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• Miley Cyrus Calls on Fans to Help Educate, Not ‘Cancel’ DaBaby: ‘Knowledge Is Power’

  04-08-2021 23:44
  
  After other celebrities condemned DaBaby for his homophobic comments made at Rolling Loud Miami, Miley Cyrus is asking her fans to take a different approach.
  On Wednesday (Aug. 4), Cyrus posted a message to her Instagram, where she encouraged both DaBaby and her fans to seek out information on the subject of HIV and AIDS, rather than continuing to pile on in a display of what she called “cancel culture.”
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• Carly Pearce Rebounds Personally & Professionally With Opry Induction, Expanded Version of ’29’

  04-08-2021 23:41
  
  Americans like a good comeback story, and the Grand Ole Opry provided one last night with the induction of Carly Pearce as its newest member.
  The Kentucky-bred singer-songwriter experienced an emotionally strenuous year with the death of her producer, busbee, and a divorce when she was 29; spent her 30th year healing in pandemic-forced recovery; and now lands with ultimate resiliency at age 31 in a spot she has long aspired to: nestled alphabetically between Dolly Parton and Stu Phillips on the
  
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• Listen to Omar Apollo’s lo-fi new cover of ‘California Dreamin”

  04-08-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Omar Apollo has covered Mamas & the Papas‘ classic single ‘California Dreamin’’ – you can listen to it below.
  The singer-songwriter tracked his take on the 1965 song at East West Studios in Los Angeles, where the original hit was also recorded.READ MORE: Friends Like These: Bootsy Collins and Omar ApolloApollo’s version of the song was released today (August 4) as part of a new instalment of the Spotify Singles series, which also includes a live versi
  
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• Listen to Omar Apollo’s lo-fi new cover of “California Dreamin'”

  04-08-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Omar Apollo has covered Mamas & the Papas‘ classic single ‘California Dreamin’’ – you can listen to it below.
  The singer-songwriter tracked his take on the 1965 song at East West Studios in Los Angeles, where the original hit was also recorded.READ MORE: Friends Like These: Bootsy Collins and Omar ApolloApollo’s version of the song was released today (August 4) as part of a new instalment of the Spotify Singles series, which also includes a live versi
  
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• Gene Simmons Has Been Making Art in Secret for 50 Years

  04-08-2021 23:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "During the pandemic, I had a chance to pull decades of my art out of storage and it reignited my passion for drawing and painting again," Kiss bassist says
  
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• Justin Bieber Apologizes for Morgan Wallen Co-Sign, Says He Doesn’t ‘Tolerate Any Sort of Racism’

  04-08-2021 23:31
  
  Within hours of posting Morgan Wallen’s Billboard 200 chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album on his Instagram Story Wednesday (Aug. 4), Justin Bieber  deleted the post and replaced it with a three-slide apology for supporting the country singer’s music following his use of the N-word in a video from February.
  The pop superstar had posted a screenshot of the song “Sand in My Boots” on his Instagram Story with the caption “Love this album.&
  
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• Britney Spears undertakes equine therapy sessions to help 'ease social anxiety'

  04-08-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears isn't planning on taking up farming anytime soon.
  
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• Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos Gets a Very Juggalo Lineup

  04-08-2021 23:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Vanilla Ice, Steve-O and To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen set to appear at ICP-curated fest in Ohio
  
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• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill to Star in ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel ‘1883’

  04-08-2021 23:17
  
  Paramount+ is pulling out all the stops to launch Yellowstone prequel 1883. The ViacomCBS-backed streamer has cast Sam Elliott, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw in the prequel to the Paramount Network drama starring Kevin Costner.
  Picked up straight to series in February as creator Taylor Sheridan inked a new nine-figure overall deal with ViacomCBS, 1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark ret
  
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• In The Lox And Dipset’s Verzuz Battle, Hip-Hop Wins

  04-08-2021 23:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The view from Madison Square Garden, where New York's rap greats finally received their due
  
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• Santana to Release ‘Blessings and Miracles’ Album on BMG

  04-08-2021 23:04
  
  Carlos Santana’s next studio album will be released on BMG, the iconic guitarist has announced. Titled Blessings and Miracles, it will be Santana’s first set on BMG. A debut single is expected later this month.
  “I would like to thank everyone at BMG for sharing our collective commonality – vision to touch people’s hearts with energy, conviction and integrity,” Santana said in a statement. “Now more than ever, we need songs and melodies to remind us
  
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• Billie Eilish Is A Disney Princess In Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles Trailer

  04-08-2021 23:03
  
  Billie Eilish is Disney’s new princess! Well, for a second, at least. A new teaser trailer dropped Wednesday (August 4) for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a live concert special promoting songs from her newest album that is set to premiere on Disney+ on September 3.
  
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• Carlos Santana Signs With BMG to Release New Studio Album

  04-08-2021 22:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Carlos Santana has signed with BMG for his next studio album release. The legendary guitarist is releasing a star-studded, full-length studio album entitled Blessings and Miracles. A debut single from the album is due to release later this month. “I am honored to partner with BMG to release Blessings and Miracles,” the musician said in […]
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• Lil Baby Was Co-Investor in Failed ‘Social Gloves’ Boxing Match, Says Lawsuit

  04-08-2021 22:50
  
  Atlanta rapper Lil Baby was an investor in the “Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms” boxing tournament and concert, according to a new lawsuit filed by Tayler Holder and Nate Wyatt.
  Holder is a TikTok star with 20 million followers and the artist behind the May single “I’ll Be Alright“; Wyatt is also a TikTok celebrity and musical artist. Both men filed a lawsuit against event organizer and Youtube personality Austin McBroom, alleging that Lil Baby and NBA s
  
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• Halsey & Her Newborn Baby Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: ‘We Arrived Just in Time’

  04-08-2021 22:41
  
  Halsey is happy her baby arrived just in time to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week.
  The pop star gave birth to Ender Ridley Aydin, her first child with boyfriend Alev Aydin, on July 14. World Breastfeeding Week 2021 started Sunday and runs through Saturday. The global campaign, which raises awareness and spreads information about breastfeeding, began in 1992 as a way to commemorate the 1990 Innocenti Declaration, an international agenda that protects, promotes and supports b
  
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• BLACKPINK is Debuting an Animal Crossing Island for Fans to Visit

  04-08-2021 22:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BLACKPINK is releasing an Animal Crossing island to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The K-pop group’s agency YG Entertainment announced the custom island earlier today. It will be released on August 6 for fans to enjoy and celebrate the group’s fifth anniversary on August 8. “BLACKPINK Island colored in pink is coming to you. Are you […]
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• The Weeknd’s ‘Take My Breath’ video pulled from IMAX screenings over epilepsy concerns

  04-08-2021 22:38 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd‘s video for his upcoming new single ‘Take My Breath’ was due to be screened in IMAX cinemas this week, but was removed due to epilepsy concerns.
  According to Variety, the track – set to arrive this Friday (August 6) – was intended to air ahead of The Suicide Squad screenings.READ MORE: The biggest moments from The Weeknd’s Super Bowl half-time showHowever, a source close to the situation told the publication that the idea was scrapped because o
  
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• Ivy Queen Dives Into History of Reggaeton on New Podcast ‘Loud’

  04-08-2021 22:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  New podcast explores the music's roots in Panama and Puerto Rico and its current global success, with appearances from stars like Sech, Nicky Jam, and Rauw Alejandro
  
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• Sony Music Entertainment Quarterly Earnings Surge $710 Million Year Over Year On Continued Streaming Growth

  04-08-2021 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
    Sony Music Entertainment (SME) experienced a more than $710 million year-over-year revenue hike across April, May, and June of 2021, according to a newly released Q1 FY 2021 earnings report from the overarching Sony Group Corporation. New York City-headquartered Sony Music Entertainment brought in about $2.33 billion (¥254.87 billion) during the three months ending […]
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• Chicago Health Official Says Lollapalooza Isn’t the Reason for Surging COVID Cases

  04-08-2021 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Chicago health officials say the massive gathering at Lollapalooza over the weekend shouldn’t be blamed for rising COVID cases. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Grant Park last weekend for the music festival. Now the number of COVID-19 cases in Chicago is on the rise. “It’s clearly on the rise, not the result of […]
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• Jxdn Went From TikTok To Punk Rock, With A Little Help From Travis Barker

  04-08-2021 22:06
  
  Jxdn, MTV's Push artist for August 2021, has quickly risen from a kid who'd never heard punk music to the ascendent pop-punk upstart backed by Travis Barker.
  
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• Fall Out Boy pull out of two Hella Mega tour dates after team member tests positive for COVID-19

  04-08-2021 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Fall Out Boy have pulled out of two of their Hella Mega tour dates after a member of their team tested positive for COVID-19.
  The band are currently on tour around the US with Green Day and Weezer on their long-awaited and COVID-delayed stadium dates.
  In a statement, the band revealed that they will no longer play tonight’s (August 4) New York City show at Citi Field and tomorrow’s (August 5) date at Boston’s Fenway Park, but Green Day, Weezer and support band the Interrupters
  
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• Sony Music Invests in NFT Marketplace MakersPlace

  04-08-2021 21:54
  
  NFT marketplace MakersPlace has raised $30 million as part of its Series A funding round from investors including Sony Music Entertainment, Eminem, former Def Jam CEO Paul Rosenberg, and NFT early adopter and DJ 3LAU, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 4).
  It has been an excellent year for MakersPlace, which has so far conducted more than $100 million in transactions this year, including facilitating the $69.3 million sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days with the storied auct
  
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• Sony Music Publishing Announces Global Deal With Olivia Rodrigo

  04-08-2021 21:49
  
  After months of working together, on Wednesday (Aug. 4) Sony Music Publishing officially announced the signing of teenage pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo to a worldwide publishing deal.
  The agreement has been in place for months and includes the track list of her chart-topping debut album, SOUR, as well as future works created under the deal. Rodrigo’s collaborator, songwriter and producer Daniel “Dan” Leonard Nigro — with whom she worked closely on her debut album&nb
  
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• Offspring Drummer Kicked Out For Not Getting the Vaccine

  04-08-2021 21:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Offspring has kicked out drummer Pete Parada for his refusal to get the vaccine. Parada shared the news with his family and friends on social media on Tuesday. The band has made it clear that the vaccine was mandatory for everyone to return to work. He claims he has a medical consideration for not […]
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• DaBaby Was Dropped by Working Families Party Before Other Concerts Followed Suit

  04-08-2021 21:32
  
  Well before the whirlwind 72-hour span that saw DaBaby dropped from a slew of music festivals, a comparatively modest free concert organized by the Working Families Party became the first to remove the rapper from its lineup due to a string of homophobic comments he made.
  “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” the rapper told
  
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• Rihanna named world's richest female musician

  04-08-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  According to editors at Forbes, the Umbrella hitmaker is worth an estimated $1.7 billion.
  
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• Holly Humberstone announces new EP ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’

  04-08-2021 21:17 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has announced details of her second EP, ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone: Heart-on-sleeve spectral synth-pop perfect for Lorde and Phoebe Bridgers fansThe EP, which follows the singer-songwriter’s debut effort from 2020, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’, will come out on November 5.
  Ahead of the release of the EP, Humberstone has shared the official version of new single ‘Please Don’t Leave Just Yet’, a song
  
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• Listen to Deafheaven’s dreamy new single ‘In Blur’

  04-08-2021 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Deafheaven have shared a new track called ‘In Blur’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: NME meets DeafheavenThe song will appear on the San Francisco band’s fifth album ‘Infinite Granite’, which is set to arrive on August 20 via Sargent House. It follows on from 2018’s ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love’.
  Opening with dreamy guitars and washed-out vocals, the new song’s opening verse contains the lyrics: “In blur, father/
  
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• Love Record Stores announce vinyl releases for 2021

  04-08-2021 20:19 via nme.com
  
  Love Record Stores is set to return for a second year running next month – see all the details below.
  The campaign’s inaugural event in June 2020 brought in over £1million in sales, with the initiative being launched to support record stores that faced difficult setbacks throughout the COVID pandemic.READ MORE: How you can help your local independent record shop amid the coronavirus crisisSupported by the Association Of Independent Music (AIM), this year’s Love Recor
  
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• Jack Harlow teams up with Pooh Shiesty on new track ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’

  04-08-2021 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow has shared a brand new track – listen to ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’, a collaboration with Pooh Shiesty, below.
  The song follows Harlow’s recent collaboration with Lil Nas X on ‘Industry Baby’, which hit Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’ is produced by Go Grizz and Smash David, and follows Harlow’s recent performances at a number of festivals including Chicago’s Lollapalooza and Rolling Loud Miam
  
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• Spotify Testing Ad-Supported ‘Spotify Plus’ Subscription With Fewer Restrictions – $0.99 Monthly

  04-08-2021 20:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is testing a new ad-supported subscription tier at $0.99 monthly. The new subscription plan combines elements of its free and premium tiers. There is still an ad-roll that plays every few songs, but Spotify doesn’t limit skips. Users can also pick the music they want to hear instead of being limited to playlists and […]
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• Olivia Rodrigo Calls Britney Spears Conservatorship Battle ‘Horrific’

  04-08-2021 20:12
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has been a Disney star since she was 12, but her chance at breaking out in a bigger way as a solo singer could easily have been derailed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she told GQ magazine in a new interview, what might have been a disaster was actually “awesome,” because suddenly there was a lack of pressure on her to make a huge splash as everyone huddled at home.
  By now, however, you know she exploded anyway, with her 2021 mega-smash “Drivers L
  
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• Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stuck with U’ Raised $3.5M for First Responders Children’s Foundation

  04-08-2021 20:06
  
  Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s 2020 charity collaboration “Stuck With U” has raised $3.5 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation.
  The two pop stars released their COVID-19 lockdown ballad on May 8, 2020. In working with their manager Scooter Braun’s SB Projects and their labels Def Jam Recordings (Bieber) and Republic Records (Grande), the team donated 100% of the proceeds from the song’s streams and sales to the foundation. The First Re
  
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• Japanese Comedy Duo Chocolate Planet Parody Nathan Evans’ ‘Wellerman’ Video

  04-08-2021 19:49
  
  Viral trends come and go on TikTok, but singing sea shanties at home during the pandemic probably helped many of us overcome the self-quarantine blues and will be one of the defining fads of 2020 that we look back on with fondness someday.
  Initially launched by Scottish singer Nathan Evans, the “ShantyTok” craze on the short video platform took the former postal worker to new heights, with his stoic rendition of the traditional shanty “Wellerman” gaining massive popularit
  
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• DaBaby ‘Levitating’ Remix Yanked by Radio Programmers After Homophobic Remarks

  04-08-2021 19:43
  
  Dua Lipa wasn’t the only one “horrified” by DaBaby’s remarks about people with HIV and AIDS at last week’s Rolling Loud festival in Miami. Radio programmers who play the pop star’s music have stripped the rapper from the air over the past 10 days, shifting to Lipa’s solo version of top five smash “Levitating” that was released in March 2020 with her Future Nostalgia album rather than the DaBaby remix that dropped last October and ha
  
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• T.I. arrested in Amsterdam for being on his phone while cycling

  04-08-2021 19:29 via nme.com
  
  T.I. says he is “locked up” in Amsterdam after being arrested for being on his phone while cycling.
  In a lengthy Instagram video, the rapper detailed how he was texting while cycling around the Dutch city, before crashing into a policeman and breaking his side mirror.
  “So I’m locked up now,” T.I. said in an Instagram Live video, viewable on TMZ. “I’m obviously not supposed to have my phone as I’m biking and because the policeman ran into me and bro
  
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• Petula Clark: I sang on Give Peace a Chance by accident

  04-08-2021 19:29 via music-news.com
  
  Petula Clark sang on 'Give Peace a Chance' by accident, after she went to see John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono while they were in Montreal in 1969.
  
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• Crowdfunder launched for new Keith Flint mural in London

  04-08-2021 19:28 via nme.com
  A mural of late Prodigy frontman Keith Flint is set to appear in Hackney to mark World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10).
  The artwork is being created by music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock, who enlisted street artist Akse P19 to paint the piece. It will be located at Beechwood Road in Hackney, near to where The Prodigy played their first gig at the Four Aces Club in 1990.READ MORE: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart of The Prodigy  A Crow
  
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• Jomoro Team With Sharon Van Etten for ‘2001’-Inspired ‘Nest’ Video

  04-08-2021 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Duo of Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco pair Blue Marble Sky track with celestial visual
  
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• Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s ‘Industry Baby’ Debuts at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

  04-08-2021 19:25
  The tag team of Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow storm in and shake up Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as their collaboration, “Industry Baby,” debuts at No. 1 on the list dated August 7. The single traces its chart-topping bow to a huge streaming sum, helped by a social media promo campaign that played on Lil Nas X’ court appearance days before the song’s release and its provocative music video, which the rapper warned on Twitter was “not for kids”
  
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• Louisville Rapper EST Gee Tops Breakthrough 25 Chart

  04-08-2021 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  R&B singer Mariah the Scientist and rappers Smiley and IDK debut on this month's list of the fastest-rising artists on streaming.
  
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• 11 HIV Organizations Pen Open Letter to DaBaby Calling For Educational Meeting

  04-08-2021 19:11
  On Wednesday (Aug. 4), 11 leading organizations in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment have penned an open letter to DaBaby requesting a private meeting to address his miseducation.
  Organizations including GLAAD, Black AIDS Institute, Prevention Access Campaign, and more, as well as researchers from Emory University, the University of Houston and Wake Forest University, addressed the North Carolina MC two days after he issued a formal apology for his homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miam
  
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• Lunay, Chris Jedi & Gaby Music Will Create a Hit In Real Time At 2021 Latin Music Week

  04-08-2021 19:01
  
  Lunay, Chris Jedi and Gaby Music have been confirmed for Billboard’s 2021 Latin Music Week returning to Miami in September with a week-long event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  Puerto Rican sensation Lunay, known for bops like “Soltera,” “La Cama” and the Anitta-assisted “Todo o Nada,” will join longtime producers Chris Jedi and Gaby Music
  
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• Jeff Tweedy Launches Substack Newsletter ‘Starship Casual’

  04-08-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Wilco frontman will talk about his favorite music, dole out advice, tell stories from his lengthy career, and share unreleased music
  
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• Burna Boy to Play Hollywood Bowl in October, Announces Special Guests

  04-08-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  “This all started off as a wild dream, especially coming from where I’m from," Burna Boy says
  
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• New NFTs to be released of Chris Cornell’s last ever photoshoot

  04-08-2021 18:55 via nme.com
  
  Two NFTs of photographs from Chris Cornell‘s final ever photoshoot are set to be made available tomorrow (August 5).
  Just prior to his death in 2017, Cornell was photographed by legendary Hollywood photographer Randall Slavin.
  ‘The Last Session’ features never-seen-before photos from the shoot, with the two photos entitled ‘Until We Disappear’ and ‘White Roses For My Soul To Keep’.
  The two separate auctions will take place tomorrow (August 5) at midnight
  
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• Forbes Says Rihanna’s Fenty Bounty Boosted Her to Billionaire Status

  04-08-2021 18:54
  
  You already knew Rihanna was a boss onstage, onscreen and in the studio. But the singer is also now officially a boardroom billionaire. According to Forbes magazine, RiRi has reached rarified pop air thanks to her mega-successful four-year old Fenty Beauty brand, which it estimates has pushed her personal fortune to $1.7 billion.
  The gaudy figure gives Rihanna the bragging rights as the wealthiest female musician in the world and puts her just behind Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertain
  
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• How Yung Baby Tate’s Cousin Helped Her Confidence & Voice

  04-08-2021 18:47
  
  Yung Baby Tate — a very proud Georgia girl during her formative years — spent most of her summers in New Jersey at her aunt Karen’s house with her cousin Taylor. That time of year, she looked forward to most since she was under stricter house rules under her mother’s watch in Decatur. Upon reflection, she acknowledges that spending the sweltering months of June through August on the East Coast left lasting impacts on her life in several ways. 
  The track “Play G
  
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• Omar Apollo Covers ‘California Dreamin” for Spotify Singles

  04-08-2021 18:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  He also shared a new version of "Go Away"
  
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