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• Watch Sleater-Kinney join Wilco onstage in New York for ‘A Shot In The Arm’

  22-08-2021 23:42 via nme.com
  
  Sleater-Kinney joined Wilco onstage in New York at the latest stop on their co-headlining tour last night (August 21).
  The two bands are currently on the road together in North America and played at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.READ MORE: Sleater-Kinney – ‘Path of Wellness’ review: rockers take direct route in tackling our plightSleater-Kinney appeared onstage during Wilco’s set at the venue to play the song ‘A Shot In The Arm’ with them. The track orig
  
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• Josephine Baker to Become First Black Woman to Enter France’s Pantheon

  22-08-2021 23:07
  The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.
  Le Parisien newspaper reported Sunday (Aug. 22) that French President Emmanuel Macron decided to organize a ceremony on Nov. 30 at the Paris monument, which houses the remains of scientist Marie Curie, French philosopher Voltaire, writer Victor Hugo and other
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion addresses her haters on ‘Tuned In Freestyle’

  22-08-2021 22:49 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has shared a new freestyle on her Twitter page called ‘Tuned In Freestyle’ – scroll down the page to watch it now.
  It follows the Houston rapper’s recent standalone track ‘Outta Town Freestyle’, which arrived earlier this month (August 13).READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now”The new release finds Megan addressing her haters in several lines. “Talk about something y’a
  
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• Fans Choose Shawn Mendes & Tainy’s ‘Summer of Love’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  22-08-2021 21:58
  
  Shawn Mendes and Tainy’s new collaboration “Summer of Love” has topped this week’s new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 20) on Billboard, choosing the smooth team-up between the Canadian pop superstar and Puerto Rican reggaeton megaproducer as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  “Summer of Love” brought in nearly 27% of the vote this week, beating out new music by Trippie Redd (Trip at Knight), Lorde (Solar
  
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• Slipknot's Corey Taylor 'very, very sick' with Covid-19

  22-08-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Slipknot's Corey Taylor has been experiencing flu-like symptoms.
  
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• BLACKPINK’s Lisa shares teaser poster for debut solo release

  22-08-2021 21:22 via nme.com
  
  BLACKPINK’s Lisa has shared a teaser poster for her forthcoming debut solo release, hinting that the project will arrive imminently.
  The K-pop group’s rapper and main dancer will be the third member to share their solo work, following Jennie in 2018 and Rosé earlier this year.READ MORE: ‘BLACKPINK: The Movie’ review: a reminder of the joy of live music with the world’s biggest girl groupThe poster was shared to BLACKPINK’s social media channels ear
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Shares New ‘Tuned In Freestyle’

  22-08-2021 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper dropped her "Outta Town Freestyle" earlier this month
  
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• Drake Seemingly Targets Kanye West on New Trippie Redd Song ‘Betrayal’: Listen

  22-08-2021 20:51
  
  The longtime feud between Drake and Kanye West appears to have reignited.
  On Saturday (Aug. 21), rapper Trippie Redd dropped his new track “Betrayal, which features a verse from Drizzy that seemingly take aim at 44-year-old Kanye.
  “All these fools I’m beefin’ that I barely know/ 45, 44 (burned out), let it go/ Ye ain’t changin’ s— for me, it’s set in stone,” Drake raps on the song, which appears on the expanded version of Redd’s latest
  
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• Watch Laura Jane Grace perform at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

  22-08-2021 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Laura Jane Grace has performed at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the site of a bizarre press conference from the Trump campaign in the days after last year’s US presidential election.
  The Against Me! musician played a 16-song set at the Philadelphia location yesterday (August 21) ahead of shows at the city’s more traditional venue Kung Fu Neck Tie.READ MORE: Laura Jane Grace: “JK Rowling has no grounds to speak on the transgender experience because she knows nothing about
  
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• Little Mix's Perrie Edwards welcomes first child

  22-08-2021 20:41 via music-news.com
  
  Back in May, the singer confirmed she was expecting her first child.
  
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• Ed Sheeran challenging himself for Number 1 single with 'Visiting Hours'

  22-08-2021 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is
  
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• SZA surprise releases three new songs, ‘Nightbird’, ‘I Hate You’ and ‘Joni’

  22-08-2021 19:45 via nme.com
  
  SZA has surprise-released three new songs – ‘Nightbird’, ‘I Hate You’ and ‘Joni – on an anonymous Soundcloud page.
  The tracks follow the star debuting a new song called ‘Shirt’ during a livestream performance that took place last month (July 1).
  All three songs appeared on the Soundcloud account, named only as “.”, earlier today (August 22). However, SZA confirmed the songs were her work by tweeting a link to the page and say
  
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• Rita Ora to perform at Eiffel Tower for Iconic People in Iconic Places music series

  22-08-2021 19:34 via music-news.com
  
  Rita Ora is set to perform at the Eiffel Tower as part of the upcoming Iconic People in Iconic Places music series in partnership with Melrose Media.
  
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• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Reveals COVID-19 Battle: ‘I’m Vaccinated So I’m Not Worried’

  22-08-2021 19:14
  
  Slipknot singer Corey Taylor revealed via social media that he is battling COVID-19 even though he is vaccinated.
  “I wish I had better news,” said Taylor in a recorded video message on Facebook on Friday (Aug. 20). “I woke up today and tested positive and I’m very, very sick.”
  Taylor clarified that he “will not be able to make it this weekend,” referring to the Astronomicon event in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I am absolutely devastated,” the singe
  
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• SZA Surprise Releases Three New Songs

  22-08-2021 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 'Ctrl' singer shared "Joni," "I Hate You" and "Nightbird" via Soundcloud
  
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• Barry Manilow Sings the Perfect Song to CNN’s Anderson Cooper Following Interrupted NYC ‘Homecoming Concert’

  22-08-2021 18:28
  
  Barry Manilow made the most of his interrupted performance at the We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert in New York’s Central Park on Saturday (Aug. 21).
  Halfway through the planned five-hour superstar concert, as Manilow gleefully sang “Can’t Smile Without You,” the legendary crooner’s set was halted by a concerned voice over the loudspeaker urging the thousands of attendees to exit the premises over safety concerns about an approaching thunderstorm brought on by Hur
  
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• See Sleater-Kinney Join Wilco for ‘A Shot In The Arm’ Performance

  22-08-2021 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bands performed together during their co-headlining tour at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens
  
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• Panteón Rococó Brings Ska (and Mosh Pits) to Chicago at Ruido Fest 2021

  22-08-2021 16:50
  
  The threat of rain and thunderstorms didn’t stop festival-goers from showing up to the second day of Ruido Fest at Chicago’s Union Park on Saturday (Aug. 21), where headliners Panteón Rococó, Moenia and Ivy Queen were set to perform.
  Even before the headliners took the stage, the crowd arrived early for day two as the first artist Rai performed at 1 p.m., followed by back-to-back sets by La Doña, Inner Wave, Kronovox and Enjambre, among others.
  At 6 p.m., it was
  
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• Tyga deletes OnlyFans account, launches own Myystar platform

  22-08-2021 16:34 via nme.com
  
  Tyga has deleted his OnlyFans account after it was announced that the platform will no longer host sexually explicit content.READ MORE: 5 must-see artists to catch at EXIT Festival 2021From October, the popular content subscription service will be not be allowing users to post content containing explicit images or videos – something which has been met with criticism from a lot of its creators.
  Tyga, who has become well known on OnlyFans for creating regular content of a sexually expli
  
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• Guy Sebastian: 'I started writing a movie during this lockdown and it’s a musical movie'

  22-08-2021 16:34 via music-news.com
  
  Fitzy & Wippa were joined by The Voice coach, Guy Sebastian, who’s single ‘Believer’ is rout now.
  
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• See Kelsea Ballerini Cover Taylor Swift’s ‘Teardrops On My Guitar’

  22-08-2021 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country star shared her rendition of the Swift track at a Jonas Brothers concert
  
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• Listen to Rudimental’s kinetic new track ‘Remember Their Names’ featuring MJ Cole

  22-08-2021 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Rudimental have shared a brand new track called ‘Remember Their Names’ featuring MJ Cole and Josh Barry – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Rudimental – ‘Toast To Our Differences’ reviewThe anthemic, full-blooded collaboration is the latest taste of ‘Ground Control’, the London collective’s upcoming fourth studio album and the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Toast To Our Differences’.
  Following recent tracks ‘Straight From Th
  
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• Don Everly, Half of Country Rock Duo the Everly Brothers, Dies at 84

  22-08-2021 15:47
  
  Don Everly, half of country rock-and-roll duo The Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84.
  The Los Angeles Times confirmed Everly’s death via a family spokesperson on Saturday night (Aug. 21), reporting that he died at home in Nashville. A cause of death was not cited.
  “Don lived by what he felt in his heart,” read a statement given to the outlet. “Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams … with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the mu
  
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• Hear Drake Appear to Take Aim at Kanye West with New Trippie Redd Track ‘Betrayal’

  22-08-2021 15:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single appears on Redd’s expanded edition of new album 'Trip at Knight'
  
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• H.E.R. settles ‘Focus’ copyright infringement lawsuit

  22-08-2021 14:31 via nme.com
  
  A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song ‘Focus’.READ MORE: H.E.R. – ‘Back Of My Mind’ review: a victory lap after a stellar start to the yearFirst filed in June 2020, the complaint alleged that ‘Focus’, taken from H.E.R.’s self-titled 2017 LP, intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original composition ‘Endless Minds’
  
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• Lion Babe shares soulful new single, ‘Going Through It’

  22-08-2021 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Lion Babe have shared a soulful new single, ‘Going Through It’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: 20 essential tracks from the golden age of ’90s hip-hopThe song is taken from the alt-R&B/soul duo’s recently-released album ‘Rainbow Child’, which arrived earlier this month.
  The Erykah Badu-inspired track hears front woman Jillian Hervey sing: “I’m going through it, we’re going through it, try not to lose it, we’re gon
  
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• Lion Babe share soulful new single, ‘Going Through It’

  22-08-2021 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Lion Babe have shared a soulful new single, ‘Going Through It’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: 20 essential tracks from the golden age of ’90s hip-hopThe song is taken from the alt-R&B/soul duo’s recently-released album ‘Rainbow Child’, which arrived earlier this month.
  The Erykah Badu-inspired track hears front woman Jillian Hervey sing: “I’m going through it, we’re going through it, try not to lose it, we’re gon
  
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• Everly Brothers’ Don Everly, Early Rock Pioneer, Dead at 84

  22-08-2021 13:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Writer of "Cathy’s Clown" and "(‘Til) I Kissed You" was half of one of rock's earliest and most influential harmony groups
  
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• Asking Alexandria announce new album, share first single ‘Alone Again’

  22-08-2021 12:58 via nme.com
  
  Asking Alexandria have announced the release of a new album called ‘See What’s On The Inside’ – you can listen to first single, ‘Alone Again’, below.READ MORE: Asking Alexandria: “Corey Taylor told us this record would piss people off”Set to be released on October 1, the band’s follow-up to 2020’s ‘Like A House On Fire’ will be released via their newly signed deal with Better Noise Music.
  To accompany the announcement, Askin
  
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• Manic Street Preachers fan has rare, customised Funko POP! figures made of the band

  22-08-2021 12:34 via nme.com
  
  A Manic Street Preachers super fan has had some rare, customised Funko POP! figures made of the band – you can see them below.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”Mish O’Leary contacted UK-based Glitz Customs – who can make customised Funko POP! figures to order – after deciding she wanted some figures made of the Welsh music icons.
  Speaking to Nation. Cymru, O’Leary said: “I saw Glitz Customs on Facebo
  
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• Charli XCX used Covid-19 as an opportunity to start therapy

  22-08-2021 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer-turned-BBC podcast host started therapy at the beginning of the pandemic, as well as making music.
  
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• Watch The Killers perform impromptu jam backstage at cancelled NYC Homecoming Concert

  22-08-2021 11:59 via nme.com
  
  This weekend’s NYC Homecoming Concert was cancelled due to a hurricane warning, but that didn’t stop The Killers from performing an impromptu jam session backstage.READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world”The event, which was set to take place yesterday (August 21) in New York’s Central Park, hosted up to 60,000 concertgoers (all vaccinated, as per its entry requirements) before it was shut
  
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• Lil Nas X inspired by Frank Ocean and Kevin Abstract

  22-08-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lil Nas X says Frank Ocean opening up about his relationship with a man and Kevin Abstract coming out as gay in 2016, inspired him to be himself.
  
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• David Crosby has never been more fulfilled at work than with his son

  22-08-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Byrds legend David Crosby admits he's never had a "more fulfilling work relationship" than the one he shares with his son.
  
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• Kanye West wipes his Instagram, posts sole picture of his childhood home

  22-08-2021 11:02 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has posted a picture of his childhood home to Instagram after deleting the rest of the content on his page.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farOn Friday (August 20), the rapper, producer and fashion mogul took a trip down memory lane ahead of his third ‘DONDA’ listening event, set to take place at Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium on Thursday (August 26).
  After sharing a picture of his childhood home in Chicago&rsq
  
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• Don Everly of iconic duo The Everly Brothers has died, aged 84

  22-08-2021 10:25 via nme.com
  
  Don Everly, the last surviving member of The Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84.
  Everly passed away at his home in Nashville today (August 22), a spokesperson for his family confirmed to the LA Times. No cause of death was given.
  “Don lived by what he felt in his heart. Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams…with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother,” his family said in a statement.
  You can see some of
  
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• Lil Nas X: 'People pleasers never become legends'

  22-08-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  While openly gay Lil Nas X has courted controversy with some of his provocative videos and stage performances, he has no desire to tone down his persona.
  
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• Barbra Streisand wasn't impressed with Beyonce's first take of The Way We Were

  22-08-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Barbra Streisand is currently promoting Release Me 2, a compilation album of her rare and previously unreleased recordings.
  
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• John Mayer: My new album was a fantasy project

  22-08-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  John Mayer lived out a fantasy with his new 80s inspired album 'Sob Rock'.
  
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• Don Everly dead at 84

  22-08-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Don Everly had died at the age of 84, seven years after his brother and Everly Brothers bandmate Phil passed away.
  
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• Aaliyah’s uncle issues statement on releasing her music

  22-08-2021 06:27 via nme.com
  
  Aaliyah‘s uncle, producer Barry Hankerson, has issued a statement regarding the digital re-release of the late singer’s second album, ‘One In A Million’.READ MORE: Remembering the Princess of R&B: 20 of Aaliyah’s best pop culture moments everHankerson, who founded Aaliyah’s former label Blackground Records and owns all of the artist’s masters, announced earlier this month that her entire catalogue would be re-released digitally.
  ‘One In A Milli
  
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• Kacey Musgraves celebrates her 33rd birthday with a snippet of new music

  22-08-2021 06:16 via nme.com
  
  Celebrating her 33rd birthday yesterday (August 21), Kacey Musgraves has shared two snippets of at least one as-yet-untitled new track.READ MORE: The Big Read – Kacey Musgraves: “I really have seen a few UFOs…”The clips were shared via Musgraves’ Instagram and TikTok accounts, with each being treated to a different soundbite. The one shared to Instagram features smoky, plucked acoustic guitar, with Musgraves crooning over it: “Let me set the scene.&rdquo
  
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• Kanye West appears to hit out at Drake: “I’ve been fucked with by nerd ass jocks like you my whole life”

  22-08-2021 05:51 via nme.com
  
  It appears Kanye West has responded to Drake’s diss on the latter’s Trippie Redd collab ‘Betrayal’, calling him out in a group text between eight people – one of whom being Pusha T.READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so farThe feud began on Friday (August 20) when Trippie dropped his fourth album, ‘Trip At Knight’, which featured the Drake collab as its third track. In a verse on it, Drake seems to take sh
  
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• The Everly Brothers: 12 Essential Tracks

  22-08-2021 05:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  A playlist of key tracks from the massively influential sibling harmonizers
  
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• NYC Homecoming Concert shut down midway due to hurricane warning, may resume without crowd

  22-08-2021 05:14 via nme.com
  
  We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert – a day-long music festival pinned as “a celebration of New York City’s comeback” – has been cancelled midway through, with organisers citing concerns over punters’ safety being impacted by Hurricane Henri.
  The event, taking place today (August 21) in Central Park, hosted up to 60,000 concertgoers (all vaccinated, as per its entry requirements) before it was shut down.Consequence reports that many of the artists on the bill
  
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• Grimes takes to TikTok to defend Elon Musk again: “I am not my bf’s spokesperson”

  22-08-2021 05:12 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has once again taken to TikTok to defend her longtime partner Elon Musk.
  Participating in TikTok’s recent ‘Is he hot or…’ trend, Grimes – real name Claire Boucher – shared a video with the caption: “Stop harassing me on this app over fake news and I am not my bf’s spokesperson.”
  Seen in the clip stroking a robot dog, questions put to Boucher by fans play out onscreen, including, “Is he hot or is he out to destroy big oil?”
  
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• New York’s ‘Homecoming’ Show: An All-Star Concert Becomes a Pandemic Metaphor

  22-08-2021 05:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Journey, Carlos Santana, Jennifer Hudson and LL Cool J, among others, regaled 60,000 New Yorkers before a severe storm forced the concert to go into lockdown - then shut down
  
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• Kacey Musgraves ‘Sets the Scene’ for New Song With Some Heartbreaking Lyrics

  22-08-2021 03:42
  
  Kacey Musgraves previewed new music on social media that left her fans in (emoji) tears.
  On Saturday (Aug. 21), Musgraves first teased a snippet of a new song without sharing its title or any other details.
  Soon after, she followed with several more Instagram posts, each one unveiling the next line from what appeared to be a set of lyrics.The words described the heartache of a relationship that’s ended, perhaps alluding to her own divorce from Ruston Kelly.
  Put together, her posts read: &l
  
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• NYC ‘Homecoming’ Show Shut Down Due to Inclement Weather

  22-08-2021 03:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Thunderstorms evacuated 60,000 attendees who saw performances from Journey, Santana, and LL Cool J
  
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• NYC ‘Homecoming’ Show Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather

  22-08-2021 03:12 via rollingstone.com
  The Central Park show featuring performances from Journey, Santana, and more ended abruptly from thunderstorms
  
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