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• Spotify’s Rumored ‘Supremium’ Tier Will Cost $19.99 Per Month, Include HiFi, and Offer ‘Advanced Mixing Tools,’ Code Suggests

  22-09-2023 23:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Back in June, reports indicated that Spotify was prepping a “Supremium” tier – including long-awaited HiFi audio – for a 2023 launch. Now, new details about the plan, its possible price and features among them, have emerged. An inquisitive Redditor by the name of Hypixely, who is per his or her profile a computer science […]
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• Chrissy Teigen details vow renewal with John Legend

  22-09-2023 23:31 via music-news.com
  
  Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary.
  
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• Doja Cat Brawls in the Trenches of the IDGAF War on ‘Scarlet’ 

  22-09-2023 23:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  On her fourth studio album, pop's ultimate edgelord is seeing red and she'll be damned if she doesn't get the last word
  
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• 50 Cent mic toss audio reveals odd exchange with 911 dispatcher

  22-09-2023 23:00 via nme.com
  
  The audio from the 911 call made on the day 50 Cent threw a microphone at a woman in the audience at a recent gig has been released.
  The incident took place at a show in Los Angeles on August 30 and happened when the rapper appeared to be frustrated after suffering a succession of failing mics. Although he didn’t deny throwing the object, his lawyer Scott Leemon told TMZ that he “would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone”.
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• Peso Pluma Cancels Mexican Concerts Following Cartel Death Threats

  22-09-2023 22:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Rising Mexican star Peso Pluma has canceled a series of concerts in Mexico after receiving death threats. Here’s the latest. Peso Pluma was initially planning to perform in Tijuana on October 14 at the Estadio Caliente in Baja, California. But following death threats emblazoned on banners across the city, the rapper has canceled the event. […]
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• Halsey teases fifth album in crypitc post: “Splitting Myself in Two” to give “Deepest Wounds”

  22-09-2023 22:45 via nme.com
  
  Halsey has hinted at her fifth album in a cryptic post with a caption sharing how she is “Splitting Myself in Two”.READ MORE: Halsey – ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ review: an endlessly compelling artistic statementIn an Instagram post shared to their official account that featured a handful of photos and videos from various moments in their life, Halsey captioned the photo dump: “Not pictured: me splitting myself in two every day so that I c
  
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• Bob Marley and the Wailers announce 50th anniversary reissue of ‘Catch A Fire’

  22-09-2023 22:45 via nme.com
  
  It has been announced that Bob Marley and the Wailers’ album ‘Catch A Fire’ will receive a 50th anniversary reissue.READ MORE: These classic 1973 albums turn 50 in 2023‘Catch A Fire’ was the group’s fifth studio album and the first to be released by Island Records UK. It is universally regarded as the album which put reggae music on the global stage. While it never charted within the UK upon its original release, Marley’s compilation LP ‘Legend&rsq
  
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• Will Arnett reveals his favourite Gallagher brother: “His quotes are just off the charts”

  22-09-2023 22:33 via nme.com
  
  Will Arnett has shared who he prefers between Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.
  The actor, who is best known for roles in Arrested Development and BoJack Horseman, was asked to choose his favourite Gallagher brother by a fan during an appearance on Johnny Vaughan’s 4-7 Thang on Radio X.READ MORE: Noel Gallagher’s 50 Funniest QuotesIn response, Arnett said: “I know that they’re both friends of the programme and I’ve heard them both on the programme, so I don&rs
  
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• YouTube Introduces Suite of AI-Powered Creation Tools

  22-09-2023 21:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Move over TikTok, YouTube has a new AI-powered creation tool for its users. Now it’s easier than ever to create YouTube Shorts. The new app is called YouTube Create, and it allows users to edit video right on their phone, versus needing a laptop or an iPad. YouTube says it hopes the ease of its […]
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• Revenue in US music industry hits all-time high

  22-09-2023 21:36 via nme.com
  
  Revenue in the US music industry has reached its highest level since records began, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s midyear revenue report.READ MORE: Physical and vinyl music sales are booming right now – but why? Retail revenue, which includes revenue from consumer streaming services, jumped 9.3 per cent to an all-time first-half high of $8.4billion, while wholesale revenue is up 8.3 per cent to $5.3 billion.
  Streaming revenue increased by 10.3 per
  
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• Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Bootsy Collins and Other ‘Artists for Action’ Raise Voices to End Gun Violence

  22-09-2023 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sheryl Crow and members of Pixies, Little Big Town, and Old Crow Medicine Show, among several others, have joined an initiative to raise gun-safety awareness
  
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• Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Bootsy Collins and Other ‘Artist for Action’ Raise Voices to End Gun Violence

  22-09-2023 21:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sheryl Crow and members of Pixies, Little Big Town, and Old Crow Medicine Show, among several others, have joined an initiative to raise gun-safety awareness
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Sings ‘Good 4 U’ With Her Youngest Superfan — Also Named Olivia

  22-09-2023 21:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  The two Olivias got the chance to meet on the hit YouTube series, Recess Therapy
  
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• Spector share buoyant new single ‘Another Life’

  22-09-2023 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Spector have shared their latest single ‘Another Life’ from their upcoming LP ‘Here Come the Early Nights‘.READ MORE: Spector’s Fred Macpherson on their new EP, mental health, politics and combatting sexual abuseSpeaking about the track in a press release, frontman Fred Macpherson said: “‘Another Life’ is one of the most upbeat tracks on ‘Here Come the Early Nights’, but still makes sense in the album’s sunset universe. We wr
  
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• Lizzo Faces Second Lawsuit Over Tour Work Environment — Allegations of Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination, Assault, and More

  22-09-2023 20:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Following sexual harassment and body-shaming allegations from dancers she’d employed on her tour, Lizzo is now grappling with a hostile work environment lawsuit from another former team member, fashion designer Asha Daniels. Daniels submitted the shocking complaint to a California federal court, specifically alleging that she’d been the victim of sexual harassment, racial harassment, disability […]
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• ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ singer signs with agent

  22-09-2023 20:29 via nme.com
  
  Oliver Anthony, the singer behind the polarising country hit ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’, has signed with United Talent Agency.
  The song was first shared on YouTube last month and made Anthony the first artist in history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts without previously having a chart entry.
  “We’re honored to represent such an authentic artist, and excited to put together a global strategy to bring Oliver Anthony and his music to the people,” said UTA&rs
  
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• Ezra Furman shares new ‘Sex Education: Songs From Season Four’ EP

  22-09-2023 20:28 via nme.com
  
  Ezra Furman has shared her new EP ‘Sex Education: Songs From Season Four’ which features tracks from the Netflix series’ final season.READ MORE: ‘Sex Education’ season four review: horny high schoolers go out with a bangFurman has worked closely with the creative team on every season of the series to provide original songs for the show. She has returned one last time for the last season with three new tracks, ‘You Like Me’, ‘Tether’ and &lsqu
  
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• Deftones tease new album for 2024

  22-09-2023 19:57 via nme.com
  
  Deftones have teased an upcoming album potentially slated for a 2024 release.READ MORE: Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”Appearing as a guest on the Gnostic Academy podcast, the band’s guitarist Stephen Carpenter confirmed that Deftones are working on a new album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Mastodon, Alice In Chains.)
  The new album will mark Raskulinecz’s third collaboration with the band. He produced 2010’s ‘Diamond Eyes&rsquo
  
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• Doja Cat, Kylie Minogue, Blink-182 and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  22-09-2023 19:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Voxtrot Return With New Single ‘Another Fire,’ First New Song in 14 Years

  22-09-2023 19:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Just like old times, but unmistakably new," frontman Ramesh Srivastava says of Austin indie-rock band's reunion
  
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• MGMT Are Maybe Teasing a New Album and Putting Their Produce to Good Use

  22-09-2023 19:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Andrew VanWyngarden shared a photo on Reddit of a vinyl test pressing accompanied by a banana
  
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• Busted are go! Charlie, Matt and James celebrate first Number 1 album with Greatest Hits 2.0

  22-09-2023 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Busted are go! Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne celebrate their first-ever Official Number 1 album this week with Greatest Hits 2.0; over 20 years after their debut.
  
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• Doja Cat notches up third week on top with 'Paint the Town Red'

  22-09-2023 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat paints the Official Singles Chart red as she secures a third consecutive week at the summit.
  
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• Don Crescendo, solo artist, DJ and producer, dies aged 28

  22-09-2023 18:12 via nme.com
  
  Don Crescendo (real name Rodney Donavan Taylor) has died at the age of 28.
  The Chicago-based DJ and producer, who used he/they pronouns, was fatally stabbed in their apartment block on September 12, Block Club Chicago reported. Around 10.50pm, officers were called to Taylor’s apartment block, where they discovered Taylor and 55-year-old neighbour James Traven with multiple stab wounds.
  Upon being taken to the Illinois Masonic Hospital, Traven was pronounced dead, whilst Taylor died from th
  
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• Burnout Drained the Color From Del Water Gap’s World. His New Album Brought it Back

  22-09-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ahead of I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet, the musician talks sobriety, his friendship with Maggie Rogers, and the difficult conversations he had with himself in the process of creating the record
  
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• Romy confirms that The xx have been in the studio working on new music

  22-09-2023 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Romy has confirmed that she has been back in the studio with The xx this year working on new music.READ MORE: Romy on her spectacular solo debut: “This album is an invitation to dance”The singer released her debut solo album ‘Mid-Air’ this month, and told Spanish publication Binaural that a break was necessary for her and bandmates Oliver Sim and Jamie xx to try new things.
  “Well, the three of us knew there was something new needed to explore,”
  
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• Landon Barker’s Love Life Gets a Little Messy on ‘Friends With Your Ex’

  22-09-2023 17:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Travis Barker produced and played drums on his son's debut single
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers were nearly X-Pac’s WWE theme song, but he rejected them

  22-09-2023 17:40 via nme.com
  
  WWE hall of famer X-Pac has revealed that he rejected having the Red Hot Chili Peppers do his wrestling theme song.READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band”Alternative music within the pro-wrestling was very common within the height of the sport in the early 00s. For example, Disturbed recorded a version of ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin’s entrance theme and bands such as Limp Bizkit, Saliva, Motörhead and Drowning Pool performed at WWE&rsqu
  
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• The Gaslight Anthem on first meeting with Bruce Springsteen: “I freaked out”

  22-09-2023 17:39 via nme.com
  
  The Gaslight Anthem‘s frontman Brian Fallon has opened up about the first time he met Bruce Springsteen back in 2009.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian FallonBack in July, the band announced their first record in nine years, ‘History Books’ and shared the title track, which is a duet with Springsteen himself. In a new NME interview, Fallon recalled his reaction to Springsteen joining the band at Glastonbury to p
  
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• Lizzo accepts Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award amidst ongoing legal battles

  22-09-2023 17:34 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has accepted the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award shortly after being named in a another lawsuit – while also delivering a speech that seemed to reference her current legal troubles.
  On Thursday (September 21), Lizzo was hit with a lawsuit claiming that racial discrimination, bullying, and harassment had occurred in her team. This is the second lawsuit against the artist in recent times; last month, a lawsuit filed by three of her backup dancers alleged the singer had sexually harasse
  
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• Sheffield Leadmill “remain defiant” against eviction as new building owner granted shadow licence

  22-09-2023 17:19 via nme.com
  
  The operators of the Sheffield Leadmill say they “remain defiant” against closure after the owner of the building was granted a new shadow licence.READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – goes, we all lose somethingLast March, it was announced that The Leadmill was facing a threat of closure due to its landlord issuing a notice of eviction. The news sparked an outcry from music industry figures and gig-goe
  
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• Rick Ross, Chuck D, Fat Joe Team for PSA Demanding Healthcare Transparency

  22-09-2023 17:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Busta Rhymes, Method Man, and French Montana also take part in Power to the Patients' plea for "prices and transparency in healthcare"
  
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• Quavo Is Still Grieving Takeoff. He Went to Capitol Hill To Talk About It

  22-09-2023 16:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper and his family meet with the Congressional Black Caucus and Vice President Kamala Harris to talk about gun violence
  
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• Zayn Malik celebrates daughter Khai's third birthday

  22-09-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Zayn Malik gave fans a rare insight into his relationship with his daughter.
  
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• Roger Waters shares new versions of ‘Speak To Me’ and ‘Breathe’ from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux’

  22-09-2023 16:31 via nme.com
  
  Roger Waters has shared new solo versions of Pink Floyd tracks ‘Speak To Me’ and ‘Breathe’ from his forthcoming re-recorded version of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’.
  The album – titled ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux’, is Waters’ full-length reimagining of the band’s iconic 1973 album, released next month to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
  After sharing a version of ‘Time’ last month, he has now released two new preview
  
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• Doja Cat defends Scarlet album cover artwork

  22-09-2023 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  Doja Cat has released her latest album, Scarlet.
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s husband under house arrest for threatening Offset

  22-09-2023 16:29 via nme.com
  
  Nicki Minaj‘s husband has been placed under house arrest for threatening Offset.
  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kenneth Petty – who married Minaj in 2019 – has been ordered to serve 120 days of home detention after violating the terms of his probation.
  Petty reportedly posted clips on social media that appeared to threaten the former Migos rapper. The Central District of California ordered Petty’s house arrest on Wednesday (September 20).
  Per the court order, Petty
  
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• Sharon Osborne hits out at Russell Brand’s treatment of Rod Stewart

  22-09-2023 16:23 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Osbourne has criticised Russell Brand for offending Rod Stewart during an awards ceremony in the mid-’00s.
  The TV star, who has managed her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s solo act and band Black Sabbath over the years, said in a new interview that she wasn’t impressed by Brand’s behaviour at the 2006 GQ Men Of The Year Awards.
  Her comments came in the wake of Brand last week being accused of rape and sexual assaults alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. Brand
  
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• Bush share ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’ and announce greatest hits album and US tour

  22-09-2023 16:18 via nme.com
  
  Bush have released a new single called ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’ from a forthcoming greatest hits album, and shared details of a North American headline tour.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Bush’s Gavin RossdaleThe Gavin Rossdale-fronted band are due to release the career-spanning, 21-track ‘Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023’ on November 10 via Round Hill. You can pre-order/pre-save the record here.
  “I’m really grateful that I get the chance to
  
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• Holly Humberstone shares melancholic new single ‘Into Your Room’

  22-09-2023 16:14 via nme.com
  
  Holly Humberstone has shared her latest single ‘Into Your Room’ from her upcoming album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black‘.READ MORE: Holly Humberstone explains why rushing her upcoming album didn’t work‘Into Your Room’ is the fourth song to be released from Humberstone’s debut LP. It follows ‘Antichrist’, ‘Room Service’, and ‘Superbloodmoon‘. The track was written in California alongside the singer’s longtime c
  
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• BTS’ Suga Begins Mandatory Service in South Korea, But He Won’t Be Joining the Military

  22-09-2023 16:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  The musician will instead work as a social service agent, an alternative path open to those with physical or mental health issues
  
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• Dolly Parton and Linda Perry Climb That Great Big Hill of Hope in 4 Non Blondes’ ‘What’s Up?’ Cover

  22-09-2023 16:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cover will appear on Parton's upcoming 'Rockstar' album
  
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• Flo Milli is Pure Self-Confidence. On Her New Album, She Gets Vulnerable For the First Time

  22-09-2023 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of the most fun rappers alive on her four alter egos, love from Lil Wayne, and working it out at the rage room
  
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• Doja Cat responds to ‘Scarlet’ album artwork backlash

  22-09-2023 15:42 via nme.com
  
  Doja Cat has responded to criticism of her album artwork for ‘Scarlet’, saying she doesn’t care about “satisfying” her fans.READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Scarlet’ review: her dark, twisted fantasyThe album, which was released today (September 22), was announced last month with artwork that many saw as identical to German metal band Chaver‘s new album ‘Of Gloom’, also out today.
  Doja Cat then shared a new and markedly different album cove
  
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• OneRepublic release new song for ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’

  22-09-2023 15:41 via nme.com
  
  OneRepublic and Mishaal Tamer have collaborated with Ubisoft to release a new song for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, featuring notes from the original theme of the game.READ MORE: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ will turn back time for Ubisoft’s killer series‘Mirage’ is available now through Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, the iTunes Store, Tidal and YouTube Music. Check out a preview of song below:Ryan Tedder, frontman for OneRepublic, used the upcomin
  
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• Kelly Clarkson’s Daughter River Steals the Show on New Song ‘You Don’t Make Me Cry’

  22-09-2023 14:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The nine-year-old opens the song with an auto-tuned vocal run and closes it out with an apt "The End"
  
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• Lol Tolhurst on his new book, ‘Goth’: “Bowie’s ‘Low’ was a template for Robert Smith and I”

  22-09-2023 14:28 via nme.com
  Former The Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst has spoken to NME about exploring the origins of goth for his new book, how his former band were part of the genre all along, and how the likes of David Bowie, Joy Division and Nine Inch Nails shaped the scene.READ MORE: Robert Smith on the cover: The past, present and future of The CureIn his far-reaching new book, Goth: A History, Tolhurst explores the music, literature and art that shaped the genre, as well as the band he co-founded with Robert S
  
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• These are the 77 “robust” safety conditions Brixton Academy must meet for re-opening

  22-09-2023 14:09 via nme.com
  
  The O2 Academy Brixton was last week given the green light to keep its licence and re-open, provided that it meets 77 “robust” safety conditions. You can read the full list of terms below.
  The hearing into the future of the south London venue began on September 11, to determine whether or not the Academy Music Group (AMG) could continue to operate its licence at the live music space.READ MORE: Artists and industry speak out to save Brixton Academy: “It’d be a tr
  
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• Dhani Harrison returns with ‘Damn That Frequency’ featuring Graham Coxon

  22-09-2023 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Dhani Harrison has returned with a new single that features Blur‘s Graham Coxon – listen to ‘Damn That Frequency’ below.
  Harrison – son of late Beatles guitarist George – last released solo music with 2017’s ‘IN///PARALLEL’ album.
  Now, he has returned with the psychedelic new single, which features Coxon on the saxophone.
  The new single will be premiered live at two intimate London gigs next month. Harrison will play Omeara on October 18 and
  
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• Met officer who shot and killed drill rapper Chris Kaba charged with murder

  22-09-2023 12:59 via nme.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police officer who shot and killed rapper Chris Kaba has been charged with his murder.
  Kaba, 24, who was also known as “Mad Itch” in the London drill group 67, was fatally wounded by a single shot fired by the officer on September 5, 2022 at around 10pm in a residential street in Streatham, London.
  The officer, who has not been named and is only known as NX121, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court yesterday (September 21) after the charge was announced by The Cr
  
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