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• Following Dating Rumors, Audri Nix References Kanye West in Slinky ‘Miami Beach’ Track

  10-01-2022 23:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Who is that bitch on the balcony with Kanye West?" she sings
  
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• Holly Humberstone shares snippet of new song about moving to London

  10-01-2022 23:01 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has teased a new song about her recent move to London.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone: haunting synth-pop to soundtrack coming-of-age anxietyThe as-yet-untitled song – a melancholic ballad carried by clean, radiant grand piano chords – shows Humberstone musing on her dour feelings over the change in scenery.
  Addressing who appears to be a lover, Humberstone sings: “Started feeling like I’m living in the Upside Down / I haven’t seen you in forever and
  
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• The Weeknd says ‘Dawn FM’ is part of “a new trilogy”

  10-01-2022 22:53 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has suggested that his new album ‘Dawn FM‘ is part of “a new trilogy”.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightAbel Tesfaye’s fifth LP was released last Friday (January 7), and follows last year’s ‘After Hours‘.
  Taking to Twitter tonight (January 10), he wrote: “I wonder… did you know you’re experiencing a new trilogy?” alongside picture of hi
  
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• FLVTO.biz Challenges $83 Million Damages Recommendation in RIAA Lawsuit, Citing Lack of Infringement Evidence

  10-01-2022 22:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Late last month, a federal judge recommended that FLVTO.biz be ordered to pay $83 million in damages as part of its much-publicized legal battle with the RIAA. Now, the Russian stream-ripper has officially challenged the ruling. In brief, the back-and-forth courtroom confrontation kicked off in 2018, when the major labels sued FLVTO.biz (as well as […]
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• Aldous Harding to return this week with new single ‘Lawn’

  10-01-2022 22:11 via nme.com
  
  Aldous Harding is set to drop a new single this week.
  Her record label, 4AD, confirmed the new song ‘Lawn’ in a Tweet earlier today (January 10), announcing that Harding will release it at 2pm GMT on Wednesday (January 12).READ MORE: Aldous Harding – ‘Designer’ reviewPaired with its release will be an official music video, which is currently being teased with an black-and-white clip of Harding staring blankly at the viewer in an oversized, chequered coat.Hardin
  
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• ‘Cardi Probably Has a Pretty Good Shot’: Rapper’s STD Libel Trial Begins in Georgia

  10-01-2022 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper hopes to convince jurors that a YouTube blogger defamed her with "malicious" posts claiming Cardi worked as a prostitute, used cocaine, and had herpes and HPV
  
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• Cardi B’s STD Libel Trial Begins in Georgia: Rapper ‘Probably Has a Pretty Good Shot’

  10-01-2022 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper hopes to convince jurors that a YouTube blogger defamed her with "malicious" posts claiming Cardi worked as a prostitute, used cocaine, and had herpes and HPV
  
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• Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker announce joint US tour

  10-01-2022 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker have announced a joint US tour.
  The trio will hit the road for their ‘Wild Hearts’ jaunt in Virginia in July before wrapping in New York in August. The shows will see all three artists perform on the night.
  Spencer will be supporting on all the dates, all of which you can view below.
  Announcing the tour, Olsen wrote on Twitter: “Announcing the Wild Hearts Tour! I am heading out on tour this summer with @sharonvanetten & @julien
  
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• The Grand Ole Opry Welcomed Back Morgan Wallen. Now the Nashville Institution Is Being Called Out

  10-01-2022 21:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Morgan Wallen’s thoughtless redemption tour is the nail in the coffin of me realizing these systems, and this town is really not for us," said songwriter Joy Oladokun after the polarizing country star performed on the Opry this weekend
  
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• Miles Kane announces pop-up chicken shop in London

  10-01-2022 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Miles Kane has announced plans to open a pop-up chicken shop in London.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Miles Kane: “I don’t feel like, ‘Oh, I’ve made it, ma!”The shop – dubbed Kane’s Crispy Chicken Wings – will open for business on January 21, to celebrate release of the Last Shadow Puppets frontman’s new solo album ‘Change The Snow’.
  It’ll see Kane take over Randy’s Wing Bar in Hackney, with tickets
  
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• COVID-Sniffing Dogs Are Keeping Concerts on Track in 2022

  10-01-2022 20:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Want to see Metallica, the Black Keys, Tool, or Eric Church this year? You may encounter these COVID-sniffing dogs  that are keeping artists touring. Venues, promoters, and organizers are doing their best to keep everyone safe. N95 masks, hand sanitizer, vaccines, and negative tests haven’t stopped the spread completely, though. Now tours are turning to […]
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• Watch Tool rehearse ahead of their 2022 world tour

  10-01-2022 20:45 via nme.com
  
  Ahead of their first run of live shows in almost two years, Tool have livestreamed themselves rehearsing with a setlist spanning their entire back catalogue.READ MORE: Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’ reviewNotably absent from the jam, streamed on Instagram by guitarist Adam Jones, was frontman Maynard James Keenan. The band performed instrumentally in his absence, running through a list of songs drawing heavily from 2001’s ‘Lateralus’ and 2019’s ‘Fear
  
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• Woodstock Co-Creator Michael Lang Dead at 77

  10-01-2022 20:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Michael Lang, the co-creator and organizer of the original Woodstock festival, has died. He was 77. Lang helped organize the famous 1969 festival, cementing his place in music history. Woodstock ’94 and the ill-fated Woodstock ’99 made him a bit more infamous. The concert promoter and organizer died at Sloan Kettering in New York City. […]
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• Watch ‘Wolf Alice’ perform ‘Smile’ live at The Pool studio in London

  10-01-2022 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice have shared a live video of the band performing ‘Smile’ at London’s The Pool studio.READ MORE: Wolf Alice live in London: spellbinding small venue show from snarling rock superstarsThe intimate performance, which you can view below, features on the band’s recent ‘Tour Deluxe’ edition of their five-star 2021 album ‘Blue Weekend’.
  The expanded LP also features three other live versions from the record and a cover of Alex G‘s 2017 tra
  
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• Is the 2022 Grammy Awards Show Moving to Las Vegas? – The Latest

  10-01-2022 19:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Will the Grammy Awards move to Las Vegas for 2022? Rumors suggest the Recording Academy is moving music’s biggest night. The Recording Academy and CBS postponed the 64th Grammy Awards show last week. “The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to […]
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• Indie Label Ilian Tape Removes Entire Catalog From Spotify — “It Just Felt Like the Right Thing to Do”

  10-01-2022 19:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  German indie label Ilian Tape has removed its entire catalog from Spotify for the new year. The Munich-based label was founded in 2007 by the Zenker Brothers. They announced the shift away from Spotify for 2022 on December 30, celebrating the new year. “This year has been one of the busiest for the label. We […]
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• Indie Label Ilian Tape Removes Entire Catalog From Spotify

  10-01-2022 19:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  German indie label Ilian Tape has removed its entire catalog from Spotify for the new year. The Munich-based label was founded in 2007 by the Zenker Brothers. They announced the shift away from Spotify for 2022 on December 30, celebrating the new year. “This year has been one of the busiest for the label. We […]
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• Spotify HiFi to Release ‘In the Future’ — No Release Date in Sight

  10-01-2022 19:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The long-anticipated rollout of Spotify HiFi is still on pause, the Stockholm-based streaming service has confirmed, and it’s unclear when exactly users will gain access to CD-quality audio. Higher-ups first announced Spotify HiFi back in February of 2021, indicating at the time that additional details would emerge in the coming months – with a launch […]
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• Spotify HiFi to Debut ‘In the Future’ — No Release Date in Sight

  10-01-2022 19:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The long-anticipated rollout of Spotify HiFi is still on pause, the Stockholm-based streaming service has confirmed, and it’s unclear when exactly users will gain access to CD-quality audio. Higher-ups first announced Spotify HiFi back in February of 2021, indicating at the time that additional details would emerge in the coming months – with a launch […]
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• Spotify HiFi to Debut ‘In the Future’ — But No Release Date in Sight

  10-01-2022 19:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The long-anticipated rollout of Spotify HiFi is still on pause, the Stockholm-based streaming service has confirmed, and it’s unclear when exactly users will gain access to CD-quality audio. Higher-ups first announced Spotify HiFi back in February of 2021, indicating at the time that additional details would emerge in the coming months – with a launch […]
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• Elvis Costello says radio stations would be “doing him a favour” if they stopped playing ‘Oliver’s Army’

  10-01-2022 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Elvis Costello has called on radio stations to stop playing his controversial 1979 single ‘Oliver’s Army’.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: my weird weekend of gigging on the edge of lockdownThe track, which is taken from his third studio album ‘Armed Forces’, has attracted criticism over the years for using the N-word, in the lyrics.
  Now, he has insisted he doesn’t want radio stations to play the track at all.
  “On the last tour, I wrote a new verse about censo
  
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• Angel Olsen, Julien Baker, Sharon Van Etten Will Destroy Your Heart This Summer

  10-01-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Trio announce the Wild Hearts Tour — safely at outdoor venues
  
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• The Weeknd cruising towards third UK Number 1 album with 'Dawn FM'

  10-01-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Weeknd could secure his third UK Number 1 album this week, as Dawn FM cruises towards the top of the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Listen to Johnny Marr’s rousing new single ‘Night And Day’

  10-01-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Marr has shared rousing new single ‘Night And Day’, from his forthcoming ‘Fever Dreams Pt 3’ EP.READ MORE: Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest MouseThe track, which you can listen to below, features Primal Scream’s Simone Marie on bass and vocals.
  “I need songs after all the news, news, news. It gets too real in the hotspots,” said Marr of the track.
  “I’m trying t
  
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• Watch Twenty One Pilots cover Elton John at first gig of 2022

  10-01-2022 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Twenty One Pilots played their first show of 2022 last night (January 9) at Indianapolis’ Monument Circle – check out footage below.READ MORE: Twenty One Pilots live in Ohio: arena-ready spectacle on a virtual stageThe hour-long concert was part of the celebrations held in the lead up to the annual College Football Playoff National Championship with Doja Cat and Ava Max also performing over the weekend.
  Twenty One Pilots’ opened with breakout hit ‘Stressed Out’ and
  
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• Young Dolph’s Peers and Friends to Honor Late Rapper on New ‘Long Live Dolph’ Compilation

  10-01-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear the raw, heartbroken title track featuring Jay Fizzle
  
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• Weezer Kicks Off Their Four-Part Seasonal Album Cycle at BeachLife Festival

  10-01-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The third iteration of the summer fest — held May 13 and 15 on the Redondo Beach waterfront — also features Smashing Pumpkins and Steve Miller Band
  
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• Muni Long Spent Years Writing Hits for Stars. Now She Has One of Her Own

  10-01-2022 17:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Priscilla Renea was sick of being pigeonholed as just a songwriter, so she changed her name. Now her track "Hrs and Hrs" is taking off
  
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• Labels Ignored Muni Long For Years. Then She Scored a TikTok Hit

  10-01-2022 17:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Priscilla Renea was sick of being pigeonholed as just a songwriter, so she changed her name. Now her track "Hrs and Hrs" is taking off
  
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• Dallas Taylor appears to be returning to music, five years after near-fatal accident

  10-01-2022 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster frontman Dallas Taylor appears to be returning to music just over five years after suffering a near fatal accident.
  It comes after a clip was shared showcasing footage of the musician on set shooting a new music video.
  “So much fun today filming the comeback music video for one of my brothers @dallasttaylor and one of my favourite bands @matsod out in a shack in #Tallahassee, Fla,” video director Scott Hansen wrote on Instagram.
  The clip shows Taylor,
  
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• Watch the video for Spiritualized’s nostalgic new single ‘Crazy’

  10-01-2022 16:55 via nme.com
  
  Spiritualized have released their nostalgic new single ‘Crazy’ alongside an Andy Warhol-inspired video – check it out below.READ MORE: ‘I’m Your Man’ and ‘Perfect Miracle’ find Spiritualized filled with naïve, childlike wonder – 28 years since they formedThe track is the second to be lifted from Spiritualized’s upcoming album ‘Everything Was Beautiful’ which was inspired by J. Spaceman’s (aka Jason Pierce) experie
  
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• Kanye West’s Netflix documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ gets release date and first teaser

  10-01-2022 16:49 via nme.com
  
  Netflix has confirmed a release date and dropped a first teaser trailer for its highly-anticipated three-part documentary on Kanye West.
  Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy was first confirmed last year, and will showcase an “intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye West’s experience, showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist”.READ MORE: All that power: celebrating the genius of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful
  
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• John Mayer and Amy Schumer pay tribute to Bob Saget

  10-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  John Mayer hopes he gets to see Bob Saget "in (his) dreams".
  
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• Against The Current releases ‘Wildfire’ in collaboration with the LEC

  10-01-2022 16:03 via nme.com
  
  Pop rock band Against The Current have released their latest track ‘Wildfire’, teaming up with the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) to include musical performances from two of the pro scene’s casters.READ MORE: Daniel Drakos explains how music became the defining aspect of Europe’s ‘League Of Legends’ sceneAs part of its collaboration with the LEC, ‘Wildfire’ (listening platforms here) includes vocals from Andrew ‘Vedius’ D
  
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• Travis Barker Protégé Jxdn Talks Juice WRLD Saving His Life

  10-01-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The TikToker turned pop-punk phenom also discusses his time in the green room on his recent tour with Machine Gun Kelly on The First Time
  
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• Kanye West Doc to Hit Theaters Nationwide Ahead of Netflix Release

  10-01-2022 15:59 via rollingstone.com
  Act 1 of the three-part film ‘jeen-yuhs’ drops Feb. 10 and will be distributed by Iconic Events, the company behind the release of ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’
  
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• Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker tease new collaboration

  10-01-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker have teased a forthcoming collaboration, set to be released today (January 10).
  Olsen and Van Etten teamed up last year on the collaborative track ‘Like I Used To’, while Baker also appears in another trio, boygenius, alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus.
  Last week, the trio all posted identical messages to social media, sharing a blurry press photo of the three of them alongside the simple message: “Monday,” pointing at
  
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• Live music world speak son need for “essential” free lateral flow tests

  10-01-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Figures from the live music sector in the UK have spoken out on the need for lateral flow tests to remain free and available in order to keep gigs safe and happening.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021Over the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to axe free lateral flow tests amidst concerns about their cost (more than £6billion of public money has been spent on mass testing
  
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• Live music bosses speak on need for “essential” free lateral flow tests

  10-01-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Figures from the live music sector in the UK have spoken out on the need for lateral flow tests to remain free and available in order to keep gigs safe and happening.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021Over the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to axe free lateral flow tests amidst concerns about their cost (more than £6billion of public money has been spent on mass testing
  
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• Black Thought: My Life in 20 Songs

  10-01-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Roots' longtime MC digs back nearly 30 years to detail the behind-the-scenes stories behind the group's most indelible songs and deep cuts beloved by hardcore fans
  
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• Corey Taylor confirms new Slipknot album will be released this year

  10-01-2022 14:50 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has confirmed that Slipknot’s new album will be released this year alongside more “big shit”.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”Taking to Twitter, Taylor wrote: “Big Shit Coming, 2022 edition” before saying a new Slipknot album would be released this year. He then shared the quote “Hold On To Your Butts”.
  Taylor also promised updates
  
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• John Legend becomes latest artist to sell recording catalogue

  10-01-2022 14:49 via nme.com
  
  John Legend has become the latest artist to sell rights to his recording catalogue in a big money deal.
  According to Bloomberg, the companies KKR and BMG have each acquired a 50 per cent stake in Legend’s catalogue for an undisclosed fee.
  The two companies first came together to purchase the publishing rights and back catalogue of ZZ Top last month, while BMG have also recently acquired the rights to the back catalogues of Mick Fleetwood, Tina Turner and Mötley Crü
  
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• Grimes wants to release a 35-track “nightcore” album

  10-01-2022 14:09 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has taken to Twitter to reveal her plans to release a 35-track “nightcore” album.READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumAccording to Grimes, the nightcore record has been in the works since 2015 but she’ll only be releasing it after her upcoming album ‘Book 1’ is out.
  “After my albums out I have like a 35-track nightcore album I’ve been making since 2015 that I
  
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• Shania Twain congratulates Taylor Swift after she topples her country chart record

  10-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Shania Twain is celebrating Taylor Swift after she beat her country chart record.
  
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• Olly Alexander: Years & Years was destined to be a solo project

  10-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Olly Alexander has admitted there were signs along the way that Years & Years would become his solo project.
  
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• Gayle and Adele in two-way battle for Number 1

  10-01-2022 13:39 via music-news.com
  
  17 year old rising pop star Gayle is currently battling with Adele for dominance on the Official Singles Chart this Friday, as abcdefu and
  
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• Billie Eilish, Finneas and Hans Zimmer win 2022 Golden Globes

  10-01-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell and Hans Zimmer were the big music winners at this year’s Golden Globes awards.
  This year’s ceremony, which took place last night (January 9), was held as a private event following controversy over organiser the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s diversity and practices, with no major stars attending.READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the Golden Globes 2022However, Eilish and her brother took home the Best Original Song award for
  
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• Music Venue Trust launches #GoLocal campaign

  10-01-2022 13:02 via nme.com
  
  Music Venue Trust have today (January 10) launched their #GoLocal campaign, encouraging people to go to gigs at their local grassroots venue.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021According to the MVT, the #GoLocal campaign “puts the emphasis on enjoying live music in a safe environment by urging music fans to visit local grassroots music venues, avoiding mass transport and large crowds of people.”
  Mark Dayvd, CEO of MVT s
  
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• Shania Twain congratulates Taylor Swift for breaking her chart record: “Let’s go girls!”

  10-01-2022 12:59 via nme.com
  
  Shania Twain has congratulated Taylor Swift after Swift broke her long-standing US chart record.
  As of last week, Swift is now the female artist with the most weeks at the top of the Billboard Country Albums Chart.READ MORE: Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatnessQuote tweeting an announcement of the news, Twain wrote: Let’s Go Girls!!!! Proud of you Taylor Swift.
  “Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generati
  
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• Pussycat Dolls claim Nicole Scherzinger cancelled tour without telling them

  10-01-2022 12:47 via nme.com
  
  Pussycat Dolls stars Jessica Sutta and Carmit Bachar have claimed they found out their upcoming reunion tour was off through Nicole Scherzinger‘s Instagram story.
  Late last week, Scherzinger posted a story that confirmed the cancellation of the upcoming Pussycat Dolls reunion tour due to “the ever evolving circumstances surrounding the pandemic”.
  “I have invested a huge amount of time, creative energy and my own finances into bringing this project back to life and while I
  
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