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• Todd Snider Celebrates Playing Live Music Again With New LP ‘Return of the Storyteller’

  29-07-2022 23:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear live rendition of "Just Like Old Times" from live LP collecting songs from post-pandemic performances in 2021
  
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• A new Joni Mitchell ‘Asylum Albums’ box set is being released

  29-07-2022 23:51 via nme.com
  
  A new Joni Mitchell boxset featuring her ‘Asylum Albums’ work is being released.
  It’s the latest instalment in her archive series and will see ‘The Asylum Albums 1972-1975 released. Mitchell joined Asylum Records in 1972 after working with Reprise Records and  this collection marks her works with the label.
  The collection features versions of ‘For The Roses’ (1972), ‘Court And Spark’ (1974), as well as the double live album ‘Miles Of Ais
  
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• What Recession? Spotify Spent Over $320 Million to Purchase Sonantic, Findaway, Podsights, and Chartable

  29-07-2022 23:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify has revealed the price tags associated with some of its latest acquisitions – including podcast-advertising firms Podsights and Chartable, AI-voice startup Sonantic, and audiobook service Findaway – in an SEC filing. The listed companies represent just a portion of the businesses that the Stockholm-based streaming giant has scooped up in recent years, amid a […]
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• R Kelly’s sisters speak out in defence of musician in new interview

  29-07-2022 23:34 via nme.com
  
  R Kelly’s sisters have spoken out in defence of their brother following his recent prison sentence.
  In June, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, following his conviction last year on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
  The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illeg
  
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• A new tribute album to Leonard Cohen is on the way

  29-07-2022 23:30 via nme.com
  
  A new tribute album to Leonard Cohen is on the way later this year.
  Blue Note Records will release ‘Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen’ on October 14. It will feature covers from the likes of Norah Jones, James Taylor, Nathaniel Rateliff, Peter Gabriel, Iggy Pop, Mavis Staples and more. It’s been produced by Larry Klein.
  The album will feature 12 tracks from across his career – including ones from his 1967 debut ‘Songs Of Leonard Cohen’, and ones from his
  
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• Tyga Deletes Hella Problematic ‘Ay Caramba’ Video and Apologizes: ‘I Had No Intention to Offend’

  29-07-2022 23:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  "If I do a show, 50 percent of the crowd on the west coast is Mexican," Tyga said in the interview. "If they're hurt, I'm hurt"
  
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• Kelis Is Pissed ‘Milkshake’ Showed Up in Beyonce’s Newest Album Without Approval

  29-07-2022 23:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The newest Beyonce album Renaissance is now available, but not everyone is happy about it. Kelis is publicly criticizing Beyonce for featuring her 2003 song, “Milkshake,” on the track “Energy.” But the criticism isn’t just reserved for Queen Bey. Kelis says Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo didn’t credit her on the original song, and now […]
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• Watch the trailer for Nicki Minaj’s upcoming docuseries ‘Nicki’

  29-07-2022 22:08 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj has shared the first trailer for her eponymous docuseries Nicki, a six-part event that will chronicle the rapper’s meteoric rise to stardom in the 2010s.READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and ratedThe trailer features a litany of notable quotes from Minaj, opening with the declaration that “you don’t get a manual on how to be a famous rapper – you just learn it as you go”. Reflecting on her roots as an up-and-coming rapper in the mid-2000s, she c
  
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• Whiskey Myers Fight Danny Trejo and Dance Like ZZ Top in ‘John Wayne’ Video

  29-07-2022 21:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Texas country-rock group's new album Tornillo is out now
  
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• Shakira Faces 8-Year Prison Term for Tax Evasion In Spain

  29-07-2022 21:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spanish prosecutors say they will seek an 8-year sentence in the Shakira tax evasion case. Shakira faces charges of failing to pay the Spanish government more than $15 million in taxes from 2012 to 2014. Prosecutors are also seeking a fine of $24 million from the Colombian singer after she rejected a settlement deal earlier […]
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• Kylie’s 17-Minute Flight Has Nothing on the 170 Trips Taylor Swift’s Private Jets Took This Year

  29-07-2022 21:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star landed at number one on a new report that tries to track the carbon emissions of celebrity private jets
  
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• Investigation Opened Into LED Screen Falling at Hong Kong Concert, Remaining Shows Cancelled

  29-07-2022 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hong Kong authorities say they are opening an investigation into the massive LED screen falling during a Cantopop concert. Video clips from the concert of MIRROR showed a massive LED screen falling and striking a dancer directly. The screen then tilts to the side and falls on another dancer. Audience members can be heard screaming […]
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• Listen to Bullet For My Valentine’s new single ‘No More Tears To Cry’

  29-07-2022 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Bullet For My Valentine have returned with ‘No More Tears To Cry’, the latest preview of an upcoming deluxe reissue of their self-titled 2021 album.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bullet For My ValentineIn a statement, the band described ‘No More Tears To Cry’ as “a dark but colourful story about dealing with mental health struggles”. They also noted that it’s “very different from the other tracks on the a
  
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• Travis Scott and NAV join forces with Lil Baby for new single ‘Never Sleep’

  29-07-2022 21:19 via nme.com
  
  Travis Scott has shared his first song as a primary artist since last November, teaming up with NAV to deliver the Lil Baby-assisted ‘Never Sleep’.READ MORE: Travis Scott – ‘Astroworld’ review: a lush, complex, extraordinarily accomplished albumThe song – produced by Tay Keith and Grayson, with co-production from Mike Dean – serves as the lead single from NAV’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’, which according to a pr
  
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• Kelis Calls Out Beyoncé for ‘Theft’ Over Using ‘Milkshake,’ But Her Real Beef Lies in Years-Old Feud With Pharrell

  29-07-2022 21:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There are bullies and secrets and gangsters in this industry that smile and get away with it,” Kelis said. “I’m coming for what’s mine and I want reparations” 
  
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• Bob Dylan Sexual Assault Case Dismissed with Prejudice – The Latest

  29-07-2022 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A sexual assault case against Bob Dylan has been dropped and cannot be brought to court again. The allegation from a woman claims Dylan groomed and sexually abused her as a 12-year-old in 1965. But after losing her attorneys and facing a $50,000 sanctions bid for discovery violations and evidence spoliation, she decided to drop […]
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• Beyoncé’s Studio Secrets: Inside the Making of Her Best Songs

  29-07-2022 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  "She reminds me so much of working with Michael Jackson," says legendary producer Rodney Jerkins. "She has that same type of intensity in the booth"
  
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• Sony Music Revenue Jumps As Q2 2022 Streaming Growth Surpasses 15%

  29-07-2022 20:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Amid continued streaming growth as well as a rebound for physical sales, Sony Group generated about $2.31 billion from its music operations during 2022’s second quarter – marking a 20.87 percent year-over-year increase and a 4.57 percent quarter-over-quarter boost. These and other performance specifics came to light in a newly released Q1 FY22 earnings breakdown […]
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• Lollapalooza 2022: See Photos From the Chicago Fest

  29-07-2022 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lollapalooza 2022 got underway in Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday, July 28, with sets by Metallica, […]
  
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• Famous Ibiza beach club Bora Bora to close after 40 years

  29-07-2022 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Bora Bora has announced that it will permanently close after 40 years.READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community”: how gigs came back with a bang post-COVIDThe famous party spot, which was notable for being the first beach club to open on the island of Ibiza, will shut later this year with a farewell event scheduled for October 15.
  No specific reason has been given for its closure. A report in Diario de Ibiza [via DJ Mag] has referenced the redevelopment of Playa
  
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• ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus pays tribute to England’s Lionesses after 4-0 win over Sweden

  29-07-2022 19:26 via nme.com
  
  ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has shared a message of support for the English women’s football team (aka the Lionesses) after they celebrated a 4-0 win over Sweden earlier this week.READ MORE: ABBA Voyage’s creators tell us how they made the show, and what’s nextThe Lionesses dominated Sweden, where ABBA hail from, in the semi-final match of the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro Championship. The game took place at Milton Keyes’ Stadium MK on Wednesday (July 27) and is to be
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers brings out Nell Mescal to duet on ‘Georgia’ during Brixton gig

  29-07-2022 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers invited Nell Mescal to sing on ‘Georgia’ during her Brixton gig last night (July 28) – watch footage of the duet below.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers live in Manchester – voice of a generation refuses to ‘shut up and sing’Irish singer-songwriter Nell, who is the sister of Normal People star Paul Mescal, joined Bridgers for the encore on the last night of the latter’s four-night residency at the south London venue.
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• Shakira Prosecutors Call for 8-Year Prison Sentence Over Alleged Tax Fraud in Spain

  29-07-2022 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Shakira could also face a fine of 20 million euros
  
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• Jamie T announces huge Finsbury Park show for 2023

  29-07-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Jamie T has announced a huge homecoming show at London’s Finsbury Park.READ MORE: Jamie T live at Glastonbury 2022: indie national treasure returns in a blaze of glorySet to take place on June 30, 2023, the outdoor event will serve as the singer-songwriter’s biggest headline gig to date.
  He’ll perform in front of 45,00 fans, bringing along a line-up of special guest support acts. Names are to be confirmed.
  Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Friday (August 5) &ndash
  
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• Jamie T celebrates first-ever Number 1 album with 'The Theory of Everything'

  29-07-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Jamie T claims his first-ever UK Number 1 album with The Theory of Everything.
  
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• LF System celebrate a straight month at Number 1 with 'Afraid To Feel'

  29-07-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  LF SYSTEM have done it – locking in a straight month at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with their breakthrough
  
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• Jonathan Terrell Will Make You Love Texas Again in His New Song and Video

  29-07-2022 18:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Texas" is a love letter to the Lone Star State on par with Willie Nelson's "No Place But Texas"
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes’ DROP DEAD unveils unisex ANGELSLAYER collection

  29-07-2022 18:20 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has today (July 29) launched the ANGELSLAYER clothing line under his alternative fashion brand DROP DEAD.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one”The singer’s latest collection is themed on Topheth, a fictional institute dreamt up by Sykes that serves as a metaphor for technology’s insidious grip on modern civilisation.
  Speaking about the cult-like organi
  
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• King Princess Goes to War With 2022 And Wins On Her Great Second Album

  29-07-2022 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The queer-pop hero's latest thrives in musical and emotional chaos
  
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• Hayley Williams: 'Bloc Party was the number one reference because there was such an urgency to their sound'

  29-07-2022 17:36 via music-news.com
  
  For the latest episode of Everything Is Emo, Hayley Williams talks about her love affair with UK music, puts Silent Alarm by Bloc Party
  
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• Tyler Childers and Dan Auerbach Will Sing for John Anderson at the Grand Ole Opry

  29-07-2022 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The special Anderson-themed Opry night on Aug. 6 coincides with an upcoming tribute album to the "Seminole Wind" singer
  
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• Tyler Childers and Dan Auerbach Will Perform for John Anderson at the Grand Ole Opry

  29-07-2022 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The special Anderson-themed Opry night on Aug. 6 coincides with an upcoming tribute album to the "Seminole Wind" singer
  
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• Quavo and Takeoff Take the Field With Gucci Mane on New Track ‘Us Vs. Them’

  29-07-2022 17:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Us Vs. Them” is the second song Quavo and Takeoff have released this year without their third Migos cohort, Offset
  
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• Watch Slipknot perform ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ live for the first time

  29-07-2022 17:01 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot played their new single ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ live for the first time at a show in Prague last night (July 28). Watch fan-shot footage below.READ MORE: Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ is a masterpiece”The masked metal band were performing at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic capital as part of their current European headline tour, which began earlier this month.
  Midway through the main set,
  
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• Dierks Bentley Learns to Enjoy the Ride in New Song ‘Gold’

  29-07-2022 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jangling country-rock tune will appear on Bentley's 10th album, due out in 2023
  
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• Muse Fosters Community Between the Lines of Your Favorite Song

  29-07-2022 16:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  In our second Welcome Sessions feature with Jim Beam, we dig beneath the live music frills to explore how strangers in the crowd become quick friends by talking to the supergroup and their most passionate fans
  
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• Listen to Marcus Mumford’s new solo single ‘Grace’

  29-07-2022 16:12 via nme.com
  
  Marcus Mumford has shared a new song called ‘Grace’ – you can listen to it below.
  The track is the second taste of the Mumford & Sons frontman’s debut solo album ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island (pre-order here).READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year”The rough-and-ready, country-tinged song serves as the first official single from
  
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• Watch Gorillaz’ trippy new video for ‘Cracker Island’

  29-07-2022 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Gorillaz have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Cracker Island’.READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble”Released last month, the Thundercat-featuring track marked the experimental cartoon band’s first new music since last summer’s ‘Meanwhile’ EP. It’s said to signal “a new dawn” for the Damon Albarn-led project.
  Yesterday (July 28) Gorillaz dropped a p
  
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• Watch Gorillaz’ trippy new ‘Cracker Island’ video featuring Thundercat

  29-07-2022 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Gorillaz have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Cracker Island’.READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble”Released last month, the Thundercat-featuring track marked the experimental cartoon band’s first new music since last summer’s ‘Meanwhile’ EP. It’s said to signal “a new dawn” for the Damon Albarn-led project.
  Yesterday (July 28) Gorillaz dropped a p
  
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• Watch Mudvayne singer fall off stage during ‘Not Falling’

  29-07-2022 16:10 via nme.com
  
  Mudvayne‘s singer fell off stage while performing ‘Not Falling’ at a show in Georgia, US.READ MORE: From Trippie Redd to Lil Uzi Vert, rap-rock is back. And this time, it doesn’t suckThe incident on Wednesday (July 27) was captured on camera and shows Chad Gray tumbling off the front of the stage at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta.
  Gray was heard still singing the song out of shot after the fall, which suggests that he was unhurt in the incident.
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• Jimmy Cliff returns with new single Refugees

  29-07-2022 16:09 via music-news.com
  
  Jimmy Cliff has collaborated with Wyclef Jean for his new single 'Refugees', with an album of the same name set for release next month.
  
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• Nav Enlists Travis Scott, Lil Baby for New Song ‘Never Sleep’

  29-07-2022 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Single appears on Toronto rapper's upcoming album Demons Protected by Angels
  
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• Beastie Boys’ AdRock Shares a Hardcore Squawk on Volume Three of ‘For the Birds’

  29-07-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Latest installment of the ambitious five-volume set also features contributions from Natalie Bergman, Laurie Anderson, Alice Coltrane, John Cale, Greta Gerwig, and Conor Oberst
  
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• ‘How It All Got Started’: DJ Kool Herc Talks Auction of Vintage Hip-Hop Memorabilia

  29-07-2022 15:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  For any hip-hop historian, a certain party on August 11, 1973 looms large. In a rec […]
  
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• Co-founder of Berlin nightclubs Tresor and Kraftwerk, Regina Baer, has died

  29-07-2022 15:42 via nme.com
  
  Regina Baer, co-founder of Berlin nightclubs Tresor and Kraftwerk, has died.READ MORE: Germany’s Melt Festival is an industrial, Mad Max-like electronic music utopiaHer friend and fellow Tresor founder Dimitri Hegemann announced that she died last Thursday (July 21) after “fighting an extended, courageous battle against a serious illness”.
  Baer and Hegemann helped establish the club Tresor in 1991 after the fall of the Berlin wall. The venue was located between the two inf
  
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• Guitarist for Long Island Metal Favorites Moon Tooth Hospitalized After Multiple Seizures

  29-07-2022 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nick Lee "has been suffering from seizures every night escalating to the point of needing to be intubated and essentially put in a medically induced coma," the band said
  
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• Sammy Hagar and the Circle Announce New Album ‘Crazy Times’

  29-07-2022 15:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Red Rocker, who's about to turn 75, recorded the LP with Nashville producer Dave Cobb
  
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• Lollapalooza 2022, Day One: Metallica Thrashes, Caroline Polachek Hushes, Lil Baby Chills

  29-07-2022 15:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Chicago festival kicked off Thursday with heavy-metal titans, bluegrass pickers, and the first Zambian rapper to play the festival
  
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• King Princess says working with Taylor Hawkins was a “transformative experience”

  29-07-2022 15:12 via nme.com
  
  King Princess has spoken about the “transformative experience” of working with the late Taylor Hawkins on her new track ‘Let Us Die’.READ MORE: King Princess – ‘Hold On Baby’ review: introspective slow-burners that could go furtherThe pop-punk-inspired cut is the closing number on the New York singer-songwriter’s second album ‘Hold On Baby’, which came out today (July 29).
  During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, King Princess &nda
  
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• Hailee Steinfeld Starts a ‘New Chapter’ With the Help of Anderson .Paak on ‘Coast’

  29-07-2022 15:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Knowing he loved the song enough to lend his genius to it is absolutely surreal," says Steinfeld of working with Anderson .Paak
  
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