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• Slash announces livestream event with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators

  26-03-2022 23:44 via nme.com
  
  Slash has announced that he’s doing a livestream event with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators next month.READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albumsThe global event, shot on location this month at the group’s sold-out House Of Blues show in Boston, is set to take place on April 15 at 12:00pm PT (7:00pm GMT).
  The full production, multi-camera streaming event is being put on in association with premium concert livestream platform Veeps. The setlist will include fa
  
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• Because Of You singer Keith Martin dies aged 55

  26-03-2022 23:04 via music-news.com
  
  Keith Martin was found dead at his home in Quezon City on Friday (25.03.22).
  
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• Antytila: Ed Sheeran backed Ukrainian band told they can’t play fundraiser

  26-03-2022 23:04 via nme.com
  
  Ukrainian band Antytila have been told they can’t play an upcoming benefit concert for their country because its “only able to focus on the humanitarian situation”.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Announced last week, the two-hour benefit show will air March 29 on ITV in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
  After hearing of the concert’s announc
  
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• Joy Division’s Peter Hook unveils new Ian Curtis mural in Macclesfield town centre

  26-03-2022 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26).READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Peter HookThe bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.”
  The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, i
  
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• Snoop Dogg’s got a collaboration in the works with BTS

  26-03-2022 20:22 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has revealed that he’s currently in talks with K-pop titans BTS about recording a collaboration.READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernautsSpeaking yesterday (March 25) on the red carpet of his and Kelly Clarkson‘s American Song Contest, the rapper confirmed he and BTS are working together.
  “I’m going to let them tell you about it,” he told The A.V. Club, before adding: “It’s official like a
  
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• ‘We Don’t Know How to Phone It In’: A Final Visit With Taylor Hawkins

  26-03-2022 19:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  In June of 2021, the Foo Fighters drummer sat down at his L.A. home for his last in-person Rolling Stone interview. He went deep on the time he almost quit the band, stage fright, and his “older brother” Dave Grohl
  
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• Taylor Hawkins: His Life in Photos

  26-03-2022 18:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Remembering the late Foo Fighters drummer, from his first big tour with Alanis Morissette in 1995 to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2021
  
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• Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Remember Taylor Hawkins: ‘A True Artist to His Very Core’

  26-03-2022 17:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  "A sweetheart of a man that radiated good vibes, a love of music, and a total monster on the drums," Geddy Lee writes of Foo Fighters drummer who helped induct Rush into Rock Hall
  
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• Taylor Hawkins: 10 Great Performances, From Foo Fighters to Alanis Morissette

  26-03-2022 17:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Classic Foos moments, brilliant covers, and more — a look back at the long career of a multi-talented rock dynamo
  
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• Dua Lipa says her third album is “50 per cent done”

  26-03-2022 15:49 via nme.com
  
  Dua Lipa has revealed that her forthcoming third album is “50 per cent done” and “starting to feel good”.READ MORE: Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’ review: powerful pop perfection from a star unafraid to speak her mindThe singer’s follow-up to 2020 smash ‘Future Nostalgia’ was first teased back in January, when Lipa said she had “done a big chunk of writing” for the new record.
  In a new interview with Elton John as part o
  
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• Tour bus on Korn’s US tour reportedly hit by single bullet

  26-03-2022 15:18 via nme.com
  
  A tour bus on Korn‘s current US tour with Code Orange and Chevelle has reportedly been hit by a single bullet.READ MORE: Korn: “On this record, we have grown emotionally. Music is healing to all of us”The three bands are currently on the road in the States and played in Saginaw, Michigan on Wednesday night (March 23) before having a day off in Davenport, Iowa on Thursday.
  As TMZ reports, the Davenport Police Department were alerted to the fact that yesterday morning (March
  
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• Nicki Minaj collaborates with Fivio Foreign on new track ‘We Go Up’

  26-03-2022 14:52 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Fivio Foreign on a new song – listen to ‘We Go Up’ below.READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and ratedAfter announcing that she was set to retire from music back in 2019, Minaj has returned with a slew of new singles in 2022, including Lil Baby collaborations ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ and ‘Bussin’.
  Another new track called ‘Blick Blick’ also arrived earlier this year.
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• Lars Ulrich, Stevie Nicks, Axl Rose and More Pay Tribute to Taylor Hawkins

  26-03-2022 14:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Travis Barker, Brian Wilson, Kiss and Jimmy Page all remember beloved Foo Fighters drummer following his death at the age of 50
  
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• Residente’s Latest Fight: Challenging the Meaning of ‘America’

  26-03-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The most outspoken, unfiltered artist in Latin music takes on his biggest battle yet — pushing a nation to reconsider the colonialist implications of its name
  
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• Juice WRLD’s second posthumous album ‘Fighting Demons’ to get vinyl release

  26-03-2022 14:00 via nme.com
  
  Juice WRLD’s second posthumous album is to get a vinyl release.READ MORE: Juice WRLD: “The rap game is so motherfucking soft now”The album, ‘Fighting Demons’, which was released on December 10, is now getting a vinyl pressing and will be shared via a limited online release and at Target stores.
  There will also be an exclusive red vinyl option and a complete tracklist, according to HipHopDX. A limited-edition translucent black variant will be available
  
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• Kehlani's new album

  26-03-2022 13:29 via music-news.com
  
  Kehlani has revealed the name of her new album is 'blue water road' and it will be released on April 29.
  
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• Tupac’s childhood poetry book is going up for auction

  26-03-2022 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Tupac Shakur’s childhood poetry book is currently up for auction at Sotheby’s.
  The previously unpublished book features haiku poems written by a young Tupac aged 11, as well as illustrations.
  Sotheby’s describe it as “an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur when he was just 11 years old, on offer from his godfather, Jamal Joseph, a Black Panther activist who was gifted the booklet by Tupac 40 years ago while incarcerated with fellow Panthe
  
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• 2Pac’s childhood poetry book is going up for auction

  26-03-2022 13:04 via nme.com
  
  2Pac’s childhood poetry book is currently up for auction at Sotheby’s.
  The previously unpublished book features haiku poems written by a young 2Pac (real name Tupac Shakur) aged 11, as well as illustrations.
  Sotheby’s describe it as “an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur when he was just 11 years old, on offer from his godfather, Jamal Joseph, a Black Panther activist who was gifted the booklet by Tupac 40 years ago while incarcerated wi
  
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• Kehlani confirms release date of upcoming new album

  26-03-2022 12:36 via nme.com
  
  Kehlani has confirmed the release date of her upcoming new album.READ MORE: Kehlani live in Los Angeles: a slick celebration of the R&B star’s second albumThe follow up to 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ is called ‘Blue Water Road’. It will arrive on April 29 via Atlantic.
  “Blue water road is a destination in my mind,” Kehlani said of the new album in a press release.
  The album’s lead single ‘Altar‘ arrived last Sep
  
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• Miley Cyrus to dedicate Lollapalooza Brazil set to Taylor Hawkins

  26-03-2022 12:24 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus says that her set at Lollapalooza’s Brazil festival tonight (March 26) will be performed in the memory of Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins.
  On Friday night (March 25), Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming that the 50-year-old drummer had died in Bogotá, Colombia. A cause of death was not given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read.
  The news of Hawkins’ death was confirmed just hours b
  
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• Chance The Rapper shares new video for ‘Child Of God’

  26-03-2022 11:31 via nme.com
  
  Chance The Rapper has shared the video for his new song, ‘Child Of God’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Chance The Rapper – ‘The Big Day’ reviewChance’s latest single arrived earlier this week (March 24) and features Moses Sumney on vocals.
  In the video for the new song, Chance can be seen rapping in the same room as that for his 2021 music video, ‘The Heart & The Tongue’.
  In the background, artist Naïla Opiangah paints on a canvas behin
  
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• Placebo 'spun out' by 20th anniversary tour

  26-03-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Placebo were "spun out" by their 20th anniversary tour and were left feeling "disjointed and disconnected" by their old music.
  
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• Doja Cat says she’s quitting music: “I can’t wait to fucking disappear”

  26-03-2022 10:49 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat has seemingly revealed that she’s set to quit music in a series of tweets following a festival appearance.
  The rapper and pop star is currently on tour in South America, and was scheduled to play at the Asunciónico festival in Paraguay on Tuesday (March 22).
  After the festival’s opening day, set to feature Doja Cat, was cancelled due to high winds and weather warnings, fans online expressed their disappointment at the star not meeting them outside her hotel.
  “No
  
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• Nick Cave says he gets mixed up with Nic Cage “all the time”

  26-03-2022 10:43 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has said he gets mixed up with Nic Cage “all the time”.READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impactWriting on his Red Hand Files website, Cave recounted how frequently “people mix [him] up with Nicolas Cage,” adding: “Like, I’ll be going through customs and the customs officer will look at my passport and say, ‘Happy to have you with us, Mr Cave. Loved you in Face/Off’. Or whatever. Some
  
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• Coldplay dedicate ‘Everglow’ performance to “beautiful man” Taylor Hawkins at Mexican gig

  26-03-2022 09:49 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay dedicated a song to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at a gig in Mexico last night (March 25) – see the tribute below.
  On Friday night, Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming the 50-year-old’s passing in Bogotá, Colombia. A cause of death was not given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read.
  During a gig at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico last night, as part of their ‘Musi
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo singing on treadmill to prepare for first-ever tour

  26-03-2022 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo's sold-out tour starts in San Francisco, California on 2 April.
  
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• Tributes pour in for Taylor Hawkins

  26-03-2022 08:54 via music-news.com
  
  Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne and Finneas are among those who have paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins following his shock death.
  
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• Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins dead at 50

  26-03-2022 08:26 via music-news.com
  
  A representative for the band announced the musician's passing in a statement posted via social media on Saturday.
  
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• EDC Las Vegas 2022 Lineup Announced – Over 230 Artists Including Tiesto, Kaskade, Deadmau5, Grimes, and More

  26-03-2022 06:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In October 2021, Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) returned to Las Vegas to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The EDC Las Vegas 2022 lineup has been released for the festival’s return from May 20th to May 22nd.  Insomniac is known to make strides in the music festival arena, and attendees could only anticipate what’s to come […]
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• See footage from drummer Taylor Hawkins’ final show with the Foo Fighters

  26-03-2022 05:36 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters fans are remembering drummer Taylor Hawkins, who recently died, with footage of his final show with the band at Lollapalooza Argentina.
  On March 25, the band issued a statement confirming the 50-year-old’s passing. A cause of death was not given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read.
  “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, chil
  
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• Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Found Dead — Cocktail of THC, Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Opioids, Other Substances Detected In His System

  26-03-2022 05:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died unexpectedly, according to information confirmed by the band. Hawkins was found dead on Friday evening (March 25th) in his hotel room while touring with the group. The band officially confirmed the news this evening (Friday, March 25th) on Twitter (see below). The Foo Fighters drummer had recently turned […]
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• Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Found Dead — Cocktail of Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Opioids, THC, Alcohol, Other Substances Detected In His System

  26-03-2022 05:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died unexpectedly, according to information confirmed by the band. Hawkins was found dead on Friday evening (March 25th) in his hotel room while touring with the group. The band officially confirmed the news this evening (Friday, March 25th) on Twitter (see below). The Foo Fighters drummer had recently turned […]
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• Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Found Dead — Cause of Death Remains Unknown

  26-03-2022 05:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died unexpectedly, according to information confirmed by the band. Hawkins was found dead on Friday evening (March 25th) in his hotel room while touring with the group. The band officially confirmed the news this evening (Friday, March 25th) on Twitter (see below). The cause of death has not been […]
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• Foo Fighter Drummer Taylor Hawkins Found Dead — Cause of Death Remains Unknown

  26-03-2022 05:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died unexpectedly, according to information now conformed by the band. The band officially confirmed the news this evening on Twitter (see below), though the cause of death has not been disclosed. According to details reported by the Associated Press, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in a […]
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• Watch Foo Fighters Play ‘Everlong’ at Their Final Gig With Taylor Hawkins

  26-03-2022 05:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  The performance, from Lollapalooza Argentina on March 20th, was the last song the drummer played before his death five days later
  
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• Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died

  26-03-2022 04:24 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, according to a statement from the band. He was 50 years old.
  The band announced the news in a statement on social media on March 25. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read.
  “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in th
  
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• Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

  26-03-2022 04:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins," the band writes. "His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever"
  
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• Cardi B Beats Libel Claim From NY Beachgoers Sporting MAGA Hat, Trump Flag

  26-03-2022 03:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  A judge dismissed the lawsuit against Cardi B, her sister and a another woman Friday, saying the plaintiffs "failed to sufficiently plead" their claims of defamation, assault, battery and libel
  
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• A Rap Pioneer Goes on Trial for Murder. Was It Calculated or Self-Defense?

  26-03-2022 01:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nathaniel “Kidd Creole” Glover made hip-hop history as a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Now he’s standing trial for the fatal stabbing of a 55-year-old man
  
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• Spotify reportedly set to suspend its service in Russia

  26-03-2022 00:14 via nme.com
  
  Spotify are reportedly set to suspend its service in Russia in response to the country’s newly announced media law.
  According to Reuters, the streaming platform, which closed its office in Russia indefinitely earlier this month due to Moscow’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine”, is expected to cease in the country late next month.
  It comes after Russia introduced a new legislation that makes it illegal to report any event that could discredit the Russian military.
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