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THE 2021 CONCERT RUSH
Would you like some Swiss cheese with your nachos?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Oh, sorry--we were just singing to ourselves.
MARY TRUMP
Family is everything.
K-POP STANS
Are they coming for Kanye? Yes.
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Grade A/Interscope's Juice WRLD has taken over the top of Spotify's daily U.S. streaming chart. Behind the release of his posthumous album Legends Never Die, Juice owns 20 slots in the Top 25. #1 track, "Conversations" holds the largest Spotify debut of the year...
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Victor Victor/Republic's Pop Smoke lands a big #1 on the HITS Top 50 with his debut full-length, Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon. The posthumous LP bows with 249k units, good enough for the sixth biggest debut of 2020. It's also the largest posthumous bow since Michael Jackson's This Is It in 2009.
It’s heart-wrenching that the week’s two most-talked-about artists are gone, cutting short what promised to be long and fruitful careers—but Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD’s chart-topping debuts in consecutive weeks serve as a bittersweet reminder of what we’ve lost. On a happier note, this will go down as a week to remember in the careers of Jenna Andrews, Eric Wong and Valeisha Butterfield Jones.
In another sample from our recent history of hip-hop, journalist John Kennedy traces the rise of 50 Cent and OutKast's southern exposure, among other noteworthy developments of the new millennium.
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What many are referring to as the "TikTokalypse," users are beginning to panic that the popular and influential app will get suspended or shut down in the U.S. Will users or major influencers jump ship? UPDATE: Amazon reacts, then walks back...
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This year-to-date chart is revealing in that it zeroes in on how we listen now, and it’s great to see a pair of relatively new female artists—Warner’s Dua Lipa and RCA’s Doja Cat—standing tall in the Top 5. Overall, the big three majors are flexing their muscles, snagging 28 of the 50 slots...
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On her brilliant new album, Punisher, the uncommonly gifted 25-year-old singer/songwriter from Pasadena isn't just carrying on SoCal's rich musical legacy, she's bringing something striking and unprecedented to it, says Bud Scoppa.
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In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Bike Rides for Black Lives have organized a 14-mile bike ride from Hollywood to Santa Monica taking place on Sunday (7/12)...
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Writer Ashley Lyle explores the depth and richness of an ever-evolving artist and songwriter.
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