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• Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett among duets set for Grammy Awards

  28-01-2015 06:08
  
  In this Sept. 22, 2014, file photo, Lady Gaga, right, and Tony Bennett arrive for a media event at the Brussels' city hall.
  
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• D4vd’s Lawyers Jump Ship, Leaving Singer with a Public Defender in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez Murder Trial

  31-08-2026 23:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  A public defender steps in after D4vd’s lawyers bow out. The singer appears to have run out of cash despite making at least $11 million from his record deal with Interscope.
  David Burke, the legal name of the disgraced singer D4vd, has encountered a major obstacle in his murder case. His lawyers told the judge they can no longer represent him, and a public defender has stepped in, fueling speculation that the musician has run out of money to fund his defense.
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• Tupac Trial Closings: Prosecutors Call ‘Keffe D’ Murder Mastermind, Defense Calls Case ‘Fiction’

  31-08-2026 23:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Duane Davis' lawyer questioned why prosecutors never subpoenaed Suge Knight to testify
  
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• Angèle announces new album ‘Instinct’ featuring Justice, Soulwax, Caroline Polachek and more

  31-08-2026 23:16 via nme.com
  
  Angèle has today (August 31) announced details of a new album, ‘Instinct,’ featuring Justice, Soulwax, Caroline Polachek and more.READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with AngèleThe Belgian musician also previewed the album with the release of a new single and music video, which you can see below, for ‘Une seule vie’. This follows on from the previously released ‘Dis-Le’ in June and ‘What You Want’ &nd
  
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• Streaming Profiles of Jazz Legends Have Been Hijacked to Churn Out AI Slop

  31-08-2026 23:06 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Spam farms have hijacked the YouTube and Spotify profiles of numerous jazz musicians, pushing out genAI slop tracks with cover art featuring genAI anime girls.
  The Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube profiles of jazz musicians like William “Sonny” Criss have been inundated with AI spam on a concerning level. Profiles of artists such as vocalist Jean Carne, cornetist Red Nichols, and clarinetist Jimmie Noone have become hosts for parasitic AI-generated content,
  
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• Lionel Richie Hospitalized After St. Louis Concert

  31-08-2026 22:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  A source close to the singer's tour confirmed the singer was OK, but did not share any details about what landed him in the hospital
  
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• Tobias Forge opens up about Ghost’s hiatus

  31-08-2026 22:34 via nme.com
  
  Tobias Forge has opened up about Ghost’s hiatus in a new interview.READ MORE: Tobias Forge on new material and the future of Ghost: “If fans need the lore to like the band, that element will be over quite soon”Speaking to Kerrang!, Forge spoke about his decision to take a break from the road after the completion of ‘Skeletour’, which supported the release of the band’s 2025 album, ‘Skeletá’.
  He told the publication: “There’s a lo
  
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• Udio Fires Back Against Supersized Sony Music Suit, Emphasizing Its Fair Use Defense and Acknowledging ‘That It Acquired Some of Its Training Data by Utilizing YT-DLP’

  31-08-2026 22:15 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Udio has fired back against Sony Music’s supersized copyright suit – including by doubling down on its fair use argument and by accusing the major of engaging “in anticompetitive activities that extend an unlawful monopoly over the production and commercialization of music.”
  The AI music platform just recently offered a formal answer to Sony Music’s complaint, which set sail in late July. As reiterated in the suit, Udio now has licensing
  
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• Meet the Musicians Leading the Anti-AI ‘Callout Culture’

  31-08-2026 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  A group of musicians is taking a stand against generative AI technology, and they’re on the hunt for AI “grifters” trying to pass off AI slop as human-made art.
  How do you identify a song that’s been generated with AI and claims to be human-made? As audio-oriented generative tools have become increasingly sophisticated, the internet has become inundated with AI-generated music and other content. Some users of such platforms and tools openly acknow
  
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• ADÉLA airs new song ‘Boys’ during triumphant Reading 2026 set

  31-08-2026 21:39 via nme.com
  
  ADÉLA aired a new song called ‘Boys’ over the weekend, during a triumphant Reading 2026 set – you can listen to it below.READ MORE: Reading & Leeds 2026: The most magical moments from the bank holiday bashDuring her set, which also included favourites ‘Ain’t In LA’ and ‘Sex On The Beat’, the musician premiered the song and introduced it with a short explanation about what the song is about.
  ADÉLA said: “The next song is a ne
  
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• California’s AB 1349 Was Once Hailed as a Solution to ‘Ghost Tickets’ and Scalping Scams. Now, It’s Catching the Ire of Groups Initially Supporting the Bill

  31-08-2026 21:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  A California bill that enjoyed the support of indie venues and music industry groups now faces many of those same groups urging lawmakers to kill it.
  California’s AB 1349, a bill that would ban speculative ticketing, introduce anti-bot measures, ban bogus ticket-selling sites, and more, is now facing opposition from many of the same industry groups that initially supported it. The bill is heading into the final day of the legislatur
  
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• California’s AB 1349 Catches the Ire of Groups Initially Supporting the Bill

  31-08-2026 21:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Foozie’s Foo Fighters News (Facebook)
  A California bill that enjoyed the support of indie venues and music industry groups now faces many of those same groups urging lawmakers to kill it.
  California’s AB 1349, a bill that would ban speculative ticketing, introduce anti-bot measures, ban bogus ticket-selling sites, and more, is now facing opposition from many of the same industry groups that initially supported it. The bill is heading into the final day of the legislatur
  
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• ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is Now the Second Longest Running Number One Single on the Hot 100

  31-08-2026 20:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ella Langley's hit song has now spent 20 weeks atop the chart, making it the longest reign for a non-holiday track
  
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• All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: All-Star Punks Honor Ramones at 50

  31-08-2026 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Travis Barker, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tim Armstrong, and CJ Ramone's Cretin Family lead concert tribute to punk group
  
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• Christopher Cross Uses Canada Stage to Blast Trump, Jokes About Getting ‘Ejected’ From America

  31-08-2026 19:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  At a Toronto concert, the “Sailing” singer apologized to Canadian fans, urging them not to “give up on us"
  
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• D4vd Pleads Not Guilty in Teen Murder Case, Switches to Public Defender

  31-08-2026 18:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  His high-profile defense attorneys Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski are exiting the case, saying in a statement they "continue to support" the singer
  
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• Dolly Parton, Who Hated Flying, Is Getting an Airport Named After Her. She’d Have Liked the Joke

  31-08-2026 18:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Parton toured the globe but never owned a private jet, preferring the comforts of her tour bus
  
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• The New Prince Album Doesn’t Match His Legend

  31-08-2026 18:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Timeless, a collection of from-the-vault material that spans decades, feels flat. It's not even all that interesting as a collection of outtakes
  
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• Kelly Osbourne insists she's 'getting a lot better' following Ozzy Osbourne's death

  31-08-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Osbourne acknowledged that she was "so sick" while dealing with body-shamers.
  
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• Jermaine Dupri and So So Def Recordings Drop Their Sony Music Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit Without Prejudice

  31-08-2026 17:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Jermaine Dupri. Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi
  A month and change later, the Jermaine Dupri v. Sony Music unpaid royalties battle – involving north of $18 million in allegedly due payments – has drawn to a close.
  Dupri and his So So Def Recordings label made the case’s conclusion official in a recent voluntary dismissal notice. According to the filing, the plaintiffs dropped the suit without prejudice (meaning it can be refiled down the line) after they and Sony Music “resolve
  
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• Shakira Says Madrid Residency Was Created in Response to Latinos ‘Forced to Live in Fear’

  31-08-2026 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I chose to respond with a celebration: the biggest we could possibly imagine," the Colombian superstar wrote in an op-ed for El Pais
  
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• Watch Amyl & The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor join Viagra Boys for John Prine cover ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ at FORWARDS Bristol 2026

  31-08-2026 17:36 via nme.com
  
  Amyl & The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor joined Viagra Boys to perform their cover of John Prine’s ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ at FORWARDS Bristol 2026 – watch footage below.
  The frontwoman appeared during the Swedish punks’ set at Clifton Downs yesterday (August 30), marking the first time they had performed their collaborative version of the song live.
  “Against all odds honey you’re the big door prize,” Taylor wrote on Insta
  
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• A Music Festival Celebrating Dolly Parton is Heading to Nashville and London

  31-08-2026 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dollyfest: The Celebration of a Lifetime was originally slated to occur on Parton's 80th birthday this January and feature a performance from the Queen of Country herself
  
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• David Fair, Co-Founder of Art Rock Innovators Half Japanese, Dead at 74

  31-08-2026 17:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Fair was a key, but occasional member of the cult favorite band, which he formed with his brother Jad in their childhood bedroom
  
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• Watch Longtime Steve Perry Impersonator Hugo Valenti Finally Guest With Journey

  31-08-2026 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The tribute band singer - who sounds so much like Steve Perry they nearly hired him in the late Nineties - sang "Faithfully" at a show in Japan
  
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• Twenty One Pilots Cover Radiohead and the Beatles at All Points East

  31-08-2026 16:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The duo also played their Breach song "Robot Voices" live for the first time at the East London music festival
  
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• Tom Hardy resurrects Bane voice on first rap album under Frankie Pulitzer moniker

  31-08-2026 16:28 via nme.com
  
  Tom Hardy has released his first official rap album with Czarface, featuring guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Method Man and El-P.READ MORE: Czarface & MF DOOM – ‘Super What?’ review: a bittersweet epilogueThe Oscar-nominated actor performs under his Frankie Pulitzer moniker on ‘Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer’, which arrived on Friday (August 28) via Silver Age, having been first announced in June.
  The 15-track a
  
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• Who Is Modern Country Music’s Dolly Parton?

  31-08-2026 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dolly is irreplaceable, but there are artists who possess at least some of that sparkle, charisma, and magnetism
  
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• Jack Osbourne reveals sister Kelly in “happier place” after split from fiancé, ex-Slipknot member Sid Wilson

  31-08-2026 15:40 via nme.com
  
  Kelly Osbourne is in a “happier place” after her split from her fiancé, ex-Slipknot member Sid Wilson, says her brother Jack.READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TVThe couple started dating in 2022 and welcomed their son Sidney later that year, before they got engaged in July 2025 backstage at Black Sabbath‘s final show ever at the massive Back To The Beginning concert in Birmingham.
  
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• Funeral for Dolly Parton has taken place, family confirms

  31-08-2026 15:29 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton has been laid to rest following a private funeral, her family has confirmed.READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided worldThe country star died aged 80 last Tuesday (August 25), with her representatives later confirming that it followed a “brief battle with cancer”.
  Her niece Lainey Parton confirmed on Instagram on Saturday (August 29) that the singer had been laid to rest the previous day.
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