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• Adele says her Instagram password was taken off her after posting just one picture

  06-12-2021 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Adele has revealed that her Instagram password was taken off her after she posted just one picture of herself.READ MORE: Adele-ageddon! ‘30’ marks lockdown four for musicThe singer said the picture in question was the image of her wearing Bantu knots and a Jamaican flag bikini top ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival in 2020.
  She told beauty vlogger NikkieTutorials: “In COVID, they [Adele’s management] let me have my password. I was never allowed my passwords for my so
  
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• John Legend promises Las Vegas residency shows will be 'magical'

  06-12-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The All of Me hitmaker will be performing a series of concerts, titled Love in Las Vegas, at the Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino next year.
  
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• Drake has withdrawn his 2022 Grammy nominations

  06-12-2021 23:15 via nme.com
  
  Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations for the forthcoming 2022 ceremony.READ MORE: Grammys nominations 2022: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo and J. Cole lead with most nodsThe rapper was up for Best Rap Album for ‘Certified Lover Boy‘ and Best Rap Performance for his song ‘Way 2 Sexy’ featuring Future and Young Thug.
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• Someone Paid $450K to Be Snoop Dogg’s Virtual Neighbor – Welcome to the Metaverse

  06-12-2021 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Doggfather is recreating his California mansion in the metaverse. Someone just paid $450,000 to be Snoop Dogg’s neighbor. The Sandbox is a decentralized game utilizing the Ethereum blockchain to mint virtual lot deeds. Snoop Dogg partnered with the game to sell virtual LAND tokens. 122 plots were for sale around the Snoopverse estate, with […]
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• Someone Paid $450,000 To Be Snoop Dogg’s Virtual Neighbor — Welcome to the Metaverse

  06-12-2021 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Doggfather is recreating his California mansion in the metaverse. Someone just paid $450,000 to be Snoop Dogg’s neighbor. The Sandbox is a decentralized game utilizing the Ethereum blockchain to mint virtual lot deeds. Snoop Dogg partnered with the game to sell virtual LAND tokens. 122 plots were for sale around the Snoopverse estate, with […]
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• Noname Nixes New Music ‘I Don’t Want to Keep Lying and Saying There’s an Album on the Way When There’s Not’

  06-12-2021 22:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Factory Baby has been scrapped
  
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• Lil Wayne is being investigated after allegedly pulling a gun on his security guard

  06-12-2021 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Lil Wayne is being investigated by the police after the rapper allegedly pulled a gun on one of his own security personnel.READ MORE: The biggest takeaways from Lil Wayne’s long-awaited ‘Tha Carter V’, from the Obama sample to XXXTentacion’s guest slotThe incident is alleged to have happened at Wayne’s – real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. – home in Hidden Hills in California on December 1, reports Rolling Stone.
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• Hulu Pulls Astroworld: Concert From Hell Documentary After Backlash

  06-12-2021 22:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Just a month after the Astroworld tragedy, a documentary about the festival appeared on Hulu. The documentary titled Astroworld: Concert From Hell, detailed the events of the night ten people died and hundreds of people were injured. A social media backlash to the appearance of the documentary prompted Hulu to remove it from its service. […]
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• John Miles dies aged 72 after a short illness

  06-12-2021 22:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Music' hitmaker John Miles has died at the age of 72.
  
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• Spotify removes top comedians’ content in royalty payments dispute

  06-12-2021 21:51 via nme.com
  
  Spotify has removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney, Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart, amid a new fight over royalty payments.
  As reported by The Wall Street Journal, a number of high-profile comics are pursuing royalty payments for jokes they’ve written when they’re played on the radio, as well as on digital services like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, and SiriusXM.
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• Nerve’s Banking for Musicians Just Got Better with Collabs – Here’s How It Works

  06-12-2021 21:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Nerve is a revolutionary new mobile banking app aimed at music creators in the US. With Collabs, it now offers total transparency to all group members via a shared checking account. Nerve offers several custom-built banking tools that are tailor-made to help artists manage their business income and expenses, while setting up a plan for […]
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• Drake Ditches Grammys Nominations

  06-12-2021 21:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper has decided to no longer compete for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Album
  
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• Every Time I Die are working on issues with singer Keith Buckley “privately”

  06-12-2021 21:10 via nme.com
  
  Every Time I Die have said in a statement on social media that they’re working on their issues with frontman Keith Buckley “privately”.READ MORE: Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley talks 20 years as a hardcore hero and the legacy of the Warped TourLast Friday (December 3), Buckley announced an impromptu hiatus, writing on Twitter that he would be skipping the band’s next three shows in preparation for the hardcore band’s annual Christmas festival ‘Tid
  
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• Travis Scott Files Request to Dismiss Astroworld Suits, Live Nation Denies Allegations

  06-12-2021 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Scott denied any legal liability in the tragedy, which killed 10 people last month
  
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• Spotify Pulls Additional Comedy Albums — Including Joe Rogan Releases — As Royalty Dispute Intensifies

  06-12-2021 20:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Last week, Spotify made headlines for removing comedy albums from stand-up stars including John Mulaney, Kevin Hart, and Lisa Lampanelli. Now, the underlying fight over royalties has intensified, with the Stockholm-based platform ripping down a substantial number of additional projects. Word of the unexpected comedy-album takedowns came to light after some of the involved professionals […]
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• The Regrettes share soothing new single ‘You’re So Fucking Pretty’

  06-12-2021 20:40 via nme.com
  
  The Regrettes have released ‘You’re So Fucking Pretty’, the second single from their upcoming third album.READ MORE: The Regrettes’ Lydia Night on new single ‘Monday’: “Fuck yeah, it’s a pop song”‘You’re So Fucking Pretty’ follows recent single ‘Monday’, which was the band’s first new music since their 2019 album ‘How Do You Love?‘. The video for the track included an appearance from Olivia Rodr
  
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• Avril Lavigne hails Olivia Rodrigo for reviving “rock’n’roll in the charts”

  06-12-2021 20:37 via nme.com
  
  Avril Lavigne has praised Olivia Rodrigo for helping to revive “rock-and-roll in the charts”.The NME Big Read: Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter”It comes after the the ‘Bite Me‘ rocker presented Rodrigo with the Songwriter Of The Year award at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch in Los Angeles.
  Presenting the gong, Lavigne said: “This year we were introduced to a new artist whose debut album marked a major return
  
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• Banksy pledges to help save Reading Jail

  06-12-2021 20:01 via nme.com
  
  Banksy has pledged to raise millions in order to buy Reading Prison so that it can be turned into an arts venue.
  The artist painted a mural on the building in March, showing a prisoner – resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde – escaping using a rope fashioned from bedsheets tied to a typewriter. Banksy subsequently confirmed that the piece was his own creation. He has now offered to sell the stencil he used on the Grade II-listed building to match the £10million asking price.
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• Post Malone, Tame Impala, Halsey to Headline 2022 Hangout Fest

  06-12-2021 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Festival will also feature appearances from Doja Cat, Fall Out Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, and more
  
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• DaBaby’s Las Vegas Battery Case Dismissed

  06-12-2021 19:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper paid $7,500 to his accuser, a driver who claimed the rapper attacked him during a ride
  
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• Primal Scream hit at out at government’s new drug proposals

  06-12-2021 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Primal Scream have hit out at the government’s new drug proposals which could result in middle-class users losing their passport and driving licence.READ MORE: In 1989 Andrew Weatherall wrote an NME live review of Primal Scream, which led to ‘Screamadelica’ – read it herePrime Minister Boris Johnson said that the plans, which are part of 10-year drugs strategy, that were announced today (December 6), will “come down tougher” on “lifestyle
  
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• Pete Tong announces 2022 UK Ibiza Classics Heritage Orchestra arena tour

  06-12-2021 19:13 via nme.com
  
  Pete Tong has announced the return of his Ibiza Classics Heritage Orchestra show, which will take him to arenas across the UK in 2022.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘n’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Pete TongThe show first debuted at The O2 in December 2016 and has returned to huge crowds every year since – with the Heritage Orchestra putting a classical spin on a selection of rave classics.
  Next November and December, Tong will be joined by the full orchestra, conductor Jules
  
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• Lucky Daye Gets Sultry With New Song and Album ‘CandyDrip’

  06-12-2021 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Daye also announced that he is returning to the road in the spring — his first tour since 2019
  
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• JLS heading for highest new entry as Adele’s 30 holds firm at Number 1

  06-12-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Adele has a challenge in her third week for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with 30. The superstar's fourth album is currently
  
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• Noname cancels upcoming album ‘Factory Baby’

  06-12-2021 18:38 via nme.com
  
  Noname has cancelled the release of her highly-anticipated second album ‘Factory Baby’.READ MORE: Forget the beef with J. Cole – here’s why Noname is such an essential voiceThe Chicago rapper made an initial announcement about the new album and its lead single ‘Rainforest’ earlier this year. The song, which sees her rap about racism and classism in America, is produced by The Kount and features vocals from frequent collaborator Adam Ness.
  She confirmed th
  
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• Billie Eilish Wanders Through ‘Male Fantasy’ Music Video

  06-12-2021 18:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eilish directed and edited the video for the Happier Than Ever cut
  
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• Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Social Distortion to Sail on ‘Outlaw Country West’ Cruise

  06-12-2021 18:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Inaugural California-to-Mexico excursion is a spin-off of the popular Outlaw Country Cruise
  
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• Primavera Sound to launch in LA with Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Lorde and more

  06-12-2021 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Lorde and more acts have been announced for the debut edition of Primavera Sound Los Angeles next year.READ MORE: Primavera Sound: the 12 best acts we caught at the Spanish festival’s groundbreaking 2019 editionThe festival, which was meant to launch last summer before plans were shelved due to COVID-enforced restrictions, takes place from September 16-18 at the LA State Historic Park.
  James Blake, Mitski, Arca, Khruangbin, Bicep, Clairo, Darkside, Kin
  
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• Jimmie Allen Announces Headlining 2022 Tour Dates

  06-12-2021 18:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  CMA New Artist of the Year will launch his Down Home Tour 2022 on Feb. 3 in Hollywood
  
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• Lil Wayne Investigated After Allegedly Pulling Gun on Security Guard

  06-12-2021 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  No charges have been filed as authorities continue to look into the altercation
  
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• Billie Eilish shares heartbreaking music video for ‘Male Fantasy’

  06-12-2021 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has shared the music video for ‘Male Fantasy’, which she has directed and edited herself.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational greatTaking to social media, Eilish shared the clip which sees her slumped in various different rooms in her home as she tries to get over the break up of an ex-lover.
  It is the sixth video from ‘Happier Than Ever‘ – all of which Eilish herself ha
  
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• Joni Mitchell addresses health issues in rare speech at 2021 Kennedy Center Honors

  06-12-2021 17:50 via nme.com
  
  Joni Mitchell addressed her ongoing health issues in a rare speech at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors last night (December 5).READ MORE: Why the Grammys are right to not add a Best K-pop category – and why it should stay that wayThe singer-songwriter suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015 that left her temporarily unable to walk or talk. Later that year she was said to be “making good progress”.
  And last year she spoke out again about the incident in a rare interview saying
  
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• Mary J. Blige announces album ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ and shares two new songs

  06-12-2021 17:35 via nme.com
  
  Mary J. Blige has shared two new songs alongside details of her forthcoming album, ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’, which is out next year.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Mary J. BligeThe R&B singer has today (December 6) released album title track ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ and the DJ Khaled-featuring ‘Amazing’. You can hear both tracks below.
  ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ is released on February 11, 2022, two days before Blige performs during the Super Bowl
  
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• Sam Fender hopes to crack America

  06-12-2021 17:09 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Fender hopes to make it big in the United States as he feels that he has not "scratched the surface" of the country.
  
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• Babeheaven share breezy new single ‘Don’t Wake Me’

  06-12-2021 17:06 via nme.com
  
  Babeheaven have shared ‘Don’t Wake Me’, some of their first new material since the release of their debut album ‘Home For Now’ last year.
  ‘Don’t Wake Me’ follows the October release of ‘The Hours‘ and arrives with the London band’s announcement of new US tour dates in 2022.
  Babeheaven singer Nancy Andersen said of the new single: “‘Don’t Wake Me’ is a song about feeling connected – in some ways to our
  
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• Tom Holland to play Fred Astaire in upcoming biopic

  06-12-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Tom Holland has confirmed he will lead the biopic.
  
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• Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler feted at Kennedy Center Honors

  06-12-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lorne Michaels, Berry Gordy and Justino Diaz were also honoured.
  
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• Haim share details of 2022 North American tour

  06-12-2021 16:31 via nme.com
  
  Haim have announced a 2022 North American tour in support of their latest album ‘Women In Music Pt. III‘.READ MORE: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”The ‘One More HAIM Tour’ begins on April 24 in Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Hotel before hitting major cities across North America including Chicago, Houston, Miami, Washington DC, Seattle, Toronto, Philadelphia and more. See the full list of dates below.
  Haim will play LA’s famed Hol
  
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• Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Close Out Hanukkah in Full KISS Makeup

  06-12-2021 16:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  It marks the pair’s eighth and final Hanukkah Sessions performance
  
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• The Last Bandoleros Debut New ‘Tex-Flex’ Sound With Sultry Video for ‘Maldita’

  06-12-2021 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Programmed beats mix with Flamenco guitar and four-part harmonies on the eclectic group's latest single
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Plots 2022 ‘Sour’ World Tour

  06-12-2021 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter will receive support from Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone during North American leg
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo announces UK, European and North American 2022 tour

  06-12-2021 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has announced a tour of the UK, Europe and North America for 2022 – see dates below.READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter”The shows, which come in support of the singer’s debut album ‘Sour’, will be her first headline tour dates, and will run from April to July next year.
  Supporting Rodrigo on select dates of the tour, which starts in North America in April before heading to Europe in June
  
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• Germany bans unvaccinated people from live events and closes nightclubs as cases surge

  06-12-2021 15:49 via nme.com
  
  Germany has banned unvaccinated people from much of public life including attending gigs.READ MORE: “My earnings more than halved”: how are new artists breaking through the pandemic?The move, made in an effort to curb a fourth wave of COVID in the country, means that only those who are fully vaccinated against the disease or have recovered from the virus in the last six months will be able allowed in cultural venues, restaurants, cinemas, leisure facilities and many shops.
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• Haim Will Hit the Road for ‘One More Haim’ North American Tour in 2022

  06-12-2021 15:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ticket sales begin Friday, Dec. 10
  
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• Permission to Rest: BTS are Taking a Break, But a New Album Is Already in the Works

  06-12-2021 15:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Korean outfit's label Big Hit confirmed the group's first major hiatus since 2019
  
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• The Anchoress says she earned “not a penny” from 750,000 streams as streaming bill falters in Parliament

  06-12-2021 15:13 via nme.com
  
  As the new streaming bill fails to make an impact in Parliament, The Anchoress says that she has made “not a penny” from 750,000 streams of her new album.READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done”The singer (real name Catherine Anne Davies) released new album ‘The Art Of Losing’ earlier this year, which went on to be nominated for the Welsh Music Prize.
  “If streaming numbers had been record sales,
  
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• The 50 Best Songs of 2021

  06-12-2021 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Wizkid's global-pop sunshine, Taylor's 10-minute masterpiece, Silk Sonic's 1970s slow jam, and much more
  
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• Rare Beatles Interviews Minted Into NFTs and Headed to Auction

  06-12-2021 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Convos with John, Paul, Ringo, and George will be sold alongside unique portraits of each member
  
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• Steve Jordan on Touring With the Stones: ‘It Was Like Being Strapped to a Rocket Ship’

  06-12-2021 14:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The drummer has been playing with Keith Richards for the past 35 years, but he never imagined he'd be called in to tour with the Rolling Stones. He opens up about the just-completed run and his new Beat Odyssey team-up with Mix Master Mike
  
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• Little Mix reveal their biggest regret of their 10-year career

  06-12-2021 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Little Mix have opened up about their regrets and friendship after announcing their hiatus.
  
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