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      Eminem’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’: Hear What Came Before and After

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      Eminem’s second major-label album was a compelling but lurid whodunit. “The Marshall Mathers LP” wasn’t a murder mystery, per se, though plenty of characters met their demise. It was a mystery of realness.This remained a hip-hop conundrum 20 years ago — especially after the still-unsolved deaths of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Were rappers real or fake? If you claimed to be a product of the drug trade, had you actually moved weight? After Eminem’s unprecedented success for a white rapper, via “The Slim Shady LP” in 1999 and its follow-up, questions abounded. Was he a prankster, an industry plant, a generational voice? (The last was asserted in 2003 by the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney). Were his lyrics truth or fantasy? Was he a public danger?These days, a rapper’s rhymes are rarely more than a Twitter trending topic. But in 2000, multitudes were engrossed: a United States Senate committee about entertainment and violence (where vice-presidential wife Lynne Cheney said Eminem “advocates murder and rape”); feminist and gay activists; parents groups and religious activists.In the often very catchy pop songs of “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem got into it with all these people, plus his family, other musicians (famous or obscure), celebrities and the media. As a result, virtually every bystander had an opinion cocked, locked and ready to rock, to quote another Motor City madman, Ted Nugent. Eminem was a one-man internet before the internet really became the internet.With his troika of identities — Marshall Mathers, Eminem, Slim Shady — appearing together for the first time, multisyllabic mockery, metrical slaloms of disdain and lots of funny voices, he exorcised trauma like a street magician flourishing cards, lyrics whirring around your ears. In 2020, having gone platinum 10 times, “The Marshall Mathers LP” hits differently. But it’s still a vivid snapshot of the late culture wars, when a foul-mouthed white rapper was our worst public health scare.All music previews and full tracks provided by Spotify. Warning: Many tracks contain strong language. More

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      NAV's 'Good Intentions' Debuts Atop Billboard 200 Chart

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      Following it up at No. 2 is Kehlani, who makes her highest charting and best week ever with ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ that earns 83,000 album equivalent units.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – NAV lands atop the Billboard 200 chart with “Good Intentions”, which was released on May 8 via XO/Republic Records. The set, which marks his second No. 1 album, rules the chart after earning 135,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 14, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
      Of the sum, 73,000 are in pure sales that is driven by merchandise/album bundles sold via NAV’s official webstore. Following it up at No. 2 is Kehlani, who makes her highest charting and best week ever with “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” that earns 83,000 album equivalent units. Of the number, 56,000 are in SEA units, 25,000 are in album sales and 1,000 in TEA units.
      Meanwhile, Drake’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” falls from No. 2 to No. 3 in its second week with 79,000 units. Former chart-topper Lil Baby’s “My Turn” slips from No. 3 to No. 4 with 72,000 equivalent album units while Lil Durk’s “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2” debuts at No. 5 with 57,000 equivalent album units. The album marks his second top five-charting album.
      At No. 6 is DaBaby’s “Blame It on Baby” that earns 45,000 equivalent album units. As for No. 7, the spot is occupied by Bad Bunny’s “Las Que No Iban a Salir” that enters the chart with 42,000 equivalent album units.
      Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake” falls from No. 5 to No. 8 with 42,000 units. Rounding out the Top 10 are The Weeknd’s “After Hours” and Post Malone’s “Hollywood Bleeding” which are descending from No. 6 to No. 9 (with 40,000 units) and from No. 8 to No. 10 (with 37,000 units) respectively.
      Top Ten Billboard 200 (Week ending May 14, 2020):
      “Good Intentions” – NAV (135,000 units)
      “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” – Kehlani (83,000 units)
      “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” – Drake (79,000 units)
      “My Turn” – Lil Baby (72,000 units)
      “Blame It on Baby” – DaBaby (48,000 units)
      “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2” – Lil Durk (57,000 units)
      “Blame It on Baby” – DaBaby (45,000 units)
      “Las Que No Iban a Salir” – Bad Bunny (42,000 units)
      “Eternal Atake” – Lil Uzi Vert (45,000 units)
      “After Hours” – The Weeknd (40,000 units)
      “Hollywood’s Bleeding” – Post Malone (37,000 units)

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      'American Idol' Finale: Jordin Sparks and Past Winners Help Lionel Richie Remake 'We Are the World'

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      Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Phillip Phillips, Scotty McCreery and Laine Hardy are also joined in the performance by other alumni including Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler and Lauren Alaina.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “American Idol” has crowned its Season 18 winner, but the finale offered more than that. One of the highlights from the Sunday night, May 17 show was the return of past winners, including Jordin Sparks, Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino, to help judge Lionel Richie in performing a remake of “We Are the World”.
      Joining the foursome to deliver a beautiful rendition of the song Ritchie co-wrote in 1985 with Michael Jackson were Season 10, 11 and 17 winners, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips and Laine Hardy respectively. Other “Idol” alumni, including Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alaina, Gabby Barrett and Alejandro Aranda, also took part.
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      “We Are the World” were originally produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. Made as a charity single to benefit starvation relief efforts in Africa, it was performed by USA for Africa, a supergroup which included the likes of Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Ray Charles and Tina Turner.
      The unifying anthem got remade by Richie and Wyclef Jean in 2010 as a response to devastating earthquake in Haiti. This version featured Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg and Toni Braxton among others.
      Back in March 2020, Richie offered his thought on remaking the song for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic 35 years after its first release. “Two weeks ago, we said we didn’t want to do too much [about the song] because this is not the time to sell an anniversary. But the message is so clear,” he said referring to a line in the chorus, “There’s a choice we’re making, we’re saving our own lives.”
      “That line came about as Michael and I were sitting there talking. We said, you can either say, ‘I’m saving my life’ or ‘We’re saving our lives,’ ” the 70-year-old explained in an interview with PEOPLE. ” ‘We Are the World’ is a statement we wanted to make. What do we do to save our own?” He added that every time he tried to write a different song, he wrote “those same words.”
      The season 18 finale was filled with individual performances from the Top 5, Dillon James, Jonny West, Arthur Gunn, Francisco Martin and Justin Sam, as well as performances from Richie’s fellow judges, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan. Other performers for the finale included Lauren Daigle and Cynthia Erivo.

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      Ludacris Slammed for Name-Dropping R. Kelly on New Song

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      In addition to that, Luda put a Bill Cosby reference on his and Lil Wayne’s upcoming song ‘Silence of the Lambs’, which he previews during a song battle on ‘Verzuz’ with Nelly.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ludacris had a song battle with Nelly in the Saturday, May 17 episode of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s “Verzuz”. In the episode, Luda decided to treat fans to a snippet of his new song featuring Lil Wayne, only to get backlash.
      He previewed the song, which was titled “Silence of the Lambs”, three times in a row. It made fans easy enough to catch the R. Kelly and Bill Cosby references in the lyrics.
      Produced by Timbaland, the song opens with a mention of Bill as the lyrics read, “The world screwed if n****s pouring drinks like Bill Huxtable.” As if that wasn’t enought, Luda later rapped, “I love R. Kelly but around my daughters, I’m not comfortable.”

      It didn’t take long before people on the Internet were coming after Luda for his questionable sentiment about Kelly. “Ludacris really thought it was appropriate to tell us he loves R.Kelly in 2020 and told us three times. I’m still in shock,” someone tweeted.
      “I still can’t believe Ludacris played a new song with that R Kelly line THREE TIMES. Never let that man on live again,” another user wrote. “I’m still mad Ludacris previewed that Wayne song and dropped Cosby and R Kelly lines to start off the song. And ran it back like 5 times,” another person stated.
      Someone else added, “Nelly won tonight off the strength of Ludacris shouting out out R. Kelly not once, not twice, but three times in a 10 minute window. I don’t make the rules.”
      “Ludacris said ‘I love R. Kelly but around my daughters I’m not comfortable.’ Ehm I think you might want to REWRITE THAT LINE yunno,” a fan suggested. “Ludacris giving us bill cosby, r. kelly and roseanne bars in 2020 along with a chance the rapper feature. who asked for this? more importantly,” one other said, referring to Luda’s lyrics in which he shaded Roseanne Barr by declaring that racists were still drinking “from Roseanne’s bar.”

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      Ashanti Left Stunned by Fat Joe's 'What's Luv?' Revelation: It Almost Went to Jennifer Lopez

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      During an Instagram Live chat with the ‘Only U’ singer, the ‘Make It Rain’ rapper confesses that record boss Irv Gotti and frequent collaborator Ja Rule wanted the Latin singer.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – R&B star Ashanti was almost replaced on Fat Joe’s 2001 hit “What’s Luv?” by Jennifer Lopez, according to the rapper himself.
      The hip-hop heavyweight shared the news in an Instagram Live chat with Ashanti on Friday, May 15, revealing her Murder Inc Records boss Irv Gotti and frequent collaborator Ja Rule had initially pitched him the idea of having J.Lo record over the “Baby” singer’s demo vocals.
      Recalling how the track came about, Fat Joe said, “Irv and Ja had called me, and they woke me up (at) like three in the morning, and they say, ‘Yo, come down (to the studio), we made a song for you’.”
      “I go to the studio, it was like four in the morning. They played What’s Luv? and you on it. And they was telling me, ‘Yo, this is for you and J.Lo. We want the Latinos on this (sic)’.”
      Clearly stunned by the revelation, Ashanti was featured mouthing, “What?”.
      “That’s a fact,” the MC confirmed, as she remarked, “Yo, I never knew that.”
      Fat Joe ended up fighting to keep Ashanti on the tune, which became a massive hit and earned the pair a Grammy Award nomination.
      He added, “I was like, ‘Yo, J.Lo? She (Ashanti) sound amazing on here.’ I was like, ‘Nah, we leaving her there (sic).'”
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      “D**n,” commented a shocked Ashanti.

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      Artist of the Week: Ariana Grande

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      The ‘Thank You, Next’ singer gives people a reason to smile with her new single while raising money for good cause and racing to the top spot on Billboard Hot 100.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of people around the globe to stay at home in a bid to prevent further spread of the killer disease. With remarkable talent and plenty of time in her hands, Ariana Grande managed to keep her creative juices flowing.
      Collaborating with Justin Bieber who’s under the same management, the petite singer crafted a love ballad that many people could relate to during the lockdown. Called “Stuck With U”, it’s about a couple who lock themselves indoors to get to know each other better.
      The music video is full of laughs and smiles with cameo appearances by the likes of Kendall Jenner, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Demi Lovato, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Ariana used the video to introduce her new boyfriend Dalton Gomez while Justin appeared with his wife Hailey Baldwin.
      The song is expected to have an uplifting impact amidst the doom and gloom of the global health crisis, but it’s deeper than that. All proceeds from the single are donated to fund scholarships of children of frontline workers whose lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
      The song received positive response from fans. It climbed high to the fourth spot in the U.K. singles chart, becoming this week’s highest new entry across the pond. Stateside, the song is ranked first in Billboard poll of favorite new music with 75 percent of the vote, leaving its rivals by the likes of Kehlani and Chris Brown in the dust.
      Meanwhile, competition is fierce on Billboard Hot 100. Doja Cat’s “Say So” remix featuring Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix featuring Beyonce Knowles, Tekashi 6ix9ine’s new single “Gooba”, and The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” are all in a neck-and-neck race to No. 1. Ariana and Justin join the rally and are expected to explode on the chart.
      Their charity single is predicted to debut so high that it has already gotten their rival Tekashi69 shaken. He’s so anxious that he accused Billboard of playing favorites and fixing the rankings. According to emails received by the rapper on Thursday, May 14, “Stuck With U” climbed up to No. 5 before jumping to No. 1 after gaining 60,000 units in mere hours.

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      Aloe Blacc and The National Frontman to Raise Awareness for Youth Homelessness With Virtual Concert

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      ‘The Man’ singer and Matt Berninger will headline the ‘Safe and Sound’ event which will also feature Grouplove, Young the Giant, Phantom Planet and Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Singer Aloe Blacc and The National frontman Matt Berninger are set to headline a virtual concert to raise awareness about youth homelessness.
      The “Safe and Sound” event will also feature Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids, as well as fellow rockers Grouplove, Young the Giant, and Phantom Planet, among others, and is aimed at boosting donations to Los Angeles’ Safe Place for Youth (SPY) organisation, through which officials work to provide immediate and lasting solutions for those without permanent housing.
      Hosted by rapper/actor Lil Dicky, aka Dave Burd, the gig will take place at 5pm PST on Tuesday, May 19 and will be free to watch, although fans have to register (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-and-sound-safe-place-for-youth-virtual-benefit-concert-tickets-104348485128) to receive access to the show.

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      Britney Spears Thanks Loyal Fans on 20th Anniversary of 'Oops!…I Did It Again'

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      The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker celebrates the 20th anniversary of her hit studio album and calls herself ‘one lucky girl’ for having so many loyal fans around the world.
      May 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Britney Spears took to social media to mark 20 years since the release of her second album “Oops!…I Did It Again” on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
      The album held a 15-year-record for the biggest U.S. sales week ever for a female artist and sold over 1,319,000 copies in the first week alone. The only album to beat the figure since is Adele’s 2015 album “25”.
      Taking to Instagram, Britney posted a video of its title track along with various promotional interviews she did when releasing the album.
      “Thank you to whoever made this ….. I just nearly dropped my phone I wasn’t expecting it,” she wrote in a caption, suggesting the clips were put together by a fan. “20 years since the Oops! album … the anticipation and the butterflies I felt before it came out were crazy … all of my expectations were exceeded!!!!”
      The “Stronger” hitmaker added, “And it’s all thanks to you folks …. thank you for sticking with me and growing with me … I am one Lucky girl. God Bless and thank you all !!!!!! PS you see even 20 years ago I still liked to twirl!!!!”

      In March, the singer also marked the anniversary of the record’s title track, gushing, “Oops!….how did 20 years go by so fast?!??! I can’t believe it.”
      “I remember that red suit was so freaking hot …but the dance was fun and it made the shoot fly by !!!!!”

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