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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Thank you for making this week so effin’ amazing!”: Rush thank fans for their support after triumphant comeback shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Band are on tour until next April ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Alex Lifeson, left, and Geddy Lee of band Rush play at the KIA Forum on Sunday, June 7, 2026]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Alex Lifeson, left, and Geddy Lee of band Rush play at the KIA Forum on Sunday, June 7, 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was sitting there thinking, 'I have no idea how I'm learning that,' but somehow it's working because I learned those songs in a completely different way”: How Anika Nilles prepared for the Rush tour ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/i-was-sitting-there-thinking-i-have-no-idea-how-im-learning-that-but-somehow-its-working-because-i-learned-those-songs-in-a-completely-different-way-how-anika-nilles-prepared-for-the-rush-tour</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ She says she went down “the Rush rabbit hole” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:40:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Anika Nilles of Rush performs during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Anika Nilles of Rush performs during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I said to Guy-Man, ‘Let’s wear ski jackets – if we get through that anything will be easy.’ And that’s what we did – it was the worst ever”: Thomas Bangalter reveals Daft Punk's extreme preparation for the heat of their iconic 2006 Coachella set ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I was one of the robots, but now I’m just a human without any superpowers," he says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:45:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Indio, Ca French duo Daft Punk performs at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday night, April 29 2006.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Indio, Ca French duo Daft Punk performs at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday night, April 29 2006.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was so happy for her… nailing all of the big Neil moments with a giant smile on her face the whole time! She really is the perfect choice for this!”: Mike Portnoy is effusive in his praise of Anika Nilles’ performance at Rush comeback gig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She “absolutely KILLED IT” says Dream Theater man ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:54:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Anika Nilles of band Rush plays the drums at the KIA Forum on Sunday, June 7, 2026 in Inglewood, CA]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Anika Nilles of band Rush plays the drums at the KIA Forum on Sunday, June 7, 2026 in Inglewood, CA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I just can’t believe that this song exists with the person that it exists with”: Olivia Rodrigo confirms new song, What's Wrong With Me, featuring Robert Smith, then immediately sings it live with him during her surprise set at Primavera Sound ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pair previously sang together at the Glastonbury festival last year ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:27:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:44:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN - JUNE 06: Olivia Rodrigo performs in concert during Primavera Sound 2026 at Parc Del Forum on June 06, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[BARCELONA, SPAIN - JUNE 06: Olivia Rodrigo performs in concert during Primavera Sound 2026 at Parc Del Forum on June 06, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I just love them and they inspire me to be weirder and more myself”: Olivia Rodrigo names her current favourite band and says that their divisive 1996 record is “the only album I listen to these days” ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I was so lucky to get to perform with them at Lollapalooza last year,” she adds ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:58:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Olivia Rodrigo performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 01: Olivia Rodrigo performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I looked at my band, and they were all looking at the floor, so that was the first hint that something was not right": Barry Manilow says that he doesn’t “sound like me” after cancer surgery ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/i-looked-at-my-band-and-they-were-all-looking-at-the-floor-so-that-was-the-first-hint-that-something-was-not-right-barry-manilow-says-that-he-doesnt-sound-like-me-after-cancer-surgery</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Does he know he has a UK tour starting next week? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:35:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:38:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Thanks for the geography lesson… I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now": Black Crowes booed at gig in Tampa, Florida ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It started when section of crowd started chanting ‘U-S-A!’ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:27:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The technology always needed to catch up in a sonic sense. The opinion was always that it never sounded as good as a cable and would not be adopted”: How Radiohead were finally convinced to embrace wireless guitar and mic tech for their most recent shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “We brought it into Jonny Greenwood’s studio and did some blind tests. We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed!” ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “As it was coming up, I was thinking, ‘Oh no, how’s he going to be able to handle the solo?’”: Audience member at a live orchestral performance of La La Land wows both conductor and crowd as he steps in for ailing keyboard player at the half-time interval ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I took a little bit of a creative liberty and just decided to improvise, which I think ended up being a good choice,” says 21-year-old student Sterling Nasa ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “What was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of”: Bret Michaels is the latest performer to excuse himself from Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/what-was-presented-to-us-as-a-celebration-of-our-country-has-evolved-into-something-much-more-divisive-than-what-i-agreed-to-be-a-part-of-bret-michaels-is-the-latest-performer-to-excuse-himself-from-trumps-great-american-state-fair</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ But you can see Milli Vanilli ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 11:32:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin”: CMAT confronts body-shaming social media abusers in a candid, emotional post ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Singer says: “Every environment I am placed in becomes more hostile” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:40:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singers &amp; Songwriters]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[CMAT performs during Radio 1&#039;s Big Weekend at Herrington Country Park on May 24, 2026 ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[CMAT performs during Radio 1&#039;s Big Weekend at Herrington Country Park on May 24, 2026 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They played Got To Give It Up ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:05:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Looking out for one another and supporting those who rely on donated blood every day is a simple act that can make a powerful difference": Metallica to encourage blood donation in run-up to Cardiff gig in June ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you got blood, they want it... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on June 7, 2024 ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on June 7, 2024 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The most exclusive party of the year”: Watch Diplo DJ at his 6 year old son’s kindergarten graduation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And he played his new single... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:38:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Djs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Diplo at Marquee on May 06, 2026 in New York City]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diplo at Marquee on May 06, 2026 in New York City]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “America’s where all the music we loved came from - rock ‘n’ roll, the blues and the whole thing”: Paul McCartney remembers The Beatles' first US TV appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show as he closes the final Late Show With Stephen Colbert ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/americas-where-all-the-music-we-loved-came-from-rock-n-roll-the-blues-and-the-whole-thing-paul-mccartney-remembers-the-beatles-first-us-tv-appearance-on-the-ed-sullivan-show-as-he-closes-the-final-late-show-with-stephen-colbert</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus, Colbert sings obscure Elvis Costello song with its writer ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:14:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:15:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - MAY 21: Stephen Colbert and Paul McCartney on the CBS series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NEW YORK - MAY 21: Stephen Colbert and Paul McCartney on the CBS series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Having the right microphone is so important to me. It has that warm, crisp and classic sound that I love”: Olivia Dean sings the praises of the affordable live vocal mic that’s still going strong after 60 years ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/having-the-right-microphone-is-so-important-to-me-it-has-that-warm-crisp-and-classic-sound-that-i-love-olivia-dean-sings-the-praises-of-the-affordable-live-vocal-mic-thats-still-going-strong-after-60-years</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “We ended up going with a chrome finish for The Art of Loving Tour, which fits perfectly with the show design,” she says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:08:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “That’s a really good T-shirt: Look Mum No Points”: Look Mum No Computer reveals his self-built Eurovision “mega-synthesizer”, and says he “expects nothing” from voters in the final ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Because if you expect nothing, you lose nothing,” he argues ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:10:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s an important part of the culture that we are all on our goddamn phones and it keeps us connected, you know?”: Billie Eilish doesn’t have a problem with phones at gigs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And she says she’s working on a new album ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:23:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singers &amp; Songwriters]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It doesn’t fundamentally affect anybody’s songs”: Eurovision boss explains why Finland’s bow-shredding violinist is playing live at the 2026 Song Contest, while other instrumentalists aren't ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “It’s very much a ‘nice to have’ and we’re happy to do it where we can,” says Martin Green ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:05:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:23:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I've been to a couple of Bob's shows and I couldn't tell what the song was that he was doing. Now, that's a bit much”: Paul McCartney gently suggests that Bob Dylan could give a little more thought to the needs of his audience when he performs live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I get it if he doesn't want to do Mr Tambourine Man. Maybe he's fed up with that. But I would like to hear it. And I've paid” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:06:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:14:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Getting a noise complaint is essentially a death sentence for a grassroots venue”: The precarious state of Britain's small venues in focus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether it’s turning a profit, rising drink prices or the fear of receiving just one formal noise complaint, small venues face more jeopardy than ever in 2026 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:37:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:14:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/495d5duemn3oc8CkRtDkPg.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We were supposed to open that place”: Adam Jones reveals that Tool were meant to raise the curtain on the Sphere in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Instead, U2 took their place ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:40:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First Madonna at Coachella, now Stevie Nicks at the Met Gala: when it comes to duetting with music legends, Sabrina Carpenter is winning by a landslide ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She appeared alongside the Fleetwood Mac star to sing a classic from 1975 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:14:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:28:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thomann launch Montreux Jazz Festival competition with hour long slot plus €3,000 performance fee up for grabs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Applicants can be different genres that ‘make up the festival’s varied palette’ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:05:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Grassroots music venues cannot keep being expected to survive on goodwill and admiration alone. Our goal is clear; don’t just fund problems, fix them”: Music Venue Trust launches programme of small venue upgrades ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/grassroots-music-venues-cannot-keep-being-expected-to-survive-on-goodwill-and-admiration-alone-our-goal-is-clear-dont-just-fund-problems-fix-them-music-venue-trust-launches-programme-of-small-venue-upgrades</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is where that £1 arena show levy has been going ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:32:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "The top was slightly detached from the ribs. It has been glued back in place”:  Watch the moment when a conductor accidentally knocked a £1 million violin out of its player's hand ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It could have been a lot worse ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:48:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:35:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Hello children, mutha is here to save you. Are you ready to dance for me? Alright, let’s go gays, come on!”: Madonna gatecrashes West Hollywood club night and debuts some Confessions II tracks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus Olivia Rodrigo plays a Brooklyn open mic night ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:20:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It got my hopes up. I don't know what he gets out of it": A scam promoter has provoked the ire of large swathes of the Scottish techno scene by publicising events that never happen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I've pissed off a lot of people," admits Kieran Wells ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:14:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Djs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “There are two ways that you cannot sing – if you're crying or if there's hair in your mouth”: Vanessa Carlton explains how her surprise Coachella performance of her classic piano pop hit was almost blown off course ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carlton also says that she went through a "bad period" with the song – "it was like a burden to bear" ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Vanessa Carlton performs with Teddy Swims at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Vanessa Carlton performs with Teddy Swims at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Vanessa Carlton performs with Teddy Swims at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “They’re the foundation of any real culture. Without them, you don’t get The Smiths, Amy Winehouse or The 1975. You get silence”: New study suggests thousands of young people have given up on music because there’s nowhere to play ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/theyre-the-foundation-of-any-real-culture-without-them-you-dont-get-the-smiths-amy-winehouse-or-the-1975-you-get-silence-new-study-suggests-thousands-of-young-people-have-given-up-on-music-because-theres-nowhere-to-play</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK has lost 11,000 venues since 2019 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:52:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We reject Eurovision being used to whitewash and normalise Israel’s genocide, siege and brutal military occupation against Palestinians”: Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack and others call for Israel to be kicked out of Eurovision ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The event goes ahead in Vienna on May 16 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I’m hoping and praying that some kind soul will find these items and reach out”: Madonna lost her clothes at Coachella over the weekend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She made guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter’s set ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:31:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s like… what do you do after that? I need a drink”: Sabrina Carpenter sings Like A Prayer with Madonna at Coachella, as Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, Zara Larsson and SZA also deliver second weekend cameos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coachella’s second half definitely wasn’t a B-side ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:37:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Madonna (R) performs with Sabrina Carpenter at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2026 in Indio, California.  (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Madonna (R) performs with Sabrina Carpenter at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2026 in Indio, California.  (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "As a vocalist, every word I sing in the Van Halen songbook, I wrote. I wrote every line, every melody, every harmony stack. For better or worse, if you're singing it – Roth was bringing it": David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Our stuff is like West Side Story,” he says of the Van Halen back catalogue ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:12:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:19:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[David Lee Roth performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 1 on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[David Lee Roth performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 1 on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I wasn't sure about it. And then we started playing it in rehearsals, and some of my band were like, ‘This one's good, you know’”: Olivia Dean says that her biggest hit “wasn’t supposed to be a single”, and names the Motown legend who inspires her ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-wasnt-sure-about-it-and-then-we-started-playing-it-in-rehearsals-and-some-of-my-band-were-like-this-ones-good-you-know-olivia-dean-says-that-her-biggest-hit-wasnt-supposed-to-be-a-single-and-names-the-motown-legend-who-inspires-her</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I think as a performer, she just brought so much joy, and was just so carefree, feminine and powerful” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:33:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:32:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tours are so brutal and taxing, and I like to have a puppy room for the guys to go chill in”: Trailer for Billie Eilish’s 3D James Cameron-directed concert film is out and contains some unexpected canine chums ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She would like you to see her puppies ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:51:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It's giving let's smoke and watch YouTube": Zara Larsson clarifies her thoughts on Justin Bieber's divisive Coachella set, as fans compare and contrast it to Sabrina Carpenter's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carpenter brought a full Hollywood production – Bieber just his laptop ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:54:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:55:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Some of these recordings, on crappy little cassette tapes from the early '90s, sound incredible”: Meet the fan who has recorded over 10,000 gigs and is now letting everyone download the audio ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aadam Jacobs’ collection is gradually going online ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Is it cool if I bring some rock royalty on the stage right now?”: Billy Corgan suffers mic malfunction as he makes his first ever appearance at Coachella alongside Sombr to sing a Smashing Pumpkins classic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You wait 30 years to sing one of your biggest hits in the desert, and then this happens ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYg5YZu3zHChqtca23nm9i.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl”: Céline Dion to return to the stage this autumn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Singer has been fighting ‘stiff person’ syndrome for years ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:57:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “All the guys in the audience were looking at the chords you were playing, and they’d study it… and we kind of liked that. And all the girls weren’t”: Paul McCartney recalls one of things he noticed on the Beatles' first trip to the US in 1964 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He played two intimate LA gigs over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:59:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shares in BTS parent company Hybe fall 15% after ‘disappointing’ attendance for Seoul comeback gig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mere 104,000 fans showed up ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:17:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyEdSPdC6iDpAhWZhZ9h4m.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unwatched and unloved: Two-thirds of recorded footage from gigs is never played back ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yet 77% of us still take videos at gigs ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:28:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We do not ever want it to be like we’re going through the motions or we’re having to run on empty. We’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less”: Radiohead suggest they’ll play short-term residencies in other continents ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ But not until 2027, says Ed O’Brien ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:21:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I urge them to reconsider and step up to help the next generation of talent”: Minister’s message to Live Nation’s dawdling over £1 arena and stadium levy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Otherwise, the government will legislate, says Ian Murray ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:34:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was cacking it, I really didn’t know if it was going to work or not. We did Creep by Radiohead and I noticed I was crying halfway through": Alex James on Britpop Classical, Blur and the prospect of returning to Coachella ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bassist plays the Albert Hall tonight ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:23:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Alex James of Blur performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Alex James of Blur performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: Deal has been worked out between the US Justice Department and Live Nation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live music behemoth won’t be broken up, but its wings are clipped ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:57:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “There’s a misconception about the vocals being buried - they aren’t”: My Bloody Valentine’s sound engineer on wrangling the shoegaze pioneers’ huge live setup ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sound engineer Marc Carolan shares the challenges and excitement of helping bring My Bloody Valentine's first headline tour in over a decade to life ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:48:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jim Ottewill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mdBSNTbsnrRZNJhLL34HmG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We didn’t just want to set a record; we wanted to create something iconic. Something that shows the world what Africa is capable of when vision meets excellence”: Record broken for Largest Orchestra at an Afrobeats concert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The cream of the genre plus an 80-piece ensemble ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuymKcpZVxtuKm7AXe2vae.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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