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• The Weeknd announces rescheduled LA gig and adds extra date following mid-set cancellation

  27-09-2022 23:37 via nme.com
  The Weeknd has shared details of his rescheduled Los Angeles show and an extra date weeks on from having to cancel a show mid-way through due to vocal issues.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightThe pop star, real name Abel Tesfaye, will now play LA’s SoFi Stadium on Saturday, November 26 and an extra date on Sunday, November 27 (head here for tickets). Kaytranada and Mike Dean will open both shows.
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• Björk releases sprightly title track from new album ‘Fossora’

  27-09-2022 23:11 via nme.com
  Björk has shared the title song from her forthcoming album, ‘Fossora‘, featuring Kasimyn.READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasingThe sprightly new single is centred on a woodwind rhythm before the song breaks down into a cacophony of sound. Listen below.
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• AmazeVR Raises Additional $17MM – Bringing Total Series B Funding to $32MM

  27-09-2022 22:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  AmazeVR has announced an additional $17 million in investments for its Series B funding round. The ongoing funding round’s current raise is $32 million. AmazeVR launched in 2015 and has dominated the music concert market with its proprietary technology. It captures hyper-real 9K live-action footage of artists as they perform. Fans in the VR experience […]
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• Neil Young appears to take issue with Beck’s ‘Old Man’ cover featuring in NFL advert

  27-09-2022 22:43 via nme.com
  Neil Young has seemingly taken issue with Beck‘s cover of his song ‘Old Man’ being featured in a National Football League (NFL) advert.READ MORE: The Big Read – Beck: “Was the ’90s a golden time for rock music? It was more like tarnished brass”On Sunday (September 25) Beck’s version of Young’s 1972 track was teased in an NBC Sports advert during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL game and was later released on streaming servi
  
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• Kanye West Previewed New Songs With James Blake in London, Who Knows if We’ll Ever Hear Them

  27-09-2022 22:37 via rollingstone.com
  “It’s my birthday and Kanye West is playing tracks we made,” Blake wrote on Twitter, confirming he produced all three of the teaser songs the rapper shared
  
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• Amandla Stenberg Turns a ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Improv Song Into an Equally Silly Banger, ‘Alice’

  27-09-2022 22:08 via rollingstone.com
  "This gotta be the most random drop of all, but this was so much fun," she said
  
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• FKA twigs, Denzel Curry and Marianne Faithfull join Musicians For Palestine pledge

  27-09-2022 22:03 via nme.com
  FKA twigs, Denzel Curry, Marianne Faithfull and more have joined the Musicians For Palestine pledge, calling on their peers to add their names in “refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions”.
  Blonde Redhead, Arca, UB40 and Sean Kuti are also among more than 900 artists who have now signed up to the initiative. See the full list of 2022 signatories here.
  It was launched last May following last year’s conflict between Israel and Palestine.
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• Depeche Mode tease announcement for next week

  27-09-2022 22:01 via nme.com
  Depeche Mode are teasing an announcement for next week.READ MORE: Forget the singer – take a moment to appreciate your favourite band’s secret weaponsThe surviving members of the band posted a photo of a studio on Instagram this evening (September 27) with the date 4.10.22.
  It is unclear what the announcement will be at this stage but frontman Dave Gahan and the band’s main songwriter Martin Gore were recently pictured in the studio working on new music.
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• Post Malone Resumes Tour After Canceling a Stop Due to ‘Difficult Time Breathing’

  27-09-2022 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  Malone is set to perform Tuesday night in Cleveland
  
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• Man Implicated in PNB Rock Murder Clears His Name

  27-09-2022 21:57 via rollingstone.com
  Emmanul Danquah says his 2021 argument with PNB Rock was misrepresented to implicate him in the rapper’s murder.
  
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• Maroon 5 announce Las Vegas residency amid Adam Levine cheating scandal

  27-09-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Maroon 5's residency will kick off in March 2023.
  
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• California Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Assist Live Music Venues in the State

  27-09-2022 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Entertainment Venue Recovery Act into law last week. The bill goes into effect next year. Here’s what it offers. Theaters, music venues, and other live performance locations were some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. This new law updates state laws and shifts how the Department of Alcoholic […]
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• Santigold Abruptly Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Post-Pandemic Concert Rush: ‘As a Touring Musician, I Don’t Think Anyone Anticipated the New Reality That Awaited Us’

  27-09-2022 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Santigold has abruptly canceled her Holified Tour due to heightened expenses and the “flooded market of artists trying to book shows in the same cities,” among other reasons. The 46-year-old singer-songwriter, who had been scheduled to initiate the concert series next month, informed fans of the unfortunate news (as well as her view of the […]
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• Pusha T Adds More Smoke to His McDonald’s Beef, Burning the McRib on New ‘Rib Roast’ Diss Track

  27-09-2022 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  The follow-up to the "Spicy Fish Diss" is part of the rapper's promotional partnership with Arby's
  
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• Erykah Badu to mark 25 years of debut album ‘Baduizm’ with Royal Festival Hall shows

  27-09-2022 20:41 via nme.com
  Erykah Badu has announced a pair of shows at London’s Royal Festival Hall to celebrate 25 years of her debut album ‘Baduizm’.
  The US singer-songwriter will perform at the Southbank Centre hall on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6. Tickets go on general sale this Thursday (September 29) at 10am BST here.
  Badu’s two shows are her only UK dates scheduled for the remainder of the year. This summer, she played an exclusive set at Love Supreme festival.
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• Interpretive Dance, Earbud Ads, Colorful Buildings But No Elton John or Britney Spears in ‘Hold Me Closer’ Video

  27-09-2022 20:23 via rollingstone.com
  Video was created by Ukrainian video director Tanu Muino, who worked on Harry Styles' "As It Was" and Normani's "Wild Side"
  
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• Frightened Rabbit drummer and Scott Hutchison’s brother Grant becomes full-time member of The Twilight Sad

  27-09-2022 20:08 via nme.com
  Grant Hutchison has become a full-time member of The Twilight Sad.READ MORE: Scott Hutchison’s family on the rallying cry to support youth mental healthThe former Frightened Rabbit drummer and brother of the band’s late singer and guitarist Scott Hutchison has played a number of live shows with the Scottish band since the departure of their original sticksman Mark Devine in 2018. Another touring drummer, Sebastien Schultz, has also played with the band in recent years.
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• The 1975 to hold signing session at London’s Rough Trade East

  27-09-2022 19:45 via nme.com
  The 1975 are set to make an appearance for a signing session at London’s Rough Trade East.READ MORE: The 1975 live at Reading Festival 2022: “It’s. Just. Fucking. Bangers”The band will drop into the record store from midday on Sunday, October 16, two days after the release of their new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.
  You can purchase tickets for the special signing here now. You can also pre-order/pre-save their fifth studio album.
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• Aqua song ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ movie

  27-09-2022 19:30 via nme.com
  Aqua‘s 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
  The Danish-Norwegian group, who have now been together for 25 years, recently commented on the song’s omission from the film, making it clear that they were far from surprised.
  Speaking to Variety, Lene Nystrøm suggested that using ‘Barbie Girl’ would be too on the nose and “cheese on cheese,” while Sø
  
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• Stereophonics guitarist Adam Zindani announces debut solo single ‘What About Love’

  27-09-2022 19:15 via nme.com
  Stereophonics‘ Adam Zindani is set to release his debut solo single ‘What About Love’ next month.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics’ Kelly JonesThe track is released on October 14 on his own label Voice Of Vega Records via Absolute. You can pre-save the song here.
  It will feature on Zindani’s forthcoming debut solo LP, which he wrote during lockdown and is releasing in early 2023.
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• Shakira Officially Ordered to Stand Trial On Tax Fraud Charges In Spain After Rejecting Plea Deal

  27-09-2022 19:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Shakira has officially been ordered to stand trial in Spain for allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million ($13.90 million) in due taxes between 2012 and 2014. This latest development in the years-long legal battle arrives about 14 months after a Spanish judge found “sufficient evidence” for the case to proceed. According to prosecutors, Barranquilla, Colombia-born […]
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• London’s Oval Space licence under review after alleged shooting

  27-09-2022 18:55 via nme.com
  The licence of London venue Oval Space is under review after an alleged shooting on the premises last month.READ MORE: Independent Venue Week 2022 – “Now more than ever, small venues need to be shouted about”As reported by Mixmag, the club is under threat of closure after “a serious incident” occurred when a firearm was discharged within the venue on August 30. Tower Hamlets council has a document detailing the allegations in full here.
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• Disturbed announce new album ‘Divisive’, share new single ‘Unstoppable’

  27-09-2022 18:34 via nme.com
  Disturbed have announced details of their new album ‘Divisive’ as well as sharing new single ‘Unstoppable’. Check it out below.
  The bands eighth studio album and follow-up to 2018’s ‘Evolution’ is due for release on November 18 and will include previous single ‘Hey You’, alongside title track ‘Divisive’ and new track ‘Unstoppable’ – described by frontman David Draiman as “a bombastic animal” and &ldqu
  
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• Printworks bosses in talks to reopen venue after 2022 closure and area redevelopment

  27-09-2022 18:27 via nme.com
  Printworks may not shut permanently after all – and could return to its current location in the future.READ MORE: We’re all f**ked without independent venues – here’s whyThat’s the latest news about the nightclub and venue near Surrey Quays in London, which has been under threat of redevelopment into offices by Southwark Council.
  In July the council approved plans to turn the venue into an office block despite a  change.org petition being launched last October
  
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• Harry Styles In Rarified Air as He Simultaneously Tops Box Office and Singles Chart

  27-09-2022 18:13 via rollingstone.com
  Styles joins the likes of Eminem, Beyonce and Prince in accomplishing the rare feat
  
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• Gaz Coombes announces fourth solo album ‘Turn The Car Around’, shares new single ‘Don’t Say It’s Over’

  27-09-2022 18:11 via nme.com
  Gaz Coombes has announced his fourth solo album ‘Turn The Car Around’ – listen to new single ‘Don’t Say It’s Over’ below.
  The Supergrass frontman is due to release the record on January 13 via Hot Fruit Recordings/ Virgin Music (pre-order/pre-save here).READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Supergrass’ Gaz CoombesThe forthcoming record serves as the final part of a trilogy that began with Coombes’ 2015 LP &l
  
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• Jeff Tweedy Joins Norah Jones to Talk Hardcore Fans and Live Performances on ‘Playing Along’ Debut Podcast Episode  

  27-09-2022 18:09 via rollingstone.com
  The pair also performed a five-song set together featuring Tweedy's ‘Jesus, Etc.,’ ‘Muzzle of Bees’ and ‘Sunken Treasure’ for the newly-launched podcast
  
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• Hitmaker and Murderer: New Doc to Cover Phil Spector’s Career and Killing of Lana Clarkson

  27-09-2022 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  Spector, an upcoming four-part series, will premiere on Showtime in November
  
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• Temples’ T Walmsley unveils dreamy debut solo single ‘On The Ice’

  27-09-2022 17:49 via nme.com
  Temples‘ bassist T Walmsley has unveiled his first ever solo single ‘On The Ice’. Check it out the song below.
  The track serves as the first offering to be taken from Walmsley’s forthcoming debut solo EP, ‘Viva Lost Wages’.
  Speaking about the dreamy and kaleidoscopic track, showcasing Walmsley’s confessional songwriting style inspired by relationship heartbreak and mental wellbeing, T Walmsley said: “Somewhere between ghosted and friend-zoned
  
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• Holy F–king F–k. That Maroon 5 Las Vegas Residency of Yours is Absurd

  27-09-2022 17:40 via rollingstone.com
  Band will play 16 shows in March, April, July, and August of next year
  
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• Damon Albarn: 'I'm a very competitive person'

  27-09-2022 17:28 via music-news.com
  
  Damon Albarn joins Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 to discuss working with Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Gorillaz sports day and playing table tennis with Drake.
  
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• Damon Albarn says he’ll collaborate with Billie Eilish at some point

  27-09-2022 17:23 via nme.com
  Damon Albarn has spoken about the possibility of working with Billie Eilish in the future.READ MORE: All Points East: Gorillaz – review: a chipper Damon Albarn raises a toast to his hometownThe Blur and Gorillaz frontman joined the pop star onstage during her headline set at Coachella 2022 in April to perform joint renditions of ‘Feel Good Inc’ and ‘Happier Than Ever’.
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• Rita Wilson: I've created my own Great American Songbook

  27-09-2022 17:19 via music-news.com
  
  Rita Wilson feels she has created her "own Great American Songbook" after teaming up with music icons for her latest album 'Rita Wilson Now and Forever: Duets'.
  
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• Former Shed Seven drummer Alan Leach releasing debut solo album

  27-09-2022 17:19 via music-news.com
  
  Former Shed Seven drummer Alan Leach is to release his debut solo album'I Wish I Knew Now What I Thought I Knew Then' on November 4.
  
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• The Spice Girls releasing 25th anniversary edition of Spiceworld

  27-09-2022 17:14 via music-news.com
  
  The Spice Girls have curated 'Spiceworld 25' to mark the 25th anniversary of their chart-topping album.
  
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• Rina Sawayama’s Cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ Is a Headbanger’s Delight

  27-09-2022 17:02 via rollingstone.com
  Sawayama channeled the distortion-heavy end of the original to create a full-blown alt-rock take on the single
  
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• Pixies announce UK and European tour for 2023

  27-09-2022 16:50 via nme.com
  Pixies have announced new UK and European tour for 2023.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – PixiesThe Boston rockers are already heading to the US and Australasia this year to play their delayed ‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’ tour, and will look to promote new album ‘Doggerel‘ during their 2023 dates.
  The ‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’ tour will see Pixies celebrate both their 1987 EP &ls
  
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• Watch the video for Jean Dawson’s symphonic track ‘Pirate Radio’

  27-09-2022 16:46 via nme.com
  LA-based genre-bender Jean Dawson has released a new single, ‘Pirate Radio’ along with a music video. Watch the visuals for the symphonic track below.READ MORE: Jean Dawson: Britpop-inspired creative maverick making sense of boundless inspirationDawson has also announced dates for his debut headline US tour, which kicks off October 16 in San Diego and runs until November 17 in Los Angeles. View the full itinerary below and pick up tickets here.
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• Amy Schumer jokes about 'kicking it' with Adam Levine amid his cheating scandal

  27-09-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Amy Schumer is currently promoting her stand-up tour, titled W**re Tour.
  
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• Nile Rodgers Just Got an Asteroid Named After Him for His 70th Birthday

  27-09-2022 16:22 via rollingstone.com
  Around 300 million miles from Earth, Nilerodgers (191911) is orbiting the sun. "It's so ... out of this world," hitmaker says.
  
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• Eurovision 2023: Final two potential UK host cities revealed

  27-09-2022 16:17 via nme.com
  Either Glasgow or Liverpool will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, it’s been announced.
  The UK’s entry Sam Ryder came in at second place to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s competition, 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?”It was later confirmed that the BBC would host nex
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion slams people that only share “negative” news about the singer

  27-09-2022 16:14 via nme.com
  Megan Thee Stallion has taken to Twitter to hit back at news outlets that only share “negative” stories about the singer.READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion live at Reading Festival 2022: A joyful dose of ‘real hot girl shit’During the 2022 iHeart Music Festival over the weekend (September 24), Megan Thee Stallion introduced ‘Body’ with a speech about self-empowerment. “I don’t know about y’all, but I love my body,” she said “I do what
  
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• Ed Sheeran Transformed Ibiza Club Into a Karaoke Party With Surprise Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys Covers

  27-09-2022 16:12 via rollingstone.com
  The singer also performed "Shape of You" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"
  
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• Watch Rina Sawayama cover Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’

  27-09-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  Rina Sawayama has covered Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Happier Than Ever’ – check out the video below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Rina Sawayama: “I want to make live moments and memories that last forever”The singer-songwriter played a live set on BBC Radio 1 today (September 27) as part of the station’s Live Lounge Month series. First up, she treated listeners to an airing of ‘Hold The Girl’ from her second studio album of th
  
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• Shakira Ordered to Stand Trial in Spain on Tax Fraud Charges

  27-09-2022 15:46 via rollingstone.com
  Spanish judge confirmed the case would head to court, but a trial date has not yet been set
  
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• Meghan Trainor Fulfills Dream of Becoming a Teacher By Giving Jennifer Hudson a Lesson in TikTok

  27-09-2022 15:12 via rollingstone.com
  During a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the "Don't I Make It Look Easy" singer also spilled the secret strategy behind keeping her biggest song plaques in her bathroom
  
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• 100 Best Songs of 1982

  27-09-2022 15:01 via rollingstone.com
  All-time classics, buried treasures, cult favorites, and one-hit wonders--from Prince and Duran Duran toKate Bush and the Go-Go's, to the Replacements and R.E.M.
  
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• Spice Girls to release 25th anniversary edition of ‘Spiceworld’

  27-09-2022 14:58 via nme.com
  Spice Girls have announced a new and expanded 25th anniversary edition of their 1997 album ‘Spiceworld’.
  Curated by the band themselves, ‘Spiceworld 25’ apparently brings together the original chart-topping record with some of their favourite bonus tracks and B-Sides, along with previously unreleased live recordings from the Virgin Records archive.
  “The ‘Spiceworld’ era was such a fun time for us,” said Spice Girls in a statement. “We’d
  
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• Slipknot’s Jim Root says message of Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing In The Name’ “seems backwards to me”

  27-09-2022 14:32 via nme.com
  Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has criticised the “backwards” message of Rage Against The Machine‘s classic protest song ‘Killing In The Name’.
  The explicit, politically-charged single was released back in 1992, and features on RATM’s self-titled debut album. It was written about the abuses of power and issues within US society.READ MORE: Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ is a masterpiece”Ba
  
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• Måneskin announce new single ‘The Loneliest’, coming next week

  27-09-2022 13:41 via nme.com
  Måneskin have announced a new single called ‘The Loneliest’ – check out the official artwork below.READ MORE: “The NME Big Read – Måneskin: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill”The Italian band are due to release the track next Friday (October 7). You can pre-save/pre add it here.
  ‘The Loneliest’ will follow on from Måneskin’s single ‘Supermodel’, which
  
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