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• MØ has unveiled details of a new EP arriving this week

  10-08-2022 23:55 via nme.com
  
  MØ has unveiled details of a new EP arriving this week.READ MORE: MØ – ‘Motordrome’ review: rebellious star’s smouldering slow-pop stays in one laneThe musician took to Twitter today (August 10) to announce the news, saying that her new single ‘Spaceman’ will arrive on a surprise EP, coming this Friday (August 12).
  The EP is called ‘Dødsdrom’ and you can pre-order it here. 
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• A Look Inside Pollen – Employees Say It Feels Like “Kids Playing at Running a Company”

  10-08-2022 23:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Destination events startup Pollen will restructure, which entails job losses for its workers as the company splits up. But workers say they have known the startup’s position was untenable for many months. Digital Music News has spoken to several employees of the company who have shared they have been waiting for pay for nearly two […]
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• Kelman Duran Didn’t Expect To Be Part of Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’

  10-08-2022 22:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Dominican producer and multidisciplinary artist was thrilled to get a chance to work on the album's opening track: "I was just like, 'How did this happen?'"
  
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• Universal Music Group Seeks Sanctions For Deleted Videos In Bang Energy Infringement Battle

  10-08-2022 22:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About one month ago, Universal Music Group (UMG) secured a partial victory in its TikTok copyright infringement battle with Bang Energy Drink. Now, the Big Three label is seeking sanctions because the defendant company allegedly deleted TikTok videos containing protected music. The courtroom confrontation (as well as a similar action from Sony Music, which is […]
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• Viral TikTok Song ‘Victoria’s Secret’ by Jax Is Now Getting Spins on Z100 in New York

  10-08-2022 22:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A viral TikTok song calling out Victoria’s Secret by Jax is now playing on a Hot 100 station in New York. The song “Victoria’s Secret,” was recorded early in the summer after a personal experience. Jax shares with Variety that she wrote the song after listening to a girl she babysits struggle with body image […]
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• Viral TikTok Song ‘Victoria’s Secret’ by Jax Getting Spins on Z100 in New York

  10-08-2022 22:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A viral TikTok song calling out Victoria’s Secret by Jax is now playing on a Hot 100 station in New York. The song “Victoria’s Secret,” was recorded early in the summer after a personal experience. Jax shares with Variety that she wrote the song after listening to a girl she babysits struggle with body image […]
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• J-Hope talks ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS

  10-08-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  
  J-Hope spoke to NME backstage at Lollapalooza 2022 and told us how it feels to be the first South Korean artist to headline a major US festival, what it’s like to have fans supporting his first solo album, and what’s next for BTS. Watch our interview with J-Hope below.READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline setA day before his historical headline set, the BTS rapper told us playing the festival was a
  
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• J-Hope on ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS

  10-08-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  
  J-Hope spoke to NME backstage at Lollapalooza 2022 and told us how it feels to be the first South Korean artist to headline a major US festival, what it’s like to have fans supporting his first solo album, and what’s next for BTS. Watch our interview with J-Hope below.READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline setA day before his historical headline set, the BTS rapper told us playing the festival was a
  
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• Garth Brooks Narrates ‘America’s National Parks’ Miniseries for National Geographic

  10-08-2022 21:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Garth Brooks narrates the upcoming America’s National Parks miniseries coming to National Geographic. Country legend Garth Brooks will be narrating the new documentary series for National Geographic, America’s National Parks, premiering Monday, August 29. The five-episode miniseries focuses on the national parks of the United States, featuring First Lady Dr. Jill Biden introducing each episode. All five episodes will […]
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• Pavement to be honoured with album-themed pierogi at Ohio restaurant

  10-08-2022 21:33 via nme.com
  
  Pavement are to be honoured with some album-themed pierogi at an Ohio restaurant next week.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Stephen MalkmusThe event will take place in Parma, Ohio. According to Pitchfork, it will see “local businesses Schnitz Ale Brewery, Rudy’s Strudel, and the Current Year Records and Tapes joining forces for the ticketed event, which will feature ‘special varieties of Pavement pierogi,’ paired beer flights to mat
  
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• Shawn Mendes 'taking it easy' after cancelling world tour

  10-08-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Shawn Mendes is making the most of doing things he hasn't had time for in the past few years.
  
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• Listen to Mykki Blanco’s powerful new song ‘Steps’

  10-08-2022 21:04 via nme.com
  
  Mykki Blanco has today (August 10) shared a new song, ‘Steps’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Mykki Blanco – ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’ review: a bold and brilliant step forwardThe song features MNEK and Saul Williams and is taken from Blanco’s upcoming new album, ‘Stay Close To Music’, which arrives on October 14 via Transgressive records.
  Speaking of their new single, Blanco explained, “I think a song like ‘Steps&rs
  
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• Atlanta Rapper J.I.D on New Album, Working With Doja Cat, and Why He Keeps a Low Profile

  10-08-2022 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The elusive MC discusses the making of his new album The Forever Story
  
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• Music and Anime Make Magic at Crunchyroll Expo

  10-08-2022 20:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Japanese bands brought the electricity at the one of the biggest anime events of the year.
  
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• Dinosaur Jr.’s J. Mascis Launches Jigsaw Puzzle Subscription Service

  10-08-2022 20:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Puzzle-Heads to feature 1,000-piece puzzles dedicated to iconic album art from David Bowie, Bad Brains, Joy Division, Wilco, and Dinosaur Jr.
  
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• Rosalía Is a Free Beach Baby in the Video for ‘Despechá’

  10-08-2022 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I have learned from music from other places including the Dominican Republic," says the Spanish star
  
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• Titus Andronicus Ponder the Ties That Bind Pain and Love on ‘Give Me Grief’

  10-08-2022 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on the New Jersey outfit's upcoming seventh album, The Will to Live
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs drop fiery, dancefloor-ready single ‘Burning’

  10-08-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new single, ‘Burning’. Listen the dance floor ready track below.READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs live in Manchester – indie sleaze icons triumphantly kick off ‘Cool It Down’ eraProduced by Andrew Wyatt and featuring lyrics and inspiration from The Four Seasons‘ track, ‘Beggin’, Karen O said the fiery track was also inspired by an actual inferno.
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs drop fiery dance floor ready single ‘Burning’

  10-08-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new single, ‘Burning’. Listen the dance floor ready track below.READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs live in Manchester – indie sleaze icons triumphantly kick off ‘Cool It Down’ eraProduced by Andrew Wyatt and featuring lyrics and inspiration from The Four Seasons‘ track, ‘Beggin’, Karen O said the fiery track was also inspired by an actual inferno.
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• Street in Missy Elliott’s hometown to be renamed in rapper’s honour

  10-08-2022 19:08 via nme.com
  
  A street in Missy Elliott’s hometown is being renamed in her honour.
  Portsmouth, Virginia, has decided to rename a portion of a street ‘Missy Elliott Boulevard’ after a unanimous vote by the City Council on Tuesday evening (August 9).
  Missy Elliott herself responded to the news when it was shared by a reporter.”I am forever grateful,” Elliott tweeted, which you can see below:I am forever GRATEFUL P-TOWN VA #757 LOVE
  — Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2
  
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• Marcus Mumford Reveals He Was Sexually Abused as a Child

  10-08-2022 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mumford & Sons frontman also discusses the departure of band member Winston Marshall in new interview
  
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• Spotify Is Officially Selling Concert Tickets On-Platform: ‘Your Destination For Live Events’

  10-08-2022 19:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In late June, Spotify unveiled a revamped “Live Events Feed” – and touted its perceived role in helping fans to “find the perfect show.” Now, the streaming giant is officially selling concert tickets on-platform. This latest component of Spotify’s long-running effort to diversify beyond recorded music’s razor-thin margins – and achieve $100 billion in annual […]
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• Mariah Carey pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John: “I was obsessed”

  10-08-2022 18:31 via nme.com
  
  Mariah Carey has paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John.
  Following the news of the iconic singer and Grease star’s death at the age of 73, Carey took to social media to pay her respects, sharing images of the two of them performing together.READ MORE: Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022: girl-next-door who lived her best life to the end“I first fell in love with Olivia’s voice when I was a little girl and heard ‘I Honestly Love You,'” Carey tweeted on Mon
  
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• UNKLE share new track ‘The Way Back Home’ from ‘Rōnin II’ mixtape

  10-08-2022 18:21 via nme.com
  
  UNKLE have shared a new track called ‘The Way Back Home’ – you can listen to it below.
  The song serves as the first taste of ‘Rōnin II’, the second instalment in a two-part mixtape project, which is due for release on August 31 (pre-order here).READ MORE: UNKLE: “There’s a lot of tension on the streets – we need clubbing to release that”“I recorded this over lockdown,” explained UNKLE’s James Lavelle in an official stat
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring Hope and Some Sixties Soul to a Smoldering World on ‘Burning’

  10-08-2022 18:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on the band's first album since 2013, Cool It Down
  
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• Nearly Twenty Years Later, Little Brother’s ‘The Listening’ Continues To Shape Hip-Hop

  10-08-2022 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar and Drake are just two of the artists influenced by the North Carolina duo's insightful, original way of sidestepping clichés
  
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• Listen to Broken Bells’ dreamy new single, ‘Saturdays’

  10-08-2022 18:05 via nme.com
  
  Broken Bells have today (August 10) shared an upbeat new single called ‘Saturdays’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Broken Bells – ‘After The Disco’ reviewThe band, made up of James Mercer of The Shins and Brian Burton – aka Danger Mouse – have also shared details of their upcoming new album, ‘Into The Blue’.
  The duo’s first full-length project in eight years, ‘Into The Blue’ will be released October 7 via AWA
  
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• Bright Eyes announce three new “companion” reissues of early albums

  10-08-2022 18:03 via nme.com
  
  Bright Eyes have announced the next wave of their Companions project, which will see the band reissue their back catalogue, accompanied by new recordings.
  Earlier this year, the trio shared “companion” records for ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, ‘Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion’, and ‘Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion’.READ MORE: Bright Eyes – ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’ review: l
  
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• ‘What the F-ck Do You Say to Ozzy Osbourne?’ Post Malone Meets the Prince of Darkness for the First Time

  10-08-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It's absolutely fucking mind-blowing being able to work with one of the biggest dudes in fucking rock & roll history," Malone says in an exclusive clip
  
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• Listen to Alvvays’ reflective new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’

  10-08-2022 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Alvvays have shared their brand new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’ – you can listen to it below.
  The song is the second to be previewed from the Canadian band’s forthcoming third studio album ‘Blue Rev’, which is due for release via Transgressive on October 7.READ MORE: Alvvays’ Molly Rankin on Oasis, MGMT, and ‘Antisocialites’Following on from the arrival last month of the LP’s lead single ‘Pharmacist’, Alvvays have now shared
  
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• Events start-up Pollen enters administration after raising £124m

  10-08-2022 17:40 via nme.com
  
  Pollen, a taxpayer-backed events start-up, is reportedly on the brink of collapse just months after raising $150million (£124m) in fresh funding.
  According to Sky News, the company – which had secured the money through the UK government’s Future Fund – has been seeking a rescue deal for weeks. The outlet said yesterday (August 9) that Pollen could go into administration as early as today (August 10) if it failed to do so.
  Sky News cited city sources who claimed that the h
  
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• Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert and Steve Lacy have matching tattoos

  10-08-2022 17:39 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert and Steve Lacy have all had matching tattoos.
  The trio could all be seen in a pictures showing off their new tattoos, which each read: “We here forever technically.” The images were taken by Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Mezafram.
  Check out the images here:
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Steve Lacy (@steve.lacy)View this post on InstagramA post shared by MEZ مريم (@mezafram)View this post on InstagramA post shared by(@do
  
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• Courtney Barnett announces new compilation release to aid reproductive rights groups

  10-08-2022 17:32 via nme.com
  
  Courtney Barnett has announced details of a new ‘Here And There’ festival compilation, which will aid reproductive rights groups.
  The Australian singer-songwriter’s Here And There touring festival kicked off in Kansas City, MO on Monday (August 8) and will visit 13 further stops before it wraps up Denver, CO on September 3. Each night features a unique line-up, featuring the likes of Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Lucy Dacus and more.READ MORE: ‘Anonymous Club’ r
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers to play intimate gig at New York’s Apollo Theater

  10-08-2022 17:07 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced details of an intimate gig at the historic Apollo Theater in New York which will take place next month.
  The rock band are currently in the middle of a North American tour that has them headlining stadiums and festivals across the country.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band”On September 13, between other touring commitments, the group will head to New York to perform at the 1,500-capacity venue for a one-off gig.
  
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• Watch Loyle Carner’s video for his new single ‘Georgetown’

  10-08-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Loyle Carner has shared his latest single ‘Georgetown’ – you can watch the new video for the track below.
  The song follows on from the July-released single ‘Hate’, which marked the south Londoner’s first new material since November 2020’s ‘Yesterday’.READ MORE: Loyle Carner: “All the best things about me come from my ADHD”Produced by Madlib, ‘Georgetown’ samples a performance by the Guyanese poet John Agard of his accl
  
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• Courtney Barnett Collects Rare Tracks From Sleater-Kinney, Faye Webster for Reproductive Rights Charity Comp

  10-08-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Here and There features a mix of demos and live recordings from some of the artists joining Barnett on her traveling tour of the same name
  
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• Santigold Drops Resilient New Single ‘Shake’ From Upcoming LP ‘Spirituals’

  10-08-2022 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer pairs SBTRKT-produced song with video inspired by "the civil rights protesters being pounded with high-pressure water hoses"
  
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• Supergrass announce special reissue of their self-titled third album

  10-08-2022 16:42 via nme.com
  
  Supergrass have announced a special reissue of their self-titled third studio album.
  Released back in 1999, the original record contains the singles ‘Moving’, ‘Pumping On Your Stereo’ and ‘Mary’. It landed at Number Three in the official UK albums chart.READ MORE: Supergrass tell us about their reunion: “We’re going to bring joy into a slightly disturbed world”Today (August 10) the Oxford band have shared details of a remastered and expa
  
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• Normani shuts down accusations she lost 'motivation' to keep making music

  10-08-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  After two fans accused Fair singer Normani of losing her “motivation” to keep making music, Normani responded “Just shut the f**k up.”
  
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• Jeff Tweedy Explains Why People Singing Together Might Just Save Humanity

  10-08-2022 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Wilco frontman, Waxahatchee, Björk, and more will share new music and insights on creativity and sound on the podcast series, Listening
  
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• Marcus Mumford says ‘Cannibal’ deals with his childhood experience of sexual abuse

  10-08-2022 16:02 via nme.com
  
  Marcus Mumford has opened up about how his recent track ‘Cannibal’ deals with his childhood experience of sexual abuse.
  The Mumford & Sons frontman released the song last month as the first preview of his debut solo album ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island. It arrived with a Steven Spielberg-directed official video.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this y
  
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• Talib Kweli sues Jezebel over an article about his Twitter suspension

  10-08-2022 14:58 via nme.com
  
  Talib Kweli is suing the US-based website Jezebel for emotional distress that he claims was brought on by a 2020 article titled ‘Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off’.
  The story in question, which was written by Ashley Reese, detailed the Black Star rapper’s alleged social media interactions with and about a then-24-year-old student and activist called Maya Moody.
  In July 2020, Kweli confirmed in a post on Instagram that h
  
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• Arctic Monkeys fans react to the band’s first show in over three years

  10-08-2022 14:58 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys fans have been been voicing their joy over the band’s return after they made their live comeback in Istanbul, Turkey last night (August 9).
  The Sheffield four-piece played their first show since April 2019 at the Zorlu Center PSM in the Turkish city last night, with a second gig at the same venue set to take place tonight (August 10).READ MORE: Five times unsigned artists had their big breakthrough momentThe Monkeys marked their live return with a career-spanning 21-song set
  
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• Pro-gun activist who forced Music Midtown’s cancellation now set to “challenge” Georgia venues

  10-08-2022 14:54 via nme.com
  
  A pro-gun activist who has repeatedly called on Live Nation to change its weapons policy, which prompted the recent cancellation of the Atlanta festival Music Midtown, has now said that he wishes to “challenge” the live music promoter’s firearms ban inside its Georgia venues.
  The annual festival, which had been due to welcome the likes of My Chemical Romance, Jack White and Future from September 17-18, cancelled its 2022 edition earlier this month “due to circumstances be
  
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• Alt-Rock Fest Flannel Nation Unravels After Everclear, Candlebox Drop Out

  10-08-2022 14:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Citing "ongoing problems and logistical setbacks," organizers were forced to cancel the one-day event, which was going to feature Sugar Ray, Soul Asylum, and other Nineties bands
  
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• Watch Horsegirl’s new mini concert film, ‘Do You Want Horsegirl Or Do You Want the Truth?’

  10-08-2022 14:05 via nme.com
  
  Horsegirl have shared a new mini concert film that captures their album release show in Chicago, Illinois – you can watch it below.
  Filmed at the city’s Thalia Hall venue back in June, the almost-30-minute video – titled Do You Want Horsegirl Or Do You Want the Truth? – sees the band performing in front of a hometown crowd.READ MORE: Horsegirl: Chicago gang making boldly idiosyncratic noise-rockThe gig took place shortly after Horsegirl dropped their debut studio record &
  
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• Sir Elton John could have a future in the metaverse

  10-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Elton John could be heading to the metaverse after he retires from touring.
  
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• MONSTA X's I.M reveals why he quit K-Pop band's agency

  10-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  I.M said he is ready for a "new challenge" and feels its best to start a fresh without Starship Entertainment.
  
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• Mark Owen releases Bee Gees-esque single Magic

  10-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Owen has shared the third single from his forthcoming solo record.
  
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• Jim Carrey originally The Weeknd Dawn FM narrator role

  10-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Jim Carrey didn't want to work when The Weeknd offered him his narration role on 'Dawn FM'.
  
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