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    Ed Sheeran Back in Studio to Work With Jeremy Loops

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    The ‘Shape of You’ hitmaker has cut short his hiatus following his latest ‘Divide Tour’ to help up-and-coming artist Jeremy Loops work on a new studio album.
    Jun 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ed Sheeran has been in the studio helping up-and-coming music star Jeremy Loops work on a new album.
    The “Shape of You” hitmaker told fans back in December 2019 he was taking time out from music after wrapping his mammoth two-year “Divide Tour” – but, according to Jeremy, he broke his hiatus to help the rising star out on his record.
    The South African singer told Britain’s The Sun newspaper, “I arrived early in the morning and we worked all day on a few different songs.”
    “He’s known to be a very fast writer. He’s very fluid and moves quickly,” the hitmaker continued. “He can work with whoever he wants, so there’s something beautiful about the fact that he wanted to work with me.”
    He added, “I couldn’t have called him and been like, ‘Yeah, I want to work together, like, get ready.’ ”
    The new record will be Jeremy’s third – he’s already released 2014 debut “Trading Change” and the 2018 follow-up, “Critical as Water”.
    Meanwhile, Ed has finally got some rest during the coronavirus lockdown, with reports suggesting he’s been taking up numerous new hobbies, including gardening, beekeeping, and brewing beer for his pub in Suffolk, England.

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    Carl Thomas, Case, Dave Hollister Take Digital Stage for Black Music Month

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    The virtual concert series curated by Keith Sweat for Black Music Month continues with performances by Carl Thomas, Case, and Dave Hollister this weekend.
    Jun 7, 2020
    AceShowbiz – R&B veterans Carl Thomas, Case, and Dave Hollister are joining forces to serenade fans spending Friday night, June 5, 2020 in isolation with a virtual concert.
    The singers will take the digital stage as part of the “Keith Sweat Presents the iHeart R&B Live Concert Series”, which “Make It Last Forever” hitmaker Sweat has been curating for Black Music Month, bringing together some of the genre’s most loved artists to entertain devotees during the coronavirus pandemic.
    The special livestreamed gig will kick off at 8 P.M. EST here.
    It will also be broadcast on iHeartMedia’s Urban AC stations across the U.S.
    Bobby V, Lloyd, and Pretty Ricky headlined last week’s May 29, 2020 event.

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    Pet Shop Boys' Classic Hit 'West End Girls' Crowned as Greatest No. 1 Single in U.K.

    The single released in 1984 by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe has been named the greatest number one song in the United Kingdom, beating the classic tracks by The Beatles and Donna Summer.
    Jun 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pet Shop Boys’ debut single “West End Girls” has been named the greatest U.K. number one single by The Guardian.
    The classic track topped the publication’s run-down of 100 classic hits, beating out Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”, Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”, The Beatles’ “She Loves You”, and The Specials’ “Ghost Town”, which ranked from fifth to second place, respectively.
    Reflecting on bagging the top spot, singer Neil Tennant confessed he never would have predicted the end result, admitting, “I would have chosen Good Vibrations. It’s obviously intensely subjective.”
    “I can see that West End Girls is quite a lot of records in one record,” he explained. “It’s a dance record. It was actually written to be a rap record, back in the day. It’s a moody soundscape. It’s about the city at night. It’s about boys and girls meeting to have fun and presumably to bond.”
    The “Go West” singer continued, “It’s about sex. It’s paranoid. At the same time, its message is sort of like Dancing in the Streets – it’s about escape into the city at night, which is emblematic of pleasure.”
    The full top 100 from The Guardian is available to view here.

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    Lady GaGa's 'Chromatica' Becomes Fastest Selling Album in U.K.

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    The ‘Rain on Me’ singer has entered the U.K. albums chart at the top spot with her sixth studio album, marking the fourth time she tops the weekly album rankings across the pond.
    Jun 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lady GaGa has landed her fourth U.K. number one with the fastest-selling album of the year so far.
    “Chromatica” has debuted at the top with 53,000 equivalent sales units, outperforming the rest of the top 10 combined.
    The project, Gaga’s first solo album since “Joanne” in 2016, forces KSI to hold steady at two with “Dissimulation” ahead of Lewis Capaldi’s “Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent” at three.
    Meanwhile, three tracks from “Chromatica” have also charted in the U.K. singles countdown, with last week’s May 29, 2020 number one, “Rain on Me” with Ariana Grande, slipping to two, while “Sour Candy”, featuring K-pop stars Blackpink, and “Alice” enter at number 17 and 29, respectively.
    Rapper DaBaby takes “Rockstar” back to first place for a third non-consecutive week as “Rover” by S1mba featuring DTG is a non-mover at three.

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    The Rolling Stones Revisit 1994 Performance to Wrap Up Virtual Concert Series

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    Mick Jagger and his rocker bandmates are wrapping up their weeklong Extra Licks concert series by releasing their 1994 performance from a New Jersey show.
    Jun 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Rolling Stones are bringing the curtain down on their Extra Licks concert series this weekend by revisiting a futuristic performance staged in New Jersey in 1994.
    The rock legends have been making old gig footage available digitally for the first time to entertain fans in coronavirus isolation, and this weekend, they will wrap up the weekly series with one more classic from The Voodoo Lounge Tour.
    The Giants Stadium show, which featured tracks not performed on other dates of the trek, will debut on the Stones’ YouTube channel at 3 P.M. ET on Sunday, June 7, 2020.
    At the same time, YouTube bosses are staging their “Dear Class of 2020” celebration, featuring commencement speeches from Beyonce, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle, and appearances from Lizzo, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion, Lady Gaga, and Alicia Keys among many others.
    Take your hat off to graduating students on Sunday from 3 P.M. ET here.
    Other livestream highlights for the weekend include:

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    Meek Mill Releases 'Otherside of America' in Support of Black Lives Matter

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    The ‘Going Bad’ hitmaker becomes one of the leading proponents of criminal justice reform in America after he was jailed on a widely panned probation technicality back in 2017.
    Jun 6, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rapper Meek Mill has dropped a new song, “Otherside of America”, in support of Black Lives Matter protests across the nation.
    The hip-hop star released the hard-hitting track on Friday, June 05 as protesters continue to take to the streets to stand against police brutality in the wake of the killing of black man George Floyd by Minneapolis, Minnesota officers, who have since been indicted for his death.
    “Reporting live from the Other Side of America,” he wrote on YouTube in comments below the “Official Audio” video.
    The track starts off with an incendiary clip of a speech from U.S. President Donald Trump, before Meek steps in with verses about living hungry on the streets.
    “I was mad I was tryna fight/N**ga we hungry/Mama at work, daddy he dead/ N***a we lonely,” he raps.
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    Meek Mill, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, is one of the leading proponents of criminal justice reform in America after he was jailed on a widely panned probation technicality in 2017 related to a very old charge.
    He won his freedom in 2018 thanks to the ‘Free Meek’ movement led by prominent allies and friends like Jay-Z.

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    Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Cover Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'

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    To support the Black Lives Matter movement, the ‘Bad Things’ rapper and the Blink-182 drummer shares an accompanying video that features them joining the protests.
    Jun 5, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker have teamed up to record a cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
    The two friends have been spotted protesting on the streets of Los Angeles in recent days and now they’ve hooked up to collaborate for a good cause.
    “They (Rage Against the Machine) wrote this song in 1992. It’s been 28 years since, and every word still applies,” Kelly wrote on Twitter. “Me and Travis Barker wanted to bring it back for these times…”.

    The accompanying video features black and white footage of Barker and Kelly protesting, with the rap-rocker holding a sign that reads: “Stop arresting protestors! Arrest Killer Cops”.

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    SAINt JHN Calls Off Video Shoot and Donates the Money for Black Lives Matter Cause

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    The ‘Roses’ rapper has decided to cancel his music video shoot and use the money meant for the project to support the activists protesting racial injustice.
    Jun 5, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rising hip-hop star SAINt JHN has ditched plans to film a music video for his new collaboration with rapper Future in favour of using the budget to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
    The pair had been due to get together to shoot a promo for the remix of Saint Jhn’s breakout hit “Roses”, but the Brooklyn, New York native reveals he decided the money would be better served helping to bail out activists arrested during ongoing U.S.-wide demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed at the hands of a white police officer on May 25, 2020.
    In a notepad post on Instagram, Saint Jhn explains he managed to convince Hitco Entertainment co-founder Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid to boost his budget from $60,000 to $100,000 and allow him to use the funds as he pleased – and the music mogul obliged.
    “I asked him to give me the video budget and don’t ask what I’m gonna do with it. He agreed. That’s legendary s**t,” Saint Jhn wrote. “We should never be afraid to do the right thing!”
    He went on to reveal he was bumping the donation up to $125,000 and splitting it between a bail out organisation and “black owned businesses affected right now.”
    “I don’t got no speeches, I ain’t a speech n**ga (sic),” the 33 year old declared in the accompanying caption. “People are hurt and I feel them, period.”
    Saint Jhn joins the likes of The Weeknd, Chrissy Teigen, Steve Carell, and Seth Rogen to pledge donations to bail out protesters.

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