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• Architects’ Sam Carter has written a children’s book about his dog

  14-04-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Architects frontman Sam Carter has revealed that he and his fiancé Abby Kirk have written a children’s book about their fox dog Sophia.READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” Sophia Fox Dog Gets Adopted aims to educate children on what foster dogs go through before they find their forever homes, while also giving a voice to young people who may have been through adoption and foster ca
  
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• Ed Sheeran a triple winner at Global Awards crowns 2022

  14-04-2022 23:33 via music-news.com
  
  The winners of The Global Awards 2022 were revealed, with Ed Sheeran picking up THREE awards.
  
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• Mary J. Blige to receive prestigious Icon Award

  14-04-2022 23:25 via music-news.com
  
  MRC and NBC today announced that global superstar Mary J. Blige will receive the distinguished Billboard Icon Award at
  
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• Coachella Teams Up With Fortnite for Virtual Merch Drops – The Details

  14-04-2022 23:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Coachella is taking over Fortnite in its first partnership with Epic Games. Here’s what we know. The music and fashion of the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival are coming to Fortnite. The partnership includes music-reactive outfits for players’ Fortnite avatars. There’s also an in-game radio takeover, where players can listen to artists playing at […]
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• Arcade Fire announce surprise set at Coachella 2022

  14-04-2022 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire have been announced as surprise guests on tonight’s Coachella festival line-up.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’ at 15: the album that killed indie rock as we knew itFrontman Win Butler teased the band’s appearance earlier today (April 14) on Twitter, noting that he was spending his birthday at the California event.
  “Decided to spend my birthday somewhere warm and dry [palm tree emoji] @coachella,” he wrote, posting a picture of himself
  
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• The Kid Laroi Stirs Up Imaginary Beef with Scooter Braun Approval – Proof

  14-04-2022 23:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Kid Laroi has stirred up some imaginary beef with Scooter Braun on social media, trying to inspire a new TikTok trend. In a short clip shared to social media on April 13, the Australian artist asks fans to share their own ‘last mistake.’ The video is set to “Thousand Miles,” and you can hear […]
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• The Kid Laroi Stirs Up Imaginary Beef With Ex-Manager Scooter Braun

  14-04-2022 23:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Kid Laroi has stirred up some imaginary beef with Scooter Braun on social media, trying to inspire a new TikTok trend. In a short clip shared to social media on April 13, the Australian artist asks fans to share their own ‘last mistake.’ The video is set to “Thousand Miles,” and you can hear […]
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• Warner Music Group Inks ‘First-Ever Partnership’ With POAP ‘To Mint Shared Memories As NFTs’

  14-04-2022 22:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Warner Music Group (WMG) and POAP Inc., a “leading Web3 protocol” and creator of “digital mementos,” have officially inked a partnership agreement. The Big Three record label and the four-year-old startup unveiled their “first-ever” pact today. Short for “Proof of Attendance Protocol,” POAPs (pronounced “Poh-ap”) are described by the involved companies as “digital mementos minted […]
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• Charlie Simpson hints at Bring Me The Horizon collaboration

  14-04-2022 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Charlie Simpson – former Busted member and Fightstar frontman – has hinted that a collaboration with Bring Me The Horizon could be on the cards.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon: “I’m like everyone else: confused, scared and angry”In the latest segment of NME‘s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, Simpson was quizzed on elements of his career.
  At one point he was asked about his former band Busted’s debut single, ‘What I Go To
  
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• Kesha Can’t Use ‘Critical’ Evidence About Alleged Sex Assault in Dr. Luke Trial, Court Rules

  14-04-2022 21:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Notes from lawyer Greg Clarick purportedly state Kesha told him “way back in 2006” that Dr. Luke gave her a pill “to feel better” shortly before she blacked out
  
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• Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter for $43 Billion After Becoming Largest Shareholder

  14-04-2022 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright in a deal worth $43 billion in cash. He became the company’s largest individual shareholder recently. According to a regulatory filing with the SEC, Musk offered to buy the platform at a premium price per share. “I made an offer,” Musk tweeted to his 81 million followers […]
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• Elon Musk Offers To Buy 100% of Twitter for $43 Billion After Becoming Largest Shareholder

  14-04-2022 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright in a deal worth $43 billion in cash. He became the company’s largest individual shareholder recently. According to a regulatory filing with the SEC, Musk offered to buy the platform at a premium price per share. “I made an offer,” Musk tweeted to his 81 million followers […]
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• Bring Me The Horizon and Sigrid join forces on upcoming single ‘Bad Life’

  14-04-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon and Sigrid are set to drop a new single, ‘Bad Life’, the latter revealing the collaboration with a TikTok video today (April 14).READ MORE: Sigrid: “There’s a part of me that comes out when I play live – it’s my superpower”Sharing a behind the scenes montage between BMTH frontman Oli Sykes and Sigrid, the video is set to an audio clip of the forthcoming single, with the lyrics “It’s just a bad day/ Not a bad life” s
  
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• Travis Barker shares Taylor Hawkins tribute tattoo

  14-04-2022 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Travis Barker has had a new tattoo done in tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins – see it below.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showThe Blink-182 drummer took to Instagram last night (April 14) to share a collection of images from Mark Mahoney’s Shamrock Social Club tattoo parlour on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
  Barker – accompanied by fiancée Kourtney Kardashian – can be seen havin
  
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• Primary Wave Music Acquires Stake in Even Stevens’ Music Publishing Catalog

  14-04-2022 20:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Primary Wave Music has struck a music publishing deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter, Even Stevens. The deal will see the independent publishing giant acquire a stake in the songwriter’s music publishing catalog. Primary Wave has also confirmed an administration and marketing agreement to represent Even’s recent and future works. Some of the songs included in the […]
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• Suspect Arrested in Connection to Arson at Popular Brooklyn LGBTQA+ Nightclub

  14-04-2022 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  John Lhota charged in connection to blaze at popular LGBTQ+ venue, faces up to 40 years in prison
  
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• Deezer Reportedly Prepares to Go Public As Part of SPAC Merger

  14-04-2022 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify competitor Deezer is reportedly preparing to go public as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. The Wall Street Journal just recently reported on Deezer’s rumored SPAC merger and corresponding arrival on the stock market, but higher-ups hadn’t publicly addressed the matter at the time of this piece’s writing. Additionally, a Deezer […]
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• Dawnie Walton on Her Music-Obsessed Novel and Liking Whatever the Hell She Wants

  14-04-2022 19:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  'The Final Revival of Opal & Nev' author goes deep on Betty Davis, Altamont, and crafting an unforgettable protagonist
  
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• Billie Eilish to appear in ‘The Simpsons’ short ‘When Billie Met Lisa’

  14-04-2022 19:14 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish will make an appearance in The Simpsons in an upcoming short titled ‘When Billie Met Lisa’.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational greatThe short, set to be released on Disney+ on April 22, will feature Eilish and her brother, Finneas, as they invite Lisa Simpson to a jam session in the studio.
  A synopsis reads: “In ‘When Billie Met Lisa,’ Lisa Simpson is discovered by
  
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• Brian May pays tribute to Buddy Holly with cover of ‘Maybe Baby’

  14-04-2022 19:10 via nme.com
  
  Brian May has shared a cover of Buddy Holly‘s rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Maybe Baby’.READ MORE: ‘Queen days’: Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journeyMay’s reworking of the 1958 track is taken from the forthcoming deluxe reissue of his second solo album, 1998’s ‘Another World’, due to arrive on April 22.
  “I’ve never done a Buddy Holly song,” the Queen guitarist said in a statement. Explaining
  
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• Sonic Youth Unearth 1989 Kyiv Concert to Raise Money for Ukraine Aid

  14-04-2022 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Exactly 33 years after Kyiv gig, band digs up partial recording of Daydream Nation-era show to benefit World Central Kitchen
  
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• Florence + The Machine reveal full tracklist for new album ‘Dance Fever’

  14-04-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Florence + The Machine have revealed the full tracklist for their forthcoming new album ‘Dance Fever’.READ MORE: The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songsFlorence Welch and her band’s fifth album is set for release on May 13 via Polydor, and has been previewed so far by the singles ‘My Love’, ‘King’, and ‘Heaven Is Here’.
  Ahead of the great revelation, the group have been unveiling song titles via slowly turning playin
  
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• Billie Eilish and Finneas Head to Springfield to Jam With Lisa in New ‘Simpsons’ Short

  14-04-2022 18:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  "When Billie Met Lisa" premieres April 22 exclusively on Disney+
  
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• Dolly Parton Serenades Loretta Lynn on Her 90th Birthday

  14-04-2022 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Parton sings, while Carole King, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile and more send the coal miner's daughter well wishes
  
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• Palma Violets and The Big Moon’s Gently Tender release new single ‘Dead Is Dead’

  14-04-2022 17:57 via nme.com
  
  Gently Tender have released their first new song in over three years – listen to ‘Dead Is Dead’ below.READ MORE: The Big Read – The Big Moon: “Everything feels big, strange, and very scaryThe band, made up from ex-Palma Violets members Sam Fryer, Will Doyle and Peter Mayhew alongside The Big Moon’s Celia Archer and guitarist Adam Brown, put out a string of singles in 2018 and 2019 before going quiet.
  “‘Dead Is Dead’ is a positive mantra on th
  
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• TikTok becomes Eurovision 2022’s ‘Official Entertainment Partner’

  14-04-2022 17:53 via nme.com
  
  TikTok has been announced the ‘Official Entertainment Partner’ of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.READ MORE: Eurovision 2021 was a giddy reminder of the joys of live music (and that no one likes us)The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) made the announcement earlier today (April 14), placing the video-focused social networking service’s global community of one billion at the heart of Eurovision 2022.
  “We’re delighted to be making TikTok the Offici
  
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• Coachella to bring “music-reactive” outfits to ‘Fortnite’

  14-04-2022 17:28 via nme.com
  
  Epic Games has partnered with Coachella to bring reactive clothing and exclusive music to Fortnite.READ MORE: All games should have a Netflix-style duration listingThe first wave of Coachella-themed items will drop into Fortnite tomorrow (April 15) at 1AM BST, or 8PM ET / 5PM PDT on April 14.
  As part of the crossover’s Icon Radio Takeover, 30 artists from the Coachella festival will appear on radios found in Fortnite‘s vehicles. The Takeover will also bring new in-game items and outf
  
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• Kenny G Offers to Help Reunite Kim and Kanye

  14-04-2022 17:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  At a film festival screening of the HBO ‘Music Box’ documentary about him, the iconic saxophonist revisited his 2019 serenade of the celebrity couple — and said his services are still available
  
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• Sault tease new project ‘Air’ with snippets of fresh music

  14-04-2022 16:59 via nme.com
  
  Sault appear to be teasing a new project called ‘Air’ after wiping their instagram and uploading five snippets of new music – listen below.READ MORE: SAULT – ‘Nine’ review: anonymous British collective weave tales of hope and painThe series of new posts begins with an image that sees the word “Air” written onto a blank background, similar to album covers for Sault’s previous records ‘5’, ‘7’ and ‘Nine’.
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• ‘I Can’t Believe How Lucky We Are’: Jeff Tweedy on the Return of Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival

  14-04-2022 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pandemic-delayed festival returns to western Massachusetts next month with performances from Japanese Breakfast, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Sun Ra Arkestra, Terry Allen, and more
  
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• Father John Misty Captures the Dazzling Night Life in ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’ Video

  14-04-2022 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Josh Tillman will play songs from Chloë and the Next 20th Centuryat NYC's Rockefeller Center on Thursday
  
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• Richard Hawley announces fourth and final show to help support Sheffield Leadmill

  14-04-2022 16:54 via nme.com
  
  Richard Hawley has added a fourth and final date to his forthcoming run of gigs at the Sheffield Leadmill.READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – closes, we all lose somethingThe singer-songwriter unveiled details of two concerts earlier this week taking place on August 8 and 9 to help the venue after news that is under threat of closure. The venue then announced a third date due to “phenomenal demand” on August 11
  
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• Arcade Fire to replace Foo Fighters as headliners of Osheaga 2022

  14-04-2022 16:16 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire have been announced as the replacement for Foo Fighters at the Osheaga Music And Arts Festival.
  The three-day event is due to take place in Montréal, Canada between July 29 and August 1, with A$AP Rocky and Dua Lipa headlining the Saturday and Sunday nights respectively. It’ll mark the festival’s 15th anniversary.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showFoo Fighters had been scheduled to top the bill on the Fr
  
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• Shooting at DaBaby’s North Carolina Home Leaves One Person Injured

  14-04-2022 16:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Unnamed victim hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after shooting incident
  
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• ‘I Should Have Died’: Dave Alvin, Seminal California Country-Punk Guitarist, Talks Private Cancer Battle

  14-04-2022 16:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  A founding member of the Blasters, Alvin says he's undergone successful treatment for stage four colorectal cancer
  
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• Beatles fan turns George Harrison’s childhood home into AirBnB

  14-04-2022 15:54 via nme.com
  
  A Beatles fan has turned George Harrison’s childhood home into an Airbnb and “living museum”.
  READ MORE: The greatest debut albums recorded at Abbey Road Studios
  Ken Lambert bought the property at 25 Upton Green in the suburb of Speke, Liverpool last November for around £171,000. According to the listing, Harrison lived at the three-bedroom house between 1949 and 1962.
  The house was also used as a practice space for The Beatles, then known as The Quarrymen.
  But now the pr
  
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• Download bosses talk festival improvements and tease 2023 headliners

  14-04-2022 15:37 via nme.com
  
  The bosses of Download have spoken to NME about the major improvements coming for this year’s event – as well as revealing that all three headliners have already been booked for the 2023 festival.READ MORE: Download Festival 2021 review: the new generation upend legacy focused rock-festThe legendary Donington rock bash has seen a two-year hiatus due to COVID – aside from 2021’s smaller scale Download Pilot to show that festivals could go on during the pandemic – and
  
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• Ride announce new reissues to mark debut album’s 30th anniversary

  14-04-2022 15:12 via nme.com
  
  Ride have announced new reissues of their early albums and EPs to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.
  The Oxford group, who formed in 1988, are set to re-release their seminal first album ‘Nowhere’ (1990) and its follow-up ‘Going Blank Again’ (1992) on November 4 via Wichita Recordings.READ MORE: Ride’s tiny London show is a reminder of what musical rebellion really sounds likePer a press release, the former will be pressed on on blue vinyl with a g
  
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• Ride announce new reissues in celebration of their 30th anniversary

  14-04-2022 15:12 via nme.com
  
  Ride have announced new reissues of their early albums and EPs to mark their 30th anniversary as a band.
  The Oxford group are set to re-release their seminal 1990 debut ‘Nowhere’ and its follow-up ‘Going Blank Again’ (1992) on November 4 via Wichita Recordings.READ MORE: Ride’s tiny London show is a reminder of what musical rebellion really sounds likePer a press release, the former will be pressed on on blue vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and embossed artwork; t
  
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• Watch Post Malone and Billy Strings Cover Johnny Cash’s ‘Cocaine Blues’

  14-04-2022 15:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  After teasing their friendship with a viral post in 2020, the "Circles" rapper and the bluegrass picker finally share a stage
  
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• Nia Archives calls on MOBO Awards to add electronic/dance category

  14-04-2022 15:06 via nme.com
  
  Nia Archives has written an open letter to the MOBO Awards, calling on the organisation to add an electronic/dance category.
  READ MORE: Nia Archives – ‘Forbidden Feelingz’ EP: jungle anthems certify producer’s rapid rise
  The letter was shared across her social media and starts with Nia Archives writing that “it saddens me that it has been decades since an electronic/dance artist of Black origin was awarded a MOBO,” with Goldie’s 1996 win for ‘Timel
  
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• ‘We All Have Our Own Shit’: How Tomberlin Learned to Feel Her Feelings — and Pour Them Into Her Best Music Yet

  14-04-2022 14:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Over a cup of coffee, the musician goes deep on her new album I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This... a witchy, folk-tinged rumination on emotions
  
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• Listen to Tim Burgess’ sunny new single ‘Here Comes The Weekend’

  14-04-2022 14:20 via nme.com
  
  Tim Burgess has shared a new single called ‘Here Comes The Weekend’ – you can listen to it below.
  The uplifting, romantic track serves as the first preview of the Charlatans frontman’s as-yet-untitled sixth solo album, which is expected to arrive at some point later this year via Bella Union.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Tim Burgess“The idea was very much about two people who were distanced and wanted to connect but were fi
  
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• The Distillers postpone UK and European summer tour

  14-04-2022 14:05 via nme.com
  
  The Distillers have announced that they’ve postponed all their European festival appearances, as well as their June headline tour.
  The Brody Dalle-fronted band shared a statement on social media that said: “It is with great regret that The Distillers have been forced to postpone their upcoming European festival appearances and headline tour this June.”
  “The band express their sincere apologies to all of the fans and hope to return to Europe to play the headline shows as s
  
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• AJ Tracey to headline MLB Home Run Derby X at London Crystal Palace Park

  14-04-2022 13:19 via music-news.com
  
  AJ Tracey is to headline MLB Home Run Derby X at London Crystal Palace Park and will take to the stage to perform his smash rap hits.
  
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• Watch Wet Leg play tiny homecoming show on a porch on Isle Of Wight

  14-04-2022 13:07 via nme.com
  
  Wet Leg have played tiny homecoming show on a porch on the Isle of Wight last night (April 13) – watch the moment below.READ MORE: Wet Leg: “I think there’s more authenticity to the music if you’re having fun”The duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – posted about the gig on their social media accounts. Nodding to their Isle of Wight accents, they wrote: “Good deeey ol’ wettie, ol’ pal.
  “Just wanted to let you know
  
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• Peter Andre says Liam Gallagher apologised to him over past feud

  14-04-2022 12:51 via nme.com
  
  Peter Andre has spoken of his past feud with Liam Gallagher, revealing that the former Oasis frontman later apologised for his behaviour.
  Gallagher reportedly called the ‘Mysterious Girl singer a “c***” in 2007 after being asked during an interview who he would collaborate with, text or ignore out of Andre, Trevor McDonald and Dolly Parton.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”Writing in
  
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• Mimi’s MasterClass: Mariah Carey Takes Fans Inside Her Studio for New Online Series

  14-04-2022 12:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  The superstar's new MasterClass series includes nine video lessons covering everything from songwriting to producing, plus an exclusive new version of 'The Roof' featuring Brandy
  
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• Kings Of Leon tell fans to “stay tuned” as they work on new music

  14-04-2022 12:41 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have told fans to “stay tuned” as they work on new music.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other”The Nashville band took to Instagram to share a video of themselves in the studio at work on new music.
  In the clip, guitarist Matthew Followill said: “I’m headed in to make music with the band. New music for the first time since the end of 2018.
  “It’s very exciting. I feel like I&r
  
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• The Mercury Prize award ceremony will take place in September 2022

  14-04-2022 12:24 via music-news.com
  
  The Mercury Prize Award ceremony will take place in September 2022 with new headline sponsors FREE Now.
  
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