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Måneskin to play intimate London show tomorrow: “Surprise!”

Måneskin have announced a last-minute intimate show in London. READ MORE: “The NME Big Read – Måneskin: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” The Italian rockers will perform at the 500-capacity Underworld in Camden Town tomorrow night (October 6) to mark the release of their new single, ‘The Loneliest’ (out this Friday, October 7). Måneskin are due onstage at 9pm, and will play a 45-minute set. Tickets will be available for free on a first come, first-served basis at the venue’s box office tomorrow. “Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” the group said. Advertisement “We missed you guys in the UK so much, so we’re super excited to announce that we’re going to play a special free gig at The Underworld in Camden tomorrow October 6,” Måneskin wrote on social media. “We’re going to perform for the first time our new single ‘The Loneliest’ just before its release.” Check out the tweet below. Hey UK fans!!! We're going to play aspecial free gig tomorrow at TheUnderworld in Camden! Check it out ?info: @TheUnderworld pic.twitter.com/DsCphH9Ato — MåneskinOfficial (@thisismaneskin) October 5, 2022 ‘The Loneliest’ will follow on from Måneskin’s latest track ‘Supermodel’, which came out in May, and the band’s recent ‘If… Read More →

05OCTNews

Drake announces intimate New York theatre show

Drake has announced announced a small theatre show in New York for next month. The Canadian artist, who released his seventh album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ in June, will take to the stage at the 1,500-capacity Apollo Theater in Harlem on November 11 as part of SiriusXM’s Small Stages series. READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boost As Spin notes, Drake has only played four live shows so far this year. Advertisement Tickets for the star’s intimate NYC gig are available for free to SiriusXM subscribers. Alternatively, non-subscribers can download the station’s app, subscribe and then can be entered to the prize draw. Fans have until 11pm ET on October 26 to enter – you can find more information here, and see Drake’s announcement below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) SiriusXM’s Small Stages series has recently hosted special shows from the likes of Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Apollo Theater. Last month, Drake posted screenshots showing hateful Instagram messages he’d sent to Needle Drop music critic Anthony Fantano. It came after Fantano joked about Drake messaging him during a video he posted on YouTube. After Drake shared… Read More →

04OCTNews

Country singer Loretta Lynn has died aged 90

Country singer Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. READ MORE: Loretta Lynn – ‘Still Woman Enough’ review: country Queen remains iconic The star, who was famous for hits such as ‘You Ain’t Woman Enough’, ‘The Pill’, ‘Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)’ and ‘Honky Tonk Girl’, passed away this morning (October 4), according to a statement from her family. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” they wrote. Advertisement Over the years she recorded 60 albums, with her most recent being last year’s ‘Still Woman Enough’, and topped the US country charts 16 times. She also sold more than 45million records worldwide. A statement from the family of Loretta Lynn. "Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.” The family of Loretta Lynn. — Loretta Lynn (@LorettaLynn) October 4, 2022 She was nominated for 18 Grammy awards, of which she won three, including a lifetime achievement prize in 2010 and her most recent win in 2019. In 2004, Lynn teamed… Read More →

04OCTNews

Letter John Lennon signed on day of his murder is up for auction

A letter that John Lennon signed on day of his murder in 1980 is going on auction. READ MORE: From the archives – NME‘s obituary on John Lennon The late Beatle‘s signature is displayed on a legal document that is up for auction through Gotta Have Rock and Roll tomorrow (October 4). You can view it here. The typed letter lists three people to whom Lennon gave his proxy to vote at an annual meeting for the Beatles corporations that was happening nine days later in London. Advertisement It was signed by Lennon on December 8, 1980, hours before he was shot and killed by Mark Chapman outside his New York City apartment block. The document is expected to fetch between $30,000 (£26,366) and $50,000 (£43,943). Incidentally, Lennon also put his signature on another item that same day. He signed a copy of his fifth album with his wife Yoko Ono, ‘Double Fantasy’, which Chapman had asked him to sign hours before killing him. That was auctioned in 2020, and sold for $900,000 (£791,275). Earlier this year Chapman was denied parole for the 12th time. Chapman, now aged 67, appeared before a parole board at the end of August, according to… Read More →

03OCTNews

Shania Twain “does plan” to collaborate with Harry Styles: “I’m going to hold Harry to that”

Shania Twain says she expects to collaborate with Harry Styles in the future. The claim comes after the pair teamed up earlier this year during Styles’ headline set at Coachella 2022 in April. During the cameo, Shania joined Styles on stage to perform her hits ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still The One’. Speaking to Extra, Twain said that she hopes that the onstage collaboration could lead to a studio-based link-up between the pair in the future. Advertisement While saying that the collaboration will “not [be] on [my] new album,” Twain said: “In the future, I would say yes. I’m going to hold Harry to that. “I think we surprised each other [with] how natural it was [at Coachella]. So, I do plan on doing that.” Earlier this week Twain opened up about her experience with COVID, saying that she was “touch and go” with the virus for a while. The country singer detailed what happened while she had the virus in a BBC interview about her documentary Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl, which follows the creation of her sixth album. In the interview she talks about recording a song called ‘What You Gonna Do With That Air?’ and later reveals… Read More →

03OCTNews

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre to collaborate once more on new album, ‘Missionary’

Snoop Dogg has revealed he’s working once again with Dr. Dre, revealing a new album titled ‘Missionary’. In a conversation with Stephen A. Smith on the K[no]w Mercy podcast, Snoop confirmed the name of the forthcoming project, which will see Dre handle production duties. Friday’s (September 30) episode heard Snoop say: “Me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months.” Advertisement The rapper also revealed that the album would be released in November (though an exact date was not given) via Death Row/Aftermath. The pair’s work on ‘Missionary’ marks their first time collaborating in 29 years. They first linked up for Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut ‘Doggystyle’, which Dre produced. November also marks the 30th anniversary of that album’s release. When asked by Smith why he chose the name ‘Missionary’, Snoop replied humorously: “The first album was ‘Doggystyle’…” The pair also talked about Snoop’s recent acquisition of Death Row Records, who released his debut. “I was looking to get my masters back from ‘Doggystyle’,” Snoop explained. “During the process, they were – the people that had it – were charging more for the masters than for Death Row. So I had to ask myself, ‘Do I want… Read More →

02OCTNews

Corey Taylor talks to schoolkids about Slipknot: “It all stemmed from me just loving to sing”

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to schoolchildren about Slipknot’s music, answering questions posed by ten and 11 year-olds. READ MORE: Slipknot – ‘The End, So Far’ review: strap in, Maggots – things get weird Appearing on BBC Sounds with host Craig Charles last Thursday (September 29), Taylor was grilled by US fifth-graders. When asked whether Slipknot have songs that change time signatures, Taylor replied: “‘Vermillion’ [2004] is actually a song that goes from three-four into four-four and kind of back and forth. I think there’s a section in there that goes from three-four to seven-eight, actually, which is very weird. Advertisement “It all kind of ties together with a riff that could go either way. And it allows us to kind of flow back and forth between them.” Another child asked Taylor how he became a musician, to which he replied: “It all started with singing when I was about 10 years old. And I realised that I could pick up a guitar and I could find the notes that were being played on the song that I was listening to, which, I then realised that I had what is called pitch. “It’s not perfect pitch, but it’s darn… Read More →

02OCTNews

Machine Gun Kelly joined by Skepta and Yungblud at Wembley gig

Machine Gun Kelly played a huge Wembley Arena gig last night (October 1) and was joined by special guests Skepta and Yungblud – see footage below. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Mainstream Sellout’ review: the one-man pop-punk revival rolls on The rapper and singer is currently on the European and UK leg of his ‘Mainstream Sellout’ world tour and hit London on Saturday night. Alongside highlights from his own catalogue, the 28-song set saw Kelly welcome frequent collaborator Yungblud to the stage to perform ‘Acting Like That’ and ‘I Think I’m Okay’. Advertisement Earlier in the set, Skepta was a surprise guest and performed ‘Praise The Lord’ with the rapper-turned-pop-punk star. See footage of the collaborations below. Aaaaand Skepta and Machine Gun Kelly pic.twitter.com/Q6oXWvd6vG — ali (@Justdip) October 1, 2022 Back in August, Kelly pulled out a few tricks for the final show of his North American tour, which took place in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. During the show, the rapper-turned-pop-punk star zip-lined across the entire football field-length of the venue, Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium. Footage shared by MGK on Instagram shows him soaring high above audience member’s heads as he moved from one end of the stadium to the… Read More →

01OCTNews

Scooter Braun says he should have handled Taylor Swift situation differently

Scooter Braun has shared regrets over how he handled the sale of Taylor Swift‘s master recordings. Back in 2019, Swift confirmed her plans to re-record songs from her first six records in a bid to take control over her music once again after music manager Braun and his media holding company, Ithaca Holdings LLC, acquired Swift’s old label, Big Machine Label Group, back in June 2019. The story then hit headlines again in late 2020 after Swift confirmed that the ownership of her back catalogue has changed hands again for the second time within two years. Advertisement After news broke of Braun selling the rights to Swift’s music to the private equity company Shamrock Holdings in a $300million (£230m), the singer shared a statement in which she said that the master recordings “were not for sale to me”. “This was the second time my music had been sold without my knowledge,” Swift said. “The letter told me that they wanted to reach out before the sale to let me know, but that Scooter Braun had required that they make no contact with me or my team, or the deal would be off.” Swift’s statement claims that Braun will continue to profit from her catalogue… Read More →

30SEPNews

Yungblud to perform at NFL Halftime Show in London

Yungblud is set to perform at the NFL Halftime Show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend. READ MORE: Yungblud: “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature” Taking to social media earlier today (Friday September 30), Yungblud revealed he would be appearing this Sunday October 2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the first purpose-built NFL stadium outside of the US – where the Minnesota Vikings will play against New Orleans Saints. “It’s gunna be mad,” Yungblud wrote. “Tell yer mates.” NFL. HALFTIME SHOW. ?? SUNDAY. LONDON STADIUM. ITS GUNNA BE MAD. TELL YER MATES ?☠️? @NFL @NFLUK pic.twitter.com/STIWNwPKJE — YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) September 30, 2022 Advertisement Yungblud’s announcement comes off the back of the release of his self-titled third album earlier this month. Featuring the singles ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’, ‘Tissues’, ‘Funeral’ and the Willow-assisted ‘Memories’, a four-star review from NME‘s Ali Shutler said the album was “driven by love, sincerity and vulnerability, as Dom Harrison kills his critics with kindness”. Meanwhile in the US, next year’s Superbowl – the championship game of the NFL – will see Rhianna headline its halftime show. Confirmed earlier this week, Rihanna was locked in to appear after Taylor… Read More →

30SEPNews

Kesha reveals vocal cord was damaged at Taylor Hawkins tribute gig

Kesha has said that she haemorrhaged one of her vocal cords while performing at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles. READ MORE: Inside the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “A gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person” After celebrating Hawkins’ memory and music with a special six-hour gig in London earlier this month (September 3), ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ took over LA’s Kia Forum on Tuesday evening (September 27), with a bounty of special guests. Kesha took to the stage to perform a rendition of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ with Hawkins’ covers band Chevy Metal. While performing, she suffered a wardrobe malfunction and, in an attempt to cover the mistake by singing loudly, she damaged her vocal cord. Advertisement “So. in the middle of my wardrobe malfunction I decided to distract everyone from my titties falling out by singing rly. Loud. And today I found out I hemorrhaged one of my vocal chords. Soooo. I’m posting all the pics from the fucking moment bc. This was quite a moment,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo from the performance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kesha (@iiswhoiis) A few days after the London concert, Kesha told… Read More →

30SEPNews

Phill Collins and Genesis sell publishing rights and master recordings for $300million

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates have sold a portion of their songs’ assets to Concord Music Group, including the publishing rights and master recordings for much of Genesis’ music. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was valued at more than $300million and will also include master recordings of songs from throughout Collins’ solo career, such as ‘In the Air Tonight’, ‘You’ll Be In My Heart’ and ‘Against All Odds’, and his popular covers of Diane & Annita’s ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’ and ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by the Supremes. Genesis recordings within the package will likely include hits such as ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘That’s All’, ‘Land Of Confusion’ and ‘Follow You, Follow Me’. The deal also includes material that Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford released with his group, Mike & the Mechanics. Advertisement Speaking to WSJ, Concord president Bob Valentine said they were aiming to bring Collins and Genesis’ back catalogue to a younger generation of listeners. “In the world we live in today with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, all these things that drive consumption of older music, there are definitely ways for us as a record company to bring some of this music back to life,” Valentine said. Collins and… Read More →

29SEPNews

Nick Cave explains why he’s decided to start doing interviews again

Nick Cave has spoken openly on his fan Q&A website The Red Hand Files about his recent decision to resume doing interviews. The musician has used the site in the past few years as his main communication outlet, where he responds to fan questions on a number of topics. READ MORE: MEO Kalorama day three: Nick Cave holds a spiritual end of summer gathering Cave, however, recently gave a rare interview to The New York Times in which he discussed his new book Faith, Hope and Carnage. Advertisement Asked on The Red Hand Files by Jeroen from Ghent, Belgium about why he’d decided to start doing interviews again, Cave explained: “A little while after [Cave’s son] Arthur died, I did an interview for a mainstream newspaper, but I felt so bad about it, so unsettled by what I said, that I vowed never to do one again. I felt completely unequipped to talk about anything, least of all the death of my son. I just didn’t have the words. “A few years later I began The Red Hand Files (which was four years old last week!). The process of answering your questions taught me how to write about certain things. Your questions… Read More →

29SEPNews

Joe Bonamassa announces UK arena tour for 2023

Joe Bonamassa has announced a UK arena tour for May 2023. Check out full dates and ticket details below. The American blues musician and guitar legend will play five dates across the UK, opening in Bournemouth on May 9 before heading to Blackpool, Leeds and Newcastle, and rounding up in Birmingham on May 14. The singer is set to perform songs from his 2021 album ‘Time Clocks’ and 2020’s ‘Royal Tea’. Advertisement General tickets go on sale from 9am BST on Friday September 30 and can be purchased here. Find the full run of UK tour dates below. MAY 2023 Tuesday 9 – Bournemouth – Bournemouth International Centre Friday 12 – Leeds – First Direct Arena Saturday 13 – Newcastle Upon Tyne – Utilita Arena Newcastle Sunday 14 – Birmingham – Utilita Arena Birmingham Yesterday, the blues musician posted a video of himself to social media playing his electric guitar. “Life sometimes ebbs and flows,” he wrote. “This is honestly the third time I have picked up the guitar in almost three weeks. “Social media is not reality and sometimes even the most seemingly passionate people need a break from something they are seemingly passionate about. I am no different.”… Read More →

29SEPNews

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: “He had demons that would’ve killed normal people”

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has spoken in a new interview about his relationship with his late former bandmate Joey Jordison. Jordison, who passed away in July 2021 at the age of 46, was one of Slipknot’s co-founding members, and served as the band’s original drummer until his departure in 2013. READ MORE: Joey Jordison, 1975 – 2021: founding Slipknot member who held the key to the band’s success Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Taylor has now reflected on how “as you get older, you just start to appreciate what you do have and you lament the losses”. Advertisement “You lament the fact that you never had to truly make peace with the people who you lost. Something that I’ve been doing just in my own life is reaching out to people who I haven’t talked to in a while and really burying hatchets, because that shit will just fucking weigh you down.” Addressing his relationship with Jordison, Taylor continued: “We had talked over the years every now and then — it would just be random — but we never said to each other what we needed to say to each other. At least I didn’t say it to Joe…. Read More →

29SEPNews

R. Kelly ordered to pay $309,000 in restitution to sex trafficking victims

R. Kelly has been ordered to pay at least $309,000 (£287,000) in restitution to the victims of his sex trafficking, it has been reported. The disgraced R&B singer is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in September 2021. Kelly – whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly – has now been ordered to pay $309,068.18 to his victims, according to Courthouse News Service reporter Nina Pullano (via Pitchfork). It is said that $300,668.18 of that sum will go to a survivor identified as Jane, while the remaining $8,400 is to be paid to a woman identified as Stephanie. The money will help cover the costs of therapy sessions and herpes treatment for the women, per Reuters. Multiple women say they contracted herpes from the singer. Prosecutors said last year that Kelly knowingly transmitted the disease to his sexual partners. The total restitution figure could potentially increase as prosecutors determine the cost of Stephanie’s medication. R. Kelly attends court in Chicago in 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo. Kelly stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state… Read More →

29SEPNews

Hayley Williams teases Paramore UK tour: “We already have the plan”

Hayley Williams has teased Paramore‘s forthcoming return to the UK, saying that they “already have the plan” in place. The trio announced their long-awaited sixth album ‘This Is Way’ yesterday (September 28) and released its title track. This weekend, Williams and co. will head out on the road to play their first live shows in over four years. READ MORE: Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters Speaking on BBC Radio 1 last night, the frontwoman was asked when Paramore will be returning to these shores. “Oh, it won’t be long,” Williams replied. Advertisement “We talked about the UK more than we’ve ever talked about it while making this record. We were like really digging up our oldest influences that are from across the pond. “And we were like… every time I would imagine or envision playing a show it was, you know, some festival in the UK or some crowd that we played for in Manchester or something.” She continued: “We just have such a cool relationship with our fans around the world, but there is something really special about the UK, and the lineage of bands that are from there. I can’t wait… Read More →

29SEPNews

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner reveals he underwent open heart surgery for a second time

Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest has revealed that he’s currently recovering from his second open heart surgery. Sharing the health update via social media on Tuesday (September 27), the guitarist disclosed that he’d undergone the surgery six weeks ago, following the European leg of Judas Priest’s current world tour. “Just before we toured Europe,” Faulkner recalled, “scans showed a hole in one of the connections between the synthetic graft and my own aorta.” Faulkner went on to explain the condition, writing that “the blood from the leak was forming an 8cm sack that was surrounding [his] heart.” The guitarist elaborated on the procedure, saying that doctors were able to “remove the sack and fix the leak.” Now, weeks later, Faulkner said he is “feeling well and strong,” and is “looking forward” to resuming the next jaunt of the metal band’s ongoing tour. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richie Faulkner (@falconfaulkner) Advertisement Faulkner accompanied the update with a video of the crowd at last year’s Louder Than Life music festival. The festival was the site of Faulkner’s first heart complication, having suffered an aortic rupture onstage while performing alongside Judas Priest. Faulkner reflected on the incident —… Read More →

28SEPNews

Bruce Springsteen teases release of new music tomorrow

Bruce Springsteen is set to release new music tomorrow (September 29), according to a new teaser posted to social media. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present The Boss took to Twitter today (September 28) to share a video of a radio tuning to different stations. At each stop, a recording of a Springsteen cover of an old soul classic plays, before the radio is tuned once again. Among the covers performed by the singer are Tyrone Davis’ ‘If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time’ and The Commodores‘ ‘Night Shift’. Advertisement The teaser comes after Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner let slip a fortnight ago that The Boss is releasing a new album before the end of 2022. Whether the teaser is related to the new album, and if the album is an entire soul covers record, will be revealed at 10am ET (3pm BST) tomorrow (September 29). For now, watch the teaser below. Turn it up tomorrow, September 29th at 10:00 AM ET! ? pic.twitter.com/uvu93rgGAo — Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) September 28, 2022 Next year, Springsteen is set to head out on a world tour with the E Street Band…. Read More →

28SEPNews

Ian Brown addresses negative reaction to opening of UK tour: “HATERS HATE AND LOVERS LOVE!”

At his Glasgow gig on Monday night (September 26), Ian Brown responded to criticism of the opening of his UK tour the previous evening. Last Sunday (September 25), Brown began his first UK headline tour in a decade at Leeds’ O2 Academy. Following the show, fans shared their anger after the Stone Roses singer played his sold out big with no band, with some likening the performance to “karaoke”. One attendee in Leeds described the show as Brown “[doing] karaoke and [butchering] his own tunes,” adding: “Gutted to see Ian Brown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at leeds tonight WITH NO BAND. Advertisement “I’m a life long fan but it was bad. Ian Brown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one.” At the Glasgow gig – the second show on the tour – Brown stopped a song midway through to indirectly reference the criticism, and say that he believed everyone at the Leeds show was having a great time. “Last night we played in Leeds,” he told the crowd, “and all there was was hands in the air, all the way to… Read More →

28SEPNews

Shakira set to face trial in Spain for tax evasion

Shakira is set to face trial in Spain for tax evasion after being accused of failing to pay $13.9million (£13m) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Authorities are seeking an eight-year prison sentence for the singer on the allegation that she made widespread use of shell companies to conceal her income made between 2012 and 2014. In a recent response – her first since the claims became public — Shakira claimed her innocence and deemed the charges “fictional.” In a new interview with Elle she said: “As of today, I owe zero to them.” Shakira went on to explain her confidence in being transparent about her earnings, since she “was advised by one of the four biggest tax specialist firms in the world, PricewaterhouseCoopers.” Yesterday (September 27), a Spanish judge approved a trial for the case, with prosecutors seeking an eight-year prison sentence. Shakira’s representatives say she has paid everything she owed to the government, with €3m (£2.6m) on top in interest. A date for the trial has not yet been set. Shakira performs live in 2018. CREDIT: Simone Joyner/Getty Images In the Elle interview, Shakira claimed that the allegations – which she deemed “false” and “without evidence” – are an… Read More →