Welcome to Morning Bop: each AM, we'll be providing you with a blast of the latest music news headlines along with the perfect song you need to start your day. It's Throwback Thursday, so the #MorningBop is "Womanizer" by Britney Spears because it STILL reigns supreme. Never let a man kill your joy!
While you crank that up, here are 13 trending news stories to keep tabs on today:
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MØ recreates Edvard Munch’s The Dance Of Life in her "When I Was Young" video
Watch her interpretation of the painting come to life in this eery visual.
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Kehlani just got a $50,000 investment for her tech startup
According to TechCrunch, Backstage Capital has invested in the development of the Oakland-based artist's health and wellness brand Flora. "I've slightly mentioned my interest in tech, yearning to bridge the gap between my activism and career in a fresh new way and this is it," Kehlani wrote in a post on Instagram. "I can't wait to share this idea, I haven't believed in something like this in a while. Proud to say we joined forces with a woman specifically looking to support queer/POC/women, it's more than key for our mission to have lined up than anything in the world."
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King Krule collaborated with Kanye West on a capsule collection
The shirts and baseball caps are exclusively carried by Babylon at the LA flagship store.
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Remy Ma and Lil Kim team up on "Wake Me Up"
This track is an homage to Lil Kim, who Remy Ma considers to be the "Madonna of the hip-hop world."
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Chloë Sevigny is a bad cop in Pussy Riot's "Police State" video
Is this a fake dystopia or reality?
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Rhye unveiled a visual for their alluring single "Taste"
Sign us up for dance lessons ASAP.
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Eminem may have announced the name of his first single...
It's called "Walk on Water," ya dig?
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Jamila Woods collab with NE-HI is absolutely mind blowing
This re-work of "The Times I'm Not There" is on another level in comparison to the original. Turn up, tune in, and chill out.
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NIIA released a sexy visual for "Nobody"
Watch the Sasha Samsonova-directed visual in full right now.
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Adamn Killa and Killavesi are EVERYTHING in "Love Of My Life"
#relationshipgoals
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Iman Shumpert dropped a brand-new single
Slide into those DMs with "Seductive."
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Yung Lean released a short film
Watch the Suzie and Leo-directed Stranger now over on i-D.
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G-Eazy revealed the cover art for his album
The Beautiful & Damned drops on December 15.