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• Bob Dylan sued for allegedly sexually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965

  16-08-2021 23:59 via nme.com
  
  Bob Dylan has been accused of assault, battery, false imprisonment and infliction of emotional distress by a woman who was aged 12 at the time of the alleged incidents. A representative for Dylan has denied the claims.
  A lawsuit filed on Friday (August 13) to the Manhattan Supreme Court – just before the closure of the “lookback window” created by the Child Victims Act – claims that Dylan, then aged in his mid 20s, plied the claimant with drugs and alcohol before sexually
  
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• Nick Cave and Warren Ellis record soundtrack for Marilyn Monroe film ‘Blonde’

  16-08-2021 23:45 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have recorded a soundtrack for Andrew Dominik’s forthcoming Blonde film about the late Marilyn Monroe.READ MORE: One More Time With Feeling – film reviewThat’s according to The Guardian which also reports that Cave and Ellis will perform songs from albums including ‘Carnage‘ and ‘Ghosteen‘ for a new music film by Dominik.
  Cave and Ellis previously worked with the director and screenwriter on his 2016 documentary One More Time W
  
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• Max George injured in swimming accident

  16-08-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Max George has warned fans to wear goggles while swimming.
  
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• Here’s How ‘The Voice’ Coaches Really Feel About Ariana Grande Joining This Season

  16-08-2021 23:29
  
  The Voice coaches have some last-minute thoughts about Ariana Grande joining the singing competition series for season 21 next month.
  Kelly Clarkson hosted Nick Jonas, John Legend and Blake Shelton on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and in a new clip posted Monday (Aug. 16), she asked Jonas (who’s being replaced by Grande) if he had any advice before she takes over his red chair.
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• RS Country Music Picks for the Week of August 16th

  16-08-2021 23:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Must-hear songs by Brandy Zdan, Clare Dunn, and Caleb Lee Hutchinson
  
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• Universal Music Group Unveils Ambitious China Expansion One Month Before IPO

  16-08-2021 23:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About one month before its long-awaited stock-market debut, Universal Music Group has officially launched a “significant expansion of its recorded music operations within China.” Vivendi’s Universal Music Group – over seven percent of which belongs to William Ackman’s Pershing Square – just recently detailed the ambitious expansion across China’s increasingly lucrative music market. The multifaceted […]
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• Bob Dylan Accused of Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl in 1965

  16-08-2021 22:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Plaintiff claims musician molested her, gave her drugs and alcohol over six-week period decades ago
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert announces three UK shows next month

  16-08-2021 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Lil Uzi Vert has announced three new UK shows next month as part of Wireless Week.READ MORE: Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Eternal Atake’ review: this generation’s Lil Wayne embarks on a dizzying odyssey of soundThe Philadelphia rapper will perform at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, the O2 Academy Birmingham and the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on September 6, 7 and 8, respectively. The three concerts are in the run-up to his set at London’s Wireless Festival on Sep
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert announces three UK shows for next month

  16-08-2021 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Lil Uzi Vert has announced three new UK shows next month as part of Wireless Week.READ MORE: Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Eternal Atake’ review: this generation’s Lil Wayne embarks on a dizzying odyssey of soundThe Philadelphia rapper will perform at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, the O2 Academy Birmingham and the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on September 6, 7 and 8, respectively. The three concerts are in the run-up to his set at London’s Wireless Festival on Sep
  
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• How to Watch ‘Bachelor in Paradise’

  16-08-2021 22:39
  
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  After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bachelor franchise’s favorites are heading to Mexico to find love.
  Bachelor in Paradise returns on Monday night (Aug. 16) with a high-profile slate of guest hosts following the departure of the show’s longtime host Chris Harrison. Lance Bass, Tituss Burgess, Lil Jon and Dav
  
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• From ‘WAP’ to ‘Montero’: Music’s New Sexual Revolution Is Here

  16-08-2021 22:36
  
  Artists like Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Nas X are building on a legacy of artists bringing about a new era of sexual liberation.
  
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• More of Billie Eilish’s First-Ever Chat With Steve Carell Is Coming to ‘The Office Deep Dive’ Podcast

  16-08-2021 22:30
  
  The Office superfan and pop superstar Billie Eilish “met” her idol Steve Carell last year during a podcast chat with his co-star Brian Baumgartner — and now you’ll be able to hear even more of their first conversation on iHeartRadio’s “The Office Deep Dive With Brian Baumgartner.”
  On Tuesday’s episode, Eilish chats with Baumgartner — who played Kevin Malone on the beloved NBC sitcom — as well as Carell, who fronted the series
  
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• Watch Måneskin cover Billie Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’

  16-08-2021 22:13 via nme.com
  Måneskin have performed a cover of Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Bury A Friend‘.READ MORE: Italian Eurovision winners Måneskin talk future plans and “bullshit” drug allegationsThe Italian rock band, who won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, are currently touring the European festival circuit. Over the weekend the rockers played the cover to crowds at Belgium’s Ronquières Festival [via RockSou
  
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• Live Nation Venues to Require Vaccinations or Negative Test

  16-08-2021 22:09
  
  Proof of vaccination is increasingly becoming the status quo for concertgoers in the U.S. as the touring industry’s two top promoters are now mandating it where they can. 
  After the world’s biggest concert company Live Nation announced earlier this month that it would empower artists to require proof of vaccination at its shows, the company has clarified that all of its fully owned and operated venues and festivals will require all artists and fans to provide proof of
  
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• Pilgrimage Music Festival to Require Vax Passport, Proof of Negative Covid Test

  16-08-2021 22:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Festival is set to take place outside of Nashville, Tennessee, in September
  
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• Jennifer Hudson: 'You can't just wake up one day and say, I'm going to be Aretha Franklin'

  16-08-2021 21:56 via music-news.com
  
  In his latest 'At Home With’ conversation on Apple Music 1, Zane Lowe is joined by Jennifer Hudson who discusses depicting
  
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• Blossoms share snippet of new song ‘Care For’ arriving tomorrow

  16-08-2021 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Blossoms have shared a snippet of their brand new single, ‘Care For’, which is released tomorrow (August 17).READ MORE: Blossoms: “We might be uncool, but so are ABBA and everyone loves them”The Stockport band, who released their third album ‘Foolish Loving Spaces‘ last year, look to be teasing what might appear on a forthcoming new album with the song.
  ‘Care For’ will premiere as Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds show (6pm-1
  
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• Finneas O'Connell: 'Being involved in Billie's career has been like college'

  16-08-2021 21:50 via music-news.com
  
  FINNEAS joins Hanuman Welch on ALT CTRL on Apple Music 1 to discuss his new single “A Concert Six Months From Now” from his forthcoming debut album ‘Optimist’.
  
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• Lizzo: 'Cardi B is the ultimate. She, to me, has always done it right'

  16-08-2021 21:40 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss her return and new single “Rumors” feat. Cardi B.
  
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• Watershed Country Music Festival Linked to More Than 200 Covid Cases

  16-08-2021 21:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Approximately 25,000 fans attended the July 30th through August 1st concert in Washington state
  
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• ‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)’ Rapper Silento Indicted on Murder Charges

  16-08-2021 21:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper was arrested in connection with the shooting death of his cousin in February
  
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• Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds on The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Passing ‘Radioactive’ Hot 100 Record: ‘He’s a Genius’

  16-08-2021 21:35
  
  Seven years ago, Imagine Dragons made history on the Billboard Hot 100 with just their second single as a band. Following the chart breakout of their anthemic 2012 debut hit “It’s Time,” which peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 in early 2013, the Dan Reynolds-fronted group released “Radioactive,” a massive-sounding arena-rock chest-beater warped by hip-hop dynamics and dubstep-influenced production.
  The song didn’t sound much like anything else on radio in 2012 &
  
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• R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: A$AP TyY, Mereba, Lute & More

  16-08-2021 21:31
  
  It’s Monday! Here’s another round-up of our favorite releases from emerging artists within the last week. Listen to a powerful anthem reimagined by Melanie Charles, the story of lose-lose situation from Spanish Caribbean singer-songwriter Rosemarie, and an energized summer track from A$AP TyY.
  Don’t forget to share the wealth with our Spotify playlist, linked below.
  Spencer., “myluv”Floating across the WIlliamsburg bridge, Spencer is unwavering. On his latest single
  
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• Judge Rules Google Infringed on Sonos Patents, Stock Soars

  16-08-2021 21:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  An initial ruling from the US International Trade Commission has found Google did infringe Sonos’ patents. Sonos has been suing Google over patent infringement concerning five of its patents relating to smart spears. Now it appears as though judges for the US ITC may agree with that assessment. Sonos says that the ruling is the […]
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• Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ Secures Second Week at Number One on RS 200

  16-08-2021 21:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nas' King's Disease II bows at Number Three, while George Harrison, Barbra Streisand make chart debuts
  
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• Nicki Minaj and Husband Sued Over Alleged Harassment of Sexual Assault Victim

  16-08-2021 21:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nicki Minaj and her husband are being sued for harassment and intimidation. A woman who alleges Kenneth Petty, Minaj’s husband, sexually assaulted her during high school. The lawsuit says the couple harassed and intimidated her, attempting to convince her to recant her account of events. The event in question happened in 1994 when Jennifer Hough […]
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• Barbra Streisand Thinks Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Remake Was the ‘Wrong Idea’

  16-08-2021 21:08
  
  Out of the four versions of the musical romantic drama film A Star Is Born, Barbra Streisand is not a fan of the latest starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
  The EGOT winner talked to The Project on Sunday (Aug. 15) about the all-star lineup while promoting her latest album, Release Me 2. The original version of A Star Is Born premiered in 1937, starring Janet Gaynor as a rising movie star, with Fredric March as her co-star. Judy Garland and Jam
  
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• How Jade Bird Moved to Austin and Rekindled Her Love of Britpop

  16-08-2021 20:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  U.K. singer-songwriter's new LP Different Kinds of Light is influenced by the classic Britpop of her home country, as interpreted by country music producer Dave Cobb
  
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• Willow Drops Live Performance Video for ‘Lipstick’ With Travis Barker

  16-08-2021 20:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop-punk track is featured on her latest album Lately I Feel Everything
  
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• Remy Martin Is Suing 50 Cent’s Cognac Brand For IP Infringement

  16-08-2021 20:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  French distiller Remy Martin has sued rapper 50 Cent over his Branson cognac brand. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court on August 13, alleging the Branson cognac brand infringes on Remy Martin’s design-patent rights to its XO cognac bottle design. In the lawsuit, Remy Martin calls the Branson design a “blatant attempt” to […]
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• The Judds Are the Eighth Duo to Join the Country Music Hall of Fame: Here’s a List of All the Pairs

  16-08-2021 20:41
  
  The Judds — Naomi and Wynonna — became the eighth duo to earn a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame when the 2021 inductions were announced on Monday (Aug. 16). This includes seven performing duos and one songwriting duo.
  Here’s a complete list of the twosomes who have achieved that career-capping honor.Flatt & Scruggs: In 1985, the bluegrass duo of Lester Flatt (guitar) and Earl Scruggs (banjo) became the first duo to be inducted. They topped Billboard’s Hot
  
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Tops Both Billboard Global Charts

  16-08-2021 20:28
  
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber boast the biggest song in the world, as “Stay” spends a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and climbs from No. 2 for its first week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
  Plus, The Weeknd’s new single “Take My Breath” enters the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts at Nos. 5 and 7, respectively.Billboard’s two global charts (the latest of which are dated Aug. 21) began last September and rank songs ba
  
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• Lil Wayne Opens Up About His Attempted Suicide at Age 12, Shares Advice for Parents

  16-08-2021 20:16
  
  Lil Wayne didn’t hold back in a new interview in which he discussed battling mental health issues at a young age and attempting suicide at 12.
  The 38-year-old rapper sat down with Emmanuel Acho, former NFL player and author of Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, for Sunday’s (Aug. 15) edition of Acho’s Uncomfortable Conversations series. During the 17-minute conversation, Wayne said he started noticing his mental health issues as early as 10 years old.
  
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• Madonna announces reissue series on her birthday

  16-08-2021 20:04 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has announced that she will reissue many of her albums in deluxe editions, after signing a new publishing deal with Warner Music Group.READ MORE: The ages of Madonna – the evolution of an iconThe singer, who celebrates her 63rd birthday today (August 16), said Warner have been “amazing partners” as details of the new campaign were shared. The series will in part commemorate the 40th anniversary of her debut singles ‘Everybody’ (1982) and ‘Burning Up&rs
  
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• Silento Indicted on Felony Murder Charge in Cousin’s Killing

  16-08-2021 19:57
  
  “Watch Me (Ship/Nae Nae)” rapper Silento was indicted on four charges by a Georgia grand jury on Aug. 3 in connection with the shooting death of the MC’s cousin earlier this year. According to the DeKalb County Superior Court’s bill of indictment obtained by Billboard, Silento (born Ricky Lamar Hawk) was charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Nao, Katy B, Carlie Hanson & More

  16-08-2021 19:43
  
  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 Nao, Katy B, Carlie Hanson and Jade Bird 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.
  Katy B, “Under My Skin”As the UK pop star’s first new solo single in five
  
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• Madonna Inks ‘Career-Spanning Global Partnership’ With Warner Music — Covering Her ‘Entire’ Recorded Catalog

  16-08-2021 19:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Madonna and Warner Music Group have officially inked “a milestone, career-spanning global partnership,” bringing the entirety of the “Papa Don’t Preach” artist’s recorded catalog under the WMG banner. Warner Music Group unveiled its global partnership with Madonna in a formal release this morning – the seven-time Grammy winner’s 63rd birthday. Though Madonna’s Interscope/Universal Music Group […]
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• The Wombats announce new album ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ and UK arena tour dates

  16-08-2021 19:30 via nme.com
  
  The Wombats have shared details of their forthcoming album, ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’, and a UK arena tour alongside the release of a new single.READ MORE: The Wombats on ‘Method To The Madness’ and playing The O2 – “It’s going to be an amazing night”The Liverpool-formed band’s fifth album arrives on January 7, 2022 via AWAL. It’s previewed by ‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’, a thumping new song that hears
  
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• The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Spends Record-Breaking 88th Week on Billboard Hot 100

  16-08-2021 19:24
  
  The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” logs a record-breaking 88th week on the Billboard Hot 100 (on the chart dated Aug. 21). It passes Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” which spent 87 weeks on the survey in 2012-14.
  “Blinding Lights,” released on XO/Republic Records, debuted at No. 11 on the Hot 100 dated Dec. 14, 2019. The song, which ranks at No. 18 in its 88th week, hit No. 1 for its first of four weeks on top on the chart dated April 4, 2020. Over its
  
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Extend ‘Stay’ Atop Hot 100, The Weeknd’s ‘Take My Breath’ Debuts in Top 10

  16-08-2021 19:07
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, a week after ascending to the summit.
  Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U,” at No. 2 on the Hot 100 after a week at No. 1, takes over as the most-heard song on U.S. airwaves, as it tops the Radio Songs chart. It also ties for the most weeks totaled in the Hot 100’s runner-up spot (11), a mark first set by Whitney Houston’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
  
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• Former ‘American Idol’ Finalist Syesha Mercado’s Newborn Baby Taken By Authorities

  16-08-2021 19:07
  Former American Idol third-place finisher Syesha Mercado is fighting to regain custody of her two young children, both of whom have been removed from her care by Florida authorities over the past six months.
  The 34 year-old posted an hour-long video Aug. 11 of what she said was footage of a fleet of sheriff’s officers surrounding her car and removing her 10-day-old infant daughter as the singer cried, “This is so wrong! This is my baby! My baby is healthy and happy! … I’
  
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• The Killers look set for another UK Number One with new album ‘Pressure Machine’

  16-08-2021 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Current figures from the Official Charts show that The Killers are on course for their seventh consecutive UK Number One album with ‘Pressure Machine’.READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world”The chart has reported today (August 16) that the band’s latest record is outselling the rest of the top five combined. ‘Hot Fuss‘ (2005), ‘Sam’s Town‘ (2006), ‘Day
  
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• Nanci Griffith Comes Home

  16-08-2021 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer-songwriter settles down after years of late nights and hotels
  
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• The Killers on track for seventh consecutive UK Number 1 studio album with 'Pressure Machine'

  16-08-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on today (August 16)’s Official Chart Update, Pressure Machine is in line to continue
  
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• NYC Vaccine Mandate for Indoor Entertainment Venues to Launch on Tuesday

  16-08-2021 18:47
  
  People attending indoor live events and performances across New York City will be expected to show proof of COVID vaccination along with a photo ID starting Aug. 17, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
  De Blasio, during a morning press conference, announced he will sign an executive order and the city will begin educating New Yorkers on how the “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate will work from its official launch a day later, on Aug. 17. That rollout will come ahead of
  
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• Longtime The Cure Bassist Simon Gallup Reportedly Quits Band: ‘Just Got Fed Up of Betrayal’

  16-08-2021 18:34
  
  Simon Gallup, longtime bassist with English goth rockers The Cure, has quit the band, according to multiple reports. announced on Saturday that he has quit the group.
  According to Rolling Stone and CNN, Gallup, 61, wrote simply in a terse Facebook post Saturday (Aug. 14), “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure! Good luck to them all…” When someone asked if he was leaving the Robert Smith-fronted act because of health reasons, Gallup added, &ldquo
  
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• The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Spends Fifth Straight Week Atop RS 100

  16-08-2021 18:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Weeknd scores the biggest debut of the week with "Take My Breath."
  
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• Hear a New Track From Late Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab, ‘Vice Grip’

  16-08-2021 18:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song will appear on the MC's upcoming posthumous album, Finding Inspiration Somehow
  
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• Bon Iver announce limited 10th anniversary reissue of second album ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’

  16-08-2021 18:20 via nme.com
  
  Bon Iver have announced a special limited edition 10th anniversary reissue of their second album, ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’.READ MORE: Bon Iver usher in their latest era with the anxiety lifting new song ‘PDLIF’The album, which was released on June 17, 2011, is celebrated more than a decade later with a reissue on CD and vinyl. Five songs from Bon Iver’s 2012 AIR Studios session will feature on the reissue. Physical formats and streams will release on January 14, 2022.
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• The Killers’ Brandon Flowers looks back at “surreal” on-screen row with Richard Dawkins

  16-08-2021 18:17 via nme.com
  
  The Killers‘ Brandon Flowers has reflected on a “surreal” on-screen debate about religion that he once had with evolutionary author Richard Dawkins.READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world”The duo came to have a surprise but heated debate back in 2012 when Flowers, a devout Mormon, made an appearance on Swedish TV talk show Skavlan alongside Ulrika Johnson and Abba‘s Björn Ulvaeu
  
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