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BTS’ RM to collaborate with alt K-pop group Balming Tiger on new single ‘Sexy Nukim’

BTS rapper RM will be a featured guest on Balming Tiger’s new single ‘Sexy Nukim’, due out next week. READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline set The new collaboration was announced via BTS’ official Twitter page on August 24, which noted the single’s release date of September 1. The announcement also included a preview of ‘Sexy Nukim”s accompanying track art – an illustration of Balming Tiger’s eight members as colourful, animated characters set against a funky, psychedelic orange-themed backdrop. Other information about the new track, including a preview of ‘Sexy Nukim’ and whether an accompanying music video will be released, has yet to be shared. SEXY NUKIM (feat. RM of BTS) – Balming Tiger 2022.09.01.#SEXYNUKIM #섹시느낌 #RM @balmingtiger pic.twitter.com/qjj9UYk6rl — BTS_official (@bts_bighit) August 24, 2022 Advertisement Balming Tiger are a South Korean musical collective comprising a team of directors, rappers, DJs, singer-songwriters and editors who have described themselves as a “multi-national alternative K-pop group”. They debuted in 2018 with the single ‘I’m Sick’. ‘Sexy Nukim’ will mark RM’s first solo endeavour since BTS announced in June that they would be “[taking] time to explore some solo projects” instead of… Read More →

25AUGNews

Harry Styles wrote a “creepy” new song for ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ in just five minutes

Harry Styles wrote a new song for Olivia Wilde’s upcoming psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling in just five minutes. The film, which is set to arrive in cinemas next month, stars Florence Pugh and Styles as a couple living in a seemingly-idyllic town of Victory in the 1950s, operated by the shadowy company Styles’ character (Jack Chambers) works for. READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god status During a new interview with Variety, Wilde recalled how she’d asked the cast to offer their creative input. “Any great actor is also a screenwriter in the process,” she said. “They are responsible for creating the life of the character, so they bring so many ideas.” Advertisement In turn, Styles offered to pen the melody for what was described in the script as “the trigger song” – a mysterious tune that Pugh’s character (Alice Chambers) hums throughout the movie. Wilde then asked the singer if he had “anything in mind” for the track, before he went away to “think about it”. Wilde remembered: “Five minutes later, he sent me a demo from his piano, and it was what ended up in the film. “He called me… Read More →

24AUGNews

Chris, FKA Christine and the Queens, opens up about gender identity and Redcar album

Chris, the French singer formerly known as Christine and the Queens, has spoken about his gender identity, pronouns, and the new moniker for his forthcoming album. In the three-minute video posted to TikTok last week (August 18) in French, Chris said: “I’ve been a man for a year now – a little more officially in my family and in my relationship. It is a long process.” Chris has also update his pronouns to he/him on social media. The artist’s new album, ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’, will be released under the name Christine and the Queens presents Redcar. You can listen to his latest song ‘Je te vois enfin’ below. Advertisement Speaking about the new name, he added: “Redcar, like all my poetry and philosophy, is poetry and philosophy that helps me be successful.” @christineandthequeens Ok bonne journee mes amities ♬ son original – Redcar Gender and sexuality has been a recurring topic of discussion for Chris over the years. The musician spoke to the BBC about his views on gender and sexual identity back in 2016, in which he explained that he doesn’t see gender as “an obstacle” or “a definition”. Asked what being pansexual meant, he replied: “It means that… Read More →

24AUGNews

Björk announces new single ‘Atopos’ and shares official ‘Fossora’ artwork

Björk has announced a new single called ‘Atopos’ and posted the official artwork for her upcoming 10th album, ‘Fossora’. The Icelandic artist shared the news of the record – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Utopia’ – during a recent interview with The Guardian. It’s due for release this autumn via One Little Independent Records, though an exact date is not yet known. READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing In the aforementioned article, the ‘Fossora’ cover was described as an image of the singer portraying “a glowing forest sprite, her fingertips fusing with the fantastic fungi under her hooves”. Advertisement Today (August 24), Björk has revealed the art on her social media channels – check it out below. “I am so happy to announce to you my new album fossora,” she wrote as the caption. Björk went on to tease that the first single from her next full-length project, titled ‘Atopos’, would be “coming soon”. Check out the post below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Björk (@bjork) Two songs from the record – ‘Sorrowful Soil’ and ‘Ancestress’ – are said to be directed tributes to the singer’s mother, Hildur… Read More →

24AUGNews

Ed Sheeran has designed and modelled Ipswich Town’s new third kit for 2022/23 season

Ed Sheeran has designed and modelled the new third kit of his hometown football club, Ipswich Town. Last summer, the pop star announced that he was set to sponsor the club’s kit, with the front of the shirt adorned with promotion for his ‘+ – = ÷ x tour’. For the 2022/23 season, which began last month, the club are once again sponsored by Sheeran, and the pop star has revealed that he also designed their blackout third kit, which he modelled for its reveal this week. Advertisement The new shirt incorporates parts of the artwork for Sheeran’s 2021 album ‘=’, and the singer said he wanted to create “a cool bit of clothing people around the world would want to wear”. Revealing that he was asked by the club “to help design the third kit”, Sheeran added that he “wanted to make something with a subtle homage to the album”. See the kit below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ipswich Town FC (@ipswichtown) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ipswich Town FC (@ipswichtown) Advertisement Ipswich Town’s head of Retail Operations, Paul Macro, said in a statement: “We thought it would be great to… Read More →

23AUGNews

Rick Ross pledges £8.5million for Jake Paul’s next fight

Rick Ross has pledged $10million (£8.5) to secure an opponent for Jake Paul’s next fight. The controversial boxer and YouTuber has been searching for his next opponent after a number of bouts were cancelled for various reasons. Taking to Instagram and sharing a photo of himself and Paul, Ross wrote: “Since everyone seems to be afraid to fight Jake Paul Im down to put another 10million on top to make the right match happen. Advertisement “What fight would you want to see?” he added. “We talking big shit on the homie podcast so stay tuned.” See the post below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Biggest Boss Rick Ross (@richforever) Last year, Tekashi 6ix9ine responded after Paul challenged him to a boxing match. Controversial YouTuber Paul laid down the gauntlet to the equally contentious rapper after his Instagram followers asked if he was up for the challenge of fighting 6ix9ine. “I want to because he deserves to get his ass beat, and I want to do it for all the people he’s disrespected,” wrote Paul. “But honestly would be too easy and a 30-second fight + he wouldn’t show up in the ring on the day of… Read More →

23AUGNews

Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48

Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48, it has been confirmed. The news was broken by another former member of the band, guitarist Richard Shaw. “Rest in peace, Stuart. It was an honour performing your music,” Shaw wrote in an Instagram post. He added: “Thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richard Shaw (@richardshawguitarist) The band’s vocalist Dani Filth also paid tribute, writing: “It is with a deeply saddened heart that I have heard of the passing of my former guitarist Stuart Anstis at 48. “Stuart -despite our eventual differences- was an amazingly talented guitarist who brought a real sense of magick to everything he wrote in Cradle Of Filth.” Dani added: “For a long time he and I were bestest of friends living in a small village here in Suffolk and despite that relationship eventually changing, it did nothing to diminish the fan’s appreciation of his creative flair and talent right up to the present day. “‘Vempire’, ‘Dusk… and Her Embrace’ (though written mostly by former members, Stuart played all the guitars on this album), ‘Cruelty And The Beast’ and ‘From the… Read More →

23AUGNews

Tim Burgess shares “old-school” new single ‘Sure Enough’ with stop-motion video

Tim Burgess has shared a new solo single called ‘Sure Enough’ – scroll down to listen to it below. The song will appear on the Charlatans frontman’s upcoming double album ‘Typical Music’, which is due for release on September 23 via Bella Union (pre-order here). Burgess has already previewed the 22-track project with its title track and ‘Here Comes The Weekend’. READ MORE: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter ‘listening parties’ This morning (August 23), Annie Mac gave ‘Sure Enough’ its first play during her show on BBC Radio 6 Music. It arrived with an official stop-motion video from director Callum Scott-Dyson. Advertisement “As soon as I heard the track, I thought it’d be perfect for my stop-motion style as the song had a really naturalistic, sort of old-school sound, and my style is a little more retro than most animated stuff, so I was excited to dig in!” the filmmaker explained. “On the last video I did with Tim we did a card cut-out video with a bit of a narrative and character running through it, so this time I wanted to just do something a bit more light, fun and montage based, sometimes playing off the lyrics… Read More →

23AUGNews

Janet Jackson’s single ‘Rhythm Nation’ causes old laptops to crash

Janet Jackson‘s 1989 single ‘Rhythm Nation’ is said to have the power to cause older laptops to crash. In a recent blog post (via Hot New Hip Hop), Microsoft’s principal software engineer, Raymond Chen, explained: “The song contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of 5400 rpm laptop hard drives that they [an unnamed major manufacturer] and other[s] used.” READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production and the making of a new ‘legends slot’ Chen claimed that the frequency caused laptops from around 2005 to crash after playing the audio. The issue is similar to how an opera singer is able to shatter glass by singing at a certain pitch. Advertisement “The manufacturer worked around the problem by adding a custom filter in the audio pipeline that detected and removed the offending frequencies during audio playback,” he continued. “I would not have wanted to be in the laboratory that they must have set up to investigate this problem. Not an artistic judgement.” Chen added: “Hopefully now their laptops no longer contain this audio filter, which is necessary to protect against damage to a hard drive that they no longer use.” Per Sky News,… Read More →

22AUGNews

Röyksopp announce ‘Profound Mysteries III’ to complete three-part project

Röyksopp have announced the third and final album in their ‘Profound Mysteries’ series – ‘Profound Mysteries III’ will come out in November. READ MORE: Röyksopp announce ‘Profound Mysteries II’: “We want to get your senses going” The project began in late April with ‘Profound Mysteries‘, before a second album of the same name was shared last week (August 19). On November 18, the duo will release the 10-track ‘Profound Mysteries III’, featuring collaborations with Alison Goldfrapp, Susanne Sundfør and more. Advertisement The Norwegian duo had previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together. See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Profound Mysteries III’ below and pre-order the album here. 1. ‘So Ambiguous’ feat. Jamie Irrepressible 2. ‘Me&Youphoria’ 3. ‘Stay Awhile’ feat. Susanne Sundför 4. ‘The Night’ feat. Alison Goldfrapp 5. ‘Lights Out’ feat. Pixx 6. ‘Speed King’ 7. ‘The Next Day’ feat. Jamie Irrepressible 8. ‘Just Wanted To Know’ feat. Astrid S 9. ‘Feel It’ feat. Maurissa Rose 10. ‘Like An Old Dog’ feat. Pixx Speaking to NME about working with Sundfør, again recently, Svein Berge said: “We have the returning Norwegian chartreuse Susanne Sundfør, who… Read More →

22AUGNews

Here’s Mick Jagger enjoying a “busman’s holiday” watching Coldplay

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has shared a video of himself enjoying Coldplay at Wembley last night (August 21). READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promise Jagger joked that it was a “real busman’s holiday” watching the group but that he “had a great time” at the show. In the video, Jagger can be seen waving his arms while Coldplay sang ‘Fix You’, complete with glow stick on his wrist. Advertisement Check out the tweet and the video here: Had a great time watching Coldplay last night A real busman’s holiday !?????? pic.twitter.com/BwYUKzhKxl — Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) August 22, 2022 Following their six sold-out Wembley gigs this month, Coldplay have added several new UK and European gigs in 2023 to their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour. The band have been on tour across the globe since the spring, and have now extended the tour behind their 2021 album to next year. Across May, June and July next year, the band will play Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and more, with two new UK dates also added in Manchester and Cardiff. The new dates will kick off in Coimbra, Portugal on May 17, before… Read More →

22AUGNews

NMIXX to make first comeback with second single album ‘Entwurf’ next month

JYP Entertainment’s newest girl group NMIXX will be making their first-ever comeback with a new single album in September. READ MORE: BLACKPINK enter a world-conquering era with unapologetic new single ‘Pink Venom’ On August 22 at midnight KST, the seven-member girl group unveiled their first teasers for their upcoming second single album, ‘Entwurf’. These include a neon pink and green graphic poster for the release, along with the launch of an intriguing new Twitter account for ‘XXIWN’, which is the group’s name backwards. NMIXX2nd Single<ENTWURF> Teaser Poster 2022.09.19 6:00PM (KST)2022.09.19 5:00AM (EST)#NMIXX #엔믹스#ENTWURF pic.twitter.com/SXktdjsHKh — NMIXX (@NMIXX_official) August 21, 2022 ?WARNING! NSWER please don't follow this account!?#NMIXX #엔믹스#ENTWURF https://t.co/rfHRi9lxi8 — NMIXX (@NMIXX_official) August 21, 2022 Advertisement The title of the upcoming release ‘Entwurf’ translates to ‘design’ or ‘draft’ in German. It follows NMIXX’s debut single album ‘Ad Mare’, which is Latin for the phrase “from sea to sea”. Further details on ‘Entwurf’ such as its title track and tracklist are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. News of NMIXX’s return comes just weeks after the girl group dropped ‘Kiss’, a remake of former K-pop girl group Rainbow’s 2009 B-side of the same name. The release was part of… Read More →

21AUGNews

Daniel Johns tried “reuniting” Silverchair for ‘FutureNever’ cameo: “When they didn’t want to, I didn’t care”

Daniel Johns has revealed that in the process of making his latest solo album, ‘FutureNever’, he attempted to reunite with his former bandmates in Silverchair. READ MORE: Every Silverchair and Daniel Johns release ranked in order of greatness The revelation comes in the premiere episode of Johns’ three-part docuseries Inside The Mind Of Daniel Johns, titled ‘Reclaim Your Art’ which will land on YouTube at 6pm AEST (9am BST) on Monday August 22. A press release for the premiere also promises that it will see Johns “break his silence” on the nervous breakdown he faced over recent years, as well as his struggles with self-medication and subsequent stint in rehab. Ahead of the episode’s release, Johns shared a preview in the form of a quote touching on his failed attempt to reunite Silverchair (albeit not formally under that moniker) for a song on ‘FutureNever’. He stressed that his aim in reaching out to his former bandmates – drummer Ben Gillies and bassist Chris Joannou – came “not out of necessity”, but because he “wanted to make it clear that I don’t have an issue with them as people”. Advertisement “I just didn’t want to play under the banner of Silverchair… Read More →

21AUGNews

Music fans at Ibiza’s Amnesia club raise money by dancing all night

Clubbers at the Amnesia venue in Ibiza have raised money for charity by dancing through the night. The initiative came from new app ‘Rave To Save’, which was tested at Amnesia this month, and donates €1 (85p) per 100 steps danced by each clubber at the venue to a host of charitable causes. The app tracks the ravers’ footsteps via a wristband, and collectively the clubbers raised over €300,000 (£255,000) for charities including Women In Music. Advertisement Nicole Barsalona, the president of the charity, said: “The Rave to Save campaign highlights the fact that every partygoer has the power to positively impact the future of entertainment. “Together, we can make the party-going experience safer for all.” Download the Rave To Save app by @Desperados_es on the next elrow Barcelona (4th – 5th Dec.) so you can help the planet while raving: the app counts the steps and the steps turn into money. We’ll donate this money to plant as many trees as we can. ⚡#elrowRaveToSave — elrow (@elrow_) November 26, 2021 Attendees who recorded the most steps across the night were rewarded by being invited to an afterparty with Peggy Gou and being given free drinks. Gou said of the… Read More →

20AUGNews

Nicki Minaj defends Britney Spears against “coward” Kevin Federline

Nicki Minaj has defended Britney Spears and labelled her ex-husband Kevin Federline as a “coward”. Over recent weeks, singer Federline has claimed that Britney’s sons Jayden James and Sean Preston are not comfortable being around her, and posted a video of Britney arguing with her sons. Appearing on an Amp Livestream, Minaj defended Spears and said Federline was trying to “break [her] down” with his recent posts. Advertisement “Do you understand what kind of a clown you have to be to be a whole, grown fucking man, and as soon as you see somebody happy and getting married and moving on and being free and feeling good in their own skin, to do the very thing that you know is going to attempt to break them down?” she said. “Only cowards use the media against a famous person who they once loved, they procreated with, they’re being taken care of by, they once were being taken care of by, using the person’s fame as this constant ‘gotcha’ moment… And you think you not gonna have fucking karma from it? You think it’s OK? You think that anybody is gonna feel sorry for you?” Minaj added: “How dare you. How dare… Read More →

20AUGNews

Pusha T adds Brixton Academy gig in London to ‘It’s Almost Dry’ UK tour

Pusha T has added a new London gig at Brixton Academy to his UK and Ireland tour later this year behind new album ‘It’s Almost Dry’. READ MORE: Pusha T: “I’ve won the wars. I have withstood everything” The rapper performed in the capital yesterday (August 19) in support of Gorillaz for their huge show as part of the All Points East festival, and will return in December. Earlier this year, Pusha announced gigs that will begin in Manchester on December 14, then going on to visit Birmingham (December 15) and Bristol (December 18) before wrapping up in Dublin on December 21. Advertisement Now, a huge London gig at the O2 Academy Brixton has been added on December 19. Tickets for the London show go on sale from 10am BST on Monday, August 22. Get your tickets here. Pusha T CREDIT: Harrison Boyce Ahead of the UK and Ireland tour, the rapper will head out on a second set of US tour dates that will kick off on September 3 in Philadelphia as part of the Made In America festival and will conclude on October 30 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Pusha T released his fourth studio album ‘It’s Almost Dry’ in April. The album… Read More →

19AUGNews

Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and more to perform at 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony

Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and more are all set to perform at next month’s 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony in London. READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to win Last month (July 26), the 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award were announced, including Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz’s ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg’s self-titled album and Yard Act’s ‘The Overload’. Also on the shortlist are Self Esteem (‘Prioritise Pleasure’), Joy Crookes (‘Skin’), Kojey Radical (‘Reason To Smile’), Nova Twins (‘Supernova’), Fergus McCreadie (‘Forest Floor’), Gwenno (‘Tresor’) and Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler (‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’). Advertisement 11 of the 12 nominees have now been confirmed to perform live at the September 8 ceremony at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. Only Harry Styles is unable to attend, and will instead pre-record a special performance that will be broadcast at the ceremony. The 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony will be hosted by Lauren Laverne and broadcast on BBC Four from 9pm-10.15pm BST. Radio coverage will be available on BBC Radio 6 Music from 7pm-midnight. Tickets for the ceremony are available here. Each of the artists will perform one track from… Read More →

19AUGNews

Pixies on having curry with and being covered by David Bowie

Pixies have told NME about going for curry with David Bowie and having the legend cover one of their songs. This week, the alt-rock legends took NME‘s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! challenge, where veteran artists are quizzed about their history in the music industry. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Pixies During the interview, frontman Black Francis and drummer David Lovering were asked about Bowie covering Pixies’ ‘Cactus’ for his 2002 album ‘Heathen’. Advertisement “It’s cool when people like your music and do versions of it but I don’t like to make a big deal out of it,” Francis said. “Bowie was just a music geek – like me. It’s too star-fucky if you say [adopts an air-headed voice] ‘Oh my God, he likes me! He looked at me!’. Everybody’s shit stinks. I’m not pushing an egalitarian agenda here, but let’s get real!” Discussing an in-person encounter with the legend, Lovering remembered: “David Bowie once took us to an Indian restaurant in Manchester, and I sat next to him shooting the shit. At the end, he offered to pay and pulled out a credit card and said [his birth name]: ‘David Jones!’” Elsewhere, Francis discussed covering Bowie’s… Read More →

19AUGNews

Frances Bean Cobain reflects on near-death experience to mark 30th birthday

Frances Bean Cobain has marked her 30th birthday by sharing a statement in which she reflects on a near-death experience from five years ago. In 2017, the daughter of Kurt Cobain was on a flight when one of the engines caught fire. “I promised myself that if I made it through, that I would no longer try to escape the moments of my life,” she wrote in a statement at the time. Now, she has marked her 30th birthday by taking to Instagram and sharing what she has learned in the half-decade since the incident. Advertisement “I made it!” she began. “Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen. At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms & more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable.” She added: “Then, an event on a plane which brought me closer in proximity to death is ironically the event that catapulted me… Read More →

19AUGHit Singles

Tall Dwarfs – Unravelled: 1981–2002

Tall Dwarfs emerged among a handful of standout ’80s punk-adjacent acts from New Zealand, burbling up in the wake of iconic label Flying Nun’s founding; and they tread a familiar path – locally beloved, but otherwise more obscure, an intriguing and essential layer in the country’s cultural underground. They were born out of cult band Toy Love, who were at one point so popular they made the hop to Sydney, on the promise of a springboard to London, but were swiftly met and then rejected by head-scratching pub-rock punters who didn’t get it. Crestfallen, Dwarfs co-founders Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate retreated home to Dunedin, bought a four-track and began experimenting, determined to never again fall prey to the music industry’s trappings, which Knox called, “totally 100 per cent despicable”. ORDER NOW: Joni Mitchell is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut Never underestimate the motivating force of “I’ll show you” – that’s not to say that Knox and Bathgate, as Tall Dwarfs, turned the music industry on its head, or even charted. But, beginning in 1981, they crafted exceptional work that stands on its own, on their terms. One would be forgiven for thinking they’d found the… Read More →

19AUGHit Singles

Loudon Wainwright III – Lifetime Achievement

“How old is 75?” Loudon Wainwright III asks near the end of his new album, Lifetime Achievement. There’s a rickety banjo strumming in the background as he answers his own rhetorical question: “So old you’re barely alive”. It lands like a punchline, but Wainwright tempers that levity with an almost unbearable gravity. On the verses to “How Old Is 75?” he notes that he’s already outlived his mother by one year and Loudon II by 13. What does that signify? Nothing really. It’s just the math of mortality, which measures the quantity but not the quality of years: “With our allotted amounts, what gets done is what counts”, he sings over strings that quiver and quake. “Was it time wasted or was it well spent?” ORDER NOW: Joni Mitchell is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut It’s not necessarily a new sentiment, but Wainwright delivers it in a way that makes it sound like wisdom passed down from generation to generation, from artist to listener. And what has he done with his own allotted amount? A lot, it turns out. In addition to landing memorable roles in films (The Aviator, Knocked Up) and sitcoms (M*A*S*H, Parks &… Read More →