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Major labels to give evidence in Parliament tomorrow about the economics of streaming

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UK government reportedly rejected “visa-free” touring deal as part of Brexit negotiations

phonewifey reveals “barrage of intense, exuberant and smashy energy” single ‘HIT ‘EM WITH A POLE’

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UK government must give the live music sector a “restart date”, report says

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Oklou delivers an entrancing remix of Dua Lipa’s and Angèle’s ‘Fever’

Tom Did It shares orchestral version of ‘Thinking Too Much’

Sia drops Shia LaBeouf from her film ‘Music’, calls him a “pathological liar”

Bad Bunny is starring in an action film with Brad Pitt

Caroline Polachek releases her cover of The Corrs’ ‘Breathless’

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RyL0 shares glitched-out hyperpop single ‘Fancam’

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Lil Nas X is virtually performing his ‘Holiday’ single on Roblox

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Dua Lipa says it’s her “duty” to fight for LGBTQ rights

Grammys change World Music category to Global Music due to “connotations of colonialism”

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Glastonbury lawyer says the 2021 festival will be going ahead

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Arts Council England announces £18 million funding package for DJs, artists and more

Ariana Grande says she’s releasing a new album this month

Festivals receive official advice on how to go ahead next summer

Kelvin MacKenzie enters BBC chairman job race with plans to axe Radio 1 and 2

Rishi Sunak says workers will need to adapt for employment amid the pandemic

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Purity Ring have remixed Alice Deejay’s ‘Better Off Alone’

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The Trump administration is banning TikTok downloads in the US from Sunday

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MPs back changes to post-Brexit immigration bill due to concern for touring musicians

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Michael Eavis says Glastonbury might not return until 2022

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Brother-sister duo Chasing Daze reveal the sunshine-soaked ‘Eyes’ EP

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Gorillaz team up with slowthai and Slaves for Britpop-inspired track ‘Momentary Bliss’

FKA twigs says she wasn’t asked to sing at the Grammy’s Prince tribute

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Charli XCX collaborates with Nintendo on a song for its Japanese theme park

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A.SAINT, Ashley Morgan, maxime. and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Pop Songs With A Punk Mentality, according to Alma

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Grandma, Phabo, Pool Cosby and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

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Haich Ber Na, Deema, Rada and Theodor Black kick off Dummy’s BRAND NEW Laylow residency

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Premiere: Measure For Measure’s ‘PaperCuts’ channels “obsession, rejection, intimacy”

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Haich Ber Na, Tiggz, Shahrae and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Tohji, Rockstar Payso, Lonelyspeck and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Drag Race Lip Synch For Your Life Tracks, according to Blanck Mass

ISM calls on government to cover musicians’ costs in event of no-deal Brexit

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slowthai, Little Simz, IDLES nominated for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019

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Rosalía brought London to pin-drop silence at her Somerset House show

Sky Ferreria, Yaeji, Kim Petras feature on Charli XCX’s new album ‘Charli’

AMAZONDOTCOM, Daniel Adé, ZEM and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

M.I.A. dedicates MBE to her mother who hand-sewed medals for the Queen

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Erika de Casier sounds like pop’s past and future at the same time

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The 10 Best Swedish Non-Dance Music From The Last Year Or So, according to Kornél Kovács

Charli XCX recruits Lizzo for ‘Blame It On Your Love’

SEANTHOMMONEY, Lul Lion, Deaton Chris Anthony and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

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Premiere: Ashnikko plays with gentleman’s club tropes in her ‘Special’ video

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Pirate Studios launch a hunt for fresh UK talent with their Pirate Prodigy programme

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Grimes reveals plans to kill her ‘Grimes’ moniker, gives confusing new interview

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The 10 Best British Artists Who Aren’t Playing Copy Cat, according to Kadiata

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Premiere: LATER produce another ’80s-influenced banger with ‘Young’

Secretive LA duo Emotional Oranges reveal ‘Corners Of My Mind’, inspired by painful heartbreak

Big Nate, Atelier Blue, Jeannel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Doja Cat, Col3trane, UNIIQ3 and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Woke acceptance speeches and weak feminism: five takeaways from the Brit Awards 2019

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Premiere: Skepta collaborator Daisy Maybe shares two dimensions of her sound on ‘Cinnamon’ and ‘Stop’

Quelle Rox, Chrisfrmkro, Ta-Ra and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Kehlani builds anticipation for her ‘While We Wait’ mixtape: Hear ‘Butterfly’

Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith announce ‘The Kali & Jorja Tour’

Roses Gabor shares luxurious electronic-pop number ‘Turkish Delight’

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Kim Petras drops three new tracks: hear SOPHIE collaboration ‘1,2,3 dayz up’

Taking Off: Celeste

Murlo, Kojey Radical, Big Boi and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Glastonbury kicks off its Emerging Talent Competition for 2019

A new DAWN: Dummy meets the one-woman movement redefining independence

Vampire Weekend announce ‘Father Of The Bride’ album: Hear ‘2021’ and ‘Harmony Hall’

Toro y Moi just gave away a free mixtape on Dropbox, ‘Soul Trash’

Rosalía joins a motorbike gang and burns windmills in the stunning video for ‘De Aquí No Sales’

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Premiere: Iglooghost-championed BABii shows off dizzying electronics on ‘SEiiZURE’

Chris Brown arrested in Paris on rape charges

Max Jury shares groove-laden ‘Sweet Lie’, announces album ‘Modern World’

Mike Ashley ‘in talks’ to buy HMV

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TĀLĀ’s ‘Birthday Cake’ visuals flip female objectification

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Premiere: Selma Judith’s ‘Inner Thigh’ is another intimate take from the Danish singer

DAWN celebrates female sexuality on the Hudson Mohawke-produced ‘sauce’

The 10 Best Sade Tracks, according to Taliwhoah

Premiere: Rina Mushonga goes lush and vibrant on Afro-pop jam ‘For A Fool’

Lafawndah announces ‘ANCESTOR BOY’ album: Hear ‘DADDY’

Kehlani, Skinny Malone, Aitch and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Hudson Mohawke, A.G. Cook and more played a music festival inside Minecraft yesterday

The 10 Best New Artists Coming Out Of Australia, according to Cub Sport

The 15 Most Exciting New Artists for 2019

The 10 Best Andrè 3000 verses, according to Daniel Alexander

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Lana Del Rey shares sparse new track ‘hope is a dangerous thing…’

Grimes uploads ‘Nightcore’ remix of ‘We Appreciate Power’

Mike Skinner, The Heatwave and more confirmed for Snowboxx 2019

Killavesi, D’Angelo, Bladee and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Fatima is making her Roundhouse debut: win two tickets

James Blake reportedly has an album coming with André 3000, Rosalía guest slots

8 Artists To Watch in 2019

Celeste explores modern-day relationships in the shadowy video for ‘Lately’

The 10 Best Labels of 2018

The 50 Best Tracks of 2018

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Watch Jerome Thomas’s ‘Afrofuturist Western’ video for ‘Bruises’

No Fear: Dummy meets Jarreau Vandal

Friendly Fires’ club rave at Oval Space was a masterclass in the live experience

Listen to Yaeji’s ‘Blowing Up The Workshop’ karaoke mix

Black Josh, Murlo, Ian Isiah and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

“Everything I make seems to oscillate between sweetness and violence”: Dummy meets Fauness

Premiere: Semi Precious transcends music and fashion in new video for ‘Vacancy’

Rina Sawayama shares new difference-embracing pop anthem ‘Flicker’

The 10 Best Mariah Carey Album Cuts, according to Homeshake

Stormzy and Pharrell feature on a new EP aiming to help end extreme poverty

Daisy Maybe enlists Skepta for dark-edged cut ‘The Answer’

Hannah Diamond announces new album: Listen to ‘True’

The Dummy guide to M.I.A.

“I want to write about real emotions”: Dummy meets Mahalia

Ariel’s ‘In-N-Out’ is a pop-tinged ode to our throwaway, fast food culture

The 10 Best Underrated Pop Gems, according to LIZ

Charli XCX jumps on Tommy Genesis’s ‘100 Bad’

Jamie xx: “I’m not a lyrics guy.”

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