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Listen to The Smile’s eerie new single ‘Pana-vision’

Radiohead side-project The Smile have shared their third new single of the year, an eerie cut titled ‘Pana-vision’. The trio – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – shared the new song over the weekend. It’s built around haunting instrumentals, such as piano, strings and brass, and the ghostly refrain “like a newborn child“. READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all The single arrived alongside an accompanying music video with equally eerie graphics, courtesy of animator Sabrina Nichols and artist Stanley Donwood. It features ghoulish figures being replicated until they fill the screen, some of which take on human-like forms with two glowing eyes. Watch it below. Advertisement The song appeared in the Peaky Blinders season six finale, which aired over the weekend on BBC. Another Yorke and Greenwood track, ‘That’s How Horses Are’, was also featured in the episode, while a previous cut ‘5.17’ appeared elsewhere in the show’s sixth and final season. Both were released separately to their work as The Smile. ‘Pana-vision’ marks the fourth single from The Smile since they debuted in 2021 at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream. They went on to release ‘You Will Never Work In… Read More →

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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Biggest Dream’ Came True At The Grammys

By Deepa Lakshmin Every year, the Grammy Awards shine a light on up-and-coming talent worth keeping your eyes on (and ears open for). In the past decade, the Best New Artist gramophone has landed in the arms of Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Alessia Cara, and Sam Smith, to name a few. On Sunday (April 3), Sour prom queen Olivia Rodrigo joined this hall of fame shortly after opening the big night with a glowing performance of “Drivers License.” Meg and Dua appropriately presented her with the award, passing down the honor they enjoyed themselves. There’s no doubt that Rodrigo’s breakout single skyrocketed her music career, but Best New Artist isn’t about a single chart-topping hit. It’s as much an award as it is a promise that these artists’ music careers are just beginning, and that their best is yet to come. This year’s nominees — Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, Finneas, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid Laroi, Arlo Parks, and Saweetie, in addition to Rodrigo — all live up to that hype. “This is my biggest dream come true,” Rodrigo said in her acceptance speech, going on to thank her team, producer and collaborator Dan Nigro,… Read More →

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Billie Eilish Tributes Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins In Stormy Grammys Performance

By Alex Gonzalez Billie Eilish is taking the 64th Grammy Awards by storm — literally. On top of her nominations this evening, Eilish delivered a captivating performance of the title track from her sophomore album Happier Than Ever. Eilish opens the song while singing inside a model of a house, wearing a shirt with a picture of the Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died earlier this week. As the camera zooms out, the home is revealed to be upside down, with a couch on the ceiling. When the lens zooms further, we see that the floor-ceiling has flooded with water. Rich Fury/Getty Images The lights then go out, as Eilish climbs up to the roof (or ground) and joins her brother, the song’s producer and co-writer, Finneas. Bouncing off of each other’s energy, Finneas shreds the guitar as Eilish headbangs nearby. At the end of the performance, thunder and lightning strike as rain pours down on the stage. The show earned Eilish a rousing standing ovation. https://twitter.com/MTVNEWS/status/1510784596224495620 Eilish is nominated for seven awards tonight, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Music Video, and Best Music Film…. Read More →

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Taylor Hawkins honoured with drum circle tribute in his hometown

Taylor Hawkins has been honoured with a drum circle tribute in his hometown of Laguna Beach – you can see footage below. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show The Foo Fighters drummer died last month (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.” Tributes have been flowing in for Hawkins since the news of his death, including those from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Queen guitarist Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, John Mayer, Sam Fender, Ringo Starr, Nickelback, Incubus and many more. On Thursday (March 31), Hawkins was honoured with a drum circle at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach, California, hosted by local radio station KX FM. CBS Los Angeles shared footage from the event, which saw… Read More →

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Thom Yorke shares new single ‘That’s How Horses Are’

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new single titled ‘That’s How Horses Are’, written for the final season of Peaky Blinders. The song is a stunning piano-driven piece, that swells with the addition of strings about halfway through. A haunting and atmospheric cut, it joins Yorke’s March release ‘5.17’, which also features in the Peaky Blinders sixth season. Listen to ‘That’s How Horses Are’ below. Advertisement Speaking to NME in February, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the show’s final season. “I’m over the moon about all of that,” he told NME. “The music has always been really important historically, and I was really keen to bring a dramatic score into it. We’re using that much more in this season. It’s a much heavier season so the score is taking things in a very different direction.” READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all Yorke released his last solo album ‘ANIMA’ in 2019, and has since been sharing new music as part of various projects. Last year, he debuted a new outfit called The Smile with Greenwood and Sons… Read More →

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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers play ‘Give It Away’ with George Clinton in LA

At last night’s (April 1) show at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed their 1991 hit ‘Give It Away’ with none other than Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” In addition to being their first full-scale gig since last October – and the first to see John Frusciante play guitars with them live since 2007 – the show celebrated the release of the Chili Pepper’s 12th album, ‘Unlimited Love’, which landed yesterday via Warner. They played five tracks from the record, including the live debuts of ‘Aquatic Mouth Dance’, ‘Here Ever After’ and ‘Not The One’. Adding to the excitement was the fact that fans were only clued into the gig’s existence a few days before it went down, with tickets going on sale – and subsequently selling out – yesterday morning. George Clinton joined the band to perform ‘Give It Away’ as an encore, adding a striking new dynamic to the tune. Advertisement Have a look at some fan-shot footage of the performance below: On Thursday (March 31), Clinton – who produced the band’s second album, 1985’s ‘Freaky… Read More →

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Patti Smith says she plans to release one last album

Patti Smith has said she has plans to release “one more album”, with the 75-year-old punk poet laureate revealing she’s been working on new material toward a 12th studio effort. READ MORE: Patti Smith live in London: punk’s poet laureate claims legend status In an interview with The Guardian published today (April 1), the esteemed singer said, “I do have plans” when asked if there would be a follow-up to her latest album, 2012’s ‘Banga’. “I’ve written a lot of songs,” Smith said. “I’d like to do one more album and my record company, Columbia, has very generously left the door open.” Advertisement With four albums to her name, including 1975’s historic ‘Horses’, Smith went into semi-retirement back in 1980 to focus on raising her children. “I was at the pinnacle of real success and financial success,” she said, “but I wasn’t growing as an artist or human being.” Patti Smith performs at the Royal Albert Hall (Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Emerging in 1988 to release ‘Dream Of Life’, Smith would go on to release six more albums. She likened making her 11th album, ‘Banga’, to the feeling she had while recording ‘Horses’. “‘Constantine’s Dream’, the long improvised piece at the… Read More →

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Willow releases video for raucous new single ‘Purge’ featuring Siiickbrain

Willow has released a new track ‘Purge’ featuring Siiickbrain along with a self-directed music video. Watch the video below. The new single follows the pop-punk singer’s recent collaboration with Machine Gun Kelly, for the track, ‘Emo Girl’. MGK and Willow Smith are set to hit the road together on a summer tour that includes dates in Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and more. READ MORE: Willow: “Humans have never been good at accepting that people are different” Smith is also set to make multiple festival stops, including Lollapalooza in Chicago, Reading & Leeds, Loveloud in Salt Lake City, Summerfest in Milwaukee. View ticket information here. Advertisement In the clip, the pair hangouts in a dimly lit warehouse as Willow tattoos Siiickbrain’s face, and they take turn singing “Purge, you can’t take it away/ purge, you can’t take it from me” with brash vocals. In February, Willow announced her debut novel Black Shield Maiden, which will be published by Del Rey Books with co-writer Jess Hendel. The novel is due to be published on October 4. According to a press release, the book “makes visible the histories and mythologies of medieval African peoples, and women of the Viking age, which have been erased… Read More →

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Listen to Glass Animals’ new remix of Florence + The Machine’s ‘My Love’

Florence + The Machine have shared a new Glass Animals remix of their recent single ‘My Love’ – listen to it below. Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley co-wrote/co-produced the original track alongside Florence Welch, and worked on F+TM’s upcoming fifth studio album ‘Dance Fever’ along with Jack Antonoff. READ MORE: Florence + The Machine celebrate a decade as a band at emotional BST Hyde Park show Today (April 1) Welch and co. have released Bayley’s new take on ‘My Love’, which takes the song even further into the dancefloor realm via throbbing electronic drums, synths and glitchy vocal samples. Advertisement “Wavey Davey did SO GOOD here,” Welch said while announcing the rework. You can listen to ‘My Love (Dave Glass Animals Remix)’ here: My Love ✨Dave @glassanimals remix out now.https://t.co/RD5MpHBJDm pic.twitter.com/D4Ef9AWDlq — florence welch (@florencemachine) April 1, 2022 Upon its release last month, Welch explained that ‘My Love’ was initially written as an acoustic “sad little poem” in her kitchen, before being transformed into a floor-filling anthem reminiscent of “Nick Cave at the club”. “Sometimes the biggest dance songs, I think, have a really sad core to them,” the singer-songwriter said during an interview on BBC Radio 1. Due to… Read More →

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Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit

Before there was Jack White, there was Jon Spencer, the original underground white boy rock’n’roll freak force with jet-black hair and an encyclopedic knowledge of the blues. In 1991, after playing in Pussy Galore, he formed The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with Judah Bauer, Russell Simins and a theremin. The band blasted a scuzzed-out amalgam of garage rock, punk, blues, R&B and occasionally hip-hop, with no bass guitar, unwitting progenitors to the garage revival of the new millennium and bass-free acts like the White Stripes and The Black Keys. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Spencer has always followed his offbeat instincts, seemingly allergic to the requirements of a commercial crossover. His particular aesthetic – monster-movie camp meets a record collector’s studiousness and a charismatic preacher’s howls – has endeared him to a host of likeminded but more famous oddballs, everyone from the late Anthony Bourdain to the director Edgar Wright. But it has also placed him firmly in the margins, in spite of a few hits like “Bellbottoms” (used in Wright’s film Baby Driver) and funk burner “Calvin” from 1998’s Acme. Instead of moving zillions of units, he built his reputation as… Read More →

31MARNews

Rapper Oxxxymiron raises £50,000 with Russians Against War charity show

Rapper Oxxxymiron’s recent Russians Against War (RAW) charity show raised more than £50,000. The concert, which took place at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday (March 24) of last week, was a “reminder of the power of music”, according to Mike Malek, the Russian rapper’s agent. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Funds raised were donated to efforts supporting Ukrainian refugees impacted by Russia’s February 24 invasion of their country. The show followed the news that Oxxxymiron had cancelled six sold-out shows in Moscow in protest of the war. Advertisement “I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” he said in a statement to The New York Times. Oxxxymiron, who is also known as Miron Fyodorov, continued: “I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo) Organisers live-streamed the concert, which happened to be… Read More →

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AURORA and Max Richter on new season of Savages’ Fay Milton’s climate podcast

AURORA, Max Richter, and more have been announced as guests on Fay Milton’s Sounds Like A Plan podcast, where they’ll discuss how the music world is responding to the climate crisis. READ MORE: Savages’ drummer and Music Declares Emergency co-founder Fay Milton on climate change: “Music needs to get real” The podcast – hosted by the Savages drummer and activist, along with journalist Greg Cochrane – is set to return for its third season today (March 30) and is set to share 10 new episodes of conversations with music and climate change-makers. The series will explore a broad range of topics including, bringing veganism to the live music experience, visiting one of the UK’s only “carbon positive” music recording spaces, the innovative collaborations happening between climate scientists and musicians, and how music can play a role in mainstream climate communication. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sounds Like A Plan (@soundslikeaplanpodcast) Advertisement The podcast also plans to dig into the threat to indigenous people and culture in the regions most severely affected by extreme weather and the links between climate, mental health and songwriting. “It’s easy to get dragged into feeling hopeless about the world, but there are… Read More →

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Morrissey responds to Will Smith Oscar slap with Smiths meme

Morrissey has responded to Will Smith‘s slapping of Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars by sharing a meme that references a song by The Smiths. READ MORE: A history of Oscar scandals: is Will Smith’s slap really the most controversial ever? During Sunday’s (March 27) ceremony, Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock following a joke the comedian made about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia. Numerous celebrities have since taken to social media to share their takes on the incident, including the likes of Zoë Kravitz, Amy Schumer, Jim Carrey and many more. Advertisement Now, former Smiths frontman Morrissey has responded to the incident with a meme that includes the title to the band’s 1985 single ‘That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore’. Seemingly poking fun at the fact that both Will and Jada’s family name makes them ‘The Smiths’, Morrissey’s meme features a black and white image of Will, with his now infamous facial expression after shouting at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth!” Check out his post below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morrissey (@official_morrissey_central) The LAPD confirmed after the ceremony that Chris Rock… Read More →

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Watch Manic Street Preachers perform ‘If You Tolerate This’ with an orchestra at ‘Concert For Ukraine’

Manic Street Preachers performed ‘If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next’ at the benefit ‘Concert For Ukraine’ this evening (March 29). READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Announced earlier this month, the two-hour benefit show is raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and is being held at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham. The band performed the 1998 single, which was inspired by the Spanish Civil War, and the idealism of Welsh volunteers who joined the left-wing International Brigades fighting for the Spanish Republic against Francisco Franco’s military rebels, with an orchestra. Advertisement Bassist Nicky Wire also had his microphone draped in a feather boa in the Ukraine flag colours. You can watch footage below. Elsewhere in the show, there have been performances so far from the likes of Ukraine Eurovision winner Jamala, Anne Marie and Snow Patrol. Ed Sheeran leads the line-up, and is set to perform along with Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Tom Odell and Becky Hill. All sponsorship and advertising revenue generated from the broadcast of the event – which is expected to raise over £3million – will be donated by ITV to the DEC fund. Over the weekend,… Read More →

29MARNews

Billie Eilish and Finneas deliver emotional message at ‘Concert for Ukraine’

Billie Eilish and Finneas have delivered a message of support at tonight’s (March 29) ‘Concert For Ukraine’. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Announced earlier this month, the two-hour benefit show is raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and is being held at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham. Eilish appeared via video link with brother Finneas shortly before a performance from the Manic Street Preachers. Advertisement Eilish said: “Hi everyone, we are so sorry we can’t be there tonight but we still wanted to offer all of our love and support to everyone performing and most importantly to express the support and solidarity with the millions of people who’ve been forced to flee their homes and leave everything behind.” Finneas added: “The charities delivering humanitarian aid are doing a vital job so we want to say thank you to them and thanks to you for giving whatever you can.” CREDIT: Kevin Mazur Elsewhere in the show, Jamala, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine in 2016, appeared at the concert. Jamala, who was forced to flee her home in the Ukraine two weeks ago, delivered an… Read More →

29MARNews

Ukraine Eurovision winner Jamala delivers emotive performance of ‘1944’ at ‘Concert For Ukraine’

Jamala, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine in 2016, appeared at the benefit ‘Concert For Ukraine’ this evening (March 29). READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Announced earlier this month, the two-hour benefit show is raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and is being held at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham. Jamala, who was forced to flee her home in the Ukraine two weeks ago, delivered an emotive performance of her Eurovision winning song ‘1944’ holding a Ukrainian flag throughout. At the end, Jamala held the flag high and delivered a message of support to her home country. You can watch the full performance here: Viewers have been reacting on social media to the performance. One viewer said: “I have no idea how she is physically able to get through that song without falling apart” while another added: “Jamala, singing the pain of a nation.” Boy George tweeted: “Wow! In tears”. You can see some of the reaction to the performance here: I have no idea how she is physically able to get through that song without falling apart. Unbelievable #Jamala #ConcertForUkraine — Craig (@getstupid)… Read More →

29MARNews

Philip Jeck, experimental composer and turntablist, has died aged 69

Philip Jeck, the experimental British composer, artist and turntablist, has died at the age of 69. A statement from the record label Touch that was posted on Jeck’s website over the weekend confirmed that the musician had passed away “peacefully” on Friday (March 25) after a short illness. “A remarkable man and a wonderful artist, he has been one of the kingpins of our work for 30 years,” the statement added. “But with Philip it was never just the work, more the love, the spirit and the dedication. “He touched so many with his wit, his zest for life and his wisdom. We will miss him terribly.” After studying visual arts at the Dartington College of Arts in the 1970s, Jeck began creating sounds and composing music using record players in the early 1980s, as well as continuing his work as a visual artist (his work was regularly exhibited internationally). Among Jeck’s best-known works was the 1993 art installation Vinyl Requiem, a collaboration with Lol Sargent which used 180 record players, nine slide projectors and two 16mm movie projectors. The piece later picked up a Time Out Performance Award. Jeck collaborated with such artists as Jah Wobble, Gavin Bryars, Fennesz,… Read More →

29MARNews

Watch Yungblud kiss James Corden during ‘The Funeral’ performance on ‘The Late Late Show’

Yungblud performed his latest single ‘The Funeral’ during last night’s episode of The Late Late Show in the US – you can watch the singer’s energetic performance, during which he kissed host James Corden, below. The Doncaster artist released the track earlier this month before sharing its official video, which features a cameo from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. READ MORE: Get it on! Is Yungblud kicking off a new glam revolution? Yungblud performed ‘The Funeral’ on the Corden-hosted Late Late Show last night (March 28) with his live band, who paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last week, with the message ‘4 Taylor’ on their bass drum skin. Advertisement During the performance, Yungblud left the stage and ran over to Corden’s desk, where he planted a series of kisses on the host’s face before running back to rejoin his band to finish the song. Yungblud later ended the performance by highlighting his band’s drum tribute to Hawkins, which Corden also acknowledged – you can watch the performance of ‘The Funeral’ above. ‘The Funeral’ is expected to feature on the follow-up to Yungblud’s 2020 album ‘weird!’. In an interview earlier this year, he said the… Read More →

28MARNews

Tommy Lee reflects on talking to Taylor Hawkins shortly before death

Tommy Lee has reflected on talking to Taylor Hawkins shortly before the drummer’s death last week. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show The Foo Fighters drummer died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.” Tributes have been flowing in all weekend for Hawkins, including those from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Queen guitarist Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, John Mayer, Sam Fender, Ringo Starr, Nickelback, Incubus and many more. Yesterday (March 27), Mötley Crüe drummer Lee shared a post on Instagram, reflecting on how he spoke to Hawkins on the phone in his hotel room, just a few hours before his death. “Right now typing words has never been so difficult,” Lee… Read More →

28MARNews

Travis Scott performs for first time since 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy

Travis Scott has performed live for the first time since the crowd crush tragedy at his 2021 Astroworld Festival, which killed 10 and left many others injured. As reported by TMZ, Scott delivered a short set at a private pre-Oscars party on Saturday night (March 26). The Bel Air event was reportedly attended by a host of celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Venus and Serena Williams, Tobey Maguire, Kaia Gerber and more. Scott’s brief performance was reportedly a combination of rapping and DJing, with footage from the party showing him delivering his 2018 hit ‘Sicko Mode’. It follows on from months of speculation that he may be preparing to play live shows again, including fan theories that he’ll be on the bill for this year’s Rolling Loud in Miami. Advertisement The rapper is still facing hundreds of lawsuits from the tragic events that unfolded at Astrowrold in Houston last year. Some 300 people were injured and 10 died as a result, with the cause ruled as compression asphyxia by the medical examiner. Families of the victims and others who were injured are seeking billions in damages from the rapper and the festival’s promoters Live Nation, among others. The US’ House Oversight and… Read More →

27MARNews

Watch Maren Morris cover Fiona Apple’s ‘Criminal’ at New York City concert

Maren Morris has shared a cover of Fiona Apple’s ‘Criminal’ – you can watch the live rendition below. READ MORE: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deep The country singer released her new album ‘Humble Quest’ last week, and to celebrate its arrival she put on a concert at New York City’s Sony Hall on Saturday (March 26). During her set, Morris performed a cover of Apple’s classic ‘Criminal’, taken from the singer-songwriter’s 1997 debut album, ‘Tidal’. Advertisement Morris, who grew up listening to Apple, discussed in a recent interview with Apple Music how the singer inspired her new song ‘Nervous’. “Definitely left turn for me,” Morris said of the single. “And it’s so funny to say that because I have done so many random turns in my sound and my career, but I mean, I did an EDM song, so it’s like, ‘What do you do?’ And I was just writing with Natalie Hemby that day. She brings it out of me.” She continued: “We’ve written together for 10 years, but that was a title she brought in and we didn’t have a ton of ideas yet. But then… Read More →