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• Kacey Musgraves Weighs In After Grammys Rule Her Ineligible for Best Country Album And She’s Not Happy

  13-10-2021 23:53
  
  Kacey Musgraves has spoken out on Instagram and Twitter after her new album star-crossed was deemed ineligible for inclusion in the best country album category for next year’s Grammy Awards. And it’s safe to say she disagrees with the decision.
  “You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl,” Musgraves captioned a photo of herself as a child in a pink cowboy hat.  That image shows up on Twitter, but on Instagram
  
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• Kacey Musgraves Weighs In After Grammys Rule Her Ineligible for Best Country Album

  13-10-2021 23:53
  
  Kacey Musgraves has spoken out on Twitter after her new album star-crossed was deemed ineligible for inclusion in the best country album category for next year’s Grammy Awards.
  “You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl,” Musgraves captioned a photo of herself as a child in a pink cowboy hat.
  You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl. pic.twitter.com/dZaqoFsI7
  
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• Kerry King on the end of Slayer: “We quit too early”

  13-10-2021 23:32 via nme.com
  
  Slayer co-founder and former guitarist Kerry King has expressed regret over the band calling it quits back in 2019.READ MORE: The 10 mightiest intros in metalIn a new video celebrating the 30th anniversary of fellow metal icons Machine Head, King expressed his pride at bands who stay active for three decades – an achievement that Slayer also reached prior to their disbandment.
  However, in the video – which also features members of Metallica, Korn and Anthrax – King al
  
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• Crystal Gayle’s Catalog Coming to Streaming for First Time: Exclusive

  13-10-2021 23:30
  
  Crystal Gayle has signed a deal with Time Life that will make 12 of her albums available to streaming services for the first time on Friday.
  Though some of the “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” singer’s bigger hits have been available on streaming services, the deal with Time Life marks the first time Gayle’s albums have been available in their entirety on digital service providers.
  Such collections as 1979’s Miss the Mississippi, 1981’s Hollywood, Tenn
  
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• Judge Sets Trial Date For Paulo Londra’s Contract Dispute Case

  13-10-2021 23:28
  
  A Miami-Dade County judge has set Nov. 8 as the trial date in the ongoing contract dispute between Paulo Londra and record label Big Ligas.
  The Sept. 30 order set the stage for a jury trial in Londra’s two-year-legal battle with Cristian Salazar and producer Daniel Oviedo (Ovy on the Drums), with whom he co-found Big Ligas 2018. The label claims the Argentine trap artist breached of his contract, while Londra has countersued to accuse Salazar an
  
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• Troye Sivan Searches for His Own ‘Angel Baby’ in Flirtatious New Video: Watch

  13-10-2021 23:21
  
  Troye Sivan is looking for love in all the right places — especially in his brand-new music video.
  On Wednesday (Oct. 13), Sivan dropped his new video for “Angel Baby,” a tender love ballad that sees the singer embracing his saccharine side to sing to a partner about how much he adores them. The video follows that same thread, as Sivan travels across the world to find the perfect person who is “bringing me back to life,” as he sings on the track.
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• 5 Charged in Murder of Chicago Rapper FBG Duck

  13-10-2021 23:20
  
  Five alleged gang members have been indicted on murder charges in last year’s shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors say was part of an ongoing violent effort to protect gang territories on the city’s South Side, officials announced Wednesday (Oct. 13).
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said in a news release that the O-Block gang gunned down Carlton Weekly, also known as FBG Duck, in August 2020 in the fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood, and “claimed re
  
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• Death Cab For Cutie announce 20th anniversary reissue of ‘The Photo Album’

  13-10-2021 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Death Cab For Cutie have announced a special 20th anniversary reissue of their 2001 album ‘The Photo Album’, featuring a number of previously unreleased tracks.READ MORE: 22 minutes with Death Cab For Cutie – watch the full interviewThe newly remastered 35-track reissue is set to arrive on October 29, and will include studio outtakes, previously unreleased tracks, rarities, and UK-exclusive b-sides, as well as covers of Björk‘s ‘All Is Full Of Love&rs
  
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• TWICE say an English album will depend on “response” to ‘The Feels’

  13-10-2021 22:41 via nme.com
  
  TWICE have revealed that they’re interested in doing an album entirely in English, but that depends on how well their new single ‘The Feels’ does.READ MORE: TWICE serve up disco delights on glistening global single ‘The Feels’During a recent interview with Forbes, the girl group spoke about their first-ever English single ‘The Feels’ and whether the new song signals the possibility of a fully English album from the nine-member group.
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• The Black Keys Sign With Steve Moir & Irving Azoff for Management

  13-10-2021 22:41
  
  The Black Keys have parted with their longtime manager, Q Prime South’s John Peets, and are now represented by Steve Moir and Irving Azoff.
  Moir and Azoff also co-manage John Mayer and, along with Bernie Cahill, co-manage Dead & Co.
  Q Prime South’s roster continues to include Eric Church, Brothers Osborne, Brett Eldredge and Ashley McBryde among others.The switch comes as the blues-rock duo — Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney — prepare to release a 10th anniversary edit
  
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• Here Are All the Performers & Presenters at the 2021 Dove Awards

  13-10-2021 22:28
  
  Dante Bowe, Cain and Hope Darst are slated to perform at the upcoming 2021 GMA Dove Awards. The latest additions will be joining Lauren Daigle, Elevation Worship, KB, CeCe Winans and Zach Williams in the lineup of performers.
  Honoring the top talent in Christian music, the Gospel Music Association will host its 52nd annual Dove Awards with an in-person event at the Allen Arena in Nashville.
  While the awards ceremony will be taped Oct. 19, the show is scheduled to air Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. ET an
  
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• Gerardo Ortiz Scores 11th No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart With ‘Tranquilito’

  13-10-2021 22:19
  
  Gerardo Ortiz powers to his 11th No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Tranquilito” lifts 4-1 on the Oct. 16-dated survey.
  The single, released Feb. 21 as part of Ortiz’s Décimo Aniversario set, pushes to the top of the tally with a 40% increase in audience impressions, to 8 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 10, according to MRC Data.
  As the corrido lands atop the 26-year-old chart, Gerardo captures his 11th No. 1, the second-mos
  
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• Gerard Way recalls writing My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’

  13-10-2021 22:18 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken of how the band’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ was inspired by the triumph of the human spirit over darkness”READ MORE: Life after death – Why My Chemical Romance still have so much more to giveThe singer looked back on the 2006 single, which featured on MCR’s third album ‘The Black Parade’, during the latest episode of Steve Baltin’s podcast My Turning Point (released yesterday, Octobe
  
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• Camilo & Evaluna Montaner Expecting Their First Baby Together: See Music Video Reveal

  13-10-2021 22:15
  
  Congratulations are in order for Camilo and Evaluna Montaner, who revealed Wednesday (Oct. 13) they are expecting their first baby together.
  The couple made the sweet announcement via the just-released music video for “Índigo,” their new single together. In the video, they learn that Montaner is pregnant and share the news with their family and friends.
  Marking the couple’s third collaborative effort following “Por Primera Vez” and “Machu Picchu,”
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Really Proud’ of First Album With John Frusciante Since 2006

  13-10-2021 22:08
  
  After a decade-long absence from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante rejoined the band in December 2019, just before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In the time since, the band has been busy recording their upcoming album — their first with Frusciante since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium – and according to drummer Chad Smith, it’s “almost done.”
  “We’re getting along great,” Smith told Rolling Stone in an interview publis
  
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• 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominations: Complete List

  13-10-2021 21:53
  
  Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s breakout podcast SmartLess is continuing its recent string of successes with a total of four nominations at the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.
  The podcast, which launched last summer and recently inked a major deal with Amazon and Wondery, received nods for podcast of the year, best ad read and best comedy show, while Hayes was nominated for best host. For the top podcast prize, SmartLess is joined b
  
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• ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Trailer Teases In-Depth Look at Band’s Final Live Performance

  13-10-2021 21:35
  
  Fans of The Beatles were in a bit of shock on Wednesday (Oct. 13) when the trailer for Peter Jackson’s upcoming Disney+ docuseries Get Back dropped with never-before-seen footage of the legendary band.
  The Beatles: Get Back three-part special will showcase the Fab Four’s fascinating songwriting process, friendship and struggles. The crystal-clear restored footage was gathered from the band’s January 1969 recording session and subsequent final live performance in London.
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• Megan Thee Stallion began therapy sessions after parents' deaths

  13-10-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  On the season premiere of Taraji P. Henson's series Peace of Mind with Taraji, the 26-year-old rapper explains that her mental health is more important than ever.
  
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• Watch Lucy Dacus cover Regina Spektor’s ‘Summer In The City’

  13-10-2021 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Lucy Dacus has performed a cover of Regina Spektor‘s ‘Summer In The City’ – you can watch it below.READ MORE: Lucy Dacus: “This record is just one step on the staircase of revelation”Playing at Chicago’s Vic Theatre on Monday night (October 11), Dacus, who was without her guitarist Jacob Blizard as he tested positive for COVID, performed a few covers during her set, including Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Dancing In The Dark’.
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• Cate Le Bon announces new album ‘Pompeii’ with lead track ‘Running Away’

  13-10-2021 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Cate Le Bon has announced her sixth album ‘Pompeii’ – you can listen to its lead single ‘Running Away’ below.READ MORE: Cate Le Bon – ‘Crab Day’ reviewThe Welsh musician/producer will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Reward’ on February 4, 2022 via Mexican Summer. You can pre-order it here.
  “’Pompeii’ was written and recorded in a quagmire of unease. Solo. In a time warp. In a house I had a life in 15 years ago,&
  
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• Metaverse-Focused ‘Music Experience Startup’ Stage11 Announces $5.8 Million Funding Round, Partnerships With Snoop Dogg and David Guetta

  13-10-2021 21:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Paris-headquartered “immersive music experience startup” Stage11 has officially announced the completion of a nearly $5.8 million (€5 million) seed funding round. Stage11, which debuted last year and has inked partnerships with Martin Garrix, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Paris-born David Guetta, and others, unveiled the multimillion-dollar funding round via a formal release this morning. Otium Capital, French […]
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• Finneas Further Explores His impressive Musical Talent on ‘Optimist’

  13-10-2021 21:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  His success making records with his sister Billie Eilish got him attention. Now, the gifted singer-songwriter is ready to make his own statement
  
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• Finneas Explores Grand Songwriterly Ambitions on ‘Optimist’

  13-10-2021 21:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  His success making records with his sister Billie Eilish got him attention. Now, the gifted singer-songwriter is ready to make his own statement
  
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• What’s Your Favorite Camilo & Evaluna Collaboration? Vote for ‘Indigo,’ ‘Por Primera Vez’ & More

  13-10-2021 21:04
  
  Camilo and Evaluna Montaner just added a new collaboration to their repertoire with the release of “Índigo” on Wednesday (Oct. 13), marking the couple’s third collaborative effort following “Por Primera Vez” and “Machu Picchu.”
  Stepping away from pop-urban and sultry fusions, Camilo reeled in his wife, singer/actress Evaluna, for a sugary indie-alternative love song that gives us early 2000s vibes, à la Belanova or Julieta Venegas. In true
  
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• Lady Gaga Wears Boa Made of $100 Bills — And It Might Be Inspired by This Costume

  13-10-2021 21:03
  
  Lady Gaga’s latest accessory comes with a hefty price tag: It’s a boa made entirely out of $100 bills.
  The Paper Gangsta was en route to Las Vegas in a private jet when she snapped and posted a picture on her Instagram of the Benjamin Franklin-adorned boa that wrapped around her $1,300 Magda Butrym polka-dot dress, which complemented her $22,500 Hermès Kelly purse.
  “Back to Vegas baby with Haus of Gaga #jazz #loveforsale,” Gaga captioned the photo, r
  
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• ‘I’m the Applebee’s Guy’: It Took 11 Years, But Walker Hayes Finally Has a Crossover Hit

  13-10-2021 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Fancy Like" went viral thanks to a goofy dance on TikTok, but its celebration of affordable and reliable comforts is what gives it mainstream appeal
  
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• Loud and Live CEO Nelson Albareda On Celia, Going Mainstream: Latin Hitmaker Podcast

  13-10-2021 20:59
  The entertainment industry knows Nelson Albareda as the founder and CEO of Loud and Live, the maverick marketing and live entertainment agency that produces and promotes the tours of superstars like Ricardo Arjona and Camilo, negotiates massive branding deals like J Balvin with McDonalds and now also produces prime content content, like the Latin Grammy nominated HBOMax special with Juan Luis Guerra.
  What many don’t know is how Albareda came to helm one of the most dynamic entertainment c
  
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• Spotify Expands In-House Podcasts – Discover This and Mic Check

  13-10-2021 20:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify is launching two new podcasts aimed at industry professionals. Last year the streaming giant debuted the For the Record podcast, featuring interviews with executives, employees, and industry experts. Now, the company is expanding its in-house podcast strategy with two new shows – Discover This and Mic Check. Spotify: Discover This arrives on October 14 […]
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• SEVENTEEN Previews ‘Attacca’ Physical Album in Teaser Video: Watch

  13-10-2021 20:46
  
  SEVENTEEN are gearing up to release their ninth EP, Attacca, later this month on Oct. 22, and they’re giving their devoted fans a sneak preview of what they can expect the physical version of the record to look like before it arrives in the mail.
  In a video uploaded to SEVENTEEN’s official YouTube page on Wednesday (Oct. 13), three versions of the album — red, blue and gray — are stripped of their contents to show the goodies buyers receive with the CD purchase.
  
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• Fat Joe responds to criticism for calling DaBaby modern day 2Pac

  13-10-2021 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Fat Joe has responded to criticism he received for calling controversial rapper DaBaby a modern day 2Pac.READ MORE: 2Pac and Biggie murders: what my new film taught me about rap’s biggest unsolved mysteryDuring an appearance on BET’s Rap City special Rap City ’21, Joe took part in a game in which he was asked to name the 2021 version of some of rap’s past legends, including Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, E-40 and more.
  When host Big Tigger asked Joe to name his 2021 versio
  
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• Kacey Musgraves’ Latest Album Disqualified From Country Categories by Grammy Committee

  13-10-2021 20:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Kacey Musgraves’ latest album Star-Crossed was ruled ineligible for the country category by the Grammy Committee.  Musgraves’ record label UMG is protesting the decision. UMG Nashville President Cindy Mabe sent a letter to Recording Academy president and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. protesting the decision, invoking what happened with Morgan Wallen earlier this year. Mabe says […]
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• Alissic tells us about emotional new single ‘Piano’ and working with Oli Sykes

  13-10-2021 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Alissic has shared her new single ‘Piano’, with a video co-directed by husband and Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes. Check it out below, and watch our interview with Alissic above.
  Having received hype, acclaim and millions of streams following her debut single ‘Like‘ last year, the Brazilian-born avant-pop singer today (October 13) returns with ‘Piano’ – a haunting piece that tackles themes of mental health and helping others feel less alone.
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• Brandi Carlile’s ‘In These Silent Days’ Launches Atop Rock, Americana/Folk Charts

  13-10-2021 20:34
  
  Brandi Carlile’s In These Silent Days enters at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts dated Oct. 16.
  The set starts with 36,000 equivalent album units earned in the Oct. 1-7 tracking period, according to MRC Data. Of that sum, 32,000 units are via album sales.
  Carlile earns her third No. 1, all tallied consecutively, on Top Rock Albums, a streak started with 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, followed by 2018’s By the Way, I Forgive Y
  
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• Finneas O'Connell: 'I was writing a very interpersonal introspective album'

  13-10-2021 20:21 via music-news.com
  
  In his latest 'At Home With’ conversation on Apple Music 1, Zane Lowe is joined by FINNEAS to discuss his forthcoming new album ‘Optimist’.
  
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• Baxter Dury announces ‘Best Of’ album, ‘Mr Maserati 2001 To 2021’

  13-10-2021 20:12 via nme.com
  
  Baxter Dury has announced a new ‘Best Of’ album, ‘Mr Maserati 2001 To 2021’ – listen to new track ‘D.O.A.’ below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Baxter DuryThe musician, whose latest record ‘The Night Chancers’ arrived in 2020, will release the career-spanning collection on December 3 via Heavenly Recordings. You can pre-order/pre-save it from here.
  Speaking of his haunting and hypnotic new song, Dury descr
  
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• Cardi B Did Not ‘Mislead’ Court About Paris Fashion Week Trip, Judge Rules

  13-10-2021 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kevin Brophy, who is suing the rapper over the use of his likeness on a mixtape cover, called out Cardi for going to France after she told the court she needed to avoid risky travel
  
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• Neil Young and Crazy Horse Detail New Album ‘Barn’

  13-10-2021 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Subscribers of the Neil Young Archives can hear new tune "Song of the Seasons" right now
  
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• Listen to Snail Mail’s emotionally raw new single, ‘Ben Franklin’

  13-10-2021 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Snail Mail has shared a new track called ‘Ben Franklin’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music”The US singer-songwriter (aka Lindsey Jordan) released the song today (October 13) as the latest preview of her second album ‘Valentine’, which arrives on November 5 via Matador.
  Following on from the forthcoming record’s title track, ‘Ben F
  
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• Adele Officially Announces ‘30’ — Her First Album in Six Years

  13-10-2021 19:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After years of speculation – and a COVID-prompted delay – Adele has officially announced 30, which will mark her first release since 2015’s 25. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter just recently took to social media to unveil her upcoming fourth studio album, informing fans of the news – and the creative process behind the project – via […]
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• Neil Young & Crazy Horse announce new album ‘Barn’ coming in December

  13-10-2021 19:29 via nme.com
  
  Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced the release of a new album called ‘Barn’.READ MORE: Neil Young – ‘Homegrown’ review: ‘lost’ mid-’70s album is a shimmering diamond well worth unearthingSet to arrive on December 10, the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Colorado’ comes after Young teased its arrival back in June, saying that “the Horse is back in the barn, shaking off the rust”.
  “We are so happy to be back in t
  
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• Here’s The Latest of What’s Going Down For EDC Las Vegas 2021

  13-10-2021 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  As one of the largest EDM festivals worldwide, Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week. Over 200 artists and eight stages, the event will take place October 22nd through October 24th at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here is everything you need to know.  Back in August, EDC Las […]
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• Sunflower Bean tell us about their celebratory new single ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ and 2022 UK tour

  13-10-2021 19:01 via nme.com
  
  Sunflower Bean have released their first new music of 2021 with the track ‘Baby Don’t Cry’. Check it out below along with NME’s interview with the band.
  The new song is only the second release the New York trio have shared since their 2019 EP ‘King Of The Dudes’ and follows last year’s single ‘Moment In The Sun’ and singer Julia Cumming’s Manics collaboration, ‘The Secret He Had Missed‘.READ MORE: Sunflower Bean live in
  
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• Lizzo Sparkles In Sheer Dress at Cardi B’s Dancehall-Themed Birthday Party

  13-10-2021 18:58
  
  Lizzo counted herself as one of the many lucky people to be invited to Cardi B’s 29th birthday bash on Sunday (Oct. 11), and as such, showed up to the star-studded event in a sheer outfit worthy of dancing the night away.
  Ahead of the event, Cardi tweeted out the outfit requirements for her big birthday bash. “Yes, it’s true! The dress code is dancehall! Bring out ya best Caribbean and Dancehall looks!” the rapper wrote, later enforcing the rule on Instagram with a danceh
  
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• Maneskin Scores First Rock & Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Beggin”

  13-10-2021 18:51
  
  A week after capping a seven-week sprint to No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, Måneskin’s “Beggin'” hits the pole position on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay tally dated Oct. 16.
  “Beggin'” rules the latter list in its eighth week with 5.6 million audience impressions (up 7%), according to MRC Data.
  It’s the third song to take eight frames or fewer to crown Rock & Alternative Airplay in 2021, follo
  
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• Mogwai lead tributes to live agent Mick Griffiths who has died

  13-10-2021 18:49 via nme.com
  Live agent Mick Griffiths, who worked with Mogwai, The Go! Team and more, has died.
  Griffiths was an agent at Asgard for 30 years before forming his own booking agency, Art & Industry, back in 2010.
  The latter company released an official statement on Monday (October 11) to confirm that Griffiths “had passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer”.
  “Mick was passionate about music and started his journey in the music industry as Social Secretary of Loughborou
  
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• Five Ways the Music Industry Has Changed Since Adele Last Released an Album

  13-10-2021 18:38
  
  The most remarkable thing about Adele’s singular career is that she moves at her own pace. She’s an unapologetic ballad singer in an era ruled by big beats. And she’s only released three albums over the last 14 years while many of her peers have cranked out new product annually. Her second album 21, released in 2011, has moved 16.1 million equivalent album units, according to MRC Data — making it the biggest album of the decade. And her most recent release, 25, was the to
  
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• Bush Tetras drummer Dee Pop has died aged 65

  13-10-2021 18:38 via nme.com
  
  Dee Pop, best known as the drummer of New York post-punk band Bush Tetras, has died aged 65.
  His death was confirmed by bandmates Cynthia Sley and Pat Place, who shared a statement (via Pitchfork) revealing that Pop died in his sleep on Saturday night (October 9).
  “Dee Pop was a quintessential New Yorker, growing up in Forest Hills Queens and living in New York ever since,” they said of Pop. “He was not only Bush Tetras drummer, but also our archivist, owning an original c
  
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• Exclusive: Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Almost Done’ With First Album With John Frusciante Since 2006

  13-10-2021 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It sounds like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it's different and new," says drummer Chad Smith
  
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• Chad Smith on Why the Chili Peppers’ 2022 Tour Is ‘Scary’ — and Netflix Drum Doc ‘Count Me In’

  13-10-2021 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  'We'll literally have our balls out,' drummer jokes about upcoming tour. 'No one wants to see that! Old balls!'
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo & Alanis Morissette Bond Over Being Child Actors, ‘Mean Girls’ Reaction to Their Smash Debut Albums

  13-10-2021 18:28
  
  On paper, it’s a match made in pop heaven. Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette were both child stars who showed an early proclivity for singing and songwriting, both rose to instant global fame with debut albums featuring fiercely personal, cathartic songs and though separated by three decades, they’re inextricably linked by their ability to survive the slings and arrows of the “mean girl” haters who’ve tried to bring them low.
  The pair discussed all this and more
  
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