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Ariana Grande Tells Team Trump to Stop Using Her Music
Grande demanded a pro-Trump TikTok account stop using her 2024 track 'We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love),' her second public protest this year after 'Bye' was used in an ICE enforcement video.
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Beabadoobee Shares "Memories," New Album Pylon Due September 18
Beabadoobee has released "Memories" from her fourth album Pylon, out September 18 via Dirty Hit/Interscope, featuring guest turns from Hayley Williams, Turnstile's Brendan Yates and Deftones' Chino Moreno.
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MTV VMAs 2026 Drops "Best Rock" After 37 Years
MTV's 2026 VMA nominations, announced August 19, quietly retire the 37-year-old rock category in favor of "Best Alternative." Madonna leads with 11 nods; the ceremony airs September 27 from LA's Peacock Theater.
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"Weird Al" Yankovic Returns to NPR Tiny Desk After 16 Years
Weird Al Yankovic played NPR's Tiny Desk again 16 years after his 2010 acoustic set, this time with a full band, just ahead of the next leg of his BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour.
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Rex Orange County and Daniel Caesar Reunite for New Single "Indecision"
Rex Orange County and Daniel Caesar have released "Indecision," their first collaboration since Caesar's album Son of Spergy, alongside a Montana-shot music video and a run of pop-up shows and festival dates.
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Anderson .Paak and Cordae Announce Joint Album 'Heavy Is the Crown'
Anderson .Paak and rapper Cordae have announced their first joint full-length album, Heavy Is the Crown, per Pitchfork. Release date and tracklist are not yet known.
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Foo Fighters to Open for AC/DC in One-Off St. Louis Show on September 8
Foo Fighters announced they'll open for AC/DC's 'Power Up' tour on September 8 at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, a single-date slot Dave Grohl called a dream come true.
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Phoebe Bridgers Covers Nirvana's 'Lithium' on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Phoebe Bridgers covered Nirvana's 'Lithium' in acoustic form on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, alongside 'Lost Boys' and 'Bobby' from her new album Lost Weekend — a session apparently recorded just before she canceled UK dates due to appendicitis.
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Frankie Rose Shares New Single "Return To Dust" Ahead of Album "Hila"
Frankie Rose has released the new single "Return To Dust" from her upcoming album Hila, due next month, alongside a support slot on The Charlatans' North American tour.
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25 Years On, Fans Still Loop Old Episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show — Here's Why, According to a Psychologist
UK radio show The Ricky Gervais Show turns 25 this summer, and Karl Pilkington's studio debut hits the same milestone. Far Out Magazine asked a psychologist why so many listeners keep replaying the same old episodes.
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