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Taylor Swift has revealed a fifth edition of her forthcoming 10th studio album, Midnights, will be exclusively sold by retail chain Target. The album’s ‘Lavender’ edition is named for the pastel purple hue slicked over the title and tracklisting on its cover. The CD will feature three as-yet-untitled bonus tracks, including one new song and two remixes. It’ll also come with a collectible lyric booklet that includes exclusive photos, and unique artwork on the disc itself.

The vinyl edition will also come with that booklet, as well as a full-size gatefold photo and an album sleeve with an additional two photos. The record itself will come pressed on a marble of pastel lavender purple and white, however the bonus tracks will not be included.

Earlier this month, Swift announced the ‘Jade Green’, ‘Blood Moon’ and ‘Mahogany’ editions of Midnights, all of which sport exclusive color schemes, artwork and imagery.

Midnights will follow up on Swift’s two 2020 albums, Folklore and Evermore, as well as last year’s re-recorded versions of Fearless and Red.  You can pre-order the ‘Lavender’ edition of Midnights – here.

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BLEU — formerly Yung Bleu — has recruited Nicki Minaj for the collaborative single “Love In The Way”, featuring a sample of the song “Whole” by Sam Thompkins.

“Love In The Way” follows Minaj’s hit “Super Freaky Girl,” which debuted at No. 1. marking her first No. 1 solo single. Shortly after the song dropped, the rapper released “Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix),” a collaborative new cut that features JT, BIA, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Maliibu Miitch.

BLEU dropped his debut album ‘Moon Boy’ in 2021, featuring the breakthrough track “You’re Mines Still,” with Drake.

Take a listen “Love In The Way” – here.

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Midway through his show at St. Louis’ Enterprise Center on Saturday, Post Malone took a nasty spill during his performance of ‘Circles,’ accidentally falling into an open trap door in the stage. See a fan video of Malone’s onstage fall in St. Louis: here.

Malone was walking down an extended ramp when he accidentally stepped into an uncovered hole that was used to lower his guitar. After crashing onto the stage floor, he clutched his ribcage in pain before calling for medical assistance. After leaving the stage for about 15 minutes, the singer returned and thanked the audience for their patience, telling the crowd:  “There was a big a** hole in the stage.” Still in pain while holding his side, Malone managed to finish with a shortened set that included “Rockstar,” “Cooped Up” (with Roddy Ricch), “Sunflower” and “White Iverson.”

Malone later took to Twitter on Sunday morning to explain what happened in a short video: “Whenever we do the acoustic part of the show, the guitar’s on the guitar stand and it goes down. And there’s this big ass hole, so I go around there and I turn the corner and I bust my ass. Winded me pretty good; got me pretty good.” The singer added that he was taken to the hospital and given a clean bill of health. “They gave me some pain meds and everything, so we can keep kicking ass on the tour.”  

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Imagine Dragons are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut LP with an expanded version of Night Visions, which includes nine additional studio tracks and two previously unreleased songs, “Love of Mine” and “Bubble.”  The band also released lyric videos for all 22 tracks on Night Visions (Expanded Edition).

Night Visions debuted on September 4, 2012, hitting the No.2 on the Billboard Top 200 and yielding the diamond-certified Hot 100 smash hit “Radioactive”.  The LP also occupied a spot on the Billboard Top 200 for 408 weeks. Imagine Dragons said of the album: “Night Visions is more than an album. It is a documentation of the moment when we, as Imagine Dragons, collectively found ourselves. The process of creating Night Visions was all about sacrificing of the self in order to invest in the group and the music. It changed our lives forever.”

The band is currently on the road across North America in support of their most recent release, Mercury — Acts 1 & 2. The 32-track double-album includes hit singles ‘Enemy,’ ‘Sharks,’ and the band’s current single, ‘Bones.’

Buy or stream Night Visions (Expanded Edition) – here.

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Post Malone, along with manager and entrepreneur Dre London, are bringing fans together for an official tour ‘after-party’ on select nights during Post’s ‘Twelve Carat Tour.’

Hosted by Don Londrés, the 20 nights feature multiple special guests across North America including Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York, Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles and many more. Guests must be 21+ to attend, except in Canada where events are 19+ to attend. Tickets are on sale now via LiveNation.

Malone is on the road with his extensive 38-show outing across North America with special guest Roddy Ricch this fall. Malone recently added additional shows in Toronto, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Post Malone Announces ‘Twelve Carat Tour’ After Parties

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Following the release of his self-titled studio album, YUNGBLUD has announced a 2023 world tour.  The 29-city North American leg kicks off Friday, April 29 in Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre, making stops in Vancouver, Las Vegas, Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, New York City, Toronto, Boston, St. Louis, and more, before concluding in Kansas City, MO on July 25.

YUNGBLUD will be joined on the road by American band, The Regrettes. The general on sale will begin Friday, September 16 at 10am local time. Visit YUNGBLUD’s official website for more information.

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Spotify and Blackpink are teaming up to create a special experience to step inside the world of ‘Born Pink,’ the group’s upcoming sophomore album. Spotify x Blackpink Present: Born Pink: The Pop-Up Experience will be open to the public from Friday, September 16th through Sunday, September 18th in Los Angeles.

Blackpink’s Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa created the three-day experience for their fans to celebrate Born Pink, dropping on Friday, September 16th. Attendees will have the opportunity to be fully immersed in a unique experience featuring an array of curated photo moments, the opportunity to purchase exclusive Blackpink merch directly in-store, and receive a Spotify x Blackpink exclusive giveaway which you can only receive in-store for this weekend only.

The address details will be going live at 9 pm PST on September 15th. The Pop-Up Experience will be held Friday, September 16th from 12:30-8 pm PST; Saturday, September 17th from 10 am-8 pm PST; and Sunday, September 18th from 10 am-6 pm PST. More details will be available throughout the week on the official website.

BLACKPINK And Spotify Unite For Pop-Up Event

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Elton John announced that his final U.S. show will be livestreamed on Disney+. The show —scheduled for November 20 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles — is part of a deal Elton had with Disney that includes the previously announced documentary Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and the Years That Made His Legend, which will feature concert footage from throughout his career, excerpts from his journals, and new footage of the singer and his family.

The livestreamed show will be titled Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium; his other two shows at Dodger Stadium set to take place on Thursday November 17 and Saturday 19, will also be filmed (but not streamed.)

Elton launched his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour in 2018; he rescheduled his original run of U.S. tour dates set for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The tour will continue through North America before heading to Australia and New Zealand in January, and will then wrap-up with a leg in Ireland, the UK and Europe. Find remaining tickets for North America (here), for Australia and New Zealand (here), and Ireland, the UK and Europe (here).

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Lewis Capaldi has shared the video for his new song “Forget Me”, which pays homage to WHAM!’s classic single, “Club Tropicana.” Capaldi set out to duplicate the 1983 video, shot for shot, with director Louis Bhose at the helm (Bhose also directed Capaldi’s video for his single “Grace.”)

Director Bhose said in a press release: “You hear a sad song and you expect a sad video. There’s catharsis in that. But to go in the other direction completely felt more in line with the Lewis that walked onstage at Glastonbury in full Noel Gallagher getup The performance is classic Capaldi: ‘yeah, no bother, just singing this song with a cocktail in my hand. I’m fine, not thinking about my ex, here at Club Tropicana.’”

In the first 24 hours since it was released, ‘Forget Me’ has racked up more than 2 million streams.
Capaldi shared in a statement: “‘Forget Me’ is a song that’s so dear to my heart, and I definitely feel like it’s my best tune yet. It’s about a break-up I went through where after a year, the only real contact I had with my ex was seeing her ‘post-me’ life play out on her Instagram. I was at a point where I was feeling pretty miserable, and she seemed like she was moving on and having the best time, thriving, and I hated it. It seemed unfair to me that she appeared happy while I was hurting, and I was fearful she might have forgotten about me completely, so I wrote a song about it.”

Check out the video for ‘Forget Me’ – here.

Lewis Capaldi premieres ‘Forget Me’ video

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Meghan Trainor has dropped her latest single “Don’t I Make It Look Easy” off her fourth full-length album, “Takin’ It Back”, which is set for release on October 21st. You can pre-order/pre-save the album: HERE.

Trainor had this to say about “Takin’ It Back”:  “When I started recording the album I was learning how to be a working mom. I very literally had my hands full with formula and toys, while also being in the studio writing and recording. I realized from the outside looking in I made this all look easy. Similar to how we only post the good moments on our social media, I thought, ‘Isn’t it silly that moms are supposed to have it all together? My intention with this song is to let everyone out there know that even though they might be feeling overwhelmed, they’re doing a great job.”

Listen to Meghan’s new song Don’t I Make It Look Easy  – here.

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