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• Watch Rammstein’s Till Lindemann play a punk, a cowboy and more in poker ad

  08-04-2023 23:47 via nme.com
  
  Rammstein’s Till Lindemann has appeared in a new poker advertisement, and in it he plays a range of characters – including a punk and a cowboy.READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies – the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes showThe ad, for the online poker site GGPoker, sees Lindemann play a number of characters in a high stakes poker game.
  One of the characters is a cowboy, another a punk, while a third one sees him dressed as a busines
  
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• Jay-Z is last rapper on Forbes’ billionaire list after Kanye falls off

  08-04-2023 22:53 via nme.com
  
  Jay-Z is now the last rapper on the Forbes Billionaire List 2023 after Kanye West fell off the list following his departure from Adidas.
  According to Forbes‘ list released last Tuesday (April 4), Jay-Z’s net worth has increased from $1.5billion (£1.2billion) to $2billion (£1.6billion).
  West’s wealth meanwhile has declined since the loss of his deal with Adidas. The sportswear company terminated its partnership with West in October 2022 in light of the rapp
  
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• James Mangold Gives Update on Timothée Chalamet-Starring Bob Dylan Biopic

  08-04-2023 22:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Now titled A Complete Unknown, director's first music biopic since Walk the Line will begin production this August
  
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• Simon Fuller has paid tribute to S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole

  08-04-2023 21:53 via nme.com
  
  Simon Fuller is the latest to lead tributes to S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole.
  The musician, 46, is reported to have died at home on April 6, just weeks after the band announced details of their reunion. While the cause of death is currently unknown, police confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances.
  S Club 7 were managed by former Spice Girls manager Fuller and he today (April 8) paid tribute to Cattermole in a statement to PA News.
  “Paul was a beacon of light for a generatio
  
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• Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris home to be opened to the public

  08-04-2023 21:00 via nme.com
  
  Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris home is to be opened to the public later this year.
  Since the legendary singer, actor, artist and director’s death in 1991, his home has become a shrine for fans around the world who have left messages, graffiti portraits and flowers outside the home.
  The property, which is owned by his actor daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg, has been kept as it was since he died. Now, the property will open to the public on September 20.
  Much of his music was composed at t
  
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• Graham Nash Says David Crosby Died During Covid-19 Bout

  08-04-2023 19:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  "He died in his bed, and that is fantastic," Crosby, Stills and Nash singer says of band mate's Jan. 19 death
  
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• Queen say they’re considering releasing new music with Adam Lambert

  08-04-2023 19:26 via nme.com
  
  Queen have said that they are considering releasing new music with Adam Lambert.READ MORE: Queen days – Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journeyThe music would be the first the band have released since the death of frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991. In 2004, the band first toured with singer Paul Rodgers and since 2011, Lambert has sung live with the band.
  Speaking on US Radio, Queen’s Brian May said: “We have dabbled a little. It is just that y
  
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• More British artists achieved streaming success in 2022 than ever before

  08-04-2023 18:03 via nme.com
  
  A new report has revealed that in 2022, more British artists achieved streaming success than ever before.READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done”In 2022, 200 UK artists achieved over 200 million global streams according to the report from the BPI. The report drew on data from Luminate and the Official Charts Company.
  The list featured artists including Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender and Dua Lipa.
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• Ellie Goulding performed 'best-ever vocals' on unreleased Father John Misty song

  08-04-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Ellie Goulding has revealed she wrote and recorded a track with the singer/producer "a few years ago".
  
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• Morrissey still a hot ticket despite lack of industry support

  08-04-2023 15:38 via music-news.com
  
  Artist Morrissey recently announced a string of UK dates for this coming Summer. Venues include Portsmouth Guildhall 8th July, Royal
  
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• Bob Dylan, Janelle Monáe, Wet Leg and more for Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 line-up

  08-04-2023 15:38 via nme.com
  
  The line-up for the 2023 Montreux Jazz Festival has been announced, with the likes of Bob Dylan, Janelle Monáe, Wet Leg, Iggy Pop and Sam Smith all set to perform.
  Idles, Lil Nas X, Maisie Peters and Christine And The Queens will also perform alongside the likes of Lionel Richie, Simply Red and Seal.
  Taking place on the Lake Geneva shoreline between June 30 and July 15, the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival is set to “exemplify what the festival is all about; curating an eclectic, free-fl
  
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• Halsey Says a Good Luck Spider Is to Thank for Landing ‘MaXXXine’ Role

  08-04-2023 15:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Casting room encounter with four-legged friend helped singer get role in upcoming slasher film: "I’m a witch and spiders are good luck... this is a great sign for me," Halsey says of audition
  
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• Ashnikko shares title track from debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’

  08-04-2023 14:17 via nme.com
  
  Ashnikko has shared the title track from her upcoming debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Ashnikko on new track ‘You Make Me Sick’ and her next project: “I’m controlling the narrative”The singer will release their first LP on June 2 via Parlophone (pre-order here) and it has been previewed by recent single ‘Worms’.
  “My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journ
  
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• Lars Ulrich on how long Metallica will keep touring for

  08-04-2023 13:39 via nme.com
  
  Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has spoken about how much longer the metal giants will keep touring for, ahead of their massive world tour in support of new album ‘72 Seasons’.READ MORE: Metallica and friends: “‘The Black Album’ was a victory for the underdog”Due to kick off later this month, Metallica’s upcoming world tour will see the band play two nights at every city they visit in something dubbed the “No Repeat Weekend”, which is currently
  
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• Greta Van Fleet announce details of third album ‘Starcatcher’

  08-04-2023 13:26 via nme.com
  
  Greta Van Fleet have announced details of their third album ‘Starcatcher’ – listen to first single ‘Meeting The Master’ below.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Greta Van FleetThe follow-up to 2021’s ‘The Battle At Garden’s Gate’ will land on July 21 and was produced in Nashville by the band and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb.
  “We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build
  
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• Unheard version of David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ to be released

  08-04-2023 12:43 via nme.com
  
  An unheard version of David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ is set to be released alongside a series of NFTs.
  To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Let’s Dance’, blockchain platform Gala Music has teamed up with writer and producer Larry Dvoskin (David Bowie, Robert Plant, Bono, The Beach Boys) to release a limited series of David Bowie inspired digital collectibles.
  The series goes live April 14, giving fans early access to a previously-unheard version of ‘
  
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• Nick Mason “available” for Pink Floyd reunion

  08-04-2023 12:42 via nme.com
  
  Nick Mason says he’s “tempted to make himself available” for any potential future Pink Floyd reunion.
  The legendary prog band have been in the news recently after Roger Waters announced that he would be re-recording the iconic ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ LP without his former bandmates for its 50th anniversary.
  Mason recently shared his opinion on the re-record, saying: “[Waters] actually sent me a copy of what he was working on and I write to him a
  
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• Courtney Love remembers Kurt Cobain on 29th anniversary of his death

  08-04-2023 12:09 via nme.com
  
  Courtney Love has remembered her husband and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain on the 29th anniversary of his death.
  Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994, and Love shared a photograph of him to mark the anniversary earlier this week.
  The photo, of Cobain’s hands, was taken by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, as Love revealed.
  “I love beautiful hands, it’s the first thing I look at in another,” she wrote. “I love that the only photograph of Kurt that [Stipe] took, d
  
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• David Crosby died after contracting COVID-19, says Graham Nash

  08-04-2023 12:08 via nme.com
  
  Graham Nash has claimed that David Crosby died after contracting COVID-19 for a second time.
  David Crosby died in January, aged 81. “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away,” read a statement, confirming the news.
  “He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django. Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to li
  
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• Survivor of Morbid Angel roof collapse describes ordeal of being trapped

  08-04-2023 11:22 via nme.com
  
  A number of fans who survived the roof collapse at Morbid Angel’s Illinois gig last week have described the ordeal of being trapped and then rescued.
  Just after 7:45pm last Friday evening (March 31), severe storm conditions caused the roof at the Apollo Theatre – a century-old venue in Belvidere, Illinois – to cave in on itself, killing one man, Fred Livingston Jr, and injuring a further 40 concertgoers.
  Speaking to CBS 2, Daniel Barac described the terrifying incident in an in
  
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• Kylie Minogue's album to be filled with dance tunes

  08-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kylie Minogue's new album will be filled with dance tunes and it is set to usher in her "strong and empowered era".
  
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• Europe's Joey Tempest: It was a drag being pitted against other bands

  08-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Joey Tempest has discussed being pitted against other bands in the 80s.
  
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• Ellie Goulding wants to collaborate with Charli XCX

  08-04-2023 10:21 via nme.com
  
  Ellie Goulding has revealed that she wants to collaborate with Charli XCX, with the pair already “deciding” to write a track together.
  READ MORE: Ellie Goulding – ‘Higher Than Heaven’ review: playful antidote to personal-driven pop
  Ellie Goulding’s recent collaboration with Calvin Harris ‘Miracle’ went to Number One in the Official UK Singles Chart yesterday (April 7), beating out competition from Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran.
  She also released her f
  
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• Watch The Jonas Brothers join Lewis Capaldi onstage in New York

  08-04-2023 09:50 via nme.com
  
  The Jonas Brothers made a surprise appearance during Lewis Capaldi’s headline show at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night (April 6) – check out fan-shot footage of the moment below.READ MORE: Truth, Tourette’s and Elton John: dissecting Lewis Capaldi’s new Netflix docCapaldi was performing in New York ahead of the release of his upcoming second album ‘Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent’. After he performed ‘Hold Me While You Wait’, Capaldi le
  
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• Delayed Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet to begin filming this summer

  08-04-2023 09:48 via nme.com
  
  The delayed Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet is set to begin filming this summer, its director has confirmed.READ MORE: It Ain’t Me, Babe: Every on screen portrayal of Bob Dylan ratedThe project was announced in 2020, before being delayed indefinitely later that year with no release timeframe shared.
  The film is being helmed by Le Mans ’66 filmmaker James Mangold and is reportedly titled Going Electric. It will focus on Dylan’s controversial decision in 1965 t
  
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• Queen set to record new songs with Adam Lambert

  08-04-2023 09:34 via music-news.com
  
  Queen are set to record new songs with Adam Lambert but are unsure if they will be special enough to release to the public.
  
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• Metallica's Lars Ulrich doesn't feel 'very old' as he approaches 60th birthday

  08-04-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Lars Ulrich credits his obsession with his Peloton bike with keeping him feeling young and fit.
  
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• SZA tired of people 'projecting anger' on social media

  08-04-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  SZA has been battling a lot of anxiety of late.
  
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• Chlöe Bailey Talks Dancing the Night Away With Beyoncé 20 Years Ago

  08-04-2023 07:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bailey, who played young Lilly on The Fighting Temptations, shared what is was like working with Beyoncé as a kid
  
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• Donda Academy Students ‘Two Years Behind,’ Says Teacher Suing Kanye West

  08-04-2023 04:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I don't think their goal was ever to have these kids soar,” says Cecilia Hailey. “There is just no possible way that these kids can ever get out of this hole unless they get out now”
  
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• S Club 7 Reunion Tour Uncertain Following Death of Member Paul Cattermole

  08-04-2023 03:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The fate of the S Club 7 25th anniversary reunion tour is uncertain following the death of member Paul Cattermole. Paul Cattermole, one of the original members of the London pop group S Club 7, has died aged 46. His death comes almost two months after the group announced a reunion tour initially set to […]
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• Coolio’s Lethal Cocktail: Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamines, PCP

  08-04-2023 00:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Coolio’s cause of death has been revealed as a combination of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamines, and PCP — more than six months after the rapper’s sudden passing. Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as rapper Coolio, died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamines, the Los Angeles County medical examiner determined. The news comes more […]
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• XXXTentacion Killers Get Life in Prison, Defense Attorneys Say Drake Should Be A Suspect

  08-04-2023 00:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Three men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion were given life sentences for the 2018 killing. Michael Boatwright (28), Dedrick Williams (26), and Trayvon Newsome (24) were convicted last month of first-degree murder and armored robbery by a jury. The jury deliberated for eight days before rendering the verdict. Prosecutors in the case did not seek […]
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• What Bans? TikTok Announces Calvin Harris as UK Featured #ElectronicMusic Artist

  08-04-2023 00:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok is featuring Calvin Harris as its UK #ElectronicMusic featured artist for April. The promotion comes at a time when multiple governments across the globe are increasing their scrutiny of the social network. The promotion with TikTok comes as Calvin Harris releases his new single, “Miracle” with Ellie Goulding. The new single is trending towards […]
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• Metallica announce ’72 Seasons’ residency on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

  08-04-2023 00:00 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have announced plans for a residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live! next week.READ MORE: Metallica and friends: “‘The Black Album’ was a victory for the underdog”The metal veterans will be performing live every night from Monday (April 10) to Thursday (13), ahead of the official release of their new album ’72 Seasons’.
  “In a first for the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, it’s ‘Metallica Week,’ as we will be the musical guest each night, beginn
  
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