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• Mickey Gilley, Country Music’s Urban Cowboy, Dead at 86

  07-05-2022 23:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The piano-playing crooner had hits with "Stand By Me," "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time," and an appearance in John Travolta's 1980 box-office smash about a mechanical bull
  
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• Ashley Judd Honors Naomi in Mother’s Day Op-Ed: ‘My Mama Was a Legend’

  07-05-2022 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Actress also writes about women's rights and motherhood in tribute to her late mom: "She had to fight like hell to overcome the hand she was dealt, to earn her place in history"
  
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• Florence and the Machine Reigns King at ‘Dance Fever’ Warm-Up Show in NYC

  07-05-2022 17:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Witch-y, baroque band return with preview of new album and string of past hits at sublime NY show
  
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• Jack Harlow: 'The world's going to turn on me soon'

  07-05-2022 17:05 via music-news.com
  
  Jack Harlow joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation and deep dive into his brand new album
  
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• Lizzo instantly feels better whenever she performs Good as Hell

  07-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo wanted to create a similar feeling with About Damn Time.
  
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• Bikini Kill members announce charity album featuring The Linda Lindas, Kim Gordon

  07-05-2022 16:07 via nme.com
  
  Bikini Kill’s guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle and drum tech Vice Cooler (who also drums in The Raincoats) have announced a benefit compilation featuring contributions from The Linda Lindas and Kim Gordon.
  Bikini Kill vocalist Kathleen Hanna features on the album’s first single ‘Mirrorball’, which can be heard below.
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  ‘Land Trust: Benefit for NEFOC’ is released June 3 on Bandcamp and all funds raised will go towar
  
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• Willie Nelson Cancels Jazz Fest Headlining Gig Due to Covid-19 Case in His Band

  07-05-2022 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country legend's concerts this weekend also postponed after unspecified member tests positive for coronavirus
  
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• Girl In Red postpones European headline tour

  07-05-2022 15:16 via nme.com
  
  Girl In Red has postponed her European headline tour at the advice of several medical experts.READ MORE: Girl In Red at Reading Festival 2021: a fitting, chaotic finaleThe NME 100 alumni and previous Big Read cover star had just finished up a massive US headline tour for 2021’s ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’ and was three dates into the European and UK legs when she announced she had to postpone the rest of the tour due to damage to her vocal chords.
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• Willow Kayne releases ‘Human Traffic’ inspired video for ‘Final Notice’

  07-05-2022 14:41 via nme.com
  
  Willow Kayne has released new single ‘Final Notice’ alongside a Human Traffic-inspired video – check it out below.READ MORE: Willow Kayne: “This record was me hitting back to the doubters – it’s absolute revenge”‘Final Notice’ is the first new material Kayne has released since she dropped debut EP ‘Playground Antics’ earlier this year.
  The track is, according to a press release, “a love letter to the junglist stylings of her
  
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• BTS’ Suga praises Psy

  07-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  BTS’ Suga has praised Psy for "paving the way for K-pop" in America with his 2012 hit ‘Gangnam Style’.
  
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• …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead announce new album ‘XI: Bleed Here Now’

  07-05-2022 12:51 via nme.com
  
  …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have announced details of their eleventh studio album and shared two new songs – check them out below.
  ‘XI: Bleed Here Now’ is out July 15 via InsideOutMusic in Europe & Dine Alone Records in North America.
  Alongside the album announcement, the American alt-rock band have shared two new songs, the scuzzy nostalgia of ‘Salt In Your Eyes’ and the menacing hard rock of ‘No Confidence’. Both tracks can be
  
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• BTS’ Suga says Psy “paved the way for K-pop” in America

  07-05-2022 11:27 via nme.com
  
  BTS’ Suga has praised Psy’s global megahit ‘Gangnam Style’, saying it “paved the way for K-Pop” around the world.READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernautsReleased in 2012, The K-pop icon became the highest-charting Korean pop act on the Billboard Hot 100 when ‘Gangnam Style’ peaked at Number Two. Since then, only BTS have gone on to best his record, hitting Number One six times since 2020.
  Earlier th
  
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• Mabel joins LooseFest's star-studded line-up

  07-05-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mabel has been added to the star-studded line-up for LooseFest.
  
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• Hanson want to have a 'deeper connection' as the band reaches 25 years

  07-05-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Hanson want to have a 'deeper connection' as the band reaches 25 years and reflect on their biggest hit 'MMMBop'
  
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• Wargasm announce debut “Mixxxtape”, confirm new single ‘D.R.I.L.D.O.’

  07-05-2022 10:50 via nme.com
  
  Wargasm have confirmed the release of their debut full-length project alongside news of their next single ‘D.R.I.L.D.O.’READ MORE: Wargasm live in London: duo’s bruising live return is a reminder why bedroom metal will never thrivePunk duo Wargasm have announced that ‘Explicit: The Mixxxtape’ will be released later this summer.
  It’ll be preceded by new single ‘D.R.I.L.D.O.’, which drops this Friday (May 13). Pre-save it here.
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• Watch Pete Davidson joke about Kanye West “pulling a ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’”

  07-05-2022 10:07 via nme.com
  
  Pete Davidson has joked about Kanye West pulling a ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ – watch footage from his Netflix Is A Joke Festival set below.READ MORE: ‘The King Of Staten Island’ review: Pete Davidson bares his soul in a raw comedy inspired by childhood lossDavidson appeared at the festival last Friday (April 29) to premiere his new show, Pete Davidson And Best Friends, which was filmed for release on Netflix later in the year. To a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Fonda
  
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• Queen Latifah received 'nice little letter' from Dolly Parton over TV performance

  07-05-2022 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Queen Latifah plays former CIA operative Robyn McCall in the reboot of the 1980s series of the same name.
  
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• Suki Waterhouse unsure about music career

  07-05-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Suki Waterhouse was hesitant to commit to a music career before releasing her debut album 'I Can't Let Go'.
  
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• Kasabian honoured to support Liam Gallagher

  07-05-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Serge Pizzorno has hailed it a "true honour" for Kasabian to be supporting Liam Gallagher at Knebworth next month.
  
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• Wu-Tang Clan to release 25th anniversary collection of ‘Wu-Tang Forever’

  07-05-2022 06:56 via nme.com
  
  Wu-Tang Clan‘s iconic 1997 album ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ is turning 25, with an anniversary collection to mark the occasion.
  Get On Down and Legacy Recordings are releasing special edition merch to celebrate the double-disc record’s quarter-century, including the album as a 4xLP with accompanying lyric booklet, a silver 7-inch single of ‘Triumph’ with ‘Heaterz’ on the B-side, and a reissue of the double album on cassette, which comes in a replica of the
  
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• VEVA Sound and SoundExchange Announce New Data-Sharing Partnership

  07-05-2022 02:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  VEVA Sound and SoundExchange announced their partnership centered on increasing royalty payments’ accuracy and efficiency. The data partnership utilizes the latest cloud-based technology, making it easier for creators registered with SoundExchange to receive royalties. Built by VEVA Sound, VEVA Collect compiles all creator credits and their associated audio assets to ensure fair compensation to everyone […]
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• Spotify Stations Shutting Down on May 16 – Here’s Why

  07-05-2022 02:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify Stations, an app offering a radio station-focused experience, shuts down on May 16. The company encourages using the standard Spotify app for a similar radio experience. It never technically left beta testing, but the Spotify Stations app will officially shut down on May 16. The mobile app is no longer available for download, but […]
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• Spotify Stations Is Officially Shutting Down on May 16th — Here’s Why

  07-05-2022 02:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify Stations, an app offering a radio station-focused experience, shuts down on May 16th. The company encourages using the standard Spotify app for a similar radio experience. It never technically left beta testing, but the Spotify Stations app will officially shut down on May 16th. The mobile app is no longer available for download, but […]
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• BMG Puts the Major Labels, RIAA, and NMPA On Blast Over Mechanical Royalties: ‘Music Companies Have a Duty to Stand Up for Artists and Songwriters’

  07-05-2022 00:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based BMG, which just recently opened its Hollywood creative complex, took aim at the Big Three, the RIAA, and the NMPA […]
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