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• Fans Choose Mariah Carey’s ‘Fall in Love at Christmas’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

  07-11-2021 23:26
  
  Mariah Carey’s holiday season return has topped this week’s fan-voted new music poll.
  Music fans voted in a poll that was published Friday (Nov. 5) on Billboard, choosing “Fall in Love at Christmas,” Carey’s new holiday tune featuring Kirk Franklin and Khalid, as their favorite new music release of the past week.
  Carey’s fresh holiday collab was the clear leader on this week’s poll, bringing in 50% of the vote. Post Malone and The Weeknd’s synth-he
  
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• Travis Scott Hit With First Astroworld Lawsuit

  07-11-2021 22:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers and, in some cases, actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviors," lawyers for one attendee claim
  
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• Sister of Astroworld Victim Rudy Peña: ‘He Was Everyone’s Favorite. We’re in Shock’

  07-11-2021 22:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  “We have a hole in our hearts," Jennifer Peña says. "We lost a very special person in our lives”
  
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• Ed Sheeran confirms his next album is ready to drop

  07-11-2021 22:26 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has confirmed his manager’s comments that he already has a new album ready to go. Speaking to Jordan and Perri
  
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• Dionne Warwick Herself Crashes ‘SNL’ Talk Show Skit, Sings ‘What the World Needs Now Is Love’: Watch

  07-11-2021 22:20
  
  Saturday Night Live viewers may have found themselves doing a double take during the Nov. 6 episode of the long-running NBC comedy series.
  For nearly a year, SNL cast member Ego Nwodim has been impersonating iconic singer Dionne Warwick in a hilarious recurring talk show-themed sketch in which she grills celebrities with out-of-the-blue questions reminiscent of her witty tweets.
  On Saturday’s episode, the 80-year-old Queen of Twitter herself made a cameo during the laugh-out-loud segment f
  
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• Travis Scott 'devastated' after eight people dead in crowd surge during Astroworld concert

  07-11-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Eight people were killed following a crowd surge while the rapper was performing as part of his Astroworld Festival over the weekend.
  
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• Travis Scott & Live Nation Sued Over ‘Predictable’ Astroworld Tragedy

  07-11-2021 21:13
  
  Travis Scott and other organizers of the Astroworld music festival in Houston are already facing at least one lawsuit over Friday’s deadly crowd surge, filed by an injured concertgoer who called the incident a “predictable and preventable tragedy.”
  In a petition filed Saturday in Harris County District Court, Astroworld attendee Manuel Souza sued Scott himself, as well as organizer ScoreMore and concert giant Live Nation, over the Friday night incident, which left eight dead an
  
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• Who Died in the Astroworld Tragedy?

  07-11-2021 21:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eight people have died as a result of a crowd surge and stampede during Travis Scott's set at Astroworld in Houston. Here's what we know about them so far
  
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• Ed Sheeran Scores Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘=’

  07-11-2021 21:00
  
  Ed Sheeran scores his fourth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest studio album, =, bows atop the list (dated Nov. 13). The set, which was released on Oct. 29, earned 118,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 4, according to MRC Data. Over half of that sum was driven by album sales.
  Sheeran previously led the list with No. 6 Collaborations Project (in 2019), ÷ (in 2017) and x (in 2014). Each of his previous chart-topping albums also debuted at No. 1.
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• Brazilian Star Marília Mendonça Mourned by Thousands in Hometown

  07-11-2021 20:28
  
  Struck with grief, tens of thousands of fans gathered Saturday (Nov. 6) to pay tribute to Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular singers who was killed a day earlier in an airplane crash at age 26.
  The Latin Grammy winner and four other passengers, including her producer and uncle, perished Friday when their plane crashed while flying from Mendonça’s hometown of Goiania in Goias state to Caratinga, a small city in Minas Gerais state north of Rio de Janeir
  
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• 7 Sublime Moments From Brandi Carlile’s Performance of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ at Carnegie Hall

  07-11-2021 20:15
  
  “Man, what a night this is,” exclaimed Brandi Carlile to the fans who filled Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday (Nov. 6) for her performance of Joni Mitchell’s classic 1971 album Blue. It was an extraordinary concert, recapturing the magic and emotions of an album released five decades ago this year, a work that is “so important to all of us and the great landscape of American music,” Carlile said.
  On the eve of Mitchell’s birthday — she turned 78 on
  
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• Ed Sheeran’s Shivers takes on Adele’s Easy On Me for Number 1

  07-11-2021 19:57 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran is up against Adele once again for this week’s Number 1 single on the Official Chart: First Look, one week after releasing his now chart-topping album = (Equals).
  
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• Hear Bob Dylan Play ‘Every Grain of Sand’ For First Time Since 2013

  07-11-2021 19:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The gospel-era gem closed out his show at the KeyBank State Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio
  
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• Roddy Ricch to Donate His Astroworld Performance Earnings to Families of Victims

  07-11-2021 19:23
  
  Roddy Ricch has announced that he’ll donate his performance earnings from Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston, where eight people died amid a crowd surge on Friday (Nov. 5).
  “Please have the families of those who we lost yesterday reach out,” Ricch wrote in his Instagram Stories. “I’ll be donating my net compensation to the families of this incident #Pray4Houston.”
  Ricch has requested for the families to contact Shawn Holiday, who is part of th
  
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• Astroworld Victim Franco Patino Was a ‘Humble’ ‘Protector’ Who Aimed to Help His Mother Walk Again

  07-11-2021 18:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Any chance he got to help somebody who couldn’t help themselves, that was my little brother," Julio Patino says
  
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• Terence ‘Astro’ Wilson, Longtime UB40 Vocalist, Dead at 64

  07-11-2021 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Wilson "toasted" on 19 of British reggae band's albums, including the Number One hit rendition of "Red Red Wine"
  
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• Ed Sheeran Returns to ‘SNL’ With Upbeat ‘=’ Performances After COVID-19 Quarantine: Watch

  07-11-2021 17:57
  
  Despite rumors that his recent positive COVID-19 diagnosis would prevent him from performing on Saturday Night Live, Ed Sheeran returned to Studio 8H on Nov. 6 with upbeat performances from his new album, =.
  Fresh out of self-isolation, the English singer-songwriter appeared vibrant and in good health while delivering rousing performances of “Shivers” and “Overpass Graffiti.” Sheeran, who tested positive for coronavirus in late October, recently spoke with Howard Stern ab
  
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• Kylie Jenner Says Travis Scott Was ‘Unaware of Any Fatalities’ Until Astroworld Ended

  07-11-2021 17:28
  
  Kylie Jenner on Sunday (Nov. 7) said both she and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, were “unaware of any fatalities” until after the Astroworld Festival ended on Friday.
  The reality TV star and mogul said the couple was “devastated” that at least eight people, including a 14-year-old, were killed in a chaotic crowd surge, which occurred at the Houston event.
  In a message posted to Instagram, Jenner made “clear” that she and Scott were “unaware of any fat
  
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• Britney Spears’ ex-managers fight subpoenas and deny knowledge of a listening device

  07-11-2021 17:18 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears’ former managers have argued that the singer cannot subpoena financial records prior to 2019, adding that they had no knowledge of a listening device placed in her bedroom.READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscopeDocuments obtained by Rolling Stone show that lawyers for Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group have argued that there’s no evidence of “extrinsic fraud” which would entitle Spears to subpoena d
  
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• Terence ‘Astro’ Wilson, Former Member of UB40, Dies at 64

  07-11-2021 16:44
  
  British vocalist and former UB40 member Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died following a short illness. He was 64.
  “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” a statement on singer Ali Campbell and Astro’s Twitter account said on Saturday (Nov. 6). “The world will never be the same without him.”
  Astro was a member of the British r
  
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• Astro, Founding Member of UB40, Dies at 64

  07-11-2021 16:44
  
  British vocalist and founding UB40 member Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died following a short illness. He was 64.
  “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” a statement on singer Ali Campbell and Astro’s Twitter account said on Saturday (Nov. 6). “The world will never be the same without him.”
  Astro was a member of the veteran U.K.
  
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• Astro, Former Member of UB40, Dies at 64

  07-11-2021 16:44
  
  British vocalist and former UB40 member Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died following a short illness. He was 64.
  “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” a statement on singer Ali Campbell and Astro’s Twitter account said on Saturday (Nov. 6). “The world will never be the same without him.”
  Astro was a member of the veteran U
  
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• Indigo De Souza shares cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Ivy’, sets US tour to kick off this month

  07-11-2021 16:13 via nme.com
  
  North Carolina singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza has shared a rousing cover of Frank Ocean’s track ‘Ivy’, announcing alongside it a 13-date run of North American tour dates.READ MORE: Indigo De Souza: grunge pop dabbling in peace, love and existential doom‘Ivy’ was originally heard on Ocean’s 2016 album ‘Blond’ (although it had been debuted as a rough draft in 2013). Already a cruisy, vibe-heavy track, De Souza’s cover of ‘Ivy’ br
  
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• Eight Dead, Hundreds Injured: What We Know About the Astroworld Fest Tragedy

  07-11-2021 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Authorities are still sifting through the aftermath of the horrific incident Sunday
  
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• Sunn O))) set to release full BBC Maida Vale session as ‘Metta, Benevolence’

  07-11-2021 15:31 via nme.com
  
  Sunn O))) have announced an unabridged release of their 2019 session performed at the BBC’s iconic Maida Vale Studios, for which they were joined by Swedish multi-hyphenate Anna Von Hausswolff.READ MORE: Sunn O))) – ‘Kannon’ reviewThe renowned drone-metallers performed their three-song set – comprising ‘Pyroclasts F’, ‘Pyroclasts C#’ and ‘Troubled Air’ – on Mary Anne Hobbs’ show for BBC Radio 6 Music. At the time, the
  
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• Paul McCartney: “I never got round to telling John Lennon that I loved him”

  07-11-2021 15:13 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney has spoken about how he “never told John Lennon that he loved him”, but that he now finds it “great” to realise just how much his former Beatle bandmate meant to him.
  Speaking at an event on Friday night (November 5) to launch his new book The Lyrics at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the poet Paul Muldoon noted that one thing that came across strongly in the new book was Macca’s “love” for his late friend.
  “It’s
  
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• Experts claim Astroworld organisers “weren’t prepared” for the crowd

  07-11-2021 15:09 via nme.com
  
  Experts have stated that numerous red flags were raised ahead of the fatal stampede that occurred at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival on Friday (November 5).
  The “mass-casualty” incident at the Houston festival left at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured, according to Texas police.
  There was a warning sign of the tragedy ahead, it appears, as fans stampeded through a security entrance and knocked over metal detectors. The incident was captured on vid
  
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• 808 State’s Andrew Barker has died

  07-11-2021 15:04 via nme.com
  
  808 State bassist and keyboard player Andrew Barker has died, according to a social media statement from the band.
  Posted on Twitter today (November 7), the band said: “Its with a heavy heart to inform you of the passing of Andrew Barker.” The statement from his family reads: His family and friends asks that people respect their privacy at this time but remember him for the joy he brought through his personality and music. You’ll be sadly missed.”Its with a heavy heart to
  
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• Ned Flanders-themed metal band Okilly Dokilly announce farewell tour

  07-11-2021 14:20 via nme.com
  
  Okilly Dokilly – the world’s first (and only) metal band inspired by The Simpsons’ God-fearing neighbour Ned Flanders – have announced a 21-date run of North American headline shows for 2022, marking what may well be the group’s final ever performances.READ MORE: Frontman Of Ned Flanders Metal Group On Why There’s Room For A Whole Scene Of Simpsons-Inspired BandsThe run, aptly branded ‘Tourdilly Do ’22’, will kick off on Thursday April 14 wit
  
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• Noël Wells fights back against defamation accuser who also sued Phoebe Bridgers

  07-11-2021 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Actress and singer-songwriter Noël Wells is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by record producer and owner of Sound Space studios Chris Nelson, who also recently sued Phoebe Bridgers for defamation.READ MORE: The Big Read – Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”Nelson claimed that Bridgers falsely accused him of abusive behaviour last October, and is seeking $3.8million (£2.8million) in damages from the singer-songwriter. It&
  
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• Van Halen’s former singer Sammy Hagar says he has “no problem” with David Lee Roth

  07-11-2021 13:30 via nme.com
  
  Sammy Hagar has opened up about his thoughts on Van Halen’s original frontman, David Lee Roth, saying he ultimately has “no problem” with the hard-rock mainstay.READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayAt the end of October, Hagar kicked off a six-date residency at Las Vegas haunt The STRAT, with a set of performances billed as ‘Sammy Hagar And Friends’ set to run until November 13. Plugging the gi
  
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• Bernard Sumner hails New Order as “real music” over “this put together shit that’s inflicted on all of us these days”

  07-11-2021 12:46 via nme.com
  
  New Order performed a career-spanning set at The O2 in London last night (Saturday November 6), during which frontman Bernard Sumner took aim at the “put together shit” of modern music. Check out photos, footage and the setlist from the show below.READ MORE “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’Following on from their huge Manchester homecoming show back in September, the band played a sold-ou
  
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• Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx says he wants to release a children’s book in 2022

  07-11-2021 12:21 via nme.com
  
  Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has opened up on his intent to release a children’s book next year, saying in a new interview that he and his wife are currently working on the title.READ MORE: The Dirt film review – forget passing the Bechdel test, this wouldn’t even pass a literacy testIn a recent chat with The Aquarian (as reported by Blabbermouth), Sixx explained that his as-yet-untitled endeavour into the world of junior literature would follow the advent
  
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• Baby Queen now has a gaming music show through BBC Sounds

  07-11-2021 12:06 via nme.com
  
  Baby Queen has released the first volume of her new show, Gameplay With Baby Queen, which is available through BBC Sounds.READ MORE: Here’s why walking sims are as important as any other gaming genreThe new show features soundtracks from games chosen by Baby Queen, with the first volume available now on the BBC Sounds website, and it features tracks from The Legend Of Zelda, Sable, and Red Dead Redemption 2. Each volume will run for an hour, and will be available online for 30 days after b
  
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• Damon Dash ready to end Jay-Z feud: “We need to squash everything”

  07-11-2021 12:03 via nme.com
  
  Damon Dash has said that he’s open to ending the decades-long feud with his Roc-A-Fella co-founder Jay-Z.
  His comments come on the back of Jay’s heartfelt shout-out to Dash during his acceptance speech at the ceremony for his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. Former US president Barack Obama inducted Jay-Z as the latest rap star to receive the honour, joining previous hip-hop inductees The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A. and Public Enemy.
  “Shout-out to Dame,” Jay sa
  
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• Nova Twins take to the streets of London for Climate Live pop-up gig

  07-11-2021 11:48 via nme.com
  
  Nova Twins made a surprise appearance in London yesterday, performing from an open-top bus at the Camden Stables as part of an impromptu setup organised by Climate Live.READ MORE: Nova Twins: “The massive surge of POC pop-punk and rock is an act of rebellion”The Climate Live initiative was launched in November of 2020 and made its official debut this April, with the primary aim (per its website) being to “enlarge the global movement [to fight climate change] by engaging with a
  
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• Watch Ed Sheeran perform ‘Overpass Graffiti’ and ‘Shivers’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

  07-11-2021 11:45 via nme.com
  
  Newly recovered from a “pretty gnarly” bout of COVID-19, Ed Sheeran appeared on this week’s Saturday Night Live to perform two songs from his latest album, ‘=’.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streakFor a short period of time, it was unclear if Sheeran would actually make it to the SNL stage – his latest appearance on the series was announced on October 24, but it was only a few hou
  
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• Silk Sonic stars Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak argue about their music 'all the time'

  07-11-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Silk Sonic duo Bruno mars and Anderson .Paak admit they are always arguing about their music together.
  
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• Sam Fender turned down Sir Elton John duet

  07-11-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Fender was too busy with his own music to record a duet with Sir Elton John for the veteran singer's 'Lockdown Sessions' album.
  
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• Shakira was subjected to 'uncomfortable' stereotypes as young singer

  07-11-2021 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker has sold over 75 million records and is one of the world's best-selling music artists.
  
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• Snoop Dogg wants to bridge the generation gap with new album

  07-11-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg wants his new album 'The Algorithm' to be something for "the whole house"
  
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• Richard Ashcroft: Netflix wanted Bitter Sweet Symphony row TV show

  07-11-2021 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Richard Ashcroft has claimed Netflix made a "terrible" pitch for a docudrama about the copyright row surrounding The Verve's 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'.
  
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• Watch Ed Sheeran’s Post-Quarantine ‘Saturday Night Live’ Performance

  07-11-2021 06:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter played "Shivers" and "Overpass Graffiti" from his fifth studio album '='
  
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• Listen to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s accordion-only cover of Sparks classic

  07-11-2021 05:11 via nme.com
  
  “Weird Al” Yankovic has paid homage to the great Sparks, dropping an accordion take on their classic song, ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us’.READ MORE: Sparks and Edgar Wright’s ‘The Sparks Brothers’: “This is the totality of who we are”While Sparks’ original 1974 single regales with the flair and experimentation heard throughout rock ‘n’ roll in that decade, Yankovic’s version, by contrast, is complete
  
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• Travis Scott on fatal Astroworld crowd crush: “Anytime I can make out what’s going on, I stop the show”

  07-11-2021 04:23 via nme.com
  
  Travis Scott has given an additional statement following the crowd crush at his Astroworld festival that left at least eight people dead, saying that he could “never imagine anything like this happening”.
  A “mass-casualty” incident at the Houston festival on Friday (November 5) left at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured, according to Texas police.
  Scott posted a video message on his Instagram Story, saying that he “wants to send out prayer
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly announces new custom Schecter signature guitar

  07-11-2021 04:21 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has released a new signature guitar, designed in collaboration with renowned guitar manufacturer, Schecter.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ review: rap devil proves that pop-punk ain’t deadDubbed the Machine Gun Kelly Signature PT, the instrument comes in a vivid pink, reminiscent of the colour scheme the rapper-turned-pop punk musician used for his latest album, ‘Tickets To My Downfall’.
  As reported by Alternative Pres
  
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• ‘They Weren’t Prepared for the Crowd They Were Going to Get’: Experts Point to Missed Warning Signs at Astroworld

  07-11-2021 03:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  From gate-crashing fans to a history of safety concerns at Travis Scott shows, red flags piled up before the tragedy
  
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• ‘They Weren’t Prepared’: Experts Point to Missed Warning Signs at Astroworld

  07-11-2021 03:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  From gate-crashing fans to a history of safety concerns at Travis Scott shows, red flags piled up before the tragedy
  
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• Travis Scott Addresses Astroworld Tragedy in Video to Fans: ‘I Could Never Imagine the Severity of the Situation’

  07-11-2021 03:13
  
  Travis Scott addressed his fans in a video posted Saturday night (Nov. 6) following the tragedy that took place during his set at Friday’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, where eight people died amid a crowd surge.
  “I just want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night,” Scott posted in a clip posted on his Instagram Stories. “We’re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time.”
  He added,
  
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• Twin Atlantic explore the impacts of influencer culture in new single ‘Get Famous’

  07-11-2021 03:07 via nme.com
  
  Twin Atlantic have dropped a scathing new single, ‘Get Famous’, that explores the “best and worst” of influencer culture in its lyrics and tongue-in-cheek music video.READ MORE: Twin Atlantic say their new album is more “lo-fi” and “on the nose”The band’s vocalist, Sam McTrusty, talked about these sentiments and how they’re demonstrated in the song’s official music video. “Essentially, it’s me having a meltdown,”
  
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