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• Foo Fighters to perform VR concert after this week’s Super Bowl Sunday

  07-02-2022 23:45 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters are set to perform a VR concert after this week’s Super Bowl Sunday.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”The group will perform what’s described as an “immersive 180-degree VR concert” on Facebook, now termed Meta, after the game this week. Frontman Dave Grohl has also said one of the song’s the group will perform has never been played live before.
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• More People Are Listening to Neil Young After He Yanked His Music From Spotify

  07-02-2022 23:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Young and his Canadian compatriot Joni Mitchell saw streaming and sales numbers rise after pulling their music in protest of Covid misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast
  
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• Lil Wayne is Ready for Action in New ‘Cameras’ Video

  07-02-2022 23:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single featuring Young Money signee Allan Cubas appears on rapper's re-released Sorry 4 the Wait mixtape
  
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• Neil Young Tells Spotify Employees to Quit Before ‘It Eats Up Your Soul’

  07-02-2022 22:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  "To the workers at Spotify, I say Daniel Ek is your problem," he wrote, "not Joe Rogan"
  
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• Why Aren’t There More Artist Podcasts? Dua Lipa, Jim Jones Jump Into the Ring

  07-02-2022 22:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Podcasts are a great way for musicians to connect with their audiences. Yet so few are doing it seriously. Now, two new artist podcasts are emerging from Dua Lipa and Jim Jones. iHeartMedia and Dua Lipa have teamed up for the ‘Dua Lipa: At Your Service’ podcast, produced by Studio 2054 Productions. It’s a weekly […]
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• New Artist Podcasts Coming Featuring Dua Lipa, Jim Jones

  07-02-2022 22:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Podcasts are a great way for musicians to connect with their audiences. Two new artist podcasts releasing this month feature Dua Lipa and Jim Jones. iHeartMedia and Dua Lipa have teamed up for the ‘Dua Lipa: At Your Service’ podcast, produced by Studio 2054 Productions. It’s a weekly interview-style podcast that airs on Friday, featuring […]
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• Michael Eavis on Glastonbury 2022: “It’s going to be the best show ever”

  07-02-2022 22:22 via nme.com
  
  Michael Eavis has opened up about this year’s Glastonbury Festival saying that it’s “going to be the best show ever.”READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022The festival organiser was speaking to Andy Bennett from BBC Sounds and confirmed that the event is “definitely happening” this year.
  He continued: “We’re going to run a really brilliant show this year, and it’s going to be the best show ever I’m quite sure.
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• Primary Wave Inks Song-Rights Deals With Estates of Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley and Mike Starr

  07-02-2022 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Just a week after buying an “additional” stake in the publishing catalog and recorded royalties of Def Leppard, Primary Wave has inked song-rights deals with the estates of Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley and Mike Starr. Primary Wave unveiled the transactions – two of many that it’s finalized since receiving a $375 million investment last […]
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• Billie Eilish Pauses Her Atlanta Concert to Get Fan an Inhaler

  07-02-2022 22:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Billie Eilish stopped her Atlanta concert to get a fan an inhaler after they experienced breathing issues. A video on social media is making the rounds, showing Eilish stopping her February 5 show in Atlanta. Eilish stops her Happier Than Ever World Tour performance to seek aid and direct medics to a fan experiencing respiratory […]
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• Billie Eilish Pauses Her Atlanta Concert To Get a Fan an Inhaler — “I Wait for People To Be Okay Before I Keep Going”

  07-02-2022 22:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Billie Eilish stopped her Atlanta concert to get a fan an inhaler after experiencing breathing issues. A video on social media is making the rounds showing Eilish stopping her February 5th show in Atlanta. Eilish stops her Happier Than Ever World Tour performance to seek aid and direct medics to a fan experiencing respiratory distress […]
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• Nine Inch Nails announce 2022 tour

  07-02-2022 22:03 via nme.com
  
  Nine Inch Nails have shared details of a US tour this year – their first shows since 2018.READ MORE: The Roots Of… Nine Inch NailsLast year the band cancelled their planned live shows as uncertainties around the COVID pandemic remained. Now, the Trent Reznor-fronted group will hit the road in America.
  The tour kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina this April and includes appearances at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and the inaugural Primavera Sound Los Angeles.
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• Foo Fighters Will Perform on Super Bowl Sunday — in the Metaverse

  07-02-2022 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
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• 19% of Surveyed Spotify Users Plan to Cancel or Have Cancelled Their Subscriptions

  07-02-2022 21:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A survey of Spotify users reveals around 19% say they will cancel or have canceled their subscription. Neil Young’s request to remove his music from Spotify, citing misinformation on the platform, has ignited a social media fury. The #DeleteSpotify and #CancelSpotify hashtags have taken off with people sharing photos of their canceled subs. So will […]
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• 19% of Surveyed Spotify Users Plan to Cancel or Have Cancelled, According to Poll

  07-02-2022 21:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A survey of Spotify users reveals around 19% say they will cancel or have canceled their subscription. Neil Young’s request to remove his music from Spotify, citing misinformation on the platform, has ignited a social media fury. The #DeleteSpotify and #CancelSpotify hashtags have taken off with people sharing photos of their canceled subs. So will […]
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• An NFT of Paul McCartney’s ‘Hey Jude’ Notes Just Sold for Over $76,000

  07-02-2022 21:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Julian Lennon — son of John — minted a collection of six non-fungible tokens based on memorabilia from his personal collection
  
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• Listen to Alt-J’s dreamy new single ‘The Actor’

  07-02-2022 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Alt-J have shared a dreamy new single today (February 7) – listen to ‘The Actor’.READ MORE: Alt-J: “British cynicism is so strong. As soon as you become successful, it’s open season”It’s the final song to be released from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Dream’, which arrives this Friday (February 11) via Infectious Music/BMG. It’s available to pre-order now.
  Describing the inspiration behind ‘The Actor’, the group sa
  
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• Nightclubs and music venues in The Netherlands to open for one night in protest to COVID restrictions

  07-02-2022 21:33 via nme.com
  
  Nightclubs and music venues across The Netherlands will open for one night this Saturday (February 12) in protest of ongoing COVID restrictions.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang in 2021De Nacht staat op (“the night rises”) is a campaign led by venue owners who will purposefully break the nation’s current restrictions by re-opening up their establishments to show objection to continued closures.
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• Animal Collective Trip Out in a Predictably Fun Way on ‘Time Skiffs’

  07-02-2022 21:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The psychedelic band's latest is a good mix of avant and pop
  
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• Daughters Of Reykjavík among acts competing to represent Iceland at Eurovision 2022

  07-02-2022 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Daughters Of Reykjavík are competing in Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s talent competition dedicated to deciding who will represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.READ MORE: Daughters Of Reykjavík – ‘Soft Spot’ review: uncompromising feminist rap collective spit some truthThe Söngvakeppnin 2022 entries will be split across two semi-finals on February 26 and March 5. Feminist hip-hop collective Daughters of Reykjavïk will joi
  
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• Everything Everything unveil new album details and share lead track, ‘Bad Friday’

  07-02-2022 20:30 via nme.com
  
  Everything Everything have released the lead single from their upcoming new album today (February 7) – listen to ‘Bad Friday’ below.READ MORE: Everything Everything: “It’s like all these biblical plagues conflating at the same time, with us right in the middle”The single is taken from new album ‘Raw Data Feel’, which will be released on May 20. You can pre-order the album here.
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• How Rodeos And Farmers Markets Helped Gayle Find Her Voice

  07-02-2022 20:23
  
  Singer-songwriter Gayle, the MTV Push artist for February, talks about her journey from musical prodigy in Texas to Nashville teen superstar who's wise beyond her years.
  
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• Self Esteem composing music for new play starring Jodie Comer

  07-02-2022 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Self Esteem is composing the music for a play that stars Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer.READ MORE: Self Esteem – ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ review: pophead skewers the path to self-acceptanceThe Justin Martin-directed Prima Facie is set to run from April 15-June 18 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.
  Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who performs as Self Esteem, said on social media: “The coolest thing I’ve ever done is no longer a secret!!!! I’m composing the music for th
  
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• Listen to Bree Runway’s empowering new song ‘Pressure’

  07-02-2022 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Bree Runway has shared an empowering new single today (February 7) called ‘Pressure’ – listen below.READ MORE: Bree Runway: “There’s no one else out there like me. My time is now”The single, which premiered as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, is described as “the first of a trilogy of releases”.
  Speaking about the new track, Runway said: “I’ve been away for a second now, but I’m back to apply exactly what the song
  
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• Four Tet’s albums return to streaming as he signs new publishing deal with Universal

  07-02-2022 19:16 via nme.com
  Four Tet‘s albums released under Domino have been returned to streaming platforms as news broke that he has inked a new publishing deal with Universal.READ MORE: Mark, My Words – from music to healthcare, the public is being asked to plug broken systemsThe producer and DJ, whose real name is Kieran Hebden, signed with Domino in 2001 for the release of his second album ‘Pause’ before going on to release ‘Rounds’ (2003), ‘Everything Ecstatic’ (2005)
  
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• KKR Creates $1.13 Billion Music-Rights Bond Following Kobalt Catalog Purchase

  07-02-2022 19:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Having acquired stakes in the catalogs of John Legend and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (NYSE: KKR) has now created a nearly $1.2 billion music-rights bond. The New York City-headquartered investment firm’s music-IP bond – which marks “the first music royalty securitization of” its KKR Credit Advisors subsidiary – came to light in a […]
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• Selena Gomez and Chris Martin Embrace for the Last Time in Tear-Jerking, Trippy ‘Let Somebody Go’ Video

  07-02-2022 19:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track is the third single from Coldplay's Music of the Spheres LP
  
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• Bastille look set to score third UK Number 1 album with 'Give Me The Future'

  07-02-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Give Me The Future by Bastille could become Dan Smith and co.’s third UK Number 1 album this week, as it leads an all-new midweek Top 5.
  
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• Noel Gallagher announces Dreamland Margate show

  07-02-2022 18:36 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has added a date in Margate to his forthcoming UK tour.READ MORE: Watch Noel Gallagher’s track-by-track guide to ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’The former Oasis man will play a series of outdoor gigs under his High Flying Birds moniker including shows at the Eden Project in Cornwall and as part of the Bristol Sounds gig series in the summer.
  The month-long run of dates begin on June 4 with a headline set at the new In It Together festival in Wales, whic
  
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• Nine Inch Nails Plot Long-Awaited Return to the Road

  07-02-2022 18:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Special one-night only gig in Cleveland will feature Ministry and Nitzer Ebb
  
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• Micky Dolenz to Honor Departed Monkees Bandmates With Special Tour

  07-02-2022 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They were like my brothers," Dolenz says in a statement, "and I want to share some of the great joy we had together”
  
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• Caroline Spence and The National’s Matt Berninger collab on the slow-burning ‘I Know You Know Me’

  07-02-2022 18:06 via nme.com
  
  Nashville singer-songwriter Caroline Spence has teamed up with The National’s Matt Berninger for her latest single.READ MORE: Matt Berninger on The National’s new song ‘Somebody Desperate’: “We all have these deep insecurities when it comes to our hearts”‘I Know You Know Me’ is the follow-up to Spence’s 2019 release, ‘Mint Condition’ and will be included on her yet to be named fifth studio album which is slated for release this ye
  
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• Los Bitchos Already Conquered the Globe. You Just Haven’t Heard of Them Yet

  07-02-2022 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The ebulliently entertaining all-female band replace lyrics with Latin rhythms, Turkish psychedelic rock, disco, and funk
  
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• Watch Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michales and Tim Armstong’s live reunion

  07-02-2022 18:02 via nme.com
  
  Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michales and Tim Armstrong have reunited during a live performance yesterday (February 6).
  The event took place at the Music Rock N’ Roll Carnival in Los Angeles and saw the two members of Operation Ivy perform one of the bands signature songs, ‘Sound System’. They were backed up by The Interrupters.
  Armstrong was the festival back-up for The Specials, while Michales was in attendance as an audience member.
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• Watch Coldplay and Selena Gomez’s surreal video for ‘Let Somebody Go’

  07-02-2022 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay and Selena Gomez have shared a new video for their collaboration ‘Let Somebody Go‘.READ MORE: Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear”The black and white clip, which you can view below, was directed by Dave Meyers who did the videos for Coldplay’s previous singles ‘Higher Power‘ and ‘My Universe‘ with BTS.
  It finds frontman Chris Martin and Gomez in a world not dissimilar to Marvel‘s Doctor Strange or Christopher Nolan&
  
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• Elton John Taps Brandi Carlile for 30th Annual AIDS Foundation Oscar Pre-Party

  07-02-2022 17:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The event will be held in West Hollywood Park on March 27
  
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• Roddy Ricch deactivates social media after backlash over new song

  07-02-2022 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Roddy Rich has deactivated both his Instagram and Twitter accounts after receiving negative comments from fans.READ MORE: Roddy Ricch – ‘Live Life Fast’ review: melody maker enjoys his momentRicch shared a snippet of a new track titled ‘Out My Mind’ on Saturday (February 5), and it wasn’t long before fans left comments critiquing the Compton rapper’s new sound and direction.
  One fan said on Instagram, “We need 2019 Roddy back cus wtf is this?&
  
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• Angels & Airwaves cancel UK and European tour: “FUCK COVID!”

  07-02-2022 17:02 via nme.com
  Angels & Airwaves have been forced to cancel their UK and European tour due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Tom DeLongeTom DeLonge and co were due to begin the tour in March but the dates have now been cancelled due to continuing issues with COVID-19 and uncertainty surrounding travel overseas.
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• Watch Nandi Bushell nail a thunderous cover of Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’

  07-02-2022 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Nandi Bushell has shared an impressive cover of Rush‘s classic track ‘Tom Sawyer’.READ MORE: 11-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songsThe 11-year-old child prodigy’s take on the song, which you can view below, follows her recent covers of Billie Eilish‘s ‘Happier Than Ever‘, Tool’s ‘Forty Six & 2’, ‘Gimme Shelter‘ by The Rolling Stones, ‘Numb‘ by Linkin Park and ‘Duality‘
  
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• Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Finally Set to Return to the Road This Spring

  07-02-2022 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I can’t wait to get back out on the road and play,” Starr said in a statement. “This is the longest I’ve been off the road in years"
  
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• Joe Jonas Wants DNCE to Be the Next E Street Band

  07-02-2022 16:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  The JoBro's funky dance-rock project is making a comeback this year, starting with the Kygo-assisted new single "Dancing Feet." Joe Jonas breaks down the new music in this exclusive interview
  
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• The Chemical Brothers announce huge Yorkshire show for summer 2022

  07-02-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  The Chemical Brothers have announced a huge show in Yorkshire for this summer – get all the details below.READ MORE: The Chemical Brothers: “Dance music has always been the sound of Glastonbury”Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons will play in the grounds of Castle Howard just outside York on June 26 this year, and will also headline London’s All Points East later in the summer alongside Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The National, Tame Impala, Kraftwerk, D
  
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• Buddy Guy Teaches the Blues to the Next Generation in New Trailer for ‘The Torch’

  07-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Film tells the story of the guitarist's storied career while also focusing on his mentorship of younger artists like Quinn Sullivan and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
  
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• Billie Eilish Stops Her Concert to Help Distressed Fan

  07-02-2022 15:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I wait for people to be OK until I keep going,” the singer told the sold-out crowd after requesting an inhaler for the fan
  
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• Franz Ferdinand reschedule ‘Hits To The Head’ UK and European tour

  07-02-2022 15:26 via nme.com
  
  Franz Ferdinand have announced rescheduled dates for their Greatest Hits 2022 UK and European headline tour – see all the details below.
  The Scottish band were set to head out on the road next month in support of their ‘Hits To The Head’ ‘best of’ album, which is due for release on March 11 via Domino Records.READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand talk new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, their greatest hits and new line-upDue to continued COVID restrictions in Eur
  
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• Music NFT website HitPiece faces legal action for “flagrant IP infringement”

  07-02-2022 15:08 via nme.com
  
  NFT website Hitpiece has been hit with legal action after several artists criticised it for allegedly auctioning off their music without their knowledge or permission.
  The website was showing hundreds of what appeared to be active auctions for NFTs tied to artists’ albums and songs, from iconic artists such as The Beatles, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan to smaller independent acts.
  The move led to a backlash from artists with Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13 tweeting:
  
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• Alice in Chains Mark the Latest Song Rights Sale as Estates of OG Members Cash Out

  07-02-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr sell stakes
  
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• The Who announce huge ‘The Who Hits Back!’ 2022 North American tour

  07-02-2022 14:46 via nme.com
  
  The Who have announced details of a huge two-part North American tour for 2022 – see the full list of dates and ticket details below.
  The tour – dubbed ‘The Who Hits Back!’ – will begin in late April, with the first leg running until the end of May.
  The band will then return to the States in October for another run of dates, which take them through until November.
  Speaking of the tour, Roger Daltrey said: “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’
  
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• Miles Kane wants to do another Last Shadow Puppets album

  07-02-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Miles Kane would love to record another album with The Last Shadow Puppets.
  
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• Camila Cabello previews new song

  07-02-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Camila Cabello has provided an album update and shared a snippet of new music.
  
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• Kanye West sells luxury tank which featured in ‘Closed On Sunday’ video

  07-02-2022 13:51 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has sold his luxury Ripsaw EV2 tank.READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’The rapper – known legally as Ye – has offloaded the military vehicle which previously featured in his music video for ‘Closed On Sunday‘, where he was seen driving in it with his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner.
  According to TMZ, West recently sold the EV2, which retails at $500,000 (£370,102)
  
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