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• Sam Fender wins Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Sam Fender has won Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for ‘Seventeen Going Under’.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winners‘Seventeen Going Under’ beat out nine other nominees for the global category, including records by Halsey, Little Simz and Tyler, the Creator. It also pipped albums by the likes of Ghetts and Self Esteem in the Best Album By A UK Artist category.
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• Little Simz bags Best Solo Act From The UK at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:44 via nme.com
  
  Little Simz has won Best Solo Act From The UK at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe North London musician was up against Arlo Parks, Dave, Rina Sawayama and Sam Fender in the category. She accepted the award on the podium from Ghetts and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
  “Can I just say – after the awful two years we had, you look beautiful tonight!” Khan said to the audience. “That’s becau
  
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• What Pandemic? Tomorrowland 2022 Quickly Sells Out 600,000 Tickets

  02-03-2022 23:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tomorrowland 2022 is completely sold with a whopping 600,000 tickets sold. The Tomorrowland music festival has been postponed for two years due to the pandemic. But this summer, more than 600,000 people are expected to descend on Belgium for what is the largest music festival in the world. The theme for 2022 is ‘The Reflection […]
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• What Pandemic? Tomorrowland 2022 Just Sold Out 600,000 Tickets – Largest Music Festival In the World

  02-03-2022 23:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tomorrowland 2022 is completely sold out after organizers announced 600,000 ticket sales. The Tomorrowland music festival has been postponed for two years due to the pandemic. But this summer more than 600,000 people are expected to descend on Belgium for what is the largest music festival in the world. The theme for 2022 is ‘The […]
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• Tomorrowland 2022 Sold 600,000 Tickets – Largest Music Festival in the World

  02-03-2022 23:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tomorrowland 2022 is completely sold out after organizers announced 600,000 ticket sales. The Tomorrowland music festival has been postponed for two years due to the pandemic. But this summer more than 600,000 people are expected to descend on Belgium for what is the largest music festival in the world. The theme for 2022 is ‘The […]
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• Foals win Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for ‘Wake Me Up’

  02-03-2022 23:39 via nme.com
  
  Foals’ ‘Wake Me Up’ has won Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winners‘Wake Me Up’ beat out music videos by Billie Eilish (‘Happier Than Ever’), Lil Nas X (‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’), Taylor Swift (‘All Too Well – The Short Film’) and Wet Leg (‘Chaise Longue’) for the win.
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• Burna Boy wins Best Solo Act In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:39 via nme.com
  
  Burna Boy has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with the title of Best Solo Act In The World.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Nigerian star beat Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Dave, Little Simz, Pyra, Rina Sawayama, Sam Fender, Tkay Maidza and The Weeknd to pick up the accolade.Aitch and Big Zuu presented the award to Burna Boy, who accepted the trophy virtually. “Thank you guys very much for this. My first NME [Award], Best Solo Act In The World, y
  
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• Nia Archives wins Best Producer Supported By BandLab at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:32 via nme.com
  
  Nia Archives has won Best Producer Supported By BandLab at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe producer, on the rise for her fresh and vibrant jungle sound, beat out Arca, Fred Again.., India Jordan, and Travis Barker for this year’s award.
  “It’s an enormous role, but one thing all of tonight’s nominees have in common is they are all dedicated to their craft,” presenter Tiffany Calver said of the job of a pr
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo wins Best New Act In The World Supported By CanO Water at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:31 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has won Best New Act In The World Supported By CanO Water at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe US singer-songwriter came out on top among the international slate of nominees, which included Bad Boy Chiller Crew, BERWYN, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act. Dublin band Inhaler, Nigerian singer Tems, King Stingray from Australia and Shye of Singapore were also nominated in the same category.The gong was presented by It&rsquo
  
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• Julieta Venegas Says Her New Album, Produced by Alex Anwandter, Is Coming Soon

  02-03-2022 23:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  The collaboration feels like it was conjured up in an indie-pop daydream
  
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• What Cancellation? Rolling Loud Miami Puts DaBaby Back On the Bill

  02-03-2022 23:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Rolling Loud festival in Miami has revealed its 2022 lineup with headliners Ye, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. DaBaby is also back but not a headliner. DaBaby faced a huge backlash last year after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud 2021. The rapper is back on the lineup this year, performing on the second day […]
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• What Cancellation? Rolling Loud Miami 2022 Lineup Includes DaBaby on Day 2

  02-03-2022 23:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Rolling Loud festival in Miami has revealed its 2022 lineup with headliners Ye, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. DaBaby is also back but not a headliner. DaBaby faced a huge backlash last year after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud 2021. The rapper is back on the lineup this year, performing on the second day […]
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• Rolling Loud Miami 2022 Lineup Announced, DaBaby Performing This Year

  02-03-2022 23:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Rolling Loud festival in Miami has revealed its 2022 lineup with headliners Ye, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. DaBaby is also back but not a headliner. DaBaby faced a huge backlash last year after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud 2021. The rapper is back on the lineup this year, performing on the second day […]
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• Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood for defamation

  02-03-2022 23:19 via nme.com
  
  Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood for defamation.
  As first reported in Deadline, the lawsuit, which was filed in a Californian court by Manson’s attorney Howard E King, sees Manson seeking a jury trial in a lawsuit where Manson accuses Wood of defamation and impersonating an FBI official.
  Manson also names Illma Gore (who is described as Wood’s “on-again, off-again romantic partner” in the lawsuit) as a defendant.
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• Sting to star in Radio 4 drama I Must Have Loved You

  02-03-2022 23:17 via music-news.com
  
  Co-created with writer Michael Chaplin the play follows a young singer in search of success
  
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• Jessie Ware’s ‘Table Manners’ wins Best Podcast at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:13 via nme.com
  
  Table Manners has won Best Podcast at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe show, hosted by singer Jessie Ware and her mother Lennie, beat out Disgraceland, Grounded With Louis Theroux, Songs To Live By and Wheel Of Misfortune for the win.
  “Thank you so much,” the Wares said in a statement of their win, who praised the “amazing guests” of Table Manners for the podcast’s success.
  “This is the first NME aw
  
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• Holly Humberstone wins Best Mixtape at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:13 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has won Best Mixtape at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her intimate project ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersBERWYN (‘Tape 2/Fomalhaut’), Central Cee (‘Wild West’), FKA twigs (‘Caprisongs’) and PinkPantheress (‘To hell with it’) were also up for this year’s award.
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• CHVRCHES and Robert Smith perform ‘How Not To Drown’ and ‘Just Like Heaven’ at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:09 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES and Robert Smith treated the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) to a stunning performance of ‘Asking For A Friend’, their collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’ and The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Scottish trio and Smith’s performance on the O2 Academy Brixton stage midway through the Awards marked the first time that they had all performed ‘How Not To Drown&rsquo
  
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• Limp Bizkit add two extra shows to their 2022 UK tour

  02-03-2022 23:08 via nme.com
  
  Limp Bizkit have added two extra shows to their upcoming UK tour.READ MORE: Limp Bizkit – ‘Still Sucks’ review: the nu-metal dads keep the good times rollin’The nu-metal icons – who released their sixth studio album ‘Still Sucks’ back in October – are set to hit the road in September and have now added a couple of new dates to their UK jaunt due to increasing demand.
  Fred Durst and co. will now play a second date at London’s O2 Academy B
  
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• Reading & Leeds wins Best Festival In The UK Supported by White Claw at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Reading & Leeds has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) with the award for Best Festival In The UK Supported by White Claw.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winnersR&L pipped fellow nominees All Points East, Green Man, TRNSMT and Wireless to the win.
  A Reading & Leeds representative accepted the award from presenters Bob Vylan, who played the festival last year.
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• Fontaines D.C. win Best Band In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 23:02 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have bagged the award for Best Band In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Irish post-punk band came out on top in the category, beating Australia’s Amyl & The Sniffers, Ben&Ben from the Philippines, Bring Me The Horizon, CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, HAIM, Italian rock band Måneskin, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice to the gong.
  “Thanks to everyone who we’ve ever worked with,” Fontai
  
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• ‘The Sparks Brothers’ wins Best Music Film at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:48 via nme.com
  
  The Sparks Brothers has won Best Music Film at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Edgar Wright-directed documentary about the band Sparks beat out Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Oasis Knebworth 1996 and Questlove’s Summer Of Soul for the win.
  “We’re so honoured to be given the finger by NME,” Russel Mael said while accepting the award remotely. “T
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon win Best Band From The UK Supported by Pizza Express at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:48 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon have won Best Band From The UK Supported by Pizza Express at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Sheffield band were up against CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for the title.
  While collecting the award on stage from Ivorian Doll and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes said: “We didn’t think we were gonna win owt, so I don’t know what to say!
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• Griff and Sigrid win Best Collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:43 via nme.com
  
  Griff and Sigrid have won Best Collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) for their song ‘Head On Fire’.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThey beat out collabs from Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar (‘Family Ties’), Coldplay and BTS (‘My Universe’), FKA twigs and The Weeknd (‘Tears In The Club’), and Rina Sawayama and Elton John (‘Chosen Family’).
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• BERWYN wins Best New Act From The UK Supported By Music Venue Trust at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:38 via nme.com
  
  BERWYN has won Best New Act From The UK Supported By Music Venue Trust at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe Romford rapper beat fellow nominees Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act for the gong, which was presented to him by the Nova Twins on behalf of the award’s supporter and the BandLab NME Awards 2022’s charity partner Music Venue Trust.
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• Amazon Music Now Allows Artists to Add Custom Audio Messages to Their Profiles

  02-03-2022 22:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Having debuted a payola-free pitching and promotion tool last year, Amazon Music has officially launched Spotlight, which allows artists to equip their profiles with personalized voice messages. Amazon Music for Artists reached out to DMN with details about Spotlight today. The new feature enables artists with 3,000 or more on-platform fans to set the aforementioned […]
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• Ultra Music Publishing Strikes Strategic Alliance with Warner Chappell Music

  02-03-2022 22:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ultra Music Publishing has formed a strategic alliance with Warner Chappell Music. The alliance will see Warner Chappell operating as Ultra Music’s sub-publisher in the UK. Warner Chappell will collect the company’s digital income across the UK and Europe. Ultra Music has a whole network of studios across the world to explore new collaborations and […]
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• Biffy Clyro and Placebo pull out of Moscow’s Park Live festival in support of Ukraine

  02-03-2022 22:18 via nme.com
  
  Biffy Clyro and Placebo have announced that they’ve pulled out of Moscow’s Park Live 2022 in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.READ MORE: Biffy Clyro live in London: Everything you could want from a rock showThe annual festival – the purpose of which is to bring “pop-culture heroes of our time” to Russia – is due to take place at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex on June 16–19 and July 7–10/14-17.
  Biffy Clyro took t
  
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• Kanye West Shares Disturbing ‘Eazy’ Video: Kidnaps, Kills Claymation Pete Davidson

  02-03-2022 22:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  It's unclear if the rapper was involved in making the clip
  
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• Rina Sawayama wins Best Live Act Supported By Grolsch at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with a win for Best Live Act Supported By Grolsch.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winnersINSERT GUEST PRESENTER INFO AND QUOTES HERE IF POSSIBLE
  Sawayama – who is also due to perform at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 – pipped fellow nominees Megan Thee Stallion, IDLES, Tomorrow x Together and more to the win.
  Presented the award by Monroe Bergdorf and Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Sawayam
  
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• Jack Antonoff wins Songwriter Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: “This means the world to me”

  02-03-2022 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Jack Antonoff has won the Songwriter Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for his outstanding contributions to music for two decades and counting.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe producer, songwriter, and singer joins 2020’s Songwriter of the Decade winner Robyn, and previous winners Elton John and Bob Dylan, who have all been honoured for their unparalleled lyricism and songcraft.
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• Griff wins NME Radar Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 22:02 via nme.com
  
  Griff has picked up the NME Radar Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winnersThe award was presented by Griff’s ‘Head On Fire’ collaborator Sigrid, who said “I’ve got one more thing for you” before running to retrieve the trophy after the pair’s performance.
  “I count it as a privilege that every day I get to do this,” Griff said upon receiving the award.
  Griff was presented her trop
  
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• CHVRCHES discuss idea of second Robert Smith collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:58 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES have discussed the idea of a second collaboration with The Cure‘s Robert Smith at tonight’s BandLab NME Awards 2022.
  The pair collaborated last year on the song ‘How Not To Drown’, which they will perform tonight at the ceremony at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winnersSpeaking to NME on the red carpet at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, CHVRCHES’ keys player Martin Doherty pondered the idea of
  
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• CHVRCHES and The Cure’s Robert Smith win Best Song By A UK Artist at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:55 via nme.com
  
  Chvrches and Robert Smith of The Cure have won Best Song By A UK Artist at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for their collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThey beat Charli XCX (‘Good Ones’), PinkPantheress (‘Just For Me’), Sam Fender (‘Seventeen Going Under’) and Wet Leg (‘Chaise Longue’) to win the gong.
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• Watch Lorde’s poolside acceptance for Best Song In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:52 via nme.com
  
  Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ has won Best Song In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the running list of winnersThe title track of the New Zealand pop star’s latest album, ‘Solar Power’ beat out nine other nominated songs by the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, BTS and more.
  The award for Best Song In The World was presented by Natalie Imbruglia and Bastille’s Dan Smith.
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• Here are all the winners at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:43 via nme.com
  
  Here’s the full list of winners at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, updated as all the action goes down at O2 Academy Brixton this evening (March 2).READ MORE: Keep up with everything BandLab NME Awards 2022After a year of silence due to the pandemic, the wildest night in music returns, sponsored by leading social music creation platform BandLab and hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr.
  Sam Fender, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Billie Eilish, Rina Sawayama and CHVRCHES are among the
  
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• Liam Gallagher wins Music Moment Of The Year at the BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:40 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) with Music Moment Of The Year for the free gig he played for NHS workers at London’s The O2.READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winnersThe former Oasis frontman was presented the accolade by The Fall icon Brix Smith, who praised the vital work of the NHS over the COVID-19 pandemic.
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• BERWYN says being nominated at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 is “a moment of enlightenment”

  02-03-2022 21:40 via nme.com
  
  BERWYN has spoken about being nominated at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, describing his three nods at tonight’s ceremony (March 2) as “a moment of enlightenment”.
  The Trinidad-born, Romford-raised rapper, producer and songwriter is up for three awards tonight: Best New Act In The World: Supported By Cano Water, Best New Act From The UK: Supported By Music Venue Trust and Best Mixtape.
  BERWYN said that his BandLab NME Awards nominations “are a healthy moment in my life, in
  
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• Adam Lambert teases “rock opera” album at BandLab NME Awards 2022

  02-03-2022 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Adam Lambert has discussed his new album at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.
  Speaking to NME on the red carpet at tonight’s ceremony (March 2), the musician teased the forthcoming record and called it a “rock opera”.READ MORE: 10 times NME’s Godlike Genius Award winner FKA twigs proved her divine powers“I’m working on a concept album,” he said when asked about any new music on the horizon.
  He added: “I can’t say much about the concept yet but it&
  
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• Follow T-Pain on His ‘Road to Wiscansin’ Tour and Festival

  02-03-2022 21:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  The spring trek will culminate in T-Pain's first ever Wiscansin Festival in... well... Wisconsin
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kanye West finalise divorce - report

  02-03-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started dating in 2012 and tied the knot in May 2014.
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kanye West finalise divorce

  02-03-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started dating in 2012 and tied the knot in May 2014.
  
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• Kim Kardashian declared legally single as Kanye West divorce hearing continues

  02-03-2022 21:16 via nme.com
  
  Kim Kardashian has been granted single status by a judge today (March 2), meaning her divorce from Kanye West is now a step closer.READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention”Following a motion granted by a judge at Los Angeles County Superior Court, Kardashian can now change her name from Kardashian-West back to Kardashian.
  Appearing via video link at court, Kardashian once again stated her desire to dissol
  
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• Zendaya, Kid Cudi and Labrinth tease remix of ‘Euphoria’ track ‘I’m Tired’

  02-03-2022 20:43 via nme.com
  
  Fans of Euphoria might be in for a treat as a remix of the show’s song ‘I’m Tired’ might be on the way featuring Kid Cudi.READ MORE: Euphoria season two review: still the best teen drama on TVOn Monday (February 28), Labrinth, who’s been the chief composer for the HBO show since it first premiered, took to Twitter to announce the release of ‘I’m Tired’, a staple original song from season two.
  “I wasn’t ignoring you,” he told
  
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• Bandcamp has been bought by ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games

  02-03-2022 20:41 via nme.com
  
  Bandcamp has been bought by Fortnite maker Epic Games.READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live musicBadcamp announced the news today (March 2) in a lengthy statement on its website.
  Bandcamp co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond said: “Bandcamp will keep operating as a standalone marketplace and music community, and I will continue to lead our team.”
  He continued: “The products and services you depend on aren’t going anywhere, we’ll continu
  
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• Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation, Distress, Impersonating FBI

  02-03-2022 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Filing comes ahead of HBO documentary about actress' sexual and physical abuse allegations against musician
  
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• Bob Dylan and Miles Davis NFTs to Release in 2022 As UMG and SME Partner With Snowcrash

  02-03-2022 20:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) involving Miles Davis and Bob Dylan are officially set to release this year as part of newly inked agreements between NFT platform Snowcrash and both Universal Music and Sony Music. Los Angeles-headquartered Snowcrash, which bills itself as “a fully integrated premier digital platform and creative production studio,” unveiled its agreements with Sony […]
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• Charli XCX Confirms She Dropped Out of NFT Festival After Fan Backlash

  02-03-2022 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop star also discusses the toll on her mental health caused by anger from her own fans in a new digital cover story for Rolling Stone UK
  
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• Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp — Cofounder Ethan Diamond Will Remain as CEO

  02-03-2022 20:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The fiercely independent Bandcamp is no longer. Epic Games — owner of the formidable Fortnite and the Unreal gaming engine — consummated its acquisition of the platform this morning (March 2nd). Gaming mega-player Epic Games has just acquired longtime indie music platform Bandcamp, according to details confirmed by Bandcamp cofounder and CEO, Ethan Diamond.  In […]
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• Evan Rachel Wood to play Madonna in ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopic

  02-03-2022 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Evan Rachel Wood is among the latest big names to be added to the cast of the forthcoming ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopic.
  Daniel Radcliffe’s lead role as the titular musician and actor in WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story was confirmed last month (January 14), with production already underway.READ MORE: Potter in the CIA: what to expect from Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopicNow Wood is set to join the cast as Madonna, whose 1984 hit ‘Like A Virg
  
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