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Carín León tops nine nominations for first European Premios Juventud

  • Carín León leads Premios Juventud with nine nominations, most of any artist.
  • 23rd ceremony set for 3 September in Marbella, Spain — a European first.
  • Public voting closes 10 August; event anchors the week-long PJ Fest festival.

TelevisaUnivision has confirmed the full list of nominees for the 23rd Premios Juventud, with Mexican singer Carín León leading the field on nine nominations, ahead of Beéle, Kany García and Rauw Alejandro on seven apiece. The ceremony will be held on 3 September at the Starlite Amphitheater in…

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Bad Bunny grossed $467.5M on Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour (report)

  • Bad Bunny's world tour grossed $467.5M, a record for male Latin artists
  • He skipped the US mainland over concerns about ICE targeting fans
  • The tour pushed his career touring earnings past $1 billion

Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour has grossed $467.5 million from 3.1 million tickets across 55 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore figures, making it the highest-grossing tour ever staged by a male Latin artist. Notably, the Puerto Rican star achieved this without playing a single date…

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Bloc Party dance through heartbreak on new single ‘Now We Can’t Be Friends’ and announce UK record store tour

  • Bloc Party share new single "Now We Can't Be Friends"
  • New album "Anatomy Of A Brief Romance" out 11 September
  • UK record store tour dates announced for September

Bloc Party have released a new single, "Now We Can't Be Friends", and announced a run of UK record store shows ahead of their seventh studio album, "Anatomy Of A Brief Romance", due out on 11 September. The synth-driven track finds frontman Kele Okereke singing about running into…

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The 1969 song lyric Kris Kristofferson wanted on his tombstone

  • Kristofferson favoured a ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ lyric for his tombstone.
  • The lyric reflects freedom and emotional loss.
  • Janis Joplin made the song a major hit.

Kris Kristofferson reportedly wanted the lyric “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” on his tombstone. The line, from his 1969 song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’, became one of his best-known expressions of freedom, loss and independence. Although Kristofferson wrote the song, it achieved its greatest…

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3 Country Songs From the 80s That Remind Us All of the Heartache of Goodbye

  • Three 1980s country songs about heartbreak and farewell are spotlighted.
  • Featured artists: Crystal Gayle, Willie Nelson and Randy Travis.
  • Songs explore loss, regret and ambiguous meanings of separation.

American Songwriter has compiled a short list highlighting three country songs from the 1980s that capture the pain of parting ways, drawing on tracks by Crystal Gayle, Willie Nelson and Randy Travis. The feature reflects on how country music of that era frequently explored heartbreak and separation with…

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“The basement where we rehearsed got flooded and some of our equipment we just had to throw away”: How Meshuggah foresaw the future of extreme metal with 1995’s Destroy Erase Improve

  • Meshuggah's 1995 album Destroy Erase Improve shaped extreme metal's future.
  • Band formed 1987, evolved from thrash into technical, polyrhythmic metal.
  • A flooded rehearsal space forced them to bin damaged gear.

This retrospective from Louder traces how Swedish band Meshuggah's 1995 album Destroy Erase Improve became a landmark record that anticipated the direction extreme metal would take in the following decades. Formed in 1987 and taking their name from the Yiddish/Hebrew word for "crazy", the band began in the…

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BTS powers HYBE to record Q2 as ARIRANG world tour drives concert revenue boom for K-pop giant

  • HYBE posted record Q2 revenue of $967m, driven by BTS's world tour
  • Concert revenue soared 243% year-on-year on the ARIRANG tour
  • Company swung back to profit after a loss-making first quarter

HYBE, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS, has reported a record second quarter, swinging back to an operating profit as concert revenue from BTS's ARIRANG world tour surged. Revenue more than doubled year-on-year to a record KRW 1.45 trillion (about $967 million), with the company crediting the…

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Fat Dog paint a picture of “two fucking insane people who argue constantly” on manic new single ‘Shit Love’

  • Fat Dog release 'Shit Love', third single from new album
  • Album 'Cancel Me (I'm Tired)' out 2 October
  • Band begin UK/European headline tour in October

Fat Dog have released 'Shit Love', the third single from their forthcoming second album 'Cancel Me (I'm Tired)', following up on their acclaimed 2024 debut 'WOOF'. Frontman Joe Love has described the fast-paced, synth-led track as depicting "two fucking insane people who argue constantly and they are world-enders…

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The NME Magazine July/August 2026 issue is out this week – here’s how to get your copy

  • NME's July/August 2026 print issue launches Thursday 30 July, 2pm BST
  • Sold exclusively online via Dawsons; past issues sold out in minutes
  • Classic NME crossword returns; bundled with MusicTech Magazine, cover star secret

NME Magazine has confirmed its July/August 2026 print issue goes on sale this Thursday, 30 July, at 2pm BST, exclusively via retailer Dawsons. The release matters to fans because previous issues since the title's 2023 relaunch have sold out within minutes, and this edition marks the return of…

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5 Classic Rock Icons You Forgot Played a Part in Stevie Nicks’ 1981 Solo Debut

  • Stevie Nicks' 1981 album Bella Donna featured several uncredited rock stars.
  • Tom Petty and Don Henley both sang duets with Nicks on the record.
  • Session players Roy Bittan, Duck Dunn and Waddy Wachtel also contributed.

Stevie Nicks' 1981 solo debut album, Bella Donna, is often remembered as a defining moment in her career away from Fleetwood Mac, but it also relied heavily on contributions from other prominent rock musicians. Released that summer, the record blended Nicks' distinctive songwriting with input from established performers…

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