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The ‘On the Floor’ hitmaker introduces her mother to fans as she invites the matriarch to join her on stage and perform a duet at the Global Citizen concert in Los Angeles.

May 4, 2021

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Jennifer Lopez celebrated America’s Mother’s Day (09May21) holiday one week early after inviting her mum to join her for a mini duet onstage at Global Citizen’s VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World event.

The show was pre-taped in Los Angeles on Sunday (02May21), when J.Lo decided to introduce the audience to her mother, Guadalupe Rodriguez, as she prepared to perform a rendition of Neil Diamond’s classic hit “Sweet Caroline”.

Explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the close pair to spend months apart, the superstar told the crowd, “(I) didn’t even get to spend Christmas with my mum this year – first time in my whole life. We’ve been away (for) too long, but she’s here with me tonight and she is vaccinated.”

“And when I was thinking about what song to sing tonight, I remembered the song she used to always sing to me when I was a baby,” Jennifer continued. “So if you would indulge me, I’d love to sing that one tonight.”

Guadalupe was brought out onstage halfway through the tune, and shared how she used to customise the lyrics to sing, “Sweet Jennifer,” to her baby girl.

“OK, we’re going to sing that. Let’s do it like a lullaby. Sing it to them just like you used to sing it to me, OK?” J.Lo instructed her mum, before launching into the duet.

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Elsewhere in her set, the singer/actress celebrated the fact everyone in attendance could be “all here in the same room” as she also saluted the “beautiful” individuals taking part.

“We’ve been away from our loved ones for too long, but we’re back,” she smiled.

“But while it’s getting better for us, there are people all over the world, especially in Africa, India and in the Latin world who still need our help and our vaccines,” she continued. “That’s why we’re here tonight.”

Selena Gomez hosted the big fundraising gig, while Oscar winner H.E.R., Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder, and J Balvin also hit the stage.

There were additional appearances from U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as the likes of Olivia Munn, Chrissy Teigen, Sean Penn, J.Lo’s ex Ben Affleck, and Prince Harry, who delivered an impassioned speech, encouraging people to work together to help end the COVID-19 pandemic by improving access to testing facilities and vaccinations to those in poverty-stricken nations.

Global Citizen’s VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World is set to air in the U.S. on Saturday (08May21).

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The ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker still refuses to be a part of the Grammys although he commends the organization for shutting down nomination review committees.

May 4, 2021

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The Weeknd has applauded Grammy bosses for axing their nomination review committees, but insists the move isn’t enough for him to reconsider boycotting the prizegiving.

The “Blinding Lights” singer called out the “secret committees” as he announced his decision to step away from the Grammys after he was surprisingly shut out of nominations for his 2020 album “After Hours”, insisting the nominating process was unfair and Grammy bosses were “corrupt.”

His comments sparked an investigation by leaders of the Recording Academy, who last week announced they were scrapping the controversial Grammy nomination review committees.

The Weeknd has acknowledged the decision in a new statement, insisting it won’t be enough to bring him back to the Grammys.

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“Even though I won’t be submitting my music, the Grammys’ recent admission of corruption will hopefully be a positive move for the future of this plagued award (show) and give the artist community the respect it deserves with a transparent voting process,” he writes.

The Recording Academy’s decision means that a panel of unnamed committee members will no longer decide the final list of names on ballots in dozens of major categories.

In a statement to Variety, The Weeknd added, “The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag. I think the industry and public alike need to see the transparent system truly at play for the win to be celebrated, but it’s an important start. I remain uninterested in being a part of the Grammys, especially with their own admission of corruption for all these decades. I will not be submitting in the future.”

The singer’s manager, Wassim Slaiby, added, “No change comes without a voice heard. I’m just proud of Abel for standing up for what he believes in. I was in a shock when all this happened, but now I see it clearly, and I’m glad we stood for our beliefs.”

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The Memphis rapper’s fourth studio album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, and Eric Church landed a new LP at No. 4.Hip-hop and country music lead this week’s Billboard album chart, with the Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo notching his first No. 1 album and Eric Church opening in the Top 5.Moneybagg Yo, who has released four studio albums and a slew of mixtapes going back nearly a decade — with many of them reaching the Top 10 — has finally cracked the peak position with “A Gangsta’s Pain,” which features guest spots from Pharrell Williams, Future, Lil Durk and others. “A Gangsta’s Pain” opened with the equivalent of 110,000 sales in the United States, most of which were attributed to 147 million clicks on streaming services, according to MRC Data. (The album also sold 4,000 copies as a full package.) Moneybagg Yo reacted to the news of his achievement on Instagram, saying it “Feel Crazy, I’m Forever Grateful Tho!”“Slime Language 2,” the new project from the Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his label Young Stoner Life, which topped the chart last week, fell to No. 2. “Dangerous: The Double Album,” by the country singer and songwriter Morgan Wallen, which had a 10-week run at No. 1 earlier this year, remains a steady hit, holding at third place in its 16th week out.At No. 4 is the debut of “Soul” by the country star Church — the companion album to “Heart,” which opened at No. 5 last week. According to Billboard, it is the first time an artist has had back-to-back Top 10 debuts since Future’s albums “Future” and “HNDRXX” four years ago. Justin Bieber’s “Justice” dropped one spot to No. 5. More

Since 1989, small groups have whittled down 61 of the awards’ 84 categories. The Weeknd, who criticized the process, applauded the change but said he would not lift his boycott.The governing body of the Grammy Awards voted on Friday to change its nominating process, eliminating a step that has recently come under fire — the use of anonymous expert committees to decide who makes the final ballot in dozens of categories.Each year, the Recording Academy convenes music professionals to serve on its nomination review committees for 61 of the Grammys’ 84 categories. They whittle down the initial nomination choices by the academy’s thousands of voters to determine the ballot, and their work is intended to protect the integrity of the awards process.The committees began in 1989, but in recent years they have come under intense criticism from artists, music executives and even Grammy insiders as examples of an unaccountable system rife with conflicts of interest and mysterious agendas.Before this year’s Grammys, in March, the pop star the Weeknd — who had been shut out of the nominations despite the success of his latest album, “After Hours” — announced that he would be boycotting the show from now on, and focused his blame on the nomination process.“Because of the secret committees,” the Weeknd told The New York Times, “I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.”The Weeknd’s rebuke came after years of complaints by musicians, particularly Black artists in genres like hip-hop and R&B, many of whom have been lauded repeatedly in genre categories but blocked in the four most prestigious awards: album, record and song of the year, and best new artist. Among the most outspoken have been Jay-Z, Drake, Kanye West and Frank Ocean.In a statement to The Times early Monday, the Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, applauded the move by the academy but said he would not lift his boycott.“Even though I won’t be submitting my music, the Grammys’ recent admission of corruption will hopefully be a positive move for the future of this plagued award and give the artist community the respect it deserves with a transparent voting process,” the Weeknd said.At this year’s ceremony, Beyoncé became the most-awarded woman in Grammy history, with 28 wins. But of her career total, only one prize was in a major category, when she took home a song of the year trophy in 2010 as one of the credited songwriters on “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”In a statement, Harvey Mason Jr., the interim chief executive of the Recording Academy, praised the decision by the academy’s board as part of “a year of unprecedented, transformational change” at the institution.“This is a new academy, one that is driven to action and that has doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community,” Mason added. The proposal was discussed for over a year, and involved a special committee of academy members and leaders, the organization said.The workings of the nomination committees have long been a subject of intrigue in the music industry. The identities of the committee members are kept secret to protect those people from outside influence and fan attacks, according to the academy.But the process came under particular scrutiny last year, when Deborah Dugan, the academy’s former chief, made a number of detailed accusations as part of a legal complaint over her ouster from the organization.According to her complaint, many people on the committees had conflicts of interest. In one example she gave, one artist who was up for the song of the year category was allowed to sit on the committee for that category, and was also represented by a board member.Last year, the academy instituted a rule that musicians on the committees must sign disclosure forms to prevent conflicts.The decision to cut the committees was made during a meeting of the academy’s board of trustees. Although they are being eliminated for the four top prizes and all genre categories, review panels will remain for 11 so-called craft categories, which cover awards for production, packaging, album notes and historical recordings.The board also decided to reduce to 10 from 15 the number of genre award categories the academy members may vote on, beyond the top four prizes, and added two awards: best global music performance and best música urbana album, a Latin category.The changes will take effect with the 64th annual Grammy Awards, to be held on Jan. 31, 2022, which will cover music released during a 13-month window from Sept. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021. More

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The ‘Crank That’ hitmaker is back atop the charts with his new party anthem ‘She Make It Clap’ which is released to tide fans over while preparing for his next studio album.

May 3, 2021

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Soulja Boy returned with a bang this year. He released a new banger “She Make It Clap” and the single blew up on the internet. It quickly became a new favorite among music fans, trending on Twitter and sparking a new craze of viral dance on TikTok.

The beat is infectious, the lyrics are perfect for revellers, and the music video is fun with a lot of twerking girls and cameos from famous guests like Chief Keef and Desiigner. The song was released following his record deal with Virgin Music.

It propelled the “Crank That” hitmaker back to No. 1 on Billboard chart. It jumped from No. 19 to the first place on the Top Triller U.S. and bowed at No. 4 on Top Triller Global. If the early chart performance is any indication, it’s expected to climb up high on Billboard Hot 100.

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While riding high on the success of his latest single, Soulja Boy is gearing up for his next studio installment. A follow-up to his 2015 album “Loyalty”, the new LP was originally set for release in 2019 but it’s delayed following his incarceration.

According to his manager, the rapper is now in a better place following his prison stint. “The jail just woke him up,” the manager claimed in an interview with HipHopDX.

“He’s moving different and the jail taught him a lot. I hate that it had to be jail to do that, but sometimes you can lead a horse to water, you cant make them drink it. Hes totally a different person, the cat is real respectful now and he looks at things differently. The cat told me he loved me the other day, he never told me that.”

Besides a new album, the lyricist is working on a documentary. “More people want to deal with him now because he’s not wilding out. He’s on the grown man stuff. So, he wants to venture more into movies and stuff like that,” the manager explained.

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Joining the rapper’s new album ‘A Gangsta’s Pain’ as the new entry in this week’s chart is Eric Church’s ‘Soul’ as it debuts at No. 4 with 53,000 equivalent album units earned.

May 3, 2021

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Congratulations are in order for Moneybagg Yo. The rapper has reached a milestone in his music career as he earns his first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 chart with his latest set “A Gangsta’s Pain”. The album bows atop the tally with 110,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 29, according to MRC Data.

Of the number earned by the 22-track album which was released on April 23 via CMG/N-Less/Interscope, SEA units comprise 106,000. That equals to 147.4 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks. Album sales are 4,000, while less than 1,000 are in the form of TEA units.

Trailing behind at No. 2 is Young Thug’s former leader “Slime Language 2”. The album earns 62,000 equivalent album units in its second week. Later at No. 3 is Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” which earns 54,000 units.

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Joining “A Gangsta’s Pain” as the the new entry this week is Eric Church’s “Soul”. Debuting at No. 4, it earns 53,000 equivalent album units. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber’s “Justice” dips one spot from No. 4 to No. 5 with 47,000 equivalent album units earned. As for Rod Wave’s “SoulFly”, it is stationary at No. 6 with 40,000 units. The Weeknd’s “After Hours”, meanwhile, re-enters Top 10 of Billboard 200 chart as it lands at No. 7 after earning 39,000 units.

Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” ascends one rang from No. 9 to No. 8 with 35,000 equivalent album units earned. Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 album “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”, meanwhile, plummets significantly from No. 2 to No. 9 with 33,000 equivalent album units. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Pop Smoke’s “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon”. The posthumous album is steady at No. 10 with nearly 33,000 units.

Top Ten of Billboard 200:

“A Gangsta’s Pain” – Moneybagg Yo (110,000 units)
“Slime Language 2” – Young Thug (62,000 units)
“Dangerous: The Double Album” – Morgan Wallen (54,000 units)
“Soul” – Eric Church (53,000 units)
“Justice” – Justin Bieber (47,000 units)
“SoulFly” – Rod Wave (40,000 units)
“After Hours” – The Weeknd (39,000 units)
“Future Nostalgia” – Dua Lipa (35,000 units)
“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” – Taylor Swift (33,000 units)
“Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon” – Pop Smoke (nearly 33,000 units)

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A week after X’s family and friends staged a memorial service in New York, the ‘Lollipop’ hitmaker takes a moment during the Miami, Florida concert to honor the fallen rapper.

May 3, 2021

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Lil Wayne heaped praise and respect on late rapper DMX during a gig in Miami, Florida on Saturday night, May 1. The “Lollipop” hitmaker was performing as part of Trillerfest when he took a moment to honor the fallen star, who died last month (April 21), aged 50.

Sharing a story about touring with DMX, Wayne said, “When I was a younger kid, we used to be on tour a lot, right. Like six months a year. We used to have so many artists we didn’t need to have no opening acts ’cause we just needed another record label, and it was just us and them. So back then we went on this tour called The Cash Money/Ruff Ryders Tour.”

“Being from New Orleans, it’s so far away from New York and Cali [California] and s**t like that. We didn’t know if it was real when we seen it on TV [sic], the New York guys, the L.A. people. So when we saw DMX, we all fell in love.”

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He added, “When I got on tour with him, and now you’re in the hotel lobby, you’re backstage, you run into a n**ga and he actually says something to you, and when you see this n**ga talk like how he rap, and you see this n**ga is what he is, and you see this n**ga has a zillion dogs with him…, it’s impossible not to be obsessed, infatuated, impressed, whatever [sic].”

Wayne’s tribute came a week after DMX’s family and friends staged a memorial service at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York.

“DMX: A Celebration of Life” was attended by Nas and Swizz Beatz, who both gave speeches, Eve, and Jadakiss, among others, while Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir also paid tribute with performances at the memorial.

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As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Fifth Harmony alum releases a new song called ‘Temporary’ while the ‘Finally Famous’ MC teams up with his mother for a video series.

May 2, 2021

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Former Fifth Harmony star Lauren Jauregui has dropped a new track focused on mental health issues in an effort to encourage teens and their caregivers to open up about anxiety and depression.

Temporary has been released as part of The Ad Council’s ongoing Sound It Out campaign, which was created to promote music as a tool for troubled U.S. middle school kids.

Lauren says she wrote the song after having a “deeply moving conversation” with a student named Anna.

“I’m so grateful to Ad Council and the Sound It Out project for having me be a part of such a necessary conversation,” the singer explains. “I would say it’s the time we’re in but I feel as though my parents, my grandparents and great grandparents would’ve benefited greatly from these kind of conversations around mental health when they were kids.

“The stigmas are only ever going to go away if we talk about it and I’m grateful to have been able to express how I feel and to have had such an open, honest conversation with Anna and her mom about our experiences. I hope others feel as warm listening to it as we felt making it.”

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Similar to Lauren Jauregui, rapper Big Sean is also raising awareness of mental health issues. He and his mother have partnered for a new wellbeing video series.

The hitmaker and Myra Anderson will release a weekly episode offering tips on sleep patterns, meditation and diet on the rap star’s Sean Anderson Foundation site and IGTV channel every Saturday in May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Announcing the news, Myra says, “Sean and I wanted to share some of the no or low-cost techniques that we have used over the years to help us attain and maintain emotional balance. In the future, we may do a deeper dive into some of these techniques and other tools that we use.”

Sean adds, “I feel that Mental Health Awareness Month is the perfect time to talk with my mom about some of the things I have learned from her that have helped me along the way, and I hope will help others.”

Sean’s foundation previously hosted a mental health awareness panel, as well as fundraisers to help COVID-19 response efforts.

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