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Universal Music Group Opens Its Catalog to Hook’s AI-Powered Remixing & Social Tools
Universal Music Group has struck a deal with AI-powered social app Hook, allowing fans to remix and mash up songs from UMG’s catalogue and share them on the app or directly to platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and SoundCloud. The partnership significantly expands Hook’s pool of fully cleared and licensed music, following existing agreements…
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“I didn’t kill anybody, I didn’t bully anybody. I just made some stupid mistakes – and I am not a Nazi.” Alex Terrible addresses the controversies surrounding Slaughter To Prevail
Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible has addressed the controversies that have long surrounded the Russian metalcore band, saying he believes the criticism will never fully go away. He made the comments during a ‘People Vs’ feature with Metal Hammer ahead of the group’s headline set at Bloodstock Festival in the UK, in which musicians…
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Cardi B Jokes to Her Kids They Need Fight for Her When She’s an ‘Old B—h’: ‘You Got Me?’
Cardi B has amused fans after joking on Instagram Live that her young children will need to learn to fight so they can protect her once she is too old to defend herself. Speaking during a late-night dinner with her eldest two children, Kulture, 8, and Wave, 4, the rapper explained she has enrolled them…
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Angine de Poitrine Conquered the Internet. Now They’re Coming for America
The Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine, performing as costumed “333-year-old aliens” playing microtonal math rock, has become an unexpectedly huge live draw in the US, with fans queuing for hours outside a Los Angeles venue and resorting to desperate measures to see them. Their rapid rise, fuelled largely by a viral video, illustrates how a…
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DOWN Announces New Album ‘Volume V’, Shares ‘Blood Oath’ Single
American heavy metal icons DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, “Volume V”, on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. DOWN was never just a band. It’s a brotherhood rooted in childhood friendships that have endured for decades. It’s an homage to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana….
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Ted Cruz takes victory lap as iconic American brand’s stock plunges to 12-year low
Ted Cruz revived his Nike boycott on social media, saying the Betsy Ross shoe cancellation proved the brand's “marketing plan was America-hate.”
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Prediction markets shut out of Trump’s meeting with tech executives
Predication market officials will not attend a White House event Wednesday that will feature cryptocurrency and other tech leaders. President Trump “will host an event with tech leaders tomorrow to strengthen America’s innovative and technological dominance,” a White House official told Politico. A White House official told The Hill the prediction market executives were not…
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US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
The US Treasury has doubled the amount of government debt it buys back, aiming to stabilise the bond market after long-term yields surged to multi-decade highs amid mounting inflation concerns. The move matters because treasury yields underpin borrowing costs across the economy, including mortgages, so a rapid rise threatens to squeeze households and businesses even…
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Actress Shares New Single ‘Withending’
UK electronic producer Actress, real name Darren Cunningham, has released a new single called ‘Withending’ ahead of his forthcoming album. The track arrives with an accompanying video and serves as a preview of ‘Radical Frame’, his next full-length release, continuing his reputation as one of Britain’s most inventive electronic artists. ‘Withending’ begins with fractal, digitally…
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Aftershock Share Stage Times For 2026 Festival
Aftershock has released the stage times for its 2026 festival, giving fans the full running order ahead of the event this October. The line-up brings together a broad cross-section of rock, metal and alternative acts, with headline sets from four major names anchoring each day of the festival. Headlining are My Chemical Romance, TOOL, Limp…