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• The Streets team up with Master Peace on new track ‘Wrong Answers Only’

  13-01-2022 23:24 via nme.com
  
  The Streets have kicked off the New Year with the release of a brand new track called ‘Wrong Answers Only’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Mike Skinner on working with Kevin Parker: “I just need Daft Punk to get in contact and my life will be complete”The new record from Mike Skinner and co. features rising UK punk rapper Master Peace, and it follows last year’s ‘Who’s Got The Bag (21st June)’ and the brilliant rem
  
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• 270 Medical Professionals Ask Spotify to “Implement a Misinformation Policy” on Joe Rogan

  13-01-2022 23:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A group of 270 medical professionals sent an open letter to Spotify asking the streaming giant to implement a misinformation policy. The group is made up of scientists, professors, doctors, and healthcare workers who want to stop the spread of misinformation online. The letter is aimed squarely at Spotify and the exclusive show, The Joe […]
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• Ronnie Spector Finished Revising Her Memoir Just Weeks Before Her Death

  13-01-2022 22:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  2022 edition of Be My Baby features a new postscript by Spector and a foreword by her friend Keith Richards
  
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• Tupac Shakur’s Sister Files Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Against Trust Administrator Over Conflict of Interest and Embezzlement

  13-01-2022 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sekyiwa Shakur, the sister of Tupac Shakur, is officially suing the administrator of the Afeni Shakur Davis Separate Property Trust, alleging that he has mismanaged, misrepresented, and embezzled millions from the trust. Sekyiwa Shakur, the “last surviving child” of Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur Davis, just recently submitted the petition to a California federal court. Afeni […]
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• Juice WRLD’s mother says rapper was planning to seek professional help for drug addiction

  13-01-2022 22:13 via nme.com
  
  Juice WRLD‘s mother Carmela Wallace has opened up about the late rapper’s struggles with substance dependency, saying she “just felt like his best interest wasn’t being looked out for”.READ MORE: “He laid out his life for people to connect”: why Juice WRLD’s legacy lives onThe emo rapper (real name Jarad Higgins) died in 2019 from a drug-induced seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport. He was 21.
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• Logic is making a new album called ‘Vinyl Days’

  13-01-2022 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Logic has announced that he’s currently working on a new album called ‘Vinyl Days’.READ MORE: Logic – ‘No Pressure’ review: positive rapper bids farewell with an elegiac and heartfelt swan songThe Maryland rapper and producer took to Instagram on Wednesday (January 12) to make the announcement, sharing a clip of himself in his home studio as he works on a beat for the forthcoming project.
  “This is JAY-Z‘s microphone,” he says at the beginning
  
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• Clubs Are Open During Omicron. But Will There Be People?

  13-01-2022 21:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  "What we're going to do with staff who test positive is a huge problem," says Chris Cobb, operator of Nashville venue Exit/In
  
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• Zendaya Pays Tribute to Ronnie Spector, Who She Is Set to Play in Biopic

  13-01-2022 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Thank you for sharing your life with me... I hope to make you proud"
  
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• Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes Has Died, Age 78

  13-01-2022 21:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Ronnie Spector, who founded the Ronettes in the ’60s, has passed away at age 78 after a battle with cancer.  “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today,” her family writes on the Ronnie Spector website. “She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan. Ronnie lived her life with […]
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• Pete Rock’s Lawyer: Why the Producer May Sue Nas Over ‘Illmatic’ Royalties

  13-01-2022 21:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  “They're going to have to give us some accounting for us to know what's going on," attorney Lita Rosario-Richardson says in battle over 1994 track "The World Is Yours"
  
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• Kanye West under investigation for allegedly punching fan

  13-01-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Representatives for Kanye West have not yet commented on the allegations.
  
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• Epik High React to Historic Coachella Announcement: ‘Dream Came True’

  13-01-2022 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  With their name once again on the bill for Coachella 2022, Epik High are now the first Korean act to be invited back to the festival
  
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• Coachella 2022 Full Lineup Confirmed – Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Ye Headline

  13-01-2022 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Coachella 2022 lineup is official, with Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Kanye West (Ye) headlining. The festival is slated for a return in April at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California from April 15-17 and April 22-24. The lineup is entirely different after several COVID-19 cancellations. The original headliners for the Coachella 2020 festival […]
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• Listen to The Rills’ jaunty new single ‘Do It Differently’

  13-01-2022 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Lincolnshire indie-rockers The Rills have shared the title track to their forthcoming EP, ‘Do It Differently’, a buoyant ode to “embodying the spirit of creativity”.READ MORE: The Rills: Lincoln indie bandits writing bangers for small-town lifeAn optimistic cut that’s powered both musically and thematically by the trio’s headstrong spirit, they noted in a press release that ‘Do It Differently’ is about “acknowledging your uniqueness and using
  
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• BBC Four to air Ronnie Spector special on Friday

  13-01-2022 20:54 via nme.com
  
  BBC Four has announced it will air a TV special tomorrow night (January 14) honouring the late Ronnie Spector.READ MORE: Ronnie Spector, 1943 – 2022: an indelible icon with a voice like a tiger slurping cocktailsThe ’60s icon and leader of The Ronettes died on Wednesday (January 12) at the age of 78 “after a brief battle with cancer”, her family confirmed in a statement.
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• Kanye West named as a suspect in criminal battery case

  13-01-2022 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has reportedly been named as a suspect in the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation into a recent battery report.READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of fillerAccording to Variety, LAPD spokesperson Redina Puentes said the alleged incident took place outside of Soho Warehouse, a members-only club in downtown LA, in the early hours of this morning (January 13) around 3am.
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• FKA Twigs’ ‘Caprisongs’ Is an Unbridled Thrill

  13-01-2022 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  The U.K. avant-pop star fights trauma and darkness with the most buoyant music of her career
  
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• Robert Glasper previews new album with ‘Black Superhero’ featuring Killer Mike

  13-01-2022 19:35 via nme.com
  
  Robert Glasper has announced the release of a third album in his ‘Black Radio’ series, and shared its second single, ‘Black Superhero’.READ MORE: Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down”Set to land on February 25 via Loma Vista, the Grammy Award-winning musician’s forthcoming LP follows 2012’s ‘Black Radio’ and 2013’s ‘Black Radio II’. It was first previewed
  
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• Kanye West Named Suspect in Battery Investigation

  13-01-2022 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  West was named a suspect in an LAPD battery report filed early Thursday morning
  
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• A third suspect in Young Dolph’s murder has been arrested

  13-01-2022 19:29 via nme.com
  
  Police have arrested a third man alleged to be involved in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph.
  Rolling Stone reports that 27-year-old Shundale Barnett has been charged as an accessory to the rapper’s murder, having allegedly convened with fellow suspect Justin Johnson shortly after Dolph (real name Adolph Robert Thornton Jr.) was fatally shot outside a Memphis bakery in November.
  During a recent press conference, US Marshall Tyreece Miller said Barnett was seen travelling with Johnso
  
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• St. Vincent Knows What She Wants in Austin City Limits Performance of ‘Pay Your Way in Pain’

  13-01-2022 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  St. Vincent and Joy Oladokun's performances at the Texas music festival is set to air on PBS this Saturday
  
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• Shawn Mendes Strolls Around Snowy Toronto in ‘It’ll Be Okay’ Video

  13-01-2022 18:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer released recent single following breakup with Camila Cabello
  
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• How the Daughter of Wu-Tang’s RZA Started Singing Country Music With Her Mom

  13-01-2022 18:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  O.N.E. the Duo — the mother-daughter team of Tekitha Washington and Prana Supreme Diggs — have hip-hop roots but record acoustic music with a country and Americana bent
  
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• Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre, and More Inspire Museum-Worthy Art

  13-01-2022 18:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Works inspired by music by Lana Del Rey, BLACKPINK, No Doubt, Machine Gun Kelly, Eve, and more will be on display at a new exhibition in L.A.
  
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• Miranda Lambert Rides Into the Sunset in ‘If I Was a Cowboy’ Video

  13-01-2022 18:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lambert flips gender narratives and keeps a cool head in new Trey Fanjoy-directed clip
  
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• Avril Lavigne announces new album ‘Love Sux’ due next month

  13-01-2022 18:16 via nme.com
  
  Avril Lavigne has announced that she’ll be releasing a brand new album entitled ‘Love Sux’ next month.
  Set to land February 25, it comes after the Canadian singer-songwriter previously teased that her seventh LP would be arriving “at the top” of 2022 on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records.
  The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Head Above Water’ – which will see her return to her pop-punk roots – sees features from Machine Gun Kelly, Blink-182&ls
  
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• Grace Cummings Won’t Tell You What She Means

  13-01-2022 17:57
  
  Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings wails, howls, and shudders, making her intricate new album 'Storm Queen' undeniably magnetic. She talks MTV News through how she made it, but not necessarily what it means.
  
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• Listen to Tears for Fears’ patriarchy-bashing new single ‘Break The Man’

  13-01-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Tears for Fears have shared a new single called ‘Break The Man’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Tears For Fears on how personal and political trauma shaped new album ‘The Tipping Point’The song is the third taste of the group’s first album in 17 years, ‘The Tipping Point’, which is due to arrive on February 25 via Concord Records. In October 2021, the duo – comprised of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith – released the record’s title t
  
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• Scotland’s COVID restrictions on outdoor events to be lifted on Monday

  13-01-2022 17:27 via nme.com
  
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that restrictions on outdoor events in Scotland will be lifted on Monday (January 17).READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021The move will allow fans to return to outdoor concerts and football matches, after COVID restrictions were put in place on Boxing Day, reducing outdoor events to a capacity of 500.
  Event organisers will now have to check the vaccine certification of at least 50 p
  
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• ‘Nevermind’ Baby Is Still Suing Nirvana

  13-01-2022 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spencer Elden filed his second amended complaint late Wednesday
  
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• Flashback: The Ronettes Reunite for Final Time at 2007 Hall of Fame Induction

  13-01-2022 17:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Watch them play a glorious rendition of "Be My Baby" at their long-overdue induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Fame
  
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• Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ Child Pornography Lawsuit Refiled Just Before Deadline

  13-01-2022 17:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last week, a federal judge dismissed the Nevermind child-pornography lawsuit filed against Nirvana by Spencer Elden, who appeared on the album’s cover as a baby. Now, the 30-year-old plaintiff and his legal team have submitted an amended complaint. In the much-publicized original action – levied against the members of Nirvana, the band’s namesake company, Universal […]
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• Nicki Minaj dropped from husband Kenneth Petty’s harassment lawsuit

  13-01-2022 17:04 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has been dropped from a lawsuit originally filed against her and her husband Kenneth Petty for harassment.
  Jennifer Hough accused Petty of sexual assault in 1994 and filed a lawsuit last year against Petty and Minaj, accusing them of “witness intimidation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, harassment” and other charges. She is also suing Petty for sexual assault and battery in relation to the 1995 conviction.
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• Röyksopp share immersive new track ‘The Ladder’

  13-01-2022 16:59 via nme.com
  
  Röyksopp have dropped off their second new track in two weeks – you can listen to ‘The Ladder’ below.
  The Norwegian electronic music outfit launched an official Instagram account last month, teasing a forthcoming project and encouraging fans to “Press R” in order to discover new music.
  Soon after, on New Year’s Day (January 1), the duo shared a new two-minute song titled ‘(Nothing But) Ashes…’. No further info was disclosed.
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• Maren Morris Embarks on a ‘Humble Quest’ With New Album

  13-01-2022 16:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  “’Humble’ began to feel more like a grounded state of understanding oneself," Morris writes in a letter accompanying her upcoming third album
  
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• Robert Glasper Teams With Killer Mike, Big K.R.I.T. for New Song ‘Black Superhero’

  13-01-2022 16:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pianist's all-star Black Radio III out Feb. 25
  
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• Nicki Minaj dropped from harassment lawsuit filed by husband's accuser

  13-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has been removed as a defendant but her husband remains.
  
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• Mariah Carey shares title of upcoming children's book

  13-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer shared the cover art for the book, The Christmas Princess, via Instagram on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch the dark new video for Muse’s comeback single ‘Won’t Stand Down’

  13-01-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Muse have shared the official video for their brand new single, ‘Won’t Stand Down’ – you can watch the clip for the track below.
  The song was officially announced last week by the Teignmouth trio after frontman Matt Bellamy previously teased and leaked part of the song on Instagram live last month.READ MORE: Muse’s revamped ‘Origin Of Symmetry’ is that rare thing: a great remix album‘Won’t Stand Down’, which is the first taster of the f
  
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• Muse Return With Video for Defiant New Song ‘Won’t Stand Down’

  13-01-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  First new track in nearly four years is "about standing your ground against bullies, whether that be on the playground, at work or anywhere,” Matt Bellamy says
  
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• IDLES postpone Cardiff show due to COVID restrictions in Wales

  13-01-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  IDLES have postponed their upcoming show at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff as a result of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.READ MORE: IDLES live in London: gleeful mayhem from British rock’s darlingsThe band were due to play in Cardiff on January 21 as part of their rescheduled UK and European headline tour, with Jehnny Beth and Big Joanie on support.
  “Due to ongoing restrictions in Wales, we are unable to play Cardiff Arena on Friday January 21st,” IDLES wrote on Twitter. “
  
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• ‘I Need to Save Myself’: Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra Sings Out

  13-01-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Segarra has been hailed as a powerful activist voice, but don’t call them a savior. Inside their urgent reinvention for their new album, 'Life on Earth'
  
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• Nothing Could Ever Silence Ronnie Spector, Least of All Phil Spector

  13-01-2022 15:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rob Sheffield pays tribute to Spector, the Spanish Harlem incident who blasted into the world and fucked it up forever
  
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• Nicole Scherzinger says Pussycat Dolls lawsuit over tour cancellation is “meritless”

  13-01-2022 15:31 via nme.com
  
  Nicole Scherzinger has described Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin’s lawsuit over the group’s cancelled tour as “meritless” in a new court document.
  Antin filed a lawsuit against Scherzinger in 2021 accusing her of threatening to walk away from the group’s reunion plans unless she was granted a majority share and “complete creative control” and “final decision-making authority”.
  “This case is a meritless effort to enforce an expired 20
  
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• Johnny Marr says he’s not “close” with Morrissey because they’re “so different”

  13-01-2022 15:15 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Marr has opened up about his history of artistic relationships and collaborations, and said that the reason he’s not “close” with his former Smiths bandmate Morrissey is because they’re “so different”.READ MORE: Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest MouseThe legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter was speaking to Uncut Magazine for the cover story of their latest issue, where he discuss
  
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• Frank Zappa and the Mothers’ Epic 1971 Fillmore East Shows Get 50th-Anniversary Reissue

  13-01-2022 15:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  8-CD set also includes band's encore with John Lennon and Yoko Ono and a recording of infamous London's Rainbow Bridge gig that left Zappa nearly paralyzed
  
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• Listen to Korn’s first new song of 2022, ‘Forgotten’

  13-01-2022 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Korn have shared their first new track of the year – you can hear ‘Forgotten’ below.
  The track is the second to be previewed (after November’s ‘Start The Healing’) from the long-running band’s upcoming new album ‘Requiem’, which is set for release on February 4 via Loma Vista Recordings.READ MORE: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house”‘Forgotten’ has been released by Korn
  
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• Yungblud warns fans they will be 'shocked' by his 'most personal' album

  13-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Yungblud has said fans will be "a bit shocked" by how honest his third album is.
  
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• Avril Lavigne unveils new album, Love Sux

  13-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Avril Lavigne will release her new album, 'Love Sux', on February 25.
  
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• Atomic Kitten slam ageist music industry

  13-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Atomic Kitten are gearing up for their reunion shows and have opened up about how they are defying the ageist music industry.
  
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