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• Moses Sumney unveils new concert film as he announces break from music

  25-08-2022 23:54 via nme.com
  
  Moses Sumney has unveiled details of a new concert film before announcing his break from music.READ MORE: Moses Sumney on resisting definition and new album ‘græ’: “My identity is a kind of patchwork”Sumney was this week revealed to be part of The Weeknd’s upcoming HBO series The Idol and has now today (August 25) unveiled a new concert film called A Performance In V Acts that covers his gig at the Ford Theater in Los Angeles on October 31. Afte
  
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• Doja Cat hasn't vaped for 70 days

  25-08-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Back in May, Doja Cat was forced to cancel a series of concerts after undergoing tonsil surgery.
  
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• Coldplay sell 1.4 million tickets for newly-announced 2023 European & UK dates

  25-08-2022 23:24 via music-news.com
  
  The day after completing the 2022 European leg of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour in Glasgow, Coldplay have seen
  
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• London Grammar cover Coldplay as a thank you for inviting them on tour

  25-08-2022 23:17 via nme.com
  
  London Grammar have covered Coldplay as a thank you for inviting them on tour.READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promiseThe band took to Instagram to share their acoustic cover of Coldplay’s ‘Don’t Panic’ along with a message thanking the band for asking them to support them on tour recently.
  “Beautiful world, beautiful summer. Thank you @coldplay for letting us tag along on the most beautiful, surr
  
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• Professor John Legend to Teach the Art of Songwriting With New ‘MasterClass’

  25-08-2022 22:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  "My class will give you the tools to find your voice," the singer promises
  
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• Demi Lovato claims team “barricaded” them in hotel room to control eating disorder

  25-08-2022 22:54 via nme.com
  
  Demi Lovato has claimed that their team “barricaded” them in a hotel room to control an eating disorder.READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Holy Fvck’ review: a sonic middle finger and a bold return to rock rootsIn a new interview on the Spotify podcast Call Her Daddy, Lovato claims that someone from their management team placed controls over her food consumption – such as taking food out of her hotel room or removing the phone so they couldn’t order roo
  
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• Slaves’ Isaac Holman shares message on mental health: “Approach with kindness, always”

  25-08-2022 21:43 via nme.com
  
  Slaves’ Isaac Holman has shared an emotional post about mental health online.READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMANHolman shared a picture of him mid-gig at a festival smiling and seemingly happy.
  However, he revealed in the post that behind the scenes, he was “unwell” and had to get taken to perform at gigs by his parents due to the debilitating nature of his illness.
  “This is wha
  
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• Christine and the Queens singer Chris has 'been a man for a year'

  25-08-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Chris is to release his third studio album, Redcar les adorables étoiles, on 23 September.
  
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• Robbie Williams documentary series in production with Joe Pearlman and Asif Kapadia

  25-08-2022 21:28 via music-news.com
  
  Netflix is in production on a documentary series about British pop superstar, Robbie Williams.
  
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• The 1975 say UK tour news is coming next week

  25-08-2022 20:49 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 have said that news about an upcoming UK tour will arrive in the coming week.READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule bookThe 1975 are gearing up to release their fifth studio album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which is set to arrive on October 14 via Dirty Hit. They’ve already previewed the record with the singles ‘Part Of The Band’ and ‘Happiness’.
  Now, taking to Instagram,
  
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• Marcus Mumford shares emotive new single, ‘Better Off High’

  25-08-2022 20:23 via nme.com
  
  Marcus Mumford has today (August 25) shared a new single, ‘Better Off High’ – check it out below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year”It’s the third track taken from his upcoming debut album, ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island (pre-order here). The latest follows on from previous singles ‘Grace‘ and ‘Cannibal‘.
  
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• Human Voice of FN Meka Says He Wasn’t Paid a Dime After Creators Ghosted Him

  25-08-2022 20:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The real voice rapper of AI artist FN Meka is speaking out. He says the creators ghosted him and didn’t pay him a dime. Rapper Kyle the Hooligan posted an Instagram Video in which he shared his side of the story. The video was posted on August 23, with the rapper speaking about how he […]
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• Deezer Lost Subscribers During H1 2022 – Down 2.9% to 9.4MM

  25-08-2022 20:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Deezer reports double-digit revenue growth for H1 2022, but its subscribers are down 2.9%. Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueria says the music streaming company’s core audience of France continues to be its largest growth market. “Deezer’s growth has accelerated, and we are now back to double-digit growth,” Folgueria shared in a statement with investors. “We are […]
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• The Torso Killer Reportedly Confessed to Another Murder — And the Victim’s Granddaughter Is Speaking Out

  25-08-2022 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  Richard Cottingham has claimed he killed nearly 100 women before his 1980 arrest
  
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• Music Festival Platform Festicket Files ‘Commencement of Moratorium’ Amid Executive Departures, Refund Demands

  25-08-2022 19:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  London-headquartered music-festival platform Festicket has officially filed a “notice of commencement of moratorium” with the UK’s Companies House. Nine-year-old Festicket revealed its moratorium commencement in a regulatory document yesterday. While the application doesn’t shed light upon the company’s outlook or underlying financial difficulties, it does show that the moratorium began on August 17th and is […]
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• A New Look at Cult-Favorite Folk Sisters the Roches

  25-08-2022 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Packed with unheard live recordings and outtakes, Kin Ya See That Sun arrives this fall
  
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• Kenny Beats unveils details of debut solo album, ‘Louie’

  25-08-2022 19:10 via nme.com
  
  Kenny Beats has unveiled details today (August 25) of his debut solo album, ‘Louie’.READ MORE: A beginner’s guide to Kenny Beats – the megastar producer’s best collaborations so farThe album from the super-producer will arrive next week on August 31 via XL recordings. You can pre-order it here.
  A press release says that on the album, “Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist record that acts as a deeply personal tribute to his ai
  
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• Eminem and Snoop Dogg to perform at VMAs

  25-08-2022 18:42 via music-news.com
  
  Global rap icons Eminem and Snoop Dogg will transform the “VMAs” stage for a first of its kind performance of “From the D 2
  
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• David Bowie’s ‘Moonage Daydream’ Soundtrack to Feature Unreleased Live Tracks, New Mixes

  25-08-2022 18:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hear the film-specific remix of "Modern Love" from director Brett Morgen's upcoming documentary
  
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• Companion album to David Bowie ‘Moonage Daydream’ documentary film announced

  25-08-2022 18:18 via nme.com
  A companion album to the forthcoming David Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream has been announced.READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friends‘Moonage Daydream’ will feature songs spanning the late musician’s career and included previously unheard material, unique mixes created for the film, and dialogue from Bowie.
  The digital edition is released by ISO Records/Parlophone Records on September 16 and is previewed by a
  
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• Robert Plant on Success, Getting Panned by Rolling Stone, and What ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Means to Him Now

  25-08-2022 17:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I'm a little wary of repetition," says the former Led Zeppelin frontman, who's currently on tour with Alison Krauss. "And no matter where I play, I've got to feel really good about it, because the bird is on the wing"
  
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• Listen to Rina Sawayama’s new pop ballad ‘Phantom’

  25-08-2022 17:11 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has shared ‘Phantom’, another cut from her forthcoming album ‘Hold The Girl’ which is released next month.READ MORE: Rina Sawayama at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: an exhilarating performance of extremes‘Phantom’ is a pop ballad about Sawayama reassessing her needs versus other people’s. It follows on from last month’s ‘Hold The Girl‘ as well as ‘This Hell’ and ‘Catch Me In The Air&rsqu
  
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• Muse’s Matt Bellamy Recalls Attending One of Lady Gaga’s Early Career Shows: ‘I Have Always Been a Little Monster’

  25-08-2022 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  In a new interview with Zane Lowe, the frontman praised the singer's theatrical approach to pop and confessed to stealing an old visual concept from one of her earlier shows
  
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• Elon Musk shares video for his 2020 self-produced house track ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe’

  25-08-2022 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Elon Musk has shared a music video for his song ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe‘ two years on from the track’s release.READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumThe Tesla and SpaceX CEO first revealed the song in January 2020, somewhat cementing the idea that music was another of his pursuits after releasing his debut single ‘RIP Harambe’ in 2019.
  Now, ‘Don’t Doubt Your
  
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• Listen to I. JORDAN’s new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’

  25-08-2022 16:21 via nme.com
  
  I. JORDAN has shared a new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’ – listen to the two tracks below.READ MORE: India Jordan – ‘Watch Out!’ EP review: rave rockets to blow clubbing cobwebs awayThe latest release from the producer and DJ fka India Jordan arrives as part of an ongoing series of paired songs. It follows this summer’s ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’.
  Per a press release, the dancefloor-r
  
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• The Smithereens Unearth ‘Lost Album’ Nearly 30 Years After They Recorded It

  25-08-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nearly five years after the death of singer Pat DiNizio, New Jersey rockers set to release an unheard LP recorded during 1993 studio sessions
  
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• Margo Price Takes a Psychedelic Journey in New Song ‘Been to the Mountain’

  25-08-2022 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Price's new podcast Runaway Horses launches on Sonos today
  
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• UK singing teacher left “gobsmacked” after Billie Eilish TikTok duet

  25-08-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  A British singing teacher has said that he was “gobsmacked” when Billie Eilish duetted with his TikTok tutorial to one of her songs.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show”Sheridan Coldstream, who is from Buckinghamshire, posted a video on TikTok of himself playing piano and providing singing instructions for Eilish’s song ‘Listen Before I Go’ to help clients on his Total Vocal programme.
  Last month, Eilis
  
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• Girlpool Announces Breakup, Cancels Select Tour Dates: ‘We Are Each Other’s Biggest Fans’

  25-08-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  L.A. trailblazers recently released their fourth studio album, Forgiveness, in April
  
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• Flashback: One Direction Made Their VMAs Debut 10 Years Ago

  25-08-2022 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The boys took the stage in 2012 to perform at the MTV Awards for the first — and only — time in their career
  
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• Robbie Williams documentary series in the works

  25-08-2022 15:38 via nme.com
  
  Production is underway on a documentary series about Robbie Williams.READ MORE: “I’d fucking like to work with Liam Gallagher” – Robbie Williams on UFOs, ‘Rudebox’, legal highs, the ’90s and hand sanitiserSet to launch in 2023, the multi-part Netflix series is described as an “unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born entertainer” that will cover the highs and lows of Williams’ 30-year career as a member of
  
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• Björk launches new podcast detailing the creation of her albums

  25-08-2022 15:31 via nme.com
  
  Björk has launched a new podcast series in which she’ll reflect on the creation of each of her studio albums.READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasingThe first three episodes of Björk: Sonic Symbolism will be released next Thursday (September 1), delving into the worlds of ‘Debut’ (1993), ‘Post’ (1995) and ‘Homogenic&rsquo
  
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• Man claiming to voice FN Meka, controversial AI rapper dropped by Capitol Records, says label “used me… then ghosted me”

  25-08-2022 15:06 via nme.com
  
  An Atlanta-based rapper has alleged that he is the voice behind AI star FN Meka and in turn has accused Capitol Records of ghosting him after he was promised equity in the label.READ MORE: Burning Banksys and rubbish tweets: these are the most WTF NFTs so farKyle The Hooligan has posted notes and videos in which he claims that the Universal-owned label have left him “high and dry” and shared information that purports to prove that he is the formerly unknown voice behind the vira
  
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• Wet Leg talk “disgusting” early jobs and making ‘Chaise Lounge’ in new Nardwuar interview

  25-08-2022 14:52 via nme.com
  
  Wet Leg have become the latest act to be interviewed by Nardwuar – check out the video below.
  The Isle Of Wight duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – took time out to speak to the legendary Canadian music journalist (aka the Human Serviette) during their current North American tour.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Wet Leg: “I think there’s more authenticity to the music if you’re having fun”As is customary on the channel, Nar
  
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• Björk to Offer Intimate Look Inside Her Back Catalog on New Podcast

  25-08-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter describes the project as an "experiment to capture which moods, timbres, and tempos" she experienced while recording her albums
  
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• Police urge Creamfields-goers to use drug amnesty bins to avoid “life-changing consequences”

  25-08-2022 13:41 via nme.com
  
  Cheshire Constabulary has encouraged those attending the Creamfields North festival this weekend to leave any drugs or weapons in amnesty bins before entering the site.READ MORE: Why drugs testing at festivals is an excellent – and well overdue – ideaIn a stern warning, police said that anyone who is found to have taken prohibited items into the festival without disposing them risks “life-changing consequences”.
  Cheshire Constabulary Superintendent Sarah Heath said i
  
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• The 1975, Wet Leg and Yungblud to perform for Live Lounge Month 2022

  25-08-2022 12:43 via nme.com
  
  The 1975, Wet Leg and Yungblud are among the acts set to perform for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month this September.READ MORE: Clara Amfo on her favourite ever Live Lounge performancesThe station’s annual series of special sessions returns on September 5 with a set from Yungblud, who is due to release his self-titled third studio album three days prior (September 2).
  Further performances will follow from Self Esteem (September 6), RAYE (7) and Wet Leg (8) ahead of an as-yet-unan
  
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• Liam Gallagher hails Chris Martin 'a wonderful chap'

  25-08-2022 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has nothing but love for Chris Martin - years after throwing insults his way.
  
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• Ed Sheeran to play intimate gig for Will Young's mental health awareness event

  25-08-2022 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran is playing a one-off acoustic charity gig for Will Young's mental health initiative Wellstock's 'For One Night Only' series.
  
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• Michelle Branch domestic assault case dropped

  25-08-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Prosecutors have decided not to pursue their case against Michelle Branch.
  
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• Ed Sheeran to play Union Chapel charity event

  25-08-2022 12:29 via music-news.com
  
  One of the biggest music artists in the world, Ed Sheeran, will kick off the newly created Wellstock x ‘For One Night Only’ event series
  
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• JYP Entertainment says it has filed a criminal complaint over “malicious”, defamatory posts about 2PM’s Junho

  25-08-2022 12:12 via nme.com
  
  JYP Entertainment has announced it has taken legal action against “malicious”, defamatory posts made about 2PM singer and actor Lee Junho.READ MORE:KCON LA 2022 review: K-pop’s powerful fourth generation carries the torch forward
  On August 24, the South Korean label issued a statement via Korean news outlet OSEN, responding to widespread “defamation of character” against Junho and announcing its strict measures against its perpetrators, including “strong
  
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• Ed Sheeran announces intimate London Union Chapel charity gig

  25-08-2022 11:46 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has announced an intimate one-off concert in London to raise funds for mental health support charity Shout.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in popThe ‘=’ singer-songwriter will perform at the 900-capacity Union Chapel in Islington on Tuesday, October 11 as part of the ‘Wellstock x For One Night Only’ event series.
  Wellstock, an initiative created by Will Young, aims “to build platform t
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid after talking to horse for an hour

  25-08-2022 11:38 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he gave up taking acid in the ’70s after a trip left him chatting to a horse.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life”The rock legend was speaking in a new interview about the making of his former band Black Sabbath‘s fourth album, ‘Vol. 4’, which was in the groups’s chaotic heyday.
  “We lived together in a house in Los Angeles, rehearsed there, did loads of drugs and made an album:
  
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• ENHYPEN’s Sunoo resumes promotional activities, may take “additional periods of rest” in the future

  25-08-2022 11:27 via nme.com
  
  ENHYPEN singer Sunoo will be resuming his promotional activities after taking a temporary break due to health concerns, however may take additional periods of rest according to the status of his health moving forward.READ MORE:ENHYPEN – ‘Manifesto : Day 1’ review: a brash, self-affirming statement
  Last week on August 17, Sunoo was announced to have temporarily halted his promotional activities after experiencing bouts of dizziness, headaches and chills, which rendered him unabl
  
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• Offset reportedly suing Migos record label over ownership of solo recordings

  25-08-2022 11:19 via nme.com
  
  Offset has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Quality Control – the record label of Migos – over ownership of his solo recordings.READ MORE: Migos: “We show up with the goods and prove you wrong”According to court documents obtained by Variety, Offset alleges that Quality Control is claiming ownership over his recent solo work despite his claim he bought back the rights to the music last year.
  In the complaint, the rapper claimed that the label’s alleged hold as &ld
  
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• Britney Spears Teases Elton John Collaboration: ‘It’s a Big Deal to Me’

  25-08-2022 11:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer opens up ahead of the release of "Hold Me Closer," her first single in six years
  
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• Taylor Swift sued over design of ‘Lover’ companion book

  25-08-2022 11:13 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift is being sued by a poet and author named Teresa La Dart who claims a book Swift released alongside her 2019 album ‘Lover’ copied elements of La Dart’s book of the same name.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ review: a retread of heartbreakIn a complaint filed in Tennessee federal court on August 23, La Dart claims that “a number of creative elements” from her book – a collection of “poems, anecdotes an
  
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• Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon drops debut solo single

  25-08-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lourdes Leon has launched her music career with a club banger.
  
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• Billy Joel duets with Olivia Rodrigo on deja vu and Uptown Girl

  25-08-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Billy Joel brought out pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo at this Madison Square Garden concert.
  
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