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• Saweetie and McDonald’s Partner to Launch the Brand’s Latest Artist-Inspired Meal

  09-08-2021 23:33
  
  It’s not just a meal, it’s an American classic, and it’s coming to you in fresh new way.. On July 29th, Saweetie and McDonald’s  unveiled their latest partnership, the Saweetie Meal, and today, the combo officially hits stores nationwide. The meal is an assortment of Saweetie’s childhood faves including: a Big Mac®, 4-piece Chicken McNuggets®, medium World Famous Fries®, a medium Sprite®, Tangy BBQ sauce, and the “Saweetie ‘N Sour sa
  
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• Lizzo confirms Cardi B features on new single

  09-08-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
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• Mindless Self Indulgence Singer Jimmy Urine Sued for Sexual Assault of Minor

  09-08-2021 23:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  James Euringer accused of two-year sexual relationship with a 15-year-old, who accuses him of grooming, molesting and sexually assaulting her repeatedly
  
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• Virtual FUTURX Event to Discuss Tech, Media & Production

  09-08-2021 23:21
  
  432HZ, the Argentine music label and company with areas devoted to leadership, music marketing and promotion and education, is launching its monthly FUTURX event.
  The August edition of FUTURX, which takes place Aug. 10-12, will feature one panel each on Tuesday and Wednesday and three conversations on Thursday, all under the umbrella of “Musical Ecosystems of the Future.” Speakers include producer Tweety Gonzalez, who will chat with artists Eduardo Cabra and Marian Ruzzi; digital and
  
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• Study at Exit Festival shows no sign of COVID infections

  09-08-2021 23:18 via nme.com
  
  A scientific study conducted at Exit Festival in Serbia has reportedly resulted in zero coronavirus infections.READ MORE: Don’t be a dick this festival season: the COVID-safe editionThe event, which took place between July 8–11 at Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, welcomed between 42,000 and 48,000 people per day. With a line-up that included David Guetta, DJ Snake and more, it was the first major festival to he held in Europe since the pandemic began.
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• It’s (Not) the Same Old Song: Different Compositions, Same Titles to Top the Hot 100, From ‘Hello’ to ‘Stay’ & More

  09-08-2021 23:00
  
  Just like nearly 61 years ago, a song called “Stay” tops the Billboard Hot 100.
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” ascends to No. 1 on the chart dated Aug. 14, 2021. The song shares the title of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs’s classic one-week leader, which ruled the ranking dated Nov. 21, 1960.
  (Of course, the tallies’ top five look a bit different, each shining with stars of their respective eras. The new No. 1 “Stay” shares space
  
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• The Kid LAROI Celebrates ‘Stay’ Topping Hot 100… While ‘Locked in a Room’ With COVID

  09-08-2021 22:36
  
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber are celebrating a “really big moment” on Monday (Aug. 9): Their collaborative single “Stay” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  The Australian teen earns his first Hot 100 leader and Bieber his eighth after “Stay” rose 4-1 in its fourth week on the tally. And it’s a big deal around the world too: Not only is the song spending a second week atop the Billboard Global 200 chart, but LAROI is the first Aust
  
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• The Kid LAROI Celebrates ‘Stay’ Topping Hot 100 & Being ‘COVID Free’

  09-08-2021 22:36
  
  UPDATE: After this story was published, The Kid LAROI tweeted that he no longer has COVID-19. His initial Instagram caption Monday said he was “locked in a room for the past 7 days” because of contracting the coronavirus, but he later tweeted: “Wow that’s so crazy just got the text I’m now COVID free now as well lol. God works in mysterious ways.”
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• R. Kelly Trial Begins With Jury Selection: On the Scene at NYC Courthouse

  09-08-2021 22:24
  
  More than two years after his initial arrest stemming from federal charges related to sex crimes, the trial for R&B singer/songwriter R. Kelly began Monday (Aug. 9) with jury selection at the Eastern District of New York courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  The courtroom, typically filled to the brim for naturalization ceremonies, was eerily empty, only holding parties directly involved with the trial, including Kelly himself. The artist wore a navy suit and was surrounded by his lawyers, Nicole Bla
  
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• Britney Spears’ Father Argues ‘No Grounds’ for Removal from Conservatorship

  09-08-2021 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In a court filing, Britney Spears’ father argued that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for his dismissal from his daughter’s conservatorship. James Spears “has dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on his record,” the filing submitted on Friday reads. The filing also alleges that Jodi Montgomery, the […]
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• Fleetwood Mac Keyboardist Christine McVie Sells 115-Song Catalog to Hipgnosis

  09-08-2021 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  UK-based song-investment fund Hipgnosis has officially acquired the 115-track catalog of Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboardist Christine McVie. Hipgnosis just recently unveiled the high-profile deal, which represents the latest in a decidedly long line of multimillion-dollar plays for the entity. To be sure, the Merck Mercuriadis-founded business dropped north of $1 billion on music IP […]
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• Billie Eilish adds sixth and final UK tour date due to overwhelming demand

  09-08-2021 22:07 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has added another extra date to her 2022 UK tour due to “overwhelming demand”, after tickets for the previously announced shows sold out.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational greatThe pop star is set to bring her ‘Happier Than Ever’ tour to the UK and Ireland next summer, kicking off in Belfast on June 3.
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• Jhonny Caz, Esteman, Raymix & Erika Vidrio to Discuss Pride & Music at 2021 Latin Music Week

  09-08-2021 22:01
  
  Raymix, Esteman, Erika Vidrio and Jhonny Caz of Grupo Firme have all been confirmed for Billboard’s 2021 Latin Music Week returning to Miami in September with a weeklong event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  The four artists will form part of LMW’s “Coming Out Latin” panel for an insightful and heartfelt conversation on the challenges and rewards of coming ou
  
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• Nick Jonas Shares Sneak Peek of His ‘Dream Role’ in ‘Jersey Boys’

  09-08-2021 21:57
  
  Nick Jonas suits up as legendary singer Frankie Valli in a dapper backstage shot of himself on the upcoming filmed production of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.
  He shared a behind-the-scenes photo via Twitter on Monday (Aug. 9) in which he poses alongside CJ Pawlikowski (The Book of Mormon), who plays Bob Gaudio; Matt Bogart as Nick Massi; Andy Karl as Tommy DeVito; and the Jersey Boys’ original director Des McAnuff.
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• Limp Bizkit, Lynyrd Skynyrd, New Orleans JazzFest Canceled Amidst Rising COVID Concern

  09-08-2021 21:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rising COVID concern is prompting the cancellation of several live events, including Limp Bizkit, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and New Orleans JazzFest shows. There has been a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases across the United States, partially fueled by the rise of the delta variant. The CDC has identified the new virus variant as being responsible for […]
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• RS Country Music Picks for Week of August 9th

  09-08-2021 21:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Must-hear songs by Jake Owen, Jordan Rowe, and Suzanne Santo
  
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• Billie Eilish Scores First RS 200 Number One With ‘Happier Than Ever’

  09-08-2021 21:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elsewhere, debuts from Prince, Isaiah Rashad and Bleachers.
  
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• You Can Only ‘Live It Up’ at This Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Show If You Get Vaxxed

  09-08-2021 21:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  November date will require vaccination at least 14 days prior to the show
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly ‘Back for Round Two’ With Travis Barker on His Next Album

  09-08-2021 21:24
  
  The dynamic duo of Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker are back at it again on another album.
  The rapper and the blink-182 drummer announced Monday (Aug. 9) that they would team up once more on Born With Horns, MGK’s sixth album, by showing off their matching tattoos of the album title on their arms. Barker will once again be credited as the executive producer of the album.
  Barker helped the 31-year-old alternative hip-hop act shift into the pop-punk sound for his last studio effort,&
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly announces new album ‘Born With Horns’

  09-08-2021 21:23 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has announced the release of his next album, ‘Born With Horns’.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”News of the follow-up to last year’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ was unveiled on the rapper-rocker’s Instagram page earlier today (August 9), where he shared a video of of him and the album’s executive producer, Travis Barker, brandishing new tattoo
  
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran Top Global Charts, Billie Eilish Bows in Top 10

  09-08-2021 21:00
  
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber spend a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart with “Stay,” while Ed Sheeran adds a fifth week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally with “Bad Habits.”
  Plus, Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” enters the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts at Nos. 6 and 8, respectively.Billboard’s two global charts (the latest of which are dated Aug. 14) began last September and rank songs based on streaming
  
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• Chucky Thompson, ’90s Hip-Hop and R&B Producer With Bad Boy’s Hitmen, Dies

  09-08-2021 20:59
  
  Chucky Thompson, one of the in-house producers (known as The Hitmen) whose ability to blend hip-hop and R&B at a pop scale helped Bad Boy Records become one of the preeminent labels of the ’90s, has died.
  “It is with a very heavy heart that I can confirm the passing of Chucky Thompson,” his publicist Tamar Juda tells Billboard. “To anyone in his orbit, you know how generous he was with his energy, creativity and love. Both the music industry and the world has lost a t
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly Announces New Album Title in Most Machine Gun Kelly Way Possible

  09-08-2021 20:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Producer Travis Barker joined MGK in inking their new album title on his arm: Born With Horns
  
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• Shawn Mendes Is Ready to Usher In a ‘Summer of Love’ With Tainy on New Song

  09-08-2021 20:49
  
  It’s not too late to experience a “Summer of Love,” according to the title of Shawn Mendes’ upcoming song with Tainy.
  The Canadian pop superstar announced on Monday (Aug. 9) “Summer of Love” will be released on Aug. 20.Mendes, who turned 23 on Sunday, sneakily revealed the song title earlier this month on his sweatshirt while he played a couple of guitar chords in a Twitter video captioned “sol,” meaning “sun” in Spanish. The pop star l
  
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• Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon Says Streaming is Killing an Entire Generation of Artists

  09-08-2021 20:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Duran Duran frontman Simon LeBon says music streaming is killing a whole generation of artists. In a new interview with NME, LeBon spoke frankly about how the streaming payment model will discourage musicians from pursuing their passion as a full-time profession. The UK Government conducted an inquiry of the streaming industry and found that a […]
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• Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon Says Streaming is Killing a Whole Generation of Artists

  09-08-2021 20:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Duran Duran frontman Simon LeBon says music streaming is killing a whole generation of artists. In a new interview with NME, LeBon spoke frankly about how the streaming payment model will discourage musicians from pursuing their passion as a full-time profession. The UK Government conducted an inquiry of the streaming industry and found that a […]
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• Nick Cannon ‘Wouldn’t Be Mad’ If He Had ’10 to 12′ Kids, Defends Having Children With 4 Women

  09-08-2021 20:38
  
  It doesn’t sound like Nick Cannon is done having kids anytime soon.
  On Monday (Aug. 9), the 40-year-old TV host appeared on The Breakfast Club where host Charlamagne the God jokingly introduced him as “Nick ‘No Condom’ Cannon.” He’s been making headlines lately after he welcomed four children in the last year, bringing his current total to seven that he recently posted up with: 10-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan with Mariah Carey; 3-year
  
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• Shara Senderoff Is Transforming the Music Biz, One Tech Startup at a Time

  09-08-2021 20:30
  
  Shara Senderoff estimates that during the last two-and-a-half years, she has looked at over 1,000 music and technology startups, hunting for the music industry’s next game-changer. As partner/president of Raised in Space Enterprises — the venture capital firm she and former BMG executive Zach Katz launched in 2019 with Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings and blockchain company Ripple’s investment division, Xpring — Senderoff selects the most promising startups for inves
  
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• Round Hill Looks to Break Barriers With New Scholarship at Berklee College

  09-08-2021 20:28
  
  For Josh Gruss, former student of Berklee College of Music and founder, chairman, and CEO of independent publisher Round Hill Music, his alma mater is “a big, wonderful playground” for music lovers. “It was a really important time in my life,” he says.
  The music executive studied guitar and music business while at Berklee, and credits the school for teaching him the foundations of music history — something that has given him crucial context for his work today at Rou
  
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• Tributes paid to producer Chucky Thompson, who has died: “This one hurts so bad”

  09-08-2021 20:08 via nme.com
  
  Tributes are being paid to Chucky Thompson, best known for his work as part of Diddy‘s Hitmen production team, who has died.
  The producer and songwriter’s death was confirmed by friend, collaborator and mentee Young Guru, who revealed that Thompson had passed away in an Instagram post.
  “There is nothing I can write that will take away this pain,” Guru (real name Gimel Keaton) wrote alongside a picture of him and Thompson. “I have to say RIP to my mentor, my big brot
  
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• Joan Baez, Odetta Albums Focus of New Vinyl Boxset Celebrating Folk Label Vanguard

  09-08-2021 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Limited-edition VMP Anthology: The Story of Vanguard collects six essential LPs from classic folk label, pressed on colored vinyl from original mono masters
  
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• Sea Girls launch new album with ‘Sick’: “It’s basically me listing everything I’m pissed off with”

  09-08-2021 19:45 via nme.com
  
  As Sea Girls share their new single ‘Sick’, frontman Henry Camamile has told NME how the “incredibly direct” song proved a turning point for their anticipated new album ‘Homesick’.
  Coming as the first taster of new music since the band’s 2020 debut album ‘Open Your Head’ went to Number Three in the charts, ‘Sick’ acts as an “example of their ambition for the record,” according to Camamile.
  “It was written in one
  
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• Biffy Clyro announce Dreamland Margate summer concert

  09-08-2021 19:42 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have announced they’ll be performing a concert at Dreamland Margate set to take place later this month.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro: “We literally finished our new album last week”The Scottish trio will play the 15,000-capacity outdoor event space and theme park on August 25, as part of the venue’s Summer Series. In addition to the concert, gig-goers will also be able to jump on selected rides.
  The Margate show will precede Biffy’s co-headline slot at Reading
  
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• The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Ties Record for Most Weeks Spent on Billboard Hot 100

  09-08-2021 19:40
  
  The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” adds another honor to its already historic Billboard Hot 100 run, spending a record-tying 87th week on the chart (dated Aug. 14). It equals the run of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” which logged its time on the tally in 2012-14.
  “Blinding Lights,” released on XO/Republic Records, bowed on the Hot 100 dated Dec. 14, 2019, at No. 11. The song, which ranks at No. 16 in its 87th week, hit No. 1 for its first of four week
  
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• ‘West Side Story’ Will Not Reopen on Broadway

  09-08-2021 19:29
  
  The Scott Rudin executive-produced version of West Side Story will not reopen on Broadway.
  “It is with great regret that we are announcing today that the 2020 Broadway revival of West Side Story will not reopen,” producer Kate Horton said in a statement on Monday. “This difficult and painful decision comes after we have explored every possible path to a successful run, and unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, reopening is not a practical p
  
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• Tinashe Is ‘Taking Risks’ on New Album ‘333’ & Feels ‘a Lot More Empowered’ As an Independent Artist

  09-08-2021 19:18
  
  Nearly two years after the 2019 release of her Billboard 200 charting album Songs for You, Tinashe returns with her fifth studio album, 333 —available now on music platforms.
  “I’m so excited,” she told Billboard days ahead of its Friday (Aug. 6) debut. “I can’t wait to finally [release this album], especially thinking about shows and performing these songs live.”
  For the independent singer-songwriter, whose favorite song from the 16-track LP is “Bo
  
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• Apple Officially Beats $308.5 Million Patent-Infringement Verdict

  09-08-2021 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In March, Apple was fined a staggering $308.5 million for allegedly infringing upon a Texas-based company’s patent with its FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) technology. Now, however, a judge has officially tossed the multimillion-dollar verdict. Judge Rodney Gilstrap, who Law 360 has identified as “the country’s single busiest patent judge,” just recently overturned the more […]
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• Lizzo Will Clear Up ‘Rumors’ With Cardi B on New Single

  09-08-2021 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of launching her new era, the Grammy winner revealed that her upcoming single will feature Cardi B
  
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  09-08-2021 19:01
  
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” rises to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, from No. 4, in its fourth week on the survey. The duet marks The Kid LAROI’s first leader on the list and Bieber’s eighth.
  Meanwhile, The Kid LAROI becomes the first Australian-born solo male to top the Hot 100 since Rick Springfield with “Jessie’s Girl” just over 40 years ago.
  The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video)
  
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• Will Young leading midweek albums chart with 'Crying On The Bathroom Floor'

  09-08-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Will Young leads the midweek Official Albums Chart with his eighth studio album Crying On The Bathroom Floor.
  
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• New ‘All Things Must Pass’ Reissue Shows the Communal Depth Behind George Harrison’s Masterpiece

  09-08-2021 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The visionary triple-album comes with a fresh new mix and loads of must-hear bonus material
  
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• Halsey Proudly Shows Off Stretch Marks Weeks After Giving Birth: ‘This Is What It Look Like’

  09-08-2021 18:51
  
  Halsey offered her fans an intimate look into her life nearly four weeks after giving birth to her and Alev Aydin’s first child, Ender.
  On Sunday (Aug. 8), the 26-year-old singer showed cozy photos of the family of three, including a tie-dye shirt-wearing Ender swaddled in a blanket and being kissed by Aydin in a different matching tie-dye ensemble. Halsey also showed off her baby’s rainbow-themed nursery and the stretch marks right above the artist’s “Baby&rdqu
  
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• A New ‘Super Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition’ of George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ Shows the Communal Depth Behind His Masterpiece Solo Debut

  09-08-2021 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The visionary triple-album comes with s a fresh new mix and loads of must-hear bonus material.
  
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• Watch Pale Waves and Demi Lovato join All Time Low for California gig

  09-08-2021 18:34 via nme.com
  
  All Time Low brought out a few special guests during the Anaheim, California stop of their Sad Summer Fest tour over the weekend.READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more”The Baltimore band kicked off the tour in Sacramento on Saturday (August 7), followed by Anaheim on Sunday (August 8) – the latter of which saw them joined by Demi Lovato and Heather Baron-Gracie of Pale Waves.
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• The ‘Rumors’ Are True: Lizzo Nabs Cardi B For New Single

  09-08-2021 18:34
  
  Lizzo had a major surprise for fans on Monday (Aug. 9), when she announced the special guest joining her on the upcoming single “Rumors.” Actually, it was such a surprise that even the feature was caught off guard.
  “Good morning, motherf—er! That’s who it’s featuring y’all, period,” said Lizzo in the FaceTime video of her dialing up none other than Cardi B, who looked sleepy as she answered the call while lying down and rocking a pink beanie cap wi
  
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• Brandi Carlile Continues Her Case of Joni Mitchell Admiration With ‘Blue’ Concert

  09-08-2021 18:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Blue didn’t make me a better songwriter," Carlile recently said. "Blue made me a better woman"
  
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Victoria Monét, Wet, Joy Crookes & More

  09-08-2021 18:30
  
  Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
  These 10 tracks from artists like Victoria Monét, Wet, Joy Crookes and Juice will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.
  Victoria Monét, “Coastin’”“We wanted this song to r
  
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• From Fall Out Boy to Counting Crows — Shows Shutting Down While Delta Surges

  09-08-2021 18:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I was surprised that all of these acts were going out this quick," says veteran tour manager Malcolm Weldon
  
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• Jonas Brothers Want You To ‘Remember This’ Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony

  09-08-2021 18:16
  
  On Sunday (August 8), the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to a close. Luckily, the Jonas Brothers couldn’t have brought a more perfect performance for the occasion with their upbeat hit single “Remember This.”
  
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• The Ronnie Wood Band share Jimmy Reed covers ‘Shame Shame Shame’ and ‘Roll And Rhumba’

  09-08-2021 17:58 via nme.com
  
  The Ronnie Wood Band have shared two new covers from their forthcoming album ‘Mr Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall’.
  ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’ and the instrumental ‘Roll And Rhumba’ appear on the second instalment of the band’s live album trilogy. The project pays tribute to one of The Rolling Stones guitarist’s heroes, the Mississippi blues legend Jimmy Reed.
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