This week's funniest and weirdest music news stories

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Musical commissions for the big Coronation confirmed

Twelve newly commissioned pieces will be performed at King Charles III's Coronation, including new works by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Patrick Doyle, with a pop concert at Windsor Castle to follow.…

Chris Cooke • 20 Feb 2023

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Lego unveils fan-designed BTS set

Lego has unveiled a 749-piece set based on BTS's 'Dynamite' video, designed by two fans, including minifigures of all seven band members.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Feb 2023

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Pharrell Williams named Men's Creative Director at Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton has appointed Pharrell Williams as Men's Creative Director, with his debut collection to be unveiled at Men's Fashion Week in Paris in June.…

Andy Malt • 16 Feb 2023

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Cardi B and Offset pop by Times Square McDonald's for a Valentine's Day snack

Cardi B and Offset visited a Times Square McDonald's on Valentine's Day to promote the new Cardi B & Offset Meal, launched after a Super Bowl advert.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Feb 2023

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Capitol Records super happy with Sam Smith's satanism but still shelving Morrissey's new album, says Morrissey

Morrissey says Capitol Records is shelving his album 'Bonfire Of Teenagers' while promoting Sam Smith, after a US deal was signed and then abandoned.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Feb 2023

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BRITs, tits, Tories and a too small stool - everything that happened at this year’s Harry Styles Awards in London

Tom Grennan's joke to Ellie Goulding drew criticism at the BRIT Awards, while Wet Leg's acceptance speech was censored and Daisy May Cooper's joke was not cut.…

Andy Malt • 13 Feb 2023

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Bad Bunny label hits back at uncleared sample allegations from Nigerian label

Rimas Entertainment has rejected claims from emPawa Africa that Bad Bunny's 'Enséñame A Bailar' uses an uncleared sample of a Joeboy track, saying ownership is disputed.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Feb 2023

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Morrissey says he believes Capitol may have intentionally sabotaged album release

Morrissey says Capitol Records may have signed his album 'Bonfire Of The Teenagers' to sabotage it, after the US label abandoned plans to release it.…

Andy Malt • 09 Feb 2023

Person who tried to sell BTS member Jungkook’s lost hat charged with embezzlement

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Person who tried to sell BTS member Jungkook’s lost hat charged with embezzlement

A former employee of South Korea’s foreign ministry has been charged with embezzlement after attempting to sell a hat…

Andy Malt • 08 Feb 2023

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Lawyers finally locate Kanye West to formally drop him as a client

Law firm Greenberg Traurig has formally withdrawn from representing Kanye West in the 'Flowers' copyright case after locating him for personal service.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Feb 2023

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Wild Youth selected to represent Ireland at Eurovision, as Public Image Ltd come in fourth

Dublin pop band Wild Youth have been chosen to represent Ireland at Eurovision, with John Lydon's Public Image Ltd finishing fourth in the Irish selection.…

Andy Malt • 06 Feb 2023

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Lizzo gets to trademark '100% that bitch'

Lizzo has been granted a US trademark for '100% that bitch' in fashion, after an initial rejection, with the appeals board finding the phrase distinctive enough for registration.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Feb 2023