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• Yungblud cancels upcoming shows in Russia as war in Ukraine continues

  28-02-2022 23:54 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has cancelled his upcoming shows in Russia over the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Posting on Twitter, Yungblud reiterated his support for the people of Ukraine after he shared a video last week saying he was “absolutely devastated” for the “beautiful people of Ukraine”.
  Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Rus
  
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• Måneskin say they are unable to share tour dates while war in Ukraine continues

  28-02-2022 23:27 via nme.com
  Måneskin have said that they are unable to share any updates on their postponed EU tour dates with fans while the ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues.READ MORE: Måneskin live in London – embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circusUkraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last week (February 24).
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• Robert Glasper Gets Deep Into ‘This R&B Shit’ as He Strives for Community and Renewal on ‘Black Radio III’

  28-02-2022 23:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  H.E.R., Ty Dolla $ign, and Killer Mike are among the guests on the multifaceted artist's latest project
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Cancels Russia and Ukraine Shows Amid ‘Needless War’

  28-02-2022 23:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tomlinson had planned stops in Kyiv on July 4 and Moscow on July 6
  
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• Haim to release new track inspired by Paul Thomas Anderson collaboration

  28-02-2022 22:54 via nme.com
  
  Haim have revealed that they are releasing a new track tomorrow (February 28).READ MORE: Alana Haim on ‘Licorice Pizza’: “Working with Tom Waits was like being in the presence of a god”On Instagram today (February 28), the trio revealed that they had a line written for a song for the last year – “I’ll never get back what I lost track of” – but that they “could never figure out what to do with it.” They added: “We kept w
  
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• The Breakdown: Zendaya, Labrinth Release ‘I’m Tired’ Collab for ‘Euphoria’ Season Finale

  28-02-2022 22:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Labrinth’s work as composer for the score for 'Euphoria' has been instrumental in the show’s cultural imprint.
  
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• Let Aṣa’s Sweet Strength Make You a ‘Believer’

  28-02-2022 22:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The noteworthy singer's house-influenced love song is one of several beauties on her fifth and newest album
  
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• Spotify Playlist Rules Change After Pocket Gods’ 1,000 Song Protest Album

  28-02-2022 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Spotify rules for playlist consideration have reportedly changed due to a 1,000-song protest album. UK group Pocket Gods recently released a 1,000 track album called Nobody Makes Money Anymore. The album was directly inspired by reports that Spotify only considers the first 30-seconds of a song as a play. According to recent estimates, each […]
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• Disney Music Group Says Russian Sanctions Are ‘A Big Blow For Us’ Amid Broader Music-Industry Response to Ukraine Conflict

  28-02-2022 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amid the war in Ukraine, a Disney Music Group exec has warned that the absence of payments from the Russian Authors Society (RAO) and the Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights (UACRR) represents “a big blow for us.” Peter Jansson, who since 2014 has served as senior manager of international music publishing within Disney […]
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• The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM Experience’ is Musical World-Building at Its Best

  28-02-2022 22:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Amazon Prime special offers a glimpse of the pop star's upcoming tour vision and a reminder of how well he can set a mood
  
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• Spotify Rolling Out COVID-19 Disclaimers on Podcasts Like Joe Rogan’s

  28-02-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Spotify COVID-19 disclaimers are now rolling out on mobile, showing on podcasts that discuss the topic. Spotify announced plans for addressing COVID-19 misinformation on its platform in January. An open letter from 270 medical professionals helped push Spotify to address the misinformation in this way. A blue banner now appears over podcast episodes that […]
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• Spotify Is Now Rolling Out COVID-19 Disclaimers on Podcasts Like Joe Rogan’s

  28-02-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Spotify COVID-19 disclaimers are now rolling out on mobile, showing on podcasts that discuss the topic. Spotify announced plans for addressing COVID-19 misinformation on its platform in January. An open letter from 270 medical professionals helped push Spotify to address the misinformation in this way. A blue banner now appears over podcast episodes that […]
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• How Euphoria Composer Labrinth Revamped His Score For A Volatile Finale

  28-02-2022 21:52
  
  Labrinth, singer-songwriter and producer, is the composer behind 'Euphoria,' perhaps the buzziest show on television. He tells MTV News about writing music to match the show's moods, collaborating with Zendaya on 'I'm Tired,' and more.
  
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• System Of A Down’s John Dolmayan says COVID-19 “is and always has been about money”

  28-02-2022 21:51 via nme.com
  System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has said that the COVID-19 pandemic “has always been about money”.READ MORE: System Of A Down’s new anthems of rebellion are arena-ready calls for justiceDolmayan has previously been vocal about vaccine mandates and has received criticism for his views on the Black Lives Matter movement, his support for Donald Trump and has stated that people won’t work with him now because of his views.
  In February last year, he called Ale
  
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• Tinie Tempah is launching his own fried chicken delivery service

  28-02-2022 21:41 via nme.com
  
  Tinie Tempah is launching his own fried chicken delivery service.READ MORE: Tinie Tempah: “I don’t know how many people thought I was gonna be a one-hit wonder… but I’m still here”The service, called ‘Raps’, will begin with a four-month pop-up at Willows on the Roof, which is located at the top of John Lewis on Oxford Street, London.
  The food will also be available via Deliveroo in areas including Shoreditch, Hackney, Dalston, Brixton, Queen’
  
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• Swiss Fintech Utopia Music Acquires Absolute Label Services in the UK

  28-02-2022 21:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Swiss Fintech company Utopia Music has acquired the UK’s Absolute Label Services. Included in the acquisition is Absolute Rights Management. Absolute’s distribution and services provider will be integrated into Utopia’s Distribution Services business unit, which launched in January 2022 with another acquisition. Absolute co-owners Henry Semmence and Simon Wills will join Utopia as VP, Distribution […]
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• Midnight Oil announce London show as part of ‘Resist’ tour

  28-02-2022 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Midnight Oil have announced a London show as part of their ‘Resist’ tour, which kicked off at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Australia last week.
  The tour, which is reported to be the band’s last, sees them playing dates Australia in February, March and April, before heading to New Zealand in May.
  UK, European and North American dates have now been added to the schedule, with the band playing the Camden Roundhouse on July 9. Other dates in Europe include Berlin (July 4),
  
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• Camila Cabello previews more of new song ‘Bam Bam’

  28-02-2022 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Camila Cabello has previewed more of her new song, ‘Bam Bam’ over on TikTok – listen to it below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Camila Cabello: “I’m the most emo person ever”The song, which will feature an appearance by Ed Sheeran, is the singer’s first piece of new material to be released this year and is thought to be taken from her upcoming new album, ‘Familia’.
  Cabello first announced the single on Instagram on February 21, sha
  
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• Wet Leg’s ‘Angelica’ May Sound Upbeat, But It’s ‘Laced With Disenchantment’

  28-02-2022 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Isle of Wight duo have attracted so much buzz they've upgraded their venues on upcoming North American tour
  
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• Avril Lavigne confirms 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Let Go’

  28-02-2022 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Avril Lavigne has confirmed that there will be a 20th anniversary edition of her debut album ‘Let Go’.READ MORE: Avril Lavigne – ‘Love Sux’ review: a modern update on early ’00s pop-punkIn a new interview with Uproxx, Lavigne shared her thoughts on the 20th anniversary of the album, commenting that a reissue would be happening in the near future.
  When asked about how she feels about the anniversary, she said: “It feels crazy. 20 years! It does and it doe
  
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• Snoop Dogg could be facing a potential lawsuit from Uber Eats driver

  28-02-2022 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg is facing a potential lawsuit from an Uber Eats driver.READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022On his Instagram story last month, Snoop complained about an Uber Eats driver who allegedly failed to deliver his order.
  Snoop’s video message, included a message exchange with the driver, his name and other personal information including his photo and license plate number.
  Snoop also said the driver “from fucking Uber Eats didn’t brin
  
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• ‘I’m Destroyed Inside’: Ukraine’s Flourishing Music Scene Faces an Existential Threat

  28-02-2022 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musicians in Ukraine say that a thriving, diverse scene of all genres grew in their country after the 2014 revolution. Now, Russia's invasion has put its future at risk
  
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• Watch LCD Soundsystem become Guardian Angels for ‘Saturday Night Live’

  28-02-2022 19:06 via nme.com
  
  LCD Soundsystem played Guardian Angels in a skit in the latest episode of Saturday Night Live (February 26).READ MORE: From The NME Archive – Celebrate 15 years of LCD Soundsystem’s debut with this classic interview: “Most live bands today are horrible”The band were the musical guests on the show, performing ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ from their 2005 debut album. They were joined by John Mulaney as host.
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• Listen to Wet Leg’s trippy new track, ‘Angelica’

  28-02-2022 19:02 via nme.com
  
  Wet Leg have shared a new track today (February 28) – listen to ‘Angelica’ below.READ MORE: Wet Leg live in London: check out photos of their celebratory Independent Venue Week showThe duo have also once again self-directed the video for their latest track, which is set on the Isle of Wight where the band are from.
  Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers say the song is about Teasdale’s oldest friend. It was recorded in Chambers’ living room by bandmate Joshua Mobaraki a
  
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• Tears For Fears heading for third UK Number 1 album and first in 33 years

  28-02-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Tears For Fears are heading for their third UK Number 1 album this Friday with The Tipping Point.The new-wave band
  
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• Neil Diamond Sells ‘Complete Song Catalog,’ Including 110 Unreleased Songs, to Universal Music Group

  28-02-2022 18:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Another day, another catalog acquisition: Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially purchased “the entirety” of Neil Diamond’s song rights. Universal Music announced this latest music-IP play – which comes about two weeks after the company’s reportedly $300 million song-rights deal with Sting – via a formal release this morning. The Big Three label now owns […]
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• Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Look High and Low in ‘Searching for My Love’ Video

  28-02-2022 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  The cover, originally recorded by Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces, appears on the duo’s first joint album in 14 years Raise the Roof
  
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• The Weeknd wins IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Save Your Tears

  28-02-2022 18:45 via music-news.com
  
  IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced that Save Your Tears by The
  
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• Japanese Breakfast reschedules UK tour dates to October

  28-02-2022 17:58 via nme.com
  
  Japanese Breakfast has rescheduled her upcoming UK tour due to “lingering uncertainty” over COVID-related “travel protocols”.
  The Michelle Zauner-led project had been due to tour in the UK and Europe next month in support of her June 2021 album ‘Jubilee’.READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast live in Santa Fe: a warped residency of time-travelling tunesZauner has now confirmed that she has had to move her upcoming UK live dates to later this year, while also cancelling
  
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• The Chicks Schedule Long-Awaited Live Return With Summer 2022 North American Tour

  28-02-2022 17:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jenny Lewis and Patty Griffin will join as openers
  
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• Young Thug offers to help African refugees trapped in Ukraine

  28-02-2022 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Young Thug has offered to help African immigrants who are currently trapped in Ukraine.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last week (February 24). Many Ukrainians are now trying to escape the war zone as the fighting continues.
  There have also been numerous media reports
  
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• Watch Maynard James Keenan try to play Jenga during a Tool show

  28-02-2022 17:03 via nme.com
  
  Maynard James Keenan has shared a humorous new clip of himself trying to play Jenga behind Tool drummer Danny Carey during one of the band’s recent shows.
  The band are currently on the North American leg of their world tour, which kicked off last month and is set to visit the UK and Ireland in May.READ MORE: Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’ reviewIn a clip that was shared over the weekend on Keenan’s personal Instagram page, the frontman is seen crouching down behind Carey&rs
  
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• Flashback: La Lupe Boldly Reinvents ‘My Way’ in 1971

  28-02-2022 16:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Thirty years after her death, we look back at the Afro-Cuban singer's fearless stage presence
  
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• How Sarah Shook Found Their Identity and Made a Surprisingly Hopeful New Album

  28-02-2022 16:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Shook & the Disarmers' new LP Nightroamer is "self-aware and looking to the future," according to the bandleader
  
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• Neil Diamond Sells Songwriting, Recording Catalog to Universal Music Group

  28-02-2022 16:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Acquisition includes the rights to over 100 unreleased songs, including a full album, as well as archival video
  
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• Spotify to change its playlist rules following The Pocket Gods’ protest album

  28-02-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Spotify has agreed to change its rules on playlists following the release of a 1000-track protest album by cult indie band The Pocket Gods, which railed against the streaming platform’s payment rates.
  Spotify has been accused of paying artists as little as £0.002 for each stream on its service, with royalties only being activated if a song is listened to for at least 30 seconds.READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is d
  
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• Nicky Tesco of UK punks The Members has died, aged 66

  28-02-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Nicky Tesco, a founding member of UK punks The Members, has died aged 66.
  The news was confirmed in a post on Tesco’s Facebook page, which simply said that Tesco had “left the building” and died on Saturday (February 26).
  Tesco formed The Members in 1976 alongside Gary Baker (guitar), Steve Morley (bass guitar) and Clive Parker (drums), and the band underwent a number of line-up changes across his career.
  Their debut album, ‘At The Chelsea Nightclub’, came out in 19
  
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• Kanye West says claims he harassed Kim Kardashian on social media are “double hearsay”

  28-02-2022 15:47 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has told a court that claims he harassed his estranged wife Kim Kardashian on social media are “double hearsay”.
  Last week (February 23), Kardashian asked a court to fast-track the pair’s divorce due to a pre-agreed prenup. She told the court (via Rolling Stone): “I believe that the court terminating our marital status will help Kanye to accept that our marital relationship is over and to move forward on a better path which will assist us in peacefully co-paren
  
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• The Disappearance and Return of Stromae: ‘I Needed to Live a Normal Life’

  28-02-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I think our job is to tell stories. That's how I see my job," Stromae says ahead of the release of his first album in seven years, Multitude
  
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• Dreamer Isioma, The Fearless Observer, Is Unfazed

  28-02-2022 15:00
  
  Dreamer Isioma, a Chicago-based singer-songwriter who seamlessly blends indie rock, funk, and pop with hip-hop, talks to MTV News about 'Goodnight Dreamer,' their eclectic new album, and taking it all in stride.
  
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• Dee Snider Endorses Ukrainians’ Use of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’: ‘#FUCKRUSSIA’

  28-02-2022 14:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Anti-maskers who had hoped to use the song as a rallying anthem for their own cause are going to have to pick another track
  
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• Cavetown and Beabadoobee team up on ‘Fall In Love With A Girl’

  28-02-2022 14:47 via nme.com
  
  Cavetown and Beabadoobee have shared a new collaborative single – listen to ‘Fall In Love With A Girl’ below.READ MORE: Beabadoobee live at Reading 2021: the rockstar that the future deservesThe pair’s first collaboration comes complete with its own official video. Speaking of the track in a statement, Cavetown said: “‘Fall in Love With a Girl’ is about someone who’s struggling with their sexuality and how that affects their happiness.
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• Daughters of Reykjavík share Eurovision single ‘Turn This Around’

  28-02-2022 14:11 via nme.com
  Daughters of Reykjavík have shared the song they hope to represent Iceland with at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest – hear ‘Turn This Around’ below.
  The eight-piece rap collective are currently favourites to proceed from Iceland’s live TV contest Söngvakeppnin, which will choose the country’s representative for this year’s contest in Turin.READ MORE: Daughters Of Reykjavík – ‘Soft Spot’ review: uncompromising feminist
  
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• Nick Cave exhibition ‘Stranger Than Kindness’ set to open in Montreal

  28-02-2022 14:05 via nme.com
  
  The Nick Cave exhibition Stranger Than Kindness is set to receive its North American premiere in Montreal in April.
  The exhibition, which is offering “an unprecedented look into the creative world” of the Bad Seeds musician, was designed in collaboration with Cave and previously opened in Copenhagen, Denmark in March 2020.READ MORE: The final series of Peaky Blinders: “This is the end of the beginning”Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition will now take up
  
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• Listen to Poliça’s invigorating new single ‘Rotting’

  28-02-2022 13:31 via nme.com
  
  Poliça have shared their latest single ‘Rotting’ – you can hear the band’s first new song of 2022 below.
  The track actually marks the first new music release from the Minneapolis-based project – comprising of singer Channy Leaneagh, producer Ryan Olson, bassist Chris Bierden and drummers Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson – since the arrival of their January 2020 album ‘When We Stay Alive’.READ MORE: Poliça – ‘When We Stay
  
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• Tinie Tempah is launching a fried chicken delivery service

  28-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Tinie Tempah is launching a fried chicken delivery service, named RAPs, inspired by his childhood favourites and hip-hop.
  
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• Martin Fry felt 'guilty' after getting a cancer diagnosis during ABC's 80s heyday

  28-02-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Martin Fry felt "guilty" after getting a cancer diagnosis during ABC's 80s heyday and found having the disease "terrifying".
  
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• Listen to Stereophonics’ reflective new single ‘Right Place Right Time’

  28-02-2022 12:33 via nme.com
  
  Stereophonics have shared their latest track ‘Right Place Right Time’ – you can hear the new song below.
  The track is taken from the long-running band’s upcoming new album ‘Oochya!’, which is set for release on Friday (March 4) via Stylus Records (through Ignition Records Ltd).READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics’ Kelly JonesThe Kelly Jones-written ‘Right Place Right Time’ is the final previ
  
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• Green Day cancel Moscow concert over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

  28-02-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The trio is the second band to cancel a show in Russia since the war broke out last week.
  
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• Avril Lavigne has a Hello Kitty-themed bedroom in her house

  28-02-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  A Vogue interview with Avril Lavigne released last week revealed the pop star's 'Hello Kitty bedroom'.
  
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