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#LetTheMusicPlay: UK music industry rallies for further government support

Artists, promoters, organisations and venues across the UK music sector have come together to lend support to #LetTheMusicPlay , a campaign to draw attention to the precarious situation that performers and…

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100 gecs release tracklist, album art for upcoming remix album

After releasing a handful of singles in 2019 and 2020, 100 gecs have officially announced the release date, tracklist, and album art for their upcoming remix album. The project, titled 1000…

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Sufjan Stevens to release his first solo album since 2015

Sufjan Stevens has just announced a new full-length album, The Ascension, and it’s particularly exciting for fans – it will be his first solo studio album since the critically acclaimed…

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Bay Area's Young Curt passes in tragic car accident

Veteran Bay Area rapper, Young Curt died past Monday after a fatal car accident. Contra Costa County coroner's office identified the twenty-seven-year-old man as the victim of a tragic rollover crash on…

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Close Up & Blood Records present 'What's Going On?' to save UK music venues

Close Up & Blood Records(+ friends) present What’s Going On?, an initiative to publicize and procure extra funding for the Music Venues Trust’s ‘Save Our Venues’ campaign. In an effort to…

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Rough Trade NYC to reopen amidst COVID-19crash

Rough Trade's iconic New York location has announced plans to reopen June 24th at noon following its temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brooklyn-based record store, label, and…

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Music Midtown reschedules festival for 2021

A year chalk full of cancellations and postponements, we’ve seen a number of music festivals recently move their events to next year. Music Midtown, a staple of the Atlanta area…

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Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, & Roddy Ricch lead nominations at 2020 BET Awards

Multi-platinum selling rappers, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, and Roddy Ricch all scored big this year in terms of nominations for the upcoming 2020 BET Awards. Toronto's Drake (6), Houston's Megan (5),…

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Bandcamp to donate all Juneteenth proceeds to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Several music companies have pledged their support to the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the unjust deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade.…

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Cardi B finally hints at new music following her Grammy award winning debut album

The Grammy Award-winning rapper tweeted to her 12.4 million followers on Twitter this past Tuesday claiming new music will be released soon. Fans quickly replied with excitement and questions. “It’s…

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The Recording Academy release new and improved rules for the GRAMMYS

The last few weeks have been eye-opening, pushing one to reflect on themselves and their actions. These last few weeks have pushed us to strive for and accomplish progressive change…

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Spotify to refrain from joining Black Out Tuesday and instead launch modified programming [Updated]

*This is an updated article to a previous piece that covered Spotify's initial involvement in the music industry's Black Out Tuesday. On June 1, tech company Spotify issued an official…

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#LetTheMusicPlay: UK music industry rallies for further government support

100 gecs release tracklist, album art for upcoming remix album

Sufjan Stevens to release his first solo album since 2015

Bay Area's Young Curt passes in tragic car accident

Close Up & Blood Records present 'What's Going On?' to save UK music venues

Rough Trade NYC to reopen amidst COVID-19crash

Music Midtown reschedules festival for 2021

Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, & Roddy Ricch lead nominations at 2020 BET Awards

Bandcamp to donate all Juneteenth proceeds to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Cardi B finally hints at new music following her Grammy award winning debut album

The Recording Academy release new and improved rules for the GRAMMYS

Spotify to refrain from joining Black Out Tuesday and instead launch modified programming [Updated]

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