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• Grimes says she was fired from working on promoting ‘Dune’ as an “influencer”

  13-03-2022 23:50 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has claimed that she was fired from promoting Dune for Warner Bros as an “influencer”.
  Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi books came out last year and starred Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.READ MORE: ‘Dune’ review: desert-based blockbuster will scorch your sensesSpeaking to Vanity Fair for a new cover story, Grimes shared her love for Herbert’s books, and revealed that she had dreams of directing her own Dune ada
  
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• Lizzo Says New Album Is Done, Rips Texas’s Anti-Trans Legislation During SXSW Keynote Speech

  13-03-2022 23:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Trans rights are human rights," the artist said during a Q&A to promote her upcoming streaming reality series
  
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• Pete Davidson finally responds to Kanye West: “I’m done being quiet”

  13-03-2022 22:59 via nme.com
  
  Pete Davidson has finally responded to Kanye West, saying that he’s “done being quiet” and sending a selfie while “in bed with your wife” Kim Kardashian.
  Davidson, who is dating West’s estranged wife Kardashian, has been the subject of public attacks from Kanye in recent weeks and months, including songs and music videos in which the rapper threatened violence against the Saturday Night Live comedian.READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Do
  
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• Kanye West: Pete Davidson ‘Text Me, Antagonizing Me, Bragging About Being in Bed With My Wife’

  13-03-2022 22:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  In a series of since-deleted Instagram posts Sunday, rapper lashes out at Kim Kardashian about custody issues, TikTok
  
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• Kae Tempest discusses “beautiful but difficult” process of publicly coming out as non-binary

  13-03-2022 20:10 via nme.com
  
  Kae Tempest has discussed publicly coming out as non-binary for the first time in a new interview, reflecting on the “beautiful but difficult” process.
  Tempest, who will release new album ‘The Line Is A Curve’ next month (April 8), announced in summer 2020 that they would be changing their name and wants to be referred to with they/them pronouns.READ MORE: Kae Tempest on ‘The Line Is A Curve’: “It’s about raising your threshold for tolerance&r
  
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• Dave heading for second week at Number 1 with 'Starlight'

  13-03-2022 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Official Chart: First Look offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.
  
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• Listen to Thom Yorke’s haunting new song ‘5.17’, written for ‘Peaky Blinders’

  13-03-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new song written for the sixth season of Peaky Blinders – check out the haunting ‘5.17’ below.READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after allLast month, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed to NME that Yorke and  Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood have contributed some new and original music to the upcoming sixth and final season of the show.
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• Watch Sam Fender bring ‘Seventeen Going Under’ and ‘Local Hero’ to Ant and Dec’s ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’

  13-03-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Sam Fender was the musical guest on last night’s (March 12) episode of Saturday Night Takeaway, continuing his love affair with local Geordie heroes Ant and Dec.READ MORE: Sam Fender at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: Geordie hero kicks off the night in styleAppearing as a surprise guest for the ‘End Of The Show Show’ segment of the pair’s ITV show, Fender performed his hit single ‘Seventeen Going Under’ before ending the show with a cover of Mark Knopfler‘
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion: 'Dua is so chill. She is so cool'

  13-03-2022 18:17 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss collaborating with Dua Lipa on “Sweetest Pie”.
  
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• Nova Twins: 'We're just open to a lot of different music'

  13-03-2022 17:16 via music-news.com
  
  This Saturday on Rocket Hour on Apple Music 1, Elton John is joined by rock duo Nova Twins. He expresses his admiration for the pair
  
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• Meet Saucy Santana, the Rising Star Taking Over More Than Just TikTok

  13-03-2022 15:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Meet the Florida rapper behind the year's hottest TikTok dances
  
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• Rachel Chinouriri shares dreamy new single ‘All I Ever Asked’

  13-03-2022 15:50 via nme.com
  
  London singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has unveiled her new single ‘All I Ever Asked’ – watch the video below.READ MORE: Rachel Chinouriri: “In many ways, I carry other people’s sadness and turn it into songs”The track, which is out via Atlas Artists Recordings/Parlophone, premiered as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record In The World on BBC Radio 1 on March 8.
  Speaking of the single, Chinouriri said: “‘All I Ever Asked’ was inspired by a br
  
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• Watch Ghost play four-song set to launch new album ‘Impera’

  13-03-2022 15:42 via nme.com
  
  Ghost celebrated the release of fifth album ‘Impera’ with a four-song livestream on Friday night (March 11) – watch the gig below.READ MORE: Ghost – ‘Impera’ review: Swedish metallers go bigger than everFresh from a US co-headline tour with Volbeat, Ghost took to The Ministry for a “release ritual”. The nine-piece band played four songs from the recently released ‘Impera’ starting with a thundering ‘Kaisarion‘.
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• Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Drops Surprise New Solo Song ‘5.17’

  13-03-2022 15:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer unveils new ballad - rumored for Peaky Blinders - amid lead-up to side project The Smile
  
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• Afropunk founder announces LETSGETFR.EE Carnival with Missy Elliott, Kali Uchis and more

  13-03-2022 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Matthew Morgan, the founder and ex-head of Afropunk, has announced the inaugural LETSGETFR.EE Carnival.
  Taking place on August 20 and 21 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, the festival has enlisted the likes of Missy Elliott, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko, Ozuna, and Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals.
  It is described on the festival’s social media channels as “a radical movement designed for and by Black, Brown, Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ free spirits, artists
  
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• Marilyn Manson accuser allegedly threatened with “legal action” over Evan Rachel Wood documentary

  13-03-2022 14:25 via nme.com
  
  Former Marilyn Manson assistant Ashley Walters was allegedly threatened with “retaliatory legal action” if she took part in Evan Rachel Wood’s upcoming documentary Phoenix Rising.
  Phoenix Rising, which premieres March 15 and 16 on HBO, details the alleged abuse Wood suffered while with Manson.
  When it was announced back in January, Manson’s legal team filed a lawsuit against Wood, suing her for defamation, emotional distress, and “impersonation over the internet.&rd
  
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• Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Green Day’s ‘Basket Case’

  13-03-2022 14:05 via nme.com
  King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Green Day’s pop-punk classic ‘Basket Case – watch it below.READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked!The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling
  
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• Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwal to go solo, signs global record deal with RCA

  13-03-2022 13:32 via nme.com
  
  Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwal has signed a solo deal with Sony’s RCA Records, the label of Bring Me The Horizon, The Kid Laroi and Lil Nas X.READ MORE: ‘The X Factor’ bows out after 17 years: here’s what really killed the singing reality showLittle Mix originally signed to RCA in 2018 after leaving Simon Cowell’s Syco, the label they signed to after winning The X Factor in 2011. According to Musicweek, Thirlwal will be staying with the label as she sets to launch
  
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• Kendrick Lamar’s pgLang signs new artist Tanna Leone

  13-03-2022 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free have signed 23-year-old Los Angeles-based artist Tanna Leone to their pgLang record label.READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’ reviewLeone was announced as the latest addition to the pgLang roster in an Instagram video posted on March 9, where the artist introduces himself and answers questions including what drives him and what he’s most excited for.
  The release of Leone’s double-single was then announced in an Instagram post that f
  
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• Watch Tom Odell perform ‘Another Love’ for Ukrainian refugees

  13-03-2022 12:57 via nme.com
  
  Tom Odell visited Bucharest Train Station on Friday (March 13) to perform his 2013 hit ‘Another Love’ for Ukrainian refugees.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”According to the UN, more than two million civilians have fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, with a lot of them travelling through neighbouring Romania.
  “Yesterday I had the honour of singing another love at Bucharest train station in the company
  
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• KISS’ Paul Stanley calls Kim Kardashian’s business advice “an insult to millions of women”

  13-03-2022 12:29 via nme.com
  
  KISS frontman Paul Stanley has criticised Kim Kardashian over her recent advice encouraging women in business to work harder.READ MORE: From the archives – KISS’ Gene Simmons: Does Rock’n’Roll Kill Brain Cells?Kardashian and her family were recently profiled by Variety about their upcoming new reality show The Kardashians, which arrives on Hulu on April 14.
  A clip from the interview, in which Kim offers her advice for women in business, went viral after many mocked h
  
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• Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ goes platinum

  13-03-2022 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West‘s album, ‘DONDA‘, has been certified platinum by the RIAA, with over one million equivalent album sales since its release in August 2021.READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’Ye’s album was released last year after multiple delays and several changes to the album itself. The progress of the album was charted through several listening parties, where West would make change
  
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• Music success requires more than talent, says Dolly Parton

  13-03-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Award-winning country singer Dolly Parton has revealed what it takes to become a music star.
  
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• Drake planning 'highly interactive' gigs

  13-03-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Drake is planning some "highly interactive" gigs in New York and Toronto.
  
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• Watch Jack Harlow and Drake give fan £15,300

  13-03-2022 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow and Drake handed an unsuspecting fan $20,000 (£15,300) in cash while in Turks and Caicos – watch the video below.READ MORE: Kanye West and Drake live in Los Angeles: titans unite for a near-religious experienceThe pair have been spending time on the islands over the past week and posted the video on Drake’s Instagram yesterday (March 12).
  The accompanying caption on the post reads: “Me and Jack Harlow blessing the island on behalf of Stake. My fav thing i
  
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• Katy Perry reacts to lawsuit win: “Just be sure before you take me to court”

  13-03-2022 10:50 via nme.com
  
  Katy Perry has seemingly reacted to her recent copyright appeal case win during a show in Las Vegas – watch footage below.READ MORE: Katy Perry – ‘Smile’ review: pop icon sounds somewhat recharged, but lacks the fireworks of oldPerry is currently nearing the end of her residency at Las Vegas’ Resorts World Theatre and during Friday night’s performance (March 11), she changed the lyrics to ‘Dark Horse’ to reference her recent legal victory.
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• Watch Rosalía perform ‘Chicken Teriyaki’ and ‘La Fama’ in ‘SNL’ debut

  13-03-2022 10:10 via nme.com
  
  Rosalía made her debut as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live yesterday (March 12) and performed new single ‘Chicken Teriyaki’ alongside her The Weeknd collaboration ‘La Fama’ – watch footage below.READ MORE: Rosalía at Somerset House review – the making of a new kind of megastarReleased last month, ‘Chicken Teriyaki’ is the third song shared from Rosalía’s upcoming third album ‘Motomami’ which is out Mar
  
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• Avril Lavigne has to 'constantly fight' record labels to pursue musical vision

  13-03-2022 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Avril Lavigne has always had to fight for the direction she wants to pursue with each new record.
  
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• Spice Girls planning Glastonbury show with Victoria Beckham

  13-03-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Spice Girls are planning a 20223 world tour, which will end at the Glastonbury festival, with Victoria Beckham set to join them on stage at Worthy Farm.
  
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• Ella Henderson didn't see her boyfriend for the first two months

  13-03-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Ghost' singer Ella Henderson didn't meet boyfriend Jack Burnell for first two months of their relationship
  
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• Watch Rosalía Perform ‘Chicken Teriyaki’ in ‘SNL’ Debut

  13-03-2022 07:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Spanish singer-songwriter also performed The Weeknd-assisted track "La Fama"
  
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