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• Drake Is Loving SZA’s Self-Directed ‘Hit Different’ Video

  04-09-2020 16:55
  SZA unveiled the sultry music video for her new Ty Dolla $ign-assisted single “Hit Different” on Thursday (Sept. 3), and Drake took note of it, giving the R&B star a shout-out on social media upon its release.
  “Solana is the [chef’s] kiss,” Drizzy captioned a demure screenshot from the clip on his Instagram Stories.
  Directed by the singer herself, the visual finds SZA joined by a bevy of back-up dancers, grooving and slinking her way through an auto junkyar
  
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• Future sparks new album rumours after returning to Instagram

  07-01-2026 14:57 via nme.com
  Future has returned to Instagram, and some are speculating that it may be because new music is on the way.READ MORE: NME’s most anticipated album releases of 2026The Atlanta rapper and producer has been quiet on social media for a while, and has been off Instagram entirely for the past four months following cryptocurrency hackers taking over his page – as well as accounts from Michael Jackson, Adele and more – last year.
  It has also been a while since he dropped any new music,
  
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• The Twilight Sad tell us about devastating new album ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’: “Everybody is going to go through something like this”

  07-01-2026 14:30 via nme.com
  The Twilight Sad have spoken to NME about the gruelling road to ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’, their first album in seven years and one written in the wake of frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia. Check out our interview below along with new single ‘Designed To Lose’.
  Previewed by launch single ‘Waiting For The Phone Call’ and now the pensive ‘Designed To Lose’, the duo’s sixth album is announced today (Wednesday January 7) wil
  
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• Iron Maiden celebrate ‘The Trooper’ being played in ‘Stranger Things’ finale

  07-01-2026 14:06 via nme.com
  Iron Maiden have celebrated their classic track ‘The Trooper’ being played in the final ever episode of Stranger Things.READ MORE: Every song on the ‘Stranger Things’ season five soundtrackThe fifth and final season of the hit Netflix show was released at the end of 2025, and after being split into three volumes, the highly-anticipated finale was broadcast on New Years Day (January 1).
  In it, the heroic group of friends joined forces and came together one last time, on th
  
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• Tomorrowland is heading to Thailand in 2026

  07-01-2026 13:35 via nme.com
  Tomorrowland has announced plans to hold its first ever festival in Thailand.
  The event dubbed Tomorrowland Thailand will take place on from December 11-13 at Wisdom Valley in Chonburi.
  “Hosting Tomorrowland in Thailand marks an important milestone in our ambition to position the country as a leader in global tourism and creative experiences”, TAT, an official festival partner along with the Thai government, said in a press statement via DJ Mag.
  “We look forward to welcoming pe
  
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• Ronnie Wood on Jeff Beck putting him on bass and jamming with Jimi Hendrix

  07-01-2026 13:20 via nme.com
  Ronnie Wood has looked back at how Jeff Beck suggested he take up the bass, and recalled how he found a fan in Jimi Hendrix back in the ‘60s.READ MORE: The Rolling Stones – ‘Hackney Diamonds’ review: they’ve still got itThe rock icon has looked back at his long and unconventional journey to joining The Rolling Stones, and revealed that it was initially guitar legend Jeff Beck who recommended he focus his efforts on the bass.
  Taking to social media, the 78-year-old s
  
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• RAYE shuts down London street for new music video

  07-01-2026 12:38 via nme.com
  RAYE shut down a whole street in London to film a new music video yesterday (Tuesday January 6).READ MORE: RAYE: “I became a ‘rent-a-verse’. People knew my songs, but they didn’t know me”The South London singer-songwriter surprised local residents in Walthamstow when she turned up and started dancing in a red velvet dress in the street.
  An insider told The Sun: “While most people stayed at home because the weather was so cold, Raye was a total trooper and
  
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• Ellie Goulding praises women working on climate protection as she speaks of honour of MBE

  07-01-2026 12:36 via nme.com
  Ellie Goulding has celebrated being honoured with an MBE, and shared her praise for the countless women working on climate protection.READ MORE: Ellie Goulding talks tackling heartbreak with empowering single ‘Destiny’: “I don’t have any urge to be mysterious at the moment”The pop star has been a longtime advocate for environmental issues, and back in 2017 was appointed a global goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme.
  She is now a global environmental
  
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• Ted Nugent blasts Eminem and Jack White as 'total idiots' and hits out at Green Day

  07-01-2026 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Guitarist Ted Nugent has slammed Eminem and Jack White, blasting the pair as "total idiots", and he also hit out at Green Day, insisting "there is not a brain among" their band members, as he took aim at their views on US President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
  
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• Luke Bryan praises 'professional' and 'on-time' Carrie Underwood

  07-01-2026 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Country music star Luke Bryan has heaped praise on his fellow American Idol judge Carrie Underwood, insisting she is one of the most "on time" and "professional" stars he has met.
  
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• Mary J. Blige wins dismissal of Misa Hylton lawsuit

  07-01-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond granted a motion to dismiss the case at a New York court on Tuesday.
  
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• Divorce’s Felix Mackenzie-Barrow launches solo project Book Of Churches with soulful single ‘Song By A Stranger’ and UK tour

  07-01-2026 11:57 via nme.com
  Divorce’s Felix Mackenzie-Barrow has launched a new solo project called Book Of Churches, with a debut album out later this spring. Check out the soulful single ‘Song By A Stranger’ and details about a UK tour below.READ MORE: For alt-country stars Divorce, home is where the art isThe co-vocalist and guitarist of the alt-country band Divorce announced details of the solo endeavour today (Wednesday January 7), and confirmed that a full album under the Book Of Churches moniker wi
  
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• Governors Ball 2026 line-up announced

  07-01-2026 11:26 via nme.com
  Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky have been announced to headline this year’s edition of the Governors Ball.READ MORE: Lorde live in London: an intimate, intentional portrait of an artist put back togetherThe annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York and is in its 16th year, will take place from June 5-7.
  Other headliners include Baby Keem, Kali Uchis and BLACKPINK‘s Jennie along with further acts on the bill including Wet Leg, Amyl &a
  
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• ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons claims Gillette offered him and Dusty Hill 1m to shave beards for an advert

  07-01-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons has claimed safety razors company Gillette offered him and his late, great bandmate Dusty Hill $1 million each to shave off their famous long beards for an advert, but the company deny the claim.
  
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• David Bowie's song Heroes in huge streaming spike following Stranger Things finale

  07-01-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Late musician David Bowie's iconic song Heroes has seen a streaming spike of nearly 500 per cent after it featured in the Stranger Things finale earlier this year.
  
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• Woman from Deftones’ ‘Around the Fur’ album art looks back: “Just me having a kick-ass time, you know?”

  07-01-2026 10:55 via nme.com
  The woman from the cover of Deftones’ classic ‘Around the Fur’ has looked back at what it was like to become involved in one of the most iconic album covers of the ‘90s.READ MORE: Deftones’ Chino Moreno on longevity, creativity and making music that lives foreverThe record was released back in 1997 via Maverick and marked the highly-anticipated second record from the American alt-metal band – following on from 1995’s breakthrough ‘Adrenaline’
  
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• Big Special “work through the self hate that can come through hard times” on powerful new single ‘SLUGLIFE’

  07-01-2026 10:30 via nme.com
  Big Special have shared their powerful new single ‘SLUGLIFE’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Big Special make vulnerable, soulful punk that needs to be heardThe Black Country punk duo’s new track continues their prolific current form after releasing their surprise album ‘National Average‘ last year.
  It sees frontman Joe Hicklin at his most unfiltered as he explains that the song is “about living low to the ground and going slow. Feeling guilt for needing
  
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• Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Performance, Calling It ‘Charged and Political’

  07-01-2026 10:09 via rollingstone.com
  The banjoist explained that the performing arts center is "an institution where the focus should be on the music"
  
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• Shaun Ryder says he missed Mani’s funeral after catching pneumonia and collapsing: “I couldn’t get out of bed”

  07-01-2026 09:04 via nme.com
  Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has revealed he missed Gary “Mani” Mounfield’s funeral after catching pneumonia.Read More: Gary “Mani” Mounfield, 1962-2025: baggy bass hero whose melodies made the Madchester movementThe Manchester music icon passed away on November 20 at the age of 63, with his family later confirming that he died peacefully in his sleep from “respiratory issues” linked to the long-standing lung condition emphysema
  
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• Yungblud started his own festival to fight high ticket prices

  07-01-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Yungblud started his own festival Bludfest to fight high ticket prices - admitting he wanted to undercut the events he was struggling to books slots for as prices surged into hundreds of pounds.
  
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• Raye stuns locals by secretly shutting down street for new music video

  07-01-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  British singer-songwriter Raye stunned London locals when she shut down a whole street in Walthamstow to shoot a new music video, and even the local postman was shocked by her performance.
  
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• When It Rains, It Pours: Ticketmaster Faces Another Class Action Lawsuit, This Time for Allegedly Illegal Surveillance

  07-01-2026 07:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Jürgen Jester
  Ticketmaster faces even more litigation, this time in the form of a class action alleging its website employs illegal tracking and surveillance tools.
  Most litigation against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation in recent months has primarily focused on market dominance and so-called “junk fees.” But a newly proposed class action accuses the company of employing tracking and surveillance tools on its website in violation of California priva
  
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• Hilary Duff's husband claps back at Ashley Tisdale over mothers' group drama

  07-01-2026 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Hilary Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, has hit back at Ashley Tisdale.
  
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• Grammy-Winning Banjo Player Béla Fleck Becomes Latest to Bail on the Trump Kennedy Center Rebrand

  07-01-2026 06:48 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Julianne G. Macie / CC by 3.0
  Banjo player Béla Fleck is the latest musician to pull out of planned performances at the Kennedy Center amid changes from the Trump administration.
  Béla Fleck, celebrated banjo player and 18-time Grammy Award winner, announced on Tuesday the cancellation of three concerts at the Kennedy Center. The move makes Fleck the latest artist to bow out of playing at the venue since the many changes enacted by President Trump since late last year.
  
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• Canadian Musician Loses Gig After Google AI Falsely Labels Him a Sex Offender — Turns Out It Was the Wrong Guy

  07-01-2026 06:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Ashley MacIsaac (ashleymacisaac.com)
  Canadian fiddler Ashley MacIsaac had a show cancelled after Google produced an AI-generated summary that falsely identified him as a sex offender.
  Juno Award-winning musician Ashley MacIsaac was floored to learn that Google produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender. The Canadian fiddler said he learned of the potential defamation last week after a venue north of Halifax confronted him with the summary after cance
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine surrenders for three-month sentence

  07-01-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Tekashi 6ix9ine has handed himself in for a three-month jail sentence.
  
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• Katy Perry wins $2 million in legal battle over Montecito mansion

  07-01-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry has been awarded $2 million in a legal stoush over her California home.
  
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• Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Centre gig in Trump protest

  07-01-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Béla Fleck has cancelled his Kennedy Centre show in a protest about its name change by Donald Trump.
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine Surrenders for 3-Month Jail Sentence During Adin Ross Live Stream

  07-01-2026 02:27 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper was sentenced for probation violations following his plea deal in the federal racketeering and firearms case
  
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• This Viral ‘No War Yes Peace’ Remix Took Over the Internet — Did It Push Trump to Capture Maduro?

  07-01-2026 02:01 via rollingstone.com
  “He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit," Trump said referring to Maduro dancing to influencer Hey Santana's remix
  
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