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• The 1975 announce 10th anniversary reissues and merch bundles for self-titled debut album

  01-08-2023 23:33 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 have announced that their self-titled debut album will be reissued on vinyl for its 10th anniversary, as well as confirming the sale of accompanying merch bundles.READ MORE: The 1975 live in London: a celebration amidst online furoreThe new formats will be available to purchase from September 1, alongside a range of new and classic merch.
  The band’s debut album will be available on various new limited edition formats, including a 4LP deluxe vinyl release containing ‘The 1975
  
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• Beyoncé gives shout-out to Madonna during New Jersey ‘Renaissance’ world tour show

  01-08-2023 23:00 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé gave Madonna a shout-out at her most recent ‘Renaissance’ world tour show in New Jersey this past weekend.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joyThe 64-year-old pop icon was spotted in attendance at the second night of the ‘Renaissance’ tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, July 30. It was one of her first public appearances since being hospitalised in the ICU last m
  
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• Russell Crowe shares chance encounter with “hero” Sinead O’Connor

  01-08-2023 22:43 via nme.com
  
  Russell Crowe has recalled a chance encounter with the late Sinead O’Connor following her death last week aged 56.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity and intensity The actor took to Twitter to recount the story of meeting her while he was working in Ireland last year.
  Crowe said he was sitting outside a pub with a group of friends when “a woman with purpose strode past us”.
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• 27% of Artists ‘Have Used Some Type of AI Music Tools’ — Even As 77% Fear Being Replaced by AI, Study Finds

  01-08-2023 22:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  As artificial intelligence’s music industry role continues to grow, Believe and its TuneCore subsidiary have released an AI study – finding, among other things, that over a quarter of artists are already utilizing automated tools. Paris-headquartered Believe (which hasn’t shied away from the emergence of AI) and TuneCore (which has partnered with Grimes and her […]
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• Travis Scott Plots Concert at Rome’s Circus Maximus After Canceled Egyptian Pyramid Show

  01-08-2023 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper will perform music from his new album Utopia at the ancient monument on August 7, on the condition that the performance isn't canceled, too
  
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• Lizzo Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations From Former Touring Dancers

  01-08-2023 22:01 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Three former touring dancers for Lizzo have filed a lawsuit against the singer, alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. The lawsuit also accuses Lizzo of weight-shaming these dancers. Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has embraced the body-positivity movement so these allegations are especially shocking. Shirlene Quigley and Lizzo’s production company […]
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• Why do people hate Nickelback so much? Watch trailer for new official documentary

  01-08-2023 21:42 via nme.com
  
  The trailer for an officially sanctioned Nickelback documentary titled Hate to Love: Nickelback, has been released. Check it out below.READ MORE: Nickelback: all the times they’ve been banned, hounded and weaponisedDirected by British filmmaker Leigh Brooks, the film will explore the Canadian rock band’s origins, their chart-topping success and the negativity that has followed them despite their overall commercial success.
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• Song Investment Platform MasterExchange Raises $2.74 Million

  01-08-2023 21:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Stockholm-based song investment platform MasterExchange has announced a $2.74 million funding round. Here’s the latest. The platform raised its latest funding from investors, including Vectr Fintech, Claes-Henrik Julander, and Rob Small. MasterExchange allows anyone to invest fiat currency in specific songs to receive a quarterly share of the music royalty payments. The platform also serves […]
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• Lizzo sued by backup dancers for sexual harassment and creating hostile work environment

  01-08-2023 21:38 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo is being sued by three former backup dancers for creating a hostile work environment and engaging in sexual harassment among other allegations.READ MORE: Lizzo – ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bops NBC News named the dancers involved as Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez. Davis and Williams both competed on the reality show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls to win the chance to join her troupe of backing da
  
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• Beyoncé gives shout-out to Madonna during concert

  01-08-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna attended Beyoncé's New Jersey tour date.
  
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• BBC Radio 1 presenter Arielle Free taken off air after disapproving of another DJ’s choice of music

  01-08-2023 21:19 via nme.com
  
  BBC Radio 1 DJ Arielle Free has been taken off air after clashing with her colleague over the choice of music during a live broadcast in Ibiza.
  Free made a brief appearance on Charlie Hedges’ Dance Anthems Ibiza show on Sunday (July 30) but was cut off for saying she didn’t like a song he was playing.
  After she was introducted, she told Hedges, who was playing ‘My Barn, My Rules’ by Stream MCR-T and horsegiirL: “Can I be honest with you Charlie? I expected better of
  
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• A MAGA Preacher Condemned a Drag Queen. Then Her Album Topped the Christian Charts

  01-08-2023 21:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Flamy Grant's "Good Day," and her LP Bible Belt Baby, briefly hit Number One on Apple Music after she was called out by Sean Feucht
  
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• Wilco Contend With Getting Kicked Out of Someone’s Heart on ‘Evicted’

  01-08-2023 21:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on the band's new Cate Le Bon-produced album, Cousin
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo reveals tracklist for ‘Guts’

  01-08-2023 20:57 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the full tracklist for her forthcoming second album ‘Guts’.READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter”The pop singer teased the reveal yesterday (July 31) by posting an Instagram video showing an aerial view of her in a bedroom unpacking boxes and adjusting items. The end of the clip featured a snippet of a new track and showed her typing up “‘Guts’ tracklist” on a typew
  
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• A Closer Look at Chartmetric’s Onesheet — And the Future of Dynamically Updating EPKs

  01-08-2023 20:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Last year, Chartmetric acquired the appropriately-named Onesheet, a company creating one-sheet summaries (or EPKs) for artists. With Onesheet now relaunched in beta, we take a closer look at how Chartmetric’s datasets are powering these dynamic artist resumes — and what it means for musicians and the broader music industry. According to Chartmetric, Onesheet is now […]
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• Why Tyler Childers Put a Gay Love Story in His New Video

  01-08-2023 20:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The video's stars, Colton Haynes and James Scully, along with writer Silas House, talk about the LGBTQ representation in Childers' 'In Your Love': 'It really does mean a lot'
  
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• Fans speculate if Coi Leray is hitting back at Latto in new song

  01-08-2023 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Coi Leray has been accused of dissing fellow rapper Latto on an unreleased song after the latter mentioned her on the Billboard-charting hit ‘Put It On Da Floor’.READ MORE: Latto: “For female rappers, this stuff doesn’t happen overnight. Period”The New Jersey star’s gripe with Latto started in April when the Clay County rapper previewed her then-unreleased pop–trap single ‘Put It On Da Floor’ at this year’s Coachella.
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• Flash mob surprises Leigh-Anne Pinnock before receiving honorary doctorate

  01-08-2023 20:13 via nme.com
  
  A flash mob surprised Leigh-Anne Pinnock before she collected her honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) last week.
  The chart-topping pop singer and Little Mix star was being awarded for her successful music career as well as her active philanthropy, including co-founding The Black Fund – a charity to promote racial equality and anti-racism.
  She returned to her hometown of High Wycombe and walked around BNU’s campus with The Repair Shop host Jay Blades before da
  
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• S Club respond to “nonsense” claims Hannah Spearritt was shut out from reunion tour

  01-08-2023 19:59 via nme.com
  
  S Club have responded to the “nonsense” claims that Hannah Spearritt was shut out from the upcoming reunion tour.
  Earlier this year, the pop group revealed they would be reforming and releasing new music for the first time in 20 years. All seven original members – consisting of Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, Spearritt and Rachel Stevens – were set to embark on a 25th anniversary UK and Ireland arena tour in October.
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• Billie Eilish Partners with Reverb for Solar Powered Set at Lollapalooza

  01-08-2023 19:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Billie Eilish is partnering with Reverb for a solar-powered headline set at Lollapalooza this weekend. Here’s the latest.  The environmental non-profit Reverb has partnered with Eilish to bring solar-powered, intelligent battery systems for her headlining set at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thursday, August 3. The zero-emissions battery systems that will partially power her upcoming set […]
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• Billie Eilish Is Planning a Solar-Powered Set at Lollapalooza

  01-08-2023 19:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Billie Eilish is preparing a solar-powered headlining set at Lollapalooza this weekend The environmental non-profit Reverb has partnered with Eilish to bring solar-powered, intelligent battery systems for her headlining set at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thursday, August 3rd, according to details shared with Digital Music News this morning. The zero-emissions battery systems that will partially […]
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• Olivia Rodrigo Just Dropped One Hell of a Tracklist for Her New Album

  01-08-2023 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  From "All American Bitch" to "Teenage Dream," Rodrigo shows us a masterclass in song titling
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Just Dropped One Hell of a Track List for Her New Album

  01-08-2023 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  From "All American Bitch" to "Teenage Dream," Rodrigo shows us a masterclass in song titling
  
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• RAYE on surviving the music industry: “Keep good people around you”

  01-08-2023 19:36 via nme.com
  
  RAYE has spoken to NME about her music industry battle to be shortlisted for the Mercury 2023, as well as her recent collab with Stormzy and hopes for longevity. Watch our interview above.
  The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her 2023 debut ‘My 21st Century Blues‘ was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Olivia Dean, Fred Again.., Young Fathers and Shygirl.
  “To be recognised for a bo
  
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• Former Lizzo Dancers Claim Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment in New Lawsuit

  01-08-2023 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Three former Lizzo dancers accuse the singer of religious and racial harassment, among other allegations
  
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• SM Entertainment and Kakao Officially Launch North American Division ‘With the Aim of Accelerating Global Growth and Expansion’

  01-08-2023 18:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Back in May, upon unveiling seemingly solid first-quarter financials, SM Entertainment disclosed plans to break into North America. Now, the K-pop giant (in which Kakao Corporation possesses a controlling stake) is officially establishing a division in North America “with the aim of accelerating global growth and expansion.” SM Entertainment and Kakao’s entertainment-focused subsidiary revealed the […]
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• Tileyard London launches immersive space for Dolby Atmos playback sessions

  01-08-2023 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Tileyard London has launched an immersive listening space for Dolby Atmos playback sessions.
  The new area of the Kings Cross studios – named The Gallery – is designed to let music lovers experience the latest albums and scores in the same way that the artist intended and take the listening experience to “a whole new level”.
  Described as a space which “truly reflects the future of sound”, The Gallery is equipped with immersive Dolby Atmos playback, as well as T
  
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• Beyoncé Gives ‘Queen Mother’ Madonna Shoutout at New Jersey Renaissance Tour Stop

  01-08-2023 17:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Madonna attended the tour just weeks after being released from the ICU when she was admitted for a serious bacterial infection
  
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• Taylor Swift reportedly gave $100k bonuses to each of her truck drivers on ‘Eras’ tour

  01-08-2023 16:57 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has reportedly given the truck drivers working on her ‘Eras’ tour bonuses of $100,000 (£77,000) each.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in New Jersey: a glittering celebration of every eraThe hefty bonuses were allegedly given to the production truck drivers ahead of her extensive list of US Tour dates drawing to a close.
  As reported by The Line Of Best Fit, sources have said that she gave each of the production crew responsible for hauling her equipment around the count
  
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• Police report filed against Cardi B for throwing mic at fan

  01-08-2023 16:32 via nme.com
  
  A police report has been filed against Cardi B after she threw a microphone at an audience member mid-show.READ MORE: Cheese wheels, ashes and sex toys: stop throwing shit at pop stars, pleaseFootage of the moment was shared online on Saturday (July 29) and quickly spread across social media. In the clip, the rapper – whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – is seen on stage performing in Las Vegas in a long orange dress, when a person in the audience hurls liquid from
  
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• Drake and 21 Savage cancel rescheduled Memphis concert

  01-08-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Drake's team cited production issues as the cause for the cancellation.
  
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• Watch The 1975’s Matty Healy on ‘Getting Stoned With…’ Caveh Zahedi and learn about The Mountain Goats

  01-08-2023 16:29 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has joined American filmmaker Caveh Zahedi in his latest episode of Getting Stoned With… – Watch the full episode below.READ MORE: The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero”Getting Stoned With… sees Zahedi and Healy light up and discuss their respective approaches to art, spirituality, drugs, what it feels like to be in a band, as well as the navigation of both art and personal relationships.
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• The Hives release two punky new singles, ‘Trapdoor Solution’ and ‘The Bomb’

  01-08-2023 16:09 via nme.com
  
  The Hives have shared two new songs – listen to ‘Trapdoor Solution’ and ‘The Bomb’ below.
  The Swedish indie band are due to release ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ – their sixth album, and first studio effort in over a decade – next Friday (August 11) via Fuga. Pre-order/pre-save here.READ MORE: The Hives: “There’s nothing more depressing than adult rock music”It’ll feature the tracks ‘Bogus Operandi’
  
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• A2IM to Offer Healthcare to Artists Starting Next Week

  01-08-2023 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Not-for-profit trade organization A2IM announces the launch of A2IM Artist Pro, a program designed to provide independent artists with healthcare options with $99 annual membership dues. The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the launch of its A2IM Artist Pro program, an initiative designed to provide artists with healthcare options with annual membership […]
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• Re-Opening Time: Semisonic Plot First Album in Over 20 Years, ‘Little Bit of Sun’

  01-08-2023 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Minneapolis alt-rock outfit has also shared a new single, "The Rope"
  
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• Young Fathers announce 2023 UK tour dates

  01-08-2023 15:25 via nme.com
  
  Young Fathers have announced a run of UK tour dates for 2023 – find all the details below.READ MORE: Young Fathers on playing with Depeche Mode and the “community” of ‘Heavy Heavy’The Scottish trio are due to hit the road this autumn for headline gigs in support of their Mercury Prize-shortlisted fourth album, ‘Heavy Heavy’, which was released back in February.
  Kicking off at The Dome in Brighton on October 20, the upcoming tour will also include a show
  
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• NME teams up with Ladbrokes LIVE to announce the return of Club NME

  01-08-2023 15:16 via nme.com
  
  NME have teamed up with new entertainment platform Ladbrokes LIVE to launch the return of the iconic Club NME, which is set to kick off in London next month.
  Since its initial event back in 2004 and subsequent launch the following year, Club NME offered fans the opportunity to see their favourite artists in intimate settings – supporting local grassroots venues along the way.
  Now, Club NME is making a comeback for 2023 with a series of unmissable live events across the UK, starting in Lond
  
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• Ladbrokes LIVE launched with surprise Sugababes performance and huge ticket giveaway

  01-08-2023 15:07 via nme.com
  
  In partnership with Ladbrokes 
  Ladbrokes announced new entertainment platform Ladbrokes LIVE with a surprise performance by Sugababes at Tower Bridge and a huge ticket giveaway.
  Launching today (August 1), the Ladbrokes LIVE platform sees the brand team up with NME and live entertainment company AEG Europe to develop a new digital  hub – devoted to giving fans the chance to win access to thousands of tickets to massive events across the UK from massive shows at The O2, to unforge
  
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• Nile Rodgers backs campaign against merging of local BBC Introducing radio

  01-08-2023 15:01 via nme.com
  
  Nile Rodgers has shared his concern about the merging of local BBC Introducing Radio, and expressed how he thinks it will negatively impact the music industry.READ MORE: Inside the fight to save the local BBC Introducing shows: “It’s so much bigger than just radio play”The update shared by the musician follows an announcement made by BBC Local radio presenters back in January, in which they confirmed that there were some significant changes underway for BBC Introducing programm
  
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• Harry Styles’ ‘Love On Tour’ plays to five million people, raises $6million for charity

  01-08-2023 14:16 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles played to five million people over the course of his mammoth ‘Love On Tour’, with the dates raising $6.5million for charity.
  The two-year trek saw the soloist and former One Direction singer play 173 gigs in total, per a press release. He performed a record-breaking 18 nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and smashed the attendance record for London’s Wembley Stadium.READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: gr
  
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• Olivia Dean on co-writing the Lionesses’ World Cup anthem: “It’s for the people”

  01-08-2023 14:07 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Dean has spoken to NME about her Mercury-shortlisted album ‘Messy’, as well as going to school with fellow nominee RAYE and penning the England Women’s World Cup anthem, ‘Call Me A Lioness’. Watch our interview above.
  The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her 2023 debut was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Young Fathers and Shygirl.
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• Wilco announce new album ‘Cousin’ and share single ‘Evicted’

  01-08-2023 14:04 via nme.com
  
  Wilco have announced plans to release their 13th studio album ‘Cousin’ and shared new single ‘Evicted’ – which you can listen to below.
  The record, which has been produced by Cate Le Bon, will be released on September 29 on dBpm Records.
  “It’s this feeling of being in it and out of it at the same time,” said frontman Jeff Tweedy of the new album.
  He added of the new single, which you can listen to below: “I guess I was trying to write from th
  
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• Kanye West has wiped his Twitter (X) account clean

  01-08-2023 13:21 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West‘s has wiped his Twitter (X) account clean just days after being re-instated by Elon Musk.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
  
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• 'I stare at it when I wake up': Bebe Rexha looks at her UK No1 award 'every morning'

  01-08-2023 12:49 via music-news.com
  
  Bebe Rexha is so proud of her first-ever UK number one song that she keeps the award in her bedroom.
  
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• JoJo Siwa and Jack Osbourne sign up for Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

  01-08-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Other contestants include Blac Chyna, Brian Austin Green, Tara Reid, and Kelly Rizzo.
  
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• Ben Affleck hosted Jennifer Lopez's 54th birthday party at their new home

  01-08-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez shared a video of her dancing on a table at her birthday party.
  
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• Queen + Adam Lambert set to rock Japan for first time in 3 years

  01-08-2023 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  Queen and Adam Lambert are returning to Japan next February for a series of Dome concerts.
  
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• Jockstrap on supporting Blur and bringing “new album energy” to upcoming shows

  01-08-2023 12:28 via nme.com
  
  Jockstrap have spoken to NME about supporting Blur, being shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, and what to expect from their upcoming shows at The Barbican. Watch our interview above.READ MORE: Meet Jockstrap: the visionary duo behind one of 2022’s greatest debut albumsThe London art-pop duo – consisting of Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye – were speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where their highly-acclaimed debut album ‘I Love You Jennifer B‘ was shortl
  
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• UK nightlife industry share anger over increased alcohol duty and drink prices

  01-08-2023 12:26 via nme.com
  
  The UK nightlife industry has expressed their anger over increased increased alcohol duty and drink prices in the UK.READ MORE: UK grassroots venues “going over a cliff” without urgent government action or investment from arenasTax hikes of up to 20 per cent have been enforced under a plan brought in by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt from today (August 1).
  It means that alcohol will be taxed based on its strength, which has led to spirits and wine manufacturing
  
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• Jack White shares eulogy to “good friend”, ‘Pee-wee Herman’ actor Paul Reubens

  01-08-2023 12:26 via nme.com
  
  Jack White has shared a moving tribute to his “good friend” Paul Reubens following the actor and comedian’s death last week.
  Reubens, who is best known for portraying Pee-wee Herman on the big screen and TV, died on Sunday (July 30) following a private bout of cancer. He was 70 years old.
  Among those to pay their respects online were US television host Jimmy Kimmel, actor Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) and director Tim Burton, the latter of whom helmed Pee-wee’s Big Advent
  
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