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• Shakira responds to success of song mocking ex Gerard Piqué

  14-01-2023 21:47 via nme.com
  Shakira has responded to the success of her new single, in which she takes aim at her ex-partner Gerard Piqué.
  The singer collaborated with the Argentinian producer and DJ Bizarrap on ‘Shakira Bzrp Music Sessions 53’, in which she mocks Piqué and his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti, who is 12 years his junior.READ MORE: Shakira on the movie of her ill-fated El Dorado tour: “I knew someday I’d lose my youth or my beauty, but I never thought I would lose my vo
  
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• Chumbawamba turn down £30,000 for music to be used in new Jeremy Clarkson show

  14-01-2023 21:20 via nme.com
  Chumbawamba have turned down £30,000 for their music to be used in a trailer for a new Jeremy Clarkson TV show.
  The band’s guitarist Boff Whalley revealed on Twitter that they had declined the lucrative offer. “I can’t tell you how much satisfaction that gave us,” he wrote.
  Many fans were quick to praise the band. “That takes real integrity, hope an even better offer comes from a more ethical source!” one Twitter user replied.
  “Glad to see there ar
  
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• Chance The Rapper Takes Some Heat For His Latest Festival

  14-01-2023 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  The star from Chicago responds to criticism of his first festival in Ghana, including his embrace of Dave Chappelle in a vehemently anti-LGBTQ climate
  
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• Boldy James Suffers Broken Vertebrae in Neck After ‘Serious’ Car Accident

  14-01-2023 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  Rapper now in stable condition after undergoing "extensive" surgery following Detroit crash
  
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• World’s longest working DJ dies aged 98

  14-01-2023 18:21 via nme.com
  The world’s longest working DJ, Ray Cordeiro, has died at the age of 98.
  Cordeiro was confirmed to have passed away in hospital on Friday, January 13. No cause of death has been disclosed.
  Cordeiro was born in 1924 in Hong Kong and span records for six decades. He entered broadcasting in 1949 after having worked as a prison warden and blank clerk and joined Hong Kong’s public broadcaster in 1960. He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest working D
  
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• Stevie Wonder Remembers Jeff Beck: ‘A Great Soul Who Did Great Music’

  14-01-2023 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  Guitarist played on Talking Book's "Lookin’ for Another Pure Love" and recorded first version of "Superstition"
  
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• Listen to You Me At Six’s romantic new song ‘:mydopamine:’

  14-01-2023 16:46 via nme.com
  You Me At Six have debuted a new song, ‘:mydopamine:’.
  The track is the fifth single to be taken from the Weybridge rock band’s upcoming eighth album ‘Truth Decay’ and takes a more optimistic, romantic tone from the singles released so far.READ MORE: You Me At Six tell us about new album ‘Truth Decay’: “No one can do it like us” Speaking of the track, frontman Josh Franceschi said: “Dopamine is the body’s feel-good chemi
  
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• See unmasked Corey Taylor, Paul Gray and Joey Jordison play Slipknot’s ‘(sic)’ at 2005 Roadrunner United show

  14-01-2023 15:40 via nme.com
  Roadrunner Records have shared a pro-shot video of an unmasked Corey Taylor, Paul Gray and Joey Jordison playing Slipknot’s ‘(sic)’ at a special 2005 show.READ MORE: Slipknot: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map”To celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2005, Roadrunner Records selected 4 team captains to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands to create one 18-track album, named ‘Roadrunner United’.
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• See Billy Joel Pay Tribute to Jeff Beck With ‘People Get Ready’ Cover at MSG Concert

  14-01-2023 15:12 via rollingstone.com
  The Piano Man and his band also close concert with "Going Down" jam to honor "the great virtuoso guitarist"
  
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• Single-day tickets announced for Metallica’s ‘M72’ world tour

  14-01-2023 15:03 via nme.com
  Metallica fans will soon be able to buy tickets for individual dates of the band’s upcoming ‘M72’ tour, on which they’ll perform two shows – each with unique setlists – in every city.READ MORE: The biggest gigs and tours to look forward to in 2023Announced in support of Metallica’s 11th album, ‘72 Seasons’ (due out on April 14), the tour will comprise a total of 46 shows, split evenly between 23 cities. The sell is that both nights in each ci
  
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• How Dave Brock Became the Ultimate Doors Tribute Singer: ‘I’m So Lucky’

  14-01-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  The singer started the Doors cover band Wild Child in the Eighties, nearly got the lead role in the Oliver Stone movie, and finally teamed up with original members Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek in 2010
  
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• Lisa Marie to be buried next to son Ben Keogh at Graceland

  14-01-2023 14:07 via nme.com
  Lisa Marie Presley will be buried near her late father (Elvis Presley) and son (Ben Keogh) at Graceland.
  The singer-songwriter died following her sudden admission to hospital for a medical emergency earlier this week. She was 54.
  “Lisa Marie’s final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son, Ben,” a family representative said. Keough took his own life in August 2020, aged 27.
  One of Presley’s last posts on social media was an essay she wrote for Peo
  
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• Lisa Marie Presley to be buried next to son Ben Keogh at Graceland

  14-01-2023 14:07 via nme.com
  Lisa Marie Presley will be buried near her late father (Elvis Presley) and son (Ben Keogh) at Graceland.
  The singer-songwriter died following her sudden admission to hospital for a medical emergency earlier this week. She was 54.
  “Lisa Marie’s final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son, Ben,” a family representative said. Keough took his own life in August 2020, aged 27.
  One of Presley’s last posts on social media was an essay she wrote for Peo
  
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• Caroline Polachek hits back at being called “this generation’s Kate Bush”

  14-01-2023 13:55 via nme.com
  Caroline Polachek has said she’s “endlessly fucking annoyed” at fans comparing her to Kate Bush.READ MORE: Caroline Polachek live in London: twisted-pop champ feeds our pang for connectionTaking to Twitter, Polachek said: “While I realise it’s a huge compliment, I’m endlessly fucking annoyed by being told I’m ‘this generation’s Kate Bush’. SHE is our generation’s Kate Bush, she is an active artist who’s topping the charts, a
  
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• Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor talks cancer battle: “I bet most men don’t have a clue”

  14-01-2023 12:43 via nme.com
  Andy Taylor – best known as the former guitarist of Duran Duran, who played with the band on-and-off between 1980 and 2001 –  has opened up about his ongoing battle with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer.READ MORE: Simon Le Bon wants Anya Taylor-Joy to play him in Duran Duran biopicTaylor was diagnosed with his condition four-years ago and although he was set to reunite with Duran Duran last year when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, a setback with
  
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• Jackson Wang announces ‘Magic Man’ North American dates

  14-01-2023 12:17 via nme.com
  Jackson Wang has confirmed details of his first ever North American headline tour, in support of second studio album ‘Magic Man’ – check out dates below and grab tickets here.READ MORE: Jackson Wang – ‘Magic Man’ review: a glorious manifestation of growthWang’s “I’m not a mystery, I’m just magic” tour kicks off April 26 at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. The six-date run will then visit San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago
  
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• Margot Robbie admits she was “very emo” as a teen and still loves heavy metal

  14-01-2023 11:49 via nme.com
  Margot Robbie has once again spoken about her love of Slipknot and other heavy metal bands.READ MORE: Slipknot – ‘The End, So Far’ review: strap in, Maggots – things get weirdAppearing on The Graham Norton Show last night (January 13) to promote her new film Babylon, Robbie revealed that while she “wasn’t [a] full goth” as a teenager, she was “very emo”.
  “I would only listen to heavy metal music, [and] I would die my hair black and only
  
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• SHERELLE and I. JORDAN announce joint UK and European tour

  14-01-2023 11:16 via nme.com
  SHERELLE and I. JORDAN have announced an imminent co-headline tour of the UK and Europe, slating eight shows to run across the bulk of February.READ MORE: SHERELLE: “The government has failed the music scene in a massive way”The run will kick off in London on Friday February 3, with a gig in Manchester locked in for the following night (February 4). A few days later – on Wednesday February 8 – the two up-and-coming DJs will head to Edinburgh, then Glasgow, Munich, and an
  
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• Ryan Adams to release double Oasis covers album

  14-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Ryan Adams has already shared a number of the covers on social media.
  
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• Bono and The Edge's new documentary

  14-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  U2's Bono and The Edge are set to release a new documentary with David Letterman, which will stream on Disney Plus.
  
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• Watch Flo Rida vibe along to his own hits as they’re played during a court appearance

  14-01-2023 10:42 via nme.com
  Flo Rida appeared in court earlier this week and played his own music as he took to the witness stand.
  Flo Rida, real name Tramar Dillard, is currently suing the company behind energy drink Celsius after allegedly not being paid a bonus he had earned.
  Taking to the stand on Wednesday (January 11), Dillard’s lawyers played a selection of his own catalogue including ‘My House’, ‘Low’, ‘Good Feeling’, ‘Whistle’ and ‘GDFR (Going Down For Re
  
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• Lana Del Rey delays ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, shares tracklist and topless artwork

  14-01-2023 10:17 via nme.com
  Lana Del Rey has delayed her upcoming ninth album, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, and shared the tracklist alongside some alternative album artwork where she appears topless – check it out below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Lana Del Rey: “I give myself permission to have a lot of colours”Originally scheduled for release March 10, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ will now be released March 24. No
  
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• Lana Del Rey delays ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, shares tracklist and alt artwork

  14-01-2023 10:17 via nme.com
  Lana Del Rey has delayed her upcoming ninth album, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, and shared the tracklist alongside some alternative album artwork – check it out below.READ MORE: The Big Read – Lana Del Rey: “I give myself permission to have a lot of colours”Originally scheduled for release March 10, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ will now be released March 24. No reason was given for the
  
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• Shakira in shock over Session 53 success

  14-01-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Shakira is in shock over the success of her new single and admitted she never thought it would do so well.
  
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• KISS have music vault full of material for more Off The Soundboard releases

  14-01-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  KISS have tonnes of music stored away in a vault that could be used for future bootleg releases.
  
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• Sony Announces Two New Walkman Music Players After CES 2023

  14-01-2023 06:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sony announces two new music players in the Walkman family with download and streaming functionality, enhanced sound quality, and longer battery life. Singapore-based Sony Asia Pacific has unveiled two new music players, the NW-ZX707 and the NW-A306, the latest editions to the Walkman series. Both players have been designed for high-quality sound, with longer battery life and […]
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• First Look at Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in ‘Back to Black’ Biopic

  14-01-2023 06:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Focus Features releases a first look at Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in “Back to Black.” Focus Features has acquired “Back to Black,” the upcoming biopic of the late singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, releasing a first-look image from the film featuring actress Marisa Abela as Winehouse. Studiocanal announced it had partnered with Focus Features and Monumental Pictures to […]
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• The Gap Band Heirs Sue BMG Over Allegedly Owed ‘Uptown Funk’ Royalties

  14-01-2023 03:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Gap Band heirs are officially suing BMG for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties stemming from the incorporation of 1979’s “Oops Upside Your Head” in Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” (2014). The estates of Gap Band members Ronnie Wilson and Robert Wilson just recently submitted this latest action involving “Uptown Funk” to […]
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• Lana Del Rey Releases Tracklist, Artwork for ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’

  14-01-2023 02:57 via rollingstone.com
  The 16-track set includes collaborations with Father John Misty, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers, and more
  
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• Joni Mitchell Wins Gershwin Prize from Library of Congress

  14-01-2023 02:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Joni Mitchell is this year’s winner of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress. Joni Mitchell has been announced as this year’s winner of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress. Since the lifetime achievement award’s inception in 2007, it has gone to A-list celebrities, including Paul McCartney, Garth […]
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• Leiweke and Azoff’s Oak View Group Launch National Theater Alliance

  14-01-2023 01:44 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Oak View Group has announced a national Theater Alliance of 39 performing arts venues. A nationwide Theater Alliance will provide collective buying power, routing of non-traditional content, and sponsorship opportunities along with industry resources for its members. Veteran music agent Noël Mirhadi has been appointed Director to build the new alliance and begin championing collective […]
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• Noel Gallagher and Sara Macdonald have announced they are getting divorced

  14-01-2023 01:14 via nme.com
  Noel Gallagher and his wife Sara Macdonald have announced that they are to divorce.
  The couple, who married at a private ceremony at the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest in 2011, had been together for 22 years. They have two sons – Donovan and Sonny who were born in 2007 and 2010.
  A spokesperson on behalf of the couple confirmed to NME that they are to divorce.
  A statement added: “Noel and Sara will together continue to look after their children who remain their priority. Noel and S
  
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• PRS for Music Sues LIVENow Over Unlicensed Livestreams – Dua Lipa Among Them

  14-01-2023 01:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  British music copyright collective PRS for Music is suing livestreaming platform LIVENow. The lawsuit was filed last month and first spotted by Law360 with a Dua Lipa livestream at the center. In November 2020, LIVENow streamed the Dua Lipa show with reports of upwards of five million people watching it. Reaching those numbers suggests the stream was made […]
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• Seeker Music Acquires Catalogs of John Ryan and Jon Bellion, Emphasizes Pursuit of Deals With ‘Modern-Day Songwriters’

  14-01-2023 00:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Los Angeles-headquartered Seeker Music, which bills itself as “a global, independent music powerhouse,” has officially acquired the catalogs of songwriters John Ryan and Jon Bellion. Seeker Music, which “Halo” songwriter Evan Bogart founded in 2020, unveiled its latest song-rights investments via a formal release today. With offices in London and New York City (besides the […]
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• Adam Lambert announces exclusive one-off album launch party show at London's KOKO

  14-01-2023 00:07 via music-news.com
  
  Today, Grammy-nominated international superstar Adam Lambert has announced an exclusive one-off album launch party
  
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