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Brenda Edwards pays tribute to son Jamal on first Mother’s Day since entrepreneur’s death

Brenda Edwards, the mother of late entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, has shared a touching tribute to her son on the first Mother’s Day since his death. Jamal, whose SB.TV channel helped to launch the careers of artists like Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J, died on February 20 at the age of 31. Brenda later confirmed that Jamal had died from a “sudden illness”. In a statement following his death, Brenda described her son as the “centre of [her] world” and called him “an inspiration to myself and so many”. “Our love for him lives on, his legacy lives on. Long live Jamal Edwards MBE, MBA, PhD,” she added. Earlier today (March 27), Brenda took to Instagram to celebrate the life of her son on the first Mother’s Day since his passing. She shared a collage of nine pictures of herself and Jamal, and Jamal with family and friends. “Always and Forever,” she captioned the post, adding a blue heart emoji. The likes of Wretch 32, Duncan James, Alexandra Burke, Sarah-Jane Crawford and Tiger Lilly Taylor were among those who paid their respects and shared love on the post. You can see the post below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brenda… Read More →

26MARNews

Kehlani confirms release date of upcoming new album

Kehlani has confirmed the release date of her upcoming new album. READ MORE: Kehlani live in Los Angeles: a slick celebration of the R&B star’s second album The follow up to 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ is called ‘Blue Water Road’. It will arrive on April 29 via Atlantic. “Blue water road is a destination in my mind,” Kehlani said of the new album in a press release. Advertisement The album’s lead single ‘Altar‘ arrived last September, while follow up ‘Little Story’ arrived last month. You can see the new album cover here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kehlani (@kehlani) October saw Kehlani and Russ tease a joint album, following their collaborative single ‘Take You Back’ in 2020. Taking to Instagram at a party, Kehlani and Russ both hinted at the project, with the former saying at the end of their video: “You want a Russ and Kehlani album? Tweet us.” In December, Kehlani confirmed that they prefer the use of the gender-neutral pronouns they/them. Advertisement Last year, the singer updated their Twitter account to include their preference for she/they pronouns, and has now discussed the situation further. Then, speaking to Byrdie Magazine last November,… Read More →

26MARNews

Miley Cyrus to dedicate Lollapalooza Brazil set to Taylor Hawkins

Miley Cyrus says that her set at Lollapalooza’s Brazil festival tonight (March 26) will be performed in the memory of Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins. On Friday night (March 25), Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming that the 50-year-old drummer had died in Bogotá, Colombia. A cause of death was not given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read. The news of Hawkins’ death was confirmed just hours before Foo Fighters were set to play a headline festival show in Bogotá as part of a South American tour. Tomorrow night (March 27), they were due to head to Lollapalooza Brazil to close out the festival. Tonight at the São Paulo-based event, Miley Cyrus is set to headline, and told fans that the set will be performed in Hawkins’ honour. “This is how I’ll always remember you,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories overnight alongside a picture of Hawkins drumming, adding: “My show tomorrow is dedicated to Taylor Hawkins.” Credit: Miley Cyrus/Instagram. In a follow-up post, Cyrus shared a link to The Pretenders’ song ‘Brass In Pocket’, writing: “My favourite memory with Taylor is dancing around his drum kit while he played… Read More →

25MARNews

Watch Finneas bust some impressive dance moves to his new single ‘Naked’

Finneas has shared his first music of 2022 with new single ‘Naked’, which sees him bust some impressive dance moves – you can view the video below. READ MORE: Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond” The track is the first from Billie Eilish‘s brother and collaborator since his debut album ‘Optimist’ was released last October. The song focuses on a break up as he sings: “Ended back in early ’18/ We didn’t want the same thing / I don’t like the taste of cigarettes or your complaining,” before he admits: “I can’t believe you’ve seen me naked.” Advertisement It follows his recent cover of Bon Iver‘s 2008 track ‘Flume’ for Spotify Singles and the three songs he wrote with Eilish for Disney‘s soundtrack to their new film Turning Red. Reviewing Finneas’ debut solo album ‘Optimist’ upon its release last year, NME said: “He made his name producing and writing for his megastar sister Billie Eilish, and now it’s Finneas’ turn to step into the spotlight. ‘Optimist’ has been a long time coming – it follows a whopping 23 singles released since 2016 – and fully justifies why he’s become the industry’s producer du jour. “The record takes two… Read More →

25MARHit Singles

Kurt Vile undergoes some deep reflection in video for new single “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)”

Kurt Vile has dropped a pensive new single, “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)”, which sees the indie artist deliver a reflective croon over whispering guitars. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Kurt Vile: “It’s finally accepted that I can just space out all the time” Released overnight (March 24), Vile comes to grips with himself in the track’s accompanying music video, as, through the course of the laid-back groove, he skateboards through the titular town’s streets, experiencing some intense hallucinations in nearby woods Watch the scenic video – directed by Drew Saracco – below: Advertisement From the forthcoming album (watch my moves), the Philadelphia-based singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer has dropped two other singles – “Hey Like A Child” which was released earlier this month and “Like Exploding Stones” which dropped in February, coinciding with the album’s announcement. The ninth studio effort – and follow-up to 2018’s Bottle It In – is set for release on April 15 via Verve Records, marking the artist’s debut with the label. Recorded largely at OKV Central, Vile’s home studio in the Mount Airy suburb of Philadelphia, he said in a statement of the self-produced record: “When… Read More →

25MARNews

aespa’s Winter and NingNing to contribute song to the soundtrack of ‘Our Blues’

aespa members Winter and NingNing are set to contribute a new track to the soundtrack of upcoming K-drama Our Blues. READ MORE: Red Velvet – ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm’ review: this is a festival you’ve been to one too many times A representative of South Korean cable network tVN shared a statement via news outlet Daily An on March 25, announcing that the two aespa singers would be contributing a brand-new song to the original soundtrack (OST) to the forthcoming K-drama. The as-yet-unnamed track will mark both idols’ first-ever K-drama soundtrack contribution since their debut as part of aespa in 2020. While details of the song’s title and release date have yet to be unveiled, they are expected in the coming weeks. Advertisement Winter and NingNing’s upcoming song is the second soundtrack contribution to have been announced for Our Blues so far. It was announced earlier this month that BTS member Jimin would also be releasing a new song for the drama series, which is expected to make its debut in the first episode of the series, which airs on April 9 at 9:10pm KST on tVN. “Since world-class group BTS’ Jimin will be joining us, we will energise the drama… Read More →

24MARNews

Listen to Bree Runway’s emotive new single, ‘Somebody Like You’

Bree Runway has today (March 24) shared an emotive new single, ‘Somebody Like You’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Bree Runway: “There’s no one else out there like me. My time is now” Speaking about the track in a press release, Runway described it as “an ode to my future lover, in a generation where love and relationships have become so transactional, I’m still preserving myself for the real thing. “[On] ‘Somebody like you’ – he is also like me, he will see value in a love that can’t be bought, it simply just is. It can be such an empty, soulless generation but in all of that I am still sure there is a precious diamond in all the dirt for me.” Advertisement You can check out the new single here: Back in February, Runway shared an empowering new single called ‘Pressure’. Speaking about that track, Runway said: “I’ve been away for a second now, but I’m back to apply exactly what the song title says: PRESSURE. “I love how this song embodies everything I am. It oozes Africa with the rhythm of the drums, the attitude, the assurance and the fashion. “I made this song with nights… Read More →

24MARHit Singles

Watch full trailer for Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ film This Much I Know To Be True

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared a first full trailer for their upcoming film This Much I Know To Be True – check it out below. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut The film will be released in cinemas globally on May 11, with tickets now on sale for the screenings. Grab yours here. The first clip from This Much I Know To Be True was revealed last month, and saw Cave discuss his own definition of his artistry. Advertisement In the full trailer, a voiceover from Cave says: “We all live our lives dangerously, in a state of jeopardy, at the edge of calamity,” as music from Ghosteen plays in the background. Check out the full trailer below. The film, directed by Andrew Dominik, serves as a companion piece to the 2016 music documentary One More Time With Feeling, and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival this month. This Much I Know To Be True will explore Cave and Ellis’ creative relationship and feature songs from their last two studio albums, 2019’s Ghosteen (by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) and last year’s Carnage (by Cave and Ellis). It will feature the first ever performances of the albums, filmed in Spring 2021 ahead… Read More →

23MARNews

Beabadoobee shares new single ‘Talk’, UK tour and full album details

Beabadoobee has announced full details about her forthcoming new album ‘Beatopia’ and plans for a UK tour later this year – buy your tickets here. READ MORE: Beabadoobee live at Reading 2021: the rockstar that the future deserves The singer-songwriter revealed the title of her second studio album last week but now she has also revealed the full tracklisting, release date, artwork and shared the video for new single ‘Talk’, which you can view below. “I wrote ‘Talk’ just after my first album. I was obsessed with Tuesday because I thought it was the best night to go out, not too much chaos but just enough to have a good time,” said the Dirty Hit-signed artist of the new song. Advertisement “Generally it’s about doing things that aren’t necessarily healthy or great for you but you can’t help indulging. It’s like that unavoidable feeling that you get, you can’t get rid of it and you know it’s bad but you love it really and it’s whatever, so you do it anyway.” According to a press release, Beabadoobee’s new album features 14 tracks and “traverses fuzzy rock, classic singer-songwriter, psychedelia, midwest emo and outright pop whilst remaining undeniably herself throughout.” It also… Read More →

23MARNews

Muse’s new album “goes from metal to pop to their first version to an Adele song”

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has revealed further details of what to expect from the band’s new album ‘Will Of The People’. READ MORE: Global chaos? Corrupt politicians? Here’s why we need Muse more than ever Last week, the Teignmouth trio announced the record and shared new single ‘Compliance’. “A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests and riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilisation of the global order all informed ‘Will Of The People’,” Bellamy said of the new album at the time. Advertisement “It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long are genuinely threatened. This album is a personal navigation through those fears and preparation for what comes next.” Now, he has gone into detail about the sound of the record. “We’ve always tried to think outside the box,” Bellamy told Apple Music 1. “We’ve never been one particular genre. “This album goes from metal all the way to pop to my first version to an Adele song… a lot of electronica. It’s like a full…We produced it ourselves. We were analysing… Read More →

23MARNews

Liam Payne to captain England team at Soccer Aid 2022: “I’m determined to lead us to victory!”

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne will captain the England team at this year’s Soccer Aid. The annual celebrity football match is set to return this June in a bid to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It has raised over £60million for the organisation since Soccer Aid launched back in 2006. READ MORE: Liam Payne – ‘LP1’ review: eclectic sounds, but little depth For 2022’s fixture, the England team will feature the likes of Tom Grennan, actor Damian Lewis, YouTuber Chunkz and comedian Alex Brooker. Advertisement They’ll play alongside former footballers Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Fara Williams, while Harry Redknapp and David Seaman will manage the side. Payne said it’s “a real honour” to wear the captain’s armband for the match, adding: “I can’t believe I get to run out onto the pitch with some of my heroes all while raising money for such a great cause.” He continued: “I’m determined to lead us to victory!” London, we're back! ? Soccer Aid for @UNICEF_uk returns to the capital ? All to help kids worldwide ? ?️ @LondonStadium ? 12 June?️ https://t.co/JpXZOMDWs5 Tickets start from £10 for children and £20 for adults (booking fees apply). pic.twitter.com/NLslMaFEe4… Read More →

22MARNews

Lorde revisits younger versions of herself in ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’ video

Lorde has shared the music video for her ‘Solar Power‘ song ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Lorde – “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” The New Zealand singer-songwriter has joined Joel Kefali in directing the clip, which sees her frolic on a beach with younger versions of herself. In the song Lorde – real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor – sings about the growing pains of her teenage years and young adulthood: “Crying in the dark at your best friends’ parties/ You’ve had enough, gotta turn the lights up, go home.” Advertisement The pop star spoke more about the song and its accompanying visuals in a statement. “This song is me in communication with another version of me, trying to send along the wisdom I’ve started to gather along the way. When we were plotting the video, Joel brought up some old film/TV tropes about groupings of women,” she said. “It inspired me to identify three distinct parts of myself and imagine what would happen if these parts were able to meet…the Child in her purple lipstick and silver jewellery, big curls thrown over to… Read More →

22MARNews

Watch Jack White impersonate Beck onstage for surprise warm-up at Nashville show

Jack White pretended to be Beck at the latter’s intimate acoustic show in Nashville, Tennessee last night (March 21). READ MORE: Jack White’s 10 most spectacular live performances caught on camera The former The White Stripes frontman, who is readying the release of two new solo albums this spring and summer, walked stage at what appeared to be the start of Beck’s show at the city’s Basement East venue. “Hello ladies and gentlemen, I’m Beck. I’m gonna play you one of my favourite songs from the 1990s that I wrote,” White said as he slung a guitar over his shoulder. Advertisement He then launched into playing some of Chumbawamba‘s 1997 hit ‘Tubthumping’ followed by ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ by The Proclaimers – both songs of which aren’t Beck’s. Before long, the real Beck entered the stage, asking: “What are you doing, Jack?” White responded that he “warmed it up for you” and was tuning his guitar. Beck also made something of a quip about going to retrieve nail clippers from his car for White. You can watch footage of the moment below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) Some fans welcomed White’s impersonation…. Read More →

22MARNews

Denzel Curry links up with T-Pain for new single ‘Troubles’

Denzel Curry has shared T-Pain collaboration ‘Troubles’, the third single to be lifted from the rapper’s forthcoming album ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’ ahead of its arrival this Friday (March 25). READ MORE: “I only work with people I’m obsessed with”: How Kenny Beats became the most sought-after producer of his generation ‘Troubles’ features production from Kenny Beats, who Curry teamed up with back in 2020 for their ‘Unlocked’ EP (along with its remix project, ‘Unlocked 1.5’, the following year.) It arrives alongside a video directed by Adrian Villagomez, who also helmed the clips for the new album’s previous singles, ‘Walkin’ and ‘Zatoichi’. Check that out below: Advertisement Curry announced ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’ back in January. The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Zuu’ features a wide assortment of producers, including JPEGMAFIA, Thundercat and Robert Glasper. Artists who contributed guest vocals to the album, meanwhile, include 6lack, Rico Nasty, Slowthai and Saul Williams. “I like traditional hip hop, I like drum and bass, I like trap, I like poetry, so a lot of that is going to be interwoven in this album including jazz and a lot of genres that I came up on as a kid and just… Read More →

22MARNews

Red Velvet reveal ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm’ is the first of “many” releases this year

Red Velvet have revealed plans to release several albums throughout 2022 as part of their ‘The ReVe Festival 2022’ series. READ MORE: Taeyeon talks Girls’ Generation: “It always feels like home when we’re all together” Yesterday (March 21), the quintet returned with the new mini-album ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm’, along with a theatrical music video for its title track ‘Feel My Rhythm’. On the same day, at a press conference for the project, Red Velvet shared that the mini-album is only the first of “many” releases under their new ‘The ReVe Festival 2022’ series. “As you know, people look for spring songs whenever the spring season is back. We, Red Velvet, want to take charge this spring,” said Wendy, per The Korea Times. Her sentiment was echoed by Joy, who noted that the group do not want to be simply known “summer queens” or “spring queens”. Advertisement The girl group had previously earned the title of “summer queens” with their previous summer releases, such as 2017’s ‘Red Flavor’ and 2018’s ‘Power Up’. “Since we are about to release many albums this year, we’d like to be the queen of all seasons,” Joy added. Main dancer Seulgi… Read More →

21MARNews

Pearl Jam confirm they have started working on a new album

Pearl Jam have confirmed that they have started working on a new album. READ MORE: Eddie Vedder – ‘Earthling’ review: formerly angsty Pearl Jam frontman goes full circle Stone Gossard has said the grunge legends have started sessions on the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Gigaton’ and some tracks have already been recorded. “We’ve recorded some songs. We’re on our way. We’re making music,” he told Consequence Of Sound. Advertisement He also confirmed that producer, guitarist and songwriter Andrew Watt, who has a history with Justin Bieber and recently worked on frontman Eddie Vedder‘s album ‘Earthling’, is on board. “We’re psyched,” Gossard said. “Andrew is a total character. Really, like immediately, we were writing quickly. Spontaneously. Bring in a riff. Let’s knock it out. [Drummer] Matt Cameron is playing his ass off. We didn’t bring any gear down. We were just doing some recording in Andrew’s basement in Beverly Hills, basically. So far, so good.” Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. CREDIT: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Vedder previously said that the band were looking to work with Watt. “I want to keep staying in that state of mind where we make looser records, and are quicker in terms of being able to generate that feeling… Read More →

21MARNews

Petition to remove Kanye West from Coachella line-up gains traction

A petition that was launched by fans to remove Kanye West from the 2022 Coachella line-up has received over 25,000 signatures. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ The Change.org petition was launched on March 17 by a user with the alias Kim Pete, following West’s suspension on Instagram for his post about Trevor Noah which contained racial slurs. Noah had commented on West’s treatment of ex-wife Kim Kardashian on a recent episode of The Daily Show, calling it “terrifying to watch”. The caption on the petition reads: “We have watched Kanye harass, manipulate, and hurt Kim, Pete, and others for over a year now. No one seems to want to stand up to him, and the ones that do, he puts under fire as well. Advertisement “Most recently, he has been threatening actual bodily harm on others. This is ridiculous that he is allowed to freely do this. Coachella (along with other brand names that are still working with him) should be ashamed of themselves and should not be giving him any more of a platform.” Earlier this month, West released an animated video for recent single ‘Eazy’ – a collaborative effort with The… Read More →

21MARNews

Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor collaborate on ‘Native Intelligence’

Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor have shared a second collaboration in the last year – listen to the new version of ‘Native Intelligence’ below. The original version of the track appears on Elfman’s 2021 album ‘Big Mess’, and last year Reznor shared a new version of its track ‘True’ to mark Elfman’s first-ever collaboration. Reznor’s versions of both ‘Native Intelligence’ and ‘True’ feature on a forthcoming collector’s edition box set of ‘Big Mess’, which will also feature other unreleased reinterpretations and remixes of tracks from the album. Advertisement The box set is available to buy here, and you can listen to Elfman and Reznor’s new interpretation of ‘Native Intelligence’ below. “This is the first duet/collaboration I’ve ever done in my life, so to do it with Trent was a real surprise and a treat,” Elfman explained in a statement of the version of ‘True’. “He’s always been a big inspiration to me, not to mention he has one of my all-time favourite singing voices.” Elfman’s most recent studio effort marked his first solo album in 37 years. It was written and recorded during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown last year and includes contributions from drummer Josh Freese, bassist Stu Brooks and guitarist Nili Brosh…. Read More →

21MARNews

Doja Cat halts Lollapalooza set in Argentina to assist fan: “I can’t keep going if things aren’t good”

Doja Cat brought her set at Lollapalooza Argentina to a standstill over the weekend (March 19), after being alerted to an audience member requiring medical attention. The American singer and rapper was performing her song ‘Options’ when she called for the track to be cut midway through, Billboard reports. Addressing the crowd, she asked if “somebody needs help out there”, to which a section of the crowd waved and pointed. “We can’t have that,” the singer said, before communicating with security and stage management to take care of the fan. “I can’t keep going if things aren’t good.” While her band and dancers waited for a sign that it was okay to continue, Doja Cat addressed the audience to stress the importance of safety. “It’s nobody’s fault – these things happen, there’s a lot of people,” she said. “Don’t get sad or upset – I’ll be back, I will. I promise.” Advertisement Sure enough, moments later, she was given the all-clear to finish the set – which concluded with her Number One single ‘Say So’. Crowd safety has become a paramount issue at large-scale events in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy of 2021. Earlier this year, Billie Eilish stopped… Read More →

20MARNews

Tommy Lee’s son’s band Motel 7 share new EP ‘Headphones’

Tommy Lee’s son’s band Motel 7 have released a new EP called ‘Headphones’ – you can listen to it in full below. READ MORE: Pam & Tommy review: sex tape scandal takes aim at ’90s sleaze Comprised of Anton Khabbaz and Dylan Jagger Lee, the Los Angeles duo’s latest release is an alt-pop-leaning project often underscored by hip-hop drums and lo-fi beats. Mostly written virtually during the pandemic, ‘Headphones’ includes last year’s ‘Are We There Yet’ – an ode to “an epic road-trip” that captures a feeling of escapism. Advertisement Speaking about the new EP, Khabbaz called it a “listening experience”, revealing that “not a single second thought” was given to “any lyric or production choice – everything was first instinct”. “We literally wrote whatever we felt and what to get off our chests at that exact moment the song was made,” he continued. “We wrote every song in a different emotional state… and state of mind. I feel like we didn’t limit ourselves to a specific ‘sound’ for this EP.” The duo also explained the meaning behind the EP’s title. “We called this EP ‘Headphones’ because we want the music to take you away from the world a little,” they wrote. “When you wear headphones… Read More →

20MARNews

Watch The Strokes give live debut to ‘Eternal Summer’ at band’s first show of 2022

The Strokes headlined Lollapalooza in Argentina last night (March 19) marking their first performance of 2022. READ MORE: The Strokes: “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article” Julian Casablancas and co. topped the bill of the festival’s second night at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires. Other headliners on the night included Doja Cat and Machine Gun Kelly. The Strokes, whose last album was 2020’s ‘The New Abnormal’, haven’t played out since their Brooklyn Steel show in New York last November. During their set at Lollapalooza, the band performed ‘Eternal Summer’, giving the track its live debut. Advertisement You can check out the performance below: Elsewhere during their set, The Strokes brought back some old favourites including ‘Electricityscape’ and ‘Trying Your Luck’, both of which the band haven’t played live since 2017. They also played ‘You’re So Right’ for the first time since 2016. You can see some of the performances below as well as their Lollapalooza setlist. Advertisement You can watch the full set below: The Strokes Lollapalooza Argentina setlist: ‘Bad Decisions’ ‘You Only Live Once’ ‘Under Control’ ‘Juicebox’ ‘The Adults Are Talking’ ‘Electricityscape’ ‘Take It or Leave It’… Read More →