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• Eddie Van Halen Is Dead — Throat Cancer Claims the Guitar God at 65

  06-10-2020 23:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rock and guitar legend Eddie Van Halen passed away today at age 65 due to complications stemming from throat cancer. Guitar god and rock legend Eddie Van Halen passed earlier today after a multi-year battle with throat cancer. The Dutch-American rocker pioneered a high-powered, highly-technical and attitude-filled style of rock with Van Halen, a band […]The post Eddie Van Halen Is Dead — Throat Cancer Claims the Guitar God at 65 appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• YouTube Music Premium No Longer Required for Chromecast Support

  06-10-2020 23:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube Music no longer requires a premium subscription to listen to music on a Chromecast device. Google Play Music is shutting down this month, leaving YouTube Music behind as the alternative. Yet the YouTube Music app required premium subscriber access for Chromecast support. The GPM app did not. The difference made many GPM users salty […]The post YouTube Music Premium No Longer Required for Chromecast Support appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Pete Townshend Honors Eddie Van Halen: ‘I Was Hoping He Might Be President One Day’

  06-10-2020 23:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Every shredder today has lost their Master Teacher and Guide"
  
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• Listen to Lil Wayne’s American football-inspired new song ‘NFL’

  06-10-2020 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Lil Wayne has shared a new single featuring Gudda Gudda and Hoodybaby – listen to ‘NFL’ below.
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  The song will serve as the soundtrack to Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football, which begins this week (October 8) with the Chicago Bears taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  ‘NFL’ contains various references to American Football, including the repeated “I think I play in the NFL” line i
  
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• Billie Eilish: 'It's my responsibility to speak up about politics - even though I'd rather die!'

  06-10-2020 23:15 via music-news.com
  
  Billie Eilish has opened up about her relunctance to speak about politics.
  
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• Ava Max’s Roblox Music Release Party Clocks 1.2 Million Visitors

  06-10-2020 23:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Move over, Fortnite. Roblox may quickly become a new destination for new music releases. In September, Roblox announced a partnership with Ava Max for a new album launch event. The virtual fan meetup celebrated the launch of her new album, Heaven & Hell. The event itself was pretty simple compared to Fortnite’s whole-island Travis Scott concert, but it […]The post Ava Max’s Roblox Music Release Party Clocks 1.2 Million Visitors appeared first on Digital Musi
  
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• Flea Pays Tribute to Eddie Van Halen: ‘The Undisputed King of All Wheedlers’

  06-10-2020 23:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I hope you jam with Jimi tonight and soar freely through the cosmos," bassist wrote on Instagram
  
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• John Mayer Pays Tribute to Eddie Van Halen: ‘A True Virtuoso’

  06-10-2020 23:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Looking up to him as a young kid was one of the driving forces in my needing to pick up a guitar," Mayer writes
  
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• SAG-AFTRA Has Made One Million Direct Deposit Payments to Members

  06-10-2020 22:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SAG-AFTRA announced today that it has made one million direct-deposit payments to its members. SAG-AFTRA officials revealed the milestone this morning in an email to Digital Music News. Since introducing direct deposit in May of 2019, the 160,000-member union has distributed more than one million non-check payments, totaling approximately $200 million, to professionals including session […]The post SAG-AFTRA Has Made One Million Direct Deposit Payments to Members appeared first on Digital
  
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• Flashback: Van Halen Play ‘Jump’ at Their Final Concert

  06-10-2020 22:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The best years of my life were onstage with you, homeboy," David Lee Roth told Eddie Van Halen at the 2015 Hollywood Bowl gig
  
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• Working Men’s Club announce two socially distanced London shows

  06-10-2020 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Working Men’s Club have announced two socially distanced London live shows.
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  The Todmorden band will take to the stage at Oslo in Hackney this coming Thursday (October 8) in support of their self-titled debut album, which was released last week (October 2).
  The group will play an early set (6:30pm) followed by an evening performance (8:30pm) – you can find any remaining tickets here.
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• Apple Stops Selling Bose, Sonos, Logitech, Other Brands Ahead of Its Major Audio Launch

  06-10-2020 22:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has stopped selling rival audio products from Sonos and Bose ahead of its product launch next week. Apple has often made third-party audio products like headphones and wireless speakers available on its website. Now those products are missing ahead of its own October 13th event, where the long-rumored AirPods Studio may finally debut. Headphones […]The post Apple Stops Selling Bose, Sonos, Logitech, Other Brands Ahead of Its Major Audio Launch appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Guitar great Eddie Van Halen dead at 65

  06-10-2020 22:15 via music-news.com
  
  Eddie Van Halen has passed away after suffering cancer for over a decade.
  
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• How Eddie Van Halen Reshaped Rock Guitar

  06-10-2020 22:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  From popularizing "finger tapping" to modding out his axes, here is how the iconic shredder changed music
  
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• Rock world pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who has died after battling throat cancer

  06-10-2020 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Van Halen, guitarist in Van Halen, has died after battling throat cancer.
  The 65-year-old passed away this morning (October 6) according to his son Wolfgang.
  In a statement, Wolfgang, who plays bass in the band, wrote on Twitter: “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning.
  “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and
  
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• Rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies – rock world pays tribute

  06-10-2020 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Van Halen, guitarist in Van Halen, has died after battling throat cancer.
  The 65-year-old passed away this morning (October 6) according to his son Wolfgang.
  In a statement, Wolfgang, who plays bass in the band, wrote on Twitter: “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning.
  “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and
  
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• Eddie Van Halen has died after battling throat cancer

  06-10-2020 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Van Halen, guitarist in Van Halen, has died after battling throat cancer.
  The 65-year-old passed away this morning (October 6) according to his son Wolfgang.
  In a statement, Wolfgang, who plays bass in the band, wrote on Twitter: “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning.
  “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and
  
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• Eddie Van Halen, Guitar God And Hit Songwriter, Dead At 65

  06-10-2020 21:53
  
  Eddie Van Halen, the guitar hero behind the hard rock band that bore his name for over 40 years, has died of cancer at age 65.
  
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• Watch Future Islands’ animated video for new single ‘Born In A War’

  06-10-2020 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Future Islands have shared an animated video for their new single ‘Born In A War’.
  The track, which is the fourth to be released off their forthcoming new album ‘As Long As You Are’, sees the Baltimore synth band teaming up with cartoonist and puppeteer Wayne White and his son Woodrow White. You can watch the video below.
  “We first met with Wayne White back in 2014 to discuss collaborating on a music video,” the band said. “We’ve been wanting to wo
  
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• Robbie Williams and Shaun Ryder have written a song together

  06-10-2020 21:15 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams has revealed that he has written a song with Shaun Ryder.
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  Appearing on the latest edition of The Adam Buxton Podcast, the pop star discussed teaming up with the Happy Mondays and Black Grape musician for a one-off track.
  “Me and him have done a song together,” Williams said. “Quite often I try and channel Shaun Ryder when I’m writing songs.
  “The song will emerge, plans ch
  
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• The Postal Service share cryptic video teasing new music

  06-10-2020 20:53 via nme.com
  
  The Postal Service appear to be teasing new music with a cryptic video on social media – you can watch it below.
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  The Seattle duo – comprised of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (DNTEL) – released their first and only album to date, ‘Give Up’, back in 2003.
  They reunited for a tour in 2013 to mark the record’s 10th anniversary, playing their “very last” show at Chicago
  
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• Kentucky Attorney General hits back at Megan Thee Stallion’s comments on ‘SNL’

  06-10-2020 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has criticised Megan Thee Stallion over comments aimed at him on her recent SNL debut.
  Read more: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now”
  During the performance of her hit single ‘Savage’, Megan and her dancers stopped to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police officers during a raid on her home in Kentucky in March.
  She also called out Kentucky Attorney General
  
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• Miley Cyrus set to go Unplugged in MTV’s Global Music Special

  06-10-2020 20:20 via music-news.com
  
  MTV today announced that pop superstar Miley Cyrus is set to perform in a special edition of its trailblazing and award-winning
  
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• Sony Music Opens a Sprawling 86,000 Sq. Ft. European Megaplex

  06-10-2020 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has opened a seven-story, 86,000-square-foot (8,000-square-meter) office and European headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Sony Music higher-ups unveiled their sprawling new worksite this morning, in a general release. The European megaplex will house all of Germany’s Sony Music Group employees, including those who work in Sony Music Germany, Austria, and Switzerland’s classical […]The post Sony Music Opens a Sprawling 86,000 Sq. Ft. European Megaple
  
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• Blackpink To Light Up The Sky (And Our Screens) In New Netflix Documentary

  06-10-2020 19:57
  
  Watch the trailer for 'Blackpink: Light Up the Sky,' a new documentary about the K-pop queens hitting Netflix October 14.
  
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• Lady Gaga and BTS lead MTV EMA 2020 nominations – see the full list here

  06-10-2020 19:43 via nme.com
  
  The nominations for the MTV EMAs 2020 have been announced – you can find the full list below.
  Read More: The MTV VMAs 2020 were fun, but could pre-records make awards shows predictable and sterile?
  Leading the way with seven nods in total is Lady Gaga, who’s in the running for Best Artist. She’s also up for Best Song, Best Collaboration, and Best Video for ‘Rain On Me’, her joint single with Ariana Grande.
  BTS, meanwhile, are up for five gongs – Best Song (&ls
  
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• Liam Gallagher, Johnny Marr and others respond to Chancellor’s plea for people to “adapt” their jobs

  06-10-2020 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher and Johnny Marr are among a host of musicians who have hit back at Chancellor’s Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that people should “adapt” their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music
  Sunak told ITV News that people “in all walks of life” will have to consider changing the jobs they do in certain industries.
  “I can’t pretend that everyone can do exactly the
  
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• Danger Mouse, Nigel Godrich Launch Station Rotation App

  06-10-2020 19:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Music discovery platform allows users to curate radio stations instead of playlists
  
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• Bicep Preview ‘Isles’ LP With Gleaming Single ‘Apricots’

  06-10-2020 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Electronic duo's second album is dueJanuary 22, 2021
  
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• Anderson .Paak Gets Extra Fresh on New Song ‘Jewelz’

  06-10-2020 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musician's latest single was co-produced by Timbaland
  
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong announces ‘No Fun Mondays’ covers album

  06-10-2020 18:38 via nme.com
  
  Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has announced an album compiling his ‘No Fun Mondays’ cover versions.
  READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”
  The musician launched the weekly series at the beginning of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown back in March, and shared its final instalment – a take on Billy Bragg‘s ‘A New England’ – in July.
  Today (October 6), Armstrong has revealed that h
  
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• Lady Gaga Leads 2020 MTV EMA Nominations — BTS And Justin Bieber Aren’t Far Behind

  06-10-2020 18:25
  
  Lady Gaga leads the 2020 MTV EMA nominations with seven nods, followed by BTS and Justin Bieber, who rack up five each. The show airs globally on MTV in 180 countries and territories on Sunday, November 8, 2020.
  
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• The Who Drop ‘Beads on One String’ Remix From Upcoming ‘Who’ Deluxe Edition

  06-10-2020 18:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reissue of 2019 album will feature live album recorded in February before coronavirus lockdown measures went into effect
  
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• Rihanna apologises for “completely irresponsible” use of Islamic Hadith

  06-10-2020 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has issued an apology after being criticised for using a song that contains a narration from an Islamic Hadith during a recent fashion show.
  Last Friday’s (October 2) Savage X Fenty event saw Rico Nasty being introduced while a track called ‘Doom’ played in the background. Created by London-based producer Coucou Chloe, the song remixes audio that features a Hadith which talks about the signs of the Judgment Day and the end of times.
  Following an online backlash, Rihanna
  
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• Arlo Parks to perform on Channel 4 special ‘The Whole Truth’ to mark World Mental Health Day

  06-10-2020 17:56 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks is set to feature and perform on the forthcoming Channel 4 special The Whole Truth to mark this weekend’s World Mental Health Day.
  The Whole Truth will be hosted by musician and #IAMWHOLE campaign founder Jordan Stephens, and will feature Parks, Kojey Radical and Che Lingo.
  Read more: The most beautiful lockdown performances, from churches and gardens to Glasto
  Parks, Kojey and Che Lingo will each perform one of their own tracks before they then openly discuss their mental healt
  
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• Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Infringement Case

  06-10-2020 17:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court has refused to hear the Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” copyright infringement case, presumably drawing the years-running legal saga to a close. Digital Music News has covered the extensive courtroom confrontation every step of the way since it kicked off in 2014. The estate of Randy California, who was the guitarist and […]The post Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Infringement Case appeared first on Digi
  
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• Mike Viola Is a Pool-Lazing Vampire in ‘Drug Rug’ Video, Featuring Mandy Moore

  06-10-2020 17:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track is off Viola's upcoming LP, Godmuffin
  
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• The White Stripes announce first official ‘Greatest Hits’ album

  06-10-2020 17:19 via nme.com
  
  The White Stripes have announced a new ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation — check out a never-before-seen live performance of ‘Ball And Biscuit’ below.
  The garage-rock duo – comprised of Jack and Meg White – confirmed their break up back in 2011, having released their sixth and final record ‘Icky Thump’ in 2007.
  Read More: The White Stripes – all their albums revisited
  Today (October 6), Jack White‘s Third Man Records have detailed &ldqu
  
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• Rihanna apologises for 'careless mistake' amid Savage x Fenty Islamophobia allegations

  06-10-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna is working to edit out the song from the show's broadcast.
  
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• Lady Gaga leads 2020 MTV EMA nominations

  06-10-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  BTS and Justin Bieber are just behind with five nominations apiece.
  
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• 400 musicians take part in moving musical protest in Parliament Square in support of freelance musicians

  06-10-2020 16:51 via nme.com
  
  400 professional musicians have taken part in a musical protest on Parliament Square in London today (October 6) to highlight the need for greater financial support for musicians during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Organised in tandem with the #WeMakeEvents and #LetMusicLive campaigns, today’s event outside the Houses of Parliament was also backed by the Musicians’ Union.
  Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music
  Music director David Hill conducted the 400
  
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• Flashback: Led Zeppelin Take One Last ‘Stairway to Heaven’ in 2007

  06-10-2020 16:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Supreme Court declined to take up the 'Stairway' copyright case, so here's a look back to their final performance of the classic song
  
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• Christian Serratos Takes the Stage as Selena in New Teaser

  06-10-2020 16:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Selena: The Seriesarrives on Netflix in December
  
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• Coldplay to auction off ‘A Headful Of Dreams’ artwork in aid of Oxfam’s coronavirus appeal

  06-10-2020 16:32 via nme.com
  Coldplay are auctioning off a piece of signed album artwork in aid of Oxfam’s emergency coronavirus appeal.
  Designed by contemporary artist Pilar Zeta, the collage was originally created for Chris Martin and co.’s seventh studio album ‘A Headful Of Dreams’, which came out back in 2015.
  Read more: Every single Coldplay song ranked in order of greatness
  The piece will go up for auction at Bonhams Knightsbridge next Tuesday (October 13) and is expected to fetch an estimated
  
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• Coldplay to auction off ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ artwork in aid of Oxfam’s coronavirus appeal

  06-10-2020 16:32 via nme.com
  Coldplay are auctioning off a piece of signed album artwork in aid of Oxfam’s emergency coronavirus appeal.
  Designed by contemporary artist Pilar Zeta, the collage was originally created for Chris Martin and co.’s seventh studio album ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’, which came out back in 2015.
  Read more: Every single Coldplay song ranked in order of greatness
  The piece will go up for auction at Bonhams Knightsbridge next Tuesday (October 13) and is expected to fetch an estimate
  
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• War on Drugs Preview New Live Album With Gripping Rendition of ‘Pain’

  06-10-2020 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Live Drugs features songs pulled from over 40 hard drives of shows recorded over several years
  
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• RS Charts: Youngboy Never Broke Again Bests Drake for Third Straight Week on Artists 500

  06-10-2020 16:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Joji fly up the chart after releasing new albums
  
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• Future Islands Drop Animated Video for ‘Born in a War’

  06-10-2020 16:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will release new album As Long As You Are this Friday
  
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• The War On Drugs announce new live album ‘Live Drugs’

  06-10-2020 15:00 via nme.com
  
  The War On Drugs have announced their new live album, ‘Live Drugs’.
  After teasing the release of the project last week, the Adam Granduciel-led band have today (October 6) confirmed the release of ‘Live Drugs’, which will arrive on November 20 via Super High Quality Records, Granduciel’s own record label.
  ‘Live Drugs’ is comprised of 10 tracks that have been selected from 40 hard drives-worth of show recordings that were made during the band’s past
  
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• Mick Jagger named among UK’s most dangerous celebrities to search for online

  06-10-2020 14:58 via nme.com
  The Rolling Stones‘ Mick Jagger has been named among the most dangerous celebrities to search for online.
  According to cyber-security firm McAfee, the iconic singer joins the likes of Idris Elba and Ricky Gervais as the most likely names to send you down an online rabbit hole that could put you at risk of malware and viruses.
  TV host Graham Norton came top in this year’s poll, closely followed by Gervais and actor Tom Hardy.
  Jagger took the fifth spot, with the rest of the list
  
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