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Avril Lavigne drops out of When We Were Young Festival, Death Cab and Underoath join bill

Avril Lavigne will not be performing at this weekend’s When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, as previously advertised. READ MORE: When We Were Young 2022 – all the action from the pop-punk festival in nostalgic photos The 2022 festival, described as “an epic line-up of emo and rock bands from the past two decades”, was announced earlier this year with My Chemical Romance and Paramore topping the bill. The event got off to a difficult start over the weekend, after the first day (October 22) was cancelled due to weather warnings and resulting safety fears. But day two of the festival went ahead without a hitch as My Chemical Romance and Paramore both played as planned. Elsewhere, Lavigne was joined by All Time Low for a cover of Blink-182‘s ‘All The Small Things’ towards the end of her set. Advertisement The festival confirmed that Lavigne would not be performing this weekend, writing: “We had the best time on Sun with @AvrilLavigne. Due to unforeseen circumstances, she is unable to join us on Oct 29th of WWWY. We will miss you Avril!” As well as sharing the updated set times for this Saturday’s event, the festival announced that Death Cab for Cutie and Underoath were being added to the… Read More →

26OCTNews

Jo Yu-ri unveils playful music video for new single ‘Loveable’

K-pop soloist and former IZ*ONE member Jo Yu-ri has released her sophomore mini-album ‘Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Minor’, featuring lead single ‘Loveable’. READ MORE: Seulgi: “Everybody has a little bit of good and evil in them” The three-track mini-album dropped on October 24 at 6pm KST, alongside an accompanying music video for its title track ‘Loveable’. In the new visual, Jo sits in the middle of a piazza with a cup of coffee. She quietly watches a little boy playing a balloon pop arcade game in order to win a prize and decides to help him out. “You’re not bad / But rather good, the images inside of you / It’s not fault / Just show it to me,” Jo belts in the chorus. Advertisement ‘Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Minor’ is completed by B-sides ‘Blank’ and ‘Favorite Part’, and followed her last music output, which was the promotional single ‘Maybe’, released in partnership with South Korean fan community app Universe in August. The new record also arrived nearly five months after her first mini-album ‘Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Major’ dropped in June, featuring lead single ‘Love Shhh!’. The five-track project also included B-sides like ‘Round and Around’ and ‘Opening’, the latter… Read More →

26OCTNews

NCT’s Doyoung and ‘Pachinko”s Kim Min-ha unveil new duet single ‘Fallin”

NCT’s Doyoung and Pachinko star Kim Min-ha have collaborated on a brand-new single, ‘Fallin”. READ MORE: Watch NCT 127’s track-by-track guide to their album ‘질주 (2 Baddies)’ ‘Fallin” was officially released on October 25 alongside its accompanying video treatment, simultaneously uploaded to the Warner Music Korea YouTube channel. The music video for the new track features both Doyoung and Kim performing the romantic ballad live, accompanied by a band. “Fallin’, it’s funny with you, fallin’ / I can almost feel it in my hands, for real / Why is it only you that stands out in my eyes?” they harmonise in the chorus. Advertisement According to a press statement from SM Entertainment, labelmate and veteran K-pop idol BoA as well as singer-songwriter Shaun Kim were both involved in the writing and composing of ‘Fallin”. The official release of ‘Fallin” marks Kim’s first official music since she broke out as an actress in South Korea. Best known for starring in a lead role on Apple TV+’s original hit series Pachinko as a young Sun-ja, she has also appeared in series such as 2020’s Homecoming, The Call and more. Meanwhile, the new song comes over a month since Doyoung, along with the remainder of sub-unit NCT 127, released the group’s… Read More →

26OCTNews

Victoria Beckham says she “couldn’t commit” to participating in a Spice Girls reunion

Victoria Beckham – aka Posh Spice – has dashed hopes that she might take part in a Spice Girls reunion tour. READ MORE: Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe’ at 25: what we’ve learned from the iconic girl group since While Beckham took part in the group’s 2007-2008 reunion tour, she was absent for their 2019 ‘Spice World’ run, explaining at the time that she would “rather concentrate on my family and my company”. Earlier this month, Melanie Chisholm – aka Mel C, aka Sporty Spice – said she was pushing for the group to reform again, and was actively attempting to persuade Beckham to rejoin the fold. Later that month, Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) said she thought Beckham would be “up for Glasto”, should the group be asked to play Glastonbury Festival. Advertisement Now, during an interview on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, Beckham responded to her former bandmates’ comments. They were brought up by a fan over video link, leading the artist to shoot down any notion of an onstage reunion. “I had so much fun being in the Spice Girls. But I think that now, with everything else that I’ve got going on with my fashion, and my beauty line,… Read More →

25OCTNews

Steve Lacy smashes fan’s phone and storms offstage during New Orleans concert

Steve Lacy cut his set short at a concert in New Orleans last night (October 24) after a fan threw a disposable camera at him onstage. READ MORE: Steve Lacy – ‘Gemini Rights’ review: a fearlessly funky follow-up from The Internet guitarist While he was performing ‘Bad Habit’, close to the end of his set at the Orpheum Theater The Internet guitarist was hit by the object which prompted him to tell the crowd: “Don’t throw shit on my fucking stage please!” He then walked up to a fan holding up a camera phone at the front of the crowd and asked them to hand it over befor he threw it at the ground. You can view footage below. Advertisement Lacy then said: “Yeah that’s it,” before walking offstage and shouting: “Peace.” He did not return to perform ‘C U Girl’ and ‘Dark Red’ for the encore. someone threw a camera at steve lacy tonight and he smashed it & walked away pic.twitter.com/6KcLfPHvUf — rey + cat ? (@loveayeri) October 25, 2022 @katloveshellokitty this was so unexpected #stevelacy #giveyoutheworldtour ♬ original sound – kat Following the incident Lacy, addressed his actions in a statement. He wrote: “My shows been fun as… Read More →

25OCTNews

Serj Tankian teases upcoming System Of A Down announcement

Serj Tankian has teased in a new interview that System Of A Down could be set to return with new music. The System frontman and soloist was speaking to Kyle Meredith recently, when he was asked what the future holds for the band. READ MORE: Serj Tankian: “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone” “As of now, we haven’t talked about anything,” he replied. “We will be making an announcement about something next year that I can’t really tell you about. So there is that. But further than that, I can’t really say.” Advertisement Tankian was talking to Meredith about his new solo EP ‘Perplex Cities’, which arrived last Friday (October 21). The five-track collection serves as the follow-up to his 2021 EP ‘Elasticity’. You can watch the video interview in full below. Back in 2020, System Of A Down returned with their first new release in 15 years – the double A-side single ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ – in a bid to raise awareness and funds amid “a dire and serious war” between Artsakh and Azerbaijan. All proceeds supported humanitarian efforts in SOAD’s ancestral homeland of Armenia. Bassist Shavo Odadjian later opened up… Read More →

25OCTNews

Watch LOONA’s Chuu and Jeremy Zucker duet on a special rendition of ‘comethru’

LOONA vocalist Chuu has collaborated with American singer-songwriter Jeremy Zucker for a performance of the latter’s 2018 single ‘comethru’. READ MORE: LOONA – ‘Flip That’ review: an understated but subtly addictive return On the October 22 episode of South Korean music show Music Universe K-909, Chuu and Zucker appeared as guests for a special live performance of ‘comethru’. The song is the lead single of Zucker’s 2018 EP ‘Summer’ and was later remixed as a duet with singer Bea Miller in 2019. In the new clip, Chuu and Zucker perform the duet version of the track in a set resembling a quaint cottage. “Now I’m shaking, drinking all this coffee / These last few weeks have been exhausting / I’m lost in my imagination / And there’s one thing that I need from you / Can you come through, through?” they sing together on the chorus. Advertisement Music Universe K-909 was launched last month by Korean television network JTBC to highlight never-before-seen performances and collaborations by K-pop artists. Recent episodes of the series featured collaborations between several K-pop groups and American acts, such as (G)I-DLE’s Minnie and Lauv and LE SSERAFIM and singer-songwriter Salem Ilese, among others. LOONA recently held their… Read More →

25OCTNews

Sampa The Great shares ethereal video for ‘Let Me Be Great’ featuring Angélique Kidjo

Sampa The Great has shared a music video for the Angélique Kidjo-featuring ‘Let Me Be Great’, which appeared on her recent album ‘As Above, So Below’. READ MORE: Sampa The Great: “Music is the one thing that is supposed to be the truth” Directed by Pussy Krew, the clip first situates Sampa in an otherworldly desert setting, as trippy animations of golden snakes and her own pixelated flesh flash into view. The Zambian singer later opts for a costume change after linking hands with Kidjo in front of an oscillating snake visual. Elsewhere in the video, Sampa dances aside chromatic tendrils and dons a regal golden headpiece. Watch it below: Advertisement ‘Let Me Be Great’ is the latest ‘As Above, So Below’ track to receive a visual accompaniment, with fellow album cut ‘Lane’ (which features Denzel Curry) given a similarly ethereal video in April. ‘Lane’ and ‘Let Me Be Great’ were both singles for ‘As Above, So Below’, the tracklist for which also enlisted the likes of Joey Bada$$, Witch, Mwanjé and Kojey Radical, among others. Meanwhile, fellow album cut ‘Never Forget’ received the big screen treatment earlier this month, when the single featured prominently in the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Responding… Read More →

24OCTNews

Gorillaz team up with Smirnoff for new ‘True Originals’ project

Gorillaz have teamed up with Smirnoff for a new project called ‘True Originals’. READ MORE: Damon Albarn: “I had to do something to lift me out of these storms” The long-running vodka brand is “handing over some of their best-known cocktails and No. 21 bottle to be reimagined” by Gorillaz this autumn, according to a press release. The collaboration, the statement continues, “begins with each of the four band members creating their own personal twist on some classic cocktails made famous by Smirnoff. Advertisement “From Murdoc’s ‘Vodka Murdini’ (a spin on the classic vodka martini) to Russel’s ‘Smirnoff Brooklyn’ (paying homage to the vodka Manhattan and his love for chilli), each one of the band’s signature recipes will feature on the exclusive limited edition Smirnoff x Gorillaz bottle.” Speaking about the collaboration, Murdoc said: “Nothing to see here folks – just the OG vodka brand teaming up with the OG virtual band. Cheers Smirnoff – pleasure doing business with you! I’m not usually one for labels, but this is a beauty!” Mark Jarman, Head of Smirnoff GB added: “Smirnoff is built on the spirit of originality and individuality in all forms; Gorillaz are true originals who dare to push the boundaries… Read More →

24OCTNews

Listen to Holly Humberstone’s emotive new track, ‘Can You Afford To Lose Me?’

Holly Humberstone has today (October 24) shared an emotive new track, ‘Can You Afford To Lose Me?’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Holly Humberstone: haunting synth-pop to soundtrack coming-of-age anxiety The song is the title track from an extended collection of songs which, according to a press release, “span her musical journey to date” and is a re-working of her two EPs to date. The collection will be released on October 28. A statement explains that the title track “is a heartbreaking ode to a relationship hurtling toward its conclusion”. You can listen to the song here: Advertisement Speaking about the new project, Humberstone said: “The past couple of years have been a whirlwind and I rarely get the chance to reflect on everything that’s happened. Over the past few months I’ve been looking back; at the music I’ve made, the people I’ve met, the incredible experiences we’ve shared together and where I’m heading on a personal level. “Playing my songs on tour, seeing them out in the world, and how they’ve affected people differently has made me want to give them another life so much I’ve put them together in the order I would listen to them… Read More →

24OCTNews

Taylor Swift currently outselling Arctic Monkeys with fastest-selling album of 2022

Taylor Swift is leading this week’s chart battle for Number One ahead of the Arctic Monkeys. READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys: “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct” Swift’s latest album, ‘Midnights‘ has taken the lead against the Sheffield four piece’s seventh album, ‘The Car‘. Both have sold well over 100,000 copies according to data from The Official Charts Company. The only other album to have broken that threshold earlier this year was Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’, which sold 113,000 units in its opening week. Advertisement ‘Midnights’ is already the UK’s fastest selling album of 2022, having sold 140,000 albums so far. Arctic Monkeys are behind in second place, having sold 105,000 chart units. If ‘Midnights’ reaches Number One, it will be Swift’s ninth UK number one album and would end the Monkeys run of six back to back chart topping albums. Elsewhere in the charts, Loyle Carner, is on track for a top five entry with his latest album ‘Hugo‘, as is Kylie Minogue’s with ‘Impossible Princess’, thanks to it being the 25th anniversary release of that album. Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys playing Cala Mijas Festival in Spain. Photo: Pablo Gallardo Reviewing ‘Midnights’, NME… Read More →

24OCTNews

Lil Durk has attempted murder charges dropped

Rapper Lil Durk – real name Durk Banks – has been cleared of the attempted murder charges that were brought against him in Atlanta in 2019. In May of that year, the rapper turned himself in to the Atlanta Police Department, who had issued a warrant for his arrest in connection to a February shooting outside restaurant The Varsity. He and the late rapper King Von (who died in November 2020) appeared in court, where they were charged by a Fulton County judge with conspiracy to attempt murder, aggravated assault, participation in street gang activity, possession of firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of firearm by a convicted felon. Per WSB-TV, the charges against Banks have now been dropped, with a Dismissal of Charges Motion issued by Georgia’s Superior Court of Fulton County. In it, District Attorney Fani T. Willis cites “prosecutorial discretion” as the reason, writing: “the facts of this case have been reviewed and, although it appears that probable cause existed for the defendant’s arrest, the decision of the District Attorney at this time is not to prosecute.” Speaking to WSB-TV in a statement, Banks’ attorney Manny Arora said: “While it took three years for the State… Read More →

23OCTNews

Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner says ‘The Car’ songs are ripe to “hang out in a stadium”

Arctic Monkeys‘ songs from their new album ‘The Car‘ are ripe to “hang out in a stadium”, singer and guitarist Alex Turner has said. READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys – “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct” In this week’s Big Read cover interview with NME Turner addressed the fact that his band are playing a full stadium tour across the UK for the first time ever next summer, saying the time didn’t feel right before. “It wouldn’t have made sense for us to play stadiums before this album,” Turner said, “and I don’t think we were mentally ready for it up until now.” Advertisement He added: “I don’t want to get ahead of myself and say that some of our songs ‘belong’ in a stadium, but they could definitely hang out in a stadium.” Credit: Zackery Michael Among the Monkeys’ UK stadium shows are a huge hometown concerts in Sheffield at Hillsborough Park. Turner added that he’s confident that their seventh album, which NME praised in a five-star review as a “swashbuckling, strings-fuelled epic”, will translate live. He went on to liken songs on ‘The Car’ to the splendour of ‘A Certain Romance’, a song… Read More →

22OCTNews

Kanye West accuses Quentin Tarantino of stealing idea for ‘Django: Unchained’ from him

Kanye West has claimed that he spoke to Quentin Tarantino about his “Django” concept for his ‘Gold Digger’ music video, “and then Tarantino turned it into a film”. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The rapper and entrepreneur in a new interview accused the director, along with actor Jamie Foxx, of stealing his idea. Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ye claimed that he had pitched the “Django” idea to Tarantino and Foxx as the music video for his 2005 hit ‘Gold Digger’. In 2012, Tarantino released the revisionist Western Django: Unchained about a freed slave (played by Foxx) who works with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to rescue his wife from a plantation. Advertisement “Tarantino can write a movie about slavery where – actually him and Jamie [Foxx], they got the idea from me because the idea for ‘Django’ I pitched to Jamie Foxx and Quentin Tarantino as the video for ‘Gold Digger’. And then Tarantino turned it into a film,” West claimed to Morgan. Neither Tarantino nor Foxx have responded publicly to Ye’s claims. NME has contacted Tarantino’s representatives for comment. While Ye didn’t expand on his claims, he did make a… Read More →

21OCTNews

Watch Taylor Swift play the outsider in ‘Anti-Hero’ music video

Taylor Swift has shared the music video for ‘Anti-Hero’, the lead single from her new album ‘Midnights’. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure pop In the clip we see Swift appear as a giant-sized version of herself at a dinner party, watch her own funeral as dreamt in the song lyrics (“I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money/ She thinks I left them in the will“), and worry about weight-gain in an angel-and-devil incarnation of her personalities. She also parties with her ant–hero alter-ago. Earlier this month the US pop star said that ‘Anti-Hero’ hears her delve the deepest she ever has into her “insecurities”. Advertisement “[It’s] one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written,” Swift said in a video posted on her Instagram. “I really don’t think I’ve delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before.” Swift continued: “I struggle a lot with the idea that my life is unmanageably sized.” She then interjected her own comments to stress that she isn’t seeking sympathy for the downsides of being famous. The singer went on to say that ‘Anti-Hero’ plays out as something of a “guiding tour” through… Read More →

21OCTNews

Arctic Monkeys to stream full New York Kings Theater show online this weekend

Arctic Monkeys will stream their New York Kings Theater concert in full online this Sunday (October 23). READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys – “We know more tricks now, but we’re still rolling on that same instinct” Fans can tune in to watch the show, which was recorded at the Brooklyn venue on September 22, on Sunday at 8pm BST at the video link below. It comes as the Sheffield indie rockers release their seventh album, ‘The Car’, today (October 21). Read NME‘s five-star review of the record, described as a “swashbuckling, strings-fuelled epic”. Advertisement The King’s Theatre concert stream precedes the band performing ‘Body Paint’ from ‘The Car’ on The Jonathan Ross Show on ITV at 10pm BST tomorrow (October 22). NME was at the Kings Theater show last month. In a five-star review of the gig, Erica Campbell wrote:”Despite the earnest desire of some fans and critics for them to lean back into the sounds of their bygone eras, the band is highly skilled at evolving while also paying respect to their roots. Not a soul witnessing these special moments could say any different.” Meanwhile, NME spoke to the group for this week’s Big Read cover feature. Singer and guitarist… Read More →

21OCTNews

Kalush Orchestra team up with The Rasmus on ‘In The Shadows Of Ukraine’

Kalush Orchestra have collaborated with The Rasmus on a new version of the latter’s hit single ‘In The Shadows’. READ MORE: Kalush Orchestra: “It’s amazing that we can perform our music at Glastonbury” ‘In The Shadows Of Ukraine’ marks Kalush Orchestra’s first release since their their Eurovision 2022-winning song ‘Stefania’. The collaboration sees the outfit combine the sound of the Telenka (a Ukrainian wind instrument), a powerful chorus, and Oleg Psiuk’s fast-paced rap with The Rasmus’ classic rock style. Advertisement Per a press release, The Rasmus’ original 2003 track struck a chord in Ukraine upon its initial release. The band, who represented Finland at this year’s Eurovision, met Kalush Orchestra in Turin, Italy this year where they soon began a creative relationship. While both acts were in the city for the competition, they joined forces for an impromptu performance in the town square. “We immediately loved the original sound of Kalush Orchestra – Ukrainian folk, singing, flute, rap,” explained Lauri Ylönen, co-founder and frontman of The Rasmus, in a statement. “It was inspiring to hear how this song can be reborn like that! And the lyrics are unfortunately even more relevant to what is happening now, in Ukraine and around the world.”… Read More →

20OCTNews

Noel Gallagher grateful that fame didn’t hit him in the same way as Amy Winehouse

Noel Gallagher has spoken about fame and how he’s grateful it didn’t “hit” him the way it did Amy Winehouse. READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension” The High Flying Birds musician was speaking on the Pub Talk podcast, when he talked about his experience with success in comparison to Winehouse, who tragically died in 2011 aged 27 from alcohol poisoning. “Fame can hit people really hard,” Gallagher said. “I always use the story of Amy Winehouse, a lovely girl from North London. All of a sudden she makes that album, she becomes a world superstar, fame hit her like a truck and she didn’t make it.” Surround yourself with the right people. @NoelGallagher talks about his ability to control himself with alcohol and other thing's is down to having the same support system for 30 years.#PubTalk pic.twitter.com/sVxhQDeFXK — Pub Talk (@PubTalkMola) October 20, 2022 Advertisement He added: “Sadly she didn’t have the people around her. I’ve been surrounded by the same people for 30 years, who look after me. I don’t have a transient organisation where it’s just a raft of different people every six months. With Amy, Pete Doherty, people like that, if… Read More →

20OCTNews

You Me At Six tell us about new album ‘Truth Decay’: “No one can do it like us”

You Me At Six have confirmed details of their eighth studio album ‘Truth Decay’ and shared new single ‘Mixed Emotions (I Didn’t Know How To Tell You What I Was Going Through)’. Check it all out below alongside with our interview with frontman Josh Franceschi. Described by Franceschi as “quintessential you Me At Six with a twist”, ‘Truth Decay’ is due for release on January 27. “At the start of the process, the whole band sat down and spoke about who we thought You Me At Six were, what others thought of us and who we’d like to be,” he said. Advertisement The record comes previewed by the single ‘Mixed Emotions (I Didn’t Know How To Tell You What I Was Going Through)’ – which the frontman said “represents ‘Truth Decay’ the best,” and started life as a poem Franceschi had written. “It’s about the five of us in the band and how I wish we could have been better to our younger selves, both collectively and individually,” he said. “We’d have been able to get through stuff a lot better if we knew how to communicate our feelings, but up until recently that conversation really wasn’t encouraged. Back in… Read More →

20OCTNews

New Chvrches and Sons & Daughters side-project Protection share the ravey ‘Still Love You’

Iain Cook of Chvrches and fellow Glaswegian musician and producer Scott Paterson formerly of Sons & Daughters have launched new project, Protection. Check out their debut single ‘Still Love You’ exclusively on NME below, along with our interview with the duo. READ MORE: Chvrches on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade together Released via Saint Luck Records/The Orchard tomorrow (Friday October 21), ‘Still Love You’ calls upon elements of the dance music of the past with a very modern and future-facing edge. “’Still Love You’ just evolved naturally, but retrospectively I feel like it’s got parallels with early techno and house from the ‘80s,” Paterson told NME. “We weren’t referencing it at the time, but I can hear echoes of it now. We weren’t trying to be retro or pastiche, because I feel like it’s a really modern track.” Advertisement Cook agreed, adding: “I also feel like it has a bit of a flavour of Daft Punk. We also put some stuff from old psychedelic records in there in the background.” The pair first met “many moons ago” in the mid-2000s when they were both in bands, but came together via a mutual friend, many shared tastes in music and… Read More →

20OCTNews

Here’s how to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s 2023 UK tour

Taylor Swift is set to announce a UK headline tour in support of her new album ‘Midnights’ – find all the details on how to secure tickets below. The singer-songwriter will release her tenth studio record tomorrow (October 21), and has been teasing a series of lyrics on billboards across the globe. ‘Midnights’ includes the as-yet-unheard single ‘Anti-Hero’ and a collaboration with Lana Del Rey, ‘Snow On The Beach’. READ MORE: Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness Earlier this week, a post on Swift’s official UK website stated that fans who pre-order the imminent album will receive a pre-sale code to access tickets for “yet to be announced Taylor Swift show dates”. Advertisement Those who are signed up to Swift’s mailing list then received an email outlining the terms and conditions. To be in with a chance of bagging tickets, you’re required to pre-order ‘Midnights’ on any format via the singer’s UK store before 5am BST tomorrow – head here to do so. If you’ve already submitted an order through the online shop, you are automatically eligible to purchase tickets in the pre-sale – details of which have not yet been confirmed. Pre-sale codes will be sent out… Read More →