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• Dove Cameron realised she was 'super queer' after painful break-up

  30-05-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Disney favourite has opened up about her sexuality in a new interview with Gay Times magazine.
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 2021’s Biggest Week

  30-05-2021 23:30
  
  Olivia Rodrigo captures the biggest week of 2021 for an album, as her debut release, Sour, opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 295,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 27, according to MRC Data.
  Sour also launches with the second-largest streaming week ever for a non-R&B/hip-hop album, and second-biggest for an album of any genre by a female artist.
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• Smashing Pumpkins Announce First Archival Release ‘Live in Japan, 1992’

  30-05-2021 23:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Limited edition 2-LP live album only available to purchase for 24 hours
  
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• George Floyd’s Family to Hold Houston Concert Marking Death

  30-05-2021 22:30
  
  George Floyd’s family is holding a concert Sunday evening (May 30) in Houston, where he grew up, to mark the anniversary of his death.
  Floyd’s family will join Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and others at The Fountain of Praise, a church that held one of his funeral services. The event will also feature performers including gospel singers John P. Kee and Tamela Mann, and rappers JaiCei and Trae Tha Truth.
  Floyd, who was Black, died on May 25, 202
  
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• Fans Choose BTS’ ‘Butter (Hotter Remix)’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  30-05-2021 22:18
  
  The ARMY has spoken! BTS’ “Butter (Hotter Remix)” has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 28) on Billboard, choosing the remix of the K-pop boy band’s latest English-language single as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  “Butter (Hotter Remix)” brought in 64% of the vote, beating out new posthumously released projects by late rappers DMX (Exodus) and Juice WRLD (Goodbye & Good Riddance&nb
  
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• How Does Atlantic Records Chief Partnerships Officer Camille Hackney Stay Mindful?

  30-05-2021 21:28
  
  In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Billboard has partnered with Ian Davis and Brandon Holman of The Mindful Creative on a series of conversations with music artists and executives about the self-care practices they use to keep themselves on track, both during the pandemic and beyond. 
  Today’s conversation is with Camille Hackney, chief partnerships officer at Atlantic Records and head of the global brand partnerships council at Warner Music Group. She
  
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• Lion Babe share spellbinding new track ‘Signs’ with Siimbiie Lakew

  30-05-2021 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Lion Babe have shared a spellbinding new track called ‘Signs’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021The freshly squeezed slice of R&B is a mesmerising one of a kind sonic that features Ethiopian-raised and Brooklyn-based music artist Siimbiie Lakew.
  ‘Signs’ arrives a month after the alt-R&B/soul duo – comprised of singer-songwriter and performance artist Jillian Hervey and producer/DJ Lucas Goodman
  
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• Britney Spears Gushes Over Selena Gomez Throwback Video: ‘Most Adorable Thing I’ve Ever Seen’

  30-05-2021 20:30
  
  Britney Spears is showing some love to Selena Gomez.
  Last week, the 28-year-old pop star shared an adorable throwback video of herself covering Spears’ classic 2000 song “Don’t Go Knockin’ on My Door.” In the clip, a young Gomez sports blue shades while belting out the Oops!… I Did It Again track in front of a swirling space-themed background.
  “The hustle was real,” Gomez, who would’ve been 7 years old when the song was released, captioned t
  
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• Watch Wolf Alice’s fiery performance of ‘Smile’ for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  30-05-2021 20:12 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice have shared a fiery performance of new single ‘Smile’ as part of Radio 1‘s Big Weekend 2021 – watch it below.READ MORE: Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world”The London band’s Big Weekend slot sees them perform in the BBC Radio Theatre, with lead singer Ellie Roswell delivering an energetic rendition of the song under interchanging spotlights and in front of a colour changing backdrop.
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• Olivia Rodrigo looks set to extend reign at Number 1

  30-05-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo is set to extend her reign at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, with Good 4 U on course for a second
  
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• David Guetta and Akon team up with Master KG on new song ‘Shine Your Light’

  30-05-2021 19:23 via nme.com
  
  David Guetta and Akon have teamed up for a new track with Master KG called ‘Shine Your Light’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021Combining uplifting lyricism, exuberant Afro-house rhythms and sun-kissed vibes, the new track is “a song which gives the world a fresh shot of jubilation,” according to a press release.
  The track, which follows on from Master KG’s 2020 viral hit ‘Jerusalema’, isn’t
  
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• Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head singer BJ Thomas dead at 78

  30-05-2021 19:14 via music-news.com
  
  'Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head' hitmaker BJ Thomas has died at the age of 78, just a few months after revealing his lung cancer diagnosis.
  
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• Shooting at Florida Rap Concert Leaves Two Dead and 20-Plus Injured, Police Say

  30-05-2021 18:47
  
  Two people died and an estimated 20 to 25 people were injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall in South Florida, police said.
  The gunfire erupted early Sunday (May 29) at the El Mula Banquet Hall in northwest Miami-Dade County, police told news outlets.
  The venue was hosting a Memorial Day album release party featuring live performances from local rappers, including ABMG Spitta, according to flyers in Instagram, the Miami Herald reports.Three people got out of an SUV and opened fire into a c
  
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• Elton John and Charlize Theron ask Boris Johnson to help with fight against AIDs

  30-05-2021 18:36 via nme.com
  
  Elton John and Charlize Theron are among a number of world leaders on HIV who have written an open letter to Boris Johnson asking for his help.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: I’ve made a vow to Be More Elton – and you should tooDrawing the British Prime Minister’s attention towards a new AIDs emergency, John and Theron have asked Johnson to address the issue at the forthcoming G7 summit.
  “We face a new AIDS emergency, and we need your help,” the letter begins.
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• Patrick Sky, Folk Singer and Bob Dylan Contemporary, Dead at 80

  30-05-2021 17:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Member of the Sixties Greenwich Village folk scene, Sky released acclaimed satirical LP Songs That Made America Famous in 1973
  
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• Bad Bunny: 'The boys they love the track and I think that people are going to love'

  30-05-2021 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  Bad Bunny joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss his new song '100 MILLIONES'. He tells Apple
  
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• Another ex accuses Marilyn Manson of rape

  30-05-2021 16:01 via music-news.com
  
  The woman started dating Manson in 2011.
  
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• Watch Jorja Smith deliver a soulful rendition of ‘Bussdown’ for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  30-05-2021 15:19 via nme.com
  
  Jorja Smith performed a surprisingly intimate set for Radio 1’s Big Weekend on Friday (May 28), including a Shaybo team-up for ‘Bussdown’.READ MORE: Jorja Smith – ‘Be Right Back’ review: make yourself at home in this sonic ‘waiting room’Playing in a colourfully lit BBC Radio Theatre, Smith joined Shaybo – described as packing “sure-fire punchlines that have shown she’s capable of great things to come” in the NME 100 2021 lis
  
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• Watch DMX lay down one of his final verses in ‘Hood Blues’ music video

  30-05-2021 15:17 via nme.com
  
  The music video for DMX‘s new single ‘Hood Blues’ has been released and it features some of the last in-studio footage of the rapper before his death.READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessThe new track, which was co-produced by Avenue Beatz and Swizz Beatz, features on the rapper’s newly released first posthumous album, ‘Exodus’, which arrived on Friday (May 28).
  DMX (real name was Earl Simmons) died
  
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• Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’

  30-05-2021 14:25 via nme.com
  
  King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Black Sabbath‘s ‘Paranoid’ – 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, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, ZZ Top, Alice Cooper and
  
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• Watch Royal Blood’s wild pier performance of ‘Boilermaker’ for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  30-05-2021 14:02 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood have shared a blistering performance of new single ‘Boilermaker’ recorded on location for Radio 1‘s Big Weekend 2021 – watch it below.READ MORE: Royal Blood: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”The Brighton duo’s festival slot sees them perform on top of the seaside town’s famous Palace Pier, complete with neon-lit backdrop courtesy of the thousands of lightbulbs that illuminate s
  
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• Juice WRLD accused of stealing ‘Scared Of Love’ in new lawsuit

  30-05-2021 13:35 via nme.com
  
  Juice WRLD has been accused of ripping off ‘Scared Of Love’ from another artist, with a lawsuit against the late rapper’s estate set to proceed.READ MORE: Juice WRLD – ‘Legends Never Die’ review: rapper’s legacy eclipsed on crowded posthumous albumThe artist making the accusations, LA-based songwriter and producer Ghost Loft, has claimed that the track lifts heavily from his 2013 song ‘So High’.
  According to TMZ, Ghost Loft is now suing Carme
  
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• JAY-Z recalls “deafening” first arena performance with DMX

  30-05-2021 13:02 via nme.com
  
  JAY-Z has shared a story about the first time he toured with the late DMX, explaining that he was in awe of the late rapper’s powerful stage presence.READ MORE: DMX – ‘Exodus’ album review: a reminder of the late rapper’s impactSpeaking during the season premiere of LeBron James’ HBO series The Shop: Uninterrupted, the Roc Nation rapper recalled the first time he saw X perform in an arena.
  In 1999, the pair teamed up for the ‘Hard Knock Life&rs
  
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• Ed Sheeran says sponsorship deal was a 'long process'

  30-05-2021 12:49 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Ed Sheeran has revealed how he became the new sponsor of Ipswich Town.
  
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• Shooting on set of Boosie Badazz music video leaves one man wounded

  30-05-2021 12:07 via nme.com
  
  A Boosie Badazz music video shoot in Huntsville, Alabama ended in gunfire yesterday (May 29), leaving one person wounded.
  According to TMZ, the Louisiana rapper (real name Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr.) was not harmed in the shooting but an unidentified man is reportedly in critical condition.
  Police told the publication that they responded to a report of shots fired around 4:30pm, and when they arrived on the scene came across “between 50 and 100 people making a run for it, either by foot o
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor thinks Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame is “a pile of garbage”

  30-05-2021 11:16 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has shared his thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, saying that he would “probably” refuse induction if he ever got a nod.READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for changeSpeaking in a new interview, the frontman held nothing back when it was suggested that fans had the power to get Slipknot into the Hall and “right all of the wrongs of the past”, referring to a number of iconic band’s b
  
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• Little Mix want to make visual album with Beyonce's budget

  30-05-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Shout Out To My Ex' hitmakers Little Mix would love to work on a visual record like Beyonce's 'Lemonade' - especially if they had her "budget".
  
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• New lawsuit alleges Marilyn Manson raped ex-girlfriend and threatened to kill her

  30-05-2021 10:58 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains discussion and description of sexual assault.
  A new lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson by an ex-girlfriend alleges the singer raped her and threatened to kill her.
  The ex-girlfriend, only identified as Jane Doe, and Manson allegedly met at a pre-Grammy party in 2011. While the relationship was “gentle and romantic” at first, it is claimed it took a violent turn relatively quickly.
  According to the lawsuit, per documents published by Deadline on
  
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• Watch Coldplay’s dazzling ‘Higher Power’ performance for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  30-05-2021 10:57 via nme.com
  
  This weekend, Coldplay performed a set, including recent single ‘Higher Power’, at a spectacular location for Radio 1‘s Big Weekend 2021.READ MORE: On bright new song ‘Higher Power’, Coldplay reach for the stars like never beforePlaying in front of a lit-up Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire – the monastic ruins that formed the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula – as the sun set in the background, Chris Martin and co.’s performance of th
  
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• B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’ singer, has died aged 78

  30-05-2021 09:44 via nme.com
  
  B.J. Thomas has died at the age of 78 following complications from lung cancer.
  The singer’s official Twitter page confirmed the news late last night (May 29). It tweeted: “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of BJ Thomas.”
  Thomas had confirmed in March that he had been given a stage four lung cancer diagnosis, and was receiving treatment at a Texas health care facility.It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of BJ Thomas. pic.twitter.com/l2zrmtfmKw
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• B. J. Thomas dead at 78 after cancer battle

  30-05-2021 09:14 via music-news.com
  
  Award-winning star B. J. Thomas passed away at his home in Arlington, Texas over the weekend.
  
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• Texas' Sharleen Spiteri is 'sick' with nerves over new album

  30-05-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri feels "sick" with nerves over the band's new album 'Hi'.
  
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• Watch London Grammar perform ‘Lord It’s A Feeling’ for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  30-05-2021 07:01 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have performed ‘Lord It’s A Feeling’ live as part of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, filmed at Radio Theatre.READ MORE: London Grammar: “I always end up being the only female in the room”‘Lord It’s A Feeling’ is lifted from the band’s third studio album, ‘Californian Soil’, released earlier this year. The band’s full Big Weekend set is available through BBC iPlayer now.
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• Sum 41 team up with nothing, nowhere for powerful ‘Catching Fire’ rework

  30-05-2021 06:49 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: This piece mentions suicide. 
  Canadian outfit Sum 41 have teamed up with rapper nothing, nowhere for a powerful rework of their 2019 song ‘Catching Fire’.
  Released on Friday (May 28), frontman Deryck Whibley penned the new version of the track for his wife Ari Whibley, who attempted suicide in 2013. He and the band released it to coincide with May’s Mental Health Awareness month, hoping to draw attention to suicide prevention and break the stigma surroundi
  
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• Kehlani co-hosting Pride Month special for Facebook Watch

  30-05-2021 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Kehlani is to celebrate her lesbian identity at Pride next month.
  
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• B.J. Thomas’ Biggest Billboard Hits: ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ & More

  30-05-2021 04:06
  
  Following a battle with stage-four lung cancer, B.J. Thomas, whose musical career endured for over 50 years, died May 29 at his home in Arlington, Texas. He was 78.
  Thomas was a chart force beginning in the 1960s. He logged 26 hits, including two No. 1s among five top 10s, on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1966 through 1983 and achieved No. 1 singles across the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. His 1969 classic “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” became his
  
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• B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ Singer, Dies at 78

  30-05-2021 02:14
  
  B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.
  Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease Saturday (May 29) at his home in Arlington, Texas, a statement released by his representatives said.
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• Nicki Minaj Shares Sweet New Video of Her Baby

  30-05-2021 01:41
  
  Nicki Minaj is giving fans a rare glimpse at her adorable baby.
  In a sweet video posted on social media on Saturday (May 29), in which Minaj’s baby is seen being held in a standing position — perhaps getting ready to support himself and to eventually take a step on his own — the rapper talks lovingly to her little one.
  Minaj captioned the clip with a teddy bear emoji. Keeping his real name private, in public she’s affectionately referred to him as “Papa Bear.”
  
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• B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ Singer, Dead at 78

  30-05-2021 01:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Grammy-winning singer had hits in pop, country, and gospel with songs like "Hooked on a Feeling" and "(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
  
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• Primal Scream announce plans to reissue debut album ‘Sonic Flower Groove’

  30-05-2021 00:13 via nme.com
  
  Primal Scream have announced plans to reissue their debut album ‘Sonic Flower Groove’.READ MORE: From Primal Scream to New Order: the mighty Andrew Weatherall’s finest ever remixesSpeaking in a new interview, frontman Bobby Gillespie said he discovered a newfound appreciation for the 1987 album while working on his autobiography Tenement Kid.
  He said because there’s still elements of the record he’d like to change, the group are discussing releasing a revised v
  
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