- [Reporter] Billie
Eilish shows her support
at the democratic convention.
Kirsten Dunst is annoyed at Kanye.
and the Rolling Stones
are opening a store.
These are top Billboard stories
for Thursday, August 20th.
♪ Long time coming ♪
♪ But I know ♪
- [Reporter] Billie Eilish showed up
to last night's democratic
convention to perform,
and also lends some inspiring words.
Here's Jordyn Rolling with the breakdown.
- [Jordyn] Here's a quick
recap of night three
of the 2020 Democratic
National Convention.
♪ I know better ♪
- [Jordyn] Before her
performance of her new song,
"My Future," Billie Eilish urged viewers
to vote like our lives depend on it.
- The only way to be certain of the future
is to make it ourselves.
- [Jordyn] Ahead of former
President Barack Obama's speech,
Prince Roy sent out a message of unity,
performing his bilingual
bachata anthem, "Stand By Me."
♪ Oh, oh, stand by me ♪
- [Jordyn] And following
Senator Kamala Harris'
acceptance of the vice
presidential nomination,
Jennifer Hudson closed out the evening
with a moving rendition of Sam Cooke's
"A Change is Gonna Come."
♪ A long time coming ♪
- [Reporter] Speaking of politics,
Kanye West's unconventional third-party
presidential campaign continues.
Here's Jordyn again with the details.
♪ Wash us in your blood ♪
♪ Wash us in the blood ♪
♪ And as we live in this evil ♪
♪ Wash us in the blood ♪
- [Jordyn] On Wednesday, the rapper,
who's running under the
Birthday Party banner,
posted to Twitter, a poster
featuring a collage of images,
including Vogue editor
in chief Anna Wintour
and Kirsten Dunst,
which left the "On Becoming a
God in Central Florida" star
somewhat confused.
"What's the message here?
"And why am I a part of it?"
Kirsten Replied on Thursday morning,
along with the shrugging emoji.
the actress is indeed
literally front and center
on the graphic, which features
a throwback 2002 image
from a nearly 20-year
old Vanity Fair profile,
framed by the Kanye 2020 Vision slogan.
♪ I can't get no ♪
♪ Satisfaction ♪
- [Reporter] And finally, are you looking
for some satisfaction?
Try the Rolling Stones' new store.
Here's Jordyn, once again with that story.
- [Jordyn] The legendary British rock band
rolls on with the launch of a world-first
flagship brick and mortar
on London's Carnaby Street
on September ninth.
And according to the Hall of Famers'
Instagram announcement, step inside
and you'll be privy to
exclusive collaborations
and new fashion and merchandise,
alongside their latest music releases.
The opening of the store coincides
with the multi-format and deluxe reissue
of their 1973 hit album "Goats Head Soup,"
said to drop September fourth,
which features three
previously unreleased cuts,
including, until last month,
the never-before heard "Criss Cross."
♪ Giving me a criss cross mind ♪
- [Jordyn] And "Scarlet,"
with Led Zeppelin guitar hero Jimmy Page
and late bass great Rick
Grech of Blind Faith.
♪ It ain't the way it's supposed to be ♪
- [Reporter] That's all for today.
But for more on these stories,
you can head to Billboard.com.
And until next time for Billboard
news, I'm Chelsea Briggs.
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