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• Jack White Impersonates Beck, as Beck Fetches His Nail Clippers at Nashville Show

  22-03-2022 22:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  White played snippets of songs from Chumbawamba and the Proclaimers as a "warm-up set"
  
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• Justin Bieber Drops Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Allegations

  22-03-2022 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bieber filed the lawsuit in 2020 against two women who accused him of assaulting them on separate occasions
  
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• Bartees Strange covers The National’s ‘About Today’ for mental health campaign

  22-03-2022 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Bartees Strange has shared a cover of The National’s ‘About Today’.
  The track was released in collaboration with Sounds of Saving’s “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” series to help promote honest, intimate conversations about mental health. Watch Strange perform and discuss the track below.READ MORE: Bartees Strange: The Washington, D.C. artist bending genres to build his own uncompromising world“Personally there’s always been a strong line be
  
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• Reservoir Acquires Stake In ‘Entire Catalog’ of ‘Captain America,’ ‘Detective Pikachu’ Composer Henry Jackman

  22-03-2022 22:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  One week after inking a global publishing deal with Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike, Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has turned its attention to the film world by closing an agreement with Captain America: Civil War composer Henry Jackman. New York City-based Reservoir announced this latest music-IP investment today, specifying that the pact “includes rights in Jackman’s […]
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• What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

  22-03-2022 22:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Who says labels get to have all the fun? Now, Chartmetric is aiming to upend music marketing by giving artists direct access to a trove of their own data. If an artist is gaining traction, there’s usually a data trail to prove it. But beyond the obvious TikTok blowups, a vast jungle of data now […]
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• Watch Arcade Fire and David Byrne cover Plastic Ono Band’s ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at Ukraine benefit show

  22-03-2022 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire and David Byrne covered Plastic Ono Band‘s protest song ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at the final night of four Ukraine benefit gigs in New York City.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ finds the band at their ambitious bestThe Canadian band were joined by the legendary soloist and former Talking Heads frontman for the rendition of John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band’s 1969 single last night (March 21) at Bowery Ballroom.
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• Watch Arcade Fire and David Bryne cover Plastic Ono Band’s ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at Ukraine benefit show

  22-03-2022 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire and David Byrne covered Plastic Ono Band‘s protest song ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at the final night of four Ukraine benefit gigs in New York City.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ finds the band at their ambitious bestThe Canadian band were joined by the legendary soloist and former Talking Heads frontman for the rendition of John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band’s 1969 single last night (March 21) at Bowery Ballroom.
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• Covid Sent All Nine Members of Cravity Into Quarantine. Now They’re Back and Ready to Reintroduce Themselves

  22-03-2022 22:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cravity's Covid battle came amid a wave of new omicron infections in the K-pop community, with members from Seventeen, ITZY and others all testing positive in recent weeks
  
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• Lollapalooza drops 2022 line-up with Green Day, Dua Lipa, Metallica and more

  22-03-2022 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Greenday, Dua Lipa, and Metallica have been announced as Lollapalooza 2022 headliners. Check out the full line-up below.READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2021 review: Chicago festival makes its raucous returnThe four-day festival takes place in Chicago’s Grant Park between July 28 – 31. Tickets are on sale here.
  Lil Baby, Kygo, Machine Gun Kelly, J.Cole, and Doja Cat will also be topping the festival bill. Other artists taking the stage include Kennyhoopla, Måneskin, Pom Pom Squad, Charl
  
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• Lizzo challenges James Corden to riff-off during TV appearance

  22-03-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo and James Corden also performed a duet of Juice during the singing battle.
  
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• Pusha T Beefs with McDonald’s Over ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ Jingle – Drops Arby’s Diss Track

  22-03-2022 20:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Pusha T is beefing with McDonald’s over the ‘I’m lovin’ It’ jingle with a new diss track sponsored by Arby’s. McDonald’s famously used the ‘ba da ba ba ba’ tune in 2003 with Justin Timberlake singing the hook while Pusha T raps. Pharrell Williams, Tom Batoy, Franco Tortora, and Andreas Forberger received credit for writing […]
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• Phife Dawg’s Posthumous Album ‘Forever’ Is a Beautiful Tribute to a Hip-Hop Legend

  22-03-2022 20:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  A Tribe Called Quest rapper sounds at peace with his past as he gestures toward the future
  
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• Lorde revisits younger versions of herself in ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’ video

  22-03-2022 20:29 via nme.com
  
  Lorde has shared the music video for her ‘Solar Power‘ song ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Lorde – “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now”The New Zealand singer-songwriter has joined Joel Kefali in directing the clip, which sees her frolic on a beach with younger versions of herself.
  In the song Lorde – real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor – sings about the growing pains
  
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• More Than 30,000 People Sign Petition to Remove Kanye from Coachella

  22-03-2022 20:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  More than 30,000 people have signed a petition to have Kanye West pulled from Coachella. The petition has continuously gained signatures as Kanye’s behavior online has continued to escalate. Over the weekend, The Recording Academy informed Kanye he would no longer be welcome to perform at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Reps for Kanye […]
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• More Than 30,000 People Have Signed the Petition to Remove Kanye from Coachella

  22-03-2022 20:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  More than 30,000 people have signed a petition to have Kanye West pulled from Coachella. The petition has continuously gained signatures as Kanye’s behavior online has continued to escalate. Over the weekend, The Recording Academy informed Kanye he would no longer be welcome to perform at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Reps for Kanye […]
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• Machine Gun Kelly Blames Fake News for Failing to Answer Battery Lawsuit

  22-03-2022 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The "Emo Girl" musician failed to respond to the complaint alleging he pushed and threatened a "disabled" parking lot attendant last year
  
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• Kid Rock claims Donald Trump asked for his advice on North Korea and Islamic State

  22-03-2022 19:50 via nme.com
  
  Kid Rock has claimed that Donald Trump sought his advice about US policy on North Korea and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation.READ MORE: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many anti-Trump songsThe singer and rapper, who supported the former US President during his presidential campaign and tenure, has alleged that Trump once asked him for help devising tweets in relation to the fall of IS in 2019.
  He told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview broadcasted yesterday (Ma
  
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• Three [Check Notes] Versions of Lorde Hit the Beach in New Video

  22-03-2022 19:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop star returns to the ocean for "Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen It All)" video
  
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• Global Recorded Music Industry Revenue Jumped 18.5% During 2021, Report Says — Including 35% Growth in MENA and 31.2% in Latin America

  22-03-2022 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The global recorded music industry turned in an 18.5 percent year-over-year revenue jump in 2021 due to double-digit hikes in streaming, physical, and sync income, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI revealed these and other noteworthy stats in its newly published Global Music Report. Per the document, the worldwide […]
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• Watch Jack White impersonate Beck onstage for surprise warm-up at Nashville show

  22-03-2022 19:05 via nme.com
  
  Jack White pretended to be Beck at the latter’s intimate acoustic show in Nashville, Tennessee last night (March 21).READ MORE: Jack White’s 10 most spectacular live performances caught on cameraThe former The White Stripes frontman, who is readying the release of two new solo albums this spring and summer, walked stage at what appeared to be the start of Beck’s show at the city’s Basement East venue.
  “Hello ladies and gentlemen, I’m Beck. I’m gonna
  
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• Willie Nelson’s 60-Year Legacy Celebrated With Career-Spanning Vinyl Box Set

  22-03-2022 18:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Vinyl Me, Please's limited edition anthology collects seven albums from country legend's career, including Yesterday's Wine, Stardust and Red Headed Stranger
  
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• Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse have been writing new music together

  22-03-2022 18:02 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse have revealed they’ve started working on new music together, which would be their first since Marr’s stint in the band from 2006-2008.READ MORE: Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest MouseBoth Marr and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock were asked about the prospect of reuniting in a new feature with Spin, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of 2007’s ‘We Were Dead Before The S
  
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• Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charge After Shoving and Killing Kathleen Hanna’s Singing Coach

  22-03-2022 17:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lauren Pazienza turned herself in after the NYPD classified Barbara Maier Gustern's death as a homicide
  
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• Taylor Swift reveals new song ‘Carolina’ will feature in ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ movie

  22-03-2022 17:27 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has announced that a brand new song titled ‘Carolina’ will feature in the forthcoming film adaptation of Delia Owens’ hit 2018 novel Where The Crawdads Sing.READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef WeekA new trailer for the film, which stars Daisy Edgar Jones and was produced by Reese Witherspoon, was shared by Swift on social media today (March 22). It features a snippet of the musician’s moody and
  
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• Faithless remix their dance anthem ‘Insomnia’ into 27-minute sleep track

  22-03-2022 17:21 via nme.com
  
  Faithless have announced the remix of their iconic 90s dance anthem ‘Insomnia’ into a 27-minute sleep track. Watch Sister Bliss discuss the new version of the track below.
  The ‘Insomnia: Blissful Sleep Remix’ is a slowed-down version of the original track, and was created in collaboration with sleep experts to lull listeners into deep restorative sleep.
  “It’s hard to believe we produced Insomnia 27 years ago in a garden shed,” Sister Bliss said. “B
  
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• Bright Eyes Tap Phoebe Bridgers for an Elliott Smith Cover That Goes to 11

  22-03-2022 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band cranks up the distortion on their rendition of "St. Ides Heaven," from their upcoming EP Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion
  
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• Rosalía shares mind-bending ‘Montomami’ performance designed to be watched on a phone

  22-03-2022 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Rosalía has shared a new half-hour video, which sees the musician performing tracks from across her recently-released album ‘Montomami’.READ MORE: Rosalía – ‘Motomami’ review: an electrifying serve from a left-field mastermindThe unique visuals were designed to be watched on a phone. The footage constantly flips between portrait and landscape orientations, and requires the viewer to move their screen along with it.
  The video, first broadcast via TikTok
  
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• It Started as a College Project. Now It’s the Music Industry’s Hottest Recommendation Tool

  22-03-2022 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Discz recommends songs based on past listening preferences and plays TikTok-sized 15-second snippets of each. Its interactive component, though, has made it one of the most popular new apps
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion countersued by record label over album dispute

  22-03-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion wants the release to count towards her contractual album obligations.
  
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• Metallica, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat Tapped to Headline Lollapalooza 2022

  22-03-2022 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Four-day Chicago fest will also feature J. Cole, Green Day, Lil Baby, and more
  
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• UK night clubs plea for “urgent support” ahead of Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget

  22-03-2022 16:11 via nme.com
  
  The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has issued a statement urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide “urgent support” to the sector ahead of his forthcoming ‘mini-budget’ announcement.Sunak will present a summer statement tomorrow (March 23), in which he’s expected to announce a series of new policies aiming to alleviate the economic slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and to ease the cost of living crisis.READ MO
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

  22-03-2022 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark their four decades in music.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band”George Clinton who produced their 1985 record ‘Freaky Styley’ will be unveiling the star, alongside Woody Harrelson, Bob Forrest, and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce chairwoman Nicole Mihalka during the March 31 ceremony.
  “Our hometown Hollywood boys are finally coming to collect their star o
  
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• The Upcoming U2 Netflix Series Should End With This Triumphant Red Rocks Moment

  22-03-2022 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cramming the entire U2 saga into a series will be impossible, so it should end with the moment they became superstars
  
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• Arcade Fire Wrap Four Nights in NYC With Special Guests David Byrne, Mike Myers

  22-03-2022 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The band performed four pay-what-you-can surprise shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom
  
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• Maren Morris Finds A Path Away From the Middle on ‘Humble Quest’

  22-03-2022 15:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country star's third album is fascinating, and proudly unresolved.
  
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• Taylor Swift Teases New Song ‘Carolina’ in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Trailer

  22-03-2022 15:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track for upcoming film was produced by her Folklore/Evermore collaborator Aaron Dessner
  
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• Listen to Bright Eyes cover Elliott Smith’s ‘St. Ides Heaven’ for reissue series

  22-03-2022 15:12 via nme.com
  
  Bright Eyes have covered Elliott Smith‘s ‘St. Ides Heaven’ for their ‘Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion’ special release – listen below.READ MORE: Bright Eyes: “I hope our music makes people feel less alone”Last month the band, comprising Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot, announced they will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release. A
  
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• Kid Rock Can’t Think of Anything Edgy to Say in His Tucker Carlson Interview

  22-03-2022 14:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  After some rehashed soundbites about cancel culture, the musician did reveal Donald Trump asked for his advice on ISIS and North Korea
  
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• Standon Calling becomes first major UK festival to achieve gender-balanced line-up

  22-03-2022 14:39 via nme.com
  
  Standon Calling has become the first major UK festival to book at least a 50 per cent line-up of female and non-binary acts, making good on its Keychange pledge signed in 2018.READ MORE: Where are all the female headliners? Festival bookers, bands and fans weigh in on how to change the narrativeThe Hertfordshire festival, which returns July 21-24, has achieved a 54 per cent representation of female-identifying and gender minority artists for its 2022 edition.
  It joins UK-based specialist genre e
  
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• 50 Cent scorns network for taking “too long to green light” his projects

  22-03-2022 14:35 via nme.com
  
  50 Cent has hit out at network Starz over the rollout of his series Power Book IV: Force.READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022The rapper took to social media to explain why he won’t have a series airing on Starz for the next six months.
  “I have 4 more episodes of FORCE, then I don’t have anything airing on STARZ for six months so y’all know the vibes,” he wrote on Twitter.
  Responding to a fan’s enquiry about the forthc
  
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• Staind’s Aaron Lewis on Ukraine: “Maybe we should listen to what Vladimir Putin is saying”

  22-03-2022 14:02 via nme.com
  
  Staind‘s Aaron Lewis shared right wing conspiracy theories about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during an onstage rant last week (March 17).READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”While playing a solo show, Lewis seemingly backed a baseless argument that Russian President Vladimir Putin is invading Ukraine in order to dismantle the so-called ‘Deep State’ – a clandestine government sect formed to undermin
  
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• Mykki Blanco ‘Found My Voice’ on Pensive ‘Family Ties’ Featuring Michael Stipe

  22-03-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's the first song in my entire career where I am singing, I don't rap," they say of first new song of 2022
  
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• Charli XCX careening towards her first UK Number 1 album with 'Crash'

  22-03-2022 13:54 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX could Crash (quite literally) into her first-ever UK Number 1 album this week.
  
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• Royal Blood tease “instinctive” new material and “gimmick-free” arena tour

  22-03-2022 13:53 via nme.com
  
  Following on from their recent surprise single ‘Honeybrains‘, Royal Blood have spoken to NME about how fans should expect more “instinctive” new music as they keep on writing through their current “gimmick-free” arena tour.READ MORE: Royal Blood on the cover: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”The Brighton rock duo shared the first taster of new music since their dance-indebted 2021 album &l
  
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• Halsey teases new music, says they “will be making a pop album” next

  22-03-2022 13:44 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has revealed that they have been writing new music and intends to make “a pop album” for her next release.READ MORE: Halsey – “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre”The singer shared several posts on her Instagram Stories to update fans about their progress, writing: “Due to personal reasons I will be making a pop album.”
  “I have an incredible song that I could put out as a single for radio next but I feel li
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion's label countersue the rapper

  22-03-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion's legal battle with 1501 Certified Entertainment wades on.
  
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• Lizzo's mom is her harshest critic

  22-03-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo has shared a preview of a new track called 'About Damn Time' and revealed who her biggest critic is.
  
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• George Ezra is not a fan of collaborating with other artists

  22-03-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  George Ezra fans hoping for the 'Shotgun' hitmaker to collaborate with other artists will be disappointed.
  
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• ‘There’s a Demon in All of Us’: Keith Richards on Facing Down Death and More

  22-03-2022 13:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Keith Richards on writing "Gimme Shelter," making 1992's Main Offender, the future of the Rolling Stones, and more
  
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• Richard Ashcroft announces two huge autumn headline shows

  22-03-2022 12:55 via nme.com
  
  Richard Ashcroft has announced two new major headline shows for this autumn.READ MORE: We Need To Talk About: Richard Ashcroft burning a copy of NMEThe former The Verve frontman will play Manchester’s AO Arena on October 14 and Brighton’s The Brighton Centre on October 15. Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 25) at 9.30am –  purchase yours here.
  The gigs will follow other previously announced summer headline shows. Ashcroft will play at Millennium Square in Leeds on July
  
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