Show notes
Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans!For this week’s episode, the news agenda begins with a #RespectingLegends discussion around Alicia Keys’ performance at the Billboard Music Awards. She took to the stage to perform a medley of tracks from her classic debut album ‘Songs In A Minor’ commemorating it’s 20th anniversary (29:17). Next up is Nas who has announced that his independent label imprint Mass Appeal Records has inked a new strategic and distribution partnership with The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony Music (39:10). Much to the dismay of BTS’ fervent and overzealous fanbase, Spotify has discounted 10 million streams from the initial 24-hour tally of their new single ‘Butter’ because of artificial activity (48:08). Closing out the episode is a wide-ranging conversation about the 2021 BET Award nominations with each of the boys sharing their predicted winners and losers across many of the categories (01:06:13). Upon seeing H.E.R.’s nomination in the ‘Best Gospel Song’ category, Sope and Eden open up a debate about the long-running rumours that H.E.R. is an industry plant (01:30:33).Not one to miss!Sope’s Listens For The Week: Kadeem Tyrell - Simple Man Labelle - Chamelon Mereba - Rider Doja Cat & SZA - Kiss Me More Lauryn Hill - Tell HimNic’s Listens For The Week: Mustafa - When Smoke Rises Mustafa - The Hearse Mustafa - Stay Alive No Tourists - UltravioletEden’s Listens For The Week: Children Of Zeus - Travel Light The Whispers - More Of The NightRemember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro Music by: @JmzofficialArtwork designed by: @_manlikemikeEpisode audio edited by: @TonySupremeuk----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD!Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and AnchorFollow us on:Twitter - @datspodInstagram - @datspodAnchor – @datspodcastHashtag - #DATSPOD--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/datspodcast/message