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• Cops shut down illegal rave in under construction police station

  26-01-2022 23:55 via nme.com
  
  Police shut down an illegal rave this weekend (January 21) that was taking place in an under-construction police station in Amsterdam.
  The party was held in the Zeeburg district, with around 300 people reportedly in attendance at the event.
  When police arrived, people were climbing over a fence surrounding the in-progress station to gain entry to the building. Holes were also cut in fences by party-goers, according to a police department spokesperson.
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• Spice Girls Manager Simon Fuller Introduces The Future X, ‘The First Group to Be Born on TikTok’

  26-01-2022 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Back in August of 2020, TikTok tapped American Idol creator Simon Fuller to discover and develop emerging artists on the short-form video-sharing app. Now, the 61-year-old has officially unveiled The Future X, “the first group to be born on TikTok.” The So You Think You Can Dance executive producer and ByteDance-owned TikTok just recently announced […]
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• Spotify to remove Neil Young’s music over vaccine “misinformation” protest

  26-01-2022 23:27 via nme.com
  
  Spotify will remove Neil Young’s music from its platform following the musician’s calls for it to do so earlier this week.
  On Monday (January 24), Young published an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spreading false information about vaccines”.READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope“
  
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• Elton John Tests Positive for COVID, Postpones U.S. Tour

  26-01-2022 23:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Elton John has tested positive for COVID-19 and has postponed his scheduled U.S. tour.  The 74-year-old British singer announced the news via Instagram. “Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted COVID and so have had to reschedule my shows in Dallas,” the singer writes. “If you have […]
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• Rex Orange County announces new album ‘Who Cares?’ and shares new single ‘Keep It Up’

  26-01-2022 22:57 via nme.com
  
  Rex Orange County has announced details of his new album ‘Who Cares?’ and shared the first track from it in ‘Keep It Up’.
  The artist last released a record with his 2020 ‘Live At Radio City Music Hall’ EP, which was recorded at his pair of sold-out shows at the New York venue that same year.READ MORE: Rex Orange County live in London: despair and self-doubt dispelled with manic and mellow energyRex’s fourth album, ‘Who Cares?’ will be re
  
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• TikTok & Montreux Jazz Fest Partner for ‘The Road to Montreux’

  26-01-2022 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Montreux Jazz Festival is partnering with TikTok to highlight emerging artists with live performances. As part of the partnership with TikTok, the MJF Spotlight will feature a series of live performances under the name ‘The Road to Montreux.’ TikTok is also an official partner for the 2022 Montreux Jazz Festival and will bring its […]
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• Neil Young Pulls Music from Spotify, Blasts It as the ‘Home of Life-Threatening’ Covid Lies

  26-01-2022 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Taking a stand against Joe Rogan's podcast will cost Young 60% of his streaming income, he said in a letter
  
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• FKA twigs shares video for ‘Jealousy (feat. Rema)’

  26-01-2022 22:19 via nme.com
  
  FKA twigs has shared a new video for ‘Jealousy (feat. Rema)’, throwing things back to the ‘80s and ‘90s with the visuals.
  The track features on the musician’s new mixtape ‘Caprisongs’, which was released earlier this month (January 14).READ MORE: FKA twigs – ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape review: the brightest, poppiest music of her careerThe ‘Jealousy’ video features twigs and a group of dancers performing a choreographed routin
  
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• Everyone Copied TikTok, So TikTok Is Copying Back – New Features

  26-01-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok’s short-form video format was copied mercilessly – now TikTok’s copying new features. App engineers have discovered a number of new features that TikTok is working on for creators. They include Bitmoji-style avatars, keyword filtering in the ‘For You Page,’ group chats, audio-only live streams (like Clubhouse), screen sharing, and new subscription features that resemble […]
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• Everyone Copied TikTok, So TikTok Is Copying Back — Here Are The New Features

  26-01-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok’s short-form video format was copied mercilessly – now TikTok’s copying new features. App engineers have discovered a number of new features that TikTok is working on for creators. They include Bitmoji-style avatars, keyword filtering in the ‘For You Page,’ group chats, audio-only live streams (like Clubhouse), screen sharing, and new subscription features that resemble […]
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• Marilyn Manson’s Ex-Assistant Says ‘Unconscionable Conduct’ Secured Her Silence

  26-01-2022 21:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ashley Walters says violence, intimidation, and "other coercive acts" delayed her legal complaint, so Manson shouldn't be allowed to claim her right to sue for "deranged" acts of sexual harassment and abuse has expired
  
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• Interpol share clip of new music after unveiling tour details

  26-01-2022 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Interpol have shared a clip of new music on social media today (January 26) – listen to it below.READ MORE: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albumsThe piano-led clip was shared on Twitter this evening and was accompanied by a video of the group playing together. They captioned the clip “coming soon”.
  It’s thought to be from their upcoming seventh studio album, which they’ve just finished recording with producers Flood & Moulder at Battery Studio in London.
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• Watch Kacey Musgraves cover Fleetwood Mac at impromptu Philadelphia performance

  26-01-2022 21:43 via nme.com
  
  Kacey Musgraves gave an impromptu performance in Philadelphia on Monday (January 24), covering a Fleetwood Mac classic.
  The star is currently on her ‘Star-Crossed: Unveiled’ tour in North America, which began in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 19.READ MORE: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Star-Crossed’ review: a powerfully honest depiction of heartbreakBefore she headlines the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia tonight (26), Musgraves stopped by local gay bar Tavern On Carma
  
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• Saba Spent His First Rap Paychecks on His Career — Until He Could Buy All the Jordans He Wanted

  26-01-2022 21:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Chicago MC discusses his earliest performances, making his TV debut with Chance the Rapper, and more on The First Time
  
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• Listen to Machine Gun Kelly’s cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Swim Good’

  26-01-2022 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has covered Frank Ocean‘s ‘Swim Good’ – scroll down the page to listen to it below.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”On the cover, MGK plays guitar while delivering a heavier rendition of Ocean’s 2011 ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ single.
  Previously, MGK has also covered Rihanna’s ‘Love on the Brain,’ Oasis’ ‘Champagn
  
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• FKA Twigs Captures a Classic Vibe in New ‘Jealousy’ Video

  26-01-2022 20:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track featuring Rema appears on the musician's latest mixtape, Caprisongs
  
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• ‘IRL’ Concert Platform Fever Raises $227 Million in Goldman-Led Round, Touts Demand For ‘Thrilling and Well-Curated’ Events

  26-01-2022 20:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Fever, an eight-year-old “global live-entertainment discovery platform,” has officially raised $227 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs. Fever, which is run by Spain natives Francisco Hein, Alexandre Pérez Casares, and Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein, unveiled the nearly $230 million round via a formal release this morning. (The latter professional serves as the company’s […]
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• ‘Rocket League’s Grimes Neon Nights event has begun

  26-01-2022 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Rocket League has partnered with artist Grimes to bring players the new Neon Nights event featuring event specific toppers, decals and more.READ MORE: ‘Hidden Deep’ is a creepy puzzle-platformer with cool tools and amusing deathsBeginning today (January 26) and continuing until February 8, Psyonix has teamed up with Grimes to bring players a new Neon Nights themed event featuring new challenges, Grimes themed items and songs, and the return of the limited tim
  
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• Kim Gordon announces US, UK and European headline tour

  26-01-2022 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Kim Gordon has announced details of a new US, UK and European tour in support of her 2019 album, ‘No Home Record’.
  The UK and European portion of the dates, which kick off in March, will mark the iconic musician’s first international solo headline tour.READ MORE: Kim Gordon interviewed: “The end of capitalism is coming”Gordon will first take the record across the US, beginning at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA, before venturing on to six further cities fo
  
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• Campaign launched to save London venue The George Tavern

  26-01-2022 19:53 via nme.com
  
  A campaign has been launched to save a historic London venue.
  The George Tavern is under threat of closure and a campaign to help the venue to survive has been shared on social media.
  Earlier today (January 26), the Music Venue Trust (MVT), which supports grassroots venues throughout the UK, asked the public for help in saving the venue. The venue is at risk of closure as a result of an upcoming planning application.
  The MVT wrote on Facebook: “The future of The George is under threat agai
  
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• Miley Cyrus to Rock Steven Tyler’s Grammys Viewing Party

  26-01-2022 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Annual event will raise money for the Aerosmith frontman's philanthropic initiative, Janie's Fund
  
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• Spice Girls manager launches TikTok band, The Future X

  26-01-2022 19:25 via nme.com
  
  The Spice Girls former manager Simon Fuller has launched a new band, which was formed on TikTok.
  The Future X are a group of three singers and four dancers who were all discovered on the social media app.
  The announcement hailed how the line-up “demonstrates the platform’s unique ability to showcase extraordinary new talent”.
  The search for the group began last autumn as aspiring band members auditioned via videos of themselves posted to TikTok. Over the course of five wee
  
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• Grimes shares manga-inspired new song ‘Shinigami Eyes’

  26-01-2022 19:11 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has released a futuristic music video for her new single ‘Shinigami Eyes’, featuring cameos from some famous friends.
  The track was originally previewed by the artist last summer when she shared a clip with her fans during a Discord livestream.READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumNow, after releasing a trailer for the video yesterday (January 25), the full song has arrived. Its title
  
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• Post Malone Doesn’t Care About Number One Songs Anymore

  26-01-2022 19:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper offers some insight into the making of his new album, Twelve Carat Toothache
  
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• Bandcamp Fridays is returning from February

  26-01-2022 18:51 via nme.com
  
  Bandcamp Fridays are set to make a return this February according to a new statement from the platform.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicThe initiative, which was launch in March 2020 as a way to support artists affected by the coronavirus pandemic, will return on the first Friday in February – and will continue until at least May 2022 on the first Friday of every month.
  As with the previous initiatives, Bandcamp will waive its revenue share for all sa
  
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• Kacey Musgraves Just Did the Most Kacey Thing Ever: Surprising a Philly Gay Bar With a Fleetwood Mac Cover

  26-01-2022 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer popped into the historic Tavern on Camac to croon "Dreams" ahead of her show at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center
  
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• Kacey Musgraves Just Did the Most Kacey Thing Ever: Surprising a Philly Gay Bar With a Cover of ‘Dreams’

  26-01-2022 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer popped into the historic Tavern on Camac to croon Fleetwood Mac ahead of her show at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center
  
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• Post Malone says he doesn’t want to compromise on “super raw” new album

  26-01-2022 18:22 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has shared some details of his upcoming album, saying he doesn’t want to compromise on the new record.
  ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ and is expected to be released this year.READ MORE: Post Malone at Reading Festival 2021: plenty of fireworks, but little sparkSpeaking to Billboard, Post revealed that the album would be around 45 minutes, going against the current trend of releasing long r
  
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• Grimes Is a Red-Eyed Warrior Elf in ‘Shinigami Eyes’ Video

  26-01-2022 18:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer tells Zane Lowe she's at work on double album following 2020's Miss Anthropocene
  
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• ‘Let’s Make Producer Porn’: Dubstep Renegade Underscores Is Soundtracking the Apocalpyse

  26-01-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  After releasing a pair of buzzy projects in 2021, underscores returns with the video for "Everybody's Dead!"
  
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• Interpol Set Live Music Return With Spring 2022 North American, European Tour

  26-01-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 27-date trek marks the band’s first tour in two years
  
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• Interpol announce new UK and US tour dates

  26-01-2022 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Interpol have announced a host of new tour dates, including gigs in London and across the US.
  The band will tour in support of their upcoming seventh studio album, which they’ve just finished recording with producers Flood & Moulder at Battery Studio in London.READ MORE: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albumsInterpol have today (January 25) announced a number of new live shows which will take place from April through to June, including a second date at the Roundhouse in London in
  
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• Chase & Status to headline new London festival Electric City

  26-01-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Chase & Status have been announced as the headliners of the new London festival Electric City.
  The inaugural event will take place on Clapham Common in the capital on August 28, and will see the duo performing their only live London date of 2022.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Chase & Status will be performing their brand new live show during their headline slot at Electric City, with the likes of Headie One, Andy C and Jme (presenting ‘Grime MC FM’) also se
  
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• Glastonbury announces Emerging Talent Competition for 2022

  26-01-2022 17:29 via nme.com
  
  The team behind Glastonbury Festival has announced the return of the Emerging Talent Competition for 2022.
  The annual contest sees rising talent submitting their music in the hopes of winning a slot on one of the festival’s main stages.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Supported by PRS For Music and the PRS Foundation, the 2022 Emerging Talent Competition will open for applications from Monday (January 31) until February 7. It is open to artists of any genre based in the UK
  
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• Immolation’s Pitch-Black Death Metal Matures Like Fine Wine on ‘The Age of No Light’

  26-01-2022 16:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  More than 30 years after their debut, the Yonkers, New York, veterans keep perfecting their deliciously dismal soundworld
  
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• Johnny Marr hits back at Morrissey after interview request

  26-01-2022 16:49 via music-news.com
  
  Johnny Marr has hit back at his former Smiths bandmate Morrissey after the singer asked him to stop mentioning his name in interviews.
  
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• Eric Clapton “not concerned with being misunderstood”

  26-01-2022 16:37 via nme.com
  
  Eric Clapton has said he isn’t “concerned with being misunderstood” over his comments about COVID-19 vaccines and other safety measures used during the pandemic.
  The musician has been outspoken about lockdown restrictions and vaccines used to curb the spread of the virus in both interviews and his recent songs.
  In the second part of his interview with Real Music Observer, Clapton discussed the response to his views saying that he wasn’t for or against vaccines. “I&r
  
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• Howard Stern urges Meat Loaf's family to advocate for Covid-19 vaccine

  26-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Last week, it was announced that the singer has passed away at the age of 74.
  
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• Alicia Witt's 'heart is broken' following parents' tragic death

  26-01-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Robert and Diane Witt were found dead on 20 December.
  
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• The 40 Greatest Dr. Dre Productions

  26-01-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  With the rapper-producer set to headline next month’s Super Bowl halftime show, we look back at the productions that made him an essential hip-hop icon, from World Class Wreckin’ Cru to N.W.A to Snoop to Eminem
  
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• Suki Waterhouse announces debut album ‘I Can’t Let Go’ with single ‘Melrose Meltdown’

  26-01-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Actor and musician Suki Waterhouse has announced details of her debut album ‘I Can’t Let Go’.
  The album, out on April 22 via Sub Pop, is being previewed today (January 26) by new song ‘Melrose Meltdown’, which you can hear below.READ MORE: Suki Waterhouse signs to Sub Pop and tells us about her ‘Thelma & Louise’-inspired new song ‘Moves’The new song follows the release of the single ‘Moves’, the opening track on ‘I Can&r
  
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• Florence + The Machine, Holly Humberstone and more join Flow Festival line-up

  26-01-2022 15:54 via nme.com
  
  Florence + The Machine and Holly Humberstone are among the latest additions to the line-up for Flow Festival 2022.
  The Helsinki, Finland festival will return from August 12-14 this year, with the likes of Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Fontaines D.C. all set to perform.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Florence + The Machine will headline on August 13, with Humberstone also joining the Flow Festival line-up for that day.
  The likes of Q, Vesala, Gettomasa, Gasellit, i
  
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• Swizz Beatz responds to Dr Dre’s request for Eminem ‘VERZUZ’ opponent

  26-01-2022 15:19 via nme.com
  
  Swizz Beatz has responded after Dr Dre asked who Eminem should face in a VERZUZ battle.READ MORE: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on ‘VERZUZ’ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music”Taking to social media at the weekend, Dre posted a video of Eminem rapping the final verse of his 2020 song ‘Godzilla’, asking his fans the question: “Marshall Mathers vs Who???!!”
  Picking up that he was referring to a potential VERZUZ battle &
  
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• Still Ill: Morrissey Really Wants Johnny Marr to Stop Talking About Him

  26-01-2022 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything … from the 2007 Solomon Islands tsunami to the dribble on your grandma’s chin," former Smiths singer declares
  
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• Morrissey Really Wants Johnny Marr to Stop Talking About Him

  26-01-2022 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything … from the 2007 Solomon Islands tsunami to the dribble on your grandma’s chin," former Smiths singer declares
  
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• Janet Jackson says Michael Jackson would “tease me” about her weight

  26-01-2022 14:21 via nme.com
  
  Janet Jackson has said that her late brother Michael Jackson used to “tease me” about her weight when they were younger.
  The singer made the comments in the forthcoming two-part documentary Janet, which is set to premiere in the US on Friday (January 28) before it airs in the UK next week (January 31).READ MORE: The best new and returning TV shows to look forward to in 2022As reported by Mail Online and The Times, Janet speaks in the documentary about how her issues with her weight b
  
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• 50 Cent to headline London's Wembley Arena in June

  26-01-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Hip-hop veteran 50 Cent has announced a pair of UK concerts for 2022.
  
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• Warpaint return with new single ‘Champion’

  26-01-2022 13:30 via nme.com
  
  Warpaint have returned today (January 26) with a new single called ‘Champion’, the first taster of a new album called ‘Radiant Like This’, also announced today.
  The Los Angeles four-piece made their long-awaited return in 2021, sharing new single ‘Lilys’ and announcing details of a UK and European headline tour for this year.READ MORE: Warpaint tell us about their hypnotic new song ‘Lilys’ and new album progressThe band are currently working o
  
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• Warpaint announce details of their fourth album ‘Radiant Like This’

  26-01-2022 13:29 via nme.com
  
  After sharing a new single called ‘Champion’ on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning (January 26), Warpaint have now announced full details of their fourth album ‘Radiant Like This’.
  The Los Angeles four-piece’s new album will come out on May 6, and follows their 2021 single ‘Lilys’, which won’t appear on the album.READ MORE: Warpaint tell us about their hypnotic new song ‘Lilys’ and their new albumThe band say their new single ‘Ch
  
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• 'You can judge for yourself': Damon Albarn addresses Taylor Swift spat at LA gig

  26-01-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Damon Albarn has hit back after he was caught up in a social media spat with Taylor Swift.
  
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