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• Oscars Red Carpet 2023: The Best Looks From Hollywood’s Biggest Night

  12-03-2023 23:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hollywood’s biggest stars stepped out for the 2023 Academy Awards, walking the red — nay champagne — carpet at the Dolby Theatre. From the statement gowns to the dazzling and dapper, these were the best Oscar celebrity looks.
  
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• Lady Gaga to perform at Academy Awards after all

  12-03-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  The superstar is apparently set to make a "surprise appearance" at the prizegiving on Sunday night.
  
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• Madonna teases new dates for ‘Celebration’ world tour

  12-03-2023 23:08 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has teased that new dates will be announced soon for her 2023 ‘Celebration’ world tour.READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is”The pop icon is due to hit the road this summer for a 35+ date stint to mark her 40 years in music. “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna said of the upcoming trek in a statement.
  The tou
  
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• Sleaford Mods welcome Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten to ‘Late Night With Jason’ talk show

  12-03-2023 22:03 via nme.com
  
  Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson has shared another edition of his Late Night With Jason talk show, featuring Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods – ‘UK Grim’ review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vitalThe Nottingham duo released new album ‘UK Grim’ this week, and to celebrate, they shared a new episode of their Instagram stream, which launched in lockdown and sees Williamson interview a fellow singer.
  For the new episode,
  
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• Shakira reflects on 'rough year' after Gerard Piqué split

  12-03-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Shakira and the soccer star, who share two sons, announced their split in June 2022.
  
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• Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Postpone More Shows Due to Illness

  12-03-2023 21:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  "No need to be anxious or afraid... We will all be back in full force very soon," Steven Van Zandt assures fans after third-straight gig pushed back
  
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• Lady Gaga Will Perform ‘Hold My Hand’ at the 2023 Oscars: Report

  12-03-2023 20:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Days after producers said singer wouldn't perform Best Original Song-nominated Top Gun: Maverick power ballad due to Joker commitments, Gaga is a last-minute addition
  
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• Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding heading for UK’s highest new entry with 'Miracle'

  12-03-2023 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding are praying for a Miracle as their newest single heads for this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart at Number 3.
  
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• Lady Gaga reportedly set to perform at 2023 Oscars after all

  12-03-2023 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Sources say that Lady Gaga will be performing Top Gun: Maverick song ‘Hold My Hand’ at tonight’s (March 12) 2023 Oscars after all.
  Last week, Gaga had yet to confirm whether she will perform her track – nominated for Best Original Song – at Sunday night’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood, Los Angeles.
  So far, four out of five of this year’s Best Original Song Oscar nominees have been confirmed to perform at the ceremony on March 12 incl
  
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• Lewis Capaldi announces feature length music documentary

  12-03-2023 19:40 via music-news.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi announces a special, raw and honest feature length music documentary ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’
  
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• Watch Nandi Bushell play jazz saxophone on cover of New Orleans Rhythm Kings

  12-03-2023 19:07 via nme.com
  
  Nandi Bushell has shared a new cover online, playing the jazz saxophone on a version of a New Orleans Rhythm Kings song.
  The young musician became an internet sensation in 2020 after posting videos of herself drumming along to songs by a number of artists including the Foo Fighters. Since then, she has gone on to meet her heroes and even performed live with the Foos.
  Bushell also has a penchant for jazz, covering ‘Mr P.C.’ by John Coltrane last year, and has now shared a ve
  
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• Lil Yachty to perform on ‘Saturday Night Live’ next month

  12-03-2023 18:36 via nme.com
  
  Lil Yachty is set to perform as the musical guest on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live next month.
  The long-running show is currently airing its 48th season, and last night (March 11) welcomed The 1975 as musical guests, performing two tracks from ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ as introduced by guest host, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega.
  On April 1, Yachty will bring his new psych rock album ‘Let’s Start Here’ to the show, for an episode hosted
  
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• South Africa Rapper Costa Titch Dies After Collapsing Onstage at Music Festival

  12-03-2023 17:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Death has tragically knocked at our door," family of amapiano star born Constantinos Tsobanoglou says following his death at the age of 28
  
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• Sabrina Carpenter announces deluxe edition of ‘Emails I Can’t Send’

  12-03-2023 15:24 via nme.com
  
  Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed a deluxe edition of 2022’s Emails I Can’t Send’ with ‘Emails I Can’t Send Fwd’ due for release this Friday (March 17).READ MORE: Sabrina Carpenter talks NME through her ‘Firsts’Carpenter released her fifth album ‘Emails I Can’t Send’ last summer. It was her first record not to be released on Disney’s Hollywood Records and featured viral singles ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Because I Loved
  
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• Brian Eno to receive Venice Biennale’s Lifetime Achievement award

  12-03-2023 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Brian Eno is the recipient of the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in its music section this year.READ MORE: Brian Eno – ‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’ review: existential meditations and a groundwork for hopeThe influential experimental musician, composer, producer and visual artist – formerly of Roxy Music – is being honoured for his “research into the quality, beauty and diffusion of digital sound and for his conception of the acoustic s
  
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• Roger Daltrey on if the Who Will Make a New Album: ‘What’s the Point?’

  12-03-2023 14:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer cites tepid commercial response to 2019's Who for reluctance to record a follow-up
  
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• The Feds Say Pras Is a Foreign Agent. Now the Fugee Tells His Side

  12-03-2023 14:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of his trial, the Grammy-winning rapper talks for the first time about going from Fugee glory to backroom dealmaker to a possible 22 years in prison
  
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• Self Esteem backs Gary Lineker amid BBC row by wearing “Free Gary” t-shirt at London gig

  12-03-2023 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Self Esteem showed her support for Gary Lineker last night (March 11) by wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Free Gary” at her Eventim Apollo show in London.
  The singer-songwriter – real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor – shared on Twitter an image of herself sporting the tee at the show, writing “Solidarity” and tagging the BBC Sport presenter.
  She has followed in the footsteps of Fatboy Slim, who on Friday (March 10) displayed Lineker’s face on a v
  
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• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band cancel Connecticut show tonight date due to illness

  12-03-2023 12:41 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have cancelled their planned gig in Uncasville, Connecticut tonight (March 12) due to illness.READ MORE: A beginner’s guide to Bruce SpringsteenThe band was set to perform at Mohegan Sun Arena but have had to postpone it after an unnamed bandmember was ill. Their show on Thursday (March 9) at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio was also postponed.
  “Due to illness, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s concert at Mohegan Sun Arena
  
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• Rapper Costa Titch dies suddenly aged 27

  12-03-2023 12:39 via music-news.com
  
  Rap star Costa Tirch has died at the age of 27 after suddenly collapsing on stage.
  
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• Kate Bush joins Ian McKellen and John Bishop for panto aftershow drinks in Oxford

  12-03-2023 11:55 via nme.com
  
  Kate Bush joined actor Ian McKellen and actor and comedian John Bishop for an aftershow party at an Oxford pub earlier this week.READ MORE: Kate Bush – Rank the albumsThe music icon celebrated McKellen and Bishop’s 100th performance on Wednesday (March 8) of their pantomime Mother Goose, which was running at the New Theatre Oxford from Tuesday (March 8) until yesterday (March 11).
  According to a Facebook message spotted by The Oxford Mail, a staff member at Oxford’s The Jolly F
  
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• Rapper Costa Titch dies after collapsing onstage at Ultra Festival

  12-03-2023 11:20 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Costa Titch has died after collapsing onstage at Ultra Festival.
  The South African musician was 28 years old.
  Costa Titch was performing at Johannesburg’s Nasrec Expo Centre as part of the Ultra Festival when he reportedly collapsed onstage. His family confirmed that he died shortly afterwards.
  “It is with deep pain that we find ourselves having to acknowledge his passing at this time,” they wrote on Instagram.
  “Death has tragically knocked at our door robbing us o
  
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• MUNA have 'mutual respect' with label boss Phoebe Bridgers

  12-03-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  MUNA have opened up about being dropped from a major label and how working with indie label boss Phoebe Bridgers is a dream.
  
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• Lewis Largent, host of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’ and KROQ radio DJ, has died

  12-03-2023 11:00 via nme.com
  
  Lewis Largent, the influential host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, KROQ radio DJ, and A&R senior at Island Def Jam Records, has died at the age of 58.READ MORE: MTV’s ’90s channel MTV Classics – A guide to the goldmine of cult showsLargent died on February 20 after a long illness, his family confirmed to Variety this week.
  He fronted MTV’s alternative music show 120 Minutes in the early to mid-’90s after joining the brand as Vice President of Music Programming, int
  
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• Watch The 1975 bring ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ to ‘Saturday Night Live’

  12-03-2023 10:08 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 were the musical guests on last night’s (March 11) Saturday Night Live – watch the band perform two ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ tracks below.READ MORE: The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero”Earlier this week The 1975 were involved in a handful of promos for the late night comedy sketch show alongside guest host, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega.
  Taking to the show last night, the band performed ‘About Yo
  
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• Björk says Frank Ocean asked her to perform with him at Coachella 2023

  12-03-2023 10:06 via nme.com
  
  Björk has revealed that Frank Ocean asked her to perform with him at Coachella 2023.READ MORE: Björk on the cover: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it”The Icelandic singer-songwriter was being interviewed on the radio when she spoke about her excitement playing the upcoming edition of the music and arts festival in Indio, California that’s again held over two weekends this summer.
  “[Coachella] is going to be a fun challenge,&rdquo
  
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• Rita Ora wants to play herself in a biopic

  12-03-2023 10:04 via music-news.com
  
  Rita Ora would want to play herself in a biopic if her story was ever out onto the screen.
  
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• The Hu eye Babymetal collaboration

  12-03-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Hu are keen to work with Babymetal again after sharing a bill with them.
  
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• Usher felt more creative after Las Vegas move

  12-03-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Usher felt his creative juices flowing again once he moved to Sin City.
  
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• ‘SNL’: Watch The 1975 Perform ‘I’m In Love With You,’ ‘Oh Caroline’

  12-03-2023 07:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singles are off of the pop-rock foursome's most recent album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
  
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• ‘SNL’: Watch The 1975 Perform ‘I’m In Love With You’

  12-03-2023 07:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The single is off of the pop-rock foursome's most recent album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
  
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• HYBE to discontinue acquisition of SM Entertainment after discussion with Kakao

  12-03-2023 05:34 via nme.com
  
  HYBE is ceasing its acquisition of SM Entertainment, the K-pop company announced today (March 12), after a discussion with competitor Kakao.
  In a press statement, HYBE said it decided to suspend the acquisition after a discussion with tech giant Kakao. “The two companies agreed to cooperate on matters related to their platforms,” it added.
  HYBE made the decision, it said, “after observing that the market has been showing signs of overheating due to competition with both Kakao a
  
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