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• See 'American Idol' Alum Casey Abrams Explore Ethiopia on 'First Time Africa'

  24-06-2016 22:10
  
  American Idol season 10 alum Casey Abrams’ pilgrimage to Ethiopia is set to debut Friday night (June 24) on the Africa Channel as part of the...
  
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• Spotify Faces Expanded ‘Undisclosed Filtering Practices’ Lawsuit from Artist and Attorney — DSP Is Allegedly ‘Refusing to Count Legitimate Streams from Independent Artists’

  29-06-2026 16:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Stamford, Connecticut. Photo Credit: Quintin Soloviev
  The artist-filed lawsuit targeting Spotify’s alleged “undisclosed filtering practices” is heating up: Now, the streaming platform is facing an expanded complaint and a possible temporary injunction.Artist and attorney Mark Kratter just recently submitted a bolstered action and doubled down on his demand for an injunction as well as an expedited discovery process.
  As we previously reported, Kratter in late May accused the DSP
  
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• Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys to Honor Clive Davis at Funeral

  29-06-2026 16:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kenny G opened the service with a solo performance, while Dionne Warwick eulogized the great record executive
  
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• Stella Lefty Was Covering Noah Kahan on TikTok. Now She Has One of the Year’s Biggest Songs

  29-06-2026 16:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  With "Boston," the 23-year-old is making waves. “I love country music more than anything,” she says. “But I’m not Southern. I always worried, ‘Do I have to be?’”
  
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• Body of Deceased Newborn Found in Portable Restroom at Electric Forest Festival

  29-06-2026 16:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Police are still investigating the discover, asking anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Metallica donate £20,000 to Cardiff foodbank with “empty shelves” after sell-out gig

  29-06-2026 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Metallica have donated £20,000 to a foodbank in Cardiff after playing in the city on Sunday night (June 28).READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band aroundThey made a stop there as part of the ongoing ‘M72 World Tour’, which so far has also seen the band become the first-ever metal group to collaborate with UK blood services as part of a charitable effort to urge fans to donate blood and plasma around their UK tour dates.
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• Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland: “We’re the biggest we’ve ever been right now”

  29-06-2026 15:46 via nme.com
  
  In the wake of their massive Download set and increased popularity online, Wes Borland has said Limp Bizkit are “the biggest we’ve ever been right now”.READ MORE: Limp Bizkit live at Reading 2025: the nu-metal giants keep the hits rollin’ inThe band recently headlined Download Festival for the first time, 23 years after they were first meant to. The nu-metal group have a long history with the Donington Park festival, and sub-headlined the last day of 2024’s edi
  
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• Ice Nine Kills on their “intense” ‘Dead By Daylight’ collab and why horror will never die

  29-06-2026 14:47 via nme.com
  
  Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas has spoken to NME about their new single ‘Play Dead’ – which was created in collaboration with online survival horror multiplayer game Dead By Daylight – wanting to reconnect rock music with horror, and what the future of the band holds.READ MORE: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Kevin Woo talks ‘Dead By Daylight’ collabDead By Daylight is the “most-played horror game in history” and sees groups of four pl
  
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• Staind frontman Aaron Lewis responds to his soon-to-be-released MAGA album cover already being used as shredded packaging for Taylor Swift merch

  29-06-2026 14:29 via nme.com
  
  Aaron Lewis has responded after a Taylor Swift fan found his upcoming album being used as shredded packaging for the pop star’s merch.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself beIn a social media post, the Staind frontman responded to a Swift fan’s unboxing video that showed her piecing together bits of shredded paper that, when put back together, made up the cover of Lewis’s unreleased album,
  
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• Watch local primary school kids perform ‘My Hero’ for Foo Fighters ahead of Liverpool Anfield show

  29-06-2026 14:28 via nme.com
  
  Local primary school kids performed ‘My Hero’ for the Foo Fighters ahead of their shows at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium last week.READ MORE: Foo Fighters live in Liverpool: rock club vibes on a stadium scale from our greatest supergroupDave Grohl and co. are currently on the road for their European ‘Take Cover’ tour, which comes in support of their brand new album ‘Your Favorite Toy‘. The dates kicked off at the huge Liverpool venue last week, with the fi
  
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• Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid split after decade together

  29-06-2026 14:03 via nme.com
  
  Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol member Johnny McDaid have separated after more than a decade together.
  The couple first started dating in 2013, getting engaged shortly after before calling it off in 2015, later reconciling but remaining un-engaged. According to People and the Daily Mail, the couple have now decided to split up, having last been photographed together in September 2025.
  Back in 2024, Cox revealed that their initial split in the mid-2010s took place during a therapy session, sha
  
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• T-Pain plays unreleased Oliver Tree collaboration weeks after the musician's tragic death

  29-06-2026 14:00 via music-news.com
  
  T-Pain treated the Electric Forest festival crowd to an unreleased track featuring the late Oliver Tree.
  
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• Metallica perform Tom Jones' Delilah at same venue it was banned from three years ago

  29-06-2026 14:00 via music-news.com
  
  Metallica revived Sir Tom Jones’ Delilah at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, where the song was previously barred due to its violent storyline.
  
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• Saves The Day announce ‘Stay What You Are’ 25th anniversary UK tour

  29-06-2026 13:37 via nme.com
  
  Saves The Day have announced a new UK tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of ‘Stay What You Are’.
  The new dates kick off later this year, and see the New Jersey emo icons revisit their 2001 album, 25 years after it’s initial release.
  ‘Stay What You Are’ was the third from the band and received widespread acclaim when it dropped – pushing beyond their earlier emo and hardcore sound, and marking the indie-punk’s earliest mainstream breakthrough.
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• The Coral announce 2026 UK and Ireland tour with Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more

  29-06-2026 13:02 via nme.com
  
  The Coral have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in nearly three years, with support coming from Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more. Find ticket information and a full list of new dates below.READ MORE: The Coral on going “back to basics” with surprise new album ‘388’: “We’ve rediscovered an attitude of ‘Fuck ’em’”The new tour dates are announced today (Monday June 29) and come in celebration of the indie icons surprise re
  
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• Investigation underway after dead newborn baby found in toilet at Electric Forest festival

  29-06-2026 12:23 via nme.com
  
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  The deceased body of a newborn was discovered in the toilets of a Michigan music festival, with an investigation now underway.
  The infant’s body was found in a portable camp ground toilets at the Electric Forest festival campgrounds in Rothbury. An employee of the restroom vending company made the upsetting discovery while conducting routine maintenance, Michigan State Police have said (per CBS News).
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• BET Awards 2026: check out the full winners list and see all the performances

  29-06-2026 12:10 via nme.com
  
  The winners of the 2026 BET Awards have been announced, with Teyana Taylor, Kehlani and Kendrick Lamar among the big winners on the night.
  Find a list of winners and performers on the night below.READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’ review: turning hatred into a teachable momentThe ceremony, which celebrates excellence across the full entertainment industry – including music, film and sports – was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles last night (Sunday June 28).
  
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• Skepta blasts 'grown men' for 'sickening' behaviour towards North West

  29-06-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Skepta claimed the "grown men" were trying to use North West at the fashion show.
  
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• Madonna argues AI is the 'opposite of making art'

  29-06-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna is currently promoting her new album, Confessions II, which is set to drop on 3 July.
  
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• Cardi B reflects on overcoming 'fear and anxiety' to release album during BET Awards speech

  29-06-2026 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Cardi B offered up a high-energy medley of her songs Hello, Check Please, ErrTime, and Pretty & Petty amid the ceremony.
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Lost Boys’ music video features a ‘RuneScape’ easter egg

  29-06-2026 11:43 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers returned with her first new music in four years last week – and the music video features a RuneScape easter egg.READ MORE: The rise, fall and rebirth of 2000s IT room favourite ‘RuneScape’‘Lost Boys’ is the lead single to Bridgers’ upcoming album ‘Lost Weekend’, which is due to launch August 14. The track features vocals from her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker alongside contributions from Christian Lee Hutson and Ja
  
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• The B-52s’ festival set cancelled just “minutes” before tornado hit venue in France, band hit out at promoter who knew “dangerous storm was brewing”

  29-06-2026 11:32 via nme.com
  
  The B-52‘s set at Frances’s Retro C Trop music festival was cancelled just minutes before a violent storm hit the area.READ MORE: DEVO and The B-52s on their joint tour and inspiring Nirvana: “Both bands are totally unique”“We are so sorry to everyone who came out to Chateau de Tilloloy yesterday,” the band shared in a Facebook post after their slot on Saturday night (June 27) got cancelled. “The storm made it impossible to continue, and the safety of ou
  
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• Metallica save the day with £20k to Cardiff Foodbank after supplies run low

  29-06-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  The metal giants funded 9,000 meals for people experiencing homelessness in Cardiff as their M72 Tour hit the Principality Stadium.
  
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• ARIRANG fever lands in London with BTS’s full-scale THE CITY LONDON takeover

  29-06-2026 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  The K-pop idols have announced multiple fan activities across the British capital between July 4 and 10 ahead of their July 6 to 7 tour dates at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
  
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• Walton Goggins teams up with The Strokes for ‘You Can Call Me Al’-inspired ‘Going Shopping’ video: “Never had the audacity to put something like this on my bucket list”

  29-06-2026 10:57 via nme.com
  
  Walton Goggins has teamed up with The Strokes for the new music video for ‘Going Shopping’, which makes nods to Paul Simon’s music video for ‘You Can Call Me Al’.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 was the lead single to be shared from the indie icons’ upcoming album ‘Reality Awaits’, which is a highly anticipated follow-up
  
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• Ebbb are in their feelings on ‘Ebbb’s Bittersweet Anthems’, an exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover

  29-06-2026 10:30 via nme.com
  
  NME’s latest stars of The Cover, Ebbb, have created an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.READ MORE: Ebbb’s euphoric synth-pop hits you where it hurtsThe rising London trio are on this week’s (June 29) edition of The Cover, a manifestation of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Ebbb’s profile here,
  
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• Watch Bad Bunny bring out Gorillaz in London for ‘Tormenta’ and ‘Clint Eastwood’

  29-06-2026 10:15 via nme.com
  
  Bad Bunny brought out Gorillaz in London to perform ‘Tormenta’ and ‘Clint Eastwood’ – check out footage below.READ MORE: Bad Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ review: ode to homeland is a new high for the Puerto Rican starThe Puerto Rican rapper and singer unveiled a huge world tour in support of his latest album ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ last year, taking him across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
  
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• Two Door Cinema Club announce ‘Tourist History’ 15th anniversary 2027 UK arena tour

  29-06-2026 09:59 via nme.com
  
  Two Door Cinema Club have announced their first UK and Ireland headline tour in over seven years – check out all the details below.READ MORE: Two Door Cinema Club: “We don’t want people to kneel at the altar of our genius, we want to entertain them”They’re set to mark the 15th anniversary of their era-defining debut ‘Tourist History’ with a five-date arena run early next year, when they’ll play a series of career-spanning sets. “It’s be
  
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• Charli xcx opens up about experiencing 'competitive jealousy'

  29-06-2026 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Charli xcx was jealous when she heard Lorde's 2013 track, Royals.
  
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• Lizzo was 'really sad' after new album's 'soul-crushing' chart performance

  29-06-2026 08:00 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Lizzo has confessed she felt "stressed and really sad" after her new album Bitch failed to crack the top charts in both the US and the UK.
  
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