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• Billie Eilish has started work on a new album

  28-11-2022 23:35 via nme.com
  Billie Eilish has revealed that work has begun on a new album.
  Speaking in new interview with Vanity Fair, the singer-songwriter confirmed she was working on a new record with her brother Finneas.
  When asked if she has been collaborating with her brother recently, Eilish said, “We see each other all the time, and also now, we’re starting to make music again. We just started the process of making an album, which is really exciting.”
  She continued: “Now we have specifi
  
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• Lil Durk Scores Major Win to Split Racketeering Charges, Chicago Killing Claims From L.A. Trial

  15-07-2026 01:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I’m here to make sure both sides have a fair trial," the judge says at a tense hearing
  
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• Pophouse Scores Iron Maiden Catalog and NIL Deal, Tees Up ‘Major Cinematic Project,’ Eddie-Themed ‘Digital Universe,’ and More

  14-07-2026 23:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Iron Maiden performing live. Photo Credit: Raph_PH
  Pophouse Entertainment has scored a high-profile catalog partnership with Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the group’s publishing, masters, and all-important name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.Iron Maiden and Pophouse formally announced their tie-up today, pointing, at the top level, to the above-noted IP interest. While the parties opted against divulging ownership and price-tag details, they did emphasize plans to spearhead creative
  
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• Jason Newsted on the Time Metallica Had Darts Thrown at Them Onstage

  14-07-2026 22:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  "It was maybe the fourth time we ever stopped a show," the band's former bassist says. "I look over at James, like, 'Dude!'"
  
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• Does Noel Gallagher Truly Believe Phil Collins Is the Antichrist? Collins Doesn’t Think So

  14-07-2026 22:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  Artists will likely meet for first time at pre-Rock Hall luncheon this fall
  
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• Nicki Minaj Accused of Ghosting Law Firm on $230K Bill After Contentious Copyright Lawsuit

  14-07-2026 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Nicki Minaj (TikTok)
  Nicki Minaj faces yet another legal battle over her unpaid debts—this time from a law firm that claims the rapper is ghosting them over the $230,000 she owes them.
  Law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) filed a collection lawsuit against rapper Nicki Minaj over $229,541 in outstanding legal bills in Los Angeles County Superior Court back in March. However, the artist has completely ignored them. Now, the law firm has filed a motion for default judg
  
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• Nicki Minaj Accused of Ghosting Law Firm on $230,000 Bill After Contentious Copyright Lawsuit

  14-07-2026 22:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Nicki Minaj (TikTok)
  Nicki Minaj faces yet another legal battle over her unpaid debts—this time from a law firm that claims the rapper is ghosting them over the $230,000 she owes them.
  Law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) filed a collection lawsuit against rapper Nicki Minaj over $229,541 in outstanding legal bills in Los Angeles County Superior Court back in March. However, the artist has completely ignored them. Now, the law firm has filed a motion for default judg
  
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• Karol G Is Bringing Powerhouse Women, Including Elena Rose, on Tour

  14-07-2026 21:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Venezuelan singer will open the Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, and Dallas
  
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• Fuerza Regida’s War Against Their Label Continues—Will the ‘7-Year Rule’ Stand?

  14-07-2026 21:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Fuerza Regida (Instagram)
  With most of their claims tossed out, Fuerza Regida still retains a crucial bid to declare obligations to their label expired under California’s seven-year rule.
  Their claims for unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and statutory damages were tossed out. But Fuerza Regida holds onto their crucial bid to declare their personal services obligations to their label, Rancho Humilde, expired under California’s seven-year rule.
  The label sued the ba
  
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• Sorry, No Refunds for Jay-Z Fans—Mamdani Says City Will ‘Follow Up’ After Massive Security Breach and Pre-Show Chaos

  14-07-2026 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Fans wait outside Yankee Stadium during delayed Jay-Z concert / CNN via Facebook
  Hundreds of fans who didn’t have tickets tried to force their way into Jay-Z’s last show at Yankee Stadium, forcing a several-hour delay on Sunday.
  After thousands of fans were left waiting outside Yankee Stadium for hours before Jay-Z’s third and final anniversary show on Sunday, the rapper took the stage after midnight to explain the delay. Groups of fans without tickets tried to fo
  
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• UK Government Unveils Sweeping ‘Turn It Up’ Industry Plan — Including Indie Venue Support, ‘Business-Friendly Guidance’ for Live, Music Education Funding, and More

  14-07-2026 20:29 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  London, England. Photo Credit: Zara Johnson
  The UK government has unveiled its “Turn It Up” music industry support (and reform) plan, including fresh funding, “stable, pro-growth regulatory framework” commitments, music education initiatives, and more.To put it mildly, there’s quite a lot going on in the newly published “Turn It Up” policy paper, which spans 16,500 words and explores everything from driving sync growth (“We want to increase the vol
  
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• How Big Is Ella Langley Right Now? She’s About to Tie Whitney and Mariah

  14-07-2026 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  If “Choosin’ Texas” holds its momentum on the Hot 100, Langley will join Houston and Carey as the only women to have a song spend 14 weeks on top of the chart
  
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• FBI Offers $15,000 Reward in Case of Deceased Newborn at Electric Forest Festival

  14-07-2026 19:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Michigan State Police also said that a preliminary autopsy report determined the infant, who was found in a portable toilet, "was viable and was born alive"
  
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• Queens Of The Stone Age return with psychedelic new single ‘Easy Street’: “It’s like hitting your funny bone, where it’s funny because it hurts and it hurts because it’s funny”

  14-07-2026 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Queens Of The Stone Age have returned with a new single, ‘Easy Street’ – check it out below.
  The psychedelic, jaunty track marks Josh Homme and co’s first material since 2023, following on from their eighth studio album, ‘In Times New Roman…’.READ MORE: Queens Of The Stone Age – ‘Alive In The Catacombs’ review: moving and meditative concert docThe band first debuted the song live last autumn as part of their ‘Catacombs&rsquo
  
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• Blackberry Smoke on How They Carried on Following the Death of Beloved Drummer

  14-07-2026 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frontman Charlie Starr says founding member Brit Turner, who died in 2024, didn't want to stop touring in a new interview on Nashville Now
  
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• Beabadoobee shares fuzzy new song ‘Switchblade’

  14-07-2026 18:43 via nme.com
  
  Beabadoobee has shared a new song, ‘Switchblade’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: Beabadoobee interview: “All my angst and anger was necessary for me to understand who I am”The track serves as the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album, ‘Pylon’, which is released on September 18 via Dirty Hit and Interscope.
  It finds Bea pondering on whether “self-defence is to be brave“, asking: “Do you start th
  
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• Shania Twain missed Taylor Swift's wedding for Harry Styles

  14-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The 60-year-old singer had already committed to perform at Styles' London residency.
  
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• Cara Delevingne considered releasing music under different name

  14-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Cara Delevingne felt people would give her songs more of a shot if she used a pseudonym.
  
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• Ariana Grande battles technical difficulties during Brooklyn show

  14-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer was quick to thank her crew for fixing the glitches so quickly.
  
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• DOJ-Live Nation Settlement Kicks Off 60-Day Public Comment Period — NIVA Doubles Down on Criticism, Urges Fans to Speak Out

  14-07-2026 17:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Live Nation
  The Justice Department has officially published its proposed Live Nation settlement for comment, and NIVA is urging the public to speak out about how the promoter and its Ticketmaster subsidiary “have made for a terrible live experience for them.”The DOJ-Live Nation agreement was just recently published in the Federal Register, with a September 4th deadline for individuals, companies, and others to weigh in if so inclined.
  Evidence suggests that multiple par
  
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• Mike D’s New Solo Album Contains Music Made With 1980s Beastie Boys Sampler

  14-07-2026 17:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They'd be trying to find a sound, and you'd randomly hear a drum break that was on a Beastie Boys song," producer Tyran Donaldson says
  
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• Indiana Prosecutors Aghast at Phish Fans Who Showed Up to Concerts With Drugs

  14-07-2026 17:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office claimed it made five felony-level drug arrests in a tut-tutting statement after Phish’s three-day run at the Ruoff Music Center
  
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• Linea Personal’s Moment Has Arrived

  14-07-2026 17:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  The música mexicana band will crisscross the U.S. during their first major tour — and the future is wide open
  
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• Gracie Abrams Cuts Deep on ‘Daughter From Hell’

  14-07-2026 16:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  The star’s third album dives more fully into her inner world, with a bigger, more satisfying sound to match
  
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• Big Gigantic and Trevor Hall Bring the Energy to Rolling Stone and Sonesta International Hotels’ Musicians on Musicians Event in Denver 

  14-07-2026 16:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  It was an electric night in the Mile High City as Rolling Stone and Sonesta International Hotels hosted the second stop of the 2026 Musicians on Musicians live tour at the Sonesta Denver Downtown. Moderated by Rolling Stone deputy editor and Nashville Now podcast host Joseph Hudak, the event featured live interviews with Dominic Lalli […]
  
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• Nickelback announce new album ‘Everything Under The Sun’ with explosive ‘Rattle The Cage’

  14-07-2026 16:42 via nme.com
  
  Nickelback have announced their 11th studio album, ‘Everything Under The Sun’ – listen to new single ‘Rattle The Cage’ below.READ MORE: Nickelback interview: “If we’re the thing you get most upset about, you’re living a charmed life”The Canadian band will release the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Get Rollin” on October 30 via Virgin Music Group. Pre-order/pre-save here.
  “This album has every side of the band on it,” expla
  
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• Twin Temple Go to Hell: Duo Talk Satan Worship, Charley Crockett Drama

  14-07-2026 16:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The husband-and-wife band also announced their new album, Doomed Lovers, a record rooted in old-school country music
  
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• Cliffords talk working on a “refined” debut album: “It’s all about that contrast of life that we keep living through”

  14-07-2026 16:12 via nme.com
  
  Cliffords have spoken to NME about new music, and revealed that they have a “refined”, inward-looking debut album on the way. Watch the interview in full above.
  The NME 100 alumni caught up with us backstage at Mad Cool 2026, shortly before they took to the stage in the Mahou Cinco Estrellas tent for one of the most memorable sets of the week. Their appearance at the 10th anniversary of the Madrid festival came as part of a stacked summer of live shows for the Cork band – havin
  
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• Inside LANDR’s Fair Trade AI Program for Indie Artists: An Opt-In AI Licensing Model with Revenue Share and Upfront Payments

  14-07-2026 16:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: LANDR
  LANDR is moving its Fair Trade AI program into a new phase, introducing an upfront payment program and an expanded revenue model that directly compensates independent artists for AI training use. The initiative now includes more than 30,000 artists. LANDR will begin issuing its first payouts this month.
  This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner LANDR.
  At the center of the initiative is a limited-time $5 per track cash advance program, with the first round ava
  
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• The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger explains the different ways he was “competitive” with David Bowie and John Lennon

  14-07-2026 15:52 via nme.com
  
  Mick Jagger has explained the different ways he was “competitive” with David Bowie and John Lennon.
  The frontman of The Rolling Stones opened up about his relationship with Bowie during a new interview with Conan O’Brien on his podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend.READ MORE: Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ future: “I’m already writing for the next album”Jagger and the late icon gravitated towards each other when they both lived in New York duri
  
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