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The Nas-backed bid to bring Resorts World NYC to Queens, New York, has been approved, Resorts World has announced. The Community Advisory Board announced the decision following a unanimous vote Thursday in favor of the development. According to a press release, the next step is to receive final approval from the Gaming Facility Location Board.

“On behalf of the entire Resorts World team, I want to thank the Community Advisory Committee for recognizing the impact we will have not only on Queens but all of New York City and State,” said Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East, the regional operator of Resorts World New York City, in a press release. “We are incredibly grateful to the large number of residents, partners, and supporters who touted this project, without a single person speaking against it. This is a testament to our mission – solidified over the last 15 years – to be the best neighbor possible here in Queens.”

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards also shared his thoughts on the announcement, while poking fun at Jay-Z‘s proposal for a Times Square casino being rejected.

“There’s a theme in Queens, and I know that Nas was a part of this: Queens get the money. Sorry, Jay-Z, we win again,” Richards said in a clip making its rounds on social media. “You can let the Brooklyn borough president know that I send my regards to him.”

If approved, the Resorts World, worth $5.5 billion, will “create 24,000 new jobs” and “provide $1 billion in new incremental revenue to New York State in 2026, and billions of dollars in economic activity beginning as soon as next July,” according to a press release. The expansion will also include 30 food and beverage outlets and a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, among other things.

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Doja Cat has released her new album, Vie [vee], and gives a nod to her mom in a new video for one of the tracks.

Doja explains in a statement that the album’s title was “a choice of worldplay”: It’s her fifth album, and the Roman numeral for five is a capital V. Doja also has that Roman numeral tattooed on her collarbone. The word “vie” means “life” in French.

“Five in numerology represents curiosity, adventure, and change,” she says. “I chose Vie as a nod to [the song] ‘La Vie en Rose’ and tied it together with the theme of romance and throughout this project I give my interpretation on love, sex, romance, pain, and wonder within a relationship.”

She adds, “I feel strongly about the meaning of the word Vie because without life there is no love and without love there is no adventure. This is an adventurous album and with homages and nods to the [’80s, ’70s and ’90s], I wanted to give my own personal modern twist.”

One of the songs on the new album is called “Gorgeous.” Doja has dropped a super-glam video for it, inspired by makeup commercials from the ’80s. It stars her and a group of famous models, including Alek Wek, Irina Shayk, Karen Elson, Paloma Elsesser, Alex Consani and Amelia Gray.

Also appearing briefly is Doja’s mom, Deborah Sawyer; she pops up in the part where Doja says, “I look like my family, I don’t need to brag.”

If you want to be as glam as Doja, there’s a new Amazon Music merch line inspired by the new album. 

Doja will cohost The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 1 and appear on Saturday Night Live Oct. 4.

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Two very different worlds collide, as Texas traditionalist Hudson Westbrook collaborates with artist/producer Marshmello on the new track “Better Man Than Me.”

“Marshmello has such a specific vibe,” Hudson says. “It’s been fun to collaborate with him because this song is so different from anything else I’ve ever done.”

“I’ll always be true to my Texas roots, so I brought that with me on this track,” he adds. “It’s been stuck in my head for months, happy for y’all to have it.”

Hudson and Marshmello also shot a “21st century western” music video for “Better Man Than Me,” complete with cowboys and cops.

Marshmello previously topped the country chart with “Miles on It” with Kane Brown and more recently released “Holy Water” with Jelly Roll. 

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Lewis Capaldi is scheduled to perform in Nottingham, England, Friday night, but ahead of the concert he decided to capitalize on the fact that his name is similar to that of a supermarket chain.

As documented on his Instagram, Lewis performed a surprise concert on the roof of the city’s Aldi supermarket. The first photo on his post shows him holding up a sign reading “CAP” in front of the Aldi logo — the caption reads, “capAldi, had to be done x.” 

Lewis is seen in the post’s video singing his new single, “Something in the Heavens,” as excited fans below film him on their phones and hold up signs reading, “We love you Lewis.” It marked the first time Lewis has performed the single outside of his current arena tour.

According to ITV.com, Lewis also sang some of his previous hits during the rooftop concert.

Lewis staged a comeback in June after a two-year hiatus, dropping the single “Survive” and appearing at the Glastonbury Festival. During his 2023 appearance at that same festival, he was unable to finish singing “Someone You Loved” due to his Tourette’s syndrome, so the crowd helped him through it. After that, he announced he was stepping away to focus on his physical and mental health.

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Mgk‘s album Tickets To My Downfall came out Sept. 25, 2020, and he’s announced that he’ll be celebrating the fifth anniversary of the album for “the rest of this year.”

Mgk wrote on Instagram, “5 years ago pop punk came back to life.” He added, “we have 5 unreleased songs from that era being mixed rn to release asap, a coffee book of BTS from the recording process, merch, a tour, and more. TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL I LOVE YOU.”

He posted a series of photos from the recording sessions of the album, including shots of Travis Barker, who was the producer, drummer and main collaborator on the project. One of the photos is a text exchange between mgk and Barker; the drummer wrote, “Happy tickets anniversary my brother.” Mgk replied, “5 years later i still can’t believe it. living like a maniac gave us some really good songs. changed my life forever. love you big bro.”

Tickets To My Downfall, which marked mgk’s move from rap to pop punk, featured guest appearances by Halsey, Iann Dior, Bert McCracken of The Used, Yungblood, blackbear and Trippie Redd. It was mgk’s first #1 album and his first to be RIAA-certified Platinum; it also featured the hit “My Ex’s Best Friend.”

Mgk’s new tour in support of his latest album, Lost Americana, launches Nov. 18 in Glendale, Arizona.

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Wale is shedding light on a different side of D.C. with a new series about real-life hitman Wayne “Silk” Perry,  now known as Nkosi Shaka Zulu El. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s acquired a share in Perry Industries, which owns Perry’s life rights, and will help bring the hitman’s story to life on the small screen. 

Silk will follow Perry’s journey as hitman and enforcer for New York drug dealer Alpo Martinez in the early ’90s during a time when D.C. was called the “murder capital,” THR reports. The series is currently in its formative stages of development.

“D.C. is more than just politics. We have a rich, Black history that’s inspired audiences around the world, and it’s time to tell more stories that are based here. That era in D.C. was internationally famous,” Wale says in a statement, according to THR. “The Redskins were winning Super Bowls, the mayor was indicted by the FBI, Joe Biden passed the crime bill, and D.C. had 482 homicides — the highest in the country.”

“At the same time, our regional genre of go-go was thriving, and Def Jam, the label I’m signed to now, was the first major label to sign a go-go band with a song on the Hot 100 produced by Rick Rubin,” he continues. “There was a lot going on, and we want to weave all of these stories together.”

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Dustin Lynch continues to explore the fusion of country and dance with his new track, “Home to You.”

It’s a collab with “twin-brother folktronica duo” MC4D, made up of siblings Matt Drake and Chris Drake.

“I’m fired up to finally drop ‘Home To You’ with MC4D,” Dustin says. “We’ve been testing it out in the club sets day and night, and it’s been electric. Jumping into this new lane has awakened a whole new part of my soul.”

“Getting to create and collaborate in new ways this far into my career has been some of the most fun and fulfilling music-making I’ve ever done,” he adds.

The new song follows July’s Club Set Remixes EP, which reimagines some of Dustin’s biggest hits, like “Small Town Boy,” “Seein’ Red” and “Stars Like Confetti.”

“He’s pioneering such a unique lane when it comes to his country-EDM project,” MC4D says in a news release, “and we’re so grateful for the energy and excitement that he’s brought to this song. ‘Home To You’ feels like the perfect mix of Dustin’s hit country sound and our melodic EDM project, and stylistically we feel it really stands apart in the developing country crossover landscape.”

Next up, Dustin launches the Two for the Road Tour with Scotty McCreery Nov. 6 in Saginaw, Michigan.

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise is out with their brand-new album, bones, and to coincide with the release they’ve dropped a new video for the song “Tropics.”

The clip features a live performance recorded during their Sept. 8 sold-out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Bones is Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s fifth studio album and the follow-up to 2024’s Love Hate Music Box.

The band is currently on a North American tour and will play Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, on Saturday. A complete list of dates can be found at rksband.com.

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Young Thug has released Uy Scuti, his first full-length album since being released from jail. It opens with the track “Ninja,” which features a clip of a statement a state prosecutor made during his RICO case.

“He’s the one directing traffic, he is the one that we’re all afraid of,” the prosecutor says. “He’s the one that’s King Slime, he’s pulling the shots, he is the most dangerous of the 28, judge. And I implore you not to grant him a bond. He is dangerous.”

Elsewhere on the album, Thugger addresses the recent jail call scandal, music’s positive effects on his life, women and his luxurious lifestyle. There’s also a shot toward Gunna on “Dreams Rarely Do Come True.”

“Why would I cry over a b**** I gave to Gunna police a**?” Thug raps. Thugger also seemingly took shots at Gunna on “Sad Slime.”

“I seen my brother turn rat in my face/ I been cryin’ all day,” he raps on the chorus. “Tryna pick a n**** up, tryna put a n**** down/ I been goin’ through it bad, but I try not to frown.”

Thug continues, “I seen a gangster turn rat, they turned him to a pack/ Interrogation room junkie, n**** gon’ crack.”

Thug spent over 900 days in jail in connection with a RICO indictment that also led to Gunna’s arrest. Gunna was released after taking an Alford plea in 2022; taking an Alford plea means a defendant pleads guilty — while still maintaining their innocence — because the prosecution has enough evidence to convict. 

Gunna was accused of snitching, which he denied, but it seemingly took a toll on his friendship with Thug. 

Thug accepted a plea deal and was released in November 2024. 

Uy Scuti is named after the red supergiant, considered the biggest known star in the universe. Features include Cardi B, Future, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, Lil Baby and Mariah the Scientist.

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