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• Mitski shares atmospheric Clark remix of ‘Love Me More’

  05-07-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Mitski has shared a new remix of her recent single ‘Love Me More’ by producer Clark – listen to the new version below.READ MORE: Mitski live at Glastonbury 2022: furiously good debut from indie dancing rockstarThe track appears on Mitski’s new album ‘Laurel Hell’, which was released earlier this year via Dead Oceans.
  “Clark’s music, specifically his album Death Peak, was what opened my eyes to contemporary electronic music,” Mitski said of th
  
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• Spotify and FC Barcelona Officially Kick Off $300 Million-Plus Partnership

  05-07-2022 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Spotify and FC Barcelona partnership has officially begun starting July 1. As part of the sponsorship agreement —rumored to be worth more than $300 million — Spotify becomes the Title Partner to the stadium, which bears a new mural. The mural features men and women of FC Barcelona, including Pedri, María León, Ansu Fati, […]
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• Spotify and FC Barcelona Kick-Off Official Partnership – Here’s What the Deal Entails

  05-07-2022 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Spotify and FC Barcelona partnership has officially begun starting July 1. As part of the agreement, Spotify becomes the Title Partner to the stadium, which bears a new mural. The mural features men and women of FC Barcelona, including Pedri, María León, Ansu Fati, Alexia Putellas, Aubameyang and Aitana Bonmati, and the name of […]
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• Michael Jackson Songs Removed From Streaming Services Following Controversy Over Their Authenticity

  05-07-2022 23:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Michael Jackson fans have long investigated and discussed the idea that the “King of Pop” hadn’t actually provided vocals for three of the songs on his posthumous album Michael (2010). Now, the controversial tracks – which are also the subject of a deceptive-representation lawsuit from a diehard Jackson follower – have quietly been removed from […]
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• Macy Gray says comments about trans community were “grossly misunderstood”

  05-07-2022 23:19 via nme.com
  
  Macy Gray has responded to being labelled transphobic due to quotes from a new interview, saying her words were “grossly misunderstood”.
  In a new interview on Piers Morgan’s TV show Uncensored, the singer was asked what she believed a woman was, during a debate about trans athletes.
  “I’d say a human being with boobs,” she responded. You have to start there. And a vagina! That’s getting confusing.”
  She then added: “Just because you go change y
  
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• Metallica “blown away” by use of ‘Master of Puppets’ in ‘Stranger Things’

  05-07-2022 22:53 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have praised Stranger Things for the use of their song ‘Master of Puppets’ in the season four finale.
  In the finale, titled ‘The Piggyback’, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) plays the 1986 track on a rooftop to distract a horde of demonic bats protecting the lair of main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).READ MORE: Here’s what we know about ‘Stranger Things’ season fiveFollowing the episode’s release last Friday (July 1), Metallica sha
  
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• Jenni Rivera Posthumous Album to Be Released 10 Years After Death

  05-07-2022 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jenni Rivera's family is set to release never-before-heard music from the late Mexican icon
  
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• Day N Vegas 2022 Cancelled – Travis Scott Was Set to Headline

  05-07-2022 22:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hip-hop festival Day N Vegas 2022 has announced it is canceling the show this year where Travis Scott was set to headline. Festival organizers posted a message to their fans on social media announcing the change. The festival was slated to take place on September 2-4 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. “We’re sorry to […]
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• The Weeknd announces new opening acts to replace Doja Cat on his tour

  05-07-2022 22:34 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has announced new support acts for his upcoming North American stadium concerts – dubbed the ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour – after Doja Cat pulled out.
  Back in May, Doja Cat announced that she was to cancel all her 2022 live dates, including festival shows and the tour with The Weeknd, to recover from tonsil surgery.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightThe tour, which begins in Abel T
  
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• R. Kelly Attorneys Sue After Singer Placed on Suicide Watch

  05-07-2022 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  R. Kelly’s attorneys sued to have the singer removed from suicide watch following his sentence. The R&B singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering charges last week. But lawyers for the singer sued the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after he was placed on suicide watch. His attorneys argue […]
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• Spotify, Apple Music, & Social Media Scramble to Remove Chicago Shooter ‘Awake the Rapper’

  05-07-2022 21:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify and Apple Music have quickly pulled the music of the Highland Park shooter, known as ‘Awake the Rapper.’ Other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube have also scrubbed the accounts belonging to Robert E Crimo III. The shooting happened on July 4 when the suspect opened fire on a parade of […]
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• Cat Burns and Sam Smith bring electrifying performance of ‘Go’ to ‘Corden’

  05-07-2022 21:42 via nme.com
  
  Cat Burns and Sam Smith brought their new single ‘Go’ to The Late Late Show With James Corden last week – check out the performance below.READ MORE: Cat Burns: uplifting songwriter that wants to “help Black queer artists” tell their story‘Go’ reached Number Two in the UK singles chart upon its release earlier this year, and the pair came together for a live performance of the track as part of Corden’s London residency of his late-night show.
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• Easy Life and Benee Dedicate New Song to Those Who ‘Need to Calm the F*ck Down’

  05-07-2022 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Easy Life is set to drop their second LP Maybe In Another Life on Aug. 12
  
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• ‘My Abortion Saved My Life’: Halsey Talks Roe v. Wade, Motherhood in New Essay

  05-07-2022 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Every person deserves the right to choose when, if, and how they have this dangerous and life-altering experience,” singer writes
  
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• Future Islands’ Samuel T Herring to make acting debut in ‘The Changeling’

  05-07-2022 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Future Islands frontman Samuel T Herring is set to make his acting debut in new television drama, The Changeling.READ MORE: Future Islands live in London: a sparkling testament to communal spiritHerring will star in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama alongside LaKeith Stanfield.
  As per Deadline, the show is being billed as a “fairytale for grown-ups” and is based on Victor LaValle’s bestselling book of the same name.
  Stanfield will star as Apollo, a new father and bookselle
  
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• European Parliament Passes the ‘Digital Services Act’ — Sweeping Regulations For ‘Online Marketplaces’ Including Ticket-Resale Platforms

  05-07-2022 20:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The European Parliament has officially voted in favor of the far-reaching Digital Services Act, which, among other things, will implement a number of operational requirements for ticket-resale platforms. Members of the European Parliament just recently approved the nearly two-year-old measure (539 votes to 54 votes, with 30 abstentions), and an organization called The Face-value European […]
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• Soul Singer P.P. Arnold Accuses Ike Turner of Rape in New Memoir

  05-07-2022 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I despised Ike on that level, but I didn’t know how to express myself," the former Ikette says in a new interview
  
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• Metallica ‘Blown Away’ by ‘Master of Puppets’ Placement in ‘Stranger Things’ Season Finale

  05-07-2022 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  “It’s an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show,” the band wrote on Instagram
  
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• Is Apple Really Helping Music Publishers and Songwriters? Not According to NMPA President David Israelite

  05-07-2022 19:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple didn’t contest a massive royalty rate increase for music publishers and songwriters. But that doesn’t make them the good guys, according to the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). Up until this point, we’d thought that Apple was an ally of music publishers and songwriters. But major music publishers would beg to differ. Last month, […]
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• Royalty rates for musicians and publishers to be raised by Copyright Royalty Board

  05-07-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  The Copyright Royalty Board is going to increase royalty rates for musicians and publishers.
  Originally decided back in 2018, the new headline rate sees an increase from 10.5 per cent to 15.1 per cent over theist four years.
  The Copyright Royalty Board confirmed the change on Friday earning musicians and artists a long-awaited victory after years of deliberation (via MixMag).
  The increase in rates, which amounts to 44 percent, follows a long battle with streaming platforms like Amazon Music
  
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• Easy Life team up with BENEE on new single ‘OTT’

  05-07-2022 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘OTT’ featuring New Zealand singer BENEE – watch its official video below.READ MORE: Easy Life on Kevin Abstract joining them at Glastonbury 2022: “He’s a very inspiring dude”The track is the latest preview of the Leicester band’s upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due out next month.
  Of the new song, frontman Murray Matravers said: “Like most things easy life,” c
  
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• Gene Simmons says KISS will take farewell tour to 100 more cities

  05-07-2022 18:47 via nme.com
  
  KISS bassist Gene Simmons has claimed that the band will take their extended farewell tour to 100 more cities worldwide.
  The band announced back in 2018 that they would embark on one massive final tour, before hanging up their iconic costumes.
  In a recent interview, Simmons said the legendary rockers were retiring out of “self-respect” and because of the “love” for their fans.
  Simmons was then asked in a recent interview with Chaoszine when he envisions the
  
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• Dave Rowntree tells us about debut solo single ‘London Bridge’ – and what’s next for Blur

  05-07-2022 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has shared his debut solo single ‘London Bridge’. Check it out below, along with our interview with Rowntree discussing a new record on the way, politics, and what the future holds for Blur.
  Released on Cooking Vinyl and produced with Leo Abrahams (Wild Beasts, Brian Eno, Ghostpoet) the emotive synth-led track was inspired by the drummer’s childhood growing up in Colchester, before moving to London with Blur.
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• Sea Power’s Krankenhaus Festival completes stacked line-up

  05-07-2022 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Sea Power have finalised the line-up for the second edition of their Cumbrian festival Krankenhaus – check it out below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Sea PowerThe band’s festival debuted in 2019 and returns this August (26-29 at Muncaster Castle) with the likes of Gruff Rhys, Low, This Is The Kit, Richard Dawson, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Simon Armitage and more alongside Sea Power themselves.
  “The first Krankenhaus was an unforge
  
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• Working Men’s Club announce biggest UK and Ireland tour to date

  05-07-2022 18:04 via nme.com
  
  Working Men’s Club have announced their biggest UK and Ireland headline tour to date – tickets will be available from here.READ MORE: Working Men’s Club: the Yorkshire group representing a frustrated Northern youthThe Yorkshire band are set to release their second studio album, ‘Fear Fear’, on July 15 via Heavenly Recordings. It’s already been previewed with the 2022 singles ‘Widow’, ‘Circumference’ and ‘Ploys’.
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• Kid Cudi’s 2008 Debut Mixtape to Stream for the First Time

  05-07-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper’s A Kid Named Cudi hits streaming platforms on July 15
  
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• Freshsound Raises $1.33M, Taps Former Sony Music & Warner Music Exec to Lead Catalog Expansion

  05-07-2022 17:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Freshsound has announced a $1.33M funding round and has recruited former Sony Music & Warner Music executive Helen McLaughlin. The Stockholm-based licensing platform for original music is hoping to continue its expansion under McLaughlin’s guidance. The pre-seed funding round was raised from a group of renowned angel investors and family offices. Investors include Aligned Ventures, […]
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• Freshsound Raises $1.33 Million, Taps Former Sony Music & WMG Exec to Lead Catalog Expansion

  05-07-2022 17:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Freshsound has announced a $1.33 million funding round and has recruited former Sony Music & Warner Music executive Helen McLaughlin. The Stockholm-based licensing platform for original music is hoping to continue its expansion under McLaughlin’s guidance. The pre-seed funding round was raised from a group of renowned angel investors and family offices. Investors include Aligned […]
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• Ride’s Andy Bell shares new cover of Pentangle’s ‘Light Flight’

  05-07-2022 17:23 via nme.com
  
  Ride‘s Andy Bell has shared a new cover of Pentangle’s ‘Light Flight’ as a B-side for a new single – check it out below.READ MORE: Andy Bell – Soundtrack Of My LifeThe track comes as part of a new single called ‘Lifeline’, which appears on Bell’s recent solo album ‘Flicker’.
  Discussing ‘Lifeline’, the former Oasis member said: “In my opinion it’s important to be there for people we love who have g
  
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• Rihanna named America’s youngest self-made billionaire woman

  05-07-2022 17:21 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has been named America’s youngest self-made billionaire woman.READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and ratedLast month, Rihanna made Forbes‘ America’s Richest Self-Made Women 2022 list, a feat that now makes her the youngest self-made billionaire woman in the US.
  Others on the list include Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Kris Jenner.
  According to CNBC, Rihanna’s position at number 21 on the list makes her the youngest self-made billionaire woman in th
  
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• What the Hell Happened to Justin Timberlake?

  05-07-2022 16:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The one-time triple threat is turning into the king of cringe
  
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• Glass Animals cancel Mad Cool and Nos Alive sets due to illness

  05-07-2022 16:48 via nme.com
  
  Glass Animals have cancelled both their Mad Cool and NOS Alice sets due to illness.READ MORE: Glass Animals on the success of ‘Heat Waves’ and their “Celtic opera” new albumFrontman David Bailey said he was “gutted” to cancel the shows but had no option due to issues with his “vocal cords”.
  He wrote: “Gutted to say we have to cancel our shows tomorrow and the following day in Madrid and Lisbon. I absolutely hate cancelling shows, but my vocal
  
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• Noel Gallagher criticised for “belittling the experience of disabled music fans” after Glastonbury comments

  05-07-2022 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has been criticised for “belittling the experience of disabled music fans” after comments he made about his experience at Glastonbury Festival.
  After the Oasis man played the Pyramid Stage on the festival’s Saturday night (June 25), he remained at Worthy Farm to watch a number of sets, including Jamie T‘s headline slot on the John Peel Stage on Sunday night.
  On a new appearance on The Matt Morgan Podcast, Gallagher revealed that, unable to get a vantage poi
  
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• Roxy Music to release ‘Best Of’ album on vinyl for first time

  05-07-2022 16:45 via nme.com
  
  Roxy Music‘s greatest hits album ‘The Best Of Roxy Music’ is set to be reissued on vinyl for the very first time.READ MORE: All of these classic albums turn 50 this yearOriginally released in 2001, the 18-track collection includes classic singles such as ‘More Than This’ (1982), ‘Over You’ (1980) ‘Angel Eyes’ (1979) and the Bryan Ferry-fronted group’s 1981 cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Jealous Guy’.
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• Deezer Stock Plunges By Nearly 30% During Its First Day On the Euronext Paris

  05-07-2022 16:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in April, French streaming service Deezer (once again) confirmed plans to go public, this time via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Nearly three months later, the platform has officially listed on the Euronext Paris, and shares dipped by almost 30 percent during their first day of trading. Deezer arrived on the public […]
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• Deezer Stock Plunges By Nearly 25% After Making Euronext Debut

  05-07-2022 16:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in April, French streaming service Deezer (once again) confirmed plans to go public, this time via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Nearly three months later, the platform has officially listed on the Euronext Paris, and early trades have brought about an almost 25 percent valuation plunge. Deezer stock began trading on the […]
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• Macy Gray comes under fire for controversial comments about transgender people

  05-07-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Macy Gray found herself a supporter in J.K. Rowling.
  
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• Charli XCX to play tiny Brighton show as part of Revive Live Tour

  05-07-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  
  The National Lottery and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have announced more acts for their summer Revive Live Tour – see all the details below.
  The Revive Live campaign was launched in 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID. Its first run of dates saw Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Tom Jones and more play sets to intimate crowds.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Charli XCX: “People think I’m this person who parties every single day &n
  
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• Morrissey debuts new song ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, about Manchester Arena bombing

  05-07-2022 15:38 via nme.com
  
  Morrissey has debuted new song ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ – a track he says is about “England’s 9/11”, the Manchester Arena bombing.READ MORE: Morrissey at Riot Fest review: pop’s problematic uncle wisely shuts up and plays the hitsOn May 22 in 2017, 22 people died and hundreds were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the foyer at the venue at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. In the wake of the tragedy, Oasi
  
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• Three Michael Jackson songs pulled from streaming amid claims he never sang on them

  05-07-2022 15:27 via nme.com
  
  Three tracks from Michael Jackson‘s posthumous 2010 album ‘Michael’ have reportedly been removed from streaming services amid accusations that the late star didn’t sing on the recordings.
  At the time of writing, only seven songs from the 10-track record are listed on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. The following cuts have been deleted from those platforms: ‘Monster’ (featuring 50 Cent), ‘Keep Your Head Up’ and ‘Breaking News’.
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• Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Surprise ‘Sour’ Tour Show Encore at U.K. Dive Bar

  05-07-2022 15:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer stopped in at Manchester’s Bunny Jackson’s in between a band’s set for the impromptu Natalie Imbruglia cover
  
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• How Noah Cyrus Saved Herself

  05-07-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She's battled addiction, anxiety and depression and faced painful losses. Then she poured all of it into 'The Hardest Part,' a stunning debut album that helped her heal
  
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• Aitch launches free travel scheme to help young fans get to gigs and festivals

  05-07-2022 14:31 via nme.com
  
  Aitch has launched a new scheme in a bid to help young music fans travel to and from festivals and other live events this summer.
  The Manchester rapper has teamed up with Relentless Energy to set up ‘Aitch-S2’, which offers “free travel to under 25s, so they can attend festivals, concerts, cultural events, all of that. We’ve got you covered this summer!”READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Aitch: “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album
  
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• Frank Carter announces new card game ‘Halves’

  05-07-2022 13:43 via nme.com
  
  Carter & Richardson, the minds behind Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new card game called Halves.READ MORE: Architects’ Sam Carter: “We’ve always got to reach for bigger, bolder, more excitment”Halves utilises the player’s “superior intellect” to win points by guessing the word on their opponent’s card and stopping the opponent from guessing theirs. An arsenal of Trap cards designed to “dec
  
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• Watch Machine Gun Kelly, Pitbull Perform at CNN’s ‘The Fourth in America’ Concert

  05-07-2022 13:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ava Max, Def Leppard, and Journey also celebrated the American holiday
  
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• How to Find TikTok Influencers for Your Music Using Chartmetric Data

  05-07-2022 13:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Promoting your music by using TikTok influencers is a great way to get your music heard. But how do you find TikTok influencers who fit the vibe of your music? Chartmetric makes it easy to home in on several different aspects of your music analytics. Just like finding the right playlist curators to pitch to, […]
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• 'We're flexing the muscle': Haim give album update

  05-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Haim have revealed they have no set "timeframe" for their next album - but they are always writing down their ideas.
  
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• Sparks hits the studio to start work on new album

  05-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Art rock duo Sparks are back in the studio working on their next album.
  
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• Levellers announce 2023 acoustic tour and album

  05-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Levellers have announced an acoustic tour and album for next year.
  
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• Manic Street Preachers share playlist of “new and lost recordings”

  05-07-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers have shared a new playlist focussing on the cover versions they’ve recorded over the course of their career – listen below.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”Titled ‘Sleep Next To Plastic’, the 37-track collection consists of lost recordings, B-sides and album tracks. Fifteen of the cuts were previously unavailable through official streaming platforms – including the band’s recent sp
  
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