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• Microsoft is Laying Off 10,000 Employees Amid Continued Tech Sector Struggles

  18-01-2023 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Microsoft becomes the latest tech giant to lay off swathes of employees amid broader restructuring in the sector, favoring profitability over growth. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company would be laying off around 10,000 employees starting Wednesday. The layoffs will be completed by the end of Q3 and represent slightly under 5% of the company’s […]
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• Google Podcasts App On Life Support, YouTube Podcasts Incoming?

  18-01-2023 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As Spotify’s focus on podcasts shifted weights in the industry—Google appears to be pivoting again. Podnews reports that the Google Podcasts app has disappeared from search results on Google Play. That’s significant since it was Google’s answer to listening to podcasts on a variety of devices. The company debuted a new mobile design back in […]
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• Google Podcasts App Is On Life Support — Is YouTube Podcasts Incoming?

  18-01-2023 23:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As Spotify’s focus on podcasts shifts weights in the industry — Google appears to be pivoting again. Podnews reports that the Google Podcasts app has disappeared from search results on Google Play. That’s significant since it was Google’s answer to listening to podcasts on a variety of devices. The company debuted a new mobile design […]
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• Flo Rida Wins $82.6 Million Lawsuit Against Energy Drink Company Celsius

  18-01-2023 23:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper successfully argued the company failed to pay him what he was owed as part of an endorsement deal
  
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• Michael Jackson biopic recruits ‘Training Day’ director Antoine Fuqua

  18-01-2023 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Antoine Fuqua has confirmed he will be directing the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic.
  The film – titled Michael – previously saw Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Graham King come on board to produce the film alongside John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of Jackson’s estate.
  The screenplay is being written by John Logan (Gladiator, Skyfall), who previously worked with King on Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004).
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• The Courts Screwed Gunna, Now He’s Being Shunned By His Peers

  18-01-2023 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper finds himself squeezed between the criminal justice system and the rap world, neither of which is as humane as they claim to be
  
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• Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on ‘Ticketmaster Debacle’

  18-01-2023 22:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on January 24 to address “the Ticketmaster debacle.” Struggles with Ticketmaster have been ongoing for years, but Taylor Swift fans brought it to national attention with sales for the upcoming “Eras Tour.” “The issues within America’s ticketing industry were made painfully obvious when Ticketmaster’s website failed […]
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• Kelly Clarkson Somehow Made Joji’s Emotional Ballad ‘Glimpse of Us’ Even More Heartbreaking

  18-01-2023 22:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song is the Kelly Clarkson show host's latest Kellyoke pick of the season
  
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• Time to ‘Celebrate’: Here’s Where to Get Madonna ‘Celebration Tour’ Tickets

  18-01-2023 22:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  You can dance to the icon's greatest hits when the singer's 35-city tour kicks off this summer across North America and Europe
  
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• Kate Bush to release lyric book with hidden message inside select copies

  18-01-2023 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Kate Bush has announced plans to release a lyric book with select copies featuring hidden messages.READ MORE: Kate Bush’s best on-screen syncs – from Stranger Things to ‘Being Human’A paperback version of How To Be Invisible will be released on April 6 through Faber at £10.99. A hardback version of the book was previously released in 2018.
  The latest version of the book will feature a new introduction by Bush and illustrations by Jim Kay.
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• Noel Gallagher: 'I’ve never had a musical lesson'

  18-01-2023 22:05 via music-news.com
  
  Noel Gallagher joined Dave Berry on the Absolute Radio Breakfast this morning (Tuesday 17th January) to speak about his new album
  
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• Screaming Trees bassist Van Conner dies aged 55

  18-01-2023 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Van Conner, the bassist and co-founder of Washington band Screaming Trees, has died at the age of 55.
  The news was confirmed by Conner’s brother Gary Lee, who also played guitar in the band. He wrote in a social media post earlier today (January 18): “Van Conner bassist and song writer of Screaming Trees died last night of an extended illness at 55. It was pneumonia that got him in the end. He was one of the closest friends I ever had and I loved him immensely. I will miss him foreve
  
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• Snoop Dogg and Gloria Estefan to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

  18-01-2023 21:36 via music-news.com
  
  Other inductees include Jeff Lynne, Sade Adu, Alanis Morrisette's longtime collaborator Glen Ballard, songwriter Teddy Riley, and early Taylor Swift co-writer Liz Rose.
  
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• Remaking Your Old Songs Used to Be Considered Lazy, Shady, and So Uncool. What Changed?

  18-01-2023 21:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  From U2's just announced "reimagining" of 40 past hits to Taylor Swift's "Taylor's Version" campaign, artists are no longer ashamed to revisit their back catalogs
  
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• Music Industry Trade Bodies Urge BBC Not to Kill ‘BBC Music Introducing’

  18-01-2023 21:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A group of music industry trade bodies has published an open letter to BBC about saving ‘BBC Music Introducing’ from being axed. ‘BBC Music Introducing’ is aired on several local radio stations across the UK. The program airs music from new and unsigned artists, helping surface talent like Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding. But now […]
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• Arlo Parks announces new album ‘My Soft Machine’, shares first single ‘Weightless’

  18-01-2023 21:05 via nme.com
  
  Arlo Parks has shared news of her second album ‘My Soft Machine’ and unveiled its first single ‘Weightless’ – listen below.READ MORE: Wet Leg, Sam Fender, Arlo Parks: are the days of industry burn-out finally over?The Mercury Music Prize-winner previously teased that something would be announced today (January 18). She has now confirmed that ‘My Soft Machine’ will arrive on May 26 via Transgressive Records. Pre-order the album here.
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• Watch Jack White’s daughter perform bass on ‘The Hardest Button To Button’ live with her dad

  18-01-2023 21:01 via nme.com
  
  Footage has been shared of Jack White‘s daughter performing bass on ‘The Hardest Button To Button’ live with her dad.READ MORE: Jack White – ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ review: his richest and most satisfying solo era yetWhite and his ex-wife Karen Elson shared pictures and a video clip of their 14-year-old daughter Scarlett performing the ‘Elephant’ track onstage at the former White Stripes frontman’s Blue Room at his Third Man Records faci
  
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• Distributor And Publisher M.A.D Solutions Chooses AlexProMix for All Dolby Atmos Mixes

  18-01-2023 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Future proof your tracks by getting up to date with Dolby Atmos, a new standard of music. The following comes from AlexProMix, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. AlexProMix helps record labels get exposure on their artists’ music by providing Dolby Atmos mixes to music companies. Today, African-based distributor and publisher M.A.D […]
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• Skrillex Continues Singles Streak With Bobby Raps-Assisted Song ‘Leave Me Like This’

  18-01-2023 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  The record follows recent collaborations with Pinkpantheress and Trippie Redd on "Way Back" and with Fred Again.. and Flowdan on "Rumble"
  
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• Michael Jackson Biopic Taps Antoine Fuqua to Direct

  18-01-2023 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jackson estate-approved project will begin production this year
  
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• Van Conner, Screaming Trees Co-Founder and Bassist, Dead at 55

  18-01-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bassist died of “extended illness” and contracted pneumonia his brother and bandmate Gary Lee said
  
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• Måneskin announce last minute, intimate London show this weekend

  18-01-2023 20:18 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin have announced that they will be playing an intimate show in London this Sunday (January 22).READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Måneskin: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” The band are celebrating their third studio album ‘Rush!’, which is out this Friday (January 20) by playing a last-minute show at London’s Lafayette venue two days later.
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• Amazon Music Unlimited Is Reportedly Set To Raise Prices For Non-Prime Subscribers in Japan — Will a Stateside Hike Follow?

  18-01-2023 20:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After Apple Music’s price increased in late 2022 – and as Spotify reportedly prepares to up the cost of its individual plan – Amazon Music Unlimited’s monthly charge for non-Prime subscribers is reportedly set to jump in Japan next month. Regional outlets including Tokyo’s AV Watch just recently reported on the quick-approaching Amazon Music Unlimited […]
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• Rebecca Black Talks Creative Reintroduction Behind the Scenes at ‘Sick to my Stomach’ Video Shoot

  18-01-2023 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I'm in a really important part of my career right now," the singer told Rolling Stone on set for her latest single. "I'm here to reposition myself. I'm determined to show people what I have to offer"
  
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• The National share new single ‘Tropic Morning News’, announce album and UK shows

  18-01-2023 19:57 via nme.com
  
  The National have shared their new single ‘Tropic Morning News’ and announced full details of their forthcoming ninth album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’.READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”The record will be released on April 28 via 4AD and as previously reported Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens, will all feature on the album with Swift on the track &lsq
  
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• The National Recruit Three Special Guests for New Album ‘The First Two Pages of Frankenstein’

  18-01-2023 19:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  The album, out April 24, will feature appearances from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sufjan Stevens
  
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• boygenius release three new singles and announce new album

  18-01-2023 19:20 via nme.com
  
  Boygenius have announced their return with three new singles and news of the first full length project from the band.READ MORE: How guitar-smashing badass Phoebe Bridgers is putting the anarchy back into musicThe upcoming album, titled ‘the record’, is due out on March 31 Polydor / Interscope Records and is available to pre-order here. The album’s first three singles ‘$20’, ‘Emily I’m Sorry’, and ‘True Blue’ can be streamed below.
  
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• Arlo Parks Lets the World in on Her ‘Joy and Pain and Confusion’

  18-01-2023 19:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The acclaimed singer-songwriter talks about opening up for her second album, My Soft Machine, due out in May
  
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• Liam Gallagher claims Noel has been “on the phone begging for forgiveness”

  18-01-2023 18:44 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has tweeted that his brother Noel Gallagher has recently been in touch with him “begging for forgiveness”.READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon”The former Oasis frontman took to Twitter earlier today (January 18), writing: “Just had RKID on the phone begging for forgiveness bless him wants to meet up what Dya reckon meet up or fuck him off”.
  This comes after Noel Gallag
  
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• Cardi B in court after failing to complete community service for strip club assault

  18-01-2023 18:35 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has appeared in court after failing to complete her community service over an assault at a New York strip club.
  The rapper was first charged with misdemeanour assault and reckless endangerment in 2018, after two female bartenders at the Angels club in Queens alleged the rapper had orchestrated and participated in assaults that took place at the club. Cardi, it was claimed, had ordered her associates to attack the women with bottles and chairs.
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• Watch Madonna tease tour with NSFW game of ‘Truth Or Dare’

  18-01-2023 18:17 via nme.com
  
  Madonna brought a group of stars together for an NSFW game of ‘Truth Or Dare’ to tease her ‘Celebration’ tour.READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”In the video, the singer faces off against Amy Schumer at a table surrounded by the likes of Lil Wayne, Jack Black, Meg Statler, Kate Berlant, Diplo and Eric André.
  “I just want to make sure you all know why you’re here. Amy Schumer, truth or
  
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• Wednesday Are Getting Into Gloriously ‘Stupid Sh-t’ on ‘Chosen to Deserve’

  18-01-2023 18:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Asheville, North Carolina outfit's new song — inspired by Drive-By Truckers' "Let There Be Rock" — will appear on their next LP, Rat Saw God
  
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• Boygenius Are Back in Town to Save 2023

  18-01-2023 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The indie supergroup of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus will finally release their debut album this spring
  
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• Snail Mail Plots Spring U.S. Tour

  18-01-2023 17:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lindsey Jordan follows hometown residency with 24-date trek that includes performing at Coachella
  
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• Fall Out Boy announce new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’

  18-01-2023 17:17 via nme.com
  
  Fall Out Boy have announced their return with their first album in five years, ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.READ MORE: “These songs feel bigger than our band”: how Fall Out Boy’s ‘From Under the Cork Tree’ inspired a generationThe Chicago band’s eighth studio album will arrive on March 24. It was produced by Neal Avron, who was also behind the production desk for three of Fall Out Boy’s ’00s albums – 2005’s ‘From Under The
  
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• Epik High announce new album ‘Strawberry’ dropping February

  18-01-2023 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Epik High have announced the title and release date of their forthcoming new album.READ MORE: Epik High’s Tablo talks ‘Epik High Is Here 下, Part 2’: “I’m still exactly where I started”The hip-hop trio took to Twitter earlier today (January 18) to confirm their new record will be called ‘Strawberry’ and it will be released on February 1 at 6pm KST (9am GMT).
  The band also shared artwork for the record, which you can view below and they have a
  
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• Dolly Parton Says Her Rock Album Will Feature Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Pink, and More Legends

  18-01-2023 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country and Rock Hall of Famer shares a few details about her upcoming project on The View
  
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• Fall Out Boy Announce First Album in 5 Years, Share ‘Love From The Other Side’ Video

  18-01-2023 16:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on the band's forthcoming eighth studio album So Much (For) Stardust, out March 24
  
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• Rare Fugazi Live Footage Stitched Into New Movie to Screen One Night Only in Washington D.C.

  18-01-2023 16:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC boasts crowdsourced clips of the hardcore group, including some from filmmaker Lance Bangs
  
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• Wakefield’s Long Division music festival to end after 12 years

  18-01-2023 16:31 via nme.com
  
  Wakefield music festival Long Division is set to end after 12 years.
  The festival has previously hosted acts such as Billy Bragg, The Cribs, Asian Dub Foundation and The Fall, often attracting up to 4,000 festivalgoers each year. Long Division has also run an education programme alongside its annual festival, aiming to inspire young people in the West Yorkshire town to get involved in live music.
  However, organisers have now said that 2023 will be the festival’s final year. Dean Freem
  
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• Cardi B granted extension to complete community service over strip club attack

  18-01-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B had failed to start her community service by the court-ordered deadline.
  
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• Britney Spears immediately regrets new tattoo

  18-01-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears admitted her new body art already needs to be fixed.
  
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• Track Your Music’s Journey on the Web with Too Lost’s Usage Discovery Tool, Powered by Pex

  18-01-2023 16:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Once you’ve created your music, understanding how your audience interacts with it is essential to promotional success. Enter Usage Discovery by Too Lost. Digital distribution for music has opened up a huge new market for how music is consumed. Fans consume music in new ways beyond just listening to tracks now. They can become essential […]
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• A$AP Rocky Wonders How to Break Violent Cycles in Hip-Hop on Tribute Single ‘Same Problems’

  18-01-2023 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper first premiered the record during an Amazon Music Live show, using the visual elements to pay tribute to Takeoff, Juice WRLD, A$AP Yams, and more
  
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• Viberate Disrupts the Music Industry by Making Data Affordable for Everyone

  18-01-2023 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  “Reducing the price from $129 to only $9.90 per month feels like the right thing to do,” says the co-founder of music data analytics platform Viberate, which also started the year by rolling out the most powerful artist chart on the market. The following comes from Viberate, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. […]
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• Bruce Gowers, director on Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ video, dies at 82

  18-01-2023 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Gowers, director of the iconic video for Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, has died aged 82.
  The Emmy and Grammy winner, who also helmed 234 episodes of American Idol, passed away in Santa Monica, California last Sunday (January 15) of complications from an acute respiratory infection, his family confirmed (via Billboard).
  “[Gowers] always brought boundless enthusiasm, energy, passion and joy to his work,” a statement read.
  “He loved and was loved by the crew
  
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• Lisa Marie Presley’s Cause of Death Deferred by Coroner Pending ‘More Investigation’

  18-01-2023 15:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley died at age 54 after being treated for cardiac arrest in her Calabasas home on Jan. 12
  
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• Soccer Mommy Performs Career-Spanning Show for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’

  18-01-2023 14:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The indie rock singer was the first artist to have to cancel her appearance due to the pandemic back in 2020
  
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• Adi Oasis Channels High Fashion and Euphoria in Video for Ovulation Anthem ‘Multiply’

  18-01-2023 14:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  "'Multiply' is about that very real thing that happens to many women when their hormones start saying 'I want a baby,'" Adi Oasis tells Rolling Stone. "It can be purely hormonal, or desperately romantic"
  
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• Noel Gallagher left “gobsmacked” after girl asks him what he does for a living

  18-01-2023 13:54 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has said he was left “gobsmacked” recently after a girl asked him what he does for a living.
  The former Oasis singer-songwriter appeared on Absolute Radio yesterday (January 17) upon announcing the fourth High Flying Birds album ‘Council Skies’ and sharing a new single, ‘Easy Now’.READ MORE: Noel Gallagher live at Glastonbury 2022: how The Chief owned the Pyramid Stage At one point in the conversation, Gallagher talked about how going
  
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