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• Lizzo shares new remix of ‘Special’ featuring SZA

  09-02-2023 23:38 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has shared a new remix of the title track of her recent album ‘Special’, featuring SZA.READ MORE: The best moments from the 2023 Grammys, from Beyoncé’s GOAT status to Wet Leg’s giddy winsThe pair teased their new take on the track last night (February 9) with artwork featuring both artists holding Grammys.
  The new remix, which you can listen to below, sees SZA sing the opening verse with reworked lyrics.
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• Ashnikko returns with aggressive new single ‘You Make Me Sick!’

  09-02-2023 23:37 via nme.com
  
  Ashnikko has shared her first new single since 2021, an aggressive industrial-trap cut titled ‘You Make Me Sick!’READ MORE: Ashnikko: “It’s so lonely to have mental health problems and not be able to articulate them”“I’ve decided to come back with my angriest, most cathartic song to date,” the singer said of the new song in an accompanying statement. “My own personal rage room for me to smash my plates.”
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• Patti LaBelle ready to start dating again

  09-02-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Patti LaBelle was married to schoolteacher Armstead Edwards from 1969 until 2003.
  
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• MusicBird Scores $100 Million Loan to Acquire Additional Catalogs, Outlines Plans for ‘Next Phase of Growth’

  09-02-2023 23:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Swiss catalog-investment company MusicBird has announced that it’s secured a $100 million loan to bankroll additional song-rights acquisitions. MusicBird unveiled the “up to $100 million” term loan facility (provided by Tokyo’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) via a formal release today. Founded in 2020, the Wollerau, Schwyz-headquartered business named Paul Brown (formerly with Pandora, Spotify, and […]
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• Rina Sawayama Tapped to Headline Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Oscars Party

  09-02-2023 23:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I am overjoyed to be reuniting with old and new friends on one of my favorite nights of the year,” John shared in a statement about the March 12 event
  
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• Check out a teaser of Chvrches’ new single ‘Over’

  09-02-2023 22:44 via nme.com
  
  Chvrches have shared a teaser of a new single entitled ‘Over’.READ MORE: Chvrches on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade togetherA short video clip, which you can view below, shows frontwoman Lauren Mayberry in a sparkling white dress alongside her bandmates in the background by a forest before the track’s title is revealed. You can pre-save it here.
  A release date is yet to be announced and no further details of a new album have yet been shared.
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• Don Omar Is Renewed And Ready For the Best Chapter of His Career Yet

  09-02-2023 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The reggaeton icon talks about releasing his long-awaited album 'Forever King,'wanting to star in a comedy with Cardi B, and being done with drama
  
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• Spotify Adds Ability to Exclude Playlists from Your ‘Taste Profile’

  09-02-2023 22:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify has added the ability to exclude certain playlists from your taste profile. Stop your sleep playlist, kid’s nursery rhymes, and more from influencing your actual music preferences. “We understand why you might not want kids’ music popping up in your Blend playlists or white noise dominating your Discovery Weekly,” Spotify says about the new […]
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• Trey Songz, Atlantic Records, Kevin Liles Sued Over Rape Claim 

  09-02-2023 22:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  A Jane Doe has refiled a $25 million suit against the singer, his record label and manager over claims that the 38-year-old raped her in 2016
  
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• African Streaming Service Mdundo Reaches 23.4 Million Active Users

  09-02-2023 22:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  African music streaming service Mdundo saw a net increase of 10 million more users in 2022, with 23.4 million active monthly users by the end of the year. As an established presence in the music streaming scene in Africa, Mdundo is in-line with its 2025 goal of reaching 50 million monthly active users. The company […]
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• Static-X announce final album with Wayne Static vocals and share Nine Inch Nails cover

  09-02-2023 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Static-X have announced new album ‘Project Regeneration: Vol. 2’, which will feature the final recordings of late frontman Wayne Static.
  In advance of the album, which is due to be released on November 3, the band have shared its first single – a cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘Terrible Lie’.
  Wayne Static died at the age of 48 in 2014. Four years on from his death, the nu-metallers announced that they’d be reuniting in tribute to their late bandmate. In 2019,
  
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• David Guetta Replicated Eminem’s Voice — Meet Emin-AI-em

  09-02-2023 21:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  AI-generated artwork encompasses more than just pieces of artwork. DJ David Guetta has replicated Eminem’s rapping voice using AI.  The French DJ and producer shared a video of him playing a song during one of his sets. He says he used AI technology to add the ‘voice’ of Eminem to one of his songs. The […]
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• M83 surprise release first six tracks from forthcoming new album ‘Fantasy’

  09-02-2023 21:40 via nme.com
  
  M83 have shared the first six tracks from their forthcoming new album ‘Fantasy’.READ MORE: M83 tell us about new album ‘Fantasy’: “I just want the world to forget about me”The songs entitled ‘Chapter 1’, feature previously shared single ‘Oceans Niagara’, along with ‘Water Deep’, ‘Amnesia’, ‘Us And The Rest’, ‘Earth To The Sea’ and ‘Radar, Far, Gone’. You can listen to the track
  
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• Travis Barker suffers dislocated finger during rehearsals for Blink-182 tour

  09-02-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Travis Barker dislocated his finger while playing the drums on Tuesday.
  
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• Legendary Pop Composer Burt Bacharach Dies at 94

  09-02-2023 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  A dominant force in American pop music for over 50 years, songwriter, composer, and producer Burt Bacharach died of natural causes at age 94. Legendary songwriter, arranger, composer, and producer Burt Bacharach, a dominant presence in American popular music for over half a century, died of natural causes on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was […]
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• Black Sabbath ballet to open in Birmingham this year

  09-02-2023 21:24 via nme.com
  
  A ballet featuring music by Black Sabbath is set to open in Birmingham in September.READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne: a rock’n’roll showman like no otherCreated by Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta and the band’s Tony Iommi, ‘Black Sabbath – The Ballet’ will include eight of the band’s tracks plus new music inspired by them, all performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.
  Speaking on Radio 4’s ‘Today’, Iommi called the story
  
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• Beyonce’s Clothing Line With Adidas Appears To Be Struggling

  09-02-2023 20:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Beyonce’s line of streetwear fashion with Adidas is struggling with weaker-than-expected sales. Adidas’ partnership with the singer’s Ivy Park clothing brand hasn’t reached sales expectations, reports the Wall Street Journal. The result is a $200 million hole in the company’s annual projections. Sales of Ivy Park dropped more than 40% last year—well below projections of […]
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• Fans are remembering Burt Bacharach’s cameos in ‘Austin Powers’

  09-02-2023 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Fans are celebrating the life of Burt Bacharach by reminiscing on his cameos in Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery.READ MORE: Burt Bacharach – What Rock’n’Roll Has Taught MeIt was announced today (February 9) that the legendary composer had died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.
  Bacharach was responsible for scoring over 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK and wrote songs for a host of stars including Tom Jones (‘What’s New,
  
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• What’s The Philly Anthem Heading Into Super Bowl LVII? We Asked Locals

  09-02-2023 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two DJs discuss the city's dueling rallying cries: Lil Uzi Vert's viral hit "Just Wanna Rock" and Meek Mill's classic "Dreams and Nightmares"
  
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• Electronic music is most popular genre at UK festivals, report shows

  09-02-2023 20:19 via nme.com
  
  A new report by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that electronic music is the most popular genre at UK festivals.READ MORE: Government warned: “Without immediate action, energy crisis will close more venues than COVID”According to the report, up to 29 per cent of electronic artists dominate festivals compared with rock (22 per cent) and pop (21 per cent).
  Over 2.4 million people also attended 145 UK festivals featuring electronic music over the last 12 months
  
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• Rihanna Reveals There Are ‘39 Versions’ of Her Super Bowl Halftime Show Setlist: ‘It’s a Celebration’

  09-02-2023 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  "You’re trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes, so it’s difficult. Some songs we had to lose because of that," she said during an Apple Music press conference on Thursday
  
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• SZA Brings Powerful Self-Affirmations to Lizzo’s ‘Special’ on New Collaboration

  09-02-2023 19:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pair teased the remix on social media with a graphic showing off their Grammy Award wins
  
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• Jessie Ware announces fifth album ‘That! Feels Good!’, shares new song ‘Pearls’

  09-02-2023 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Jessie Ware has announced details of her fifth studio album ‘That! Feels Good!’ and shared its first single – listen to ‘Pearls’ below.READ MORE: Jessie Ware – ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ review: future-facing production and heady ‘80s soundsAfter teasing that something was imminent on her social media channels, Ware shared the news of her new album today (February 9), revealing that it would be released on April 28 (pre-order here).
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• Warner Music Group Reports 7.8% Revenue Decrease, 34% Net Income Falloff in ‘Tough’ Q4 2022

  09-02-2023 19:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Music Group (WMG) suffered a 7.8 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue dip during 2022’s final three months, when net income slipped by approximately 34 percent. The Big Three label revealed these and other performance stats for Q4 2022 (the opening quarter of Warner Music Group’s 2023 fiscal year) in an earnings report this morning. Said […]
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• Low Cut Connie’s Tribute Song to Late DJ Jerry Blavat Is the Ultimate ‘It’s a Philly Thing’

  09-02-2023 19:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Philadelphia band's Adam Weiner on the hidden talents of the fast-talking broadcaster known as "The Geator With the Heater"
  
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• Lizzo video clears up rumours of Adele “walking out” after Harry Styles’ Grammys win

  09-02-2023 19:21 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has debunked rumours that Adele walked out of the 2023 Grammys after Harry Styles won Album Of The Year.READ MORE: The best moments from the 2023 Grammys, from Beyoncé’s GOAT status to Wet Leg’s giddy winsStyles won the award for his third solo album ‘Harry’s House’ during the ceremony on February 5. This brought his total of awards for the night to three. He also collected awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Cl
  
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• Dwayne Johnson reveals “great lengths” he went to surprise Adele at Grammys

  09-02-2023 19:17 via nme.com
  
  Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed the “great lengths” he went to in order to surprise Adele at the Grammys.READ MORE: 30 massive movies you need to see in 2023During the ceremony, held on Monday (February 6) at the Crypto Arena in LA, the actor was introduced by host Trevor Noah. Johnson’s appearance at the event had been kept under wraps, and was a specific surprise for Adele – who the actor then greeted.
  Having been introduced by Noah, Johnson walked ov
  
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• Watch Elton John beat Jack Harlow for ‘Triangle Player of the Year’ in Doritos Super Bowl ad

  09-02-2023 19:10 via nme.com
  
  A new comedy Super Bowl ad featuring Elton John beating Jack Harlow to ‘Triangle Player of the Year’ has been shared ahead of the event this weekend.READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”In the clip for Doritos, which you can watch below, Harlow decides to swap his rapping career for the triangle.
  The sketch then sees a bemused Missy Elliott ask: “You’re going to quit rap for a triangle?
  
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• Utopia Music Sells ROSTR Back to Its Founders

  09-02-2023 19:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Just one year after acquiring free-to-use music industry directory ROSTR, Utopia Music has sold it back to the company’s original founders. During 2021 and 2022, Swiss Fintech company Utopia Music grew significantly via several back-to-back acquisitions, including music-centric finance platform Lyric Financial, data analytics platform ForTunes, music distributor Proper Music, artist services business Absolute, and music […]
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• Sid Wilson reveals his favourite Slipknot song

  09-02-2023 18:40 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson has revealed his favourite song from the band’s back catalogue.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece”Speaking to Revolver, Wilson noted that his favourites are the tracks that the band don’t often play live, but there’s one that stands out.
  “‘Skin Ticket’ [is] one of my all-time favorite songs,” he said. “You l
  
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• Watch the 1969 Tony Awards Performance of Burt Bacharach’s Iconic ‘Turkey Lurkey’ Number

  09-02-2023 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
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• Depeche Mode Finally Preview ‘Memento Mori’ With New Single ‘Ghosts Again’

  09-02-2023 18:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  First song off the now-duo's 15th studio album "captures this perfect balance of melancholy and joy," Dave Gahan says
  
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• The Weeknd Captures Sold-Out Musical Metropolis in Official ‘Live at SoFi Stadium’ Concert Film Trailer

  09-02-2023 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The film arrives to HBO Max on February 25
  
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• The Rolling Stones Chronicles mini-documentary series launches today

  09-02-2023 18:01 via music-news.com
  
  ABKCO Films will launch The Rolling Stones Chronicles series on its Vevo-hosted YouTube channel on February 9.
  
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• Flashback: Burt Bacharach Serenades Austin Powers With ‘What the World Needs Now Is Love’

  09-02-2023 17:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  If you grew up in the Nineties, this cameo in 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' is probably your first memory of Bacharach
  
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• Margo Price and Sharon Van Etten Amp Up ‘Radio’ on ‘Late Late Show’

  09-02-2023 17:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song appears on Price's latest album Strays
  
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• Depeche Mode share new single ‘Ghosts Again’ and details of new album ‘Memento Mori’

  09-02-2023 17:05 via nme.com
  
  Depeche Mode have returned with dramatic new single ‘Ghosts Again’, as well as announcing details of their long-awaited new album ‘Memento Mori’. Check out the video, artwork and tracklist below.READ MORE: Depeche Mode tell us about emotional new album ‘Memento Mori’ and losing Andy FletcherDue for release on March 24, the synth-pop legends’ 15th studio album ‘Memento Mori’ comes previewed by ‘Ghosts Again’ and its video by t
  
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• Legendary composer Burt Bacharach has died, aged 94

  09-02-2023 16:55 via nme.com
  
  Burt Bacharach, the man behind huge hits ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’, has died aged 94.READ MORE: Burt Bacharach – What Rock’n’Roll Has Taught MeThe legendary composer died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a spokesperson told the Washington Post.
  Bacharach was responsible for scoring over 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK and wrote songs for a host of stars including Tom Jones (What’s New, Pu
  
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• Regina Spektor Wonders ‘What Might Have Been’ on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’

  09-02-2023 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song appeared on her 2022 album Home, Before and After
  
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• Legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies

  09-02-2023 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Burt Bacharach passed away of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
  
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• Dua Lipa co-wrote Tove Lo’s upcoming single ‘Borderline’

  09-02-2023 16:36 via nme.com
  
  Dua Lipa is credited as a co-writer on Tove Lo’s upcoming new single ‘Borderline’.
  The song, which is due for release tomorrow (February 10), serves as the first solo material from the Swedish artist since her fifth studio album ‘Dirt Femme’ (2022). You can pre-add/pre-save it here.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Tove LoSharing an instrumental snippet of the track on Twitter this week, Lo sent “tons of love to Dua Lip
  
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• Burt Bacharach dies aged 94

  09-02-2023 16:34 via music-news.com
  
  One of pop music's greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94.
  
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• Burt Bacharach, Master Pop Composer, Dead at 94

  09-02-2023 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Grammy- and Oscar-winning songwriter helped pen timeless singles like "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "Walk on By," "I Say a Little Prayer," and "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head"
  
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• Bad Bunny Accused of Copyright Infringement for Not Crediting Joeboy on ‘Enséñame a Bailar’

  09-02-2023 16:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  emPawa Africa founder Mr. Eazi says reggaeton star interpolates and samples "Empty My Pocket" without attribution, and after nine months of no resolution, has gone public with his claims
  
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• Two Decades Later, 50 Cent Still Wants That ‘In Da Club’ Feeling

  09-02-2023 16:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  We talked to the New York rap icon about the 20th anniversary of his debut studio album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  
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• Tonic: the mental health charity championed by Terry Hall on the vital service they provide for musicians

  09-02-2023 15:41 via nme.com
  
  Tonic, the mental health charity championed by the late Specials frontman Terry Hall, have spoken to NME about the vital services they provide for people working in the music industry.READ MORE: How Terry Hall and The Specials provided British culture with a much-needed wake-up callThrough a variety of programmes, activities and schemes provided by trained experts and music industry peers, Tonic’s mission is to “promote good mental health through music”, having “helped ma
  
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• Jessie Ware Isn’t Clutching Her ‘Pearls’ on New Single From Upcoming Album ‘That! Feels! Good!’

  09-02-2023 15:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The newly announced album will arrive on April 28
  
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• Disturbed’s David Draiman on Sam Smith’s Grammys performance: “It’s taking the pop stars to be rock stars these days”

  09-02-2023 15:26 via nme.com
  
  Disturbed frontman David Draiman has praised Sam Smith for taking it for the “next level” with their Grammys 2023 performance.
  Smith took to the stage with Kim Petras at the 65th Annual Awards in Los Angeles, California last Sunday (February 5) for a live airing of the pair’s collaborative single ‘Unholy’.READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Gloria’ review: the most vital work of their careerIntroducing Smith and Petras, Madonna asked if the audience were
  
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• See Jennifer Hudson, John Legend Duet on ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ to Mark 100th Episode

  09-02-2023 15:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  EGOT winners sing Simon & Garfunkel classic before Legend releases his own solo piano rendition
  
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• Travis Barker suffers nasty injury during Blink-182 tour rehearsals

  09-02-2023 13:55 via nme.com
  
  Travis Barker has suffered an injury to one of his fingers weeks before Blink-182‘s reunion tour with Tom DeLonge kicks off.READ MORE: Blink-182: every single album ranked and ratedThe drummer on Tuesday (February 7) tweeted “Fuck”, which left fans guessing what the issue was, before following it up the next day (February 8) with an explanation. “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments .&r
  
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