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Justin Bieber drops lawsuit against Twitter users who accused him of sexual assault

Justin Bieber has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed in 2020 against two Twitter users who accused the pop star of sexually assaulting them. In June of 2020, Bieber denied “factually impossible” sexual assault allegations brought against him on the social media site by users, named Danielle and Kadi, who alleged that Bieber had sexually assaulted them in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The same month, Bieber then filed a lawsuit against the pair that they “fraudulently schemed to seek attention and fame by maliciously posting despicable, blatantly false, fabricated, defamatory accusations that Justin Bieber engaged in sexual assault.” The suit also claimed that “it is abundantly clear that these two individuals are trying to capitalise on the climate of fear permeating the entertainment industry.” According to NBC, lawyers for Bieber have now filed a request for dismissal of the case in Los Angeles County Superior Court, though it hasn’t been revealed whether this decision comes due to Bieber and the defendants agreeing an out-of-court settlement. Justin Bieber Credit: Press “Every claim of sexual abuse should be taken very seriously and this is why my response was needed,” Bieber tweeted at the time of the allegations, sharing a number of screenshots… Read More →

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Lizzo previews new song ‘About Damn Time’ from upcoming album

Lizzo appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night (March 22) and shared a snippet of a new single called ‘About Damn Time’ – listen below. The singer has been teasing the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You’ for months, and shared its first teaser last summer with Cardi B collaboration ‘Rumors’. READ MORE: ‘Rumors’, Lizzo’s new song with Cardi B, is a dizzying, multi-layered return Speaking with Corden, Lizzo spoke about how it took “three freaking years” to finish her new album, adding: “I feel amazing.” Advertisement Corden then played the crowd a snippet of the danceable ‘About Damn Time’, which Lizzo lip-synced along to. She then revealed a release date of April 14, though it’s not entirely clear whether she was referring to the single or album as a whole. Listen to the teaser and see Lizzo’s interview with Corden below. Two days after the prospective release date, Lizzo will perform double duty as host and musical guest on an episode of SNL. Elsewhere on the show’s April schedule, April 2 will see host Jerrod Carmichael joined by musical guest Gunna, while the following weekend (April 9), Camila Cabello will perform as Jake Gyllenhaal… Read More →

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Ukrainian band Antytila ask Ed Sheeran if they can remotely perform at ‘Concert For Ukraine’ from Kyiv

Popular Ukrainian band Antytila have offered to perform remotely from Kyiv at next week’s ‘Concert For Ukraine’ in Birmingham. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Announced last week, the two-hour benefit show will air March 29 on ITV in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Nile Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers, Tom Odell, Becky Hill and The Kingdom Choir have all been freshly announced for the show, which takes place at Resorts World Arena Birmingham. Previously announced acts also include Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter and Snow Patrol. Advertisement After hearing of the concert’s announcement, the members of Antytila – who are currently fighting the Russians in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – sent a video message to Ed Sheeran via Facebook to ask to play the concert remotely from their home country. “Hello Ed Sheeran, greetings from Kyiv!” they wrote. “We are musicians of the Ukrainian band Antytila – one of the most popular Ukrainian bands with a lot of fans in Ukraine and all over the world. In peacetime, our concerts gathered stadiums. Hello Ed Sheeran, greetings from Kyiv! ??We are musicians of the Ukrainian band Antytila –… Read More →

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Kid Rock claims Donald Trump asked for his advice on North Korea and Islamic State

Kid Rock has claimed that Donald Trump sought his advice about US policy on North Korea and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation. READ MORE: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many anti-Trump songs The singer and rapper, who supported the former US President during his presidential campaign and tenure, has alleged that Trump once asked him for help devising tweets in relation to the fall of IS in 2019. He told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview broadcasted yesterday (March 21): “I was there with [Trump] one day when he ended the caliphate,” Rock, born Robert Ritchie, told Carlson in reference to US efforts against the terror group. Advertisement “He wanted to put out a tweet…I don’t like to speak out of school. I hope I’m not. But…the tweet was, and I’m paraphrasing, but it’s like, you know, ‘If you ever joined the caliphate, you know, trying to do this, you’re going to be dead.’ “He goes, ‘What do you think?’ [I said] ‘Awesome. I can’t add any better.’ But then it comes out and it’s…reworded and more political, to look politically correct. And just, ‘be afraid’.” UNSCRIPTED: @KidRock talks politics, discusses relationship with Donald Trump in… Read More →

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SHINee’s Onew to release solo music next month, SM confirms

SHINee vocalist Onew is set to make his solo comeback next month. READ MORE: Taeyeon talks Girls’ Generation: “It always feels like home when we’re all together” Earlier today (March 22), several South Korean news outlets reported that the K-pop idol is currently preparing to release new solo music sometime next month. This was later confirmed by SM Entertainment in a statement to MyDaily. “Onew is preparing his solo album with the goal of releasing it in April,” wrote the agency, which did not provide additional details on the release, as translated by Soompi. “We ask you for your interest.” Advertisement The as-yet-unnamed project will mark the SHINee member’s first comeback since the release of his debut solo mini-album ‘Voice’ in December 2018, which was released prior to his mandatory military service. Last February, SHINee released their seventh studio album ‘Don’t Call Me’ alongside its lead single of the same title. That release had marked the boyband’s first comeback in over two years, after members Onew, Minho and Key completed their respective military terms. The record was later re-released as ‘Atlantis’ in April, which included three new tracks including a new single of the same title. Shortly after, youngest member… Read More →

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Gunna, Camila Cabello and Lizzo to play ‘SNL’ in April

Saturday Night Live have announced the names set to host and perform during the first three shows in April. READ MORE: SNL heroes: stunning Saturday Night Live performances by your favourite stars On April 2, host Jerrod Carmichael will be joined by musical guest Gunna, while the following weekend on April 9, Camila Cabello will perform as Jake Gyllenhaal hosts. Lizzo will take on both hosting and performing duties on April 16, doubling up as the episode’s host and musical guest. Lizzo recently appeared at SXSW, where she made a keynote speech in which she hit out at Texas’ anti-transgender legislation and abortion policies. Advertisement Elsewhere during the talk, she confirmed a new album was coming “very, very soon”, saying she was headed home after the event to work on mastering the record. “It’s good. I worked real hard on it, so it better be good,” she said. Last month, during an interview with Variety, Lizzo called the album “one of the most musically badass, daring and sophisticated bodies of work I’ve done to date” and said she was “shocked” that it’s a “love album”. Cabello, meanwhile, is set to celebrate the release of her new album ‘Familia’ with an “immersive” TikTok concert. ?April shows!!!? pic.twitter.com/O00G7sMdE8… Read More →

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Listen to the moody title track from Fontaines D.C.’s new album ‘Skinty Fia’

Fontaines D.C. have shared the brand new single and title track from their forthcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’ – listen to the track below. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album The song is the third to be lifted from the record, which is set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records, after previous singles ‘I Love You’ and ‘Jackie Down The Line’. According to a press release Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which means “the damnation of the deer”, which is used to display disappointment or annoyance. The album’s cover art features a deer, which you can view below. Advertisement The song explores the idea through the lens of a relationship doomed by paranoia, alcohol and drugs. The band have also announced a new UK and Ireland tour in the autumn kicking off at Hull Bonus Arena on November 7, with dates also lined up in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Dublin before the jaunt wraps up at Belfast Ulster Hall on November 27. Pre-sale tickets for the shows go on sale on March 28 at 10am BST and fans can get access by purchasing the band’s new album here. A pre-sale code will… Read More →

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Noel Gallagher and The Edge will appear on Confidence Man’s new album

Confidence Man‘s Janet Planet has confirmed to NME that Noel Gallagher and U2‘s The Edge will appear on the Aussie duo’s new album. READ MORE: Confidence Man: Australian party-starters go full ‘Tilt’ on their “weird and wonky” second album Back in 2019, Gallagher told BBC Radio 1 how he had attended a party with The Edge and Confidence Man, which ended with him arguing with the duo’s neighbour on their behalf after complaints were made about the level of noise coming from the party. A rumour had also been swirling that The Edge had contributed tambourine on the band’s new album ‘TILT’, due out April 1 via Heavenly, and Planet was asked by NME in a new interview whether there was any truth in it. Advertisement “Noel and The Edge are actually both hidden on the record somewhere,” she responded, adding: “I’m not supposed to talk about it. You’ll have to do some research on the YouTube comments.” Elsewhere in the interview, Planet discussed Gallagher having the band support him on a number of UK summer tour dates, and how she hopes he introduces them for their Glastonbury set. “Fingers crossed Noel introduces us on stage,” she said of Glastonbury,… Read More →

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Billy Bragg calls out Ukrainian band who covered The Clash over far-right imagery

Billy Bragg has criticised Ukrainian band Beton for their supposed far-right links, after they released a cover of The Clash’s ‘London’s Calling’. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Last week, the Ukrainian punk band reworked The Clash’s iconic track to create ‘Kyiv Calling’, a protest song against the Russian invasion. Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties. The UN (via BBC) also estimates that there are nearly 1.85million internally displaced people within Ukraine. Advertisement Beton’s song was mixed and mastered by Danny Saber, who worked with Clash frontman Joe Strummer prior to his death in 2002, with all proceeds from the song going to the citizen-led organisation FURM (Free Ukraine Resistance Movement), which you can donate to directly here. However, after sharing the track on his Facebook page, Billy Bragg was reportedly made aware of photographs of the band wearing t-shirts that seemed to celebrate far-right leaders…. Read More →

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Kid Rock says he can’t be cancelled: “I love it when they try”

Kid Rock has said in a new interview that he doesn’t think he’s able to be cancelled, adding that he loves it when people try to. The outspoken conservative rocker recently sat down with controversial Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a rare chat, which will air in full on Monday night (March 21). “The legendary Kid Rock sits down with Tucker for a rare one-on-one interview. And nothing is off the table,” Carlson captioned a preview clip. “You’ll see part of the fascinating discussion Monday on Tucker Carlson Tonight at 8pm ET on Fox News.” Advertisement In the short preview, Carlson asks Rock: “Why haven’t you been cancelled? Like, people aren’t allowed to say what they think. You are.” The ‘Cowboy’ singer responds by saying he’s “uncancellable” and that the reason is “’cause I don’t give a [fuck]”. “I’m not in bed with any big corporate things,” he continues. “At the end of the day, there’s nobody I’m beholden to – no record companies, no corporate interests, no nothing. You can’t cancel me. I love it when they try.” The legendary Kid Rock sits down with Tucker for a rare one-on-one interview. And nothing is off the table. You’ll see part… Read More →

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Hulu sets June release for XXXTentacion documentary ‘Look At Me’

After being premiered at SXSW earlier this week, Look At Me – a documentary following the controversial life and career of the late XXXTentacion – has received an official release date of June 10. READ MORE: XXXTentacion’s death has sparked debate about art, abuse and the media Produced by FADER Films, Look At Me has been picked up for distribution by Hulu, where it will be available to stream in North American territories. Details of its international release are yet to be confirmed, though it’s likely the film will hit Disney+ in areas where the streamer hosts its Star Originals brand. Per an official synopsis, the Sabaah Folayan-helmed documentary – which has been in production since at least 2017 – features “frank commentary from family, friends and romantic partners” as well as “unseen archival footage”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MAKE OUT HILL (@xxxtentacion) Advertisement The film doesn’t shy away from XXXTentacion’s litany of controversies, as the blurb promises to offer “a sensitive portrayal of an artist whose acts of violence, raw musical talent and open struggles with mental health left an indelible mark on his generation”. Folayan expounded on the sensitive nature of the subject matter… Read More →

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Phoebe Bridgers’ lawyers criticise deposition request as “thinly veiled harassment”

Lawyers for Phoebe Bridgers have criticised a deposition request from Chris Nelson in an ongoing lawsuit against Bridgers, calling it “nothing more than thinly veiled harassment.” On Instagram in October 2020, Bridgers directed her followers to a thread by her friend Emily Bannon, which Nelson claimed was defamatory. Nelson subsequently sued Bridgers for defamation and is seeking $3.8million (£2.8million) in damages. He claims Bridgers “intentionally used her high-profile public platform on Instagram to publish false and defamatory statements” about him “in order to destroy his reputation”. In a sworn declaration filed on February 14, Bridgers responded, saying: “I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true. My statements were made based on my personal knowledge, including statements I personally heard Mr. Nelson make.” Nelson subsequently demanded the right to depose Bridgers, saying it was the only way to prove that the musician defamed him. Now, Bridgers’ lawyers are claiming this request amounts to “harassment”. Bridgers’ lawyer, Alan A. Greenberg, wrote in a court filing today (March 16): “Mr. Nelson’s amorphous request for discovery based on his attorney’s circular statement that it is necessary is nothing more than thinly veiled harassment.” Phoebe Bridgers performs at Austin City Limits… Read More →

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Syd announces new album ‘Broken Hearts Club’, shares Lucky Daye collaboration

Syd has announced her forthcoming second album, ‘Broken Hearts Club’, alongside the release of new track ‘CYBAH’ featuring Lucky Daye. READ MORE: Free Nationals – ‘Free Nationals’ review: Anderson .Paak’s dexterous live band strike out alone The Internet singer’s latest track is the third to be previewed from her upcoming LP, following last year’s ‘Missing Out’, ‘Fast Car’ and ‘Right Track’. Speaking about ‘Broken Hearts Club’, Syd said: “The album is about a relationship I had that ended in my first real broken heart. It almost felt like I joined a club because all of my friends went through similar experiences. It was like a rite of passage. Advertisement “I started writing the album on the relationship when I was in love. You’re really getting the whole journey from the beginning to the end. I want people to find it beautiful. It’s super vulnerable, sentimental, and it’s soft. There’s touching moments and a couple of dark moments.” You can watch the video for ‘CYBAH’ below: Take a look at the tracklist for Syd’s ‘Broken Hearts Club’ below: 01 ‘CYBAH’ (Feat. Lucky Daye) 02 ‘Tie the Knot’ 03 ‘Fast Car’ 04 ‘Right Track’ (Feat. Smino) 05 ‘Sweet’ 06 ‘Control’ 07 ‘No Way’ 08 ‘Getting Late’ 09… Read More →

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Rex Orange County scores first UK Number One album with ‘Who Cares?’

Rex Orange County has scored his first UK Number One album with new LP ‘Who Cares?’. READ MORE: Rex Orange County: “I want the music to sound and feel free – because I feel free” The Hampshire-born singer-songwriter (real name Alexander James O’Connor) beat off stiff competition from Swedish rockers Ghost, whose new LP ‘IMPERA’ landed at Number Two, to take the top spot. Rex Orange County’s fourth album follows on from the independently released ‘BCos U Will Never B Free’ (2015) and ‘Apricot Princess’ (2017), and the RCA released ‘Pony’ which landed at Number Five when it was released back in 2019. Advertisement “Thank you to everyone who listened to ‘Who Cares?’” Rex Orange County said upon receiving the news about the album’s achievement. “I’m so happy to have an Official Number One album in the UK, where I’m from. I appreciate all the love.” Rex Orange County’s latest album was one of four new releases to land inside the Top Five. Ghost’s ‘IMPERIA’ debuted at Number Two; Bryan Adams‘ new record, ‘So Happy It Hurts’, landed at Three; and The Shires‘ ’10 Year Plan’ took the Number Five spot. Rounding out the rest of the Top Five is Ed… Read More →

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Travis Barker calls uproar over Kourtney Kardashian wearing Cannibal Corpse t-shirt “the lamest shit ever”

Travis Barker has described the negative reaction to his fiancée Kourtney Kardashian wearing a Cannibal Corpse t-shirt as “the lamest shit ever”. Last year, Kardashian was spotted wearing a Cannibal Corpse ‘Eaten Back To Life’ t-shirt while out in Venice with the Blink-182 drummer. READ MORE: jxdn – “Working with Travis Barker is like winning the lottery” Speaking to Vogue at the time, Kardashian’s stylist Dani Michelle commented that she had borrowed the t-shirt from Barker’s closet. “Kourt has told me before that his closet is an archive itself. She can pick any T-shirt to wear and it’s the softest, coolest thing ever,” Michelle said. Advertisement In response, former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes tweeted a photo of the pair, calling Kardashian a “poser” followed by a thumbs-down emoji. In a new interview with Revolver, Barker has responded to the controversy and the negative reaction. Posers. https://t.co/bV2vrVUwjr — Chris Barnes (@sixfeetofficial) September 3, 2021 “To speak on that, that’s the lamest shit ever,” he said. “Obviously my fiancée doesn’t listen to Cannibal Corpse, but I do. I grew up loving them. For [someone] to mention that in a negative light — fucking lame, you know? She’s wearing it because she’s cold. She’s not… Read More →

Son House – Forever On My Mind

When Son House returned to performing in the 1960s, he played “Death Letter” so often it became his signature tune. It was a highlight of every setlist, and sometimes he’d run through it multiple times during a show, as though something within the song eluded him. He sang it like he had to puzzle something out or find some dark secret at the song’s core, which made every performance sound slightly different. He would invert the guitar riff, reorder the verses, change the lyrics, borrow from different sources, vary the tempo: sometimes fast and jumpy, sometimes slow and languorous. The most popular version, which he recorded in the 1960s, is a fast version, with a nervy twitch in his guitar playing and an emotional urgency in his singing. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Compare that to the new version of “Death Letter”, which appears on Forever On My Mind, an album of lost recordings assembled and produced by Dan Auerbach. House recorded it in an intimate setting, with his manager Dick Waterman running the tape and with no plans for commercial release. He slows the song down and stretches it out. “Well,… Read More →

Paris, 13th District

Usually associated with crime-related drama (A Prophet, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Dheepan), writer-director Jacques Audiard has been French cinema’s most consistent contemporary auteur. But he recently took a sidestep with an English-language Western, The Sisters Brothers, and for his latest film he’s trying something different again. The French title is Les Olympiades – after a high-rise project in southern Paris’s 13th arrondissement which provides the film’s setting. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut This is a comedy-drama of 21st-century sexual and social manners, set among the young local residents. Emilie (played by terrific newcomer No 1, Lucie Zhang) hails from a Taiwanese immigrant family, enjoying the single life but hating her dreary telesales job. Camille (equally terrific newcomer No 2, Makita Samba) is a literary teacher who becomes Emilie’s no-strings lover when he replies to her flatmate ad. Nora (Noémie Merlant, from Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) is a Sorbonne student whose life is turned upside down when she is mistaken for online sex worker “Amber Sweet” – played in blonde wig and heavy tattoos by Savages’ Jehnny Beth. Shot in diamond-hard black and white and edited at a brisk,… Read More →

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Arcade Fire unveil details of new album ‘WE’ and share expansive new single ‘The Lightning, I, II’

Arcade Fire have today (March 17) unveiled details of their new album ‘WE’ and shared new single ‘The Lightning, I, II’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Generation A’ is a rallying cry for a nation in turmoil The band’s sixth studio album will arrive on May 6 via Columbia Records and has been produced with long-term Radiohead collaborator, Nigel Godrich along with the band’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Speaking about the new album, Butler said creating it was “the longest we’ve ever spent writing, uninterrupted, probably ever.” Advertisement Described as a “concise 40 minute epic” in a statement, it contains seven songs and is “as much about the forces that threaten to pull us away from the people we love, as it is inspired by the urgent need to overcome them”, according to a press release. It added: “‘WE’’s cathartic journey follows a definable arc from darkness into light over the course of seven songs divided into two distinct sides – Side ‘I’ channeling the fear and loneliness of isolation and Side ‘WE’ expressing the joy and power of reconnection.” You can listen to the new track here: See the ‘WE’ tracklisting below: ‘I’ ‘Age Of… Read More →

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The Killers announce ‘Pressure Machine’ deluxe edition and new live film

The Killers have announced details of the expanded, deluxe edition of their 2021 album ‘Pressure Machine’. The follow-up to 2020’s ‘Imploding The Mirage’ originally arrived back in August, charting at Number One in the UK in its first week. READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” The Killers will now release a new edition of ‘Pressure Machine’ on March 25 via EMI, which will feature newly-realised and reimagined versions of select songs from the album that were co-produced by the band with Shawn Everett and Foxygen‘s Jonathan Rado. Advertisement Such tracks as ‘West Hills’, ‘Runaway Horses’ (which was originally a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers) and ‘The Getting By’ will be reworked for the new release. The Killers have also announced that on Monday (March 21) they will debut Notes From A Quiet Town, a new live film that will air exclusively on Facebook. You can watch a trailer for the film above. Notes From A Quiet Town, which will feature three stripped-back live performances by the band, was shot in frontman Brandon Flowers’ hometown of Nephi, Utah, and also includes a host of stories from Nephi locals…. Read More →

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Ghost bring spectacular ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ performance to ‘Kimmel’

Ghost delivered a live rendition of their recent single ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ on US TV last night (March 16) – tune in below. The band appeared as the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of the chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live! in support of their fifth studio album ‘Impera’, which came out last Friday (March 11). READ MORE: Ghost – ‘Impera’ review: Swedish metallers go bigger than ever Instead of playing live in Kimmel’s studio, Ghost sent in an extravagant pre-recorded performance that was shot at the historic Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena, a suburb of Los Angeles. Advertisement The masked metal outfit donned their signature costumes and gas masks as they ran through ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ beneath the building’s intricate stained-glass windows and among equally impressive light projections. You can watch Ghost’s Kimmel performance here: In a four-star review of the group’s latest album, NME wrote: “Whereas ‘Prequelle’ concerned itself with the plague and pestilence prevalent during Europe’s Middle Ages, this time round Ghost are telling stories set within the 19th century, buoyed by the chug and twiddle of incoming Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. “And yet the music that Ghost make over twelve tracks, more than ever before, is… Read More →

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Aimee Mann says she’s been dropped from Steely Dan’s 2022 tour

Aimee Mann has claimed that she’s been dropped as the support act for Steely Dan‘s 2022 US headline tour. As Stereogum reports, Mann shared the news via a hand-drawn comic strip that she posted to her official Instagram page earlier today (March 17). The sketch depicts the singer-songwriter performing onstage. “I was supposed to open for Steely Dan this summer,” she captioned the first scene. “I just found out that they took me off the bill.” Advertisement Mann continued: “No-one is entirely sure why, but it seems they thought their audience wouldn’t like a female singer-songwriter? As it happens, Steely Dan is the one band that I 100% love, with no reservations, so it really sucks. “But you know what? People are allowed to not like you, for whatever reason,” she concluded the strip, with a final thought bubble reading “Good luck to all bands” emerging from Mann’s head. The Virginia artist subsequently quote-tweeted Stereogum‘s initial report, writing: “This was actually part of a comic I posted on Instagram.” You can see that tweet below. This was actually part of a comic I posted on Instagram: https://t.co/GUkcq9TLDZ pic.twitter.com/mxCPEKYT1b — Aimee Mann (@aimeemann) March 17, 2022 She also thanked Jason Isbell,… Read More →