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• Here’s how to watch the 2023 Grammys

  03-02-2023 23:41 via nme.com
  
  The 65th Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday (February 5) at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Comedian Trevor Noah is set to host, marking his third year as master of ceremony. The annual celebration will recognise the best songs, artists, albums, and more from the past year.READ MORE: Ukraine, Billie Eilish, Louis CK: the biggest talking points from the Grammy Awards 2022Nominations were announced in November, with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Adele leading in
  
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• Shamrock Capital Raises $600 Million for Entertainment Fund, Plans ‘To Collaborate With the Creative Community’

  03-02-2023 23:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Shamrock Capital Advisors has raised “over $600 million in commitments” for its Content Fund III, which, as its name suggests, is expected to scoop up “a diverse and global portfolio of content and media rights.” Los Angeles-based Shamrock Capital, which says that it now manages $4.4 billion in assets and “invests exclusively in media, entertainment, […]
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• Dave Stewart mentee Faye Fantarrow shares single ‘AWOL’

  03-02-2023 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Faye Fantarrow, the singer-songwriter who is being mentored by Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, has shared new single ‘AWOL’ – check it out below.
  The song comes from the Sunderland artist’s debut EP of the same title, which is set for release next Friday (February 10) via Stewart’s label Bay Street Records, which he signed her to in 2021.
  “Life very rarely goes to plan but the plan was always to write, sing and perform and I’ve been lucky to be able to d
  
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• Eurovision 2023 stage design revealed

  03-02-2023 22:11 via nme.com
  
  The stage design for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed.READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bashDesigned by New York firm Yellow Studio, the stage design is meant to look like a wide hug enfolding the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, where the contest is being held, reflecting the country opening its arms to Ukraine. Last year’s contest was won by Kalush Orchestra, but Ukraine were unable to host Eurovision 2023 d
  
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• Future, Missy Elliott, Glorilla, and more to perform during Grammy’s hip-hop celebration

  03-02-2023 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Future, Missy Elliott, Glorilla and more are set to perform during this week’s Grammy’s tribute to 50 years of hip-hop.
  Earlier this week, Questlove revealed that he’s co-curated the tribute in a new announcement video released on January 31, teasing that he’d been working on the tribute with some of the “biggest names” in hip-hop.READ MORE: ‘Summer Of Soul’ review: forgotten festival of Black brilliance finally gets its duesThe performance wi
  
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• BBC Introducing programmes reduced in number from 32 to 20

  03-02-2023 21:39 via nme.com
  
  The BBC is to cut the number of regional BBC Introducing programmes from 32 to 20.READ MORE: Inside the fight to save the local BBC Introducing shows: “It’s so much bigger than just radio play”Changes to the system had been anticipated since late last year as part of the broadcaster’s plans to reorganise local services. However, it was suggested that the number of programmes could be cut to just 11, prompting a campaign to save the platform in which a group of music organ
  
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• Disco Queen Donna Summer to Get the Doc Treatment With ‘Love to Love You’

  03-02-2023 21:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  New film was co-directed by Roger Ross Williams and Summer's daughter, Brooklyn Sudano
  
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• The Other Side of the Glass: Noah Goldstein Reflects on Patti Smith, Rosalía, and Getting ‘A Doctoral Degree in Ye Production’

  03-02-2023 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Grammy-winning producer, known for some of the decade's most influential albums, talks about starting out as a teenage DJ and working on Motomami, nominated for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
  
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• Depeche Mode reveal date of upcoming new single, ‘Ghosts Again’

  03-02-2023 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Depeche Mode have today (February 3) unveiled details for their upcoming new single, ‘Ghosts Again’.READ MORE: Depeche Mode tell us about emotional new album ‘Memento Mori’ and losing Andy FletcherIt comes after the band started to tease the imminent release of new music last week (January 27). The song is the first single from their upcoming 15th album, ‘Memento Mori’, which is due out on March 17 via Columbia and Mute.
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• Listen to Glorilla’s fierce new track, ‘Internet Trolls’

  03-02-2023 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Glorilla has shared a new track today (February 3) called ‘Internet Trolls’ – check it out below.READ MORE: The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023The 23-year-old rapper, who’s from Memphis, Tennessee, features in this year’s NME 100 – a round-up of the essential emerging acts for 2023.
  Her latest single follows on from her recent collaboration with Moneybagg Yo on single called ‘On Wat U On’.
  Her latest new track is accompa
  
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• Faye Fantarrow, Championed by Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, Takes the Wheel on New Song ’AWOL’

  03-02-2023 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The release of the singer-songwriter's debut EP will be expedited due to some recent health issues
  
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• Federal Lawmakers Reintroduce the American Music Fairness Act With Four Additional Cosponsors

  03-02-2023 19:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Federal lawmakers have reintroduced the American Music Fairness Act, which would compel stateside terrestrial radio stations to begin coughing up royalties for the use of recordings. This latest push to make the American Music Fairness Act law just recently came to light, including in a formal release from musicFIRST. Backed by the major labels, the […]
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• FC Barcelona share player playlists with Spotify

  03-02-2023 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Spotify have offered FC Barcelona fans an insight into what the team’s players are listening to by sharing player playlists onto the platform.READ MORE: In a league of their own: the best football songsThe team announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the streaming platform last year, which led FC Barcelona to rename their ground the Spotify Nou Camp and put the Spotify logo on match and training kits. The deal was reportedly worth around £237million.
  Now, the partnership is be
  
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• Lizzo gets her first wax figure at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas

  03-02-2023 19:23 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo is the latest star to be immortalised as a wax figure in Madame Tussauds.READ MORE: ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bopsThe singer revealed on her social media on Tuesday (January 31) that she had got her first wax figure in the famed waxwork museum’s Las Vegas branch, alongside a video of her going in for a kiss with the wax replica of herself.
  “Single handedly one of the most terrifyingly meta moments of my life,&rdquo
  
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• The Sherlocks unveil details of new album, ‘People Like Me & You’

  03-02-2023 19:11 via nme.com
  
  The Sherlocks have today (February 3) unveiled details of their new album, ‘People Like Me & You’.
  The band’s fourth album will arrive on August 11 and you can pre-order it here.
  The band have previewed the album with new single, ‘Sirens’, which you can listen to below.
  Speaking about the new track, vocalist and guitarist Kiaran Crook said: “‘Sirens’ is an all-out banger, but what I love about this tune is how edgy it is for a single.
  “It
  
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• Nia Archives unveils new EP, ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall’

  03-02-2023 19:05 via nme.com
  
  Nia Archives has today (February 3) announced details of a new EP, ‘Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall’.READ MORE: Nia Archives: “Jungle music has always been a strong sound of the underground”The upcoming new work has also been previewed with another single, ‘Conveniency’, which comes with a video directed by Nia Archives and Delphino Productions. It follows on from the EPs previous offerings, ‘So Tell Me…‘ and ‘Baianá‘.
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• Karol G, GloRilla, And All The Songs You Need To Know

  03-02-2023 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Sam Smith secures third Number 1 album with 'Gloria'

  03-02-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith secures their third Official Number 1 album with Gloria today.
  
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• Miley Cyrus holds steady for a third week at Number 1 with 'Flowers'

  03-02-2023 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has succeeded in getting her Flowers again, holding on to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart for a third consecutive week.
  
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• John Oates Fights That ‘Disconnected’ Feeling on New Song

  03-02-2023 18:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hall & Oates guitarist also shares Taylor Swift-inspired visual for latest single
  
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• Shania Twain Feels Like A New Woman On ‘Queen of Me’

  03-02-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The carefree feel of her Nineties dominance may be gone, but the country-pop legend still knows how to have fun
  
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• Ice Spice Juggles Fury and Feelings on New Remix of PinkPantheress‘ ‘Boy’s a Liar’

  03-02-2023 17:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track originally appeared on PinkPantheress' recent EP, Take Me Home
  
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• Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, and Sylvia Rhone Honored at Grammys Black Music Collective Dinner 

  03-02-2023 17:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The evening also included performances from Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Ciara, Busta Rhymes, and many more of the honorees' collaborators
  
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• Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliot, and Sylvia Rhone Honored at Grammys Black Music Collective Dinner 

  03-02-2023 17:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The evening also included performances from Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Ciara, Busta Rhymes, and many more of the honorees' collaborators
  
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• PinkPantheress opens up about living with body dysmorphia her “whole life”

  03-02-2023 17:16 via nme.com
  
  PinkPantheress has said that she has lived with body dysmorphia for her “whole life”.READ MORE: PinkPantheress: “I don’t care about the beats, I care about the pen”The mental health charity Mind defines body dysmorphia as “an anxiety disorder related to body image” that can be diagnosed if a person “experiences obsessive worries about one or more perceived flaws in their physical appearance, and the flaw can’t be seen by others or appear
  
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• Liverpool City Council seeks Eurovision volunteers

  03-02-2023 17:02 via nme.com
  
  Liverpool City Council is on the hunt for “friendly” volunteers to help out at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.READ MORE: Sam Ryder: “Eurovision was the part of my journey to go all in”The 2023 competition is being hosted by the UK on behalf of last year’s winning nation Ukraine, due to it remaining at war with Russia. Celebratory events will be held in Liverpool between May 1-14.
  Liverpool was last year chosen as the 2023 host city after fending off
  
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• Dierks Bentley Puts Nashville’s Greatest Honky-Tonk on Display in ‘Cowboy Boots’ Video

  03-02-2023 16:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Despite having his own branded bar just down the block, Bentley shot the clip for his new collab with Ashley McBryde in Robert’s Western World
  
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• Gary Glitter Released From Prison Halfway Through Child Sex Abuse Sentence

  03-02-2023 16:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Disgraced glam rocker only served eight years of a 16-year sentence stemming from conviction related to Jimmy Savile scandal
  
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• GloRilla Destroys Social Media’s Fairytale Facade on ‘Internet Trolls’

  03-02-2023 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Memphis rapper's latest single follows her 2022 EP Anyways, Life's Great...
  
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• The Weeknd announces ‘Live At SoFi Stadium’ concert special

  03-02-2023 16:19 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has shared details of a new concert special called Live At SoFi Stadium.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightThe pop star is treating fans to a recorded special of his recent stint at the Inglewood, California stadium as part of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour.
  Fans can watch the special when it lands on HBO Max on February 25.
  The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, originally scheduled two back-t
  
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• John Lydon says he’s “terrified of mugging up” Eurovision entry

  03-02-2023 16:04 via nme.com
  
  John Lydon has said that he’s feeling particularly nervous about competing to become this year’s Eurovision contestant for Ireland.READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bashThe former Sex Pistol announced his bid to represent Ireland in the annual singing competition with his band Public Image Ltd., last month. They will be performing a new song, ‘Hawaii’, for the competition, which is dedicated to Lydon’s wife Nora 
  
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• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Compose Score for David Fincher’s Next Film ‘The Killer’

  03-02-2023 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Film marks duo's fifth feature-length collaboration with director
  
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• J. Cole’s Dreamville Records Steps Into the Ring for ‘Creed III’ Soundtrack

  03-02-2023 15:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Label shared the album's first offering, "Ma Boy," from J.I.D. and Lute
  
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• Anitta, Omar Apollo, Wet Leg, and More Showcase Their Grammy-Nominated Talent at Spotify’s Best New Artist Party

  03-02-2023 15:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  All 10 of the category nominees hit the stage in front of a star-studded crowd
  
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• Doja Cat thinks she’s “discredited” as a rapper

  03-02-2023 15:49 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat has said people have “discredited” her as a rapper.READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phaseThe singer and rapper, who is nominated for five Grammys at this year’s awards on Sunday (February 5), said in a new interview that she’s not surprised about such opinions, given the fact that her biggest hits lean more heavily on singing.
  Reflecting on her love of ‘Vegas‘, the Grammy-nominat
  
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• Pictoria Vark Is Heading Into Parts Unknown, And Finding Herself As She Goes

  03-02-2023 15:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 23-year-old Iowa-based singer-songwriter made one of last year's finest indie records with 'The Parts I Dread.' It was the product of a lifetime of travel that's just beginning.
  
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• Sugababes: 'We had a lot of opposition kind of stopping us and we had to fight for the name Sugababes back'

  03-02-2023 15:19 via music-news.com
  
  Today, Sugababes performed three songs for BBC Radio 2’s month long Piano Room accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  
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• Olivia Newton-John Is Getting an Official State Memorial Service in Australia

  03-02-2023 15:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The free event will take place later this month in Melbourne and feature music from Delta Goodrem
  
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• Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Is ‘Definitely Winding Down’

  03-02-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  A source says there will not be many more chapters of the Bootleg Series following the new 'Time Out of Mind' box set
  
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• Gary Glitter released from prison

  03-02-2023 14:16 via music-news.com
  
  Gary Glitter was freed from prison on Friday after serving eight years of his 16-year sentence.
  
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• Carl Cox has 'always been supported' by King Charles

  03-02-2023 13:39 via music-news.com
  
  Carl Cox has "always" been supported by King Charles through the Prince's Trust and hopes to meet him one day or even receive an MBE.
  
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• US proposing rule changes that would hike touring visa costs for foreign musicians by 250 per cent

  03-02-2023 13:27 via nme.com
  
  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.READ MORE: Brexit – UK government warned musicians and crew “could find themselves unemployed en masse”DHS has written in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the US to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317).
  The O visa, which is a longer term work
  
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• Shania Twain: I paved the way for Taylor Swift

  03-02-2023 13:24 via music-news.com
  
  Shania Twain felt "liberated" with her new album and is finally making the kind of music she wants to.
  
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• Cost of living and last minute gig-goer decisions “a perfect storm” for grassroots music venues

  03-02-2023 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Grassroots music venues from across the UK have spoken to NME about the “perfect storm” they face from the cost of living crisis, Brexit, cancelled shows and music fans’ last minute decisions on showing up – as well as their vigilance and confidence as “the best places to see new art right right now”.READ MORE: UK grassroots venues “going over a cliff” without urgent government action or investment from arenasAs well as being Independent Venue
  
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• RAYE launches debut album at Spotify party

  03-02-2023 12:49 via music-news.com
  
  RAYE launched her debut album with a start-studded Spotify party, with the likes of Little Mix' Jade Thirlwall and Griff in attendance as she premiered some exclusive tracks.
  
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• Nick Carter files countersuit against sexual assault accusers

  03-02-2023 12:46 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Carter is seeking at least $2.35 million (£1.9 million) to compensate for lost work opportunities.
  
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• Gary Glitter reportedly freed from prison after serving half of sentence for sexually abusing girls

  03-02-2023 12:31 via nme.com
  
  Gary Glitter has reportedly been freed from prison after serving half of his jail sentence for abusing girls.
  The disgraced glam rocker, 79, served half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls, PA reports [via Sky News].
  The news agency writes that the child sex offender left HMP The Verne – a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset – earlier today (February 3). He is now subject to licence conditions.
  Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed
  
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• The Damned announce brand new studio album!

  03-02-2023 12:24 via music-news.com
  
  The Damned have announced a new studio album ahead of their upcoming UK tour and have also launched a brand new music video.
  
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• Skindred become unlikely TikTok stars as ‘Nobody’ dance trend takes over app

  03-02-2023 12:22 via nme.com
  
  Reggae metal band Skindred have become unexpected TikTok stars after their song ‘Nobody’ sparked a new dance trend on the social media platform.READ MORE: Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits?TikTok user @ayoshin shared a video of himself and a friend dancing to the Welsh band’s 2005 single ‘Nobody’ on the app last week, kickstarting the trend.
  Since then, the track has been used by creators in more than 1,000 videos, with
  
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• Matty Healy begs Oasis to reunite

  03-02-2023 11:49 via music-news.com
  
  Matty Healy has begged estranged brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher to "stop messing around" and get Oasis back together.
  
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