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Country Music Association To Salute Dolly Parton With Live, 2-Hour TV Special

CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton is set to air on Oct. 21, nearly a month before the CMA Awards.

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Stephen Colbert Makes Return to Late-Night as Guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live

The former Late Show host spoke about his Lord of the Rings movie, living in New Zealand, and gifted Kimmel his old Captain America shield Stephen Colbert Makes Return to Late-Night as Guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live Alex Young

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Support acts pull out of Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore removal

Yesterday, we broke down the events that led to Macklemore being removed from his support slot on Ed Sheeran’s US tour. There have been two big developments since. The post is from Music Ally.

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There won’t be a general onsale for the Oasis Live ’27 concerts

Literally nobody was surprised by the announcement this week that Oasis will be continuing their reunion with another run of concerts in 2027: it’s been an open secret for months. The post is from Music Ally.

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Bricknasty releases new single 'honey bee'

Dublin collective Bricknasty sound like the version of the city that doesn’t make the tourist brochure. New single ‘honey bee’ is warm, funky and characteristically idiosyncratic, a different mood fro

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Superstruct introduces Artistic Code to address festival expression challenges

Festival company Superstruct has published a new code to support freedom of expression at its events. Superstruct’s festivals have been on the receiving end of boycott campaigns because of its owner K

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Beck Suggests Joey Waronker Touring With Oasis

Waronker worked on the singer-songwriter's new album ‘Ride Lonesome’

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'American Idol' Production Leaving Los Angeles After 25 Years For Atlanta

The move is the latest blow to the city, which has seen an exodus of productions as shows and movies seek more lucrative tax credits elsewhere.

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Brian May on why he’s changed his mind on AI: “We have to resist. We have to control it very, very seriously and very quickly"

And it’s why he’s gone cold on idea of Queen avatar show

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Lily Allen reveals ‘West End Girl’ tour is “first I’ve done sober”, reflects on “playing someone two years removed from where I am now”

“It doesn’t feel very rock and roll"

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Danny Boyle dodges question about AI use in latest film during awkward festival Q&A

The Oscar-winning director used "about 30 seconds" of the technology for his new drama 'Ink'

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Beck suggests Joey Waronker is touring with Oasis again for ‘Live ’27’

Waronker worked on the singer-songwriter's new album ‘Ride Lonesome’

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‘American Idol’ Production Leaving Los Angeles After 25 Years For Atlanta

The move is the latest blow to the city, which has seen an exodus of productions as shows and movies seek more lucrative tax credits elsewhere.

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Dublin Collective Bricknasty Releases New Single 'honey bee'

Dublin collective Bricknasty sound like the version of the city that doesn’t make the tourist brochure. New single ‘honey bee’ is warm, funky and characteristically idiosyncratic, a different mood fro

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Superstruct Launches Artistic Code to Address Festival Freedom of Expression

Festival company Superstruct has published a new code to support freedom of expression at its events. Superstruct’s festivals have been on the receiving end of boycott campaigns because of its owner K

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Ed Sheeran's Support Acts and Band Depart Tour Amid Solidarity with Macklemore

Seattle rapper was booted off tour after pressure by stadium owners

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New Orleans venue The Howlin’ Wolf sues StubHub over ‘false scarcity’ ticket ads, citing a $24.94 ticket listed at $76

The venue claims StubHub tells buyers that tickets are nearly gone while the venue itself still has its full allocation on sale, at a fraction of the price. Source

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All Ed Sheeran's support acts, including Finneas, plus backing band, quit tour in solidarity with Macklemore: “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed”

Seattle rapper was booted off tour after pressure by stadium owners

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Oasis ‘Live ’27 will be “so much better” than 2025 tour, promises Noel Gallagher

“All of us are gonna be way more relaxed”

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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ to Get 30th Anniversary Concert Tour

The classic '90s Shakespeare adaptation starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes