This week's funniest and weirdest music news stories

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Ian McKellan and Björn Ulvaeus knit Abba's Christmas jumpers together again

Abba's Björn Ulvaeus and actor Ian McKellen have shared a new video of themselves knitting Christmas jumpers, this time with conversation, promoting Abba Voyage and festive merch.…

Andy Malt • 05 Dec 2022

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Royal Mint launches Rolling Stones £5 coin

The Royal Mint has released a limited edition £5 coin celebrating The Rolling Stones' 60 years, the fifth in its Music Legends series, designed by Hannah Phizacklea.…

Andy Malt • 01 Dec 2022

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Metallica’s Stranger Things sync came after “we started saying yes to everything”, says Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich says Metallica began saying yes to sync requests, which led to 'Master Of Puppets' featuring in Stranger Things, as the band announces a new album.…

Andy Malt • 30 Nov 2022

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Cardi B threatened with legal action over Marge Simpson Halloween costume

Italian artist Alexsandro Palombo plans to sue Cardi B over her Halloween photo recreating his Marge Simpson artwork without credit.…

Andy Malt • 29 Nov 2022

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Bob Dylan says using auto-pen to sign books and prints was "an error in judgment"

Bob Dylan has said using an auto-pen to sign books and prints was an error in judgment, after Simon & Schuster refunded buyers of his supposedly hand-signed book.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2022

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BTS’s Jin urges fans not to try to visit him during army training

BTS’s Jin has enlisted in the South Korean army and asked fans not to visit his training centre, with basic training set to begin next month.…

Andy Malt • 25 Nov 2022

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Kanye West asks Donald Trump to be his running mate in 2024 Presidential election

Kanye West says he asked Donald Trump to be his 2024 running mate at a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, and has reportedly hired Milo Yiannopoulos as his campaign manager.…

Andy Malt • 24 Nov 2022

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Human error to blame for Donald Trump’s name being inserted into Elton John lyrics in livestream subtitles

Donald Trump’s name appeared in Elton John lyric subtitles during a Disney+ livestream, a source says this was due to human error by a third-party subtitling service.…

Andy Malt • 23 Nov 2022

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Bob Dylan book buyers refunded after “hand signed” copies turn out not to be

Simon & Schuster is refunding buyers of 900 'hand signed' copies of Bob Dylan's book after the signatures were found to be machine-made.…

Andy Malt • 22 Nov 2022

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DJ Khaled puts his shoe cupboard on Airbnb

DJ Khaled and Airbnb are offering a two-night stay in a replica of his shoe closet in Miami for $11 a night.…

Andy Malt • 21 Nov 2022

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Snoop Dogg launches range of dog accessories

Snoop Dogg has launched Snoop Doggie Doggs, a range of dog accessories created with Little Earth Productions and available in the US.…

Andy Malt • 18 Nov 2022

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Akon says Kanye’s offensive comments are all part of his bid to become President

Akon argues that Kanye West’s offensive comments are part of a plan to win votes from Donald Trump in a future presidential run.…

Andy Malt • 17 Nov 2022