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• Kaytranada announces headline summer London show

  20-04-2022 23:52 via nme.com
  
  Kaytranada has announced that he’ll be heading to London this summer for a headline show at O2 Academy Brixton – get tickets here.READ MORE: Kaytranada – ‘Intimidated’ EP review: warming electro-soul to get you through the winterThe two-time Grammy-winning producer will head to Europe in June for a run of shows in Germany, Malta, Netherlands, France and Italy. The UK date takes place on June 19.
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• Only 12% of Full-Time Creatives Make Over $50,000 Per Year, Report Reveals

  20-04-2022 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report reveals the creator economy is growing rapidly, but only 12% of creators make more than 50K. Linktree released a report on the creator economy after conducting research with the help of 9,500 creators. These creatives come from all walks of life, so this information isn’t specific just to music industry creatives. The […]
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• Creator Economy Report Reveals Only 12% of Full-Time Creatives Make Over 50K Per Year

  20-04-2022 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report reveals the creator economy is growing rapidly, but only 12% of creators make more than 50K. Linktree released a report on the creator economy after conducting research with the help of 9,500 creators. These creatives come from all walks of life, so this information isn’t specific just to music industry creatives. The […]
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• Waltons Back FORMAT Music Festival in the Arkansas Ozarks

  20-04-2022 23:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The organizers of Lollapalooza have backing from the Walton family to build out a music festival in Bentonville, AR. The Format Festival (For Music+Art+Technology) will take place September 23-25, 2022. It will be held at the massive 250-acre Sugar Creek Airstrip around four miles northeast of downtown Bentonville. More than 50 artists are expected to […]
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• The Waltons Are Starting a Music Festival In the Arkansas Ozarks

  20-04-2022 23:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The organizers of Lollapalooza have backing from the Walton family to build out a music festival in Bentonville, AR. The Format Festival (For Music+Art+Technology) will take place September 23-25, 2022. It will be held at the massive 250-acre Sugar Creek Airstrip around four miles northeast of downtown Bentonville. More than 50 artists are expected to […]
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• Artist-Monetization and Distribution Startup Trac Announces $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Round

  20-04-2022 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Trac, which operates as “a one-stop-shop for artists to monetize and manage every aspect of their careers,” has officially announced a $2.5 million pre-seed round. Two-year-old Trac just recently unveiled the multimillion-dollar raise, which was led by Lagos, Nigeria-based Zrosk Investment Management. Entities including Dapper Labs and the Calm Company Fund, in addition to individuals […]
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• Viagra Boys announce new album ‘Cave World’ and share video for single ‘Ain’t No Thief’

  20-04-2022 22:29 via nme.com
  
  Viagra Boys have announced a new album, ‘Cave World’, and shared the first taster from the record, ‘Ain’t No Thief’.READ MORE: Viagra Boys: “A lot of our output is a celebration of being a fuck-up”The follow-up to 2021’s ‘Welfare Jazz’, which has been produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn, is released on July 8 via Year0001. You can view the full tracklisting below.
  According to a press release, the album is “inspired by
  
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• Astroworld Task Force Cites Lack Of Training, Unclear Venue Rules In Report

  20-04-2022 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Texas task force report comes five months after a crowd surge killed 10 people at the festival
  
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• ‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ announce plans for Earth Day

  20-04-2022 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Music Declares Emergency has announced a new partnership with music industry organisations and a number of global artists to celebrate Earth Day 2022.READ MORE: The music world on the aftermath of COP26: “The future needs reinforcements”A week of activities have been planned that emphasise “the power of music to make real changes that benefit all life on Earth and carry the message of climate action to all corners of the globe”.
  “From new technologies to smarter fin
  
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• Camila Cabello faced 'crippling anxiety' while recording Familia

  20-04-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Havana singer Camila Cabello shared that she suffered from anxiety during the recording process of her newest album.
  
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• Man sentenced to 190 years in prison for murder of music legend Clarence Avant’s wife Jacqueline

  20-04-2022 21:27 via nme.com
  
  A man has been sentenced to 190 years in prison for murdering Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant.
  Aariel Maynor, 30, was sentenced yesterday (April 19) after pleading guilty to murder and other charges in Los Angeles’ Superior Court last month and admitting he used an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle to shoot Avant in her Beverly Hills home on December 1 2021, before firing several rounds at her security guard as he fled, reports Billboard.
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• A$AP Rocky arrested in connection with shooting in 2021

  20-04-2022 21:15 via nme.com
  
  A$AP Rocky has been arrested in connection with a shooting which allegedly took place in 2021.
  The Harlem rapper (real name Rakim Mayers) arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a private plane from Barbados after visiting his girlfriend Rihanna, when he was detained by law enforcement officials earlier today (April 20), according to NBC News.
  It is alleged that Rocky had been under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over a shooting near Vista Del Mar and Selma Ave a
  
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• After Reporting Record Revenues, SeatGeek Is Going Public via SPAC

  20-04-2022 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SeatGeek has announced record revenues for Q4 2021. The ticket resale platform is also planning a SPAC merger to go public later this year. SeatGeek announced $82.5 million in net revenue in Q4 2021, more than 17 times its figure from Q4 2020. It’s also up more than 30% compared to Q3 2021’s $56.8 million […]
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• Apple Music Announces DJ Mixes in Spatial Audio – First Up, Detroit DJ Jeff Mills

  20-04-2022 20:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple Music is launching DJ mixes in spatial audio, giving fans a new way to experience these mixes. Apple says spatial audio is the next natural step in its commitment to sound and DJ mixes. The company launched a program last year allowing for the proper identification and compensation of creators involved in mixes on […]
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• Architects spin out of control in dizzying video for new track ‘When We Were Young’

  20-04-2022 20:52 via nme.com
  
  Architects have released a brand new single called ‘When We Were Young’ – listen to the track below.READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” The Brighton metalcore band’s soaring new record is their first new music since the release of their 2021 album, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’.
  “‘When We Were Young’ is a song that recognises what is gained and what
  
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• A$AP Rocky arrested in connection to Los Angeles shooting

  20-04-2022 20:46 via music-news.com
  
  A$AP Rocky's attorney, Alan Jackson, confirmed to NBC News that his client had been arrested but did not offer a statement.
  
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• AI-Powered Music Adaptation Is Coming to Gaming Soundtracks — XdMind Is One Startup Pushing the Possibilities

  20-04-2022 20:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Machines are getting smarter — which means the music industry is taking AI and the metaverse more seriously. According to the duo behind XDMind, gaming is a perfect place to unleash AI-powered adaptive music technology. A game without music is like a car without a stereo system. No fun. But what about all the gamers […]
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• Calvin Harris sets summer release date for ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’

  20-04-2022 19:51 via nme.com
  
  Calvin Harris has announced that he’ll be releasing a new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’, this coming summer.READ MORE: R.I.P. beat drops? We need to talk about Calvin Harris’ move away from EDMTaking to Twitter this afternoon, the DJ and producer shared an image of a billboard displaying the album’s title. While not revealing the exact release date, Harris captioned the image: “Summer ’22.”
  His forthcoming sixth studio album will be his first in
  
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• ByteDance Officially Launches Qishui Yinyue Streaming Service Beta in China

  20-04-2022 19:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last September, reports indicated that TikTok parent ByteDance was preparing to roll out its own music streaming service. Now, this platform, Qishui Yinyue, has officially launched in beta. The mentioned rumblings of a ByteDance streaming app came to light as the Chinese government was cracking down on other music platforms, especially Tencent Music (NYSE: TME). […]
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• A$AP Rocky Arrested in L.A. in Connection With 2021 Shooting

  20-04-2022 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper is accused of firing several shots at a man last November, one of which allegedly grazed the victim's left hand
  
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• Watch Rico Nasty’s trippy video for new single ‘Vaderz’

  20-04-2022 19:07 via nme.com
  
  Rico Nasty has shared the video for her new single ‘Vaderz’, featuring Bktherula.READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”The trippy clip, which you can view below, sees the duo referencing everyone from Gordon Ramsay to Marilyn Manson.
  “This ain’t no double life, bitch it’s really the way that I live/ Talk down on us then you might lose a limb/ I be stepping on bitches like I’m wearing Timbs,” raps Na
  
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• A Spitfire, Skateboarding Rapper From Atlanta: This Is Mercury

  20-04-2022 18:30
  
  Mercury's career jumpstarted when she appeared in a music video with Rico Nasty. With her second album, 'Tabula Rasa,' the rising rapper is starting fresh.
  
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• The Breakdown: Kosha Dillz on ‘They Felt Us’

  20-04-2022 18:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Brooklyn rapper breaks down his new release in the latest episode of The Breakdown
  
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• Blues Tradition Feels Viscerally Alive On Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder’s ‘Get On Board’

  20-04-2022 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The veteran Americana musicians honor the past, and shake it up.
  
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• Florence + The Machine share Bill Nighy-starring video for new single ‘Free’

  20-04-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Florence + The Machine have shared a brand new single called ‘Free’ – watch its Bill Nighy-starring video below.
  Florence 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’. Its full tracklist was then shared last week.READ MORE: Florence + The Machine live in London: an electrifying show of unity and danceAs with
  
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• The Subways share new song ‘Oi You Boy Bands’ and ‘You Kill My Cool’ video

  20-04-2022 17:44 via nme.com
  
  The Subways have shared a new B-side called ‘Oi You Boy Bands’ along with a video for recent single ‘You Kill My Cool’ – check them both out below.
  The band announced their return earlier this month with ‘You Kill My Cool’ and the news that their fifth studio album would be out later this year.
  Along with the new music news, the band also revealed that, following the departure of their founding member and drummer Josh Morgan, Camille Phillips of The Ramo
  
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• George Michael Freedom Uncut to tell 'complete story' of late pop icon

  20-04-2022 17:39 via music-news.com
  
  'George Michael Freedom Uncut', a new feature-length documentary about the late pop icon, will be released in cinemas worldwide on June 22.
  
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• Foals launch their own ‘Holy Fire Hot Honey’ hot sauce

  20-04-2022 17:32 via nme.com
  
  Foals have announced the launch of their very own hot sauce, ‘Holy Fire Hot Honey’ – you can purchase the spicy condiment here.READ MORE: Foals: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed”Released in collaboration with Sauce Shop, the limited edition hot honey drizzle is the brainchild of the Oxford band’s drummer Jack Bevan, who is a long-time hot sauce fan.
  Swapping the studio for the kitchen, Bevan devised a combination of sweet honey and haba
  
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• Kurt Cobain’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ guitar to go on display in London ahead of auction

  20-04-2022 17:22 via nme.com
  
  The guitar played by Kurt Cobain in the video for Nirvana‘s 1991 hit ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is set to be displayed in London ahead of going to auction.READ MORE: Every Nirvana song ranked in order of greatnessAs revealed last week, the left-handed 1969 Fender Mustang, in a Lake Placid Blue finish, will be up for grabs as part of Julien’s Auctions’ three-day Music Icons event, running from May 20-22 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York as well as online.
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• Cat Power Drops Dreamy, Jim Jarmusch-Directed ‘A Pair of Brown Eyes’ Video

  20-04-2022 17:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Indie filmmaking icon collaborates with Chan Marshall for first time with Covers visual
  
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• Radiohead Side Project the Smile Set Release Date for Debut LP ‘A Light for Attracting Attention’

  20-04-2022 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner share new single "Free in the Knowledge" ahead of album's May 13 digital release
  
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• Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile Lead 2022 Pilgrimage Festival Lineup

  20-04-2022 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Avett Brothers, Jon Batiste, Adia Victoria are also on the bill for the Nashville-area concert
  
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• The Smile announce debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’

  20-04-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  The Smile have announced their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, alongside the release of a brand new track called ‘Free In The Knowledge’.READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after allThe band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and have been sharing sporadic teasers of a debut album sinc
  
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• ‘Man With the Iron Balls:’ Les Claypool, Eugene Hütz, Stewart Copeland, and Friends Sing an Ode to Zelensky and His Testicles

  20-04-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Billy Strings and Sean Lennon are also featured on the track. "Some freaky, 'East meets West' art needed to be thrown that way," says Claypool
  
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• Becky G Gets Dubby on New Song ‘No Mienten’ and Announces New Album

  20-04-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song is off of Esquemas, out on May 13.
  
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• T-Pain calls out Dallas fans over low ticket sales

  20-04-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Low rapper T-Pain complained about low ticket sales in Dallas, Texas, as part of a video released over the weekend.
  
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• George Michael Doc, Narrated and Co-Directed by Late Musician, to Hit Theaters This Summer

  20-04-2022 16:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Freedom Uncut documents the tumultuous yet creatively significant period from Faith through Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1
  
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• Sharon Van Etten hints at future collaborations with Angel Olsen: “This is just the beginning”

  20-04-2022 16:15 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Van Etten has told NME of her deep connection with collaborator and tourmate Angel Olsen. “[She’s] one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met,” Van Etten said.READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten on the cover: “I have to be hopeful. I’m a mother and I want to be brave for my son”Van Etten was speaking in a new Big Read cover feature ahead of the release of her sixth studio album ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong’, due o
  
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• ‘I Have No Shame About Nakedness’: When John Lennon Defended ‘Two Virgins’ in Court

  20-04-2022 15:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  An excerpt from new book 'Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer' finds the ex-Beatle championing his and Yoko Ono's infamous nude album cover in New York Supreme Court
  
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• Editors share new single ‘Heart Attack’ and add Blanck Mass as full member

  20-04-2022 15:54 via nme.com
  Editors have shared their new single ‘Heart Attack’ and confirmed the addition of composer and producer Blanck Mass to their line-up as a full member.
  Blanck Mass, real name Benjamin John Power (also of Fuck Buttons), previously worked with the band on their sixth album ‘Violence’, which arrived in March 2018.READ MORE: The term ‘landfill indie’ is pure snobbery from people who don’t know how to have fun“Having worked with the band for coming up to
  
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• The Regrettes follow up playful Coachella 2022 performance with UK summer shows announcement

  20-04-2022 15:52 via nme.com
  
  The Regrettes have announced two headline shows in the UK this summer. Tickets will be available here. 
  The LA band, who had previously shared that they’d be playing TRNSMT, 2000trees, and a Sounds of the City show opening for Foals and Wet Leg at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl, added two gigs at London’s Omeara on June 24 and Brighton’s Patterns on June 25. See the full list of dates below.READ MORE: The Regrettes’ reinvention: “I want us to go as big as
  
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• George Michael Freedom Uncut set to be released as a global cinema event

  20-04-2022 15:44 via music-news.com
  
  Sony Music Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing today announced the premiere of GEORGE MICHAEL FREEDOM UNCUT
  
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• Perry Farrell: “I would love to see Jane’s Addiction record a couple of tracks this year”

  20-04-2022 15:11 via nme.com
  
  Perry Farrell has said in a new interview that he hopes that Jane’s Addiction will record new music later this year.
  The band are yet to follow up their 2011 studio album ‘The Great Escape Artist’, although they have released a number of live records in recent years, as well as the standalone single ‘Another Soulmate’ in 2013.READ MORE: Perry Farrell: “I saw through the pandemic that the world really loves music”After previously voicing his hope that Jan
  
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• ‘George Michael Freedom Uncut’ to be released as a global cinema event

  20-04-2022 14:59 via nme.com
  
  A feature-length documentary about George Michael called Freedom Uncut will be screened in cinemas worldwide this summer.
  George Michael Freedom Uncut will track the artist’s life after the release of his 1987 solo album ‘Faith’, including the making of his 1990 follow-up ‘Listen Without Prejudice: Vol 1’.READ MORE: George Michael Obituary: 1963-2016The film will include exclusive personal archival footage, as well as performances and interviews with many
  
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• Tim Burgess to perform solo set on same day as The Charlatans at SIGNALS Festival

  20-04-2022 14:34 via music-news.com
  
  Tim Burgess will perform at SIGNALS Festival on the same day as his band The Charlatans, and he'll also bring his Tim Peaks Diner to the event.
  
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• Pete Doherty announces new memoir ‘A Likely Lad’

  20-04-2022 14:09 via nme.com
  
  Pete Doherty has announced that he’ll publish a memoir called A Likely Lad this summer – get all the details below.
  The Libertines frontman worked with Simon Spence on the book, which is set to come out on June 16 via Little Brown.READ MORE: Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo on how French serenity and being drug-free shaped their new albumA synopsis of the book promises “Doherty’s version of the story – the genuine man behind the fame and infamy.
  
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• Mark Hoppus teases new music and celebrates being cancer-free: “Life’s great!”

  20-04-2022 13:26 via nme.com
  
  Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus has teased that he’s working on new music and celebrated being cancer-free.
  The bassist was diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma last year, before revealing to fans in September that he was cancer-free.
  “I have so much to be thankful for today,” he wrote in a Thanksgiving message to fans last November, and has now opened up on his recovery and future musical endeavours in a rare chat with a journalist.
  Approached by a reporter from TMZ
  
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• Snoop Dogg becomes playable ‘Call Of Duty’ character

  20-04-2022 13:11 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg is now a playable character in both Call Of Duty: Vanguard and Call Of Duty: Warzone.READ MORE: What the hell has happened at Activision and why should you care?The collaboration was announced last month and to become the rap heavyweight, players will have to purchase the Tracer Pack: Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle for 2400 COD points (£16.79).
  Not only is Snoop now playable, he also comes with his own in-game biography.
  “Growing up in Long Beach, California, Snoop Dogg realis
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ performance at Coachella was censored in China

  20-04-2022 13:00 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion‘s live performance of her hit Cardi B collaboration ‘WAP’ at Coachella last weekend was subject to censorship on the Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat.
  The Houston rapper’s set was broadcast live from the Indio, California festival on Saturday (April 16) as part of Coachella’s YouTube coverage.READ MORE: Coachella 2022 review: the festival’s return to the desert is cause for celebrationWeChat users who tuned into the livestream
  
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• The Cheeky Girls announce comeback after 15 years

  20-04-2022 12:59 via music-news.com
  
  The Cheeky Girls have announced a comeback single 20 years after they found fame as a novelty act on 'Popstars: The Rivals.'
  
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