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• Declan McKenna shares new banjo-filled cover of Paul McCartney’s ‘Heart Of The Country’

  11-10-2020 23:55 via nme.com
  
  Declan McKenna has shared a new Paul McCartney cover – listen below.
  The singer, who released his second album ‘Zeros’ last month, took on a version of 1971 track ‘Heart Of The Matter’.Read more: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now”The new cover, posted to Soundcloud, sees McKenna donning the banjo for a lo-fi version of McCartney’s track, which appeared on his ‘Ram’ album alongside his then-w
  
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• Jay-Z Posts Bail and Covers All Fees for Protesters In Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

  11-10-2020 23:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Jay-Z and Team Roc paid both bail and citation fees for protestors in Wisconsin over the weekend. Demonstrators in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, are calling for justice after the death of Alvin Cole. Jay-Z’s social justice arm of Roc Nation, Team Roc, led efforts to assist protesters with legal fees. Demonstrators took to Wauwatosa’s streets after no […]The post Jay-Z Posts Bail and Covers All Fees for Protesters In Wauwatosa, Wisconsin appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Hear Pearl Jam’s Fiery New Song ‘Get It Back’

  11-10-2020 23:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Matt Cameron-penned track originally appeared exclusively on Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy, Volume 2 Bandcamp comp
  
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• The Music Center Announces a $25 Million Gift from Tina and Jerry Moss

  11-10-2020 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Music Center has received a $25 million gift from Jerry and Tina Moss to benefit new programming initiatives. Thanks to the generous donation, the arts organization in Los Angeles will establish a yearly free summer concert, open to all. It will be held outdoors in the newly named Jerry Moss Plaza – located at The […]The post The Music Center Announces a $25 Million Gift from Tina and Jerry Moss appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Federal Government Officially Responds to Burning Man Lawsuit

  11-10-2020 21:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In July, Digital Music News was first to report that Burning Man organizers were moving forward with their lawsuit against the federal government, alleging in part that they’d been forced to pay excessive permit and land-use fees. Now, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has formally responded to the allegations. Burning Man and Black Rock […]The post Federal Government Officially Responds to Burning Man Lawsuit appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Pearl Jam share new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services

  11-10-2020 20:56 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam have shared their new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services – hear it below.
  The track was previously only available on ‘Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy Vol. 2’, a recent Bandcamp charity compilation shared to support voting rights in the US.Read more: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceArcade Fire, David Byrne, Phoenix, Fleet Foxes, Je
  
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• Watch Fiona Apple Perform ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’ Songs Live for First Time

  11-10-2020 20:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer played "I Want You to Love Me," "Shameika" and "Fetch the Bolt Cutters"
  
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• Headie One set for new chart peak and highest new entry with debut album Edna

  11-10-2020 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s
  
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• Watch Fiona Apple play ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ songs live for the first time

  11-10-2020 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Fiona Apple has given live debuts to three tracks from ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ in her first live performance for three years – watch footage below.
  Apple played a virtual festival held by The New Yorker last night (October 10).Read more: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deepJoined by a full band, the singer played the album’s first three tracks – ‘I Want You To Love Me’
  
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• FKA twigs has written a whole new album in lockdown

  11-10-2020 18:05 via nme.com
  
  FKA twigs has written an entire new album during lockdown, the singer has revealed.
  Her third album will follow last year’s ‘MAGDALENE’ LP, which NME crowned the sixth best album of 2019.Read more: FKA twigs – ‘Magdalene’ review: an unstoppable force of nature rolls out her enormously ambitious visionWith the album only a year old, twigs has revealed that she’s “just finishing” its follow-up now, having experienced a burst of inspiration duri
  
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• LP Releases Acoustic Performance Video for ‘The One That You Love’

  11-10-2020 17:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter shares lush performance video in time for National Coming Out Day
  
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• WizKid is leading mass protests against Nigerian police brutality in London

  11-10-2020 17:36 via nme.com
  
  Protests have been taking place in London today against Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
  The #ENDSARS protests featured a speech from Nigerian singer WizKid. The rapper had previously called out the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, over his silence regarding the prevalence of SARS in Nigeria recently.
  The SARS unit has become notorious in Nigeria, and have carried out stop and search missions, being accused of police brutality in the process as well as extortion. Th
  
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• The Spice Girls still trying to coax Victoria Beckham on tour

  11-10-2020 16:49 via music-news.com
  
  The Spice Girls are still trying to coax Victoria Beckham to join them on tour.
  
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• John Lydon says he’s voting for Trump because Biden is “incapable” of leading America

  11-10-2020 16:15 via nme.com
  
  John Lydon has said he’s voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election because he feels Joe Biden is “incapable” of leading America.
  Speaking in a new interview, the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd frontman discussed empathising with the US president because he too has been called a racist.
  Lydon, who previously backed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, said he supports Trump because of the economy.
  “I’d be daft as a brush not to,”
  
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• Pearl Jam to celebrate 30th anniversary of first live show with streaming event

  11-10-2020 16:06 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam have announced a special streaming event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first ever live performance.Read more: The story of grunge in 15 classic albumsThe band, who made their debut at Seattle’s Off Ramp on October 22, 1990, will be marking the occasion by streaming their April 29, 2016 concert at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center.
  The three-hour, 32-song Pearl Jam set opened with a performance of classic album ‘Ten’ in its entirety, with covers
  
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• Harry Styles Announces ‘Fine Line’ Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set

  11-10-2020 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reissue announced on first anniversary of "Lights Up," the lead single off pop star's sophomore album
  
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• See Jack White Pay Tribute to Eddie Van Halen With ‘SNL’ Performance

  11-10-2020 15:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rocker also reworked White Stripes' "Ball and Biscuit" to include Beyoncé collabo "Don't Hurt Yourself" and gospel standard "Jesus Is Coming Soon"
  
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• Miguel shares stylish new music video for ‘Funeral’

  11-10-2020 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Miguel has revealed details of a new instalment of his ‘Art Dealer Chic EP’ series, as well as sharing a new video for recent single ‘Funeral’.Read more: Miguel interview: From teenage preacher to California R&B star“I took a long hiatus from the business of music to reassess my objective as a creator,” the singer said in a statement.
  “The Art Dealer Chic EPs have always been reserved for freedom, self-curation and honest expression without the influ
  
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• Van Halen streams increase by over 1,300% following Eddie Van Halen’s death

  11-10-2020 14:00 via nme.com
  
  Van Halen‘s music streams in the US have increased by over 1,300% since the death of the band’s guitarist Eddie Van Halen, figures have revealed.Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayEddie’s passing was confirmed on Tuesday (October 6) by his son, Wolfgang, who revealed that the 65-year-old had lost his long battle with throat cancer.
  “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Ed
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor reveals he once invested in pet stores – and almost all the pets died

  11-10-2020 13:21 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has shared details of the time he made a calamitous investment in supplying fish to pet stores.Read more: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store”The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman was asked in a new interview about the best and worst money he’s ever spent, and he cited the venture into fish retail as a firm contender for the latter.
  “A friend of mine, a tattoo artist, hi
  
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• Goldie criticises “travesty” of Rishi Sunak’s career retraining plea

  11-10-2020 12:30 via nme.com
  
  Goldie has criticised Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that people should “adapt” their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, claiming the UK Chancellor has “no sense of what the arts are all about.”READ MORE: Retrain for another job? Loads of us already have other jobs, Rishi!Sunak told ITV News on Tuesday (October 6) that people “in all walks of life” will have to consider changing the jobs they do in certain industries, leading to widespread deri
  
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• Tory Lanez vows 'truth will come to light' regarding Megan Thee Stallion shooting

  11-10-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, has vowed to fight the charges.
  
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• Paris Hilton staging peaceful protest outside old boarding school

  11-10-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  The DJ claimed she was physically and mentally abused by staff at the facility when she was 17.
  
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• Katharine McPhee hints pregnancy rumours are true

  11-10-2020 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer/actress wed David Foster in a London ceremony last year.
  
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• Big Sean reveals his first advance from Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music was just $15k

  11-10-2020 11:51 via nme.com
  
  Big Sean has revealed that his first advance from Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music label was just $15,000.Read more: Big Sean: “God has taken away all these special people – there has to be a reason I’m still here”Speaking to Fat Joe for his Instagram Live/Revolt show, The Fat Joe Show, Sean discussed the moment he got signed by West after rapping for him on the spot at a Detroit radio station.
  Sean explained that he was struggling to make it even after being signed
  
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• MusiCares launches new ‘Wellness in Music’ survey

  11-10-2020 11:19 via nme.com
  
  MusiCares, the charity arm of The Recording Academy, has announced the launch of a new ‘Wellness in Music’ survey, in an effort to gauge how people working in music have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.Read more: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do nextThe survey went live on Saturday (October 10) to coincide with World Mental Health day, and asks participants to share “their honest realities, especially as it rel
  
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• Watch Jack White rework The White Stripes’ ‘Ball And Biscuit’ on ‘SNL’

  11-10-2020 11:02 via nme.com
  
  Jack White was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night (October 10), and part of his performance saw him rework White Stripes song ‘Ball And Biscuit’.Read more: SNL heroes: stunning Saturday Night Live performances by your favourite starsThe White Stripes frontman was announced as the last-minute musical guest for this week’s show on Friday (October 9), replacing country artist Morgan Wallen, who was removed from the lineup earlier this week after video em
  
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• Jack White dedicates 'Saturday Night Live' performance to Eddie Van Halen

  11-10-2020 10:30 via music-news.com
  
  Jack White dedicated his 'Saturday Night Live' musical performance to the late rocker Eddie Van Halen.
  
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• Kanye West spotted in London – but has he broken quarantine rules?

  11-10-2020 10:13 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West was pictured in London on Saturday (October 10) alongside his seven-year-old daughter North, prompting fans to question whether the international visit breached quarantine rules.Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of President would Kanye West be?The ‘Jesus Is King’ rapper, who is still running for president in next month’s US election, appears to have flown to the UK with North while his wife Kim Kardashian has stayed in the US.
  All arrivals from the US
  
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• Retired rapper Logic reportedly pays £173,200 for rare Pokémon card

  11-10-2020 04:08 via nme.com
  
  Retired rapper Logic has reportedly paid £173,200 ($226,000 USD) for a first edition Charizard Pokémon card.
  The rapper’s acquisition makes the card the most expensive Nintendo collectable ever purchased.
  Card trading watchdog Cardhops reported yesterday (October 10) that a PSA 10 Base Set 1st Edition Charizard from 1999 had sold at auction.
  The site said an unnamed buyer paid $183,812 USD for the card, which is distinguished by a lack of shadow on the image of Charizard.
  The
  
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• Logic reportedly pays £173,200 for rare Pokémon card

  11-10-2020 04:08 via nme.com
  
  Logic has reportedly paid £173,200 ($226,000 USD) for a first edition Charizard Pokémon card.
  The rapper’s acquisition makes the card the most expensive Nintendo collectable ever purchased.
  Card trading watchdog Cardhops reported yesterday (October 10) that a PSA 10 Base Set 1st Edition Charizard from 1999 had sold at auction.
  The site said an unnamed buyer paid $183,812 USD for the card, which is distinguished by a lack of shadow on the image of Charizard.
  The transaction cam
  
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• James Blake teases new music arriving this week

  11-10-2020 03:01 via nme.com
  
  James Blake has hinted at the release of a new project later this week, titled ‘Before’.
  Blake teased ‘Before’ in an Instagram story, which also promotes a UK and US phone number. When called, an automated voice directs the caller to beforeep.com, which shows a timer counting down to Wednesday October 14.
  Posters have also been sighted promoting the new music. James Blake is dropping new EP called "Before" this wednesday www.beforeep.com fromindieheadsJames Blake’s
  
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• Jordin Sparks hopes to emulate Mariah Carey with new Christmas songs

  11-10-2020 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Jordin Sparks has shared that she looks up to Mariah Carey, with Carey sending the young star a copy of her new memoir.
  
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• Lewis Capaldi tops Music Venue Trust gig

  11-10-2020 01:32 via music-news.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi headlined Prime Day Live in support of the Music Venue Trust on Friday night (09.10.20).
  
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