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Sarah Harding, of Girls Aloud, revealed she has cancer. (Twitter) Sarah Harding, the beloved English singer and Girls Aloud star, revealed Wednesday (26 August) that she is battling advanced breast cancer. In a string of tweets, the singer chronicled her diagnosis alongside a photograph of herself in a patient gown while lying in a hospital
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London-based virtual reality live music platform MelodyVR has acquired Rhapsody International (the parent company of Napster) for $70 million. According to a press release, MelodyVR hopes the “acquisition will enable the creation of a unique music platform that will offer both immersive live performances and music streaming.” MelodyVR CEO Anthony Matchett said in a statement,
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Comedian Hannibal Buress has announced a five-city tour of Midwest drive-in theaters in support of his latest comedy special Miami Nights. He released the special for free on YouTube in July. Check out the full run of tour dates below. Much of the special centers on a 2017 incident in Miami during Art Basel in
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Nigeria-born Afrobeats singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage has shared a new single “Temptation,” featuring Sam Smith. Savage and Smith co-wrote the song with Nigerian artist Fireboy DML. Listen below. “Temptation” is set to appear on Tiwa Savage’s next album Celia, which arrives this Friday, August 28 (via Motown/Island). In addition to “Temptation,” Savage’s new album includes “Dangerous
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Today, on what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday, Nike has released an ad narrated by Kendrick Lamar. “Kobe taught us to be better,” Kendrick says in the brief clip (titled “Better: Mamba Forever”). Watch it below. Kobe Bryant died January 26 in a helicopter crash. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant also died
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Justin Townes Earle, the singer-songwriter and son of Steve Earle, has died. The news was confirmed on his official Facebook page on Sunday night. He was 38. “It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” the statement reads. “So many of you have
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J Balvin and Roddy Ricch will no longer perform at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 30), according to Variety. “As with every awards show, there are always last-minute talent changes. That said, this year has more logistical hurdles than most and the health and safety of our employees and partners is of the
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Footwork architect Traxman has shared a new “Juked Out” remix of “WAP,” as the Chicago Reader points out. The Teklife producer integrates Boom-Boom’s classic 1989 track “Work This Pussy” (famously sampled on Teyana Taylor’s “WTP”) into his take on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s raunchy hit. Take a listen to that below. Earlier this
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Luna have covered Television’s classic “Marquee Moon.” The cover features Luna’s founding bassist Justin Harwood, who departed the band in 2000. The new cover was made remotely: Dean Wareham sang and played guitar from Los Angeles; Lee Wall drummed in Austin, Texas; Sean Eden played guitar in San Francisco; and Harwood recorded the bass in
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