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Watch the 2026-27 NFL Season Online

Livestream games that are full of hard-hitting NFL action, and catch a few celebrity sightings, starting on Wednesday (Sept. 9).

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Here’s How to Watch the 2026-27 NFL Season Live Online for Free

Livestream games that are full of hard-hitting NFL action, and catch a few celebrity sightings, starting on Wednesday (Sept. 9).

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Lucy Dacus Announces 10th Anniversary Reissue of No Burden, Shares “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye”: Stream

The previously unreleased song dates back to her early years and has surfaced sporadically in her live sets over the years. Lucy Dacus Announces 10th Anniversary Reissue of No Burden, Shares “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye”: Stream Karan Singh

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Frances Shillito on Safeguarding in Music

Frances Shillito spent her career in artist management and venue relations. She now trains the music industry in safeguarding, and she argues the appetite for change has finally outpaced the infrastru

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Andrew Bird Announces Mexico City Concerts

Bird will team up with The Love Academy Orchestra for two performances at Teatro de la Ciudad in October. Andrew Bird Says Mexican Music “Reaches” Him Despite Language Barrier, Vows “Rock and Roll Ene

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SNL UK Announces Hosts and Musical Guests

The first three episodes of the British version of the legendary U.S. sketch show will kick off this weekend (Sept. 12).

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Los Gemelos de Sinaloa Announce ‘The Gemeliza’ Album & Tour for 2026

The brothers duo is beginning a new chapter after signing with Street Mob Records in April.

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‘SNL UK’ Announces Musical Guests, Hosts For Opening Weeks of Season 2

The first three episodes of the British version of the legendary U.S. sketch show will kick off this weekend (Sept. 12).

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Italy’s recorded-music market grew 7.3% in first half of 2026

We reported on the first-half-of-2026 figures for Spain and France’s recorded-music markets yesterday, showing 11.6% and 3.5% growth respectively. There are also some recent stats for Italy, with its growth rate coming in between the two. The post is from Music Ally.

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Hybe’s Weverse reveals data leak affecting 422,584 user accounts

Hybe’s superfan platform Weverse has been growing well in recent years as more artists have joined. However, this week it’s facing some negative headlines after a major data leak. The post is from Music Ally.

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Erykah Badu and H.E.R. to play Spotify’s R&B festival in Dallas

Spotify’s latest move into live music is happening on 1 November in Dallas. It’s putting on a one-day festival called ‘RNB X Live’ using the brand of its ‘RNB X’ playlist. The post is from Music Ally.

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Meta unveils Muse: a ‘personal AI agent built for everyone’

In July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked up its work developing “new personal agents that will be the foundation for our next wave of products and revenue lines” which he hoped would be used by “billions of people”. The post is from Music Ally.

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Patrick Moxey’s Helix Records and Payday Music Publishing open European hub in central London

Its facilities include offices, recording studios, event and performance spaces, songwriting rooms, and content creation areas. Source

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Andrew Bird Says Mexican Music “Reaches” Him Despite Language Barrier, Vows “Rock and Roll Energy” for Mexico City Shows

Bird will team up with The Love Academy Orchestra for two performances at Teatro de la Ciudad in October. Andrew Bird Says Mexican Music “Reaches” Him Despite Language Barrier, Vows “Rock and Roll Energy” for Mexico City Shows Pedro Camacho

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Spotify turns its RNB X playlist into a Dallas festival with Live Nation Urban, and will stream select performances exclusively

RNB X Live in Dallas will be held at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, with Erykah Badu and H.E.R. on the bill. Source

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Positive Grid brings its smart amp experience to your ‘board with the Spark Pedal: “Bring the tone and power of Spark amps to live performances, rehearsals, home practice and recording sessions”

You've tried the desktop amp, taken it to the street with the Spark Edge, now Positive Grid has come for your pedalboard with a smart stompbox with looper, HD Tone creation and more

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“I believe she was in love with Paul first. But Yoko’s still alive, so I’ll say no more”: At 90, Hunter Davies still has a few Beatles secrets up his sleeve

Author wrote only authorised biography of the band in late 1960s

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Chris Rock plays down Will Smith Oscars slap: “It’s not that important”

Smith slapped Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith in 2022

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Breaking Benjamin stop gig to rant about ‘Fallout 4’ “bully”

“I’m sorry that a lot of you are not going to know what the fuck I’m talking about"

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Breaking Benjamin stop gig to rant about ‘Fallout 4’ “bully”

“I’m sorry that a lot of you are not going to know what the fuck I’m talking about"