MCR hacked? Even MORE Spotify price hikes? blink-182 has greatest grossing concert, and MORE!

All the relevant news and new music releases from the week you should know about.

Good morning! This was a bit slower of a week for news, but let’s go ahead and get to what I’ve curated for you.

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News you may have missed from us

15 new music releases worth checking out today

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Is the scene going country? + Tenacious D-saster + Reading mean Tweets + blink-182 vs Green Day

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Get even more news from around the music world!

• Chris Brown accused, in new lawsuit, of “brutally and severely” assaulting concertgoers

• Women-only festival Burning Woman receives backlash over refund problems after cancellation

• Record label Hopeless Records heads to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Spotify achieves record-high quarterly profit in Q2 2024. So you’re telling me Spotify actually made money?

• Spotify CEO says company is in ‘early days’ of hi-fi audio plans

• Spotify is signaling more price increases in the future

• Morgan Wallen joins Luke Combs & Garth Brooks as only acts with 4 Country Airplay no. 1s in a single year

• Have My Chemical Romance been hacked or is it part of a comeback?

• What if streaming royalties favored listening to songs in their entirety? 

• blink-182 have their highest grossing concert

• Marianas Trench announced they will release a new album titled Haven on August 30th

• American Football are teasing new music

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