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• Brown ‘back on with Karrueche’

  28-12-2014 01:30 via music-news.com
  Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran are supposedly trying to give their on-off romance another shot.
  
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• Patreon Lays Off 20% of Staff as Superfan Subscriptions Take a Dive Amid Economic Uncertainty

  24-07-2026 22:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Patreon sent a “painful” memo to staff regarding the layoff of 20% of its workforce, or about 93 people, as the platform responds to market changes.
  Patreon CEO Jack Conte sent a memo to employees on Thursday announcing the layoff of 20% of its workforce, affecting 93 employees. The memo was shared online by the company and asserted that Patreon’s core business remains strong but must respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to retain
  
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• Barry Can’t Swim goes full French touch on euphoric new single ‘Dance Dance Dance’

  24-07-2026 22:35 via nme.com
  
  Barry Can’t Swim has gone full French touch on his euphoric new single ‘Dance Dance Dance’ – listen below.
  The Edinburgh-born producer and DJ released the track today (July 24), marking his second single this year with Atlantic Records, after ‘Return To Bhibo’ arrived in May.
  Inspired by the golden era of French touch, ‘Dance Dance Dance’ sees Barry – real name Joshua Mainnie – pair shimmering synths and buoyant
  
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• Charli XCX Taps TikTok for a Serious In-App Album Drop—Is This Becoming a Problem for Streaming Platforms?

  24-07-2026 22:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  TikTok celebrates the launch of Charli XCX’s new album with an exclusive in-app fan experience, signaling a shift away from streaming platforms.
  Charli XCX’s highly anticipated new album, Music, Fashion, Film, is getting the TikTok treatment with an exclusive in-app fan experience to celebrate the launch. The campaign follows a similar affair for Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and signals that the biggest albu
  
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• Damning DNA and Blood Evidence Surface in D4vd Murder Trial

  24-07-2026 21:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Singer D4vd faces damning DNA evidence tying him to the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez as his murder trial heats up.
  Singer D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, is facing charges and a trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, allegedly to cover up his sexual abuse of her that began when she was at least 13. On Thursday, a police criminalist testified that the singer’s DNA was among the genetic material found on a trash bag th
  
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• The Sunshine Underground play first show in nearly 10 years ahead of huge Leeds reunion

  24-07-2026 21:29 via nme.com
  
  The Sunshine Underground played their first show in nearly 10 years in Manchester last night – check out footage and the full setlist below.
  Last year, the Leeds indie-dance band revealed that they would be returning for a huge one-off show in their hometown this summer at Kirkstall Abbey, and with two days to go until the reunion, they played an intimate warm-up show in Manchester.
  They took to the stage at Gorilla last night (July 23), in their first full live pe
  
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• StubHub Faces Congressional Investigation Over Its ‘Apparently Unethical Business Relationships’ — Federal Lawmaker Demands Internal Emails, Documents, and More

  24-07-2026 21:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  One mass-scalping revelation later, the StubHub regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. Now, the company is facing a congressional investigation centering on CEO Eric Baker’s alleged stake in and involvement with a fund dealing in resale tickets.Representative Robert Garcia, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s ranking member, formally initiated that investigation in a letter to Baker today. Far from coming out of left field, the probe
  
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• Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to 2023 London Nightclub Brawl

  24-07-2026 21:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Chris Brown pleaded guilty to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, in which he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle.
  On Friday, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, an altercation in which he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. The 37-year-old previously denied more serious charges in the so-called “vicious attack,” but changed his plea on Friday during a hearing at L
  
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• Zach Top Says Country Music Became Too Perfect: ‘Some of the Soul Got Left Behind’

  24-07-2026 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rising star, whose career is rooted in bluegrass, will release the new song "Good Girls & Cowgirls" in August
  
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• Looks Like ‘The Team’ Acquisition is Drawing Near

  24-07-2026 20:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Casey Wasserman by Joyce N. Boghosian, Official White House Photographer (Public Domain)
  Casey Wasserman is in talks to sell his stake in the company to private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, which already owns a majority stake.
  The Team, the talent agency formerly known as Wasserman, which renamed itself after its founder Casey Wasserman was forced to step down amid the Epstein files controversy, has been looking for a new owner ever since. But despite drawing interest fr
  
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• Billie Joe Armstrong Enlists Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson for Surprise Cover

  24-07-2026 20:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dickinson surprised guests at Comic-Con party to cover Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes"
  
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• Avenged Sevenfold surprise release futuristic electronic-tinged new EP ‘Statica’

  24-07-2026 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Avenged Sevenfold have surprise-released a futuristic electronic-tinged new EP titled ‘Statica’ – listen below.READ MORE: Avenged Sevenfold on dividing fans: “Being willing to risk everything is the most liberating thing”The four-track collection arrived without warning earlier today (July 24), and it features the songs ‘Lights’, ‘Statica’, ‘Rejoice’ and ‘Ashes’.
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• 25 Years of ‘Bleed American’ and ‘The Middle’: Jimmy Eat World Look Back

  24-07-2026 20:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frontman Jim Adkins goes deep on his most famous album, from the influence of Bruce Springsteen to the underwear-party music video to his thoughts on that Supergirl cover
  
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• ‘Off Campus’ Star Ella Bright Had No Idea Niall Horan Recorded ‘Baby Now That I Found You’ Duet

  24-07-2026 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The actress compared it to "This Town," the debut solo single from Horan from the early post-One Direction days
  
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• Why Are So Many Musicians Singing on Couches? An Investigation

  24-07-2026 19:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Lily Allen to Charli XCX to Hilary Duff, there's never been a more popular piece of furniture to deliver your music from
  
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• Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub bottle attack

  24-07-2026 19:29 via nme.com
  
  Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over an incident in a London nightclub, where he has been accused of striking a man over the head with a glass bottle.
  The R&B singer entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court today (July 24), alongside his vocal coach and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, also known as HoodyBaby, who also admitted affray. Both men will be sentenced at the same court on October 26.
  Brown had previously pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause gr
  
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• Charli XCX, Tyla, Anitta, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  24-07-2026 19:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Rein Me In equals Frankie Laines’ I Believe as longest-running UK Number 1 single ever

  24-07-2026 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have made chart history as their collaborative single "Rein Me In" matches Frankie Laine’s legendary track "I Believe" as the longest-running UK Number 1 single of all time.
  
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• Gracie Abrams secures second Number 1 album with Daughter From Hell

  24-07-2026 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Gracie Abrams has claimed the top spot on the Official Albums Chart as her third studio record, Daughter From Hell, debuts at Number 1.
  
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• Teddy Swims announces UK and Europe tour

  24-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The Lose Control singer will perform live in countries including Germany, France, England and Norway next spring.
  
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• James Bourne 'still not out of the woods' months after quitting tour due to illness

  24-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  James Bourne announced in April that he would be undergoing major surgery.
  
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• Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray at London nightclub

  24-07-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The charges relate to a confrontation with a music producer three years ago.
  
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• Tomorrowland 2026 sees ban on “large-scale” fireworks with “limited pyrotechnics” for weekend two over wildfire fears

  24-07-2026 17:53 via nme.com
  
  Tomorrowland has confirmed that it will be banning “large-scale” fireworks and having “limited pyrotechnics” due to wildfire fears.
  The restrictions for the 2026 edition were introduced in time for the first weekend, which took place earlier this month. In the announcement, the festival revealed that the limitations had been recommended by the local authorities in Belgium in response to the dry weather creating elevated fire risks.
  The country remains under a Code Orange
  
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• Sean Combs Placed in Solitary Confinement After Brawl With Fellow Inmate: Reports

  24-07-2026 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  An inmate at the low-security federal prison in New Jersey allegedly taunted Sean Combs, who reportedly lashed out at the man, according to multiple reports 
  
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• WTF Was J Mascis Doing Onstage at the Grand Ole Opry?

  24-07-2026 17:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Turns out, the Dinosaur Jr. frontman was there to join John R. Miller for a guitar-shredding performance of "Steering Wheel Drums"
  
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• Jack White Brings Out Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson to Tear Up Free’s ‘I’m a Mover’

  24-07-2026 16:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The two rockers covered the Seventies deep cut during White's show in Chicago
  
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• Watch Arca premiere new music from ‘XXXXX’ on Daniel Sannwald-directed livestream

  24-07-2026 16:40 via nme.com
  
  Arca has premiered new music from upcoming album ‘XXXXX’ in an experimental livestream directed by Daniel Sannwald. Check it out below.READ MORE: Arca – ‘KiCk i’ review: a new high watermark for the wildly innovative producer’s experimental popThe stream was held live on Twitch and YouTube last night (Thursday July 23), following the Grammy-nominated singer and producer announcing details of her long-anticipated album earlier this week.
  That record is set to d
  
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• Phill Jupitus says “David Byrne effectively shat on a minority” for excluding disabled people and fans who can’t stand at show

  24-07-2026 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Phill Jupitus has accused David Byrne of excluding disabled people at his recent show in Scotland, saying he “effectively shat on a minority”.
  The actor, poet and retired stand-up comedian – known for being a captain on BBC Two’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks – went to see the former Talking Heads frontman at the Edinburgh Playhouse earlier this week.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days&rdq
  
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• Demi Moore Gets Front-Row Seat to Katseye’s Breakdown in ‘Animal’ Video

  24-07-2026 16:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The single, written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, will appear on Katseye's upcoming five-track EP Wild
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini and Patrick Droney Duet on Tender New Single ‘Math of Us’

  24-07-2026 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Droney’s new album, Made You Look, is out now
  
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