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• Dead & Company Cancel Mexico Shows Amid Omicron Surge

  06-01-2022 23:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  It isn't immediately clear what show organizers will do for the fans who'd arrived and now need to get another flight home
  
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• Fat Joe launches new burger range in the US

  06-01-2022 23:34 via nme.com
  
  Fat Joe has launched a new burger range with US fast food chain White Castle.
  The rapper took to Twitter to usher in his latest range including burgers such as the Spicy Joe Slider, the Sloppy Joe Slider, Smoky Joe Slider and Sloppy Fries.
  In a clip, which you can watch below, he said: “The month of January is no longer January, it is called Joenuary. I’m here to destroy your New Year.”
  Fat Joe and White Castle have also lined up a host of surprises, including Joe-inspired meme
  
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• Cardi B insists four-month-old son has said first words

  06-01-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B has insisted her new child has already said "yeah" and "hello".
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers’ Defamation Accuser Fails in Similar Suit Against SNL Actress

  06-01-2022 23:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Artistic and literary expression are protected by the First Amendment," L.A. County judge wrote in his decision dismissing suit against Noël Wells.
  
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• Primary Wave Inks Catalog-Focused Partnership Deal With Christian Singer-Songwriter Matt Redman

  06-01-2022 22:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Primary Wave has officially acquired a stake in the recorded and publishing catalogs of Christian singer-songwriter Matt Redman as part of a broader partnership agreement. 16-year-old Primary Wave announced its deal with Watford, England-born Matt Redman via a formal release that was emailed to Digital Music News. The transaction represents the third music-IP investment that […]
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• Carl Barât going ahead with Revive Live UK tour: “We’re doing everything we can to create a safe environment for live music”

  06-01-2022 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Carl Barât has confirmed he is going ahead with his Revive Live UK tour this week despite soaring numbers of COVID.READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term”The jaunt kicks off tonight (January 6) at Cambridge Junction before calling at Stafford, Leeds, St Albans, Southampton, Bury, Grimsby, Peterborough, Guildford, Derby and finally Coventry on January 29.
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• Bad Bunny Concert Called ‘Super-Spreader’ In Puerto Rico — 4,600% Increase in COVID Cases

  06-01-2022 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico is being called a super-spreader event. The New York Times reports that Puerto Rico is facing a 4,600% increase in new coronavirus cases. Around 2,000 people have reported becoming ill after attending the Bad Bunny concert – where a crowd of 60,000 gathered. Around three-quarters of the adult […]
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• After Bad Bunny Concert, Puerto Rico Saw 4,600% Increase in COVID Cases

  06-01-2022 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico is being called a super-spreader event. The New York Times reports that Puerto Rico is facing a 4,600% increase in new coronavirus cases. Around 2,000 people have reported becoming ill after attending the Bad Bunny concert – where a crowd of 60,000 gathered. Around three-quarters of the adult […]
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• How to Watch the Weeknd’s ‘103.5 Dawn FM’ Livestream on Amazon Music

  06-01-2022 22:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Leading up to the release of his new album, the Weeknd has announced his 'Dawn FM' streaming experience online. Here's how to tune in at home
  
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• Watch Static Dress’ video for explosive new single ‘Di-sinTer’

  06-01-2022 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Static Dress have released their new single ‘Di-sinTer’, which features vocalist and producer King Yosef – watch below.
  The Leeds band return following last year’s debut project ‘Prologue…’, which followed a stream of singles including 2019’s debut ‘Clean‘ and second single ‘Adaptive Taste‘.
  ‘Di-sinTer’ is a ferocious and hook-driven track, with the band’s vocals and instrumentation as raucous as ever. The
  
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• Coachella 2022 Lineup: Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia Rumored to Replace Travis Scott

  06-01-2022 21:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Which acts will replace Travis Scott in the Coachella 2022 lineup? Here are the latest rumors. According to a report from Variety, Billie Eilish and Kanye West will headline the 2022 festival. Billie Eilish will headline on Saturday Night, while Ye will take the stage Sunday night. The report also mentions Swedish House Mafia but […]
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• The Weeknd says not having physical copies of ‘Dawn FM’ “doesn’t matter” to him

  06-01-2022 21:13 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has said he’s not bothered about having physical copies of his new album ‘Dawn FM’ available during release week.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandaryThe Canadian artist (real name Abel Tesfaye) was responding to a tweet, which stated: “No physical copies (vinyls, CDs, cassettes) for @theweeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ will be available in store during r
  
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• FKA Twigs announces new mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’

  06-01-2022 21:02 via nme.com
  
  FKA Twigs has announced full details of her new mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’.
  It comes after the artist teased new music on her TikTok account yesterday (January 5).READ MORE: Watch FKA Twigs’ incredible performance of ‘Cellophane’ at the NME Awards 2020She also previously shared a preview of her new music last month to mark “the first day of capri sun szn”.
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• Eels share rousing new track ‘Amateur Hour’

  06-01-2022 20:26 via nme.com
  
  Eels have shared a new single from their upcoming 14th studio album – listen to ‘Amateur Hour’ below.READ MORE: Eels on album ‘Earth To Dora’: “Dark phases happen, but they will get better”The band announced details of new record ‘Extreme Witchcraft’ last year, which is due to be released on January 28 via PIAS and their own E Works Records.
  ‘Amateur Hour’ is the album’s upbeat and bouncy opening track, and follows prev
  
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• FKA Twigs Announces New Mixtape ‘Caprisongs’ Arriving Next Week

  06-01-2022 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  17-track collection includes recent single "Tears in the Club" featuring the Weeknd
  
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• ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ rooftop concert is coming to IMAX in London

  06-01-2022 19:44 via nme.com
  
  The Beatles‘ famous 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert will get a screening in London in IMAX later this month.READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatnessThe Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert was announced on the band’s official social media pages on Wednesday (January 5), with screenings scheduled to take place in US theatres on January 30. However, a London screening has now been added at Odeon’s BFI IMAX on the same day, starting at 8p
  
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• Live Nation and Ticketmaster Face Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit Over ‘Blatant, Anti-Consumer Behavior’

  06-01-2022 19:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are officially facing a class-action antitrust lawsuit over their alleged “blatant, anti-consumer behavior,” specifically concerning alleged violations of their consent decree, efforts to “monopolize the primary ticketing services market” via exclusive deals with “the vast majority of major concert venues,” and more. Four individuals (residing in Florida, California, and […]
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• Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is working on a new solo album

  06-01-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has announced that he is working on a new solo album.
  The frontman said he has already made a start on the follow up to 2005’s ‘Tyranny Of Souls’ with long term collaborater Roy ‘Z’ Ramirez but he is still some way off completing the record.READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classicHe went on to say that he is planning on finishing the record after he has completed his spoken word
  
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• Lucinda Williams and Margo Price Tear Through ‘Changed the Locks’ on ‘Austin City Limits’

  06-01-2022 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The songwriters deliver a crunchy, guitar-heavy rendition of Williams' song in honor of her induction into the ACL Hall of Fame
  
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• ‘Avicii Invector: Encore Edition’ offers VR rhythm action later this month

  06-01-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Avicii Invector: Encore Edition, a new virtual reality rhythm action game, has been announced in memory of Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, AKA Avicii.READ MORE: Looking back on 30 years of ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ with composer Jun SenoueThe game will be released for the Meta Quest 2, previously known as the Oculus Quest 2, on January 27. It features 35 chart topping tracks such as ‘Peace of Mind’, ‘Freak’, and ‘SOS’. It’s a virtual reality take on Avic
  
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• Warmduscher announce new album ‘At The Hot Spot’

  06-01-2022 18:54 via nme.com
  
  Warmduscher have announced details of their new album ‘At The Hot Spot’, which is due to be released on April 1.
  The post-punk band have shared the news with the release of the LP’s second single ‘Fatso’ – listen to the track below.
  Having recently signed to Bella Union, ‘At The Hot Spot’ will be their first release on the label but their fourth studio album overall. It follows the band’s 2019 album ‘Tainted Lunch’ and 2018’
  
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• Flashback: Dead & Company Play ‘Brown-Eyed Women’ at Playing in the Sand 2018

  06-01-2022 18:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  This year's fest will be very different from previous ones due to the absences of John Mayer and Bill Kreutzmann
  
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• DJ Kay Slay has reportedly been hospitalised with COVID and is on a ventilator fighting for his life

  06-01-2022 18:23 via nme.com
  
  DJ Kay Slay has reportedly been hospitalised with COVID.
  According to music manager Wack 100, the New York DJ and record executive is currently on a ventilator fighting for his life.
  “Pray for my brotha @djkayslay,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “It’s not looking good. He might be mad at me for this those that know Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting COVID and he’s just be put on a ventilator. Keep him in your prayers pl
  
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• Third Man Preps Vintage Carole King Concert — and Lucy Dacus Gets in on the Fun, Too

  06-01-2022 18:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Unreleased for nearly 50 years, Home Again features the songwriter at the height of her powers
  
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• FKA Twigs previews more new material on TikTok

  06-01-2022 17:57 via nme.com
  
  FKA Twigs has previewed more new music on her TikTok account – you can hear the latest snippets below.
  The artist is thought to be readying the release of a new mixtape which she has previously described as a “deep, emotional and honest” project.READ MORE: Watch FKA Twigs’ incredible performance of ‘Cellophane’ at the NME Awards 2020After sharing a preview of her new music last month to mark “the first day of capri sun szn”, Twigs has now posted tw
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg says he’s never read NME, defends government’s Brexit approach for music

  06-01-2022 17:41 via nme.com
  
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has declared that he has never read NME, as our recent article about the ongoing frustration surrounding post-Brexit touring was discussed in Parliament today (Thursday, January 6). Watch the discussion above.
  This morning we published a piece in which live music industry leaders and insiders criticised the “clueless” UK government and opened up about the problems that remain for artists and crew wishing to tour in Europe, one year on from the feeling that the sector
  
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• ‘Don’t Sell Your Sh-t Away’: Why a New Crop of Viral Acts Is Shunning Major Labels

  06-01-2022 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guitarist Will Paquin and other rising stars are realizing that the old music industry may not have much to offer them. Could a more artist-friendly model be emerging?
  
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• Adele teases ‘Oh My God’ video with “so much coming” in 2022

  06-01-2022 17:11 via nme.com
  
  Adele has teased the forthcoming new video for her single ‘Oh My God’, which is due out next week.
  The singer-songwriter has posted a 15-second clip, which you view below, ahead of the full video’s release on January 12. The track in question is taken from her recent album ‘30’.READ MORE: Adele – ‘30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things upWriting on Twitter, Adele said: “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there&rsq
  
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• 11 Acts We’d Like to See at Desert Trip II – From U2 to David Gilmour and The Kinks

  06-01-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  If a second Oldchella happens, might the organizers finally reunite the Kinks? How about Fleetwood Mac with Lindsey Buckingham or Billy Joel and Elton John?
  
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• Billie Eilish to Headline Coachella

  06-01-2022 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Swedish House Mafia also previously announced to perform at 2022 festival
  
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• Listen to Spoon’s new cover of David Bowie’s ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’

  06-01-2022 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Spoon have shared their cover of David Bowie‘s ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’ – you can hear their version below.
  The cover has been released as part of Amazon Music’s month-long ‘[RE]DISCOVER’ campaign which is celebrating Bowie’s 75th birthday, which falls on Saturday (January 8).READ MORE: Brilliant Adventure: David Bowie’s 10 defining moments from the ‘90sSpoon’s take on ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’ &
  
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• Pinegrove share their crushing new single ‘Respirate’

  06-01-2022 16:34 via nme.com
  
  Pinegrove have shared their crushing new single ‘Respirate’, which is taken from their forthcoming album ‘11:11‘.
  The ballad, which you can listen to below, follows recent single ‘Alaska‘ and previous track ‘Orange‘.READ MORE: Pinegrove – ‘Marigold’ review: bruised country ballads from the frontline of adulthood“With ‘Respirate,’ I was thinking about the opportunity we had in the chaos COVID brought to redesign s
  
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• Selena Gomez 'thrilled' to turn 30 this year

  06-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  During a conversation with her Hotel Transylvania co-star Andy Samberg, the 29-year-old actress discussed how her opinion on getting older has changed over time.
  
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• Benji Madden celebrates seven years of marriage in the 'happy lane' with Cameron Diaz

  06-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Good Charlotte rocker and Charlie's Angels actress tied the knot in January 2015.
  
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• Pom Poko share “mellow” single ‘Enduro Corner’ from new EP ‘This Is Our House’

  06-01-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Pom Poko have announced a new EP called ‘This Is Our House’ – listen to the song ‘Enduro Corner’ below.
  The Norwegian group and NME 100 alumni will release the four-track collection on January 28 via Bella Union. It follows on from their 2019 debut album ‘Birthday’, which came ahead of last year’s ‘Cheater’.READ MORE: Pom Poko: “We can do whatever we want – sometimes it disgusts us”“This EP is both an aftert
  
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• Listen to Beirut’s ‘Fyodor Dormant’ from upcoming new compilation ‘Artifacts’

  06-01-2022 15:46 via nme.com
  
  Beirut have shared a new track, ‘Fyodor Dormant’, from their upcoming compilation, ‘Artifacts’ – you can hear the song below.
  The Zach Condon-led band will release the double LP collection on January 28 via Pompeii Records, which will feature unreleased Beirut tracks, early works, EPs and B-sides.
  “When the decision came to re-release this collection, I found myself digging through hard drives looking for something extra to add to the compilation,” Condo
  
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• Dubstep pioneers Skream and Benga are returning in 2022

  06-01-2022 15:23 via nme.com
  
  Dubstep pioneers Skream and Benga are set to reunite as a music-making duo in 2022.
  The Croydon pair last released material under their shared moniker with 2003’s ‘The Judgement’, before teaming up for a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix in 2011 (via MixMag).READ MORE: Magnetic Man 2013 interview – ‘We’re cooler than every other pop act out there’Skream has released two solo studio albums, ‘Skream!’ (2006) and ‘Outside The Box’ (2010). He
  
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• Chris Cornell’s daughter Toni Cornell shares moving ‘Hallelujah’ cover

  06-01-2022 14:32 via nme.com
  
  Toni Cornell – the daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell – has shared a moving cover of Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Hallelujah’.READ MORE: Chris Cornell songs: the best by the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontmanThe 17-year-old musician shared an acoustic rendition of the 1984 classic on her official Instagram page yesterday (January 5). “Throwback to Xmas Eve,” she wrote as the caption. “Hallelujah revisited.”
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• Henry Rollins cancels ‘Good To See You’ UK and European tour dates

  06-01-2022 14:14 via nme.com
  
  Henry Rollins has cancelled his upcoming ‘Good To See You’ tour in the UK and Europe.
  The frontman, presenter and spoken-word artist had been due to start his one-man “talking show”, which will “faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months”, in Berlin on Sunday (January 9).READ MORE: Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. review: behind the mu
  
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• Watch Black Country, New Road’s new sci-fi-inspired video for ‘Concorde’

  06-01-2022 14:00 via nme.com
  
  Black Country, New Road have shared a new video for their recent single ‘Concorde’ – check it out below.
  The song is taken from the band’s upcoming new album ‘Ants From Up There’, which is set for release on February 4 via Ninja Tune.READ MORE: Black Country, New Road have finished a new “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” albumThe ‘Concorde’ video, which was inspired by sci-fi B-movies, was directed by Maxim Kelly and ma
  
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• Bastille’s Dan Smith is working on new film and TV projects

  06-01-2022 13:55 via nme.com
  
  Bastille frontman Dan Smith has revealed that he is working on new projects in the “film and TV world”.
  The singer recently made his directorial debut with the sci-fi movie-inspired video for ‘No Bad Days’, the latest preview of Bastille’s upcoming fourth album ‘Give Me The Future’ (out February 4).READ MORE: Bastille on pushing the boundaries: “We’ve always done whatever the fuck we want”During a new interview with The Sun newspap
  
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• US government share new photos of Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ album

  06-01-2022 13:46 via nme.com
  
  The US government have shared a series of new photos of Wu-Tang Clan‘s one-of-a-kind album, ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’.
  The group’s 2015 record, which is limited to a single copy, was initially sold to the controversial pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli in 2015 for nearly $2million (£1.47million).READ MORE: Re-Enter The Wu Tang: RZA on the past, present and future of the hip-hop iconsHowever, the album was seized by US marshals in 2018 after Shkreli was con
  
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• 'We need to organise it': Bruce Dickinson gives solo album update

  06-01-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Bruce Dickinson has update fans on the progress of his next solo album.
  
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• The Beatles' landmark rooftop gig heading to IMAX

  06-01-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles' final performance on the rooftop of Apple Corps HQ is coming to IMAX.
  
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• How to Stop Spotify From Automatically Playing — Phone, Car & More

  06-01-2022 12:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Looking for an easier way to stop Spotify from automatically playing music on certain devices? It’s harder than you may think. Spotify has updated how its autoplay feature works with Spotify Connect devices. Autoplay is now enabled by default, and there’s no way to turn it off. That means after an album, playlist, or song […]
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• Ukrainian rapper “dismembered” and “fed to rats” after allegedly being murdered by wife

  06-01-2022 12:27 via nme.com
  
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  Ukrainian rapper Alexander Yusko – aka Andy Cartwright – was allegedly murdered and fed to rodents by his wife, it has been reported.
  According to The Mirror, new forensic evidence suggests that Cartwright, 30, was still alive when his wife Marina Kokhal, 37, began dismembering him at their home in St Petersburg, Russia. The late artist had reportedly been having an affair with a fan around the time of his death.
  Kokhal admitted to cutting up Cartwri
  
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• Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli recalls his final words

  06-01-2022 12:18 via nme.com
  
  Valerie Bertinelli has opened up about the final moments she spent with her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen.
  The Van Halen guitarist died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. He was 65 years old.READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayUS actor Bertinelli was married to Van Halen for 20 years until they divorced in 2007. Writing in her new memoir, Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today, she looked back on her relation
  
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• Anitta signs worldwide deal with Sony Music

  06-01-2022 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Anitta has signed a new worldwide publishing agreement with Sony Music.
  The Brazilian singer enjoyed huge international success last year with her single ‘Girl From Rio’, while she has also collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Saweetie and Cardi B in recent years.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with AnittaSony confirmed the deal earlier this week, with Jon Platt, the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Publishing, saying: “Anitta is a bril
  
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• Watch Gayle Perform Breakout Hit ‘Abcdefu’ on ‘Fallon’

  06-01-2022 11:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song was originally released in August
  
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• Shane Filan: Ed Sheeran could form a boy band

  06-01-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Westlife star Shane Filan believes his pal Ed Sheeran has what it takes to form a boy band.
  
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