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• Hacker Who Stole Unreleased Ed Sheeran, Lil Uzi Vert Songs Sentenced to Prison

  21-10-2022 23:22 via rollingstone.com
  Adrian Kwiatkowski gets 18 months after IP address linked to the hacks is traced to his own home
  
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• TikTok Used to “Monitor Physical Location of Specific Americans,” Forbes Reports – TikTok Responds

  21-10-2022 23:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  According to a new report from Forbes, TikTok parent company ByteDance planned to use the app to monitor the personal location of “specific American citizens.” The report says the monitoring project is led by ByteDance’s Internal Audit and Risk Control department. It’s a team that was formed to investigate misconduct by current and former ByteDance […]
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• YouTube Music Releases ‘Recently Played’ iOS 16 Lockscreen Widget

  21-10-2022 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  YouTube Music has introduced a ‘recently played’ widget for the iOS 16 lock screen. It provides easy access to recently played songs, albums, playlists, and videos. The new lock screen widget is available in two sizes–2×1 and 1×1. The 2×1 widget will show the name of the song, album, and playlist that is playing. In […]
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• Faith No More’s Mike Patton discusses battling alcoholism during the pandemic

  21-10-2022 21:59 via nme.com
  Faith No More frontman Mike Patton has spoken about his mental health struggles and his battle with alcoholism during the pandemic.READ MORE: Faith No More are back. Here’s why you should care about the wild and witty progenitors of alt-metalSpeaking to The Guardian, Patton discussed his role in hardcore band Dead Cross and their upcoming sophomore album ‘II’ (out October 28), as well as the cancelled Faith No More and Mr. Bungle shows.
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• Canadian Sports Anchor/Swiftie Slips Every ‘Midnights’ Song Title Into Morning Broadcast

  21-10-2022 21:30 via rollingstone.com
  Is describing a hockey rink in California to "Snow on the Beach" a bit of a stretch? Sure, but we're not complaining
  
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• Wunderhorse announces UK and Ireland tour for 2023

  21-10-2022 21:24 via nme.com
  Wunderhorse has announced details of a UK and Ireland tour, which will take place in spring 2023 – see full dates below and buy tickets here.READ MORE: Wunderhorse: punk-turned-Americana songwriter beloved by Fontaines D.C.The band – the project of former Dead Pretties frontman Jacob Slater – emerged last year with debut single ‘Teal’ and have shared a handful of singles since.
  In June, he announced details of his debut album ‘Cub’ and a headli
  
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• Shooter Jennings Crushed a Set of Warren Zevon Songs at the Rebels & Renegades Festival. He Says More Gigs May Be Coming

  21-10-2022 21:09 via rollingstone.com
  Watch Jennings and the Werewolves of Los Angeles band play "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
  
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• Universal Music Group Denounces Antisemitism in Wake of Kanye West Comments

  21-10-2022 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Universal Music Group has issued a statement denouncing antisemitism. The statement comes just days following antisemitic remarks from the rapper on the Drink Champs podcast. “There is no place for antisemitism in our society. We are deeply committed to combating antisemitism and every other form of prejudice,” Universal Music Group tweeted. The tweet also contains […]
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• Björk and Greta Thunberg in conversation: “We have to take turns in holding the torch”

  21-10-2022 20:44 via nme.com
  Björk and Greta Thunberg have appeared in conversation on New Statesman’s World Review podcast – listen below.READ MORE: Björk on the cover: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it”Moderated by writer Kate Mossman, the latest episode of the podcast features a discussion between the artist and the activist, in which they speak about climate change, greenwashing, politics and more.
  The pair had never met in person before, but they
  
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• Life ‘Threw’ Mavi Around, His New Album Shows What He’s Learned

  21-10-2022 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  The rising Charlotte rapper talks about working with Alchemist, meeting Jack Harlow, and his latest project 'Laughing so Hard, it Hurts'
  
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• Travis Scott and Live Nation Settle Multiple Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Astroworld Victims

  21-10-2022 20:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Live Nation, Travis Scott, and “others involved in the Astroworld tragedy” have officially settled wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Axel Acosta and Brianna Rodriguez, who perished during the deadly incident. Tony Buzbee, the founder of Texas-based Buzbee Law Firm, just recently took to social media to announce one of the settlements. Buzbee, […]
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• England World Cup football team’s Qatar hotel near “nightly raves” at electronic music festival

  21-10-2022 20:16 via nme.com
  The England world cup squad’s hotel is situated close to the site of a “nightly rave” festival, the Telegraph reports.READ MORE: In a league of their own – the best football songsThe team will be staying at Souq Al Wakra in Al Wakrah, south of Doha, two miles away from the site of electronic music festival Aravia by MDLBEAST. Fatboy Slim, Tinie Tempah, Calvin Harris and Jorja Smith are all set to play the 5,500 capacity festival, which kicks off on the same day as th
  
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• Taylor Swift included ‘Midnights’ lyrics in her NYU speech earlier this year

  21-10-2022 20:08 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift teased lyrics from ‘Midnights’ earlier this year during her 2022 New York University commencement speech.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure popToday (October 21) marks the release of Swift’s 10th studio album. Just hours after the release, the singer-songwriter surprised fans with a deluxe edition of the album, adding to it an extra seven tracks.
  At midnight on Monday (October 17), Swift began
  
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• The 1975 equal Ed Sheeran scoring a fifth consecutive Number 1 album

  21-10-2022 19:35 via music-news.com
  
  The 1975 score their fifth consecutive Official Number 1 album with Being Funny In A Foreign Language this week, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined.
  
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• As I Lay Dying’s Tim Lambesis on hiring hitman to have his wife killed: “There’s really no defence”

  21-10-2022 19:24 via nme.com
  As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has spoken about what led to his decision to solicit a hitman to murder his now ex-wife – watch below.
  Lambesis was sentenced to six years in prison for plotting to kill his wife back in 2014. He was sentenced after pleading guilty to paying a police officer posing as a hitman $1,000 (£630) to kill his then wife, Meggan Lambesis.
  After being released in December 2016, Lambesis took to the band’s official Facebook page to post a len
  
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• Alex Turner Knows You Want Arctic Monkeys to Make ‘AM’ Again. Sorry!

  21-10-2022 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  The frontman on big rock guitars, evolving as a band, and revving up for their latest album, The Car
  
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• Balenciaga cuts ties with Kanye West over antisemitic comments

  21-10-2022 19:09 via nme.com
  Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has cut ties with Kanye West over his recent antisemitic comments.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?The rapper had teamed up with Balenciaga’s creative director Demna Gvasalia earlier this year to release the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga clothing line, while earlier this month, he opened the house’s Paris Fashion Week show. However, the brand’s parent company K
  
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• Welcome to the Lavender Labyrinth: Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ Is the Mastermind’s Ultimate Power Move

  21-10-2022 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  The album and its expanded 3am Edition are both essential, adding up to another classic from a pop auteur who can't resist overdoing it and never rests on her laurels
  
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• Taylor Swift, Lil Uzi Vert, Carly Rae Jepsen, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  21-10-2022 18:22 via rollingstone.com
  Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our revamped Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Yungblud Centers Self-Acceptance in Trailer for Trans Short Film ‘Mars’

  21-10-2022 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  “Giving people a platform to tell their stories with truth and integrity means so much to me,” the musician shared
  
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• Listen to Benefits’ “relentless” and gritty new single, ‘Thump’

  21-10-2022 18:13 via nme.com
  Benefits have shared a new single called ‘Thump’ – you can listen to it below.
  Written in August, the Teesside punk outfit’s gritty latest offering is built around “a relentless electro drone thud” created by synth player Robbie Major, frontman Kingsley Hall told NME.READ MORE: Benefits: an instant punk battlecry against flag-shaggers (and Chris Martin)“The lyrics try to tie together all the loose ends of a difficult summer, from both a political an
  
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• Meghan Trainor Reclaims Her Power with Boundless Confidence in ‘Made You Look’ Video

  21-10-2022 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  "I wrote a self-love anthem for myself. Even though you had a baby, went through it, and your body shows it, you’re still sexy," Trainor said of the single featured on her newly released album Takin' It Back
  
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• Paramore announce 2023 UK and Ireland tour with Bloc Party

  21-10-2022 17:56 via nme.com
  Paramore have announced a UK and Ireland tour for spring 2023.READ MORE: Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the hatersThe tour, in support of the band’s highly anticipated sixth album ‘This Is Why’, kicks off in Dublin on April 13, before making stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham.
  Bloc Party will be supporting the Tennessean trio on their first shows in the UK since 2018.
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• YoungBoy Never Broke Again Bares His Heart While Nicki Minaj Drops Spicy Basketball Metaphors on ‘I Admit’

  21-10-2022 17:23 via rollingstone.com
  The tender (and slightly lascivious) new track appears on YoungBoy's fifth project of 2022, Ma' I Got a Family
  
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• Paris Hilton makes Tom Cruise deepfake sing Elton John to her

  21-10-2022 17:06 via nme.com
  Paris Hilton has shared a video of a deepfake version of Tom Cruise singing Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’ to her.READ MORE: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: an engaging if brainless return to the danger zoneIn a video posted to her TikTok, the reality TV star stands next to a young Cruise who is wearing a robe, and asks him: “Tom, can you sing me that song again?”
  The man who is posing as the Mission Impossible actor, replies: “Which one?”
  
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• Slash says “epic” new Guns N’ Roses songs are coming

  21-10-2022 17:01 via nme.com
  Slash has said that “epic” new music from Guns N’ Roses is on the way.
  During an interview on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, the guitarist was asked if the band had any plans for new music in the not-so-distant future.
  According to Blabbermouth, Slash confirmed that the band had indeed been in the studio and hinted that a brand new Guns N’ Roses album is more than a realistic possibility.
  “I wanna go in and cut a whole brand new record at
  
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• Hagop Tchaparian Made One of 2022’s Best Dance Albums Out of Sonic Memories

  21-10-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  The British-Armenian producer's new LP Bolts is filled with field recordings made around the world that conjure the everyday noise of life, as well as his family's own history
  
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• Watch the sci-fi-inspired trailer for Yungblud’s short film ‘Mars’

  21-10-2022 16:36 via nme.com
  Yungblud has shared the official trailer for his upcoming short film Mars – you can watch it below.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”The film is based on the Doncaster artist’s 2020 track of the same name, which appears on his second studio album ‘Weird!’.
  Set in the north of England, the project is described as “a frank and funny short film of teenage self-d
  
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• Arctic Monkeys sneak an obscure Nintendo reference into ‘The Car’

  21-10-2022 16:34 via nme.com
  The latest Arctic Monkeys album seems to feature a reference to an obscure Nintendo DS city builder game.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys – ‘The Car’ review: a swashbuckling, strings-fuelled epicAs reported by GamesRadar and spotted by journalist Jordan Oloman on Twitter, in the final verse of Arctic Monkeys’ new song ‘Sculptures of Anything Goes’, which is featured on the band’s latest album ‘The Car‘, the lyrics “The simulation cartridge for
  
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• Balenciaga cut ties with Kanye West following antisemitism controversy

  21-10-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Balenciaga's parent company Kering confirmed the brand no longer has a relationship with Kanye West.
  
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• Alicia Keys to release first-ever holiday album

  21-10-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Alicia Keys will release Santa Baby on 4 November.
  
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• Kanye West Wants to Build His Own Mini-City Called the ‘Yecosystem’

  21-10-2022 16:10 via rollingstone.com
  Two Yeezy sources say West’s plan for his own small “universe” has been in the works for years, describing it as a self-sustained enterprise that would have its own branded products and services
  
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• Stromae Is Singing for the Whole World

  21-10-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  Ahead of next year's Grammy nominations, the Belgian pop star talks about his long hiatus and why he's back for good
  
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• Lil Nas X seemingly overjoyed at Will Ferrell coming to his show

  21-10-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  Lil Nas X appeared to be thrilled that Hollywood actor Will Ferrell came to watch his concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday (October 19).READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious ArtistThe rapper and singer shared a photo of himself with the Anchorman comedy actor after the show, writing: “WILL FERRELL CAME TO MY FUCKIN CONCERT ! nobody can tell me shit.”
  Following the post, Lil Nas made headlines a
  
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• Blackpink to Make UK Festival Debut as BST Hyde Park London 2023 Headliner

  21-10-2022 15:39 via rollingstone.com
  The four-piece becomes the first K-pop act in history to headline a major UK festival
  
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• Watch Taylor Swift play the outsider in ‘Anti-Hero’ music video

  21-10-2022 15:37 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift has shared the music video for ‘Anti-Hero’, the lead single from her new album ‘Midnights’.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure popIn the clip we see Swift appear as a giant-sized version of herself at a dinner party, watch her own funeral as dreamt in the song lyrics (“I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money/ She thinks I left them in the will“), and worry about weight-gai
  
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• Balenciaga Officially Cuts Ties With Kanye West

  21-10-2022 15:25 via rollingstone.com
  Fashion label no longer has "any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist," parent company says
  
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• Sam Smith announces UK and European tour

  21-10-2022 15:01 via nme.com
  Sam Smith has shared details of a UK and European tour for next year.READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than beforeThe pop star, who recently announced that their fourth album ‘Gloria’ will be released on January 27, 2023, will play shows in the UK and Ireland in April before heading to Europe as May approaches. They will wrap up the tour at Manchester’s AO Arena on May 24.
  Tickets go on general sal
  
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• Latto and Flo Milli See Stars in One Another

  21-10-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  Two of 2022’s hottest MCs worked hard to prove themselves in the music industry — and now, they want to share the love and support
  
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• Watch Jennifer Hudson and Babyface Compose New Grocery Story-Inspired Songs From Scratch

  21-10-2022 14:55 via rollingstone.com
  Using suggestions like "ketchup and mustard" and "clean up on aisle 17" from the Jennifer Hudson Show audience, the musical duo whipped up creative vignettes on the spot
  
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• Texas metal band The Sword break up after 18 years

  21-10-2022 14:34 via nme.com
  Texas metal band The Sword have broken up after 18 years.
  As Consequence reports, the group’s singer and guitarist John D. Cronise shared the news on social media yesterday (October 20).
  “I find it my duty to inform you that, after much contemplation, I have reached the difficult conclusion that it’s time to bring The Sword’s long and storied career to a close,” the statement began.
  “When I started the band back in 2004, I could’ve only hoped for the suc
  
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• Taylor Swift says new album contains themes of ‘self-hatred’

  21-10-2022 14:34 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift says her new album contains themes of “self-hatred”.
  
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• Taylor Swift Envisions Her Bratty Kids Fighting at Her Funeral, and Other Nightmares, in ‘Anti-Hero- Video

  21-10-2022 14:33 via rollingstone.com
  John Early, Mike Birbiglia, and Mary Elizabeth Ellis co-star in the first official Midnights visual
  
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• Alex Turner tells us about Arctic Monkeys’ ‘505’ going viral on TikTok

  21-10-2022 14:30 via nme.com
  Alex Turner has spoken about Arctic Monkeys‘ 2007 song ‘505’ finding “a new life” among younger fans.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Arctic Monkeys: “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct”The track, which appears on the band’s second album ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’, recently enjoyed viral success on TikTok. It’s also the third most popular Monkeys tune on Spotify at the time of writing
  
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• Joan Armatrading’s 50-year music career being marked with new live album

  21-10-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Joan Armatrading’s 50-year music career is being marked with the release of a new live album.
  
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• Alex Turner says ‘Arctic Monkeys’ steered clear of sci-fi lyrics on new record

  21-10-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Alex Turner says the ‘Arctic Monkeys’ steered clear of science-fiction lyrics on their new record.
  
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• Jean-Michel Jarre releasing 22nd studio album

  21-10-2022 13:24 via music-news.com
  
  Jean-Michel Jarre is releasing his 22nd studio album.
  
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• Fans spot Janet Jackson reference in new Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey collaboration ‘Snow On The Beach’

  21-10-2022 13:22 via nme.com
  Fans have spotted a Janet Jackson reference in Taylor Swift‘s new collaboration with Lana Del Rey, ‘Snow On The Beach‘.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure popIn the song, which is taken from Swift’s new album ‘Midnights‘, the pop star and Del Rey sing the line, “Now I’m all for you like Janet”, together.
  The lyric references Jackson’s hit 2001 song ‘All For You’. Moreov
  
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• ‘Newsnight’ brutally takes down Liz Truss with Rihanna-backed montage

  21-10-2022 12:53 via nme.com
  Newsnight used Rihanna‘s 2008 ballad ‘Take A Bow’ to soundtrack a brutal opening montage of Prime Minister Liz Truss after she resigned yesterday (October 20) – watch the clip below.READ MORE: Music and entertainment world reacts to Liz Truss resigning as PM: “General election NOW”Delivering a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street, Truss announced that she would be stepping down as PM after just six weeks in office. She’s in turn become the sho
  
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• Nova Twins on having Lizzo as a fan and their “elusive” Denzel Curry collab

  21-10-2022 12:51 via nme.com
  Speaking to NME from the red carpet of this week’s Mercury Prize 2022, Nova Twins spoke of Lizzo attempting to crash one of their shows and the mystery of their long-teased Denzel Curry collaboration.READ MORE: Nova Twins on the cover: “The massive surge of POC pop-punk and rock is an act of rebellion”The rock duo were nominated for their acclaimed second album ‘Supernova‘, going up against the likes of Self Esteem’s ‘Prioritise Pleasure’,&nbs
  
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