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• Are Verzuz Battles Subscription Only Now? Swizz Beatz Clarifies

  16-02-2022 23:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Are Verzuz battles going subscription only? Swizz Beatz clarifies the rap battles’ status on Instagram. The next Verzuz battle will feature Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild. But fans were shocked when the event asked fans to sign up for the TrillerVerzPass subscription for $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year. “This Verzuz will not be […]
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• Britney Spears introduces fans to adorable new puppy

  16-02-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The popstar took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video of a white Australian Shepherd named Sawyer.
  
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• Swedish Prime Minister loves System Of A Down, plays their music at parties

  16-02-2022 23:24 via nme.com
  
  Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has revealed she’s a big fan of System Of A Down.READ MORE: System Of A Down’s new anthems of rebellion are arena-ready calls for justiceSpeaking in a new interview with national radio station Bandit Rock, Andersson – who last year became the first female to be elected to the commanding position in Sweden’s history – was quizzed about her musical tastes.
  “When it comes to rock, it’s System Of
  
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• Gojira reschedule UK and European tour due to COVID-19

  16-02-2022 22:41 via nme.com
  
  Gojira have rescheduled their upcoming UK and European tour due to COVID-19 restrictions.READ MORE: Gojira – ‘Fortitude’ review: seismic metal ragers that push heavy rock forwardsThe French metal titans were supposed to hit the road last month, beginning in Helsinki, with stop-offs in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Budapest and other cities throughout January into February and March.
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• Britney Spears Says She’s Healing and Ready to ‘Take Life by the Balls’

  16-02-2022 22:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spears received a letter from two congressmen when she "wasn’t nearly at the healing stage" she's in now
  
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• Ukraine’s Alina Pash will no longer perform at Eurovision

  16-02-2022 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Alina Pash will no longer represent her home country of Ukraine at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the competition has announced.READ MORE: The UK’s 10 worst Eurovision entries – from the painful to the plain boringOn Saturday (February 12) Pash was announced as the winner of Vidbir, the nationally televised selection show that Ukraine uses to find its Eurovision entry, with her song ‘Тіні забутих
  
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• Snoop Dogg Says Death Row Records Will Be An NFT Label

  16-02-2022 21:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Snoop Dogg has discussed his plans to turn Death Row Records into an ‘NFT label.’ Snoop joined a devoted Clubhouse room yesterday to discuss his purchase of the label. “Death Row will be an NFT label,” Snoop told fans. “We will be putting out artists through the metaverse. Just like we broke the industry when […]
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• Trey Songz faces third sexual assault accusation

  16-02-2022 21:39 via nme.com
  
  Trey Songz has been accused of sexual assault by an anonymous woman following an alleged incident she claims took place in 2016.
  According to documents obtained by TMZ, the R&B singer (real name Tremaine Aldon Neverson) has been named in a $20million lawsuit filed by a woman who has claimed he anally raped her.
  The woman alleges Songz invited her to a house party in Los Angeles, where he invited her upstairs for what she believed would be consensual sex. She says the two of them had engaged
  
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• Web3 Sync Marketplace Dequency Announces $4.5 Million Funding Round

  16-02-2022 21:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Dequency, which bills itself as “the world’s first Web3 music synchronization licensing marketplace,” has announced the completion of a $4.5 million funding round. Atlanta-headquartered Borderless Capital, a self-described “Blockchain VC firm and a modern financial institution,” led the just-unveiled multimillion-dollar raise of Dequency with a $1.5 million contribution. Endeavor and Riptide Music Group also participated […]
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• Stevie Nicks advised Katy Perry to end Taylor Swift feud

  16-02-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Stevie Nicks once tried to mentor Katy Perry.
  
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• Lianne La Havas announces residency at London’s newly-reopened KOKO

  16-02-2022 21:23 via nme.com
  
  Lianne La Havas has announced a residency at the newly-restored London venue KOKO this spring.READ MORE: Lianne La Havas – ‘Lianne La Havas’ review: third time’s the charm (and a shrewd play for self-ownership)The singer-songwriter will play three dates at the venue, on May 9, 10 and 11. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am, and you can find them here.
  They will be La Havas’ first live shows since the release of her self-titled third album in July 2020, due to pand
  
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• Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert 2022 Lineup Revealed – Keith Richards & More

  16-02-2022 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The headliners for the Love Rocks NYC 2022 benefit concert have been announced. Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Hozier, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell, Mavis Staples, and Warren Haynes will headline this year’s benefit concert. The concert will take place at NYC’s Beacon Theatre on March 10. The concert is presented by the Steven & […]
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• Jack Harlow teases new track ‘Nail Tech’, arriving this Friday

  16-02-2022 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow has announced that his first new music since last August, ‘Nail Tech’, will be arriving this Friday (February 18).
  The track’s title and apparent artwork was revealed by the Kentucky rapper on Twitter yesterday (February 15). You can see it below.Nail Tech
  this Friday…2/18 pic.twitter.com/QTHS4RT1WN
  — Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) February 15, 2022Harlow released his debut album ‘That’s What They All Say’ at the end of 2020 and despite a s
  
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• Charlamagne Tha God calls out Kanye West over Pete Davidson feud

  16-02-2022 20:37 via nme.com
  Charlamagne Tha God has called out Kanye West over his ongoing feud with Pete Davidson.READ MORE: A quest to understand Kanye West: The biggest revelations in Ye’s Charlamagne interviewFor the past few weeks, the rapper and producer, who is now legally known as Ye, has made repeated public pleas to his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, expressing that he wants to be reunited with his family.
  These pleas have also seen him take aim at Kardashian’s new partner, Saturday Night Li
  
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• Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves Exclusives Lead 2022 Record Store Day

  16-02-2022 20:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reissues from the Rolling Stones, U2, the Doors, and more hitting independent shops on April 23
  
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• Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard says he’s a fan of Mötley Crüe, despite ongoing feud

  16-02-2022 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam‘s Stone Gossard has tried to defuse the recent war of words between his bandmate Eddie Vedder and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx.READ MORE: Eddie Vedder – ‘Earthling’ review: formerly angsty Pearl Jam frontman goes full circleGossard said that he was a fan of Mötley Crüe’s music, despite Vedder’s recent comments, and that he had purchased the band’s 1981 debut album ‘Too Fast For Love’ when it was still available
  
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• Check out the full list of Record Store Day 2022 releases

  16-02-2022 19:01 via nme.com
  
  Hundreds of exclusive releases have been revealed for Record Store Day 2022, including records from the likes of Blur, Taylor Swift, Elvis, Bring Me The Horizon, Pinkpanthress, Sam Fender, Blondie and many more. Check out the full list below.
  Returning for the 15th time on April 23, RSD will see hundreds of vinyl, CD and cassette releases sold exclusively through independent record shops – with over 260 stores from every corner of the UK and thousands around the world taking part in the ce
  
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• Nilüfer Yanya shares meditative new single ‘anotherlife’

  16-02-2022 18:52 via nme.com
  
  Nilüfer Yanya has shared the latest taste of her forthcoming second album – you can see a luxurious video for new single ‘anotherlife’ below.READ MORE: Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album is a ‘Black Mirror’-infused nightmare wrapped in lush indie-rockThe visuals were shot while on holiday in Sri Lanka, and were directed by the London musician’s sister and frequent collaborator Molly Daniel.
  Yanya said of ‘anotherlife’: “At the c
  
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• Ticketmaster Launches ‘Ticketmatcher’ Concert-Discovery Feature On Snapchat

  16-02-2022 18:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Live Nation’s Ticketmaster has officially partnered with Snapchat to launch a “‘Ticketmatcher’ Mini” that will enable the platform’s 319 million daily active users (DAUs) to search for concert tickets in-app. Ticketmaster and Snap unveiled their latest collaboration (the companies announced a broader concert-discovery partnership in May of 2021) this morning. According to the corresponding announcement […]
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• Evanescence and Within Temptation reschedule their 2022 UK and European tour

  16-02-2022 17:59 via nme.com
  
  Evanescence and Within Temptation have been forced to reschedule their upcoming UK and European tour once again.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Amy Lee, EvanescenceThe two bands had initially been due to head out on the ‘Worlds Collide’ tour back in 2020, but the tour has been postponed a number of times since due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  The long-awaited gigs were then set to finally kick off next month, but Evanescence and Within Temptat
  
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• Tomberlin Asks Us to Kneel at an ‘Altar for the Feelings’

  16-02-2022 17:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  I Don't Know Who Needs to Hear This... arrives this spring
  
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• Girl In Red signs new record deal with Columbia Records

  16-02-2022 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Girl In Red has signed a new record deal with Columbia Records.READ MORE: Watch Girl In Red and her massive bus take over Boxpark for surprise London fan eventThe Norwegian artist, real name Marie Ulven, previously released music through a worldwide recordings deal with AWAL (Artists Without A Label), a company which offers independent musicians an alternative to working with a traditional record label.
  Following the success of her April 2021 debut album ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’
  
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• Ukraine Eurovision hopeful under investigation by broadcaster

  16-02-2022 17:23 via nme.com
  
  A Ukrainian singer has had her bid to represent her country at this year’s Eurovision put on hold following an investigation by a TV broadcaster.READ MORE: The UK’s 10 worst Eurovision entries – from the painful to the plain boringOn Saturday (February 12), Alina Pash booked her ticket to the world’s biggest song contest after winning Vidbir, the nationally televised selection show that Ukraine uses to find its Eurovision entry.
  Eight hopefuls competed in Vidbir, wit
  
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• Foals talk Tony Allen side-project and upcoming solo albums

  16-02-2022 17:11 via nme.com
  
  Foals have revealed that plans are afoot for side-projects and solo albums from within the band – including frontman Yannis Philippakis’ long-awaited record with Fela Kuti icon Tony Allen.READ MORE: Foals on the cover: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed”The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming seventh album, ‘Life Is Yours’.
  Philippakis first revealed that he had been at
  
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• ‘All I Do Is Think About Words’: Wordle’s Hip-Hop Appeal

  16-02-2022 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  A hot verse and the daily spelling challenge offer many of the same thrills. "It's like I’ve spent my whole life training for the Olympics of five-minute, once-a-day word games," says Open Mike Eagle
  
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• Parquet Courts A. Savage, Brooklyn Band P.E. Go Full Noir on New Song ‘Tears in the Rain’

  16-02-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on P.E.'s upcoming second album, The Leather Lemon
  
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• Michael Imperioli’s Art-Rock Outfit Zopa Deliver a Jangling, Droning Love Song, ‘Red Sky’

  16-02-2022 16:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track marks the outfit's first since releasing their debut album, La Dolce Vita, last year
  
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• Rammstein’s new album has reportedly been delayed due to a paper shortage

  16-02-2022 15:56 via nme.com
  
  Rammstein‘s forthcoming new album has reportedly been delayed due to a paper shortage.
  The German band had been expected to release their follow-up to 2019’s ‘Untitled’ later this year. Guitarist Richard Kruspe said back in November that the record should be arriving before the start of Rammstein’s world tour in May.READ MORE: Like the original’s, The Matrix Resurrections soundtrack should reflect our fragmented realityHowever, an unexpected complication has n
  
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• Inhaler announce huge Dublin homecoming show with Wet Leg and NewDad

  16-02-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Inhaler have announced details of a massive outdoor gig in their hometown of Dublin this summer, with Wet Leg and NewDad as support.READ MORE: Inhaler live in Manchester: chart-topping debut’s triumphant victory lapThe band will play Fairview Park on June 25 this year, with tickets on sale on Friday (February 18) at 9am GMT here.
  The show comes on the back of the band’s debut album, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, which became the fastest-selling debut album on
  
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• The Ting Tings respond to ‘That’s Not My Name’ going viral on TikTok: “We’re thrilled”

  16-02-2022 15:09 via nme.com
  
  The Ting Tings have shared their reaction to their 2008 single ‘That’s Not My Name’ going viral on TikTok.READ MORE: What makes an old song go viral on TikTok?The indie-pop duo – Katie White and Jules De Martino – hit top spot in the UK charts with the track upon its release over a decade ago, beating Rihanna, Madonna and other stars to the top spot.
  ‘That’s Not My Name’ has since sold over a million copies in total, and has received a newfound boo
  
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• ‘Fifty Percent of the Time I’m a Troll’: Charli XCX on Her Evil Alter-Ego and Airtight New Album

  16-02-2022 14:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star came through a tumultuous stretch in the pandemic and returns with some of her most brilliant music yet on 'Crash'
  
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• Fontaines D.C. to release their new song ‘I Love You’ tomorrow

  16-02-2022 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have confirmed that they will be releasing their next single, ‘I Love You’, tomorrow (February 17).
  The song is taken from the Dublin band’s upcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which is set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album‘I Love You’ will follow on from the record’s lead single ‘Jackie Down The Line’, which a
  
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• Kendrick Lamar to perform new music during summer headline show in Milan

  16-02-2022 13:24 via nme.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar is set to perform new music during a headline show in Milan, Italy, this summer.
  The Compton rapper is thought to be working on the long-awaited follow-up to his April 2017 album ‘DAMN.’, though speculation about a possible new single emerging before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend went unfounded.READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022Lamar has now announced a new live date at the Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Mil
  
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• Kanye West says he “takes accountability” for recent Kim Kardashian comments

  16-02-2022 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has said that he is “working on his communication”, and “takes accountability” for recent comments regarding his estranged wife Kim Kardashian.
  The rapper has been particularly active on his Instagram account over the past week, taking aim at Kardashian’s new boyfriend Pete Davidson and telling his fans to “look at this dickhead”.READ MORE: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr West“I’ve learned that using a
  
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• Biffy Clyro announces fly-on-the-wall album doc

  16-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have documented the recording of their latest LP in an upcoming feature-length film for Amazon Prime.
  
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• Aled Jones' Masked Singer Traffic Cone costume might join him on tour

  16-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Aled Jones hasn't ruled out being joined on stage by his Traffic Cone costume.
  
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• Joe Strummer Stands Tall Outside Buckingham Palace in Unreleased Photo From New Book

  16-02-2022 13:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Print the Myth features more than 200 pictures, sketches, and notes from Strummer's 20-year friendship and working relationship with photographer Josh Cheuse
  
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• Gorillaz and Massive Attack set to headline We Love Green Festival 2022

  16-02-2022 12:49 via nme.com
  
  Gorillaz and Massive Attack have been announced as two of the headliners of We Love Green Festival 2022.
  Billed as “the world’s leading sustainable festival”, We Love Green will return after a two-year absence to Bois de Vincennes in Paris on June 2 and 4-5. This year’s festival will also be its 10th anniversary event.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Gorillaz will headline We Love Green’s opening night on June 2, before Massive Attack top the bill t
  
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• Craig David postpones War Child show after contracting COVID

  16-02-2022 12:36 via nme.com
  
  Craig David has postponed his BRITs Week show for War Child this week after testing positive for COVID.READ MORE: Craig David ‘Born To Do It’ livestream: nostalgic garage hits offer a throwback to simpler timesThe singer and rapper was set to play a gig at London’s Under The Bridge venue tomorrow (February 17) as part of a series of charity shows in the capital surrounding the 2022 BRIT Awards, which were held at The O2 last Tuesday (February 8).
  Taking to his social media
  
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• Trey Songz denies rape allegation amid $20 million lawsuit

  16-02-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Trey Songz's representative has called the allegations "false".
  
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• Madonna says that auditions for her forthcoming biopic have begun

  16-02-2022 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has revealed that the audition process is underway for her forthcoming film biopic.
  The singer and actor confirmed back in 2020 that she is co-directing and co-writing the forthcoming film, and later described the project as a “visual autobiography”.READ MORE: Madame X review: Madonna concert movie proves the Queen of Pop is still in her primeAfter announcing back in October that the script for the untitled biopic was “almost finished”, Madonna has now confirmed t
  
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• Biffy Clyro announce new Amazon documentary ‘Cultural Sons Of Scotland’

  16-02-2022 11:46 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro have announced details of a new documentary called Cultural Sons Of Scotland, premiering on Amazon Prime Video next week (February 25).
  The new film is described as an “intimate documentary film showing the back-to-basics recording process they adopted to create their ninth studio album, ‘The Myth of the Happily Ever After’.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro live in London: Everything you could want from a rock show“With unprecedented access to the band, the new feat
  
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• Pete Townshend: I don't deserve to be alive today

  16-02-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Who's Pete Townshend admits he's lucky to be alive.
  
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• BTS announce homecoming shows in Seoul

  16-02-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  BTS will play a series of homecoming gigs next month.
  
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• Listen to Future Islands’ groove-led new single ‘King Of Sweden’

  16-02-2022 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Future Islands have returned today (February 16) with a brand new track – listen to the groove-led ‘King Of Sweden’ below.
  The new song follows the standalone track ‘Peach’, which the band released last summer and was their first original track since their sixth album, ‘As Long As You Are’, came out in 2020.READ MORE: Future Islands – ‘As Long As You Are’ review: existential bangers from Baltimore’s most eccentric bandIt&rsqu
  
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• DFA Records announce 20th anniversary party

  16-02-2022 10:42 via nme.com
  
  DFA Records has announced details of a party in New York City to celebrate their 20th anniversary next month.
  The label was co-founded in 2001 by LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy along with Jonathan Galkin and Tim Goldsworthy, and they’ve since released records by the likes of LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and Hot Chip.READ MORE: “There was a sense of optimism”: how ’00s indie sleaze made a massive comebackNext month marks the 20th anniversary of DFA’s first rele
  
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• Hear Death Cab For Cutie Cover Yoko Ono’s ‘Waiting for the Sunrise’

  16-02-2022 10:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono will be released on the artist's 89th birthday
  
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• Sea Girls return with ‘Lonely’ and UK tour including huge Alexandra Palace show

  16-02-2022 10:17 via nme.com
  
  Sea Girls have returned with their new single ‘Lonely’ and announced details of their biggest UK tour to date.
  The band’s new album ‘Homesick’ is set for release on March 25 via Polydor, following their 2020 debut album ‘Open Your Head’. New track ‘Lonely’ follows recent singles ‘Sick’, ‘Sleeping With You’, ‘Hometown’ and ‘Again Again’.READ MORE: Sea Girls launch new album with ‘
  
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• Bastille Start a Dance Party With ‘Shut Off the Lights’ on ‘Corden’

  16-02-2022 10:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  British band's new album, Give Me The Future, is currently topping the charts in the U.K.
  
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• Kanye West takes 'accountability' for 'harassing' Kim Kardashian on social media

  16-02-2022 10:11 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West has admitted he needs to communicate better.
  
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