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Two Astroworld family lawsuits settled with victims’ families

Two family lawsuits have reportedly been settled with the families of victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy. A settlement agreement has been reached with the family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old Washington man who was killed during the 2021 event, reports Complex. Elsewhere, The Houston Chronicle writes that a settlement has been agreed for the family of 16-year-old victim Brianna Rodriguez from Houston Heights. On November 5, 2021, a crowd crush tragedy at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld left 10 people dead and many more injured. Hundreds of lawsuits filed against Scott and Live Nation over the incident were said to be moving forward as one case in February of this year. Advertisement The legal team for Acosta’s family said in a statement online: “Lead counsel Tony Buzbee and The Buzbee Law Firm announced today that the claims brought by the family of Axel Acosta against Travis Scott, Live Nation, and others involved in the Astroworld tragedy have settled. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tony Buzbee (@tonybuzbee) “The terms are confidential. Victim Axel Acosta was a beloved son, brother, and student. He was kind and loving. He is greatly missed. Please keep his family in your prayers.” Per the Chronicle, Buzbee filed… Read More →

21OCTNews

Lil Nas X seemingly overjoyed at Will Ferrell coming to his show

Lil Nas X appeared to be thrilled that Hollywood actor Will Ferrell came to watch his concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday (October 19). READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious Artist The rapper and singer shared a photo of himself with the Anchorman comedy actor after the show, writing: “WILL FERRELL CAME TO MY FUCKIN CONCERT ! nobody can tell me shit.” Following the post, Lil Nas made headlines after responding to a fan’s question (“Where is Will’s hand?”) Advertisement However, Lil Nas X did end up finding himself in some hot water after making a joke in the replies to his tweet. One follower asked, “Where is Will’s hand?” and the superstar responded that Ferrell “couldn’t resist getting a good hand full of this big fat ass”. WILL FERRELL CAME TO MY FUCKIN CONCERT ! nobody can tell me shit pic.twitter.com/8Tz79dagEH — im not reading all that (@LilNasX) October 20, 2022 he couldn’t resist getting a good hand full of this big fat ass. and i couldn’t say no tbh https://t.co/gN9taZytc4 — im not reading all that (@LilNasX) October 20, 2022 The singer later referenced a story written… Read More →

21OCTNews

BLACKPINK to headline BST Hyde Park London in 2023

BLACKPINK have announced a headline BST Hyde Park London show for 2023. READ MORE: BLACKPINK live in Seoul – K-pop superstars bring power and playfulness as their massive ‘Born Pink’ world tour lifts off The K-pop band will make their UK festival debut with the British Summer Time festival concert held on July 2, 2023. Tickets go on general sale from Thursday (October 27) at 10am BST here. American Express cardmembers get first access to tickets with the Amex pre-sale, which opens today (October 21) at 10am BST. See more information about additional pre-sales here. Advertisement Last month Billy Joel was announced as another headliner of BST Hyde Park 2023 (July 7). The summer series of gigs will return to Hyde Park in central London in July 2023, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced previously for July 6 and July 8. BLACKPINK CREDIT: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global Meanwhile, BLACKPINK kicked off their world tour recently in Seoul, where bandmember Jennie treated fans to a performance of an unreleased solo song. The tour, which is in promotion of their second album ‘Born Pink’, opened last Saturday (October 15) at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in South Korea. BLACKPINK… Read More →

21OCTHit Singles

Joe Strummer – Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years

Looking back 20 years later, it seems clearer now that Joe Strummer’s final three albums were each made under very different circumstances, for very different reasons; listening to them, it seems all the more remarkable how cohesive they sound, all shouting from the same street. ORDER NOW: Bob Dylan is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut The group Strummer dubbed the Mescaleros began as a band in name only, but then rapidly evolved into the real deal, only to be stopped in their tracks in the worst way, just as things had started to fly. The music they recorded across their 1999–2002 lifetime – the albums Rock Art And The X-Ray Style, Global A Go-Go and Streetcore, which are collected together in this striking new set along with an album’s worth of outtakes, demos and orphaned tracks titled Vibes Compass – documents this process. You can hear it especially when you assemble it all back to back like this, as a testament of the time: a band mutating fast through different shapes, different tensions, different harmonies. Still, despite the varying conditions that fed it, all this music identifiably comes from one single place: that unique zone instantly… Read More →

20OCTNews

Watch The Cure debut another devastating new song, ‘I Could Never Say Goodbye’

The Cure debuted another new song from their long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, airing ‘I Could Never Say Goodbye’ at a show in Kraków, Poland tonight (Thursday October 20). Check it out below. READ MORE: The Cure give us an update on their “relentless” new album – and when to expect it The icons are in the midst of a lengthy European stadium tour with their now-regular touring partners and one of frontman Robert Smith’s favourite bands The Twilight Sad, having kicked off the run of shows in Latvia at the start of this month where they premiered the two new songs ‘Alone’ and ‘Endsong‘, as well as welcoming guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte back to the band. Having later debuted another new song ‘And Nothing Is Forever‘ a couple of weeks ago, now Robert Smith and co have shared ‘I Could Never Say Goodbye’ – an aching guitar and piano led track in that sees the frontman warn: “Something wicked this way comes, to steal away my brother’s life“. Advertisement The lyrics seem to relate to Smith’s comments about new material being shaped by a number of family losses adding to the “darkness” of the material. “It’s very… Read More →

20OCTNews

Orbital announce new album ‘Optical Delusion’, share Sleaford Mods collaboration ‘Dirty Rat’

Orbital have announced their new album, ‘Optical Delusion’. The electronic duo’s tenth studio album is set for release on February 17, 2023. It is their first album since 2018’s ‘Monsters Exist’. READ MORE: Sleaford Mods live in Nottingham: bewildering joy at duo’s first-ever headline arena show Alongside the announcement, Orbital have premiered the first single from ‘Optical Delusion,’ a collaboration with Sleaford Mods called ‘Dirty Rat’. The track is set to receive its first radio play on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6Music show tonight (October 20). Advertisement Check out the video for ‘Dirty Rat’ below: “This track is a giant capital letter,” explained Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll. “Like in the Book of Kells, where the very first letter always gets the big treatment from the monk when he’s doing his illustrated borders. It’s got that old school dance music vibe with bits of Cabaret Voltaire in there, even bits of The Shamen. It’s a little bit punk rock, nice and loud. A really refreshing, ‘wake up’ kind of track. And Jason is just brilliant!” “I guess it’s about telling people to take responsibility for their own actions,” added Phil Hartnoll. “You know, all these politicians don’t come from out of nowhere. Somebody… Read More →

20OCTNews

BTS’ Jin to perform ‘The Astronaut’ with Coldplay live for the first time in Buenos Aires

BTS‘ Jin will be performing his upcoming solo single ‘The Astronaut’ alongside Coldplay for the first time during the band’s forthcoming concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The performance will be broadcast in cinemas across the world and tickets are available now. READ MORE: BTS live in Busan: a dizzying celebration of a once-in-a-lifetime act Big Hit Music published a statement via the K-pop boyband’s official Weverse page earlier today (October 20) to announce member Jin’s upcoming appearance at Coldplay’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour stop in Argentina. Jin and Coldplay will be performing the former’s upcoming debut solo single ‘The Astronaut’ together on stage. Set to be held at 7pm ET on October 28, the Coldplay concert will take place at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires. The concert will be held several hours after the single is scheduled to be released officially, at midnight ET that same day. Advertisement The performance will also be broadcast live in over 3,500 cinemas across more than 75 countries/regions. The screening will take place October 28 in North and Latin American cinemas and October 29 in the rest of the world (due to time zone differences). It’s touted as the first live… Read More →

19OCTNews

Kanye West on antisemitic comments being racist: “That’s why I said it”

Kanye West has refused to show remorse for his recent outbursts of antisemitism, now declaring that he made those comments because he knew they’d spur animosity. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? West has made a string of antisemitic comments over the past week including inflammatory posts aimed at Jews led to West being booted from Instagram and later Twitter. He would later attempt to spout similar comments on Fox News, the Drink Champs podcast, and LeBron James’ talk show The Shop. An ex-staffer at TMZ has also claimed that the rapper once praised “Hitler and the Nazis” during an interview with the site. Earlier this week, the rapper sat down for an interview with TalkTV commentator Piers Morgan, who asked West if he was “sorry” for the recent comments he’d made towards the Jewish community. After taking a second to reflect, West smiled and said bluntly: “No.” Advertisement Morgan then asked if West thought the content of his comments – which included a vow to be “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE” – held any significance, to which he replied, “Absolutely not.” Addressing the hurtful nature of his “death con… Read More →

19OCTNews

Belle and Sebastian announce North American tour dates

Belle and Sebastian have announced a 2023 North American tour. READ MORE: Belle And Sebastian talk new album ‘A Bit Of Previous’ and share lead single ‘Unnecessary Drama’ The band will be playing across the UK and Europe from November, then heading over to start their US portion of the tour in Mexico on April 24 next year. The tour continues their live dates supporting new album ‘A Bit Of Previous’. The album, which received a four-star review from NME, was previewed by the singles ‘Young And Stupid‘ and ‘Unnecessary Drama’, which were later performed by the band during their NPR Tiny Desk Concert in July. Advertisement See the band’s North American touring schedule below, and check out the presale here. APRIL 24 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Theatre Diana 25 – Mexico City, Mexico – Metropolitan Theatre 28 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall 29 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre 30 – Columbus, OH – Athenaeum Theatre MAY 02 – Toronto, Ontario – History 03 – Ottawa, Ontario – Bronson Centre 04 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground 05 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre 06 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall 08 – Hudson, NY – Basilica Hudson 09 – Jersey City, NJ –… Read More →

19OCTNews

Arctic Monkeys to headline Rock Werchter 2023 – the week after Glastonbury

Arctic Monkeys have announced they will be headlining next year’s Rock Werchter Festival. READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys – ‘The Car’ review: a swashbuckling, strings-fuelled epic The Sheffield quartet will top the bill on the final day of the Belgian music festival, which will be taking place from Thursday, June 29 to Sunday, July 2, 2023. Last week, it was announced that Stromae would be headlining the first day of the event. Fans can register for tickets via the festival’s presale. The news has the potential to fuel long-standing rumours of Arctic Monkeys headlining next year’s edition of Glastonbury, which will be taking place from June 21-25 at Somerset’s Worthy Farm. A source told The Sun that the band have already started preparing for their headline show, which would be their third time playing the festival. They last headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2013. Advertisement “The lads have signed on the dotted line and will return to the Pyramid Stage next June,” the source said. “It is really special for them to be doing a hat-trick on that stage and it is something they have wanted to do for a while.” Another source has since told The Sun that Eminem is… Read More →

19OCTNews

50 Cent says Eminem doesn’t get enough credit for his contributions to hip hop

50 Cent has said that he doesn’t believe Eminem has been given enough credit for his impact on the world of hip hop. During an interview on the podcast Ebro In The Morning to talk about his latest TV project Hip-Hop Homicides, the rapper explained that Eminem helped to make hip hop accessible to more people, thus raising the profile and popularity of the genre. “I don’t think that they give Em the credit that he deserves,” he explained. “Because, in order for people to embrace something, they have to see where they fit in.” Advertisement He continued: “I think part of Eminem’s legacy is the growth of our culture. People wouldn’t buy it if they didn’t see where they fit into it. And he’s there and he’s a legitimate artist because of his journey. When you look at 8 Mile, you’re seeing a Black story with a white lead. You seeing poverty, you’re seeing [similar] circumstances. Look at his friends Proof and D-12 and everybody: these are real hip hop guys. Which is why he’s a real hip hop guy.” HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (L) and Eminem (R) attend a ceremony honoring Curtis “50 Cent”… Read More →

19OCTNews

Listen to Jimmy Eat World’s hypnotic new single ‘Place Your Debts’

Jimmy Eat World have shared their new single ‘Place Your Debts’ – you can listen to the track below. Self-produced by the band, the song follows on from the four-piece’s June single ‘Something Loud’ and its subsequent acoustic rearrangement, which arrived in September. READ MORE: Jimmy Eat World – ‘Surviving’ review: an exorcism of depression and self-doubt ‘Place Your Debts’ was written by Jimmy Eat World in collaboration with Clark Baechle (The Faint) and Denver Dalley (Desaparecidos). “The ‘debt’ you rack up is the time you spend avoiding doing the work to know yourself,” frontman Jim Adkins explained in a statement. Advertisement “You buy an ending every time you start something, and the cost is determined by how closely you pay attention to your personal condition,” he added. A video for ‘Place Your Debts’, which you can watch below, has also arrived today (October 19). Directed by and starring Adkins, the clip was filmed throughout the UK, US and Europe during the band’s recent tour. “It’s a series of many, many edits of me singing to the camera,” the frontman explained. “While every shot is different in terms of background, I’m framed with as close to the same composition in… Read More →

19OCTNews

George Floyd’s family preparing $250million defamation lawsuit against Kanye West

The family of George Floyd are preparing a defamation lawsuit against Kanye West, after the rapper made false, inflammatory comments about Floyd’s death in an interview. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? In May of 2020, Floyd – a Black man who at the time was living in Minneapolis – was killed following an altercation with a white police officer. Emerging shortly after his death, distressing footage showed Floyd being restrained on a sidewalk by officer Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes. Despite Floyd’s continued pleas that he couldn’t breathe, Chauvin continued to apply pressure to Floyd’s neck. A lack of oxygen caused brain damage, heart failure and eventually death. In April 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of Floyd’s murder, and he was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Advertisement In a recent appearance on the Drink Champs podcast, West claimed that Floyd died from “fentanyl” and said that Chauvin’s knee “wasn’t even on [Floyd’s] neck like that”. He went on to compare Floyd to designer Virgil Abloh, who died from cancer last November. Last year, a reputable doctor told the… Read More →

18OCTNews

Billie Eilish announces ‘Happier Than Ever’ homecoming double header

Billie Eilish has announced two new ‘Happier Than Ever’ tour dates in her hometown. READ MORE: Billie Eilish live at Glastonbury 2022: headline set ushers in a new era for the festival The singer-songwriter will stage two shows at LA’s Kia Forum on December 15 and 16. Tickets for both shows will go on sale next Wednesday (October 26) at 10am local time and a verified fan pre-sale will also be held the day before (October 25) at 10am local time. You can purchase tickets here and here. Advertisement Writing on her Instagram page, Eilish said: “I’M COMING BACKKKKKKKK!! ‘Happier Than Ever, the hometown encore!!!!!!!’ LA i am so excited to see you one last time for the year!!! playing two extra final shows for you at the forum!!! register for verified fan now to get early ticket access on oct. 25th before tickets go on sale to the public on oct. 26th!!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) It comes after Apple Music recently streamed a concert from her London residency at The O2 earlier this year. Eilish’s seven-month ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour kicked off with a North American leg, including a headline set… Read More →

18OCTNews

Inspiral Carpets reunite for 2023 UK tour

Inspiral Carpets have confirmed that they are reuniting for a UK tour in spring 2023 – see full dates below and find tickets here. The indie veterans will hit the road for gigs next March and April, with the tour kicking off in Northampton and stopping in Newcastle, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Manchester, Nottingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, London, Coventry and Frome. The band last played together in 2015, before they went on indefinite hiatus following the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. At the time the likes of Liam Gallagher, Stephen Holt and the city of Manchester paid tribute to Gill over Twitter. Advertisement Formed by Clint Boon, Gill joined Inspiral Carpets at the age of just 14 in 1986. He played with the band throughout their 90s heyday and remained when the band reformed to tour and record their self-titled, final album in 2014. Tickets for the upcoming tour go on sale on Friday October 21 at 10am and can be found here. On sale Friday 21st October 2022. pic.twitter.com/ASygL54lIj — Inspiral Carpets (@inspiralsband) October 17, 2022 The band also announced on Twitter that longtime bassist Martyn Walsh would not be joining them on their forthcoming tour. “@martynwalsh has decided to opt… Read More →

18OCTNews

Leftfield share new single ‘Full Way Round’ featuring Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten

Leftfield have shared a new single featuring Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten – listen to ‘Full Way Round’ below. The collaborative track serves as the latest preview of Leftfield’s fourth studio album ‘This Is What We Do’, which is due to arrive on December 2 via Virgin Records (pre-order/pre-save here). READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?” “‘Full Way Round’ was a perfect collaboration between beats and good vibes,” explained Leftfield in a joint statement. Advertisement “Hard work and fun. Grian’s vocal is a free-flowing journey to be felt and experienced, rather than analysed. His energy and enthusiasm spits out from the speakers. Whenever I hear it, I’m reminded of the excitement in the studio when he recorded it.” ‘Full Way Round’ follows on from the previous singles ‘Pulse’ and ‘Accumulator’. Upon sharing the latter song, Leftfield announced a run of “intimate” UK tour dates for this December. The forthcoming ‘This Is What We Do’ is the first full-length record from the electronic duo – aka Neil Barnes and Adam Wren – in seven years. Their most recent album, ‘Alternative Light Source’, came out in 2015…. Read More →

18OCTNews

Kanye West says he doesn’t believe in the term “anti-Semitism”: “It’s not factual”

Kanye West has said that he doesn’t believe in the term “anti-Semitism”, claiming that it’s “not factual” and in turn has denied accusations of racism against him. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The rapper’s comments come after a tumultuous few weeks which began when he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at a Paris fashion week show. Since then he’s sparked multiple controversies including claiming that George Floyd died by taking Fentanyl. Advertisement Before that Ye said that he would go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE”, whom he claims have a link with Black people (“I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because Black people are actually Jew also,” he wrote). An ex-staffer at TMZ has also claimed that the rapper once praised “Hitler and the Nazis” during an interview with the site. .@ChrisCuomo counters Ye's antisemitc comments: "I know you are intelligent and understand that when you target people because of their faith, other people may do so the same… We don't want to tolerate that.#CUOMO pic.twitter.com/mdTem0TXau — NewsNation (@NewsNation) October 18, 2022 Over the weekend West hit out at Pete Davidson on the Drink Champs podcast in which… Read More →

17OCTNews

Stray Kids top the Billboard 200 for the second time in 2022 with ‘Maxident’

Stray Kids’ latest mini-album ‘Maxident’ has debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. READ MORE: Stray Kids – ‘Maxident’ review: loved-up latest from K-pop’s most experimental force On October 16 (EST), Billboard shared that the eight-member boyband have scored their second Number One record of 2022 with their mini-album ‘Maxident’ for the week ending October 13. This marks their second time topping the chart this year after April’s ‘Oddinary’. Stray Kids are now the first and only act so far to debut two Number One albums on the chart in 2022. Advertisement According to Billboard, ‘Maxident’, which was released alongside its lead single ‘Case 143’, had achieved 117,000 equivalent album units in the US in its debut week. Of these, 110,000 units comprised album sales. The new eight-track record is also the fourth K-pop act to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 this year. This follows Stray Kids’ own ‘Oddinary’ six months prior, BTS’ June compilation album ‘Proof’, and BLACKPINK’s ‘Born Pink’ just weeks ago. In a four-star review of ‘Maxident’, NME’s Rhian Daly wrote that record “explores romance deeply for the first time [in Stray Kids’ discography], but doesn’t compromise Stray Kids’ unique musical DNA in… Read More →

16OCTNews

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor plans to relaunch iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ horror magazine

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor purchased the rights to the iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ brand earlier this year, and now plans to relaunch the iconic zine. READ MORE: Slipknot: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map” Speaking to Rolling Stone, Taylor confirmed that he plans to relaunch the horror zine – whose original fans ranged from Stephen King to punk band the Misfits – and use the brand name to make toys, produce films and host festivals. “Our job is to build a foundation to bring Famous Monsters into the modern age, while also honouring the legacy that came before,” Taylor told Rolling Stone. “It’s the whole reason that we were fans to begin with.” Advertisement He continued: “It was the first real place where we, as horror nerds, could feel safe and feel connected feel like we weren’t alone. The internet has made it easy for us to connect, so I want to kind of make this another viable place for them to come.” Initial plans for Taylor’s takeover include digitising every issue of Famous Monsters so they can be made available to fans online. After that, he plans to re-establish a Famous Monsters convention where he hopes to honour the… Read More →

16OCTNews

Matt Skiba is “truly happy” for Blink-182’s reunion with Tom DeLonge

Matt Skiba has responded to Tom DeLonge’s note thanking him for keeping Blink-182 “thriving”, after the band returned to its original line-up, making Skiba “truly happy”. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ The Alkaline Trio vocalist joined the band in 2015 as a replacement for DeLonge who left “to change the world for my kids”. DeLonge also left Blink in 2005 to focus on his other band, Angels & Airwaves, which was an additional project to his 2001-formed side group Box Car Racer. Earlier this week, Blink announced that DeLonge was back in the group, confirmed a world tour and released comeback single called ‘Edging‘. Advertisement Now, Skiba, who has played in Blink for the past seven years, has congratulated the trio on its reformation. He wrote in a message posted to Instagram yesterday (October 15): “I’m sure there’s a joke in here about releases and happy endings I’m missing but I am truly grateful for my time with blink and I am truly happy you guys are a band and a family again. ?” You can see his statement in full below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Skiba, Matthew T. (@matttskiba) Blink-182 were formed in California… Read More →

15OCTNews

Tom DeLonge says new Blink-182 album is their “most progressive”

Tom DeLonge has said that Blink-182‘s forthcoming album contains some of the “most progressive” music of their career so far. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ The co-vocalist and guitarist, who recently rejoined the pop-punk band after seven years, added on Twitter today (October 15) that the new record has some of the band’s most “elevated” songs. He wrote: “The new @blink182 album has some of the most progressive, and elevated music we‘be ever had. In honesty, I am holding my breath for you to hear these other songs. Edging is fun, and a perfect way to remind u of the fun again. But just u fucking wait. ?” Advertisement DeLonge and his bandmates – co-vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker – returned yesterday (October 14) with new song ‘Edging’. The new @blink182 album has some of the most progressive, and elevated music we‘be ever had. In honesty, I am holding my breath for you to hear these other songs. Edging is fun, and a perfect way to remind u of the fun again. But just u fucking wait. ? — Tom DeLonge (@tomdelonge) October 15, 2022 After months of teasing, on Tuesday (October… Read More →