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Spotify partners with Live Nation to offer exclusive concert ticket access

Eligible fans will have what Spotify describes as 'a reserved window to purchase before tickets are on sale to the general public' Source

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pørtl’s “Lillian” Remix Opens A Bigger Conversation About Making Music By Hand

When pørtl (@weareportl) first appeared on Magnetic Magazine Recordings with Elodie, the appeal came from how little they seemed interested in over-explaining themselves. The duo, Jan Lüftner and Jonas Obermüller, work from a place of restraint, small decisions, and patience, and that has carried th

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Beatport Connect NYC: Music Conference Discount

AFEM members get an exclusive discount on BMC with code: BPAFEM10

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CMAT Speaks Out Against Fascism and Nigel Farage at Ivor Novellos

She also used her speech at the Ivor Novellos to urge her fellow artists not to "sit on the fence"

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CMAT speaks out against fascism, Nigel Farage and “anybody who decides to make life more difficult for people who are just trying to live”

She also used her speech at the Ivor Novellos to urge her fellow artists not to "sit on the fence"

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Niall Horan Talks Writing ‘End of an Era’ About Late 1D Bandmate Liam Payne: ‘Hope It Means as Much to You as It Does to Me’

Horan said he wanted to release the moving ballad a few weeks before his fourth solo album, Dinner Party (June 5), to give it "its own space."

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LE SSERAFIM’s ‘BOOMPALA’ Video Shoot”

Check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes pics from the video shoot for LE SSERAFIM's "BOOMPALA" music video.

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Isaiah Rashad Embraces Transparency on New Album

The acclaimed TDE rapper has an open conversation with Billboard about his first LP in five years, and about his embrace of emotional transparency in the interim.

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Isaiah Rashad on Choosing Radical Acceptance With New Album ‘It’s Been Awful’: ‘S—t Happens to Everybody’

The acclaimed TDE rapper has an open conversation with Billboard about his first LP in five years, and about his embrace of emotional transparency in the interim.

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Go Behind the Scenes of LE SSERAFIM’s ‘BOOMPALA’ Video Shoot

Check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes pics from the video shoot for LE SSERAFIM's "BOOMPALA" music video.

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Elbow’s Guy Garvey talks “wonderful man” Robert Smith and teases “sonically ambitious” new album

The frontman also discussed plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their “edgy” debut album ‘Asleep In The Back’, and shared why “the small venues of a city are its soul, and have to be looked after” The post Elbow’s Guy Garvey talks “wonderful man” Robert Smith and teases “sonically ambitious”

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Netflix to Revisit Michael Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Trial in Docuseries

Michael Jackson: The Verdict features new interviews with jurors and observers of the 2005 case

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Maisie Peters Talks New ‘Florescence’ LP, Opening for Taylor Swift & Writing With Julia Michaels: ‘I’m Proud of Getting to Work With My Heroes’

After her sophomore album and opening for Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, Maisie Peters is excited for what’s yet to come.

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Mark Bowen talks “most exciting” IDLES album on the way, and “liberating” experience working with Florence + The Machine

The follow-up to 2024’s ‘Tangk’ will be out in 2027, and see them go “back to basics… five members in a room thrashing it out on instruments”

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Netflix Docuseries to Examine Michael Jackson Trial

Michael Jackson: The Verdict features new interviews with jurors and observers of the 2005 case

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Watch Thom Yorke debut new song ‘Space Walk’ and check out his full speech calling for better artist treatment from industry at Ivor Novellos 2026

The Radiohead icon speaks up for artists against the industry: “Just remember, without us you ain’t shit”

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Watch Thom Yorke debut new song ‘Space Walk’ and check out his full speech calling for better artist treatment from industry at Ivors 2026

The Radiohead icon speaks up for artists against the industry: “Just remember, without us you ain’t shit”

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Lola Young opens up about her “healing journey” and entering a “bright new chapter” with new single ‘From Down Here’

The singer is back after taking a mental health break in 2025, and told NME: “I never intended it to start a movement, but I hope that it does in some way” The post Lola Young opens up about her “healing journey” and entering a “bright new chapter” with new single ‘From Down Here’ appeared first on

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I want to hold your handset: Paul McCartney set for TikTok Q&A

You can’t fault the promo campaign for Sir Paul McCartney’s new album ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, which has seen the veteran Beatle popping up on podcasts, late-night talk-shows and various other places. And now TikTok. McCartney will be taking part in a livestreamed Q&A on the app on 27 May, talkin

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Udio reveals details of its licensed AI-music app Starstruck

We all knew that AI-music firm Udio is working on a new service to launch later this year, based on its licensing deals with labels. We also knew that the new service would enable fans to play with the music and sound of artists who’d opted in, and that it would be a ‘walled garden’ […]