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• Steve Albini’s bands Shellac and Big Black are now available on Spotify

  19-05-2024 21:55 via nme.com
  
  Steve Albini‘s bands Shellac and Big Black now have their catalogues available for listening on Spotify.READ MORE: Steve Albini, 1962-2024: engineer who shaped rock’s most visceral momentsAlbini passed away aged 61 earlier this month due to a heart attack. He was well known for being the producer of major albums such as Nirvana’s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’, PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid of Me’, Manic Street Preachers
  
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• Hard-Fi tease mysterious date: “Don’t go making plans”

  19-05-2024 22:37 via nme.com
  
  Hard-Fi have teased a mysterious date just months after wrapping up their first reunion tour in over a decade.READ MORE: Hard-Fi: “‘Stars of CCTV’ seems more relevant now than it did back in 2005”The Staines indie-rock band announced a series of sporadic reunion shows in 2022, where their tour celebrating 15 years of ‘Stars of CCTV’ sold out in just 10 minutes. They would later announce their first full UK tour in 11 years in May last year, going on to play Lo
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs apologises for his 'inexcusable behaviour'

  19-05-2024 21:01 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper has claimed he hit "rock bottom" and sought professional help.
  
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• Diddy apologises for “inexcusable” 2016 video allegedly showing him attacking ex Cassie

  19-05-2024 20:13 via nme.com
  
  Diddy has apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in a video allegedly showing him attacking ex Cassie.
  The apology follows footage obtained and published by CNN on Friday (March 17) which appeared to show the rapper beating his former partner, singer Cassie, and throwing an unidentified object at her from a nearby table.
  The footage aligns with testimony Cassie gave in a lawsuit filed against the rap mogul, in which she claimed Diddy “became extremely intoxicated and punche
  
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• Jon Wysocki, the original Staind drummer, has died aged 53

  19-05-2024 20:04 via nme.com
  
  Jon Wysocki, the founding drummer of Staind, has passed away aged 53.
  Wysocki reportedly died on Saturday (May 18); according to Blabbermouth, the musician had been suffering from issues with his liver before his death, which required medical attention. However, his official cause of death is currently unknown.
  The drummer’s current and former bandmates confirmed the news on social media. Though Lydia’s Castle said there was a full statement soon to come, Soil wrote: “Toda
  
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• Sean Combs Claims ‘Full Responsibility’ for Cassie Assault in Video Apology: ‘I Make No Excuses’

  19-05-2024 18:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I was disgusted then when I did it and I’m disgusted now," Combs says after 2016 hotel surveillance video surfaces
  
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• Check out the stacked line-up for Cambridge Club Festival 2024

  19-05-2024 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Chaka Khan, Jessie Ware and the Earth, Wind and Fire Experience have been announced to headline this year’s Cambridge Club Festival – check out the full roster below.
  The Cambridge Club Festival will arrive at Childerly Orchard, Cambridge on June 7-9, where you can expect to see other acts such as Mel C, Natasha Bedingfield, Rebecca Ferguson and Sister Sledge. Additionally, Fat Tony, Mousse T., Norman Jay, DJ Paulette and Denise Van Outen are set to DJ at the festival.
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• Cate Blanchett’s Cannes Film ‘Rumours’ Named After Fleetwood Mac Album, Directors Confirm

  19-05-2024 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The album was famously creatively fraught and everyone was sleeping with each other, so it made sense to us," co-director Galen Johnson says
  
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• Charli XCX Isn’t Holding Back

  19-05-2024 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She's one of pop's most visionary stars. On her new album, Brat, Charli opens up about everything from potential motherhood to her feelings about SOPHIE — and it’s addictive listening. She explains all in this Rolling Stone U.K. cover story
  
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• Travis Kelce Declares ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Favorite Album of the Year

  19-05-2024 14:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Chiefs star hosted his second Kelce Jam festival in Kansas on Saturday
  
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• Thundercat on sobriety: “I decided to stop drinking in the apocalypse, which wasn’t great timing”

  19-05-2024 13:28 via nme.com
  
  Thundercat has spoken about becoming sober, revealing that he chose an awkward time to quit alcohol.READ MORE: Thundercat on new material: “This time, there’s an air of just letting things be what they are” The bass virtuoso has been sober for five years and spoke about how sobriety influenced his music in a new interview for NME In Conversation. 
  “In life, I just chose something different, and what comes with it comes with it,” he said. “In cer
  
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• Man says learning how to DJ helped ‘reawaken my brain’ after injury

  19-05-2024 12:44 via nme.com
  
  A man who suffered significant brain injuries has said that learning to DJ has “really awakened his brain”.
  David Wilson, 38, was stabbed in his right eye in an unprovoked attack in 2005, with the blade penetrating his brain.
  Since then, he has been training to be a drum’n’bass DJ, under the mentorship of Wiltshire DJ Emma Ryalls, with his first show having taken place in Salisbury this weekend (May 17)
  “My thinking is a bit blurred,” he explained to the BBC a
  
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• Slipknot fans now have a nickname for Craig Jones’ new mystery replacement

  19-05-2024 12:38 via nme.com
  
  Slipknot fans have begun referring to the mystery member who replaced keyboardist and sampler Craig Jones last year as ‘Samples’ following the reveal of the band’s new masks this week.READ MORE: Slipknot’s Clown talks 2024 tour and new material: “This band has never been happier”Jones’ departure was announced almost a year ago with his replacement introduced almost immediately after, just prior to The Nine’s headline slot at that year’s 
  
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• Slash says Guns N’ Roses are “trying” to make a new album

  19-05-2024 11:48 via nme.com
  
  Slash has said that Guns N’ Roses are currently “trying” to make a new album, and that he is “working with them in that capacity”.READ MORE: Slash talks Glastonbury, Guns N’ Roses and gory new horror movie ‘The Breach’The hard rock legends have not released a full-length record since 2008’s much-delayed ‘Chinese Democracy’, on which Slash did not appear. Since he rejoined in 2016, they have released a handful of new tracks, i
  
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• Sharon Osbourne on why she “felt terrible” over daughter Aimee not being part of ‘The Osbournes’ series

  19-05-2024 11:20 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Osbourne has revealed she “felt terrible” over her and Ozzy Osbourne‘s daughter Aimee not being a bit of their hit ’00s reality series The Osbournes. READ MORE: ARO’s Aimée Osbourne on ‘House Of Lies’ and stepping out of her family’s shadow The MTV series, which starred Ozzy, his wife Sharon, and children Jack and Kelly, aired from 2002-2005 and paved the way for personality-driven reality TV shows. Although the show he
  
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• Watch Kelly Clarkson perform ‘Say It Ain’t So’ with Weezer

  19-05-2024 11:12 via nme.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson joined Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson on a version of Weezer’s ‘Say It Ain’t So’ on her show this week – watch the footage below.READ MORE: Rivers Cuomo on building an online community of fans who “like big guitars and weird lyrics”The 2002 American Idol winner has been hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show on US syndicated television since 2019, and for the last few years the show has included ‘Kellyoke’, where she performs ve
  
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• Watch Sabrina Carpenter perform ‘Espresso’ and more on ‘SNL’ debut

  19-05-2024 10:03 via nme.com
  
  Sabrina Carpenter made her debut appearance on Saturday Night Live last night (May 18), where she performed numerous songs including her recent smash hit ‘Espresso’ – check it out below.READ MORE: Sabrina Carpenter talks NME through her ‘Firsts’The song arrived last month, and came as the follow-up to her hit 2022 album ‘Emails I Can’t Send’ and recent singles ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Feather’.
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• Slash: Guns N' Roses are 'trying' to make a new record

  19-05-2024 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Slash has confirmed Guns N' Roses are "trying" to make a new album, which would be the follow-up to 2008's 'Chinese Democracy'.
  
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• New Kids On The Block singer Jordan Knight no longer listens to albums

  19-05-2024 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  You won't catch Jordan Knight listening to an album in its entirety.
  
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• Dua Lipa changes choreography after 'slipping' on sweat

  19-05-2024 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Dua Lipa has had to change her tour choreography because she keeps "slipping" on her dancers' sweat.
  
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• ‘SNL’: Sabrina Carpenter Brings Swanky ‘Espresso’ to Late Night

  19-05-2024 08:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Also performs medley of "Feather" and "Nonsense"
  
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• Country singer Zac Brown sues ex over Insta post

  19-05-2024 07:01 via music-news.com
  
  Country singer Zac Brown has requested a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife.
  
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• Taylor Swift Debuts ‘Guilty as Sin?’ and Triple ‘1989’ Mashup for 89th Eras Tour Show

  19-05-2024 02:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  Musician took to the piano for “Say Don’t Go,” “Welcome to New York,” and “Clean” during her second night in Stockholm
  
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• BBC “explainer” newsreader Ros Atkins to DJ at Glastonbury 2024

  18-05-2024 23:33 via nme.com
  
  Ros Atkins, the BBC newsreader known for his ‘explainer’ videos, has revealed he is “astonished” to be DJing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2024: check out the full line-up and stage splits so far Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline. The final tickets for this year’s bash went on sale in the re-sale on April 21 and sol
  
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• Paul Weller says getting older has made him more “experimental” and “open-minded”

  18-05-2024 22:25 via nme.com
  
  Paul Weller has said that age has made him more “experimental” and “open-minded”, ahead of the release of his new album. READ MORE: Paul Weller: “I’m trying different things as much as I can – time is of the essence, man” Weller’s new record ‘66’, announced back in February, is set to be released on Friday (May 24), the day before the Modfather’s 66th birthday. It is the former frontman of The Jam’s
  
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• Watch Lana Del Rey sing ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ with Jelly Roll at Hangout Festival

  18-05-2024 21:28 via nme.com
  
  Lana Del Rey brought out Jelly Roll during her headline set at Hangout Festival last night for a version of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’.READ MORE: Lana Del Rey live at Coachella 2024: distinctive star stays true to herselfThe singer was headlining the first night of the festival at Gulf Shores, Alabama, and after singing alongside other guests Tommy Genesis, Benson Boone and Nessa Barrett, she opted to round out her 16-track set with a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic with Jelly Rol
  
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• Lil Yachty doesn’t think Drake either won or lost beef with Kendrick Lamar

  18-05-2024 19:51 via nme.com
  
  Lil Yachty has said that he believes that neither Drake nor Kendrick Lamar “won or lost” their epic recent beef.READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timelineThe Atlanta rapper himself was dragged into the feud when he was namechecked on Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’ (“Yachty can’t give you no swag neither, I don’t give a fuck ‘bout who you hang with”), which he has said he “didn’t really want anything to do with&r
  
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• Watch the Avett Brothers Showcase Songs From Self-Titled LP for ‘Saturday Sessions’

  18-05-2024 19:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Long-running folk act performed "Orion's Belt," "Country Kid" and "Forever Now" from new Rick Rubin-produced album
  
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• Billie Eilish calls Jesse Rutherford “one of my favourite people”

  18-05-2024 18:59 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has described her ex-boyfriend and The Neighbourhood frontman Jesse Rutherford as “one of my favourite people in the world”.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighterThe two dated for around seven months in 2022 and 2023, but it appears that they remain on good terms.
  Eilish, who released her third studio album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ yesterday (May 17), was speaking to Rolling Stone
  
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• Listen to Head Automatica’s first new music since 2006 with prowling new single ‘Bear The Cross’

  18-05-2024 18:21 via nme.com
  
  Head Automatica, the band led by Glassjaw’s Daryl Palumbo, have returned with their first new music since 2006 in the form of ‘Bear The Cross’.
  The band resurfaced after a long absence in 2023, playing a series of shows around the US. The current line-up features Palumbo alongside Richard Flesh (bass), Craig Bonich (guitar), Chad Hasty (drums) and Eric Mitchell (electronics).
  And now, they are back with new material. ‘Bear The Cross’ is a moody, prowling track with
  
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