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• This Is What Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’ Is About

  02-10-2021 23:54
  
  Harry Styles confirmed the meaning of his hit ‘Watermelon Sugar’ on stage Friday night (Oct. 1).
  “It doesn’t really matter what it’s about,” Styles began at one of his Nashville concerts, attempting to leave things somewhat up for interpretation before stating that “Watermelon Sugar” is about “the sweetness of life … It’s also about the female orgasm.”
  “But that’s totally different. It’s not really relevan
  
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• Emily Ratajkowski Claims Robin Thicke Groped Her on ‘Blurred Lines’ Set in New Book

  02-10-2021 23:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger’s hands cupping my bare breasts from behind," model writes of incident on controversial video's shoot
  
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• Milwaukee mayor declares October 1 as ‘Alice Cooper Day’

  02-10-2021 23:25 via nme.com
  
  Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett has declared Friday, October 1 as “Alice Cooper Day” throughout the US city.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alice CooperThe honour was bestowed upon the legendary shock rocker ahead of his show at Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Pavilion last night (October 1) as part of his US tour with special guest Ace Frehley.
  “If you are a Milwaukeean, you cannot forget @alicecooper’s Milwaukee history less
  
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• The Beatles reportedly almost sacked George Harrison and replaced him with Eric Clapton

  02-10-2021 22:31 via nme.com
  
  The Beatles almost sacked George Harrison and were reportedly thinking about replacing him with Eric Clapton, according to a newly unearthed interview with John Lennon.READ MORE: Why George Harrison is the coolest BeatleThe tape hears Lennon threaten to replace Harrison with Clapton after the guitarist temporarily quit the band in January 1969, during the recording sessions for the band’s final album, ‘Let It Be’, reports The Daily Mail.
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• Producer Frank Marshall on Why ‘Diana: The Musical’ Opened on Netflix Before Broadway

  02-10-2021 22:05
  
  On Friday (Oct. 1), a project dropped on Netflix that is unlike any other: Diana: The Musical. What sets it apart is not just that it tells the story of the late Princess of Wales’ life through song and dance, although that is certainly a unique approach. It’s also the way in which it is being released to the world.
  “It’s the first time a play is opening on Netflix before opening on Broadway,” explained Frank Marshall, one of the producers of the show and the film,
  
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• Britney Spears Says She Has ‘A Lot of Healing to Do’ After Dad’s Suspension as Her Conservator

  02-10-2021 21:54
  
  Britney Spears may be in celebration mode following the removal of her father as conservator of her estate, but the singer says it will take time before she fully recovers from the battle.
  On Saturday (Oct. 2), two days after a judge suspended Jamie Spears from the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star’s personal life and finances for over a decade, Spears shared an uplifting message on social media about the next chapter of her life.
  “Although there is change and things t
  
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• NTIA calls Scotland’s COVID vaccine passports launch a “shambles”

  02-10-2021 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shared a statement on Scotland’s newly implemented COVID vaccine passport scheme.
  Earlier this week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government would be delaying its plans for the implementation of the passports as a requirement for entry into the country’s nightclubs, after criticism from many establishments across the country.
  As the BBC reported, the delay came after a legal challenge from the Scottish nightlif
  
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• David Lee Roth Says He’s Retiring After Las Vegas Shows in Early 2022: ‘I’m Throwing in the Shoes’

  02-10-2021 20:01
  
  David Lee Roth will soon be stepping away from the spotlight.
  The former Van Halen singer, 66, announced that he’s retiring during an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday (Oct. 1), noting that his musical career will end with five concerts at Las Vegas’ House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in early January.
  “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” Roth said. “This is the first, and only, official announcement. You’ve got the news. Shar
  
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• Seether’s Shaun Morgan says festival fans who booed Machine Gun Kelly were “doing God’s work”

  02-10-2021 19:37 via nme.com
  
  Seether’s Shaun Morgan has shared his thoughts on fans booing Machine Gun Kelly at last weekend’s Louder Than Life festival.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”The rapper turned rocker headlined the Louisville, Kentucky festival last Saturday (September 25), and footage from the metal-leaning event showed that not everyone was happy with his top billing, with some of the crowd boo
  
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• See Durand Jones & the Indications Bring Retro-Soul Grooves to ‘CBS Mornings’

  02-10-2021 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Indiana soul-revivalists play three songs from recently released LP Private Space
  
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• Seth Rudetsky Revives Virtual Concert Series With Lineup of Broadway Stars

  02-10-2021 18:38
  
  Broadway is back, and so is Seth Rudetsky’s virtual The Seth Concert Series.
  The indefatigable SiriusXM On Broadway host, pianist, writer, performer and creator is reviving the series with a lineup boasting notable Broadway stars: Shayna Steele (Oct. 3), Justin Guarini (Oct. 10), Jessie Mueller (Oct. 17), Erika Henningsen (Oct. 24), and Shoshana Bean (Oct. 31). The shows find Rudetsky paired with a singer as they perform an intimate concert filled with musical classics, interview interlude
  
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• Dave Grohl reveals Paul McCartney gave his daughter her first piano lesson

  02-10-2021 18:37 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl has recalled the time that Paul McCartney gave his daughter her very first piano lesson.READ MORE: The silver tongue of Dave Grohl – 50 best quotesSpeaking in a new interview, the Foo Fighters frontman – who is currently promoting his upcoming memoir, The Storyteller, which is due out on October 5 – revealed that the Beatle once stopped by his house for dinner and ended up tickling the ivories with his then five-year-old daughter Harper.
  “We have wine and pizza
  
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• Stella McCartney teams up with 'Sex Education' cast to raise awareness of breast cancer

  02-10-2021 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  The 50-year-old fashion designer has just launched her eponymous fashion label's seventh Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, a cause close to her heart as she lost her mother, Linda McCartney, to breast cancer in 1998.
  
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• The Breakdown: Sublime’s Drummer and Producers on the Making of ‘Santeria’

  02-10-2021 17:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Drummer Bud Gaugh, Sublime producer Paul Leary and engineer Stuart Sullivan reunite in Austin studio to discuss LP's most enduring hit
  
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• David Lee Roth set to retire after mini Vegas residency

  02-10-2021 17:04 via music-news.com
  
  David Lee Roth has announced his retirement after nearly five decades in the music business.
  
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• Rick Ross, Luxurious Landscaper

  02-10-2021 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rap star savors the experience of mowing his own 280-acre lawn on an industrial tractor: 'It's something I look forward to'
  
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• Ari Lennox: 'I've literally gained a real friend in Missy Elliot'

  02-10-2021 16:26 via music-news.com
  
  Ari Lennox joins Dotty today on Apple Music 1. Ari reveals why she considers Missy Elliott her "fairy godmother", reflects on
  
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• Dave Grohl: 'I was a terrible student I dropped out of high school'

  02-10-2021 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Jo Whiley chatted to Dave Grohl on her Radio 2 show. Some of the best quotes are below.
  
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• Watch Miley Cyrus Crash Megan Thee Stallion’s Set at Austin City Limits Fest

  02-10-2021 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Dreams DO come true! Me & @theestallion doing hot girl shit!," Cyrus writes of surprise mid-set twerk
  
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• Guitar Johnny Ramone played for 20 years sells for £740,000 at auction

  02-10-2021 14:55 via nme.com
  
  A guitar used extensively by the late Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone for almost 20 years was sold at auction last week (September 25).
  The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar, among other Ramones paraphernalia, was listed by RR Auction last month. According to the auction house, Ramone – real name John Cummings – used the guitar from 1977 to 1996, playing it in all live performances, an estimated 1,985 shows in total.
  The guitar also features on all 15 live and studio albu
  
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• Techno pioneer Lady Aida dies, aged 63

  02-10-2021 13:54 via nme.com
  
  Dutch techno pioneer Lady Aida has died, aged 63.
  Lady Aida, real name Aïda Spaninks, died following a short illness which was first reported in Eindhovens Dagblad, the Dutch city where Spaninks was raised.
  Serge Clone, from famed Dutch techno label and record shop Clone, wrote a tribute to Spaninks on Facebook (via DJ Mag).
  He said: “She was a true rebel and always up for some good jokes and some proper techno to stir things up,” he said. “After some health issues she too
  
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• Incubus to mark 20th anniversary of ‘Morning View’ with livestream concert

  02-10-2021 13:51 via nme.com
  
  Incubus are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Morning View’ with a livestream concert.READ MORE: Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on lockdown life, new solo material and the time he met PrinceOn October 23, the group will return to the same location where they wrote the album to mark the anniversary.
  From this location – Morning View in Malibu, California – the group will then perform a full rendition of the record live, in its entirety.
  A statement added: “This
  
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• George Harrison was almost sacked by The Beatles and replaced by Eric Clapton

  02-10-2021 13:44 via music-news.com
  
  Things could have been very different for the Beatles if George Harrison had been sacked and replaced by Eric Clapton.
  
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• Green Day fans are over the ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ joke

  02-10-2021 12:14 via nme.com
  Green Day fans are over the annual ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ joke.READ MORE: Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”It’s become tradition that every October 1, people will take to the Internet and make jokes about waking Billie Joe Armstrong up, in reference to the Green Day song ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’.
  But fans have seemingly grown tired of the routine, instead reminding people that the song was written about Billie Joe Arm
  
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• Relive Inhaler’s summer tour with video for ‘My Honest Face’

  02-10-2021 11:17 via nme.com
  
  You can now relive Inhaler’s summer tour with the new music video for ‘My Honest Face’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Inhaler – ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ review: defiance, optimism and plenty of guitarsThe video features footage of Inhaler’s 2021 main stage slots at Reading & Leeds Festivals as well as clips from their ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This‘ headline tour.Inhaler released their debut album in July, whe
  
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• Daniel Craig says Asian Dub Foundation is the best gig he's ever been to

  02-10-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  James Bond star Daniel Craig is a massive fan of Asian Dub Foundation and thinks they're the best gig he's ever seen.
  
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• Chloe Moriondo teams up with All Time Low, Simple Plan for ‘Favorite Band’ video

  02-10-2021 10:42 via nme.com
  
  Chloe Moriondo has shared a new video for ‘Favorite Band’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Chloe Moriondo – ‘Blood Bunny’ review: a spiky foray into pop-punkThe video features a number of cameos from members of All Time Low, Simple Plan, Pierce The Veil, Girlpool, Great Grandpa and Joy Again.
  The song, lifted from Moriondo’s 2021 major label debut ‘Blood Bunny’, sees the Gen-Z star singing about how her favourite bands understand her
  
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• Finneas opens up about the “surreal” feeling of singing with Coldplay

  02-10-2021 10:41 via nme.com
  
  Finneas has opened up the “surreal” feeling of singing with Coldplay recently.READ MORE: Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond”He and sister Billie Eilish joined Coldplay on stage in NYC in Central Park recently to sing ‘Fix You’.
  Speaking about the experience to NME in today’s (October 1) Big Read, Finneas said: “It was a cool weekend.”
  He continued: “The singing with Coldpla
  
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• Liam Gallagher: 'When I fell out the helicopter the other day, it was an act of God'

  02-10-2021 10:26 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher joined The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X this morning to announce his Knebworth gig.
  
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• Watch The Flaming Lips perform ‘Mother I’ve Taken LSD’ on ‘Fallon’

  02-10-2021 10:03 via nme.com
  
  The Flaming Lips have delivered a dreamy performance of ‘Mother I’ve Taken LSD’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – you can watch it below.READ MORE: The Flaming Lips – ‘American Head’ review: indie-rock’s space invaders crash-land back on planet EarthThe song appeared on the group’s last album, ‘American Head’, which was released in 2020.
  Earlier this year, the group performed another ‘American Head&r
  
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• Listen to ‘Hunter’s Moon’, the first new Ghost song in two years

  02-10-2021 09:50 via nme.com
  
  Swedish metal giants Ghost have returned with their first new song in two years – listen to ‘Hunter’s Moon’ below.READ MORE: Ghost fight the dystopia at Wembley with the pure power of theatrical rockThe track was recorded by Ghost for the movie Halloween Kills, a sequel to 2018’s Halloween.
  Ryan Turek, Vice President of Feature Film Development at Blumhouse Productions who helped produce the film, saw Ghost on their 2018 A Pale Tour Named Death run of shows and stru
  
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• Finneas opens up about 'creative bond' he shares with Billie Eilish

  02-10-2021 09:49 via music-news.com
  
  The music producer and brother of Billie Eilish hassaid there is nothing stronger than their creative bond.
  
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• Billie Eilish 'jealous' of people who aren't on social media

  02-10-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Bad Guy hitmaker boasts over 91 million followers on Instagram.
  
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• Ringo Starr is unsure about touring plans for 2022

  02-10-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles legend Sir Ringo Starr isn't sure if he will hit the road next year due to the COVID-19 situation still being “dodgy”.
  
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• Watch Lizzo give a TED Talk on twerking: “I discovered my ass is my greatest asset”

  02-10-2021 07:18 via nme.com
  
  A TED Talk delivered by Lizzo on the Black history of twerking and how it helped her embrace her body has been uploaded to the organisation’s YouTube channel.
  During the 13-minute “TED twerk”, which was originally filmed in August, the singer shared her struggles with body acceptance and said that: “Through the movement of twerking, I discovered my ass is my greatest asset.”READ MORE: ‘Rumors’, Lizzo’s new song with Cardi B, is a dizzying, multi-la
  
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• Queen’s Roger Taylor says anti-vaxxers “must be ignorant and stupid”

  02-10-2021 07:11 via nme.com
  
  Roger Taylor has lashed out at those who refuse to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19, saying they “must be ignorant and stupid”.
  READ MORE: Queen: 20 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
  The longstanding Queen drummer made his comments in a recent episode of the Consequence podcast, Kyle Meredith With. He appeared on the show to speak about his new solo album ‘Outsider’ noting that it was largely influenced by last year’s lockdown
  
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• Listen to Oh Wonder’s new single ‘Don’t Let The Neighbourhood Hear’

  02-10-2021 06:13 via nme.com
  
  London duo Oh Wonder have shared another new taste of their forthcoming album, releasing the powerful ‘Don’t Let The Neighbourhood Hear’.
  The new single feels Bon Iver-esque in its production, layered with mournful saxophones, a frantic crescendo and glitchy electronics. It conveys the turbulence of a relationship on the brink of collapse, arriving alongside a grainy black and white video that sees the pair surrounded by fire and floods. Check it out below.Speaking on the forth
  
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• David Lee Roth says he’ll retire after final concerts in Las Vegas: “I’m throwing in the shoes”

  02-10-2021 06:10 via nme.com
  
  David Lee Roth has announced his imminent retirement, 49 years after he first kicked off his storied career in music.
  In lieu of the traditional ‘farewell tour’ that most rock ’n’ roll greats embark on, Roth will instead close out his tenure with five shows at Las Vegas’ House Of Blues. The first two will go down on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, respectively, with the remaining three taking place on Wednesday, January 5, Friday 7 and Saturday 8, 202
  
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• Billie Eilish to voice Sally in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ live-to-film concert

  02-10-2021 05:17 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has joined the cast for a pair of forthcoming performances of The Nightmare Before Christmas, in which she’ll voice the character Sally.
  The shows, which will take place at Los Angeles’ Banc Of California Stadium on October 29 and 31, have been billed as “live-to-film” concert experiences, meaning the Disney film will be played on-screen with live musical accompaniment from an orchestra.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ re
  
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• Bob Dylan’s ‘World Wide Tour’ Set to Run Through 2024

  02-10-2021 02:38
  
  Bob Dylan is nothing if not confident.
  The music legend has quietly put concert tickets on sale for a tour in support of last year’s album, Rough and Rowdy Ways. His website bills it as a “World Wide Tour 2021-2024.”
  The concert business is slowly ramping up after the pandemic pause, which grounded Dylan’s so-called Never Ending Tour. He toured every year from 1988 until 2019.He plans to return to live performing Nov. 2 in Milwaukee, Wis. Dylan has 21 concerts scheduled t
  
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• The Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Spent $342 Million On 38 Song Catalogs, Financial Report Reveals

  02-10-2021 02:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Round Hill Music Royalty Fund invested a staggering $342 million on music IP, including “a 29.1% investment in RH Carlin Holdings,” between early August of 2020 and June of 2021’s end. The corresponding portfolio included north of 118,000 compositions and 750 master recordings (excluding The O’Jays’ 532-track recorded catalog), and royalty income totaled $16,288,444 […]
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• First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Maya Jane Coles, Arca & More

  02-10-2021 01:07
  
  This week, Martin Solveig reached the top of Dance/Electronic Songs with his Dragonettes collab “Hello.” Over in Amsterdam, ADE announced that all of the musical programming for the ADE Festival would shift to daylight hours to abide by recently instated Dutch protocols for nightclubs. Back in the States, LCD Soundsystem announced a whopping 20-show run starting in November at New York’s Brooklyn Steel.
  Meanwhile techno legend Adam Beyer answered 20 questions about collaboratin
  
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• David Lee Roth Announces Retirement: ‘I’m Throwing in the Shoes’

  02-10-2021 01:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The former Van Halen frontman will play five final shows in Las Vegas before retiring
  
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• Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ Canceled for 2 Weeks After More COVID-19 Cases

  02-10-2021 01:03
  
  Just a day after resuming performances following breakthrough COVID cases in its company, Disney Theatrical announced that Aladdin will once again shut down this time for two weeks.
  Following negative PCR testing ahead of Thursday’s performance that allowed the show to resume, additional breakthrough COVID-19 cases within the company on Friday were detected. As result, the production will shut down for two weeks beginning today, with performances slated to resume on Tuesday, Oct. 12th at 7
  
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• Jason Aldean Reacts to Backlash Over Wife’s Anti-Biden Post: ‘I Will Never Apologize for My Beliefs’

  02-10-2021 00:51
  
  After Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany received backlash for posting photos of her kids wearing anti-President Biden T-shirts, the country star took to Instagram to defend his family and his beliefs.
  “I will never apologize for my beliefs or my love for my family and country,” Aldean wrote Thursday alongside a photo of his silhouette in front of an American flag. “This is the greatest country in the world and I want to keep it that way. #unapologetic #phoenixwasfire
  
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• Billie Eilish to Perform as Sally in ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Live-to-Film Concert: Details

  02-10-2021 00:30
  
  Billie Eilish is bringing her love of cartoons to a live stage this Halloween. The “Happier Than Ever” singer is set to join producer and singer-songwriter Danny Elfman for Disney’s live-to-film concert experience of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas for two nights at LA’s Banc of California Stadium on Oct. 29 and Oct. 31.
  Eilish will perform “Sally’s Song” at the event, which will contain a full orchestra led by acclaimed
  
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• Daptone Co-Founder Talks Capturing Sharon Jones & Charles Bradley’s Legacies for 20th-Anniversary Live LP

  02-10-2021 00:17
  
  On Friday (Oct. 1), Daptone released the live compilation album The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo in celebration of the record label’s 20th anniversary. The three-record package with 48-page booklet features a showcase of Daptone artists at New York’s famed Apollo Theater in 2014.
  Recorded in a three-night stint at the legendary venue, The Daptone Super Soul Revue captures the joyous performances from Daptone’s legendary artists and serves as a commemoration of lo
  
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• Katy B announces new EP with Jaz Karis collaboration ‘Open Wound’

  02-10-2021 00:01 via nme.com
  
  Katy B has announced a new EP called ‘Peace and Offerings’ – listen to ‘Open Wound’, her new collaboration with Jaz Karis, below.
  The new EP will come out on October 29 and follows recent comeback single ‘Under My Skin’, which will also feature on the record.
  Discussing the new EP, Katy B said: “I think I consciously leaned into my RnB side more on this project. With the clubs being closed, it reflects what I’d be listening to and vibing to a
  
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• Electronic Livestream Mainstay Boiler Room Acquired by Ticketing Platform Dice

  02-10-2021 00:00
  
  U.K.-based ticketing platform Dice has acquired the long-running electronic livestream series Boiler Room. According to a statement from Dice, the company plans to work with Boiler Room on enhancing its programming and creating additional revenue for artists, rights holders, collectives, festivals and clubs.
  The news comes just a week after Dice announced that it would use its newly-acquired $122 million in Series C funding to grow its team, reach new artists and venues and expand its lives
  
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