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• Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend

  25-01-2022 23:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper was charged with one count of battery in Miami on Tuesday
  
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• Cody Jinks, Margo Price, Midland to Join Turnpike Troubadours at 2022 Under the Big Sky Festival

  25-01-2022 23:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Three-day gathering in Whitefish, Montana, boasts an eclectic lineup of Nashville radio stars, Americana songwriters, and rock and bluegrass bands
  
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• Billie Eilish postpones a number of US tour dates

  25-01-2022 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has announced that she’s had to postpone a couple of dates on the US leg of her upcoming ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational greatThe tour is set to kick off in New Orleans on February 3 and includes two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden on February 18-19, and will wrap up with three nights at LA’s Forum on April 6, 8 and 9 b
  
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• Luis Fonsi Sells Catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners In Latest Song-Rights Deal

  25-01-2022 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Newark, New Jersey-headquartered HarbourView Equity Partners has officially acquired the catalog of “Despacito” artist Luis Fonsi. Sherrese Clarke Soares’ HarbourView, which has secured up to $1 billion in funding from Apollo Global Management, unveiled the high-profile song-rights buyout this morning. The corresponding release doesn’t disclose the deal’s specific terms or (undoubtedly large) price tag, but […]
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• Listen to Stereophonics’ soaring new song, ‘Forever’

  25-01-2022 22:13 via nme.com
  
  Stereophonics have shared a soaring new single today (January 25) – you can listen to ‘Forever’ below.READ MORE: Stereophonics on new album ‘Oochya!’ and tour: “You can’t fake those rock n’ roll songs”The track is the latest preview of ‘Oochya!’, the Welsh band’s 12th album, which will arrive on March 4 via Stylus Records through Ignition Records Ltd and is available to pre-order here.
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• Are NFTs Coming to YouTube? Here’s the CEO’s Letter to Creators

  25-01-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Are NFTs coming to YouTube? YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki hints about that possibility in her letter to creators. Wojcicki pens an annual letter to creators to talk about YouTube’s issues as a platform. One of the topics Wojcicki covered this year was the expansion of the YouTube ecosystem. NFTs are cited as one of the […]
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• Gibson reportedly plans to sell NFTs of its guitars

  25-01-2022 21:49 via nme.com
  
  Guitar maker Gibson is reportedly planning to sell NFTs of some of its most famous guitar designs.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!According to a report by Billboard, the manufacturer has disclosed its intention to sell NFTs that contain images of its Les Paul, Flying V and Thunderbird guitars – among others – to the federal trademark office.
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• Elton John tests positive for coronavirus, postpones US tour dates

  25-01-2022 21:27 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has revealed he’s tested positive for coronavirus which has forced him to postpone a pair of upcoming shows.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”The legendary singer-songwriter, who is currently in the US on his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, took to Instagram Stories this evening (January 25) to share with fans that he’s having to postpone a pair of shows in Dallas because he&rsqu
  
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• Elton John test positive for coronavirus, postpones US tour dates

  25-01-2022 21:27 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has revealed he’s tested positive for coronavirus which has forced him to postpone a pair of upcoming shows.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”The legendary singer-songwriter, who is currently in the US on his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, took to Instagram Stories this evening (January 25) to share with fans that he’s having to postpone a pair of shows in Dallas because he&rsqu
  
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• Governors Ball 2022 Lineup – J. Cole, Halsey, and Kid Cudi to Headline

  25-01-2022 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Governors Ball 2022 lineup has been revealed for the June 10-12 music festival in Queens, NY.  Kid Cudi, Halsey, and J. Cole will headline the three-day festival. Other artists slated to perform include Playboi Carti, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos, 100 gecs, Denzel Curry, Skepta, YG, Soccer Mommy, and many more. This year will mark the […]
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• Governors Ball 2022 Announces Its Lineup — J. Cole, Halsey, and Kid Cudi to Headline

  25-01-2022 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Governors Ball 2022 lineup has been revealed for the June 10-12 music festival in Queens, NY.  Kid Cudi, Halsey, and J. Cole will headline the three-day festival. Other artists slated to perform include Playboi Carti, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos, 100 gecs, Denzel Curry, Skepta, YG, Soccer Mommy, and many more. This year will mark the […]
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• Eric Clapton Claims YouTube Uses ‘Subliminal Advertising’ to Brainwash People

  25-01-2022 20:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  In a recent interview, Eric Clapton claims YouTube brainwashes the masses with subliminal advertising. Clapton appeared on The Real Music Observer channel on YouTube. The channel focuses heavily on anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine viewpoints and how those measures have impacted the music industry. Hosts frequently call those with pro-vaccine views the “hivemind.” The channel itself does […]
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• Vaccine Skeptic Eric Clapton Insists He Just Loves ‘Freedom of Choice’

  25-01-2022 20:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I’m not that concerned with being misunderstood," guitarist says
  
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• Crown Prosecution Service to review use of drill lyrics in criminal trials

  25-01-2022 20:34 via nme.com
  
  The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to review its guidance on the use of drill lyrics as evidence against defendants in criminal trials.
  While the CPS have said that they are not aware of any cases where drill music has been wrongly used as evidence, defence lawyers and academics have raised concerns about the use of lyrics in prosecuting drill artists. They say it can prevent a fair ruling.
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• Tributes paid to Food Records boss Andy Ross, who has died aged 66

  25-01-2022 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Andy Ross, the head of Food Records, has died at the age of 66.
  The passing of the record label boss, known for signing Blur, Idlewild, Dubstar, Jesus Jones and more, was confirmed to NME by a close friend and collaborator. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
  Tributes for Ross have started to pour in on social media, including one from Jesus Jones. “We’re heartbroken at the loss of Andy Ross, one half of the mighty Food Records,” the band wrote on Twitter. “Withou
  
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• Watch Chris Martin crash Dakota Johnson interview to fix video issue

  25-01-2022 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Chris Martin was spotted on camera fixing his girlfriend Dakota Johnson’s connection issues during a virtual event for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
  READ MORE: ‘The Lost Daughter’ review: Olivia Colman’s latest Oscar-worthy performance
  The Coldplay frontman appears briefly in a clip shared via the Sundance Institute’s YouTube channel, seemingly after being asked to help sort things on the IT front.
  Johnson was scheduled to talk about her film Cha Cha Real Smooth
  
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• Cardi B Defamation Award Now Tops $4 Million With Punitive Damages and Fees: Jury

  25-01-2022 19:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  "After almost four years of repeated libel and slander against me, being able to walk away from this victorious brings me great happiness," Cardi B said in a statement
  
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• Cardi B Defamation Award Now Tops $4 Million

  25-01-2022 19:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  "After almost four years of repeated libel and slander against me, being able to walk away from this victorious brings me great happiness," Cardi B said in a statement
  
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• Elvis Costello Inks ‘Exclusive’ Administration Deal With BMG As Catalog Sales Rush Continues

  25-01-2022 19:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  London-born Elvis Costello has officially inked an “exclusive” administration deal with Berlin-headquartered BMG. BMG, which earlier this month partnered with Pimco to buy song catalogs, unveiled its administration pact with Elvis Costello via a formal release that was emailed to DMN. The “exclusive music publishing deal” covers “all” the songs in 67-year-old Costello’s catalog, from […]
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• Blossoms unveil details of new album and share title track, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’

  25-01-2022 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Blossoms have today (January 25) unveiled details of their new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ – you can listen to the title track below.READ MORE: Blossoms and Rick Astley live in London: the best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986It will be the Stockport five-piece’s fourth album and is set for release on April 29 – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.
  Speaking about the new album and single, the group’s Tom Ogden says: “While on tour in 2019 in Mexico,
  
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• Elton John Postpones Two Dallas Shows After Catching Covid-19

  25-01-2022 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild so I’m fully expecting to make the Arkansas shows this weekend"
  
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• Halsey, Kid Cudi and J. Cole to headline Governors Ball 2022

  25-01-2022 18:57 via nme.com
  
  Halsey, Kid Cudi and J. Cole will headline this year’s Governors Ball festival in New York – check the full line-up below.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022The three-day event is due to take place at the Citi Field complex in Queens, New York City between June 10 and June 12, 2022. Tickets go on general sale here at 12pm EST this Thursday (January 27).
  Joining the aforementioned bill-toppers at the festival will be the likes of Migos, Jack Harlow, Flume, Playboi Carti
  
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• Yard Act closing in on Years & Years for this week's Number 1 album

  25-01-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Night Call by Years & Years is heading towards Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Franz Ferdinand fast forward love on brand new single, ‘Curious’

  25-01-2022 18:40 via nme.com
  
  Franz Ferdinand have shared a second brand new track, ‘Curious’, from their forthcoming greatest hits album, ‘Hits To The Head’.READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand talk new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, their greatest hits and new line-upAfter teasing their return back in early November, the Scottish indie veterans released ‘Billy Goodbye’, their first new track in three years – a raucous glam stomper that the band worked on with Stuart Price (Dua Lipa
  
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• Keyboardist Don Airey on His Years With Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath

  25-01-2022 18:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The heavy-metal veteran has also played with Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Rainbow, UFO, Whitesnake, and Bruce Dickinson
  
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• Liam Payne Now Has a Twitter Account Solely Dedicated to Crypto

  25-01-2022 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer is branching off from his 34 million follows to build a NFT-centric micro-following
  
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• Nile Rodgers: 'You almost think of ABBA as existing all the time'

  25-01-2022 17:57 via music-news.com
  
  Award-winning songwriter and producer Nile Rodgers joins ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus on the inaugural episode of 'Björn from ABBA
  
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• Years Before Neil Young Took on Spotify and Joe Rogan, He Bashed Starbucks Over GMOs

  25-01-2022 17:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Young aimed his sights at the coffee company on 2015 track "A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop"
  
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• Damon Albarn addresses Taylor Swift controversy during LA show

  25-01-2022 17:26 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn addressed the backlash over his controversial comments about Taylor Swift while performing in LA last night.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ review: a retread of heartbreakThe Blur and Gorillaz frontman was playing a show at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall yesterday (January 24) in support of his most recent solo album, ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’.
  Ahead of the concert, Albarn participat
  
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• Britney Spears slams paparazzi for 'hiding outside' hotel while she battles stomach bug

  25-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 40-year-old pop star took a moment out of her holiday in Hawaii with fiancé Sam Asghari to share that she's currently fighting an illness.
  
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• Keith Richards announces ‘Main Offender’ 30th anniversary reissue

  25-01-2022 16:29 via nme.com
  
  Keith Richards has announced a 30th anniversary reissue of his second solo album ‘Main Offender’ – see all the details below.READ MORE: Nine of Keith Richards’ maddest rock ‘n’ roll storiesReleased back in October 1992, the record followed on from the Rolling Stones guitarist’s debut solo full-length, 1988’s ‘Talk Is Cheap’.
  It was produced by Richards, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Jordan, the latter of whom drummed for the Stones on their r
  
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• Kid Cudi, Halsey, J. Cole Tapped to Headline Governors Ball 2022

  25-01-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Three-day NYC fest will also feature Migos, Jack Harlow, Playboi Carti, Roddy Ricch, Clairo, Becky G, and more
  
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• J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and Future to headline Rolling Loud Portugal 2022

  25-01-2022 15:56 via nme.com
  
  J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and Future have been announced as the headliners of the inaugural Rolling Loud Portugal festival.
  After its initial launch was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rolling Loud – billed as “the world’s largest hip-hop festival” which already stages events in Miami, Los Angeles, the Bay Area and New York City – will now aim to make its European debut in July 2022.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Ro
  
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• The Weather Station Ponders Eternity on New Song ‘Endless Time’

  25-01-2022 15:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on How Is It That I Should Look at Stars, a companion album to last year's celebrated Ignorance
  
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• How Kanye West ‘Cracked the Pavement’ of Rap on ‘Yeezus’

  25-01-2022 15:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  On the season finale of our 500 Greatest Albums podcast, hear how Kanye West recruited vanguard acts like Hudson Mohawke to help him tear down everything we thought we knew about hip-hop
  
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• K-Pop Stars ATEEZ Return to the States, Finally — and Leave it All on the Dance Floor

  25-01-2022 15:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  At the New Jersey stop on their first U.S. tour in three years, the octet thrill an arena audience with 27 songs, high drama and hard work
  
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• Miranda Lambert on Supporting the LGBTQ Community, Overcoming Covid, and Finding Her ‘Inner Zen’

  25-01-2022 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lambert, who wrote a song for the latest season of 'Queer Eye,' teases new music and looks forward to her tour with Little Big Town. "It comes down to I want to do my job"
  
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• PinkPantheress hints at new collaboration with Willow Smith

  25-01-2022 15:32 via nme.com
  
  PinkPantheress has hinted that a new collaboration with Willow Smith could be in the works.
  The rising Bath-born, London-based artist, who released her debut mixtape ‘To Hell With It’ back in October and recently featured in the NME 100, teased the potential link-up while speaking to fans on TikTok this week.READ MORE: PinkPantheress: meet the mysterious, internet-conquering breakthrough artistWhile previewing a new track on the video-sharing app, PinkPantheress replied to one fan wh
  
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• Keith Richards’ ‘Main Offender’ Gets 30th-Anniversary Reissue With Bonus Tracks

  25-01-2022 14:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The release will feature previously unreleased recordings from Richards’ 1992 Winos Live in London concert
  
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• Anthrax’s Scott Ian pays tribute to father-in-law Meat Loaf: “His legacy will live on”

  25-01-2022 14:43 via nme.com
  
  Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid tribute to his father-in-law Meat Loaf, who died last week aged 74.
  The legendary musician and actor – real name Marvin Lee Aday – passed away on Thursday (January 20), according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page. A cause of death is not yet officially known.READ MORE: Meat Loaf, 1947 – 2022: a unique performer with big, bold odes to the dreamers and believersIan – who is married to Meat Loaf’s adopted step
  
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• Brody Dalle testifies against Josh Homme during domestic violence trial

  25-01-2022 14:08 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of alleged domestic violence.
  Brody Dalle has testified against her ex-husband Josh Homme during the first day of an expected 10-day trial regarding the former couple’s duelling domestic violence restraining orders.
  Both Dalle and Homme filed their respective restraining orders against each other back in August, with this latest hearing set to decide whether the emergency stay-away order should stand (via Rolling Stone).
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• Yard Act and Years & Years in close race for this week’s UK Number One album

  25-01-2022 14:07 via nme.com
  
  Yard Act and Years & Years are in a close race for this week’s UK Number One album, with just 400 sales separating them.
  Last Friday (January 21) saw the rising Leeds band release their debut record ‘The Overload’ as Olly Alexander dropped Years & Years’ third studio effort ‘Night Call’. Both albums were awarded four stars by NME.READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Yard Act: “Life is really fucking messy with no right answers”As the Official Chart
  
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• Musicians defend Taylor Swift after Damon Albarn says she “doesn’t write her own songs”

  25-01-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Figures from the music world have come out to defend Taylor Swift after Damon Albarn claimed that she “doesn’t write her own songs”.
  During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman explained that Swift’s “co-writing” approach is at odds with his “traditionalist” view of songwriting.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ review: a retread of heartbreakW
  
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• S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole is giving psychic readings over the phone

  25-01-2022 12:54 via music-news.com
  
  S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole has completed an accredited tarot reading course and will be charging £40 for 20minute readings over the phone.
  
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• Diana Ross hit I'm Coming Out was inspired transvestites

  25-01-2022 12:54 via music-news.com
  
  Diana Ross's hit song 'I'm Coming Out' was inspired by a bar full of transvestites in what composer Nile Rodgers has called a "life changing moment."
  
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• Neil Young wants music removed from Spotify due to 'fake information about vaccines'

  25-01-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  In a letter posted to his website on Monday, which has since been deleted, the 76-year-old asked his management team and record label to investigate the matter.
  
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• Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner defend Taylor Swift over Damon Albarn's songwriting claim

  25-01-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Damon Albarn has subsequently apologised "unreservedly and unconditionally" for his remarks.
  
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• Jack Black pays tribute to Meat Loaf: “Thank you for rocking so hard”

  25-01-2022 12:12 via nme.com
  
  Jack Black has honoured the late actor and musician Meat Loaf, who died from reported complications due to COVID last week (January 20).READ MORE: Meat Loaf, 1947 – 2022: a unique performer with big, bold odes to the dreamers and believersBlack, also an actor and musician, paid tribute to the artist who starred in his band Tenacious D‘s film The Pick Of Destiny in 2006.
  “I think I was 9 years old when my big sister took me to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Meat Loaf rocked
  
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• Independent Venue Week shares full live schedule for 2022

  25-01-2022 11:55 via nme.com
  
  Independent Venue Week has announced their full live schedule for 2022, which includes performances from Wet Leg, Years & Years and James Bay.
  The ninth consecutive edition of IVW will take place across over 210 independent UK venues between Monday (January 31) and Sunday, February 6. It’ll host more than 485 performances, including live gigs, comedy shows, Q&A sessions, films and documentaries.READ MORE: Independent Venue Week: this year’s ambassadors on their first-ever gig
  
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• Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes and Khruangbin to headline End Of The Road Festival

  25-01-2022 11:50 via nme.com
  
  Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes and Khruangbin have been announced as the final headliners of End Of The Road Festival 2022.
  The three artists will all play at the Larmer Tree Gardens festival, which this year will run from September 1-4.READ MORE: End Of The Road Festival 2021 review: despite difficulties, this miracle event turns back the clockThe trio join Pixies at the top of the bill, who were confirmed as headliners back in September.
  The likes of The Magnetic Fields, Yard Act, Black Midi, Aldous
  
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