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• Hip-hop Superstar Logic Signs Multi-Album Deal with BMG

  30-06-2022 23:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hip-hop superstar Logic has signed a multi-album agreement with BMG. Here’s what the deal encompasses. Logic’s new multi-album global partnership will allow him to own his sound recordings. It is his first new label deal since his debut album Under Pressure was released in 2014. References to his new partnership with BMG feature on ‘Sayonara,’ […]
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• Usher Makes ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Debut With a Hit-Filled Performance

  30-06-2022 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The R&B superstar took the crowd on a journey of his music with ‘You Make Me Wanna…’, ‘Confessions Part II’, and more for NPR set
  
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• Tommy Lee plays first full Mötley Crüe show since breaking his ribs

  30-06-2022 23:36 via nme.com
  
  Tommy Lee played his first full Mötley Crüe show this week since breaking his ribs – see the footage below.READ MORE: The Dirt film review – forget passing the Bechdel test, this wouldn’t even pass a literacy testThe drummer sustained the injury earlier this month after he fell down a flight of stairs while on vacation in Nashville, as revealed this week by his wife Brittany Furlan.
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• Anuel AA and UFC Expand ‘Groundbreaking Marketing Partnership’ to Cover Licensing, Merch, and Live Performances

  30-06-2022 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Anuel AA has officially expanded his “groundbreaking marketing partnership” with Endeavor’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is now poised to use the Carolina, Puerto Rico-born artist’s music “during key moments of UFC live events.” The UFC and 29-year-old Anuel AA (full name Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago) unveiled their bolstered pact today, and the all-encompassing deal builds […]
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• Lily Allen reveals abortion while slamming Roe v. Wade ruling

  30-06-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lily Allen has criticised people's attitudes to women having abortions.
  
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• Spotify Quietly Rolls Out Karaoke Mode – Here’s How It Works

  30-06-2022 23:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify has rolled out its karaoke mode, which has been in testing for several months. The new feature allows users to sing-a-long while the app judges their accuracy as the lyrics progress. It turns the Spotify app into a party game for those who love karaoke. Anyone can now whip out their phone at a […]
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• ‘Not Microwave Shit:’ Saweetie Addresses Continued Delay of Debut Album

  30-06-2022 22:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's baking and it will definitely be worth the taste," Saweetie said of the album
  
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• ‘Preexisting Jealousy’: Closing Arguments in Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial Center on Motive

  30-06-2022 22:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Here you have Nipsey Hussle, who is a successful artist from the same neighborhood, [and] Mr. Holder, who is an unsuccessful rap artist," prosecutor John McKinney said
  
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• Did Beyoncé’s Renaissance Cover Art Just Reference A Famous Painting?

  30-06-2022 22:41
  
  Did Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' cover art just reference the famed 19th Century painting of Lady Godiva? Or was it Bianca Jagger's legendary Studio 54 entrance on horseback? Fans are speculating.
  
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• Ed Sheeran says his ‘Mathematics’ tour will land in the US eventually

  30-06-2022 22:31 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has promised that his ‘Mathematics’ tour will land on US shores sometime in the near future.
  The ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker is currently at the end of the UK leg of the tour in support of his latest album ‘=’, with two shows left at London’s Wembley Stadium tonight (June 30) and tomorrow (July 1), before heading out to Europe next week.
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• Nova Twins speak out on “scary” Roe v. Wade reversal: “We’re gonna keep fighting”

  30-06-2022 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Nova Twins have responded to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, saying they “can’t even fathom” a similar ruling in the UK.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Nova TwinsLast 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 individually whet
  
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• SXSW Will Expand its Presence to Sydney, Australia in 2023

  30-06-2022 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The SXSW Festival is expanding beyond its Austin, Texas roots. Organizers have announced a new SXSW festival in Australia for 2023. The SXSW Australia festival will take place in Sydney, Australia, from October 15-23, 2023. Organizers say they will gather the world’s most inspired creatives and thinkers for an exploration of the best in music, […]
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• Willie Nelson Details His ‘Wild’ Friendship With Drummer Paul English in New Book

  30-06-2022 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Me and Paul' will explore Nelson's adventures on the road with larger-than-life English
  
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• Charli XCX Sounds ‘Hot In It’ on New Party Banger With Tiësto

  30-06-2022 21:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It truly is an anthem," says Charli XCX about the track
  
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• Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming shares abortion experience following Roe v. Wade repeal

  30-06-2022 21:39 via nme.com
  
  Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming has shared a candid statement about her abortion experience after Roe v. Wade was overturned last week.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Sunflower BeanOn June 24, the Supreme Court decided to overturn the landmark decision, meaning abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973. Each state will now be able to decide individually whether to restrict or ban abortion.
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• Machine Gun Kelly explains why he smashed glass against head during after-party

  30-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly performed while blood poured down his face on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Britney Spears' lawyer accuses father Jamie of 'intimidating' her with 'revenge deposition'

  30-06-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Mathew Rosengart wants the court to deny Jamie's request to depose his daughter.
  
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• Vancouver’s 104.9 FM Radio Station Plays Rage Against the Machine Following DJ Layoffs

  30-06-2022 21:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Vancouver’s radio station KISS-FM 104.9 has played nothing but Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” for more than 10 hours.  Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello retweeted a fan who pointed out the radio protest, noting that the station had laid off two of its DJs the day before. “Whoever is on the controls this […]
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• Bastille to perform at The Hundred final

  30-06-2022 21:04 via music-news.com
  
  Bastille will perform at the final of cricket competition The Hundred on 3 September.
  
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• R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Sex Trafficking Case

  30-06-2022 21:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  R. Kelly has received a sentence of 30 years in prison in the high-profile sex trafficking case, months after he was convicted on all nine counts. US District Judge Ann Donnelly sentenced Kelly in Brooklyn following statements from several of his victims, who stated they had hardly any will to live during the time they […]
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• Carl Barât reunited with stolen guitars thanks to “net detective friends”

  30-06-2022 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Carl Barât has recovered his guitars that were stolen ahead of Dirty Pretty Things‘ rehearsals last month.
  The Libertines frontman issued an appeal on May 18 after two of his guitars were taken, sharing photos of the two instruments and asking fans to keep an eye out and “spread the word”.READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term”“In the early hours of this morning, t
  
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• Mary J. Blige, Fabolous Hit the Tropics in ‘Come See About Me’ Video

  30-06-2022 20:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single appears on deluxe edition of singer's new album Good Morning Gorgeous
  
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• Norfolk’s Wide Skies And Butterflies festival cancelled due to “unprecedented rise in production costs”

  30-06-2022 20:44 via nme.com
  
  The first ever Wide Skies And Butterflies festival has been cancelled due to “unprecedented rise in production costs”.READ MORE: Industry hit back at Rishi Sunak’s defence of government’s approach to music, Brexit, clubs and venuesThe Norfolk event was due to take place on the Raynham Estate between August 5 and 7, with a line-up that included The Vaccines, Hot Chip, Laura Mvula and Natalie Imbruglia.
  However, organisers SMS Event Production have issued a statement statin
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s husband could face prison time for sex offender sentence

  30-06-2022 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, could face 15 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California.
  According to TMZ, federal prosecutors are refusing to allow Petty to serve his sentence under home confinement, arguing that the couple’s mansion in Calabasas does not qualify as sufficient punishment.
  Authorities in Beverly Hills first arrested Petty in November 2019 after learning that he had moved from New York to California, and that he failed
  
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• Beyoncé Says Making New Album Was ‘Escape During a Scary Time’ as She Reveals ‘Renaissance’ Cover Art

  30-06-2022 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle," she wrote. "Ha!"
  
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• Watch Sam Smith Join Cat Burns to Perform ‘Go,’ Discuss Their 30th Birthday on ‘Cordon’

  30-06-2022 19:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  The two singers treated audience members to a graceful take on the hit song
  
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• Universal Music Group Acquires Frank Zappa’s Entire Catalog, Promises ‘New Archival Projects For Decades to Come’

  30-06-2022 19:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Universal Music Group has officially become the “permanent home” of Frank Zappa’s body of work, the major label and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s estate have announced. Universal Music unveiled the pact this morning, making clear off the bat that the comprehensive purchase covers Zappa’s “expansive recordings, publishing catalog of iconic songs, […]
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• Fred Again.. shares new Four Tet collaboration ‘Jungle’

  30-06-2022 19:41 via nme.com
  
  Fred Gibson, AKA electronic producer Fred Again.., has released a new track called ‘Jungle’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Fred Again.. – ‘Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)’ review: acclaimed producer turns despair into hopeThe track – which contains a sample of Elley Duhé’s 2017 track ‘Immortal’ and also features a production co-credit from Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden – follows Fred’s February te
  
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• Oli Sykes and Alice Longyu Gao get futuristic in twisted ‘Believe The Hype’ video

  30-06-2022 19:35 via nme.com
  
  Oli Sykes and Alice Longyu Gao have dropped their new collaborative track, ‘Believe The Hype’ – watch the twisted video below.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one”The Bring Me The Horizon frontman and Chinese electro-pop artist first teased the release last week, with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the song’s silver-themed video.
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• Halsey Defends Decision to Speak on Abortion Rights: ‘My Fans Are on the Right Side of History’

  30-06-2022 19:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The 'people pay to see you sing not hear your views' argument is so dumb. No, you paid to see me use a stage as a form of expression in the manner that I choose," she said
  
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• Vince Staples lands lead role in comedy pilot ‘The Wood’

  30-06-2022 18:53 via nme.com
  
  Vince Staples has been cast in a comedy pilot for Showtime based on the 1999 film The Wood.
  According to Variety, Staples, Xavier Mills (Legacies), Karen Obilom (Doom Patrol), Melvin Gregg (Snowfall) and Essence Renae (Bosch: Legacy) will star in the pilot.READ MORE: Vince Staples: “It’s important for me to tell the truth about my experiences”Original stars Richard T. Jones and Tamala Jones will also reprise their roles as Slim and Tanya respectively in the show.
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• Beyoncé shares ‘RENAISSANCE’ statement and album artwork

  30-06-2022 18:51 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé has shared a statement about her forthcoming new album ‘RENAISSANCE (Act 1)’ on social media, along with what appears to be the record’s artwork.READ MORE: Beyoncé’s new song ‘Break My Soul’ is a confidence-oozing comeback that embraces nu-discoThe pop icon announced earlier this month (June 16) that she would be releasing her seventh solo album – the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ – on Ju
  
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• Caribou announces new Daphni album ‘Cherry’ and shares “buoyant” single, ‘Cloudy’

  30-06-2022 18:44 via nme.com
  
  Caribou has announced a new album called ‘Cherry’ under his Daphni moniker – listen to the track ‘Cloudy’ below.READ MORE: Caribou – ‘Suddenly’: unabashed slappers sit easily next to experimental, unsettling electronicaThe Canadian producer/electronic artist (real name Dan Snaith) shared the title track from the upcoming project last month, marking Daphni’s first new music since 2019’s ‘Sizzlin”. The latter cut wil
  
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• The Proclaimers announce “political” new album ‘Dentures Out’ featuring Manics’ James Dean Bradfield

  30-06-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  The Proclaimers have announced the release of a brand new album entitled ‘Dentures Out’ – listen to lead single ‘The World That Was’ below.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”Billed as “a record of the times”, the follow-up to Craig and Charlie Reid’s acclaimed 2018 ‘Angry Cyclist’ LP is produced by Dave Eringa and was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales in spring 2022.
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• Ted Nugent says Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has “lost his soul”

  30-06-2022 18:13 via nme.com
  
  Ted Nugent has said Billie Joe Armstrong has “lost his soul” after the Green Day frontman claimed that he would be “renouncing” his US citizenship over the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”Armstrong is one of many musicians who has condemned the reversal of the landmark 1973 ruling that protects a person’s right to safely terminate a pregnancy in the US.
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• Ted Nugent says Billie Joe Armstrong has “lost his soul” following Roe v. Wade comments

  30-06-2022 18:13 via nme.com
  
  Ted Nugent has said Billie Joe Armstrong has “lost his soul” after the Green Day frontman claimed that he would be “renouncing” his US citizenship over the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”Armstrong is one of many musicians who has condemned the reversal of the landmark 1973 ruling that protects a person’s right to safely terminate a pregnancy in the US.
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• Argentine Rapper Paulo Londra Takes Fans by Complete Surprise With Back-to-Back Releases

  30-06-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Argentine rapper went on TikTok to share "Nublado," then shocked fans with a second track called "Luces."
  
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• How Mom Rock Became One of America’s Best Young Bands Before Graduating College

  30-06-2022 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  They may still be working odd jobs, but Rolling Stone's 2022 Hot Band has already honed an addictive mix of power pop and alt-rock and seen their songs stream in the millions
  
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• The Prodigy announce 25th anniversary edition of ‘The Fat Of The Land’

  30-06-2022 17:10 via nme.com
  
  The Prodigy‘s third album ‘The Fat Of The Land’ turns 25 today (June 30), and to celebrate they’ve announced the release of a special edition reissue of the acclaimed LP.READ MORE: How ‘The Fat Of The Land’ turned The Prodigy into worldwide dance-rock titansThe game-changing album – which was originally released on June 30, 1997 – featured the hit singles ‘Firestarter’, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Smack My Bitch Up’, and topp
  
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• Pink Floyd Put Bickering Aside to Finally Announce ‘Animals’ Reissue

  30-06-2022 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Animals 2018 Remix, long-delayed by liner notes argument between former band mates, arrives starting Sept. 16
  
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• Ricky Martin Faces $3 Million Lawsuit From Former Manager: ‘Martin Completely and Maliciously Refused to Pay’

  30-06-2022 17:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Ricky Martin is facing a lawsuit from his former manager, who claims that she’s owed at least $3 million in commissions. Manager Rebecca Drucker just recently submitted the shocking complaint (which Deadline obtained) to a California federal court, naming as defendants Ricky Martin as well as several of the two-time Grammy winner’s companies. “Rebecca Drucker […]
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• Kate Bush breaks three Guinness World Records with ‘Running Up That Hill’

  30-06-2022 16:47 via nme.com
  
  Kate Bush has officially broken three Guinness World Records following the recent resurgence of ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’.READ MORE: Kate Bush’s best on-screen syncs – from Stranger Things to Being HumanThe track – which appears on Bush’s 1985 fifth studio album, ‘Hounds Of Love’ – reached Number One on the UK singles chart earlier this month (June 17) after featuring prominently in the fourth season of Stranger Thing
  
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• Kelly Clarkson is navigating what music she feels 'comfortable releasing' following divorce

  30-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson is channelling her emotions into her songwriting.
  
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• Kanye West sued over alleged unauthorised sample in Donda 2 track

  30-06-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West has been accused of Marshall Jefferson's 1986 house track Move Your Body on Flowers without authorisation.
  
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• ‘I Feel Heard. And Believed’: Read R. Kelly Survivor Kitti Jones’ Emotional Victim Impact Statement

  30-06-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Today it doesn’t feel dark, the secrets are out, and the pain of my past with Robert Kelly has become my power," Jones said at singer's sentencing. "Many have been waiting for this day to come"
  
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• How Sync Jobs Are Creating New Opportunities for Artists

  30-06-2022 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  When you think about “signs of progress,” most of them are double-edged swords. Yes, I know that sounds like a cliche. But hear me out: For musicians, the last few years have seen a lot of new tools that streamline the creative process, or make revenue more achievable, or introduce avenues for attracting new listeners. […]
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• Hear Beck’s Re-Recorded Rendition of ‘Where It’s At’ From New Audible Special ‘Dear Life’

  30-06-2022 15:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer reworks old classics and shares the origins of some of his best-known tracks in latest installment in Words + Music series
  
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• Watch ABBA’s Benny Andersson Cover Foo Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’

  30-06-2022 15:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The performance comes days after Dave Grohl wore an ABBA sweatshirt at Glastonbury
  
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• Frank Zappa’s Estate, Including His Catalog and ‘The Vault,’ Acquired by Universal Music Group

  30-06-2022 15:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Deal between Zappa Family Trust and UMG includes publishing and the rights to the legendary rocker's name and likeness
  
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• The Who’s 50 Greatest Songs

  30-06-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  From power-pop anthems to operatic epics to stadium-size rockers and beyond
  
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