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• TV Priest soundtrack a knight’s last dance in ‘One Easy Thing’ video

  15-02-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  
  TV Priest have shared a bleakly humorous video for their new single ‘One Easy Thing’, in which they soundtrack a knight’s final dance.
  The London band’s new track is the latest to be taken from their upcoming album, which will be released by Sub Pop later this year.READ MORE: TV Priest – ‘Uppers’ review: tried and tested post-punk fused with swirling psychThe black-and-white ‘One Easy Thing’ video shows a 15th-century knight – play
  
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• Romero announce debut album ‘Turn It On!’, release title track

  15-02-2022 23:54 via nme.com
  
  Romero have announced the release of their debut album ‘Turn It On!’, releasing its title track as its fourth single.READ MORE: Romero: thrilling power-pop from Melbourne troublemakersOut today (February 16), ‘Turn It On!’ marks the first track released from Romero this year. On the single’s influence, vocalist Alanna Oliver explained that the song’s inspiration stemmed from watching a documentary on Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry.
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• 347aidan Teaches the ‘Bad Kids’ How to Roll a Spliff on Vibey New Song

  15-02-2022 23:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  18-year-old rising singer channel TikTok virality into latest track
  
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• 347aidan Teaches the ‘Bad Kids’ How to Roll a Blunt on Vibey New Song

  15-02-2022 23:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  18-year-old rising singer channel TikTok virality into latest track
  
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• Dwight Yoakam, Warner Music Group Officially Settle Copyright-Termination Lawsuit

  15-02-2022 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About one year back, Dwight Yoakam sued Warner Music Group (WMG) in an effort to reclaim his masters. Now, the 65-year-old country star and the Big Three record label have filed a joint notice of settlement. In his straightforward lawsuit against Warner Music Group, the “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere” singer and songwriter Dwight Yoakam […]
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• Coachella and Stagecoach drop COVID-19 precautions

  15-02-2022 23:22 via nme.com
  
  Coachella and Stagecoach festivals have dropped all COVID-19 safety precautions ahead of both events making a return this spring.
  Coachella will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California between April 15-17 and 22-24, while Stagecoach will be held at the same venue between April 29-May 1.
  Previously, the festivals’ promoter Goldenvoice had announced that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 would no longer be required. Now, it has also dropped entry requirements including a
  
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• Foo Fighters go thrash metal on new song ‘March Of The Insane’

  15-02-2022 22:52 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have shared an unexpected new song, ‘March Of The Insane’, which takes the band into unfamiliar territory – thrash metal.
  The track was quietly released earlier today (February 15) under the alias Dream Widow and features frontman Dave Grohl growling his way through the lyrics.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”“Sing in a villainous choir / Join in a chorus of pain,” Grohl sings on the track. “Rise in a ruino
  
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• Modest Mouse announce North American tour with The Cribs

  15-02-2022 22:28 via nme.com
  
  Modest Mouse have announced a new North American tour with The Cribs, due to take place this spring.
  The two bands have long had a link, with the Wakefield trio recruiting the Portland band’s Joe Plummer to add some percussion to some tracks in 2007. Later, in 2008, Johnny Marr completed his touring duties with Modest Mouse and left the line-up to join The Cribs, with whom he played for three years.READ MORE: Modest Mouse on their most hopeful album yet: “I found optimism &ndash
  
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• Dr. Dre Says NFL Asked for ‘Minor’ Changes to Super Bowl Halftime Show

  15-02-2022 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Dr. Dre says the NFL asked for ‘minor’ changes to the Super Bowl Halftime performance. Reports surfaced that the NFL was against the idea of Eminem taking a knee during the performance. Other reports suggested the NFL tried to block Dre from rapping ‘still not loving police’ from his “Still D.R.E.” song, while also banning […]
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• Waterparks tease new album is “80 per cent done”

  15-02-2022 21:56 via nme.com
  
  Waterparks have shared an update on their forthcoming new album, teasing that it’s “80 per cent done”.READ MORE: Waterparks’ Awsten Knight: “Maybe I’ll leak our unreleased demos”The follow-up to last year’s ‘Greatest Hits’ will be the band’s fifth album, and according to a social media post the Texas trio are wading through a lot of material.
  Yesterday (February 14), the band’s official Twitter account confirmed that their n
  
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• Even Guy Fieri Can’t Resist the Emotional Flavor Bomb of a Good Phoebe Bridgers Song

  15-02-2022 21:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  In a new TikTok video, the superstar chef reflects to "Motion Sickness"
  
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• Record Store Day UK Announces First Three Official 2022 Releases – Patti Smith, Dire Straits, Deacon Blue

  15-02-2022 21:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Record Store Day UK has announced three exclusive releases in association with their charity partner, War Child. The collection of vinyls for this unique Record Store Day drop will be available on April 23, 2022. Patti Smith, Deacon Blue and Dire Straits collectible vinyls will be available at participating independent record shops. A donation of […]
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• Britney Spears praises Eminem's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance

  15-02-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Without Me rapper headlined the production with his collaborator Dr. Dre as well as Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
  
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• Super Bowl LVI Television Viewership Rebounds — Are Multi-Artist Halftime Shows the Future?

  15-02-2022 21:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After Super Bowl LV turned in the lowest ratings of any Super Bowl since 1969, with the smallest television audience since 2006, this past weekend’s Super Bowl LVI rebounded in the viewership department but slipped in the household-rating category. Nielsen revealed Super Bowl LVI’s viewership specifics in a formal release this morning. As mentioned, 2021’s […]
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• The National, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile and more announced for first Sound on Sound Festival

  15-02-2022 21:21 via nme.com
  
  The National, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile, and more have been announced for the first Sound on Sound Music Festival.READ MORE: Matt Berninger on The National’s new song ‘Somebody Desperate’: “We all have these deep insecurities when it comes to our hearts”Organized by Founders Entertainment, the same people behind Governors Ball, the festival will take place September 24 – 25 in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Seaport Park. Tickets will be available to t
  
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• Foo Fighters launch new merch to celebrate release of ‘Studio 666’ film

  15-02-2022 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have announced the launch of a new merch line to celebrate the forthcoming release of their new film, Studio 666.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”Directed by BJ McDonnell, the upcoming “horror-comedy” will follow Dave Grohl and co. as they move into a mansion in Encino, California that is “steeped in grisly rock and roll history” to record a new album.
  Once they arrive, however, frontman Grohl “finds himself grappling
  
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• ‘Reality Is Setting in. This Is My Baby’: Crowds Mourn Drakeo the Ruler at L.A. Funeral

  15-02-2022 21:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The fast-rising rapper was fatally stabbed in December, after an acquittal in a murder case that had him behind bars for three years
  
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• Phish Announce 2022 North American Tour

  15-02-2022 20:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  The trek includes four shows at Madison Square Garden originally scheduled as a New Year’s Eve run
  
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• Coachella and Stagecoach Scrap all Covid Precautions

  15-02-2022 20:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There is no guarantee, express or implied, that those attending the festival will not be exposed to Covid-19," Coachella's guidelines read
  
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• Lizzo, Beck Tapped to Give Keynote Speeches at South by Southwest

  15-02-2022 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Austin fest adds more featured speakers, including Bob Odenkirk, Ethan Hawke, Chrissy Teigan, and Rashida Jones
  
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• VNUE Completes Acquisition of StageIt to Integrate Live Streaming Platform

  15-02-2022 20:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  VNUE has completed its acquisition of StageIt, first announced last year. Here’s what this acquisition means. VNUE will marry the live stream platform StageIt offers into its existing artist-centric products and services. “Although it took longer for the related due diligence work and audit process to be completed, this is a match made in heaven, […]
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• Cults share ‘Valentine’ from 10th anniversary edition of debut album

  15-02-2022 20:09 via nme.com
  
  Cults have shared a new bonus track called ‘Valentine’, taken from the 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled debut album.READ MORE: Cults – ‘Host’ review: bedroom poppers corrode the classic with subversive fifth albumThe New York band was formed in 2010 by Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin, with their first record released in June 2011 via In The Name Of.
  Cults shared the previously unreleased track yesterday (February 14), to coincide with Valentine&
  
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• Swedish House Mafia’s new album ‘Paradise Again’ is “done”

  15-02-2022 19:57 via nme.com
  
  Swedish House Mafia have shared an update on their forthcoming new album, ‘Paradise Again’, revealing the long-awaited comeback LP is “done”.READ MORE: Swedish House Mafia: “Dance music is freedom – that’s our language”After disbanding almost a decade ago, the EDM supergroup – comprised of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso – announced in 2018 they would be reuniting for a homecoming show in Stockholm, Sweden.
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• Kanye West ‘Takes Accountability’ for Abusing Caps Lock, Sharing Kim’s Texts

  15-02-2022 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kim Kardashian had said West was creating a “scary” environment for her, the kids, and her current boyfriend Pete Davidson
  
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• Massive Attack confirm summer Dublin show

  15-02-2022 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Massive Attack have announced a huge show set to take place in Dublin this summer, which will follow several gigs across Europe.
  The trip-hop collective – comprised of Robert “3D” Del Naja, Adrian “Tricky” Thaws and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall – will begin their summer itinerary at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival at the start of June.
  After visiting festivals and venues in Norway, Italy, Germany and France, the group will arrive in Dublin f
  
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• From Gucci Mane Clones to Mind Control: How Conspiracy Theories Took Over the Rap Internet

  15-02-2022 19:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  In 2022, the rap world is more obsessed with imaginary conspiracies than ever
  
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• Sofia Reyes Breaks Down the Maximalist Thrills of Her New LP

  15-02-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Mexican pop singer on the five best songs from her album Mal de Amores
  
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• Weezer celebrate their 30th anniversary: “We are nowhere near the end of our story”

  15-02-2022 18:47 via nme.com
  
  Weezer are celebrating their 30th anniversary today (February 15), and the band have shared a throwback post to mark the occasion.READ MORE: Weezer: “This album is about feeling isolated, alienated and secluded – it’s perfect for now”The pop-rock titans took to social media this afternoon to share a couple of throwback pictures, while recalling the first day the band ever rehearsed together and also promising “another fascinating year for Weezer”.
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• Super Furry Animals call out alleged nuclear mud dumping at Hinckley Power Station

  15-02-2022 18:20 via nme.com
  
  Super Furry Animals have called on the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to revoke the licence granted to EDF – which they claim has resulted in nuclear mud dumping in the Severn Estuary.
  In 2018, a group of activists took EDF to court to stop 300,000 tonnes of alleged nuclear mud from a Somerset power station being disposed of just outside Cardiff. Now, the Welsh indie veterans have picked up the cause again.
  “We call on @The_MMO to stop EDF’s nuclear mud dumping,” th
  
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• Between ‘The Chronic’ and the Super Bowl, Snoop and Dre Made a Movie About a Wacky Car Wash

  15-02-2022 18:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg almost always create something magical when they team up. This 2001 movie was one major exception
  
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• Abbey Road Studios Announces First-Ever Music Photography Awards

  15-02-2022 18:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The awards, celebrating the best music photography from 2021, will be held at the legendary studios in May
  
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• Kjartan Sveinsson rejoins Sigur Rós after nearly a decade

  15-02-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Kjartan Sveinsson has rejoined Sigur Rós nearly a decade after he left, the band have announced on Instagram.
  Sveinsson was previously a member of the group from 1998, leaving in 2013 to “do something different”.READ MORE: Sigur Rós – ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’ review: Icelandic post-rockers narrate the apocalypseThe multi-instrumentalist was not replaced following his departure, with Jónsi telling Paste that year: “We never thought a
  
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• Listen to Vince Staples’ new single with Mustard, ‘MAGIC’

  15-02-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Vince Staples has shared his new single ‘MAGIC’, which was co-produced by Mustard – you can hear the track below.
  The song is the first preview of the Long Beach rapper’s forthcoming new album ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’, which is set for release in April (date to be determined) via Blacksmith Recordings and Motown Records UK.READ MORE: Vince Staples: “It’s important for me to tell the truth about my experiences”The first single from the upc
  
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• Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’ was the biggest-selling album in America in its first week of release

  15-02-2022 17:32 via nme.com
  
  Mitski’s new album ‘Laurel Hell’ was the biggest-selling record in America in its first week of release, new figures have confirmed.
  The record, which was released on February 4, is currently at Number Five on the Billboard 200 chart, behind albums by Gunna, Yo Gotti and Morgan Wallen, as well as the Encanto soundtrack.READ MORE: Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’ review: meta musings set to her grandest music yetAlthough it didn’t hit the top spot on the chart
  
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• The Two Halves of Creating Music: the Pillars of a Music Career

  15-02-2022 17:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  We musicians often feel like we have to do all the things, all the time. But honestly, building a music career can be simplified into two halves. Creativity and consistency. Those are the two things you need to succeed as a musician. So let me talk about how to stay creative and consistent so you […]
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• See Bob Mould Rail Against Evangelical Hypocrisy in Solo Electric ‘Forecast of Rain’

  15-02-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter also released acoustic The Ocean EP, which contains songs from his Blue Hearts album as well as one from Hüsker Dü
  
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• Kurt Vile on new single ‘Like Exploding Stones’ and new album ‘watch my moves’

  15-02-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Kurt Vile has shared psychedelic visuals for his new single ‘Like Exploding Stones’, as well as announcing details of his next studio album ‘(watch my moves)’. Check it out below, along with our interview with Vile.
  Released on April 14, ‘watch my moves’ will be Vile’s first album since signing to the legendary jazz label Verve Records in 2021. The record was made over a long stretch of time between his newly-constructed home studio OKV Central in his na
  
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• Wembley Arena announces new name change

  15-02-2022 16:56 via nme.com
  
  Wembley Arena has announced that it will now be known as the OVO Arena Wembley.
  The 12,500-capacity north London arena, which was built in 1934 and is currently managed by ASM Global, was previously known as The SSE Arena, Wembley.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers live in London: potent missives bring life to the partyThe arena will now be known as the OVO Arena Wembley, with the energy supplier OVO Energy partnering with ASM Global.
  The venture will see OVO supporting ASM Global in their bid to
  
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• ‘F-ck It, We Might as Well Make a Horror Movie’: Dave Grohl on New Rock & Roll Chiller ‘Studio 666’

  15-02-2022 16:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's part The Shining, part Amityville Horror, part Evil Dead," says Foo Fighters leader of new horror-comedy
  
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• Watch Foals’ elaborate new video for their latest single ‘2AM’

  15-02-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Foals have shared the video for their latest single ‘2am’, which opens with frontman Yannis Philippakis out drinking before he’s then dragged into wild – and elaborately choreographed – hedonism.
  The clip was directed by Tanu Muiño, best known for her work on pop megahits like Lil Nas X‘s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and Cardi B‘s ‘Up‘. It was filmed in Muiño’s home city of Kiev, and features an entirely Uk
  
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• Elvis Costello and the Imposters Plot Summer Tour

  15-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets to open select shows
  
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• Zoë Kravitz is making “vulnerable” new music with Jack Antonoff

  15-02-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Zoë Kravitz has given an update on the “vulnerable” new solo music she’s making with Jack Antonoff.
  The actress and musician previously told AnOther magazine back in October that she’d been recording with Antonoff “for a couple of years, on and off”.READ MORE: Bleachers: “This album is about wanting to hold joy, and not understanding why you can’t”Speaking in a new interview with Elle, Kravitz has now spoken further about working with th
  
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• BTS member V tests positive for COVID-19

  15-02-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  BTS member V has tested positive for COVID-19, according to his agency Big Hit Music.READ MORE: Epik High’s Tablo talks ‘Epik High Is Here 下, Part 2’: “I’m still exactly where I started”Today (February 15), Big Hit Music confirmed that the South Korean musician was diagnosed with COVID-19 after taking a PCR test, following a sore throat. The label noted that the singer has been vaccinated against the coronavirus and is only experiencing minor symptoms.
  
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• Stevie Nicks to Headline First Sound on Sound Festival

  15-02-2022 15:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, the National, Black Pumas also tapped for inaugural event in Bridgeport, Connecticut
  
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• Mary J. Blige to Headline 2022 Roots Picnic

  15-02-2022 15:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 2-day festival is scheduled for June 4 and 5 at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park
  
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• Steve Poltz Leans Into Dylan-esque Wordplay on the Tongue-Twisting Song ‘Can O’ Pop’

  15-02-2022 15:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track arrives with a colorful video that matches the surreal quality of Poltz's lyrics
  
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• India.Arie: Spotify Protest Is About More Than Just Joe Rogan

  15-02-2022 15:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer spoke with Trevor Noah on Monday about the larger conversation surrounding streaming as well as conscious and unconscious racism
  
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• Yusuf/Cat Stevens on Songwriting, Spirituality, and Climate Hope

  15-02-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter looks back on what he's learned in decades of searching — and reveals his upcoming memoir and new album — in Rolling Stone‘s Last Word interview
  
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• Keith Richards to Reunite With the X-Pensive Winos at Love Rocks Charity Gig

  15-02-2022 14:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, and Melissa Etheridge will also play the annual event benefiting God's Love We Deliver
  
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• Frank Turner says it would be “pretty funny and cool” if he won this week’s chart battle

  15-02-2022 14:17 via nme.com
  
  Frank Turner has said that it would be “pretty funny and cool” if he triumphed in this week’s battle for the UK’s Number One album.
  The singer/songwriter is currently on course to secure his first-ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.READ MORE: Frank Turner on losing Scott Hutchison and finding “acceptance” on his new albumSpeaking in a self-filmed video that was posted on his social media channels yesterday (February 14), Turn
  
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