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• The Major Labels Soaked Up 58.6% of $9.8 Billion In Streaming Royalties During 2021 — According to NMPA Stats

  17-06-2022 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The National Music Publishers’ Association has claimed that the major labels took in a staggering 58.6 percent of 2021’s $9.8 billion in total streaming royalties – while continuing to tout its close ties with the Big Three, thereby raising renewed questions about the precise extent of their pull. This and other interesting datapoints came to […]
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• Titus Andronicus return with cover of Cock Sparrer’s ‘We’re Coming Back’

  17-06-2022 23:33 via nme.com
  
  Titus Andronicus have made their return with a cover of Cock Sparrer’s ‘We’re Coming Back’ – listen to it below.
  The New Jersey indie rockers have been quiet for the past three years. Their last release was sixth studio album ‘An Obelisk’, released in June 2019 via Merge Records.
  Using Cock Sparrer’s 1982 anthem to announce their return, frontman Patrick Stickles said of their decision to cover the track: “All I can tell you right now is
  
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• Suge Knight Jury Says It’s ‘Deadlocked,’ Judge Orders Them Back Next Week: ‘Very Difficult Split’

  17-06-2022 23:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  “We want to make sure that all efforts to reach a verdict, one way or the other, have been exhausted," L.A. Judge Thomas D. Long told jurors Friday
  
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• D12’s Bizarre recalls Suge Knight and 50 Cent standoff during ‘In Da Club’ video shoot

  17-06-2022 22:47 via nme.com
  
  D12 rapper Bizarre has spoken about the time Suge Knight stopped by 50 Cent‘s ‘In Da Club’ video shoot in an attempt to intimidate the G-Unit head honcho.READ MORE: 2Pac and Biggie murders: what my new film taught me about rap’s biggest unsolved mysterySpeaking to Math Hoffa on My Expert Option, Bizarre recalled how things changed for him and the rest of the Shady/Aftermath artists once 50 signed to the roster in June 2002.
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• SBTRKT Returns With ‘Bodmin Moor,’ First New Single in 6 Years

  17-06-2022 22:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The video for Bodmin Moor represents my journey through the music business and figuring out how to own my art," British producer says of track
  
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• Flatbush Zombies’ Meechy Darko announces debut solo album ‘Gothic Luxury’

  17-06-2022 22:05 via nme.com
  
  Flatbush Zombies’ Meechy Darko has announced details of a debut solo album, ‘Gothic Luxury’ – get all the details and hear first song ‘Kill Us All (K.U.A.)’ below.READ MORE: Flatbush Zombies: “Hip-hop is holding the opinions of outsiders way too high”Set to arrive on August 26 via Loma Vista, Meechy said of the album: “I had no choice but to make this the most personal thing I’ve ever done because fortunately or unfortunately, I&rs
  
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• Kesha describes herself as 'not gay and not straight' as she celebrates Pride

  17-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kesha opened up about refusing to label her sexuality as she expressed support for the LGBTQ+ community on Instagram.
  
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• Drake recruits Tristan Thompson for Falling Back music video

  17-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Drake dropped his surprise seventh album Honestly, Nevermind on Friday.
  
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• How Bon Iver’s live sound design prioritises fan experience and “what goes into their ears”

  17-06-2022 21:24 via nme.com
  
  Bon Iver‘s premium sound system providers, L-Acoustics, have spoken to NME about the future of live sound and how they worked with Justin Vernon to design an immersive experience for fans.
  Before the recent show at New York City’s Forrest Hills stadium as part of the ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’ 10-year anniversary tour, Vernon first tapped L-Acoustics in 2018 to help create a panoramic soundscape of high-resolution audio for a gig at California’s Santa Barbara Bowl.
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• Yungblud details third graphic novel, ‘The Funeral’

  17-06-2022 21:18 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has shared a third instalment in his series of graphic novels, The Twisted Tales Of The Ritalin Club – get all the details on The Funeral below.READ MORE: Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”The new novel, released later this year in collaboration with Z2 Comics, follows 2019’s debut edition and 2020 follow-up Weird Times At Quarry Banks University. Its title is taken from the singer’s 2022 single, which
  
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• Sonos Shipping Glitch Sends $15K Worth of Speakers to Customer

  17-06-2022 21:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A Sonos shipping glitch has sent more merchandise than people ordered to their doors – and charged them for it. Sonos is providing refunds to users who want one, as long as they return the merchandise. According to a report from The Verge, several people are impacted. One person who ordered a single Sonos Move […]
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• Flying Lotus drops off pair of new songs, ‘You Don’t Know’ and ‘The Room’

  17-06-2022 21:16 via nme.com
  
  Flying Lotus has dropped off pair of new songs, ‘You Don’t Know’ and ‘The Room’ – listen to both below.READ MORE: Flying Lotus – ‘Flamagra’ reviewThe tracks – both of which feature Los Angeles–based soul singer Devin Tracy – are the producer’s first new releases since scoring Netflix anime series Yasuke last year.
  The series, which was created and directed by LeSean Thomas and Studio MAPPA, stars LaKeith Stanfield as t
  
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• Baz Luhrmann on his “good friend” David Bowie: “I was a huge fan”

  17-06-2022 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Baz Luhrmann has recalled his friendship with David Bowie, explaining how they almost worked on a project together in Berlin.
  The director, who worked with the late musician on the soundtrack for 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, told NME about how Bowie’s classic track ‘Changes’ impacted his life.READ MORE: On Ziggy Stardust’s 50th birthday, we could all learn something from David Bowie’s risk-taking“From the moment I first heard this song, I was a huge Bowie fan,&
  
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• Instagram Launches NFT Support During Crypto Winter

  17-06-2022 20:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  As Mark Zuckerberg announced at SXSW, Instagram now supports NFTs. But it’s happening during one of the biggest downturns in crypto history.  Digital Music News reported that Meta would bring support for NFTs to Instagram just a few months ago. Now the feature is here as creators and collectors can share their digital collectibles on […]
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• See Kendrick Lamar Talk ‘Mr. Morale’ in Mini-Doc About Trip to Ghana

  17-06-2022 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This is my most present album," rapper says of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers in Spotify short film
  
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• Starcrawler announce new album ‘She Said’ and share its title track

  17-06-2022 20:39 via nme.com
  
  Starcrawler have announced details of a new album called ‘She Said’ along with the release of a video for its title track – watch it below.READ MORE: Starcrawler are the antagonistic glam stars aiming to go “triple platinum or bust”The band’s first album for a major label will come out on September 16 via Big Machine, and follows the release of new single ‘Roadkill’ last month.
  The LA-based five-piece – comprising frontwoman Arrow De Wil
  
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• Sky Ferreira says long-delayed second album is “basically done”

  17-06-2022 20:17 via nme.com
  
  Sky Ferreira has given a new update on her long-delayed second album, ‘Masochism’.READ MORE: Sky Ferreira live in London: pop prowess well worth waiting forThe follow-up to the singer’s 2013 debut LP ‘Night Time, My Time’ has been teased on and off for more than half a decade, but in a new interview with NME she has given fans a promising update.
  “It’s basically done for the most part, it’s just that some parts need to be re-recorded,” s
  
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• Sløtface tell us about their two news sci-fi, HAIM and Caroline Polachek inspired singles

  17-06-2022 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Sløtface have returned with two new singles ‘Beta’ and ‘Come Hell Or Whatever’. Check them out below, along with our interview with frontwoman Haley Shea.
  After announcing earlier this week that the Norwegian punk band would now just be the project of Shea after the amicable departure of guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad and bassist Lasse Lokoy, the first fruits from the new iteration of Sløtface can be heard today.
  “It’s more like a family or a
  
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• Steve Lacy details second album ‘Gemini Rights’ with first single ‘Mercury’

  17-06-2022 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Steve Lacy has shared his first new music since 2019 along with details of a new solo album.READ MORE: Steve Lacy – ‘Apollo XXI’ reviewNew album ‘Gemini Rights’ is set to come out this summer, with a firm release date still to be confirmed.
  The follow-up to The Internet guitarist’s debut solo album ‘Apollo XXI’ is being previewed today with the release of its first single, ‘Mercury’.
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• Natti Natasha Releases Legends-Only Track ‘Mayor Que Usted’ With Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel

  17-06-2022 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Collaboration is a nod to classic reggaeton
  
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• Rico Nasty shares intense new track ‘Black Punk’, written “for my weirdos”

  17-06-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  Rico Nasty has shared an intense new track called ‘Black Punk’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”The new song follows the rapper’s recent single ‘Intrusive’ and is the latest material to hint at a follow-up to 2020 debut album ‘Nightmare Vacation’.
  Speaking to Kerrang! about the song’s meaning, she said: “Being a black punk person, walking into certain room
  
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• They Say It’s Paul McCartney’s Birthday. He’s Celebrating With a Box Set of His Self-Titled LPs

  17-06-2022 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Limited edition set collects McCartney (1970), McCartney II (1980), and McCartney III as artist turns 80
  
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• Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Lil Nas X spotted in the studio together

  17-06-2022 18:58 via nme.com
  
  Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter has been spotted in the studio with Lil Nas X sparking rumours that the pair are working together.READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious ArtistIn a studio video shared by the the ‘Old Town Road’ hitmaker earlier this week, and then re-shared by fans on TikTok, a man who looks like Bangalter can be seen briefly walking into shot with a guitar.
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• ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush finally gets to No 1

  17-06-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  ‘Running Up That Hill’ originally reached No 3 in the UK in 1985 and charted again in 2012, when it reached No 12.
  
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• Kate Bush reaches Number One with ‘Running Up That Hill’, 37 years after release

  17-06-2022 18:55 via nme.com
  
  Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ has today (June 17) reached Number One on the UK singles chart following its appearance in the latest season of Stranger Things.READ MORE: Kate Bush’s best on-screen syncs – from Stranger Things to ‘Being Human’Last week, the song was the most streamed track on the planet and reached Number One on both the Spotify charts in the UK and the US after earning 57million streams in just one week.
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• George Ezra strikes gold with third UK Number 1 album 'Gold Rush Kid'

  17-06-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  George Ezra strikes gold with his third consecutive UK Number 1 album, Gold Rush Kid, which today debuts at the top of the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Drake Surprises Fans With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Drop — But Some Listeners Are Unimpressed With the Album

  17-06-2022 18:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Drake has surprised fans with the release of a previously unannounced album, Honestly, Nevermind, and the 14-track effort is already making waves on streaming services and social media. Honestly, Nevermind became available to fans at midnight today, shortly after Toronto-born Drake – who expanded his pact with Universal Music Group last month – took to […]
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• Bop Shop: Songs From Bartees Strange, Wonho, The Beths, And More

  17-06-2022 18:45
  
  This week's Bop Shop features absolute heaters from the likes of Bartees Strange, Wonho, The Beths, and more.
  
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• Noel Gallagher says “farcical” Royal Family is “dwindling like religion”

  17-06-2022 18:12 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has called out the Royal Family, branding it “farcical” and claiming that it’s “dwindling like religion”.READ MORE: 10 things we learned from Noel Gallagher’s huge ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ interviewAccording to The Mirror, the former Oasis star reportedly made the comments after finding out that his staff were taking off the recent bank holidays for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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• George Benson praises 'amazing London' fans at Hampton Court Palace Festival concert

  17-06-2022 17:49 via music-news.com
  
  Soul icon George Benson performed at the Hampton Court Palace Festival 2022 in London on Thursday night (16.06.22) wowing his fans with a setlist packed with his greatest hits such as'Never Give up on a Good Thing' and 'Give Me The Night'.
  
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• Paul McCartney’s three solo albums to be released together for the first time

  17-06-2022 17:37 via nme.com
  
  All three of Paul McCartney’s solo albums are to be released together for the first time.READ MORE: The Beatles: Get Back review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epicThe three albums, ‘McCartney’, ‘McCartney II’ and ‘McCartney III’ will be released as a limited edition boxset on August 5.
  The ‘McCartney I II III’ box set will be available in three different formats – limited edition colour vinyl, black
  
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• My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult Get Funky on Lost ‘Sexplosion!’ Outtake

  17-06-2022 17:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The long-running industrial-disco group has reworked "Any Way You Wanna" for a new vinyl reissue
  
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• Cala Mijas Festival adds Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nina Kravitz and more to line-up

  17-06-2022 17:13 via nme.com
  
  Cala Mijas Festival has announced the final acts added to its summer line-up, including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nina Kravitz and more.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Put together by the organisers of Spain’s Bilbao BBK Live, the inaugural edition of the Spanish festival takes place September 1-3, 2022 in the town of Mijas, just south of Malaga.
  Arctic Monkeys, Liam Gallagher, Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk were previously confirmed as headliners, wi
  
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• SHAB's world sound

  17-06-2022 17:04 via music-news.com
  
  SHAB has created her own “world sound”, influenced by the countries she has lived in.
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel apologises for saying Beyoncé’s name wrong “for 20 years”

  17-06-2022 17:03 via nme.com
  
  Jimmy Kimmel has apologised to Beyoncé for mispronouncing her name for “20 years”.
  Following the news of Beyoncé’s forthcoming return with ‘RENAISSANCE’, the host and comedian made his apology to the singer in the opening speech of his show yesterday (June 16).
  ‘This will be Beyoncé’s first new album since 2016. And I feel like this is a good time to mention something that’s been bothering me,” Kimmel began, before bringi
  
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• Watch Mötley Crüe Perform With Machine Gun Kelly at Reunion Tour Kickoff

  17-06-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Group kicks off their first concert in 7 years with "Wild Side"
  
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• Watch St. Vincent cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022

  17-06-2022 16:54 via nme.com
  
  St. Vincent covered Eurythmics‘ classic hit ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022 ceremony last night (June 16).READ MORE: St. Vincent announces 2022 UK and European tour: “I want people to be like, ‘What the hell just happened to me?’”The singer-songwriter kicked off the ceremony with her rendition of the track, footage of which you can view below, ahead of the band’s induction at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New
  
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• Mariah Carey inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

  17-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey brought her diva self to the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony.
  
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• Brooklyn’s Underground System Wants You To Dance

  17-06-2022 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of their homecoming show in Brooklyn, the eclectic band talks about touring and making their new EP Into the Fire
  
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• Wolf Alice tease possible Hayley Williams collaboration

  17-06-2022 16:25 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice have teased a possible collaboration with Paramore’s Hayley Williams.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world”Writing on social media, a fan asked Wolf Alice if they had seen that Williams spoke about them on her Everything Is Emo BBC Sounds podcast.
  In that, Williams shared her love of the band and played their ‘Blue Weekend’ song, ‘How Can I Make It OK?’
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• Perfume Genius’s Unknowable Ecstasy

  17-06-2022 16:16
  
  Perfume Genius, the art-pop maestro born Mike Hadreas, has recorded a captivating new album called 'Ugly Season' that's operatic and bold but insular by design.
  
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• Justin Bieber Postpones Remainder of U.S. Tour Due to Ramsey Hunt Battle

  17-06-2022 16:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Justin continues to receive the best medical care possible, is upbeat about his recovery, and is looking forward to getting back out on the road," Live Nation says
  
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• TikTok’s Best: Songwriting Tips

  17-06-2022 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  This is the second installment in a series of posts about TikTok’s best tips for indie musicians. TikTok is full of amazing content for musicians, and I want to share the content I’ve come across. I already covered music production, so this post includes some of the best songwriting tips I’ve seen on TikTok… Victor […]
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• How Conan Gray Became Pop’s Oversharing Next Big Thing

  17-06-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rising star on his excellent new album, his buddy Olivia Rodrigo, and getting the hell off the internet
  
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• Drake marries 23 women in first video from new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

  17-06-2022 15:38 via nme.com
  
  Drake has shared the first video from his new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, which he surprise released at midnight today (June 17).READ MORE: Kanye West and Drake live in Los Angeles: titans unite for a near-religious experienceThe clip for ‘Falling Back’, which you can view below, sees the rapper marrying 23 women and at one point sees a “Free YSL” message appearing on screen, supporting the YSL artists currently being held on racketeering charges.
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• ‘I Hope to Be Back Here’: Lil Nas X Manifests Decades of Success at Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony

  17-06-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper was awarded the Hal David Starlight Award at the 51st annual ceremony that also saw the induction of Mariah Carey and the Neptunes
  
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• UK music users cancel over one million streaming subscriptions due to cost of living crisis

  17-06-2022 14:51 via nme.com
  
  Music users in the UK have cancelled over one million music streaming subscriptions due to the cost of living crisis.READ MORE: Music venues and nightclubs “on the brink of collapse” and demand immediate” government actionA new report by market researchers Kantar found a drop in the total individuals with access to at least one music subscription, now at 39.5 per cent, down from 43.6 per cent at the start of 2020.
  That includes 600,000 fewer under 35s who have access
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Was Shot. Where Was The Sympathy?

  17-06-2022 14:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now previews the new Megan Thee Stallion album and goes behind the scenes of our new cover story
  
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• Listen to Razorlight’s punky new single, ‘Call Me Junior’

  17-06-2022 14:23 via nme.com
  
  Razorlight have today (June 17) returned with a punky new single, ‘Call Me Junior’ – check it out below.
  Released via Atlantic Culture Records/Absolute, the new track sees the return of the original line up of the band – made up of Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows, Björn Ågren, and Carl Dalemo – following a 10-year hiatus.
  Borrell, Ågren and Dalemo first formed the band in 2002, with Burrows joining in 2004. Together, the quartet released three stu
  
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• Harry Styles pays tribute to first school teacher at gig

  17-06-2022 13:59 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has paid tribute to his first school teacher at a homecoming gig in Manchester.READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart isFan footage of the moment saw Styles ask the crowd to help him find his school teacher who he’d heard was in the audience at the gig.
  “I’d like to try and find someone in the audience,” Styles said on stage. “So, we’re going to get really quiet, and I&
  
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