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• Taylor Swift files trademark for Female Rage: The Musical

  14-05-2024 12:11 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift used the phrase to describe the new section of The Eras Tour on Sunday.
  
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• Eminem runs fake Slim Shady obituary in Detroit Newspaper

  14-05-2024 22:31 via nme.com
  
  Eminem ran a fake Slim Shady obituary in a Detroit Newspaper following the announcement of ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’.
  Photos of the obituary in the print issue of the Detroit Free Press began circling social media. The piece featured “Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions” as the headline with its subhead reading “Fans Will ‘Never Forget’ Controversial Rapper”. It also featured a photo of Eminem wearing a pair of dungarees and a
  
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• Watch the trailer for Billy Corgan’s new unscripted series ‘Adventures In Carnyland’

  14-05-2024 22:30 via nme.com
  
  A sneak peek of Billy Corgan‘s new unscripted series Adventures in Carnyland has just dropped – watch the trailer below.READ MORE: Smashing Pumpkins release new single ‘Beguiled’ and tell us about their three-part “rock opera”, ‘ATUM’The Smashing Pumpkins co-founder first announced the news in February, and the show will reportedly focus on his involvement in wrestling. Corgan has served as the president of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA
  
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• Childish Gambino Drops New Album and 2024 Mega-Tour Hitting North America, Europe, and Australasia

  14-05-2024 22:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Childish Gambino surprise-dropped a new album this week, unveiling tour dates for an international run of shows scheduled for later this year and into 2025. Actor Donald Glover, also known as the musician Childish Gambino, stayed true to his promise of a new album. On Monday, he surprised fans with the drop of Atavista, a […]
  
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• Taylor Swift Trademarks ‘Female Rage: The Musical’ as Eras Tour Treks to Europe

  14-05-2024 21:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Taylor Swift files a trademark application for ‘Female Rage: The Musical,’ adding her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ era to the Eras Tour as it treks across Europe. Taylor Swift is expanding her already epic Eras Tour with a The Tortured Poets Department set, and she’s filed a new trademark application to go with it. Last […]
  
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• Lizzo shares support for Palestine, Sudan, DR Congo and college protests: “We ain’t free ‘til we all free”

  14-05-2024 21:47 via nme.com
  
  Lizzo has spoken out and shared her support for Palestine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and college protesters.
  The musician took to Instagram yesterday (May 13) to show her support in a video addressing the various conflicts taking place.
  “I just want to take a second and give a personal thank you to all of the activists who have been working tirelessly to help the liberation and the freedom of the people who have been genocided all over the world, specifically Palestine, Sudan
  
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• Warner Music Doubles Down on Música Mexicana—Expanded Team, New Strategy, LA & Mexico Hubs

  14-05-2024 21:45 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Warner Music is strengthening its support for Música Mexicana with an expanded team, new A&R strategy, and hubs located in Los Angeles and Mexico City. The new forward-thinking approach combines an A&R team deeply rooted in Mexican culture with a thorough understanding of its music landscape with a marketing team whose global framework and local […]
  
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• Norway’s Eurovision entry Gåte nearly dropped out of the competition this year

  14-05-2024 20:48 via nme.com
  
  Norway’s Gåte have said they considered withdrawing from Eurovision this year “until the last second”.READ MORE: Inside the raging debate to watch Eurovision 2024: “This feels bigger than the contest”This year’s song contest has seen multiple controversies arise in the build up to the finale, which aired last Saturday (May 11).
  On top of the shock disqualification of Dutch entry Joost Klein, Eurovision organisers the EBU (European Broadcasting Union
  
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• Paul Weller thinks The Beatles split at the “right time”: “Imagine them going through synth pop in the ’80s”

  14-05-2024 20:42 via nme.com
  
  Paul Weller has shared he believes that The Beatles split at the “right time.”READ MORE: ‘Let It Be’ review: The Beatles dust off their spellbinding 1970 break-up docThe Modfather and former frontman of The Jam – who is set to release ‘66′, his 17th solo album and 28th studio LP in total since launching his career back in 1977 – spoke to Mojo, and recalled the impact The Beatles had on him when growing up.
  “Mum and Dad had old rock &lsqu
  
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• Foo Fighters, Noah Kahan Headline Rebranded Soundside Music Festival in Connecticut

  14-05-2024 20:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Bridgeport, Connecticut’s rebranded Soundside Music Festival (formerly Sound On Sound) has announced Foo Fighters and Noah Kahan will headline the two-day music show. The festival takes place along the banks of Long Island Sound at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT on September 28-29. Other performers include Queens from the Stone Age, Goo Goo Dolls, Teddy […]
  
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• Ibiza bans alcohol sales after 9.30pm in San Antonio to tackle “excessive tourism”

  14-05-2024 20:12 via nme.com
  
  A number of Balearic islands, including Ibiza and Mallorca, are set to band alcohol sales after 9.30pm to tackle “excessive tourism”.
  According to DJ Mag, the new law took effect on May 11, where popular tourist destinations such as Ibiza’s San Antonio and Mallorca’s Magaluf will have new sanctions on alcohol purchase and consumption placed on them.
  The ban on alcohol sales will reportedly take effect between 9:30pm and 8am in party hotspots, adding onto past legisla
  
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• Inhaler announce autumn 2024 North American tour

  14-05-2024 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Inhaler have announced an autumn 2024 North American tour set to kick off later this year.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Inhaler: “We’re not here to be a mid-bill festival band – you have to keep pushing to the very top”The Dublin band – comprised of Eli Hewson, Rob Keating, Josh Jenkinson and Ryan McMahon – took to their official social media accounts to reveal that they will be hitting the road across North America beginning in October.
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• Janelle Monáe says she felt “othered” early on in her career

  14-05-2024 19:49 via nme.com
  
  Janelle Monáe has revealed that she felt “othered” early on in her career because she didn’t know how to make her music “translate”.READ MORE: Janelle Monáe – ‘The Age Of Pleasure’ review: an unabashedly sexy sonic voyageThe Kansas singer, actor and rapper is set to headline the first-ever I Made Rock ‘N’ Roll Festival, which will take place this Saturday (May 18) at the American Legion Mall in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  
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• Downtown Launches Royalties and Financial Services Division, Sets Sights on ‘Ensuring Every Stream Is Accounted For’

  14-05-2024 19:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Less than one week removed from its announcement of a $500 million Bank of America credit facility, Downtown Music has launched a royalties and financial-services division. The Curve Royalty Systems owner Downtown reached out with word of its just-minted unit today, after naming Pieter van Rijn CEO in April. According to the New York City-based […]
  
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• John Barbata, Drummer for the Turtles and Jefferson Starship, Dead at 79

  14-05-2024 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Session musician also played on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 4 Way Street and its single "Ohio"
  
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• Ringo Starr says The Beatles would have made far fewer records had it not been for “workaholic” Paul McCartney

  14-05-2024 19:14 via nme.com
  
  Ringo Starr has revealed that The Beatles wouldn’t have made as many records had it not been for “workaholic” Paul McCartney.READ MORE: ‘Let It Be’ review: The Beatles dust off their spellbinding 1970 break-up docThe drummer of the legendary band sat down with journalist Dan Rather for a new interview on AXS TV. Starr opened up about how The Beatles didn’t get along and how without Macca, they wouldn’t have made nearly as many records as they did.
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• Detroit Newspaper Mourns ‘Tortured Existence’ of Eminem’s Slim Shady in Obituary

  14-05-2024 18:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper's forthcoming album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace), is scheduled to arrive this summer
  
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• Nav confirms speculation of new album 'On My Way 2 Rexdale' coming this summer

  14-05-2024 18:47 via music-news.com
  
  Chart-topping rapper, producer, and XO artist NAV has confirmed speculation surrounding an upcoming album.
  
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• The Number One Song In the Country Is a Diss Track. Is That a Good Thing?

  14-05-2024 18:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar’s eviscerating Drake diss “Not Like Us,” topped this week's charts. It says a lot about the state of hip-hop 
  
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• Chief Keef Enters Legendary Status With ‘Almighty So 2’

  14-05-2024 18:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper’s long-awaited fifth studio album is the link between millennials and Gen Z that rap needs
  
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• Reporter denies being assaulted by Drake as Kendrick Lamar conspiracy theories go viral 

  14-05-2024 17:59 via nme.com
  
  A reporter has come forward and denied being assaulted by Drake, as conspiracy theories about the Canadian rapper and Kendrick Lamar are going viral.READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timelineThe two rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, although the beef has come to a head in recent weeks – with each sharing increasingly personal diss tracks lately and other artists getting involved.
  Now, the rumours about the two have reached a new level after a
  
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• The Beach Boys: “Our best promo guys in the whole world were John Lennon and Paul McCartney”

  14-05-2024 17:32 via nme.com
  
  Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys have discussed their new Disney+ documentary, the support they had from The Beatles, and the health of songwriter Brian Wilson.
  Interviewed by Mariella Frostrup alongside The Beach Boys’ documentary director Frank Marshall at Abbey Road Studios last night (May 13), the pair revealed that the 81-year-old Wilson – who has recently been placed under conservatorship for what his doctors call a “major neurocognitive disorder” &nda
  
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• Watch David Bowie and David Sanborn Serenade the ‘Young Americans’ on ‘Dick Cavett’

  14-05-2024 17:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Decades later, the saxophonist, who died Sunday, warmly recalled his time backing Bowie on one of his most iconic albums
  
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• Watch Brian Eno, Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell, Michael Stipe and Bastille’s Dan Smith read ‘Voices For Gaza’ letters of Palestinian’s war experience 

  14-05-2024 17:03 via nme.com
  
  Brian Eno, as well as members of Fontaines D.C., R.E.M, Bastille and more have read out letters from Palestinians suffering in Gaza as part of a ‘Voices For Gaza’ initiative.
  The clips have been shared on the Instagram page for Voices For Gaza, and sees famous faces from across the entertainment industry read letters from those in Palestine aloud, recalling the graphic details of the war.
  It aims to help raise funds for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians and bring awareness to
  
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• The Rolling Stones Rehearsed 60 to 70 Songs for ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Tour

  14-05-2024 16:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Creative team behind band's ongoing trek explains everything that went into getting the band into stadiums
  
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• Chris Stapleton Takes ‘Loving You on My Mind’ Higher With The War and Treaty, Jennifer Hudson

  14-05-2024 16:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The three acts performed the song from Stapleton's latest studio album, Higher, during a new episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show
  
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• Over 100 acts have now dropped out of The Great Escape 2024 in Gaza boycott, with support from Massive Attack

  14-05-2024 16:13 via nme.com
  
  Over 100 acts have now dropped out of this year’s Great Escape Festival in solidarity with Palestine, with Massive Attack also speaking out in support of the boycott.
  The 2024 edition of the event – which showcases new and rising artists – is due to take place across various music venues in Brighton from tomorrow (May 15) until Saturday (18).READ MORE: The 10 best new acts we saw at The Great Escape 2023The Great Escape is sponsored by Barclays, which has been a source of
  
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• John Legend explains Chrissy Teigen's neck injury

  14-05-2024 16:11 via music-news.com
  
  Singer John Legend explains why his wife is sporting a neck brace.
  
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• Eurovision bosses defend disqualifying Joost Klein

  14-05-2024 16:11 via music-news.com
  
  Eurovision Song Contest bosses have shed new light on Joost Klein's disqualification.
  
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• Listen to a preview of new Billie Eilish song in ‘Heartstopper’ season three trailer

  14-05-2024 16:02 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has previewed one of her new tracks in the teaser for season three of Netflix‘s Heartstopper.READ MORE: ‘Heartstopper’ season two review: more teenage tenderness in a time of turbulenceThe hit Netflix series is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama focusing on the friendships and relationships of secondary school students at the fictional Truham Grammar School.
  In the new teaser, Charlie – played by Joe Locke –  stands in front of his mi
  
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