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• Beyoncé posts first-ever TikTok

  14-07-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé already has over three million TikTok followers.
  
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• Audiotistic Bay Area Gave Locals a Head-Start to the Festival Summer Season

  14-07-2022 23:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  This past weekend (July 9th & 10th), the Bay Area hosted its annual EDM and hip-hop crossover 2-day festival, Audiotistic.  Since 1997, Audiotistic has been dedicated to featuring a variety of genres from house music, dubstep, techno, rap, hip-hop, and more. Insomniac acquired the Audiotistic brand back in 2009. The festival began its run in […]
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• Hipgnosis Songs Fund Posts $168 Million In Net Revenue For the 2022 Fiscal Year — As Net Debt Nears $570 Million

  14-07-2022 23:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hipgnosis Songs Fund posted a 24.7 percent year-over-year (YoY) gross revenue improvement during the fiscal year ending on March 31st, 2022. But gross debt rested at $600 million when the period concluded, and the company’s earnings per share finished at -1.65 cents. Hipgnosis Songs Fund revealed these and a variety of other performance specifics today, […]
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• Gilla Band announce new album and share new song, ‘Eight Fivers’

  14-07-2022 22:27 via nme.com
  
  Gilla Band, who were previously called Girl Band, have today (July 14) unveiled details of a new album.READ MORE: Girl Band – ‘The Talkies’ review: wild experimentation borne of self-imposed limitations‘Most Normal’ will arrive on October 8 via Rough Trade and the band have also today shared the first single from this, ‘Eight Fivers’.
  The video for the song, which you can watch below, was animated and directed by Mortis Studios with Ruben Hernandez.Speak
  
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• Flo Milli reveals album release date and shares new song, ‘No Face’

  14-07-2022 22:00 via nme.com
  
  Flo Milli has revealed details of her debut album release date, previewed once again today with the release of a new song, ‘No Face’ – check that out below.READ MORE: Flo Milli: “I’m always shooting for bigger. If I had a goal then, it’s bigger now”Her debut album is called ‘You Sill Here, Ho?’ and arrives on July 22 via RCA. It follows on from her debut mixtape, ‘Ho, Why Is You Here?’ Since the release of that, Milli has collabor
  
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• Newcastle exploring bid to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest

  14-07-2022 21:55 via nme.com
  
  Newcastle are exploring a bid to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.READ MORE: Ukrainian Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra: “This is the highest responsibility possible”It is one of several cities putting their names forward after organisers revealed last month that they were in talks with the BBC to bring the event to the UK.
  It’s tradition that the winning country of the annual song competition hosts the following year’s event and despite Ukraine’s fol
  
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• Kids Spend More Time on TikTok Than YouTube – Why Google Is Terrified

  14-07-2022 21:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kids and teens spend more time on TikTok than YouTube, according to new data. That’s bad news for Google, who is in danger of losing Gen Z for some of its core products. TikTok has been more popular than YouTube with the younger generation since June 2020. That’s the month TikTok surpassed YouTube in terms […]
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• Kids Spend More Time on TikTok Than YouTube — And Google Is Terrified

  14-07-2022 21:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kids and teens spend more time on TikTok than YouTube, according to new data. That’s bad news for Google, who is in danger of losing Gen Z for some of its core products. TikTok has been more popular than YouTube with the younger generation since June 2020. That’s the month TikTok surpassed YouTube in terms […]
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• Megadeth’s ‘Countdown to Extinction’ at 30: How the Thrashers Finally Proved Themselves

  14-07-2022 21:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frontman Dave Mustaine remembers how newfound focus led him to write songs like "Sweating Bullets" and "Symphony of Destruction," placing him in the pop charts next to Billy Ray Cyrus
  
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• Drake Announces October World Weekend & Young Money Reunion with Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj

  14-07-2022 21:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Drake has announced plans for October World Weekend’s three-day festival, kicking off on July 28. The official line-up for the event includes All Canadian North Stars for July 28, Lil Baby and Chris Brown for July 29, and a Young Money reunion featuring Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj on August 1. The rapper says he’s […]
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• Travis Barker returns to stage after hospitalisation to perform with Machine Gun Kelly

  14-07-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly told the crowd that Travis Barker isn't "supposed to be playing drums right now".
  
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• Demi Lovato needs stitches after 'hitting head on a crystal'

  14-07-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer, who uses they/them pronouns, took to TikTok on Wednesday night to share a video showing them covering one side of their face.
  
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• Bluetooth LE Audio Spec Complete – What It Means For the Wireless Audio Experience

  14-07-2022 21:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) responsible for the wireless standard has announced a new low-energy audio specification. Bluetooth LE Audio focuses on power efficiency while providing better audio quality. The new spec was first announced in 2020 and it has taken the Bluetooth SIG nearly two years to complete the spec. There are no […]
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• Bluetooth LE Audio Spec Complete – Here’s What It Means for the Wireless Audio Experience

  14-07-2022 21:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) responsible for the wireless standard has announced a new low-energy audio specification. Bluetooth LE Audio focuses on power efficiency while providing better audio quality. The new spec was first announced in 2020 and it has taken the Bluetooth SIG nearly two years to complete the spec. There are no […]
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• The Year of Doris Anahí: How a Rising Music Manager Became a Star in Her Own Right

  14-07-2022 21:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  After working with artists such as Cuco, Inner Wave, August Eve, and La Doña, Doris Anahí Muñoz carves out a lane for herself
  
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• Wunderhorse shares compelling new single ‘Leader Of The Pack’

  14-07-2022 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Wunderhorse turns bitterness on its head with a scuzzy new single ‘Leader Of The Pack’, the next cut from forthcoming debut album ‘Cub’.READ MORE: Wunderhorse: hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surferIn a press release, Wunderhorse discussed the song’s thematic interest. “[It’s] about betrayal,” he said, “about not being able to escape the thing that eats away at you, it’s a song written as a means of getting even.”
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• ArrDee teams up with Kyla on new summery track, ‘Hello Mate’

  14-07-2022 20:10 via nme.com
  
  ArrDee has teamed up with Kyla on a summery new track called ‘Hello Mate’ – check it out below.READ MORE: ArrDee at Glastonbury 2022: “I’m here to try and build a legacy”The song is ArrDee’s first single release since his acclaimed debut mixtape ‘Pier Pressure’, the highest selling debut album for a British solo artist to date in 2022. The track has been teased on his socials and featured during recent performances at Glastonbury and Wireless
  
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• Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Make Sense of 60th Anniversary in ‘My Life as a Rolling Stone’ Trailer

  14-07-2022 20:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Docuseries, narrated by Sienna Miller, to premiere next month on Epix
  
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• Noah Schnapp says things are “all good” with Doja Cat

  14-07-2022 20:04 via nme.com
  
  Noah Schnapp has said things between him and Doja Cat are “all good” after their public falling out.
  The Stranger Things actor took to TikTok last night (July 13) to post a video of himself playing a game set to a version of the musician’s song ‘Kiss Me More’.READ MORE: Here’s what we know about ‘Stranger Things’ season five“Guys everything is all good I apologized and I still follow her and love her music no hard feelings,” S
  
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• Damon Albarn’s Africa Express set to perform at Southend City Festival

  14-07-2022 19:51 via nme.com
  
  Africa Express – the collective of African and Western musicians co-founded by Damon Albarn – will play a one-off headline show this September.READ MORE: Damon Albarn’s Africa Express live: a collaboration of diversity on what should have been Brexit dayThe cross-cultural outfit will perform on September 3 at London Southend Airport as part of Southend City Festival.We’re coming back for the first show in 3 years.Please do join us x pic.twitter.com/lkH3FfYqHK
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• Travis Barker Returns to the Stage for the First Time Since Hospitalization at Machine Gun Kelly Show

  14-07-2022 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  With Barker on drums, the artists performed "Bloody Valentine’ and "Tickets To My Downfall"
  
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• Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ was originally written for Black Sabbath, musician’s widow says

  14-07-2022 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Ronnie James Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ was originally written for Black Sabbath, his widow has revealed.
  In a new interview with Loudwire, Ronnie’s widow, Wendy, said Ronnie had written ‘Holy Diver’ and ‘Don’t Talk To Strangers’ during his time with Black Sabbath, intending the songs be performed with them.
  After he parted ways with Sabbath, the songs became part of the Dio band’s releases.
  Speaking about how the track ‘Holy Diver’
  
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• Grammy Awards to return to Los Angeles in February 2023

  14-07-2022 18:54 via nme.com
  
  Following its April 2022 edition in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Grammy Awards will make a return to Los Angeles in February 2023, it was announced today (July 14).READ MORE: Ukraine, Billie Eilish, Louis CK: the biggest talking points from the Grammy Awards 2022The event is set to take place at the city’s Crypto.com Arena – formerly known as Staples Center – on Sunday February 5. The show will be (per Pitchfork) broadcast live on CBS as well as livestreamed on Paramount+.
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• Beyoncé Joins TikTok and Shares First Video Thanking Fans for Releasing the ‘Wiggle’

  14-07-2022 18:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy!" wrote Queen Bey
  
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• Marcus Mumford announces debut solo album

  14-07-2022 18:29 via music-news.com
  
  Mumford and Sons star Marcus Mumford has announced his debut solo album, titled ‘(Self-Titled)’, will be released in September 2022.
  
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• Surviving Pantera members to reunite in 2023 for first tour in 20 years

  14-07-2022 18:20 via nme.com
  
  The surviving members of metal veterans Pantera have announced plans to reunite for a tour in 2023.
  Singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown have signed a deal with Artist Group International for a series of US tour dates next year, reports Billboard.
  “We are thrilled to be working with such an iconic band and bringing their music back to the fans,” agent Peter Pappalardo said in a statement.
  No dates have yet been announced for the band’s first tour in 20 years and it is un
  
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• Alicia Keys Sets ‘Keys II’ Deluxe Edition With New Songs, Video

  14-07-2022 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer shares new video for "Come for Me," from the "Unlocked" half of her 2021 LP
  
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• Henry Winkler “slunk out” of restaurant after awkward Mick Jagger encounter

  14-07-2022 18:07 via nme.com
  
  Henry Winkler has recalled an encounter with Mick Jagger where he “slunk out” of a restaurant in embarrassment.
  The actor, who recently scored an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for HBO series Barry, opened up about being starstruck by The Rolling Stones frontman in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (July 13).READ MORE: Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus lead 2022 Emmy nominationsSpeaking to guest host Anthony Anderson, Winkler
  
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• Marcus Mumford announces details of debut solo album, ‘(Self Titled)’

  14-07-2022 18:03 via nme.com
  
  Marcus Mumford has today (July 14) announced details of his debut solo album, which is called ‘(Self Titled)’.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & SonsThe LP will be released on September 16 via Island Records and you can pre-order it here.
  Earlier this week, Mumford revealed that the new album would feature Clairo, Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile and Monica, and that it had been produced by Blake Mills.
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• Social Radio App Stationhead Closes $12 Million Series A With Support From Diplo

  14-07-2022 17:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music-focused social platform Stationhead has announced the completion of a $12 million raise that drew support from Diplo and others. Six-year-old Stationhead, which launched on Android in March of 2021, unveiled the multimillion-dollar round this morning. The startup, which bills itself as “a social music platform for artists and fans around the world to connect, […]
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• Yungblud shares “sad version” of new single ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’

  14-07-2022 17:36 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has shared a new version of his recent single ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’.READ MORE: Yungblud at Glastonbury 2022: “Mick Jagger said he liked my energy”The original take on the track, which was released last month, was a short and upbeat pop-rock song.
  The latest version the artist (real name Dominic Harrison) has shared, dubbed the “sad version”, is much more downbeat than the original version and sees Yungblud strumming an acoustic gui
  
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• Lizzo: 'I was crying in the studio, writing songs about who I want to be'

  14-07-2022 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her highly anticipated new album ’Special’ due out this Friday.
  
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• Gang Of Youths talk ‘Angel In Realtime’, covering Wilco and Mad Cool Festival 2022

  14-07-2022 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Gang Of Youths have discussed their latest album, ‘Angel In Realtime’, and their recent Wilco cover in a new interview with NME at Mad Cool Festival 2022 – you can watch the full video above.
  The London-based Australian band played live on the Madrid festival’s Region Of Madrid stage last Saturday (July 9) as part of their ongoing European tour.READ MORE: Mad Cool Festival 2022: five days of sun, sound and a special festival spiritSpeaking to NME backstage at Mad Cool, Ga
  
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• The Polo Shirt Turns 50

  14-07-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Ralph Lauren created his short-sleeved, two-button, collared shirt in 1972 years ago, he did not […]
  
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• Deadmau5 Recruits Skylar Grey for New Song ‘My Heart Has Teeth’ From ‘Resident Evil’

  14-07-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "'Dystopian suburbia’ is the kind of vibe I had in mind when making this song," EDM star says of single
  
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• David Bowie’s mugshot from 1976 arrest with Iggy Pop is going up for auction

  14-07-2022 16:58 via nme.com
  
  A photo of David Bowie being arrested in 1976 after landing a drug charge with Iggy Pop is going up for auction.READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friendsThe mugshot, which you can view below, was taken in Rochester in New York and it is estimated to be worth up to £1,500. You can view the listing here.
  According to the listing the seller’s “cousin’s husband was a gentleman called Scott” who “was the officer who
  
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• Recording Academy Announces 2023 Grammys Date, Return to Los Angeles

  14-07-2022 16:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nominees for the Feb. 5 award show will be announced on Nov. 15
  
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• Zara Larsson gives an update on her new album: “It’s pretty much done”

  14-07-2022 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Zara Larsson has given an update on her third international album, telling NME that it’s “pretty much done”.
  Speaking backstage at Mad Cool Festival 2022, the Swedish artist explained that she only had “some production stuff left” to take care of on the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Poster Girl’. “I shouldn’t say that [it’s almost done] because now people will expect [new music]; but it is,” she said. Watch our interview with La
  
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• Sabrina Carpenter ‘Dealt with Perceptions.’ Now She’s Making Her Story Crystal Clear

  14-07-2022 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  "So many people have dealt with being labeled something that they're not," says Carpenter. "But then if you do something, people are mad. And if you don't do something, people are mad."
  
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• Cardi B’s ‘Hot Shit’ music video has a ‘Modern Warfare 2’ Easter egg

  14-07-2022 16:24 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has worked with Activision Blizzard to sneak a Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reference into her newest music video for ‘Hot Shit’.READ MORE: What the hell has happened at Activision and why should you care?The artist released the music video yesterday (July 13), which features both Kanye West and Lil Durk, and one of the artist’s outfits appears to reference a fan-favourite Modern Warfare 2 character (via Charlie Intel).
  The 49-second mark in the music video shows what
  
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• Thom Yorke shares new version of Radiohead’s ‘Bloom’ for Greenpeace advert

  14-07-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  A new solo piano version of Radiohead‘s ‘Bloom’ performed by Thom Yorke has been shared for a Greenpeace advert during Shark Week.READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after allYorke has contributed to the campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the global shark population, in a partnership with the environmental charity Greenpeace.
  The description for the advert reads: “In the last 50 years the global
  
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• King Crimson’s Robert Fripp Sets Fall Release for Band Doc. But Another Tour? ‘Only to Prevent World War III’

  14-07-2022 15:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The idiosyncratic guitarist on the delayed film, performing live at 76, and why some fans who've met him think he's "an awful man"
  
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• Here are the set times for Sam Fender’s Finsbury Park show

  14-07-2022 15:23 via nme.com
  
  Sam Fender has announced the set times for his Finsbury Park show tomorrow (July 15).READ MORE: Sam Fender live at Glastonbury 2022 – indie master finally has his momentThe singer-songwriter has nine acts supporting his biggest headline event to date at the London park. Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Beabadoobee, Goat Girl, Nilüfer Yanya, Rachel Chinouriri, Stone, Heidi Curtis and Kay Greyson are all scheduled to perform.
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• Creamfields North 2022 full line-up announced and Creamfields South 2023 tickets go on sale

  14-07-2022 15:21 via nme.com
  
  The full line-up for Creamfields North 2022 has been announced with Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Fatboy Slim and CamelPhat among the big names.READ MORE: Calvin Harris live at Glastonbury 2022: Fans amplify the hit-fuelled Arcadia setThe four-day event is due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire.
  Other names on the bill include Fatboy Slim, Martin Garrix, Bicep, Carl Cox and Becky Hill. Tickets are on sale here now and you can view the full line-up
  
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• Sorry share poppy new single ‘Let The Lights On’ and tell us about new album ‘Anywhere But Here’

  14-07-2022 15:15 via nme.com
  Sorry have announced details of their second album, ‘Anywhere But Here’ – watch the video for new song ‘Let The Lights On’ and read our interview with vocalist Asha Lorenz below.READ MORE: Sorry – ‘925’ review: thwarted 20-somethings steal from boomer culture with glee on impeccable debutThe new album follows the band’s 2020 debut ‘925’, which NME awarded five-stars upon its release in 2020, and saw them work with producer Ali Cha
  
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• Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen? confirmed as top vinyl single of 2022 so far

  14-07-2022 14:16 via music-news.com
  
  Sex Pistols’ anti-monarchist anthem God Save The Queen is officially the best-selling vinyl single of 2022 so far, the Official Charts Company can reveal.
  
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• Listen to new Four Tet song and Robert Smith’s ‘Vapour Trail’ Ride mix from ‘Eat Your Own Ears Recordings EP 1’

  14-07-2022 13:35 via nme.com
  
  New songs by Four Tet and Mount Kimbie feature on Eat Your Own Ears Recordings’ first EP release as well as Robert Smith of The Cure‘s mix of Ride‘s ‘Vapour Trail’ – listen below.
  ‘Eat Your Own Ears Recordings EP 1′ is the first of four EPs that will eventually make up Eat Your Own Ears Recordings’ debut compilation album. It comes as the live promoter of the same name celebrates its 20th anniversary months on from the launch of its record la
  
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• Ásgeir announces new album ‘Time On My Hands’ and shares rousing single ‘Snowblind’

  14-07-2022 13:28 via nme.com
  Ásgeir has announced details of a new album and shared the first taster from the record, ‘Snowblind’.
  ‘Time On My Hands’, which is the Icelandic artist’s fourth, is released on October 28 via One Little Independent Records.
  The follow up to 2020’s ‘Bury The Moon’ sees Ásgeir “in a state of self-reflection and experimentation, having spent much of the last few years in his home and in the studio deeply engrossed in writing, recor
  
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• Sir Mick Jagger: 'The ABBA thing gives you this kind of technology breakthrough...'

  14-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger has offered up his opinion of hologram shows like ABBA's 'Voyage' admitting it is an interesting "technology breakthrough".
  
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• Kate Bush sends email to Australian choir who covered Running Up That Hill

  14-07-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush sent a letter to an Australian choir congratulating them on their "utterly wonderful" cover of 'Running Up That Hill'.
  
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