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    Beyonce Serving Looks in Jaw-Dropping 'Already' Music Video

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    In the music video for the song, which features Major Lazer and Ghanian singer Shatta Wale, the singing-diva is seen in a number of locations including a forest and an abandoned building.
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Not only fans get to watch Beyonce Knowles’ much-anticipated “Black Is King” visual albums, but also a brand new music video. Just a few hours before the release of the effort, the singing-diva unveiled the visuals for “Already” featuring Major Lazer and Ghanian singer Shatta Wale.
    In the music video, Beyonce is seen in a number of locations including a forest and an abandoned building. At one point, the “Crazy in Love” singer is relaxing on a tree as her body is covered in green paint to match the scenery. There are also scenes of her dancing to the song, before it changes to show Beyonce sitting on top of a motorcycle as she sings the rest of the song.
    Based on the music from her “The Lion King: The Gift”, “Black Is King” arrived on Friday, July 31 on Disney+. The visual album highlighted “the voyages of Black families, throughout time” and told the story of “a young king’s transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity. ‘Black Is King’ is an affirmation of a grand purpose, with lush visuals that celebrate Black resilience and culture.”
    In a rare interview with “Good Morning America”, Beyonce explained how she hoped that the visual album would change the perception of what it means to be black. “It’s been a year in the making!” the singer excitedly said. “I worked with a diverse group of very gifted directors, actors and creatives from all over the world to reimagine the story of ‘The Lion King’. The narrative unfolds through music videos, fashion, dance, beautiful natural settings and raw new talent.”
    Beyonce continued, “But it all started in my backyard. So from my house to Johannesburg, to Ghana, to London, to Belgium, to the Grand Canyon, it was truly a journey to bring this film to life. My hope for this movie is that it shifts the global perception about the word ‘black’. It’s always meant inspiration, love, strength, and beauty to me. ‘Black Is King’ means Black is regal and rich, and history and purpose, and lineage. I hope y’all love it and enjoy it.”

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    Billie Eilish Reflects on Self-Growth on Sweet New Song 'My Future'

    In a statement talking about the song, the Grammy-winning songstress says that the tune, which she wrote during quarantine, is ‘really, really personal and special to me.’
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – It’s been a while since fans of Billie Eilish hear a new song from the singer. After much anticipation, the Grammy-winning songstress blessed her devotees on Thursday, July 30 with a brand new single entitled “My Future”.
    Unlike her previous works, the new song features a softer sound and finds Billie reflecting on her self-growth as she keeps singing about how she’s “in love” with her future rather than other people. “I know supposedly I’m lonely now (Lonely now)/ Know I’m supposed to be unhappy/ Without someone (Someone),” the singer rhymes in a sweet, whispery voice. “But aren’t I someone? (Aren’t I someone? Yeah)”
    The release of the song was accompanied with a music video, which featured an animated Billie wandering around a forest. At the end of the visuals, she gets her feet caught in a tree that later brings her towards the sky, as if indicating that she’s walking towards her budding future.
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    Billie said of “My Future” in a statement, “We wrote this at the very beginning of quarantine. It’s a song that’s really, really personal and special to me.” She added, “When we wrote this song, it was exactly where my head was at–hopeful, excited and a craaaazy amount of self reflection and self growth. But recently it has also taken on a lot of new meaning in the context of what’s happening in the world now. I hope you can all find meaning in it for yourselves.”
    “My Future” follows Bilie’s “No Time to Die”, which serves as the soundtrack to an upcoming Bond movie of the same name. She and her brother, Finneas, debuted live performance of the song at the 2020 BRIT Awards back in February, as the siblings were joined by the legendary composer Hans Zimmer and the Smiths’ Johnny Marr.

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    The Weeknd to Headline TikTok's First Livestream Concert

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    The ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker is scheduled to perform his hit singles for an upcoming augmented-reality concert hosted by the popular social media app.
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – R&B superstar The Weeknd is taking over social media app TikTok next week for an interactive livestream concert.
    “The Weeknd Experience” will feature the singer as a digital avatar, belting out hits from his latest album, “After Hours”, in an augmented-reality gig created especially for the platform.
    The unique show, scheduled to take place on 7 August (20), will mark TikTok’s first such concert, and will feature 3D graphics and picture-in-picture video.
    Viewers will also be encouraged to support the campaign to fight racial inequality by donating to the Equal Justice Initiative during the broadcast, with TikTok bosses agreeing to match funds “up to a generous amount.”

    In addition, there will be exclusive The Weeknd Experience merchandise made available for purchase from 6 to 10 August, with proceeds benefitting the EJI.
    Fans can RSVP for the event here.
    The concert will premiere exclusively on the @tiktok account from 8.30 P.M. ET on 7 August, after which there will be a number of repeat airings.

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    Ariana Grande and Lady GaGa Dominate 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

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    The ‘Rain on Me’ duo lead the nominations list of this year’s MTV VMAs with nine nods each while Billie Eilish and The Weekend trail closely behind them with six nods apiece.
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ariana Grande and Lady GaGa will be the ones to beat at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards after scoring nine nominations each.
    Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are close behind with six nods apiece.
    All four artists will be going head-to-head for Video of the Year, in which Grande and GaGa will compete with their “Rain on Me” collaboration against Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted” and The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”.
    Taylor Swift’s “The Man”, Future and Drake’s “Life Is Good”, and Eminem and Juice WRLD’s “Godzilla” are also up for the top prize, while Gaga and The Weeknd will face off with Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, and DaBaby for Artist of the Year.
    “Rain on Me” and “Everything I Wanted” are shortlisted for Song of the Year, alongside Post’s “Circles”, Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage”, “The Box” by Roddy Ricch, and [=c=Doja Cat]’s “Say So” while Grande is up twice for Best Collaboration – thanks to “Rain on Me” and her Bieber hit “Stuck with U”.
    MTV bosses have also introduced two new categories to acknowledge releases during the coronavirus lockdown: Best Quarantine Performance and Best Music Video From Home.
    Fans can cast their votes for each prize online at mtv.com.
    Polls close on 23 August (20) and the winners will be unveiled live on air on 30 August (20).
    The full list of nominees is:
    Video of the Year:
    Artist of the Year:
    Song of the Year:
    Best Collaboration:
    Push Best New Artist:
    Best Pop:
    Best Hip-Hop:
    Best Rock:
    Best Alternative:
    The 1975 – “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” – Dirty Hit / Interscope Records
    All Time Low – “Some Kind Of Disaster” – Fueled By Ramen
    FINNEAS – “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night” – AWAL
    Lana Del Rey – “Doin’ Time” – Interscope Records
    Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
    twenty one pilots – “Level of Concern” – Elektra Music Group / Fueled By Ramen
    Best Latin:
    Best R&B:
    Alicia Keys – “Underdog” – RCA Records
    Chloe x Halle – “Do It” – Parkwood / Columbia Records
    H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide” – MBK / RCA Records
    Khalid ft. Summer Walker – “Eleven” – Right Hand Music / RCA Records
    Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You” – Atlantic Records
    The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – XO / Republic Records
    Best K-Pop:
    (G)I-DLE – “Oh My God” – Republic Records
    BTS – “On” – Big Hit Entertainment
    EXO – “Obsession” – SM Entertainment
    Monsta X – “SOMEONE’S SOMEONE” – Epic Records
    Tomorrow X Together – “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)” Republic Records
    Red Velvet – “Psycho” – SM Entertainment
    Video for Good:
    Anderson .Paak – “Lockdown” – 12 Tone Music Group
    Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
    Demi Lovato – “I Love Me” – Island Records
    H.E.R. – “I Can’t Breathe” – MBK / RCA Records
    Lil Baby – “The Bigger Picture” – Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol Music Group
    Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Republic Records
    Best Music Video From Home:
    Best Quarantine Performance:
    Chloe x Halle – “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon
    CNCO – Unplugged At Home
    DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
    John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
    Lady GaGa – “Smile” from One World: Together At Home
    Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute
    Best Direction:
    Billie Eilish – “xanny” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by Billie Eilish
    Doja Cat – “Say So” – Kemosabe / RCA Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
    Dua Lipa – “Don’t Start Now” – Warner Records – Directed by Nabil
    Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dave Meyers
    Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
    The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – XO / Republic Records – Directed by Anton Tammi
    Best Cinematography
    5 Seconds of Summer – “Old Me” – Interscope Records – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
    Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – “My Oh My” – Syco Music / Epic Records – Cinematography by Dave Meyers
    Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
    Katy Perry – “Harleys In Hawaii” – Capitol Records – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Streamline / Interscope Records – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
    The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – XO / Republic Records – Cinematography by Oliver Millar
    Best Art Direction:
    A$AP Rocky – “Babushka Boi” – Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
    Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Warner Records – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
    Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
    Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – RCA Records – Art Direction by Christian Stone
    Selena Gomez – “Boyfriend” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
    Taylor Swift – “Lover” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
    Best Visual Effects:
    Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
    Demi Lovato – “I Love Me” – Island Records – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
    Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Warner Records – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
    Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Mathematic
    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Streamline / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
    Travis Scott – “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” – Epic Records / Cactus Jack – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER
    Best Choreography:
    BTS – “On” – Big Hit Entertainment – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
    CNCO & Natti Natasha – “Honey Boo” – Sony Music Latin / RCA Records – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
    DaBaby – “BOP” – SCMG / Interscope Records – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
    Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Streamline / Interscope Records – Choreography by Richy Jackson
    Normani – “Motivation” – Keep Cool / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
    Best Editing:
    Halsey – “Graveyard” – Capitol Records – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
    James Blake – “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow” – Republic Records – Edited by Frank Lebon
    Lizzo – “Good As Hell” – Atlantic Records – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
    Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – RCA Records – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
    ROSALIA – “A Pale” – Columbia Records – Edited by Andre Jones
    The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – XO / Republic Records – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

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    Kehlani's 'Can I' Music Video Will Not Feature Tory Lanez

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    Taking to her Twitter account, the ‘Gangsta’ singer announces that the music video for her single ‘Can I’, which features the Canadian rapper, will be released tomorrow, but with a twist.
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kehlani is making a measurement in the wake of drama surrounding Tory Lanez. The “Good Thing” singer took to her Twitter account to announce that the music video for her single “Can I”, which features the Canadian rapper, would be released tomorrow, but with a twist.
    “CAN I. tomorrow 10 am pst. #HoneyShotProductuons #ItWasGoodUntilItWasnt,” so she said on Wednesday, July 29. In a separate tweet, she revealed that Tory wouldn’t appear in the clip for the song off her “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” album.
    “Full transparency cuz i believe in that with my following, his verse is still on the song, the video is solo. new verse on the deluxe,” the “Gangsta” singer added explained without dropping any names. “The album came out months ago i can’t remove it , doesn’t work like that. can only move forward.”

    Tory was initially arrested and charged for possession of a firearm after he was pulled over by police on that fateful day. He is currently under investigation as police believe he pulled the trigger and injured his rumored girlfriend and fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. He remains mum on the allegations.
    Meanwhile, on Monday, July 27, Megan got emotional on Instagram Live as she revealed that she got shot in both feet in the July 12, shooting incident. “I had to get surgery. It was super scary. It was just the worst experience of my life and it’s not funny,” she admitted, slamming people who made a joke about her shooting.
    The “Savage” hitmaker was relieved because the bullets “didn’t touch the bones. They didn’t break tendons,” adding, “I know my mama and daddy, my granny had to be looking out for me with that one because where the bullets hit at, it missed everything, but the motherf***er was in there.”

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    Rihanna Promises New Music Will Be 'Worth the Wait' Amid Rumors of Eminem Duet

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    The Fenty beauty boss says she wants to put out something she’s proud of as she explains the reason why she hasn’t released a new album since 2016’s ‘Anti’.
    Jul 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rihanna has reassured her impatient fans they won’t be disappointed when she finally gets around to releasing new music, promising it will be “worth the wait.”
    The 32-year-old singer hasn’t dropped an album since “Anti” was released back in 2016. And while her followers are desperate to hear what Rihanna’s been working on, she’s been concentrating on the launch of her Fenty Skin skincare line. But Rihanna told Entertainment Tonight in a video chat that she’s determined to make sure she puts out something she’s proud of.
    “I am always working on music,” she said. “I am always working on music and when I am ready to put it out in the way that I feel fit, it’s gonna come out. And you’re not going to be disappointed when it happens. It’s going to be worth it.”
    “I’m not just gonna put it out just because people are waiting. It’s taken this long, I’m gonna make it worth it.”
    Rihanna has a huge string of hits under her belts, including “Umbrella”, “Diamonds”, “We Found Love”, and her debut single “Pon de Replay”. And asked what she thinks of when reflecting on her career, she smiled, “I’m 10 years older, I’m 15 years older. I thought that was just a few years ago, now it’s like a decade plus. THAT is what I think about!”
    “But I’m also really grateful to still be here and being able to expand into other ventures. I’m grateful. It’s been fun and I can’t even complain.”

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    Yo La Tengo Set Up Socially-Distanced Concerts at Massachusetts Museum

    For two nights in August, the indie rock band will be performing for 100 ticketholders from an elevated platform at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
    Jul 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rockers Yo La Tengo are set to try out a new version of socially-distanced concerts by performing on an elevated platform at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
    Organisers plan to have the group set up on a makeshift stage two storeys above the venue’s Courtyard D, where just 100 ticketholders will be spaced out to watch the two-night show from below.
    The gigs will take place on August 7 and 8, and will feature contactless ticketing, separate exits, and take-out food options, among other coronavirus safety initiatives.

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    Taylor Swift Praised by Black Artist for Resolving Plagiarism Accusations Over 'Folklore' Logo

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    Amira Rasool expresses her gratitude after the ‘Cardigan’ singer agrees to remove ‘the’ from the merchandise of her new album following complaint from the owner of a website with the same name.
    Jul 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift is not letting her creativity interfere with another artist’s business. The singer has agreed to change the name and logo design of her “Folklore” album merchandise after she was called out by a black-owned fashion label over similarities with the name of the website.
    In a statement issued to “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, July 28, a representative for the 30-year-old star stated, “Yesterday, we were made aware of a complaint that the specific use of the word ‘the’ before ‘folklore album’ on some of the ‘folklore’ album merchandise was of concern.” Making sure that the plagiarism allegations have been taken under control, the rep stressed, “Absolutely no merchandise using ‘the’ before the words ‘folklore album’ has been manufactured or sent out.”
    The rep went on explaining, “In good faith, we honored her request and immediately notified everyone who had ordered merchandise with the word ‘the’ preceding ‘folklore album’ that they will now receive their order with the design change.”
    Artist Amira Rasool, the owner of The Folklore, a website for African apparel and accessories designers, has since expressed her gratitude for Taylor’s good faith in handling the issue. “I commend Taylor’s team for recognizing the damage the merchandise caused to my company @TheFolklore’s brand. I recognize that she has been a strong advocate for women protecting their creative rights, so it was good to see her team is on the same page,” she said on Twitter.
    Amira previously explained the issue over the similarities between Taylor’s logo for her album merchandise and the website’s name. “The main thing was having ‘The Folklore’ when the album was just called ‘Folklore’,” she told Women’s Wear Daily. She also pointed out that the way the word “the” is positioned vertically in the logo is too similar to her own.
    While the “Cardigan” singer’s team responded immediately to Amira’s complaint, she added, “I commend them for removing that, but I think there’s a larger conversation that needs to be had. It’s not just damaging to one Black woman, it’s all the brands that we work with.”
    Amira additionally said that Taylor’s fans had attacked her for speaking out, “calling me a b***h and a liar” and accusing her of being merely an attention seeker. “I think there was a lot of damage to my brand for me speaking out. I don’t think I deserved that,” Amira claimed before Taylor’s rep released the statement.

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