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Benny Blanco Offers First Taste of Spanish-Language Album ‘Hermoso’ With ‘Joven y Salvaje,’ Featuring Bb trickz

• Benny Blanco releases 'Joven y Salvaje' with Spanish rapper Bb trickz as a preview of his upcoming Spanish-language album Hermoso, due August 14
• The track features house-influenced production and lyrics exploring youth rebellion; the music video shows transformation from minimalist white space to racing gear and fireworks
• Hermoso marks Blanco's fourth studio album following his 2025 collaborative project with Selena Gomez

The Spanish rapper speaks of the carelessness that comes with being young on the new song.

Drake Makes $1 Million Bet on Conor McGregor to Win UFC Fight: ‘The Mac Is Back’

• Drake wagered $1 million on McGregor to win at UFC 329 against Max Holloway in Las Vegas
• The rapperstandsPosition to earn $1.85 million profit if McGregor wins; the fighter is listed as an underdog
• Drake and McGregor have been friends for roughly a decade since meeting at a 2016 concert tour

McGregor returns to the Octagon on Saturday night to take on Max Holloway at UFC 329.

Keith Richards Once Got Punched by Chuck Berry for Committing a Grave Rock & Roll Offense

• Keith Richards was struck by Chuck Berry in the 1960s after attempting to touch the legendary guitarist's instrument without permission
• Richards acknowledged the rebuke as justified and maintained deep admiration for Berry's foundational influence on rock music

NEW YORK, NY - 1980: Guitarist Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, lounges in his New York City, New York, office during a 1980 portrait session. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) Keith Richards once committed a grave rock & roll offense against Chuck Berry. Find out why the…

Future Is Stuck in the Past on The Real Me: Review

• Album promised introspective self-revelation but delivers conventional swagger instead
• Reviewer: strong production and legacy references cannot overcome thematic misdirection

Despite some scattered highlights, The Real Me never delivers on its promise of revealing a more introspective Future. Future Is Stuck in the Past on The Real Me: Review Kiana Fitzgerald

Taylor Swift Paid ‘Over $160,000’ to Obtain NYC Permit for MSG Wedding, Says Zohran Mamdani

The update comes after the superstar and her husband, Travis Kelce, faced criticism for their Fourth of July wedding

The 1971 scene so controversial that it was banned for 30 years: “Outrageously sick”

• Ken Russell's 1971 'The Devils' exemplified early 1970s cinema's embrace of controversial religious and sexual imagery after the Hays Code's decline
• A scene featuring nude nuns and religious iconography was suppressed by British censors for 30 years before surfacing in a 2002 documentary
• The film's partial survival demonstrates tension between artistic expression and institutional censorship during a transitional period in filmmaking

Shocking. The post The 1971 scene so controversial that it was banned for 30 years: “Outrageously sick” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

John Summit’s Latest Twitter Beef Is With Pete Tong

• DJ John Summit accused Pete Tong of appropriating his remix of 'Missing' after initially proposing collaboration
• Tong countered with email documentation showing he had planned multiple artist versions for release
• Collaborator Franky Rizardo withdrew from the project after the dispute surfaced

The DJs are fighting. Following recent beefs with Travis Scott and Diplo, John Summit called out Pete Tong earlier this week for allegedly stealing his unreleased remix of "Missing" by Everything But The Girl, but Tong retaliated with receipts today. The post John Summit’s Latest Twitter Beef Is…

The band Mick Fleetwood called the most beautiful to hear: “A collaboration”

• Mick Fleetwood praised the Ghana Folkloric Group's vocal harmonies as among the most beautiful he'd heard whilst recording his 1981 solo album 'The Visitor'
• The album featured African rhythms and reinterpretations of Fleetwood Mac material, including a children's drum ensemble version of 'Rattlesnake Shake'
• Fleetwood pursued world music collaboration during the band's hiatus, bringing Ghanaian musicians into his creative process

The peak of vocal perfection. The post The band Mick Fleetwood called the most beautiful to hear: “A collaboration” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

In Canada: Angine de Poitrine, Peaches & More Make the Polaris Music Prize 2026 Short List

• Polaris Music Prize announces 10-album shortlist selected by 205-person jury of music professionals based solely on artistic merit
• New voting structure uses full jury panel instead of 11-member grand jury; $30,000 prize awarded September 22 at Massey Hall
• Angine de Poitrine considered frontrunner after viral success; Peaches and Beverly Glenn-Copeland nominated for first time in album category

Also up north this week: Nominations open for Billboard Canada Women in Music, and Rogers takes ownership of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

25 Best Songs of All Time

• Entertainment listicle ranking 25 greatest songs across different artists and decades
• Author acknowledges the inherent impossibility of comprehensive ranking given hundreds of songs per major artist
• Examples include Bob Dylan's 'Tangled Up in Blue' and The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York'

The best songs ever made include untouchable classics like "Purple Rain" by Prince, "Across the Universe" by The Beatles, and ABBA's "Dancing Queen."