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Some pop stars might go through a few different versions of the video for their first solo hit; Normani went through about 50. Written with Max Martin and Normani’s tourmate Ariana Grande, “Motivation” was a blast of airy, sexy, rhythmically savvy pop. In the video, released last summer, Normani romps …

UPDATE: A judge dismissed the songwriters’ countersuit against Lizzo over the song “Truth Hurts,” noting that a “joint author of one copyrightable work does not automatically gain ownership of a derivative work.” However, the judge allowed for the lawsuit to be refiled pending amendment, Deadline reports. Three songwriters have filed …

UPDATE (3/10): The Los Angeles Opera revealed their findings in a long-awaited investigation on Domingo, the New York Times reports. The company, which opened the investigation following Domingo’s accusations last summer, announced that their investigators received 10 allegations by women, occurring between 1986 and 2019. They also “deemed the allegations …

Kim Gordon has announced a 2020 world trek in support of her solo debut No Home Record, released last fall. Gordon will spend the first half of the summer in Europe, including the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, on June 4th. She’ll head to North America in July, kicking …

Justin Bieber‘s Changes debuted at Number One in a busy week on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Bieber’s new full-length, his first since 2015, amassed more than 125,000 sales — many came through ticket or merchandise bundles — and more than 122 million streams. While Bieber arrived …

Toward the end of the 2010s, Anglophone artists had produced their fair share of bilingual crossover tracks. Few, like 2017’s “Despacito,” yielded astronomical success on the pop charts, whereas others only doubled down on cynical gimmicks and Latino stereotypes, leaving a slew of largely forgettable singles in their wake. The …

It’s a great time to listen to bands coming out of Texas. Groups like Ottoman Turks, Flatland Cavalry, and Vandoliers are creating a country-rock sound that is somehow as vital and urgent on record as it is onstage, proving that the tones of the Lone Star State aren’t confined to …

Philadelphia producer RJD2 has returned with a hip-shaking new song, “Pull Up on Love,” the lead single from his upcoming album, The Fun Ones, out April 17th. The cut boasts the irresistible groove of a dusted-off soul 45 with its shuffling drums, fat bass line and prickly guitar, although an …

Jessie Reyez will embark on her Before Love Came to Kill Us tour this spring, kicking off the North American leg on May 23rd, following her debut Coachella performance. The tour will be in support of Reyez’ upcoming debut album of the same name, due out March 27th via Fmly …

BTS have announced the tracklist for their upcoming fourth album Map of the Soul : 7 that includes a joint song with Sia. The album features the previously released “Boy With Luv,” which features Halsey, and “Louder Than Bombs,” which was co-written by Troye Sivan. Recent single “Black Swan,” which …