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    Bob Dylan Becomes Oldest Artist to Top U.K. Albums Chart

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    The ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ star scores No. 1 album in the United Kingdom with his latest album, becoming the oldest musician to top the rankings with a new original record.
    Jun 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Bob Dylan has become the oldest artist ever to score a U.K. number one album with a record comprising of new original material.
    The 79-year-old folk rock icon’s latest release, “Rough and Rowdy Ways”, has been met with huge critical acclaim since its release, and it tops Friday’s June 26, 2020 Official Charts Company rundown with 34,000 chart sales.
    In addition to becoming the oldest ever act to top the chart with an LP of new tracks, he also becomes the oldest male solo artist to land a number one, surpassing Rod Stewart, who was nearly 75 when he reached the summit with an orchestral reworking of his old hits in December. Vera Lynn, who passed away at the age of 103 this month, June 2020, still holds the overall crown for her 2009 record “We’ll Meet Again – The Very Best Of”.
    Bob’s fellow rock legend, Neil Young, is at two with his 11th Top 10 album, including two with the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – his highest charting collection since 1994’s “Sleeps with Angels”.
    Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” is at three, with Lewis Capaldi’s “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent” at four and Harry Styles’ “Fine Line” completing the top five.
    In the singles chart, “Rockstar” by DaBaby and Roddy Ricch makes it a sixth non-consecutive week at number one with former chart-topper “Rain On Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande staying at two. Dance hit “Breaking Me” by Topic and A7S climbs one place to three.

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    Usher Reveals How His 'Tough' Upbringing Inspires New Song 'I Cry'

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    Encouraging men to embrace their emotions through the song, the ‘U Got It Bad’ hitmaker says that the ‘universal feeling of hopelessness’ amid the Black Lives Matter protests motivated him to release the tune.
    Jun 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Usher has encouraged men not to be afraid to show their emotions in his powerful new song “I Cry”.
    The 41-year-old singer is father to Usher Raymond V, 12, and Naviyd, 11, with ex-wife Tameka Foster, and admitted he wants to set an example to his boys that there’s no shame in a man crying.
    “This song was inspired by wanting to teach my sons that it is ok for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry. Like many men, I was raised to believe that we have to be ‘tough’ and not show our vulnerability, which I don’t want to teach them,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter.
    Usher added that the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests around the world also motivated him to drop the inspirational tune.

    “While I was shut in during the pandemic and watching the death of George Floyd, the ongoing slaughter of Black men and women, the protests and the events that unfolded, I became very connected to the wider universal feeling of hopelessness,” he explained.
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    “Like many, I grew increasingly frustrated by how slow things have been to change. I became very depressed thinking about all (the) sons who have lost their fathers to police brutality, social injustice and violence; the daughters and mothers too. So I returned to this song and realised it was intended for this time, so I finished it and here it is.”

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    JoJo Siwa Claps Back at 'Irresponsible' Blackface Allegations Over Her 'Nonstop' Music Video

    The former ‘Dance Moms’ star denies that a dancer in her music video is wearing blackface, claiming that it’s part of her animal costume to match the circus theme of the clip.
    Jun 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Amid mounting criticisms over celebrities’ racist behaviors, some people tried to drag JoJo Siwa into it as one of the alleged offenders. But they have apparently addressed their allegations to the wrong target as the singer/dancer has denied any wrongdoings.
    The allegations stemmed from the 17-year-old’s music video for “Nonstop”, which she released on June 19. People claimed that a young dancer in the clip, which has circus theme, was wearing blackface, while in fact she was dressing up as a circus animal.
    Setting the record straight, JoJo posted a lengthy statement on her Instagram page on Friday, June 26 to slam “irresponsible” comments and posts about her as she thinks that “everyone seems to rush to conclusions without having all of the facts.”
    “I would like to address the music video that we shot for ‘NONSTOP’ in February. We’re talking about kids dressing up as circus animals! No one in my video is wearing blackface,” she wrote. “It’s awful that anyone’s mind would even go there. Kids dressing in animal costumes, having their faces painted to look like animals, acting the part. There were zebras, tigers, dogs, clowns, mermaids, everything.”
    Stressing her stance in the Black Lives Matter movement, the former “Dance Moms” star claimed, “I’ve addressed Black Lives Matter issues previously on my social media, I will say it again for the ones in the back, Black Lives Matter, today, tomorrow, yesterday and forever. I’m on the right side of history here. Stop trying to make this about something it isn’t.”
    She went on addressing her previous post, in which she declared that she blocked some people on social media. “My instagram post yesterday had absolutely nothing to do with the criticism I received on my music video ‘NONSTOP.’ I blocked certain people online and stopped following others because I was tired of seeing the personal hate on me,” she explained.
    “Some people will do anything for attention and that includes being mean,” so the “Boomerang” hitmaker continued. “People were sending me really horrible and disgusting messages about my appearance, my sexuality, my content, and overall just being hateful.”
    She concluded her statement with a message to her “real fans,” writing, “I love my real fans and am so grateful for their love and support. Instead of trying to drag everyone down, let’s be positive and come back like a boomerang.”

    One day before, on Thursday, JoJo announced that she blocked certain people who “are bossing me around, telling me who to follow, what to post, what to like, what to say, what to do, everything.” She declared, “This is my instagram and anyone who is going to be mean is NOT going to be allowed on here.”

    “It’s not about what you do on social media it’s about what you do in real life,” she added. “I said it best when I was 12 ‘Hide behind the screen cause their just so mean. but we don’t play it like that, we don’t even fight back’….. and now this is for everyone who is being kind right now…. thank you! I really do see your posts, I really do read your captions, and I really do appreciate them. More than you know.”

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    Prince's Estate Strikes Deal to Feature His Music Catalog on TikTok

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    To celebrate the new deal, a special TikTok Sound-Off livestream event will take place on June 29 at the ‘Purple Rain’ singer’s famous Paisley Park estate and music studio outside Minneapolis.
    Jun 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – TikTok software engineers have uploaded the entire music catalogue of late legend Prince onto the app.
    Users of the social media network are now able to feature songs from the “Purple Rain” singer in their short-form mobile videos thanks to the tech firm’s new deal with the star’s estate managers.
    “Prince was known for breaking boundaries and TikTok has proven to do so as well,” Troy Carter, entertainment adviser for the Prince Estate, said in a statement on Friday, June 26. “With the addition of Prince’s full catalog on TikTok, it is our hope that a new generation of global fans can find meaning in Prince’s music, and be inspired to create.”

    A new official Prince TikTok account (@Prince.4.ever) has also been created, and managers of the late pop icon’s estate will share archival footage, interviews, performances and video clips featuring the star’s work as an artist and activist.
    A special TikTok Sound-Off livestream event will take place on Monday 29 June at Prince’s famous Paisley Park estate and music studio outside Minneapolis to celebrate the new deal.

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    Miguel, Doja Cat, Ne-Yo, Travis Barker Lined Up for Black Power Charity Event

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    The upcoming benefit organized by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors is going to raise money for multiple nonprofit organizations benefiting African-American community.
    Jun 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Miguel and Doja Cat are among the stars set to perform during the Black Power Live benefit this Saturday, June 27, 2020.
    The event, organised by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, will also feature Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes, Ne-Yo, Aloe Blacc, HO99O9 with Travis Barker, Vagabon, Jessie Reyez, Serpentwithfeet, and Twin Shadow.
    Jazz star Terrace Martin will also make an appearance to debut a new piece titled “Racism on Trial”, featuring Kamasi Washington, at the livestream raising money for the Crenshaw Dairy Mart, Trap Heals, Transgender Law Center, Sankofa, and Black Men Build.
    According to a press release, the show will be “a celebration of the incredible work done by organisers and activists around the world and will be a chance to reflect, regroup and talk about next steps.”
    The benefit kicks off at 5 P.M. ET on Twitch. To RSVP for the event, visit Black Power Livestream.

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    Blackpink Breaks BTS' YouTube Premiere Record With 'How You Like That' Video

    Lisa, Jennie, Rose, and Jisoo have set a new record for the biggest premiere in YouTube history as a total of 1.65 million fans tune in for their latest music video premiere.
    Jun 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – K-pop superstars Blackpink set a new record for the biggest premiere in YouTube history on Friday, June 26, 2020.
    In total, 1.65 million fans watched the unveiling of their new video for their track “How You Like That”, breaking a record set by fellow K-pop group BTS back in February 2020.
    The song, which marks their return after a year-long break, is the lead single from the band’s first studio LP, which is due out in September. Its video features bandmembers Lisa, Jennie, Rose, and Jisoo in settings including a lush rainforest and an ice palace as well as a surrounded by dancers and statues of horses in a grand domed hall.
    In a pre-release press conference broadcast on the video streaming site, Jisoo said the track is about “not being daunted by dark situations and (having) to not lose the confidence and strength to stand up again.”
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    The increasingly popular four-piece is also set to perform “How You Like That” for the first time on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Friday.
    Blackpink is also the most-subscribed music group on YouTube, with 37.5 million followers, dubbed Blinks, and premiered their new track on their VLive and YouTube channels at 10 A.M. BST.
    The 1.65 million viewers beat BTS’ record for their video to their hit, “On”, which attracted 1.54 million viewers.

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    Adele Forced to Scrap Planned September Release for New Album

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    Jonathan Dickins, a manager to the ‘Hello’ hitmaker, blames the COVID-19 pandemic for the delay of her first record since 2015, adding that it will only come out when it is ready.
    Jun 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Adele’s first album since 2015 is no longer set to debut in September.
    The singer’s manager, Jonathan Dickins, has revealed the COVID-19 pandemic has halted the star’s plans to put a new album out this year.
    “It isn’t coming in September, it’ll be ready when it’s ready,” he tells Newsweek. “We’re all in the same boat; you’re doing stuff and then all of a sudden, the world stops. It’ll come when it’s ready. I can’t put a date on that yet. We have music, but we’re still working (on it).”
    Adele’s last album was the bestselling “25”.
    Several musicians have had to delay or scrap the release dates of much-anticipated albums during the global health crisis, including Lady GaGa, Sam Smith, and Alanis Morissette.
    Adele accidentally let slip that her latest record was set to debut in September during a wedding reception for her pal Laura Dockrill in March. In a clip that made the rounds online, the “Hello” hitmaker could be heard telling the crowd, “Expect my album in September”, before performing at the event.

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    Megan Thee Stallion Lets Out 'Girls in the Hood' Amid Feud Between Eazy-E's Daughters

    After ReeMarkable expressed her frustration over the ‘Hot Girl Summer’ rapper’s ability to sample her late father’s work, her half-sister Ebie Wright slams her for speaking on behalf of the family.
    Jun 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Megan Thee Stallion has unleashed a brand new song on the heels of her “Savage” success. At midnight on Friday, June 26, the “Hot Girl Summer” raptress released “Girls in the Hood”, which sampled N.W.A’s classic 1987 single, “Boyz-n-the-Hood” that was performed by Eazy-E.
    Putting a spin to Eazy-E’s original lyrics, the 25-year-old spits, ” ‘Cause the girls in the hood are always hard/ Ever since sixteen, I been havin’ a job/ Knowin’ nothin’ in life, but I gotta get rich/ You could check the throwback pics, I been that b***h.” In the chorus, she rhymes, “I’m a hot girl, I do hot s**/ Spend his income on my outfit/ I don’t text quick ’cause I ain’t thirsty/ These b***hes mad, mad, they wanna hurt me.”
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    “Girls in the Hood” is the latest single Megan released in 2020. She has previously come out with Normani Kordei collaboration titled “Diamonds” and Tyga duet called “Freak” in addition to “B.I.T.C.H” and “Captain Hook”. In April, she also dropped a remix of “Savage” featuring Beyonce Knowles that peaked at Number One on Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Songs Chart in May.
    Hours before dropping the single, Megan got dragged in a feud between Eazy-E’s daughters. On Thursday night, June 25, Henree Wright, who is also known as ReeMarkable, turned to her Instagram account to fume over the clearance given to other artists in sampling her late father’s work while denying hers.
    “So tired of the bulls**t games we gotta keep playing , I’m done being [quiet] ! We want involvement when it come to our daddy , tired of my sister crying about the unfairness,” she wrote alongside a video statement. “I’m fed the f**k up … WE EAT OFF NOTHING MY DADDY LEFT BEHIND. What ever y’all see Us have we hustled to get . S**t too lame we get papers thrown at us but others don’t . We just wanna be apart of the legacy too …”

    ReeMarkable’s half-sister Ebie Wright responded with an Instagram post of her own, voicing her support for Megan. “I don’t know her, my father didn’t know,” she said in a video as referring to ReeMarkable. “And it’s really strange to me that every single time something that has to do with my dad comes up, she’s the first running to the internet to speak up, as if she’s the spokesperson for my father or family. It’s really, really fucking weird.”

    Reacting to Ebie’s post, ReeMarkable came out with another Instagram video. “The past 10 years this girl has been delusional. ebie you gotta grow up . We got bigger things to handle . Stop with the jealous s**t,” she wrote in the caption. “I’m sparing you. I’m being kind cause I was raised right . And I don’t beef on the internet.”

    “NO BODY GIVES AF ABOUT WHAT YOU TRYIN TO DO!!!! They laughing at you . love you though imma pray for you . I promise I wasn’t going to go hard on you . And I’m not going back and forth on ig. Bang my line . Been saying that since day one BIG SIS,” she continued. “OH AND I F**KIN LOVE @theestallion …. don’t misconstrue my words.”

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