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• What’s New From Apple? – New iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods Pro

  08-09-2022 23:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Curious to know what’s new from Apple? The iPhone 14, Apple Watch 8, and updated AirPods Pro 2 have arrived. Let’s take a quick peek at some of the latest product announcements before focusing on the new AirPods Pro 2. iPhone 14 | Not many changes here in terms of an upgrade from last year’s […]
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• Elton John and Rolling Stones pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2022 22:26 via music-news.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her Balmoral residence in Scotland on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Sony Music Russia Pulls Up Stakes In Country – UMG, WMG Still ‘Suspended’

  08-09-2022 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sony Music Group says it will exit the Russian marketplace completely, six months after suspending operations. UMG and WMG operations remain suspended. According to a report from Billboard, Sony Music Group will transfer the Russian company and roster to local management. “As the war continues to have a devastating humanitarian impact in Ukraine, and sanctions […]
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• Sony Music’s Columbia Records Files Trademark Application Covering NFT Songs, Visual Media, and More

  08-09-2022 21:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sony Music Entertainment’s Columbia Records has officially filed a U.S. trademark application for non-fungible token (NFT) music, visual media, and more. Though Columbia Records’ NFT trademark (serial number 97571005) just recently came to light on social media, the label officially filed the application on August 30th, its description shows. Also according to the USPTO database […]
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• Marcus Mumford Deals With Isolation and Processes Anger on ‘(Self-Titled)’

  08-09-2022 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  The Mumford & Sons leader's solo debut is deeply influenced by his struggle confronting childhood trauma
  
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• Ricky Martin Sues Nephew for $20MM Over ‘Reckless, Malicious, & Culpable Actions’

  08-09-2022 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against his nephew for $20 million following sexual abuse allegations. “The reckless, malicious, and culpable actions by Defendant Sanchez were motivated by the desire to expose Plaintiff to hatred and disdain from his fanbase, to threaten his business opportunities and to destroy his reputation,” reads the complaint filed against […]
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• Arcade Fire gig at The O2 to go ahead this evening following news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death

  08-09-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  Arcade Fire‘s show at London’s O2 tonight will go ahead tonight (September 8), despite the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II hours before.
  The Queen of the United Kingdom, who succeeded to the throne in 1952 aged 25, passed away today.
  “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” The Royal Family shared in a statement at 6:30pm BST. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.&rdquo
  
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• Arcade Fire gig at The O2 to go ahead this evening

  08-09-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  Arcade Fire‘s show at London’s O2 tonight will go ahead tonight (September 8), despite the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II hours before.
  The Queen of the United Kingdom, who succeeded to the throne in 1952 aged 25, passed away today.
  “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” The Royal Family shared in a statement at 6:30pm BST. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.&rdquo
  
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• Led Zeppelin Bootleg Concert Footage From the ’70s Appears on YouTube

  08-09-2022 20:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  New bootleg footage of a Led Zeppelin concert in Los Angeles in the ’70s has surfaced on YouTube. The film was taken at the Inglewood Forum on September 4, 1970 – then sat in a drawer for 50 years. After it was rediscovered, the footage was matched to audio from another Led Zeppelin bootleg recording, […]
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• Mercury Prize 2022 ceremony postponed following death of Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2022 20:30 via nme.com
  This year’s Mercury Prize ceremony has been postponed following the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II died this afternoon (September 8).READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to winThe red carpet for the event had previously been cancelled after Buckingham Palace issued a statement earlier today, which said that “doctors [were] concerned for Her Majesty’s health” and had “recommended she remain under medical supervision”.
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• BBC team up with TaP Music again to select Eurovision 2023 entrant

  08-09-2022 19:21 via nme.com
  The BBC will be teaming up with TaP Music once again to find the UK’s entrant for Eurovision 2023.
  This follows their success with last year’s entrant Sam Ryder, who finished in second place, scoring an impressive 466 points overall with his song ‘Space Man’.READ MORE: Sam Ryder on his debut album and life after Eurovision: “Who knows what will happen next?”Ryder was personally chosen by the management firm and gave the United Kingdom its best Eurovision
  
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• The Joker’s real name revealed to be Jack White, real Jack White responds

  08-09-2022 19:20 via nme.com
  DC Comics character The Joker’s real name has been revealed to be Jack White and the former White Stripes frontman Jack White has responded.READ MORE: Jack White – ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ review: his richest and most satisfying solo era yetThe supervillain’s real name was featured in the Flashpoint Beyond comic series, a sequel to Flashpoint, which sees the Batman storyline taking place in an alternate reality. In it, Martha, who is that universe&rsqu
  
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• Bryson Tiller Says to ‘Expect the Unexpected’ as He Releases Single ‘Outside’

  08-09-2022 19:18 via rollingstone.com
  "It's not just flips of old hip-hop songs," says Tiller, who sampled the Ying Yang Twins on the new single
  
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• Why Pi’erre Bourne’s ‘Psane’ Is The Best Scene in a ‘Good Movie’

  08-09-2022 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  The 28-year-old MC fuses dance music with his signature sound for a mesmerizing hit with the help of Don Toliver. 
  
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• Jennifer Hudson Says She’s ‘Still Processing’ Her EGOT Status: ‘It Blows Me Away’

  08-09-2022 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  "I'm still processing it," the multi-talented musician said in her interview with Gayle King
  
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• Eminem had to relearn how to rap following drug overdose

  08-09-2022 18:43 via nme.com
  Eminem has revealed that he had to retrain himself to rap following his 2007 accidental overdose on methadone.READ MORE: Eminem: Rank The Albums – will the best Slim Shady album please stand up?The rapper was appearing on the latest episode of his manager Paul Rosenberg’s podcast Paul Pod, where he spoke about the overdose and having to relearn his craft.
  “I remember when I first got sober and all the shit was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happ
  
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• Watch Wet Leg Cover Steve Lacy’s Hit Single ‘Bad Habit’

  08-09-2022 18:38 via rollingstone.com
  Isle of Wight band also performed their song, "Wet Dream"
  
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• From the bottling to headlining – watch Bring Me The Horizon talk through all of their Reading & Leeds performances

  08-09-2022 18:27 via nme.com
  Bring Me The Horizon have spoken about their storied history with Reading & Leeds festival in an interview with NME – check out the video below.
  The Sheffield band made their thrilling debut headline appearance at R&L last month, having first played the dual event way back in 2008.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Bring Me The Horizon: “Headlining Reading & Leeds is amazing. It’s been a crazy journey”Talking to NME as part of their recent Big
  
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• Tyler Childers Announces Triple Album ‘Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?’

  08-09-2022 18:18 via rollingstone.com
  Hear "Angel Band (Jubilee Version)," the first release from the conceptual project due Sept. 30
  
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• Spotify CFO Paul Vogel Predicts Podcasting ‘Will Flip to Profitable Over the Next 12 to 24 Months’

  08-09-2022 18:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After investing billions in spoken-word entertainment and related businesses, Spotify is poised to turn a profit on podcasting “over the next 12 to 24 months,” according to CFO Paul Vogel. Vogel shed light upon podcasts’ path to profitability (and several other interesting points) during an interview conducted during the first day of Evercore’s ongoing tech […]
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• Bruce Springsteen, Jann Wenner to Discuss Rock History at 92nd Street Y Event in NYC

  08-09-2022 17:58 via rollingstone.com
  Duo will converse about Wenner's forthcoming memoir Like A Rolling Stone
  
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• EA’s music head says Kasabian’s ‘Club Foot’ is the best ‘FIFA’ tune

  08-09-2022 17:45 via nme.com
  EA‘s president of music Steve Schnur has shared that Kasabian‘s 2004 hit ‘Club Foot’ remains his all-time favourite FIFA song.READ MORE: ‘FIFA 23’ release date, platforms, gameplay changes and latest newsSpeaking to NME, Schnur shared some high praise for Kasabian, whose track ‘Club Foot‘ appeared in FIFA 13.
  “The guys in that band are some of the most football-obsessed people I know on planet Earth,” shared Schnur. “Just knowing
  
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• Huntsville, Alabama Is Rethinking the Amphitheater Experience

  08-09-2022 17:35 via rollingstone.com
  "Rocket City" shoots for the stars with the new Orion Amphitheater, a multi-use venue with colosseum vibes
  
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• Watch Nandi Bushell Face the Joker in Cartoon Network’s ‘Teen Titans Go!’

  08-09-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  12-year-old phenomenon and her brother Thomas use the power of rock to vanquish all evil in new clip
  
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• PJ Harvey Cleans Out Her Closet With Career-Spanning Outtakes Box Set

  08-09-2022 16:57 via rollingstone.com
  "To have this collection of songs released to the world means a great deal to me," Harvey said
  
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• Mel C says she suffered with depression and an eating disorder in the Spice Girls

  08-09-2022 16:45 via nme.com
  Mel C has said that she suffered from depression and an eating disorder after joining the Spice Girls.READ MORE: Spice Girls – their 10 best songs, rankedThe singer, who is set to release her autobiography Who I Am on September 15, said her health problems started in 1994 when the band were still called Touch.
  The star claims she was demonstrating how to do a round-off backflip when a former manager allegedly told her: “I’m surprised you can do backflips with thighs like t
  
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• Roger Taylor to release The Outsider Live album

  08-09-2022 16:39 via music-news.com
  
  Roger Taylor is to release a recording of 'The Outsider Live' as an album and wants fans to "enjoy" it after such dark times.
  
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• Killer Mike and 2Chainz Tell Politicians: Stop F-cking With Atlanta’s Clubs

  08-09-2022 16:36 via rollingstone.com
  Gun violence, gentrification, and new legislation are squeezing Atlanta’s Black-owned clubs. Two of the city’s more prominent rappers are pushing back
  
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• Killer Mike and 2 Chainz Tell Politicians: Stop F-cking With Atlanta’s Clubs

  08-09-2022 16:36 via rollingstone.com
  Gun violence, gentrification, and new legislation are squeezing Atlanta’s Black-owned clubs. Two of the city’s more prominent rappers are pushing back
  
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• Mya Byrne Is Making Her Own Space in Nashville

  08-09-2022 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  Trans singer-songwriter marks the first release from Kill Rock Stars' new Nashville imprint with the hopeful single "Autumn Sun"
  
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• Greg Dulli Is Still An Agro Alt-Rock Guy. That’s a Good Thing.

  08-09-2022 16:11 via rollingstone.com
  On their third album since reforming, the Afghan Whigs remind you what set them apart from the indie-rock crowd back in the Nineties.
  
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• Louis Tomlinson on finding his artistic identity: “It’ll be an ever-evolving process”

  08-09-2022 15:43 via nme.com
  Louis Tomlinson has spoken to NME about finding his artistic identity in his new music, calling it “an ever-evolving process”.
  Last week (September 1), the star announced details of his second solo album ‘Faith In The Future’, which will arrive in November.READ MORE: Welcome to Away From Home, the indie festival hosted by Louis TomlinsonBefore the new record was confirmed, Tomlinson sat down with NME backstage at his own festival, Away From Home in Malaga, last month
  
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• Watch The Strokes play ‘Modern Age’ during intimate New York City Fashion Week gig

  08-09-2022 15:28 via nme.com
  The Strokes played an intimate gig at The Glasshouse in Chelsea last night (September 8), as part of a New York Fashion Week kick-off event for designer Heron Preston and Bose. Watch moments from the show and view the setlist below.READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality”Following a DJ set by Preston, the Manhattan band started their performance with a quick jam session as frontman Julian
  
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• UK music industry reacts to Liz Truss’ energy plan: “We are extremely disappointed”

  08-09-2022 15:28 via nme.com
  Figures from the UK music industry have been reacting to Liz Truss’ plan to tackle rising energy costs.
  The Prime Minister today (September 8) announced households will pay no more than £2,500 annually for its gas and electricity bills from the start of October while a six-month scheme for businesses, will provide equivalent support over the winter.
  Further targeted support for specific industries are set to follow after that, with a review in three months to decide which sectors sho
  
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• Check out RAYE’s haunting cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’

  08-09-2022 14:17 via nme.com
  RAYE has covered Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ as part of this year’s Live Lounge Month – check out the video below.
  The singer visited BBC Radio 1 yesterday (September 7) to record two live tracks, beginning with her recent single ‘Black Mascara’.READ MORE: RAYE: “I became a ‘rent-a-verse’. People knew my songs, but they didn’t know me”RAYE then took on Bush’s classic 1985 single, which has
  
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• Miranda Lambert Sparkles With Billy Joe Shaver’s ‘I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal’

  08-09-2022 13:54 via rollingstone.com
  Lambert's version appears on an upcoming tribute album to the outlaw songwriter
  
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• Eminem Reflects on His Overdose: ‘That Whole Process Took a Long Time for My Brain to Start Working Again’

  08-09-2022 13:40 via rollingstone.com
  Rapper sat down with his manager Paul Rosenberg for a candid chat on podcast “Paul Pod” 
  
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• Stewart Copeland 'cried' through Shawn Hawkins' Taylor tribute rehearsal

  08-09-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Stewart Copeland compared Taylor Hawkins' son Shane's "musical stance" to that of his late father.
  
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• Meghan Trainor releasing new song on Friday

  08-09-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Meghan Trainor will release her next single from 'Takin' It Back' on Friday (09.09.22).
  
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• John Lennon's acoustic rendition of Yellow Submarine featured on new Revolver boxset

  08-09-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles' iconic 'Revolver' album has been mixed and expanded for a new special boxset.
  
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• Ricky Martin files $30million lawsuit against nephew who accused him of sexual assault

  08-09-2022 12:42 via nme.com
  Ricky Martin has filed a $30million (£26million) lawsuit against his nephew who previously accused him of sexual assault. Martin strenuously denies the allegations saying they are “completely false”.
  In a new eight-page complaint, Martin and his lawyer allege that the singer’s nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, has continued to harass the singer with Instagram messages sent as recently as August 14, according to Rolling Stone.
  “Defendant Sánchez has
  
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• Ricky Martin files $20 million lawsuit against nephew following domestic abuse allegations

  08-09-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Ricky Martin claims his nephew has continued to contact him and threaten to ruin his reputation.
  
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• Harry Styles jokes about viral 'spitting' video during concert

  08-09-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Harry Styles played a gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday night.
  
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• Courteeners share “unearthed” song ‘It’ll Take More Than A Weekend Away To Fix This Mess’

  08-09-2022 12:22 via nme.com
  Courteeners have shared an “unearthed” track from the ‘St. Jude’ sessions – listen to ‘It’ll Take More Than A Weekend Away To Fix This Mess’ below.
  The song will appear on the Manchester band’s 15th anniversary reissue of their debut studio album, which is due for release on January 13, 2023 (pre-order here).READ MORE: Courteeners: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great”“N
  
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• Ex-(G)I-DLE singer Soo-jin releases statement on result of her lawsuit against bullying allegations

  08-09-2022 11:54 via nme.com
  A legal representative of former (G)I-DLE singer Soo-jin has issued an official statement sharing the results of her lawsuit against bullying allegations made against her last year.
  In August 2021, Soo-jin left the K-pop girl group amid bullying allegations dating back to February that year. Several alleged former classmates took to online forums to accuse Soo-jin of being a bully during her schooling days. Prior to her departure from (G)I-DLE, both the idol and her then-label, CUBE Entertainmen
  
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• Macklemore Taps Windser for Nostalgic Performance of ‘Maniac’ on ‘Kimmel’

  08-09-2022 11:38 via rollingstone.com
  Single, released last month, was produced by the musician's former collaborator Ryan Lewis 
  
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• Paramore appear to be teasing their next era on social media

  08-09-2022 11:31 via nme.com
  Paramore appear to be teeing up their next era ahead of a return to the stage next month.
  The Hayley Williams-fronted trio, whose latest album ‘After Laughter’ arrived in 2017, will hit the road for a string of intimate North American headline shows early next month. It’ll mark their first live performances in over four years.READ MORE: Paramore: their 10 best songs – rankedOn Instagram, each of the band’s members – Williams, guitarist Taylor York and dru
  
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• Brian Eno Welcomes the Sun on ‘Lowered’ New Single ‘We Let It In’

  08-09-2022 11:18 via rollingstone.com
  Ambient song, which features Eno's daughter, will appear on the musician's next LP, ForeverAndEverNoMore
  
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• Sir Paul McCartney and Rolling Stones' guitars auctioned for Ukraine relief

  08-09-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  A huge Gibson guitar sale of instruments owned by music legends will raise funds for Ukraine's relief efforts.
  
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• Sir Elton John to take 'little hiatus' after final tour to decide 'what's next'

  08-09-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Elton John has revealed he plans to stop making music for a little way to figure out what he'll do next after retiring from touring.
  
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