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• LA Philharmonic Cancels More Than 100 Disney Concert Hall Events

  21-10-2020 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The LA Philharmonic is canceling all performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall through June 2021. The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the season cancellation earlier today. The news wipes over 100 live events off the map, from those in September through early June 2021. Some of the affected live events include shows featuring Herbie Hancock, […]The post LA Philharmonic Cancels More Than 100 Disney Concert Hall Events appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• LA Philharmonic Cancels All Disney Concert Hall Events Through June 2021

  21-10-2020 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The LA Philharmonic is canceling all performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall through June 2021. The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the season cancellation earlier today. The news wipes over 100 live events off the map, from those in September through early June 2021. Some of the affected live events include shows featuring Herbie Hancock, […]The post LA Philharmonic Cancels All Disney Concert Hall Events Through June 2021 appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Watch Lindsey Buckingham recreate viral ‘Dreams’ TikTok video

  21-10-2020 23:17 via nme.com
  
  Lindsey Buckingham has recreated the viral TikTok video featuring Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Dreams’ – check out the clip below.READ MORE: Why Fleetwood Mac’s ’70s pop hit ‘Dreams’ keeps resurfacing almost every decadeLast month, Nathan Apodaca became an online sensation after posting footage of himself skating while sipping from a bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry Juice. The clip, soundtracked by the classic ‘Rumours’ single, has since regist
  
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• The Damned to reunite original line-up for 2021 UK tour

  21-10-2020 22:41 via nme.com
  The Damned have announced a UK tour for summer 2021 – you can see the full schedule below.
  The five-piece rock outfit released their first album in a decade, ‘Evil Spirits’, in 2018, and last performed live the following year at the London Palladium.
  Today (October 21), it was confirmed that the band’s original line-up – Dave Vanian, Brian James, Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible – will reunite for “one tour only” next July.THE DAMNED original line-
  
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• Debbie Harry wishes she had written 'WAP'

  21-10-2020 22:30 via music-news.com
  
  The 75-year-old singer is a fan of the chart-topping single from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, and Debbie is thrilled that the sexually
  
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• Nearly 170,000 Jobs Lost In the British Live Music Industry Alone — Van Morrison Laments “Decimation of a Sector”

  21-10-2020 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  LIVE, an advocate of the UK live music industry, has indicated in a report that the British live music industry will lose nearly 170,000 jobs by 2020’s end. Van Morrison, a vocal critic of lockdown measures and large-gathering restrictions, has lamented the “decimation of a sector.” LIVE recently published the corresponding analysis, and Van Morrison […]The post Nearly 170,000 Jobs Lost In the British Live Music Industry Alone — Van Morrison Laments “Decimati
  
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• 170,000 Jobs Lost In the British Live Music Industry Alone — Van Morrison Laments “Decimation of a Sector”

  21-10-2020 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  LIVE, a multimember representative and advocate of the UK live music sphere, has indicated in a report that the British live music industry will lose roughly 170,000 jobs by 2020’s end. And Van Morrison, a vocal critic of lockdown measures and large-gathering restrictions, has lamented the “decimation of a sector.” LIVE recently published the corresponding […]The post 170,000 Jobs Lost In the British Live Music Industry Alone — Van Morrison Laments “Decimatio
  
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• Twitch Is Automatically Ripping Down Videos With DMCA Notices — ‘The Twitch DMCA Bloodbath Has Begun’

  21-10-2020 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Twitch is under new pressure to sign music licensing deals as it continues to issue ‘one-strike’ DMCA notices. Several notable streamers on the platform are reporting receiving notices of removed videos. eSports commentator Rod Breslau shared the news on Twitter. “The Twitch DMCA bloodbath has begun, as hundreds of partnered streamers have received emails from […]The post Twitch Is Automatically Ripping Down Videos With DMCA Notices — ‘The Twitch DMCA Bloodba
  
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• Twitch Is Automatically Ripping Down Videos With DMCA Notices — One Strike and You’re Out

  21-10-2020 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Twitch is under new pressure to sign music licensing deals as it continues to issue ‘one-strike’ DMCA notices. Several notable streamers on the platform are reporting receiving notices of removed videos. eSports commentator Rod Breslau shared the news on Twitter. “The Twitch DMCA bloodbath has begun, as hundreds of partnered streamers have received emails from […]The post Twitch Is Automatically Ripping Down Videos With DMCA Notices — One Strike and You’re Ou
  
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• ‘Fortnite’ Halloween update adds new modes, challenges and J Balvin

  21-10-2020 21:18 via nme.com
  
  As Halloween season has arrived, Fortnite is the latest game to celebrate the holiday with the limited-time event: Fortnitemares 2020: Midas’ Revenge.Read More: A case against the most overused of all the horror game tropes: the jumpscareAs detailed in a blog post from Epic Games, the event will run from October 21 up until November 3 and will add some unique spins on Fortnite’s traditional battle-royale experience. Participants can also expect to find a variety of new cosmetic items
  
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• Yungblud pushes back ‘Weird!’ album release due to coronavirus delays

  21-10-2020 21:09 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has delayed his second album by a few weeks due to constraints linked to the coronavirus crisis.
  The artist, who was due to share ‘Weird!‘ on November 13, has now postponed the release to December 4 due to vinyl production delays.Read more: Yungblud talks “optimistic” new era for second album – “It’s like an episode of ‘Skins’!”“Some of the vinyl houses and production companies who are making some of physical units are ex
  
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• Win Butler gives update on Arcade Fire’s new album: “I think you’ll be surprised”

  21-10-2020 20:39 via nme.com
  Win Butler has given an update about Arcade Fire‘s “surprising” sixth album, revealing that the group will return to Texas to record the new material.
  READ MORE: Why Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’, at 10 years old, is the perfect album for now
  The frontman was speaking to producer Rick Rubin on a recent edition of the Broken Record podcast when he said: “We’re planning on going back to Texas to make the next record, during the election – so
  
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• Steve Mac was the big winner at the ASCAP London Music Awards

  21-10-2020 20:38 via music-news.com
  
  The 48-year-old record producer - who is one of the most successful songwriters of the century - won five awards at the virtual event, including
  
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• Listen to an unreleased 1997 freestyle by The Notorious B.I.G.

  21-10-2020 20:32 via nme.com
  
  A previously unreleased freestyle by The Notorious B.I.G. has been shared as part of a competition for aspiring rappers to secure studio time.
  The rap, which Biggie performed during a 1997 on-air HOT97 radio interview, hears the star spit bars about his “unwavering love for ice-cold Pepsi”, a press release states.The Brooklynite appeared on the show with original road DJ – DJ Enuff – who broadcasts on the station today. Alongside fellow native New Yorker, Cey Adams, DJ En
  
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• Paul McCartney on new album ‘McCartney III’: “Everything I do is always supposed to be my last”

  21-10-2020 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney has addressed his 60-year music career in a new interview.
  The former Beatles singer/bassist, who will release his new solo album ‘McCartney III‘ on December 11, said people often ask him when he will retire from music but that he never commits to the idea.
  The NME Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do”
  “Everything I do is always supposed to be my last. When I was 50 – ‘That&rsqu
  
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• BMG Muscles into Germany’s Live Music Market With Undercover GmbH Stake

  21-10-2020 19:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BMG has muscled its way into the German live-music market by acquiring a majority stake in Undercover GmbH. BMG announced the high-profile purchase today, in a general release. The investment in Braunschweig-headquartered Undercover GmbH – which promotes live events, provides several services relating to in-person entertainment, and sells tickets on-platform – is part of a […]The post BMG Muscles into Germany’s Live Music Market With Undercover GmbH Stake appeared first
  
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• Ariana Grande to return this week with new single ‘Positions’

  21-10-2020 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande will release a new single called ‘Positions’ later this week.
  Read More: How Ariana Grande became a thoughtful and funny pop star who really matters
  The pop star, whose latest album ‘Thank U, Next’ was released in 2019, took to social media today (October 21) to confirm that the track will arrive on Friday (October 23). She also shared the song’s official artwork.
  You can pre-save ‘Positions’ on your preferred streaming platform here.positi
  
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• Dolly Parton’s performance of ‘Bury Me Beneath The Willow’ makes Stephen Colbert cry – watch

  21-10-2020 18:53 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton has reduced Stephen Colbert to tears with an impromptu performance of bluegrass standard ‘Bury Me Beneath The Willow’.
  The country legend, who was a guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week, was discussing her new book Songteller and upcoming Christmas album before she launched into song.
  READ MORE: The Big Read – Dolly Parton: “I take care of business”
  In the clip, Colbert begins to cry while Parton sings small passages from the
  
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• Listen to Bruce Springsteen interview Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder on Letter To You Radio

  21-10-2020 18:32 via nme.com
  Bruce Springsteen has interviewed Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder for the latest edition of his new Apple Music series, Letter To You Radio.
  The Boss is set to release his twentieth studio album ‘Letter To You’ on Friday (October 23), and is this week hosting a five-part daily radio show on which he speaks to various musical guests.
  Read More: NME‘s beginner’s guide to Bruce Springsteen
  For yesterday’s edition of Letter To You Radio‘s, Springsteen interviewed
  
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• Paul McCartney announces his new solo album ‘McCartney III’

  21-10-2020 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Sir Paul McCartney has announced his brand new solo album, ‘McCartney III’.
  The announcement of the record was teased earlier this week with a number of visual clues, and it has now been confirmed that the Beatle is set to end a 40-year wait by finally rounding off his ‘McCartney’ solo album trilogy.
  Beginning with his debut solo record ‘McCartney’ in April 1970 — which saw its creator playing every instrument and writing and recording each song —
  
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• Nicolas Cage tells Marilyn Manson that he turned $200 into $20,000 gambling and gave it to charity

  21-10-2020 17:45 via nme.com
  
  Nicolas Cage has told Marilyn Manson in a new interview about the time he made $20,000 gambling before giving it to charity.
  The actor opened up to the musician, who he has been friends with for years, in a new feature for Interview magazine in which the pair reflected on Cage’s life and career.
  Read more: Nicolas Cage: “I’m not nostalgic about my early work”
  Manson asked Cage about his gambling habits, considering the actor currently lives in Las Vegas.
  “The l
  
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• Rihanna, Beyoncé and more express their support for the #EndSARS campaign

  21-10-2020 17:36 via nme.com
  Rihanna and Beyoncé are among the artists to have expressed their support for the #EndSARS campaign in the wake of brutality against Nigerian citizens.
  A number of citizens and police officers have been killed in the African country’s largest city Lagos as protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) intensify.
  As the BBC reports, shots were fired to disperse protesters who had gathered at the Lekki toll gate yesterday (October 20). According to one witness, soldiers &ldqu
  
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• Orlando Weeks launches new art project to benefit the Music Venue Trust

  21-10-2020 17:21 via nme.com
  
  Orlando Weeks has launched a new art project to benefit the work of the Music Venue Trust (MVT) during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The former Maccabees frontman, who released his debut solo album ‘A Quickening’ earlier this year, has invited a host of artistic collaborators, friends and peers to create artwork using a template that was inspired by the visuals that accompanied ‘A Quickening’.
  Read more: Orlando Weeks on his debut solo album ‘A Quickening’: &ldquo
  
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• George Michael’s music is coming to TikTok for the first time

  21-10-2020 16:34 via nme.com
  
  George Michael‘s music has been officially licensed for use on TikTok.
  The video-sharing social media platform has partnered with Sony Music UK to bring the late singer’s music to TikTok for the first time.
  Marking the upcoming 30th anniversary of the release of his single ‘Freedom! ’90’ on October 30, TikTok users will be able to use Michael’s repertoire in their video creations and access his back catalogue of songs on the ‘Sounds’ page on the ap
  
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• Blondie’s Debbie Harry praises Miley Cyrus for making ‘Heart Of Glass’ “uniquely hers”

  21-10-2020 16:34 via nme.com
  Debbie Harry has praised Miley Cyrus‘ recent cover of Blondie‘s ‘Heart Of Glass’, saying that the singer made the classic single “uniquely hers”.
  Cyrus delivered a raw live rendition of the 1978 hit during a performance at the virtual iHeartRadio Festival 2020 last month, and it has since been uploaded to Spotify.
  READ MORE: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch Nails
  Speaking to NME in a new interview, Blondie frontwoman Harry
  
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• Dorian Electra, Memelord And Gender Destroyer, Will Fuck The World

  21-10-2020 16:00
  
  Experimental hyperpop arist Dorian Electra subverts incel aesthetics on their latest album, 'My Agenda.'
  
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• Girls’ Chet “JR” White has died, former bandmate Christopher Owens confirms

  21-10-2020 15:56 via nme.com
  
  Chet “JR White”, who was one half of the US indie group Girls, has died.
  His passing was confirmed by former bandmate Christopher Owens, who headed up the duo between 2007 and 2012.
  Confirming White’s passing, he wrote: “I hope you feel nothing but peace now my brother. I love you, and thank you for believing in me, and for what you brought to the table. Always and Forever, and I’ll always be proud of you… I’ll always remember you protecting Liza, Patri
  
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• Tory Lanez called “genuinely crazy” by Megan Thee Stallion after he insists she’s still his friend

  21-10-2020 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Tory Lanez has been branded “genuinely crazy” by Megan Thee Stallion after he insisted that he’s still friends with Megan despite being accused of shooting the rapper in the foot after a party earlier this year.
  Lanez faces charges over an alleged shooting incident in July, with an arraignment set for next month. The charges, issued on October 8, included assault with a semi-automatic firearm – personal use of a firearm – and for carrying a loaded, unregistered
  
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• Damon Albarn gives his verdict on Gorillaz’s best song and most underrated album

  21-10-2020 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn has given his verdict on the best Gorillaz song and their most underrated album as part of a new interview that looks back on the career so far of his cartoon band.
  Albarn was speaking to Vulture ahead of the release on Friday (October 23) of Gorillaz’s star-studded ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’ record.
  Read more: The best Gorillaz collaborations, from Vince Staples to De La Soul (and Shaun Ryder, of course)
  Asked for his pick of the best Gorillaz song,
  
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• J Balvi set to play a gig on 'Fortnite'

  21-10-2020 14:16 via music-news.com
  
  The 35-year-old singer is poised to headline the game's 'Fortnitemares' event on Halloween, with the gig set to air on 'Fortnite's casual "party royale" mode.
  
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• Mark Hoppus confirms Green Day inspired the intro to Blink-182’s ‘What’s My Age Again?’

  21-10-2020 14:01 via nme.com
  
  Mark Hoppus has confirmed that Green Day inspired the opening riff of the Blink-182 song ‘What’s My Age Again?’.
  The bassist was speaking to Less Than Jake co-frontman Chris Demakes on the latest episode of his Chris Demakes A Podcast about the origin of the much-loved track, which featured on Blink’s 1999 album ‘Enema of the State’.
  Hoppus said that with ‘What’s My Age Again?’, which he wrote with Blink’s former frontman Tom DeLonge, h
  
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• Miley Cyrus freaked out by alien encounter

  21-10-2020 13:15 via music-news.com
  
  The singer admits smoking weed could be to blame for the incident.
  
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• Jonny Greenwood picks the Paul Thomas Anderson score he loves most

  21-10-2020 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Jonny Greenwood has said which Paul Thomas Anderson score is his favourite.
  The Radiohead guitarist composed the original scores for four of the filmmaker’s features – There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread.Read more: Jonny Greenwood on the chances of there being a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ style Radiohead movieInterviewed by Adam Nayman for Masterworks, a new book about Paul Thomas Anderson’s career, Greenwood named his prou
  
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• Blondie working on new material to keep themselves 'sane' during coronavirus crisis

  21-10-2020 13:14 via music-news.com
  
  Blondie have been working on new material to keep themselves "sane" during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign’s new album features Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone and many more

  21-10-2020 13:08 via nme.com
  
  Ty Dolla $ign has detailed the star-studded guest list for his upcoming new album ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’ which features the likes of Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Post Malone.
  The record is set for release on Friday (October 23) and is the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Beach House 3’.
  ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’ will feature a host of big names, with the aforementioned trio of West, Minaj and Malone joining the likes of Anderson .Paak, Thundercat, Quavo, Burn
  
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• 170,000 jobs in UK live music industry to be lost before end of 2020, study finds

  21-10-2020 13:07 via nme.com
  
  A new study has found that 170,000 jobs will be lost in the UK live music industry this year due to coronavirus restrictions if government support is withdrawn.
  While last week saw over 1,000 venues, theatres, festivals, arts spaces and organisations 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, many fear that freelance and self-employed work
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion calls Tory Lanez 'genuinely crazy' after he insists she's still his friend

  21-10-2020 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Tory Lanez has been branded "genuinely crazy" by Megan Thee Stallion, after he insisted he's still friends with her following allegations he shot Megan in the foot after a party in July.
  
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• Beyonce 'heartbroken' as violence breaks out amid Nigerian anti-police brutality protests

  21-10-2020 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Beyonce has issued a passionate plea calling for the end of "senseless brutality" in Nigeria amid ongoing protests relating to the police unit known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
  
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• Music world comes out in support of #IStandWithManchester

  21-10-2020 12:48 via nme.com
  
  The likes of Liam Gallagher, Blossoms and Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly have all voiced their support for Manchester after it was confirmed that the region will move to tier three lockdown measures from Friday (October 23).
  The government has pledged a £22 million support package after talks broke down with Manchester Metro Mayor Andy Burnham – who had originally sought a larger sum to support individuals and businesses who will suffer the financial hit of the new measures.
  “What we&r
  
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• Sir Paul McCartney has reportedly finally finished the third in a trilogy of solo albums

  21-10-2020 12:37 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles legend - who released his debut solo LP 'McCartney' in 1970 and followed with 'McCartney II' a decade later - is set to announce the next record on Thursday (22.10.20).
  
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• Ray BLK: Black female artists are 'held to a different standard' within the music industry

  21-10-2020 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old star has become "desensitised" to sexualised rap music and has cited the backlash to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP'
  
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• IDLES and The Streets to feature as part of Doc’n Roll Film Festival 2020

  21-10-2020 12:31 via nme.com
  
  IDLES and The Streets are among the subjects who feature in the music films that will be screened as part of this year’s Doc’n Roll Film Festival.
  The music documentary festival is returning for its seventh edition from November 4-15, with films set to be screened in a select number of cinemas and venues as well as online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Among the films set to be screened are the Idles documentary Don’t Go Gentle and the world premiere of The Streets: None Of U
  
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• Architects announce new album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’

  21-10-2020 11:23 via nme.com
  
  Architects have announced details of their new album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’.
  The metalcore titans will release their ninth album on February 26, 2021, with the announcement coming a day after they dropped ‘Animals’ – the lead single from the record.
  READ MORE: Architects’ Dan Searle – how stunning album ‘Holy Hell’ was “a tool to bring out the sadness” following his bandmate and brother’s death
  In an official pr
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine sued for “child sexual assault” over 2015 underage sex video

  21-10-2020 11:00 via nme.com
  
  Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued for “child sexual assault, child sexual abuse and infliction of emotional distress”, which stems from an underage sex video made by the rapper in 2015.
  6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, was sentenced to four years’ probation in October 2018 after he pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance, with the act caught on camera.
  The unidentified woman is now suing the controversial rapper for sexually abusing her at a party in 2015 w
  
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• Steve Winwood pays tribute to the late Spencer Davis: “He was definitely a man with a vision”

  21-10-2020 10:35 via nme.com
  
  Steve Winwood has paid tribute to his former bandmate Spencer Davis following his death earlier this week, praising Davis as “a man with a vision”.
  Davis, who formed The Spencer Davis Group in Birmingham in 1963 and recruited Winwood on organ and lead vocals, passed away in hospital on Monday (October 19) while he was being treated for pneumonia.
  In a statement posted on his website, Winwood recalled meeting Davis for the first time when he was 13 and Davis was 22.
  “I was playi
  
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• Kanye West spent $3 million of his own money on his presidential campaign last month

  21-10-2020 10:09 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West‘s beleaguered presidential campaign has suffered another blow after it was revealed that he spent $3 million (£2.27 million) of his own money on his White House run last month, while raising just $2782 (£2130).
  That’s according to Federal Election Commission reports seen by NY Mag‘s Ben Jacobs, who revealed the campaign spend on Twitter.
  He elaborated: “Of the money Kanye West’s presidential campaign raised, $1582 came in unitemised contributi
  
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• Jennifer Nettles to collect Equal Play Award at CMT Awards

  21-10-2020 09:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer says there is "still much work to be done" when it comes to equality in music.
  
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• Ice Cube calls out Eric Trump over photoshopped image of rapper in Trump hat

  21-10-2020 09:18 via nme.com
  
  Ice Cube has called Eric Trump out after the US President’s son tweeted a photoshopped image of the rapper and 50 Cent wearing Trump campaign hats.
  Eric Trump posted an image of Ice Cube and 50 Cent to Twitter this week, in which the rappers appear to be wearing caps bearing Trump 2020 campaign logos, as the Huffington Post reported.
  “Two great, courageous Americans,” Trump wrote in his tweet. 50 Cent had recently endorsed Donald Trump for president, saying he was under propose
  
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• Kanye West's podcast appearance stalled over Covid-19 scare

  21-10-2020 08:30 via music-news.com
  
  The music star has also released a new campaign video
  
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• Foo Fighters, Beck and more to pay tribute to Tom Petty in livestream concert

  21-10-2020 07:45 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters and Beck will be among a number of artists paying tribute to the late Tom Petty during a livestream concert set to take place this week.
  The Tom Petty Birthday Bash will kick off this Friday October 23, marking what would have been the musician’s 70th birthday. The first annual Tom Petty Birthday Bash took place in 2017 in Petty’s hometown of Gainsville, Florida.
  As well as Foo Fighters and Beck, the special five-hour livestream will feature performances from Jackson Bro
  
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