Tame Impala, Erykah Badu, Jorja Smith to appear on NTS stream

The new extended mix was shared as part of a new NTS radio fundraising series

A Jersey City cop won the 40th season of Survivor — and has reportedly taken home the largest prize in reality show history.

Erykah Badu and Jill Scott saw their combined streams more than tripled after the two contested in the first female battle of the popular Instagram Live #Verzuz series on Saturday night (May 9). The two singer-songwriters collectively pulled 6.7 million U.S. streams on Saturday and Sunday

By Brian Steinberg

At the end of nearly two months of battles between regional producers, legacy producers, legendary rap producers, R&B and pop producers and writers, the Verzuz series of Instagram live song battles still had a glaring omission from their line-up: women. 

Michelle Obama, 56, loves her music! The Becoming author was living for Erykah Badu and Jill Scott‘s throwback themed Instagram Live battle, and couldn’t resist requesting one of her favorite songs in the comments. “Erykah…there are so many,” she began her comment, responding to the ladies’ question about songs the 725K tuned-in fans may want to hear.

First, there was the battle of Babyface versus Teddy Riley last month.

It's taken from 'La La Land' director Damien Chazelle's new Netflix series 'The Eddy'

Swizz Beats and Timbaland have been heating up Instagram with their insane Versuz battle series, and next up in the ring are Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.

Alright y’all! We’ve been having some of the most epic Instagram Live battles since we’ve been in quarantine and it’s time for the ladies to go awf!! It looks likeVerzuz got Jill Scott and Erykah Badu to battle out their hits!

Fans have been living for Timbaland and Swizz Beatz‘s Instagram live battles, which have already featured stars like Babyface, T-Pain, and more! Now, it’s time for something different. On May 1, Timbaland announced that the next battle will feature two titans of their craft: Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.

Taking the next step. Demi Lovato shared that her boyfriend, Max Ehrich, recently met her friend Sam Smith and it’s an introduction that the singer didn’t take lightly.

Kevin Parker's Tame Impala, Erykah Badu and Skrillex are among the scores of acts confirmed for NTS Radio’s 24-hour radio takeover, set for this Saturday (May 2).The broadcast, dubbed Remote Utopias, will feature upwards of 50 acts from across all genres, with money raised going to The Global Foodbanking Network.Other names on the lineup include Four Tet, Jonah Hill, Weyes Blood, and organizers are promising a “whirlwind of music,” with exclusive premieres, radio and live video streams.

The Jersey 4 Jersey benefit show Wednesday night stripped the stars of their stage names and brought them back to their hometown roots to raise money for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.

A virtual concert called Jersey 4 Jersey was conducted and many celebs, musicians, and comedians participated in the concert. The virtual concert was joined by music legends, Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.

By Nellie Andreeva

Lady Gaga, 34, seriously looks so happy with her new boyfriend, tech entrepreneur Michael Polansky. The “Shallow” hitmaker took to Instagram on April 22 to share a sweet video of the couple, cuddled up on the couch as they watched Tony Bennett, 93, perform as part of the Jersey 4 Jersey benefit concert supporting the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. New Jersey icons Bruce Springsteen, 70, and Jon Bon Jovi, 58, also took part in the at-home fundraising concert.