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• Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort form rap supergroup

  04-12-2020 23:57 via nme.com
  
  A new rap supergroup comprising Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort is set to emerge in 2021.
  That’s according to Too $hort, who told a podcast recently that he and the other rappers are preparing to run several new songs “into the new year as a package deal”.
  The rapper was speaking to MC Serch for an episode of his Serch Says podcast when he revealed the news toward the end of the interview (as obtained exclusively by HipHopDX).
  “During the quarantine, I got a
  
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• Jhene Aiko & Brett Eldredge Joining ‘The Voice’ Coaches for Performances Next Week

  04-12-2020 23:52
  
  The Voice semi-finals are in full swing, and besides the Top 9 contestants, the show has some incredible performances prepared for next week.
  Coach Gwen Stefani will take the stage on Monday (Dec. 7) for a special performance. While there is no confirmation as to what the star will sing, she will likely deliver her new single “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” for the first time.The Voice stage will heat up even more on Tuesday (Dec. 8), when Brett Eldredge will join Kelly Clarkson for
  
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• Artist Activism Helped Get Biden Elected, But We Must Keep It Going (Guest Column)

  04-12-2020 23:44
  
  This year saw artists and the music industry band together in unprecedented ways to get out the vote. And it worked. Voter turnout was the highest in this country’s modern history, with nearly 160 million people casting ballots. Even more encouraging is the increase in votes cast by the demographic where we have the most impact — 18- to 29-year-olds. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, voter turnout from this age range surged by roug
  
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• Josh Groban Finds ‘Harmony’ in Top 10 on Billboard’s Album Sales Chart

  04-12-2020 23:38
  
  Josh Groban collects his 10th top 10 on Billboard’s Album Sales chart (dated Dec. 5) as his new studio effort Harmony debuts at No. 4. The set launches with 25,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 26, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Plus, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and Iron Maiden debut in the top 10.
  Billboard’s Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The Album Sales chart’s history dates back to May 2
  
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• ‘The River’: Ed Cosens shares second part of short film for debut solo album ‘Fortunes Favour’

  04-12-2020 23:32 via nme.com
  
  Ed Cosens has released part two of the short film that accompanies the release of his debut solo album ‘Fortunes Favour’.
  The musician, best known as the guitarist and co-songwriter in Reverend And The Makers, has today (December 4) shared ‘The River’ visuals – directed and produced by Manchester’s Flat Cat Films.
  ‘The River’ follows October’s ‘If‘, which is the lead single from Cosens’ forthcoming album ‘Fortunes Favo
  
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• Chadwick Boseman to Receive Posthumous Honor at MTV Movie & TV Awards Special

  04-12-2020 23:23
  
  Chadwick Boseman is set to receive yet another posthumous honor, this time as part of the MTV Movie & TV Awards Greatest of All Time special.
  The late Black Panther actor is set to be recognized with a Hero for the Ages award, given to a star “whose heroism on-screen was only surpassed by the true hero they were off-screen,” MTV says in its announcement. Boseman’s fellow Marvel Universe stars Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. are set to present the award
  
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• Ashanti to Face Off Against Keyshia Cole in Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle

  04-12-2020 23:08
  
  It may be Sagittarius season, but two iconic Libras will be facing off in the next Verzuz battle. R&B stars Ashanti and Keyshia Cole will go head-to-head on Dec. 12.
  “Yeah, it’s official! The paperwork is IN,” the official Verzuz Instagram teased the “legendary Ladies Night” on Friday (Dec. 4), with a split image of the singers’ faces.The matchup is no surprise for fans, who have been buzzing about the potential pairing since May, when Cole commented
  
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• Billy Corgan on Chris Cornell’s death: “I’ve been in that exact spot a thousand times”

  04-12-2020 23:00 via nme.com
  
  Billy Corgan has said he can relate to the emotions Chris Cornell must have felt before taking his own life in 2017.READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do nextThe musician, who last week released ‘CYR‘ with his band The Smashing Pumpkins, opened up in a new interview about feelings of worthlessness in the past.
  Asked my radio broadcaster Howard Stern earlier this week if Cornell’s death “triggered anything inside o
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Piso 21, Vicente Fernández, Séssi & More

  04-12-2020 22:55
  
  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.
  Piso 21 & Maluma, “Más De La Una” (Warner Music México)
  Four years after Piso 21’s “Me Llamas Remix” featuring Maluma, the Colombian stars team up again for “Más De La Una.” Boy band Piso 21 and Maluma come together for this reggaeton-pop track that finds the
  
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• Happy Holi-Gays: How Queer Holiday Music Hit the Mainstream in 2020

  04-12-2020 22:42
  
  Justin Tranter didn’t necessarily set out to queer up the holiday season this year. The songwriting superstar was given a task — executive produce an official soundtrack for Happiest Season, a new holiday film about a young lesbian couple dealing with coming out, love and family during the holidays.
  There was an easy blueprint to follow; get some big names to sing some fun Christmas tunes and call it a day. But Tranter decided to take their own, much more inclusive path —
  
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• Rapper Casanova Arrested on Federal Racketeering, Drug, and Gun Possession Charges

  04-12-2020 22:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this week, the FBI announced that rapper Casanova was wanted on federal racketeering, drug, and firearm-possession charges. Now, the Brooklyn-born rapper has been arrested in connection with the alleged crimes. In coordination with the NYPD and investigators from several other New York police departments, the FBI’s New York division on Tuesday unveiled 16 charges […]
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• Kelly Clarkson Is ‘Addicted to Love’ in This Robert Palmer Cover

  04-12-2020 22:33
  
  Even at the end of the week, Kelly Clarkson sustained enough energy to rev up her rock ‘n’ roll spirit for her latest “Kellyoke” segment on Friday (Dec. 4).
  Clarkson faces the music for her rendition of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love,” with she and her background singer chanting “Might as well face it, you’re addicted to love” in the chorus.
  The hit from the English rock singer’s eighth album Riptide to
  
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• DJ Ryan Skyy Releases Video for Debut Single ‘Lovestruck’

  04-12-2020 22:31
  
  Los Angeles-based DJ Ryan Skyy released his debut single “Lovestruck” via Liftoff Recordings on Friday (Dec. 4). Skyy has been a big name in dance music for years, having had six No.1 Billboard-charting remixes from acts such as Adele and Ariana Grande.
  Skyy — who previously released an official remix of Janet Jackson’s single “Made for Now” in 2018 — co-produced the new track with Shayan Amiri and Marc Schneider from musical duo Schmarx a
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Anna Lunoe, San Holo, Baauer & More

  04-12-2020 22:18
  
  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.
  As the year winds down, the dance world keeps it moving.
  This week’s output ranges from a pair of mega-am
  
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• Can Viagogo’s CEO Still Pull Off a StubHub Deal? ‘He’s Going to Take a Massive Hit’

  04-12-2020 22:11
  
  LONDON — When Viagogo CEO Eric Baker announced in the fall of 2019 that his company planned to buy StubHub, the ticket exchange and resale company he co-founded in 2000, it played like a $4 billion tale of acrimony and redemption. Now the deal is at risk of unraveling, and Baker’s former business partner, Jeff Fluhr — who in 2004 urged the StubHub board to force Baker out — is ready to pounce should U.K. regulators rule the merger cannot proceed. He says he would buy the
  
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• Tina Turner Says Buddhism ‘Literally Saved My Life’ After Suicide Attempt

  04-12-2020 22:10
  
  Tina Turner is shedding light on her path to peace in her new book, Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good, in which she details how her Buddhist practices helped her out of the darkest times of her life.
  “I really do believe that age is just a number, and I have never let age stand in my way,” Turner writes in an excerpt shared by People. “Not at 42, when people said that I was too old to be a rock star. And not now, in my eighties, when the book I
  
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• Pinegrove share updated version of ‘Morningtime’ for new film ‘Amperland, NY’

  04-12-2020 22:00 via nme.com
  
  Pinegrove have released an updated version of their 2012 song ‘Morningtime’, taken from the soundtrack for their new film Amperland, NY.READ MORE: Basement Sessions – Pinegrove’s never-before-heard acoustic NME setBased on a short story by Pinegrove frontman Evan Stephens Hall and directed by Kenna Hynes, the film is inspired by the upstate New York home the band lived in and recorded their albums ‘Skylight’ and ‘Marigold’ in.
  According to Hal
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign declares Eminem “the greatest rapper of all time”

  04-12-2020 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Ty Dolla $ign has hailed Eminem “the greatest rapper of all time”.Read more: Ty Dolla $ign – ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’ review: a self-referential opus from a star with serious cloutThe LA musician declared Slim Shady the GOAT while making his bid for a collaboration.
  “I have not done a song with Eminem yet,” Ty Dolla told Hot Freestyle on Wednesday (December 2). “Which I would love to. He’s the GOAT for sure.
  “I always said like the onl
  
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• Want to Buy TikTok Stock? – Here’s What You Need to Know

  04-12-2020 21:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  ByteDance is planning an IPO for TikTok Global – so where can you buy TikTok stock? With Walmart and Oracle on board as its US partners, it appears TikTok Global is going full-steam ahead. The move is intended to increase the social network’s transparency after a CFIUS investigation raised national security concerns. ByteDance Announces TikTok […]
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• What’s Your Favorite Ariana Grande Christmas Song? Vote!

  04-12-2020 21:37
  
  Ariana Grande is part of a brand-new holiday anthem, thanks to Mariah Carey’s new Christmas special, but which of her carols from Christmases past do you cherish the most?
  Grande, Carey and Jennifer Hudson form the ultimate girl group on the new Christmas single “Oh Santa!” from Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, which hit Apple TV+ on Friday (Dec. 4). And the 27-year-old pop superstar summoned Santa on her own with her 2013 single “Santa Tell Me.”
  
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• Carrie Underwood: 'I knew I could have it all'

  04-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Carrie Underwood didn't let her career put her off having a family.
  
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• Cardi B too 'scared' to ask male rappers to collaborate

  04-12-2020 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B gets shy showing her "lovey-dovey side".
  
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• Why the Radio Disney Shutdown Will Leave ‘a Big Hole in Our Industry’

  04-12-2020 21:16
  
  Technology and the pandemic finally caught up with Radio Disney. After 24 years of breaking artists such as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez to kids sitting in the backseats of cars, the radio network announced Thursday it will shut down in early 2021, laying off 36 full-time and part-time employees. This will have ripple effects through the industry, as Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country regularly championed news acts for a young demographic.
  “There’s going to be a big hole in our in
  
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• Foals Keyboardist Says Bands Should Stop Touring to Save the Environment

  04-12-2020 21:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Foals keyboardist Edwin Congreave says artists must tour differently to save the environment. The 35-year-old musician said he’s struggled with the idea of touring to the far reaches of the planet. “I think that it would be quite easy for us and a lot of bands to tour differently,” he told BBC Radio 5. “I […]
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• Phoebe Green Discusses Her New Darkly Funny and Personal EP, Phoebe Bridgers and ‘Untouchable’ Billie Eilish

  04-12-2020 21:14
  
  If Phoebe Waller-Bridge ever writes and directs a dramedy about the intertwining lives and romances of Gen Z hipsters in their late teens and twenties, she should consider the music of another Phoebe for the soundtrack.
  Sunkist-haired, Manchester-based artist Phoebe Green, who turned 23 in November, self-released her first album, 02:00 AM in 2016. She’s been steadily accruing fans and buzz since, for her darkly witty and very danceable indie rock tunes about the cringe-worthy and often col
  
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• Stevie Nicks Sells Publishing Stake to Primary Wave Music

  04-12-2020 20:59
  
  Legendary singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks has struck a new and far-reaching partnership with Primary Wave Music Publishing, which spans a joint venture, majority stake in her copyrights and more, the company announced Friday (Dec. 4).
  Under the deal, Primary Wave will acquire a majority stake in Nicks’ publishing copyrights, as well as her name and likeness, partnering with Kobalt on administration for the catalog. That includes Fleetwood hits like “L
  
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• Florida Georgia Line Announces Fifth Album ‘Life Rolls On’

  04-12-2020 20:57
  
  Florida Georgia Line will be heating up the beginning of 2021 with their highly-anticipated fifth studio album Life Rolls On, out Feb. 12 via BMLG Records.
  “It’s time y’all!” the country duo tweeted on Friday (Dec. 4), along with a pre-sale link. “Humbled and excited to announce our fifth studio album, #LifeRollsOn, is out February 12th! This new music truly represents where we are in our lives right now and we can’t wait for y’all to hear it.&rdquo
  
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• Shawn Mendes’s Co-Writer Scott Harris On Writing Songs In The Dressing Room

  04-12-2020 20:50
  
  Shawn Mendes's go-to songwriting collaborator Scott Harris breaks down the process of making Mendes's latest, 'Wonder,' and how their relationship has evolved over the years.
  
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• Gwen Stefani Is Ready to ‘Reintroduce Myself’ on Upcoming Single

  04-12-2020 20:49
  
  Gwen Stefani is back!
  The star took to Twitter on Friday (Dec. 4) to reveal that she will be dropping her new single, fittingly titled “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” on Monday (Dec. 7).
  The cover art shows an ageless Stefani in a characteristically edgy outfit, side-by-side with a “Hollaback Girl”-era version of herself.
  LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELFnew single coming 12/7 pic.twitter.com/GC9H1t8L65
  — Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) December 4, 2020
  While the singer has release
  
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• Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch says the “door’s open” for Anitta collaboration

  04-12-2020 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Belle & Sebastian‘s Stuart Murdoch has said the “door’s open” for a collaboration with Anitta.Read more: Meet Anitta, the Brazilian pop megastar: “the music world underestimates powerful women like me”Speaking in a new interview with NME, Murdoch talked about having famous fans as well as the Brazilian pop megastar’s interest in working with the band.
  “The door’s open,” Murdoch said of the potential collaboration with Anit
  
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• Miley Cyrus Shares Topless Photo Even Though ‘They Told Me I Should Cover It’

  04-12-2020 20:46
  
  Miley Cyrus is no stranger to a carefree photo shoot, and a new outtake from her Rolling Stone cover is no exception.
  In the photo, Cyrus wears nothing but an unzipped leather jacket up top and flashes the camera. She posted the unedited pic to Twitter, while her Instagram post of the same shot has the Rolling Stone logo covering her breasts. “THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD COVER IT SO I WENT THE OTHER WAY,” she tweeted with a skull emoji on Friday (Dec. 4) when the c
  
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• Who Killed Selena? – Netflix Documentary Examines the Singer’s Tragic Death

  04-12-2020 20:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new Netflix documentary will examine the life of emerging pop-star Selena before her tragic death. The Tejano singer was tragically killed outside of a Days Inn in Texas, aged 23. Her unfinished fifth album, Dreaming of You, went on to top the Billboard 200 chart just three months later. More than 25 years after […]
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• Selena: The Series Examines the Singer’s Life — And Tragic Death

  04-12-2020 20:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new Netflix series will examine the life of pop superstar Selena before her tragic death. The Tejano singer was tragically killed outside of a Days Inn in Texas at age 23. Her unfinished fifth album, Dreaming of You, went on to top the Billboard 200 chart just three months later. More than 25 years after her death, […]
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• Executive of the Week: Big Loud Partner/CEO Seth England

  04-12-2020 20:32
  
  This week, country music singer and songwriter HARDY reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart with “One Beer” feat. Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson, his first chart-topper as a lead artist on any of Billboard’s charts. But more impressively, the Big Loud Records signee replaced himself atop the rankings — where he had led as a songwriter on Morgan Wallen’s “More Than My Hometown,” one of a string of writing credits HARDY has amassed with Wallen, Florida
  
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• Chance the Rapper Sued for More Than $3 Million by Fired Former Manager

  04-12-2020 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Chance the Rapper is facing a $3 million-plus lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay his fired former manager, Pat Corcoran, the agreed upon share of earnings from music, touring, and merchandise sales. Update (12/4): Chance the Rapper’s team reached out to Digital Music News with the following statement on Pat Corcoran’s lawsuit: “Mr. Corcoran has filed […]
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• Chance the Rapper Sued for $3 Million by Fired Former Manager

  04-12-2020 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Chance the Rapper is facing a $3 million lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay his fired former manager, Pat Corcoran, the agreed upon share of earnings from music, touring, and merchandise sales. Corcoran and his legal team recently submitted the firmly worded complaint to a Cook County court, naming Chicago-born Chance the Rapper (and specifically […]
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• Chance the Rapper Sued by ‘Pat the Manager’ for More Than $3 Million

  04-12-2020 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Chance the Rapper is facing a $3 million-plus lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay his fired former manager, Pat Corcoran, the agreed upon share of earnings from music, touring, and merchandise sales. Update (12/4): Chance the Rapper’s team reached out to Digital Music News with the following statement on Pat Corcoran’s lawsuit: “Mr. Corcoran has filed […]
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• Slash names new Gibson “Victoria” guitar after person who stole his old ones

  04-12-2020 20:17 via nme.com
  
  Slash has revealed that he’s named his new “Victoria” Les Paul Standard Goldtop after the thief who stole his guitars.Read more: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albumsThe Guns N’ Roses guitarist unveiled the latest instrument in his ongoing collection with Gibson earlier this week (December 1) but omitted an interesting detail from the initial announcement.
  Slash explained to Consequence Of Sound that he was hoping to release a gold-top guitar following the launch of
  
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• First Country: New Music From Russell Dickerson, Chase Rice With FGL, Carly Pearce and More

  04-12-2020 20:04
  
  Russell Dickerson, Southern SymphonyDickerson is on a winning streak: “Love You Like I Used To,” the first single from his second Triple Tigers set, became his fourth consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart last month, and there’s likely more where that came from. “Never Gets Old” is a rollicking, guitar-fueled stomp about things he never tires of, while “It’s About Time,” featuring Florida Georgia Line, will have you popp
  
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• In Demand: Why Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and More Love This Pop Songwriter

  04-12-2020 20:00
  
  Veteran pop tunesmith Ali Tamposi — who has co-penned smashes for Kelly Clarkson, Camila Cabello and 5 Seconds of Summer, among others — admits it has taken time to feel comfortable writing over Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, while she’s thankful to be having in-person sessions again with close collaborator Andrew Watt (after everyone gets tested, of course), she says the adjustment taught her a valuable lesson: “The workload isn’t nearly as intense
  
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• Listen to The Hu’s Mongolian cover of Metallica’s ‘Sad But True’

  04-12-2020 19:58 via nme.com
  
  The Hu have shared a cover of Metallica‘s ‘Sad But True’ in Mongolian – listen below.READ MORE: Lars Ulrich talks creativity in lockdown and new Metallica materialThe Hu’s cover of ‘Sad But True’ hears them use traditional Mongolian instrumentation along with their signature style of throat singing. The same distorted guitar melody from the original song helps drive the song forward, but the folk rock band sing the lyrics in their native language of Mong
  
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• Tamela Mann Ties For Most Gospel Airplay Chart No. 1s

  04-12-2020 19:48
  
  Tamela Mann banks her record-tying seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, as “Touch From You” ascends 3-1 on the list dated Dec. 5. The song gained by 19% in plays in the week ending Nov. 29, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Mann, who last led with “Change Me” for 14 weeks beginning in July 2017, matches the No. 1 sums of James Fortune (with songs billed on his own and with FIYA) and Kirk Franklin, dating to the chart’s March 2005 inception.
  Ar
  
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• Placebo are donating Brian Molko’s guitar to raise funds for struggling live crew

  04-12-2020 19:45 via nme.com
  
  Placebo are helping stage crew charity Stagehand’s #ILoveLive initiative by donating one of frontman Brian Molko’s guitars to a prize draw.Read more: Musicians and road crew see rise in depression and anxiety – but help is at handA single entry costs £5, and participants can enter the draw multiple times from today (December 4) until December 17. The lucky winner will get their hands on Molko’s signed 1972 Fender Disgustang guitar.
  Stagehand’s fundraising
  
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• Florida Georgia Line Ready New Album ‘Life Rolls On’

  04-12-2020 19:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  After weathering a Covid diagnosis and rumors of a break-up, the country duo announce their fifth studio LP
  
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• Watch Chance the Rapper, Jeremih & Valee Light Up a Christmas Party in ‘Are U Live’ Video

  04-12-2020 19:36
  
  Chance the Rapper, Jeremih and Valee liven the party and overall holiday season in their “Are U Live” music video, which unwrapped itself on Thursday (Dec. 3).
  “Are U Live” was featured on Jeremih and Chance’s SoundCloud mixtape Jeremih & Chance’s Merry Christmas Lil Mama: Rewrapped that the Chicago natives released on Dec. 15, 2017. Now after Chance and Co. have “been trying to clear this record for THREE years,” as he note
  
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• Brad Elterman Channeled the Sunset Strip of the Seventies for Rolling Stone Cover

  04-12-2020 19:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There are moments just like a throwback to 1976, 1977, when I was there with Miley," photographer says
  
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• Dua Lipa Throws a Joyful Living Room Party For NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert

  04-12-2020 19:24
  
  We’ve all gotten used to watching concerts from the couch over the past nine months. So when it came to creating a mood for her NPR Tiny Desk (home) Concert, Dua Lipa tried to give the distanced gig a homey vibe.
  Playing with her band for the first time in “ages” the singer ran through a four-song set with the help of a guitarist, bassist and four back-up singers.
  Properly distanced on an orange-hued London set that included a tastefully outfitted bookshelf, animal-print rug an
  
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• First Beat: New Music by Lil Baby, 24kGoldn Rico Nasty and More

  04-12-2020 19:12
  
  For this week’s edition of First Beat, Lil Baby gifts fans two new records,  24kGoldn teams up with DaBaby, and Rico Nasty makes her official debut.Lil Baby, “Errbodyy” & “On Me”
  Lil Baby refuses to hit pause on his banner year. In honor of his 25th birthday this week, Baby resumed his hot streak with two new explosive tracks. Whether the discussion is finances or street prowess, Lil Baby swiftly breaks down his credentials on “Errbodyy.” He als
  
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• Paris Jackson On How Radiohead and Mushrooms Inspired Her Debut

  04-12-2020 19:02
  
  While making her debut solo album, Paris Jackson wasn’t concerned about flaunting her musical heritage. “It’s really just about the music itself,” says the 22-year-old singer-songwriter and daughter of Michael Jackson. “I’ve been writing for a really long time, and I wanted to get into the studio.”
  The end result is the recently released wilted, an ethereal concept record on “heartbreak, betrayal, grief and rebirth” that, says Jackson, &ldquo
  
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• Listen to Iggy Pop’s French language cover of Elvis Costello’s ‘No Flag’

  04-12-2020 19:01 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop has covered an Elvis Costello song taken from the musician’s latest album, ‘Hey Clockface’.Read more: The Big Read – Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it”‘No Flag’, which is the second track from Costello’s album that was released in October, has been re-versioned largely in French by the punk legend.
  Costello said in a recent Musician on Musicians interview with Iggy for Rolling Stone that the original &lsquo
  
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