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Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Ace Frehley, the legendary Kiss guitarist and vocalist, has died at age 74. nbcnews.com

A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two days. All it took was Taylor Swift wearing a vintage T-shirt. nbcnews.com

Snoop Dogg has released a children’s song in support of LGBTQ+ people, following backlash over his comments about lesbian representation in a Disney film. nme.com

Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin’s first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, is an accidental studded bluegrass album you’re gonna want to check out. billboard.com

Kylie Jenner is all about trying new things. The makeup mogul shocked fans earlier this week by dropping her first-ever single — a collaboration with Terror Jr. titled “Fourth Strike” — and now, she’s opening up about why she wanted to pursue this new venture. billboard.com

Rolling Stone published a list of the 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far (and #241 is Wheatus, “Teenage Dirtbag”). rollingstone.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Allie Sherlock (6.31M subscribers) - “I Don't Need Saving” (genre:pop, contemporary R&B, downtempo) youtube.com

Joji (3.89M subscribers) - “PIXELATED KISSES” (genre: electronic, chillwave, emo hip-hop) youtube.com

Three Days Grace (3.86M subscribers) - “Kill Me Fast” (genre: rock, alternative rock, hard rock) youtube.com

Ice Spice (3.07M subscribers) - “Baddie Baddie” (genre: pop rap, trap) youtube.com

Tame Impala (3.06M subscribers) - “My Old Ways” (genre: indie pop, alternative pop, indie rock) youtube.com

Maggie Lindemann (2.42M subscribers) - “split” (genre: pop, indie pop) youtube.com

Rilès (1.99M subscribers) - “I THOUGHT” (genre: pop rock, pop rap, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Katie Price feat. Lady Ice (360K subscribers) - “Best Of Me” (genre: pop, dance pop, house, pop rap) youtube.com

Angelina Mango (325K subscribers) - “velo sugli occhi” (genre: pop, indie pop, indie rock) youtube.com

Wet Leg (260K subscribers) - “mangetout” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Melanie C (231K subscribers) – “Sweat” (genre: electronic, house, disco) youtube.com 

Orianthi (207K subscribers) - “Dark Days Are Gone” (genre: rock, hard rock) youtube.com

Ashley Cooke (120K subscribers) - “tin foil hat” (genre: country, alt country) youtube.com

Durry (62.3K subscribers) - “Polaroid” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Ladytron (59.4K subscribers) - “I See Red” (genre: electronic, synth pop, electro) youtube.com

New Constellations (42.1K subscribers) - “Believe Again” (genre: pop, pop rock, indie pop) youtube.com

Starr Adara (25.9K subscribers) - “FAMILY TIES” (genre: rock, alternative rock, post hardcore, downtempo) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Erin LeCount (15.6K subscribers) - “MACHINE GHOST” (genre: pop rock, indie pop) youtube.com

Unflirt (10.4K subscribers) - “Cut My Hair” (genre: indie pop, pop rock, indie rock) youtube.com 

Revis (9.05K subscribers) - “Cool Blacktop” (genre: rock, alternative rock) youtube.com 

VIOLENT VICKIE (3.41K subscribers) - “GET VIOLENT” (genre: electronic, synth pop, indie rock, post punk) youtube.com 

Ava Joe (3.03K subscribers) - “Big Beautiful Mess” (genre: pop, indie pop) youtube.com 

XO (1.29K subscribers) - “Real Friends” (genre: pop, dance pop, pop rap) youtube.com 

Felicity Paige (784 subscribers) - “Strange Feeling” (genre: rock, indie rock, downtempo) youtube.com 

Lavisher (124 subscribers) - “Sultry” (genre: rock, alternative rock) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Reneé Rapp covers SZA’s “Good Days” youtube.com

HIM covers Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” youtube.com

Twiztid covers the Doors’ “People Are Strange” youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Bambie Thug (65.8K subscribers) - “REDRUM” (genre: rock, alternative rock, nu metal) youtube.com

This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music

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