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• Guy Garvey explains how David Bowie has changed Elbow's way of working

  02-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Guy Garvey is taking a different approach to Elbow's next album following a visit to the David Bowie exhibition in London.
  
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• Lola Young teams up with mental health charity CALM for new Lifelines T-shirt: “There is always a reason to keep going”

  07-09-2026 14:19 via nme.com
  
  Lola Young has teamed up with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) for a new Lifelines T-shirt. Find all the details below.READ MORE: Lola Young: the distinctly south London star breaking AmericaThe T-shirt is part of CALM’s campaign to raise funds for suicide prevention, with money going towards their services, which include a suicide prevention helpline and the mental health app CALMzone.
  Launched last year, CALM’s ‘Lifelines’ collection also features designs from F
  
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• Radiohead Reveal 2027 Japan and Australia Tour

  07-09-2026 14:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 21-date trek follows the band's fall 2025 reunion dates in Europe
  
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• Country Music Sure Was Horny This Summer

  07-09-2026 13:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Kacey Musgraves' disco balls to Miranda Lambert's afternoon delights, 2026 looks to be Nashville's raciest year in decades
  
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• Brothers Osborne Are Taking a ‘Sellout’ Approach to Releasing Music

  07-09-2026 13:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Grammy-winning country duo on the realities of social media, new album Watertown, and the success of their old Nashville friend group, including Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris
  
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• Westside Cowboy announce biggest UK headline shows to date for 2027

  07-09-2026 13:34 via nme.com
  
  Westside Cowboy have announced new UK shows for 2027, which mark their biggest headline gigs to date.READ MORE: Westside Cowboy tell us about spreading joy and hopes for “weirder, poppier” new music at Reading 2026The new shows come on the heels of the Manchester quartet releasing their long-anticipated acclaimed debut album ‘It Goes On’ via Island Records last month – with it later going on to reach Number Five in the official UK album chart.
  Now, on the heels of p
  
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• Tupac Shakur’s family share “elated and relieved’ reaction after Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis murder conviction

  07-09-2026 13:29 via nme.com
  
  The family of Tupac Shakur have said they are “elated and relieved” after Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was found guilty of orchestrating the late rapper’s murder.
  Davis was convicted of one count of murder with a deadly weapon in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, last week.
  In response to the verdict, Shakur’s family released a statement thanking the jury for “thoughtfully fulfilling their duty and carefully listening to all the evidence.&rdq
  
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• ‘Crimson Moon’ soundtrack is available to stream featuring modern metal icons

  07-09-2026 13:14 via nme.com
  
  The soundtrack to power fantasy adventure game Crimson Moon is available to stream, featuring contributions from HEALTH and members of Ice Nine Kills and Periphery – check it out below:READ MORE: How ‘Diablo’ continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrackGothic high renaissance action-adventure role-playing game Crimson Moon launched last week with developers ProbablyMonsters also sharing the game’s heavy metal soundtrack.
  The “brutal, symphonic fu
  
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• Kid Cudi defends Kanye West reunion and tells critics he 'doesn’t care' if they’re disappointed

  07-09-2026 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kid Cudi has hit back at fans upset over his onstage reunion with Kanye West in Chicago, insisting their nearly 20-year bond makes the reconciliation “family business”.
  
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• Sleaford Mods to headline ‘Gig For Gaza’ at London’s Troxy with Baxter Dury and more

  07-09-2026 12:53 via nme.com
  
  Sleafords Mods have announced that they will be headlining a new ‘Gig For Gaza’ at London’s Troxy, with Baxter Dury and more also on the line-up.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods on therapy and new album ‘The Demise Of Planet X’: “There’s nothing wrong with critique, but I took it to an extreme”The one-off gig is set to take place on Saturday October 24, and sees Baxter Dury, Joe Armon-Jones and Sinead Ashiokai on the bill alongside the post-punk
  
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• Watch Ride’s Mark Gardener, Ed Harcourt, Fyfe Dangerfield and loads more pay tribute with reunited Talk Talk musicians to play ‘The Colour Of Spring’ in London

  07-09-2026 11:53 via nme.com
  
  Musicians from Talk Talk reunited for a one-off show celebrating the 40th anniversary of classic album ‘The Colour Of Spring’, and brought out Ride’s Mark Gardener, Ed Harcourt, Fyfe Dangerfield and more.
  Check out what went down below, along with footage and the full setlist.READ MORE: Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis – the NME obituaryThe gig took place on Saturday September 5 at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, and included a selection of songs from Talk Talk’s seminal al
  
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• System of a Down announce ‘Toxicity’ 25th anniversary reissue and merch capsule

  07-09-2026 11:19 via nme.com
  
  System Of A Down have announced a new 25th anniversary edition reissue of ‘Toxicity’, along with a merch capsule. Find all the details below.READ MORE: System Of A Down live in London review: A QOTSA-featuring, Oasis-baiting, circle pit partyThe band are currently celebrating the milestone anniversary of their second studio album, which was released on September 4, 2001.
  To commemorate the occasion, last week they unveiled an exclusive merch capsule, which includes vin
  
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• Jane Remover refuses to play M3F Fest over “IDF band” Temper City

  07-09-2026 11:13 via nme.com
  
  Jane Remover will no longer be performing at M3F Fest, after urging promoters to take Israeli band Temper City off the bill.
  Last month, the experimental artist shared a post on Instagram Stories, telling organisers at M3F Fest that they would refuse to play at the event unless the alt-rock trio Temper City was removed from the line-up.
  The push, they shared, was due to the group’s alleged ties to the Israel Defense Forces. “ “Yo, get that IDF band off the lineup or I’m n
  
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• Yeah Yeah Yeahs are pairing their new ‘Hidden In Pieces’ live short film with some classic movies at worldwide cinema screenings

  07-09-2026 11:04 via nme.com
  
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs are set to pair their new live short film Hidden In Pieces with some classic movies as part of worldwide cinema screenings.
  The group recently announced the 22-minute short alongside live album ‘Hidden In Pieces Live At The Royal Albert Hall’, which was recorded at the London venue in June last year.
  The short was recorded at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre and captures reworked material in a live setting, and the group have now shared that the film’s limited
  
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• Janet Jackson announces Control 40 film

  07-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Janet Jackson is set to celebrate Control with a new concert documentary, capturing a full live performance of the landmark 1986 album alongside hits from across her career.
  
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• Golden Boy of British teen-pop music Craig Douglas dies aged 85

  07-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Craig Douglas, the 1960s chart favourite best known for Only Sixteen, has died at 85. The former teen-pop idol briefly outsols Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley during his meteoric rise to fame.
  
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• Ed Sheeran told to drop support act Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ speech

  07-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Macklemore’s onstage political plea at MetLife Stadium has triggered a petition urging Ed Sheeran’s team to remove him from the Loop Tour.
  
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• Ray LaMontagne treated after collapsing on stage in Nashville

  07-09-2026 10:38 via nme.com
  
  Ray LaMontagne has been treated after collapsing on stage in Nashville.
  The folk singer-songwriter was performing at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Saturday night (September 5) when he collapsed on stage, bringing the show to an early finish.
  The incident occurred midway through a performance of his song ‘Jolene’. Fan-shot footage shows him falling backwards before hitting the ground. Members of his team then rushed to assist him, he was then helped from the stage, and the con
  
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• One in six Britons say they are listening to more music than a year ago

  07-09-2026 10:32 via music-news.com
  
  A new survey from research analytics group YouGov reveals that 16 per cent of British adults are listening to more music than they were a year ago
  
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• Feel the funk with Gabriel Jacoby’s exclusive playlist for The Cover

  07-09-2026 10:30 via nme.com
  
  Gabriel Jacoby is this week’s star of The Cover – check out the story and his exclusive playlist for NME below.READ MORE: It’s time to get in Gabriel Jacoby’s cornerThe American R&B artist was profiled by Oumar Saleh and photographed by Karis Beaumont in London in July exclusively for The Cover, which is accompanied by his playlist ‘Funky Buddha’. It features tracks by Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Outkast, Erykah Badu and many more. Stream it on Apple Mus
  
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• Mercury Prize Fringe returns to Newcastle with expanded music programme

  07-09-2026 10:24 via music-news.com
  
  The Mercury Prize Fringe will return to Newcastle from 15th to 22nd October 2026, delivering over 30 events across nearly 30 venues in the city.
  
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• Watch Carrie Underwood Cover Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Linkin Park at Velocity Festival

  07-09-2026 09:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country singer performed a series of nu-metal covers at the Iowa music festival on Saturday
  
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• Radiohead announce long run of 2027 residency shows in Australia and Japan

  07-09-2026 09:33 via nme.com
  
  Radiohead have announced a run of residency shows in Australia and Japan for 2027. Find all the details below.READ MORE: Radiohead live in London review: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts)The Oxford group returned to the stage in the UK and Europe last year, marking their first live dates together since 2018. They played a run of 20 arena concerts across five cities, including four nights at London’s O2.
  Then, in March, guitarist Ed O’Brien confirmed that&nb
  
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• Two deaths reported at Burning Man 2026

  07-09-2026 09:11 via nme.com
  
  Two people have died at Burning Man 2026.
  The week-long festival – which is located in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and focuses on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance – ended its 2026 edition today (September 7).
  Two deaths have been reported at Burning Man this year, with Burning Man Project – the festival’s official communications team – identifying the second as 60-year-old Craigh Mann.
  Organisers said he was found dead by his campmates at his
  
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• KISS record 'special' new song

  07-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Veteran rockers KISS have recorded a "special" new song written by frontman Paul Stanley.
  
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• Jay-Z 'warned over strict curfew' at London shows

  07-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  99 Problems rapper Jay-Z was warned he could receive a huge fine if he was late for his two London gigs on his JAŸ-Z30 tour, which took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
  
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• Ciara expecting fifth child

  07-09-2026 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ciara and her husband, Russell Wilson, are expanding their brood.
  
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• Israeli-American Council petitions Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour

  07-09-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  There's a petition for Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his tour over his support for Palestine.
  
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• Cardi B and Offset hit pause on hostilties to celebrate kids' birthdays

  07-09-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B and Offset have reunited to celebrate their children's birthdays.
  
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• The Quiet Death of Playlist Chasing

  07-09-2026 04:42 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Your listeners are far more important than anything. Seriously…
  Getting heard was never the same thing as building an audience…
  For the better part of the last decade, independent musicians have participated in one of the strangest rituals in modern music marketing. We make a record, spend months or years getting it right, release it into the world and then immediately begin begging strangers to place it between 87 other songs on playlists with names like Morning Coffee Acoust
  
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