"We hope the allegations against Butler will not detract from the achievements of the other group members"The post Juno Awards defend Arcade Fire nomination, say they are “honouring the rest of the band” appeared first on NME.

Yesterday, the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced the nominations for the 52nd Annual JUNO Awards, which will be given out in March. Leading the pack of nominees was the Weeknd with six nods, followed by Avril Lavigne and Tate McRae with five apiece. Also nominated this year is Arcade Fire in the Group Of The Year category...

Beck is yet to address his removal from the tour – Arcade Fire’s first of North America since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual assaultThe post Beck reportedly drops out of Arcade Fire’s North American tour appeared first on NME.

Beck has dropped off Arcade Fire’s North American tour, which is set to start Oct. 28 at Washington, DC’s The Anthem. He was announced to open the shows with an acoustic set, but according to emails received by various ticketholders today, he will be replaced by Boukman Eksperyans, the Haitian group that opened for Arcade Fire at European sh...

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