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• Kanye West says Kid Cudi won’t be on ‘Donda 2’ over Pete Davidson friendship

  12-02-2022 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has said Kid Cudi will not appear on ‘Donda 2’ over his friendship with SNL comedian Pete Davidson.
  The rapper is currently working on the follow-up to his latest album, which was released last August.READ MORE: First look: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr WestWest posted a handwritten note to Instagram earlier today (February 12) sharing the news with his fans. “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he’s fri
  
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• Kodak Black reportedly shot outside Justin Bieber Super Bowl party

  12-02-2022 22:00 via nme.com
  
  A shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl party last night (February 11) has left four people injured, including rapper Kodak Black, according to reports.
  The pop star performed at Los Angeles venue Pacific Design Center last night before moving onto club The Nice Guy, ahead of the Super Bowl taking place at SoFi Stadium on Sunday (February 13).
  According to TMZ, Black, Lil Baby and Gunna were standing on the corner of the street outside The Nice Guy talking when a fight started nea
  
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• Eddie Vedder tells Bruce Springsteen about ‘Earthling’’s “secret tribute” to Tom Petty

  12-02-2022 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Eddie Vedder has told Bruce Springsteen about the “secret tribute” to Tom Petty on his new solo album, ‘Earthling’.
  The two rock stars sat down together to talk about politics, musical influences and some of the songs on the Pearl Jam frontman’s new album for Amazon Music.READ MORE: Eddie Vedder – ‘Earthling’ review: formerly angsty Pearl Jam frontman goes full circleSpeaking about the track ‘Long Way’, Springsteen commented that h
  
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• Kanye West Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Los Angeles Screening

  12-02-2022 21:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  After backing off of final cut demand, rapper comes out in support of upcoming three-part Netflix docuseries
  
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• Four Tet digitally re-releases Burial collabs from 10 years ago

  12-02-2022 20:11 via nme.com
  
  Four Tet has given two of his past collaborations with Burial, ‘Nova’ and ‘Moth’, their first digital release.
  The tracks were both originally released as part of limited edition vinyl records and, until now, have never been made available online.READ MORE: Burial – ‘ANTIDAWN’ EP review: enigma returns with videogame-style ambient immersionThe producer – whose real name is Kieran Hebden – announced on Thursday (February 10) that both son
  
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• Shooting outside Justin Bieber Super Bowl party injures four people

  12-02-2022 19:27 via nme.com
  
  A shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl party last night (February 11) has left four people injured, according to reports.
  The pop star performed at Los Angeles venue Pacific Design Center last night before moving onto club The Nice Guy, ahead of the Super Bowl taking place at SoFi Stadium on Sunday (February 13).
  According to TMZ, Kodak Black, Lil Baby and Gunna were standing on the corner of the street outside The Nice Guy talking when a fight started near them. It is claimed th
  
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• Kanye West makes surprise appearance at LA premiere of Netflix doc ‘jeen-yuhs’

  12-02-2022 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West made a surprise appearance at the premiere of jeen-yuhs, the new Netflix documentary about him, last night (February 11).
  The film, the first part of which will arrive on the streaming service on Wednesday (February 16), was directed by Coodie and Chike and made over 20 years.READ MORE: First look: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr WestThe premiere was held at Citizen News in Hollywood yesterday and was attended by numerous celebrities including Migos&
  
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• The Beatles legendary rooftop concert to get extended theatrical run

  12-02-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles’ unforgettable concert on the rooftop of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969, debuted as a 65-minute
  
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• Three People Shot Following Fight Outside Justin Bieber Afterparty in Los Angeles

  12-02-2022 18:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Gunshot victims transported to hospital in stable condition after fight breaks out outiside L.A. hotspot The Nice Guy, which was hosting celeb-filled post-concert afterparty
  
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• Three People, Including Kodak Black, Shot During Fight Outside Justin Bieber Afterparty

  12-02-2022 18:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Gunshot victims transported to hospital in stable condition after fight breaks out outiside L.A. hotspot The Nice Guy, which was hosting celeb-filled post-concert afterparty
  
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• India.Arie Wants to Yank Her Music Off Spotify — But Her Label Won’t Let Her

  12-02-2022 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frustrated with Joe Rogan's "language around race," the Grammy-winning R&B singer tried to get her albums scrubbed from Spotify. The fight is just beginning
  
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• Luke Combs: 'My wife comes to almost every show'

  12-02-2022 17:43 via music-news.com
  
  Country superstar Luke Combs joined Absolute Radio Country presenter Baylen Leonard to chat about headlining C2C Country To
  
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• Luke Bryan Opens Vegas Residency With Tons of Hits, Jokes About Masks, and Lots of Ass Shaking

  12-02-2022 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I feel like the governor saw that we’re all coming here and he was just like, ‘Ah fuck it,'" Bryan told the crowd one day after Nevada dropped its mask mandate
  
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• Arlo Parks: 'I find peace in having a focus for my brain'

  12-02-2022 16:20 via music-news.com
  
  British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new single “Softly”, how creating brings her peace, the story behind her song “Black Dog”, and more.
  
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• Security Chief at Deadly Travis Scott Concert Had Potential Conflicts of Interest, Insiders Say

  12-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Seyth Boardman was both Astroworld festivals’s safety and risk director and a manager at its security company. “Your loyalties are split,” says one industry vet
  
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• Police investigating DaBaby after brawl with ex-girlfriend’s brother in bowling alley

  12-02-2022 15:50 via nme.com
  
  Police are allegedly investigating DaBaby following a brawl with his ex-girlfriend’s brother in a bowling alley.
  On Thursday night (February 10) DaBaby reportedly got in an argument with Brandon Bills and, it’s claimed, threw the first punch before a number of his associates got involved in the fight. Bills, brother to the mother of DaBaby’s daughter, DaniLeigh, refused medical treatment.
  According to TMZ, DaBaby was thought to have left before the police arrived, but law enfor
  
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• Listen to Jon Hopkins’ new work ‘A Gathering Of The Tribe’ with Vylana

  12-02-2022 15:48 via nme.com
  
  Jon Hopkins has shared his first new music of 2022 – listen to ‘A Gathering Of The Tribe’ below.
  The track is described as a sonic companion piece to Hopkins’ meditative 2021 album, ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’, which came out in November.READ MORE: Jon Hopkins – ‘Singularity’ reviewSpeaking about the new piece, which was originally written intending to be a score to an animated short film featuring an excerpt from Charles Eisenstein&
  
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• Halsey announces second show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

  12-02-2022 15:17 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has announced details of a second show at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre for this summer.READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre”The new show, set for July 7, comes the day after an existing show at the Colorado venue. Support will come from The Marías and Abby Roberts.
  The gigs come as part of Halsey’s Love And Power US tour in support of fourth album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’
  
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• Fred again.. and India Jordan team up on ‘Admit It (U Don’t Want 2)’

  12-02-2022 14:33 via nme.com
  
  Fred again.. and India Jordan have teamed up on a brand new track – check out ‘Admit It (U Don’t Want 2)’ below.
  The new track follows Fred again…’s two albums from 2021 – April debut ‘Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)’ and November’s follow-up ‘Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)’ – while Jordan released new EP ‘Watch Out!’ last spring.READ MORE: India Jordan: “Making mu
  
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• Watch Pale Waves perform new song ‘Jealousy’ as they kick off UK tour

  12-02-2022 14:21 via nme.com
  
  Pale Waves kicked off their UK last night (February 11) in Bristol and during the show, the band performed new song ‘Jealousy’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more”The UK tour was originally announced last year before the release of second album ‘Who Am I?’ and last night’s show was the first time Pale Waves had played a live gig since they supported Halse
  
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• New Haim video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson to play before ‘Licorice Pizza’ screenings

  12-02-2022 12:57 via nme.com
  
  A new Haim video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson is set to play before screenings of Licorice Pizza, starting tonight (February 12).READ MORE: Alana Haim on ‘Licorice Pizza’: “Working with Tom Waits was like being in the presence of a god”Anderson’s new film stars Alana Haim in her acting debut and is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, focusing on Haim’s character Alana Kane and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman).
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• Jack Harlow confirms new music is coming next week: “I need to drop”

  12-02-2022 12:18 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow has confirmed that his new single will be released next week via a comedic video – check it out below.
  Harlow released his last album ‘That’s What They All Say’ at the end of 2020 and despite a series of high profile collaborations with the likes of Lil Nas X, Eminem and Ty Dolla $ign, it’s been over a year since Harlow last shared a solo track.
  Earlier this week, he released a minute-long clip poking fun at the lack of new music.
  During a therapy sessio
  
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• Watch Big Thief’s immersive new studio video for ‘Red Moon’

  12-02-2022 12:17 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief have shared an immersive new studio video for their new track ‘Red Moon’ – check it out below.
  The track appears on the band’s 20-song new album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’, which was released yesterday (February 11) via 4AD.READ MORE: Big Thief – ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ review: a new chapterThe video, which sees Big Thief perform alongside Mat Davidson of the band Twain on fiddle, was shot by voc
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly allegedly ignores assault and battery lawsuit

  12-02-2022 11:57 via nme.com
  
  It’s claimed that Machine Gun Kelly hasn’t responded to an assault and battery lawsuit filed against him by a disabled parking lot attendant.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”In the complaint filed September 8, the attendant John Tilli alleged that Kelly (real name Colson Baker) pushed and threatened him while he was working. The lawsuit comes as last year, L.A. City Attorney’s Offi
  
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• Ho99o9 announce new Travis Barker-produced album ‘SKIN’

  12-02-2022 11:31 via nme.com
  
  Ho99o9 have announced details of a new album, produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and featuring Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor.READ MORE: Noise-punk masters Ho99o9: “The good thing with us is that we don’t give a fuck”‘SKIN’ will be released on March 11 via Barker’s DTA Records and is being previewed by its opening track ‘NUGE SNIGHT’, which you can hear below.
  The band first teased the new album last month, sharing the s
  
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• Listen to Snoop Dogg sample ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ theme on new album ‘BODR’

  12-02-2022 11:30 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has celebrated becoming the owner of Death Row Records by releasing new album ‘BODR’ AKA ‘Back On Death Row’ – check it out below.READ MORE: 22 super-fun rap songs that turn 20 in 2022The 18-track record sees Snoop team up with the likes of DaBaby, Wiz Khalifa, The Game and Nas.
  Elsewhere on the record, the song ‘Crib Ya Enthusiasm’ samples Luciano Michelini’s ‘Frolic’ which is the theme tune to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Snoop Do
  
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• Kygo found it 'cool' to be part of DNCE's comeback

  12-02-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kygo thinks it was a "very cool" experience to work with DNCE on their comeback track 'Dancing Feet'.
  
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• Kingsley Ben-Adir to play Bob Marley in upcoming biopic

  12-02-2022 10:47 via nme.com
  
  Kingsley Ben-Adir has been confirmed as the star of the forthcoming Bob Marley biopic.READ MORE: 7 Essential Bob Marley tracksIt was first announced back in 2018 that a biopic, produced by Ziggy Marley, was in the works, before Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of Oscar-nominated tennis drama King Richard, was revealed to be attached to the film last year.
  Ben-Adir, who most recently portrayed activist Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, will portray Marley in the as-yet-untitled film by Paramou
  
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• New York City mayor Eric Adams likens drill music to Trump tweets

  12-02-2022 09:54 via nme.com
  
  New York City mayor Eric Adams has called for the removal of drill videos from social media, likening the music to Donald Trump tweets.
  In a press conference yesterday (February 11), Adams said he was sent a number of drill videos by his son, which he called “alarming,” adding: “We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing. Yet we are allowing music, displaying of guns, violence, we’re allowing it to stay on these sites.”
  Adams said: “We are goin
  
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• Luke Bryan wants Lionel Richie and Katy Perry to appear at his Las Vegas shows

  12-02-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Luke Bryan wants his fellow 'American Idol' judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry to join him on stage during his Las Vegas residency.
  
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• Arlo Parks says Madonna inspired her new single

  12-02-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Arlo Parks admits that her new single 'Softly' was inspired by Madonna.
  
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• Adele Claims Delays Made Postponed Vegas Residency Look ‘Really Half-Assed’

  12-02-2022 08:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's Vegas. It can't just be me on my fucking guitar"
  
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• Astroworld’s Safety Head Had Potential Conflict of Interest, Security Sources Say

  12-02-2022 05:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Seyth Boardman was both the festival’s safety and risk director and a manager at its security company. “Your loyalties are split,” says one industry vet
  
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• The Dirtiest Thing About Kim Petras’ ‘Slut Pop’? It’s Produced By Dr. Luke

  12-02-2022 03:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Here's why #FreeKesha started to trend after Petras dropped her EP
  
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• Young Dolph Murder Suspects Plead Not Guilty in Memphis

  12-02-2022 03:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Suspects were indicted last month on charges they fatally shot Young Dolph Nov. 17
  
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• Elton John congratulates ‘Rocket Man’ Olympic figure skater

  12-02-2022 00:29 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has congratulated an Olympic figure skater whose gold-winning routine was backed by a medley of the legendary singer’s greatest hits.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”During the men’s singles figure skating competition in Beijing on Thursday (February 10), US skater Nathan Chen danced across the ice to the songs ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Bennie And The Jets’.
  After impressing ju
  
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