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• Drake left in shock as another bra gets thrown at him

  31-07-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Drake has had three bras thrown at him during his shows over the past couple of months.
  
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• Watch Daft Punk’s unseen ‘Random Access Memories’ studio footage

  31-07-2023 23:04 via nme.com
  
  Daft Punk have released a new video series titled ‘Memory Tapes’ that reflects on the creation of their final LP ‘Random Access Memories’.READ MORE: Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped albumThe series is made up of eight episodes that offer an inside look at the creation of the album as well as highlights from the various collaborators who were featured on the LP. The collaborators share their favourite me
  
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• Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Breaks Spotify, Apple Music Streaming Records Following Canceled Egypt Launch Event

  31-07-2023 23:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Despite the last-minute cancellation of a launch show in Egypt – and the release of a nearly 1,300-page-long Houston Police Department report about the Astroworld tragedy – Travis Scott’s Utopia has racked up the most single-day streams of any album on Spotify to this point in 2023. Stockholm-headquartered Spotify just recently took to social media […]
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• The World Destroyed Sinead O’Connor

  31-07-2023 22:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of the late singer's biggest fans, Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson, goes in-depth on what O'Connor meant to her — and how the music industry and the larger world let O'Connor down
  
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• Snoop Dogg ‘High School Reunion’ tour continues summer run

  31-07-2023 22:54 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg’s ‘High School Reunion’ tour, which kicked off in July, has sold out at every stop halfway through its 33-city run across the U.S. and Canada.
  
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• Lankum on the loss of Sinéad O’Connor and the “heartening” nod from the Mercury Prize

  31-07-2023 22:41 via nme.com
  
  Lankum have spoken to NME about the loss of Sinéad O’Connor – as well as trying to capture the “broader spectrum of the human experience” on their Mercury-shortlisted album. Watch our interview above.
  The Dublin folk band – with Cormac MacDiarmada with Daragh and Ian Lynch from the quartet in attendance – were speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where their highly-acclaimed fourth album ‘False Lankum’ latest was shortlisted alo
  
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• Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge celebrates being right about aliens as US Congress namedrop him

  31-07-2023 22:21 via nme.com
  
  Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has celebrated being correct about aliens existing with fans congratulating his achievement.
  READ MORE: Tom DeLonge: the hardest working UFOlogist in pop-punk on his new album, films, shows, comics, books and cache of declassified UFO videos
  In 2019, the US Navy confirmed three videos of UFOs that Delonge’s company – To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science – had been made public. Last Wednesday (July 26)  the House Oversight subcommittee on
  
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• Halle Bailey Revisits Early Musical Memories in Teaser for First Solo Single ‘Angel’

  31-07-2023 22:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will arrive on August 4
  
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• New Sia song debuts during Women’s World Cup coverage

  31-07-2023 21:55 via nme.com
  
  A clip of a new Sia song has emerged after receiving its debut as part of the coverage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.READ MORE: Sia – ‘Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture’ review: better than the movieThe artist allowed Fox Sports in the US to the new song, who have also been playing a number of her hits throughout their coverage of this year’s competition – including ‘Chandelier’, ‘Titanium’, ‘Unstoppable&
  
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• Cardi B: Concertgoer Files Police Report After Mic-Throwing Incident at Las Vegas Show

  31-07-2023 21:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  A concertgoer filed a police report after claiming they were "struck by an item that was thrown from the stage"
  
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• Burna Boy shares ‘Big 7’ and announces new album ‘I Told Them’

  31-07-2023 21:29 via nme.com
  
  Burna Boy has shared the launch single ‘Big 7’ along with details of his upcoming seventh studio album ‘I Told Them’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Burna Boy on the cover: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”Last month, the Nigerian star released his Brandy-sampling nostalgic song ‘Sittin’ on Top Of The World’ with Atlantan rapper 21 Savage. Then, he made history by becoming the first-ever African artist to perform a headline show a
  
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• Karol G Announces That ‘Bichota Season’ Has Arrived with Surprise Album Out on Aug. 11

  31-07-2023 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The record, which marks her first under Interscope Records, will be her second this year after 'Mañana Será Bonita' topped the charts
  
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• Billie Eilish announces solar power plan for Lollapalooza 2023 headline set

  31-07-2023 20:51 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has announced her headlining Lollapalooza set will be partially solar-powered by intelligent, zero-emission battery systems.READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2023: see the full line-up and stage times hereThe pop singer shared that the climate-friendly performance is part of the Music Decarbonization Project co-founded by Eilish herself in partnership with the environmental non-profit REVERB.
  According to a press release, the zero-emissions battery systems that will power her set will be sup
  
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• Travis Scot’t’s ‘Utopia’ Is An Empty Paradise

  31-07-2023 20:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  He's a brilliant curator, but doesn't have anything interesting to say
  
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• Watch Out TikTok—Meta’s Reels Drawing 200 Billion Views a Day

  31-07-2023 20:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Meta’s Reels platform appears to be gaining on TikTok, generating 200 billion views across Facebook and Instagram.  That’s an increase over the 140 billion daily number CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported in Meta’s Q2 2023 earnings call. Zuckerberg estimates that the format’s annual run rate is $10 billion—setting it up nicely to compete with TikTok. TikTok […]
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• Lady Gaga announces ‘Jazz & Piano’ Las Vegas residency

  31-07-2023 20:20 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga has announced her ‘Jazz & Piano’ Las Vegas residency that will be kicking off at the end of next month.READ MORE: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – ‘Love For Sale’ review: oldies covers with a playful winkThe 13-time Grammy Award-winning singer announced today (July 31) that her Jazz & Piano: The Las Vegas Residency would be making its return to the stage.
  The 12 run dates will commence on August 31. From there, the pop icon will play eight nights
  
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• Top 0.5% of Twitch Streamers Generate 75% of Views, Data Shows

  31-07-2023 20:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A look at streaming data from Twitch reveals that the top 0.5% of streamers generate 75% of hours watched. In June, the top 10,000 streamers on the platform represented 76% of all hours watched. Yet that small handful of streamers represents only 0.5% of the two billion streamers who exist on the platform. Dialing that […]
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• Call of Duty Celebrates 50 Years of Hip-Hop—Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj & 21 Savage Become Playable Characters

  31-07-2023 19:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Call of Duty is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop by making several rappers available as playable characters in Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone.  Following the debut of War Tracks in 2019, Call of Duty licensed some of hip-hop’s seminal tracks for players to hear while in-game. Now as part of the celebration, […]
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• European Royalty-Investment Platform ANote Music Announces €3.3 Million Funding Milestone, Institutional Investor Expansion

  31-07-2023 19:20 via digitalmusicnews.com
  European royalty-investment platform ANote Music has announced that it’s raised €3.3 million, and execs are now looking to draw further support from institutional investors with an offering that works “in a similar way to Bowie Bonds.” Luxembourg-headquartered ANote Music, which bills itself as “Europe’s leading marketplace for investing in music royalties,” emailed Digital Music News […]
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• Jay-Z is reportedly interested in buying Tottenham Hotspur FC

  31-07-2023 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Jay-Z is reportedly interested in buying Tottenham Hotspur FC.
  According to Football365, British billionaire Joe Lewis – whose family trust owns the football club – was granted bail by a judge in New York after pleading not guilty to charges of giving insider trading tips. The 86-year-old is also facing 16 counts of security fraud and three counts of conspiracy. If convicted of either charge, Lewis could incur prison time and hefty fines, meaning he’d have to give up ownership
  
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• Anne-Marie and Travis Scott kick off chart battle for UK’s Number 1 album

  31-07-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Anne-Marie and Travis Scott enter an extremely close race for this week’s Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, with less than
  
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• Cat Burns: 'I think vulnerability is my number one thing'

  31-07-2023 18:49 via music-news.com
  
  Cat Burns joins MNEK on Apple Music for an insightful discussion about her time touring with Sam Smith, her songwriting process
  
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• Post Malone on how magic mushroom use has affected his memory

  31-07-2023 18:41 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has revealed how using magic mushrooms has impacted his short-term memory.READ MORE: Post Malone: the story of the tatted troubadour in 10 songsThe rapper was taking part in a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Wednesday (July 26) when he revealed that he has suffered long-term side effects from magic mushrooms.
  “Yeah, I take shrooms,” he told Lowe. “I like shrooms… [but] not as much as I used to. It’s really affected my short-term
  
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• The Big Moon join United by Music Tour to help save Grassroots Music Venues

  31-07-2023 18:38 via music-news.com
  
  Mercury-nominated, alt-pop four-piece The Big Moon have announced that they will be joining The National Lottery’s United By Music
  
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• Paramore’s Hayley Williams Reminds ‘Internet Bros’ That Hating Her Won’t Make Rock Acts Love Them

  31-07-2023 17:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Following the postponement of a number of Paramore concerts while she recovered from a non-contagious lung infection, Williams responded to criticism stating that she should've just pushed through
  
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• Lady Gaga Is Bringing Her Celebration of the Great American Songbook Back to Vegas

  31-07-2023 17:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star will revive her "Jazz and Piano" show for a run of 12 concerts later this year
  
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• Lana Del Rey Shines, James Taylor Comes to the Rescue: The Best Things We Saw at Newport Folk Festival 2023

  31-07-2023 17:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rising stars, future legends, and 'emergency folk music' are all on the bill at a fresh start for the festival
  
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• Paul McCartney teases major international tour: “Got to get you into my life”

  31-07-2023 17:09 via nme.com
  
  Paul McCartney has teased the possibility of embarking on an international tour, including potential shows in Australia.READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatnessMcCartney took to his official social media accounts to post a cryptic message encouraging fans to sign up to his mailing list. The posts come with the promise of “news coming soon”.
  Featuring a blue sky with clouds and the sound of a radio being tuned, the clip shared on Twitter had a caption that
  
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• Bob Geldof remembers text messages received from Sinead O’Connor weeks before her death

  31-07-2023 17:06 via nme.com
  
  Bob Geldof has recalled speaking with Sinead O’Connor just weeks before her death, at a recent show.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe singer-songwriter and activist recalled his longtime friendship with the musician while on stage during the Cavan Calling festival in Ireland. Here, he reflected on growing up on the same road as her and her family, as well as his admiration for her courage while in the public eye.
  “She
  
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• David Bowie ‘Co-Wrote’ a New Country Song. Wait, What?

  31-07-2023 16:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country music is borrowing old hits like ‘Rebel Rebel’ to try to write new ones. "Familiarity helps when there’s not that much time for people to grasp a song," says one songwriter
  
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• Lily Allen 'incensed' by 'spineless' tributes to Sinéad O'Connor

  31-07-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Lily Allen has blasted certain people for praising the Irish star for her fearlessness following her death instead of when she was alive.
  
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• Harry Styles ‘Love on Tour’ Raised $6.5 Million for Charity

  31-07-2023 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Planned Parenthood, Black Voters Matter Fund, REVERB, Every Town for Gun Safety, and Save the Children are among the benefiting charity organizations
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Lays Down the Law: If You Throw Something at Her, Make Sure It’s a Diamond

  31-07-2023 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star alluded to the torrent of flying projectiles directed at pop stars at the start of her Las Vegas residency
  
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• Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones’ neighbour once complained about noise of Tom Jones records – but it was Tom Jones

  31-07-2023 15:51 via nme.com
  
  Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has recalled the time his neighbour complained about the volume of his ‘Tom Jones records’, only to discover it was actually Tom Jones singing.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics’ Kelly JonesThe singer-songwriter recalled the incident in a recent appearance on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, hosted by Zoe Ball.
  Reflecting on his friendship with the legendary Welsh singer, he revealed that th
  
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• Travis Scott fans throw ‘Utopia’ party at Egypt Pyramids despite cancelled show

  31-07-2023 15:39 via nme.com
  
  Fans of Travis Scott threw a release party for his new album ‘Utopia‘ at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt this weekend, despite plans for a concert at the historic site being cancelled.READ MORE: Travis Scott – ‘Utopia’ review: lofty concept, shakily executedEarlier this month, the rapper announced a special launch show and livestream at the Pyramids, which was due to take place Friday (July 28), for his fourth album ‘Utopia’.
  The show was then cancelled tw
  
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• Jessie Ware on working Kylie Minogue (and hopefully Cher) and her dream podcast guests

  31-07-2023 15:21 via nme.com
  
  Jessie Ware has spoken to NME about the “freedom” of her 2023 Mercury Prize shortlisted album ‘That! Feels Good‘, working with Kylie Minogue, and her bucketlist collaborations and podcast guests. Watch our interview above.READ MORE: Jessie Ware: “I think I finally know the artist I’m meant to be”The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her latest was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic
  
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• Lily Allen “incensed” by “spineless” tributes to Sinéad O’Connor

  31-07-2023 15:09 via nme.com
  
  Lily Allen has said that she is “incensed” by the “spineless” tributes coming in for Sinéad O’Connor after the singer’s death, suggesting that the same people would not have stood up for her while she was alive.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home, prompting a wa
  
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• Lady Gaga Remembers ‘Magical Power’ Shared With Tony Bennett: ‘I Will Miss My Friend Forever’

  31-07-2023 15:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The beloved standards crooner died earlier this month at the age of 96
  
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• Former Shins rocker dead at 50

  31-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Former Shins rocker Neal Langford has passed away.
  
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• Azealia Banks has Nick Grimshaw to thank for not quitting music

  31-07-2023 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Azealia Banks thought her music career was dead in the water after she was dropped by her label.
  
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• Sinéad O’Connor warned fans she was being harassed by a “violent” stalker two weeks before death

  31-07-2023 12:45 via nme.com
  
  Sinéad O’Connor told fans that she was being harassed by a “violent” stalker just two weeks before her death.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe iconic Irish musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her death is not being treated as suspicious.
  In a tweet dated July 15, O&rsquo
  
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• Lady Gaga will miss Tony Bennett 'forever'

  31-07-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga has been "grieving the loss" of Tony Bennett for a long time.
  
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• Bob Geldof received texts 'laden with desperation and despair' from Sinéad O'Connor before death

  31-07-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Bob Geldof paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor at Cavan Calling festival in Ireland on Saturday.
  
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• Lady Gaga shares emotional tribute to “true friend” Tony Bennett

  31-07-2023 12:37 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga has shared a heartfelt tribute to music icon and friend Tony Bennett, following news of his death.READ MORE: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – ‘Love For Sale’ review: oldies covers with a playful winkThe legendary American singer died on July 21 in his hometown of New York, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was aged 96.
  Since sharing his debut album ‘Because Of You’ in 1952, the vocalist went on to release more than 70 albums, won 20 Gra
  
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• Greta Gerwig reveals how she got Ryan Gosling to sing on the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack

  31-07-2023 12:01 via nme.com
  
  Barbie director Greta Gerwig has revealed how she got Ryan Gosling to perform a track for the film’s soundtrack.READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ review: Greta Gerwig’s grown-up toy story is fantastic funThe director was speaking as part of a new interview with Rolling Stone when she reflected on the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ – a track from the film performed by the leading actor.
  In the discussion, she admitted that she initially believed that he would have been relu
  
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• Watch Sinead O’Connor fans gather to sing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at Dublin tribute

  31-07-2023 11:49 via nme.com
  
  Sinead O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.
  
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• Watch Sinéad O’Connor fans gather to sing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at Dublin tribute

  31-07-2023 11:49 via nme.com
  
  Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January
  
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• Sinéad O’Connor’s Controversies — What Happened in the ’90s?

  31-07-2023 11:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Sinéad O’Connor never hesitated to speak out about the injustice she saw in the world, which saw the derailing of her career at the height of her fame. But the Irish singer saw things differently. Most well-known for her haunting vocals on the song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the accompanying one-take music video featuring her […]
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• Anne-Marie to take 'a little' break before penning more tunes

  31-07-2023 11:09 via music-news.com
  
  Anne-Marie is taking some time off from music to "live a little" and get more inspiration.
  
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• ITZY wreak havoc in new ‘CAKE’ music video

  31-07-2023 11:07 via nme.com
  
  K-pop girl group ITZY have released the music video for the single ‘CAKE’ from their new mini-album ‘Kill My Doubt’.READ MORE:  ITZY on making their comeback with ‘Checkmate’: “It would be a lie if we said we felt no pressure at all”On July 31 at 6pm KST, the quintet made a comeback with their new single ‘CAKE’, the lead single of their new mini-album ‘Kill My Doubt’. The new single is written and produced by Black Eyed
  
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