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Wednesday Notes "I got, mental vision, intuition"

Jude Bellingham, just 19, is profiled as a once-in-a-generation talent heading to Real Madrid. Meanwhile NBA free agency looms with Khris Middleton, Bruce Brown, and Dillon Brooks among the top available forwards.

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Friday Notes: Supreme court rules in favor of Black Alabama Voters, Release Day, NBA Finals and Champions League Previews

In a surprise ruling, two conservative Supreme Court justices sided with Black Alabama voters to uphold the Voting Rights Act. PSG simultaneously signals it will entertain summer bids for Kylian Mbappe, with Real Madrid ready to move.

Music

Release Day: Amaarae, Janelle Monáe

Amaarae's Fountain Baby is a globe-trotting sonic otherworld where Afropop, punk, hip-hop, and alternative rock coexist seamlessly. Janelle Monáe's The Age of Pleasure trades Afrofuturism for unmasked sensuality and a pan-African love letter.

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Friday Notes: Burna Boy, Release Day

Burna Boy's new single samples Brandy's 1998 hit 'Sitting on Top of the World' featuring Mase — a classic flip in his signature style, alongside Meta's new return-to-office mandate.

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Release Day: Burna Boy, Camidoh, Bad Boy Timz, Metro Boomin, Toosii

Metro Boomin's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack landed the same day as Toosii's Naujour and Burna Boy's Brandy-sampling new track — one of the year's biggest music Fridays.

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Burna Boy “Sitting on top of the world”

Back with another vintage soul sample, Burna Boy flips Brandy's 1998 'Sitting on Top of the World' featuring Mase into a new Afrobeats banger.

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Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar's joint track 'The Hillbillies' arrived via pgLang on the same day Tyler the Creator hinted at Camp Flog Gnaw 2023 — a big day for hip-hop.

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Tuesday Notes: Stormzy on African music, AI poses a threat to humanity, NBA Finals matchup set

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind leaders signed a statement calling AI an extinction-level risk — the same day Stormzy told Dazed that the greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa.

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Saturday Notes: Beyonce x Tina Turner, Celtics x Heat

The night after Tina Turner's death, Beyoncé transformed the Renaissance Tour into a tribute — projecting her image while the crowd chanted her name. Plus: Celtics-Heat Game 4 recap.

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Release Day: Lil Durk, Kodak Black, Nonso Amadi, Choplife Soundsystem & Mr. Eazi, Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano, Diddy featuring City Girls and Fabolous, Asake, Adekunle Gold

Asake, Adekunle Gold, Lil Durk, and Diddy ft. City Girls all drop on the same Friday — plus Nonso Amadi, Jay Worthy x Roc Marciano, and Choplife Soundsystem x Mr. Eazi.

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Friday Notes: ChatGPT app, Release Day featuring Joeboy & KAYTRAMINÉ, Sports Roundup

OpenAI's ChatGPT hits the iPhone with voice commands — and Jamal Murray's 4th-quarter takeover moves Denver to 2-0 over the Lakers. Also: KAYTRAMINÉ drops their self-titled debut and Joeboy releases Body & Soul.

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Release Day: KAYTRAMINÉ, Joeboy, Summer Walker, NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge

KAYTRAMINÉ — Aminé and KAYTRANADA's long-awaited debut — lands the same day as Joeboy's Body & Soul and Summer Walker's CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP. Every release worth your time, all in one place.