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• Apple Music Secures Exclusive Livestream of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Album

  21-07-2021 23:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple Music has secured the exclusive rights to live-stream the premiere of Kanye West’s Donda album. Def Jam Recordings announced West will premiere his tenth studio album at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday. Apple Music is the exclusive music streaming partner for the live event, which kicks off at 8 pm. The Donda […]
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• Kanye West to Perform at Rolling Loud Miami

  21-07-2021 23:50
  
  This Sunday, Kanye West will take center stage at Rolling Loud Miami, a source close to the situation tells Billboard. 
  On Tuesday, long-term collaborator Consequence went on social media and posted a sketch of Kanye’s possible stage design for his performance at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami this weekend. “DONDA Experience Rolling Loud Miami, FL 07.25.21 Via KW Summer ’21,” read the now-deleted caption from Cons.
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• Latest Industry Gigs: Sony Music Publishing, P-MRC Data, BMI, More

  21-07-2021 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings and in-house promotions — from across the music industry. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to [email protected]. And, keep track of […]
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• Camilo Cashes In as ‘Millones’ Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

  21-07-2021 23:38
  
  Camilo nabs his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Millones” rises 5-1 on the survey dated July 24.
  “Millones” is Camilo’s second No. 1 as a soloist, without an accompanied act. He previously took the throne alone with “Vida de Rico” (one week, Jan. 30-dated tally).
  “Millones” rises as the greatest gainer with 9.9 million audience impressions, up to 46%, earned in the week ending July 18, according to MRC Data. It’
  
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• Kris Wu Dropped by Porsche, Louis Vuitton, Other Major Brands Following Sexual Misconduct Claims

  21-07-2021 23:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Global brands are distancing themselves from rapper and model Kris Wu after sexual misconduct allegations. Louis Vuitton, Porsche, and several Chinese brands have severed ties with the rapper. That’s after an allegation that he date-raped underage girls, which he has denied. Wu has been an ambassador for Louis Vuitton since 2018, but the French fashion […]
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• Khalid announces third album ‘Everything Is Changing’ and shares new video

  21-07-2021 23:10 via nme.com
  
  Khalid has announced the release of his third album, ‘Everything Is Changing’ – watch the video for lead single, ‘New Normal’, below.READ MORE: Khalid: R&B star talks vulnerability in his debut record and touring with LordeThe Texas singer-songwriter’s new album, which is due out at the end of the year, follows 2019’s ‘Free Spirit’ and is about finding “a purpose and a sense of self in a world where everything is digitally connected
  
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• Hippo Campus’ Jake Luppen Talks Embracing His Queerness and #FreeBritney

  21-07-2021 23:06
  
  Jake Luppen found out his dog was being put down on Valentine’s Day. The pup was a 13-year-old Havanese named Cookie. She’d been a gift to the Hippo Campus frontman from his parents in the midst of a contentious, drawn-out divorce that took up the bulk of his teenage years. He was allergic to her.
  “She was one of the few things that got me through that time. And I haven’t really gone to therapy or anything, or, like, confronted a lot of the trauma I went through,” L
  
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• Scooter Braun Files for Divorce From Yael Cohen After 7 Years of Marriage

  21-07-2021 23:05
  
  Scooter Braun, superstar manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, J Balvin and more, has filed for divorce from his wife Yael Cohen after seven years of marriage.
  The music executive filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Wednesday (July 21). According to TMZ, which first reported news of the divorce, Braun, 40, is asking for joint custody of their three children, 6-year-old son Jagger Joseph, 4-year-old son Levi Magnus, and 2-year-old daughter Hart Violet Braun, and agrees to pay
  
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• Hear Paul McCartney Chew Celery in Unearthed Audio From Super Furry Animals Reissue

  21-07-2021 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  20th-anniversary edition of Welsh band's Rings Around the World features original LP, B-sides, outtakes, demos, remixes, and curios like legendary Beatle's vegetable solo
  
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• Gorillaz add extra free date at O2 Arena for NHS staff

  21-07-2021 22:41 via music-news.com
  
  Gorillaz today confirmed their epic return to the live stage with a free show for NHS workers and their families on Tuesday 10th August at
  
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• Leslie Grace to Star in ‘Batgirl’

  21-07-2021 22:34
  
  Leslie Grace is reaching new heights. The singer/songwriter and actor, known for her breakout role in In the Heights, is joining the DC Universe as Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
  Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing Batgirl, from a script by Christina Hodson, the DC mainstay behind Birds of Prey and the upcoming The Flash. Kristin Burr is producing.
  In addition to acting, Grace has made a name for herself in the world of mus
  
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• Why Megan Thee Stallion Hid Her Aspirations to Be a Rapper From Her Mom

  21-07-2021 22:22
  
  Megan Thee Stallion knew when she was 7 that she loved rapping, but she didn’t tell her mother, who was also a rapper — she waited until she was an adult to share her aspirations.
  Megan, who became the first rapper to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit this year, talked with supermodel Tyra Banks, who was the first Black woman to land the solo cover in 1997, in a hot tub interview about the impact of their visibility and being “the first.” But t
  
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• Todd Snider Plots Extensive ‘Return of the Storyteller’ Tour

  21-07-2021 22:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter's 50-plus dates will be recorded for an upcoming live album
  
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• The Black Keys Announce Three-City ‘World Tour’

  21-07-2021 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Blues-rock duo will play intimate theaters in three U.S. cities named after foreign cities
  
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• Lorde: 'I didn't know if I wanted to be a TikTok girl'

  21-07-2021 22:03 via music-news.com
  
  Lorde joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new song “Stoned at the Nail Salon” from her forthcoming album ’Solar Power’ due out on August 20th.
  
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• Watch Ariana Grande and The Weeknd’s new performance of ‘Off The Table’

  21-07-2021 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has shared an official live performance of ‘Off The Table’ featuring The Weeknd – you can watch it below.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandaryThe collaborative track appears on Grande’s latest album ‘Positions’, which came out in October 2020. She later contributed vocals to a remix of Abel Tesfaye’s ‘Save Your Tears’, with the pai
  
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• Joy Orbison announces release of debut mixtape ‘Still Slipping Vol.1’

  21-07-2021 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Joy Orbison has announced the release of his debut mixtape, ‘Still Slipping Vol.1’.
  The London producer’s (real name Peter O’Grady) upcoming new project, which is set to arrive on August 13 via XL Recordings, will feature contributions from his mother, father, sister, two uncles, auntie and cousins.
  The follow-up to Orbison’s 2019 EP, ‘Slipping’, will also include guest spots from Herron, James Massiah, Bathe, Léa Sen, Goya Gumbani, and Tyson
  
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• Don’t Worry About Lorde, She’s Just ‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’

  21-07-2021 21:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  On her second Solar Power single, the songwriter gets deep while also flashing the kind of whimsy you can only get from being high in a public place
  
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• Virtual Characters Are Hitting Spotify Charts – More on the Metaverse

  21-07-2021 21:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Virtual characters are a growing trend in digital advertising, but they’re blowing up in the music industry, too. That’s because virtual models and characters don’t age, don’t find themselves with negative publicity, and don’t generate their own scandals. There’s also no restriction on their availability since multiple projects can be worked on simultaneously. Artificial characters […]
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• Dionne Warwick Slams Jeff Bezos for Thanking Amazon Workers & Customers for Paying for His Space Flight

  21-07-2021 21:53
  
  After Jeff Bezos blasted off to space on Tuesday, Dionne Warwick put the billionaire on blast for thanking his Amazon employees and customers for paying for his flight.
  The tech giant and richest person in the world, who stepped down from his role as CEO of Amazon after 25 years and transitioned into the executive chair position, went aboard his own aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft for its first human flight on Tuesday. Warwick caught one
  
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• UK Considering New Digital Competition Rules for Companies Like Apple

  21-07-2021 21:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The UK government is considering new regulations on market-dominant digital companies, like Apple. The regulations would keep the UK’s digital economy open and fair for everyone. In April, the UK created the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) under the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The new unit will be able to designate large companies like Apple […]
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• The Linda Lindas Follow Up ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ With New Song ‘Oh!’

  21-07-2021 21:20
  
  “Racist, Sexist Boy” rockers The Linda Lindas followed up their viral hit Wednesday (July 21) with the release of “Oh!,” with a colorful music video to match.
  Written socially distanced and outdoors during the pandemic, the new track “deals with trying to help out someone and having it blow up in your face,” says the young band, whose members include Bela Salazar (16), Eloise Wong (13), Lucia de la Ga
  
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• Listen to IDER’s atmospheric new single ‘Obsessed’

  21-07-2021 21:15 via nme.com
  
  IDER have shared a new track called ‘Obsessed’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: IDER: “We talk so much – everyday is like therapy”The duo – comprised of Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville – are due to release their second album ‘Shame’ on August 6, which will follow their debut ‘Emotional Education’ (2019).
  Arriving today (July 21), the atmospheric ‘Obsessed’ tackles lingering uncertainties within a romant
  
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• Jon Pardi Mixes Country and Metal in Cover of Metallica’s ‘Wherever I May Roam’

  21-07-2021 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country artist piles on fiddle and steel for 'Black Album' classic
  
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• Demi Lovato celebrates “little wins” after filming first-ever sex scene

  21-07-2021 21:13 via nme.com
  
  Demi Lovato is celebrating a “random burst of body confidence” after filming their first-ever sex scene.READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’ review: raw, cathartic popThe singer and actor, who got their big acting break back in the 2008 on the Disney movie Camp Rock, took to Instagram yesterday (July 20) to share a photo of themselves laying down and posing in black underwear.
  “Had to film a sex scene tod
  
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• Inside Look: Stargate To Launch Full-Time Music Program This Fall

  21-07-2021 21:08
  
  Six months without work during the pandemic could have marked a major loss for Stargate; instead, the Norwegian producers spent their downtime developing a full-time music program.
  The pandemic-enforced lockdown not only reminded the duo — consisting of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen — about the importance of meaningful collaboration in music creation, but also allowed them time the to create a nine-month lesson plan. The result, The Los Angeles Academy for Artists &am
  
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• Khalid Welcomes Post-Pandemic Life in ‘New Normal’ Single, Announces Third Album

  21-07-2021 21:07
  
  Who else other than Khalid to musically usher in the post-pandemic age, or as he calls it, the “new normal”? The 23-year-old has been reflecting on growing up in modern times since 2017’s “Young Dumb & Broke” and continues doing so on his new track “New Normal” — the first single off his upcoming third studio album Everything Is Changing, scheduled to drop this fall.
  The “Location” singer announced the album and song drop Wednesday
  
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• Khalid Embraces ‘New Normal,’ Announces Third Album ‘Everything Is Changing’

  21-07-2021 21:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer premiered single at Virgin Galactic's spaceflight launch earlier this month
  
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• Bob Weir, Steve Earle, Shooter Jennings Cover the Songs of Neal Casal on New Tribute Box Set

  21-07-2021 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The late guitarist is remembered by artists like J Mascis and Marcus King in the 41-track Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal
  
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• YouTube Focuses on More Monetization For Creators With ‘Super Thanks’

  21-07-2021 21:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube is introducing a new monetization feature for creators called ‘Super Thanks.’ The tool allows viewers to tip creators a variable amount on the platform. Current testing allows the viewer to choose between $2, $10, $25, and $50 amounts. After purchasing one of the options, users will see a celebratory animation, and their name will […]
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• Sony Music Publishing Waives Unrecouped Debts for Legacy Songwriters

  21-07-2021 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About five weeks after Sony Music Entertainment waived unrecouped debts for legacy artists, Sony Music Publishing has followed suit by waiving unrecouped debts for legacy songwriters. Sony Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt announced the pivot – one component of a broader “Songwriters Forward” initiative – in a widely circulated letter that was originally sent to […]
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• Jay-Z Models Beyoncé’s New ‘Flex Park’ Adidas Collection

  21-07-2021 20:58
  
  Jay-Z is supporting wifey Beyoncé and her upcoming Ivy Park x Adidas collection by modeling the pieces himself.
  On Tuesday (July 20), the official Ivy Park Instagram account shared a photo of the hip-hop billionaire mean mugging while sporting a neon orange collared shirt and shorts set with three white stripes on the sides. The mogul is also wearing a bucket hat that says “East Hampton NY.” Roc Nation exec Lenny Santiago shared the original photo on Instagram.O
  
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• Joni Mitchell & Bette Midler Among 2021 Kennedy Center Honorees

  21-07-2021 20:55
  
  Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz are the 2021 Kennedy Center honorees.
  If it seems like the Kennedy Center Honors just aired on CBS, well, they did. The show that would have normally been held in December 2020 was finally held in May (and aired on CBS on June 6), delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kennedy Center also announced that this year’s show will return t
  
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• Lorde Reflects On Life While ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon’

  21-07-2021 20:46
  
  Lorde has sunk into very deep thoughts right now. On Tuesday (July 21), the New Zealand singerdropped “Stoned at the Nail Salon,”the second but very self-reflective single for her upcoming album Solar Power
  
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• Iron Maiden on how Rammstein inspired ‘The Writing On The Wall’ video

  21-07-2021 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Dickinson has spoken of how Rammstein inspired the video for Iron Maiden‘s comeback single, ‘The Writing On The Wall’.READ MORE: Rammstein – ‘Untitled’ reviewDickinson and co. returned last week (July 15) with their first new track in six years. The band subsequently confirmed that their 17th studio album, ‘Senjutsu’, will arrive this September.
  During a new interview with Kerrang!, frontman Dickinson explained that the animated visuals for &
  
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• Dr. John’s Estate Distances Itself From Dan Auerbach-Directed Documentary

  21-07-2021 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Late New Orleans legend's estate promises their own "officially authorized" documentary as well as new music
  
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• Bad Bunny Extends Top 10 Record on Hot Latin Songs Chart

  21-07-2021 20:34
  
  Bad Bunny collects his record-extending 42nd and 43rd top 10s on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart as “De Museo” ascends 11-8 and “Volando,” by Mora, Bad Bunny and Sech, debuts at No. 7, on the July 24-dated survey.
  The former rises on the strength of streaming activity: It earned 6.2 million U.S. streams, up 34%, in the week ending July 15, according to MRC Data.
  As for “Volando,” the cut — which was origina
  
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• J Balvin Reinvents Metallica’s ‘Wherever I May Roam’: Stream His Spanish Version Here

  21-07-2021 20:29
  
  Metallica’s 1991 metal anthem “Wherever I May Roam” just got a new version — in Spanish — thanks to J Balvin, who released his cover Wednesday (July 21).
  The Colombian star’s reinvention of the track, which will be included in the upcoming star-studded covers album The Metallica Blacklist out Sept. 10, finds Balvin rapping about his humble beginnings, his hustle, and fame over hip-hop drums.
  “One of my favorite bands and favorite songs,” the reggae
  
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• Kanye West to release new Abstract Mindstate album via his YZY SND imprint

  21-07-2021 20:24 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West is gearing up to release a new Abstract Mindstate album via his newly launched YZY SND imprint.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farNews about the Chicago duo’s new LP arrives following an announcement earlier today (July 21) that West will be releasing his long-awaited ‘Donda’ album on Friday (July 23), after previewing a snippet of new track ‘No Child Left Behind’ during last night’s NBA Finals
  
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• Kanye West Returns to Instagram With Photos Honoring His Kids Ahead of ‘Donda’ Release

  21-07-2021 20:23
  
  Yeezy’s officially back. Kanye West returned to Instagram late Tuesday (July 20), the same night he confirmed the release of his 10th album, Donda.
  His upcoming album, due Friday, July 23, is named after his late mother, who died in 2007, but he honored his four children — North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm — in his first series of posts back on Instagram that revealed his necklaces with each of their names. Their mother, Kim Kardashian, who filed for divorce from West e
  
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• The Jason Derulo Effect: Tesher’s ‘Jalebi Baby’ Scales Global Charts Thanks to Remix

  21-07-2021 20:13
  
  Tesher’s “Jalebi Baby” debuted on the June 12-dated Billboard Global Excl U.S. chart and Billboard Global 200 at Nos. 116 and 186, respectively. And after weeks of static or downward motion, streams are back up 26% to 12.8 million, while sales rise 6% to 2,100 worldwide, in the week ending July 15, according to MRC Data.
  The song shoots 142-119 on the July 24-dated Global Excl. U.S. chart and re-enters the Global 200 at No. 187, approaching its original No. 116 and 186 peaks on
  
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• Desert Daze Sets Return With War on Drugs, Kamasi Washington and Toro y Moi

  21-07-2021 20:03
  
  Desert Daze is returning to Southern California this year (Nov. 12-14) after taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festival is being booked and promoted by founder, curator and artist Phil Pirrone of Moon Block Collective and Morgan Margolis of Knitting Factory Entertainment, continuing a partnership that began in 2016.
  Desert Daze is returning to Lake Perris, Calif. for a scaled-down version of the festival, known for blurring the line between the t
  
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• Jonas Brothers Destroy Iconic Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Styles Songs On The Tonight Show

  21-07-2021 19:51
  
  The Jonas Brothers performed different covers under various comedic voice impressions in Jimmy Fallon’s Sing It Like challenge on Monday (July 20).
  
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• J-pop Artists Join Forces on ‘Colorful’ Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Theme Song

  21-07-2021 19:50
  
  Prominent J-pop artists have been tapped for a new song called “Colorful,” the official song produced by Team Coca-Cola for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, set to begin this Friday after being postponed for a year.
  According to a release, Team Coca-Cola is a project by the Coca-Cola Company, one of the sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, which works together with “consumers, athletes, local governments, many Olympic and Paralympic partners and the Coca
  
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• Yung Bleu Isn’t Happy With Only Stardom, He’s Aiming For The Moon

  21-07-2021 19:48
  
  A few things typically go through Yung Bleu’s mind when he’s recording new music. Today, it’s his oranges and how funny they taste. “These [oranges] don’t taste like the ones [from] back home,” Bleu says to his engineer. “There’s a certain taste to it, especially after your first bite, which shows the difference.”These days, Bleu has been away from home, but for good reasons. Whether it was traveling to Lagos, Nigeria, where he filmed a
  
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• Listen to four new Pop Smoke songs, released to mark his 22nd birthday

  21-07-2021 19:39 via nme.com
  
  Four new Pop Smoke tracks have been released as part of a deluxe edition of ‘Faith’, his second posthumous album.READ MORE: A year after his death, Pop Smoke’s influence lives on in drill scenes across the globeThe late Brooklyn rapper – whose real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson – was shot and killed during a home invasion in Los Angeles in February 2020. He was 20 years old.
  To mark what would have been his 22nd birthday yesterday (July 20), Pop Smoke’s
  
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• Amazon Music Offering 30-Day Free Trial to New HD Music Streaming Service

  21-07-2021 19:35
  
  If you’re looking to upgrade your music listening experience online and on your devices, you’ll want to take advantage of this new Amazon Music deal, which gets you 30 days of free access to their buzzy Amazon Music HD service.
  What is Amazon Music HD?
  Amazon Music HD is the site’s premium music streaming service, that competes with the likes of TIDAL, Spotify and Apple Music. Your subscription Amazon Music HD gets you access to more than 75 million songs, plus thousands o
  
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• Lorde Gets Philosophical in New Song ‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’: Listen

  21-07-2021 19:33
  
  Maybe the times will change, or maybe she’s simply stoned at the nail salon. Lorde ponders mortality, growing up and life away from social media in an introspective new song titled “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” released Wednesday (July 21).
  The track, produced by longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and supported by guest vocalists Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo, finds the 24-year-old pop star singing against a simple guitar accompaniment. The second single off Lorde’s upco
  
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• Rob Jonas Named CEO of P-MRC Data

  21-07-2021 19:31
  
  Tech industry veteran Rob Jonas has been named CEO of P-MRC Data, the industry’s leading source for global music and entertainment consumption data, behavior and trends powering the Billboard and Rolling Stone charts, it was announced today. In the role, Jonas will lead the joint venture formed in Oct. 2020 between Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and MRC, which is comprised of MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music), Alpha Data and Variety Business Intelligence.
  Working out of the company’s
  
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• Metallica share three new versions of ‘Wherever I May Roam’

  21-07-2021 19:27 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have shared three new versions of their song ‘Wherever I May Roam’ – you can hear them all below.READ MORE: Metallica: every single album ranked and ratedThe tracks are the latest to be released from the forthcoming 30th anniversary reissue of Metallica’s self-titled fifth studio album, which is commonly known as ‘The Black Album’.
  The first two new versions of ‘Wherever I May Roam’ are covers by J. Balvin and Jon Pardi, while t
  
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