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Troye Sivan isn’t letting quarantine get in the way of rolling out new music. Today, the Australian singer debuted his new single, “Take Yourself Home.” It’s his first solo track since the release of his Gold-certified 2018 album, Bloom, although he did score a major hit alongside Lauv with “I’m so tired…” last year.

Following in the footsteps of Logic X Pro, the makers of Ableton are offering free 90-day trials of the digital audio workstation. The trial also unlocks all of the program’s features, including exporting and saving. You can download the trial right here.

Today, DaBaby released his latest single, “Find My Way.” It is produced by DJ K.i.D and is accompanied by a 10-minute video directed by his frequent collaborators Reel Goats. In the clip, the North Carolina MC goes on a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired robbing spree with Wild ‘n Out cast member and comedian B. Simone.

On today’s episode of Verified, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music, Lana Condor—the star of Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before—sings “Raining in London” with her real-life boyfriend, actor-singer Anthony de la Torre. The song appears on De La Torre’s debut EP Find Me, and marks Condor’s first time singing on a track.

It turns out Flavor Flav wasn’t actually kicked out of Public Enemy after a political dispute over Bernie Sanders. Today, the pioneering hip-hop group’s leader Chuck D released a statement on its website revealing the hoax, while also promoting Public Enemy Radio’s new album, Loud Is Not Enough. Public Enemy Radio is an offshoot of the group without Flav in the lineup.

Netflix has a hit on its hands with Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, a true-crime documentary series about the exploits of Joe Exotic and the Big Cat community that’s become meme fodder in recent weeks. One surprising aspect of the series filled with shocking moments is finding out Joe Exotic has released multiple albums and music videos, and he’s actually a pretty good singer. Or so it would appear.

Just Blaze’s production work on JAY-Z’s 2002 track, “Hovi Baby,” impressed fans with a unique sample of TLC’s live performance of “Diggin' On You.” It also caught the ear of none other than Questlove. In a new interview with NPR, Just Blaze explained how the song’s drum programming made Quest angry at first.

R&B star Lucky Daye stopped by Genius to perform his broken-hearted ballad, “Love You Too Much,” from his Grammy-nominated album, Painted. The song is produced by DJ Camper and has racked up over 5 million YouTube views since its release in September 2019.

Tory Lanez’s upcoming album, The New Toronto 3, marks his final release on Interscope. It follows his R&B sample-heavy Chixtape 5, which dropped in November 2019.

Jersey club singer Cookiee Kawaii spawned a major TikTok dance challenge with her track “Vibe.” On today’s episode of Verified, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music, Cookiee Kawaii talks about the song that inspired 1.7 million people (including Doja Cat) to “throw it back.”

The Weeknd’s relationship with Los Angeles plays a central role in the plot of his latest album, After Hours. However, despite theories from some fans and what would seem to be a thematic alignment, his new song, “Nothing Compares,” does not sample or interpolate music from the Academy Award-winning film, La La Land.

With millions of people stuck at home amid the COVID-19 crisis, Apple is making Logic Pro X recording-studio—as well as Final Cut Pro X video-editing suite—available for free 90-day trials. You can download the free trial of Logic Pro X right here.

An unreleased Drake track has recently picked up steam on TikTok, and last night, the OVO rapper announced that he will be putting the song out this Thursday. Titled “Toosie Slide,” the track is produced by OZ, who previously worked with Drake on songs like “U With Me?” and “Omertà.”

Philly rapper Lil Uzi Vert is famously a big Paramore fan, previously calling lead singer Hayley Williams his biggest songwriting inspiration. In an interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe, Williams revealed she actually turned down a request from him to collaborate while going through a period of personal turmoil.

The Weeknd’s third studio album, Starboy, was a commercial success, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and later being certified triple Platinum. In a print interview with King Kong magazine, however, the Canadian singer said he focused more on making individual songs rather than a cohesive body of work while recording the project. By comparison, The Weeknd made an effort to tell a “very specific story” with his latest album, After Hours.

2019 came and went without Rihanna’s long-awaited ninth album, and while she’s still been reluctant to share too many details, the subject came up once again during an interview for her cover story in the latest issue of Vogue UK. During the conversation, Rihanna explained that she doesn’t have a release timeline just yet, but she’s hard at work and sees a world of opportunity in front of her.

Ava Max is back on Verified to talk about her latest single “Kings & Queens.” On today’s episode, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music, Ava talks about the importance of gender equality.

After 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Roddy Ricch’s breakout hit, “The Box,” has finally been knocked off its perch by none other than The Weeknd. The R&B star’s After Hours single, “Blinding Lights,” lifted itself from No. 2 to No. 1 this week as fans flocked to stream and purchase his new album. Billboard reports that the song earned 32.1 million streams in the US last week.

Griselda’s Conway The Machine and producer The Alchemist linked up for a new seven-track collection titled LULU. The two artists have worked extensively in the past on songs like “A Thousand Birds” and “94' Ghost Sh*t,” but this is their first joint project together.

As part of the hour-long FOX presents The iHeartRadio Living Room Concert for America, Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Camila Cabello and many more will be live streaming performances from their respective homes on Sunday. The coronavirus benefit concert will be hosted by Elton John and air on FOX and on the iHeartRadio app. The show will air on Sunday, March 29th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

On Saturday, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland recruited The-Dream and Sean Garrett for an Instagram Live songwriters battle. One of the highlights was when The-Dream debuted the demo track for JAY-Z’s Justin Timberlake-assisted song, “Holy Grail,” with his original vocals replacing Timberlake’s parts. Less than 24 hours later, a studio version was released on TIDAL.

The Weeknd celebrated his newly minted No. 1 album, After Hours, with the release of a new expanded deluxe edition of the album featuring three new songs: “Nothing Compares," “Missed You," and “Final Lullaby." This comes in addition to the previous deluxe edition he put out featuring remixes of previously released songs.

The Weeknd returned last week with his first album in four years, After Hours, and the highly anticipated project earned the best first-week sales of 2020. Billboard reports that the XO boss moved 444,000 equivalent album units of After Hours in its first week, with 275,000 in pure sales.

As part of the hour-long FOX presents The iHeartRadio Living Room Concert for America, Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Camila Cabello and many more will be live streaming performances from their respective homes on Sunday. The coronavirus benefit concert will be hosted by Elton John and air on FOX and on the iHeartRadio app. The show will air on Sunday, March 29th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Thanks to some enterprising fans, you can finally hear some new(ish) Frank Ocean songs.

Thanks to some enterprising fans, you can finally hear some new(ish) Frank Ocean songs.

As millions of music fans are quarantined in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, TIDAL is doing their best to keep everyone entertained. Today, the company is launching its latest concert live stream, featuring performances from the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ari Lennox, Trey Songz, Jorja Smith, H.E.R., and more. The footage is from a series of TIDAL-affiliated events over the past few years.

It’s been nearly three years since Kendrick Lamar’s last solo album, and while there’s still few details about its potential release, one of the rapper’s longtime collaborators recently revealed his own involvement in the recording process. In an interview with Japanese fashion company Neet Tokyo posted on YouTube on Friday, Thundercat said that he’s been in the studio with Kendrick.

Boi-1da teased a pair of unreleased Drake songs during his beat battle with Hit-Boy on Instagram live last night. While Hit-Boy played an unreleased Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle song—where Sean downplayed tensions with Kendrick Lamar—Boi-1da previewed an unreleased collaboration between Drake and Roddy Ricch.

Hit-Boy and Boi-1da clashed in an epic beat battle on Instagram Live last night. After Boi-1da shared a Drake and Roddy Ricch collaboration, Hit-Boy countered with an unreleased Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle track, in which the Detroit rapper downplays his long-rumored tensions with Kendrick Lamar.

PARTYNEXTDOOR returned this week with his latest album, PARTYMOBILE. On the penultimate track, “SAVAGE ANTHEM,” Canadian singer appears to reference past relationship drama with his ex-girlfriend, Kehlani.

Dua Lipa just released her new album, Future Nostalgia, and one track that’s already gaining a lot of attention is the space-themed “Levitating.” Although the song fits well within the rest of the album’s up-tempo dance vibes, it’s notable because it features Lipa trying her hand at faux-rapping reminiscent of Blondie. In an interview with Apple Music, Lipa revealed that it was intentional.

As millions of music fans are quarantined in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, TIDAL is doing their best to keep everyone entertained. Today, the company is launching its latest concert live stream, featuring performances from the likes of JAY-Z, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Gunna, City Girls, 21 Savage, and more. The footage is from a series of TIDAL-affiliated events over the past few years.

Ol' Dirty Bastard’s debut solo album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, celebrates its 25th anniversary on March 28. In a 2011 interview with Complex, fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man revealed that RZA and GZA wrote most of the bars for ODB’s debut.

Just days after Timbaland and Swizz Beatz went head-to-head in an epic beat battle, two more producers are set to clash. This time, it’s Boi-1da and Hit-Boy. Boi-1da is known for mega-hits like Drake’s “God’s Plan,” and Rihanna’s “Work,” while Hit-Boy has worked on tracks like Travis Scott’s “SICKO MODE” and JAY-Z and Kanye West’s “N*ggas in Paris.”

2 Chainz revealed to fans that he’s planning to release a sequel to his 2016 collaborative Lil Wayne album, ColleGrove. According to a video he posted, ColleGrove 2 is set to drop in 2020.