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Watch Adele’s sleek black-and-white video for ‘Oh My God’

Adele has shared a new video for ‘Oh My God’, which appeared on her latest album ’30’ last year – scroll down the page to watch. READ MORE: Adele – ‘30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things up The track follows ‘Easy On Me’, which was the star’s first new material in six years, as the record’s next single. The black-and-white video sees Adele surrounded by performers and dancers who jump, move and somersault across a minimal space that’s littered with chairs and apples. At one point two matching incarnations of the musician appear next to each other on-screen, both singing to each other. Advertisement The clip was directed by Sam Brown, who helmed the video for 2010’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’. “To collaborate together again a decade later was nostalgic, to say the least,” Adele wrote on Instagram. “We filmed this one on the day ‘Easy On Me’ dropped, there were a million things going on all at once. But the attention to detail from the crew was borderline hilarious – thank you so much for your patience and pulling it all together it was a lot of fun. “Although right at the end a huge python was on… Read More →

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J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks to headline Bonnaroo festival 2022

Bonnaroo has announced its full line-up for 2022, with J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks set to headline the Tennessee festival this summer. After being cancelled in 2021 due to weather issues and scrapped the previous year due to the COVID pandemic, Bonnaroo finally returns this year from June 16-19. Joining the headliners at the Manchester, Tennessee event are Machine Gun Kelly, The War On Drugs, Japanese Breakfast, Chvrches, Slowthai, Roddy Ricch, Bleachers, Arlo Parks, The Chicks, Flume, 100 gecs, 21 Savage, Herbie Hancock, Tierra Whack, The Weather Station, Denzel Curry, Sons Of Kemet, Indigo De Souza, Tinashe and many more. Advertisement Tickets go on sale this Thursday (January 13) at 12pm CT (6pm GMT) – head here to buy. Last year’s event was supposed to be headlined by Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion and Tame Impala before Hurricane Irma thwarted plans. Your 2022 #Bonnaroo Lineup is finally here! ⛺️? ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Tickets go on sale this Thursday, January 13 at Noon CT. ? Explore the Bonnaroo experience at https://t.co/zYsXMvHzQ6 ✨⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣#RadiatePositivity pic.twitter.com/9wuJL5Wv1n — Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) January 11, 2022 “Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that… Read More →

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Paris Jackson “not opposed” to collaborating with aunt Janet Jackson

Paris Jackson has said she would be open to collaborating with her aunt Janet Jackson. READ MORE: Paris Jackson – ‘Wilted’ review: enthralling, inconsistent and, at times, excellent In an interview with Access Daily, the singer spoke about her new film Sex Appeal, which also stars Mika Abdalla, Fortune Feimster and Margaret Cho. During the conversation, she also discussed her family and namely, her brothers Michael Jackson Jr., also known as Prince, and the youngest, Blanket. “I think my brother is probably the nicest person I’ve ever met,” she said of Prince. “Absolutely adore him, I adore all my brothers. My best friends.” Hosts Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover later asked if she would ever consider collaborating with her music icon aunt, Janet Jackson. “We haven’t talked about it, but I’m not opposed to it,” said Paris. “I love collaborating with all kinds of artists. The genre doesn’t really turn me off, doesn’t matter what genre it is. I can’t say that I see myself doing trap music anytime in the near future, but I’m open to everything.” In 2020, Paris released her debut solo album ‘Wilted’, which NME called “a collection of 11 intimate songs that’ll fit like your favourite sweater.”… Read More →

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Aldous Harding to return this week with new single ‘Lawn’

Aldous Harding is set to drop a new single this week. Her record label, 4AD, confirmed the new song ‘Lawn’ in a Tweet earlier today (January 10), announcing that Harding will release it at 2pm GMT on Wednesday (January 12). READ MORE: Aldous Harding – ‘Designer’ review Paired with its release will be an official music video, which is currently being teased with an black-and-white clip of Harding staring blankly at the viewer in an oversized, chequered coat. Advertisement Harding’s last release was the standalone single ‘Old Peel’, which was released last June and was her first new material to follow her 2019 album ‘Designer’ album. 2021 also saw the singer-songwriter cover ‘Revival’ by Deerhunter as part of 4AD’s compilation album ‘Bills & Aches & Blues’ alongside tracks by Tkay Maidza, Big Thief, Dry Cleaning and more. In a four-star review of ‘Designer’, NME’s Andrew Trendell described the record as “elegant and elemental, quietly confident and masterfully understated”, opining that it “feels like a breath of fresh air in a time dense with noise and algorithmic hiss. Shut out all the bullshittery and horror that surrounds you, put your headphones on and pore over the minutiae of this marvellous, teeny-tiny world.” “The… Read More →

Get To Know Jake Oulton And His Debut EP 11:11

Jake Oulton is on a new wave of success with an EP 11:11 that stands as a testament to his talent. The Canadian hip hop artist takes you on a journey of self-discovery imbued with a certain amount of personal reflection, giving the listener a chance to both think and enjoy the music simultaneously. “Until The End”, released as part of the album, is one of the songs that especially makes an impression. It is themed as a failed romance where Jake Oulton pours out his broken heart but there is no tragedy in it. The singer simply tells his story and that’s enough to make the audience relate and connect to the message. Other amazing songs from the EP are “Rodeo”, “Life On The Highway”, and “Owning Who I Am”. Follow Jake Oulton: Instagram – Spotify – SoundCloud – Website – YouTube

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ENHYPEN ooze confidence in fierce music video for ‘Blessed-Cursed’

K-pop boyband ENHYPEN have returned with a powerful new single called ‘Blessed-Cursed’. READ MORE: ENHYPEN: “We’re determined to become ‘the’ destination for K-pop fans around the world” ‘Blessed-Cursed’ is a cut from ‘Dimension : Answer’, the repackaged version of their October album ‘Dimension : Dilemma’, which they had released last October alongside its lead single ‘Tamed-Dashed’. The repackage dropped alongside the vibrant visual for ‘Blessed-Cursed’. In it, the members ENHYPEN are featured in a series of stunning individual sets, each with its own theme as showcase their powerful dance moves. Advertisement “Liar beyond that light, we fade into reality / Between these lies, we dive into this real life / And I walk like a lion, I’m making my own history / I don’t know answers, I just go my own way,” they assert on the chorus. In addition to ‘Blessed-Cursed’, the boyband’s repackaged album also includes two new tracks: the upbeat ‘Polaroid Love’ and closing song ‘Outro : Day 2,’ which features an English-language narration by Korean-Australian member Jake. During an online press conference earlier today (January 10), the boyband also shared their thoughts on the new single. “If the main track of the first full album ‘Tamed-Dashed’ showed… Read More →

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Watch a drummer pay tribute to Neil Peart by covering every single Rush song

Drummer Brandon Toews has paid tribute to Rush’s Neil Peart by releasing a video which sees him drum along to every song the progressive rock band ever released. READ MORE: Neil Peart obituary, 1952-2020: The Professor of drums who weaved fantasy into rock A huge Peart fan, Toews rehearsed for several weeks before filming the one-take video, which features a few seconds of all 175 songs Rush released during their 50-year career. The video starts with tracks from Rush’s self-titled 1974 album and works chronologically through the band’s career, ending with material from 2012’s ‘Clockwork Angels’. The tribute was released to commemorate the anniversary of Peart’s death, who passed away in 2020 after suffering from brain cancer. Advertisement “It’s hard to imagine that the world lost Neil Peart two years ago,” the video’s description reads. “We’re grateful that his legacy will live on through his incredible work with Rush. So today – in the span of just 25 minutes – you’re going to hear the best parts of every single Rush song ever.” Watch the video below: Peart had announced his retirement from Rush in 2015. Following the announcement, Dave Grohl was asked in an interview if he would tour… Read More →

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Watch the video for SZA’s ‘I Hate U’, starring Lakeith Stanfield

SZA has released the official video for 2021 single ‘I Hate U’ which stars Atlanta‘s Lakeith Stanfield – check it out below. READ MORE: SZA: R&B’s dazzling new talent talks living in a commune and new album ‘Ctrl’ The video, directed by Jack Begert, sees Stanfield in the midst of an argument with the TDE singer. After the fiery phonecall, he receives a text that reads “I Hate U” while the end of the clip says “Not The End”, hinting at a possible follow-up. SZA originally released a demo version of ‘I Hate U’ on Soundcloud in August 2021 alongside ‘Nightbird’ and ‘Joni’. While the three tracks were uploaded anonymously through an account titled ‘.’, SZA went on to confirm it was her by sharing the link and described the release as her “dumping random thoughts”. Advertisement In December, SZA released an official version of ‘I Hate U’. “This started as an experiment on SoundCloud but y’all asked for it. On streaming.. here it go,” she said. Following the release, ‘I Hate U’ become the most streamed R&B song by a female artist on Apple Music in its first week. Check out the video for ‘I Hate U’ below: Sharing the video, SZA wrote… Read More →

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Watch Wilco perform ‘California Stars’ with all-star cast at ACL Hall of Fame induction

Wilco were inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame last October, and PBS have now aired the honours ceremony. READ MORE: Wilco – ‘An Ode To Joy’ review: a quietly triumphant return to form The alt-rockers, who were honoured alongside Lucinda Williams and Texas singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, capped off their induction with a huge all-star performance of ‘California Stars’ – a highlight of their 1998 album ‘Mermaid Avenue’ which was created alongside Billy Bragg. The guest-heavy performance saw Jeff Tweedy and co. joined by Japanese Breakfast, Sheila E., Rosanne Cash, Margo Price, Lenny Kaye, Bill Callahan, Terry Allen and Alex Ruiz. Nels Cline, Jason Isbell, legendary pedal steel guitarist Lloyd Maines and fellow inductee Escovedo also took to the stage. Advertisement Isbell, who previously joined Wilco for a performance of ‘California Stars’ in 2016, did the honours of inducting Williams into the ACL Hall of Fame, while Price joined her for a searing take on ‘Changed The Locks’. Long-running public television institution ACL established its Hall of Fame in 2014 to honour artists who’ve had a significant impact on its 47-year history, such as Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, and Bonnie Raitt. The 7th Annual Hall of Fame Honours… Read More →

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Converge announce US tour dates for March 2022

Massachusetts hardcore outfit Converge have announced a 10-show run of North American tour dates, filling the gaps left by a postponed Meshuggah tour. READ MORE: The bands shaping the future of heavy music The latter band confirmed they’d be pushing back their winter run last month, with one of its members “undergoing medical treatment related to a skin condition on his hands”. Converge were due to appear as the tour’s lead support, but dropped off due to scheduling conflicts with the rescheduled dates. With the month of March now cleared, they’ll be hitting the road for their own run of intimate headliners, kicking off in Philadelphia on Thursday March 10. They’ll roll through Baltimore, Richmond and Asheville over the weekend, before starting the new week in Orlando on Monday March 14, and Tampa on Tuesday 15. Advertisement After a single, daylong break, the run will pick back up on Thursday March 17 with a gig in Atlanta, before the Converge and their crew hit Cincinnati, Chicago and Detroit. Tickets for all shows are available from the band’s website. Joining Converge for all dates of the run will be a trio of up-and-coming outfits all dealing in flavours of music primed… Read More →

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Fans pay tribute to David Bowie on late singer’s 75th birthday

Fans have been flocking to social media to pay tribute to David Bowie on what would have been the legendary singer’s 75th birthday. READ MORE: David Bowie, January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016. The NME Obituary The highly influential musician, who died following an 18-month battle with cancer in 2016, was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London. Bowie’s seismic impact on music and pop culture can never be overstated. His relentless innovation and reinvention was one of the great driving forces of modern music, which in turn inspired countless musicians across a vast tapestry of rock music which he helped weave as he went. Advertisement It wasn’t just music the starman influenced. His impact reached into fashion, performance art, film and sexual politics, which earned him legions of fans all over the world. Today (January 8), friends, entertainers and fans have been sharing stories, tributes, photographs and more to mark the the singer’s birthday. Bowie’s widow Iman Abdulmajid paid tribute to her late husband by sharing a quote from Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood: “I exist in two places, here and where you are.” “Happy Birthday David Bowie, on what would have been his 75th birthday,” The… Read More →

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Watch Genesis Owusu perform ‘Gold Chains’ on ‘The Late Show’

Genesis Owusu made his debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, performing ‘Gold Chains’ – watch below. READ MORE: Genesis Owusu: “I’d rather be a legend on my own little island than compete for a throne” Owusu shared ‘Gold Chains’ in February 2021, following singles ‘Don’t Need You’, ‘The Other Black Dog’ and ‘Whip Cracker’. In an interview for NME‘s Big Read, the Canberra rapper discussed the track’s themes. “I’m trying to live comfortably but I’m pursuing a life [in the music industry] that is known to just be fucked up,” he said. “To be full of vultures, creeps and people that drain. That line is just acknowledging the contradiction and the walking paradox I can be.” Advertisement For his Late Show set, Owusu performed in a regal-looking room with a chandelier hanging down, wearing a bright red suit while his band provided accompaniment. At the time of its release, ‘Gold Chains’ was the latest single to be taken from Owusu’s debut album ‘Smiling With No Teeth’, which was released in March 2021. The track also recently featured on Barack Obama’s list of standout tunes of 2021. We’re thrilled to welcome @genesisowusu for his #LSSC debut with a song @BarackObama selected… Read More →

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Parliament-Funkadelic co-founder Calvin Simon has died

Calvin Simon, best known for his work with Parliament-Funkadelic, has died at the age of 79. The news was announced by former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins on Instagram. The cause of death has not been made available. He wrote: “We lost another Original member of Parliament/Funkadelic. A friend, bandmate & a cool classic guy, Mr. Calvin Simon was a former member of Parliament/Funkadelic. He’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen members of P-Funk! R.I.P.” George Clinton wrote on Facebook: “Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother Mr. Calvin Simon. Longtime Parliament-Funkadelic vocalist. Fly on Calvin!” He shared a YouTube tribute video on the page shortly after. View this post on Instagram A post shared by William “Bootsy” Collins (@bootsy_collins) Simon was a founding member of the American funk music collective. He initially joined Clinton’s doo-wop group the Parliaments in the late 50s and continued to be involved through its various iterations. He left the group, alongside original Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas, in 1977 following disputes over finances and the number of new members joining the band. During his time in Parliament-Funkadelic, he appeared on classic songs like ‘Give Up the… Read More →

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Watch Anthony Joshua do grime karaoke over Skepta and JME’s ‘That’s Not Me’

During his appearance in Dubai this week, British boxer Anthony Joshua treated fans to some public karaoke, spitting bars over Skepta and JME‘s 2014 track ‘That’s Not Me’. READ MORE: Exclusive – Skepta on A$AP Rocky arrest: “They’ll make an example out of us black artists” Joshua is currently visiting the Arabian country as he trains for a match with Oleksandr Usyk, to whom he lost his WBA, IBF and WBO titles during a fight back in September. N Sport reports that a date for the rematch is yet to be locked in, though it will happen sometime this year. Earlier this week, Joshua was seen training for the fight with former lightweight champion Floyd Mayweather. Advertisement When he wasn’t embracing photo opps at Expo 2020 Dubai site, Joshua was exploring the country’s city centre, where he showed off his love for UK grime by rapping along to ‘That’s Not Me’, taken from Skepta’s Mercury Prize-winning album ‘Konnichiwa’. Take a look at a snippet from Anthony’s “performance” below: After a busy 2021 – which saw collaborations with the likes of Ghetts, Pop Smoke and A$AP Rocky, Slowthai and Tony Allen, as well as his own ‘All In’ EP (which spurred the J… Read More →

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Halsey says that a collaboration with Bad Bunny “has been discussed”

Halsey has revealed that a possible collaboration with Bad Bunny “has been discussed”. The US singer made the admission while responding to fans on Twitter earlier this week, where the possibility of a link-up with the Puerto Rican artist was broached. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” One fan tweeted (in Spanish) “a song with Bad Bunny please I beg you” at Halsey during the discussion, to which they replied: “Honestly? It has been discussed.” honestly? It has been discussed https://t.co/ULpaNZBmc1 — h (@halsey) January 6, 2022 Advertisement Halsey also discussed their current grasp of the Spanish language, writing: “My speaking has improved significantly. I got through my last trip to Mexico being asked if I was a native speaker. “They completely realised I am not once I tried to explain myself lol.” Halsey released an extended edition of their latest album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ earlier this month. Speaking to NME about the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross-produced record back in November, Halsey explained about working with the duo: “First of all, I thought I was writing a letter to Santa being like, ‘I’ve been a very good… Read More →

Kelley Stoltz – Antique Glow

When Kelley Stoltz moved to San Francisco at the start of the millennium, he intended to record an album with his flatmate, a drummer. But after his friend began to take more of an interest in the bars than his bass drum, Stoltz took matters into his own hands. He taught himself to drum and acquired a Tascam 388 eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder. He wedged his mic into a half-open drawer for a mic-stand and when he needed bass, he detuned his guitar. But the coup de grace was a huge old two-deck keyboard loaded with effects that he found for $50 in a Salvation Army charity shop and wheeled home on a skateboard. He dubbed it his “granny organ”. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Using this rudimentary gear he recorded 2001’s Antique Glow, a landmark in home-production techniques thanks to the scale and execution of its ambition. Stoltz’s second album after the CD-only The Past Was Faster, Antique Glow showcased his excellent songwriting in the form of a hard-earned gift for hooks inspired by his love of ’60s pop – a vinyl nut, he worked in a record shop during the… Read More →

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IU’s ‘Celebrity’ was the most popular song of 2021 in South Korea

IU’s ‘Celebrity’ has emerged as the most popular song of 2021 in South Korea. READ MORE: IU’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ is a sublime offering by one of K-pop’s reigning queens The Gaon Music Chart, the South Korean equivalent of the Billboard charts, has published its year-end Digital Chart of 2021, based on an aggregate of downloads, streaming and background music component charts. IU’s hit single ‘Celebrity’, from her fifth studio album ‘LILAC’, has emerged as the year’s most popular song. ‘Celebrity’, which has a score of over 888million, is only one of two IU releases to have made it to the chart’s Top Five. The other is ‘Lilac’, from the same album, coming in at Number Four with a score of nearly 702million. Advertisement Other songs that made it to the top five of the chart include Brave Girls‘ ‘Rollin’ at Number Two, BTS‘ ‘Dynamite’ at Number Three and aespa‘s ‘Next Level’ at Number Five. These tracks managed to amass scores of approximately 821million, 740 million and 695million, respectively. Meanwhile, IU had recently dropped a brand-new special mini-album titled ‘Pieces’ late last month, consisting of unreleased songs from her previous albums. In a video that dropped prior to the release of… Read More →

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Adele, BTS and Taylor Swift help increase CD sales in the US for first time in 17 years

CD sales have increased in the US for the first time in almost two decades, in part due to albums by Adele, BTS and Taylor Swift. In MRC Data’s 2021 US Year-End Report, shared by Billboard, CD album sales saw a growth of 1.1 per cent from 2020, with 40.59million albums sold in 2021 compared to 40.16million the year prior. Adele had the biggest impact on driving last year’s growth, with her latest album ’30’ selling almost 900,000 copies in CD format alone in the US. The album’s sales accounted for 2.15 per cent of all CD sales throughout 2021. Advertisement The second highest-selling CD album in the US was Taylor Swift’s re-release of ‘Fearless’, followed closely by her re-release of ‘Red’. Included elsewhere in the top 10 best-selling CD albums of 2021 are BTS’ two 2020 albums, ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ and ‘Be’. Despite the increase, vinyl outsold CDs in the US for the first time since MRC Data started reporting yearly sales in 1991. Vinyl sales experienced a huge increase, with a 51.4 per cent growth to 41.72million albums, up from 27.55million in 2020. These increases reflect sales in the UK throughout the past year, with vinyl sales… Read More →

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US government share new photos of Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ album

The US government have shared a series of new photos of Wu-Tang Clan‘s one-of-a-kind album, ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’. The group’s 2015 record, which is limited to a single copy, was initially sold to the controversial pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli in 2015 for nearly $2million (£1.47million). READ MORE: Re-Enter The Wu Tang: RZA on the past, present and future of the hip-hop icons However, the album was seized by US marshals in 2018 after Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and ordered to forfeit $7.36million (£5.4million) in assets. Advertisement ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ was then sold by the US government to an undisclosed buyer in July 2021 for a reported $4million (£2.95million). In October, The New York Times reported that the cryptocurrency collective PleasrDAO were behind the purchase. A Freedom of Information Act request has now been granted to both Buzzfeed News and Motherboard, revealing new information about the latest transaction as well as updated photos of the ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ album and a bill of sale from US marshals. The 54 new images, which you can view here, show the recent condition of the album and the “cedar wood box covered in… Read More →

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Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli recalls his final words

Valerie Bertinelli has opened up about the final moments she spent with her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen. The Van Halen guitarist died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. He was 65 years old. READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display US actor Bertinelli was married to Van Halen for 20 years until they divorced in 2007. Writing in her new memoir, Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today, she looked back on her relationship with her “soulmate” (via People). Bertinelli and the late musician’s son, Wolfgang, spent every day together in the hospital during the guitarist’s final weeks alongside his second wife, Janie Liszewski, and his brother, Alex Van Halen. “‘I love you’ are the last words Ed says to Wolfie and me,” Bertinelli wrote in Enough Already…, “and they are the last words we say to him before he stops breathing.” Elsewhere in the book, she wrote: “I can’t explain the feelings Ed and I had for each other. Who really knows had he not died. I doubt it. I loved him more than I know how to explain and there’s nothing sexual about it…. Read More →

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M. Shadows says next Avenged Sevenfold album was “very influenced by Kanye West”

Metal band Avenged Sevenfold have shared an update on what their upcoming eighth album could sound like – citing Kanye West as an influence. READ MORE: Avenged Sevenfold – ‘The Stage’ review In an interview with Metal Hammer, lead vocalist M. Shadows revealed that the band has been “very influenced by Kanye West”. He went on to elaborate: “The thing about Kanye is that he is pulling from such great soul music.” “I didn’t grow up with that stuff – my dad listened to Boston and Alice Cooper, I didn’t get that taste of black music and old soul. So, diving deep into jazz musicians… we’re not trying to do a jazz record, but the chord changes and progressions are so eye-opening to us,” Shadows continued. Advertisement He also provided an update on the album’s recording process, saying that they hope to “finish the record in February, mix it in March”. This month, the band will be flying out to Prague to record strings with a “70-piece orchestra”. “The record’s been recorded for a year, but we haven’t been able to put the real strings on it, because we couldn’t fly out to Prague. When an orchestra have to social distance… Read More →