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#FreeBritney activists protest outside a conservatorship hearing for pop singer Britney Spears on June 23 in Los Angeles.

Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Back In Court: Who's Who, And What They Want

8:30am July 14, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Wednesday, the parties involved in the pop icon's conservatorship head back to court for the first time since Britney Spears spoke to the judge last month. Here's who the main players are.

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Omar Apollo, 'Go Away'

2:34pm July 13, 2021

by Chasity Hale

Listen to the curiously danceable new single from the Chicano R&B star.

People exercise at a gym in Seoul on July 13, 2021 as South Korea announced implementation of level 4 social distancing measures amid concerns of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

No Fast Music Or Fast Running: COVID Rules In Seoul Force Gym-Goers To Slow Down

12:17pm July 13, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Officials are hoping the new rules will cut COVID case numbers. Gyms in the Seoul area are not allowed to play music faster than 120 beats per minute.

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Thom Yorke (Feat. Radiohead), 'Creep (Very 2021 Rmx)'

11:13am July 13, 2021

by Robin Hilton

Thom Yorke grinds one of Radiohead's most indelible songs into an extended, weirdly beautiful rant.

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South Korean Gym Goers Have Fewer Music Options Because Of COVID Rules

5:41am July 13, 2021

In Seoul, gyms are banned from playing up-tempo music, such as K-pop hits. The regulations are intended to prevent people from breathing too heavily, which could spread the virus.

A man waves a Cuban flag during a demonstration against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's government Sunday in Havana as large numbers take part in rare protests against the communist regime.

The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests

5:00am July 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The song Patria y Vida, or homeland and life, is a spin on the communist regime's decades-old slogan in Cuba of "patria o muerte" — homeland or death.

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Kalie Shorr, 'Love Child'

4:31pm July 12, 2021

by Lyndsey McKenna

With autobiographical lyrics built on a '90s alt-rock-crossover guitar rock sound, Kalie Shorr writes her own origin story on "Love Child."

Bleachers performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Bleachers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:00pm July 12, 2021

by Lyndsey McKenna

From a sun-drenched spot outside Electric Lady Studios, Jack Antonoff and company perform intimate revisions of songs from their forthcoming album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.

A #FreeBritney protestor flies a Britney flag outside a Los Angeles courthouse. The superstar's conservatorship case has another hearing July 14.

Spears' Case Goes Back To Court — Here's What Could Be Next For Her Conservatorship

10:08am July 12, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

While a flurry of petitions and requests were made after the popstar's testimony, no one has filed a petition to end the conservatorship.

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Music: Snoh Aalegra

5:23pm July 11, 2021

by Sidney Madden

R&B singer Snoh Aalegra is out with a new album, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies.