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• Eminem's daughter Alaina Scott marries Matt Moeller

  14-06-2023 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Alaina Scott tied the knot with Matt Moeller in Detroit, Michigan on 9 June.
  
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• Macklemore Says ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately’: ‘Art Will always Be a Form of Resistance’

  01-10-2026 01:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  All three dates in Dublin, Paris, and London have sold out
  
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• Oasis Auction Abruptly Suspended After Band Takes Legal Action

  01-10-2026 00:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: A small portion of “The Desk Tapes” by Littleton Auctions
  A set of tapes of unheard Oasis recordings has been suspended from auction after the band filed an injunction to block their sale.
  The lot of tapes of never-before-heard Oasis recordings, dubbed The Desk Tapes, has been suspended from auction following an injunction filed by the band to block their sale. The tapes were collected by Oasis sound engineer Huw Richards, who worked with the band from their debut in 19
  
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• After the Failed Attack on a Taylor Swift Concert in Austria, One of the Terrorists Sued Disney

  01-10-2026 00:11 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Vienna, Austria, by Carrie Borden
  A defendant who pleaded guilty to planning the attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert in 2024 lost a privacy lawsuit against Disney this week.
  An Austrian man identified as Beran A., who was convicted of planning a thwarted attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024, lost a privacy lawsuit against Disney on Wednesday. The man had sued the beloved media giant over his parents’ home being shown briefly in the docu-series “T
  
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• Thomson Reuters Scores Appeals Court Win in ‘Fair Use’ Copyright Case — Defendant’s Copying Was ‘Highly Commercial and Minimally Transformative’

  30-09-2026 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Thomson Reuters’ Bengaluru office. Photo Credit: Rameshng
  After more than half a decade of litigation, Thomson Reuters has scored an appeals-court win in its “fair use” copyright infringement dispute with a now-defunct company called Ross Intelligence.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit made that victory official in a judgment yesterday; unsurprisingly, Reuters was quick to cover the development – but not the opinion itself, which only became publicly availabl
  
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• Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering his wife

  30-09-2026 22:42 via nme.com
  
  Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn has been found guilty of murdering his wife Ashley Flynn at their Ohio home earlier this year.
  Flynn, 40, was convicted yesterday (September 29) on charges including murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. He is due to be sentenced on October 5 and could receive life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
  His lawyer Patrick Mulligan described the verdict as “disappointing” and said Flynn plans to appeal.
  Ashley Flynn
  
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• Check out Peaches’ “darker, more twisted” new rework of ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ for ‘Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival’

  30-09-2026 21:31 via nme.com
  
  Peaches has shared a new reworking of ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ for upcoming video game Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival – check it out below.READ MORE: Peaches’ Soundtrack Of My Life: Doechii, Daft Punk and Kate BushThe new take on her signature 2000 track was made in collaboration with Saber Interactive music director Steve Molitz and features a spoken-word contribution from Doug Bradley, reprising his iconic role as Pinhead.
  It arrives ahead of Hellraiser: Revival&l
  
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• Taylor Swift Tosses TikTok Another Juicy Exclusive

  30-09-2026 21:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: TikTok
  Taylor Swift teams up with TikTok for another exclusive in-app experience celebrating The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore and her new single, “Patient Zero.”
  Taylor Swift draws back the curtain on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on TikTok with a new dedicated in-app experience that gives fans even more ways to enjoy the release of her new single, “Patient Zero.” Fans can search “Taylor Swift” on TikTok to navigate to the dedicated search
  
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• Rihanna Shooting Suspect Indicted by Grand Jury, Pleads Not Guilty to Upgraded Charges

  30-09-2026 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ivanna Ortiz appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the new indictment after she was declared mentally competent to stand trial
  
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• Rita Ora Slapped with Lawsuit from Former Manager Over Missing Earnings

  30-09-2026 20:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Rita Ora by Firdaus Latif / CC by 2.0
  Rita Ora’s former manager sues her for over £3 million in allegedly missing tour and television earnings and contract term violations.
  Sarah Stennett, Rita Ora’s former manager who signed her back in 2009 when she first hit the scene, is suing the singer for around £3.2 million ($4.2 million)—money allegedly owed from Ora’s tours and television work. Court documents claim that Ora violated contract terms by f
  
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• Rita Ora Slapped With $4.2 Million Lawsuit from Former Manager Over Missing Earnings

  30-09-2026 20:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Rita Ora by Firdaus Latif / CC by 2.0
  Rita Ora’s former manager sues her for over £3 million (more than $4 million USD) in allegedly missing tour and television earnings and contract term violations.
  Sarah Stennett, Rita Ora’s former manager who signed her back in 2009 when she first hit the scene, is suing the singer for around £3.2 million ($4.2 million)—money allegedly owed from Ora’s tours and television work. Court documents claim that Ora v
  
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• Florence + The Machine, RAYE, JADE and more to perform at 2026 Mercury Prize

  30-09-2026 20:25 via nme.com
  
  Florence + The Machine, RAYE, JADE and more have been announced to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony in Newcastle next month.
  The awards show will take place at the Utilita Arena on October 22, with 10 live performances confirmed from artists represented on this year’s 12-album shortlist.
  Dove Ellis, Florence + The Machine, JADE, Knats, Kojey Radical, Nia Archives, Olivia Dean, RAYE and Suede will each perform a song from their nominated records.
  Pulp, meanwhile, will take to the
  
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• Japan Rules Voice Is A Protected Publicity Right in Landmark Ruling

  30-09-2026 20:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Matthias Wagner
  A Japanese court has ruled that voice is a protected publicity right in the first ruling of its kind in the country.
  On Wednesday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that voices are a protected publicity right in the first ruling of its kind in the country. However, the court dismissed the request by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda for TikTok to remove videos narrated using an AI-based voice that he claimed was based on his own. Tsuda is a well-known voice actor in the popula
  
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• The Format Is Back After Two Decades Away — and This Time, They’re Writing Protest Anthems

  30-09-2026 19:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nate Ruess and Sam Means talk activism, Macklemore, and their first album in 20 years
  
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• Miley Wants to Be Saved by a ‘Different Religion’ in Cinematic New Video

  30-09-2026 19:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song, featuring Model/Actriz, is her latest single from the chart-topping Bass Persuades
  
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• Voice Intelligence Startup Modulate Raises $25 Million, Says Its AI Music Detector ‘Achieved 95% Precision Across 76 Unique Genres’

  30-09-2026 19:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Modulate
  AI-powered startup Modulate, the company behind “audio-native voice intelligence model” Velma, has scored a $25 million raise.Somerville-headquartered Modulate recently announced the multimillion-dollar round, which Steve Jurvetson-founded Future Ventures led. Meanwhile, existing backers Lakestar (which took the lead on Modulate’s $30 million Series A in August 2022) and Hyperplane participated as well.
  Established in 2017, Modulate intends to use the new
  
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• R.E.M. announce ‘Reveal’ 25th anniversary reissue – featuring previously unreleased live session

  30-09-2026 19:31 via nme.com
  
  R.E.M. have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of ‘Reveal’, featuring a previously unreleased 17-song live session from 2001.READ MORE: R.E.M. tell us about 25 years of ‘Monster’: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw”The expanded edition of the band’s 12th studio album will arrive on November 20 via Craft Recordings, pairing the original 12-track record with ‘The Black Sessions Revealed’ – a performance recorded for Radio Fra
  
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• Gorillaz Throw an Unforgettable Party at Madison Square Garden

  30-09-2026 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Black Thought, Little Simz, Pusha T, Miho Hatori, Del the Funky Homosapien, and more join Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band in New York
  
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• Hear Flaming Lips Sparse ‘Sound of Failure’ Demo Ahead of ‘Mystics’ Reissue

  30-09-2026 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band will release box set of At War With the Mystics this fall
  
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• Oasis Block Auction of 1990s Concert and Rehearsal Recordings

  30-09-2026 19:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Recordings, which included more than 100 hours of rehearsals, were valued at $1.59 million to $2.12 million
  
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• Billy Joel Doesn’t Want People Worrying About His Brain Disorder: ‘Sounds a Lot Worse’

  30-09-2026 19:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The artist stepped away from performing following his normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis last year
  
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• Hannah Cohen Covers Robert Lester Folsom’s ‘Music and Dreams’ for Cult Album’s 50th Anniversary

  30-09-2026 18:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Hannah’s the kind of person that I feel like I could invite over for a plain old bologna sandwich, and she wouldn’t bat an eye," Folsom says
  
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• How the Art of Hospitality is Changing Esports Players’ Lives

  30-09-2026 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  At the Esports Foundation, Hans Jagnow is determined to treat gamers like rock stars
  
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• Rita Ora sued by former manager in $4.2 million legal battle

  30-09-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rita Ora is being sued by her former manager over claims she did not hand over a percentage of her earnings.
  
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• Listen to Fontaines D.C.’s eerie and twisted new single ‘Tongue’

  30-09-2026 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have shared another new single, ‘Tongue’ – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2026 review: an emotional coronation for the modern indie kingsThe track will appear on the Dublin band’s fifth studio album, ‘Dopamine Chamber’, released on October 16 via XL Recordings. It follows on from lead single ‘Marianne’, which arrived last month.
  Guitarist Carlos O’Connell pushed frontman Grian Chatten&
  
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• Kings Of Leon share serene new single ‘Cold Blue Dawn’ with groundbreaking Weather Channel video

  30-09-2026 18:00 via nme.com
  
  Kings Of Leon have dropped the serene new single, and a powerful new music video made in collaboration with the Weather Channel.READ MORE: Kings Of Leon – ‘Can We Please Have Fun’ review: a return to their rugged roots… sort ofThe song is the latest to be shared from the group’s nostalgic new album ‘O My Beloved’, which was announced earlier this month with the tender single ‘My Whole World’.
  Set for release on November 6 via Love Tap Record
  
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• Muse reveal support act for ‘The Wow! Signal’ 2026 UK and European tour

  30-09-2026 17:36 via nme.com
  
  Muse have revealed the support act for their 2026 UK and European arena tour. Find all the details below.READ MORE: Matt Bellamy on rediscovering his own muse: “I can’t live without music – that feeling came back to me on this album”The Devon trio will head out on the road later this year in support of their 10th studio album, ‘The Wow! Signal’, which was released in June.
  Matt Bellamy and co. are due to kick off the trek with two concerts at Manchester’
  
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• Mogwai team up with Iggy Pop on pulverising new song ‘Underground’ from career-spanning compilation ‘Happy Tears’

  30-09-2026 17:30 via nme.com
  
  Mogwai have announced career-spanning compilation ‘Happy Tears’, which includes a brand new song featuring Iggy Pop. Check it out below.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Mogwai’s Stuart BraithwaiteSet for release on January 8, the upcoming record will track the key songs from across the Scottish band’s 30-year career, and also feature rarities from across their discography – including a previous digital-only single and a special re-
  
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• Mogwai Go Punk on New Iggy Pop Collab ‘Underground’

  30-09-2026 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song will feature on post-rock group's upcoming Happy Tears compilation
  
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• Tony Iommi Animates a Doom-Metal Tempest in New ‘Stormwatcher’ Video

  30-09-2026 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song features on Black Sabbath guitarist's upcoming solo album, From the Dark
  
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