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• Ed Sheeran had started writing James Bond theme when he was replaced by Billie Eilish

  20-10-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Billie Eilish won an Oscar earlier this year for her song No Time to Die.
  
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• Watch The Cure debut another devastating new song, ‘I Could Never Say Goodbye’

  20-10-2022 23:30 via nme.com
  The Cure debuted another new song from their long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, airing ‘I Could Never Say Goodbye’ at a show in Kraków, Poland tonight (Thursday October 20). Check it out below.READ MORE: The Cure give us an update on their “relentless” new album – and when to expect itThe icons are in the midst of a lengthy European stadium tour with their now-regular touring partners and one of frontman Robert Smith’s favo
  
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• Watch The Cure debut another devastating new song, ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’

  20-10-2022 23:30 via nme.com
  The Cure debuted another new song from their long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, airing ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ at a show in Kraków, Poland tonight (Thursday October 20). Check it out below.READ MORE: The Cure give us an update on their “relentless” new album – and when to expect itThe icons are in the midst of a lengthy European stadium tour with their now-regular touring partners and one of frontman Robert Smith’s favour
  
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• Activist Groups Press Department of Justice to ‘Investigate and Unwind’ the Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger

  20-10-2022 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary have long faced criticism over the price of tickets to popular concerts. Now, fed-up activists are calling on the federal government “to investigate and unwind” the companies’ 2010 merger. The involved organizations just recently unveiled their to-the-point campaign, aptly named “Break Up Ticketmaster,” in a formal release published via […]
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• Kelly Clarkson Sings Third Eye Blind’s ‘Jumper’ in Honor of the LGBTQ Community

  20-10-2022 23:15 via rollingstone.com
  Clarkson shares that the hit 90s song was "tragically inspired by the death of a gay teenager who was bullied"
  
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• PVRIS return with two new singles and short film

  20-10-2022 23:09 via nme.com
  PVRIS have released two new singles, ‘ANIMAL’ and ‘ANYWHERE BUT HERE’.
  The two tracks have been accompanied by a six-and-a-half-minute short film, directed by Jax Anderson. Watch the video below.READ MORE: PVRIS: “Sometimes you’ve got to have the courage to walk away” (nme.com)The new tracks are the first songs to be released by the Lynn Gunn-led project on her new label, Hopeless Records.
  Speaking about ‘ANYWHERE BUT HERE”, Gunn said: &
  
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• ‘Midnights’ Is (Almost) Here: Where to Buy Each Edition of Taylor Swift’s New Album Online

  20-10-2022 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  Swift drops her new album on Oct. 21, including special vinyl releases that come together to make a clock and even a cassette tape
  
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• Tegan and Sara‘s ’Crybaby’ Is A Wild Ride

  20-10-2022 22:19 via rollingstone.com
  The indie-pop duo wrestle with ideas of maturity and self-doubt on one of their most compelling albums yet.
  
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• Noel Gallagher grateful that fame didn’t hit him in the same way as Amy Winehouse 

  20-10-2022 22:07 via nme.com
  Noel Gallagher has spoken about fame and how he’s grateful it didn’t “hit” him the way it did Amy Winehouse.READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension”The High Flying Birds musician was speaking on the Pub Talk podcast, when he talked about his experience with success in comparison to Winehouse, who tragically died in 2011 aged 27 from alcohol poisoning.
  “Fame can hit people really hard,” Gallagher
  
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• Wall Street Expecting Spotify to Post Substantial Losses Next Week – With Revenues Poking Higher

  20-10-2022 22:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Wall Street analysts expect Spotify to post a year-over-year decline, despite higher revenues this quarter. Spotify’s earnings report is expected to be released on October 25, 2022. Zacks analysts believe the DSP will post a quarterly loss of $0.88 per share in the upcoming earnings report, a YoY change of -83.3%. Revenues are expected to […]
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• The 1975’s Matty Healy on the fate of the long-awaited Drive Like I Do record

  20-10-2022 22:00 via nme.com
  The 1975‘s Matty Healy has told NME about the current status of the long-awaited record from the band’s previous incarnation, Drive Like I Do. Watch our Firsts video interview above.READ MORE: The 1975 on the cover: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero”The Healy-fronted band existed under several monikers in their past, including the emo-driven Drive Like I Do, before settling on the name The 1975. However, in 2017 Healy clarified that t
  
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• John Legend admits he 'wasn't a great partner' to Chrissy Teigen at start of relationship

  20-10-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  John Legend eventually realised what he needed to put into the relationship for it to work.
  
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• Bulgaria has pulled out of Eurovision 2023

  20-10-2022 21:24 via nme.com
  Bulgaria has pulled out of next year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.READ MORE: Sam Ryder on his debut album and life after Eurovision: “Who knows what will happen next?”The news was confirmed by the EBU as it published the list of the 37 competing nations heading to Liverpool next May. The BNT, Bulgaria’s public broadcaster, has yet to comment.
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• Lucinda Williams Is Set to Tell Her Secrets in Upcoming Memoir

  20-10-2022 21:11 via rollingstone.com
  The Americana songwriting icon will release Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You in 2023
  
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• Mixcloud Expands Model Into Short-Form User-Generated Audio with ‘Tracks’

  20-10-2022 20:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Mixcloud is expanding into short-form audio by allowing users to upload original tracks. Users can now upload a short-form audio file–between 30 seconds and 15 minutes–via the ‘Create’ button. Tracks now reside under their own tab on the Mixcloud creator channel. They’re separate from any live streams or long-form audio content like podcasts.  Mixcloud has […]
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• Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett says John Lydon converted him to an Arsenal fan

  20-10-2022 20:37 via nme.com
  Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has recalled how the Sex Pistols‘ John Lydon made him into an Arsenal fan.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley: an inside look by NMEHis comments came during an appearance on William Hill‘s football-themed Stripped Podcast, on which he said: “I grew up in California, and we didn’t have any knowledge of football. We knew some of the teams’ names, but English football wasn’t on TV when I was growing up, and n
  
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• Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild Join Nashville Benefit for Sandy Hook Promise

  20-10-2022 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  November concert will also preview 'A Father's Promise,' documenting Sandy Hook father Mark Barden's journey to activism
  
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• Howard Stern compares Kanye West to Hitler

  20-10-2022 20:29 via nme.com
  Howard Stern has compared Kanye West to Hitler.
  The comments follow multiple controversial interviews from West, where the rapper has made racist and antisemitic statements.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?The rapper and producer has been widely condemned for his remarks, while he had both his Twitter and Instagram accounts suspended earlier this month.
  Stern called out Ye’s recent behaviour during the O
  
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• Songtradr Launches Smart Sync – Advanced Digital Rights Management Solution for Music Catalogs

  20-10-2022 20:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Songtradr has launched Smart Sync–advanced technology to track, control, and monetize catalogs in one place.  The tech uses Songtradr’s next-generation watermarking technology that solves inherent licensing challenges faced by video games and digital platforms. It helps expand revenue potential for music rights holders and allows licensing at an unprecedented scale. Smart Sync offers the most […]
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• You Me At Six tell us about new album ‘Truth Decay’: “No one can do it like us”

  20-10-2022 20:02 via nme.com
  You Me At Six have confirmed details of their eighth studio album ‘Truth Decay’ and shared new single ‘Mixed Emotions (I Didn’t Know How To Tell You What I Was Going Through)’. Check it all out below alongside with our interview with frontman Josh Franceschi.
  Described by Franceschi as “quintessential you Me At Six with a twist”, ‘Truth Decay’ is due for release on January 27.
  “At the start of the process, the whole band sat down and sp
  
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• Family of Astroworld Victim Settles Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, Live Nation

  20-10-2022 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  Terms of the settlement - believed to be first between the parties - remain confidential
  
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• Reservoir Acquires Recorded and Publishing Catalogs of ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ Songwriter Louis Prima

  20-10-2022 19:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Reservoir Media has officially acquired the recorded and publishing catalogs of “swing icon” Louis Prima. Reservoir (NASDAQ: RSVR) today unveiled its deal for the work of Louis Prima, who passed away at the age of 67 back in 1978. The New York City-headquartered company, which has closed a number of catalog plays in 2022, purchased the […]
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• Incorporating Chartmetric Data Into Your EPK Just Got A Whole Lot Easier

  20-10-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Including Chartmetric’s precision data in your electronic press kit (EPK) just got easier with these new tools. As reported by Digital Music News, Chartmetric’s recent acquisition of onesheet has made it easier than ever to create EPKs for any artist. Now Chartmetric is rolling out a new learning hub–learn.chartmetric.com–to help artists and their teams to […]
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• Orbital announce new album ‘Optical Delusion’, share Sleaford Mods collaboration ‘Dirty Rat’

  20-10-2022 19:21 via nme.com
  Orbital have announced their new album, ‘Optical Delusion’.
  The electronic duo’s tenth studio album is set for release on February 17, 2023. It is their first album since 2018’s ‘Monsters Exist’.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods live in Nottingham: bewildering joy at duo’s first-ever headline arena showAlongside the announcement, Orbital have premiered the first single from ‘Optical Delusion,’ a collaboration with Sleaford Mods called ‘Dirt
  
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• Ed Sheeran Wrote a James Bond Theme Before Billie Eilish Took Over: ‘I‘m Not Gonna Pretend It Didn’t Hurt’

  20-10-2022 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  The "Shivers" singer reveals how Eilish beat him to the punch.
  
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• Post Malone Hurts His Ankle After Falling Into Another Hole on Stage

  20-10-2022 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  "If my dance moves aren’t 100 percent, you’ve gotta forgive me tonight," he told the audience
  
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• Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy to Be Honored as MusiCares’ 2023 Persons of the Year

  20-10-2022 18:41 via rollingstone.com
  All-star tribute concert for Motown legends taking place Feb. 3, 2023, two nights before the Grammys
  
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• New Chvrches and Sons & Daughters side-project Protection share the ravey ‘Still Love You’

  20-10-2022 18:29 via nme.com
  Iain Cook of Chvrches and fellow Glaswegian musician and producer Scott Paterson formerly of Sons & Daughters have launched new project, Protection. Check out their debut single ‘Still Love You’ exclusively on NME below, along with our interview with the duo.READ MORE: Chvrches on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade togetherReleased via Saint Luck Records/The Orchard tomorrow (Friday October 21), ‘Still Love You’ calls upon elements of the dance music of the pa
  
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• Nineties Indie Greats Archers of Loaf Are Back With The Excellent ‘Reasons to Decline’

  20-10-2022 18:09 via rollingstone.com
  The North Carolina band hasn't released an album since 1998. But their new one s no easy nostalgia trip.
  
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• Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe announce 2023 UK and Ireland tour

  20-10-2022 17:58 via nme.com
  Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe have announced a set of joint UK and Ireland tour dates for summer 2023.
  The two bands toured together in North America over the summer, with the last gig of ‘The Stadium Tour’ taking place on September 9 in Las Vegas.READ MORE: The Dirt film review – forget passing the Bechdel test, this wouldn’t even pass a literacy test“After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the US and Canada this year,
  
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• Phoenix Drop Icy New Single ‘Winter Solstice’ From Upcoming New LP

  20-10-2022 17:56 via rollingstone.com
  Alpha Zulu, the French band's first album in five years, arrives Nov. 4
  
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• Loretta Lynn’s Public Memorial Concert to Feature George Strait, Margo Price, and Tanya Tucker

  20-10-2022 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn" will air Sunday, Oct. 30
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen: 'There's something undeniable to me about a good hook'

  20-10-2022 17:28 via music-news.com
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen joins Zane Lowe live in-studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new album ‘The Loneliest Time’ due out this Friday.
  
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• Tupac, Biggie, Virgil Abloh Shine in New Hip-Hop Jewelry Book

  20-10-2022 17:10 via rollingstone.com
  Vikki Tobak's new book 'Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History' showcases decades of trend-setting style
  
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• Listen to Babymetal’s new single ‘Divine Attack – Shingeki’

  20-10-2022 17:06 via nme.com
  Babymetal have shared their new single ‘Divine Attack – Shingeki’ – you can listen to the track below.
  The song is taken from the returning band’s upcoming concept album ‘The Other One’, which is set for release on March 23, 2023.READ MORE: Babymetal – ‘Metal Galaxy’ review: power-pop anthems for the 23rd CenturyA press release accompanying the single explains: “Last year, Babymetal were ‘sealed’ from the world after a
  
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• Drake Set Morehouse and Spelman Homecoming Ablaze During Surprise Appearance with 21 Savage

  20-10-2022 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper performed "Knife Talk" and "Nonstop" to a roaring crowd
  
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• Steve Lacy Didn‘t Know ‘Bad Habit’ Would Be a Hit

  20-10-2022 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  The singer and producer is embracing his moment as one of 2022's biggest artists, with the Grammys on the horizon
  
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• Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel celebrate 10 years of marriage

  20-10-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Hollywood couple started dating in 2007 and tied the knot in Italy on 19 October 2012.
  
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• Joni Mitchell to Make Official Concert Return Next Summer at Brandi Carlile‘s ‘Echoes Through the Canyon’

  20-10-2022 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  Legendary singer-songwriter to play first real concert in over 20 years on second night of Carlile's fest at the Gorge in Washington state
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen Dances Her Way Through Heartbreak on ’The Loneliest Time’

  20-10-2022 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  The latest album from the Canadian pop goddess delivers high-gloss pop with serious emotional punch
  
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• Young Fathers announce new album ‘Heavy Heavy’ with “swaggering” single ‘I Saw’

  20-10-2022 16:17 via nme.com
  Young Fathers have announced their fourth studio album, ‘Heavy Heavy’ – listen to their new single ‘I Saw’ below.
  The Scottish trio are set to release the 10-track record – the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Cocoa Sugar’ – on February 3, 2023 via Ninja Tune (pre-order/pre-save here). It’ll feature the track ‘Geronimo’, which came out this summer.READ MORE: Young Fathers look back on the success of ‘Cocoa Sugar’:
  
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• Music and entertainment world reacts to Liz Truss resigning as PM: “General election NOW”

  20-10-2022 16:16 via nme.com
  Figures from the worlds of music and entertainment have been sharing their reaction to the news that Liz Truss has resigned as UK Prime Minister after just 44 days in office.
  Truss, who won the Conservative Party leadership contest on September 5, said this afternoon (October 20) that she was leaving office as she “recognised that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party”.READ MORE: Mini-budget: Live music, nighttime and hospitality industries rea
  
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• Dear Scott Borchetta, You Want To Build A Music Platform Where You Own The Fan Community And Have More Control. Done!

  20-10-2022 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The following comes from Rhythmic Rebellion, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Dear Scott Borchetta, We have built the music platform you’ve dreamed of. We brought the best of Amazon, Bandcamp, Patreon, Bandzoogle, StageIt, YouTube, and more, under one roof. My name is Greg Allen. I’ve heard through one of your team members […]
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• BTS’ Jin to Perform Solo Single ‘Astronaut’ With Coldplay for ‘Music of the Spheres’ Broadcast

  20-10-2022 15:58 via rollingstone.com
  The global live event will be presented in theaters on October 28 and 29
  
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• Long Live Montero: Lil Nas X’s L.A. Tour Stop Was A Vibrant, Unapologetically Queer Production

  20-10-2022 15:48 via rollingstone.com
  Sparkling outfits! Saucy Santana! Lil Nas X brought everything to L.A.'s YouTube Theater (except the cum contest)
  
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• Lana Del Rey’s Computer Containing 200-Page Book and New Music Stolen from Her Car: ‘I’m Worried About It’ 

  20-10-2022 15:02 via rollingstone.com
  "The one time I left my backpack inside my car, someone broke all of the windows and took it," the singer explained of the incident she says occurred a few months ago
  
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• Karen O and Michelle Zauner on Smashing Expectations and the Power of ‘No’

  20-10-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Japanese Breakfast frontwomen admired each other for years. This summer, they met in person and dove into all they had in common
  
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• Iggy Pop signs deal with Andrew Watt’s Gold Tooth Records and confirms new single

  20-10-2022 14:53 via nme.com
  Iggy Pop has announced a new deal with Atlantic Records and Andrew Watt’s Gold Tooth Records to release his next solo album.
  ‘Frenzy’, the first single from the as-yet-untitled record, is set to be released on October 28, and you can pre-save it here.READ MORE: Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it”“I’m the guy with no shirt who rocks; Andrew and Gold Tooth get that, and we made a record together the old-fashioned way,” Iggy
  
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• Yard Act talk meeting Beck and when to expect their “complex” next album

  20-10-2022 14:28 via nme.com
  Yard Act have spoken to NME about their experience of meeting Beck on their recent US tour, as well as news of the lyrics for their next album being finished. Watch our full video interview with the band above.READ MORE: Yard Act on the cover: “Life is really fucking messy with no right answers”The Leeds band were speaking to NME on the red carpet of the Mercury Prize earlier this week, fresh from a run of US show where they were “the kings of New York three days ago”.
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• Here’s how to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s 2023 UK tour

  20-10-2022 14:15 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift is set to announce a UK headline tour in support of her new album ‘Midnights’ – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.
  The singer-songwriter will release her tenth studio record tomorrow (October 21), and has been teasing a series of lyrics on billboards across the globe. ‘Midnights’ includes the as-yet-unheard single ‘Anti-Hero’ and a collaboration with Lana Del Rey, ‘Snow On The Beach’.READ MORE: Every Taylor
  
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