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• AEI Music Launches AEI Ventures to Invest in Music Industry Outsiders

  12-04-2023 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  AEI Music has announced its new AEI Ventures investment arm, focusing on the next founds in the music and hospitality industries. AEI Ventures will focus on investing in companies created by those with little experience in the traditional music and hospitality industries. Emphasis will also be placed on working with those from historically excluded or […]
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• Listen to The National’s new single featuring Phoebe Bridgers, ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’

  12-04-2023 23:13 via nme.com
  
  The National have shared a new single featuring Phoebe Bridgers – listen to ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’ below.READ MORE: On the road with The National: “Sex, death and losing – what else is there?” The melancholic piano-led song serves as the fourth and final preview of the band’s ninth album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, which is due for release on April 28 (pre-order here).
  “Don’t you understand?/ Your mind is
  
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• Akademiks takes a photo with Donald Trump at UFC fight

  12-04-2023 23:01 via nme.com
  
  DJ Akademiks has been spotted hanging out with former US President Donald Trump at a UFC fight over the weekend.
  Akademiks has previously voiced his support for Trump and his presidency, confirming his support in interviews and posting videos to his Instagram of snippets from one of Trump’s 2022 pep rallies.
  The two attended Miami’s Kaseya Center on Saturday night (April 8) to watch UFC 287’s main event rematch between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. The crowd was star-studde
  
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• The National Freak Out Phoebe Bridgers in ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’ Video

  12-04-2023 22:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track, which features Bridgers, will appear on band's upcoming 'First Two Pages of Frankenstein' album
  
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• Legendary dub and reggae soundsystem pioneer Jah Shaka has died

  12-04-2023 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Tributes have been paid to Jah Shaka, also known as the Zulu Warrior, who has died aged 75.
  The Jamaican-born singer, producer, musician  and label owner was a pioneering leader in the UK’s soundsystem culture, operating the Roots Soundsystem since the early ’70s –  releasing some of the scene’s most seminal records and spearheading the influential Jah Shaka Sound System.
  Soundsystem culture went on to inspire dance genres such as dubstep and house, as well as b
  
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• Kelly Jones still dreams about late Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable “at least five times a week”

  12-04-2023 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Kelly Jones has revealed that he still dreams about the late Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable “at least five times a week”.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics’ Kelly JonesCable played with the Welsh band between 1992 and 2003, before the musician and broadcaster tragically died in 2010. He was 40 years old.
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• Amazon Music Becomes the Official Stagecoach Streaming Video Provider

  12-04-2023 22:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Amazon Music becomes the official Stagecoach streaming video provider with exclusive content and an air-conditioned lounge on-site. Country music enthusiasts unable to make it to the 2023 edition of Stagecoach in Indio, California, on April 28-30 will be able to catch the festival’s acts via Amazon Music. Amazon Music will be the exclusive live-streaming partner […]
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• PMC & UMG Partner at NAMM to Highlight Immersive Audio Music Mixing, Lucid Motors

  12-04-2023 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Loudspeaker manufacturer PMC and Universal Music Group (UMG) have partnered to highlight immersive audio possibilities at this year’s National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) exhibition. The two companies will showcase PMC monitors and UMG’s industry-leading catalog of immersive audio via an immersive audio and video experience at the PMC booth 15908. UMG and PMC have […]
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• Jelly Roll Is Going to Sing for George Jones at ‘Still Playin’ Possum’ Tribute Concert

  12-04-2023 21:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The unconventional Nashville star will join Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Tanya Tucker, and more at an Alabama salute to Jones, who died 10 years ago this month
  
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• Madonna and Mariah Carey songs added to U.S. National Recording Registry

  12-04-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The latest selections named to the registry span from 1908 to 2012.
  
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• Universal Music Group Reportedly Tells Streaming Services to Remove AI-Generated Music, Citing ‘A Moral and Commercial Responsibility to Our Artists’

  12-04-2023 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly pushing Spotify, Apple Music, and others to remove AI-generated tracks – and cease allowing artificial intelligence models to analyze its artists’ music on streaming services altogether. The Financial Times just recently detailed the leading label’s reported effort to curb the streaming prevalence of AI-created works. Of course, it’s hardly […]
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• The 1975’s Matty Healy quits social media: “The era of me being a fucking arsehole is coming to an end”

  12-04-2023 21:20 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has quit social media, telling fans that he’s “had enough”.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero”The singer deactivated his Instagram account (@trumanblack) at some point last weekend, according to the Evening Standard.
  It came after Healy told the audience during The 1975’s concert in Adelaide, Australia on Monday (April 10) that he would be
  
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• A Lost Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Duet Is Finally Seeing the Light of Day

  12-04-2023 21:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Tell Me That You Love Me" is a highlight of a new posthumous album from Rogers, who died in 2020
  
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• Rumble’s Deal With Akademiks is a Sign of The Hip-Hop World’s Right-Wing Impulse

  12-04-2023 21:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  The popular live-streamer is only the latest hip-hop media figure to drift into conservative talking points
  
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• Kelly Jones: 'I've always wanted to make a Nashville-type record'

  12-04-2023 20:44 via music-news.com
  
  Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has opened up about the impact of the death of former bandmate and best friend, Stuart Cable – in a new podcast from the charity Help Musicians.
  
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• Hear Bob Dylan Break Out The Grateful Dead’s ‘Truckin’’ at Tokyo Concert

  12-04-2023 20:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  It's the first time in his career that he's played the 1970 Dead classic, and a rare surprise moment in his otherwise predictable 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' setlist
  
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• GloRilla and Boosie Badazz name their pets after each other

  12-04-2023 20:34 via nme.com
  
  GloRilla and Boosie Badazz have revealed that they have named their pets after each other.
  The two sparked a funny back-and-forth over social media last week when Badazz took to social media to post a video of himself calling out for his dogs.
  “I done named my dog GloRilla,” shared the rapper. He continued, “Glo, big Glo, ole GloRilla man”
  GloRilla quickly returned the favour by posting a video of her reptile terrarium. In the video, you hear her calling out “Boosie
  
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• Listen to The Linda Lindas’ fierce new single ‘Too Many Things’

  12-04-2023 20:27 via nme.com
  
  The Linda Lindas have shared their new fierce pop-punk track ‘Too Many Things’ ahead of their upcoming Coachella performances.READ MORE: The Linda Lindas: the fearless, fun-loving future of punk-rockThe band’s first release of 2023, following on the viral band’s acclaimed 2022 debut album ‘Growing Up’, the song is a reflection on coming of age with the lyrics: “What would happen if we all stayed the same / now I’ve changed but everything’s st
  
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• Metallica on Bob Dylan’s revelation that he’s seen them live twice

  12-04-2023 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have responded to the recent revelation that Bob Dylan has seen the band perform live twice.READ MORE: Metallica: “We’re still trying to figure all this shit out”Last December, the legendary singer-songwriter recalled in a rare interview with the Wall Street Journal that he has attended two Metallica concerts previously, as well as gigs by Oasis and Klaxons.
  Speaking to NME this week, drummer Lars Ulrich said: “I saw that.”
  He continued
  
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• Tim Westwood interviewed over sexual assault allegations

  12-04-2023 20:14 via nme.com
  
  Tim Westwood has been interviewed under caution by police in relation to five sexual offence allegations that date back over 40 years.
  As the Guardian reports, the former BBC Radio 1 DJ, 65, was interviewed by the Metropolitan Police in March and again last week about offences he allegedly committed in London between 1982 and 2016.
  In a statement, a spokesperson for the Met said: “Police are investigating five reports relating to allegations of non-recent sexual offences allegedly committe
  
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• S Club 7’s Jo O’Meara and Rachel Stevens pay tribute to Paul Cattermole

  12-04-2023 20:02 via nme.com
  
  S Club 7‘s Jo O’Meara and Rachel Stevens have paid tribute to their late bandmate Paul Cattermole following his unexpected death last week.
  The musician, 46, passed away on April 6 at his home in Dorset – weeks after announcing that the group’ would be heading out on a reunion tour in celebration of their 25th anniversary.
  Paying tribute to Cattermole, O’Meara posted a photo of her late bandmate on Instagram with an emotional caption that read: “I just wanted
  
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• Halsey to star in upcoming A24 film ‘MaXXXine’

  12-04-2023 19:39 via nme.com
  
  Halsey is set to star in the third instalment of the A24 Mia Goth-led X franchise, MaXXXine.READ MORE: Halsey: “No amount of experience makes you invincible to trends”The singer is one of the recently announced all-star cast members. The film will also see the likes of Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale and Giancarlo Esposito.
  The horror franchise was created by writer, director and producer Ti West. The first film, X, was a
  
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• Speedy Ortiz Skewer ‘Scabs’ Who Posture Good Politics Without Doing the Work on New Song

  12-04-2023 19:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track marks the indie outfit's first in five years
  
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• Backstreet Boy’s Nick Carter sued for sexual assault by Dream’s Melissa Schuman

  12-04-2023 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault and battery by singer Melissa Schuman.
  According to the court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the singer claims that Carter used his fame and status to “gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault” her.
  Schuman was a member of the 2000s pop group Dream. She came forward in 2017 with a now-deleted blog post claiming that she was raped by Carter in 2003. She claimed that he allegedly forc
  
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• Kele Okereke teases “exciting” new music from Bloc Party

  12-04-2023 18:47 via nme.com
  
  Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has shared that the band are working on “exciting” new music.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Kele OkerekeThe indie veterans released their sixth album ‘Alpha Games‘ last year, with Okereke previously telling NME that he was “more excited about the energy that the band has right now” than he was concerned with their legacy.
  Now, after the recent release of his sixth solo album ‘Th
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Belts Out Taylor Swift’s Metaphorical Sigh of Relief With ‘Clean’ Cover

  12-04-2023 18:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer got tired of waiting for the 1989 (Taylor's Version) re-recordings, so she decided to take matters into her own hands
  
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• Depeche Mode announce support acts for 2023 European tour

  12-04-2023 18:24 via nme.com
  
  Depeche Mode have announced the acts that will be joining them as support on their upcoming ‘Memento Mori’ tour.READ MORE: Depeche Mode: “Do the best you can – you don’t know if you’re going to be doing it again”Announced today (April 12), the band – which is comprised of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan – shared the five acts that will be joining them for their string of tour dates across the continent and the UK later this year.
  The update was sh
  
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• Turnstile Become First Rock Act to Join Rolling Loud Miami Lineup

  12-04-2023 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pinkpantheress and Bryson Tiller are among the more eclectic bill for the 2023 edition of hip-hop festival
  
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• Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti Lead Rolling Loud Miami Lineup

  12-04-2023 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pinkpantheress, Turnstile, and Bryson Tiller are among the more eclectic bill for the 2023 edition of hip-hop festival
  
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• John Mayer Makes Suspiciously-Timed Comments About ‘Paper Doll’ Being a ‘Little Bitchy’

  12-04-2023 17:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song, released a decade ago, has long been rumored to have been written about Taylor Swift
  
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• Paul Simon Plumbs His Dreams for New ‘Seven Psalms’ Composition

  12-04-2023 17:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This whole piece is really an argument I'm having with myself about belief or not," artist says of the work, which arrives later this spring
  
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• German band boycott the UK after “humiliating” border experience due to new Brexit rules

  12-04-2023 17:05 via nme.com
  
  German band Trigger Cut have announced that they will no longer be attempting to tour in the UK after experiencing “degrading” treatment from border officials.READ MORE: UK touring bands are suffering due to “Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control”The Stuttgart-based punk band were set to play at seven UK venues this week but were refused entry into the country due to post-Brexit rule changes.
  “Today we got refused at the UK border for weird reasons,&rdquo
  
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• Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir Announce Eighth Annual Benefit Show With Don Was, Nancy Wilson

  12-04-2023 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Acoustic-4-A-Cure will return to the Fillmore in San Fransisco on May 13
  
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• He Brought the Four Seasons Back From the Dead With ‘Oh, What a Night.’ Few Know His Name

  12-04-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Gerry Polci was hired to play drums for Frankie Valli's group in 1973, but he soon became a vocalist and briefly led a spinoff version of the band
  
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• Sony Music, Ultra Records Sue Moody Recordings Over Allegedly Infringing Version of House Track ‘Dancin’

  12-04-2023 16:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Ultra Records are officially suing Moody Recordings for allegedly releasing an infringing version of a track entitled “Dancin” in violation of a years-long licensing agreement. Sony Music Spain and Ultra just recently levied the complaint against Moody Recordings, which is billed on SoundCloud as a Chicago-based house label. And while […]
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• Here’s a teaser of new music from Foo Fighters

  12-04-2023 16:33 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have surprised fans by sharing what appears to be a teaser of new music. Check it out below.READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person”The band are currently gearing up to play their first full headline shows since the tragic passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year. After confirming that they would be continuing as a band without him, now they’ve dropped what appears to be a taster of a new song
  
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• The National’s Matt Berninger talks battling depression and writer’s block

  12-04-2023 15:41 via nme.com
  
  The National frontman Matt Berninger has spoken candidly about his battle with depression and writer’s block, and how he documented it on the band’s upcoming album, ‘First Pages Of Frankenstein’.READ MORE: On the road with The National: “Sex, death and losing – what else is there?” Berninger was speaking in an exclusive cover interview for the latest issue of Uncut, where he revealed how the COVID period after The National’s last record &lsquo
  
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• Latin Music Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion in U.S. For First Time

  12-04-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  As Latin music thrives, its revenue continues to outpace the rest of the U.S. music industry, according to the RIAA's 2022 year-end report
  
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• Listen to Romy sample Glenn-Copeland on blissful new single ‘Enjoy Your Life’

  12-04-2023 14:09 via nme.com
  
  Romy has shared her new blissful and introspective track ‘Enjoy Your Life’, which features a sample from Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Check it out below.READ MORE: The xx’s Romy shows her true colours with new solo song ‘Lifetime’, a masterclass in pandemic popThe new single is produced by Fred Again.., Stuart Price and Jamie xx, and features the voice of legendary jazz and folk singer, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, sampled from his 2004 song, ‘La Vita’.
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• 'It's quite strange': Kelly Jones visited by late bandmate Stuart Cable in his dreams most days

  12-04-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Jones always has his late bandmate, who was like a brother to him, on his mind.
  
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• Hozier announces huge outdoor gig in Berkshire

  12-04-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Hozier is the latest artist announced for the Heritage Live summer concert series.
  
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• Glastonbury Festival announce ticket re-sale dates for 2023

  12-04-2023 13:06 via nme.com
  
  Glastonbury Festival have announced ticket re-sale dates and details, giving fans another chance to get into the 2023 edition of the festival this June.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmThe first main batch of tickets went on sale back in November – with coach and ticket packages selling out in under 25 minutes. Later, the general sale saw all tickets go in just over an hour, with organisers announcing that “de
  
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• Rachel Stevens pays tribute to S Club 7 bandmate Paul Cattermole

  12-04-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Rachel Stevens, a member of the pop group S Club 7, has paid an emotional tribute to Paul Cattermole after his tragic death.
  
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• Jai Paul Shares Message Ahead Of His First-Ever Live Show

  12-04-2023 11:34 via nme.com
  
  Jai Paul has shared a message with his fans ahead of his first-ever live debut, which will take place later this week.READ MORE: Lost albums of the 2010s – what became of the albums we were promised but that never arrived?The musician will perform live for the first time this Sunday (April 16), at the first weekend of Coachella 2023. Now, in a new social media update, he has spoken directly to fans and thanked them for their ongoing support throughout his career.
  “Yoo it’s Jai&
  
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• BTS’ ‘Proof’ exhibition heads to Los Angeles this Spring

  12-04-2023 11:09 via nme.com
  
  The BTS exhibition ‘Proof’ is set to open in Los Angeles this Spring, HYBE and Live Nation have announced.READ MORE: Jimin – ‘FACE’ review: BTS singer captures the turbulence of modern life in shadowy debut solo albumThe ‘Proof’ exhibition is set to take place at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica this May, following stops in the South Korean cities of Seoul and Busan last year.
  The upcoming exhibition will feature “an immersive visual journe
  
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• Mercury Prize to return in September

  12-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The winner of the 2023 Mercury Prize will be announced on September 7.
  
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• Matty Healy quits social media and vows to stop ranting

  12-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Matty Healy has vowed to become a "normal" person in the next "era" of The 1975.
  
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• Khalid to receive BMI Champion Award

  12-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Khalid is being recognised for his artistry and philanthropy.
  
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• Jaymi Hensley quits Union J to focus on his solo career

  12-04-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Jaymi Hensley has quit Union J to focus on himself and his solo music.
  
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• Madonna, Daddy Yankee, Mariah Carey Classics Added to Library of Congress’ Recording Registry

  12-04-2023 11:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Queen Latifah's debut album, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Imagine," and the Super Mario Bros. theme song also selected for special preservation
  
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