By The Way: Drake Sues Kdot, Kevin Parker's New Instrument, The Beatles' Grammy Noms, Gaga and Mars Hit 1bil Streams

27-Nov-24 21:00

By The Way: Drake Sues Kdot, Kevin Parker's New Instrument, The Beatles' Grammy Noms, Gaga and Mars Hit 1bil Streams

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By The Way is a monthly rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, Drake files legal action against Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us", Tame Impala's Kevin Parker invents a new instrument called The Orchid, The Beatles earns their first Grammy nominations since 1997, and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With A Smile" is the fastest song to hit 1 billion streams.

Produced by: Daryl Ong, Estelle Siow, Julian Yap

Presented by: Daryl Ong

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Categories: music

Tags: the pulse, the pulse btw, Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud, Not Like Us, The Orchid, Grammy nominations, drake, tame impala, kevin parker, the beatles, lady gaga, bruno mars, music news,

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