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• Morgan Wallen Donates $500,000 to Black Music Action Coalition, Other Racial Justice Organizations

  23-07-2021 23:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Morgan Wallen says he has donated $500,000 to several racial justice organizations. The country star spoke about the donation during his first public interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America. Wallen expressed remorse over his use of a racial slur following a night of heavy drinking. “I had some of my long-time friends in town […]
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• Where Is Kanye West’s Donda Album? Release Remains MIA as Rapper Locks Himself Inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium

  23-07-2021 23:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Where is Kanye West’s Donda album? After a massive listening party live-streamed on Apple Music – the album is still missing. Donda was supposed to appear on streaming services at 9 pm Pacific Time. But after it failed to materialize, many fans began wondering if Kanye is trolling again. That’s because West showed up around […]
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• Where Is Kanye West’s Donda Album? – Fans Speculate About the Missing Drop

  23-07-2021 23:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Where is Kanye West’s Donda album? After a massive listening party live-streamed on Apple Music – the album is still missing. Donda was supposed to appear on streaming services at 9 pm Pacific Time. But after it failed to materialize, many fans began wondering if Kanye is trolling again. That’s because West showed up around […]
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• Pharrell Williams, Rick Rubin & More of the Most Awarded Producers of the 2000s

  23-07-2021 23:30
  
  All this week, Billboard has been looking at the most successful producers of the 2000s. But who are the most awarded producers since 2000? Let’s take a look at the producer category at five top awards shows.
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  Pharrell Williams has won the Grammy for producer of the year, non-classical three times in this century, more than anyone else. He won the 2003 award in collaboration with Chad Hugo in The Neptunes  and won the 2013 and 2018 awards on his own.
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• The Killers, Khalid & Grimes Headline Today’s Splendour XR Virtual Reality Festival

  23-07-2021 23:25
  
  Splendour XR, one of the most technologically advanced virtual music festivals to debut during the pandemic, opens Friday (July 23) at 9:30 p.m. ET with extended reality performances by The Killers, Khalid, Charli XCX, Denzel Curry and the debut of a new musical project from singer Grimes called Grimes Metaverse.
  Developed by the creators of Splendour in the Grass held in Australia’s Byron Bay every year, tickets give viewers at home access to more than 50 artist performances. Organiz
  
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• Watch Japanese Breakfast’s live cover of Dolly Parton’s ‘Here You Come Again’

  23-07-2021 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Japanese Breakfast has delivered a live cover of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Here You Come Again’ – you can watch it below.READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast – ‘Jubilee’ review: indie rocker’s bold statement of ambitionPerforming last night (July 22) at the National in Richmond, Virginia, the singer-songwriter (real name Michelle Zauner) broke out her cover of Parton’s 1977 hit, which she’s been working on for a while.
  “I struggle to learn a Dolly
  
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• Here’s What Kanye West Fans Have to Say About ‘Donda’ Still Not Being Out

  23-07-2021 23:13
  
  Kanye West continues to keep fans on their toes as if they’re waiting to cop the next pair of Yeezys. But after Thursday night’s listening event for his 10th studio album Donda came and went, and the project never materialized at midnight ET Friday (July 23), fans were disappointed but not surprised.
  Yeezy fans crowded Spotify and Apple Music at the stroke of midnight just like the sold-out Mercendes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where he hosted the Kanye West Presents A Donda Listen
  
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• Bo Burnham’s Jeff Bezos-Themed Songs Leap 21% in Streams After Space Flight

  23-07-2021 22:41
  
  “Jeffrey Bezos, you did it!”
  Streams of “Bezos I” and “Bezos II,” Bo Burnham’s Jeff Bezos-focused songs from his latest comedy special and corresponding album Inside, jumped 21% in the wake of the Amazon founder and richest person in the world’s brief trip into space on July 20.
  On July 20 and 21, “Bezos I” earned 1.4 million U.S. on-demand streams, up 22% from 1.2 million the two days prior to his launch (July 18 and 19), according to
  
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• Lil Nas X Teams Up With The Bail Project to Help End Cash Bail With ‘Bail X Fund’

  23-07-2021 22:33
  
  With the release of “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X isn’t just doing time in “Montero State Prison” — he’s doing his part to help get others out.
  Alongside the release of his new single and video, which depicts the rapper springing himself from a fictional jail, Lil Nas X announced his new collaboration with The Bail Project. Titled the “Bail X Fund,” the new initiative sees the rapper raising money to help pay cash bail to those who can’t a
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Boys Noize, DJ Snake & Malaa, More

  23-07-2021 22:28
  
  Another Friday, another workweek behind us, and everyone knows the best way to celebrate the coming weekend is with a fistful of dance music delights. This week sees some great tunes from German ace Boys Noize, French friend DJ Snake and Malaa, shadow groove slayer Zhu and more.
  Boys Noize, “Nude” feat. Tommy CashGood news from Berlin’s techno bvnker. Scene legend Boys Noize has announced his fifth studio album, blessing dance floors with a heavy yet funky dose of warehouse ene
  
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• Logic lends his ear to those in need on new track ‘Call Me’

  23-07-2021 22:19 via nme.com
  
  Logic has shared new track ‘Call Me’, the latest in a run of weekly drops from the Maryland rapper – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Logic – ‘No Pressure’ review: positive rapper bids farewell with an elegiac and heartfelt swan songLogic’s new song – produced by Coop The Truth and longtime collaborator 6ix – is the latest in a series of releases as part of his ongoing comeback after retiring from the music industry last year.
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• Amy Winehouse Documentary ‘Reclaiming Amy’ Attempts to Tell Family’s Side

  23-07-2021 22:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  10 years after the passing of Amy Winehouse, a new BBC Two documentary is set to “reveal the truth about the music icon and the impact that her loss has had on” her friends and family members. The six-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse passed away a decade ago today, at the age of 27, following […]
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• Lance Bass Says He’s Been ‘Kept Away’ From Britney Spears for Years

  23-07-2021 21:59
  
  Lance Bass opened up about how much control Britney Spears has been under in her conservatorship, and how it’s impacted their longtime friendship.
  The former *NSYNC member appeared on the Heather Dubrow’s World podcast on Thursday to reflect on his old friend’s situation and how he hasn’t been in contact with her in years because the two pop stars have “been kept away from each other.”
  “I definitely believe in the #FreeBritney movemen
  
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• 7 Things You Didn’t See on TV at Premios Juventud 2021: Becky G, Anitta & More

  23-07-2021 21:55
  
  The 2021 Premios Juventud returned with a live audience for its 18th annual ceremony on Thursday night, taking place at Miami’s Watsco Center. Top winners included Karol G, Bad Bunny and Grupo Firme, to name a few. “This is for all of you. We’re building an incredible empire and we’re all part of the game,” Karol, who swept six awards, said. “They respect us and we contribute.”
  While performances from Tini, Farruko and an emotional Chino y Nacho air
  
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• Kanye West’s Donda Listening Party Could’ve Only Happened In Atlanta

  23-07-2021 21:53
  
  Kanye West packed Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a stripped-down listening party in honor of his tenth album 'Donda,' a tribute to his late mother in the city where she spent her most transformative years.
  
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• Watch Selena Gomez Re-Create ‘Full House’ Scene With Sister Gracie: ‘I’m Not Falling for That!’

  23-07-2021 21:47
  
  With two younger sisters of her own, it’s no surprise that Selena Gomez relates to one of the most iconic TV big sisters of all time: DJ Tanner from Full House. The pop star posted an adorable TikTok on Thursday of her and 8-year-old sister Gracie lip-syncing to a classic Full House DJ-vs.-Stephanie argument.
  In the video, Gomez plays the part of DJ while Gracie performs as the super sassy Stephanie. “I’m older. I’m younger. I’m taller. I’m
  
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• Listen to Bullet For My Valentine’s furious new single, ‘Parasite’

  23-07-2021 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Bullet for My Valentine have released a new single today (July 23) – listen to ‘Parasite’ below.
  Taken from their upcoming, self-titled seventh album, the song is described as “an absolute rager from start to finish” by singer and guitarist Matt Tuck (via Kerrang!)
  He continued: “[It’s] easily one of the gnarliest tracks we’ve ever written — we couldn’t be more stoked to finally get it out there.”
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• Executive of the Week: Republic Records Executive VP A&R Tyler Arnold

  23-07-2021 21:40
  
  The past month, the top 10 of the Billboard 200 has contained some familiar faces: Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator, to name a few. But it has also included another name not so used to being in the upper region of the main music albums chart: Bo Burnham, whose comedy-music album Inside: The Songs has held steady in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in four of the five full weeks since its release — only dipping out once to No. 11 — and coming in at No. 8 this
  
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• Camila Cabello Throws A Family Fiesta In ‘Don’t Go Yet’ Video

  23-07-2021 21:34
  
  Camila Cabello dropped her new single and music video “Don’t Go Yet” on Friday (July 23) with an announcement of a new album.
  
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• Lindsey Buckingham shares Fleetwood Mac-inspired new song ‘On The Wrong Side’

  23-07-2021 21:32 via nme.com
  
  Lindsey Buckingham has shared a brand new single called ‘On The Wrong Side’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Why Fleetwood Mac’s ’70s pop hit ‘Dreams’ keeps resurfacing almost every decadeIt’s the latest track to be taken from the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist’s upcoming self-titled solo album – his first since 2011’s ‘Seeds We Sow’ – and follows last month’s ‘I Don’t Mind’.
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• BKFC 19: How to Stream Blueface vs. Neumane Fight Online

  23-07-2021 21:25
  
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  Rapper Blueface is trading hooks for jabs tonight as he takes to the ring for BKFC 19.
  Blueface is part of the main card for BKFC 19 — the official Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship pay-per-view event, airing on FITE.tv.
  The 24-year-old rapper will be making his bare knuckle fighting debut, taking on comedian and TikTok star, Kane Trujillo (a.k.a. Neumane). B
  
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• Alessia Cara Solves a Surreal Cheating Scandal in the New ‘Shapeshifter’ Video

  23-07-2021 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop singer plays every major role in the Tusk-directed clip for her recent single
  
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• Whitney Houston hologram tour to get Las Vegas Residency

  23-07-2021 21:21 via nme.com
  
  A hologram tour of the late Whitney Houston is to get a residency in Las Vegas.READ MORE: The Whitney Houston hologram tour review: fans are overcome by emotion at 2020’s most controversial gigAn Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Concert, created by BASE Hologram in partnership with the Houston estate, debuted in 2020 and was set to open in Vegas late last year until the coronavirus pandemic forced a delay.
  The show will feature holograms from all stages of Houston&rs
  
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• Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Are Low-Key Instagram Official Thanks to Leah Remini

  23-07-2021 21:08
  
  After soft launching Bennifer 2.0 over the last few months, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seem to have made their relationship Instagram official.
  Actress Leah Remini shared a video montage on Thursday (July 22) of her birthday festivities from June 12. “Wanted to share a little video from my birthday with you all because I got so much love from you on my birthday but also everyday,” she captioned the post. “I consider myself to have the best support system here on social medi
  
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• Polo G and Gunna team up with NBA player Kawhi Leonard for new track ‘Waves’

  23-07-2021 21:03 via nme.com
  
  Polo G and Gunna have come together for a new record called ‘Waves’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Get to know Polo G, the Chicago rapper who’s sampled 2Pac and been co-signed by JAY-ZProduced by Foreign Teck, Dez Wright, Mally Mall and Eesean Bolden, the track has been recorded for NBA player Kawhi Leonard’s upcoming ‘Culture Jam’ project, which is set to arrive later this year via Virgin Music Label.
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• Billboard Staffers Remember Amy Winehouse, 10 Years After Her Death

  23-07-2021 21:01
  
  A decade ago today (July 23), the music world was rocked by the news that Amy Winehouse — the powerhouse singer/songwriter whose incredibly soulful, uncomfortably personal songs had a seismic impact both stateside and in her native U.K. — had died at the age of 27. While Winehouse’s artistry was often overshadowed towards the end of her life by tabloid headlines about her personal life and problems with substance abuse, it’s the music that’s lived on, timeless in it
  
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• First Out: New Music From Lil Nas X, Brandi Carlile, Remi Wolf & More

  23-07-2021 20:57
  
  In need of some new tunes by your favorite queer artists? Look no further — Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Lil Nas X’s new single to Brandi Carlile’s gorgeous new track, check out just a few of our favorite releases from this week below:Lil Nas X, “Industry Baby” feat. Jack HarlowIt’s time for Lil Nas X’s victory lap. With his hotly ant
  
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• Austin McBroom Files Lawsuit Against LiveXLive Over Social Gloves Boxing Event

  23-07-2021 20:43
  
  Popular YouTuber Austin McBroom’s company Simply Greatness Productions has filed a lawsuit against LiveXLive over the June 12 Battle of the Platforms boxing event, alleging that the broadcaster for the pay-per-view boxing event and concert in Miami “misrepresented costs, made unauthorized sponsorship agreements, unlawfully refused to hand over ticketing income” and attempted to persuade his company to “finance (an) over-the-top ‘proof of concept’ that LXL
  
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• Bruce Dickinson reveals he recorded new Iron Maiden album on crutches

  23-07-2021 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Dickinson has revealed that he recorded part of the new Iron Maiden album while on crutches.
  Speaking to Kerrang!, the veteran musician said he was on crutches following an injury to his Achilles tendon.
  Dickinson 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.
  “I did the last couple of tracks of recording on crutches, in a boot –
  
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• Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Khalid & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  23-07-2021 20:23
  
  The youngest stars are giving fans a taste of their upcoming projects with their new singles this week.
  Camila Cabello and Khalid both tease their upcoming third studio albums, from Cabello’s new rallying cry “Don’t Go Yet” introducing her next LP Familia, to Khalid’s “New Normal” single — which he first performed at the Virgin Galactic spaceflight launch — making way for his project Everything Is Changing.But Lil Nas X toots h
  
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• ‘Loki’ Makes a Splash on Top TV Songs Chart

  23-07-2021 20:06
  Streams and sales of Bonnie Tyler’s 1984 top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Holding Out for a Hero” drives the song to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, for June 2021.
  Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by MRC Data during the corresponding period of June 2021.
  “Hero” appeared in the second episo
  
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• Arlo Parks Tests Positive For COVID-19, Cancels Upcoming Shows: ‘I’m Now Stuck in Isolation’

  23-07-2021 19:59
  
  With live venues opening up again and artist after artist announcing new tours, it’s easy to think that the effects of COVID-19 on the music industry are finally fading away. So when British indie-pop artist Arlo Parks posted to social media Friday (July 23) that she had contracted the virus and would be canceling her upcoming performances, it was especially sad for fans who had been excited to see her live this weekend.
  The “Eugene” singer, who just recently revealed she&rsquo
  
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• Kanye West, BTS, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (July 23)

  23-07-2021 19:51
  
  The Tokyo Olympics are underway Friday (July 23), but some artists such as the Jonas Brothers have been competing for their last-minute spots on Team USA.
  While the brothers were going for the gold in their Olympic-themed TV special — which resulted in Nick Jonas cracking his rib during a BMX bike crash — other artists broke plenty of records across the board.
  Megan The Stallion becomes the first rapper and second musician to be featured on the 2021 cover of Sports Illustra
  
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• “Thank you for everything”: music world pays tribute to Amy Winehouse

  23-07-2021 19:47 via nme.com
  
  Tributes have poured in from the music world on the 10th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death.READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension”The singer died at the age of 27 on July 23, 2011 at her Camden home due to alcohol poisoning. Today marks a decade since her death.
  Musicians and fans have been paying tribute to Winehouse throughout the day. Yungblud said “thank you for everything” alongside a picture of Winehouse, whi
  
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• Britney Spears Reveals Dreams of an Island Vacation — and Cher Offers to Make It Happen

  23-07-2021 19:39
  
  Britney Spears’ latest dance video finds the singer with a lot on her mind, including an island getaway. In the midst of her ongoing conservatorship battle, the singer shared another one of her athletic routines, gyrating and swiveling her hips to the strains of Foster the People’s 2010 hit “Pumped Up Kicks.”
  And while she had a lot on her mind, the lengthy message she posted Thursday (July 22) alongside the clip ended with her dream vacation. “Maybe I’ll just
  
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• Stage Partially Collapses at Rolling Loud — One Day Before the Event

  23-07-2021 19:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A stage partially collapsed at Rolling Loud Miami just one day before the much-anticipated hip-hop festival is scheduled to commence. Local news outlets captured aerial footage of the fallen performance area, though it’s unclear for certain which of the four Rolling Loud Miami stages (Ciroc Stage, Audiomack Stage, Monster Energy Stage, or Dryp Stage) collapsed. […]
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• Jake Shears wants to make another Scissor Sisters record

  23-07-2021 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Jake Shears has revealed that he would like to make another Scissor Sisters record.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jake ShearsSpeaking in a new interview with NME, the group’s former frontman said the music he’s making now sounds like the type of stuff he would be doing if Scissor Sisters were still together.
  “I really want to make another Scissors record,” Shears said of his former group, who haven’t released an album s
  
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• Nick Cannon Gets Seriously Revenge Pranked by Kevin Hart: ‘My Phone Is Blowin’ Up!’

  23-07-2021 19:28
  
  Whatever you do, don’t give Kevin Hart a llama. That is, unless you want your phone number displayed on billboards so that anyone and everyone can give you a call.
  This is exactly what happened to Nick Cannon Thursday (July 22) after Hart commissioned a huge digital billboard above the Courtyard by Marriott in Los Angeles that pokes fun at Cannon for having four babies with three women in the past year. “For any advice on fatherhood ? Call my best friend Nick Cannon,” reads the
  
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• Grandson and Jessie Reyez Battle Bad Guys in New Video for ‘The Suicide Squad’ Song ‘Rain’

  23-07-2021 19:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It was really exciting because there's things that I do in the video that I haven't really done anywhere else," Reyez says
  
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• My First Show Back: Jxdn Makes His Live Debut at the Roxy

  23-07-2021 19:17
  
  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, 20-year-old Jaden Isaiah Hossler — better known as rising pop-punk star Jxdn, who just released his debut album T
  
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• Grimes on Discord, Her ‘Space Opera’ LP & Being Right About the Future: ‘I’m Not Just Trying to Be Weird’

  23-07-2021 19:07
  
  In a new short film Discord is releasing today (July 23), actress-comedian Awkwafina guides a confused Danny DeVito through the inner workings of the text, audio and video chat platform. It’s only when Grimes appears in digital avatar form that DeVito shows his first semblance of understanding: “Now, that actually makes sense,” he says.
  It does. Like Discord itself, Grimes’ music has always intersected with futuristic concepts like virtual reality and the metaverse, so it
  
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• Grimes on Discord, Her ‘Space Opera’ & Being Right About the Future: ‘I’m Not Just Trying to Be Weird’

  23-07-2021 19:07
  
  In a new short film Discord is releasing today (July 23), actress-comedian Awkwafina guides a confused Danny DeVito through the inner workings of the text, audio and video chat platform. It’s only when Grimes appears in digital avatar form that DeVito shows his first semblance of understanding: “Now, that actually makes sense,” he says.
  It does. Like Discord itself, Grimes’ music has always intersected with futuristic concepts like virtual reality and the metaverse, so it
  
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• Darkside’s Dave Harrington & Nicolas Jaar on the Grief, Alchemy & ‘Psychokinetic’ Connection of New Album ‘Spiral’

  23-07-2021 19:04
  
  When Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar reunited in 2018 to make music as Darkside, they attempted to do something they hadn’t with their previous album: write songs.
  In 2018, the pair — who released the first (and until this week, only) Darkside LP, Psychic, in 2013 — rented a house in Brooklyn, and as Harrington tells it via Zoom, “shut everything else out and zoned in on the record.”
  While known for a deeply improvisational style amalgamating experimental elec
  
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• KSI claims Number 1 album with 'All Over The Place'

  23-07-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  KSI celebrates his first ever chart-topper as his new album All Over The Place lands straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Ed Sheeran’s 'Bad Habits' knotches up another week on top

  23-07-2021 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran takes out a fourth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Bad Habits, as the song scores another week of impressive chart sales.
  
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• We Still Don’t Know What’s on Kanye’s Mind

  23-07-2021 18:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The view from inside Kanye’s ‘Donda’ Premiere in Atlanta.
  
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• Beck Goes Undercover As Young Paul McCartney in Trippy Deepfake ‘Find My Way’ Video

  23-07-2021 18:48
  
  Beck goes undercover as a de-aged Paul McCartney in the mind-bending video for “Find My Way,” which employs controversial deepfake technology to swap the 51-year-old American alt legend into the body of the 79-year-old Beatle. The song from Macca’s remix album, McCartney III Imagined, comes to life thanks to director Andrew Donoho’s inventive visual, which uses technology from Hyperreal Digital, a company that specializes in creating hyper-real digital avatars.
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• Lil Nas X Dances Naked And Stages A Jailbreak In Daring ‘Industry Baby’ Video

  23-07-2021 18:47
  
  Lil Nas X doesn’t fail to bring his genius creativity in his iconic new single and music video “Industry Baby,” featuring Jack Harlow and brief cameos from Jason Momoa and Colton Haynes, which is out today (July 23).
  
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• Government urged to “force necessary change” after streaming inquiry calls for “complete reset” of payment model

  23-07-2021 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Artists and industry figures have urged the government to “force necessary changes” after an inquiry called for a “total reset” in the way that artists are paid by streaming services.
  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Commons Select Committee have been examining the business model since last year and whether or not the model is fair to songwriters and performers.
  Findings released last week (July 15) saw MPs calling for new legislation
  
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