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• aespa announce 2024 to 2025 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ tour encore concerts

  09-01-2025 04:18 via nme.com
  
  K-pop girl group aespa have added new Seoul dates to their ongoing 2024 to 2025 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour, which also features upcoming concerts in North America and Europe.READ MORE: The 25 best K-pop songs of 2024In 2024, aespa embarked on their 2024 to 2025 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour across Asia and Australia. After wrapping up their Asia leg this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand, they have announced new dates in North America and Europe for early 2025.
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• Ed Sheeran launches foundation to support music education for kids

  09-01-2025 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran has launched a new project.
  
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• Travis Barker’s children Landon and Alabama evacuate home amid LA wildfires

  09-01-2025 17:54 via nme.com
  
  Travis Barker‘s children – Landon and Alabama – have evacuated their home amid the disastrous LA Wildfires.READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to “heart-wrenching” Los Angeles wildfiresBoth of the legendary Blink-182 drummer’s kids took to their official social media accounts to share that they have vacated their home following the Pacific Palisades wildfires that have been spreading throughout Los Angeles and demolishing the city.
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• Diplo reaches “resolution” in dispute with sexual battery accuser

  09-01-2025 17:38 via nme.com
  
  Diplo‘s lawyers have announced that the DJ and producer has reached a global “resolution in principle” with a woman who previously accused him of sexual assault.
  The resolution ends his legal dispute with Shelly Auguste, a woman with whom Diplo had a sexual relationship with back in 2019.
  The DJ – real name Thomas Wesley Pentz – has been in a years-long dispute with Auguste who had accused him of distributing revenge porn as well as sexual battery, gender violence,
  
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• Sean Combs’ Mother Threw Sexually Charged Parties at Childhood Home, Friend Claims 

  09-01-2025 17:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  “It wouldn't be a thing to mistakenly walk into one of the bedrooms and you got a couple in there, butt naked,” Combs' childhood friend Tim Patterson claims in new documentary
  
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• Chris Stapleton Sets Summer 2025 All-American Road Show Return

  09-01-2025 17:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  This year, the musician will be joined on select dates by Nikki Lane, Brittney Spencer, Mike Campbell, Maggie Rose, the War & Treaty, Grace Potter, Allen Stone, and more
  
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• Liam Gallagher pays tribute to Sex Pistols after Glen Matlock called Oasis “boring”

  09-01-2025 16:42 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has shared his love of Sex Pistols on social media, despite Glen Matlock calling Oasis “boring”.READ MORE: Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock on being asked to play bass for “boring” Oasis and why he never found Johnny Rotten’s lyrics “sincere”The Britpop icon took to his X/Twitter page yesterday (January 8) to share a handful of tracks from the British punk pioneers and express what it felt like to discover their music.
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• Blondshell Previews New Album With Rolling Stones-Inspired ‘T&A’

  09-01-2025 16:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sabrina Teitelbaum will return this spring with If You Asked For A Picture: "The first record feels really black-and-white to me. This record has more questions"
  
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• Lily Allen “not in a good place” and “spiralling”, vows break from spotlight to focus on mental health

  09-01-2025 16:18 via nme.com
  
  Lily Allen has said she is taking a temporary step back from work commitments to focus on her mental health.
  Speaking to her friend Miquita Oliver on the pair’s Miss Me? podcast, the ‘LDN’ singer explained that she was “finding it really hard to be interested in anything” currently. “I’m really not in a good place,” Allen continued.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Lily Allen: “I’m taking ownership of my narrative&rdquo
  
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• ‘The Fall of Diddy’: See Trailer for ID’s Docuseries About Sean Combs Allegations

  09-01-2025 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  The multi-part series, made in partnership with Rolling Stone Films, features new interviews with disgraced Bad Boy mogul's accusers and former friends and colleagues
  
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• Ed Sheeran Launches Foundation Supporting Music Education for Children

  09-01-2025 16:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Ed Sheeran Foundation will advocate for greater access and funding to be devoted to young people learning instruments, having studio time, and training in all sectors of the music industry
  
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• Lily Allen takes break from podcast amid David Harbour split rumours

  09-01-2025 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lily Allen has opened up about her struggles with mental health.
  
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• Rapper Twista Cheese found guilty after posting “menacing” video about Tommy Robinson

  09-01-2025 15:33 via nme.com
  
  Twista Cheese has been found guilty of posting a “menacing” video aimed at Tommy Robinson.
  The Birmingham-based rapper – whose real name is Omar Abdirizak – had previously pleaded not guilty to allegedly sending a grossly offensive or menacing message via a public communications network.
  The charge was in connection to a video in which the rapper threatened the British anti-Islam campaigner and far-right activist while making a gun gesture and shouting “pow, po
  
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• The Kills’ Alison Mosshart hits out at “petty fuck” Donald Trump ahead of “hard work to rebuild” LA after wildfires

  09-01-2025 15:12 via nme.com
  
  The Kills frontwoman Alison Mosshart has hit out at Donald Trump amid the ongoing wildfires in California, saying it will be “harder” to rebuild communities once he is in power.
  The singer-songwriter, who owns a property in Los Angeles, shared a message on Instagram today (January 9), in which she sent “love and extreme mental fortitude” to those affected by the disaster.READ MORE: The Kills: “Why should hip-hop be future-forward and guitar music always looking back
  
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• Soft Play’s Isaac Holman to run charity ultramarathon after loss of baby: “I want to raise enough money to make a difference”

  09-01-2025 15:03 via nme.com
  
  WARNING: This article contains discussion of child loss and traumatic birth
  Soft Play’s Isaac Holman has announced that he will be running an ultramarathon for charity following the loss of his and his wife’s baby.
  The drummer and singer recalled the tragic news with a post on Instagram today (January 9) sharing that he and his wife lost their unborn baby at the end of last year due to a “major heart defect”.
  Sharing a series of photographs, Holman told fans that he will
  
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• How Horsegirl Opened Up Their World

  09-01-2025 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Chicago indie-rock trio were still teens when they made their big, noisy 2022 debut. For album two, they did something even harder — they got vulnerable
  
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• Rod Wave’s Intuit Dome Concert Canceled Due to Wildfires

  09-01-2025 14:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings also postponed their home game Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena because of "devastating effects" of blazes across the region
  
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• Listen to Heartworms’ defiant new single ‘Extraordinary Wings’ 

  09-01-2025 13:46 via nme.com
  
  Heartworms has shared a foreboding new single titled ‘Extraordinary Wings’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Heartworms is South London’s gothic superstar in the makingThe new track from the South London artist and NME Cover star comes as the latest preview of her highly anticipated album ‘Glutton For Punishment’. The debut album is set for release on  February 7 via Speedy Wunderground.
  With an accompanying music video directed by frequent collaborator Gilbert Tr
  
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• Cheryl stalked by convicted killer who visited her and son’s home after Liam Payne’s death

  09-01-2025 13:28 via nme.com
  
  Cheryl is reportedly being stalked by a convicted killer who visited her home following the death of Liam Payne.READ MORE: Liam Payne 1993-2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenonThe alleged incident comes following the former Girls Aloud singer and television personality going through a difficult few months, following the death of her ex Liam Payne. The two were in a relationship between 2016 and 2018 and share a seven-year-old boy named Bear.
  The former One Direction member a
  
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• Watch Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy Cover R.E.M.’s ‘Driver 8’ on ‘Fallon’

  09-01-2025 13:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The duo will tour the band's LP Fables Of The Reconstruction starting next month
  
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• Drake returns to the studio ahead of joint PartyNextDoor album

  09-01-2025 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Drake has kicked off 2025 by hitting up the studio and has teased his and PartyNextDoor's hotly anticipated joint album.
  
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• Andy Bell unveils new solo album assisted by former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer

  09-01-2025 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Andy Bell recruited his former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer for his forthcoming solo album.
  
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• Divorce explore “sexual awakenings” on new single ‘Pill’

  09-01-2025 12:29 via nme.com
  
  Divorce have shared a new single called ‘Pill’ – you can listen to it below.
  The song marks the latest preview of the Nottingham band’s debut studio album ‘Drive To Goldenhammer’, which arrives on March 7 via Gravity/Capitol (pre-order/pre-save here).
  “‘Pill’ was written on not my piano at not my flat in not my city; Glasgow to be specific. It’s about sexual awakenings and the absolute thrill of feeling seen properly,” explained c
  
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• BBC Radio 6 Music announces new daytime schedule with Nick Grimshaw and Lauren Laverne

  09-01-2025 12:02 via nme.com
  
  BBC Radio 6 Music has announced its new daytime schedule, which is set to be implemented later this year.
  This morning (January 9), Lauren Laverne took to BBC Radio 6 Music to announce that she would be stepping down from hosting the Breakfast Show, which airs weekdays between 7:30am and 10:30am. She had been in the role for six years, and will be replaced by presenter Nick Grimshaw.
  In the announcement, Laverne also confirmed that, while she will no longer be hosting the Breakfast Show, she wil
  
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• Andy Bell announces third solo album ‘Pinball Wanderer’ featuring former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer

  09-01-2025 11:36 via nme.com
  
  Andy Bell has announced a new solo album called ‘Pinball Wanderer’, featuring his former Oasis bandmate and longtime collaborator Gem Archer.
  The Ride and Mantra of the Cosmos member is due to release his third solo record on Friday February 28 via Sonic Cathedral. Pre-order/pre-save here.READ MORE: Ride share blissful single ‘Peace Sign’ and tell us about new album ‘Interplay’He has previewed the forthcoming project with ‘I’m In Love…&rsquo
  
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• Ezra Collective come in at Number Two on BBC Sound Of 2025 shortlist

  09-01-2025 11:02 via nme.com
  
  Ezra Collective have been announced as the runners-up to the BBC Sound Of 2025 shortlist.READ MORE: Ezra Collective: “Give us Paul McCartney money and we’ll build a youth club”The list looks to highlight the acts with “the best chance of mainstream success” in the next 12 months, and is chosen by a panel of 180 music industry experts.
  The longlist was first shared late last year and contained names like Kneecap, Confidence Man, Mk.gee and NME 100 2023 alumni Do
  
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• SZA 'would love' to do joint album with Kendrick Lamar

  09-01-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  SZA has said she is down for recording a full-length project with her regular collaborator Kendrick Lamar.
  
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• Mac Miller's official Balloonerism tracklisting unveiled, confirming SZA feature

  09-01-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mac Miller's second posthumous album, 'Balloonerism', will arrive on January 17.
  
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• Robbie Williams says he wants to make “new Rat Pack album”

  09-01-2025 10:20 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams has said he wants to make a “new Rat Pack album”.
  The pop star released his big band swing covers collection, ‘Swing When You’re Winning’, in 2001 and followed it up with 2013’s ‘Swings Both Ways’. Both albums went to Number One in the UK.READ MORE: ‘Better Man’ review: Robbie Williams flick might be the strangest music biopic everDuring a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Williams revealed that he was keen to r
  
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• Colde announces upcoming 2025 Europe tour

  09-01-2025 09:55 via nme.com
  
  South Korean singer-songwriter Colde has announced dates for his upcoming 2025 European tour, including concerts in Milan, Paris and more.READ MORE: The 25 best K-pop songs of 2024On January 8, Colde and live events company Onion Production released a tour poster for the singer’s upcoming 2025 Europe tour. Taking place in February and March 2025, the tour will also feature South Korean rapper Khakii and duo band basecamp as special guests.
  Colde’s Europe tour will kick off on Februar
  
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