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• Watch Billie Eilish kick off the first night of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour

  04-02-2022 23:38 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish kicked off the first night of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour last night (February 3) in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center – see footage and photos below.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational greatThe first show of the US leg of the highly anticipated tour, which will continue across North America tomorrow night (February 5) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, saw the
  
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• HitPiece NFT Website Goes Dark As RIAA, Major Labels Pursue Legal Action

  04-02-2022 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The HitPiece NFT website has gone dark as the RIAA, and major labels pursue legal action. Digital Music News reported on the social media outrage after several artists discovered their works advertised on the site. Artists like Jack Antonoff, Eve 6, and Sadie Dupuis quickly informed fans that they were not associated with HitPiece at […]
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• Dr. Dre Releases GTA V DLC ‘The Contract’ Songs on Streaming Services

  04-02-2022 23:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Dr. Dre has released six new songs on music streaming services from the GTA V DLC, ‘The Contract.’ The legendary producer partnered with Rockstar Games to debut a whole new adventure featuring his music. Dre himself stars in The Contract, which asks players to retrieve his stolen phone containing unreleased music. Until now, that ‘unreleased’ […]
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• TikToker sends dad’s unreleased song viral, 43 years later

  04-02-2022 22:01 via nme.com
  
  A teenage TikTocker has sent his dad’s song viral, 43 years after it was first recorded.
  On January 4, Zach Smith played an old track he found in his car, not knowing it was written and recorded by his father 43 years earlier.
  Smith, who is also a musician, shared it on TikTok with his followers a day later. “There’s a horn section! Just wait…It’s so good!” he shouted in a video he posted on January 5. “And he never released it! I’m so mad at
  
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• Lady A Lawsuit Ends in Settlement After 19-Month Legal Battle

  04-02-2022 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in July of 2020, one month after changing their name to Lady A, the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum filed a trademark complaint against a Seattle-based blues singer named Anita White, who’d released music as Lady A for some time beforehand. Now, the involved parties have officially settled the Lady A lawsuit. […]
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• Kelis, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Lady Leshurr among names added to Tramlines 2022

  04-02-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  
  Kelis, Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Lady Leshurr are among the names that have been added to the line-up for Tramlines.READ MORE: Tramlines 2021 review: giddy crowds go wild for the return of festivalsSheffield’s biggest city-based music festival is set to take place at Hillsborough Park on July 22-24, with Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness topping the bill as the event’s main headliners.
  Among the rest of the new additions are The Clockworks, Alfie Templeman, Crawlers, Bleach L
  
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• The Cure’s Robert Smith gives update on band’s upcoming new album

  04-02-2022 21:02 via nme.com
  
  Robert Smith has given an update on The Cure‘s upcoming new album.READ MORE: On the cover: Exclusive – Robert Smith on 40 years and the future of The CureTaking to Twitter, Smith said that the group will be performing songs from their new album the next time they play.
  He explained: “We will be performing songs from a new album when we next play…or we won’t be playing at all! And I really want to play…so that means…”
  He continued: “It
  
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• Listen to Foals’ teaser of trance-y new single ‘2AM’

  04-02-2022 20:29 via nme.com
  
  Foals have teased a trance-y new single called ‘2AM’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Foals talk ravey single ‘Wake Me Up’ and party-ready new albumThe group shared a short video clip featuring frontman Yannis Philippakis soundtracked by a trance-led new single, which was captioned “#2AM.”
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• ‘Jeen-Yuhs’: Netflix Shares New Trailer for Very Humble Kanye West Doc Trilogy

  04-02-2022 20:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Act One" of three-part series hits streaming service on Feb. 16
  
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• Sofi Tukker announce new album ‘Wet Tennis’, share self-love single ‘Original Sin’

  04-02-2022 20:09 via nme.com
  
  Sofi Tukker have announced the details of their sophomore album ‘Wet Tennis’ and shared the new video for their single ‘Original Sin’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Friends Like These: Icona Pop and Sofi Tukker‘Wet Tennis’ arrives on April 29 via Ultra / Sony Music and will be the follow-up to the electro-pop duo’s Grammy-nominated debut, ‘Treehouse’. The band’s new track is about rejecting imposed social mores.
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• Sofi Tukker announce new album ‘Wet Tennis’, share new self-love single ‘Original Sin’

  04-02-2022 20:09 via nme.com
  
  Sofi Tukker have announced the details of their sophomore album ‘Wet Tennis’ and shared the new video for their single ‘Original Sin’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Friends Like These: Icona Pop and Sofi Tukker‘Wet Tennis’ arrives on April 29 via Ultra / Sony Music and will be the follow-up to the electro-pop duo’s Grammy-nominated debut, ‘Treehouse’. The band’s new track is about rejecting imposed social mores.
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• ArrDee and Aitch link up on rip-roaring new track ‘War’

  04-02-2022 19:43 via nme.com
  
  ArrDee and Aitch have linked up on a brand new single – you can check out the video for ‘War’ below.READ MORE: Aitch: “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album”The much-talked about collaboration between the UK rap wonder kids sees them trade slick verses over a high-energy drill instrumental produced by LiTek and WhYJay.
  “See, I remember this time, I was flat on my arse/ Mum lost the yard and I’m tryna graft/ Studio was my t
  
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• Listen to Bring Me The Horizon’s version of ‘Moon Over Castle’ from ‘Gran Turismo 7’

  04-02-2022 19:41 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon have shared an instrumental version of ‘Moon Over Castle’, which appears on the new soundtrack for Gran Turismo 7 – check it out here.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon talk headlining Reading & Leeds 2022 – “We’re gonna go hard”The cover of the theme from the Gran Turismo franchise will appear on the official soundtrack for Gran Turismo 7, ‘Find Your Line’. It will be available from March 4 via
  
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• Jeris Johnson Wants Both Blood And Love

  04-02-2022 19:30
  
  Jeris Johnson's debut album, 'I Want Blood/I Want Love,' is the result of the metalhead-turned-TikToker's dedication to becoming a one-man musical force — and sees him embracing his ongoing dedication to all things rock music.
  
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• Middle Eastern Streaming Giant Anghami Makes NASDAQ Debut Following SPAC Merger

  04-02-2022 19:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nearly 12 months after announcing plans to debut on NASDAQ as part of a SPAC merger, Anghami, which says it’s the most popular music streaming service in North Africa and the Middle East, has officially started trading on the public market. Abu Dhabi-headquartered Anghami revealed the closure of its merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company […]
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• How Public Enemy Taught a Generation Black History

  04-02-2022 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  With 1990's Fear of a Black Planet, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and the band built a lasting monument to the extraordinary richness of the African-American experience
  
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• The Trap Becomes a Retirement Home for 2 Chainz on ‘Dope Don’t Sell Itself’

  04-02-2022 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Marketed as a return to form, the Atlanta veteran's latest is a fond recollection of better times
  
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• Don Broco score first Number 1 album with 'Amazing Things'

  04-02-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Don Broco have scored their first ever Official Albums Chart Number 1 with Amazing Things, beating off stiff competition from The Weeknd’s Dawn FM.
  
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• Disney’s Encanto scoops third week on top and makes chart history

  04-02-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  We Don’t Talk About Bruno continues its domination of the UK’s Official Singles Chart, settling in for a third consecutive week at Number 1.
  
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• Jethro Tull land their first Top 10 album in 50 years

  04-02-2022 18:53 via music-news.com
  
  Congratulations to Blackpool's Jethro Tull who land their first Top 10 on the Official Albums Chart in 40 years today, entering at Number 9
  
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• ‘Kevin And Perry Go Large’ 20th anniversary to be marked with Ibiza party

  04-02-2022 18:38 via nme.com
  
  The 20th anniversary of Kevin And Perry Go Large is set to be marked in Ibiza.
  After initial plans were disrupted by COVID-19 in 2020, two special events will be held at Amnesia, where the original club scenes for the film were shot, later this year.
  Both events will take place on June 6 and September 27 and will feature Seb Fontaine, the DJ that originally played during the actual filming and the curator of the soundtrack, Judge Jules. Full details can be view below.
  Speaking about the film, Ju
  
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• Don Broco score first UK Number One album with ‘Amazing Things’

  04-02-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Don Broco have scored their first UK Number One album with new LP ‘Amazing Things’.
  The Bedford rock band’s new record, which arrived last week (January 28), debuted in the top spot just 1,500 copies ahead of The Weeknd, whose latest album, ‘Dawn FM’, landed at Number Two following its release in physical formats.
  “Wow, our first ever Official Charts UK Number One album!” Don Broco said upon receiving news of his achievement. “Thank you so muc
  
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• Alice Cooper says he doesn’t think “rock ‘n’ roll and politics belong in the same bed together”

  04-02-2022 18:26 via nme.com
  
  Alice Cooper shared his distaste for mixing music with politics in a new interview, explaining that he thinks “rock ‘n’ roll should be anti-political”.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alice CooperIn the conversation with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay the shock rock legend was asked how his relationship with the controversial right-wing rocker, Ted Nugent is “holding up right now”.
  “Ted and I grew up together in Detr
  
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• Halestorm Preach Devilish Hard-Rock Dogma in New Song ‘The Steeple’

  04-02-2022 18:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The ferocious track appears on the band's upcoming album Back From the Dead
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Maluma Have Real Musical Chemistry on the ‘Marry Me’ Soundtrack

  04-02-2022 18:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  J-Lo showcases her versatility, while Maluma succeeds without taking risks.
  
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• Jon Stewart defends Joe Rogan over Spotify row: ‘This overreaction is a mistake’

  04-02-2022 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Jon Stewart has defended Joe Rogan after several artists were asked to be removed from Spotify over comments made on his podcast.
  Neil Young was the first to pull his music due to Rogan spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19, with Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash following in solidarity.
  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded to the row in an official statement, saying that Spotify would be adding COVID-19 content advisories to all relevant podcast episodes and Rogan himself has p
  
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• Bop Shop: Songs From Rosalía, Benee, Wallows, And More

  04-02-2022 18:00
  
  This week's Bop Shop features a globe-spanning cut from Rosalía, a melancholy dance tune from Benee, the return of Wallows, and more.
  
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• Kanye West Is Big Mad That Kim Kardashian, North West Are Posting TikToks Against His Will

  04-02-2022 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kardashian fired back at her estranged husband, saying his "constant attacks on me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create"
  
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• Frank Turner shares new song ‘The Resurrectionists’ featuring Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil

  04-02-2022 17:59 via nme.com
  
  Frank Turner has shared the final teaser of his upcoming solo album ‘FTHC’ – listen to ‘The Resurrectionists’ below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Frank TurnerThe musician shared the news in a post on social media, writing: “One last song before FTHC is yours next week. ‘The Resurrectionists’ feat Simon Neil @BiffyClyro is out everywhere now”.
  The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s &lsquo
  
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• Caroline Spence and Matt Berninger Are Brooding, Intimate on New Collab ‘I Know You Know Me’

  04-02-2022 17:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nashville singer-songwriter and the National frontman connect for a song of understanding
  
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• The Libertines to celebrate 20 years of ‘Up The Bracket’ at Rock N’ Roll Circus Festival

  04-02-2022 17:04 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines have announced a special show in Newcastle this summer for the city’s Rock N Roll Circus festival.READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term”The band will headline the festival on Saturday June 11 as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of their debut album ‘Up The Bracket’. The album was released on October 14 2002, and is known for tracks like ‘Time For Hero
  
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• Joshua Hedley Gives Alan Jackson a Run for His Money With ’90s Country Jam ‘Neon Blue’

  04-02-2022 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  The honky-tonk lifer returns with a new album, four years after the release of his debut 'Mr. Jukebox'
  
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• Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson announces memoir

  04-02-2022 16:50 via nme.com
  
  Porcupine Tree‘s Steven Wilson has announced that he will be releasing a new book about his life in the spring.
  Titled Limited Edition Of One, the autobiography is set to take a deep dive inside the story of Porcupine Tree’s ascent from teenage shredders to Grammy-winning prog-rock heroes, as well as Wilson’s subsequent solo career.
  “Limited Edition Of One is unlike any other music book you will ever have read,” the official synopsis reads. “Par
  
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• BENEE drops dreamy new single ‘Beach Boy’ and announces ‘LYCHEE’ EP

  04-02-2022 16:38 via nme.com
  
  BENEE has announced the details of her new EP ‘LYCHEE’ as well as dropping the lyric video for new single ‘Beach Boy’. Check it out below.READ MORE: BENEE: Kiwi pop star with TikTok banger taking her from Supalonely to superstardom‘LYCHEE’ arrives on March 4 via Republic Record and will be the follow-up to the New Zealand pop star’s 2020 debut ‘Hey u x’. Her latest single was produced by Greg Kurstin and the EP also features tracks penne
  
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• Kanye West buys Birkin bags for Julia Fox's birthday party guests - report

  04-02-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Video footage shows Julia Fox and four friends holding the expensive designer bags.
  
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• Kanye West buys Birkin bags for Julia Fox's birthday party guests

  04-02-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Video footage shows Julia Fox and four friends holding the expensive designer bags.
  
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• Enrique Iglesias Drops New Video for ‘Te Fuiste’ With Myke Towers

  04-02-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Collaboration appears on singer's latest LP Final Vol. 1
  
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• Eddie Vedder’s ‘Earthling’ Tour Launch Felt Like a Glorious ’90s Alt-Rock Fever Dream

  04-02-2022 16:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Set mixed songs from Vedder's new solo LP with Clinton-era classics like "Porch," "Better Man," R.E.M.'s "Drive," and Tom Petty's "Room at the Top"
  
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• India.Arie shares clips of Joe Rogan using the N-word and calling Black people “apes”

  04-02-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  India.Arie has shared clips of Joe Rogan referring to Black neighbourhoods as “Planet of the Apes” and using the N-word in several episodes.
  This follows the singer’s recent announcement about leaving Spotify, citing their hosting of Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reasons why she pulled her music from the platform.
  Arie has now shared more about her decision, referring to specific episodes in the below video.
  “He shouldn’t ev
  
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• Kavinsky announces ‘Reborn’, his first new album in nine years

  04-02-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  Kavinsky has announced ‘Reborn’, his first new album in nine years – you can hear his latest single ‘Zenith’ below.
  The French producer, real name Vincent Belorgey, returned to action back in November with the track ‘Renegade’.READ MORE: Drive at 10: the story behind its moody, synth-laden soundtrackKavinsky will now release ‘Reborn’ on March 25 via Fiction / Virgin Music France, marking his first full release since his 2013 debut ‘Outr
  
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• Kae Tempest shares ‘Salt Coast’ from upcoming album ‘The Line Is A Curve’

  04-02-2022 15:53 via nme.com
  
  Kae Tempest has shared the second track from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘The Line Is A Curve’ – watch the video for ‘Salt Coast’ below.
  ‘Salt Coast’ follows Tempest’s recent single ‘More Pressure’, which was released in January. The latter, which is the penultimate song on the album, features a guest appearance from Kevin Abstract of the LA hip-hop collective Brockhampton.READ MORE: Kae Tempest – ‘The Book Of Tr
  
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• Saba Is Relishing The Few Good Things

  04-02-2022 15:30
  
  On his first album since 2018's 'Care For Me' made him a star, Chicago rapper Saba celebrates what he has rather than lamenting what he doesn't. He tells MTV News how he mapped out 'Few Good Things' and what matters to him.
  
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• Issa Rae Hoped to Revamp ‘Abusive’ Music Biz, But Even She Couldn’t Escape ‘Shit’ Deals

  04-02-2022 15:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Insiders say soundtrack deals have "never been favorable to artists," even for acclaimed shows like Insecure
  
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• Opening Night of the First Billie Eilish Tour in Two Years Was Everything Fans Hoped For (Plus Rain)

  04-02-2022 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eilish lost one, then another, opening act, before the first night of her Happier Than Ever world tour. But she delivered a superstar-level performance full of fun, vivid looks, and emotional gut punches
  
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• Watch Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Taskmaster’-inspired pizza challenge

  04-02-2022 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Twenty One Pilots have shared a new video which shows the band taking part in a Taskmaster-inspired challenge.
  Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun shared their appreciation for the Alex Horne-created comedy game show this week by taking part in a pizza-themed challenge on TikTok.READ MORE: Twenty One Pilots: “I hope our fans will hang on for the ride”The pair of clips show Joseph and Dun separately calling up pizzerias to order an extra large vegetarian pizza with pepperoni and bacon, but with
  
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• Liam Gallagher says “80 per cent” of his new album is “a bit peculiar”

  04-02-2022 14:06 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher discussed his upcoming new solo album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ in an interview on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X this morning.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher swaggers towards summer with new Dave Grohl-featuring song ‘Everything’s Electric’In the interview, Moyles described the singer’s new single ‘Everything’s Electric’ as “a great tune”, to which Gallagher replied: “It keeps the doors open to what’s nex
  
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• Chesca Embraces the Single Life on Bachata-Trap Fusion ‘Soltera’

  04-02-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I believe there’s nothing better than to be comfortable in your own skin," Chesca says
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers: “The biggest event was John Frusciante returning to the band”

  04-02-2022 13:58 via nme.com
  
  Anthony Kiedis and Flea have opened up about John Frusciante‘s return to Red Hot Chili Peppers, ahead of the band’s forthcoming album ‘Unlimited Love’.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers on the cover: “We feel fresh, like a new band”Speaking to NME in an exclusive interview photographed by Oscar-winning director Gus Van Sant, the band spoke about the new album and how reuniting with Frusciante “pushed each other in a positive way”.
  “The big
  
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• The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard reveals how meditation impacted new music

  04-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard has revealed how his meditation has impacted the band's new songs.
  
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• Liam Gallagher: 'The BRIT Awards need a bit of me' to represent rock music

  04-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Everything's Electric' singer Liam Gallagher is glad he's going to be "representing" rock music at the BRIT Awards.
  
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