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• Henry Rollins unveils details of postponed UK and European tour

  03-11-2022 23:28 via nme.com
  Henry Rollins has today (November 3) unveiled details of his postponed UK and European tour.READ MORE: Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. review: behind the music with US indie’s biggest introvertsThe tour will see Rollins take his “talking shows” on the road in 2023 and visit venues in a host of UK towns and cities including Buxton, Liverpool, Belfast, London, Manchester and more. He will also venture across Europe on the extensive tour.
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• Right After Takeoff’s Death, Gruesome Videos Spread Like Wildfire 

  03-11-2022 23:26 via rollingstone.com
  Graphic footage of the rapper's killing is all over social media showing just how desensitized our culture has become
  
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• Elbow’s Guy Garvey backs calls to save Manchester’s Night and Day Cafe

  03-11-2022 23:15 via nme.com
  Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has spoken out in support of Manchester venue Night and Day, which remains under threat from a noise abatement order that could bring about its permanent closure.
  The band had performed at the venue in their early days and returned to the venue last year for an intimate gig to raise money for independent grassroots music venues.
  “This a shameful disgrace and we are furious,” Garvey said. “Manchester’s music and arts are things we all share and ar
  
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• SiriusXM Posts Q3 Revenue Gain As Satellite Radio Subscriber Growth Offsets Pandora Listener Dip

  03-11-2022 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  SiriusXM posted an almost four percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement for Q3 2022 as an income boost stemming from satellite radio self-pay subscribers helped to offset Pandora’s YoY decrease in the same category as well as monthly active users (MAUs). SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) just recently unveiled its financials for July, August, and September of 2022. […]
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• Meta Says AI-Powered Audio Codec offers 10x Compression Over MP3

  03-11-2022 22:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Meta has announced an AI-powered audio compression method that supposedly delivers ten times better compression than the MP3 format. The audio compression method is called ‘EnCodec,’ which Meta debuted on October 25 in a paper titled by ‘High Fidelity Neural Audio Compression,’ authored by several Meta researchers. Meta gave a brief summary of the research […]
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• Elton John Enters Roblox to go ‘Beyond the Yellow Brick Road’

  03-11-2022 22:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Elton John is joining Roblox with his own world, ‘Elton John Presents: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road.’ The world was created in partnership with Elton John by Rocket Entertainment and Roblox creators, with support from Universal Music Group. The virtual experience is live inside Roblox now and offers fans a new way to enjoy the […]
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• Charlotte Church announces final Late Night Pop Dungeon tour

  03-11-2022 22:29 via nme.com
  Charlotte Church has announced her final Late Night Pop Dungeon tour today (November 3).
  The act, which features Church along with nine others, has proven a cult hit across festivals from Glastonbury to The Mighty Hoopla for the last six years.
  Described as “a genre-fluid jukebox of anthems spanning from En Vogue to Bowie and Kate Bush to Nine Inch Nails – often rubbing shoulders in the same mashed up medley” – the Late Night Pop Dungeon will have its final tour this Dece
  
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• Holly Humberstone unveils video for ‘Can You Afford To Lose Me?’ inspired by Fifth Sister swap initiative

  03-11-2022 22:27 via nme.com
  Holly Humberstone has shared the visuals for her new single ‘Can You Afford To Lose Me?’
  The video sees her travelling from house to house, knocking on doors and exchanging colourful hand-wrapped parcels with the residents inside. This was inspired by Humberstone’s Fifth Sister Swap initiative, where she hosts clothes swaps at her live shows as a nod to swapping clothes with her three sisters when they were growing up.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone live at Glastonbury 2022: her s
  
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• Nipsey Hussle’s Killer Asking Judge to Reduce Murder Conviction, Cites Verdict ‘Inconsistency’

  03-11-2022 21:54 via rollingstone.com
  Eric Holder Jr. won a delay of his sentencing Thursday to file a motion claiming jurors accepted his "heat of passion defense" in part, so his murder conviction should be reduced to manslaughter
  
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• Selena Gomez was heartbroken watching darker parts of her life in new documentary

  03-11-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
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• Selena Gomez Named Her New Kidney After Fred Armisen — and 5 Other Takeaways From Our Cover Story

  03-11-2022 21:06 via rollingstone.com
  The Only Murders in the Building star says she's never met the Portlandia comedian but hopes he finds out and thinks, "That's weird"
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ meets ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ in Girl Talk remix

  03-11-2022 20:59 via nme.com
  Girl Talk has remixed Taylor Swift’s latest single ‘Anti-Hero’ with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure popThe song arrived as part of Swift’s ‘Midnights’ album which was released on Friday October 21 and was soon followed by a deluxe edition featuring seven more tracks.
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• SXSW Appeals Insurance Claim Judgment Tied to Canceled 2020 Festival

  03-11-2022 20:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  SXSW lost an insurance claim lawsuit tied to its 2020 festival cancellation. Now the festival is appealing that decision. A federal judge agreed that insurance coverage is precluded for organizers of the SXSW festival for an underlying lawsuit filed by ticketholders. Ticketholders sought refunds after the cancellation of the 2020 event. US District Judge Robert […]
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• Johnny Depp to Appear in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show for Some Reason

  03-11-2022 20:25 via rollingstone.com
  Rolling Stone has confirmed that the actor's latest attempt back into the mainstream is modeling at Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
  
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• Bastille share video for ‘Hope For The Future’

  03-11-2022 20:22 via nme.com
  Bastille have shared the video for their single ‘Hope For The Future’.
  The track, which appears on the expanded edition of their recent album ‘Give Me The Future’, was written for the end credits of Orlando Van Einsiedel’s upcoming climate emergency documentary From Devil’s Breath. 
  Van Einsiedel also directed the music video for ‘Hope For The Future’, which was filmed in Bastille frontman Dan Smith’s London home and interlaced with shot
  
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• Tickets to Adele’s Las Vegas Residency Going For Upwards of $45,000

  03-11-2022 19:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Ticket prices for Adele’s Las Vegas residency are skyrocketing on reseller sites, going for as high as $45,000 in some cases.  ‘Weekends with Adele’ is kicking off on November 18 after being rescheduled from earlier this year. In addition to the rescheduled dates, Adele added eight additional dates in March 2023. But tickets for these […]
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• Måneskin’s Damiano David puts VMAs censorship down to “prejudices towards rock bands and towards women”

  03-11-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  Måneskin frontman Damiano David has commented on the accusations of censorship surrounding the band’s performance at the MTV VMAs in August.
  According to photos taken during the band’s performance of their hit ‘Supermodel’, it appeared that bassist Victoria De Angelis suffered a wardrobe malfunction with her top falling down around her waist. The cameras panned away and focused on empty seats for about 40 seconds. For the rest of the performance, they frequently cut
  
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• A Quick Buyer’s Guide to Acoustic Guitars – What to Know

  03-11-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Whether buying your first acoustic guitar or your tenth, the decision is always unique to the sound you want. Have questions? Check out this acoustic guitar buyer’s guide with some recommendations from Sweetwater’s vast inventory. The following was created in collaboration with Sweetwater, a company DMN is proud to be partnered with. Steel-string acoustic guitars […]
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• A Quick Buyer’s Guide to Acoustic Guitars — Here’s What to Know

  03-11-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Whether buying your first acoustic guitar or your tenth, the decision is always unique to the sound you want. Have questions? Check out this acoustic guitar buyer’s guide with some recommendations from Sweetwater’s vast inventory. The following was created in collaboration with Sweetwater, a company DMN is proud to be partnered with. Steel-string acoustic guitars […]
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• Reba McEntire Placed on Vocal Rest, Reschedules Weekend Shows

  03-11-2022 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  Singer is currently scheduled to perform at the CMA Awards on Nov. 9
  
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• Autographed Instruments From Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts Set for Charity Auction

  03-11-2022 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  Guitars and drum equipment signed by Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Joan Jett, and many more to benefit MusiCares
  
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• Selena Gomez opens up about mental health struggles ahead of new documentary

  03-11-2022 19:11 via nme.com
  Ahead of the release of a documentary charting her rise to fame and a decade-long struggle with mental health issues, Selena Gomez has shed new light on her experiences with mental health and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
  In an interview with Rolling Stone US, to promote Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, the singer revealed that she was in her early twenties when she first began experiencing difficulties with her mental health. “I started to feel like I was not in control of what I wa
  
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• Check out behind the scenes moments from Rebounder and CLIP’s Brooklyn Sound gig

  03-11-2022 19:02 via nme.com
  In partnership with Brooklyn Brewery
  NME and Brooklyn Brewery have officially revived New York City’s live music series, Brooklyn Sound. The three-show event kicked off on October 12 at Elsewhere, with Brooklyn’s own Nation of Language and Infinite Coles taking the stage for a sold-out show, and on October 25, MICHELLE and Sarah Kinsley drew a huge crowd to the Bell House for their Brookly Sound performances.READ MORE: Meet Rebounder, the indie hero reviving New York&r
  
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• Spotify Reportedly Explores Anghami Buyout Amid Rapid MENA Music Industry Growth

  03-11-2022 18:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is reportedly exploring a potential acquisition of Middle Eastern streaming service Anghami (NASDAQ: ANGH). The Stockholm-headquartered company’s reported buyout of Anghami, which debuted on the public market via a SPAC merger in February, came to light in a piece from Dubai-based Frankly Magazine. But execs at Anghami, which said that it boasted […]
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• Pulp confirm support acts for select dates of 2023 reunion tour

  03-11-2022 18:11 via nme.com
  Pulp have announced the first support acts for select shows on their 2023 reunion tour – see the post below.
  Over the summer, frontman Jarvis Cocker confirmed that the Sheffield band would be hitting the road next year for their first gigs together since 2012. Cocker then teased last week that “big” news was coming, before Pulp detailed a run of UK and Ireland shows for summer ’23.READ MORE: Pulp’s 10 best songs – as voted by youThe tour is set
  
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• Go Behind the Scenes of Selena Gomez’s Rolling Stone Cover Shoot

  03-11-2022 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  The superstar appears on the cover of the December issue
  
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• Watch Selena Gomez Talk ‘My Mind and Me,’ Celebrating 30, and Her Rolling Stone Cover Shoot

  03-11-2022 17:49 via rollingstone.com
  The superstar opens up in unprecedented ways in her new documentary
  
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• Johnny Depp will make “star” guest appearance in Rihanna’s Fenty fashion show

  03-11-2022 17:42 via nme.com
  Johnny Depp is set to make a “star” guest appearance at Rihanna‘s next fashion show.READ MORE: Every horror film on Amazon Prime Video UKThe actor and musician, 59, is set to be the first male to headline the fashion show’s “star moment” in the history of Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty, according to TMZ. The role has previously been filled by the likes of likes of Cindy Crawford and Erykah Badu.
  Both stars were said to be “super excited to make it happen
  
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• Avril Lavigne and Yungblud team up on emotional new single, ‘I’m A Mess’

  03-11-2022 17:40 via nme.com
  Avril Lavigne has released a new collaborative single with Yungblud – listen to ‘I’m A Mess’ below.
  The pair teased the joint track last week by both sharing a video that saw Yungblud (aka Dominic Harrison) cutting Lavigne’s hair in a bathroom. Later, it was confirmed that the collab would be arriving today (November 3).READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”‘I’
  
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• Items from Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts to go up for auction

  03-11-2022 17:13 via nme.com
  Various pieces of gear used in the two recent tribute concerts for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be auctioned off for charity next week.
  The auction, organised by “world breaking auction house to the stars” Julien’s Auctions, will be taking place at the Hard Rock Café in New York and online via the Julien’s Auctions website from next Friday to Sunday (November 11-13).READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking nig
  
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• Bastille Captures Glimpses of a Better Tomorrow in ‘Hope For The Future’ Video for ‘From Devil’s Breath’ Doc

  03-11-2022 17:01 via rollingstone.com
  The Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary following the story of two colliding narratives premieres on November 13 as the second film in Trevor Noah’s The Turning Point series
  
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• Selena Gomez downplays viral photos with Hailey Bieber

  03-11-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber recently proved there was no bad blood between them by posing for photos.
  
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• Bono had heart surgery in 2016 to repair “blister” on his aorta

  03-11-2022 16:29 via nme.com
  Bono has revealed that he underwent an eight-hour heart operation in 2016 to repair a “blister” on his aorta.
  The U2 frontman recalled the medical issue and the subsequent procedure in his new memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, which was released on Tuesday (November 1).READ MORE: U2’s top 10 best albums – ranked“I was born with an eccentric heart,” Bono wrote. “In one of the chambers of my heart, where most people have three doors, I have two.
  
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• Is ‘Dimes Square Rapper’ Blaketheman1000 Actually Sort of Good?

  03-11-2022 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  The meme-happy musician straddles parody and sincerity. The results are sometimes mixed, but interesting nonetheless
  
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• The UK’s most-streamed songs of 1952 to 2022 have been revealed

  03-11-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  The UK’s most-streamed songs of each year from 1952 to 2022 have been revealed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UK Singles Chart.
  The findings come from the Official Charts Company, who have teamed up with BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds to mark the anniversary.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Arctic Monkeys: “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct”The UK’s most-streamed songs from the calendar year in which they we
  
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• The Neil Young: Harvest Time doc is heading to cinemas worldwide

  03-11-2022 15:04 via music-news.com
  
  Tickets for 'Neil Young: Harvest Time' go on sale from November 10.
  
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• Neil Young ‘Harvest Time’ documentary set for release in December

  03-11-2022 15:00 via nme.com
  A new documentary film about Neil Young‘s 1972 album ‘Harvest’ is set to be screened in cinemas next month.
  The film, which features never-before-seen footage that was filmed in northern California, London and Nashville, is being released to celebrate the record’s 50th anniversary this year.READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hopeSet to be screened in cinemas on December 1 (with select encores
  
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• Selena Gomez Opens Up About ‘My Mind & Me’ on Emotional New Single

  03-11-2022 14:59 via rollingstone.com
  Autobiographical song accompanies singer's new Apple TV+ documentary of same name
  
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• Slipknot announce 2023 European tour

  03-11-2022 14:34 via nme.com
  Slipknot have announced a European headline tour for 2023 – find all the details below.
  The masked metal band will hit the road next summer in support of their seventh studio album ‘The End So Far’, which came out in September.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Slipknot: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map” Kicking off in Nickelsdorf, Austria on June 7, the upcoming stint will also see Corey Taylor and co. perform in Amst
  
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• ‘The Last Of Us’: Gamer’s acoustic guitar covers go viral on TikTok

  03-11-2022 14:11 via nme.com
  A gamer has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a series of covers they played in The Last Of Us Part II.
  The action-adventure game, which was released on PS4 in 2020, sees main characters Ellie and Joel learn to play an acoustic guitar in a bid to bond with each other. One feature allows users to play real notes and songs on Ellie’s instrument.READ MORE: The Last Of Us Part II review: a challenging, magnificent coda to one of gaming’s most beloved storiesAs Guitar.COM reports, one La
  
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• ‘The Last Of Us’ fan’s acoustic guitar covers go viral on TikTok

  03-11-2022 14:11 via nme.com
  A gamer has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a series of covers they played in The Last Of Us Part 2.
  The action-adventure game, which was released on PS4 in 2020, sees main characters Ellie and Joel learn to play an acoustic guitar in a bid to bond with each other. One feature allows users to play real notes and songs on Ellie’s instrument.READ MORE: The Last Of Us Part II review: a challenging, magnificent coda to one of gaming’s most beloved storiesAs Guitar.COM reports, one Las
  
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• Joey Bada$$ Brings Men I Trust Along for ‘Show Me’ Performance on ‘Fallon’

  03-11-2022 14:11 via rollingstone.com
  The track, which samples Men I Trust's "Show Me How," appears on the rapper's recently released third studio album 2000
  
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• Kanye West Escapes Twitter Jail to Post Photo of Kyrie Irving

  03-11-2022 14:03 via rollingstone.com
  Weeks after going "Death Con 3," rapper sends his first tweet since Elon Musk's takeover
  
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• Selena Gomez Wasn’t Sure She Was Ready To Tell This Story

  03-11-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  She’s wrestled with bipolar disorder, life-threatening illness, and tabloid hell. Now, she’s opening up about all of it in incredible ways
  
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• Reba McEntire postpones trio of shows on doctor's orders

  03-11-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Reba McEntire has delayed her shows by a month as she recovers from a mystery illness impacting her ability to sing.
  
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• BTS beat Taylor Swift and Drake to make Billboard Hot 100 chart history

  03-11-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  BTS have had more Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones this decade than any other artist.
  
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• Kanye West reportedly paid a settlement to an ex-employee who alleged he praised Hitler and Nazis

  03-11-2022 13:01 via nme.com
  Kanye West reportedly paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged he had used antisemitic language in the workplace.
  According to documents obtained by NBC, six other people who have worked with the rapper, or seen him in professional settings over the past five years, also claimed they had heard him praise Hitler or talk about conspiracy theories related to Jewish people.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?It
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Tour Is Ruining Weddings Across the Country

  03-11-2022 13:00 via rollingstone.com
  The pop star's first stadium tour in five years has caused the kind of scheduling conflicts that would break any bride
  
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• Taylor Swift fans are convinced ‘Speak Now’ will be her next re-recorded album

  03-11-2022 12:46 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift appears to be teasing that her next re-recorded album release will be 2010’s ‘Speak Now’.
  The original version of the singer-songwriter’s third studio record followed on from her self-titled debut (2006) and ‘Fearless’ (2008). In April 2021, Swift dropped “Taylor’s Version” of the latter LP, ahead of the re-recorded ‘Red’ arriving last November.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shi
  
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• Selena Gomez's documentary My Mind & Me opens AFI Festival 2022

  03-11-2022 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  My Mind & Me will drop via Apple TV+ on Friday.
  
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