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Lil Nas X was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles. He is being held at the L.A. Police Department’s Valley Jail section in Van Nuys. The Grammy-winning rapper was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at officers in Studio City. rollingstone.com
The Beatles announce the return of “Anthology” as a music collection with added ‘volume 4’ and a Disney+ documentary series bonus episode. variety.com
MTV has named Mariah Carey its 2025 Video Vanguard Award recipient. The seven-time MTV Video Music Award nominee will perform a medley of her biggest hits when the show airs live on CBS on Sept. 7. rollingstone.com
Some Newfoundland and Labrador artists pull their music from Spotify after learning about the CEO's investment into a defence technology company called Helsing. cbc.ca
Even Britney Spears likes to listen to a little bit of Justin Timberlake here and there. In a video posted to the pop star’s Instagram on Wednesday, Spears enjoys a day on the water, wearing a green bikini while filming herself dancing on a boat. instagram.com
Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week
Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.
Twenty One Pilots (13.9M subscribers) - “Drum Show” (genre: rock, alternative rock, hard rock) youtube.com
Doja Cat (13.6M subscribers) - “Jealous Type” (genre: pop, dance pop, hip hop) youtube.com
Tyler, The Creator (7.73M subscribers) - “DARLING, I” (genre: hip hop, funk, soul, r&b) youtube.com
KATSEYE (3.92M subscribers) - “Mean Girls” (genre: pop, dance pop) youtube.com
Ashnikko (2.75M subscribers) - “Trinkets” (genre: pop, synth pop, dance pop) youtube.com
Maggie Lindemann (2.41M subscribers) - “spine” (genre: pop, indie pop, new wave) youtube.com
Florence + The Machine (2.34M subscribers) - “Everybody Scream” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com
Snow Tha Product (2.28M subscribers) - “ANYONE” (genre: hip hop, cloud rap, trap) youtube.com
Deftones (1.85M subscribers) - “souvenir” (genre: rock, alternative rock, hard rock) youtube.com
Emma Louise & Flume (1.8M subscribers) - “Monsoon” (genre: electronic, indie rock, experimental, downtempo) youtube.com
The Pretty Reckless (1.73M subscribers) - “For I Am Death” (genre: rock, hard rock) youtube.com
Chance the Rapper feat. Jay Electronica (1.69M subscribers) - “Just A Drop” (genre: hip hop, funk, conscious) youtube.com
BigXthaPlug feat. Jelly Roll (1.39M subscribers) - “Box Me Up” (genre: hip hop, cloud rap, downtempo) youtube.com
OFFSET feat. John Legend (958K subscribers) - “Never Let Go” (genre: hip hop, cloud rap, deep house, chillwave) youtube.com
Fredo (468K subscribers) - “No Comment” (genre: hip hip, trap, cloud rap, thug rap) youtube.com
Amber Mark (152K subscribers) - “Let Me Love You” (genre: pop, dance pop, funk) youtube.com
KXLLSWXTCH (129K subscribers) - “HEADLOCK” (genre: hip hop, trap, industrial) youtube.com
Ashley Cooke (118K subscribers) - “swear words” (genre: country, indie rock, neo folk) youtube.com
ADÉLA (116K subscribers) - “SexOnTheBeat” (genre: electronic, synth pop, dance pop) youtube.com
KITTIE (94.3K subscribers) - “Spit XXV” (genre: rock, death metal, heavy metal) youtube.com
Lakeview (33.1K subscribers) - “Name In A Song” (genre: rock, country rock, new country) youtube.com
Jae Stephens (22.6K subscribers) - “Afterbody” (genre: pop, dance pop) youtube.com
Goldie Boutilier (15.1K subscribers) - “Goldie Montana” (genre: electronic, synth pop, coldwave) youtube.com
Found Music
Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.
Bridges Ablaze feat. Whether, I (11.3K subscribers) - “Break” (genre: rock, alternative rock, nu metal) youtube.com
The Dollheads (8.21K subscribers) - “Burger King is Hiring” (genre: rock, punk rock) youtube.com
I SEE ORANGE (6.61K subscribers) - “Doll Guts” (genre: rock, alternative rock) youtube.com
Neggy Gemmy (4.16K subscribers) - “Polly Pocket” (genre: pop, synth pop, indie pop) youtube.com
Flock of Dimes (3.7K subscribers) - “Afraid” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock, downtemop) youtube.com
chokecherry (3.31K subscribers) - “Secrets” (genre: rock, alternative rock, shoegaze) youtube.com
The Honest Heart Collective (2.44K subscribers) - “Outrun” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com
Mel 4Ever feat. DEV (1.74K subscribers) - “Sleaze On It” (genre: pop, synth-pop, house) youtube.com
Clark Hill (757 subscribers) - “One Beer” (genre: country, country rock, neo folk) youtube.com
Sikarus (230 subscribers) - “Queen of Kalifornia” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com
WAIT//LESS (90 subscribers) - “CRAWL” (genre: rock, heavy metal, death metal) youtube.com
Covers & Remixes, Etc
Electric Callboy covers Sum 41’s “Still Waiting” youtube.com
Boyce Avenue covers Duran Duran’s “Come Undone” youtube.com
4TH IMPACT covers Huntr/x’s “Golden” youtube.com
Ty Segall does a fantastic Tiny Desk Concert youtube.com
This Is My Jam This Week
HARP{Y (2.69K subscribers) – “Precious” (genre: electronic, industrial, trip hop) youtube.com
This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music
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