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• See Nanci Griffith Cover the Rolling Stones’ ‘No Expectations’

  13-08-2021 23:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter interpreted the 'Beggar's Banquet' track for a 1991 appearance on 'Austin City Limits'
  
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• Tencent Music Value Plummets Amid Regulatory Uncertainty in China

  13-08-2021 23:39
  
  Investors and analysts are feeling more skeptical about Tencent Music Entertainment’s future since the Chinese government regulatory crackdown on the music streaming company began on July 23.
  J.P. Morgan downgraded TME’s stock on Thursday to neutral, driving stock down 6.2% as of Friday’s (Aug. 13) market close. As recently as March 23, Tencent stock was at an all-time high of $32.25, but since then have fallen 69.6% to $9.80 as of Friday, eliminating roughly $38 billion of mar
  
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• Nanci Griffith: Her Essential Songs

  13-08-2021 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  From "Love at the Five and Dime" to "Listen to the Radio"
  
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• In the Britney Spears Case, It’s Time to Negotiate

  13-08-2021 23:26
  
  No, Britney is not free.
  At least not yet. The acknowledgment from Jamie Spears, the singer’s father, that he doesn’t believe a public battle over his continued service as conservator is in her best interest and that he “intends to work with the Court and his daughter’s new attorney to prepare for an orderly transition” is certainly a watershed moment in the 13-year-old case. That said, what Jamie had to say in the other 99 percent of his latest court
  
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• Dan + Shay Talk New Album, ‘Good Things,’ Writing with Shawn Mendes and Drake’s Influence

  13-08-2021 23:18
  
  When it came time to pick the title for their first album since 2018’s chart-topping, self-titled set, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney knew there was only one choice: Good Things.
  “After the past year and a half that we’ve all had, I feel like that’s kind of where our hearts were and what we thought out fans wanted to hear,” Smyers says, of the set’s theme and buoyant title track. “We wanted to put out there into the world this hopeful, optimistic, positive p
  
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• Nashville Venues Band Together to Regulate COVID Entry Requirements

  13-08-2021 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nashville venues band together to enforce COVID entry requirements to stave off shutdowns. Several of the city’s independent music venues are standing united on the requirement that guests be vaccinated before attending shows. Venues coming together under the #Keep615Live campaign include City Winery Nashville, The 5 Spot, the Exit/In, 3rd & Lindsley, The Basement, The […]
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• Watershed Music Festival in Washington Tied to Over 160 COVID-19 Cases

  13-08-2021 22:59
  
  More than 160 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed so far among people who attended the Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington.
  More than 20,000 fans packed the Gorge, in George, Wash., for the three-day outdoor country music festival in late July, The Seattle Times reported.
  The Grant County Health District said Friday (Aug. 13) the cases are tied to residents in counties including King, Grant, Pierce, Skagit, Kittitas, Okanogan, Whatcom, Kitsap, San Juan, Lin
  
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• Nicki Minaj, Kenneth Petty Sued Over Intimidation of Sexual Assault Victim

  13-08-2021 22:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jennifer Hough, the woman Petty was convicted of attempting to rape in 1994, sues rapper and husband over alleged campaign of threats and harassment
  
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• Dick Odette, Former Musicland Music Purchasing Head, Dies at 77

  13-08-2021 22:54
  
  Dick Odette, who in the last two decades of the 20th century was one of the most important executives in deciding the commercial fate of new releases as head of music purchasing for the more than thousand-store Musicland Group, died of natural causes on Aug. 5 in Estora, Florida. He was 77.
  Odette, who joined Musicland in 1983, was the key executive in deciding if a label’s album was carried in hundreds of Musicland stores in the 1980s and more than a thousand stores in the late 1990s. &ld
  
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• Despite Censorship Controversy, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Remains Today’s Most Popular Podcast, Study Says

  13-08-2021 22:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite facing much-publicized criticism and grappling with several censorship-related controversies, the Spotify-exclusive Joe Rogan Experience remained the most popular podcast in the U.S. across Q3 2020 and Q2 2021, according to a newly published study. Edison Research surveyed over 8,000 podcast listeners as part of the study, which aimed to identify the 50 most popular podcasts […]
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• Despite Censorship Controversy, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Remains Today’s Most Popular Podcast, Study Finds

  13-08-2021 22:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite facing much-publicized criticism and grappling with several censorship-related controversies, the Spotify-exclusive Joe Rogan Experience remained the most popular podcast in the U.S. across Q3 2020 and Q2 2021, according to a newly published study. Edison Research surveyed over 8,000 podcast listeners as part of the study, which aimed to identify the 50 most popular podcasts […]
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• Lizzo & Cardi B’s ‘Rumors’ Has People Talking: See the Best Reactions From Chloe Bailey, Kehlani & More

  13-08-2021 22:41
  
  The “Rumors” are true: Lizzo and Cardi B are goddesses among us mere mortals and fans are showering the two with praise on their latest collaboration, which was released Friday (Aug. 13).
  Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle said Lizzo and Cardi “ATE DOWNNNN. song been on repeat all morning. any time i feel down ima put that song on.” Kehlani said she’d been waiting all day on Thursday for the song to finally came out, which was accompanied by an Ancient Greece-inspired mu
  
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• Britney Spears’ Father Steps Down as Conservator After Long Battle

  13-08-2021 22:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down as the conservator of her estate. Jamie Spears filed new legal documents with the court agreeing to work on a transition. His lawyer argues there are no actual grounds for suspending or removing his client but acknowledges it would be best for Mr. Spears’ daughter. “Even as […]
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Reik & Rauw Alejandro, Prince Royce, More

  13-08-2021 21:53
  
  First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
  Reik & Rauw Alejandro, “Loquita” (Sony Music Mexico)
  After making the rounds with the Maluma-assisted “Perfecta,” Reik reels in Rauw Alejandro for “Loquita.” The Mexican pop trio, who seamlessly hopped on the urban wave with hits like “Me Niego” and “Amigos con Derecho,&rdq
  
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• Reik and Rauw Alejandro Team Up for Unexpected Collaboration ‘Loquita’

  13-08-2021 21:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Playful video draws inspiration from the Seventies.
  
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• Eminem’s adopted child comes out as non-binary

  13-08-2021 21:52 via nme.com
  
  Eminem‘s adopted child Stevie Laine has come out as non-binary on TikTok.
  The 19-year-old took to the platform to announce their name is Stevie and their chosen pronouns were “they / she / he” before adding the hashtags “genderfluid” and “bi”.
  In the clip, Stevie tracked their transformation, before revealing their name alongside the caption “all pronouns”.
  The video is captioned with the words: “Watch me become more comfortable with my
  
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• Erykah Badu Apologizes to Obamas for Being a ‘Terrible Guest’ at Barack’s 60th Birthday Party

  13-08-2021 21:44
  
  Erykah Badu is making sure to remain in the Obamas’ good graces by apologizing for being a “terrible guest” at No. 44’s 60th birthday party.
  The 50-year-old neo-soul artist was one of several all-star guests at the former president’s private Hawaiian-themed birthday bash at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusettes, which reportedly prohibited photography and videography. However, the “Bag Lady” singer broke the rules when she posted (and later dele
  
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• The Sharp and Swift Ascent of Ayra Starr

  13-08-2021 21:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  With charm and attitude, the 19 year-old singer is one of Nigeria’s most promising new voices
  
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• Meek Mill Receives Nelson Mandela Changemaker Award

  13-08-2021 21:39
  
  Rap star and social activist Meek Mill  received the Nelson Mandela changemaker award at a private event on Thursday. The award is given by PTTOW! (Plan to Take on the World) — which is described as an invitation-only community for CEOs, chief marketing officers and icons, spanning 70 major industries.
  Meek was honored for his work with the REFORM Alliance. He is co-chair of the organization, along with Michael Rubin, partner in the Philadelphia 76ers. Under their leadership, the
  
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• Nanci Griffith, Grammy-Winning Folk Singer/Songwriter, Dies at 68

  13-08-2021 21:36
  
  Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68.
  A statement from her management company on Friday (Aug. 13) confirmed her death, but no cause was provided.
  “It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing,” Gold Mountain Entertainment said in a statement.
  Griffith worked closely with othe
  
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• Don’t Expect Radio to Start Paying Artists Anytime Soon

  13-08-2021 21:36
  
  For roughly the last 10 years, every artist who has ever won a Grammy Award has thanked spouses, publicists, record labels, fans, agents and God — but never radio stations. Why? Artists are furious that broadcasters haven’t paid them for their work in 110 years.
  Over this time, artists and their representatives have filed lawsuits, convinced Congress to introduce legislation and lobbied state and local officials. They always have star power on their side, trotting out singers from Fr
  
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• Jessie J 'can't go a day without pain' as she battles mystery health issue

  13-08-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jessie sobbed "for hours" because she couldn't sing a song she usually finds easy.
  
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• Amid Delta Variant Spike, Mexico Goes Ahead With Baja Beach Fest

  13-08-2021 21:20
  
  The largest Latin music-focused festival in the Americas to resume since the coronavirus pandemic began kicks off today in Mexico’s Rosarito Beach, with reggaeton stars Ozuna, J Balvin and Karol G among the headliners.
  The six-day Baja Beach Fest, which expects crowds of up to 30,000 a day over the weekends of Aug. 13-15 and Aug. 20-22, is moving ahead despite the state of Baja California, where Rosarito is located, retrenching to “yellow” status — from “green&rdquo
  
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• The Eagles’ Self-Titled Debut and ‘Desperado’ Get Deluxe Reissues

  13-08-2021 21:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  All six of the band's Seventies albums will reissued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
  
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• Nanci Griffith, Folk and Country Songwriter, Dead at 68

  13-08-2021 21:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Griffith was known for such songs as "Love at the Five and Dime," "Lone Star State of Mind," and "Outbound Plane," a 1991 hit for Suzy Bogguss
  
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• Britney Spears’ Conservatorship: Jamie Is Stepping Down. What’s Next?

  13-08-2021 21:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star isn't free quite yet
  
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• Lizzo And Cardi B Glitter As Golden Muses In Epic ‘Rumors’ Video

  13-08-2021 21:05
  
  Grammy-winning singer Lizzo is back, ringing in a new era with her single 'Rumors' featuring Cardi B.
  
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• Britney Spears’ Mom Lynne Reacts to Ex-Husband Jamie Stepping Down From Conservatorship

  13-08-2021 21:01
  
  One day after Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, agreed to step down from his role as conservator of the pop star’s estate, her mother, Lynne, spoke up about her ex-husband’s decision.
  “Lynne Spears is pleased Jamie has agreed to step down,” Lynne’s attorney Gladstone N. Jones told Entertainment Tonight on Friday (Aug. 13). “Lynne entered into this conservatorship to protect her daughter almost three years ago. She has accomplished what she set o
  
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• Iggy Azalea Talks Dancing Off Into the Sunset on Her Own Terms With ‘The End of an Era’

  13-08-2021 20:38
  
  Iggy Azalea is going out like she came in: dancing hard, like everyone is watching and having the best time, no matter what anyone thinks. The rapper dropped what she says is her final album project on Friday (August 13), the EDM-heavy The End of an Era, and she tells Billboard that the collection is an homage to her favorite genre of music, as well as a sweaty journey through her whole career.
  “For me The End of an Era is a two-pronged thing,” says the 31-year-old Australi
  
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• The Sherlocks announce new album and share rocking single ‘City Lights’

  13-08-2021 20:36 via nme.com
  
  The Sherlocks have announced details of a new album and shared the track ‘City Lights’.READ MORE: Independent Venue Week: this year’s ambassadors on their first-ever gigs‘World I Understand’, the follow up 2019’s ‘Under Your Sky’, will be the band’s first without founding members Josh and Andy Davidson following their departure in March 2020. Guitarist Alex Proctor and bassist Trent Jackson have since replaced the pair.
  The album was produced
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly Reacts to Criticism About His Changing Sound: ‘STFU’

  13-08-2021 20:35
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has one message for people confused about the ever-changing direction of his sound — he doesn’t want to hear it.
  Fresh off the release of his latest single “Papercuts,” MGK — born Colson Baker — doesn’t care about genre, and he doesn’t think you should either. The “My Ex’s Best Friend” artist has been teetering back and forth between rap, punk and rock styles as of late, leaving some critics wondering which
  
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• Lizzo With Cardi B, Elton John and Dua Lipa, & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  13-08-2021 20:09
  
  Rumor has it that this week’s new music releases are good as hell!
  Among the fresh tunes that arrived Aug. 13 is the highly anticipated Lizzo single “Rumors” featuring Cardi B. The “Truth Hurts” singer has been a bit quiet when it comes to music releases since dropping third studio album Cuz I Love You and its hit single “Juice” in 2019, and “Rumors” is a welcome return.
  Another collab fans got excited about after its announcement is Elton Jo
  
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• Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Britney Spears & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (Aug. 13)

  13-08-2021 19:58
  
  The next generation is paving the way onto the Billboard charts and major brand campaigns.
  Billie Eilish, 19, earns her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Happier Than Ever, while The Kid LAROI, 17, earns his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit with “Stay,” featuring Justin Bieber.
  Meanwhile, Beyoncé took her three children — all under 10 — out to the rodeo in the new kids promo for her latest Ivy Park x Adidas collection, which will be avail
  
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• Lollapalooza Set the Health Standard for Future Festivals to Follow and Enhance (Event Organizers Take Note)

  13-08-2021 19:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lollapalooza held one of the first largest music festivals back in the US, marking it as its 30th anniversary. So, what are the results ten days later? The festival has become a catalyst for event organizers to uphold basic protocols dealing with the pandemic for festivals going forward, starting with proof of vaccination and negative […]
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• Warner Music Entertainment Inks Film, Television Production Deal With Lightbox

  13-08-2021 19:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group, via its Warner Music Entertainment film and television division, has inked a visual media production deal with Lightbox. The Big Three record label just recently unveiled the multifaceted production agreement between Warner Music Entertainment and London- and LA-headquartered Lightbox. Founded by Tina producers (and Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine executive producers) Simon […]
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• Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares emotional post about his wife’s breast cancer battle

  13-08-2021 19:32 via nme.com
  
  Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan has shared an emotional post revealing his wife’s battle with breast cancer.READ MORE: Puscifer: “Eventually we’ll go the way of the dinosaurs, and it will be OK”The frontman took to Instagram on her birthday yesterday (August 12) to explain what she has been through.
  In the Instagram post, Keenan revealed that Jennifer Lei Li Keenan, first found a lump in November 2020, and was diagnosed on Christmas Eve that year.
  “She didn&r
  
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• Lizzo Ponders Collaborating With Harry Styles Someday: ‘We Can Make the ‘Thong Song”

  13-08-2021 19:21
  
  Lizzo and Harry Styles — a musical love story for the books.
  The two artists have had a mutual adoration for one another for a long time now: There’s the time Styles joyfully covered “Juice” for BBC Radio’s Live Lounge series, their flirty encounter at the Brit Awards, and so on. Fans have been wanting the pop stars to work together for a long time — so much that Lizzo even recently teased them about it. When revealing via TikTok that Cardi B would b
  
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• Texas Venue Called ‘Hitler’ for Hosting Vax-Only Jason Isbell Concert

  13-08-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "[I]t is Uproar City down here, like I ripped a picture of the pope in half,” says general manager of Billy Bob’s Fort Worth about reaction to the vaccine mandate
  
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• Michelle Branch Is Back In The Spirit Room, 20 Years Later

  13-08-2021 19:00
  
  As Michelle Branch's 'The Spirit Room' turns 20, the singer-songwriter looks back on writing it, recording it, getting signed, and seeing the pop-rock album go stratospheric. She tells MTV News the whole story.
  
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• The Alchemist and Boldy James Discuss Making Their New Album ‘Bo Jackson’

  13-08-2021 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Boldy and The Alchemist talk about everything from working in three-album cycles to their creative chemistry and fatherhood.
  
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• Can Riot Grrrl TikTok Re-Imagine a Flawed Scene?

  13-08-2021 18:56
  
  Open TikTok’s #riotgrrrl hashtag and you’ll find a thriving ecosystem. There are countless videos to scroll through, almost all made by young women or non-binary people, teens or young adults. Some show off their riot grrrl-inspired outfits. Others recommend bands to their audience. Others still talk directly to camera, discussing riot grrrl’s history or culture. As of August 2021, videos tagged with the phrase have amassed 94M views — in TikTok numbers, a relative niche
  
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• Fans think Hayley Williams could be writing new Paramore lyrics

  13-08-2021 18:46 via nme.com
  
  Paramore fans think Hayley Williams is writing new lyrics for the band’s sixth album.
  It comes after the frontwoman thanked her fans for their “memes and kindness” on Twitter and mentioned that she must “write lyrics”.
  The singer has already released her debut solo records ‘Petals For Armor‘ and ‘Flowers For Vases / descansos‘ in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
  Earlier this year, Williams said that she had no plans to make another solo record but
  
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• DJ Khaled Reveals He & His Family Are ‘All Good’ After Recovering From COVID-19

  13-08-2021 18:40
  
  DJ Khaled was counting his blessings on Thursday (Aug. 12) after revealing that he and his family recently recovered from a bout of COVID-19.
  “Thank you grateful for all the love grateful for everyone checking in on my family and I! Please be safe out there! Please take care of yourself,” he wrote in the caption to an Instagram post.
  “Thank you for your calls and prayers! My family and I recovered from COVID and we’re all good now!!” he said. “Thank you to DOC
  
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• Inside the World of Blackbear, Who Likes Being Everywhere At Once

  13-08-2021 18:33
  
  While working on his new EP, Misery Lake, Blackbear knew that there was something off about his song “Ghost Town,” but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He eventually realized the problem: the chorus made more sense for a female vocalist.
  Fortunately for Blackbear, finding high-caliber collaborators is child’s play; his producer, Andrew Goldstein, suggested rising pop singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan, and Blackbear thought it was a perfect fit. “So we asked her,
  
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• Grateful Dead Adds Third ‘Dave’s Picks’ No. 1 on Top Rock Albums Chart

  13-08-2021 18:33
  A third release in Grateful Dead’s long-running Dave’s Picks series hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart.
  Dave’s Picks, Volume 39 debuts at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums tally dated Aug. 14 with 22,000 equivalent album units, all from album sales, according to MRC Data.
  The album was recorded at the band’s April 26, 1983, concert at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.Grateful Dead’s three leaders on Top Rock Albums, which began in 2006, are all from the Da
  
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• Lizzo Has Some Pretty NSFW Plans For Chris Evans: ‘Body Shots All On His Chest’

  13-08-2021 18:28
  
  By now, most are aware of the fact that Lizzo drunkenly slid into Captain America actor Chris Evans’ DMs in April, and what blossomed was an accidental, beautiful digital friendship. Evans not only followed the “Truth Hurts” singer, but he admitted that he’s had his own share of buzzed DMs, setting off a barrage of coverage of their burgeoning friendship.
  Well, now Lizzo is ready to take things to the next level. In a chat with SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen on Friday (Aug.
  
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• Classic Eagles Albums to Be Reissued as High-End Vinyl Box Sets

  13-08-2021 18:23
  
  The Eagles are back – again.
  At a time when many classic rock acts are reissuing albums on high-end vinyl or as deluxe box sets, the Eagles are upping the ante: Rhino Entertainment is licensing the band’s first six albums to Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, an audiophile label that will release each of them as two-disc 45rpm box sets for $125.
  The band’s first, self-titled album comes out August 15, followed by Desperado on September 15 and then later On the Border,&nb
  
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• Listen to Chvrches’ cover of Echo And The Bunnymen’s ‘The Killing Moon’

  13-08-2021 18:06 via nme.com
  
  Chvrches have shared their new cover of Echo And The Bunnymen‘s ‘The Killing Moon’ – you can listen to their rendition below.
  The three-piece have taken on the 1984 track, which appeared on Echo And The Bunnymen’s album ‘Ocean Rain’, for Amazon Music’s ‘DV8’ playlist and station.READ MORE: Chvrches: “Are the machines evil, or are we?”“We’ve been waiting to do this forever, so it only feels right that ‘The K
  
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• Beyonce’s Former Trainer and Bodyguard Dies of COVID-19, Tina Knowles-Lawson Shares: ‘He Was Like a Family Member’

  13-08-2021 18:04
  
  Beyoncé‘s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, revealed that the family is “heartbroken” over the death of the singer’s longtime bodyguard and personal trailer, Craig Adams. In a loving Instagram post Aug. 11, Lawson revealed that Adams, 67, died recently after contracting COVID-19.
  “I found out this morning that this amazing human being Craig Adams from Houston passed away last night from Covid,” Lawson wrote. “This horrible killer disease attacked his o
  
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• KITTENS Performs Live and Shares Custom Summer Spritz Hours Playlist for Billboard

  13-08-2021 17:58
  
  KITTENS knows summer is all about vibes. The globetrotting DJ has performed all over the world, from heart pounding sets at iconic festivals to high profile residencies in Las Vegas. But she’s most at home wherever the sun shines, which is why the Los Angeles-based DJ is partnering with Aperol to bring a dose of summer to viewers across the world.
  KITTENS is hosting a live happy hour on Billboard’s Facebook page live at 6pm ET Friday, August 13 where she’ll be mixing track
  
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