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• Kid Cudi breaks US chart record with 37-second long ‘Beautiful Trip’

  23-12-2020 20:02 via nme.com
  Kid Cudi has broken a US chart record with ‘Beautiful Trip’, the opening song of his new album ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’.
  The track only lasts for 37 seconds and features a brief instrumental, backing vocals and a sample of a voice counting down: “Three, two, one.”Read more: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lowsDespite that, ’Beautiful Trip’’s short running ti
  
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• Lambrini Girls and Music Declares Emergency team up for ‘Hot Girls F*ck The System’ merch collection

  13-06-2026 19:26 via nme.com
  
  Lambrini Girls have teamed up with Music Declares Emergency for the ‘Hot Girls F*ck The System’ merch line.READ MORE: Lambrini Girls are all bark and tons of biteThe Brighton punk duo have helped create the range of t-shirts, hoodies, joggers and caps alongside the charity, with all profits to be donated to help support action in the face of the climate emergency.
  Music Declares Emergency are preparing to launch their ‘No Music On A Dead Planet&rsq
  
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• Is Country Music Going Yacht Rock? Keith Urban’s New Album Suggests Something’s Afloat

  13-06-2026 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "People would be surprised how many country artists are obsessed with yacht rock," says Lady A singer Charles Kelley, host of a new yacht-rock show on SiriusXM
  
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• Listen to The Fall’s heady posthumous single ‘30 Degrees’

  13-06-2026 18:02 via nme.com
  
  The Fall have shared the heady single ‘30 Degrees’, taken from their forthcoming “final” album ‘Post Script’ – listen below.READ MORE: Mark E. Smith: 1957 – 2018, the obituaryThe cult Manchester band’s leader Mark E. Smith died in 2018 after a battle with lung and kidney cancer, and it recently emerged that he had been working on a new album at the time.
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• Fat Joe Wrote a Triumphant Summer Hit. He Hopes It Soundtracks a Knicks Victory

  13-06-2026 16:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper, who has new music and an album on the way, has been a Knicks superfan for decades
  
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• BBC Music announces exclusive Madonna and Graham Norton television special

  13-06-2026 16:02 via music-news.com
  
  BBC Music has officially announced a world-exclusive television special, Madonna & Graham, scheduled to broadcast on BBC One on Friday, June 26, 2026.
  
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• BTS Will Break Down Their Song Lyrics and Favorite Korean Dishes in Upcoming Book Releases

  13-06-2026 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The supergroup has announced a slate of book releases publishing in partnership with Hachette Book Group's Running Press, CAKE Corp, and BigHit Music beginning in September
  
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• "Running through the walls to get to the dance floor": Olivia Rodrigo talks new music and British obsessions

  13-06-2026 15:47 via music-news.com
  
  Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo joined Hits Radio's Breakfast Show trio—Fleur East, Will Best, and James Barr—for a "Friday Fry Up" interview to
  
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• Harry Styles pays tribute to David Hockney and reflects on One Direction days as he kicks off record-breaking Wembley run

  13-06-2026 12:56 via nme.com
  
  Harry Styles paid tribute to the late David Hockney and reflected on his time in One Direction last night (June 12), as he kicked off his record-breaking residency at Wembley Stadium.READ MORE: Harry Styles live in Amsterdam: a hopeful celebration of community and connectionHockney – whose painting of Styles was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in 2023 – died on June 11, aged 88, and the musician honoured him during his set by sharing a quote from the painter on t
  
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• Michael Jackson’s child abuse accusers given new trial date for 2028

  13-06-2026 12:48 via nme.com
  
  James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who alleged that they were sexually abused as children by Michael Jackson, have been given a new trial date for 2028.
  Safechuck and Robson appeared in Leaving Neverland, the Dan Reed-directed two-part documentary, back in 2019, where they detailed their alleged abuse by Jackson.
  Both men alleged that they were befriended by the singer and abused at his Neverland ranch in Santa Barbara, California, between the ages of 7 and 10. They also accused employees of his c
  
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• The Strokes play ‘Falling Out Of Love’ live in full for first time and bring back ‘Killing Lies’ as they headline Bonnaroo 2026

  13-06-2026 12:37 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes played ‘Falling Out Of Love‘ in full for the first time during their headline performance at Bonnaroo – check it out below.READ MORE: Julian Casablancas sets the world to rights: “We always think we’re so special and beyond the old ways, but we’re not”The track comes from ‘Reality Awaits’, the highly anticipated seventh album from the New York indie icons, and the follow-up to 2020’s ‘The New Abnormal’. It’
  
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• Lewis Capaldi reveals he used to be mistaken for content creator

  13-06-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi has reflected on his social media presence.
  
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• Limp Bizkit headline Download with triumphant set, 23 years after pulling out of inaugural festival

  13-06-2026 11:33 via nme.com
  
  Limp Bizkit finally headlined Download Festival last night, kicking off rock’s biggest weekend with a set filled with classics.READ MORE: Download Festival 2024 review: despite all odds, a promising step in a new directionThe nu-metal group have had a long history with the Donington Park festival, where they were supposed to be the inaugural headliners in 2003, but dropped out and were eventually replaced by Audioslave.
  Limp Bizkit sub-headlined the last day of 2024’s editi
  
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• Watch Katy Perry, Tyla, Lisa and Anitta perform at the FIFA 2026 World Cup US opening ceremony

  13-06-2026 11:24 via nme.com
  
  The US World Cup opening ceremony kicked off yesterday (June 12). Find out what went down below.READ MORE: Katy Perry – ‘143’ review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of funThis year’s World Cup takes place between June 11 and July 19, across 16 cities in  Canada, Mexico, and the United States, marking the first time the tournament has been co-hosted across multiple countries.
  Yesterday marked the opening match between the United States and Paragua
  
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• "It Was Traumatic" Perrie Edwards shares heartbreaking experience of two miscarriages

  13-06-2026 10:22 via music-news.com
  
  In a deeply moving segment of her appearance on the Great Company podcast, Perrie Edwards opened up about her private struggles with fertility,
  
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• Watch Alanis Morissette and Michael Bublé kick off World Cup at star-studded opening ceremony in Canada

  13-06-2026 09:54 via nme.com
  
  Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara and Michael Bublé were among the Canadian artists to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Toronto.
  The first game of the tournament to be held in Canada took place last night (June 12) in Toronto Stadium, with Canada – who are co-hosting alongside the USA and Mexico – taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the country’s opening match.
  Cara was the first to appear on stage in an elaborate performance that included dancers
  
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• Watch Bob Dylan perform ‘I Shall Be Released’ for the first time in 18 years

  13-06-2026 09:38 via nme.com
  
  Bob Dylan has delved into the ‘Basement Tapes’ once again, playing ‘I Shall Be Released’ for the first time in 18 years at a recent concert.READ MORE: ‘A Complete Unknown’ review: don’t think twice about seeing this brilliant Bob Dylan biopicLast week, the Nobel-winning songwriter extended his long-running ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ tour into late 2026, adding further North American dates to the run, which took Dylan to Oregon’s Cuthbe
  
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• Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova talks “audacious” debut album ‘CYKA’: “I want to cause trouble”

  13-06-2026 09:00 via nme.com
  
  Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova has spoken to NME about the band’s “audacious” debut album ‘CYKA’, as well as the importance of standing up against fascism and finding hope in the hopelessness.
  After forming as a fake punk band in 2011, anonymous art collective Pussy Riot managed to perform 30 seconds of their scuzzy ‘Punk Prayer’ in Moscow’s ‘Cathedral Of Christ The Savour’ in 2012 before the protest gig was swiftly shut down
  
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• John Fogerty teases biopic on the way - and he wants this Hollywood star to play him

  13-06-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  John Fogerty has revealed he is set to be the subject of a new biopic.
  
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• DEVO and The B-52s on their joint tour and inspiring Nirvana: “Both bands are totally unique”

  13-06-2026 09:00 via nme.com
  
  Ahead of bringing their co-headline tour to the UK this week, Devo and The B-52s have spoken to NME about their shared history as new wave oddballs and how AI will inspire the next wave of boundary-breaking bands.
  Meeting as art students at Ohio’s Kent University, DEVO were galvanised after witnessing the shooting of student antiwar protestors on campus in 1970 by the National Guard, and used the concept of “de-evolution” to satirically express the
  
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• Chaka Khan reaches catalogue agreement with investment firm

  13-06-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Chaka Khan has partnered with investment firm HarbourView for a stage in her music catalogue.
  
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• Katy Perry and 10-Year-Old Singer Tius Bring Heartfelt ‘Wonder’ Performance to the World Cup

  13-06-2026 03:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  During the touching performance, Lukas sang the opening and closing lines of the song
  
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• Future and Tyla Declare ‘Game Time’ at Stunning World Cup Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles

  13-06-2026 02:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lisa, Anitta, and Rema also delivered their high wattage "Goals" track for the celebration
  
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• Lionel Richie Moves to Trademark His Voice, Filing Sound Mark Applications for ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ and More

  13-06-2026 02:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Is the era of voice trademarks upon us? It seems that way, as Lionel Richie has become the latest entertainment professional to file related applications amid AI’s rapid expansion.Specifically, Tuskegee-born Richie moved to obtain four trademarks yesterday – joining the likes of Taylor Swift and Matthew McConaughey, both of whom have sought voice and likeness trademarks as of late.
  According to the filings, Richie is specifically seeking sound marks for snippets
  
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• Alleged Napster Funding Fraudster Faces Criminal and Civil Cases — Company ‘Never Received Any Money’ Despite the Individual’s ‘Promise to Invest $3.36 Billion’

  13-06-2026 00:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Napster
  It turns out Infinite Reality/Napster’s huge funding round was even more suspicious than we thought: Now, two federal cases are in motion against the individual who allegedly “fraudulently obtained” almost 240 million of the company’s shares.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York formally announced a criminal indictment against the alleged fraudster yesterday, when the SEC filed a related civil complaint. Both cases a
  
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• Alanis Morissette and Michael Bublé Kick Off World Cup in Canada With Star-Studded Opening Ceremony

  12-06-2026 23:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The star-studded performance came ahead of team Canada facing off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
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• Alanis Morissette and Michael Bublé Kick Off World Cup in Canada With Star-Studded Open Ceremony

  12-06-2026 23:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The star-studded performance came ahead of team Canada facing off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
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• Rosalía Thanks Fans for ‘Understanding’ Postponed Tour Dates: ‘Loved Ones Need to Come First’

  12-06-2026 23:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Spanish singer's show in Boston marked her official U.S. tour opener after she was forced to cancel three dates in Florida due to a family emergency
  
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• Dave Grohl reflects on breaking leg as Foo Fighters return to Sweden exactly 11 years later: “It was my favourite Foo Fighters show of our fucking lives”

  12-06-2026 22:35 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl has reflected on the day he broke his leg on stage as Foo Fighters returned to Sweden for a show exactly 11 years later.READ MORE: Foo Fighters – ‘Your Favorite Toy’ review: back to brawny basicsIt was during the second song (‘Monkey Wrench’) of a gig at Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium on June 12, 2015 that the frontman fell from the stage and broke his leg in an accident that ultimately forced the band to ca
  
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• Dave Grohl reflects on breaking leg as band return to Sweden exactly 11 years later: “It was my favourite Foo Fighters show of our fucking lives”

  12-06-2026 22:35 via nme.com
  
  Dave Grohl has reflected on the day he broke his leg on stage as Foo Fighters returned to Sweden for a show exactly 11 years later.READ MORE: Foo Fighters – ‘Your Favorite Toy’ review: back to brawny basicsIt was during the second song (‘Monkey Wrench’) of a gig at Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium on June 12, 2015 that the frontman fell from the stage and broke his leg in an accident that ultimately forced the band to ca
  
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