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• Only 36% of UK Club Royalties Reach the Right Creators, New Study Reveals

  12-11-2025 23:59 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  A new independent UK initiative has released its first report on how effectively club royalties are distributed in the digital music era.
  A six-month audit published by Fair Play, a new independent initiative aiming for transparency and accountability in electronic music royalties, provides some much-needed insight into how UK royalties are collected and distributed, and how effectively so.
  The answer? Not very. It turns out that only 36% of club performance royalties rea
  
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• Just 3% of Adults Can Tell the Difference Between AI-Generated and Human-Created Music, Deezer Study Finds — As AI Uploads Top 50,000 Per Day

  12-11-2025 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  An unhappy listener, possibly suffering from the effects of prolonged exposure to AI audio. Photo Credit: Faustina Okeke
  Just 3% of adults can tell the difference between machine-made music and the real thing – at least according to a worrying study from Deezer, which says it’s now being inundated with 50,000 AI tracks every day.The service tapped Ipsos to spearhead the underlying survey last month. And according to the newly released results, 9,000 adults, hailing from the US, Canad
  
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• Tory Lanez Loses Appeal, Judges Uphold Conviction in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

  12-11-2025 23:33 via rollingstone.com
  “We find no prejudicial error and, accordingly, affirm [Lanez's] conviction,” the justices wrote
  
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• NewJeans to Return to Label Ador ‘After Careful Discussion’

  12-11-2025 22:58 via rollingstone.com
  After Seoul court rules against K-pop group, Hyein, Haerin, Hanni, Danielle and Minji announce plans to "continue their activities" with Hybe subsidiary and fulfill their contract
  
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• After Inking an NMPA AV-Focused Agreement, Spotify Plans Music Video Rollout in the US

  12-11-2025 22:49 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  Spotify announces plans to bring music videos to its platform in the US, following an AV-focused licensing agreement with the NMPA.
  Spotify has confirmed plans to integrate music videos on the platform over the next few weeks, starting with users in the United States. The move follows a beta launch last year in 12 markets across the UK and Europe.
  So far, it’s unclear whether the feature will be available to all subscribers or just those in the Premium tier, but the b
  
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• Sabres Of Paradise remove music from Spotify for “undervaluing artists, underserving listeners and financial ties to AI-driven weapon technologies”

  12-11-2025 22:37 via nme.com
  The Sabres Of Paradise have removed their music from Spotify due to its “financial ties to AI-driven weapon technologies”.READ MORE: Andrew Weatherall – the NME obituary, 1963-2020: The innovator who bridged the worlds of rock and IbizaThe influential UK electronic group, which was formed by the late legendary DJ Andrew Weatherall alongside Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, issued a social media statement on Monday (November 10) outlining the r
  
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• Katseye Say They’ve Received Thousands of ‘Death Threats’: ‘Very Terrorizing on the Mind’

  12-11-2025 22:32 via rollingstone.com
  The multinational pop group say the online harassment includes one member allegedly being reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  
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• Filming Me Softly: Roberta Flack Biopic and Documentary Officially in the Works

  12-11-2025 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  Robin Roberts' production recently secured the life rights to the legendary singer-songwriter, who died in February
  
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• Lime Garden share ‘Maybe Not Tonight’: “It feels like getting punched in the face with the morning after a night out”

  12-11-2025 21:32 via nme.com
  Lime Garden have returned with the fizzing new single ‘Maybe Not Tonight’, and announced a string of UK headline shows.READ MORE: The brave new world of Lime GardenThe Brighton four-piece have not released any new music since their debut album ‘One More Thing’ at the start of last year, but now they have teased that ‘Maybe Not Tonight’ is the “start of a thrilling new era”.
  The track is a sparkling, confident indie pop numb
  
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• Australian Touring Support Specialist TEG Acquires Twenty3 Live

  12-11-2025 20:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  Australia’s Ticketek Entertainment Group announces the acquisition of Twenty3 Live and launches a new in-house creative agency.
  Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG) has bolstered its in-house marketing reach with the strategic acquisition of Twenty3 Live and the launch of Ovation Amp, its new full-service creative agency.
  The acquisition of Twenty3 Live, the specialist entertainment marketing division of Twenty3 Sport + Entertainment, aims to enhance TEG’s i
  
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• Spotify is Tinkering with a Lyrics Translation Feature—Rosalía’s New Album is the Guinea Pig

  12-11-2025 20:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  Spotify prepares to launch its own lyric translation tool, which the company has reportedly been testing for years.
  Locked in seemingly eternal competition, Spotify and Apple Music are constantly trying to outdo one another as the top music streaming service. Apple launched its AutoMix function, and Spotify was quick to follow with its own audio-mixing tool. Now, signs point to Spotify testing another well-loved Apple Music feature—lyric translation.
  Users on
  
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• Dry Cleaning share wiry, deadpan single ‘Cruise Ship Designer’ and announce intimate UK outstore shows

  12-11-2025 20:26 via nme.com
  Dry Cleaning have released the wiry new single ‘Cruise Ship Designer’ and announced a run of intimate UK outstore shows.READ MORE: Dry Cleaning on ‘Stumpwork’ and playing Grace Jones’ Meltdown Festival: “She’s such a hero” The South London band are preparing to release their third studio album ‘Secret Love’ on January 9 via 4AD, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Stumpwork’. You can pre-sa
  
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• Stingray Acquires TuneIn for ‘Up to $175 Million,’ Says It’s ‘Crafting an Unmatched Audio Ecosystem’ Amid Purchase Frenzy

  12-11-2025 19:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Montreal, where Stingray is based. Photo Credit: Fenil Patel
  TuneIn officially has a new owner: Stingray Group, which is acquiring the live audio business in a deal worth up to $175 million.Montreal-headquartered Stingray (RAY.A on the Toronto Stock Exchange) just recently confirmed the definitive purchase agreement, which has arrived about 11 months after the company scored a new credit facility and disclosed aggressive expansion plans.
  Evidently, on the heels of plays for the self-described ka
  
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• Shaggy, Sean Paul Lead Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert for Hurricane Relief

  12-11-2025 19:45 via rollingstone.com
  Inner Circle, Ky-Mani Marley, KES the Band, and more to take stage at New York's UBS Arena on Dec. 12
  
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• Robyn Returns With First Original Solo Single in 7 Years, ‘Dopamine’

  12-11-2025 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  Singer worked with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund on the euphoric dance number
  
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• Poppy announces new album ‘Empty Hands’ and shares blistering single ‘Bruised Sky’

  12-11-2025 19:40 via nme.com
  Poppy has announced her new album ‘Empty Hands’ and shared the blistering, melodic single ‘Bruised Sky’ – listen below.READ MORE:  Poppy cranks up the heaviness: “Sitting amongst the extremes feels very whole to me”The Los Angeles singer will release her seventh studio album on January 23, 2026, via Sumerian Records, the follow-up to ‘Negative Spaces’, released just 12 months ago.
  The Grammy nominee has now
  
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• Bataclan 10th Anniversary: Eagles of Death Metal Frontman in Paris for Tribute

  12-11-2025 19:35 via rollingstone.com
  “What happened 10 years ago was perhaps the worst thing that ever happened in my life," Jesse Hughes tells Rolling Stone
  
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• Robyn makes euphoric return with ‘Dopamine’: “An emotion that is super real, super strong, intense, enjoyable or painful”

  12-11-2025 19:30 via nme.com
  Robyn has returned with her first new single in seven years, the euphoric dancefloor-ready ‘Dopamine’.READ MORE: Robyn on the cover: “I danced a lot on my own”The Swedish pop icon and NME Songwriter Of The Decade winner hasn’t released an album since 2018’s critically acclaimed ‘Honey‘, but speculation about her imminent return was fuelled in September when her longtime collaborator, Klas Åhlund, appeared on the Nordmark Pod and said he
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne Was Secretly Hospitalized Two Weeks Before Final Concert

  12-11-2025 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  Sharon, Jack, and Kelly Osbourne have shared new details about the metal legend's final months and his herculean effort to perform one last time
  
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• Watch AC/DC Play the Bon Scott-Era Classic ‘Jailbreak’ for First Time in 34 Years

  12-11-2025 18:58 via rollingstone.com
  At the AC/DC's first Australian show in a decade, they rewarded the patience of their fans by digging deep into their back catalog
  
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• Hello, It’s Me Onscreen: Adele to Make Acting Debut in Tom Ford-Directed Film

  12-11-2025 18:31 via rollingstone.com
  Singer will co-star in upcoming adaptation of Anne Rice's novel Cry to Heaven
  
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• Adele to make acting debut in new Tom Ford movie with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult and more

  12-11-2025 18:03 via nme.com
  Adele is set to make an acting debut in a new film from fashion designer Tom Ford.READ MORE: Adele – ’30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things upThe project will mark the third film from Ford, following on from 2009’s adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel A Single Man, and the 2016 crime thriller Nocturnal Animals, which starred Amy Adams.
  According to reports from Deadline, the upcoming movie will be an adaptation of the 1982 Anne Rice nove
  
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• Adele to make acting debut in Tom Ford's next film

  12-11-2025 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Adele will star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Colin Firth.
  
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• Watch Manic Street Preachers reflect on Richey Edwards’ disappearance and contemplate their end in exclusive ‘Escape From History’ clip

  12-11-2025 17:19 via nme.com
  Ahead of a special screening of Manic Street Preachers‘ acclaimed documentary Escape From History, watch an exclusive clip from the Kieran Evans-directed film on NME above.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We’ve muzzled young generations – they get endlessly told off”The film first premiered in 2017 and tells the story of the making of the band’s fourth studio album – their breakthrough record ‘Everything Must Go’ – which they re
  
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• Fans think Hilary Duff’s new single ‘Mature’ takes swipe at Leonardo DiCaprio age gap relationships

  12-11-2025 17:13 via nme.com
  Fans have taken online to share theories that Hilary Duff’s new single ‘Mature’ takes a swipe at Leonardo DiCaprio and his reputation for dating women younger than him.
  Arriving last week, the single marked Duff’s first new music in 10 years, and is a witty track that sees her look back at her formative years and make sly jabs at a man was known for having age-gap relationships.
  Fans have been quick to assume that the person in question may be 51-year-old Leonardo DiCapri
  
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• Five people arrested outside of Bob Vylan’s London Kentish Town Forum gig – one for “death to the IDF” chants

  12-11-2025 16:24 via nme.com
  Five people have been arrested outside of Bob Vylan‘s show at London Kentish Town Forum, one of which for allegedly chanting “death to the IDF”.READ MORE: Bob Vylan: “We’ve been screaming about these topics at the top of our lungs for years. Why has it taken this long?”The news was shared by the Metropolitan Police on X/Twitter last night, confirming that five people were detained after rival protesters clashed outside the venue that the punk-rap duo were perf
  
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• Micky Dolenz Announces ’60 Years of the Monkees’ Tour

  12-11-2025 16:22 via rollingstone.com
  "I want to look back and share with the fans the sheer joy of what the Monkees accomplished — and what it all still means to so many," says Dolenz
  
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• ‘I’m Not FKA Twigs. I’m a Tiny Light In My Chest’

  12-11-2025 16:17 via rollingstone.com
  In the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Interview, the visionary artist talks about her adventurous new album, working with Nic Cage and North West, and her plans after a breakthrough year
  
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• Inmate Pleads Not Guilty in Murder of Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins

  12-11-2025 16:07 via rollingstone.com
  Another man accused of killing singer and convicted pedophile refused to leave his cell for the hearing and did not enter a plea
  
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• This is your last chance to invest in the ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign to save gig spaces with public ownership

  12-11-2025 16:02 via nme.com
  Music Venue Properties (MVP) is urging fans to invest in its ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign to save gig spaces, with just two days remaining until the deadline. Find all the details below.
  The initiative has already hit 87 per cent of its £1.5million target, raising over £1.3million from more than 1,000 supporters, ahead of the investment window closing this Friday (November 14).READ MORE: 2023 was “worst year for venue closures” while “no one in music i
  
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• Villanelle Have Arrived to Bring Back the Glory Days of Nineties Grunge

  12-11-2025 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  They have yet to drop their debut EP, but the trio led by Gene Gallagher — son of Liam — are already generating big buzz all across the U.K.
  
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• ‘I’m Not FKA Twigs. I’m a Tiny Light Inside My Chest’

  12-11-2025 15:04 via rollingstone.com
  In the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Interview, the visionary artist talks about her adventurous new album, working with Nic Cage and North West, a nd her plans after a breakthrough year
  
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• Little Feat Are Calling It Quits With Final Tour: ‘Everybody and Their Brother Is Retiring Now’

  12-11-2025 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  Co-founder Billy Payne and the long-running Americana jam band will launch a lengthy farewell tour next spring
  
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• Kings of Leon on All Those Slowed-Down ‘Sex on Fire’ Covers: ‘It’s Supposed to Be Raunchy’

  12-11-2025 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  The group's Caleb Followill talks about the enduring appeal of the song, covered by everyone from Beyoncé to Zac Brown Band
  
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• Arlo Parks announces surprise, intimate ‘Sonic Exploration’ shows in London, New York and LA

  12-11-2025 14:59 via nme.com
  Arlo Parks has announced a brief run of intimate headline shows, dubbed ‘Sonic Exploration’. Find all the details below.
  The London artist is set to hit the road later this month for her first live performances in over a year.
  She’ll return to the stage with a hometown concert at The Bath House in London on Friday November 28. From there, Parks will head to the US for dates at New York’s Silo (Tuesday December 2) and Los Angeles’ Melt (Friday December 5).
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• Paris Jackson says drugs have “ruined her life” and left her with a perforated septum

  12-11-2025 14:58 via nme.com
  Paris Jackson has opened up about how drug use has “ruined her life” and left her with a perforated septum.
  The 27-year-old is a singer, model, and actor, and the daughter of the late Michael Jackson. She has been open about her struggle with drugs and mental health over the years, and has now revealed that the former has led to her having a perforated septum.
  Sharing a video, she told fans about the injury and showed it using a phone torch – saying that it was the first time s
  
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• Rival Sons’ Jay Buchanan Goes It Alone on Debut Solo Album ‘Weapons of Beauty’

  12-11-2025 14:00 via rollingstone.com
  The blues and hard rock singer reunites with producer Dave Cobb for an LP due in February
  
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• NewJeans’ Hyein and Haerin will return to HYBE’s ADOR record label after legal battle

  12-11-2025 13:50 via nme.com
  NewJeans‘ Hyein and Haerin will return to the record label ADOR following a legal battle, it has been confirmed.
  The K-pop group and former NME Cover stars have been embroiled in a dispute with ADOR – a subsidiary of Hybe, South Korea’s biggest label. They announced last year that they would be departing the agency due to alleged mistreatment and manipulation. ADOR has denied these claims.READ MORE: NewJeans on The Cover: “We want to show the industry that music shou
  
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• KATSEYE announce ‘Valorant’ collab

  12-11-2025 12:57 via nme.com
  Girl group KATSEYE have announced details of a collaboration with hit video game Valorant.READ MORE: KATSEYE: “If you don’t get it, then it’s not for you – and that’s OK”Valorant is an online multiplayer hero shooter that launched back in 2020. For the upcoming 2025 Game Changers Championship, Riot Games has teamed up with pop titans KATSEYE.
  Since Game Changers launched in 2021, the program has created new opportunities and exposure for women within Valorant
  
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• Fans complain as Black Star met with boos for arriving on stage late and playing for just half an hour at Brixton Academy

  12-11-2025 12:50 via nme.com
  Fans have been sharing their frustrations after Black Star arrived late to their London gig, and played for just half an hour.
  The hip-hop duo, composed of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, took to the stage last night (Tuesday November 11) for the first of their UK shows, celebrating three decades of music and performing hits from their debut album ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ and sophomore album ‘No Fear Of Time’.
  However, the two were late to the stag
  
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• KISS to leave a chair for Ace Frehley's 'spirit' at Kennedy Center Honors

  12-11-2025 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Gene Simmons says the late Ace Frehley will be at the Kennedy Center Honors in spirit.
  
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• KATSEYE speak out after receiving death threats and racist abuse

  12-11-2025 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  KATSEYE have spoken out after receiving death threats and racist abuse.
  
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• 70 per cent of music fans would rather go to a gig than have sex

  12-11-2025 12:10 via nme.com
  Seventy per cent of music fans would rather attend a live show than have sex, according to a new survey.
  Live Nation’s global ‘Living For Life’ report is based on insights from 40,000 people across 15 markets. It found that concerts are now the world’s top form of entertainment, overtaking sports, movies and sex.
  The results show that nearly four in 10 people globally (39 per cent) would choose live music over any other form of entertainment if they could only pick one fo
  
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• LeAnn Rimes shuts down boob job speculation

  12-11-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  LeAnn Rimes explained that she's wearing a "massive push-up bra" while filming her new TV series.
  
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• David Byrne marries Mala Gaonkar

  12-11-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  In August, David Byrne subtly revealed he was engaged to Mala Gaonkar by referring to her as his "fiancée" in an interview.
  
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• Benson Boone trolls himself after missing out on Grammy Awards nominations

  12-11-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Benson Boone has joked that his "moonbeam icecream" lyric is "pure genius".
  
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• UK music breaks records in contributing billions to economy and employment – but action is needed on AI and post-Brexit touring

  12-11-2025 11:30 via nme.com
  The UK music industry contributed a record-breaking £8billion to the economy in 2024, with employment rising to an all-time high of 220,000.
  The figures were published in this year’s annual economic report by UK Music – the collective voice of the music industry. Titled This Is Music 2025, the document also stated that music exports revenue from the UK had reached a new high of £4.8billion.READ MORE: Keir Starmer tells us about “protecting creativity” in
  
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• RM teases new BTS music is 'coming out great'

  12-11-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  BTS had a promising update on BTS' music comeback this week.
  
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• AJ McLean invites Taylor Swift to perform with Backstreet Boys in Las Vegas

  12-11-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  AJ McLean has offered Taylor Swift the chance to perform with the Backstreet Boys at Las Vegas Sphere.
  
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• Gene Gallagher’s Villanelle tackle hangovers on Smashing Pumpkins-inspired new single ‘Measly Means’

  12-11-2025 10:51 via nme.com
  Villanelle have shared a hazy new single called ‘Measly Means’, inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins.READ MORE: Gene Gallagher’s Villanelle are ready to launch with “a genuine passion to bring back rock music”The new track is the latest to be shared from the UK trio – comprised of frontman Gene Gallagher, guitarist Ben Taylor and bassist Jack Schiavo – from their forthcoming debut EP. They dropped the first teaser in the form of the grunge-inflected track &
  
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