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• Spanish Broadcasting System Sells Mega TV to Voz Media in $64 Million Deal

  14-02-2023 23:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. sells Mega TV and its associated real estate to Voz Media in a $64 million deal. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) has announced the sale of its Mega TV business and its specific associated real estate to Voz Media for $64 million. The transaction is expected to close pending FCC approval. Mega TV, […]
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• Deezer Says Rihanna Saw Biggest Exposure Boost After Super Bowl Since 2018

  14-02-2023 22:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Rihanna didn’t get paid a dime for her Super Bowl Halftime performance. But the exposure is worth it. Take a peek at the data from 2018 to 2022 to see what we mean. Deezer analyzed its music streaming data from 2019 to 2022 to find that Super Bowl performers, on average, receive a 42% boost […]
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• You Me At Six announce Reading & Leeds UK warm-up shows

  14-02-2023 22:51 via nme.com
  
  You Me At Six have announced a pair of warm-up shows for the week of Reading and Leeds 2023.READ MORE: You Me At Six tell us about new album ‘Truth Decay’: “No one can do it like us” The band will be playing two intimate gigs before making their return to Little John’s Farm and Bramham Park. The band will be playing Leicester’s O2 Academy on August 22 and Bournemouth’s O2 Academy on August 23.
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• Romeo Santos Announces Four-Stop Stadium Tour, Birth of Fourth Child

  14-02-2023 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Dominican bachata star will continue his world tour with four stops in the U.S., starting at L.A.'s SoFi Stadium
  
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• Playboi Carti Allegedly Choked Pregnant Girlfriend, Arrested on Felony Charge

  14-02-2023 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Playboi Carti was arrested in Georgia for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend during an argument over a paternity test. Rapper Playboi Carti was arrested on a felony charge in Georgia early Tuesday morning for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend late last year. According to the arrest affidavit, the woman says the rapper grabbed her by the throat […]
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• YouTube Creator Music Is Here for YouTube Partners – How It Works

  14-02-2023 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  YouTube has opened its Creator Music licensing marketplace to all YouTube Partner Program members in the United States. Here’s how it works. YouTube first announced the program in September 2022 as a way for creators to purchase music rights in plain language for their videos. It also offers a revenue-sharing option for both creators and […]
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• Legendary Mansons guitar shop to close after 31 years

  14-02-2023 22:00 via nme.com
  
  The famous Mansons guitar shop in Exeter is set to shut its doors after 31 years of trading.
  The celebrated guitar emporium sold gear to the likes of Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin‘s John Paul Jones and Matt Bellamy of Muse, who grew up in the local area. Bellamy eventually became a majority shareholder of Manson Guitar Works in 2019, helping to steer its electric guitar design.
  However, the shop is set to close when its lease runs out in June. Co-owners Hugh Manson and Adrian Ashton were hoping
  
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• Friendly Fires announce two UK shows to celebrate 15 years of self-titled debut album

  14-02-2023 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Friendly Fires have announced an additional two dates to their 15th year anniversary celebrations – tickets will be available here.READ MORE: Friendly Fires – ‘Inflorescent’ reviewThe band confirmed in October that they’d be playing their 2008 self-titled album in its entirety at new London venue HERE at Outernet on February 24, 2023 to mark its 15th anniversary.
  Following pre-sale tickets for the gig selling out immediately, the band then added a sec
  
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• Playboi Carti arrested for allegedly choking and beating pregnant girlfriend

  14-02-2023 21:26 via nme.com
  
  Playboi Carti has been arrested for assault after allegedly choking and beating his girlfriend.READ MORE: Playboi Carti – ‘Whole Lotta Red’ review: a disappointing follow-up that boasts moments of brilliance According to the arrest affidavit, which was seen by TMZ, the incident allegedly happened following an argument between the pair over a paternity test. The woman, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of the incident in December, told police that she had been in a rela
  
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• Ticketmaster Terms of Use Compel Arbitration in Class-Action Suit, Appellate Court Finds

  14-02-2023 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in April of 2020, disgruntled ticket customers filed a class-action lawsuit against Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary “to recover the damages they suffered from paying supracompetitive fees.” Now, a three-judge panel has affirmed a prior ruling that sent the legal battle to arbitration. In their nearly three-year-old original complaint – one of several […]
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• Caroline Polachek has been working on a song for a new A24 film

  14-02-2023 21:12 via nme.com
  
  Caroline Polachek is currently working on a song for an upcoming A24 film.READ MORE: Caroline Polachek – ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ review: an experimental yet uneven collectionThe news was confirmed in a Vulture feature, in which the singer was speaking about her new album ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’, which came out today (February 14).
  “In the weeks before the album’s release, Polachek will travel back to London,” the article reads,
  
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• Pharrell Named Men’s Creative Director of Louis Vuitton Following Virgil Abloh

  14-02-2023 21:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The musician's first collection with the brand will debut in Paris for men's fashion week next June
  
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• Hear Beabadoobee’s New Love-Themed ‘Glue Song’ Ahead of Taylor Swift Tour

  14-02-2023 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer-songwriter will be on the road this spring
  
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• Kelela’s Long-Awaited Return Is So Vulnerable It Scared Her

  14-02-2023 20:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Six years after her last album, the acclaimed musician discusses how she constructed a roadmap for love and liberation on her new album 'Raven'
  
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• Kelela Doesn’t Want to Forget About Love

  14-02-2023 20:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Six years after her last album, the acclaimed musician discusses how she constructed a roadmap for love and liberation on her new album 'Raven'
  
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• Everything to Know About the S Club 7 Reunion (From Someone Who Wasn’t Born Yet When They Debuted)

  14-02-2023 20:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of the biggest pop groups from the 2000s are making a comeback for their 25th anniversary
  
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• Designer behind Sam Smith’s inflatable Brit Awards suit: “The idea came from my dog”

  14-02-2023 20:29 via nme.com
  
  Harri, the designer behind Sam Smith‘s inflatable Brit Awards suit, has said that he took inspiration for the silhouette from his dog.READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Gloria’ review: the most vital work of their careerHarri (whose full name is Harikrishnan Keezhathil Surendran Pillai) spoke to the BBC about getting the call to design the outfit.
  “They [Smith] reached out to me on Monday, asking if I could create something custom-made for the Brits,” he said. &ldqu
  
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• Yellowcard to Crank Up the Violin, Pop-Punk Nostalgia on First Tour in Six Years

  14-02-2023 20:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Summer trek will feature fellow Warped Tour era heroes Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, and Anberlin
  
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• Pink Remembers Her Late Father on Valentine’s Day With New Ballad ‘When I Get There’

  14-02-2023 20:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Sometimes love leaves us too soon," she wrote
  
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• The Chicks announce 2023 world arena tour

  14-02-2023 20:00 via nme.com
  
  The Chicks have announced a 37-date world tour, with dates in the UK, Europe and North America.
  The trio – formerly known as the Dixie Chicks – will kick off the tour on June 20 in Olso, Norway at Spektrum, eventually finishing up at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on September 18.
  The band’s UK run of shows will be The Chicks’ first dates in the UK for seven years and support will come from Maren Morris.
  General tickets for all UK and European dates are on sale on Frida
  
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• Feist Teases First Album in Six Years With Three New Songs

  14-02-2023 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Indie favorite's next LP Multitudes will arrive in April
  
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• Bruce Springsteen and The National’s Bryce Dessner team up for new song ‘Addicted To Romance’

  14-02-2023 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen and The National‘s Bryce Dessner have collaborated on a new song for Rebecca Miller’s film She Came To Me called ‘Addicted To Romance’.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen: every album ranked in order of greatnessThe romantic comedy starring Peter Dinklage as a moody classical composer is due to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival this week.
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• Scotland’s biggest live music promoter warns that alcohol sponsorship ban will be “disastrous” for industry

  14-02-2023 19:07 via nme.com
  
  DF Concerts & Events, Scotland’s biggest live music promoter, has said that proposals to ban alcohol sponsorship of live events will be “disastrous” for the live industry.READ MORE: TRNSMT Festival review: Glasgow shindig just about finds lift-offIn the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to restrict alcohol advertising, TRSNMT and Glasgow Summer Sessions – both DF events – have been named as examples in the section about advertising and p
  
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• Charlie Puth Plots ‘Live Experience’ Tour for Self-Titled Album

  14-02-2023 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I don’t think I’m ever gonna make an album where I’m hiding away from people,” Puth previously told Rolling Stone
  
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• Loyle Carner on the response to ‘Hugo’ and work on new music

  14-02-2023 18:56 via nme.com
  
  Loyle Carner has spoken to NME about the response to his recent album, as well as revealing he’s working on new music. Watch our video interview with him above.
  Carner was talking to NME on the red carpet of the The BRIT Awards 2023 where he discussed the reaction to his third studio album ‘Hugo’, which was released last October.
  “I’ve been very moved by the response actually,” he said. “I feel like it’s already done it’s job, it seems t
  
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• You Already Know Lana Del Rey’s ‘A&W’ Isn’t About Root Beer

  14-02-2023 18:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The seven-minute epic is the second offering from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
  
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• Suga becomes first member of BTS to announce solo world tour

  14-02-2023 18:19 via nme.com
  
  BTS rapper Suga has become the first member of the K-pop group to announce a solo world tour.READ MORE: BTS live in Busan: a dizzying celebration of a once-in-a-lifetime act The group went on hiatus last year and plan to reconvene in a group around 2025, with separate plans to launch their own solo projects and undertake mandatory military service duties. All able-bodied men in their home country of South Korea are legally required to serve a military term of 18-21 months.
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• Dry Cleaning Preview ‘Swampy’ EP With Two New Songs

  14-02-2023 18:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band recorded previously unreleased title track and “Sombre Two” during Stumpwork sessions
  
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• Listen to Lana Del Rey’s sprawling new single ‘A&W’

  14-02-2023 18:06 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has released new song ‘A&W’, the second single from her forthcoming ninth album ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatnessThe track, which runs at seven minutes and 13 seconds long, is co-written and co-produced by Bleachers‘ Jack Antonoff and follows the album’s title track, released back in December.
  “Call ’em up, come
  
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• ‘Moechella’ festival founder responds to lawsuit from Coachella

  14-02-2023 17:54 via nme.com
  
  The founder of the Washington D.C.-based go-go music protest festival Moechella has responded to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Coachella, suggesting the organisations should “work together”.
  Goldenvoice, the organisation that operates Coachella, accused Moechella’s Justin Johnson and Kelsye Adams of creating “intentionally trading on the goodwill of the Coachella name” by using such a similar name to the festival, as well as using a “strikingly sim
  
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• Watch Paul Mescal recite lyrics to Taylor Swift song for Valentine’s Day

  14-02-2023 17:51 via nme.com
  
  A new video of Paul Mescal reciting the lyrics to the Taylor Swift song ‘We Are Never Getting Back Together’ has been released – you can watch it above.
  The video, in which Mescal simply speaks the lyrics without any music, was shared by W Magazine to coincide with Valentine’s Day.
  After finishing the recital, Mescal said of the song: “It’s kind of sad, isn’t it?”
  Mescal, who is best known for his role in the BBC series Normal People, is nominated
  
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• Aitch promises “a lot of new music” to come in 2023

  14-02-2023 17:46 via nme.com
  
  Aitch has discussed his plans for new music, revealing that “there’s definitely going to be a lot of music” this year. Watch our video interview with the rapper above.READ MORE: Aitch on the cover – we meet the Manchester rapper at Factory RecordsAitch’s debut album ‘Close To Home’ was released last month. Speaking to NME on the red carpet of The BRIT Awards 2023 – where he picked up the award for Hip-Hop, Grime And Rap Act – he tol
  
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• Lana Del Rey reveals new song ‘Margaret’ is about Jack Antonoff’s fiancée

  14-02-2023 17:42 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has revealed that a song on her new album ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd‘ called ‘Margaret’ is about Jack Antonoff’s fiancée.READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatnessThe singer’s forthcoming ninth album is due out March 24 – having been pushed back from its original March 10 release – and will feature collaborations with Father John Misty, Jack Antonoff’s Bleacher
  
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• BTS’ Suga to Make History With Upcoming Solo Tour

  14-02-2023 17:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer/rapper/producer will be the first BTS member to hit the road on their own, with U.S. dates scheduled for the spring
  
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• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce Summer Stadium Tour

  14-02-2023 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  They'll hit stadiums all across the East Coast before moving into arenas in the fall, wrapping up on Dec. 8 in San Francisco
  
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• David Guetta says “the future of music is in AI” after Eminem deepfake vocal stunt

  14-02-2023 16:43 via nme.com
  
  David Guetta reckons “the future of music is in AI” after he used the technology to add the “voice” of Eminem to a new song.
  The French producer shared a video of him playing the song at a recent gig on his Twitter last week, in which the “voice” of Eminem says: “This is the future rave sound / I’m getting awesome and underground.” Guetta does not intend on releasing the track commercially.
  However, he told the BBC on the red carpet of the BR
  
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• Ashnikko on new track ‘You Make Me Sick’ and her next project: “I’m controlling the narrative”

  14-02-2023 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Ashnikko spoke to NME on the BRITs 2023 red carpet about her new track ‘You Make Me Sick’ and what to expect from her next project. Watch our video interview above.READ MORE: Ashnikko at Reading Festival 2021: “My debut album sounds like very angry fairy music”Last week, the singer shared their first new single since 2021, an aggressive industrial-trap cut titled ‘You Make Me Sick!’
  It’s [a] pretty angry, ruthless, cutting song,” the singer told&nb
  
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• The Chicks Plot Summer World Tour

  14-02-2023 16:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  The treks kicks off in Europe and wraps in Canada, but features a large swath of shows in the U.S., including stops in Nashville, Bangor, Maine, and Hershey, Pennsylvania
  
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• Playboi Carti arrested for felony assault

  14-02-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Playboi Carter's lawyer has insisted his client was "falsely accused".
  
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• Mural of Faithless’ Maxi Jazz unveiled in Crystal Palace

  14-02-2023 16:13 via nme.com
  
  A new mural dedicated to the late Faithless frontman Maxi Jazz has been unveiled in Crystal Palace, London.
  The singer “died peacefully in his sleep” last December, his former bandmates confirmed in a post on social media. He was 65 years old. A private funeral was held in south London on January 27.
  As DJ Mag reports, a new art piece in tribute to Jazz – whose real name was Maxwell Fraser – has been revealed at Crystal Palace Football Club’s stadium, Selhurst Park.
  
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• Abby Roberts talks writing her new single with Halsey

  14-02-2023 16:03 via nme.com
  
  NME caught up with Abby Roberts on the red carpet of the BRITs 2023, where she discussed her memories of the awards growing up and the new music she’s worked on with mentor Halsey – watch our video interview with her above.READ MORE: Abby Roberts: “People think they know the full picture of my life from a 15-second TikTok” “I have a new single coming out very soon that I wrote with a very special someone, Halsey,” the TikTok star said. “We wrot
  
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• Gia Woods Wants to Take You to ‘Heartbreak County’

  14-02-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  To celebrate Valentine's Day, the Persian pop star returned with a Tidal Sessions performance premiering with Rolling Stone
  
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• Dry Cleaning announce ‘Swampy’ EP and share two new songs

  14-02-2023 15:40 via nme.com
  
  Dry Cleaning have announced a new EP called ‘Swampy’, out March 1 – pre order/save here.READ MORE: Dry Cleaning – ‘Stumpwork’ review: magnificent second album proves they’re one of a kindThe new project will comprise two previously unreleased tracks, remixes and demos, serving as the follow-up to the band’s 2022 LP ‘Stumpwork’.
  Alongside the announcement, the London quartet have released new tracks, ‘Swampy’ and ‘Sombr
  
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• Black Thought, El Michels Affairs Drop a New Sonic Valentine, ‘That Girl’

  14-02-2023 15:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  The devotional track will appear on the rapper and soul outfit's upcoming album, Glorious Game
  
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• Christine & The Queens and Arlo Parks head up BBC 6 Music Festival’s return to Manchester

  14-02-2023 15:38 via nme.com
  
  BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will return to Manchester next month, with Christine And The Queens, Arlo Parks and Loyle Carner all set to headline.
  This year’s edition of the station’s annual live event is due to take place in Greater Manchester between March 23-26. Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Thursday (February 16) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.READ MORE: Loyle Carner – ‘Hugo’ review: an honest, unflashy storytellerPer a press release,
  
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• De La Soul: Our Life in 15 Songs

  14-02-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  In one of Trugoy the Dove's final interviews, the two MCs at the heart of the group talk about the stories behind their iconic catalog
  
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• Stephen Stills Remembers David Crosby: ‘He Was a Big Force in My Life and a Towering Musician’

  14-02-2023 14:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Hall of Famer also reveals that he jams in private with Neil Young every Wednesday and has no plans to ever tour again
  
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• Moby tried to start metal bands with Björk, Tommy Lee and Dimebag Darrell

  14-02-2023 14:23 via nme.com
  
  Moby has revealed that he has previously tried to start metal bands with Björk, Tommy Lee and Dimebag Darrell.
  The New York-born singer-songwriter/producer recently participated in NME‘s ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ quiz following the release of his new documentary Punk Rock Vegan Movie.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – MobyTo kick off the Q&A interview, NME asked Moby if he could remember the name of the supergro
  
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• Paul McCartney turned down James Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ multiple times

  14-02-2023 13:57 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney turned down appearing James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke numerous times.
  Back in 2018, the Beatles legend featured in Corden’s popular Late Late Show segment in a 23-minute skit through the streets of Liverpool, while singing some of the band’s most iconic hits.
  The video, which Corden said at the time was “quite possibly the best” episode of the show they had done, has since raked in 68million views.
  However, the talk show host has revealed that get
  
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• Sugababes: “We definitely have plans for new material”

  14-02-2023 13:37 via nme.com
  
  Sugababes have discussed the “incredible” reaction to their previously unreleased album ‘The Lost Tapes’, and their plans for new music. Watch our video interview with the group above.
  Speaking to NME on the BRITs 2023 red carpet, the trio reflected on the reaction to the recent project. Initially written eight years ago, the record had been left unheard with no official release due to “various reasons beyond [the band’s] control”, but was finally s
  
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