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Madonna has teamed up with credit card company Bilt to cover rent for tenants at a historic New York rehearsal space used by generations of musicians.

More than a decade after a very public Twitter spat, Katy Perry and Chief Keef linked up in the studio and teased a remix of her 2013 track Legendary Lovers.

The pan-Latin rock track, written and produced by Edgar Barrera, uses Santana's guitar and Becky G's vocals to speak to the reality of family separation under immigration enforcement.

Shane Lavers' project Chanel Beads has shared a new song with a video and announced a run of fall tour dates.

Ravyn Lenae has announced her third LP, Blue Island, set for release on August 7 via Atlantic Records.
The ceremony took place May 27 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, with Kapo earning pop/Latin rhythm songwriter of the year for the first time.
A viral scene from the Prime Video series Off Campus sent the 2011 J.Lo and Pitbull single back onto the Billboard Global 200 for the first time in 15 years.
The U.S. will mark its 250th anniversary with a concert on the National Mall featuring Martina McBride, Flo Rida, and Vanilla Ice, among others.
The Peking Duk co-founder told Triple M he would give Eurovision a crack, days after Delta Goodrem finished fourth in Vienna.

The rapper joins the mental health initiative We Are Enough as a founding partner, with bracelets handed out at his Madison Square Garden show on May 30.
Young MC confirmed he will not perform at the Trump-backed Freedom 250 event, citing political involvement that artists were never told about.
The local Grammy-winning group lit up New Orleans venues during Jazz Fest, proving few acts match their energy on a hometown stage.