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• Ice Spice, the Strokes and More: New York Fashion Week’s Biggest Performances

  14-09-2023 23:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  When the runway lights dim and the presentations close, New York Fashion Week’s afterparties and celebrations boast sets from some of the biggest names in music.
  
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• Selena Gomez Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Against Mobile Game Makers That Stole Her Likeness

  14-09-2023 23:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer sued Clothes Forever — Styling Game for $10 million in April 2020; terms of tentative settlement not revealed
  
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• AMR Songs Signs Exclusive Admin Deal with Fitz and the Tantrums’ Keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna, Acquires Songwriting Catalog

  14-09-2023 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  AMR Songs has acquired the songwriting catalog of Fitz and the Tantrums’ keyboardist and Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jeremy Ruzumna, signing an exclusive worldwide admin deal. Global independent publishing company AMR Songs, founded by industry veteran Tamara Conniff, has announced an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with Jeremy Ruzumna, Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer and keyboardist of Fitz and the Tantrums. […]
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• Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch announces details of debut novel

  14-09-2023 22:52 via nme.com
  
  Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch has announced details of his debut novel.
  Described as “part memoir and part fiction,” Nobody’s Empire follows a lead character named Stephen with the same chronic fatigue syndrome as Murdoch himself. It will be released in September 2024.
  “I drifted into writing Nobody’s Empire,” Murdoch said in a statement. “It felt like the right time to tell this story in long-form, even though I have been singing ab
  
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• MTV’s VMAs Still Drive Healthy Streaming Spikes for Artists—A Peek at the Data

  14-09-2023 22:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The 2023 MTV VMAs may not command the viewership of years past—but the impact on music streaming is still noticeable. Let’s take a peek at Spotify data to see it. Viewership for this year’s show was on the rebound compared to the all-time low the VMAs achieved in 2021—which is partially attributed to many new […]
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• Searows shares new single ‘I Have More Than Enough’ and announces EP ‘End Of The World’

  14-09-2023 22:40 via nme.com
  
  Searows has shared his newest single ‘I Have More Than Enough’ from his forthcoming EP ‘End Of The World’.
  Kentucky-born, Oregon-raised musician Searows – real name Alec Duckart – explained that the track was written in one day after feeling uninspired for a while.
  “I wrote and recorded most of this song in one day after walking around outside for the first time in weeks,” he said in a press release. “I had spent so many days in a row alone i
  
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• Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is writing a rock opera about Chris Cornell

  14-09-2023 22:19 via nme.com
  
  Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has revealed that he is writing a rock opera about Chris Cornell and the Seattle grunge scene.
  Pearl Jam and Cornell’s band Soundgarden emerged from the Pacific Northwest city around the same time, and became lynchpins of the scene along with Nirvana.
  In a new interview with Guitar World, McCready revealed that he is working on a project with which to remember the scene and the late Cornell.
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• Apple announce iPhone 15 Pro with Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Get Him Back!’ video

  14-09-2023 22:10 via nme.com
  
  Apple has announced the iPhone 15 Pro with a phone-filmed music video for Olivia Rodrigo‘s song ‘Get Him Back’.READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Guts’ review: pop sensation secures her place as a generational talentDirected by Jack Begert and shot on the iPhone 15 Pro in collaboration with Apple, the music video for ‘Get Him Back’ features multiple Rodrigo’s walking around and trashing an apartment as well as her walking a car-packed street with t
  
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• Troubled Esports Brand FaZe Clan Terminates CEO Lee Trink ‘Effective Immediately’

  14-09-2023 22:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Troubled esports and lifestyle brand FaZe Clan has officially terminated its CEO of five years, Lee Trink. The publicly traded company, shares in which have plummeted by nearly 99 percent since mid-September of 2022, quietly announced the “leadership transition” via a formal release. Esports trades promptly picked up on the news, which is just now […]
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• How Rising Venezuelan Singer YADAM Found Self-Acceptance on ‘Belamor’

  14-09-2023 21:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Queer people in Latin America and other homophobic places have had their love stories robbed,” he says. “Writing songs was my way of making myself feel understood"
  
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• The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz announces R.E.M covers EP and shares ‘Shiny Happy People’

  14-09-2023 21:41 via nme.com
  
  The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz has announced he will be releasing an EP of R.E.M covers, including a version of ‘Shiny Happy People’.READ MORE: R.E.M.: every single album ranked and ratedDolenz, the sole surviving member of The Monkees, shared that the four-track EP will be titled ‘Dolenz Sings R.E.M’. Alongside ‘Shiny Happy People’, the other three songs will be ‘Radio Free Europe’, ‘Man on the Moon’ and ‘Leaving New York’
  
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• Animal Collective announce new album ‘It Isn’t Now’ and detail listening parties

  14-09-2023 21:36 via nme.com
  
  Animal Collective have announced details of a new album, out later this month. Get all the details on ‘It Isn’t Now’ below.READ MORE: Animal Collective – ‘Time Skiffs’ review: adventurers get back on the right trackThe album follows last year’s ‘Time Skiffs’, while 2023 has seen the band record a soundtrack for the A24 film The Inspection and re-release their debut album and EP.
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• Carrie Underwood Brings Sparkling ‘Denim & Rhinestones’ Deluxe Tracks to ‘Today’

  14-09-2023 21:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The expanded edition of the country star's record arrives on Sept. 22
  
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• Blur, R.E.M., Garbage, Idlewild and more set for special ’90s reissues for National Album Day

  14-09-2023 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Blur, R.E.M., Garbage, Idlewild and more are set to reissue albums from the 1990s for next month’s National Album Day.READ MORE: R.E.M.: every single album ranked and ratedAs announced earlier this year, National Album Day will take place on October 14 and feature a special spotlight on the ’90s.
  Other artists set to reissue records on the day include Fatboy Slim, Bob Dylan, Wu-Tang Clan, Jeff Buckley and more.
  This year marks the sixth edition of the event – which origina
  
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• Duran Duran’s ‘Danse Macabre’ Video Is a Graveyard Smash

  14-09-2023 20:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band used AI to create ghoulish animated imagery for the title track of their upcoming album
  
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• Warner Chappell Music Renews Global Publishing Agreement with Producer CASTA

  14-09-2023 20:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Chappell Music and WCM Colombia have renewed their publishing deal with producer CASTA in partnership with BorderKid Publishing. CASTA co-produced the 23x multi-platinum hit “MAMIII,” as well as Manuel Turizo’s “La Bachata,” which has joined the one billion streams club. Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, also known as CASTA, was born in Manizales, Colombia, where […]
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• Ezra Collective album sales and streams jump nearly 900 per cent since Mercury Prize win

  14-09-2023 20:38 via nme.com
  
  Ezra Collective have been experiencing a nearly 900 per cent increase in album sales and streams since winning the 2023 Mercury Prize.READ MORE: Ezra Collective on their impact on the jazz scene and plans to celebrate their Mercury Prize winThe London-based jazz group – consisting of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison – won the award with their second LP ‘Where I
  
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• Tory Lanez Loses Key Decision in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Appeal

  14-09-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lanez had requested to be released from prison while he fights his conviction
  
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• Tory Lanez Loses Key Decision in Megan Thee Stalling Shooting Appeal

  14-09-2023 20:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lanez had requested to be released from prison while he fights his conviction
  
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• Twin Atlantic share ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ and tell us about their “unhinged guitar record”

  14-09-2023 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Twin Atlantic have released new single ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ – the first from an upcoming “unhinged guitar record” – and shared news of an intimate UK tour. Check out ticket details and dates below, alongside our interview with frontman Sam McTrusty.READ MORE: Twin Atlantic: “Being dropped by our record label was a gut punch”The first release on their own label Staple Diet, ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ is a return to the big, anthemic
  
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• Victoria Monét on why she didn’t perform at the 2023 MTV VMAs

  14-09-2023 19:58 via nme.com
  
  Victoria Monét has opened up as to why she did not perform at this year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).READ MORE: Victoria Monét interview – how ‘Ass Like That’ is finally putting the ‘Thank U, Next’ co-writer in the spotlightThe singer-songwriter released her debut album ‘Jaguar II’ last month. The LP included collaborations between Monét and Lucky Daye, Buju Banton, her daughter Hazel Monét, and Ea
  
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• Mclusky surprise fans by releasing first new material in 19 years

  14-09-2023 19:56 via nme.com
  
  Welsh post-hardcore outfit Mclusky have returned with four new songs, their first material in nearly two decades.
  The band, who have reformed under a number of guises in the last five years since breaking up in 2005,  have shared a AA-side single called ‘Unpopular Parts Of A Pig / The Digger You Deep’ AA-side and teased a full comeback album.
  In a statement about the comeback songs, frontman Andrew Falkous wrote: “at the above link are four mclusky songs, newly record
  
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• Beth Orton and Skinny Pelembe Find New Skin for the Old Ceremony in Leonard Cohen Cover

  14-09-2023 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Duo performs a chilly rendition of "Who by Fire"
  
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• ‘Ganger’ Rapper Veeze Partners With Warner Records To Launch JV Label Navy Wavy

  14-09-2023 19:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  On the heels of the commercially successful release of Ganger, Detroit-based rapper Veeze has partnered with Warner Records to launch a label called Navy Wavy. Warner Records and the Navy Wavy (2019) artist formally unveiled their tie-up this morning, less than one month out from the start of a 22-date tour in support of the […]
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• Jay-Z’s ‘Dead Presidents’ Lexus Is on Display at Brooklyn Library Exhibit

  14-09-2023 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The "Book of HOV" exhibit is being extended until December, with more artifacts set to be displayed
  
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• Jamie Webster talks Billy Bragg collaboration ‘Fickle Fran’: “I want people to believe the world can be changed”

  14-09-2023 19:02 via nme.com
  
  Jamie Webster has released his new single ‘Fickle Fran’, a collaboration with his hero and fellow political troubadour Billy Bragg. Check it out below along with our interview with Webster.
  The single is the second to preview Webster’s third album ’10 For The People’, to be released on February 2 ahead of a massive homecoming show at Liverpool’s 40,000-capacity Sefton Park on July 12.
  ‘Fickle Fran’ comes after Webster joined environmental TV presen
  
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• The Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ features Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Stevie Wonder

  14-09-2023 18:09 via nme.com
  
  The Rolling Stones have shared the full tracklist for their upcoming album ‘Hackney Diamonds’, and confirmed that the record will feature appearances from Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones’ return is an even bigger bangThe classic rock icons announced details of their forthcoming 24th studio record last week and shared its lead single ‘Angry’, which came with a music video starring Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney.
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• Watch The Offspring invite Sum 41 and Simple Plan on-stage for ‘Why Don’t You Get a Job?’

  14-09-2023 17:57 via nme.com
  
  The Offspring were joined by members of Sum 41 and Simple Plan on stage to perform ‘Why Don’t You Get a Job?’.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The OffspringAll three bands were on the road together for The Offspring’s ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ tour, which recently wrapped up earlier this month. During the second to last show on September 2 at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
  The Offspring were joined by Deryc
  
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• Electric Zoo Organizers Hit With Class Action Lawsuit After Disastrous 2023 Fest

  14-09-2023 17:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Plaintiffs cite "nightmare endured by thousands of electronic music fans" as fest faced global supply chain issues and capacity limits
  
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• Bombay Bicycle Club share new single ‘Turn The World On’ and announce four intimate acoustic shows

  14-09-2023 17:04 via nme.com
  
  Bombay Bicycle Club have released a new single and revealed details of four intimate acoustic sets across the UK, set to kick off this month. Check out the song and find ticket details below.READ MORE: Bombay Bicycle Club – ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ review: nostalgic kicks and fresh new soundsTitled ‘Turn The World On’, the new track is the latest single to be taken from the indie veteran’s forthcoming album ‘My Big Day’. Set for releas
  
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• Watch the trailer for new Pete Doherty documentary ‘Stranger In My Own Skin’

  14-09-2023 17:00 via nme.com
  The trailer and release details for new Pete Doherty documentary Stranger In My Own Skin have been revealed. Watch full trailer for the film above.READ MORE: Pete Doherty at Glastonbury 2022: “I’ve been spearheading indie sleaze for years!”Previously announced as debuting at Zurich Film Festival, Peter Doherty — Stranger In My Own Skin is directed by the Libertines and Babyshambles singer’s wife Katia deVidas, who also plays in his other solo outfit band The Pu
  
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• Mitski’s Small Town American Gothics Will Break Your Heart

  14-09-2023 16:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of indie rock’s most ambitious songwriters goes deeper than ever on 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We'
  
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• Justin and Hailey Bieber celebrate fifth anniversary

  14-09-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Justin and Hailey Bieber tied the knot in 2018.
  
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• The Rolling Stones are already working on their next album

  14-09-2023 16:26 via nme.com
  
  Mick Jagger has revealed that The Rolling Stones are already at work on their next full-length album.
  The legendary band announced their 24th studio record, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, last week (September 6) and shared its lead single, ‘Angry’. Following on from 2005’s ‘A Bigger Bang’, the LP will mark the Stones’ first collection of original music in 18 years.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones’ return is an even bigger bangDuring a new interview with th
  
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• Mitch Rowland shares why he took back ‘Here Comes The Comeback’ from Harry Styles

  14-09-2023 16:16 via nme.com
  
  Mitch Rowland has released his newest single ‘Here Comes The Comeback’ and revealed he took back the track from Harry Styles.READ MORE: Meet Mitch Rowland, the first artist signed to Harry Styles’ new label‘Here Comes The Comeback’ marks Rowland’s third single from his forthcoming debut LP ‘Come June’. The track follows ‘Bluebells’ and the title track ‘Come June’. Speaking of the creation of the song in a press release, Rowl
  
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• Wilco Kick Off a Busy Autumn by Unveiling ‘Cousin’ Title Track

  14-09-2023 16:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jeff Tweedy and company have a new album, new book, and North American tour all happening in the next few months
  
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• How the Rolling Stones Finally Got It Together and Made a Great New Album

  14-09-2023 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mick, Keith, Ronnie, and special guest Stevie Wonder break down the star-packed Hackney Diamonds, an album the Stones only could have made now
  
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• Biggest newspaper chain in the US looking to hire Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters

  14-09-2023 15:56 via nme.com
  
  The biggest newspaper chain in the US is advertising two new reporting roles dedicated to Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, respectively.
  Gannett, the media company behind USA Today and The Tennessean, shared details of its ‘Taylor Swift Reporter’ job on Tuesday (September 12).READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in New Jersey: a glittering celebration of every eraPer the post, the firm is looking for “an experienced, video-forward journalist to capture the music and cultural impact&rdq
  
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• Tributes paid to Probe Records boss Geoff Davies: “The gateway to enlightenment”

  14-09-2023 14:56 via nme.com
  
  Tributes have been paid across the music industry for Probe Records boss Geoff Davies, following his death. He was aged 80.
  The music mogul was most famed for co-founding the Probe Records shop back in 1971 with his former wife Annie, and soon became one of the most influential figures of Liverpool’s cultural scene.
  He died on Tuesday morning (September 12) in Kingswood Mount Care Home, Allerton. Announcing his death, his second wife Anne revealed that Davies was diagnosed with dementia in
  
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• Kanye West sued for $1million by ex-employee who alleges dangerous conditions

  14-09-2023 14:12 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West is being sued by an ex-employee who alleges he was forced by the rapper to work under dangerous conditions.
  As Sky News reports, Tony Saxon claims he is owed $1million (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security, and live-in caretaker at West’s house in Malibu, California.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The lawsuit filed in the
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion cancels Global Citizen Festival performance

  14-09-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has been forced to pull out of the event due to an "unforeseen scheduling conflict".
  
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• Former flames Drake and SZA hook up on new song

  14-09-2023 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Drake and SZA have a song together on the former's new record 'For All The Dogs'
  
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• Madonna celebrates as banned Pepsi advert “finally” airs: “Artists are here to disturb the peace”

  14-09-2023 13:45 via nme.com
  
  Madonna has thanked Pepsi for “finally” airing the banned advert she starred in over three decades ago.
  The pop icon teamed up with the soft drink company for the commercial back in 1989. However, the campaign was axed due to the controversy surrounding the video for Madge’s then-new single, ‘Like A Prayer’.READ MORE: Madonna’s 10 best singles ever – ranked!In keeping with the religious connotations of the song, its music video includes a scene feat
  
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• Blake Fielder-Civil speaks out on his relationship with Amy Winehouse on her 40th birthday

  14-09-2023 13:30 via nme.com
  
  Blake Fielder-Civil has reflected on his past relationship with Amy Winehouse on what would have been her 40th birthday.READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension”The 41-year-old first met the singer in a pub back in 2005, and the two remained in an on-and-off relationship for six years. They married in 2007 and divorced two years later – shortly after which, the singer died of alcohol poisoning aged 27.
  Now, to mark what would have
  
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• NSYNC announce first song in 20 years

  14-09-2023 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Better Place will be released on 29 September.
  
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• Pregoblin joined on stage by Pete Doherty in Brixton to launch new single

  14-09-2023 12:17 via nme.com
  
  Pregoblin were joined on stage by Pete Doherty at a recent London gig, following the launch of their new single ‘Big Hitters’.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with The LibertinesThe band is the new project of Jessica Winter and former Fat White Family collaborator Alex Sebley, who are set to release their debut album ‘PREGOBLIN II’ in January next year.
  Now, at their most recent live show in Brixton last night (September 13), the indie
  
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• Kim Se-jeong reveals she initially turned down ‘Produce 101’

  14-09-2023 11:25 via nme.com
  
  South Korean singer Kim Se-jeong has revealed that she initially turned down an offer to appear on Produce 101.READ MORE: ‘A Time Called You’ review: a body swapping, time loopy romanceKim Se-jeong, a former member of K-pop girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan, opened up about her time on the popular Mnet TV competition Produce 101 during a recent appearance on the South Korean radio programme, Cultwo Show.
  The singer revealed that she had originally “turn it down” because,
  
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• DJ Annie Mac tells MPs tells music industry has “tidal wave” of sexual abuse cases

  14-09-2023 11:07 via nme.com
  
  Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Macmanus has claimed that there is a “tidal wave” of sexual abuse cases throughout the music industry that have yet to come to light.
  The broadcaster described the music business as “a boys’ club” which was “kind of rigged against women” when speaking to a House of Commons committee, and claimed that many women have yet to come forward with their stories out of fear for their careers.
  “There needs to be some sort of a sh
  
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• Sia announces first solo pop album in 8 years, Reasonable Woman

  14-09-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Australian pop star has dropped the infectious pop banger 'Gimme Love' from the upcoming LP.
  
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• Rock opera by Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to include Chris Cornell tribute

  14-09-2023 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Pearl Jam star Mike McCready is working on a Grunge rock opera.
  
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