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Best New Zealand Music of the Week: July 7th-13th
Rolling Stone Australia
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July 16, 2025
Stay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup. Then check out the best new music from Aotearoa acts released last week below! Emily C. Browning – Primary Ōtautahi alt-pop artist...
Australian Industrial Punk Artist Schkeuditzer Kreuz Announces Third Album, And Return Tour To Europe And UK
Scoop
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Photo/Supplied Australian ‘Industrial Synth Crust’ outfit Schkeuditzer Kreuz a.k.a. Kieren Hills is about to embark on the second Schkeuditzer Kreuz tour across Europe, from September to October 2025, in support of the third album, Swan Grinder....
Culture, Humanity And Music Take Centre Stage At Rhine-Ruhr 2025 WUG Opening
Bernama
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July 17, 2025
From Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif DUISBURG (Germany), July 16 (Bernama) -- In a modest yet deeply meaningful opening ceremony, the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 World University Games (WUG) unfolded in spectacular fashion at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena...
Furor over music fest chant reveals hypocrisy
China Daily Global
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Displaced Palestinians wait to receive free food from a food distribution center in Gaza City on July 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is held annually in Somerset, the United Kingdom. Many...
European Commission Will Investigate UMG’s Plan to Buy Downtown: Report
Billboard
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July 16, 2025
The European Commission will begin a formal antitrust investigation into Universal Music Group’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music later this month, according to a Reuters report. The European Union’s competition regulator is expected to begin...
Suede New Album Exclusive: “We can get arty, but it always snaps back to being a rock band.”
Mojo
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Speaking exclusively in the latest issue of MOJO – on sale now – Suede have discussed the making of their new album, Antidepressants. Out September 5 on BMG, the band's tenth album is the follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed Autofiction, a record whose...
White Lies announce new album ‘Night Light’ and share hypnotic single ‘In The Middle’
NME
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July 16, 2025
White Lies have announced their seventh album ‘Night Light’ and shared the new single ‘In The Middle’ – check it out below. The London trio – made up of Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown – will release the record on November 7...
Rock en Seine: French town withdraws pop festival funding over Kneecap appearance
RTL Today
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July 17, 2025
A French town has pulled its €40,000 subsidy from the Rock en Seine festival after Irish rap group Kneecap – whose lead singer is under UK terror investigation – was booked to perform at the August event. A town that hosts one of France's biggest...
Six years after their first shows, Robert Plant's Saving Grace finally announce their debut album
Louder
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July 16, 2025
Saving Grace, the band formed in 2019 by former Led Zeppelin man Robert Plant and singer Suzi Dian, have finally announced details of their long-awaited debut album. Saving Grace is scheduled to arrive on September 26 via Nonesuch Records. Plant...
LAC, EU empower San communities
Namibian Sun
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July 17, 2025
In a concerted effort to bolster access to justice for Namibia’s marginalised San communities, the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), con... If you are an active subscriber and the article is not showing,...
European musicians discover the magic of Chinese intangible cultural heritage in Guizhou village
People's Daily Online
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European musicians found themselves captivated by Chinese ethnic culture during a visit to Wenggong village in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, as part of the "My Music Paradise--China Europe Young Musicians Art Exchange Global...
Clark Hazlett builds a global life on football, music & YouTube
Lynden Tribune - Washington State
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Clark Hazlett, a 2015 Lynden High School graduate, is currently in Prague playing quarterback for the Prague Lions in the European League of Football while continuing to grow his Adventure Athlete YouTube channel and perform country music...
Gleneagle Concert Band represents Killarney in Spain
Killarney Advertiser
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July 16, 2025
The Gleneagle Concert Band recently returned from a highly successful tour of Seville and Gibraltar. The Killarney-based band, now in its 44th year, performed a joint evening concert with the Midleton Concert Band beneath the spectacular Las Setas...
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Announces New Triple Album, ‘Twilight Override’ with Four New Tracks
American Songwriter
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July 16, 2025
Yesterday (July 15), Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy announced his new studio album, Twilight Override. The triple LP follows his critically acclaimed 2020 release, Love Is the King. To give listeners samples of the three distinct sections of the new...
Davido Earns UK Silver Certification For ‘Timeless Album’
Information Nigeria
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July 16, 2025
Nigerian music icon David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has received the esteemed Silver Certification in the United Kingdom for his fourth studio album, Timeless. Chart Data, a well-known source for music analytics and certifications, reported...
Barcelona set to postpone Spotify Nou Camp's return date AGAIN ahead of new season - as reason for yet another delay of £1.25bn project is revealed
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
By ADAM POGRUND Published: 11:56 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 13:18 EDT, 16 July 2025 Barcelona's exile from the Nou Camp is set to continue with their return date likely to be delayed again. The 99,000-seater stadium has been closed since...
Italian classical musicians enthrall Dimapur
Nagaland Post
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July 16, 2025
Dimapur resonated with melodies from Italy as the “Echoes of Italy” concert and workshop, hosted by Golden Crown Theological College (GCTC), brought acclaimed Italian musicians Tommaso Benciolini (flute) and Lorenzo Bernardi (guitar) to Nagaland...
Concert to celebrate St Lawrence’s 1,800th birth anniversary
Times of Malta
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July 16, 2025
Vittoriosa is hosting a concert titled Laudate Pueri in honour of its patron saint, St Lawrence, whose 1,800th birth anniversary is being marked this year. The concert, taking place at the Vittoriosa collegiate parish church on July 29 at 8pm,...
Europe primed for a lower open with earnings and Fed speak ahead - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
Zero Hedge
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APAC stocks were mostly subdued following the lacklustre handover from Wall St. US President Trump says he is working on five to six trade deals and there will probably be two to three deals by August 1st. European equity futures indicate a...
U.S. Music Streaming Growth Is Less Than Half of Global Growth Rate at Midyear. Here’s Why
Billboard
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July 16, 2025
As music streaming gains popularity in emerging markets, the growth of on-demand audio streaming in the U.S. continues to lag the rest of the world. In the first half of 2025, growth of U.S. on-demand audio streams slowed to 4.6% from 8.0% in the...