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• BTS Are Giving You ‘Permission To Dance’ With New Ed Sheeran Collab

  01-07-2021 23:57
  
  BTS have officially announced today (July 1) the tracklist for their upcoming “Butter” CD single that will be released on July 9 — with Ed Sheeran as a collaborator. The funny thing is Sheeran already spoiled the name of the collab a few days before the announcement. The single’s second track, “Permission to Dance,” is written by Sheeran, along with Snow Patrol member Johnny McDaid, producer Steve Mac, and “Butter” co-writer Jenna Andrews.
  
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• Power to the ‘People’: Martin Garrix, Bono & The Edge Surge on Multiple Charts

  01-07-2021 23:56
  
  Martin Garrix, joined by featured rock legends Bono and The Edge of U2, parades back into the top 15 of Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated July 3) with “We Are the People,” up from No. 37 to No. 15. The track, the official song of the UEFA European Football Championship, was originally released May 14 and now benefits from its “Martin Garrix Remix,” released June 18.
  The song, which Garrix, Bono and The Edge performed live at the UEFA Euro 2020 Open
  
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• Bessemer Trust Requests to Resign as Co-Conservator of Britney Spears’ Estate

  01-07-2021 23:43
  
  Bessemer Trust Company, the wealth management firm Britney Spears originally requested to oversee her finances instead of her father, has requested to resign its role from her conservatorship.
  Bessemer Trust was appointed by the court in November to serve as co-conservator of the pop icon’s estimated $60 million estate alongside her father Jamie Spears. The bank company had not taken any action and fees nor received any of the assets from her estate. Britney had previously asked
  
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• My First Show Back: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood Returns to Vashon Island

  01-07-2021 23:39
  
  For the first time in 15 months, live music is returning nationwide after the global coronavirus pandemic ravaged the industry. Billboard’s “My First Show Back” is a series dedicated to sharing stories from throughout the touring ecosystem about what’s happening now, what has been forever altered and what will never change.
  In this installment, Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood discusses returning to the stage on May 28 and 29 after a year and a half without touring
  
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• J Balvin welcomes first child

  01-07-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Colombian singer welcomed his first child with girlfriend Valentina Ferrer earlier this week.
  
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• ‘Country Funk III’ Compilation Spotlights Disco Dolly Parton, Macho Conway Twitty

  01-07-2021 22:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Third installment of the series, including songs from 1975 to 1982, will be released August 6th
  
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• Company set for Britney Spears’ co-conservatorship backs out after learning of her objection

  01-07-2021 22:53 via nme.com
  
  The wealth management firm that was set to become the co-conservator of Britney Spears’ estate alongside her father James has asked to withdraw from it.READ MORE: Framing Britney Spears: when will female stars get the duty of care they deserve?Bessemer Trust, which manages more than $100billion in assets across its portfolio, filed a new court document today (July 1) in which it requested to resign from the arrangement.
  The New York Times reports that the trust referred to the public
  
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• Janet Jackson, H.E.R. & More Invited to Join Motion Picture Academy

  01-07-2021 22:51
  
  Janet Jackson and H.E.R. are among 17 film music pros invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, it was announced Thursday (July 1). They are part of a larger group of 395 people who were invited to join the Academy this year by all branches.
  Those invited by the music branch include Jon Batiste, who won an Oscar for best original score in April for Soul (in tandem with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross); and H.E.R., Dernst Emile II (D’Mile) and Tiara Thomas, who won an
  
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• Judge Refuses to Remove Britney Spears’ Father as Conservator

  01-07-2021 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In spite of fans’ far-reaching protests – and the chilling testimony of Britney Spears – a judge has officially refused to remove the 39-year-old artist’s father as conservator. Judge Brenda J. Penny just recently ruled against dissolving or substantially modifying the 13-year-old conservatorship, which has been the subject of much media attention (and ample fan […]
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• Why Universal Music Could Pursue a Dual Listing on the New York Stock Exchange

  01-07-2021 22:30
  
  When the Universal Music Group becomes a public company in September, it could list on a U.S. stock exchange in addition to its planned listing on the Amsterdam Euronext, providing the newly public company access to a fresh group of investors.
  That news came during a three-hour presentation on June 23 by Pershing Square and its CEO Bill Ackman about the definitive agreement reached by UMG parent Vivendi and Pershing Square’s SPAC, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, to acquire a 10% sta
  
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• Billboard Parent Penske Media Announces LA3C Festival Celebrating Los Angeles

  01-07-2021 22:27
  
  On Thursday (July 1), Penske Media Corporation announced LA3C, a new three-day festival celebrating the city of Los Angeles that will take place this winter.
  LA3C stands for Los Angeles, the Capital of Creativity & Culture and aims to celebrate the rich culture and diverse communities in the metropolis. Various locations throughout the city will host locals and tourists from around the world at the inaugural event from Dec. 2-4, 2021. A press release describes LA3C as “an open-architec
  
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• TikTok Extends Maximum Video Length to 3 Minutes

  01-07-2021 22:25
  
  TikTok creators will soon get to upload videos up to three minutes — a marked increase from the current one-minute limit that forces creators to speed through recipes or split up storytimes into multiple parts.
  “Creators are already well-versed in weaving multi-part stories together on TikTok (we all know the phrase, ‘like and follow for part 3’) but we often hear from creators that they’d love just a little more time to bring their cooking demos, elaborate beauty t
  
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• Aurora to Release New ‘Cure for Me’ Song & Video: Watch a Teaser

  01-07-2021 22:20
  
  Aurora will release her new song “Cure for Me” on Wednesday followed by a music video premiere and YouTube livestream the next day.
  The Norwegian art pop singer announced to her “little warriors” on Instagram that her “next chapter is slowly unfolding,” starting with the “Cure for Me” song drop next week. The cover art features her holding a court jester’s mask up to her face while sitting in a trippy, black-and-white-tiled room.
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• Moneybagg Yo’s ‘Time Today’ Tops Rap Airplay Chart

  01-07-2021 22:11
  
  It’s Moneybagg Yo’s time on Billboard’s Rap Airplay chart as his single “Time Today” reaches No. 1 on the chart dated July 3. The song ascends from No. 2 in its 14th week thanks to a 5% boost in audience impressions in the week ending June 27, according to MRC Data.
  The new champ gives Moneybagg Yo his first leader on his eighth appearance. The rapper, who hails from Memphis, Tenn., has made steady improvements on the radio ranking in the past year. He posted his fi
  
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• Hear a New Mac Miller Verse on Ty Dolla $ign & Dvsn’s ‘I Believed It’

  01-07-2021 22:06
  
  On Thursday (July 1), Ty Dolla $ign and R&B duo Dvsn released their all-new single “I Believed It.”
  The collaborative tune features the rapper and Dvsn — composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85 — and a special appearance from the late Mac Miller.
  One day ahead of its release, Dvsn posted a previously recorded video montage on Instagram, in which Miller appears visibly excited about the song during their recording sessions.
  
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• Sleater-Kinney Perform ‘Path of Wellness’ Tracks for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’

  01-07-2021 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band also revisit their anti-war song "One Beat"
  
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• Alyson Stoner Recalls Conversion Therapy Experience: ‘I Felt Like Everything Was Wrong With Me’

  01-07-2021 21:45
  
  Actress, singer and dancer Alyson Stoner says that the homophobia she faced after falling in love with a woman sent her “into a spiral” that ultimately led to her entering conversion therapy.
  The actress, who publicly identified as a member of the LGBTQ community in 2018, told Insider in an interview published Wednesday that she had admitted herself to an “outpatient variation” program of the practice, which aims to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of indi
  
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• Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Simon Announced for Central Park Homecoming Concert

  01-07-2021 21:37
  
  Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Simon will help celebrate the reopening of New York City this August. As New York Mayor Bill de Blasio promised back in June, the city will hold a “mega-concert” in Central Park celebrating the city’s grand reopening after the pandemic-stricken year.
  At a press conference Thursday (July 1), de Blasio revealed the three initial headliners and promised there would be more to come.  
  “Three amazing artists
  
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• Pregnant Cardi B shares sweet video of baby kicking

  01-07-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Bodak Yellow star revealed her pregnancy after a surprise performance at the BET Awards on Sunday.
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo introduces producer beau as her new 'boyfriend'

  01-07-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Space Jam 2 premiere took place at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California on Tuesday.
  
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• Tuned Global Inks Deal to Power Music Streaming in Social Media App LYKA

  01-07-2021 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tuned Global has inked a deal with social media app LYKA to power its music streaming service. LYKA was founded in 2019 and has headquarters in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. The app is a full-featured platform with secure chat, e-commerce, and gift-giving features. LYKA has focused on growing in Southeast Asia, where it has […]
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• Ten Tonnes releases new EP ‘So Long’

  01-07-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  Ten Tonnes has released ‘So Long‘ EP, his first record since his 2019 self-titled debut album.
  The Hertfordshire singer-songwriter has teamed up with producer Jag Jago (The Maccabees, The Magic Gang, Matt Maltese) for the four-track EP, which features recent single ‘Everything You Got’ and ‘Go’, which was Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record last night (June 30).
  Speaking about the EP, Tonnes said: “I wrote and co-produced all the songs from my l
  
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• Britney Spears Invited to Testify in Front of Congress by Matt Gaetz & Other GOP Congress Members

  01-07-2021 21:22
  
  After hearing Britney Spears’ revealing testimony in front of Los Angeles Superior Court last week, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) extended an invitation to the pop star to be heard in front of Congress.
  On Wednesday, Gaetz and fellow Republican Congress members — Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Burgess Owens (Utah) and Andy Biggs (Az.) — addressed a letter to Spears about how closely they’ve been following her conservatorship with “deep concern” and what they want to
  
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• Judge Denies Britney Spears’ Request to Remove Father From Conservatorship

  01-07-2021 21:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ruling was in response to a request made by Spears' attorney in November
  
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• Gojira announce 2022 UK and European tour: “Let’s finally get together”

  01-07-2021 21:08 via nme.com
  
  Gojira have announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – check out the schedule below.READ MORE: The bands shaping the future of heavy musicThe French band will hit the road in the new year for a run of shows in support of their seventh album ‘Fortitude’, which was released in April.
  Beginning the tour in Helsinki, Gojira will go on to make stop-offs in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Budapest and other cities throughout January into February and March 2022.
  They wi
  
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• Live Streaming Startup Mandolin Closes $12MM Series A Funding Round

  01-07-2021 21:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Indianapolis-based live-streaming startup Mandolin has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. Mandolin will use the funds to help accelerate the growth of its live-streaming and digital experiences platform. The company was founded in 2020 and is led by CEO Mary Kay Huse. Mandolin describes itself as a digital fan engagement company, allowing artists […]
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• Flashback: Keith Whitley Makes His Final ‘Grand Ole Opry Live’ TV Appearance

  01-07-2021 20:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Had he not died in 1989 from alcohol poisoning, the "Don't Close Your Eyes" singer would have turned 66 this year
  
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• How Hyperpop Became a Force Capable of Reaching and Rearranging the Mainstream

  01-07-2021 20:51
  
  Musical niches and subcultures, it’s been argued, operate outside of dominant culture while remaining engaged in a continual act of negotiation and renegotiation with the mainstream. No matter how anti-establishment their intentions are, subcultures always seem to arrive at the same fate: The commodification and aestheticization of their resistance by the very central structures they seek to resist. What is there left to do, then, other than to embrace that fate? 
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• Song You Need to Know: WhoKilledXIX, ‘Spy?’

  01-07-2021 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  This headlong, squeaky earworm is the duo's latest viral hit
  
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• How to Watch the Keith Sweat vs. Bobby Brown ‘Verzuz’ Battle

  01-07-2021 20:41
  
  Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown are both key artists of the new jack swing genre, but only one of them will be crowned the winner of  Verzuz on Thursday (July 1).
  The two performers are set to bring fans back to the ’80s and ’90s on the live music battle show that was created by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz to help fill the hold left by live performances during the pandemic. Artists who have previously gotten into the ring include Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, Jeezy and Gucci Mane, Nelly a
  
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• J Balvin & Valentina Ferrer Welcome Their First Baby: See the Photo

  01-07-2021 20:31
  
  J Balvin is officially a dad! The Colombian superstar welcomed his first child with girlfriend Valentina Ferrer earlier this week. The new mother took to social media to share a sweet photo of one of the baby’s foot with the heartwarming caption: “4 days of the best Love.”
  Balvin had hinted at the birth of his baby after tweeting, “Querido Rio” on Sunday, June 27. The couple previously told other media outlets that they planned to name their newborn Rio, but ne
  
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• BTS tease new Ed Sheeran collaboration ‘Permission To Dance’

  01-07-2021 20:18 via nme.com
  
  BTS‘ new collaboration with Ed Sheeran is set to arrive later this month, it has been confirmed.READ MORE: BTS’ ‘Butter’ is a cool, crisp summer anthem that doubles as a potent shot of self-confidenceSheeran revealed last week that he had written a new song for the K-Pop group, having earned a credit on their 2019 single ‘Make It Right’ (from ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’). He described the seven-piece as “super, super cool guys”.
  Today (J
  
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• People Are Upset That Bill Cosby Is Free & Britney Spears Isn’t: ‘You Know the Patriarchy Has Finally Won’

  01-07-2021 20:17
  
  With Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturning Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday (June 30), the 83-year-old actor walks a free man. But supporters of Britney Spears are still furious after hearing her testimony last week when she described her “abusive” court conservatorship.
  Cosby served more than two years of his three- to 10-year sentence in a state prison after being convicted in 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand — a former ba
  
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• Back to Live, Back to Reality

  01-07-2021 20:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  There are ecstasies that can only happen in loud, sweaty rooms. That's why this is the moment music fans have spent 18 months dreaming about
  
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• H.E.R.’s ‘Back of My Mind’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart

  01-07-2021 20:02
  
  H.E.R. scores the third No. 1 of her career on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart as Back of My Mind starts in the top slot. The project, promoted as the singer-songwriter’s first full-length studio album, begins with 36,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 24, according to MRC Data.
  The 36,000-unit start represents H.E.R.’s best weekly performance. Of the album’s first-week total, just over 29,500 units derive from streaming-album equivalents (repr
  
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• Meet ‘J Balvintron’: Hasbro to Roll Out J Balvin Transformer Figure

  01-07-2021 19:59
  
  Last year, J Balvin launchd his own MacDonald’s Happy Meal and his own Balvin Air Jordan 1. Now, he’s getting his own Transformers figure, Billboard has learned.
  On July 13, Hasbro will make available for pre-order the “J Balvintron,” a 7-inch tall figure with two mini cassette accessories inspired by Balvin’s Energía and Vibras albums that transform into a condor and a tiger to create a mash-up J Balvintron 3-pack. The figure also wields a blaster, and incor
  
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• How to Watch SZA’s Immersive ‘In Bloom’ Concert

  01-07-2021 19:53
  
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  The “Good Days” are finally here! SZA will be giving fans an ethereal performance on Thursday (July 1) in collaboration with luxury liquor brand Grey Goose’s new line of low calorie vodkas.
  SZA served as the creative consultant for the “In Bloom” virtual experience, where she’ll perform new music from her upcoming sophomore a
  
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• Tenacious D Cover the Beatles’ ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘The End’

  01-07-2021 19:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  All proceeds from new single will benefit Doctors Without Borders
  
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• Instagram Is Going Beyond ‘Square Photos’ — But What Does That Mean?

  01-07-2021 19:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Facebook’s Instagram is preparing to move beyond “square photos,” according to platform head Adam Mosseri, with a number of video-focused innovations in the works. The 38-year-old Instagram head Mosseri shed light upon the social-media app’s expansion plans in a recent video – one of several clips that will arrive as the 11-year-old service develops and […]
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• Villagers share gospel-like new song ‘So Simpatico’ and announce in-store gigs

  01-07-2021 19:45 via nme.com
  
  Villagers have released ‘So Simpatico’, the second single from their fifth album ‘Fever Dreams‘, and announced a string of in-store gigs.
  The song, which comes with a Rosie Barrett-directed music video, is about “devotion – whether to a person, the self, or the art of being”, said frontman Conor O’Brien, adding that a “struggle for authenticity” is at the track’s core.
  “We all jammed and recorded an early version with too ma
  
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• Watch a Preview of Bob Dylan’s Upcoming Concert Special ‘Shadow Kingdom’

  01-07-2021 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  30-second clip shows Dylan playing his 1971 song "Watching the River Flow" at an undisclosed location in front of a well-dressed audience
  
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• 100 Chinese Rappers Salute ‘Lit’ Nation on Communist Party’s 100th Birthday

  01-07-2021 19:38
  
  HONG KONG — A group of 100 Chinese rappers have contributed to a 15-plus-minute cypher dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party on Thursday (July 1), remaking a music genre known for challenging authority into one serving the establishment.
  The song, titled “100%,” sings the praises of the rise of China and the achievements of the ruling party, such as overcoming famine, developing cutting-edge internet technology, excelling in sports and sendin
  
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• The Cadillac Three Host Skateboarders in High-Flying Video for ‘Bridges’

  01-07-2021 19:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tennessee native skate pro Jake Wooten joins the band on a ramp set up inside the Nashville club Exit/In
  
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• Ariana Grande Trades Her Signature Ponytail For a Sweet Bob: See It

  01-07-2021 19:05
  
  Short hair, don’t care! Ariana Grande said “thank u, next” hairstyle please by unveiling her new short cut in an Instagram video.
  The “my hair” singer ditched her signature long ponytail that’s always swaying from side to side and unveiled her shoulder-length bob peeking out from underneath a fuzzy orange bucket hat in a video posted Wednesday (June 30).
  Her photographer Alfredo Flores commented, “there she is!!!” as a way to announce the new
  
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• Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon to Headline Central Park Homecoming Concert

  01-07-2021 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jennifer Hudson also set to perform at Clive Davis-booked mega-concert this August on the Great Lawn
  
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• Curb Records Sues Tennessee Governor Over Anti-Trans Signage Law

  01-07-2021 18:46
  
  Nashville-based indie record label Curb Records and its charitable arm Mike Curb Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial new Tennessee law that requires businesses to notify patrons with what the suit calls an “inflammatory, false, offensive, and discriminatory” warning sign if they allow transgender individuals to use their public restrooms.
  House Bill 1182, which is scheduled to go into effect today (July 1), requires that those businesses — includ
  
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• The Smithsonian Institution to release 129-song anthology of rap music

  01-07-2021 18:23 via nme.com
  
  The Smithsonian has announced a nine-disc boxset of rap music to document the genre and celebrate hip-hop culture.
  The world’s largest museum, education and research complex, The Smithsonian Institution, and its label Smithsonian’s Folkway Records has compiled the anthology with help from a committee including Chuck D and MC Lyte, Questlove and former Def Jam executives Bill Adler and Bill Stephney.
  Released on August 20, the compendium’s 129 tracks span the history of rap, fro
  
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• Wisin Promises Karol G & Camilo Collabs, Teases New Wisin y Yandel Album Is Coming

  01-07-2021 18:20
  
  Wisin is set to receive the Premio Oro at the annual Premios Heat on July 1 in honor of his 18-year trajectory as a singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur.
  “There’s been amazing moments and difficult moments,” he tells Billboard ahead of the 2021 Premios Heat in the Dominican Republic, where he will also perform a medley of his biggest hits. “But I thank God for all of those people who have always been there with their unconditional support. The protagonists of my
  
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• Listen to Maxïmo Park’s new live EP ‘By The Riverside’

  01-07-2021 18:16 via nme.com
  
  Maxïmo Park have shared a new live EP called ‘By The Riverside’ – listen below.READ MORE: Maxïmo Park v Architects marks the return of the indie chart battle. But why now?Released today (July 1), the collection features performances recorded during the Newcastle band’s live-streamed show in March, which marked the release of their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’.
  Frontman Paul Smith and co. took to the stage at The Riverside venue on Newcastl
  
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• Mooski Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart, Maneskin Debuts in Top 10

  01-07-2021 18:13
  
  Mooski rises 2-1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated July 3) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to his breakthrough single “Track Star.”
  The single, which hit No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, drew 19.3 million radio audience impressions and 6.5 million U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the latest tracking week, according to MRC Data.
  The song by the 23-year-old Alabama native and former Marine topped Mainstream R&B/H
  
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