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• Charli XCX, Post Malone Receive Additional Grammy Nomination for Art Direction

  20-12-2024 23:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Recording Academy nominee update also gives Sufjan Stevens his second-ever Grammy nod for work on John Legend's "Always Come Back"
  
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• Lupita Infante Is Honoring Her Family Legacy While Carving Her Own Path

  20-12-2024 23:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Mexican singer talks about her song "¡Navidad! ¡Navidad!" and how the holidays are connected to her grandfather Pedro Infante
  
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• Watch Waxahatchee perform at NPR’s Tiny Desk for the first time in 10 years

  20-12-2024 23:20 via nme.com
  
  Waxahatchee has recently performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, marking her return to the show in 10 years.READ MORE: Waxahatchee: “I didn’t want ‘Saint Cloud’ to seem like a fluke”The singer-songwriter – real name Katie Crutchfield – appeared on the viral series in support of her Grammy-nominated album ‘Tigers Blood’. While at the iconic eccentric office space, Crutchfield performed a five-song set which included the likes of ‘Much
  
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• Usher’s ‘Past, Present, Future’ Tour Clocks 62 Straight Sellouts

  20-12-2024 23:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Usher by Kevin Mazur for Getty Images / Live Nation
  Usher wraps up the North American leg of his Past, Present, Future tour in Miami, clocking 62 sold-out shows across the trek.
  On December 19, entertainment icon Usher wrapped up the North American leg of his Past, Present, Future tour at Kaseya Center in Miami. Guests of the evening included Uncle Luke, DJ Khaled, and JT Money, creating a truly unforgettable night.
  The North American leg of the tour sold over 800,000 tickets, with
  
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• Academy Disqualifies Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ Track from Oscar Eligibility

  20-12-2024 23:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Better Man from Paramount Pictures
  Despite making the finalists for Best Original Song at the Oscars, the Academy disqualifies Robbie Williams’ track from his recent biopic.
  Robbie Williams’ song, “Forbidden Road” from his recent biopic, Better Man, has been disqualified from Oscar eligibility at this year’s Academy Awards, despite having made the shortlist of 15 finalists.
  Written by Williams, Freddy Wexler, and Sacha Skarbek, the song was recently no
  
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• Def Jam Launches Ad-Supported TV Channel on Tubi, Samsung TV+

  20-12-2024 23:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Def Jam Recordings is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channel—the first of its kind in the United States.
  The new channel will feature both long-form and short-form content including music videos, documentaries, and live performances. Celebrated artists like LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, John Legend, and DMX are just some of the artists who will be featured on the channel.
  “The Def Jam channel will be the culminatio
  
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• Listen to Rob Halford and Alice Cooper’s kid-friendly holiday song ‘My Christmas List’

  20-12-2024 22:43 via nme.com
  
  Alice Cooper and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford have released a Christmas song for children – listen to the track and watch the video here.READ MORe: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Alice Cooper‘My Christmas List’ is a collaboration with the charity Rock For Children, and is set to benefit Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers organisation, a non-profit that provides teenagers with after-school training in sound engineering, staging, lighti
  
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• A (Final?) TikTok Christmas — Celebrating #HolidayMusic with Mariah Carey, WHAM!, Michael Bublé & More

  20-12-2024 22:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  TikTok launches a festive in-app experience with exclusive content for the holiday season and reveals the top Christmas songs for 2024.
  With Christmas just around the corner — and TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain — the platform invites users to search for #HolidayMusic for a festive new in-app experience. The #HolidayMusic hub offers exclusive content, profile frames, playlists, and more goodies for fans to unwrap. In addition to the holiday hub, TikTo
  
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• My Life in Radiohead: Bassist Colin Greenwood Looks Back — and Ponders His Band’s Future

  20-12-2024 22:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Greenwood, author of a new book of Radiohead photos, reminisces about his years in the band, gives more details about the band's recent private reunion, and much more in our new interview
  
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• Spotify Fires Back Against Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Streaming Manipulation Allegations: ‘No Evidence to Substantiate This Claim’

  20-12-2024 22:04 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Spotify has officially fired back against Drake’s claims that it and Universal Music conspired to artificially boost the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”The platform refuted Drake’s allegations today, after the Australia-bound artist levied (via his Frozen Moments company) streaming manipulation claims against it as well as UMG last month.
  As many know, those decidedly serious accusations of wrongdoing – which could hav
  
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• SZA releases new album ‘Lana’ and shares a new Kendrick Lamar collaboration

  20-12-2024 21:47 via nme.com
  
  SZA has released ‘Lana’, the reissue of her 2022 album ‘SOS’ – and it includes a Kendrick Lamar feature.READ MORE: SZA live at Glastonbury 2024: mesmerising shapeshifter proves her place as a headlinerThis week, the singer revealed that the long-awaited Lana would arrive today (December 20). She first began teasing the album last year, and announced earlier this month that it would be the deluxe version of ‘SOS’ rather than a standalone album.
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• Finneas says touring without Billie Eilish is “very bittersweet”

  20-12-2024 21:28 via nme.com
  
  Finneas has opened up about going on tour without his sister and collaborator Billie Eilish, sharing that it is “very bittersweet”.READ MORE:  On The Cover – Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond”The musician and producer has joined Eilish on tour for nearly the entirety of her career with her current ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ tour marking the first time the duo are not on the road together.
  The Grammy
  
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• Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer expecting baby number 2

  20-12-2024 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer have shared happy pregnancy news.
  
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• Bruce Springsteen teases “never-before-released” material ahead of ‘Born To Run’ 50th anniversary

  20-12-2024 20:47 via nme.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen has teased a jam-packed 2025 with extended tour dates and the release of “never-before-released” material.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen live in London: the heartland hero remains firmly at his majestic peakIt has been announced via a press release that the 75-year-old rock icon will be kicking off 2025 with an extension of his global tour with The E Street Band, and will hit the road on May 14 with a show in Manchester’s Co-Op Live followed by stops in var
  
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• Spotify responds to Drake’s claims that it “artificially inflated” Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ streaming numbers

  20-12-2024 20:45 via nme.com
  
  Following Drake’s claims that Spotify “artificially inflated” the streaming figures for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, the streaming platform has responded with an official statement.READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timelineLast month, Drake accused Spotify and his label, Universal Music Group, of inflating the numbers for the track, in which Lamar takes aim at the rapper as part of their ongoing feud. He also accused UMG &ndash
  
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• SZA, J. Cole, Burna Boy and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  20-12-2024 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
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• Gunna, J. Cole, Burna Boy and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  20-12-2024 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
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• Robbie Williams Song Disqualified From Oscars Over Alleged Similarities With Other Tune

  20-12-2024 20:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Academy says "Forbidden Road" was bumped from the shortlist because it "incorporates material" from Jim Croce's "I Got a Name"
  
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• Sabrina Carpenter Wants a Job at NPR After Her Tiny Desk Performance

  20-12-2024 19:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer brought a string orchestra and her bouncy curls for a silly performance
  
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• Lady Gaga reveals ‘Die With A Smile’ with Bruno Mars is “huge part” of new album

  20-12-2024 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Lady Gaga’s duet with Bruno Mars, ‘Die With A Smile’, is set to be a large part of her upcoming album.READ MORE: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: Lady Gaga shines in a provocative prison musicalThe singer first teased her as-yet-untitled seventh solo studio album back in October, two months after dropping the Mars collab.
  Initially, the track – which has received Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance, was promoted
  
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• The Weeknd announces release date for ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ film

  20-12-2024 19:39 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has announced the release date for his upcoming film, Hurry Up Tomorrow, tying into his upcoming album of the same name.READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsightIt was reported last year that the singer – real name Abel Tesfaye – had been working on a film with Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. At the time, the film was unnamed until last month when Deadline reported that the film would be titled &ls
  
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• The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Movie Sets May 2025 Theatrical Release

  20-12-2024 19:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in "musically driven psychological thriller" based on upcoming album
  
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• Is Bruce Springsteen Finally Releasing the Mythical ‘Tracks 2’ Box Set in 2025?

  20-12-2024 19:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  A press release is teasing the release of unheard archival material, and it might be five albums that Springsteen shelved during a supposedly unproductive period in the Nineties
  
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• Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas teach first grade kids how to “write a hit song”

  20-12-2024 19:04 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish and Finneas have taken the time to teach first graders how to “write a hit song” in a new video.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighterThe ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer and her brother and collaborator appeared as the latest guests on the digital series Celebrity Substitute where they stopped by Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles to create a hit song titled ‘I’m Just A
  
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• WHAM!’s Last Christmas lands UK Christmas Number 1 2024...and makes chart history (again!)

  20-12-2024 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Last Christmas you gave them Christmas Number 1…and this year, WHAM! have repeated the trick, landing the Christmas Number 1 2024, making Official Chart history in the process.
  
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• Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ makes historic return to UK Christmas Number One on single’s 40th anniversary

  20-12-2024 18:30 via nme.com
  
  Wham! has landed the 2024 Christmas Number One spot on the UK Official Charts during the single’s 40th anniversary.READ MORE: Pepsi & Shirlie on ‘Last Christmas’ at 40 and George Michael’s legacy: “Every single moment of his life was dedicated to music”
The iconic holiday track was penned and produced by the late George Michael, with the aim of bagging Christmas Number One back in 1984. However, the pop track was kept off the top spot by Band Aid&rsq
  
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• Billie Eilish and Finneas Take Over First Grade Class With Winter-Themed Songwriting Lesson

  20-12-2024 18:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  The notably homeschooled musicians can finally say that they've spent time in a classroom — not as students, but as teachers on the digital series Celebrity Substitute
  
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• Diddy and Luigi Mangione will reportedly be housed in same jail

  20-12-2024 18:07 via nme.com
  
  Luigi Mangione – the chief suspect in the investigation into the murder of a healthcare CEO – will reportedly be housed in the same jail as Diddy.
  UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, with the killer remaining at large for several days afterwards. The suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.
  On December 9, police arrested Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania after an
  
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• Spotify Denies Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Boosting Claims: ‘No Such Agreement’ With UMG

  20-12-2024 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Streaming service files opposition brief arguing that rapper's petition against his own record label "should be denied"
  
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• Pop, Lock, and Stop It: Olympic Breaker Raygun Gets Parody Musical to Change Routine

  20-12-2024 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Australian comedian Stephanie Broadbridge had to change the name and poster for her show after Rachel Gunn's lawyers threatened legal action
  
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• Prince, The Clash, Frankie Valli among 2025 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients

  20-12-2024 16:54 via nme.com
  
  The Recording Academy has released its list of recipients for the 2025 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and it includes Prince, The Clash and Frankie Valli.READ MORE: The 20 best Prince songs of all time by the NME officeThe awards institution revealed its selection earlier today (December 20) via its official website, with the three aforementioned acts joined by gospel singer Dr Bobby Lee, old-school hip hop pioneer and rapper Roxanne Shante, Maze frontman Frankie Beverly, and blues sing
  
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• Gunna Hops on Jets and Demands Respect on New Single ‘Got Damn’

  20-12-2024 16:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper previously teased the single in the video for his recent release "Him All Along"
  
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• The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2024

  20-12-2024 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Judas Priest, Kerry King, Body Count, High on Fire, Chat Pile, and more
  
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• Shakira reveals Chris Martin helped her through heartbreak

  20-12-2024 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer split from Spanish football star Gerard in 2022, after 11 years together.
  
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• Finneas admits touring without Billie Eilish is 'bittersweet'

  20-12-2024 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer-songwriter is currently on his own solo world tour.
  
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• Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ reaches its 700th week on Billboard 200 Chart

  20-12-2024 15:53 via nme.com
  
  Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ has now spent 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart.READ MORE: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ at 30: a track-by-track guide from your favourite musiciansThe seminal 1991 album is only the ninth to achieve the feat, and only the fourth studio LP if greatest hits compilations aren’t counted. It means the album has spent 13.4 years non-consecutively on the chart, where it currently sits at Number 120.
  Other albums to reach similar lengths are Pi
  
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• Prince, the Clash to Receive 2025 Grammys’ Lifetime Achievement Awards

  20-12-2024 15:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Frankie Valli, Roxanne Shante, Maze’s Frankie Beverly, and Taj Mahal will also be honored at the Special Merit Awards on Feb. 1, a day before the 2025 Grammys
  
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• Blondie to release John Congleton-produced new album in 2025

  20-12-2024 15:45 via nme.com
  
  Blondie are set to release a brand-new album in 2025, produced by John Congleton.
  The Debbie Harry-fronted band shared their 11th and most recent studio record, ‘Pollinator’, back in 2017.READ MORE: Blondie on their historic Havana trip: “It could have been a disaster”It was produced by the Grammy-winning Congleton (St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, The War On Drugs), with the likes of Charli XCX, Johnny Marr, Dev Hynes and The Strokes‘ Nick Valensi credited a
  
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• ‘Wicked’ sing-along soundtrack released on streaming platforms

  20-12-2024 15:40 via nme.com
  
  A sing-along version of the Wicked soundtrack has been released on streaming platforms – listen (or sing along) to the album below.READ MORE: ‘Wicked’ review: hit musical makes gravity-defying leap to the big screen‘Wicked: The Soundtrack (Sing-Along)’ was released today (December 20) via Universal Pictures, Republic Records and Verve Records. It features all 11 tracks of the original album without lead vocals, leaving the resulting tracks with the backing of a
  
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• Elton John’s New Wax Figure Is Defying Gravity

  20-12-2024 15:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  A new Madame Tussauds London statue recreates one of the pop star's famous piano handstands
  
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• For Independent Venues, Noise Complaints Can Be a Killer. Can Cities Help?

  20-12-2024 15:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  As noise complaints threaten venues' survival, a group of artists turned policy nerds are fighting for their right to get loud
  
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• Alex James “burst into tears” when he saw teenage daughter at Blur reunion show

  20-12-2024 15:12 via nme.com
  
  Alex James has said he “burst into tears” when he saw his teenage daughter in the crowd at a recent Blur show.READ MORE: Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!”The bassist of the Britpop group, who released the memoir Over The Rainbow: Tales Of An Unexpected Year earlier this month, has reflected on the band’s new generation of fans, and on his children attending Blur concert.
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• Emily Armstrong shares updated tattoo incorporating classic Linkin Park song title

  20-12-2024 15:10 via nme.com
  
  New Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong has shared a new tweak to an existing tattoo – now incorporating a classic song title by the band.READ MORE: Linkin Park – ‘From Zero’ review: world-class moments marred by a few blipsIn an Instagram Story earlier this week (December 18), Armstrong showed off the newly-updated tattoo on her upper left arm.
  Per Loudwire, it previously read as “THE END” but is now accompanied by “IN”, forming the title to the
  
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• Sam Goody Is Dead. Long Live Sam Goody

  20-12-2024 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  With one of the last two Sam Goody stores about to close, we look back at the once-ubiquitous chain and why it was much more than just another mall business
  
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• Ex-‘Top Gear’ host James May goes viral after “co-performing” with Paul McCartney in London

  20-12-2024 14:11 via nme.com
  
  Ex-Top Gear host James May was spotted “co-performing” at Paul McCartney‘s final gig of the year last night (December 19).READ MORE: Inside ‘Now And Then’: With a little help from AI, The Beatles live againMcCartney brought the ‘Got Back’ 2024 tour to a close at The O2 in London with a show that included multiple surprises, including appearances from Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and Rolling Stones‘ Ronnie Wood.
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• Robert Smith refuses to stream music

  20-12-2024 14:00 via music-news.com
  
  Robert Smith will not stream music "on principle" and listens to records on "loads and loads" of iPods instead.
  
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• Chris Martin: Coldplay are easy to criticise

  20-12-2024 14:00 via music-news.com
  
  Chris Martin accepts that Coldplay are a "safe target" for criticism and accepts that the band will always have detractors.
  
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• Zoe Ball emotionally signs off final Radio 2 Breakfast Show: “It’s been very special” 

  20-12-2024 13:48 via nme.com
  
  Zoe Ball has delivered an emotional sign-off to her slot on Radio 2, reflecting on her “very special” time on the show.
  Ball announced last month that she would be bringing her time as presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show to an end. Speaking to listeners at the time, she reflected on “six incredible years” in the role, and explained that the decision came for her as she was ready to “step away from the very early mornings and focus on family”.
  Her final sho
  
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• Katy Perry shares extended ‘1432’ album with four new songs: “An early holiday gift”

  20-12-2024 13:01 via nme.com
  
  Katy Perry has shared a deluxe edition of her recent album ‘143’, including four new songs. Listen in full below.
  The pop star released the original version of her seventh studio record in September, featuring the singles ‘Woman’s World’ and ‘Lifetimes’.READ MORE: Katy Perry – 143 review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of funToday (December 20), Perry took to social media to announce the arrival of the 15-track ‘1432’. &
  
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• Elton John’s “iconic keyboard handstand” recreated for new Madame Tussauds London waxwork 

  20-12-2024 12:42 via nme.com
  
  A new waxwork of Sir Elton John has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, showing him doing his iconic handstand on a piano.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” Details of the new sculpture were shared today (December 20) and come on the heels of the new Elton John: Never Too Late documentary being shared on Disney+.
  It has been nearly 48 years since the legendary singer, s
  
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