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• Lars Ulrich, Metallica Pay Tribute to Megaforce Records’ Jon Zazula

  02-02-2022 23:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I will forever be grateful for your friendship, advice, and blind belief that the music we played could be shared with way more people who were just like us…outsiders, and misfits," drummer writes
  
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• Twitch and Merlin Strike ‘Groundbreaking’ Deal: ‘This Partnership Recognizes the Power of Independent Artists’

  02-02-2022 23:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amazon’s Twitch – which surpassed $1 billion in global consumer spending in 2021 – has officially inked a “strategic partnership” with indie-music licensing company Merlin. Twitch and Merlin, which last month announced its 2022 board, unveiled their “dynamic new agreement” today. Having moved past its much-publicized licensing headaches by securing deals with Warner Music, the […]
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• Why Dolly Parton Damn Sure Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Y’all

  02-02-2022 23:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Tennessee songwriter and national treasure is nominated for induction into the Rock Hall, where she'd rightly join fellow country trailblazers like Johnny Cash
  
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• Crosby, Stills & Nash pull music from Spotify: “We support Neil”

  02-02-2022 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Crosby, Stills & Nash have joined a growing number of acts who’ve demanded that their music be removed from Spotify amid the COVID controversy involving Joe Rogan.READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef WeekMembers of the disbanded folk supergroup, which when joined by Neil Young were known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, have thrown their support behind Young who last month said that he wanted all his music pulled
  
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• Snoop Dogg thanks couple for finding missing dog

  02-02-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg's grey French Bulldog, named Frank, went missing on 30 January in south Los Angeles.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion wants to collaborate with Rihanna and Adele

  02-02-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  In an interview with People, the rapper talked about her "dream" artist partnerships, having scored two Grammy Awards for the remix of Savage with Beyoncé.
  
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• Alice Glass: “I’m the most consistent songwriter on Crystal Castles songs”

  02-02-2022 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Alice Glass has said she’s the most consistent songwriter of her ex band Crystal Castles, explaining that it’s the reason why the title of her debut solo album nods to the group.READ MORE: On The Cover: Alice Glass – “I never thought I would be talking openly like this… about anything”The musician, who left the group in 2014 shortly after the release of their third album ‘III’, said that ‘PREY//IV’ is a deliberate reference to the numb
  
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• Eminem’s Nomination Highlights the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Hip-Hop Problem

  02-02-2022 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  If a white megastar gets in before so many of the Black pioneers whose work came first, what message does that send?
  
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• Juice WRLD Battles Inner and Intergalactic Demons in ‘Cigarettes,’ ‘Go Hard 2’ Videos

  02-02-2022 22:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Go Hard 2" appears on newly released Fighting Demons (Complete Edition)
  
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• Musicians Speak Out Against HitPiece for Stealing Work to Mint NFTs

  02-02-2022 22:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Musicians are complaining about their works being turned into NFTs without their permission. The website HitPiece claims to sell one-of-a-kind NFTs of artists. “Each HitPiece NFT is a one-of-one NFT for each unique song recording,” the claim states. “Members build their hitlist of their favorite songs, get on leaderboards, and receive in real life value […]
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• Watch Lucy Dacus’ nostalgic new video for ‘Kissing Lessons’

  02-02-2022 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Lucy Dacus has shared the nostalgic music video for her new single ‘Kissing Lessons’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Lucy Dacus: “This record is just one step on the staircase of revelation”The song made its debut via a hotline last week, when fans were able to get a first listen by calling a phone number they found on flyers scattered across US cities.
  The music video features a pre-teen playing with a Gameboy, dancing in her bedroom, and has plenty of hand-drawn hea
  
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• Mickey Guyton and Jhené Aiko for Super Bowl performances

  02-02-2022 22:14 via nme.com
  
  Country-singer Mickey Guyton and singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko have both announced they’ll be performing at the Super Bow LVI pre-game show.READ MORE: Grammys nominations 2022: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo and J. Cole lead with most nodsGuyton will be performing national anthem ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, while Aiko will be singing ‘America The Beautiful’. Other performances slated before kick-off include, Yola signing ‘Life Eve
  
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• KoRn share bewitching new single ‘Lost In The Grandeur’

  02-02-2022 22:06 via nme.com
  
  KoRn have shared a brand new single called ‘Lost In The Grandeur’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house”Following on from recent tracks ‘Start The Healing’ and ‘Forgotten’, it’s the latest preview from the nu-metal icons’ upcoming new album ‘Requiem’, which is set for release this Friday (February 4) via Loma Vista Recordings.
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• Richard Ashcroft announces massive summer show at Leeds’ Millennium Square

  02-02-2022 21:34 via nme.com
  
  Richard Ashcroft has announced that he’ll be performing a massive show at Leeds’ Millennium Square this summer.READ MORE: We Need To Talk About: Richard Ashcroft burning a copy of NMEThe former Verve frontman will take to the stage at the Leeds city centre venue on July 16 in support of his most recent record, ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol.1’.
  The Millennium Square show will follow Ashcroft’s previously confirmed appearance at Highest Point Festival in Lancaster in mid-May, a
  
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• Dolly Parton, Eminem, and Lionel Richie among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

  02-02-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Inductees will be announced in May, with the official ceremony to take place in the fall.
  
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• HitPiece Wants to Make Every Song in the World an NFT. But Artists Aren’t Buying It

  02-02-2022 21:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new platform achieved sudden online notoriety as artists like Jack Antonoff, Eve 6, and Deerhoof accused it of selling their music without permission
  
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• Sony Music Posts 12% YoY Improvement in Quarterly Revenue Amid Continued Streaming Growth

  02-02-2022 21:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music Entertainment (SME) generated about $2.59 billion (¥295.87 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2021, for a nearly 12 percent year-over-year increase, as heightened streaming earnings managed to offset an income decline across visual media and platform. The Big Three record label’s Q4 2021 (and Q3 FY 2021) performance came to light in a […]
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• Sony Music Posts 12% Quarterly Revenue Gain Amid Continued Streaming Growth

  02-02-2022 21:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music Entertainment (SME) generated about $2.59 billion (¥295.87 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2021, for a nearly 12 percent year-over-year increase, as heightened streaming earnings managed to offset an income decline across visual media and platform. The Big Three record label’s Q4 2021 (and Q3 FY 2021) performance came to light in a […]
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• Did Dropping the N-Word Actually Help Morgan Wallen’s Career?

  02-02-2022 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  A year after the singer came to represent country music’s race problem, Wallen has a sold-out tour, a radio hit, and headlining gigs at summer festivals
  
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• Little Simz to headline Glastonbury Festival’s West Holts stage

  02-02-2022 20:55 via nme.com
  
  Little Simz has been announced as a headliner of the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022.READ MORE: Little Simz live in London – record-busting rapper shines brighter than everThe rapper last played the stage in 2016 for a mid-afternoon set. She previously performed at the Worthy Farm, Somerset festival in 2019 when she took to the Park Stage.
  Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis revealed the news during a chat with BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo tonight (February 2).
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• Failure remove their music from Spotify over COVID controversy: “Enough is enough”

  02-02-2022 20:43 via nme.com
  
  Failure are the latest act to announce they’re pulling their music from Spotify following the ongoing COVID controversy involving Joe Rogan.READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef WeekLast month hundreds of scientists and medical professionals asked Spotify to address COVID misinformation on its platform, sparked by comments made on The Joe Rogan Experience.
  More than 270 members of the science and medical community sig
  
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• Alfie Templeman announces debut album ‘Mellow Moon’: “It’s a place to get away from anxieties”

  02-02-2022 20:30 via nme.com
  
  Alfie Templeman has announced details of his debut album ‘Mellow Moon’ and shared lead single ‘Broken’. Check it out below, alongside an interview with Templeman.
  Following on from 2021’s mini-album ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’ blended rowdy festival anthems with funk and disco, debut album proper ‘Mellow Moon’ is a mix of “R&B, pop, folk and rock”, according to the 19-year-old, along with “crazy guitar solos but al
  
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• Warner Music Partners with Roblox for Massive DJ Party with David Guetta

  02-02-2022 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Roblox is throwing a huge DJ party featuring the virtual avatar of DJ David Guetta. The event was created in partnership with developer Wonder Works Studio and Warner Music Group. The DJ set will premiere on Friday, February 4 at 4 pm PT and will continue through the weekend. The Roblox developers describe the event […]
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• Fourth edition of festival celebrating electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire to coincide with International Women’s Day

  02-02-2022 20:15 via nme.com
  
  This year’s edition of Deliaphonic, a festival celebrating the life and legacy of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, will coincide with International Women’s Day 2022.READ MORE: Electronic Ladyland – why it’s vital we celebrate the female pioneers of synthDeliaphonic, which is now in its fourth year, returns to Coventry on March 3-6 for four days of screenings, music performances, Q&As, visual arts exhibitions and more.
  The festival will fall shortly before In
  
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• Leigh-Anne Pinnock signs a solo deal with Warner

  02-02-2022 20:09 via music-news.com
  
  Leigh-Anne Pinnock has signed a solo deal with Warner Records, two months after Little Mix announced their hiatus.
  
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• ‘Some of Us Went Through Hell’: New King Crimson Doc Trailer Reveals Agony and Ecstasy of Legendary Band

  02-02-2022 20:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Doc will show, according to co-founder Robert Fripp, “The rock & roll lifestyle of glamour and excess in fine detail, including getting on and off buses, living and dying, resentment, a little humor, and even some music"
  
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• Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Reunite… in Removing Their Music From Spotify

  02-02-2022 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast," they said in a rare group statement
  
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• Mitski on how she feels about returning to music: “Terrible. Absolutely terrible”

  02-02-2022 19:47 via nme.com
  
  Days before releasing her latest album, Mitski has got candid about her decision to take a hiatus from music and how “absolutely terrible” it feels to be releasing new music.READ MORE: Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’ review: meta musings set to her grandest music yetIn 2019, the indie star announced on Twitter that a gig in New York’s central park would be her, “last show indefinitely”. When a fan responded to her now-deleted account, asking “You&rsqu
  
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• Wunderhorse serves up a songwriting masterclass on poignant new single ’17’

  02-02-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Wunderhorse, the solo project of former Dead Pretties frontman Jacob Slater, has released a brand new single called ’17’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Wunderhorse – hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surferComing off the heels of recent tracks ‘Teal’ and ‘Poppy’, Slater’s latest offering hears him not only broaden his sonic catalogue with a melody-rich slice of Americana-kissed indie rock but also show-off his top-tier songwriting talent
  
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• Umbro and New Order team up for another football clothing collaboration

  02-02-2022 19:32 via nme.com
  
  Umbro has partnered with New Order to release a second collaborative line.READ MORE: “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’The Manchester sports brand has joined forces with the Manchester-based band for new items that celebrate the synth-pop legends’ influence on uniting indie, dance and football fans in the early ’90s.
  A football shirt featuring Umbro’s iconic all-over jacqua
  
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• Reservoir Announces Publishing Deal with Writer-Producer Oak Felder

  02-02-2022 19:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Reservoir has announced a worldwide publishing deal with writer-producer Warren ‘Oak’ Felder. The deal includes all of Felder’s future works and expands on a joint venture established in 2017. Reservoir signed his songwriting and producing collective, The Orphanage, which includes Trevor Brown, Zaire Koalo, and Keith ‘Ten4’ Sorrells. Felder is a two-time BMI top producer […]
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• Eminem, Dolly Parton, A Tribe Called Quest, And More Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

  02-02-2022 19:20
  
  The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees list is here, and it includes Eminem in his first year of eligibility, Dolly Parton, Beck, Lionel Richie, A Tribe Called Quest, and so many more.
  
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• Griff is supporting Ed Sheeran on his European tour

  02-02-2022 18:45 via nme.com
  
  Griff has announced that she is supporting Ed Sheeran on a number of his European tour dates this September.READ MORE: Griff – meet Britain’s next great pop starThe singer-songwriter, who has been nominated in the Best Collaboration category at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 where she is also performing, shared the news earlier today via her Twitter (February 2).
  “Ed asked if I could join him on some of his European tour dates. I said I’d check my schedule. Kinda have no wor
  
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• David Byrne Plans to Make You Question Reality This Summer

  02-02-2022 18:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Former Talking Heads frontman's immersive Theater of the Mind production will finally launch in Denver later this year
  
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• Vintage vinyl LP of ‘Girl From Ipanema’ leads to arrest of Italian fugitive

  02-02-2022 18:15 via nme.com
  
  After 25 years on the run, an Italian fugitive was arrested when undercover police tricked him into leaving his fingerprints on a vinyl LP of the hit ‘60s song, ‘Girl From Ipanema’.Read More: What’s causing the vinyl delay? “Adele is not the problem”, say music industry insidersAs The Times reports, the 69-year-old Roberto Vivaldi fled Italy in the 1990s after being convicted of money laundering and fraudulent bankruptcy had been living under a fake name. The
  
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• Rosanne Cash on Why Ditching Spotify Is Harder Than You Think

  02-02-2022 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There's this hashtag going around, 'Delete Spotify,' " the singer-songwriter says. "OK, great. Go to Apple Music or wherever. But how about paying artists for their work?"
  
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• Renowned Australian music manager Glenn Wheatley has died

  02-02-2022 17:50 via nme.com
  
  The renowned Australian music manager Glenn Wheatley has died at the age of 74, reportedly from complications of COVID.
  Wheatley, who managed some of Australia’s best-selling acts including John Farnham and Delta Goodrem, died yesterday (February 1) in Melbourne.
  The Guardian writes that Wheatley had reportedly been seriously ill for weeks and was hospitalised after contracting COVID. Several outlets have said that Wheatley died of complications from the disease, although his cause of deat
  
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• Al Green: 'Sam Cook, Otis Redding, Mr. Presley, I had a weird taste for music at the time'

  02-02-2022 17:47 via music-news.com
  
  In celebration of a half-century of soul, Estelle is joined by the legendary Al Green on Apple Music Hits on the 50th anniversary
  
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• Coachella Officially Debuts NFT Collection, Including Digital Photos and Lifetime Event Passes

  02-02-2022 17:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Two days removed from Warner Music Group’s “label-wide” partnership with Quincy Jones-backed music NFT platform OneOf, Coachella is officially cashing in on the NFT craze. Coachella – the 2022 edition of which is scheduled to take place in April, with Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, and Kanye West headlining – just recently unveiled its newly minted […]
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• Lucy Dacus Saves Valentine’s Day With ‘Kissing Lessons’

  02-02-2022 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  After posting fliers in several cities, singer-songwriter drops newest song
  
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• Rock Photographer Who Shot David Bowie, Rod Stewart Convicted of Harassing Jewish Bakery

  02-02-2022 17:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Leon Lecash was convicted of sending a deluge of emails to the owners of Rinkoff Bakery, which has been open in London's East End since 1911
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees 2022: Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck and more receive nods

  02-02-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has revealed its nominees for the Class of 2022.READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for changeEminem, Kate Bush, Beck, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Rage Against The Machine, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, Dionne Warwick, MC5, DEVO and Pat Benatar have made the nominees list.
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• Philly Soul Documentary Set to Give Never-Before-Seen Look at ‘The Mighty Three’

  02-02-2022 16:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hitmakers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell provide exclusive interviews to The Sound of Philadelphia
  
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• Emily Eavis reveals when the Glastonbury 2022 line-up will be announced

  02-02-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Emily Eavis has said that the full line-up for Glastonbury 2022 will be announced next month.
  This year’s Worthy Farm event will take place from June 22-26, and will be the first Glastonbury to be staged since 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of both the 2020 and 2021 festivals.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022In terms of its line-up for 2022, Glastonbury has so far confirmed that Billie Eilish will headline the Pyramid Stage on June 24 
  
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• Interactive VR experience about the Acid House movement to launch in Coventry

  02-02-2022 15:42 via nme.com
  
  In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, an interactive VR experience based on the Acid House movement, is to launch in Coventry later this year.
  READ MORE: The best VR games you can play in 2022
  The exhibition invites “audiences to go in search of an illegal rave, one night in Coventry in 1989. From poster-strewn bedrooms to pirate radio stations, police headquarters to secret warehouses, you’ll step-into the shoes of rave culture pioneers as you go in search of the party.”
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• Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele announces new solo album

  02-02-2022 14:58 via nme.com
  
  Empire Of The Sun‘s Luke Steele has announced his forthcoming new solo album.
  This latest music project from Steele, who is also the leader of The Sleepy Jackson, follows on from ‘No One Defeats Us’, his 2018 collaborative album with Silverchair‘s Daniel Johns as DREAMS, and his side project H3000’s self-titled debut, which arrived last year.READ MORE: Empire Of The Sun – ‘Two Vines’ ReviewPosting on Empire Of The Sun’s Instagram account over
  
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• Fight for your right to party – here’s the Boris Johnson Beastie Boys mash-up you’ve been waiting for

  02-02-2022 14:34 via nme.com
  
  The inevitable mash-up of Boris Johnson and Beastie Boys has arrived, with clips featuring the Prime Minister, Leader of the House Of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg and more edited into a parody version of the rap trio’s 1987 single ‘Fight For Your Right (To Party)’.READ MORE: The Tories’ funding cuts threaten to make the arts (even more of a) playground for the richThe video, created by PoliticsJOE, comes after Sue Gray’s report into alleged gatherings at Downing Str
  
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• Peter Jackson would’ve “lost it” with The Beatles if he had filmed ‘Let It Be’ doc

  02-02-2022 14:06 via nme.com
  
  Peter Jackson has said he would have “lost it” with The Beatles if he had filmed the Let It Be documentary himself.
  The Get Back director reflected on the “incredible” footage he inherited from Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who produced the 1970 documentary of the 1969 ‘Let It Be’ recording sessions.READ MORE: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epic“The poor guy was herding cat
  
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• Somebody call Adele, Megan Thee Stallion wants a collaboration

  02-02-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has revealed Adele is on her wish-list of artists to collaborate with.
  
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• Ed Sheeran's label signee Maisie Peters to join him on tour

  02-02-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Maisie Peters will join Ed Sheeran on the road this summer.
  
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