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• Rihanna Post Super Bowl Sales & Streaming Data Analysis By Song

  15-02-2023 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show featuring Rihanna has done wonders for her sales and streaming. Digital Music News has reported on the increased streaming numbers on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. Now Luminate (formerly MRC Data/Nielsen Music) has shared specific sales and streaming data for dates February 11 through February 13. That’s Super Bowl […]
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• Rihanna Didn’t Get Paid to Play the Super Bowl — But Sometimes ‘The Exposure’ Is Actually Worth It

  15-02-2023 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show featuring Rihanna has done wonders for her sales and streaming. Indeed, sometimes ‘the exposure’ is actually worth it. Digital Music News has reported on the increased streaming numbers on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. Now Luminate (formerly MRC Data/Nielsen Music) has shared specific sales and streaming data for dates […]
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• Selena Gomez Wants to ‘Make People Smile’ With Her New Album: It’s ‘Very Pop’

  15-02-2023 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The theme generally is freedom — freedom from relationships, freedom from the darkness," she says
  
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• How Dublin’s Inhaler Got Past Growing Pains: ‘We Banded Together and Became One’

  15-02-2023 22:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  After a few whirlwind years touring with Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys, the Irish band is getting ready to release their sophomore album, launch a solo tour, and open for Harry Styles
  
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• Rihanna says it will be “ridiculous” if her new album isn’t out this year

  15-02-2023 22:45 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has spoken about her long-awaited ninth album, saying it will be “ridiculous” if it doesn’t get released this year.
  The pop icon last released an album in 2016 with ‘Anti’, but has continuously promised fans since that new music is on the way.READ MORE: Rihanna  – ‘Anti’ reviewSpeaking to British Vogue in a new interview, Rihanna discussed the possibility of a new album arriving soon once again. “I want it to be this year,&r
  
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• Watch Waxahatchee and Snail Mail cover The Killers’ ‘When You Were Young’

  15-02-2023 22:37 via nme.com
  
  Snail Mail and Waxahatchee covered The Killers‘ ‘When You Were Young’ during the final night of the former’s ‘Valentine Fest’.READ MORE: The Big Read – Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music”The duo – whose real names are Lindsey Jordan and Katie Crutchfield, respectively – teamed up at the Ottobar for the cover of the 2006 hit single in Baltimore last night (February 14) for
  
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• Sam Smith’s BRITs 2023 performance sparks over 100 Ofcom complaints

  15-02-2023 21:52 via nme.com
  
  Sam Smith’s BRIT Awards 2023 performance sparked over 100 Ofcom complaints, according to the broadcasting regulator.
  Kim Petras joined the pop star to deliver a rendition of their smash hit ‘Unholy’ at the annual awards show, one week after being accused of promoting Satanism with their Grammys appearance.READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Gloria’ review: the most vital work of their careerSmith and Petras performed in leather and black outfits onstage designed to l
  
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• Footage released from Avicii’s last ever gig

  15-02-2023 21:49 via nme.com
  
  Footage from Avicii‘s last-ever live show, which took place two years before he died, has been shared.
  The live video on his official YouTube account shows the late DJ and producer (real name Tim Bergling) on stage at Ibiza’s Ushuaïa on August 28, 2016, playing his track ‘Addicted To You’ from his 2013 album ‘True’. You can view the performance below.
  That same year he announced his retirement from performing live. “My path has been filled with succ
  
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• Bruce Springsteen Tickets Sink Below $10 in Houston, Tulsa, Other Markets

  15-02-2023 21:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Bruce Springsteen tickets in middle America markets like Tulsa and Houston are going for around $10. Tickets for the Toyota Center performance in Houston on February 14 were available for $10. Slightly better seats in the house meant tickets were priced around $25 to $100. That’s much more affordable than the eye-watering $5,000 price tag […]
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• Lickd, Kobalt, and Empire Unveil Decentraland Partnership: ‘The Growing Popularity of the Metaverse Is Inevitable’

  15-02-2023 21:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  UGC music licensing platform Lickd has announced a deal to bring the catalogs of Kobalt and Empire to the metaverse as part of a tie-up with Decentraland. Lickd, Kobalt, and Empire formally unveiled their partnership with three-year-old Decentraland (billed by its developers as an all-encompassing “virtual world that will grow beyond any centralized control”) today. […]
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• Burna Boy, Tems, Rema to Perform During NBA All-Star Game 2023 Halftime

  15-02-2023 21:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jewel, Post Malone, and Vin Diesel are also listed as entertainers set to appear during the Utah-hosted event
  
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• T-Pain Promises His ‘Natural Voice’ on Covers Album Featuring Sinatra and Black Sabbath Hits

  15-02-2023 20:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "These songs are not what you'd expect when you hear that T-Pain is doing a covers album and that is what I think is cool about it," singer says
  
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• Fall Out Boy announce second London gig due to overwhelming demand

  15-02-2023 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Fall Out Boy have announced a second London gig for their upcoming UK and European tour due to overwhelming demand.
  The band will hit the road for their dates in October, kicking off in Poland and arriving in the UK with a show in Leeds on October 27.READ MORE: Patrick Stump on Fall Out Boy’s ‘So Much (For) Stardust’: “It’s not a throwback record”The UK portion of the tour will now wrap up in London with two nights at The O2. The first will take place on
  
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• Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet sell out surprise New York show within minutes

  15-02-2023 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Skrillex has revealed that tickets to his surprise show with Fred Again.. and Four Tet in New York this weekend have sold out within minutes.READ MORE: Skrillex interviewed – 10 things to know about ‘Recess’The trio, who played three last minute gigs in London last month, are set to make their debut in Madison Square Garden on Saturday (February 18), with tickets made available yesterday (February 15). Today, Skrillex took to twitter to disclose that the three-headliner co
  
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• Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet sell out surprise Madison Square Garden show in minutes

  15-02-2023 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Skrillex has revealed that tickets to his surprise show with Fred Again.. and Four Tet in New York this weekend have sold out within minutes.READ MORE: Skrillex interviewed – 10 things to know about ‘Recess’The trio, who played three last minute gigs in London last month, are set to make their debut in Madison Square Garden on Saturday (February 18), with tickets made available yesterday (February 15). Today, Skrillex took to twitter to disclose that the three-headliner co
  
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• Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet announce surprise show in New York

  15-02-2023 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet have announced a surprise show in New York this weekend.READ MORE: Skrillex interviewed – 10 things to know about ‘Recess’The trio, who played three last minute gigs in London last month, will be making their debut in Madison Square Garden on Saturday (February 18) Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
  During their London shows the trio showcased a host of tracks including recent single ‘Rumble’ along with f
  
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• Welcome to ‘The Show’: Niall Horan Details First Album in Three Years

  15-02-2023 19:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This album is a piece of work I’m so proud of and now it’s time to pass it over to you to go and make it your own," the singer shared of the album arriving June 9
  
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• Kangols, Cazals and Other Artifacts From Hip-Hop’s Fashion Revolution

  15-02-2023 19:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ever since beats met rhymes, hip-hop has been shaping and reshaping fashion all over the globe. Authors Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero poured their fashion expertise and love for rap into their book, Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Style. They paired it with an exhibit that will be on display at the Museum at […]
  
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• Hip-Hop’s Fashion Revolution

  15-02-2023 19:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ever since beats met rhymes, hip-hop has been shaping and reshaping fashion all over the globe. Authors Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero poured their fashion expertise and love for rap into their book, Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Style. They paired it with an exhibit that will be on display at the Museum at […]
  
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• Rihanna on New Album: ‘I Want It to Be This Year’

  15-02-2023 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer touches on much-anticipated R9 in new interview, but doesn't commit to its long-awaited release
  
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• Rihanna on agreeing to perform at the Super Bowl: “It’s powerful to break those doors”

  15-02-2023 19:20 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna has explained her decision to agree to perform at the Super Bowl after infamously turning previous offers from the NFL down.
  The star rejected the organisation’s approach for her to be the Halftime Show performer in 2018. That move was made in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who was shut out of the league after taking a knee to protest police brutality during the US national anthem at games.READ MORE: The biggest moments from Rihann
  
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• Bully Plots Tour, Drops First-Ever Collab With Soccer Mommy

  15-02-2023 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Lose You" was the "first time I’ve considered having someone else sing on a Bully song," Alicia Bognanno says
  
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• Riley Keough and Sam Claflin Unravel on ‘Daisy Jones & the Six‘ Single ‘Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)’

  15-02-2023 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on Aurora, the no longer fictional album from the upcoming adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel, out March 3
  
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• Should You Try the New Aeros Loop Studio? Yes. Here’s Why.

  15-02-2023 18:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Aeros Loop Studio is a Swiss Army knife of music-making utility that helped me jumpstart my creativity. Here’s a peek at how this looper gave me the ‘kick in the pants’ I didn’t know I needed. I recently had a plateau-breaking burst of creativity in my music-making journey. For the first time in over […]
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• Should You Try the New Aeros Loop Studio? Yes. Here is why.

  15-02-2023 18:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Aeros Loop Studio is a Swiss Army knife of music-making utility that helped me jumpstart my creativity. Here’s a peek at how this looper gave me the ‘kick in the pants’ I didn’t know I needed. I recently had a plateau-breaking burst of creativity in my music-making journey. For the first time in over […]
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• Should You Try the New Aeros Loop Studio? Absolutely – Here’s Why

  15-02-2023 18:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Aeros Loop Studio is a Swiss Army knife of music-making utility that helped me jumpstart my creativity. Here’s a peek at how this looper gave me the ‘kick in the pants’ I didn’t know I needed. I recently had a plateau-breaking burst of creativity in my music-making journey. For the first time in over […]
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• Kid who took viral Super Bowl selfie with Justin Timberlake arrested

  15-02-2023 18:43 via nme.com
  
  A young fan who once took a selfie with Justin Timberlake during his Super Bowl halftime show has been arrested.
  Ryan McKenna, who was 13 when he had his picture taken with the star in 2018, was arrested earlier this week after a row at a California Pizza Kitchen, according to TMZ.
  The 18-year-old allegedly got into an argument with his 15-year-old friend before apparently pushing a table.
  Police told TMZ that the shopping centre security attempted to escort McKenna off the property, but he beca
  
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• Caroline Polachek reschedules two UK gigs due to illness

  15-02-2023 18:33 via nme.com
  
  Caroline Polachek has rescheduled two UK dates on her current European tour due to illness, the artist has announced.
  The star performed in London last night (February 14) and was due to continue her run of shows in Manchester tonight (15) and Bristol tomorrow (16).READ MORE: Caroline Polachek – ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ review: an experimental yet uneven collectionWriting on Twitter earlier today, Polachek told fans: “Manchester & Bristol I’ve been
  
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• Paramore say their post ‘After Laughter’ hiatus was “a necessary detour”

  15-02-2023 18:27 via nme.com
  
  Paramore have spoken to NME about how their hiatus after their 2017 album ‘After Laughter’ was “a necessary detour”.READ MORE: Paramore: “I hope no young female experiences the shit that I did”The band took a break following a global tour in 2018 which saw frontwoman Hayley Williams concentrate on her solo career, which saw her release two albums – ‘Petals For Armor’ and ‘Flowers for Vases / descansos’. Drummer Zac Farro also rele
  
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• The Kinks Kick Off 60th Anniversary With ‘The Journey’ Anthology

  15-02-2023 18:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ray and Dave Davies and Mick Avory cut two-disc compilation featuring the band's classic tracks from 1964 to 1975
  
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• Chvrches share teaser and announce release date of new single ‘Over’

  15-02-2023 18:07 via nme.com
  
  Chvrches have shared another teaser for their upcoming new single ‘Over’, as well as announcing its release date.
  The Scottish synth-pop trio posted the first snippet of the song on social media last Thursday (February 9). “OVER – Coming 2023,” they wrote at the time alongside a pre-save/pre-add link.READ MORE: Chvrches at Mad Cool 2022 on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade togetherYesterday (February 14), Chvrches uploaded a second clip that sees front
  
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• Sting to be awarded Fellowship of the Academy at The Ivors

  15-02-2023 18:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Ivors Academy has today revealed Sting as the latest songwriter to become an Academy Fellow, the highest honour the Academy bestows.
  
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• Death Row Records Catalog Arrives Exclusively on TikTok Ahead of Wider Streaming Service Return

  15-02-2023 18:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Last year, Snoop Dogg bought Death Row Records and pulled its catalog from streaming services. Now, ahead of their imminent return to platforms like Spotify and YouTube, some of the well-known works have become available exclusively on TikTok for one week. A TikTok rep just recently reached out to Digital Music News with word of […]
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• Live Nation antitrust lawsuit thrown out because buyers waived right to sue

  15-02-2023 17:51 via nme.com
  
  An antitrust lawsuit that was filed against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has been thrown out by a federal appeals court after it was ruled that buyers had waived their right to sue.
  A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of “hundreds of thousands, if not millions”, of customers in April 2020, claiming that Live Nation was a “monster [that] must be stopped”.
  The complaint claimed that the company’s anticompetitive scheme had been “wildly successful” a
  
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• Pink: 'The last 3 years, it’s been an insane rollercoaster'

  15-02-2023 17:43 via music-news.com
  
  Today, P!NK performed three songs for BBC Radio 2’s month-long Piano Room, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  
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• Joe Lycett and Harry Styles lead nominations for The British LGBT Awards 2023

  15-02-2023 17:30 via nme.com
  
  Joe Lycett and Harry Styles are among the stars nominated for this year’s British LGBT Awards.
  The upcoming ceremony will honour leading LGBTQ+ activists, allies and celebrities who have worked to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people during the past 12 months.
  Lycett made headlines ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, when he threatened to destroy £10,000 of his own money is David Beckham didn’t pull out of £10m deal with the host nation.
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• Extraordinary Machine: How Miss Grit Followed the Cyborg for Their Stunning Debut

  15-02-2023 17:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Queens-based musician says making an epic sci-fi saga has helped them pursue a more fluid sense of self
  
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• Glastonbury offers fans chance to win tickets by supporting DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

  15-02-2023 17:18 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury is offering fans the chance to win tickets to this year’s festival through a prize draw in aid of the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.
  Member charities of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), including Glasto partner Oxfam, are currently working to support survivors of the recent earthquakes that have devastated the two countries.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmThe Worthy Farm event has donated 10 pa
  
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• Glastonbury offer fans chance to win tickets by supporting DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

  15-02-2023 17:18 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury is offering fans the chance to win tickets to this year’s festival through a prize draw in aid of the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.
  Member charities of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), including Glasto partner Oxfam, are currently working to support survivors of the recent earthquakes that have devastated the two countries.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmThe Worthy Farm event has donated 10 pa
  
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• Kanye West’s lawsuit against Australian burger bar dropped after he goes AWOL

  15-02-2023 16:45 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West’s lawsuit against an Australian burger bar has been dropped after the rapper stopped replying to communications from the space’s lawyers.
  West filed the suit last year, claiming Victoria burger joint College Dropout Burgers and its owner Mark Elkhouri were using the name of his 2004 album ‘The College Dropout’ without his permission. The star also alleged that the branding constituted misleading and deceptive conduct.
  However, according to WAtoday, the lawsuit
  
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• Bam Margera apologises to Priscilla Presley for claiming she gifted him Elvis Presley's ring

  15-02-2023 16:41 via music-news.com
  
  Bam Margera issued an apology after Priscilla Presley blasted him publicly.
  
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• Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans R&B Great and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 89

  15-02-2023 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Boogie pianist recorded influential singles like "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" and "Don’t You Just Know It," penned the Freddie Ford hit "Sea Cruise"
  
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• Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘If I Was the Priest’ For the First Time Since 1972

  15-02-2023 16:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  The surreal song helped Springsteen land his first record deal, and he recut it in 2020 for 'Letter To You'
  
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• Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance featured a tribute to late fashion icon

  15-02-2023 16:09 via nme.com
  
  Rihanna‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show featured a subtle tribute to André Leon Talley, the late editor-at-large of Vogue.
  The pop star made her highly-anticipated live return at this year’s NFL final, which took place at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona last Sunday (February 12).READ MORE: The biggest moments from Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime ShowShe delivered a career-spanning 13-minute set, including hits such as ‘We Found Lov
  
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• Sy Smith: The Queen of Underground Soul

  15-02-2023 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Some artists are chameleons, constantly evolving to meet the demands of a changing creative landscape. Today’s guest, Sy Smith, meets that definition, and then some. Sometimes called “the hardest working woman in underground soul” by her peers, Sy is a renowned actor, songwriter, and session singer who helped cultivate Los Angeles’ progressive nu-soul scene over […]
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• Metallica Donates $250K to Turkey/Syria Earthquake Relief

  15-02-2023 15:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  “We’re at a loss for words to describe the devastation in southern Turkey and northern Syria," the band shared in a statement. "The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has reduced the entire region to rubble"
  
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• Pharrell named men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton

  15-02-2023 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Pharrell Williams has been hired as the creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear designs.
  His first collection for the brand will be released during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris in June. Pharell previously collaborated with the brand in 2004 and 2008.
  He takes over from Virgil Abloh, who served as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection from 2018 until his death in 2021. He was the first Black American to be appointed to the role.
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• Legendary tech house DJ and Fabric resident Nathan Coles has died

  15-02-2023 15:13 via nme.com
  
  Legendary tech house DJ Nathan Coles has died, aged 52.
  According to a Facebook post by his two sons, Fabian and Josh, Coles died by suicide last Sunday (February 12).
  “Sadly Nathan, our dad, had been dealing with a severe mental health crisis which culminated in him taking his own life on the 12th of February, 2023, at the age of 52,” they wrote.
  “We are all still in shock and can’t believe he is truly gone. But in reality, he never will be. Through the many hundreds, if
  
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• ‘Synth Riders’ announces Gorillaz music pack for PlayStation VR2 edition

  15-02-2023 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Synth Riders has announced a new Gorillaz music pack to accompany the debut of the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset.
  Players will be able to immerse themselves in the virtual reality rhythm game by taking to a Gorillaz-themed stage called ‘Psycho Road’.READ MORE: PSVR 2 release date, specs, and latest newsThe expansion is set to feature tracks from the cartoon band’s upcoming album ‘Cracker Island’, as well as classic tunes including ‘Clint Eastwood&rsquo
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About the XXXTentacion Murder Trial So Far

  15-02-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The first week in court featured blockbuster testimony from a suspect who took a guilty plea, plus longshot claims about Drake
  
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