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• Beck, Animal Collective, Jeff Tweedy and more join birdsong compilation

  21-05-2022 23:51 via nme.com
  
  Beck, Animal Collective and Jeff Tweedy are among the artists that will appear on a new birdsong-inspired compilation album.READ MORE: Animal Collective – ‘Time Skiffs’ review: adventurers get back on the right track‘For The Birds: The Birdsong Project’ is set to be released in five monthly stages between now and September, with the first volume arriving yesterday (May 20).
  Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Karen O, Kamasi Washington, Terry Riley, Mary Lattimore, Tyonda
  
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• Alexisonfire dig deep on heartfelt new single ‘Sans Soleil’

  21-05-2022 22:58 via nme.com
  
  Alexisonfire have released the second single from their upcoming comeback album – listen to ‘Sans Soleil’ below.
  The Canadian post-hardcore band’s latest track follows ‘Sweet Dreams Of Otherness’, the lead single from ‘Otherness’, their first full-length project since ‘Old Crows/Young Cardinals’ in 2009.
  Tapping into some deeply heartfelt lyrics, penned by Alexisonfire guitarist/Gallows frontman Wade MacNeil, ‘Sans
  
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• Watch Jimmy Fallon join Måneskin for performance of ‘Supermodel’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

  21-05-2022 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin stopped by the The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon yesterday (May 20) to deliver a performance of their new single ‘Supermodel’ – watch it below.READ MORE: Måneskin on working with Iggy Pop, partying with Ed Sheeran and Eurovision adviceThe Italian Eurovision winners were without their usual bassist, Victoria De Angelis, due to illness, but instead of recruiting another musician to fill in, the band asked the show’s host Jimmy Fallon to strap up.
  
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• Watch Sharon Van Etten’s Flawless Rendition of ‘Mistakes’ on ‘Colbert’

  21-05-2022 21:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Performance of We've Been Going About This All Wrong marked singer's first-ever late-night TV appearance
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne says he’s awaiting neck surgery: “I can’t walk properly these days”

  21-05-2022 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he “can’t walk properly these days” and that he’s waiting to have neck surgery.READ MORE: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”Speaking to Classic Rock for their 300th issue, the Black Sabbath legend revealed that he’s still dealing with some lasting damage from a quad bike accident he had in 2003.
  “I’m just waiting on some more surgery on my neck,” he said. &l
  
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• Portugal. The Man share piano cover of Sublime’s ‘Santeria’

  21-05-2022 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Portugal. The Man have shared a piano cover of Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ – you can check it out below.READ MORE: Portugal. The Man on how they wrote their runaway hit ‘Feel It Still’Recorded exclusively for Amazon Music, the Alaska six-piece have flipped the iconic reggae-tinged ska hit, taken from Sublime’s 1996 self-titled third album, into a piano ballad packed with strings.
  “The timing couldn’t have been better,” PTM guitarist Eric Howk
  
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• The Black Keys: 'The older we get, the more we believe'

  21-05-2022 17:16 via music-news.com
  
  The Black Keys join Zane Lowe in the studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss their new album 'Dropout Boogie’. The group’s
  
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• See Bonnie Raitt Showcase New LP ‘Just Like That…,’ Talk ‘Nick of Time’ on ‘CBS Mornings’

  21-05-2022 17:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rock Hall-inducted singer performs three songs for "Saturday Sessions," including 1989's "Love Letter"
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa have an 'unspoken bond'

  21-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The duo released the collaboration in March.
  
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• Harry Styles Brings the Pop to UBS Arena for ‘One Night Only’ Show

  21-05-2022 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Less than 24 hours after releasing Harry's House, the star played his third album in full at sold out show
  
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• Why TikTok Sees Music Video Vixens as the Unsung Heroes of Y2K Fashion

  21-05-2022 15:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  The women who made rap videos look sexy are finally receiving their flowers, on TikTok
  
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• Blu DeTiger teams up with Chromeo on new songs ‘Blutooth’ & ‘enough 4 u’

  21-05-2022 15:50 via nme.com
  
  Blu DeTiger has teamed up with Chromeo on two new songs – listen to ‘Blutooth’ & ‘enough 4 u’ below.
  The tracks follow the bass virtuoso’s ‘How Did We Get Here?’ EP, which came out last year. She also recently played a series of UK shows at The Great Escape and more.READ MORE: Blu DeTiger: New York’s achingly cool bass virtuoso“We clicked with Blu and Rex immediately, they became like our younger siblings,” says Chromeo&r
  
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• Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden shares new KH song ‘Looking At Your Pager’

  21-05-2022 15:13 via nme.com
  
  Four Tet‘s Kieran Hebden has shared a new song under his KH moniker – listen to ‘Looking At Your Pager’ below.
  Hebden has used the moniker sporadically throughout his career, most notably on the Nelly Furtado-sampling 2019 hit ‘Only Human’.
  ‘Looking At Your Pager’ centres around a sample of 3LW’s 2000 single ‘No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)’. Speaking of the track’s genesis and eventual release, Hebden said: “This t
  
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• ‘Un Día Normal’ Turns 20: Juanes Remembers

  21-05-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Colombian rocker looks back on how he reconnected with his roots on his 2002 breakthrough LP: "I wanted to do something different"
  
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• Liam Gallagher plays unreleased track ‘World’s In Need’ on ‘Later… With Jools Holland’

  21-05-2022 14:34 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher heads up tonight’s episode of Later… With Jools Holland – watch him play unreleased track ‘World’s In Need’ below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”The long-running and prestigious BBC show returned last week (May 14) for a new season, with all the musical guests in the same room for the first time since lockdown. Leading the first episode was Wet Leg
  
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• Watch Sharon Van Etten’s thunderous performance of ‘Mistakes’ on ‘Colbert’

  21-05-2022 12:59 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Van Etten was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (May 20) – watch her perform ‘Mistakes’ below.READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten on the cover: “I have to be hopeful. I’m a mother and I want to be brave for my son”The track is taken from Van Etten’s sixth studio album ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong’, which came out earlier this month (May 6), and she also recently shared an official vide
  
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• Bobby Shmurda pleas for New York’s Rap On Trial bill to be adopted across United States

  21-05-2022 12:13 via nme.com
  
  Bobby Shmurda has said that New York’s new Rap On Trial bill should be adopted across the United States.
  Earlier this week (May 17), the New York State Senate passed a bill limiting the use of song lyrics as evidence in court by prosecutors.
  First touted last November, the purpose of this bill is to set a new high bar compelling prosecutors to show “clear and convincing evidence” that a defendant’s rap song, video, or other “creative expression” is “lite
  
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• Ed O’Brien reflects on 25 years of Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’: “It was a magical time”

  21-05-2022 11:33 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien has reflected on 25 years of the band’s iconic 1997 album ‘OK Computer’.READ MORE: ‘OK Computer’: 50 geeky facts about Radiohead’s iconic 1997 albumThe album celebrates its birthday today (May 21), and O’Brien took to Instagram to share his memories of creating the album, as well as the legacy it has left.
  “So.. today is apparently the 25th anniversary of OK Computer’s release,” O’Brien wrote alo
  
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• Mark Owen's new album features daughters on vocals

  21-05-2022 11:29 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Owen's new solo record features his daughters, Willow, 13, and Fox, nine, on backing vocals.
  
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• Emeli Sandé found it 'liberating' producing songs on her latest LP

  21-05-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Emeli Sandé has revealed getting to produce some of the tracks on her latest LP was a "liberating" experience.
  
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• Doja Cat cancels 2022 festival shows and The Weeknd support tour for tonsil surgery

  21-05-2022 10:00 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat has announced that she’s cancelled her 2022 live dates, including festival shows and a tour with The Weeknd, to recover from tonsil surgery.READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phaseYesterday (May 20), the artist tweeted that her “whole throat is fucked” after the surgery, and that she “might have some bad news for yall coming soon.”
  Accordingly, she has now pulled out of all her fest
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs on a 'mission' to bring back R&B with new record label

  21-05-2022 09:31 via music-news.com
  
  Earlier this month, the music mogul announced that he will be launching Love Records with his upcoming album, which will be released in conjunction with Motown Records.
  
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• Doja Cat pulls out of Weeknd tour

  21-05-2022 09:24 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat was due to support The Weeknd on his 'After Hours Til Dawn' global stadium tour, which kicks off in July, but she has been forced to step down due to tonsil surgery.
  
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• Flume found it nerve-wracking working with idol Damon Albarn

  21-05-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Flume very nearly didn't get to work with his idol Damon Albarn.
  
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• Pearl Jam Cancels Final Two Shows Due to COVID, High School Drummer Plays Final Oakland Show

  21-05-2022 06:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Pearl Jam has canceled their current US tour’s last two shows following the news that bass guitarist Jeff Ament has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes days after drummer Matt Cameron also tested positive for the virus. The affected dates include a May 18 show at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, and […]
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• Prodigy’s Solo Music Catalog Returns – New Music Coming Soon

  21-05-2022 06:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After more than two years, the solo catalog of the late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy is available on all digital and streaming platforms. The iconic rapper’s Estate has announced upcoming new music, including a full-length album. Prodigy’s solo music is now available across digital merchants and streaming platforms after legal disputes saw it removed from […]
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• Listen to Post Malone’s ‘Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers’ theme song

  21-05-2022 06:20 via nme.com
  
  Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers debuted on Disney+ yesterday (May 20), and with it came a remix of the titular series’ classic theme song, courtesy of Post Malone.READ MORE: Post Malone at Reading Festival 2021: plenty of fireworks, but little sparkMalone keeps intact much of the original version’s lyrics and core melody, but spins it through his signature trap-influenced pop style.
  It marks his third time contributing to a Hollywood soundtrack – in 2017, he linked up with W
  
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• Coheed & Cambria and Thrice announce 2022 UK and European tour

  21-05-2022 05:27 via nme.com
  
  Coheed & Cambria will return to the UK and Europe this October, announcing a 13-date run of shows that they’ll co-headline with Thrice.READ MORE: Touché Amoré – ‘Lament’ review: melodic hardcore from a band on the brink of greatnessThe tour will kick off in Bristol on Friday October 14, when the respective prog-rockers and post-hardcore outfit take to the stage at the O2 Academy. They’ll follow it up with shows at Academy venues in Birmingham, Lond
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly wrote Good Mourning movie script 'in three days'

  21-05-2022 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Good Mourning features appearances from Megan Fox, Dove Cameron, Becky G, Pete Davidson, and Whitney Cummings.
  
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• Latest Music Industry Jobs: FaZe Clan, Warner Music Canada, Position Music, More

  21-05-2022 00:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Here’s a recap of recent music industry jobs — including both hirings and in-house promotions — as of May 20th, 2022. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to [email protected]. And, keep track […]
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