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Lily Allen Addresses Concertgoer Who Felt ‘Ripped Off’ by Her ‘West End Girl’ Show: ‘I’m Extremely Proud of It’

"I’d happily concede that I’m a bit weird, though," the singer added.

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Ms. Lauryn Hill Honored with Inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at BET Awards

She received the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at tonight’s awards ceremony

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GWAR Launch New Fundraiser for Chuck “The Sexecutioner” Varga’s Cancer Battle

The new fundraisin campaign includes a custom t-shirt and an auction for the Sexecutioner's axe. GWAR Launch New Fundraiser for Chuck “The Sexecutioner” Varga’s Cancer Battle Langdon Hickman

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Lily Allen Addresses Concertgoer Who Felt ‘Ripped Off’ by Her ‘West End Girl’ Show: ‘I’m Extremely Proud of It’

"I’d happily concede that I’m a bit weird, though," the singer added.

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“In a world that so often reduces art to commerce and genius to product, you held the line”: Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick, Springsteen and Manilow pay tribute to Clive Davis at his funeral

Davis died last week, aged 94

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All Members of Venezuelan Nu-Metal Band Killed by Devastating Earthquakes

The band Van Der Dijs were in their rehearsal space when the natural disaster struck All Members of Venezuelan Nu-Metal Band Killed by Devastating Earthquakes Spencer Kaufman

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Billy Strings Announces New Album So Much for Goodbyes, Unveils “Burn the Other End”: Stream

The album is written in tribute to his late mother. Billy Strings Announces New Album So Much for Goodbyes, Unveils “Burn the Other End”: Stream Eddie Fu

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Nikki Sixx Responds to Shannon Larkin, Reigniting Mötley Crüe-Godsmack Feud

There still seems to be bad blood between the two bands after all these years. Mötley Crüe-Godsmack Feud Revived: Nikki Sixx Fires Back at Shannon Larkin Spencer Kaufman

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Static Dress Impersonates Title Fight at Outbreak Fest

They began the unannounced slot with the intro to 'Safe In Your Skin' by the US band, who've been on hiatus for over eight years

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Ms. Lauryn Hill Honored at BET Awards 2026

She received the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at tonight’s awards ceremony

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Mötley Crüe-Godsmack Feud Revived: Nikki Sixx Fires Back at Shannon Larkin

There still seems to be bad blood between the two bands after all these years. Mötley Crüe-Godsmack Feud Revived: Nikki Sixx Fires Back at Shannon Larkin Spencer Kaufman

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Merck Mercuriadis Wins Legal Case Over Hipgnosis Entity

Merck Mercuriadis has won a legal battle with the liquidators of one of the original Hipgnosis companies. During the case, the spotlight fell on the investors in that company, who turned out to be fra

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War Child Seeks Music Executive

War Child are seeking a Music Executive to play a central role within the Music team, supporting partnerships, campaigns and projects across their music portfolio. Closes 5th July

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CMU Selects Top Releases of the Week

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Kelela, A.K. Paul, La Roux, Ravyn Lenae, Phoebe Bridgers + Tyler, The Creator

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Julian Casablancas Discusses Nick Valensi's Absence from The Strokes' Video

The singer also said why Valensi didn’t feature in the latest music video alongside Walton Goggins

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Julian Casablancas assures The Strokes fans that Nick Valensi will “be back soon”

The singer also said why Valensi didn’t feature in the latest music video alongside Walton Goggins

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Responsible AI must protect the human creativity that gives culture meaning

The following MBW op/ed comes from  Rasha Khalifa Al Mubarak, founder and chairwoman of UAE-based MusicNation Source

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Cara Delevingne says she and Amber Heard “were entangled” during Johnny Depp court case

"We were close for a long time"

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Five Finger Death Punch reflects on career and upcoming album

“All I’m going to say is: this new record is a monster”

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“When we played with Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx said to us, ‘We did some dumb stuff in our career, but man, you guys need to step on the brakes!’ So you can imagine the insanity”: Zoltan Bathory on 20 years of Five Finger Death Punch

“All I’m going to say is: this new record is a monster”