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Julian Casablancas sells stake in The Strokes catalogue

Julian Casablancas has sold a stake in The Strokes’ catalogue. READ MORE: The roots of… The Strokes According to Rolling Stone, The Strokes frontman has sold a portion of both publishing rights and masters rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed sum. Primary Wave have not revealed whether Casablancas has retained a portion of his stake. The sale only includes Casablancas’ rights for The Strokes’ music, not his other projects, a Primary Wave representative told Rolling Stone. Advertisement Casablancas is the latest musician to have made money in the music copyright sales world. Earlier this year John Legend sold...
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Queen have discovered an unreleased song featuring Freddie Mercury

Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May have confirmed that they have unearthed an unreleased song by the band featuring late frontman Freddie Mercury. The band members shared the revelation during an interview this weekend with Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2. “We did find a little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about,” Taylor said. “And it’s wonderful. Actually, it was a real discovery. It’s from the Miracle Sessions and I think it’s going to be out in September.” Advertisement Asked who found the track, the title of which will be ‘Face It Alone’, May replied: “It...
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50 Cent mocks Madonna again for sharing risqué photos

50 Cent has once again mocked Madonna for sharing risqué photos on Instagram. READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” Last year, after Madonna posted a series of images on Instagram wearing lingerie and lying on and under a bed, the rapper reposted one of the images with the caption: “Yo this is the funniest shit! LOL. That’s Madonna under the bed trying to do like a virgin at 63. she shot out, if she don’t get her old ass up. LMFAO.” Madonna responded, saying: “I guess your new career is...
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Here’s all the free events at Grace Jones’ Meltdown Festival

The Grace Jones-curated edition of London’s Meltdown Festival kicks off this Friday (June 10) and – alongside exclusive gigs – features a raft of free public programming. READ MORE: Alewya: “Grace Jones has the level of uniqueness that I aspire to have” Events will run across the Southbank Centre’s venues for the duration of the festival, which runs until June 19, offering a host of activities for fans to get involved in. Throughout the whole festival a new audio installation from poet Travis Alabanza will lead visitors in saying “grace” to Jones. The We Say Grace installation will be played...
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‘Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’ songwriter Paul Vance has died

Paul Vance, the songwriter behind ‘Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’ and more pop classics has died at the age of 92. Vance – real name Joseph Paul Florio – was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 1929. His songwriting partnership with Lee Pockriss produced more than 300 songs including the aforementioned 1960 worldwide hit ‘Itsy Bitsy…’ and other chart-topper ‘Catch A Falling Star’, which was performed by Perry Como and released in 1957. ‘Itsy Bitsy…’ sold more than 20 million copies and reached the Top 10 in the UK originally. In 1990 it achieved...
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Daisy Edgar-Jones shipped out DJ decks working on ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’

Where The Crawdads Sing star Daisy Edgar-Jones shipped out DJ decks and put on shows for the cast, according to one co-star. The Normal People actress takes on the lead role in the upcoming adaptation of Delia Owens’ 2018 bestselling novel. However, fellow star Taylor John Smith has spoken on Edgar-Jones’ love for DJing, revealing she taught him how to spin decks. Advertisement “It was phenomenal,” he told the PA news agency at the MTV Movie and TV Awards (via Irish News). “ so funny when you’re not working that you forget how brilliant of an actor she is....
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Corey Taylor says new Slipknot music is coming “very fucking soon”

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has promised that new music from the band is set to arrive “very fucking soon”. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” Taylor confirmed in March that the masked metal titans had completed work on their “killer” new record, which will follow 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’. A release date is not yet known. After saying that the album could arrive in “maybe summertime”, Taylor told fans at a recent Knotfest Roadshow gig in Ohio that the music would be arriving “very fucking soon”....
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Ashanti gives surprise performance at a Manchester burger restaurant following arena gig

Ashanti turned up to a Manchester burger restaurant after her AO Arena gig on Thursday (June 2) and performed a dance routine in front of customers and fans. The R&B icon, who had played in the city hours before, was still wearing her gig outfit when she visited Archie’s at Manchester Piccadilly and broke into dance. Ashanti posted videos to her TikTok account of her and her backing dancers performing a short routine inside the burger bar that frequently attracts celebrities. Advertisement As Manchester Evening News reports, music figures including Rita Ora and The Game, and boxer Floyd Mayweather...
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Listen to Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy cover Angel Olsen’s ‘Big Time’

To commemorate the release of Angel Olsen’s sixth studio album, ‘Big Time’, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has shared a lo-fi acoustic cover of its title track. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Tweedy’s raw, weathered vocals fit the song affably, retaining the original version’s smoky and melancholic spirit. He shared the cover on his Substack blog, Starship Casual, where he wrote: “Normally I put songs behind the paywall, but this album is brand-new and lovely, and I want everyone with ears to hear it.” Have a listen to the cover here, and see Olsen’s response to...
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King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have completed their next albums: “There’s a couple locked away”

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have revealed that they’ve completed their next albums, saying they have “a couple locked away”. Speaking to Australian broadcaster triple j last week, the prolific pysch-rock outfit described the finished, yet-to-be-released material as “jammy and meandering, kinda funky-prog-something”. “They’re kind of a response to us not being able to get together and play during lockdowns,” explained guitarist Joey Walker. “It’s just jamming and the product of that. We’re really, really pumped about them.” Advertisement The band didn’t reveal any other details about the records, or when they might be released. READ MORE: King Gizzard...
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