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• New Order’s ‘Substance’ returns to streaming services

  06-09-2020 23:00 via nme.com
  New Order’s ‘Substance’ has returned to streaming services after being removed over five years ago.
  The 1987 compilation album features all of the band’s singles up until that point and their b-sides.Read more: Peter Hook: “Prince Andrew’s Secret Service men shot out New Order’s amplifier”The record also includes some rarities and different versions of songs to the single releases, including versions of ‘Temptation’ and ‘Confusion
  
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• Justin Bieber Covers K-Ci & JoJo’s ‘All My Life’: Watch

  06-09-2020 22:56
  
  Justin Bieber threw it back to the ’90s with an impromptu, shirtless cover of K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life.”
  The star of “Popstar” shared a video of himself playing the R&B ballad at the piano on Sunday (Sept. 6).
  “Not sure I nailed the words but u get the vibe,” Bieber captioned the Instagram clip, which was filmed by Alfredo Flores.In the video, he’s seen performing the chorus of the single off of 1997’s Love Always: &
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ becomes first album in four years to top charts for six weeks in a row

  06-09-2020 22:19 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ has become the first album in four years to top the Billboard 200 for six weeks in a row.
  The star’s eighth album arrived as a surprise release in July and was created in collaboration with The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff.Read more: Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Folklore’: all the hidden meanings and Easter eggsAccording to Billboard, Swift has now scored the most weeks at Number One since Drake
  
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• Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Arlo Parks cover Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’

  06-09-2020 21:10 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers and Arlo Parks covered Radiohead while in session for BBC Radio 1 tonight (September 6).
  The pair teamed up for the Piano Session on Radio 1’s Chillest Show, hosted by Phil Taggart.Read more: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”During the live performance, Bridgers and Parks performed ‘Kyoto’ from Bridgers’ latest album ‘Punisher’, as well as a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plast
  
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• Watch Corey Taylor Cover ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?’

  06-09-2020 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Slipknot singer delivers solo acoustic rendition of Nick Lowe-penned Elvis Costello hit
  
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• Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History

  06-09-2020 21:00
  
  Taylor Swift’s Folklore collects its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the album with the most weeks atop the list in nearly four years. The set earned 90,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 3 (down 8 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
  Folklore now has the most weeks at No. 1 since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks on the charts dated May 21-Oct. 8, 2016. Plus, Swift ties Whitney Houston for the most cumula
  
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• Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion set for second week as UK Number 1 single

  06-09-2020 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's WAP set for second week as UK Number 1 as a flurry of big climbs on the cards for Paul Woolford & Diplo, Jason Derulo, Miley Cyrus, Little Mix and several more rising hits.
  
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• Amanda Kloots Remembers Nick Cordero Ahead of His Public Memorial: ‘There Isn’t a Day I Haven’t Missed You’

  06-09-2020 19:49
  
  Amanda Kloots is remembering her late husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, on the two-month anniversary of his death.
  The 38-year-old fitness instructor took to Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 5) to share a touching message about Cordero, who died on July 5 from COVID-19 complications at age 41.
  “You’ve been gone two months today. There isn’t a day I haven’t missed you, cried for you and wished I could go back in time,” Kloots captioned a photo of herself with Cordero.
  
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• The Music share footage from first rehearsal since 2011 following reunion announcement

  06-09-2020 19:48 via nme.com
  
  The Music have shared footage from their first rehearsal in nine years – scroll down the page to watch it now.
  The Leeds band formed in 1999 but split in 2011 after singer and guitarist Rob Harvey announced he was leaving.
  On Friday (September 4), the group announced their return, sharing details of a new gig in their hometown set to take place next year. Now, Harvey has given an insight into the rehearsals for that show with three videos posted to Instagram.
  The first clip showed a snippe
  
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• Sech, ASH & More Set For Billboard Live At-Home Sessions: See Schedule

  06-09-2020 19:39
  
  It may be a shorter work week due to Labor Day Monday, but Billboard is still giving you a full slate of performances for our Live At-Home concert series, which streams live on Billboard’s Facebook page.
  The week kicks off with not one but two performances on Tuesday (Sept. 8). Rockers ASH — known for their 1996 hit “Goldfinger” — will start off the day. Sech — who recently released a remix of his track “Relacion” featuring Daddy Yankee, J Balvin,
  
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• Watch Corey Taylor’s acoustic cover of ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding’

  06-09-2020 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has covered ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding’ in a new radio session.
  The original version of the track was released in 1974 and written by Nick Lowe. It became a hit in 1978 when Elvis Costello & The Attractions covered it as a b-side to Lowe’s single ‘American Squirm’.Read more: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts, this album is a masterpiece”The Slipknot and
  
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• Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Shares How ‘Simple, Secure’ It Is to Vote by Mail

  06-09-2020 18:46
  
  Eddie Vedder wants you to rock the vote this November. The Pearl Jam frontman, who recently joined Instagram, shared with his followers not only his thoughts on voting by mail, but also a lesson on how to do it.
  “Lest there by any confusion, here is how simple, secure and verifiable it is to Vote By Mail,” he wrote in the first of a series of posts on Sept. 2, with several showing him holding his ballot in July for the Washington State primary, which was held Aug. 4. “Piece of
  
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• Eddie Vedder joins Instagram to teach fans how to vote by mail

  06-09-2020 18:17 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Vedder has joined Instagram to teach fans how to vote by mail in the upcoming US presidential election.Read more: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceThe Pearl Jam frontman made his first post on the @eddievedder account earlier this week (September 1), posting a logo of his initials.
  In the following days, he shared a step-by-step guide to the mail-in voting process. “Hope you’re well and hanging t
  
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• Katy Perry Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Smile’ Album Cover Shoot in ‘Teary Eyes’ Video: Watch

  06-09-2020 18:04
  
  Katy Perry is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the playful album cover photo shoot for her new album, Smile.
  On Friday (Sept. 4), the 35-year-old pop star shared the music video for her new song “Teary Eyes,” which features candid outtakes of the singer literally clowning around during the photo session for Smile’s cover, shot by Christine Hahn.
  “Behind the Smile of the album cover shoot: before I even knew I was going to have an album, I wanted to do a photo shoot
  
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• NCT 127’s Taeyong Mourns Beloved Dog Ruby: ‘My Best Friend … Went to Heaven’

  06-09-2020 17:49
  
  Taeyong of NCT 127 had some sad news to share with fans on Sunday (Sept. 6): His beloved dog Ruby has died.
  The singer-rapper of the K-pop group shared the news along with photos of the adorable late pup to the boy band’s official Instagram and Twitter accounts. “Ruby, my best friend … went to heaven, and I thought a lot about how to inform everyone,” he wrote in Korean, according to Google Translate. “Ruby was loved by many fans as well as my family.”“
  
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• Eric Burdon on Trump Using ‘House of the Rising Sun’: ‘A Tale of Sin and Misery Set in a Brothel Suits Him So Perfectly’

  06-09-2020 17:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This is my answer #vote #saveourdemocracy #bidenharris2020," singer says after president's campaign stop plays Animals classic
  
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• William Pursell, Grammy-Nominated Composer, Dies at 94

  06-09-2020 16:13
  
  William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer and pianist famous for composing “Our Winter Love,” has died. He was 94.
  Pursell died Saturday afternoon (Sept. 5) in Nashville, Tennessee, after a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a statement shared by his daughter, recording artist Laura Pursell.
  “Our hearts are shattered, our lives changed forever. Please send prayers for strength to my family. While in the hospital, my father became a Catholic,
  
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• Bob Marley’s influence on surfing and skateboarding explored in new docu-series

  06-09-2020 16:06 via nme.com
  
  Bob Marley’s influence on surfing and skateboarding has been explored in the most recent episode of the late reggae legend’s Legacy docu-series.
  Read more: Kill Bob Marley – The real story of the assassination attempt behind 2015’s Man Booker Prize winner
  This year marks what would have been Marley’s 75th birthday. To celebrate the life of one of music’s most influential artists, a documentary series that explores the ‘One Love’ singer&rs
  
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• What’s Your Favorite RBD Album? Vote!

  06-09-2020 16:00
  
  If you’ve been streaming RBD’s albums all this weekend, we can’t blame you. Fans have waited long enough, eight years to be exact, for RBD’s music to be on available on all streaming platforms.
  On Sept. 3, the Mexican band’s music catalogue including chart-topping albums Nuestro Amor and Celestial appeared across platforms such as Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, among others.
  The Mexican band that became an unstoppable force in the early 2000s thanks to the hit telenovela
  
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• See First Sound Change in 7 Years in John Cage’s 639-Year-Long Song

  06-09-2020 15:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hundreds gather at German church to witness first "Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible)" change since 2013
  
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• Big Sean shares spaced out video for new track ‘Lithuania’ featuring Travis Scott

  06-09-2020 15:10 via nme.com
  
  Big Sean has shared a spacey new video for his single ‘Lithuania’ featuring Travis Scott – watch it below.
  Read more: How Travis Scott-endorsed rapper and singer Don Toliver became one of 2020’s most exciting artists
  The video, which appears to draw inspiration from Stephen King’s The Shining, comes after the release of the rapper’s new album ‘Detroit 2’, which arrived on Friday (September 4).
  The album is a follow-up to his 2012 mixtape of the sam
  
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• How Keith Richards is Spending His Quarantine

  06-09-2020 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The guitarist talks about new Stones music, his 'Goats Head Soup' memories, and how he hopes they'll celebrate their 60th anniversary
  
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• Judas Priest’s Rob Halford has started work on a solo blues album

  06-09-2020 14:32 via nme.com
  
  Judas Priest singer Rob Halford has confirmed he is currently working on a blues album.
  READ MORE: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford: ‘The metal community has always been inclusive, yet we’ve been kicked around like a football over the years’
  Speaking to the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz podcast, the metal icon confirmed the album would be recorded with the same team he collaborated with for his 2019 Christmas LP ‘Celestial’, including his brother Nigel and the s
  
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• Bilal shares ‘Voyage-19’ EP featuring Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and more

  06-09-2020 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Bilal has shared a new project called ‘Voyage-19’, which hears the soul star team up with Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and many others.
  Released in partnership with Brooklyn-based recording studio and music channel HighBreedMusic, ‘Voyage-19’ was written and recorded over the span of three days in August, with the musicians contributing remotely from their home studios.
  For 54 hours, the world watched Bilal create the project in a live-streamed event with help fr
  
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• Eric Burdon says Donald Trump’s use of ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ “suits him so perfectly”

  06-09-2020 13:38 via nme.com
  
  Eric Burdon, the former frontman for The Animals, has spoken out about Donald Trump‘s use of ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ at a recent event.
  Read more: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many, many anti-Trump songs
  The song, which was made famous by the English rock band when they released a version of the old folk standard in 1964, was played over a speaker system on Wednesday (September 2) at Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina as Air Force One taxied down the
  
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• Kanye West already $6 million down in bid to become US President

  06-09-2020 13:34 via music-news.com
  
  The 43-year-old rapper is currently in the midst of a campaign to replace Donald Trump in the White House, and Kanye's finance
  
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• Cardi B can't wait to perform 'WAP' in front of her fans

  06-09-2020 13:30 via music-news.com
  
  The 27-year-old star has topped the US charts with the hit single, and Cardi has admitted via Twitter that she'd love to perform the song at concerts and festivals.
  
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• Spoon share stripped-down new version of ‘Rainy Taxi’

  06-09-2020 12:40 via nme.com
  
  Spoon have released a stripped-down rendition of ‘Rainy Taxi’ as part of this week’s Bandcamp Friday fundraiser.
  Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Britt Daniel, Spoon
  All proceeds from the piano-led version of the 2014 track, originally featured on Spoon’s 2014 album ‘They Want My Soul’, will go towards the Austin Community Foundation – a charity supporting causes in the Texan band’s home city.
  The new take has bee
  
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• Rihanna injured in electric scooter accident

  06-09-2020 12:27 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has suffered minor injuries after being involved in an electric scooter accident.
  Read more: 25 incredibly geeky facts about Rihanna
  After photos surfaced on Friday (September 4) of the singer with a black eye and swelling to the face, TMZ discovered that the injuries were brought about after Rihanna fell off a scooter.
  According to the publication, the scooter flipped over, smacking her in the face and forehead in an incident that took place earlier in the week.“Rihanna
  
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• Dr. Dre's estranged wife claims rapper was 'abusive husband' amid bitter divorce battle

  06-09-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Nicole is asking a judge to order Dre to pay her $2 million (£1.5 million) in temporary spousal support.
  
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• Aloe Blacc: 'Avicii inspired me to spread positive light in the world'

  06-09-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The Swedish DJ took his own life in 2018.
  
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• Usher announces 2021 Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace

  06-09-2020 11:58 via nme.com
  
  Usher has announced that he’ll be the latest R&B star to take on a Las Vegas residency.
  Read more: The NME guide to Las Vegas
  Following in the footsteps of Boyz II Men, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey, the ‘Confessions’ singer shared the news on Friday (September 4) after taking part in Good Morning America‘s Summer Concert Series.
  His residency, which will take place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with a capacity of 4,300, kicks off on July 16, 2021.
  Accord
  
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• Liam Gallagher says he’s not been asked to take part in ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ celebrations

  06-09-2020 11:12 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has said that he’s not been asked to take part in next month’s 25th anniversary celebrations of Oasis‘ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’.
  Read more: The amazing story of Oasis’ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ – in numbers
  On Saturday (September 5), Noel Gallagher asked fans to submit questions about the game-changing 1995 album for an upcoming project.
  Taking to Oasis’ official Instagram page, Noel
  
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• Death Cab For Cutie share ‘Plans’ video album live-stream

  06-09-2020 10:50 via nme.com
  
  Death Cab For Cutie have shared a stream of the video album from their fifth LP, ‘Plans’, to mark 15 years since its release.
  READ MORE: Death Cab For Cutie tell us about the meaning and making of ‘I Will Follow You Into The Dark’
  ‘Plans’ was Death Cab’s first studio album released through a major label, Atlantic. In a recent statement on Twitter, bassist Nick Harmer reflected on how the record came to be.
  “We told ourselves that it was just a
  
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• Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page disagree on where Rolling Stones’ ‘Scarlet’ was recorded

  06-09-2020 10:29 via nme.com
  
  The Rolling Stones have been busy as of late sharing a number of remixes of their new single ‘Scarlet’ – but there seems to be some confusion as to where the original was recorded.
  Read more: The Rolling Stones – their 10 best songs
  The previously unreleased track, which features on the band’s new expanded edition of their 1973 ‘Goats Head Soup’ album, arrived last month. It was recorded with Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page.
  In addition to the origi
  
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• Tom Morello retells his life story in a musical narrative

  06-09-2020 10:06 via music-news.com
  
  The 56-year-old rocker has launched his Audible Original book 'Tom Morello at Minetta Lane Theatre: Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories
  
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• Kelly Clarkson still in 'love' with making music

  06-09-2020 10:05 via music-news.com
  
  The 38-year-old singer has taken to Twitter to reflect on her career in the music business, admitting that winning the first season of 'American Idol' has proven to be a life-changing moment.
  
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• Pete Doherty banned from driving after late night scooter ride searching for escaped dog

  06-09-2020 09:58 via nme.com
  
  Pete Doherty has been banned from driving again, after police caught the musician riding an electric scooter last year while searching for one of his dogs.
  Read more: The Libertines’ Gary Powell on the band’s socially distanced gigs and new album progress
  Police officers were responding to a 999 call around 1.40am on October 3, 2019, according to Kent Online, when they saw Doherty riding the scooter back home after successfully rescuing one of his huskies.
  The Libertines‘ singe
  
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• Big Sean is starting his own record label after ‘Detroit 2’

  06-09-2020 02:55 via nme.com
  
  Big Sean has revealed plans to start his own record label after the ‘Detroit 2’ album cycle is complete.
  The rapper hosted a Q&A on Twitter earlier today (September 6), where fans were encouraged to submit questions under #AskBigSean.
  One user (@Mikeeasay) asked if he was still signed with Kanye West’s founding label G.O.O.D Music, to which Big Sean replied, “Yep! I’m starting my own after this album though. Any artist u think I need to sign? It’s time!&rd
  
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• Robbie Williams wants to become U.S. TV star

  06-09-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Robbie Williams has shared his plans to become a famous TV personality in the U.S.
  
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• Howard Lawrence still slips up using Sam Smith’s pronouns

  06-09-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Howard Lawrence has shared that he occasionally bungles using Sam Smith's preferred pronouns, but that he is making efforts to get it right.
  
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• ‘SNL’ to Honor Chadwick Boseman With Rerun of His Hosted Episode

  06-09-2020 02:02
  
  NBC is planning to honor the late Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman with a re-run of an episode of Saturday Night Live that he hosted in April 2018.
  The episode will air at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 5. During the show, Boseman reprised his role as T’Challa from the superhero pic, this time appearing in a Black Jeopardy sketch. In a Black Panther-themed sketch, Boseman explained the ‘Wakanda Forever’ salute from the movie.
  Boseman died on Aug. 28 at the age of 43, after a fou
  
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• Rihanna Is ‘Fine’ Following Electric Scooter Accident

  06-09-2020 00:47
  
  Rihanna is doing well after an accident that involved an electric scooter.
  “Rihanna is completely fine now but flipped over on an electric scooter last week and bruised her forehead and face. Luckily there were no major injuries and she is healing quickly,” a rep for the singer said after she had been photographed with what appeared to be bruises on her face, according to People.
  Billboard has also reached out for comment.Rihanna fans — including Ariana Grande — have
  
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