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Vegas strip club denies Usher tipped dancers fake money with his face on

Usher was criticised for using fake notes with his face on to tip dancers at a strip club in Las Vegas earlier this week, although the venue’s management has since denied the claim. READ MORE: The NME guide to Las Vegas A dancer from Sapphire Las Vegas Gentleman’s Club, ‘Pisces’, shared an image of three mock-up bills ($1, $20, $100) on a private Instagram Stories post, along with the question: “Ladies what would you do if you danced all night for Usher and he threw this??” The upload subsequently went viral after catching the attention of The Shade Room. However,...
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Laura Jane Grace releases vibrant new video for ‘Supernatural Posession’

Laura Jane Grace has released a new video for the track ‘Supernatural Possession’, from last year’s surprise solo album ‘Stay Alive’. READ MORE: Laura Jane Grace: “JK Rowling has no grounds to speak on the transgender experience because she knows nothing about it” The video, which you can watch below, features the Against Me! and The Devouring Mothers musician performing in front of a constantly shifting, colourful backdrop. “The most stressful part of making this video was getting all the wrinkles & creases out of the green screen,” she said on Twitter. Advertisement “I had never ironed a green...
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Lil Nas X says that ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ may be removed from streaming services tomorrow

Lil Nas X has said that his recent hit single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ may be removed from streaming services as of tomorrow (April 13). READ MORE: ‘Old Town Road’– how the TikTok-propelled country-trap banger sparked debate about genre, race and exclusion In a Tweet, the rapper said: “not even joking. everybody stream call me by your name hard today because it may no longer be available tomorrow and there’s nothing i can really do about it. thanks for all the support tho!” not even joking. everybody stream call me by your name hard today because it...
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Watch Wolf Alice’s magical live performance of ‘The Last Man On Earth’

Wolf Alice have shared an official new live version of their recent single ‘The Last Man On Earth’ – you can watch the video below. The song will feature on the London band’s forthcoming third album ‘Blue Weekend’, which is due to arrive on June 11 via Dirty Hit. The NME Big Read: Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world” Having given the track its live debut on Later… With Jools Holland last month, the group have today (April 13) released a new performance video directed by Jordan Hemingway. Advertisement The gothic clip sees Wolf Alice play...
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Lucy Dacus announces third album ‘Home Video’ with new single ‘Hot & Heavy’

Lucy Dacus has announced details of her third album ‘Home Video’ and shared its lead single ‘Hot & Heavy’. READ MORE: Lucy Dacus on politics, protests and pandemics “I thought I was writing ‘Hot & Heavy’ about an old friend, but I realized along the way that it was just about me outgrowing past versions of myself,” Dacus said of the track. “So much of life is submitting to change and saying goodbye even if you don’t want to. Now whenever I go to places that used to be significant to me, it feels like trespassing the past. I know...
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Olivia Rodrigo reveals tracklist and artwork for debut album ‘Sour’

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the tracklist and cover art for her forthcoming debut album ‘Sour’. The Californian pop star will release her first full-length effort on May 21 via Polydor/Geffen, having previewed the project with the smash hit ‘Drivers License’ as well as recent single ‘Deja Vu’. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: inside the Taylor-endorsed mega-hit ‘Drivers License’ Tonight (April 13) Rodrigo took to social media to unveil the record’s purple front and back sleeves, the second of which reveals the 11 tracks to be included. The titles appear on a silver balloon that is about to be burst with a...
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis release new seven-inch single ‘Grief’

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced a new seven-inch release titled ‘Grief’, based on a letter sent to Cave’s Red Hand Files website. READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – ‘Carnage’ review: the peak of their powers The release contains two songs, ‘Letter To Cynthia’ and ‘Song For Cynthia’. The former was written by Cave with music by Ellis, and the latter was composed and recorded as a duo. The music, available for purchase here, is inspired by a question a fan called Cynthia sent to The Red Hand Files, where Cave responds to letters from his...
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Olivia Rodrigo Announces Debut Album Sour In The Sweetest Way

Olivia Rodrigo isn’t stepping on the brakes anytime soon. Fresh off the release of her singles “Drivers License” and “Deja Vu,” she announced on Tuesday (April 13) that her debut album, Sour, will be released on May 21. After teasing the album’s tracklist by sending letters to fans for them to decode, the 18-year-old actress and singer-songwriter made the official announcement by sharing the album’s artwork on Instagram. Channeling ’90s teen nostalgia, the cover sees Rodrigo’s face covered in butterflies, stars, and heart stickers as she sticks her tongue out to reveal the title pasted onto it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnSB-7L80g/ Writing about the project on her Instagram...
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Listen to Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl’s surprise new single ‘Eazy Sleazy’

Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have joined forces for a new collaborative single, ‘Eazy Sleazy’ – you can listen to it below. The surprise track from the Foo Fighters and The Rolling Stones frontmen was shared on YouTube this afternoon (April 13), having been penned by Jagger during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. The NME Big Read: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” Jagger provides vocals and plays guitar on the infectious rock team-up, with Grohl performing drums, guitar and bass. Advertisement ‘Eazy Sleazy’ finds Jagger reference “zoom calls”, being “home in these prison walls”, fake applause and a “TikTok...
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John Lennon’s ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ to be featured on ‘Tim’s Twitter Listening Party’

John Lennon‘s debut solo studio album ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is to be the focus of a forthcoming Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, with the first-ever performance of ‘Give Peace A Chance’ also being shared online. It comes after it was announced that the 1970 record is being reissued for a new ‘Ultimate Collection’ box set, which is due for release this coming Friday (April 16). READ MORE: Check out previously unseen photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono from new book ‘John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band’ This afternoon (April 13), Tim Burgess confirmed plans for an online listen-through...
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