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• Sinéad O’Connor Dead At 56 — ‘An Everlasting Influence on Pop and Alternative Music’

  26-07-2023 23:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at the age of 56, her family and team have revealed. The “Nothing Compares 2 U” vocalist’s family confirmed the unfortunate news to the Irish Times. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” reads the brief provided comment. “Her family and […]
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• Drake serenades mother during New York City concert

  26-07-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Drake brought his mum on stage during his more recent New York performance.
  
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• Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro Break Up: A Recap of Their Love Story

  26-07-2023 23:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  From onstage surprises to belly button tattoos, here's everything to know about Rauw and Rosalía's relationship
  
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• Steven Spielberg and Paul McCartney attend ‘Oppenheimer’ screening together

  26-07-2023 22:54 via nme.com
  
  Steven Spielberg and Paul McCartney recently attended a screening of Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer together.READ MORE: Cillian Murphy on becoming Oppenheimer: “I didn’t go out much – I didn’t socialise”The pair were spotted outside a cinema in New York’s summer vacation hotspot the Hamptons on Monday (July 24). You can view the pair at the premiere below.
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• Tori Kelly Is ‘Feeling Stronger’ Amid Health Emergency, But Isn’t ‘Fully Out of the Woods’

  26-07-2023 22:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer's husband shared an update on her health condition a few days after it was reported that she collapsed at dinner due to blood clots in her legs and lungs
  
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• Netflix Offering Up to $900K For AI-Focused Product Manager

  26-07-2023 22:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As Hollywood writers and actors strike, Netflix has posted a job offering of $900,000 per year for an AI-focused product manager.  The position posted on the Netflix website advertises an opening with a salary range of $300,000 to $900,000. SAG-AFTRA points out that many of its members only make $200 a day for their roles as background […]
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• Netflix Offering Up to $900,000 Salary for AI-Focused Product Manager

  26-07-2023 22:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As Hollywood writers and actors strike, Netflix has posted a job offering of up to $900,000 per year for an AI-focused product manager.  The position posted on the Netflix website advertises an opening with a salary range of $300,000 to $900,000. SAG-AFTRA points out that many of its members only make $200 a day for their roles […]
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• Imagine Dragons Inks Global Administration Deal With Warner Chappell: ‘There’s Many More No. 1 Hits To Come’

  26-07-2023 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Chappell has officially inked a global administration deal with Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons. The four-piece act and the Warner Music Group-owned publishing company emailed DMN about the newly signed agreement today. Imagine Dragons, Warner Chappell emphasized in the corresponding announcement message, has moved north of 74 million album equivalents and generated over 160 billion […]
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• Sinead O’Connor: 10 Essential Songs

  26-07-2023 21:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Irish star, who has died at age 56, sang with power and grace
  
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• Nicki Minaj 'refused' to license music for hip-hop docuseries

  26-07-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The producers of the documentary excluded her after she allegedly declined to license her music for the project.
  
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• Anti-Flag share statements following the band’s sudden split

  26-07-2023 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Anti-Flag have released a statement regarding the political punk band’s sudden split without any form of explanation.
  Last week (July 20), the band split up and deleted all of their official social media accounts and website. The news came suddenly and unexpectedly. There has been no explanation or reason behind the decision to disband.
  They took to Patreon to share the announcement of their breakup. The statement read: “Anti-Flag has disbanded. The Patreon has been switched into a m
  
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• Warner Music’s WMX Delivers Emerging Artist Documentary Series on YouTube, Roku

  26-07-2023 21:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  WMX a creative content division of Warner Music Group, is launching a new emerging artist documentary series. ‘Time With…’ will spend time following young artists who are shaping modern culture, with access to their daily lives and personal struggles while navigating their careers. Season One of the series will feature KAMAUU, Catie Turner, OMB Peezy, […]
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• Watch Sinead O’Connor Perform a Breathtaking ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ on Her Final Tour

  26-07-2023 20:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  She pledged to stop performing the song in 2015, but brought it back for her final tour just a few years later
  
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• Sinéad O'Connor dead at 56

  26-07-2023 20:41 via music-news.com
  
  Sinéad O'Connor has died one year after the death of her son Shane.
  
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• Sinead O'Connor has died aged 56

  26-07-2023 20:33 via music-news.com
  
  Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died aged 56, her family has confirmed.
  
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• YouTube Q2 2023 Ad Revenue Tops $7.66 Billion, 4.4% Increase

  26-07-2023 20:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Alphabet revealed its Q2 2023 financial report, showcasing a rise in YouTube ad revenue. Here’s the latest. Google has revealed that YouTube brought in $7.67 billion in ad revenue, beating Wall Street analyst estimates ($7.43 billion) for 4.4% growth compared to last year. More than 2 billion monthly users are watching its YouTube Shorts platform, […]
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• Sinead O’Connor, Fiery and Uncompromising Singer, Dead at 56

  26-07-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Polarizing Irish singer-songwriter was unlikely pop superstar, though mental health issues persisted throughout her career
  
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• Sinead O’Connor Dead at 56

  26-07-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fiery Irish singer and songwriter was an unlikely Nineties pop superstar with "Nothing Compares 2 U," but career plagued by mental health issues
  
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• Sinéad O’Connor, Fiery and Uncompromising Singer, Dead at 56

  26-07-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Polarizing Irish singer-songwriter was unlikely pop superstar, though mental-health issues persisted throughout her career
  
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• Sinead O’Connor, Irish music legend, dies aged 56

  26-07-2023 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, the Irish Times reports.
  According to The Guardian, in a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
  Born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor in Dublin on 8 December 1966, she rose to fame in the late 80s with her debut
  
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• Garbage, Billy Corgan and Michael Stipe lead tributes to the late Sinead O’Connor

  26-07-2023 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Acclaimed Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, her family have announced.
  “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.
  The news of her passing comes a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022. Her fina
  
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• Garbage, Billy Corgan and Michael Stipe lead tributes to the late Sinéad O’Connor

  26-07-2023 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Acclaimed Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, her family have announced.
  “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.
  The news of her passing comes a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022. Her fina
  
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• Garbage, Billy Corgan and Ice-T lead tributes to the late Sinead O’Connor

  26-07-2023 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Acclaimed Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, her family has announced.
  “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.
  The news of her passing comes a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022. Her final
  
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• CTM Outlander Closes Fraser T. Smith Catalog Deal, Says ‘Further Acquisitions Will Be Announced This Summer’

  26-07-2023 19:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
    CTM Outlander has officially acquired the catalog of veteran songwriter and producer Fraser T. Smith. Hilversum-headquartered CTM Outlander, a joint operation from the namesake CTM and Dallas-based Outlander Capital, emailed Digital Music News today about this newest play. While the two-year-old music-IP investor opted not to disclose the precise ownership details or financials at […]
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• Ozzy Osbourne shares health update after cancelling Power Trip performance

  26-07-2023 19:35 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has shared a health update after cancelling his headlining slot at the Power Trip festival later this year.READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne: a rock’n’roll showman like no otherThe “Prince Of Darkness” was set to perform in Indio, California this October alongside headliners Metallica, AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses. But a statement shared by the metal legend explained that he was not ready to perform due to his health issues.
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• Dolly Parton Unveils Her Queen Cover ‘We Are the Champions’ for 2024 Paris Olympics

  26-07-2023 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country singer/Rock and Roll Hall of Famer shares latest preview from all-star Rockstar
  
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• Travis Scott’s Egypt Concert Actually Has Been Canceled, Live Nation Says

  26-07-2023 18:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The concert giant cited production concerns one week after rebuffing reports that the permit for the Pyramids of Giza gig had been revoked
  
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• Ice Spice Brings the Function to the Bodega in ‘Deli’ Video

  26-07-2023 18:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  New York bodegas have it all: the best bacon, egg, and cheese around, a neighborhood cat on the payroll, and Ice Spice partying on counters with her baddie friends
  
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• Animal Collective Return This Fall With New Album ‘Isn’t It Now?’

  26-07-2023 18:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band shares opening track "Soul Capturer" from follow-up to 2022's Time Skiffs
  
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• Anti-Flag Address Sexual Assault Allegations After Abrupt Breakup

  26-07-2023 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frontman Justin Sane denied accusations believed to be about him, but acknowledged it was "impossible" for the band continue in light of them
  
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• Mitski, Your Best American Girl, Is Back With Her ‘Most American Album’ Yet

  26-07-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The beloved singer-songwriter will release The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We in September
  
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• Jerry Marotta Achieved Shirtless Immortality in Orleans. Then Peter Gabriel Came Calling

  26-07-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The veteran drummer has also worked with Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Cher, and Indigo Girls
  
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• Watch Nation Of Language’s powerful, star-studded video for ‘Too Much, Enough’

  26-07-2023 17:48 via nme.com
  
  Nation Of Language have shared ‘Too Much, Enough’ – the latest single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘Strange Disciple’. Check out the star-studded music video below.READ MORE: Nation Of Language: Brooklyn’s synth-pop romantics realising their dreamsThe single is the fourth track to be shared from their upcoming album, and sees the members highlight the negative consequences of becoming immersed in the endless “angering, addictive and anxiety-indu
  
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• The Leadmill launches Battle For The Soul Of Sheffield campaign in bid for survival

  26-07-2023 17:29 via nme.com
  
  The Leadmill has launched the new ‘Battle For The Soul Of Sheffield’ campaign in a bid to rally support as the venue fights for survival.READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – goes, we all lose somethingLast year, the venue’s future came under threat after the owners of the building issued them an eviction notice, sparking an outcry across the music industry and from gig-goers.
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• Keith Richards leads 80th birthday wishes to Mick Jagger

  26-07-2023 17:18 via nme.com
  
  Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Nile Rodgers and others have celebrated The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger on his 80th birthday.
  Jagger’s bandmate Keith Richards took to Instagram to share a video of himself playing the piano and wishing the frontman a happy 80th. “Long may we keep saying this to each other, Happy birthday Mick have another good-in and give me a call and let me know what it’s like,” Richards said in his video.
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• Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Video Edited to Remove Atlanta Protest Footage

  26-07-2023 17:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Six seconds of news footage of 2020 Black Lives Matter protests was excised from the country singer's controversial music video
  
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• S Club 7 Celebrate Paul Cattermole on First New Song in 20 Years ‘These Are the Days’

  26-07-2023 17:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The British pop outfit will launch a reunion tour in October despite Cattermole's death earlier this year
  
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• Post Malone Says Having a Baby Slowed Down His Partying — But Not His Existential Dread

  26-07-2023 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The musician opened up about his recent shift in perspective in a new interview with Zane Lowe
  
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• Troye Sivan Says He Would Collaborate With Stay Kids’ Hyunjin ‘in a Heartbeat’

  26-07-2023 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sivan first stumbled across Stray Kids member Hyunjin on TikTok, saying, "I deep-dived and was like, ‘this guy is insanely talented' "
  
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• Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge: “I think our album coming out is probably our best album we’ve ever made”

  26-07-2023 16:28 via nme.com
  
  Tom DeLonge has teased the upcoming album from Blink-182 – telling fans that it is set to be their “best album” yet.READ MORE: Blink-182 at Coachella 2023: the band’s surprise reunion set in five key momentsThe comments on the forthcoming LP were teased by the musician in a new interview, promoting his latest collaboration with Fender and announcing his new limited-edition Stratocaster guitar.
  During the discussion, he shed light on the status of new music from the pop-pu
  
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• The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas shares his thoughts on The 1975’s Malaysia LGBTQ controversy

  26-07-2023 16:13 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has shared his thoughts on The 1975‘s recent controversy in Malaysia that saw them banned for taking a stance on LGBTQ matters on stage.
  Last weekend, The 1975’s set at Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur was cut short – and later, the rest of the festival was cancelled – after frontman Matty Healy criticised anti-LGBTQ laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald onstage.
  During their headline performance on Friday (July 21), Healy called
  
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• Listen to Dolly Parton’s triumphant cover of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’

  26-07-2023 16:05 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton has shared her triumphant cover of Queen‘s ‘We Are The Champions’ as the latest single from her forthcoming album ‘Rockstar’.
  The track is the latest to be released from the Country legend’s upcoming 49th solo studio album. Her cover of the 1977 hit sees Parton belt out through the song’s anthemic melody and includes an interpolation of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ at the end.
  ‘We Are The Champions’ is the fourth
  
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• Joe Budden calls Logic “weird” for “snitching” on his mother for using the ‘N-word’

  26-07-2023 15:58 via nme.com
  
  Joe Budden has called Logic “weird” for “snitching” on his mother in revealing a story in which she used the N-word.
  In May, Logic appeared on Andrew Santino’s Whiskey Ginger podcast. He recalled an incident where his white mother was stabbed in retaliation for her use of the derogatory word.
  “My mom got stabbed,” Logic said. “Yeah, she was in the park, hit the hard ‘R’ on somebody, which she also did to me and my siblings all the time.
  
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• Chateau Ste. Michelle and Live Nation Have Fans Toasting to the Sounds of Summer

  26-07-2023 15:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chateau Ste. Michelle and Live Nation are teaming up to create an extra exciting summer live music season for fans. With a shared passion for music and wine, they will serve bold wines from the Seattle-based winery to millions of music fans at forty-six amphitheaters across the U.S. Having hosted one of the Pacific Northwest’s […]
  
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• Malaysian Musicians Ready Lawsuit Against the 1975 Over Festival Cancellation

  26-07-2023 15:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Good Vibes festival was canceled after Matty Healy condemned Malaysia's LGBTQ+ laws and kissed his bandmate Ross McDonald on stage
  
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• Squid team up with Tim Key and Paul Ewan for ‘O Monolith’ audiobook ‘Lessons’

  26-07-2023 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Squid have teamed up with Tim Key to record the audio of Paul Ewen’s story Lessons, which is available to listen to now.READ MORE: Squid on new album ‘O Monolith’: “We’re all in the groove now: we’ve never been more confident”The story was first featured on a pamphlet inside vinyl copies of the band’s new album ‘O Monolith’, which came out last month, while Squid guitarist Anton Pearson has written accompanying music for the audio
  
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• Be Your Own Pet Fight for Their Rights on New Single ‘Big Trouble’

  26-07-2023 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on the band's upcoming album, Mommy
  
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• Women in Hip-Hop Give Each Other Their Flowers in Netflix’s ‘Ladies First’ Documentary Trailer

  26-07-2023 15:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The documentary, which highlights the efforts of generation-spanning artists from Queen Latifah and Remy Ma to Latto and Tierra Whack, will arrive on Netflix on August 9
  
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• Mick Jagger’s 80 Wildest, Coolest, Most Outrageous Moments

  26-07-2023 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Happy 80th birthday to a man of wealth and taste
  
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• Snoop Dogg cancels Hollywood Bowl shows in solidarity with writers and actors’ strike

  26-07-2023 14:53 via nme.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has cancelled his upcoming Hollywood Bowl shows in Los Angeles due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes.READ MORE: How long will the Hollywood actors’ strike last?The two shows planned at the prestigious amphitheatre were to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Long Beach rapper’s debut 1993 album ‘Doggystyle’. The pioneering record was his first Number One album and the fastest-selling hip-hop album ever at the time.
  Now, Snoop Dogg –
  
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