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• Jesy Nelson splits from record label one year after launching solo career

  30-07-2022 23:35 via nme.com
  
  Jesy Nelson has split from her record label, one year after launching her solo career.READ MORE: Jesy Nelson’s departure from Little Mix sets an important precedent. The pop machine should take noteThe musician left Little Mix in 2020 and then subsequently went on to launch her solo career with Polydor.Now, Polydor have confirmed that they and Nelson have parted ways after they “failed to agree on new music.”
  In a statement to Metro, the label said: “P
  
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• Watch the moment Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino sings the US National Anthem

  30-07-2022 22:48 via nme.com
  
  Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has sung the National Anthem at an LA Dodgers home game – you can see the moment below.READ MORE: Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino: “I questioned whether I would ever be able to make music again”The band tweeted about the moment, pointing out that Cosentino had been a life-long fan of both baseball and the team.
  “Who wants to tell her?” they captioned a photo, which saw a young Cosentino playing baseball.
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• St Vincent covers Fleetwood Mac during residency on ‘Colbert’

  30-07-2022 21:50 via nme.com
  
  St Vincent covered Fleetwood Mac during her residency on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.READ MORE: St. Vincent at Glastonbury 2022 – the story of her set in stunning photosThe musician, real name Annie Clark, has just finished a new week-long stint on Colbert that’s seen her playing songs alongside the show’s in-house band, Stay Human.
  They covered Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ on Friday (July 30) and you can watch the moment here:
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• See Green Day Bust Out a Whole Bunch of Rarities at Lollapalooza Afterparty Gig

  30-07-2022 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band performed "Warning" and "Church on Sunday" for first time in 20 years, unearth Kerplunk! cuts at Chicago's Metro
  
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• Swedish House Mafia kick off Paradise Again tour with sold out Miami show

  30-07-2022 19:49 via music-news.com
  
  Paradise Again, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart week of release, came together
  
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• Lollapalooza 2022: Black Coffee Predicted the South African Musical Takeover

  30-07-2022 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of his Lollapalooza performance, Black Coffee sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about the past, present, and future of dance music in the latest episode of The Green Room.
  
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• Watch Billie Eilish play intimate acoustic set at record store

  30-07-2022 18:42 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish played an intimate acoustic set at a record store in the US – check out the moment below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Billie EilishEilish marked the one-year anniversary of the release of ‘Happier Than Ever’ with a surprise performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood.
  Eilish was accompanied by her brother Finneas and performed four songs during the set: ‘Billie Bossa Nova’, ‘Getting Older’, ‘TV’ and ‘Happier Than Ever&rsqu
  
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• Lizzo has reached 'peaceful place' in her career

  30-07-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo released two studio albums before achieving mainstream success with 2019's Cuz I Love You.
  
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• See Metallica Jam ‘Master of Puppets’ With ‘Stranger Things’ Actor Joseph Quinn

  30-07-2022 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Metal legends thank "Eddie Munson" portrayer for song's resurgence, gift him with custom guitar and all-access pass
  
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• Arcade Fire on the undying legacy of Taylor Hawkins: “He was just a real-deal rock’n’roller”

  30-07-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  While Arcade Fire were on the ground at this year’s Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada – where they filled in for the Foo Fighters – frontman Win Butler and guitarist Richard Parry spoke warmly about the late Taylor Hawkins.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showPrior to their headlining set, Butler and Parry sat down with iHeartRadio, where journalist Jason Rockman asked if their role on the festival – filling t
  
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• Lollapalooza 2022 Day Two: Dua Lipa Levitates, MGK Brings Out Avril Lavigne, Wet Leg Buzz

  30-07-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Friday's performances featured myriad covers and surprise guests at Chicago's Grant Park
  
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• Sports Team postpone US tour as they delay second album ‘Gulp!’

  30-07-2022 14:44 via nme.com
  
  Sports Team have postponed their US tour as they delay the release of second album ‘Gulp!’.READ MORE: Sports Team live in London: connection amid the confetti cannonsThe record was originally scheduled for release July 22 before being pushed back to August 26 due to “production issues”.
  It’s now been confirmed that the follow-up to ‘Deep Down Happy‘ will be released September 23, with both their upcoming US headline tour and a string of record store appe
  
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• The new Paramore album is influenced by Bloc Party, says Hayley Williams

  30-07-2022 14:15 via nme.com
  
  Hayley Williams has revealed that the upcoming Paramore album has been influenced by Bloc Party.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things”Speaking on her Everything Is Emo podcast, Williams started by praising Bloc Party’s 2005 record ‘Silent Alarm’.
  “We loved this band, me and all my friends, we were really into that album and it always reminds me of getting my driving licence. I pai
  
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• OFF! share new single ‘War Above Los Angeles’, detail new album and North American tour

  30-07-2022 13:34 via nme.com
  
  Hardcore punk supergroup OFF! – which features ex-members of Black Flag and Burning Brides – have announced their long-awaited third album, ‘Free LSD’, with the first single ready to stream right now.
  Titled ‘War Above Los Angeles’, the new single carries a wild science-fiction narrative, and arrives with a music video written and directed by guitarist Dimitri Coats. According to a description for the clip, the narrative footage in it comes from an upcoming fe
  
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• My Chemical Romance pay tribute to producer Doug McKean who has died aged 54

  30-07-2022 12:49 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance have paid tribute to producer Doug McKean, who has died aged 54.
  According to an obituary shared by the band, McKean passed away yesterday (July 29) from a brain haemorrhage.
  In 2001, McKean moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Rob Cavallo, and went on to receive two Grammy Awards for his engineering work on Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’.
  McKean also had a longstanding relationship with My Chemical Romance, engineering 2006’s ‘The Black Para
  
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• My Chemical Romance lead tributes to producer Doug McKean who has died aged 54

  30-07-2022 12:49 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance have paid tribute to producer Doug McKean, who has died aged 54.
  According to an obituary shared by the band, McKean passed away yesterday (July 29) from a brain haemorrhage.
  In 2001, McKean moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Rob Cavallo, and went on to receive two Grammy Awards for his engineering work on Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’.
  McKean also had a longstanding relationship with My Chemical Romance, engineering 2006’s ‘The Black Para
  
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• Operation Julie: £100million LSD bust to become musical

  30-07-2022 12:07 via nme.com
  
  The story of Operation Julie – a years-long police investigation that targeted two massive drug rings in the mid-1970s, leading to a bust worth £100million (or £661million in current figures) – has been flipped into a stage musical.READ MORE: Seen ‘T2 Trainspotting’? Now try these other awesome movies about drugs and debaucheryThe “anarchic” production, titled Operation Julie: A Rock Opera, will open tonight (July 30) at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre
  
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• Måneskin channel ‘70s glam in video for their take on Elvis Presley’s ‘If I Can Dream’

  30-07-2022 12:05 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin have released a video for their cover of Elvis Presley’s ‘If I Can Dream’ – check it out belowREAD MORE: Måneskin: “Nobody is keeping rock ’n’ roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill”The track was originally recorded as part of the soundtrack for the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic Elvis.
  The band first teased the track during their performance at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, before releasing it on stre
  
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• Mel C teases Spiceworld anniversary plans

  30-07-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mel C has teased the Spice Girls have plans in the pipeline to mark the 25th anniversary of 'Spiceworld'.
  
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• Chaka Khan drops powerful ballad Woman Like Me

  30-07-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Chaka Khan has shared the new ballad 'Woman Like Me'.
  
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• Green Day perform deep cuts at Lollapalooza warm-up show

  30-07-2022 10:57 via nme.com
  
  Before they headline the Sunday program at Lollapalooza 2022, Green Day played an intimate warm-up show last night (July 29) and performed a whole host of deep cuts – check out footage and the complete setlist below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”Taking to 1,100-capacity Metro in Chicago, Green Day quickly veered off their written setlist – which, according to reports, was very similar to what they played on their
  
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• Courteeners debut new song ‘Lie Back And Think Of England’ during intimate London gig

  30-07-2022 10:56 via nme.com
  
  Midway through their intimate headline show in London last night (July 29), Courteeners debuted a new song titled ‘Lie Back And Think Of England’.READ MORE: Courteeners’ Liam Fray: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great”According to Setlist.fm, the Middleton trio delivered a set of 17 songs for their performance – a warm-up show ahead of their headlining set at the Y Not? festival tonight (July 30) –&n
  
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• Arcade Fire cover Wolf Parade’s ‘This Heart’s On Fire’ at first Canadian show in four years

  30-07-2022 10:09 via nme.com
  
  Arcade Fire kicked off the new leg of their ‘WE’ tour last night (July 29) when they headlined the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada.
  During their performance, they covered Wolf Parade’s 2005 track ‘This Heart’s On Fire’ – check out footage and the complete setlist below.READ MORE: Arcade Fire: “‘WE’ connects the dots between everything we’ve ever done”Since the release of ‘WE’ in May, Wolf Parade’s Dan
  
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• Ariana Grande fires back at fan asking her to “remember that you’re a singer”

  30-07-2022 10:08 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has responded to a fan that seemed to take aim at her entrepreneurial endeavours, assuring them that despite an uptick in content related to her R.E.M. Beauty brand, she’s “never felt like more of a singer”.READ MORE: Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You review: a close-up look at an electric performer with a whole lot of heartWhile promoting the line on TikTok this week, one fan snidely asked Grande to “pls remember you’re a singer”. Grande resp
  
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• Beyoncé has 'same level of intensity' as Michael Jackson in the vocal booth

  30-07-2022 09:05 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé's producer has compared the megastar to the ultimate perfectionist Michael Jackson.
  
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• JLS took a 'risk' going on tour

  30-07-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Marvin Humes thinks JLS took a risk going on tour last year because of the possibility of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting their plans for a fourth time.
  
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• Beyoncé has 'same level of intensity' as Michael Jackson in the vocal booth

  30-07-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé's producer has compared the megastar to the ultimate perfectionist Michael Jackson.
  
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• Watch Billie Eilish Perform Intimate Acoustic Set at Amoeba Music

  30-07-2022 08:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's been the most amazing year," the 20-year-old singer told the audience during her performance at the celebrated record store
  
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• Watch The Strokes revive ‘Welcome To Japan’ at historic Sydney gig

  30-07-2022 07:10 via nme.com
  
  At the second of their two shows in Sydney this week, The Strokes performed their 2013 song ‘Welcome To Japan’ for the first time in six years.READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality”Sandwiched between ‘Hard To Explain’ (from the band’s 2001 debut ‘Is This It’) and ‘What Ever Happened?’ (from 2003’s ‘Room On Fire’), the cut
  
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• Clairo cancels last three shows of tour after tech mishap leads to ear injury

  30-07-2022 05:49 via nme.com
  
  Clairo has cancelled the last three dates of her current North American tour, after a technical incident at her gig in Toronto left her with temporary hearing damage.READ MORE: Clairo: “I was too scared to think domesticity could be something I crave”The ‘Sling’ singer-songwriter was performing at Toronto’s History venue on Wednesday (July 27) when an unspecified error with her in-ear monitors caused them to become unbearably loud. Though she was unable to identify
  
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• Watch Joseph Quinn jam with Metallica backstage at Lollapalooza

  30-07-2022 04:36 via nme.com
  
  Before Metallica paid tribute to Stranger Things’ Eddie Munson during their Lollapalooza 2022 set, the band met and jammed out backstage with the actor that plays him, Joseph Quinn.READ MORE: Horns up! What’s driving film and TV’s metal revival?Netflix immortalised the wholesome moment in a video posted to Instagram, wherein Metallica and Quinn gush over their respective admiration for each other. Frontman James Hetfield declares that he’s a “big fan” of Stran
  
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• TikTok Adds ‘Pre-Release’ Option to Its Distribution Service — Artists Can Now Debut Songs ‘Ahead of the Official Launch Date’

  30-07-2022 01:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  TikTok has added a “Pre-Release” feature to its SoundOn distribution service, and the new option will enable artists to release clips of songs to the short-form app before the tracks debut on other platforms. The controversial TikTok reached out to Digital Music News with word of Pre-Release yesterday, amid rumors that its ByteDance parent company […]
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• Shakira prosecutors call for eight year prison sentence over alleged tax fraud

  30-07-2022 00:26 via nme.com
  
  Spanish prosecutors have said Shakira should face eight years in prison over the ongoing alleged tax fraud case involving the musician.READ MORE: Shakira on the movie of her ill-fated El Dorado tour: “I knew someday I’d lose my youth or my beauty, but I never thought I would lose my voice…”Shakira has been charged with failing to pay the government millions in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Shakira was offered a plea deal earlier this year but instead opted to pursue a tri
  
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