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• Britney Spears celebrates sons' birthdays

  14-09-2026 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears is celebrating both her sons' birthdays.
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Day and Night’ Is a Double-Album Dissertation on Love

  14-09-2026 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Across 24 tracks, the prolific pop star traverses styles and continents while tracing the dazzling highs and devastating lows romance can bring
  
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• ‘It Takes Your Soul’: Stevie Nicks’ Massive Drug Addiction and Recovery Examined in New Book

  14-09-2026 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Upcoming biography Lessons & Lace details life lessons the Fleetwood Mac singer endured throughout her lengthy career
  
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• Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements

  14-09-2026 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup," promoter says
  
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• Tony Iommi on why he turned down the chance to make one final Black Sabbath album with the original line-up

  14-09-2026 15:57 via nme.com
  
  Tony Iommi has revealed why he turned down the chance to make one final Black Sabbath album with the original line-up.READ MORE: Black Sabbath – ’13’The band’s last album was 2013’s ‘13‘, which saw Iommi appear alongside Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler.
  The line-up was completed Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk after original drummer Bill Ward’s chose to not participate due to a contractual dispute.
  ’13’, which
  
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• GWAR confirm first video game collaboration in more than 30 years

  14-09-2026 15:55 via nme.com
  
  After an iconic turn in 1994’s Beavis & Butt-Head: The Game, GWAR have announced their first gaming collaboration in more than 30 years.READ MORE: How NBA 2K became the evolved rap version of FIFA’s indie-obsessed soundtrackGWAR were Beavis & Butt-Head’s favourite band in the classic ‘90s cartoon and the video game spin-off saw the two teenage slackers desperately trying to get to a GWAR gig. Since then, the shock rockers’ music has appeared in 2009’s
  
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• Ross Valory rules out ever rejoining Journey: 'I’m no longer part of the organisation or the brand'

  14-09-2026 15:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ross Valory says he has “moved on” from Journey and has no plans to return, insisting fans should focus on the songs rather than who’s in the band.
  
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• Joe Hahn says Linkin Park had to 'not be afraid to show their scars' while making new documentary Unshatter

  14-09-2026 15:00 via music-news.com
  
  Joe Hahn says Linkin Park’s new film Unshatter reflects the band’s journey through grief, reinvention and “repair”, revealing how they found a missing spark with new vocalist Emily Armstrong.
  
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• Watch Amy Lee, Courtney LaPlante and Poppy play ‘End Of You’ together live for first time at Evanescence’s London show

  14-09-2026 14:42 via nme.com
  
  Evanescence played a huge show in London, and brought out Courtney LaPlante and Poppy to play ‘End Of You’ together live for the first time. Check it out below.READ MORE: Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante and Poppy tell us about their massive ‘End Of You’ collab: “It’s the start of something”The gig took place at The O2 last night (Sunday September 13) as part of Evanescence’s ongoing ‘Sanctuary’ tour, whi
  
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• Late jazz icon’s estate distance themselves from new film ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’

  14-09-2026 14:35 via nme.com
  
  The estate of late jazz icon Bill Evans has distanced itself from a new biopic.READ MORE: ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ review: achingly cool love letter to a jazz greatEverybody Digs Bill Evans opened in UK cinemas on Friday (September 11), and is set to hit screens in the USA on December 4.
  Directed by Grant Gee (who made the acclaimed Radiohead documentary Meeting People Is Easy), the film traces a difficult period of the late jazz icon’s life, with Anders
  
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• Simple Minds bring Radio 2 In The Park to a spectacular close in Stirling

  14-09-2026 13:40 via music-news.com
  
  Radio 2 in the Park came to a spectacular conclusion in Stirling yesterday as Scottish legends Simple Minds returned home for their only UK show
  
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• Lucy Dacus covers Japanese Breakfast and shares previously unreleased ‘No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye’

  14-09-2026 13:40 via nme.com
  
  Lucy Dacus has shared a previously unreleased song called ‘No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye’, and also performed a live cover of Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Paprika’.READ MORE: Lucy Dacus – ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ review: diving headlong into loveThe new song from Dacus comes as she is currently celebrating 10 years of her 2016 debut album ‘No Burden’ by releasing a reissue.
  Dacus shared a lengthy statement on social media announcing the re-r
  
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• Samsung asks judge to dismiss Dua Lipa’s $15million lawsuit

  14-09-2026 12:50 via nme.com
  
  Samsung have asked a judge to dismiss a $15million lawsuit against them from Dua Lipa.READ MORE: Dua Lipa live at Glastonbury: a powerhouse performance to shut down the criticsThe pop star filed the lawsuit against the electronic manufacturer back in May, claiming that they used her image without permission to sell TVs.
  Samsung later responded to the lawsuit and rejected the accusations from the ‘Dance The Night’ singer, saying that the image was “provided by a conten
  
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• Sadiq Khan responds to St Paul’s Cathedral and Fabric live event partnership after religious outcry

  14-09-2026 12:36 via nme.com
  
  Sadiq Khan has responded to the new partnership between St Paul’s Cathedral and Fabric, which will see live music hosted there over the next four years.
  Fabric announced last week that it had collaborated with the historic cathedral in a four-year-long partnership, which would see it become the “exclusive partner for contemporary music events from 2026 through to 2030”.
  Already it has hosted two events at the iconic building ahead of the partnership – a show by RY X in 20
  
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• M. Night Shyamalan praises “true artist” Charli XCX after watching ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour

  14-09-2026 12:08 via nme.com
  
  Director M. Night Shyamalan has praised Charli XCX as a “true artist” after seeing the opening night of her ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour.READ MORE: Charli XCX live at Reading 2026: a stylish, cinematic, but sometimes underwhelming performanceThe singer kicked off her latest run of shows last week (September 11) in Philadelphia, with the Sixth Sense director among those in attendance.
  Sharing a photo alongside Charli and his daughter Saleka, Shyamalan wrote on X: &ldqu
  
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• Bruce Springsteen has two new albums on the way

  14-09-2026 12:08 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen has two new albums on the way.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen live in London: the heartland hero remains firmly at his majestic peakThe Boss’s last album was 2022’s ‘Only The Strong Survive’, which saw him cover soul classics from his youth.
  Now, he’s revealed that he has two new albums in the works – one of which is completed and another he’s still working on, but that he would like to release first.
  Speaking to Rolling Stone, Spring
  
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• The Beatles share early version of ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ featuring George Harrison sitar mastery

  14-09-2026 11:55 via nme.com
  
  The Beatles have shared an early version of their hit song ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’, which features George Harrison on the sitar.READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatnessThe song is set to feature on the new expanded Special Edition of ‘Rubber Soul’, which is released on October 2 – celebrating the classic 1965 album with newly-shared double A-side single ‘Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out’, and a selection of previousl
  
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• Former Elbow drummer Richard Jupp on walking away from the band for sobriety and helping others: “Addiction is a disease and it’s terrifying”

  14-09-2026 11:22 via nme.com
  
  Former Elbow drummer Richard Jupp has opened up about his decision to leave the band.READ MORE: Elbow tell us about Manchester ‘Asleep In The Back’ 25th anniversary gigs and new music plansJupp announced he’d be leaving Elbow in 2017, after 25 years with the band. A statement at the time said he would be pursuing other projects, including work with his drum school and various charities.
  Now, Jupp has spoken about his life since, as well as his decision to leave the band.
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• Babyshambles, Ash and Cast to headline Shiiine On Weekender 2027 in Skegness

  14-09-2026 11:01 via nme.com
  
  Shiiine On Weekender have announced the first wave of names for their 2027 edition, with Babyshambles, Ash and Cast leading the way.READ MORE: Pete Doherty tells us about the Babyshambles reunion, The Libertines’ next album, and plans to open a second-hand shopThe three-day event will be returning Butlin’s Skegness for the third time next year, and set to run between March 19 and 21.
  Set to bring a “huge celebration of indie, alternative, and dance music”, the Friday edit
  
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• Nicko McBrain says he’d record with Iron Maiden again - but only if the drums were 'simple'

  14-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Nicko McBrain says he’d happily return to the studio with Iron Maiden, though after his mini-stroke he admits any new drum parts would need to be “more simple” for him to play.
  
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• Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome dies at 71

  14-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  The punk trailblazer and Dead Boys co-founder has died aged 71, with the band paying tribute to his legacy as a “true original” and “one-man hurricane”.
  
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• Lil Durk found not guilty of murder for hire

  14-09-2026 10:48 via nme.com
  
  Lil Durk has been found not guilty of murder for hire.
  The Grammy-winning rapper – real name Durk Devontay Banks – was acquitted on Friday (September 11) of all charges in a federal murder-for-hire case accusing him of orchestrating the fatal shooting of Georgia rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin at a Los Angeles gas station in 2022.
  Banks faced charges including murder for hire resulting in death and conspiracy. If convicted, he could have faced a life sentence.
  The three-week trial
  
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• Dance yourself clean with HorsegiirL’s exclusive playlist for The Cover, ‘Music So Hard It Will Heal You’

  14-09-2026 10:30 via nme.com
  
  HorsegiirL is this week’s star of The Cover – check out the story and her exclusive playlist for NME below.READ MORE: HorsegiirL proves the neighsayers wrong with her joyous, whimsical dance music Stella Stallion makes history as the first horse to appear on The Cover, NME’s weekly spotlight on the best and brightest emerging artists. The half-horse, half-human producer-DJ was profiled by Alex Rigotti and photographed by Michael Anthony Baumann in Berlin exclusively for NM
  
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• Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist, dies aged 71

  14-09-2026 10:04 via nme.com
  
  Eugene Richard O’Connor, also known as Cheetah Chrome, the co-founding guitarist of the legendary punk band Dead Boys, has died aged 71.
  His death was announced by the band yesterday (Sunday September 13) in a statement on Instagram. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the statement read.
  “Cheetah was a true original, an architect of the punk rock movement. A one-man hurricane tearing up the musica
  
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• Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs, Dead at 71

  14-09-2026 09:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The prolific musician, who also played with Syl Sylvain and Ronnie Spector, was remembered as an "an architect of the punk rock movement"
  
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• Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs Guitarist, Dead at 71

  14-09-2026 09:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The prolific musician, who also played with Sylvain Sylvain and Ronnie Spector, was remembered as an "an architect of the punk rock movement"
  
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• Sara Bareilles 'found catharsis and healing' while making Good Grief

  14-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Sara Bareilles has revealed she "found catharsis and healing" while making her new album Good Grief as she wrote about the "hardships" she's suffered over the last few years.
  
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• My Chemical Romance hints at first album in 15 years

  14-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  My Chemical Romance's last studio album was Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoy, which came out in 2010.
  
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• Radio 2 In The Park delivers stellar Sunday Lineup featuring Blue, James Blunt and Level 42

  14-09-2026 08:56 via music-news.com
  
  Radio 2 in the Park continued yesterday with a sensational Sunday lineup featuring energetic sets from Blue, James Blunt, Level 42
  
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• LE SSERAFIM debut new single ‘Made My Night’ in raucous BlizzCon closing set

  14-09-2026 08:26 via nme.com
  
  K-pop stars and NME cover alumni LE SSERAFIM returned to headline gaming convention BlizzCon last night (September 13), three years after they last closed out the weekend-long event in 2023. This followed an extended partnership with free-to-play team-based shooter game Overwatch since November of that year. Check out footage, the setlist and more details about the show below.Read more: Overwatch planning “diverse” artist collabs to follow YOASOBI and LE SSERAFIM contentTaking to the
  
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