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• Adam Lambert & Queen Revive Live Aid Spirit, Australian Talent Shines at Fire Fight Australia Concert

  16-02-2020 23:58
  
  SYDNEY -- Australia is in the midst of a crisis. With the government unwilling to offer either moral or substantial financial support, and climate...
  
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• Justin Bieber Has Finally Shaved And Rid His Face of 'Mustachio'

  16-02-2020 23:36
  
  Justin Bieber has finally shaved and brought the reign of "Mustachio" -- or "Mustashio," depending on the day -- to an end. For...
  
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• Ne-Yo Confirms Split With Crystal Smith: 'I Will Always Respect Her'

  16-02-2020 23:14
  
  Ne-Yo has announced that he and Crystal Smith will be ending their marriage, and their divorce has inspired a new song that's helping him cope...
  
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• Jennifer Hudson Wraps Filming Aretha Franklin Biopic 'Respect': 'It Was My Honor'

  16-02-2020 23:13
  
  Before taking the stage at Sunday night's (Feb. 16) NBA All-Star Game, Jennifer Hudson shared the news this weekend that filming has been...
  
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• Adele confirms new album set for release in September

  16-02-2020 22:11 via nme.com
  
  Adele has stated that she intends to release a new album in September this year.Read more: Everything we know so far about Adele’s new albumThe artist confirmed the news herself at a wedding party over the weekend, where she was both performer and officiant for one of her friends. While speaking on stage, the ‘Hello’ singer told everyone there to “expect my album in September”. @Adele is coming!
  The singer was filmed saying “expect my album in September”
  
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• Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 for Fourth Week on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  16-02-2020 21:54
  
  Roddy Ricch​’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial continues its sustained success on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set returns...
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Shares Stripped-Down 'Re-Charged' Selfie Following Her Super Bowl Triumph

  16-02-2020 21:36
  
  Two weeks after making history with her Super Bowl halftime show and making the rounds on the awards season circuit, Jennifer Lopez is back from...
  
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• Clairo releases surprise new track ‘february 15, 2020 london, uk (demo)’

  16-02-2020 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Clairo has posted a new track on her YouTube account today (February 16), provisionally titled ‘february 15, 2020 london, uk (demo)’.Read more: The Big Read – Clairo: “I don’t rely on anyone else”Showcasing Clairo’s typically lo-fi melancholy, the song appears to be a bittersweet rumination on a relationship: “I’m drunk again / I should be embarrassed, but you embrace it / Don’t make me feel nervous.”
  The demo’s intimate, fu
  
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• BTS share tracklist and artwork for new album ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : 7’

  16-02-2020 20:25 via nme.com
  
  BTS have released the tracklist and digital cover for their fourth studio album ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : 7’.Read more: The best fan theories around BTS’ new album ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : 7’The record consists of a total of 20 tracks, including 15 new songs added on top of tracks from 2019’s ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA’.
  A “special feature” collaboration with Sia for lead single ‘ON’ will be available exclusively for the digital rel
  
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• Olly Murs’ heart is 'forever broken' following the death of Caroline Flack

  16-02-2020 20:14 via music-news.com
  
  The television presenter tragically passed away at the age of 40 on Saturday (15.02.20), and on Sunday (16.02.20) morning, Olly
  
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• Billie Eilish set for first UK Number 1 single with James Bond theme 'No Time To Die'

  16-02-2020 19:57 via music-news.com
  
  The new Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of
  
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• The 1975’s Matty Healy says the band already have new songs beyond ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’

  16-02-2020 19:31 via nme.com
  
  Matty Healy has revealed that The 1975 have more songs written beyond their upcoming ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ LP, quelling suggestions that the band might could be going on a full hiatus for five years.Read more: The 1975’s new album ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’: Release date, tour dates and everything we know so farAfter one fan mentioned the potential break, Healy retweeted the comment replying, “Nah we already have new music for after [&lsqu
  
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• Watch Queen With Adam Lambert Replicate 1985 Live Aid Set at Australia Fire Fight Benefit Gig

  16-02-2020 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band deliver six-song set in its entirety for first time since legendary 1985 gig
  
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• BTS Announce 'Map of the Soul: 7' Tracklist & Sia Collaboration 'On,' Plus Troye Sivan-penned Track

  16-02-2020 18:55
  
  BTS are coming with the release of Map of the Soul: 7 later this week -- and they’re bringing Sia with them.
  The South Korean septet’s...
  
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• BTS Announce 'Map of the Soul: 7' Tracklist & Sia Collaboration 'On'

  16-02-2020 18:55
  
  BTS are coming with the release of Map of the Soul: 7 later this week -- and they’re bringing Sia with them.
  The South Korean septet’s...
  
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• Adele Rocked Her Best Friend's Wedding As the Singer And Officiant: Watch

  16-02-2020 18:51
  
  Adele finally returned to the stage and shocked the guests at her best friend's wedding with a flawless performance to round out the happy...
  
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• Nick Cannon 'doesn't believe in marriage anymore' following Mariah Carey divorce

  16-02-2020 17:45 via music-news.com
  
  The former couple separated in 2014 after six years of marriage.
  
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• Drake sued by tour stage designer

  16-02-2020 17:45 via music-news.com
  
  Company officials at Sila Sveta say they completed the work but after sending the invoice for the added amount of extra work done, Drake's team refused to pay.
  
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• Elton John Cuts Concert Short After Bout With ‘Walking Pneumonia’

  16-02-2020 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I played and sang my heart out, until my voice could sing no more. I’m disappointed, deeply upset and sorry. I gave it all I had"
  
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• Elton John Forced to End Show Early and In Tears Due to Walking Pneumonia

  16-02-2020 16:36
  
  Illness forced Elton John off the stage on Sunday night (Feb. 16) in Auckland, New Zealand after nearly two hours of performance in spite of his...
  
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• The Big Moon say festival bosses not working towards gender balanced line-ups are “full of shit”

  16-02-2020 15:48 via nme.com
  
  The Big Moon have branded festival bosses who aren’t trying to work towards booking gender balanced line-ups as “full of shit” at the NME Awards 2020.
  Speaking on the red carpet during this week’s event at London’s Brixton Academy, the four-piece backed up a host of artists calling for 50/50 gender splits on festival line-ups.Read more: The Big Read – The Big Moon: “Everything feels big, strange, and very scary”“It’s incredibly importan
  
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• See Dame D.O.L.L.A. Perform With Lil Wayne, Jeremih at NBA All-Star Weekend

  16-02-2020 15:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Queen Latifah also pays tribute to Kobe Bryant with Stevie Wonder cover at Chicago's United Center
  
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• Warner Music Group’s A&R Costs Say a Lot About How Much Labels Need to Spend on Artists in Today’s Music Industry

  16-02-2020 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  WMG is about to go public. If I was investing, I'd watch this number closely
  
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• Elton John abandons Auckland show early after walking pneumonia diagnosis: “I’m disappointed, deeply upset and sorry”

  16-02-2020 14:06 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has apologised to fans after ending a gig in Auckland, New Zealand early this evening (February 16) due to a diagnosis of walking pneumonia.
  The icon was playing a show on his farewell tour at the Mount Smart Stadium, and before the end of the show, he began to lose his voice and was seen visibly crying on stage.Read more: Elton John wins Best Book at NME Awards 2020John was then escorted from the stage, which you can see in his Instagram post issuing the statement and apology below,
  
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• Tom Grennan calls his upcoming second album a “thank you note”

  16-02-2020 13:29 via nme.com
  
  Tom Grennan has discussed his second album on the red carpet at the NME Awards 2020.
  The singer calls the new record, due out this year, a “thank you note” following a breakup, and calls fans to “expect better” from the upcoming LP.
  The singer shared new single ‘This Is The Place’, the first preview of the upcoming second record, back in January. The album will follow up his 2018 debut ‘Lighting Matches’.
  “I’m back,” Grennan asser
  
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• The Cure’s Robert Smith on their “two new albums and an hour of noise”

  16-02-2020 13:10 via nme.com
  
  The Cure‘s Robert Smith has spoken to NME about their plans to release new material, with at least one of their three new albums nearing completion. Watch our interview with Smith above.
  The band were speaking after picking up the award for Best Festival Headliner supported by CanO Water at the NME Awards 2020. Last summer, Smith exclusively told NME that they were looking to finish their “merciless” new album in 2019 – 11 years after predecessor ‘4:1
  
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• Queen play 1985 Live Aid setlist “for first time in history” for Australian bushfire benefit

  16-02-2020 12:57 via nme.com
  
  Queen and Adam Lambert played the band’s setlist from their iconic 1985 Live Aid concert for Fire Fight Australia, the massive Australian bushfire benefit concert held in Sydney today (February 16).
  This was the band’s first time performing the original 22-minute set “for the first time in its history”, Queen noted in a social media post earlier today.View this post on Instagram For The First Time In Its History, Queen, Fronted By Singer @adamlambertwill perform the Band&
  
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• Metallica reschedule their first show of 2020

  16-02-2020 12:07 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have announced that they’re having to reschedule their first show of 2020.
  The band were supposed to play their second All Within My Hands benefit concert on March 28 at the Masonic in San Francisco, but it’s now been rescheduled for September.Read more: Metallica’s new album – everything we know so far about the band’s 11th“Time to update the calendar as the second instalment of the All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert has been rescheduled for
  
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong teases crowd-pleasing Hella Mega Tour setlist, promising “all the favourites”

  16-02-2020 11:26 via nme.com
  
  Green Day‘s Bille Joe Armstrong has discussed the band’s upcoming Hella Mega tour dates across 2020, hinting at a crowd-pleasing setlist.
  The band will hit the road across the planet with Weezer and Fall Out Boy this year, with the tour announced in conjunction with each band releasing a new song last September.Read more: Green Day vs ‪Weezer vs Fall Out Boy – which band sits on the Hella Mega Tour’s iron throne?In a new interview with Zane Lowe for Beats 1, Armstro
  
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• Watch The 1975 debut new songs ‘Guys’ and ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ as UK tour opens in Nottinghan

  16-02-2020 11:01 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 opened their UK tour in Nottingham last night (February 15), and debuted two new songs from their upcoming ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ LP – watch footage of the show below.
  Matty Healy and co gave live debuts to ‘Guys’ and ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ from the upcoming album, which is set to drop on April 24.Read more: The 1975’s new album ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’: Release date, tour dates and everything we kn
  
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• Watch The 1975 debut new songs ‘Guys’ and ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ as UK tour opens in Nottingham

  16-02-2020 11:01 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 opened their UK tour in Nottingham last night (February 15), and debuted two new songs from their upcoming ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ LP – watch footage of the show below.
  Matty Healy and co gave live debuts to ‘Guys’ and ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ from the upcoming album, which is set to drop on April 24.Read more: The 1975’s new album ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’: Release date, tour dates and everything we kn
  
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• Susan Boyle's team thought she'd been 'kidnapped' when she went on a date

  16-02-2020 09:22 via music-news.com
  
  The 58-year-old singer insisted she "hasn't got the time" for romance but made an exception six years ago and caused panic because
  
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• Justin Bieber was 'reckless' in his relationship with Selena Gomez

  16-02-2020 09:18 via music-news.com
  
  The 25-year-old pop star - who married model Hailey Baldwin in 2018 - dated the brunette beauty on and off between 2010
  
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• Queen Latifah Covers Stevie Wonder's 'Love's in Need of Love Today' at NBA All-Star Saturday Night: Watch

  16-02-2020 03:22
  
  Ahead of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game this weekend, Queen Latifah appeared as one of the special guests at Saturday night's (Feb. 15) ...
  
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• Cody Simpson credits Miley Cyrus and sobriety for inspiring new music

  16-02-2020 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  The couple began dating last October, following the Slide Away star's split from ex Liam Hemsworth.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Rings In Her Birthday in Bright Blue: See the Photos

  16-02-2020 01:01
  
  Megan Thee Stallion is delebrating her birthday all wrapped up in blue.
  The rapper, celebrating her big day on Feb. 15 with a party in Chicago,...
  
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