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• Watch Katy Perry perform at King Charles’ coronation concert

  07-05-2023 23:51 via nme.com
  
  Katy Perry was the first performer at tonight’s (May 7) coronation concert for King Charles III – see footage of her set below.
  Following yesterday’s (May 6) coronation at Westminster Abbey, a special concert is taking place at Windsor Castle on Sunday evening celebrating the new monarch.
  Also set to perform at the show are Take That and Lionel Richie. Alongside the King and Queen Consort, 20,000 members of the public and invited guests will be in attendance, and the
  
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• Lionel Richie and Katy Perry entertain crowd at coronation concert for King Charles III

  07-05-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Olly Murs, Nicole Scherzinger, Bryn Terfel, and Andrea Bocelli also performed during the spectacle.
  
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• See Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and More Perform at King Charles III’s Coronation Concert

  07-05-2023 23:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nicole Scherzinger, Take That, Steve Winwood and others also perform for newly crowned king at Windsor Castle
  
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• Little Dragon announce new album ‘Slugs Of Love’ with first single ‘Kenneth’

  07-05-2023 23:07 via nme.com
  
  Little Dragon have announced details of their seventh studio album – ‘Slugs Of Love’ is due out this summer.READ MORE: Little Dragon – ‘New Me, Same Us’ review: moments of genius pulled off course by half-baked electro-pop ideasThe follow-up to 2020’s ‘New Me, Same Us’ will land on July 7 via Ninja Tune and is being previewed by first single ‘Kenneth’.
  Of the new album, the Swedish band said in a statement: “We’ve been
  
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• Katy Perry jokes about struggling to find seat at King Charles III's coronation

  07-05-2023 22:36 via music-news.com
  
  While attending the ceremony for the British monarch on Saturday, the Firework singer was spotted searching for her seat at Westminster Abbey.
  
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• Skrillex, Fred again.. and Four Tet share full Coachella 2023 set online

  07-05-2023 21:59 via nme.com
  
  Skrillex, Fred again.. and Four Tet have shared a full recording of their closing set from weekend two of Coachella 2023 – watch below.READ MORE: Coachella 2023 review: a tribute to the power of diversity in musicThe three DJs took the the “TBA” slot after Blink-182 on the main stage on Sunday, which came after Frank Ocean’s withdrawal from Coachella Weekend 2 following doctor’s orders due to leg fractures sustained by the singer in the lead
  
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• Ed Sheeran discusses copyright trial in new TV interview: “I have not done something wrong”

  07-05-2023 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has reflected on his recent high-profile plagiarism trial in a new TV interview.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Subtract’ review: his troubled times laid bareThe pop star was found to have not copied Marvin Gaye‘s ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his 2014 Number One hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’, a US court ruled on Thursday (May 4).
  The case was brought against the pop star in 2016 by Ed Townsend – one of the co-writers on Gaye&
  
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• Subtract launch sees Ed Sheeran eye highest new entry

  07-05-2023 19:56 via music-news.com
  
  Following the release of his fifth studio album – (Subtract), Ed Sheeran is en route to net this week’s highest new entry with
  
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• Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding surge ahead for fifth week at Number 1

  07-05-2023 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are surging ahead for a fifth week at Number 1 with Miracle. It would become Ellie’s longest-running Number 1 single in the UK.
  
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• Pussy Riot awarded 2023 Woody Guthrie Prize

  07-05-2023 19:15 via nme.com
  
  Pussy Riot have been awarded the 2023 Woody Guthrie Prize.
  The annual prize is awarded by the Woody Guthrie Center and is presented to an artist who reflects the spirit of the late folk icon by proving themselves to be “a champion for the voiceless with an understanding of how a platform can be used to shine a light on our world, showing us what needs to be fixed and how to fix it.” In 2021, it was awarded to Bruce Springsteen.
  In a statement, Pussy Riot said of the win: “Today
  
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• Charli XCX to make film debut in ‘Faces Of Death’ remake

  07-05-2023 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has landed her first film role in the upcoming remake of 1970s cult horror Faces Of Death.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Charli XCX: “I like playing games with pop music. I enjoy poking fun at it”According to The Wrap, the singer will make her first film appearance in the Daniel Goldhaber-directed update of the 1978 film for Legendary Pictures.
  Production on Faces Of Death is currently underway in New Orleans, with Stranger Things‘ Barbie Fer
  
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• The complete recording of the coronation available now

  07-05-2023 18:02 via music-news.com
  
  Decca Classics is thrilled to announce that The Official Album of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen
  
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• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 24th album, ‘PetroDragonic Apocalypse’

  07-05-2023 17:47 via nme.com
  
  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced details of their 24th studio album, titled ‘PetroDragonic Apocalypse’.READ MORE: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: “If something is shit and no one likes it, you just put out another one the next month”The band’s first album of 2023 follows the triple-header of LPs released in October of last year, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava’, ‘Laminated Denim’ and ‘Changes’.
  
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• boygenius: 'If we stop having fun, it's over'

  07-05-2023 17:24 via music-news.com
  
  boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus) join Zane Lowe in-studio on Apple Music 1 for a conversation
  
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• WGA Writers Want Reforms. Songwriters Ask, ‘When’s Our Turn?’

  07-05-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "What makes me feel the most bummed out today is the stark realization of how little power we have," says president of one songwriter trade group
  
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• WGA Writers Are Pushing for Reforms. Songwriters Ask, ‘When’s Our Turn?’

  07-05-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "What makes me feel the most bummed out today is the stark realization of how little power we have," says president of one songwriter trade group
  
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• Troye Sivan promises new music is 'full of hope'

  07-05-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The singer-actor released his debut album Blue Neighbourhood in 2015 and its follow-up, Bloom, in 2018.
  
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• Watch Bad Bunny get slammed through a table during his first solo WWE match

  07-05-2023 15:53 via nme.com
  
  Bad Bunny took part in his first ever solo wrestling match last night (May 6), going up against Damien Priest during WWE’s Street Fight In San Juan.READ MORE: Bad Bunny at Coachella 2023: top five moments from the reggaeton star’s history-making setThe reggaeton star has been a frequent visitor to the world of WWE over the years, appearing during 2021’s Wrestlemania and Royal Rumble events. He returned to wrestling earlier this year, taking on Brock Lesnar, but last night he he
  
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• Sam Smith’s debut Israel performance cancelled amid “unforeseeable problems”

  07-05-2023 15:49 via nme.com
  
  Sam Smith‘s set at Summer In The City in Tel Aviv is no longer scheduled after festival organisers said the event’s first day was cancelled due to “unforeseeable problems”.READ MORE: Sam Smith live in London – a sweaty and spectacular night outSmith was due to perform in Israel for the first time on May 31 but now the whole day has been scrapped. Ticketholders can still watch live music on June 1, with acts including Robbie Williams and Martin Garrix on the bill.
  In
  
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• Watch Bad Bunny Win His First-Ever WWE Solo Match, ‘Street Fight in San Juan’

  07-05-2023 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Reggaeton star faced off against former tag team partner Damian Priest at WWE Backlash event in Bad Bunny's own Puerto Rico
  
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• Sleaford Mods and The Selecter lead first line-up announcement for Rockaway Beach 2024

  07-05-2023 15:03 via nme.com
  
  Rockaway Beach has announced the first names for the 2024 festival, with the likes of Sleaford Mods and The Selecter set to play.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods – ‘UK Grim’ review: their dumpster fire melodrama remains vitalThe 2023 event saw appearances from Self Esteem, Peter Hook And The Light, The Futureheads, Yard Act and Scouting For Girls. 
  Alongside “dynamic voices of a generation” Sleaford Mods, and the “original two-tone pioneers” The Selecter, B
  
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• The 1975’s Matty Healy joins Phoebe Bridgers for Taylor Swift support slot

  07-05-2023 14:15 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers opened up Taylor Swift’s second of three shows at Texas’ Nissan Stadium last night (May 6) with The 1975’s Matty Healy joining her on guitar.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performanceBridgers made her ‘Eras’ tour debut on Friday and once again opened for Swift last night. 
  Towards the end of her set, Bridgers was joined by her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus an
  
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• Grimes talks to Julia Fox about being “exceptionally cancelled”

  07-05-2023 13:22 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has opened up Julia Fox about being an “exceptionally cancelled” artist.READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum The pop star was a guest on the actress’ Spotify podcast Forbidden Fruits earlier this week, where the pair discussed cancel culture, AI, and more.
  “I’m very easy to cancel and canceled very often,” Grimes told Fox. “I’ve always been ex
  
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• Kesha says new album ‘Gag Order’ is “really intimate” as she shares “a lot of ugly emotions”

  07-05-2023 12:28 via nme.com
  
  Kesha has spoken about her upcoming album ‘Gag Order’, saying that she shares “a lot of ugly emotions” in it.
  Due for release May 19, the follow-up to 2020’s ‘High Road’ sees the singer work with Rick Rubin on the “anti-pop” record.
  “An artist doesn’t exist to make others happy. I believe an artist gives voice, motion, colour to the emotions we all have. The good emotions, and the unmanageably fucking miserable ones,” Kesha
  
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• Diplo dropped acid to run the Los Angeles marathon: “I really paid for it in the end”

  07-05-2023 12:16 via nme.com
  
  Diplo has revealed that he dropped acid before running the Los Angeles marathon in March, but “really paid” at the end for his decision to take the drug.
  The DJ and producer completed the run in three hours and 55 minutes, and later shared on Instagram that he decided to take LSD shortly before it.
  In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter Diplo said that his decision was wise for allowing him to run at a good pace – but that really exhausted him.
  “I probably took
  
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• 'One of them just got a job!' Ayra Starr keeps in touch with her fans via text message

  07-05-2023 12:09 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Ayra Starr likes to keep in touch with her fans over text message and was "so proud" when one of them got a job.
  
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• Peter Gabriel teams up with his daughter and Brian Eno for song ‘Four Kinds Of Horses’

  07-05-2023 11:43 via nme.com
  
  Peter Gabriel has released new single ‘Four Kinds Of Horses’, which features his daughter Melanie on backing vocals alongside Brian Eno on synthesiser – check it out below.
  Released on Friday (May 5) to coincide with the full moon, the song is the latest track to be shared from Gabriel’s upcoming solo album ‘i/o’ following ‘Panopticom’ and ‘The Court’.
  Gabriel said that ‘Four Kinds Of Horses’ explores “the interesting
  
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• Pet Shop Boys: The Weeknd makes amazing pop music, but I don't know what he looks like

  07-05-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pet Shop Boys loves how The Weeknd is all about his music and not his life like most pop stars nowadays.
  
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• The Smashing Pumpkins recorded a Christmas album during COVID

  07-05-2023 11:00 via nme.com
  
  The Smashing Pumpkins wrote and recorded a Christmas album during COVID, according to returning drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.READ MORE: The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘ATUM’ review: bombastic space-rock opera with anthemsSpeaking to SiriusFX, Chamberlain revealed that he’d worked alongside vocalist Billy Corgan throughout the pandemic.
  “I have a studio at my house, Billy has a studio at his house. We live 20 minutes away. We’re not neighbours, but we’re really clos
  
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• Watch Glen Matlock play an updated version of Sex Pistols classic ‘God Save The Queen’ on coronation day

  07-05-2023 10:27 via nme.com
  
  Sex Pistols’ bassist Glen Matlock played an updated version of ‘God Save The Queen’ yesterday (May 6) to coincide with King Charles III’s coronation.
  The show took place at London’s 100 Club to support the release of his new album ‘Consequences Coming‘, which was released last week. Announcing the gig, Matlock wrote: “I wonder what kind of warrant I’ll get?! Come on down to the 100 Club this Saturday and find out.”
  Ahead of the show the
  
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• Taylor Swift moved by fans’ “beautiful” tribute to late grandmother Marjorie at Nashville show

  07-05-2023 10:23 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift got emotional when fans paid “beautiful” tribute to her late grandmother during her concert in Nashville on Friday (May 5).READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance Hundreds of fans held up a photo of Swift’s grandmother Marjorie, who inspired the ‘Evermore‘ song of the same name, while the pop star performed the song at Nissan Stadium.
  Swift was seen with
  
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• How to Connect Spotify to Google Home — Step By Step

  07-05-2023 09:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  You can easily play music from anywhere using a simple voice command by linking your Spotify account with Google Home. Playing music from your Spotify account anywhere in your Google Home ecosystem is as easy as asking. Here’s how to connect Spotify to your Google Nest. How to Connect Spotify to Google Home To connect […]
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• 'What an honour!': Andrew Lloyd Webber reflects on writing the coronation anthem

  07-05-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Andrew Lloyd Webber was “completely honoured” to have been asked to write the Coronation anthem and thinks King Charles is a "remarkable man."
  
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• 'Her music is real good rubbish': Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's guilty pleasure is Kylie Minogue

  07-05-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Duff McKagan is into some pop music thanks to his two daughters.
  
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