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• Melanie Martinez Is Born Again and Bold as Ever on ‘Portals’

  30-03-2023 23:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  The high-concept dark-pop artist buries her Cry Baby character and shows more of herself than ever on her third LP
  
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• Tyler, the Creator shares another new song, ‘Sorry Not Sorry’

  30-03-2023 23:15 via nme.com
  
  Tyler, the Creator has shared a second new track in a week – watch his self-directed video for ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ below.READ MORE: Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made himThe song follows the release of ‘Dogtooth’, with both tracks featuring on the forthcoming deluxe edition of the Odd Future rapper’s sixth and most recent studio album ‘Call Me If You Get Lost&rsq
  
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• Juliette Lewis thought she would 'faint' when she met Bob Dylan

  30-03-2023 22:45 via music-news.com
  
  Juliette Lewis feared she was going to faint when she met Bob Dylan for the first time.
  
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• Brix Smith announces UK summer headline tour with ‘The All Female Super Group’

  30-03-2023 22:35 via nme.com
  
  Brix Smith has announced details of a UK summer headline tour with her new band ‘The All Female Super Group’.READ MORE: Brix Smith on going solo and watching Gary Lineker soil himself: “I’m bomb-proof now”The post-punk icon, who was a member of The Fall and others, founded her new band last year for a debut UK tour, and will head back out on the road this summer.
  “I’m going on tour,” Smith said in a statement. The All Female Super Group and I are h
  
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• Senate Vote On TikTok Ban Bill Blocked Over Free Speech Concerns Amid Continued Bipartisan Scrutiny

  30-03-2023 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As TikTok grapples with continued user-data criticism and regulatory scrutiny, a Senate vote to ban the controversial video-sharing platform has been blocked. This newest development in the long-running push to prohibit TikTok in the U.S. – one of many countries where the social media app cannot be used on government devices – just recently came […]
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• Seventeen Sets April Comeback With ‘FML’ Mini-Album Announcement

  30-03-2023 22:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The record will arrive on April 24
  
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• Zound Industries Acquires Marshall Amplification, Forms Marshall Group

  30-03-2023 22:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Swedish tech company Zound Industries is acquiring Marshall Amplification. The two will launch the newly formed Marshall Group as one company. Marshall Amplification signed a licensing deal with Zound back in 2010 to bring the Marshall brand to an entirely new market. A range of headphones and speakers were created bearing the Marshall brand, while […]
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• Huge electronic names announced for Flow Festival 2023

  30-03-2023 21:55 via nme.com
  
  Flow Festival has announced the line-up for its electronic program in 2023 – see the full list of names below.READ MORE: Flow Festival: Finnish party pairs huge names with even bigger planet-saving initiatives The Helsinki-based festival will take place between August 11-13 this year, with headliners including Blur, Wizkid, Lorde and Christine & The Queens joining the likes of FKA twigs, Caroline Polachek, Suede and Devo.
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• Death Cab For Cutie joke they should be “sponsored by Boots” at “life highlight” Royal Albert Hall show

  30-03-2023 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Death Cab For Cutie performed a headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday March 29) – joking that they should be “sponsored by Boots” having spent the weekend battling illness. Check out photos, footage and the setlist from the show below.READ MORE: Ben Gibbard on landmark 20th anniversaries for Death Cab and The Postal ServiceLast week saw the band kick off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Asphalt Meadows’,
  
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• Boygenius announce new film directed by Kristen Stewart

  30-03-2023 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Boygenius are releasing a new film directed by Kristen Stewart tonight (March 31) – get all the details on The Film below.READ MORE: How indie supergroup Boygenius became the voice for a new generation of music fansThe new movie from Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus will be released alongside the trio’s highly anticipated debut album ‘The Record’, and comes after Stewart was touted to direct three of the band’s music videos.
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• Dr. Hook Sang About Being on the Cover of Rolling Stone. 50 Years Ago This Week They Got Their Wish

  30-03-2023 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country-rock band brought their aspirational hit "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone,'" written by Shel Silverstein, to reality
  
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• Kesha Walks ‘Fine Line Between Genius and Crazy’ as She Leaks Teaser Snippets of Two New Tracks

  30-03-2023 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer shared a SoundCloud link to two new songs that will expire when her Instagram Story does
  
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• BMG Posts 30.6% 2022 Revenue Jump As Catalog Acquisitions Top $400 Million

  30-03-2023 19:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  BMG turned in a 30.6 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase – and dropped over $400 million on catalogs – during 2022, according to a new earnings report. The Berlin-headquartered music company’s 2022 showing just recently came to light in an annual performance analysis from its Bertelsmann parent. According to the resource, BMG – which boasted […]
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• PVRIS announce new album ‘Evergreen’ with single ‘Good Enemy’

  30-03-2023 19:18 via nme.com
  
  PVRIS have announced details of their fourth album and shared its first single – listen to new track ‘Good Enemy’ below.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with PVRISThe new LP is titled ‘Evergreen’ and will be released on July 14 via Hopeless Records. It will feature two songs shared last year and follow 2020 album ‘Use Me’.
  Speaking about the new album, vocalist Lynn Gunn said: “‘Evergreen’ is a
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Reimagines Gayle’s ‘Abcdefu’ Into a Powerful Divorce Anthem

  30-03-2023 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Forget you and your dad/And the fact you got half," Clarkson sings
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Reimagines Gayle’s ‘Abcdefu’ Into a Poweful Divorce Anthem

  30-03-2023 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Forget you and your dad/And the fact you got half," Clarkson sings
  
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• Needtobreathe’s Bear Rinehart Struggled with ‘Toxic’ Ambition. He Learns to Chill Out With Solo Project Wilder Woods

  30-03-2023 18:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There were a lot of years where, if you would ask me, 'Would you cut your hand off for success?' I'd say, 'Oh, take it right now'"
  
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• Listen to Metallica’s huge new track ’72 Seasons’

  30-03-2023 18:44 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have shared the huge title track to their upcoming album ‘72 Seasons’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Metallica’s Kirk Hammett‘72 Seasons’ marks the thrash icons’ first full collection of new material since their 2016 album, ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’. The LP was produced by Greg Fidelman, as well as founding members, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It will
  
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• Unseen ‘Beatlemania’ photos by Paul McCartney unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

  30-03-2023 18:18 via nme.com
  
  New photos of The Beatles by Paul McCartney, taken at the height of ‘Beatlemania’, have been unveiled at London’s National Portrait Gallery.READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatnessFrom June 28-October 1 this year, the reopening of the gallery will see 250 photographs taken by the musical legend of his bandmates and surroundings on tour from 1963-64.
  Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes Of The Storm will show what ‘Beatlemania’ looked
  
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• Slash, Billy Gibbons, and Cody Johnson Anchor Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute at 2023 CMT Music Awards

  30-03-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd will re-create "The Honkettes" to honor the Southern rock band and guitarist Gary Rossington, who died earlier this month
  
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• Guns N' Roses announce special guests for American Express presents BST Hyde Park show...

  30-03-2023 17:59 via music-news.com
  
  Guns N' Roses will be joined by The Pretenders,The Darkness and Larkin Poe at their American Express presents BST Hyde Park show as they headline the outdoor music event for its 10th anniversary.
  
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• Bjork Reigns Over a World of Fuzzy Spores in ‘Fossora’ Video

  30-03-2023 17:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song is title track off artist's recently released 10th album
  
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• Watch Billie Eilish play acoustic set for fans after show cancelled due to bad weather

  30-03-2023 17:22 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish‘s gig in Mexico City this week was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather – watch her play a short acoustic set instead below.READ MORE: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatnessThe singer was set to play the Foro Sol venue on Wednesday night (March 29) but the show was unable to take place due to heavy rain and wind.
  After fans were alerted to the last-minute cancellation, Eilish and brother Finneas came out on stage to perform six trac
  
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• Watch Suede surprise Manchester fans with set celebrating 30 years of their debut album

  30-03-2023 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Suede have surprised fans at a live show by playing a unique set, which celebrated three decades of their debut album. Find footage below.READ MORE: Suede: “I’d love to think that our most daring work is ahead of us”The concert took place at Manchester’s Albert Hall yesterday (March 29), and marked exactly 30 years since the legendary Brit-pop band released their self-titled debut album.
  To celebrate the anniversary, the five-piece surprised fans with a special setlist &n
  
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• Be Your Own Pet Explode on ‘Hand Grenade’, First Song in 15 Years

  30-03-2023 17:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track arrives ahead of a handful of tour dates
  
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• Miley Cyrus Foundation Makes LGBTQ+ Fund Donation Following ‘Rainbowland’ School Ban

  30-03-2023 16:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Administrators at Hayer Elementary School in Wisconsin removed Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's collaboration after deeming it controversial and inappropriate
  
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• Metallica Rage About the ‘Wrath of Man’ on ’72 Seasons’ Title Track

  30-03-2023 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song serves as lead track for new album due out next month
  
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• Be Your Own Pet share the explosive ‘Hand Grenade’, their first song in 15 years

  30-03-2023 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Be Your Own Pet have shared their their first new song in 15 years – listen to the explosive ‘Hand Grenade’ below.READ MORE: Be Your Own Pet on reunion – “If Jack White offers for you to open for him, you don’t say no to that”The Nashville band reunited last year to play a handful of dates supporting Jack White and today (March 30) release ‘Hand Grenade’ via White’s label, Third Man Records.
  The song marks their first new music since th
  
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• Power Trip Festival: Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses to Shake Coachella Grounds

  30-03-2023 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Iron Maiden and Tool will also play classic metal festival, which will take place this fall
  
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• Glastonbury announces Emerging Talent Competition 2023 finalists

  30-03-2023 15:37 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury organisers have announced the finalists of the festival’s Emerging Talent Competition 2023.READ MORE: “It’s the ultimate battle of the bands!” – why Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition is more vital than everThe acts chosen from thousands of entries are: Cordelia Gartside, EVA, FFSYTHO?!, Naomi Kimpenu, N’famady Kouyaté, Prima Queen, The Love Buzz, and VLURE.
  Whoever wins the competition will perform on the festival’s main
  
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• Flavor Flav confirms his “Swiftie” status at the iHeart Radio Music Awards

  30-03-2023 15:20 via nme.com
  
  Flavor Flav confirmed his adoration for Taylor Swift at this week’s 2023 iHeart Radio Music Awards.
  The hip-hop legend, known for co-founding rap icons Public Enemy and having his own reality TV dating show Flavor of Love, was this week seen gushing over Taylor Swift – spotted in a shirt emblazoned with her song lyrics on the red carpet.
  The lyrics were, “I come back stronger than a ‘90s trend”, from the track ‘willow’ from Swift’s 2020 album &lsqu
  
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• Joe Budden responds to claims that Jay-Z wanted $250,000 for a verse

  30-03-2023 15:11 via nme.com
  
  Joe Budden has cleared up the rumours surrounding Jay-Z wanting Budden to pay him $250,000 to feature on a song.
  The song in question is ‘Pump It Up’, Joe Budden’s most popular track. Since the song’s release in 2004, hip-hop fans have speculated that Jay-Z wanting a large payout is the reason why he failed to feature on the rapper-turned-media-personality’s remix.
  Whilst on the Drink Champs podcast, the 42-year-old confirmed the cash amount is a rumour, saying that
  
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• How Jack Antonoff’s Wedding and a Sex-Positive Trap Song Inspired Lana Del Rey’s New Album

  30-03-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Del Rey's collaborators — including Jack Antonoff, Tommy Genesis, SYML and Riopy — discuss their work on Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris shares playlist to take you around Africa

  30-03-2023 14:56 via nme.com
  
  Kamala Harris has released a Spotify playlist to document her travels across Africa.READ MORE: Music and entertainment world react to Kamala Harris becoming Joe Biden’s running mateThe playlist, My Travels: Ghana, Tanzania, & Zambia was released in tandem of Harris’ tour around the continent. She included some of the biggest musical names in the diaspora –  including Ghana’s Amaarae, Tanzania’s Harmonize, and Zambia’s Chef 187.
  The 25-track-long playl
  
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• Taylor Swift responds to letter from seven-year-old fan at show

  30-03-2023 14:52 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has made a young fan’s dream come true by responding to a letter given to her during a live show.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off – top five moments from the star’s transcendent performanceThe moment happened during the pop star’s performance in Las Vegas, held as part of her ongoing ‘Eras’ tour.
  Ahead of the show, seven-year-old fan Bella wrote Swift a letter and set out on a mission to have it delivered to the sin
  
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• Lil Nas X teases his acting debut on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ with James Corden

  30-03-2023 14:38 via nme.com
  
  Lil Nas X has teased his upcoming acting debut, appearing on Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show with James Corden.READ MORE: Lil Nas X live in London: a dazzling spectacle from pop’s great disruptorHe revealed that he will be in an upcoming episode of the American show The Bold and The Beautiful. In the latest episode of Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, the ‘Rodeo’ artist and comedian are seen on the set of the soap.
  The rapper delivered a British accent before Corden asked h
  
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• ’90s shoegaze stars The Catherine Wheel tease their return

  30-03-2023 14:32 via nme.com
  
  ’90s shoegaze band The Catherine Wheel have teased a potential reunion with two new social media posts.
  The alt-rock five-piece were active between the period of 1990 and 2000 but called for a hiatus shortly after the release of their fifth album ‘Wishville’.
  Following their split, the four members — including Rob Dickinson, Brian Butter, Ben Ellis and Neil Sims — joined forces again in 2010 to re-release their 1992 debut album ‘Ferment’. The members hav
  
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• ’90s shoegaze stars Catherine Wheel tease their return

  30-03-2023 14:32 via nme.com
  
  ’90s shoegaze band Catherine Wheel have teased a potential reunion with two new social media posts.
  The alt-rock five-piece were active between the period of 1990 and 2000 but called for a hiatus shortly after the release of their fifth album ‘Wishville’.
  Following their split, the four members — including Rob Dickinson, Brian Butter, Ben Ellis and Neil Sims — joined forces again in 2010 to re-release their 1992 debut album ‘Ferment’. The members have al
  
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• Danny Brown calls out record label and management for holding back new album ‘Quaranta’

  30-03-2023 14:28 via nme.com
  
  Danny Brown has updated his fans on the whereabouts of his sixth studio album, ‘Quaranta’ – accusing his management and label of delaying the release. READ MORE: How Danny Brown called time on pill-popping and returned with ‘Atrocity Exhibition’The album was originally teased in 2021, when Brown told Hot New Hip Hop that the record will be “just all over the place.”
  On the latest episode of The Danny Brown Show podcast, the rapper said that he
  
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• Ellie Goulding announces 2023 UK and Ireland ‘Higher Than Heaven’ tour

  30-03-2023 13:20 via nme.com
  
  Ellie Goulding has shared details of her ‘Higher Than Heaven’ tour this year.
  This autumn, the pop star will play gigs in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham, and wrap with a headline show at London’s Roundhouse on October 24.
  Later in October and into November, Goulding will head to mainland Europe for shows in Paris, Utrecht, Brussels, Milan, Cologne and Berlin.
  Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Thursday (April 6) here. See the tweet below for details about
  
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• Guns N’ Roses announce huge support acts for BST Hyde Park show

  30-03-2023 13:00 via nme.com
  
  Guns N’ Roses have announced the first wave of artists set to support them at their British Summer Time Festival (BST) headline show this year.READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank The AlbumsThe rock band comprising Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese, will top the bill on June 30. It will be their first appearance at the festival.
  The first act joining Guns N’ Roses for the stint will be The Pretenders. This appearance will
  
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• Lewis Capaldi responds to billboard featuring young Liz Truss

  30-03-2023 12:47 via nme.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi has reacted to a billboard he spotted featuring a photo of a young Liz Truss in promotion of his upcoming documentary How I’m Feeling Now.READ MORE: Lewis Capaldi on new album ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ – “I’m sick of hearing it!” The singer-songwriter joked that the Netflix employee responsible for such advertisements should be sacked for erroneously using a photo of the former Prime Minister and not himself.
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• Tory Lanez appeals for new trial in Megan Thee Stallion shooting case

  30-03-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Tory Lanez was found guilty on firearm charges in December.
  
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• Lana Del Rey engaged

  30-03-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Prior to Evan Winiker, the Born to Die singer was linked to musician Jack Donoghue.
  
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• Harry Styles fans can keep the fun going at the Love On Tour Aftershow Party events

  30-03-2023 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Harry Styles fans going to his 'Love On Tour' UK shows will be able to keep on partying at the 'Love On Tour Aftershow Party', brought to you by Harry’s House Party.
  
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• Procol Harum songwriter Keith Reid dies aged 76

  30-03-2023 11:59 via music-news.com
  
  'A Whiter Shade of Pale' composer Keith Reid - who was one of the main songwriters for Procol Harum - has died at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer.
  
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• Bands told they’d be playing Liverpool Sound City before “heartbreaking” announcement

  30-03-2023 11:58 via nme.com
  
  Several acts who were told that they’d be performing at this year’s Liverpool Sound City but then had their applications rejected have reacted to the “heartbreaking” error.READ MORE: From the archives – Rising artists from Liverpool that you can’t afford to ignoreThose who wanted to have the chance to play festival next month had to submit through the “apply to play” service on the Sound City website, which was handled by the platform Amplead.
  
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• Taylor Swift makes young fan's day by signing her letter

  30-03-2023 11:54 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift responded to a little girl who sent a letter to her backstage at a concert after an usher got it to her.
  
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• Freddie Cowan reveals why he left The Vaccines

  30-03-2023 11:49 via music-news.com
  
  Freddie Cowan decided to leave The Vaccines because he wanted more "presence and appreciation" as he releases his debut solo album.
  
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• Lily Allen says her “life has changed so much” after four years of sobriety

  30-03-2023 11:48 via nme.com
  
  Lily Allen has spoken candidly about her four years of sobriety.
  The singer-songwriter was speaking in new interview on Wednesday (March 29) when she opened up about how sobriety has “changed her life”.
  “It is weird. My life has changed so much,” she explained on ITV’s daytime chat show This Morning. “I’m four years clean and sober, I have a new husband, we’re sorting our lives out in America.”
  Allen is married to David Harbour, who is most w
  
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