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• Allison Russell and Elles Bailey big winners at UK Americana Music Awards 2023

  26-01-2023 23:56 via music-news.com
  
  Tonight, in a glittering ceremony at Hackney Empire in London, the winners of 2023’s UK Americana Awards, powered by Sweet Home Alabama, were revealed.
  
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• Cardi B Faces Yet Another Round in ‘Back Tattoo’ Lawsuit: ‘A New Trial Should Be Ordered’

  26-01-2023 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Despite emerging victorious at trial last year, Cardi B is now facing another round in the much-publicized “back tattoo” lawsuit that was first filed against her in 2017. Plaintiff Kevin Brophy Jr. just recently moved to revive the years-running legal battle, which has followed Cardi B (full name Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar) from her mid-20s and […]
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• Britney Spears felt like she was “gaslit and bullied” after fans called for “wellness check”

  26-01-2023 23:29 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has responded after police confirmed that the singer was safe after conducting a wellness check.READ MORE: The story of Britney Spears ‘…Baby One More Time’The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California confirmed in a statement yesterday (January 25) that Spears was not in any danger (via Page Six). It came after some fans expressed their concern for the star, citing “suspicious” online activity.
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• Lola Young announces ‘My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely’, shares new single

  26-01-2023 23:19 via nme.com
  
  Lola Young has announced a new 10-track project titled ‘My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely’, which will arrive on May 26 via Day One and Island.READ MORE: Lola Young: “Women rule the world – young uprising talent is important”To coincide with the announcement, Young has shared a new single titled ‘Annabel’s House’. It’s the second preview of the record, after Young shared lead single ‘Stream Of Consciousness’ back in
  
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• Coldplay announced to perform on ‘Saturday Night Live’ next month

  26-01-2023 22:52 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay have been announced as musical guests on Saturday Night Live next month.READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promiseThe band will perform on the show, which will be hosted by The Last Of Us star Pedro Pascal, on February 4.
  Coldplay previously performed on SNL in November 2019 when they played ‘Everyday Life’ from their album of the same name and ‘Orphans’.
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• Rauw Alejandro and Daddy Yankee Make ‘Panties y Brasieres’ Drop With New Song

  26-01-2023 22:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The collaboration replaces the mysterious "loading" track on Alejandro's 2022 LP Saturno
  
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• Britney Spears Says Her ‘Privacy Was Invaded’ After Fans’ ‘Prank Calls’ Prompted Police Visit

  26-01-2023 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media," Spears wrote
  
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• Sweetwater 2022 Sales Revenues Jump 9.5% to $1.57 Billion

  26-01-2023 21:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sweetwater has announced it reached $1.57 billion in sales for 2022, achieving revenue growth of 9.5% YoY. This marks the third consecutive year that Sweetwater has managed to break the $1 billion revenue mark. It illustrates that despite rising struggles for the retail industry, customer satisfaction remains an important driver of sales for the company. […]
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• Zara Larsson shares rousing new single ‘Can’t Tame Her’

  26-01-2023 21:19 via nme.com
  
  Zara Larsson has shared the first single from her forthcoming third album.READ MORE: Zara Larsson gives an update on her new album: “It’s pretty much done”The rousing track ‘Can’t Tame Her’ is driven by 80s synths and was co-written with long-standing collaborators MNEK and MTHR.
  The Swedish singer has also shared a cinematic video for the track, which you can view below, which sees Larsson “in a face-off with her wild side”, according to a press r
  
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• SoundHound AI Raises $25MM After Laying Off 40% of Workforce

  26-01-2023 21:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  SoundHound AI, Inc. has announced it has secured $25 million in preferred equity financing to strengthen its balance sheet. The company recently laid off 40% of its workforce. The financing includes investments from a “diverse set of financial and strategic investors, both from the current shareholder base and new capital providers.” The preferred equity is […]
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• Margo Price, Nickel Creek to Headline 2023 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

  26-01-2023 20:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The annual festival returns to the Tennessee-Virginia border in September with 49 Winchester, Amythyst Kiah and more
  
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• John Mayer Announces Spring Tour for 2023 – North American Dates

  26-01-2023 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  John Mayer has announced a solo acoustic guitar tour for spring 2023 in North America. Here are the dates. The tour is produced by Live Nation and kicks off in March in New Jersey, running through April and closing in Los Angeles. Tickets for these dates will go on sale starting Friday, February 3 at […]
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• Rachel Chinouriri joined Lewis Capaldi tour after sending him a drunk DM

  26-01-2023 20:44 via nme.com
  
  Rachel Chinouriri has revealed that she managed to secure a supporting slot on Lewis Capaldi‘s tour after sending him a drunken DM.READ MORE: Rachel Chinouriri: “In many ways, I carry other people’s sadness and turn it into songs”The rising London singer-songwriter sent him a private video after Capaldi shared footage of himself singing her track ‘I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Trying)’ on his Instagram Story.
  Despite her record label encouraging he
  
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• SG Lewis Is Predicting the Future of Pop 

  26-01-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  The DJ/producer-turned-artist, whose worked with Dua Lipa and Tove Lo, talks about his new album and where he sees music going next
  
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• Mick Jagger is launching his own line of harmonicas

  26-01-2023 19:50 via nme.com
  
  Mick Jagger has announced plans to release his own limited-edition line of harmonicas.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones live in Madrid: Celebrating six decades at the top for rock’n’roll royaltyIn a statement, The Rolling Stones’ frontman called his new collaboration with whynow Music and Lee Oskar as “fantastic news”, adding that “hopefully some of them will get into the hands of young harmonica players who turn out to be the legends of the future”.
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• Reservoir Acquires Publishing Catalog, Sync Rights From ‘Runaround Sue’ Singer-Songwriter Dion

  26-01-2023 19:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Another day, another catalog acquisition: Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has officially announced a deal for the song rights of Dion DiMucci. New York City-based Reservoir and 83-year-old Dion unveiled the transaction today, via a formal release that was emailed to DMN. Under the agreement, Reservoir has specifically acquired the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]
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• Song You Need To Know: Eddie 9V’s “Beg Borrow and Steal”

  26-01-2023 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Joyous retro-soul scorcher is a highlight of the Georgia roots musician's new album 'Capricorn'
  
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• Eddie 9V’s ‘Beg Borrow and Steal’ Is A Joyous Southern Soul Scorcher

  26-01-2023 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  The track is a highlight of the Georgia roots musician's new album, 'Capricorn'
  
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• Brian May doubles down on the reason why Queen “could never” play Glastonbury

  26-01-2023 19:09 via nme.com
  
  Brian May has doubled down on the reason why Queen “could never” play Glastonbury.READ MORE: On The Cover – Glastonbury: your favourite artists on why it matters The guitarist previously ruled out playing Worthy Farm after clashing with Michael Eavis over the badger cull.
  The Glastonbury founder previously called May a “danger to farming” and criticised the guitarist’s opposition to the controversial cull, arguing that the process aims to f
  
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• Niall Horan Is Learning to ‘Follow My Heart’ as He Announces Comeback Single ‘Heaven’

  26-01-2023 18:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  "God only knows where this could go," he sings on the track
  
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• Black Belt Eagle Scout on the Power a Place Can Have

  26-01-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter Katherine Paul, whose music has been featured on 'Reservation Dogs,' talks about the lifetime of experience that went into her fiery, brilliant new album
  
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• Watch Maya Jama’s karaoke rendition of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘When The Sun Goes Down’

  26-01-2023 17:55 via nme.com
  
  Maya Jama has shared a rendition of her performing Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘When The Sun Goes Down’ on karaoke.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys: “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct”The Love Island host took to Instagram to share her take on the 2006 Number One hit, from the Sheffield band’s debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’. You can view it below.
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• Tattoos, Tarot, and Rocket-Ship Sheets: Here’s What It’s Like To Hang Out With Boygenius

  26-01-2023 17:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Some of the most fun details that didn't make it into the supergroup's Rolling Stone cover story
  
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• The Reytons on their bid for Number One: “We came here as massive underdogs”

  26-01-2023 17:47 via nme.com
  
  The Reytons have spoken about being on the cusp of a UK Number One album as an independent band, saying that their success is built solely on the support of “fans, friends, family and community”. Read NME‘s interview with frontman Jonny Yerrell below.
  The South Yorkshire outfit – completed by Lee Holland (bass), Joe O’Brien (guitar) and Jamie Todd (drums) – self-released their second studio record ‘What’s Rock And Roll?’ last Friday (January
  
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• David Baddiel says Kanye West’s antisemitism is “actively dangerous”

  26-01-2023 17:34 via nme.com
  
  David Baddiel has described Kanye West’s antisemitic comments as “actively dangerous”.
  In October, West was banned from Twitter and Instagram after posting a series of antisemitic messages. He went on to say he didn’t believe in the term antisemitism, before stating that he’s “jealous” of Jewish culture in an interview with Piers Morgan.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?The
  
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• Rising Star Jordy Reimagines Nine Days’ ’Story of a Girl‘ With a Queer Twist (and the Band Is All In!)

  26-01-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Every kind of person deserves to hear themselves in music," Jordy says as he announces his sophomore album Boy, out April 21
  
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• Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock “got a bit fed up” of seeing Iggy Pop’s penis

  26-01-2023 16:57 via nme.com
  
  Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has reflected on his time touring with Iggy Pop, admitting that he got “got a bit fed up” of seeing the singer’s penis.READ MORE: ‘Pistol’ review: fast-paced biopic captures the Sex Pistols storyMatlock played bass on Pop’s 1980 album ‘Soldier’ and toured with him the year before, which often resulted in the punk legend apparently flashing his manhood onstage.
  “The problem with flashing your willy on stage is
  
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• Pamela Anderson knew Kid Rock union was mistake 'right when we got married'

  26-01-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Baywatch star wed the musician on a yacht near Saint Tropez, France in July 2006, but the pair split in November that year.
  
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• Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell to miss upcoming shows as he awaits birth of first child

  26-01-2023 16:04 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O’Connell is to miss the band’s upcoming shows as he awaits the birth of his first child.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “When we were younger these were things you’d never imagine”The band are about to start a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan that begins tomorrow (January 27) in Christchurch.
  Taking to Instagram today (January 26), O’Connell revealed that he will be replaced on guitar for the tour by Cathal MacGabhann from f
  
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• Bernie Taupin Announces ‘Nonlinear’ Memoir ‘Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, And Me’

  26-01-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It’s contemplative, self-assessing, and attempts to stay off the beaten path in not regurgitating what’s already been written," says the lyricist
  
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• Hailey Whitters Revels in Being ‘Everything She Ain’t‘ on ’Kimmel’

  26-01-2023 15:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country singer-songwriter makes her late-night television debut with the single from her 2022 album Raised
  
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• Watch Hardy and Lainey Wilson Bring ‘Wait in the Truck’ to ‘Fallon’

  26-01-2023 15:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The harrowing ballad appears on Hardy's latest album The Mockingbird & The Crow
  
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• Meet the Company Blowing Up Catalog Tracks on Spotify

  26-01-2023 15:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  More catalog tracks are charting on Spotify than ever before. So Playlist Push has shifted its focus — helping ‘old’ become ‘new’ again. Since 2020, the portion of Spotify’s Global Weekly Top Songs represented by catalog has increased by 155%, according to the company. The streaming platform defines catalog as any track over 18 months […]
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• A priest claims to have visited hell where he saw demons singing Rihanna

  26-01-2023 14:38 via nme.com
  
  A priest claims to have briefly died and visited hell, and says that he saw demons singing Rihanna.
  Michigan priest Gerald Johnson claimed that he temporarily died in 2016 after a heart attack, and visited hell before he came back to life.
  “My spirit left my physical body,” he explained in a new viral TikTok video. “I thought I was going upward, because I thought that I had done so much good in this lifetime and helped so many people, and made so many decisions that were Godly
  
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• John Mayer Maps Out First-Ever Solo Acoustic Tour

  26-01-2023 14:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guitarist promises "old songs. Newer songs. Songs you haven’t heard yet that I’ll be road testing" on 19-date arena trek
  
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• Sir Mick Jagger launches line of harmonicas

  26-01-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sir Mick Jagger has teamed up with former War harmonica player Lee Oskar on the collection.
  
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• Sex Pistol Glen Matlock 'got fed up' seeing Iggy Pop's penis

  26-01-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Glen Matlock had stints with Iggy Pop and Blondie as well as his tenure with The Sex Pistols.
  
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• Maneskin: It’s not our goal to convince rock’n’roll fans we’re real rock

  26-01-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Maneskin believe their popularity comes from actually being able to play their instruments.
  
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• SZA teases “surprises coming soon”

  26-01-2023 13:45 via nme.com
  
  SZA has teased that she has some “surprises” in store for fans.
  The R&B singer-songwriter last month released her long-awaited second album ‘SOS’, which follows on from her 2017 debut ‘CTRL’.READ MORE: SZA – ‘SOS’ review: a comeback album well worth the waitTaking to Twitter yesterday (January 25), SZA responded to the news that her latest record has become the first album by a female artist to have 10 or more songs charting in the Billbo
  
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• Here’s your chance to play Glastonbury 2023 as Emerging Talent Competition opens

  26-01-2023 13:02 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury has announced details of its Emerging Talent Competition for 2023, with slots at the festival up for grabs.READ MORE: “It’s the ultimate battle of the bands!” – why Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition is more vital than everThe annual contest offers rising acts the chance to win a slot on one of the festival’s main stages, as well as a £5,000 Talent Development prize from the PRS Foundation.
  2022 saw Lewis McLaughlin win first prize, wi
  
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• Police confirm Britney Spears is in “no harm or danger” after fans call for “wellness check”

  26-01-2023 12:38 via nme.com
  
  Police have confirmed that Britney Spears is safe after conducting a wellness check of the singer.
  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California confirmed in a statement yesterday (January 25) that Spears was not in any danger (via Page Six). It came after some fans expressed their concern for the star, citing “suspicious” online activity.READ MORE: The story of Britney Spears ‘…Baby One More Time’A police spokesperson said: “I can confirm that
  
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• Michael Bublé reveals son's cancer diagnosis forced him to drop 'alter ego'

  26-01-2023 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Michael Bublé's son Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016 when he was three years old.
  
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• BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend 2023 location announced

  26-01-2023 12:24 via nme.com
  
  BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend is set to return to Dundee in 2023, according to reports.
  Last year, the festival headed to Coventry with a huge line-up including headliner Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Sam Fender, George Ezra, Lorde, Fontaines D.C. and Sigrid.
  From May 26-28 this year, the event will take place in Dundee for a second time, as reported by The Courier.
  After hosting the event in 2006, the Scottish city was once again set to play host to the Big We
  
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• Madonna adds fifth London date to 2023 world tour

  26-01-2023 11:45 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has announced a fifth London show as part of her 2023 ‘Celebration Tour’ – tickets will be available here.
  As announced last week, the pop icon is due to hit the road this summer for a 35+ date stint to mark her 40 years in music.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 for,&r
  
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• ‘Evil Within’ studio releases rhythm-action game ‘Hi-Fi Rush’

  26-01-2023 11:19 via nme.com
  
  Tango Gameworks, the studio behind the Evil Within series, has announced a new rhythm-action game called Hi-Fi Rush.READ MORE: The 20 best games of 2022As PC Gamer reports, the colourful animated title is already available on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Fans can get access the full version (rather than a demo or beta edition) via Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass and Steam.
  An official description reads: “As wannabe rockstar Chai, you’ll fight back against a sinister robotics enhancement cong
  
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• Kelly Jones on a 'little holiday' from Stereophonics after debuting new project

  26-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Stereophonics are "stronger than ever" and still doing "bits and pieces" while frontman Kelly Jones is busy with his side project.
  
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• 'Excited to work together': SZA teases Miley Cyrus collaboration

  26-01-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  SZA has sent fans into a frenzy after she revealed she and Miley Cyrus are planning to work together.
  
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• Jessie James Decker claims husband Eric refuses to get vasectomy

  26-01-2023 10:46 via music-news.com
  
  Jessie James Decker has called out her husband Eric Decker, saying he "refuses" to get a vasectomy.
  
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• Gerard Piqué makes relationship with Clara Chia Marti Instagram official

  26-01-2023 10:41 via music-news.com
  
  Seven months after splitting with Shakira, Gerard Piqué has gone Instagram official with his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.
  
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• Gerard Piqué makes relationship with Clara Chia Marti Instagram official

  26-01-2023 10:41 via music-news.com
  
  Seven months after splitting with Shakira, Gerard Piqué has gone Instagram official with his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.
  
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