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Fetty Wap arrested over outstanding public nuisance warrant

Fetty Wap was arrested on Friday (December 17) at Newark Liberty International Airport, following an ankle monitor alert tied to an outstanding warrant. As reported by Rolling Stone, the arrest was confirmed to the outlet by a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department, who oversee the airport. “Officers were dispatched to an ankle monitor call for an active warrant out of North Bergen, New Jersey,” the spokesperson said. “An active warrant was identified and the suspect was then transported to our , which is our main checkpoint for arrest processing.” Though no additional details were made...
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Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens set to join Charli XCX on ‘SNL’

Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens will join Charli XCX on this tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the latter revealed on social media yesterday (Friday 17). READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing In her post, the night before the performance, the singer said simply: “bringing some friends to snl…” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx) Advertisement Charli XCX, along with Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens, released a collaborative single ‘New Shapes’, last month. The track is lifted from Charli XCX’s forthcoming studio...
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The nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards have been revealed

The likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave are among nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards. READ MORE: The BRIT Awards 2021: a night defined by its audience of heroes The nominations were announced today (December 18) during the one-hour The BRITs Are Coming TV special on ITV. Find the full list below. Notably, the Best Male and Female Artist categories are not featured in next year’s awards, instead, a Best Artist category takes their place. Advertisement The Best New Artist category sees the likes of Central Cee, Griff, Joy Crookes, Little Simz and Self Esteem in...
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UTFO frontman Kangol Kid has died, aged 55

Kangol Kid – frontman and co-founder of hip hop outfit UTFO – has died aged 55, after a ten-month battle with colon cancer. As reported by HipHopDX, veteran New York promoter Van Silk (who is also undergoing treatment for the same cancer) confirmed the news in a text to the outlet. “I’m hearing Kangol passed,” he said today (December 18). “I was on with Mix Master Ice last night. Trying to find out.” Minutes later he returned with: “RIP KANGOL KID. He passed at 3:02 a.m. My prayers go out to my brother who fought a battle of colon...
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Billie Eilish’s ‘Bellyache’ almost had a Doja Cat feature

Doja Cat has revealed that she almost featured on Billie Eilish’s 2017 single ‘Bellyache’. READ MORE: From the archives –  Billie Eilish: the most talked-about teen on the planet In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Doja Cat said Eilish reached out to her, inviting her to do a verse on the song that would become ‘Bellyache’. “I remember thinking it was so cute. I loved it. I just couldn’t think of anything to write,” said Doja. “It was one of my writer’s-block moments.” Advertisement However Doja isn’t annoyed she missed out on featuring on one of Eilish biggest hits....
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Hear RZA and Flatbush Zombies drop heavy film references in new song ‘Quentin Tarantino’

RZA and Flatbush Zombies have teamed up for another collaboration – listen to ‘Quentin Tarantino’ below. The song, produced by RZA, Prince Paul, ad Flatbush Zombies’ Erick The Architect, follows last week’s ‘Plug Addicts‘. On it, the rappers drop multiple Tarantino references including nods to the director’s films including Inglourious Basterds (2009), Reservoir Dogs (1992) and The Hateful Eight (2015), among others. Advertisement In the music video they carry out a grisly murder at the end with an unfortunate soul who’s locked in a car boot. Speaking about ‘Plug Addicts’ last week, RZA noted that the song was a long...
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Gaz Coombes recalls taking Valium on a flight with The Cure’s Robert Smith

Gaz Coombes has spoken about taking Valium on a flight with The Cure‘s Robert Smith, who was his hero growing up. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes The Supergrass frontman and soloist in his own name was being quizzed in NME‘s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! feature recently when he recalled hanging out with Smith while on a flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When NME asked Coombes (who formerly covered The Cure songs in his old band, The Jennifers) what it felt like to learn that Smith regarded him as a...
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Young Thug and Megan Thee Stallion’s label bought by Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group have acquired record label 300 Entertainment, which is home to Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion and Waterparks. READ MORE: The Big Read – Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” According to reports the deal was rumoured to have cost Warner around $400million (£301million). As part of the deal, 300 Entertainment’s CEO Kevin Liles will now become chairman and CEO of both 300 and Elektra Music Group, which includes Fueled By Ramen, Roadrunner Records and Travis Barker’s DTA Records. Advertisement According to a press release, ”300 will retain its independent identity, and the...
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One in five ticketholders didn’t turn up to gigs in 2021

Approximately one in five people with tickets to US concerts didn’t show up in 2021. That’s according to a Wall Street Journal report which found that between 17 per cent and 20 per cent of ticketholders didn’t attend shows this year. In most years, the very biggest touring acts and venues expect less than 4 per cent of ticket buyers to no-show, with an average Live Nation concert seeing about 12 per cent of people staying home in 2019. Advertisement Live Nation revealed that its overall no-show rate had risen 5 per cent from 2019 up to...
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Neil Young won’t tour until COVID is “beat”

Neil Young has said he won’t return to touring until COVID is “beat”. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope Speaking on The Howard Stern Show, Young confirmed that people won’t see him “playing to a bunch of people with no masks on,” and said he won’t be touring until the pandemic is over. “I don’t care if I’m the only one who doesn’t do it,” he said. Elsewhere he went on to criticise anti-vaxxers. “People are not being realistic and they’re not being scientific. If we...
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