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• Diddy says “dreams finally comes true” as he hits studio with Dr. Dre

  31-08-2022 23:54 via nme.com
  Diddy has said that “dreams finally comes true” as he hit the studio with Dr. Dre earlier this week to work on a Snoop Dogg album that the latter is producing.READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop foreverYesterday (August 30) Diddy shared an Instagram post showing five photos of the pair in the studio. He wrote in the caption: “One of my biggest dreams finally came true. I remember the first time I heard
  
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• BMG Is Releasing Nickelback’s Upcoming Studio Album

  31-08-2022 23:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Nickelback selects BMG to release their upcoming tenth studio album — the band’s second with the label. BMG announces it will release Nickelback’s upcoming studio album after the band drops several teasers on social media. The record will be Nickelback’s tenth studio album and their second with BMG after 2017’s Feed the Machine. “The reaction to […]
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• Brittany Aldean’s Response to Getting Called Out for Transphobic Comments? T-Shirts With Barbie Fonts and Right-Wing Slogans

  31-08-2022 23:33 via rollingstone.com
  Jason Aldean's wife is totally over Maren Morris calling her "Insurrection Barbie"
  
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• Elton John remembers Princess Diana on 25th anniversary of her death

  31-08-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The British royal tragically died in a car crash in Paris, France on 31 August 1997.
  
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• DaBaby Concert In New Orleans Canceled Due to Low Ticket Sales – Only 500 Sold

  31-08-2022 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A DaBaby concert scheduled for this weekend in New Orleans has been canceled due to low ticket sales. The show was supposed to happen Friday (Sept. 2) at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The concert promoters say they are working on putting together a replacement show on a new date at a different […]
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• DaBaby Concert In New Orleans Canceled Due to Low Ticket Sales — Only 500 Reportedly Sold

  31-08-2022 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A DaBaby concert scheduled for this weekend in New Orleans has been canceled due to low ticket sales. The show was supposed to happen Friday (Sept. 2) at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The concert promoters say they are working on putting together a replacement show on a new date at a different […]
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• Blogger Appeals Cardi B’s $4 Million Defamation Award. Expert Gives It ‘Slim Chance’

  31-08-2022 23:20 via rollingstone.com
  Tasha K's argument that the rapper wasn't harmed by her false statements "doesn't go very far," legal expert says
  
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• Editors share strutting new single ‘Vibe’ from upcoming album ‘EBM’

  31-08-2022 23:19 via nme.com
  Editors have shared ‘Vibe’, another cut from their seventh album ‘EBM‘.READ MORE: Song Stories – Editors on their long-lost single ‘Magazine’The strutting new song follows on from June’s ‘Karma Climb‘ and and April’s ‘Heart Attack‘. It features on the band’s first album since 2018, which is released on September 23.
  Speaking about ‘Vibe’ [listen here], singer, guitarist and pianist Tom Smith said
  
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• Gorillaz announce new album 'Cracker Island'

  31-08-2022 23:12 via music-news.com
  
  Following the long, hazy heatwave basking in the beats of summer banger ‘Cracker Island (ft. Thundercat)’, Gorillaz today announce
  
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• So What the Hell Was FN Meka, Anyway?

  31-08-2022 23:05 via rollingstone.com
   As music execs ditch the virtual rapper, his origin story has unraveled. Is he AI, AR, or just more of the same?
  
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• Blackpink x PUBG Mobile Concert Collab Clocks 15.7MM Views

  31-08-2022 23:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Blackpink x PUBG Mobile collab took home the MTV VMAs ‘Best Metaverse Performance.’ But there’s even more to the story. The performance was viewed by more than 15.7 million people from around the globe. Blackpink’s “The VIRTUAL” won out over Ariana Grande in Fortnite, Charli XCX in Roblox, and Justin Bieber in Wave. This […]
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• Court Consolidates Comedians’ Lawsuits Against Pandora Amid Broader Royalties Dispute With Streaming Services

  31-08-2022 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  About one week ago, George Lopez became the latest comedian to sue Pandora over allegedly unpaid composition royalties. Now, the court has officially consolidated his complaint with the actions that different stand-up stars have filed against the SiriusXM-owned platform. The consolidation of the lawsuit from George Lopez – whose claims are materially similar to those […]
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• Nick Cave narrates audiobook of upcoming memoir ‘Faith, Hope And Carnage’

  31-08-2022 22:42 via nme.com
  Nick Cave has announced an audiobook to accompany his new memoir Faith, Hope And Carnage, which he also narrates.READ MORE: EXIT Festival 2022 day two review – Nick Cave delivers an unforgettable emotional releaseThe artist’s upcoming work is based on 40 hours of interviews between Cave and his friend, the Observer journalist Seán O’Hagan, and is released on September 20. It’s not clear if the audiobook is released on the same day – you can pre-order it in th
  
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• ‘Elvis’ actor Shonka Dukureh’s cause of death confirmed

  31-08-2022 22:01 via nme.com
  The cause of death of Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh has been revealed.
  The actor, who plays Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis, died at the age of 44 last month.
  Dukureh was found dead by police on July 21 in her home in Nashville after one of her two young children found her unresponsive and sought help from a neighbour, who called 911. According to police, there is no evidence of foul play.
  It has since been revealed that Dukureh died of natural causes, a representat
  
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• Ashley Judd felt 'cornered' by police officers on day of Naomi Judd's death

  31-08-2022 22:01 via music-news.com
  
  Singer/actress Naomi Judd died at the age of 76 on 30 April after a long struggle with mental illness.
  
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• Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy enters rehab, band cancel North American tour

  31-08-2022 21:58 via nme.com
  Bauhaus have cancelled their imminent North American tour and announced that frontman Peter Murphy is to attend rehab.
  The band were set to continue their reunion tour in the US and Canada next month, with dates beginning in Toronto next week (September 6).
  Now, the band have shared a statement via their representative, revealing that the dates that were set to form the band’s first US tour in more than 16 years are off. After the Toronto gig, they were due to play headline shows in Portla
  
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• FKA twigs, Olly Alexander, Aisling Bea and more announced as ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ judges

  31-08-2022 21:05 via nme.com
  FKA twigs, Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander and comedian Aisling Bea are among the new guest judges announced for the next season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.READ MORE: FKA twigs: “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet”The fourth season of the UK edition of the long-running drag show will also welcome Spice Girls‘ Mel B, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, Boy George and more.
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• Cher shuts down fan who called Dua Lipa the 'Cher of our generation'

  31-08-2022 20:56 via music-news.com
  
  Dua Lips has not yet commented on the comparison.
  
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• Gang Of Youths cancel North American tour dates, citing burnout

  31-08-2022 20:33 via nme.com
  Gang Of Youths have pulled next month’s North American tour dates, citing burnout as the reason for the last-minute cancellation.READ MORE: Gang Of Youths – “Every artist should be able to tell the the story of their culture and their history”The Australian indie rockers were due to play shows in the US and Canada, kicking off in Milwaukee’s The Rave II in Wisconsin on September 13 before wrapping at Las Vegas’ 24 Oxford in Nevada on October 1.
  But singer and
  
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• BMG Reports 25% Revenue Jump For H1 2022 As Catalog Expenditures Triple

  31-08-2022 20:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  BMG achieved a more than 25 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase during the first half of 2022, according to a newly released earnings report. This and other noteworthy performance stats for Berlin-headquartered BMG came to light in a just-published analysis from its Bertelsmann parent company. Covering Q1 and Q2 of 2022, as mentioned, the concise […]
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• Gorillaz Dig Up Some ‘New Gold’ With Tame Impala, the Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown

  31-08-2022 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  Animated outfit's next album, Cracker Island, will feature Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, and more
  
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• Kate Bush tops Spotify’s Songs of Summer List for 2022

  31-08-2022 20:09 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush has topped Spotify’s Songs of Summer List for 2022 after her 1985 track 'Running Up that Hill' enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it was featured in Netflix hit 'Stranger Things.'
  
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• FMC 2022 – Instrumental Music competition registration open – for your original music

  31-08-2022 20:00 via music-news.com
  
  Every year, the FMC-Film Music Contest, the biggest international music competition and awards of its kind in Europe
  
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• Dua Lipa Lawyer Blasts ‘Levitating’ Copyright Lawsuit: ‘Must be Dismissed’

  31-08-2022 19:57 via rollingstone.com
  New court filing reveals Lipa's defense, says she and songwriting team “never heard” the pair of disco tracks named in the lawsuit filed in New York
  
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• Most festival tickets on Viagogo are sold by just three traders, investigation finds

  31-08-2022 19:43 via nme.com
  The majority of tickets sold on Viagogo are passed on by only three traders, a new investigation has found.READ MORE: As live music returns, let’s build back fairer by wiping out unscrupulous toutsITV News and the campaign group FanFair Alliance worked together over a period of three months to find that tickets on the resale site were being sold by three traders, meaning that fewer than 10 per cent of tickets were being sold by ordinary consumers.
  174 festivals and outdoor events were look
  
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• Rising Country Singer Luke Bell Found Dead At 32

  31-08-2022 19:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Rising country star Luke Bell has been found dead at age 32. Saving Country Music reports the country singer went missing on August 20 in Tucson, Arizona. The singer’s body was found today not far from where he disappeared. The Tuscon Police Department confirmed an investigation into the death is underway, and no further details […]
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• Megan Thee Stallion wants to reboot noughties classic ‘Bring It On’: “I would be perfect for that”

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nme.com
  Megan Thee Stallion has declared her interest in rebooting the classic noughties film Bring It On.
  During an interview with New York Magazine, the rapper revealed that she would love to return the cheerleading franchise to its routes and star as Isis, the iconic character previously played by Gabrielle Union.
  Speaking of her desire to play the character on the big screen, she said: “I always have wanted to be Isis. I would be perfect for that. If they were ever to make a new Bring It On, I
  
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• Gorillaz announce new album ‘Cracker Island’, release ‘New Gold’ with Tame Impala and Bootie Brown

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nme.com
  Gorillaz have shared details of their new album ‘Cracker Island’ alongside the release of latest single ‘New Gold’ featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown.READ MORE: All Points East: Gorillaz – review: a chipper Damon Albarn raises a toast to his hometown‘Cracker Island’ is released on February 24, 2023 via Parlophone (pre-order here) and marks the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Song Machine, Season One – Strange Timez‘.
  The virtual band, he
  
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• Latto’s ‘It’s Givin’ Video Is Giving Cameos

  31-08-2022 19:18 via rollingstone.com
  Flo Milli, Chloë and Halle Bailey, Ella Mai, and Angie Martinez all appear in the Atlanta rapper's latest visual
  
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• Madison Beer on new single ‘Dangerous’: “It’s definitely the most personal song I’ve done”

  31-08-2022 19:16 via nme.com
  Madison Beer has returned with ‘Dangerous’ – her first new music for 2022. Check out the new song below and our video interview with Beer above.READ MORE: Madison Beer on the cover: “I have a voice and it deserves to be heard”After teasing the release, the artist dropped ‘Dangerous’ last week (Friday 26) and told NME that it’s “definitely the most personal song I’ve done”.
  “I was inspired lyrically to write the song from a p
  
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• Snap Inc. Set to Lay Off 20% of Staff, According to Reports

  31-08-2022 19:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Snap Inc. has announced a round of layoffs that will impact an expected 20% of the company’s operations. According to a report from The Verge, Snap Inc. is seeking to downsize by cutting 1,000 jobs. Layoffs begin today, according to the report, and impact certain departments over others – mainly hardware and developer products. Snap […]
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• Listen to Architects’ explosive new single ‘Deep Fake’

  31-08-2022 18:04 via nme.com
  Architects have shared a new single called ‘Deep Fake’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Architects live in London: beleaguered Brighton band showcase stellar new materialThe song will appear on the Brighton metalcore band’s 10th album ‘The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit’, which is due to arrive on October 21 via Epitaph (pre-order here).
  Following on from the tracks ‘When We Were Young’ and ‘Tear Gas’, Architects’ new offering
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Details New Album ‘Faith in the Future’

  31-08-2022 17:58 via rollingstone.com
  Singer’s sophomore LP arrives Nov. 11
  
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• Self Esteem adds more dates to 2023 UK and Ireland tour

  31-08-2022 17:46 via nme.com
  Self Esteem has added six more shows to her 2023 UK and Ireland tour.READ MORE: Self Esteem on her next album and quest to be a judge on Drag Race UKThe singer-songwriter’s ‘I Tour This All The Time’ tour, which is in support of her Mercury Prize-nominated album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ (2021), marks her biggest headline gigs yet.
  Self Esteem (real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor) will hit the road on February 21, 2023 at Cambridge’s Junction before wrapping the tour at
  
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• Watch the Killers Play Smiths Classics With Johnny Marr

  31-08-2022 17:35 via rollingstone.com
  The Smiths are never, ever getting back together, but the Killers are trying to give the fans the next best thing by playing their tunes every night with opening act Johnny Marr
  
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• Bauhaus Cancel North American Tour as Peter Murphy Enters Rehab for His ‘Health and Well-Being’

  31-08-2022 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  Singer will be "entering a rehabilitation facility to attend to his health and well-being," a rep for the group said
  
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• Muse’s ‘Will Of The People’ on track to become first UK Number One album with NFT technology

  31-08-2022 17:19 via nme.com
  Muse‘s ‘Will Of The People’ is on course to become the first ever UK Number One album that uses NFT (non-fungible token) technology.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Muse: “There’s gonna be a big shift. We’re dealing with a disruptive transition”The Devon-formed trio’s ninth studio record, which arrived last Friday (August 26), is currently outselling the rest of the Top 10 albums combined, according to the latest update from the Offici
  
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• Ryan Reynolds invites fans of K-pop band Stray Kids to put pressure on Vanarama National League

  31-08-2022 17:06 via nme.com
  Ryan Reynolds has encouraged fans of K-pop band Stray Kids to put pressure on the Vanarama National League to allow football clubs to stream live matches.READ MORE: ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ review: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney hit the back of the netThe actor, who bought Wrexham AFC with It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney in 2021 and has since gone on to executive produce an FX docuseries about it with his co-owner that’s airing on Disney+, is hoping th
  
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• Arctic Monkeys announce intimate New York theatre show

  31-08-2022 16:48 via nme.com
  Arctic Monkeys have announced an intimate show in New York for next month – find all the details below.READ MORE: Beautiful new song ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’ is Arctic Monkeys at their most earnestThe Sheffield band, who are set to release their seventh album ‘The Car’ on October 21, will take to the stage at the 3,000-capacity Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on September 22. Per a post on AM’s social media pages, the gig is “a phone-free”
  
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• Madonna regrets both of her marriages

  31-08-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna was married to Sean Penn between 1985 and 1989 and Guy Ritchie between 2000 and 2008.
  
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• Charli XCX postpones concert as she battles stomach bug

  31-08-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX has been unwell since she performed at Reading Festival on Sunday.
  
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• Special Interest Honor the ‘Midnight Legends’ Dancing Past Dawn on New Song

  31-08-2022 16:29 via rollingstone.com
  Track will appear on the New Orleans outfit's upcoming third album, Endure
  
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• Louis Tomlinson to release second album in November

  31-08-2022 16:19 via music-news.com
  
  Louis Tomlinson will release 'Faith In The Future' on November 11.
  
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• David Bowie Is Getting a Plaque on London’s Music Walk of Fame

  31-08-2022 15:01 via rollingstone.com
  The late rock legend will be honored at a special event in the Camden Town neighborhood next month
  
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• Coldplay knew ‘The Scientist’ would be in their set “forever” after the first listen

  31-08-2022 14:55 via nme.com
  Coldplay have said that they knew their classic track ‘The Scientist’ would be a song that they’d “play forever” after hearing it for the first time.
  During a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Hits, the band looked back on their acclaimed second album ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’ (2002), which recently turned 20 years old.READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promiseThe record debuted
  
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• Michael Stipe to release new climate-friendly vinyl in aid of EarthPercent

  31-08-2022 14:09 via nme.com
  Michael Stipe has announced a special split single with Beatie Wolfe in aid of climate emergency charity EarthPercent.
  Founded by Brian Eno in 2021, EarthPercent aims “to offer simple and innovative ways for businesses and artists to donate to the most impactful organisations addressing the climate emergency”.READ MORE: The music world on the aftermath of COP26: “The future needs reinforcements”The organisation marked EarthDay this April by releasing numerous exclusi
  
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• Björk Says New Album Is About ‘Landing on the Earth and Digging My Feet Into the Ground’

  31-08-2022 13:44 via rollingstone.com
  Icelandic singer also shares the LP's artwork and preorder details
  
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• Lorde says she’s “happy to be a D.C. meme” after swimming in Washington’s Potomac River

  31-08-2022 13:22 via nme.com
  Lorde has responded to fans’ concerns over her swimming in the Potomac River, joking that she’s “happy to be a [Washington] D.C. meme”.
  The ‘Solar Power’ singer-songwriter was performing at The Anthem music venue in D.C. on Monday night (August 29) as part of the North American leg of her 2022 world tour.READ MORE: ‘Melodrama’ at five: how Lorde’s cinematic pop opus inspired a new generation of artistsAt one point in the show, Lorde told the
  
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• The Cure's Robert Smith inspired YUNGBLUD to don eyeliner

  31-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  YUNGBLUD has revealed Robert Smith inspired him to don eyeliner.
  
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• Take That have 'a lot of stuff coming up in the future'

  31-08-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Gary Barlow has teased Take That are planning lots of stuff in the future.
  
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