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• LARRY PINK THE HUMAN announce details of first ever live shows

  24-05-2021 23:56 via nme.com
  
  LARRY PINK THE HUMAN, the side-project of Slaves‘ Laurie Vincent, have shared details of their first ever live shows.READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMANThe duo, completed by producer Jolyon Thomas, will play two gigs later this year, with more promised soon.
  This October, the pair will play Ramsgate Music Hall (October 14) and London’s Lexington (22). Tickets for both shows go on sale
  
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• Inside The Weeknd’s Billboard Music Awards Car Choreography: ‘There Was a Lot of Trust’

  24-05-2021 23:44
  
  The Billboard Music Awards broadcast on Sunday night, for which there was an in-person, masked audience gathered outside at L.A. Live, was packed with high-energy and celebratory performances. But one in particular left viewers tilting their heads wondering, “How?”The Weeknd’s off-site performances throughout the past year and change have, in fact, become something of a spectacle. He performed atop the Edge — the highest sky deck in the Western Hemisphere &mdash
  
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• Twitter Will Take a 20% Cut on Spaces — On Top of iOS/Android App Fees

  24-05-2021 23:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this month, Twitter officially enabled users with 600 or more followers to begin hosting live-audio conversations via Spaces. Now, it’s come to light that the 15-year-old social-media platform will take a 20 percent cut of ticketed Spaces’ revenue – on top of iOS and Android app fees. The long-awaited rollout of Spaces is the […]
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• Elliot Page Proudly Shares First Shirtless Photo & Gets Love From Miley Cyrus

  24-05-2021 23:35
  
  Elliot Page is ready for the summer and broke out “trans bb’s first swim trunks” on Monday (May 24) to cool off before the warmer weather starts rolling in.
  The 34-year-old actor took to Instagram to show off his new six-pack and swim trunks in a poolside picture that he tagged “#transjoy” and “#transisbeautiful.” Miley Cyrus commented, “Hot,” along with a heart emoji, while Page’s Flatliners co-star Nina Dobrev 
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo is Good 4 U atop U.S. singles chart

  24-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight weeks with her debut release, Drivers License.
  
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• Billboard and NYU ‘Music Industry Essentials’ Educational Program Hosts Free Info Session

  24-05-2021 23:18
  
  Wondering if the Music Industry Essentials course from NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and Billboard, powered by Yellowbrick, is right for you? If so, you can join a live Zoom call this afternoon to hear from a student currently enrolled in the course and see all that the course has to offer, as well as what her personal experience has been like. Listeners will have an opportunity to ask questions in real time and will be better equipped with the information to decide if the pro
  
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• Rebecca Black announces details of new project ‘Rebecca Black Was Here’

  24-05-2021 23:15 via nme.com
  
  Rebecca Black has announced details of a new full-length project and shared a new track and video.
  ‘Rebecca Black Was Here’ will come out on June 16, and is being previewed by new song ‘Worth It For The Feeling’.READ MORE: Why Rebecca Black has been cool all along (and ‘Friday’ is a high-camp masterpiece)‘Worth It For The Feeling’ follows on from Black’s previous 2021 releases, ‘Girlfriend’ and ‘Personal’, alongsi
  
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• Spotify Video Podcasts Now Available on Xbox – Watch Podcasts While Gaming

  24-05-2021 23:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is on a quest to dominate the podcast industry – video podcasts now available on Xbox. The partnership will help Xbox gamers enjoy their favorite video podcasts while gaming. Spotify Connect lets users control the podcast playback with their mobile device, providing a handy interface without leaving the game. Spotify’s multi-million dollar gamble on […]
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• Spotify Video Podcasts Are Available on Xbox — Now You Can Watch Podcasts While Gaming

  24-05-2021 23:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is on a quest to dominate the podcast industry – video podcasts now available on Xbox. The partnership will help Xbox gamers enjoy their favorite video podcasts while gaming. Spotify Connect lets users control the podcast playback with their mobile device, providing a handy interface without leaving the game. Spotify’s multi-million dollar gamble on […]
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• Bow Wow and Soulja Boy say their upcoming Verzuz battle is “bigger than life”

  24-05-2021 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Bow Wow and Soulja Boy have teased their upcoming Verzuz battle, saying that the competition is going to be “bigger than life”.READ MORE: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on ‘Verzuz’ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”Verzuz is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format on Instagram Live and Triller.
  Competitors take it in turns playing a song f
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Is ‘So Happy’ After ‘Good 4 U’ Becomes Her Second Hot 100 No. 1

  24-05-2021 22:38
  
  “Good 4″ Olivia Rodrigo, who earned her second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest song from Sour “Good 4 U.”
  The 18-year-old singer-songwriter’s latest record-breaking smash drew 43.2 million U.S. streams and sold 12,000 downloads in the week ending May 20, according to MRC Data. “Good 4 U” also debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 in the week ending May 29. Her debut album Sour, which wa
  
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• Toyah Willcox Busts Out the Catsuit for Scorpions Cover With Robert Fripp

  24-05-2021 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Accompanied by their trusty masked sidekick Sidney Jake, the duo deliver the hair metal classic, "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Unlocks the Door to ‘Heaven’ With Her Bruno Mars Cover

  24-05-2021 22:18
  
  Kelly Clarkson might have been “Locked Out of Heaven” for her Bruno Mars-themed Kellyoke performance on Monday (May 24), but she eventually takes fans to paradise.
  Her energetic performance peppers in Clarkson’s signature “woo!”s with Mars’ cheery “oohs” in the song before she revved up the “yeah, yeah, yeah”s ahead of the chorus: “‘Cause you make me feel like/ I’ve been locked out of heaven/ For too long, fo
  
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• BTS’ “Butter” Breaks Both Spotify and YouTube 24-Hour Debut Streaming Records

  24-05-2021 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BTS’ new single, “Butter” has broken the 24-hour debut stream record on Spotify and YouTube. BTS managed to rack up 20.9 million global streams, beating out Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care.” On the overall Spotify global chart, “Butter” clocked in at number two behind Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U.” The K-pop group also edged out […]
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• Headie One shares new ‘Daily Duppy’ freestyle

  24-05-2021 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Headie One is the latest artist to take part in GRM Daily’s ‘Daily Duppy’ freestyle.READ MORE: Headie One – ‘Edna’ review: proof the Tottenham MC is the king of drill and so much more besidesYou can watch Headie One’s performance below, which sees him joined by members of the OFB collective to which he belongs.
  Former participants in the Daily Duppy series include Fredo, Digga D, Unknown P, Aitch and more.It’s the first new material from Headie One
  
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• Megadeth part ways with David Ellefson

  24-05-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  David Ellefson has not yet commented on his exit from the group.
  
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• Bruno Mars Sells Part of Song Catalog to Warner Chappell Music

  24-05-2021 21:28
  
  Bruno Mars quietly sold off a portion of his song catalog to Warner Chappell Music more than six months ago, according to sources and confirmed by the company. Mars typically collaborates with other writers, including The Smeezingtons, but only his portion of that team’s catalog was up for sale. Sources indicate Mars didn’t sell 100% of his share, retaining a minority stake in the songs sold to WCM.
  Mars’ catalog includes solo hits like “Just The Way You Are,” &ldqu
  
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• Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Plot 2021 Tour

  24-05-2021 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Americana soul singer reassembles his high-energy band for a U.S. headlining tour and festival appearances
  
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• Megadeth Is ‘Officially Parting Ways’ With Bassist David Ellefson After Reports of Leaked Graphic Videos

  24-05-2021 21:26
  
  Megadeth and bassist David Ellefson are going their separate ways. Frontman Dave Mustane explained the decision in a statement posted to the band’s Twitter and Instagram accounts on Monday (May 24).
  “We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth and that we are officially parting ways with him. We do not take this decision lightly,” the statement begins. “While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relati
  
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• SiriusXM Partners With TikTok to Reach Those Tricky-to-Target Teenagers — Introducing ‘TikTok Radio’

  24-05-2021 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SiriusXM is partnering with TikTok on several new audio initiatives to reach teens – introducing TikTok Radio. SiriusXM also owns Pandora and the podcasting company Stitcher, which aren’t being left out of the deal. The satellite radio company announced today that it would launch TikTok Radio, a new music channel geared at teens. It will […]
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• SiriusXM Partners With TikTok for Teenage Audience – Introducing TikTok Radio

  24-05-2021 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SiriusXM is partnering with TikTok on several new audio initiatives to reach teens – introducing TikTok Radio. SiriusXM also owns Pandora and the podcasting company Stitcher, which aren’t being left out of the deal. The satellite radio company announced today that it would launch TikTok Radio, a new music channel geared at teens. It will […]
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• Here’s How Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall Covered for Her Pregnant Bandmates

  24-05-2021 21:23
  
  Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix knows how to take (or fake) one for the team. When Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards didn’t want anyone to suspect their pregnancies, she knew just what to do.
  The Brit Award-winning group took part in a half-hour Q&A session, hosted by Apple Music’s Rebecca Judd, that aired live on TikTok UK last week. Pinnock announced May 4 that she was expecting her first child with fiancé and soccer star Andre Gray, and shortly afte
  
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• Here’s Why K-Pop Probably Won’t Have Its Own Grammy Category Anytime Soon

  24-05-2021 21:20
  
  The past two years have been filled with milestones for K-pop recognition in the U.S. In April 2019, BlackPink became the first all-female K-pop group to perform at the Coachella music festival. In November 2020, three of the five nominees for favorite social artist at the American Music Awards were K-pop groups (BTS, Exo and NCT 127). That same month, BTS received their first Grammy nomination in the best pop duo/group performance category for “Dynamite,” their first No. 1 hit on th
  
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• 10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Holly Humberstone, Rauw Alejandro, Japanese Breakfast & More

  24-05-2021 21:19
  
  Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
  These 10 tracks from artists like Japanese Breakfast, Rauw Alejandro and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.
  Japanese Breakfast, “Savage Good Boy”There&rsquo
  
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• R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Sada Baby, Smino, Charlotte Day Wilson & More

  24-05-2021 21:11
  
  Another Monday, another round-up of the freshest picks of the week.
  Summer is around the corner and we’ve got the songs to usher you in. This week’s collection includes rap favorites from the D to the A, and a few R&B vibes to soothe the soul, from Money Man and Young Dolph to Canadian songstress Charlotte Day Wilson.
  Don’t forget to share the wealth with our Spotify playlist, linked below.
  Money Man & Young Dolph, “Whole Lotta”Atlanta meets Memphis on
  
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• US branch of Independent Venue Week announces 2021 edition

  24-05-2021 21:05 via nme.com
  
  The US version of Independent Venue Week has announced plans for its 2021 edition, which will return to in-person events after last year’s online celebrations.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: gig and festival bosses on what to expectThe event will take place from July 12 to 18, with over 200 venues spanning 41 states and territories taking part. The application process is still open to further venues and promoters.
  Venues will be curating their own special programmes to mark
  
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• Charli XCX jokes that she has a new “mainstream” album coming soon

  24-05-2021 20:58 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has joked that she has a new “mainstream” album coming out soon.READ MORE: The Big Read – Charli XCX: “People think I’m this person who parties every single day  – but I’m a business woman”The comment comes after the singer was an answer on TV gameshow The Chase, but the contestant incorrectly guessed her name as “Charli SFX.”
  Sharing a photo of the incident in the show, Charli joked that she wasn’t happy with the
  
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• J. Cole Tops the Artists 500 Chart for the First Time

  24-05-2021 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper racks up over 340 million song streams following the release of The Off-Season
  
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• How to Listen to Spotify on Apple Watch While Offline – Downloads Are Here

  24-05-2021 20:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify’s Apple Watch offline listening support is finally here – here’s how to download your music. Spotify Premium users have been asking for an offline playback feature for their Apple Watch for ages. Now that Deezer is rolling out offline playback support, Spotify couldn’t be upstaged. The streaming giant has announced you can now download […]
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• CircoLoco Partners With Rockstar Games For New Dance Label Featuring an Elite Group of Artists

  24-05-2021 20:53
  
  “CircoLoco” is essentially a hallowed term in the world of dance music, with the Monday night party birthed out of Ibiza’s techno mecca DC-10 gaining influence and prestige during its more than 20 year run.
  But now, you don’t have to actually go to CircoLoco in order to actually hear the sounds of CircoLoco. (Which is especially useful as the club is currently still closed due to COVID-19.)CircoLoco and Rockstars Games announced a collaborative label, CircoLoco Recor
  
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• Maroon 5’s Upcoming ‘Jordi’ Album Includes Collabs With Nipsey Hussle, Juice WRLD & More

  24-05-2021 20:50
  
  Maroon 5 revealed the track list for their upcoming seventh album Jordi on Monday (May 24), and it includes collaborations with posthumous artists as well as up-and-comers.
  The album title, Jordi, pays tribute to the band’s late longtime manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017. “We thought there was no better tribute than to name the album after our boy,” frontman Adam Levine told Ellen DeGeneres in April.
  The album also shin
  
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• Taylor Swift to Receive NMPA Songwriter Icon Award

  24-05-2021 20:35
  
  Taylor Swift will receive the Songwriter Icon Award at the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) virtual annual meeting on June 9, marking a year in which the singer-songwriter took control of her career in more ways than ever.
  Swift recently became the first woman to release three new Billboard 200 No. 1 albums in less than a year, thanks to the success of Folklore, Evermore and Fearless (Taylor’s Version). The latter album, released in April, is a re-
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’ & Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Rule Billboard Global Charts

  24-05-2021 20:34
  
  Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, marking her second leader on the list, after “Drivers License” reigned for eight weeks beginning in January.
  Meanwhile, Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” notches its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
  Plus, J. Cole debuts three songs in the Global 200’s top 10, led by “my.life,” with 21 Savage and Morray, at No.
  
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• Bad Bunny, Jay-Z & More to Kick Off New Season of HBO’s ‘The Shop: Uninterrupted’

  24-05-2021 20:31
  
  LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s unscripted series, The Shop: Uninterrupted, returns to HBO for its fourth season, Billboard has learned.
  The season premiere, airing Friday, May 28, will have star-studded guests including music mogul and 23-time Grammy winner Jay-Z, Latin rapper and singer-songwriter Bad Bunny, WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike, and marketing executive Paul Rivera.
  In true fashion, the guests will be joining NBA superstar LeBron James and businessman Carter to discuss confidence
  
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• Twenty One Pilots on the pressures of fame: “There’s a bit more of a standard which we’re held to. We’re still learning that”

  24-05-2021 20:19 via nme.com
  
  Twenty One Pilots have discussed the pressures of fame, saying that they’re still adjusting to their high profile status.READ MORE: Twenty One Pilots: “I hope our fans will hang on for the ride”Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover feature, the band’s lead vocalist Tyler Joseph said: “One of the things Josh [Dun, drummer] and I have learned is, you know, when we started out we would play a show for 20 people and then after the show we w
  
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• Randy Rhoads’ Stolen Guitar and Amp Mysteriously Returned

  24-05-2021 20:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About 18 months after going missing, the stolen guitar and amp of Randy Rhoads have been mysteriously returned, the legendary guitarist’s sister has revealed. Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio, the late Quiet Riot co-founder’s sister, just recently announced on Instagram that the instrument (a 1963 Harmony Rocket, “Randy’s first ever played electrical guitar”) as well as the […]
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• Eurovision winners Maneskin cleared of drug allegations: 'No drug use took place'

  24-05-2021 20:14 via music-news.com
  
  Maneskin have been cleared of drug use after they were asked to take a drug test by Eurovision bosses, as the European Broadcasting Union confirm "no drug use took place".
  
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• Rammstein announce details of first ever North American stadium tour

  24-05-2021 20:10 via nme.com
  
  Rammstein have announced details of their first ever North American stadium tour – see the dates below.
  The tour, dubbed ‘Rammstein In Amerika’, will see the German metallers bring their notorious, pyro-heavy show to the continent for the first time.READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes showThe tour will begin in late August 2022 with a show at the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. Gigs in Chicag
  
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• Megadeth ‘Officially Parting Ways’ With David Ellefson

  24-05-2021 20:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bassist recently denied allegations of "grooming" fan
  
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• Apple, Epic Grilled by Antitrust Judge at App Store Trial

  24-05-2021 19:45
  
  On Monday, near the conclusion of an antitrust trial in Oakland, California that focuses on Apple’s dominance over a thriving app market, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers sharply questioned dueling attorneys.
  The suit comes from Epic Games, producer of Fortnite, which was booted from Apple’s App Store last year upon its attempt to bypass the 30 percent commission that Apple takes on in-app purchases. As trial testimony has showcased, those commissi
  
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• RS Country Music Picks for Week of May 24th

  24-05-2021 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Joel Crouse's song for Mental Health Awareness Month, Lowland Hum's Peter Gabriel cover, and Brock Gonyea's channeling of Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Scores Second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut of ‘Good 4 U’

  24-05-2021 19:25
  
  Olivia Rodrigo notches her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as “Good 4 U” soars in at the summit. It follows her smash “Drivers License,” which reigned for eight weeks beginning upon its debut in January.
  Both songs, as well as “Deja Vu,” which opened at its No. 8 Hot 100 high in April, are from Rodrigo’s debut album Sour, released Friday (May 21) and due on next week’s Billboard 200 chart. Notably, the set is the first debut albu
  
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• Justin Bieber Ditches the Dreadlocks: See His New Buzz Cut

  24-05-2021 19:25
  
  Justin Bieber got rid of the dreadlocks that reignited the controversy he faced five years ago when he debuted the hairstyle, and showed off his new look on Sunday (May 23).
  “Happy Sunday,” he captioned the Instagram picture of himself showcasing his new buzz cut while dining with wife Hailey. Ryan Tedder commented underneath, “SHAAAAAAAVED BRUH,” while other fans hailed the return of “BUZZTIN.” The 27-year-old pop superstar also changed his pro
  
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• Eurovision winners Måneskin did not take drugs, the competition says

  24-05-2021 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin, the winners of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, did not take drugs during the ceremony, a statement for the competition has said.READ MORE: Eurovision 2021 was a giddy reminder of the joys of live music (and that no one likes us)The Italian rock group emerged victorious at last weekend’s (May 22) competition in Rotterdam after scoring 524 points with their song ‘Zitti e buoni’.
  However, their victory was marred by allegations that frontman Damiano Davi
  
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• Liam Gallagher responds to Noel’s Oasis reunion price: “I’d do it for free”

  24-05-2021 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has said he would reform Oasis for free after brother Noel named his price at £100million to get the band back together this week.
  “There isn’t £100million in the music business between all of us… if anybody wants to offer me £100million now, I’ll say it now, I’ll do it. I’ll do it for £100million,” Noel told The Jonathan Ross Show.
  In response to the comments, Liam says he wouldn’t even need payment to reuni
  
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• ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Alum Shea Coulee Signs to UTA

  24-05-2021 19:15
  
  UTA has signed Shea Couleé, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and All-Stars winner.
  The agency will work with them across areas that include music and touring — a tour is planned for 2022 — as well as endorsements, scripted and unscripted projects.
  Couleé was first seen as a contestant on the ninth season of Drag Race, where they were a finalist. They later went on to win the fifth season of the franchise’s All-Star competition.
  
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• Selena Gomez and Khalid to perfom with Marshmellow at UEFA Champions League Final

  24-05-2021 19:14 via music-news.com
  
  Selena Gomez and Khalid to perform with Marshmello at the UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony on Saturday (24.05.21).
  
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• Future Islands Announce U.S. Tour

  24-05-2021 19:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Run will be in support of the Baltimore synth-pop outfit's 2020 album, As Long as You Are
  
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• Excerpt: Elton John Recounts His Drag History and Remembers ‘True Punk Rebel’ Divine

  24-05-2021 19:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Divine’s fearlessness inspires me to this day," John writes in new book The Queer Bible of John Waters muse. "Divvy’s spirit will linger forever"
  
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• 12 Classic Hip-Hop Mixtapes We Still Need on Streaming Services

  24-05-2021 19:00
  
  Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj became the latest rapper to re-release her mixtape to streaming services. By reintroducing her 2009 classic Beam Me Up Scotty to the masses — along with three new songs, including the Young Money posse cut “Seeing Green” featuring Drake and Lil Wayne — Minaj earned a No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 on Sunday (May 23).
  While re-releasing a mixtape to streaming services can be complicated due to sample clearances, some rappers, like Lil Wayn
  
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