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• Listen to Crawlers’ fierce new song ‘I Don’t Want It’

  23-08-2022 23:52 via nme.com
  
  Crawlers have shared a brand new single – listen to the Liverpool band’s latest track, ‘I Don’t Want It’, below.READ MORE: Crawlers on My Chemical Romance: “Supporting the band that got you through year 10 is unheard of!”The track comes ahead of performances at Reading & Leeds this weekend, and follows the release of recent single ‘Fuck Me (I Didn’t Know How To Say)’.
  Discussing the new song, vocalist Holly Minto said: “&lsquo
  
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• Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie Parties a Little Too Hard with Pete Wentz in ‘Sugar Soaker’ Video

  23-08-2022 23:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The video also features cameos from his Viva Las Vengeance collaborators Jake Sinclair and Mike Viola
  
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• Watch Arctic Monkeys debut new song ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’ live at Zurich gig

  23-08-2022 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys debuted a brand new song called ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’ tonight (August 23) at their gig as part of Zurich Openair festival in Switzerland – see the performance below.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys at Sziget Festival 2022: a career-spanning showcase tees up the next eraThe new song is the first taster fans have got from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album.
  Per footage posted online by fans, the song is a perky, retro-sounding track tha
  
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• California Legislature Votes to Limit Criminal Liability of Rap Lyrics and Other ‘Creative Expression’ — Bill Heads to the Governor’s Desk for Signature

  23-08-2022 22:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last week, the major labels voiced support for AB 2799, a California bill that would limit criminal liability stemming from “creative expression” – including rap lyrics – in certain instances. Now, the legislation has passed through both chambers of the Golden State’s legislature and made its way to the governor’s desk. According to the vote […]
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• Fixer Says R. Kelly Hired Him to Recover Tape That Showed Singer ‘With a Young Lady Having Sex’

  23-08-2022 22:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Charles Freeman testified that Kelly and his associates promised him $1 million for the job
  
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• Rick Ross pledges £8.5million for Jake Paul’s next fight

  23-08-2022 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Rick Ross has pledged $10million (£8.5) to secure an opponent for Jake Paul’s next fight.
  The controversial boxer and YouTuber has been searching for his next opponent after a number of bouts were cancelled for various reasons.
  Taking to Instagram and sharing a photo of himself and Paul, Ross wrote: “Since everyone seems to be afraid to fight Jake Paul Im down to put another 10million on top to make the right match happen.
  “What fight would you want to see?” he adde
  
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• 5,000-Seat MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston Opens Doors

  23-08-2022 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Boston’s 5,000-seat MGM Music Hall at Fenway officially opens its doors in the same neighborhood as the House of Blues. Boston’s newest music venue, the 5,000-seat MGM Music Hall at Fenway, officially opened its doors on Monday. Located at 2 Lansdowne Street behind Fenway Park, the venue is in the heart of Boston’s vibrant entertainment […]
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• Study Suggests Spotify Doesn’t Recommend Joe Rogan to New Listeners

  23-08-2022 21:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A new study finds that Spotify isn’t recommending Joe Rogan episodes to new listeners. Joe Rogan’s podcast has been a Spotify exclusive since September 2020, and it’s been a partnership with its share of controversy. That said, statistics prove that the partnership has been an overall win for both parties — Spotify receives an influx […]
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• ‘I Just Remove Myself:’ Kendrick Lamar on Dealing with Fame and Staying Off Social Media

  23-08-2022 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I’m so invested in who I am outside of being famous, sometimes that’s all I know," he says
  
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• MoFi Sued Over Claims Its All-Analog Albums Were Actually Made With Digital Mastering Tech

  23-08-2022 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Label at the center of an audiophile controversy hit with new class action suit
  
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• Twitch Partner Livestream Exclusivity Is Over, Partners Can Stream on Facebook & YouTube

  23-08-2022 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Twitch Partner exclusivity is over as the platform allows its partners to live stream on other platforms now. Twitch sent its partnered streamers an email this morning announcing the policy change. The previous agreement kept those with a Twitch Partnership from live streaming on other platforms like Facebook Live or YouTube. While the exclusivity limitations […]
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• Twitch Partner Livestream Exclusivity Is Over — Partners Can Stream on Facebook & YouTube

  23-08-2022 20:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Twitch Partner exclusivity is over as the platform allows its partners to live stream on other platforms now. Twitch sent its partnered streamers an email this morning announcing the policy change. The previous agreement kept those with a Twitch Partnership from live streaming on other platforms like Facebook Live or YouTube. While the exclusivity limitations […]
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• Cradle of Filth Guitarist Stuart Anstis Dies at 48

  23-08-2022 20:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Black metal band Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis died at age 48 on August 21. The news was confirmed by Antoinette Anstis in a heartfelt message posted to the guitarist’s Facebook page. “Rest in peace; you were too beautiful for this world, my lover. Nothing will ever be the same again, love always and […]
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• Watch Panic! At The Disco’s Pete Wentz-featuring video for ‘Sugar Soaker’

  23-08-2022 20:17 via nme.com
  
  Panic! At The Disco have shared a new video for the song ‘Sugar Soaker’, which features a host of cameos including one from Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz.READ MORE: Panic! At The Disco – ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ review: pretty odd jukebox rock‘n’roll‘Sugar Soaker’ appears on Brendon Urie’s new album ‘Viva Las Vengeance’, which came out last week (August 19).
  “Sweetening the deal with the new video for Sugar Soaker,&rdquo
  
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• YouTube Officially Launches Dedicated Podcast Landing Page Amid Competition From Spotify, Apple, and Others

  23-08-2022 19:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  YouTube is officially working to expand its presence in the ever-competitive podcast arena following numerous spoken-word investments from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and others. The video-sharing platform’s latest podcasting push just recently came to light in a report from 9to5Google, which pointed to a dedicated landing page for the project. At the time of […]
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• Chris Isaak, Indigo Girls to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Awards

  23-08-2022 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The annual Americana Honors and Awards takes place Sept. 14 in Nashville
  
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• Here’s Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ reimagined as an “emo anthem”

  23-08-2022 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Metallica’s iconic hit ‘Master Of Puppets’ has been reimagined as an “emo anthem” in a new YouTube video – check it out below.READ MORE: Horns up! What’s driving film and TV’s metal revival?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
  
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• Fetty Wap Faces 40 Year Sentence for Drug Charges – The Latest

  23-08-2022 19:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Fetty Wap is facing a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. The Trap Queen rapper plead guilty to running an illicit drug operation in New York and New Jersey. Cops arrested the rapper and found bricks of cocaine and heroin at his Long Island residence. The 31-year-old rapper, […]
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• Kanye West Won’t Be Charged for Alleged Battery of Fan in Los Angeles

  23-08-2022 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  "No reasonable likelihood of conviction," spokesman for Los Angeles City Attorney says
  
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• California Senate and Assembly approve bill limiting use of rap lyrics as evidence in court

  23-08-2022 19:03 via nme.com
  
  The California Senate and Assembly have approved a bill limiting the ability for lyrics to be used against rappers in court cases.
  Bill AB 2799 is now awaiting the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign and confirm the bill as law.
  As Billboard report, the bill would restrict the use of song lyrics as evidence, and be banned from being referenced in court unless the prosecution can prove a direct relevance between the lyrics and the particular case, and that the process will
  
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• 85 per cent of Britons say music is vital to their mental health

  23-08-2022 18:13 via nme.com
  
  85 per cent of British people say music is vital to maintaining their mental health, according to a new survey.READ MORE: Mental health charities on post-lockdown pressure and the importance of reaching out: “We don’t have a clear route to normality”New research from the app FREE NOW says that over half of people polled see music as a reason for their closest friendships, with 31 per cent saying they met their partners through a connection with music.
  85.7 per cent of those pol
  
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• Dove Cameron ‘Reverses’ Society’s Patriarchical Roles in Powerful Video for ‘Breakfast’

  23-08-2022 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I want to show the disturbing contrast between stylized femininity and masculine power and the gender stereotypes that plague our social commentary," Cameron says about the video
  
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• Lethal Bizzle's AIM Awards honour

  23-08-2022 18:04 via music-news.com
  
  The AIM Independent Music Awards 2022 take place next month.
  
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• Noel Gallagher to launch signature electric guitar with Gibson

  23-08-2022 17:45 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher is set to launch his own electric guitar model in partnership with Gibson.READ MORE: Noel Gallagher live at Glastonbury 2022: how The Chief owned the Pyramid StageThe former Oasis musician teased a new signature version of his Gibson ES-355 on social media back in May, writing that it’d be arriving at some point in “August 2022…”.
  It came after Gallagher joined forces with the US-based instruments manufacturer to release the ‘Noel Gallagher J-15
  
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• Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48

  23-08-2022 17:38 via nme.com
  
  Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48, it has been confirmed.
  The news was broken by another former member of the band, guitarist Richard Shaw.
  “Rest in peace, Stuart. It was an honour performing your music,” Shaw wrote in an Instagram post.
  He added: “Thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.”
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Richard Shaw (@richardshawguitarist)The band’s vocalist Dani Filth also paid trib
  
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• Harry Styles Gives New York The Wildest Party of the Summer With The Start of His 15-Night Stand

  23-08-2022 17:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  The first two nights of the pop superstar's residency at Madison Square Garden was a triumphant example of his pure devotion to Too Much All The Time.
  
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• Here are the stage times for The National at All Points East 2022

  23-08-2022 16:52 via nme.com
  
  The National will return to London on Friday (August 26) to headline All Points East 2022 – check out the full stage and performance times below.
  It will mark the band’s first show in the city since 2019, where they will be joined by a stellar cast of support acts including Mogwai, Fleet Foxes, Lucy Dacus, Kurt Vile and more.READ MORE: All Points East 2021 review: generations collide to end the summer in fervent styleAcross seven stages, the day also sees performa
  
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• Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ Was Too Powerful for Old Laptop Models to Play Without Crashing

  23-08-2022 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer's vocals are said to have the same effect on old laptop hard drives as an opera singer on glass
  
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• Be Sure to Keep These Songs on Your RADAR

  23-08-2022 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Authenticity, fearlessness, and unapologetic attitudes—if these are the themes for the season, then these breakout artists are setting the tone. Pretenses and pleasantries fall away in favor of living out truth in lyrics of every language. While UK’s Cat Burns and Egypt’s Ali Loka go daringly direct, Korean pop group NMIXX and Italy’s Rhove draw […]
  
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• Tim Burgess shares “old-school” new single ‘Sure Enough’ with stop-motion video

  23-08-2022 16:36 via nme.com
  
  Tim Burgess has shared a new solo single called ‘Sure Enough’ – scroll down to listen to it below.
  The song will appear on the Charlatans frontman’s upcoming double album ‘Typical Music’, which is due for release on September 23 via Bella Union (pre-order here). Burgess has already previewed the 22-track project with its title track and ‘Here Comes The Weekend’.READ MORE: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter
  
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• California Bill Banning Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence Heads to Governor to be Signed Into Law

  23-08-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The law would require judges to press prosecutors on the purpose behind including lyrics as evidence
  
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• Listen to Willow Kayne’s jagged new track ‘Rat Race’

  23-08-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Willow Kayne has released a jagged new single called ‘Rat Race’ that sees the musician sing about a “nice little existential crisis”.READ MORE: Willow Kayne: “This record was me hitting back to the doubters – it’s absolute revenge”The track follows on from Kayne’s debut EP ‘Playground Antics’ and the previously released singles ‘White City’ and ‘Final Notice’.
  Kayne wrote ‘Rat Race’ when she was
  
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• Listen to Danny Brown’s first solo single in three years, ‘Winter’

  23-08-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Danny Brown has shared his first solo single in three years – listen to ‘Winter’ below.READ MORE: How Danny Brown called time on pill popping and returned with an extraordinary new albumAs Consequence Of Sound notes, the Detroit-born rapper and comedian premiered the track during the latest episode of the Your Mom’s House podcast last Wednesday (August 17).
  Later, he quietly uploaded ‘Winter’ to SoundCloud and posted a brief note note about it on his Twit
  
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• Freedy Johnson Loves the Muzak Versions of His Old Hits — And He’s Still Striving for Perfection

  23-08-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Check out new song "Darlin'" with Aimee Mann
  
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• A Decade After ‘Call Me Maybe,’ Carly Rae Jepsen’s Future Looks Brighter Than Ever

  23-08-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  On her new album, The Loneliest Time, how she feels about her signature early hit, and why she’s "the grandma of TikTok"
  
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• Listen to Parkway Drive’s new seven-minute epic ‘Darker Still’

  23-08-2022 14:27 via nme.com
  
  Parkway Drive have shared the title track from their forthcoming seventh album ‘Darker Still’ – listen below.
  The Australian band are set to release the 11-song collection on September 9 via Epitaph, following up on their previous studio record ‘Reverence’ (2018). You can pre-order/pre-save it here.READ MORE: Parkway Drive on working through grief: “There’s no handbook to deal with this stuff”Today (August 23), Parkway Drive have further previ
  
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• Ladytron announce 20th anniversary edition of ‘Light & Magic’

  23-08-2022 14:00 via nme.com
  
  Ladytron have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of second album ‘Light & Magic’ and shared a previously unreleased video for the record’s title track.
  The anniversary edition of ‘Light & Magic’ – the original of which arrived in 2002 – is due out September 17, with the band promising to release a series of unseen material to go alongside it.
  The first of those releases is the music video for the title track, which can be seen below:Speaking ab
  
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• Diddy clarifies his recent declaration that “R&B is dead”

  23-08-2022 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Diddy has clarified his recent declaration that “R&B is dead”.
  Last Wednesday (August 17), the rapper – real name Sean Combs – asked his followers on Twitter: “Who killed R&B?” Many responded by stating that the genre was still very much alive.
  Diddy later participated in an Instagram Live broadcast alongside the likes of Mary J. Blige, Kehlani and Timberland in which he asked each of them to share their thoughts on the current state of R&B.
  During
  
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• Watch Demi Lovato’s Vulnerable Live Performance of Recent Single ’29’ for Vevo

  23-08-2022 13:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song appears on the singer's new album, Holy Fvck
  
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• Beastie Boys release ‘Sabotage’-inspired action figures

  23-08-2022 13:13 via nme.com
  
  Beastie Boys have teamed up with toy designers Super7 for a series of ‘Sabotage’-inspired action figures.READ MORE: Special relationships: iconic American bands’ explosive, early UK showsThe trio of toys sees Ad Rock, MCA and Mike D dressed as their alter-egos from the 1994 music video for ‘Sabotage’.
  The Spike Jonze-directed visuals saw Beastie Boys play fictional movie stars in a ‘70s crime drama, with MCA playing Nathan Wind playing Cochese, Ad-Rock playing
  
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• Harry Styles says ‘My Policeman’ shows “tender and loving” gay sex

  23-08-2022 13:04 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has said My Policeman will feature “tender and loving” gay sex scenes.
  The singer and actor will soon be starring in the period romance film, directed by Michael Grandage, which follows a 1950s married British policeman who has an affair with a museum curator.READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god statusStyles plays the policeman opposite David Dawson as the curator, while The Crown star Emma Corrin plays St
  
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• Harry Styles is still writing for his fourth solo album

  23-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Harry Styles fans might not have as long as they think for another album from the prolific solo star.
  
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• Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer record soundtrack to Frozen Planet II

  23-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Camila Cabello says it's a "dream come true" to have worked on soundtrack to 'Frozen Planet II' with Hans Zimmer.
  
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• Janet Jackson’s single ‘Rhythm Nation’ causes old laptops to crash

  23-08-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Janet Jackson‘s 1989 single ‘Rhythm Nation’ is said to have the power to cause older laptops to crash.
  In a recent blog post (via Hot New Hip Hop), Microsoft’s principal software engineer, Raymond Chen, explained: “The song contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of 5400 rpm laptop hard drives that they [an unnamed major manufacturer] and other[s] used.”READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production an
  
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• Tommy Lee released viral nude photo while he was “on a motherfucking bender”

  23-08-2022 12:11 via nme.com
  
  Tommy Lee has spoken about a recent full-frontal nude selfie he shared across his social media accounts, saying he uploaded the picture while on a “bender”.READ MORE: Pam & Tommy review: sex tape scandal takes aim at ’90s sleazeEarlier this month, the Mötley Crüe drummer posted the NSFW picture to Instagram and Facebook before it was taken down several hours later. The photo remains on his Twitter account.
  During Mötley Crüe’s show in San Antonio,
  
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• VIXX’s Leo returns with melancholic ‘Losing Game’ music video and new mini-album ‘Piano Man Op. 9’

  23-08-2022 12:09 via nme.com
  
  VIXX vocalist and soloist Leo has made a comeback with his third mini-album ‘Piano Man Op. 9’, led by the single ‘Losing Game’.READ MORE: A dreamlike day out with ONEUS at HallyuPopFest SydneyIn the new visual, the idol appears to chase a woman through a luxurious mansion. However, it soon becomes apparent that he is ruminating on memories made with a past lover, retracing her steps while wandering the mansion alone.
  “I need you right here / Need you right here / If
  
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• Harry Styles says he’s already working on ideas for his next album

  23-08-2022 12:08 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles has revealed that he is already working on ideas for his fourth solo album.
  The former One Direction singer released his third studio record, ‘Harry’s House’, back in May. It followed on from his self-titled debut (2017) and his second LP, 2019’s ‘Fine Line’.READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god statusDuring a new cover interview with Rolling Stone, Styles spoke about his decision to play exte
  
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• GOT7’s JAY B drops new single ‘Rocking Chair’ alongside pensive music video

  23-08-2022 11:49 via nme.com
  
  GOT7 leader and soloist JAY B has unveiled a new digital single ‘Rocking Chair’, marking his first release since leaving previous label H1GHR MUSIC.READ MORE: JAY B on finding his voice: “I can’t stop doubting myself until I’m fully satisfied”On August 23, the idol dropped his first digital single, titled ‘Rocking Chair’, under his new label, CDNZA Records. Its pensive music video visual follows JAY B as he wakes up in a dark bedroom, before moving
  
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• See Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett, Fred Armisen Cover Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’

  23-08-2022 11:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musicians joined forces at a Washington stop of Barnett’s touring festival, Here and There
  
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• The Big Climate Thing festival, featuring Haim and Sheryl Crow, postponed until 2023

  23-08-2022 11:27 via nme.com
  
  The Big Climate Thing, a festival aiming to address and raise awareness of the climate crisis, has been postponed.
  The three-day event had been set to take place at the Forest Hills Stadium in New York City between September 16-18. Haim, The Roots, The Flaming Lips and Sheryl Crow were all lined up to headline.READ MORE: Haim at Glastonbury 2022: a victory lap worth the waitOther acts slated to appear across the weekend included Khruangbin, Princess Nokia, 
  
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