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Jamie says she “had a talk” with ex-Day6’s Jae over “thot” remark

South Korean singer Jamie has revealed that she has spoken to ex-Day6 singer Jae Park over controversial comments the latter said about her. READ MORE: SEVENTEEN look back on their “unforgettable” 2021: “It made us reflect upon how we’ve been taking things for granted” Earlier today (January 20), Jamie took to Twitter to speak on her friendship with Park following the controversy, revealing that they had apparently met up in person to speak on the topic. Earlier this month, Park made derogatory comments about Jamie during a Twitch stream, where he said: “Why is Jamie trying to be a thot?” “Jae came by the other day we had a talk he apologised for his words and mistake,” wrote Jamie, before adding that she doesn’t believe his comments were meant to be intentionally harmful. “If anyone knows about Jae as a friend or close person you would know he wasn’t meaning that as what he said.” Advertisement She also added that Jae had “promised” her that he would be more mindful of his words moving forward from the incident, calling it a “wakeup call” for Jae. “Just a wakeup call for Jae and for his future I do really want him… Read More →

20JANNews

Hatchie shares dreamy video for ‘Quicksand’, second single from new album ‘Giving The World Away’

Australian dream pop artist Hatchie has announced her second full-length album ‘Giving The World Away’ and shared a video for the single ‘Quicksand’. READ MORE: Meet Hatchie, the Aussie dream-pop auteur joining the dots between Cocteau Twins and Carly Rae Jepsen ‘Quicksand’ was co-written with Dan Nigro, the producer and songwriter who worked closely with Olivia Rodrigo on her breakout hit ‘Drivers License’ and her debut album ‘Sour’. In its music video directed by Nathan Castiel, Hatchie – real name Harriette Pilbeam – lounges in a limousine as it traverses the city at night. On the chorus, she sings: “If I had everything I wanted would I want more? / Would I keep fighting if there’s nothing left to fight for? / Sometimes I feel like I’m just sinking into quicksand.” Advertisement Watch the video here: ‘Quicksand’ is the first single from the second full-length Hatchie album ‘Giving The World Away’, out April 22 on Secretly Canadian/Ivy League. The record was produced by Jorge Elbrecht (who’s worked with Sky Ferreira, Japanese Breakfast and Wild Nothing). Hatchie shared the first glimpse of the record last year in the single ‘This Enchanted’. ‘Giving The World Away’ also features “extensive input” from Hatchie’s… Read More →

19JANNews

Listen to Black Country, New Road’s arresting new single ‘Snow Globes’

Black Country, New Road have shared their latest single ‘Snow Globes’ – listen below. READ MORE: Black Country, New Road have finished a new “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” album The track is the fourth to be taken from their upcoming second album ‘Ants From Up There’, which will be released on February 4 via Ninja Tune. You can pre-order the album here. ‘Snow Globes’ follows last single ‘Concorde’, and their previously released Steve Reich-inspired single, ‘Bread Song‘ and ‘Chaos Space Marine’. The new track made its live debut in 2020 and has since resonated deeply with fans. It’s a quiet and yet arresting number, with the band’s orchestral instrumentation gently ebbing and flowing around frontman Isaac Wood’s vocals. Advertisement Speaking on the single, drummer Charlie Wayne said: “Snow Globes was one of the songs which had existed before we wrote the majority of the songs on AFUT. Though it’s a pretty good representation of the musical world we wanted to explore on the album at large. “Rather than writing a song with a number of distinct sections we wanted to see what we could do with one continuous riff. It was a real exploration in trying to create… Read More →

18JANNews

Paramore announce return: Group to headline When We Were Young festival alongside My Chemical Romance

When We Were Young Festival has announced a huge line-up that includes My Chemical Romance and Paramore as headliners. READ MORE: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things” The festival, described as “an epic line-up of emo and rock bands from the past two decades”, will take place this October in Las Vegas. Fans can sign up for the pre-sale, which starts on Friday January 21, here. My Chemical Romance and Paramore will headline the event. It is the first new Paramore show to be announced since the group went on a hiatus in 2018. Advertisement Paramore have released five studio albums to date since 2005’s ‘All We Know Is Falling’. Other acts on the line-up, which you can see below, include Bring Me The Horizon, Bright Eyes, The Used and more. LaS veGAs, oN SaLE fRidAY ?@wwWyFeST https://t.co/hyKrl5wWSg pic.twitter.com/CbQPioYNPU — Bring Me The Horizon (@bmthofficial) January 18, 2022 Announcing their comeback, Paramore tweeted news of the show along with the line “We’ve missed you.” we’ve missed you. we’re playing When We Were Young Fest in Vegas on Oct 22nd. register for pre-sale now at https://t.co/y4F18MAQsO ?: @elkemusek pic.twitter.com/KHLR07Qq0k — paramore (@paramore) January 18, 2022 Earlier… Read More →

18JANNews

Rico Nasty says fans encouraging her to twerk on stage is “disrespectful”

Rico Nasty has spoken out about how she finds fans encouraging her to twerk on stage during a performance “disrespectful”. READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess” In a new interview with XXL, Rico discusses how fans often hold their phones up to her with the word “twerk” while she’s on stage performing. “This is probably the worst thing that you could put up while a female rapper is performing, even if she is gonna twerk, even if that’s what she does,” she said, before adding “this is so disrespectful.” Advertisement She continued: “It’s pointing to this ever being why I’m on stage or pertaining to anything I’ve ever done in my career. That’s not what I do. You go on my Instagram right now. Do I have videos doing this? There’s people that do and they look great doing it but I don’t do this. “And for all my young girls…I mean, you do what you want to do and it’s all lit and fun… I’m just trying to make art and perform my songs and go. I’m not trying to be something that I’m not. You shouldn’t try to make somebody something that they’re not.”… Read More →

18JANNews

2ManyDJs tease Wet Leg remix and share New Order ‘Blue Monday’ inspired mix

2ManyDJs and Soulwax’s David Dewaele has opened up about a number of new remixes with Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music yesterday (January 17). READ MORE: Soulwax talk new single ‘Empty Dancefloor’: “We miss that emotion of making people lose their minds” When asked by Laverne what remixes 2ManyDJs had coming up, he revealed that the group had been working on a new remix with Wet Leg. “There’s a few coming up,” he told Laverne. “One is Wet Leg, which is quite exciting.” Advertisement After this, he went on to share a new, 20-minute remix of New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ for the show’s Desert Island Disco slot. Speaking about how the song came about, Dewaele said: “We…found all these versions and cover versions and people playing the song ‘Blue Monday’ by New Order. Many years ago, we’d also been sent the multi-track which is the separate elements of that track.” He added: “Given how seminal that song is, not just for us, but for millions of people, but for us especially…the first gig my brother and I played together…was in 1997. And the first record we put on was ‘Blue Monday’. And as a DJ, you constantly change the records that… Read More →

18JANNews

Watch Tool give ‘Culling Voices’ its live debut in Sacramento

Tool performed ‘Culling Voices’, from their 2019 album ‘Fear Inoculum’, for the first time over the weekend (January 15). The performance took place at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The band recently resumed touring in support of ‘Fear Inoculum’, following their world tour being cut short in March 2020. With the debut of ‘Culling Voices’, Tool have now performed all seven songs from the physical version of the album live. Advertisement In fan-shot footage from the show, the four members of Tool are all seated at the front of the stage. Drummer Danny Carey is seen playing guitar at the start of the song, marking the first time he has ever played anything that isn’t drums or percussion at a Tool show. Watch the footage below: Tool released ‘Fear Inoculum’, their fifth studio album, in August of 2019. In a five-star review, NME praised the album as “a languid, blissful work, featuring perhaps the best collection of vocals that singer [Maynard James] Keenan has ever committed to tape.” Their return to the live arena comes following a tumultuous period for the band, including Maynard James Keenan contracting COVID-19 twice and Carey being arrested following an altercation at Kansas City airport. The… Read More →

17JANNews

Ted Nugent on his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame snub: “I don’t need it”

Ted Nugent has opened up once more about his snub from the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. READ MORE: Grandmaster Flash: “Hip-hop has always had a misunderstood beginning” In a new interview with The Real Music Observer, which you can see below, the controversial rocker said it was “ridiculous” he didn’t qualify. He went on to double down on his comments about which artists he felt should and shouldn’t be inducted into the Hall. Advertisement Last month, he called out organisers for inducting the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Madonna, ABBA and more. Nugent said: “When I criticise the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame…let’s take me out of the equation. Let’s say I don’t qualify — which is ridiculous — but let’s pretend I don’t qualify. But why ABBA before Styx? Why Patti Smith before Triumph? Why Grandmaster Flash or JAY-Z at all? “I mean, to think that they would qualify before the artists I just mentioned, and myself included, it’s just dishonest and it’s literally disrespectful to the Gods of this music — Chuck [Berry] and Bo [Diddley] and all the Gods that created this incredible soundtrack.” Nugent continued: “But I don’t take it personally because I don’t need it. And quite… Read More →

17JANNews

Lzzy Hale explains why she and Amy Lee chose to cover Linkin Park’s ‘Heavy’

Evanescence performed a cover of Linkin Park‘s ‘Heavy’ last week with help from Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Amy Lee, Evanescence The Amy Lee-led band performed at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday (January 14) in a joint concert with Hale’s band as part of their previously rescheduled co-headline tour. ‘Heavy’ originally appeared on Linkin Park’s 2017 album ‘One More Light’ – the band’s last full-length LP following the death of singer Chester Bennington – and featured singer-songwriter Kiiara. Advertisement Lee and Hale have been performing the song on every date of the US tour – which ends on January 21 in Newark, New Jersey. In a recent interview with 105.7 The Point, Hale explained their decision to cover the track. “[Amy and I] were lobbing a couple of ideas back and forth and then, all of a sudden, we landed on Linkin Park. And [we thought], you know what? That would be really cool because inadvertently it would be a tribute to Chester, but also, everything that this song has been about, we’ve all been through that – everybody. “And so it’s almost this like very church… Read More →

17JANNews

George Ezra to release new single ‘Anyone For You’ next week

George Ezra has announced that he will be releasing new single ‘Anyone For You’ next week – listen to a snippet of the track below. READ MORE: The Big Read – Is George Ezra the nicest man in rock’n’roll? After teasing the release of new music last week, Ezra has taken to social media to confirm the release date of his new single. “I can’t quite believe I’m saying this, in fact I’m not exactly sure how to say this… I guess…NEW MUSIC. It’s true! My new single ‘Anyone For You’ will be out next Friday, January 28,” he wrote. Advertisement “This is just the beginning,” he added. The track is available to pre-save now and a snippet can be heard below. I can’t quite believe I’m saying this, in fact I’m not exactly sure how to say this… I guess…?NEW MUSIC? it’s true! My new single ‘Anyone For You’ will be out next Friday, 28th January! This is just the beginning ? you can pre-save it now https://t.co/dvGlIzjgSY Love, G x pic.twitter.com/MsiGzfrSSc — george E Z R A (@george_ezra) January 17, 2022 ‘Anyone For You’ will be the first new material Ezra has released since 2018’s ‘Staying At Tamara’s’…. Read More →

17JANNews

Craig David, Laura Mvula, Nicola Roberts and more urge people to “reach out” in new NHS mental health campaign

Craig David, Girls Aloud‘s Nicola Roberts, Laura Mvula and more musicians feature in a video for a new NHS mental health campaign that features words from The Beatles‘ ‘Help!’. READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do next The campaign encourages those who are struggling with their mental wellbeing to seek support as the NHS boosts its community mental health services by £2.3 billion a year, which will improve access to talking therapies. In the video, stars also including The Wanted’s Max George, and Ella Henderson, recite the lyrics to The Beatles’ 1964 single to raise awareness of the campaign that’s supported by Mind, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Age UK. Advertisement Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts said: “I’m someone that has benefited hugely from talking therapy. “I think there is such a taboo around it that people almost feel like they’ve failed or they weren’t strong enough to figure out a situation by themselves. But if you’re feeling like you can’t see the wood for the trees or light at the end of the tunnel, it’s imperative to reach out because you can’t always do it alone.” The singer, who also performs… Read More →

17JANHit Singles

The Pretenders – Ultimate Music Guide

Celebrating the recent re-release of the band’s classic first two albums, the Ultimate Music Guide to the Pretenders. How Chrissie Hynde put together the first No 1 band of the 1980s, piloting them through drama and rebirth, with their attitude and their unique sound intact. “I got to have some of your attention…” Buy a copy here!

17JANNews

Rumoured new Lana Del Rey song teased in preview for next ‘Euphoria’ episode

A new song by Lana Del Rey appears in a preview for an upcoming episode of Euphoria. READ MORE: Euphoria season two episode two recap – fallout from the fracas Earlier this month fans began speculating that Del Rey had written a song for the HBO teen drama. Now, an episode teaser features new music by the singer has been shared. It’s not known if the song, the title of which is currently unknown, will feature in season two, episode three (premiering January 23) or only serves as part of the preview. Advertisement Fans claimed earlier in January that a new track by Del Rey was planned for the show. You can hear a snippet of the new track in the clip below. on the next episode of #EUPHORIA… pic.twitter.com/1Ry5G6WpWU — euphoria (@euphoriaHBO) January 17, 2022 Del Rey joins Labrinth in submitting original music to the show. The latter artist has had songs including ‘Still Don’t Know My Name’ and the Zendaya-led ‘All For Us’ feature on the series (Zendaya portrays the programme’s lead character, Rue). Elsewhere, old and contemporary songs have featured on the show, most recently including ‘Right Down the Line’ by Gerry Rafferty and ‘Party Up’ by… Read More →

17JANNews

Babyface Ray shares collaboration with Pusha T from new album ‘Face’

Babyface Ray has announced a new album titled ‘Face’ with the release of lead single ‘Dancing With The Devil’, featuring Pusha T. Its chorus is also delivered by rapper Landstrip Chip, who lends weight to Babyface Ray and Pusha T’s verses about building – and severing – relationships with people who turn out to be harmful or dangerous. The music video for ‘Dancing With The Devil’ also sees the three artists performing in the pews of a church, with Pusha T delivering his verses in a confessional booth. The Detroit rapper is also seen robbing a house at night, later facing its deadly consequences. Advertisement ‘Face’ is scheduled to arrive on January 28 via Wavy Gang/EMPIRE. Watch the clip for ‘Dancing With The Devil’ below. ‘Dancing With The Devil’ marks the latest effort by Babyface Ray after his 2021 EP ‘Unfuckwitable’. It is also his first full-length record since his 2019 mixtape ‘MIA Season 2’. ‘Unfuckwitable’ was later reissued as a deluxe edition album with a remix of his 2020 track ‘Paperwork Party’ with Jack Harlow. Ray was then featured as the opening act for Harlow’s Crème de la Crème concert tour last year. Last August, Ray issued the single… Read More →

17JANNews

BBC radio special for Janice Long to feature tributes from Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and more

A radio tribute show to celebrate the life of pioneering BBC DJ Janice Long has been announced. A Life In Music will air on January 23 in a simulcast on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Merseyside from 7pm-9pm to remember the radio DJ and new music champion, 66, who died on Christmas Day last month. Zoe Ball will present the tribute programme with guests including Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Richard Hawley, Peter Hook of New Order, Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, Noddy Holder of Slade and BBC DJs Jo Whiley and Greg James. Advertisement Long’s 40-year career began with her assisting on BBC Radio Merseyside in 1979 before she was given her own programme, Streetlife, to promote local bands. She became the first woman to have her own daily BBC Radio 1 show when she moved to the station in 1983. The broadcaster also became the first woman to regularly host Top Of The Pops, fronting the TV show for five years, and later had a long-running show on BBC Radio 2 until 2017. She also worked for BBC Radio London, BBC 6 Music, BBC WM, BBC Radio Wales, Greatest Hits Radio and… Read More →

17JANNews

Watch Hyolyn’s fiery cover of Lee Hyori’s ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’

Former SISTAR member Hyolyn has performed a powerful rendition of Lee Hyori’s 2010 hit ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. READ MORE: Kep1er – ‘First Impact’ review: a spirited, at times unimaginative debut release During a new episode of the KBS’ singing TV competition show Immortal Songs 2, the singer re-interpreted the popular song with dancer and K-pop choreographer Lia Kim. The pair performed brand-new choreography, which included a thrilling dance break. “I’m running non-stop / Don’t be afraid, just follow me / Fly a little higher / I can make you want me,” Hyolyn sings confidently on the energetic chorus. The performance of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ is Hyolyn’s first appearance on Immortal Songs 2 in over four years, since she sang ‘If I’d Loved Only A Bit’ in 2016. Advertisement Last week, the ex-SISTAR member released her sensual new single ‘Layin’ Low’ featuring Jooyoung, after a two-month delay. The track was first announced in November 2021 and was initially slated for release that same month, but was subsequently pushed back “after much consideration to visit fans with higher completeness”. Her final release of 2021 was instead the Christmas single ‘A-Ha’, which was Hyolyn’s second release of the year after reuniting with fellow… Read More →

13JANNews

Grace Cummings Won’t Tell You What She Means

By Dani Blum Grace Cummings makes songs that sound like she’s ripping them raw from her throat. The Australian singer-songwriter wails and howls and shudders; this is intense, intricate folk music that seems physically taxing, as if she’s fighting to drag each ragged syllable out of her mouth. Her voice is the main event. There’s an urgency inherent in her shaking vocals, the sense that, between lyrics about Stetson hats and Townes Van Zandt, she is desperately trying to tell you something. But when asked what any of the lovely, lilting songs on her new album, Storm Queen, actually mean, she refuses to answer. “Good try,” she says with a laugh. Over a Zoom call from Australia, Cummings looks at the carpet and the dark studs of polish on her nails. A guitar leans against the wall next to her. A knot of hair trembles above her forehead when she giggles. It’s morning in Melbourne, the city that’s had the strictest coronavirus lockdowns in the world, and the government is grappling with another wave of restrictions as the Omicron variant surges. Cummings seems tense, folded on a chair, sometimes pressing down absent-mindedly on the tattoo of a rose blooming on… Read More →

13JANNews

Kanye West says he’s planning to release a new song with Pusha T, The Game and DJ Premier

Kanye West has revealed that he’s planning to release a new song, likely featuring Pusha T, The Game and DJ Premier, later this week. The rapper and producer, who is now legally known as Ye, spoke about the plans during a recorded phone call with Premier earlier this week, which has since surfaced online. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Posted by the designer Tracey Mills on Instagram, West can be seen in the clip speaking to Premier on FaceTime while in the studio with the likes of Pusha T, The Game and producer Mike Dean. Advertisement “We’re starting a whole… we about to just control the sound of music, it’s up to us now, period,” West told Premier about their plans. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TRACEY MILLS (@godsmessenger) “We got a song we’re releasing Friday that we wanted you to do a scratch on, if possible,” he then asked Premier, who said that he’d be keen to collaborate with West on the as-yet-untitled track. Mills later shared muted footage of A$AP Rocky after he “came through to bless the session” with West, The Game and… Read More →

12JANNews

Evan Rachel Wood to speak on Marilyn Manson allegations in new documentary

Evan Rachel Wood will document her decision to name Marilyn Manson as her alleged abuser in a new documentary, Phoenix Rising. Last year, the actor publicly accused Manson, her former partner, of abuse, claiming that he started grooming her when she was a teenager and “horrifically abused me for years”. The musician has denied all allegations by Wood and allegations by others, claiming that his accusers were “cynically and dishonestly seeking to monetise and exploit the #MeToo movement” by launching a “coordinated attack against him”. Phoenix Rising will premiere at Sundance Film Festival on January 24 before airing on HBO in two parts “in the coming months”, according to Variety. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) The film was directed by Amy Berg, who Wood approached in 2019 to work on the project. Speaking to Variety, the director said of the original plan for the documentary: “It wasn’t about Marilyn Manson and his whole world. This was about an Erin Brockovich story. We were really focused on telling a story about empowerment, something that would offer resources for women and men who are stuck in abusive situations. And that was what we were… Read More →

12JANNews

50 Cent releases ‘Power Book IV: Force’ theme song featuring Lil Durk and Jeremih

50 Cent has shared the theme song from his new Power spin-off series, Power Book IV: Force. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life – 50 Cent on Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson and Bobby Womack’s power to move The Jeremih and Lil Durk assisted tune – called ‘Power Powder Play’ – soundtracks the opening titles of the new series that premieres on February 6 via STARZ. 50 Cent revealed last November that he was working on the show’s theme with the two Chicago acts, which nods to the series being set in the Illinois capital. Advertisement Power Book IV: Force is based on Tommy Egan’s character (played by Joseph Sikora), who relocates to Chicago from New York City after losing Ghost, LaKeisha and others in his hometown. It’s the third spin-off from the original Power, which ran for six seasons between 2014 and 2020. Since then, the character show spin-offs Power Book II: Ghost and Power Book III: Raising Kanan aired in 2020 and 2021 respectively. The Power franchise isn’t producer, actor and musician 50 Cent’s only successful TV series. Black Mafia Family aired its first series last year and has already been renewed for a second instalment. As HipHop-N-More notes, 50… Read More →

12JANNews

Finneas becomes a jewellery thief in ‘The Kids Are All Dying’ video

Finneas has shared a new video for his single ‘The Kids Are All Dying’, which sees him become a jewellery thief. READ MORE: Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond” The song features on the musician, songwriter and producer’s debut album ‘Optimist’, which was released last October. In the Philip Andelman-directed clip, the star smashes up a jewellery store before removing displays of precious accessories and putting them in a black backpack. After putting on two rings, a bracelet and a necklace, he calmly graffitis a winking smiley face with a dollar sign where one eye should be on the wall of the store as sirens ring through the streets outside. Advertisement “How can you sing about love when the kids are all dying?/ How can you sing about drugs? Politicians are lying,” he sings on the track. “How can you sing about sex when the school is on lockdown, lockdown?/ Now baby, maybe we’re next/ Maybe we’re next.” Watch the video below. “Even if we are living through a time of chaos and uncertainty, the human experience is never going to exclude love, sex, fun, leisure, and adventure,” Finneas said in a press release… Read More →