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Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head

Play video content President Trump is garnering public support from some black celebrities and hip-hop artists, but Claudia Jordan and Too Short want everyone to know they’re not part of that group … despite a very misleading press release. Here’s the deal — a press release went out Monday about Trump inviting a “prominent group

The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album has been renamed, Billboard reports. The award will now be called Best Global Music Album. This year, the award went to Angélique Kidjo (who shouted out fellow nominee Burna Boy in her acceptance speech). In previous years, it’s been awarded to

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Silento thinks his race motivated a cop to pull him over for reckless driving, and video shows he was ticked off police didn’t realize he’s famous — so famous President Trump blows up his phone. Allegedly. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper’s bold claims are coming out now on body

Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”

Play video content C-SPAN President Trump has a thought or two about big-name music acts who perform for Joe Biden these days — especially Jon Bon Jovi, whom he claims is a total brownnoser. POTUS rallied Monday in Avoca, PA and talked about the fact Lady Gaga is set to perform for Joe Biden at

Eaux Claires’ “For Wisconsin” get-out-the-vote initiative has been steadily sharing new performances from indie rock musicians. The latest comes from Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine. Their cover of Aimee Mann’s song “Wise Up” features assistance from the National’s Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf, plus Ben Lanz, Jon Lowe, and Mina

Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this

Cardi B is no longer divorcing Offset, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm via Fulton County, Georgia court documents. Cardi’s lawyers filed to dismiss the rapper’s complaint for divorce and other relief today (November 2) in Fulton County Superior Court. Cardi B opened a contested divorce case against Offset in September. The next month, however,

Exclusive Selena Gomez fans can breathe a sigh of relief … that IV in her arm last week is no cause for fretting about her health. Many Selenators grew concerned after the singer did an Instagram Live chat with Timothee Chalamet on Oct. 24 … and viewers noticed a tube coming out of her arm.

The Strokes were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live last night (October 31), where they performed a pair of songs from their latest album The New Abnormal: “The Adults Are Talking” and “Bad Decisions.” John Mulaney hosted for the second time this year—he last appeared on the show in late February. Watch both performances

Exclusive Justin Bieber was burning the midnight oil for a new music video — and it looks like the guy scorched off his pants in the process … plus the rest of his clothes, sans underwear. The Biebs was filming Friday in DTLA, where we’re told he and the crew had been pulling an all-nighter

Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album

Chris Crack has surprise-released a new album. It’s called Washed Rappers Ain’t Legends and it’s the second album from the Chicago artist following this summer’s Good Cops Don’t Exist. The tracklist features titles like “Ma$e In the Range Rover” and “Face Sitting and Frank Ocean.” Features include Nate Knew, EVERYBODYLOVESFLEE, Surfboard C, and more. Check

Bronx rapper and producer MIKE has released his first EP under his dj blackpower moniker. The nine-track release is called BLP2020 “King of the Night”. Give it a listen below (via 10k). Plus, check out the EP cover by Kamau Han. MIKE has produced a lot of his own music under the name dj blackpower.

Play video content BACKGRID Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello‘s Halloween almost turned a little scarier than they might’ve liked — and it’s all thanks to her many rambunctious dogs. The pop star couple were attempting to walk the pooches Saturday in Camila’s Miami neighborhood — where the two are currently quarantining together — and they

ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well

Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Online—the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2—has a new limited time update called “The Halloween Pass,” which features new season-appropriate additions to the game. One of those new additions is a new soundtrack from Swans and the Haxan Cloak. They worked together on reworked versions of two songs from The

Detroit rapper and scammer supreme Teejayx6 is back with another mixtape. His 10-track tape Spooky was produced by K’Den Ju, and arrives just in time for Halloween. The tape closes with “Stimulus Package,” featuring Kasher Quon, Bandgang Lonnie, Boldy James, and the Alchemist. Give a listen to Teejayx’s Spooky below. Spooky follows Teejayx6’s Black Air

Play video content Fox News President Trump‘s putting a label on Lil Wayne that doesn’t always come to mind … calling the rapper an “activist” after their now infamous pow wow. Trump’s feeling really good about Weezy’s endorsement … outside the White House Friday morning he said Wayne’s a “really nice guy” and “an activist

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Taylor Swift‘s lending her voice to a political ad that takes aim at Donald Trump‘s presidency and the problems plaguing America … while encouraging young people to vote for Joe Biden. Taylor’s politically-charged song “Only the Young” is used in the music vid that addresses voter suppression and her beef with Trump … while highlighting

Ghanaian-American artist, rapper, and producer Amaarae has revealed new details on her debut full-length project: The Angel You Don’t Know arrives November 12 (via Platoon). Below, find a trailer for the album and the full tracklist, which includes appearances by Kojey Radical, Moliy, Princess Adjua, Cruel Santino, and more. The Angel You Don’t Know includes

Bad Bunny has shared a new song with Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez called “Dakiti.” The single arrives with an aquatic visual. Watch Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez party on a boat, perform in a floating box, and pilot personal submarines in the video below. Earlier this month, Bad Bunny appeared on the 2020 Billboard

Breaking News Lil Wayne‘s stuntin’ with President Trump, but it’s way more than a photo op — he’s also voicing his support for the Prez and his proposed plan for the Black community. The rapper says he had a great meeting Thursday with POTUS, and shared a photo of them smiling together with thumbs up.

WizKid has released his new album Made in Lagos. The 14-track LP features contributions from Burna Boy, Skepta, Ella Mai, H.E.R., and more. Listen to Made in Lagos below. Made in Lagos was originally scheduled for release on October 15, but WizKid delayed the project to show respect to for activists protesting police brutality in

Exclusive Big Boi is looking out for some fearless Atlanta poll workers braving the pandemic to help folks cast their ballots early … he hooked ’em up with free grub. The Outkast rapper made sure poll workers weren’t serving their community on an empty stomach, teaming up with Postmates and World Central Kitchen to serve

UK producer Powell has surprise released his third record of 2020. As with the previous two—flash across the intervals_lp and multiply the sides_lp—the new album, on the feet of a wind, is released via “a ƒolder,” the multimedia platform Powell co-founded with the artists Michael Amstad and Marte Eknæs. It’s out on vinyl in January.

Breaking News Adele‘s got a new main squeeze … a fellow Brit who’s also big in the music biz — Skepta. Rumor has it the 2 have been hanging out a lot in recent months … but are now officially a couple. They’re both from Tottenham, and according to a report by People, they’ve been