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• Cher to perform ‘Golden Girls’ theme song in Betty White TV tribute

  29-01-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  
  Cher is set to pay tribute to Betty White by performing the Golden Girls theme song in an upcoming TV special celebrating the life of the late actor.
  White died of a stroke on New Year’s Eve (December 31) at the age of 99 at her home in Brentwood, California.
  The beloved actor and entertainment personality, who would have been celebrating her 100th birthday just a few weeks after her death, is probably best known for her role as Rose Nylund on the hit US TV sitcom,
  
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• Johnny Marr was so excited about working on ‘Bond’ theme he had to call his mum

  29-01-2022 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Marr has revealed that he was so excited about working on the No Time To Die James Bond theme that he had to call his mum.READ MORE: Johnny Marr on “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest MouseIn addition to working with Billie Eilish and her brother/producer Finneas on the theme song, the former Smiths guitarist wrote the soundtrack for the 25th big screen outing for 007 with his longtime collaborator and soundtrack legend Hans Zimmer.
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• Joni Mitchell Stands in Solidarity with Neil Young, Will Remove Music from Spotify

  29-01-2022 22:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Joni Mitchell has announced she plans to remove her music catalog from Spotify, joining Neil Young. The singer posted a brief statement on her website on Friday announcing the removal and her reasons. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” Mitchell writes in her statement. “I stand in solidarity with Neil […]
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• Shawn Mendes postpones UK and European tour to 2023 due to COVID-19

  29-01-2022 21:22 via nme.com
  
  Shawn Mendes has postponed the UK and European leg of his ‘Wonder’ world tour to 2023 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Pop is Not A Dirty Word: Why I reckon Shawn Mendes is the Gen-Z Bruce SpringsteenThe Canadian pop star was supposed to hit the road in March for a run of shows in the UK and Europe. His UK dates would have seen him take in London (April 21), Birmingham (27), Glasgow (29), Sheffield (May 2) and Manchester (4).
  However, Mendes has now taken to so
  
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• Corey Taylor revisits beef with “weird substitute teacher” Machine Gun Kelly

  29-01-2022 20:26 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has revisited his recent beef with Machine Gun Kelly during a Q&A appearance at this year’s ShipRocked.READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store”The fallout between the pair began last September after MGK hit out at the metal legends at Chicago’s Riot Fest, saying onstage: “You wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m no
  
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• Australian Prime Minister Warns Kanye West: Be Vaxxed or No Tour

  29-01-2022 16:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It doesn’t matter who you are, they’re the rules," Scott Morrison says of West's reported plans for March concert at Melbourne stadium
  
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• New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert is “cancer free”

  29-01-2022 15:45 via nme.com
  
  New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert has announced he is “cancer free” after having “half a liver, a gallbladder and one adrenal gland” removed.READ MORE: The 16 best pop-punk bands of all timeIn December, the New Found Glory vocalist took to social media to reveal he was “minutes from death” when his wife found him unconscious.
  Following numerous tests, he was told he had a “very rare tumour called a Pheochromocytoma! It’s a tumour that grows on y
  
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• Calvin Harris shares new Love Regenerator track, ‘Lonely’

  29-01-2022 15:44 via nme.com
  
  Calvin Harris has shared a new track as Love Regenerator.
  It’s the latest in a group of records the DJ has share since launching his Love Regenerator alias in January 2020.
  The latest, which sees a collaboration with Riva Starr and Sandara Maitreya, is called ‘Lonely’ – listen to it below.Late last year, Creamfields South announced the first wave of acts for next year’s event, and it includes Harris as a headliner alongside David Guetta.
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• Listen to PinkPantheress’ ‘To Hell With It’ remix album

  29-01-2022 14:55 via nme.com
  
  PinkPantheress has released a ‘To Hell With It’ remix album featuring contributions from Powfu, Tommy Gold and Flume – check it out below.READ MORE: PinkPantheress: meet the mysterious, internet-conquering breakthrough artist‘To Hell With It’ was released in October last year and featured breakout tracks ‘Pain’, ‘Passion’ and ‘Break It Off’. Speaking about the release, PinkPantheress said: “I’ve been collecting songs t
  
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• James Blunt threatens to release new music on Spotify in protest against Joe Rogan

  29-01-2022 14:24 via nme.com
  
  James Blunt has threatened to release new music on Spotify in protest against Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is an exclusive on the platform.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: James BluntEarlier this week, Neil Young had his music removed from Spotify after writing an open letter that said the Joe Rogan Experience was “spreading false information about vaccines”.
  “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” the musician wrote. “With an estimated 11 million listeners p
  
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• Suicide to release career-spanning collection, share unreleased track

  29-01-2022 14:07 via nme.com
  Suicide have announced the release of their first ever career-spanning collection.READ MORE: Alan Vega – ‘Mutator’ review: uncompromising art from an old masterCalled ‘Surrender’, the collection will be released on Mute/BMG on March 25.
  The 16-track collection, also contains previously unheard material from the duo, made up of Martin Rev and the late Alan Vega.
  Two new, unreleased tracks also feature on the collection: ‘Girl (Unreleased Version)’ and &ls
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers tease new music in social media clip

  29-01-2022 13:22 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers have teased new music last night (January 28) – listen to the clip below.
  The clip, shared on social media, contains a neon red visual along with the opening bars to what appears to be a new song.
  The 18 second clip features a guitar rift that fans are speculating is played by returning guitarist John Frusciante.
  You can listen to it here:pic.twitter.com/oRxtGEMR2i
  — Red Hot ChiliPeppers (@ChiliPeppers) January 28, 2022Last October, Red Hot Chili Peppers we
  
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• George Ezra became 'overwhelmed' by touring during pandemic hiatus

  29-01-2022 12:44 via music-news.com
  
  George Ezra has revealed that he became "overwhelmed" by the prospect of performing publicly during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Kid Rock says he’ll cancel concerts where there are vaccine mandates

  29-01-2022 12:04 via nme.com
  
  Kid Rock has said that he’ll cancel concerts where COVID-19 vaccines are mandatory.READ MORE: “Kid Rock’s limo got stuck on a rickshaw”: the best stories from Crobar, Soho’s infamous rock and roll boozerIn a new video on Facebook, the musician said he was sure his team hadn’t booked a venue with an existing mandate. However, he then went on to say that any that had “will be gone… by the time we’re going to get to your city.”
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• Salem release new version of ‘Fall Out Of Love’ from ‘Scream’ soundtrack

  29-01-2022 11:59 via nme.com
  
  Creeper side-project Salem have released a new version of ‘Fall Out Of Love’, as heard in 2022’s Scream.READ MORE: Creeper’s Will Gould on new band Salem: “These are spooky, silly, romantic punk rock songs”The track originally featured as the opening track to their 2020 self-titled debut EP but now the duo (Will Gould and Matt Reynolds) have collaborated with alt-pop star Carlie Hanson for a new take on ‘Fall Out Of Love’.
  The track also plays out
  
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• Guess what I've just done, mum!': Johnny Marr's Bond theme thrill

  29-01-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Johnny Marr was so thrilled to have recorded guitars on the 'No Time To Die' Bond theme that he called his mum up.
  
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• Watch Japanese Breakfast perform ‘Be Sweet’ on ‘Ellen’

  29-01-2022 10:25 via nme.com
  
  Japanese Breakfast performed ‘Be Sweet’ live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show – check it out below.READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast live in Santa Fe: a warped residency of time-travelling tunes‘Be Sweet’ is taken from Japanese Breakfast’s 2021 album ‘Jubilee’ and follows on from her recent appearance on ‘The Late Late Show’ where she performed ‘Slide Tackle’.
  Japanese Breakfast (the stage name of multi-instrumentalist Michelle Zaune
  
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• Madness to throw “all day party” in Brixton on Jubilee Bank Holiday

  29-01-2022 10:24 via nme.com
  
  Madness are set to throw an “all-day party” in London to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.
  The group shared a tongue-in-cheek video on Instagram that showed frontman Suggs being knighted by a Queen lookalike. She did so with a sword made of “Valyrian steel” – in a knowing nod to Game of Thrones.
  The gig will take place on June 2 at Brockwell Park, Brixton and fans can register here now for “early bird lowest price tickets&rdquo
  
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• Kid Rock won't perform at venues with vaccine or mask mandates

  29-01-2022 09:09 via music-news.com
  
  Kid Rock says he will not be performing at venues with vaccine or mask mandates against COVID-19 on his upcoming 'Bad Reputation' tour.
  
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• Doja Cat slams 'shallow' perception she is a 'viper girl with boobs and a**'

  29-01-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat has slammed the perception that she is a "viper" and has "no opinions"
  
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• Australian Prime Minister tells Kanye West he must be fully vaccinated to enter the country: “It doesn’t matter who you are”

  29-01-2022 06:04 via nme.com
  
  A day after a report emerged that Kanye West is planning to perform in Australia in March, its Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the rapper that he must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to enter the country.
  “The rules are you have to be fully vaccinated, they’re the rules,” Morrison said during a visit to Queensland on Saturday (January 29), the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
  “They apply to everybody as people have seen. It doesn’t matter who you
  
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• You Can’t Please ’em All: Joni Mitchell Pulls Catalog From Spotify

  29-01-2022 04:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Mitchell wrote
  
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• You Can’t Please ’em All: Joni Mitchell Plans to Pull Catalog From Spotify

  29-01-2022 04:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Mitchell wrote
  
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• Joni Mitchell says she’ll remove catalogue from Spotify “in solidarity with Neil Young”

  29-01-2022 03:59 via nme.com
  
  Joni Mitchell has declared her support for Neil Young, removing her discography from Spotify in protest of the service platforming misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.
  Young demanded that his music be pulled from Spotify at the start of the week, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread[s] false information about vaccines”. Spotify obliged, confirming on Wednesday (January 26) that Young’s conten
  
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• Kilometre Music Group Acquires Rights to Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller Catalogs

  29-01-2022 03:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Kilometre Music Group has officially acquired the catalogs of Canadian producer and songwriter Murda Beatz (full name Shane Lee Lindstrom) and “Don’t” singer-songwriter Bryson Tiller. Toronto-headquartered Kilometre Music Group, which arrived on the scene last year, announced the music-IP investments via a formal release that was emailed to DMN. Worth noting at the outset is […]
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• Bleachers announce North American tour with Wolf Alice, Beabadoobee, Charly Bliss and more

  29-01-2022 02:19 via nme.com
  
  Bleachers have announced a lengthy run of North American tour dates, sprawling into the second half of 2022.READ MORE: Bleachers: “This album is about wanting to hold joy, and not understanding why you can’t”Sans a brief detour through Barcelona for this year’s Primavera Sound festival, the band have 22 dates on their itinerary thus far. Each of the tour’s legs will feature unique support acts – Charly Bliss, for example, will open for the two sold-out dates i
  
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• Apple Services — Including Apple Music — Record Nearly $4 Billion Quarterly Revenue Hike As Subscriptions Approach 800 Million

  29-01-2022 00:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple’s revenue from services – including Apple Music – hiked by nearly $4 billion during the first quarter of the Cupertino-headquartered company’s 2022 fiscal year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the multibillion-dollar service-revenue jump and other significant details in its recent Q1 FY 2022 performance analysis. Covering the three months ending on December 25th, 2021, the […]
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• Listen to Renforshort’s explosive new single, ‘Moshpit’

  29-01-2022 00:12 via nme.com
  
  Renforshort has shared a brand new single called ‘Moshpit’ – you can listen to the explosive track below.READ MORE: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angstCo-produced by frequent collaborators Jeff Hazin and Alexander 23, it marks the first new music from Ren (real name Lauren Isenberg) since last year’s ‘Off Saint Dominique’ EP, which NME called a “celebration of ever-changing emotion” in a four-star review.
  “If I take
  
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