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• Members of 1970s Rock Band Orleans Sue Warner Over Royalty Deductions

  21-06-2022 23:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  WMG and Warner Records "sought to minimize the revenues" paid to the band, the suit said
  
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• Spoon Pay Homage to Seventies Variety Show Host Jack Clement in ‘My Babe’ Video

  21-06-2022 23:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on the band's 10th studio album Lucifer on the Sofa
  
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• Watch The Gaslight Anthem play surprise gig ahead of comeback tour

  21-06-2022 23:09 via nme.com
  
  The Gaslight Anthem played a surprise show in New Jersey at the weekend (June 18) ahead of their comeback tour later this summer.
  The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2015, but played together in 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album ‘The ‘59 Sound’.READ MORE: Brian Fallon – ‘Sleepwalkers’ reviewIn March 2022, frontman Brian Fallon announced online that the band would be returning to “full-time status”, including wor
  
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• How ‘Stranger Things’ Made Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ a Gen-Z Hit

  21-06-2022 23:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  On Stranger Things, "Running Up That Hill" saved a life — now young listeners have streamed it to the top of the charts
  
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• Apple Music Will Crack 110 Million Subscribers By 2025, J.P. Morgan Says — As Apple Services Approach One Billion Paid Users

  21-06-2022 23:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Because Apple only discloses its paid-user total for all services – including Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, Apple TV+, and more – the precise number of Apple Music subscribers has long been a subject of speculation. Now, J.P. Morgan has predicted that the platform will have 110 million subscriptions by 2025. Apple indicated in late April […]
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• Judas Priest Mark 50th Anniversary, Hall of Fame Induction With North American Tour

  21-06-2022 22:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Queensryche serve as special guest during group's 29-date tour
  
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• Beyoncé’s New Single ‘Break My Soul’ Will Soundtrack Your Summer — And Your Resignation

  21-06-2022 22:35
  
  Beyoncé is feeling liberated with the release of her dance-heavy song 'Break My Soul' from her seventh album 'Renaissance.'
  
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• Lorde reflects on reaction to ’Solar Power’: “It was really confounding and at times painful”

  21-06-2022 22:23 via nme.com
  
  Lorde has reflected on the reaction to her third album ‘Solar Power’ on the one-year anniversary of the record being announced.
  The album, which arrived last August, was met with a mixed response from critics and fans upon its release.READ MORE: ‘Melodrama’ at five: how Lorde’s cinematic pop opus inspired a new generation of artistsWriting in her latest email newsletter to fans, Lorde shared her feelings on the reaction to ‘Solar Power’. “I ca
  
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• Kid Cudi announces first UK show in 13 years

  21-06-2022 22:04 via nme.com
  
  Kid Cudi has announced that he’ll be coming to the UK later this year for his first gig in the country in 13 years – get tickets here.READ MORE: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lowsThe show forms part of the rapper and actor’s ‘To The Moon’ world tour, which will kick off in Vancouver, Canada, on August 16.
  The North American leg of the tour will see Cudi will make stops in Oakland, Los Ang
  
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• The Chicks postpone tour dates due to Natalie Maines' vocal issues

  21-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Chicks abandoned a gig after struggling with vocal issues.
  
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• Del Records Execs Arrested by FBI on Drug Trafficking Charges

  21-06-2022 21:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Executives from Del Records have been arrested by the FBI on drug trafficking charges. Here’s what we know. The Justice Department detailed the arrests of Angel Del Villar and Luca Scalisi, both executives of Del Records. Angel Del Villar is the label’s CEO, while Scalisi serves as the label’s Chief Financial Officer. Both Del Villar […]
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea wants to play Popeye in a live-action movie

  21-06-2022 21:18 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has expressed his desire to play Popeye in a live-action movie if another one ever gets made.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band”Taking to Twitter this past weekend, the musician and actor – who recently starred as a bounty hunter in Disney+‘s new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi – pitched the idea of him taking on the role of the much-loved cartoon sailor.
  “If a good director decides to make
  
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• Alvvays Return With Fall Tour Dates — and Tease First New Music in Four Years

  21-06-2022 21:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Canadian indie band's new music will follow 2017's Antisocialites
  
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• H.E.R. Sues Label for Release on 7-Year California Contract Statute

  21-06-2022 21:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Singer-songwriter H.E.R. is suing her label for release, citing a California statute limiting contract term length. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., has filed a lawsuit for declaratory relief and violation of the business and professions code. She is seeking to be released from her contract with MBK Entertainment. MBK is owned by her […]
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• John Legend Boosts Progressive Prosecutors in New Op-Ed: ‘It’s Not Radical to Dream of a More Free America’

  21-06-2022 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Essay arrives in anticipation of Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, and in the face of a new Alabama law making it a felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming care to trans youth
  
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• Limewire Relaunch Appears Set for July 1 – Here’s What We Know

  21-06-2022 20:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Former music-sharing site Limewire is prepping its relaunch for July, according to press invites. The peer-to-peer music sharing platform will relaunch as an NFT marketplace that specializes in art, music, and entertainment. But the new launch is coming during one of the biggest cryptocurrency downturns in the last three years. Limewire itself was resurrected from […]
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• Stormzy given honorary degree by University of Exeter

  21-06-2022 20:27 via nme.com
  
  Stormzy has been given an honorary degree by the University of Exeter – watch him give a speech at the graduation ceremony while collecting the diploma below.READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar momentThe rapper (real name is Michael Owuo Jr.) was given the degree in recognition of his “remarkable contribution to society and extraordinary talent”.
  Professor Lisa Roberts, University of Exeter’s Vice-Chancellor described
  
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• Suzanne Vega announces 2023 winter UK tour

  21-06-2022 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Suzanne Vega has announced that she will be hitting the road next year for a winter UK tour – get tickets here.READ MORE: Glastonbury trailblazers: the acts who gave Worthy Farm some of its most memorable firstsThe Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter – whose most recent album was 2020’s ‘An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories’ – will kick off the tour at Bexhill On Sea’s De La Warr Pavilion on February 11, 2023.
  Vega will then make stops in Ips
  
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• The Snuts announce second album, ‘Burn The Empire Out’

  21-06-2022 20:01 via nme.com
  
  The Snuts have announced the release of their second album, ‘Burn The Empire Out’ – find out more info below.READ MORE: The Snuts: “Our debut album says there is a place for guitar music”The Scottish band’s forthcoming LP is the follow-up to their 2021 debut LP, ‘W.L.’, which topped the UK’s Official Albums Chart in April last year, marking the first time in 14 years that a Scottish band scored a UK Number One album.
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• Jason Isbell Sets 2022 Ryman Residency With Guests Vagabon, Leyla McCalla

  21-06-2022 19:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Isbell's annual Nashville tradition will run eight nights in October
  
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• Turnstile Plot ‘Love Connection’ Fall Tour

  21-06-2022 19:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Snail Mail and Jpegmafia are set to accompany the band on select North American tour dates
  
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• Working Men’s Club announce ‘The Steel City’ remix EP

  21-06-2022 19:42 via nme.com
  
  Working Men’s Club have announced a new remix EP, called ‘The Steel City’, which will see producers from Sheffield reimagine tracks from the band’s ‘Fear Fear’ album.READ MORE: Working Men’s Club: the Yorkshire group representing a frustrated Northern youthThe EP will be released exclusively through Sheffield independent record store Bear Tree as a limited-edition bonus CD alongside the new album, which arrives on July 15.
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• Four Tet Wins High-Stakes Legal Battle With Domino Records — Including a $69,800 Lump-Sum Payment for Past Streams

  21-06-2022 19:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Four Tet (full name Kieran Hebden) has officially emerged victorious in his high-stakes legal battle with London-headquartered indie label Domino Records. The “Baby” artist Four Tet informed fans of the breach of contract lawsuit against Domino (home to Franz Ferdinand, Flasher, and the Arctic Monkeys) in November of 2021, after the label removed three of […]
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• Watch Jamie T stroll through London in ‘St George Wharf Tower’ video

  21-06-2022 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Jamie T has shared another new song from his upcoming album, this time in the form of ‘St George Wharf Tower’.READ MORE: Prophets, martyrs and outlaws: The historical figures behind Jamie T’s album ‘Trick’The track follows the likes of ‘The Old Style Raiders’ and ‘Keying Lamborghinis’, with all three songs set to appear on July’s ‘The Theory Of Whatever’.
  ‘St George Wharf Tower’ comes accompanied by a video direc
  
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• Ukrainian Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra to play Glastonbury 2022

  21-06-2022 18:16 via nme.com
  
  Ukrainian Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra have been announced to perform at Glastonbury 2022.READ MORE: Ukrainian Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra: “This is the highest responsibility possible”The group won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin last month with the song ‘Stefania’.
  Now, they’ve been confirmed to appear at Glastonbury 2022, which will also mark their first ever UK performance. Kalush Orchestra will perform on the Truth Stage in
  
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• Tove Lo on new album ‘Dirt Femme’, ‘True Romance’ and getting candid about love

  21-06-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Tove Lo has released a new single ‘True Romance’ and announced her fifth album ‘Dirt Femme’. Listen to the song below, and watch our video interview with the Swedish star above.
  The Swedish singer-songwriter recently performed two tracks from her yet-to-be-released record – ‘No One Dies From Love’ and ‘True Romance’ – live at both New York City’s Governors Ball and during her sold-out show at Irving Plaza.
  Speaking to NME backstag
  
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• Tove Lo Explores the Intricacies of Her Femininity on Upcoming Fifth Album ‘Dirt Femme’

  21-06-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Swedish pop star exclusively teases her new album with Rolling Stone: It's "my current place of wonder," she says
  
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• Rolling Stones to Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Docuseries ‘My Life as a Rolling Stone’

  21-06-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Each episode will offer an intimate, individual portrait of one of the band's core four — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood
  
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• The Damned cancel Glastonbury 2022 set following positive COVID-19 tests

  21-06-2022 17:59 via nme.com
  
  The Damned have been forced to cancel their Glastonbury 2022 set this weekend after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were recorded in the band’s camp.
  The band had been due to headline the festival’s Avalon Stage on Friday (June 24) following sets from Sugababes and Nick Mulvey.READ MORE: The alternative guide to Glastonbury 2022, from The Sistxrhood to San RemoThe Damned previously told their fans on Saturday (June 18) that a member of the band had tested positive, forcing the ca
  
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• Stormzy receives honorary doctorate from Exeter University

  21-06-2022 17:46 via music-news.com
  
  Earlier today, influential musician and social justice campaigner Michael Owuo Jr (a.k.a. Stormzy) praised the “guts, grit
  
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• Liam and Noel Gallagher “got on like a house on fire” at George Michael’s house party three years after Oasis split

  21-06-2022 17:09 via nme.com
  
  Liam and Noel Gallagher reportedly “got on like a house on fire” when they both attended a party at George Michael’s house three years after Oasis split.
  The brothers’ band infamously broke up backstage at a festival in France in 2009, and the pair have been embroiled in a feud ever since.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher live in Knebworth: rock’n’roll star takes a leap of faith – and somehow pulls it offAccording to Michael’s friend and collabor
  
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• Watch Kendrick Lamar perform in Cannes ahead of Glastonbury headline set

  21-06-2022 17:08 via nme.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar performed a short set during a Spotify event in Cannes last night (June 20) – you can watch footage of his live performance below.
  The Compton rapper played live at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès yesterday as part of Cannes Lions Festival – six days before he is due to headline the Pyramid Stage on the final night of Glastonbury 2022.READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio
  
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• Jack White Expands Extensive Supply Chain Issues World Tour with Additional North American Dates

  21-06-2022 16:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  White will be joined by The Paranoyds, Cat Power, and Ichi-Bons across select dates in September and October
  
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• Kid Cudi Heading ‘To the Moon’ on World Tour

  21-06-2022 16:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 27-city tour kicks off in August
  
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• Mel B to join Queen of the Universe judging panel

  21-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Mel B is replacing Leona Lewis.
  
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• Blue Rojo Is A Musical Volcano Of Queer Desire

  21-06-2022 16:16
  
  Mexican-American pop singer Blue Rojo celebrates himself in his music. ‘I'm this misunderstood, super mystical gay boy in my fantasy,’ he says.
  
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• Are Songs of the Summer Still a Thing? Alex G Just Dropped One

  21-06-2022 16:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Runner," off the newly-announced God Save the Animals, arrives with a video that nods to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  
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• Hypnotizing Minions Stand in for Diana Ross, Tame Impala in ‘Turn Up the Sunshine’ Video

  21-06-2022 16:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single appears on the forthcoming Jack Antonoff-produced soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru, which also features contributions from Phoebe Bridgers, RZA and H.E.R.
  
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• Spielbergs share new single ‘Every Living Creature’ and announce UK tour

  21-06-2022 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Spielbergs have shared their new single ‘Every Living Creature’ and announced details of a UK tour in September and October – you can listen to the new track below.
  The Oslo trio are gearing up to release their new album ‘Vestli’, which is set for release on August 19 via Big Scary Monsters and is the follow-up to their 2019 debut album ‘This Is Not The End’.READ MORE: Spielbergs – ‘This Is Not The End’ review‘Every Living Creatur
  
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• Listen to The Mars Volta’s first new track in 10 years, ‘Blacklight Shine’

  21-06-2022 16:04 via nme.com
  
  The Mars Volta have made their long-awaited return with a new single called ‘Blacklight Shine’ – listen below.
  The Texas-formed band released six studio albums between 2003 and 2012 before splitting in 2013 due to a fallout between founding members Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López.
  The pair quickly made amends and formed a new group, Antemasque. They also revamped their pre-Mars Volta outfit, At-the-Drive-In, for a new record in 2017.
  Having
  
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• The Mars Volta Return With First New Song and Tour in 10 Years

  21-06-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band drops "Blacklight Shine" and accompanying short film, directed by Omar Rodríguez-López
  
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• pCloud Offers Musicians Free Cloud Storage for International Music Day

  21-06-2022 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Losing your most precious files can be frustrating. Have you ever spent hours on important projects just to see them vanish because you did not have a Backup? We at pCloud encourage you to embrace the changes, with our incredible affinity for musicians. The following article comes from pCloud, a proud partner of DMN. Happy International Music […]
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• With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Drake Makes it Okay to Dance

  21-06-2022 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  His seventh studio album is both a radical departure and a decently safe bet
  
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• With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Drake Makes It OK to Dance

  21-06-2022 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  His seventh studio album is both a radical departure and a decently safe bet
  
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• Sunny Hill Festival, founded by Dua Lipa and her dad, to return to Kosovo

  21-06-2022 15:39 via nme.com
  
  Sunny Hill Festival – the event founded by Dua Lipa and her father, Dukagjin – is set to return to its original location in Pristina, Kosovo after it was moved amid a dispute with organisers.
  The inaugural edition of the festival took place at Germia Park in Kosovo’s capital – Dua’s hometown – in August 2018, with the singer appearing as a headliner. It was put on to raise money for the Sunny Hill Foundation, of which the star is a patron.READ MORE: Dua Lipa l
  
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• Your Favorite Artist Needs Touring Musicians. Jammcard is Supplying Them

  21-06-2022 15:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Harry Styles, Gwen Stefani and the Chainsmokers have all used the company that has the most comprehensive database of professional musicians for hire in the music industry
  
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• The Mars Volta Return With First New Song in 10 Years

  21-06-2022 15:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band drops "Blacklight Shine" and accompanying short film, directed by Omar Rodríguez-López
  
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• A Lotta Love to Give: The Brilliant Voice and Too-Short Life of Nicolette Larson

  21-06-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She sang on some of Neil Young’s most enduring records and scored a Top 10 hit with one of his songs. Why didn’t her career live up to its early promise?
  
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• The Chemical Brothers confirm Glastonbury 2022 set: “Here we go!”

  21-06-2022 14:54 via nme.com
  
  The Chemical Brothers have confirmed a set at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival following rumours of their return to Worthy Farm.
  The electronic duo – comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – will play a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider on Friday (June 24) between 11pm and 1am BST.READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022“Here we go!” the group wrote on Twitter while sharing official artwork to announce the show. Glasto organiser
  
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• Watch Baby Keem and friends sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Kendrick Lamar

  21-06-2022 14:13 via nme.com
  
  Baby Keem was among the well-wishers who celebrated Kendrick Lamar‘s 35th birthday last weekend – you can watch footage from the celebrations below.
  Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’, turned 35 on Friday (June 17).READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022Footage from Lamar’s birthday party – which features a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from guests, including
  
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