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• Britney Spears Returns to Instagram 6 Days After Deactivating Account: ‘Couldn’t Stay Away’

  20-09-2021 23:59
  
  Britney Spears’ “little break” from Instagram has officially come to an end. The recently engaged singer reactivated her account Monday (Sept. 20) and told fans she simply could not contain her excitement after going on a brief trip with Sam Asghari, her husband-to-be, to celebrate their engagement news.
  Spears posted a series of pictures to her feed and wrote, “Some shots from my weekend getaway to celebrate my engagement with my…holy s–t…FIANCÉ
  
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• Tori Amos on mental health: “I get out of certain situations by writing myself out of hell”

  20-09-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  Tori Amos has spoken to NME about how creating new album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ helped her “write herself out of hell” of the mental health issues brought on by the pandemic.
  Announced earlier today (September 20), Amos’s 16th album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ is a record that helped to pull the classically trained artist out of what she calls a “tough place mentally”. Written while the ‘Cornflake Girl’ icon was holed up in Cornwall during the UK&
  
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• Ghost and Volbeat announce joint US tour for 2022

  20-09-2021 23:34 via nme.com
  
  Two of Scandinavia’s biggest rock bands, theatrical Swedish metallers Ghost and Denmark’s Volbeat, have announced a joint tour of the US next year.
  The shows, which will see the two bands supported by ‘Satanic doo wop’ outfit Twin Temple, begin in January 2022 and run until early March.
  Tickets go on sale here this Friday (September 24) at 10am local time, with the full dates below.
  Ghost and Volbeat will play:
  JANUARY25 – Reno, NV, Reno Events Center27 – Seat
  
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• Ariana Grande Recalls Living at an L.A. Hotel During ‘Victorious’ Auditions: ‘I Was So Nervous’

  20-09-2021 23:33
  
  Ariana Grande — who made her television breakthrough on Nickelodeon’s Victorious in 2010 — stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday (Sept. 20) to share what it was like moving to Los Angeles for the first time at age 14 in the hopes of becoming a star.
  In honor of the show’s “I Love L.A.” week, Clarkson asked Grande to describe the defining step in her career that led her to the city. “The first time I came to L.A. was for my
  
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• Tems Sings Circles Around Her Struggles on ‘If Orange Was a Place’

  20-09-2021 23:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  The emerging African R&B star is complex and confident on her brisk second EP
  
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• Cynthia Erivo Celebrates ‘New Beginning’ With Debut Album ‘Ch. 1 Vs. 1′

  20-09-2021 23:07
  For Cynthia Erivo, this has been “a whole year of working and creativity.” It started with the actress/singer’s Emmy Award-nominated portrayal of Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha series. Now the year is culminating with two career firsts: the Sept. 17 release of her debut solo album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, and the Sept. 28 publication of her first children’s book, Remember to Dream, Ebere.
  “I don’t know where I get my energy,” Erivo sa
  
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• What’s Your Favorite BTS Performance of ‘Permission to Dance’? Vote!

  20-09-2021 23:00
  
  At the 76th United Nations General Assembly on Monday (Sept. 20), BTS performed “Permission to Dance,” and Billboard wants to know: Was it your favorite performance of their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit yet?
  The K-pop group put their best foot forward when they hit The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for the song’s debut television performance. Then the South Korean septet donned their best Canadian tuxedos for another performance of “Dance
  
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• Boss Moves: Rick Ross’ New Book Debuts on Multiple Bestsellers Lists

  20-09-2021 22:57
  
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  It’s a big week for Rick Ross, as the rapper and entrepreneur’s latest book The Perfect Day to Boss Up has debuted on both the prestigious New York Times’ and Amazon’s bestsellers lists.
  Released September 7, the book debuted at #5 on the New York Times’ weekly bestsellers list. It’s also currently #6 (and rising) on Amazon’
  
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• The Streets announce extensive UK tour dates for 2022

  20-09-2021 22:53 via nme.com
  
  The Streets have announced a new run of UK headline shows across January and February next year.READ MORE: The Streets at South Facing Festival: celebratory, silly and absolutely heroicThe Mike Skinner-led project returned to the stage with a number of festival slots this summer, which will be followed by huge gigs across the country.
  Preceding the new dates, The Streets will also play a series of intimate rescheduled dates at Birmingham’s The Mill. Initially set for last month, the &lsquo
  
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• How to Watch ‘The Voice’ Season 21 Live on TV & Online

  20-09-2021 22:53
  
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  The Voice is back for its 21st season, premiering on Monday night (Sept. 20) with Ariana Grande taking over for Nick Jonas on the coaching panel.
  Grande will join previous A-list coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend as they turn their chairs for aspiring stars with the goal to coach them throughout the season.
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• Oops! She’s Posting Again: Britney Spears Reactivates Instagram

  20-09-2021 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I couldn’t stay away from the gram too long so I’m back already!" pop star says after a brief social media respite
  
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• Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Continues to Dominate the RS 200

  20-09-2021 22:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kacey Musgraves and Baby Keem make impressive debuts in the Top Ten
  
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• When Is the Best Time to Post on TikTok? – A Quick Guide

  20-09-2021 22:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Curious when is the best time to post on TikTok? It depends on lots of factors you may not have considered. Here’s a quick guide. Figuring out the perfect posting schedule for TikTok means doing a bit of research. You’ll need data you’ve already generated from past engagements on the platform. Looking at how well […]
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• The 10 Best Moments of Porter Robinson’s Second Sky 2021 Festival

  20-09-2021 22:17
  
  Disney parks bill themselves as “The Happiest Place on Earth” — but that distinction, at least during this past weekend, actually goes to Second Sky Festival, the second iteration of Porter Robinson’s curated annual event which launched pre-quarantine in 2019. For about 12 hours on Sept. 18-19, the parking lot outside the Oakland Coliseum was transformed into a wonderland of joy and a safe space for all.
  Full-grown adults released their most colorful selves with childlike
  
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• Peter Hook And The Light announce new ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’ shows for 2022

  20-09-2021 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook And The Light have announced new shows playing both of Joy Division‘s two albums in full.READ MORE: Peter Hook on playing Joy Division classics with an orchestra at Royal Albert Hall: “I shouldn’t have to defend myself”The band, who have been performing material from Hook’s old bands Joy Division and New Order since they formed in 2010, will play both ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’ as part of their ‘Joy Division: A Cel
  
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• Nelly to Receive ‘I Am Hip Hop’ Award at 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards

  20-09-2021 22:14
  
  Nelly will receive the I Am Hip Hop award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, which will premiere Tuesday, Oct. 5, on BET. This is the top honorary award presented at the show. Previous recipients include LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and last year’s honoree, Master P.
  Nelly has yet to win a BET Hip Hop Award in competition, though he was named best new artist in 2001 at the sister BET Awards. He has also won three Grammys, four American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, one MTV Vi
  
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• Streaming and Radio Listening Habits for 2021 – Report

  20-09-2021 21:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report highlights how Gen Z is driving music streaming growth – but don’t count out traditional radio, either. Digital Music News has covered the rise of music streaming, often to the detriment of artists. Gen Z is the generation that has embraced music streaming the most, with nearly 60% saying they stream music […]
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• Drake Holds At Number One on the RS 100 With ‘Way 2 Sexy’

  20-09-2021 21:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  High debuts from Ed Sheeran and Chlöe hit the top 30, while 'Heat Waves' continues to rise
  
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• Shawn Mendes Announces ‘Wonder: The World Tour’

  20-09-2021 21:57
  
  Shawn Mendes is ready to set out on a world tour in support of his latest album Wonder, the pop star announced Monday (Sept. 20).
  The 23-year-old singer announced that he was ready to get back onstage by sharing a 52-second video of himself dancing solo underneath the spotlight to his global chart hit “Summer of Love,” which he and Tainy performed at the 2021 MTV VMAs, and “Teach Me How to Love” from Wonder.
  “Announcing later this week! Can&
  
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• How to Watch ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 30 Live on TV & Online

  20-09-2021 21:25
  
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  Dancing With the Stars is back for its 30th season, premiering on Monday night (Sept. 20) with an all new, star-studded cast.
  Longtime judge Len Goodman will return to the panel after missing out on last season due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. His replacement last season, Derek Hough, will continue his judging gig alongside Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann
  
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• Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Marty Bandier Join $5 Million Round for Audius

  20-09-2021 21:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Blockchain-based music streaming platform Audius has raised $5 million in funding. Investors in this latest round include artists Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo, Pusha T, and Mark Gillespie. Other music industry leaders like former Sony Music CEO Martin Bandier and CEO of SESAC John Josephson are also in on this round. “I’ve known […]
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• Scotty McCreery on Why New Album ‘Same Truck’ Is ‘More in the Moment’ Than Past Work

  20-09-2021 21:09
  
  After a decade in the spotlight, Scotty McCreery has learned to trust his instincts — and the 27-year-old admits he set the bar high when writing songs for his new album, Same Truck, released Sept. 17 via Triple Tigers. McCreery credits the pandemic with giving him extra time to craft songs he felt were strong enough to follow the three consecutive chart-topping singles on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart from his fourth studio album, 2018’s Seasons Change.
  “We had
  
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• Baby Keem Gets Personal: ‘My Mission Here Is Much Deeper’

  20-09-2021 21:01
  
  Baby Keem is easy to love.
  The 20-year-old burgeoning rapper, who is poised to mark a cultural shift in hip-hop, greets you with a teeth-baring grin, which, once he’s comfortable, resurfaces after every couple of sentences. During his hour-long interview with Billboard, Keem touches on everything from his latest single, “Family Ties” debuting at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 (alongside collaborator and cousin Kendrick Lamar) to his struggles as a six-year-old during his mothe
  
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• Elton John Notches Record-Extending 40th Adult Contemporary Top 10 With Dua Lipa Collab ‘Cold Heart’

  20-09-2021 20:53
  
  Elton John scores his record-extending 40th top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart as his and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” rises from No. 11 to No. 10 on the list dated Sept. 25.
  John has collected his 40 AC top 10s over 50-plus years, having reached the region with his first entry, “Your Song,” which hit No. 9 in February 1971. He had last ascended to the top 10 with “Answer in the Sky” (No. 7, January 2005). Sixteen
  
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• Ice Cube Mourns Death of ‘Friday’ Co-Star Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson

  20-09-2021 20:43
  
  Ice Cube paid tribute to his Friday co-star Anthony “AJ” Johnson, who died at age 55, on Monday (Sept. 20).
  The late actor and comedian was best remembered for his role of the scheming thief Ezal in the 1995 classic film Friday, which Ice Cube and DJ Pooh wrote. The rapper shared a black-and-white photo of Johnson on his Instagram and expressed how he wished he could’ve brought back his character Ezal in the long-awaited fourth installment of the f
  
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• Woman Charged in Baseball Bat Attack Outside Live Nation Office

  20-09-2021 20:38
  
  Last week, a 25-year-old woman was arrested for assaulting a security guard with a baseball bat outside of Live Nation’s offices in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a Sept. 15 petition for a restraining order filed in Los Angeles court.
  That same day Unique Niree Snowden was also charged by Beverly Hills police for alleged assault with a deadly weapon and for allegedly disobeying a court order related to a Sept. 1 arrest related to alleged acts of arson and vandalism.It’s unc
  
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• Footage of Sex Pistols’ legendary Manchester Free Trade Hall shows sells for £15,000

  20-09-2021 20:38 via nme.com
  
  Footage of Sex Pistols performing two shows at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976 has sold for £15,000 at auction.
  The two shows have gone down in music legend due to the amount of future musicians in the crowd, inspired by the shows to form bands of their own.
  Among the audiences of the two shows were future Joy Division bandmates Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Ian Curtis, The Fall‘s Mark E Smith, Buzzcocks‘ Pete Shelley, Howard Devoto and Steve Diggle, as well
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen Reimagines ‘Call Me Maybe’ Art as an Old Lady to Celebrate Song’s 10th Anniversary

  20-09-2021 20:32
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her smash-hit single, “Call Me Maybe.” In honor of the song launching her music career, Jepsen decided to pay homage to its success on Monday (Sept. 20) by breathing new life into the single’s cover art.
  In a photo set, the singer shared two new versions of her posing for the “Call Me Maybe” cover: One image is of her current self with cropped platinum blonde hair, a beige shawl, and mustard colored heels. A
  
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• Universal Music Group Valued at $39B Ahead of Public Listing

  20-09-2021 20:28
  
  With French media conglomerate Vivendi set to spin off Universal Music Group (UMG) on Tuesday and the music major’s stock starting to trade on Amsterdam’s Euronext stock exchange, its stock’s reference price was set on Monday.
  Vivendi, led by CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine, has long been planning the listing of the label home of Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga to take advantage of the rebound of the music business amid streaming growth. A Euronext notice on Monday said the company’
  
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• Universal Music Group’s IPO Is Upon Us — Here’s Everything You Need to Know

  20-09-2021 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After years of speculation – and no shortage of anticipation from investors – Universal Music Group (UMG) is set to begin trading on the Euronext Amsterdam. Here’s everything you need to know about Universal Music Group stock. Universal Music Group – a subsidiary of French conglomerate Vivendi – is scheduled to arrive on the Euronext […]
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• Universal Music Group’s IPO Is Less Than 24 Hours Away — Here’s Everything You Need to Know

  20-09-2021 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After years of speculation – and no shortage of anticipation from investors – Universal Music Group (UMG) is set to begin trading on the Euronext Amsterdam in less than 24 hours. Here’s everything you need to know about Universal Music Group stock. Universal Music Group – a subsidiary of French conglomerate Vivendi – is scheduled […]
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Holds Atop Global Charts, As LiSA, Ed Sheeran & Glass Animals Add Top 10s

  20-09-2021 20:24
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” remains the biggest song in the world, as it logs an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and a sixth week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
  Meanwhile, three songs enter the top 10 of each global tally: BLACKPINK member LiSA’s “Lalisa,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers” and Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves.”Billboard’s two global charts (the latest of which are dated
  
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• Kings Of Leon announce new UK arena dates for 2022

  20-09-2021 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have announced a run of UK arena shows in support of their latest album ‘When You See Yourself’.READ MORE: Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other”Two of the shows, in Leeds and Newcastle, constitute rescheduled gigs that had previously been announced but delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Original tickets for those shows remain valid.
  The rest are entirely new dates that will mark the band’s first UK gigs since 2018. The full t
  
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• Halsey Ends Up A Bloody Mess In New ‘I Am Not A Woman, I’m A God’ Live Video

  20-09-2021 20:05
  
  Halsey's latest live visual for her twitchy new tune 'I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God' ends with her covered in (fake) blood.
  
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• Jeannie Mai Reveals She’s Expecting Her First Baby With Husband Jeezy

  20-09-2021 19:44
  
  Congratulations are in order for Jeezy and his wife, Jeannie Mai, who is pregnant with their first baby together!
  The TV host showed off her baby bump during the season eight premiere of The Real on Monday morning (Sept. 20), while her co-hosts applauded as she shared what made her change her mind about becoming a mother.
  “I was like, I know exactly what I want, I know exactly what kind of woman I want to be, and I always said, ‘I’d never be a mom,'” she recalle
  
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• Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson angers anti-vaxxers with onstage comments

  20-09-2021 19:37 via nme.com
  
  Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has sparked backlash from people opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine following onstage comments at Isle Of Wight Festival.READ MORE: Kaiser Chiefs open up on 00s nostalgia and their new album ‘Duck’During the band’s set, Wilson shouted out the names of vaccine manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, asking fans to cheer depending on which they had received.
  He then said: “Let’s hear it for the anti-vaxxers”, which wa
  
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• Lady Gaga Announces ‘Love for Sale’ Livestream Event

  20-09-2021 19:36
  
  Lady Gaga announced the details of an upcoming global livestream concert on Monday (Sept. 20) that is slated to take place on Sept. 30 to promote her upcoming Tony Bennett duets album, Love for Sale. The one-off show will be livestreamed, but Little Monsters will also be able to attend a number of special fan zones in 21 different cities in the U.K., U.S., France, Prague and Barcelona, among others.
  The event will take place online here, as well as in fan zones at Westfield Century City in
  
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• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  20-09-2021 19:32
  
  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” rebounds from No. 6 to No. 1 for a fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
  The track dipped to No. 2 on the Hot 100 two weeks ago, as BTS’ “Butter” returned for a 10th week at the summit, and No. 6 a week ago as Drake blasted in at No. 1 with “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, as he claimed a record nine songs in the top 10 simultaneously, including the entire top five, a feat previous
  
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• Dave Grohl Is Hitting the Road … for a Book Tour: See the Dates

  20-09-2021 19:23
  
  Dave Grohl is going on tour — and not with the Foo Fighters. To support the release of his new book, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music — out Oct. 5 — Grohl is set to do a limited run of intimate evenings in person that will see the rock icon bring his first ever published work to life.
  Grohl’s book tour, titled The Storyteller — LIVE!, is set to take place over five dates across four cities in England and the United States. The limited tour will kick off
  
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• Bify Clyro share hard-riffing new single ‘A Hunger In Your Haunt’

  20-09-2021 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have shared the latest taste their forthcoming ninth studio album. You can take a listen to ‘A Hunger In Your Haunt’ below.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro at Reading Festival 2021: crowd-pleasing without compromiseThe punchy, hard-riffing track will appear on ‘The Myth Of The Happily Ever After’, which was announced along with six-minute lead track ‘Unknown Male 01’ earlier this month.
  ‘A Hunger In Your Haunt’ is the album’s first off
  
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• Biffy Clyro share hard-riffing new single ‘A Hunger In Your Haunt’

  20-09-2021 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have shared the latest taste their forthcoming ninth studio album. You can take a listen to ‘A Hunger In Your Haunt’ below.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro at Reading Festival 2021: crowd-pleasing without compromiseThe punchy, hard-riffing track will appear on ‘The Myth Of The Happily Ever After’, which was announced along with six-minute lead track ‘Unknown Male 01’ earlier this month.
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• BTS Don’t Need United Nations Approval for ‘Permission to Dance’

  20-09-2021 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  South Korean superstars performed their latest hit and delivered some remarks as youth ambassadors at the 76th United Nations General Assembly
  
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• Viral Rapper $ilkmoney Couldn’t Care Less About Your Huge Record-Deal Offer

  20-09-2021 19:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The former Divine Council member, who's collaborated with both Andre 3000 and Tyler, the Creator, has an independent streaming hit with 'My Potna Dem' but is actively rebuffing record labels
  
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• Oasis share unseen ‘Champagne Supernova’ Knebworth performance

  20-09-2021 19:05 via nme.com
  
  Previously unseen footage of Oasis performing ‘Champagne Supernova’ has been shared ahead of the release of feature-length documentary Oasis Knebworth 1996.READ MORE: ‘Oasis Knebworth 1996’ review: an era-defining gig that will live foreverYou can see the footage below, filmed at the second of the band’s legendary Knebworth shows and featuring a guest appearance from The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire.
  The seven-minute clip also features Noel Gallagher reflecting
  
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• RS Country Music Picks for the Week of September 20th

  20-09-2021 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Must-hear songs by Alexa Rose, Scotty McCreery, and Troy Cartwright
  
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• Enrique Iglesias Is on His ‘Final’ Album, But He’s Not Done With Music

  20-09-2021 18:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Spanish pop star discusses his new album, which he says will be his last full-length project, and his history of collaborations across genres
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly Talks Smack About Slipknot’s ‘Weird’ Masks at Riot Fest

  20-09-2021 18:40
  
  Machine Gun Kelly had some thoughts about Slipknot during his Saturday night (Sept. 18) headlining set at Riot Fest in Chicago, dissing what he called their “weird” masks. While Slipknot took to the main Riot Stage for an 8:30 headlining set — following earlier performances from Devo, Ice-T’s Body Count and Health on the same stage — MGK hopped onto the Radical Stage at the same time.
  “Hey you wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m not doing?&rd
  
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• Listen to ‘FIFA 22’ soundtrack featuring Chvrches, Little Simz, Yard Act and many more

  20-09-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  EA Sports have shared the full soundtrack for FIFA 22, featuring songs by Chvrches, Little Simz, Yard Act and many more.READ MORE: Yard Act – “‘Fixer Upper’ was kind of a joke that got out of hand”Set for release on October 1, the latest instalment in the long-running football video game series will be soundtracked by 47 artists.
  It includes the likes of Chvrches recent single ‘Good Girls’, Little Simz’s ‘Fear No Man’ and Yard Act&
  
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• Grammy Hall of Fame, Special Merit Awards Are Taking a One-Year Hiatus: Exclusive

  20-09-2021 18:23
  
  The Recording Academy is pausing its two flagship honorary awards programs, the Grammy Hall of Fame and its special merit awards, for one year.
  The Academy won’t announce a new class of Hall of Fame inductions this year because it is rethinking the entire process. It plans to relaunch it next year and to have a significant display for the Hall inductees at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. The 2021 inductions, including a pair of Linda Ronstadt albums, were announced
  
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• ‘Exceptionally Misleading’: Morgan Wallen Pledged $500K to Black-Led Groups, But The Money Seems Largely M.I.A.

  20-09-2021 18:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone reached out to dozens of state, regional and national Black-led or Black-founded charities. Only one reported receiving any money from Wallen, and it wasn’t nearly half a mil
  
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