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Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, is ranked No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second straight week. The surprise double album earned 439,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the April 26-May 2 tracking week, according to Laminate. The equivalent album units are 83 percent less than what the album…

King Princess recently released a cover of Steely Dan’s Can’s Buy A Thrill track “Dirty Work.” Can’s Buy A Thrill was Steely Dan’s debut album, which arrived in 1972. King Princess recorded the cover version of “Dirty Work” for the third season of “Hacks,” which premiered on Max on Thursday with two new episodes. The…

Imagine Dragons recently released a remix version of their new single, “Eyes Closed,” featuring Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin. The new version also arrives with a collaborative music video directed by longtime band partner Matt Eastin. The original “Eyes Closed” dropped in April. It will feature on the band’s upcoming album, Loom, as will the…

The feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continues, as both rappers recently released brand new diss tracks. On Friday, May 3, Lamar dropped his latest diss track against Drake “6:16 in LA,” but on Saturday, May 4, the pair dropped new diss tracks within an hour of each other, beginning with Drake’s “Family Matters.” On…

Kendrik Lamar released “6:16 in L.A.” on Friday (May 3), taking another dig at Drake just a few days after striking him with “Euphoria.” The title of “6:16 in LA” seemingly refers to Father’s Day, which falls on June 16th this year. The track appears to take a dig at one of Drake’s sore spots…

Hozier’s “Too Sweet” has jumped to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, advancing four spots from No. 5 in the previous week. “Too Sweet” marks the Irish singer-songwriter’s sixth leader and fourth consecutive No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay. Concurrently, “Too Sweet” has improved its ranking on multiple charts dated May 11, to…

Post Malone recently announced he will release “I Had Some Help,” a collaboration with country superstar Morgan Wallen, on Friday, May 10th via Mercury Records/Republic in partnership with Big Loud Records. Malone, Wallen, Louis Bell, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Smith, and Hoskins co-wrote “I Had Some Help.” Bell, Charlie Handsome and Hoskins co-produced the track. The…

Shinedown have launched their own line of hot sauces in collaboration with specialty sauce artisan Torchbearer Sauces, with support from Warner Music Experience. The first flavor in the series of sauces to come this year is Symptom Chipotle Garlic Sauce, named after Shinedown’s current crossover hit “A Symptom Of Being Human.” “We have been provided…

Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter have been announced as musical guests for the last two episodes of Season 49 of “Saturday Night Live.” “SNL” announced that Maya Rudolph will take on hosting duties with a performance from Vampire Weekend on May 11, while Carpenter will perform on May 18 with Jake Gyllenhaal hosting. Gyllenhaal will…

Mary J. Blige has revealed the third edition of her annual “Strength of a Woman Summit,” to be held on Saturday (May 11th) at The Glasshouse in New York City, will feature Taraji P. Henson, Method Man and several other celebrities. Blige also revealed the official sponsors and the experiences that will be on offer…