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• New Zealand Expands Music Copyright Protection to 70 Years Under EU Trade Deal

  01-07-2022 22:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  New Zealand is set to extend its music copyright protection from 50 years to 70 years, government officials have announced. The 20-year extension of copyright protection in New Zealand (the home country of Benee, Lorde, and Fleetwood Mac’s Neil Finn, to name some) was negotiated as part of the Oceania nation’s newly announced trade agreement […]
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• Little Big Town Are Partying ‘All Summer’ on New Single

  01-07-2022 22:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on quartet's upcoming 10th studio LP
  
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• Singer and Songwriter John Mayer Signs with CAA for Representation in All Areas

  01-07-2022 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Singer and songwriter John Mayer has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Mayer has ping-ponged between CAA and WME for representation. He left CAA in 2018 in favor of WME, but now the guitar prodigy is back to CAA. Mayer has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and has racked up billions […]
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• John Mayer Signs With CAA for Representation In All Areas

  01-07-2022 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Singer and songwriter John Mayer has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Mayer has ping-ponged between CAA and WME for representation. He left CAA in 2018 in favor of WME, but now the guitar prodigy is back to CAA. Mayer has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and has racked up billions […]
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• Alfie Templeman announces biggest UK tour to date

  01-07-2022 21:53 via nme.com
  
  Alfie Templeman has announced a new UK headline tour, which is set to kick off in October this year.READ MORE: Alfie Templeman – ‘Mellow Moon’ review: in the pursuit of pop perfectionTempleman’s tour will begin in Edinburgh at La Belle Angele on October 17, concluding with a huge show at new central London venue HERE at Outernet on October 31.
  The tour includes stops in Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff and Southampton – see the full list of dates below. Tickets can
  
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• Scott Mills stepping down from Radio 1 to replace Steve Wright

  01-07-2022 21:49 via music-news.com
  
  Scott Mills is stepping down from his BBC Radio 1 weekday show to replace Steve Wright in his afternoon slot.
  
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• Creators of Viral ‘Coincidance’ Song Sued for Allegedly Snubbing Collaborator on Credit, Royalties

  01-07-2022 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Songwriter Giacomo Lamparelli claims the comedy duo Handsome Dancer haven't fulfilled their promise to pay him following the song's success
  
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• British Rapper Stormzy Signs with WME for Worldwide Representation

  01-07-2022 21:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  WME has signed British rapper and songwriter Stormzy in all areas. Stormy has released two studio albums to date, including Gang Signs & Prayer (2017) and Heavy is the Head (2019). Both albums topped the UK album chart at #1. He was the first solo Black British artist to headline the Glastonbury Festival in 2019. […]
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• Britney Spears' father Jamie denies bugging singer's bedroom during conservatorship

  01-07-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The allegations were first raised in The New York Times documentary Controlling Britney Spears.
  
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• Authorised biography of The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts announced

  01-07-2022 21:31 via nme.com
  
  An official biography of Charlie Watts, authorised by both The Rolling Stones and Watts’ family, has been announced.READ MORE: Charlie Watts, 1941 – 2021: the ballast that kept The Rolling Stones tempered and on-trackCharlie’s Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts is due to be released on September 15 in the UK and October 11 in the US, according to Rolling Stone. The book features forewords from both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, plus a prelude fr
  
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• Placebo’s Brian Molko on why they covered Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’

  01-07-2022 21:03 via nme.com
  
  Placebo‘s Brian Molko has spoken about the band’s connection to Kate Bush and the reason they chose to cover ‘Running Up That Hill’.READ MORE: Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person”The original song has found renewed popularity after featuring in the fourth season of Stranger Things. The track – which appears on Bush’s 1985 fifth studio album, ‘Hounds Of Love’ – reached Number One on the UK singles ch
  
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• Bop Shop: Songs From Lava La Rue, Raye, Kizz Daniel, And More

  01-07-2022 21:00
  
  This week's Bop Shop entry features bangers from Lava La Rue, Raye, Dove Cameron, Kizz Daniel, Mark Clennon, and more.
  
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• Anghami Acquires Live Events Company Spotlight, Expanding Offline Entertainment Footprint

  01-07-2022 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Anghami is the leading music and entertainment streaming platform in the MENA region. The company recently announced the acquisition of live events company Spotlight Events. Spotlight is an event and concert company that specializes in managing and executing live events and concerts in the region. The partnership will see Spotlight become Anghami’s arm for live […]
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• Imagine Dragons Still Know How to Efficiently Stomp Stadiums Into Rubble

  01-07-2022 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The alt-rock band remains reliably, radioactively enormous on the second installment of their double LP 'Mercury'
  
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• Umbro partners with Joe Strummer Foundation for charity football shirt

  01-07-2022 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Umbro has partnered with the Joe Strummer Foundation to release a charity football shirt, raising funds for the foundation and the projects it supports.
  The Clash frontman Joe Strummer was a big fan of football, having used the game as a way to bring the band together during rehearsals.
  According to a press statement, “During rehearsals at Vanilla Studios in Pimlico for the recording of London Calling in 1979; he and the rest of the Clash played lots of 5-a-side and used football
  
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• Verzuz Owner Triller Officially Files For IPO After SPAC Merger Falls Through

  01-07-2022 20:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok rival Triller has formally filed for a direct listing via an initial public offering, execs have announced, with shares expected to begin trading (as “ILLR”) by September. The short-form video-sharing app and Verzuz owner, which had previously intended to debut on NASDAQ as part of a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), […]
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• Cardi B Turns Up The Heat On Ye-Assisted Banger ‘Hot Shit’

  01-07-2022 19:58
  
  Cardi B is turning up the heat this summer with hr latest single, “Hot Shit," a fiery collaboration with Ye and Lil Durk. Listen to it here.
  
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• Celebrate Pride on Twitch: King Princess, Soccer Mommy, and More

  01-07-2022 19:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Artists joined us for interviews, performances, and even a bit of competitive gaming
  
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• Guns N’ Roses fans left queuing for hours at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

  01-07-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Fans attending the Guns N’ Roses show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight (July 1) have taken to social media to express their anger at the severe delays in entry to the event.
  The band are due to play two shows at the venue tonight and tomorrow (July 2), with early doors entry at 3.15pm and main doors at 3.30pm.READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albumsThe first support act, Gary Clark Jr, was due to kick off at 4.30pm but according to Twitter, as of 5.30pm, fans were st
  
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• Raye Is ‘Done Being a Nice Polite Pop Star’ as She Debuts Unapologetic Comeback

  01-07-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  After a public falling out with her former label last year, Raye is finally ready to be the artist she was always meant to be
  
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• Glastonbury effect sees Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Diana Ross, Wet Leg and more enjoy huge uplift

  01-07-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Many artists who took to the stage at last weekend’s Glastonbury Festival have seen a huge uplift on the UK’s Official Albums
  
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• Porcupine Tree land first ever Top 5 as Harry Styles holds top album

  01-07-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Porcupine Tree - comprising members Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison - see their eleventh studio album Closure / Continuation
  
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• Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' claims top single for third week

  01-07-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush and Running Up That Hill have secured a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
  
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• Glastonbury artists see uplift on the Official Albums Chart

  01-07-2022 18:50 via nme.com
  
  Following last weekend’s Glastonbury Festival, a number of artists have seen an uplift on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmAccording to new Official Charts Company data, artists including Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Diana Ross and Wet Leg have seen a boost in their sales and streams after their Glastonbury sets.
  Billie Eilish, who became the festival’s youngest-eve
  
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• Cardi B Talks Kanye West’s ‘Personal’ ‘Hot Sh-t’ Verse, Ponders Mystery of His Persona in New Interview

  01-07-2022 18:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper says she got Ye's verse a few months ago "when he was just all over the media," ostensibly alluding to his high-profile divorce from Kim Kardashian
  
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• Simon Pegg on being mates with Chris Martin and going to Disneyland with Jay-Z

  01-07-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Speaking to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022, actor and writer Simon Pegg told us about his friendship with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and a recent trip to Disneyland with Jay-Z.READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022 – Your favourite artists on why it mattersThe Spaced, Big Train, Star Trek and Mission Impossible star was talking to us just after his appearance in the Greenpeace Field, when he recalled a previous visit to Worthy Farm in 2016 when his daughter joined Coldplay on stage.
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• Jack White clarifies his plans for releasing lost Prince album ‘Camille’: “I would never mess with his music”

  01-07-2022 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Jack White has clarified the previous comments he made about his plans to “re-edit” Prince‘s unreleased album ‘Camille’.
  As Ultimate Classic Rock reports, the musician’s label Third Man Records secured the rights to the late icon’s scrapped 1986 record in March.READ MORE: Jack White live at Glastonbury 2022: guitar hero literally smashes his secret set out of The ParkAlthough ‘Camille’ was never shared as a complete body of work, all eig
  
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• Charli XCX: 'Everybody wants to just party to this song. It's back to my roots'

  01-07-2022 17:37 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX and Tiësto join Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss their new song “Hot In It”. The duo tells Apple Music about
  
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• Calvin Harris and 21 Savage Embrace That Nouveau Riche Life on ‘New Money’

  01-07-2022 17:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on Harris' upcoming Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
  
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• Sharon Horgan on working with PJ Harvey for new ‘Bad Sisters’ theme

  01-07-2022 17:24 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Horgan has told NME about collaborating with PJ Harvey for her forthcoming Apple TV+ show Bad Sisters – revealing that the iconic singer-songwriter has recorded a version of Leonard Cohen’s 1974 track ‘Who by Fire’ as its theme tune.READ MORE: Sharon Horgan: “I still give a shit – but way less of a shit than I used to”Horgan, the acclaimed writer and actor known for creating and starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe and BBC comedy Pull
  
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• Soccer Mommy Deepens Her Indie-Rock Brilliance on ‘Sometimes, Forever’

  01-07-2022 17:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  On her third album, Sophie Allison proves herself to be one of the sharpest songwriters around
  
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• ‘Stranger Things 4’: Stream the complete official soundtrack

  01-07-2022 17:09 via nme.com
  
  The complete tracklist for the official Stranger Things 4 soundtrack has been revealed – you can stream the collection in full below.
  Netflix today (July 1) released the final two episodes of the hit sci-fi fantasy series’ fourth season (titled ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’) after dropping the first seven instalments late last month.READ MORE: Stranger Things cast and creators on the “massive” new seasonThe tunes from the first volume of Str
  
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• Diana Ross enjoys record breaking Glastonbury audience

  01-07-2022 17:08 via music-news.com
  
  On Sunday the 26th of June 2022, Diana Ross amassed a record breaking audience mean for BBC One’s broadcast
  
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• Hear Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s ‘Timberline’ From Lost Album ‘Toast’

  01-07-2022 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rocker shares unreleased track from long-shelved 2001 LP which finally arrives July 8
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers scrap Glasgow concert due to illness

  01-07-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are hoping to reschedule the show.
  
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• Thundercat to play last-minute show in Glasgow tonight

  01-07-2022 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Thundercat has announced a last-minute show in Glasgow this evening (July 1) – see all the details below.READ MORE: Thundercat – ‘It Is What It Is’ review: versatile superstar mediates on life and death with tribute to Mac MillerThe LA musician had been due to support Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Scottish city’s Bellahouston Park tonight, but the concert was cancelled this morning due to an unspecified illness within the band’s team.
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• ‘Official’ Charlie Watts Biography, Authorized by Rolling Stones and Drummer’s Family, on the Way

  01-07-2022 16:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts, due out Oct. 11, includes forewords from both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
  
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• Beck regrets not giving Weird Al Yankovic permission to parody ‘Loser’ in the ’90s

  01-07-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Beck has said that he regrets rejecting Weird Al Yankovic’s request to parody ‘Loser’.READ MORE: The Big Read – Beck: “Was the ’90s a golden time for rock music? It was more like tarnished brass”Yankovic had asked to cover Beck’s hit in the mid-’90s but he turned him down, fearing that he was already not being taken seriously as an artist.
  At the time of Beck’s breakout success with ‘Loser’, he was facing what he today remem
  
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• Momma Wanted To Be A Household Name. They Looked To Nirvana And Liz Phair

  01-07-2022 15:30
  
  Momma wanted to be a 'Household Name,' so they emulated '90s greats like Nirvana, Liz Phair, and The Smashing Pumpkins. The result is a polished and unrestrained singalong sound on their latest album.
  
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• 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time

  01-07-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  From the Beatles to Frank Ocean, from Patti Smith to Taylor Swift, and beyond
  
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• Paolo Nutini backed out of asking Danielle Haim to sing on ‘Acid Eyes’ because he feared rejection

  01-07-2022 14:49 via nme.com
  
  Paolo Nutini has said that he was too worried to ask Danielle Haim to feature on his new song ‘Acid Eyes‘ in case she rejected the offer.READ MORE: Paolo Nutini turns 850-year-old church into house of soul at intimate hometown showThe Scottish singer-songwriter admitted in a new interview that he had the main Haim singer in mind for his latest single but was too “anxious” to ask her.
  He told The Sun: “I wrote [Acid Eyes] in my living room. I wanted to try and w
  
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• Listen to Charli XCX and Tiësto’s new summer-ready single ‘Hot In It’

  01-07-2022 14:48 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX and Tiësto have joined forces on a new track called ‘Hot In It’ – listen below.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: TiëstoCharli shared a snippet of the song on TikTok last month, with Tiësto then confirming its release date on June 17. “It’s going to be a HOT IN IT Summer !!!” wrote the Dutch DJ/producer alongside the official cover art.
  The EDM collaboration serves as the fourth single from Tiësto’s upcoming new al
  
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• Pete Doherty on his first Glastonbury: Kate Moss, an undercover agent, and a £16,000 cardigan

  01-07-2022 14:37 via nme.com
  
  Pete Doherty has shared some of his strongest Glastonbury memories – featuring Kate Moss, an “undercover agent” sent by Vivienne Westwood and a £16,000 cardigan once owned by T Rex legend Marc Bolan. Watch part two of our interview with Doherty above.READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022 – Your favourite artists on why it mattersThis week’s Big Read cover story sees the likes of HAIM, Sigrid, Yungblud, Baebadoobee, Fontaines DC and more tell us about Glastonbury an
  
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• The Chainsmokers respond to ‘Paris’ becoming pro-abortion anthem on TikTok

  01-07-2022 14:14 via nme.com
  
  The Chainsmokers have spoken out after their track ‘Paris’ began trending on TikTok as a pro-abortion anthem.
  The EDM duo’s 2017 song started gaining traction on the video platform following the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protects a person’s right to safely terminate a pregnancy in the US.READ MORE: The Chainsmokers: “I promise you, we’re not assholes”For the first time in nearly five decades, abortion will
  
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• Brawl breaks out during Eagles’ ‘Take It Easy’ in VIP section of BST Hyde Park concert

  01-07-2022 13:37 via nme.com
  
  A brawl broke out during The Eagles‘ set at BST Hyde Park in London last Sunday (June 26), it’s been reported.
  Don Henley and co. returned to the capital as part of their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour, which also included stop-offs in Liverpool, Edinburgh and Dublin this month. The run of performances marked the band’s 50th anniversary.
  As Metro reports, fan-captured footage has emerged from BST that appears to show multiple members of the VIP section engaged in a brawl as
  
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• HAIM on meeting Drake: “It was like something out of a movie”

  01-07-2022 13:27 via nme.com
  
  HAIM have spoken to NME about their chance meeting with Drake, saying that the encounter was “like something out of a movie”.READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022 – Your favourite artists on why it mattersWe caught up with the trio at Glastonbury 2022, just after their celebrated return to the Pyramid Stage, when the sisters told us about recently having their photo taken with Drake – who also hailed them as “The Beatles“.
  Asked which of the Fab Four each of them might
  
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• Yungblud announces intimate UK and Europe shows

  01-07-2022 13:16 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has shared details of an intimate UK and European tour.READ MORE: Yungblud – “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”The artist will play smaller venues as part of his ‘International As Fuck Tour’, taking in shows in Dublin, Dundee, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Coventry, Bournemouth, Southampton, Kingston upon Thames, Brighton, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Wien, Berlin, Milano and Madrid between October 18 and November 15, 2022.
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• Michael Jackson biopic could reportedly be in the works, says nephew

  01-07-2022 13:06 via nme.com
  
  A Michael Jackson biopic could reportedly be in the works, his nephew has said.
  TJ Jackson, son of Michael’s brother Tito, claims that a film about the musician is “going to happen”, as reported by the Daily Mirror.
  The singer reportedly told the publication that a new biopic was necessary to reframe the “awful” allegations levelled against Michael.
  It’s not clear whether the film TJ speaks of is the same as the biopic in development, with Bohemian Rhapsody&ls
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers axe Glasgow gig due to illness

  01-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers will no longer play Glasgow's Bellahouston Park as planned.
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls unveil 13th studio album Chaos in Bloom

  01-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Goo Goo Dolls have announced their new album 'Chaos in Bloom' and shared the new single 'Yeah, I Like You'.
  
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