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• Wunderhorse announces details of debut album ‘Cub’

  09-06-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Wunderhorse has announced details of his debut album ‘Cub’ and a headline show in London.
  The band – the project of former Dead Pretties frontman Jacob Slater – emerged last year with debut single ‘Teal’ and have shared a handful of singles since.READ MORE: Wunderhorse – hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surferOn September 16, ‘Cub’ will land via Communion and feature ‘Teal’ among other recent singles including ’17&
  
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• BeatBread Funds Seven Figure Deal with Elley Duhe and Not Fit For Society

  09-06-2022 23:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  beatBread closes a seven-figure deal with singer Elley Duhe, the first beatBread funded artist with a global Top 10 hit with “Middle of the Night.” beatBread is the music funding platform enabling artists to access their growth capital while still maintaining ownership and controlling the direction of their careers. With more than 500 million streams and […]
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• Kid Cudi’s Animated Special ‘Entergalactic’ Features Jaden Smith, Ty Dolla $ign, Vanessa Hudgens

  09-06-2022 23:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix special Entergalactic features voice work from Jaden Smith, Ty Dolla $ign, Vanessa Hudgens, and more. Netflix has released a trailer and the entire voice cast of Kid Cudi’s animated special, Entergalactic. The upcoming special comes as a story idea collaborated between Kid Cudi and Kenya Barris. Entergalactic is the story of a “young artist named […]
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• Rex Orange County shares new video for ‘One In A Million’

  09-06-2022 23:12 via nme.com
  
  Rex Orange County has shared a new video for recent single ‘One In A Million’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Rex Orange County: “I want the music to sound and feel free – because I feel free”The track is taken from Alex O’Connor’s recent album ‘Who Cares?’, which came out earlier this year and scored him his first UK Number One album.
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• ‘You Never Know’: Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones Won’t Rule Out a Reunion

  09-06-2022 22:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  With Hulu's Pistol introducing the Sex Pistols to Gen-Z, guitarist Steve Jones looks at the band's history
  
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• Green Day announced as winners of Kerrang! Icon Award

  09-06-2022 22:33 via music-news.com
  
  KERRANG!, the world’s greatest global alternative culture and music brand has today unveiled that one of the world’s best-selling bands
  
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• Kirk Hammett says Metallica “warned everyone” of the issues with streaming

  09-06-2022 22:30 via nme.com
  
  Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he believes the band warned people that streaming services “wouldn’t work” as a new form of business.READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done”“We warned everyone that this was gonna happen,” Hammett told Classic Rock in a new interview. “We warned everyone that the music industry was gonna lose 80 percent of its net worth, power and influence. When
  
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• Pale Waves: 'I feel like guitar music and bands are coming back around'

  09-06-2022 22:23 via music-news.com
  
  Pale Waves joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss their new song 'Reasons To Live' from their forthcoming album ‘Unwanted’.
  
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• Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie says “cocaine and champagne made me perform better”

  09-06-2022 22:20 via nme.com
  
  Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has revealed in an interview that taking substances and drinking allowed her to “perform better”.READ MORE: Stevie Nicks: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were a force of nature”In a recent interview shared today, (June 9) the McVie discussed her solo work, writing some of the band’s biggest hits, and event talked about excess.
  When asked about Fleetwood Mac’s “legendary alcohol and drug intake” th
  
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• Tory Lanez Denies ‘Leaking’ Docs in Megan Thee Stallion Assault Case

  09-06-2022 21:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper appeared in court Thursday as his lawyer complained Megan spoke "exclusively" about the assault case in recent interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning
  
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• Princess Nokia shares “love letter to Puerto Rico” via new track ‘Diva’

  09-06-2022 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Princess Nokia has shared a new single called ‘Diva’ along with a new music video. Check out the clip below.READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit”The rapper recorded the video in Puerto Rico, and in the song, she pays homage to “the queens who inspire me” including Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Selena and more.
  In the video, Nokia is seen in Puerto Rico, dancing, standing in nature, and riding in a vinta
  
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• H.E.R. Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Could’ve Been”

  09-06-2022 21:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  H.E.R. is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over an alleged unlicensed sample in her song, “Could’ve Been.” The copyright lawsuit claims that the song uses an unlicensed sample of a 1990 a capella track from the gospel group Take 6. The complaint was filed in a Manhattan Federal Court by six members of Take 6 […]
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• Watch Kae Tempest’s striking new video for ‘Don’t You Ever’

  09-06-2022 21:05 via nme.com
  
  Kae Tempest has shared a new video for their track ‘Don’t You Ever’ featuring a cameo from their dog Murphy – watch it below.
  The track appears on Tempest’s new album ‘The Line Is A Curve’, which came out back in April.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Kae Tempest“When I was 19, I was in a band with my friends, we used to play pubs, squats and parties in SE London where we lived,” Tempest explained of the song in a statement. “This song
  
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• Spotify’s Annual Revenue Will Top $100 Billion In 10 Years, CEO Daniel Ek Says

  09-06-2022 21:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he expects the company to reach $100 billion revenue annually in the next 10 years. That’s up dramatically from year-2021 revenues of $11.4 billion. The prediction came at the end of a tough Investor Day 2022 talk in which the cost of Spotify’s podcast and audiobooks expansion has come to […]
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• Spotify CEO Says Company Will Generate $100B in Revenue a Year in 10 Years

  09-06-2022 21:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he expects the company to reach $100 billion revenue annually in the next 10 years. The prediction came at the end of a tough Investor Day 2022 talk in which the cost of Spotify’s podcast and audiobooks expansion has come to light. This was the company’s first Investor Day since […]
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• Recording Academy Announces Five New Grammy Awards, Including ‘Songwriter of the Year’

  09-06-2022 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The 65th Grammys are set to move forward with five new award categories, according to the Recording Academy, which has also detailed further procedural and eligibility changes. The Recording Academy unveiled these latest pivots – some of many that the organization has implemented since facing shocking allegations of corruption, sexual harassment, and discrimination from former […]
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• SZA shares deluxe edition of ‘Ctrl’ to celebrate fifth anniversary

  09-06-2022 20:21 via nme.com
  SZA has shared a deluxe edition of her lauded 2017 album ‘Ctrl’ to celebrate its fifth anniversary today (June 9).READ MORE: SZA – ‘Ctrl’ reviewThe singer’s critically acclaimed debut album remains her only record to date, and the expanded edition was teased earlier this week ahead of its anniversary.
  The new edition includes an alternate version of ‘Ctrl’ track and Travis Scott collaboration ‘Love Galore’, alongside previously unr
  
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• The Grammys Unveil Five New Categories, Including One To Honor Songwriters

  09-06-2022 20:03
  
  The Recording Academy has unveiled five new Grammys categories, including Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.
  
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• Laurie Anderson says Lou Reed archive won’t be housed in Texas “because of guns”

  09-06-2022 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Laurie Anderson has shared why the Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars exhibition was nearly held in Texas but ended up in New York City instead.READ MORE: Laurie Anderson’s playlist reveals the real Lou ReedThe archive, which chronicles the life and work of Reed through images, voices, and music from the star and his collaborators, will be hosted at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts starting today (June 9).
  Anderson, Reed’s widow, recently told&nbs
  
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• See Inside the Rolling Stone Collector’s Edition Box Set With Blackpink (and Where to Buy It)

  09-06-2022 19:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The special-edition box set includes the group cover, four individual covers, exclusive mini zine, photo prints and sticker sheet with free shipping
  
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• Foals announce intimate 2023 UK tour dates

  09-06-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Foals have announced details of an intimate UK tour for the start of 2023 – check out the full itinerary below.
  The band are set to release their new album ‘Life Is Yours’ next week (June 17) and recently finished up a huge UK tour throughout April and May.READ MORE: Foals live in London: arena-ready anthems from one of the UK’s greatest live bandsNext January, they will play a week of small gigs across the UK in association with local record shops, finishing up with a ho
  
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• Soccer Mommy shares spiraling “magic” single, ‘Newdemo’

  09-06-2022 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Soccer Mommy has released ‘Newdemo’, the latest single from her upcoming album. Hear the track and watch the video below.READ MORE: Soccer Mommy – ‘Color Theory’: a deeply moving account of personal pain set to warm lo-fi pop‘Newdemo’ is the most recent teaser from Sophie Allen’s yet-to-be released record ‘Sometimes Forever’ which is set to drop June 24. The “magic” synth-laced track follows previously released singles from
  
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• They Might Be Giants Postpone Tour After John Flansburgh Involved in ‘Serious Car Accident’

  09-06-2022 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  “He has seven broken ribs several of which have multiple fractures,” duo’s John Linnell says
  
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• Flohio returns with new single and video ‘Cuddy Buddy’

  09-06-2022 18:54 via nme.com
  
  South London rapper Flohio has returned with a new single and video – watch ‘Cuddy Buddy’ below.READ MORE: Flohio: pummelling electro-rap from Bermondsey-based Streets collaboratorThe new track is Flohio’s first new music of 2022, and follows her 2020 mixtape ‘No Panic, No Pain’.
  Discussing the inspiration behind the track, she said: “Have you ever been at a point where you feel your energy being drained, because that was me, I was at a stage where I fel
  
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• SZA Drops Previously Unreleased Songs on ‘Ctrl Deluxe’ Edition

  09-06-2022 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  It features seven additional tracks, including an alternate version of “Love Galore” with Travis Scott
  
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• Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce collaborative album ’18’

  09-06-2022 18:08 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have announced details of a collaborative album called ’18’ and shared its first single.
  Depp made headlines last month (May 29) when he was a surprise guest at Beck’s show in Sheffield. The pair performed covers of John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix, and the actor went on to join Beck on stage at a handful of other gigs despite awaiting the verdict in his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard at the time.
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• Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle to headline joint stand-up show in London

  09-06-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are teaming up for a joint comedy show in London.
  The American comedians recently revealed that the event will take place at the O2 Arena, with tickets for their September 3 performance going on sale on June 10.READ MORE: The story of Slapgate: Will Smith and Chris Rock’s relationship through the yearsWhile the pair have appeared on stage together informally before, this will mark their first official co-event.
  News of their new show comes weeks after bot
  
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• Kelly Clarkson shares studio version of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’

  09-06-2022 17:43 via nme.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson has shared a full, studio version of her cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ as she releases her ‘Kellyoke’ EP.
  The record, which also features covers of The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, was inspired by the opening segment of her daily chat show, where Clarkson sings a reworked version of a hit song.
  Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, and&nb
  
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• Halsey ‘Heartbroken’ and ‘Panicked’ After Maryland Concert Canceled Due to Flooded Venue

  09-06-2022 17:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  In one bizarre viral video, the aisle between the stage and the crowd became so flooded from the storm that a rodent tried to hop onstage to safety
  
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• Irving Azoff’s Giant Music Label Officially Launches to ‘Create a Home Where Musicians Are Treated Like People Instead of Products’

  09-06-2022 17:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Irving Azoff has officially launched his Giant Music record label, which was first announced in early 2021. The formal rollout of Giant Music came to light in a recent Instagram post from Brooks Roach, the label’s SVP of marketing and a former marketing exec with Dave Holmes Management and Warner Music’s Atlantic Records. “New chapter […]
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• Swedish House Mafia and IKEA share first products from collaboration

  09-06-2022 17:32 via nme.com
  
  Swedish House Mafia and IKEA have shared details of the first products from their joint collaboration.READ MORE: Swedish House Mafia: “Dance music is freedom – that’s our language”Last year, it was announced that the band had teamed up with Swedish furniture brand for a collection of products including a chair for music production, a record player and an armchair.
  The collection is called OBEGRÄNSAD, the Swedish word for “unlimited”, and as a press releas
  
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• Watch Leonard Cohen Perform an Emotional 7-Minute ‘Hallelujah’ in 1988

  09-06-2022 17:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  As we await the new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song, take a look back to one of Cohen's best live renditions of his classic
  
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• Watch the video for Queen Kwong’s ‘Without You, Whatever’

  09-06-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Queen Kwong has released the video for new track ‘Without You, Whatever’ taken from upcoming album ‘Couples Only’ – check it out below.
  The song is described as the only pop song Queen Kwong has ever released while the video features Blood Red Shoes’ Laura-Mary Carter, who also provides backing vocals across the record and co-hosts the Never Meet Your Idols podcast alongside Queen Kwong.
  “We filmed it the first two days of my trip, so I was really jet-la
  
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• Watch Twenty One Pilots Strip Down ‘Stressed Out’ in Exclusive ‘MTV Unplugged’ Clip

  09-06-2022 16:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Duo reimagine their hits at intimate Los Angeles gig premiering June 9 on MTV
  
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• Grammys announce new awards for 2023 including Songwriter Of The Year

  09-06-2022 16:46 via nme.com
  
  The Recording Academy have announced details of brand new Grammy Awards for the 2023 ceremony.READ MORE: Ukraine, Billie Eilish, Louis CK: the biggest talking points from the Grammy Awards 2022The new categories include Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Classical), Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games and Other Interactive Media, while a Special Merit Award will be handed out for Best Song For Social Change.
  “We’re so excited to honour these divers
  
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• Watch Guns N’ Roses cover AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’ for the first time ever

  09-06-2022 16:39 via nme.com
  
  Guns N’ Roses performed AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’ for the first time ever at a concert in Spain.READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albumsThe band were performing at Estadio Benito Villamarin when they debuted their cover of the classic track earlier this week. You can view the performance below.
  It was the second concert of their current European/UK tour which kicked off in Portugal last weekend.
  During that show at at the Passeio Marítimo de Algé
  
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• Britney Spears and Sam Asghari to wed

  09-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  According to editors at TMZ, the couple will tie the knot in a "very exclusive" ceremony, with around 100 people invited to attend.
  
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• Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Announce Collaborative Album ’18,’ Share First Single

  09-06-2022 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The album announcement is Depp's first big move since he prevailed in his lengthy, much-publicized defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard
  
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• Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey Launch Financial Literacy School at Brooklyn Project

  09-06-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Everyone should be empowered to make informed financial decisions in order to take care of themselves and their families," Jay-Z said
  
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• 070 Shake Is Absolutely Free: ‘Your Words Can’t Hurt Me, Your Fire Can’t Burn Me’

  09-06-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The New Jersey musician talks about love, spirituality, and spreading the gospel of freedom
  
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• Eminem praises hip-hop pioneer The D.O.C. in new documentary: “He was doing things that nobody had done yet”

  09-06-2022 15:56 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has praised hip-hip pioneer The D.O.C. in a new documentary.READ MORE: Eminem: Rank The Albums – will the best Slim Shady album please stand up?The film The DOC, which is set to premiere this week at the Tribeca Festival, tells the story of the veteran rapper from his work in the Fila Fresh Crew in the 1980s, writing with NWA and Dr Dre and co-founding Death Row Records to how a car crash 30 years ago took away his voice.
  In the clip below, a host of stars are interviewed
  
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• Paul Cauthen’s Big Ego (And Big Voice) May Be Just What Country Music Needs

  09-06-2022 15:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  With outrageous songs like "Fuck You Money" and "Country Clubbin'," the East Texas singer injects the genre with brash bravado
  
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• Morrissey to perform a string of UK dates in 2022

  09-06-2022 15:25 via music-news.com
  
  Music legend Morrissey has stunned fans by announcing a string of UK concert dates for later this year. On his website, Morrissey Central
  
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• Big Thief cancel shows in Tel Aviv following criticism

  09-06-2022 15:05 via nme.com
  
  Big Thief have cancelled two shows in Tel Aviv, less than a week after they were first announced, following criticism over their decision to play in Israel.READ MORE: Big Thief – ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ review: a new chapterThe band, who released new double album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ back in February, were set to play a pair of shows in bassist Max Oleartchick’s hometown on July 6 and 7.
  But today (June 9), they&rsquo
  
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• Songwriters Get Their Due with New Award at the Grammys

  09-06-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I think the industry is ... starting to acknowledge the importance and highlight the value of what songwriters do," Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. says of new Songwriter of the Year category
  
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• Watch Post Malone go day-drinking with Seth Meyers

  09-06-2022 14:18 via nme.com
  
  To celebrate new album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’, Post Malone joined Seth Meyers for a spot of day-drinking for his show, Late Night With Seth Meyers.
  READ MORE: Post Malone – ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ review: his sobering comedown
  “Every once in a while, to relax and to let my hair down a little bit, I like to go day drinking with one of my friends,” said Meyers, introducing the feature that saw the pair takeover a local bar.
  After each downing half a pin
  
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• Morrissey announces full 2022 UK tour

  09-06-2022 14:07 via nme.com
  
  Morrissey has shared details of a full UK tour later this year.READ MORE: Morrissey at Riot Fest review: pop’s problematic uncle wisely shuts up and plays the hitsThe former Smiths announced nine forthcoming shows in Blackpool, Doncaster, Glasgow, Stockton, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Brighton along with his previously announced concert in Ireland.
  In a message on his Instagram page, he wrote: “Full details will appear next week of Morrissey’s ten upcoming concerts
  
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• Belle And Sebastian share animated video for new single ‘A Bit Of Previous’

  09-06-2022 13:44 via nme.com
  
  Belle And Sebastian have shared their new single, the title track to their recent album ‘A Bit Of Previous’.READ MORE: Belle and Sebastian – ‘A Bit of Previous’ review: some of their most vivid songwriting in yearsThe band have posted an animated video to go with the track, directed by long-time collaborator Graham Samuels and Henrik Appel. You can view it below.
  The song follows previous releases ‘Young And Stupid’, ‘Unnecessary Drama’ and t
  
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• Sound Legends Launches Web Platform & Services for Independent Musicians Across the Globe

  09-06-2022 13:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sound Legends is a new digital music platform that helps independent musicians sell their music to a global audience immediately. The service empowers upcoming musicians by streamlining the music distribution process for all major digital streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. The company offers a free trial pricing model to offer access […]
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• The Cure drummer Jason Cooper takes on charity bike ride in memory of late crew member

  09-06-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Cure drummer Jason Cooper is taking part in a 54-mile charity bike ride in honour of late crew member Paul 'Ricky' Welton.
  
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