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• Röyksopp share new single ‘Oh, Lover’ featuring Susanne Sundfør and announce livestream event

  17-08-2022 23:56 via nme.com
  
  Röyksopp have shared a new single from their forthcoming album ‘Profound Mysteries II’.READ MORE: Röyksopp announce ‘Profound Mysteries II’: “We want to get your senses going”The second part of their current project and follow-up to this year’s ‘Profound Mysteries‘ will be released on August 19.
  Ahead of its release the band have dropped rousing new single ‘Oh, Lover’ featuring Susanne Sundfør, which you can liste
  
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• Wendy Williams Had to Be Reminded Multiple Times Her Show Was Ending: Insiders Share Details About Her Exit

  17-08-2022 23:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  “People were sort of freaked out," a Debmar-Mercury executive said about a speech Williams gave to her staff last year
  
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• Queens Of The Stone Age’s Dean Fertita announces debut solo album and shares new song ‘Wheels Within Wheels’

  17-08-2022 23:16 via nme.com
  
  Queens Of The Stone Age member Dean Fertita has announced plans for his debut solo album ‘Tropical Gothclub’.READ MORE: How Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Rated R’ was a no-bullshit antidote to nu-metalThe LP, which will be released via Third Man Records on November 4, features 11 tracks.
  The Raconteurs and Dead Weather man has also shared the first taster from the record – ‘Wheels Within Wheels’, which you can listen to below.
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• ‘Nocturnal Admissions’ by Steve Adelman

  17-08-2022 23:14 via rollingstone.com
  In Steve Adelman’s nightlife memoir Nocturnal Admissions, we get an inside look into the generation of dance […]
  
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• Young Thug Sued for $150,000 Over Canceled Concert Following His Arrest

  17-08-2022 22:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Thug was expected to receive a total of $300,000 for an Atlanta show
  
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• T.I. confirms he punched The Chainsmokers’ Drew Taggart in the face over kiss

  17-08-2022 22:13 via nme.com
  
  T.I. has responded to The Chainsmokers singer Drew Taggart’s claim that he was struck in the face by the rapper after giving him a kiss on the cheek.
  “T.I. just literally punched me in the face,” Taggart said in a clip posted on TikTok yesterday (August 16) that shows the duo performing at a nightclub alongside T.I. and others. “We’re in a vibe and I, like, gave him a kiss on the cheek. It was totally my fault,” while Taggart’s Chainsmokers bandmate Alex
  
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• Mark Hoppus hints Tom DeLonge could be set to rejoin Blink-182 after reconciliation

  17-08-2022 22:09 via nme.com
  
  Mark Hoppus has hinted that Tom DeLonge could rejoin Blink-182 after the pair recently reconciled.READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’It comes after the bassist opened up about a home visit with DeLonge and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker that has left the trio in “a really great place right now.”
  “It was the first time that all thee of us were in the same room in like five years,” Hoppu
  
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• A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to assault and weapons charges

  17-08-2022 21:51 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at Los Angeles International Airport in April.
  
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• A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to assault charges over alleged 2021 shooting

  17-08-2022 21:35 via nme.com
  
  A$AP Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) has pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
  He is accused of shooting A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli – real name Terell Ephron – during an altercation in 2021.
  Mayers was charged earlier this week after after Relli claimed he was shot by the rapper last November.
  Today (August 17), he was barred from possessing any firearms or ammunition and prohibited from contacting or coming within 100 yards of Ephron, reports Rol
  
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• Demi Lovato battled 'survivor's guilt' after Mac Miller died

  17-08-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Skyscraper singer relapsed after six years of sobriety in June 2018.
  
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• Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco Go Vampire Hunting, Dancing in ‘Bud’ Music Video

  17-08-2022 21:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song, which also features J Young MDK and Sam Pounds, is tied to Foxx and Franco's new movie, Day Shift
  
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• Mike Campbell and Margo Price Get Lost in the Desert in New ‘State of Mind’ Video

  17-08-2022 21:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track appears on Campbell and the Dirty Knobs' 2022 album External Combustion
  
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• British Rapper Aitch Addresses Painting Over Manchester Mural of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis: ‘Getting This Fixed Pronto’

  17-08-2022 21:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "No way on earth would I want to disrespect a local hero like Ian," the rapper said
  
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• Infidelity, Breakups and Oversharing: Have R&B’s ‘Toxic Kings’ Taken It Too Far?

  17-08-2022 21:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  The current generation of male R&B singers is increasingly open about so-called 'toxic' behavior. But is honesty all it takes?
  
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• Have R&B’s ‘Toxic Kings’ Taken It Too Far?

  17-08-2022 21:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  The current generation of male R&B singers is increasingly open about so-called 'toxic' behavior. But is honesty all it takes?
  
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• Blondie, Mac DeMarco, Tori Amos, Spotify Lead Charitable Initiative ‘Band Shirt Day’

  17-08-2022 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Several artists are joining with Spotify and MerchFriends to promote the first-ever ‘Band Shirt Day.’ Band Shirt Day will take place on September 16 as a celebration of the iconic ‘band t-shirt’ for charitable causes. The inaugural Band Shirt Day will bring artists together to sell merchandise on their official channels and donate the proceeds […]
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• Beth Orton shares intimate new single ‘Friday Night’, additional UK tour dates

  17-08-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Beth Orton has shared a video for her latest single ‘Friday Night’, as well as a string of newly-announced live in-store appearances.
  The track is the third to be lifted from her new album, ‘Weather Alive’ – following ‘Forever Young’ and the album’s title track – which is released on September 23 via Partisan Records. You can pre-order it here.
  Speaking about the new single, Orton said: “Friday Night is someone reflecting on, and trying
  
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• Triller Faces $28 Million+ Lawsuit From Verzuz Creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz

  17-08-2022 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in March of 2021, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sold their Verzuz livestream music-competition program to Triller and joined the company’s executive roster. Now, however, the artists are suing the short-form video-sharing app over $28 million in allegedly missing payments. The shocking lawsuit from Timbaland and Swizz Beatz was recently shared with Digital Music News, […]
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• R. Kelly’s ‘Dark Side’ Highlighted by Prosecutors as Sex Crimes, Child Pornography Trial Begins

  17-08-2022 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Superstar singer "had another side, a hidden side, a dark side, that he … did not allow the world to see," U.S. Assistant Attorney Jason Julien said during opening statements
  
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• Demi Lovato Alludes to 12-Year Age Gap with Ex Wilmer Valderrama on Scathing New Track ’29’

  17-08-2022 20:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Numbers told you not to, but that didn’t stop you," she sings
  
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• Sony Music Publishing Opens Nigeria Office with Godwin Tom as Managing Director

  17-08-2022 20:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sony Music Publishing is opening a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Creative exec Godwin Tom will lead as Managing Director. As the leader of Sony Music Publishing’s Nigeria division, Godwin will further the company’s global reach and support its growing roster of songwriters and composers across the region. “I am honored and humbled by the […]
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• Hit-Boy says Beyoncé’s ‘Thique’ was originally made in 2014

  17-08-2022 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Hit-Boy has revealed Beyoncé‘s ‘RENAISSANCE‘ single ‘Thique’ was originally put together back in 2014.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joyThe guest-heavy 16 track album was released last month and featured the likes of AG Cook, Skrillex, Giorgio Moroder, Grace Jones, Tems and Jay-Z.
  Now, Hit-Boy has told a Rolling Stone podcast, how Beyoncé stashed away their collaboration for eigh
  
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• Rick Ross’ company Wingstop fined for labour law violations

  17-08-2022 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Rick Ross has been fined for labour law violations at five of his chicken wing company’s franchise locations in Mississippi.
  Among the violations, investigators found that the rapper’s company illegally forced employees to pay for their own uniforms, training, and background checks, covered till shortages from their own pocket (bringing their pay below minimum wage), and breaching child labour laws by allowing a 15-year-old employee to repeatedly work past 10pm.
  As a result Ross, via
  
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• CTS Eventim and KAMP Global Announce Rose Bowl Stadium K-Pop Festival Featuring Monsta X, EXO’s Kai, and More

  17-08-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Germany’s CTS Eventim has officially partnered with South Korean “immersive entertainment brand” KAMP Global to promote a festival called KAMP LA 2022, which execs say will be “one of the biggest live-music K-pop experiences in history.” CTS Eventim’s Eventim Live Asia division and KAMP Global just recently announced KAMP LA 2022, which is slated to […]
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• Young Thug sued over concert that was cancelled following his arrest

  17-08-2022 19:19 via nme.com
  
  Young Thug is being sued up to $150,000 (£124,608) over a concert he was allegedly set to perform over the summer.
  The rapper – real name Jeffery Williams – was allegedly due to appear at the State Farm Arena on June 18 in Atlanta but due to his recent arrest, he was unable to attend.
  According to court documents, Williams was set to receive $300,000 (£249,216) for a 45-minute set half of which had already been paid up front and the rest due to be paid after the event.
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• Rick Ross Dons Balmain While Taking ‘Accountability’ for Labor Law Violations at Wingstop Locations

  17-08-2022 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Department of Labor found the rapper's Boss Wings Enterprises made minimum wage violations by forcing paycheck deductions for cash register shortages and uniforms
  
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• A$AP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged A$AP Relli Shooting

  17-08-2022 19:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Harlem rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was charged Monday with two counts of using a semiautomatic firearm to assault former A$AP Mob member
  
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• Kid Cudi says he’s “done” with Kanye West for good

  17-08-2022 19:01 via nme.com
  
  Kid Cudi has spoken out about the vitriol he’s received from Kanye West this year, saying the Donda rapper’s online attacks have damaged his mental health and irreparably damaged their friendship.
  West and Cudi were previously close friends and collaborators but have had a tumultuous relationship since the mid-2010s. They fell out again earlier this year, supposedly due to Cudi’s friendship with Davidson – which led Ye to remove Cudi’s contributions from his &l
  
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• Beck Corrals an Impromptu Yacht Rock Cover Band With Tenacious D, Dave Grohl

  17-08-2022 18:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Alongside John C. Reilly and producer Greg Kurstin, this one-of-a-kind supergroup performed Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze" at a benefit show hosted by Judd Apatow
  
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• The Game says his ‘Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind’ is “the best rap album out right now”

  17-08-2022 18:07 via nme.com
  
  The Game has said that he believes his new album ‘Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind’ is “the best rap album out right now”.
  The Compton rapper released his eleventh studio album last Friday (August 12), which features guest appearances from the likes of Kanye West, A$AP Rocky and Pusha T.READ MORE: The Game: “Me and 50 Cent should have died in that beef”‘Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind’ also features the 10-minute track ‘The Black Slim Shad
  
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• Watch Korn reunite with Evanescence’s Amy Lee to perform ‘Freak On A Leash’

  17-08-2022 17:50 via nme.com
  
  Korn reunited with Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee last night (August 16) to perform their 2007 version of the former’s ‘Freak On A Leash’ – watch fan-shot footage below.
  The two bands kicked off their joint US tour at the Ball Arena in Denver yesterday, with both performing hits from the respective back catalogues.READ MORE: Korn: “On this record, we have grown emotionally. Music is healing to all of us”At the end of Korn’s set, Lee joined the band
  
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• Kid Cudi Says It’ll ‘Take a Motherf–king Miracle’ to Mend Kanye West Friendship

  17-08-2022 17:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musician discusses the tumultuous end of his relationship with Ye and the unequal nature of their creative partnership
  
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• The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”

  17-08-2022 17:27 via nme.com
  
  The National‘s Bryce Dessner has spoken to NME about what to expect from the band’s new material, as well as looking ahead to their remaining summer shows.
  During their run of 2022 festival dates, the indie veterans have been playing a number of brand new songs. Among them is ‘Weird Goodbyes’, a collaboration with Bon Iver which is due to be released imminently.
  Speaking to NME about the new batch of tracks, Dessner said: “We wanted to road-test songs. The journey t
  
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• Jockstrap’s Pop Chaos: ‘If It Doesn’t Make Sense, That’s Nice’

  17-08-2022 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The London duo discuss the perfect mistakes that permeate their excellent debut, I Love You Jennifer B
  
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• Watch Suede’s gritty new short film for their upcoming album ‘Autofiction’

  17-08-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Suede have shared Autofiction, a new short film to accompany their forthcoming album of the same name – you can watch it below.
  The five-piece will release their new studio LP on September 16 via BMG, marking their first album release since 2018’s ‘The Blue Hour’.READ MORE: Suede perform new single ‘She Still Leads Me On’ and talk “raw, angry, nasty” new albumAs the build-up to the arrival of ‘Autofiction’ continues, Suede have now shar
  
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• Timbaland and Swizz Beatz suing Triller for $28 million in alleged missing payments

  17-08-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claim they haven't been paid since January.
  
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• Greg Dulli on Assembling the Afghan Whigs in Isolation and Missing Mark Lanegan

  17-08-2022 16:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Whigs cut their new album remotely, making room for old friends and one late alt-rock hero. Dulli opens up about all of it — and why the band's critics "missed the fucking point" in the Nineties
  
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• Coldplay Break Out the Fireworks for Euphoric ‘Humankind’ Video

  17-08-2022 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Clip features footage from the band's four sold-out shows in Mexico City earlier this year
  
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• Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner’s first interview of the year is all about sports

  17-08-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has given his first interview in three years – and it’s all about sports.
  The indie icons returned to the road earlier this month for a European tour, marking their first gigs since 2019.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys at Sziget Festival 2022: a career-spanning showcase tees up the next eraFans are expecting the band to return with their long-awaited new album later this year, but so far no new material has been played at the comeback gigs – and Tu
  
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• Watch Coldplay perform in Mexico City in new ‘Humankind’ video

  17-08-2022 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay have shared the new video for their track ‘Humankind’, which was filmed while on tour in Mexico – you can watch the clip below.
  The song features on the band’s most recent album ‘Music Of The Spheres’, which arrived back in October.READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideasThe four-piece are currently on tour in support of the LP, and they have today (August 17) shared a new video for &lsqu
  
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• Amy Lamé suggests Printworks could “still have a future” at current location

  17-08-2022 15:34 via nme.com
  
  London’s Night Czar Amy Lamé has discussed the future of the Printworks venue, saying “all is not lost” with regards to its potential move away from its current location.
  Last month, it was revealed that plans were going ahead for the redevelopment of the Surrey Quays site into office buildings.
  In a new interview with Mixmag, Lamé said that hope still remains for the venue to stay open, and that “active discussions are taking place about the possibility of
  
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• Mariah Carey’s ‘Queen of Christmas’ Trademark Bid Criticized by Singers

  17-08-2022 15:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Christmas singers Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan have criticized Carey, with the latter filing a declaration of opposition
  
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• Jesse Malin Revisits Bruce Springsteen Duet ‘Broken Radio’ on ‘Glitter in the Gutter’ Reissue

  17-08-2022 14:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Long out of print, the 2007 LP — and its centerpiece Boss duet — finally comes to streaming services
  
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• Members of Metallica, AC/DC and Travis Barker added to Taylor Hawkins tribute gigs

  17-08-2022 14:42 via nme.com
  
  New artists have joined the bill for the forthcoming tribute gigs for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, with livestream details also announced.
  Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.
  Last week, Foo Fighters announced that, together with the drummer’s family, the band will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at two special gigs in London and Los Angeles. ‘The Taylor Hawkins
  
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• DJ Fat Tony says he sold his Banksy artwork “to pay my tax”

  17-08-2022 14:04 via nme.com
  
  DJ Fat Tony has recalled in a new interview how he was once forced to sell his Banksy artwork in order “to pay my tax” bill.
  Speaking in an interview with The Times, the DJ born Tony Marnoch was asked about “the most important lesson you have learnt about money”.
  Fat Tony, who has been clean from drugs for 15 years, replied: “When I got clean, I wanted to go legit. It was daunting. I’d wake up at 2am, panicking about brown envelopes. By 7am I’d want to k
  
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• KennyHoopla cancels autumn tour “to focus on myself and my mental health”

  17-08-2022 13:37 via nme.com
  
  KennyHoopla has cancelled his forthcoming North American tour, with the artist saying that he needs to “take the time to focus on myself and my mental health”.
  The US artist had been due to embark on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour in September, with dates running until October. Support had been set to come from Nothing,Nowhere and Groupthink.
  Last week KennyHoopla confirmed that he was cancelling the tour, saying that “it breaks my heart to have to do this” and offering
  
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• Jack White Has Some ‘Important Questions’ About Snoop Dogg’s New Cereal Brand

  17-08-2022 13:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Is it a statement that this cereal has more marshmallows than say, a bag of sand, or a typical caesar salad?"
  
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• Grimes and The Weeknd's hotly-awaited collab imminent

  17-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Grimes has revealed her song and music video with The Weeknd are coming soon
  
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• Depeche Mode return to studio following Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher's passing

  17-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Depeche Mode are "finding stability" in the recording studio following co-founding member Andy Fletcher's death.
  
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• Here’s Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ in the style of Slipknot

  17-08-2022 12:58 via nme.com
  
  A YouTuber has reimagined Metallica’s legendary track ‘Master Of Puppets’ as if it were written by Slipknot – check out the result below.
  Streams of the original song have increased significantly following its recent use in the finale of Stranger Things season four. In the finale, titled The Piggyback, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) played the 1986 track on a rooftop to distract a horde of demonic bats protecting the lair of main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower
  
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