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Lola Young Breaks Down in Tears During “Spiders” at Rock in Rio, Calls Brazilian Fans “the Best in the World”: Watch

The singer's first Brazilian show featured a career-spanning Palco Mundo set before closing with “Messy." Lola Young Breaks Down in Tears During “Spiders” at Rock in Rio, Calls Brazilian Fans “the Best in the World”: Watch Pedro Camacho

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Inspired By U2, Oprah Winfrey Bringing Immersive, Star-Studded ‘AHA’ Experience to Las Vegas’ Sphere

The one-weekend-only event next April will bring together musicians, artists, storytellers for a "musically immersive symphony of senses."

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‘Harry Potter’ TV show will be “more satisfying” than movies, says Gary Oldman

"We had to cut a lot, and still we could only get the films down to, like, three hours"

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Girl Ultra's New Single 'Te Caigo'

Mexico City’s Girl Ultra makes chrome-plated synth-funk with an 80s new-wave edge, co-produced with Chromeo. New single ‘Te Caigo’ is a manifesto for acting on desire rather than waiting around. The v

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Bricknasty's 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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M. Night Shyamalan praises “true artist” Charli XCX after watching ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour

"And Charli is a cinephile! So we could chat forever"

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Sadiq Khan responds to St Paul’s Cathedral and Fabric live event partnership after religious outcry

Some have criticised the move as an “insult” to Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, and a “another sign of our pitiful surrender to ideological secularism”

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Sadiq Khan responds to St Paul’s Cathedral and Fabric live event partnership after religious outcry

Some have criticised the move as an “insult” to Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, and a “another sign of our pitiful surrender to ideological secularism”

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M. Night Shyamalan praises “true artist” Charli XCX after watching ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour

"And Charli is a cinephile! So we could chat forever"

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Superstruct introduces Artistic Code for festivals

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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Babyshambles, Ash and Cast to headline Shiiine On Weekender 2027 in Skegness

Others on the line-up include Black Grape, Reverend & The Makers, Starsailor, Buzzcocks and The Futureheads

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Babyshambles, Ash and Cast to headline Shiiine On Weekender 2027 in Skegness

Others on the line-up include Black Grape, Reverend & The Makers, Starsailor, Buzzcocks and The Futureheads

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Spotify Co-Founder Threatens to Leave Sweden Over Wealth Tax

Sweden votes in a general election on Sunday (September 13), with taxation of the country’s wealthiest one of the campaign’s live issues. Source

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MBW's Weekly Round-Up: Major Music Industry News

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

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Black Sabbath's Final Show Almost Canceled, Says Tony Iommi

“I hadn’t seen Ozzy for a bit, and it was difficult seeing him like that”

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Devil Master Announce Fall 2026 North American Tour

The Philly psych-metal act will be out in support of their new album Bloody Dreams. Devil Master Announce Fall 2026 North American Tour Spencer Kaufman

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Icehouse to Tour 'Man of Colours'

The band's first indoor headline tour in over two decades will see them perform their best-selling 1987 album in full in mid-2027.

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Charli XCX Addresses Fan Backlash

The singer recently announced a six-show 2027 run across Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Amsterdam and Paris.

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Charli XCX Responds to Fan Backlash Over Limited Tour Dates: ‘Emotionally and Physically Hard’

The singer recently announced a six-show 2027 run across Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Amsterdam and Paris.

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Icehouse to Celebrate 40 Years of ‘Man of Colours’ With 2027 Australian Tour

The band's first indoor headline tour in over two decades will see them perform their best-selling 1987 album in full in mid-2027.