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• Electronic music producer doll released by Mattel

  16-01-2023 23:56 via nme.com
  A doll that comes with an electronic drum pad, a synthesiser and other pieces of kit has been released by US toy giant Mattel.
  Mattel, famous for its Barbie dolls, has shared the new toy under its American Girl brand.
  The new character is called Kavi Sharma and has been introduced as the company’s 2023 “Girl of the Year”.
  The doll was created in collaboration with author Varsha Bajaj, who developed a backstory for the 12-year-old character growing up with Indian-American cultur
  
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• The Weeknd Releases ‘Avatar 2’ Music Video ‘Nothing Is Lost’

  16-01-2023 23:33 via rollingstone.com
  The singer shared the video for his song “Nothing Is Lost” from the blockbuster film Avatar: The Way of Water
  
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• Nick Cave Slams AI Attempts at Nick Cave Songs

  16-01-2023 23:32 via rollingstone.com
  Fans tasked controversial AI bot ChatGPT to write songs in the musician's trademark style, and he was not amused
  
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• Diplo shares new single under country music moniker Thomas Wesley

  16-01-2023 23:22 via nme.com
  Diplo has returned under his country music moniker Thomas Wesley with new song ‘Wasted’.READ MORE: Diplo – ‘Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil’ review: super-producer falls off the saddleThe Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel-featuring track is his first outing under Thomas Wesley (also his real name) since his first full country music release, ‘Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil’, in 2020.
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• Nick Cave calls ChatGPT and AI songwriting “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”

  16-01-2023 22:44 via nme.com
  Nick Cave has shared his opinion on ChatGPT and songwriting using artificial intelligence (AI).READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – ‘Carnage’ review: the peak of their powersThe Bad Seeds singer addressed what appears to be growing interest in the chatbot service that uses AI to generate human-like text at the request of the user.
  He revealed on his blog The Red Hand Files that he’s received numerous submissions from his fans, of song lyrics written “in the sty
  
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• ‘It Is Time For Us to Grow the F Up’: Stevie Wonder Shares Powerful Message for MLK Day

  16-01-2023 22:22 via rollingstone.com
  The musician-activist says the “universe” is profoundly “pissed” off at us for failing MLK's vision of a just society
  
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• FTX Arena Officially Rebrands as ‘Miami-Dade Arena’ Following FTX Collapse

  16-01-2023 21:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Following the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, the FTX Arena has rebranded to ‘Miami-Dade Arena’ for now.  The Miami Heat NBA team and the Miami-Dade County made a joint decision to rebrand the arena to distance itself from any “enduring hardships” as the collapse weaves its way through bankruptcy court. FTX secured a 19-year […]
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• Music Monetization Platform Orfium Acquires Cue Sheet Management Company Soundmouse

  16-01-2023 21:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Music-tech platform Orfium has officially announced the acquisition of 23-year-old Soundmouse, which claims to have established “the global standard for cue sheet and music reporting.” Malibu-headquartered Orfium revealed its buyout of London-based Soundmouse today, via a formal release that was emailed to DMN. Led by former Universal Music Group president of global digital business Rob […]
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• SoundHound Is In Trouble — Half Staff Laid Off with Pitiful Severance Terms, Report Says

  16-01-2023 20:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  SoundHound laid off roughly half of its remaining staff—around 200 people — according to a new report. Three employees spoke anonymously to Gizmodo about the voice AI company’s most recent downsizing. They shared an email sent by SoundHound’s CEO, showcasing laid-off employees will receive two weeks of severance pay and no healthcare benefits. But that’s […]
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• SoundHound Is In Trouble – Half Staff Laid Off with Pitiful Severance Terms

  16-01-2023 20:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  SoundHound laid off roughly half of its remaining staff—around 200 people—according to a new report. Three employees spoke anonymously to Gizmodo about the voice AI company’s most recent downsizing. They shared an email sent by SoundHound’s CEO, showcasing laid-off employees will receive two weeks of severance pay and no healthcare benefits. But that’s only if […]
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• Skrillex explains why he’s ‘been gone’ from music: “I was working on myself”

  16-01-2023 20:52 via nme.com
  Skrillex has opened up about his recent absence from music.
  The artist, who’s had a successful career as a DJ/producer after initially leaving his post-hardcore band From First To Last in 2007, didn’t release any new music last year.
  But this month the soloist returned with two new singles, ‘Rumble‘ and ‘Way Back‘, and in the process teased a double album that’s likely to arrive this year.
  Now, Skrillex (real name Sonny Moore) has explained to fans why h
  
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• Loyle Carner offers to swap “special” football shirts and recipes for tour tickets

  16-01-2023 19:43 via nme.com
  Loyle Carner has said that he’s willing to give fans tickets to his tour in exchange for “special” football shirts and recipes.READ MORE: Loyle Carner – ‘Hugo’ review: an honest, unflashy storytellerThe rapper wrote on Twitter earlier today (January 16) that he’s open to different offers, including food recipes from elderly relatives.
  Carner wrote: “for everyone asking. of course i’m still down to swap footy shirts for tickets. but they&rsquo
  
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• Courteeners on course for first UK Number One with ‘St. Jude’ reissue

  16-01-2023 19:00 via nme.com
  Courteeners are on track to secure their first ever Number One album this week following their ‘St. Jude‘ reissue.READ MORE: Courteeners: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great”In August last year the band announced a reissue of ‘St. Jude’ along with a massive Heaton Park gig to celebrate the debut album’s 15th anniversary.
  Originally released in 2008, ‘St. Jude’ peaked at Number Four on th
  
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• Arlo Parks teases return this week

  16-01-2023 19:00 via nme.com
  Arlo Parks has told fans to expect something new arriving on Wednesday (January 18).READ MORE: Wet Leg, Sam Fender, Arlo Parks: are the days of industry burn-out finally over?The Mercury Music Prize-winner could be dropping a new song – her first since last February’s ‘Softly‘ – this week, according to teasers posted on her socials.
  Last Wednesday (January 11) the singer-songwriter wrote on Twitter: “i’ve been quiet for a reason hehehehehe.”
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• The Courteeners race ahead to claim first Number 1 album with 15th anniversary re-issue of 'St Jude'

  16-01-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Courteeners could secure their first-ever Number 1 album this week, thanks to the 15th anniversary re-issue of their debut record St Jude.
  
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• 11 Rappers Set to Make it Big in 2023

  16-01-2023 18:02 via rollingstone.com
  From New York's Cash Cobain to Lola Brooke and Kid Kenn, here are the up-and-comers ready to take over this year
  
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• Hear Rammstein’s Till Lindemann sing in English on Sharon Kovacs’ ‘Child Of Sin’

  16-01-2023 17:58 via nme.com
  Rammstein singer Till Lindemann features on a new song by Sharon Kovacs called ‘Child Of Sin’.READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies – the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes showThe German vocalist sings in English on the title track of the Dutch artist’s new album (released under her Kovacs banner). ‘Child Of Sin’ follows Kovac’s 2015 album ‘Shades Of Black’ and 2018’s ‘Cheap Smell’.
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• HAIM are in the studio working on fourth album

  16-01-2023 17:32 via nme.com
  HAIM are back in the studio to work on their fourth album, as revealed in a new clip posted to the trio’s TikTok.READ MORE: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”In a video shared on the social platform yesterday (January 15) Este and Danielle can be seen pulling sister Alana back through a door as she struggles to escape.
  “When your sisters are making you get back in the studio but you were born to be an Oscar award winning actress”, the text reads, referri
  
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• Brixton O2 Academy has licence suspended for three months after fatal crowd crush

  16-01-2023 16:54 via nme.com
  The O2 Academy Brixton has had its licence suspended for three months following a fatal crowd crush that killed two people.
  Today (January 16) Lambeth councillors voted to suspend the south London venue’s licence after the deaths of security guard Gaby Hutchinson and concert attendee Rebecca Ikumelo at an Asake gig in December.
  The venue has been shut since the incident and last week it was announced that it would remain shuttered until at least April. Now, the venue’s license has be
  
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• Court Rejects RIAA Motion for Attorneys’ Fees In Years-Running Legal Battle With Stream-Ripper Yout

  16-01-2023 16:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Earlier this month, the RIAA doubled down on its aggressive push to make stream-ripper Yout cough up $250,000 in attorneys’ fees as part of their long-running courtroom confrontation. Now, the presiding judge has officially rejected the request. This latest development in the marathon legal battle between Hartford-based Yout and the RIAA came to light in […]
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• Courtney Barnett documentary 'Anonymous Club' coming to digital

  16-01-2023 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Following a well-received cinema release in December, Anonymous Club - the ‘inspirational’ (MOJO), ‘deeply intimate’ (The Guardian)
  
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• JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown collaborative album to drop this year

  16-01-2023 16:26 via nme.com
  Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are set to release a collaborative album this year.READ MORE: JPEGMAFIA: “I’m not trying to be different. I am naturally different”The rappers first shared news of their forthcoming joint album while hosting an NTS Radio show together in March of last year.
  The pair then announced the project at Smoker’s Club festival in southern California where they also performed a new, currently untitled song.After performing the track liv
  
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• Anthrax’s Scott Ian on when metal fans might see another ‘Big 4’ tour

  16-01-2023 16:04 via nme.com
  Anthrax‘s Scott Ian has discussed the possibility of another ‘Big 4’ tour in the future.
  The band are known together with Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer as ‘The Big 4’ of thrash metal. The four bands played 14 shows together in the early 2010s in Europe and North America, with a live DVD released of a Bulgarian show.
  Discussing the likelihood of more shows with Metal Edge, Ian was directed to recent comments from Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, who is hoping for mor
  
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• The Sony Walkman returns as hi-res streaming player

  16-01-2023 15:24 via nme.com
  The iconic Sony Walkman is set to return as a hi-res streaming player.
  The device was first released in 1979, selling over 500,000 units in its first year. It became a huge leap forward in portable music consumption and sold over 400million units across its multiple forms.
  Now, with cassette sales growing in the US in 2022, the Walkman has returned as a hi-res streaming player.
  Available in two models – the NW-ZX707 and NW-A306 – Sony claim the new Walkman offers “evolutionary
  
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• Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ Hanging Rock gig shared as ‘Kingdom In The Sky’ documentary

  16-01-2023 14:45 via nme.com
  Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared footage of their recent gig at the iconic Hanging Rock as a TV special – watch Kingdom In The Sky below.READ MORE: Warren Ellis on nearly 30 years with Nick Cave: “I’m there for him, whatever he wants”The pair played the legendary venue as part of their 2022 Australian tour behind collaborative album ‘Carnage’.
  Now, it has been immortalised in a TV special from ABC, which features a host of tracks from the performanc
  
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• The Vaccines’ Freddie Cowan announces debut album as Freddie Cowan & The Scenarios

  16-01-2023 14:39 via nme.com
  The Vaccines’ Freddie Cowan has announced details of his first album as Freddie Cowan & The Scenarios. Check out the new single ‘Sonic Bloom’ below, alongside our chat with the guitarist-turned-musician.
  ‘Answer Machine’, which sees Cowan reunite with Vaccines’ original drummer Pete Robertson, will be released digitally on March 9 via Bandcamp, with a full streaming release two weeks later and a vinyl edition to follow.
  The record features a cast of musici
  
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• Self Esteem becomes “face and bod” of Bluebella Valentine’s campaign

  16-01-2023 14:15 via nme.com
  Self Esteem has announced that she is the “face and bod” of this year’s Bluebella Lingerie’s Valentine’s Day campaign.READ MORE: Self Esteem on her next album and quest to be a judge on Drag Race UKThe singer-songwriter (real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor), announced the news on Twitter today (January 16), writing: “Surprise! I’m the face and bod of this years @bluebella valentines campaign! Every day is Valentines Day! Thanks for having me!”S
  
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• Paul Weller announces UK Forest Live gigs

  16-01-2023 13:47 via nme.com
  Paul Weller has announced a trio of live dates as part of Forest Live 2023, the summer concert series presented by Forestry England – find details below and purchase tickets here.READ MORE: Paul Weller – ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1)’ review: the Modfather’s purple patch continuesWeller will perform on Thursday, June 8 at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, Friday, June 9 at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire and Saturday, June 17 at Thetford Forest, Suffolk.
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• The Rolling Stones serve up live version of Wild Horses

  16-01-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones will releases 'GRRR Live!' in full on February 10.
  
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• Fall Out Boy's new album is 'made with love'

  16-01-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Fall Out Boy had lots of ideas for the upcoming album that needed refining.
  
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• Navarone Garibaldi shares emotional tribute to “big sister” Lisa Marie Presley

  16-01-2023 13:01 via nme.com
  Navarone Garibaldi has paid an emotional tribute to her “big sister” Lisa Marie Presley – see it below.
  Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis Presley, died last week (January 12) at the age of 54, hours after she had been rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.
  With tributes pouring in online, Navarone – musician and son of Priscilla Presley – shared an emotional tribute to Lisa on Instagram.
  On Friday, musician Navarone – the son of Priscilla
  
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• Sleaford Mods tease incoming #UKGrim announcement

  16-01-2023 12:59 via nme.com
  Sleaford Mods have teased a “big announcement” coming tomorrow (January 17) under the hashtag #UKGRIM.
  The Nottingham punk-rap duo look set to announce their new album tomorrow morning at 11am GMT, encouraging fans to sign up for their mailing list here.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods at Glastonbury 2022: “Keith Urban’s a fan? Fantastic! We want more of that shit”“Tomorrow. 11am. Big announcement,” the pair wrote on Twitter. Don’t be a bellend and miss it
  
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• Simon Cowell being sued by former ‘X Factor’ contestant Katie Waissel over duty of care

  16-01-2023 12:53 via nme.com
  Simon Cowell is being sued by former X Factor contestant Katie Waissel over an alleged breach of duty of care while she was on the series.READ MORE: ‘The X Factor’ bows out after 17 years: here’s what really killed the singing reality showWaissel took part in the 2010 series of the show alongside One Direction, and finished seventh overall.
  In 2021, the musician revealed that she underwent therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after suffering panic attacks and
  
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• Stormzy, Suede and Sugababes join BBC Radio 2 Piano Room month

  16-01-2023 12:51 via music-news.com
  
  Radio 2 Piano Room month sees an abundance of world famous, award-winning artists each perform exclusively with the BBC
  
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• Kanye West’s lawyers reportedly use newspaper ads to cut ties with him

  16-01-2023 12:39 via nme.com
  Kanye West’s former lawyers have reportedly turned to newspaper ads to cut ties with him, as the rapper’s whereabouts still remain unclear.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?Late last year, the controversial rapper’s former business manager Thomas St. John said he had been unable to find West for weeks to serve him a lawsuit, triggering fears that he was missing.
  However the rapper was reportedly th
  
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• Eminem shares support after Boldy James seriously injured in car accident

  16-01-2023 12:21 via nme.com
  Eminem has shared his support after Boldy James was left seriously injured after a car accident.
  The Detroit rapper was involved in a two-car accident in his hometown last week, and is currently in a stable condition in hospital according to his publicist.
  The “serious” accident took place on Monday, January 9, and left James with broken vertebrae in his neck among other injuries.
  A statement from his representatives said: “After undergoing extensive surgery on his neck, Boldy
  
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• Check out this new Dave Grohl comic book

  16-01-2023 11:46 via nme.com
  Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is the subject of a new comic book – check it out below.
  Orbit: Dave Grohl is the latest book in a series from TidalWave Productions, which focuses “on personalities who impact the world”.
  Previous musical entries into the series – which is illustrated by Martin Gimenez and written by Adam Rose – include David Bowie, John Lennon, Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper.
  A synopsis for Grohl’s book says: “The world of Rock and Roll
  
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• These are the Ireland Eurovision songs that will face Public Image Ltd

  16-01-2023 11:36 via nme.com
  The acts that will go up against Public Image Ltd and compete to be Ireland’s representative at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed.
  Earlier this month, it was announced that Public Image Ltd will compete to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision, which will take place in Liverpool on May 9, with new song ‘Hawaii’.READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bashJohn Lydon has since described ‘Hawaii&rs
  
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• Lana Del Rey delays LP and unveils track-listing

  16-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lana Del Rey didn't provide a reason for the delay to the album.
  
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• Big Hit Music confirms Jimin's debut solo album is in the works

  16-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The BTS star has not officially announced a release date for the record.
  
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• The Rolling Stones share powerful live version of ‘Wild Horses’

  16-01-2023 11:02 via nme.com
  The Rolling Stones have shared a new live version of ‘Wild Horses’ from their upcoming live album ‘GRRR Live!’ – check it out below.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones live in Madrid: Celebrating six decades at the top for rock’n’roll royalty‘GRRR Live!’ will be released on February 10 and celebrates a special live show from the band’s 50th anniversary tour ’50 and Counting’ from 2012.
  The show, which took place in December 2
  
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• New Order release new ‘Blue Monday’ t-shirt in support of mental health charity CALM

  16-01-2023 11:00 via nme.com
  New Order have released a new ‘Blue Monday’-themed t-shirt in support of mental health charity CALM.
  The new piece of merchandise is the work of Factory Records graphic designer Peter Saville and based upon the design for the band’s legendary 1983 track.
  It arrives today (January 16) on the day known as ‘Blue Monday’ itself, which is widely regarded as the most depressing day of the year.
  100 per cent of proceeds from the t-shirt will go to CALM (Campaign Against Li
  
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• ‘The Simpsons: Hit & Run’ soundtrack has been released on Spotify and Apple Music

  16-01-2023 10:52 via nme.com
  The Simpsons: Hit & Run original soundtrack has been released on Spotify and Apple Music – check it out below.
  The 2003 Grand Theft Auto-inspired video game features instrumental tracks like ‘Simpsons Hotline’, ‘Flowers By Irene’ and ‘Petty Theft Homer’, but are only now available to stream as a complete soundtrack.READ MORE: ‘The Simpsons: Hit & Run’ is a brilliant window into the noughtiesOther Simpsons albums are also now
  
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• LOONA members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry secure injunction to terminate Blockberry Creative contracts

  16-01-2023 10:41 via nme.com
  LOONA members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry have terminated their exclusive contracts with K-pop agency Blockberry Creative.
  On January 13, JTBC News reported that the Seoul Northern District Court’s civil division had issued an injunction to terminate the contracts of Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry with LOONA’s agency, Blockberry Creative, effective immediately.
  According the news outlet, five other members of the girl group, namely Haseul, Yeojin, Yves, Gowon and Olivi
  
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• GOT The Beat drop debut mini-album and fierce ‘Stamp On It’ music video

  16-01-2023 10:14 via nme.com
  GOT The Beat, the first sub-unit of SM Entertainment’s female supergroup Girls On Top, have finally released their 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 2022On January 16, the septet released their six-track mini-album ‘Stamp On It’ alongside a luxurious visual for its title track of the same name. GOT The Beat had previously given the song its live debut at SM Entertainment&r
  
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• Navarone Garibaldi pays tribute to 'big sister' Lisa Marie Presley

  16-01-2023 10:01 via music-news.com
  
  The singer-songwriter, the daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died last Thursday. She was 54.
  
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• SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan marks 25th birthday with a cover of Taeyeon’s ‘Time Lapse’

  16-01-2023 09:04 via nme.com
  SEVENTEEN vocalist Seungkwan has released a cover of Taeyeon’s song ‘Time Lapse’ in celebration of his 25th birthday.READ MORE: How SEVENTEEN turned their Japan tour into buzzy city-wide extravaganzasOn January 16 at midnight KST, the K-pop idol uploaded an emotional cover of ‘Time Lapse’ to SEVENTEEN’s official YouTube channel, along with a heartfelt message to his fans. The song was originally released by Girls’ Generation leader and soloist Taeyeon as
  
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• Sam Smith: I love it when my audience is drunk

  16-01-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith "loves" it when concert-goers are drunk.
  
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• Billie Eilish is a Supergrass fan

  16-01-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has revealed the US pop megastar loves the Britpop group and stood side of the stage during their set at Glastonbury.
  
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• Martin Kemp: 'I’ve never thought of myself as a singer'

  16-01-2023 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  The secret is finally out! Greatest Hits Radio’s very own Martin Kemp was unmasked, alongside wife Shirlie, on Saturday
  
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