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• Charlamagne Tha God Faces Renewed Legal Attack From Lawyered-Up Rape Accuser

  13-07-2023 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After Charlamagne Tha God sought to have a 2001 sexual assault lawsuit against him tossed for lack of evidence, the rapper and radio personality faces renewed legal attack from the now lawyered-up rape accuser. In 2001, 15-year-old Jessica Reid alleged that rapper and DJ Charlamagne Tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, raped […]
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• Federal Judge Orders Sarah Silverman vs. OpenAI Lawsuit Into ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’

  13-07-2023 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta and OpenAI, a federal judge has ordered the Meta lawsuit into ‘alternative dispute resolution.’ Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden, filed proposed class action lawsuits in San Francisco federal court late last week, alleging that Facebook parent company Meta […]
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• Federal Judge Orders Sarah Silverman vs. Meta Lawsuit Into ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’

  13-07-2023 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta and OpenAI, a federal judge has ordered the Meta lawsuit into ‘alternative dispute resolution.’ Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden, filed proposed class action lawsuits in San Francisco federal court late last week, alleging that Facebook parent company Meta […]
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• Exclusive: Federal Judge Orders Sarah Silverman vs. Meta Lawsuit Into ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’

  13-07-2023 23:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  After comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta and OpenAI, a federal judge has ordered the Meta lawsuit into ‘alternative dispute resolution.’ Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden, filed proposed class action lawsuits in San Francisco federal court late last week, alleging that Facebook parent company Meta […]
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• Duran Duran to Honor Guitarist Andy Taylor With Benefit Concert

  13-07-2023 23:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Special gig will raise money for the Cancer Awareness Trust, which offers a life-extending treatment for patients like Taylor, who suffers from prostate cancer
  
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• Watch Coldplay cover Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’

  13-07-2023 23:02 via nme.com
  
  Coldplay covered the Backstreet Boys‘ hit song ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ during a recent concert in Gothenburg.READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promiseDuring their second show at the Gamla Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 9, the band surprised concert attendees with a stripped-down version of the 1997 hit. Fan-captured footage shows frontman Chris Martin on stage with a piano as he beg
  
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• George Strait and J Balvin Anchor a Weekend of Country and Latin Music in Atlanta

  13-07-2023 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  The annual fall music event ATLive returns in October with artists like Grupo Firme and Carrie Underwood
  
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• LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Announces African-Themed ‘Afrocruise’ for 2024

  13-07-2023 22:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
   LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells has announced the first-ever African-themed ‘Afrocruise’ lineup on the Norwegian Pearl from Miami to Nassau in 2024. Rock The Bells, the platform founded by LL Cool J dedicated to elevating hip-hop culture, has announced the first-ever Afrocruise with AfroFuture and AfroVerse. Presented by festival and music cruise leader Sixthman, […]
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• Spotify CEO Branches Out Into Health Care—Raising $65M for Neko Health

  13-07-2023 22:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s health start-up Neko Health has raised $65 million in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. Daniel Ek founded the company in 2018 in Sweden with Hjalmar Nilsonne. The company promises to help revolutionize preventative healthcare by doing full-body […]
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• Hipgnosis Songs Fund Posts Revenue Decrease, Addresses Stock Woes Ahead of Key Investor Meeting: ‘The Current Share Price Does Not Reflect the Success of Our Investment Strategy’

  13-07-2023 22:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  According to a new earnings report, Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON: SONG) pulled in $147.23 million in net revenue during its last-completed fiscal year – down almost 13 percent from the prior 12-month stretch. Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF) today published its performance breakdown for the 12 months ending on March 31st, 2023, ahead of a much-anticipated […]
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• Damon Albarn calls Arctic Monkeys “the last great guitar band”

  13-07-2023 22:03 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn has shared that he believes Arctic Monkeys are “the last great guitar band,” adding that guitar music has gone “sterile”.READ MORE: Blur: every album ranked in order of greatnessWhile appearing on the Broken Record podcast, the Blur frontman discussed the state of guitar music. Though he said he remained optimistic about the future of the genre, Albarn believed it went through a rough patch before its reinvention.
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• Lewis Capaldi Surprises Fans With Brief Cameo at Vamps Concert

  13-07-2023 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer announced last month that he'd be taking a break from performing following his Tourette's Syndrome diagnosis
  
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• ByteDance Is Now Allowing US-Based TikTok Employees to Cash Out Shares Pre-IPO

  13-07-2023 21:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok owner ByteDance is allowing some US-based employees to cash out shares before an IPO. The report from Reuters says the move is “aimed at appeasing restless employees who have been waiting for an IPO to profit from the shares they have been awarded as part of their compensation.” It also suggests that an IPO […]
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• ByteDance Allowing US-Based TikTok Employees to Cash Out Shares Pre-IPO

  13-07-2023 21:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok owner ByteDance is allowing some US-based employees to cash out shares before an IPO. The report from Reuters says the move is “aimed at appeasing restless employees who have been waiting for an IPO to profit from the shares they have been awarded as part of their compensation.” It also suggests that an IPO […]
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• More than 1million people attended live music events in London last week

  13-07-2023 21:09 via nme.com
  
  Over a million people attended at least one of the 22 concerts that occurred in London this past week.
  Concerts that took place in the capital last week included two sold-out Bruce Springsteen shows at Hyde Park, Blur‘s two nights at Wembley Stadium, The 1975‘s sold-out show in Hyde Park as well as acclaimed festival appearances by Billy Joel and Lana Del Rey.
  According to research conducted by the Music Venue Trust and City Hall, the gigs “supercharged” the city’s
  
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• Lewis Capaldi makes a surprise appearance at The Vamps’ London gig

  13-07-2023 20:26 via nme.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi made a surprise appearance at The Vamps‘ Kew The Music show in London yesterday (July 12).READ MORE: Lewis Capaldi – ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ review: overwrought and frustratingAt the show on Wednesday, Capaldi crashed the stage while The Vamps were performing ‘Risk It All’, the first of their three-track encore. It marked the singer’s first public appearance since last month’s Glastonbury set which led him to
  
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• Renee Rapp: 'I am so much happier when I'm making music'

  13-07-2023 20:03 via music-news.com
  
  Reneé Rapp joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new song “Talk Too Much” from her forthcoming album ‘Snow Angel’
  
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• Lucki Became One of Rap’s Biggest Stars by Doing Things His Way

  13-07-2023 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 27-year-old artist talks about his new album, what he learned from Drake, and more
  
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• See Metallica Tease Some of Their Greatest Hits in Trailer for Live Broadcast

  13-07-2023 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fans around the world will be able to see the band's two-night Texas residency in movie theaters
  
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• Royal Blood find strength in support on new single ‘Pull Me Through’

  13-07-2023 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Royal Blood have shared their latest single ‘Pull Me Through’ from their forthcoming album ‘Back To The Water Below’.READ MORE: Royal Blood on the cover: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”‘Pull Me Through’ is the second single from the band’s upcoming fourth album following the lead track ‘Mountains At Midnight’. Of the new single, frontman Mike Kerr said: &ldquo
  
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• Jimmie Allen Countersues Two Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

  13-07-2023 18:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country star filed counterclaims against Jane Does, citing "malicious" defamation and stolen property
  
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• Billie Eilish: 'Finneas and my love for making music for film, it just shows itself more and more'

  13-07-2023 18:01 via music-news.com
  
  Billie Eilish joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an in-depth conversation about her contribution to the ‘Barbie’ film soundtrack
  
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• Eric Church’s ‘Country Heart, Restless Soul’ Exhibit: Go Inside the Hall of Fame

  13-07-2023 17:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eric Church is the focus of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Go inside ‘Country Heart, Restless Soul,’ which runs at the museum until June 2024, in this gallery of artifacts — including notes to Church from Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.
  
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• Eric Church on Fans’ Outraged Reaction to His CMA Fest Performance: ‘I Was Shocked’

  13-07-2023 17:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country star talks rearranging hits for his Outsiders Revival Tour, the ongoing influence of Bruce Springsteen, and his superb Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit
  
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• You can now take a virtual tour of Drake’s mansion

  13-07-2023 17:17 via nme.com
  
  You can now take a virtual tour of Drake‘s home thanks to a new feature on his merch website.READ MORE: Drake and 21 Savage – ‘Her Loss’ review: exciting prospect marred by lazy songwritingCurrently, the rapper – whose real name is Aubrey Graham – is on the North American leg of the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour with friend and collaborator 21 Savage in support of their ‘Her Loss’ joint album, which dropped last December.
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• Damon Albarn reveals he is currently working on an opera

  13-07-2023 17:16 via nme.com
  
  Damon Albarn has revealed he is currently in the process of working on an opera as well as new music for Gorillaz.READ MORE: Blur: every album ranked in order of greatnessWhile appearing on the Broken Record Podcast, Albarn shared he is putting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1807’s The Magic Flute Part II to music for the first time. The 1791 original was an opera in two acts to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.
  “I’m doing an opera at the moment, using Goethe’
  
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• Kathleen Hanna to Tell Life Story in ‘Rebel Girl’ Memoir

  13-07-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman plans spring release for autobiography that includes passages on her bandmates, Kurt Cobain, and others
  
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• When It Rains, It Pours: Hipgnosis Grapples With High-Level Executive Departures Amid Catalog-Selloff Rumors

  13-07-2023 16:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  On the heels of reports that Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON: SONG) could potentially sell one or more catalogs ahead of a shareholder meeting, the publicly traded entity’s Blackstone-powered “investment advisor” has experienced multiple high-profile departures. The executive exits of Hipgnosis Song Management (and seemingly the aforementioned fund as well) emerged in a series of LinkedIn […]
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• Billie Eilish discusses the “infuriating” trend of fans throwing objects at performers: “We get it, but don’t do it”

  13-07-2023 16:48 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has weighed in her thoughts on fans throwing objects at artists onstage – labelling the trend as “infuriating”.READ MORE: Cheese wheels, ashes and sex toys: stop throwing shit at pop stars, pleaseThe trend is one that has gathered rapid momentum in recent months, with numerous high-profile artists experiencing fans throwing items at them while they play live.
  The most prolific example occurred last month, when pop singer Bebe Rexha was left needing stitches after
  
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• Billie Eilish searches for answers on ‘Barbie’ song ‘What Was I Made For?’

  13-07-2023 16:47 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has released her song for the Barbie movie soundtrack – a soft, piano-led ballad called ‘What Was I Made For?’. Check it out below.
  The track was written by Eilish and her brother and collaborator Finneas especially for the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig’s new movie. Finneas also produced the song at his home studio in LA.READ MORE: Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry review: inside the mind of pop’s teen pioneerIn the lyrics, the star ca
  
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• Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute concert is nominated for an Emmy

  13-07-2023 16:32 via nme.com
  
  The Foo Fighters tribute concert honouring the band’s late drummer Taylor Hawkins has been nominated for an Emmy.READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person”It is one of the five nominees in the “Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special” category. Directed by Joel Gallen and produced by Emer Patten for EP-PIC Films & Creative, the concert was captured live on September 3, 2022 at W
  
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• Rihanna celebrates her Super Bowl Halftime Show receiving five Emmy nominations

  13-07-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna and Jay-Z were nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
  
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• Billie Eilish Shares Self-Directed Video for ‘Barbie’ Ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’

  13-07-2023 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It means so much to me and i hope it will mean just as much to you," singer says of her contribution to all-star soundtrack
  
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• Troye Sivan’s New Album Is on the Way and He’s Already Feeling the ‘Rush’

  13-07-2023 16:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop singer will release his third studio album Something to Give Each Other on October 13
  
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• The Beach Boys Tell Their Own Story in First-Ever Official Book

  13-07-2023 16:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys, due out 2024, features exclusive interviews with surviving band members and raids the group's personal archives
  
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• Teacher Fired Over Wanting First Graders to Sing Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbowland’

  13-07-2023 15:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Wisconsin school board says Melissa Tempel violated three of its policies for tweeting about how the song had been "banned"
  
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• Juanes’ Central Park Concert Abruptly Canceled Due to Excessive Crowd, ‘Abundance of Caution’

  13-07-2023 15:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "For the first time in 30 years SummerStage was required to stop a concert in progress for a non-weather related issue"
  
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• The Streets announce new album and feature film ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’

  13-07-2023 15:02 via nme.com
  
  The Streets have announced details of a new album and feature film, both titled ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, alongside details of a new tour.
  Mike Skinner will return under the name for his first full-length album as The Streets since 2011’s ‘Computers And Blues’. ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’ will be released on October 20 via 679 Records/Warner Music UK.READ MORE: The Streets at South Facing Festival: celebrat
  
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• Dolly Parton: 'I would never retire! I would hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday'

  13-07-2023 14:56 via music-news.com
  
  She may be the magnificent age of 77 but country icon Dolly Parton shows no signs of slowing down with a new album and a new
  
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• Troye Sivan announces first new album in five years, ‘Something To Give Each Other’

  13-07-2023 14:00 via nme.com
  
  Troye Sivan has announced ‘Something To Give Each Other’ – his first full-length album in five years. Check out the lead single, ‘Rush’, below.READ MORE: Troye Sivan – ‘Bloom’ reviewRevealed today (July 13), the release will be the Australian pop star’s first LP album since 2018’s ‘Bloom’, and is set to see Sivan create “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love and friendship”.
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• Shed Seven's first album in 6 years features Pete Doherty and Happy Mondays star Rowetta

  13-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Shed Seven have reunited for their first album since 2017.
  
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• 'I'm enjoying basically pulling things out of my closet that I've had for years': Shania Twain styling herself on Queen of Me tour

  13-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Shania Twain has been styling herself at her 'Queen of Me' shows.
  
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• Lil Nas X stopped by Oslo police after riding e-scooter through tunnel

  13-07-2023 12:58 via nme.com
  
  Lil Nas X has reportedly been stopped by Norwegian police after he and three others rode through an Oslo tunnel on electric scooters.READ MORE: Lil Nas X live at Glastonbury: undoubtedly a watershed moment for queer popThe singer, whose real name is Montero Hill, was in Norway to perform at the 2023 edition of Slottsfjell festival yesterday (July 12).
  On Monday evening (July 10), authorities took to Twitter to say they had stopped four travellers lost in the Festning (Fortress) Tunnel. The touri
  
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• Listen to Yard Act’s self-referential new single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’

  13-07-2023 12:54 via nme.com
  
  Yard Act have released their highly-anticipated new single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Yard Act on hanging up the trench coat: “We have a lot more to give”Arriving yesterday (July 12), the standalone single marks the band’s first original music since the release of their Mercury Prize-nominated 2022 debut album ‘The Overload’.
  According to the Leeds indie heroes, the song is one of reflection and self-awareness, and was
  
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• Steve Lamacq on ‘The Rise And Fall Of Britpop’: “Everyone was a character”

  13-07-2023 12:18 via nme.com
  
  Steve Lamacq has spoken to NME about the new BBC podcast The Rise And Fall Of Britpop – and the chances of a similar cultural phenomenon taking place again today.
  Launched this week, the new eight-part series sees 6 Music DJ and former NME journalist Lamacq – along with fellow BBC DJ and former Evening Sessions co-host Jo Whiley – delve deep into the rise of UK indie in the ’90s with new interviews, archive interviews and more, featuring prominent artists from the scene.R
  
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• Britney Spears reveals she “had a lot of therapy” to complete memoir

  13-07-2023 12:05 via nme.com
  
  Britney Spears has revealed that she had to undergo “a lot of therapy” in order to complete her upcoming autobiography.READ MORE: The story of Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’The pop star first revealed details of her upcoming memoir, The Woman In Me, earlier this week, confirming the title and cover art to her fans, as well as the release date.
  Set to arrive on October 24 via Gallery Books – an extension of Simon & Schuster – the autobio
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen to release new album in two weeks

  13-07-2023 11:29 via music-news.com
  
  Carly Rae Jepsen will release 'The Loveliest Time' on July 28.
  
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• Lewis Capaldi HUGS The Vamps' Brad Simpson onstage at first post-Glasto appearance at Kew the Music

  13-07-2023 11:14 via music-news.com
  
  The Vamps superfan Lewis Capaldi hugged the lead singer from the side of the stage.
  
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• Watch Lil Wayne Revisit His Track ‘A Milli’ at 31st Annual ESPY Awards

  13-07-2023 11:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  H.E.R. also performed live during the ESPN broadcast
  
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• Watch Coldplay Cover Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ in Gothenburg

  13-07-2023 10:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chris Martin played the 1997 hit on the Music of the Spheres tour and the boyband is loving the tribute
  
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