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Barbra Streisand reaches No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in the United States with her new track "Letter to My 13-Year-Old Self." forbes.com

NHL players and fans alike have no choice but to rock out to the the league‘s brand-new promo starring and soundtracked by Linkin Park. billboard.com, youtube.com

Miley Cyrus says Disney banned her from performing Hannah Montana songs. nme.com

On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads‘ first live gig, a music video for “Psycho Killer” has finally been released. variety.com, youtube.com

Billy Joel reveals that he twice attempted suicide — sparked by his affair with a band mate’s wife — in his new HBO documentary And So It Goes, and that one of the attempts left him in a coma. rollingstone.com

One of Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriends left the witness stand in tears Friday after testifying how Combs sprung a seemingly never-ending “freak-off” on her during what was supposed to be a romantic, one-on-one birthday celebration. rollingstone.com

Eric Church defends Bruce Springsteen after The Donald’s remarks, says political parties are “total bullshit”. "I respect the hell out of somebody having the balls to do something like that," the country star said of The Boss. billboard.com

Meteorologist Adam Krueger has become known as Weather Adam for his shrewd ability to incorporate song lyrics into his energetic weather reports. On Friday he took it back to 2013 while paying homage to Eminem and flipping “Rap God” into his weekend forecast for Los Angeles. billboard.com, instagram.com

New Music

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Ed Sheeran (54.4 M subscribers) – “Sapphire” (genre: pop, folk‑pop) youtube.com

The Weeknd (38.1 M subscribers) – “Baptized In Fear” (genre: pop, R&B) youtube.com

Lil Wayne (13.7 M subscribers) – “Welcome to Tha Carter” (genre: hip‑hop, rap) youtube.com

Mariah Carey (12 M subscribers) – “Type Dangerous” (genre: R&B, pop) youtube.com

Crash Adams (11.7 M subscribers) – “New Heart” (genre: pop rock) youtube.com

Sabrina Carpenter (11.5 M subscribers) – “Manchild” (genre: pop) youtube.com

Teddy Swims (5.66 M subscribers) – “God Went Crazy” (genre: soul, pop) youtube.com

ENOLA (5.01 M subscribers) – “WALK” (genre: pop, dance) youtube.com

Tyla (4.84 M subscribers) – “Bliss” (genre: afro‑pop, R&B) youtube.com

Addison Rae (4.31 M subscribers) – “Times Like These” (genre: pop) youtube.com

Rita Ora (4.22 M subscribers) – “Heat” (genre: pop, dance‑pop) youtube.com

MARINA (2.72 M subscribers) – “I <3 YOU” (genre: dance pop, indie pop, art pop) youtube.com

Jon Bellion (1.53 M subscribers) – “Father Figure” (genre: pop, hip‑hop) youtube.com

Oliver Anthony Music (1.42M subscribers) – “Scornful Woman” (genre: country, noe folk, blues rock) youtube.com

The All‑American Rejects (893 K subscribers) – “Easy Come, Easy Go” (genre: pop punk, alt‑rock) youtube.com

Volbeat (897 K subscribers) – “Demonic Depression” (genre: heavy metal, hard rock) youtube.com

Portugal. The Man (772 K subscribers) – “V.I.S.” (genre: indie rock, psychedelic rock) youtube.com

Bailey Zimmerman (681  K subscribers) – “Comin’ In Cold” (genre: country, country rock) youtube.com

Savannah Dexter (568 K subscribers) – “Been That” (genre: hip hop, rap) youtube.com

Dropkick Murphys (559 K subscribers) – “Who’ll Stand With Us?” (genre: Celtic punk) youtube.com

King Princess (418 K subscribers) – “RIP KP” (genre: indie pop) youtube.com

Snow Wife (401 K subscribers) – “Freaky Like That” (genre: pop, alt‑pop) youtube.com

Bush (387 K subscribers) – “The Land of Milk and Honey” (genre: alt‑rock, grunge) youtube.com

Smash Into Pieces feat. Elize Ryd (296 K subscribers) – “Paradise” (genre: alt‑rock, electronic rock) youtube.com

Vanessa Paradis (254 K subscribers) – “Bouquet final” (genre: French pop) youtube.com

Alicia Moffet (215 K subscribers) – “Fake” (genre: pop, R&B) youtube.com

Hard Target (185 K subscribers) – “Ice Cold Lake” (genre: country rap, southern hip‑hop) youtube.com

Picture This (147 K subscribers) – “Family Out Of Friends” (genre: pop rock) youtube.com

Heidi Montag (64.7 K subscribers) – “Animal” (genre: pop, dance‑pop) youtube.com 

The Happy Fits (58.1 K subscribers) – “Cruel Power” (genre: indie pop, indie rock) youtube.com

PRESIDENT (50.5 K subscribers) – “Fearless” (genre: hard rock, metal) youtube.com

Lexa Gates (37.1K subscribers) – “Latency” (genre: alt‑pop, R&B) youtube.com 

Creeper (36.7 K subscribers) – “Headstones” (genre: gothic punk, horror punk) youtube.com

Nicky Doll (35 K subscribers) – “Drifting Away” (genre: pop, dance) youtube.com 

Danko Jones (27.2 K subscribers) – “Everyday Is Saturday Night” (genre: hard rock, punk rock) youtube.com

Story Untold (23.1 K subscribers) – “Black Sheep” (genre: pop punk, alt‑rock) youtube.com

Dreamwake (22.1 K subscribers) – “Afterglow” (genre: progressive metal, metalcore) youtube.com

Ella Red (12.2 K subscribers) – “I Like You Best” (genre: indie pop) youtube.com

Dora Jar (12.1K subscribers) – “The Explorer” (genre: indie pop, alt pop) youtube.com

The Momo Zone (10.6 K subscribers) – “Not Dead Yet” (genre: hard rock) youtube.com 

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Tip Stevens (10 K subscribers) – “Sirens” (genre: indie pop, alternative rock) youtube.com

BlackRain (9.52 K subscribers) – “Crack The Sky” (genre: hard rock, glam metal) youtube.com

dearALICE (7.6 K subscribers) – “Sweet” (genre: indie pop) youtube.com

BombayMami (7.1 K subscribers) – “Hot Boyz” (genre: hip‑hop, rap) youtube.com 

WaRn tOrN (5.61 K subscribers) – “Didn’t Ask To Be This Way” (genre: rock, country rock) youtube.com

Ivy (5.44 K subscribers) – “Say You Will” (genre: indie pop, dream pop) youtube.com

Monolith (4.6 K subscribers) – “Gooru” (genre: metalcore) youtube.com

PANIA (4.04 K subscribers) – “Pity Party” (genre: R&B, alt R&B) youtube.com

Electric Purge (3.89 K subscribers) – “I Don’t Smile Anymore” (genre: metalcore) youtube.com

War On Betty (3 K subscribers) – “Bump” (genre: metalcore, post‑hardcore) youtube.com

Hayley Jensen (2.73 K subscribers) – “Giddy Up Cowboy” (genre: country) youtube.com

Mandy Rose (2.73 K subscribers) – “White Girls Can’t Rap” (genre: hip‑hop, rap) youtube.com

Brunhilde (2.29 K subscribers) – “Go With The Flow” (genre: alternative metal) youtube.com

Tori Darke (2.28 K subscribers) – “My Boots Made Me Do It” (genre: country) youtube.com

EEVAH (1.51 K subscribers) – “I Didn’t See It Coming” (genre: indie pop, alt‑pop) youtube.com

LOWRAH (1.24 K subscribers) – “Stamina” (genre: electronic, techno) youtube.com

Nefarious (1.22 K subscribers) – “Master Plan” (genre: thrash metal) youtube.com

The Kowloons (771 subscribers) – “I Don’t Care” (genre: garage rock, punk) youtube.com

Lunarcode (345 subscribers) – “Electrified” (genre: alt‑rock) youtube.com

The Gambit (268 subscribers) – “Would You?” (genre: pop‑punk, alt‑rock) youtube.com

DIGE (32 subscribers) – “Upside Down” (genre: indie rock, alt‑rock) youtube.com

Covers & Remixes

First To Eleven covers The Offsprings’ “You're Gonna Go Far, Kid” youtube.com

Ben Long covers Jim Croce’s “Time In A Bottle” youtube.com

The Lockhearts covers Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Evanescence feat. K.Flay (7.6 M Subscribers) - “Fight Like A Girl” (genre: rock, nu metal, alternative rock) youtube.com

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