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• Check out official photos and fan reactions from ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ digital concert

  26-05-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  
  ABBA premiered their highly-anticipated digital concert tour, ‘Voyage’ today (May 26). View official photos from the event below.READ MORE: ABBA tell us what the future holds after their “surreal” and “fabulous” digital concert tourThe concert, which took place today (May 26) at ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, marked the first time in 36 years Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeu
  
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• Rolling Stones announce special guests for BST Hyde Park

  26-05-2022 22:38 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones have today unveiled the very special guests set to open the upcoming American Express presents BST Hyde
  
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• More Joe Rogan Episodes Go Missing, Spotify Blames ‘Technical Glitch’

  26-05-2022 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  More episodes of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ have gone missing from Spotify. Spotify says the removal is a ‘technical glitch.’ The automated tracking tool JRE Missing cataloged the missing episodes on May 25. Dozens of episodes were removed for seemingly no reason, as the guests didn’t follow a specific pattern. A Spotify spokesperson reached out […]
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• More Joe Rogan Episodes Go Missing, Spotify Blames a ‘Technical Glitch’

  26-05-2022 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  More episodes of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ have gone missing from Spotify. Spotify says the removal is a ‘technical glitch.’ The automated tracking tool JRE Missing cataloged the missing episodes on May 25. Dozens of episodes were removed for seemingly no reason, as the guests didn’t follow a specific pattern. A Spotify spokesperson reached out […]
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• The Kid LAROI reveals financial advice given to him by Elon Musk

  26-05-2022 21:57 via nme.com
  
  The Kid LAROI has revealed the financial advice he was given by Elon Musk at a Saturday Night Live afterparty.READ MORE: The Kid LAROI – ‘F*CK LOVE’ review: Juice WRLD’s protégé is similarly adept at turning heartbreak into massive tunesThe Australian singer sat down for an interview with radio hosts Fitzy and Wippa, where he spoke about his rise in the music world, fake friends and writing songs about his girlfriend, as well as his few minutes with the
  
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• Pharrell Williams Launches a New NFT Platform Called GODA

  26-05-2022 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new NFT platform called the Gallery of Digital Assets (GODA) has backing from big names in the music industry. Pharrell Williams, Nina Chanel Abney, and investor and entrepreneur Shaun Neff are behind the new platform. GODA says its NFT platform will work with artists to leverage NFTs in a way that “feels organic and […]
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• Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60

  26-05-2022 21:44 via nme.com
  
  Andy Fletcher, founding member and keyboardist of Depeche Mode has died, aged 60. No cause of death has been shared at this time.
  “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” Depeche Mode said today (May 26) in a statement.
  “Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint. Our hea
  
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• Depeche Mode Keyboardist Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher Dead at 60

  26-05-2022 21:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rock Hall of Fame musician co-founded the group in 1980 and remained with them for more than 40 years
  
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• Music Venue Trust Launches Music Venue Properties to Purchase Grassroots Music Venues

  26-05-2022 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music Venue Trust is fighting back against grassroots music venue closures with a new initiative. The charity says over 35% of grassroots music venues in the UK have closed in the last 20 years. 93% of those that are left are tenants with only 18 months left in their tenancy. “Since the start of the […]
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• ABBA tell us what the future holds after their “surreal” and “fabulous” digital concert tour

  26-05-2022 21:35 via nme.com
  
  Speaking to NME on the red carpet during the opening night of their ‘Voyage’ concert residency, ABBA told us what fans can expect after their digital tour. Watch our full video interview with the Swedish pop band above.
  The event, which took place today (May 26) at ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, marked the first time in 36 years Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus were seen as a group toget
  
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• Alan White, Drummer for Yes and John Lennon, Dead at 72

  26-05-2022 21:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Alongside 50 years in Yes, Hall of Famer also played on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' and Lennon's "Imagine" and "Instant Karma"
  
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• Tate McRae Bares Her Soul a Little Unevenly on ‘I Used to Think I Could Fly’

  26-05-2022 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rising Canadian pop singer's genre pivots can lack cohesion, but she powers through with rage-filled anthems and cathartic ballads.
  
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• Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa announces debut album with new band Belief

  26-05-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Warpaint‘s Stella Mozgawa and Boom Bip, who launched their new side project Belief earlier this year, have announced their debut album.READ MORE: Warpaint on their healing new album: “We’re a family – I feel like these are my sisters”Mozgawa joined forces with the Los Angeles-based producer for the project, which has been in the works since 2016, releasing their debut single ‘I Want To Be’ in January.
  The pair said of the song: “We chose ‘I W
  
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• Alan White, drummer for Yes and John Lennon, has died aged 72

  26-05-2022 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Alan White, who was the long-time drummer in the prog band Yes, has died, aged 72.
  His family confirmed the news on Facebook today (May 26), writing that he had passed away after a “brief illness”.
  White had been a member of Yes since he joined in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer, Bill Bruford. He made his debut on the band’s fifth album ‘Close To The Edge’, going on to play on over 40 studio albums, including their most recent ‘The Quest’, whi
  
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• Larry Gatlin Pulls Out of Texas NRA Country Concert, Calls for Background Checks

  26-05-2022 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  The concert is in danger of collapsing, as other artists like Larry Stewart, Danielle Peck drop off the bill
  
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• Matt Pincus’ Music Raises $200 Million to Invest Exclusively in Music Industry Companies and Catalogs

  26-05-2022 20:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Songs Music Publishing founder Matt Pincus has raised $200 million (including capital that he contributed) for a new venture that will solely invest in music industry companies and assets. 49-year-old Matt Pincus, whose Songs Music Publishing sold to Kobalt for a reported $160 million back in December of 2017, unveiled the $200 million in funding […]
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• Watch Alfie Templeman cover Harry Styles for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge

  26-05-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Alfie Templeman has covered Harry Styles‘ ‘As It Was’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – watch his rendition of the song below.READ MORE: Alfie Templeman – ‘Mellow Moon’ review: in the pursuit of pop perfectionTempleman headed into the Live Lounge studio today (May 26) to record his cover of the track, from Styles’ recently released third LP ‘Harry’s House’.
  The cover arrives ahead of the release of Templeman’s debut albu
  
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• Justin Timberlake sells entire song catalogue

  26-05-2022 18:59 via nme.com
  
  Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management, in a deal that gives the company all the rights to the artist’s previously released music.
  Hipgnosis Song Management have bought 100 per cent of Timberlake’s rights, including to tracks like ‘SexyBack’, ‘Rock Your Body’, and ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’. The deal pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights, which means songs that he eithe
  
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• M.I.A. releases new track ‘The One’, confirms album ‘MATA’ is on the way

  26-05-2022 18:49 via nme.com
  
  M.I.A. has shared a brand new track, called ‘The One’. Listen to the new song below.READ MORE: M.I.A’s final rebellion – read the full NME cover interviewThe English-Sri Lankan musician has also confirmed her new album, ‘MATA’ in on the way. The follow up to 2016’s ‘AIM‘ will be released via Island Records, who she’s inked a new global deal with.
  A statement on the yet-to-be released album also promised live performances and festiv
  
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• Behind Rising Girl Group IVE’s Explosive KPOP.FLEX Concert

  26-05-2022 18:44
  
  The rising K-pop girl group IVE have stormed music charts in South Korea and abroad since their debut. But for their first overseas performance at the festival KPOP.FLEX, the six members faced a new challenge.
  
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• American Express and NME launch Amex Gold Unsigned initiative

  26-05-2022 18:24 via nme.com
  
  NME has partnered with American Express to launch American Express Gold Unsigned, a groundbreaking new music initiative for unsigned artists in the UK.
  The initiative will give new bands, producers, singer/songwriters, rappers and rising pop stars alike a shot at securing their first big break in a burgeoning music career.
  UK artists of all genres are being encouraged to submit their own original music through the Syncr platform from today (May 26). After entries close on June 8, a shortlist of
  
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• M.I.A. Is Fated to Be ‘The One’ in New Single

  26-05-2022 18:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on upcoming album Mata
  
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• Listen to Beabadoobee’s “sweet” new single ‘Lovesong’

  26-05-2022 17:45 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has shared a new single called ‘Lovesong’ – you can listen to it below.
  The delicate, romantic number serves as the latest preview of the Dirty Hit signee’s upcoming second album ‘Beatopia’ (pronounced bay-a-toe-pee-uh), which is out on July 15.READ MORE: Beabadoobee live at Reading 2021: the rockstar that the future deserves“I missed the train again/ I called your name/ As if you’d drive it back/ I swear you’re in my head/ T
  
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• Animal Collective Postpone U.S. Tour After Two Members Test Positive for Covid: It ‘Hit Us Hard’

  26-05-2022 17:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band pauses May and June gigs as two members "got very sick and are unable to play shows right now"
  
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• CHVRCHES launch ‘Screen Violence’ inspired effects pedal

  26-05-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES have teamed up with handmade FX pedals company Old Blood Noise to release an effects pedal.READ MORE: CHVRCHES live in London: a gothic sci-fi spectacular with Robert Smith on guitarThe ‘Screen Violence’ pedal is inspired by the band’s critically acclaimed fourth album of the same name. The new tech is out today (May 26) and will also be available at the Glaswegian band’s next shows.
  “We are really proud to be collaborating with Old Blood Noise because
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce first new track in nine years, ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’

  26-05-2022 16:57 via nme.com
  
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced their first new track in nine years, ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’.
  The Karen O-fronted trio are set to play their first UK headline gigs since 2013 next month, and previously promised that they’d be showcasing “some tunes so fresh and so NEW” to those crowds.READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 10 best songsWhile confirming additional dates in New York and Los Angeles, the YYYs recently revealed that they’d signed a new
  
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• Sony Music to Wipe Out Unrecouped Debts for ‘Thousands’ of Additional Artists on a Rolling Basis

  26-05-2022 16:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last summer, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) waived unrecouped debts for legacy songwriters and artists. Now, the Big Three label has revealed plans to wipe out unrecouped balances for additional artists yet on a rolling basis. The expansion of Sony Music’s advance-waiver program came to light in a recent presentation from SME CEO Rob Stringer. On […]
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• BTS set to visit White House to discuss anti-Asian discrimination

  26-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  BTS will discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion during their visit.
  
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• BTS to meet Joe Biden in the White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes

  26-05-2022 16:08 via nme.com
  
  BTS will meet Joe Biden in the White House next week to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes.READ MORE: Tomorrow X Together: “Our fans are always there by our side. That’s why they’re our heroes”The K-pop band have been invited to address the issue with the US President along with “Asian inclusion and representation”.
  According to a press release, the band will join Biden on Tuesday (May 31) to also talk about BTS’ “platform as youth ambassadors who
  
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• Eminem shares new 20th anniversary edition of ‘The Eminem Show’

  26-05-2022 16:07 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has released an expanded edition of his fourth album ‘The Eminem Show’ to mark its 20th anniversary.
  Marshall Mathers dropped the original record – which features the hits ‘Without Me’, ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ and ‘Sing For The Moment’ – on this day (May 26) in 2002. It reached Number One in the US and UK charts, and went on to be named Best Rap Album at the 2003 Grammys.READ MORE: Eminem: Rank The Albums – 
  
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• It Takes a Village to Raise an Artist: Jim Beam reconnects Muse to the Community That Raised Them

  26-05-2022 15:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  In our first feature, Jim Beam brings Muse home to a tiny stage in the South West of England, reuniting them to the early community that created the global band we know today.
  
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• BTS Are Headed to the White House

  26-05-2022 15:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will discuss anti-Asian hate, as well as inclusion and representation during a special conversation with President Joe Biden
  
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• My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero announces album with new band

  26-05-2022 15:12 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has announced he has been working on an album with a new band.READ MORE: My Chemical Romance live in Cornwall: giddy rock’n’roll from returning emo heroesIero shared the news in an Instagram post he shared about a recent injury he sustained after falling from a ladder.
  The guitarist admitted that he feared he may never be able to play guitar again following injuries from the fall and a previous road traffic accident Australia in 2016.
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• ‘There’s So Much Greatness Ahead of Me’: Nigerian Star Joeboy on Why He’s a ‘Young Legend’

  26-05-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  As he kicks off his first major U.S. tour, the singer goes in depth about what it means to be an African pop sensation and why he might be done with love songs
  
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• Justin Timberlake Says Bye Bye Bye, Sells Entire Song Catalog

  26-05-2022 14:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Timberlake's sale to Hipgnosis Song Management is the latest to cash in on the booming song acquisition marketplace
  
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• Watch Radiohead side-project The Smile debut new track ‘Bodies Laughing’

  26-05-2022 14:28 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead side-project The Smile debuted a new song called ‘Bodies Laughing’ during a recent show in Berlin – check out the footage below.
  The trio – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – are currently out on a European headline tour in support of their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which came out earlier this month.READ MORE: The Smile – ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’:
  
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• The White House's secret record collection unearthed

  26-05-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The grandson of former US President Jimmy Carter has revealed he had a secret vinyl stash, including records by The Sex Pistols, Barry Manilow and Sir Elton John.
  
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• Sky Ferreira releases first solo single in 3 years

  26-05-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sky Ferreira has shared her new single, 'Don't Forget'.
  
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• Jennie on Blackpink’s Unique Brand of Hip-Hop and What People Get Wrong About Her

  26-05-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There’s a lot of things I can do. The Jennie you’ve seen so far has been practice."
  
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• Noel Gallagher says he impersonated David Bowie to write new songs

  26-05-2022 13:42 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has revealed that he impersonated David Bowie while working on tracks for his next album.
  The former Oasis musician is currently working on the follow-up to his 2017 High Flying Birds record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’. Gallagher said on New Year’s Day (January 1) that he’d finished writing and demoing the LP just before Christmas.READ MORE: Watch Noel Gallagher’s track-by-track guide to ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’Last m
  
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong: “Sex Pistols killed punk before it could go mainstream”

  26-05-2022 13:30 via nme.com
  
  Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has opened up about the impact the Sex Pistols had on him as a musician.READ MORE: ‘Pistol’: the cast and crew pick apart punk’s “exhilarating” TV comebackSpeaking about the first time he heard the punk icons, he told Rolling Stone: “Never Mind The Bollocks was one of the first punk records I ever heard.
  “The first thing that popped into my mind when I heard ‘Holidays In The Sun’ is how those guitars so
  
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• Stormzy joins Knucks on stage at “groundbreaking” KOKO Bitcoin show

  26-05-2022 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Stormzy made a surprise appearance onstage during Knucks’ “groundbreaking” Bitcoin show in Camden, London last night (May 25).
  During the special performance at the recently re-opened KOKO venue, Knucks shared one Bitcoin – which is currently worth £23,000 – with two fans whose wristbands had changed colour under the dark lights.READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar momentEach of the winning audience members
  
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• Kim Kardashian apologises to family over way Kanye West treated them

  26-05-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West in early 2021.
  
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• Britney Spears' lawyer demands father Jamie appear for deposition over conservatorship

  26-05-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears' father has reportedly failed to appear for multiple depositions.
  
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• Why is Apple Podcasts Not Working? – How To Diagnose Problems

  26-05-2022 12:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Apple Podcasts not working? Don’t sweat. We’ve compiled the most common problems and the best solutions to help get you back to listening to your favorite podcasts. If you love podcasts and have an iPhone, chances are you’re using Apple Podcasts. The app makes it easy to find and listen to your favorite podcasts whenever […]
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• Marilyn Manson sexual assault lawsuit filed by former assistant dismissed

  26-05-2022 12:21 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains discussion and description of claims of sexual assault.
  A civil lawsuit filed by a woman who worked as a personal assistant for Marilyn Manson, has been dismissed.
  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ended the case over the statute of limitations, which expired after two years from the alleged crimes, reports Rolling Stone.
  Ashley Walters’ initial suit against the vocalist, whose real name is Brian Warner, alleged sexual assault, sexual battery, sex
  
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• Brandon Flowers on “heartbreaking” Ulvade school shooting: “What’s sad is we’ve come to expect it”

  26-05-2022 12:00 via nme.com
  
  Brandon Flowers has called for stricter gun control laws in the US in the wake of this week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
  On Tuesday (May 24), an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, which teaches children aged seven to 10. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that the suspect was later shot dead by responding law enforcement officials.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – The Killers: “There are a lot of young people unsure of their pla
  
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• David Bowie ‘Moonage Daydream’ director says he died for “three minutes” making the documentary

  26-05-2022 11:57 via nme.com
  
  The director of the forthcoming David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream says he worked himself so hard on the movie that he suffered a heart attack.READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friendsHelmed by Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the docufilm promises to take viewers on an “immersive” journey via “sublime, kaleidoscopic imagery, personal archived footage, unseen performances” that a
  
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• Don McLean cancels NRA convention performance after Uvalde school shooting

  26-05-2022 11:21 via nme.com
  
  Don McLean has cancelled a scheduled performance at the National Rifle Association’s national convention this weekend following the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week.
  On Tuesday (May 24), an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, which teaches children aged seven to 10. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that the suspect was later shot dead by responding law enforcement officials.
  As Consequence Of Sound reports, at least 19 children and two
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Fender to support Rolling Stones at BST Hyde Park

  26-05-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones will be joined by Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender and more at their BST Hyde Park concerts.
  
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