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• Britney Spears slams radio host for claiming she deserved to be hit by security guard

  12-07-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears recalled being "knocked down" by young fans to get a photo.
  
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• Jon Batiste Wants You to ‘Drink Water’ on New Single With Jon Bellion, Fireboy DML

  12-07-2023 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on Jon Batiste's upcoming album World Music Radio
  
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• Billy Joel responds to Fall Out Boy’s updated cover of ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’

  12-07-2023 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Billy Joel has responded to Fall Out Boy‘s updated cover of his song ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’.
  Last month, the pop-punk band released a new version of Joel’s 1989 Number One hit, which originally included brief references to 118 significant political, cultural and scientific events between the years of Joel’s birth in 1949 and the song’s release in 1989.
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• Streaming Nostalgia: ‘Beef’ on Netflix Unlocks Catalog Classics to a Newer, Younger Audience

  12-07-2023 22:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  When the Netflix series ‘Beef’ first aired on April 6th, 2023, in the US, the dark comedy featured over 20 catalog tracks from the 90s and early 2000s. By May, ‘Beef’ dominated the Billboard Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, with three out of the top-four entries and six out of the top-ten placements. […]
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• Disclosure announce new album ‘Alchemy’ out this week

  12-07-2023 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Disclosure have announced their fourth studio album ‘Alchemy’, which will be released later this week.READ MORE: Disclosure: “Some people want us to make ‘Latch’ over and over again”The dance duo – comprised of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – took to their official social media pages to surprise announce ‘Alchemy’ showing its cover art and tracklist. The album does not feature any collaborations or samples.
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• Sexyy Red Is in Her Own League, and She Knows It

  12-07-2023 22:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The St. Louis rapper is quickly becoming the hottest thing in hip-hop, all while just being herself
  
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• Sexxy Red Is in Her Own League, and She Knows It

  12-07-2023 22:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The St. Louis rapper is quickly becoming the hottest thing in hip-hop, all while just being herself
  
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• Meet Flyana Boss, the Bestie Rap Duo Running Across Your TikTok FYP

  12-07-2023 21:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The buzzy new act has caught the attention of Lil Nas X, Missy Elliott, and Timbaland with their catchy hit "You Wish"
  
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• Aretha Franklin Handwritten Will Is Legitimate, Jury Finds Following Years-Long Estate Battle

  12-07-2023 21:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Nearly five years after the passing of Aretha Franklin, a Michigan jury has officially determined that a handwritten 2014 will left behind by the Queen of Soul is in fact legitimate. This high-profile development in the half-decade-long legal battle between Franklin’s children just recently came to light in reports from regional outlets as well as […]
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• Margo Price leads Leon Russell tribute album with ‘Strangers In A Strange Land’

  12-07-2023 21:39 via nme.com
  
  Margo Price has shared her cover of Leon Russell‘s ‘Strangers In A Strange Land’ from the forthcoming tribute album ‘A Song For Leon’.READ MORE: Margo Price – ‘Strays’ review: a defiant spin on earnest Americana songwritingPrice’s cover is the lead single from the star-studded tribute album that features contributors such as Orville Peck, Nathaniel Rateliff, Pixies, Leon’s daughter Tina Rose with Jason Hill and Amy Nelson (Willie Nelson
  
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• Zayn Malik breaks silence on alleged argument with Yolanda Hadid

  12-07-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Zayn Malik explained why he decided not to contest the claims against him.
  
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• Voice Cloning Platform Resemble AI Raises $8 Million in Series A Round

  12-07-2023 21:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Voice cloning platform Resemble AI raises $8 million Series A and launches a ‘deepfake detector.’ Resemble AI, a leader in generative voice artificial intelligence, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Javelin Venture Partners and Comcast Ventures, with follow-on investment from Craft Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, and Qasar Younis. Resemble AI also announced […]
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• Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion Lead Atlanta’s 2023 One Musicfest

  12-07-2023 21:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kodak Black, Tems, Brent Raiyaz, Killer Mike and all-star 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration planned for Piedmont Park in October
  
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• Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports Inks Strategic Partnership with Italian ‘Serie A’ Soccer League

  12-07-2023 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports inks a ‘strategic partnership’ with Italy’s ‘Serie A’ soccer league, expanding the league’s reach in North America through digital content, marketing, and events. Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports has signed a “strategic partnership” deal with Italy’s top soccer league, Serie A. The agreement has been secured with a focus on enhancing the Italian […]
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• 100 Gecs explain tour cancellation: “We’re physically and mentally worn out”

  12-07-2023 21:02 via nme.com
  
  100 gecs have confirmed the cancellation of their 2023 UK and European tour.
  The duo, comprised of Dylan Brady and Laura Les, were supposed to embark on a 14-date tour run throughout the UK and Europe this October in support of their album ‘10,000 gecs’.
  Last month, emails went out to fans and ticket holders stating that the 100 gecs’ upcoming tour was cancelled. The duo did not address the cancellation until Tuesday (July 11) when they confirmed it on their social media pages.
  
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• Music Industry Mid-Year Report — Country Fans Trend Younger as Vinyl Continues to Grow

  12-07-2023 20:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Luminate data for mid-year 2023 gives us a peek at the state of the music industry this year. Let’s drill down into the data to better understand the pulse of the industry this year. Luminate revealed earlier this year that the global music industry surpassed one trillion streams at the fastest pace yet—taking only three […]
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• Tom Waits to reissue Island Records studio albums from 1983 to 1993

  12-07-2023 20:33 via nme.com
  
  Tom Waits has announced a reissue of five albums that were released by Island Records between the ’80s and ’90s.
  The reissues, which were personally overseen by Waits himself along with his wife Kathleen Brennan, consist of 1983’s ‘Swordfishtrombones’, 1985’s ‘Rain Dogs’, 1987’s ‘Franks Wild Years’, 1992’s ‘Bone Machine’ and 1993’s ‘The Black Rider’.
  According to a press release, all the albums
  
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• See Paramore Honor Beyoncé With ‘I Miss You’ Cover at Houston Show

  12-07-2023 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hayley Williams serves up an a cappella rendition of the 4 single during visit to Beyoncé’s hometown
  
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• Watch Blur’s Alex James play ‘Vindaloo’ at Wembley Stadium

  12-07-2023 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Alex James has shared a video of him playing ‘Vindaloo’ at Wembley Stadium before Blur’s headline show at the venue.READ MORE: Blur live in London: stadium-sized eruptions of pure, utter joyThe 1998 football song was co-written by James, actor Keith Allen and bassist Guy Pratt. The track served as the band Fat Les’ (Alex James, actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst) debut single and was recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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• ‘He Wanted to Make Amends’: David Crosby’s Band Say the Singer Aimed to Make Peace with CSNY

  12-07-2023 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  The California concert Crosby was planning before his death will carry on next month when his last band salutes the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  
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• David Crosby’s Band Says the Singer Wanted to Make Peace with CSNY

  12-07-2023 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  "He wanted to make amends," says guitarist Steve Postell, a member of Crosby's last band who will regroup to play the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at a concert the singer booked before his death
  
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• David Crosby’s Band Say the Singer Aimed to Make Peace with CSNY

  12-07-2023 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  "He wanted to make amends," says guitarist Steve Postell, a member of Crosby's last band who will regroup to play the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at a concert the singer booked before his death
  
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• Reneé Rapp Masters Self-Sabotage on New Single ‘Talk Too Much’

  12-07-2023 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The single will appear on the pop singer's forthcoming debut album Snow Angel, out August 18
  
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• Haim Celebrate a Decade of ‘Days Are Gone’ With Jam-Packed Reissue

  12-07-2023 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will also play the album, "front to back, top to bottom," next week in Los Angeles
  
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• Zayn Malik opens up about leaving One Direction: “We got sick of each other”

  12-07-2023 18:14 via nme.com
  
  Zayn Malik has opened up about leaving One Direction and the band’s eventual hiatus in his first interview in six years.
  The singer joined the boyband during the seventh series of The X Factor and remained in the line-up until 2015 when his departure was announced.READ MORE: ZAYN – ‘Nobody Is Listening’ review: ex-boybander crafts quietly purposeful popAppearing on Spotify podcast Call Her Daddy, hosted by Alex Cooper, Malik discussed his time in the band, admitting
  
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• Haim reflect on debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ as they announce 10th anniversary reissue: “It completely changed our lives”

  12-07-2023 18:11 via nme.com
  
  Haim have announced a reissue of their debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ with the trio discussing their memories of the record with NME as well as talking about their headlining set at All Points East 2023.READ MORE: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”This year marks the 10th anniversary of the band’s first record. As sisters, Este, Danielle and Alana Haim told NME, the occasion calls for a celebration.
  “We worked our whole lives to put out our first reco
  
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• Hipgnosis Songs Fund Reportedly Grapples With Investor Unrest — And Adjacent Calls to Divest Certain Catalogs

  12-07-2023 17:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON: SONG) is reportedly considering selling off “less attractive” catalogs in an attempt to improve its stock price and assuage investor concerns. Word of Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s rumored catalog-sale plans just recently came to light in a report from the Financial Times, which last year published multiple pieces pertaining to the Merck […]
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• Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams perform moving cover of Beyoncé’s ‘I Miss You’

  12-07-2023 17:48 via nme.com
  
  Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams performed a moving cover of Beyoncé’s ‘I Miss You’ during a recent live show. Find footage of the moment and the full setlist below.READ MORE: ‘Paramore’ at 10: how the career-defining album proves the fraught nature of successShe broke out the cover during the band’s set in Houston last night (July 11), as part of their second leg of North American tour dates.
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• Elton John says he’s still “trying to process” his farewell tour coming to an end

  12-07-2023 17:30 via nme.com
  
  Elton John has said that he’s still “trying to process” his farewell tour coming to an end following the final performance last weekend.
  The British pop star kicked off the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour in 2018 with the intention of hanging up his touring boots in 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and John suffering a hip injury, many shows and to be postponed.READ MORE: Elton John live at Glastonbury: one of the festival’s best-ever hea
  
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• Jungkook reveals his debut solo single ‘Seven’ will feature Latto

  12-07-2023 17:25 via nme.com
  
  South Korean singer Jungkook of K-pop boyband BTS is set to make his solo debut next month with ‘Seven’, featuring Latto.READ MORE: BTS at 10: how the world-conquering boyband evolved from hip-hop rookies to eclectic iconsAt midnight KST today (July 13), Jungkook dropped the official music video teaser for ‘Seven’. The title of the clip revealed that the song will feature American rapper Latto, while the teaser itself includes an appearance from South Korean actress Han S
  
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• Lana Del Rey admits to “seriously considering quitting” music after feelings of failure

  12-07-2023 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey has revealed that she “seriously” considered quitting working in music after feeling like a failure.READ MORE: Lana Del Rey live in London: a career-defining moment for a true greatThe ‘Summertime Sadness’ singer, who headlined BST Hyde Park in London on July 9, admitted to almost quitting, but did not follow through due to her not having any other viable career options.
  Speaking to the Daily Star‘s Wired column, she said: “I never forget the abys
  
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• Playboi Carti Plots 2023 ‘Antagonist’ Tour

  12-07-2023 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper will be joined by three artists on his Opium label, Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang
  
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• Britney Spears Slams Reports About Victor Wembanyama Incident: ‘No Woman Ever Deserves to Be Hit’

  12-07-2023 16:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer addresses the incident in which San Antonio Spurs security allegedly struck her at a Las Vegas restaurant
  
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• Britney Spears Slams Opinions About Victor Wembanyama Incident: ‘No Woman Ever Deserves to Be Hit’

  12-07-2023 16:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer addresses the incident in which San Antonio Spurs security allegedly struck her at a Las Vegas restaurant
  
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• Watch Ice Spice and PinkPantheress perform ‘Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2’ together for the first time

  12-07-2023 16:46 via nme.com
  
  Ice Spice brought her fellow collaborator PinkPantheress out during her Wireless set last Friday (July 7) to perform the track together for the first time.READ MORE: Wireless live in London: a muted return at the UK’s rap paradiseIn her UK concert debut, Ice Spice performed a medley of her viral hits such as ‘Princess Diana’, ‘Munch’ and ‘Bikini Bottom’.
  During her 10-minute set, she also played ‘Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2’. At the start of the
  
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• Zayn Malik admits One Direction 'got sick of each other' before split

  12-07-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Zayn Malik revealed that he felt like "something was happening" and he wanted to be the first to release solo music.
  
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• Jury finds handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s sofa is a valid will

  12-07-2023 16:30 via nme.com
  
  A Michigan jury ruled that a handwritten document found under Aretha Franklin‘s sofa after her death in 2018 is a valid will.READ MORE: Aretha Franklin remembered – the NME obituaryThe ruling is a critical turn in a dispute between the late singer’s four sons that has turned three of them against each other.
  The new documents that were signed by the singer in 2014 were discovered in 2019 by Franklin’s niece, the same person who discovered the singer’s 2010
  
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• TikTok user claims Taylor Swift album was mispressed with ’90s electronica compilation

  12-07-2023 16:27 via nme.com
  
  Footage of a confused Taylor Swift fan has gone viral, showing the moment she discovered that her vinyl had been mispressed as a ’90s electronica compilation.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in New Jersey: a glittering celebration of every eraThe fan took to TikTok, showing how her new vinyl — which was meant to be Swift’s latest album ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ — had been mispressed as an assortment of ’90s electronica.
  In the footage, the user (w
  
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• Nadine El Roubi Defies Afro-Arab Taboos, One Freestyle At A Time 

  12-07-2023 16:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Sudanese rapper is building her reputation — and earning props from SZA — with outspoken lyrics about global strife, self-discovery and her refusal to be boxed in
  
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• Hear Christine McVie’s Unreleased ‘Little Darlin” on Late Singer’s 80th Birthday

  12-07-2023 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mick Fleetwood also pays tribute to Fleetwood Mac bandmate with instrumental "Songbird" cover
  
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• EA Games Partners With Tipalti to Shape the Next Generation of Music Creators in Gaming

  12-07-2023 15:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A truly great game soundtrack uniquely enhances the experience of a video game. Now it’s time for game development companies to treat music creators as an integral part of the game creation process. The following comes from Tipalti, a DMN partner in the global royalty, disbursement, and commission payments automation space.  The gaming industry is […]
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• Offset says performing Takeoff tribute with Quavo at 2023 BET Awards “cleared his soul”

  12-07-2023 15:44 via nme.com
  
  Offset has told fans that paying tribute to his late friend Takeoff at this year’s BET Awards “cleared his soul.”READ MORE: Migos on the cover: “We show up with the goods and prove you wrong”On June 25, he and fellow Migos bandmate Quavo performed the breakthrough hit ‘Bad and Boujee’ at the 2023 BET Awards. Before that, they honoured their late third member by shining a spotlight in between them and making space for Takeoff while his popular ‘HOTE
  
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• Corey Taylor announces ‘CMFT2’ UK and European tour

  12-07-2023 14:26 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has announced an upcoming UK and European tour for his second solo album ‘CMFT2’. Check out the new single ‘Post Traumatic Blues’ below.READ MORE: Corey Taylor on finishing new solo album ‘CMF2’: “It’s more of a punch in the face”The album is a follow-up to the singer’s 2020 debut LP, ‘CMFT’, and is slated to arrive on September 15.
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• Morgan Wade: 'I don't want to put myself in any box'

  12-07-2023 14:05 via music-news.com
  
  Morgan Wade joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new song “80’s Movie” from her forthcoming album ‘Psychopath’
  
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• The Hives wanted their new album to be “fucking stupid and childish”

  12-07-2023 13:59 via nme.com
  
  The Hives have spoken about their upcoming new album ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ in a new interview with NME, sharing their intentions behind the record.
  The album arrives 11 years after the Swedish band’s previous release, ‘Lex Hives’, with the character in the title referring to their mysterious founder, mentor and songwriter. It will be released on August 11.READ MORE: The Hives: “There’s nothing more depressing than adult rock music”S
  
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• Morrissey criticises Jet2holidays for links to marine parks

  12-07-2023 13:40 via nme.com
  
  Morrissey has publicly criticised Jet2holidays for selling tickets to a Tenerife zoo that offers animal shows.READ MORE: A beginner’s guide to The SmithsThe former Smiths frontman wrote a letter to the holiday firm, offering the tour operator to drop its links to the marine parks that continue to use captive orcas and dolphins for public entertainment.
  Addressed to Steve Heapy, the chief executive of Jet2, the musician expressed that the animals at the zoo belonged in the ocean and should
  
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• MONSTA X rapper Jooney confirms military enlistment later this month

  12-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  MONSTA X rapper Joohoney has announced he will begin his compulsory military service later this month.
  
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• Anitta had 'lube and a toy' thrown at her on stage

  12-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Brazilian pop star Anitta has recalled having X-rated objects thrown at her on stage.
  
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• Zayn Malik credits daughter with 'bringing colour back' into his life

  12-07-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Zayn Malik wants to set a "good example" for his daughter.
  
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• Jessica Simpson considering return to music

  12-07-2023 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  The Dukes of Hazzard actress and Sweet Kisses singer Jessica Simpson has teased the possibility of releasing more music.
  
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