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The Simpsons' Video Game History Continues

New collabs with 'Monopoly Go!' and 'Fortnite' are the logical follow-up to classics 'Hit & Run' and 'The Simpsons Game' says showrunner Matt Selman

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Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale on Music Education

She also explained that it doesn't take a "virtuoso guitarist to enjoy playing music"

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Raffaella Braun Named Co-President of Triple Tiger Records

The radio promo executive will lead the label with Annie Ortmeier.

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Elton John Among High-Profile Celebrities to Lose Hacking Court Case in U.K.

The star and husband David Furnish were joined by Prince Harry, actor Elizabeth Hurley and more in their battle against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

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Dolly Parton’s ‘A True Original Musical’ Headed to Broadway: ‘I Mean True in Every Sense of the Word’

"It’s about where I really come from," the country icon said in a video message to fans.

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Girl Talk Readies New EP With Michael Christmas and Chris Crack

Don’t Come to My House Sharing Your Location lands August 14

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Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale says she got “kicked out” of GCSE music

She also explained that it doesn't take a "virtuoso guitarist to enjoy playing music"

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The Simpsons’ silly, subversive video game legacy isn’t done yet

New collabs with 'Monopoly Go!' and 'Fortnite' are the logical follow-up to classics 'Hit & Run' and 'The Simpsons Game' says showrunner Matt Selman

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Xbox Game Pass confirms first wave of July 2026 additions

‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’, ‘Gears Of War: Reloaded’ and more

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Khun Narin's Thai folk rock innovation

The story of how a community band from rural Thailand reclaimed the relics of conflict to reinvent traditional folk music for a global audience

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Will Madonna Win a Grammy (or Three) for ‘Confessions II’?

How Grammy voters slowly came to embrace the Queen of Pop.

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“In the ’80s,MTVbuttered our bread. But after Kurt Cobain wore his grandfather’s sweater in the video forSmells Like Teen Spirit, there was no place on MTV for bands like us and Mötley Crüe”: The life and death of the thinking person’s hair metal band

Two top 10 hits and two million album sales couldn't save them

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"Diversity is a lie": Morrissey launches bizarre tirade against BBC over new single Notre-Dame

The former Smiths frontman has taken issue with the amount of airplay the UK broadcaster has given his track

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Chester Bennington's Role in Ivan Moody's Intervention

“He actually flatlined once. He died for a few moments”

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Thai Sound System Rock Pioneers

The story of how a community band from rural Thailand reclaimed the relics of conflict to reinvent traditional folk music for a global audience

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Drummer Criticizes "Tone Deaf" Collaboration

The band member said that the misleading advertisement seemed “vindictive” and left him feeling “hurt”

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Drummer Brendan Canty hits out at ‘Vans and Fugazi’ collab as “tone deaf” after footwear company share apology

The band member said that the misleading advertisement seemed “vindictive” and left him feeling “hurt”

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LadBible struggles show impact of Meta and Google algorithms

News and lifestyle publishers are very much the canaries in the coal mines of social media – specifically platforms pivoting their algorithms to whatever their CEO is currently excited about, be that video, creators or mountains of AI slop. It’s a sector worth following for music marketers wondering

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Kate Winslet reportedly joining ‘Adolescence’ cast for series two

The new series is said to be following a new story

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"Klang.io promises to turn audio into notated transcriptions, lead sheets and guitar tabs – but does it actually work?": Klang.io Transcription Studio review

AI-powered transcription tools like Klang.io are rapidly advancing in sophistication, but they won't be replacing humans anytime soon