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• Lady Gaga announces 'unplanned' Mayhem tour

  26-03-2025 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga has announced she will go on tour in 2025.
  
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• Users react as Spotify crashes with widespread outage

  16-04-2025 18:45 via nme.com
  
  Spotify users have hit out after the streaming service was hit by widespread technical issues.
  More than 40,000 users have logged complaints so far on Downdetector, which tracks problems with platforms, indicating they were having issues with the Spotify app and website, according to Variety.
  The outage has affected users in multiple countries, including the UK, US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Sweden and Germany.
  The official Spotify Status account on X indicated that the company is aware of
  
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• Trump Admin ‘Tried Every Trick’ to Scuttle Neil Young’s U.S. Citizenship, Daryl Hannah Says

  16-04-2025 18:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The actress, who's been married to the musician since 2018, said the first Trump admin tried to "mess him up" during the lengthy interview process
  
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• Sara Landry’s Seismic Techno  Takeover

  16-04-2025 18:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  She found her sound in Austin's underground clubs. Now, she hopes her spellbinding music will have the same effect on the next wave of ravers
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly hits back at “blasphemy” of ‘White Rapper Mount Rushmore’ snub

  16-04-2025 18:03 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has hit out after not being included on a fake AI mock up of a “White Rapper Mount Rushmore”.
  The image, which featured stone renderings of Eminem, Mac Miller, Paul Wall and Russ, went viral after it was recently posted on social media.
  The real-life monument’s line-up in South Dakota features former United States presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
  When MGK saw that he wasn’t among the four rappers in
  
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• The 75 Best Albums of 1975

  16-04-2025 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Disco, punk, reggae, and metal were rising, and artists from Patti Smith to P-Funk to Willie Nelson were kicking out classics
  
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• A$AP Rocky loved Adrian Brody’s ‘The Brutalist’: “I’m an aspiring furniture designer”

  16-04-2025 17:52 via nme.com
  
  Rapper A$AP Rocky has professed his love for Oscar-winning drama The Brutalist, and revealed how the film has inspired one of his ambitions.READ MORE: ‘The Brutalist’ review: an unmissable giant of a film that deserves all the OscarsDirected by Brady Corbet, the drama tells the story of a fictional architect, played by Adrien Brody, who escapes The Holocaust and emigrates to America in the late 1940s. From there, he becomes involved with a rich industrialist (Guy Pearce) who commissi
  
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• Woman goes viral for singing Blink-182 in karaoke bar – without realising Tom DeLonge was in the crowd

  16-04-2025 17:51 via nme.com
  
  Footage has gone viral of a woman singing Blink-182 at karaoke – not realising that Tom DeLonge was watching. Check it out below.READ MORE: Blink-182 at Reading Festival 2024: a welcome return for the unfiltered pop-punk pioneersThe clip has been circulating on social media, and sees the woman performing at a karaoke bar, breaking out a chaotic rendition of a pop-punk classic.
  Belting along to the band’s iconic 1999 hit ‘All The Small Things’, the fan was seen leanin
  
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• Metallica, Billy Joel Docs, Miley Cyrus Visual Album Lead 2025 Tribeca’s Music-Heavy Lineup

  16-04-2025 17:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  Documentaries about Eddie Vedder, Becky G, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Counting Crows, Sun Ra and more will also screen at the film festival
  
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• Lorde Says Her New Era Will Change Everything: ‘This Is Gonna Be Crazy, You Have No Idea’

  16-04-2025 17:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The musician set up a text line for her fans to supplement her newsletter, with her first message reflecting on her Coachella guest appearance with Charli XCX ahead of Lorde Summer
  
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• Linkin Park to play UEFA Champions League final kick-off show

  16-04-2025 17:10 via nme.com
  
  Linkin Park have been announced to perform at this year’s UEFA Champions League final show.Read More: “This is not the end, this is not the beginning”: Linkin Park look to the future with new facesThe band will take to the stage at the Munich Football Arena on May 31 for a performance ahead of the kick off. It will include a new new version of their classic hit ‘Numb’, which will blend the riffs from the song with sounds inspired by UEFA Champions League footba
  
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• John Mayer, Kings of Leon to Headline 2025 Pilgrimage Festival

  16-04-2025 17:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Turnpike Troubadours, Young the Giant, Father John Misty, Maggie Rose, Better Than Ezra also on the lineup for the Franklin, Tennessee, fest
  
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• How Tunde Adebimpe Turned Grief and Rage Into a Solo Masterpiece

  16-04-2025 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  TV on the Radio co-founder suffered an unimaginable loss while recording his debut, Thee Black Boltz. He refuses to be pessimistic
  
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• Lenny Kravitz has a private nightclub in his basement – watch a tour of his home 

  16-04-2025 16:44 via nme.com
  
  Lenny Kravitz has shown fans a look at one of his homes, which has a private nightclub in the basement. Check out footage of it below.
  The iconic musician shared a first look at his home as part of a new feature in Architectural Digest, showing off his home in Paris and the chic interior design he opted for.
  In the footage shared by the outlet, the ‘Fly Away’ singer and guitarist shared that he had named the home “Hotel Roxie” in honour of one of his parents. “It wa
  
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• The Who Part Ways With Drummer Zak Starkey After Three Decades

  16-04-2025 16:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  "They have nothing but admiration for him and wish him the very best for his future," band's rep says
  
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• Rapper Tay-K jailed for 80 years for shooting photographer while fleeing other murder

  16-04-2025 16:29 via nme.com
  
  Rapper Tay-K has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for the murder of a photographer in 2017.
  The 24-year-old artist (real name Taymor McIntyre) was found guilty earlier this week of killing Mark Anthony Saldivar, 23.
  McIntyre reportedly shot Saldivar dead while the former was on the run from house arrest, after being an accessory to the murder of a 21-year-old man in 2016. The rapper was subsequently convicted of murder in 2019, and is currently serving 55 years in prison at the Texas Departm
  
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• Anne-Marie reveals she has gestational diabetes

  16-04-2025 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Anne-Marie has set aside her vegetarianism to satisfy her pregnancy cravings.
  
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• Bryan Adams shares origins of his “first real six-string” from ‘Summer of ’69’

  16-04-2025 15:59 via nme.com
  
  Bryan Adams has revealed the origins of how he came to having his “first real six-string” guitar from ‘Summer Of ’69’.
  Speaking in a new interview on the I Never Thought It Would Happen podcast, Adams revealed that unlike the lyrics from his classic hit, the instrument wasn’t bought at an American “five and dime”, but at a music shop in Reading in 1970, when he was 12-years-old.
  He said: “It’s was an imitation Stratocaster. The story wa
  
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• Manic Street Preachers: “We’ve muzzled young generations – they get endlessly told off”

  16-04-2025 15:49 via nme.com
  
  As Manic Street Preachers kick off their 2025 UK tour, check out part two of our interview with the band where they discuss politics, ’90s nostalgia, and how culture has “muzzled” the freedom of new generations of artists.READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers on their song about Morrissey and new album ‘Critical Thinking’: “The only thing I attack on this record is myself”Last week saw the band play the first date of their UK tour in Glasgow in support of th
  
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• David Ramirez, One of Americana’s Most Mercurial Songwriters, Has Finally Learned to Chill Out

  16-04-2025 15:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Texas artist's new album All the Not So Gentle Reminders finds him exorcising old demons: "It got a little hairy there for a minute"
  
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• James McMurtry Readies New Album ‘The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy’

  16-04-2025 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of America's greatest living songwriters previews his first album in four years with the release of the title track, inspired by his father, Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry
  
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• Emotional Oranges Tap Becky G, Jessie Reyez to ‘Fuck Shit Up’ in Sexy ‘Candy Gum’ Video

  16-04-2025 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "[We're] just waiting on Tarantino to turn it into a feature film," said Vali
  
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• Fontaines D.C. and Lankum announced for special homecoming gig at Guinness’ Dublin HQ – how to get tickets

  16-04-2025 14:47 via nme.com
  
  Fontaines D.C. and Lankum are set to play a special homecoming gig at Guinness’ headquarters later this year. Check out details below.READ MORE: Lankum: “This generation of Irish artists have a confidence to stand up and be themselves”The news of the new gig was shared on the official Guinness Instagram page earlier this afternoon (April 16).
  It revealed that both hit Irish bands will be performing together as part of a special homecoming show next month, taking place at the co
  
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• Ethel Cain becomes first openly trans artist to score US top 10 album

  16-04-2025 14:31 via nme.com
  
  Ethel Cain has become the first openly trans artist to score a top 10 album in the US.
  The Florida-born singer-songwriter achieved the feat with her critically-acclaimed debut studio record, ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ – almost three years after its initial release in May 2022.READ MORE: Ethel Cain – Perverts review: daring discomfort from a true cult starCain co-produced the 13-track collection alongside Matthew Tomasi. It contains the singles ‘Gibson Girl’,
  
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• TLC are getting their own musical ‘Crazysexycool’

  16-04-2025 14:01 via nme.com
  
  TLC are seeing their story brought to the stage in a new musical called Crazysexycool.READ MORE: TLC live at Glastonbury 2022: A ’90s nostalgia trip with too many dance detoursAccording to new reports, the life and impact of the iconic hip-hop trio will be depicted in a new stage adaptation, which is set to launch in Washington DC. It will be held by the Arena Stage, and come as part of the company’s 75th season.
  Kwame Kwei-Armah – who is behind the One Love: The Bob Marley Mus
  
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• Sean Kingston taken back to federal custody after failing to pay $100,000 bond

  16-04-2025 13:29 via nme.com
  
  Sean Kingston was temporarily taken back into federal custody after failing to pay his $100,000 (£75,360) bond.
  The Miami-born singer and rapper – real name Kisean Paul Anderson – was found guilty of wire fraud last month, as was his mother Janice Turner.
  They both face decades in prison after being found guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four other counts of wire fraud. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Both Kingston and Tur
  
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• Fit for an Autopsy guitarist launches eyewear initiative to help musicians and crew members

  16-04-2025 13:22 via nme.com
  
  Fit for an Autopsy guitarist Pat Sheridan has launched a new initiative to help provide eyewear for musicians and crew.
  It comes as the musician is also the director of partnerships for a brand called NEVEN Eyewear, and has just launched a new plan exclusively for those in the music industry.
  Partnering up with a heavy music fan named Jonathan Strauss, the new project is dubbed ‘Sight For Sound’ and looks to provide both prescription and non-prescription glasses and sunglasses to qua
  
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• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds play ‘Skeleton Tree’ for first time in seven years as they kick off 2025 ‘Wild God’ US tour

  16-04-2025 12:50 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have kicked off their ‘Wild God’ US tour, and performed ‘Skeleton Tree’ live for the first time in seven years. Check out footage of the show below.READ MORE: Nick Cave interviewed: “There’s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art”The new run of live shows are the first US tour dates from them since 2018. The Group were previously set to make their way to the US back in 2020 but had to cancel their tour due to the CO
  
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• Evanescence’s Amy Lee only has one tattoo and it’s from ‘The Legend Of Zelda’

  16-04-2025 12:49 via nme.com
  
  Evanescence’s Amy Lee has spoken about her love of The Legend Of Zelda series, with her only tattoo inspired by the long-running video game franchise.READ MORE: Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “I want to make new music with this cool new energy we have with the band”Last month, Evanescence shared new single ‘Afterlife’, which features in the new animated Netflix adaptation of Devil May Cry. The track was the first time the band had been able to get into the studio toge
  
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• Wolf Alice hint new album is on the way as band prepare for Glastonbury

  16-04-2025 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Wolf Alice have seemingly confirmed a new album is on the way after fans quizzed the group.
  
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