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Alanis Morissette replaces Neil Young as headliner for State Fayre Festival after tour cancellation
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Alanis Morissette replaces Neil Young as headliner for State Fayre Festival after tour cancellation

The inaugural edition of the festival takes place in June The post Alanis Morissette replaces Neil Young as headliner for State Fayre Festival after tour cancellation appeared first on NME.

NME Music News9 months ago
Bad Bunny’s halftime show ranks fourth biggest in Super Bowl history as star pulls in 128.2million viewers
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Bad Bunny’s halftime show ranks fourth biggest in Super Bowl history as star pulls in 128.2million viewers

His performance also earned a further four billion views on social media The post Bad Bunny’s halftime show ranks fourth biggest in Super Bowl history as star pulls in 128.2million viewers appeared...

NME Music News9 months ago
Listen The Dare’s massive dancefloor remix of Wet Leg’s ‘mangetout’
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Listen The Dare’s massive dancefloor remix of Wet Leg’s ‘mangetout’

The duo met the producer when DJing with him in the US The post Listen The Dare’s massive dancefloor remix of Wet Leg’s ‘mangetout’ appeared first on NME.

NME Music News9 months ago
Smashing Pumpkins to reissue classic debut album ‘Gish’ on vinyl for 35th anniversary
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Smashing Pumpkins to reissue classic debut album ‘Gish’ on vinyl for 35th anniversary

The reissue will arrive this May, almost 35 years to the day the original was released The post Smashing Pumpkins to reissue classic debut album ‘Gish’ on vinyl for 35th anniversary appeared first o...

NME Music News9 months ago
Jimmy Eat World talk celebrating 25 years of ‘Bleed American’: “We were kids living in the moment”
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Jimmy Eat World talk celebrating 25 years of ‘Bleed American’: “We were kids living in the moment”

Frontman Jim Adkins tells NME about revisiting the rollercoaster of their 2001 breakthrough album, overcoming times of doubt, reaching new generations, the upcoming anniversary tour, and progress on...

NME Music News9 months ago
The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – box set of lost 70s music has all of Brian Wilson’s turmoil and talent
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The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – box set of lost 70s music has all of Brian Wilson’s turmoil and talent

(Capitol)Spanning 1974-77, this collection shows Wilson was capable of stunning pre-rock’n’roll homage – on the previously unheard Adult/Child – while also writing wayward songs about organic foodWe G...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Prince William's first tour of Saudi Arabia ends with nature reserve visit
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Prince William's first tour of Saudi Arabia ends with nature reserve visit

The Prince of Wales has visited a nature reserve on the final day of his first tour of Saudi Arabia to learn about a programme reintroducing endangered species.

Sky News - UK9 months ago
​AI slop, begone! The viral musical virtuosos bringing brains and brilliance back to social media
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​AI slop, begone! The viral musical virtuosos bringing brains and brilliance back to social media

Whether making microtonal pop or playing Renaissance instruments with sheep bones, a crop of bold artists are making genuinely strange music go mainstream – but are they at the mercy of the algorithm?...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Britney Spears sells rights to entire music catalogue
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Britney Spears sells rights to entire music catalogue

She is said to have sold to independent music publisher Primary Wave on 30 December for around $200m.

BBC News - UK9 months ago
Britney Spears sells rights to music catalog for undisclosed sum, say reports
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Britney Spears sells rights to music catalog for undisclosed sum, say reports

Music publisher Primary Wave said to have bought rights to pop star’s music, including Toxic and Baby One More TimeBritney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, which includes hits such as...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show
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‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show

Earl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and workRare “holy grail” footage of David Bowie performing Heroes at Earl’s Court in 1978 is to fe...

The Guardian - UK News9 months ago
J Cole: The Fall Off review – rap legend’s final album is a self-obsessed hip-hop history lesson
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J Cole: The Fall Off review – rap legend’s final album is a self-obsessed hip-hop history lesson

(Interscope)Bowing out after six consecutive US No 1 albums, Cole references rap greats and even conjures a convo between Biggie and 2Pac – but the lens rarely strays from himselfJ Cole released his d...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Florence + the Machine review – ​a thrilling shift in tone towards stark, sombre catharsis
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Florence + the Machine review – ​a thrilling shift in tone towards stark, sombre catharsis

OVO Hydro, GlasgowFlorence Welch is backed by the folk-horror dramatics of a petticoat-clad choir – but quite capable of transfixing the crowd with her billowing voice alone‘I’ve only sung this once b...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
‘We recorded it in a kitchen!’ How China Crisis made Black Man Ray
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‘We recorded it in a kitchen!’ How China Crisis made Black Man Ray

‘Our producer was toasting sesame seeds in a pan. Coming from a working-class family, I’d never seen such a thing’Ed and I had just come off a long tour of Europe and North America supporting Simple M...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
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Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90

Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in historyGhanaian musician Ebo Taylor, a definitive force behind the highli...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Maxïmo Park review – Newcastle band play the hell out of their jaggy and angsty debut album
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Maxïmo Park review – Newcastle band play the hell out of their jaggy and angsty debut album

O2 Academy, GlasgowPaul Smith and the band play tracks old and new with a dash of humour and the sort of chops you develop from years on the roadTrilby set to rakish and his suit truss tight, Paul Smi...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation?
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Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation?

(XL)On a high-minded album boasting a weighty guest list including Dua Lipa and Clairo, the superproducer lacks the hooks of the pop-trance he’s so heavily influenced byCerulean is a confusing busines...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
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Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

(Far Out)The Brazilian guitarist is joined by the 16-piece ensemble for an album that showcases his dextrous blend of finger-picked melody and percussive strummingOver the past decade, Brazilian guita...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
The Cardigans’ Nina Persson: ‘Ozzy said our Black Sabbath cover was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard’
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The Cardigans’ Nina Persson: ‘Ozzy said our Black Sabbath cover was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard’

The Swedish band’s frontwoman answers your questions on ‘sweet and curious’ Tom Jones, being changed by cancer and whether the Cardigans will ever make new musicAre you a fan of actual cardigans? gary...

The Guardian Music9 months ago
Mandy, Indiana: Urgh review | Laura Snapes' album of the week
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Mandy, Indiana: Urgh review | Laura Snapes' album of the week

(Sacred Bones)The Manchester/Berlin band’s second album refines their industrial-club sound, as physical and hyper-detailed as being dragged under by a wave and admiring the flotsamMandy, Indiana are...

The Guardian Music9 months ago