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Maroon 5’s Adam Levine responds to viral TikTok alleging affair

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has shared a statement responding to a recent viral TikTok alleging that he had an affair. Earlier this week, Levine was accused in a TikTok video by Instagram model Sumner Stroh of having an affair with her. “At the time, I was young, I was naive, and, I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited,” she said. “I was having an affair with a man who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret model,” the message began. Stroh went on to allege that she and Levine were in a relationship for a year, and that after they stopped...
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South Korean defence minister responds to proposals for BTS’ military exemption

South Korean defence minister Lee Jong-sup has responded to calls for a revision bill to allow pop celebrities like BTS to serve alternate forms of military service. READ MORE: J-hope talks ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS On September 19, representative Kim Young-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea proposed a bill that mandates pop celebrities who have received merits from the government — such as BTS’ Order of Cultural Merit awarded by former president Moon Jae-In in 2018 — should be allowed to serve an alternative form of military service. Korea JoongAng Daily reported on...
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Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs debut new song ‘Lovebomb’ at Chicago show

Yeah Yeah Yeahs played a small show in Chicago earlier this week, where the trio debuted a new song from soon-to-be-released fifth album ‘Cool It Down’. READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs live in Manchester: indie sleaze icons triumphantly kick off ‘Cool It Down’ era The show was announced earlier this month and took place at the Metro in Chicago on Monday night (September 19). The band played unreleased song ‘Lovebomb’ – a slow-burner built around shimmery, atmospheric synths – and four other cuts from the band’s first album in nearly a decade, which is set to arrive next week....
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Kanye West claims his publishing catalogue is “being put up for sale without my knowledge”

Kanye West has come out with claims that his publishing catalogue is “being put up for sale” without his approval, involvement or even awareness – contesting reports that his team had pitched the sale to prospective buyers. READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs Earlier this week, Billboard reported that West was “quietly and intermittently shopping his publishing catalog”, and that representatives for the rapper had met privately with prospective buyers to “explore what kind of valuation” his extensive discography could net. It’s said that West is eying a valuation as high...
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See the setlist from Roxy Music’s 2022 reunion tour

The latest setlist for Roxy Music‘s reunion tour has been shared online – check it out along with live performance footage below. READ MORE: All of these classic albums turn 50 this year Roxy Music’s UK and North American tour, which kicked off on September 7 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, marks the first time that bandmembers Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the band’s ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011. The tour also takes in the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album, which they will be celebrating throughout 2022 with...
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Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion and Willow booked as ‘Saturday Night Live’ music guests

Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion and Willow have been announced as musical guests for the new season of Saturday Night Live (SNL). READ MORE: 18 massive comedy stars who got their big break on Saturday Night Live The 48th season of the NBC’s sketch show begins on October 1, with Lamar kicking off the series premiere that’s hosted by actor Miles Teller. Willow is booked for the following week (October 8) when actor Brendan Gleeson hosts. Then, on October 15, Megan Thee Stallion will be on duty as both host and musical guest. Advertisement The new season of SNL features...
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Nick Cave shares his thoughts on “the point of life”: “Kindness is the force that draws us together”

Nick Cave has responded to a fan who asked him what he thinks “the point of life” is. READ MORE: I don’t believe in God – but I do believe in Nick Cave The Bad Seeds singer answered Beau on his The Red Hand Files blog earlier this month, laying out his argument that “we must first understand what it is to be human” in order to find meaning. “We are capable of the greatest atrocities and the deepest sufferings, all culminating in a vast, collective grief. This is our shared condition,” part of Cave’s blog post reads. Advertisement “Yet...
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Cardi B shares Beyoncé’s personal thank you note alongside ‘Renaissance’ vinyl gift

Cardi B has posted a video showing off her signed copy of Beyoncé‘s ‘Renaissance‘ on vinyl, complete with a personal thank you note penned by the pop star. READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy In the clip the rapper appears to be delighted with the LP and warns viewers that no one can touch her special gift. “Look what Beyoncé sent me. Read it, bitch!” Cardi says with a laugh while holding up the vinyl. “It was so beautiful, so lovely. I’m gonna put it in a glass frame with some laser...
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Pale Waves cancel all remaining North America tour dates

Pale Waves have cancelled the remaining dates on their North America tour due to “logistical and safety issues” with their tour bus. READ MORE: Pale Waves: “We’ve become the most resilient band we know” The band had dates booked up until October 7 in the US, but said they are now unable to fulfil the remainder of the tour. In a post on Instagram, they said: “We are hugely disappointed to say that due to logistical and safety issues with our tour bus, we are unable to complete the remainder of our North American tour. We’ve exhausted every possible option...
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U2’s Bono opens up in new memoir about losing his mother

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the death of his mother in his forthcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. READ MORE: U2’s 10 best albums, ranked The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) – and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers, with Bono’s life story weaved throughout the book. In a new extract published in the New Yorker, Bono opened up about...