Megan Thee Stallion, Blackpink and More in Top New Singles of the Week

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCharli XCX is releasing a documentary film called “6ft Apart,” based on the recording of her quarantine album, “How I’m Feeling Now,” which was released in May. The album, the first to be made in quarantine by a major artist.

Video has surfaced of police stopping Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez‘s SUV, after it sped away from a house party in the Hollywood Hills following the “Savage” rapper getting shot. After witnesses called in reports about gunshots being fired outside the home and giving police a description of the SUV that fled, LAPD Hollywood units stopped the vehicle and ordered everyone out at gunpoint.

Fans of Megan Thee Stallion, 25, already know her closest friend Kelsey Nicole from Instagram — but the social media star got the spotlight thrust on her after an incident that led to Tory Lanez, 27, being arrested and Megan being shot in the foot. Kelsey denied that she had anything to do with the traumatizing incident in a brief Instagram post that was shared then deleted on Wednesday, July 15.

Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she is in recovery after an altercation that left her with gunshot wounds "as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me." On Monday, TMZ reported that Meg was with Tory Lanez when he was arrested early Sunday morning in the Hollywood Hills for carrying a concealed weapon in his car, and that she had cut her foot on broken glass.

Megan Thee Stallion revealed on Wednesday that she's recovering from serious injuries after a traumatic incident on Sunday, when she says she suffered gunshot wounds and had to undergo surgery to remove the bullets.The 25-year-old rapper shared the news on her Instagram in order to refute inaccurate reports about her.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMegan Thee Stallion has issued a statement clarifying the incident in which she was wounded over the weekend.

Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram on July 15 to set the record straight on her hospitalization following Tory Lanez‘s July 12 arrest. “I was never arrested,” the “Savage” rapper began the caption to her post, which featured a longer statement. “This whole experience was an eye opener and a blessing in disguise. I hate that it took this experience for me to learn how to protect my energy.”

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCardi B, DaBaby, Meek Mill and Universal Music Publishing are among the big winners at ASCAP’s annual Rhythm & Soul Awards, which began virtually at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday and will continue through Friday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDina LaPolt is one of the music industry’s leading attorneys — and she is almost indisputably the loudest. Outspoken and seemingly fearless, the owner and founder of LaPolt Law represents artists including Steven Tyler, Britney Spears, 21 Savage, Deadmau5 and, for many years, the Tupac Shakur estate.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAlong with the pandemic-induced avalanche of new songs dropping every week is an increasing number of pandemic-inspired songs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady,” a new tag-team single with Kid Cudi, Eminem slams New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, police violence and offers some characteristically intricate rhymes about the coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd, protests and the messed-up state of the world.In a dig most likely inspired by Brees’ comments last month that he’d “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag” by kneeling during the National Anthem — addressing

“Oh you getting flooded today bayyybeeee,” Megan Thee Stallion captioned her July 9 Instagram video. In the clip, Megan, 25, and a few of her friends decide to make waves – literally — by twerking in the pool along to Pop Smoke’s “Diana.” In just under twelve hours, the clip racked up nearly 2.5 million views, and one of those clicking play was Michael B. Jordan. The 33-year-old Black Panther star even left a ‘Cold Face’ emoji.

For the better part of 2019, it was impossible to scroll through Facebook or Instagram for five minutes without seeing a mention of ‘Hot Girl Summer’, be it sincere or meme’d or both.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn what is described as a “charged response to both the outrage and solidarity rising from the national reckoning over police brutality and systemic racism,” Rage Against the Machine cofounder Tom Morello has joined forces with Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, producer The Bloody Beetroots and singer Shea Diamond for a new single called “Stand Up.”The track was written by the four with Justin Tranter and Eren Cannata.

kept blazing with “Savage,” her beast of a hit that just helped her win best female hip-hop artist at the BET Awards. Now she’s dropped more fire with “Girls in the Hood,” a rock-edged banger on which she boasts, “F - - k being good, I’m a bad bitch.” And it’s not bragging when you can back it up like this.The 22-year-old Kentucky rapper is having a breakout moment with this slinky earworm that slithers all the way up in your head.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a few days of rumors and some revived activity on social media, Kanye West has dropped a new song and video called “Wash Us in the Blood,” which features Travis Scott and was mixed by Dr. Dre.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn MTV rep confirmed to Variety last month that the network was working with city officials to hold the VMAs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 30, and said further details would be forthcoming.

Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her big night at the 2020 BET Awards with an Instagram Live on June 28. During the chat, she said, “Don’t hit my phone, cause I got a man. I’m just playing. No, I do got a man, and he don’t like that s***. And he’s SO fine. And he’s SO cute.” The rapper didn’t identify her secret lover in the clip, but she definitely had fans talking with the revelation about her low-key relationship.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSince 2002, the Stereogum website has been a vital chronicler of the alternative music universe, with an expert and enthusiastic take that has played a huge role in the rise of countless artists of the indie-rock ilk and beyond, ranging from Billie Eilish and Vampire Weekend to Drake.