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• David Byrne: “Spotify is making artists uncomfortable”

  14-03-2022 23:57 via nme.com
  
  David Byrne says he believes that Spotify is “making artists uncomfortable” around the scandal relating to COVID misinformation shared on Joe Rogan’s podcast.READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days”Earlier this year, Rogan and Spotify were heavily criticised for sharing misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine on the exclusive podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, which led to artists including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell
  
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• George Michael’s estate order removal of uncleared ‘Careless Whisper’ sample in Tory Lanez track

  14-03-2022 23:19 via nme.com
  
  The estate of George Michael has ordered Tory Lanez to cease distribution of his track ‘Enchanted Waterfall’, which they say features an uncleared ‘Careless Whisper’ sample.
  According to a report from Variety, the late Wham! singer’s estate declined a request from Lanez for permission to use the track in mid-2021.
  They wrote in a statement: “It was brought to our attention that the song ‘Enchanted Waterfall’: by the artist Tory Lanez incorporated a
  
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• Nova Twins announce new UK headline shows for their ‘Supernova’ tour

  14-03-2022 23:14 via nme.com
  
  Nova Twins have announced multiple new dates in support of their upcoming second album, ‘Supernova’. Tickets are available here.READ MORE: Nova Twins: “The massive surge of POC pop-punk and rock is an act of rebellion”The duo will be hitting the road in November with stops in Glasgow, Manchester, and London. They took to social media earlier today (March 14) to share details with fans.
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• Death Row Records Removes ‘Doggystyle’ and ‘The Chronic’ From Streaming Services — Are NFTs On the Way?

  14-03-2022 22:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About one month ago, Snoop Dogg declared that his newly purchased Death Row Records would “be an NFT label.” Now, famed Death Row releases including The Chronic and Doggystyle are missing from streaming services like Spotify. A number of eagle-eyed Redditors just recently commented on – and expressed their frustration with – the Death Row […]
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• Weezer to begin ‘Seasons’ project this week with new EP ‘SZNZ: Spring’

  14-03-2022 22:30 via nme.com
  
  Weezer have officially announced full details of their long-promised ‘Seasons’ project – a new EP is set to come out this week.READ MORE: Weezer: “This album is about feeling isolated, alienated and secluded – it’s perfect for now”Last year, the band laid out plans to put out a monolithic four albums in 2022, which they’ve dubbed the ‘Seasons’ saga.
  Each of the project’s albums – which now appear to be shorter EPs &ndas
  
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• Legendary Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville is Closing – Statement

  14-03-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Ernest Tubb Record Shop in downtown Nashville is closing this year – here’s their statement. A Facebook post made by the Honky Tonk Circus, ETRS, and David McCormick Company reveals the building in which the business is housed will be sold. “Due to changes in circumstances out of our control, it’s now clear the […]
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• Legendary Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville Is Closing — Here’s a Statement From the Owners

  14-03-2022 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Ernest Tubb Record Shop in downtown Nashville is closing this year — here’s their statement. A Facebook post made by the Honky Tonk Circus, ETRS, and David McCormick Company reveals the building in which the business is housed will be sold. “Due to changes in circumstances out of our control, it’s now clear the […]
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• The Kills announce shows in Los Angeles and New York City

  14-03-2022 21:51 via nme.com
  
  The Kills have announced details of two shows in California and New York this summer – see the list of dates below.READ MORE: The Kills debut ‘Weed Killer’ video and tell us about B-sides and new musicThe English-American rock duo is set to play Los Angeles’ The Mayan on June 6 with opener L.A Witch before stopping at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel on June 10 where they’ll play with BODEGA. Tickets are on sale this Thursday (March 17) at 10am ET.
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• Ian Brown announces first UK headline tour in a decade

  14-03-2022 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Ian Brown has announced details of his first UK headline tour in a decade – see the full schedule below.READ MORE: Ian Brown’s conspiracy tweets are pure Covidiocy. And he’s not the only tinfoil hat-wearing rockerThe Stone Roses frontman will return to the stage across September and October, after refusing to play any shows at venues that had COVID restrictions in place during the pandemic.
  The new tour dates begin in Leeds at the O2 Academy on September, running through t
  
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• Travis Scott Charity Donations Draws Blowback from Astroworld Victims

  14-03-2022 21:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Travis Scott’s charitable donations have left the rapper facing legal blowback from victims of the Astroworld festival. Lawyers for the victims argue that Travis Scott should be subjected to a gag order while there are legal proceedings against him. Attorneys working for the family of Ezra Blount accuse the rapper of trying to use the […]
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• Travis Scott Charity Donation Draws Blowback From Astroworld Victims

  14-03-2022 21:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Travis Scott’s charitable donations have left the rapper facing legal blowback from victims of the Astroworld festival. Lawyers for the victims argue that Travis Scott should be subjected to a gag order while there are legal proceedings against him. Attorneys working for the family of Ezra Blount accuse the rapper of trying to use the […]
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• Dolly Parton withdraws from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame consideration

  14-03-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Dolly Parton has removed her name from the ballot as she doesn't feel "worthy".
  
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• Pink Floyd Removes Music from Streaming Services in Russia & Belarus

  14-03-2022 21:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Pink Floyd has announced it has removed its music from streaming service providers in Russia and Belarus. The band issued a statement about the removal on its official Twitter page. “To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour’s […]
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• Cardi B Pulls Out of $30M Paramount Film — One Week Before Production Starts

  14-03-2022 21:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Cardi B has pulled out of a comedy film production with Paramount Players, reportedly worth $30 million. Deadline reports that the production Assisted Living was slated to enter production in just a week. Now Paramount Players is pulling the plug after Cardi B exited the production. Cast and crew were told the film was temporarily […]
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• Cardi B Pulls Out of $30M Paramount Film – One Week Before Production Start

  14-03-2022 21:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Cardi B has pulled out of a comedy film production with Paramount Players, reportedly worth $30 million. Deadline reports that the production Assisted Living was slated to enter production in just a week. Now Paramount Players is pulling the plug after Cardi B exited the production. Cast and crew were told the film was temporarily […]
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• Nice Album Cover, Machine Gun Kelly. Looks Familiar

  14-03-2022 20:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  We examine the visual similarities between Mainstream Sellout and Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. In other words: tomatoes vs. persimmons
  
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• Dolly Parton 'respectfully bows out' of Hall of Fame race

  14-03-2022 20:39 via music-news.com
  
  Dolly Parton doesn't think she's "earned" the right to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  
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• Rex Orange CountyRex Orange County on course to claim his first UK Number 1 album with 'Who Cares?'

  14-03-2022 20:37 via music-news.com
  
  Rex Orange County is on course to claim his first ever UK Number 1 album this week with Who Cares?
  
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• Ed Sheeran joins star-studded line-up for Radio 1's Big Weekend

  14-03-2022 20:24 via music-news.com
  
  Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris and YUNGBLUD will all be performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend.
  
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• Charli XCX Breaks ‘Every Rule’ of Love on Surprise New Song

  14-03-2022 20:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  New tune produced by A.G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never will appear on the pop singer's next LP, Crash
  
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• Beabadoobee’s new album is called ‘Beatopia’

  14-03-2022 19:57 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has announced the title of her forthcoming second studio album – ‘Beatopia’.READ MORE: Beabadoobee live at Reading 2021: the rockstar that the future deservesThe singer-songwriter has been teasing the follow-up to her 2020 debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’ and last year’s ‘Our Extended Play’ EP for a while, and it’s expected to land this year.
  The Dirty Hit-signed artist revealed the news of the album title via a series
  
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• Nat King Cole Estate Sells ‘A Broad Range of Rights’ to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group

  14-03-2022 19:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group has officially purchased “a broad range of rights” from the Nat King Cole catalog. Iconic Artists Group just recently announced this latest music-IP investment, which follows the company’s 2021 deals with David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, and The Beach Boys. Iconic hasn’t shed light upon the newest transaction’s financial specifics or […]
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• Songwriter felt “robbed” and “belittled” by Ed Sheeran, High Court hears

  14-03-2022 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Sami Chokri, who has alleged his song was copied for Ed Sheeran’s track ‘Shape Of You’ has told London’s High Court he felt “belittled” by the superstar’s lawyers.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streakChokri, who performs as Sami Switch, was in court today (March 14) as part of the ongoing copyright court case regarding his song ‘Oh Why’ and Sheeran’s 2017 single
  
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• Jack White urges major labels to build own vinyl pressing plants

  14-03-2022 19:13 via nme.com
  
  Jack White has shared a video and written an open letter to major record labels, urging them to build their own vinyl pressing plants.
  The White Stripes frontman owns the Nashville-based Third Man Records, who have their own pressing plant and opened a new London store last year. His letter comes after the vinyl industry has experienced huge delays due to COVID, meaning many smaller artists have been forced to delay album releases due to wait times at pressing plants.READ MORE: What’s caus
  
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• ‘Pistol’: Nick Kent actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo on what to expect from the Sex Pistols series

  14-03-2022 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Ferdia Walsh-Peelo has spoken on the upcoming Sex Pistols miniseries Pistol, in which he plays NME journalist Nick Kent.
  The new FX series, which is due in May, follows the rise of the iconic punk band, with Toby Wallace playing Steve Jones, alongside Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock.READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the BAFTAs 2022Walsh-Peelo, who recently appeared in CODA, spoke about taking on th
  
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• Rex Orange County set for first UK Number One album with ‘Who Cares?’

  14-03-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Rex Orange County is heading towards his first UK Number One album this week with new record ‘Who Cares?’.READ MORE: Rex Orange County: “I want the music to sound and feel free – because I feel free”Alex O’Connor’s fourth album was released last Friday (March 11) and currently sits at the top of the midweek charts, ahead of new releases from Ghost, Bryan Adams and Franz Ferdinand.
  Elsewhere in the Top 40, BODEGA are at 28 with second album ‘Br
  
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• New Woody Guthrie Exhibit Shuns Spotify Over Joe Rogan Podcast

  14-03-2022 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Organizers behind “Woody Guthrie: The People Are the Song” look for "alternative" to streaming service. "My father would have stayed away from them as much as possible," says daughter
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon and Pete Davidson to appear on Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘Mainstream Sellout’

  14-03-2022 18:15 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon and Pete Davidson are among the guests set to appear on Machine Gun Kelly‘s new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’.
  The rapper-turned-pop-punk star will release his new album on March 25 and has already shared the collaborations ‘Ay’ with Lil Wayne and ‘Emo Girl’ with Willow Smith.
  Spotify have now shared the list of features set for the 16-track, which features Bring Me The Horizon, after Kelly and Oli Sykes debuted a new son
  
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• How Lady Gaga got the ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ cast through COVID

  14-03-2022 18:12 via nme.com
  
  The stars of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie have opened up about how Lady Gaga got them through the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The screen adaptation of the hit musical was released last year, and is based on the true story of British drag queen Jamie Campbell, with Max Harwood taking on the role of the titular character.READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the BAFTAs 2022At last night’s (March 13) BAFTAs, the film was up for the Outstanding British Film of the Year award, nominated al
  
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• Pearl Jam Is Finally Hitting the Road in Support of ‘Gigaton’

  14-03-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The band will continue its carbon mitigation efforts in 2022
  
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• Evan Rachel Wood Alleges Marilyn Manson ‘Was Monitoring My Every Move’ in Doc Clip

  14-03-2022 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Phoenix Rising will premiere on HBO Tuesday
  
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• Listen to Charli XCX’s tender new single, ‘Every Rule’

  14-03-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has shared a new song ‘Every Rule’, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Crash‘ this Friday (March 18) – listen below.READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airingThe slow-burning, tender ballad has a gentle beat, soft-synths and auto-tuned vocals throughout.
  Last week, Charli XCX shared the full track listing for ‘Crash’, which is made up of 12 songs including ‘Every Rule’.
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• Arcade Fire to return with new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ this week

  14-03-2022 17:30 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire have confirmed that they will make their comeback with new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ this week (March 17).
  The Canadian band last released an album in 2017 with ‘Everything Now’, and have since shared 45-minute track ‘Memories Of The Age of Anxiety’ for a meditation app in 2021, and released a live version of political cut ‘Generation A’ in late 2020.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new song ‘Generation A’ is a rallying cry
  
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• Fontaines D.C. cover U2’s ‘One’ for Apple Music Home Session

  14-03-2022 17:14 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have shared a new cover of U2‘s ‘One’ – listen to their version of the 1992 track below.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album‘One’ is the third track from U2’s 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’, and it was released as the record’s third single in February 1992. The song was a benefit single, with proceeds going towards AIDS research.
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• Kelvin Harrison Jr. teases B.B. King portrayal in ‘Elvis’

  14-03-2022 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Kelvin Harrison Jr. has teased his portrayal of legendary blues guitarist B.B. King in the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.
  The new Baz Luhrmann film will see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood‘s Austin Butler play Presley alongside Tom Hanks as manager Colonel Tom Parker, and fans were recently given a first look in a trailer.READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2022Harrison Jr. spoke to NME on the BAFTAs red carpet last night (March 13), where he touched a bit on the film and rev
  
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• Nine Inch Nails announce Yves Tumor and Nitzer Ebb as support for 2022 UK shows

  14-03-2022 17:01 via nme.com
  
  Nine Inch Nails have announced that Yves Tumor and Nitzer Ebb will support the band at their two UK shows this summer.READ MORE: The Roots Of… Nine Inch NailsLast month, Trent Reznor and co. detailed their UK comeback with a pair of shows at the Eden Project in Cornwall this June.
  The gigs, which take place on June 17 and 18, come sandwiched in between a recently-announced 2022 US tour which begins in April and runs through to September.
  On June 17, Nitzer Ebb will support
  
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• George Michael Estate Calls Out Tory Lanez for Allegedly Ripping Off ‘Careless Whisper’

  14-03-2022 16:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  The late artists's reps said the embattled rapper/singer sampled the 1984 smash without permission on his song "Enchanted Waterfall"
  
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• Dolly Parton takes herself out of the running for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

  14-03-2022 16:38 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton has asked to be taken out of consideration for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for changeIn February, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame revealed its nominees for the Class of 2022. Alongside Dolly, the likes of Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Rage Against The Machine, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon, Judas Priest,&nb
  
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• Watch Keith Richard reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at New York show

  14-03-2022 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Keith Richards reunited with his old band the X-Pensive Winos at a show in New York last week – check out the footage below.
  The Rolling Stones guitarist assembled the group back in 1986 for his performance in the Chuck Berry concert film Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll, which came out the following year.READ MORE: Nine of Keith Richards’ maddest rock ‘n’ roll storiesThey contributed to Richards’ debut solo album ‘Talk Is Cheap’ (1988) and its
  
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• Dolly Parton Withdraws From Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Consideration: ‘I Don’t Feel I Have Earned That Right’

  14-03-2022 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country superstar is nominated alongside Eminem, Lionel Richie, and Duran Duran
  
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• Wisin & Yandel Announce ‘La Ultima Misión,’ Their Final Tour as a Duo

  14-03-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The tour will coincide with the reggaeton's upcoming album
  
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• Luke Combs and Ed Sheeran Surprise Fans With ‘Dive’ Duet at C2C Festival

  14-03-2022 15:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country star has covered the song solo in the past, but Sunday night at London's O2 Arena marked their first onstage collab
  
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• Spotify drops paid subscriptions in Russia

  14-03-2022 15:50 via nme.com
  
  Spotify has said that its paid subscription service will no longer be available to users in Russia.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Earlier this month, it was announced that Spotify has shuttered its Moscow office in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
  Confirming its Moscow office would be closed “indefinitely”, the streaming platform said they were “providing individual support to our p
  
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• Lucky Daye’s CandyDrip Has Flavor For All Your Senses

  14-03-2022 15:38
  
  Born from jam sessions and shaped into humid explorations of self, New Orleans R&B artist Lucky Daye's tantalizing new album 'CandyDrip' is a feast. He tells MTV News about preparing it.
  
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• Stevie Nicks gives Lorde advice on how to “stay in touch with her dreams”

  14-03-2022 15:14 via nme.com
  
  Stevie Nicks has shared some advice for Lorde in a new interview, saying that the singer “just has to keep doing what she’s doing”.
  During a recent conversation in The New Yorker, the Fleetwood Mac star was asked by actor/writer Tavi Gevinson to answer a question from “my friend Ella [Lorde]”, who wanted to know how Nicks had “stayed in touch with her dreams”.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lo
  
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• Stephen Graham played Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ to hype up the ‘Boiling Point’ cast

  14-03-2022 15:11 via nme.com
  
  Boiling Point star Ray Panthaki has revealed that co-star Stephen Graham helped the cast get into the zone by playing Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ on set.
  The intense film is set in a restaurant kitchen and is shot in one-take, focusing on Graham’s head chef and the team around him.READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2022Panthaki, who plays chef Freeman, opened up exclusively to NME at last night’s (March 13) BAFTAs about his fond memories on set, recall
  
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• Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and more announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

  14-03-2022 15:07 via nme.com
  
  The first acts performing at this year’s Radio 1’s Big Weekend have been announced.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne Marie, Central Cee, Joel Corry and Yungblud are all set to perform on the main stage on Saturday, May 28 in Coventry.
  The BBC Music Introducing Stage will welcome Artemas, Celina Sharma, Deyah, Jordan MacKampa, Tamera, Thomas Headon, USNA and Willow Kayne on Saturday and Alfie Indra, Crawlers, Danni
  
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• Warner Music Thanked Her for Exposing Sexual Harassment Allegations — And Silenced Her

  14-03-2022 14:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Five years ago, Samantha Maloney accused CEO Stephen Cooper of harassment and flagged misconduct allegations against other employees. She’s still not allowed to talk about it
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce first UK headline shows in 9 years

  14-03-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Indie legends Yeah Yeah Yeahs will play London and Manchester this June.
  
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• Stormzy confirms new album this year

  14-03-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Stormzy kicked off his 'Heavy is the Head' Uk tour by making his new album available to pre-order for concert-goers.
  
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