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• Diddy Fires Back After Diageo Terminates 15-Year Partnership

  29-06-2023 23:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Diddy responds to Diageo dissolving its partnership with him after he called the company out for what he called racial discrimination. After calling out spirits brand Diageo with a lawsuit for what he called racially motivated favoritism of George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila over his own DeLeón brand, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been cut loose by […]
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• AP Music Royalties Acquires Publishing Catalog of Scottish Songwriter Bill Padley

  29-06-2023 23:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
  AP Music Royalties acquires publishing catalog of Scottish songwriter Bill Padley with hits from Atomic Kitten, Ronan Keating, Shayne Ward, and more. AP Music Royalties Fund (APMRF) has acquired the publishing rights catalog of Scottish songwriter and producer Bill Padley. Padley is best known for co-writing such hits as “That’s My Goal” by X-Factor winner […]
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• Damon Albarn: 'At the beginning, I really didn't want anyone in the studio but Graham'

  29-06-2023 23:18 via music-news.com
  
  Damon Albarn joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss Blur’s new song “St. Charles Square” from the band’s forthcoming album
  
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• Travis Scott Will Not Face Criminal Charges Over Deadly Crowd Rush

  29-06-2023 22:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Grand jury declined to charge Scott after the crowd rush that killed 10 people
  
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• Beabadoobee cancels European tour due to illness

  29-06-2023 22:34 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has announced the cancelation of her upcoming run of European tour dates after falling “really ill.”READ MORE: Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop”The singer took to social media to share a post explaining why she has had to cancel the forthcoming european dates of her ‘Beatopia’ tour. The statement read: “This was a very hard decision to make but due to illness I will have to cancel
  
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• Essence Fest Livestream: How to Watch Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion Performances Online

  29-06-2023 22:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  Back for free on Hulu, fans can catch three nights of live sets, this year in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary
  
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• Armada Music’s BEAT Acquires King Street Sounds and Chocolate Puma Catalog, Intends ‘To Announce At Least One New Deal Every Month This Year’

  29-06-2023 22:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A little over two months after BEAT Music Fund, billed as “the first-ever dance music investment company,” arrived on the scene, the business has announced the acquisition of label King Street Sounds and the catalog of DJ and production duo Chocolate Puma. Armada Music’s BEAT, which stands for “Best Ever Acquired Tracks,” emailed Digital Music […]
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• Beyonce Inks Exclusive Renaissance Tour Merch Deal with Amazon

  29-06-2023 22:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Amazon is the official online merchandise partner for Beyoncé’s Renaissance world tour. Here’s the latest. Beyoncé has partnered with the online retailer for a series of four distinct merch drops throughout the North American leg of her tour. Drop 1.0 includes five items that celebrate the iconography of the tour, available at Amazon’s Beyoncé hub. […]
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• Alicia Keys launches Keys To The Summer Tour in Fort Lauderdale

  29-06-2023 22:06 via music-news.com
  
  Last night, 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Alicia Keys launched her 2023
  
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• The Coral share new song ‘Oceans Apart’ featuring Cillian Murphy

  29-06-2023 21:45 via nme.com
  
  The Coral have shared their latest song ‘Oceans Apart’ featuring Cillian Murphy from their forthcoming album ‘Sea of Mirrors’.READ MORE: The Coral on their epic new album: “‘Coral Island’ is the world on our own terms”‘Oceans Apart’ serves as the forthcoming album’s closing track. The Peaky Blinders star provides a vocal cameo towards the end of the song. Murphy’s collaboration with the band stemmed from the LP’s
  
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• Grand Jury Weighing Charges Against Travis Scott Over Astroworld Tragedy

  29-06-2023 21:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prosecutors are presenting evidence to a grand jury, which will decide whether there's probable cause to bring criminal charges against the rapper and others
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini hit in the face by object during performance

  29-06-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kelsea Ballerini urged concertgoers to stop throwing things at performers.
  
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• J Hus Announces ‘Beautiful and Brutal Yard’ Album, Featuring Drake, Burna Boy, Jorja Smith

  29-06-2023 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Imagine the heart was not designed to express love or pain, but to express ultimate power: the core of masculinity," says a voiceover in the trailer for the LP
  
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• Bluegrass Lost Two Pioneers in Mere Days: Why Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds Matter

  29-06-2023 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The mandolin players were members of the first class of bluegrass. Says contemporary picker Ronnie McCoury: "This is the end of that generation"
  
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• Peso Pluma Expands First-Ever U.S. Tour to Larger Venues, New Cities

  29-06-2023 20:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I definitely didn't expect it to happen so soon," he told Rolling Stone of performing in the United States and Canada
  
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• TikTok Taking on Amazon with E-Commerce Store to US ‘Soon’

  29-06-2023 20:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok could launch an online retail store in the United States as early as next month, according to reports.  The e-commerce store would sell goods from China, allowing the company to compete in the e-commerce segment. Amazon, Shein, and Temu would be the major competitors for the newly conceived ‘TikTok Shop.’ The report from Semafor suggests TikTok’s store […]
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• Nothing Young Thug Says Would Change People’s Opinion About Gunna

  29-06-2023 20:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fans clamoring over the YSL case and Gunna’s Alford Plea has the potential to drown out the music
  
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• Rosie O’Donnell, Rita Wilson, and More Send Well-Wishes to Madonna After Health Scare

  29-06-2023 20:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Strongest gal I know," wrote Debi Mazar, giving fans an update on the singer's health: "Madonna is on the mend, and home resting"
  
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• blur release new track ‘St. Charles Square’ ahead of Wembley shows

  29-06-2023 20:15 via music-news.com
  
  With just over a week to go until blur take the stage for two unmissable shows at Wembley Stadium, the band today dropped
  
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• Holly Humberstone announces debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’

  29-06-2023 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has announced her forthcoming debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’ along with its lead singles.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone live at Glastonbury 2022: her star shines brighter than ever (nme.com)According to a press release, Humberstone’s highly anticipated debut represents the singer coming of age, growing from unknown singer at her parent’s piano to the most exciting alternative pop stars of her generation. “I feel like two different people h
  
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• Madonna Is ‘Home’ And ‘Feeling Better’ After Hospitalization for Bacterial Infection: Source

  29-06-2023 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer's manager said Wednesday that all of her work commitments, including her Celebration Tour, have been paused as she recovers
  
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• Blur Drop New Single, the Britpop Throwback ‘St. Charles Square’

  29-06-2023 19:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Everybody's playing really well on that thing," Damon Albarn says of latest track off reunion album The Ballad of Darren
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini Pauses Concert After Being Hit in the Eye with a Bracelet: ‘Don’t Throw Things’

  29-06-2023 18:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We all have triggers and layers of fears way deeper than what is shown, and that's why I walked offstage to calm down and make sure myself, band and crew, and the crowd all felt safe to continue," she wrote
  
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• Jesse Malin Shares Health Update From Hospital Amid Spinal Stroke Recovery

  29-06-2023 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The New York songwriter suffered a paralyzing stroke in May and has been in rehab since
  
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• Jenni Rivera’s Children Want Their Mother’s Posthumous Album to Create ‘Another Banda Wave’

  29-06-2023 18:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Misión Cumplida includes unreleased songs and covers by Rivera that her youngest son, Johnny, found on an old hard drive
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion shares life update: “I can’t drop music right now”

  29-06-2023 18:13 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has shown her fans a glimpse of her daily life – and workout routine – as well as revealing that she “can’t drop new music right now”.READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion on the cover: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now”The Houston rapper hasn’t been in the limelight much of late, following her extensive world tour last year.
  Then on Saturday (June 24), Megan posted a day-in-the-life style video, discussing her fitness
  
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• Blur share new single ‘St. Charles Square’ ahead of Wembley Stadium shows

  29-06-2023 18:12 via nme.com
  
  Blur have shared ‘St. Charles Square’, the latest single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’. Check out the new track below.READ MORE: Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 review: a comeback worth shouting aboutThe song is the second to be taken from the upcoming ninth album from the Britpop legends and follows the lead single ‘The Narcissist’, which arrived earlier this year.
  According to a press release, the song sees Damon Albarn and co.
  
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• Logic Closes ‘Eight-Figure’ Catalog Deal With Warner Music- and BlackRock-Backed Influence Media Partners

  29-06-2023 18:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  On the heels of high-profile catalog plays from Reservoir Media, Multimedia Music, and Litmus Music earlier this week, Warner Music Group- and BlackRock-backed Influence Media Partners has invested in the music IP of hip-hop superstar Logic in an “eight-figure deal.” New York City-based Influence Media, which announced in February of 2022 that it had obtained […]
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• Nicki Minaj Delays New Album — But Promises Barbz It’ll Be ‘Worth The Wait’

  29-06-2023 18:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  As a consolation, the rapper revealed her long-awaited LP will be called Pink Friday 2
  
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• Holly Humberstone Had to Yearn for Home to Make Her Debut Album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’

  29-06-2023 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer-songwriter recently shared two new songs, "Antichrist” and “Room Service"
  
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• Jaden Smith says mum Jada Pinkett introduced family to psychedelic drugs

  29-06-2023 17:53 via nme.com
  
  Jaden Smith has revealed his mother Jada Pinkett Smith introduced their family to psychedelics.READ MORE: Jaden – ‘CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3’ review: rap agitator swaps hip-hop for Beatles-style bopsThe son of Jada and Will Smith opened up about the drugs while speaking at the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, Colorado, last week (via The Independent).
  “I think it was my mom, actually, that was really the first one to make that step for the family,&rdqu
  
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• Dua Lipa reveals why she missed Elton John’s Glastonbury set

  29-06-2023 17:40 via nme.com
  
  Dua Lipa revealed why she missed out on performing with Elton John at his Glastonbury headlining set this year.READ MORE: Elton John live at Glastonbury: one of the festival’s best-ever headline setsFans of both Lipa and Sir Elton were speculating that she would be one of his special guests on stage due to their Number one hit ‘Cold Heart’. Though the ‘Rocketman’ singer did host a star-studded lineup during his performance, Lipa was not one of them. To the fans&rsqu
  
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• 2024 Grammys Reveals Dates for Nominations and Award Show

  29-06-2023 17:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Music's Biggest Night returns to Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4
  
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• Watch Toyah and Robert cover ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie at Glastonbury 2023

  29-06-2023 16:51 via nme.com
  
  Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp performed a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ at their recent set at Glastonbury.READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked!The married couple — who both have extensive music careers and came together to form a musical duo in 2020 — took to the stage on Sunday (June 25), and performed renditions of some of their favourite classic rock hits.
  A highlight of the set came with their cover of a Da
  
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• Tomorrow X Together Get Ready to Conquer the World in New Doc Trailer

  29-06-2023 16:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Our Lost Summer will chronicle the K-pop outfit's 2022 Act: Love Sick trek and arrive on Disney+ next month
  
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• Patti LaBelle on forgetting words during Tina Turner tribute: “I did my best”

  29-06-2023 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Patti LaBelle has spoken out after she paid tribute to Tina Turner at the 2023 BET Awards, but forgot the words to the song during her performance.READ MORE: Tina Turner: The Queen’s 7 Most Rock’n’Roll MomentsThe Q’ueen of Rock’n’Roll’ Tina Turner passed away last month after suffering from a “long-term illness”. She was aged 83-years-old when she died peacefully at her home in Switzerland.
  Last Saturday (June 23), in honour of the late singe
  
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• Niall Horan Voices Support for Friend Lewis Capaldi Amid Tourette’s Struggles, Touring Break

  29-06-2023 16:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I’m really happy for Lewis that he’s able to take the time that he obviously feels he needs right now," Horan says after Capaldi cancels tour dates
  
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• Kim Kardashian would 'do anything' to get back the Kanye West she married

  29-06-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian broke down over her ex-husband Kanye West.
  
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• Foo Fighters’ UK tour pre-sale saw “unprecedented” demand

  29-06-2023 16:26 via nme.com
  
  Concert promoters have shared that Foo Fighters‘ tickets have been “flying” off the shelves due to the unprecedented demand.READ MORE: Foo Fighters live at Glastonbury: Dave Grohl shuts up and plays the hitsWednesday, (June 28) saw the presale for Foo’s ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ UK Tour which left SJM Concerts and DF Concerts thrilled with the turnout. The UK tour is set to kick off on June 13 next year with Wet Leg, Shame, Courtney Barnett, Loose Article
  
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• See Gary Rossington’s Final Performance of ‘Gimme Three Steps’ With Lynyrd Skynyrd

  29-06-2023 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  In exclusive clip from The 50th Anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd concert film, guitarist takes stage with Southern rock legends for last time before March 2023 death
  
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• Watch Lizzo recreate viral Blue Ivy and Beyoncé ‘Reinassance’ tour dance

  29-06-2023 16:11 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has shared a TikTok of her recreating the viral choreography Beyoncé and Blue Ivy do for ‘My Power’ on the ‘Reinassance’ tour.READ MORE: Beyoncé live in London: joy aplenty at the summer’s glitziest tourOn Tuesday night (June 27), the fellow Texan singer attended Beyoncé’s gig at Poland’s PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw.
  In a video, Lizzo danced to the trending choreography for ‘My Power’ – which was made popul
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini Pauses Concert After Being Hit in the Face with Object: ‘Don’t Throw Things’

  29-06-2023 16:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  At this point, all of the artists who have had flying objects hurled at them from their concert audience need to start a support group
  
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• Here are the stage times and support acts for Jamie T at Finsbury Park

  29-06-2023 15:51 via nme.com
  
  Jamie T has announced the door times, curfew and stage times for his upcoming headline show at London’s Finsbury Park this weekend (Friday June 30). Check them out below.READ MORE: Jamie T – ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ review: liberating return from a star as relaxed as everThe South London singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer will be taking to the stage for the headline slot tomorrow night, for what will soon become his biggest-ever headline show to dat
  
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• Elton John changed Glastonbury plans at the last minute, Stephen Sanchez spills

  29-06-2023 14:24 via music-news.com
  
  Stephen Sanchez has revealed that Sir Elton John changed plans for the pair to duet on ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’ at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival.
  
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• ‘Squaring The Circle’: Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and more for new Hipgnosis film

  29-06-2023 14:04 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, and members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more are set to appear in legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn’s first feature-length film Squaring The Circle: The Story Of Hipgnosis – in cinemas and on demand from July 14. Check out the trailer below.READ MORE: Anton Corbijn on his Depeche Mode film: “They’re the biggest cult band in the world”Hipgnosis was the collective of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell – and lat
  
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• Wham! should've done a farewell tour, Andrew Ridgeley shares regret

  29-06-2023 13:49 via music-news.com
  
  Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley regrets that he and George Michael didn't go on a farewell tour to say goodbye to their fans around the world when they split in 1986.
  
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• Glastonbury festival crew member found dead in tent on site

  29-06-2023 13:47 via nme.com
  
  A member of the crew at Glastonbury festival has been found dead in his tent.
  The man – whose identity has not yet been revealed — was found unresponsive in his tent, which was situated close to the Park Stage. Police officers were called to the site in Somerset around 14:20 on Tuesday (June 27).
  It was here that the man, who was in his 40s, was confirmed dead at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious, the police confirmed (via BBC).
  Although the festival ended on Mo
  
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• Andrew Cushin shares video for ‘It’s Coming Round Again’ – filmed on tour with Louis Tomlinson

  29-06-2023 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Andrew Cushin has shared a music video for his single ‘It’s Coming Round Again’ — filmed during his tour with Louis Tomlinson. Check it out below.
  The track was the latest single to be taken from his hotly anticipated debut album, ‘Waiting For The Rain’, which is set to arrive on September 29. Now, the upcoming Newcastle singer-songwriter has shared the visual accompaniment for the song, which he filmed while on tour with former One Direction member Louis Toml
  
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• Colleen Ballinger denies grooming allegations

  29-06-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Colleen Ballinger has responded to reports claiming she used direct messaging to maintain inappropriate relationships with fans.
  
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• Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock ready to rock with Iggy Pop again

  29-06-2023 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Former Sex Pistols rocker Glen Matlock - who is currently touring with Blondie - wants to collaborate with Iggy Pop again, over 40 years since they last worked together.
  
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