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    Liam Gallagher Celebrating as He Tops U.K. Chart With Unplugged Live Album

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    The Oasis star scores a No. 1 album in the United Kingdom with his live set recorded during his acoustic performances at Hull City Hall in the summer of 2019.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Liam Gallagher’s “MTV Unplugged” live record is the U.K.’s new number one album.
    The MTV Unplugged performance, which was recorded live at Hull City Hall in England last August 2019, tops Friday’s Official Charts Company rundown to become the first live record to do so since George Michael’s “Symphonica” in March 2014.
    Celebrating the news, Liam tells OfficialCharts.com, “Nobody told me there’d be days like these, strange days indeed. Most peculiar mama. 3 number 1 albums in 3 years… not bad for an unsophisticated parka monkey. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.”

    At two is Lady GaGa’s “Chromatica”, with Lewis Capaldi’s “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent” rising one place to three. In fourth spot is Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia”, and Harry Styles’ “Fine Line” completes the top five.
    In the singles chart, DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar” makes it five non-consecutive weeks at number one, once again beating Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain On Me” into second place.
    At three is S1mba and DTG’s “Rover”, with German DJ Topic and Swedish singer A7S’ “Breaking Me” in fourth spot. Completing the top five is AJ Tracey and Mostack’s “Dinner Guest”.

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    Beyonce Debuts Surprise Song 'Black Parade' to Support New Initiative

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    Beyonce Knowles marks Juneteenth by launching a new Black Parade initiative in a bid to support black-owned small businesses in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Beyonce is urging fans to support black-owned businesses with her new Black Parade initiative.
    The “Halo” star shared her new project on Friday, June 19, 2020, which was also Juneteenth – the anniversary of the date in 1865 when the last slaves were freed in the U.S. following the Civil War – posting a directory of small businesses in the U.S. owned by black people on her website.
    “Happy Juneteenth Weekend,” she penned on Instagram while announcing the initiative. “I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember our beauty, strength and power.”
    Along with the website feature, the star also dropped a surprise new single, “Black Parade”, to promote the project.
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    Proceeds from the song will benefit BeyGOOD’s Black Business Impact Fund, administered by the National Urban League, which supports black-owned small businesses.

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    Cliff Richard Hopes Vera Lynn Duet of 'We'll Meet Again' Will Get a Release

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    The ‘Devil Woman’ hitmaker makes the revelation over their unreleased collaboration when paying tribute to the ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, who recently passed away at the age of 103.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sir Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem “We’ll Meet Again” with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer’s death this week.
    Dame Vera, who became known as the “Forces’ Sweetheart” after recording the song in the 1930s, died on Thursday, June 18, aged 103, and while paying tribute to the icon on the radio on Friday, Richard revealed he had the pleasure of recording the track with Lynn.
    “I did record ‘We’ll Meet Again’ with her but it’s still in the banks, the troughs, somewhere hidden away. We didn’t get to use it yet,” Sir Cliff said, adding that Dame Vera was “a wonderful, wonderful person and a great individual to look up to.”
    “I don’t know whether I can speak for everybody in Britain but I think most countries need something, something that they can look towards and aim at, and certainly she’s one of those icons that you can look and aim at. Sometimes I feel that we throw around things like the word ‘legend’ and icon almost too freely. Every now and then, with the passing of Vera Lynn, you’re suddenly reminded, ‘Oh my goodness, you know. I was one of the lucky ones.’ ”
    “I was never really close to her but I’ve been close to her physically and we actually did work together and I could see, these people that were the remnants of the folks that survived the World War Two were reaching out to her. As a pop singer, you get used to being reached out at, but they weren’t reaching out for a pop singer, they were reaching for someone that they truly seemed to love.”

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    Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney to Rock Out With Jazz Band at Livestream Event

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    The Foo Fighters frontman and the former Fab Four are set to lead this weekend livestream events with performances as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dave Grohl and Sir Paul McCartney will perform as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band livestream celebration on Saturday, June 20, 2020.
    The band is taking its New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Midnight Preserves jam session online in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and a host of big names have signed on to be part of the show from the comfort of their homes.
    As well as Grohl and McCartney, the gig will feature Arcade Fire, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, and Beck.
    The Round Midnight Preserves stream will begin at 8 P.M. ET on the Preservation Hall Foundation’s website, as well as on the band’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitch pages. It will benefit Spotify’s COVID-19 Music Relief fund.
    Meanwhile, Peter Yarrow and Judy Collins will be among the performers taking part in a virtual music and environmental activism festival staged in place of late folk legend Pete Seeger’s annual event. The late singer/songwriter launched the two-day Clearwater summer bash in New York’s Hudson Valley in the late 1990s to raise funds for his conservational group, the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s 2020 show will be going digital.
    Billed as “The Virtual Great Hudson River Revival: An Epic Stream to Save the River”, the 12-hour livestream on Saturday, June 20, 2020 will also feature sets by singers Tom Chapin and the Chapin Sisters, Guy Davis, Kyle Tigges, The Mammals, and John McCutcheon among many others, starting from 11 A.M. ET.
    For more information and to tune into the event, click here.
    Among your other weekend livestream highlights:
    Saturday Night Opry: Brad Paisley (7.30 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Greenpeace: Action All Areas (Billy Bragg, Melanie C, Dave & Django Stewart, and more) (12 P.M. BST Saturday)
    Love Record Stores (Yannis Philpaakis, Fontaines D.C., Circa Waves, Laura Marling, Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes, and more) (7 A.M. BST Saturday)
    Papa Roach (5 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Hellfest: Faith No More, Bad Religion, At The Gates, Every Time I Die, Prophets of Rage, In Flames (11 A.M. BST Saturday & Sunday)
    Robyn (3 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Small Business Live: 2 Chainz, Allen Stone, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, and more (4 P.M. ET Saturday)
    The Big Night In: The Alarm, Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), and Captain Sensible (The Damned) (4 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Melissa Etheridge (6 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Foo Fighters (7 P.M. ET Saturday)
    J Balvin – Behind the Colores: The Live Experience (7 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Ben Folds (7 P.M. ET)
    Kasabian/Tom Meighan (8 P.M. BST Saturday)
    John Legend & Lennon Stella (8 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Diplo & Dillon Francis (9 P.M. ET Saturday)
    Tiny Changes Fundraiser/Scott Hutchinson Tribute (Tim Burgess, Frank Turner, Bill Ryder-Jones, Cloth) (9 A.M. ET Saturday & Sunday)
    Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Watch Party (3 P.M. ET Sunday)
    The Chi With Love (Common & Lena Waithe) (7 P.M. ET Sunday)
    Laura Marling (7 P.M. BST Sunday)
    City Winery’s Father’s Day Special (Willie Nelson, Billy Bragg, Joan Osbourne, & more) (5 P.M. ET Sunday)
    Pennywise (7 P.M. ET Sunday)

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    Alicia Keys Reveals She Came Close to Becoming Member of 3LW

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    The ‘Girl of Fire’ hitmaker opens up in new interview about stepping away from the opportunity to be a part of the girl band, comprising of Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Alicia Keys has shocked fans with news she was close to becoming a member of girl band 3LW in the early days of her career.
    The “Girl on Fire” hitmaker dropped out of the running to join the trio shortly before she released her Grammy-winning solo debut album, “Songs in A Minor”, in 2001.
    “My second band that I was in, was kind of like one of these projects that are put together by people, and they heard I sang and they were like, ‘Oh, maybe you could be a part of it…,’ ” Alicia recalled during WIRED’s Autocomplete Interviews Video Series. “It didn’t work out with me, but eventually they came out. I think their name was Little Women, but I was never part of that.”
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    Alicia scooped up five Grammys for “Songs in A Minor” after stepping away from the opportunity to join 3LW, short for 3 Little Women, comprised of Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton.
    Their biggest hit, “No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)”, was released in 2000, a year ahead of Alicia’s solo debut.

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    Solo Version of Aretha Franklin's 'Never Gonna Break My Faith' Released on Juneteenth

    Speaking about the late Queen of Soul’s previously unreleased song, Bryan Adams reveals that it had been sitting on his computer for years before he heard that Clive Davis was making a film of her life.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A previously unreleased version of Aretha Franklin’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith” has dropped to mark the 155th anniversary of the end of slavery in America.
    The track, originally released as a duet with Mary J. Blige in 2006 as part of the soundtrack for the movie “Bobby”, was released on Friday (June 19) as part of America’s Juneteenth celebrations.
    The new version of the Bryan Adams song features the late Queen of Soul singing with The Boys Choir of Harlem.
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    “Run to You” singer Adams reveals he had Aretha’s solo version of the tune on his computer for years.
    “When the song was demoed, I told the producers that Aretha would be the one to sing this – and sing it she did,” he said in a statement. “This solo version has been sitting on my computer for years, and when I heard Clive (Davis) was making a film on Aretha’s life, I sent this version to him. The world hasn’t heard her full performance and it really needed to be heard. I’m so glad it’s being released, the world needs this right now.”

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    Public Enemy Calls President Trump 'Demented' in New Song 'STFU'

    Chuck D and Flavor Flav put the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, on blast and urge people to vote him out in ‘State of the Union (STFU)’.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Public Enemy dropped a new surprise track on Friday, June 19, 2020, calling on Americans to get rid of U.S. President Donald Trump.
    The song, “State of the Union (STFU)”, contains lyrics calling the billionaire turned politician a “dictator” and “demented” and telling fans to “vote this joke out or die tryin’.”
    In a press release seen by Pitchfork Media, Public Enemy leader Chuck D says, “Our collective voices keep getting louder. The rest of the planet is on our side. But it’s not enough to talk about change. You have to show up and demand change. Folks gotta vote like their lives depend on it, cause it does.”
    Their hype man Flavor Flav adds, “Public Enemy tells it like it is. It’s time for him to GO.”
    Its video, directed by David C. Snyder, mixes performance footage with video of the recent Black Lives Matter protests and police brutality, including the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota last month.
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    “State of the Union (STFU)”, which is produced by DJ Premier and is available free on their website, debuts just two months after Chuck D revealed his “firing” of Flav was an elaborate hoax.

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    Teyana Taylor Gets Fans Crying With Emotional Audio of Husband on New Album

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    Prior to the release of the album, which is out on Friday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, Teyana held a listening party that was attended by several famous names including Cardi B among others.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Teyana Taylor has her own way kicking off her new album “The Album”. Making the the 23-track album as personal as it can be, the 29-year-old artist decided to include the audio of her husband Iman Shumpert’s paramedic call when she was in labor for their first child back in December 2015.
    She put the emotional audio in the album’s very first track which was appropriately titled “Intro”. In the said audio, Iman can be heard frantically making aphone call to a paramedic as Teyana welcomed their baby girl, Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., inside their home in 2015. “She’s having a baby!” so Iman exclaims on the phone. “I have my daughter in my hands.”
    It successfully made fans who listened to it cry as one wrote on Twitter, “Teyana Taylor’s Intro. Omg I’m crying. Iman!!!! I would have 25 of his kids if he wanted me to if I was her. So sweet.” Another person echoed the sentiment and said, “The intro to Teyana Taylor album got me crying. He crying. She crying omg.”
    Prior to the release of the album, which was out on Friday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, Teyana held a listening party that was attended by several famous names including Cardi B, Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo. Cardi also brought her almost 2-year-old daughter, Kulture Kiarai Cephus, to the Beverly Hills event.
    Gracing her first red carpet, Kulture looked cute a rainbow print dress, Nike Air Force 1’s and a bright yellow bow. “When I see you I know I did something right for a blessing like you,” Cardi wrote in the caption of her Instagram post featuring a photo of her baby girl.
    The album arrives after Teyana confirmed her second pregnancy in a new music video for “Wake Up Love”, which hit the Internet on Friday, June 12. In the video, Teyana showed off her growing baby bump alongside her husband and their four-year-old daughter. The singer was either covered up or hiding her belly in the video until she bore her baby bump as she lied next to Iman in bed and their daughter kisses and caresses mom’s stomach.

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