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• Normani Inks Publishing Deal With Hipgnosis, Confirms Release of First Solo Album

  05-05-2022 23:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hipgnosis Songs Group has officially finalized a publishing deal with Atlanta-born former Fifth Harmony member Normani. Hipgnosis Songs Group (formerly Big Deal Music) and 25-year-old Normani (whose full name is Normani Kordei Hamilton) just recently unveiled their publishing pact. As part of the same announcement, the “Motivation” singer-songwriter confirmed that she’s set to debut new […]
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• ‘Father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell, Says F*ck the Metaverse

  05-05-2022 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The ‘father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell, says the metaverse isn’t the future. Here’s why. Fadell was instrumental in helping develop both the iPod and the iPhone for Apple. He later co-founded Nes Labs to kick-off the consumer smart home market, which he sold to Google for $3.2 billion in 2014. Following his exit from […]
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• Listen to HAAi team up with Jon Hopkins on new single ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’

  05-05-2022 23:36 via nme.com
  
  HAAi has shared the title track from her forthcoming debut album – listen to the Jon Hopkins-featuring ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ below.READ MORE: HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderlandThe singer, producer and – aka Teneil Throssell – will release her first studio effort on May 27 via Mute (pre-order here). She’s already dropped the songs ‘Purple Jelly Disc’ (feat. Obi Franky) and ‘Bodies Of Water’.
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• Olivia Rodrigo weighs in on abortion rights debate during concert

  05-05-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Earlier this week, an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked online.
  
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• Harry Styles announces North American ‘Love On Tour’ dates for 2022

  05-05-2022 22:45 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has announced a North American headline tour for this year – see all the details below.
  The pop star, whose third album ‘Harry’s House’ arrives on May 20, will return to New York to perform 10 nights at Madison Square Garden between August 28 and September 21 in continuation of his global ‘Love On Tour’.READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god statusHe’ll then head over to Los Angeles to pl
  
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• WSJ Report Says NFT Sales Are ‘Flatlining’ – But Is That True?

  05-05-2022 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new report from The Wall Street Journal says NFT sales are collapsing. Is that really true? The report claims that NFT sales fell to a daily average of about 19,000 this week. That’s reportedly a 92% decline from September, but the data cited comes from the website NonFungible. However, on-chain data from blockchain analytics […]
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• TikTok Will Share Ad Revenue with Creators – How It Works & Who is Eligible

  05-05-2022 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok wants to keep its massive influx of new users. It has announced plans to share ad revenue with creators. TikTok will share a cut of revenue with top creators on the platform when ads are featured alongside their videos. The program is similar to how YouTube pays its creators. So far, creators on TikTok […]
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• TikTok Will Share Ad Revenue with Creators — Here’s How It Works & Who Is Eligible

  05-05-2022 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok wants to keep its massive influx of new users. It has announced plans to share ad revenue with creators. TikTok will share a cut of revenue with top creators on the platform when ads are featured alongside their videos. The program is similar to how YouTube pays its creators. So far, creators on TikTok […]
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• Detroit Rapper 42 Dugg Arrested After Avoiding 6-Month Prison Sentence

  05-05-2022 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rising rapper born Dion Hayes was ordered to six-month sentence after probation was revoked earlier this year
  
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• French HQ Music Streaming Service Qobuz Launches in Latin America & Portugal

  05-05-2022 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  French high-quality music streaming service Qobuz is expanding to Latin America and Portugal. Here’s what you should know. Qobuz is coming to six new countries – five in Latin America and Portugal. That expansion doubles the music streaming service’s number of markets in two years. Now 470 million new people will have access to an […]
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• Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, IDLES, Portishead and more feature in ‘Man Down’ mental health film

  05-05-2022 21:32 via nme.com
  
  Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, IDLES, Portishead and a number of other musicians appear in a new film about mental health called Man Down.READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – Help and advice on mental health and what to do nextThe film, which is directed by Gemma Jennison, founder of the Man Down Programme, focuses on men working in the music industry and looks at topics such as isolation, depression and suicide.
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• Madonna has 'important matters' to discuss with Pope Francis

  05-05-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The star, real name Madonna Louise Ciccone, was raised Catholic.
  
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• Glastonbury Festival donates land to build 20 new social homes in Pilton

  05-05-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury has donated land to allow for an additional 20 social homes to be built in Pilton, Somerset.READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in historyMichael Eavis, co-creator of the legendary festival, made the gesture on the condition that the homes would serve the local community in perpetuity, according to a post on Glastonbury’s official website.
  The move will bring the total number of homes for the project, which was started by
  
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• Harry Styles Announces Residency Tour for ‘Harry’s House’

  05-05-2022 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Styles will host extended stays in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Austin, and Chicago
  
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• BTS Military Service Exemption Possible As South Korea’s Next President Prepares to Take Office

  05-05-2022 20:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Following much debate over the BTS military service requirement – which will see the popular K-pop act’s members join their country’s armed services for about two years apiece – the topic has reentered the media spotlight ahead of Jin’s quick-approaching enlistment. Multiple regional outlets have reported on the ongoing discussions surrounding a potential BTS military […]
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• Future Is a Medieval Toxic King and Drake His Sexy Messenger in ‘Wait for U’ Video

  05-05-2022 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
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• Listen to Sea Girls’ celebratory new single ‘DNA’

  05-05-2022 20:21 via nme.com
  
  Sea Girls have shared the official video for their new single ‘DNA’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Sea Girls – ‘Homesick’ review: glossy indie with flashes of potential amid the forgettableThe London band originally released the track as a limited edition blue 7″ vinyl for Record Store Day 2022, which took place on April 23.
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• A$AP Rocky drops long-awaited ‘D.M.B.’ video starring Rihanna

  05-05-2022 20:20 via nme.com
  
  A$AP Rocky has released his long-awaited new single ‘D.M.B.’ – watch the video starring Rihanna below.READ MORE: Slowthai and A$AP Rocky’s new song ‘MAZZA’ is an ode to getting back to the old youRihanna, who is expecting a child with Rocky, features prominently throughout the five minute video directed and executive produced by Rocky for AWGE. ‘D.M.B.’ is an acronym for Dat’s My Bitch’.
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• Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougal’s The WAEVE share electrifying debut track, ‘Something Pretty’

  05-05-2022 19:45 via nme.com
  
  The WAEVE, the new project from Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, have released their first track in the form of ‘Something Pretty’ – listen below.READ MORE: Graham Coxon tells us about his sci-fi new album ‘Superstate’ and Blur’s next moveThe Blur guitarist-turned-solo musician and the former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator announced they’d teamed up to form a duo last month, confirming that music would soon be arrivin
  
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• SZA deletes TikTok for Mental Health Awareness Month

  05-05-2022 19:29 via nme.com
  
  SZA has deleted her TikTok account for Mental Health Awareness Month after posting a series of tweets highlighting the horrible treatment she’s received at the hands of internet trolls.READ MORE: SZA – ‘Ctrl’ review: TDE protégé makes a huge statement with her debutLast weekend, the TDE singer was one of the many artists in attendance at this year’s Met Gala at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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• A$AP Rocky Proposes to Rihanna (via His Grills) in ‘D.M.B’ Video

  05-05-2022 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I don't beat my bitch, I need my bitch/Shе clean my crib, she feed my friends," raps Rocky
  
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• Hear a Snippet of Taylor Swift’s ‘This Love’ Re-Record in ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Trailer

  05-05-2022 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Swift released "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" last year as the first taste of the re-recorded 1989
  
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• Drake DMs online troll’s wife on Instagram: “I’m here for u ma”

  05-05-2022 18:42 via nme.com
  
  Drake responded to online criticism earlier this week by DMing a troll’s wife on Instagram.READ MORE: Kanye West and Drake live in Los Angeles: titans unite for a near-religious experienceOn Tuesday (May 3), the Canadian rapper commented on a post on the platform by NBA coach Chris Matthews about Tee Morant and LaVar Ball, the fathers of basketball players Ja Morant, Lonzo Ball and LeMelo Ball.
  “Imagine your son makes the league and he’s Ja or Melo or Lonzo all you can do
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea rumoured to appear in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

  05-05-2022 18:39 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has a cameo in upcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi, according to reports.
  The Star Wars spin-off, set to be released on Disney+ on May 27, is set 10 years after events in 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi witnessed his Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker turn to the dark side.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band”According to Star Wars News Net, sources have said Flea, real name Michael Balzary, will make an appearan
  
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• KSI announces return to boxing: “I’m back”

  05-05-2022 18:17 via nme.com
  
  KSI has announced that he’ll be making a return to boxing this summer.READ MORE: KSI: “A YouTuber doing music leaves a sour taste in people’s mouths. They despise it”The YouTube star turned rapper first stepped into the ring back in 2018 facing off against British YouTuber Joe Weller. The amateur fight was put on to settle a feud between the pair following a number of diss tracks and public disagreements on Twitter.
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• Gospel, Hardcore Cult Faves, Continue Their Great Prog-Punk Gene Splice on ‘S.R.O.’

  05-05-2022 18:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Seventeen years after dropping its lone LP, prized by fans of outside-the-box heaviness, the New York band returns with a follow-up
  
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• Coldplay launch tour app to encourage their fans to plan low-carbon travel

  05-05-2022 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay have created a special app to accompany their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour to help their fans plan low-carbon and sustainable travel routes to and from their shows.
  The four-piece kicked off their eco-friendly tour in Costa Rica back in March in support of their ninth studio album, which came out back in October. You can find tickets to their upcoming UK dates here.READ MORE: Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear”The ‘Music Of The Spheres Wor
  
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• Rob Halford on Judas Priest Entering the Rock Hall: ‘A Great Day For Heavy Metal’

  05-05-2022 17:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Am I the only gay metalhead in the Hall of Fame?" Halford asks. "How cool is that?"
  
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• Watch James Bay play new songs ‘One Life’ and ‘Everybody Needs Someone’ in London

  05-05-2022 17:29 via nme.com
  
  James Bay played two unreleased songs, ‘One Life’ and ‘Everybody Needs Someone’, during his gig in London last night (May 4) – you can watch footage of the performance below.
  Bay, whose last studio album ‘Electric Light’ was released in May 2018, is currently on his ‘Give Me The Reason’ tour, which will continue in Norwich tonight (May 5).READ MORE: The long, noble (and sometimes ignoble) history of indie bands writing songs for pop starsLast
  
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• Arcade Fire’s Win Butler: 'I don't believe in ghosts, but I believe in David Bowie'

  05-05-2022 17:14 via music-news.com
  
  Arcade Fire’s Win Butler joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation about the band’s sixth studio
  
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• Yungblud: “My mission is to make those people slagging me off wear a Yungblud t-shirt next year”

  05-05-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has hit back at critics of his music, saying that he’s made it his “mission” to get them “wearing a Yungblud t-shirt next year”.
  The Doncaster singer-songwriter – real name Dominic Harrison – recently opened up to SPIN about being misunderstood as an artist. “To Exploited fans, I’m a fucking poser,” he said. “To fucking Ariana Grande fans, I’m scary.”READ MORE: Yungblud at Reading Festival 2021: “I&rsquo
  
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• Mel B dedicates MBE to victims of domestic abuse: “It’s for all those other women”

  05-05-2022 16:27 via nme.com
  
  Mel B has been made an MBE in recognition of her services to domestic violence victims.
  The former Spice Girls singer is a Women’s Aid patron and has previously been open about her experiences with domestic abuse. Her campaigning efforts even took her to Downing Street in 2019.
  She received her MBE from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace yesterday (May 4) and dedicated it to victims of domestic abuse.
  “I never thought I would be here getting this MBE for the work I&
  
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• Mall Grab announces debut album ‘What I Breathe’, featuring Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Nia Archives

  05-05-2022 16:22 via nme.com
  
  Mall Grab has announced his debut album ‘What I Breathe’ – you can listen to his new single ‘Understand’, which features Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, below.
  The Australian-born, London-based producer, real name Jordon Alexander, will release the record on August 5 via the Looking For Trouble imprint – pre-order is available here.
  “I have been lucky enough to work with some of my favourite artists which have really been the glue that keeps the projec
  
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• Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart on Eurythmics Entering the Rock Hall, Reunion Dreams

  05-05-2022 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Duo plan on performing live on induction night, but just don't expect them to reunite for the 40th anniversary of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) next year
  
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• Dr. John Was Cutting a New Record When He Died. Now We Get to Hear It

  05-05-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Karla R. Pratt, Dr. John's daughter and the album's executive producer, calls those covers “a musical tip of the hat to the greats who preceded him"
  
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• Wolf Alice announce ‘Blue Weekend’ lullaby EP and share new take on ‘The Last Man On Earth’

  05-05-2022 15:48 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice have announced plans to release a new EP featuring lullaby versions of select songs from their ‘Blue Weekend’ album.
  Titled ‘Blue Lullaby’, the release will feature four reworked tracks from their 2021 album including new versions of ‘No Hard Feelings’, ‘Lipstick On The Glass’, ‘How Can I Make It OK?’ and ‘The Last Man On Earth’, the latter of which you hear below now.READ MORE: Your favourite artists on what NME
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo on Abortion Rights: ‘Our Bodies Should Never Be in the Hands of Politicians’

  05-05-2022 15:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer tells Washington, D.C., audience she's "heartbroken" over "Supreme Court’s potential decision" to overturn Roe vs. Wade
  
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• Madonna announces new career-spanning compilation to celebrate dance chart milestone

  05-05-2022 14:50 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has announced details of ‘Finally Enough Love’, a new compilation celebrating the singer’s record 50 chart-topping hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
  Madonna’s 2019 track ‘I Don’t Search I Find’, which featured on her ‘Madame X’ album, earned the artist her 50th number one on the Dance Club Songs chart in the US back in February 2020.READ MORE: The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songsThe achievement made Madonna the fi
  
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• Ted Nugent says Joan Jett “viciously attacked me personally” over Top 100 guitarist comments

  05-05-2022 14:30 via nme.com
  
  Ted Nugent has responded to Joan Jett after she hit back at his criticism of her being included in a list of the 100 greatest guitarists.READ MORE: Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off”Earlier this year, Nugenttook issue with The Runaways legend’s placing at 87 in a list that was compiled by Rolling Stone‘s David Fricke back in 2003 (and was reposted online in 2010).
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• A$AP Rocky shares Rihanna-starring new music teaser for ‘D.M.B.’

  05-05-2022 13:53 via nme.com
  
  A$AP Rocky has shared a new music teaser which stars Rihanna – you can watch the clip for ‘D.M.B.’ below.
  Rihanna, who is expecting a child with Rocky, features prominently in the 20-second clip, as she and the rapper are seen walking through crowds of fans and paparazzi.READ MORE: Win VIP tickets to Wireless Festival 2022A link from the ‘D.M.B.’ teaser leads to a pre-save page which promises that new music from Rocky will arrive at 5pm today (May 5), with a music v
  
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• Janelle Monáe to play Josephine Baker in WW2 series ‘De La Resistance’

  05-05-2022 13:33 via nme.com
  
  Janelle Monáe is set to play entertainer and French Resistance agent Josephine Baker in an upcoming TV series.
  From studio A24, De La Resistance will follow Baker’s role as a spy for the French Resistance in the Second World War. It will also cover her career as an entertainer, after she became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture in 1927 silent film Siren Of The Tropics.READ MORE: Janelle Monáe – ‘Dirty Computer’ reviewJennifer Yale,
  
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• Janelle Monaé to play Josephine Baker in WW2 series ‘De La Resistance’

  05-05-2022 13:33 via nme.com
  
  Janelle Monaé is set to play entertainer and French Resistance agent Josephine Baker in an upcoming TV series.
  From studio A24, De La Resistance will follow Baker’s role as a spy for the French Resistance in the Second World War. It will also cover her career as an entertainer, after she became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture in 1927 silent film Siren Of The Tropics.READ MORE: Janelle Monáe – ‘Dirty Computer’ reviewJennifer Yale,
  
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• Yungblud had ringworm when he met Billish Eilish

  05-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  '11 Minutes' rocker Yungblud reveals he had ringworm when he first met Billie Eilish as he reflects on their friendship.
  
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• Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins during live show

  05-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder says late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins "emitted something very incredible and very special".
  
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• Florence Welch reveals new Machine album is inspired by Dracula and other horror monsters

  05-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Florence Welch has been inspired by vampires and horror films for new Florence + The Machine album 'Dance Fever'.
  
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• D Generation’s Howie Pyro has died, aged 61

  05-05-2022 12:55 via nme.com
  
  Howie Pyro, a founding member of the band D Generation, has died at the age of 61.
  Jesse Malin, Pyro’s close friend and bandmate in D Generation, confirmed in a statement that Pyro died from COVID-19-related pneumonia yesterday (May 4) following a long battle with liver disease.
  Describing Pyro as “my best friend and brother”, Malin wrote on his social media channels: “He fought real hard right till the end. He changed my life and so many others in ways I can’t even
  
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• Dolly Parton 'honoured and humbled' by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

  05-05-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Dolly Parton has been voted into the institution alongside Eminem, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, and Pat Benatar.
  
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• Kanye West walked out on Kim Kardashian’s ‘SNL’ monologue after she called him “rapper”

  05-05-2022 12:29 via nme.com
  
  Kim Kardashian has said her ex-husband Kanye West walked out during her Saturday Night Live monologue.
  She addressed her divorce from West, now formally known as Ye, while hosting the show in October last year. In her monologue, Kim said: “I married the best rapper of all time. He’s the richest Black man in America, a talented legit genius who gave me four incredible kids.READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cu
  
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• Watch Everything Everything’s live video for their new single ‘Pizza Boy’

  05-05-2022 12:17 via nme.com
  
  Everything Everything have shared their latest single ‘Pizza Boy’ – you can watch the song’s accompanying music video below.
  The track is the final preview of the band’s forthcoming new album ‘Raw Data Feel’, which is set for release on May 20 via EE’s own imprint Infinity Industries / AWAL.READ MORE: Everything Everything: “It’s like all these biblical plagues conflating at the same time, with us right in the middle”Speaking abou
  
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• Watch Cassetteboy take on Boris Johnson and the Tories ahead of 2022 local elections

  05-05-2022 12:14 via nme.com
  
  Cassetteboy have released their latest satirical mash-up ahead of the UK local elections, taking aim at Boris Johnson and the Tories.
  The comedy duo are well-known for their reworkings of classic songs mixed with quotes from public figures. Previous targets have included Donald Trump, David Cameron, Brexit and even Die Hard‘s status as a Christmas film.READ MORE: No wonder Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn’t read NME: the Tories don’t care about saving UK musicCassettebo
  
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