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• Who Won At The First-Ever Trending: VMAs? See The Winners Here

  10-09-2021 23:51
  
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• Watch Metallica and Miley Cyrus perform ‘Nothing Else Matters’ on ‘The Howard Stern Show’

  10-09-2021 23:50 via nme.com
  
  Metallica and Miley Cyrus performed live together on The Howard Stern Show yesterday (September 9) to celebrate the 30th anniversary reissue of ‘The Black Album’.
  The band marked the milestone with a commemorative release, which also includes ‘The Metallica Blacklist’: a star-studded covers album of tracks from Metallica’s August 1991 album.READ MORE: Metallica: every single album ranked and ratedMetallica were virtual guests on The Howard Stern Show today, wit
  
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• 20 Questions With Roger Sanchez: The House Icon on the 20th Anniversary of ‘His Enduring Hit Another Chance’

  10-09-2021 23:49
  
  Two decades ago this week, Roger Sanchez’s “Another Chance” was well on its way to becoming the biggest hit of the New York house legend’s career.
  Released in July of 2001, the song was swirl of disco strings, 4/4 beats, a wistful melody and lyrics (sampled from Toto’s 1983 hit “I Won’t Hold You Back”) that ruminated on what would happen if one was, simply, given another chance to love. Altogether, the track was dreamy, transportive, memorable and
  
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• ‘Flip, Fold, Snap, Clack’: Todrick Hall Remixes His Viral Hit for New Samsung Campaign

  10-09-2021 23:38
  
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  Samsung is tapping into the star power of Todrick Hall to help promote its new foldable smartphone.
  Samsung teamed up with the singer and social media star for a remix video of his breakthrough single, “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels,” centered around the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 foldable smartphone. The reworked lyrics — “Flip, Fold, Snap, Clack
  
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• See Metallica, Miley Cyrus Perform ‘Nothing Else Matters’ on ‘Howard Stern Show’

  10-09-2021 23:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cyrus and Elton John also discuss their love of "Black Album" classic, "one of the best songs ever written"
  
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• How to Watch the 2021 MTV VMAs

  10-09-2021 23:31
  
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  The 2021 MTV VMAs are back.
  After a year of canceled and virtual shows, the VMAs are returning to NYC’s Barclays Center, featuring this year’s biggest stars taking the stage to present and perform. Hosted by “Kiss Me More” star Doja Cat, this year’s VMAs promises to be a star-studded lineup of both performers and presenters wi
  
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• Watch Demi Lovato Hunt for UFOs in the Official ‘Unidentified’ Series Trailer

  10-09-2021 23:27
  
  Following Demi Lovato’s surreal Joshua Tree trip when they saw something strange in the sky, the Grammy-nominated singer is embarking on an extra-journey journey to find out more.
  “I had this crazy experience that happened to me in Joshua Tree,” the singer recalls in the official trailer for their new Peacock series Unidentified With Demi Lovato, which was released on Thursday (Sept. 9). “It was this bright light, kind of moved in, like, these weird ways that a
  
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• R Kelly accuser claims she was locked up for days before being assaulted

  10-09-2021 23:17 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of sexual abuse
  A woman has told a court in New York that R Kelly locked her up in his house for days before raping her in 2003.
  The singer is currently standing trial for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity. He has consistently denied all the claims against him and has plea
  
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• 20 Years Ago, the Hot 100 Reflected a Nation Grappling With 9/11

  10-09-2021 23:14
  
  These days, the convenience and accessibility of streaming allows headlines to impact the Billboard Hot 100 quicker than ever before. Earlier this year, for example, no fewer than four DMX singles re-entered the Hot 100 within two weeks of the rapper’s untimely death. At the turn of the century, though, when Spotify was still a pipe dream and the much slower metrics of physical sales and airplay were still the most important, it took a little longer for the chart to react to the mood of th
  
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• Drake makes surprise appearance at Wireless 2021

  10-09-2021 23:13 via nme.com
  
  Drake has made a surprise appearance at the first day of Wireless 2021 – scroll down the page to watch fan-shot footage now.
  The 2021 edition of the festival kicked off today (September 10) in London’s Crystal Palace Park with performances from Ivorian Doll, Lil Uzi Vert, Giggs, Unknown T and headliners Future and Young T & Bugsey.READ MORE: Kanye beef, Right Said Fred samples and the Drake-iest lyrics yet: 10 talking points from Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Doesn’t Mind Making Men Feel Uncomfortable: ‘I Feel Like That’s My Job’

  10-09-2021 23:10
  
  Megan Thee Stallion is letting her opinion of the opposite sex be known, and not just in song. In an interview with Evening Standard published on Thursday (Sept. 9), the “Thot Shit” rapper revealed that she now sees “how much more ignorant men are,” and explained what certain men tend to think of a strong woman like herself.
  “When you’re a woman who’s not a threat, men don’t really bother you … men like that damsel in distress type of role a
  
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• Shuttered Venues Are Suing the SBA Over Grant Denials

  10-09-2021 23:06
  
  Venues who are were denied federal funding under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program are taking their cases to court.
  The Small Business Administration and SBA administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman are now facing multiple lawsuits over the program, which was signed into law last December to help independent live entertainment businesses that have been shutdown due to the pandemic. Since finally opening the application portal for the grants on April 26, the SBA has distributed
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s Husband, Kenneth Petty, Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as Sex Offender

  10-09-2021 23:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Petty is required by law to register as a sex offender after being convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995
  
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• First Out: New Music From Troye Sivan, Muna, Girl in Red & More

  10-09-2021 22:58
  
  Autumn is almost here, so start the celebrations by checking out these new tracks from some of your favorite queer artists. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Troye Sivan’s return to queer love ballads, to Muna’s hotly anticipated collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, check out just a few of our favorite releases from this week below:Troye Sivan, “Angel Baby”Two weeks a
  
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• Phil Collins Says He Can ‘Barely Hold a Drum Stick’

  10-09-2021 22:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Phil Collins says his health is deteriorating and he can barely hold a drumstick. The 70-year-old singer spoke frankly about his health in a BBC interview on September 8. He admits he’s frustrated by the challenges he’s faced after undergoing surgery on his back in 2009 and again in 2015. Those surgeries affected his nerves, […]
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• Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney Arrested for DUI

  10-09-2021 22:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-guitarist crashed his vehicle into a tree early Thursday morning in an incident near Nashville
  
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• Morgan Wallen Raises $725,000 for Tennessee Flood Victims

  10-09-2021 22:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Morgan Wallen has raised $725K with a sold-out concert to benefit Tennessee flood victims. The ‘Morgan Wallen and Friends’ acoustic benefit concert was held at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on September 8. The event raised $725,000 for The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund to assist victims of flooding in […]
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• Laura Mvula: “You need to know who your people are – who your ‘ride or dies’ are”

  10-09-2021 22:23 via nme.com
  
  Speaking to NME on the red carpet of the Mercury Prize 2021, Laura Mvula told us about the rich variety of her pool of inspiration, as well as sharing advice for artists who might be up against adversity. Watch our video interview with Mvula above.READ MORE: Laura Mvula – “I’ve heard that I’m ‘frowned upon’ within the music industry”The singer-songwriter was in attendance at the London ceremony where she was nominated for her acclaimed 2021 album &l
  
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• Bugzy Malone denies assault over 2018 disturbance outside home

  10-09-2021 22:18 via nme.com
  
  Bugzy Malone has denied two counts of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm stemming from an incident that took place in September 2018.READ MORE: Bugzy Malone – ‘The Resurrection’ review: cinematic sounds and confessional rhymesThe rapper (real name Aaron Davies) was in court yesterday (September 10) giving evidence in a case that involves a man throwing a brick at his house near Bury, after Malone had allegedly chased a group of teenagers after
  
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Muzi, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, Sven Vath & More

  10-09-2021 22:13
  
  From across the wide world of dance, we deliver the best, the bounciest and the bass-iest new music of the week. Let’s dig in.
  Muzi, “I Know It”If a tree falls in the forest and no one posts it on TikTok, did it even happen? On Muzi’s new song “I Know It,” the South African producer and vocalist considers what it’s like to be in a co-dependent relationship with his phone and the faceless social media audience living in its apps. His raps about data bundl
  
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• SKE48 Debuts at No. 1 as back number Rises to No. 2 on Japan Hot 100

  10-09-2021 22:05
  
  SKE48’s “Ano koro no kimi wo mitsuketa” debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. The Nagoya-based girl group’s 28th single was powered by physical sales, selling 234,600 copies in its first week to come in at No. 1 for the metric, while also coming in at No. 16 for Twitter, No. 19 for look-ups, and No. 72 for radio airplay.The new single sold about 38,000 more copies than its predecessor, “Koi ochi Flag” (196,556
  
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• Colleen Green Has Logged On

  10-09-2021 22:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer-songwriter come to terms with adulthood on her new album Cool — even if that means having to deal with social media
  
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• Why Charlie Watts Mattered: Our Podcast Tribute to the Rolling Stones’ Late Drummer

  10-09-2021 22:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Black Keys' Patrick Carney and the E Street Band's Max Weinberg join Rolling Stone Music Now for a look back at a rock legend
  
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• ‘Free’ Burning Man Brings 15,000 Maskless Partiers, Vax-Only Orgy & Dogs Galore to Nevada Desert

  10-09-2021 21:57
  
  On a warm Wednesday afternoon in early September, a light rain of ash falls on Gerlach, Nevada. Under a cloud of bruise-toned smoke that’s drifted 120 miles from the south — where the Caldor Fire is decimating structures and more than 200,000 acres of forest and counting near Lake Tahoe — a steady parade of RVs rolls through the main drag of this dusty western outpost. (The welcome sign here reads “Population: Wanted.”) Roadside vendors sell ice, pizza and
  
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• Ariana Grande Freaked Out When This TV Show Used Her Song: ‘I Had a Heart Attack’

  10-09-2021 21:57
  
  Ariana Grande stars on the October 2021 cover of Allure, where she discussed being startled by hearing her own song in the Gossip Girl reboot series.
  The 28-year-old superstar was having a casual HBO Max and chillax night starting the new Gossip Girl, which premiered on the streaming service on July 8 and has already been enrolled for a sophomore season. But in the pilot episode “Just Another Girl on the MTA,” Kristen Bell’s voice (who was the resident
  
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• Listen to Ray BLK and Stefflon Don team up on new track ‘Over You’

  10-09-2021 21:52 via nme.com
  
  Ray BLK and Stefflon Don have teamed up on a new track called ‘Over You’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Ray BLK: “I’m not going to conform. I’m going to be bossy; I’m going to flex”The Rymez and Fred Ball-produced single – which follows July’s ‘MIA’ – will appear on BLK’s upcoming debut album, ‘Access Denied’, set to arrive on October 1 via Island Records.
  Speaking about the melodic new track
  
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• Chlöe Says Her ‘Have Mercy’ Video Is ‘All About Ass, But In An Artistic Way’

  10-09-2021 21:47
  
  Chlöe's debut single 'Have Mercy' came with a fiercely sexual and empowering video that was, as she tells MTV News, 'all about ass, but in an artistic way.'
  
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• Scottish Government Mandates Vaccine Passports for Most Live Music Events — Prompting Criticism From Venue Representatives

  10-09-2021 21:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Scottish Parliament has voted in favor of implementing vaccine-passport requirements (without an option to provide a negative COVID-19 test) for most live-music events – prompting criticism from the Music Venue Trust, which described the policy as “unclear, lacking in detail and liable to provoke confusion among both the public and venue operators.” The Scottish […]
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• Josh Homme's family file for restraining order against him

  10-09-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Josh Homme and Brody Dalle's divorce has become even more bitter.
  
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• Country Music Embraced Jingoism After 9/11. It’s Finally Moving On

  10-09-2021 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" and "Have You Forgotten?" defined post-9/11 country music. But "it’s a different type of patriotism now,” says one radio programmer
  
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• Kacey Musgraves, Chlöe, Ed Sheeran, Baby Keem & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  10-09-2021 21:21
  
  Some young superstars in the making shined bright this week with their debut releases, as well as one streaming reissue.
  The 23-year-old singer Chlöe Bailey, known mononymously as Chlöe and representing one-half of R&B duo Chloe x Halle, carves a braggadocios pop lane for herself on her debut solo single, “Have Mercy,” and its accompanying bootylicious music video.Rising rapper-singer-producer Baby Keem, 20, makes a name for himself separate from tha
  
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• Josh Homme’s children denied restraining order from him by judge

  10-09-2021 21:10 via nme.com
  Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of domestic violence. 
  Josh Homme‘s children have been denied a restraining order against their father after a judge turned down their request.
  According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman’s two sons have filed for domestic violence restraining orders against him through their mother, The Distillers frontwoman Brody Dalle.
  Orrin, 10, and Wolf, 5, reportedly claim that they
  
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• First Country: New Music From Mickey Guyton, Sam Hunt & More

  10-09-2021 21:07
  First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos & albums that dropped this week.
  Mickey Guyton, “Love My Hair”Inspired to detail her own story after seeing a video of a young girl who was sent home from school because her hair was deemed by school officials as “too distracting,” Guyton penned this powerful missive of self-love and self-acceptance with Anna Krantz. “I found my freedom when I learned not to care/ Now I’m not scared I lov
  
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• Celeste on her “natural” next album: “I just want to feel like it’s truly myself”

  10-09-2021 21:06 via nme.com
  
  Speaking to NME on the red carpet of the Mercury Prize 2021, Celeste revealed what fans can expect of her next album. Watch our video interview wit the singer-songwriter above.READ MORE: Celeste on the cover: “This album is me taking a firm stance and saying, ‘This is who I am’”Celeste was in attendance at the London ceremony where she was nominated for her acclaimed 2021 album ‘Not Your Muse‘ – which saw her become the first British female artist i
  
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• Two Members of Korn Test Positive for COVID, Tour Goes On

  10-09-2021 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Korn has announced the second case of COVID this year – but the tour goes on. Guitarist Munky will be sitting out the next few shows after testing positive. “Unfortunately, Munky has tested positive for COVID. He is doing okay, but he will not be playing some of our upcoming shows,” the band’s announcement on […]
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• Executive of the Week: Wizkid Manager Jada Pollocka

  10-09-2021 20:53
  
  When Wizkid initially released his second major-label album on RCA, Made In Lagos, last September, it made a quick critical splash, riding its notable collaborations (Skepta, Damian Marley, Burna Boy, H.E.R., Ella Mai) and up-tempo, breezy vibe to the top half of the Billboard 200. But it was almost a year before the album truly caught on in the United States, buoyed by its surprise breakout hit, “Essence,” featuring rising Nigerian singer Tems, which has grown steadily in the past y
  
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• Executive of the Week: Wizkid Manager Jada Pollock

  10-09-2021 20:53
  
  When Wizkid initially released his second major-label album on RCA, Made In Lagos, last October, it made a quick critical splash, riding its notable collaborations (Skepta, Damian Marley, Burna Boy, H.E.R., Ella Mai) and up-tempo, breezy vibe to the top half of the Billboard 200. But it was almost a year before the album truly caught on in the United States, buoyed by its surprise breakout hit, “Essence,” featuring rising Nigerian singer Tems, which has grown steadily in the past yea
  
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• Apple Declares Victory After Major Antitrust Ruling — So Where Does This Leave Spotify?

  10-09-2021 20:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple is now doing a victory dance after a somewhat favorable App Store antitrust decision on Friday (September 10th). So what’s Spotify’s next move? This isn’t exactly the result that Fortnite publisher Epic Games was hoping for — or, for that matter, Spotify. And for Apple, it looks like a small victory dance has already […]
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• Monsta X Reflect on a Failed Relationship in Melancholic ‘One Day’ Video: Watch

  10-09-2021 20:40
  K-pop’s transition into the English market continues with Monsta X, the most recent group in the genre to sing outside of their usual Korean. On Friday (Sept. 10), Monsta X released “One Day” — their newest single — in English, along with a video to accompany the track.
  The video for the introspective and melancholic song features Monsta X’s six members — Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney and I.M — contemplating a romantic relationsh
  
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• Sweetwater Guitar Gallery Offers a Better Way to Buy Guitars Online – Here’s How It Works

  10-09-2021 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Buying a guitar is an intensely personal experience for most musicians. Some people hesitate to buy guitars online because it’s impossible to inspect the instrument before you buy it. That’s why Sweetwater is the best place to buy guitars online. Sweetwater takes every guitar priced over $299 out of the box for a 55-point inspection […]
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• Cardi B & Offset, BTS, Kanye West, Kings of Leon & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (Sept. 10)

  10-09-2021 20:30
  
  Keyword of the week for many musicians was “expansion.”
  Cardi B and Offset expanded their blended family with the addition of their baby boy over the weekend, while Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced their family is growing with another baby along the way. Jenner’s estranged brother-in-law Kanye West’s lengthy album Donda has proven fruitful for him as it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and thus became the longest No. 1 album of the decade.
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• Teenage Disaster Is Making Good on His Dad’s Musical Dreams

  10-09-2021 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rising 20-year-old recently signed with Atlantic on the strength of his scruffy rock and menacing rap
  
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• Massive Attack cancel Liverpool show over venue’s decision to host arms fair

  10-09-2021 20:10 via nme.com
  
  Massive Attack have cancelled an upcoming Liverpool gig over the venue’s decision to host an arms fair.READ MORE: “I’m happy for it to be unpredictable”: Massive Attack open up about ‘Mezzanine’ tour in new interviewThe Bristol band were due to to play a “super-low carbon” show at Liverpool’s ACC Exhibition Centre to support the development of the band’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research project.
  However, they have no
  
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• Honda and Billboard Drop #CurameChoreo TikTok Hashtag Challenge with Rauw Alejandro

  10-09-2021 20:07
  
  Billboard and Honda debuted their first official TikTok Hashtag Challenge with #CurameChoreo today, partnering with global music sensation Rauw Alejandro as part of the Honda Stage music program. Building on the original #Curame TikTok challenge inspired by Rauw’s hit song “Cúrame,” Billboard and Honda are encouraging fans to learn a new set of dance moves and tagging their posts with #CurameChoreo starting on September 10th.
  The #CurameChoreo TikTok Hashtag Challenge is
  
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• Dead Beatles Are Talking on Twitter and It’s Weirding Us Out

  10-09-2021 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Accounts belonging to George Harrison and John Lennon got uncannily chatty while celebrating the 50th anniversary of Imagine — is this the future of dead celebrity discourse?
  
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• Listen to SZA’s sparkling ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ track ‘The Anonymous Ones’

  10-09-2021 19:50 via nme.com
  
  SZA has shared her take on ‘The Anonymous Ones’ for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen.READ MORE: Ben Platt: “We should be doing everything in our power to cast queer actors”The movie originally started out as a Broadway musical, which won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical.
  ‘The Anonymous Ones’ was written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Amandla Stenberg for the film adaptation. Stenberg, who also plays Alana Beck, sings the track in t
  
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• Halsey Opens Up About Post-Childbirth Image Struggles: ‘My Pregnancy Has Changed My Body So Much’

  10-09-2021 19:48
  
  In a series of tweets on Thursday night (Sept. 9), Halsey shared her struggles with feeling comfortable in their body after giving birth.
  “My pregnancy has changed my body so much,” wrote Halsey, who welcomed their first child, Ender, on July 14 with partner Alev Aydin. “Learning how to have a personal sense of style when you’re not used to your new shapes has become a real struggle. To all the mommas (or really just anyone going thru something similar) I feeeel you.
  
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• Brian ‘B. Dot’ Miller to Host New Live Hip-Hop Show on Spotify Greenroom

  10-09-2021 19:23
  
  Following the launch of Spotify Greenroom, the live audio platform is set to debut its new weekly hip-hop show Most Necessary: Live with host Brian “B. Dot” Miller. On Tuesday (Sept. 14), B. Dot will bring Spotify’s Most Necessary playlist to life to discuss rising hip-hop artists, debate trending topics in the genre and dive deep into each week’s playlists edits with guests and fans alike.
  Back in March, the streaming service acquired Betty Labs and in June, re
  
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• ‘Outer Banks’ Rules Top TV Songs Chart Thanks to Celeste’s ‘Strange’

  10-09-2021 19:22
  
  Netflix’s Outer Banks claims three of the top five entries on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, for August 2021, including the No. 1 in Celeste’s “Strange.”
  Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by MRC Data during the corresponding period of August 2021.
  The second season for Outer Banks premiered July 30. &
  
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• Five Artists on What It’s Like to Sing Elvis Costello’s Songs in Spanish

  10-09-2021 19:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Juanes, Draco Rosa, La Marisoul, and more discuss 'Spanish Model,' the new remake of Costello's classic 1978 album 'This Year's Model'
  
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