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• Watch Stephen Malkmus debut two new songs at first gig in two years

  19-01-2022 23:32 via nme.com
  
  Stephen Malkmus debuted two new songs at a gig in Portland at the weekend alongside one of Pavement‘s classic tracks.READ MORE: What’s the greatest Pavement record? Their five albums ranked in order of greatnessThe singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of indie rock stalwarts Pavement, played his first gig since 2019 on Sunday (January 16) at The Alberta Abbey.
  Accompanied by his live band – made up of The Decemberists’ Chris Funk, Brad Truax and Jake Mo
  
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• Britney Spears labels sister Jamie Lynn Spears 'selfish brat' in fiery post

  19-01-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  On Tuesday, Britney Spears's lawyer Mathew Rosengart sent Jamie Lynn a cease and desist letter.
  
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• Fortnite Soundwave Concert Coming Up — Tones and I Playing on January 21st

  19-01-2022 22:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Fortnite Soundwave Series concerts are continuing in 2022 with Aussie artist Tones and I. “Dance Monkey” was a huge hit back in 2020, so it’s no small surprise the Australian is appearing on the Fortnite stage. Her debut album Welcome to the Madhouse is out now, and she’ll be playing songs from the album. […]
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• Fortnite Soundwave Concert Coming Up – Tones and I Playing on January 21

  19-01-2022 22:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Fortnite Soundwave Series concerts are continuing in 2022 with Aussie artist Tones and I. “Dance Monkey” was a huge hit back in 2020, so it’s no small surprise the Australian is appearing on the Fortnite stage. Her debut album Welcome to the Madhouse is out now, and she’ll be playing songs from the album. […]
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• Animal Collective share new single and announce UK and European tour

  19-01-2022 22:44 via nme.com
  
  Animal Collective have announced a UK and European tour alongside the release of a new single – find out more below.
  Following a spring US tour, the band – comprising Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist and Deakin – will hit the road on this side of the pond beginning November 2 at Dolan’s in Limerick, Ireland.
  They will then make stops in Dublin, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow before heading across to mainland Europe for a run of dates that will wrap up
  
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• Daniel Radcliffe Will Star in Weird Al Biopic for Roku

  19-01-2022 22:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Roku announced Daniel Radcliffe will star in its first original biopic about Weird Al Yankovic. WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story will focus on the career of the Grammy-winning pop culture icon. The film is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango, with production slated to begin in Los Angeles in February. The film will […]
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• The Weeknd Racks Up 705M Spotify Streams In Just Two Weeks

  19-01-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Weeknd dropped a new album for 2022 and racked up 705 million Spotify streams in two weeks. The album Dawn FM debuted on January 7 and has helped the Canadian artist soar to the top of the charts. Spotify Daily Data tracks the most streamed artists on Spotify on a weekly basis. As of […]
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• The Weeknd Racks Up 705 Million Spotify Streams In Just Two Weeks

  19-01-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Weeknd dropped a new album for 2022 and racked up 705 million Spotify streams in two weeks. The album Dawn FM debuted on January 7 and has helped the Canadian artist soar to the top of the charts. Spotify Daily Data tracks the most streamed artists on Spotify on a weekly basis. As of […]
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• Cardi B Offers to Cover Funeral Expenses of All 17 Bronx Fire Victims

  19-01-2022 21:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Bronx Fire Relief fund, set up by the New York City's Mayor's Office, has raised $2.5 million to support the victims' families
  
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• Miles Kane and Lana Del Rey have an album’s worth of material recorded

  19-01-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  
  Miles Kane has revealed that he and Lana Del Rey have an album’s worth of unreleased material together.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Miles KaneSpeaking in a new interview, Kane – who releases his fourth solo album, ‘Change The Show’ on Friday (January 21) – discussed his creative partnership with Del Rey, who co-wrote his 2018 track, ‘Loaded’, and he returned the favour on last year’s ‘Dealer’, which he also added vocals to.
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• Hikaru Utada Looks Into The Mirror

  19-01-2022 21:46
  
  J-pop superstar and Japanese-American icon Hikaru Utada spans two worlds on their new album, 'Bad Mode,' which is also their first bilingual LP in a long and storied career of singular vision and collaboration.
  
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• Listen to Big Thief’s stripped-back new single, ‘Simulation Swarm’

  19-01-2022 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief have shared a new, stripped-back single, ‘Simulation Swarm’ – you can listen to it  below.READ MORE: Big Thief live in London: the Brooklynites channel their inner grungers at biggest show yetThe track is taken from the group’s upcoming 20-track new double album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’, which is set for release on February 11 via 4AD.
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• Listen to Big Thief’s stipped-back new single, ‘Simulation Swarm’

  19-01-2022 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief have shared a new, stripped-back single, ‘Simulation Swarm’ – you can listen to it  below.READ MORE: Big Thief live in London: the Brooklynites channel their inner grungers at biggest show yetThe track is taken from the group’s upcoming 20-track new double album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’, which is set for release on February 11 via 4AD.
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• ‘She Should Be Celebrated Every Day’: Bullerengue Treasure Petrona Martinez Is Building a Legacy

  19-01-2022 21:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Colombian artist, who recently won her first Latin Grammy at the age of 82, continues to inspire artists across the world
  
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• Songtradr Officially Merges Peter Gabriel-Founded Cuesongs Into Big Sync Music

  19-01-2022 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr has officially merged sync company Cuesongs with its Big Sync Music subsidiary. Santa Monica-headquartered Songtradr announced the move via a formal release that was shared with Digital Music News. The eight-year-old company acquired Big Sync Music back in February of 2019, while UK-based Cuesongs became a division of Songtradr […]
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• Mark Ruffalo, Jane Fonda, Cyndi Lauper, and More Back Abortion Within Reach Campaign

  19-01-2022 21:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Among the Abortion Within Reach campaign's demands is access to "compassionate, affirming abortion care for people of all identities"
  
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• Where’s ‘Yodel Boy’ Mason Ramsey Been? Living the Good Life on a Jet Ski

  19-01-2022 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  “A lot has changed since that day in Walmart,” Ramsey says
  
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• Poppy announces details of ‘Never Find My Place’ world tour

  19-01-2022 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Poppy has unveiled details of a full world tour called ‘Never Find My Place’.READ MORE: Poppy – ‘Flux’ review: determined, fun-filled and perception-defying alt-rockThe tour will kick off on March 8 in the US and will be punctuated by a group of festival appearances this summer, including Roskilde, Welcome To Rockville and When We Were Young.
  This will be Poppy’s first tour since her ‘I Disagree’ tour was cut short in early 2020 following the onset
  
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• Lil Nas X, ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls, ‘Tick, Tick … BOOM!’ Nominated for GLAAD Media Awards

  19-01-2022 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The awards will host two ceremonies, the first in Los Angeles on April 2 and the second in New York City on May 6
  
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• Cardi B helps cover funeral costs of Bronx fire victims

  19-01-2022 20:10 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has pledged to help cover funeral expenses for the families of the 17 people who died in a Bronx apartment fire earlier this month.
  On January 9, a blaze broke out in a Bronx apartment block caused by a malfunctioning portable electric heater. The fire took the lives of 17 people, including eight children.
  According to the New York Mayor’s office, Cardi B is partnering with Mayor Eric Adams’ Bronx Fire Relief Fund to help pay for the burial costs of those whose
  
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• Listen to Griff and Sigrid’s empowering new single, ‘Head On Fire’

  19-01-2022 19:31 via nme.com
  
  Griff and Sigrid have released a brand new single together called ‘Head On Fire’ – you can check it out below.READ MORE: Sigrid: “There’s a part of me that comes out when I play live – it’s my superpower”The two pop stars began teasing the joint project recently in a series of cryptic videos posted on their social media accounts.
  The collaboration came about after the pair connected online during the pandemic and then later met in person – so
  
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• Liam Gallagher teases “fucking massive” announcement coming tomorrow

  19-01-2022 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has taken to social media to tease a “fucking massive” announcement that he’s got coming tomorrow (January 20).READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon”The former Oasis frontman took to Twitter this morning (January 19) to reveal that he has something pretty big on the way; the cryptic post also saw him have a dig at his estranged brother Noel.
  “Big announcement tmoz and I mean BIG
  
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• FKA Twigs Plunges an Arrow Through Her Heart in ‘Meta Angel’ Music Video

  19-01-2022 18:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song appears on her latest mixtape Caprisongs
  
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• Steve Lamacq to celebrate Independent Venue Week on BBC Radio 6 Music

  19-01-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Steve Lamacq is to celebrate Independent Venue Week 2022 with a series of special shows that will air on BBC Radio 6 Music between Monday January 31 and Friday February 4.READ MORE: Independent Venue Week: why your local venue needs you, but not as much as you need itThe event, which champions the annual celebration of independent music venues, will take place across the UK from January 31 to February 6. On his show, Lamacq will celebrate a different independent venue in a UK town or city e
  
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• Kenny Chesney Sells Recorded Catalog Stake to Blackstone’s Hipgnosis Song Management

  19-01-2022 18:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired a majority stake in the recorded catalog of 53-year-old country star Kenny Chesney. Hipgnosis Song Management – a subsidiary of Blackstone and a different entity than the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, it bears emphasizing – announced its agreement with Kenny Chesney via a formal release this morning. The deal […]
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• Kenny Chesney Sells Recorded Catalog Stake to Blackstone-Powered Hipgnosis Song Management

  19-01-2022 18:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired a majority stake in the recorded catalog of 53-year-old country star Kenny Chesney. Hipgnosis Song Management – which is partly owned by Blackstone and a different entity than the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, it bears emphasizing – announced its agreement with Kenny Chesney via a formal release this morning. […]
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• Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A ‘Quantum Leap’ for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

  19-01-2022 18:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  One of these days, the billions of dollars in unmatched and unpaid annual music royalties will shrink into the millions. And then, down to de minimis thousands. But what will it take to get there? For years, the pathway towards erasing a billion-dollar industry embarrassment has been discussed in conferences and committees. It isn’t the […]
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• Gayle Calls Out a Friend Who’s ‘Just Horny’ on Followup Single to ‘Abcdefu’

  19-01-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  "It’s hard to separate platonic, romantic, and sexual feelings," says Gayle. "Sometimes in friendships the lines can get blurry"
  
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• Harry Styles announces rescheduled 2022 world tour dates

  19-01-2022 17:27 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has announced the rescheduled tour dates for his previously postponed world tour, which includes a new run of shows in the UK.READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: A joyful celebration of a musician truly coming into his own (plus bonus Stormzy)The singer’s tour was originally scheduled to take place back in April 2020, before being postponed to February and March 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, he was forced to postpone the dates indefinitely in Dec
  
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• Jewel-Box Heroes: Why the CD Revival Is Finally Here

  19-01-2022 17:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Compact discs never had the romance of vinyl or the convenience of MP3s. But they're still the ideal format for getting lost inside your music collection
  
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• Big Thief Drop Tender Fan Favorite ‘Simulation Swarm’

  19-01-2022 17:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track is off upcoming LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  
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• Avril Lavigne: 'I feel this is my most alternative record sonically'

  19-01-2022 17:00 via music-news.com
  
  This week on After School Radio on Apple Music Hits, Mark Hoppus is joined by Avril Lavigne who discusses her upcoming album
  
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• Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Hit Vegas for Silk Sonic Residency

  19-01-2022 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The duo will perform a months-long residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM starting Feb. 25
  
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• The Specials would love to collaborate with Madness

  19-01-2022 16:44 via nme.com
  
  The Specials bassist Hor­ace Panter has revealed that the band would love to collaborate and tour with Madness.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The SpecialsPanter told the Daily Star newspaper’s ‘Wired’ column (via Music News) that there had previously been talk of the groups doing a co-headline tour or heading into the studio together to record.
  He said: “Let’s see what we can do. There was talk about a doubleheader, but
  
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• Britney Spears' lawyer accuses her father of paying himself $6 million during conservatorship

  19-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jamie Spears is asking Britney Spears to cover his legal fees.
  
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• Watch George Martin Tell His Young Granddaughter Why He Signed the Beatles

  19-01-2022 16:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I said, 'Well that’s a silly name for a start," he says to his grandchild. "'Who would ever want a group with the name ‘beetles’?’
  
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• Oliver Tree: 'I let the tears reign, and I let it pour'

  19-01-2022 16:11 via music-news.com
  
  Oliver Tree joins Hanuman Welch on the latest episode of ALT CTRL Radio on Apple Music 1. Oliver Tree discusses
  
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• Biffy Clyro reschedule 2022 European tour: “We are gutted”

  19-01-2022 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have postponed their 2022 European headline tour due to ongoing COVID concerns – see all the details below.
  The Scottish trio were due to hit the road in Europe last October for a run of delayed concerts. In June, however, they announced that the gigs were being pushed back again to February/March this year.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro live in London: Everything you could want from a rock showTaking to social media today (January 19), Biffy Clyro told fans that the concerts will
  
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• Listen to Black Country, New Road’s arresting new single ‘Snow Globes’

  19-01-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Black Country, New Road have shared their latest single ‘Snow Globes’ – listen below.READ MORE: Black Country, New Road have finished a new “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” albumThe track is the fourth to be taken from their upcoming second album ‘Ants From Up There’, which will be released on February 4 via Ninja Tune. You can pre-order the album here.
  ‘Snow Globes’ follows last single ‘Concorde’, and their
  
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• Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz once made Prince an hour late to his own gig

  19-01-2022 15:32 via nme.com
  
  Javier Bardem has said he and Penélope Cruz once made Prince an hour late to his own concert.
  The Being The Ricardos actor recalled the incident on The Tonight Show on Monday (January 17), explaining to Jimmy Fallon how Cruz, who Bardem has been married to since 2010, was friends with the late musician.READ MORE: ‘Being The Ricardos’ review: Nicole Kidman plays Lucille Ball in a well-rounded biopicBardem explained that he and Cruz were having dinner at Prince’s
  
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• Clubbing and gigs to return in Scotland as COVID restrictions ease

  19-01-2022 15:29 via nme.com
  
  COVID-19 restrictions are to be eased in Scotland from Monday January 24, with nightclubs reopening, large indoor events resuming and social distancing rules dropped.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021Restrictions on outdoor events in Scotland were previously lifted on January 17. This allowed fans to return to outdoor concerts and football matches, after COVID restrictions were put in place on Boxing Day, reducing outdoor ev
  
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• ‘You’re Still With Me’: Friends of Mac Miller Mark His 30th Birthday with Notes to the Late Rapper

  19-01-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Thundercat, Wiz Khalifa, Rapsody, J.I.D, EarthGang and more celebrate the milestone
  
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• Cardi B says she’s recording a new album in a “ghetto ass studio”

  19-01-2022 14:59 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has revealed that she is currently at work on new music in a “ghetto ass studio” – check out the video below.READ MORE: Queens Of Rap reinforces the importance of ‘WAP’ more than a year onThe Bronx rapper told fans last April that she was “going away for a very long time” in order to finish her second studio album. Last month, she revealed that she’ll release the ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ follow-up at some point in 2022.
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• Paddy Considine’s band Riding The Low return: “It’s always been music above everything else for me”

  19-01-2022 14:49 via nme.com
  
  Actor Paddy Considine Paddy Considine has returned with his band Riding The Low. Check out the single ‘Carapace Of Glass’ below, along with details of their new album ‘The Death Of Gobshite Romeo’ and our interview with Considine below.
  Considine is most well-known for his frequent cinematic collaborations with the likes of This Is England’s Shane Meadows – as well as his work as a director in his own right – but his first love has always been music, as
  
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• The High Plains Drifters 'The One That Got Away' video premiere

  19-01-2022 14:30 via music-news.com
  
  Music-News.com is proud to host the exclusive world video premiere of 'The One That Got Away' by The High Plains Drifters.
  
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• Animal Collective’s First Album in Six Years Felt Like Going Back to High School

  19-01-2022 14:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Time Skiffs is out on Feb. 4th, "Strung With Everything" is out now
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly says he announced Megan Fox engagement to “control the narrative”

  19-01-2022 14:19 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has explained that he chose to announce his engagement to Megan Fox as a means to “control the narrative” around their relationship.
  Fox revealed last week that she and Kelly – real name Colson Baker – would be tying the knot, writing on Instagram that the Ohio artist had “asked me to marry him”. The message came alongside a video of the proposal moment.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up a
  
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• George Martin reminisces about The Beatles in heartwarming new clip

  19-01-2022 13:50 via nme.com
  
  George Martin is heard telling his granddaughter why he signed The Beatles in a sweet new clip shared by his son Giles Martin. Watch the video below.READ MORE: Obituary: Sir George Martin, 1926-2016In the footage, shared on Twitter, the producer discusses how he initially met The Beatles and what he thought of the quartet when they travelled from Liverpool to London to meet him. “Well, that’s a silly name for a start,” he’s heard saying when he recounts being to
  
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• Britney Spears accuses father of hiring security firm to track people close to her

  19-01-2022 13:23 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has accused her father of paying a security team to track the locations of those close to the singer.
  As reported by The New York Times, Spears lawyer claimed in court papers filed yesterday (January 18) that the star’s dad, Jamie Spears, had committed financial misconduct on a number of occasions over several years.
  Jamie was suspended from his role as his daughter’s conservator by a judge last September, with the conservatorship then being terminated completely in No
  
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• BRIT Awards 2022 confirmed to go ahead as public voting opens

  19-01-2022 13:16 via nme.com
  
  The BRIT Awards have announced details of the public vote which will determine the winners of the four new genre awards.READ MORE: The 10 best moments from BRIT Awards historyThe new genre categories – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R&B Act – were introduced to the annual award show last November. For the first time, fans will be able to vote for their favourite artists on a dedicated voting hub, which is powered by TikTok.
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