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NEWS ROUNDUPFestival Announcements, Copyright Cases and More

Radiohead vs Lana Del Rey On January 7th, Lana Del Rey confirmed news reports that hinted at a copyright lawsuit with Radiohead. The band is reportedly suing her over the similarities between their 1992 breakout hit, “Creep,” and her 2017 track, “Get Free.” Del Rey tweeted: “It’s true about the...

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NEWS ROUNDUPMusical Candidates Win Big, TSwift's Reputation and More

Metal musician Danica Roem becomes first transgender legislator in Virginia The Musicians Who Won This Week’s Election On Tuesday, Danica Roem became the first openly transgender woman elected to state legislature with her win in Virginia, replacing a 13-year incumbent Republican who held an...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPNYC Cabaret Law Repealed, CMA Gag Order and More

NYC Cabaret Law Officially Repealed Established in 1926 to prevent unlicensed dancing in NYC bars, New York's "Cabaret Law" is finally on its last legs after City Council voted Tuesday to end it. Many have been quick to point out that the antiquated law is like something out of Footloose,...

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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Fats Domino, Alice Glass Alleges Abuse and More

Fats Domino Dies At Age 89 The singer and pianist from New Orleans penned a number of hits, like "I'm Walkin'" and "Ain't That a Shame," that defined 1950s rock ’n’ roll by blending occasionally the sounds of his hometown with R and B. His part in the genre was highly influential; Elvis referred to him...

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NEWS ROUNDUPPlanned Parenthood Compilation, Ducktails Singer Assault Details and More

Sleater-Kinney has a new song on a Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation. New Song from Sleater-Kinney on Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation You can now stream 7 Inches For Planned Parenthood, a collection of 7 inch records that will benefit the organization, ahead of its November release...

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NEWS ROUNDUPPrincess Nokia a Soup-er Hero, Music Industry Assault Allegations and More

Princess Nokia Stands Up To Racist, Goes Viral This week, a viral video showed NYC commuters standing up to a drunk guy on the train when he started yelling racist insults at a group of teenagers. At the end of the video, as he’s pushed out of the train car, someone launches a container of soup at...

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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Tom Petty, The Las Vegas Tragedy and More

RIP Tom Petty The well-loved songwriter passed away on Monday after suffering from cardiac arrest. He was 66, and less than a week before, gave a final interview where he discussed his recent 40th anniversary tour with The Heartbreakers, a new band he was producing, and more (read the full...

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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Charles Bradley, #TakeAKnee and More

RIP Charles Bradley Though he was able to tour up until the very end, even after battling stomach cancer, renowned soul singer Charles Bradley passed away over the weekend. He was 68. Nicknamed “The Screaming Eagle of Soul,” Bradley was inspired by James Brown from a young age but didn’t release...

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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Walter Becker, Holger Czukay and More

RIP Holger Czukay Holger Czukay played bass in the groundbreaking Krautrock band Can, which he founded with keyboardist Irmin Schmidt, guitarist Michael Karoli, and drummer Jaki Liebezeit. He passed away on Tuesday at age 79 at the band’s Inner Space Studio. Can got their unique sound from...

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NEWS ROUNDUPBushwick's New Venue, St. Vincent's New LP and More

Elsewhere Photo by Sam Gold Glasslands Founders Debut New Venue, Elsewhere When Kent Avenue’s DIY hotspot Glasslands closed in 2014, its founders seemed to hint that they’d open another spot eventually. Turns out that spot will be Elsewhere, a warehouse in Bushwick that will double as a community...

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NEWS ROUNDUPTaylor Swift Goes Goth, NYC's Night Mayor, and More

Looks like Taylor really loved Bey's "Formation" Taylor Swift Taylor Swift tried to overshadow the eclipse (while one artist was potentially blinded by it), by scrubbing her social media pages clean on Monday. The internet buzzed about the impending announcement of a follow-up to 2014's...

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NEWS ROUNDUPReactions to Charlottesville, Prince's Pantone Purple and More

Music + Politics: Responses To Charlottesville The horrible events of last weekend show that change is necessary in this country. Here's some ways the music world reacted to Charlottesville: Spotify is cracking down on racist bands. Yeah, unfortunately, white supremacists make music too, and it...

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