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• Rising Artist Aleesha Teams Up With Dembow Heavy-Hitters Haraca Kiko and El Cherry Scom for ‘Melacomo’

  18-08-2022 23:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I wanted to try something new," the singer tells Rolling Stone
  
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• Listen to Missy Elliott feature on Anitta’s new song, ‘Lobby’

  18-08-2022 23:46 via nme.com
  
  Anitta’s new song ‘Lobby’ features Missy Elliott – check out the collaboration below.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with AnittaThe trippy new song centres around a night in a hotel and features Elliott on the song’s verses rapping. “Missy and Anitta, we rolling up to the party/ That hottie, he can get the keys to my Bugatti,” Elliott says on the song’s second verse.
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• Grupo Firme Takes Camilo Down the Banda Route on Playful Single ‘Alaska’

  18-08-2022 22:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Colombia-México crossover follows in the footsteps of Firme's "Cada Quien" with Maluma
  
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• Jack Harlow has opened up about his “dream” collaboration

  18-08-2022 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow has opened up about who his dream collaboration would be in a new interview.
  Speaking on TODAY’s Citi Concert Series, Harlow recalled how he first got into music before revealing who he most wants to collaborate with – and how he hopes it will still happen yet.
  When asked, he replied: “Andre 3000, that’s a big one I’ve been manifesting for a while,” he explained.
  “A lot of the collaborations you just named are ones that in interviews ove
  
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• Kobalt Jumps Into NFTs with Release of ‘Lyric NFT’ Collection

  18-08-2022 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kobalt says it plans to release a lyric NFT collection called An Electro Revival. Kobalt says its the first global music publisher to release a set of fully licensed direct-to-fan NFTs. The collaboration comes with Ghanaian visual artist, Afroscope. Each of the digital art pieces were inspired by and include lyrics from the song “Le […]
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• Elvis Costello unveils details of huge 10-night residency in New York

  18-08-2022 22:30 via nme.com
  
  Elvis Costello has unveiled details of a huge 10-night residency in New York next year.
  Costello revealed the plans for the residency while on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and said the gigs would feature a changing setlist.
  “I’m gonna play a 10-night stand in New York City next February,” Costello explained on the show.
  “But here’s the thing – I’m going to print a list of 10 songs a night that’s gonna give you a clue to wha
  
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• Woman in Original R. Kelly Tape Testifies to Underage Sex ‘Hundreds’ of Times With Singer

  18-08-2022 22:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Going by "Jane," the disgraced singer's former goddaughter said she first had intercourse with Kelly when she was 15
  
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• Twitch Is Exclusive Streaming Partner for Afropunk Brooklyn 2022

  18-08-2022 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Twitch is the exclusive live streaming partner for the Afropunk Brooklyn 2022 festival. The upcoming Brooklyn festival is Afropunk’s first event in its hometown since 2019. The two-day show is happening September 10-11 in Commodore Barry Park and will be available to watch online exclusively on Twitch. The Twitch broadcast for Afropunk Brooklyn will feature […]
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• Watch Arctic Monkeys play ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for first time since 2013

  18-08-2022 21:57 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys have performed ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for first time in almost a decade – watch footage from tonight’s (August 18) Prague show below.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys at Sziget Festival 2022: a career-spanning showcase tees up the next eraThe Sheffield band, currently on their first tour since the coronavirus pandemic, treated fans to the ‘Suck It And See’ (2011) track towards the end of their set. The song was last performed live by th
  
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• Kanye West appears on Fox News to defend selling clothes out of black bags

  18-08-2022 21:26 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has taken to US network television to defend selling his Yeezy Gap line in black “construction bags” that some people mistakenly thought were bin bags.READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songsPosting on Instagram last week (August 13), the rapper shared a note that reads: “Look to the children… Look to the homeless… As the biggest inspiration for all design.”
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• Spotify and Samsung Expand Partnership with Android-Specific Features

  18-08-2022 21:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify is expanding its partnership with Samsung for more devices and Android-specific features. Spotify and Samsung first minted their partnership in 2018, making Spotify the default music app on Samsung devices. But now, that partnership is expanding even further with new features like group listening, seamless listening, and more. Here’s a peek at the new […]
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• A Heartbroken Peach PRC Gets Dragged Out of the Club in ‘Forever Drunk’ Video

  18-08-2022 21:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop star enlists songwriting icon Bonnie McKee on the earworm track
  
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• Beggars Group Posts £18.3 Million Revenue Hike For 2021 Despite Scaled-Back Release Schedule

  18-08-2022 20:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Beggars Group, which encompasses XL Recordings, Rough Trade Records, Matador Records, 4AD, and other UK-based indie labels, posted a nearly £18.32 million (currently $21.84 million) year-over-year revenue jump – and an almost £3 million ($3.58 million) profit hike – for 2021 despite once again adopting a scaled-back release schedule. 46-year-old Beggars Group just recently shed […]
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• Listen to PVA’s dark new single, ‘Bad Dad’

  18-08-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  
  PVA have shared a dark new single called ‘Bad Dad’ – listen to it below.
  The South London trio have shared the latest track from upcoming debut album ‘BLUSH’, which arrives on October 14 via Ninja Tune.
  Speaking on the themes of the single, the band’s Ella Harris said: “Bad Dad explores the internal world of a new father checking in on his son at night, afraid of the lineage of masculinity and how it might impact someone so untainted.”
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• Oasis photographer on a mission to recover iconic ‘Be Here Now’ Rolls-Royce

  18-08-2022 20:31 via nme.com
  
  Rock photographer Michael Spencer Jones is attempting to track down the white Rolls-Royce that famously graced the cover of Oasis‘ third album, ‘Be Here Now’.
  The six-times platinum-selling record celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, with an updated version featuring silver-coloured double heavyweight LP, double picture disc and cassette, and remastered audio set for release tomorrow (August 19).
  Back in 1997, Spencer Jones loaned the 1972 Silver Shadow from Leicestershir
  
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• Peter Hook wants Ian Curtis statue after Aitch advertising row

  18-08-2022 20:03 via nme.com
  
  Peter Hook has said there should be a permanent memorial to Ian Curtis in Manchester following the removal of a mural to the late Joy Division musician.READ MORE: New Order talk suicide prevention in Parliament to mark anniversary of Ian Curtis’ deathEarlier this week, a advertisement for Manchester rapper Aitch was placed over a much loved mural of Curtis in the city’s Northern Quarter. Aitch said he would “fix” the issue saying he had no idea that th
  
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• The National share release date for Bon Iver collaboration ‘Weird Goodbyes’

  18-08-2022 19:16 via nme.com
  
  The National have shared further details of their new single, ‘Weird Goodbyes’, featuring Bon Iver.READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”Pictures of posters advertising the new song began to circulate online, with the band later confirming their legitimacy by changing their cover photos on social media to include the same artwork.
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• Q Lazzarus, Cult Favorite Behind ‘Goodbye Horses’ Who Disappeared for Decades, Dead at 61

  18-08-2022 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The artist, born Diane Luckey, had her music prominently featured in four Jonathan Demme movies — including Silence of the Lambs — but was never able to get a full-fledged music career off the ground
  
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• Here are the stage times for Gorillaz at All Points East 2022

  18-08-2022 18:58 via nme.com
  
  The stage times for Gorillaz at All Points East festival this weekend have been unveiled.READ MORE: Gorillaz – ‘Meanwhile’ EP review: a joyous celebration of Notting Hill CarnivalThe animated band will play All Points East at this year’s Victoria Park on August 19 alongside the likes of IDLES, Yves Tumor, Self Esteem, Femi Kuti, Obongjayar, NewDad, Remi Wolf, Gabriels, Turnstile, Ibeyi, Nia Archives and Willow Kayne. You can buy your tickets here.
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• Soccer Mommy Reimagines ‘Shotgun’ With Slowed and Reverbed Edit, Revamp From Magdalena Bay 

  18-08-2022 18:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track first appeared on the indie artist's third studio album Sometimes, Forever
  
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• Anitta and Missy Elliott Check Into a Dream Hotel on Long-Awaited Mega-Collab ‘Lobby’

  18-08-2022 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new song is from the deluxe edition of Anitta's Versions of Me.
  
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• Jack Harlow, Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J to co-host MTV VMAs 2022

  18-08-2022 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow, Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J have been announced as the co-hosts of the MTV Video Music Awards 2022.
  This year’s awards ceremony will take place on August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.READ MORE: 22 super-fun rap songs that turn 20 in 2022Minaj, Harlow, Lizzo, Måneskin, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! At The Disco are all set to perform on the night, with further live acts set to be announced soon.
  MTV have confirmed today (Au
  
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• MTV Puts Hip-Hop in the Lead With LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow as 2022 VMAs MCs

  18-08-2022 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jack Harlow is slated to perform, and Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the annual ceremony
  
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• Charli XCX and AJ Tracey to replace Måneskin and Jack Harlow at Reading & Leeds 2022

  18-08-2022 17:26 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX and AJ Tracey have been announced by Reading & Leeds Festival as replacements for Måneskin and Jack Harlow.
  Earlier this week, the festival organisers released a statement saying they were “saddened” after it emerged that Måneskin and Harlow had pulled out of this year’s festival in order to attend the MTV VMAs.READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Crash’ review: a headstrong collection of carpe-diem pop bopsHarlow had been due to perform alongsi
  
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• C’mon Guys, Kanye West Isn’t Selling Clothes Out of Garbage Bags — They’re Obviously Construction Bags

  18-08-2022 16:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper/designer went on Fox News (go figure) to defend the way he's distributing his new Yeezy Gap line
  
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• ‘Goodbye Horses’ musician Q Lazzarus has reportedly died

  18-08-2022 16:37 via nme.com
  
  Q Lazzarus, the musician best known for her 1988 hit song ‘Goodbye Horses’, has reportedly died.
  Lazzarus, real name Diane Luckey, passed away last month at the age of 59, according to an obituary that has been posted on the website of the Jackson Funeral Home in New Jersey. A cause of death has not been provided.
  Lazzarus, who fronted the band Q Lazzarus And The Resurrection, is best known for the track ‘Goodbye Horses’. Written by her bandmate William Garvey, ‘Goo
  
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• BTS Might Not Have to Serve in the Military if They Keep Serving on Stage

  18-08-2022 16:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Busan mayor Park Heong-joon is considering alternative duties that would remove the prospect of military service entirely for the group
  
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• New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert undergoes surgery on spinal tumour: “Things went really well”

  18-08-2022 16:14 via nme.com
  
  After undergoing surgery on a spinal tumour this week, New Found Glory‘s Chad Gilbert has confirmed that the procedure “went really well”.
  The guitarist received treatment for cancer last year, during which he had “half a liver, a gallbladder and one adrenal gland” removed.
  Gilbert announced this January that he was “cancer-free”, but told his fans on Tuesday (August 16) that he would be having another operation following the discovery of a new tumour on
  
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• Ronnie James Dio Plots Heavy Metal’s Own ‘We Are the World’ in New Doc Clip

  18-08-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dio: Dreamers Never Die will have a special two-night theatrical run in September and October
  
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• Ronnie James Dio Adds a Philosophical Twist to ‘Last in Line’ Video in New Doc Clip

  18-08-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dio: Dreamers Never Die will have a special two-night theatrical run in September and October
  
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• Interpol share ‘The Black EP’ on streaming platforms and release rare 2002 documentary

  18-08-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Interpol have marked the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ by sharing its companion project, ‘The Black EP’, on streaming platforms – listen to it below.
  ‘The Black EP’ features the studio version of the single ‘Say Hello To The Angels’, a demo of ‘NYC’ and four other songs from the ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ era that were recorded live for a Radio France session in 2002, including
  
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• R. Kelly’s second federal trial to focus on singer’s “hidden side”, say prosecutors

  18-08-2022 15:36 via nme.com
  R. Kelly‘s second federal trial began in Chicago yesterday (August 17), with prosecutors saying that the trial will focus on the disgraced singer’s “dark” and “hidden side”.
  Kelly has already been sentenced to 30 years in jail after being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a New York court last year.
  The singer is now the subject of a second federal trial in his hometown of Chicago where he is facing 13 charges, including creating and receivin
  
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• Demi Lovato says Paramore’s Hayley Williams is her “dream collaborator”

  18-08-2022 15:34 via nme.com
  
  Demi Lovato has named Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams as her “dream” collaborator in a new interview.
  Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Lovato revealed that the sound of her eighth album ‘Holy Fvck’ – out tomorrow (August 19) – had been inspired by ’00s female artists such as Kelly Clarkson and Ashlee Simpson.READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’ review: raw, cathartic popShe c
  
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• St. Paul and the Broken Bones Find Spacey Goodness in David Bowie’s ‘Moonage Daydream’

  18-08-2022 15:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer Paul Janeway and the Alabama band pay tribute to the shape-shifting rock star with a dynamic cover
  
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• Jake Bugg announces 10th anniversary edition of his debut album

  18-08-2022 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Jake Bugg has announced a special 10th anniversary edition of his self-titled debut album.
  The Nottingham musician released his first LP, which featured such songs as ‘Lightning Bolt’, ‘Two Fingers’ and ‘Trouble Town’, on October 15, 2012.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jake BuggBugg is now set to celebrate his debut album with the release of a special 10th anniversary edition of the record on October 14.
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• Angel Olsen and the Big Time Band Bring ‘All the Good Times’ to ‘Fallon’

  18-08-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer appeared on Olsen’s fifth studio album Big Time, released earlier this summer
  
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• T.I. says he’s “still a fan” of The Chainsmokers after punching Drew Taggart

  18-08-2022 14:48 via nme.com
  
  T.I. has spoken out about The Chainsmokers singer Drew Taggart’s recent claim that he was struck in the face by the rapper after giving him a kiss on the cheek.
  Taking to TikTok this week, Taggart shared a video that showed the duo performing at a nightclub alongside T.I. and others. “T.I. just literally punched me in the face,” he is heard saying in the clip.READ MORE: The Chainsmokers: “I promise you, we’re not assholes”“We’re in a vibe and
  
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• How Kid Sister Became the Counselor Every Musician Deserves

  18-08-2022 14:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  After a breakout hit fifteen years ago, Kid Sister turned her rocky tenure in the industry into a creative coaching enterprise 
  
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• Sam Smith and Kim Petras record 'racy' new single

  18-08-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith has worked with Kim Petras on an "upbeat and fun" new single.
  
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• Demi Lovato admits to using a Kelly Clarkson-inspired email address

  18-08-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Demi Lovato has confessed to being inspired by Kelly Clarkson.
  
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• Coldplay's Chris Martin wants to tour in a plane 'powered by milk'

  18-08-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Coldplay's Chris Martin is determined to be more environmentally-friendly when he's touring.
  
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• Jane’s Addiction tease new music and return of bassist Eric Avery

  18-08-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Jane’s Addiction have appeared to announce the return of their original bassist Eric Avery in a new in-the-studio video – you can watch the clip below.
  Back in April, the band’s frontman Perry Farrell voiced his hope that Jane’s Addiction would record new music at some point in 2022.READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2022 review: the global festival transforms its hometown into a music utopiaThe band are yet to follow up their 2011 studio album ‘The Great Escape Artist&rs
  
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• A2IM Partners with Cosynd to Make Copyright Protection a Priority for Independent Music

  18-08-2022 13:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has partnered with Cosynd to continue the fight for independent copyright protection. Under the terms of the partnership, Cosynd will provide A2IM’s community of over 700 record labels and publishers the ability to automate copyright agreements and easily register those copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office. These protections […]
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• A2IM Partners with Cosynd to Make Copy Protection a Priority for Independent Music

  18-08-2022 13:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has partnered with Cosynd to continue the fight for independent copy protection. Under the terms of the partnership, Cosynd will provide A2IM’s community of over 700 record labels and publishers the ability to automate copyright agreements and easily register those copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office. These protections […]
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• Remembering the Biggest Party of Y2k

  18-08-2022 13:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  In Steve Adelman's nightlife memoir, we get an inside look into the generation of dance culture on the rise at the dawn of the millennium.
  
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• Mark Hoppus hints at Blink-182 reunion with Tom DeLonge

  18-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Blink-182 singer and bassist Mark Hoppus shared that he and former bandmate Tom DeLonge had rekindled their friendship.
  
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• Demi Lovato had 'tonne of anxiety' about releasing new song 29

  18-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Demi Lovato's eighth studio album Holy Fvck is scheduled to drop on Friday.
  
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• Circa Waves put the world to rights on surprise new single ‘Hell On Earth’

  18-08-2022 12:26 via nme.com
  
  Circa Waves have made a surprise return with their new single, ‘Hell On Earth’ – you can listen to it below.
  The song is said to signal “the start of a new era” for the Liverpool band, whose last album ‘Sad Happy’ came out in early 2020. The track received its first play last night (August 17) on BBC Radio 1.READ MORE: Circa Waves on their ‘Sadder Happier’ EP: “I was quite pissed off when I wrote these songs”“‘Hell On
  
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• EXO’s Xiumin to release debut solo album in September

  18-08-2022 12:07 via nme.com
  
  EXO member Xiumin will release his debut solo record in September.READ MORE:HallyuPopFest London 2022 review: K-pop festival’s UK debut suffers some hiccups but emerges triumphant
  On August 18, South Korean media outlet News1 published a report claiming Xiumin will debut as a soloist next month with an album. The news was later confirmed through a statement from the K-pop idol’s label, SM Entertainment, via Mydaily. “Xiumin is scheduled to release his first solo album
  
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• NCT’s Jaehyun releases dreamy music video for first official solo song, ‘Forever Only’

  18-08-2022 12:01 via nme.com
  
  NCT’s Jaehyun has dropped a dreamy music video for his first official solo song ‘Forever Only’, which features lyrics he wrote.READ MORE: NCT Dream on ‘Beatbox’: “We have this music that’s uniquely our own”The guitar-driven mid-tempo R&B song was released today (August 18). In its sepia-hued music video, Jaehyun contemplates both loneliness and emptiness as he plays the guitar and unwinds at the beach alone. At night, he goes on a motorbike rid
  
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