Pharrell and Jay-Z, BTS, Maluma, Aluna, More in Top Songs of the Week

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor today only — Friday, Sept.

Christina Aguilera peeks out of a draped sheer curtain for her performance of “Reflection” on Good Morning America, airing Monday (August 31).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEvery week, the avalanche gets bigger: Even though we’re reaching the end of the proverbial dog days of August, the songs keep coming, in greater numbers each week. I got nearly 400 emails between midnight and noon, and easily half were about new songs or albums (NOT COMPLAINING but wow).

Maura Higgins, Molly-Mae Hague and Helen Flanagan are just some of the famous faces that celebrity hairdresser Jay Birmingham works with and makes them look picture-perfect for the red carpet and Instagram.The Midlands-based stylist has made a name for himself over the past few years training with Nicky Clarke, before developing his own luxury services including the "Jay Birmingham Experience", where he accompanies his celebrity clients across the world to Dubai, Spain, Greece and New York.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe #GlobalAidForLebanon campaign launched by Weeknd manager and XO Records CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby in collaboration with Global Citizen and World Food Program USA (WFP USA) has brought in more than $1.2 million in cash and pledges to date, exceeding $1 million in just ten days, with donations continuing to come in.

Molly-Mae Hague has shared footage of the boat trip where she and Maura Higgins said they “nearly died” during their holiday in Crete, Greece.The 21 year old former Love Island star feared the video, which she later uploaded to her YouTube channel, would be her last after going on a “terrifying” boat trip with her sister Zoe Hague, Maura Higgins and celebrity hair stylist Jay Birmingham.

Singers Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z have teamed up for a new song and it comes with a powerful message. The two music icons recently released their collaboration titled Entrepreneur, which is about the racial inequalities Black people face in the United States.

Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z want you to know that black is still king.After appearing in Beyoncé’s “Black Is King” visual album that was inspired by Africa, the “Happy” singer and the “Empire State of Mind” rapper are continuing to celebrate and empower black lives with their new single “Entrepreneur,” released on Friday.“I’m black ambition/I’m always whispering/They keep telling me I will not/But my will won’t listen,” Williams whispers at the beginning of the track over a bass-heavy beat

BRANDS & MERCHThe Rolling Stones are opening a shop in Central London. Well someone has to, I guess.

Good evening. Ella Baker, a giant of the civil rights movement, left us with this wisdom: Give people light and they will find a way.

Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z have teamed up for a new song with a powerful message.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPharrell Williams and Jay-Z have released their first new song together in more than a decade, “Entrepreneur.” The song is deeply relevant to the present day and the protests leading into the summer of 2020: “In this position with no choice / The system imprison young Black boys / Distract with white noise,” Williams whispers on the track.“The intention for a song was all about how tough it is to be an entrepreneur in our country to begin with,” Williams says.

Pharrell and Jay-Z have a new song on the way all about Black success.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt 18, first-time voter Billie Eilish is the youngest music artist to appear at the Democratic National Convention, and she made the most of the platform, delivering a strong speech against President Donald Trump, advocating Joe Biden and imploring Americans to vote.She was introduced by host Kerry Washington, who spoke of the voter-registration booths at Eilish’s concerts — which were present before the singer was old enough to vote — and her efforts to reduce the

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOf all the music stars presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden could have spoken with in advance of the party’s national convention this week, Cardi B is certainly one of the most unfiltered.“I have a whole list of things that I want and I wish and I desire for our next president to root for us,” Cardi said when asked by Biden which issues are most important to her, on a Zoom call sponsored by Elle magazine.