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• An Olivia Newton-John Documentary Is In The Works – What We Know

  13-12-2022 23:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A documentary about the life of late actress and singer Olivia Newton-John is officially in the works. Director R.J. Cutler will explore the life of the singer and her work as an entertainer and animal rights activist. Cutler also worked on the 2021 documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry. Cutler secured full authorized […]
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• Cyndi Lauper Performs as President Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act Into Law: ‘We Can Rest Easy’

  13-12-2022 23:37 via rollingstone.com
  "Bless Joe Biden, and all the people that worked on this, for allowing people not to worry and their children not to worry about their future," singer said before the signing
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Testifies Emotional Toll of Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting Has Been ‘Torture’

  13-12-2022 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  “I wish he would have just shot and killed me (rather than) have to go through this torture,” Megan told jurors, describing where her "depressed" thoughts sometimes lead her
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Tells Jury About Emotional Toll of Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting

  13-12-2022 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  “I wish he would have just shot and killed me (rather than) have to go through this torture,” Megan told jurors, describing where her "depressed" thoughts sometimes wander
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Offered Her $1 Million to Keep Quiet About Shooting: Testimony

  13-12-2022 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  "I can’t believe I have to come up here and do this,” Megan said before walking the jury through the alleged firearm assault
  
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• Young Thug Hit With Street Racing, Reckless Driving Charges While Awaiting YSL Gang Trial

  13-12-2022 22:57 via rollingstone.com
  A grand jury indicted the rapper on four misdemeanor counts tied to a May 2021 incident
  
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• Poppy teases new music: “This is the dress I want to be buried in…”

  13-12-2022 22:40 via nme.com
  Poppy has been teasing the dawn of a new era on Instagram.
  Barely two months after the release of her new EP ‘Stagger’, the singer is already suggesting new music is on the way. Her Instagram has been completely wiped, bar an eerie teaser video, with her profile picture removed.READ MORE: Poppy on her new EP ‘Stagger’: “I just feel like it’s a mini-chapter in my life” In the black-and-white clip, Poppy is seen lying in a coffin, screaming something
  
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• Pantera Bassist Catches COVID, But the Reunion Tour Goes On

  13-12-2022 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Pantera bassist Rex Brown came down with COVID ahead of the band’s reunion show in Santiago, Chile. Brown flew back to the US to quarantine following the Pantera Knotfest Colombia performance on December 9. On December 11, the band performed in Santiago without him, with Derek Engemann and Bobby Landgraf filling in on bass for […]
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• YouTube crew Sidemen take aim at Santa with festive single ‘Christmas Drillings’

  13-12-2022 22:00 via nme.com
  British YouTube crew Sidemen have released a festive single titled ‘Christmas Drillings’ – listen below.
  The drill banger, which features JME, was released on December 5, as part of the weekly Sidemen Sunday videos. Two teams are selected to either be on the ‘good team’ with a budget of $100,000 (£81,000) or the ‘bad team’, which has a budget of $100 (£81).
  For ‘Christmas Drillings’, KSI, TBJZL, Vikkstar123 and JME were selected f
  
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• d4vd Recorded ‘Romantic Homicide’ in His Sister’s Closet

  13-12-2022 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  Singer-songwriter d4vd is only nine months into his musical career but breakout tracks like “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me” brought the teen into the spotlight.
  
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• Banquet Records send fans camping for Louis Tomlinson gig to back of queue

  13-12-2022 22:00 via nme.com
  Banquet Records have attempted to discourage fans attending Louis Tomlinson‘s shows at PRYZM from camping outside the store by introducing a system which will put campers at the back of the queue.
  Gig-goers are being given wristbands of different colours depending on what time they arrive at the Kingston-upon-Thames record shop. People camping outside or queuing very early are being given red wristbands, those in the queue before 8pm get silver ones, and those in the queue for 8:30 will ha
  
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• Bad Bunny Rakes in a Record $435MM in 2022 – Highest-Grossing Tour in a Single Calendar Year

  13-12-2022 21:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Bad Bunny has raked in $435 million while touring in 2022, making him the highest-grossing artist in a single calendar year.  The data comes from box office reports submitted to Pollstar. According to the data, Bad Bunny finished his 43-date tour in Mexico City, with those two dates grossing $10.5 million over both nights. Bad […]
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• Bad Bunny Rakes in a Record $435 Million in 2022 – Highest-Grossing Tour in a Single Calendar Year

  13-12-2022 21:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Bad Bunny has raked in $435 million while touring in 2022, making him the highest-grossing artist in a single calendar year.  The data comes from box office reports submitted to Pollstar. According to the data, Bad Bunny finished his 43-date tour in Mexico City, with those two dates grossing $10.5 million over both nights. Bad […]
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• Manuel Göttsching, German electronic music pioneer, has died aged 70

  13-12-2022 20:57 via nme.com
  German electronic music pioneer Manuel Göttsching has died at the age of 70.
  The musician and producer, who was known as the guitarist of the 70s Krautrock outfit Ash Ra Tempel, “passed away peacefully on December 4” surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on his official website.
  “The void he leaves behind we want to fill with his music and loving memories,” the statement continued. “When your fingers touched the strings of a guitar, the worl
  
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• How Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ Film Channeled Her ‘Girlhood Calcifying Into This Bruised Adulthood’

  13-12-2022 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  Swift sat down with Martin McDonagh to reflect on her recent short film
  
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• DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, and Interscope Exec Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Rockstar’

  13-12-2022 20:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  DaBaby and Roddy Ricch are officially facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over beats that they allegedly used without permission in their 2020 hit “Rockstar.” One Craig Mims, a producer known professionally as JuJu Beatz, just recently submitted the action to a federal court in his home state of Florida. Besides DaBaby and Roddy Ricch, the […]
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• Only six people attend the EU’s £334k metaverse party

  13-12-2022 20:04 via nme.com
  An online rave in the metaverse set up by the European Union was described as a “dud” after only six people turned up.
  The European Commission’s foreign aid department spent €387,000 (£334,000) on developing and promoting the online space which aimed to inform young people about their famously poorly understood Global Gateway investment plan [via Devex].
  The campaign was launched with a promotional video in October. “Our shared digital space is the pe
  
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• Muse’s Matt Bellamy speaks about being inspired by Iron Maiden: “Metal has always been around for us”

  13-12-2022 20:02 via nme.com
  Matt Bellamy has spoken about the heavier influences that appear on Muse‘s recent album ‘Will Of The People’.READ MORE: Muse: “There’s gonna be a big shift. We’re dealing with a disruptive transition”Speaking to Classic Rock magazine about being influenced by bands like Iron Maiden, the Muse frontman said: “Metal has always been around for us.”
  “When we were growing up we were listening to bands like Iron Maiden,” he exp
  
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• Watch Gwen Stefani and Sheryl Crow compete in axe-throwing competition

  13-12-2022 19:32 via nme.com
  Gwen Stefani and Sheryl Crow have gone head to head in an axe-throwing contest, as part of the new US game show Barmageddon – watch a clip below.READ MORE: Holly-Back Girl: Gwen Stefani on how to have the perfect ChristmasBarmageddon was created by Blake Shelton, Lee Metzger, and Carson Daly and is hosted by WWE star Nikki Bella. The show pits celebrities against each other in pub games like ‘Keg Curling’, ‘Shelton Darts’ and more.
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• Herb Deutsch, co-inventor of the Moog synthesiser, dies at 90

  13-12-2022 19:15 via nme.com
  Herb Deutsch, one of the inventors of the Moog synthesiser, has died at the age of 90.
  The composer and inventor worked with his friend Bob Moog on the iconic synthesiser, which was first created in the 1960s. The Bob Moog Foundation confirmed in a statement posted to Instagram that Deutsch had passed away on December 9.
  “There is nobody more important to the Moog legacy than Herb. His deep creativity, curiosity, intelligence, and pursuit of musical frontiers prompted Bob Moog to design th
  
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• Mexico To Level Massive Fine Against Ticketmaster After Bad Bunny Ticket Disaster

  13-12-2022 19:03 via rollingstone.com
  While the U.S. DOJ probes the company’s monopoly, Mexico’s consumer protection agency is moving ahead with consequences.
  
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• Adele tells Vegas crowd that divorce had her in “five therapy sessions a day”

  13-12-2022 18:45 via nme.com
  Adele spoke about her return to therapy while on stage during her Las Vegas residency.
  The ’30’ singer kicked off her 32-date run of concerts – dubbed ‘Weekends With Adele’ – at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum on November 18.READ MORE: Adele – ’30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things up“I started having therapy again because I went a few years without it. I needed to start,” she said during the resid
  
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• Marianne Faithfull Remembers Angelo Badalamenti: ‘He Was Magic’

  13-12-2022 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  "He certainly brought out something in me that was very, very precious," artist, who collaborated with composer on 'A Secret Life' album, says
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne reveals he “just can’t walk much now”

  13-12-2022 18:12 via nme.com
  Ozzy Osbourne has shared an update on his ongoing health issues, admitting that he is still having trouble walking after his recent surgeries.
  The former Black Sabbath frontman had a major operation earlier this year that his wife Sharon said would “determine the rest of his life”. Even though the surgery went well, Osbourne has now revealed in an interview with SiriusXM that he is still struggling.READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ review: a fizzing
  
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• Little Simz Displays Her Breadth and Brilliance on ‘No Thank You’

  13-12-2022 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  The UK rapper's latest delivers humor, charisma, and a lot of feels
  
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• SZA announces North American arena tour for 2023

  13-12-2022 17:11 via nme.com
  SZA has announced a North American tour for 2023.
  The 17-date tour, in support of her new album ‘SOS’, marks the singer’s first time playing arenas. It kicks off in Columbus, Ohio, on February 21 before making stops in Chicago, Toronto, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Vancouver, and more.
  The tour will conclude on March 22 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. Omar Apollo is set to open for SZA on all dates.READ MORE: SZA – ‘SOS’ review: a comeback album well wort
  
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• Litmus Music Acquires Keith Urban Recorded Catalog In Its First Deal to Date

  13-12-2022 17:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Litmus Music has officially acquired the recorded catalog of Keith Urban in its first deal since arriving on the scene earlier in 2022. Founded by music industry vets Hank Forsyth and Dan McCarroll, Carlyle Global Credit-backed Litmus set sail in August with $500 million to invest in music IP. And now, the New York- and […]
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• SZA Sets ‘SOS’ Arena Tour for 2023

  13-12-2022 16:48 via rollingstone.com
  R&B star will launch a 17-date North American trek next February
  
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• Jonas Brothers Will Take Las Vegas for Another Spin With 2023 Residency

  13-12-2022 16:41 via rollingstone.com
  The trio will return to Dolby Live at Park MGM for the third time to perform three additional shows
  
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• Taylor Swift feels happier creating albums at 'a more rapid pace'

  13-12-2022 16:36 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift feels less pressure by creating more songs.
  
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• BTS star Jin begins military service in South Korea

  13-12-2022 16:36 via music-news.com
  
  BTS are on hiatus due to their military service obligations.
  
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• Annie Mac appeals for stolen USB containing “decades worth” of music

  13-12-2022 16:19 via nme.com
  Annie Mac has appealed for the return of a USB that was stolen at a recent club night she DJed at.
  Mac was DJing at her regular ‘Before Midnight’ club night on Friday when her USB was stolen from the booth. It contains a decade’s worth of music that the former Radio 1 DJ said doesn’t exist elsewhere.
  Now, Mac is appealing for whoever took the USB to return it, promising that there will be no repercussions involved.
  “The music on that USB is truly precious and really
  
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• Adam Lambert announces new album ‘High Drama’ and shares cover of Duran Duran’s ‘Ordinary World’

  13-12-2022 16:13 via nme.com
  Adam Lambert has today (December 13) announced his forthcoming new album ‘High Drama’.READ MORE: Adam Lambert teases “rock opera” album at BandLab NME Awards 2022The record, out February 24, 2023, will be the singer’s first covers album, and will feature classics including Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For A Hero’, along with recent hits like Billie Eilish’s ‘Getting Older’.
  Alongside the album announcement, the singer has rele
  
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• Keith Urban Cashes in and Sells Rights to Valuable Master Recordings

  13-12-2022 16:07 via rollingstone.com
  The country star has struck a deal with a new player in the music catalog business, Litmus Music
  
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• Adam Lambert Launches ‘High Drama’ Album With New Spin on Duran Duran’s ‘Ordinary World’

  13-12-2022 15:42 via rollingstone.com
  The album features covers of records from Billie Eilish, Bonnie Tyler, Lana Del Rey, and more
  
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• Beabadoobee, Rina Sawayama, Metronomy and more to perform in BRITs Week 2023 gig series

  13-12-2022 15:36 via nme.com
  Beabadoobee, Rina Sawayama and Metronomy are among artists that have been announced for the BRITs Week 2023 gig series.READ MORE: Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop”Bob Vylan, Cavetown, easy life, Frank Turner + The Sleeping Souls, Kojey-Radical, Sea Girls, The Hunna, The Snuts and Years & Years have also been announced to play exclusive shows in January and February 2023 – taking place either side of The Brit Awards o
  
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• Comic Book Legend Todd McFarlane Reveals the Secrets of His Iconic Music Videos

  13-12-2022 15:30 via rollingstone.com
  From depicting "all time, space, and dimension in three-and-a-half minutes" for Pearl Jam to animating Ozzy Osbourne's "Diary of a Madman," the Grammy-winning 'Spawn' creator digs deep
  
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• Shane MacGowan’s wife hopeful Pogues singer will be home for Christmas following hospitalisation

  13-12-2022 15:04 via nme.com
  Shane MacGowan‘s wife is hopeful the Pogues frontman will be home for Christmas after after he was admitted to hospital earlier this month.READ MORE: Cartoons, cannibalism and The Clash: inside Julien Temple’s new Shane MacGowan docThe singer was taken ill on December 2 with viral encephalitis, a condition in which the brain becomes inflamed. He also contracted shingles prior to his visit which spread to his eye.
  MacGowan’s wife, the journalist and writer Victoria Mary Cla
  
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• Kygo, OneRepublic Set for Pegasus World Cup Performance in Miami

  13-12-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  The artists headline the entertainment offerings at this year's edition of Pegasus, one of the premier thoroughbred horse racing events in the world
  
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• BTS‘ Jin Officially Enlists in South Korean Military: ’It’s Curtain Call Time’

  13-12-2022 14:57 via rollingstone.com
  The 30-year-old born Kim Seok-jin has officially started the mandatory service requirement for men over the age of 18
  
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• BTS‘ Jin Officially Enlists in South Korean Military

  13-12-2022 14:57 via rollingstone.com
  The 30-year-old born Kim Seok-jin has officially started the mandatory service requirement for men over the age of 18
  
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• How Rosalía Became Pop’s Most Fearless Superstar

  13-12-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  The Spanish artist resisted industry pressures, refused to compromise and made one of 2022's boldest albums. At the end of an incredible year, she opens up about all of it
  
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• El valiente trayecto de Rosalía hasta alcanzar el cielo del pop

  13-12-2022 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  La artista española ha rechazado comprometerse y ha firmado uno de los discos más arriesgados de 2022. Acaba su año mágico y nos cuenta cómo ha sido
  
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• Rina Sawayama, Years and Years and more set for BRITs Week for War Child 2023

  13-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The money raised from the gigs will support children living in war-torn countries.
  
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• Remember the Time... Lost Michael Jackson-featuring SEGA game found at car boot sale

  13-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Scramble Training' no longer exists and was used at SegaWorld and Joypolis.
  
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• Bono announces Stories of Surrender New York residency

  13-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Bono is bringing his one-man show to New York next April.
  
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• Tory Lanez's trial begins over Megan Thee Stallion shooting

  13-12-2022 12:56 via music-news.com
  
  Tory Lanez's defence plans to present the theory that Megan Thee Stallion was shot by her former best friend.
  
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• Kate Hudson launching music career

  13-12-2022 12:56 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Hudson has been working on an album for a year.
  
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• Rancid announce 2023 UK and European Tour

  13-12-2022 12:50 via nme.com
  Rancid have announced a UK and European tour for 2023 – find details below and buy tickets here.
  The US punk-rock band will kick off the European run at Slam Dunk festival in Italy on June 2, with dates following in Slovenia, Austria, Poland, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the UK, The Netherlands and Czech Republic.
  The tour includes a show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on June 20, followed by a second gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on June 21. Ticket go
  
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• Footage of forgotten Michael Jackson Sega game discovered at car boot sale

  13-12-2022 11:53 via nme.com
  Rare footage of a live-action Sega game featuring Michael Jackson that was believed to be lost has been rediscovered at a car boot sale.READ MORE: How an ex-Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist created the Sega Mega-CD’s most eccentric soundtrackThe 1993 game, called Scramble Training, a mix between an arcade shooter and interactive ride created for Sega World theme parks, featured Jackson as a narrator who guided players.
  The late singer had a long relationship with the Japanese game comp
  
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