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Megan Moroney’s 4-Word Message After an Abrupt Concert Cancellation Proves You Can’t Keep a Diva Down
Country singer Megan Moroney has returned to the stage in Portland, Oregon, days after abruptly cutting short a Denver concert due to illness. Moroney fell ill just a few songs into her 28 July show, telling the crowd she was too unwell to continue and promising to make it up to them, and later called…
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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Scores 16th Week at No. 1 on Hot 100, Country Takes Entire Top 5 for First Time
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it for the fourth-longest run atop the chart since records began in 1958. The milestone coincides with a historic first: country music now occupies the entire top five of the Hot 100, with Langley joined by Morgan…
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Boy George hits out at Bandcamp for removing his AI pro-Israel song: “What a bunch of…”
Boy George has criticised the music platform Bandcamp after it removed an AI-generated pro-Israel song he had posted, with the singer publicly hitting out at the site’s decision. The move highlights ongoing tensions between artists and platforms over content moderation policies, particularly around AI-generated material and material touching on the Israel-Gaza conflict. The available article…
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Grassroots football club teams up with Super Furry Animals
A grassroots football club in south Wales, Cwmbran Celtic AFC, has partnered with four bands, including Super Furry Animals, for its 2026/27 season kits, in an initiative linking grassroots football with grassroots music. Panic Shack, Mogwai and Loose Articles will also feature on the men’s and women’s first-team home and away shirts, with organisers saying…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man sequel breaks all-time US opening weekend record
Marvel and Sony’s *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* has taken $360 million (US) at the North American box office in its opening weekend, setting a new all-time domestic opening record and overtaking the previous benchmark set by *Avengers: Endgame*. The result marks a significant milestone for the Spider-Man franchise and underscores the continued box-office pull of…
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Five music success stories that blur the line between luck and genius
An article from Far Out Magazine explores five famous songs where it’s unclear whether their success stemmed from artistic genius or sheer chance, touching on the unpredictable relationship between musicians and public taste. It cites Noel Gallagher’s view that audiences don’t know what they want until they get it, using examples from David Bowie, Blur…
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4 Rock Songs From 1985 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing Word for Word Today
American Songwriter has published a light retrospective feature revisiting four rock songs from 1985 that it argues remain instantly recognisable to those who grew up in the 1980s. The piece is part of an ongoing series of nostalgia-driven music lists from the outlet, celebrating tracks from the era that have endured in popular memory decades…
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Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, 2Pac & More Soundtrack the West Coast Momentum Mix: Listen Now
Billboard has released the “West Coast Momentum Mix”, a playlist curated in partnership with Planet Fitness that draws on streaming and consumption data from Luminate to reflect the music people in West Coast cities are listening to during workouts, road trips and daily routines. The mix is part of Billboard’s broader “Movement Mixes” series, which…
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Davido, Shannon Lay, 730Turk, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
This entry is Pitchfork’s weekly “Selects” playlist for 3 August 2026, in which staff writers and editors share tracks they have been playing on repeat. The feature is a recurring, informal roundup rather than a news story, and highlights new releases the outlet’s team wants to pass along to readers rather than analysing any single…
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The “amazing” 1969 nude scene that left Quentin Tarantino’s jaw on the floor: “I was shocked”
He and many others. The post The “amazing” 1969 nude scene that left Quentin Tarantino’s jaw on the floor: “I was shocked” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.