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• Texas announce summer 2025 outdoor UK shows

  30-09-2024 17:12 via nme.com
  
  Texas have announced a string of outdoor shows in the UK for next summer. Find all dates and ticket information below.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Sharleen SpiteriThe iconic Scottish band, headlined by Sharleen Spiteri, recently wrapped up their 2024 UK Arena tour, which followed the release of last year’s compilation album, ‘The Very Best Of 1989 – 2023’.
  Now, they’ve revealed they’ll be playing multiple outdoor shows next summer. They&rsq
  
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• ‘Beatles ’64’ Doc Produced by Martin Scorsese to Examine Beatlemania in America

  14-10-2024 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Film, which includes rare footage and new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, will premiere on Disney+ next month
  
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• American Music Awards Reached Record 12.9 Million Viewers With Special Anniversary Grand Comeback

  14-10-2024 16:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The special marked the first AMAs event since 2022 and featured performances from Mariah Carey, Stray Kids, Green Day, Brad Paisley, and more
  
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• Women’s rights campaigners petition to stop Chris Brown from performing in South Africa

  14-10-2024 16:21 via nme.com
  
  The South African women’s rights group Women For Change has started a petition to prevent Chris Brown from performing a show in the country, which has racked up over 27,000 signatures.
  The controversial pop star sold out the 94,00-capacity FNB Stadium in Johannesburg in less than two hours, with demand being so high that a second night was added.
  However, there was backlash over the announcement of the show given Brown’s history of domestic violence.
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• ‘Screen-Free Audio Player for Children’ Yoto Announces $15 Million Raise, Eyes Aggressive International Expansion

  14-10-2024 16:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Children’s audio platform Yoto has announced $15 million in additional funding and disclosed plans to spearhead an aggressive global buildout. Photo Credit: Yoto
  Just months after revealing a $22 million injection, children’s audio platform Yoto has scored “a $15 million funding package” from HSBC UK and set its sights on an aggressive international expansion.
  London-headquartered Yoto, now approaching its 10th year as a company, reached out with word of the $15 million r
  
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• Julia Fox shares “regret” on dating Kanye West: “I was being used as a pawn”

  14-10-2024 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Julia Fox has admitted she regrets entering a relationship with Kanye West, which she says put her in “probably the most uncomfortable position in my life”.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? Fox and West dated briefly in 2022, not long after West’s marriage to Kim Kardashian ended.
  Now, Fox has said that she never wanted to make the relationship public but was nonetheless used as a “pawn
  
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• Skunk Anansie announce 2025 UK tour

  14-10-2024 15:54 via nme.com
  
  Skunk Anansie have announced a UK headline tour for 2025 – you can find all the details below.READ MORE: Skunk Anansie talk legacy and “ushering in a new generation of Black music”The iconic rock band are due to hit the road next spring, kicking off the trek with a performance at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London.
  Further dates are scheduled in Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Bournemouth, Brighton and other locations througho
  
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• “The industry needs to do more to give back”: Andy Burnham, Lisa Nandy and more address grassroots venue crisis at Beyond The Music 2024

  14-10-2024 15:18 via nme.com
  
  Andy Burnham, Jon Collins, Jo Twist and figures from the music industry have spoken out about the urgent need to support the grassroots at Beyond The Music 2024.READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: “The big companies and arenas are now going to have to answer for this”The conference and festival, which was just held in Manchester last week (9-12 October), returned after its inaugural year in 2023. Held at the recently-erected Aviva Studios, t
  
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• The Cure Call Out Artists Who Enable Ticketmaster Dynamic Pricing ‘Scam’: ‘It’s Driven by Greed’

  14-10-2024 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frontman Robert Smith rejected the notion that artists have no say in the pricing of their tours: "They all know. If they say they do not, they’re either stupid or lying. It’s just driven by greed"
  
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• New ‘Beatles ’64’ documentary coming to Disney+, produced by Martin Scorsese

  14-10-2024 15:02 via nme.com
  
  A new Beatles documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi is coming to Disney+ next month – find all the details below.
  The film, titled Beatles ’64, is set to arrive exclusively on the streaming platform on Friday November 29, it has been announced today (October 14).READ MORE: The Beatles: Get Back review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epicPer an official description, the forthcoming doc “captures the electrifying mome
  
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• The Cure’s Robert Smith on his relationship with football, and why having a curry with Stan Bowles was “the highlight of my life”

  14-10-2024 13:44 via nme.com
  
  The Cure frontman Robert Smith has spoken about his relationship with football, revealing that having a curry with the late Stan Bowles was “the highlight of [his] life”.
  Former England and Queens Park Rangers forward Bowles died in February, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015. He was 75 years old.READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ review: a masterful reflection on lossBowles played more than 560 games in English football and was
  
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• ‘Guitar Hero’ inspired crossover rock star to pick up instrument

  14-10-2024 12:58 via nme.com
  
  Experimental folk artist Yasmin Williams has said she only learnt the guitar after playing Guitar Hero.READ MORE: The best music-related video games of all timeYasmin Williams brings together folk, rock and jazz with her experimental acoustic music, and released new album ‘Acadia’ earlier this month. “‘Acadia’ is a place of peace, a place where creativity can blossom, a place where everyone can fit in together and collaborate effectively, a place where the fruits of
  
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• Slayer's Kerry King wants Dwayne Johnson to play him in biopic

  14-10-2024 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Kerry King was asked which actor he would want to play him on the big-screen and chose The Rock.
  
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• Charli XCX and Kesha join forces for Spring Breakers remix

  14-10-2024 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Kesha is the latest artists recruited by Charli XCX for a 'Brat' remix with the pair dropping the new version of 'Spring Breakers' on October 14.
  
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• MAMA Awards 2024: SEVENTEEN, LE SSERAFIM, Jennie and more lead nominations

  14-10-2024 12:15 via nme.com
  
  The complete nominations list for the MAMA Awards 2024 have been revealed – see the full list below.READ MORE: 13 best spooky K-pop songs for HalloweenToday (October 14),the MAMA Awards (previously known as the Mnet Asian Music Awards) released its full list of nominees across 18 categories. The 2024 MAMA Awards is set to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on November 21, and on November 22 and 23 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
  It will mark the first time that
  
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• Sigur Rós announce European tour with local orchestras – including London Royal Albert Hall residency

  14-10-2024 12:02 via nme.com
  
  Sigur Rós have announced a UK and European tour where they’ll perform with local orchestras, including a London residency – find all the details below.READ MORE: Sigur Rós – ‘ÁTTA’ review: their first in a decade is a welcome comeback The Icelandic trio are set to perform in “some of the world’s most iconic orchestral venues” where they’ll showcase their 2023 album ‘ÁTTA’ alongside tracks from
  
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• The Offspring announce ‘Supercharged’ 2025 UK arena tour

  14-10-2024 11:19 via nme.com
  
  The Offspring have announced a UK arena tour for 2025 – you can find all the details below.READ MORE: The Offspring interview: “We wanted to make a record that was quintessentially us, and we fucking nailed it”The US punk band are due to hit the road next November in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, ‘Supercharged’, which was released last Friday (October 11).
  It’ll mark The Offspring’s first headline trek in the UK since 2021, and foll
  
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• RIIZE's Seunghan departs band two days after his return was confirmed

  14-10-2024 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Seunghan has apologised for the "confusion" caused after he was confirmed to be returning to the South Korean boy band after a year-long hiatus before leaving two days later.
  
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• 'I'm not interested in cleaning it': James Bay still uses guitar with his blood marks

  14-10-2024 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  James Bay has opened up about his "emotional" connection to his guitars and how he refuses to clean the blood he shed playing one of his beloved instruments.
  
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• Listen to Juliet Ivy’s exclusive “tiny but scary good” playlist to accompany The Cover

  14-10-2024 10:30 via nme.com
  
  NME’s latest star of The Cover, Juliet Ivy, has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.READ MORE: Juliet Ivy is high on lifeThe rising New York singer-songwriter is on this week’s (October 14) edition of The Cover, a renewal 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 the profile of Juliet Ivy here, written
  
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• Niall Horan confirms hiatus at final gig of ‘The Show’ tour

  14-10-2024 10:29 via nme.com
  
  Niall Horan has announced that he is going on hiatus, but promised to return with a “brand new album”.READ MORE: Niall Horan: “The last time I wrote an album I did less thinking”The former One Direction member wrapped up his huge 2024 ‘The Show’ world tour last week, in support of his third solo record of the same name – which was released in June 2023.
  During his final concert of the trek at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia last Wednesday (Oc
  
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• Mariah Carey jokes about being 'tortured' by overhead lighting

  14-10-2024 10:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey has maintained she is fine with the way she looks in natural light.
  
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• Liam Gallagher Calls ‘Saturday Night Live’ Oasis Skit ‘Excruciating’

  14-10-2024 09:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Cast members James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman played the Gallagher brothers in a Weekend Update sketch
  
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• Billie Eilish insists solo tour is “not the end” of working with Finneas

  14-10-2024 09:34 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has insisted that she will continue working with her brother and collaborator Finneas, despite him being largely absent from her current tour.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighterThe pop star is on the North American leg of her ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ world tour. However, the trek marks the first time she has performed shows without her co-writer and producer – who is touring
  
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• BTS’ Jin to Release Debut Solo LP in November

  14-10-2024 09:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  The announcement follows his upbeat surprise single "Super Tuna"
  
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• Robert Smith reveals the profound coincidence and death behind the ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ album art

  14-10-2024 08:40 via nme.com
  
  Robert Smith has explained the profound coincidence and death behind the cover artwork for The Cure‘s new album, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.
  The band are set to release their long-awaited 14th studio record – the follow-up to 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’ – on November 1. Smith and co. have already shared the singles ‘Alone’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’.READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ review: a masterfu
  
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• BTS star Jin to release debut solo album in November

  14-10-2024 08:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jin is "preparing" to release his solo album next month after shooting up the charts with 'Super Tuna'.
  
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• Billie Eilish's solo tour is 'not the end' of working with brother Finneas

  14-10-2024 08:00 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Billie Eilish has insisted her decision go on tour without her brother Finneas is "not the end" of their working relationship - declaring the producer "can't be in two places at once".
  
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• BTS’ Jin to release debut solo album in November, Big Hit Music confirms

  14-10-2024 07:14 via nme.com
  
  BTS‘ Jin is set to release his debut solo album sometime in November, his label Big Hit Music has confirmed.READ MORE:Jennie’s new single ‘Mantra’ is a satisfying extension of the BLACKPINK blueprint
  Today (October 14), Big Hit Music announced that BTS’ Jin will release his debut solo album, sharing that the singer’s new music is due out sometime in November. “The detailed information will be disclosed once it is confirmed,” Big Hit Music stated in
  
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• Liam Gallagher reacts to Saturday Night Live sketch poking fun at Oasis reunion

  14-10-2024 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  The Oasis reunion tour is set to kick off in July 2025.
  
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