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• Jungle share unique, interactive video for ‘Back On 74’

  30-07-2023 23:48 via nme.com
  
  Jungle have shared a new track called ‘Back On 74’, along with a unique, interactive music video – watch it below.READ MORE: Jungle share single ‘Candle Flame’ and tell us about “explosive” fourth album ‘Volcano’The pop duo will release new album ‘Volcano’ on August 11, and it was first previewed by the single ‘Candle Flame’.
  The ‘Back On 74’ video is touted as a ‘music video art gallery’, with
  
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• Kanye West's Twitter/X account restored

  30-07-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Kanye West lost his Twitter account over a series of antisemitic posts last year.
  
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• Listen to The Pretenders’ melodic new single ‘The Love’

  30-07-2023 23:30 via nme.com
  
  The Pretenders have shared a brand new single – listen to ‘The Love’ below.READ MORE: Chrissie Hynde: “People die of loneliness – it’s an epidemic”The track is the latest song to be released from the band’s upcoming album ‘Relentless’, which is due out on September 15 via Parlophone.
  “I suppose that’s the most traditionally Pretenders-sounding song on the album, inthe vein of ‘Kid’ or ‘Talk of the Town
  
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• Jason Aldean Alludes to Boston Marathon Bombing While Defending ‘Try That in a Small Town’

  30-07-2023 23:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I'm thinking to myself, 'You guys would get this better than anybody,'" country singer tells Massachusetts crowd of controversial single
  
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• Cardi B throws microphone at fan who tossed drink at her

  30-07-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  A troubling trend has resulted in a number of music stars being struck by objects thrown by fans during gigs.
  
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• Dexys announce first North American tour dates in 40 years

  30-07-2023 20:55 via nme.com
  
  Dexys – formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners – have announced details of their first North American tour in 40 years.
  The band, who returned this week with new album ‘The Feminine Divine’, will hit the road later this year.
  After a UK tour that takes place in September, the band will then head to Europe in October before hitting the US on October 26 for a gig in Los Angeles.
  The 14-date tour will then take them through until November 15 when the tour will wrap up with
  
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• Metallica’s Lars Ulrich writes foreword for new edition of Hunter S Thompson’s ‘Screwjack’

  30-07-2023 20:23 via nme.com
  
  Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has written the foreword for a new edition of Hunter S Thompson’s book Screwjack.
  The collection of short stories were originally printed in 1991, and have just received a brand new edition.
  Announcing his introduction to the book, Ulrich wrote on Instagram: “Beyond psyched to have had the opportunity to write an introduction for the latest edition of Hunter S. Thompson’s ’91 collection of short stories, Screwjack.
  “Reading these s
  
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• Sinead O’Connor’s 'Nothing Compares 2 U' returns to Top 20

  30-07-2023 19:56 via music-news.com
  
  After the sad news of Sinead O’Connor’s death, the acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter’s 1990 Number 1 single, Nothing Compares 2 U, is predicted to re-enter the Top 40 at Number 12.
  
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• Billie Eilish’s Barbie anthem 'What Was I Made For?' to challenge Dave & Central Cee

  30-07-2023 19:55 via music-news.com
  
  Billie Eilish’s Barbie anthem What Was I Made For? benefits from a second week of Barbiemania as it’s currently just 1,500 chart units away from replacing Dave & Central Cee’s Sprinter at Number 1.
  
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• Eminem walks boxer Terence Crawford to ring for title fight

  30-07-2023 19:44 via nme.com
  
  Eminem walked boxer Terence Crawford to the ring for his welterweight title fight in Las Vegas last night (July 29).
  Crawford was fighting Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena, and chose Marshall Mathers’ ‘Lose Yourself’ as his walk-on music.
  When the song began playing, Eminem emerged alongside Crawford to walk to the ring and said to the crowd: “Las Vegas, make some noise for the next, undisputed welterweight champion of the world.”
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• ‘Barbie’ soundtrack makes history on UK singles chart

  30-07-2023 18:58 via nme.com
  
  The Barbie soundtrack has made history on the UK singles charts with the most amount of songs ever in a Top Five.READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ soundtrack review: on-brand songs to leave you tickled pinkThe soundtrack was released concurrently with Greta Gerwig‘s hit movie last week (July 21) and has since taken the charts by storm. The Mark Ronson-produced album features artists including Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish,&n
  
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• Travis Scott to flood Top 10 with Utopia tracks

  30-07-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Following the release of his much-hyped fourth studio album Utopia, three tracks from Travis Scott could flood the Top 10; Meltdown
  
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• Watch The Muppets’ Animal play drums for My Morning Jacket at Newport Folk Festival

  30-07-2023 18:22 via nme.com
  
  My Morning Jacket were joined by The Muppets‘ Animal on drums during their set at Newport Folk Festival this weekend – see footage below.READ MORE: Please enjoy these wholesome clips of your favourite musicians on ‘The Muppets’The band were playing the legendary festival on Friday (July 28), and were joined by the special guest for their set closer ‘One Big Holiday’.
  During the set, they also welcomed Maggie Rogers to the stage for a cover of Fleetwood Ma
  
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• Twitter (or X) Restores Kanye West’s (or Ye’s) Account After 8-Month Ban

  30-07-2023 18:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elon Musk quietly reactivates rapper's account following December 2022 rant where West tweeted antisemitic images and mocked Musk's physique
  
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• Turnpike Troubadours’ Evan Felker Singing With Jason Isbell Is the Collab You Need to See

  30-07-2023 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Felker sang Isbell's "King of Oklahoma" at Newport Folk Festival, while surprise guest Tyler Childers joined Turnpike to pay tribute to John Prine
  
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• Olivia Dean enjoying Mercury nomination + tour tickets

  30-07-2023 16:50 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia Dean’s debut album Messy has been shortlisted as a 2023 Mercury Prize with FREENOW Album of the Year. Released
  
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• See Eminem Serve as Terence Crawford’s Hype Man Ahead of Title Fight

  30-07-2023 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Slim Shady walked the undefeated boxer to the ring in Las Vegas, where Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. to become undisputed welterweight champion
  
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• They Sold Porn Star Bathwater and Just Made the Year’s Scariest Movie

  30-07-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  YouTuber twins Danny and Michael Philippou went from creating rowdy parody clips to Talk to Me, A24’s latest horror-movie triumph
  
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• Building a Hip-Hop Canon: Author Kiana Fitzgerald on Her New Book

  30-07-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ode to Hip-Hop is out now on Running Press. Here's how she wrote it, and where she thinks the genre is heading
  
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• See Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette Honor Sinead O’Connor With ‘Mandinka’ Cover in Japan

  30-07-2023 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  ""For a beautiful woman, high intelligence and deep empathy, way ahead of her time, who’s no longer with us, this is for her," Morissette says at Fuji Rock Festival
  
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• Stormzy pledges to fund 36 black Cambridge students

  30-07-2023 14:47 via nme.com
  
  Stormzy has pledged to fund 36 black Cambridge students over the next three years.READ MORE: Stormzy – ‘This Is What I Mean’ review: levelling up on his own termsThe Stormzy Scholarship was launched in 2018 and by 2026 it will have supported 81 students through their studies at the prestigious university.
  Each student will receive a £20,000 annual scholarship to cover tuition fees and maintenance costs through Stormzy’s #Merky Foundation and the bank HSBC.
  The bank
  
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• Descendents frontman Milo Aukerman suffers “mild heart attack”

  30-07-2023 14:01 via nme.com
  
  Descendents have cancelled a European tour after frontman Milo Aukerman suffered a “mild heart attack”.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – DescendentsThe legendary Californian punk band were set to hit the road this year for a series of dates, but they have now been cancelled in order for the frontman to rest and recover.
  “We are truly sorry, but we have to cancel the upcoming European shows,” the band told fans in a statement.
  “Our s
  
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• Lizzo drops alternate ‘Bad Day’ version of her ‘Barbie’ song ‘Pink’

  30-07-2023 13:59 via nme.com
  
  An alternative version of Lizzo‘s Barbie song ‘Pink’ has been shared.READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ soundtrack review: on-brand songs to leave you tickled pinkThe original version opened the movie but a darker version of the song entitled ‘Bad Day’ featured during a scene when Margot Robbie‘s character is having an existential crisis.
  The alternate version wasn’t originally made available on the Mark Ronson curated soundtrack but it has now been sh
  
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• Quavo says he has around 1,000 unreleased Takeoff verses

  30-07-2023 13:31 via nme.com
  
  Quavo says he has around 1,000 unreleased verses from his late Migos bandmate Takeoff.READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of MigosThe rapper will release new album ‘Rocket Power’ on August 14, and has described it as “my therapy” following the death of Takeoff in late 2022.
  In a new interview with Jamie Crawford-Walker on YouTube, Quavo discussed his grief following the death, and how it has fuelled the new album.
  “It means everything to
  
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• John Lydon says AI “will ultimately make decisions for you, and that’s very dangerous”

  30-07-2023 11:58 via nme.com
  
  John Lydon has shared his thoughts on AI warning that it “will ultimately make decisions for you, and that’s very dangerous”.READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinaryThe Public Image Ltd frontman spoke about the recent developments in the technology in a new interview with The Guardian.
  When asked about his views on the ever-increasing impact of AI on the arts, Lydon said: “Who’s in charge and who’s feeding the information and gi
  
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• Sinéad O’Connor documentary airs despite singer’s death

  30-07-2023 11:35 via nme.com
  
  A 2022 documentary about Sinéad O’Connor aired on TV this weekend (July 29) as planned despite the singer’s death.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyKathryn Ferguson’s film Nothing Compares was originally set for release on Saturday on Sky Documentaries and the Now streaming service.
  After O’Connor passed away earlier this week (July 26) at the age of 56, Ferguson said that after much deliberation s
  
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• Haim dress up as Taylor Swift’s ‘Bejeweled’ step-sisters to perform ‘No Body, No Crime’ in California

  30-07-2023 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Haim dressed up as the step-sisters from Taylor Swift‘s ‘Bejeweled’ to perform ‘No Body, No Crime’ with her in California this weekend.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in New Jersey: a glittering celebration of every eraThe video for the ‘Midnights’ track guest starred Haim as a trio of step-sisters, who wore gowns that they also sported on stage in Santa Clara, California on Friday night (July 28).
  “hi from the step sisters!” they wrote on
  
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• Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West’s Twitter account after eight month ban

  30-07-2023 10:59 via nme.com
  
  Elon Musk has reinstated Kanye West‘s Twitter account after an eight month ban.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?It comes after he was previously banned from the platform three times, the last being on December 2 last year after the rapper tweeted an illustration of a swastika inside a Star of David.
  The inflammatory post was one of many West – also known as Ye – tweeted at the time, culminating in
  
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• Cardi B throws microphone at audience member who chucked drink at her on stage

  30-07-2023 10:06 via nme.com
  
  Footage has been shared online that sees Cardi B throwing a microphone at an audience member who had chucked a drink at her on stage.READ MORE: Cheese wheels, ashes and sex toys: stop throwing shit at pop stars, pleaseAcross this summer, a growing trend has emerged of fans throwing items on stage at their favourite artists. One of the most prolific and dangerous cases occurred last month, when pop star Bebe Rexha was seen falling to her knees after a mobile phone struck her in the face
  
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• Foo Fighers and Alanis Morissette honour Sinéad O’Connor with ‘Mandinka’ cover

  30-07-2023 09:53 via nme.com
  
  Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor last night (July 29) with a cover of ‘Mandinka’.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe collaborative performance came during Dave Grohl‘s band’s set at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. You can view it below.
  Introducing the cover, which appeared O’Connor’s 1987 debut album ‘The Lion And The Cobra’, the
  
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• Rita Ora's new album is a 'diary turned into songs'

  30-07-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Rita Ora says her third album is her most personal yet because it's simply a diary that has been 'turned into songs'
  
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• 'I really liked that song': Why Mark Ronson BANNED Bradley Cooper from taking a Lady Gaga track for A Star Is Born

  30-07-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Ronson banned Bradley Cooper from using Lady Gaga's 'Joanne' in 'A Star Is Born' because he "needed" it for the singer's album.
  
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• 'A week of misery': Hayley Williams shares health update following Paramore cancellations

  30-07-2023 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Hayley Williams has shared an update on her health after Paramore cancelled shows due to illness
  
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• Azealia Banks recalls almost giving up on music

  30-07-2023 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Azealia Banks has recalled being dropped from her record label XL.
  
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