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Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ Ties For Record 45 Weeks On Pop Songs Chart

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Post Malone’s smash hit “Circles” came out last August, but it’s still setting records on the Billboard charts.

Circles has reached its 45th week on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart, which includes 10 weeks at No. 1. Only three other songs have spent that many weeks on the pop radio airplay chart since 1992 — “Eastside,” by Halsey, Benny Blanco and Khalid,; “Love Lies” by Khalid and Normani; and “New Rules” by Dua Lipa. “Circles” is the first track to reach this feat by a solo male artist.

On Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, “Circles” was number-one for three weeks, earning a record 39 weeks in the Top 10.

Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ Ties Longevity Record With 45th Week on Pop Songs Chart

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Post Malone’s “Circles” ties for the most weeks spent on Billboard’s Pop Songs radio airplay…
 

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Halsey Debuts New Song with Late Juice WRLD “Life’s A Mess”

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Ahead of the release of the posthumous album this Friday from the late Juice WRLD, titled Legends Never Die, the rapper’s team have released a new single ‘Life’s a Mess,’ featuring Halsey.

Life’s A Mess follows up recent Juice WRLD releases ‘Tell Me U Luv Me’ and ‘Righteous’, both set to appear on Legends Never Die. The newest single is a follow-up to Halsey and Juice WRLD’s previous collab on Halsey’s 2019 remix of ‘Without Me’.

On Instagram, Halsey revealed a hand tattoo she got with the song title’s name inked, along with the caption, “Juice was one of the greatest people I have ever known, and one of the most brilliant artists we will ever live to witness. A true genius who had lyric and melody spilling out of him without any second thought or hesitation. And a beautiful soul who believed in spreading love and creating a community for people to feel less alone. It means everything to me that I could be a part of this album. I cried the first time that I heard it. With all the love in my heart, #lljw.”

Check out Life’s A Mess from Halsey and Juice WRLD at the link: here.

         

Hear Halsey and Juice WRLD’s collab off of his posthumous album

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Following Juice WRLD‘s sudden death in December 2019, friends, fans and collaborators…
 

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Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Has To Take “Different Path” Regarding China

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the United States has to take a different path with regard to China, as the previous policy of helping them open up their economy with the believe that this would lead to more political freedom has not worked, 

“The theory of the case that was more economic opening will lead to more political freedoms, more fundamental rights being provided to the Chinese people, just turned out not to have been true. It just didn’t work. I’m not criticizing those who came before; we can now plainly see that it didn’t work, and that means the United States has to take a different path,” said Pompeo. The National Security Law, he said, has taken away the freedom of the people of Hong Kong. “You want the Chinese people to be successful and you want them to live good lives and you want the United States to have a relationship, but we know what communist regimes do, we know the way authoritarian regimes treat their people all too often, and that’s what we’re seeing in China today,” he added.

                

Previous policy against China did not work, US has to take a different path: Mike Pompeo

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The United States has to take a different path with regard to China as the previous policy of…
 

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Tests Positive For COVID-19

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Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a tweet on Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus, despite being asymptomatic. “COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive,” she tweeted. Fulton County, Georgia, has seen nearly 9,000 coronavirus cases, according to the Georgia Department of Health.

Bottoms has recently made her name known nationally following the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, 27, a Black man who died after he was shot twice in the back by an Atlanta police officer in a Wendy’s parking lot in June. The shooting resulted in the chief of the Atlanta Police Department stepping down and two officers involved in the shooting criminally charged.

Bottoms has issued a series of executive orders to reform the police department; she is reportedly among those being considered as a running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

Coronavirus updates: Atlanta mayor says she has tested positive

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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 535,000 people worldwide.
 

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Sam Smith Releases Cover Of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’

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Sam Smith has officially released their cover of Coldplay’s 2005 hit ‘Fix You.’ Smith previously covered the track back in May, receiving acclaim for the emotional weight behind the song. Now due to fan demand, Sam has officially made their rendition available on iTunes and streaming services.

Fix You (Live) is Sam’s first official release since their collaboration with Demi Lovato, I’m Ready, which reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sam also announced that their upcoming third album, which was originally titled To Die For after the single of the same name, has been postponed due to growing concerns over the global coronavirus pandemic.

Take a listen to Fix You at your streaming service of choice at the link:  here

Sam Smith Finally Released Their Emotional Cover of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’

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More than a month after first performing a moving cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” as part of the…
 

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Take A Look At The Weeknd’s ‘In Your Eyes’ Remix Video Featuring Doja Cat

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The Weeknd is dropping the video for his “In Your Eyes (Remix)” with Doja Cat. 

The official animated visual for the remix features The Weeknd cruising around a colorful city at night, with Doja Cat eventually joining him in the passenger seat.

Doja is coming off her first Hot 100 No. 1 with “Say So” featuring Nicki Minaj, and she and Ariana Grande also have a record on the way.

Watch the video for “In Your Eyes (Remix)” at the link: here

Watch the Trippy Animated Video For The Weeknd’s ‘In Your Eyes’ Remix With Doja Cat

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U.S. Official Says It’s ‘Too Soon’ To Determine If Republican Convention Can Be Held Safely In Florida

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On Sunday, a top Trump administration health official said it was not clear whether it will be safe to hold the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville next month.

As Florida continues to see record numbers of coronavirus cases, Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, also refused to confirm President Donald Trump’s claim that 99% of coronavirus cases were harmless and called the situation a “serious problem.” Hahn was asked if it would be safe to hold the typically large RNC gathering in just seven weeks due to record numbers of people testing positive for the virus in Jacksonville and across Florida, “I think it’s too early to tell,” Hahn said on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “We will have to see how this unfolds in Florida and elsewhere around the country.”

The Republican Party moved most of the convention activities to Jacksonville from Charlotte after a battle over coronavirus safety concerns with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

Too Soon to Say if Safe to Hold Republican Convention in Florida, U.S. Official Says

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With record numbers of people testing positive for the virus in the city and across Florida,…
 

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Two Dead, Eight Wounded In South Carolina Nightclub Shooting

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Ten people were shot on Sunday in a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub, suspected to be related to gang-related violence. The shooting killed two people and critically injured two others, police said.

Police believe more than one shooter fled the chaotic scene at the Lavish Lounge club. which held a very large crowd for “some type of Fourth of July concert,” Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said at a press conference. Two sheriff’s deputies were passing by the club shortly before 2 a.m. and heard shooting in a crowd of about 200 people, Lewis said. They called for backup and emergency services and went into the club, trying to evacuate, but apparently the shooter or shooters fled.

The Greenville News reported that there was a previous shooting early Saturday morning at a club next door to Lavish Lounge. Police were investigating a possible connection.

2 dead, 8 others injured in Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub shooting

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Lil Baby Takes No. 1 Spot On Billboard 200 For Fifth Week With ‘My Turn’

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Lil Baby took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the fifth week with My Turn, making it also his fourth consecutive week at the top of the charts as of Sunday, July 5.  

My Turn was released back in February, and the album has now been at the top of the charts for the longest amount of weeks in 2020, the most since Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019.

Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ Hits Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

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Lil Baby’s “My Turn” holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning a fifth…

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Dua Lipa Announces Her New Single Coming This Week

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24-year-old pop star Dua Lipa announced the next single from her latest album, Future Nostalgia will be released this week.  The singer wrote on Twitter, “pocket full of honey n i’m ready 2 go ???? JULY 10TH – HALLUCINATE.”

“Hallucinate” is the follow-up to the singles “Don’t Start Now,” “Physical” and “Break My Heart.”  Future Nostalgia debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

Dua Lipa Announces Her Next ‘Future Nostalgia’ Single & Release Date!

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Dua Lipa has an exciting music announcement! The 24-year-old “Don’t Start Now”…
 

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