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Kanye West‘s Presidential run just got a death blow, at least in Illinois, where election officials say more than half his submitted signatures are invalid … and that means he’s off the ballot. TMZ broke the story … multiple people stepped up to object after Kanye submitted his petition to get on the ballot in

Best Coast have made a new version of their hit 2010 song “Boyfriend.” In the original, Bethany Cosentino sang mostly to a male figure. Now, the lyrics include different pronouns to make the song more inclusive to LGBTQ+ listeners. For example, the new song opens: I wish he was my boyfriendI wish she was my

Blink-182 have returned with a brand new song. It’s “Quarantine”, because, well, it was recorded by the band while in quarantine and is heavy in lyrical content about the quarantine. “Quarantine, fuck this disease,” sings Mark Hoppus. “I’d rather be on Star Tours or stuck at the DMV/ Quarantine, no not for me/ I thought

Spotify’s new “track IDs” are co-curated playlists by the world’s leading DJs along with Spotify’s editorial team, allowing listeners to discover tracks from some of their favorite DJs. Available globally, these playlists were created in response to one of the most frequent questions DJs get asked during their sets, “track ID, anyone?” The “track IDs” will

Play video content Breaking News CNN Donald Trump says he’s not pulling strings to help Kanye West get on state ballots for the presidential election … but he’s got lots of good things to say about Ye and Kim Kardashian. Trump denied claims he’s encouraging Republicans to help Kanye get on the ballot for prez

Boiler Room has announced that it will host a livestream event for Charli XCX’s quarantine album, how i’m feeling now. The one-off event takes place August 13 at 6 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Pacific) and will include performances of songs from the album, a conversation with Charli, and a DJ set with special guests. Tickets

Chicago rapper and Fly Boy Gang member FBG Duck was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Tuesday evening. He was 26. Former mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green first reported the news on Twitter. He confirmed FBG Duck had been “pronounced dead after being shot in the Gold Coast an hour ago. Prayers up for

Mashmello stays cranking out pop hits — and now he’s teasing a collaboration with yet another powerhouse vocalist, Demi Lovato. With little details known at this point, fans are looking to the promo photo below for clues. The masked producer is shown in a post-party scene holding up a flip phone. The caption reads —

Exclusive Kanye West‘s uphill battle to become President is getting steeper every day, but he IS ahead of Joe Biden in one way … he’s officially listed Michelle Tidball as his running mate. Kanye 2020 is having an up-and-down Monday, so far, because his campaign submitted petitions to get on the Arkansas ballot for prez

Lianne La Havas is the next guest on Pitchfork’s “Listening Club.” The episode takes place this Friday, August 7, at 4 p.m. Eastern and it will be hosted by Pitchfork’s Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel, Managing Editor Amy Phillips, and News Editor Matthew Strauss. “Listening Club” is a live streaming show celebrating new music. Each show will

Tekashi 6ix9ine wasted no time returning to the streets upon completion of his house arrest. The controversial rapper filmed a new music video in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. Hours later, he dropped the finished product — and it’s caught the attention of the NYPD. In February 2019, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison

MK has found himself in the middle of a lawsuit, in a case against his former manager Mark Davenport and management company MDM Artists. The famed DJ, real name Marc Kinchen, complains the firm tricked him into signing an “unconscionable” agreement. He alleges that Davenport held a surprise meeting and pressured him into signing prior to a lawyer’s

Adele is heaping on the ultimate praise to Beyonce, wearing the same outfit featured in her new smash hit project, ‘Black is King’ … and the internet can’t deal. The singer shouted out Bey’s new visual album Saturday on Instagram, posting a photo of herself posing in front of her TV with the flick on

Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by

Donald Trump intends to ban TikTok in the US as soon as Saturday. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday night, Trump announced he would use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the ban. Trump also said he is against the idea of a US-based company acquiring the Chinese-owned TikTok.

Little Warrior is a vocalist and electronic music producer who, after the success of her first EP Lovesick on Spotify, charting on iTunes and having her tracks appear on movies such as Debt Collectors and Run, Run, recently released her first full-length album on Blue Dot Studios. Flight Risk sees Little Warrior’s signature style really take off with lashings of lo-fi, trip

Exclusive Details Tamar Braxton is opening up about her attempt to end her own life, claiming her years in the reality TV business and the “toxic, systemic bondage” that dwells there almost killed her … but now she’s healing and speaking up. Tamar says the July 16 incident was “my attempt to end my pain

PC Music founder A. G. Cook is back with a new album that’s 49 songs long. 7G, split across seven discs, is out August 12. Listen to a seven-minute megamix preview of the album below. In addition to a wealth of new original material, 7G features covers of songs by Taylor Swift, Blur, Charli XCX,

Neil Young has spent the past few years calling Donald Trump out on his bullshit. However, it looks like the president’s continued unauthorized use of his music has finally pushed Young over the edge, though, because he’s now immortalized his contempt for Trump in a reworked version of “Lookin’ for a Leader”. The song originally

Maverick’s Playlist (in case you haven’t the name before) is super innovative EDM label specialising in syncing their featured artists with notable video games. Their last placement was included in the Just Shapes and Beats game on the Nintendo Switch. The last couple of weeks, the groundbreaking team from Maverick’s Playlist have found another mission

A$AP Bari was a passenger in a Lamborghini that crashed and spun out in NYC … sending 3 people to the hospital. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Bari was riding shotgun Monday around 5 PM in a Lambo SUV that was driven by a 23-year-old woman. We’re told the woman tried to get off

Tim Presley, the singer-songwriter behind White Fence and Cate Le Bon’s DRINKS collaborator, has announced a new book collecting his drawings and poetry. It’s called Under the Banner of Concern and it’s out August 25 via Anthology Editions (an imprint of Mexican Summer). Preview the book in the video below. The book features art from

A few lucky people in Ohio got quite the treat when comedy legends Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Jim Carrey (or at least, his face) appeared for a special standup performance. It happened as part of the ongoing summer series “Dave Chappelle & Friends: A Talk with Punchlines”. The outdoor events are invite-only, socially distanced,

We all want to get back to partying, shows, and festivals as quickly as possible, and that means not going to any right now. The more we expose ourselves and others to COVID-19, or even the risk of it, the longer it will take to get back to any semblance of normalcy. It’s a shame

Exclusive Details Kanye West‘s last-ditch effort to make the presidential ballot in his home state worked … but it cost him a nice chunk of change. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Kanye’s campaign team hired a third-party vendor called Let The Voters Decide to collect the 2,500 signatures to make the ballot in

Fleetwood Mac founding guitarist Peter Green has died, as the BBC reports. A statement issued on behalf of his family reads, “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.” He was 73 years old. An influential musician, Green was a prominent figure in

Comic-Con@Home has been streaming panels since Wednesday, but the virtual version of the San Diego event isn’t the only digital gathering of geeks happening this weekend. Bloggers The Nerd Queens (Cole and Nana) and Wonder Meg organized Justice Con in celebration of Zack Snyder’s long-called-for director’s cut of Justice League, finally set to debut on HBO

RL Grime is bound to blow us away with a special broadcast of his live set from Outside Lands. This set from Bay Area’s Outside Lands — which also hosted Flume, Kygo, San Holo, Yaeji and so many more in 2019 — has the potential to blast us back to last year, when festivals were

Play video content MEGA Kanye West‘s new album didn’t drop today, like he said it would, but he’s still busy shooting music videos for it instead. The rapper’s directing a small cast on crew Friday on his massive Wyoming ranch in what looks like production for a short vid. The cameras were mostly focused on

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums, mixtapes, and EPs from Taylor Swift, Jessy Lanza, Flo Milli, Katie Dey, Boldy James