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B.J. Thomas, the vocalist who mixed the stylish sophistication of a pop crooner and the down-home soul of a country singer on songs like the 1969 smash “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” died Saturday in his Arlington, Texas home at the age of 78. A rep for Thomas confirmed the singer’s death. The cause of death was lung cancer, which Thomas had publicly revealed he had in March.

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Foo Fighters, The Beach Boys, Demi Lovato, Lizzo, H.E.R. and Brandi Carlile are set to perform at the 2021 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in October.

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From the moment it starts, "Fast Car," the latest from queer phenom Syd, is the anthem of queer summer love that we all need in our lives right now. The Prince-inspired baseline guides listeners through the sultry new single, where Syd instructs her lover on exactly what to do. "We gon' piss some people off/ But right now that’s where we belong/ Right here in your fast car," she croons over the slinking new song. You certainly shouldn't be pissed off by Syd's latest entry — you should be blissed out and blasting it from your speakers.
"I wanted to make something for the gay Black girls," Syd said of the song in a statement. "I want them to see themselves in this and in me."


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Apple’s first iPhone model capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks continued to power major increases in quarterly revenue and profits for tech’s most valuable company.



With iPhone sales posting double-digit growth over the previous year for the third consecutive quarter, Apple’s profit and revenue for the April-June period easily exceeded analyst estimates. The Cupertino, California, company earned $21.7 billion, or $1.30 per share, nearly doubling profits earned during the same period last year. Revenue surged 36% to $81.4 billion.

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Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, longtime saxophonist and co-founding member of the legendary funk outfit Kool & The Gang, has died at the age of 70.
The band announced Thomas’ death Saturday, revealing that he “passed away peacefully in his sleep” in New Jersey. No cause of death was provided.

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Hollywood Park and So-Fi Stadium managing director Jason Gannon says YouTube Theater is complimentary to the stadium, which can hold 45,000 to 100,000 guests. “From a flexibility standpoint, it was really important for us to do something like this in a conditioned space,” he says.
“We’re very excited to open it up in a couple of weeks from a technology standpoint," Gannon continues. "There’s a lot of screens and a lot of interactive things around here. That was important in putting this together and also in the partnership with YouTube."

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Rico Nasty appeared on NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series to showcase a varied set list of new and old tunes. Performing with her all-female band, the rapper opened with recent single “Magic.”
During the five-song set, Rico also dropped her breakout hit “Smack A Bitch,” as well as “Rage,” “Trust Issues” and “OHFR?”

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The clip also features the lip kit mogul displaying her bare baby bump, with the video ending in an adorable shot of little Stormi kissing Kylie's belly.
The reality star simply captioned the video with a silver heart and pregnant woman emoji, and tagged the "Franchise" rapper.

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Carlos Santana has released the video for “Move” featuring Rob Thomas with additional vocals from American Authors. The song will appear on Blessings and Miracles, which arrives on October 15th via BMG and is available for preorder.

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