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Mike D's Solo Debut on Jools Holland

The Beastie Boys member made his first televised appearance in support of his upcoming debut solo album, Thank You. Mike D Performs “Switch Up” and “What We Got” on Jools Holland: Watch Eddie Fu

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Laurie Vincent’s Big Truck Announce Debut Album

It follows 'Central Reservation Blues’, the first taste of the forthcoming record that is set to arrive this August

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Keith Urban on Yacht Rock Album ‘Flow State’

The multiple Grammy winner talks with Billboard about covering ‘70s classics and working with yacht rock king Michael McDonald.

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Julia Jacklin Readies New Album The Gem

The Australian singer-songwriter’s 4AD debut arrives in September

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UK government announces social media ban for under-sixteens that builds on and goes further than the ban in Australia

The UK government has announced a social media ban for under sixteens, going even further than the ban already in place in Australia. That will impact on music marketers trying to reach younger teens, although quite how will depend on whether the UK ban proves more effective than the Aussie one

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Keith Urban on Setting Sail With Yacht Rock Album ‘Flow State’ & Why Stevie Nicks Is Mad at Him: ‘We All Want a Moment of Exhale’

The multiple Grammy winner talks with Billboard about covering ‘70s classics and working with yacht rock king Michael McDonald.

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Perrie Edwards shares why breakup with Zayn was so “hellish”

“I felt like the world was then looking at me, laughing at me”

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Mike D Performs “Switch Up” and “What We Got” on Jools Holland: Watch

The Beastie Boys member made his first televised appearance in support of his upcoming debut solo album, Thank You. Mike D Performs “Switch Up” and “What We Got” on Jools Holland: Watch Eddie Fu

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Julia Jacklin Readies New Album The Gem

The Australian singer-songwriter’s 4AD debut arrives in September

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Laurie Vincent from Soft Play’s new band Big Truck announce debut album ‘Midday At The Middleway’ with introspective post-punk track ‘Collided’

It follows 'Central Reservation Blues’, the first taste of the forthcoming record that is set to arrive this August

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Linkin Park's Biggest Hit Almost Didn't Make the Album

Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park’s most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut

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Hotone NC-200 Verbera Review

With equally good algorithmic and IR convolution reverbs, this is a seriously impressive little pedal

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Yamaha EAD50 Review: A Powerful Tool for Musicians

Nearly a decade after the release of the EAD10, Yamaha knocks it out of the park with the upgraded EAD50

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Julia Jacklin Announces New Album 'The Gem'

The Australian singer-songwriter's new effort is scheduled to come out September 25th and is her debut on 4AD records. Julia Jacklin Announces New Album, The Gem, Unveils First Single: Stream Travis B

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Olivia Rodrigo Joins No Doubt On Stage

The singer held up a sign in the audience asking for a hug from singer Gwen Stefani just one day after releasing her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.

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Olivia Rodrigo Crashes No Doubt’s Final Sphere Show in Las Vegas: ‘I Love You So Much!’

The singer held up a sign in the audience asking for a hug from singer Gwen Stefani just one day after releasing her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.

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Julia Jacklin Announces New Album, The Gem, Unveils First Single: Stream

The Australian singer-songwriter's new effort is scheduled to come out September 25th and is her debut on 4AD records. Julia Jacklin Announces New Album, The Gem, Unveils First Single: Stream Travis Bland

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Spotify’s editors to make video cameos in ‘New Music Friday’

Spotify’s flagship playlist is getting more of a human touch, albeit only in the US for now. Its team of editors will now be appearing in videos within ‘New Music Friday’ to talk about some of each week’s tracks. This isn’t a new idea for Spotify – these video cameos began last September with a play

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"For really just a long time, it was just way too sad for me to make music”: Mike D on his grief at the loss of Adam Yauch

The ex-Beastie Boy releases his solo debut later this summer

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Mystery Jets share deeply personal single ‘Soul River’

“The song is a celebration of a life cut short but one which lives on in our memory and our music”