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• Centaurify and Universal Music Group Expand NFT Partnership With Eurovision 2023 Digital Collectibles

  02-05-2023 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Notwithstanding the well-documented non-fungible token (NFT) sales falloff and adjacent “crypto winter,” Universal Music Group (UMG) is rolling out “exclusive digital collectibles” for Eurovision competitors ahead of the 67th annual event. Hilversum, Netherlands-headquartered Universal Music outlined its latest NFT plans in a joint release with Tallinn, Estonia’s Centaurify. Late March of this year saw the […]
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• Tim Bachman, founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies aged 71

  02-05-2023 23:24 via nme.com
  
  Tim Bachman, guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of Canadian band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at the age of 71.
  The musician’s son, Ryder Bachman, said on social media that his father had passed away last Friday afternoon (April 28).
  “Grateful I got to spend some time with him at the end,” he wrote alongside an old image of himself and Tim. “Grab yer loved ones and hug em close, ya never know how long you have.”
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• Ice Spice claims leaked song ‘Like’ is a “throw-away” track

  02-05-2023 23:17 via nme.com
  
  Ice Spice has responded to her recently leaked song ‘Like’ –  sharing it is just a “throw-away” track.READ MORE: Ice Spice: meet the internet’s hottest new rapperProduced by RiotUSA, the song features the rapper’s signature sensual flow and name-dropped GloRilla along with pop culture gossip site The Shade Room. ‘Like’ was not featured on her EP of the same name that was released earlier this year.
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• Enough Is Enough. It’s Time for the Rock Hall to Recognize Metal

  02-05-2023 23:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  What Iron Maiden's second snub says about the institution's attitude toward music's loudest genre
  
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• Brian Eno and Fred Again.. Will Release ‘Secret Life’ Album on Four Tet’s Text Records

  02-05-2023 22:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The record, which arrives on Friday, has been described by Four Tet as "the most beautiful album of 2023"
  
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• Def Leppard’s Rick Allen gives health update after Florida hotel attack

  02-05-2023 22:51 via nme.com
  
  Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has shared an update on his health after being attacked last month outside of a hotel in Florida.READ MORE: Ghost and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on ‘Spillways’ collab: “It was this big love-in”Back in March, the drummer was attacked outside the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A man rushed the 59-year-old drummer, causing him to fall to the ground and injure his head. A woman who attempted to help Allen was also attacked.
  
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• It’s Barbie and It’s Kim Petras: Pop Star Taps Nicki Minaj for ‘Alone’ Video

  02-05-2023 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I love her and I'm so inspired by her always, it's crazy to me. I don't know how she does it, but she's just the greatest ever. I'm so happy that she likes the song," Petras told Apple Music
  
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• Live Nation/Ticketmaster CEO Michael Rapino’s Compensation Package Tops $139 Million in 2022

  02-05-2023 22:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Amid scrutiny for its ticketing practices, Live Nation/Ticketmaster CEO Michael Rapino’s compensation package tops $139 million.  Rapino signed a new agreement with Live Nation to continue his employment through 2027. That earned him a $6 million signing bonus. His base salary is $3 million, a bump up from his base salary of $2.1 million in 2021—after a […]
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• Live Nation/Ticketmaster CEO Compensation Reaches $139MM in 2022

  02-05-2023 22:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Amid scrutiny for its ticketing practices, Live Nation/Ticketmaster CEO Michael Rapino’s compensation package tops $139 million.  Rapino signed a new agreement with Live Nation to continue his employment through 2027. That earned him a $6 million signing bonus. His base salary is $3 million, a bump up from his base salary of $2.1 million in 2021—after a […]
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• Snoop Dogg and Ryan Reynolds in bidding war over same sports team

  02-05-2023 22:07 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly embroiled in a bidding war to purchase a national sports team in Canada.READ MORE: Welcome To Wrexham review: Reynolds and McElhenney hit the back of the net According to talkSport, Wrexham AFC co-owner Reynolds is aiming to expand his portfolio and buy the Ottawa Senators – the National Hockey League team that is currently for sale in Canada’s capital city.
  The Deadpool actor was last week linked to a bid that would top $1billion
  
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• Grateful Dead Will Drop Previously Unreleased 1973 Concerts in New Boxset

  02-05-2023 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  "That old saying, ‘I listened to that show so often, I wore the tape out?’ It was created because of shows like this," said manager David Lemieux in a statement
  
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• Rihanna feeling 'energetic' during second pregnancy

  02-05-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna attended the 2023 Met Gala with partner A$AP Rocky on Monday night.
  
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• Adidas Doubles Down on Sports Following Catastrophic Kanye Deal

  02-05-2023 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As part of its strategy to pivot away from its disastrous deal with Kanye West, Adidas says its refocusing on sports.  “We want to double down on all of the things that are U.S.-centric, particularly around sport,” Rupert Campbell, Adidas’ North American President, told the Wall Street Journal about the sportswear company’s strategy shift. The German company officially […]
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• Foo Fighters announce Brazil show with Wet Leg and Garbage

  02-05-2023 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have announced a live show in Brazil with Wet Leg and Garbage – find all the details below.READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person”The Dave Grohl-led band are due to perform at the Estádio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on September 7, two days before their previously confirmed gig in São Paulo (September 9).
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• Swim Deep and Warpaint’s Jenny Lee Lindberg team up on new version of ‘King City’

  02-05-2023 20:45 via nme.com
  
  Swim Deep have teamed up with Warpaint‘s Jenny Lee Lindberg on a re-worked version of their 2012 single ‘King City’. Check it out below.
  The ‘JennyLee version’ of ‘King City’ takes on more of a self-referential turn due to the lyrics, “Fuck your romance / I wanna pretend / That Jenny Lindberg is my girlfriend.”
  Speaking about the new take on the track, frontman Austin Williams said: “10 years down the line Jenny reached out to say she h
  
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• Chance The Rapper reflects on past drug use: “I probably would have died”

  02-05-2023 20:27 via nme.com
  
  Chance The Rapper has reflected on his past struggles with substance abuse during the time his ‘Acid Rap’ mixtape was released a decade ago.
  In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the mixtape, the rapper opened up to Complex about the creation of the project and its impact.
  When asked what his life would have looked like had he not evolved as an artist after the release of ‘Acid Rap’, he shared: “I probably would’ve died, to be honest.”
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• London’s Printworks sees epic closing weekend, hopes to “return in three years”

  02-05-2023 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Printworks hosted its final run of shows over the Bank Holiday Weekend, but has outlined its hope to “return in three years”.
  Last July, it was confirmed that the 6,000-capacity nightclub and venue near Surrey Quays in London would close its doors after Southwark Council approved plans to turn the building into an office block.
  Nearly 12,000 people subsequently signed a Change.org petition in a bid to save Printworks, which opened back in 2017.
  In September 2022, the venue’s ma
  
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• Sound Ventures Announces ‘Oversubscribed’ $240 Million AI Fund, Reveals OpenAI, Anthropic, and StabilityAI Investments

  02-05-2023 19:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Beverly Hills-headquartered VC Sound Ventures has formally announced an approximately $240 million AI fund and revealed investments in OpenAI, Anthropic, and StabilityAI. Eight-year-old Sound Ventures, which counts as partners actor Ashton Kutcher, former iHeartMedia exec Effie Epstein, and Maverick Management founder Guy Oseary, just recently detailed its nearly quarter-billion-dollar foray into AI. Moving forward, the […]
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• Nick Cave Is Going to King Charles III’s Coronation Due to ‘Emotional Attachment’ to the Royals

  02-05-2023 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor am I an ardent republican for that matter," the musician explains — he's just obsessed with the monarchy
  
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• Timbaland claims he “was the one who found Ludacris”

  02-05-2023 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Timbaland has revealed the story of how he met Ludacris, and how he “was the one” who discovered the rapper.
  The Virginia-born producer has been sharing his production knowledge on social media, including his own Twitch channel and numerous podcasts.
  On April 24, Timbaland – real name Tim Mosley – became the first interviewee in the I Am Hip-Hop series. He spoke about how he and Atlanta rapper-turned-actor’s 2000 track ‘Phat Rabbit’ made “labels st
  
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• 6lack announces 2024 UK and European ‘Since I Have A Lover’ world tour

  02-05-2023 19:06 via nme.com
  
  6lack has announced new tour dates for the UK and European leg of his upcoming 2024 ‘Since I Have A Lover’ world tour. You can buy them here.READ MORE: 6lack – ‘6pc Hot’ EP review: musical rebirth from an ascendent R&B star primed for greatnessThe tour is in support of the R&B–hip-hop hybrid star’s recent third studio album, ‘Since I Have A Lover’ – which featured from Don Toliver and Wale. The album comes five years after his s
  
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• Nick Cave defends accepting invitation to King Charles’ coronation: “I am not a monarchist”

  02-05-2023 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has defended his decision to accept an invite to King Charles’ coronation this weekend, insisting that he is “not a monarchist”.READ MORE: This Much I Know To Be True review: an engrossing portrait of Nick CaveIt was reported this weekend that Bad Seeds singer would attend the coronation as part of an Australian delegation, alongside prime minister Anthony Albanese, footballer Sam Kerr and others.
  Addressing the invitation on his blog The Red Hand Files, Cav
  
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• The Lottery Winners’ 'Anxiety Replacement Therapy' odds on for Number 1

  02-05-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Lottery Winners are leading the race to clinch their first UK Number 1 album.
  
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• Flow Festival announces Balloon 360° stage line-up

  02-05-2023 18:22 via nme.com
  
  Flow Festival has announced the line-up for its Balloon 360° stage, with Horace Andy, Balming Tiger, DOMi & JD Beck, Meshell Ndegeocello and more set set to perform at the Finnish festival’s “unique landmark”.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 &
  
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• ‘Some Like It Hot’: Mariah Carey Nabs First Tony Award Nomination

  02-05-2023 18:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop icon made Broadway debut last fall as one of the show’s producers
  
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• Pony Bradshaw Is Country Music’s Newest Rambler

  02-05-2023 18:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  On his latest album North Georgia Rounder, the songwriter can't stop, won't stop
  
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• Jessie Ware on working with Kylie Minogue: “I love her”

  02-05-2023 18:04 via nme.com
  
  Jessie Ware has spoken to NME about what it was like to feature Kylie Minogue on the title track of her new album ‘That! Feels Good!’, as well as having her as a surprise guest at her London show.READ MORE: Jessie Ware – ‘That! Feels Good!’ review: a true, forward-facing pop visionarySpeaking to NME as part of the In Conversation series, Ware opened up about what it was like to feature a host of voice notes on the song from her all-star friends on fifth album.
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• Y La Bamba Opens Up About Breaking Curses on “Lucha”

  02-05-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Mexican-American singer-songwriter transformed pain and trauma into soft reflections of identity and healing on lush new LP
  
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• The Hives announce first new album in over a decade and share single ‘Bogus Operandi’

  02-05-2023 18:00 via nme.com
  
  The Hives have announced their first new album in over a decade, ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’, and shared lead single ‘Bogus Operandi’ — check it out below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle AlmqvistThe Swedish rock band will release ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ on August 11, 2023, via Fuga — you can pre-order the album here.
  The announcement arrives with the release of o
  
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• Accidental Sapphic Icon Hozier Stands With His LGBTQI+ Fans

  02-05-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  'It's a wonderful thing,' Irish star says of his online support
  
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• Doja Cat Was the Met Gala’s Ultimate Chaos Agent. We Expected Nothing Less

  02-05-2023 17:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  For the 2023 Met Gala celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," the singer underwent a full glam transformation into the late designers beloved cat
  
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• Jack Harlow told reporters he was “on ‘shrooms” at the Met Gala 2023

  02-05-2023 17:22 via nme.com
  
  Jack Harlow reportedly told the press that he was “on ‘shrooms” to get out of red carpet interviews at this year’s Met Gala.READ MORE: Jack Harlow live in London: brilliantly charming, but doesn’t he just know itLast night (Monday May 1), the Louisville rapper attended the annual fundraising gala days after the surprise release of his third studio album, ‘Jackman’. The record is a follow-up to Harlow’s polarising 2022 sophomore album, ‘Come H
  
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• Jonas Brothers Promise ‘Five Albums Every Night’ on North American Tour

  02-05-2023 16:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  We've run the numbers, and we're gonna guess they're not gonna play those albums in their entirety — but who knows
  
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• Foals welcome bassist Walter Gervers back to the band

  02-05-2023 16:23 via nme.com
  
  Foals have announced that former bassist Walter Gervers has re-joined the band.READ MORE: Foals on the cover: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed”The band, who are currently gearing up for a run of intimate UK out-store shows before hitting the road to support Paramore in South America and then later return to headline Reading & Leeds, had previously teased to NME that they’d have a “surprise” for fans about who’d be playing with them at the upc
  
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• Sleep Token gig disrupted by “absolutely sinister fart”, moment goes viral

  02-05-2023 16:20 via nme.com
  
  A Sleep Token gig was interrupted this weekend when an audience member appeared to fart during one of the quietest moments in the alt-metal band’s set.READ MORE: Sleep Token: what’s behind the rapid rise of the mysterious masked collective? The anonymous masked UK collective were performing at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia, this Saturday (April 29) when one concertgoer apparently let one rip.
  According to fans, the unfortunately timed toot came during the quiet piano se
  
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• Suga Downs Performs ‘Haegeum’, Does Whiskey Shots on ‘Tonight Show’

  02-05-2023 16:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The BTS member discussed his new album D-Day, got roped into a new game, and tried his best to play an actual haegeum
  
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• Fans react to AI creation of Kurt Cobain singing Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’

  02-05-2023 15:35 via nme.com
  
  Fans have reacted to a new AI-generated clip of Kurt Cobain singing Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’.
  READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary
  The original track was released in 1998 by the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band, which was founded by the Nirvana frontman’s former wife, Courtney Love, and guitarist Eric Erlandson.
  Now, a clip has emerged with Cobain’s vocals on the track, which has prompted mixed reactions from fans.
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• Ed Sheeran warns he’ll quit music if found guilty in copyright trial

  02-05-2023 15:03 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has said he will leave the music industry if he loses his ongoing copyright infringement trial.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streakThe singer-songwriter is currently going through court proceedings for a plagiarism trial related to his 2015 song ‘Thinking Out Loud’.
  Back in 2016, the pop star was sued by Ed Townsend – one of the co-writers on the classic Marvin Gaye track &lsq
  
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• Benefits, Cavetown and more announced for Glastonbury 2023 on Left Field line-up

  02-05-2023 14:05 via nme.com
  
  Benefits, Cavetown, Big Joanie, Cassyette and more have been announced for Glastonbury‘s 2023 Left Field line-up.READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy FarmOther acts announced on the line-up, which spotlights “voices from the front line of the struggle in debate and performance”, include Deadletter, Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Delilah Bon, Kid Kapichi, Dréya Mac, Tom A. Smith, Lime Garden, Jamie Webster and Wil
  
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• N’famady Kouyaté on winning Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition: “I feel like I’m dreaming”

  02-05-2023 13:32 via nme.com
  
  N’Famady Kouyaté has spoken to NME about how it feels to have won a coveted Pyramid Stage slot at Worthy Farm this June after winning Glastonbury‘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 Guinea-born, Cardiff-based artist emerged triumphant over eight other finalists and thousands of online entries. He won over a judging pan
  
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• Wham!'s 40th anniversary to be marked with The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven collection

  02-05-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Wham! formed in 1981 and are one of the most successful acts of the 1980s.
  
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• Pink and Sheryl Crow love heavy metallers Judas Priest

  02-05-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed two of the band's most unlikely famous fans.
  
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• 'I would just lash out': Metallica's Kirk Hammett nearly 9 years sober

  02-05-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kirk Hammett overhauled his life since ditching alcohol.
  
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• Bryan Adams leads tributes to Gordon Lightfoot

  02-05-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Trudeau, Stephen King, and Belinda Carlisle have also reacted to Gordon Lightfoot's death.
  
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• Enter Shikari announce 2024 UK arena tour in support of Music Venue Trust

  02-05-2023 12:24 via nme.com
  
  Enter Shikari have announced a new 2024 tour, which will hit arenas around the UK in support of Music Venue Trust. Find ticket details below.READ MORE: Enter Shikari talk “euphoric” new album ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’Shared today (April 2), the upcoming tour will feature seven dates across the United Kingdom, taking place in early 2024. The live shows will not only celebrate the release of their latest LP, but also benefit a music-oriented charity.
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• Aubrey Plaza criticises Jared Leto for outfit mistake at the Met Gala

  02-05-2023 11:41 via nme.com
  
  Aubrey Plaza has criticised Jared Leto for making a mistake with his outfit at this year’s Met Gala.
  This year’s theme paid homage to late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. While countless of the famous faces attending paid homage to their favourite designers by wearing elegant garments, Jared Leto went with a less conventional option and came dressed as Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette.
  Inspired by the designer’s beloved white Burmese cat, the actor and musici
  
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• aespa drop music video for pre-release single ‘Welcome To MY World’

  02-05-2023 11:23 via nme.com
  
  K-pop girl group aespa have unveiled the music video for ‘Welcome To MY World’, the pre-release single to their upcoming mini-album ‘MY WORLD’.READ MORE: aespa live in Seoul: future-facing set from K-pop’s AI trailblazersOn May 2 at 6pm KST, the quartet dropped their pre-release track ‘Welcome To MY World’ along with a music video for the song. The new track arrives ahead of their third mini-album ‘My World’ and its lead single ‘Spicy&r
  
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• Colde to collaborate with RM of BTS, AKMU’s Lee Chan-hyuk and EXO’s Baekyun on ‘Love Part 2’ EP

  02-05-2023 11:20 via nme.com
  
  South Korean indie singer Colde has released the tracklist for his upcoming EP ‘Love Part 2’, revealing collaborations with RM, Lee Chan-hyuk and Baekhyun.READ MORE: Suga live in New York: a show-stopping statement of artistic intent at the BTS rapper’s debut solo tourOn May 1, the singer-songwriter took to his social media accounts to unveil the tracklist for ‘Love Part 2’. The eight-track record includes several collaborations with K-pop stars like RM of BTS, AKMU
  
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• Folk-pop legend Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84

  02-05-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The seminal musician was adored by musical greats including Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley.
  
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• David Bowie had basic butties on backstage BRITs rider

  02-05-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  David Bowie was "weirdly not pretentious", according to friend and collaborator Neil Tennant.
  
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