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• A new book about Fat White Family is one the way

  18-09-2021 23:45 via nme.com
  
  A new book about Fat White Family is on the way.READ MORE: Fat White Family live in London – long-awaited return of gigs finds the band on reflective formPublisher White Rabbit Books announced the news yesterday (September 17), saying: “Announcing TEN THOUSAND APOLOGIES @FatWhiteFamily and the Miracle of Failure by @adellestripe and Lias Saoudi.”
  The publishers described it as “the sordid and thrilling story of the country’s most notorious cult b
  
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• A new book about Fat White Family is on the way

  18-09-2021 23:45 via nme.com
  
  A new book about Fat White Family is on the way.READ MORE: Fat White Family live in London – long-awaited return of gigs finds the band on reflective formPublisher White Rabbit Books announced the news yesterday (September 17), saying: “Announcing TEN THOUSAND APOLOGIES @FatWhiteFamily and the Miracle of Failure by @adellestripe and Lias Saoudi.”
  The publishers described it as “the sordid and thrilling story of the country’s most notorious cult b
  
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• Hear the Beatles’ Unreleased ‘Get Back (Take 8)’ From Upcoming ‘Let It Be’ Reissue

  18-09-2021 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Universal Music previews extended edition of 1970 album with "One After 909 (Take 3),” Glyn Johns’ 1970 mix for “I Me Mine"
  
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• ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Producers Address Controversy, Key Changes Around Gender Non-Conforming Character

  18-09-2021 21:45
  
  Ahead of Jagged Little Pill’s Broadway re-opening on Oct. 21, its producers have apologized for mishandling one character’s gender identity, outlining several steps the production is taking to offer a clearer and more respectful representation of its gender non-conforming character.
  On Friday (Sept. 17), the show’s lead producers Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David and Eva Price posted a lengthy statement to the production’s website and social media, acknowledging misstep
  
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• Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion Hit the Club While Crossing Paths in Las Vegas: See the Photos

  18-09-2021 20:33
  
  Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion met up in Las Vegas over the weekend ahead of their upcoming arena tour.
  The 26-year-old pop superstar was in Sin City on Friday (Sept. 17) to perform at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival, where she delivered such crowd-pleasing hits as “New Rules,” “Love Again” and “Hallucinate.”
  “Vegas, this is amazing,” Lipa told the T-Mobile Arena audience. “This is my first time back onstage since 2020, so it’s be
  
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• Beatles and Metallica mash-up band Beatallica announce new album

  18-09-2021 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Beatallica, a Metallica and Beatles mash-up band, have announced a new album.
  The group will release their fourth studio album, ‘The Devolver Album’ on November 12 via Metal Assault Records.
  The band will release a music video for the album’s lead single, ‘Wherever And Everywhere’ on October 1. It will arrive via the group’s YouTube channel.
  Fans can pre-order the album now here; all digital and physical album pre-orders come with an instant download of the gr
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 18)

  18-09-2021 19:06
  
  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.
  Ozuna teams up with the NFL
  In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, the National Football League introduced new partnerships, collaborations and activations that are “designed to celebrate la cultura Latina” throughout the NFL season, including working with s
  
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• Watch Smashing Pumpkins Play ‘Siamese Dream’ Favorite ‘Quiet’ for First Time Since 1994

  18-09-2021 18:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  After giving track the silent treatment for 28 years, Billy Corgan and company dust off track at hometown Chicago's Riot Fest Friday
  
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• Stats announce details of final release and farewell London show

  18-09-2021 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Stats have announced details of their final release as well as a farewell show in London.READ MORE: Stats: “It’s easy to write songs predicting the end of the world – it’s always on the cards”The group will release a deluxe edition of their 2020 album, ‘Powys 1999’ which will include a previously unheard track, ‘All I Wanna Do Is Please Please Please’.
  It will also include a number of recordings from the original album sessions together with
  
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• Amy Adams Says There’s ‘A Lot More’ Singing and Dancing in ‘Enchanted’ Sequel

  18-09-2021 18:25
  Fans of Enchanted have been waiting nearly almost 14 years to find out what Princess Giselle has been up to and now the wait is almost over.
  While making an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (Sept. 16), Amy Adams offered an update on the Disney+ sequel, titled Disenchanted, which was filmed this summer.
  “We filmed it in Ireland,” Adams, who plays the princess from Andalasia in the film, shared with Fallon. “Everyone is back. We also have great add
  
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• Liam Gallagher reveals injuries after he “fell out of a helicopter” following Isle of Wight set

  18-09-2021 17:16 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has revealed his injuries after he “fell out of a helicopter” yesterday (September 17).
  Earlier in the day, Gallagher had closed the first day at the Isle of Wight Festival with a set that included a number of his solo songs alongside some classic Oasis hits.
  Posting on Twitter this afternoon, Gallagher shared a picture of his injuries along with a post which said: “So check this out I fell out the helicopter last night you couldn’t [write] it.”
  
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• See Chris Stapleton Perform ‘Starting Over’ Songs on ‘CBS This Morning’

  18-09-2021 17:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country star delivers "Arkansas," "Starting Over" and "When I’m With You" for latest "Saturday Sessions"
  
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• The Rolling Stones to paint tour logo black in tribute to Charlie Watts

  18-09-2021 17:00 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones will reportedly change their logo on tour to pay tribute to Charlie Watts.
  
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• Dionne Warwick looks to Taylor Swift for collaboration

  18-09-2021 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  Dionne Warwick plans to "approach" Taylor Swift for a collaboration.
  
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• Kiss Announce Massive ‘Destroyer’ 45th Anniversary Reissue With Unreleased Demos, 1976 Concert

  18-09-2021 16:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Super deluxe box set contains Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's demos, outtakes, Kiss Army ephemera and more
  
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• Brian Wilson to unveil stripped-back versions of Beach Boys classics on new album

  18-09-2021 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Brian Wilson has announced that he’s releasing some stripped-back versions of The Beach Boys classics on a new album.READ MORE: 20 things you didn’t know about ‘Pet Sounds’Wilson will release a solo piano album of some of his classic hits, which is set for release on October 19 via Decca.
  The new album, ‘At My Piano’, will feature new versions of ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’, ‘In My Room’, ‘Don’t Worry Baby’, &lsqu
  
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• Watch Liam Gallagher close first night of Isle of Wight festival with Oasis classics

  18-09-2021 14:23 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has closed the first night of the Isle of Wight festival with a set packed full of his solo hits, alongside some Oasis classics.READ MORE: Oasis Knebworth 1996 review: an era-defining gig that will live foreverGallagher played a number of Oasis classics including ‘Rock N Roll Star’ and ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ between solo hits ‘Wall of Glass’ and ‘Shockwave’.
  The encore was made up of ‘Supersonic’, ‘Acquiesce&rsq
  
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• Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: The Last Visit With the Legend

  18-09-2021 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone spent several days with Perry in Negril, Jamaica, just weeks before he died
  
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• Liam Gallagher closes first night of The Isle of Wight Festival

  18-09-2021 13:50 via music-news.com
  
  Friday 17th September marked the first full day of The Isle of Wight Festival, including stellar performances from headliner Liam
  
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• Idina Menzel experienced 'hard time' in lead-up to her 50th birthday

  18-09-2021 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Broadway icon celebrated turning the milestone age in May.
  
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• Confidence Man reschedule UK and Ireland tour, add new dates

  18-09-2021 11:45 via nme.com
  
  Confidence Man have rescheduled their UK and Ireland tour dates once more.
  It’s the second time the Australian electro-pop duo have been forced to postpone the dates due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  The dates mean that the pair will visit Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Galway and Dublin between May 3 and June 17 2022.
  They’ve also added additional dates now in Brighton, Nottingham, Norwich and Cambridge. Their planned show in Belfast has, however bee
  
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• Knebworth director believes Oasis will reunite

  18-09-2021 11:19 via music-news.com
  
  Oasis will reunite in the future, according to 'Oasis Knebworth 1996'director Jake Scott.
  
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• Queen didn't rehearse Bohemian Rhapsody

  18-09-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Brian May has revealed 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was cut to tape in a "rehearsal-recording situation".
  
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• Iggy Pop opens up about discovering new music: “I feel like I’m mining for diamonds”

  18-09-2021 10:48 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop has opened up about the excitement he still feels when discovering new music.READ MORE: The Big Read – Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it”Speaking to The Guardian, Iggy said that discovering new music “opens my mind and the element of surprise keeps me connected.”
  Describing the process, he added: I feel like I’m mining for diamonds – and when you find the diamond, you know.”
  He gave the example of
  
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• Lorde reflects on 'huge decision' to ditch social media

  18-09-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lorde permanently deleted all social media apps in 2018.
  
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• Stormzy helped aspiring musician after chance supermarket meeting

  18-09-2021 09:09 via music-news.com
  
  Stormzy helped a musician get signed, after meeting him in a supermarket and he even played his song for Ed Sheeran.
  
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• Matt Goss: I was abusing my body and life

  18-09-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Matt Goss has opened up about how pressing pause on performing amid the COVID-19 pandemic made him realise the "deeper" mental health issues he was supressing.
  
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• G-Eazy and Demi Lovato team up for raw new single ‘Breakdown’

  18-09-2021 07:36 via nme.com
  
  G-Eazy and Demi Lovato have teamed up for a new collaborative single, the raw and aptly titled ‘Breakdown’.
  The track sees both stars confront their demons, with G-Eazy rapping about the pressure and scrutiny that comes from being in the spotlight.
  It arrived alongside an accompanying music video, directed by G-Eazy’s frequent collaborator, Daniel CZ. In it, the rapper and Lovato face the various media headlines they’ve made over the years, including Lovato’s 2018 d
  
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• Joyce Manor performed My Chemical Romance’s ‘Helena’ at Riot Fest

  18-09-2021 06:33 via nme.com
  
  Joyce Manor recently opened their slot at Riot Fest with a rendition of My Chemical Romance‘s ‘Helena’.
  Taking to the Chicago stage on Thursday night (September 16), Joyce Manor covered the classic My Chemical Romance track, lifted from their 2004 breakout second studio album ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’.
  Fans were quick to capture the California outfit’s homage to the emo greats, sharing phone-shot videos to social media, which you can check out below.Joy
  
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• Elton John claims Boris Johnson is ignoring his requests to meet about touring visas

  18-09-2021 05:17 via nme.com
  Elton John has revealed that his requests to meet with Boris Johnson regarding Brexit and touring visas for musicians have so far been ignored.
  Back in August, the UK Government’s Department of Culture, Media & Sport announced they had secured “short-term” visa-free touring in 19 European countries. This news was criticised by a number of music industry figures, including John, who called it “a rehash of what we already know”.READ MORE: Government accused o
  
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• Headie One releases new song and video for ‘Beggars Can’t Be Choosers’

  18-09-2021 04:35 via nme.com
  
  Headie One has released a smooth and stripped back new single, ‘Beggars Can’t Be Choosers’, dropping alongside an official music video.READ MORE: The Big Read – Headie One: “If you make a mistake, you’ve got to move quickly”Released yesterday (September 17), the easy-listening drill rap effort sticks with the street-oriented narratives for which Headie One is known, the themes playing out over sparse melody and rhythms.
  The accompanying music video picks
  
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• Twitch & Music Publishers Nearing Licensing Deal

  18-09-2021 02:07
  
  Twitch and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) are close to signing a music licensing agreement, multiple sources tell Billboard, potentially ending an arduous, year-long stalemate between the livestreaming platform and publishing organization.
  The two parties have come to an agreement in principle, although nothing binding has been signed, according to a source familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Another source in the publishing industr
  
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• Sound Royalties Acquired by GoDigital, MEP Capital in ‘High Eight-Figure’ Deal

  18-09-2021 01:26
  
  GoDigital Media Group and media and entertainment investment firm MEP Capital have jointly acquired royalty-financing company Sound Royalties in a “high eight-figure purchase,” it was announced this week. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but in a press release, GoDigital CEO Jason Peterson notes that the agreement represents the company’s largest-ever non-music catalog acquisition.
  In a statement, Peterson called Sound Royalties “a logical investment&hellip
  
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• TikTok Parent ByteDance Reportedly Preps Streaming Service Following Tencent Music’s Exclusive-License Penalty

  18-09-2021 01:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this month, Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) nixed its exclusive music deals to comply with an “antitrust” penalty from the Chinese government. Now, TikTok parent company ByteDance is reportedly preparing to launch a competing music streaming platform. Beijing-based ByteDance reportedly intends to launch the music streaming app – tentatively called Feilo and referred to as […]
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• Drake Bell Breaks Silence After Pleading Guilty to Felony Child Endangerment

  18-09-2021 01:16
  
  Following his child endangerment conviction and his sentencing to two years probation, former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell is speaking out about his case.
  In a video message posted to the 35-year-old musician-actor’s Instagram, Bell clarified two claims that have swirled around him over the last year before addressing his guilty plea. Bell said he hasn’t changed his last name despite an update to his social media handles and that he didn’t move to Mexico or become a resident or
  
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