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The Weeknd and Ariana Grande have collaborated once again for the Vevo official live performance of “off the table.” The singers previously worked together on a remix of “Save Your Tears.”

Ahead of its release, The Weeknd took to Instagram earlier this week to reveal that the video was dropping soon. “Ari @vevo off the table tomorrow,” he captioned a still from the music video on Tuesday.

Grande also shared a sneak peak, writing, “Last but not least ….. @vevo off the table – wednesday @theweeknd. positions – thursday.”

“Off the Table” was released as the fifth track on Grande’s album, Positions, which came out last October. Check out the live performance of “off the table” – here.

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“Permission To Dance” from BTS has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, replacing themselves at the top spot by knocking off their previous single “Butter,” which dropped to No. 7 after seven weeks at No. 1. Permission To Dance, co-written by Ed Sheeran, marks the group’s fifth Hot 100 No. 1 since September 2020, following “Butter,” “Life Goes On,” “Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat),” and “Dynamite,” the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy.

BTS also just announced the Permission To Dance challenge in collaboration with YouTube Shorts. From July 23- Aug. 14, fans can post their own 15-second YouTube video dancing along to the track’s iconic choreography- with the hashtags #PermissionToDance and #Shorts. The group will feature their favorite clips in an upcoming compilation video.

You can check out the video for Permission to Dance – here.

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Lorde has shared her second single, “Stoned at the Nail Salon” from her upcoming album Solar Power. The song, co-produced with Jack Antonoff, features background vocals from Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Marlon Williams, and James Milne.

Solar Power, Lorde’s third album, is out August 20. You can take a listen to “Stoned at the Nail Salon” – here.

HAIM have released a new song, “Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache,” which appears on the soundtrack to the upcoming film The Last Letter From Your Lover. which premieres on Netflix on 7/23. HAIM have another project in the works with Netflix; the animated musical The Witch Boy will feature “original music” from the sister trio.

Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache is HAIM’s first track since last year’s ‘Women In Music Pt. III’. They also released “Christmas Wrapping” during the holidays, and they recruited Taylor Swift for a remix of “Gasoline”.

Take a listen to “Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache” – here.

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Lil Nas X announced the release of his upcoming single, “Industry Baby,” featuring Jack Harlow, and co-produced by Kanye West and frequent collaborators Take A Daytrip. Industry Baby is set to appear on Lil Nas X’s upcoming debut album, and is the follow-up to his single, “Sun Goes Down,” which dropped back in May.

Along with the announcement, the rapper shared a short preview video with a humorous take on his legal issues with Nike over his “Satan Shoe” collaboration with New York-based art collective MSCHF. In a lawsuit, Nike claimed the unauthorized shoes were “likely to cause confusion…and create an erroneous association between MSCHF’s products and Nike.” MSCHF was subsequently barred from sending out any remaining pairs of the shoe.

Industry Baby is set to be released on July 23rd; you can pre-save it: here.

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A new singing competition show on FOX is coming. The network announced on Instagram that  Alter Ego — a.k.a. “the world’s first avatar singing competition series” — is slated to air this fall, featuring Grimes, Alanis Morissette, will.i.am., Nick Lachey, and Rosci Diaz as its judges.  Fox also shared a video clip about the upcoming show.

Alter Ego will use motion capture technology to transform its participants into their “dream avatars.” Rob Wade, Fox’s president of alternative entertainment and specials, said in a press release: “Alter Ego merges talent and technology to revolutionize the singing competition show in only a way Fox can do. We are so excited to bring the fantastic will.i.am, Alanis, Grimes, Nick and Rocsi together as they search for the next big singing star, allowing incredible vocalists a chance to realize their dreams and perform like never before.”

A premiere date has not been set for “Alter Ego,” but is expected to be revealed soon.

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Halsey has welcomed her first child, Ender Ridley Aydin, with boyfriend Alev Aydin last week. The singer shared the news on social media Monday, posting a pic with Aydin and their new bundle of joy, as well as a black-and-white photo of her baby breastfeeding, along with the caption: “Gratitude. For the most ‘rare’ and euphoric birth. Powered by love. Ender Ridley Aydin, 7/14/2021.”

The baby news comes just weeks after Halsey announced her upcoming album, “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” (due out August 27), which she called “a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth.”

Halsey first announced her pregnancy in January with a social media post that showed off her baby bump, tagging her boyfriend, Aydin.

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Blackpink are set to release Blackpink the Movie, marking the K-pop quartet’s fifth anniversary of their Square One project debut.  The film will hit theaters worldwide on August 4th and 8th, and will be offered in a variety of formats, including via an expanded three-screen system that utilizes the side walls of a theater called ScreenX, a multi-sensory experience meant to mimic a live experience called 4DX, and a combination of the two. Tickets are on sale at the link here.

The film will showcase scenes that focus on each member of the group — Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. Segments include “The Room of Memories,” which reflects on their last five years, “Beauty” features shots of each member, and “Exclusive Interviews” houses messages for their fans. It will also highlight performance footage from 2021’s The Show and 2018’s In Your Area alongside hit songs from the group.

Blackpink debuted in 2016 with the album Square One, featuring songs “Whistle” and “Boombayah.” Their debut studio album, The Album, arrived in 2020. Blackpink member Jennie debuted her album Solo in 2018, and earlier this year member Rosé released her debut solo project titled R.

Imagine Dragons dropped the music video for their latest single, “Wrecked” off the band’s forthcoming album, “Mercury – Act 1”. “Wrecked” is the third single from the album, following “Follow You” and “Cutthroat.”  You can watch the video for “Wrecked” – here.

“Wrecked” was inspired after Dan Reynolds tragically lost his his sister-in-law, Alisha Durtschi Reynolds, to cancer. He shared: “She was the brightest light. A beacon of joy and strength for everyone she met. Her sudden passing has shaken me in ways that I still am unable to express. I was with her and my brother when she passed, and it was the first time in my life that I had witnessed death in this way. It sealed into my mind the fragility of life and finality of this all. I’ve watched my brother face something that no one should have to. But I’ve also seen his faith bring him hope in a future with her. I can only hope for the same. This song was my way of dealing with it all, as music has always been my refuge. No longer being a man of fervent faith, I can only hope that she hears it somewhere in a place where she is healed and no longer in pain. This song is my wish for an eternity with those that I love.”

“Mercury – Act 1” was produced by Rick Rubin and is set to be released on September 3rd; you can pre-order the album: here.

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Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to promote the COVID-19 vaccine for young Americans, giving a press conference during her visit and touring the West Wing before meeting with President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Rodrigo said: “It’s important to have conversations with friends and family members, encouraging all communities to get vaccinated and actually get to a vaccination site, which you can do more easily than ever before given how many sites we have and how easy it is to find them at vaccines.gov.” 

Videos urging young people to get vaccinated will be uploaded to both Rodrigo’s and the White House’s social media channels in the future.