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• Watch Charli XCX bring out Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish at Coachella 2025

  13-04-2025 11:03 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX brought out several special guests for her Coachella 2025 set, with Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish coming out to perform with her.READ MORE: Coachella 2025 weekend one: line-up, stage times and how to watch onlineThe pop star was joined by a handful of the artists featured on the ‘Brat‘ remix album, ‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat‘. Ahead of the set, fans had speculated Eilish would be among them after she posted a ‘Brat&
  
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• PinkPantheress shares The Dare-assisted new single ‘Stateside’ – her “favourite song” from ‘Fancy That’

  25-04-2025 21:25 via nme.com
  
  PinkPantheress has shared “her favourite song” from the upcoming mixtape ‘Fancy That’ – check out ‘Stateside’ below.READ MORE: PinkPantheress on the cover: “I don’t care about the beats, I care about the pen”The singer-songwriter revealed the full tracklist for the release last month, with ‘Fancy That’ serving as the follow-up to 2021’s ‘To Hell With It’ and debut album ‘Heaven Knows’ in 20
  
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• Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina to stage ‘Riot Days’ play at Edinburgh Fringe 2025

  25-04-2025 21:14 via nme.com
  
  Pussy Riot‘s Maria Alyokhina is set to stage a play based on her 2017 memoir Riot Days at Edinburgh Fringe 2025.READ MORE: Who are Pussy Riot? A guide to the Russian activist group who crashed the World Cup FinalThe co-founder of the feminist punk group published the book years after Pussy Riot dominated headlines for their protest gigs, which were often staged guerrilla-style.
  Pussy Riot: Riot Days is “a story of resistance, repression and revolution in a mixture of concert, rally,
  
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• Doja Cat Avatars Now Available for Purchase On Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley

  25-04-2025 21:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Meta
  Meta introduces three Doja Cat avatars for purchase and use in its VR Horizon Worlds.
  These are the latest “Fantastical Avatars”—equippable avatars in Meta’s Horizon Worlds—and users can purchase each of the three Doja Cat looks for 750 Meta Credits each, or about $7.50. The avatars can be found in Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley.
  They’re the first Fantastical Avatars inspired by a musical artist, as Meta looks to hone in on some of what
  
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• Justin Bieber addresses being 'caught up in the transactional nature of Hollywood'

  25-04-2025 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Bieber shared insight into his views and experience of Hollywood.
  
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• OpenAI Sued By Ziff Davis for Copyright Infringement

  25-04-2025 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Ashley King
  Media conglomerate Ziff Davis is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. The suit alleges that OpenAI “intentionally and relentlessly” exploited Ziff Davis’s copyrighted content to train its AI models without authorization or compensation.
  Ziff Davis is one of the largest digital publishers in the U.S., overseeing more than 45 media brands and employing 3,800 people. The brand’s gaming portfolio includes some of the biggest sites in the gaming e
  
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• Justin Bieber hits out at online “gossip” and “lies” about his life after attending Coachella

  25-04-2025 20:53 via nme.com
  
  Justin Bieber has hit back at what he calls “gossip” and “lies” about his private life after his attendance at Coachella 2025.READ MORE: Justin Bieber – ‘Justice’ review: pop star finds his purpose againA certain amount of speculation has flourished online in recent days after the ‘Sorry’ singer appeared at the California festival, where he was seen smoking and dancing topless with other revellers.
  Bieber has dismissed any concerns, writ
  
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• Sean Combs Rejected a Plea Deal in Sex-Trafficking Case

  25-04-2025 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Judge also ruled at Friday hearing that the jury will be allowed to see the security footage of the musician beating Cassie in a hotel hallway
  
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• Diddy Rejected a Plea Deal in Sex Trafficking Case

  25-04-2025 20:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Judge also ruled at Friday hearing that the jury will be allowed to see the security footage of Sean Combs allegedly beating Cassie in a hotel hallway
  
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• Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie on nepo babies: “They’re not the most interesting bunch, are they?”

  25-04-2025 20:33 via nme.com
  
  Madonna‘s son Rocco Ritchie has talked about “nepo babies” in a new interview, calling them “not the most interesting bunch”.READ MORE: Madonna live in London: pop queen grapples with her legacyPer Daily Mail, in the latest issue of fashion magazine Fantastic Man, the 24-year-old Ritchie was interviewed about his career as a burgeoning artist – several exhibitions of his paintings have been held thus far, with his latest, The Tourist, having been presented by
  
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• Kneecap release statement following Coachella controversy: “We have faced a coordinated smear campaign”

  25-04-2025 20:07 via nme.com
  
  Kneecap have released a new statement following their performance at Coachella 2025, which has generated controversy over the past week.READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chanceThe trio made headlines on Coachella’s weekend one, after the live stream of their set was cut when they voiced their support for a free Palestine, and also led the crowd in a provocative anti-Margaret Thatcher chant. “Not only was that cut,” they later said, ref
  
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• Haim Enlist Logan Lerman for ‘Down to Be Wrong’ Video

  25-04-2025 19:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track is the latest single off I Quit, the L.A. sister trio's first new album in five years
  
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• Lorde, Young Thug, Haim, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

  25-04-2025 19:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
  
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• 50 Cent Sues to Block Release of Horror Film He Stars In: ‘I Didn’t Get Paid’

  25-04-2025 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rapper files lawsuit to stop Skillhouse's release, claiming he never signed a contract or was compensated for appearing in film
  
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• Working Men’s Club to open for LCD Soundsystem at four London dates

  25-04-2025 19:18 via nme.com
  
  Working Men’s Club have revealed they will be opening for LCD Soundsystem at two of their upcoming London shows – see all the info below.READ MORE: Working Men’s Club – ‘Fear Fear’ review: Yorkshire gang shape lockdown dread into gripping synth-popIt is the first sign of activity from the Yorkshire band since 2023, when they wrapped up the tour supporting their second studio album ‘Fear Fear’, including a string of festival shows that took in Glast
  
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• Maren Morris Announces Extensive ‘Dreamsicle’ 2025 World Tour

  25-04-2025 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The global run will support Dreamsicle, the country star's fourth studio album, scheduled for release on May 9
  
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• Taylor Swift takes 'The Tortured Poets Department' back to Number 1

  25-04-2025 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift takes The Tortured Poets Department back to the top of the Official Albums Chart, almost one year after it first broke records.
  
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• Davido nets highest new Albums Chart entry with '5ive'

  25-04-2025 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  It’s a career-best for Davido with his fifth studio collection 5ive today (7). The Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer
  
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• Alex Warren celebrates sixth consecutive week at the Official Singles Chart summit with 'Ordinary'

  25-04-2025 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Alex Warren’s anything but Ordinary, as he secures a sixth consecutive week at Number 1.
  
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• The Who’s Pete Townshend: “I don’t love performing – it doesn’t fill my soul”

  25-04-2025 18:33 via nme.com
  
  The Who’s Pete Townshend has revealed that he does not love performing live on stage, saying it “does not fill my soul”.
  The rock legend was speaking to Spanish outlet RockFM, explaining that there are “two things” that are common in many of his fellow musicians that “I don’t really do or don’t enjoy doing”.
  In the interview, the video of which you can watch below, he said: “One is they love performing. I don’t love performing. I
  
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• D4vd’s ‘Withered’ Is a Brokenhearted Bombshell

  25-04-2025 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Viral hitmaker affectingly mixes indie-pop and R&B on his debut LP
  
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• EU Launches Investigation Into Universal Music’s Downtown Acquisition — IMPALA Says the ‘Deal Must Be Blocked Entirely’

  25-04-2025 18:07 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The European Commission is now reviewing the proposed Universal Music Group buyout of Downtown Music Holdings. Photo Credit: Guillaume Périgois
  Following ample competition-related criticism and a couple investigation referrals, the European Commission has moved “to examine” Universal Music Group’s proposed Downtown buyout.The EU executive arm just recently made the inquiry official, weeks after receiving the mentioned referrals from competition watchdogs in the Netherlan
  
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• Katy Perry goes viral over ‘Lifetimes’ tour choreography

  25-04-2025 17:59 via nme.com
  
  Katy Perry has kicked off her ‘Lifetimes’ tour, although it seems some fans are not too impressed with the level of choreography.READ MORE: Katy Perry – ‘143’ review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of funThe live shows kicked off in Mexico City on Wednesday night (April 23) – one week after the pop star divided fans with her 11minute venture into space.
  Taking place at the Arena CDMX, the live show came in celebration of Perry’s comeback
  
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• Listen to Sleep Token’s vulnerable new single ‘Damocles’

  25-04-2025 17:41 via nme.com
  
  Sleep Token have shared the latest taste of upcoming album ‘Even In Arcadia’ – check out ‘Damocles’ below.READ MORE: Sleep Token’s new single Emergence proves metal’s new kings remain fearless as everThe masked metal band’s fourth studio album is coming out on May 9 via RCA – you can pre-order/pre-save it now here – and they have already previewed the LP with the singles ‘Caramel’ and ‘Emergence’.
  
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• Hear PinkPantheress Lust for an ‘American Hot Boy’ on New Song ‘Stateside’

  25-04-2025 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Artist's Fancy That EP due out next month
  
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• A Neil Young Tribute With a Heart of Gold

  25-04-2025 17:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eddie Vedder, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile and more cover Young's songs on a solid covers LP
  
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• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Reunite All Five Members for New Song ‘Aww Shit’

  25-04-2025 17:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Three weeks after John Mulaney's failed attempt to bring the group on Everybody's Live, Krayzie, Layzie, Bizzy, Wish, and Flesh-N-Bone drop first song together in 15 years
  
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• Stephen Wilson Jr. Hypnotizes With National Anthem at 2025 NFL Draft

  25-04-2025 17:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  The country singer-guitarist reinvented the infamously difficult "Star-Spangled Banner" with just his acoustic guitar and deep voice
  
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• Justin Bieber Won’t Let Paparazzi Run Him Out of L.A. After Latest Ambush: ‘This Has to Stop’

  25-04-2025 17:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  "How can we make a change if we run away from the darkness?" the musician asked on Instagram after posting a video of multiple photographers swarming him with flashing lights
  
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• Yungblud “working a shift” at his favourite London pub tonight: “Come let me pour you a pint” 

  25-04-2025 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Yungblud has confirmed that he will be pulling pints for fans tonight at his favourite London pub. Check out the details below.READ MORE: Yungblud tells us about BLUDFEST 2 and “fucking bonkers” new double album: “This is the master plan”The announcement comes in celebration of the singer – real name Dominic Harrison – sharing a new single this morning (April 25). Titled ‘Lovesick Lullaby’, the track marks the second single to be shared from his fo
  
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