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Maren Morris is keeping the music coming with a fresh single off her Humble Quest album. For her next radio single, she’s selected “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” which is the third track on the project.

“Next single let’s goooooooooooo,” Maren wrote on Twitter this week along with the single art for her song.

Humble Quest arrived in March, and the project’s first single, “Circles Around This Town,” cracked the Top 10 on the country radio charts. Fans have already gotten to familiarize themselves with “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” as Maren and her fellow artist husband, Ryan Hurd, debuted the song live at the 2022 CMT Music Awards stage back in April.

In other news, Maren recently returned to the studio with her “The Middle” collaborator Zedd for a new duet, “Make You Say.”

She’s also made headlines in recent weeks for her feud with Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany over Brittany’s transphobic social media comments. Maren launched a t-shirt to commemorate the feud, raising $150,000 to benefit transgender youth causes in the process.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has become as a global entertainment mogul over the past three decades with the success of Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean John fashions, Revolt TV and more. Now, he’s openly advertising for executives to help him “change the world.”

In an emotional Instagram video, Diddy says, “Three years ago God made my mission and my purpose clear.” That mission is to achieve equality for all people.

“To other people it’s impossible. It’s not impossible. It’s gonna happen,” the BET Lifetime Achievement Award winner continued.

“I know there are other people out there who feel like me that are talented, that have a track record and have the experience at the level I’m playing at,” Diddy added.

Combs listed several positions he’s recruiting for his team. The roles include CMO, COO, VP of Marketing, revenue technologists, scientists, TV & film development execs, social media directors, graphic designers, copywriters, editors and many more.

“I’m doing God’s work,” he declared without giving more specifics about his plan.

The 52-year-old icon ended the clip saying, “Please God. I beg you, I beg you, I beg you to send me talented, like minded individuals that want to change the world.”

Diddy is asking for resumes and portfolios to be sent to him at Godswork@combsglobal.com.

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HIM frontman Ville Valo has announced Neon Noir, his upcoming debut album under his solo moniker, VV.

The record is set to arrive January 13, 2023. It consists of 12 tracks, including the previously released “Loveletting” and “Echolocate Your Love.”

“Neon Noir is a sonic step-by-step guide on how to survive, and perhaps even enjoy, the realm of VV with its abundance of things that go bump in the night,” Valo says. “It’s a teary mascara marathon between Robert Smith and Ozzy [Osbourne], with a dash of hope.”

Valo launched VV after the now-defunct HIM played their final show in 2017. Beloved in their native Finland, the band is best known in the U.S. for the single “Wings of a Butterfly.”

You can catch VV on tour in the U.S. beginning March 2023.

Here’s the Neon Noir track list:

“Echolocate Your Love”
“Run Away from the Sun”
“Neon Noir”
“Loveletting”
“The Foreverlost”
“Baby Lacrimarium”
“Salute the Sanguine”
“In Trenodia”
“Heartful of Ghosts”
“Saturnine Saturnalia”
“Zener Solitaire”
“Vertigo Eyes”

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R&B singer Jesse Powell passed away Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 51.

The Grammy nominee’s younger sisters, recording artists Trina Bell and Tamara Powell, made the announcement for the family on social media.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother and uncle Jesse Powell. He passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home,” reads Tamara’s Instagram post.

“The family asks for privacy at this time as we mourn this tremendous loss and celebrate his everlasting legacy. Jesse loved music and he especially loved his fans who supported him throughout his career. We want you all to know that you meant the world to him,” concluded the post, which Trina also shared on Facebook.

Powell was born in Gary, Indiana and released four solo albums from 1996-2003. His second album, ‘Bout It, was certified Gold and featured the song “You,” which peaked at #2 on the R&B Billboard chart.

His cause of death was not revealed.

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Björk has shared another new song off her upcoming album, Fossora.

The track is titled “Ovule” and is described by the Icelandic artist as her “definition of love.”

“It is a meditation about us as lovers walking around this world,” Björk shares.

“Ovule,” which is available now via digital outlets, is the second cut to be released from Fossora, following the song “Atopos.” Like its predecessor, “Ovule” is accompanied by a video filled with elaborate costumes and vibrant colors, which you can watch now streaming on YouTube.

Fossora, the follow-up to 2017’s Utopia, will be released September 30.

Meanwhile, you can listen to Björk work through her discography on her new Sonic Symbolism podcast. Each episode in the nine-part series is dedicated to one of Björk’s past albums.

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Ashley McBryde tells the stories of characters across small-town America in Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, a new, 13-track collection that will showcase her unparalleled knack for writing story songs.

And she’s not alone in the project: Lindeville is a collaborative effort featuring fellow artists like Brandy Clark and Caylee Hammack. Brothers Osborne‘s John Osborne produced the album.

According to Ashley, the idea for Lindeville was born out of a songwriting retreat with frequent collaborators Nicolette Hayford and Aaron Raitiere.

“We wrote this song called ‘Blackout Betty,’ and I realized we had written previous songs called ‘Shut Up Sheila’ on Never Will and ‘Livin’ Next to Leroy’ on Girl Going Nowhere,” she explained. “Aaron had a song called ‘Jesus, Jenny’ and I thought, ‘We should keep these characters together and give them a place to live!’”

Ashley and the gang stayed in a rural Tennessee house nearby a lake with “eight bottles of tequila, two cartons of cigarettes, one kitchen table and six individuals out of their minds.” 

Lindeville is due for release on Sept. 30, but you can pre-order the album now. Ashley’s Trybe Fan Club will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase the album on limited-edition purple vinyl.

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Sleeping with Sirens has premiered a new song called “Complete Collapse,” the title track off the band’s upcoming album.

“‘Complete Collapse’ is actually a song about how I was feeling mentally before the pandemic and how I could have completely collapsed if it weren’t for the time at home during the pandemic,” says vocalist Kellin Quinn. “Having the time to restore and not burn out was a godsend, which is ironic for how terrible the pandemic was.”

“It is also the reason for the title and the picture on the cover of our album,” Quinn adds. “I think says it best we’re all just chilling at the pool drinking our martinis while everything is burning around us.”

You can listen to “Complete Collapse” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Complete Collapse the album, the follow-up to 2019’s How It Feels to Be Lost, drops October 14. It includes collaborations with Underoath‘s Spencer Chamberlain, Dorothy, Royal & the Serpent and Charlotte Sands.

Sleeping with Sirens will be performing at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young festival in October. The much-anticipated event is headlined by My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Bring Me the Horizon.

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Justin Bieber sweetly celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary with wife Hailey Bieber.  

The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, took to social media to honor each other. Justin shared an intimate black-and-white photo of himself and Hailey cuddling with their puppy.

“Happy anniversary to my best friend and wifey @haileybieber .. thanks for making me better in every way,” he captioned the adorable snap.

As for Hailey, she shared a throwback photo from their wedding and flashes of their life since tying the knot. “4 years married to you. the most beautiful human I’ve ever known,” she captioned the carousel of pictures. 

Calling Justin the “love of my life,” she closed the tribute by writing, “Thank God for you.”

The model also revealed Tiffany & Co. celebrated their anniversary by presenting them with matching, diamond-encrusted lock bracelets. “These make a beautiful gift!” Hailey gushed while sharing a snap of herself and Justin holding hands in a way that shows off their new bling.

She also shared an additional post to her Instagram, where fans could catch a better glimpse of her and Justin’s new bangles. “My new favorite forever piece,” she noted in the caption.

The lovebirds wed in a Manhattan courthouse in September 2018 before holding a more traditional ceremony in South Carolina the following year.

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Britney Spears and her sons, Jayden and Sean Preston, may be dealing with some family drama at the moment, but the pop star is putting it aside to wish her teenage boys the happiest of birthdays.

Jayden turned 16 on September 12, while his brother, Sean Preston, turned 17 on September 14.

Britney celebrated the birthday milestones on her Instagram and penned a sweet message to her boys. “Happy birthday Preston and Jayden !!! Love you both so much !!!” she exclaimed in a caption filled with balloon, heart and celebration-related emojis.

The Grammy winner shared a photo of her wrapping an arm around Sean Preston, who’s razzing the camera, while another photo shows the trio embracing under an archway made to look like snow in what appears to be a Christmas celebration. Britney clarified the photos “are from last year.”

Their relationship has been strained in recent years, with Jayden revealing in an interview that he and his brother haven’t seen their mother in months.  

Britney has since come forward in several audio recordings, which have all been deleted, about how her estrangement has hurt her. “Honestly, I don’t understand how it’s just so easy for them just to cut me off like that. I don’t understand it,” she expressed.

She also had strong words for their father, her ex-husband Kevin Federline, and accused him of manipulating their children.

Kevin denies the accusations and told 60 Minutes Australia, “The boys have decided that they’re not seeing her right now.”

Jayden said in a separate interview, “I just want [my mom] to get better mentally. When she gets better I really want to see her again.”

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