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• Martin Garrix, Bono & The Edge Debut on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart With ‘We Are the People’

  27-05-2021 23:59
  
  Dutch DJ/producer Martin Garrix, with vocal and guitar assistance from featured Irish rock legends Bono and The Edge of U2, debuts at No. 12 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated May 29) with “We Are the People.” The track, released May 14 as the official song of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship, earned 1.2 million U.S. streams in the week ending May 20, according to MRC data.
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• Watch Brockhampton perform ‘Don’t Shoot Up The Party’ on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

  27-05-2021 23:58 via nme.com
  
  Brockhampton made their debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (May 26) with a lively performance of ‘Don’t Shoot Up The Party’.READ MORE – ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine’ review: pain and resolutionThe track is taken from their recent album ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine‘, which came out last month. You can view the performance below.
  NME gave the record a three-star review upon its release, describing it as “a reco
  
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• Swizz Beatz on DMX’s Posthumous Album: ‘I’m Crushed, I’m Destroyed, I’m Hurt. But I Had to Pull This Through for Him’

  27-05-2021 23:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Last year, Swizz and DMX gathered for some of their most significant work together in more than two decades. But after DMX died suddenly this spring, the producer had to finish 'Exodus' alone.
  
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• Rina Sawayama Is ‘So Excited’ for Her Feature Film Debut in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4′

  27-05-2021 23:48
  
  John Wick: Chapter 4 is adding some musical star power: Rina Sawayama.
  The British-Japanese pop star will join Keanu Reeves in the cast of the fourth installment of the John Wick franchise, which will be directed by Chad Stahelski, who is also producing alongside Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee. Reeves and Louise Rosner are credited as executive producers.
  “I’m so glad to have Rina on board to make her feature film debut in John Wick: Chapter 4,” Stahel
  
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• SZA claims magazine editors refused to hire Black photographer for photoshoot

  27-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  SZA has not yet revealed the name of the publication in question.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby lead BET Awards nominations

  27-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Meanwhile, Cardi B and Drake have five nominations each.
  
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• Gwen Stefani fights back against cultural appropriation allegations

  27-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The No Doubt frontwoman famously performed with a group of dancers known as the Harajuku Girls in the early to mid-2000s.
  
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• Eugene McDaniels’ Soul Classic ‘Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse’ Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue

  27-05-2021 23:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Influential and endlessly sampled LP to be reissued on vinyl in U.S. for first time since 1971
  
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• Slaves side-project LARRY PINK THE HUMAN share new synth pop single ‘NO WRONG NO RIGHT’

  27-05-2021 23:22 via nme.com
  
  LARRY PINK THE HUMAN, the side-project of Slaves‘ Laurie Vincent, have shared their new single ‘NO WRONG NO RIGHT’.READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMANThe duo, completed by producer Jolyon Thomas, released their debut single ‘Love You, Bye’ last April before following it up with ‘Might Delete Later’, ‘Purpose Built’, ‘Wasted Days [Inbetweens]&r
  
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• The Billboard Music Awards Sink to Their Lowest Ratings Ever — Audience Plunges 36%

  27-05-2021 23:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Award shows’ long-running viewership declines are showing few signs of subsiding, as the 2021 Billboard Music Awards suffered a 36 percent year-over-year drop in audience size and hit another all-time ratings low. The 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs) took place last Sunday, May 23rd, with the Nick Jonas-hosted telecast having aired on NBC. Prominent artists […]
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• The Billboard Music Awards Audience Plunges 36%, Hits Another All-Time Ratings Low

  27-05-2021 23:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Award shows’ long-running viewership declines are showing few signs of subsiding, as the 2021 Billboard Music Awards suffered a 36 percent year-over-year drop in audience size and hit another all-time ratings low. The 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs) took place last Sunday, May 23rd, with the Nick Jonas-hosted telecast having aired on NBC. Prominent artists […]
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• Questlove, Run the Jewels, Rage Against the Machine & More Urge Artists to Boycott Israel in Open Letter

  27-05-2021 23:16
  
  Approximately 600 musicians signed an open letter Thursday (May 27) that called on other artists to join them in boycotting Israel and standing in solidarity with Palestine.
  Rage Against the Machine, The Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, Run the Jewels,  Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Noname, DJ Snake and Vic Mensa are among the biggest names to sign the Musicians for Palestine letter. “In solidarity and empathy, as musicians, we cannot be silent. Today is essent
  
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• The Grateful Dead x Spiritual Gangster Collection Is Now 50% Off

  27-05-2021 23:02
  
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  Memorial Day weekend means big sales, and Deadheads, you’re in luck.
  Spiritual Gangster’s Grateful Dead collection is marked up to 50% off this weekend on East Dane’s website in celebration of the patriotic holiday.
  While the collaboration isn’t new, there are still a bunch of sleek styles available on the site. The cream-colored Roses Tee, w
  
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• 20 Questions With Skream: On His New Label, Fatherhood & First Hearing His Music In A Club — When He Was 14 Years Old

  27-05-2021 22:59
  
  Skream, having recently had an unusual amount of studio time on his hands, made roughly 220 tracks during quarantine. The next move was finding a home for this sonic bonanza — with the U.K. producer ultimately realizing the most practical solution was to just build that home himself.
  The artist born Oliver Jones — who came to prominence roughly 20 years ago, when he was just 14 — has thus launched his new label, IFEEL. The first drop is the recently released Chester’
  
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• Dixie Nabs Third Top Triller U.S. No. 1, Sidhu Moose Wala Claims Global Ruler

  27-05-2021 22:58
  
  Dixie ties Megan Thee Stallion for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. tally, as “Fuckboy” starts atop the ranking dated May 29.
  The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective songs, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, according to Triller. Data for the charts is represented on a
  
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• Move Over, Bennifer: Diddy Posts #TBT Picture With Jennifer Lopez

  27-05-2021 22:57
  
  Diddy is paying no attention to “Bennifer” 2.0 these days because he only has eyes for another old relationship Jennifer Lopez used to have: with him.
  From Los Angeles to Miami, Lopez has been photographed all over the country with her famed ex Ben Affleck after calling off her engagement with Alex Rodriguez in April. But Diddy is reigniting the connection he had with his old flame, whom he dated from 1999 to 2001, by posting an old photo of the two holding hands
  
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• Girl in Red Drops Witchy Music Video for ‘Body and Mind’

  27-05-2021 22:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Norwegian pop artist will kick off her first North American tour in 2022
  
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• Wales announces the return of live music events

  27-05-2021 22:27 via nme.com
  
  The Welsh government has confirmed that live music events can return immediately in the country.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – Gig and festival bosses on what to expectConcerts can begin again but venues will need risk assessments in line with hospitality and performing guidance, reports BBC News.
  Plus there will be a limit on groups to a maximum of six people from six households, one-way systems must be used and ventilation guidelines followed.
  The change brings live even
  
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• Britney Spears Jukebox Musical to Premiere This November

  27-05-2021 22:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Once Upon a One More Time was initially due to run in Chicago last spring before it was canceled due to Covid-19
  
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• Beyoncé Says She’s Been ‘Cooking Some Music’ in New Destiny’s Child ‘Group Chat’ Clips

  27-05-2021 22:14
  
  From the 2018 Coachella stage to 2021 quarantine Zoom calls, Destiny’s Child knows how to excite fans with the prospect of a reunion.
  In promotion of Michelle Williams’ latest book, Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life – And Can Save Yours, released Tuesday, the singer decided to have a special check-in of her own: with former bandmates Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland.
  “Look who checked in yesterday with me!! The only time we’ll le
  
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• Strawberry Field celebrates 50th anniversary of John Lennon's ‘Imagine’

  27-05-2021 21:58 via music-news.com
  
  2021 marks 50 years since the writing, recording and release of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, perhaps the greatest peace anthem
  
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• Song You Need to Know: João Selva, ‘Cadê Você’

  27-05-2021 21:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bright boogie from a Brazilian-born, France-based singer-songwriter
  
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• Chase Rice Stays True to Himself on ‘The Album’: ‘I Want It to Be a Story of My Life’

  27-05-2021 21:37
  
  At 35, Chase Rice has weathered more highs and lows than many people. On his 15-track project The Album, out Friday, the country singer/songwriter is more focused than ever on drawing inspiration from his own experiences. The release marks the conclusion of his three-part The Album series, combining songs from two previous EPs  with four new tracks.
  “Writing a song that is true to me is much more important now than just writing a hit,” Rice tells Billboard. “I want it to b
  
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• Beyonce teases she's been 'cooking some music' during lockdown

  27-05-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Michelle Williams is currently promoting her book, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life – and Can Save Yours.
  
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• Foo Fighters and Rage Against The Machine announced to headline Boston Calling 2022

  27-05-2021 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters and Rage Against The Machine have been announced as the headliners of Boston Calling 2022.READ MORE: Festival bosses speak out on how COVID will impact on line-ups this summerThe two heavyweights were originally set to headline the festival in 2020 but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Next year’s event will now go ahead on May 27-29. A third headliner and further acts will be announced over the coming weeks.
  “We couldn’t be happier to return i
  
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• Gibson Starts Initiative to Combat Overdoses by Musicians – ‘Opioid Abuse is Real’

  27-05-2021 21:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Gibson charitable arm Gibson Gives launches a new initiative to help musicians combat opioid overdose. Gibson Gives is launching the TEMPO initiative – Training and Empowering Musicians to Prevent Overdose. TEMPO seeks to give musicians and artists the education they need to save lives should they encounter someone overdosing. It trains individuals to administer Narcan’s […]
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• Olivia Rodrigo Rules Streaming Songs Chart, While J. Cole Claims Nine of Top 10

  27-05-2021 21:00
  
  J. Cole ties Drake for the most concurrent songs inside Billboard’s Streaming Songs top 10 in a single week, but it’s Olivia Rodrigo who takes the ultimate prize, as “Good 4 U” crowns the tally dated May 29.
  “Good 4 U” bows with 43.2 million U.S. streams in the May 14-20 tracking week, according to MRC Data. It’s Rodrigo’s second No. 1, following “Drivers License” and its four-week reign earlier this year. In between, “Deja V
  
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• Listen to Griff’s optimistic new track ‘One Foot In Front Of The Other’

  27-05-2021 20:59 via nme.com
  
  Griff has released a new track called ‘One Foot In Front Of The Other’ – you can listen to it below.
  The singer-songwriter, who won this year’s BRITs Rising Star award, is set to release her debut mixtape on June 11 via Warner.READ MORE: BRITs Rising Star winner Griff on new music, touring and wanting to work with Taylor SwiftPremiering as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 this evening (May 27), the forthcoming collection’s title track was written and
  
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• Trippie Redd, Playboi Carti Blow It Up With ‘Miss the Rage’ Video

  27-05-2021 20:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Collaboration debuted at Number Five on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Songs chart
  
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• BTS Teases ‘Butter’ Remix, and It’s About to Get ‘Hotter’

  27-05-2021 20:52
  
  Looks like BTS will be melting the ARMY’s heart even more with the “Hotter Remix” of their latest English-language single “Butter.”
  The K-pop septet teased the news on Thursday (May 27) with a series of smoldering solo shots and a warm-toned group photo. The remix will drop on Friday at midnight ET, which is when fans will have to wait and see if any other musical artists will join them.
  Queen cheekily commented about the song’s beat reminiscent of the ve
  
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• Robert Plant Wants His Personal Archives Released for Free After His Death

  27-05-2021 20:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Robert Plant gave his children instructions to release his personal archives after his death. The tidbit comes from the most recent episode of his Digging Deep podcast. Plant told his co-host Matt Everitt that the lockdown gave him time to “put his house in order.” “All the adventures that I’ve ever had with music and […]
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• Robert Plant Told His Children to Release Personal Archives for Free After His Death

  27-05-2021 20:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Robert Plant gave his children instructions to release his personal archives after his death. The tidbit comes from the most recent episode of his Digging Deep podcast. Plant told his co-host Matt Everitt that the lockdown gave him time to “put his house in order.” “All the adventures that I’ve ever had with music and […]
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• Nicki Minaj Passes Janet Jackson With 32nd Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

  27-05-2021 20:47
  
  Thanks to three new debuts, Nicki Minaj further extends her record as the woman with the most songs to reach Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, with the count now at 114. Among the new entries, she adds a new top 10 as “Seeing Green,” with Drake and Lil Wayne, debuts at No. 8. The song becomes her 32nd to reach the top 10, passing Janet Jackson for the second-most in the chart’s history.
  “Green” arrives as the top-selling song of the week, with 33,00
  
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• Julian Casablancas, Rage Against The Machine and Patti Smith among 600 artists calling for Palestinian rights

  27-05-2021 20:46 via nme.com
  
  Julian Casablancas, Rage Against The Machine and Patti Smith are among 600 artists who have signed an open letter in support of Palestinian rights.
  Run The Jewels, Roger Waters and Questlove have also pledged their support to #MusiciansForPalestine, a document that calls for an end to human rights abuses to Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and worldwide.
  It comes following the recent Israel-Gaza conflict.
  The letter, which you can view below, calls for “justice, dignity and the rig
  
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• Watch Karol G’s Debut Performance of ‘Contigo Voy a Muerte’ on ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’

  27-05-2021 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Colombian reggaeton star performs medley of "Créeme" and "A Ella," KG0516 songs "200 Copas" and "Contigo Voy a Muerte"
  
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• 12 Memorial Day Weekend Dance Events To Get You Grooving, Online & IRL

  27-05-2021 20:37
  
  After spending last year’s Memorial Day Weekend — a time usually filled with friends, fun and music festivals — instead alone at home while wiping down your groceries and doom-scrolling on social media, this year live events are slowly popping back up, like flowers after a long frost. Though we’ll have to wait just a while longer to congregate en masse at the Polo Fields for Coachella or in the desert for EDC Las Vegas, this weekend in particular demonstrates that festiva
  
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• Music NFT Platform OneOf, Backed by Quincy Jones, Raises $63M in Funding

  27-05-2021 20:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  OneOf, a music NFT platform backed by Quincy Jones, has raised $63 million in seed funding. The platform says it is built on top of a ‘green’ blockchain called Tezos. Tezos differs from traditional proof-of-work blockchains that are energy hogs in that it uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to function. OneOf will be one of the […]
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• The Black Keys’ ‘Delta Kream’ Dominates Rock, Blues Charts & More

  27-05-2021 20:21
  
  The Black Keys snag No. 1s on multiple Billboard charts dated May 29 thanks to their new album, Delta Kream.
  The covers set, an ode to the Mississippi blues that influenced the duo, debuts atop the Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, Americana/Folk Albums and Blues Albums charts with 35,000 equivalent album units earned in the May 14-20 tracking week, according to MRC Data. It sold 30,000 albums, including 14,000 on vinyl, as it also starts atop the Vinyl Albums chart.
  The LP is the act’s
  
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• H.E.R. Delivers Celebratory Rendition of George Michael’s ‘Freedom’ for Old Navy Ad

  27-05-2021 20:20
  
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  Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and to kick off the festivities, Old Navy unveiled a patriotic new ad on Thursday (May 27), starring H.E.R.
  In the 30-second Old Navy clip, the Oscar and Grammy winning singer hits the streets of New York City while she puts a modern, rocked out spin on George Michael’s 1990 hit, “Freedom.” De
  
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• 2022 Oscar Telecast Has Been Pushed Back: Here’s the New Date

  27-05-2021 20:15
  
  The 94th Oscars ceremony will move to Sunday, March 27, 2022, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced on Thursday (May 27). The show was originally scheduled for Feb. 27, 2022.
  Except for this past year’s pandemic-delayed show, which was held on April 25, the March 27 airdate will be the latest in the calendar year that the Oscars have been presented since 1995, when they were also presented on March 27.
  The Oscars were held in March or April for 61 consecutive ye
  
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• J. Cole’s ‘My.Life’ Is His First No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

  27-05-2021 20:04
  More than 10 years after his debut, J. Cole at last lands his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “My.Life,” a collaboration with 21 Savage and rising North Carolina rapper Morray, debuts atop the chart dated May 29. The new champ leads 10 new cuts by the rap superstar onto the list as his new album, The Off-Season, arrives on the album charts.
  “My.life” starts at the summit thanks largely to its 41.1 million U.S. streams in the week ending
  
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• Rina Sawayama set to star in ‘John Wick 4’ alongside Keanu Reeves

  27-05-2021 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama is set to make her debut acting role in John Wick 4, it is being reported.
  According to Deadline, the British singer will star alongside Keanu Reeves in the next edition of the franchise, which is due to come to cinemas in 2022 after multiple COVID-related delays.READ MORE: Rina Sawayama tells us about her “Garbage, grunge and pop” inspired second albumJohn Wick 4 is set to be directed by Chad Stahelski, with Shay Hatten and Michael Finch writing the script. The report
  
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• Coldplay’s Chris Martin video called James Newman following nil point Eurovision loss

  27-05-2021 20:00 via nme.com
  
  James Newman has revealed that he received a call from Coldplay‘s Chris Martin following his nil point loss at Eurovision.
  Newman represented the UK with his track ‘Embers’ at Saturday night’s (May 22) Eurovision Song Contest, which ultimately saw Italian band Måneskin take this year’s crown.READ MORE: Eurovision 2021 was a giddy reminder of the joys of live music (and that no one likes us)The singer failed to score a single point from the jury and public
  
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• Viral Teen Punks The Linda Lindas Sign to Epitaph Records: ‘Now It Feels We Can Actually Make a Difference’

  27-05-2021 19:54
  
  Viral Los Angeles teen sensation The Linda Lindas have officially signed to iconic punk label Epitaph Records, and have also booked their first late-night TV gig. The independent label — home to 1-2-3-4 stalwarts such as Bad Religion, Rancid, The Offspring, Pennywise and dozens of others — announced the news on Thursday (May 27), a week after a video of  the band’s raging original about confronting high school xenophobia and sexism, “Racist, Sexist Boy,” e
  
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• Flashback: The Rembrandts Play ‘I’ll Be There for You’ on Letterman in 1995

  27-05-2021 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Friends' was such a phenomenon after its first season that their theme song became a giant pop hit
  
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• Karol G Taps Camilo & Danny Felix For Debut NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert’: Watch

  27-05-2021 19:39
  
  Karol G made her NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” debut with a meaningful 16-minute set that included special guests Camilo and Danny Felix.
  “I’m happy to be here for the first time. I’ve been longing to be here for a while now,” the Colombian artist said. “I’m singing some of my favorite songs right now. I always listen to my music and my favorites are changing but these are the special ones now.”
  Karol, joined by her all-female touring b
  
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• G Herbo & Taina Williams Share Photo of First Child Together

  27-05-2021 19:35
  
  Congratulations are in order for G Herbo and Taina Williams, who announced on Thursday (May 27) that they welcomed their first child together.
  The 25-year-old rapper shared a touching black-and-white photo of his baby boy’s fist resting gently on his bare chest, posting a set of black and white heart emojis on his socials. G Herbo welcomed his first son, Yosohn Wright, with his former partner Ariana Fletcher in 2018. He has yet to reveal the name of his newborn.
  Lil Durk, Lil Tjay, Se
  
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• Nas’ Mass Appeal Jumps Ship from Universal to Sony Music’s The Orchard

  27-05-2021 19:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nas’ Mass Appeal media and record company has officially jumped ship from Universal Music Group, inking a strategic partnership with Sony Music’s The Orchard. The Orchard just recently announced the high-profile deal with Nas and Mass Appeal via a post on its Daily Rind blog. For background, the 47-year-old Nas – who reportedly made at […]
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• Rage Against the Machine, Serj Tankian, Roger Waters Sign Letter Asking Artists to Boycott Israel

  27-05-2021 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We call for you to join us with your name in refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions," over 600 artists - including Run the Jewels, Patti Smith and the Roots' Black Thought and Questlove - write
  
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• Damon Albarn joins Manchester International Festival 2021 line-up

  27-05-2021 19:23 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn has joined the line-up for this year’s Manchester International Festival.The NME Big Read: Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble”The event will take place between July 1 and July 18, and will see its participating artists reflect on ideas such as love and human connection in a post-coronavirus world. Last month, organisers announced Patti Smith and Arlo Parks as performers.
  It’s been confirmed today (May 27) that MIF 2
  
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