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• St. Vincent, Iggy Pop and Grimes feature in 2022 Pirelli calendar

  29-11-2021 23:40 via nme.com
  
  St. Vincent, Iggy Pop and Grimes are among a host of artists who have been featured in the 2022 Pirelli calendar.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: The Cribs’ Ryan Jarman On Idolising Bryan AdamsThe collection, which was shot by Bryan Adams, also features images of Cher, Jennifer Hudson, Normani, Rita Ora, Bohan Phoenix, Kali Uchis and Saweetie and Adams himself.
  On the calendar set, according to a press release, “the musicians relive moments of life on tour, from the tension before a
  
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• Queen Guitarist Brian May Says Media Made Him Look ‘Unfriendly’ to Trans People

  29-11-2021 23:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Queen guitarist Brian May has clarified comments he made in an UK interview. The 74-year-old guitarist recently spoke with The Mirror about the BRIT Awards. The organization is removing gendered awards for its 2022 ceremonies. May was quoted as calling the decision an example of a ‘frightening’ trend. May said he didn’t believe Queen would […]
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• 60 Guitars Destroyed in Fire at Avett Brothers Band Home

  29-11-2021 23:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A fire has destroyed 60 guitars and more than 100 paintings at the home of Jim Avett, father of the Avett Brothers. “The fire started from a golf cart,” Avett posted to Facebook on late Friday. “Half the house is totally beyond repair.” Avett says all the guitars were almost a total loss, and over […]
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• Grimes Teases Something Called ‘Player of Games’ With Binary Code, Because She’s Grimes

  29-11-2021 22:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track's title is strikingly similar to that of a 1988 sci-fi book by Iain Banks, The Player of the Games
  
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• YoungBoy Music Videos Abruptly Removed From YouTube As Rapper Awaits Trial

  29-11-2021 22:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Despite boasting north of 10 million subscribers and an original total of over 9.13 billion total views – the latter figure has decreased to 1.25 billion post-deletions – the YouTube channel of NBA YoungBoy no longer features the rapper’s music videos, while the page’s “videos” tab has been cleared of uploads altogether. Diehard fans quickly […]
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• Stormzy is hosting a Christmas party for Croydon residents

  29-11-2021 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Stormzy is hosting a Christmas party for residents in Croydon later this week.
  The bash, which is the first from his charity #Merky Foundation, will take place at Fairfield Halls in his hometown this Friday (December 3).
  The event will be split over two time slots throughout the day with the first half for those aged four and above, and the second half for those 10-years-of age and above, with Stormzy also being present to join in the fun.
  The party will include games, performances, workshops, a
  
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• Watch GWAR help retrieve a fan’s prosthetic leg lost during crowdsurfing

  29-11-2021 21:59 via nme.com
  
  American metal band GWAR have shared a video showing how they helped a fan retrieve his prosthetic leg during one of their concerts.
  The band took to Instagram last night (November 28) to share the clip from their recent show in Los Angeles where a member of the audience lost his prosthetic leg in the crowd while crowdsurfing.
  This prompted bassist Beefcake The Mighty to say: “If anybody’s got a fake leg out there, or got an extra fake leg, send it this way because this guy need his
  
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• Charli XCX laughs off wardrobe malfunction as she presents ARIA Music Award

  29-11-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The strap of Charli XCX's little black dress fell down.
  
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• Spotify Retires Car View in Favor of Car Thing – People Are Pissed

  29-11-2021 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify Car View is gone. The music streaming giant is retiring the view in favor of its hardware, Car Thing. Spotify introduced the stripped-down Car View mode in 2019 with just music controls. When your phone is connected to your car via Bluetooth, menus, album art, and other distractions are removed. The control buttons for […]
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• Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr pay tribute to George Harrison on 20th anniversary of late Beatle’s death

  29-11-2021 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have shared tributes to late The Beatles bandmate George Harrison on the 20th anniversary of the latter’s passing.READ MORE: Every song The Beatles play in Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’Harrison, who was the longtime guitarist of the Fab Four, died of lung cancer on November 29, 2001 at the age of 58.
  McCartney took to Twitter to share an old image of himself and Harrison in the studio with a caption reading: “Hard to believe that we lost
  
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• Idris Elba: 'DMX 'Slippin' is the song that I play in the shower, every single shower I have'

  29-11-2021 20:57 via music-news.com
  
  Idris Elba is joined by friends DJ Boogie, DJ S.K.T, Tash LC and Majestic for a ChristMASH Soundclash. They each spin the
  
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• Oasis tribute band stranded with revellers in Yorkshire pub have finally escaped

  29-11-2021 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Oasis tribute band, Noasis, have finally escaped after becoming stranded in a Yorkshire pub for four days.
  Storm Arwen left 61 people at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales stuck after five feet of snow fell suddenly on Friday (November 26). The pub is 528m above sea level, the highest in the UK.
  The band played a gig at the pub on Friday night (November 26) and got stranded following the heavy snow until this evening (November 29).
  Posting on Twitter after they finally escaped, the band wro
  
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• Fetty Wap Agrees to Federal Drug Case Delay Amid ‘Plea Negotiations’

  29-11-2021 20:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper has pleaded not guilty to felony charges alleging he and five co-defendants conspired to distribute more than 100 kilograms of controlled substances including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine
  
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• An Oasis Cover Band Played a Gig Friday Night. Three Days Later, They Finally Left the Building

  29-11-2021 20:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Noasis, alongside over 50 patrons and staff, were stranded at a remote pub in Yorkshire, England after heavy snowfall
  
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• Ari Lennox Arrested in Amsterdam After Claiming She Was Racially Profiled

  29-11-2021 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lennox criticized airport security on social media, while Dutch authorities claimed the R&B singer was drunk and causing a disturbance
  
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• Watch FKA Twigs wield a sword in new video for ‘Measure Of A Man’

  29-11-2021 20:09 via nme.com
  
  FKA Twigs has unveiled a new video for recent single ‘Measure Of A Man’ featuring Central Cee – watch it below.
  First released earlier this month, the clip for ‘Measure Of A Man’ arrived on YouTube today (November 29), and features exclusive footage from the upcoming film, The King’s Man.READ MORE: Central Cee – ‘Wild West’ mixtape review: a tantalising glimpse at drill’s futureThe Diana Kunst-directed video sees FKA Twigs wield a sword
  
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• Lorde: 'Tequila and kombucha... So simple yet so genius'

  29-11-2021 19:51 via music-news.com
  
  Lorde shares her favourite songs to play during New Zealand’s summer days plus she shares her best Christmas and summer memories.
  
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• FKA Twigs Wields a Glimmering Blade in Central Cee-Assisted ‘Measure of a Man’ Music Video

  29-11-2021 19:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Video was directed by Diana Kunst and features clips from the upcoming film The King’s Man
  
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• Wet Leg announce debut album and share two new songs ‘Too Late Now’ and ‘Oh No’

  29-11-2021 19:31 via nme.com
  
  Wet Leg have announced full details of their debut album and shared two new songs ‘Too Late Now’ and ‘Oh No’, which you can listen to below.READ MORE: Wet Leg: “We want to be recognised as guitar heroes”Their self-titled debut album will be released on April 8, 2022 via Domino.
  It is available to pre-order on exclusive clear vinyl (with a 7” of two non-album tracks), standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally here. A variety of merch (T-shirt, print) is
  
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• ‘We Want to Be Goofy and a Little Bit Rude’: Wet Leg Finally Announce Debut Album

  29-11-2021 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Isle of Wight duo drop two new singles, announcing North American shows next year
  
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• Sam Fender, Kasabian, Bombay Bicycle Club and Blossoms lead Truck Festival’s 2022 line-up

  29-11-2021 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Sam Fender, Kasabian, Bombay Bicycle Club, Blossoms and The Kooks have been announced for next year’s Truck Festival.
  The Oxford bash makes its return at Hill Farm from July 22-24 in 2022 for its 25th anniversary, after three years away.
  This year, the festival was cancelled after the government failed to back up an insurance scheme for live events and it didn’t go ahead in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  Other acts on the bill include Sigrid, Easy Life, Sports Team, Inhal
  
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• Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO

  29-11-2021 18:56 via nme.com
  
  Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced his resignation as CEO of the social media company, effective immediately.
  Dorsey announced the news today (November 29) via a tweet, in which he announced that current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal would be taking over as CEO.
  “There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being “founder-led”. Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to e
  
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• Adele heading for second week at Number 1 with '30'

  29-11-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Adele is heading for a second week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with her record-breaking fourth album, 30.
  
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• Gwen Stefani: 'Dreams come true, guys. Christmas miracles happen to people'

  29-11-2021 18:49 via music-news.com
  
  Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani bring their Christmas fun to this one-hour special, as they share their family traditions
  
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• Believe Acquires South Indian Film-Soundtrack Label Think Music In $14.6 Million Deal

  29-11-2021 18:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A little over three weeks after fronting $14 million for a 25 percent interest in indie label (and TF1 Group subsidiary) Play Two, Believe has purchased Think Music, “a leader in South India film soundtracks.” The Paris-headquartered indie distributor and label Believe unveiled this latest acquisition today, via a formal release that was emailed to […]
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• The Libertines announce huge 20th anniversary ‘Up The Bracket’ shows

  29-11-2021 18:00 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines have announced a series of UK dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Up The Bracket’.READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term”The band, who are already in the middle of their ‘Giddy Up A Ding-Dong Tour’, have announced three huge outdoor shows in Manchester, Hatfield and Cardiff along with an indoor show in Edinburgh.
  The shows will kick off at C
  
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• Yungblud teases “surprise” event in London tomorrow

  29-11-2021 17:57 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has revealed that he has a surprise for fans tomorrow (November 30), in a cryptic message posted on social media.READ MORE: Yungblud live in London: stadium-baiting ambition (and plenty of pyro)“Meet me at Camden Market 3pm tomorrow (30th),” he wrote in the post. “I have a surprise.”
  Fans have been excitedly replying to his announcement, with some expressing their disappointment that only London audiences will get to see the star. One person tweeted: “
  
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• The New Pornographers Ride Again: Carl Newman on 21 Years of Being ‘a Band That Should Not Exist’

  29-11-2021 17:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The songwriter goes deep on the origins of his unlikely supergroup, the genius of Neko Case and Dan Bejar, and the year indie rock broke
  
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• Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s Christmas single is coming Friday

  29-11-2021 17:11 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran and Elton John have announced details of their upcoming Christmas duet. Watch the teaser below.
  The single, titled ‘Merry Christmas’, will be released on Friday, (December 3) and was announced by Sheeran in an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”“Elton rang me on Christmas Day to say Merry Christmas. Elton rings me almost every single day,
  
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• Stephen Fretwell announces 2022 UK and Ireland tour dates

  29-11-2021 16:40 via nme.com
  
  Stephen Fretwell has announced dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022 – see all the details below.
  The tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24, stopping off in Cardiff (March 3), Liverpool (March 5) and Newcastle (March 7) along the way. The final date will be at London’s Grand Junction on March 11.
  The singer-songwriter finished up a sold-out UK tour in Glasgow earlier this month, which was in support of his comeback album ‘Busy Guy‘. The new LP was Fretw
  
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• Teyana Taylor hospitalised during tour after her body 'shut down'

  29-11-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  After cancelling a show in Connecticut on Saturday, the We Got Love singer posted an update to fans on Instagram.
  
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• Kanye West dedicates Sunday Service to late designer Virgil Abloh

  29-11-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Gigi and Bella Hadid wrote lengthy tributes to the designer.
  
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• An Oasis Cover Band Played a Gig Friday Night. Three Days Later, They’re Still There

  29-11-2021 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Noasis, alongside over 50 patrons and staff, have been stranded at a remote pub in Yorkshire, England after heavy snowfall
  
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• Ari Lennox says she has been arrested for “reacting to a woman racially profiling me”

  29-11-2021 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Ari Lennox says that she has been arrested at Amsterdam airport, after allegedly being racially profiled by a member of staff.
  The 30-year old R&B singer, real name is Courtney Shanade Salter, shared a series of tweets this morning (November 29), discussing the situation. It has since been reported by Reuters that Dutch military police arrested Lennox for disturbing public order.
  “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me,” Lennox wr
  
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• 24 Reasons We’ll Keep Watching the Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ Forever

  29-11-2021 16:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  The greatest moments from Peter Jackson's epic gift to Beatles fans
  
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• Teyana Taylor updates fans after being hospitalised for exhaustion

  29-11-2021 15:56 via nme.com
  
  Teyana Taylor has given an update on Instagram after she was hospitalised for exhaustion on her ‘The Last Rose Petal Tour’. See her post below.READ MORE: Teyana Taylor – ‘The Album’ review: a celebration of family and a statement of self-love“Thank you for being so understanding,” Taylor wrote alongside a photo of her in hospital. “Y’all know Petunia don’t miss no shows & most importantly, know I’ve been leaving it all on
  
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• Frank Ocean Shares Tribute to Virgil Abloh: ‘He Was Interested in Living and Living to the Maximum Extent of His Level’

  29-11-2021 15:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Message marks one of many outpourings of love from artists who worked closely with Abloh
  
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• Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returns to show after cancer diagnosis: “I owe the NHS my life”

  29-11-2021 15:10 via nme.com
  
  BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returned to host her Weekend Breakfast show on Saturday (November 27) following her cancer diagnosis.
  Last month, Roberts revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer, saying that “so far the outlook is positive and I feel so lucky I can be treated”.
  Speaking during the show at the weekend, Roberts said: “The good news is, they found the tumour… they’ve taken it away. My body is on the mend and I am here.”
  “It&rsqu
  
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• BTS Bring Out Megan Thee Stallion for Live Debut of ‘Butter’ Remix in Los Angeles

  29-11-2021 14:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper joined the Korean stars on night two of their four-night stand at SoFi Stadium
  
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• Bilbao BBK organisers announce new Spanish festival with Arctic Monkeys, Kraftwerk and more

  29-11-2021 14:34 via nme.com
  
  The organisers of Spain’s Bilbao BBK Live have announced a brand new three day music festival called Cala Mijas.READ MORE: European festivals on returning in 2021: “We are only more optimistic for the summer”Taking place from September 1-3, 2022 in the town of Mijas, just south of Malaga, the festival has revealed the first 14 names on the bill. Arctic Monkeys have been confirmed for a headline slot, with other names including Kraftwerk, Hot Chip, Chet Faker and Blossoms.
  
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• Peter Jackson defends ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ doc’s lengthy runtime

  29-11-2021 14:20 via nme.com
  
  Peter Jackson has defended the hefty runtime of his new documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, admitting he wanted to include everything “important”.
  The newly-released three-part Disney+ series saw the Lord Of The Rings director wade through 60 hours of footage from Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film Let It Be, which covers the making of the band’s final studio album.READ MORE ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but ut
  
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• Investigation Underway After Fans Crashed London Wizkid Show

  29-11-2021 14:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Social media footage showed fans storming through security gates ahead of the show
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion, Kehlani and more come out in support of Rico Nasty after Playboi Carti tour confession

  29-11-2021 13:55 via nme.com
  
  Rico Nasty has received vocal support from fellow artists after the difficulties she has faced on Playboi Carti’s King Vamp tour.READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”After Saturday night’s (November 27) tour stop, Rico posted some concerning messages in multiple since-deleted Twitter posts, writing: “I dead ass need at least two hours out of each day. To just cry. Crazy how I wanted a tour bus my whole life and now I just
  
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• Taylor Swift says Billy Joel comparing her to The Beatles “broke my brain”

  29-11-2021 13:19 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has reacted to Billy Joel saying that she is “like that generation’s Beatles“.
  In a recent interview with USA Today, Joel was asked about who is favourite “current singers” were, and after praising Adele, he referred to Swift as the Fab Four of her generation.
  “She’s productive and keeps coming up with great concepts and songs and she’s huge,” Joel added. “You have to give her high marks. She knows music and she knows how t
  
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• Adele’s ’30’ scores biggest opening sales of 2021 in US

  29-11-2021 13:07 via nme.com
  
  Adele‘s new album ’30’ has opened at the top of the US charts, with 839,000 equivalent album units sold, according to MRC Data.READ MORE: Adele-ageddon! ‘30’ marks lockdown four for musicThis marks the biggest opening sales of 2021, landing ahead of Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy‘, which opened with 613,000 units in September.
  The US figures comprise 692,000 album sales (487,000 physical albums and 205,000 digital albums), as well as 141,00
  
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• Royal Blood to play first gig at new Swansea Arena

  29-11-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Royal Blood have been chosen to play the first gig at the brand new Swansea Arena.
  
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• Melanie C axes European gigs due to COVID-19

  29-11-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Melanie C has been forced to call off the European dates of her solo tour, due to rising cases of COVID-19 throughout Europe.
  
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• Las Vegas venues in 'bidding war' to host potential ABBA avatar residency

  29-11-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  ABBA's digital avatar tour could be heading to Las Vegas in 2024.
  
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• James Bay set to play intimate gigs for Independent Venue Week 2022

  29-11-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  James Bay fans have the chance to catch the singer-songwriter at a small venues across the UK in 2022.
  
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• Halsey says asking Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to collaborate was like “writing a letter to Santa”

  29-11-2021 12:30 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has discussed asking Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to collaborate on their new album, saying it was like “writing a letter to Santa”.
  The Nine Inch Nails duo produced the pop star’s new album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’, which was recently nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2022 Grammys.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre”Sp
  
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