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Rookie girl group IVE to return in August, Starship Entertainment confirms

K-pop girl group IVE will be making a comeback with new music in August. READ MORE: KPOP.FLEX Frankfurt 2022 recap: Dreamcatcher cover BLACKPINK, Kai captivates and more On July 18, South Korean news outlet Asia Today reported that the six-member rookie girl group will be making a summer comeback next month. IVE’s agency Starship Entertainment then responded to the report via Newsen, confirming that “IVE is working hard to prepare with the aim of making a comeback in August,” as translated by Soompi. Further details on the project’s release date and format are expected in the coming weeks. Advertisement The forthcoming release will mark the girl group’s second project of 2022, arriving just four months after their second single album ‘Love Dive’. That project was the follow-up to their December 2021 debut single album ‘Eleven’. In a four-star review of ‘Love Dive’, NME contributor Tássia Assis wrote: “If ‘Eleven’ was dipping a toe into the mystifying waters of IVE, then ‘Love Dive’ is the definite, luxurious plunge.” Back in May, the sextet held their first-ever overseas performance at the inaugural KPOP.FLEX festival in Frankfurt, Germany. IVE opened both days of the K-pop festival, performing songs like ‘Love Dive’, its B-side… Read More →

17JULNews

YoungBoy Never Broke Again found not guilty in California weapons case

YoungBoy Never Broke Again (aka NBA YoungBoy, real name Kentrell Gaulden) has been found not guilty in his California case regarding a federal weapons possession charge, a Los Angeles jury ruled on Friday (July 15). As reported by Stereogum, the rapper was arrested in LA last March. It’s said that prosecutors in the city had a federal warrant out for Gaulden’s arrest – stemming from his September 2020 charges in Louisiana – and although he was cooperative with them at first, he eventually led the authorities on a “high-speed chase” in his Mercedes Maybach. When he was finally apprehended, prosecutors reportedly found Gaulden in possession of an FNX .45 caliber pistol, ammunition, cash and jewellery. Gaulden’s lawyers reportedly claimed that the rapper attempted to evade the authorities out of panic, unbeknownst to him that there was a federal warrant out for his arrest. It’s also said that Gaulden’s lawyers argued he was unaware about the pistol being in his car, and that prosecutors were unable to find his fingerprints on it. Advertisement During the trial, judge R. Gary Klausner reportedly ruled against the consideration of lyrics in Gaulden’s songs as a form of evidence. It had been claimed by prosecutors… Read More →

17JULNews

Jay-Z says he “never” charges for guest verses: “It’s mostly relationships”

Jay-Z has opened up on appearing on other people’s songs, saying he “never” charges to lay down guest verses. The rapper was speaking to Kevin Hart for an episode of Hart’s new show Hart To Heart, which debuted on Peacock this week. “It’s mostly relationships,” Jay said of his approach to appear in guest form on others’ records. “It’s actually always been mostly relationships. Sometimes it’s talent and sometimes someone asks me to be on something. Advertisement “Pretty much every song that I’m on I’m asked to be on. I don’t ask people to be on their songs. I never charge.” He added: “I try to be straight up,” the Brooklyn mogul continued. “Sometimes it slips through the cracks. Sometimes I want to do it and my life is in a certain place and I’m movin’ and I can’t do it. “But I typically try to be straight up with people. I don’t like to drag or like waste people’s time or hold them.” One collaboration Jay-Z has been involved with in the past is with Jack White, and the guitarist recently revealed that unreleased music with the rapper could soon “see the light of day”. When asked whether the… Read More →

15JULNews

Palaye Royale announce new album and share title track ‘Fever Dream’

Palaye Royale have announced the release of their fourth studio album ‘Fever Dream’ – listen to the title track below. The Las Vegas rock band return after their 2020 album ‘The Bastards’. In 2021, they released three singles ‘No Love In LA’, ‘Punching Bag’ and ‘Paranoid’ – all of which appear on the tracklisting for ‘Fever Dream’. Their latest single ‘Broken’ came out earlier this year. The album is out on October 28 via Sumerian Records and was made in collaboration with producer Chris Greatti, who has worked with the likes of Yungblud and Willow. Advertisement Title track ‘Fever Dream’ has a quiet piano opener which soon transforms into the band’s trademark mix of glam rock and art punk. The accompanying video, directed by Italian filmmaker Gianluigi Carella, was filmed in part at LA Circus and depicts frontman Remington Leith’s own journey in a fever dream. Speaking of the new album, the band said: “Making this record felt like getting back to when we first fell in love with music. This record is very much about self-belief and self-empowerment, and overcoming all the obstacles that life throws at you. It’s the first time we’ve really taken a hopeful approach in… Read More →

15JULNews

Lizzo says a tweet from Cardi B inspired her to write ‘I Love You Bitch’

Lizzo has revealed that Cardi B inspired her to write the track ‘I Love You Bitch’, from her new album ‘Special’. READ MORE: The Big Read – Lizzo: “If I feel worthy, then everyone gonna want to eat my pussy” Her fourth LP, which is released today (July 15), does not include the pair’s 2021 collaboration ‘Rumors’. But that didn’t stop the pair collaborating in other ways, as Lizzo explained how the track, which you can listen to below, came about. Advertisement “‘I Love You Bitch’ came from a tweet, and it’s not the same as ‘Truth Hurts,’ so don’t come at me for royalties, Twitter,” she told The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music. “Shortly after ‘Rumors’ with Cardi B dropped, Cardi tweeted that she wanted to hear a love song from me next. And I was like, ‘OK, if Lizzo did a love song, what would it be? ‘I love you, bitch?’.” Lizzo continued: “It was one of those rare times where I had the title before the song. I got in the studio with Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin and told them about my idea. Omer started playing the guitar, and I started freestyling to it. “I’m from… Read More →

15JULNews

Vended, featuring sons of Slipknot members, share “unforgiving” new single ‘Ded To Me’

Vended – the band featuring Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon – have shared a new single called ‘Ded To Me’. Listen below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” The group – which is completed by Connor Grodzicki, Jeremiah Pugh and Griffin Taylor – dropped the brutal new track today (July 15) ahead of their European and UK tour kicking off next week (July 20). “This song is unforgiving and uncompromising,” Vended explained of ‘Ded To Me’ in a joint statement. “We are back and better than ever. This is a straight fuck you!” Advertisement According to a press release, more new music from Vended is coming “very soon”. The five-piece released their five-track debut EP, ‘What Is It/Kill It’, in November 2021. Next month, they’ll play two UK headline shows: at The Black Heart in London (August 15), and at The Anvil in Bournemouth (August 17). The band will also make an appearance at Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire on August 14. The remainder of Vended’s 2022 European tour includes support slots with Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Kreator. You can… Read More →

14JULNews

Noah Schnapp says things are “all good” with Doja Cat

Noah Schnapp has said things between him and Doja Cat are “all good” after their public falling out. The Stranger Things actor took to TikTok last night (July 13) to post a video of himself playing a game set to a version of the musician’s song ‘Kiss Me More’. READ MORE: Here’s what we know about ‘Stranger Things’ season five “Guys everything is all good I apologized and I still follow her and love her music no hard feelings,” Schnapp wrote in the caption. Last week, Schnapp had revealed that he was asked by

14JULNews

Yungblud shares “sad version” of new single ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’

Yungblud has shared a new version of his recent single ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’. READ MORE: Yungblud at Glastonbury 2022: “Mick Jagger said he liked my energy” The original take on the track, which was released last month, was a short and upbeat pop-rock song. The latest version the artist (real name Dominic Harrison) has shared, dubbed the “sad version”, is much more downbeat than the original version and sees Yungblud strumming an acoustic guitar in a black and white video. You can view the clip below. Advertisement In a press release, Yungblud previously explained that he wrote the song “to help me stand up”, declaring that, “To me, this song is what happiness feels like. A defiant sort of happiness. Looking at yourself in the mirror and telling the sadness to fuck off and come back another day. “I wanted this song to be a little part of someone’s day. No matter what they’re going through, they can put this on and feel a bit stronger today. That’s the vision; that’s the dream.” ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’ is the third single to come from Harrison’s new album as Yungblud – the eponymous record is set… Read More →

14JULNews

Jay Park drops playful music video for ‘Need To Know’

Korean-American musician Jay Park has dropped his latest single, ‘Need To Know’. READ MORE: ENHYPEN – ‘Manifesto : Day 1’ review: a brash, self-affirming statement Jay Park’s newest single, ‘Need To Know’, was released on July 12 alongside its accompanying video treatment, which stars Street Woman Fighter star and dancer Noze. The pair are seen going to a drive-thru cinema together to watch a movie starring Won-man, who is Park reimagined as a comic book superhero. “Do you wanna ride with me? / Girl, I’ll take you on an odyssey / Baby, we can sail away / Up in the ocean, feel the motion,” he sings in the chorus of the new English track. Advertisement ‘Need To Know’ was first announced last week, and arrived around four months after his previous release ‘Ganadara’, which featured South Korean singer-songwriter IU. That song also marked Park’s first release under his newly established label, More Vision. In a talk show segment following the release of ‘Ganadara’, IU revealed that she assumed Park had “killed” the song because it had taken him “so long” to release it. “It’s been two years now since we met at the recording studio,” IU recalled. “Why did it take so long? I… Read More →

13JULNews

Modest Mouse have got “seven new songs coming out pretty soon”

Modest Mouse have revealed that they have got “seven new songs coming out pretty soon”. READ MORE: Modest Mouse at Mad Cool 2022 on writing with Johnny Marr – and why you should never fight The Cribs Speaking to NME at this year’s Mad Cool festival, the band revealed that they’ve been hard at work new material and have new songs arriving soon. When asked if they were working on new music, the band’s Isaac Brock said: “Yeah, I got seven new songs coming out pretty soon. As soon as we were done with the last album, I had a thorn in my side about everyone saying, ‘Why does it take so long to put out records?’ Because I find other interests! Not all of them good, but fuck it! I don’t want to have to answer that question anymore, so I have a record that I’m really happy with.” Advertisement Elsewhere in the interview, Brock discussed his hopes on writing once again with Johnny Marr. Back in March, it was revealed that Marr and Modest Mouse had started working on new music together, their first since Marr’s stint in the band from 2006-2008. Brock revealed: “I sent him one of the tracks from the… Read More →

13JULNews

Florence Welch receives honorary fellowship from London’s University of the Arts

Florence Welch has today (July 13) received an honorary fellowship from London’s University of the Arts. READ MORE: The most awe-inspiring moments from Florence + The Machine’s set at Mad Cool 2022 Welch was a student at the university but dropped out after her foundation year to pursue her music with Florence + The Machine. In an emotional speech, Welch spoke about her pride at receiving the fellowship after the disappointment of not completing her first degree. Advertisement She also used her acceptance speech to discuss the importance of the arts and why they’re needed now more than ever. “I didn’t think this would ever happen”, Welch said after receiving her degree. “As you can tell, I’m so honoured to receive this. As you may know, I was born in Camberwell and the art college loomed very large in my imagination, even before I attended. “Growing up in Camberwell, everyone who I thought was interesting or cool or who were in my favourite bands seemed to have gone to Camberwell Arts College. But much to my mother’s dismay, as a patron of higher education herself, I stepped straight out of school into working in the nearest bar. “…Rather than applying… Read More →

12JULNews

Jessie Ware announces new Stuart Price produced single ‘Free Yourself’

Jessie Ware has today (July 12) announced the imminent arrival of a new Stuart Price-produced single called ‘Free Yourself’. The song will be released on July 19 and fans can pre-save the track here. Speaking about the track, Ware said: “I wrote it on the same day as I wrote another tune that you are yet to hear, on my first studio date with the incomparable Stuart Price and my old mate, Coffee. Advertisement “It was easy, fun and I think we were all surprised when I went in for the belter chorus! “I hope you enjoy it, let’s start as we mean to go on, free, joyful and dancing hard!” On Twitter, Ware said it was “time for new music. A whole load of new music,” suggesting that more new music will be on the way soon. No details have yet been released of any upcoming album project. It’s time for new music. A whole load of new music. Next week, we start with ‘Free Yourself’ I hope you enjoy it, let’s start as we mean to go on, free, joyful and dancing hard! ‘Free Yourself’ • Out 19.07.22 • Presave it here: https://t.co/Cv3fsmEeFo pic.twitter.com/1gdUayuZNM — Jessie Ware (@JessieWare) July 12, 2022… Read More →

12JULNews

The 1975’s Matty Healy says band’s upcoming UK tour will be “intimate”

The 1975’s Matty Healy has said that the band’s upcoming shows in support of their new album will be “intimate”. READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule book Speaking to Rolling Stone UK, Healy said the band were currently considering how to tour their upcoming new album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. He revealed the tour would begin in the US in 2022 and then head to the UK in early 2023, saying that it would be an “intimate” experience, in contrast to the expansiveness of the tour to support their last album. Advertisement “I want people to feel like they’re in a little theatre as opposed to an IMAX,” Healey said of the experience he wants fans to have while watching the live shows. The 1975. CREDIT: Samuel Bradley. The band’s upcoming new album, which is 11 tracks long, will arrive this October. Posters were spotted by fans confirming that the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ will arrive in full on October 14 via Dirty Hit. This August, The 1975 will also make their live return, playing two gigs as part of Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival. The gigs… Read More →

12JULNews

BTS’ V and friends head to the seaside in first trailer for ‘In The Soop: Friendcation’

Reality series BTS In The Soop has dropped a teaser for its upcoming special season, In The Soop: Friendcation, starring BTS member V and actors Park Hyung-sik, Kim Woo-shik, Park Seo-joon and rapper Peakboy. READ MORE: HallyuPopFest London 2022 review: K-pop festival’s UK debut suffers some hiccups but emerges triumphant In the new trailer, the group of celebrity friends – known affectionately to fans as the “Wooga Fam” – head to the beach. “Wow, it’s the sea!” exclaims Soundtrack #1 actor Park Hyung-sik, running towards the ocean with his arms in the air. “People are going to be fooled,” chimes in Choi Woo-shik (Parasite), as most of the beach is still covered in snow rather than sand. “These five guys got together and made something amazing,” he adds, predicting viewers’ reactions to the clip as the rest of the group laugh. The trailer ends with a close up shot of the group as they laugh into the camera. Advertisement In The Soop: Friendcation is set to premiere on South Korean television network JTBC at 9PM KST on July 22, before hitting Disney+ shortly after airing. The four-episode order will follow the group as they head on vacation together. Earlier today… Read More →

10JULNews

Dead & Company share pro-choice messages onscreen during Virginia show

Dead & Company have shared their support for abortion rights during a recent show in Bristow, Virginia. Performing at Jiffy Lube Live on Friday night (July 8), the outfit — comprising surviving members of Grateful Dead, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge — played footage of abortion and reproductive rights activists during their song ‘Throwing Stones’. At one point, the message “save our rights” was also emblazoned onscreen. See a fan-shot clip of the moment below. At @JiffyLube_Live in VA this eve pic.twitter.com/fMAp6WpAT5 — Paul Veracka (He/They) (@meepmorpfan) July 9, 2022 Advertisement The band are currently on their North American summer tour, which will wrap up on July 16 in New York. Back in April, Rolling Stone reported that it would be the group’s last tour, to which Bob Weir replied “news to me…”. They’d had a number of interruptions to their touring schedule prior to the Dead & Company summer tour, with drummer Bill Kreutzmann sitting out of their Mexico shows on his doctor’s orders. Mayer then contracted COVID-19, causing the group to cancel their appearance at the destination festival Playing In The Sand. They’re the latest in a string of musicians to voice their support for abortion… Read More →

10JULNews

Jamie T adds extra dates to his 2022 autumn UK tour

Jamie T has added some extra dates to his upcoming 2022 UK tour which is set to take place in November – get tickets here. READ MORE: Jamie T live at Glastonbury 2022: indie national treasure returns in a blaze of glory The singer-songwriter, who will release his new album ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ on July 29 via Polydor Records, announced last month that he would celebrate the new record with a nine-date UK tour. Originally set to kick off in Newcastle on November 10, the tour will now start two days earlier on November 8 in Glasgow, with the gig being one of two new dates added to the run. Advertisement The other newly added date will see Jamie T close out the tour on November 23 at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse. The tour will also visit Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, London and Cardiff before wrapping up in Portsmouth on November 22. Wow. Additional Glasgow and Manchester dates on sale now https://t.co/27V2vSqgkl pic.twitter.com/4vSkW7fThA — Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 8, 2022 You can check out the upcoming tour dates below, while tickets for all dates are available to purchase here. NOVEMBER 2022 08 – O2 Academy, Glasgow 10 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle… Read More →

10JULNews

Strokes fans express concern after Julian Casablancas’ performance at TRNSMT

Fans of The Strokes have expressed concerns online about frontman Julian Casablancas’ well-being following his performance at Scotland’s TRNSMT festival last night (July 9). READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality” Fans commented on his “worrying” behaviour on stage, saying they felt he needed an “intervention” claiming that he appeared to be heavily intoxicated. One fan said he feared he’d “just witnessed the end of The Strokes” with “Casablancas genuinely looking like he needs help.” The fan added that “the man looked unwell.” Some fans commented on how Casablancas didn’t hide his “distain” for the audience after he said that he preferred “Barrowlands” and after referring to the audience as the “Glasgow Children’s Choir”. Others also spoke about the poor sound quality of the gig and wondered if that may have been a contributing factor to the performance. The Strokes declined to comment when NME approached a spokesperson for a response. As a long time Strokes fan, I felt genuinely worried about Julians wellbeing tonight at TRNSMT. — Lisa Taylor (@LisaTaylorVol) July 10, 2022 Might be an unpopular opinion, sorry, but my god, The Strokes were dire at TRNSMT… Read More →

09JULNews

Carlos Santana postpones next six dates of tour “out of an abundance of caution for his health”

Carlos Santana has postponed the next six dates of his current North American tour – including the Noblesville, Indiana gig he had scheduled for tonight (July 8) – as he recovers from the lasting effects of his recent quarrel with heat exhaustion. During his concert in Michigan on Tuesday (July 5), Santana collapsed onstage as a result of heat exhaustion and dehydration. He was transported from the venue – the outdoor Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston – to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston, where his team issued a statement assuring fans that the iconic rocker was “doing well”. Santana’s wife later vouched for his improving health, telling fans on social media that “he’ll be as good as new soon” and thanking them for their “prayers, love, care [and] concern”. Advertisement The sentiment was echoed in a press statement issued today, wherein Santana’s manager, Michael Vrionis, said he was “doing well and is anxious to be back on stage soon”. He clarified, however, that Santana’s doctors “have recommended that [he] gets rest to recuperate fully”. As a result, Santana’s ‘Miraculous Supernatural Tour’ with Earth, Wind & Fire will be paused until Saturday July 23, when he and his band will… Read More →

08JULNews

Listen to King Princess’ harrowing new single ‘Change The Locks’

King Princess has shared a brand new single titled ‘Change The Locks’ – listen to the heart-rending track below. READ MORE: King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal” The genre-blurring pop star’s latest single is the fourth preview of their forthcoming second album, ‘Hold On Baby’, which is due to be released on July 29 via Zelig. It follows the singles ‘Little Bother’, ‘For My Friends’ and ‘Too Bad/Cursed’. “So I guess it’s over/ ‘Cause I’m hardly sober anymore/ So I guess it’s over/ I can hardly hold you anymore,” King Princess (real name Mikaela Straus) sings on the song’s chorus. “So I guess you’re feeling like I steal your space/ And you can’t be peaceful when I’m in your face, so/ So I guess it’s over/ ‘Cause I hardly know you anymore.” Advertisement ‘Change The Locks’ was co-written with The National’s Aaron Dessner at his home studio in upstate New York. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, King Princess said someone in the studio told them that the song sounded like “menstruating at Lilith Fair”. “I was like, ‘Cunt! That’s exactly what I’m going for,” she said. “It’s a journey.” You can listen to ‘Change The Locks’ below: ‘Hold… Read More →

08JULNews

The Killers are planning to release a new album early next year

The Killers have revealed that they’re planning to release a brand new album sometime early next year. READ MORE: The Killers at Mad Cool 2022: “Our new song ‘Boy’ is in the gutter, looking at the stars” The Las Vegas band’s most recent album was last year’s ‘Pressure Machine’, which NME‘s Thomas Smith called a “deeply satisfying entry into their catalogue” in a four-star review. It’s been 11 months since the release of their seventh LP and already The Killers are working on new material which they hope to start releasing later this year. Advertisement “We just had a few days off and Stuart [Price, producer] came and visited us on the road,” frontman Brandon Flowers told NME at this week’s Mad Cool Festival in Madrid. “We’re sending things back and forth, and ideas. I’m talking with Shawn Everett [producer] too, and it’s nice to have that combo.” Asked if fans can expect to hear a new album this year, Flowers said a “full record will probably be early next year”, but added that there will “definitely” be some singles released this year. The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers. CREDIT: Rob Loud One of those singles might be ‘Boy’, a new track… Read More →

08JULNews

Turnstile on the arrival of new music: “It is always a very fluid thing”

Turnstile have discussed when fans can expect new music from them, explaining that the band are “always writing” and “trying things”. READ MORE: Turnstile: “When the stars align for things to happen, we follow them” The Baltimore hardcore band’s most recent album is the acclaimed ‘Glow On’, which was released in August last year. In a five-star review, NME‘s Will Richards called the LP a “boundaryless approach to experimentation”. Now, coming off the back of an impressive performance at Glastonbury, the band have discussed the prospect of new music with NME in an interview for this week’s Big Read, with frontman Brendan Yates explaining that their creative process is “always a very fluid thing”. Advertisement “We’re always writing; there’s always ideas and trying things,” Yates told NME. “Whatever we end up doing is a culmination of years of thinking about things and taking opportunities – sometimes spontaneously, sometimes having planned for years. “I think that there’s never really a plan set in place that has the potential to be disrupted if we wake up one morning and want to try something else. We try to never really apply too much structure to it, so it feels as boundless as it… Read More →