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• Pharrell Turning 'Happy' Into Children's Book

  17-02-2015 15:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pharrell Williams will expand his "Happy" empire to the world of children's picture books. The musician signed an agreement with publisher Putnam to pen four new books for young readers, starting with one inspired by his hit song, Billboard reports.
  
  A 250,000-copy run of Happy, the book, will be published on September...
  
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• Tomorrowland 2026 sees ban on “large-scale” fireworks with “limited pyrotechnics” for weekend two over wildfire fears

  24-07-2026 17:53 via nme.com
  
  Tomorrowland has confirmed that it will be banning “large-scale” fireworks and having “limited pyrotechnics” due to wildfire fears.
  The restrictions for the 2026 edition were introduced in time for the first weekend, which took place earlier this month. In the announcement, the festival revealed that the limitations had been recommended by the local authorities in Belgium in response to the dry weather creating elevated fire risks.
  The country remains under a Code Orange
  
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• Sean Combs Placed in Solitary Confinement After Brawl With Fellow Inmate: Reports

  24-07-2026 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  An inmate at the low-security federal prison in New Jersey allegedly taunted Sean Combs, who reportedly lashed out at the man, according to multiple reports 
  
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• WTF Was J Mascis Doing Onstage at the Grand Ole Opry?

  24-07-2026 17:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Turns out, the Dinosaur Jr. frontman was there to join John R. Miller for a guitar-shredding performance of "Steering Wheel Drums"
  
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• Jack White Brings Out Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson to Tear Up Free’s ‘I’m a Mover’

  24-07-2026 16:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  The two rockers covered the Seventies deep cut during White's show in Chicago
  
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• Watch Arca premiere new music from ‘XXXXX’ on Daniel Sannwald-directed livestream

  24-07-2026 16:40 via nme.com
  
  Arca has premiered new music from upcoming album ‘XXXXX’ in an experimental livestream directed by Daniel Sannwald. Check it out below.READ MORE: Arca – ‘KiCk i’ review: a new high watermark for the wildly innovative producer’s experimental popThe stream was held live on Twitch and YouTube last night (Thursday July 23), following the Grammy-nominated singer and producer announcing details of her long-anticipated album earlier this week.
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• Phill Jupitus says “David Byrne effectively shat on a minority” for excluding disabled people and fans who can’t stand at show

  24-07-2026 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Phill Jupitus has accused David Byrne of excluding disabled people at his recent show in Scotland, saying he “effectively shat on a minority”.
  The actor, poet and retired stand-up comedian – known for being a captain on BBC Two’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks – went to see the former Talking Heads frontman at the Edinburgh Playhouse earlier this week.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days&rdq
  
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• Demi Moore Gets Front-Row Seat to Katseye’s Breakdown in ‘Animal’ Video

  24-07-2026 16:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The single, written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, will appear on Katseye's upcoming five-track EP Wild
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini and Patrick Droney Duet on Tender New Single ‘Math of Us’

  24-07-2026 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Droney’s new album, Made You Look, is out now
  
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• Chris Brown Pleads Guilty in London Nightclub Attack

  24-07-2026 15:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer and co-defendant Omololu "Hoody Baby" Akinlolu face up to three years in prison when sentenced in October
  
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• The Strokes unveil new album Reality Awaits ahead of massive global tour

  24-07-2026 15:57 via music-news.com
  
  The Strokes have released their much-anticipated new album, Reality Awaits, marking their first full-length record in six years via Cult Records/RCA Records.
  
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• The Avalanches reunite with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O for “achingly forlorn” single ‘Blue Shadows’: “Some people just have access to a higher plane”

  24-07-2026 15:52 via nme.com
  
  The Avalanches have reunited with Karen O on the collaborative new single ‘Blue Shadows’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: The Avalanches: “Now we’re just a regular band instead of the band who made an amazing debut”The Melbourne electronic outfit’s latest team-up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman comes after she featured on the song ‘Dial D For Devotion’ from their third and latest studio album, 2020’s ‘We
  
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• Carl Cox reveals unfulfilled collaboration plans with late soul icon Angie Stone

  24-07-2026 15:51 via music-news.com
  
  Legendary DJ and producer Carl Cox joined Toby Anstis on Heart Dance Breakfast to reflect on his decades-long career, sharing memories of his
  
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• D4vd’s Tesla was filled with air fresheners when Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body was discovered with garbage bags containing his DNA, court hears

  24-07-2026 15:50 via nme.com
  
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  A court has heard that D4vd’s Tesla, where the decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found, was filled with air fresheners, and also that his DNA was found on garbage bags related to the case.
  Earlier this year, the singer (real name David Anthony Burke) was accused by prosecutors of dismembering Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online.
  He was charged with the m
  
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• Shania Twain Says Ella Langley ‘Didn’t Just Come Out of Nowhere’

  24-07-2026 15:32 via rollingstone.com
  
  "If the doors were wider open a few years ago, she would have been here a few years ago," the superstar says of country's gender imbalance
  
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• ‘I’m F-cking Done’: Ministry to Release Final Album in October

  24-07-2026 15:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  'Hate To Go (Take Out or Delivery)' will feature new single, “Burned Out," and be followed by a 2027 farewell tour
  
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• Watch Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong cover David Bowie with Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson and dedicate Nirvana’s ‘Drain You’ to L7 icon Jennifer Finch with The Coverups

  24-07-2026 14:30 via nme.com
  
  Billie Joe Armstrong has covered David Bowie with Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson, and dedicated a version of Nirvana’s ‘Drain You’ to the late L7 icon Jennifer Finch. Watch below.READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’The Green Day frontman performed the tracks at two recent shows with The Coverups. Formed in 2018, the covers band played an intimate show in London early last year. They’d previ
  
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• Orville Peck Overdosed and Nearly Died. He Turned It into His Best Album Yet

  24-07-2026 14:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I went back to my hotel and tried to take my life," says the masked country singer, who chronicles a really bad year on Mule
  
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• Watch The Strokes debut ‘Dine N’Dash’ as they launch ‘Reality Awaits’ at iconic Red Rocks

  24-07-2026 13:32 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes have broken out ‘Dine N’Dash’ live for the first time during their second of two nights at Red Rocks. Check out the footage below.READ MORE: The Strokes – ‘Reality Awaits’ review: on playful, powerful formThe show was held at the iconic Colorado amphitheatre last night (Thursday July 23) following the NYC indie icons making a return to the venue the night before (Wednesday July 22) as well.
  Held as part of their North American tour celebrating thei
  
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• Finn Wolfhard shares update on The Replacements biopic he’s been working on with his dad

  24-07-2026 13:17 via nme.com
  
  Finn Wolfhard has given NME an exclusive update on his planned biopic of Minnesota post-punk band The Replacements.READ MORE: Finn Wolfhard on his first post-’Stranger Things’ album: “These songs are less personal and more about characters”Last October, it was reported that the Stranger Things star was adapting a biopic about the group with his father and producer Rich Peete. The trio are adapting Bob Mehr’s best-selling biography Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The
  
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• U2 always feel 'a sense of adventure' when they work with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix

  24-07-2026 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  U2 and Martin Garrix are back with a stadium-ready anthem in Fireflies.
  
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• Noah Kahan jokes that Congress should 'make fans wear diapers' after concertgoers defecate at his shows

  24-07-2026 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Noah Kahan has poked fun at recent toilet-related incidents at his gigs, joking onstage that Congress should force fans to wear diapers after multiple reports of audience members relieving themselves during his concerts.
  
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• Teddy Swims announces massive 2027 UK and Europe arena tour

  24-07-2026 12:45 via nme.com
  
  Teddy Swims has shared details of a new tour, which will see him play arenas around the UK and Europe in 2027.READ MORE: Teddy Swims tells us about the life-changing ‘Lose Control’ and “healed” new music at Reading Festival 2024Confirmation of the new dates come following the singer performing a huge run of live shows this summer, including festival slots at Bonnaroo, Coachella, Isle Of Wight Festival, Mad Cool and more.
  The tour also comes on the heels of two recent sing
  
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• KoRn’s Jonathan Davis married Brittany Parisi on same day as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed

  24-07-2026 12:08 via nme.com
  
  KoRn’s Jonathan Davis has got married to partner Brittany Parisi, and their wedding took place on the same day as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s.READ MORE: Korn: “On this record, we have grown emotionally. Music is healing to all of us”The couple started dating in 2019 and got engaged just over one year ago. They tied the knot on July 3 at the Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
  The ceremony took inspiration from the late 14th century
  
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• Check out Johnny Marr’s majestic new song ‘Ophelia’

  24-07-2026 12:02 via nme.com
  
  Johnny Marr has shared another new single – listen to ‘Ophelia’ below.READ MORE: Johnny Marr: “Bangers? They’re not to be sniffed at” The song marks the second preview of the singer-songwriter’s fifth solo album, ‘The Age Of Everything’, which is out on October 2.
  Following on from lead track ‘Spin’, Marr’s majestic latest offering was inspired by the nobility and strength of William Shakespeare’s infamous ch
  
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• Jon Bon Jovi abruptly ends New York City concert due to illness

  24-07-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jon Bon Jovi is battling a sinus infection.
  
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• Morrissey calls on Spanish Prime Minister to ban bullfighting

  24-07-2026 11:51 via music-news.com
  
  Ahead of his upcoming headline concerts in Barcelona and Madrid on 25 and 29 July 2026, Morrissey has partnered with PETA to urge Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
  
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• Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst opens up about being “really close to the edge” with personal struggles and finding it “almost impossible” to write about Trump era

  24-07-2026 11:41 via nme.com
  
  Conor Oberst has opened up about being “really close to the edge” as he faces personal struggles, while saying it’s “almost impossible” to write music about the era of Donald Trump.
  During an interview on the New York Times‘ Popcast, the Bright Eyes frontman and soloist was asked about the “near-death experience” he’d spoken about in a conversation with the LA Times earlier this year.READ MORE: Bright Eyes on new album ‘Five Dice,
  
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• Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee welcome newborn baby

  24-07-2026 11:32 via nme.com
  
  Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee have welcomed their newborn baby.READ MORE: Kevin Morby – ‘This Is A Photograph’ review: heart-bursting, life-affirming beautyWaxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield confirmed her pregnancy back in April during a co-headline tour with MJ Lenderman. 
  While on stage at Atlanta Symphony Hall, the singer told fans that she was expecting when introducing her final song of the night. She said that the song was about her “having a baby”, and
  
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• KATSEYE unleash their inner Animal with Demi Moore starring in the wild, shape-shifting video

  24-07-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  KATSEYE’s new single Animal arrives with a surprise cameo from Demi Moore, as the girl group dive into a high-concept, shape-shifting world ahead of their upcoming EP WILD and cinema release WILD HEARTS.
  
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