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Nandi Bushell has paid tribute to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts with a multi-instrumental performance of the band’s ‘Gimme Shelter’.The 11-year old musician – who has previously performed with the likes of Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, and has covered songs by Nirvana, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Muse – shared the cover on YouTube last week.In the six-minute-plus clip, Bushell plays drums, electric guitar, keys, alternative percussion, and saxophone , and she

The Weeknd’s latest Halloween costume might be his best one yet.

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The Rolling Stones have commemorated the 40th anniversary of their classic track ‘Start Me Up’, joining forces with tech company Boston Dynamics to have their robot dogs recreate its music video.The clip shows a group of the company’s canine-inspired Spot robots mimicking the dance moves from the Stones’ original video, using their forward claws (or “heads”) to “sing” along with the lyrics.It’s accompanied by a remastered version of the Stones’ own video – directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and

The force was with Lizzo this Halloween! The “Rumors” singer, 33, dressed up as the Mandalorian character Grogu, otherwise known as Baby Yoda, at Spotify’s Ghost Town Halloween Party in West Hollywood on October 29. Not only did she surprise guests in her very realistic costume, she also gave an impromptu performance of “Truth Hurts.”

Kanye West‘s ‘DONDA’ has hit a billion streams on Spotify, but its numbers are still behind Drake‘s ‘Certified Lover Boy’.The pair of albums, released a week apart at the end of August and start of September respectively, have been contesting chart battles and personal beefs since they came out.‘DONDA’ becomes Kanye’s fastest album to reach the 1billion streams milestone on Spotify, while it also earned him his 10th Number One album on the US Billboard charts in September..@kanyewest's 'DONDA'

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify posted double-digit gains for overall monthly users and paid subscribers for the third quarter of 2021, in line with expectations, while its advertising revenue — fueled by its growing podcast slate — outperformed with with a 75% year-over-year increase.The company’s total monthly active users grew 19% year over year, to 381 million in Q3 (up from 365 million).

Billboard reported that several streaming services made separate filings to the CRB’s three-judge panel with their proposed royalty rates for the years between 2023 and 2027 – a four-year period known as CRB Phonorecords IV.Spotify, Amazon and Pandora have reportedly proposed headline royalty rates for Phonorecords IV of around 10.5 per cent of revenue.

The Rolling Stones have shared a previously unreleased track called ‘Come To The Ball’ – you can listen to it below.The track appears on the band’s new deluxe reissue of their 1981 album ‘Tattoo You’, which was released today (October 22). The newly remastered and expanded 40th anniversary reissue includes nine extra songs as part of a ‘Lost & Found: Rarities’ disc, recorded during the same era as the original 11-track album.‘Come To The Ball’ was co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards; it

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIssa Rae, a self-described “major music fan,” provides new insights about the creation of the soundtrack for her HBO comedy “Insecure” in a new playlist on Spotify.“Insecure Interludes” combines the music from the series along with a discussion of its most memorable songs, the scoring process and the cultural impact of “Insecure’s” music.

Kendrick Lamar fans believe that long-awaited new music from the rapper could be on the way, after he changed his Spotify profile picture.Fans have been anticipating the follow-up to 2017’s ‘DAMN.’ all year, and speculation was renewed in the summer after the rapper announced his final album for longtime label Top Dawg Entertainment in a letter to fans.Speculation was then further fuelled when Kendrick registered a host of new songs with ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Spotify page was reportedly hacked and edited with NSFW content, with the rapper’s bio, photos and more altered.The hackers referenced Trippie Redd and Lil Durk in 6ix9ine’s temporary bio change – two artists that the disgraced star has had beef with.“I grew up always wanting to be like Trippie Redd and lil durk I’d let them hit my girl and my mom,” the biography read. “My mom pussy stank I came from the sewer.

on Instagram that the album will be released on Nov. 19.

Spotify has completed casting on its upcoming Batman Unburied scripted podcast series.

Adele has broken a new Spotify streaming record with new song, ‘Easy On Me’.The single, Adele’s first in five years, arrived at midnight on October 15 and quickly amassed millions of streams within its first few hours of going live.The song has now set a new record for the most streams in a single day, surpassing a record previously held by K-pop giants, BTS. They held the record with 20.9 million streams for ‘Butter’.On Twitter, Spotify wrote: “And just like that, Adele set a new record.”And

British singer-songwriter Adele has returned in style, setting a new Spotify single-day record for streams on her forthcoming album’s first single, “Easy On Me.”

Ellise Shafer administratorAdele is back — and with a bang.The singer-songwriter’s first single since 2016, “Easy on Me,” has officially broken the Spotify record for the most streams in a single day less than 24 hours since its release, the streaming service announced on Friday.