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• ‘He Shot Me’: Man Injured Alongside Nipsey Hussle Testifies, Recalls Slain Rapper’s Last Words

  20-06-2022 23:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I heard [the volley of shots], and then I saw Nipsey fall,” Shermi Villaneuva said in court
  
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• Drake breaks Apple Music record just one hour after releasing ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

  20-06-2022 23:23 via nme.com
  
  Drake has broken yet another streaming record thanks to the release of his latest album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boostOn Friday (June 17), the rapper surprised fans with the release of his seventh studio album. The 14-track record arrived on streaming platforms at midnight just hours after he announced its arrival on Instagram.
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• Gucci Announces Harry Styles HA HA HA Collection

  20-06-2022 23:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Harry Styles designed the Gucci HA HA HA collection, a 25-look 70s rock-inspired collection that hits Gucci stores in October. Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele held a press conference in a vintage clothing shop in Milan to announce the HA HA HA collection, designed alongside pop icon Harry Styles. The 25-look collection represents the “dream wardrobe” of […]
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• Adele’s Las Vegas Residency Options for 2022 are Limited – Here’s Why

  20-06-2022 23:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Since putting her much-anticipated Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency on hold earlier this year, Adele’s options for a Vegas residency in 2022 are increasingly limited. Despite the singer’s insistence in February that the postponed residency in Las Vegas will “absolutely” happen, her open window to do so this year is rapidly dwindling. Due to complications exacerbated by the […]
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• Tencent Music Renews Strategic Partnership with Time Fengjun Entertainment

  20-06-2022 23:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Tencent Music Entertainment Group is renewing its strategic partnership with Time Fengjun Entertainment (TF Entertainment). Tencent Music says it will continue to support young Chinese musicians, and the partnership creates a more dynamic one-stop music entertainment experience for their users. The renewed partnership allows TME users to have instant access to music from TF Entertainment’s […]
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• Beyonce Dropping Single Called “Break My Soul” From Her New Album

  20-06-2022 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Beyonce will drop her first single called “Break My Soul,” from her upcoming album Renaissance at midnight. The legendary pop singer changed her social media profile to slowly tease the release of the upcoming album. Early Monday morning the description for her Twitter bio changed to read, “6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET.” Many people […]
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• Hot Chip drop ‘Down’ remixes and announce run of in-store gigs

  20-06-2022 22:37 via nme.com
  
  Hot Chip have dropped three new remixes of their recent single ‘Down’, and they’ve also announced a run of upcoming in-store gigs.READ MORE: Alexis Taylor – ‘Silence’ review: the Hot Chip frontman shows his sensitive sideThe band announced in April that they would be releasing their eighth studio album, ‘Freakout/Release’, on August 19 via Domino. With the news came brand new single, ‘Down’, which arrived alongside a Doug
  
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• H.E.R. Sues Her Record Label and Asks Out of Contract

  20-06-2022 22:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The agreement has significantly limited Wilson’s employment," H.E.R.'s lawsuit alleges
  
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• Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ Breaks Three UK Chart Records Following ‘Stranger Things’ Placement

  20-06-2022 22:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  After cracking the US top 10 for the first time thanks to the sync-driven commercial resurgence of 1985’s “Running Up That Hill,” Kate Bush has now broken three UK chart records. 63-year-old singer-songwriter Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” reentered the media spotlight – and found a multitude of new listeners – after appearing in […]
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• Bad Bunny Hoses Down His Lady Friends on ‘Me Porto Bonito’ with Chencho Corleone

  20-06-2022 22:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track is off of the record-smashing album Un Verano Sin Ti
  
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• 1 Person Killed, 3 Shot at Unofficial Music Concert ‘Moechella’ in Washington D.C.

  20-06-2022 22:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Four people were shot and at least one was killed during a street music festival dubbed Moechella in Washington D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department worked to shut down the unauthorized street festival near the corner of 14th and U Streets Northwest. As police and emergency medical workers were working to clear the area and help […]
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• Roger Daltrey has two generations of Townshends in his UK solo tour band

  20-06-2022 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Roger Daltrey has two generations of Townshends in his solo band for his rescheduled UK tour dates.READ MORE: Roger Daltrey on the Teenage Cancer Trust, lockdown and performing liveThe Who frontman has booked both Simon Townshend, the brother of The Who bassist/singer Pete Townshend, and Simon’s son, Ben, to support him on his tour. It kicks off tonight (June 20) at the Bournemouth International Centre.
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• Selena Gomez reveals Only Murders In The Building creators 'didn't know' whether to hire her

  20-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  In a new interview, Only Murders In The Building star Selena Gomez revealed how her character, Mabel, was created for the show.
  
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• FKA Twigs: 'I'm proud of the way I handled myself after filing abuse lawsuit'

  20-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  FKA Twigs is suing her former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf for sexual battery, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
  
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• Tennessee secretary of state arrested for DUI while leaving Bonnaroo festival

  20-06-2022 21:12 via nme.com
  
  Tennessee’s secretary of state was arrested on charges of driving under the influence (DUI) on Friday (June 17) after leaving the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2022.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022Tre Hargett, who has served as the secretary of state since 2009, was taken into custody at Coffee County Jail around 1.30am local time (by that time: Saturday, June 18) and released six hours later on $2,000 bail (£1,634), as reported by the Associated Press.
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• Trueno and Nathy Peluso Proudly Honor Their Home Country on ‘Argentina’

  20-06-2022 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There is someone who lives in Argentina and who was exiled in a political crisis, someone who is there every day, and another person who goes and misses it."
  
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• Chaka Khan, The Roots, Earth Wind & Fire, Billy Porter, and More Celebrate Juneteenth at the Hollywood Bowl

  20-06-2022 20:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  The best photos from backstage, in the crowd, and onstage at a joyful evening of culture and history in Hollywood
  
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• Tiësto and Charli XCX will release their ‘Hot In It’ collaboration next week

  20-06-2022 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Tiësto has revealed that his collaboration with Charli XCX, ‘Hot In It’, will be arriving in full sometime next week.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: TiëstoCharli shared a snippet the song on TikTok last month, using it to soundtrack a clip of herself getting ready to attend this year’s amfAR Gala in Cannes.
  “I’m gon’ be rockin’ it, droppin’ it/ Shake my ass, I’m stopping it/ I look hot in it, hot in it/ I look hot in it,” th
  
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• Fans invited to be part of Glastonbury Festival’s burning lotus experience

  20-06-2022 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury Festival has invited fans to take part in its burning lotus experience, an art event that aims to provide cathartic relief as the world emerges from the COVID pandemic.READ MORE: The alternative guide to Glastonbury 2022, from The Sistxrhood to San RemoThose attending this year’s festival will be able to contribute words and images to a 40 foot lotus sculpture located near to The Park that will be symbolically set alight at midnight on the last day (Sunday, June 26). But those
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes and Mat Nicholls sign up for charity triathlon

  20-06-2022 20:04 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes and Mat Nicholls have announced that they’ve signed up for a charity triathlon to raise money for UKRAINEPRIDE.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one”In August, the singer and drummer will take part in the Allerthorpe Sprint Triathlon, which is described as “one of the fastest-sprint distance triathlon courses” in York.
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• Morrissey announces ticket details for upcoming 2022 UK tour

  20-06-2022 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Morrissey has shared ticket details of his forthcoming 2022 UK and Ireland tour.READ MORE: Morrissey at Riot Fest review: pop’s problematic uncle wisely shuts up and plays the hitsThe soloist and former Smiths singer announced the tour earlier this month – more than two years on from his last UK live date at Wembley’s SSE Arena in London.
  Morrissey’s tour includes two London dates at two iconic venues – The Palladium and O2 Academy Brixton – and take
  
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• Nick Cave: “Intolerance of opposing ideas indicates a lack of confidence in one’s own thoughts”

  20-06-2022 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has laid out his argument that listening to opposing ideas makes for a healthier society and that free speech isn’t a right but is a tool to “liberate the soul of our world”.READ MORE: I don’t believe in God – but I do believe in Nick CaveIn the latest instalment of his The Red Hand Files fan Q&A website, the singer-songwriter responded to two fans about questions on freedom of speech and religion.
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• Elizabeth Fraser Still Sounds Divinely Alien on Sun’s Signature Debut

  20-06-2022 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Former Cocteau Twins singer's first new music in 13 years, recorded with her life partner, Massive Attack drummer Damon Reece, shows she still possesses the same magic
  
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• Brett Tuggle, Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth Band Keyboardist, Dead at 70

  20-06-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  He spent 20 years on the road with Fleetwood Mac, and also co-wrote the 1988 David Lee Roth hit "Just Like Paradise"
  
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• FKA twigs recently discovered that she and Jorja Smith are cousins

  20-06-2022 18:56 via nme.com
  
  FKA twigs has revealed that she recently found out that she and Jorja Smith are cousins.READ MORE: FKA twigs: “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet”Speaking in a new interview, the ‘Tears In The Club’ singer said she only discovered Smith was her relative after the pair teamed up on twigs’ recent single ‘Darjeeling’, taken from her January mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’.
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• Four Tet Wins Higher Royalty Rate After Settling Legal Battle With Domino Records

  20-06-2022 18:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pioneering electronic musician reached a favorable agreement with his old label, which will now pay him a 50 percent royalty for streams and downloads instead of 18 percent
  
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• Foals lead albums chart race with 'Life is Yours'

  20-06-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Foals lead this week’s Official Albums Chart race, with their seventh studio album Life is Yours currently tracking to debut at Number 1.
  
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• The Chicks Cut Indianapolis Performance After 30 Minutes As Natalie Maines Experiences Voice Issues

  20-06-2022 18:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks) abruptly ended a performance in Indianapolis yesterday after lead singer Natalie Maines experienced issues with her voice. Multiple fans took to social media to comment on the decidedly short show, which lasted about 30 minutes before being called off, local reports said. The Indianapolis gig was the fourth stop […]
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• Music fans heading to European festivals warned over EasyJet flight cancellations

  20-06-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Music fans who are set to attend festivals across Europe this summer are facing the risk of travel disruption after news that EasyJet has cut thousands of flights.READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022The European festival circuit is in full flow this year for the first time since 2019 following the wide-scale lifting of COVID-19 pandemic-enforced restrictions on live music events across the continent.
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• Watch Elton John, Chuck D and more pay tribute to Brian Wilson on his 80th birthday

  20-06-2022 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Brian Wilson is today (June 20) celebrating his 80th birthday, and a number of stars have flocked to wish the legendary musician many happy returns.READ MORE: Love & Mercy: Five best moments from the acclaimed Brian Wilson biopicTo celebrate the Beach Boys icon’s eight decades on the planet, his official social media channels have shared a seven-minute video featuring tributes from the likes of Elton John, Chuck D, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Graham Nash, Smokey Robi
  
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• Pharrell, 21 Savage, Chloe x Halle, and a Whole Lot of Go-Go: The 12 Best Things We Saw at Something in the Water 2022

  20-06-2022 17:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Music festival returns for its second weekend ever, and first in Washington, D.C.
  
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• Goodbye Vlad: The Chicks Kill Putin at Bonnaroo 2022

  20-06-2022 17:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country music trio reinforced their reputation as the genre's ultimate button-pushers with a fierce set of hits and political commentary
  
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• Lemmy to be officially memorialized with ashes ceremony at Hellfest

  20-06-2022 17:17 via music-news.com
  
  The legendary Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, founder of Motörhead and Grammy Award winning cultural icon, has had a portion
  
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• Muse close the Isle of Wight Festival in style

  20-06-2022 17:04 via music-news.com
  
  British rock titans Muse brought a spectacular display of pyrotechnics, fireworks and a catwalk into the crowd for the scintillating
  
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• Bob Dylan, Carole King, and Elton John Celebrate and Serenade Brian Wilson on His 80th Birthday

  20-06-2022 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Fleet Foxes, and more contributed special video messages, while Joe Walsh fêted the Beach Boy with an original birthday tune
  
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• Mick Jagger ready to resume Rolling Stones tour following COVID-19 bout

  20-06-2022 16:51 via nme.com
  
  Mick Jagger has said that he’s ready to resume The Rolling Stones’ UK and European tour after recently testing positive for COVID-19.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones live in Madrid: Celebrating six decades at the top for rock’n’roll royaltyThe Stones postponed two gigs in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland last week due to their frontman’s ill health. The Amsterdam date has been rescheduled to next month, but the Swiss gig has since been cancelled.
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• Beyoncé’s new single ‘Break My Soul’ will be released tomorrow

  20-06-2022 16:51 via nme.com
  
  The first single from Beyoncé‘s upcoming new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ is set to arrive tomorrow (June 21).READ MORE: 20 albums to get excited about in 2022The pop icon announced last week that she would be releasing her seventh solo album – the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ – on July 29.
  News of the record came after she recently deleted her profile pictures from her official social media accounts, marking the beginning of a
  
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• Grace Jones wraps her Meltdown festival in spectacular 30-foot Keith Haring inspired dress

  20-06-2022 16:50 via music-news.com
  
  Music legend, fashion icon and film star Grace Jones delivered a stunning performance to close her curated edition of the Southbank
  
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• Jennifer Lopez feels 'incredibly blessed' to be able to build family with Ben Affleck

  20-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have five children between them.
  
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• Cher congratulates Kate Bush on beating her U.K. chart record

  20-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is the U.K.'s number one single, 37 years after its release.
  
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• Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Begins Tonight With New Song ‘Break My Soul’

  20-06-2022 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  First offering from the musician's long-awaited Lemonade follow-up arrives at midnight
  
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• Harry Styles Helped a Fan Come Out at His London Show

  20-06-2022 16:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  “When this flag goes above my head, you are officially out," musician said during his concert at Wembley Stadium
  
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• Four Tet secures victory in royalties battle with Domino

  20-06-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Four Tet has reached a settlement in his high-profile royalties battle with his former label Domino, securing his original claim.
  The producer and DJ, whose real name is Kieran Hebden, signed with Domino in 2001 for the release of his second album ‘Pause’ before going on to release ‘Rounds’ (2003), ‘Everything Ecstatic’ (2005) and ‘There Is Love In You’ (2010) on the label.
  But, last November, Hebden revealed that Domino had removed three of those
  
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• Ghost cut Hellfest headline set short after Tobias Forge loses his voice

  20-06-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Ghost were forced to cut short their headline set at Hellfest over the weekend after their frontman Tobias Forge lost his voice.
  The Swedish band topped the bill at the Clisson, France festival on Saturday (June 18), with Deftones and Gojira also headlining the event’s first weekend (the second will take place from June 23-26).READ MORE: Ghost – ‘Impera’ review: Swedish metallers go bigger than everAccording to Setlist.fm, Ghost ended their headline show 17 songs into the
  
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• George Michael's personal piano to be auctioned in aid of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy

  20-06-2022 15:57 via music-news.com
  
  Nordoff Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, is delighted to announce that a piano personally owned by pop icon George
  
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• How LGBTQ+ Artists Made TikTok A Space For Sharing Their Stories

  20-06-2022 15:30
  
  TikTok has become a key platform for queer artists like Mxmtoon, Cat Burns, and Jake Wesley Rogers to build and sustain a community as well as take more control of their work.
  
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• Doja Cat raps Nicki Minaj song from hospital after tonsil surgery

  20-06-2022 15:26 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat has shared a video of herself rapping a Nicki Minaj verse from her hospital bed after undergoing tonsil surgery.
  Last month the rapper announced that she was cancelling her 2022 live dates, including festival shows and a tour with The Weeknd, to recover from the surgery.
  It came after the artist tweeted that her “whole throat is fucked” after the surgery, and that she “might have some bad news for y’all coming soon”.
  In the new video, she raps Min
  
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• Eminem says rapping about mental health and addiction was “therapeutic”

  20-06-2022 14:46 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has discussed rapping about mental health and addiction in his music, calling the process “therapeutic”.
  The rapper has been open about his issues with substance abuse and mental health problems throughout his career.
  Speaking to Westside Boogie on Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning radio show, Eminem was asked how speaking about these issues so openly has changed his life.
  He responded: “Well, I think that’s, that’s one of the great things about rap m
  
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• Listen to Aitch and Bakar team up on new single ‘In Disguise’

  20-06-2022 14:13 via nme.com
  
  Aitch and Bakar have shared their new collaborative single, ‘In Disguise’ – you can listen to the track below.
  The Manchester rapper and the London-based singer/songwriter have teamed up for the song, which will feature on the former’s forthcoming debut album ‘Close To Home’.READ MORE: Aitch: “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album”‘In Disguise’ follows on from Aitch’s previous album previews ‘1989&
  
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• The Rolling Stones 'regrettably' shelve Swiss gig

  20-06-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones have been forced to cancel their concert in Switzerland.
  
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