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• The Backstreet Boys’ WeChat Concert Attracted 44.2 Million Viewers, Organizers Say — Now the Group Is Planning a Chinese Tour

  27-06-2022 23:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last week, The Backstreet Boys partnered with Tencent’s WeChat to deliver a livestream show to fans in China. Now, organizers have revealed that the “performance of a lifetime” attracted nearly 45 million watchers. The Backstreet Boys played for their evidently numerous fans in China (population 1.4 billion) last Friday morning. Available to enjoy for the […]
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• The Shoals Music Makers Recording Incentive Is Live — Want to Record In Alabama?

  27-06-2022 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new Shoals Music Makers Recording Incentive hopes to attract musicians to Alabama.  The Shoals Economic Development Authority has launched the incentive program. Something like it has been in the works since 2019. Funding for offering the incentives came through the Shoals Industrial Development Committee, which adopted the plan in 2021. Recipients can receive up […]
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• Shoals Music Makers Recording Incentive Live – What to Know

  27-06-2022 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A new Shoals Music Makers Recording Incentive hopes to attract musicians to Alabama.  The Shoals Economic Development Authority has launched the incentive program. Something like it has been in the works since 2019. Funding for offering the incentives came through the Shoals Industrial Development Committee, which adopted the plan in 2021. Recipients can receive up […]
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• Ludacris’ Manager Chaka Zulu ‘Stable’ After Being Shot in Atlanta

  27-06-2022 23:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The music industry vet was one of three people shot Sunday night after an argument broke out behind a shopping center
  
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• Givēon’s Long-Awaited Debut, ‘Give or Take,’ Radiates Openhearted Confidence

  27-06-2022 23:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  The R&B star's music sounds like the work of an artist who’s been sure of where he’s going for a long time
  
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• Depeche Mode Reveal Cause of Death for Founding Keyboardist Andy Fletcher

  27-06-2022 23:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musician died after suffering an aortic dissection, though Martin Gore and Dave Gahan said he "passed naturally and without prolonged suffering"
  
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• Depeche Mode thank fans for “outpouring of love” following Andy Fletcher’s death

  27-06-2022 22:49 via nme.com
  
  Depeche Mode have thanked their fans and friends for the “outpouring of love” they’ve showed following the death of Andy Fletcher last month.READ MORE: Forget the singer – take a moment to appreciate your favourite band’s secret weapons“We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we’ve seen from all of you over the last few weeks,” remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan wrote on Instagram. “It’s
  
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• 5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin Hospitalized With ‘Heat Exhaustion’ During Show

  27-06-2022 22:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band was forced to call of Houston concert, but says drummer is "feeling ok and recovering very well"
  
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• Masters of (Bidding) War: Rare Copy of ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ Headed to Auction

  27-06-2022 22:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Stereo pressing contains four original tracks that were ultimately replaced before its May 1963 release
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly Details Sobering, Paranoia-Induced Suicide Attempt in New Documentary

  27-06-2022 22:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  In Life In Pink, the rapper recalls a night after his father died in 2020 when he put a shotgun in his mouth while on the phone with his finacée Megan Fox
  
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• ‘My Body, My Mothaf—ing Choice:’ Megan Thee Stallion Slams Texas Abortion Ban Following Roe v. Wade Decision

  27-06-2022 22:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Texas really embarrassing me now y’all," Megan thee Stallion said on stage
  
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• Watch the making of Hellfest’s giant Lemmy statue

  27-06-2022 22:01 via nme.com
  
  A huge new statue of late Mötörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister was unveiled at French metal festival Hellfest earlier this month – see how they made it below.READ MORE: Lemmy: seven legendary stories the pre-Motörhead biopic should includeThe new sculpture, which is the brainchild of artist Caroline Brisset, replaces an existing Lemmy statue at the event, which has been erected for six years.
  The second statue, a gigantic and imposing metal creation, was unveiled to signal the
  
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• The Eagles BST show might have been their last in the UK

  27-06-2022 22:01 via nme.com
  
  The Eagles hinted during their BST Hyde Park show that it could be their last in London.READ MORE: Simply the best! It’s time to put an end to Greatest Hits snobberyDon Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, along with Vince Gill (who joined the band in 2017), returned to the UK and Ireland this month for a string of dates in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dublin and London.
  The Eagles headlined BST Hyde Park on Sunday night (June 26), with Robert Plant + Alison Krauss, Little
  
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• Viagogo Issues Statement on $25M Italian Regulatory Fine

  27-06-2022 21:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Viagogo has responded to an Italian regulator fine of nearly $25 million for flouting ticketing laws in the country. Yesterday Digital Music News reported on the Italian fine of 23.5 million euros ($24.8M). Italian regulators found that tickets for 131 events at venues across Italy were being sold at higher than face value. A law […]
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• Viagogo Issues Statement on $25 Million Italian Regulatory Fine — Says “All Fines Will Be Annulled” In Appeal

  27-06-2022 21:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Viagogo has responded to an Italian regulator fine of nearly $25 million for flouting ticketing laws in the country. Yesterday Digital Music News reported on the Italian fine of 23.5 million euros ($24.8M). Italian regulators found that tickets for 131 events at venues across Italy were being sold at higher than face value. A law […]
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• ‘Westworld’ premieres season four with cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’

  27-06-2022 21:01 via nme.com
  
  The fourth season of Westworld has premiered with a cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’ by composer Ramin Djawadi.READ MORE: ‘Westworld’ season four review: block out the plot and enjoy the violent delightsDjawadi is known for providing instrumental arrangements of classic pop and rock songs for the show and has previously included versions of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’, The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ and Guns N
  
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• Fiona Apple responds to Roe v. Wade repeal: “It’s not about life. It’s about control”

  27-06-2022 20:58 via nme.com
  
  Fiona Apple has shared her thoughts about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, saying that the repeal is “not about life. It’s about control”.READ MORE: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deepLast week, the US Supreme Court made the decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade. This means abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973,
  
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• Britney Spears’ Ex Tried to Enter Her Locked Bedroom Amid Wedding Day ‘Stalking,’ Guard Testifies

  27-06-2022 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Witnesses described Spears as "distraught, crying, shaking (and) panicked" immediately after the incident.
  
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• Yola on Sister Rosetta Tharpe: ‘We Have To Give Black America Their Flowers’

  27-06-2022 20:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer recently played the gospel legend in Baz Luhrmann'sElvis
  
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• Watch Mariah Carey join Latto for ‘Big Energy’ collaboration at BET Awards

  27-06-2022 20:27 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey made a guest appearance at this year’s BET Awards, where she joined Latto for a performance of ‘Big Energy’.READ MORE: Latto – ‘777’ review: “Queen of da Souf” digs deeper with soul-searching second albumThe BET Awards, which took place last night (June 26), included a number of performances from the likes of Jack Harlow, Lizzo and Chance The Rapper.
  Latto took to the stage to perform her single, which originally came ou
  
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• Bob Dylan Superfans Join Forces to Find Lost ‘Holy Grail’ 1976 Bootleg

  27-06-2022 20:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Rolling Thunder Revue wrapped up with an epic, rarities-packed show in Salt Lake City, and fans have been trying to find the tape for the past five decades
  
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• Glastonbury effect set to boost Billie Eilish, Sam Fender & Wet Leg

  27-06-2022 19:42 via music-news.com
  
  Glastonbury 2022: Huge uplift expected for live acts this week, with initial data showing boosts for Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and Wet Leg.
  
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• Porcupine Tree leading the way for possible first UK Number 1 album

  27-06-2022 19:40 via music-news.com
  
  Porcupine Tree are currently on course for their first UK Number 1 album of their career this week, with Closure/Continuation.
  
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• The Eagles headline an Americana music extravaganza at BST Hyde Park

  27-06-2022 19:38 via music-news.com
  
  The Eagles headlined another night of spectacular live music at American Express presents BST Hyde Park today with
  
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• Five Finger Death Punch’s Chris Kael tells artists who threaten to leave America to “stop bullshittin'”

  27-06-2022 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Five Finger Death Punch‘s Chris Kael has called out artists and celebrities who threaten to leave America over politics, ideologies, economics and more.
  “No one cares about anything enough to pack up and move out of the country,” the bassist claimed today (June 27) on Twitter.
  He continued: “It’s easy to say onstage, on TV and on social media; but, when’s the last time you actually packed your bags for anything longer than a brief vacation and a quick return h
  
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• Listen to The Kooks’ disco-tinged new single ‘Cold Heart’

  27-06-2022 19:36 via nme.com
  
  The Kooks have released a new single, taken from their upcoming sixth studio album – listen to ‘Cold Heart’ below.READ MORE: The Kooks on new album ’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’: “A youthful, fresh spirit is what we are all about”The indie-pop track has a disco influence and is due to appear on ’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’. The album was announced in January alongside the release of new EP ‘Connection – Echo in the Dark Part
  
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• Universal Music Group Officially Launches UMusic Media Network: ‘The Offering Allows for Audience Hypertargeting At a Scale’

  27-06-2022 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Amid a broader embrace of non-music entertainment from artists, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially launched UMusic Media Network, which higher-ups describe as “a comprehensive media and data offering to uniquely connect brands and partners with exclusive media.” The Big Three record label, and specifically its Universal Music Group for Brands (UMGB) partnerships division, just […]
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• A Historic Night at Fenway Park With Sir Paul McCartney

  27-06-2022 18:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  On June 7th, I had an opportunity to see a living legend, Sir Paul McCartney at Fenway Park in Boston MA. Does Sir Paul still have ‘it’ at age 80? Let’s find out! Before I dive too deep into this, I want to send a huge thank you to Jillian Condran of Nasty Little Man. […]
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• Watch Yungblud debut new song ‘Tissues’ at Glastonbury

  27-06-2022 18:49 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud debuted a new song during his Glastonbury set over the weekend – watch ‘Tissues’ below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”The Doncaster-born vocalist and guitarist (real name Dominic Harrison) took to the John Peel Stage on Sunday (June 26) to deliver an 11-song set. It was his first time playing at Worthy Farm.
  He opened with ‘Strawberry Lipstick’, l
  
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• Madonna says she’s “plain scared” about Roe v. Wade reversal

  27-06-2022 18:08 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has shared her thoughts about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, saying that the decision has sent her into “deep despair”.READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: “People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”Last week, the US Supreme Court made the decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade. This means abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973, and each state will be able to decide
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs honours Kim Porter as he accepts BET Lifetime Achievement Award

  27-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs also announced a big donation to Howard University.
  
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• Lorde addresses U.S. abortion rights rollback during Glastonbury Festival set

  27-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  During her Glastonbury Festival performance on Sunday, Lorde gave a speech on the United States Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade.
  
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• Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says he’ll “forgive” David Ellefson, but “just won’t play music with him anymore”

  27-06-2022 16:24 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has opened up on the dismissal of band co-founder David Ellefson last year, saying he’ll “forgive” the former bassist but “just won’t play music with him again”.
  Ellefson was accused of grooming an underage girl online last year when several explicit screenshots and videos surfaced of the bassist and the girl, who later denied she was underage and said the interactions were consensual.
  Ellefson also denied the accusations, calli
  
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• The Flaming Lips, Sheryl Crow, the Roots Lead New Climate-Themed Festival This Fall

  27-06-2022 15:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Big Climate Thing will take place at New York's Forest Hills Stadium in September and also feature Haim, the Weather Station, Sunflower Bean, Khruangbin, Courtney Barnett, Princess Nokia and Gary Clark Jr.
  
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• How hyprAUDIO Is Using AI to Solve Sync Music Licensing Overload

  27-06-2022 15:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music supervisors are now using high-powered AI ammo to cut through the noise and hit the soundtrack bullseye—quickly. Enter hyprAUDIO, which is aiming to scale its AI-sync search technology to become the ‘Expedia of sync’. Sync music licensing doesn’t come easy. Brands are willing to pay big bucks for the right song, but despite the […]
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• Steve Coogan quotes famous Alan Partridge Beatles line as he watches Paul McCartney at Glastonbury

  27-06-2022 15:23 via nme.com
  
  Steve Coogan has quoted Alan Partridge‘s famous Beatles line from his TV series while watching Paul McCartney at Glastonbury.
  The music legend headlined the second night of the festival over the weekend, which saw him duet with Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a virtual John Lennon.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmThe BBC was in the crowd and managed to catch up with Coogan, who referenced a line in I’m
  
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• Brandy Takes Jack Harlow’s ‘First Class’ to New Heights With Surprise BET Awards Performance

  27-06-2022 15:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Last month, the singer shared a freestyle rapping over Jack Harlow's hit single after he failed to recognize her cut ‘Angel in Disguise’ during a radio appearance
  
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• H.E.R. releases cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ for ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ soundtrack

  27-06-2022 15:01 via nme.com
  
  H.E.R. has released a cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ from the Jack Antonoff-curated Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack.
  Antonoff also produced and provided backing vocals for the cover, which was released on streaming platforms on June 23. The H.E.R. version of the track opens slightly less raucously than the original, but eventually builds up a thumping funk beat. Meanwhile, Wilson pays vocal tribute to Sly and the Family Stone while making the
  
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• Watch Chris Martin take over a family pub’s piano to play Coldplay’s ‘A Sky Full of Stars’

  27-06-2022 14:14 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay’s Chris Martin was filmed taking over a family pub’s piano to play a rendition of ‘A Sky Full of Stars’.READ MORE: Check out our exclusive photo diary from Coldplay’s massive world tourMartin was filmed playing the 2014 hit at family pub The Stag Inn in Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, after a friendly chat with some patrons who seemed to be planning a wedding. While enjoying a pint at the pub, Martin appeared to have taken patrons’ request to play the
  
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• Yungblud hints at possible Rolling Stones collab

  27-06-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Yungblud has hinted at a future collaboration with The Rolling Stones.
  
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• Olly Alexander embraces his 'freakier' side on stage

  27-06-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Olly Alexander says he gets his freak on when he's performing on a stage.
  
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• Eagles hint their BST Hyde Park concert could be their last in London

  27-06-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Don Henley hinted to the crowd at The Eagles' Hyde Park gig that the show could be their final London show.
  
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• Def Leppard to bring The Stadium Tour to Europe

  27-06-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Def Leppard plan to bring stadium tour to Europe in 2023.
  
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• Kanye West makes surprise appearance at BET Awards to honour Sean 'Diddy' Combs

  27-06-2022 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West wore a full face stocking for his appearance.
  
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• Cyndi Lauper shares rerecorded version of abortion rights song ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal

  27-06-2022 12:32 via nme.com
  
  Cyndi Lauper has shared a rerecorded version of her 1993 abortion rights anthem ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.READ MORE: Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam and more react as Supreme Court overturns Roe v. WadeIn a series of tweets that accompanied the new, more stripped-back and plaintive version of ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ on June 25, Lauper wrote, “In my childhood, women didn’t have reproductive freedom and 5
  
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• L.A. Guns guitarist plays entire concert from bathroom backstage due to panic disorder

  27-06-2022 12:19 via nme.com
  
  Guitarist Tracii Guns of glam metal band L.A. Guns was forced to play the band’s set in Piano, Texas from a backstage bathroom due to a panic disorder.
  “A lot of people know I have a panic disorder,” he wrote on his Facebook Page ahead of the concert on June 24, explaining, “While I have it 95 percent under control, Heat is the remaining trigger and I simply cannot play in the heat. BUT!!! We have found a solution for today’s show I will be playing in a comfy bathro
  
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• fromis_9 celebrate the summer in dazzling ‘Stay This Way’ music video

  27-06-2022 11:38 via nme.com
  
  K-pop girl group fromis_9 have made a comeback with their fifth mini-album ‘from our Memento Box’, led by the title track ‘Stay This Way’READ MORE: LOONA – ‘Flip That’ review: an understated but subtly addictive returnIn the new tropical-themed visual, the members of fromis_9 enter a summer paradise, where they frolic on a scenic beach and hold a picnic. The group take pictures of one another, documenting their vacation together, and later watch the suns
  
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• Slowthai inks publishing deal with BMG

  27-06-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Rapper Slowthai has bagged a global publishing agreement with BMG for all his future releases.
  
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• BTS'J-Hope announces debut solo album Jack In The Box

  27-06-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  J-Hope has announced his debut solo album 'Jack In The Box'.
  
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• Brandy and Lil Wayne perform with Jack Harlow at the BET Awards 2022

  27-06-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Brandy and Lil Wayne were among the surprise performers at Sunday's (26.06.22) BET Awards.
  
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