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• Why Isn’t Twitter Paying Musicians? – Members of Congress Demand Answers

  03-08-2021 23:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Why isn’t Twitter paying musicians for the content on the platform? Congress seeks answers. A bipartisan group of 22 members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The group is seeking to address the ongoing problem of copyright infringement on the platform – and they want an answer […]
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• Listen to Hayden Thorpe’s hypnotic new single ‘Parallel Kingdom’

  03-08-2021 23:46 via nme.com
  
  Hayden Thorpe has shared a new track called ‘Parallel Kingdom’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Wild Beasts frontman Hayden Thorpe goes solo: “It’s like playing chess against yourself…”The song will appear on the former Wild Beasts frontman’s second solo album, ‘Moondust For My Diamond’, which arrives on October 15 via Domino. Its lead single ‘The Universe Is Always Right’ came out earlier this month.
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• DaBaby Dropped by Austin City Limits, iHeartradio Festival & More

  03-08-2021 23:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper DaBaby is facing a swift backlash from live concert organizers dropping him. Both Austin City Limits and iHeartRadio announced they will no longer allow DaBaby to perform. Music Midtown also joined in to dump the controversial rapper from its September show in Atlanta. DaBaby has since tried apologizing for his hateful comments, but the […]
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• Normani Was ‘Terrified’ to Play ‘Wild Side’ for Her Dad

  03-08-2021 23:27
  
  Normani wasn’t afraid to show off her “Wild Side” in her latest Cardi B-assisted hit, but she was certainly “terrified” of showing the song to her father.
  The pop star chopped it up with Apple Music 1’s Ebro Darden on Tuesday (Aug. 3) to talk about the single, which debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs last week. Normani opened up about how her sensual single showcased her range, from being a member o
  
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• Wargasm announce first-ever UK headline tour for 2021

  03-08-2021 23:24 via nme.com
  
  Wargasm have announced their first-ever UK headline tour – check out the schedule below.READ MORE: Wargasm: Yungblud-approved nu-metalheads creating the perfect soundtrack for your rageThe London nu-metal duo – comprised of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock – will head out for the 10-date ‘War On The Road’ run of shows this November. It comes as the band gear up for a run of support slots on Yungblud’s ‘Occupy The UK’ tour, which will be followed by appea
  
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• Spotify Tests Ad-Supported Subscription Tier for $0.99 a Month

  03-08-2021 23:15
  
  Spotify is testing an ad-supported subscription tier that will allow users to play songs of their choice, with unlimited skips, for $0.99 a month, a Spotify spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
  Called Spotify Plus, the subscription tier is a fraction of the price of Spotify Premium, the $9.99/month ad-free offering. It is currently being tested with a “limited number of users,” according to the spokesperson, at a variety of price points — including $0.99 a month.Sp
  
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• Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie & Ryan Seacrest Renew ‘American Idol’ Contracts for 2022

  03-08-2021 23:11
  
  American Idol is keeping the band together for its fifth season on ABC.
  Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest have all inked new deals to remain with the singing competition in 2022 — which will mark the show’s 20th season overall, the first 15 on Fox. Their returns are locked in as Idol is set to open up virtual auditions to would-be contestants across the country on Aug. 6.
  “Luke, Katy, Lionel and Ryan are music and industry icons that have be
  
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• New York City to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Concerts Beginning in September

  03-08-2021 23:05
  
  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday morning that proof of vaccination will be required to participate in indoor activities, including live performances and entertainment, a first-of-its-kind program in the U.S.
  The new mandate will require vaccination for workers and customers within indoor dining, fitness and entertainment facilities, and is slated to begin rolling out the week of Aug. 16. It won’t be fully enforced until a month later, beginning Sept. 13, and is timed to
  
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• Chase Rice Declares the Pandemic Is ‘Over’: ‘If You Don’t Think So, Move On’

  03-08-2021 23:02
  
  Chase Rice is declaring the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.”
  While speaking with Audacy’s Coop on Monday, Rice discussed the return of live music and how the COVID-19 pandemic — which is currently seeing a spike, thanks to the contagious spread of the Delta variant — had upended that sector of the business for the last year and a half. But for him, he’s more than happy to move on.
  “It’s something that you start losing hope towards the en
  
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• Hong Kong Pop Star Anthony Wong Arrested for Singing at a Rally

  03-08-2021 22:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hong Kong officials have arrested pop star Anthony Wong for singing at a pro-democracy rally. In 2018, the cantopop singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming sang two songs at an election rally. The rally was held in favor of the pro-democracy candidate for Hong Kong’s legislature. Yesterday, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested the singer. He […]
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• Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica fails to qualify for equestrian individual jumping final at Olympics

  03-08-2021 22:52 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen‘s daughter has failed to qualify for the Equestrian Park individual jumping finals at the Olympics 2020.READ MORE: Every single Bruce Springsteen album ranked in order of greatnessAs previously reported, 29-year-old Jessica Springsteen – the daughter of The Boss and Patti Scialfa – competed as the youngest member of the US showjumping team at the Tokyo games today (August 3).
  Jessica is ranked in the world’s top 15 and was vying for glory in the team eve
  
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• Garth Brooks to Re-Evaluate Stadium Tour Amid Surging Pandemic

  03-08-2021 22:46
  
  A month after Garth Brooks restarted his three-year stadium tour, the country superstar says after his next two shows, he will reassess if he should continue given the COVID-19 resurgence due to the fast-spreading Delta variant.
  Brooks’ Aug. 7 show at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium will go on as planned, as will the Aug. 14 show at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. According to Brooks’ website, more than 74,500 tickets have been sold for the first show and over 86,000 for the
  
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• DaBaby Promised a Video Apology to Save Lollapalooza Gig, But Never Delivered

  03-08-2021 22:36
  
  Just days after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on July 25, representatives for rapper DaBaby reached out to the promoters of seven fall festivals that had booked the Charlotte, N.C., rapper and assured them an apology would be forthcoming. DaBaby was planning to tape a short video that would be played before he took the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 1, in which he would deliver a heartfelt apology to the LGBTQ+ community for his distasteful remark
  
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• Weezer Delivers Spooky Cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’: Watch

  03-08-2021 22:21
  
  Did you know that it’s James Hetfield’s birthday? The Metallica frontman turns 58 years old on Tuesday (Aug. 3) — just in time for the release of Weezer’s rocking cover of “Enter Sandman.”
  Weezer’s new track is the latest drop from The Metallica Blacklist, a soon-to-be-released compilation of covers honoring the heavy metal band’s 1991 record The Black Album. The Rivers Cuomo-fronted band delivered a rendition that captured much of the origina
  
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• New York City Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines For Indoor-Entertainment Patrons and Employees

  03-08-2021 22:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Just weeks out from New York City’s Clive Davis-organized comeback concert series, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for indoor establishments including restaurants, clubs, and entertainment venues. The Big Apple’s outgoing mayor detailed the vaccination requirement – one component of “a smart mix of incentives and mandates” – in a press […]
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• Tierra Whack Drops Ode to Her Favorite Designers, ‘Walk the Beat’

  03-08-2021 22:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper shares her first single since her Lego partnership with "Link"
  
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• Watch Jason Isbell Cut a Promo for All Elite Wrestling

  03-08-2021 22:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Songwriter and fan of Cody Rhodes offers some strong words about old horses ahead of a big match
  
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• Live Nation Revenue Up 677% as Concerts Come Back

  03-08-2021 22:05
  
  For the period of April 1 to July 1, Live Nation rocketed past its performance in the early days of COVID-19 with a 677.2% increase in revenue the prior-year period and a 98.2% improvement from the first quarter, according to the company’s second quarter 2021 earnings report released Tuesday (Aug. 3).
  Ticketing revenue made the greatest leap, jumping to $244 million compared to a $87 million loss a year earlier. Concert revenue gained 102.4% year over year and 19.9% from the first quarter.
  
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• ‘Bandcamp Friday’ to continue for the rest of the year

  03-08-2021 22:01 via nme.com
  
  Online music platform Bandcamp has announced that it will continue its ‘Bandcamp Friday’ initiative for the rest of 2021.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicThe online music platform and distribution service launched the initiative back in March 2020 to aid those musicians whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, with Bandcamp waiving their revenue share to ensure that as close to 100 per cent of the profits as possible fr
  
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• Chris Evans Is Just as Excited as Lizzo About ‘Our Little Bundle of Joy’ After Pregnancy Joke

  03-08-2021 21:58
  
  Chris Evans just took a DNA test and he’s 100% the father of Lizzo’s fake baby.
  The Captain America actor watched the “Truth Hurts” singer spill the tea last week about her faux pregnancy in a TikTok video, where she hinted the baby was his. In a new TikTok clip from Monday (Aug. 2), Lizzo showed how Evans was playing along with her original joke by revealing his Instagram direct messages to her. The 40-year-old actor first wrote, “Hi! Just heard abou
  
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• Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel Star in ‘Cinderella’ Jukebox Musical: Watch the Trailer

  03-08-2021 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Film also starring Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan premieres September 3rd on Amazon Prime Video
  
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• My First Fest Back: Orville Peck, Aly & AJ, Journey & More Discuss Lollapalooza’s Risks and Rewards

  03-08-2021 21:47
  
  For the first time in 15 months, live music is returning nationwide after the global coronavirus pandemic ravaged the industry. Billboard’s “My First Fest Back” is a spin-off series off “My First Show Back,” dedicated to sharing stories from the return of Lollapalooza for its 30th anniversary — the first large-scale festival, bringing in 100,000 attendees each of its four days, to come back. 
  In this installment, Lollapalooza performers Orville Peck, Aly
  
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• BTS Spends 19th Week Atop Artist 100 Chart, The Kid LAROI Hits Top 10

  03-08-2021 21:38
  
  BTS spends a 19th week atop the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 7), extending the South Korean septet’s record for the most weeks at No. 1 among duos or groups since the chart began in 2014, thanks to the continued success of the act’s hit singles “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.”
  “Butter” leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth week, surpassing Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” for the longest-reigning No. 1 of 2021. &l
  
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• Doc Trailer Reminds You He’s Rick James, Bitch

  03-08-2021 21:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James due out next month
  
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• Jack Antonoff says “there’s more humour” in Lana Del Rey’s music than people think

  03-08-2021 21:31 via nme.com
  
  Bleachers‘ Jack Antonoff has discussed a number of his high-profile collaborations including Lana Del Rey, Clairo and Lorde.READ MORE: Bleachers – ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’ review: riotous and reflective third albumSpeaking to NME for this week’s ‘Big Read’, Antonoff discussed a number of fellow artists with whom he’s worked.
  Discussing Del Rey, who he worked with on her 2019 album ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’, and who Anto
  
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• Morgan Wallen & DaBaby Had Strong Grammy Chances. Then They Opened Their Mouths

  03-08-2021 21:20
  
  Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album had a good shot at winning the Grammy for best country album. And the remix of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” (featuring DaBaby) had an excellent chance of winning for best remixed recording. And then, as we all know, Wallen and DaBaby said things that are, quite simply, not acceptable in American society.
  Either or both of these records could still win a Grammy. The nominations won’t be announced until later this year; the award
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s ‘Industry Baby’ Debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100

  03-08-2021 21:14
  
  For the second time in 2021, Lil Nas X has made an explosive debut on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks in large part to a captivating music video and an ensuing public discourse. Following the No. 1 bow of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” in April, this week, “Industry Baby” — alongside Jack Harlow, and with production from Take a Daytrip and Kanye West — pulls up just short of that benchmark, with a No. 2 start.
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• Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett Are Finally Dropping The Cheek To Cheek Sequel The World Needs

  03-08-2021 21:02
  
  As Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday today and prepares to kick off his and Lady Gaga’s two-night “One Last Time” performances this evening, the pair announced Tuesday (August 3) that their new, second duet album, Love for Sale, will drop October 1.
  
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• How to Watch Dipset & The LOX ‘Verzuz’ Battle

  03-08-2021 20:52
  
  The LOX and Dipset are locked in for Tuesday night’s (Aug. 3) Verzuz battle, and it’s about to go down right in New York City.
  Fans in New York rooting for the Yonkers troupe The LOX (comprised of members Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss) and the Harlem squad Dipset (made up of Cam’ron, Freekey Zeekey, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana) can watch the showdown live at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater.
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• Van Morrison drops legal action over Northern Ireland’s COVID live music ban

  03-08-2021 20:51 via nme.com
  
  Van Morrison has ended his legal challenge against the Northern Irish government over its ban on live music.READ MORE: So, you’re ideologically opposed to your favourite pop star. What next?The 75-year-old has been an outspoken critic of pandemic lockdown measures, criticising the “pseudo-science” of socially distanced gigs in August and writing multiple songs denouncing lockdowns which were met with significant backlash.
  Back in January, he announced that he was planning a leg
  
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• Isaiah Rashad Tops Apple Music Pre-Add Chart With ‘The House Is Burning’

  03-08-2021 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' and Young Dolph and Paper Route Empire's 'Paper Route Illuminati' round out the top three.
  
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• Live Nation deny artists’ contracts holding coronavirus gagging order

  03-08-2021 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Live Nation has denied claims it has a gagging order in place to prevent artists from publicly disclosing that they have tested positive for COVID.
  On Sunday (August 1), musician Courtney Jaye took to Twitter to share a message from an anonymous source from within the music industry. As per the screenshot, the individual in question claimed their team were “not allowed” to announce that they had contracted the Delta variant of coronavirus.
  “Can you let everyone in your circle k
  
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• Garth Brooks to Fans: ‘Feel Free to Wear the Masks’ at Upcoming Kansas City Concert

  03-08-2021 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Arrowhead Stadium will also host a vaccination clinic at the concert, with incentives to win seat upgrades for those who get inoculated
  
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• Garth Brooks Tells Fans to Wear Masks at Upcoming Kansas City Stadium Concert

  03-08-2021 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Arrowhead Stadium will also host a vaccination clinic at the concert, with incentives to win seat upgrades for those who get inoculated
  
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• Dizzee Rascal Charged With Assault in London

  03-08-2021 20:40
  
  Rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault after an incident in London that left a woman with minor injuries.
  The Metropolitan Police said late Monday that the 36-year-old, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, was charged after the incident at a residential address in Streatham, southeast London, on June 8.
  The force said officers attended and a woman reported minor injuries. She did not require hospital treatment.The rapper is expected to appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in
  
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• Chartbreaker: Inside Måneskin’s Unlikely, TikTok-Assisted Journey to Rock Stardom

  03-08-2021 20:32
  
  On a Thursday afternoon in July, Italian rock quartet Måneskin are busy working on their new album in a villa in the town of Garlasco — where, their team notes, they will have to remain in their private area for their Billboard interview and photo shoot, lest they get mobbed by their fans on the streets of their home country. “It’s, like, a lot worse than it was before,” bassist Victoria De Angelis says of the local Måneskinmania.
  “Or better!” sing
  
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• Lil Nas X Likens BET Performance to Jumping in Lake Full of ‘Sharks and Piranhas’

  03-08-2021 20:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I was in rehearsals like, ‘Oh, my God. I have to do my absolute f-cking best with this performance because of sh-t like this,'" rapper says in new profile
  
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• DaBaby removed from more festival lineups following homophobic comments

  03-08-2021 20:27 via nme.com
  
  DaBaby has been removed from more music festivals following ongoing fallout from homophobic comments made by the rapper last month.
  The rapper, real name Jonathan Kirk, has been widely condemned for the remarks he made about homosexuality and people with HIV/AIDS while on stage in Miami on July 25, with the likes of Elton John, Madonna and Dua Lipa all criticising DaBaby last week.
  DaBaby was subsequently dropped from his slot at Lollapalooza over the weekend, and yesterday (August 2) he was rem
  
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• Tyler, The Creator Plans ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ 2022 Tour With Special Guests

  03-08-2021 20:08
  
  Tyler, The Creator announced Tuesday (Aug. 3) that he will be touring in support of his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Call Me If You Get Lost in spring 2022.
  The rapper plotted his 34-date arena journey from February to April 2022 with an official “travel itinerary” that he unveiled on his socials, and three special guests will be joining him for the ride. Vince Staples, Kali Uchis and Teezo Touchown will accompany Tyler on tour. Touchdown is featured on “RUNITU
  
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• Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Tease New Album With Classic Rendition of ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’

  03-08-2021 20:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Love for Sale will mark the 95-year-old singer's final studio recording
  
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• Warner Music Group Reports Double-Digit Quarterly Growth Amid Continued Streaming, Vinyl Gains

  03-08-2021 19:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group (WMG) turned in another double-digit improvement in recorded music revenue during Q3 FY 2021, contributing to a 33 percent year-over-year boost to overall earnings. New York City-headquartered Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) revealed these and other noteworthy performance specifics in its newly released Q3 FY 2021 earnings breakdown, covering the three months […]
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• Inside Lollapalooza’s Return, From Rollin’ With Limp Bizkit to Navigating the Crowds

  03-08-2021 19:52
  
  As major festivals kick back into gear — with Rolling Loud Miami a week-plus ago and Lollapalooza this past weekend — many of us are wondering: What is it like to return to a crowded music festival after a year and a half away?
  On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we invite back Pop Shop co-founder Jason Lipshutz, who just returned from his trip to Chicago for the final two days of Lolla. So what is it like back among the festival throngs? Jason tells us about the many COVID-19
  
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• Tyler, the Creator Announces Tour With Vince Staples, Kali Uchis

  03-08-2021 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  34-date route will also feature newcomer Teezo Touchdown
  
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• Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett announce new collaborative album, ‘Love For Sale’

  03-08-2021 19:48 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have announced a new collaborative album, ‘Love For Sale’ – listen to ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ below.READ MORE: Lady Gaga – ‘Chromatica’ review: pure pop celebration from an icon in a world of her ownGaga first teamed up with the legendary New York singer on the 2014 duet record ‘Cheek To Cheek’. Last month, it was announced that the pair would be reuniting for two live shows at NYC’s Radio City Music H
  
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• Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood’s ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ Makes Historic Start on Hot Country Songs

  03-08-2021 19:43
  
  Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood’s “If I Didn’t Love You” bounds onto Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Aug. 7) at No. 2, marking a historic entrance.
  Since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958, the song marks the highest debut for a duet between a solo male and female. It surpasses the No. 9 arrival of Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s “Nobody but You,” which opened at
  
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• ASL interpreter goes viral after ‘WAP’ performance with Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B

  03-08-2021 19:20 via nme.com
  
  An American Sign Language interpreter at Lollapalooza festival has gone viral after her work during Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B‘s performance of their 2020 hit ‘WAP’.READ MORE: Cardi B’s team-up with Megan Thee Stallion is a truly filthy returnTikTok user Guilherme Senise captured the interpreter’s energetic performance of the song’s x-rated lyrics, with his footage rapidly amassing almost 9 million views. The clip has also gone viral on Twitter. You can t
  
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• Babymetal to “disappear from our sight” later this year

  03-08-2021 19:07 via nme.com
  
  Babymetal have cryptically announced that they will “disappear from our sight” later this year.READ MORE: Babymetal interview: ‘Metal Galaxy’ is the first step to the future of metal…”The Japanese group are set to bring their 10th anniversary celebrations to a close on October 10, having begun marking the decade milestone on that same date in 2020.
  Taking to Instagram today (August 3), Babymetal wrote: “Sunday, October 10, 2021… Togethe
  
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• Camila Cabello Chases Her Dreams In ‘Cinderella’ Movie Trailer: Watch

  03-08-2021 19:01
  
  “This is it… dresses by Ella,” Camila Cabello says in the opening line of the official movie trailer for Cinderella out on Tuesday (Aug. 3).
  Cabello portrays Cinderella, an ambitious young lady who hopes to one day become a successful businesswoman, in Amazon Original’s forthcoming modern musical, which offers a bold take on the centuries-old fairy tale that Disney turned into a popular animated musical film in 1950.
  “I have dreams that I have to chase,”
  
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• DaBaby Dropped From Three More Festivals Over Homophobic Comments

  03-08-2021 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper will no longer be performing at the Austin City Limits Festival nor iHeartRadio Fest
  
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• Jack Harlow Taps Pooh Shiesty for New Song ‘SUVs (Black on Black)’

  03-08-2021 18:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track follows Harlow's hit collaboration with Lil Nas X, "Industry Baby"
  
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