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• New FBI Website Asking for Astroworld Pics, Video: ‘This Took Far Too Long’

  14-01-2022 23:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  “For the life of me, I can’t under why this wasn’t done immediately," one law enforcement expert says
  
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• Nino Augustine and Jossman Ward Off Bad Vibes on ‘Energia’

  14-01-2022 23:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The video, directed by Jimmy Usma, was shot in Medellin and shows the artists embracing joy
  
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• Cox Fires Back Against $1 Billion Infringement Verdict: The Major Labels ‘Lied to Cox; They Lied to the Court; and They Lied to the Jury’

  14-01-2022 23:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Cox Communications has officially accused the major labels of improperly creating (and then concealing issues with) evidence in their much-publicized copyright infringement lawsuit. Atlanta-headquartered Cox Communications just recently doubled down on its request for relief under Rule 60(B)(3), which concerns “fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party.” In brief, a jury in late 2019 […]
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• Texas Songwriting Hero Robert Earl Keen Announces Surprise Retirement

  14-01-2022 23:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Keen famously sang "The Road Goes on Forever," but he says he's done with touring and public performances after September 2022
  
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• Britney Spears calls out Jamie Lynn Spears over knife claims

  14-01-2022 22:25 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has hit out at her sister Jamie Lynn Spears yet again following her TV interview.READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscopeThe singer shared a statement on Twitter yesterday (January 13) following Jamie Lynn’s appearance on Good Morning America, where she spoke about Britney’s controversial conservatorship, which was terminated last year.
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• Eagles’ Don Henley was once fired from tracking vocals on Steely Dan’s 1977 hit ‘Peg’

  14-01-2022 22:13 via nme.com
  
  Don Henley of the Eagles almost appeared on Steely Dan’s 1977 hit ‘Peg’ before he was fired, according to the band’s producer Gary Katz.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Robert Carlyle on The Eagles, Rod Stewart and why he hates Kenny RogersIn a new interview, Katz, who besides being Steely Dan’s longtime producer has also worked with the likes of Diana Ross, 10cc and The Mamas & The Papas, talked about the creative process behind the band’s most reco
  
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• Mach-Hommy, Allison Russell, King Woman: Best 2021 Albums You May Have Missed

  14-01-2022 22:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast digs into the best hip-hop, country, Americana, and metal albums of 2021
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Teaming Up With Matt Stone & Trey Parker for Paramount Comedy

  14-01-2022 21:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Rapper Kendrick Lamar is teaming up with ‘South Park’ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to produce a live-action comedy for Paramount Pictures. According to Deadline, the untitled comedy sees a young Black man who is interning as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum discover his white girlfriend’s ancestors once owned his. Lamar […]
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• Mark Ronson: “Ronnie Spector was a huge hero to Amy Winehouse”

  14-01-2022 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Mark Ronson has recalled how Ronnie Spector was a huge hero to Amy Winehouse in the wake of The Ronettes leader’s death.READ MORE: Ronnie Spector, 1943 – 2022: an indelible icon with a voice like a tiger slurping cocktailsThe ’60s icon died on Wednesday (January 12) “after a brief battle with cancer”, her family confirmed in a statement. She was 78 years old.
  In the wake of Spector’s passing, the likes of Brian Wilson, Keith Richards,&
  
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• Kanye West spotted in the studio with Blueface

  14-01-2022 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has been spotted working in the studio with LA rapper Blueface ahead of the reported sequel to last year’s ‘DONDA’.READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of fillerThe pair, who have not previously worked together, were all smiles in a pic that has been circulating on social media. You can see the snap below.
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• Kanye West the Subject of a Battery Investigation in Los Angeles

  14-01-2022 21:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is under investigation for battery in Los Angeles. According to police, the rapper allegedly punched a man in the face after he asked for an autograph. The victim told police that around 3 a.m., he spotted the rapper sitting in his car after leaving the SoHo Warehouse. The […]
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• Camilo and Wisin’s Silly ‘Buenos Días’ Video Is a Family Affair

  14-01-2022 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Besides connecting with Wisin musically and artistically, we connected on a more personal and spiritual level," Camilo tells Rolling Stone
  
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• Hanson announce new album ‘Red Green Blue’ and 2022 UK, European and US tour

  14-01-2022 20:16 via nme.com
  
  Hanson have announced plans for a new album and world tour in 2022.READ MORE: We’ve all been singing Hanson’s ‘MMMBop’ wrong this entire timeThe trio, who got their breakthrough back in 1997 with their hit song ‘MMMBop’, will release ‘Red Green Blue’ which is made up of three solo projects on May 20.
  The LP, which marks the band’s 30th anniversary, will be previewed by a single from each member, with Taylor Hanson sharing ‘Child At Hear
  
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• Brockhampton have announced they’re breaking up

  14-01-2022 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Brockhampton have announced they’re breaking up after their upcoming London and Coachella shows.READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton: “Shia LaBeouf is our idol and inspiration”The Texas group took to social media this evening (January 14) to share the news and thank fans for their support these past eight years.
  “BROCKHAMPTON’s upcoming shows at the O2 Academy Brixton in London and at Coachella will be our final performances as a group,” the band wrote
  
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• Zac Brown Band Will Play Ballparks on 2022 U.S. Tour

  14-01-2022 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band leader kicks Covid for a second time to announce a huge spring tour, with stops at Boston's Fenway Park, Chicago's Wrigley Field, and Atlanta's Truist Park
  
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• Ed Sheeran Wants to Build a Crypt on His Private Estate

  14-01-2022 19:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  The burial place would be built in a chapel designed to be a "private place of retreat for contemplation and prayer"
  
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• Watch Bill Murray cover Tom Waits’ ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’

  14-01-2022 19:26 via nme.com
  
  A clip of Bill Murray putting his own spin on Tom Waits‘ ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’ has been released – you can check it out below.READ MORE: Tom Waits at the movies – unpicking the Licorice Pizza star’s film careerThe legendary actor’s rendition of the 1976 track – the full title of which is ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)’ – is taken from his new concert film, New Worlds: The Cradle Of C
  
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• SiriusXM Acquires B2B Music Platform Cloud Cover Music In Latest Diversification-Minded Play

  14-01-2022 19:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) has officially acquired Cloud Cover Media, the company behind B2B music platform Cloud Cover Music. The satellite-radio giant announced the purchase – one of several diversification-minded plays it’s spearheaded in recent months – via a general release. Said release doesn’t disclose the transaction’s financial specifics, but six-year Cloud Cover Music head Mark […]
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• Brockhampton Announce ‘Indefinite Hiatus’ Following Coachella Performance, Cancel Tour

  14-01-2022 19:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  "From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being on this journey with us," the group wrote on Twitter
  
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• Kae Tempest announces 2022 UK and Ireland tour

  14-01-2022 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Kae Tempest has announced plans for a UK and Ireland tour this spring.READ MORE: Kae Tempest – ‘The Book Of Traps And Lessons’ reviewThey will be hitting the road for a 20-date jaunt which kicks off on April 22 at Manchester’s Albert Hall.
  The tour will call at the likes of Liverpool, London, Leeds, Cardiff, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Cork before wrapping up at Sage in Gateshead on May 21.
  Tickets go on sale 10am GMT next Friday (January 31) a
  
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• The Weeknd lands third UK Number 1 album with 'Dawn FM'

  14-01-2022 18:56 via music-news.com
  
  The Weeknd scores his third UK Number 1 album with Dawn FM.
  
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• Gayle scores breakthrough UK Number 1 single with 'abcdefu'

  14-01-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  GAYLE has secured her first Official UK Number 1 single with punchy breakout track abcdefu.
  
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• King Princess Returns for a Little Heartbreak on ‘Little Bother’

  14-01-2022 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It poses questions to a person who may not be listening at all," Mikaela Straus says, "And I think that’s a beautiful sentiment"
  
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• Scarypoolparty: Singer-Songwriter’s Raw Talent Shines Through with New Gibson Generation Collection Acoustic Guitar

  14-01-2022 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Watch Scarypoolparty’s ‘flow state’ with his new Gibson Generation G-200 guitar: “I hear everything I'm doing with such clarity,” says the dynamic and uncompromising musician.
  
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• Amythyst Kiah Releases Haunting Cover of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’

  14-01-2022 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Black Myself" singer offers a stark, acoustic version of post-punk classic
  
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• Christian Lee Hutson shares new single ‘Rubberneckers’ with Phoebe Bridgers

  14-01-2022 18:18 via nme.com
  
  Christian Lee Hutson has shared his new single ‘Rubberneckers’ featuring Phoebe Bridgers – listen to it below.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers’ best cover songs… ever!The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s latest release is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Quitters’ which is also produced by Bridgers and her Better Oblivion Community Center bandmate Conor Oberst.
  The track, which features Bridgers on backing vocals, is accompanied by a
  
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• Avril Lavigne Previews New LP ‘Love Sux’ With ‘Love It When You Hate Me’

  14-01-2022 17:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer's seventh album arrives Feb. 25
  
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• Raveena’s New Song ‘Rush’ Is a Dance-Driven, Acid-Fueled Ode to Bollywood

  14-01-2022 17:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song and video follow a Punjabi space princess making friends on distant planets
  
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• Listen to Bastille’s “ridiculously fun” new single ‘Shut Off The Lights’

  14-01-2022 17:45 via nme.com
  
  Bastille have shared a new single called ‘Shut Off The Lights’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Bastille on pushing the boundaries: “We’ve always done whatever the fuck we want”The song is the latest preview of the group’s upcoming fourth album ‘Give Me The Future’, which arrives on February 4. It follows on from the previous singles ‘No Bad Days’, ‘Distorted Light Beam’, ‘Thelma + Louise&rs
  
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• Dolly Parton Previews New Novel and Album With ‘Big Dreams and Faded Jeans’

  14-01-2022 17:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Parton and James Patterson's book 'Run, Rose, Run' and its companion album will be out in March
  
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• Sasami’s Heavy Metal for Soft Souls

  14-01-2022 17:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The "satanic Brian Wilson" on how her newfound love of metal influenced her new album, Squeeze
  
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• Dolly Parton announces new ‘Run, Rose, Run’ companion album

  14-01-2022 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton has detailed her new album ‘Run, Rose, Run’, the companion piece to her upcoming novel of the same name.The NME Big Read: Dolly Parton: “I take care of business”The 12-track record, which has been previewed by the song ‘Big Dreams And Faded Jeans’, will arrive on March 4 via Butterfly Records in partnership with Ingrooves/UMG. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.
  “So many people come to Nashville with their sack of songs,&rdquo
  
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• Bop Shop: Songs From Stromae, Raveena, Orville Peck, And More

  14-01-2022 17:04
  
  This week's Bop Shop features a recognition of self from Stromae, an enchanting blend of moods from Raveena, an atmospheric picture of debauchery from Orville Peck, and more.
  
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• Ed Sheeran “to build a burial chamber” on £4million estate

  14-01-2022 16:55 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has submitted proposals to build a burial chamber under a private church on his Suffolk estate.
  The plans for the boat-shaped church, described as a “place of retreat for contemplation and prayer”, have been approved but Sheeran wants to amend it to include the burial space, according to The Times.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streakThe proposals, submitted to Dennington parish council in December
  
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• Sinead O'Connor admitted to hospital days after son's death

  14-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Sinead O'Connor was taken to hospital by police officers after worrying fans with her messages.
  
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• Priyanka Chopra addresses fan speculation surrounding her marriage to Nick Jonas

  14-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 39-year-old actress received widespread media coverage after she removed her husband''s last name from her Instagram profile last year.
  
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• Jamie Lynn Spears fires back at Britney Spears over 'vague and accusatory posts'

  14-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jamie Lynn Spears insisted that her new memoir isn't focused on her sister.
  
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• Listen to Years & Years’ new single ‘Sooner Or Later’

  14-01-2022 16:16 via nme.com
  
  Years & Years have shared a new single called ‘Sooner Or Later’ – you can listen to it below.MORE: Watch Olly Alexander gatecrash our interview with Adam Lambert at the BRITsThe song will appear on Years & Years’ forthcoming third album ‘Night Call’, which is due to arrive on January 21 via Polydor. It’ll be the first full-length project to emerge from the group since it became a solo venture of Olly Alexander.
  “I swear I saw you on my
  
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• Jack White Wanders Around a Purgatorial American Legion in ‘Love Is Selfish’ Video

  14-01-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on the musician's second album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive
  
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• The Last Word: Elvis Costello on Reassessing His Back Catalog and Why He’s a ‘Freak of Nature’

  14-01-2022 15:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter talks new album The Boy Named If, the legacy of "Alison," the genius of Jeff Buckley, his past collaboration with Paul McCartney, and more
  
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• Nick Cave and Warren Ellis announce new film ‘This Much I Know To Be True’

  14-01-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced details of a new feature film titled This Much I Know To Be True.
  Billed as a companion piece to the 2016 music documentary One More Time With Feeling, the new film will see Cave and Ellis working once again with director Andrew Dominik.READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impactThis Much I Know To Be True will explore Cave and Ellis’ creative relationship and songs from their last two studio albums,
  
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• Earl Sweatshirt Wrecks Rap’s Rules on ‘Sick!’

  14-01-2022 15:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The groundbreaking MC continues to push himself on his most artistically rewarding album yet
  
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• Michael Eavis leads the tributes to Glastonbury’s “remarkable” Robert Richards

  14-01-2022 15:34 via nme.com
  
  Michael Eavis has led the tributes to Glastonbury‘s longtime commercial director Robert Richards, who has died at the age of 65.
  Richards passed away on Wednesday (January 12) at Guy’s Hospital in London after a short illness, the festival confirmed in a statement yesterday (January 13).
  Richards worked for Glastonbury for over 30 years, which began when he was involved in setting up the information and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament campaigning stalls.
  He later became responsible
  
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• Ian Noe Descends into Isolated Madness on New Song ‘Pine Grove (Mad House)’

  14-01-2022 15:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on the Kentucky songwriter's upcoming album 'River Fools & Mountain Saints'
  
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• Legendary Manchester venue Band On The Wall announces reopening

  14-01-2022 14:25 via nme.com
  
  Manchester’s historic Band On The Wall venue is set to reopen this spring after almost two years of redevelopment, it has been announced.
  The Swan Street establishment – previously shortlisted in NME‘s search for Britain’s Best Small Venue – closed back in August 2020, bringing forward some long-standing renovation plans as the hospitality industry faced various COVID-related issues.READ MORE: You can help save your local venue by picking up some official merchStaff
  
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• Britney Spears says she is “disgusted” with her family following Jamie Lynn Spears interview

  14-01-2022 14:09 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has said that she is “disgusted” with her family after her sister Jamie Lynn Spears gave a TV interview this week.
  The singer shared a statement on Twitter yesterday (January 13) following Jamie Lynn’s appearance on Good Morning America, where she spoke about Britney’s controversial conservatorship, which was terminated last year.READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscopeIn the interview, Jamie Lynn was ask
  
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• The Wombats will never be an 'overtly positive' band

  14-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Wombats frontman Murph has admitted their music will always have cynicism running through it.
  
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• FKA Twigs plans to call Dua Lipa to arrange to finish their duet

  14-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  FKA Twigs has admitted there is "no reason" why she and Dua Lipa haven't completed their collaboration.
  
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• Nine of the 10 Highest-Paid Musicians of 2021 Were Men

  14-01-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  In a year with little touring, acts who scored megadeals offstage ended up on top. A booming market for music rights means many earned more than they did pre-pandemic — especially aging rockers
  
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• Listen to the Drake-featuring new Gunna track ‘P Power’

  14-01-2022 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Gunna has shared his highly-anticipated collaboration with Drake – you can listen to ‘P Power’ below.READ MORE: Young Stoner Life – ‘Slime Language 2’ review: follow-up record doesn’t quite stickThe Young Thug-signed rapper revealed the star-studded tracklist for his third album ‘DS4Ever’ last Wednesday (January 5) ahead of its release two days later (January 7). It contained a song titled ‘Pussy Power’ featuring Drake.
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