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• Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu share apocalyptic ‘Back To Rock’ video

  01-11-2020 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu have shared a new video for ‘Back To Rock’ – watch it below.
  The track is lifted from September’s ‘Renegade Breakdown’ album.READ MORE: Marie Davidson: “People think they know me because they’ve danced to ‘Work It’ in a club… they might be surprised”“‘Back To Rock’ is the song from our new album that is the closest to my heart, and this is because it’s my mos
  
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• Phil Collins' ex-wife to vacate his Miami mansion by January 2021

  01-11-2020 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Phil Collins' ex-wife Orianne Cevey has used the couple's Miami home as leverage during their divorce proceedings.
  
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• Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Crisis: Week of Nov. 2

  01-11-2020 23:07
  
  The Halloween livestreams are over for another year, but there’s plenty of good stuff coming up.
  Among the virtual shows worth checking out the week of Nov. 2-8 are Niall Horan’s Nov. 7 set from the Royal Albert Hall, benefiting his touring crew, who have been sidelined as shows have been canceled due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The same day, Kylie Minogue will be doing her own global livestream to celebrate her upcoming album, Disco.A day earlier, Nine Inch Nails will be rem
  
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• Watch Feist cover Cat Stevens to encourage voting in Wisconsin

  01-11-2020 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Feist has shared a new cover of Cat Stevens – watch footage below.
  The cover of ‘Trouble’ was recorded as part of the For Wisconsin initiative, set up by Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon to encourage voting in the state ahead of the US election next week (November 3).READ MORE: Yusuf / Cat Stevens – ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ review: ’70s pop-folk classic gets a modern makeoverWatch Feist cover ‘Trouble’ below.Earlier this week, Arcade Fire
  
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• Rod Wave Falls as Stage Collapses at Atlanta Concert on Halloween

  01-11-2020 22:49
  
  Rod Wave and several people in his entourage came crashing down when the stage collapsed at a concert in Atlanta on Halloween.
  The rapper was pulled up with some assistance after the fall, and he seemed to be in good spirits later in that night.
  “PIMP DOWN I REPEAT PIMP DOWN,” he joked on Instagram, where he shared a video of the incident. A crowd of concertgoers held up their phones and filmed the group on stage going down, with angles that gave a closer look at the stage falling in
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Is ‘Like a Virgin’ for Halloween

  01-11-2020 22:00
  
  Can’t you hear our heart beat? Jennifer Lopez set pulses racing when she dressed up as fellow superstar Madonna for Halloween, decked out in one of the Queen of Pop’s most iconic outfits.
  With her hair up in blonde-ish waves, star-shaped earrings dangling, and neck draped with string after string of pearls, J. Lo channeled Madge’s famous “Like a Virgin” look in photos she shared to Instagram  and Twitter on Sunday (Nov. 1). Her outfit came complete with a sexy
  
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• Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ Album Voted as This Week’s Fan Favorite New Music

  01-11-2020 21:53
  
  Ariana Grande has topped Billboard’s new music poll for a second week in a row.
  Last week, the 27-year-old pop superstar topped the tally with her latest single “Positions,” and this week she holds the No. 1 spot with her new album of the same title.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 30) on Billboard, choosing Grande’s sixth studio album, Positions, as their favorite new music release of the past week.The singer’s 14-track set brought in 55 percent o
  
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• Luke Combs’ ‘What You See Is What You Get’ Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Sets New Streaming Record

  01-11-2020 21:00
  
  Luke Combs’ What You See Is What You Get album vaults back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a second total week, following its deluxe reissue on Oct. 23 — and sets a new weekly streaming record for a country album.
  The set, which debuted atop the list dated Nov. 23, 2019, zooms from No. 21 to No. 1 with 109,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 29 (up 399 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The album was reissued on Oct. 23 with a han
  
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• Zayn and Gigi Hadid Share First Family Photo With Baby Daughter on Halloween

  01-11-2020 20:46
  
  Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have shared their first family photo with their newborn daughter.
  On Saturday (Oct. 31), the supermodel posted the Halloween-themed pic in her Instagram Stories, where the couple is seen showing lots of love to their 1-month-old baby girl.
  In the spirit of Halloween, Malik wore a Harry Potter-themed outfit and Hadid showed off her impressive post-baby figure in a skin-tight blue bodysuit modeled after an unspecified video game character.Their little girl, whose name has
  
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• Mariah Carey Has a Scary Holiday Message: ‘It’s Time!’

  01-11-2020 20:36
  
  Halloween just ended, and Mariah Carey is eager to move on. On Sunday (Nov. 1), the pop superstar shared a creepy video on Twitter to usher in the new holiday season.
  In the clip, which she simply captioned “Guess what?” with a snowflake emoji, a creepy monster in black with its mouth sewn shut creeps around and opens doors as chilling sounds play. A giant pink butterfly then appears on a white board before the scene cuts to a spiderweb-covered door featuring dripping blood, handprin
  
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• Milwaukee official apologises for using ‘WAP’ to promote ‘Weatherization Assistance Program’

  01-11-2020 20:25 via nme.com
  
  A county supervisor in Milwaukee has apologised after using a meme based around Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘WAP’ to promote a new local government programme.
  Ryan Clancy was promoting the new ‘Weatherization Assistance Program’ in the state, which shares an acronym with the rap hit.READ MORE: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ coversThe meme, which you can see below, used a still from the ‘WAP’ video
  
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• From Lizzo to Yungblud, here are the best 2020 musician Halloween costumes

  01-11-2020 19:40 via nme.com
  
  For last night’s (October 31) Halloween celebrations, musicians and celebrities across the globe donned their best spooky costumes – here are the best of the bunch.
  Though the coronavirus pandemic hindered many opportunities for big Halloween parties, all manner of costumes were still on show.READ MORE: 66 killer songs for your Halloween playlistLizzo was among those dressing up for the occasion, dressing up as the fly that landed on US Vice President Mike Pence’s head dur
  
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• Apple Stock (AAPL) Drops Nearly 13% In October — What’s Going On?

  01-11-2020 19:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple stock (AAPL) dropped nearly 13 percent in October, including a more than $15 falloff between its month-high closing price ($124.40, on the 12th) and its closing price on Friday ($108.86). Now, many investors and fans are asking what brought about the decline. Apple stock kicked off October in a big way, closing at $116.79 […]The post Apple Stock (AAPL) Drops Nearly 13% In October — What’s Going On? appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Which Musician Had the Best Halloween 2020 Costume? Vote!

  01-11-2020 19:32
  
  The global coronavirus pandemic may have led to the cancellation of trick or treating and numerous parties this Halloween, but that didn’t stop people from dressing up in elaborate costumes — especially musicians.
  Take Cardi B, for instance, who got tongues … err … slithering with her elaborate Medusa getup. The rapper showed off her sexy and scary look the day before Halloween, revealing a headpiece that featured golden snakes, and a skin-tight and snakelike botto
  
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• The Weeknd Impresses With Uncanny ‘Nutty Professor’ Halloween Costume

  01-11-2020 19:19
  
  The Weeknd went all out for Halloween this year, dressing up as Eddie Murphy’s Sherman Klump from 1996’s classic comedy The Nutty Professor.
  In a series of Instagram posts on Saturday (Oct. 31), the 30-year-old R&B crooner shared photos and videos of himself in the spot-on costume, right down to the overweight body suit, heavy make-up and gray blazer with bowtie and suspenders.The Weeknd even nailed some of Klump’s jovial mannerisms, which can be seen in the videos, where h
  
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• Pale Waves tease new announcement arriving tomorrow

  01-11-2020 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Pale Waves have teased a new announcement arriving tomorrow (November 2), with new music potentially imminent.
  It comes after vocalist Heather Baron-Gracie confirmed last month that the band’s second album is finished.READ MORE: The Big Read – Pale Waves, American gothic“Pale waves news tomorrow… finally,” Baron-Gracie tweeted today (November 1). See the announcement below.Pale waves news tomorrow… finallypic.twitter.com/jvB5FHFInR
  — HBG (@HBARONGRACIE
  
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• David Bowie and Morrissey’s live T-Rex cover to be officially released this month

  01-11-2020 18:25 via nme.com
  
  David Bowie and Morrissey‘s live cover of T-Rex classic ‘Cosmic Dancer’ is set to be officially released this month.
  The pair linked up for the cover version during a show at The Forum in Los Angeles in 1991, and it has been widely circulated online in the two decades since.
  On Friday November 13, a digital download of the single will be available, with the song also arriving on streaming services.
  A 7″ vinyl version of the single will then be released on February 19, 202
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Honors Son Jack With Sweet Tattoo After Her Miscarriage

  01-11-2020 18:24
  
  Forever in her heart, and on her skin. Chrissy Teigen has honored her late son Jack with a new tattoo after suffering a miscarriage. The TV personality showed off her new ink on Twitter and Instagram Stories on Sunday (Nov. 1).
  In a Twitter video of herself glammed up in front of a mirror, she shares that it’s “date night.” Then responding to the tweet, she shared a photo of her right hand, holding husband John Legend’s hand. In the snap, her wrist is facing up, revealing
  
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• Nikki McKibbin, ‘American Idol’ Season 1 Contestant, Dies at 42

  01-11-2020 17:48
  
  Nikki McKibbin, who finished third on the first season of American Idol, has died.
  The Texas-born singer passed away on Saturday (Oct. 31) after experiencing a brain aneurysm earlier in the week, according to Facebook post from her husband, Craig Sadler. She was 42.
  In his post, Sadler wrote that his wife had been kept on life support because she was an organ donor.“Even at the end she is still giving. She was so loved that I know thousands of you will be grieving with us. There are only a
  
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• The Weeknd dressed up as The Nutty Professor for Halloween and it was brilliant

  01-11-2020 17:47 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd got into the Halloween spirit last night, dressing up as The Nutty Professor – see pictures below.
  In a series of pictures and videos posted to Instagram, Abel Tesfaye puffed away on cigars and even danced along to his own music.READ MORE: 66 killer songs for your Halloween playlistIn one of the clips, Tesfaye, dressed as Eddie Murphy’s character from the iconic 1996 film, dances along to his own song ‘Too Late’ in the middle of a party. See footage below.View
  
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• The Strokes Rock ‘The New Abnormal’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

  01-11-2020 17:06
  
  The Strokes took the stage on Saturday Night Live for the fourth time on Halloween night 2020 for the show hosted by comedian and former show writer John Mulaney, who was also back for his fourth turn as host.
  The band performed two songs from their latest album, The New Abnormal, which was released in April. They kicked off with the lead track,  “Adults Are Talking.” As lead singer Julian Casablancas crooned the lyrics in head-to-toe black, the word “OBEY” appeared
  
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• Korn bassist Fieldy’s band Stillwell share video for ‘Could’ve Sworn’

  01-11-2020 16:27 via nme.com
  
  Stillwell have shared a video for new song ‘Could’ve Sworn’ – you can watch it below.Read more: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house”Made up of Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, vocalist/guitarist Anthony “Q-Unique” Quiles and P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo, Stillwell released their third album, ‘Supernatural Miracle’, in September.
  Inspired by t
  
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• Rance Allen, Legendary Gospel Singer, Dies at 71

  01-11-2020 15:53
  
  Gospel star Rance Allen, whose Rance Allen Group drew upon contemporary sounds for such 1970s hits as “Ain’t No Need of Crying” and “I Belong To You” and anticipated such crossover gospel artists as The Winans and Amy Grant, has died at age 71.
  Allen’s wife, Ellen Allen, and manager Toby Jackson announced in a joint statement that Allen died early Saturday (Oct. 31) while recovering from a “medical procedure” at Heartland ProMedica in Sylvania, Ohi
  
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• Busta Rhymes shares explosive video for new track ‘Czar’

  01-11-2020 15:50 via nme.com
  
  Busta Rhymes has shared an explosive video for his new single ‘Czar’ – you can watch it below.Read more: Busta Rhymes on ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God’: “It’s my duty to start conversations”Taken from the rapper’s new album ‘Extinction Level 2: The Wrath Of God’, which arrived on Friday (October 30), the new track features Brooklyn duo M.O.P., who Busta famously collaborated with on the remix to hip-hop anthem &lsquo
  
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• The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas on playing old songs: “I couldn’t care less about playing ‘Last Nite'”

  01-11-2020 14:29 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has opened up about playing old songs in a new interview.Read More: The Strokes: “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article”Speaking to The Times, Casablancas admitted that he became “sick” of playing old songs live, saying “the music doesn’t move you” when playing the same songs repeatedly.
  He said: “When you’re growing up and imagining playing mus
  
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• Swans and The Haxan Cloak team up on new ‘Red Dead Online’ tracks

  01-11-2020 14:28 via nme.com
  
  Swans have collaborated with The Haxan Cloak on a pair of new tracks for Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Online – you can listen to one of them below.Read more: First Look: The Red Dead Online Naturalist update is contradictory in natureThe online component of Red Dead Redemption 2 has a new limited time update called ‘The Halloween Pass’, which features new season-appropriate additions to the game.
  The update features an all-new Halloween Pass, two new legendary animals to
  
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• Charlie Brooker wants ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking C**t’ to be Christmas Number One

  01-11-2020 13:41 via nme.com
  
  Charlie Brooker has shared which song he’d like to see top the charts this Christmas – and it’s not a family friendly one.Read more: “I’d like to alter the outcome of the news”: NME meets the minds behind ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’Taking to social media yesterday, Brooker tweeted a link to the song ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking Cunt’ by The Kunts, accompanied by the caption: “Christmas No.1”.Christmas No.1https://t
  
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• Taylor Swift fans celebrate as musician free to re-record original music

  01-11-2020 13:10 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift fans around the world have been celebrating to mark the fact the musician is free to re-record her original music once more.Read More: Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeoverLast year, Swift issued a lengthy statement claiming that Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta blocked her from using and performing her own songs – since the pair were involved in the controversial sale and purc
  
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• Cardi B struggled with her own WAP lyrics while writing risque song

  01-11-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The track was released in August.
  
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• Ashlee Simpson welcomes baby boy

  01-11-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Ashlee and Evan are also parents to daughter Jagger.
  
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• Billy Corgan on the time he visited Eddie Van Halen’s studio: “It was like a religious experience”

  01-11-2020 11:58 via nme.com
  
  Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has opened up about the time he saw Eddie Van Halen play at his studio.Read More: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayRemembering the visit from the late Van Halen guitarist, who died on October 6 at the age of 65, following a lengthy battle with cancer, Corgan said it was like “a religious experience” in a new interview with BBC Radio 6.
  Corgan said: “I was lucky be
  
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• Snoop Dogg announces new album ‘Take It From A G’

  01-11-2020 11:39 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has announced he’ll be releasing a new album called ‘Take It From A G’ in December, which follows last year’s ‘I Wanna Thank Me’.Read more: “Snoop Dogg was cartwheeling down the hallway” – funk-jazz maestro Thundercat on his many musical collaboratorsThe legendary rapper shared the news on Instagram in a video that features a toy low-rider, decked out in purple and gold L.A. Lakers colours, driving around the streets while an&
  
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• Public Enemy’s Chuck D says organisations need to “come together” to make Donald Trump “sit down”

  01-11-2020 10:39 via nme.com
  
  Public Enemy’s Chuck D has said that organisations need to work together to make US President Donald Trump “sit down”.Read More: Public Enemy – ‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ review: the icons’ finest effort in decadesSpeaking to The Observer, the frontman said he supports the Black Lives Matter movement and thinks that all organisations need to collectively work together ‘in this age of Donald Trump” to make their voi
  
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• Watch The Strokes perform ‘The Adults Are Talking’ and ‘Bad Decisions’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

  01-11-2020 10:19 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes returned to Saturday Night Live last night (October 31) – you can watch their performance below.Read More: The Strokes: “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article”This latest appearance marked the group’s fourth appearance on Saturday Night Live and their first in nine years on the show.
  The group performed ‘The Adults Are Talking’ and ‘Bad Decisions’ from their latest album, &
  
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• Watch The Rolling Stones performing ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ live for the first time

  01-11-2020 05:10 via nme.com
  
  Archival footage of The Rolling Stones performing their 1968 track ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ live in concert for the first time has been uploaded online.
  Landing on US label ABCKO’s YouTube channel earlier this week, the video is a previously unreleased cut from the band’s 1996 Rock and Roll Circus concert film that didn’t make it into the final version.
  The footage features the outfit’s original lineup as it was when the performance was initially filmed in 196
  
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• Watch Busta Rhymes and Anderson .Paak perform ‘YUUUU’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

  01-11-2020 02:45 via nme.com
  
  Busta Rhymes and Anderson .Paak appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (October 31) to perform their collaborative track ‘YUUUU’.
  The pair initially released the single in September as the second cut from Busta’s new album ‘Extinction Level 2: The Wrath of God’, which dropped in full on Friday (October 30).
  As well as being backed by a full band and animated visuals for the performance, Busta and .Paak were also joined by rapper Spliff Star, w
  
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• Bruce Springsteen narrates Joe Biden campaign advertisement

  01-11-2020 02:28 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen has lent his voice and music to a Joe Biden campaign advertisement, just days before the US election.
  The campaign focuses on Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, appealing towards working class Americans.
  “In Scranton, good times aren’t promised. But here, and in towns across America, times are harder than they ought to be. Lives on pause, dreams on hold, futures in doubt,” Springsteen narrates.
  “He’s running to change that, to give w
  
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• Shawn Mendes: 'Lockdown has been abnormal but nice for me and Camila'

  01-11-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Shawn Mendes revealed that he has enjoyed lockdown life with Camila Cabello.
  
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• Cardi B Terrifies With Snake-Haired Medusa Halloween Costume

  01-11-2020 01:32
  
  Cardi B is slithering her way into Halloween.
  The 28-year-old “WAP” rapper took to Instagram on Saturday (Oct. 31) to share her terrifying Medusa-inspired Halloween costume, complete with golden snakes protruding from head and a slithery serpent body to match.
  “One mooo …..MEDUSA,” Cardi captioned the photo.In her IG post, Cardi gave a shout-out to self-proclaimed “metal and chain queen” Laurel DeWitt for creating the costume’s intricate gold acce
  
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• Barbra Streisand, Desmond Child Encourage Voting Through ‘Lady Liberty’ Lyric Video: Watch

  01-11-2020 01:09
  
  Barbra Streisand and songwriter Desmond Child on Saturday (Oct. 31) shared a new lyric video for the track “Lady Liberty,” which appeared on Streisand’s 2018 album, Walls, and features lyrics that urge others to make their voices heard.
  “I recorded ‘Lady Liberty’ in 2018, but the message seems more urgent now than ever,” said Streisand in a statement. “The key lyric, ‘The real danger lies in the sound of silence.’ So make your voice hea
  
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• Will.i.am says Donald Trump comparing his achievements to Abraham Lincoln’s is “an insult”

  01-11-2020 00:08 via nme.com
  
  Will.i.am has spoken out about Donald Trump, saying the president’s claim that he’s done more for the Black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln is “an insult”.Read more: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many, many anti-Trump songsSpeaking in a new interview, the Black Eyed Peas frontman, who debuted a new pro-Joe Biden video this week with Jennifer Hudson, was asked whether he felt Trump was drawing the support of young African American and Latin
  
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