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• Watch Crawlers’ beautiful acoustic cover of Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Motion Sickness’

  24-12-2022 23:50 via nme.com
  Crawlers have shared an acoustic cover of Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Motion Sickness’ as a festive treat for fans – watch it below now.
  The original version of the song appeared on the US indie star’s debut album ‘Stranger In The Alps’, which was released in 2017.READ MORE: Crawlers: Merseyside misfits making striking alt-rock with a powerful message“Did a cover of motion sickness by phoebe bridgers cuz we weren’t good enough to improv one on our
  
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• ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ co-writer challenges Mariah Carey’s story of when she wrote it

  24-12-2022 22:52 via nme.com
  Mariah Carey’s co-writer and co-producer on ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has challenged the star’s story detailing when she wrote the track.
  Carey claimed in a 2017 interview that the festive classic was a “song that I wrote basically as a kid on my little Casio keyboard”.READ MORE: Mariah Carey: “You know what? I love Christmas!”Appearing on the Hot Takes & Deep Dives With Jess Rothschild podcast, co-writer and co-producer Walter Afa
  
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• Morrissey Album Likely Delayed Again as Miley Cyrus Wants Guest Spot Taken Off

  24-12-2022 22:38 via rollingstone.com
  Singer also reveals he's "voluntarily withdrawn" from Capitol Records ahead of Bonfire of Teenagers' planned Feb. 2023 release
  
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• Sugababes share previously unreleased album ‘The Lost Tapes’ as Christmas gift

  24-12-2022 22:26 via nme.com
  Sugababes have shared their previously unreleased album ‘The Lost Tapes’ as a Christmas gift to fans – listen to it below now.
  The trio regained the right to use the group’s name in 2019 and embarked on a successful comeback this year, including a sold-out UK tour, triumphant Glastonbury appearance and headline slot at Mighty Hoopla.READ MORE: Sugababes tell us about celebrating 20 years of ‘One Touch’ and plans for new music‘The Lost Tapes’ w
  
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• Morrissey departs label as Miley Cyrus asks to be taken off ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’

  24-12-2022 20:17 via nme.com
  Morrissey has departed his latest label and said Miley Cyrus has asked to be taken off of his upcoming album, ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’.
  The singer was most recently signed to Capitol Records – who were set to put out the album, which will be the follow-up to 2020’s ‘I Am A Dog On A Chain’, next year.
  However, in a post on Morrissey’s official website yesterday (December 23), it was announced that he had “voluntarily parted company with Maverick/Quest
  
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• Maxi Jazz, Frontman for U.K. Dance Band Faithless, Dead at 65

  24-12-2022 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  "He was a brilliant lyricist, a DJ, a Buddhist, a magnificent stage presence, car lover, endless talker, beautiful person, moral compass and genius," band mates say in statement
  
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• Noel Gallagher shares clip of Abbey Road string sessions for new song

  24-12-2022 19:28 via nme.com
  Noel Gallagher has shared a clip of string sessions for a new song, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios – check it out below.
  The star’s High Flying Birds are set to release a new album in 2023 and shared the first single from it in ‘Pretty Boy’ – featuring Johnny Marr on guitar – in October.READ MORE: Noel Gallagher live at Glastonbury 2022: how The Chief owned the Pyramid StagePosted on Gallagher’s Twitter, the video shows a group of
  
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• Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all our readers!

  24-12-2022 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  Music News would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
  
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• Artists share support for Megan Thee Stallion after Tory Lanez found guilty in shooting case

  24-12-2022 18:53 via nme.com
  Artists from across the music world have shown support for Megan Thee Stallion after a jury found Tory Lanez guilty of shooting her in July 2020.
  The nine-day trial came to an end yesterday (December 23) in Los Angeles when the jury unanimously decided Lane was guilty of all three charges against him – one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, one count of carrying a concealed, loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and one charge of discharging a firearm with gross neglige
  
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• Watch Karen O, Dave Grohl Rock ‘Heads Will Roll’ for Hanukkah Sessions

  24-12-2022 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  "Leave it to us to get the only non-Jewish member of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Hanukkah-ize one of their signature songs," Grohl and Greg Kurstin say of Night Six performance
  
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• Faithless singer Maxi Jazz has died, aged 65

  24-12-2022 17:38 via nme.com
  Faithless singer Maxi Jazz has died aged 65, his bandmates have confirmed in a statement posted to Facebook.
  “We are heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died last night,” Rollo and Sister Bliss wrote in the post. “He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave proper meaning and message to our music.
  “He was a lovely human being with time for everyone and a wisdom that was both profound and accessible. It was an honour and, of course, a true pleasure to work with hi
  
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• Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Songs of 2022: Beyoncé, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar and More

  24-12-2022 16:21 via rollingstone.com
  SZA, Rosalia, Bad Bunny and more make taste-making former president's year-end playlist
  
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• Yes, It’s a Christmas Song: Adam Duritz Reveals the Untold Story of ‘A Long December’

  24-12-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  In a very special holiday interview, the Counting Crows frontman shares his most in-depth recollections ever about writing and recording a seasonal classic — and much more
  
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• Fatboy Slim says COVID-19 pandemic made people miss the “feeling of community” at live shows

  24-12-2022 14:51 via nme.com
  Fatboy Slim has reflected on the impact that COVID-19 had on the live music industry, noting in a new interview that he often thought “the world would never be the same” when lockdowns ended and restrictions were lifted.READ MORE: Fatboy Slim on DJing at Liverpool’s COVID club pilot: “It didn’t feel like a dream – it was more of a return to reality”Appearing on the Australian podcast Smallzy’s Surgery, the iconic beatmaker admitted that he regularl
  
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• Cannibal Corpse’s Corpsegrinder poses with mall Santa and donates toys to charity

  24-12-2022 14:14 via nme.com
  Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher recently showed his wholesome side once again, taking photos with a mall Santa and donating toys from a claw grabber machine to charity.
  Despite the death metal band’s penchant for disturbing, horror-inspired imagery, longtime fans will know that away from the Cannibal Corpse, Corpsegrinder’s personality is anything but fearsome. He took to Instagram to share photos of him with Santa sat on his lap, with the accompany
  
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• Ville Valo on why he doesn’t use social media: “I still believe in imagination.”

  24-12-2022 13:54 via nme.com
  Ville Valo has explained in an interview why he doesn’t use social media.
  The former HIM frontman doesn’t have personal accounts on any social media platforms, nor does he have any control over his own Heartagram accounts, having handed all the passwords over to a his record label.
  “I just don’t feel comfortable,” he told Entrevista (via Louder). “I don’t have enough to say. And I think that it easily becomes this game that you start it and you can&rsquo
  
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• ABBA share what they learned from The Beatles: “They were always with their style in a way”

  24-12-2022 12:12 via nme.com
  ABBA have cited The Beatles as one of their all-time biggest inspirations, with Benny Andersson saying in a new interview that the band learned a “key lesson” from their fellow pop icons.READ MORE: ABBA tell us what the future holds after their “surreal” and “fabulous” digital concertSpeaking with Record Collector (in quotes published by American Songwriter), Andersson noted that ABBA were particularly inspired by The Beatles’ diverse musical palette, wh
  
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• Barack Obama names Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, SZA and more among favourite songs of 2022

  24-12-2022 11:24 via nme.com
  Barack Obama has shared a list of his favourite songs released in 2022, with the top spot going to Kendrick Lamar’s May single ‘The Heart Part 5’.READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar’s new song ‘The Heart Part 5’ is an emotive glimpse into his latest form, OklamaIn second place, the former US President gave a shout-out to Bad Bunny and his track ‘Tití Me Preguntó’, while ‘POF’ by Ari Lennox rounded out the Top Three. Other tracks ran
  
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• Kate Bush had 'rollercoaster' 2022

  24-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush has reflected on how 2022 was a "crazy, rollercoaster" year.
  
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• Beyonce performing first concert in five years

  24-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Beyonce is set to return to the stage for the first time in almost five years with a one-off performance in Dubai.
  
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• Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin cover Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Karen O for 2022 ‘Hanukkah Sessions’

  24-12-2022 10:22 via nme.com
  Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have released the sixth instalment of this year’s Hanukkah Sessions series, recruiting Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O for a raucous playthrough of ‘Heads Will Roll’.READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs: every album ranked in order of greatnessLike all the other videos in this year’s series, the performance was filmed live at a secret show in Los Angeles. There – on Monday December 5 the super-intimate Largo venue – the Foo Fighters l
  
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• Nile Rodgers pays tribute to Thom Bell

  24-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Nile Rodgers has reflected on Thom Bell's career and influence on is own music following the producer's death.
  
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• LadBaby break record held by The Beatles

  24-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  LadBaby has broken a chart record previously held by The Beatles with the release of their latest sausage roll themed festive song.
  
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• Gucci Mane signee Big Scarr has died, aged 22

  24-12-2022 04:36 via nme.com
  Memphis rapper Big Scarr (aka Alexander Woods) has died at the age of 22.
  At the time of writing, no official cause of death has been made public; TMZ has reported that, per Woods’ uncle Arthur, the up-and-coming artist overdosed on prescription pills while he was visiting his girlfriend’s house on Thursday (December 22). 
  Raised by his grandmother in South Memphis, Woods released his first track as Big Scarr, ‘Make A Play’, in 2019. He soon caught the attention of G
  
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• Tory Lanez found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

  24-12-2022 02:44 via nme.com
  Tory Lanez has been found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, a jury decided unanimously on Friday (December 23).
  The verdict ended a nine-day trial in a Los Angeles courtroom, where the latter rapper (whose real name is Megan Pete) remained staunch in arguing that Lanez (aka Daystar Peterson) shot her in both feet during an altercation in the early hours of July 12, 2020. 
  Peterson was found guilty of all three charges pegged against him: one count of assault with a semiautomatic firea
  
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• Journey Infighting Continues As Neal Schon Targets Jonathan Cain With Cease-and-Desist Letter

  24-12-2022 02:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  In October, Neal Schon filed a lawsuit against fellow Journey member Jonathan Cain. Now, Schon has served Cain with a cease-and-desist letter after he (Cain) performed at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. This latest testament to the Journey members’ evidently rocky relationship just recently came to light in a report from Variety; Schon has also penned several […]
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• Tory Lanez Found Guilty in Shooting of Megan Thee Stallion

  24-12-2022 00:38 via rollingstone.com
  A Los Angeles jury convicted Tory Lanez on all three counts Friday, and then pandemonium erupted in the courtroom
  
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