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• Nandi Bushell and Matt Helders have recorded a “jam” together

  26-06-2021 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Nandi Bushell and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders have recorded a “jam” together, the young musician has revealed.
  The 11-year-old drummer became a viral sensation after posting a video of her covering Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ in November 2019.READ MORE: 11-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songsSince then, she has engaged in a drum battle with Dave Grohl and received praise from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Queens Of The St
  
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• As Concerts Return, Death of Classical Brings Beethoven to Life In a Cemetery After Dark

  26-06-2021 23:10
  
  New York’s Death of Classical performance series returned Friday (June 25) evening within Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery with Gil Shaham and the Knights taking on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61. It’s a rarity to make out any constellation in New York City, so when the Big Dipper appeared, tilting down above the six-piece “pocket orchestra,” it was hard not to be arrested by the simple pleasure of live music under the night sky after a difficult
  
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• Ariana Grande Shares Throwback Photo for Her Birthday — And Beyonce Has One, Too

  26-06-2021 21:47
  
  Ariana Grande celebrated her 28th birthday on Saturday (June 26) with a kind message to her “tiny” self.
  “hbd tiny, i am taking care of you !” she wrote to an adorable, wide-eyed baby picture of herself on Instagram.
  And someone else whipped out a throwback photo of Grande on her birthday, too: Beyoncé.
  Beyoncé updated the homepage of her official website in dedication of “POV” singer, with big birthday wishes — “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIANA
  
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• Watch Beabadoobee bring ‘Last Day On Earth’ party to ‘Fallon’

  26-06-2021 20:23 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night (June 25), bringing a party and her new song ‘Last Day On Earth’ to the show.
  The track is taken from the London musician’s new EP ‘Our Extended Play’, which was also released yesterday.READ MORE: Beabadoobee – ‘Our Extended Play’ EP review: subtle victories from team-up with The 1975During the performance, Beabadoobee and her band appeared on a studio stage, with the c
  
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• Travis Barker ‘Might Fly Again’ After Surviving 2008 Plane Crash

  26-06-2021 20:20
  
  Travis Barker is considering one day getting on an airplane again, nearly 13 years after being involved in a devastating plane crash that killed four passengers.
  The 2008 plane crash killed his assistant Chris Baker, security guard Charles Monroe Still Jr. and pilots Sarah Lemmon and James Bland.
  The fiery accident led to a three-month hospitalization for Barker, who had burns on 65% of his body and required 26 surgeries and several skin grafts. His friend and musical parter DJ AM (Adam Goldstei
  
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• Lorde says ‘Solar Power’ isn’t her “big climate change record”

  26-06-2021 19:48 via nme.com
  
  Lorde has spoken more about her new nature-inspired album ‘Solar Power’ in a new interview, but has said it isn’t her “big climate change record”.
  The album, which will be released on August 20, has so far been previewed by the title track, which finds the New Zealand musician at the beach.READ MORE: Lorde’s new song ‘Solar Power’ is a gorgeous, sun-kissed rebirthHowever, she told the Guardian that, although the record was influenced by the na
  
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• Justice’s Gaspard Augé Calls Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ Album Art ‘A Very Conscious Rip-Off’

  26-06-2021 19:29
  
  Three months after sending a cease-and-desist notice to Justin Bieber with allegations that Bieber’s Justice album art infringes on their own trademarked logo, French dance duo Justice are publicly commenting on the situation.
  Both Justice the duo’s logo design and Bieber’s Justice art and related merchandise feature the word ‘Justice’ with the letter T styled like a cross.
  “Obviously, we don’t own the word ‘Justice’ and we don’t o
  
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• Watch Madonna make surprise appearance at New York Pride party

  26-06-2021 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Madonna made a surprise appearance at a Pride party in New York on Thursday night (June 24) – scroll down to watch footage from her performance.
  The pop star performed two songs at the party held at The Standard hotel’s Boom Boom Room and raised over $100,000 (£72k) for LGBTQ+ organisations.READ MORE: Some material, girl: the iconic Madonna moments that deserve a spot in her biopicAfter the likes of Kaytranada, Honey Dijon and The Misshapes performed at the event, Madonna
  
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• Kid Cudi on wearing a dress on ‘SNL’: “I knew it would piss some people off, but I love that”

  26-06-2021 18:16 via nme.com
  
  Kid Cudi has spoken about his decision to wear a dress during his appearance on Saturday Night Live back in April.
  When the rapper served as the musical guest on the US comedy show, he took to the stage for a rendition of ‘Sad People’ wearing a floral dress designed by Off-White’s Virgil Abloh.READ MORE: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lowsSpeaking on HBO Max’s The Shop: Uninterrupted, Cudi
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (June 26)

  26-06-2021 17:50
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  Becky G launches beauty brand TresLúce
  Beasters, rejoice! Becky G has released her very own beauty brand, TresLúce, along with her beauty partners Made by Collective. A year in the making, TresLúce – formed from the Spanish words “tre
  
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• See Lucy Dacus Perform ‘Home Video’ Songs, Talk New LP on ‘CBS This Morning’

  26-06-2021 16:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter plays "Brando," "Hot and Heavy" and "VBS" from just-released new album
  
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• Ed Sheeran shares new song as part of Euro 2020 TikTok event

  26-06-2021 16:33 via music-news.com
  
  Bad Habits was released on Friday.
  
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• Diplo's alleged stalker files sexual battery and assault lawsuit

  26-06-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Diplo's attorney has called the allegations "false".
  
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• Marilyn Manson Will Surrender to LA Authorities on New Hampshire Arrest Warrant

  26-06-2021 16:10
  
  Marilyn Manson will report to the Los Angeles Police Department on an active arrest warrant from a 2019 incident of alleged assault in Gilford, New Hampshire.
  According to local news outlets including WMUR-9, Gilford police chief Anthony Bean Burpee said Friday that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has reached an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, Howard King, to turn himself in. It is unclear when this will take place.
  Manson, 52, was accused of
  
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• Watch DaBaby’s comedic video for new single ‘Red Light Green Light’

  26-06-2021 15:56 via nme.com
  
  DaBaby has shared a brand new song and video – watch the visual for ‘Red Light Green Light’.
  The new song will be given its live debut as part of the rapper’s performance at tomorrow’s (June 27) BET Awards.
  In the new video, DaBaby takes things back to the 1990s, donning Oakland Raiders merchandise and riffing on classic ’90s movies.
  Watch the new ‘Red Light Green Light’ video below.The North Carolina rapper’s new track follows recent single
  
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• Synthesiser pioneer and composer Peter Zinovieff dies aged 88

  26-06-2021 15:16 via nme.com
  
  Peter Zinovieff, the British composer and pioneer of the synthesiser, has died aged 88.
  As revealed by composer James Gardner and reported by the Guardian, the artist had suffered a fall at his home earlier this month and been in hospital for 10 days.
  With a heavy heart, I am sorry to confirm the death on Wednesday evening of Peter Zinovieff, composer, founder of EMS, and pioneer of computer music in the UK,” Gardner wrote on Twitter. “He was 88, and had been in hospital for 10 days
  
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• Willie Nelson Talks Barbra Streisand Duet, New Book on ‘Fallon’

  26-06-2021 15:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country legend adds of his return to touring, "I’m glad to get back out, it’s been over a year now and I’m not sure I can remember 'Whiskey River'"
  
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• Marilyn Manson reportedly set to turn himself in to Los Angeles police on assault charge

  26-06-2021 13:22 via nme.com
  
  Marilyn Manson is reportedly set to hand himself in to Los Angeles police on an active arrest warrant from a 2019 incident in New Hampshire.
  The artist, real name Brian Warner, is alleged to have spat at and shot snot at a photographer during a live show in the state.
  The arrest warrant for two counts of Class A misdemeanour simple assault was issued this May in Gilford, New Hampshire after he failed to answer charges made against him.
  According to Deadline, officials say Manson has agreed to tu
  
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• Justice's Gaspard Augé accuses Justin Bieber's of 'conscious rip-off'

  26-06-2021 13:14 via music-news.com
  
  Justice's Gaspard Augé says Justin Bieber's album artwork is a "conscious rip-off" of their own logo, which is the word Justice with a cross for the t.
  
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• Ne-Yo is a dad again

  26-06-2021 12:56 via music-news.com
  
  Ne-Yo's daughter is called Isabella Rose.
  
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• Natalie Imbruglia responds to revelation ex David Schwimmer had crush on Jennifer Aniston

  26-06-2021 12:56 via music-news.com
  
  Natalie Imbruglia was asked if there could have been a "crossover" between their relationship and his crush.
  
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• Justice say Justin Bieber album artwork was a “very conscious rip-off”

  26-06-2021 12:50 via nme.com
  
  Justice‘s Gaspard Augé has spoken out over the band’s recent legal troubles with Justin Bieber, saying the pop star’s new album artwork was a “very conscious rip-off” of the dance duo.
  The cover for Bieber’s sixth record ‘Justice’, which arrived back in March, references the pop star’s Christian faith by using a crucifix-style “T” in the title.
  Fans soon began noticing the similarities between the logo and that of French da
  
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• RZA announces new album ‘RZA vs Bobby Digital’ and shares new single

  26-06-2021 11:31 via nme.com
  
  RZA has announced full details of a new album and shared its latest track – listen to ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ below.
  The track is the latest preview of ‘RZA vs Bobby Digital’, out on August 6 and executive produced by DJ Scratch.
  The Wu-Tang Clan leader last released music under the Bobby Digital name – which sees him take on the alter-ego first presented in his 1998 debut solo album ‘Bobby Digital in Stereo’ – in 2008.READ
  
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• Easy Life working on second album

  26-06-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Easy Life may have only just released their debut LP but they're already making progress on their second album.
  
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• Watch Ed Sheeran play special Euro 2020 gig for TikTok

  26-06-2021 10:27 via nme.com
  
  Last night (June 25), Ed Sheeran performed a special livestreamed show in association with Euro 2020 and TikTok – watch footage below.
  The show, which came on the same day the singer returned with new single ‘Bad Habits’, was held at Portman Road, the home of Ipswich Town, the club whose shirt Sheeran is set to sponsor next season.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s new song ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in popAs part of the show, Sheeran pe
  
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• Mary J Blige rules out Verzuz battle

  26-06-2021 09:19 via music-news.com
  
  Mary J. Blige has revealed that she has no plans to take part in a Verzuz battle.
  
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• JLS ditching 'Power Rangers' style

  26-06-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Marvin Humes has insisted JLS won't be dressing the same but in different colours any more.
  
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• Mary J. Blige shuts down idea of taking part in a Verzuz battle

  26-06-2021 08:02 via nme.com
  
  Mary J. Blige has rejected the idea of participating in a Verzuz battle, saying: “I don’t know what a Verzuz would do for me.”
  In a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club – a segment on US radio station Power FM – Blige laughed off the program’s hosts when they told the rapper an appearance on the popular virtual music battle series wouldn’t be for her, but an opportunity for her fans to celebrate her career and catalogue.
  Blige added: “Right now
  
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• Sleigh Bells confirm new music is on the way with ‘Unannounced Album Tour’

  26-06-2021 07:14 via nme.com
  
  Sleigh Bells have announced a 30-date run of North American headline shows, which the noise-pop duo have dubbed an Unannounced Album Tour’.
  The tour is being split in two legs, with the first comprising 16 dates set to kick off in October. Support for all of these shows will come from LA rock outfit Kills Birds. The remaining 14 dates will go down next February, with openers yet to be confirmed.
  Tickets for all dates are on sale now from Sleigh Bells’ website.
  Though they’ve ye
  
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• Cardi B says female rappers are “the most disrespected” despite making “great music”

  26-06-2021 06:55 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has spoken out on the mistreatment faced by women in rap.
  She shared the opinion on Twitter yesterday (June 25), replying to a fan who pointed out the frequent criticism female rappers receive despite their strong talent and impressive production values.
  “I hate how Women rappers can perform & have whole ass choreography routines & still get criticized & picked apart while men rappers just walk around in one circle, jump up & down, giving the bare minimum with no cr
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Wins Twice at 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards

  26-06-2021 04:26
  
  Kelly Clarkson won twice at the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which aired Friday (June 25) on CBS. The syndicated The Kelly Clarkson Show took outstanding talk show, entertainment, in its second season. Clarkson also won outstanding entertainment talk show host, an award she won last year too.
  In the series category, Clarkson’s show beat The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which had won eight times in the category, including the last two years in a row.
  Clarkson has now won as many Daytime E
  
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• A Calendar of Tours & Festivals Returning in 2021 (Updating)

  26-06-2021 03:52
  
  Last year was a disaster for the touring industry. Since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic shut down live shows en masse around the world, promoters and music fans alike have been largely left waiting for concerts to return. Now, with vaccinations on the rise, new tour dates are getting put on the books and live events are poised to make a comeback.
  “It’s a good day when you get to announce that LIVE is back,” Life Is Beautiful partner Just
  
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• Here Are the Pop Stars Who’ve Inspired the Most Popular Baby Names

  26-06-2021 03:24
  
  Outside of the Billboard charts, Drake has found a new ranking to come out on top: the top 10 most popular musical baby names.
  Jewellery Box unveiled the artists and bands that the most babies in the U.S. are being named after, with the “Laugh Now Cry Later” rapper coming in at No. 1. According to the chart, more than 25,000 babies who were born between 2000 and 2019 share the same name as the Billboard Music Awards Artist of the Decade recipient (born Aubrey
  
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• Tyler, the Creator Apologizes to Selena Gomez for Past Tweets in New Song ‘Manifesto’

  26-06-2021 02:06
  
  Tyler, the Creator released his new album Call Me If You Get Lost on Friday (June 25), and on one song, he calls himself out for his past behavior toward Selena Gomez.
  On the track “Manifesto,” featuring his old Odd Future member Domo Genesis, Tyler confesses that he apologized to the “Kill Em With Kindness” pop star after he wrote a number of inappropriate and sexually explicit tweets about her in 2010 and 2011, around the time she was just 18 years old an
  
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• Madonna stuns gay fans with breast-baring Pride club performance

  26-06-2021 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna is celebrating Pride as only she knows how.
  
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• Gloria Estefan, Sting and more join virtual fundraiser for India

  26-06-2021 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Sting is headlining a concert to bring vaccines to India.
  
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• Latin Pride: Kany Garcia on Gaining ‘Authentic Credibility’ After Coming Out

  26-06-2021 02:00
  
  Kany Garcia continues to be a voice for “all the victims of hate that still exist in the LGBTQ+ community,” and that’s why she’s taking her inspirational and empowering lyrics to San Juan’s emblematic Coliseo de Puerto Rico for a two-day show.
  The Puerto Rican crooner will perform some of her biggest hits such as “Lo Que En Ti Veo,” “Búscame,” “Titanic” and “Nuevas Mentiras” to her beloved fans of La Isla del En
  
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• Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Sued for Trademark Infringement by Lingerie Company

  26-06-2021 01:43
  
  Rihanna’s hugely popular Savage x Fenty venture is facing a new trademark infringement lawsuit brought by lingerie company Adore Me, according to court documents obtained by Billboard.
  In the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in California by attorney Diana M. Rutowski on Thursday, Adore Me alleges that Lavender Lingerie — which does business as Savage x Fenty — willfully infringed upon Adore Me’s trademark by including the “confusingly similar” tra
  
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• Klymaxx Members Say Women Songwriters Hall of Fame Is Inducting the Wrong Band

  26-06-2021 01:20
  
  When the all-female R&B pop band Klymaxx is inducted into the inaugural Women Songwriters Hall of Fame on Friday (June 25) in Washington, D.C., three of the band’s original members — including its founder — say the honor will be given to a touring band led by their former guitarist, who is claiming credit for songs she did not write.
  Drummer, vocalist and producer Bernadette Cooper, who formed Klymaxx in 1979, keyboardist Lynn Malsby and lead singer Lorena “Lungs
  
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• Miley Cyrus Dazzles With Cover of Madonna’s ‘Express Yourself’ for Pride Special

  26-06-2021 00:49
  
  Miley Cyrus put herself to the test by covering Madonna’s 1989 Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hit “Express Yourself” on her Pride special.
  The performance snippet is part of Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You, which began streaming exclusively via Peacock on Friday (June 25). Filmed at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the hourlong concert special sees Cyrus take the stage with queer country artists, such as Brothers Osborne and Orville Peck as well as allies Mick
  
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• Anthony Ramos Navigates From Edgy Pop to Sultry R&B on ‘Love and Lies’ Album

  26-06-2021 00:40
  
  With roles in Hamilton, A Star Is Born, In the Heights and, up next, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, there’s no doubt that Anthony Ramos has forged an impressive career in film and theater. At the same time, he’s cementing his place in the music industry, releasing his sophomore album Love and Lies, out Friday (June 25) via Republic Records.
  Home to 12 tracks, including his previously released “Blessings,” “Say Less” and “Échale,” the
  
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• Executive of the Week: Motown Records Chairman/CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam

  26-06-2021 00:38
  
  This week, Migos’ album Culture III debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the trio’s third straight top-two album on the chart, with the second-biggest sales week for a hip-hop album this year so far (trailing only J. Cole’s The Off-Season). That debut came right on the heels of Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s joint album The Voice of the Heroes (Alamo/Quality Control/Motown/Geffen), which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week and still sits in the top five this week,
  
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• Can Britney Spears’ Conservators Legally Bar Her From Having a Baby?

  26-06-2021 00:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  According to experts — and revelations uncovered from recent court documents — medical decisions should be well within the singer’s rights to make on her own
  
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• Jay-Z Initiates His Own ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT After Judge Blocks Damon Dash’s Version

  26-06-2021 00:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this week, a federal judge blocked Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash from selling a piece of the rights to Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt, as a non-fungible token. Now, Jay-Z himself has moved to auction off an NFT “in celebration of” the album’s 25th anniversary. The controversy surrounding Reasonable Doubt – which released a […]
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