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• Tom Grennan postpones show following attack in New York

  21-04-2022 23:43 via nme.com
  
  Tom Grennan has postponed an upcoming show after he was attacked following his show in New York today (April 21).READ MORE: Tom Grennan – ‘Evering Road’ reviewA statement posted on Grenan’s social media account this evening (April 21) said Grennan was still in hospital following the “unprovoked attack and robbery”, which took place outside a Manhattan bar.
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• Jonathan Vlassopulos Leaving Roblox as Head of Music – Report

  21-04-2022 23:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Roblox Head of Music Jonathan Vlassopulos is moving on from his post at the end of April. The gaming company’s executive made the announcement on his personal LinkedIn. Vlassopulos says the time has come to embark on a new adventure, but that he will stay on as an advisor to help Roblox continue to execute […]
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• Jonathan Vlassopulos Is Officially Leaving Roblox as Head of Music

  21-04-2022 23:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Roblox Head of Music Jonathan Vlassopulos is moving on from his post at the end of April. The gaming company’s executive made the announcement on his personal LinkedIn. Vlassopulos says the time has come to embark on a new adventure, but that he will stay on as an advisor to help Roblox continue to execute […]
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• Listen to Sigrid and Bring Me The Horizon’s new collaboration, ‘Bad Life’

  21-04-2022 23:07 via nme.com
  
  Sigrid and Bring Me The Horizon have released a new collaboration together – listen to  ‘Bad Life’ below.READ MORE: Sigrid: “There’s a part of me that comes out when I play live – it’s my superpower”Sigrid had teased the collaboration on TikTok last week (April 14), sharing a behind the scenes montage between BMTH frontman Oli Sykes and herself. The video was set to an audio clip of the forthcoming single, with the lyrics “It’
  
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• Pollen Announces $150 Million Series C, Claims 2021 ‘Sales Increased More Than 300% Relative to Pre-Pandemic Levels’

  21-04-2022 22:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  London-headquartered destination-event company Pollen (formerly Verve) has announced the completion of a $150 million Series C funding round. Higher-ups at eight-year-old Pollen, which has worked with Justin Bieber and Duran Duran, unveiled the multimillion-dollar raise today. Pollen is “on a mission to build, curate and deliver the best experiences all over the world,” according to […]
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• Wu-Tang Clan Verch Headed to Fortnite & Real World Merch Drop Incoming

  21-04-2022 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Wu-Tang Clan has teamed up with Epic Games to drop new verch in Fortnite, alongside a real-world merch drop. Verch is virtual merchandise that music fans can buy inside their favorite games, like Fortnite and Roblox. Fortnite regularly partners with musicians like Marshmello and Travis Scott to release verch for fans to buy. Now one […]
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• Watch Aloe Blacc sing ‘Wake Me Up’ on fourth anniversary of Avicii’s death

  21-04-2022 22:05 via nme.com
  
  Aloe Blacc has paid tribute to Avicii by singing ‘Wake Me Up’ in several different languages on the fourth anniversary of Avicii’s death.
  Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, died by suicide in 2018. Wednesday (April 20) marked four years since his passing.
  Blacc, who was a frequent collaborator with Avicii, recorded his vocals on the track in Mandarin and Spanish and shared the ‘Universal Language Mix’ to YouTube.
  When sharing the video, he wrote: “Avicii&rsq
  
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• After a Disastrous 2020, VNUE Swings Back Into Profitability

  21-04-2022 22:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  VNUE has revealed it has swung back into profitability for the end of 2021, following a disastrous 2020. Revenue for the year ending December 31, 2021, was $100,476 compared to just $22,474 in 2020. The company says its loss from operations in 2021 is $(984,839), compared to a loss of $(587,058) in 2020. VNUE reduced […]
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• Janelle Monáe Shares Non-Binary Identification: ‘So Much Bigger Than He or She’

  21-04-2022 21:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  "That opens you up to fall in love with any beautiful spirit," she said about her gender identity
  
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• The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Will Be Held in New Jersey

  21-04-2022 20:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  The awards show will be held on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center
  
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• Liam Gallagher shares clip of new song and video, ‘Better Days’

  21-04-2022 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has shared a clip of a new song and video, ‘Better Days’ – check it out below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”Gallagher posted the snippet on Instagram and announced that the new song would be released tomorrow (April 21).
  He is due to release his third solo studio album, ‘C’mon You Know’, on May 27 via Warner. He’s so far previewed the pr
  
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• The 2022 VMAs Will Bring Artists And Fans To The Garden State

  21-04-2022 20:00
  
  The 2022 MTV VMAs will take place Sunday, August 28, live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
  
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• John Moreland Announces New Album, Drops Atmospheric Song ‘Ugly Faces’

  21-04-2022 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Oklahoma singer-songwriter returns with 'Birds in the Ceiling' in July
  
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• Les Claypool and Eugene Hütz share tribute song to ‘Zelensky: The Man With The Iron Balls’

  21-04-2022 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Primus‘ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz have shared a tribute song to Eukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. You can listen to it below.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Called ‘Zelensky: The Man With The Iron Balls’, the charity track also features The Police’s Stewart Copeland on drums, John Lennon’s son Sean on guitar and vocals, Hütz’s bandmate
  
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• LimeWire Raises $10.4 Million From Private LMWR Token Sale: ‘The Company Will Open Up the NFT Market to the Mainstream’

  21-04-2022 19:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last month, LimeWire announced plans to relaunch not as a piracy platform, but as a digital collectibles marketplace. Now, the revamped company says it’s raised $10.4 million from a private sale of its LMWR token. LimeWire, which intends to “open up the NFT market to the mainstream,” announced LMWR’s multimillion-dollar sales benchmark today. One-year-old Kraken […]
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• K-Pop’s Seventeen Announces Fourth Album ‘Face the Sun’ After Dropping English Single

  21-04-2022 19:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We’re very frank and showing our honest heart," S.Coups said of the new record
  
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• Trey Songz Facing $5 Million Settlement Demand for Allegedly Exposing a Woman’s Breast

  21-04-2022 18:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Her legal team also represents former college basketball player Dylan Gonzalez, Jauhara Jeffries, and a Jane Doe who have all made separate sexual assault claims against Songz
  
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• Elton John announces 50th anniversary reissue of ‘Madman Across The Water’

  21-04-2022 17:46 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has announced a special 50th anniversary reissue of his 1971 album ‘Madman Across The Water’.
  The singer/songwriter’s fourth studio album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in central London in February and August 1971, featured such songs as ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Levon’ and ‘Indian Summer’.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”‘Madman Across The Water&
  
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• Foals debut new songs ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ live as they kick off 2022 tour in Edinburgh

  21-04-2022 17:17 via nme.com
  
  Foals kicked off their 2022 tour in Edinburgh last night (April 20) and gave live debuts to their tracks ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ – you can see fan-shot footage from the gig below.
  The three-piece are set to continue their ‘Life Is Yours’ UK tour throughout this month and into May, with headline dates in Manchester and Leeds also set for this summer.READ MORE: Foals: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed”Foals’ show at Usher Hall in Ed
  
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• George Harrison’s widow Olivia writes poetry book dedicated to late Beatle

  21-04-2022 17:12 via nme.com
  
  George Harrison‘s widow Olivia has written a book of poetry dedicated to her late husband.
  The collection, titled Came The Lightening, contains 20 poems that Olivia penned to George following his death in 2001.READ MORE: The greatest debut albums recorded at Abbey Road StudiosThe work is set for publication on June 21 via Genesis Publications and is available to pre-order here.
  In a statement about the work, Olivia said: “Here on the shore, 20 years later, my message in a b
  
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• Aimée Osbourne — A.K.A. ARO — Isn’t Living in Ozzy’s Shadow With ‘Against Mine’

  21-04-2022 16:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two years after she released her first album, Osbourne is putting herself back out there on her own terms
  
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• Drake granted restraining order against alleged stalker

  21-04-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Mesha Collins allegedly sent threatening messages to the rapper.
  
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• Röyksopp announce 10 new short films to accompany their ‘Profound Mysteries’ album

  21-04-2022 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Röyksopp have announced that 10 new short films will accompany the forthcoming release of their new record ‘Profound Mysteries’.
  Previously described as a “prodigious conceptual project” – the Norwegian pair previously “said goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014 – ‘Profound Mysteries’ is set for release on digital, CD and cassette formats on April 2
  
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• FKA Twigs heads to the nail salon in old-school ‘Oh My Love’ video

  21-04-2022 15:54 via nme.com
  
  FKA Twigs has shared the official video for her recent single ‘Oh My Love’ – you can watch it below.
  The track appears on the singer-songwriter’s ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape, which was released back in January via Young.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – FKA Twigs – “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet”Arriving this week, the lo-fi and vintage-inspired ‘Oh My Love’ visuals intersperse 80s-looking stud
  
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• Reggae Hero Protoje Returns From the ‘Hills’ With Fierce New Music

  21-04-2022 15:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The reggae revivalist will also tour North America and Europe this summer, hitting Bonnaroo and the Roots Picnic
  
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• The Music Business Hasn’t Faced its #MeToo Reckoning. A New Foundation Wants to Change That

  21-04-2022 15:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Face the Music Now, founded by advocate and author Dorothy Carvello, focuses on helping survivors of sexual misconduct in the music business
  
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• George Harrison’s Widow Pens Book of Poems Dedicated to Late Beatles Legend

  21-04-2022 15:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Olivia Harrison's Came the Lightening, a book of 20 poems examining life after George, arrives June 21
  
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• Zac Brown Blasts the ‘Poison’ of Today’s Politics, Says He’s Planning an Insane Super Jam for New Tour

  21-04-2022 15:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  The leader of his namesake country band also says the group is more disciplined: "There was a time when we drank a bottle of Jäger before the show"
  
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• Nick Cave announces new spoken word project, ‘Seven Psalms’

  21-04-2022 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has announced a new series of spoken word pieces set to music that was created in collaboration with Warren Ellis.
  Titled ‘Seven Psalms’, the project comprises seven spoken word cuts along with a 12-minute instrumental. It’ll be released on June 10 as a limited edition 10″ vinyl and will also be available on streaming services – pre-order/pre-save here.READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impactFans can
  
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• Robbie Williams to showcase his paintings at new art exhibition

  21-04-2022 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams is set to showcase his own paintings at his first-ever art exhibition.
  The singer and his creative partner, Ed Godrich, will present a series of their black-and-white paintings at Sotheby’s galleries on New Bond Street, London between May 13 and May 25.READ MORE: Better Man: eight classic stories the Robbie Williams biopic should includeThey’re also curating an art sale at the auction house that will feature works by some of their favourite artists, including Damien H
  
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• Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift to Be Featured in New Grammy Museum Exhibit

  21-04-2022 14:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Power of Women in Country Music will include a public program featuring LeAnn Rimes and author Marissa R. Moss
  
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• 'We provoked a lot of people': Sir Mick Jagger addresses Brown Sugar backlash

  21-04-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Mick Jagger has addressed the backlash of 'Brown Sugar' and why they removed it from their setlist.
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers reveals whether she'll release any new music this year

  21-04-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers insisted she's not sure if she will drop any more music in 2022.
  
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• Ellie Goulding teases new music at surprise gig for just 80 lucky fans

  21-04-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Ellie Goulding made a surprise appearance at Secret Socials with Hilton in Mayfair and teased the next times he's on stage she'll have new music to perform.
  
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• Brian May recalls “odd experience” of working on Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Chinese Democracy’

  21-04-2022 14:03 via nme.com
  
  Brian May has recalled the “odd experience” of working on Guns N’ Roses’ infamous 2008 album ‘Chinese Democracy’.
  The Queen guitarist was among a host of collaborators who worked with the band on their sixth studio album, which was recorded over a nine-year period.READ MORE: Freddie Mercury: The Final Act review: inside the rock god’s prejudice-defying curtain callMay’s contributions to such album tracks as ‘Catcher In The Rye’, which w
  
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• Watch Sparks play ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ at Paris Gare du Nord

  21-04-2022 13:06 via nme.com
  
  Sparks performed an impromptu rendition of ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ at a public piano at Paris Gare du Nord yesterday (April 20) – you can watch a clip of the moment below.
  The Mael brothers, who won Best Music Film at this year’s BandLab NME Awards for The Sparks Brothers, are currently on their rescheduled UK and European tour, which visited the UK and Ireland earlier this month.READ MORE: Sparks and Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers:
  
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• Øya Festival confirms full line-up for 2022, including H.E.R. and Little Simz

  21-04-2022 13:01 via nme.com
  
  Øya Festival has confirmed its full line-up for 2022, with the likes of H.E.R. and Little Simz joining the bill.
  The Norwegian festival will return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken from August 9-13 this year, with Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Florence + The Machine set to headline.READ MORE: H.E.R.: “I definitely feel a responsibility to use my platform. We should all speak out against things that we don’t like”Øya has now confirmed the final name
  
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• Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker asks fans to stop talking during support acts’ sets

  21-04-2022 12:54 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief frontwoman Adrianne Lenker has asked fans in a video message to stop talking through their support acts’ sets.
  The Brooklyn band are currently out on a North American headline tour in support of their fifth studio album, ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You’, which came out in February via 4AD.READ MORE: Big Thief – ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ review: a new chapterCanadian musician and producer Kara-Lis Coverdale is cu
  
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• Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's baby daughter's name revealed

  21-04-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Back in January, the celebrity couple announced that they had welcomed their first child via surrogate.
  
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• Green Man Festival adds Tune-Yards, Sofia Kourtesis, Nia Archives and more to 2022 line-up

  21-04-2022 12:28 via nme.com
  
  Green Man Festival has announced the second wave of artists for their 2022 line-up.
  The Brecon Beacons, Wales festival will return for its 20th anniversary event from August 18-21.READ MORE: Green Man festival 2021: there’s magic in the mountains, and a sense of renewalWith Kraftwerk, Michael Kiwanuka, Beach House, Metronomy and Bicep already set to headline this year’s festival, Green Man has now announced another wave of acts for their 2022 event.
  Tune-Yards, Sofia Kourtesis and Ni
  
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• Pooh Shiesty sentenced to five years in prison over Florida shooting

  21-04-2022 12:22 via nme.com
  
  Pooh Shiesty has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a single firearms conspiracy charge.
  The rapper – whose real name is Lontrell Donell Williams Jr. – was charged over his involvement in an October 2020 shooting at a hotel in Bay Harbor Islands in Florida. He is said to have shot a 28-year-old man in the buttocks.
  After Williams pleaded guilty to a single firearms conspiracy charge earlier this year, federal prosecutors dropped three additional charges t
  
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• Drake granted three-year restraining order against alleged stalker

  21-04-2022 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Drake has reportedly been granted a three-year restraining order against an alleged stalker.
  According to legal documents obtained by Complex, the Canadian rapper – real name Aubrey Drake Graham – filed the order through his lawyers last month after being harassed for a number of years.READ MORE: Kanye West and Drake live in Los Angeles: titans unite for a near-religious experienceLarry Stein and Ashley Yeargan, who are representing Drake, later secured a temporary restraining o
  
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• Harry Styles’ Coachella crowd reportedly surpassed 100,000 people

  21-04-2022 11:39 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles drew a huge audience during his headline performance at Coachella 2022 last weekend.
  Sources have now told Variety that at least 100,000 fans gathered at the California festival’s main stage to watch the singer top the bill on Friday night (April 15). With an official total capacity of 125,000, this year’s Coachella was listed as sold out.READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god statusThe remaining 20,000-plus festivalgoers
  
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• Sam Smith announces comeback single Love Me More

  21-04-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith will release their comeback single, 'Love Me More', on April 29.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion poses naked in bathtub to promote Plan B

  21-04-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion's next single, 'Plan B', will be released on Friday (22.04.22).
  
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• B.I teases new “global album project” for 2022

  21-04-2022 11:02 via nme.com
  
  B.I has announced his plans to release a “global album project” for this year.READ MORE:B.I – ‘Cosmos’ review: fanning the flames of love and passion
  Today (April 21), a cryptic announcement video was uploaded to the singer-rapper’s YouTube channel, completely animated with a cyberpunk aesthetic that seems to signal the visual concept for the new project.
  At the end of the teaser, it is revealed that there are plans for a pre-release single and two EPs to be p
  
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• Watch Jack White perform ‘What’s The Trick’ on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

  21-04-2022 10:41 via nme.com
  
  Jack White performed his song ‘What’s The Trick’ on last night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (April 20) – you can watch his performance and interview with Colbert below.
  The track is taken from the guitarist’s recently released solo album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, the first of two LPs that are set to be released by the White Stripes musician in 2022.READ MORE: Jack White – ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ review: guitar wizard meets
  
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• Bill Nighy Plays Florence Welch’s Anxiety in Florence and the Machine’s ‘Free’ Video

  21-04-2022 10:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cinematic visual was directed by the group's frequent collaborator Autumn de Wilde
  
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• Watch Jack White’s Raucous Performance of ‘What’s the Trick?’ on ‘Colbert’

  21-04-2022 10:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  In addition to discussing his new album, the musician also talked about his recent surprise wedding to Olivia Jean
  
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• Watch the trailer for Machine Gun Kelly’s directorial debut, ‘Good Mourning’

  21-04-2022 10:21 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly (aka Colson Baker) has released the first trailer for Good Mourning, his directorial debut as a filmmaker. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”First announced last August, it was confirmed last week that Good Mourning – a stoner comedy that Baker co-wrote, directed and stars in alongside fellow musician Mod Sun, fiancée Megan Fox and close friend Pete Davidson &
  
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