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• Matty Healy gives shout-out to Lewis Capaldi during London show

  03-07-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Matty Healy paid tribute to Lewis Capaldi during his Finsbury Park show.
  
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• Ice-T and KRS-One Reflect on Hip-Hop ‘Youth Culture’ and Its ‘Gray Hairs’

  03-07-2023 22:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The beauty of it is that it's still here, still flourishing and people still love it," Ice-T says
  
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• George Michael’s family given go-ahead for memorial after “resistance” from locals

  03-07-2023 22:53 via nme.com
  
  George Michael‘s family have been granted permission to build a memorial in honour of the late pop icon in Oxfordshire.READ MORE: George Michael Obituary: 1963-2016The pop icon’s estate made plans to create a bronze stature in his honour five years ago with the local council in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and now is when the plans have been approved.
  According to councillors, there was some “resistance” from the 3,200 residents, who include many wealthy retired pe
  
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• Del Water Gap announces new album ‘I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet’ featuring Arlo Parks

  03-07-2023 22:05 via nme.com
  
  Del Water Gap has announced his forthcoming album ‘I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet’ which features a cameo from Arlo Parks.
  The New York-based singer-songwriter whose real name is Samuel Holden Jaffe has described the LP as the album he’s been trying to make his whole life. The singer has also shared the album’s lead single ‘All We Ever Do Is Talk’.
  “‘All We Ever Do Is Talk’ is an ode to the decadence of the early days of a rela
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Could Gross a Record $1.4 Billion, According to ‘Fairly Conservative’ Estimates

  03-07-2023 21:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Late last month, reports indicated that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour could become the first concert series to gross $1 billion. Now, a different analysis says the tour’s revenue will blow past the billion-dollar mark to crack an astonishing $1.4 billion. Though the 33-year-old singer-songwriter and her team have opted not to reveal the more than […]
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• ASCAP Foundation Debuts ‘Musical Theatre Fest’ in LA for Aspiring Musical Theater Composers

  03-07-2023 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The ASCAP Foundation and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts have announced the inaugural ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest.  The two-week, in-person event series held at The Wallis in Beverly Hills will give emerging musical theatre composers a chance to learn from the industry’s leading lights. Week 1 (July 11-13) will present panels […]
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• Dominic Fike announces first ever UK tour

  03-07-2023 20:52 via nme.com
  
  Dominic Fike has announced the details of his first-ever UK tour kicking off later this year. Check out how to get tickets below.READ MORE: Dominic Fike: “My music is crazy – it blends, it’s weird and it’s all different types of shit”Billed as part of his ‘Don’t Stare At The Sun’ tour, the handful of UK dates see Fike kicking off the run on September 19 in Glasgow at the O2 Academy Glasow. From there, the singer will head out to Manchester and Birm
  
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• Troye Sivan Covers George Harrison’s ‘My Sweet Lord’ for ‘The Idol’ Finale

  03-07-2023 20:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sivan will release single "Rush" on Friday
  
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• Love the Songwriting of Jason Isbell and Robert Earl Keen? Credit Cormac McCarthy

  03-07-2023 20:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  The No Country for Old Men author, who died last month at 89, lit a fire in the belly of some of the greatest American songwriters
  
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• Nordoff and Robbins Donations Approach $700K at O2 Silver Clef Awards

  03-07-2023 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The O2 Silver Clef Awards honored artists across the music industry and raised over $700,000 for Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity. The fund raising boost will help Nordoff and Robbins’ trained music therapists to support vulnerable children and adults across the UK. The charity works with those with autism, dementia, learning […]
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• Nordoff and Robbins Donations Approach $700,000 at O2 Silver Clef Awards

  03-07-2023 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The O2 Silver Clef Awards honored artists across the music industry and raised over $700,000 for Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity. The fund raising boost will help Nordoff and Robbins’ trained music therapists to support vulnerable children and adults across the UK. The charity works with those with autism, dementia, learning […]
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• Bratmobile Set Off a ‘Cherry Bomb’ With Linda Lindas at First Show in 20 Years

  03-07-2023 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The riot grrrl pioneers returned to the stage over the weekend at Mosswood Meltdown festival, after a secret gig in Los Angeles last week
  
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• Offset Pulled Takeoff BET Awards Tribute Together With Quavo in One Day: ‘It Cleared My Soul’

  03-07-2023 19:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  During a recent Instagram Live, the Migos member detailed the last-minute dash to properly honor Takeoff, who was killed in a shooting last November
  
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• Festivals threaten legal action over government drug-testing U-turn

  03-07-2023 19:22 via nme.com
  
  Sacha Lord, the founder of Manchester’s Parklife festival, has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman protesting the government’s U-turn on drug testing.READ MORE: Why drugs testing at festivals is an excellent – and well overdue – ideaLord has been urging Braverman to allow on-site testing in “pop-up labs” to go ahead claiming that festivals had been doing this for at least 10 years until last month when the government told him a license would be nee
  
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• Nothing But Thieves on track for first UK Number 1 album with 'Dead Club City'

  03-07-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Nothing But Thieves are getting ready to claim their first-ever Number 1 album in the UK.
  
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• After Topping 100,000 Video Podcasts, Spotify Is Reportedly Adding Full-Length Music Videos

  03-07-2023 18:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  As it continues to expand its presence on the video-podcast side, Spotify is reportedly preparing to integrate full-length music videos.   Word of the music streaming giant’s latest feature – the Stockholm-headquartered company has continued building out in 2023 despite making layoffs and streamlining certain operations – recently emerged in a report from Bloomberg. Predictably, […]
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• Coldplay Welcomes Roger Federer Onstage During Zurich Show: ‘Shaker Solo!’

  03-07-2023 18:19 via rollingstone.com
  
   “You were flawless on the shaker, Roger. Is there anything you can’t do?!”
  
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• Watch Lana Del Rey play ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ live for the first time

  03-07-2023 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has performed her song ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ live for the first time at a show in Italy. Check out footage of the moment below, as well as the full setlist.READ MORE: Lana Del Rey – ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’ review: masterful, stillThe gig took place at the La Prima Estate Festival in Lido di Camaiore, Italy yesterday (July 2), and saw the ‘Video Games’ singer break out some of her most famous t
  
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• Cardi B reflects on getting “harassed” and “almost sued” over ‘WAP’ Grammys performance

  03-07-2023 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has reflected on the backlash she received following her 2021 Grammy Awards performance of ‘WAP’.READ MORE: Cardi B’s team-up with Megan Thee Stallion is a truly filthy returnBack in 2020, Cardi B teamed up with Megan Thee Stallion to release ‘WAP’ – a raunchy track that topped the charts across the globe. The duo then later made headlines with their performance of the hit single at the 63rd Grammys, delivering a medley of their own songs before hittin
  
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• Cardi B reflects on getting “harassed” and “almost sued” over ‘WAP’ Grammy performance

  03-07-2023 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Cardi B has reflected on the backlash she received following her 2021 Grammy Awards performance of ‘WAP’.READ MORE: Cardi B’s team-up with Megan Thee Stallion is a truly filthy returnBack in 2020, Cardi B teamed up with Megan Thee Stallion to release ‘WAP’ – a raunchy track that topped the charts across the globe. The duo then later made headlines with their performance of the hit single at the 63rd Grammys, delivering a medley of their own songs before hittin
  
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• Listen to Sampha’s euphoric return on new single ‘Spirit 2.0’

  03-07-2023 17:44 via nme.com
  
  Sampha has surprised fans with the release of his first single in six years, ‘Spirit 2.0’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Sampha – ‘Process’ ReviewThis is Sampha’s first release since his 2017 Mercury Prize-winning debut album, ‘Process’, and features the likes of South London jazz composer and drummer Yussef Dayes, Spanish producer El Guincho, Canadian composer Owen Pallet — plus vocals from Yaeji and one half of Ibeyi, Lisa Kaindé Di
  
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• Casanova’s wife Jasmere Corbett pens message following his 15-year prison sentence

  03-07-2023 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Jasmere “Swaggy Jazzy” Corbett has promised to stay loyal to her husband Casanova after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  The Brooklyn rapper has reportedly been with Corbett for 15 years and got married in 2009. The duo have been private about their marriage and rarely share photos of them together.
  Last week (June 27), the entrepreneur shared a photograph with herself and the convicted rapper, captioning it: “I love you baby [heart emoji] We gon walk that sh*t down!&rdq
  
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• Check out the full TRNSMT Festival 2023 line-up and stage times

  03-07-2023 17:22 via nme.com
  
  With TRNSMT taking over this weekend, check out the full line-up and stage times for the 2023 festival below and get planning.
  This year’s festival will be returning to the city’s east end at Glasgow Green from July 7-9. Pulp, Sam Fender, The 1975, Niall Horan, George Ezra, Becky Hill and Kasabian will be taking the main stage as the festival headliners.
  The full schedule for TRNSMT 2023 is now available to view on the festival’s website, with details of stage times and line-up
  
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• FLO Celebrates the ‘3 of Us’ With Surprise EP Release: ‘Made With Love’

  03-07-2023 17:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We hope this will keep you fed whilst we finish off the album," the girls wrote on Instagram
  
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• Flea reveals his least favourite Red Hot Chili Peppers’ album – and his hopes to re-record it

  03-07-2023 17:15 via nme.com
  
  Flea has revealed which is his least favourite album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, and admitted that he has hopes to re-record it.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers on the cover: “We feel fresh, like a new band”The renowned bassist was speaking as part of a new interview with Los Angeles Times when he reflected on his extensive career, and opened up about which of his albums with the funk rock veterans he is least proud of.
  Speaking with the outlet’s Mikael Wood, Flea — whose r
  
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• Jung Kook Solo Singles ‘My You’ and ‘Still With You’ Finally Get Streaming Release

  03-07-2023 16:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  The songs were originally released on SoundCloud and YouTube in 2020 and 2022, respectively
  
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• Blur cancel French festival date ahead of Wembley Stadium shows due to injury

  03-07-2023 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Blur have cancelled their upcoming headline slot at a French festival due to an injury. The news comes just days ahead of their upcoming shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.READ MORE: Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 review: a comeback worth shouting aboutThe returning Brit-pop veterans were set to play the set at Festival Beauregard this Thursday (July 6) – but according to an update from the festival’s official Twitter page, the band will no longer be performing drummer Dave Rown
  
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• Mick Mars Never Wants to Speak to Mötley Crüe Again — and 14 Other Things We Learned

  03-07-2023 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  The ex-Crüe guitarist only tried heroin once, never read 'The Dirt,' grew sick of power ballads, and wishes the group changed their name in the Nineties
  
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• Ed Sheeran surprises young musicians at recital in Boston

  03-07-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran stopped by between shows on his Mathematics Tour.
  
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• 15 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Mick Mars

  03-07-2023 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Mötley Crüe guitarist only tried heroin once, never read 'The Dirt,' grew sick of power ballads, and hopes he never speaks to his former bandmates again
  
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• 'It will be totally different!' Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley announces The Big Swing Tour

  03-07-2023 14:59 via music-news.com
  
  Tony Hadley is to perform swing classics as part of a new UK tour in what he has promised will be
  
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• Watch Axl Rose take a tumble on stage at Guns N’ Roses’ BST Hyde Park show

  03-07-2023 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Axl Rose took a tumble onstage during Guns N’ Roses’ headline slot at BST Hyde Park. Find footage of the moment below.READ MORE: Slash talks Glastonbury, Guns N’ Roses and gory new horror movie ‘The Breach’While Guns N’ Roses have become somewhat renowned for the number of mishaps they have while on tour — whether it be arriving late, technical issues or audience riots — a slightly more tame blunder took place at their most recent show, with the fr
  
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• Lana Del Rey triumphs with first full show since Glastonbury set cut short

  03-07-2023 14:21 via music-news.com
  
  In an exhilarating comeback following the unexpected early conclusion of her Glastonbury performance, Lana Del Rey astounded
  
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• Ariana Grande celebrates London Pride by lip-syncing to Kylie Minogue’s ‘Padam Padam’

  03-07-2023 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has shared a video of her singing Kylie Minogue‘s ‘Padam Padam’ in celebration of London Pride.READ MORE: Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’ review: lots of banging, but not so many bangersLondon Pride took place over the weekend (Saturday July 1), with many of the streets in the centre of the capital closed for music and culture events, parades, concerts and more to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.
  That day, Grande took to her Instagram stories to pos
  
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• The Darkness announce UK and Ireland ‘Permission To Land’ 20th anniversary tour

  03-07-2023 13:22 via nme.com
  
  The Darkness have announced a new UK and Ireland tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Permission To Land’.READ MORE: The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins has finally found his true calling: as a rock tutorial YouTuberThe new string of tour dates come following the band’s support slot for Guns N’ Roses at London’s BST Hyde Park, and sees them schedule shows for Glasgow, Manchester, London, Dublin and more.
  Set to kick off with a show in Belfast
  
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• Manics’ Nicky Wire surprise releases new solo album ‘Intimism’

  03-07-2023 12:55 via nme.com
  
  Manic Street Preachers‘ Nicky Wire has surprise released his new solo album ‘Intimism’  – check it out below.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”Having recently dropped the launch single ‘Contact Sheets‘, the Manics’ bassist and lyricist has shared his second solo record in full via BandCamp.
  “This record is a collage pieced together over the last decade,” said Wire. “It’s
  
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• Taylor Swift laughs off stage malfunction during Cincinnati show

  03-07-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift had to run off the stage when a trapdoor failed to open.
  
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• Matty Healy expresses regret over past controversies during London concert

  03-07-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Matty Healy admitted there are some jokes he would "take back" if he could.
  
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• BLACKPINK make history as first K-Pop band to headline major UK festival at BST Hyde Park

  03-07-2023 12:33 via nme.com
  
  Following their set at BST Hyde Park, BLACKPINK have made history as the first K-Pop band to headline a major UK festival. Check out footage of the show, as well as the full setlist below.READ MORE: BLACKPINK live in London: fast-paced fun from one of the world’s leading girl groupsTaking to the stage this weekend, the girl group performed an electrifying 17-song set to their sold-out crowd of 65,000 fans, and made history as the first Korean pop group to headline a major UK festival.
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• Matty Healy gives shout-out to good friend Lewis Capaldi at Finsbury Park gig

  03-07-2023 12:04 via music-news.com
  
  Matty Healy sent a sweet message to Lewis Capaldi at his concert at the weekend.
  
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• Calum Scott 'bawled' after performing for The King with Take That

  03-07-2023 12:04 via music-news.com
  
  Calum Scott burst into tears of joy after performing at The King's Coronation Concert with idols Take That.
  
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• The 1975’s Matty Healy addresses past controversies and invites dad Tim on stage at Finsbury Park gig

  03-07-2023 11:39 via nme.com
  
  Matty Healy has addressed his recent controversial remarks during The 1975‘s headline at Finsbury Park, and brought out his father for a rendition of ‘All I Need To Hear’.READ MORE: The 1975 live in Manchester: an “anti-nostalgic” homecoming for a band at the top of their gameThe frontman addressed recent backlash during the band’s huge outdoor London show last night (July 2), and explained that while he regrets some of his decisions, he often makes controvers
  
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• Blackpink put on a stylish K-pop extravaganza at BST Hyde Park

  03-07-2023 11:18 via music-news.com
  
  BLACKPINK brought the Great Oak Stage stage alive this evening at American Express presents BST Hyde Park, with 17 of their biggest tracks and three outfit changes.
  
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• Vampire Weekend close to finishing unique album

  03-07-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Vampire Weekend claim to have recorded their "best" tracks yet.
  
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• Pulp dedicate Something Changed to late bassist Steve Mackey at Finsbury Park gig

  03-07-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Steve Mackey died earlier this year after a battle with a mystery illness.
  
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• Listen to Militarie Gun’s melodic hardcore-themed playlist to accompany The Cover

  03-07-2023 10:36 via nme.com
  
  Militarie Gun have put together an exclusive playlist to accompany this week’s NME cover story.
  The LA hardcore band feature on The Cover this week (July 3) as we renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Militarie Gun can be read here.
  To celebrate, Militarie Gun have curated a playlist titled ‘The Future Of Pop Hardcore’ featuring songs from Spiritua
  
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• Watch NewJeans perform ‘ETA’ live for the first time

  03-07-2023 10:18 via nme.com
  
  NewJeans have performed their upcoming single ‘ETA’ live for the first time. Watch it below.READ MORE: The 15 best K-pop songs of 2023 – so farNewJeans performed the unreleased song for the first time during their ‘Bunnies Camp’ fanmeeting in Seoul on July 1. ‘ETA’ will be featured on the girl group’s upcoming sophomore mini-album ‘Get Up’, due out on July 7.
  “We can go wherever you like / Baby, say the words and I’m down /
  
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• Lauren Jauregui accuses Elon Musk of 'destroying Twitter'

  03-07-2023 10:11 via music-news.com
  
  Former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui has accused Twitter CEO Elon Musk of "destroying" the platform to influence elections.
  
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• Hailey Bieber slams 'dangerous' discourse surrounding alleged Selena Gomez feud

  03-07-2023 10:11 via music-news.com
  
  Hailey Bieber has discussed a rumour claiming she and Only Murders In The Building actress Selena Gomez were feuding over Justin Bieber.
  
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• BTS’ Jungkook releases ‘Still With You’ and ‘My You’ on streaming services

  03-07-2023 09:35 via nme.com
  
  BTS member Jungkook has officially made two of his older solo songs available on streaming services for the first time.READ MORE: 30 questions with BOYNEXTDOORJungkook first released ‘Still With You’ and ‘My You’ in 2022 and 2020, respectively, as part of BTS’ annual Festa celebrations. The songs, which were only available on SoundCloud or YouTube prior, are now available on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.Aside from Spotify and Apple Music,
  
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