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Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening to Feature Stevie Wonder, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Tems, The Roots & More

Thursday's (June 18) all-star livestream event will also feature Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Marc Anthony.

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Lynks shares “accidental” England World Cup parody banger ‘Kick The Ball!’

“It’s time to show the world that no one kicks like Britain… except for all the times we tried to win and we didn’t”

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Peanuts music catalog owner lands CBS licensing deal after ‘Linus and Lucy’ plays in Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

The proceeds from the CBS deal will be donated to World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities affected by natural disasters and civil unrest. Source

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Harry Styles Covers Simon & Garfunkel and Reimagines Deep Cuts at Intimate Meltdown Festival Set in London

Styles is the curator of the 2026 edition of the festival.

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“It changes how I work – it delivers the best sound, simplifies setup, offers a sonic palette that spans decades and improves everything”: The new MU-1 mic makes the much-loved ribbon-and-condenser recording trick way more accessible, says JZ Microphones

It promises to combine a classic dual-mic studio technique into one product

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Live Nation’s Academy Music Group to invest nearly $13M to restore UK’s Brighton Hippodrome, which has been empty since 2006

The investment forms part of a wider redevelopment representing a total of £25 million (approx. $33.5 million) to restore and modernize the building. Source

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Take a look at what the weather would have been like if there was a Glastonbury 2026

This summer is a fallow year for the Worthy Farm festival, but would it have been rain or shine had it gone ahead?

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Harry Styles Covers Simon & Garfunkel and Reimagines Deep Cuts at Intimate Meltdown Festival Set in London

Styles is the curator of the 2026 edition of the festival.

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South Arcade announce 2027 ‘Welcome To The Real World’ UK and European tour

They also dropped the raucous new single ‘DEADMEAT’

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Sir Lucian Grainge and Bang Si-hyuk talk UMG’s partnership with HYBE, AI and the future of music at town hall event in Seoul

Grainge said that while AI would unlock new opportunities, great music and great people would remain at the center of every successful music company. Source

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Tim Burgess to record live album straight to vinyl at Kendal Calling

The album will be mixed, mastered, and pressed for sale on vinyl at the festival within only 48 hours of the set

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Harry Styles brings orchestral reworkings, rarities and covers to intimate Meltdown Festival show

The star took a break from his historic 12-night Wembley run to perform with the Jules Buckley Orchestra at London’s Royal Festival Hall The post Harry Styles brings orchestral reworkings, rarities a

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Nettspend Teases Album With OsamaSon

A joint tour may also accompany the rappers’ rumored “NXO” project

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Are Faith No More returning in 2027?

The band haven’t played any live shows in a decade

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Harry Styles brings orchestral reworkings, rarities and covers to intimate Meltdown Festival show as he hails current moment as his “career highlight”

The star took a break from his historic 12-night Wembley run to perform with the Jules Buckley Orchestra at London’s Royal Festival Hall The post Harry Styles brings orchestral reworkings, rarities and covers to intimate Meltdown Festival show as he hails current moment as his “career highlight” ap

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Black Veil Brides Announce 2027 UK and European Tour

Dates follow a huge slot at Download 2026, and include a show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton

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Black Veil Brides announce 2027 UK and European tour

Dates follow a huge slot at Download 2026, and include a show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton

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Argentinian dance duo EQ are fighting for their right to party

On their first headline tour, EQ tell NME about infusing darkness in their hedonistic club anthems and pushing the limits of Latin music

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The Dillinger Escape Plan Announces Final 'Calculating Infinity' Shows with Original Vocalist

The run of fall dates will wrap up with an appearance on the Headbangers Boat cruise. The Dillinger Escape Plan Announce Final “Calculating Infinity” Shows with Original Vocalist Dimitri Minakakis Chr

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The Dillinger Escape Plan Announce Final “Calculating Infinity” Shows with Original Vocalist Dimitri Minakakis

The run of fall dates will wrap up with an appearance on the Headbangers Boat cruise. The Dillinger Escape Plan Announce Final “Calculating Infinity” Shows with Original Vocalist Dimitri Minakakis Chris Coplan