In October 2022, it was announced Bloc Party would be supporting Paramore during their 2023 UK and Ireland tour,
In September 2022, Genesis announced that they had sold a portion of their music rights to Concord for an estimated £270 million. The deal includes publishing copyrights and streaming income from their post-1978 output and solo albums by Banks, Rutherford and Collins. Their earnings from the deal with Concord and…
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On August 27, 2022, Win Butler was accused by four people of several instances of sexual misconduct between 2016 and 2020, including sexual assault , unwanted explicit texts, and pursuing relationships with younger fans ranging in age from 18 to 23. Butler and Chassagne denied the allegations and said all…
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In July 2022 the band was mixing a nine-song companion EP to The Golden Casket , with Marr confirmed to appear on one of the tracks.
In July 2022, following speculation from a cryptic Instagram post, Cocker announced that the band would reunite for a series of concerts in 2023. Nick Banks also tweeted confirming the announcement by saying “Hey folks, unsurprisingly it’s has all gone a bit mental on here. Gig details will be revealed…
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On 4 June 2022, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the Platinum Party at the Palace outside Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee . Performing a three-song set, they opened with “We Will Rock You” which had been introduced in a comedy segment where Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington…
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In June 2022, the band embarked upon their first tour since the onset of COVID-19 , with their 2020 Ghosteen tour having previously been cancelled due to the pandemic.
In June 2022, the band announced its plans for the 35th anniversary of their debut. On September 21, they released a special concept 5-disc compilation album titled Catalogue The Best 35th Anniv. (with 80 songs on discs named in Esperanto as Ribelo , Gotika , Elektrizo , Fantazio , Espero…
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On 23 May 2022, eighteen months after the band first announced they were recording a new album, Suede revealed the title of their ninth studio album as Autofiction , which was released via BMG on 16 September. On the same day, the band unveiled the name of their lead single,…
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They again appeared on Saturday Night Live on May 7, 2022, playing “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”, “The Lightning I, II”, and “End of The Empire II” over the closing credits. They ended the Mother’s Day performance with Win Butler stating “A woman’s right to choose forever and ever and ever,…
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