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• Beyoncé celebrates five years of ‘Lemonade’: “I’m so thankful”

  25-04-2021 23:31 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé‘s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ album celebrated its fifth anniversary this weekend and the singer has marked the occasion with a message to her fans.READ MORE: Beyonce – ‘Lemonade’ reviewThe star’s sixth album was released on April 23, 2016, and spawned the singles ‘Formation’, ‘All Night’, ‘Sorry’, and ‘Hold Up’; it featured guest appearances James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White and The Weeknd.
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• A.G. Cook shares touching tribute to SOPHIE: “She was laser-focused and exceptionally intelligent”

  25-04-2021 22:44 via nme.com
  
  A.G. Cook has shared a tribute to his late friend and collaborator SOPHIE, who died earlier this year during a sudden accident in Athens.READ MORE: How a new SOPHIE-produced EP honours the genius of the late pop polymathTaking to social media earlier today (April 25), Cook, the head of record label PC Music, said he was “still processing Sophie’s life” and shared a link to a tribute he penned for the late pop icon.
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• Harry Judd to be a dad again

  25-04-2021 21:36 via music-news.com
  
  The McFly drummer and his wife Izzy will expand their brood this October.
  
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• JAY-Z hopes he’s remembered like “Bob Marley and all the greats”

  25-04-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  JAY-Z has shared how he’d like to be remembered, saying he hopes its in the same vein as “Bob Marley and all the greats”.READ MORE: Nas on being a hip-hop legend – “I’m rapping the same way I did when I was on the block”Speaking in a rare interview, the rap icon discussed a variety of topics including issues of race, his family, the coronavirus pandemic and his proudest moments.
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• Fans Choose The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  25-04-2021 21:22
  
  The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears” remix featuring Ariana Grande has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 23) on Billboard, choosing The Weekend and Grande’s most recent collaboration as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  The “Save Your Tears” remix brought in nearly 67% of the vote, beating out new music by H.E.R. and Chris Brown (“Come Through”), Yola (“Diamond Studded Shoes
  
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• Manic Street Preachers say new album sounds like “The Clash playing Abba”

  25-04-2021 20:24 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers have shared some new details about their upcoming new album.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield tells us about his two new solo songs: “One shows joy, the other shows fear”The Welsh rock veterans had previously confirmed that they had been at work on the follow-up to 2018’s acclaimed ‘Resistance Is Futile’ during last year’s lockdown.
  After sharing a list of nine potential potential
  
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• Tion Wayne & Russ Millions and The Weeknd set for big climbs up in this week’s chart

  25-04-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of
  
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• Listen to Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper’s new acoustic version of ‘SHELTER’

  25-04-2021 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper have shared an acoustic version of their recent single ‘SHELTER’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Vic Mensa – ‘I Tape’ EP review: Chicago rapper channels the voice of the voicelessThe original track, which also features Wyclef Jean, is taken from Mensa’s recently released ‘I TAPE’ EP. Other tracks on the project include collaborations with Jeremih and Tish Hyman.
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• Christina Milian Gives Birth to Third Child, Second With Matt Pokora: ‘Meet Our Healthy Baby Boy’

  25-04-2021 19:05
  
  It’s a boy! Congratulations are in order for Christina Milian and her boyfriend Matt Pokora, who recently welcomed their second child together.
  The 39-year-old singer and actress took to Instagram on Saturday (April 24) to announce the birth of her newborn son, Kenna.
  “Kenna, Welcome to the world baby boy! Wow, What an adventure we’ve been on since the day he was conceived!” Milian captioned a sweet photo of herself holding the baby boy. “I thank God everyday for bl
  
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• Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Hawkwind’s ‘Silver Machine’

  25-04-2021 18:08 via nme.com
  
  King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Hawkwind‘s ‘Silver Machine’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked!The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, Judas Priest, Guns N’ Roses, ZZ Top, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube
  
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• Megadeth’s David Ellefson praises “tireless warrior” Dave Mustaine

  25-04-2021 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has praised his bandmate Dave Mustaine following the singer’s various life battles, including his diagnosis with throat cancer in 2019 and subsequent treatment.
  In a new interview with the Real Music With Gary Stuckey podcast (per Blabbermouth), Ellefson said: “Dave’s a fighter, and he’s a survivor. I mean, look – he’s gone through being fired [from Metallica], kicked out, kicked down. He just went through cancer. The guy, he&rs
  
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• Watch Snoop Dogg recreate classic rap album covers in ‘Look Around’ music video

  25-04-2021 15:16 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has shared the music video for ‘Look Around’ in which he recreates iconic rap album covers by Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and more.READ MORE: Happy 4/20! Here’s how to celebrate with your favourite weed-loving musiciansTha Doggfather released his 18th album, ‘From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites’, on Tuesday (April 20) in line with 4/20.
  The Bakery-directed clip for his new single sees Snoop digging through record crates and positioning himself in place of classic rap LP
  
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• Alice Cooper on contracting COVID-19: “It knocked me out for three weeks”

  25-04-2021 14:43 via nme.com
  
  Alice Cooper has spoken in more detail about about the effects of his illness with coronavirus at the end of 2020.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alice Cooper“All it really did with me was it knocked me out,” Cooper told Good Day Rochester in a new interview (via Blabbermouth). “For three weeks, I felt like I went 12 rounds with [boxing legend] Roberto Duran; I was just beat up.
  “And then every day, you feel a little bit better,
  
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• Six60 play to 50,000 fans in largest show since COVID-19 pandemic began

  25-04-2021 13:48 via nme.com
  
  Six60 performed to an audience of 50,000 fans in New Zealand last night (April 24), making it the biggest live show since the coronavirus pandemic started.READ MORE: New Zealand pop-rockers Six60 on playing the world’s only stadium tour: “I felt pure elation”Playing at Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium – the home of Rugby world champions the All Blacks, which had never hosted a concert previously – the band invited Maori performers to join them onstage and pai
  
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• John Lydon says new Sex Pistols biopic series is “most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”

  25-04-2021 12:51 via nme.com
  
  John Lydon has called Danny Boyle’s forthcoming Sex Pistols biopic series “disrespectful”, and claimed that production was green-lit without his consent.READ MORE: God Save the Queen – the best anti-Monarchy songsThe former Sex Pistols frontman said in a new interview that he is seeking legal advice about taking the filmmakers to court, alleging that neither his consent nor participation was requested.
  In an interview with The Sunday Times, the singer reacted to recent pu
  
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• Ringo Starr remembers John Lennon as “one of the greats” at Plastic Ono Band listening party

  25-04-2021 12:50 via nme.com
  
  Ringo Starr paid tribute to his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon as “a brilliant artist and a brilliant man” during a worldwide listening party.READ MORE: In a year of lockdown, Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties have been a source of joyAs Tim Burgess‘ latest Twitter Listening Party turned its attention to the upcoming ‘Ultimate Collection’ box set reissue of the Beatles icon’s 1970 debut solo album ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ (celebratin
  
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• Sheila E. awkwardly marks anniversary of Prince's death with lookalike snap

  25-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The singer commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Purple Rain star's death on Wednesday.
  
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• Selena Gomez back in the kitchen for more culinary adventures

  25-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Her show has been picked up for another course on America''s HBO Max streaming service.
  
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• Nas, Eve and Swizz Beatz honour DMX at memorial

  25-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Prior to the memorial, more than 1,000 people, staged a procession from DMX's childhood home of Yonkers to Brooklyn.
  
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• Ice Cube and Chuck D lead Shock G tributes

  25-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Digital Underground star was found dead in his hotel room in Tampa, Florida, aged 57.
  
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• Christina Milian welcomes third child

  25-04-2021 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Kenna is the couple's second child together - Christina and Matt, who have been dating since 2017, also share a son named Isaiah.
  
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• Van Morrison bemoans negative reaction to 'freedom of speech'

  25-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Van Morrison wishes more musicians would “fight the pseudoscience and speak up”.
  
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• London Grammar's new album feels like 'old debut record' after long wait

  25-04-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  London Grammar's Hannah Reid admits new album 'Californian Soil' feels like "an old debut record" after they were left sitting on the songs.
  
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• Nas, Eve and Swizz Beats pay tribute to “brother” DMX at memorial service, daughter raps ‘Slippin’

  25-04-2021 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Nas, Eve and Swizz Beats paid tribute to DMX at his memorial service yesterday (April 24).READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessThe artists joined friends and family of the late rapper at the “A Celebration of Life” event held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Among them was DMX’s daughter, Sonovah, who rapped her version of DMX’s ‘Slippin’ – watch that further below.
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• Watch Kanye West and Sunday Service Choir perform at DMX’s memorial service

  25-04-2021 10:20 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir paid tribute to DMX with live performances at the late rapper’s memorial in Brooklyn yesterday (April 24).READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessWest and his gospel group opened the service with an arrangement of Soul II Soul’s ‘Keep On Movin’ before singing the Clark Sisters’ ‘You Brought The Sunshine’, the hymn ‘Jesus Loves Me’ and their original song
  
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• Iggy Azalea urges followers to try their hand at songwriting

  25-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Chart-topping rap star Iggy Azalea has urged her fans to follow their dreams.
  
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• Bob Dylan is a Foo Fighters fan, says Dave Grohl

  25-04-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Bob Dylan wanted to record a cover version of Foo Fighters song ‘Everlong’ and is a huge fan of the indie band, frontman Dave Grohl.
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins’ Jeff Schroeder to record theme for next National Wrestling Alliance event

  25-04-2021 06:50 via nme.com
  
  Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder is slated to write and record the theme song for the next US National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) event.
  At the request of his bandmate and NWA president Billy Corgan, Schroeder has been asked to write a song that best represents the pay-per-view event’s dark circus theme.
  The second of the NWA’s live, globally-televised shows, titled When Our Shadows Fall, takes place on June 6 at 7pm BST (2pm ET) exclusively via the FITE network.
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• Listen to Wolfgang Van Halen’s punchy new single ‘Feel’

  25-04-2021 06:30 via nme.com
  
  Wolfgang Van Halen – son of the late Eddie Van Halen – has shared the single ‘Feel’, the latest to be released under the moniker Mammoth WVH.
  The new release sees Wolfgang performing each instrument on the rock track. It is accompanied by a gritty lyric video, produced by Agustin Esquibel, which shows the multi-instrumentalist playing guitar, bass, drums and vocals.
  Watch the clip for ‘Feel’ below:‘Feel’ is the fifth track to be released from Mammo
  
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• Serj Tankian thanks Joe Biden for recognising the Armenian Genocide

  25-04-2021 04:38 via nme.com
  
  System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has thanked Joe Biden for recognising the Armenian Genocide, making him the first US President to do so.
  The statement from the Biden Administration was issued on April 24, otherwise known as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Recognising the genocide was a previously announced election promise from Biden.
  “We honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern so that the horrors of what happened are never lost to history. And we remember so that we remain ever-vig
  
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• Family & Friends Pay Tribute to DMX in ‘Celebration of Life’ New York Memorial Service

  25-04-2021 04:06
  
  Outside of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, a crowd of proud bikers all decked out in leather gear with large, unmistakably striking “R’s” stitched on the backs of their vests stretched as far as the human eye could see. Hundreds of motorcyclists rode together Saturday (April 24) from Yonkers to Brooklyn to honor the late DMX and his home team, the Ruff Ryders, ahead of X’s official memorial service.
  This weekend (April 24-25), hip-hop icon DMX will be laid to rest, and
  
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• DMX Autopsy to Reveal Mixture of Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Alcohol, Prescription Pills, and COVID-19

  25-04-2021 03:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  As the world continues the mourn the death of DMX, more information about his tragic overdose and resulting stroke is coming to light. Weeks after the death of legendary rapper DMX on April 9th, legions of hip hop fans continue to mourn his loss. Today marked the official date of DMX’s funeral at the Barclays […]
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• DMX’s Daughter Delivers Moving Song at Memorial, Where Friends Nas, Eve & Swizz Beatz Speak

  25-04-2021 02:51
  
  The life of DMX was celebrated at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday (April 24).
  The memorial, originally scheduled to begin live streaming on DMX’s YouTube channel at 4 p.m. ET, saw delays and actually began some time after 6:30 p.m. The rap star died on April 9 at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose. He had spent several days on life support at a New York hospital.
  Sunday’s “Celebration of Life” was rest
  
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• Taylor Swift inspired Olivia Rodrigo to hone guitar skills

  25-04-2021 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has credited Olivia Rodrigo as an inspiration.
  
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• Alice Cooper close to full health after Covid-19 destroyed his Christmas

  25-04-2021 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Alice Cooper has discussed his Covid-19 experience.
  
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• Milva, Beloved Italian Singer, Dies at 81

  25-04-2021 00:05
  
  Milva, one of Italy’s most popular singers in the ’60s and ’70s who was also beloved by many fans abroad, died Saturday (April 24) at her home in Milan. She was 81.
  In announcing her death, Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Milva’s versatile voice “stirred deep emotions in entire generations.” No cause of death was given.
  Milva also starred as a stage actress, with a repertoire heavily based on the works of German playwright Bertolt Brecht
  
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