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• Yungblud covers David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ at Team GB Olympic Homecoming event

  15-08-2021 23:22 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has covered David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ as part of the BBC’s Team GB Olympic Homecoming event.
  The celebration of Great Britain’s Olympians following their huge medal haul in Tokyo earlier this month took place at London’s SSE Arena Wembley.
  After a group of dancers kicked off the performance on the frame of a giant cube, Yungblud appeared on stage in a Union Jack blazer to deliver the cover.
  The musician was backed by a band and strings players for the sp
  
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• Watch Stephen Colbert, Broadway Stars Sing Billy Joel’s ‘New York State of Mind’

  15-08-2021 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Alexa Ray Joel, Suzanna Vega and more take part in Big Apple tribute
  
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• Watch Toyah serenade Robert Fripp with ‘Wicked Game’ cover

  15-08-2021 22:39 via nme.com
  
  Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have shared the third instalment of their Love Letters offshoot of the Sunday Lockdown Lunch series, featuring Willcox serenading her husband with a cover of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’.
  The couple’s usual lockdown covers videos have had to be put on hold after Fripp headed back out on tour with King Crimson.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Toyah WillcoxThis week’s video showed Fripp watching his
  
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• Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  15-08-2021 22:36
  
  Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever holds atop the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second week on top, as the set earned 85,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 12 (down 64%), according to MRC Data. The album debuted at No. 1 a week ago with 238,000 units – the fifth-largest week of 2021 for an album. Happier Than Ever is the second album released in 2021 to spend its first two weeks at No. 1, following Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (
  
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• Erykah Badu apologises for being “terrible guest” at Barack Obama’s 60th birthday party

  15-08-2021 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Erykah Badu has apologised for being a “terrible guest” at Barack Obama’s 60th birthday party after her photos caused a backlash against the former President.
  Badu shared unauthorised photos from the event, which took place at Martha’s Vineyard on August 7, featuring hundreds of guests not wearing masks.
  The pictures, which have since been deleted, sparked criticism about the party with it being dubbed a “superspreader event”. The star has now apologised on Tw
  
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• Fans Choose Elton John & Dua Lipa’s ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  15-08-2021 21:53
  
  Elton John and Dua Lipa’s collaboration “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 13) on Billboard, choosing the expertly created mashup of the Rocket Man’s classics with Lipa’s vocals as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  Created by Australia’s Pnau, the “Cold Heart” remix brought in 39% of the vote this week, beating out WizKid, Justin Bieber and Tems&r
  
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• DJ Khaled and family recovering from Covid-19

  15-08-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Khaled shares sons Asahd, four, and 18-month-old Aalam with his wife, Nicole Tuck.
  
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• Watch Elton John surprise restaurant with performance of Dua Lipa collab

  15-08-2021 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Elton John surprised a crowd at a restaurant yesterday (August 14) with an impromptu performance of his new collaboration with Dua Lipa.
  The pop icon released his new single ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ in collaboration with Lipa on Friday (August 13).
  Celebrating the release, John got behind the decks at La Guérite Beach restaurant in Cannes, where a DJ cued up the track and let the star sing along. “During lockdown I made this single and it came out yesterday with Dua Lip
  
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• Travis Barker & Kourtney Kardashian Fly to Mexico, Marking His First Flight Since Deadly 2008 Plane Crash

  15-08-2021 20:23
  
  Travis Barker has flown on an airplane for the first time since surviving a deadly 2008 plane crash that killed four passengers.
  On Saturday (Aug. 14), the 45-year-old Blink-182 drummer flew to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with his girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian, marking the musician’s first flight in nearly 13 years, according to photos obtained by TMZ.
  In the runway snapshots, Barker and Kardashian are seen leaving Los Angeles in Kylie Jenner’s private jet, en route to Cabo for a vacati
  
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• Milwaukee’s Summerfest Offering COVID-19 Refunds

  15-08-2021 19:19
  
  Officials organizing Milwaukee’s signature summer music festival are offering ticket refunds for people who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Festival officials announced on Tuesday that attendees will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to get through the gates. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday (Aug. 14) that festival officials announced late Friday that anyone seeking a refund must file a request with their original point of purchas
  
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• Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth hints at future Ed Sheeran collaboration

  15-08-2021 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth has hinted at a future collaboration with Ed Sheeran after the singer-songwriter revealed he was “really into death metal as a kid”.
  Sheeran made the comments in a recent interview with the Sun and said he’d “never thought about” taking his own music in that direction. However, it was “something I would not be opposed to creating”.
  Now, Filth has revealed the unlikely collaborators have been in contact. “I’v
  
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• Sea Power respond to criticism after removing “British” from band name

  15-08-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  Sea Power have responded to some criticism they received after they announced they were dropping the word “British” from their name.
  Since they made the announcement last week (August 9) and explained they were doing so to avoid any misinterpretations of jingoism, some fans have criticised the move on social media.
  Now, in a new op-ed for the Guardian, the band have responded to those complaints. “We haven’t undertaken this name-change lightly,” they began. “I
  
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• See Brandi Carlile Play Soundgarden Classics With Surviving Members at the Gorge

  15-08-2021 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd join fellow Seattle artist to perform "Black Hole Sun" and "Searching With My Good Eye Closed"
  
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• Aventura Launches Reunion Tour With Sold-Out Miami Show, Surprise Bad Bunny Appearance & More

  15-08-2021 18:17
  On March 12, 2020, Aventura canceled their reunion tour, set to take place at the former American Airlines Arena (now called FTX Arena) in Miami, when Mayor Carlos Gimenez declared a state of emergency, canceling large events to stop the spread of the coronavirus. They also canceled the remaining North American tour, which was set to wrap in August.
  As the live industry is slowly but surely coming back with the re-opening of major venues and artists resuming their tours, Aventura — helmed
  
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• Mike Dean denies he’s quit Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ project after calling it “toxic”

  15-08-2021 17:57 via nme.com
  
  Legendary producer and longtime Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean has denied that he has quit working on the rapper’s frequently delayed new album, ‘Donda’.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farDean posted a number of vague but seemingly frustrated tweets earlier today (August 15), including “fuck it” and “good to be at the house,” before replying to a comment suggesting that West’s album ro
  
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• Foo Fighters to Require COVID-19 Vaccine Proof or Negative Test Results at Alaska Concerts

  15-08-2021 16:42
  
  The Foo Fighters are requiring that people who attend their upcoming shows in Alaska be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive a negative test result 48 hours before attending, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
  The 12-time Grammy-winning-band plans to perform in Anchorage on Aug. 17 and 19 at the Dena’ina Center and in Fairbanks on Aug. 21 at the Carlson Center.
  Negative test results or proof of vaccination must be provided before entering — either the original card or copy of
  
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• See Billy Joel Perform Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Iris’ With John Rzeznik at Buffalo Show

  15-08-2021 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer also pays tribute to ZZ Top's Dusty Hill again with "Tush" snippet within "River of Dreams"
  
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• LARRY PINK THE HUMAN announce debut mixtape with new single ‘BISOUSxxx’

  15-08-2021 15:44 via nme.com
  
  LARRY PINK THE HUMAN, the side-project of Slaves‘ Laurie Vincent and produced Jolyon Thomas, have shared details of their debut mixtape.
  ‘M1XTAPE’ will be released on September 17, and is being previewed by a new track called ‘BISOUSxxx’.READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMANThe duo released their debut single ‘Love You, Bye’ last April before following
  
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• The Cure Bassist Simon Gallup Announces Departure From Band

  15-08-2021 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure! Good luck to them all," Gallup writes, adding he's "fed up of betrayal"
  
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• Vanessa Gimenez shares video for bittersweet new single ‘In My Dreams’

  15-08-2021 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Vanessa Gimenez, the former singer in Bristol indie-pop band Swimming Girls, has shared a music video new solo track ‘In My Dreams’.READ MORE: What’s Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Swimming GirlsThe song is the latest to be lifted from Gimenez’s debut EP, ‘Make It Rain’, and finds the artist in reflective mood. “I work in the bars, and they don’t understand/ cos my home isn’t part of the plan/ waiting for something, I don’t quite k
  
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• Joe Perry says Aerosmith considered replacing Steven Tyler with Sammy Hagar

  15-08-2021 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says the band once considered replacing vocalist Steven Tyler with Sammy Hagar, AKA The Red Rocker.
  According to Perry, the incident took place around a decade ago, when Tyler was appearing as a judge on American Idol among a number of other non-Aerosmith activities, moves which led Perry to believe the singer was distancing himself from the band.
  Speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock in a new interview, Perry spoke of the episode, and how the likes of Lenny Kravitz, th
  
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• Cypress Hill announce new documentary ‘Hits From The Bong’ on the way

  15-08-2021 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Cypress Hill have announced more content to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, including a documentary expected to arrive next year.READ MORE: “We need to be weird” – Cypress Hill tell us about their first album in eight years, ‘Elephants On Acid’An expanded 30th anniversary edition of 1991’s Cypress Hill will feature three bonus tracks, to be released on digital, vinyl and as a limited edition box set – including six 7
  
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• Listen to Turnstile’s anthemic new song ‘Fly Again’

  15-08-2021 13:34 via nme.com
  
  Baltimore’s Turnstile have shared another preview of their upcoming new album – listen to the anthemic ‘Fly Again’ below.READ MORE: Walk on stage with Turnstile at their chaotic House Of Vans London showThe song will appear on the hardcore band’s upcoming album ‘Glow On’, which is due to arrive on August 27 via Roadrunner Records.
  So far, the band have shared the Blood Orange-featuring ‘Alien Love Call’ and recent single ‘Blac
  
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• Mike Dean has reportedly quit Kanye West’s “toxic” ‘Donda’ project

  15-08-2021 13:19 via nme.com
  
  Legendary producer and longtime Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean has reportedly walked away from the rapper’s frequently delayed new album, ‘Donda’.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farDean posted a number of vague but seemingly frustrated tweets, including “fuck it” and “good to be at the house,” before replying to a comment suggesting that West’s album rollout that had seemed “toxi
  
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• AJ Tracey enlists rap royalty for new ‘Summertime Shootout’ video

  15-08-2021 12:23 via nme.com
  
  AJ Tracey heads to the pool alongside stars from the UK rap scene in his vibrant new video for ‘Summertime Shootout’ – watch it below.READ MORE: On the cover – AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here”The video, for the latest single from the London rapper’s new album ‘Flu Game’, features cameos from Unknown T, Headie One, SL, Big Zuu and more, alongside T-Pain, who appears on th
  
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• DJ Khaled says he and his family contracted COVID

  15-08-2021 11:58 via nme.com
  
  DJ Khaled has revealed that he and his family are recovering after contracting COVID-19.
  The ‘All I Do Is Win’ star posted the news to his Instagram account on Thursday (August 12) after a three-week absence from social media.READ MORE: DJ Khaled – ‘Khaled Khaled’ review: another one from the best schmoozer in the biz“My family and I recovered from COVID and we’re all good now!!” Khaled said in the statement. “God is the greatest! God love us
  
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• Ed Sheeran was told to 'get a real job'

  15-08-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran wants children to be encouraged to follow creative pursuits after he was told to forget his musical ambitions and "get a real job" when he was at school.
  
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• The Cure bassist Simon Gallup says he’s left the band

  15-08-2021 10:51 via nme.com
  
  The Cure bassist Simon Gallup says he’s left the band “with a slightly heavy heart,” writing that he’s “fed up of betrayal.”
  Gallup joined the band in 1979 following a stint playing in Robert Smith‘s side-project Cult Hero. After leaving the band in 1982, he rejoined in 1984, and is The Cure’s second longest-serving member behind Smith.
  “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure!” Gallup wrote in a public post on h
  
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• Watch Chris Martin perform an acoustic cover of Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’

  15-08-2021 10:11 via nme.com
  
  Chris Martin delivered an unlikely cover of Ginuwine‘s 1996 hit ‘Pony’ at a Spotify event last night (August 14).
  Video clips show the Coldplay frontman performing barefoot on stage at the event in the Hamptons, an area best known as a holiday retreat for affluent New York residents.READ MORE: Every single Coldplay song ranked in order of greatnessJoined on stage by three backing singers and double bass, Martin sang ‘Pony’ – including the lines “if you&r
  
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• Paul Stanley says Joni Mitchell owns a KISS pinball machine

  15-08-2021 10:11 via nme.com
  
  Paul Stanley has revealed that Joni Mitchell owns a KISS-branded pinball machine.
  In a new tweet, Stanley said he and Mitchell caught up over dinner at a restaurant this weekend.
  “I spent a few minutes last night catching up with Joni Mitchell at a restaurant,” he wrote. “I’m always in awe of her artistic journeys & spirit. Even through the devastation of an aneurysm she shines.
  He added: “Joni reminded me that she has a KISS pinball machine. What an incredible
  
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• Usher working on new album

  15-08-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  The U Got It Bad hitmaker hasn't unveiled a record since 2016's Hard II Love.
  
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• Live Nation issues coronavirus mandate

  15-08-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Live Nation have confirmed they will make everyone at their festivals and venues show proof of full vaccination or a negative coronavirus test from October, having previously announced the policy would be up to the artists' discretion.
  
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• Whitney announce “intimate” 2021 North American tour

  15-08-2021 06:55 via nme.com
  
  Chicago-based indie outfit Whitney have announced an 18-date run of stripped-back shows for North America.READ MORE: Whitney interview: “we’re still obsessed with a major key mixed with sad lyrics”“This fall we will be touring some of our favorite rooms in the US,” the band said in announcing the tour. “These intimate shows will mark the beginning of a new chapter in our project. New songs and new sounds will be presented with a focus on being in the moment.&r
  
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• US venues denied the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant can now appeal their rejections

  15-08-2021 06:23 via nme.com
  
  Following last week’s report that nearly a fifth of US venue owners who applied for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) were rejected, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has now invited those affected to appeal their outcomes.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expectBillboard reports that venues turned away from the funding initiative – to which the US government has allocated over (£11.5billion) $16billion – w
  
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• Live Nation to require full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test at US venues and festivals

  15-08-2021 06:15 via nme.com
  
  Live Nation will require all artists, crew and attendees to show evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19, or a negative test, at their venues and upcoming festivals in the US.
  Earlier this month, the touring giant said it would allow its touring artists to set their own protocols for event admission. Now, according to Rolling Stone, Live Nation has clarified its guidelines, enforcing the new mandate where it is legally permitted to do so.
  “Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to
  
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• Sebastian Bach says Americans should be mandated to be vaccinated: “There’s no politics in health or medicine”

  15-08-2021 05:34 via nme.com
  
  When asked if he supported concerts requiring punters to be vaccinated (or present a negative test) before they’re allowed entry, Sebastian Bach agreed unequivocally, taking things a step further to declare “I think every American should be mandated to be vaccinated”.
  The former Skid Row singer made his views clear in a recent interview with LA radio station KNX 1070, saying: “There’s no reason not to [get vaccinated], unless you have a pre-existing health situation
  
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• Philadelphia venue names its cloakroom after Japanese Breakfast

  15-08-2021 04:42 via nme.com
  
  Japanese Breakfast (aka Michelle Zauner) has had a cloakroom at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia named in her honour, hot on the heels of her five-night run headlining the venue.READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast – ‘Jubilee’ review: indie rocker’s bold statement of ambitionA Philly native herself, Zauner sold out all five of her shows at the 1,200-capacity venue. It was somewhat of a full-circle moment for the acclaimed singer-songwriter, as she’d worked at the venue &
  
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• Korn Cancels Concert Due to Positive COVID-19 Case ‘Within the Korn Camp’

  15-08-2021 03:53
  
  Korn called off a concert Saturday night just hours before show time after an undisclosed individual “within the Korn camp” tested positive for COVID-19.
  “Unfortunately, there has been a confirmed COVID-19 case within the Korn camp. The safety of our artists, crew, venue staff, and fans are our top priority, so we must postpone the show tonight,” the band said in a statement posted on social media.
  Korn and Staind were both scheduled to perform Saturday (Aug. 14) at the P
  
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• Hans Zimmer Composed a Second Original Score for ‘Dune’

  15-08-2021 01:20
  
  Warner Bros. and Legendary’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction epic Dune will get two scores from Hans Zimmer thanks to the film’s behind-the-scenes companion book.
  The soundtrack marks the first time the celebrated composer — who has worked on more than a hundred film scores — has written original music for a book.
  Zimmer’s second album for the Denis Villeneuve-directed film will accompany Insight Editions’ The Art and Soul of Dune, a making
  
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• Lil Wayne Headlines Uproar Hip-Hop Festival With Performances by Big Latto, Polo G and More

  15-08-2021 00:56
  
  On Friday (Aug. 13), Lil Wayne and his lifestyle brand, GKUA, hosted a fun-filled Uproar Hip-Hop Festival at the Torch, located outdoors at the Los Angeles Coliseum in California.
  Lil Wayne headlined the event, with surprise guest appearances from Big Sean, The Game and Wiz Khalifa. Big Latto was the first major act to hit the stage, followed by Polo G. During her performance, Latto delivered some of her fan-favorite tunes including “The Biggest,” “No Hook” and “He
  
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• CocoRosie launch GoFundMe after losing home in forest fire

  15-08-2021 00:07 via nme.com
  
  CocoRosie have launched a GoFunMe page after losing their home in a forest fire.READ MORE: Album Review: CocoRosie – ‘Grey Oceans’ (Sub Pop)
  The duo launched the page earlier this week (August 10) with a target of $25,000 (£18,000).
  Describing what happened, the duo wrote: “A few days ago we lost our family home to a forest fire. The fire took everything, our family history in a material sense, all of our mother’s artwork and possessions, all of our famil
  
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