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• N.O.R.E. Sued for Sexual Assault by Carmen Bryan

  09-09-2026 21:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bryan, who shares a child with Nas, claimed she pleaded with Jay-Z not to get involved after telling him about the alleged assault at a nightclub in 1999
  
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• Bob Dylan to release ‘The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings’

  15-09-2026 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Bob Dylan is set to release a huge new box set called ‘The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings’ – check out all the details below.READ MORE: ‘A Complete Unknown’ review: don’t think twice about seeing this brilliant Bob Dylan biopicSet to be released by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the new launch will come as a huge 39-CD box set, which fully captures the legendary singer-songwriter’s 1976 tour.
  Ready for release on November 6, the
  
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• Beck tells us about ‘Ride Lonesome’: “It took a long time to get that kind of courage to be this direct and emotional”

  15-09-2026 15:00 via nme.com
  
  Beck has spoken to NME about tapping into a certain spiritual and emotional realm for his new album ‘Ride Lonesome’, as well as his often misunderstood genre-hopping musical journey to here from the ’90s.
  We met Beck in a studio space at his label’s London offices where he was lucid but admittedly “in jet lag mode, man” – quite fitting to talk about his beautiful new album ‘Ride Lonesome’, which he described as a “slow motion, twilight,
  
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• Members of X-Ray Spex, The Raincoats, The Slits to form supergroup for London punk 50th anniversary festival

  15-09-2026 13:54 via nme.com
  
  Members of X-Ray Spex, The Raincoats, The Slits are set to come together and form a new supergroup for a punk 50th anniversary festival coming to London.READ MORE: ‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché’ review: the perfect tribute to punk’s forgotten queenThe new festival, dubbed Up Yours! God Save The Queens, is set to launch in the UK capital soon, and designed to celebrate the past, present and future of female punk.
  It comes 50 years after X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene and a
  
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• Lambrini Girls announce new album ‘No Refunds’ with incendiary single ‘Bang Bang Bang’

  15-09-2026 13:33 via nme.com
  
  Brighton punk duo Lambrini Girls have today (September 15) announced their second album, ‘No Refunds’ and dropped the incendiary new single ‘Bang Bang Bang’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Lambrini Girls are all bark and tons of biteSet for release on January 15 via City Slang, the new album will mark the follow-up to their 2025 debut ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’, and will see Phoebe Lunny and Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez return with a darker, more urgen
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik reveals self-imposed concert rule he won't break

  15-09-2026 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik "doesn't care" about his fans' political or religious beliefs, and he will never "lecture" them during live shows. -
  
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• Dave Mustaine reveals thrash metal's new 'Big Four'

  15-09-2026 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Dave Mustaine believes Testament, Trivium, Overkill and Exodus are thrash metal's new "Big Four" bands, replacing the old guard of Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.
  
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• Watch Taylor Swift make surprise appearance at the 2026 Emmys

  15-09-2026 12:45 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has made a surprise appearance at the 2026 Emmys, appearing alongside Mariska Hargitay for a Law & Order: SVU sketch.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself beThe 2026 edition of the awards ceremony was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles last night (Monday September 14), and saw Widow’s Bay, The Pitt, and DTF St Louis among the big winners.
  Hosted by Law & Order: SVU star Hargita
  
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• Manchester music classic ’24 Hour Party People’ set to return to cinemas

  15-09-2026 12:26 via nme.com
  
  The 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, about the rise and fall of Manchester’s Factory Records, is set to be re-released in cinemas.READ MORE: ‘24 Hour Party People’ OST reviewDirected by Michael Winterbottom, the film starred Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, the charismatic founder of Factory Records who spearheaded the Manchester music scene during the ‘Madchester’ era of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
  An ensemble cast including Paddy Considine, Peter Kay, Sim
  
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• Watch Noah Kahan cover ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ for Emmys’ ‘In Memoriam’ segment

  15-09-2026 12:03 via nme.com
  
  Noah Kahan soundtracked a particularly poignant ‘In Memoriam’ segment at the 2026 Emmys last night (September 14) – check out footage below.READ MORE: The Emmys 2026: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ win bigThe ceremony took place at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater last night (September 14), and looked back on lost stars including Rob Reiner, Sam Neill, Tim Curry, Isaiah Whitlock Jr., James Van Der Beek, and Catherine O’Hara.
  A tribute to
  
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• Taylor Swift makes surprise cameo in pre-taped Emmys sketch

  15-09-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Instead of attending the Emmys, Taylor Swift supported her husband Travis Kelce at his first home game of the season.
  
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• Watch fans play ‘Magic: The Gathering’ in the pit at Turnstile gig

  15-09-2026 11:52 via nme.com
  
  Turnstile fans have started a new tradition while in the pit at some of their shows – playing Magic: The Gathering.READ MORE: Turnstile embarked on an odyssey of their own to make new album ‘Never Enough’The Baltimore hardcore giants are currently out on the road, joined by Clipse, Ceremony, Thundercat, Slayyyter, Hatebreed, Vince Staples and more at their headline dates across the US.
  Now, it appears that fans have come up with a new tradition, breaking out the famous trading
  
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• Will Oasis play new material or have an album ready for their 2027 tour? Fans hope so

  15-09-2026 11:14 via nme.com
  
  Oasis have finally announced their long anticipated Live ‘27 tour – and fans are already debating about whether we can expect any new music on the way.READ MORE: Oasis live in Cardiff opening night review: a supersonic reunion for a new generationRumours of a new tour started from the moment their mammoth Live ‘25 tour came to a close at the end of last year, and got more momentum in recent weeks, when the band released their new documentary Don’t Look Back In Anger in ci
  
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• Watch Charli XCX bring out Kim Petras for ‘Unlock It’ in Brooklyn

  15-09-2026 11:09 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX was joined by Kim Petras on the latest stop of her ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour – check out footage of the moment below.READ MORE: Charli XCX live at Reading 2026: a stylish, cinematic, but sometimes underwhelming performanceThe North American tour dates come in celebration of her latest album, ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, which was released in July. Last night (Monday September 14), Charli played Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, kicking things
  
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• Oasis' Noel Gallagher considers ditching booze like brother Liam ahead of 2027 tour

  15-09-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Oasis star Noel Gallagher is considering ditching alcohol during the band's newly-announced 2027 tour, just like his brother Liam Gallagher did for their 2025 reunion shows, because the pair have to "pick [their] battles" nowadays.
  
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• Myles Kennedy 'absolutely refuses' to use AI as a songwriting 'tool'

  15-09-2026 10:59 via music-news.com
  
  Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy will "absolutely refuse" to use AI to help him write songs, because he believes there is "nothing better" than creating a hit tune from scratch.
  
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• Dolly Parton remembered by Sally Field and Reba McEntire at 2026 Emmys: “If there are truly angels on Earth, then we just lost one”

  15-09-2026 09:59 via nme.com
  
  Dolly Parton was honoured at last night’s (September 14) Emmy Awards, with Sally Field and Reba McEntire paying tribute to the late country legend.READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided worldNews of Dolly’s death rocked the music world when it emerged last month. Though she had previously told fans she was dealing with some health issues that she “didn’t pay attention to” while looking after late hus
  
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• Tony Iommi reveals why he rejected chance to make final Black Sabbath album with original line-up

  15-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Tony Iommi "didn't like the idea" of making a final Black Sabbath album with the original line-up, partly because the wannabe producer was " very keen and a bit too excited".
  
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• Marc Almond admits final Soft Cell gigs with Dave Ball were 'quite depressing'

  15-09-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Dave Ball was just 66 when he died in October 2025, but had become “very despondent” in the months leading up to his eventual passing.
  
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• Reba McEntire and Sally Field honour Dolly Parton at 2026 Emmy Awards

  15-09-2026 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 last month following a "brief battle" with cancer.
  
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• Lady Gaga seeks legal fees from surf brand after failed Mayhem lawsuit

  15-09-2026 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga is seeking reimbursement of her legal fees in her legal Mayhem case.
  
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• Oasis Announces Ambitious 2027 Tour Dates (With Limited Stateside Gigs)

  15-09-2026 06:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Oasis (@oasis / Instagram)
  Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher have announced a slew of 2027 dates in the US and Europe after the duo’s historic return to the stage last year.
  If you couldn’t secure tickets to the highly anticipated Oasis reunion tour last year, you don’t have to look back in anger. Liam and Noel Gallagher have announced a slew of new dates in 2027 across the U.S. and Europe after their immensely successful run in 2025. Oasis Live 2027 includes 1
  
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• Watch Olivia Rodrigo Sing ‘Strong Enough’ for Sheryl Crow in Nashville

  15-09-2026 06:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The pop star made a surprise appearance at the BMI Troubadour ceremony, which honored 2026 recipient Crow with performances by Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, and more
  
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• Kennedy Center Faces Imminent Shutdown Amid ‘Fiscal Collapse’—Building Deemed ‘Unsafe for Continued Occupancy’ After Ceiling Partially Collapses

  15-09-2026 06:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Vincent Yuan
  The Kennedy Center’s board will vote on whether to close for renovations amid a court battle over their renewed attempts to add Trump’s name to the facility.
  On Tuesday, the Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board is due to vote on whether to immediately close the facility’s main building for renovations, claiming that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks” if it cannot publicly recognize Trump’s
  
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• Kennedy Center Faces Imminent Shutdown Amid ‘Fiscal Collapse’—Building Deemed ‘Unsafe for Continued Occupancy’

  15-09-2026 06:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Vincent Yuan
  The Kennedy Center’s board will vote on whether to close for renovations amid a court battle over their renewed attempts to add Trump’s name to the facility.
  On Tuesday, the Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board is due to vote on whether to immediately close the facility’s main building for renovations, claiming that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks” if it cannot publicly recognize Trump’s
  
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• Robert Kraft Responds to Macklemore After Removal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour

  15-09-2026 06:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Gillette Stadium
  Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft confirms Macklemore’s claim that the billionaire urged Ed Sheeran’s team to oust the rapper from the tour.
  Macklemore claimed that Patriots owner Robert Kraft pushed for the rapper’s removal from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s North American tour, and now the billionaire—who also owns Gillette Stadium—has released a statement confirming that claim. Macklemore was ousted as Sheeran’s openin
  
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• Ella Langley ties Mariah Carey's record for most weeks atop the charts

  15-09-2026 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ella Langley has tied Mariah Carey's record for the most weeks at number one.
  
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• Taylor Swift Chats With Tom Cruise as She Cheers on Travis Kelce at First Chiefs Game Since Wedding

  15-09-2026 03:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  The superstar skipped the Emmys to support Kelce during the season-opening game in Kansas City
  
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• Samsung Fires Back Against Dua Lipa’s Copyright and Trademark Infringement Suit, Aggressively Pushing to Dismiss the $15 Million Action

  15-09-2026 02:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Samsung is firing back against Dua Lipa’s $15 million copyright and trademark infringement suit, which the South Korean conglomerate believes should be dismissed in its entirety.
  Seoul-headquartered Samsung just recently made its dismissal motion official, after the straightforward complaint itself set sail back in May. As we were first to report, Lipa maintains that the defendants exploited “her valuable image and likeness…on cardboard televis
  
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• Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after 'Free Palestine' speech

  15-09-2026 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour.
  
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