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• Vodafone to Pull Rhythm and Vines Branding During Dizzee Rascal Performance Following Pushback

  29-12-2022 23:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Newbury-headquartered telecommunications company Vodafone has announced that it will remove its stage branding from New Zealand music festival Rhythm and Vines – but only during the performance of London-based rapper Dizzee Rascal, without nixing the overarching sponsorship deal. Vodafone’s partial pullback from Gisborne’s Rhythm and Vines, which kicked off today and features performances from acts […]
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• Megan Thee Stallion Scores Early Victory in Legal Battle with 1501 Entertainment

  29-12-2022 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Megan Thee Stallion has scored an early victory in her fight against 1501 Entertainment. A Texas judge has denied the label’s request to have her album Something for Thee Hotties to be declared not an album. The rapper’s $1 million lawsuit against 1501 Entertainment can now proceed to trial. 1501 Entertainment filed a request for […]
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• Cheryl prepares for West End debut as she ‘moves mum in’ for support

  29-12-2022 22:25 via music-news.com
  
  Cheryl is currently preparing for her West End debut and she has reportedly moved her mum Joan into her family home to look after son Bear while she goes out to rehearsals.
  
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• Legendary fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood has died

  29-12-2022 22:16 via nme.com
  Legendary British fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood died today (December 29) at the age of 81, it has been confirmed.
  “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” a message posted on her official Twitter page read. “The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better.”29th December 2022. 
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• Judge rules Megan Thee Stallion’s lawsuit against her record label can proceed to trial

  29-12-2022 21:17 via nme.com
  A judge has ruled that Megan Thee Stallion’s lawsuit against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, can proceed to trial.
  The rapper – whose real name is Megan Pete – filed the lawsuit against the company in February 2022 over the label’s definition of an album, accusing it of attempting to keep her locked in her contract.READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Traumazine’ review: the good-time Houston Hottie lashes out1501 Certified Entertainmen
  
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• Eight-Minute Freestyles, Rumored Onstage Sabotage, and Homophobic Crybabies: The Year In Reggaeton Feuds

  29-12-2022 21:06 via rollingstone.com
  From Daddy Yankee and Don Omar resurfacing past resentments to Residente and Villano Antillano calling out Cosculluela, here are the biggest blow-ups from 2022
  
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• Sony Music Ordered to Pay $160 Million Over 2017 Shooting At Cousin Stizz Concert

  29-12-2022 20:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A Georgia jury has handed down a $160 million verdict against Sony Music for the company’s alleged “role in failing to protect” the victims of a deadly shooting that occurred at a Cousin Stizz concert in 2017. A jury in DeKalb County, Georgia, found Sony partially liable for the incident earlier this month, though the […]
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• Pages of lyrics claimed to be written by Drake found in Memphis dumpster

  29-12-2022 18:18 via nme.com
  Pages of old lyrics that were apparently written by Drake have been found in a bin in Memphis.READ MORE: Sorry Drake , you’re not cool anymore – and here’s why
  TMZ reports that the handwritten lyrics were written at a time when the Toronto rapper was working on music in his uncle’s Memphis factory, and they were found in the dumpster when the factory was shut down. However, it hasn’t been possible to ascertain the exact year when they might have been written.
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• Watch Borat roast Kanye West, Donald Trump and U2 at Kennedy Center Honors event

  29-12-2022 17:44 via nme.com
  Sacha Baron Cohen appeared as his character Borat at the Kennedy Center Honors, where he roasted Kanye West, Donald Trump and U2.
  The Irish band were honoured for their contributions to performing arts at the event, which took place on December 4 but was broadcast on TV last night (December 28) in the US.READ MORE: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review: how the controversial Kazakh journalist got wokeWhen Cohen’s Borat first appeared on stage, he commented: “I am told the president of US
  
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• Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock says Jeremiah Green’s cancer treatment is “going smoothly”

  29-12-2022 16:49 via nme.com
  Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has said drummer Jeremiah Green’s cancer treatment is “going smoothly and making a positive difference”.
  Green’s mother had shared the musician’s diagnosis over Christmas, asking people to “send healing vibes for my son […] who is battling stage 4 cancer”.
  Brock shared an update on his Instagram page yesterday (December 28), confirming the news to fans. “Some of you may have already heard, but I figured it w
  
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• How a Southern Rapper and a Country Music Producer Created the Sleeper Rock Album of 2022

  29-12-2022 16:45 via rollingstone.com
  Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings' Sometimes Y makes rock & roll sound fresh again, by pairing the rapper's rapid-fire lyricism with the producer's affinity for synths and stabbing guitars
  
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• Drake denies flying woman out to meet him for night of passion

  29-12-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  A woman has accused Drake of ditching her after sex.
  
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• Reverend And The Makers invite Jeremy Corbyn to London headline show

  29-12-2022 15:57 via nme.com
  Reverend And The Makers have offered Jeremy Corbyn guestlist to their upcoming headline show at London’s Islington Assembly Hall.
  The band are set to hit the road in February, and took to Twitter last month to warn fans that shows are beginning to sell out. “Sold out venues. Lots more very, very close. Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” wrote Reverend And The Makers.
  Corbyn, who is the current MP for Islington North replied to the tweet saying “so pleased you are d
  
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• Ex-Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee pays tribute to Lemmy on anniversary of death

  29-12-2022 13:42 via nme.com
  Former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has paid tribute to Lemmy on the seventh anniversary of his death yesterday (December 28).READ MORE: ‘Lemmy’: 7 legendary stories the pre-Motorhead biopic should include The legendary metal frontman passed away in 2015 at the age of 70, just two days after revealing that he had prostate cancer. His death certificate also confirmed that cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure also contributed to his passing. Motörhead dis
  
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• Meek Mill posts bail for 20 women over Christmas

  29-12-2022 13:19 via music-news.com
  
  Meek Mill believes that no-one should have to spend Christmas in jail "simply because they can’t afford bail".
  
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• Darren Hayes had desire to dance

  29-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Darren Hayes is fascinated by the fact a number of artists have made dance albums following lockdown.
  
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• Meek Mill gets 20 incarcerated women out of jail for Christmas

  29-12-2022 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Meek Mill has been carrying out festive good deeds.
  
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• Kim Kardashian admits Kanye West marriage felt like her first 'real' union

  29-12-2022 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian felt like her marriages to Damon Thomas and Kris Humphries weren''t as real as her union with Kanye West.
  
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• Shaun Roberts, former promoter of Fabric, has died

  29-12-2022 11:42 via nme.com
  Shaun Roberts, the former promoter of London nightclub Fabric, has died.
  He passed away on Christmas Eve after being diagnosed with colon cancer in 2019.
  Fabric confirmed the news in a tribute posted to their social media. “As a team and a family we are devastated at your loss,” they wrote.
  Roberts worked for the nightclub for 16 and a half years. He started out by helping to promote the venue’s launch in 1999 before taking on other roles in the wider team, later becoming a pro
  
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• Liam Gallagher happy to use songwriters

  29-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Gallagher is “quite happy” for other people to write songs for him because he is too busy to be a “committed songwriter”.
  
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• Courtney Love says Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey are the only 'true musical geniuses' she knows

  29-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Courtney Love says Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey are the only “true musical geniuses” she has ever known.
  
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• Rapper Theophilus London reported missing

  29-12-2022 10:01 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper's loved ones haven't been able to get hold of him since July.
  
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• Dionne Warwick wants Twitter summit meeting with Elon Musk

  29-12-2022 10:01 via music-news.com
  
  Dionne Warwick has won new fans with her Twitter use.
  
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• Pixie Lott set to duet with The Voice Kids winner

  29-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pixie Lott could team up with the winner of 'The Voice Kids' for a duet.
  
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• Bidding war over Sugababes reunion

  29-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Sugababes are the focus of a bidding war from record companies, who are keen to snap them up ahead of their comeback.
  
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• STAYC celebrate winter with vibrant live cover of Miss A’s ‘Only You’

  29-12-2022 09:02 via nme.com
  STAYC have delivered a vibrant new cover of Miss A’s hit single ‘Only You’.READ MORE:The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022
  The ‘Only You’ cover was done in collaboration with MUPLY, a K-pop production house, and was uploaded to its official YouTube channel earlier today (December 29). The cover was also part of MUPLY’s Ply Arts High School series of videos, where various K-pop artists and acts are invited to perform song covers upon the same stage, set up
  
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• Theophilus London reported missing by family

  29-12-2022 08:52 via nme.com
  Theophilus London has been reported missing by his family, with the rapper last having contact with someone in October.
  According to the missing person’s report (via the LA Times), London left his Los Angeles home on October 15 and was last seen on Skid Row. The same day, London was in contact with someone via text message but hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
  “Over the last few weeks, friends and family of Theophilus London have been working together to piece together his
  
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• Cardi B complainant ordered to pay her legal fees after suing for use of his back tattoo

  29-12-2022 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kevin Brophy filed a lawsuit against Cardi B for using an image of his back tattoo on the cover of a mixtape. After he lost the suit, he filed to overturn the verdict, and lost again.
  
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• New Album Releases Lead a 15-Year Uptick in Vinyl LP Sales — Album Success in 2022 Shared Across the UK

  29-12-2022 08:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Album success in 2022 is shared across the regions of the UK, while new album releases lead a predicted 15th successive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year’s Top Ten sellers released in 2022. Music talent is flourishing across the UK, with most of the year’s biggest-selling new albums across all […]
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• GOT The Beat announce debut mini-album ‘Stamp On It’

  29-12-2022 07:11 via nme.com
  GOT The Beat, the first sub-unit of SM Entertainment’s female supergroup Girls On Top, have announced new details of their forthcoming debut mini-album ‘Stamp On It’.READ MORE: From rookies on the rise to raved-about reunions, here’s a look back at K-pop in 2022Earlier today (December 29) at midnight KST, SM Entertainment took to GOT The Beat’s official social media to unveil new details for their upcoming return to music. The seven-piece will be dropping their firs
  
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• Five celebrity couples who tied the knot in 2022

  29-12-2022 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  After many weddings were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrity ceremonies were back in 2022!
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Wins Early Round in Contract War With Houston Label

  29-12-2022 03:16 via rollingstone.com
  Judge denies label's request for a pre-trial ruling stating Something for Thee Hotties doesn't qualify as an album under Megan's contract, so dispute proceeds to trial
  
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• Federal Judge Refuses to Reconsider Jury’s Verdict In Cardi B ‘Back Tattoo’ Lawsuit

  29-12-2022 02:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A federal judge has officially refused to reconsider the jury’s verdict in the much-publicized “back tattoo” lawsuit filed against Cardi B. Judge Cormac J. Carney today denied plaintiff Kevin Brophy Jr.’s Rule 50 motion for judgement as a matter of law. Having levied the original complaint way back in 2017, Brophy Jr. had in this […]
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• Cher is confident women will take over more power positions in the future

  29-12-2022 02:01 via music-news.com
  
  Cher has brought out a new perfume range which captures the essence of four different decades; '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s.
  
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• Twitter Blue Subscribers Will Now Enjoy 60-Minute Videos Plus ‘Prioritized Rankings in Conversations’

  29-12-2022 01:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Twitter Blue subscribers receive new features, including 60-minute videos plus “prioritized rankings in conversations.” Twitter has updated its list of features for its Twitter Blue service, enabling subscribers paying $8 a month to upload 60-minute videos at 1080p resolution and 2GB file size. Additionally, subscribers will receive “prioritized rankings in conversations,” — meaning replies by […]
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• Harry Styles leads nationwide album success

  29-12-2022 00:55 via music-news.com
  
  Music talent is thriving across UK, with over three-quarters of the UK artists scoring No.1 albums in the year to date1 coming
  
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• Taylor Swift heads 15th successive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales

  29-12-2022 00:54 via music-news.com
  
  Newly-released albums are claiming an ever greater share of vinyl LP sales, with the year’s 10 biggest sellers to date1 set to
  
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• Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer

  29-12-2022 00:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The news came from the musician’s mother.  “Please send healing vibes for my son, Jeremiah Green, who is battling stage 4 cancer,” the post reads. “He is so strong and so brave and hanging in there!” Following the announcement being picked up over the […]
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• Judge Upholds Cardi B’s Victory at Back Tattoo Trial, Orders Plaintiff to Pay Her Legal Fees

  29-12-2022 00:12 via rollingstone.com
  Kevin Brophy’s back tattoo played “a minor role in what was a larger visual commentary on sexual politics," federal judge rules regarding Cardi's "transformative" cover art
  
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