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Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Kelly Osbourne shared a silly video of her two-year-old son, Sidney, biting the head off of a stuffed bat (just like grandpa once did!) and letting out a giggle. instagram.com

Reneé Rapp has been criss-crossing North America for the past month on her headlining Bite Me tour. But over the weekend, the singer and former Sex Lives of College Girls star had to pump the brakes on the final two planned gigs on the outing on doctor’s orders. billboard.com

Billie Eilish wants billionaires to do more with their cash by giving it to people in need. rollingstone.com

Neil Young has hit out at Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk in a new video. youtube.com

Noel Gallagher and Gibson have launched a new limited edition Les Paul Standard guitar. nme.com

Soundgarden want to honour its Pacific Northwest roots as the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month. In an interview with the Seattle Times, the living members of Soundgarden revealed that Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, and Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless will perform with them on the big night. rollingstone.com

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter made a rare live appearance during a surprise DJ set with Fred again.. in Paris. billboard.com

Sean “Diddy” Combs was transferred to the New Jersey federal prison FCI Fort Dix on Thursday after a federal judge sentenced him to 50 months in prison following his conviction on two counts of transporting his ex-girlfriends and male escorts across state lines for commercial sex. rollingstone.com

Sean Paul is doing his part to help minimize and repair the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa by matching funds donated to the relief effort. rollingstone.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

ROSALÍA feat. Björk & Yves Tumor (11.7M subscribers) - “Berghain” (genre: modern classical, neo classical, adult contemporary ) youtube.com

Jessie J (10.8M subscribers) - “H.A.P.P.Y” (genre: dance pop, house) youtube.com

Florence + The Machine (2.38M subscribers) - “Sympathy Magic” (genre: rock, folk rock, indie rock) youtube.com

CupcakKe (2.38M subscribers) - “Ballerina Coupe” (genre: hip hop, conscious, electro) youtube.com

Merkules feat. honestav (1.73M subscribers) - “See Why Not” (genre: hip hop, pop rap) youtube.com

Daughtry (1.69M subscribers) - “THE BOTTOM” (genre: rock, alternative rock, alternative metal) youtube.com

Courtney Hadwin - (1.2M subscribers) - “Wild Things” (genre: pop rock, adult contemporary) youtube.com

Offset (1.06M subscribers) - “YA DIGG” (genre: hip hop, trap) youtube.com

Wyclef Jean (818K subscribers) - “If I Was President” (genre: hip hop, pop rap) youtube.com

Go-Jo feat. Erika Vikman (449K subscribers) - “APPETITE” (genre: electronic, synthwave, dance pop) youtube.com

Snow Wife (410K subscribers) - “Pumps” (genre: pop, dance pop) youtube.com

Sophie Powers (236K subscribers) - “spiderwebs” (genre: electronic, pop punk) youtube.com

Butcher Babies feat. Saliva, Lyric Noel, & Harper (132K subscribers) - “Sincerity (You Were Never There For Me)” (genre: rock, hard rock, metalcore) youtube.com

Cobrah (104K subscribers) - “Torn” (genre: synth pop, experimental electronic, downtempo) youtube.com

flowerovlove (70.5K subscribers) - “shadyr” (genre: pop, pop rock, indie pop) youtube.com

Grace Leer (48.2K subscribers) - “Didn’t Cry Today” (genre: country, new country) youtube.com

Diana Vickers (29.5K subscribers) - “Pretty Boys” (genre: pop, synth pop, dance pop) youtube.com

Meet Me @ The Altar (23.9K subscribers) - “Karma” (genre: rock, punk, pop punk) youtube.com

Lilyisthatyou (22.8K subscribers) - “CANADIAN IDOL” (genre: pop rap, dance pop, indie pop) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

The Dollheads (13.3K subscribers) - “I Can't Stay” (genre: rock, alternative rock, pop punk) youtube.com

Nep (9.73K subscribers) - “The Soundtrack” (genre: rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

Salarymen (4.44K subscribers) - “Holding On” (genre: indie rock, pop rock) youtube.com 

SpaceAcre and Juju (3.15K subscribers) - “Pathogen” (genre: rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com 

Kalyn Rain (1.99K subscribers) - “Laugh It Off” (genre: pop, indie pop, pop rock) youtube.com 

Valentyne (1.97K subscribers) - “No Good” (genre: rock, hard rock, alternative rock) youtube.com 

Dirty Blonde (1.82K subscribers) - “Rage (Makes Me Feel Pretty)” (genre: rock, indie rock) youtube.com 

SKUZLAND (1.01K subscribers) - “TELL ME YOU LOVE ME” (genre: electronic, synth pop, electro) youtube.com 

Sex Mask (204 subscribers) - “Cold” (genre: indie rock, dark wave, post punk) youtube.com 

Jess Ball (47 subscribers) - “Please Don't Hate Me For This” (genre: pop rock, indie pop) youtube.com 

Bat Allison (8 subscribers) - “Bullet” (genre: rock, hard pop) youtube.com 

Flyana Boss (5 subscribers) - “TRY ME” (genre: hip hop, trap) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Shakira performs “Hips Don’t Lie” with Ed Sheeran and Beéle for her Spotify Anniversary. youtube.com

Florence + The Machine covers Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” youtube.com

St. Vincent covers Billy Strayhorn’s jazz classic “Lush Life” youtube.com

GUNSHIP covers Tears For Fears’ “Mad World” youtube.com

Tyler Rich covers Bush’s “Comedown” youtube.com

Oklou did a fantastic NPR: Tiny Desk Concert youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Freya Ridings (449K subscribers) - “Wicker Woman” (genre: pop, dance pop) youtube.com

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

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