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Mitchell Tenpenny On How Embracing Boundaries Inspired ‘Ain’t My Problem’: ‘This Industry Makes You Try to Please Everybody’

Mitchell Tenpenny On How Embracing Boundaries Inspired...

Billboard's Makin' Tracks looks at the writing and recording behind Mitchell Tenpenny's...

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From Victoria Monét to Drake & Noah Kahan, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!

From Victoria Monét to Drake & Noah Kahan, Which New Music...

Miranda Lambert, Lil Nas X and Hilary Duff also dropped fresh projects.

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Executive Turntable: Ivan Chen Named CEO of BandLab Technologies

Executive Turntable: Ivan Chen Named CEO of BandLab Technologies

This week, Warner Music Central Europe and Warner Music Mexico saw executive promotions...

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Anne Hathaway Says Rihanna Inspired Her to Shake Up Her Maternity Style: ‘She Changed the Game’

Anne Hathaway Says Rihanna Inspired Her to Shake Up Her...

"I just needed to use my imagination and go out there and have more fun," the actress...

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First Trailer for Lionel Messi’s ‘Messi & the Giants’ Animated Show Features Music From Luck Ra

First Trailer for Lionel Messi’s ‘Messi & the Giants’ Animated...

The show revealed its first teaser at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga ahead of its 2027...

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QUEER COUNTRY: Let a Thousand Lavenders Bloom

QUEER COUNTRY: Let a Thousand Lavenders Bloom

This Halloween marks the fourth anniversary of Patrick Haggerty’s passing. These...

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Miranda Lambert on Blending Country and Disco on Her New Album: ‘Dolly’s All Over This’

Miranda Lambert on Blending Country and Disco on Her New...

Miranda Lambert talks what surprised her about working with Chris Stapleton, and...

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Stray Kids Join BTS in Withholding Music From 2027 Grammy Consideration

Stray Kids Join BTS in Withholding Music From 2027 Grammy Consideration

BTS announced its boycott in July after the addition of a best Asian pop music performance...

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Biggest Takeaways From Drake’s ’HABIBTI (FOMO)’ Deluxe 

Biggest Takeaways From Drake’s ’HABIBTI (FOMO)’ Deluxe 

Drake delivers on his promise, dropping the deluxe version of his album, HABIBTI....

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Cast of ‘Dolly: A True Original Musical’ Broadway Production Revealed

Cast of ‘Dolly: A True Original Musical’ Broadway Production Revealed

In honor of late country icon Dolly Parton's commitment to inspiring children, 30,000...

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The Game’s Company Sues UMG For $500K Over Alleged Album Promotion Failures

The Game’s Company Sues UMG For $500K Over Alleged Album...

The Game's label seeks damages over its promotional deal as Priscilla Rainey pursues...

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Kenny Chesney Extends Country Airplay No. 1 Record With ‘Carry On’: ‘It’s an Honor & Privilege’

Kenny Chesney Extends Country Airplay No. 1 Record With...

The star's 34th leader is also the first for the new Hey Now Records.

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R&B-Pop Group Soulidified Releases Major Label Debut Single ‘Man Ain’t Me’

R&B-Pop Group Soulidified Releases Major Label Debut Single...

Soulidified is ready to cut through the noise. The emerging R&B-pop group has unleashed...

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How Artists Like Bad Bunny & Rosalia Are Turning Non-English Music Into Grammy Recognition

How Artists Like Bad Bunny & Rosalia Are Turning Non-English...

Multilingual music is no longer an outlier at the awards — and could become an even...

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Miranda Lambert Thinks She & Carrie Underwood Deserve a ‘Ribbon for Surviving’ Male-Dominated Era of Country Music

Miranda Lambert Thinks She & Carrie Underwood Deserve a...

"In the 2010 era, it was like there were no females at all," the country star said.

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Venom Singer/Bassist and Black Metal Icon Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63

Venom Singer/Bassist and Black Metal Icon Conrad ‘Cronos’...

The members of the pioneering black metal band announced their frontman's death...

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How Concord’s Roster of Progressive Pop Producers Is Evolving Mainstream Music

How Concord’s Roster of Progressive Pop Producers Is Evolving...

Years after making bets on a slew of producers on the cutting edge of internet culture,...

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Benson Boone Recalls ‘Embarrassing’ Bathroom Encounter With Fan: ‘I Was Horrified’

Benson Boone Recalls ‘Embarrassing’ Bathroom Encounter...

"I heard the gasp, and that's when I turned, and I was like: 'Oh my gosh,'" the...

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Behind Music Companies’ Stock Market Stumble: ‘They Are Caught in Crosswinds’

Behind Music Companies’ Stock Market Stumble: ‘They Are...

Entertainment and media stocks are down almost across the board, but analysts say...

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Ray J Rushed To Hospital During Livestream After Grim Health Warning

Ray J Rushed To Hospital During Livestream After Grim Health...

Ray J's latest hospital scare follows months of troubling disclosures about his...

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How Charli xcx Is Challenging Herself With Music, Fashion, Film Tour: ‘I’ve Really Climbed My Way Up From Nothing’

How Charli xcx Is Challenging Herself With Music, Fashion,...

Inside the alt-pop star's latest outing.

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The Dance Scene’s Favorite Equine HorsegiirL on Healing & Identity: ‘Because I’m a Horse, People Can Project What They Want Onto Me’

The Dance Scene’s Favorite Equine HorsegiirL on Healing...

Amid her first North American headlining tour and the release of a new track fusing...

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Brandi Carlile Played a Stonewall Fundraiser – and Stuck Around to Sing Celine Dion & Madonna Karaoke

Brandi Carlile Played a Stonewall Fundraiser – and Stuck...

The Grammy winner toasted Returning to Myself (Sad Gay Version) at ground zero for...

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Valiant’s “Dunce Cheque” Meaning: Lyrics and Story Explained

Valiant’s “Dunce Cheque” Meaning: Lyrics and Story Explained

When people search for the meaning of “Dunce Cheque,” they are looking at a 2022...

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The Meaning Behind Koffee’s “Toast”: Lyrics & Story Explained

The Meaning Behind Koffee’s “Toast”: Lyrics & Story Explained

Koffee’s “Toast” is about gratitude. In the song she gives thanks for her rise in...

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Lucky Daye Announces New Album ‘ALOUD!,’ Shares ‘Talk to Me’

Lucky Daye Announces New Album ‘ALOUD!,’ Shares ‘Talk to...

Lucky Daye has a new album on the way, and fans won’t have to wait much longer for...

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All of Taylor Swift’s Bonus Tracks, Ranked (Staff Picks)

All of Taylor Swift’s Bonus Tracks, Ranked (Staff Picks)

Deluxe editions, Target exclusives, 3am Edition, The Encore and more.

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Sienna Spiro: Photos From the Billboard Shoot

Sienna Spiro: Photos From the Billboard Shoot

Check out pics of the rising singer.

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ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National Drift'

ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National...

Listen: just go buy John Leventhal’s second album National Drift. A restless musical...

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Cover | The High Stakes Issue | Mass Appeal Magazine 

Cover | The High Stakes Issue | Mass Appeal Magazine 

The High Stakes Issue examines the moments when choices carry greater weight and...

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Alexander Skarsgård Has All the Slick Moves, But No Shirt in Video For Rolling Stones’ ‘Mr. Charm’

Alexander Skarsgård Has All the Slick Moves, But No Shirt...

The clip for the song from the band's Foreign Tongues album finds the Pillion star...

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Rick Ross Maintains Innocence After Felony Battery Arrest in Miami

Rick Ross Maintains Innocence After Felony Battery Arrest...

Minutes before turning himself in at the Miami-Dade County jail, Rick Ross stopped...

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Rick Ross Bonds Out of Jail, Calls Domestic Violence Allegations ‘Totally Fabricated’

Rick Ross Bonds Out of Jail, Calls Domestic Violence Allegations...

Rick Ross walked out of jail with his travel plans intact and his appetite front...

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Masicka Announces Forever1NE Music Festival in Portmore for December 19

Masicka Announces Forever1NE Music Festival in Portmore...

Masicka has played big stages across Jamaica and beyond, but he has never headlined...

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The Eternal Magic of “Dancing Queen”

The Eternal Magic of “Dancing Queen”

Discover the story of ABBA’s Dancing Queen: its studio secrets, royal debut, and...

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Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Remembers His ‘North Star’ Tom Petty on ‘High Flying Bird’

Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Remembers His ‘North Star’...

The sentimental new song and video is dedicated to Lynch's late musical cohort.

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Austin City Limits 2026: Here’s Where to Watch the Three-Day Music Festival Live Online for Free

Austin City Limits 2026: Here’s Where to Watch the Three-Day...

Starting on Friday (Oct. 2), you can watch the Austin-based festival with performances...

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Stormzy, James Blake, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis Recognized at 2026 Ivors Academy Honours Ceremony

Stormzy, James Blake, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis Recognized...

The Ivors' second honours event took place in London on Thursday (Oct. 1).

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Kid Rock Searching For Salvation on Upcoming ‘Halfway to Jesus’ Christian Rock Album Featuring Eminem Collab

Kid Rock Searching For Salvation on Upcoming ‘Halfway to...

You can preview the faith-based music collection with the Bob Seger-coded first...

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Mr Eazi and MOLIY Link Up on New Single “Comfort”

Mr Eazi and MOLIY Link Up on New Single “Comfort”

Afropop star Mr Eazi is back with a new single, “Comfort,” featuring Ghanaian-American...

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EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Agrees To Sacrifice BET & Other Black Channels If It Violates $110B Merger Rules With Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Agrees To Sacrifice BET & Other Black...

Paramount's California settlement exposes six BET networks to a forced ownership...

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Suspect in Rihanna Home Shooting Declared Competent to Stand Trial

Suspect in Rihanna Home Shooting Declared Competent to...

“Why are we doing this?” That was the question Los Angeles County Superior Court...

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Bounty Killer and Elephant Man Link Up for ‘How We Do It’ on ZJ Chrome’s Mad Collab Riddim

Bounty Killer and Elephant Man Link Up for ‘How We Do It’...

Two of dancehall’s loudest voices are back on the same riddim, and the result sounds...

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Nas Sit Down To Discuss Hip-Hop In New York City

Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Nas Sit Down To Discuss Hip-Hop...

On Wednesday (Sept. 30), the GOAT mayor premiered a quick video about the importance...

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50 Cent Questions How Son Sire Feels About Daphne Joy’s Wild Freaky Revelations With Ye & Wife

50 Cent Questions How Son Sire Feels About Daphne Joy’s...

50 Cent brings son Sire into Daphne Joy’s latest controversy after she addresses...

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Blue to celebrate 25th anniversary with Manila, Davao & Cebu shows in January 2027

Blue to celebrate 25th anniversary with Manila, Davao &...

Blue are bringing their 25th Anniversary Tour to the Philippines in January 2027....

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Moonchild Sanelly Unveils Afro-House Album The Blueprint

Moonchild Sanelly Unveils Afro-House Album The Blueprint

Moonchild Sanelly is entering a new chapter in her music career with The Blueprint,...

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Xucceedo Calls for Progress and Unity on ‘Arise’

Xucceedo Calls for Progress and Unity on ‘Arise’

Nigerian Afro-dancehall artiste and House Records Group (HRG) CEO Xucceedo has released...

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Report: Diddy Has Access to Cellphones, Massages and Liquor at Fort Dix, Sources Tell NBC News

Report: Diddy Has Access to Cellphones, Massages and Liquor...

Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly paying fellow inmates to scrub toilets and showers...

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Sam Kingpin Releases Socially Conscious New Single “Storyteller”

Sam Kingpin Releases Socially Conscious New Single “Storyteller”

Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer Sam Kingpin has released his new single,...

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Mel C Is Donating Some of Her Best Kit For a Good Cause

Mel C Is Donating Some of Her Best Kit For a Good Cause

The British pop superstar is parting ways with three memorable pieces. Each will...

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Stormzy, James Blake, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis Recognized at Ivors Academy 2026 Ceremony

Stormzy, James Blake, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis Recognized...

The Ivors' second honours event took place in London on Thursday (Oct. 1).

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Dlala Thukzin Announces Ninth Solo Album “Ember” Ahead of Global Release

Dlala Thukzin Announces Ninth Solo Album “Ember” Ahead...

South African DJ and producer Dlala Thukzin is preparing to enter another important...

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De Gold Shares Message of Faith and Hustle on New Single “Devotion”

De Gold Shares Message of Faith and Hustle on New Single...

Nigerian singer-songwriter De Gold is blending Afrobeats, faith, and personal experience...

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BNXN Is Still In Charge

BNXN Is Still In Charge

BNXN has never sounded like an artist in a hurry to prove himself, and Still In...

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Take a Bow: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Returns to No. 1 In Australia

Take a Bow: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Returns...

Thanks to the release of the "Encore" edition, "Showgirl" returns to No. 1 and new...

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Drake’s ‘HABIBTI (FOMO)’ Deluxe: All 4 New Songs Ranked

Drake’s ‘HABIBTI (FOMO)’ Deluxe: All 4 New Songs Ranked

Initially premiered in Drizzy's FOMO short film, a four-pack headed to streaming...

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Deborah McKay Releases Heartfelt New Single “I Really Do” as a Tribute to Her Late Mother

Deborah McKay Releases Heartfelt New Single “I Really Do”...

South African Gospel and Jazz vocalist Deborah McKay has released her heartfelt...

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Lone Ark Meets The 18th Parallel – Showcase Vol. 2

Lone Ark Meets The 18th Parallel – Showcase Vol. 2

The post Lone Ark Meets The 18th Parallel – Showcase Vol. 2 appeared first on Reggae...

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G Cole’s Long-Awaited ‘Black Green And Reggae’

G Cole’s Long-Awaited ‘Black Green And Reggae’

The post G Cole’s Long-Awaited ‘Black Green And Reggae’ appeared first on Reggae...

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Metallica Sphere Setlist: Every Song From Night 1 of ‘Life Burns Faster’ Las Vegas Residency

Metallica Sphere Setlist: Every Song From Night 1 of ‘Life...

The hard rock legends have Sphere dates scheduled through March 2027.

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Dakota Johnson Insists She’ll Form a ‘Wall of Death’ For Turnstile In New ‘SNL’ Promo: Watch

Dakota Johnson Insists She’ll Form a ‘Wall of Death’ For...

Johnson, who previously hosted SNL in 2015 and again in 2020, appears in a playful...

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Victoria Monét Releases New Album ‘Frequency of Love’: Stream

Victoria Monét Releases New Album ‘Frequency of Love’:...

Victoria Monét has unleashed her sophomore album, Frequency of Love, via Lovett...

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Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, Drake & Miranda Lambert with Ella Langley: New Music Friday Guide

Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, Drake & Miranda Lambert with...

Check out the must-hear releases of the week.

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Noah Kahan Unleashes ‘Hunger Games’ Cut ‘Draw You Out’: Stream It Now

Noah Kahan Unleashes ‘Hunger Games’ Cut ‘Draw You Out’:...

It's the first single lifted from the official soundtrack for The Hunger Games:...

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Mac Miller’s Estate Releases 10th-Anniversary Edition of ‘The Divine Feminine’ With 3 New Songs

Mac Miller’s Estate Releases 10th-Anniversary Edition of...

Mac's amorous exploration debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2016.

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Hilary Duff Has a ‘CATastrophe’ on Her Hands With New Song for ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Movie: Watch the Video

Hilary Duff Has a ‘CATastrophe’ on Her Hands With New Song...

The pop star is lending her voice to the upcoming Dr. Seuss adventure with a new...

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Keisuke Kuwata Talks ‘Akane-banashi’ Themes, Japanese-Western Fusion & Staying Relevant for 50 Years: Billboard Japan Monthly Interview

Keisuke Kuwata Talks ‘Akane-banashi’ Themes, Japanese-Western...

Released as Kuwata’s solo work, "Hitotarashi" serves as the opener for the anime...

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Fuyumi Ono’s ‘Yumei no Kishi: Juni Kokuki’ Sweeps Three Metrics to Top Billboard Japan Book Hot 100

Fuyumi Ono’s ‘Yumei no Kishi: Juni Kokuki’ Sweeps Three...

Last week's No. 1, Onna no Sono no Hoshi Vol. 5, a comedy manga set at an all-girls...

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The Game’s Label Sues UMG for Under-Promoting His 2022 Album: ‘Diminished Commercial Performance’

The Game’s Label Sues UMG for Under-Promoting His 2022...

The rapper's label alleges UMG's Virgin Music Group spent just a third of the marketing...

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Stella Lefty Is ‘So Dead’ Over ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch Roasting the Debate Around Her Songwriting Credits

Stella Lefty Is ‘So Dead’ Over ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch...

The singer is laughing off the cut-for-time Weekend Update bit, praising Veronika...

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American Authors Are Taking ‘Best Day of My Life’ to a Whole New Generation With Kids Project Bogoo’s Best Day

American Authors Are Taking ‘Best Day of My Life’ to a...

The singers are trading traditional pop music for a family-friendly Oct. 23 album,...

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Vince Staples Has a Message for Critics: ‘Albums Aren’t Supposed to Be Perfect’

Vince Staples Has a Message for Critics: ‘Albums Aren’t...

The rapper sent the message during a recent episode of his Apple Music radio show.

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