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• Sun Ra House listed as historic Philadelphia landmark

  17-05-2022 23:40 via nme.com
  
  Sun Ra House, the Philadelphia building that has been home to the late Sun Ra’s evolving Arkestra collective since the 1960s, has been listed as a historic Philadelphia landmark.READ MORE: 100 cult albums to hear before you die, chosen by your favourite rockstarsRecognised by the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, the building at 5626 Morton Street – also known as the Arkestral Institute of Sun Ra – still houses a number of Arkestra members, including
  
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• Miley Cyrus communicates with Dolly Parton via fax

  17-05-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday, host Seth mentioned the T-Mobile Super Bowl commercial the popstar starred in alongside her famous godmother earlier this year.
  
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• London Independent Market announces dates and line-up for summer event

  17-05-2022 22:58 via nme.com
  
  Indie Lable Market: London has shared dates for its summer event – view the full line-up details below.READ MORE: Here’s why the Independent Label Market’s all-female Soho takeover is so vitalStarted at Soho’s Berwick Street market in 2011, ILM has hosted 70 events all over the world and has partnered with more than 600 independent record labels throughout the UK as well as in Paris, Berlin, Rome, LA, Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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• Rico Nasty says a new “intrusive” single is “coming out very soon”

  17-05-2022 22:22 via nme.com
  
  Rico Nasty has confirmed that she’s about to release a new single – hear a snippet of the track below.READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”In multiple social media posts made Sunday (May 15) the rapper teased new music, tweeting to fans: “I have a new song coming out very soon”. Rico also told fans that the vibe of the track would be “intrusive”.
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• Burna Boy announces 2022 North America summer tour

  17-05-2022 22:20 via nme.com
  
  Burna Boy has announced that he’ll be heading out on a tour of North America this summer – get tickets here.READ MORE: Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”Hitting the road in support of his forthcoming album ‘Love, Damini’, the Nigerian Afrobeats star has added a string of US and Canadian dates to his previously announced tour, which includes dates in Europe and the UK.
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• Apple’Apple Music Live’ New Concert Series Launches ft. Harry Styles

  17-05-2022 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has announced a new concert live-stream series called ‘Apple Music Live’ with Harry Styles as its first artist. The series kicks off on May 20 with a live stream of Harry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” performance. The concert will be available to stream exclusively for Apple Music subscribers. This is just […]
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• Apple Music’s Live-Streaming Concert Series Is Launching With Harry Styles — With More Artists Ahead

  17-05-2022 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has announced a new concert live-stream series called ‘Apple Music Live’ with Harry Styles as its first artist. The series kicks off on May 20th with a live stream of Harry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” performance. The concert will be available to stream exclusively for Apple Music subscribers. This is just […]
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• Apple Music’s Live-Streaming Concert Series Is Launching With Harry Styles — More Artists Ahead

  17-05-2022 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has announced a new concert live-stream series called ‘Apple Music Live’ with Harry Styles as its first artist. The series kicks off on May 20th with a live stream of Harry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” performance. The concert will be available to stream exclusively for Apple Music subscribers. This is just […]
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• ‘Apple Music Live’ New Concert Series Launches ft. Harry Styles

  17-05-2022 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has announced a new concert live-stream series called ‘Apple Music Live’ with Harry Styles as its first artist. The series kicks off on May 20 with a live stream of Harry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” performance. The concert will be available to stream exclusively for Apple Music subscribers. This is just […]
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• Billie Eilish Takes David Letterman Go-Kart Racing, Happily Ignores Rules

  17-05-2022 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Host’s Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction returns on Friday
  
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• Three Injured At Lovers & Friends Festival After Panic Over Rumored Gunshots

  17-05-2022 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Several injuries were reported at the Lovers & Friends festival in Las Vegas following a panic over rumored gunshots. At least three individuals were transported to local hospitals with trample injuries. The crowd panicked after a rumor of gunshots caused some to attempt to flee the crowds. On social media, someone posted a picture of […]
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• Miley Cyrus 'traumatised' after plane was forced to make emergency landing

  17-05-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Back in March, the Wrecking Ball singer was flying to Paraguay so she could perform at the Asunciónico music festival when the plane she was travelling in got caught up in a storm.
  
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• AirPods Will Switch to USB-C Amid Apple’s Shift, Driven By the EU

  17-05-2022 21:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple’s ecosystem may soon shift to USB-C as European politicians look to a universal charging standard. Back in April, European Union officials voted to support a proposal to require Apple and all technology firms to adopt the USB-C standard as a common charger. The provision would also add a new requirement for a standard for […]
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• Alan Parsons Awarded Nearly $5 Million in Legal Battle With Former Live Manager

  17-05-2022 21:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in January of 2020, Alan Parsons sued his former live-performance manager for breach of contract, trademark infringement, and more. Now, a jury has awarded The Alan Parsons Project co-founder nearly $5 million in damages. U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. just recently entered the $4.95 million final judgement against the case’s defendants, manager […]
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• Alabama’s Orion Amphitheater Celebrates Grand Opening With Brittany Howard, Drive-By Truckers

  17-05-2022 21:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Huntsville facility aims to extend North Alabama's musical legacy with performances by Jason Isbell, Waxahatchee, and Mavis Staples
  
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• Music promoters “shocked at the inability” of US government, have “no choice” but to sue over rejected COVID relief

  17-05-2022 20:42 via nme.com
  
  Almost a year after the launch of their COVID-19 relief program for shuttered music venues, The US Small Business Administration is facing more than 60 lawsuits from business owners.READ MORE: US live music scene: “Without government support, you won’t have independent venues in America”With litigation pending and venues still dealing with show cancellations, health risks, and revenue loss due to the ongoing pandemic, NME spoke to concert promoters, the SBA, and the National In
  
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• Yungblud announces self-titled third album: “Here is my story”

  17-05-2022 20:29 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has announced the release of his long-awaited third studio album, which he hopes fills his “beautiful family” with love.READ MORE: Yungblud: “I’ve got two new albums ready to go”The follow-up to 2020’s ‘Weird!’ is set to arrive on September 2, and according to the Doncaster rocker, he chose the title “because nothing in my life has ever made more sense”.
  “Everything up to this moment has been a complete explosion of
  
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• Florence Welch on “trying to embody” Nick Cave and Iggy Pop on new album

  17-05-2022 20:12 via nme.com
  
  Florence Welch has revealed that Nick Cave and Iggy Pop influenced the vocals on her new album ‘Dance Fever’. Watch a clip from the interview below.READ MORE: Florence + The Machine – ‘Dance Fever’ review: the triumphant sound of a singer rebornDuring a conversation with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, the Florence + The Machine frontwoman discussed embodying her favourite male vocalists like Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop and Cave for album opener, ‘King‘.
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• ‘Harry’s House:’ Where to Buy Every Edition of Harry Styles’ New Album Online

  17-05-2022 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  From special edition vinyl releases to exclusive box sets, here's everything you need to know about buying Styles' third studio album online
  
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• My Chemical Romance Lay ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ In Debut Live Performance

  17-05-2022 19:55
  
  Emo has risen. My Chemical Romance welcomed fans back to the Black Parade on Monday (May 16) with the kick-off performance of their long-awaited reunion tour at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.
  
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• Another longtime member of As I Lay Dying exits band

  17-05-2022 19:51 via nme.com
  
  As I Lay Dying have lost another member in longtime bassist Josh Gilbert who last night (May 16) announced his departure from the band.
  His decision comes after guitarist Nick Hipa left the Californian metalcore outfit in 2020, citing that he wanted to prioritise “a motion design career, deep focus on my family, taking care of my health, and working on other creative projects”.
  Taking to Instagram to issue a statement, Gilbert wrote: “Hello, friends. After 15 years (almost half
  
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• Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes ‘Forgives’ Bataclan Terrorist at French Trial

  17-05-2022 19:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band members testify about the Islamic State extremists’ attack during their 2015 concert
  
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• Grimes sells clothes and items from Met Gala to raise money for Ukraine

  17-05-2022 18:42 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has donated a number of clothes and items from her 2021 Met Gala appearance to raise money for Ukraine.READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumThe musician is one of 50 artists who have given personal items to the Resistance For Ukraine benefit auction that aims to “support Emergency Response & BIPOC families (Black, indigenous, and people of colour) in and out of Ukraine.”
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• John Legend urges “de-platforming” of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in wake of Buffalo shooting

  17-05-2022 18:09 via nme.com
  
  John Legend has called for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson to be “de-platformed”, accusing the presenter of espousing a racist theory that the Buffalo mass shooting suspect allegedly posted online.
  Payton S. Gendron, 18, is accused of carrying out what authorities have said was a racially-motivated attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on Saturday (May 14) that left 10 people dead and three injured. Gendron, who is white, has pled not guilty to first-degree murder, Erie Count
  
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• LimeWire Announces ‘First Major Music Label Partnership’ With Universal Music Group Ahead of Relaunch

  17-05-2022 18:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About two months after announcing that it would rebrand as a platform for digital collectibles – and one month after raising $10.4 million from the sale of its LMWR token – the revamped LimeWire has inked a deal with Universal Music Group (UMG). LimeWire, which now bills itself as an NFT-focused digital collectibles marketplace, reached […]
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• Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley Lead Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2022 Inductees

  17-05-2022 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Former RCA Records executive Joe Galante will also join the Hall in the Non-Performer category
  
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• Eric Clapton postpones two European shows after testing positive for COVID-19

  17-05-2022 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all timeThe guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
  However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted
  
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• Neil Patrick Harris Sorry for Serving Platter of Amy Winehouse’s Corpse Months After Death

  17-05-2022 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Amy Winehouse was a once-in-a-generation talent, and I’m sorry for any hurt this image caused,” actor says
  
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• New TelevisaUnivision Special ‘Por Siempre Selena’ Will Celebrate The Life of Selena Quintanilla

  17-05-2022 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The show will include musical tributes to the late singer, who 'has transcended time and inspired many generations across the globe'
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn joins campaign to save Sheffield’s Leadmill: “Get behind it”

  17-05-2022 17:28 via nme.com
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is the latest high-profile name to join the ongoing campaign to save The Leadmill in Sheffield.READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – goes, we all lose somethingIt comes after the iconic Sheffield venue and club recently told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close,” leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music w
  
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• The Notorious B.I.G. Will Be Honored as the King of New York on Late Rapper’s 50th Birthday

  17-05-2022 16:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Special Empire State Building lights and subway MetroCards will be part of the celebration
  
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• Pearl Jam Reunite With Drummer Dave Krusen to Play ‘Ten’ Classics

  17-05-2022 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Krusen — who played on the band's debut album before leaving the group — was one of three ringers the band asked to fill in for the Covid-positive Matt Cameron
  
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• Miley Cyrus to host New Year's Eve special again

  17-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Midnight Sky singer Miley Cyrus will return for a second iteration of Miley's New Year's Eve Party.
  
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• Britney Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari thanks fans for support following miscarriage news

  17-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are "moving forward" following the loss.
  
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• Britney Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari thanks fans for support following miscarriage news

  17-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are "moving forward" following the loss.
  
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• Horsegirl Celebrate With Chicago Peers in New ‘Dirtbag Transformation’ Video

  17-05-2022 16:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rising indie trio discuss their community, songwriting style, and working with indie vet John Agnello on their upcoming debut, Versions of Modern Performance
  
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• ‘It’s About Communication’: Why Big Boi Is Advocating for Mental Health

  17-05-2022 16:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Atlanta rap icon will headline May 21 Sound Mind festival in New York to fight stigma: 'It's always good to let people know that people care about them, and you're not alone'
  
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• Shygirl announces UK and European tour

  17-05-2022 16:04 via nme.com
  
  Shygirl has shared details of a short UK and European tour that will take place later this year.READ MORE: Shygirl live in London: a live comeback well worth the waitThe pop artist’s five-night run of shows kicks off on December 1 at London’s Printworks before wrapping at Paris’ Trianon venue on December 10. Buy tickets here.
  Shygirl’s tour will follow the release of her recently announced debut album ‘Nymph’, which drops on September 30. Last week she sh
  
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• Elton John praises Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels after coming out: “A courageous and game-changing statement”

  17-05-2022 16:01 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has praised Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels after he became the first active player in UK men’s football to come out as gay since 1990.
  17-year-old Daniels made the announcement yesterday (May 16), telling Sky Sports News that he felt ready to “be myself” after “a long time of lying” about who he is.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”The Blackpool forward, who said that his &
  
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• Witch Fever announce debut album ‘Congregation’ and share its title track

  17-05-2022 14:39 via nme.com
  
  Witch Fever have announced their debut album ‘Congregation’ – listen to the title track below.READ MORE: Witch Fever: Manchester doom-punks ready to smash toxic masculinityThe Manchester four-piece will release the LP, which was produced by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs’ Sam Grant at Blank Studios in Newcastle, on October 21 via Sony’s Music For Nations.
  The lyrics of ‘Congregation’ were largely inspired by singer Amy Walpole’s experience of g
  
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• Sam Ryder's Space Man closes gap on Harry Styles in race to Number 1

  17-05-2022 13:59 via music-news.com
  
  UK Eurovision hero Sam Ryder closes the gap on Harry Styles overnight in the race to become this week's Official UK Number 1 single.
  
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• Florence Welch: 'I'm just always flooded with self-loathing'

  17-05-2022 13:50 via music-news.com
  
  Florence Welch joined Zane Lowe in-studio on Apple Music 1 for a conversation about Florence + The Machine’s fifth album ‘Dance Fever’.
  
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• Flume on “nervous” stint working with Damon Albarn and how SOPHIE helped him make new album

  17-05-2022 13:34 via nme.com
  
  Flume has addressed working with collaborators for his new album ‘Palaces’, including his hero Damon Albarn who made him feel “nervous”, as well as the influence of the late SOPHIE.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with FlumeThe Australian DJ and producer, real name Harley Edward Streten, told NME in an In Conversation video interview that Albarn is one of his musical heroes, so he found the experience of working with him on the album&r
  
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• Listen to Nia Archives and Watch The Ride’s new single ‘Mash Up The Dance’

  17-05-2022 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Nia Archives has teamed up with Watch The Ride to release a new joint single, ‘Mash Up The Dance’ – listen to the song below.READ MORE: Nia Archives – ‘Forbidden Feelingz’ EP: jungle anthems certify producer’s rapid riseCo-produced by Nia, who won Best Producer at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in March, the track also features the Bradford-born, London-based producer/DJ on vocals.
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• Echo and the Bunnymen are supporting The Rolling Stones at Liverpool stadium show

  17-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Liverpool band Echo and the Bunnyman are supporting The Rolling Stones at their huge Anfield stadium show next month.
  
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• BTS star V has 'learned to accept both sides of herself'

  17-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  BTS star V reveals how he learned to "accept both sides" of himself for new anthology album 'Proof'.
  
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• Taylor Hawkins’ friends claim he was uncomfortable with Foo Fighters’ touring schedule before his death

  17-05-2022 12:48 via nme.com
  
  Friends of the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins have claimed that he was uncomfortable with the intensity of the band’s touring schedule after the COVID-19 pandemic eased.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showAccording to a number of friends, Hawkins allegedly expressed discomfort with the band’s tour schedule – saying that he was struggling to keep up with the physical demands of the job, which often required h
  
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• Neil Patrick Harris apologises for Amy Winehouse corpse joke after photo resurfaces

  17-05-2022 12:38 via nme.com
  
  Neil Patrick Harris has issued an apology for a joke that he made about Amy Winehouse’s death.READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension”The singer passed away aged 27 from alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011. Three months after her death, Harris and his husband David Burtka hosted a Halloween party which featured a food platter decorated to look like “the corpse of Amy Winehouse”.
  After the photo resurfaced on social
  
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• Nina Kraviz dropped from Clone Distribution over alleged “pro-Putin” views

  17-05-2022 12:35 via nme.com
  
  Nina Kraviz and her трип (Trip Recordings) label have been dropped from Clone Distribution after its founder alleged that she harbours “pro-Putin” views.READ MORE: Nina Kraviz – Why my festival return at EXIT Festival 2021 was so specialThe Russian DJ hasn’t spoken publicly about Russia’s war against Ukraine except for posting a video in February of a handwritten note with the word “peace” written in Russian.
  NME has contacted Kra
  
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• Kehlani announces UK, European and North American tour

  17-05-2022 12:34 via nme.com
  
  Kehlani has announced details of a UK, European and North American tour that will run from July through to December.READ MORE: Kehlani: “I’m really in a lighter, more mature, happy, fun space”The Bay Area artist will tour in support of their third studio album ‘Blue Water Road’, which was released last month.
  Kehlani will embark on the ‘Blue Water Road Trip’ on July 30 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a string of North American tour dates running until O
  
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