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With tours called off, artists independently release flood of new music

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April 16, 2020

Independent artists are flooding the internet with new music - using services like TuneCore and Soundrop to reach streaming platforms like Spotify - as they find an outlet for their creativity while live shows are suspended. Also today: more information on why big concerts are unlikely to return this year, a surprise guest for Liam Gallagher's NHS benefit show, remembering jazz great and Miles Davis collaborator Lee Konitz, and a first look at a new David Bowie biopic.