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• Robbie Williams recruits Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi for rock tune

  26-09-2024 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Robbie Williams has recorded a guitar rock album featuring Tony Iommi and Gaz Coombes.
  
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• Willie Nelson announces 154th album ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’

  13-03-2025 03:31 via nme.com
  
  Folk legend Willie Nelson has announced his 154th studio album, ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ – find out more below.READ MORE: Willie Nelson – ‘The Willie Nelson Family’ review: a tender passing of the torchLast night (March 12), Nelson took to social media to announce the upcoming record, which is due for release on April 25 – pre-order or pre-save the album here. It’ll mark his 154th studio album in total, and his 77th solo effort.
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• Ariana Grande announces new short film ‘Brighter Days Ahead’

  13-03-2025 02:58 via nme.com
  
  Ariana Grande has announced a new short film titled Brighter Days Ahead.READ MORE:  Ariana Grande – ‘Eternal Sunshine’ review: a compelling mood pieceGrande unveiled a first look at the short film through Instagram via a quick teaser trailer. The trailer does not offer a look at Grande in the short film, but confirms the return of her character Peaches that was first seen in the music video for ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)’.
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• Zach Bryan goes Insta-official with new flame

  13-03-2025 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Country star Zach Bryan is reportedly dating an Aussie model.
  
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• John Grant announces 2025 UK and Ireland tour

  13-03-2025 01:20 via nme.com
  
  John Grant has announced a 2025 UK and Ireland tour, making stops in Dublin, Cambridge, Coventry, Edinburgh, Newcastle and more.
  The indie musician is currently on tour in Australia, and is due to go on tour in the US in April. Following the success of his latest album ‘The Art Of The Lie’, Grant has announced more UK and Ireland tour dates.
  “Exceedingly excited to announce more band shows this October,” he wrote in a social media post.
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• Spotify Paid 1,450 Artists Over $1 Million in 2024 — When Less Than 1% of ‘Uploaders’ Generated $5,000 or More, Loud & Clear Reveals

  13-03-2025 01:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Spotify’s Loud & Clear 2024 is here, complete with another multifaceted collection of royalty takeaways. Photo Credit: Spotify
  Spotify has released its Loud & Clear breakdown for 2024, when 1,450 artists are said to have generated (but not necessarily pocketed) over $1 million in combined recording and publishing royalties from on-platform streams.That’s one of the many worthwhile details featured in the report, which, like prior installments, is easy to frame in a negative o
  
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• Benson Boone discusses 'confusion' over Mormon faith

  13-03-2025 00:00 via music-news.com
  
  Benson Boone has opened up about his experience growing up in the Mormon church.
  
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• Notorious B.I.G.’s Kids Won’t Benefit From His Catalog Sale, Ex-Diddy Associate Claims

  12-03-2025 23:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  The sale of Biggie’s catalog soon after the death of his mother raises red flags for a former associate, who says the rapper’s family won’t benefit.
  A former Biggie Smalls associate — and former bodyguard of Diddy — Gene Deal, claims the sale of the late rapper’s catalog will not benefit his family. Deal has accused representatives of Biggie’s estate of exploiting the King of New York
  
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• The Puerto Rican Independence Symbols Hidden in Bad Bunny’s ‘LA MuDANZA’ Video

  12-03-2025 23:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Images of the light blue Puerto Rican flag and several coastlines speak to the star's broader political views of the island
  
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• Manchester venue New Century Hall to host official Oasis afterparties for Heaton Park gigs

  12-03-2025 23:12 via nme.com
  
  Manchester venue New Century Hall will host the official Oasis afterparties, taking place after some of their Heaton Park gigs this July.READ MORE: “There’s a palpable buzz in the city”: the view from Manchester on the return of OasisDue to kick off in Cardiff on Friday July 4, the Oasis’ Live ’25 reunion tour sees a long-run of UK dates as their only shows in Europe this year, before the band head to stadiums across North America, 
  
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• Ready to Turn it Up to 12?—Spinal Tap Sequel Dropping This Summer

  12-03-2025 23:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  The long-awaited sequel to the rock mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984) is dropping this summer. Dubbed ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ the original trio are returning—with plenty of all-star cameos.
  ‘Spinal Tap II’ is headed to theaters on September 12 via Bleecker Street Films. Just like the original, the film is directed by Rob Reiner and stars Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Nigel Tun
  
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• Ready to Turn it Up to 12?—Spinal Tap II Sequel Dropping This Summer

  12-03-2025 23:05 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  The long-awaited sequel to the rock mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984) is dropping this summer. Dubbed ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ the original trio are returning—with plenty of all-star cameos.
  ‘Spinal Tap II’ is headed to theaters on September 12 via Bleecker Street Films. Just like the original, the film is directed by Rob Reiner and stars Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Nigel Tun
  
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• Watch Fugees’ Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean perform together at Roberta Flack memorial

  12-03-2025 22:43 via nme.com
  
  Fugees‘ Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have teamed up for a performance at Roberta Flack’s memorial earlier this week.READ MORE: Why ‘The Score’ is one of the greatest hip-hop albums everFlack passed away on February 24 with her representatives sharing a statement that read: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning. She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.&rdqu
  
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• Spotify claims it paid £7.7bn in royalties, amid criticism from artists

  12-03-2025 22:16 via nme.com
  
  Spotify has claimed it has paid $10bn (£7.7bn) in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year.
  The streaming service said 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties, marking a 10-fold increase in its yearly payout figure from 2024, where $1 billion was given overall.
  In a report looking at payments of royalties, Spotify called their 2024 payouts “the largest in music industry history”, and compared itself to Tower Records at the peak of t
  
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• Calvin Harris to make history as first artist to hold double residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza

  12-03-2025 22:11 via nme.com
  
  Calvin Harris is set to hold a double residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza, marking the first time in history to do so.
  The Grammy-winning producer, DJ, and songwriter will take over Tuesdays and Fridays at Ushuaïa Ibiza with 25 carefully curated shows this summer. From May 30 until September 12, Harris will perform his set every Friday and from  July 1 until August 26, he will perform every Tuesday.
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• Kae Tempest to play three intimate UK shows this month: “Can’t wait to get back at it”

  12-03-2025 21:31 via nme.com
  
  Kae Tempest has shared the details of three intimate shows in the UK set to take place at the end of March.READ MORE: Kae Tempest on ‘The Line Is A Curve’: “It’s about raising your threshold for tolerance”The UK spoken-word artist will take over Bristol’s Thekla on March 26, Leeds’ Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen the following day on March 27 and London’s Village Underground on March 31. The gigs will provide fans a chance to watch Tempest p
  
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• Metallica Tees Up Vision Pro ‘Immersive Concert Experience’ and Apple Music-Exclusive EP for March 14th

  12-03-2025 21:03 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Metallica is preparing to release a Vision Pro ‘immersive concert experience’ this coming Friday, March 14th. Photo Credit: Apple
  The Vision Pro is officially set to receive another “immersive experience” – this time from Metallica, which filmed the work at a Mexico City concert last year.Apple disclosed Metallica’s namesake Vision Pro release (plus different projects for the high-end headset) in a brief announcement. Teed up for a March 14th debut, the metal
  
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• ‘Spinal Tap II’ release date and first teaser revealed: “This time, we’re going beyond 11”

  12-03-2025 20:47 via nme.com
  
  The first teaser trailer and a release date have been revealed for the long-awaited Spinal Tap II film.
  The film is a follow-up to the 1984 beloved mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap – based on rock band Spinal Tap, and it has been considered to be one of the greatest comedy films of all time. It stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer portraying the hapless heavy metal trio, all of whom are set to return to the second film.
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• Jay-Z Accuser Heard on Tape Saying Rapper Didn’t Assault Her, Lawyer ‘Pushed’ Her to Sue

  12-03-2025 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jane Doe’s high-powered lawyer Tony Buzbee called the recording a “pieced-together fabrication”
  
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• Audoo Partners with GEMA on Music Impact Study—Showcasing Real-Time Songplay Data

  12-03-2025 20:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
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  Music technology company Audoo has partnered with the German performing rights society GEMA on its Music Impact Study. GEMA’s study is a multi-faceted research study quantifying the commercial value of background music in gastronomy and retail spaces. It utilized Audoo technology recognizing real-time songplay contributing to sales uplift.
  Audoo audio meters installed in hundreds of venues recognized over 130,000 tracks, contributing to the insights demonstrating that t
  
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• Deftones extend 2025 North American tour

  12-03-2025 20:17 via nme.com
  
  Deftones have added new dates to their North American tour, which will expand into the late summer.READ MORE: “This record embedded in our brains”: the endless power of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’The newly announced extension of dates will pick up on August 22 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. From there, Chino Moreno and co will make stops across various cities such as Edmonton, Calgary, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Montreal, Cleveland, Baltimore and more. The leg of tour will
  
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• Haim Gets Tangled Up in Self-Sabotage (And Drew Starkey’s Arms) in ‘Relationships’ Video

  12-03-2025 20:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The record marks the trio's first single in three years
  
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• SoundCloud Draws Toyota Corolla Sponsorship — With a Latin Experimental Electronic Music Feature

  12-03-2025 19:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  SoundCloud showcases the future of Latin experimental electronic music with a Toyota Corolla sponsorship.
  SoundCloud’s music discovery docu-series, SCENES, returns with an electrifying new season, presented by Toyota Corolla. This season, SCENES dives deep into the underground and avant-garde movements reshaping Latin American and US electronic music, where traditional rhythms collide with futuristic soundscapes. The series spotlights emerging artists who are resha
  
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• SoundCloud Draws Toyota Corolla Sponsorship — Latin Experimental Electronic Music Feature

  12-03-2025 19:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: SoundCloud
  SoundCloud showcases the future of Latin experimental electronic music with a Toyota Corolla sponsorship.
  SoundCloud’s music discovery docu-series, SCENES, returns with an electrifying new season, presented by Toyota Corolla. This season, SCENES dives deep into the underground and avant-garde movements reshaping Latin American and US electronic music, where traditional rhythms collide with futuristic soundscapes. The series spotlights emerging artists who are resha
  
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• Haim preview rock-influenced new album with breezy comeback single, ‘Relationships’

  12-03-2025 19:30 via nme.com
  
  Haim have marked their comeback with the breezy new single ‘Relationships’. Check it out below.READ MORE:  Haim live in London: sisters make huge return to spiritual homeProduced by Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Clairo) and Danielle Haim, the breezy pop track sees the sister trio – comprised of Danielle, Este and Alana – explore the question of “What’s all this talk about relationships?”.
  It’s anthemic and danceable chorus sees Danielle
  
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• Lucy Dacus Wants to ‘Talk’ for Hours on New Song

  12-03-2025 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Boygenius member's latest solo album, Forever Is A Feeling, will be out later this month
  
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• Lucy Dacus Wants to ‘Tal’ for Hours on New Song

  12-03-2025 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Boygenius member’s latest solo album, Forever Is a Feeling, will be out later this month
  
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• IMAX, Magnolia Pictures Prep ‘One to One: John & Yoko,’ Chronicling the Couple’s Early-70s Greenwich Village Escape

  12-03-2025 19:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: John Lennon and Yoko Ono / Magnolia Pictures
  IMAX and Magnolia Pictures prepare a John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary chronicling their time in Greenwich Village and their legendary MSG concert.
  After the Beatles’ 1970 breakup, the ballad of John and Yoko began as the pair moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village to escape the tabloids. This period has rarely been chronicled to its full extent, and the new documentary, One to One: John and Yoko, aims to change that.
  
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• IMAX, Magnolia Pictures Prep ‘One to One: John & Yoko’

  12-03-2025 19:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: John Lennon and Yoko Ono / Magnolia Pictures
  IMAX and Magnolia Pictures prepare a John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary chronicling their time in Greenwich Village and their legendary MSG concert.
  After the Beatles’ 1970 breakup, the ballad of John and Yoko began as the pair moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village to escape the tabloids. This period has rarely been chronicled to its full extent, and the new documentary, One to One: John and Yoko, aims to change that.
  
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• Eminem Wants to Help Bring a WNBA Team to Detroit

  12-03-2025 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper is reportedly part of a group bidding for one of the league's next expansion spots
  
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