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• Gwen Stefani responds to cultural appropriation criticism: “I said, ‘My God, I’m Japanese’”

  10-01-2023 23:53 via nme.com
  Gwen Stefani has responded to cultural appropriation criticisms levelled against her in a new interview, saying her first visit to Japan made her think: “My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it.”
  The star has been criticised in the past for using elements of Japanese culture in her music – including the promo campaign for 2004 album ‘Love. Angel. Music. Baby’ – and her merchandise, like the Harajuku Lovers perfume range. Stefani has also been cri
  
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• YouTube Shorts Preps Revenue Sharing Model As TikTok Grapples With Continued Government Scrutiny

  10-01-2023 23:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  YouTube Shorts is officially preparing to implement a new revenue sharing model – a move that could draw creators away from TikTok, which continues to grapple with bans and far-reaching lawsuits in the U.S. Google’s short-form video-sharing platform just recently revealed its plans to cut creators in on advertising revenue. Scheduled to kick off on […]
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• For the First Time Ever, None of the Coachella Headliners Are White

  10-01-2023 23:26 via rollingstone.com
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• Universal Music Nashville CEO Mike Dungan to Retire

  10-01-2023 23:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Universal Music Nashville CEO Mike Dungan announces his upcoming retirement after 43 years in the music industry. Mike Dungan, the 68-year-old Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group’s Nashville office, has announced his retirement. Current UMG Nashville president Cindy Mabe is expected to assume Dungan’s position beginning in March 2023. “For 43 years, the music business has […]
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• Tory Lanez Sentencing Delayed as He Hires New Lawyers, Wants New Trial

  10-01-2023 23:11 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion has hired David Kenner, the longtime lawyer of Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg, to handle his motion for a new trial
  
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• Tory Lanez Sentencing Delayed as He Hires New Lawyers

  10-01-2023 23:11 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion has hired David Kenner, the longtime lawyer of Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg, to handle his motion for a new trial
  
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• Suki Waterhouse’s Evolution From the Runway to the Recording Studio

  10-01-2023 23:06 via rollingstone.com
  The multi-hyphenate reflects on career milestones, songwriting, and finding comfort in Sharon Van Etten and Alanis Morissette’s “Words + Music” 
  
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• Finn Wolfhard Shares New Song ‘Pieces of Gold’ as Indie Musician Ziggy Katz

  10-01-2023 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  Wolfhard performs original single as his character in the upcoming A24 film When You Finish Saving the World, out Jan. 20
  
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• Fall Out Boy are sending seashells to fans now, including Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes

  10-01-2023 22:52 via nme.com
  Fall Out Boy have begun sending seashells to fans as part of their new album teasing campaign, including to Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes.
  The band have recently been ramping up their cryptic campaign with newspaper adverts, postcards and claymation videos.
  In their latest stunt, the pop-punk group have delivered seashells to fans’ homes, with Sykes sharing a photo of the one he received on his Instagram story. “Wtf what is this & why is it at my house,” he asked i
  
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• Afro Nation is Landing in the US with Burna Boy, WizKid to Headline Miami 2023 Festival

  10-01-2023 22:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Afro Nation lands in the US, recruiting Burna Boy and WizKid to headline the inaugural Afro Nation Miami 2023. Afro Nation expands to the US with Burna Boy and WizKid headlining the first Afro Nation Miami. The world’s biggest Afrobeats festival arrives at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, on May 27 and 28, 2023. The festival’s […]
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• New Jersey, Ohio Join 20 State Governments in Banning TikTok

  10-01-2023 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  New Jersey and Ohio join several other state’s government in banning TikTok on government devices.  New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) also extended the ban from TikTok to several vendors from China. Those include Huawei, Hikvision, Tencent Holdings, ZTE Corporation–and the Russian company Kaspersky Lab. “Bolstering cybersecurity is critical to protecting the overall safety and […]
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• Bad Bunny set to headline Coachella 2023

  10-01-2023 22:09 via music-news.com
  
  Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean will all perform at the upcoming Coachella festival.
  
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• Rebecca Black shares release date for debut album ‘Let Her Burn’

  10-01-2023 22:07 via nme.com
  Rebecca Black has today (January 10) shared the release date for her debut album, ‘Let Her Burn’.READ MORE: Rebecca Black talks NME through her ‘Firsts’The musician, whose first song ‘Friday‘ was a viral hit on YouTube in 2011, revealed on social media that the album would arrive on February 9. You can pre-order it here.
  The album was previewed last year with two singles, ‘Look At You‘ and ‘Crumbs‘. Check out Black’s post here:LET
  
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• Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean lead Coachella 2023 line-up

  10-01-2023 21:47 via nme.com
  Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean will headline Coachella 2023, festival organisers have announced as they unveil the full line-up.
  The Californian festival will take place at Indio’s Empire Polo Club between April 14-16 and April 21-23.READ MORE: All the action from Coachella 2022 weekend one – in stunning photosFrank Ocean was previously announced as a headliner for the ill-fated 2020 edition, which was cancelled due to the pandemic. When the festival returned last yea
  
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• Cheryl turning to Khloé Kardashian for advice for next baby

  10-01-2023 21:21 via music-news.com
  
  Cheryl has reportedly turned to Khloé Kardashian for advice and support as she looks for a sperm donor to give 5 year old son
  
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• Scientists create world’s smallest record that can barely be seen by human eye

  10-01-2023 21:19 via nme.com
  Scientists in Denmark have created the world’s smallest vinyl record – check out a video of it below.
  The record, which measures just 15 by 15 micrometres and has a depth of just 65 nanometres, is so small that it can barely be seen by the human eye.
  The tiny record plays 25 seconds of ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ as per EDM.
  In a YouTube video demonstrating the process, scientist Nolan Lassaline from the Technical University of Denmark said that the rec
  
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• Bad Bunny and Blackpink Make History as 2023 Coachella Headliners, Frank Ocean Makes Grand Return

  10-01-2023 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  Bad Bunny will be the first-ever Latin artist to headline the festival, while Blackpink becomes the first K-pop group to top the bill
  
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• UK live music industry hits back at government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme

  10-01-2023 20:56 via nme.com
  The UK live music industry has hit back at the government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme, details of which were announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday (January 9).
  The government’s latest measure will see the previous Energy Bill Relief Scheme replaced with the Energy Bill Discount Scheme, which will reduce, rather than cap, energy costs for businesses.
  The scheme will last for 12 months. Under the new scheme, gas and electricity prices will be reduced per unit of power. Energy b
  
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• Phish Plot West Coast Tour

  10-01-2023 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  Band will play a short run of shows in Washington and California this April
  
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• The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner to release new album with Complete Mountain Almanac

  10-01-2023 20:08 via nme.com
  The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner are set to release a new album as part of the band Complete Mountain Almanac, the brothers have announced.
  The pair join their sister Jessica Dessner and composer Rebekka Karijord in the new group, who shared their first track late last year.READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”Complete Mountain Almanac will release their self-titled debut album on January 27, via
  
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• U2 Reimagined 40 of Their Own Songs for New Album ‘Songs of Surrender’

  10-01-2023 19:59 via rollingstone.com
  Collection, out in March, will complement Bono's recent memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
  
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• Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach’s New Box Set Features a Track From an Axed ‘Austin Powers’ Musical

  10-01-2023 19:51 via rollingstone.com
  The four-CD set includes 19 unreleased recordings, including songs from a separate scuttled musical based on the pair's 1998 album, Painted From Memory
  
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• Ellie Goulding delays release of new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’

  10-01-2023 19:50 via nme.com
  Ellie Goulding has revealed that the release of her upcoming new album, ‘Higher Than Heaven’, will be delayed.
  Back in October, Goulding announced her fifth studio album with the release of single ‘Let It Die’.  That followed on from the release of ‘Easy Lover’ and Goulding’s collaborative single with Alok and Sigala, ‘All By Myself’.
  The record was due to arrive on February 3, 2023 (pre-order here), and was the follow up
  
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• Big Joanie Herald First North American Tour With Live ‘Cactus Tree’ Video

  10-01-2023 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  Group's 'Back Home' album was one of Rolling Stone's favorites of 2022
  
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• Bonnaroo Announces Over 100-Act 2023 Lineup — Headliners Include Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, and the Foo Fighters

  10-01-2023 19:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Organizers have officially revealed the Bonnaroo 2023 lineup, including headliners Zeds Dead, Liquid Stranger, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, and the Foo Fighters. Superfly and AC Entertainment unveiled the more than 100-act lineup for Bonnaroo 2023, which is expected to kick off on June 15th, this morning. Sponsored by companies including Verizon, Hulu (which will livestream the […]
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• Gwen Stefani Declares ‘My God, I’m Japanese,’ But Let’s Be Clear — She’s Not

  10-01-2023 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  Is this Japanese ethnicity in the room with us right now?
  
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• U2 announce album of “reimagined and re-recorded” tracks, ‘Songs Of Surrender’

  10-01-2023 19:15 via nme.com
  U2 have announced a new compilation album of “reimagined and re-recorded” tracks, called ‘Songs Of Surrender’.
  The announcement follows fans being sent letters from the band’s guitarist The Edge teasing the new project.READ MORE: Bono live in London: U2 frontman brings his memoir to life with songs and fascinating storiesIn the letters, the musician told fans: “When a song becomes well known, it’s always associated with a particular voice. I can&rsq
  
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• Watch Self Esteem perform ‘I Do This All The Time’ on ‘Corden’

  10-01-2023 18:49 via nme.com
  Self Esteem has performed on The Late Late Show with James Corden – check out footage of the moment below.READ MORE: Self Esteem – ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ review: pophead skewers the path to self-acceptanceOn the show, the musician – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – delivered a rendition of her song ‘I Do This All The Time’ from the album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, which Corden described as “brilliant” during his introduc
  
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• Watch Shame’s PS1-inspired video for new single ‘Six-Pack’

  10-01-2023 18:34 via nme.com
  Shame have shared a PS1-inspired video for their new single ‘Six-Pack’, which invites listeners into “a room where all your wildest desires can come true”.
  The track is the second to be revealed from the south London band’s upcoming third album, ‘Food For Worms’, which is set to be released on February 24.READ MORE: Shame – ‘Drunk Tank Pink’ review: angst and isolation from one of the country’s best bandsThe pummelling song i
  
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• Watch Iggy Pop perform with Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and Josh Klinghoffer on ‘Kimmel’

  10-01-2023 18:03 via nme.com
  Iggy Pop performed a raucous rendition of his single ‘Frenzy‘ alongside Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night (January 9) – watch it below.READ MORE: Iggy Pop: “I assumed things would quiet down once I turned 65. That hasn’t been the case”The Godfather of Punk was introduced by host Kimmel as ‘Iggy Pop And The Losers’ before he was joined by the fellow rock icons – drummer Smith of Red Hot Chili Pe
  
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• Ashlee Simpson Got ‘Butterflies’ Playing Music For Her Mother-in-Law Diana Ross: ‘It’s Nerve-Wracking’

  10-01-2023 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  During her appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show, Ashlee Simpson Ross hinted at a potential new album
  
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• Video games outsold music and film in the UK for the 11th time in a row last year

  10-01-2023 17:53 via nme.com
  It’s been reported that video games once again outsold music and film in the UK last year, for the 11th time in a row.
  READ MORE: 12 upcoming games to get excited for in 2023
  According to UK trade body the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA), gaming accounted for 42.1 per cent of total entertainment revenue in 2022, earning over £4.6billion.
  The report takes into account the sale of physical software, digital console downloads and mobile games alongside “a variet
  
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• ‘It’s Degrading.’ Singer Malu Trevejo Sued by Ex-Staffers Over ‘Abusive’ Treatment  

  10-01-2023 17:53 via rollingstone.com
  The 20-year-old Cuban influencer would berate her employees, calling them “retarded” and use racial slurs, four former staffers claim in a new lawsuit 
  
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• Hundreds rally to save Manchester’s Taylor Swift cardboard cut-out

  10-01-2023 17:42 via nme.com
  Hundreds are reportedly rallying to save a cardboard cut-out of Taylor Swift that has become a fixture of Manchester’s city centre.
  The cut-out of the pop star has been displayed in the window of a home looking out over the city close to the Cornbrook Metrolink stop since 2017.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure popOwner Red Redmond announced on Twitter last week (January 4) that the future of “Tram Taylor”, as the cu
  
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• Vinyl outsells CD for first time in 35 years

  10-01-2023 17:18 via nme.com
  Vinyl has outsold CD for first time in 35 years, according to figures released by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
  Overall music sales increased by three per cent in 2022 to almost £2billion, which is the highest figure since 2003 and nearly double the level of their low point in 2013.READ MORE: The CD revival? It might become the punkest music format out there According to the published figures, physical sales did fall slightly by 3.8 per cent to £280.4millio
  
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• M83 tell us about new album ‘Fantasy’: “I just want the world to forget about me”

  10-01-2023 17:00 via nme.com
  M83 have announced new album ‘Fantasy’ and shared its first single ‘Oceans Niagara’. Check it out below along with our interview with frontman Anthony Gonzalez.
  The Paris-via-Los Angeles project’s ninth album is due out on March 17 via their own Other Suns label. This marks their first record since 2019’s ‘DSVII’ – a video-game inspired sequel to 2007’s ‘Digital Shades Vol. 1’.
  Gonzalez dove deep into an ‘80s-insp
  
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• Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar to Headline Bonnaroo 2023

  10-01-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  Odesza, Lil Nas X, Paramore, and Tyler Childers also set to descend upon the Farm in Manchester, Tennessee
  
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• Foo Fighters announce first gigs since Taylor Hawkins’ death

  10-01-2023 16:36 via nme.com
  Foo Fighters have announced their first gigs since Taylor Hawkins’ death, confirming a headline set at Boston Calling 2023.
  Hawkins, who played drums for the band from 1997, was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia in March 2022. He was 50 years old.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showFoo Fighters will serve as one of the three headliners at this year’s Boston Calling festival, topping the bill on the ope
  
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• Foo Fighters announce first gig since Taylor Hawkins’ death

  10-01-2023 16:36 via nme.com
  Foo Fighters have announced their first gig since Taylor Hawkins’ death, confirming a headline set at Boston Calling 2023.
  Hawkins, who played drums for the band from 1997, was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia in March 2022. He was 50 years old.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showFoo Fighters will serve as one of the three headliners at this year’s Boston Calling festival, topping the bill on the open
  
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• The New Pornographers announce new album ‘Continue As A Guest’ and share single ‘Really Really Light’

  10-01-2023 16:22 via nme.com
  The New Pornographers have announced new album ‘Continue As A Guest’ and shared the first single ‘Really Really Light’ – listen below.
  The indie-rock band will release the new record on March 31 via Merge, their first LP since 2019’s ‘In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights’. You can pre-save the new release here.READ MORE: The New Pornographers – ‘Brill Bruisers’ reviewFirst single ‘Really Really Light’, co-written with Dan
  
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• Iris DeMent Looks to a Better Future With First Album in Eight Years

  10-01-2023 16:22 via rollingstone.com
  Set for a February release, country singer-songwriter's Workin' on a World was inspired by historical figures who changed the course of history
  
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• Paramore, Foo Fighters, the Lumineers to Headline 2023 Boston Calling Festival

  10-01-2023 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  Niall Horan, Alanis Morissette, Bleachers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more will also perform at the three-day festival in May
  
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• How Meg Remy Made U.S. Girls’ Messiest, Funkiest, Most Ambitious Album Yet

  10-01-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  The avant-pop provocateur discusses her latest triumph, Bless This Mess, which she made largely while she was pregnant with twins
  
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• Logic shares teaser for new album ‘College Park’ with RZA, Norah Jones and more

  10-01-2023 15:57 via nme.com
  Logic has shared a teaser for his new album ‘College Park’, which features RZA, Norah Jones and more.
  Last year, the Maryland MC dropped his 30-track seventh record, ‘Vinyl Days’, which included tracks such as ‘Breath Control’ and ‘Orville’, the latter of which featured Like and Blu & Exile.
  Now, a new trailer for the album reveals a huge list of collaborators for ‘College Park’ and a release date of Februar
  
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• Randy Ortiz, of Reggaeton Duo Jowell and Randy, Arrested for Domestic Violence

  10-01-2023 15:53 via rollingstone.com
  Musician is being held on $15,000 bond and has yet to enter a plea
  
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• New Frank Zappa Live Set Captures Unreleased, Blistering 1980 Concerts

  10-01-2023 15:34 via rollingstone.com
  Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich highlights short-lived lineup's shows at a tiny New York club and a packed German arena
  
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• Hideo Kojima has been hanging out with CHVRCHES, leading to rumours of a ‘Death Stranding 2’ collab

  10-01-2023 15:28 via nme.com
  Hideo Kojima has been hanging out with CHVRCHES, with fans speculating that the band could be involved with the soundtrack to Death Stranding 2.READ MORE: Chvrches at Mad Cool 2022 on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade togetherCHVRCHES were behind the title track to Kojima’s 2019 Death Stranding, with Bring Me The Horizon, The S.L.P., Major Lazer and Khalid also contributing tracks to the companion soundtrack, ‘Timefall’.
  CHVRCHES went on to perform the track live at th
  
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• Margo Price Makes Her Own Evolution Part of the Story On ‘Strays’

  10-01-2023 15:14 via rollingstone.com
  It's the country singer-songwriter's most cohesive album yet.
  
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• Dry Cleaning Bring Post-Punk Prowess to ‘Fallon’ With ‘Hot Penny Day’ Performance

  10-01-2023 14:53 via rollingstone.com
  The U.K. band stopped by the late night show for a slick performance of the stoner-rock cut from their latest album Stumpwork
  
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• Twenty One Pilots troll fans with “new song” that you can’t hear

  10-01-2023 14:41 via nme.com
  Twenty One Pilots trolled fans at the weekend, performing a “new song” on a livestream that you can’t hear.READ MORE: Twenty One Pilots on the cover: “I hope our fans will hang on for the ride” The band, who began 2023 by appearing to confirm the end of the era of their latest album ‘Scaled And Icy’, were performing a livestream on Sunday (January 8) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of third album ‘Vessels’.
  At the end of the three
  
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