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• Listen to Life’s introspective new track, ‘Duck Egg Blue’

  02-08-2022 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Life have released an introspective new track today (August 2) – check out ‘Duck Egg Blue’ below.READ MORE: LIFE launched their new album in a kebab shop in Camden, so we went down and asked, “Why?”The single is the latest taken from their upcoming new third album, ‘North East Coastal Town’, which arrives on August 19.
  A statement describes the song as “more introspective than any of the band’s material to-date.”
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• Beyoncé Removes ‘Milkshake’ From ‘Energy’ After Kelis Called Her Out for ‘Theft’

  02-08-2022 23:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer removed the interpolation from Renaissance track after Kelis claimed she wasn’t notified of its usage 
  
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• Atlanta’s City Council President: Losing Music Midtown Fest Over Gun Laws is ‘Worst-Case Scenario’

  02-08-2022 23:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "People have to hold the folks who are making these policies accountable and express their displeasure... This is part of the cultural fabric," says Doug Shipman
  
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• Prince family and advisors settle estate, six years after his death

  02-08-2022 23:30 via nme.com
  
  The family of Prince have reached an agreement over the division of his $156million (£128million) estate.
  Prince died aged 57 in April 2016 following a fentanyl overdose. The musician did not have a will at the time of his death and with no spouse or children, all of Prince’s estate passed to his six half-siblings.READ MORE: 10 deep nuggets of info we learned at the playback of Prince’s new album, ‘Originals’Half of those inheriting the estate sold their shares to a
  
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• In Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance,’ Freedom Is in the Flesh

  02-08-2022 23:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  With a rapper’s spirit, Christian imagery, and club energy, Beyoncé made a dance odyssey that empowers everybody
  
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• Deftones announce third annual Dia De Los Deftones

  02-08-2022 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Deftones have announced their third annual Dia De Los Deftones event.READ MORE: Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”It’s back after a two-year hiatus following the pandemic and will take place November 5 at Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego.
  The line-up will see the Deftones perform alongside Turnstile, Phantogram, Freddie Gibbs, Audrey Nuna, Destroy Boys, Provoker, and Cold Gawd.
  Tickets for the event go on sale August 5 at 10am PST.
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• Lupe Fiasco Airs Grievances About His Warner Music Years: ‘Atlantic Would Only Promote My Records If They Owned a Large Portion of Them or If I Signed a 360 Deal’

  02-08-2022 21:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Lupe Fiasco has claimed that Warner Music’s Atlantic Records wouldn’t provide promotional support unless he inked a 360-degree deal or signed away “a large portion” of his work’s ownership – prompting broader conversations about the nature of major-label agreements in the contemporary music industry. 40-year-old Lupe Fiasco, who made headlines in late May for accepting […]
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• Demi Lovato updates pronouns to she/her

  02-08-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer publicly came out as non-binary in May 2021.
  
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• Diane Warren Questions Beyonce’s 24 Writers on a Song – The-Dream Responds

  02-08-2022 21:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Beyonce’s Renaissance is breaking records, but songwriter Diane Warren has questions. The songwriter took to Twitter to ask a simple question, “How can there be 24 writers on a song? This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.” Legions of Beyonce fans attacked the songwriter, assuming she was throwing shade at the singer’s latest release with […]
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• How Leah Kate Turned Concert Trolls Into Streams

  02-08-2022 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kate went viral after videos of the crowd playing phone games and holding up the calculator app during her opening set for Chase Atlantic blew up on TikTok. But now, "I'm in on this game," singer tells Rolling Stone
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen unveils details of new album, ‘The Loneliest Time’

  02-08-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen has unveiled details of her upcoming new album, ‘The Loneliest Time’.READ MORE: Carly Rae Jepsen: “My relationship with ‘Call Me Maybe’ was a rollercoaster”The album will arrive on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope and collaborators on the new project include include Tavish Crowe, Rostam Batmanglij, Bullion, Captain Cuts, John Hill, Kyle Shearer, and Alex Hope.
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• Listen to Hot Chip’s glitchy new single, ‘Freakout/Release’

  02-08-2022 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Hot Chip have shared the latest single from their upcoming new album today (August 2) – check out the glitchy ‘Freakout/Release’ below.READ MORE: Alexis Taylor – ‘Silence’ review: the Hot Chip frontman shows his sensitive sideThe latest single follows on from the previously released ‘Eleanor‘ and ‘Down‘ and is the title track from their upcoming album, which is due on August 19.
  A statement about the song says: “Freakout/Rele
  
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• Spotify Launches Individual Shuffle & Play Buttons as Premium Feature

  02-08-2022 20:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is launching individual shuffle and play buttons for its Premium users. Spotify says the new separate buttons are intended to improve the listening experience. “This new change will allow you to choose the mode you prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen the way you want to,” Spotify says in the […]
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• Kenny Chesney Issues Statement After Fan Dies at Denver Concert

  02-08-2022 20:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kenny Chesney has released a statement of mourning after a fan dies at a Denver concert. On July 30, Denver police released a public statement about the death. “An adult female guest at Empower Field at Mile High was sitting on an escalator railing, fell to the concourse below, and died as a result of […]
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• Shania Twain, Hillary Lindsey Set for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

  02-08-2022 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Five incoming members will be inducted in October
  
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• Frank Turner on playing 50 US states in 50 days: “It was brutal”

  02-08-2022 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Frank Turner has spoken to NME about the “brutal” experience of playing shows in 50 US states in 50 dates.
  The punk troubadour told us how he became the third artist ever (and first non-American) to complete the challenge of playing 50 states in the space of 50 days, after George Thorogood did so in 1981 and The Melvins in 2012.
  Speaking to NME from an airport in Hawaii after he and his band The Sleeping Souls finished the trek this week, Turner described his mood as “shel
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen Will Explore Solitude on Newly-Announced Album ‘The Loneliest Time’

  02-08-2022 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  With her loneliness excursion coming to an end, Jepsen is back to share what she’s found
  
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• The 1975 share a clip of their new song and video for ‘Happiness’

  02-08-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 have shared a short clip of their new song and video for their upcoming release, ‘Happiness’. Check it out below.READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule bookThe band shared the clip on Twitter and confirmed that the new song would be arriving tomorrow (August 3) at 5:30pm.
  The Manchester group returned earlier this month with the track ‘Part Of The Band’, which served as the first taste of their fifth album &lsq
  
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• Slowthai Was Obviously Not Promoting Fascism, Antisemitism With His Shirt at Osheaga Fest

  02-08-2022 19:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The fiercely political rapper — who once used a fake decapitated head of Boris Johnson during a performance — caused confusion with a t-shirt emblazoned with a swastika and the word "DESTROY"
  
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• ABBA and Elton John work together on new TikTok song mashup

  02-08-2022 18:55 via nme.com
  
  ABBA’s Benny Anderson and Elton John have worked together on a new song mash-up for TikTok.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”The pair remotely performed a live rendition of each of their songs before they were blended in the TikTok audio app.
  Anderson played ABBA’s 1979 hit ‘Chiquitita’ while John played his 1973 smash, ‘Bennie And The Jets’.
  Anderson can be seen sat at his pi
  
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• Jamal Edwards died of cardiac arrest after using cocaine, coroner concludes

  02-08-2022 18:06 via nme.com
  
  Jamal Edwards died of a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine, a coroner has ruled.
  The DJ and founder of SBTV passed away on in Acton, west London on February 20. He was 31 years old.READ MORE: RIP Jamal Edwards, an inspiration who turned SB.TV into a Black British cultural dynastyBack in June, his mother Brenda Edwards said that her son’s death was the result of him taking recreational drugs. “I wanted to address this myself to everyone who loved, admired and respected my son,&r
  
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• On Streaming Payouts: Is a User-Centric Payment System Better for Indie Musicians?

  02-08-2022 18:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  People have been debating whether streaming platforms should change their method for paying streaming royalties to artists. This is driven by the desire to see fairer streaming payouts for indie artists, and that’s great. But how would switching to a user-centric payment system (UCPS) actually make things better for indie musicians? What Is a Market […]
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• Central Cee announces London and Dublin shows as part of 2022 world tour

  02-08-2022 17:20 via nme.com
  
  Central Cee has announced a world tour for later this year, which includes a London and Dublin show – tickets will be available here.
  The rapper, who released his second mixtape ’23’ in February, will hit the road for a run of North American headline shows in October before heading to Europe at the end of that month.READ MORE: Central Cee: Big Sean-endorsed west London rapper whose career finally thrived during lockdownHis European leg includes stop-offs in cities such as
  
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• After Six Long Years — And Multiple Lawsuits — the Prince Estate Is Finally Settled

  02-08-2022 17:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  More than six years after Prince’s death – and following a number of twists and turns – his estate is officially settled. A court in the “Raspberry Beret” singer-songwriter’s native Minnesota just recently moved to close the estate, including by approving the distribution of the more than $156 million worth of assets that Prince left […]
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• Keith Richards: 'I hope that we'll have recorded some stuff by the end of the year'

  02-08-2022 16:39 via music-news.com
  
  Keith Richards joins Matt Wilkinson for The Rolling Stones: 60th Anniversary Special on Apple Music 1. Matt and Keith
  
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• The Cribs on gatecrashing the Top 10 with their first three albums: “It’s perverse!”

  02-08-2022 16:35 via nme.com
  
  The Cribs have spoken to NME about how “perverse” it seems that their first three albums have re-entered the Top 10, as well as sharing some thoughts on the “indie sleaze” phenomenon.
  The Wakefield indie-punk trio are currently playing a run of intimate shows across the UK after re-issuing their first three records – 2004 debut ‘The Cribs’, 2005 follow-up ‘The New Fellas’ and 2007’s ‘Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whateve
  
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• Nick Oliveri says departure from Queens Of The Stone Age “took some time to heal”

  02-08-2022 16:26 via nme.com
  
  Former Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has said that he “took some time to heal” following his departure from the band.
  The musician was a core member of the Josh Homme-led group between 1998 and 2004, contributing to their albums ‘Rated R’ (2000) and ‘Songs For The Deaf’ (2002).READ MORE: How Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Rated R’ was a no-bullshit antidote to nu-metalOliveri was fired by Homme in 2004, with the frontman accusing h
  
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• Creedence Clearwater Revival to release Albert Hall album and concert documentary

  02-08-2022 16:23 via nme.com
  
  Craft Recordings has announced the release of an album and documentary concert film of Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s 1970 performance at the Royal Albert Hall.
  The restored album will be released on September 16, alongside the film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal Albert Hall, which is narrated by Jeff Bridges and directed by Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology).
  Featuring the whole performance in its entirety, the never-before-released recording include
  
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• Springsteen Fans Raged Over Ticket Prices. Experts Say There’s No Easy Fix

  02-08-2022 16:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eye-popping ticket prices have generated furious op-eds and social media posts in recent weeks. A group of experts weigh in on what's wrong with the system alongside various solutions
  
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• 2 Chainz, Killer Mike Argue for Preservation of Black Businesses in Atlanta Following ‘Nuisance’ Ordinance

  02-08-2022 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pair of rappers, as well as the father of Young Thug, were among those who spoke out against the ordinance during a city council meeting on Monday
  
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• John Moreland Challenges Longtime Fans on New Album ‘Birds in the Ceiling.’ He’s OK With That

  02-08-2022 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I almost want to make something that some of my fans won’t like," says the Oklahoma singer-songwriter, who moves deeper into experimenting with electronic textures on his latest LP
  
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• David Baddiel says ‘Three Lions’ Euros song could be retired as England Women’s team “have reset the clock”

  02-08-2022 16:01 via nme.com
  
  David Baddiel has said that his ‘Three Lions’ football anthem with Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds could be “put to bed” after the England Women’s team’s Euro 2022 victory.READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthemThe comedian said in a new interview that the song, which had become part of the fabric of English football culture after decades without an international tournament win, could be less of a staple in che
  
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• Public Enemy’s Chuck D joins Anthrax onstage for ‘Bring The Noise’

  02-08-2022 15:29 via nme.com
  
  Chuck D joined Anthrax onstage for a performance of ‘Bring The Noise’ – watch fan-shot footage of the moment below.READ MORE: The Roots Of… Public EnemyThe Public Enemy rapper joined the metal band last Friday (July 29) at the Hollywood Palladium in LA after Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian teased the collaboration to fans.
  “Imagine if you guys could fucking yell so loud, it could fucking conjure Chuck D on this stage,” Ian shouted into the mic. “Let me ask
  
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• ABBA and Elton John Bring ‘Chiquitita’ Meets ‘Bennie and the Jets’ Mashup to Life on TikTok

  02-08-2022 14:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elton John and ABBA’s Benny Andersson stepped up their TikTok transition game to remotely perform the popular audio combining the two songs
  
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• One in five UK nightclubs have closed in the last three years

  02-08-2022 14:49 via nme.com
  
  One in five UK nightclubs have shut in the last three years, new figures show.READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – closes, we all lose somethingThe data shared by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) through CGA shows that a “perfect storm” of issues has led to a dramatic drop in the number of clubs operating in the UK. There are now only 1,130 nightclubs remaining.
  According to the findings, the midlands and
  
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• Dave Grohl to play solo set at Joe Walsh’s veteran benefit concert

  02-08-2022 14:33 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl will play a solo set at Joe Walsh’s veteran benefit show ‘VetsAid’ later this year.
  The Foo Fighters frontman is billed as a “special guest” at the event, which is due to take place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on November 13. He’s joined on the line-up by Nine Inch Nails, The Black Keys and The Breeders.
  Walsh’s band James Gang – completed by drummer Jim Fox and bassist Dale Peters – will headline the show, performing
  
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• Guy Fieri is following Rage Against The Machine on their current tour: “RAGE RULES”

  02-08-2022 13:57 via nme.com
  
  Guy Fieri is said to be following Rage Against The Machine on their current North American reunion tour.READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice”As Stereogum notes, posts on social media indicate that the US restaurateur and TV presenter was in attendance at Rage’s recent gigs in Cleveland (July 27), Pittsburg (29) and Raleigh (31).
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• Mark Hoppus Refutes Rumors That Tom DeLonge has Rejoined Blink-182

  02-08-2022 13:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There is no announcement," the bassist confirmed to fans
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne wishes he could have attended the Commonwealth Games

  02-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne loved seeing Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' played during the Commonwealth Games coverage.
  
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• Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning to co-host 2022 CMA Awards

  02-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning have been confirmed as the hosts of this year's CMA Awards.
  
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• Becky Hill hits back at criticism over her outfit at Euro Women’s 2022 final

  02-08-2022 12:57 via nme.com
  
  Becky Hill has hit back at online trolls who criticised the outfit she wore during her performance at the Euro women’s final.READ MORE: Entertainment world praises “brilliant” Lionesses as Euro 2022 comes homeHill played a four-song set at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday (July 31) ahead of the Lionesses taking on Germany. Stefflon Don and Ultra Naté both appeared as special guests.
  As BBC News reports, the singer has since responded to numerous tweets regarding the o
  
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• Mark Hoppus says “no news to share” amidst rumours of Tom DeLonge rejoining Blink-182

  02-08-2022 12:56 via nme.com
  
  Mark Hoppus has told fans there’s “no news to share”, amidst recent rumours that Tom DeLonge was rejoining Blink-182.READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’The Blink-182 singer and bassist took to his Discord to celebrate 30 years of the band when he was alerted by his followers to the speculation. Yesterday, DeLonge shared an Instagram profile with a classic photo of Blink in the ‘90s capt
  
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• Eminem releases video for 2009 song ‘Crack A Bottle’, “unlocked from the Shady vault”

  02-08-2022 12:55 via nme.com
  
  Eminem has released a music video for ‘Crack A Bottle’, his 2009 hit featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent – watch it below.READ MORE: Eminem: Rank The Albums – will the best Slim Shady album please stand up?“Unlocked from the Shady vault - unreleased #CrackaBottle music video!” Eminem wrote on Instagram yesterday (August 1) with a teaser clip of the visual.
  The music video begins with a homeless woman holding onto a bottle of alcohol that eventually opens u
  
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• The-Dream calls out Diane Warren for criticising Beyoncé's songwriting credits

  02-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Diane Warren has since apologised to Beyoncé over the "misunderstanding".
  
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• The-Dream calls out Diane Warren for criticising Beyoncé's songwriting credits

  02-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Diane Warren has since apologised to Beyoncé over the "misunderstanding".
  
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• Jon Bon Jovi's son Jesse engaged

  02-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Jesse Bongiovi - Jon Bon Jovi's son - announced on Monday that he had become engaged to Jesse Light.
  
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• Cyndi Lauper joins The Horror of Dolores Roach series

  02-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  The True Colors singer will play Broadway usher and private detective Ruthie in the Amazon project.
  
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• Ashley and Wynonna Judd left out of mother Naomi's will - report

  02-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Naomi Judd named her husband Larry Strickland as the executor of her estate.
  
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• Spice Girls’ Geri Horner told Liz Truss to “go for” role of Prime Minister

  02-08-2022 11:57 via nme.com
  
  Geri Horner is said to have told Liz Truss to “go for” the role of Conservative leader amid criticism she faced for hugging MP Nadine Dorries at the Women’s Euro 2022 final.
  The Spice Girls singer was pictured with the Culture Secretary as the Lionesses led England to victory against Germany on Sunday evening (July 31). “Girl power radiating from Wembley tonight,” Dorries captioned the image on Twitter.
  Many fans subsequently pointed out Dorries’ history of vo
  
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• TikTok appears to be planning a music streaming app

  02-08-2022 11:36 via nme.com
  
  TikTok has filed patents for “TikTok music”, suggesting that the video sharing platform has a music streaming app in the works.READ MORE: TikTok is nostalgic for the noughties school experience. Believe me, it wasn’t that greatAs uncovered by Insider [further reporting via The Verge], ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, filed a trademark application in May with the US Patent and Trademark Office. It follows a “TikTok Music” trademark that was filed in Australi
  
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