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• Drake Dominates With Top 14 Songs on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

  14-09-2021 23:44
  
  As has become a tradition of sorts in recent years, it’s another history-making week for Drake on Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop charts. This time around, the superstar monopolizes the entire top 14 positions of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated Sept. 18) as tracks from his new Certified Lover Boy album flood the list. The project itself, meanwhile, begins with the year’s best weekly performance, nearly doubling the previous leader’s starting sum.
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• Britney Spears Deletes Instagram Account After Thanking #FreeBritney Supporters

  14-09-2021 23:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spears’ Instagram has played an important role in her conservatorship battle and the evolution of the #FreeBritney movement
  
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• Nicki Minaj & Piers Morgan Get in Heated Twitter Battle Following Vaccine Controversy

  14-09-2021 23:38
  
  Nicki Minaj and Piers Morgan have been duking it out via Twitter on Tuesday (Sept. 14) after the English broadcaster chimed in to her controversial vaccine posts.
  On Monday, the rapper revealed that she skipped the 2021 Met Gala due to its vaccine requirement and further explained how she was opting out of getting the jab until she conducts more research herself. Within her viral tweets about the vaccine, Minaj also shared a story about how one of her cousins suffered from adverse side effe
  
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• 2Pac’s nephew is an actor, but says he has no desire to play his legendary uncle

  14-09-2021 23:38 via nme.com
  
  2Pac‘s nephew, Malik Shakur, who is an actor, has revealed that he has no desire to ever play his legendary uncle on screen.READ MORE: 2Pac and Biggie murders: what my new film taught me about rap’s biggest unsolved mysterySpeaking in a new interview on the 25th anniversary of his uncle’s death (September 13), Malik, who is the son of 2Pac’s sister Sekyiwa Shakur, shared a few stories about the late rapper, who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
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• Apple’s New iPhone Features ‘Cinematic Mode’ for Filming Videos

  14-09-2021 23:37
  
  Apple’s iPhone 13 includes a new camera feature called “cinematic mode” that’s designed to help filmmakers and amateurs shoot and edit better footage from their device, the company said on Tuesday during its annual September event.
  Marketed with a Knives Out–inspired whodunnit short movie, the camera feature — which records in Dolby Vision HDR — can track where the video’s subject is looking and adjust the camera’s focus accordingly. Video ed
  
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• New mum Halsey gets candid about decision to skip 2021 Met Gala

  14-09-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Halsey gave birth to son Ender in mid-July.
  
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• Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Credits R. Kelly, *NSYNC & The Beatles — But Who Gets What?

  14-09-2021 23:29
  
  When Drake’s highly-anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy arrived Sept. 3, it came with a laundry list of features, interpolations and samples in its credits. Those included longtime collaborators like producer and engineer Noah “40” Shebib and OVO signee PARTYNEXTDOOR, as well as reappearances by old friends like former Young Money labelmates Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.
  But the album also included some more surprising guests. Due to a sample of Maseg
  
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• Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ Worth It? Why It’s Not Working Out for Artists, Listeners, or Anyone Who’s Not Spotify

  14-09-2021 23:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ worth it for artists? The short answer is probably not – here’s why. Discovery Mode allows artists to benefit from algorithmic placement on the platform. But that benefit comes in exchange for accepting a lower royalty rate from those promotional streams. The idea brings into question the credibility of Spotify’s recommendation […]
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• Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ Worth It? TikTok Video Explains Why It Hurts Artists

  14-09-2021 23:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ worth it for artists? The short answer is probably not – here’s why. Discovery Mode allows artists to benefit from algorithmic placement on the platform. But that benefit comes in exchange for accepting a lower royalty rate from those promotional streams. The idea brings into question the credibility of Spotify’s recommendation […]
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• Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ Worth It? TikTok Video Explains Why It Hurts Artists & Makes Spotify’s Recommendations Worse

  14-09-2021 23:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Is Spotify’s ‘Discovery Mode’ worth it for artists? The short answer is probably not – here’s why. Discovery Mode allows artists to benefit from algorithmic placement on the platform. But that benefit comes in exchange for accepting a lower royalty rate from those promotional streams. The idea brings into question the credibility of Spotify’s recommendation […]
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• Alanis Morissette Criticizes HBO’s ‘Jagged’ Doc: ‘This Was Not the Story I Agreed to Tell’

  14-09-2021 23:13
  
  Alanis Morissette says she will not be supporting Jagged, the HBO documentary that documents her rise to fame and the release of her seminal album “Jagged Little Pill.”
  In the statement provided to THR, Morissette says, “I was lulled into a false sense of security and their salacious agenda became apparent immediately upon my seeing the first cut of the film. This is when I knew our visions were in fact painfully diverged. This was not the story I agreed to tell.
  
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• Joey Jordison was “shitting bricks” while performing with Metallica at Download 2004

  14-09-2021 23:08 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on Joev Jordison’s performance with Metallica at Download Festival in 2004.READ MORE:: Joey Jordison – the NME obituary: founding Slipknot member who held the key to the band’s success The drummer and founding member of Slipknot, who died in July aged 46, famously filled in for Lars Ulrich in his absence at the metal event.
  Speaking about the performance with Knotfest.com‘s Ryan J. Downey, Taylor sai
  
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• Drake Takes Top 14 Spots in Record Week on Streaming Songs Chart

  14-09-2021 23:04
  
  Drake’s historic week on Billboard’s charts (dated Sept. 18) is especially highlighted on the Streaming Songs survey, where he boasts the top 14 titles.
  Previously, the most songs that an artist had placed from No. 1 on down on Streaming Songs in a week was eight, by Drake himself, on July 14, 2018, concurrent with the chart arrival of his LP Scorpion.Looking at the entire Streaming Songs top 10, Drake’s clean sweep is the first after he charted nine on the July 14, 2018, ranki
  
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• These Products From Halsey’s New About Face Collection Are Perfect for a Night Out

  14-09-2021 22:46
  
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  Halsey’s new About-Face collection is all about glitter.
  The singer debuted the newest Fractal Glitter collection from their makeup line on Tuesday (Sept. 14), which includes five shimmery products for a perfect night out or date night look.
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• How to Watch Ja Rule & Fat Joe ‘Verzuz’ Battle

  14-09-2021 22:44
  
  Following the 2021 Met Gala and two days after the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, New York will host yet another epic event: The Verzuz battle between Ja Rule and Fat Joe will officially commence on Tuesday night (Sept. 14).
  The showdown will go down at the Hulu Theater at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which also hosted the last Verzuz battle between fellow New York icons The LOX and Dipset on Aug. 3.
  “The summer ain’t over!!” Verzuz co-creator&
  
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• Howard Stern Rips Into Joe Rogan’s COVID Comments

  14-09-2021 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Howard Stern took shots at Joe Rogan for discussing his COVID-19 treatment. The shock jock spoke with his co-host Robin Quivers about his own backlash. Stern publicly stated he believed COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory. At one point in the rant, Stern mocked anti-vaxxers who accuse people of ‘worshipping’ Dr. Anthony Fauci while taking ivermectin […]
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• Howard Stern Mercilessly Rips Into Joe Rogan: “We Have No Time for Idiots In This Country Anymore”

  14-09-2021 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Howard Stern took shots at Joe Rogan for discussing his unorthodox COVID-19 treatment and resistance to vaccinations. The shock jock spoke with his co-host Robin Quivers about his own backlash. Stern publicly stated he believed COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory. At one point in the rant, Stern mocked anti-vaxxers who accuse people of ‘worshipping’ Dr. […]
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• New Guns N’ Roses song ‘Hard School’ reportedly “coming soon”

  14-09-2021 22:18 via nme.com
  
  Guns N’ Roses are reportedly gearing up to release a new song called ‘Hard School’.READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – rank the albumsThe track, which originally had a working title of ‘Jackie Chan’, was recorded during the band’s ‘Chinese Democracy’ era but never made the album. Short clips of the song have since been posted online and a full version was leaked in 2019.
  In the same year, the band’s partially reunited classic line-up rehea
  
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• St. Vincent shares cinematic ‘The Nowhere Inn’ film title track

  14-09-2021 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, has shared the title track from her new film with Sleater-Kinney‘s Carrie Brownstein, The Nowhere Inn. The NME Big Read: St. Vincent: “I wanted to tell my story with humour and compassion”The cinematic song, which you can listen to in a video below, is helmed by the film’s director Bill Benz.
  The mockumentary is released in cinemas and on Apple TV+ this Friday (September 17) and follows St. Vincent’s m
  
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• Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker & Luke Combs to Headline Europe’s C2C Festival 2022

  14-09-2021 22:07
  
  After two years of pandemic postponement, the C2C: Country to Country festival will return March 11-13, 2022, in London, Glasgow and Dublin, with headlining sets from Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Darius Rucker.
  Other artists taking part in the three-day festival include Callista Clark, Russell Dickerson, Flatland Cavalry, Ashley McBryde, Scotty McCreery, Kip Moore, Runaway June, Tenille Townes, Hailey Whitters, Brett Young and more.“We’re delighted to announce our lineup
  
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• Eminem praises Jack Harlow during “special” phone call

  14-09-2021 21:34 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow has shared details of a phone call he had with Eminem, where the legendary rapper praised the rising Kentucky artist.READ MORE: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudsEarlier this year, the pair collaborated on the remix to Eminem’s ‘Killer’, which also featured North Carolina rapper Cordae. The original version of the song appeared on ‘Music to Be Murdered By – Side B’, the expanded deluxe edition of las
  
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• Kehlani Announces New Album ‘Blue Water Road’

  14-09-2021 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Coming out of the rubble of It Was Good Until It Wasn't and into the light, on to the road," singer-songwriter wrote on Twitter
  
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• Vivendi Unveils Additional Universal Music Group IPO Details As Euronext Amsterdam Offering Approaches

  14-09-2021 21:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  French conglomerate Vivendi has officially confirmed that Universal Music Group (UMG) will make its long-awaited debut on the Euronext Amsterdam just one week from today, on Tuesday, September 21st, in addition to disclosing new details about the Universal Music Group IPO. Vivendi (VIV on the Euronext Paris) just recently confirmed (and detailed) Universal Music Group’s […]
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• ‘Moving Our Music Pa’lante’ Panel With Farruko & More Set for 2021 Latin Music Week

  14-09-2021 21:09
  
  The “Moving Our Music Pa’lante” panel is set to take place at Billboard’s Latin Music Week 2021, which returns to Miami with a weeklong (Sept. 20-25) event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  Presented by HBO Max and moderated by Billboard’s Leila Cobo, the panel will explore how HBO Max creates and markets its slate of acquired Latin music films and docume
  
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• 2021 VMAs Drum Up Gains In Audience Reach, ViacomCBS Reports

  14-09-2021 21:06
  
  The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which aired live on Sept. 12, scored the top spot in prime time cable across key demographics, the network announced on Tuesday (Sept. 14).  
  In an early report about viewership of the 2021 VMAs, the network cites a 9% increase in Total Minutes Consumed (TMC) compared to last year. According to MTV’s parent company ViacomCBS, TMC went from 1.29B last year to 1.40B this year.  The network
  
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• Nicki Minaj Skips Met Gala to Spread Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter

  14-09-2021 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nicki Minaj tweeted she would not attend the Met Gala due to vaccine requirements – along with a healthy dose of misinformation. Monday night, Minaj revealed she wouldn’t be at the Met Gala in a tweet. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” she tweeted. “If I get vaccinated it won’t be for […]
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• Nicki Minaj Skips Met Gala After Refusing to Get Vaccinated — Then Delivers Some Serious Misinformation to Millions of Followers

  14-09-2021 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nicki Minaj tweeted she would not attend the Met Gala due to vaccine requirements – along with a healthy dose of misinformation. Monday night, Minaj revealed she wouldn’t be at the Met Gala in a tweet. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” she tweeted. “If I get vaccinated it won’t be for […]
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• Nicki Minaj Skips Met Gala After Refusing to Get Vaccinated — Then Delivers Some Serious Misinformation

  14-09-2021 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nicki Minaj tweeted she would not attend the Met Gala due to vaccine requirements – along with a healthy dose of misinformation. Monday night, Minaj revealed she wouldn’t be at the Met Gala in a tweet. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” she tweeted. “If I get vaccinated it won’t be for […]
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• Thomas Rhett Tops Country Airplay Chart ‘Again’: ‘It’s Kind of the Perfect Punctuation Point’

  14-09-2021 20:51
  
  Thomas Rhett’s “Country Again” ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated Sept. 18, marking his 17th leader on the list.
  In the tracking week ending Sept. 12, the song increased by 12% to 28.2 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data. Rhett wrote “Country Again,” released on Valory Music, with Zach Crowell and Ashley Gorley.
  “No. 1 singles are always something I cherish, but this one especially,” Rhett tells Billboard. &
  
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• Mike Patton Cancels Faith No More & Mr. Bungle’s Tour Dates, Citing ‘Mental Health Reasons’

  14-09-2021 20:45
  
  Two Mike Patton-led bands, Faith No More and Mr. Bungle, have canceled their September and October tour dates due to “mental health reason,” he announced on Tuesday (Sept. 14).
  “Sorry to report that due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled Faith No More and Mr. Bungle dates,” he said in an official statement. “I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can
  
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• Lady Gaga’s ‘Dawn of Chromatica’ Crowns Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart in Record-Setting Week

  14-09-2021 20:40
  
  Lady Gaga launches at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Sept. 18) with Dawn of Chromatica, her seventh career leader. The remixed set, released Sept. 3, earned 11,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 9, according to MRC Data. The album sports remixes of songs first released on her 2020 LP Chromatica.
  With the coronation, Gaga — who already owned the mark for the most No. 1s among female acts dating to the chart’s 2001 inception —
  
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• Warner Music Latina Presents ‘The Rising Generation of Music’ Showcase at Latin Music Week 2021

  14-09-2021 20:29
  
  A new wave of artists is ready to hit the stage during the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Week, returning to Miami from Sept. 20 to 25 with a weeklong event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers, and executives, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  Indie Dominican newcomer The Change, soulful Colombian twins Las Villa, and the innovative Venezuelan rapper Micro TDH have all been confirmed to perform as part of “The Rising Generation of Music” showc
  
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• Mike Patton cancels remaining Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates “due to metal health reasons”

  14-09-2021 20:21 via nme.com
  
  Mike Patton has announced that he’s cancelled his forthcoming Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates, citing metal health reasons.READ MORE: Faith No More are back. Here’s why you should care about the wild and witty progenitors of alt-metalThe singer revealed via a statement posted by Ipecac Recordings that some pre-existing “issues” he’s been suffering from were “exacerbated by the pandemic” and they are now proving a challenge for him.
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• Mike Patton cancels remaining Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates “due to mental health reasons”

  14-09-2021 20:21 via nme.com
  
  Mike Patton has announced that he’s cancelled his forthcoming Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates, citing mental health reasons.READ MORE: Faith No More are back. Here’s why you should care about the wild and witty progenitors of alt-metalThe singer revealed via a statement posted by Ipecac Recordings that some pre-existing “issues” he’s been suffering from were “exacerbated by the pandemic” and they are now proving a challenge for him.
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• John Zorn, Kim Gordon, Sparks Set for Big Ears Festival 2022

  14-09-2021 20:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Four-day Knoxville, Tennessee event will also boast Moses Sumney, Animal Collective, Mdou Moctar and Georgia Anne Muldrow
  
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• Grimes’ ‘Dune’-Inspired Met Gala Look Included a Sword Made From an AR-15

  14-09-2021 20:18
  
  Grimes was a vision in futuristic silver at the Met Gala on Monday night (Sept. 13), rocking a Dune-inspired gown and enormous sword — which was apparently made out of “fermented guns” — to match her metallic mask.
  The 33-year-old singer explained to Vogue that her custom body-hugging Iris van Herpen gown — made of liquid silicone and hand-pleated silk — was based on David Lynch’s legendary 1984 adaption of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel&nb
  
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• Kehlani Reveals Third Album ‘Blue Water Road’ Is ‘Coming This Winter’

  14-09-2021 20:07
  
  Kehlani will take fans down the Blue Water Road for her next album due this winter, she announced on Tuesday (Sept. 14).
  The 26-year-old artist took to Twitter to share the minute-long trailer soundtracked by dramatic orchestral music, which shows Kehlani “coming out of the rubble of It Was Good Until It Wasnt and into the light, on to the road,” as she described it. The singer, who has an injured leg in the video, hobbles down the titular road and befriends a dragonfl
  
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• Todd Rundgren says he was “frustrated” working with “dilettante” Kanye West on ‘DONDA’

  14-09-2021 19:57 via nme.com
  
  Todd Rundgren has vented his frustration over working with Kanye West on his recent album ‘DONDA’.READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’According to Rundgren he contributed to the record over a year and amassed “three albums worth of Kanye stems on my computer.”
  He said he was initially put in touch with West via the rapper’s longtime collaborator, 88-Keys.
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• Alanis Morissette Slams ‘Jagged’ Doc, Claims Filmmakers Had ‘Salacious Agenda’

  14-09-2021 19:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter explains why she agreed to be interviewed for the film, and why she now plans to not attend any events surrounding it
  
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• Faith No More, Mr. Bungle Cancel Concerts as Mike Patton Tends to His Mental Health

  14-09-2021 19:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now," singer says. "I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point, and I am not going to give anything less than 100%"
  
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• Dawn Richard Fills New Orleans’ City Park With Dance and Music in ‘Mornin/Streetlight’ Video

  14-09-2021 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on the musician's latest album, Second Line
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soulful Cover of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’: Watch

  14-09-2021 19:18
  
  Kellyoke is back! This time around, Kelly Clarkson is dipping her foot into soul music for her newest installment of her karaoke segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
  On Tuesday (Sept. 14), the singer turned daytime host took to the stage to perform a charismatic cover of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Much like the original version of the song, Clarkson’s backing band delivered the classic track’s funky sound while the singer made t
  
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• Brands Bank on Live Music’s Return: ‘They’re Sick of Being on the Sidelines’

  14-09-2021 19:17
  
  Fifteen days before a Notorious B.I.G. tribute concert starring Busta Rhymes, Lil’ Kim and others in Brooklyn, New York City changed the rules. Suddenly, music fans at concert venues had to show proof of vaccination — leading Budweiser, which hosted the show, to scramble to inform the 8,000 RSVPs.
  “It just created extra layers and extra work,” says Ronnie Yoked, head of experiential at Bud’s parent company Anheuser-Busch, “but it was the right thing to do.&rdq
  
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• Flashback: Van Halen Play a Sizzling ‘Poundcake’ at the 1991 MTV VMAs

  14-09-2021 19:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  David Lee Roth never performed with Van Halen at the Video Music Awards, but the band did kick off the night in 1991 with this Van Hagar classic
  
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• Nicki Minaj told she “should be ashamed” by Chris Witty over vaccine impotence tweet

  14-09-2021 19:13 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has been criticised by the UK’s chief medical officer Chris Witty after she tweeted that COVID vaccines are linked to impotence.READ MORE: How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again)It comes after the rapper claimed a cousin of hers in Trinidad refused to get the jab because “his friend got it [and] became impotent” and “his testicles became swollen”.
  “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called
  
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• Nicki Minaj told she “should be ashamed” by Chris Whitty over vaccine impotence tweet

  14-09-2021 19:13 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has been criticised by the UK’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty after she tweeted that COVID vaccines are linked to impotence.READ MORE: How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again)It comes after the rapper claimed a cousin of hers in Trinidad refused to get the jab because “his friend got it [and] became impotent” and “his testicles became swollen”.
  “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl calle
  
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• Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ commercial appeal: “I don’t know if we’ve ever felt cool”

  14-09-2021 19:10 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has spoken on the band’s commercial appeal, saying that he’s not sure they’ve ever felt cool.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”Speaking in a new interview, Grohl talked the criticism he and the band received early on and the perception that he shouldn’t have carried on making music following the disbandment of Nirvana.
  “I don’t know if we’ve ever felt cool,” Grohl told Rolling Ston
  
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• Common is a Righteous Respectable Adult on ‘A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2’

  14-09-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper's latest LP has its heart in the right place but mellow bromides vibes only get him so far
  
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• James Righton on putting together ABBA’s new live band: “They had to be as good as the originals”

  14-09-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  Former Klaxons member James Righton has spoken to NME about the process of finding the members of ABBA‘s new live band, as well as revealing how it has helped shape his own new music.READ MORE: The ABBA ‘Voyage’ producers on what to expect from the “magical space circus” live showThe Swedish pop legends returned earlier this month, announcing details of a “revolutionary” and immersive new live show called ‘Voyage’ along with a new 10-track al
  
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• Drake Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100 Chart Thanks to ‘Certified Lover Boy’

  14-09-2021 18:35
  
  Drake jumps from No. 21 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Sept. 18), returning as the top musical act in the U.S. for a 33rd total week on top, thanks to his new LP, Certified Lover Boy.
  The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 613,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC Data, scoring the biggest week of the year so far, surpassing Kanye West’s Donda (309,000, a week earlier). Drake earns his 10th No. 1 album, becoming just the eighth artist to reach the mil
  
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