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• Brockhampton share trailer ahead of ‘final album’

  18-04-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  
  Brockhampton have shared a short teaser trailer of a video titled ‘The Final Album’ – watch it below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton: “Shia LaBeouf is our idol and inspiration”It comes after the band surprised fans last week by announcing that their final album will be released in 2022. They made the announcement during their Coachella set on Saturday (April 16), after previously sharing that the two-weekend festival would mark an indefin
  
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• Brockhampton share trailer about new ‘final album’

  18-04-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  
  Brockhampton have shared a short teaser trailer of a video titled ‘The Final Album’ – watch it below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton: “Shia LaBeouf is our idol and inspiration”It comes after the band surprised fans last week by announcing that their final album will be released in 2022. They made the announcement during their Coachella set on Saturday (April 16), after previously sharing that the two-weekend festival would mark an indefin
  
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• Watch The Ohio State Athletic Band pay emotional tribute to Van Halen

  18-04-2022 23:37 via nme.com
  
  The Ohio State Athletic Band has paid an emotional tribute to Van Halen during a game last week.READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayThe Athletic Band paid tribute to Van Halen during their annual half time show at Ohio Stadium in Columba on Saturday (April 16).
  Van Halen died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. Tributes from members of AC/DC, KISS, Muse and Pearl Jam among many others, poured in following news of h
  
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• Mac Miller: drug dealer sentenced to almost 11 years in prison

  18-04-2022 23:21 via nme.com
  
  One of the three drug dealers charged in the death of rapper Mac Miller has been sentenced to 11 years in prison today (April 18).READ MORE: Mac Miller – ‘Circles’ review: posthumous album is a conflicting, tantalising taste of what might have beenMiller was found dead on September 7, 2018, with his death later determined an accidental drug overdose from a combination of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol. Stephen Walter, Ryan Michael Reavis and Cameron James Pettit were indict
  
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• Pusha T Details New Album ‘It’s Almost Dry,’ Produced by Kanye West and Pharrell

  18-04-2022 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Follow-up to 2018's Daytona will feature Jay-Z, Lil Uzi Vert, Kid Cudi, and Don Toliver
  
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• Snoop Dogg explains why he removed Death Row catalogue from streaming platforms

  18-04-2022 22:24 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has opened up about why he chose to remove the Death Row catalogue from various streaming platforms in a new interview.READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop foreverBack in February, Snoop announced that he was the new owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.
  Death Row Records was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and Michael “Harry O” Harris.
  
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• Bob Dylan Announces 14 New U.S. Tour Dates on the West Coast

  18-04-2022 22:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Bob Dylan has announced 14 more U.S. tour dates, primarily on the West Coast. The new tour dates appeared on Dylan’s website this morning. The first of them begins on May 28, just four days after Dylan’s 81st birthday. Dylan’s most recent concert appearance in Los Angeles was in June 2016 at the Shrine. All […]
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• DJ Kay Slay Passes Away At Age 55 — Ice T, 50 Cent, and Lloyd Banks Pay Tribute to the Hip-Hop ‘Legend’

  18-04-2022 22:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  DJ Kay Slay (full name Keith Grayson) has passed away at the age of 55, his family has announced, and high-profile members of the hip-hop world are paying tribute. DJ Kay Slay’s family confirmed the unfortunate news in a statement this morning. And while said statement doesn’t disclose the New York City native’s precise cause […]
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• Listen to Conan Gray’s emotional new single ‘Memories’

  18-04-2022 21:53 via nme.com
  
  Conan Gray has released the latest single from his forthcoming album – listen to ‘Memories’ below.READ MORE: Conan Gray talks NME through his ‘Firsts’It comes after the pop star shared details of his second album ‘Superache’ this month. This was preceded by ‘Jigsaw’ earlier this year along with ‘Telepath’, ‘People Watching’, ‘Astronomy’ and ‘Overdrive’ las
  
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• Mac Miller Drug Dealer Sentenced to Nearly 11 Years in Prison

  18-04-2022 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  “My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world. Malcolm was my person, more than a son," Miller's mom, Karen Meyers, said in a victim impact statement
  
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• Snoop Dogg Explains Why He Pulled Death Row Records Music From Streaming Services

  18-04-2022 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Snoop Dogg discusses why Death Row Records music disappeared from streaming services on a recent podcast. The legendary rapper appeared on an episode of the Drink Champs podcast with co-hosts DJ EFN and N.O.R.E.. Snoop explained why the music has disappeared from streaming services like Spotify and the answer is simple. Spotify doesn’t pay artists […]
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• Cardi B reflects on 'great relationship' with Offset's children

  18-04-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The first official pictures of Cardi B and Offset's blended family, including their new son Wave, have been released.
  
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• Pusha T to release new album ‘It’s Almost Dry’ on Friday

  18-04-2022 21:16 via nme.com
  
  Pusha T has announced that his upcoming fourth studio album ‘It’s Almost Dry’ will be released this Friday (April 22).READ MORE: Pusha T on making “the album of the year” ‘Daytona’ and playing ping pong with Damon AlbarnThe rapper confirmed the title of the album earlier this month, along with a tour of the United States in support of the album starting this May – tickets are available here.
  The album includes ‘Neck & Wrist&rsqu
  
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• Kendrick Lamar announces new album, ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’

  18-04-2022 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar has today (April 18) announced details of a new album, ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’.READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’ reviewThe rapper, who is due to headline Glastonbury this summer alongside Paul McCartney and Billie Eilish, tweet out a new link to his Oklahoma website where he revealed the album’s new title along with its release date. The new album will arrive on May 13.
  Lamar had previously teased the album last year. “May the
  
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• Wiz Khalifa and Logic announce co-headlining tour

  18-04-2022 20:36 via nme.com
  
  Wiz Khalifa and Logic have announced a co-headlining tour titled ‘Vinyl Verse’, which will take them across the US this summer. Find tickets here.READ MORE: Logic – ‘No Pressure’ review: positive rapper bids farewell with an elegiac and heartfelt swan songThe announcement comes alongside news of special guests 24kGoldn, DJ Drama, C Dot Castro and Fedd the God, who will appear at various dates.
  The 28-city tour kicks off on July 27 in Irvine, making stops in cit
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Finally Announces New Album

  18-04-2022 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers will arrive in May
  
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• Swedish House Mafia announce Grimes and Kaytranada as tour support

  18-04-2022 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Swedish House Mafia have announced Grimes and Kaytranada as openers for their upcoming tour – find tickets here.READ MORE: Swedish House Mafia: “Dance music is freedom – that’s our language”The Scandinavian dance trio of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso released their long-awaited debut full-length ‘Paradise Again’ last week (April 15).
  Speaking to NME about ‘Paradise Again’ back in November, SHM said that 
  
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• Swiftie Scientist Names New Millipede Species After Taylor Swift

  18-04-2022 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks," said Derek Hennen
  
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• Stem Raises $20 Million, Outlines Plan ‘To Provide Simple Access to Sophisticated Financial Tools to All Stakeholders’

  18-04-2022 18:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music distribution and payments platform Stem has announced the completion of a $20 million funding round and detailed plans to deliver “sophisticated financial tools to all stakeholders in the music industry.”  Seven-year-old Stem, which offers “music & video distribution, visualized data, monthly royalty payments, simplified revenue splits, and advances,” unveiled the multimillion-dollar raise this morning. […]
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• Tomorrow x Together Tease New Era in ‘Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’ Concept Trailer

  18-04-2022 18:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai have made a quick transition from their status as rookies to leaders of the fourth generation of K-pop groups
  
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• Liam Gallagher hints at making an album of love songs

  18-04-2022 18:49 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has suggested that he could one day make an album full of love songs.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”Gallagher is due to release his third solo studio album, ‘C’mon You Know’, on May 27 via Warner. He’s so far previewed the project with two singles, ‘Everything’s Electric’ and the record’s title track.
  The former Oasis
  
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• John Lydon on his Sex Pistols bandmates’ biopic: “None of these fucks would have a career but for me”

  18-04-2022 17:45 via nme.com
  
  John Lydon has hit out again at his former Sex Pistols bandmates’ new Danny Boyle-directed biopic series, calling them “dead wood” and questioning their talents.READ MORE: ‘Pistol’: what the cast told us about their new Sex Pistols seriesPistol, which is due to premiere on Hulu (and Disney+ where Hulu isn’t available) on May 31, is based off founding member Steve Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from A Sex Pistol. The six-episode series is created an
  
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• Rosalía announces huge world tour

  18-04-2022 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Rosalía has today (April 18) shared details of a world tour – check out the dates below.READ MORE: Rosalía – ‘Motomami’ review: an electrifying serve from a left-field mastermindThe ‘Motomani World Tour’ will be Rosalía’s first world tour and will see her travel to 15 countries for a 46-date run.
  The tour begins in July in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and will then make stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, S
  
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• DJ Kay Slay, Revered Mixtape Maker and Hip-Hop’s ‘Drama King,’ Dead at 55

  18-04-2022 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The DJ died from complications related to Covid-19, which put him in the hospital back in January
  
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• Working Men’s Club frontman Sydney Minsky-Sargeant “nearly finished” with debut solo album

  18-04-2022 16:45 via nme.com
  
  Sydney Minsky-Sargeant has revealed that he’s been working on a solo album that he has “very nearly finished”.READ MORE: Working Men’s Club live in London – an unpredictable gut-punch you just don’t get from ZoomThe Working Men’s Club frontman told fans via his band’s official Twitter account today (April 18) that his debut record is on the way.
  “Been working on a solo record for quite some time now. It’s very nearly finished. Hoping it
  
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• Jon Batiste to make acting debut in The Color Purple

  18-04-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste has signed on as an actor for the upcoming project.
  
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• Coachella 2022: The 24 Best Things We Saw

  18-04-2022 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Megan Thee Stallion to Månekskin, here's our rundown of Weekend One's most memorable moments
  
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• Rosalía Plots Massive ‘Motomami’ World Tour

  18-04-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  North American leg will set to launch in September
  
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• Watch Arcade Fire’s full performance of new song ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ at Coachella 2022

  18-04-2022 15:48 via nme.com
  
  Professionally-shot footage has been shared of Arcade Fire debuting new song ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ at Coachella 2022 – check it out below.READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ finds the band at their ambitious bestThe band played a secret set at the Californian festival on Friday (April 15) ahead of the release of new album ‘WE’, which is due out next month. Over the last few weeks they’ve made their live co
  
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• Bob Dylan announces new 2022 North American tour dates

  18-04-2022 15:26 via nme.com
  
  Bob Dylan has announced a number of new West Coast tour dates in North America this summer – see the full list below and pick up tickets here.READ MORE: Bob Dylan – ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yetThe dates, an extension of the ‘Never Ending Tour’ that Dylan is currently out on the road for, come behind his lauded 2020 album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’.
  The current set of dates began at the start of March in
  
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• Every Harry Styles Song Ranked

  18-04-2022 15:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  He’s built one of the wildest, weirdest songbooks of modern times -- from Seventies raunch to epic folk beauty to glam grandeur.
  
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• Bob Dylans Expands Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour With West Coast Dates

  18-04-2022 14:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tour picks back up on May 28 in Spokane, Washington, and wraps up June 18 in San Diego, California
  
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• Bob Dylan Expands Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour With West Coast Dates

  18-04-2022 14:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tour picks back up on May 28 in Spokane, Washington, and wraps up June 18 in San Diego, California
  
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• Flume joined by Beck, Caroline Polachek, Tove Lo and Vince Staples for Coachella 2022 set

  18-04-2022 14:39 via nme.com
  Flume played a star-studded set at Coachella on Saturday night (April 16) – watch him be joined by Beck, Caroline Polachek, Vince Staples and more below.
  The Australian DJ is set to release new album ‘Palaces’ on May 20 via Transgressive/Future Classic, which will feature collaborations from the likes of Damon Albarn and LAUREL.
  For his Coachella set, Flume was joined by Sydney-based indie-pop artist MAY-A (aka Maya Cummings) to perform new single ‘Say Nothing’
  
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• Dave invites another fan on stage to rap to ’Thiago Silva’

  18-04-2022 13:23 via nme.com
  
  History repeated itself of yesterday (April 17) when Dave invited a fan on stage at Coachella to rap a verse from his 2016 collaboration with AJ Tracey, ‘Thiago Silva’.READ MORE: Dave live in London – a star-studded and heartfelt celebrationFollowing on from the 2019 viral moment when “Alex from Glasto” Alex Mann nailed the verse at Glastonbury Festival, the rapper again brought out a fan for the same challenge.
  At Coachella, Dave picked “Spike from London&rdq
  
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• Isaiah Rashad addresses apparent sex tape leak for first time at Coachella 2022

  18-04-2022 12:59 via nme.com
  
  Isaiah Rashad has for the first time addressed an apparent sex tape leak from last year which seemed to out him as gay, during his set at Coachella on Saturday (April 16).
  Last year, a tape seemingly of Rashad was leaked and showed the subject being intimate with other men.
  Until now, Rashad hadn’t publicly addressed the tape but opened his Coachella set with a powerful video that saw a host of artists discussing the alleged tape in the leak’s aftermath.
  The video montage saw The Gam
  
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• Girls Aloud reuniting for one-off fundraiser gig in memory of Sarah Harding

  18-04-2022 12:37 via nme.com
  
  Girls Aloud are planning a reunion concert to raise funds for cancer research in memory of their late bandmember Sarah Harding.READ MORE: Sarah Harding 1981-2021 – The rockstar of Girls Aloud who transcended pop’s confinesHarding, 39, died last September from breast cancer. The reunion gig would seek to secure more funding for crucial medical equipment that could diagnose the cancer sooner.
  Nadine Coyle confirmed the news to OK! Magazine, saying that they want to honour her memory an
  
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• DJ Kay Slay dies after months-long COVID battle

  18-04-2022 12:15 via nme.com
  
  Legendary hip-hop DJ Kay Slay has died four months after being hospitalised with COVID.
  The news of the DJ’s death was revealed to HipHopDX by hip-hop promoter Van Silk, who confirmed that Kay Slay passed away yesterday (April 17). He was 55 years old.
  “Hip Hop lost a real gem,” Silk told the outlet. “My dear brother is gone. I’ve known him since he was 16 years old. He was my little brother. I introduced him to many and we did a lot of things together. We last talk
  
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• Finneas gives ‘Turning Red’ song ‘Nobody Like U’ live debut at Coachella 2022

  18-04-2022 11:37 via nme.com
  
  Finneas performed a solo set at Coachella 2022 yesterday (April 17), giving his Turning Red song ‘Nobody Like U’ its live debut – check it out below.READ MORE: Billie Eilish at Coachella 2022 – a record-breaking performance from an artist born to headline‘Nobody Like U’, taken from the new Pixar film, is a song written by Finneas and sister Billie Eilish and performed by the the fictional boyband 4*Town.
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• Doja Cat joined by Rico Nasty and Tyga at ‘iconic’ Coachella set, performs unreleased song

  18-04-2022 11:07 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat brought two of her collaborators onstage during her Coachella performance last night (April 17) and treated fans to a new, unreleased song.READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phaseThe singer and rapper was joined by Rico Nasty for ‘Tia Tamera’, a single taken from the deluxe version of Doja’s debut album ‘Amala’. Tyga also made an appearance for the remix version of ‘Juicy’, w
  
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• Watch The Weeknd debut ‘Dawn FM’ songs live during Coachella 2022 headline set

  18-04-2022 10:47 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd debuted songs from his new album ‘Dawn FM’ live for the first time during his Coachella headline set last night (April 17) – see footage, photos, a full setlist and more below.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightAbel Tesfaye was topping the bill on the final night of the first weekend at the Californian festival alongside Swedish House Mafia, with the pair replacing Kanye West as headlin
  
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• Sunmi reveals IVE’s ‘Love Dive’ had originally been offered to her

  18-04-2022 10:46 via nme.com
  
  K-pop singer Sunmi has shared that she could have been the one to release rookie girl group IVE’s new single, ‘Love Dive’.READ MORE: IVE’s new single ‘Love Dive’ is a luxurious plunge into the girl group’s alluring soundDuring a recent V Live broadcast, the singer and former Wonder Girls member listened to music and chatted with fans. At some point during the stream, Sunmi played the new IVE single and revealed that the song had initially been offered to
  
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• Psy unveils animated teaser for new track ‘Happier’, featuring Crush

  18-04-2022 10:45 via nme.com
  
  South Korean singer Psy has previewed a snippet of his new song ‘Happier’, featuring K-R&B singer-songwriter Crush.READ MORE: Solar on going solo: “I’m going to do what I want to do”The animated teaser follows the life of a man from birth, who begins to lose sight of happiness as he grows older, panting as he desperately tries to keep up with the rat race as a snippet of the song plays.
  “I wanna be happier / I wanted to be someone’s love / I wan
  
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• (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon shares teasers, tracklist for debut solo mini-album ‘MY’

  18-04-2022 10:34 via nme.com
  
  (G)I-DLE main vocalist Miyeon has shared a first look into her forthcoming debut solo mini-album ‘MY’.READ MORE: (G)I-DLE on their year-long hiatus, musical identity and first full-length album ‘I Never Die’Earlier today (April 18), the K-pop idol unveiled a series of gorgeous concept images for her upcoming solo  record. Donning a long pink dress, the singer indulges in pink and red-coloured drinks and desserts in the new photos. ‘MY’ is due out on April
  
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• BIBI takes love to the next level in new 88rising collaboration ‘Best Lover’

  18-04-2022 09:27 via nme.com
  
  South Korean musician BIBI has dropped a music video for new single ‘Best Lover’, which is part of Asian-American label 88rising’s new ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ EP.READ MORE: BIBI: “I have a long-ass plan to be a superstar and then die in my own bedroom”In the futuristic new visual, the singer sits in front of a wall of screens, attempting to programme herself a lover. She dons a pair of VR glasses and interacts with the humanoid figure in a virtual w
  
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• Travis Scott reportedly performed at Coachella 2022 afterparty

  18-04-2022 09:16 via nme.com
  
  Travis Scott reportedly played a Coachella afterparty this weekend, despite being removed from the festival’s line-up.
  Back in December, Scott – who was set to headline the COVID-cancelled Coachella 2020 – was dropped from the 2022 line-up following the Astroworld tragedy that saw 10 people killed in a crowd surge.
  While he didn’t officially appear at the festival itself across the first weekend, according to reports from TMZ and E!, Scott played a number of his
  
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• 'This man changed my life': Billie Eilish brings out Damon Albarn at Coachella

  18-04-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Billie Eilish and Damon Albarn performed Gorillaz's 'Feel Good Inc.'
  
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• Liam Gallagher hints at making a new album of love songs

  18-04-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has suggested he could make a love album with leftovers from 'C'Mon You Know'.
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen performs first new song in 2 years at Coachella

  18-04-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen performed her new single 'Western Wind' live for the first time.
  
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• Watch Måneskin cover Britney Spears’ ‘Womanizer’ at Coachella 2022

  18-04-2022 08:46 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin made their Coachella debut yesterday (April 17) – watch them cover Britney Spears‘ ‘Womanizer’ during their set below.READ MORE: Måneskin live in London – embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circusThe Italian band and Eurovision winners are set to head out on a huge global Loud Kids Get Louder tour across the end of 2022 and start of 2023, with dates across North America, Europe and the UK.
  Ahead of the tour, the b
  
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