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• Maggie Rogers has finished recording her third album

  21-05-2023 23:52 via nme.com
  
  Maggie Rogers has confirmed that she has finished writing and recording her third album.READ MORE: – Maggie Rogers: “Choice is the greatest sense of freedom”As revealed in a new Instagram post, the follow-up to last year’s ‘Surrender’ LP was laid down at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
  “That’s a wrap on LP3 !!!!” she told fans, adding that the album was “written + recorded + off to mixing.”
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• Josh Freese named as Foo Fighters' new drummer

  21-05-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Josh Freese is to succeed the late Taylor Hawkins as the rock group's touring drummer.
  
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• Foo Fighters confirm Josh Freese as new touring drummer

  21-05-2023 23:03 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters have confirmed Josh Freese as their new touring drummer.READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person”The news was confirmed during their Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts livestream on Sunday (May 21) in which the band prepared for their comeback tour and delivered “a few surprises”.
  Since the band confirmed that they would be continuing to make music in January following the
  
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• Foo Fighters Reveal Josh Freese as Their New Drummer

  21-05-2023 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Renowned and always-in-demand drummer has had tenures with Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Devo and dozens more
  
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• PVRIS’ Lynn Gunn is buried alive in video for dark new single ‘Love Is A…’

  21-05-2023 21:01 via nme.com
  
  PVRIS have shared another brand new single from their upcoming fourth album – listen to ‘Love Is A…’ below.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with PVRISThe new LP, titled ‘Evergreen’, was announced earlier this year with the single ‘Good Enemy’.
  The follow-up to 2020 album ‘Use Me’ will be released on July 14 via Hopeless Records and feature two songs shared last year, ‘Animal’ and &l
  
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• The Most Common Reasons Why Copyright Takedowns, Penalties, and Lawsuits Happen — According to a Top Music Licensing Expert Easy Song

  21-05-2023 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoided, according to a leading music licensing expert Easy Song. If the music industry can agree on anything, it’s that copyright-related takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits […]
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• The Most Common Reasons Why Copyright Takedowns, Penalties, and Lawsuits Happen — According to a Top Music Licensing Expert

  21-05-2023 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoided, according to a leading music licensing expert EasySong. If the music industry can agree on anything, it’s that copyright-related takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits are […]
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• Watch Taylor Swift give ‘Question…?’ live debut as ‘Eras’ tour continues

  21-05-2023 20:04 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift gave a live debut to ‘Midnights’ track ‘Question…?’ last night (May 20) as the ‘Eras’ tour hit Massachusetts.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance The singer is set to play multiple dates at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and played the second show at the venue on Saturday night.
  During the ‘surprise’ section of the set eac
  
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• Lana Del Rey en-route to first solo UK Top 10 single in over a decade with 'Say Yes To Heaven'

  21-05-2023 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Lana Del Rey looks to have struck gold by opening the vaults of her unreleased music – with Say Yes To Heaven on track
  
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• The Smiths’ Mike Joyce appears on BBC Breakfast to honour Andy Rourke: “He just put the bass on and magic would happen”

  21-05-2023 19:16 via nme.com
  
  Former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce appeared on BBC Breakfast today (May 21) to pay tribute to his late bandmate Andy Rourke.READ MORE: Andy Rourke, 1964 – 2023: The Smiths bassist was a key thread in their rich tapestryRourke died after “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer”, confirmed a statement from bandmate Johnny Marr on Friday (May 19). He was 59 years old.
  Since then, tributes from across the music industry have poured in, with Joyce himself hailing Rourke&rs
  
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• Don’t Expect Miley Cyrus to Tour Any Time Soon: ‘There’s No Connection’

  21-05-2023 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Like singing for hundreds of thousands of people isn’t really the thing that I love," singer says, dashing Endless Summer Vacation tour hopes
  
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• Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service and more to play Riot Fest 2023

  21-05-2023 18:35 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service and more have been announced to headline Riot Fest 2023 – see the full line-up below and buy tickets here.READ MORE: The NME Festival Guide 2023The festival will return to Chicago’s Douglas Park across the weekend of September 15-17 and also welcome the likes of The Mars Volta, Turnstile, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and more.
  Rounding out a stacked line-up are the likes of The Breeders, Death Grips, The Gaslight Anthem,
  
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• Arlo Parks and Hozier christen new season of ‘Later… with Jools Holland’

  21-05-2023 17:46 via nme.com
  
  The new series of Later… with Jools Holland kicked off last night (May 20) – watch Arlo Parks and Hozier perform below.
  The long-running BBC show is ushering in its 62nd season, after it recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
  To christen the new season, Parks played the singles ‘Blades’ and ‘Weightless’ from her new album ‘My Soft Machine’.
  Hozier, meanwhile, previewed his newly-announced LP ‘Unreal Unearth’ by performing the songs
  
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• Pete Brown, Co-Writer of Cream Classics, Dead at 82

  21-05-2023 17:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  British poet-turned-singer wrote lyrics for band's "Sunshine of Your Love," "White Room," "Politician" and more
  
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• Brandy Clark Is Telling Everyone’s Stories by Telling Her Own

  21-05-2023 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I think of myself as a true singer-songwriter. That’s been a gradual shift," says the country-music artist and Tony Award nominee for Shucked
  
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• Siouxsie Sioux’s headline show at Cruel World abandoned due to severe weather

  21-05-2023 16:53 via nme.com
  
  Cruel World festival organisers were forced to cancel Siouxsie Sioux‘s headline set last night (May 20) due to severe weather.
  The event at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, which was set to be her first performance in the US for 15 years, was cut short during Iggy Pop and The Human League‘s set.
  According to the Orange County Register newspaper, Pop was performing ‘The Passenger’ when his microphone was cut and an announcement over the PA alerted attendees to
  
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• Zara Larsson shares dystopian dance-banger ‘End Of Time’

  21-05-2023 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Zara Larsson has shared her second new single of the year – check out ‘End Of Time’ below.READ MORE: Zara Larsson gives an update on her new album: “It’s pretty much done”Described as “part symphonic power-ballad, part dystopian dance-banger” ‘End Of Time’ was inspired by ‘Loud’-era Rihanna and ABBA. Larsson’s latest track was written and produced alongside chief collaborators Rick Nowels and Danja.
  “I have been
  
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• Peter Hook completes Great Manchester Run in memory of The Smiths’ Andy Rourke

  21-05-2023 15:35 via nme.com
  
  New Order and Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook ran the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run this morning (May 21) in honour of The Smiths’ Andy Rourke.
  Rourke died earlier this week after “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer”. He was 59.READ MORE: Andy Rourke, 1964 – 2023: The Smiths bassist was a key thread in their rich tapestrySpeaking to BBC Sport after completing the Great Manchester Run, Hook told host Jeanette Kwakye that: “I lost a really good friend this wee
  
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• Siouxsie Sets Makeup Show After Severe Weather Cancels Cruel World Gig

  21-05-2023 15:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  After lightning nixes first (and only) U.S. gig in 15 years, Siouxsie - along with Iggy Pop - announce return to Pasadena Sunday
  
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• Car manufacturers Ford, BMW, Tesla and more to remove AM/FM radio from new models

  21-05-2023 14:44 via nme.com
  
  Car manufacturers including Ford, BMW, Tesla have removed AM and FM radio from their newest car models.
  The decision to eliminate access to the audio feature by car companies was influenced by the medium’s shrinking consumer base as well as a quirk with electric engines that disrupts its signal, according to The Washington Post.
  BMW, Mazda, Polestar, Rivian, Tesla, Volkswagen, and Volvo have already removed the audio feature from their electric vehicles, while Ford has announced that
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan says AI will “change music forever”

  21-05-2023 13:42 via nme.com
  
  Billy Corgan has said he believes AI will “change music forever”.READ MORE: Beyond human imagination: How AI is pushing the boundaries of entertainmentThe Smashing Pumpkins frontman spoke out about the increasing rise of AI-led songwriting and how young artists will be able to use it to “game the system”, in a new interview with US radio DJ Zach Sang.
  Corgan said: “AI will change music forever. Because once young artists figure out that they can use AI to game the s
  
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• Lewis Capaldi bruised privates in gruelling Peleton session: ‘I’ve got a sore gooch!’

  21-05-2023 13:34 via music-news.com
  
  During his quest fir fitness, Lewis Capaldi says he bruised his privates in a gruelling Peleton session.
  
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• Conan Gray kicks off “new era” with Max Martin-produced ‘Never Ending Song’

  21-05-2023 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Conan Gray has released his first single of 2023 to kick off a “new era” – check out the Max Martin-produced ‘Never Ending Song’ below.READ MORE: Conan Gray – ‘Superache’ review: confessional pop bangers with a real sense of drama‘Never Ending Song’ is the first track Gray has released since 2022’s ‘Superache’ and the lush, ‘80s inspired track was also co-written by Martin.
  “I hope you can feel the smiles w
  
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• Noel Gallagher thinks his younger self would have ‘knifed him in b*******’ over Damon Albarn collaboration

  21-05-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Noel Gallagher thinks his younger self would have “knifed him in the b******” over his decision to collaborate with Blur frontman Damon Albarn and recalled seeing David Bowie and Morrissey in the 90s.
  
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• Cream lyricist Pete Brown dies aged 82

  21-05-2023 12:52 via nme.com
  
  Cream lyricist Pete Brown has died aged 82.
  The singer, who was also a cult figure in British poetry, was responsible for writing the band’s most famous hits including ‘Sunshine of Your Love’, ‘I Feel Free’ and ‘White Room’.
  The family of his long-term late collaborator and late Cream member Jack Bruce wrote on social media: “We are extremely saddened to learn of the death of Jack’s long term friend and writing partner Pete Brown who passed a
  
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• Miley Cyrus rules out ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ headline tour

  21-05-2023 12:20 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has said she isn’t going to head out on a lengthy headline tour in support of recent album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’.READ MORE: Miley Cyrus – ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ review: a potent reclamation of powerHer last arena headline tour was in support of 2013’s ‘Bangerz’. In 2015, she headed out on the 8-date ‘Milky Milky Milk’ tour in support of fifth album ‘Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz’ while 2022’s
  
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• Corey Taylor praises Sleep Token, compares them to early Slipknot

  21-05-2023 11:33 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has praised Sleep Token and compared the mysterious masked band to early Slipknot.READ MORE: Sleep Token – ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ review: masked heroes pushing rock to its extremesSleep Token released their third album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ on Friday (May 19). Speaking about the band in a new interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corey Taylor said (via Loudwire): “I’ll call them metal, but there’re so many different levels and layers [to
  
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• Chris Martin responds to calls for Coldplay to cancel concert in Malaysia

  21-05-2023 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has responded to calls for the band to cancel their forthcoming concert in Malaysia.READ MORE: Chvrches talk new single ‘Over’ and their upcoming stadium gigs with Coldplay: “We’re out of our comfort zone”It comes after Nasrudin Hassan, the leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), recently called for their show in Kuala Lumpur’s National Stadium Bukit Jalil on November 22 to be cancelled.
  “What does the government want
  
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• Adidas to donate Kanye West Yeezy profits to charity fighting antisemitism

  21-05-2023 10:58 via nme.com
  
  Adidas has confirmed that proceeds from the sale of their remaining Kanye West Yeezy shoes will benefit organisations fighting antisemitism.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?Last year, Adidas cut ties with West and his Yeezy brand after the rapper shared a string of hate-fuelled rants aimed at the Jewish community.
  “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they viola
  
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• Lizzo criticises Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care

  21-05-2023 10:08 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has hit out at the newly-passed anti-abortion bill during a headline show in Nebraska.READ MORE: Lizzo live in London: a Glastonbury headline slot-worthy spectacle
  After three-months of legal back and forth, the “Let Them Grow” bill was voted through by Republican state lawmakers on Friday (May 19), banning abortions after 12 weeks alongside a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
  The LB574 bill has been heavily criticised, with protesters surrounding the
  
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• The Lottery Winners recall Paul Weller ‘moaning’ about following their live show

  21-05-2023 10:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Lottery Winners frontman Thom Rylance was delighted when The Jam legend Paul Weller "moaned" about following them on a bill.
  
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• Sex Pistols releasing new 7” replica single of their iconic debut ‘Anarchy in the UK’

  21-05-2023 10:04 via music-news.com
  
  After kicking off their punk careers with the 1976 anthem, the Sex Pistols are set to release a new 7” replica single of their iconic debut hit ‘Anarchy in the UK’.
  
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• Taylor Swift fan becomes security guard to get into ‘Eras’ tour show

  21-05-2023 10:00 via nme.com
  
  A Taylor Swift fan who failed to get a ticket for her ‘Eras’ tour has revealed he became a security guard to get into one of her concerts in Nashville.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance Footage of Davis Perrigo stood behind the stage barrier singing along to her 2015 single ‘Style’ at one of her concerts at the Nissan Stadium was posted on TikTok by a fan. You can view
  
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• Diplo was 'blown away' by Sean Penn's performance in Use Me music video

  21-05-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Diploe drafted in Sean Penn at the last minute after the original actor dropped out the night before the shoot.
  
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