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• Elton John recovering at home after being hospitalised following fall

  28-08-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Elton John wrapped up his farewell tour on 8 July in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
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• Zach Bryan Details Massive 2024 ‘Quittin Time’ Tour

  28-08-2023 23:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Trek includes arena and stadium shows, plus concerts with Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and more
  
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• ESPN Taps Timbaland and Justin Timberlake To Curate Music for ‘Monday Night Football’ — Broadcasts, Promos, and More

  28-08-2023 23:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  ESPN has officially tapped Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to curate music for Monday Night Football – including pre-game shows, promotional spots, and the live broadcasts themselves. The Disney-owned sports network emailed DMN today about the partnership, which is expected to span seven total weeks beginning with a season-opening showdown between the Buffalo Bills and the […]
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• Meet ‘The Lost Boys’: Here’s How to Watch the NCT 127 Documentary on Hulu for Free

  28-08-2023 22:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The new docuseries chronicles the K-pop group's rise to fame while teasing exclusive reveals for their future plans
  
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• Hayley Williams reveals Paramore are back in the studio

  28-08-2023 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Hayley Williams has revealed that Paramore have been back in the studio this week working on new music.READ MORE: Paramore live in New York City: still at the top of their gameThe band recently wrapped up a North American tour prematurely, with final gigs cancelled due to Williams’ lung infection. The band had postponed four live gigs after Williams fell ill during a performance in Houston, Texas, going on to end the tour early.
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• Sinéad O'Connor's family thank fans for their support following her death

  28-08-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Sinéad O'Connor passed away at the age of 56 in July.
  
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• Afropunk 2023: See Our Favorite Photos

  28-08-2023 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Afropunk festival is an annual celebration of the most exciting acts in Black music, from the lyricism of Vince Staples and to the genre-bending sound of Sudan Archives and R&B grooves of Teyana Taylor. It’s also renowned for hosting some of the most stylish people in the city. Take a look at some of […]
  
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• Seoul Court Rules Against FIFTY FIFTY in Contract Suspension Dispute

  28-08-2023 21:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A Seoul Central District Court has dismissed FIFTY FIFTY’s request for an injunction to suspend their exclusive contract with ATTRAKT. Here’s the latest. The dispute started in July 2023 when Warner Music Korea supposedly made an offer to buy the girl group via its production company The Givers, without notifying ATTRAKT CEO Jeon Hong-jun. Attrakt […]
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• 86TVs discuss the “perfect heartbreak” of The Maccabees never headlining Reading & Leeds

  28-08-2023 21:00 via nme.com
  
  86TVs, the new band of The Maccabees’ Felix and Hugo White, have spoken to NME at Reading Festival 2023 about the “perfect heartbreak” of their old band never headlining the festivals.READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: all of the weekend’s action as it happensThe group – comprising the White brothers and their third brother Will (the latter formerly of mid-noughties indie band Talk Taxis and his solo project BLANc) and The Noisettes’ drummer Jamie
  
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• Adele Stops Show to Defend Fan Bothered by Security for ‘Standing Up’ and Singing

  28-08-2023 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Can you leave him alone, please? They won’t bother you anymore, darling," Adele told the fan. "You enjoy the show. Leave him alone"
  
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• K-Pop Group TWICE Hits 7 Billion Cumulative Streams on Spotify

  28-08-2023 20:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  K-pop act TWICE has surpassed seven billion cumulative streams after joining Spotify in 2018. The group is only the second-fastest K-pop act to achieve the milestone, behind BTS. The top three songs on Spotify are “The Feels” with 354 million plays, “Talk That Talk” with 196 million streams, and “Moonlight Sunrise” with 123 million streams. […]
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• Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Earned 5,414 Times More Than His Company’s Median Employee Pay During 2022, Study Finds

  28-08-2023 20:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  It turns out Michael Rapino’s $139 million pay package is costing Live Nation in more ways than one, as the promoter now has the dubious distinction of shelling out the largest CEO paycheck and having the biggest wage gap of 100 S&P 500 companies analyzed in a new study. The shocking stats came to light […]
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• Oliver Anthony Is Number One Again on the Hot 100

  28-08-2023 20:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Rich Men North of Richmond" continues to hold off Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Taylor Swift to keep the Number One spot on the Billboard charts for a second consecutive week
  
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• Mexican Duo Los Temerarios Separate After Over 45 Years

  28-08-2023 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Adolfo and Gustavo Ángel described their time in the group as "one of the most important and gratifying cycles of our lives." They'll embark on a farewell tour
  
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• Quavo Hits the Gas Amidst the Trees in New ‘11.11’ Video

  28-08-2023 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  The emotionally raw Rocket Power track finds the Migos rapper grieving and celebrating his late bandmate Takeoff
  
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• John Travolta hangs out with Pantera at a Metallica gig

  28-08-2023 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Pantera supported Metallica at a California stadium gig at the weekend, and hung out with John Travolta afterwards.
  Metallica were playing a huge gig at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday (August 25), with Pantera in support.
  As shown in backstage photos shared by the band on Instagram, Travolta was among the revellers hanging out in the dressing room.
  Others getting involved in the festivities included Mötley Crüe members Tommy Lee and John 5 as well as Game O
  
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• Ariana Grande pays tribute to Mac Miller with new ‘The Way’ video

  28-08-2023 18:14 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has paid tribute to Mac Miller in the video for a new version of the pair’s 2013 track ‘The Way’.
  Last week (August 25), Grande shared a 10th anniversary deluxe reissue of her debut album ‘Yours Truly’, featuring a host of rarities and unheard material.
  She also released a new live performance video for ‘Baby I’, filmed at the Soho House in London, where Grande is currently filming for the Wicked movie.
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• Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies, aged 72

  28-08-2023 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Bernie Marsden, the original guitarist for Whitesnake, has died age 72.
  The guitarist, who performed with the British rock band throughout the 1970s and ’80s, died “peacefully” on Thursday (August 24) surrounded by his wife and daughters.
  “On behalf of his family, it is with deep sadness we announce the death of Bernie Marsden,” his family wrote in an Instagram post. “Bernie died peacefully on Thursday evening with his wife, Fran, and daughters, Charlotte and
  
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• Elton John ‘In Good Health’ After Brief Hospitalization Following Fall at Home

  28-08-2023 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 76-year-old musician was discharged Monday after being treated for minor injuries
  
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• The Creative Life vs. Building a Music Career

  28-08-2023 17:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  There are two general camps in the musician world. There’s the “I just want to make music I like” group and then there’s the “I want to make music my living” group. But what if both of those groups of people are right? What if we could find a way to make music we like […]
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• Adele fan who she defended from security thanks her in video message

  28-08-2023 17:33 via nme.com
  
  An Adele fan who was defended by the singer from security during a recent Vegas show has thanked her in a message posted to TikTok.
  Earlier this week, Adele stopped a show of her ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency after spotting that the fan was being told off by security and fellow concertgoers.
  “What is going on with that young fan there who’s being bothered so much since I’ve been on for standing up. What’s going on with him?” she said.
  After identifying
  
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• Murray Matravers on Easy Life’s rise: “If you’re enjoying it and you’re healthy in your mind, that for me is success”

  28-08-2023 17:22 via nme.com
  
  Easy Life‘s Murray Matravers has reflected on the band’s rapid rise so far and their definitions of success.READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: all of the weekend’s action as it happensSpeaking to NME at Reading Festival 2023 this weekend, the frontman looked back on what the band have achieved in recent years – including performances on much bigger stages and a rapidly growing fan base – and said they’ve been asking themselves what
  
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• Elton John spends night in hospital after fall

  28-08-2023 16:48 via nme.com
  
  Elton John was admitted to hospital after suffering a fall at his villa in France.READ MORE: Elton John live at Glastonbury: one of the festival’s best-ever headline setsThe 76-year-old singer, who recently retired from touring, spent the night at the Princess Grace hospital in Monaco, where he was treated for minor injuries.
  A spokesperson told BBC News that the singer was hospitalised “following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France”.
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• Ty Segall Enters the ‘Void’ on New Song

  28-08-2023 16:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prolific garage rocker has also announced a bunch of tour dates for 2024
  
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• Lovejoy on the devotion of their fans and plans for new music at Reading 2023

  28-08-2023 16:34 via nme.com
  
  Lovejoy caught up with NME backstage at Reading & Leeds 2023, and opened up about the unwavering devotion from their fans, upcoming UK tour and plans for new music. Check out the full interview above.READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: All of the weekend’s action as it happensThe rising indie four-piece arrived at Reading yesterday (August 27), for the second of their two performances at the twin sister festival. The sets marked their first-ever appearance at R&L, with
  
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• Miley Cyrus believes touring 'erases her humanity'

  28-08-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has "no desire" to go on a mammoth tour again.
  
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• Ed Sheeran invites Macklemore onstage for surprise performance during Seattle concert

  28-08-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The duo performed Thrift Shop and Can't Hold Us at Lumen Field.
  
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• The Most Conservative Country Music Songs of All Time

  28-08-2023 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" to Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" — with a ton of Hank Williams Jr. in between — here are the most right-wing country songs ever recorded
  
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• Mannequin Pussy Call Out Religious Hypocrisy in New Single ‘I Got Heaven’

  28-08-2023 16:27 via rollingstone.com
  
   The fierce track is the Philly band’s first release since 2021 EP Perfect
  
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• Fousheé on working with Steve Lacy: “We bounce off of each other a lot”

  28-08-2023 16:26 via nme.com
  
  Fousheé has spoken about her creative relationship with Steve Lacy after their collaboration on the latter’s 2022 single ‘Sunshine’.READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: all of the weekend’s action as it happensSpeaking to NME at Reading Festival 2023, where they both performed this weekend, Fousheé said that Lacy – who she also previously supported on tour – gives her “an ear” and that they “bounce off of each other a
  
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• Shakira to receive Video Vanguard Award at 2023 MTV VMAs

  28-08-2023 15:55 via nme.com
  
  Shakira is set to be presented with the Video Vanguard Award at next month’s 2023 MTV VMAs.READ MORE: Shakira on dark days, angry poetry and bounceback for the El Dorado Tour The 2023 VMAs will take place on Tuesday, September 12 at 8pm ET at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center.
  The Video Vanguard Award was previously won in 2022 by Nicki Minaj, while other past winners include Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.
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• Florence Welch Reveals Recent ‘Emergency’ Surgery: ‘It Saved My Life’

  28-08-2023 15:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musician didn't offer any details, but said Florence and the Machine hoped to play the last two shows of their Dance Fever tour in early September
  
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• Watch a clip of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance in ‘Opus’ trailer

  28-08-2023 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Ryuichi Sakamoto gave his final performance for the new film Opus, and a first teaser has now been released – check it out below.READ MORE: Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1952-2023: an inimitable sonic innovatorThe pioneering composer died on March 28, aged 71 after being diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021 and throat cancer in 2014.
  In late December last year, the lauded composer and founder of the Yellow Magic Orchestra played his final show, a livestreamed concert titled ‘Ryuich
  
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• Miley Cyrus explains why she struggles with touring: “It isn’t healthy for me”

  28-08-2023 14:27 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has opened up about why she has struggled with the demands of touring in her career, sharing that it “isn’t healthy for me”.READ MORE: Miley Cyrus – ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ review: a potent reclamation of powerSpeaking in a new ‘Used To Be Young’ interview series for TikTok posted yesterday (August 27) – following the release of her new song of the same name – the pop star opened up about the various reasons she finds
  
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• Shakira Will Receive Video Vanguard Award at 2023 VMAs

  28-08-2023 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She is the first South American artist to be honored with this award
  
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• Tony Hadley taken to hospital after becoming ill at Northern Ireland gig

  28-08-2023 13:41 via nme.com
  
  Tony Hadley was rushed to hospital just before he was due to perform a gig in Larne, Northern Ireland on Sunday night (August 27).READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Tony HadleyThe former Spandau Ballet frontman, 63, was scheduled to headline the Clearer Water Antrim Coast Half Marathon Live Lounge, but became unwell during soundcheck.
  He also met fans for a meet and greet after the soundcheck, but apparently appeared uncomfortable, before telling organisers that
  
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• Sinéad O’Connor’s family thank fans for “outpouring of love” after her death

  28-08-2023 12:59 via nme.com
  
  Sinéad O’Connor‘s children and family have thanked fans for their “outpouring of love” after her death in a new statement.READ MORE: Sinéad O’Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity, intensity and honestyThe musician and activist died at the age of 56 last month (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray this month.
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• Pink remembers late father on second anniversary of his death

  28-08-2023 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Pink shared a throwback video of Jim Moore with her son Jameson.
  
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• Adele pauses show to scold security for bothering fan

  28-08-2023 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Adele stopped singing Water Under the Bridge to address the situation in the audience.
  
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• Alice Cooper dropped by cosmetics company after calling being transgender “a fad”

  28-08-2023 12:21 via nme.com
  
  A cosmetics company has cancelled its collaboration with Alice Cooper after he described being transgender as “a fad”.
  The shock rock star, 75, recently worked with make-up brand Vampyre Cosmetics on a new collaboration, but has since been dropped after controversial comments made in a recent interview.
  As Billboard reports, the make-up products, which were announced on August 14, have also now been dropped from the website.
  The rock artist was speaking in a recent interview wit
  
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• Selena Gomez shoots down rumours that ‘Single Soon’ is about The Weeknd

  28-08-2023 12:20 via nme.com
  
  Selena Gomez has shut down rumours that her recent comeback song ‘Single Soon’ is about The Weeknd.
  ‘Single Soon’ was released on Friday (August 25) and in its lyrics Gomez talks of swapping a relationship for her own freedom.
  “I’m pickin’ out this dress / Tryin’ on these shoes / ‘Cause I’ll be single soon / I’ll be single soon,” she sings, adding: “I know he’ll be a mess / When I break the news / But I’ll
  
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• Troye Sivan teases PinkPantheress remix of ‘Rush’

  28-08-2023 11:47 via nme.com
  
  Troye Sivan has teased a new remix of ‘Rush’ featuring PinkPantheress.READ MORE: Troye Sivan – ‘Bloom’ reviewAustralian pop singer-songwriter Sivan made his return to music last month with new single ‘Rush’ and announced ‘Something To Give Each Other’ – his first full-length album in five years, out October 13.
  This month, he also released a collection of ‘Rush’ remixes from artists Big Freedia, Punctual, Tom Santa and
  
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• Watch NCT U’s brand-new music video for ‘Baggy Jeans’

  28-08-2023 11:22 via nme.com
  
  NCT sub-unit NCT U have released a music video for their new song ‘Baggy Jeans’READ MORE: NCT’s Jaehyun on ‘Horizon’: “How you think is the easiest but biggest change you can make to feel different”On August 28 at 6pm KST, the K-pop boyband released their album ‘Golden Age’, as well as the music video for ‘Baggy Jeans’ by the group’s revolving sub-unit NCT U. The members featured in the track and new choreography-focused mus
  
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• Iggy Azalea claims she wasn’t “allowed” to finish Saudi Arabia gig

  28-08-2023 11:05 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Azalea has claimed that she wasn’t “allowed” to finish her gig in Saudi Arabia last week, citing a wardrobe malfunction and pro-women statement.
  The singer was playing the esports event Gamers8 on Friday (August 25) when her set was cut short.
  Taking to X/Twitter after the gig, the singer said that the curtailment of the show was partly due to her splitting her trousers during the performance.
  However, she also added that when she made a statement in support of women &ndas
  
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• Selena Gomez denies Single Soon is about The Weeknd

  28-08-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Selena Gomez has shot down a rumour suggesting her latest tune is about breaking up with her ex-lover The Weeknd.
  
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• Miley Cyrus was 'thinking a lot about Adele' when she penned Used To Be Young

  28-08-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus and Adele have revealed they are both huge fans of each other.
  
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• Watch Ed Sheeran bring out Macklemore for ‘Can’t Hold Us’ at Seattle show

  28-08-2023 10:55 via nme.com
  
  Ed Sheeran brought out Macklemore for a performance of ‘Can’t Hold Us’ at his Seattle show this weekend – watch footage below.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Subtract’ review: his troubled times laid barePerforming at Lumen Field on Saturday (August 26) as part of his North American ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (‘Mathematics’ tour)‘, Sheeran introduced Macklemore – real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty – in his home city
  
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• Raiders of the Lost Ark voted favourite Abbey Road Studios film score

  28-08-2023 10:55 via music-news.com
  
  Across August, Scala Radio and Abbey Road Studios have been inviting listeners to vote for their favourite film score recorded at the iconic studios.
  
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• Miley Cyrus was “thinking of Adele” when writing ‘Used To Be Young’

  28-08-2023 10:15 via nme.com
  
  Miley Cyrus said she was “thinking of Adele” when writing her new comeback single ‘Used To Be Young’.READ MORE: Miley Cyrus – ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ review: a potent reclamation of powerThe track was announced earlier this week as being “dedicated to my loyal fans,” and it arrived with its own video on Friday. It is the first material from the pop star since her eighth and most recent album ‘Endless Summer Vacation&rsq
  
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• BTS’ V releases three older songs on streaming services for the first time

  28-08-2023 10:02 via nme.com
  
  BTS singer V has released three of his previous solo tracks on streaming platforms for the first time.READ MORE: Five things we learned from Tomorrow X Together’s ‘Our Lost Summer’ documentaryOn August 28, Big Hit Music shared that the idol’s solo tracks ‘Scenery’, ‘Winter Bear’ and ‘Snow Flower’ were now available via streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. Prior to this, the three songs had only been available on SoundCloud a
  
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