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• Modest Mouse perform ‘The Lonesome Crowd West’ (almost) in its entirety at benefit show

  17-12-2021 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Modest Mouse performed the majority of their second album ‘The Lonesome Crowd West’ at a benefit show in Seattle last week – you can see footage below.READ MORE: Modest Mouse on their most hopeful album yet: “I found optimism – because I needed it”The band appeared at the annual Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital (SMooCH) last Friday (December 11), delivering a throwback set that included songs they haven’t played live in more than a decade:
  
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• Fetty Wap Arrested at Newark Airport Over Outstanding Public Nuisance Warrant

  17-12-2021 23:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper has been released on bail
  
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• BandLab Completes $53 Million Series B At $303 Million Post-Money Valuation

  17-12-2021 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About six weeks after acquiring artist services platform ReverbNation, Singapore-based music-creation company BandLab has completed a $53 million Series B funding round at a $303 million post-cash valuation. Six-year-old BandLab announced the multimillion-dollar raise via a release on the website of Caldecott Music Group. BandLab’s parent company, BandLab Technologies, rebranded as Caldecott earlier this month […]
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• Doja Cat claims acid helped her quit cigarettes

  17-12-2021 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat hasn't been able to smoke a cigarette since her last acid trip.
  
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• Eric Clapton’s Upcoming Single Co-Written By Fellow Vaccine Skeptic

  17-12-2021 23:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Heart of a Child," out Christmas Eve, penned by guitarist and Robin Monotti, who is currently suspended from Twitter
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon share hyperpop remix of ‘DiE4u’

  17-12-2021 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon have shared a hyperpop remix of their recent single ‘DiE4u’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon talk headlining Reading & Leeds 2022: “We’re gonna go hard”The track – which was originally released back in September – has been reworked by six impala – the genre-bending collective comprising KaTT, underscores, OMNIPONY (fka OMNI), Script, Helvetican, and newly-created member NEUTRA – and r
  
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• Coroner’s Report Reveals All 10 Astroworld Victims Died of ‘Compression Asphyxia’

  17-12-2021 22:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The coroner’s report for Astroworld victims reveals all then people died of ‘compression asphyxia.’ In layman’s terms, the crowd surge prevented all ten victims from being able to breathe. One victim is cited with a contributory cause of “cocaine, methamphetamine, and ethanol,” but the primary cause is suffocation due to external pressure. The coroner’s report […]
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• Green Day celebrate 30th anniversary of ‘Kerplunk!’

  17-12-2021 22:22 via nme.com
  
  Green Day have been celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album ‘Kerplunk!’ on social media.READ MORE: Green Day: their 15 best songs – rankedThe band’s sophomore record – their first to feature Tré Cool on drums – was released on December 15, 1991, via Lookout! Records; it was their last on the independent label.
  All three members of the band have taken to social media to pay tribute to the album – which Reprise Records reissued on vin
  
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• RZA, Flatbush Zombies Pay Tribute to Quentin Tarantino on New Song

  17-12-2021 22:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "His movies pioneered another level and style of filmmaking artistry. We are doing the same with our art," Wu-Tang mastermind says
  
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• Rod Stewart and His Son Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Battery

  17-12-2021 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer and eldest son were involved in an altercation at a Florida resort on New Year's Eve 2019
  
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• Rising NYC Covid Cases Reignite Caution, Concern in Live Entertainment World

  17-12-2021 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Broadway shows and small club gigs have been postponed, though a full shutdown seems unlikely with low hospitalization rate
  
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• Jack Harlow insists he isn't 'a novelty act'

  17-12-2021 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jack Harlow has discussed how being white in rap influences his approach to the genre.
  
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• Live Concerts May Have a Serious No-Show Problem — Ticketholder Attendance Dips Reported For Both Large Performances and Club Gigs

  17-12-2021 20:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this week, a troubling report revealed that fan no-shows had surged to an estimated 40 percent in the UK. Now, a different report yet is shedding light upon ticketholders’ failure to attend live concerts in the US, as some big-name performers grapple with an over 20 percent no-show rate ahead of a jam-packed 2022 […]
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• SZA’s ‘I Hate U’ breaks Apple Music R&B streaming record

  17-12-2021 20:57 via nme.com
  
  SZA‘s new single ‘I Hate U’ has become the most streamed R&B song by a female artist on Apple Music in its first week.READ MORE: SZA – ‘Ctrl’ review: TDE protégé makes a huge statement with her debutThe TDE singer-songwriter’s latest track was one of three demos that originally dropped back in August, alongside ‘Nightbird’ and ‘Joni’. They were released anonymously through a SoundCloud account name
  
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• Promoters To Astroworld Employees: Promise Not To Sue Us If You Want to Get Paid

  17-12-2021 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Exclusive: Following the Astroworld tragedy, an email from the event's promoters suggested employees wouldn’t be paid unless they gave up the right to sue Scoremore and Live Nation.
  
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• Fear Not, Indie Faithful: Father John Misty Season Is Coming Soon

  17-12-2021 20:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chloe and the Next 20th Century appears to be the name of his next album, reportedly due out in April 2022
  
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• Corey Taylor says he likes new Slipknot album even more than ‘We Are Not Your Kind’

  17-12-2021 19:46 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has shared a few new details about Slipknot‘s forthcoming seventh album, revealing that he likes it more than their last.READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store”Speaking in a new interview with HardDrive Radio, the frontman talked about working on the band’s new material with producer “Evil” Joe Barresi (Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Nine Inch Nails) during loc
  
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• Brett Eldredge, Billy Strings Cancel Shows as Omicron Variant Surges

  17-12-2021 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country singer Eldredge says he tested positive for Covid; Strings reports a case within his crew
  
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• The 5 Songs Doja Cat Can’t Live Without

  17-12-2021 18:57 via rollingstone.com
  From French-language classics to indie-folk stunners, here are some of the Grammy-nominated rapper's favorite songs
  
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• Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s secure second week at Number 1 as #XmasNo1 race officially begins

  17-12-2021 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s Merry Christmas enters its second week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart today, and
  
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• Adele’s 30 holds steady for fourth week at Number 1

  17-12-2021 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Adele’s 30 holds steady for a fourth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Wanda Young, Singer in Motown Girl Group the Marvelettes, Dead at 78

  17-12-2021 18:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Young sang backup on the classic "Please Mr. Postman" and lead on hits like "Don't Mess With Bill" and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
  
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• Musicians Union shares advice for artists facing gig cancellations due to Omicron

  17-12-2021 18:38 via nme.com
  
  The Musicians Union has shared new advice for artists facing gig cancellations in the UK due to the rise of the Omicron coronavirus variant.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021On Tuesday (December 14), after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new COVID restrictions for the country, it was voted that COVID passports would be mandatory in gigs and nightclubs.
  Since then there have been reports of huge numbers of &l
  
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• Barack Obama shares his favourite tracks of the year: “I hope you find a new artist or song”

  17-12-2021 18:02 via nme.com
  
  Barack Obama has shared his favourite music of the year, including tracks by The War On Drugs, Little Simz and Mitski – check it out below.READ MORE: NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021As is customary in the run-up to Christmas, the former US President has been posting his personal picks from the past 12 months on social media. He’s so far revealed highlights from the world of film as well as his favourite books.
  For the latest entry, Obama uploaded a list compiling his standout tunes
  
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• Northleaf Capital Partners Unveils $303.8 Million Bond Offering Backed By The Who, Tim McGraw Catalogs

  17-12-2021 17:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Two months after launching a $500 million strategic alliance with Spirit Music Group owner Lyric Capital, investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners, via Crescendo Royalty Funding, is preparing to issue nearly $304 million in bonds backed by the catalogs of Tim McGraw, The Who, and more. Finance- and market-focused outlets including Asset Securitization Report just recently […]
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• Bop Shop: Songs From Ed Sheeran and Elton John, Best Coast, Nnena, And More

  17-12-2021 17:34
  
  This week's not necessarily holiday-themed Bop Shop still features seasonably appropriate cozy cuts from Hiss Golden Messenger, Ed Sheeran and Elton John, and more.
  
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• Lil Nas X, Mitski, Lizzo and More: Barack Obama’s 2021 Songs of the Year Are Very On-Trend

  17-12-2021 17:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I hope you find a new artist or song to add to your own playlist," former president says of diverse playlist
  
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• Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes recalls taking acid before Jamie Theakston interview in the ’90s

  17-12-2021 17:17 via nme.com
  
  Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has recalled the time the band took acid before an interview with Jamie Theakston on ’90s TV show The O-Zone.READ MORE: Supergrass tell us about their reunion: “We’re going to bring joy into a slightly disturbed world”The sit-down took place in the US in 1995, a few months after the Oxford band had just released their hugely successful first album ‘I Should Coco’ via Parlophone Records, which was the label’s best-sell
  
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• 100 Gecs postpone 2022 UK and European headline tour

  17-12-2021 17:05 via nme.com
  
  100 Gecs have postponed their UK and European headline tour until next summer.READ MORE: 100 Gecs: “People think we’ve staked our entire career on the fact that we can be ironic”The US duo, whose second album ‘10000 Gecs’ is due to arrive in early 2022, announced a string of shows for January and February earlier this year. It came ahead of their latest single, last month’s ‘mememe’.
  Following a string of planned performances in Europe, 100 Ge
  
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• Katy Perry feels 'old' when referenced by younger artists

  17-12-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry joked that she's glad she's not "dead in a ditch somewhere".
  
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• Doja Cat nearly collaborated with Billie Eilish on Bellyache

  17-12-2021 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat first became aware of the budding Bad Guy hitmaker through SoundCloud.
  
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• Mariah Carey says she reached out to Britney Spears: “I wanted her to know, ‘You’re not alone'”

  17-12-2021 16:26 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey has revealed she once reached out to Britney Spears to offer her support, saying that the latter was subjected to “horrific” treatment from the press.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mariah Carey: “You know what? I love Christmas!”Carey spoke to NME for this week’s Big Read cover interview, in which she discussed the impact of her festive classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, the upcoming screen adaption of her 2020 memoir The Meanin
  
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• BTS Impress Their Toughest Audience Yet on ‘Corden’: L.A. Drivers Stuck in Traffic

  17-12-2021 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  The group performed snippets of "Butter," "Permission to Dance," and "Dynamite" on the latest The Late Late Show "Crosswalk Concert"
  
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• Widow Ordered to Pay Thousands for Attempting to Sell Husband’s Eric Clapton Bootleg

  17-12-2021 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  If she tries to sell the CD again, she would face a fine of €250,000 or six months in prison, the judge ruled
  
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• MØ postpones her UK and EU tour due to COVID-19 restrictions

  17-12-2021 16:09 via nme.com
  
  MØ has postponed her UK and EU tour as a result of continuing COVID-19 restrictions.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with MØThe Danish musician, real name Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, was meant to tour the UK and EU in February and April, but these dates have now been pushed back to May 2022.
  In a tweet, Anderson wrote: “Due to increasing Covid restrictions, we are postponing the EU/UK tour to May.
  “Tickets are valid f
  
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• Bobby Shmurda Embraces a Downpour of ‘Shmoney’ on Song With Quavo, Rowdy Rebel

  17-12-2021 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track marks the rapper's fourth single of the year, following his release from prison in February
  
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• Nick Cave gives teenager advice on love and heartbreak

  17-12-2021 15:35 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has given advice to teenager on love and heartbreak.READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impactIn his latest edition of The Red Hand Files, in which Cave responds to fans who send in him questions, Cave gives advice to one teenager called Mauro, as well as another fan called Jenny.
  Mauro asked Cave: “I’m 17 years old, what can you tell me about love?” while Jenny asked: “How do I not have my heart broken?&rdqu
  
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• The 20 Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

  17-12-2021 15:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Featuring Jessica and Ashlee, Justin Bieber, Dominick the Donkey and more.
  
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• Aaliyah’s First Posthumous Song in Nearly a Decade, ‘Poison’ Featuring the Weeknd,’ Has Arrived

  17-12-2021 15:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track is the first new music from the late singer since Drake's 2012 track "Enough Said"
  
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• See Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Perform Cole Porter Classics on ‘MTV Unplugged’

  17-12-2021 14:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Special marked the duo's final televised performance together
  
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• What Did Marilyn Manson Do? – A Rundown of the Allegations

  17-12-2021 14:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  What did Marilyn Manson do? Multiple women have accused the rocker of sexual abuse. Here’s a timeline of how those accusations have developed over 2021. Rumors swirled about a high-profile individual in the music industry being a predator on the level of Harvey Weinstein for several years. Actress Evan Rachel Wood was the first to […]
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• Check out Snail Mail’s rescheduled UK and European tour dates

  17-12-2021 14:08 via nme.com
  
  Snail Mail has announced the new dates for her UK and European headline tour – see the revised schedule below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music”As reported last month, the US singer-songwriter – real name Lindsey Jordan – was forced to delay the run of shows in support of her latest album album ‘Valentine’ after undergoing vocal cord surgery.
  “I’ve been
  
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• Listen to the new ‘Matrix: Resurrections’ soundtrack in full

  17-12-2021 13:32 via nme.com
  
  The official soundtrack for The Matrix Resurrections has been released online – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Like the original’s, ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ soundtrack should reflect our fragmented realityArriving today (December 17), the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comes ahead of the long-awaited sequel in the Keanu Reeves-starring sci-fi franchise, which is released on December 22.
  The 35-track collection was created by composers Johnny Klimek and T
  
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• Listen to Sleaford Mods’ cover of Yazoo’s ‘Don’t Go’

  17-12-2021 13:13 via nme.com
  
  Sleaford Mods have shared a cover of Yazoo‘s ‘Don’t Go’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods live in Nottingham: bewildering joy at duo’s first-ever headline arena showMods frontman Jason Williamson shared a video of himself dancing to the track, which also arrived on streaming platforms today (December 17).
  The song has been a fan-favourite of the duo’s live sets for some time and was included in their recent hometown show in Nottingham, w
  
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• The Damned postpone UK tour with original lineup until late 2022

  17-12-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Damned have postponed their UK tour - which will see the original lineup back together on stage - until late 2022 due to the pandemic.
  
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• George Ezra is learning to cut loose

  17-12-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Singer George Ezra has learned how to cut loose as his mindset has shifted due to the pandemic.
  
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• Bastille's Dan Smith has been writing with Lewis Capaldi

  17-12-2021 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Bastille frontman Dan Smith has revealed he's been writing new material with Lewis Capaldi for his new album.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion cancels performance over Covid-19 exposure

  17-12-2021 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  On Thursday, the 26-year-old rapper explained her reasoning for cancelling her performance at the Jingle Ball in Atlanta, Georgia via Twitter.
  
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• David Bowie’s ‘Hunky Dory’ is getting a special 50th anniversary reissue

  17-12-2021 12:34 via nme.com
  
  A 50th anniversary edition of David Bowie‘s fourth album ‘Hunky Dory’ has been announced – listen to ‘Changes (2021 Alternative Mix)’ below.READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ – five years on from his deathProduced by Ken Scott and Bowie, the classic 1971 record was released 50 years ago today (December 17) and features the singles ‘Life On Mars?’, ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ and the aforementione
  
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• Yungblud and Willow are working on a collaboration in the studio

  17-12-2021 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has been pictured in the studio with Willow – you can check out the posts below.
  Willow teamed up with Yungblud’s friend and collaborator Travis Barker on her fourth, pop-punk inspired album ‘Lately I Feel Everything’. It’s also been revealed that she’ll make a guest appearance on Machine Gun Kelly‘s upcoming record ‘Born With Horns’.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Willow: “Humans have never been good at acce
  
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