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• DaBaby Dropped by British Fashion Line Boohoo Following Homophobic Rant

  28-07-2021 23:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper DaBaby issued a half-baked apology for homophobic comments made during his Rolling Loud set on Saturday. It wasn’t enough to save an endorsement deal with UK-based Boohoo. DaBaby tweeted last night that his comments were insensitive, and he had no intention to offend. “Anybody who done ever been effected [sic] by AIDS/HIV y’all got […]
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• DaBaby Apologizes, Dropped by Fashion Line Following Homophobic Rant

  28-07-2021 23:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rapper DaBaby apologizes for comments made during his Rolling Loud set on Saturday. DaBaby tweeted last night that his comments were insensitive, and he had no intention to offend. “Anybody who done ever been effected [sic] by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no […]
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• Pharaohe Monch Unmasks His Struggles with Mental Health

  28-07-2021 23:44
  
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  Community is what drives Troy Donald Jamerson, better known as Pharaoahe Monch. The Queens-born MC known for his decades-long career built on complex, interlocking lyrics and rhymes credits his intimate knowledge of Black America’s struggle for stability as a formative force in his life. Troy’s mother and father both worked punishing early shifts, and Troy saw how that hard work provided stable ground in the face of adve
  
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• Johnny Ventura, Dominican Merengue Icon, Dies at 81

  28-07-2021 23:44
  
  Legendary merengue singer Johnny Ventura (real name: Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano) died on Wednesday (July 28), Billboard has learned. He was 81 years old.
  The famed singer-songwriter, arranger and bandleader died of a sudden heart attack and was pronounced dead at Clínica Unión Medica del Norte in Santiago, according to El Tiempo.
  Just three hours before his death was announced, Ventura shared a video of himself dancing with one of his fans and wrote: “I miss the human warmt
  
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• Bryan Adams Signs With BMG in First New Label Deal in 40-Plus Years

  28-07-2021 23:37
  
  Bryan Adams has a new label home, his first since signing with A&M Records for one whole dollar in 1978. The Canadian rocker, who soundtracked a good portion of eighties kids’ lives with hits like “Cuts Like a Knife” and “Summer of ’69,” among many others, has inked a deal with BMG to release his next album.
  The new record doesn’t have a title or release date yet, but Adams said in a recent Instagram chitchat that a “rocker” of a single i
  
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• Bryan Adams Signs Global Deal With BMG

  28-07-2021 23:37
  
  Bryan Adams has a new label home, his first since signing with A&M Records for one whole dollar in 1978. The Canadian rocker, who soundtracked a good portion of eighties kids’ lives with hits like “Cuts Like a Knife” and “Summer of ’69,” among many others, has inked a deal with BMG to release his next album.
  The new record doesn’t have a title or release date yet, but Adams said in a recent Instagram chitchat that a “rocker” of a single i
  
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• Helping Music Survive Doomsday? New Conservation Project Underway

  28-07-2021 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new project hopes to preserve music in a doomsday vault for future generations. The vault is under construction near the North Pole, according to an initial report from Billboard. The vault is designed to store significant recordings from classic Beatles hits to Australian indigenous tunes. A company called Elire’s Global Music Vault says the […]
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• Post Malone Announces the Return of Posty Fest

  28-07-2021 23:22
  
  Posty Fest is back.
  On Wednesday (July 28), Post Malone announced that he will host and headline the third annual Posty Fest on Halloween weekend, Oct. 30 and 31. In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, this year’s festivities will take place outside of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
  Special pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase online via SeatGeek beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. local time. On Instagram Wednesday, Post Malone wrote, “Presale tom
  
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• DaBaby’s Rolling Loud Comments Called ‘Inaccurate, Hurtful & Harmful’ by GLAAD

  28-07-2021 23:19
  
  After DaBaby was roundly criticized for his homophobic comments onstage at Rolling Loud Miami on Sunday night, GLAAD has released a response, calling the rapper’s remarks “inaccurate, hurtful, and harmful” to the LGBTQ community and those living with HIV.
  During his set at Rolling Loud’s closing night, DaBaby told the crowd, “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to th
  
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• What Cancelled SPAC Deal? Universal Music Group H1 Earnings Surge 38% Year-Over-Year

  28-07-2021 23:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite getting left at the altar by Bill Ackman-led SPAC Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Universal Music Group seems to be walking it off without problem — with strong earnings generating plenty of momentum ahead its touted IPO. Mega-major Universal Music Group now has a bolt of momentum heading into its planned Q4 public offering, thanks […]
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• Flashback: ZZ Top Find Some ‘Tush’ at 2004 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony

  28-07-2021 22:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Keith Richards welcomes Texas trio into Cleveland institution
  
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• ZZ Top: 10 Essential Songs

  28-07-2021 22:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  We look back at the hitmaking Texas trio's defining tracks, from "La Grange" to "Legs"
  
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• Tributes paid to ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, who has died aged 72

  28-07-2021 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Tributes are being paid to Dusty Hill, best known for being the bassist of ZZ Top, who has died aged 72.
  The musician’s death was confirmed by the group’s longtime rep, who said that Hill died at home in his sleep. No cause of death has yet been revealed.
  Remaining ZZ Top members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued a statement on Hill’s passing: “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX
  
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• Lollapalooza to Require Vaccination Card or Negative Test for Entry

  28-07-2021 22:40
  
  The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days.
  The four-day festival starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees. After missing last summer because of the threat of the coronavirus, it will easily be Chicago’s largest gathering
  
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• Ricky Martin Opens Up About Desire For More Kids on ‘Behind the Music’: Exclusive Clip

  28-07-2021 22:32
  
  Are more lullabies in Ricky Martin’s future? The Latin superstar and dad of four reveals in his updated episode of Behind the Music airing Thursday (July 29) that he’s open to having more children with husband Jwan Yosef, and Billboard has an exclusive first look.
  In the clip, the Puerto Rican artist opens up about his beloved family and children. “We’re normalizing what a beautiful, modern family is!” he declares, sharing how special his life has been to
  
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• New Jersey to Rename Garden State Parkway Rest Stops In Honor of Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Other Jersey Stars

  28-07-2021 22:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The State of New Jersey is officially preparing to rename Garden State Parkway rest stops in honor of legendary artists including Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, and Frank Sinatra. Officials announced in a formal release that the Woodbridge Township-headquartered New Jersey Turnpike Authority, following a unanimous vote, would move to rename nine Garden State Parkway […]
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• 2021 Lollapalooza Live Stream: How to Watch the Music Festival on Hulu for Free

  28-07-2021 22:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  You don't need to be in Chicago to catch Tyler, the Creator, Young Thug and the rest of this year's Lollapalooza lineup. Here's how to watch four days of the music fest's live stream right at home
  
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• Flashback: ZZ Top Ham It Up With Brad Paisley in ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ Cover

  28-07-2021 22:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paisley's version of the 1983 hit appeared on the 2002 tribute album Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top
  
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• How Parmalee Found Itself Back on Top After Eight Long Years

  28-07-2021 22:18
  
  Matt Thomas doesn’t care if you call Parmalee’s resurgent success a comeback.
  “You never want to think about it like that, because we’ve been working and working — but I guess it is,” says Thomas, the group’s frontman. “People believed in us, but they were just waiting for us to get that next song. Everybody loves a comeback. It’s the staying there that you want, though, right?”
  Staying on top is exactly what Thomas and his bandmates &m
  
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• Saweetie, Japanese Breakfast & More Top 88Rising’s 2021 Head in the Clouds Festival Lineup

  28-07-2021 22:14
  
  Head in the Clouds festival is returning with a stacked lineup. The Southern California festival will feature live performances from Japanese Breakfast, Saweetie, CL, DPR Live and Beabadoobee.  
  Created by music and media company 88Rising in partnership with Goldenvoice, the festival will expand to two days at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Nov. 6-7. Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival will also f
  
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• Lana Del Rey Wants A ‘Secret Life’ In Serene New Bleachers Song

  28-07-2021 22:02
  
  Lana Del Rey is featured on Jack Antonoff’s new Bleachers song “Secret Life,” which was released Wednesday (July 28). The song is fifth track on Bleachers’s upcoming album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which will be released on July 30.
  
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• Watch Haru Nemuri’s ‘Old Fashioned’ Music Video With English Lyric Translation

  28-07-2021 21:59
  
  Japanese pop artist Haru Nemuri dropped her latest single, “Old Fashioned,” and also shared the accompanying lyric video.The track directly expressing the alternative singer-songwriter’s anger and feeling of resignation towards society was mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Chris Gehringer of Sterling Sound, who has worked on Haru’s previous singles including “Seventh Heaven.”The new lyric video — which displays the meaning of the Japanese lyrics in Eng
  
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• Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer had “faeces and urine” hurled at him in prison

  28-07-2021 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer had faeces and urine thrown at him during his two-month imprisonment in Indiana earlier this year, it has been reported.
  Back in April, the metal guitarist pleaded guilty to two charges related to his involvement in January’s US Capitol riots. He admitted to the obstruction of an official proceeding, and entering and remaining in a building with a dangerous weapon (he was carrying bear spray).
  As Louder Sound reports, Schaffer’s lawyer Marc J. Victor t
  
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• BTS’ ‘Permission to Dance’ Rules Japan Hot 100

  28-07-2021 21:57
  
  BTS’ “Permission to Dance” rises to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated July 19 to 25, taking the top spot after two weeks at No. 2 on the tally.
  While the global group’s latest single is slowing down, overall-figure-wise, it still outranks its competitors in various metrics: No. 2 for downloads (from 27,671 to 17,390 units), and No. 1 for streaming (from 19,965,634 to 15,588,691 streams) and video (from 7,718,062 to 5,256,994 views). The track also ruled radio ai
  
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• The Offspring take on James Corden by launching ‘Cockpit Karaoke’

  28-07-2021 21:56 via nme.com
  
  The Offspring have launched ‘Cockpit Karaoke’, a jet-fuelled version of James Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The OffspringThe band’s new series sees frontman Bryan “Dexter” Holland and guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman sing along to some of the band’s biggest hits from inside a private jet flown by Holland, who is a licensed pilot.
  “We know everyone&rsquo
  
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• United States Sells Unique Wu-Tang Clam Album Forfeited by Martin Shkreli

  28-07-2021 21:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The United States has sold the sole copy of a Wu-Tang album in possession by Martin Shkreli. The album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin was ordered to be forfeited as a substitute asset. Shkreli faced a judgment of $7.4 million at his March 2018 sentencing. The US Justice Department says proceeds from the sale […]
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• Garth Brooks Concert in Kansas City Will Include Vaccine Clinic

  28-07-2021 21:42
  
  Garth Brooks fans will have a chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the country music star performs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 7.
  Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan said Monday the team plans to take every opportunity to offer vaccinations at Arrowhead, The Kansas City Star reported.
  Donovan said the organization isn’t sure if it will be able to use Arrowhead Stadium as a vaccination site on Chiefs game days this fall but “We’re trying to w
  
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• Justin Bieber ‘So Proud’ of Simone Biles: ‘Sometimes Our No’s Are More Powerful Than Our Yes’s’

  28-07-2021 21:39
  
  Justin Bieber is in Simone Biles’ corner after it was announced this week that the Team USA gymnast would no longer compete at the Tokyo Summer Olympics to focus on her mental health.
  On Wednesday (July 28), the pop star posted a photo of Biles on his Instagram with a lengthy caption of support for the most decorated American gymnast of all time.
  “Nobody will ever understand the pressures you face!” Bieber wrote. “I know we don’t know each other but I’m so pro
  
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• ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies aged 72

  28-07-2021 21:34 via music-news.com
  
  ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died in his sleep aged 72, just weeks after pulling out of several concerts with a hip injury.
  
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• Cain & VaShawn Mitchell Add Latest No. 1s on Faith-Based Airplay Charts

  28-07-2021 21:31
  
  Cain earns its second No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart as “Yes He Can” ascends to the top of the chart dated July 31. In the tracking week ending July 25, the single increased by 2% to 9.4 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data.
  The coronation marks the sibling trio’s second Christian Airplay leader. Its first entry, “Rise Up (Lazarus),” ruled for four frames beginning in December 2020.“Yes He Can” was written by the Nashvi
  
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• Slipknot’s Founding Drummer Joey Jordison Has Died – Age 46

  28-07-2021 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Slipknot’s founding drummer Joey Jordison has passed away at age 46. Representatives for his family say he died peacefully in his sleep, with no cause given. “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow,” the statement from the family reads. “To those that knew Joey, understood his quick wit, his […]
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• Chartreuse announce new EP, ‘Is It Autumn Already?’

  28-07-2021 21:07 via nme.com
  
  Chartreuse have announced the release a new EP called ‘Is It Autumn Already?’, as well as an upcoming headline tour.READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021The Black Country quartet’s forthcoming release spans “six emotionally bruising tracks” and “links together oddball time signatures, unusual textures, rhythmically oblique”. According to a press release, it’s “unlike anything else you will have heard this year, or even l
  
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• ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dead: Longtime Bassist Dies at 72

  28-07-2021 21:06
  
  ZZ Top’s longtime bassist Dusty Hill has died, the band announced in a statement Wednesday (July 28). He was 72.
  “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston,” the group shared. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ We will forever be connected to th
  
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• Arlo Parks shares Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “intimate, hypnotic” remix of ‘Too Good’

  28-07-2021 21:02 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks has shared a new remix of ‘Too Good’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once”The original version of the single appears on Parks’ acclaimed debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which was released back in January.
  Announcing Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new interpretation on Instagram today (July 28), Parks wrote: “The
  
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• Arlo Parks shares “intimate, hypnotic” remix of ‘Too Good’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

  28-07-2021 21:02 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks has shared a new remix of ‘Too Good’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once”The original version of the single appears on Parks’ acclaimed debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which was released back in January.
  Announcing Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new interpretation on Instagram today (July 28), Parks wrote: “The
  
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• ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72

  28-07-2021 20:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "You will be missed greatly, amigo," surviving members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in a statement
  
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• How to Stream Lollapalooza 2021 Online

  28-07-2021 20:48
  
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  Lollapalooza is officially heading back (in person!) to Chicago’s Grant Park this weekend, with Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, Post Malone and Tyler, the Creator headlining the 2021 event held July 29 to Aug. 1.
  While tickets to attend the festival are still available here, those who can’t make it out to Chicago or are worr
  
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• Lil Baby & Kirk Franklin Inspire Youth in Heartwarming ‘We Win (Space Jam: A New Legacy)’ Music Video

  28-07-2021 20:45
  
  The official music video for Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin’s empowering new song “We Win (Space Jam: A New Legacy)” has arrived. The track comes as part of the soundtrack for Space Jam: A New Legacy film, starring LeBron James. The Warner Bros. Pictures film hit theaters on July 16.
  On Wednesday (July 28), the song’s visual premiered on YouTube. It opens with a stunning clip of Kirk Franklin sitting silently in an empty basketball court before he begins playing the
  
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• Who Are You Excited to See at Billboard Latin Music Week 2021? Vote!

  28-07-2021 20:31
  
  Billboard Latin Music Week returns to Miami in September with a weeklong event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers, and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars.
  Under the slogan “The Beat of Latin Music,” making its mark as the longest running and biggest Latin music industry gathering in the world, this year’s Latin Music Week is headlined by Daddy Yankee, Karol G, and Nicky Jam.
  Other confirmed talent include Anitta, Car
  
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• Lizzo Jokes She’s Expecting a Baby With Chris Evans: ‘We’re Going to Have a Little America!’

  28-07-2021 20:28
  
  Lizzo’s not done with her love for Chris Evans yet! The “Truth Hurts” singer brought up her crush once more in a TikTok video on Tuesday (July 27).
  A fan’s comment kicked off the latest video involving the movie star. “lizzo baby… we know your [pregnant emoji] and we know it’s Chris Evans now spill the tea,” the follower’s message to the artist reads.
  In her video response, Lizzo stands in a kitchen as the Captain America theme song plays. &
  
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• Universal Music Posts $1.8B in Quarterly Revenue Ahead of Public Listing

  28-07-2021 20:15
  
  Ahead of its upcoming public listing this fall, Universal Music Group’s revenue skyrocketed to 2.022 billion euros ($2.438 billion) during the second quarter, up 19.6% from 1.69 billion euros ($1.833 billion) in Q2 of 2020.
  On a constant currency basis, the company said its growth was 17.3%.
  UMG’s recorded music division enjoyed even larger increases, growing 23.5% to 1.654 billion euros ($1.994 billion) with streaming rising 23.8% to 1.122 billion euros ($1.35 billion) in
  
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• Blackpink’s Rosé Beautifully Covers Alicia Keys’s ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ With Some Help

  28-07-2021 20:07
  
  Blackpink member Rosé performed a beautiful cover of Alicia Keys’s 2003 hit “If I Ain’t Got You” with Shinee’s Onew and AKMU’s Lee Suhyun on Tuesday (July 27).
  
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• Bad Bunny and Tommy Torres on the Team-Up No One Saw Coming

  28-07-2021 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bad Bunny is one of reggaeton's most visionary young stars; Tommy Torres is a singer-songwriter with a decades-long career. The unlikely duo tell us how they joined forces for a new album
  
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• Soft Cell announce first new album in 20 years, ‘*Happiness Not Included’

  28-07-2021 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Soft Cell have announced the release of their first new album in 20 years, ‘*Happiness Not Included’.
  It comes after the synth-pop duo, comprised of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, revealed in April that they were busy at work on what will be the follow-up to 2002’s ‘Cruelty Without Beauty’.
  The idea for the group’s fifth album – which sees them work with Grammy-winning Phillip Larsen – emerged from their final show at London’s O2 Arena in 2018, a
  
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• Poppy teases new song ‘Flux’, coming later this week

  28-07-2021 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Poppy is set to release a new track called ‘Flux’ later this week.READ MORE: Poppy live in LA: a playful, poised and punk dispatch from a post-genre worldThe Massachusetts singer-songwriter, who released the surprise EP ‘Eat’ last month, teased the arrival of a new project on social media earlier this week.
  Taking to her official channels again today (July 28), Poppy posted a brightly coloured clip depicting a cartoon baked treat character, whose eyes spin before vomiting
  
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• Stevie Nicks Reflects on ‘Bella Donna’s 40th Anniversary: ‘It Did Not Break Up Fleetwood Mac’

  28-07-2021 19:50
  
  Bella Donna, come in out of the darkness — it’s your 40th birthday! Stevie Nicks celebrated the four decade anniversary of her solo debut and career-defining song of the same name in a July 27 statement posted to her social media accounts captioned “From my journal…” The ballad went on to help establish her as an artist independent of longtime band Fleetwood Mac.
  In addition to shouting out her collaborators Lori Perry-Nicks and Sharon Celani, the rockstar and
  
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• Elton John Debunks DaBaby’s Homophobia & HIV Misinformation: ‘We Must Break Down the Stigma’

  28-07-2021 19:43
  
  Following DaBaby’s headline-making homophobic tirade about HIV and AIDS during his set at Rolling Loud Miami, pop icon Elton John is clapping back with some facts.
  In an Instagram post on Wednesday (July 28), the “I’m Still Standing” singer released a statement condemning the rapper’s comments, and offering those following him some important information about HIV and AIDS, courtesy of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
  “We’ve been shocked to read about the
  
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• Bon Iver, Low’s Alan Sparhawk, Mumu Fresh to Play Festival Fighting Line 3 Pipeline Construction

  28-07-2021 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Proceeds will benefit Honor the Earth's efforts to oppose the pipeline, which will cut through waterways and Native lands
  
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• Spotify Misses Quarterly Usership Target Amid Decline in Ad-Supported Account Additions

  28-07-2021 19:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify added nine million monthly active users (MAUs) – including seven million premium subscribers and just two million ad-supported accounts – during Q2 2021, and as a result, total MAUs at June’s end, 365 million, were beneath “guidance range and forecast.” The Stockholm-based company revealed these and other noteworthy stats in its newly released Q2 […]
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• Spotify Misses Quarterly User Target Amid Decline in Ad-Supported Account Additions

  28-07-2021 19:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify added nine million monthly active users (MAUs) – including seven million premium subscribers and just two million ad-supported accounts – during Q2 2021, and as a result, total MAUs at June’s end, 365 million, were beneath “guidance range and forecast.” The Stockholm-based company revealed these and other noteworthy stats in its newly released Q2 […]
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