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• Rapper Lupe Fiasco is Teaching Rap at MIT, New Album Drops June 24

  30-05-2022 23:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lupe Fiasco is teaching rap at MIT this year as part of their MLK Visiting Professor Program. The news comes alongside announcing a new album to release on June 24. As part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s MLK Visiting Professor Program for 2022-23, Chicago-based rapper Lupe Fiasco will be one of three new […]
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• Lupe Fiasco is Teaching Rap at MIT, New Album Drops June 24th

  30-05-2022 23:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lupe Fiasco is teaching rap at MIT this year as part of their MLK Visiting Professor Program. The news comes alongside announcing a new album to release on June 24. As part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s MLK Visiting Professor Program for 2022-23, Chicago-based rapper Lupe Fiasco will be one of three new […]
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• Rockabilly Star, The Band Mentor Ronnie Hawkins Passes Away At Age 87

  30-05-2022 23:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rockabilly mainstay Ronnie Hawkins has passed away at the age of 87, his family and representatives have confirmed. Toronto’s The Canadian Press reported on the passing of Ronnie Hawkins, who was born in Arkansas but permanently relocated to Ontario in the mid-1960s. (One of his homes in Canada sat on some 200 acres, the Juno […]
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• Inhaler hint that new music is on the way soon

  30-05-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Inhaler have hinted that new music is on the way soon.READ MORE: Inhaler interview – “You get into a band so you don’t have to grow up”The Dublin band shared a new post on social media today (May 30) with four new pictures of themselves in the studio along with a date of June 10, suggesting that new music might be on the way in the next two weeks.
  You can see the post here:June 10th@lewsvans pic.twitter.com/nkmRFQ15Of
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• IFPI and UAE Ministry of Economy Sign Landmark MoU to Support Local Recorded Music

  30-05-2022 23:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  IFPI and the Ministry of Economy (MoE) of the United Arab Emirates signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the continued growth of the UAE’s recorded music presence. The agreement is the first of its kind for the region. It outlines the groundwork for the MoE, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry […]
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• Gunman Scare at Barclays Center Causes Crowd Stampede, Ten Injured

  30-05-2022 23:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ten people were injured at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn when a loud noise incited panic, sending people running as they tried to escape what they thought was a gunman. After a boxing match between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero, crowds left the Barclays Center in Brooklyn at around 1 am. They then heard a […]
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• Web3 Audio Platform Tamago Announces $1M Seed Funding Round

  30-05-2022 22:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Web3 audio platform Tamago has announced a seed funding raise of $1 million. Investors in the audio streaming platform include Block0, Move Capital, Daedalus, Human Guild, and Big Brain Holdings. Tamago says it will use the funds to reimagine how music streaming platform models work with a mix of web3 and NFT technology. The aim […]
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong opens up about emotion of ‘Hella Mega tour’

  30-05-2022 22:37 via nme.com
  
  Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has opened up about the emotion he felt on the band’s first night of the ‘Hella Mega Tour’.READ MORE: 10 albums that wouldn’t exist without Green Day’s ‘Dookie’Armstrong has been touring the US with Fall Out Boy and Weezer as part of the tour and spoke to Kerrang! recently about his feelings getting back to playing live after two years away.
  “The crowd looked like this giant flock of birds freaking o
  
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• Gibson Wins Its Three-Year Ongoing Lawsuit Over Guitar Shape

  30-05-2022 22:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Gibson has won its lawsuit over guitar shape, with the court ruling that shape is part and parcel of a brand. Back in 2019, Gibson filed a lawsuit against Dean Guitars over the shapes of its ‘Explorer’ and ‘Flying V’ guitars. The shape of the Gibson Explorer was made famous by U2’s The Edge and […]
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• Gibson Wins Its Three-Year Lawsuit Over Guitar Shape Trademarks — Dean Guitars Found Guilty of Infringement

  30-05-2022 22:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Gibson has won its lawsuit over guitar shape, with the court ruling that shape is part and parcel of a brand. Back in 2019, Gibson filed a lawsuit against Dean Guitars over the shapes of its ‘Explorer’ and ‘Flying V’ guitars. The shape of the Gibson Explorer was made famous by U2’s The Edge and […]
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• Cassyette announces ‘Sad Girl Summer’ UK tour

  30-05-2022 21:49 via nme.com
  
  Cassyette has confirmed details of her ‘Sad Girl Summer’ tour – check out dates below and get your tickets here.READ MORE: Cassyette: meet the punk powerhouse supporting My Chemical Romance this summerThe run of shows kicks off September 9 at Glasgow’s Cathouse before visiting Newcastle, Sheffield and Southampton before ending at London’s O2 Academy Islington.
  The headline tour follows on from appearances at The Great Escape and a support slot with My Chemical Roman
  
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• N-Dubz add new dates to their UK tour

  30-05-2022 21:08 via nme.com
  
  N-Dubz have added six new dates to their UK tour.
  It comes after the group announced their return last month while sharing details of a new single and UK arena tour.READ MORE: Tulisa on her big comeback: “I want it to feel like it used to feel when I was in N-Dubz”The London group, which consists of Dappy, Fazer and Tulisa, split in 2011 after releasing three albums together: ‘Uncle B’ (2008), ‘Against All Odds’ (2009) and ‘Love.Live.Life’ (2010).
  
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• Snoop Dogg cancels his ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ UK tour

  30-05-2022 21:05 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has cancelled all his non-US shows for the remainder of 2022 due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects”.READ MORE: Snoop Dogg – ‘Algorithm’ review: Snoop’s shot at making old-school hip-hop great againThat means his upcoming ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ tour that was set to hit the UK in August is no longer going ahead. The tour was originally meant to take place in 2020 to promote his
  
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• Van Morrison starts legal proceedings against Northern Ireland’s Department Of Health

  30-05-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  Van Morrison has started legal proceedings against Northern Ireland’s Department Of Health and its minister, Robin Swann.READ MORE: So, you’re ideologically opposed to your favourite pop star. What next?In a statement to BBC News NI, Morrison’s spokesperson said: “We confirm that legal proceedings have been issued against Mr Robin Swann MLA and the Department Of Health.”
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• Bristol’s Love Saves The Day bans glitter and single-use plastic

  30-05-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Bristol’s Love Saves The Day festival has banned glitter and single-use plastic at its festival in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.
  The event, which is being held at Ashton Court on June 2-3, plans to cut its environmental impact 50 per cent by 2025.
  Loves Saves the Day has partnered with Music Declares Emergency, a movement which is calling for urgent climate action through its No Music On a Dead Planet campaign.
  The festival’s sustainability manager, Pauline Bourdon told the B
  
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• Halsey’s TikTok Controversy Generates the Clout Capitol Records Wanted

  30-05-2022 20:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Halsey’s TikTok about her label, Capitol Records, forcing her to make TikTok videos has gone viral. But wasn’t that the point? Artists like Halsey, Charli XCX, and Charlie Puth have complained that their labels pressure them to post on TikTok to manufacture a “viral moment” on social media. The complaints themselves have gone viral, which […]
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• Fanimal Announces $4 Million Raise, Outlines Plans ‘To Make Ticket Buying a More Social and Risk-Averse Experience’

  30-05-2022 20:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Fanimal, which bills itself as a “live events platform and zero-fee ticket marketplace,” has announced a $4 million funding round amid the ongoing return of crowd-based entertainment. Venice, California-headquartered Fanimal, which formed in 2019 and aims “to make ticket buying a more social and risk-averse experience,” just recently unveiled this latest multimillion-dollar raise. One Bullpen […]
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• ‘Stranger Things’ causes surge in streams of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’

  30-05-2022 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Streams of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ have increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared on the latest season of Stranger Things.READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season four part one review: all the terrifying thrills you’ve come to expectThe first volume of season four arrived on Netflix last week (May 27) and Bush’s song features in the first episode of the new show and then prominently in some of the episodes thereafter via key moments in
  
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• Alexisonfire announce UK and European headline tour for later this year

  30-05-2022 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Alexisonfire have announced details of a UK and European headline tour for later this year – get tickets here.
  The Canadian post-hardcore band are set to release their first new album in 13 years next month after headline appearances at Slam Dunk Festival this weekend (June 3 and 4).
  Today though (May 30) the band have announced a string of headline shows for later in the year. Kicking off in Cardiff on October 14, the run will see the band visit the likes of Manchester, Leeds and Brighton
  
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• Spotify says 200K Artists are Using the Fan Support Feature

  30-05-2022 19:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify reports that 200,000 artists are using Fan Support in the company’s announcement that its Artist Fundraising Pick feature has a new name. Spotify has renamed its Artist Fundraising Pick feature to Fan Support and shared some statistics showing more than 200,000 artists are using it. 90% of the artists with a Fan Support link […]
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• Spotify Says 200,000 Artists Are Using ‘Fan Support’ — And Fans Have Clicked Support Links More Than 50 Million Times

  30-05-2022 19:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify reports that 200,000 artists are using ‘Fan Support’ — which is the new name of the Artist Fundraising Pick feature. Spotify has renamed its Artist Fundraising Pick feature to Fan Support and shared some statistics showing more than 200,000 artists are using it. 90% of the artists with a Fan Support link on their […]
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• Spotify Says 200,000 Artists Are Using Fan Support

  30-05-2022 19:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify reports that 200,000 artists are using Fan Support in the company’s announcement that its Artist Fundraising Pick feature has a new name. Spotify has renamed its Artist Fundraising Pick feature to Fan Support and shared some statistics showing more than 200,000 artists are using it. 90% of the artists with a Fan Support link […]
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• Måneskin on having breakfast with Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson – and fame in the US

  30-05-2022 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin have spoken to NME about their huge popularity in the US, and how they were recently invited round to have breakfast with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson.READ MORE: Måneskin on the cover: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill”The Italian Eurovision winners were talking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, ahead of a huge homecoming gig in Verona and shortly after being
  
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• Elvis Costello and Allan Mayes reunite for Rusty and announce new album

  30-05-2022 19:05 via nme.com
  
  Elvis Costello and Allan Mayes have reunited for their old musical project Rusty, and are releasing a new collection of music called ‘The Resurrection Of Rust.’
  Costello joined Mayes’ band Rusty on New Year’s Day in 1972 and while the band toured extensively for the next year, they didn’t make it into the recording studio.
  Now, Costello and Mayes have reunited and have made newly recorded renditions of six songs drawn from the band’s set lists from 1972.
  There
  
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• Liam Gallagher on course for fourth UK Number 1 album with 'C’Mon You Know'

  30-05-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher is on course to claim his fourth UK Number 1 album with C’Mon You Know this week.
  
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• Harry Styles looks to extend 'As It Was’ lead as 2022’s longest-running Number 1

  30-05-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Last week, Harry Styles’ As It Was officially became the longest-running Number 1 single of 2022 so far in the UK, overtaking the
  
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• Liam Gallagher blames hackers for false Manchester gig cancellation rumour

  30-05-2022 18:39 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has blamed hackers for editing his website to announce falsely that his Manchester show at the Etihad Stadium had been cancelled.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher – ‘C’mon You Know’ review: his best and most experimental solo album yetThe soloist and former Oasis frontman took to Twitter over the weekend to tell fans that his headline show was still on. “I hear some [bell]end has hacked my official website saying that the MANCHESTER gig is cancelled it’
  
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• Pink Floyd Makes TikTok Debut Amid Pursuit of Reportedly $500 Million Catalog Sale

  30-05-2022 18:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Two weeks back, reports suggested that Pink Floyd could be seeking a staggering $500 million for its catalog. Now, the 57-year-old group is officially set to arrive on TikTok, which has helped other legacy acts reach younger fans before selling their own song rights. Pink Floyd’s imminent TikTok debut came to light in a formal […]
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• Jungle share first new music of 2022 with singles ‘Good Times’ and ‘Problemz’

  30-05-2022 18:15 via nme.com
  
  Jungle have returned with their first new music since their 2021 album ‘Loving In Stereo‘ – stream twin singles ‘Good Times’ and ‘Problemz’ below.READ MORE: Jungle on their uninhibited third album – “The older we get, the more we stop giving a fuck”The funk and soul dance duo comprising Joshua Lloyd-Watson Tom McFarland have today (May 30) shared two vibrant, standalone singles ready for the summer.
  Accompanying the tracks is a joint mu
  
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• Johnny Depp Performs With Jeff Beck Ahead of Trial Verdict

  30-05-2022 18:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The actor performed three songs during the musician’s concert at Sheffield City Hall
  
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• Win tickets to shows at Grace Jones’ Meltdown

  30-05-2022 17:23 via nme.com
  
  The Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022 is just around the corner, and NME has tickets to select gigs to be won. See below for your chance to win.READ MORE: 10 magnificent facts you might not know about Grace JonesWith a line-up hand-picked by the iconic Grace Jones, this year’s bill features the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip, Greentea Peng, Blancmange, Skunk Anansie, Nova Twins, Honey Dijon and many more – as well as t
  
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• Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha join Glastonbury 2022 Pyramid Stage line-up

  30-05-2022 17:18 via nme.com
  
  Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha have joined Glastonbury 2022’s Pyramid Stage line-up.READ MORE: Ukrainian Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra: “This is the highest responsibility possible”The band will play the festival’s main stage on the festival’s Sunday morning (June 26) to deliver an anti-war message.
  They’ve called themselves “ambassadors of free Ukraine” and have punctuated concerts with cries of “Stop Putin!” and “No
  
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• Angel Olsen’s ‘Big Time’ Is the Album She’s Been Waiting All Her Life to Make

  30-05-2022 16:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Six albums in, the indie rock darling makes a joyful, triumphant breakthrough
  
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• Nicole Kidman makes surprise appearance during Keith Urban's Las Vegas show

  30-05-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Nicole Kidman came onstage to collect her husband''s abandoned jacket.
  
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• Pop Stars Made Millions From Russian Oligarchs. Now Some Have Regrets

  30-05-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Playing for oligarchs and rich people is just fucking gross,” says one musician. "I can’t even believe we did it.”
  
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• Fireboy DML: Afrobeats’ Humble Hero Conquers the World His Way

  30-05-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  He's one of the biggest names in Nigerian pop, but he values staying grounded. With his new album, Playboy, he's ready to loosen up
  
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• Calvin Harris performs on Liverpool FC bus parade after Champion’s League final

  30-05-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Liverpool FC held an open top bus parade around the city yesterday to celebrate their trophy winning season, and it featured a performance from Calvin Harris.
  Despite losing the Champions League final 1-0 to Real Madrid on Saturday night (May 28) and missing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp’s team were celebrating their trophy wins in both the FA Cup and League Cup.
  As part of the celebrations, Harris performed on top of the bus, with his set centred around
  
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• Pink Floyd to join TikTok

  30-05-2022 15:35 via music-news.com
  
  Pink Floyd will today join TikTok for the first time with the Pink Floyd catalogue launching globally on the platform at 2pm BST.
  
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• Here’s what went down at Bring Me The Horizon’s “throwback” Malta set

  30-05-2022 15:24 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon hosted their own festival in Malta this weekend, and Saturday night (May 28) saw them play a special “throwback” set – see footage, setlist, reaction and more below.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon: “I’m like everyone else: confused, scared and angry”Curated by the band themselves, the Malta weekender also hosted Bullet For My Valentine, Nova Twins and Beartooth among others, and earlier in the festival, the band debuted
  
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• Harry Styles breaks Taylor Swift’s vinyl sales record with ‘Harry’s House’

  30-05-2022 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has beaten the one-week vinyl sales record previously held by Taylor Swift for her ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ in the US last year with his third solo album, ‘Harry’s House‘.READ MORE: The five most wholesome moments from Harry Styles’ One Night Only In London showThe pop star has made the biggest debut (521,500 equivalent album units in its first week) since Adele’s ’30’ racked up 839,000 units last November. In the proc
  
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• Pink Floyd launch their own TikTok account

  30-05-2022 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Pink Floyd have today (May 30) joined TikTok, enabling fans to post videos using songs from across their 15-album back catalogue.READ MORE: From the archives – a reappraisal of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon’The legendary rockers, who have reunited for short periods in recent years but are currently inactive, will also post “unique video content” on the account, according to a press release.
  Each TikTok user will be able to utilise audio clips from the band&
  
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• Do You Need Social Media Ads To Promote Your Music?

  30-05-2022 15:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Many music marketers say you need to run social media ads to promote your music. They say that’s how you grow your fanbase. And while that does work for some indie artists, there are caveats to running ads. You can’t simply boost a post and expect the streams to come rolling in. You have to […]
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• Sex Pistols ‘God Save The Queen’ commemorative coin released for Platinum Jubilee

  30-05-2022 14:30 via nme.com
  
  The Sex Pistols have released their ‘Pistol Mint Commemorative Coin’ today (May 30) ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday (June 3).
  The nickel-plated coin features artist Jamie Reid’s Union Jack flag design on the front, with a high quality decal of his depiction of the Queen sporting a lip piercing on the back.
  It comes days after the band reissued their controversial 1977 single ‘God Save The Queen’, which includes the lyrics “God sa
  
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• Elvis Costello Reunites With Teenage Bandmate for Nostalgic LP ‘Rusty: The Resurrection of Rust’

  30-05-2022 13:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fifty years after their short-lived band Rusty dissolved, Costello is back with his old mate Allan Mayes for their first album together
  
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• Liam Gallagher blames hackers for spreading false rumour of cancelled hometown gig

  30-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Former Oasis star Liam Gallagher has claimed hackers sabotaged his official website to spread a false rumour suggesting he's cancelled his upcoming hometown gig in Manchester.
  
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• Justin Timberlake sells off music back catalogue for '$100 million'

  30-05-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Justin Timberlake has sold off his entire music back catalogue in a lucrative deal said to be worth an estimated $100 million.
  
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• Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at Jeff Beck concert following conclusion of trial

  30-05-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The actor flew to the U.K. after his court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped for deliberations.
  
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• Deftones’ Chino Moreno joins Gojira on stage for Sepultura cover

  30-05-2022 12:31 via nme.com
  
  Deftones and Gojira‘s joint US tour wrapped on Saturday (May 28), and they came together for a Sepultura cover to celebrate – see footage below.READ MORE: Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”During the gig at Minneapolis’ The Armory venue, Deftones frontman Chino Moreno joined Gojira on stage to perform Sepultura’s 1993 track ‘Territory’.
  The bands’ tour, alongside support act Poppy, was first announced in February 2020 an
  
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• Cardi B videos yacht sinking while on holiday

  30-05-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  WAP rapper Cardi B captured footage of a yacht sinking and shared it on Twitter.
  
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• Check out the full Glastonbury 2022 line-up and stage times here

  30-05-2022 12:23 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury Festival have announced the full line-up and stage times for their 2022 festival – see all you need to know below.READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in historyAfter being cancelled due to COVID in both 2020 and 2021, the Worthy Farm festival will make its long-awaited return from June 22-26, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar set to headline the Pyramid Stage.
  In recent weeks, the festival have been an
  
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