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• Watch CHVRCHES bring out The Cure’s Robert Smith on stage in London

  16-03-2022 23:51 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES have brought out The Cure’s Robert Smith at their gig this evening (March 16) in London – watch footage of the moment at Brixton Academy below.READ MORE: The BandLab NME Awards 2022: the wildest night in musicExactly two weeks ago, the two acts performed together at the same venue during the NME awards. That was the first time the two acts had performed together and physically met, having duetted virtually on a track during lockdown.
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• Watch CHVRCHES bring out The Cure’s Robert Smith on stage again in London

  16-03-2022 23:51 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES have brought out The Cure’s Robert Smith at their gig this evening (March 16) in London – watch footage of the moment at Brixton Academy below.READ MORE: The BandLab NME Awards 2022: the wildest night in musicExactly two weeks ago, the two acts performed together at the same venue during the BandLab NME 2022. That was the first time the two acts had performed together and physically met, having duetted virtually on a track during lockdown.
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• Listen to Metronomy’s Anna Prior’s uplifting new song, ‘Easier Alone’

  16-03-2022 23:25 via nme.com
  
  Metronomy’s Anna Prior has released her second solo single today (March 16) – listen to ‘Easier Alone’ below.READ MORE: Indie survivors Metronomy: “I like the idea that we stealthily succeeded in our own way”It’s released on the Metronomy drummer’s newly launched label ‘Beat Place’ and follows on from last year’s debut, ‘Thank You For Nothing‘.
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• Franz Ferdinand announce dates for 2022 North American tour

  16-03-2022 23:10 via nme.com
  
  Franz Ferdinand have announced a North American tour following the release of their greatest hits compilation, ‘Hits To The Head’ – buy tickets here.READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand talk new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, their greatest hits and new line-upThe US leg runs from August to September with stops in Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles and will mark the Scottish band’s first tour of the country since 2018. General on-sale for the tour kick
  
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• Vince Staples remembers Mac Miller: “He gave me advice but also opportunity”

  16-03-2022 23:07 via nme.com
  
  Vince Staples has spoken about the impact late friend and rapper Mac Miller had on his life in a new interview.READ MORE: Mac Miller – ‘Circles’ review: posthumous album is a conflicting, tantalising taste of what might have beenSpeaking with Peter Rosenberg on Hot 97, Staples reflected on Miller’s legacy, and what the ‘Best Day Ever’ rapper’s early support – from tour co-signs to business advice – meant to him.
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• Web3 Business Chapel Has Acquired Startup Amplify.link – Rebrands as ‘Amplify’

  16-03-2022 22:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kasabian’s Ian Matthews’ web3 business Chapel has acquired music smartlinking startup Amplify.link. The post-acquisition startup is now called Amplify and it will use web3 innovation to bring together and empower artists to thrive in the modern world. Amplify gives artists the ability to create long-lasting income from live gigs – well after the gig is […]
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• Web3 Business Chapel Has Acquired Startup Amplify.link – Now Called Amplify

  16-03-2022 22:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kasabian’s Ian Matthews’ web3 business Chapel has acquired music smartlinking startup Amplify.link. The post-acquisition startup is now called Amplify and it will use web3 innovation to bring together and empower artists to thrive in the modern world. Amplify gives artists the ability to create long-lasting income from live gigs – well after the gig is […]
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• Hulu’s XXXTentacion Documentary ‘Look At Me’ Gets Release Date – June 10th

  16-03-2022 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hulu has announced the release date for the upcoming XXXTentacion documentary, ‘Look At Me.’ The documentary will explore the rise of the rapper’s fame on SoundCloud and beyond. ‘Look At Me‘ is debuting on June 10. But fans attending SXSW got an early premiere of the film on March 15. Rapper 50 Cent also recently […]
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• Hulu’s XXXTentacion Documentary ‘Look At Me’ Gets Release Date – June 10

  16-03-2022 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hulu has announced the release date for the upcoming XXXTentacion documentary, ‘Look At Me.’ The documentary will explore the rise of the rapper’s fame on SoundCloud and beyond. ‘Look At Me‘ is debuting on June 10. But fans attending SXSW got an early premiere of the film on March 15. Rapper 50 Cent also recently […]
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• P-MRC Data Becomes ‘Luminate,’ Touts Upcoming ‘Cross-Industry Analytics Platform’ As Streaming Growth Continues

  16-03-2022 22:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  P-MRC Data, encompassing divisions such as MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music) and SoundScan, is officially rebranding as “Luminate,” higher-ups have announced. Luminate unveiled this latest name change via a formal release, claiming at the outset that the pivot reflects “its role in entertainment’s data economy.” Penske Media and MRC debuted their P-MRC Data “data joint […]
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• Young Dolph autopsy reveals rapper was shot 22 times

  16-03-2022 22:09 via nme.com
  
  Young Dolph was shot 22 times when he was murdered outside of a Memphis bakery last November, according to new autopsy results.
  Reporting findings from the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, FOX13 Memphis has revealed that the rapper (real name Adolph Thorton Jr.) was shot in his left chest, left abdomen, right chin, right neck, right shoulder, both arms and multiple times in his back.
  Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis on November 17, 2021. According to eyewitnesses, the 36-year-ol
  
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• Mamamoo’s Solar Puts Her Best Face Forward

  16-03-2022 21:42
  
  K-pop superstar Solar tells MTV News about her debut solo LP '容: Face,' pushing herself as an artist, and what's next for her group Mamamoo.
  
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• Watch footage of new Arcade Fire song ‘Rabbit Hole’

  16-03-2022 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Live footage of a new Arcade Fire song has emerged on YouTube – watch ‘Rabbit Hole’ below.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Generation A’ is a rallying cry for a nation in turmoilIt’s come from their last-minute Ukraine benefit concert in New Orleans earlier this week (March 14), where the band also performed two other unreleased tracks.
  Taking place at Toulouse Theatre, all proceeds from the “pay-what-you-can” gig went to benefit the Plus1 Ukra
  
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• Two U.S. Senators Urge DOJ to Investigate Ticketmaster Billing Practices

  16-03-2022 21:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Two U.S. Senators are urging an investigation into Ticketmaster billing practices, including exorbitant fees passed on to concert-goers. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-NY) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote to the U.S. Justice Department to urge an investigation into Live Nation and potential anti-competitive ticketing practices by its subsidiary, Ticketmaster. Both lawmakers cited the company’s previous violation […]
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• Florence + The Machine share details for two intimate US shows

  16-03-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Florence + The Machine have announced two intimate US shows for next month. Tickets will be available here.READ MORE: Florence + The Machine embraced minimalism at magical 2018 UK tour openerThe London band, who shared plans for their fifth album ‘Dance Fever’ last week, will be playing Los Angeles Theatre on April 29 and Alice Tully Hall in New York City on May 6. Tickets are set to go on sale Friday (March 18) at 10am time.
  The Florence Welch led band will also be donating a p
  
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• D.C. Punks Flasher Cruise Back Into View With a Low-Key Disco Delight

  16-03-2022 20:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  First single from second album Love Is Yours shows a new side to the band
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly and Bring Me The Horizon team up on new track, ‘maybe’

  16-03-2022 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has teamed up with Bring Me The Horizon for his latest release – listen to ‘maybe’ below.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: thrilling metal maximalismMGK and Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes first debuted the new song in LA on March 4 during an appearance at long-running club night, Emo Nite, at the Avalon in Hollywood.
  Fan-shot footage showed Kelly and Sykes on stage at the event as an unreleased song played over the PA
  
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• Jamie xx added to Helsinki’s Flow Festival line-up

  16-03-2022 20:06 via nme.com
  
  Helsinki’s Flow Festival has announced another wave of artists for its 2022 line-up, including Jamie xx, JARV IS…, and Freddie Gibbs.READ MORE: Flow Festival: Finnish party pairs huge names with even bigger planet-saving initiativesThe three-day event, which was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will return to Helsinki, Finland between August 12-14. It’s set to host around 150 artists at the historical Suvilahti, a former power plant area in the
  
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• Gayle Commands the Stage as She Performs ‘Ur Just Horny’ on ‘Corden’

  16-03-2022 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Gayle is set to release her debut EP on Friday
  
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• Chris Brown, Drake Fire Back at ‘Egotistical’ Claim in ‘No Guidance’ Copyright Lawsuit

  16-03-2022 19:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  The artists claim in a new filing that it’s not pompous to assert they never heard plaintiff’s song before writing their hit single: “This is not a close call”
  
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• Radiohead side project The Smile to share new track, ‘Skrting On The Surface’

  16-03-2022 19:49 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead side-project The Smile will share a new track called ‘Skrting On The Surface’ tomorrow (March 17).READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after allThe band, which consists of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, announced the news on social media with a link to a YouTube video for ‘Skrting On The Surface’ that will premiere tomorrow afternoon.
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• Manic Street Preachers to play BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Cardiff

  16-03-2022 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers will play an exclusive gig as part of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Cardiff, it has been announced today (March 16).
  The annual live music event is set to take place in multiple venues in Cardiff from April 1-3, marking the first in-person festival to be held by 6 Music since 2020. Last year’s event was digital-only due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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• New Margate festival LEISURE launched with Mitski, Nilufer Yanya, Sorry and more

  16-03-2022 19:22 via nme.com
  
  LEISURE, a newly launched festival in Margate, has announced some of the names that will be on the bill for its inaugural event.READ MORE: Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’ review: meta musings set to her grandest music yetSet to take place at Dreamland on June 24, 2022, the one-day event will be headlined by Mitski, with other names including Soccer Mommy, Nilufer Yanya, Sorry and more.
  LEISURE is a boutique event run by independent promoters Bird On The Wire. It’s &ldquo
  
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• Pete Davidson Got ‘Kim’ Branded on His Chest. She Thinks It’s ‘So Cute’

  16-03-2022 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  He also has a tattoo that says, "My girl is a lawyer"
  
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• Spotify Confirms $300 Million+ FC Barcelona Sponsorship Deal, Including Jersey Branding and Stadium-Naming Rights

  16-03-2022 19:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Five weeks back, reports indicated that Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) was closing in on FC Barcelona’s naming rights as part of a $320 million deal. Now, the Stockholm-based company has officially announced “a long-term partnership” with the 123-year-old soccer club, which will rename its famed stadium “Spotify Camp Nou.” Spotify unveiled the reportedly $306 million agreement […]
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• College Dropouts? There’s a new university degree on Kanye West

  16-03-2022 19:05 via nme.com
  
  There is a new course about rapper and producer Kanye West beginning this year at a university in Montreal.READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’Yassin Alsalman at Concordia University is launching a university class called Kanye vs. Ye: Genius By Design. The course will focus on his career – from his beginnings as a producer in Chicago to his rise to fame via albums like ‘College Dr
  
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• Manic Street Preachers play BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Cardiff

  16-03-2022 18:58 via music-news.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers are to play an exclusive gig as part of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Wales on Thursday 31st March
  
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• Listen to Rosalía’s intimate new single ‘Hentai’

  16-03-2022 18:02 via nme.com
  
  Rosalía has shared a new song called ‘Hentai’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Rosalía at Somerset House review – the making of a new kind of megastarThe track serves as the latest preview of the Spanish singer-songwriter’s third studio album, ‘Motomami’, which comes out this Friday (March 18). It follows on from previous singles ‘La Fama’, ‘Saoko’ and last month’s ‘Chicken Teriyaki’.
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• Limp Bizkit Sent Us a Video Announcing Their Tour and We Can’t Share It

  16-03-2022 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new tour is in promotion of their 2021 Still Sucks album
  
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• Weezer to Release ‘SZNZ: Spring,’ the First of Four Seasonal EPs, on Spring Equinox

  16-03-2022 17:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of March 20th arrival, Rivers Cuomo and company share new single "A Little Bit of Love"
  
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• Ella Henderson: 'I feel like I've just given birth to something that obviously hasn't come out of me'

  16-03-2022 17:21 via music-news.com
  
  Ella Henderson joins The Rebecca Judd Show on Apple Music 1 today to discuss her new album 'Everything I Didn't Say'.
  
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• Listen to Tom Morello’s new cover of Tom Waits’ ‘Come On Up To The House’

  16-03-2022 17:20 via nme.com
  
  Tom Morello has covered Tom Waits‘ 1999 track ‘Come On Up To The House’ – listen below.READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice”The Rage Against The Machine guitarist recorded a rendition of the song – the original of which appears on Waits’ 13th studio album, ‘Mule Variations’ – for the latest instalment in the Spotify Singles series.
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• SXSW 2022: The Coolest Things We Saw

  16-03-2022 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  It’s hard to be everywhere at South by Southwest, but that didn’t stop us from trying. […]
  
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• Rosalia Drops Video for ‘Hentai,’ the Overtly Sexual Song That Divided TikTok

  16-03-2022 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track is the latest single off the Spanish singer's upcoming album Motomami
  
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• A Tribe Called Quest detail posthumous Phife Dawg album

  16-03-2022 17:02 via nme.com
  
  A Tribe Called Quest have shared details of a new posthumous album from late band member Phife Dawg.READ MORE: RIP Phife Dawg: A Look Back At A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’The record, called ‘Forever’, arrives on March 22 – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45.
  The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest&r
  
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• Kanye West launches scathing attack on Pete Davidson across Instagram posts

  16-03-2022 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West also took aim at Dave Sirus, Trevor Noah and D. L. Hughley.
  
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• Kane Brown leads CMT Music Awards nominees

  16-03-2022 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and first-time nominees BRELAND and Cody Johnson received three each.
  
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• Sasami Kicks Off SXSW 2022 With a Growl — and More Surprises and Thrills From Day One

  16-03-2022 16:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Against all odds — including Texas's assault on women's and trans rights — the music portion of South by Southwest kicked off with exciting new artists working in experimental hip-hop, surf-punk, and synth-rock
  
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• Killer Mike signs new publishing deal with Reservoir Media

  16-03-2022 16:32 via nme.com
  
  Killer Mike has signed a new publishing deal with Reservoir Media that will see the company have a stake in the Run The Jewels rapper’s various catalogues.READ MORE: Run The Jewels – ‘Run The Jewels 4’ review: a modern protest classic and their best work yetAs Billboard reports, the agreement sees the independent publisher take a stake in the discography of Run The Jewels – the rap duo comprised of Mike and El-P – as well as songs from the Atlanta rapper&rsquo
  
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• Killer Mike sells his entire song catalogue as part of new publishing deal

  16-03-2022 16:32 via nme.com
  
  Killer Mike has sold his entire song back catalogue as part of a new publishing deal with Reservoir Media.
  As Billboard reports, the agreement will see the independent publisher take a considerable stake in the discography of Run The Jewels – the rap duo comprised of Mike and El-P – as well as songs from the artist’s solo projects.MORE: Watch Run The Jewels’ brilliant reaction to winning NME’s Album of the Year 2020In a statement about the new deal Killer Mike said:
  
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• Bernard Fowler on His Years With the Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, and Michael Hutchence

  16-03-2022 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The backup singer has performed more than 800 gigs with the Rolling Stones. "There are still people that would chop their right hand off to have that gig," he says
  
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• Jack White Convinced the Prince Estate to Let Him Drop the Mythical, Unreleased ‘Camille’

  16-03-2022 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Third Man co-founder Ben Blackwell says "Prince's people agreed" to let the label issue the artist's scrapped 1986 effort
  
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• Bon Iver teams up with Ethan Gruska on new track ‘So Unimportant’

  16-03-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Bon Iver and Ethan Gruska – best known for his production work with Phoebe Bridgers – have shared a new joint single, ‘So Unimportant’.
  The track arrives as part of the singles series from Sylvan Esso’s Psychic Hotline label.READ MORE: Bon Iver – ‘i, i’ reviewSpeaking of the collaboration’s genesis, Justin Vernon said: “My dear friend and great drummer, JT Bates, showed me the music of Ethan Gruska a number of years ago. It’s
  
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• They Were Planning Ukraine’s Biggest Music Festival. Now They’re Trying to Save Lives

  16-03-2022 15:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Anything you can imagine, we donated," says Atlas Weekend booking manager Vlad Yaremchuk. "There was no use for it right now, and if there's no Ukraine tomorrow, there's no use for it then either"
  
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• Terry Allen’s Eighties Albums ‘Smokin’ the Dummy’ and ‘Bloodlines’ to Be Reissued

  16-03-2022 15:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Both albums are long out of print and not currently available on streaming services
  
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• Music Venue Trust criticise Spotify’s £235m FC Barcelona deal

  16-03-2022 15:09 via nme.com
  
  The Music Venue Trust have hit out at Spotify‘s huge new sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, saying the cash could have helped hundreds of struggling music venues instead.READ MORE: Independent Venue Week 2022: “Now more than ever, small venues need to be shouted about”After significant rumours, today (March 16) it was confirmed that the streaming service have confirmed a groundbreaking sponsorship deal with the world famous Spanish club, which will see Spotify’
  
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• Jack Harlow Is a Heartthrob and a Budding Superstar. He Wants a Lot More

  16-03-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Late-night confessions and studio revelations with the fast-rising rapper – who wants to be the greatest of his generation
  
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• Kane Brown Leads 2022 CMT Music Awards Nominations

  16-03-2022 14:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Annual fan-voted show will make its CBS debut in April
  
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• Keith Richards says he’s been “playing a lot of bass” on The Rolling Stones’ new tracks

  16-03-2022 14:30 via nme.com
  
  Keith Richards has revealed that he’s been “playing a lot of bass” on The Rolling Stones‘ upcoming new material.
  Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper’s ‘Wired’ column (via Music-News.com), the musician spoke about spending a week in Jamaica to work on music with Stones frontman Mick Jagger.READ MORE: Nine of Keith Richards’ maddest rock ‘n’ roll storiesRichards told the newspaper that him picking up the bass guitar provided “
  
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• Fifth Harmony Wrestled Back The Power Of Having A Voice

  16-03-2022 14:30
  
  Fifth Harmony's 2017 self-titled album found the group, newly a foursome, taking charge of both their individual voices and their collective power as a unit — before they went on indefinite hiatus.
  
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