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• Taylor Swift Drops Enchanting Acoustic Version of ‘Lavender Haze’

  31-03-2023 23:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The opening track from Midnights gets reimagined into a folksy, finger-plucked tune
  
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• Three men arrested over Tekashi 6ix9ine assault in Florida gym

  31-03-2023 23:25 via nme.com
  
  Three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Tekashi 6ix9ine at a South Florida gym earlier this month.
  The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office claims Rafael Medina Jr., 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, assaulted and robbed the rapper at about 8.45pm local time on March 21 at Lake Worth’s L.A. Fitness, according to The Associated Press.
  The assault left the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, with several injuries to his face and b
  
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• Taylor Swift has street re-named after her ahead of Arlington shows

  31-03-2023 23:22 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has had a street re-named after her ahead of her shows which kick off in Arlington tonight (March 31).READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performanceThe singer-songwriter is set to perform three concerts in a row at the AT&T Stadium in the Texas city as part of her North American ‘Eras Tour’.
  To celebrate her arrival “Taylor Swift Way” has temporarily replaced Random Mi
  
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• Lewis Capaldi Battles Tourette’s and Anxiety — and Gets Support from Elton John — in Revealing Documentary

  31-03-2023 23:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Here are five takeaways from the intimate Netflix film Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now
  
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• 2023 CMT Music Awards: How to Watch, Who’s Nominated, Who’s Performing

  31-03-2023 23:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  The annual fan-voted event relocates to Austin, Texas, for this year's broadcast with hosts Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini
  
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• Only 22% of American Adults Oppose Banning TikTok, Survey Finds — Including 56% of Active Users

  31-03-2023 22:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As Congress, the White House, and a number of international governments continue to deliberate over a potential TikTok ban, a new poll has revealed that 50% of American adults support outlawing the controversial app. This and other noteworthy findings came to light in a newly published Pew Research survey of 3,576 U.S. adults. According to […]
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• Tokischa Joins Coi Leray for a Spanglish Remix of TikTok Viral Song ‘Players’

  31-03-2023 22:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The remix arrives as the song climbed into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
  
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• Tokischa Joins Coi Leray for a Spanglish Remix of Hit ‘Players’

  31-03-2023 22:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The remix arrives as the song climbed into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
  
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• Taylor Swift Is Getting a Street Renamed After Her in Arlington, Texas

  31-03-2023 21:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The city announced the temporary honor ahead of the pop star's three-night Eras Tour stand outside of Dallas
  
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• Tyler, the Creator shares new song ‘Wharf Talk’ featuring A$AP Rocky

  31-03-2023 21:25 via nme.com
  
  Tyler, the Creator has shared another new song from the deluxe edition of ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’, this time featuring A$AP Rocky.READ MORE: Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made himThe track, ‘Wharf Talk’, is the third the rapper has shared this week after the release of ‘Dogtooth’ and ‘Sorry Not Sorry’. You can watch his self-directed video for the song below.
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• UMG Retreads Lucian Grainge’s Contract with a Big Salary Chop — And Bigger Stock Incentives

  31-03-2023 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  UMG retreads Lucian Grainge’s contract through May 1, 2028, with a big salary chop — and much bigger upside performance and stock incentives. Universal Music Group announced the extension of chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge’s contract through May 1, 2028. The amended agreement transitions Grainge from an all-cash compensation package to a combination of equity and cash. […]
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• Songtradr Officially Acquires Global Music Tech Company 7digital

  31-03-2023 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Songtradr acquires global music tech company 7digital, combining state-of-the-art music licensing and digital rights management technologies to solve complex industry issues. The world’s largest B2B music company, Songtradr, has completed the acquisition of 7digital, a leading global digital music solutions enterprise. The transaction solidifies Songtradr’s position as a vital B2B music industry leader, establishing itself […]
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• Songtradr Officially Acquires 7digital In Estimated $23.4 Million Deal

  31-03-2023 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Songtradr’s acquisition of global b2b music tech company 7digital has now been officially sealed — a move that further bulks Songtradr’s model. Back in February, Digital Music News first reported that Songtradr was acquiring the UK-based 7digital in a bid valued at roughly £19.4 million (or $23.4 million at the time). Earlier this morning, Songtradr […]
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• Songtradr Acquires Global Music Tech Company 7digital

  31-03-2023 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Songtradr acquires global music tech company 7digital, combining state-of-the-art music licensing and digital rights management technologies to solve complex industry issues. The world’s largest B2B music company, Songtradr, has completed the acquisition of 7digital, a leading global digital music solutions enterprise. The transaction solidifies Songtradr’s position as a vital B2B music industry leader, establishing itself […]
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• Boygenius, Tyler the Creator, and All The Songs You Need to Know This Week

  31-03-2023 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Lizzo, Madonna Join Chorus of Artists Who ‘Strongly Denounce’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

  31-03-2023 19:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reba McEntire, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Cyndi Lauper, and RuPaul also spoke out against new bills that promote transphobia and discrimination against transgender individuals and drag artists
  
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• Hear Nathaniel Rateliff Join Forces With Rappers Jim Jones and Conway The Machine

  31-03-2023 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  This new version of Rateliff's 2021 track "Survivor" was produced by Mike Cash
  
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• Kobalt Reports Double-Digit FY 2022 Revenue Jump, Says It Spent Over $300 Million on Catalogs and Advances

  31-03-2023 19:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kobalt Music achieved a 22 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase during the 12 months ending on June 30th, 2022, generating north of $600 million, according to a new earnings analysis. New York City-headquartered Kobalt, a majority of which belongs to Francisco Partners, just recently published an overview of its fiscal-year financials. Per the resource, the […]
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• Neil Diamond Has Only Started Processing His Parkinson’s Diagnosis ‘in the Last Few Weeks’

  31-03-2023 19:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Artist retired from touring in 2018 when he announced he learned he had the disease
  
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• Ricky Martin Presents Bad Bunny with 2023 GLAAD Vanguard Award

  31-03-2023 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Martin celebrated Bad Bunny for "telling every fan to let the LGBTQ people dance, sing, love, and live lives authentically"
  
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• Lana Del Rey equals Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Blur’s record for UK Number One albums

  31-03-2023 19:07 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has shot straight to Number One in the UK albums chart with ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’.READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatnessThe singer-songwriter beat off competition from Depeche Mode‘s 15th full-length effort, ‘Memento Mori’ to score her sixth chart topping album, tying herself level Arctic Monkeys, Blur and Radiohead on the list of acts with the most UK Number One records to their name.
  
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• Gaby Moreno and Oscar Isaac Recreate the Guatemalan Classic ‘Luna De Xelajú’

  31-03-2023 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The artists celebrate their roots and musical connection
  
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• Listen to King Krule’s unreleased tour flexi disc songs

  31-03-2023 18:58 via nme.com
  
  King Krule songs that were only available via flexi discs sold on tour can now be found online.
  Archy Marshall, also known as King Krule, is on The Sssh Tour – a series of intimate gigs across the EU and UK. The singer created new merch in the form of exclusive flexi discs that could only be purchased at shows. These discs featured new unreleased tracks that have since been making their rounds on the internet.
  The discs include songs such as ‘It’s All Soup Now’, ‘Fl
  
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• Ed Sheeran’s 'Eyes Closed' debuts at Number 1

  31-03-2023 18:57 via music-news.com
  
  He’s done it! Ed Sheeran debuts at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with his brand-new single, Eyes Closed.
  
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• Lana Del Rey secures sixth UK Number 1 album

  31-03-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Lana Del Rey nets a sixth UK Number 1 album with Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd today, scooping the fastest-selling LP of 2023 so far.
  
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• Watch 100 gecs play a remix of System Of A Down’s ‘Toxicity’

  31-03-2023 18:49 via nme.com
  
  100 gecs recently aired a remix of System Of A Down‘s nu-metal classic ‘Toxicity’ at a DJ set in California. Check it out below.READ MORE: 100 gecs: the hyperpop duo’s story in 10 tracksThe duo – made up of Laura Les and Dylan Brady – revealed the remix during their 64-song Boiler Room set in Los Angeles. The set also featured songs from a variety of artists such as Van Halen, Aaliyah, Smash Mouth, Cascada and more.
  ‘Toxicity’ was one of the final
  
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• Los Campesinos! want to commission writers “to foster their community”

  31-03-2023 18:43 via nme.com
  
  Los Campesinos! shared that they want to commission writers as a way to continue to foster their fanbase community.
  The band took to Twitter to announce the idea of working closely with writers to create in-depth pieces that fans would enjoy.
  They shared: “Our recent experiences are that very few outlets will cover our band anymore (no hard feelings, I get it!). But we want to continue to foster this community outside of social media, and it seems we’ve an ever-growing fanbase that w
  
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• The iHeart Radio Music Awards: A Night to Celebrate the Music that Made this Past Year

  31-03-2023 18:39 via rollingstone.com
  
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• David Lee Roth returns to stage for Las Vegas Performance

  31-03-2023 18:37 via nme.com
  
  David Lee Roth returned to the stage this week with the all-star cover band Royal Machines for a one-off live performance of Van Halen‘s ‘Panama’.
  The show was a corporate event for Home Depot sales managers that took place at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas earlier this week.
  “Are we having a good time so far?” asked Roth as he led the group through a lively cover of ‘Panama’ including his signature ad-libs. 
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• 50 new acts added to Creamfields North 2023 line-up

  31-03-2023 18:36 via nme.com
  
  50 new artists have been added to the line-up for this year’s Creamfields North festival.
  The northern edition of the iconic dance festival will take place in the Cheshire countryside later this summer, celebrating the bank holiday weekend.
  Scheduled for August 24 to August 27, the four-day already bash made headlines in October last year, when the 2023 instalment became the fastest-selling Creamfields on record. Now, the event will feature even more new artists as a new wave of acts has b
  
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• Hear Scott Weiland’s Trippy ‘Barbarella’ Demo Ahead of ’12 Bar Blues’ Reissue

  31-03-2023 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Deluxe edition will mark 25th anniversary of the late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman's first solo album
  
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• Jimmy Page shares previously unreleased Led Zeppelin demo ‘The Seasons’ which became ‘The Rain Song’

  31-03-2023 18:28 via nme.com
  
  Jimmy Page has shared a previously unreleased Led Zeppelin instrumental demo, ‘The Seasons’.READ MORE: Led Zeppelin – rank the albums The track, which you can listen to below, eventually formed the basis of ‘The Rain Song’ from the band’s 1973 album ‘Houses Of The Holy’.
  Explaining how the track arose, Page wrote a message that accompanied the song on YouTube: “My original idea for the opening tracks for ‘Houses Of The Holy&rs
  
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• J Dilla’s Estate Says They Agreed to a Deal With Kano’s Stem Player

  31-03-2023 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  The late producer's mother says they haven't authorized a recently announced project by Dres of Black Sheep and that their current partnership with Stem + Kano takes precedence
  
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• Watch Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky Take a Trip in ‘Wharf Talk’ Video

  31-03-2023 17:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song appears on the rapper's new release, The Estate Sale
  
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• UK government “intentionally shutting down dancefloors,” says nightlife industry

  31-03-2023 17:15 via nme.com
  
  Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has claimed that the UK government is “intentionally” closing down nightclubs and venues across the country.READ MORE: UK grassroots venues “going over a cliff” without urgent government action or investment from arenasHighlighted in a new statement, the organisation has claimed that the government has taken deliberate steps to force smaller live venues out of business, and listed the ways in which it has done so.
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• Listen to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ electro remix of Puscifer’s ‘Apocalyptical’

  31-03-2023 17:11 via nme.com
  
  Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared a new remix of Puscifer‘s ‘Apocalyptical’.
  The 11-minute track, which originally featured on the side project of Tool and A Perfect Circle singer Maynard James Keenan‘s 2020 album, has been reworked into a synth driven new version by the Nine Inch Nails frontman and his sidekick. You can listen to it below.
  The new version is part of the band’s new remix album, ‘Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired&rsquo
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine Assault: Three Men Arrested in Florida

  31-03-2023 16:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The suspects, whose ages range from 23 to 43, allegedly beat and robbed the rapper at a gym last week
  
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• Perrie Edwards doesn't have 'deadline' to release solo music

  31-03-2023 16:36 via music-news.com
  
  Perrie Edwards feels liberated by being able to work at her own pace.
  
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• Miranda Lambert cancels Las Vegas concert to go on vocal rest

  31-03-2023 16:36 via music-news.com
  
  Miranda Lambert cancelled the show on doctor's orders.
  
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• Lauren Jauregui’s ‘Trust Issues’ Is a Poignant ‘Ode to Potential Lovers’

  31-03-2023 16:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This next era is really about growth and honesty," Jauregui tells Rolling Stone
  
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• Taylor Swift shares acoustic version of ‘Lavender Haze’

  31-03-2023 16:15 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has shared an acoustic version of her recent single ‘Lavender Haze’ – listen to it below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performanceThe original song appears on the pop star’s 10th and most recent studio album, the record-breaking ‘Midnights’, which came out last October.
  Swift today (March 31) released a stripped-back rendition of the track on streaming pla
  
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• ‘Lust, Desire, and Excess’: New Doc Explores the Everlasting Legacy of Yello’s ‘Oh Yeah’

  31-03-2023 16:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  Filmmaker Nick Canfield is launching a Kickstarter to finish his project about the Eighties tune that became a cultural landmark after Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  
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• Sara Kays Worries People She Meets Will Get ‘Bored’ of Her on Relatable New Single

  31-03-2023 16:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I imagined myself sitting across from someone playing this completely nonsensical game that represents what it feels like in my mind to have conversations," she says
  
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• Chlöe’s Highly Anticipated Debut ‘In Pieces’ is a Fascinating But Uneven Listen

  31-03-2023 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The album is caustically self-aware and buoyed by her songwriting talents and vocal performances.
  
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• Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis, Founding Member of Boy Band LFO, Dead at 47

  31-03-2023 15:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  "If it wasn’t for his hard work and dedication ... the LFO you came to know and (hopefully) love would not exist," said sole surviving member Brad Fischetti
  
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• Classy, Bougie, Rapturous: Jisoo’s ‘Flower’ Is a Song You Need to Know

  31-03-2023 15:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  On the Blackpink member's excellent debut single, the world finally gets to hear from one of K-pop's most beloved stars
  
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• BTS’ Suga Gives Fans an Intimate Look Inside His Life as a Solo Star in Documentary ‘Suga: Road to D-Day’

  31-03-2023 15:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Disney+ film follows the K-Pop singer as he tours in cities around the world
  
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• Liverpool arena set for Eurovision had “unacceptable” congestion at gig

  31-03-2023 15:05 via nme.com
  
  The Liverpool arena set to host Eurovision later this year has been criticised for having “unacceptable” congestion at a gig.READ MORE: Eurovision 2023: These are all the songs enteringThe congestion happened at a sold-out Jamie Webster show back in November 2022, when crowds built up and some fans reportedly felt too ‘panicked’ to go inside. Following the reports, the venue has labelled the incident as an isolated event.
  At Webster’s show last winter, some fans com
  
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• Khalid Evokes Gentle Kindness on New Single ‘Softest Touch’

  31-03-2023 14:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  "There's good vibes, good energy, just contributing to the world and giving people some love to hold onto"
  
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• Watch Drake rock out to Avril Lavigne in a Miami club

  31-03-2023 14:23 via nme.com
  
  Footage of Drake rocking out to Avril Lavigne while DJing at a recent club appearance has gone viral on social media.
  The rapper has been in Miami this week and seen at clubs around the area. A controversial sighting saw the OVO founder seen with 50 Cent the night before he was due to appear at Lollapalooza Brazil, leading fans to speculate that their meeting is why he cancelled his headline set on the day.
  In a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 136,000 views, you can see the Canadia
  
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