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• ‘The Survival Tour’ charity cycle ride: Final leg for live event workers promoting “positives” of industry

  17-10-2020 23:28 via nme.com
  
  Music professionals who are hours away from completing a 1,500km charity cycle ride to support the crippled events industry say they’re “blown away” by the response to their campaign.
  Steve Reynolds, operations director for Loud Sound Limited, is one of five people participating in the Newcastle-London journey that concludes in Hyde Park tomorrow (October 18). He said the initiative has been “amazing” and “exhausting”, with his crew due to check-off 50 U
  
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• Ariana Grande shares teaser for her upcoming new album

  17-10-2020 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has shared a new teaser for her upcoming new album.
  The star revealed this week that she will release a new album this month.READ MORE: Ariana Grande – ‘Thank U, Next’ reviewEarlier in October, Grande told fans that she was putting some finishing touches on new music, and also urged fans to vote in the upcoming US presidential election.
  Now, she’s shared a new teaser on Instagram that hints at a potential album title. A video shows Grande typing on a laptop
  
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• Watch Matt Berninger play ‘Serpentine Prison’ songs live on US television

  17-10-2020 21:13 via nme.com
  
  The National‘s Matt Berninger has brought his debut solo album to US television – watch his performance below.
  The performance on CBS This Morning today (October 17) followed the release of Berninger’s debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’ yesterday.READ MORE: The National’s Matt Berninger on going solo: “These songs are about the people that made me… me”On the show, Berninger played the album’s title track, recent single ‘One Mor
  
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• Slipknot are now selling their ‘We Are Not Your Kind’-era masks

  17-10-2020 20:21 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot have started selling their official masks from the ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ era.
  The band’s sixth album came out last year.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”Ranging from $35 (£27.10) to $55 (£42.59), fans can buy masks worn by each Slipknot member including a “new guy” version – worn by Tortilla Man – a reference to the a
  
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• Rammstein share drumming video from recording studio

  17-10-2020 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Rammstein have updated fans with what they’re working on after sharing a clip of drummer Christoph ‘Doom’ Schneider laying down some beats.
  The German metal legends are currently at France’s La Fabrique studios where they recorded last year’s ‘Untitled’ album, however, they’ve made no promises so far that a new record is on the way.READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keyn
  
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• Professor Green has been working on new material during lockdown

  17-10-2020 19:47 via music-news.com
  
  The 36-year-old rapper - who released his most recent full length album 'Growing Up In Public' - dropped new EP 'M.O.T.H' in September last year,
  
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• Katie Melua regrets earlier naive love songs following marriage breakdown

  17-10-2020 19:41 via music-news.com
  
  The 36-year-old singer/songwriter split from motorcycle star James Toseland, 40, in August after eight years of marriage
  
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• 50 Cent signs deal to produce horror films

  17-10-2020 19:26 via nme.com
  
  Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, is entering the horror movie space in a three-film deal with Eli Roth and indie studio 3BlackDot.
  The rapper and actor, who executive produced Starz drama Power, is joining forces with director/producer Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) to make “movies others are too afraid to make”.Read more: Power finale – how it all ended and who killed GhostJackson’s G-Unit Film & Television banner is partnering with Arts District Entertainment, the productio
  
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• Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says his new horror-themed songs are “best fucking things I’ve done”

  17-10-2020 18:46 via nme.com
  
  Kirk Hammett has said that a collection of new horror-themed songs he’s been working on are the best of his career so far.
  The Metallica guitarist has been collaborating with Edwin Outwater, the composer who has worked on the band’s ‘S&M2’ live performance show/album, for new material separate from the band.Read more: What makes Metallica? The ultimate metal band, unpickedHammett told Metallica’s fan club magazine So What! that he feels his new instrumentals hav
  
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• Easy Life are set to return with new music next week

  17-10-2020 18:46 via nme.com
  Easy Life have announced they will release new music next week.
  The fresh material will follow recent two-track single ‘who gives a f**k?’, which the band shared back in July.READ MORE: Easy Life – On the road with the carnage-creating Leicester gang: “It’s like we’re in Metallica!”“new easy life music on wednesday” (October 21), the band tweeted. See the announcement below.new easy life music on wednesday
  — easy life (@easylife) Octobe
  
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• Pale Waves confirm second album is finished

  17-10-2020 18:06 via nme.com
  
  Pale Waves‘ next album is ready, lead singer/guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie has revealed.
  Baron-Gracie confirmed the news when she responded to a fan on Twitter who posited the idea that the Manchester band’s follow-up “is just chilling on a hard drive somewhere”.
  Replying to the fan’s comment, Baron-Gracie wrote: “Chilling on my iTunes”.Chilling on my iTunes https://t.co/OFwzlM76mv
  — HBG (@HBARONGRACIE) October 13, 2020
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• Ian Brown deletes all of his coronavirus conspiracy tweets

  17-10-2020 17:46 via nme.com
  
  Ian Brown has deleted all of his tweets about coronavirus conspiracy theories.
  The former Stone Roses frontman has been active on social media for the last two months in which he’s voiced his concerns that the pandemic was “planned and designed to make us digital slaves”. He also seemingly advocated for the anti-mask and anti-vaxx movements.
  Yesterday (October 16) the news emerged that the singer, who performs solo under his own name, had wiped all messages of that nature from
  
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• NTIA and business owners respond as major London dance venues denied recovery funds

  17-10-2020 15:52 via nme.com
  
  The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have released a statement expressing their dismay that key London dance music venues have been excluded from the government’s Cultural Recovery Funding (CRF).Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicPrintworks, The Egg, Studio 338, Oval Spaces and The Pickle Factory were among the most notable names to be denied financial assistance from the first wave of the £257million grant, as the industry continues to su
  
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• The Hold Steady announce 10th anniversary edition of ‘Heaven Is Whenever’

  17-10-2020 15:41 via nme.com
  
  The Hold Steady have announced a 10th anniversary edition of their fifth studio album, ‘Heaven Is Whenever’.Read more: The Hold Steady – ‘Thrashing Thru The Passion’ reviewOriginally released in the UK on May 3, 2010, the album reissue, which includes the singles ‘Rock Problems’ and ‘The Weekenders’, will be available digitally and as a double-LP on black vinyl and limited-edition coloured vinyl.
  Set to arrive on November 27, it wil
  
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• Listen to Elvis Costello’s chilling new song ‘Newspaper Pane’

  17-10-2020 15:04 via nme.com
  
  Elvis Costello has shared a chilling new song called ‘Newspaper Pane’ – you can listen to it below.Read more: Mark, My Words: my weird weekend of gigging on the edge of lockdownSet to land on Costello’s upcoming new album, ‘Hey Clockface’, due out October 30, his latest offering was recorded after the coronavirus pandemic separated the singer-songwriter from his regular collaborators.
  While the rest of the songs on ‘Hey Clockface’ were recorded in
  
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• Three-6-Mafia announce America’s first indoor arena concert since pandemic began

  17-10-2020 14:14 via nme.com
  
  Three-6-Mafia have announced that they will be performing at the first indoor arena concert in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began.Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicDue to take place on December 11 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, the show, which is being billed as “the new normal”, will feature strict social distancing rules and concert-goers will be required to wear a mask.
  The highly influential Memphis rap group, which curren
  
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• Lemmy action figure unveiled for ‘Ace of Spades’ 40th anniversary

  17-10-2020 13:30 via nme.com
  
  A new Lemmy action figure is now available to order, commemorating the 40th anniversary of Motörhead‘s ‘Ace of Spades’ album next month.READ MORE: ‘Lemmy’: seven legendary stories the pre-Motörhead biopic should includeThe 3.75″ “ReAction” figurine is designed by Super7, who announced the news on Instagram yesterday (October 16).
  “To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Ace Of Spades album, Super7 is proud to present the man, the
  
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• Marilyn Manson says pandemic has been “devastating” for his mental health

  17-10-2020 12:20 via nme.com
  
  Marilyn Manson has described the “devastating” toll this year’s coronavirus pandemic has had on his mental health.READ MORE: Marilyn Manson – ‘We Are Chaos’ review: The God Of Fuck’s most diverse and human work to dateSpeaking in the latest print edition of Classic Rock, the 51-year-old singer said: “Being unable to perform live… it’s not a complaint, like some moody, arrogant rock star saying I can’t do my job so woe is me.
  
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• Diddy launches political party as he endorses Joe Biden for U.S. President

  17-10-2020 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  The rap mogul and entrepreneur said politics in America has to change.
  
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• Peter Frampton says Pete Townshend once asked him to join The Who

  17-10-2020 11:32 via nme.com
  
  Peter Frampton has revealed that Pete Townshend once asked him to join The Who as his replacement.Read more: Roger Daltrey tells us about plans to stream unseen TCT gigs from The Cure, Muse, Pulp and moreThe ‘Baby, I Love You Way’ singer claimed that, during a creative and financial low point in his career, Townshend contacted him to say that he was leaving The Who – and to offer Frampton his place in the legendary rock band.
  Speaking to The Guardian on Friday (October 16), Fra
  
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• John Fogerty issues Donald Trump with cease and desist order over use of ‘Fortunate Son’ at campaign rallies

  17-10-2020 11:05 via nme.com
  
  John Fogerty, the former frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has issued Donald Trump with a cease and desist order over his use of the band’s ‘Fortunate Son’ at some of his campaign rallies.Read more: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many, many anti-Trump songsThe 1969 track was released at the height of the Vietnam war and offers a scathing take on military deferments and the safe positions that were offered to well-connected individuals at a time when millions of
  
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• Marilyn Manson has found the coronavirus pandemic 'mentally devastating'

  17-10-2020 10:50 via music-news.com
  
  Marilyn Manson has found the coronavirus pandemic “mentally devastating” because he has had his art taken away from him.
  
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• Kanye West talks presidential bid and label disputes on new song ‘Nah Nah Nah’

  17-10-2020 10:28 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has released a new track called ‘Nah Nah Nah’ – you can listen to it below.Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of President would Kanye West be?Originally shared on Twitter earlier this week (October 14) as a snippet in a viral clip, the rapper/producer, who referred to the track as “theme music”, has now made the full version available on all streaming platforms.
  It comes after West last month shared a preview of a new song called &lsquo
  
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• Bruce Springsteen says he’ll move to Australia if Donald Trump wins second term

  17-10-2020 09:55 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen has offered his predictions on the forthcoming US presidential election – and suggested that he might leave the country if Donald Trump wins a second term next month.Read more: A beginner’s guide to Bruce SpringsteenSpringsteen has a long history of speaking out against the incumbent president, having previously labelled Trump “a threat to our democracy” and criticising his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, telling him to “put on a fucking
  
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• Stevie Nicks: 'Hearing Tom Petty on the radio helps me forget he's not with us anymore'

  17-10-2020 06:30 via music-news.com
  
  Stevie Nicks keeps the memory of Tom Petty alive through listening to his music.
  
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• Cardi B upset with critics unhappy about Offset reconciliation

  17-10-2020 06:30 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B has refuted online commentators who suggested her husband offset is mentally afflicting her.
  
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• Elton John unveils early demo of ‘Here’s To The Next Time’

  17-10-2020 06:20 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has unveiled an early demo of his song, ‘Here’s To The Next Time’.
  The song, which was recorded in 1967 when John was still known as Reg Dwight, is the latest offering from his forthcoming release, ‘Elton John: Jewel Box’, out November 13.
  This solo version of ‘Here’s To The Next Time’, released today (October 16), was recorded at London’s DJM Studio in late 1967, with the complete version appearing in 1968 as the B-side to John&rs
  
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• Ennio Morricone’s unreleased music to feature on posthumous album

  17-10-2020 06:18 via nme.com
  
  A posthumous Ennio Morricone album is set to be released, featuring 7 previously unreleased songs from the late composer.Read More: Ennio Morricone — 1928-2020: the legendary film composer who changed music foreverThe collection, titled ‘Morricone Segreto’, will span Morricone’s work from the end of the 1960’s to the beginning of the 1980’s and draws on the Oscar-winning composer’s lesser known film works. It will be shared as a joint release between Dec
  
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• Leon Bridges and Lucky Daye share nostalgic new track ‘All About You’

  17-10-2020 05:21 via nme.com
  
  Leon Bridges and Lucky Daye have teamed up to release a new track, ‘All About You’.Read More: Leon Bridges Interviewed: ‘I love the realness and simplicity of soul’The song is accompanied by the release of a stop-motion music video, directed by Jesse Lamar High and Nik Harper, known professionally as LAMAR+NIK.
  Using a technique called Stratastencil, the directing duo brought 4,500 frames of hand-cut and photographed images to life in the clip. Watch the full video below.
  
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• Truck Festival and Manchester’s Night And Day among 558 more arts organisations saved by Culture Recovery Fund

  17-10-2020 01:01 via nme.com
  
  Manchester’s legendary Night And Day venue and Oxfordshire’s Truck Festival are among the 558 recipients of a share of £76million in the next wave of the Culture Recovery Fund.
  Earlier this week, the music industry celebrated over 1,000 venues, festivals and arts spaces being awarded Cultural Recovery Funding to survive until April and weather the storm of closures and complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Following that handout of £257million, now the nex
  
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• Truck Festival and Manchester’s Night And Day among 558 arts organisations saved by Culture Recovery Fund

  17-10-2020 01:01 via nme.com
  
  Manchester’s legendary Night And Day venue and Oxfordshire’s Truck Festival are among the 558 recipients of a share of £76million in the next wave of the Culture Recovery Fund.
  Earlier this week, the music industry celebrated over 1,000 venues, festivals and arts spaces being awarded Cultural Recovery Funding to survive until April and weather the storm of closures and complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Following that handout of £257million, now the nex
  
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• British Government Opens Investigation Into Whether Streaming Music Platforms Are ‘Fair to the Writers and Performers’

  17-10-2020 00:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The British government has launched a formal investigation into Spotify payouts and broader music streaming royalties – or the lack thereof. The House of Commons’ bipartisan Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS Committee) recently unveiled the probe, which will examine streaming’s impact upon record labels, artists, “and the sustainability of the wider music industry.” […]The post British Government Opens Investigation Into Whether Streaming Mus
  
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• British Government Opens Investigation Into Spotify Royalties — This Isn’t Going to End Well

  17-10-2020 00:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The British government has launched a formal investigation into Spotify royalties – or the lack thereof. The House of Commons’ bipartisan Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS Committee) recently unveiled the probe, which will examine streaming’s impact upon record labels, artists, “and the sustainability of the wider music industry.” Spotify royalties – and the […]The post British Government Opens Investigation Into Spotify Royalties &mdas
  
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• Diddy launches own political party and endorses Joe Biden

  17-10-2020 00:14 via nme.com
  Diddy has launched his own political party and endorsed Joe Biden in the upcoming US presidential election.
  Biden is the Democratic nominee for the election, which will formally take place on November 3.
  During an appearance on Revolt TV with Charlamagne Tha God, Diddy spoke about the current US administration and the political future of America. “White men like Trump need to be banished,” he said.
  “That way of thinking is real dangerous. This man literally threatened the lives
  
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• BTS Military Service Update – South Korean Gov’t Says Deferment ‘Not Possible’

  17-10-2020 00:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Reports from South Korea suggest BTS won’t be able to skip mandatory military service. The BTS military enlistment is coming within a few years and cannot be exempted, officials say. That means the band’s seven members, Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, Taehyung, RM, and Suga will be joining the military when their time comes. Many K-pop […]The post BTS Military Service Update – South Korean Gov’t Says Deferment ‘Not Possible’ appeared first on Digital Musi
  
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