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• Royal Blood announce 2022 North American tour

  30-11-2021 23:57 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood have announced that they’ll be heading out on a North American tour in 2022 – see the full list of dates below.READ MORE: Royal Blood: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”The run of dates, which are set to start in Toronto on April 18 and end on May 24 in Boston, will be in support of the Brighton band’s latest album, ‘Typhoons’, which was released back in April.
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• Adele announces Las Vegas residency

  30-11-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The British singer-songwriter released her fourth studio album 30 earlier this month.
  
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• Aaron Carter and fiancée split one week after son's birth

  30-11-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Aaron Carter and Melanie Martin announced their engagement in mid-2020.
  
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• Arca releases ‘KICK ii’ project early

  30-11-2021 22:57 via nme.com
  
  Arca, who was due to release her ‘KICK ii’, ‘KicK iii’ and ‘kick iiii’ albums on Friday (December 3), has brought ‘KICK ii’ forward a few days.READ MORE: Arca – ‘KiCk i’ review: a new high watermark for the wildly innovative producer’s experimental popThe second volume of her ‘Kick’ album series, released via XL Recordings, follows last year’s Grammy-nominated ‘KiCk i’, and features contribution
  
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• Tuned Global Announces ‘Major Relaunch’ of Ivory Coast-Based Streaming Service WAW MUZIK

  30-11-2021 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Over the summer, Tuned Global inked a deal to power music streaming in LYKA, a social-media app that’s pursuing growth in Southeast Asia. Now, as Africa’s music market continues to expand, the B2B streaming-technology company is working on “a major relaunch” of West African streaming service WAW MUZIK. Melbourne-headquartered Tuned Global and Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based […]
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• BTS heads Apple Music's list of Top Streamed Songs

  30-11-2021 22:14 via music-news.com
  
  BTS' 'Dynamite' leads the annual Top 100 charts from Apple Music.
  
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• Sum 41, Dropkick Murphys and more join Slam Dunk line-up as Rancid pull out

  30-11-2021 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Sum 41 and Dropkick Murphys are among the names that have been added to the line-up for next year’s Slam Dunk Festival.
  The North edition of the event, held at Temple Newsam in Leeds will take place on June 3, 2022, while Slam Dunk South in Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire will take place a day later on June 4.
  Today (November 30), festival organisers announced that previously confirmed headliners Rancid will no longer be performing, and that Sum 41 and Dropkick Murphys will top the bill
  
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• Jazmine Sullivan Plots In-Demand 2022 ‘Heaux Tales’ Tour

  30-11-2021 22:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 25-city stretch begins February 14th with tickets on sale December 3rd
  
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• Adele Announces Las Vegas Residency at Caesars Palace

  30-11-2021 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Adele has announced a Las Vegas residency for the first half of 2022. The legendary singer will perform on Friday and Saturday nights at the Colosseum theatre at Caesars Palace Hotel. Shows start January 16, 2022 and last until April 16, 2022. Adele will sing for crowds in Las Vegas every weekend between that date […]
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• Mötley Crüe Sell Entire Recorded Music Catalog to BMG

  30-11-2021 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The hair metal giants acquired their recorded music rights in the Nineties and have now cashed out in a new deal with BMG
  
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• Foo Fighters Plot 2022 Stadium Tour

  30-11-2021 21:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will play a handful of shows in May before launching a proper run in support of Medicine at Midnight in July
  
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• Manic Street Preachers share new ‘Duets’ digital album

  30-11-2021 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers have released a new digital album, ‘I Live Through These Moments Again And Again: The Duets 1992 – 2021’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”The first in a series of Spotify playlists specially curated by the band collects together all of the guest duets from their 1992 debut ‘Generation Terrorists’ through to this year’s ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’.
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• They Called Their Band Omicron. Now They’re Sharing the Name With a Covid Variant

  30-11-2021 20:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Whether for the right or wrong reasons, we’ve been getting clicks," says guitarist Li Heng Chan of the defunct Hong Kong prog-metal outfit. "It’s been a lot to process”
  
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• Marilyn Manson’s Home Raided By L.A. County Sheriff

  30-11-2021 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed it raided Marilyn Manson’s home. The raid was confirmed to Rolling Stone by sources in the department. The raid comes after an expose on Brian Warner’s alleged sexual abuse of several women in Hollywood. Those abuse allegations include locking them in soundproof booths and physically and verbally […]
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• What’s the Best Selling Album of 2021?

  30-11-2021 20:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Curious to know what’s the best-selling album of 2021? Plenty of music titans dropped albums this year – here’s a peek at the numbers. Adele’s 30 smashed opening week album sales with 839,000 album-equivalent units, according to Billboard. That debut beat Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, which hit 613,000 album units in September. Taylor Swift’s re-release […]
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• Iron Maiden and Marvel join forces for unique merchandise collection

  30-11-2021 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Iron Maiden and comic book powerhouse Marvel have joined forces to release a unique new merchandise collection.READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classicLaunching in time for Christmas, the assortment of apparel and accessories intertwines the universes of both brands, highlighting iconic Marvel characters and the classic rock band’s notorious Eddie character.
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• Will Omicron Cripple Touring? Live Nation Stock Rebounds After Variant-Driven Falloff

  30-11-2021 19:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Last week, as cases (and media reports) of the Omicron COVID-19 variant surfaced, the per-share price of Live Nation stock (NYSE: LYV) dipped from about $113 to roughly $100. And while the company’s stock has since rebounded to around $106 per share, some are speculating about the long-term effects that Omicron will have on the […]
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• Gorillaz tease footage of ‘Désolé’ from forthcoming ‘Song Machine Live’ cinema release

  30-11-2021 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Gorillaz have teased footage of ‘Désolé’ from the forthcoming Song Machine Live cinema release next month.READ MORE: ‘Gorillaz’ at 20: how Damon Albarn’s virtual band shaped music historyThe clip, which you can watch below, features Fatoumata Diawara and was recorded at the band’s London-based Kong Studios HQ in 2020. Song Machine Live also features guest appearances from Leee John, Georgia, Peter Hook, Kano, Slowthai, Slaves, Robert Smith and Ma
  
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• Brian Wilson and Chicago Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour

  30-11-2021 19:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The tour kicks off June 7 at the Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona, and wraps up July 26 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan
  
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• Laura Jane Grace Calls ‘Day Old Coffee’ ‘The Worst Song I’ve Ever Written,’ Unveils Caffeinated Music Video Anyway

  30-11-2021 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  “This is the worst song I’ve ever written but the video turned out really good,” Grace said
  
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• Adele Announces Las Vegas Residency After Releasing Smash Album 30

  30-11-2021 18:57
  
  Adele's Las Vegas residency, set to hit the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, will kick off in January 2022.
  
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• Listen to Phoebe Bridgers cover Tom Waits’ ‘Day After Tomorrow’ backed by a choir

  30-11-2021 18:49 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers has shared a cover of Tom Waits‘ 2004 track ‘Day After Tomorrow’.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”Produced by Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska and Bridgers herself, the song finds the singer-songwriter backed by a choir which includes Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford. You can listen to it below.
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• Exclusive: Turnpike Troubadours Talk Unexpected Hiatus, Newfound Sobriety, and Surprise Reunion

  30-11-2021 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  With front man Evan Felker sober and refocused, the Red Dirt group end a two-year-plus break and plot a new future. "I miss playing music," Felker says, "but I don’t miss being drunk and telling the same stories over and over again"
  
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• Song You Need to Know: Musclecars, ‘Shelter’

  30-11-2021 17:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Veteran Ron Trent turns in a heavenly remix
  
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• 500 Greatest Albums Podcast: Hear How Alice Coltrane Turned Tragedy Into Musical Triumph

  30-11-2021 17:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Our latest episode tells the harrowing and inspiring story behind the pianist-harpist's 1971 masterpiece Journey in Satchidananda
  
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• Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson to host two-hour New Year’s Eve TV special

  30-11-2021 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson have been confirmed as hosts for a two-hour TV special on New Year’s Eve.
  The NBC event, called Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party Hosted By Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson, promises a “star-studded lineup of special guests and musical performances” to be confirmed.READ MORE: SNL heroes: stunning Saturday Night Live performances by your favourite starsSaturday Night Live‘s Lorne Michael is on board to executive produce
  
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• Foo Fighters announce 2022 US stadium tour

  30-11-2021 17:28 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have announced a huge stadium tour of North America in the summer of 2022.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”The band will perform 17 shows which will kick off at the Pavilion At Star Lake in Pennsylvania on May 14 before moving on to venues such as Citi Field in New York City, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, and T-Mobile Park in Seattle before wrapping up at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angel
  
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• Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson Join Jimmy Fallon for Mixtape Medley on ‘That’s My Jam’

  30-11-2021 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  'The Voice' powerhouse coaches go head to head singing songs from Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Shania Twain and Cher
  
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• Rihanna honoured as National Hero of Barbados

  30-11-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer received the honour at the country's first-ever Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, where Dame Sandra Mason became the island's leader.
  
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• Primal Scream announce extra dates for ‘Screamadelica’ UK tour

  30-11-2021 16:14 via nme.com
  
  Primal Scream have added two extra dates to their ‘Screamadelica’ UK tour next year – find all the details belowREAD MORE: In 1989 Andrew Weatherall wrote an NME live review of Primal Scream, which led to ‘Screamadelica’ – read it hereAs announced in September, Bobby Gillespie and co. will perform their seminal 1991 album in full next July to mark its 30th anniversary. Gigs are scheduled for Glasgow (July 1), Manchester (9) and London (16).
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• Adele announces 12-week Las Vegas residency in 2022

  30-11-2021 16:14 via nme.com
  
  Adele has announced a 12-week residency in Las Vegas.READ MORE: Adele-ageddon! ‘30’ marks lockdown four for musicThe singer-songwriter will be performing two shows every weekend at the Colosseum in the Caesars Palace hotel from January 21 through to April 16, 2022.
  The residency entitled ‘Weekends With Adele’ comes ahead of her two sold-out dates at BST Hyde Park in the UK next summer.
  Fans are already being encouraged to sign up for pre-sale tickets from today at 6a
  
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• Listen to Vic Mensa’s “posthumous letter” to Virgil Abloh, ‘What You Taught Us’

  30-11-2021 15:42 via nme.com
  
  Vic Mensa has shared a new track called ‘What You Taught Us’, a tribute to the late Virgil Abloh.
  Read More: Vic Mensa: “Hip-hop is resistance in its purest manifestation”
  The DJ and influential fashion designer for Louis Vuitton and Off White died on Sunday (November 28) after privately suffering from cancer for several years.
  In the wake of his passing, the likes of Drake, Kevin Abstract and Finneas paid their respects online. Frank Ocean later shared a tribute to his &
  
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• Leon Bridges announces 2022 UK and European tour

  30-11-2021 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Leon Bridges has announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.
  The Texas singer-songwriter/producer will hit the road next summer in support of his third studio album, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, which came out back in July.READ MORE: Leon Bridges – ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ review: R&B journeyman retools the bluesAs announced last week, Bridges is set to perform at Best Kept Secret 2022 alongside the likes of The Strokes, Nick
  
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• Artists criticise Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI defence tech

  30-11-2021 14:54 via nme.com
  
  Spotify‘s CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in artificial intelligence defence technology has been met with backlash by artists and users on the streaming platform.
  Ek announced earlier this month, that he was investing 100million euros (£85.2 million) into defence company Helsing and he was joining the board.
  The company plans to use artificial intelligence to support militaries in battlefield assessment operations, reports Mixmag.
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• Watch Thundercat perform with Haim, Flying Lotus and Ty Dolla $ign



  30-11-2021 14:50 via nme.com
  
  Thundercat performed with Haim, Flying Lotus, Ty Dolla $ign and more during a show in Los Angeles over the weekend.
  The LA musician brought a host of guests to the stage while playing at the city’s Shrine Exposition Hall venue on Saturday night (November 27).Read More: On Haim’s extended ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, Thundercat lifts ‘3am’ even higherEarly in the 18-song set, Thundercat was joined by two-thirds of Haim (sisters Danielle and Este) for a remix of &l
  
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• Listen to Black Country, New Road’s tender new single ‘Concorde’

  30-11-2021 14:02 via nme.com
  
  Black Country, New Road have shared their latest single ‘Concorde’.READ MORE: Black Country, New Road have finished a new “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” albumThe track, which you can listen to below, is the third to be showcased from their forthcoming album ‘Ants From Up There’.
  They previously released Steve Reich-inspired single, ‘Bread Song‘ and ‘Chaos Space Marine’ from the LP which is set for release on February
  
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• MTV Push UK & IRE announce 2022 Shortlist

  30-11-2021 13:39 via music-news.com
  
  MTV UK & IRE today released the complete shortlist for its highly anticipated MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2022 campaign
  
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• Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder and more set for National Lottery's Revive Live Tour 2022

  30-11-2021 13:09 via music-news.com
  
  Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder, Enter Shikari and more have signed up for the second National Lottery Revive Live Tour.
  
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• Blue announce 2022 20th anniversary tour

  30-11-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Boy band Blue are back with an arena tour planned for September 2022 to mark two decades of their chart-topping debut album, 'All Rise'.
  
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• Government publishes final Events Research Programme results

  30-11-2021 12:53 via nme.com
  
  The government has published the final results from the Events Research Programme.
  Over 30 pilot events took place over the course of a four-month period to determine the safety of large-scale gatherings post-COVID lockdown.READ MORE: On the scene at the first big gig in the new world: Blossoms at Liverpool’s Sefton ParkIncluded in the programme was an outdoor Blossoms’ show at Sefton Park in Liverpool, the BRIT Awards 2021 ceremony, Download Festival and Lat
  
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• Haim announce return of their annual ‘Haimukkah’ celebrations

  30-11-2021 12:32 via nme.com
  
  Haim have announced the return of their “Haimukkah” celebrations.READ MORE: ‘Licorice Pizza’ review: a sunny slice of California life topped with Alana HaimThe band took to Twitter in giant menorah hats to mark their annual Hanukkah-centric tradition.
  “It’s time to light the menorah eight DAYS OF HAIMUKKAH IS BACK! come back to our Instagram every day this week for gifts, announcements and special surprises!” the siblings wrote.
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• Marilyn Manson's home searched by authorities in ongoing sexual abuse investigation

  30-11-2021 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has been investigating Marilyn Manson since February.
  
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• Britney Spears finally on 'right medication' following end of conservatorship

  30-11-2021 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 39-year-old updated fans about her life in an Instagram post on Monday after Judge Brenda Penny terminated the conservatorship of her person and estate earlier this month.
  
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• Revive Live Tour to return in 2022 with Bastille, Enter Shikiari and more

  30-11-2021 11:45 via nme.com
  
  The National Lottery and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have announced the return of the Revive Live Tour in 2022, with the likes of Bastille and Enter Shikari set to perform.
  The Revive Live campaign was launched last summer in a bid to help UK grassroots venues survive post-coronavirus. To mark the long-awaited return of live music, Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Tom Jones and more treated fans to a series of special gigs.READ MORE: Bastille on pushing the boundaries: “We’ve always done what
  
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• Grandaddy to play ‘The Sophtware Slump’ in its entirety for 2022 UK tour

  30-11-2021 11:26 via nme.com
  
  Grandaddy have announced a series of UK dates for 2022.READ MORE: Grandaddy share new version of ‘Underneath The Weeping Willow’ and tell us about 20 years of ‘The Sophtware Slump’The American indie-rock band will call in Bexhill-On-Sea, London, Manchester and Glasgow in April to perform their 2000 album ‘The Sophtware Slump‘, along with other songs from their back catalogue.
  Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 3) at 9am GMT and can be purchased here. You
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo wins three Apple Music Awards

  30-11-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The 2021 Apple Music Awards named Olivia Rodrigo Breakthrough Artist of the Year, her album, 'SOUR', Album of the Year, and 'driver's license' is Song of the Year.
  
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• Holly Humberstone, Bree Runway and Lola Young up for 2022 BRITs Rising Star prize

  30-11-2021 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The three artists listed for next year's BRITs Rising Star prize are all-female.
  
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• Barbados Honors Rihanna as National Hero During Republic Ceremony

  30-11-2021 10:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer was made ambassador to the country in 2018
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo wins big at third annual Apple Music Awards

  30-11-2021 10:53 via music-news.com
  
  Apple today announced the winners of the third annual Apple Music Awards, recognising the best artists of 2021 and their influence on global culture.
  
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• Britney Spears says she is on the “right medication” after conservatorship ends

  30-11-2021 10:51 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has spoken out about her conservatorship again just weeks after it ended.READ MORE: The most outdated tech in music, from Britney’s emails to Pulp’s ‘Ansaphone’The singer’s conservatorship was finally terminated earlier this month after her father Jamie had been in control of her estate (worth an estimated £45million) for 13 years.
  Now, taking to Instagram, she wrote: “That beautiful… nice… and warm fucking fuzzy feeling when
  
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