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• NetEase Cloud Music Sues Tencent Music in Battle Between Chinese DSPs

  28-04-2022 23:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  China’s two largest DSPs are fighting. NetEase Cloud Music has sued Tencent Music. Here’s what we know. NetEase’s Cloud Music has sued Tencent Music Entertainment, accusing the latter of unfair competition. It also claims that Tencent Music plagiarized its app design. The two Chinese DSPs are now locked in a legal battle that will play […]
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• Stagecoach Livestream 2022: How to Watch the Country Music Festival from Home

  28-04-2022 23:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country music fest makes its return to the desert and fans can catch performances from Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs and others online free
  
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• Tencent Music Unveils International Distribution Service Following ByteDance Streaming Platform Launch

  28-04-2022 23:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Earlier this month, TikTok owner ByteDance debuted a music streaming service called Qishui Yinyue in China. Now, amid continued legal hurdles and enhanced competition, Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) is zeroing in on the international market with the rollout of a global distribution service. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) – which operates QQ Music, Kugou, Kuwo, and […]
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• Iggy Pop goes metal on new ONI track ‘Secrets’

  28-04-2022 23:17 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop has teamed up with progressive metalcore project ONI on a new track called ‘Secrets’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it”The rip-roaring record – which also features Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe – is the latest preview of the Canadian band’s forthcoming second album, ‘Loathing Light’, which is set to arrive June 17 via Ironshore Records.
  
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• Travis Scott Will Headline Primavera Sound Festivals – The Details

  28-04-2022 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Travis Scott will headline several Primavera Sound festivals in South America. These shows will be his first headliner engagement since the Astroworld tragedy. Travis Scott is set to headline three Primavera Sound festivals in South America. He’ll perform in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Santiago starting in November. Scott’s next engagement in the United States […]
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• Travis Scott Is Officially Headlining Three Primavera Sound Festival Dates

  28-04-2022 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Travis Scott will headline several Primavera Sound festivals in South America. These shows will be his first headliner engagement since the Astroworld tragedy. Travis Scott is set to headline three Primavera Sound festivals in South America. He’ll perform in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Santiago starting in November. Scott’s next engagement in the United States […]
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• Metallica launch new whiskey created using sonic vibrations from concert

  28-04-2022 22:33 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have released an addition to their Blackened American whiskey line.READ MORE: Metallica and friends: “‘The Black Album’ was a victory for the underdog”The new liquor Rye The Lighting, which is named after their iconic 1984 album ‘Ride The Lighting’, was crafted using low hertz frequencies from the band’s music to vibrate the barrels.
  According to Rob Dietrich, master distiller for the whiskey line, Metallica’s Rye the Lightning is cr
  
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• Kaytranada announces second London date this summer

  28-04-2022 22:14 via nme.com
  
  Kaytranada has announced that he’ll be doing a second headline show at O2 Academy Brixton this summer – 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.
  He announced last week that he would be performing a gig at O2 Academy Brixton on June 19. Now, due to “p
  
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• YouTube Expands Super Thanks Feature to All Eligible Creators

  28-04-2022 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube is expanding its Super Thanks feature to all eligible creators in the YouTube Partner Program. Here’s how it works. The feature allows viewers to tip their favorite creators for individual uploads. The company says millions of creators across 68 countries will now have access to the new monetization feature. The feature was tested among […]
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• Ozzy Osbourne has tested positive for COVID-19, Sharon “very worried” about his condition

  28-04-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his wife Sharon Osbourne has revealed.READ MORE: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”The TV host shared the news during an interview on her show The Talk noting that she’d be flying from the UK to the US after discovering that Ozzy had tested positive for the virus.
  Back in 2020, as cases were rising, the Black Sabbath frontman said that catching the coronavirus would be risky for him due to his weak
  
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• T Bone Burnett Announces New Analog Audio Format, Tested with Bob Dylan

  28-04-2022 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  T Bone Burnett has developed a new analog audio format he’s calling Ionic Originals. Bob Dylan is the first test subject. Bob Dylan has re-recorded some of his classic songs using the technology, but they’re not available to the public yet. According to the press release, the producer is hoping to “reset the valuation for […]
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• T Bone Burnett Announces a New Analog Audio Format, Tested With Bob Dylan

  28-04-2022 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  T Bone Burnett has developed a new analog audio format he’s calling Ionic Originals. Bob Dylan is the first test subject. Bob Dylan has re-recorded some of his classic songs using the technology, but they’re not available to the public yet. According to the press release, the producer is hoping to “reset the valuation for […]
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• KISS’ Gene Simmons calls out COVID “conspiracy idiots”

  28-04-2022 21:21 via nme.com
  
  KISS‘ Gene Simmons has once again called out those who are sceptical about getting the coronavirus vaccine.
  The bassist has long been a staunch advocate for the vaccine, and in a new interview he’s explained that he’s still of the opinion that anti-vaxxers are posing a risk to themselves and to all those around them.
  “Look, I’ve always been a safe guy. I’ve never been run over by a car. But then whenever I get to the street corner, I do what I was taught,
  
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• Mac DeMarco says he’s currently working on a new record that sounds like “the Ewok Village”

  28-04-2022 20:44 via nme.com
  
  Mac DeMarco has shared with NME that he’s currently working on a new record – check out his Friends Like These conversation with Vicky Farewell above.READ MORE: Mac DeMarco: “I would love to make my own fucked up version of a Michael Bublé album”DeMarco’s last studio album, ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’, was released in May 2019. Since then, he’s released two sets of demos, ‘Here Comes The Cowboy Demos’ an
  
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• Kasabian announce menacing new single ‘SCRIPTVRE’

  28-04-2022 20:05 via nme.com
  
  Kasabian have announced the release of a new single, ‘SCRIPTVRE’ – listen to a snippet of the track below.READ MORE: Kasabian live in Leicester: comeback kids return with roaring hometown showTaking to social media this evening (April 28), the band shared a teaser for the track alongside a glitchy video that sees them performing in front of a black backdrop while wearing matching white outfits.
  “SCRIPTVRE Æ. CLICK TO PRE-SAVE NOW ON STORIES/BIO,” Kas
  
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• Tegan and Sara Are ‘F–king Up What Matters’ and Growing From It in New Video

  28-04-2022 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single will appear on their upcoming 10th studio album
  
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• Latitude 2022 adds Nova Twins, Alfie Templemen, Curtis Harding and more to massive line-up

  28-04-2022 19:35 via nme.com
  
  Nova Twins, Alfie Templeman, Caroline and Curtis Harding are among the acts that have been added to Latitude 2022’s massive festival line-up today (April 28).READ MORE: Foals on headlining Latitude 2022: “They were the first to give us a shot”Foals, Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Fontaines D.C., and Phoebe Bridgers were previously announced as performers for the four day Suffolk celebration, which is set to take place at Henham Park from July 21-24.
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• Latitude 2022 adds Nova Twins, Alfie Templeman, Curtis Harding and more to massive line-up

  28-04-2022 19:35 via nme.com
  
  Nova Twins, Alfie Templeman, Caroline and Curtis Harding are among the acts that have been added to Latitude 2022’s massive festival line-up today (April 28).READ MORE: Foals on headlining Latitude 2022: “They were the first to give us a shot”Foals, Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Fontaines D.C., and Phoebe Bridgers were previously announced as performers for the four day Suffolk celebration, which is set to take place at Henham Park from July 21-24.
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• MUNA share empowering new single ‘Kind Of Girl’

  28-04-2022 19:01 via nme.com
  
  MUNA have shared a brand new video for their latest single, ‘Kind Of Girl’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Muna – ‘Saves the World’ reviewThe Los Angeles-based trio – comprising Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin – are gearing up to release their third studio album on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records. You can pre-order it here.
  The self-titled follow-up to 2019’s ‘Saves The World’ has already been previewed by the
  
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• Toro Y Moi Drives Into His Next Chapter With Mahal

  28-04-2022 19:00
  
  Few artists have had as wide an influence on music over the last decade as Toro y Moi, yet the chillwave pioneer prefers to operate within the underground.
  
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• The Weeknd Finalizes ‘Expansive, Long-Term Partnership’ With Universal Music Group, Including UMPG Administration Deal

  28-04-2022 18:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Weeknd has officially inked “an expansive, long-term partnership” agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). The Big Three record label and the Toronto-born singer-songwriter unveiled their extended deal today. Beginning with future recordings, The Weeknd – who’s released all five of his studio albums via UMG’s Republic Records – will remain signed to the label […]
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• The title for ‘Avatar 2’ has finally been confirmed

  28-04-2022 18:40 via nme.com
  
  The title to the long awaited Avatar sequel has finally been confirmed.READ MORE: Avatar 2: Everything we know about the upcoming sci-fi epicIt’s been 13 years since the release of Cameron’s original sci-fi epic starring Sam Worthington (who plays Jake) and Zoe Saldaña (Neytiri).
  Now, director James Cameron has finally give the follow-up a name Avatar: The Way Of Water at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
  The film, which is set to be released in cinemas on December 22, 2022, will s
  
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• Wilco announce new double album, ‘Cruel Country’

  28-04-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Wilco have announced that they’ll be releasing a new double-disc album next month called ‘Cruel Country’.READ MORE: Wilco – ‘Ode To Joy’ review: a quietly triumphant return to formThe band’s 12th studio album is set to arrive on May 27 via dBpm Records. This is the same weekend as their Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, MA, where the band will perform the new record for the first time.
  The title was inspired by the idea that Wilco were
  
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• Metric announce new album ‘Formentera’, share ‘All Comes Crashing’

  28-04-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Metric have announced details of their eighth studio album ‘Formentera’ and shared lead single ‘All Comes Crashing’ as well as announcing a massive North American tour – get tickets here.READ MORE: Metric live: leather-clad Canadians are still DIY and still vital at London Forum gig‘Formentera’ is the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Art Of Doubt’ and is set for release July 8.
  The announcement comes alongside the release of fiery new single &lsquo
  
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• Eagles Of Death Metal to perform only UK show of 2022 this weekend

  28-04-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Eagles Of Death Metal are set to perform their only UK show of 2022 this weekend (April 30) when they headline the Saturday night of Teddy Rocks Festival – get your tickets here.
  Teddy Rocks kicks off tomorrow (April 29) and runs until May 1. Taking place at Charisworth Farm in Dorset, all profits received from the sale of tickets are donated to Teddy20, a charity which raises money for children and families fighting cancer.
  The 2020 and 2021 editions of Teddy Rocks were unable to take pla
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne Tests Positive for Covid-19, But ‘He’s OK,’ Sharon Says

  28-04-2022 17:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I am very worried about Ozzy right now. We’ve gone two years without him catching Covid, and it’s just Ozzy’s luck he would get it now," Sharon says in emotional interview
  
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• Lola Kirke Embraces Nashville and Records the Eighties Country Album of Her Dreams

  28-04-2022 17:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There was all this room for drama within country that was really exciting to me as an actor," Kirke says of the sounds and characters on 'Lady for Sale'
  
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• Watch Fontaines D.C. bring the moody ‘Nabokov’ to ‘Seth Meyers’

  28-04-2022 17:09 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. took a night off from their mammoth US tour this week to appear on Late Night With Seth Meyers – watch their performance of ‘Nabokov’ belowREAD MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?”Fontaines D.C. are currently touring North America in support of recently released third album ‘Skinty Fia’.
  Last time they were in the states, they appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a surreal
  
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• Billy Woods’ ‘Sauvage’ Evokes the Unease of Living in 2022 New York

  28-04-2022 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The underground MC raps like he's omnipresent, watching an unlivable society from above. See why "Sauvage" is a Song You Need to Know
  
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• Wilco ‘Goes Country’ on New Double Album ‘Cruel Country’

  28-04-2022 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear "Falling Apart (Right Now)" from new double-LP. Jeff Tweedy says: "Wilco is digging in and calling it country. Our country"
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne planning to re-home Ukrainian refugees on his UK estate

  28-04-2022 16:10 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne is looking to host two families of Ukrainian refugees at his Buckinghamshire estate, according to his wife Sharon.
  The couple are set to return to the UK permanently after living in Los Angeles for over 25 years. It comes after Sharon landed a new job at TalkTV, while Ozzy has expressed a desire to “come home” amid a series of health problems.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”During a new interview with The Sun
  
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• Beach Boys Kick Off 60th-Anniversary Celebration With Expanded ‘Sounds of Summer’ Comp

  28-04-2022 15:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  New edition of 2003 greatest hits collection, out June 17, bumps tracklist from 30 songs to career-spanning 80 selections
  
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• Neneh Cherry shares ‘Manchild’ featuring Sia from new collaborative album

  28-04-2022 15:08 via nme.com
  
  Neneh Cherry has announced new collaborative album ‘The Versions’ which will see the likes of Robyn and Greetea Peng rework tracks from across Cherry’s back catalogue.READ MORE: Neneh Cherry honoured with Icon Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022Following on from Robyn’s cover of ‘Buffalo Stance’, Sia has reworked Cherry’s 1989 track ‘Manchild’.
  Check it out below:“Neneh was my favourite artist when she hit the scene” explained Si
  
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• Mick Rock: New Book Celebrates Iconic Photos of Queen, Bowie, Madonna, Janelle Monae, and More

  28-04-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Shot! By Rock' collects some of the greatest images from the photographer, who died last year at age 72
  
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• Post Malone confirms release date ​​for new album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’

  28-04-2022 13:53 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has confirmed the release date for long-awaited new album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’.READ MORE: Post Malone – ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ review: This accomplished and eclectic record, though, could only come from one manTaking to social media, Post Malone shared the artwork for the record (a blurry, red photo of his face) alongside a pre-save link.
  It was accompanied by the caption “Twelve Carat Toothache. June 3”, confirming the release date
  
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• Florence Welch says ‘Dance Fever’ sounds like “‘Lungs’ with more self-knowledge”

  28-04-2022 13:25 via nme.com
  
  Florence Welch has said her upcoming new album ‘Dance Fever’ sounds like her 2009 debut ‘Lungs’ but “with more self-knowledge”.
  Following on from 2018’s ‘High As Hope’, Florence + The Machine will release their fifth studio effort on May 13 via Polydor. It was produced by Welch along with Jack Antonoff and Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley.READ MORE: Florence + The Machine live in London: an electrifying show of unity and danceDuring a
  
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• Florence Welch says ‘Dance Fever’ is “‘Lungs’ with more self-knowledge”

  28-04-2022 13:25 via nme.com
  
  Florence Welch has said her upcoming new album ‘Dance Fever’ sounds like her 2009 debut ‘Lungs’ but “with more self-knowledge”.
  Following on from 2018’s ‘High As Hope’, Florence + The Machine will release their fifth studio effort on May 13 via Polydor. It was produced by Welch along with Jack Antonoff and Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley.READ MORE: Florence + The Machine live in London: an electrifying show of unity and danceDuring a
  
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• Years & Years to play TRNSMT 2022 as festival completes line-up

  28-04-2022 13:20 via nme.com
  
  The final names have been confirmed for the 2022 edition of TRNSMT Festival with Years & Years joining the bill as special guests – get tickets here.READ MORE: TRNSMT Festival review: Glasgow shindig just about finds lift-offOlly Alexander will take to the Main Stage on 9 July before Fontaines D.C., The Snuts, Foals and The Strokes.
  Dylan has also been added to the same stage as TRNSMT completes its 2022 line-up. Check out the finalised poster below:Here’s your final additions to
  
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• Taylor Swift cries over dead man in first look at David O. Russell’s ‘Amsterdam’

  28-04-2022 13:16 via nme.com
  
  A trailer for the new David O. Russell film Amsterdam, featuring Taylor Swift was aired at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday (April 27).READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s best cover songs, from Jennifer Lopez to ColdplayThe film which stars John David Washington, Margot Robbie and Christian Bale, is a period piece which has been described as an “original romantic crime epic,” according to Disney executive Tony Chambers via Variety.
  It is apparently set in the 1930s, where the leading tri
  
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• BTS star Suga thought he was just writing song with Psy before surprise collaboration

  28-04-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  BTS star Suga thought he was only going to write a song with Psy before he got steadily more involved with their hit 'That That'.
  
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• Brandi Carlile cancels festival show after testing positive for COVID-19

  28-04-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Right On Time' singer Brandi Carlile has cancelled her Stagecoach performance this week after testing positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Randy Jackson admits American Idol judges 'missed a bit' eliminating Jennifer Hudson

  28-04-2022 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  The singer/actress rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of the singing competition show, eventually placing seventh.
  
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• Noel Gallagher says new High Flying Birds record has an “orchestral” sound

  28-04-2022 12:24 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has spoken of a shift in style for his next High Flying Birds album, revealing that it’ll have a largely “orchestral” sound.
  The former Oasis musician released his most recent NGHFB record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’, back in 2017 before sharing a best-of compilation called ‘We’re On Our Way Now’ last summer.READ MORE: Watch Noel Gallagher’s track-by-track guide to ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’Gallagher
  
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• Neneh Cherry, Sia Collaborate for New Version of ‘Manchild’

  28-04-2022 12:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cherry will release her collaborative album, The Versions, in June
  
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• Watch Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike make cameo in new ‘Ozark’ season four clip

  28-04-2022 12:10 via nme.com
  
  A clip featuring Run The Jewels rapper Killer Mike‘s forthcoming cameo in the new Ozark‘s episode has been posted by Netflix.READ MORE: ‘Ozark’ season four part one review: the beginning of the end for the ByrdesAhead of the final seven episodes of season four, which are set to drop tomorrow (April 29), footage has been shared which shows Ruth (Julia Garnia) running into the rapper in a diner. You can view the clip below.
  Ruth starts a conversation with Mike that val
  
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• Download Festival Japan announces 2022 phase one lineup: Dream Theater, Bullet For My Valentine and more

  28-04-2022 11:39 via nme.com
  
  Download Festival Japan has revealed the first wave of artists for its 2022 line-up, led by Dream Theater and Bullet For My Valentine.READ MORE: Download Festival 2021 review: the new generation upend legacy focused rock-festThey will be joined by Mastodon, Steel Panther, At The Gates and The Halo Effect on August 14 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center in Chiba, with more acts yet to be announced.
  This will mark the first edition of Download Japan since it debuted in the countr
  
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• Listen to mxmtoon’s coming-of-age anthem ‘Victim Of Nostalgia’

  28-04-2022 11:26 via nme.com
  
  mxmtoon has released the third single from upcoming second album ‘Rising’ – check out ‘Victim Of Nostalgia’ below.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with mxmtoonThe coming-of-age track follows on from ‘Sad Disco’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ and sees mxmtoon sing about feeling “wildly unprepared to take on the future”.
  “A lot of us have fallen victim to that feeling that time moves too quickly. I feel l
  
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• The Black Keys release latest single ‘It Ain’t Over’ from upcoming album ‘Dropout Boogie’

  28-04-2022 11:24 via nme.com
  
  The Black Keys have unveiled the latest single from their upcoming 11th studio album ‘Dropout Boogie’, the slow-burning ‘It Ain’t Over’.READ MORE: The Black Keys – ‘Delta Kream’ review: blues rockers honour their heroes with a rugged homageReleased on on April 27, the track features the writing contributions of Reigning Sound frontman Greg Cartwright, who was previously revealed as a collaborator on the album alongside Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top an
  
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• Watch ENHYPEN sing hits by Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, SEVENTEEN and more

  28-04-2022 11:22 via nme.com
  
  ENHYPEN recently returned to ELLE’s popular ‘Song Associaton’ series, where they sang hit tracks from Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, SEVENTEEN and more.READ MORE:ENHYPEN – ‘Dimension : Answer’ review: bold independence and more eclectic exploration
  The K-pop boyband returned to the segment nearly a year since their first appearance, this time performing songs from their studio album ‘Dimension : Dilemma’, as well as its repackaged version &lsquo
  
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• BTS’ Suga on working with Psy on ‘That That’: “I thought I was only writing the song”

  28-04-2022 11:10 via nme.com
  
  BTS‘ Suga and Psy have shared their thoughts on their unexpected collaboration ‘That That’, an upcoming single from the latter’s new album.READ MORE:Taeyong on new single ‘Love Theory’: “Love itself is very difficult and complicated for me”
  In a 30-second promotional video, that dropped earlier today (April 28) ahead of the song’s release, both Psy and Suga shared their thoughts and experiences on how the track and the BTS member’s invo
  
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