New York Times — It hit No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart this week after becoming the de facto soundtrack to the Mannequin Challenge, an online video craze. more info

Stereogum — Rae Sremmurd are riding one hell of a wave. “Black Beatles” from their sophomore full-length Sremmlife 2 hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after Paul McCartney and many others blessed the duo by using it in their #MannequinChallenge videos. A... more info

Popdose — And once again, New Jersey’s finest Beatles-oriented band. The Weeklings, have returned with their second album, the aptly-titled The Weeklings Studio 2.  Recorded in the sacred rooms of Abbey Road Studios, this is yet another notch in the band’... more info

Uncut — Piano Portraits will arrive on January 13, 2017 Piano Portraits will arrive on January 13, 2017 The post Rick Wakeman covers The Beatles, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin on new studio album appeared first on Uncut. more info

MSN Music — At the height of the ’60s they famously sang “All You Need is Love,” yet a letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney shows that love was literally the last thing on anyone’s mind after the demise of The Beatles.   more info

Consequence of Sound — Proof that The Beatles "are also just as big bastards as anyone else." more info

USA Today Music — "Island girl, Donald Trump want me go home."             more info

Consequence of Sound — Her version of the smash hit calls out Donald Trump and El Chapo. more info

Time — She takes on the Rae Sremmurd hit with "Black Barbies" more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s thread is brought to you by the numbers 1 and 12, but not the letters ‘O’ and ‘U’. Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane ascend to the top of the Hot 100 this week with “Black Beatles”. While the meme that got them their may feature peopl... more info