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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Summer Walker Drops 'Summer Series (Amazon Music Live)' EP

R&B star Summer Walker has teamed with Amazon Music to release her Summer Series (Amazon Music Live) EP.

The five-track EP features Walker's livestream February performance at Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia. The live performance setlist included "Unloyal," "Throw It Away," "Playing Games," "Session 32" and "Over It." The EP is now streaming on Amazon Music.

Walker's most recent, sophomore album, Still Over It, was released on November 5, 2021, via LVRN/Interscope Records. The 20-track album features appearances from Ari Lennox, Cardi B, Ciara, Pharrell Williams, Omarion, SZA, JT of City Girls and Lil Durk.

Summer also recently collaborated with Kendrick Lamar's "Purple Hearts" and The Weeknd's "Best Friend (Remix)."

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Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' Jumps To Top Spot On Billboard Hot 100

Beyoncé's "Break My Soul" has jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Queen Bey earned her 8th solo No. 1 on the list. The track, which debuted at No. 15 six weeks earlier, is from her latest album Renaissance, which also earned her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

"Break My Soul" earned 61.7 million radio airplay audience impressions, up 8%, and 18.9 million streams, up 114%. It sold 13,000 downloads in the July 29-August 4 tracking week, which was up 113%, according to Luminate.

Besides the original version, on August 3, Beyoncé released an EP of four remixed versions of the track, featuring will.i.am, Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon, and Nita Aviance.

Beyoncé also released "The Queens Remix", a collaboration with Madonna, interpolating her 1990 song "Vogue."

(Photo: Mason Poole)

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Iggy Azalea Announces Return To Music: 'Cry About It'

Iggy Azalea has announced that she's returning to music after a temporary retirement last summer.

"A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted," Azalea tweeted. "But what I've learned is that even when I'm minding my business, y'all gonna be negative AND nosey. So if I can't have peace, neither can you. I'm coming back. Cry about it."

The Australian rapper, who released her third and most recent studio album The End Of An Era in August 2021, had announced last year that she would be taking a break from music to "focus on other creative projects and things I'm feeling passionate [about] and inspired by, beyond music."

"I'm excited for you guys to see different sides to me in the future," she continued. "Shifting my energy and focus to what I'm most excited about is what is right for me and I hope you'll continue to support whatever creative projects I'm out here doing!"

Azalea is currently opening for Pitbull on his Can't Stop Us Now summer tour.

(Photo: Laura Murray)

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