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• Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza Top the Governors Ball 2023 Lineup

  17-01-2023 23:51 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Governors Ball 2023 will feature headliners Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, and Lizzo, along with performances from Lil Nas X, Lil Uzi Vert, Diplo, Kim Petras, and many more. This year’s Governors Ball Music Festival will take place from June 9 to June 11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York. The newly-announced lineup features headliners Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, […]
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• Mel C denies Spice Girls will reform for Glastonbury

  17-01-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The beloved '90s girl group has been rumoured as a contender for a "legends" slot at the event.
  
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• Tom Grennan announces new podcast ‘The Tom Grennan Phone In’

  17-01-2023 23:24 via music-news.com
  
  Chart-topping BRIT and Ivor Novello Award nominated singer-songwriter Tom Grennan has launched his hilarious new phone-in podcast show
  
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• YouTube Renews Coachella Livestream Deal Through 2026, Plans to ‘Incorporate New Elements’ Following 2022 eCommerce Buildout

  17-01-2023 23:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  YouTube, the longtime livestream partner of Goldenvoice-organized Coachella, is officially set to continue broadcasting the annual music festival through 2026. The video-sharing giant and AEG-owned Goldenvoice unveiled the renewal of their longstanding agreement today. Coachella 2023, which has booked acts including Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean, will mark the 11th installment of the Indio, […]
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• MGMT tease “fancy new album” set to be released in 2023

  17-01-2023 23:11 via nme.com
  
  MGMT are teasing a “fancy new album” that they say will be finished and released in 2023.
  The New York-based duo last released an album with 2018’s ‘Little Dark Age’, and frontman Andrew VanWyngarden promised last summer that they would return with new music in 2022.
  That music didn’t materialise last year, but as the band were announced for the Just Like Heaven festival today (January 17), where they will perform debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular&r
  
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• Romeo Santos Announces Fourth Child in NSFW ‘Solo Conmigo’ Video

  17-01-2023 23:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The bachata legend continues the Fórmula, Vol. 3 era with new visual
  
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• Cardi B Recalls the Moment She and Offset Learned of Takeoff’s Death: ‘I Was So Scared’

  17-01-2023 22:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rap couple was meant to attend a Halloween party the night the Migos rapper was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston
  
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• Taylor Swift and SZA Officially Shut Down Feud Rumors: ‘So Much Love and Respect’

  17-01-2023 22:34 via rollingstone.com
  
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• London’s Brixton O2 Academy to Remain Closed for At Least Three More Months

  17-01-2023 22:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Brixton O2 Academy in London will remain closed for at least three more months. Two people died, and several more were injured at a crowd crush event in the foyer. The Lambeth Council suspended the license of Brixton Academy for at least three months. Academy Music Group intended to keep the venue closed during […]
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• Randy Newman postpones UK and European tour due to neck surgery

  17-01-2023 22:30 via nme.com
  
  Randy Newman has postponed his upcoming UK and European tour after undergoing neck surgery.
  The singer was set to begin a tour on these shores next month, but has confirmed that the tour will now not take place due to Newman’s recovery time from surgery being longer than expected.
  The dates were first announced in 2019 and set for 2020, but then moved to 2022 due to COVID restrictions before the neck surgery pushed them to 2023. No new dates have been revealed yet.
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• Getty Images Sues AI Artwork Generator Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement

  17-01-2023 22:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against AI artwork generator Stable Diffusion. The lawsuit was filed this week in the UK in London’s High Court and alleges “Stability AI unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright.” Getty Images says it believes artificial intelligence has the potential to help stimulate creative […]
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• 2023 Lovers & Friends Festival Fully Leans Into 2000s Nostalgia With Missy Elliot, Usher, Mariah Carey

  17-01-2023 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Busta Rhymes, Flo Rida, Nelly, Pitbull, Christin Aguilera, Lil Kim, Omarion, Bow Wow, JoJo and more will perform at the Las Vegas festival on May 6, 2023
  
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• UK live music groups pen open letter to save BBC Introducing

  17-01-2023 22:01 via nme.com
  
  A group of music organisations have shared “grave concerns” with the BBC over fears that BBC Introducing – a scheme to support up-and-coming musical talent – is to be scrapped.READ MORE: Inside the fight to save the local BBC Introducing shows: “It’s so much bigger than just radio play”In a letter to BBC’s chairman, Richard Sharp, a group of representatives asked for assurance that BBC Introducing would be protected amid cuts to local stations. The
  
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• New York Legislators Protest Madison Square Garden Over Facial Recognition

  17-01-2023 21:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It is absolutely time for the city and the state to reconsider any and all permits, licenses, and benefits provided to MSG in the face of their continued malfeasance," one New York State Senator said regarding the venue's controversial policy
  
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• New York Lawmakers Protest Madison Square Garden Over Facial Recognition Controversy

  17-01-2023 21:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It is absolutely time for the city and the state to reconsider any and all permits, licenses, and benefits provided to MSG in the face of their continued malfeasance," one New York State Senator said regarding the venue's controversial policy
  
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• ‘Danger Zone’ icon Kenny Loggins announces farewell tour: “This is it”

  17-01-2023 21:28 via nme.com
  
  Kenny Loggins has announced a farewell tour for 2023.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Kenny LogginsThe ‘This Is It’ tour will see the musician, famous for his hit song ‘Danger Zone’, tour the US extensively across 2023.
  In a statement, Loggins said: “I don’t see this as the end of my professional career, but certainly a halt to the grind of major touring.”
  The 75-year-old musician added that “after spending a lifetime on the road, I want to have m
  
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• Lil Yachty Ready to Get Going With New Album ‘Let’s Start Here’

  17-01-2023 20:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper's first proper solo album in three years will arrive by the end of January
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, The Walkmen and more to play Just Like Heaven 2023

  17-01-2023 20:38 via nme.com
  
  California-based nostalgia festival Just Like Heaven has returned with its 2023 line-up, featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, The Walkmen and more.
  The festival launched in 2019 with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MGMT alongside Phoenix, before a two-year COVID break before it returned in 2022 with Interpol, Modest Mouse, The Shins and M.I.A.
  Two of the 2019 headliners will return this year, with MGMT playing 2008 debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular’ at the festival.
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• Mastodon and Gojira Announce ‘The Mega-Monsters’ Co-Headlining Tour

  17-01-2023 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lorna Shore will support all dates across both tour legs scheduled to begin in April
  
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• Security Guards at London Venue Where Two Died in Crowd Crush Allegedly Took Bribes to Let People In

  17-01-2023 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Security company whistleblower said members of his team often let in "a couple of hundred" extra people to shows in exchange for cash
  
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• Madonna Announces Global Tour Celebrating Four Decades of Hits

  17-01-2023 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Madonna has announced a new global tour to celebrate four decades of music and in support of her film, Truth or Dare. The Celebration Tour is produced by Live Nation and will travel to 35 cities across the globe, starting in July. The new show will take viewers on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades […]
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• The National tease arrival of new song ‘Tropic Morning News’ this week

  17-01-2023 20:05 via nme.com
  
  The National have teased the arrival of a new song called ‘Tropic Morning News’ this week.READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”On their social media profiles, the band shared that the song from their upcoming new – and as as yet untitled – album would arrive tomorrow (January 18) at 17:15 GMT on BBC 6Music and at 12:30pm ET via YouTube.
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• Måneskin Are The Italian Sleaze-Rock Saviors We Probably Don’t Really Need Right Now–But They’re Still Pretty Fun Anyway

  17-01-2023 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The band really go for broke on their 17-song third album, 'Rush!'
  
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• Ruston Kelly Brings the Pain With ‘The Weakness’

  17-01-2023 19:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Nashville singer-songwriter releases a video for the title track, a massive indie-rock anthem
  
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• Frank Ocean hints at new album in poster from latest merch drop

  17-01-2023 19:48 via nme.com
  
  Frank Ocean has seemingly hinted at the arrival of a new album in a promotional poster from his latest merch drop.
  In the six years since the release of 2016’s lauded ‘Blonde’ LP, Ocean has shared a number of one-off singles including ‘DHL’, ‘In My Room’, ‘Cayendo’ and ‘Dear April’. He has also occasionally hinted at a new album but nothing has materialised yet.
  However, Ocean is also due to headline Coachella 2023 in April,
  
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• Warner Music Group ‘Taps Into the Explosive Spanish Language Market’ With Gibson-Sponsored Prime Video Series

  17-01-2023 19:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Music Group (WMG) is officially set to bring a Spanish-language musical series, sponsored by Gibson and starring two Warner Music Latina artists, to Prime Video next month. The Big Three label formally announced the 13-episode project’s quick-approaching release this morning. Entitled Melody, the program is scheduled to debut on Prime Video (in the U.S. […]
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• Mel C shares update on Spice Girls Glastonbury 2023 rumours

  17-01-2023 19:10 via nme.com
  
  Melanie C has shared an update about suggestions The Spice Girls were set to play this year’s Glastonbury festival.READ MORE: Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe’ at 25: what we’ve learned from the iconic girl group sinceBack in December, Mel B teased that the Spice Girls could be set to reunite once again for a special performance at Glastonbury 2023.
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• Heartworms announces debut EP ‘A Comforting Notion’ with single ‘Retributions Of An Awful Life’

  17-01-2023 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Heartworms has announced details of debut EP ‘A Comforting Notion’ – listen to new single ‘Retributions Of An Awful Life’ below.READ MORE: Heartworms: defiant, goth-inspired post-punk that draws strength from the doubtersThe new collection from the NME 100 alumni will come out on March 24 via Speedy Wunderground.
  ‘Retributions Of An Awful Life’ comes complete with an official video from Niall Trask and  Dan Matthews, of which Heartworms said in a st
  
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• Beartooth move London show to Wembley Arena after Brixton Academy closure

  17-01-2023 18:47 via nme.com
  
  Beartooth have moved their upcoming London show Wembley Arena after Brixton Academy is to remain closed.READ MORE: Beartooth on surprise Backstreet Boys-inspired track ‘Riptide’: “There’s no need to be scared of taking it too far”The metal band are set to tour the UK in March, with dates due to culminate at Brixton on March 19.
  Now, with the south London venue remaining shuttered until April, the gig has been upgraded to the 12,000 capacity Wembley Arena.
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MGMT Headline Just Like Heaven Festival

  17-01-2023 18:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Future Islands, M83, Empire of the Sun, Azaelia Banks, and other artists are featured on the lineup
  
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• Willie Nelson’s New Album Will Pay Tribute to a Legendary Nashville Songwriter

  17-01-2023 18:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  I Don't Know a Thing About Love, due March 3, is a collection of Harlan Howard songs
  
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• Wilco Plot Spring 2023 Tour With Special Residencies

  17-01-2023 18:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band also shares new video documenting pop-up shows in Chicago last October
  
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• A$AP Rocky Drops ‘Angels Pt. 2’ Video for 10th Anniversary of ‘Long.Live.A$AP’

  17-01-2023 18:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  New clip for deluxe song from rapper’s major label debut LP features scenes shot in Los Angeles a decade ago
  
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• Tomorrow x Together Plot Second World Tour ‘Act: Sweet Mirage’

  17-01-2023 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 21-show tour will begin in March, with additional dates to be announced at a later time
  
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• Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar announced to headline Governors Ball 2023

  17-01-2023 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar have been announced as headliners at this year’s Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.READ MORE: Governors Ball 2022 review: resilience reigns at New York City’s signature music festivalThe annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 9 to 11 this year.
  Lizzo will headline Friday (11), with Lil Uzi Vert, HAIM, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo also scheduled to perform.
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• Pet Shop Boys CD becomes one of the most expensive ever sold on Discogs

  17-01-2023 17:34 via nme.com
  A Pet Shop Boys CD from 2003 has become one of the most expensive ever sold on Discogs.
  ‘Pop Art: The Hits – 5 Songs From Our History’ was released via Parlophone solely in Japan two decades ago, and was limited to 25 copies.
  The CD collates some of the band’s best and most-loved tracks from across their career, including ‘West End Girls’ and ‘Always On My Mind’.
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• Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, BTS, and More Donate Items for Grammys Charity Relief Auction

  17-01-2023 17:09 via rollingstone.com
  Signed instruments, records, handwritten lyrics, worn ensembles, and more were donated by Selena Gomez, Joni Mitchell, Eminem, Cher, Bob Dylan, and more
  
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• Noel Gallagher would “never say never” to an Oasis reunion

  17-01-2023 16:57 via nme.com
  Noel Gallagher has said that he will “never say never” to an Oasis reunion.READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon”The former Oasis guitarist and co-vocalist – who today (January 17) announced his forthcoming album with the High Flying Birds, ‘Council Skies’ – quit the band in 2009, saying that he “simply could not go on” working with brother Liam Gallagher.
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• Entertainment world reacts to UK government blocking Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill

  17-01-2023 16:50 via nme.com
  Stars from the entertainment world have shared their anger after the UK government blocked Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
  It is the first time the UK has exercised its right to block a parliamentary bill in Scotland from becoming law in the 25 years since devolution.
  The Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed in Scotland in December, allowing people aged 16 to legally change their assigned gender. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described it as an “historic day for equality
  
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• Harry Styles to perform at 2023 BRIT Awards

  17-01-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Harry Styles is nominated for four BRIT Awards this year.
  
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• Drake Is Going to Lenny Kravitz Gigs, Drinking Espresso Martinis in ‘Jumbotron Sh-t Poppin’ Video

  17-01-2023 16:25 via rollingstone.com
  Track is one of a handful of Drake solo cuts from his 21 Savage collaboration, Her Loss
  
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• Professor Green announces new dates for ‘At Your Inconvenience’ 10th anniversary tour

  17-01-2023 16:08 via nme.com
  Professor Green has announced the rescheduled dates for his ‘At Your Inconvenience’ 10th anniversary tour – tickets will be available here.
  The London rapper – real name Stephen Manderson – was originally set to take his 2011 second album on the road in March 2022, before those gigs were pushed back to last September.
  As Stereoboard notes, the special concerts were then postponed once again. Now, it’s been confirmed that Pro Green will embark on the delayed &l
  
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• Lizzo, Odesza, Kendrick Lamar Named 2023 Governors Ball Headliners

  17-01-2023 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  The New York music festival will also feature performances from Lil Uzi Vert, Haim, Diplo, Lil Baby, Aespa, Rina Sawayama, Lil Nas X, Giveon, and more
  
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• Madonna to embark on 40th-anniversary tour

  17-01-2023 16:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Celebration Tour will kick off at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on 15 July.
  
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• Immensity Marketing Analytics – Solving The Music Industry’s Attribution Problem With Machine Learning And Data Science

  17-01-2023 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Immensity is an intelligent marketing analytics system that uses advanced statistics and machine learning to figure out which social activities or marketing campaigns are actually driving audience growth, fan engagement, consumption and revenue.  The following comes from Immensity for Artists, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Over the past decade, Immensity’s Co-Founder […]
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• Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland accuses ex-wife Queen Kwong of defamation

  17-01-2023 15:59 via nme.com
  Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has accused his ex-wife Carré Callaway of defamation, according to a legal filing obtained by Rolling Stone.
  Borland, who also fronts the band Big Dumb Face, claimed that Callaway, AKA Queen Kwong, attempted to profit off of talking about him in an interview, which included claims that were subsequently published in an album review.
  According to Rolling Stone, the filing cites a 2022 interview that Callaway did with Bandcamp Daily, which claimed that
  
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• George Michael’s family and estate deny involvement in potential biopic

  17-01-2023 15:58 via nme.com
  George Michael‘s family and estate has denied giving approval to a planned biopic about the singer.READ MORE: ‘George Michael Freedom Uncut’ review: he’s still a fascinating mass of contradictionsEarlier this week, it was reported that a project was in the works, with The White Lotus star Theo James tipped to take on the role of the late Wham! singer.
  However, Michael’s estate has now denied any involvement in the potential project, stating that the family will not
  
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• Graceland to Host Public Memorial for Lisa Marie Presley

  17-01-2023 15:44 via rollingstone.com
  The singer-songwriter, and Elvis and Priscilla's only child, died last week after suffering cardiac arrest
  
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• Madonna announces huge 40th anniversary tour, including London show

  17-01-2023 15:17 via nme.com
  Madonna has announced a huge 40th anniversary tour, including a show The O2 in London – tickets will be available here.
  The Queen Of Pop, who released her self-titled debut album in 1983, is due to hit the road for the 35-city ‘Celebration Tour’ in July.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting
  
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• Madonna Unveils Ultimate Greatest Hits Show ‘The Celebration Tour’

  17-01-2023 15:04 via rollingstone.com
  “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” the singer shared in a statement of the tour featuring global dates
  
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