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• Nia Archives curates Warehouse Project takeover, ‘Up Ya Archives’

  28-09-2023 17:48 via nme.com
  
  Nia Archives has curated a takeover at the Warehouse Project in Manchester – you can find all the details below.
  The producer, DJ and songwriter will return to the city’s Depot Mayfield venue on Friday, December 8 with her debut curated show, ‘Up Ya Archives’.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Nia Archives: “Jungle music has always been a strong sound of the underground”Archives leads the line-up, and will be joined on the night by “the UK’s fines
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Inks with Interscope/UMG While Retaining Full Master and Publishing Ownership

  14-08-2026 21:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Megan Thee Stallion for Adweek / CC by 3.0
  Megan Thee Stallion has entered into a partnership with Interscope Records/UMG, while retaining full ownership of her masters and publishing.
  On Friday, Megan Thee Stallion announced signing a deal with Interscope Records, with the label providing global distribution and support for her Hot Girl Productions label. The deal will see Megan retain full ownership of her masters and publishing.
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• The American Dollar and Jamendo Abruptly Drop Their Suno Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Amid the AI Music Platform’s Policy Overhaul

  14-08-2026 21:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: David Veksler
  Just months after being filed, two copyright infringement lawsuits against Suno – one submitted by The American Dollar, another by Jamendo – have abruptly ended.Both the Queens-based duo and Winamp’s Jamendo recently moved to voluntarily toss their separate Suno complaints; the former suit has been dropped with prejudice (meaning it cannot be refiled), and the latter has been axed without prejudice.
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• California Bill Aiming to Cap Concert Ticket Resale Prices Fails

  14-08-2026 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  AB 1720, also known as the California Fans First Act, would have capped concert tickets resale prices to no more than 10 percent of face value
  
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• The Reytons score Number One album “without a single play on mainstream radio”

  14-08-2026 20:41 via nme.com
  
  The Reytons have claimed their second UK Number One album with ‘A Love Letter To A Broken Town’.READ MORE: The Reytons on their bid for Number One: “We came here as massive underdogs”The Rotherham band’s self-released fourth studio record entered the Official Albums Chart at the top spot today (August 14), emulating 2023’s ‘What’s Rock And Roll?’ to become their second chart-topper.
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• Phoebe Bridgers Drops Video for Cameron Winter Duet ‘I Can’t Wait’

  14-08-2026 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  After six long years, the singer-songwriter's new album Lost Weekend is out now
  
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• Slash Talks Shredding With Broadway’s Vampires in ‘The Lost Boys’

  14-08-2026 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guns N’ Roses guitarist joins Tony-winning vampire musical he co-produced for a one-off performance of “Have to Have You”
  
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• Fontaines D.C. preview new single ‘Marianne’ and confirm fifth album is incoming

  14-08-2026 19:38 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. have previewed their forthcoming single ‘Marianne’ and confirmed that their fifth studio album is on the way.READ MORE: Chilli Jesson and Carlos O’Connell tell us about ‘Dead Dads Club’, fatherhood and losing a parent, and Fontaines D.C.’s 2026 plansThe Dublin band shared a 30-second snippet of the song on YouTube earlier today (August 14), continuing the fraught, industrial energy that was first heard when they debuted
  
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• Silverada, a Honky-Tonk Band, Did the Unthinkable: Trading Pedal Steel for Keys. It’s Working

  14-08-2026 19:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  On their new album Living Proof, the group F.K.A. Mike and the Moonpies prove they're far more than just twang
  
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• Brandi Carlile’s Raging Cover of Alanis Morissette’s ‘Uninvited’ Is for All of Us

  14-08-2026 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer-songwriter transformed Morissette's 1998 single into a cathartic rock cleanse during her recent Newport Folk Festival performance
  
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• Return of the Kings: Inside Rush’s Fifty Something Tour

  14-08-2026 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and new drummer Anika Nilles tell all about rock’s biggest and most unlikely tour: “I’m this age now. Can I still do it?”
  
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• Dolly Parton Gives Health Update at New Roller Coaster Unveiling

  14-08-2026 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country legend spoke to fans in a video message Friday morning, sharing that dehydration kept her from the opening of a Dollywood theme park ride in person
  
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• The Reytons claim second UK Number 1 album with A Love Letter To A Broken Town

  14-08-2026 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  The Reytons have returned to the top of the Official Albums Chart, securing their second UK Number 1 album with A Love Letter To A Broken Town.
  
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• Madonna and Kylie Minogue score Top 10 entry with Love Sensation

  14-08-2026 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Pop icons Madonna and Kylie Minogue have joined forces to claim the highest new entry on this week's Official Singles Chart, as their blockbuster
  
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• The Charts and the Clubs Have Different Definitions of the Song of the Summer

  14-08-2026 18:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  With songs like "Choosin' Texas" and "Spend Dat" blasting everywhere, DJs have their own ideas about what rules the season
  
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• Dillom Gives Into Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll on ‘La Nueva Violencia’

  14-08-2026 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Argentina’s beloved provocateur enlists St. Vincent, Amyl and the Sniffers, Viagra Boys, Miranda! and more to indulge in the corrosive side of fame
  
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• Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian 'try to have normal' family life

  14-08-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The couple share a blended family of seven.
  
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• Sam Smith: 'New York City has become my sanctuary'

  14-08-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer-songwriter has hailed the late George Michael as a "beautiful inspiration".
  
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• Kelly Osbourne calls out Dee Snider over Ozzy Osbourne songwriting comments

  14-08-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Dee Snider subsequently insisted that he has "nothing but love" for Ozzy Osbourne.
  
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• Jimmy Eat World at Crystal Palace Bowl: check out the stage times

  14-08-2026 17:56 via nme.com
  
  Jimmy Eat World are set to play a huge outdoor show at London’s Crystal Palace Bowl this weekend – check out the full stage timings below.READ MORE: Jimmy Eat World talk celebrating 25 years of ‘Bleed American’: “We were kids living in the moment”The Arizona emo icons are set to make their return to the UK capital on Sunday August 16, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic fourth studio album, ‘Bleed American’.
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• Marco Rubio Claims to Like Johnny Cash — But Only EDM Remixes

  14-08-2026 17:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  During a podcast interview, the Secretary of State said he doesn't listen to country music because "most of the songs are about, like, somebody whose wife and dog left them"
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers, Becky G, Benny Blanco, And All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  14-08-2026 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• Sheryl Crow Previews New Album ‘Pick You Up’ With Jesse Welles Collaboration ‘Freedom Bus’

  14-08-2026 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "My wish is that whoever hears these songs feels the hope I feel when I sing them," Crow shared about the album, out Oct. 9
  
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• In Praise of Peter Katsis, the Firm, and the Loudest, Wildest Era in Rock Music

  14-08-2026 17:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  We were built for ripping the doors off the hinges, in a moment when everybody in the world still sang together
  
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• These were Spotify’s most-played songs during the solar eclipse

  14-08-2026 16:56 via nme.com
  
  New data has revealed the most-played songs during this week’s solar eclipse, with tracks including Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ seeing a massive spike in streams.READ MORE: Bonnie Tyler, 1951–2026: raspy-voiced Welshwoman who captured “what rock’n’roll is all about”Around 91 per cent of the sun was obscured by the Moon between about 6pm and 8.15pm on Wednesday (August 12) – the most it has been blocked above UK skies sin
  
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• Lionel Richie hits out at Usher and Chris Brown’s joint tour: “We didn’t go to jail”

  14-08-2026 16:54 via nme.com
  
  Lionel Richie has criticised Usher and Chris Brown‘s joint live tour. Check out the video of the moment below.
  The pair’s current North American co-headline trek, dubbed ‘The R&B Tour’, kicked off in late June. Usher has made headlines on the run, thanks to a sensual on stage routine with audience members.
  Richie, who has been touring with Earth, Wind & Fire, took a moment during a recent concert to mock Usher and Brown.
  “Usher and Chris Brown, see they [are
  
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• Dave Chappelle Calls Out Diaspora Calling! Festival for Cutting Fugees Set Short: ‘Y’all F–ked Up’

  14-08-2026 16:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  “You’re fucking up history," the comedian said in footage from the event, where Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean were only able to perform for one hour after beginning their set late
  
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• All the Easter Eggs We Found on Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Lost Weekend’

  14-08-2026 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Subtle references to Elliott Smith, Damien Jurado, Bright Eyes, and more are there if you listen closely enough to the music and lyrics on her new album
  
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• 50 Years Ago Today: ‘The New York Times’ Calls Elton John ‘Wallpaper Music’

  14-08-2026 15:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The review from his record-breaking, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden enraged the singer. "It was the most piss elegant review I’ve ever seen," he told Rolling Stone later that year 
  
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• 50 Years Ago Today: The New York Times Calls Elton John ‘Wallpaper Music’

  14-08-2026 15:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The review from his record-breaking, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden enraged Elton. "It was the most piss elegant review I’ve ever seen," he told Rolling Stone later that year 
  
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