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• Rosie Perez on how Madonna asked her to “hook her up” with Tupac

  09-11-2024 12:49 via nme.com
  
  Rosie Perez has shared that Madonna once asked her to “hook her up” with Tupac Shakur.READ MORE: Madonna live in London: pop queen grapples with her legacyLast Thursday (November 7), Perez appeared as a special guest on The Drew Barrymore Show to promote her new Apple TV+ series Before, in which she stars alongside Billy Crystal.
  Per Complex, Perez recalled preparing to attend the 1993 Soul Train Music Awards – she was stood up by her unnamed date at the last minute, so Sh
  
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• Fundraiser launched for former Pendulum member Ben Verse after cancer diagnosis

  02-01-2025 17:53 via nme.com
  
  A fundraiser has been created in a bid to help support former Pendulum member Ben Verse, following a cancer diagnosis.
  The drum n’ bass MC, whose real name is Benjamin Mount, was diagnosed with acute monoblastic leukaemia four months ago and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He has also faced a series of other health issues.
  In light of the news, his brother Jeremy has launched a new page on GoFundMe to raise £20,000 that will go towards the financial costs facing Benjamin.
  
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• Stormzy Gets Nine-Month Road Ban for Using Cellphone While Driving

  02-01-2025 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  The grime star pleaded guilty to the charge and was also fined about $2,400
  
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• Alessi Rose kicks off 2025 with amorous new song ‘Start All Over’

  02-01-2025 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Alessi Rose has kicked off the new year with her amorous new single ‘Start All Over’. Check it out below.READ MORE: Bowling with Alessi Rose, defender of ultra-chaotic and confessional popProduced by Josh Scarbrow and written by Rose and Audrey Hobert, the song opens with a soft, country-reminiscent guitar riff and quickly goes into a pop beat.
  “Don’t act like you don’t know / There won’t be a first move unless you’re making it / I’m so go-with-the
  
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• Robbie Williams teases new album featuring Glenn Hughes and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi 

  02-01-2025 16:51 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams has teased news of a new album, which will include collaborations with Glenn Hughes and Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi.READ MORE: Robbie Williams and director Michael Gracey on their bananas, CGI monkey- featuring biopic ‘Better Man’: “It’s healing”Williams shared his plans for new material during a recent interview with NME, in which he promoted his new biopic, Better Man.
  The semi-autobiographical film, which is directed and co-written by Michael
  
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• Joe Budden charged with lewdness after accused of being naked in hallway by neighbour

  02-01-2025 16:21 via nme.com
  
  Joe Budden has been charged with Lewdness after his neighbour accused him of being naked in the hallway.
  According to TMZ, the American podcaster and rapper was charged on December 4 in Edgewater, NJ. The Edgewater Police Department shared a statement about the charges on December 30 after news about the incident surfaced online.
  The statement shared that the authorities were dispatched to the apartment complex around 7:21am after Budden’s neighbour claimed that he was standing naked in fr
  
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• New Year on the Dancefloor: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Rings in 2025 With Jessie Ware, Jake Shears

  02-01-2025 15:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  The English singer's disco special for the BBC featured covers of Baccara's "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" and the Scissor Sisters' "Filthy/Gorgeous"
  
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• Lily Allen is “trying to manifest” getting a new album “out by the end of the year”

  02-01-2025 15:42 via nme.com
  
  Lily Allen has revealed that she is “trying to manifest” getting a new album “out by the end of the year”.
  Speaking on her Miss Me? podcast with close friend and presenter Miquita Oliver, the singer shared that she’s hoping 2025 will be the year she releases a follow-up to her last LP – 2018’s ‘No Shame‘.
  “Firstly, I’m going to go and get my head straight for a bit,” she said. “I’m doing a little bit of work
  
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• Tyler, The Creator shares his favourite songs of 2024

  02-01-2025 14:45 via nme.com
  
  Tyler, The Creator has shared his top songs from 2024, check out the full list below.READ MORE: NME’s 50 Best Songs Of 2024The rapper shared the list on New Year’s Eve, taking to X/Twitter to reveal to fans what he considers to be the best songs released across the year. In total, he named 15 songs, including Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’, GloRilla’s ‘Hollon’, Mk.gee’s ‘Alesis’ and SahBabii’s ‘Viking’.
  His list incorpor
  
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• Robert Smith names two songs likely to feature on The Cure’s next album

  02-01-2025 14:34 via nme.com
  
  Robert Smith has named two songs likely to feature on the next album from The Cure.READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’: a masterful reflection on lossThe band have made it clear for a while now that they’ve been sitting on a wealth of new material since 2008’s 4:13 Dream‘. Back in 2020, for instance, Smith told NME that they were hard at work on “two new albums and an hour of noise”.
  While appearing as a guest on X-Posure with J
  
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• Nick Cave responds to fan who left Bad Seeds show early for feeling “too emotional” during ‘Into My Arms’ 

  02-01-2025 13:40 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has shared a moving response to a fan who shared that he left a Bad Seeds show early after feeling “too emotional”.READ MORE: Nick Cave interviewed: “There’s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art”The fan reached out to Cave on his online blog, The Red Hand Files, and admitted to the singer that he was so moved by a live rendition of ‘Into My Arms’ that he had to leave the show prematurely. According to the fan, the track – which
  
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• Billie Eilish warns of extreme dieting: “It’s not a fun way to live”

  02-01-2025 13:40 via nme.com
  
  Billie Eilish has warned fans of the dangers of extreme dieting.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighterSpeaking on NPR’s Fresh Air podcast, the singer reflected on her previous body image issues and explained that she was at her least happy when trying to control her weight.
  “A couple of years back… I had been on this really intense kind of health journey and lost a lot of weight,” she explain
  
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• Stormzy banned from driving for nine months

  02-01-2025 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months.
  It comes after the 31-year-old rapper was caught using a mobile phone while driving in London by an undercover officer.
  As the issue was taken to court, Stormzy – whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior – did not appear in person, but shared a letter in which he pleaded guilty to using a phone while driving his Rolls-Royce Wraith on Addison Road, West Kensington.
  The incident took place last March, and the court was inform
  
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• Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo reveals why he doesn't write more songs

  02-01-2025 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo is content with his writing credits for the 'Enter Sandman' rockers.
  
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• JoJo Siwa was forced to delay new music video for cryptic reasons

  02-01-2025 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  'Choose Ur Fighter' singer JoJo Siwa has confirmed her new video was delayed for reasons she "shouldn't really talk about".
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne says Christmas “gets right up my fucking arsehole”, recalls once drinking “28 gallons of booze” to get through it 

  02-01-2025 12:32 via nme.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has recalled his disdain for the Christmas period, and recalled the time that he drank “28 gallons” of alcohol to get through it.READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne: a rock’n’roll showman like no otherThe 76-year-old metal icon, most famously recognised as the frontman of Black Sabbath, has been open about his former addictions throughout his career, and has candidly spoken many times about his battle to get sober.
  During a new interview, he recalled how he used alcoho
  
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• Lily Allen 'manifesting' new album for 2025

  02-01-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lily Allen is putting it out there in an effort to make it happen.
  
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• Watch Sophie Ellis-Bextor perform with Jessie Ware and cover Scissor Sisters with Jake Shears at New Year’s Eve show

  02-01-2025 11:58 via nme.com
  
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor was joined by Jessie Ware and Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears for her New Year’s Eve Disco BBC special. Check it out below.READ MORE: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the return of ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ – and watching ‘Saltburn’ with her mumThe pop star brought in 2025 with a huge headline set on BBC One and iPlayer. Upon the show’s announcement, it was hinted that some “very special guests” would be joining – rev
  
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• SZA responds to body-shaming comments from fans on social media

  02-01-2025 11:50 via nme.com
  
  SZA has hit back at body-shaming comments from fans on social media and recalled the mental toll the COVID-19 pandemic had on her.READ MORE: SZA live at Glastonbury 2024: mesmerising shapeshifter proves her place as a headlinerThe comments from the 2024 Glastonbury headliner came after she shared a now-deleted video on social media, reflecting on her time living at her mother’s house during the pandemic in 2020.
  While numerous fans shared supportive messages following her discussion of men
  
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• Shakira 'planning UK tour in 2026'

  02-01-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  'Hips Don't Lie' hitmaker Shakira is reportedly planning her first UK tour in almost a decade.
  
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• Robbie Williams performs free pop up gig for thousands of fans in Melbourne

  02-01-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  'Let Me Entertain You' pop star Robbie Williams treated fans in Melbourne to a free outdoor gig with many people turned away after the crown hit capacity.
  
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• Watch Primus play first show since departure of drummer Tim Alexander

  02-01-2025 10:57 via nme.com
  
  Primus performed their first live show since the abrupt departure of drummer Tim ‘Herb’ Alexander, recruiting a former member for the gig. Check out footage below.
  The gig took place as part of the band’s New Year’s Eve celebration shows, which were held at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California this Monday (December 30). Primus took to the stage following sets from other artists including Holy Mackerel and Frog Brigade, and broke out a six-song set.
  It marked Primus&rsqu
  
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• Carrie Underwood shares first look at new Las Vegas residency film

  02-01-2025 10:56 via nme.com
  
  Carrie Underwood has shared the first look at her upcoming Las Vegas residency concert film. Check it out below.
  Reflection traces the country star’s three-year residency at Resorts World Theatre, and is set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu on January 24.
  Ahead of the film’s release, Underwood has shared a trailer which sails through the show’s career-spanning setlist, including tracks like ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’, ‘Good Girl’, ‘Two Black Cadil
  
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• Neil Young backs out of Glastonbury 2025

  02-01-2025 10:00 via music-news.com
  
  The Down by the River singer had been rumoured to be one of the performers for the popular music event.
  
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• Metallica’s Robert Trujillo reveals why he hasn’t written much music for the band

  02-01-2025 09:55 via nme.com
  
  Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has revealed why he hasn’t written much music for the band.READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band aroundTrujillo joined Metallica in 2003, and received his first credits for the band as a composer on every track on their 2008 album ‘Death Magnetic’.
  Since then, in 2016 he was credited as a writer on the ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct‘ track ‘Manunkind’, and is listed as a co
  
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• Listen to Nandi Bushell cover Karen Carpenter’s iconic ‘Dancing in The Street’

  02-01-2025 09:15 via nme.com
  
  Nandi Bushell has shared her take on Karen Carpenter‘s iconic performance of ‘Dancing in The Street’. Check it out below.
  Carpenter famously performed the hit, taking on both drums and lead vocals, in front of a studio audience on Your All American College Show in 1968. At the time she was just 16 years old – two years older than Bushell is now.
  “I have so much love and respect for Karen Carpenter!” Bushell wrote on X/Twitter. “She was such an incre
  
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• Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury 2025

  02-01-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Neil Young has rejected the chance to perform at this year's Glastonbury festival.
  
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• Ex Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg working on debut solo album

  02-01-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jay Weinberg is hoping to record his first solo album in 2025, after being fired from Slipknot in November 2023.
  
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• Rapper Coi Leray expecting first child with partner Trippie Redd

  02-01-2025 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rappers Coi Leray and Trippie Redd are having a baby.
  
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• Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg is working on a solo album

  02-01-2025 05:50 via nme.com
  
  Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has revealed that he’s planning to record a solo album this year.READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now”Weinberg – who joined Slipknot in 2014 and was sacked from the Iowan metal outfit in November 2023 – took to social media to share his plans for the new year on December 31.
  Though now a drummer for punk legends Suicidal Tendencies, Weinber
  
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