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• Cardi B’s Tiny Desk Performance Is a Master Class in Excellence

  20-10-2026 07:32 via Music – Rolling Stone
  
  The rap superstar brought a full live band and delivered one of the most sensational Tiny Desk performances to date
  
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• Cliffords celebrate outsiders and fight Irish stereotypes on powerful new single ‘Rod For My Back’

  12-11-2026 14:33 via Music News | First For Music News | NME
  
  Cliffords are back with the lively new single ‘Rod For My Back’, which sees them celebrate outsiders and fight Irish stereotypes.READ MORE: Cliffords talk working on a “refined” debut album: “It’s all about that contrast of life that we keep living through”The Cork four piece released the song as their first new music of the year, and the first of more to come in 2027.
  It arrives following them completing a run of tour dates with The Mary Wallopers, and also nearly a year to the da
  
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• Jamie T announces Kate Nash and Willie J Healey as tour support as he teases more “special guests”

  12-11-2026 13:46 via Music News | First For Music News | NME
  
  Jamie T has confirmed that Kate Nash and Willie J Healey will be supporting him on his upcoming UK tour, and teased that more “special guests” will be announced soon.READ MORE: Jamie T – ‘Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)’ review: making peace with the pastThe British singer-songwriter is set to hit the road next month, playing at venues around the country in celebration of his latest album ‘Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)’.
  Dates kick off with two shows at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on Dec
  
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• This is what Interpol and Bloc Party played as their kicked off their 2026 European co-headline tour in Berlin

  12-11-2026 12:55 via Music News | First For Music News | NME
  
  Interpol and Bloc Party have kicked off their huge co-headline tour with an opening night in Berlin. Check out footage and both setlists from the gig below.READ MORE: Interpol tell us about new album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’: “We just felt, ‘Let’s make this one count’”The two indie stars announced late last year that they would be hitting the road for a massive 2026 European co-headline tour. They previously toured the UK together in 2004, and co-headlined a series of shows in Au
  
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• Robyn brands Eurovision ‘embarrassing’ and says it leaves her feeling ‘overstimulated’

  12-11-2026 12:30 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Robyn has admitted she finds the Eurovision Song Contest "embarrassing" and says watching the annual competition leaves her feeling overstimulated and uncomfortable.
  
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• Jake Bugg talks overcoming hardships for ‘Alamo’: “I’d spent so much time being an artist that I’d neglected being a human”

  12-11-2026 12:20 via Music News | First For Music News | NME
  
  Jake Bugg has opened up about his “personal” new album ‘Alamo’, and explained how it made him confront his struggles and be more honest and vulnerable with listeners than ever before.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jake BuggThe seventh record from the Nottingham singer-songwriter marks his first since 2024’s ‘A Modern Day Distraction’, and revisits the same folk-tinged sound that first put him on the map with his Mercury Prize-nominated eponymous 2012 debut.
  
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• Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez make red carpet debut as a couple at film premiere

  12-11-2026 12:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez rekindled their relationship over the summer.
  
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• Tributes paid after death of “legendary” former NME Editor and football broadcaster Danny Kelly: “His passion for football, music and life was infectious”

  12-11-2026 11:47 via Music News | First For Music News | NME
  
  Tributes have been pouring in for “legendary” former NME Editor and football broadcaster Danny Kelly, who has died aged 69.
  Kelly first made a name for himself in journalism by contributing to NME in his 20s, before becoming an editor at the end of the ‘80s until 1992. He later went on to become editor at Q magazine where he was named as British magazine editor of the year.
  Towards the end of the ‘90s, he made the shift over to the world of sports journalism, launching the online platfor
  
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• Drake declares the music industry is 'so cooked’ as Billboard U-turns on YouTube streams

  12-11-2026 11:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Drake says the music business is "so cooked" after Billboard reversed its controversial decision to exclude YouTube streaming data from its chart calculations.
  
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• Adéla opens up on 'anxiety' over online criticism and wanting to 'escape'

  12-11-2026 11:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  The Slovak star admitted the intense scrutiny surrounding her breakthrough success left her feeling anxious and overwhelmed, while insisting she is not yet ready to put herself forward for Grammy consideration.
  
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• Anyma and Jean-Michel Jarre join forces for Great Pyramids of Giza shows

  12-11-2026 10:30 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Anyma has announced two huge headline performances at the Great Pyramids of Giza in 2027, with electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre joining him for both landmark events.
  
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• JADE says Raye is 'generational talent' like Etta James or Diana Ross

  12-11-2026 09:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Former Little Mix star JADE has heaped praise on Raye for "bridging the gap" between nostalgia and "an innovative writing style".
  
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• Bono: U2 'failed the mainstream' with last albums

  12-11-2026 09:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Bono thinks U2 "failed the mainstream" with their last two albums, 2014's Songs of Innocence and 2017's Songs of Experience.
  
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• Snoop Dogg sets Christmas TV special A Not-So-Silent Night

  12-11-2026 07:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  The one-hour special, A Not-So-Silent Night: Christmas with Snoop, is set to air on 2 December.
  
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• iHeartMedia Says It Has ‘No Plans to Sell’ Its Podcasting Business Following Divestiture Rumblings

  12-11-2026 05:43 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: Luther Yonel
  iHeartMedia denies reports that the company is trying to sell its podcast unit, following its share price declining by 65% within the last week.
  On Wednesday, iHeartMedia quickly denied the rumors that the company is considering the sale of its podcast business as a means to raise cash and increase its stock price. Bloomberg reported earlier in the day that iHeartMedia was in talks with investment bank Moelis & Co. and others to possibly sell part or all of its pod
  
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• iHeartMedia Says It Has ‘No Plans to Sell’ Its Podcasting Business Despite Reports

  12-11-2026 05:43 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: Luther Yonel
  iHeartMedia denies reports that the company is trying to sell its podcast unit, following its share price declining by 65% within the last week.
  On Wednesday, iHeartMedia quickly denied the rumors that the company is considering the sale of its podcast business as a means to raise cash and increase its stock price. Bloomberg reported earlier in the day that iHeartMedia was in talks with investment bank Moelis & Co. and others to possibly sell part or all of its pod
  
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• Katseye's Megan performs sitting down on return to tour

  12-11-2026 05:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Katseye's Megan has returned to the stage.
  
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• Let Your Fans Become Friends

  12-11-2026 04:00 via Digital Music News
  
  Empowering connections within your audience can have so many benefits. Photo Credit by Michael Whalen
  Your music can give people a reason to meet. You do not have to become the subject of every conversation they have afterward.
  In 2008, fans who had been matched as strangers in shared cottages at a Marillion concert weekend were booking the next event together as friends. They wanted to hear the band again. They also wanted to see one another. The music had brought them into the same place, and
  
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• Yella Beezy found guilty of murdering fellow rap artist Mo3

  12-11-2026 02:00 via Music News RSS feed
  
  Yella Beezy has been found guilty of murder.
  
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• Diplo and Former Downtown CEO Andrew Bergman Officially Launch Bison Music; Indie Publisher Sets Sail Into Treacherous IP Waters

  12-11-2026 01:51 via Digital Music News
  
  (l to r) Bison Music’s Tom Lee, Andrew Bergman, Diplo, Jenny Ilibassi, and Juba Lee.
  Photo Credit: Anthony Mongiello
  Diplo and former Downtown Music head Andrew Bergman have officially debuted Bison Music, and in its own words, the indie publisher intends to give songwriters “a real stake in what they create.” The launch comes during one of the most challenging periods for songwriters, publishers, and IP owners.
  New York- and LA-based Bison formally set sail today and is now poised “to f
  
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• Diplo and Former Downtown CEO Andrew Bergman Officially Launch Bison Music — Indie Publisher Says It Will Give Songwriters ‘A Real Stake in What They Create’

  12-11-2026 01:51 via Digital Music News
  
  (l to r) Bison Music’s Tom Lee, Andrew Bergman, Diplo, Jenny Ilibassi, and Juba Lee.
  Photo Credit: Anthony Mongiello
  Diplo and former Downtown Music head Andrew Bergman have officially debuted Bison Music, and in its own words, the indie publisher intends to give songwriters “a real stake in what they create.”New York- and LA-based Bison formally set sail today and is now poised “to find songwriters early” before developing the professionals “throughout their careers,” according to
  
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• Diplo and Former Downtown CEO Andrew Bergman Officially Launch Bison Music; Indie Publisher Eyes Development Instead of Acquisition

  12-11-2026 01:51 via Digital Music News
  
  (l to r) Bison Music’s Tom Lee, Andrew Bergman, Diplo, Jenny Ilibassi, and Juba Lee.
  Photo Credit: Anthony Mongiello
  Diplo and former Downtown Music head Andrew Bergman have officially debuted Bison Music with a sharp differentiation away from mass-IP acquisition. In its own words, the indie publisher intends to give songwriters “a real stake in what they create.” 
  New York- and LA-based Bison formally set sail today and is now poised “to find songwriters early” before developing the
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers, Slayyyter, Billy Strings to Headline Hinterland 2027

  11-11-2026 23:43 via Music – Rolling Stone
  
  Remi Wolf, Caroline Polachek, Westside Cowboy, and others also set to perform at Iowa fest
  
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• Is the R&B Tour Going Off the Rails? Chris Brown and Usher Abruptly Axe Two More Dates Amid Reported Feud

  11-11-2026 23:35 via Digital Music News
  
  Chris Brown and Usher performing during their R&B Tour. Photo Credit: Travis Colbert/Live Nation
  Five months, north of 40 shows, and one rumored backstage fight later, is the R&B Tour going off the rails? Possibly, as Usher and Chris Brown have now pulled the plug on at least two more dates.Those newest cancellations, impacting a scheduled November 16th show in Inglewood as well as a December 6th concert in Miami, surfaced on the R&B Tour’s Ticketmaster page. Absent from said page
  
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• New Label Brings Military Veterans’ Original Music to Global Audiences

  11-11-2026 23:27 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: CreatiVets
  Nonprofit CreatiVets helps launch CreatiVets Production Music, a new label bringing military veterans’ original songs to global audiences.
  Extreme Music and APM Music have announced the launch of CreatiVets Production Music, a new label created in partnership with the nonprofit CreatiVets. CreatiVets Production Music debuts with EPs from veteran artists Rook Takes Queen (U.S. Navy veteran Brooks Herring), Saint Stephen (Purple Heart recipient Stephen Lunt), and Purple
  
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• Extreme Music and APM Music Launch CreatiVets Production Music to Bring Military Veterans’ Music to Film, TV and Ad Projects

  11-11-2026 23:27 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: CreatiVets
  Nonprofit CreatiVets helps launch CreatiVets Production Music, a new label bringing military veterans’ original songs to global audiences.
  Extreme Music and APM Music have announced the launch of CreatiVets Production Music, a new label created in partnership with the nonprofit CreatiVets. CreatiVets Production Music debuts with EPs from veteran artists Rook Takes Queen (U.S. Navy veteran Brooks Herring), Saint Stephen (Purple Heart recipient Stephen Lunt), and Purple
  
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• Summer Walker’s Label LVRN Fires Back With Breach of Contract Counterclaim

  11-11-2026 23:23 via Music – Rolling Stone
  
  The “No Love” singer wants out of her LVRN deal, but the label now says she’s the one who breached their contract
  
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• Jaren Johnston Is Releasing a Solo Album. What Does That Mean for the Cadillac Three?

  11-11-2026 23:21 via Music – Rolling Stone
  
  "When I had to come off the road, they understood," the group's frontman says of his bandmates, who haven't given a public concert together since 2024
  
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• FEAT Backs the European Commission’s Digital Fairness Act Proposals for Tougher Enforcement

  11-11-2026 22:33 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: Seat of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, by EmDee / CC by 4.0
  Following the European Commission’s Digital Fairness Act, FEAT backs the latest proposals for tougher enforcement and improved coordination.
  FEAT (Fully authorised European Alliance for Ticketing) has responded to the European Commission’s newly published proposals for the Digital Fairness Act (DFA), cautiously backing proposals to improve and broaden enforcement. FEAT welcomes the Commission’s plans t
  
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• U2 Hits UMusic Shops for a Special ‘Carnaval de Luz’ Pop-Up

  11-11-2026 21:44 via Digital Music News
  
  Photo Credit: UMusic Shop
  UMusic Shops are celebrating U2’s new album, which releases on Friday, with a three-day pop-up takeover of the stores in London, Madrid, and New York.
  All three UMusic Shops in New York City, London, and Madrid are celebrating the release of U2’s new album, Carnaval de Luz, with a three-day pop-up takeover of the stores from November 13 to 15. Exclusive U2 apparel and additional merch will be available for purchase at all three locations, alongside copies of the alb
  
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