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• Rufus Wainwright shares Judy Garland cover to celebrate Pride month

  28-05-2021 23:59 via nme.com
  
  Rufus Wainwright has shared a cover of a classic Judy Garland song to mark Pride Month – scroll down the page to listen to it now.
  Pride Month will begin next week on June 1 and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, with Pride Day taking place on June 28.READ MORE: Rufus Wainwright: “It’s impossible to minimise the ineptitude and pure evil of the Trump administration”Wainwright has shared his take on Garland’s 1939 song ‘Over The Rainbow’, which was feat
  
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• Beyonce’s Photographer Just Launched His Own MasterClass

  28-05-2021 23:43
  
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  Tyler Mitchell made history when he photographed Beyonce for the September 2018 issue of Vogue. Not only was Mitchell one of the youngest people to ever shoot for the magazine, he was also the first Black photographer to shoot an American Vogue cover.
  The iconic image of Beyonce wearing a sequined dress and elaborate Philip Treacy headpiece is now part of the Smiths
  
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• First Stream Latin: New Music From Carlos Rivera, J Balvin, Denise Rosenthal & More

  28-05-2021 23:34
  
  First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
  Carlos Rivera, Leyendas (Sony Music México)
  Mexican Carlos Rivera is a young crooner with a teen spirit and a classic heart. In Leyendas, he strives to put all this together, duetting with older, iconic singers on some of their best-known tracks. From Roberto Carlos’ “Un Millón de Amigos” to Jos&eac
  
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• Britney Spears musical to premiere in Washington D.C. this November

  28-05-2021 23:22 via nme.com
  
  The musical based around Britney Spears’ songs will premiere in Washington D.C. in November, it has been confirmed.
  Once Upon A One More Time was originally scheduled to make its debut in Chicago in 2019, but was delayed to April 2020. Its shows were later cancelled completely because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Framing Britney Spears: what happens now in the pop star’s conservatorship fight?The jukebox musical will finally hit the stage on November 29 at D
  
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• First Out: New Music From Big Freedia, Wrabel, L Devine & More

  28-05-2021 23:11
  
  Pride Month is almost here, so what better time to refurbish your playlists with new tunes from your favorite queer artists? Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
  From Big Freedia’s reimagining of a Lady Gaga classic, to Wrabel’s latest stunning single, check out just a few of our favorite releases from this week below:Big Freedia, “Judas” (Lady Gaga cover)With a re-rele
  
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• Is TikTok Safe for Kids? European Commission Investigating Violations of Child Protection Laws

  28-05-2021 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Is TikTok really safe for kids? Not according to the European Union’s European Commission, which has given TikTok one month to respond to charges of violating child-protection laws. TikTok is notorious for its younger-leaning demographic, though the question over whether the platform is safe for kids received new scrutiny this week. Officials with the European […]
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• European Commission Gives TikTok One Month to Respond to Charges of Violating Child Protection Laws

  28-05-2021 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The European Union’s European Commission has given TikTok one month to respond to charges of violating child-protection laws. Officials with the European Commission (the EU’s executive branch) announced today that they’d formally informed TikTok and its ByteDance parent company of the one-month response deadline. The overarching inquiry stemmed from a February of 2021 complaint filed […]
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• Justin Bieber, BTS & More: Who Will Have the 2021 Song of the Summer? Vote!

  28-05-2021 22:46
  
  Outside is opening up again, the sun is shining more, and one of this year’s biggest hits could heat up this season as the 2021 song of the summer.
  Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz already offered up an early song of the summer forecast back in March, with Silk Sonic’s (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) “Leave the Door Open” and Cardi B’s “Up” — which both hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — being among the top contenders. After Harry
  
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• Faith No More’s Mike Patton explains why he urinated on Axl Rose’s teleprompter in 1992

  28-05-2021 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Faith No More’s Mike Patton has explained why he urinated on Axl Rose’s teleprompter when the band supported Guns N’ Roses.READ MORE: Faith No More are back. Here’s why you should care about the wild and witty progenitors of alt-metalThe Californian rock band headed out on the road with GN’R and Metallica as support on the pair’s co-headlining tour in 1992.
  Speaking to Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser, Patton said Guns N&rsqu
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Mereba, ‘News Come’

  28-05-2021 22:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spillage Village singer offers a reminder that liberation must come swiftly on her new EP
  
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• Frank Turner claims he was once mistaken for Ed Norton by Russian sex workers

  28-05-2021 22:10 via nme.com
  
  Frank Turner says he was once mistaken for the actor Ed Norton by Russian sex workers.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Frank TurnerSpeaking in this week’s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, he told NME about the mix up during his early days of touring.
  “I did a bunch of super-DIY touring in Russia, sleeping on the floors of squats. The day after my final show there, we were having a drink in a bar and two women came over and started t
  
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• Billie Eilish’s New Song Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

  28-05-2021 21:58
  
  Billie Eilish fans are feeling happier than ever knowing that the pop superstar is releasing a new song as soon as next week.
  Her highly anticipated sophomore studio album, Happier Than Ever, is due on July 30, and so far she’s released “My Future,” “Therefore I Am” and, most recently, “Your Power.” All three songs hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with “Therefore I Am” reaching No. 2.
  “New song out next week,
  
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• Watch Girl In Red’s horror-themed video for ‘Body And Mind’

  28-05-2021 21:46 via nme.com
  
  Girl In Red has shared a new horror-themed music video for her song ‘Body And Mind’, the latest single to be taken from her debut album.
  The Norwegian pop star – real name Marie Ulven – released her debut album ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’ last month.READ MORE: Girl In Red: “I just want to sit down and make a new record”‘Body And Mind’ is the latest single to be taken from the record and comes accompanied by visuals directed by ri
  
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• John Davis, the Actual Voice of Milli Vanilli, Dies at 66 of COVID

  28-05-2021 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  John Davis, one of the real voices behind the music group Milli Vanilli, has passed away. “My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus,” Davis’ daughter, Jasmin, confirmed on Facebook. “He made a lot of people happy with his laughter and smile, his happy spirit, love, and especially through his music. He gave so […]
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• DJ Khaled Throws Boozy Pool Bash With Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby & DaBaby in ‘I Did It’ Video

  28-05-2021 21:34
  
  Between popping bottles and bashing guitars, DJ Khaled throws quite the pool party in the new “I Did It” music video.
  Thanks to his multiple sponsors, including Diddy and his DeLeón Tequila, Khaled has a premium bar set up for his day party, where Megan Thee Stallion descends via parachute before she swings at empty bottles with a guitar.
  Meanwhile, Khaled takes Lil Baby out on a neon green speed boat while he spits his verse before the rappe
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion makes red carpet debut with boyfriend Pardison Fontaine

  28-05-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion revealed her relationship with Pardison Fontaine back in February.
  
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• Britney Spears Musical Sets Premiere Date in Washington, D.C.

  28-05-2021 21:30
  
  Plans are afoot to put some old hit songs by Britney Spears into a stage musical about woke princesses, and the hope is that the result isn’t “Toxic.”
  The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., announced Thursday that it will stage Once Upon a One More Time, featuring Spears’ tunes, including “Oops! I Did It Again,” “Lucky,” “Stronger” and “Toxic.”
  The musical will have an original story written by Jon Hartmere abo
  
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• How to Watch ‘Cruella’ Online

  28-05-2021 21:08
  
  If she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will!
  Emma Stone has officially stepped into the black-and-white heels of one of Disney’s favorite villains, Cruella de Vil, for Disney’s new live-action Cruella film — which serves as a prequel to the classic 101 Dalmations.
  See below for how to watch Cruella online.How to Watch Cruella Online Free
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• Watch Run-DMC’s Rev Run rap ‘It’s Tricky’ back to a fan while in traffic

  28-05-2021 20:59 via nme.com
  
  Run-DMC‘s Rev Run has shared a post of himself pulling up next to a fan in traffic and rapping the lyrics to ‘It’s Tricky’.READ MORE: Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”The rapper – also known as Joseph Simmons – took to Instagram to share the clip, which you can view below, and wrote: “Lol. Made his day. Lol. Made my DAY.”
  In the clip, Rev Run hears the 1987 classic track, leans ou
  
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• Identity, Awareness & Representation: An AAPI Heritage Month Conversation With Young the Giant’s Sameer Gadhia

  28-05-2021 20:43
  
  In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Billboard is highlighting Asian-American voices within the music industry through a series of conversations on identity, representation, and raising awareness. In our third installment, Sameer Gadhia — frontman of longtime alt-rock fixtures Young the Giant — shares his experience of navigating the alternative rock genre as an Indian-American in a traditionally white male dominated space. 
  
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• DMX, Nipsey Hussle, Juice WRLD & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  28-05-2021 20:40
  
  Fans of late rappers DMX, Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle got to hear their voices once more in a slew of posthumously released projects.
  DMX’s first posthumous album since his passing in April, Exodus, channels the Ruff Ryder icon’s rage and raw spirit while featured artists Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Bono and Lil Wayne pay their respects.
  Juice WRLD’s debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance receives an “Anniversary” upgrade three years lat
  
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• DMX, Juice WRLD & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!

  28-05-2021 20:40
  
  Fans of late rappers DMX and Juice WRLD got to hear their voices once more in new posthumously released projects.
  DMX’s first posthumous album since his passing in April, Exodus, channels the Ruff Ryder icon’s rage and raw spirit while featured artists Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Bono and Lil Wayne pay their respects.
  Juice WRLD’s debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance receives an “Anniversary” upgrade three years later that includes a ne
  
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• DMX’s First Posthumous Album, Exodus, Released on All Major Streaming Services

  28-05-2021 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Exodus, the first posthumous album from rapper DMX, has officially released on all major streaming services. Exodus – the eighth studio album from DMX (full name Earl Simmons) and his first since 2012’s Undisputed – consists of 13 tracks, two of which are however “skit” efforts, with a combined length of just over one minute. […]
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• Lady Gaga Enlists Big Freedia for ‘Judas’ Cover Off Upcoming ‘Born This Way’ 10th Anniversary Album

  28-05-2021 20:12
  
  Little Monsters, get ready to put your paws up — Lady Gaga is gearing up to give you a rehash of one of her most groundbreaking albums.
  On Friday (May 28), Lady Gaga announced her Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary CD, a re-release of her Born This Way album due out via Interscope on June 18. The new edition of the album — which features all 14 songs off of the original version — will come with new packaging and six additional tracks, where Gaga taps differ
  
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• Taye Diggs Feels He ‘Missed’ His Shot For a Britney Spears Hookup on ‘Boys’ Video Set

  28-05-2021 20:06
  
  Give him more? Taye Diggs revealed during an interview with Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show Radio Andy that he probably had the chance to do more than dance with Britney Spears when he made a cameo in her video for “Boys” off 2001’s Britney.
  “Two days ago — I just remembered this, and I think I was with Idina [Menzel] at the time — I feel like I had an in because we were in between shots, and she said, ‘Hey! You’re a good dancer!'” Diggs sha
  
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• Måneskin Talk Winning Eurovision and Those ‘Offensive and Baffling’ Allegations

  28-05-2021 20:03
  
  They won the Eurovision Song Contest for Italy 31 years after it last happened. And they did it with rock, a genre not usually associated with the event. On May 22, the night of the grand finale, Måneskin lit a fire with their single, “Zitti e Buoni.”
  The four-piece band from Rome reached No. 9 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 (the first top 10 entry ever for an Italian song) and No. 1 in a number of countries, from Belgium to Estonia, from Bulgaria to Finland. But there is one
  
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• Easy Life on the struggles of mental health: “It remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”

  28-05-2021 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Easy Life have spoken about the struggles of talking about mental health, saying it “remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”.
  The Leicester band released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ today (May 28), which tackles subjects including anxiety and depression.READ MORE: Easy Life – ‘Life’s A Beach’ review: a sun-drenched debutSpeaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, frontman Murray Matravers discussed the
  
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• Foxing announce new album and share stomping single ‘Where The Lightning Strikes Twice’

  28-05-2021 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Foxing have announced a new album ‘Draw Down The Moon’ and shared the single ‘Where The Lightning Strikes Twice’.
  The record is the St. Louis band’s fourth and follows their 2018 LP ‘Nearer My God’. It comes out on August 6, via the band’s own label Grand Paradise.
  The LP is “about the idea of your cosmic significance,” according to Foxing frontman Conor Murphy.
  He continued: “The way you feel like a tiny speck in the grand scheme
  
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• Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (May 28)

  28-05-2021 19:35
  
  Musicians had plenty to celebrate this week, whether they took home trophies from the 2021 Billboard Music Awards or at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. And the latest seasons of American Idol, The Voice and The Masked Singer each crowned a new winner.
  But some award shows — like the Grammys — announced new changes that will make even more people eligible to win big on Music’s Biggest Night. Well, let’s keep the ball rolling, shall we?
  Take a lo
  
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• You Me At Six announce ‘Suckapunch Deluxe’ extended edition

  28-05-2021 19:32 via nme.com
  
  You Me At Six have announced a new extended edition of their latest album, dubbed ‘Suckapunch Deluxe’.
  The original version of the album was released in January and went on to top the Official UK Albums Chart.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with You Me At SixThe new version of ‘Suckapunch’ will include three new songs in ‘Read My Mind’, ‘Headshot’, ‘Serotonin Szn’. It will also come with new ta
  
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• Nick Cave & Warren Ellis announce live ‘Carnage’ Q&A to mark the album’s physical release

  28-05-2021 19:16 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave & Warren Ellis have announced a special live audio Q&A on their recent album ‘Carnage’ to mark the record’s physical release.READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – ‘Carnage’ review: the peak of their powersThe pair surprise-released the joint LP digitally back in February and will now bring it out on vinyl and CD globally on June 18.
  Fans will get the chance to submit questions for a live Q&A about the album, which will be held on YouT
  
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• Mustafa’s ‘When Smoke Rises’ Is a Softly Stunning Debut

  28-05-2021 19:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Toronto singer-songwriter depicts an embattled world with a gentle touch
  
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• Rolling Stone and Messenger: An APAHM Rooms Conversation

  28-05-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Raveena and Yeek share their journeys as artists and the uniquely specific experience of growing up Asian in America
  
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• Executive of the Week: Dreamville Co-Founder Ibrahim ‘Ib’ Hamad

  28-05-2021 18:57
  
  When J. Cole released his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, out on Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope, it launched a tidal wave that swept over the charts. The release landed Cole his sixth straight No. 1 on the Billboard 200, all 12 songs in the top 40 of the Hot 100, a record-tying four in the top 10, and leading to his first-ever time topping the Hot 100 Songwriters chart, the Streaming Songs chart and the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
  In short, it was a monumental album
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo becomes youngest solo artist to score official UK chart double

  28-05-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo cements her position as the year’s biggest breakthrough artist as she scores the Official Chart Double
  
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• Here’s What 50 Cent Thinks of Ex-Girlfriend Vivica A. Fox Calling Him the ‘Love of My Life’

  28-05-2021 18:53
  
  50 Cent has had famous ex-girlfriends gush about him after their splits, with Vivica A. Fox being the most recent. The actress, who in the past has traded barbs with the recording artist born Curtis Jackson, revealed during a new interview with VladTV that the rapper is “the love of my life.”
  Though the “Part of the Game” rapper has long since moved on from their 2003 romance, he’s all good with how the Independence Day actress feels about him now. “I’m
  
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• Billie Eilish adds extra UK tour date due to overwhelming demand

  28-05-2021 18:51 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has added an extra date to her 2022 UK tour due to “overwhelming demand”, after tickets for the previously announced shows went on sale today (May 28).
  The star will bring her ‘Happier Than Ever’ tour to the UK and Ireland next summer, kicking off in Belfast on June 3.READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of powerThe additional date will take place at London’s The O2 on June 25, bringing Ei
  
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• The Kooks add more dates to ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ 15th anniversary UK and Ireland tour

  28-05-2021 18:35 via nme.com
  
  The Kooks have added a handful of extra dates to their forthcoming ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ 15th anniversary tour.READ MORE: The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard speaks to NME at Reading & Leeds 2018The band have added shows in Dublin, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester to the jaunt which kicks off at Dublin Olympia Theatre on January 27, 2022.
  They will now play an extra show at the venue on January 28, plus new dates at the O2 Academy Birmingham on February 4, O2 Academy Glasgow on Fe
  
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• Country Duo Southerland Celebrate Hard Work, Tough Boots in New Song ‘Boot Up’

  28-05-2021 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nineties-country foot-stomper is the title track to the band's debut EP
  
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• Gwen Stefani responds to cultural appropriation claims over ‘Harajuku Girls’

  28-05-2021 18:14 via nme.com
  
  Gwen Stefani has responded to long-running claims of cultural appropriation over her ‘Harajuku Girls’ dancers.
  The former No Doubt singer has also been accused of appropriating South Asian, Black, and African cultures, and perpetuating stereotypes of Native American culture at various points throughout her career.
  When Stefani was still a member of No Doubt, she wore a bindi in music videos including ‘Just A Girl’, while the group’s 2012 reunion saw them pull a vide
  
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• Mariah Carey Flashes Back to Her Attempted ‘Friends’ Hairdo: See the Pic

  28-05-2021 18:00
  
  The one where she revisits her ’90s ‘do! Mariah Carey shared with her Lambs a flashback photo on Friday (May 28), in which she attempted to make her coif similar to that of one very famous Friend.
  “#FBF A sad attempt at the Rachel hairdo,” Mimi captioned the throwback snap of herself on social media. In the photo, the singer is on performing on stage with wavy locks that were up in a wavy half ponytail. She also added the laughing-crying emoji and the hashtag #friends.
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• BTS have launched their own McDonald’s meal, featuring two new sauces

  28-05-2021 17:56 via nme.com
  
  BTS have launched their own McDonalds meal in the US, Canada and South Korea.READ MORE: BTS’ ‘Butter’ is a cool, crisp summer anthem that doubles as a potent shot of self-confidenceThe campaign, which was initially teased last month, follows recent link-ups between the fast food chain and artists including Travis Scott and J Balvin.
  Launched on Wednesday (May 26), The BTS Meal includes a Coke, medium fries, 10 Chicken McNuggets and new sweet chilli and cajun sauces, which
  
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• Ed Sheeran: 'I sing [my new songs] to my daughter who’s not my biggest fan. She just cries'

  28-05-2021 17:55 via music-news.com
  
  Ahead of his performance at Radio 1’s Big Weekend of Live Music 2021, Ed Sheeran joined Jordan North on Radio 1 to take part in
  
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• Rolling Stones Drop New Lyric Videos for ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’ ‘Child of the Moon’

  28-05-2021 17:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Animated clips accompany a digital reissue of a newly mastered version of the classic 1968 single and its B-side
  
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• Weezer’s ‘Hash Pipe’ was almost an Ozzy Osbourne song

  28-05-2021 17:34 via nme.com
  
  Weezer’s ‘Hash Pipe’ was almost an Ozzy Osbourne song instead, according to the band’s frontman Rivers Cuomo.
  The LA band released the track as a single in 2001 and included it on the tracklist of their third album, ‘The Green Album’.READ MORE: Weezer – ‘Van Weezer’ review: veteran pop-rockers throw up the Devil hornsSpeaking to Guitar World, Cuomo said that the song nearly had a very different home. “Once, I think it was in 2000,
  
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• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds add more dates to 2022 European tour

  28-05-2021 17:26 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have added more dates to their 2022 European tour – see the full schedule below.
  The band announced the first round of dates for their upcoming tour earlier this month, after being forced to cancel a 2021 tour of Europe and the UK due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.READ MORE: Nick Cave live in London: the breathtaking ‘Idiot Prayer’ is an exorcism of death, religion and romanceAfter announcing initial dates in Greece, Germany, Sweden, Norway
  
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• Garth Brooks Remembers Dewayne Blackwell, ‘Friends in Low Places’ Songwriter: Exclusive

  28-05-2021 17:21
  
  Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell, who, with Earl Bud Lee, wrote “Friends in Low Places,” the rowdy standard that catapulted Garth Brooks to stardom 30 years ago, died Sunday (May 23), Mark Ford, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, confirmed to Billboard. The Hall inducted Blackwell, 84, in 2017 for penning “Friends,” as well as pop hit “Mr. Blue,” which The Fleetwoods took to No. 1 in 1959, and country staples “Honkytonk Man”
  
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• LYELL Refuses to Wait for Prince Charming In ‘Potions’ Video: Watch It Here

  28-05-2021 17:18
  
  Artist LYELL (real name Alyssa Coco) is hoping her new video for single “Potions,” on Firestarter Records, will inspire fans to find their voice and unlock their inner badass selves.
  With her spine-tingling vocals and a backing band featuring writer/producer Matt Merritt on guitar and drummer Levi Bennett, LYELL is bringing her unique story to a rock scene badly in need of worthy anti-heroes.“Performing is such a huge part of who I am,” she tells Billboard. &ldq
  
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• BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber cut from ‘Friends’ reunion in China

  28-05-2021 17:14 via nme.com
  
  BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were cut from the version of Friends: The Reunion broadcast in China.READ MORE: The one with all the delays: is ‘Friends: The Reunion’ worth the wait?The popular musicians are thought to have been removed from the one-off special on account of insulting the country in the past, as the BBC reports.
  Bieber was banned from the country in 2017 by the Chinese government. “Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young sin
  
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• Eminem Drops ‘Killer’ Remix Featuring Jack Harlow & Cordae: Listen

  28-05-2021 17:11
  
  Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, Eminem enlisted fellow rappers Jack Harlow and Cordae for a “Killer” remix that dropped Friday (May 28).
  On the reworked track, the trio trade verses, with Harlow sharing how he aspired to be like Em in his. “I used to rock a toboggan/ Headphones around my neck, tryna be like Shady,” he raps. Cordae takes the second verse and looks ahead, rhyming, “A whole generation of geniuses I’m influencin’ … I manifest n
  
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