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• Live Nation Faces Second Eras Tour Class-Action Lawsuit: “Ticketmaster Intentionally and Knowingly Misled Millions of ‘Verified’ Fans”

  23-12-2022 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are officially facing another class-action complaint from a shortchanged Swiftie who was unable to secure pre-sale passes to the Eras Tour. Kirkland, Washington-based Michelle Sterioff just recently submitted the firmly worded action to a California federal court, and DMN obtained an exclusive copy of the 34-page-long filing. It’s hardly […]
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• Rivers Cuomo on building an online community of fans who “like big guitars and weird lyrics”

  23-12-2022 23:22 via nme.com
  With Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk changing the landscape of the social media platform, many artists and music fans are looking for other ways to build community online. NME spoke to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo about his Discord community Mister Rivers’ Neighborhood, and how it’s allowed him to connect directly with fans.
  Following Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter, multiple artists have criticized and, in some cases, left the social media platform. In November, Nine Inch
  
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• Nile Rodgers Remembers Thom Bell: ‘He Represented Sophistication and Elegance’

  23-12-2022 23:11 via rollingstone.com
  Rodgers recalls a cherished two-hour phone call with the "Sound of Philadelphia" producer, who died Thursday at 79
  
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• Peace tease comeback, 2023 tour in Big Issue advert

  23-12-2022 22:07 via nme.com
  Peace have begun teasing an imminent comeback, taking out a full-page advert in the latest Big Issue to plug “live shows scheduled for 2023”.READ MORE: The Big Read – Peace: “What I think is cool, is to just get out of here”As reported by Dork, the band’s ad has their logo and typeface printed in black over a pastel tie-dye background, boasting a “casting call for Peace fans” alongside a Spotify scan code for their artist page, and a phone number (
  
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• Mariah Carey creates her own 'Christmas moments' during festive season

  23-12-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Queen of Christmas goes all out each festive season, throwing parties and decorating her home.
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers talks childhood cockiness, drinking tobacco spit and hating cats in ‘Chicken Shop Date’ interview

  23-12-2022 21:15 via nme.com
  Phoebe Bridgers is the latest artist to sit with Amelia Dimoldenberg for a Chicken Shop Date, discussing such extensive topics as the end of the world, nightmares and deep-seated fears – as well as her blinding overconfidence as a child, ongoing hatred for cats, and tendency to overshare with her mum.READ MORE: Danny Elfman and Phoebe Bridgers on ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ live in concert: “It’s such a cool thing to be part of”The interview opens bluntly
  
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• Multiple Universities Begin Banning TikTok After ByteDance Admits Employees Improperly Accessed User Data

  23-12-2022 20:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After a number of states prohibited government employees from using TikTok due to security concerns – and as Congress weighs a similar measure at the federal level – public universities are now outlawing the highly controversial app. This latest step to curb the prevalence of the ever-popular TikTok, which is owned and operated by Beijing-headquartered […]
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• Big Scarr, Rapper and Gucci Mane Protegé, Dead at 22

  23-12-2022 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  The 1017 Records founder paid tribute to Alexander Woods, one of the label’s leading artists, writing: “This hurt – I’m a miss you”
  
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• Joe Strummer wanted The Clash to reform at Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

  23-12-2022 19:47 via nme.com
  Joe Strummer’s widow, Lucinda Tait, has revealed that the late punk legend hoped to reform The Clash for a performance in 2003, just months before his unexpected death.READ MORE: NME Explains: How The Clash wrote ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’Shortly before Strummer died from a heart attack in December 2002, The Clash were announced as inductees for the 2003 class of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. That was followed by a surprise reunion between Strummer and his former C
  
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• Break Out of Your Lavender Haze: Here’s How to Find Discount Taylor Swift Tickets Online

  23-12-2022 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  With fans turning on Ticketmaster, your best bet to find 'Eras' tour tickets now is through one of these certified re-sellers
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers Doesn’t Want to Kill Her Dad Anymore

  23-12-2022 19:01 via rollingstone.com
  The singer naturally overshared during her first Chicken Shop Date with Amelia Dimoldenberg
  
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• LadBaby break The Beatles’ chart record as they score fifth Christmas Number One

  23-12-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  LadBaby have broken a UK chart record previously held by The Beatles as they score their fifth Christmas Number One on the Official UK Singles Chart.
  The duo – comprised of Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – equalled the Fab Four’s record of four Christmas Number Ones last year and have now surpassed it with ‘Food Aid’.READ MORE: Christmas is cancelled: the 10 festive songs they tried to banLadBaby previously hit the top spot in 2018 with ‘We Built This City’
  
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• LadBaby make UK chart history as 'Food Aid' debuts at Number 1

  23-12-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  LadBaby make UK Official Chart history today, becoming the first act ever to claim a record five Official UK Christmas Number 1 singles, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
  
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• BTS’ V Gets in the Holiday Spirit on ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’ Cover

  23-12-2022 18:11 via rollingstone.com
  The track follows last year's original solo single "Christmas Tree"
  
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• Watch Dublin fire brigade dance to Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’ for charity

  23-12-2022 17:40 via nme.com
  The Dublin Fire Brigade performed a dance routine to Daft Punk‘s ‘One More Time’ in a video in order to raise money for St Joseph’s Primary School for Children with Visual Impairment – check it out below.
  Calling themselves the Daft Funk Brigade, the firefighters danced fully cladded in their protective uniforms. The video had a festive touch as well, featuring Santa Claus sliding down a fireman’s pole at the beginning.
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• New Wu-Tang Clan book ‘Legacy’ comes encased in 400 pound steel chamber

  23-12-2022 17:07 via nme.com
  The new Wu-Tang Clan book Legacy comes encased in a 400-pound steel chamber and is limited to just 36 copies.
  The new coffee table book is a strictly limited edition item, which has been published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan’s seminal 1993 album ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’. The 300-page leather-bound book features never-before-seen photos of all 10 members of the group captured by photographers including Danny Hasting and Kyle Christy.READ MORE:
  
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• Taylor Swift secures 2022’s Christmas Number 1 album with 'Midnights'

  23-12-2022 16:53 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift’s Midnights has returned to the top of the Official Albums Chart, becoming 2022’s Official Christmas Number 1 Album in the process.
  
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• Pardison Fontaine Stands With Megan Thee Stallion as Tory Lanez Trial Nears End: ‘I Wouldn’t Wish This On Anyone’

  23-12-2022 16:49 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper's boyfriend shared an encouraging message of solidarity "to any woman, especially ones of color"
  
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• BTS’ V shares elegant cover of ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’

  23-12-2022 16:44 via nme.com
  BTS’ V has shared an elegant cover of the festive classic ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’ – check it out below now.
  The track was originally written in 1951 by Meredith Wilson and was first released in the same year by Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayers & His Orchestra. Over the years, it has been covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, Meghan Trainor and many others.READ MORE: BTS live in Busan: a dizzyi
  
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• Dolly Parton started celebrating Christmas after Thanksgiving

  23-12-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas premiered on NBC earlier this month.
  
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• That Time Loretta Lynn Sang About Being at the Grand Ole Opry on Christmas Night

  23-12-2022 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  In a surreal clip from 1969, the "Coal Miner's Daughter" joins the Wilburn Brothers to remember fallen Opry stars and prove the show must always go on
  
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• The Year Everyone Realized They Were Wrong About Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West

  23-12-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  Just a few years ago, many detractors were convinced that Swift was on the losing side of a celebrity feud, as she was left dodging false accusations of far-right sympathies. As it turns out…
  
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• Rob Sheffield’s Top 25 Songs of 2022

  23-12-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  Highlights from a year when brilliant tunes kept exploding all over the stylistic map.
  
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• The Strokes discuss “magical” experience working with Rick Rubin on new album

  23-12-2022 15:59 via nme.com
  The Strokes have discussed the “magical” experience of working with Rick Rubin on their upcoming new album.READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality”The band recently completed a recording session with the legendary producer in the mountains of Costa Rica. “We rented this house up on the top of a mountain and set the band up outside,” Rubin explained while appearing o
  
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• Fans are sharing this clip of Terry Hall discussing mental health

  23-12-2022 15:52 via nme.com
  Fans are sharing a clip of Terry Hall discussing mental health in the wake of The Specials frontman’s death.
  The singer died on December 18 at the age of 63. In a statement announcing his death, his bandmates described him as “a beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced”.READ MORE: How Terry Hall and The Specials provided British culture with a much-needed wake-up callAs fans remember the ska i
  
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• Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares update on progress of solo music

  23-12-2022 15:44 via nme.com
  Little Mix‘s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has shared an update on the progress of her first music as a solo artist.READ MORE: Leigh-Anne Pinnock praises “very supportive” Little Mix after acting debut The girl group went on indefinite hiatus earlier this year after their tour in support of their most recent album ‘Confetti’. Pinnock has since been preparing to embark on a solo career and has been working with the producer Hit-Boy, who has previously worked with Beyo
  
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• The Search for Guns N’ Roses’ Lost Masterpiece

  23-12-2022 15:30 via rollingstone.com
  How a group of ride-or-die GN'R fans leaked 19 CDs of outtakes from one of the most notorious albums in history — with painful consequences for one of them
  
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• Sam Ryder discusses fronting Texas hardcore band Close Your Eyes

  23-12-2022 15:13 via nme.com
  Sam Ryder has told NME of his past fronting a Texan hardcore band called Close Your Eyes.READ MORE: Sam Ryder: “Eurovision was the perfect point in my journey to throw all the chips on the table”The pop star and UK Eurovision entrant is NME‘s Big Read cover star for Christmas 2022, and talked about his Number One album ‘There’s Nothing But Space, Man!’ as well as his journey to get there.
  Ryder began playing in the band The Morning After as a teenager –
  
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• The Best Music Books of 2022

  23-12-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  A history of hip-hop in Atlanta, the definitive Chuck Berry bio, the story of women in country music, and much more
  
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• NOFX may still release new music despite retirement from touring

  23-12-2022 14:32 via nme.com
  NOFX could still record and release new music even after they retire from touring next year, according to guitarist Eric Melvin.
  Melvin elaborated more on the band’s decision to quit touring in conversation with Avenged Sevenfold‘s Johnny Christ on his Drinks With Johnny podcast. He revealed that the decision was largely down to frontman and bassist Mike ‘Fat Mike’ Burkett and the stress and anxiety he faces when on the road.READ MORE: NOFX’s Fat Mike
  
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• ††† (Crosses) cover George Michael and talk the future: “We’re where Deftones were at when we made ‘White Pony'”

  23-12-2022 13:32 via nme.com
  ††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and multi-instrumentalist and producer Shaun Lopez, have shared their cover of George Michael‘s ‘One More Try – as well as talking to NME about what the future holds.READ MORE: “This record embedded in our brains”: the endless power of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’Now a tradition from the duo – having kicked off the holiday ritual by sharing a surprise c
  
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• Glastonbury’s on site radio station found to have breached Ofcom rules

  23-12-2022 13:27 via nme.com
  Glastonbury Festival‘s on-site radio station breached Ofcom rules for playing the unedited version of a song containing “offensive language”, the broadcasting regulator has ruled.
  Worthy 87.7 FM played the Little Simz track ‘Miss Understood’ on June 23 at 18:41 BST, which contained two words that were considered to be offensive, one of which was deemed to be “racially offensive” [via BBC News].READ MORE: On The Cover – Glastonbury: your favour
  
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• The Strokes had a 'magical' experience with Rick Rubin

  23-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.admits the band had a magical experience working with Rick Rubin in Costa Rica.
  
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• Fatboy Slim was worried live music would never return

  23-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  'Praise You' hitmaker Fatboy Slim was worried he'd never tour again after the pandemic.
  
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• Sports Team announce break for the “near-foreseeable” future

  23-12-2022 13:02 via nme.com
  Sports Team have ended 2022 by announcing that they’re set to take a break for the “near-foreseeable” future.READ MORE: Sports Team: “We’ve got to the point where we’re just inevitable”The band, who released second album ‘Gulp!’ this year, have been on an extensive tour throughout the year, and are set to take a break in 2023.
  They wrote to fans in an end-of-year newsletter: “I’ve been trying to do some table math, and I thin
  
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• Half of Britons priced out of attending live music events in recent years

  23-12-2022 12:46 via nme.com
  Just over half of Britons have been prevented from attending a live music event in recent years due to rising ticket prices.
  The finding emerged from a YouGov poll which paints a troubling picture for the UK live music scene, particularly amid the current cost of living crisis. While live music remains popular – 60 per cent of respondents had been to at least one gig in their lifetime and 14 per cent are “regular” gig goers – the poll found that 18 per cent of Brits had &
  
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• Cardi B responds to criticism over recession comments

  23-12-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B insisted that she would lose her fortune if she didn't manage her wealth properly.
  
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• Inhaler talk impostor syndrome from supporting Arctic Monkeys: “We don’t feel worthy of it at all”

  23-12-2022 12:03 via nme.com
  Inhaler have shared their experiences of supporting Arctic Monkeys on tour.
  The Irish indie band toured with Arctic Monkeys in Europe this year and are set to do so again on the European leg of their world tour in 2023. Naturally, opening for “the greatest rock band in the world”, as they termed the Alex Turner-fronted band, gave them a sense of impostor syndrome.READ MORE: Inhaler on Arctic Monkeys tour: “That’s a tick off the bucket list” “Every ni
  
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• The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne tells story of Jack White giving him a fibre-optic Jesus at a Beck show

  23-12-2022 11:44 via nme.com
  The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne has told the story of Jack White giving him a fibre-optic Jesus at a Beck show.READ MORE: Life, death, love, drugs and spider-bites: Wayne Coyne looks back on 20 years of The Flaming Lips’ ‘The Soft Bulletin’The tale was immortalised in the appropriately-titled Flaming Lips rarity ‘Thank You Jack White (For The Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me)’, which is included in the band’s new 20th anniversary edition of ‘Y
  
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• Steve Lacy shares his love for Paramore and Weezer

  23-12-2022 11:06 via nme.com
  Steve Lacy has shared some of his early influences, including Paramore, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, Mac DeMarco and Dirty Projectors.READ MORE: Steve Lacy: his stunning rise in 10 tracksThe singer, who released second solo album ‘Gemini Rights’ this year and hit the top of the US charts with the viral ‘Bad Habit’, discussed some of his unexpected influences in a new interview.
  Speaking to The Guardian, Lacy was asked about some of his main rock and indie influences.
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• Tiffany is writing an autobiography

  23-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  'I Think We're Alone Now' singer Tiffany is writing her autobiography, which will share her "struggle" in the music industry.
  
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• ABBA learned key lessons about music from The Beatles

  23-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Benny Andersson admits ABBA learned to bring variety to their music from The Beatles.
  
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• Over 500 musicians call for immediate action following Juilliard misconduct allegations

  23-12-2022 10:40 via nme.com
  Over 500 musicians are demanding New York’s prestigious Juilliard School take immediate action against composer Robert Beaser following allegations of sexual misconduct.
  As reported by VAN last week, Beaser — who formerly chaired the performing arts academy’s composition department — has been accused of multiple instances of previously-undisclosed sexual harassment and misconduct that occurred throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Another staff member, late composer Christopher
  
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• Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson shares humorous response to ‘nepo babies’ conversation

  23-12-2022 10:20 via nme.com
  Bono‘s daughter, actor Eve Hewson, has shared a humorous response to the ongoing “nepo babies” conversation online.
  In recent days, conversation has been raging online after an article discussing ‘The Nepotism Babies Of Hollywood’ was published, with many calling out the amount of successful people in the music and entertainment industry with famous parents.
  In a series of tweets, Hewson made light of the conversation, writing: “Gonna get Nepo Baby tattoo
  
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• GOT The Beat confirmed to make first-ever comeback in January

  23-12-2022 09:56 via nme.com
  GOT The Beat, the first sub-unit of SM Entertainment’s female supergroup Girls On Top, are reportedly gearing up to release new music next year.READ MORE: From rookies on the rise to raved-about reunions, here’s a look back at K-pop in 2022Earlier today (December 23), South Korean media outlet SpoTV News reported that GOT The Beat are preparing to release a new song sometime in January. A separate report by Kpop Herald adds that the group have reportedly finished filming a music vide
  
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• Thom Bell dead at 79

  23-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Thom Bell - one of the Mighty Three co-creators of the Sound of Philadelphia - has died aged 79.
  
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• Ari Lennox's is quitting touring

  23-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Ari Lennox will hit the road for the last time next year.
  
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• Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin play ‘E-Pro’ with Beck for ‘Hannukah Sessions’ night five

  23-12-2022 08:46 via nme.com
  Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have shared the fifth performance of the 2022 ‘Hannukah Sessions’ – watch them jam ‘E-Pro’ with Beck below.
  Across the last week, Grohl and Kurstin have been sharing performances from the third edition of their annual holiday covers season, featuring Jewish artists.
  So far in 2022, it has featured a cover of ‘Spinning Wheel’ by Blood, Sweat & Tears with Judd Apatow on vocals, a version of Pink’s ‘Get
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion's boyfriend Pardison Fontaine 'wouldn't wish' Tory Lanez trial 'on anyone'

  23-12-2022 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  After WAP rapper Megan Thee Stallion testified against Tory Lanez, Megan’s boyfriend Pardison Fontaine released a statement supporting women who “speak up”.
  
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• LaNisha Cole calls out 'nasty' trolls who insult her for Nick Cannon relationship

  23-12-2022 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Model and photographer LaNisha Cole called out online trolls who had insulted her for having a baby with television personality Nick Cannon.
  
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