late US rapper Pop Smoke lands 'bittersweet' UK Number 1 album with posthumous debut

  26-09-2020 11:47 via music-news.com
  
  The posthumous debut album by US rapper Pop Smoke makes a last-minute grab for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
  
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• 24kGoldn claims UK’s Official Number 1 single with Mood

  26-09-2020 11:44 via music-news.com
  
  Rising star 24kGoldn earns his first Number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart with Mood ft. Iann Dior.
  
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• Watch The National’s Matt Berninger perform as part of ‘Team Joe Sings’ event

  26-09-2020 11:40 via nme.com
  
  The National’s Matt Berninger has shown his support for upcoming presidential candidate Joe Biden after performing at a ‘Team Joe Sings’ livestream event – you can watch it below.
  Read more: The National’s Matt Berninger: “I’m writing so much – I’m like Bradley Cooper in Limitless”
  Berninger performed on the live-streamed show alongside artists including Sean O’Brien, Chloe x Halle and Andrew Bird earlier this week
  
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• Rammstein announce 25th anniversary edition of debut album ‘Herzeleid’

  26-09-2020 11:28 via nme.com
  
  Rammstein have announced they’re releasing a 25th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘Herzeleid’.
  Read more: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes show
  Originally released on September 25, 1995, the limited edition, remastered anniversary collection is set to arrive on December 4.
  The CD version of Rammstein’s debut will be housed in a lavish, cross-shaped digipak with deluxe slipcase, with the
  
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• Travis Scott says M.I.A. is 'the illest of all time'

  26-09-2020 10:59 via music-news.com
  
  The pair collaborated on Scott's new single 'Franchise', alongside Young Thug, and Travis has praised M.I.A. for her "music, beats and raps".
  
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• Billy Ocean used to hide his awards from his kids

  26-09-2020 10:57 via music-news.com
  
  The 70-year-old singer - who has three children with wife Judy - is proud of his accomplishments but worried he'd send the wrong messages to his offspring if he had his trophies out on display.
  
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• Neil Young is releasing a live album and concert film, ‘Return to Greendale’

  26-09-2020 10:50 via nme.com
  
  Neil Young is releasing a new live album and concert film.
  Read More: Neil Young – ‘The Times’ EP review: classic protest songs reworked to reflect the current chaos
  The album, ‘Return to Greendale’, will be released on November 6 alongside a corresponding concert film.
  The film chronicles the tour behind Young and Crazy Horse’s 2003 rock opera, ‘Greendale’, which featured a troupe of actors and an elaborate stage production. Focussing on the lives
  
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• Garbage confirm they’ve finished their seventh studio album

  26-09-2020 10:17 via nme.com
  
  Garbage have confirmed that they’ve finished a new studio album.
  Read More: Garbage’s Shirley Manson: “I don’t give a fuck about fame, I don’t give a fuck about legacy”
  Writing on Instagram, Shirley Manson this morning (September 26) revealed that the group have finished working on their seventh studio album.
  Manson wrote: “There were far more important things happening this week so I didn’t want to crow but we have big news in the house of garbage
  
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• 2 Chainz and Big Boi compete in ‘Family Feud’ showdown

  26-09-2020 06:47 via nme.com
  
  2 Chainz and Big Boi are the latest artists to face off in a new instalment of Celebrity Family Feud.
  The hip hop heavyweights went head to head on this week’s (September 24) episode of the much-loved game show. Long-running host Steve Harvey presented questions to both teams, 2 Chainz’s ‘Real U’ and Big Boi’s ‘Patton Clan’. Watch the clip below.2 Chainz featured members of his label T.R.U. (The Real University) as part of his team, including Atlanta rap
  
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• Aminé performs ‘Limbo’ medley in hot air balloon on ‘Kimmel’

  26-09-2020 06:15 via nme.com
  
  Aminé has taken to the skies for a unique performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, treating audiences to a medley from a hot air balloon.
  The Portland rapper flew above Los Angeles in a balloon adorned with flags of the world to perform a medley of ‘Woodlawn’ and ‘Burden’. The two tracks are featured on his latest album ‘Limbo’, which was released on August 7. Watch the video below.Throughout the performance, Black Lives Matter messaging is highlighted on the
  
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• Here’s Who Kamala Harris Thinks Is the ‘Best Rapper Alive’

  26-09-2020 03:24
  
  For Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Tupac “lives on.”
  That’s why she deemed him the “best rapper alive” during the NAACP’s virtual convention Friday (Sept. 25).  CNN’s Angela Rye, who moderated the event, then reminded the California senator that has been dead since 1996.
  “I keep doing that,” Harris laughed in response.“Listen, West Coast girls think Tupac lives on. I’m with you,” Rye
  
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• This TikTok Has Everyone Listening to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ Again

  26-09-2020 02:18
  
  Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” cruised to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. Forty-three years later, TikTok user @420doggface208 is jamming to the hit while cruising on his skateboard, and it’s gaining rotation again.
  In the short clip that’s already received 2.7 million views on the social platform, he’s seen boarding on the road, lip-syncing to “Dreams” and drinking from an entire bottle of cranberry juice.
  As if the multitasking wasn’
  
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• Vin Diesel Debuts First Single ‘Feel Like I Do’ on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ Thanks to Kygo

  26-09-2020 01:45
  
  As Vin Diesel navigates 2020 away from the Fast and Furious set, he video chatted Kelly Clarkson on her show Thursday (Sept. 24) from a recording studio to premiere his debut single “Feel Like I Do” in collaboration with Kygo.
  “Feel Like I Do” is the first solo single by the action movie star and according to Diesel, the first song on Kygo’s record label Palm Tree Records. And the tropical house track is perfect to listen to with palm t
  
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• Let’s Go! See Which Rapper Will Take Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ to New Heights With a New Remix

  26-09-2020 01:02
  
  Dua Lipa already brought The Blessed Madonna, Madonna and Missy Elliott up with her on the remix of “Levitating.” So who’s hoping aboard next?
  DaBaby will next for the song’s second remix on Friday, Oct. 2, according to the Future Nostalgia star’s social media today (Sept. 25). He reshared her Instagram on his Story Friday, writing “BOOM” with a rocket emoji. Maybe Billboard Baby will help give her hit the lift-off it needs to go
  
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• BTS, JoBros & More: Who Should Win Top Duo/Group at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!

  26-09-2020 00:42
  
  The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are right around the corner, and there are five duos/groups vying for top honors. But who do you think deserves it the most?
  If BTS wins, the K-pop septet will become the first group to do so two years in a row since the former British boy band One Direction from 2015-2016. Following their epic reunion last year, the Jonas Brothers tie fellow top duo/group nominees Dan + Shay for the most nods with four — top artist, top duo/group, top radio s
  
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• Metallica Rules Top Facebook Live Videos Chart With Final #MetallicaMondays Video

  26-09-2020 00:28
  
  Metallica’s final installment of Metallica Mondays on Facebook Live finds the band going out on top, as the rockers rule Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart for August 2020.
  The chart, the latest of which recaps August 2020 activity, is a monthly look at the widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee. Rankings are determined by a formula that blends reactions, comments, shares and first-seve
  
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• Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘People Are Cautiously Optimistic and Pleasantly Surprised’

  26-09-2020 00:19
  
  In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career in the biomedical research field to pursue his love of music full time. Nearly 31 years later, the couple made the difficult decision to shutter in-store operations due to COVID-19, roughly a week before Governor Tony Evers forced a mandatory shutdown of all non-essential businesses. Now that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned Evers’ stay-at-home order — ruli
  
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• First Country: New Music From Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Scotty McCreery, Trisha Yearwood & More

  26-09-2020 00:19
  
  Chris Stapleton, “Cold”After releasing jaunty “Starting Over” a few weeks ago, Stapleton returns with another peek into his forthcoming album with this earth-shattering ballad, co-written by Stapleton, producer Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure and Derek Mixon. The song opens with a dirge-like piano and just gets sadder from there as Stapleton, on one of his most soulful vocals, asks why his lover has to “cut me like a knife…girl, you know you left this hole right here in
  
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• Halsey Slams Tory Lanez’s ‘Daystar’ & His Attempt to ‘Profit Off of His Violence’ Toward Megan Thee Stallion

  26-09-2020 00:15
  
  Tory Lanez caused an uproar across social media on Thursday night (Sept. 24), when he teased that he would finally break his silence after Megan Thee Stallion revealed that the Canadian rapper shot her in the leg during a July confrontation.
  Instead of coming clean, the 28-year-old rapper and singer, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, unveiled a 17-track album Daystar, with the lead track “Money Over Fallouts” featuring the line, “Gotta see a couple questi
  
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