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    Bad Bunny and Romeo Santos Win Big at 2020 ASCAP Latin Awards

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    The winners including Daddy Yankee are announced in order to kick off a three-day virtual celebration expected to feature the likes of Marc Anthony and Natalia Lafourcade.
    Jul 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rapper Bad Bunny and singer Romeo Santos have emerged as the toast of the 2020 ASCAP Latin Awards.
    The Puerto Rican MC was named Songwriter of the Year while Santos claimed the Songwriter/Artist of the Year prize.
    Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma”, featuring Snow, was also a winner, taking the Song of the Year title, while Universal Music Publishing Group officials earned Publisher of the Year and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing bosses landed Independent Publisher of the Year.
    The news was announced online on Tuesday (07Jul20) as ASCAP chiefs kicked off a three-day virtual celebration, set to feature appearances from top Latin artists including Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, and Natalia Lafourcade.
    Fans can check out the event here.

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    Young Thug Chides Pusha T for Using Pop Smoke's Song to Diss Drake

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    The ‘Stoner’ hitmaker disapproves of the GOOD Music president’s bars of their collaboration with the late rapper in which he throws shade at the Canadian star.
    Jul 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Young Thug refuses to be dragged into the Pusha T and Drake drama. After reports emerged that the former member of hip-hop duo Clipse dissed Drizzy in a song that was supposed to be featured on Pop Smoke’s posthumous album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”, Thugger has blasted his collaborator on social media.
    Taking to his Instagram Stories on early Tuesday, July 7, Thugger said he wasn’t aware at the time that Pusha was taking aim at the Canadian superstar in the song. He wrote, “I don’t respect the pusha t verse on the song with me and gunna cause I don’t have nun to do with y’all beef nor does Gunna.”
    Claiming that he would never approve it, the “Danny Glover” spitter added, “and if I knew that was about him I would’ve made changes on our behalf.” He went on calling out the president of Kanye West’s record label GOOD Music for using the song to fan his feud with Drake, writing, “This rapper s**t so gay.”

    Earlier this month, Hip-Hop Lately revealed that Pusha was going to be featured on Pop Smoke’s album in a track called “Paranoid”. In his verse, he takes a shot at Drake, referencing a 2018 incident during a Toronto concert.
    “You know reality bites/ It’s chess not checkers/ Those empty threats only sound good on your records/ If the patois is not followed by blocka/ It’s like marked for death Screwface, without the choppa/ Let ’em rush the stage when you made like Sinatra,” Pusha raps, potentially referencing Drake’s use of the dialect and a 2018 incident when several men rushed the stage during Pusha’s “Daytona Tour” show in Toronto.
    In another part of the song, he mentions Mississauga, the neighboring city to Drake’s hometown of Toronto. “Only to find the blade, flyin’ back through LaGuardia/ I might even buy a home out in Mississauga/ On my walls, half scrawls of Tshabalala’s/ Many doors, that are sprawled, they my il nana’s,” he spits his bars. “Make a call, she gon’ crawl, Bad Gyal Patra/ I’m involved then absolved, I am Godfather, hush.”
    Responding to the news, a fan wrote in an Instagram comment, “Why’d y’all take off thug. I always said I wanted to hear both of them on a track. rip wooski.” Steven Victor, the head of Pop Smoke’s label Victor Victor Worldwide, later replied, “glitch will be on ASAP.”

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    Juice WRLD's Posthumous Album 'Legends Never Die' Days Away From Being Released

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    Counting down to the release of the new record, Grade A Productions and Interscope Records unveil the ‘Lucid Dreams’ rapper’s ‘Life Is a Mess’ single that features Halsey.
    Jul 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tragic rapper Juice WRLD is poised for a chart return with the release of his first posthumous album this Friday, July 10.
    The “Lucid Dreams” MC passed away from an accidental overdose in December (19), and on Monday, label bosses at Grade A Productions and Interscope Records revealed fans would soon get to hear some of the hip-hop star’s final recordings on his upcoming project, “Legends Never Die”.
    They also unveiled the single “Life Is a Mess”, which features Juice reunited with pop star Halsey, with whom he had worked on the remix to her “Without Me” hit last year.
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    Officials had previously shared the posthumous songs “Righteous” and “Tell Me U Luv Me”.
    Meanwhile, label executives are celebrating the launch of “Legends Never Die” with a special merchandise line, in collaboration with bosses at gaming firm FaZe Clan, to remember Juice’s passion for video games and paintballing.
    The rapper’s manager, Peter Jideonwo, tells Billboard: “Juice really loved gaming and loved the FaZe guys. They did an amazing job on this merch line and we are so glad to see this collaboration is coming out in honour of Legends Never Die.”

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    Garth Brooks Puts Second Acoustic Concert on Hold to Go Into Quarantine

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    The ‘Friends in Low Places’ singer and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, are taking the precaution measure after a member of his team was thought to be possibly exposed to the coronavirus.
    Jul 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Country music superstar Garth Brooks has postponed plans to stage a livestreamed acoustic concert on Tuesday, July 7 amid concerns a member of his team had been exposed to the coronavirus.
    The “Friends in Low Places” singer and his wife, fellow artist Trisha Yearwood, had planned to take requests from fans for their latest virtual gig, but on Monday, representatives for the couple announced the show had been put on hold.
    Brooks will also be postponing his Inside Studio G Facebook Live sessions scheduled for Monday night and July 13.
    In a statement, they assured devotees the pair was feeling “fine”, and explained the delay was simply “out of an abundance of caution” as someone in their camp had “possibly been exposed to the COVID-19 virus”.
    “To be smart about this, they are all quarantining for two weeks and thank everyone for their concern,” the spokespeople add.

    The musicians have been keeping fans in isolation entertained with various virtual appearances since the outbreak began in March (20), and Brooks also recently staged a drive-in concert that was beamed to outdoor cinemas across America.

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    50 Cent Trolls T.I. for Challenging Him to 'Verzuz' Battle

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    Despite the ridicule, Tip is persistent as he shares another Instagram video in which he tells Fiddy, ‘Bring out the s**t with you. Show me, n***a. Show me, I’m crazy.’
    Jul 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – T.I. has the best birthday present for his rival 50 Cent, who turned 45 on Monday, July 6. Taking to his Instagram account, Tip wished Fiddy a happy birthday in addition to challenging him to bring his music catalogue to Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” song battle.
    “For your birthday, I offer you a challenge, sir,” Tip said in a video that he share on Monday. “Pull your a** up with 20 of your records, sit across from me, and get this work, man.”
    “But, I understand if you don’t want to answer to that challenge. Because last time you got challenged Kanye West dusted your a** off, so, you might not wanna do that. Well, guess who ain’t scared of your mothaf***in’ a**, 50?” he went on saying, referencing to the “Clash of the Titans” episode of BET’s 106 & Park featuring Kanye and Fofty as they discussed their respective albums “Graduation” and “Curtis” which were released at the same time.
    T.I. also invited Fif to bring the records with Dr. Dre, Eminem and G-Unit. “Look man pull up. Pull on up. Bring your a** on that. Bring your records, bring your hit records with you. You and Dr. Dre and Eminem and G-Unit, bring y’all a** on that. C’mon and see the king,” he challenged.

    As an active social media user, Fiddy quickly caught wind of Tip’s post. Sharing a screenshot of an article about his rival’s challenge, the “Power” actor/creator wrote in the caption, “yo somebody passed TI the weed they gave smokey in Friday. LOL.” He referenced to a scene in the 1995 cult classic film starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker.

    In response to Fiddy’s reaction to his challenge, Tip uploaded another video in which he said, “Bring out the s**t with you. Show me, n***a. Show me, I’m crazy. Been waiting for somebody to put me on my place. … Come on, man!” He added, “I want all that smoke.”

    He then asked his rival to set the date for the battle. Concluding the clip, he said, “Enjoy your birthday!”

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    Report: Rihanna Ditches Ninth Album for Skincare Business Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Seeing that the situation right now is not ideal to release a new album, the ‘Diamonds’ songtress reportedly has decided to concentrate on ‘becoming a beauty billionaire’ instead.
    Jul 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rihanna is shifting her priorities amid the coronavirus pandemic that has greatly affected show business, including music industry. Seeing that the situation right now is not ideal to release a new album, the Barbadian songstress has reportedly decided to shelve plans for her ninth album to focus on her skincare business instead.
    Reporting Rihanna’s alleged goal is The Sun (via Daily Mail). According to the British publication, its sources say, “Rihanna’s ninth album is on hold indefinitely. She wants to make her millions with beauty and is planning a new skincare line to go alongside her Fenty Cosmetics range.”
    “Her lingerie range has gone down so well too that she feels she needs to strike while the iron’s hot,” the so-called insiders go on explaining. “Whenever she drops pics of her modelling the gear, sales go up.”
    “Fans hopes for [a ninth album] will be kept on hold while Rihanna builds her beauty empire as she plots to become the next beauty billionaire,” the insiders further reason. “She’s realised there is more money in the beauty game than music as record sales die down and live touring faces big competition.”
    The news outlet additionally claims that the “Umbrella” hitmaker, who is now based in England, has trademarked a new line called Buff Ryder to achieve her goal.
    Reps for Rihanna have not responded to request for comment on the report.
    Rihanna’s fans have been long waiting for her new album since she last released her eighth studio album “Anti” in 2016, often going to her Instagram posts to troll her about it. In 2018, she announced that she would release a new album by the end of 2019, but that didn’t happen.
    The 32-year-old singer later hinted in December 2019 that she had been working on her new album. In March of this year, she surprise released “Believe It” with PARTYNEXTDOOR, marking her first new music since 2017, but her fans still wanted more.

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    Lil Baby Stays Atop Billboard 200 for Four Consecutive Weeks With 'My Turn'

    Fellow MC Lil Durk, in the meantime, takes a huge leap to the runner-up position from number 56 with his ‘Just Cause Y’all Waited 2’ album, whereas DaBaby’s ‘Blame It on Baby’ settles for third.
    Jul 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rapper Lil Baby has made it five weeks atop the U.S. albums chart.
    “My Turn” shifts 70,000 equivalent units to hold on to the Billboard 200 title for a fourth consecutive week, having previously debuted at number one in March.
    It becomes the only album of 2020 so far to boast five weeks in first place, the most since Post Malone racked up five weeks with “Hollywood’s Bleeding” in November.
    Meanwhile, fellow MC Lil Durk charges up to number two from 56 with “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2”, followed by DaBaby’s “Blame It on Baby” at three, and Malone’s “Hollywood’s Bleeding” at four.
    The Weeknd rounds out the new top five with “After Hours”.
    Top Ten Billboard 200:
    “My Turn” – Lil Baby (70,000 units)
    “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2” – Lil Durk (43,000 units)
    “Blame It on Baby” – DaBaby (40,000 units)
    “Hollywood’s Bleeding” – Post Malone (39,000 units)
    “After Hours” – The Weeknd (32,000 units)
    “Fine Line” – Harry Styles (32,000 units)
    “The Goat” – Polo G (31,000 units)
    “Eternal Atake” – Lil Uzi Vert (31,000 units)
    “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” – Drake (30,000 units)
    “High Off Life” – Future (29,000 units)

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    Ringo Starr Spills Real Reason Why The Beatles Walked Away From $250 Million Reunion Offer

    The drummer of The Fab Four will get together with former bandmate Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday on July 7 with a virtual YouTube concert for charity.
    Jul 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Beatles once walked away from a multi-million dollar offer to reunite for a one-off concert because the opening act was “a guy biting a shark.”
    Drummer Ringo Starr claims The Fab Four were offered $62.4 million (£50 million) – worth around $250 million (£200 million) in today’s money – back in 1976 to stage the comeback show, just five years after they parted ways.
    He discussed the idea with Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison, but they were ultimately deterred from accepting showman Bill Sargent’s deal by the odd warm-up act, which involved a man wrestling an 18-foot (5.49 metre) long Great White.
    “We did talk (about reuniting) one time,” Ringo told Britain’s The Sunday Mirror.
    “There was a crazy offer out there. We called each other to see what we think. We decided not to do it because the opening act was a guy biting a shark. So we thought, ‘No.’ ”
    According to the rocker, it was the only offer the band had seriously considered before Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York home in 1980.
    Harrison later died of cancer in 2001, but had they both still been alive, Ringo is sure the gang would have got back together eventually.
    “If John and George had not died there was surely a possibility of that,” he mused. “Paul and I are still on the road. John would have still been on the road. I don’t know about George. We’d still be doing what we love to do.”
    Ringo will be reuniting with McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday on Tuesday (July 07) with a virtual YouTube concert for charity. Also on the bill for the “Ringo Starr Big Birthday Show” are Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E., and Ben Harper, while tribute performances will come from Steve Earle, Peter Frampton and Judy Collins.

    Tune into the star-studded bash from 8 P.M. ET on the birthday boy’s YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqESxycliXwDheOseXqmq8w).

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