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• Adele says “not many people” make “personal” albums anymore at BRITs 2022

  08-02-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  
  Adele has commented on “personal” albums in modern music, saying “not many people” make them these days, during the BRIT Awards 2022.
  At the event tonight (February 8), which took place at London’s The O2, the singer took home three trophies – Album Of The Year for ’30’, Song Of The Year for ‘Easy On Me’, and Artist Of The Year.READ MORE: Adele – ‘30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things up
  
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• Adele Gives Golden Performance of ‘I Drink Wine’ as She Sweeps the Brits Awards

  08-02-2022 23:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Adele won Artist, Album, and Song of the Year at Tuesday's Brits
  
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• Adele Gives Golden Performance of ‘I Drink Wine’ as She Sweeps the Brit Awards

  08-02-2022 23:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Adele won Artist, Album, and Song of the Year at Tuesday's Brits
  
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• Adele dominates 2022 BRIT Awards

  08-02-2022 23:51 via music-news.com
  
  Adele dedicated her Album of the Year award to her son and ex-husband.
  
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• Apple Quietly Acquires AI-Powered Music Startup As Service Subscribers Near 800 Million

  08-02-2022 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About 10 days after revealing that its services boast a combined total of almost 800 million subscribers, Apple has reportedly acquired London-headquartered AI Music. The artificial-intelligence startup generates personalized soundtracks and music based upon users’ preferences and inputs. Outlets including Bloomberg have reported on the sale, but at the time of this piece’s writing, higher-ups […]
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• Here are all the winners from the BRIT Awards 2022

  08-02-2022 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Adele dominated tonight’s (February 8) BRIT Awards 2022, taking home three awards at the London ceremony.
  Tonight’s event was hosted by Mo Gilligan for the first time, while the show did not hand out trophies in gendered categories. Instead, they were replaced by Artist Of The Year and International Artist Of The Year fields.
  Four new genre categories were also been added – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R’N’B Act – which fans w
  
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• Anne-Marie reacts to BRITs 2022 onstage stumble: “Didn’t need my left ankle anyway”

  08-02-2022 23:09 via nme.com
  
  Anne-Marie has reacted to her onstage stumble at the BRIT Awards 2022, which happened during her performance with KSI.
  The pop star teamed up with the YouTuber-turned-musician and Digital Animals to perform their single ‘Don’t Play’ at the awards ceremony tonight (February 8).READ MORE: Anne-Marie – ‘Therapy’ album review: bright and bold pop goldThe performance began with Anne-Marie singing her verse from her Little Mix collaboration ‘Kiss My (Uh O
  
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• Little Simz wins Best New Artist at the BRIT Awards 2022: “This is for all the kids dreaming”

  08-02-2022 23:03 via nme.com
  
  Little Simz won Best New Artist at tonight’s (February 8) BRIT Awards 2022, taking to the stage with her mum to accept the award.
  She was nominated in the category alongside Central Cee, Griff, Joy Crookes and Self Esteem.READ MORE: Little Simz live in London – record-busting rapper shines brighter than everSimz was presented the award by Tom Daley and Celeste. “Mum, look at what you’ve done. Look at what you’ve done,” she said as she handed her mum the t
  
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• Glass Animals on the success of ‘Heat Waves’ and their “Celtic opera” new album

  08-02-2022 23:00 via nme.com
  
  Speaking to NME on the red carpet ahead of the BRIT Awards 2022, Glass Animals told us about the secret to the runaway success of their single ‘Heat Waves’ and thoughts about going all “Celtic opera” on their next album and dreams of collaborating with Lil Nas X. Watch our interview with the band above.
  The Oxford band were at the London ceremony where they nominated for Best Rock/Alternative Act as well as ‘Best Song’ for ‘Heat Waves’ – whic
  
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• Kanye West Declares ‘America Is Made to Enslave Us’ in Plea for ‘Black Future Month’

  08-02-2022 22:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  In impassioned, poetic speech, Ye looks to change the narrative for Black America
  
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• Jonny Greenwood says he pretended to play keyboards when he joined Radiohead

  08-02-2022 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Jonny Greenwood has revealed in an interview that when he first joined Radiohead he would turn his keyboards off during rehearsal.READ MORE: Jonny Greenwood on writing the soundtrack for new Princess Diana biopic ‘Spencer’During the conversation with NPR’s Fresh Air Greenwood discussed his rise from legendary guitarist and keyboardist, to award-winning composer. Earlier today (February 8) he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for Jane Campion&r
  
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• Wolf Alice win Group Of The Year at BRITs 2022: “I’m gonna get battered”

  08-02-2022 22:37 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice won Group Of The Year at tonight’s (February 8) BRIT Awards 2022, taking home their first trophy from the prestigious awards.
  The band were nominated in the category alongside Coldplay, Little Mix, D-Block Europe and London Grammar.READ MORE: Wolf Alice – ‘Blue Weekend’ review: a masterpiece full of confidence and magicWolf Alice were presented with the award by Italian Eurovision winners Måneskin. “That’s absolutely unbelievable,&rd
  
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• Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2022

  08-02-2022 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Brooke Scullion has been announced as this year’s Eurovision entry for Ireland.READ MORE: Eurovision 2021 was a giddy reminder of the joys of live music (and that no one likes us)The County Londonderry singer was chosen on RTÉ’s Late Late Eurosong special on Friday (February 4), where six acts competed to fly the flag for Ireland in Italy in May.
  Scullion’s song ‘That’s Rich’ was chosen by the combined votes from the public, an international jury a
  
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• Peter Hook says Joy Division biopic ‘Control’ was “too accurate”

  08-02-2022 22:13 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook has discussed the Joy Division biopic Control in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, calling it “TOO accurate”.
  The film was directed by Anton Corbijn, who worked closely with the band as a photographer, and was released in 2007.READ MORE: Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’: How they made the unimpeachable proto-goth masterpieceA fan on the Joy Division subreddit asked Hook what he thought about the movie and whether he thought it gave an accurate
  
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• Sam Fender on his worst touring habits and new album progress

  08-02-2022 21:55 via nme.com
  
  Before he took to the stage at the BRIT Awards 2022, Sam Fender caught up with NME to tell us all about his habits on the tour bus, and how his new material could be inspired by Tom Petty. Watch our full video interview with Fender and bandmate Dean Thompson above.
  Off the back of his successful year following the release of acclaimed second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Fender was at the London ceremony where he was nominated for Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, and Best Rock
  
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• Willow announces her debut novel ‘Black Shield Maiden’

  08-02-2022 21:51 via nme.com
  
  Willow has announced her debut novel Black Shield Maiden, which will be published by Del Rey Books with co-writer Jess Hendel.READ MORE: Willow: “Humans have never been good at accepting that people are different”The novel is due to be published on October 4, with Willow announcing the news on her Instagram earlier today (February 8) along with the book’s cover.
  Black Shield Maiden is the first book in a new fantasy series and is due in hardcover and digital formats,
  
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• Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon team up to open the BRIT Awards 2022

  08-02-2022 21:30 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon opened the BRIT Awards 2022 tonight (February 8) with an unlikely new version of the former’s ‘Bad Habits’.
  The track was the first single to be taken from Sheeran’s 2021 album ‘=’ and topped the Official UK Singles Chart for 11 consecutive weeks.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in popTaking to the stage to kick off this year’s BRITs, Sheeran an
  
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• Neil Young Tells Spotify Employees, “Get Out… Before It Eats Up Your Soul”

  08-02-2022 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Neil Young has renewed his attack on Spotify by addressing Spotify employees directly. In a new letter posted on his official website, the Candian-American musician addresses workers and the ‘baby boomer’ demographic. “In our communication age, disinformation is the problem,” the letter begins. “Ditch the misinformers. Find a good clean place to support with your […]
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• Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100 Million to Leave Spotify

  08-02-2022 21:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Rumble has offered Joe Rogan $100 million to leave Spotify for its platform. Here’s the letter. Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of the Candian video platform, posted the open letter on Twitter. “We stand with you, your guests, and your legion of fans in a desire for real conversation. How about you bring all your shows […]
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• Alice In Chains’ music catalogue sold to Primary Wave and Round Hill

  08-02-2022 21:02 via nme.com
  The estates of late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and original bassist Mike Starr have sold their music rights to Primary Wave.
  Meanwhile, current members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall have sold their catalogues with the band to Round Hill Music.
  As Variety reports, the latter deal was reportedly for $50million (£37m). Round Hill is set to receive a 100 per cent interest in the four current members’ copyrights to Alice In Chains’ masters and
  
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• Here are all the winners from the BRIT Awards 2022 – rolling list

  08-02-2022 20:58 via nme.com
  
  The BRIT Awards 2022 is underway at London’s The O2, where the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and more are all in the running for awards.
  Tonight’s (February 8) event will be hosted by Mo Gilligan for the first time, while the show will also not hand out trophies in gendered categories. Instead, they will be replaced by Artist Of The Year and International Artist Of The Year fields.
  Four new genre categories have also been added – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Ra
  
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• Charlie Puth says a “brutally honest” Elton John told him his “2019 music sucked”

  08-02-2022 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Charlie Puth has revealed that Elton John told him the music he released in 2019 “sucked”.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”Puth was discussing his collaboration with John on ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday (February 7). During the interview, Puth opened up about the “brutally honest” criticism the pop icon gave him right before the
  
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• Pusha T shares Kanye West-featuring video for new single ‘Diet Coke’

  08-02-2022 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Pusha T has returned with new single ‘Diet Coke’, his first for the year. The track was produced by 88-Keys and Push’s longtime collaborator Kanye West, with West also among the track’s co-writers.READ MORE: Pusha T on making “the album of the year” ‘Daytona’ and playing ping pong with Damon AlbarnAn early version of the beat that underscores ‘Diet Coke’ was originally created by 88-Keys 18 years ago, as an interlude for his beat tape &
  
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• Meta is Hosting a Foo Fighters Concert on Facebook & Instagram After the Super Bowl

  08-02-2022 20:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Foo Fighters will play a free concert in VR and hosted by Meta. The free VR concert will feature the Foo Fighters playing on February 13, immediately following the Super Bowl. The concert will be available to stream on Facebook and Instagram, but VR owners can experience it differently. Checking out the concert in […]
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• Heirs of Jimi Hendrix Experience band members sue Sony Music over alleged copyright infringement

  08-02-2022 20:38 via nme.com
  
  A lawsuit has been filed against Sony Music by the heirs of Jimi Hendrix’s former bandmates, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, who allege copyright infringement.
  As reported by Variety, the lawsuit has been filed in London’s High Court, with Redding and Mitchell’s heirs seeking royalties and claiming they own a stake in the band’s music.
  This new lawsuit follows a filing made by Sony Music and the Hendrix estate in a Manhattan federal court last month,
  
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• Warner Music Group Reports 21% Quarterly Revenue Jump — As Digital’s Share Surpasses 62%

  08-02-2022 20:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
    Due to yet another strong showing from streaming, Warner Music Group (WMG) achieved a 20.9 percent year-over-year revenue improvement during 2021’s fourth quarter, including a 30.9 percent YoY boost in publishing income. The Big Three record label revealed these and other noteworthy performance specifics in a newly released earnings report, covering October, November, and […]
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• Nicki Minaj announces imminent new single ‘Bussin’

  08-02-2022 20:07 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has announced her next single, ‘Bussin’, which will quickly follow on from her recent track, ‘Do We Have A Problem?’.
  The latter song was the rapper’s first piece of new material since her 2021 mixtape, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’.READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and ratedNow, Minaj has revealed fans won’t have to wait long for her next release. ‘Bussin’ will arrive on Friday (February 11) and, like ‘Do We Have
  
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• IDLES announce massive North American tour, share video for ‘CRAWL!’

  08-02-2022 19:40 via nme.com
  
  IDLES have shared the details behind their 2022 North American tour and announced that they’ve been added to this year’s Coachella Music Festival lineup.READ MORE: IDLES: “I wanted to be more than what we were becoming”Along with the new tour dates, the band has shared a video for their single, ‘CRAWL!’ from their fourth studio album, ‘CRAWLER’. The video features a claymation version of frontman Joe Talbot riding a motorcycle while singing th
  
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• Boy George launches first ever NFT collection

  08-02-2022 19:37 via nme.com
  
  Boy George has announced the launch of an NFT collection titled CryptoQueenz, which has been created to mark the release of seven new songs.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Boy GeorgeAs reported by Rolling Stone, the musician will be unveiling 9,999 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the CryptoQueenz site and OpenSea from March 1. Each NFT will include the face of the famous Boy George artwork ‘Scarman’, combined with his renowned hat collect
  
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• Elvie Shane’s Coming-of-Age Anthem ‘County Roads’ Delivers With Distorted Guitar and a Sneer

  08-02-2022 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Kentucky country singer teaches “lessons that don’t come cheap" in this Song You Need to Know
  
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• Sharon Van Etten Gets One Hell of a Workout in ‘Porta’ Video

  08-02-2022 19:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter will tour with Angel Olsen and Julien Baker this summer
  
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• J Balvin and Ozuna Headline First-Ever Sueños Fest in Chicago

  08-02-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tokischa, Jhay Cortez, and Wisin y Yandel are among the acts set to perform at the festival Memorial Day weekend
  
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• Girl Ultra Goes ‘Punk’ on Stewing New Track, Announces U.S. Tour Dates

  08-02-2022 18:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Girl Ultra's new song features indie rockers Little Jesus and pushes her into new sonic directions.
  
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• Eddie Vedder makes jab at Mötley Crüe during New Jersey concert

  08-02-2022 18:40 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Vedder has made another jab at Mötley Crüe following bassist Nikki Sixx’s swipe that Pearl Jam are “one of the most boring bands in history”.
  Vedder and Sixx’s back-and-forth began when the Pearl Jam frontman dismissed the hair metal group as “vacuous” in a recent interview.READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brillianceSixx then responded on Twitter, calling t
  
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• Beyoncé and Billie Eilish Face Off Against Covid Curmudgeon Van Morrison in All-Star Best Song Oscar Race

  08-02-2022 18:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Diane Warren also will vie for her first Oscar win with her 13th nomination
  
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• Avril Lavigne: 'If I'm going to rely on anyone in this world, it's going to be me'

  08-02-2022 18:21 via music-news.com
  
  Avril Lavigne is the latest cover star of FAULT Magazine! In the accompanying interview, the eight-time GRAMMY® Award-nominee
  
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• Florida Georgia Line Say They’re Taking a Break — But Not Breaking Up

  08-02-2022 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  After a string of festival dates this summer, the country duo's next chapter "is gonna be individually for a while," says FGL's Tyler Hubbard
  
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• Metallica’s Kirk Hammett announces debut solo EP

  08-02-2022 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has announced details of his debut solo EP, ‘Portals’.
  The guitarist will release the four-song instrumental EP on April 23 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, CD and as a Record Store Day Exclusive Ocean Blue Vinyl EP.READ MORE: Metallica and friends: “‘The Black Album’ was a victory for the underdog”‘Portals’ was produced by Hammett and includes songs that were co-written with California conductor Edw
  
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• Spotify and FC Barcelona reportedly close to a sponsorship deal

  08-02-2022 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Spotify and FC Barcelona are reportedly close to agreeing a sponsorship deal, according to a radio station based in the Spanish city.
  The football club announced back in September that it has debts of more than £1billion, and they are said to now be in talks with the streaming service over a £237million deal.READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef WeekThe purported three-year deal would see Spotify’s name appear on th
  
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• Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Promises ‘Soundtracks to the Movies in Your Mind’ With Debut Solo EP

  08-02-2022 17:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Portals release planned for Record Store Day in April
  
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• ‘Pam & Tommy’ Glosses Over a Strange Motley Crue Moment. Hear the Band’s Last Gig With Fill-In Singer

  08-02-2022 17:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Weeks before Tommy Lee met Pamela Anderson, the Crüe played their final show with replacement vocalist John Corabi
  
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• Beyoncé and Billie Eilish score their first Oscars nominations

  08-02-2022 17:03 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé and Billie Eilish have both earned their first nominations at the Oscars in today’s (February 8) shortlist announcement.
  The nominees for the 2022 Academy Awards were announced earlier this afternoon, with the ceremony set to take place on March 27.READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the Oscars 2022 nominationsBeyoncé and Eilish are among the five artists to be listed in the Best Original Score category, alongside Diane Warren (Four Good Days), Lin-Manuel
  
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• Rauw Alejandro Gets Lost at Sea in Video for New Single ‘Caprichoso’

  08-02-2022 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song comes from his upcoming project Trap Cake Vol. 2
  
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• Listen to Spoon’s stirring new single ‘My Babe’

  08-02-2022 16:54 via nme.com
  
  Spoon have shared their latest single ‘My Babe’ – you can hear the new track below.
  The song is the final preview of the band’s upcoming new album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’, which is set for release on Friday (February 11) via Matador Records. It’s the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Hot Thoughts’.READ MORE: Spoon on new album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’: “It’s just fun – a record for some good times”‘My Babe&r
  
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• Spoon Drop a New Anthem for the Arena or the Garage, ‘My Babe’

  08-02-2022 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on the indie rock outfit's first album in five years, Lucifer on the Sofa
  
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• Neil Young urges Spotify employees to quit company

  08-02-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Neil Young is stepping up his battle with Spotify.
  
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• Paul McCartney’s ‘Hey Jude’ notes sold as an NFT for over $76,000

  08-02-2022 16:11 via nme.com
  
  An NFT of Paul McCartney‘s handwritten notes for ‘Hey Jude’ has sold for over $76,000 (£56,136).
  Last month, John Lennon‘s eldest son Julian launched a special range of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) containing digitised pieces of Lennon and Beatles memorabilia from his personal collection.READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained!Fans were given the chance to “own a piece of music history” thr
  
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• Secrets of Tupac Shakur’s Unseen Archives

  08-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  A new exhibit offers a stunning, immersive display of handwritten poems, song lyrics, rare photographs, and more from the late rap icon
  
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• Round Hill Music Acquires Alice in Chains Catalog in Reportedly $50 Million Deal

  08-02-2022 15:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Yesterday, Primary Wave purchased the song rights of two original Alice in Chains members, Layne Staley and Mike Starr. Now, Round Hill Music (via its namesake royalty fund) has acquired the Seattle-based rock band’s overarching catalog. Round Hill unveiled this latest high-profile music-IP buyout via a concise release that was emailed to DMN. The deal […]
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• Sunflower Bean announce new album ‘Headful of Sugar’ and share single ‘Who Put You Up To This?’

  08-02-2022 15:27 via nme.com
  
  Sunflower Bean have announced details of their third album ‘Headful of Sugar’ – you can listen to their new track ‘Who Put You Up To This?’ below.
  The New York trio will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Twentytwo in Blue’ on May 6 via Lucky Number. You can pre-order/pre-save it from here.READ MORE: Sunflower Bean tell us about their celebratory new single ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ and 2022 UK tour“We wanted to write about the lived e
  
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