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• Mel C: 'I feel so proud of everything I did with the girls'

  13-10-2020 23:50 via music-news.com
  
  Mel C joins Rebecca Judd on Apple Music 1 following the recent release of her album 'Melanie C'. In the interview with Rebecca
  
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• Fortnite Just Lost 73 Million iOS Users — Federal Judge Rules in Apple’s Favor Pending Trial

  13-10-2020 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Was it worth the gamble, Epic? A federal judge has just ruled that Apple doesn’t have to allow Fortnite back into the iOS App Store pending a trial. Federal District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says that any harm Epic is currently facing is of its own making. In a rather harsh opinion, Rogers noted that […]The post Fortnite Just Lost 73 Million iOS Users — Federal Judge Rules in Apple’s Favor Pending Trial appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• “I Am Kanye West, And I Approve This Message” — Kanye Releases First Presidential Ad

  13-10-2020 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite all the ballot shenanigans across multiple states, the first Kanye West presidential campaign ad is here. The rapper uploaded the ad to his Twitter account early this morning. West will appear on the ballot in 12 states, for a potential 84 electoral votes. He appears on the California ballot as a Vice Presidential candidate. […]The post “I Am Kanye West, And I Approve This Message” — Kanye Releases First Presidential Ad appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Tory Lanez has been issued a protective order preventing any contact with Megan Thee Stallion

  13-10-2020 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Tory Lanez has been issued with a protective order ruling that he cannot contact or come within 100 yards of Megan Thee Stallion.
  He was due to face charges over an alleged shooting incident involving “a female friend” in July at a court in Los Angeles today (October 13). The charges, issued on October 8, included assault with a semi-automatic firearm – personal use of a firearm – and for carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.
  If found guilty, Lanez faces a
  
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• TikTok Is More Popular Than Instagram Among US Teens, Study Finds

  13-10-2020 22:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok continues to reign supreme among US teens, according to data from a new study. For the first time, it now surpasses Instagram. Investment bank Piper Sandler publishes a semi-annual study of trends among US teens. The latest study aggregates responses from 9,800 teens across the United States – on a variety of issues. Part […]The post TikTok Is More Popular Than Instagram Among US Teens, Study Finds appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Oasis’ hit single ‘Wonderwall’ has passed one billion streams on Spotify

  13-10-2020 22:42 via music-news.com
  
  The classic track - which featured on the Britpop band’s second studio album, ‘(What's the Story) Morning Glory?’ - has had
  
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• Miley Cyrus finds choosing her singles to be 'intimidating'

  13-10-2020 22:39 via music-news.com
  
  The 27-year-old singer has admitted it can be daunting selecting which of her tracks she’d like to showcase to the world as singles and
  
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• Jason Derulo has been added to Rock In Rio Lisbon’s 2021 line-up

  13-10-2020 22:30 via nme.com
  
  Jason Derulo has been added to the line-up for next year’s Rock In Rio Lisbon event.
  Read More: We went to Rock In Rio, the music festival where mega-gig meets Disneyland meets religious cult
  The festival, which was due to take place over two consecutive weekends over June 20-21 and 27-28 this year, was postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Many of the initially confirmed acts have been carried over to 2021, including Post Malone, Liam Gallagher Foo Fighters, The National a
  
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• Ford Accuses Freeplay of Deceptive Music Licensing Practices — Freeplay Fires Back

  13-10-2020 22:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in April, Digital Music News was first to report on Freeplay Music’s $8.1 million copyright infringement suit against Ford. Now, the 117-year-old automaker has accused Freeplay of deceptive music licensing practices, and the New York-based company has refuted the allegations. To quickly recap, Freeplay Music (FPM) maintained that Ford had infringed upon its more […]The post Ford Accuses Freeplay of Deceptive Music Licensing Practices — Freeplay Fires Back appeared first o
  
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• Jay-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ has been mashed up with Smashing Pumpkins

  13-10-2020 22:02 via nme.com
  
  A producer known as Spose has combined Jay-Z‘s 2003 LP ‘The Black Album’ with a selection of Smashing Pumpkins tracks to create an entirely new record.READ MORE: The best remix albums – ever!The album is titled ‘Marcy Projects And The Infinite Sadness’, and places Jay-Z’s vocals atop instrumentals from a number of different Smashing Pumpkins songs.
  Although the album takes its name from Billy Corgan and co’s 1995 album ‘Melon Collie And The I
  
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• Stevie Wonder shares two new songs and leaves Motown Records after nearly 60 years

  13-10-2020 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Stevie Wonder has shared two new songs and signed a new record deal with Republic Records.
  The veteran singer dropped the tracks ‘Where Is Our Love Song’ and ‘Can’t Put It in The Hands Of Fate’, which you can view below, during a virtual press conference this evening (October 13). He also announced he was leaving Motown after nearly 60 years.
  He has launched his own imprint – So What The Fuss Music. “I had a great conversation with Monte Lipman, the (Rep
  
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• Stevie Wonder Releases First New Music in 15 Years

  13-10-2020 21:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hall of Famer unveils "Where Is Our Love Song" and "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate" on Republic Records, his first non-Motown release
  
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• Elton John can’t say ‘preposterousness’ as he records the audio version of his memoirs

  13-10-2020 21:12 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has shared an outtake of recording sessions for the audiobook of his memoirs, in which he struggles with a particular part of the text.
  In the video, which John shared on Twitter to mark the release of the paperback edition of his book Me, the singer repeatedly slurs the word ‘preposterousness’ before joking with his producer.
  “The paperback edition of ‘Me’ is available tomorrow including a brand new chapter, which I recorded for the audiobook,&rdquo
  
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• Majority of music fans claim artists deserve more money from streaming services

  13-10-2020 20:45 via nme.com
  
  The vast majority of music listeners believe that artists deserve a greater share of revenues from streaming services, according to a new survey.READ MORE: Musicians criticise Spotify CEO for saying it’s “not enough” to release albums “every 3-4 years”The poll, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the #BrokenRecord campaign, found that 77 per cent of those surveyed believe that artists are not paid enough by streaming platforms. 76 per cent said the same of songwriters.
  
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• Turkey Demands Upfront Broadcast Licensing Fees from Spotify — Within 72 Hours

  13-10-2020 20:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Turkish government agency that oversees TV, radio, and on-demand broadcasts, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has demanded three months’ worth of upfront licensing fees from Spotify. Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council, which was established in 1994 and consists of nine members elected by the nation’s 600-seat Grand National Assembly, recently identified […]The post Turkey Demands Upfront Broadcast Licensing Fees from Spotify — Wi
  
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• Beabadoobee shares new single ‘Together’ ahead of Friday’s debut album release

  13-10-2020 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has shared her latest single ‘Together’, the fifth and final single to be taken from her upcoming debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’.READ MORE: Beabadoobee – ‘Fake It Flowers’ review: the sound of a modern guitar great in bloom“This song is about the dependency you have with someone and missing that when you’re away and learning to be by yourself,” the musician says of the new single.
  “It’s written from that point whe
  
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• Watch Hozier surprise a busker performing a cover of ‘Take Me To Church’

  13-10-2020 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Hozier surprised a busker in Ireland today (October 13) who was performing a cover of ‘Take Me To Church’.
  The singer, who was difficult to spot due to him wearing a face mask, dropped some change in the busker’s guitar case while he played the 2014 single. You can view footage below.
  After a few seconds the busker stopped playing and said: “Shit hold on, got to take a second because..thank you so much. Have a good one man. Er wow, that was Hozier.”Here is why @hozi
  
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• RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks are bringing back their Banks & Steelz side project

  13-10-2020 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA and Interpol frontman Paul Banks are set to revive their project Banks & Steelz.READ MORE: Banks & Steelz – ‘Anything But Words’ ReviewSpeaking to NME to promote his forthcoming movie Cut Throat City, RZA revealed that the pair restarted the project during lockdown.
  “Well, that’s something that happened during quarantine, me and Paul have been sending each other tracks,” he said.
  “We got a song that we just finished
  
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• RS Charts: 21 Savage Takes Number One, Fleetwood Mac Soars

  13-10-2020 18:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  21 Savage and Metro Boomin launched five songs into the Top Ten, while a 1977 Fleetwood Mac hit continued to climb thanks to TikTok
  
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• Take an Indie-Pop Joy Ride With Ribbon Stage

  13-10-2020 18:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  How three New York friends mixed punk and pop in perfect proportions for the best debut seven-inch of the quarantine era
  
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• Shawn Mendes Documentary ‘In Wonder’ Is Coming to Netflix

  13-10-2020 18:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Music video director Grant Singer will helm documentary, released ahead of Mendes' new studio album Wonder
  
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• Niall Horan Announces Global Livestream Show to Benefit His Touring Crew

  13-10-2020 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Special virtual concert will be filmed at London's Royal Albert Hall
  
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• Flashback: Van Halen Play ‘Panama’ at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards

  13-10-2020 18:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  They were promoting an upcoming tour that wound up being the band's final run
  
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• Get Ready for Joe Rogan to Interview Kanye West

  13-10-2020 18:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rap mainstay and 2020 presidential hopeful Kanye West has expressed interest in appearing on the Spotify-exclusive Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast. The 43-year-old artist recently noted on Twitter that he’d like to record a “live” Joe Rogan Experience episode (most JRE iterations are taped several days prior to their debut). “Would love to go on […]The post Get Ready for Joe Rogan to Interview Kanye West appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon reflect on how Linkin Park’s ‘Hybrid Theory’ influenced their sound: “We still reference them”

  13-10-2020 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon‘s Jordan Fish has opened up on how Linkin Park‘s ‘Hybrid Theory’ influenced the band’s sound.
  The nu-metal band’s seminal debut album will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this month, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential records from the genre.
  In a new NME interview to mark the milestone, Fish said that the record’s far-reaching influence can be heard on every album from the Sheffield band.
  “Even with the
  
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• Musicians and crew call for ‘Seat Out To Help Out’ scheme and tailor-made job support to survive until April

  13-10-2020 17:37 via nme.com
  
  Industry figures representing musicians and live crew have called for more financial protection to help them survive until gigs can return in April.
  Yesterday saw over 1,000 venues, theatres, festivals and arts spaces in England celebrate in being awarded in the latest wave of £1.57billion Cultural Recovery Funding, helping them to weather the storm of coronavirus closures into next Spring. However, with full capacity live shows set to return in April 2021 at the earliest, many f
  
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• David Byrne and Spike Lee share their fears over forthcoming US presidential election

  13-10-2020 17:22 via nme.com
  
  David Byrne and Spike Lee have shared their fears over the forthcoming US presidential election.READ MORE: David Byrne live on Broadway, NYC: Still the best musical experience on the planetThe pair, who recently teamed up for a film version of Byrne’s show ‘American Utopia’, have said they fear Donald Trump could get a second term despite Joe Biden being ahead in the polls.
  Byrne said: “I’m scared about the election. Just the other day, I started reaching out to som
  
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• The Wanted's Tom Parker 'overwhelmed with positivity' after sharing brain tumour diagnosis

  13-10-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Tom Parker announced his diagnosis in a magazine interview on Monday.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion: 'Black women deserve to be protected as human beings'

  13-10-2020 17:15 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion addressed the shooting incident in an essay for the New York Times.
  
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• Metallica Will Unplug for Charity Livestream

  13-10-2020 17:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will play an all acoustic set at their headquarters to raise money for its All Within My Hands foundation
  
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• RS Charts: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin’s ‘Savage Mode 2’ Debuts at Number One

  13-10-2020 17:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Four Van Halen albums chart following the death of Eddie Van Halen
  
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• Low Cut Connie Let It All Hang Out on ‘Private Lives’

  13-10-2020 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Philly band's sixth album exudes underdog spirit
  
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• Cloud Nothings Preview New Album With Pummeling ‘Am I Something’

  13-10-2020 16:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on The Shadow I Remember, set to arrive next February
  
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• Music industry issues official advice on how festivals can go ahead next summer

  13-10-2020 16:38 via nme.com
  
  A wide selection of music industry bodies have joined forces to issue official advice on how festivals can take place next year, after COVID-19 forced their widespread cancellation this summer.
  The new planning framework is led by the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO), the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Attitude Is Everything, alongside additional guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and Public Health England (PHE).
  Covering eight key themes, the do
  
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• London’s Lexington “still in serious peril” after receiving only 40% of the funding they applied for

  13-10-2020 16:14 via nme.com
  
  London venue The Lexington say they are “still in serious peril” following yesterday’s Cultural Recovery Fund announcement (October 12) after they were only awarded 40% of the funding they applied for.
  Over 1300 music venues, theatres, museums and cultural organisations in England will receive funding from the £257 million grant, which is part of the UK government’s £1.57 billion bailout fund to help the country’s various cultural industries during the c
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion champions Black women and addresses Tory Lanez shooting incident in powerful new op-ed

  13-10-2020 15:51 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has published a powerful new op-ed championing Black women which also sees her address the alleged Tory Lanez shooting incident.
  In a piece for The New York Times titled Why I Speak Up For Black Women, Megan opened by observing how Black women have become “a highly courted voting bloc” who are “expected once again to deliver victory for Democratic candidates” in next month’s US election.
  Read more: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m reall
  
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• Janelle Monae performing a special VR concert for the 'Lovecraft Country' finale

  13-10-2020 15:03 via music-news.com
  
  The 34-year-old musician has confirmed her first ever VR performance as part of the 'Music of the Cosmos' event which
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Champions the Fight for Black Women in New Op-Ed

  13-10-2020 14:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper discusses alleged Tory Lanez shooting, Breonna Taylor protest on SNL, and more in New York Times piece
  
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• Mariah Carey says artists need a passion for music to achieve longevity

  13-10-2020 14:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' hitmaker has opened up on the way the industry has changed since she became a household
  
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• Jerry Lee Lewis Announces 85th Birthday Livestream With Elton John, Bill Clinton, More

  13-10-2020 14:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack, Tom Jones will also offer tributes
  
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• Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders photographed in recording studio

  13-10-2020 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has sparked speculation that he’s working on new music after he was photographed in a recording studio.
  Images posted on Instagram by the photographer Andreas Neumann last night (October 12) show Helders sitting behind a drum kit in a Los Angeles studio, surrounded by a selection of keyboards and amplifiers.
  “Loved seeing you brother @matthelders xoxo,” Neumann captioned the snap.
  Neumann offered little context for the photo, but eagle-eyed f
  
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• See Phoebe Bridgers, Hayley Williams, and Margo Price Perform at RBG Tribute

  13-10-2020 13:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Honor Her Wish event also featured appearances from Miley Cyrus, Michael Stipe, and Demi Lovato
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne will tour the UK in 2022

  13-10-2020 13:36 via music-news.com
  
  The Black Sabbath rocker is set to finally hit the road for his No More Tours II stint after his health issues and the coronavirus caused delays.
  
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• Pink’s husband Carey Hart defends his politics after taking kids shooting

  13-10-2020 13:30 via music-news.com
  
  The motocross racer says his children "love shooting" guns.
  
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• Kelly Clarkson's kids are having therapy amid her divorce

  13-10-2020 13:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer wants her children to know "it's okay to be sad".
  
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• Headie One announces 2021 UK and Ireland tour

  13-10-2020 13:30 via nme.com
  
  Headie One has announced a UK and Ireland tour for May 2021 — check out details of the run below.
  The London MC is aiming to tour next year in support of his new album ‘Edna’, which was released last Friday (October 9).
  Read more: The Big Read – Headie One: “If you make a mistake, you’ve got to move quickly”
  Set to kick off in Bournemouth at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on May 3, 2021, the tour includes stops in such cities as Bristol, London (where he&rsq
  
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• Student talks embarking on “dream” university course thanks to Taylor Swift donation

  13-10-2020 13:24 via nme.com
  
  A student whose university studies were funded by Taylor Swift has thanked the singer for helping her “dream come true”.
  Vitoria Mario is studying a Mathematics degree at the University of Warwick after the singer donated £23,000 to a GoFundMe page to cover her living costs.
  The 18-year-old is now living on the top floor of a hall on the University campus.
  She told the Coventry Telegraph: “It’s just a relief to finally be here, I feel like I don’t have to worr
  
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• Katherine Jenkins to return to the Royal Albert Hall for special Christmas musical

  13-10-2020 12:42 via music-news.com
  
  The 40-year-old classical singer - who performs at the iconic London venue every year during the festive season - is set to deliver a seasonal
  
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• Harry Styles celebrating first anniversary of 'Fine Line' with a limited edition vinyl box set

  13-10-2020 12:40 via music-news.com
  
  The former One Direction singer unveiled his second album - the follow up to his 2017 self titled debut - on December 13 last year
  
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• Mick Fleetwood says “fantastic” viral ‘Dreams’ TikTok video “is hugely gratifying”

  13-10-2020 12:28 via nme.com
  
  Mick Fleetwood has spoken out again in praise of Nathan Apodaca’s viral ‘Dreams’ TikTok video, calling it “fantastic” and saying that its success “is hugely gratifying”.
  Apodaca has brought both ‘Dreams’ and Fleetwood Mac a huge resurgence in popularity over the past few weeks after he filmed himself singing along to the song while longboarding on the way to work last month.
  Fleetwood — who filmed his own version of Apodaca’s TikT
  
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