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• Stream-Ripping Giant FLVTO.biz Officially Petitions the U.S. Supreme Court

  14-10-2020 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Late last month, Digital Music News was first to report that the copyright infringement battle between the RIAA and Tofig Kurbanov, owner of stream-ripping giant FLVTO.biz, could be heading to the United States’ highest court. Now, Kurbanov has officially petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) initiated the courtroom […]The post Stream-Ripping Giant FLVTO.biz Officially Petitions the U.S. Supreme Court appeared f
  
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• Twitter Suspends Azealia Banks for Transphobic Tweets — Again

  14-10-2020 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Azealia Banks has been suspended from Twitter after a salvo of tweets deemed transphobic. On October 13th, Banks fired off several tweets about who should be allowed to get the COVID-19 vaccine first. She quickly turned on the trans community with her remarks. “Cancel all these dumbass luxury transgender healthcare ‘rights’ and redirect the castration funds to […]The post Twitter Suspends Azealia Banks for Transphobic Tweets — Again appeared first on Digi
  
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• Is Beats the Budget Brand for Apple Now? — Introducing $50 Beats Flex Earbuds

  14-10-2020 22:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  While Apple was busy announcing its new line-up of iPhones, Beats debuted its new bargain-basement Flex earbuds. These $50 earbuds from Beats are surprising, considering the brand feels dead as AirPods take over. But Apple may branch out with the Beats brand to make it more appealing as a third-party option for iOS and Android. […]The post Is Beats the Budget Brand for Apple Now? — Introducing $50 Beats Flex Earbuds appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Hipgnosis Snags LA Reid’s 160-Song Catalog — Including Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown Hits

  14-10-2020 21:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  London-based Hipgnosis has acquired the 162-song catalog of veteran record exec Antonio “L.A.” Reid, including publishing and writing credits on hits from Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown, and many other well-known acts. Hipgnosis recently unveiled the sizable acquisition, which covers the entirety of L.A. Reid’s more than 160-track catalog. In addition to the […]The post Hipgnosis Snags LA Reid’s 160-Song Catalog — Including Whitney Houston, Boyz II
  
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• Sia only intended to adopt one child but ended up with two

  14-10-2020 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Sia discovered her son while watching a documentary about the foster care system.
  
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• Metallica launch new ‘Blackened’ whiskey inspired by the ‘S&M2’ album

  14-10-2020 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have launched their latest ‘Blackened’ whiskey range inspired by their recent ‘S&M2’ album.
  The whiskey was originally released in 2018, with the spirit aged in barrels that were exposed to Metallica’s music – affecting the ageing process of it.
  Earlier this year the limited edition ‘Batch 100’ blend was released with a pair of vinyl picture discs containing the playlist used during the spirit ageing process.
  Now, ‘Batch 106&rsq
  
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• Deftones’ Chino Moreno is working on new Crosses material

  14-10-2020 21:18 via nme.com
  
  Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has revealed he’s started working on new material for his other music project, Crosses.
  The singer said that – having moved house recently and set up a home studio there – new Crosses music might soon materialise, thanks to him excavating some parked ideas.Read more: Deftones on lost album ‘Eros’ – “It would be interesting to finish at some point, and I’ve never said we won’t”“I just moved into a new
  
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• Leslie Odom Jr. on playing soul legend Sam Cooke: “I’ve been a fan my whole life”

  14-10-2020 21:16 via nme.com
  
  Leslie Odom Jr. has spoken about the challenge of portraying Sam Cooke on the big screen in the forthcoming film One Night In Miami.
  Directed by If Beale Street Could Talk star Regina King in what is her directorial debut, the film is a cinematic adaptation of Kemp Powers’ 2013 play which imagines a meeting between Cooke, Malcolm X, Cassius Clay and American footballer Jim Brown during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.Read more: One Night In Miami review: four Black icons meet at Ame
  
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• Elton John settles £3million court dispute with his ex-wife Renate Blauel

  14-10-2020 20:46 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has settled a £3million court dispute with his ex-wife.
  It comes after Renate Blauel sought compensation from the singer over the summer after he mentioned her in several sections in his autobiography ‘Me’.
  According to legal documents filed at London’s high court at the time, comments made in the book broke the terms of an agreement made when they divorced 32 years ago.
  The documents also stated that John allegedly agreed to remove certain passages before publ
  
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• Mel C says she’ll do “everything in my power” for another Spice Girls tour

  14-10-2020 20:14 via nme.com
  Mel C has promised she is doing everything she can to ensure another Spice Girls tour will happen next year.
  2021 will mark 25 years since the band introduced themselves to the world with debut single, ‘Wannabe’. Mel C said there’s high hopes for a 25th anniversary tour.Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Melanie C“It would be rude not to!” the singer told ITV’s Lorraine this week, when asked whether the band will look to mark t
  
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• Neil Young Drops Previously Unreleased 1972 Song ‘Come Along and Say You Will’

  14-10-2020 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song was recorded with the Stray Gators shortly after the release of Harvest
  
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• Tommy Lee: It's 'sad' that rock music has become 'too safe'

  14-10-2020 19:39 via music-news.com
  
  The Mötley Crüe drummer is set to release his genre-hopping solo album, 'Andro', on October 16, which channels the musician's passion
  
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• Stevie Nicks says not being able to sing and perform would 'kill' her

  14-10-2020 19:37 via music-news.com
  
  The 72-year-old Fleetwood Mac frontwoman had double pneumonia last year, and the 'Dreams' hitmaker worries that
  
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• Promoters of The Chainsmokers’ Hamptons gig fined for violating social distancing rules

  14-10-2020 19:34 via nme.com
  
  The promoters of a non-socially distanced Chainsmokers concert held in New York in July will be fined $20,000 (£18,051) for violating public health law.
  That’s according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who tweeted today (October 14) that an investigation found the event promoter to have breached coronavirus rules at the charity fundraiser concert.NEW: Following an investigation into the Chainsmokers concert in the Hamptons this summer, the promoters will be fined $20,000 for viola
  
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• Despite Looming Shutdown Threats In the US, TikTok Inks a Major Licensing Deal In the Netherlands

  14-10-2020 19:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite the ever-present threat of a stateside shutdown, TikTok is continuing to make major moves on the world stage, including a latest licensing agreement with the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra. TikTok and Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra announced their multiyear licensing deal today, in a general release. This concise message emphasized the short-form video-sharing app’s considerable popularity in […]The post Despite Looming Shutdown Threats In the US, TikTok Inks a Major L
  
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• Promoters of Controversial Chainsmokers Concert Fined $20,000

  14-10-2020 18:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced penalty following investigation into July charity event where attendees seemed to be ignoring Covid-19 safety protocols
  
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• Demi Lovato Slams The ‘Commander In Chief’ With A Powerful Protest Anthem

  14-10-2020 18:41
  
  Demi Lovato calls out Donald Trump in political anthem 'Commander in Chief'
  
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• Ariana Grande is releasing a new album this month

  14-10-2020 18:29 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has said she “can’t wait” to share a new album with fans this month.
  The singer made the surprise announcement on her Twitter page today (October 14), writing: “i can’t wait to give u my album this month”.i can’t wait to give u my album this month
  — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) October 14, 2020Grande’s last album was ‘Thank U, Next’ (2019). Her upcoming record, the title of which is currently unknown, will be her si
  
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• New Order share epic remix of their 2020 single ‘Be A Rebel’

  14-10-2020 18:27 via nme.com
  New Order have shared a new remix of their recent hit single ‘Be A Rebel’ – listen below.READ MORE: New Order’s new song, ‘Be A Rebel’, helps to give dance music a purpose in 2020The [Renegade Spezial Edit] of the track recently featured on a promo video for the Manchester band’s team up with Adidas for a capsule range, which included an outerwear jacket with distinctive stripes and a New Order sleeve patch. The overall design is inspired by Bernard Sumn
  
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• ‘Good Steely Dan Takes’: A Chat With the Man Behind the Funniest Rock Fan Account on Twitter

  14-10-2020 18:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Baddantakes' has become the unofficial online HQ for Steely Dan riffs, memes, and one-liners. Its creator delves into the peculiar appeal of Dan-related humor, and why David Crosby looms so large in their mythos
  
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• Listen to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s ‘Hesitating Nation’ and ‘Thousand Oaks’ from new album ‘New Fragility’

  14-10-2020 18:10 via nme.com
  
  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced their new album ‘New Fragility’ – you can listen to a preview of the record in the form of two new songs below.
  The Alec Ounsworth–fronted band’s follow-up to 2017’s ‘The Tourist’ is set for release on January 29, 2021 via CYHSY/Secretly Distribution.
  The announcement of ‘New Fragility’ – whose title is taken from the David Foster Wallace short story ‘Forever Overhead’ from the c
  
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• The Kinks Ready Huge ‘Lola Versus Powerman’ 50th-Anniversary Reissue

  14-10-2020 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear unreleased "The Follower/Anytime" medley from reissue, due out December 18th
  
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• Alanis Morissette Recalls Being Robbed Night Before Meeting Madonna

  14-10-2020 17:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Another clip from her Words + Music special presented by Audible digs into why "You Oughta Know" is still so special
  
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• U2 celebrated with set of four stamps

  14-10-2020 17:45 via music-news.com
  
  An Post has unveiled four special stamps marking U2’s distinguished music career.
  
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• Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash’s Historic Guitars Will Be Played Live Again

  14-10-2020 17:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country Music Hall of Fame's "Big Night" fundraiser pairs artists like Lucinda Williams, Ashley McBryde with enshrined instruments
  
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• Downtown Boys Drop ‘L’Internationale’ Video From ‘Miss Marx’ Film

  14-10-2020 17:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We hope this video is a reminder of the vessel that brings us together to scream, shout, cry, or rest," punk band says
  
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• Spotify launches new listening format to bring together music and podcasts

  14-10-2020 17:37 via nme.com
  
  Spotify have launched a new feature on their streaming service which gives their users the option of listening to both music and spoken-word content in a single combined “listening experience”.
  The feature, which will be available to access under the newly created genre ‘Shows with music’, will see full songs and talk commentary, such as podcasts, come together in a format which the streaming giant says has been one of its most-requested features to date.
  “We’
  
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• Miley Cyrus says her Dua Lipa collaboration will drop “pretty soon”

  14-10-2020 17:35 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has promised her fans that her forthcoming collaboration with Dua Lipa is likely to drop “pretty soon”.
  Speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena 100, Cyrus said that the team-up is “perfectly a blend of the both of us” and added: “I’m super proud of it.”
  Cyrus claims that her fans have been “begging” for the track to drop, and that they “can expect something pretty soon”.
  It comes just weeks after she revealed that Lip
  
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• New Order Craft a Classic House Groove on New Remix of ‘Be a Rebel’

  14-10-2020 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band made new edit with sneaker industry vet Gary Aspden as part of ongoing collaboration with Adidas
  
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• Spike Lee and David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ will be free to watch online tonight

  14-10-2020 17:01 via nme.com
  
  Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne‘s American Utopia is free to watch online tonight (October 14).Read more: David Byrne live on Broadway, NYC: Still the best musical experience on the planetThe film of the Talking Heads frontman’s Broadway smash will be streaming on BFI Player as part of the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.
  American Utopia is a live recording of a Broadway performance of the show at the Hudson Theatre in New York City, itself a modified version
  
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• Benjamin Keough had cocaine and alcohol in system at time of death

  14-10-2020 17:00 via music-news.com
  
  Benjamin Keough took his own life on 12 July at his mother''s house in Calabasas, California.
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Friendship Commanders, ‘Stonechild’

  14-10-2020 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nashville metal duo pledges solidarity to an indigenous community racked by tragedy
  
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• Demonic Creatures Fall in Love in Oneohtrix Point Never’s ‘Long Road Home’ Video

  14-10-2020 16:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on upcoming albumMagic Oneohtrix Point Never 
  
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• Tommy Lee threatens to leave the US and go back to Greece if Trump gets a second term

  14-10-2020 16:40 via nme.com
  
  Tommy Lee says he will leave the US if Donald Trump wins a second term in office next month.
  The Mötley Crüe drummer was born in Greece and moved to the US when he was just a year old.
  READ MORE: Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt reviewed
  When asked what he would do if Trump was president for four more years, he told The Big Issue: “Dude, I swear to God if that happens then I’m coming over to visit the UK – I’m out of here. I’ll go
  
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• Listen to Viagra Boys’ new single ‘Ain’t Nice’ from upcoming album ‘Welfare Jazz’

  14-10-2020 16:39 via nme.com
  
  Viagra Boys have announced their new album ‘Welfare Jazz’ – check out the upcoming record’s latest single ‘Ain’t Nice’ below.
  Set for release on January 8, 2021 via YEAR0001, the album marks the Swedish post-punk band’s first LP since their 2018 debut ‘Street Worms’.
  Read more: Viagra Boys: “I hate the fucking right wing, but I don’t need to write a song about it”
  Viagra Boys have paired their new album announcement to
  
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• Rostam debuts soulful new track ‘Unfold You’

  14-10-2020 15:06 via nme.com
  
  Rostam has debuted ‘Unfold You’, alongside a meditative music video for the track starring actress Hari Nef.
  The new track from the producer and former Vampire Weekend man is a laid back effort, accompanied by occasional bursts of soulful saxophone by Henry Solomon.
  Describing the track, Rostam said: “Even though Haim’s “Summer Girl” came out within a few months of us starting to record it, “Unfold You” took years.
  “In some ways it had to&mda
  
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• The Kinks announce special ‘Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround Part One’ reissue

  14-10-2020 15:03 via nme.com
  
  The Kinks are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their album ‘Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround Part One’ with a special set of reissues.
  Commonly abbreviated to either ‘Lola Versus Powerman…’ or ‘Lola’, the band’s eighth studio album was released in November 1970 and included such songs as ‘Lola’ and ‘Apeman’.
  Set for release on December 11, The Kinks are celebrating next month’s big milestone by reissuing &
  
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• Miley Cyrus teases her hotly-anticipated duet with Dua Lipa is coming 'pretty soon'

  14-10-2020 14:39 via music-news.com
  
  After the pair teased fans about their collaboration by posting pictures in the studio with the record's producer, Andrew Watt
  
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• Watch an exclusive teaser of previously unseen footage of Pulp’s 2012 Royal Albert Hall gig

  14-10-2020 14:02 via nme.com
  
  Previously unseen footage of Pulp‘s 2012 gig at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) has been previewed in a new clip — take an exclusive first-look at the live show footage below.
  The Jarvis Cocker-fronted band played at the historic London venue shortly after they picked up the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the NME Awards 2012.
  Read more: Roger Daltrey tells us about plans to stream unseen TCT gigs from The Cure, Muse, Pulp and
  
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• AC/DC say Malcolm Young would be “proud” of their new album ‘Power Up’

  14-10-2020 13:22 via nme.com
  
  AC/DC have said that the late Malcolm Young would be “proud” of their latest album ‘Power Up’.
  Young, who co-founded the Australian rock icons, passed away in 2017 after a lengthy battle with dementia.
  Speaking ahead of ‘Power Up”s arrival on November 13, the band say that the record is a testament to the late guitarist’s memory.
  “I know Mal’s not with us anymore,” his brother, Angus Young, said in a new video. “But he’s the
  
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• Cardi B accidentally shares topless picture amid birthday celebrations

  14-10-2020 13:15 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B addressed the mishap in a voice note on Twitter.
  
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• Listen to Dave Grohl join The Bird and The Bee for a rendition of ‘Little Drummer Boy’

  14-10-2020 13:05 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl has collaborated once again with the LA duo The Bird and The Bee — this time on a festive cover of ‘Little Drummer Boy’, which you can hear below.
  The two artists worked together last year on a cover of Van Halen’s ‘Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love’ for a performance on The Late Late Show With James Corden.
  Read more: Foo Fighters — every single album ranked and rated in order of greatness
  Grohl has now collaborated with The Bird and the Be
  
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• Madonna, Rihanna and Taylor Swift feature on list of America’s richest self-made entrepreneurs

  14-10-2020 12:15 via nme.com
  
  The likes of Madonna, Rihanna and Taylor Swift have all been included on Forbes‘ annual list of America’s richest self-made entrepreneurs.
  Rihanna secured 33rd spot, making the list for the first time with a staggering net worth of $600 million.
  According to the publication, her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty had over $600 million in sales in 2019, while her Savage x Fenty lingerie line secured $50 million from investors. Additionally, her charitable Clara Lionel Foundation raised
  
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• Fleetwood Mac TikTok star Nathan Apodaca is selling a Halloween costume of himself

  14-10-2020 12:13 via nme.com
  
  TikTok star Nathan Apodaca is giving his fans the chance to dress up as him for Halloween following the massive success of his viral Fleetwood Mac-featuring clip.
  The 37-year-old Idaho Falls longboarder, who posts on TikTok under the name @420doggface208, shot to fame around the world last month after posting a video of himself skating to work while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’.
  The clip quickly went viral, earning praise and tributes from the band’s Mick Fleetwo
  
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• Manic Street Preachers reschedule Cardiff NHS charity gigs for 2021

  14-10-2020 11:28 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers have rescheduled their Cardiff Arena shows for the NHS until July 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  The Welsh rock veterans were due to play one free gig for NHS workers and another fundraiser gig for health service charities this December at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, but the gigs will now take place next summer.
  The free concert for NHS workers will now take place on Friday July 16, with charity gig open to the public now set for Saturday July 17. All original
  
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• Kanye West shares invalid Kentucky election results that placed him ahead of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

  14-10-2020 11:09 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West‘s celebrations over what he believed to be early gains made by his presidential campaign in the US state of Kentucky have been cut short after the set of early election results he shared online was confirmed to be invalid.
  The rapper and producer is running for President in next month’s election, but is only named on the ballot in 11 states — Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont — meaning that it
  
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• Claud announced as first act signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records

  14-10-2020 11:08 via nme.com
  
  Claud has been confirmed as the first artist signed to Saddest Factory, Phoebe Bridgers‘ recently launched label imprint with Dead Oceans.
  The 21-year-old, real name Claud Mintz, has also shared their first track ‘Gold’, which you can check out in full below.
  Unveiling the track, Claud said: “‘Gold’ is about contradictions; an instructor attempting to teach a class of monsters proper manners so they can assimilate; a relationship getting so tired and so old th
  
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• Noel Gallagher records song for John Lennon tribute album

  14-10-2020 10:41 via music-news.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has recorded a song for a John Lennon tribute album on the request of Sean Ono Lennon.
  
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• Noel Gallagher set to write new song for John Lennon tribute album

  14-10-2020 10:04 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher is reportedly set to write a song inspired by his love of John Lennon for a new tribute album.
  The Beatles icon is being celebrated by his son, Sean Lennon, who is said to be putting together an album in tribute to his late father.
  According to The Sun, Noel is working on the track at London’s Tileyard Studios – with the album set to celebrate Lennon’s 80th birthday.
  A source told the publication: “Sean wanted Noel on board because of his love of The Beatle
  
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• Demi Lovato aims new political ballad 'Commander in Chief' at President Donald Trump

  14-10-2020 09:35 via music-news.com
  
  The 28-year-old pop superstar decided to pen the track instead of writing a letter to the world leader to call him out on the way he
  
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