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• Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies

  02-03-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The musician and record producer had been in hospital for the past three months.
  
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• Aaron Carter: Police Say ‘No Evidence of Foul Play’ as Mom Calls for a ‘Real Investigation’

  02-03-2023 23:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer's mother shares disturbing "death scene photos" and laments that bathroom wasn't investigated as "possible crime scene"
  
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• Lorde, Christine And The Queens and Pusha T join Flow Festival 2023 line-up

  02-03-2023 23:05 via nme.com
  
  Lorde, Christine And The Queens and Pusha T have been added to the line-up at this year’s Flow Festival.READ MORE: Flow Festival: Finnish party pairs huge names with even bigger planet-saving initiatives The event is due to take place in Helsinki, Finland between August 11 and August 13.
  Organisers confirmed in December that acts including FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek, Suede and Devo would perform over the weekend before they announced Blur and Wizkid would join the bill in Janua
  
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• House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bill Authorizing Biden to Ban TikTok: ‘A Modern-Day Trojan Horse of the CCP’

  02-03-2023 23:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The House Foreign Affairs Committee has officially advanced a bill that would allow the president to prohibit the use of TikTok and other digital services “that threaten U.S. national security.” This latest development in the crackdown on TikTok – which federal agencies have about 27 days to remove from government-owned devices – just recently came […]
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• Listen to Scowl’s riotous new single ‘Shot Down’

  02-03-2023 22:23 via nme.com
  
  Scowl have released a new single and accompanying music video – listen to ‘Shot Down’ below.READ MORE: Scowl: hardcore’s hottest breakout band reflect on their whirlwind yearThe band’s new single arrives ahead of their forthcoming EP, ‘Psychic Dance Routine’, which is set for release on April 7. The hardcore five-piece will then make their debut appearance at Coachella the following week (April 15).
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• Is Apple Music Classical Coming Soon? New Code Hints Surface

  02-03-2023 21:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Apple acquired the classical music service Primephonic in 2021. Since then, the company has been working hard to create a new classical music experience for Apple Music. Is Apple Music Classical coming soon? A new version of the iOS 16.4 beta contains new references to ‘Apple Music Classical’ that weren’t there before. According to MacRumors, […]
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• Apple Music Classical Coming Soon? – New Code Hints Surface

  02-03-2023 21:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Apple acquired the classical music service Primephonic in 2021. Since then, the company has been working hard to create a new classical music experience for Apple Music. Is Apple Music Classical coming soon? A new version of the iOS 16.4 beta contains new references to ‘Apple Music Classical’ that weren’t there before. According to MacRumors, […]
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• Ashnikko Enters a ‘Post-Apocalyptic Fae World’ as She Announces Debut Album ‘Weedkiller’

  02-03-2023 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer announced the album's tracklist, featuring a song with Ethel Cain, along with a U.S. tour
  
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• Police Are Searching for Travis Scott After Altercation at Nightclub

  02-03-2023 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  New York City police want to have a chat with Travis Scott after an alleged nightclub altercation.  According to reports, the NYPD officers responded to Club Nebula at around 3:25 am on March 1. The call was placed after a sound engineer said he was involved in a verbal dispute with Travis Scott. The rapper […]
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• Sparks unveil new album title-track ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ and tease video starring Cate Blanchett

  02-03-2023 21:13 via nme.com
  
  Sparks have shared the title track for their new album ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’.READ MORE: Sparks and Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers: “This is the totality of who we are”The Los Angeles duo – comprising brothers Ron and Russell Mael – also announced that the song, which you can listen to below, will come with a video featuring actress Cate Blanchett at 5pm GMT tomorrow (March 3) here.
  They said via press release: “We met Cate
  
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• The Lumineers Announce Encore ‘Brightside’ Tour

  02-03-2023 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The band will hit the road this fall for a string of shows
  
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• German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

  02-03-2023 20:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BVMI revealed that the German music industry generated €2.07 billion in 2022. This is not the first time the German music industry has hit the €2 billion mark — though it’s been a while. Back in 2002, the industry made €2.21 billion, but two decades down the line, the breakdown of revenue source is completely […]
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• Mojo Music & Media Acquires ‘Trove of Classic Catalogs’ — Including the Song Rights of Duran Duran’s Warren Cuccurullo

  02-03-2023 19:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Mojo Music & Media has announced the acquisition of a “trove of classic catalogs,” including the music IP of Duran Duran’s Warren Cuccurullo and “On the Floor” songwriter Geraldo Sandell. The Brentwood, Tennessee-headquartered company unveiled its newest song-rights investments this morning, after acquiring the catalogs of Bob Morrison, Jerry Reed, and others last year. Mojo […]
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• First Aid Kit, Devo and Spiritualized announced for Green Man 2023

  02-03-2023 19:45 via nme.com
  
  First Aid Kit, Devo and Spiritualized have been announced as headliners for this year’s Green Man Festival.READ MORE: Green Man Festival 2022: a magical, celebratory musical trip to the outer limitsThe Brecon Beacons, Wales festival will return for its 21st edition on August 17-20.
  Also on the bill are Amyl And The Sniffers, Slowdive, The Walkmen, Young Fathers, Confidence Man, Goat, Snail Mail and Sudan Archives. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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• Lea Michele’s ‘Funny Girl’ Sets Final Performance Date

  02-03-2023 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The cast will head on the road for a tour later this year
  
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• Manchester Arena bombing inquiry finds MI5 missed significant chance to stop attack

  02-03-2023 18:52 via nme.com
  MI5 missed a significant chance to take action that might have prevented the Manchester Arena terrorist attack, an inquiry has found.
  Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device in the foyer at the venue at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.
  A 207 page report has found two pieces of information about Abedi were assessed at the time by the security service as not being terrorism-related, but Chair
  
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• Boygenius Debut Album Cut ‘Cool About It’ Live at Tibet House Benefit Concert

  02-03-2023 18:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on the trio's upcoming album The Record, out March 31
  
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• Wayne Shorter, Jazz Legend Who Collaborated With Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell, Dead at 89

  02-03-2023 18:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prolific Grammy-winning saxophonist also recorded with Steely Dan and Herbie Hancock in addition to his own renowned albums and work with supergroup the Weather Report
  
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• New Coaches Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper Join ‘The Voice’ Vets for ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ Cover

  02-03-2023 18:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan and Blake Shelton gathered for a performance of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" ahead of the show's season 23 premiere
  
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• Why Did Spotify Have an Official ‘Hitler Radio’ Playlist?

  02-03-2023 17:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Despite multiple admonitions from hate-watch groups calling out streaming services for “hate music,” a Rolling Stone investigation finds that racist and antisemitic rhetoric still has a home
  
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• Travis Scott sought for questioning over alleged role in New York nightclub fight

  02-03-2023 17:21 via nme.com
  
  Travis Scott is reportedly being sought by police for questioning about an alleged altercation that took place at a New York nightclub early Wednesday (March 1).
  The New York City Police Department responded to the scene at Club Nebula around 3:25am EST, after reports that a man “was involved in a verbal dispute with” Scott, according to NBC News.
  The rapper – real name Jacques Bermon Webster II – allegedly escalated the situation with a sound engineer “into a physi
  
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• Billie Eilish Explains Her Complicated Relationship With Social Media: ‘I Don’t Look at It Anymore’

  02-03-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Anything I read on the internet, I believe. Me," singer says in exclusive clip
  
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• Ray J files to dismiss divorce from Princess Love again

  02-03-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Ray J and Princess Love appeared to be giving their relationship another shot.
  
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• Joni Mitchell sings at star-studded Gershwin Prize concert

  02-03-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Joni Mitchell has made few public appearances since suffering a brain aneurysm rupture in March 2015.
  
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• Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dead at 56

  02-03-2023 16:19 via music-news.com
  
  Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has passed away at the age of 56.
  
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• Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has died

  02-03-2023 16:16 via nme.com
  
  Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has died, the band have confirmed.READ MORE: Pulp’s 10 best songs – as voted by youIn a post online, frontman Jarvis Cocker confirmed that the 56 year-old passed away this morning (March 2).
  He wrote: “Our beloved friend & bass player Steve Mackey passed away this morning. Our thoughts are with his family & loved ones. This photo of Steve dates from when Pulp were on tour in South America in 2012.
  “We had a day off & Steve suggested w
  
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• Pulp bass player Steve Mackey has died

  02-03-2023 16:16 via nme.com
  
  Pulp bass player Steve Mackey has died, the band have confirmed.READ MORE: Pulp’s 10 best songs – as voted by youIn a post online, frontman Jarvis Cocker confirmed that the 56 year-old passed away this morning (March 2).
  He wrote: “Our beloved friend & bass player Steve Mackey passed away this morning. Our thoughts are with his family & loved ones. This photo of Steve dates from when Pulp were on tour in South America in 2012.
  “We had a day off & Steve suggest
  
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• Kiley Dean Began As Britney Spears’ Backup Singer. She Ended Up Finding Herself

  02-03-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She shares her experiences singing on tour with Britney and Madonna, recording with Flo Rida, Timbaland, and Bubba Sparxxx, and beating cancer
  
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• Hear Ann-Margret and Pete Townshend’s New Take on the Everly Brothers’ ‘Bye Bye Love’

  02-03-2023 15:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Everly Brothers cover appears on Ann-Margret's new LP 'Born To Be Wild,' which also features Joe Perry, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Cropper
  
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• Hear Ann-Margaret and Pete Townshend’s New Take on the Everly Brothers’ ‘Bye Bye Love’

  02-03-2023 15:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Everly Brothers cover appears on Ann-Margaret's new LP 'Born To Be Wild,' which also features Joe Perry, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Cropper
  
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• Listen to Fontaines D.C. cover Nick Drake’s ‘’Cello Song’

  02-03-2023 15:31 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have shared a cover of Nick Drake’s ‘’Cello Song’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?”The song features on a forthcoming covers compilation album called ‘The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake’, out July 7 via Chrysalis.
  Along with the Dublin band’s cover, the new album will also feature contributions from Philip Selway of Radiohead, L
  
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• Che Lingo drops soul-bearing single ‘Out The Blue’ and announces new album

  02-03-2023 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Che Lingo has released new single ‘Out The Blue’ and shared details of his sophomore album ‘Coming Up For Air’.
  The album follows his critically acclaimed debut ‘The Worst Generation’, and will see the AIM Award-nominated south Londoner talk about mental health and anguish to the full extent
  “CUFA is an intimate and personal look at myself and the people like me who find it hard to see themselves sometimes,” said Che Lingo. “The CUFA album in
  
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• Che Lingo drops soul-baring single ‘Out The Blue’ and announces new album

  02-03-2023 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Che Lingo has released new single ‘Out The Blue’ and shared details of his sophomore album ‘Coming Up For Air’.
  The album follows his critically acclaimed debut ‘The Worst Generation’, and will see the AIM Award-nominated south Londoner talk about mental health and anguish to the full extent
  “CUFA is an intimate and personal look at myself and the people like me who find it hard to see themselves sometimes,” said Che Lingo. “The CUFA album in
  
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• Ile and Ivy Queen: Two Puerto Rican Powerhouses Unite on ‘Algo Bonito’

  02-03-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ileana Cabra, known as iLe, was at home in Puerto Rico during lockdown, working on a song teeming with rage. “It was coming from a place of frustration, when frustration and anger mix,” she explains. “When we as women fight and work as collectives to destroy the patriarchy, to end femicides, to stop violence against […]
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers Named One of Time’s 2023 Women of the Year

  02-03-2023 14:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer to perform at March 8 gala in Los Angeles celebrating this year's honorees
  
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• C23 Live: Bose and NME announce line-up for SXSW showcase

  02-03-2023 14:54 via nme.com
  
  Bose and NME have announced the full line-up for the C23 Live showcase at SXSW Festival.
  The event will take place at Inn Cahoots in Austin, Texas on March 16 to celebrate the release of C23 and feature artists from the mixtape. The full ‘Bose x NME: C23’ mixtape will be released the day prior (March 15).
  The mixtape features exclusive tracks by 15 of the world’s most exciting and innovative emerging artists, creating an unmissable collection that will offer a definitive audio
  
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• 50 Cent sparks ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ rumours with cryptic Vice City teaser

  02-03-2023 14:43 via nme.com
  
  50 Cent has posted artwork from Grand Theft Auto‘s Vice City on social media, prompting fans to theorise if the rapper will feature in Rockstar Games‘ upcoming title Grand Theft Auto 6.READ MORE: ‘GTA 6’ release date, possible setting, protagonists and latest newsYesterday (February 28), 50 Cent posted an image of Grand Theft Auto‘s Vice City logo on Instagram. Today (March 2), he shared the same picture on Twitter, with the caption: “I will explain this later
  
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• Ben Kweller’s 16-year-old son, Dorian, dies in car accident

  02-03-2023 13:13 via nme.com
  
  Ben Kweller‘s 16-year-old son, Dorian, died in a car accident on Monday (February 27), his family has announced.
  The singer-songwriter, who has toured with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Death Cab for Cutie, shared the news on his Instagram page on Tuesday (February 28).
  “There’s no way that I can be typing this but I am…. Our son, Dorian Zev Kweller, was killed last night,” the musician wrote. “He was only 16 and he was a true legend. Kindest, gentle soul,
  
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• Simply Red unveil their 13th studio album Time

  02-03-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Simply Red have shared the lead single, 'Better With You', their first new music in four years.
  
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• Amy Grant to release first new music in a decade later this month

  02-03-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Amy Grant is set to treat fans to two new songs recorded after her nasty biking accident.
  
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• The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp respond to claims of troubled production on The Idol

  02-03-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Lily-Rose Depp has also come to the defence of The Idol director Sam Levinson.
  
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• Chaka Khan shades Mariah Carey and Adele's singing abilities

  02-03-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  However, Chaka Khan is a big fan of Beyoncé's voice.
  
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• IDLES, Rina Sawayama and Hot Chip join call for UK government to stop 260 per cent visa increase for touring artists

  02-03-2023 12:16 via nme.com
  
  IDLES, Rina Sawayama, Hot Chip and more have backed a campaign urging the UK government to act on US visa charges.READ MORE: Artists say 260 per cent US visa cost increase will make touring impossible – but you can helpLast month, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by 260 per cent.
  Under the DHS proposal, applications for a P visa – which allows acts arriving in the States to perform temporarily &nda
  
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• Listen to Laufey’s new live album ‘A Night At The Symphony’ from Harpa Concert Hall

  02-03-2023 12:15 via nme.com
  
  Laufey has released ‘A Night At The Symphony’, a new live album from her shows at Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall last year. Check it out below.READ MORE: Homeward bound: the night Laufey became an Icelandic national treasureThe sold-out gigs took place in October as part of a world tour in support of the Icelandic-Chinese artist’s debut album, ‘Everything I Know About Love’. A 14-track collection titled ‘A Night At The Symphony’, which was recorded
  
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• Eurovision 2023 announce ticket sale details

  02-03-2023 11:07 via nme.com
  
  Eurovision has announced details about how to get tickets to this year’s competition in May.READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bashThe 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from May 9-13, with the UK city staging the contest on behalf of Ukraine after organisers deemed the country unable to host the event due to the ongoing war with Russia.
  Tickets will now be available from next Tuesday (Mar
  
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• Lana Del Rey shouts out Olivia Rodrigo and SZA in Visionary Award speech

  02-03-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lana Del Rey was handed the prize from last year's Woman of the Year, Olivia Rodrigo.
  
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• Kim Petras would 'die' for a Madonna collaboration

  02-03-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Petras was praised by The Queen of Pop at last month's Grammys.
  
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• US congressman honours Beyoncé in Women’s History Month speech

  02-03-2023 10:36 via nme.com
  
  A US congressman marked the start of Women’s History Month yesterday (March 1) by paying tribute to Beyoncé in a speech.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women’s History Month by honoring an individual who represents both so well,” Robert Garcia, representative for California’s 42nd congression
  
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• Korean rail employee reportedly accessed personal information of RM from BTS nearly 20 times over three years

  02-03-2023 10:29 via nme.com
  
  Big Hit Entertainment has issued a statement following reports that an employee of the Korail transport system had accessed RM’s personal information nearly 20 times over the course of three years.READ MORE: RM – ‘Indigo’ review: BTS leader makes emphatic bid for timelessness with remarkable solo debutOn March 1, SBS reported that a Korail employee, referred to only as A, had accessed RM’s personal information – including his mobile number, address and more &n
  
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• Blink-182 postpone Latin American tour due to Travis Barker's finger injury

  02-03-2023 10:26 via music-news.com
  
  Due to drummer Travis Barker's finger injury, rock band Blink-182 has announced the postponement of their first-ever Latin American tour dates.
  
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