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• 2023 GRAMMY Awards Red Carpet: Gaby Moreno

  05-02-2023 23:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone’s Jon Weigell caught up with Gaby Moreno ahead of the show.
  
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• Inverness venue Ironworks shuts doors for the final time

  05-02-2023 22:54 via nme.com
  
  Inverness venue Ironworks shut its doors for the final time yesterday (February 4).READ MORE: With Nambucca closing and The Leadmill under threat, campaigners call for venues to own their buildingsThe 1,000 capacity venue was the only purpose-built entertainment venue of its kind in the Scottish city and is set to be demolished after 15 years of operation to make way for a £30million hotel.
  Its final weekend was marked with two shows by Scottish bands, with Glasgow’s Twin Atlantic pl
  
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• Viola Davis Locks in EGOT Status at 2023 Grammy Awards

  05-02-2023 22:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Davis is now the 18th person to achieve EGOT status
  
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• Watch Rolling Stone’s Official Grammys 2023 Live Pre-Show

  05-02-2023 22:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  We're live 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET with live coverage, red carpet interviews, behind-the-scenes looks, and more
  
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• Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala Red Carpet: Earth, Wind and Fire | Rolling Stone

  05-02-2023 22:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone’s Ilana Woldenberg caught up with the legends of Earth, Wind & Fire to discuss their thoughts on the future of music. 
  
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• Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala Red Carpet: Earth, Wind & Fire | Rolling Stone

  05-02-2023 22:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rolling Stone’s Ilana Woldenberg caught up with the legends of Earth, Wind & Fire to discuss their thoughts on the future of music. 
  
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• Richard Hawley says he believes today’s politicians are “narcissists”

  05-02-2023 22:12 via nme.com
  
  Richard Hawley has criticised the Tory government in a new interview.READ MORE: Richard Hawley: Talking music, politics, and ‘nobheads in London’ with the Sheffield bardHawley was speaking to the Independent to promote his new stage musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge, which is set to debut at the National Theatre this month. The musical is named after his 2012 studio album and tells the story of Sheffield’s infamous Park Hill flats through the lens of three fict
  
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• Bucks Fizz legends make special appearance on Dancing On Ice

  05-02-2023 21:47 via music-news.com
  
  Bucks Fizz legends made a special appearance on Dancing On Ice tonight, re-creating their iconic performance from 1981 Eurovision win of ‘Making Your Mind Up.
  
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• Grammys 2023: The Complete Winners List

  05-02-2023 21:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The full rundown of who won what on Music’s Biggest Night
  
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• RAYE installs album artwork display outside former label’s office

  05-02-2023 21:26 via nme.com
  
  RAYE has celebrated the release of her debut album ‘My 21st Century Blues’ by building an installation of the structure on the cover outside her former record label’s office.READ MORE: RAYE – ‘My 21st Century Blues’ review: a triumphant, hard-fought debutThe artist has had a hard-fought battle to release her debut album. Despite signing a four-album deal with Polydor in 2014, she claimed in 2021 that the label prevented her from releasing an album, and three w
  
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• Here are all the winners from the 2023 Grammys – rolling list

  05-02-2023 21:04 via nme.com
  
  The 2023 Grammys take place today (February 5) in Los Angeles, with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and Harry Styles leading the nominations going into the event.
  As is tradition, the ceremony will be split into two parts. The premiere ceremony, which begins at 8:30pm GMT, will see the bulk of the winners revealed before the main telecast ceremony will take place at 1am GMT.
  Beyoncé could take home the most awards this year, with nine nods in categories including Record Of The Year
  
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• See Jack Harlow as Hoops Hustler in New Teaser for ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake

  05-02-2023 20:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hulu's Kenya Barris-penned take on 1992 basketball classic starts streaming May 17
  
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• Gaz Coombes was worried Supergrass reunion would be a “backward step”

  05-02-2023 20:32 via nme.com
  
  Gaz Coombes has spoken about how “nervous” he was about reuniting Supergrass following the success of his solo albums.READ MORE: Gaz Coombes: “I feel like I’m writing the best stuff I’ve ever written”Coombes has released four solo albums, the most recent of which, ‘Turn The Car Around’, was released just last month. His second solo record, ‘Matador’, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2015.
  In an interview with Classic Pop, Coombes
  
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• Miley Cyrus zoning in for straight month at Number 1 with 'Flowers'

  05-02-2023 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Can rising hits by Miguel, Tiesto & Tate McRae and Mimi Webb offer up a challenge soon?
  
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• Police called to disturbance at Gary Glitter bail hostel

  05-02-2023 19:44 via nme.com
  
  Police were called to a disturbance at the bail hotel where convicted paedophile Gary Glitter is staying after his release from prison on Friday (February 3).
  A crowd of protesters are understood to have gathered outside the property in Hampshire where the disgraced former pop star is staying after being freed from HMP Verne, a low security category C jail in Dorset. He had served half his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.
  Glitter, whose real name, is Paul Gadd, was jailed
  
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• ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Says Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Will Glorify a Man Who Raped Children’

  05-02-2023 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "To the filmmakers, I say: how will you represent the moment when Jackson, a grown man in his 30s, takes a child by the hand and leads him into that bedroom?," Dan Reed writes in op-ed
  
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• Clive Davis’ Buzzy Pre-Grammy Party Returns With Lizzo, Jennifer Hudson and Lil Baby

  05-02-2023 18:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frankie Valli, Sheryl Crow and Lil Wayne also gave memorable performances as the Davis Gala made its in-person return for the first time since 2020 as the pandemic derailed the event
  
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• Nirvana, the Supremes, Heart Honored at Grammy Special Merit Awards: ‘Keep On Rockin‘’

  05-02-2023 17:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We could not have cared less about the gender politics at the time, and we still do not," said Heart's Nancy Wilson at the gathering before the 65th annual Grammy Awards
  
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• STONE share raucous party anthem ‘I Let Go’

  05-02-2023 15:48 via nme.com
  
  STONE have released their raucous new single ‘I Let Go’ ahead of a UK tour – check it out below.
  READ MORE: STONE – ‘Punkadonk’ EP review: Mersey moshers lash out on their confident debut
  ‘I Let Go’ is the first new material STONE have released this year. Talking about the track, the band said: “’I Let Go’ is a song about one of those nights where you promise yourself ‘I’m not going to drink’ then end up going st
  
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• Duffy breaks social media silence in rare post to fans

  05-02-2023 15:40 via music-news.com
  
  Welsh singer Duffy has broke her social media silence with a rare post to her fans.
  
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• Raye forgets lyrics on stage in viral video

  05-02-2023 15:28 via music-news.com
  
  Raye was caught out recently on stage as she forgot the lyrics to one of her songs.
  
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• Watch Unwound’s first reunion show in Seattle

  05-02-2023 15:19 via nme.com
  
  Unwound performed their first reunion show in Seattle last night (February 4) – check out the full set below.
  The band are now back after a 20-year hiatus and took to the stage for their first official show at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington. The post-hardcore band formed in 1991 and released seven albums over their ten years together, the last being 2001’s ‘Leaves Turn Inside You’. They disbanded a year later.
  Last night’s setlist was 18 songs long in total and
  
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• Jack White to perform on ‘Saturday Night Live’ later this month

  05-02-2023 15:18 via nme.com
  
  It’s been confirmed that after a two-week break, Saturday Night Live will return later this month with musical guest Jack White.READ MORE: Jack White – ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ review: his richest and most satisfying solo era yetWhite will perform on Saturday Night Live on February 25, while Woody Harrelson will provide hosting duties.
  This will be White’s fifth appearance on Saturday Night Live. He appeared as part of The White Stripes in 2002, performing ‘Dea
  
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• Paul McCartney’s Post-Beatles Musical Legacy Focus of Upcoming Documentary

  05-02-2023 15:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Man on the Run, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, is "the definitive document of Paul’s emergence from the dissolution of the world’s biggest band"
  
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• She Spent Two Years Writing for an Acclaimed Album — and Made Only $4,000

  05-02-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Writing songs for top acts used to be a reliable source of income. Now, thanks to a rapidly changing industry, songwriters face trouble making ends meet 
  
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• Fall Out Boy perform with orchestra at 2023 NHL All Star Game, tease European tour

  05-02-2023 14:29 via nme.com
  
  Fall Out Boy performed at the 2023 NHL All Star Game last night (February 4), backed by an orchestra.READ MORE: Patrick Stump on Fall Out Boy’s ‘So Much (For) Stardust’: “It’s not a throwback record”After a host of hockey mascots led them to the stage, Fall Out Boy performed recent single ‘Love From The Other Side’ alongside 2014 track ‘Centuries’ and 2013 comeback song ‘My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)’.
  
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• Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover The Tubes’ ‘White Punks On Dope’

  05-02-2023 13:56 via nme.com
  
  Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp have covered The Tubes’ classic proto-punk anthem ‘White Punks On Dope’ for the latest in their Sunday Lunch series – check it out below.READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked!Every Sunday for the past few years, Willcox and Fripp have taken to their kitchen to perform a rendition of a guitar classic for their long-running Sunday Lunch series. Today (February 5) the pair have reworked
  
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• Shakira's new album will address Gerard Pique split in more detail

  05-02-2023 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Shakira's "tell-all" new album will go into more detail about her split from Gerard Pique after she took aim at her former footballer partner with a recent 'diss track'.
  
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• CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry praises “heartbreaking” Emily Atack doc ‘Asking For It?’

  05-02-2023 12:29 via nme.com
  
  CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry has praised Emily Atack’s documentary Asking For It?, which explores her experiences with online sexual abuse.READ MORE: Chvrches: “Are the machines evil, or are we?”Emily Atack: Asking For It? premiered earlier this week on BBC iPlayer and sees the comedian and The Inbetweeners star explore “why she is sexually harassed online on a daily basis, and seeks to understand why the blame for unwanted sexual attention is so often put on the victi
  
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• A new Donna Summer documentary ‘Love To Love You’ will premiere next month

  05-02-2023 12:18 via nme.com
  
  A new documentary about iconic disco singer Donna Summer will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival next month.
  The film, titled Love To Love You, is described as an “deeply personal portrait” of the “Queen Of Disco” and her rise to fame with hits such as ‘I Feel Love’, ‘MacArthur Park’, ‘Bad Girls’ and ‘Hot Stuff’.
  The fill will first premiere at Berlin film festival before arriving on HBO and HBO Max in May.
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• Nirvana receive lifetime achievement award at Grammys Special Merit Awards

  05-02-2023 11:51 via nme.com
  
  Nirvana have picked up a lifetime achievement award at the Special Merit Awards ahead of tonight’s (February 5) Grammys.READ MORE: Here’s how to watch the 2023 GrammysThe award, given out last night (February 4) by The Recording Academy, was picked up by Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. 
  Novoselic spoke at the awards and said he still reads fan mail from around the world, sensing that a new generation of fans are still discovering Nirvana’s music.Novoselic also quoted
  
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• Peter Gabriel releases new song ‘The Court’ about “abused, unfair” justice system

  05-02-2023 11:36 via nme.com
  
  Peter Gabriel has released new song ‘The Court (Dark-Side Mix)’ to coincide with this month’s full moon – check it out below.READ MORE: Peter Gabriel on working with Arcade Fire and making touring greenerReleased today (February 5) ‘The Court’ is the second track to be taken from Gabriel’s upcoming album ‘i/o’.
  According to a press release, the track was written and produced by Peter Gabriel, and features contributions from Brian Eno as well
  
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• 'They will take advantage of you': Candi Staton advises aspiring musicians to hire a good lawyer

  05-02-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Candi Staton once pulled a gun on concert promoters who weren't going to pay her.
  
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• Liam Gallagher reveals recovery from hip operation: “Riverdance here I come”

  05-02-2023 10:46 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has revealed that he’s recovering from a hip operation.READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon”The former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman took to Twitter to tell fans that he had the operation last week and that “all went well”. He joked that he would soon be taking part in ‘Riverdance’ – a reference to the Irish dance group known for their fast routines. He also than
  
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• New Paul McCartney documentary ‘Man On The Run’ to explore post-The Beatles life

  05-02-2023 10:32 via nme.com
  
  A new Paul McCartney documentary exploring the musician’s life following the breakup of The Beatles has been announced.READ MORE: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epicMan On The Run is set to be directed by filmmaker Morgan Neville and will draw on “unprecedented access to a never-before-seen archive of Paul and Linda’s home videos and photos, as well as new interviews,” to chronicle the time between
  
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• ‘Gladiator’ sequel reportedly starring Paul Mescal gets release date

  05-02-2023 10:13 via nme.com
  
  Ridley Scott’s follow-up to Gladiator has been given a release date by Paramount.READ MORE: ‘Aftersun’ ending explained: breaking down one of the year’s best film scenesIt marks the latest development in the much-anticipated Gladiator follow-up, which has been rumoured since as early as 2001. In 2021, Scott confirmed that a script for the sequel had been written, with the final draft reportedly being submitted in November of last year. “We have a
  
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• Watch Coldplay perform ‘Human Heart’, ‘The Astronaut’ and ‘Fix You’ with choir on ‘Saturday Night Live’

  05-02-2023 09:42 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live yesterday (February 4) where they were joined by a choir. Watch them perform ‘The Astronaut’ and a mash-up of ‘Human Heart’ and Fix You’ below.READ MORE: Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear”Coldplay were confirmed to be the musical guests on the Pedro Pascal-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live last month. The band previously performed on SNL in November 2019 when they played &lsqu
  
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• Jessie J to chart pop comeback in new documentary

  05-02-2023 09:14 via music-news.com
  
  Jessie J will chart her pop comeback and the birth of her first child in a new documentary as she plots her return to the music business.
  
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• Freddie Mercury nailed The Show Must Go On high notes after downing neat vodkas

  05-02-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Queen's Brian May says his performance on 'The Show Must Go On' is one of his "finest of all time".
  
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• Lizzo grateful documentary cameras captured rise to stardom

  05-02-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lizzo is glad she has all the footage documenting her sharp ascent to stardom and career achievements.
  
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