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• The Walkmen to reunite for first shows in nearly a decade

  15-11-2022 23:58 via nme.com
  The Walkmen have announced they will reunite next year for their first performances since 2014.
  The New York indie rockers – one of several bands that spearheaded the so-called “post-punk revival” of the early 2000s – will play a pair of concerts at Webster Hall in New York City, on April 26 and 27. Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday (November 18), with a pre-sale beginning on Wednesday (November 16) at 10am EST. You can sign for pre-sale access here.
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• Sorry, No Refunds for Morrissey Fans After His 30-Minute Gig — But a Future Date is ‘TBD’

  15-11-2022 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sorry, no refunds for Morrissey fans after his 30-minute gig — but the Greek Theatre says a future date is ‘TBD.’ Fans have been outraged since the famously-temperamental Morrissey abruptly walked off stage 30 minutes into his Saturday performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. While the British singer is yet to address the […]
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• Sorry, No Refunds for Morrissey Fans After 30-Minute Gig — But a Future Date is ‘TBD’

  15-11-2022 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sorry, no refunds for Morrissey fans after his 30-minute gig — but the Greek Theatre says a future date is ‘TBD.’ Fans have been outraged since the famously-temperamental Morrissey abruptly walked off stage 30 minutes into his Saturday performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. While the British singer is yet to address the […]
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• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce North American “residencies” and film screenings

  15-11-2022 23:48 via nme.com
  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a unique return to North America next year – where, instead of a cross-country tour, they will take up residency in four different venues throughout June.READ MORE: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: “If something is shit and no one likes it, you just put out another one the next month”The shows, announced today (November 15), will see the band play for several nights across The Caverns Underground in Tennessee, the Red
  
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• Zoë Kravitz was grateful to have Taylor Swift in her London bubble during pandemic

  15-11-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift was in London spending lockdown with her boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
  
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• Zoë Kravitz was grateful to have Taylor Swift in her London bubble during pandemic

  15-11-2022 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift was in London spending lockdown with her boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
  
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• Damon Albarn teams up with Fatoumata Diawara on upbeat new song ‘Nsera’

  15-11-2022 23:25 via nme.com
  Damon Albarn has teamed up with Fatoumata Diawara on her new song ‘Nsera’.READ MORE: ‘Gorillaz’ at 20: how Damon Albarn’s virtual band shaped music historyThe track, which you can listen to below, is taken from the Malian singer songwriter’s forthcoming new album, the follow up to her 2018 LP ‘Fenfo (Something To Say)’.
  The pair previously worked on the Gorillaz 2020 track ‘Désolé’ which saw the cartoon group teleport
  
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• Blur announce French festival date ahead of Wembley reunion show

  15-11-2022 22:26 via nme.com
  Blur have announced plans to perform at a French festival next summer ahead of their massive reunion gig at London’s Wembley stadium.READ MORE: Blur announce 2023 Wembley Stadium reunion gigThe Britpop icons will warm up for their July 8 show with a performance on the opening day of the Beauregard Festival in Normandy two days earlier (July 6).
  Tickets for the bash, which will take place across four days from July 6-9 and will also include a performance from Alt-J, are available to purchas
  
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• Taylor Swift Pre-Sale Crashes Ticketmaster as Special Access Codes Prove Worthless

  15-11-2022 22:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Taylor Swift fans rushing to secure pre-sale tickets to her upcoming Eras tour have crashed Ticketmaster.  This is Taylor Swift’s first tour in more than five years, leading to unprecedented demand. The multi-step process in securing an access code for ticket sales has led to massive outages for Ticketmaster. “We are aware fans may be […]
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• Taylor Swift Pre-Sale Crashes Ticketmaster – Access Codes Not Working

  15-11-2022 22:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Taylor Swift fans rushing to secure pre-sale tickets to her upcoming Eras tour have crashed Ticketmaster.  This is Taylor Swift’s first tour in more than five years, leading to unprecedented demand. The multi-step process in securing an access code for ticket sales has led to massive outages for Ticketmaster. “We are aware fans may be […]
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• Offset Shares Devastating Tribute to Takeoff: ‘My Heart Is Shattered’

  15-11-2022 22:10 via rollingstone.com
  "I’ve been going to sleep and waking up hoping that all of this is a dream, but it’s reality, and reality feels like a nightmare," the Migos MC said two weeks after his cousin and bandmate was killed
  
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• Madness announce UK and Ireland shows for summer 2023

  15-11-2022 21:51 via nme.com
  Madness have announced tour dates in the UK and Ireland, which will take place next summer – find tickets here.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – MadnessThe group are due to play Forest Live gigs at Cannock Chase Forest on June 8, and Cheshire’s Delamere Forest on June 15.
  Elsewhere, they’ve got dates at Piece Hall in Halifax, Middlesborough’s Albert Park, Limerick’s King John’s Castle, Swansea’s Singleton Park, and
  
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• And the Grammy Nominees for 2023 Are…

  15-11-2022 21:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards have been announced, including chart-toppers Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Adele, and Harry Styles. Beyonce leads the charge this year with nine nominations, tied with her husband Jay-Z and making them the most nominated artists in Grammy history, with 88. Other nominees at the top of the order are Kendrick Lamar with […]
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• Inhaler add London and Manchester gigs to 2023 tour

  15-11-2022 21:46 via nme.com
  Inhaler have added two new shows in London and Manchester to their 2023 tour.READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022: Inhaler say that touring with Arctic Monkeys is a tick “off the bucket list”The Dublin band have already confirmed a series of UK tour dates in February 2023 but they will now play their biggest headline UK shows to date at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse and London’s O2 Academy Brixton on May 19 and May 20.
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• Roberta Flack Diagnosed with ALS and ‘Can No Longer Sing’

  15-11-2022 21:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Legendary R&B singer Robert Flack has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and can no longer sing, according to her publicist.  Ms. Flack won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year in 1973 and Best Pop Vocal Performance in 1973 & 1974. She earned 14 Grammy nominations throughout her career. Due to her ALS diagnosis, she […]
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• PinkPantheress Joins Forces With Kaytranada on Clingy-Girlfriend Anthem ‘Do You Miss Me?’ 

  15-11-2022 21:18 via rollingstone.com
  The pair previously teased the long-awaited collaboration in their Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians interview. "I’m really excited for people to hear what we have,” the singer said
  
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• ‘Thierry Mugler: Couturissime’ Is a Distillation of Music’s Greatest Designer

  15-11-2022 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  Marking its debut in the US at the Brooklyn Museum, the retrospective encapsulates the great works of Mugler, from his recent work with Lady Gaga to his early work with Madonna
  
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• Comedy band SpitLip takedown Elon Musk with pop-punk song ‘Fuck The Sun’

  15-11-2022 21:10 via nme.com
  Musical theatre and comedy group SpitLip have shared a new song titled ‘Fuck The Sun’, which provides a pop-punk takedown of Elon Musk – listen below.
  The group, made up of David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, are known for their work on the stage, including their debut show Operation Mincemeat, which is described as “the true story of how a stolen corpse changed the course of World War 2”.
  Sharing their latest song, SpitLip wrote on Twitter:
  
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• Kelela Announces Her Second Album ‘Raven’: It’s ‘My First Breath Taken in the Dark’

  15-11-2022 21:05 via rollingstone.com
  The announcement comes with a new single, “On the Run”
  
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• Grammys nominations 2023: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and Harry Styles score the most nods

  15-11-2022 20:58 via nme.com
  The nominations for the 2023 Grammys have been announced with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and Harry Styles leading the way.READ MORE: Ukraine, Billie Eilish, Louis CK: the biggest talking points from the Grammy Awards 2022The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream today (November 15) for the announcement which you can watch below, with the winners set to be announced at the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony on February 5, 2023.
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• Tool’s Maynard James Keenan on TikTok and bands who “reek of desperation” trying to stay relevant

  15-11-2022 20:37 via nme.com
  Tool and Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan has shared his thoughts on TikTok, commenting that bands should focus on “maintaining their art”.READ MORE: Puscifer – “Eventually we’ll go the way of the dinosaurs, and it will be OK”In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Keenan said he wasn’t bothered about being relevant to TikTok’s audience, in the same way other big name bands have adopted the platform.
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• Tencent Music Shares Spike As Q3 Paid Users Jump By 20% and Profit Tops $154 Million

  15-11-2022 20:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Tencent Music generated CNY 1.09 billion (currently $154.73 million) in net profit during Q3 2022, according to the Shenzhen-headquartered streaming company’s latest earnings report. Tencent Music (NYSE: TME), which operates three China-based streaming services (QQ Music, Kugou, and Kuwo) as well as a karaoke app called WeSing, today posted its performance details for the three […]
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• Beyonce makes history as she leads 2023 GRAMMY nominations

  15-11-2022 20:04 via music-news.com
  
  Beyonce has received nine nominations for the 2023 GRAMMY awards and now holds a joint record with husband Jaay-Z as the most nominated GRAMMY artists in history.
  
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• Miranda Lambert Rides ‘Palomino’ to Multiple Grammy Nominations

  15-11-2022 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  The Nashville songwriter is the top nominee in the country music categories. Luke Combs, Maren Morris, and Willie Nelson also scored multiple nominations
  
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• Shame announce new album ‘Food For Worms’, share video for single ‘Fingers Of Steel’

  15-11-2022 19:33 via nme.com
  Shame have announced details of their new album ‘Food For Worms’ and shared the video for its first single ‘Fingers Of Steel’ – listen below.READ MORE: Shame: “If this is a good year, everything can change around”The band’s third album is due to be released on February 24, 2023 via Dead Oceans and can be pre-ordered here. It’s the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which NME called, in a five-star review, “mor
  
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• Grammys 2023: They Still Can’t Get Rap Right

  15-11-2022 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  Unpacking the confusing selections and questionable snubs in this year's nominations
  
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• Robbie Williams forced to remove “four asshole villains” from biopic movie script

  15-11-2022 19:04 via nme.com
  Robbie Williams claims that he has been forced to remove “four asshole villains” from his forthcoming biopic Better Man.
  The film is being helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey and will tell the story of Williams’ rise to global fame.
  A scene was filmed for the movie during Williams’ double header at London’s Royal Albert Hall last week.
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• Grammys 2023: Where’s Rosalía’s Album of the Year Nomination?

  15-11-2022 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  Blackpink are completely shut out, Latin music producers get overlooked, and other major snubs
  
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• Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Adele Top 2023 Grammy Nominees

  15-11-2022 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  Bad Bunny makes history with Album of the Year nod, and Taylor Swift secures Song of the Year look for "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"
  
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• London tattoo studio offers to remove Kanye West tattoos for free

  15-11-2022 18:33 via nme.com
  A tattoo studio in London is offering to remove tattoos of Kanye West for free, following the recent controversies surrounding the rapper.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?NAAMA Studios in London, which usually charges around £2,000 for removals depending on the tattoo, has made the move as a result of West’s offensive remarks in recent weeks.
  Last month, West was banned from Twitter and Instagram&n
  
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• Listen to ‘Act 1′ of Smashing Pumpkins’ new rock opera ‘ATUM’

  15-11-2022 18:16 via nme.com
  Smashing Pumpkins have released the first part of their new 33-song rock opera ‘ATUM’ – listen below.READ MORE: Smashing Pumpkins release new single ‘Beguiled’ and tell us about their three-part “rock opera”, ‘ATUM’In September, the band announced the new three-part opera, serving as a sequel to the band’s classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God&
  
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• DJ and record collector Dez Parkes has died

  15-11-2022 17:57 via nme.com
  DJ and record collector Dez Parkes has died.
  Friend Fitzroy Anthoney Facey, who is also director of The Soul Survives Magazine, confirmed Parkes’ death over the weekend. It is unclear at this stage what caused his death.
  “It’s with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved friend, the legendary Dez Parkes, our brother in music who sadly passed away today,” Facey posted on Facebook.
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• Stormzy speaks out on Jeremy Corbyn: “I just thought so highly of him”

  15-11-2022 17:41 via nme.com
  Stormzy has spoken out about the way Jeremy Corbyn was “vilified” during the December 2019 general election.READ MORE: Jeremy Corbyn speaks to NME: “The priority is to end university feesThe London rapper, whose new album ‘This Is What I Mean’ is out next week, opened up about his continued support for the former Labour leader in a new interview.
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• Music Producers, Here Are the Best YouTube Channels for You

  15-11-2022 17:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  I’ve learned the majority of what I know about recording, producing, and mixing from YouTube. And somehow this information is all free (the internet can be amazing sometimes). So over the years, I’ve become familiar with a bunch of really good music production YouTube channels. These are the best ones I’ve come across and the […]
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• WizKid Will Bring ‘More Love, Less Ego’ on 2023 North American Tour

  15-11-2022 17:17 via rollingstone.com
  Tour arrives in support of the Nigerian star’s recently released fifth studio album of the same name
  
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• Rauw Alejandro: 'I don't want to be stuck in the same pattern'

  15-11-2022 17:16 via music-news.com
  
  Rauw Alejandro joins Zane Lowe in-studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss his adventurous new album ‘SATURNO’, released last week.
  
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• Home is Where the Heart is — and Where Jim Beam Built an Extraordinary Community that Inspired the World to Raise a Glass

  15-11-2022 16:59 via rollingstone.com
  In this final feature celebrating the far-reaching community spirit of Jim Beam, the world famous bourbon welcomes Muse to its home in Kentucky for the first Welcome Sessions LIVE ever to be held on its Clermont campus
  
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• Quavo’s sister calls for Takeoff’s killer to be found “by any means”

  15-11-2022 16:52 via nme.com
  Qauvo’s sister has shared an appeal for Takeoff’s killer to be found “by any means”.READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of MigosThe Migos rapper, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, was killed in a shooting in Houston bowling alley earlier this month, aged 28.
  The artist’s funeral took place last week, which was followed by lengthy tributes from uncle Quavo and Cardi B, who is married to bandmate Offset.
  Now, Quavo’s sister, K
  
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• Paramore have changed the artwork of their 2013 self-titled album

  15-11-2022 16:47 via nme.com
  Paramore have changed the artwork of their 2013 self-titled debut album.READ MORE: When We Were Young 2022 review: the nostalgic emo-fest reigns in a new age of pop-punkThe original cover featured frontwoman Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and former bassist Jeremy Davis, who left in December 2015 and was later involved in a legal dispute with the band.
  Now, the artwork has been updated on all streaming platforms to show just a photo of Williams with her back turned, wearing a denim
  
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• Guy Pearce says phone call from Nick Cave brought him out of “crash and burn” breakdown

  15-11-2022 16:35 via nme.com
  Guy Pearce has opened up about how Nick Cave helped him out of a “crash-and-burn” breakdown.
  The actor, who starred in 2005 Western The Proposition, written by Cave, discussed having a “big crash and burn” breakdown in 2001 after an intense period of work.
  “It was a confluence of things,” Pearce told The Times. “The pressure I started to feel about working in America and the whole making hay while the sun shines philosophy. And of course, as an
  
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• Peter Crouch releases charity Christmas album with Paul Potts to tackle oppression in Qatar

  15-11-2022 16:09 via nme.com
  Peter Crouch has formed an unlikely duo with opera star Paul Potts to release a charity Christmas album, ‘Crouchy Conducts The Classics’.
  The ex-England footballer and Potts (who rose to fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2007) have released the eight-track record on Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, and Amazon Music via Paddy Power Records.READ MORE: Peter Crouch talks NME through his ‘Firsts’Per a press release, 100 per cent of the profits from the album will b
  
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• Bruce Springsteen Invites Taylor Swift to E Street, Performs ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’ on ‘Fallon’

  15-11-2022 15:51 via rollingstone.com
  The musician said his daughter will make sure he attends at least one show on the "Eras Tour," and welcomed Swift to swing by one of his gigs any time
  
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• Simon Cowell says he wants to work with Britney Spears again on new TV show

  15-11-2022 15:39 via nme.com
  Simon Cowell has said he would like to work with Britney Spears again after he recalled their time on The X Factor USA together.
  The pair were judges on the second season of the talent search show in 2012 alongside Demi Lovato and L.A. Reid, when Spears was still under a conservatorship.READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscope“We spent so long on the phone talking about X Factor before we did it,” Cowell told E! News duri
  
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• Green Day confirm work on new album

  15-11-2022 15:13 via nme.com
  Green Day have confirmed that they’ve been recording a new studio album this year.
  The Billie Joe Armstrong-led trio, who released their 13th and latest record ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’ in 2020, recently shared a video on TikTok that documents their time on the road in 2022.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing”In the clip, we see behind-the-scenes footage of the band as well as some live performance shots.
  
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• Syd and Kathleen Hanna on Why ‘Being Ourselves Is an Act of Rebellion’

  15-11-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  Listen to the Internet star and Bikini Kill/Le Tigre leader in conversation for our Musicians on Musicians podcast
  
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• Harry Styles reveals sex of fans’ unborn babies at Los Angeles shows

  15-11-2022 14:26 via nme.com
  Harry Styles revealed the sex of two fans’ unborn babies during his concerts in Los Angeles last week – check out footage of the moments below.
  The former One Direction singer was performing at at The Kia Forum stadium in Inglewood, California on Friday night (November 11) as part of his 2022 North American ‘Love On Tour’.READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnivalAt one point in the show, a crowd member called Sydney pa
  
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• ‘Grand Theft Auto’: Rockstar Games rejected Eminem movie deal

  15-11-2022 13:57 via nme.com
  Rockstar Games turned down an opportunity to launch a Grand Theft Audio film starring Eminem, according to a new BBC podcast.
  Kirk Ewing, a games industry veteran and friend of GTA creators Sam and Dan Houser, told the Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game podcast that a Hollywood agent brought the potential deal to him.
  The brothers were reportedly offered $5million (£4.2million) for the rights to a film starring the rapper and directed by Top Gun helmer Tony Scott, but Kirk recalled Sa
  
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• Madonna calls for people to stop “bullying” her after 50 Cent reignites feud

  15-11-2022 13:30 via nme.com
  Madonna has called for people to stop “bullying” her after 50 Cent called her out in a recent social media post.READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”The US rapper has previously mocked the pop music icon on several occasions, including responding to a series of images on Instagram last year in which he described the singer as “shot out”, adding “if she don’t get her old ass up”.
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• Joel Corry teases Elton John collaboration

  15-11-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  DJ Joel Corry has teased a collaboration with Sir Elton John after working on a remix of 'Hold Me Closer', and striking up a friendship with the legendary musician.
  
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• Foreigner announces first leg of farewell tour

  15-11-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  'I Want To Know What Love Is' rockers Foreigner have announced the start of their 'Historic Farewell Tour'.
  
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