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• Stanley Tucci to interview Paul McCartney to launch new London Beatles exhibition

  10-06-2023 23:19 via nme.com
  
  Stanley Tucci is to interview Paul McCartney to open the new Beatles exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery this month.READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatnessFrom June 28-October 1 this year, the reopening of the gallery will see 250 photographs taken by the musical legend of his bandmates and surroundings on tour from 1963-64.
  Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes Of The Storm will show what ‘Beatlemania’ looked like from the bassist and singer&r
  
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• Grimes thinks Spotify should have a section for AI music

  10-06-2023 22:39 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has discussed AI and streaming services, saying she thinks Spotify and others should have a section dedicated to it.READ MORE: I used Grimes’ AI vocals to make a hit – here’s how I did itThe singer recently revealed that she is currently beta testing her own AI voice mimicking software that will allow users to record vocals in Grimes’ voice, with a hit single from Kito featuring ‘AI Grimes’ released soon after.
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• Bring Me The Horizon headline Download Festival to introduce new album ‘Nex Gen’

  10-06-2023 21:27 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9) with a brand new live show to announce new album ‘Post Human: Nex Gen’.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one”Following on from their “triumphant, hard-won victory lap” at Reading & Leeds Festivals last year, Bring Me The Horizon returned to Download for the first time since 2014 yesterday and were joined onstage
  
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• Watch Joni Mitchell perform ‘A Case of You’ with Brandi Carlile and Marcus Mumford

  10-06-2023 19:06 via nme.com
  
  Joni Mitchell is releasing a live album of her comeback live performance at Newport Folk Festival last summer – watch her perform ‘A Case Of You’ with Brandi Carlile and Marcus Mumford below.
  Last July, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary music festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ and ‘Big Yellow Ta
  
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• Ted Kaczynski, Domestic Terrorist Dubbed the Unabomber, Dead at 81

  10-06-2023 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The man who killed three people and injured dozens in a series of mail bombings that spanned decades died by suicide in his prison cell
  
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• Watch Little Big Town, Elvie Shane Join the Cadillac Three for ‘Hillbilly’ at CMA Fest

  10-06-2023 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  The surprise collab was a highlight of "The Cadillac Three & Friends" Friday night lineup
  
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• James Ford “regrets” producing Mumford & Sons’ ‘Wilder Mind’, but says Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit’ was the “hardest”

  10-06-2023 18:17 via nme.com
  
  James Ford has said that he “regrets” producing Mumford & Sons’ ‘Wilder Mind’, but that Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit’ was the “hardest” to make.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – James Ellis FordSpeaking to NME, Ford – who counts Arctic Monkeys and Blur among his other credits – was asked which record from his career he has found the hardest to produce.
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• Avril Lavigne Surprises CMA Fest to Sing ‘Sk8er Boi’ with Miranda Lambert

  10-06-2023 17:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop-punk hero also performed Lambert's "Kerosene" at Nashville's Nissan Stadium
  
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• Janelle Monae; 'Cut it down in half. That's what Prince would say to his band'

  10-06-2023 17:16 via music-news.com
  
  Janelle Monáe joins Zane Lowe in studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new album 'The Age Of Pleasure’ due out this Friday.
  
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• Watch The Hives play raucous live version of ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’

  10-06-2023 16:18 via nme.com
  
  A raucous live rendition of The Hives‘ breakthrough hit ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’ has been shared.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle AlmqvistThe Swedish rockers performed their 2000 single on The Howard Stern Show earlier this week with the band donning the lighting-bolt suits they’ve worn on tour. You can view footage below.
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• Blondshell says she feared being considered “too old” to make it in music

  10-06-2023 15:33 via nme.com
  
  Blondshell has spoken out about how ageism in the music industry made her feel “too old” to be a success.READ MORE: Live Through This: Blondshell’s fearless debut is one of 2023’s finestThe LA-based artist who was speaking on NME‘s The Cover this week, is only 26 but the singer-songwriter said that she was made to feel that by her late teens and early twenties, she might be considered “too old” to make it in music.
  “There’s that horrible thin
  
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• Indiana Man Arrested for Stalking Taylor Swift, Intimidating Her Eras Tour Dancers

  10-06-2023 15:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  36-year-old Mitchell Taebel faces charges of stalking, invasion of privacy, intimidation and harassment after appearing at singer's Nashville home among other social media threats
  
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• Chuck Burgi Logged Years With Meat Loaf and Rainbow Before Landing His ‘Dream Job’ With Billy Joel

  10-06-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The drummer worked with Hall and Oates, Enrique Iglesias, Bon Jovi, and Blue Öyster Cult, but his life changed forever in 2006 when the Piano Man invited him to join his band
  
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• Janelle Monáe on the advice they learned from Prince

  10-06-2023 14:58 via nme.com
  
  Janelle Monáe has discussed the advice they picked up from Prince, and how it informs their creative decisions.READ MORE: Janelle Monáe – ‘The Age Of Pleasure’ review: an unabashedly sexy sonic voyageThe singer released new album ‘The Age Of Pleasure’ yesterday (June 9) and spoke to Zane Lowe for Apple Music about its creation.
  Discussing Prince, who has previously collaborated with the singer, Monáe revealed some words of wisdom from The Purple
  
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• Watch Pulp perform ‘Common People’ with Richard Hawley at Dublin show

  10-06-2023 14:24 via nme.com
  
  Pulp were joined by Richard Hawley in Dublin last night (June 9) as the band continued their highly-anticipated 2023 reunion tour.READ MORE: Pulp’s 10 best songs – as voted by youThey teamed up with their former band member for a live rendition of their classic hit ‘Common People’ at the end of the show at St Anne’s Park. You can view footage below.
  It comes after Jarvis Cocker joined Hawley on stage during his gig at the Leadmill in Sheffield last August, amid
  
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• Eurovision star Alessandra shares raucous new single ‘Pretty Devil’

  10-06-2023 14:22 via nme.com
  
  Norway’s Eurovision 2023 entry Alessandra has shared a brand new single – listen to raucous cut ‘Pretty Devil’ below.READ MORE: Norway’s Eurovision entry Alessandra: “My body always knew that I was gonna do this”The singer’s new track follows her Eurovision single ‘Queen Of Kings’ and comes after she announced a new UK and Ireland tour.
  Speaking of ‘Pretty Devil’, she said: “The song is about me singing to a girl that
  
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• Sufjan Stevens announces 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Michigan’

  10-06-2023 13:32 via nme.com
  
  Sufjan Stevens is set to share new music as part of a 20th anniversary reissue of his beloved LP ‘Michigan’.
  The singer-songwriter’s third studio album came out in 2003, and is being repressed in association with Third Man Pressings.
  It comes in three shades – the ‘Great Lakes Blue’ edition, a ‘University of Michigan/Michigan State AKR’ edition, and a ‘1921 Centenary’ edition.
  Included in the reissue will be alternate versions of the tr
  
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• David Byrne reaches hiring agreement over ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway musical

  10-06-2023 13:03 via nme.com
  
  David Byrne has reached an agreement with a musicians union over his Here Lies Love Broadway musical.READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days”The musical is based Byrne and Fatboy Slim‘s double album of the same name, which was released in 2010 and documents the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.
  It was previously held at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2012, New York’s Publi
  
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• Richey Edwards’ sister to speak at Missing Person’s Conference

  10-06-2023 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  On 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, the designer, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist of Manic Street Preachers, vanished. 28 years later
  
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• Mac DeMarco clarifies that he is not retiring

  10-06-2023 12:07 via nme.com
  
  Mac DeMarco has confirmed he has no plans to retire in the near future.READ MORE: Friends Like These: Mac DeMarco and Vicky FarewellIt comes after he previously said at one of his shows in 2022 that he may quit music.
  “After this tour, there’s nothing on the books. So who knows, maybe I’ll never be back. I’m not trying to be cheap with that – I’m being serious,” he said at the time.
  But he has now clarified on Emma Chamberlain’s Spotify podcas
  
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• PinkPantheress shares new song ‘Angel’ from ‘Barbie’ soundtrack

  10-06-2023 12:06 via nme.com
  
  PinkPantheress has shared a new song called ‘Angel’, which appears on the Barbie soundtrack – listen to the new track below.READ MORE: PinkPantheress: “I don’t care about the beats, I care about the pen”Set for release on July 21, the film is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.
  Its soundtrack will also feature Dua Lipa, who released new single ‘Dance The Night’ last week. Full de
  
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• Courteeners celebrate 15 years of ‘St. Jude’ at epic Heaton Park homecoming: “It means the world, this is our own backyard”

  10-06-2023 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.READ MORE: Courteeners’ Liam Fray on ‘St. Jude’ hitting Number One: “We feel pretty blessed”The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across their ca
  
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• Courteeners celebrate 15 years of ‘St. Jude’ at epic Heaton Park homecoming: “It means the world”

  10-06-2023 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.READ MORE Courteeners’ Liam Fray on ‘St. Jude’ hitting Number One: “We feel pretty blessed”The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across thei
  
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• Charli XCX and Robyn are working on music together

  10-06-2023 11:13 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has confirmed that she is working with Robyn on new music together.READ MORE: Charli XCX: “I like playing games with pop music. I enjoy poking fun at it”The former took to Twitter to say the pair are teaming up earlier this week.
  “Me and robyn been making songs in the studio. happy pride,” Charli wrote.
  It comes after the duo previously teased that they had been in the studio with Patrik Berger, the producer of some of their biggest hits, earlier this year
  
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• Neil Young announces tour, playing songs he’s never played live before

  10-06-2023 10:45 via nme.com
  
  Neil Young has announced a tour of the West Coast of the US, his first tour in four years, at which he will play songs rarely or never aired live before.
  The solo acoustic tour will begin next month with 13 gigs currently announced, and as Rolling Stone reports, Young shared the news with paid subscribers of his Neil Young Archives website on a Zoom call this week (June 7).
  On the call, he revealed that he will be playing around 15 songs that he has rarely or never played live before.
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• Sam Fender kicks off Newcastle double header with cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘I’m On Fire’

  10-06-2023 10:25 via nme.com
  
  Sam Fender kicked off the first of his two homecoming shows at Newcastle’s St James’ Park stadium last night (June 9).READ MORE: Sam Fender on his upcoming stadium shows at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park: “It’s a really, really big thing for us”The show, which saw the North Shields singer-songwriter perform a host of tracks from his recent album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ and hits from his backcatalogue, also saw him perform a cover of Bruce Spring
  
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• Alison Goldfrapp rules out Goldfrapp reunion

  10-06-2023 10:19 via music-news.com
  
  Alison Goldfrapp says she and her Goldfrapp bandmate Will Gregory are too busy to make new music together.
  
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• Niall Horan's girlfriend inspired 'happier' tracks on album

  10-06-2023 10:14 via music-news.com
  
  Niall Horan's girlfriend inspired some of the "happier" tracks on his new album 'The Show'.
  
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• Noel Gallagher on working with Johnny Marr: “He’s the G.O.A.T.”

  10-06-2023 10:00 via nme.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has spoken about working with Johnny Marr on his new album ‘Council Skies‘ – hailing the former Smiths turned solo star as “the G.O.A.T.”READ MORE: Noel Gallagher interviewed: “The world is a beautiful place – it’s just inhabited by c**ts”The pair have long been friends and collaborators – with Marr contributing to Oasis‘ 2002 album ‘Heathen Chemistry’ as well as playing on The High Flying Birds&lsq
  
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• Lewis Capaldi praised for putting mental health first

  10-06-2023 09:59 via music-news.com
  
  Roman Kemp says he is proud of Lewis Capaldi for putting his mental health first, even though it means Lewis will miss the Capital FM Summertime Ball, which Roman hosts.
  
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• Bring Me The Horizon announce new album and 2024 UK/Ireland arena tour during Download set

  10-06-2023 09:51 via nme.com
  
  Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9), and announced a new album and 2024 arena tour at the show.READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one”On September 15, the band will release ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ via Sony/RCA, and head out on a UK and Ireland tour next year with support from Bad Omens, Cassyette and Static Dress.
  The new album follows the recent
  
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• Niall Horan: 'I went to my first concert when I was four. It was an Eagles gig'

  10-06-2023 08:57 via music-news.com
  
  Niall Horan joins Zane Lowe in-studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss his forthcoming third studio album ’The Show’ due out later this week.
  
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• Dua Lipa was 'quite determined' to break into the music industry

  10-06-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 27-year-old has spoken candidly about how determination and persistence brought her success.
  
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• Blasting Eminem & Too $hort in the Workplace May Constitute Sexual Discrimination, Appeals Court Rules

  10-06-2023 04:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  An appeals court rules that blasting Eminem and Too $hort in the workplace may constitute sexual discrimination. After Eminem’s “Stan” and Too $hort’s “Blowjob Betty” were played loudly in a warehouse during work hours in Reno, California, eight former employees filed a lawsuit against the company — a case previously dismissed by the overseeing judge. […]
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• Major Labels, RCN Ordered Into Mediation in High-Stakes Piracy Liability Lawsuit

  10-06-2023 04:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Internet provider RCN and several major music labels are exploring their options to settle their high-stakes piracy liability lawsuit. Several major music labels and internet provider RCN are exploring options to settle their piracy liability dispute, with a mediator assigned this week to help the parties reach a deal. Four years ago, RCN was sued by major […]
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• ‘Enough Excuses’: Troye Sivan Teases First Album in 5 Years With Single Announcement

  10-06-2023 02:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Enough saying ‘soon’ 🙃 this is for YOU and it starts NOWWWW," Sivan wrote on Friday
  
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• Spotify Is Officially Testing ‘Your Offline Mix’ — Hours-Long Customized Playlists Accessible Without Internet

  10-06-2023 01:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify is officially testing “Your Offline Mix” – a playlist that, as its name suggests, is accessible when devices aren’t connected to the internet. Daniel Ek, the streaming giant’s CEO, confirmed the offline-playlist test in a brief tweet. “We’ve been testing out a new feature called ‘Your Offline Mix’ – a playlist designed for those […]
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• Twitch Chaos Continues as Musician Banned For Streaming His Own Music

  10-06-2023 01:24 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Chaos at Twitch continues as the platform has banned CardboardCowboy. The only problem? He streams his own music on his channel exclusively.  Prominent creators are already calling for other creators to join them in a boycott of the platform. On June 6, Twitch revealed new guidelines that would ban ‘burned-in’ advertisements. This new guideline cuts […]
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• David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’ Reaches Agreement, Now Hiring Live Musicians

  10-06-2023 01:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The show will hire 12 musicians, after union pushback over the musical's plans to use pre-recorded tracks
  
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• ‘Music Is My Spirituality’: Rapper Smilez Overcomes Grief on His Debut Album

  10-06-2023 00:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  "This is me to a tee," Smilez says as he breaks down five songs from Ur In My World
  
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• Watch Arctic Monkeys open Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’

  10-06-2023 00:16 via nme.com
  
  Arctic Monkeys have opened their Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’ from their 2006 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.’READ MORE: Why Arctic Monkeys’ upcoming stadium tour marks a new golden age for the bandIt’s the song’s first outing on their current tour, and the first time the band have played the song together in full since 2018.
  The gig is the first of two homecoming events for the Arctic Monkeys a
  
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