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• How to Watch All the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies

  22-06-2021 23:59
  
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  The highly anticipated, latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise is hitting theaters this weekend (June 24), more than a year after it was originally scheduled for release.
  F9 will feature rap superstar Cardi B stepping into the role of Leysa, a character she promises is “just that b—h.” The film also stars Vin Diesel, Michelle R
  
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• Here’s How to Watch All the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies Online

  22-06-2021 23:59
  
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  The highly-anticipated, latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise is hitting theaters this weekend (June 24), more than a year after it was originally scheduled for release.
  F9 will feature rap superstar Cardi B stepping into the role of Leysa, a character she promises is “just that b—h.” The film also stars Vin Diesel, Michelle R
  
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• Cryptocurrency Scam Lawsuit Against T.I. Tossed by Federal Appeals Court

  22-06-2021 23:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A panel of 11th Circuit judges has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against rapper T.I. over a cryptocurrency ICO. The 21-page opinion included at least seven references to the rapper’s songs. The three-judge panel ruled that the lawsuit failed to plausibly allege that T.I. or his business associate Ryan Felton fraudulently hid information from […]
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• Years & Years cover Lady Gaga's Edge of Glory

  22-06-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Olly Alexander's version of the 2011 single will feature on Gaga's Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary special edition.
  
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• Watch Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker perform surprise LA rooftop gig

  22-06-2021 23:29 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker performed a surprise rooftop show in Los Angeles over the weekend – check out the footage below.The NME Big Read: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”The Ohio rapper – aka Richard Colson Baker – took to Twitter on Saturday (June 19) to direct his fans to a “rainbow lifeguard station” at Venice Beach, where he later took to the stage
  
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• Noel Gallagher launches new online photography exhibition

  22-06-2021 23:15 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has launched a new online exhibition showcasing a selection of photographs documenting his life on tour with the High Flying Birds.MORE: Watch Noel Gallagher’s track-by-track guide to ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’The collection, titled A New World Blazing, contains over 40 images by photographer Sharon Latham, who captured Gallagher’s band “at their most dynamic and their most intimate” while out on the road.
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• Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: Indie Venues ‘Can’t Make Deposits on Shows’

  22-06-2021 23:08
  
  As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying Runaway bar.
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• How Mach-Hommy and Westside Gunn Made ‘Pray for Haiti’ a Modern Hip-Hop Classic

  22-06-2021 23:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pair discuss making music about community in today's rap landscape
  
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• Olly Alexander’s Cover Of Lady Gaga’s ‘Edge Of Glory’ Is Queer AF

  22-06-2021 22:59
  
  Years & Years's Olly Alexander dropped his new magical cover of the iconic Lady Gaga hit “The Edge of Glory.” The new version comes three days ahead of the special anniversary release of 'Born This Way Reimagined: The Tenth Anniversary.'
  
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• From Adidas to Puma, These Are the Best Prime Day Sneaker Deals

  22-06-2021 22:49
  
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  Amazon Prime Day is in full swing and we’ve rounded up some of the best music and entertainment deals here. But aside from electronics, there are also a number of Prime Day sneaker deals to be had with discounts of 30-60% off top brands.
  The biggest deals are on shoes and bags, with brands like Aldo, Sperry, Keen and Taylor Swift-fave Keds, discounted up to 60
  
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• BLACKPINK Announce New Movie Coming Out This Summer

  22-06-2021 22:35
  
  Get ready, Blinks! BLACKPINK is coming to your screen very soon with a new movie.
  The superstar K-pop girl group announced Monday that they’re coming out with BLACKPINK The Movie just in time for the fifth anniversary of the group’s debut in August, which they plan to celebrate with a special “4+1 Project.”
  “BLACKPINK THE MOVIE Coming Soon August 2021,” reads the caption underneath a teaser movie poster from YG Entertainment that features members&nbs
  
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• Germany Launches Antitrust Probe into Apple App Store Business Practices

  22-06-2021 22:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A German antitrust regulatory body has launched an investigation into the Apple App Store. The Bonn-based Federal Cartel Office (FCO) says it will determine whether Apple has abused its market dominance. The watchdog will determine whether Apple has a “paramount significance across markets” that stifles any competition. This determination echoes the European Commission’s Antitrust Division […]
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• The Specials’ Terry Hall curates festival featuring The Libertines, UNKLE and more

  22-06-2021 22:19 via nme.com
  
  Terry Hall of longstanding ska veterans The Specials has curated a four day music festival, set to begin at the end of next month.READ MORE: My wild night of stand-up comedy at the Libertines’ hotel as the world collapsedHome Sessions will take place across Hall’s native Coventry from July 29 to August 1, and is being produced in partnership with Coventry UK City Of Culture.
  The music, film and spoken word event will take place across three venues: Coventry Cathedral Ruins, Coventry
  
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• SoundExchange Royalties Reach $947 Million In 2020, Up 4% Year-Over-Year

  22-06-2021 22:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SoundExchange royalties totaled almost $947 million in 2020, according to a newly released report – a roughly $39 million (approximately 4.3 percent) boost from 2019. The 18-year-old entity unveiled 2020’s collection specifics this morning, highlighting the above-mentioned figures (as well as a 5.3 percent operating administrative rate) and disclosing that total SoundExchange royalties have approached […]
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• Facebook Live Audio Rooms Roll Out in the US – Another Clubhouse Clone

  22-06-2021 22:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Facebook is launching Live Audio Rooms in the United States – its attempt at luring Clubhouse users. Users can start hosting rooms on the Facebook iOS app for now. Users can join these rooms from both the Facebook iOS and Android apps. Anyone can be invited to be a speaker with up to 50 people […]
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• Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes Set for DMX Tribute at 2021 BET Awards

  22-06-2021 21:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Performance will also feature Method Man, Griselda, and actor Michael K. Williams
  
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• As Truckers Pump the Brakes on Returning to Touring, Is the Industry Facing a Driver Shortage?

  22-06-2021 21:52
  
  On March 14, 2020, John Rogan was driving Staind frontman Aaron Lewis in a tour bus from Cleveland to a casino gig in New York state. The call came in from management: “Pull ‘em over.” As one of Rogan’s last acts as a concert-industry bus driver, he drove members of the crew to the Cleveland airport. By March 16, he was home, in a small town north of Phoenix, where he sat for months.
  During the pandemic, Rogan bought a used Peterbilt 379 big rig, fired up a load-board app
  
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• Latin Pride: Erika Vidrio on the ‘Positive’ Impact Coming Out Had on Her Art

  22-06-2021 21:49
  
  Erika Vidrio, the most recorded female songwriter in the male-dominated regional Mexican genre, has felt creatively liberated since she came out more than a decade ago. “It had a very positive impact,” she tells Billboard. “I write with more freedom, although creativity has no gender or labels.”
  But even then, Vidrio — who got first “big break” in 2008 when Conjunto Primavera recorded her song “Sentí” and has since been recorded b
  
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• Court Docs Reveal Britney Spears’ Years-Long Fight to End Her Conservatorship

  22-06-2021 21:46
  
  Britney Spears has quietly been advocating for the end of the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and career for more than 12 years, according to court records obtained by The New York Times.
  On Tuesday (June 22), The Times revealed its findings from confidential court records of how the pop superstar expressed resistance to the conservatorship, which “restricted everything from whom she dated to the color of her kitchen cabinets,” the records indicate, and h
  
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• Sony Music’s Kontraband Inks Exclusive Deal With George Michael Estate

  22-06-2021 21:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music UK’s full-service merchandise company, Kontraband, has struck an exclusive global deal with the George Michael Estate. The deal expands on an existing partnership with Sony Music UK. It’s the first exclusive merchandising deal with the George Michael brand since 2011. “We are delighted to collaborate with the team at Kontraband to curate an […]
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• Sony Music Acquires Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records

  22-06-2021 21:39
  
  Sony Music Group has acquired a majority stake Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records, the companies announced Tuesday (June 22). Alamo, which had initially been distributed through Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records, will become a new frontline label under the Sony umbrella, according to the announcement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  “I decided to partner with Sony Music because Rob [Stringer] and the team showed their deep understanding of entrepreneurship,&rdqu
  
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• Live Shows Are Back, But Delayed Federal Grants Are Draining Concert Pipeline

  22-06-2021 21:36
  
  Concerts are coming back with what looks to be a busy, competitive fall season. But the Small Business Association’s sluggish rollout of the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program that Congress approved in December is leaving independent venues and promoters ill-prepared for a robust return.
  For the past 15 months, venues have been largely shuttered due to COVID-19 restrictions. The SVOG was created to save indie venues from permanent closure and level the playing field with c
  
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• ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ to Receive Special 2021 Tony Award

  22-06-2021 21:35
  
  The Tony Awards administration committee announced Tuesday (June 22) that they are awarding special Tony Awards to David Byrne’s American Utopia; Freestyle Love Supreme, a show co-created in 2004 by Lin-Manuel Miranda; and The Broadway Advocacy Coalition.
  Special Tony Awards are presented to outstanding productions, artists and organizations that do not fall into any of the competitive categories. These awards will be presented Sept. 26 as part of the 74th annual Tony Awards.
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• Justin Timberlake offers fans glimpse of baby son

  22-06-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The SexyBack hitmaker and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, quietly welcomed Phineas in July 2020.
  
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• Five Burning Questions: Polo G Scores First No. 1 Album

  22-06-2021 21:30
  
  A few months after notching his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single with “Rapstar,” Polo G can now celebrate his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Hall of Fame, the Chicago rapper’s third full-length, opens atop this week’s chart with 143,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 17, according to MRC Data.
  Along with “Rapstar,” Hall of Fame includes collaborations with artists like Roddy Ricch, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj an
  
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• Is Moody Lorde Gone for Good? ‘The Path’ Lyrics Suggest Otherwise

  22-06-2021 21:29
  
  Before there was Billie Eilish or Clairo, there was Lorde.
  The New Zealand-born alt-pop star is one of the founding mothers of dark and moody music since her 2013 debut album Pure Heroine, which she put out at just 16 years old. Since then, a new dawn of sadgirl melancholia has entered the scene, taking shape as one of today’s trendiest types of music — just in time for Lorde to seeming exit in favor of a sunnier approach.The 24-year-old released “Solar Power” on June 10,
  
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• Todd Rundgren Announces ‘The Individualist, a True Star’ Tour for 2021

  22-06-2021 21:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will tour the U.S. this fall
  
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• Doja Cat’s ‘Planet Her’ Leads Apple Music Pre-Add Chart

  22-06-2021 21:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Doja leads a female-heavy top five on this week's chart.
  
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• Former No Limit rapper Mac Phipps paroled from manslaughter conviction

  22-06-2021 21:24 via nme.com
  
  McKinley ‘Mac’ Phipps, formerly a rising rap star signed to Master P‘s No Limit Records, has been granted parole after serving over two decades of jail time for manslaughter.
  Phipps was incarcerated following an incident at a performance at a club in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2000. After a fight broke out at the venue, 19-year-old Barron Victor Jr. was shot and killed, with Phipps arrested and later convicted for the crime.
  The rapper has long maintained his innocence a
  
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• Jim Lauderdale Previews New Album With Robert Hunter Collaboration ‘Memory’

  22-06-2021 21:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track co-written by late Grateful Dead lyricist appears on Lauderdale's Hope, out July 30th
  
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• Rico Nasty to return with new single ‘Magic’ next week

  22-06-2021 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Rico Nasty has announced that she will release a new solo track called ‘Magic’ next week.READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”The US artist, whose debut album ‘Nightmare Vacation’ arrived in December, teased last month that she would be returning with a mysterious project called ‘Rx’ at some point this summer.
  Taking to social media this week, Nasty – real name Maria Kelly – shared the offici
  
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• Damon Albarn announces new solo album

  22-06-2021 21:04 via music-news.com
  
  Damon Album will release his second solo album, The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows' ,in November.
  
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• Brian May to re-release debut solo album

  22-06-2021 21:04 via music-news.com
  
  Brian May is to re-release his debut solo album, 'Back to the Light', in August.
  
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• Lucy Dacus Captures Memory On A Musical Home Video

  22-06-2021 20:52
  
  Few can narrate their old memories as vividly as singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, but it took a tour with her great friends in Boygenius to get her there. The result, 'Home Video,' is a stunning third album — she tells us how it came together.
  
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• Lotus Eater announce new single ‘Obliterate’ featuring Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes

  22-06-2021 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Glasgow heavy metal outfit Lotus Eater have announced a new single featuring their long-time admirer Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon.READ MORE: Lotus Eater: five reasons to love Oli Sykes’ favourite new heavy bandThe band revealed on social media that the new single, ‘Obliterate’, will arrive on Thursday (June 24) along with a short snippet of intensely heavy music.Obliterate featuring Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon.
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• The Go-Go’s Announce 2021-2022 West Coast Tour Dates

  22-06-2021 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band celebrates Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction with winter shows
  
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• Tame Impala announce new Hollywood Bowl shows as part of rescheduled tour

  22-06-2021 20:30 via nme.com
  
  Tame Impala have announced two new Hollywood Bowl shows as part of their rescheduled headline tour for 2021.
  The Kevin Parker-led group were forced to cut short a run of gigs in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic following the release of their latest album, ‘The Slow Rush’, the previous month.READ MORE: Tame Impala: “This band is the fantasy of music. It’s The Lord Of The Rings”Today (June 22), it has been confirmed that Parker and co. will perform at L
  
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• Brie Larson Thanks Olivia Rodrigo For Her ‘Words’ With ‘Jealousy, Jealousy’ Cover: Watch

  22-06-2021 20:26
  
  Captain Marvel herself Brie Larson honored Olivia Rodrigo’s songwriting superpower with a special cover tribute.
  “Thank you @Olivia_Rodrigo for giving the world your words,” Larson wrote before strumming her guitar for her stripped-down acoustic version of “Jealousy, Jealousy,” from Rodrigo’s blockbuster Billboard 200 No. 1 debut album Sour, before letting out a sweet laugh at the end when Rodrigo sings “He-he-he, he” at the end of t
  
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• Here’s Why the Beyhive Is Upset With Trick Daddy

  22-06-2021 20:08
  
  Trick Daddy had some choice words to say about Beyoncé, and the Beyhive buzzing is certainly buzzing about it.
  106.1 KMEL reported on Monday (June 21) that in the now viral recording of a Clubhouse chat, the Southern rapper can be heard stating his “unpopular opinion” against the 28-time Grammy-winning superstar’s overall talent.
  “Beyoncé f— with her because she see money. Beyoncé ain’t trying to give back to music or nothin&rsqu
  
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• Here’s Why the Behive Is Upset With Trick Daddy

  22-06-2021 20:08
  
  Trick Daddy reportedly had some choice words to say about Beyoncé, and the BeyHive buzzing is certainly buzzing about it.
  106.1 KMEL reported on Monday (June 21) that in the now viral recording reportedly of a Clubhouse chat, a man who sounds like the Southern rapper can be heard stating his “unpopular opinion” against the 28-time Grammy-winning superstar’s overall talent.
  “Beyoncé f— with her because she see money. Beyoncé ain’t
  
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• Damon Albarn Teases New Solo LP With ‘The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows’

  22-06-2021 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Album of the same name marks the musician's first solo effort since 2014's Everyday Robots
  
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• DMX to Be Honored by Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes & More at 2021 BET Awards: Exclusive

  22-06-2021 20:00
  
  BET will be honoring the late DMX during a special tribute at the 2021 BET Awards, Billboard can exclusively announce. The show will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 27). The late hip-hop icon died on April 9 at age 50.
  Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Griselda, and Swizz Beatz will deliver performances during the tribute. Actor Michael K. Williams is also set to make an appearance. The tribute was curated by producer Beatz, who is DMX’s longtime friend.
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• Foo Fighters announce huge Los Angeles show next month

  22-06-2021 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have announced details of a huge show at the Forum in Los Angeles, California next month.READ MORE: Here’s what went down at Foo Fighters’ huge, fully vaccinated New York showDave Grohl and co. will play the 18,000-capacity venue on July 17, which will be its first full-capacity gig since the coronavirus pandemic began.
  According to the venue, all ticket-holders will be required to show proof that they have been vaccinated against coronavirus, or provide evidence of a pr
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100 Chart

  22-06-2021 19:47
  
  Olivia Rodrigo adds her third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated June 26), thanks to the continued success of her debut studio album Sour.
  The set places at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 122,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC Data, after debuting at No. 1 four weeks ago.
  Plus, 10 of the set’s 11 songs concurrently chart on the Billboard Hot 100, led by former No. 1 “Good 4 U” at No. 2.Here’s a look at all of Rodrigo’s entries on the l
  
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• Vivendi Shareholders ‘Overwhelmingly Approve’ Plans for Universal Music Group IPO In Amsterdam

  22-06-2021 19:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Just days following a US-led SPAC’s purchase of a 10 percent interest in Universal Music Group, Vivendi shareholders have “overwhelmingly approved” plans to debut the Big Three record label on the Euronext Amsterdam. Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings bought the 10 percent stake in Universal Music Group (UMG) for approximately $4 billion, […]
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• Damon and Naomi Announce New LP With a Dreamy Folk-Pop Single

  22-06-2021 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  A Sky Record, duo's new album with guitarist Michio Kurihara, is out August 6th
  
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• Watch Wolf Alice’s new video for ‘Safe From Heartbreak (If You Never Fall In Love)’

  22-06-2021 19:31 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice have shared a new video for their track ‘Safe From Heartbreak (If You Never Fall In Love)’ – you can watch it below.
  The song appears on the North London band’s new album ‘Blue Weekend’, which went to Number One in the UK charts following its release earlier this month.READ MORE: Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world”Having screened a special short film in London to accompany the record, the group have be
  
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• Dame Dash Prohibited From Selling Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ as NFT Following Roc-A-Fella Lawsuit

  22-06-2021 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Judge sides with label, but Dash claims he wasn't trying to mint and sell the album as an NFT, but rather his entire stake in Roc-A-Fella Records
  
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• Bob Dylan Film ‘Odd and Ends’ Sets Digital Release From Sony Music Entertainment

  22-06-2021 19:09
  
  In the latest salvo in the distribution collaboration between its global recording and film divisions, Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are releasing Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends, a compilation film of promotional material, footage from other documentaries left on the cutting-room floor and assorted demos and alternate takes from the singer-songwriter’s six-decade career.
  The roughly two-hour compilation, being distributed as a digital
  
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• This Prime Day Deal Gets You Two Months of Paramount+, Showtime or Starz for Just $2

  22-06-2021 19:08
  
  If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission.
  If you’ve been looking to sign up for Paramount+, Discovery+, Showtime or Starz, you’ll want to snag this Amazon Prime Day deal, which gets you two months of select streaming services for only $0.99 per month.
  The deal applies to AMC, BET+, Epix, Discovery+, Paramount+, Showtime and Starz, among others. These streaming services usually cost up to $10.99
  
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