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Drake to release another ‘Scary Hours’ collection: “I’m gonna slap some head tops off”

Drake has teased that he’s set to release another ‘Scary Hours’ EP while talking about his forthcoming projects. READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boost The Canadian artist hosted his new SiriusXM show Table For One on Thursday evening (June 16) during which he spoke of his surprise new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’. “I’m about to play you an album that means the world to me,” Drake told listeners as he introduced the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’. “It took us about six [or] seven months to make, maybe. Advertisement “It’s something that I always wanted to do. I don’t really wanna over-explain that; I just wanna play it ’cause it’s just a bunch of music that I love. Thank you to everybody who helped me with this.” The star then gave a shout out to Kenza, adding: “Me and Kenza have a book coming out this year […], a poetry book.” As for his next musical project, Drake revealed: “I got another ‘Scary Hours’ pack coming too, in a little bit. Maybe not right now; I need you to just take this [‘Honestly, Nevermind’] in right now. “But I have a ‘Scary Hours’… Read More →

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Noel Gallagher says “farcical” Royal Family is “dwindling like religion”

Noel Gallagher has called out the Royal Family, branding it “farcical” and claiming that it’s “dwindling like religion”. READ MORE: 10 things we learned from Noel Gallagher’s huge ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ interview According to The Mirror, the former Oasis star reportedly made the comments after finding out that his staff were taking off the recent bank holidays for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Gallagher – who doesn’t “hate” the monarchy but has admitted that he is not a royalist – said he was surprised to learn his staff were taking the time off because “the music business should not stop for the monarchy”. Advertisement “Some of the people who work for me, I was like, ‘See you tomorrow’. They went, ‘Oh, we’re off tomorrow. We’ve got the day off for the jubilee,’” Gallagher said. “I was like, ‘Fucking royalists in the music business?’ I’m not having the day off, you’re not having the day off’. Anyway they all had the day off.” He went on to say that he felt like the 1977 Silver Jubilee was more of a big deal than the most recent Platinum one. “Now, its appeal is dwindling, like religion,” he said. “There are other things for people… Read More →

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Perfume Genius’s Unknowable Ecstasy

By Matt Mitchell “To be gorgeous, even from the day you’re born to the day you die, is to be gorgeous only briefly,” Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong wrote in his novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. Perfume Genius, the performer born Mike Hadreas, evokes that same emotion onstage. Since his debut, 2010’s Learning, Hadreas has deconstructed the banalities of attraction and attractiveness through human movement, and his catalog is an exclamation on how our bodily prisons can become delicate and powerful. Hadreas’s new album, Ugly Season, which he lovingly refers to as “the dance record,” was written and recorded just before 2020’s Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, but it is much more akin to the melodrama of a ballet or concerto than that project’s fluttering, beguiling grandeur. Despite the two-year gap between them, the records were originally slated to be released within a year of each other — and the pop alchemy of Immediately was fashioned in response to the process of composing Ugly Season. “The way we made Ugly Season was a little more free,” Hadreas tells MTV News. “I didn’t have any limits or any ideas about process other than I had an energetic place I wanted… Read More →

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Drive-by Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII

As musicians mature, they tend to travel diverging paths. There are those who defy the sentimental haze of their pasts, who refuse to be the thing they were before; and then there are those who rest on their laurels and play the hits. Most alluring, however, are those who meditate on the journey: from humble origins and regional memory, to defining relationships and unshakable loss, creating salient new work rooted in their past. From Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” to Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents”, memory as song, as a tribute to home, becomes a welcome milestone in an artist’s body of work. ORDER NOW: THE BEATLES ARE ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST ISSUE OF UNCUT With Welcome 2 Club XIII, Drive-By Truckers’ principle songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley have crafted a vivid acclamation of their 37 years together, with all of its highs and lows, sung over walloping Southern rock. Pondering their origins in nowhere dive bars in nowhere towns, on bygone drives through the South’s empty backroads, they stew in the rich absurdity of it all, and offer a collection that rings of the band’s tendency toward Southern-gothic neo-noir, but with frequent punctuations of light. It’s a pivot… Read More →

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Black Flag announce 2023 UK and Ireland winter tour

Black Flag have announced that they’ll be hitting the road next year for a series of UK and Ireland winter shows – get tickets here. The Los Angeles punks will kick off the tour on January 20 at the Limelight in Belfast, followed by shows in Dublin, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Glasgow and Manchester. They’ll wrap the tour at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on January 28. Black Flag, comprising Greg Ginn on guitar, Mike Vallely on vocals, Joseph Noval on bass, and Isaias Gil on drums, will be joined by California hardcore band Total Chaos who will provide support on the run of dates. Advertisement You can check out the full list of dates below. Tickets for the UK dates are on sale now here. The Irish show goes on sale at 10am tomorrow (June 17). NEW // One of the most ground-breaking and iconic hardcore punk bands of all time, Black Flag are heading out on tour in January! Tickets for the UK dates are on sale now, or secure your place at their @academydublin and @LimelightNI shows 10am TOMORROW? https://t.co/f9Cxrz8J4s pic.twitter.com/Gc1UL67TG1 — Stereoboard (@stereoboard) June 16, 2022 See Black Flag’s UK and Ireland dates below: JANUARY 2023 20 –… Read More →

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Festival Republic to bring renewable power to UK festivals under new project

Festival Republic – the music promotor behind Reading & Leeds, Latitude and more – has teamed up with Music Declares Emergency in an effort to bring renewable power to UK festival sites. READ MORE: Download bosses talk festival improvements and tease 2023 headliners The project aims to drive grid connections to festivals nationwide and begin the transition of the UK outdoor live sector to grid power, per a press release. It will ultimately reduce carbon emissions for the sector in relation to temporary power generation. Funded by Festival Republic, the collaboration falls under the ongoing No Music On A Dead Planet climate campaign which has previously won support from the likes of Billie Eilish, Foals and Brian Eno. Advertisement Festival Republic will support the project closely with the aim of presenting fully renewably powered, grid-connected stages at three of its events for the 2023 festival season. It will also help create a pathway for other promoters and event organisers to follow suit. The grant marks a key moment in the transformation of the UK outdoor live music portfolio and reinforces the commitment of Festival Republic to playing a leading role in creating a greener and more sustainable future for live… Read More →

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Revive Live Tour to return this summer with Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini and more

The National Lottery and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have announced a summer return for the Revive Live Tour, with Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini and Sleaford Mods among those due to perform. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Crash’ review: a headstrong collection of carpe-diem pop bops The Revive Live campaign was launched in the summer of 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID. Its first run of dates saw Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Tom Jones and more play sets to intimate crowds. In January of this year the Revive Live Tour made a comeback with a series of winter dates that included special shows from Bastille, Enter Shikari and others. Advertisement Today (June 16) it’s been confirmed that a further 200 Revive Live concerts will take place nationwide between June and September. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (June 17) at 10am BST – buy yours here. A host of well-known headline acts will put on one-off shows as part of the tour to highlight the importance of grassroots music venues. Paolo Nutini – who recently returned to the stage ahead of releasing his long-awaited fourth album, ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ – is due to play the… Read More →

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Hans Zimmer announces 2023 UK and Ireland arena shows

Hans Zimmer has announced that he’ll be performing a series of arena shows in the UK and Ireland next year as part of his 2023 European tour – get tickets here. READ MORE: Johnny Marr on penning the ‘No Time To Die’ soundtrack: “I’m making a lot of nasty, nasty noises” Following the major success of his recent tour across Europe, the award-winning composer will return to the continent for a 32-date tour that will include a pair of shows at The O2 in London before making stops in Manchester and Dublin. The “groundbreaking audio and visual show” will see Zimmer, his band and the Odessa Opera Orchestra & Friends perform many of the composer’s worldwide successes. The newly arranged concert suites include music from Gladiator, Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, The Lion King, The Last Samurai and Dune. Advertisement “I’m thrilled to return to the stage for another tour in Europe and excited to share this phenomenal show that the band and I are preparing for,” Zimmer said in a statement. “I’m grateful to be able to play our music that brings together so many people for a truly unforgettable experience.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hans Zimmer Live (@hanszimmerlive) Tickets for the UK dates are on sale now here. The Irish show… Read More →

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Alanis Morissette, Miley Cyrus and more to play Taylor Hawkins tribute gig in Los Angeles

Alanis Morissette, Miley Cyrus, plus members of Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more are set to play at the tribute gig for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in Los Angeles. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old. Last week, Foo Fighters announced that, together with the drummer’s family, the band will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at two special gigs in London and Los Angeles. ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts’ will take place at Wembley Stadium on September 3 before taking over LA’s Kia Forum on September 27. Advertisement Earlier today (June 15), the first wave of acts for the London show were announced, with Liam Gallagher and Mark Ronson joined by Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen, The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde and many more. Now the LA line-up has been released, which you can view below, with Morissette, Cyrus and Smith being joined – just like the London show – by Homme, May, Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen and Ronson. Los Angeles! Please welcome the… Read More →

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Megan Thee Stallion says she “became the villain” following Tory Lanez shooting incident

Megan Thee Stallion has opened up about social media’s reaction to the night she was shot in an incident involving Tory Lanez. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The Houston rapper (real name Megan Pete) was shot in the foot after a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in July 2020. She subsequently claimed that Lanez was the person who had fired at her. Lanez was later charged with assault with a semi-automatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. The rapper pleaded not guilty to the charges. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Megan has shared her account of the events that transpired, both on the night in question and the days that followed, stating that she “never would’ve thought [Lanez] would’ve shot at me at all”. “I thought we had a real connection,” Megan said of Lanez, believing that she and the Canadian rapper/singer had bonded over the mutual loss of their mothers. “I thought he knew me. And I never would’ve thought he would’ve shot at me at all.” “I never put my hands on this man,” she continued. “I never did anything to… Read More →

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Listen to Beabadoobee’s rousing new single ‘10.36’

Beabadoobee has shared another new single from her forthcoming album ‘Beatopia’. READ MORE: Beabadoobee live at Reading 2021: the rockstar that the future deserves The track, which you can listen to below, is the the fourth taster to be lifted from her second album following ‘Lovesong’, ‘See You Soon’ and ‘Talk‘. According to a press release, the single “unpacks Bea’s personal relationships with the people in her life, and how she depends on human contact to get to sleep” as she sings: “You’re just a warm body to hold/ At night when I’m feeling all alone”. Advertisement “’10:36′ was written after [2020 debut album] ‘Fake It Flowers’ and just before [2021 EP] ‘Our Extended Play’, and I had envisioned it to be on that EP, but I was just sitting on that riff for ages and then I properly made a demo during lockdown. It was called ’10:36′ because that was the time I finished writing it,” she explained. “It’s basically about how I have this weird dependency on human contact to sleep.” ‘Beatopia’ is out on July 15 and can be pre-ordered here. Her second studio effort “traverses fuzzy rock, classic singer-songwriter, psychedelia, midwest emo and outright pop” as the… Read More →

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BST Hyde Park announce details of 2022 Open House series

BST Hyde Park has announced details of their Open House series for 2022, featuring workshops, film screenings and more. This year, the London gig series will feature headline shows from The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Adele, Duran Duran, Elton John, Pearl Jam and more. Across two weeks (June 27-30 and July 4-7), the free Open House series will feature open air screenings, live music and entertainment, pop-up bars and street food, workshops from Joe Wicks and much more. Advertisement From Monday to Thursday on both weeks, film screenings will include Mamma Mia, Spice World, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Batman and many more at American Express presents BST Hyde Park. See the full list of screenings and times below, and get more details on the Open House series here. Monday June 27 7PM – Spice World Tuesday June 28 6PM – Encanto 8:30PM – Mamma Mia Wednesday June 29 6PM – Moana 8:30PM – Grease Thursday June 30 6PM – The Lion King (1994) 8:30PM – Back to the Future Advertisement Monday July 4 7PM – Soul Tuesday July 5 5PM – Never Ending Story 7:30PM – The Batman (2022) Wednesday July 6 5:30PM – Mary Poppins Returns 8PM – Bohemian Rhapsody Thursday July 7… Read More →

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News of BTS’ temporary break causes HYBE stock to fall over 28 per cent

HYBE, the label behind K-pop supergroup BTS, has seen their stock price plummet after the K-pop boyband announced they would be going on a temporary break. READ MORE: BTS’ new single ‘Yet To Come’ offers poignant reflection and an optimistic invitation into the future The South Korean entertainment agency’s shares dropped as much as 28 per cent within the first hour of trading today (June 15), one day after BTS said they would be focusing on their solo careers. According to a report by Billboard, HYBE’s shares had fallen as far as ₩140 thousand per share after opening at ₩168 thousand. The company is currently headed for its lowest close on record since it went public in 2020, wiping out as much as $1.7million in market value as of writing. Advertisement In light of uncertainties regarding the septet’s future, even prior to their recent announcement, HYBE has seen its stock go down by nearly 60 per cent this year so far, per The Straits Times. This means that the company has given up nearly all of its gains since its debut on the stock market. Lee Hye-in, an analyst at Yuanta Securities Korea Co., told Bloomberg that the company is… Read More →

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Young Thug makes statement at Hot 97 Summer Jam from jail

Young Thug made a surprise statement from jail during New York radio station Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert. The rapper was due to be playing the New Jersey show on Sunday (June 12) but was still in jail, having been denied a prison release on bond earlier this month. According to HipHopDX, the show featured a voice message from Thug that played on the Summer Jam screen, preceded by a video in which artists like Polo G and G Herbo pledged their support to the rapper. Advertisement “I just want to say thank you to all of my friends and my family for coming out and supporting us,” Thug said. “You know, your support during this time means a lot to us, ya know.” He then asked the crowd to support a petition that music executives Kevin Liles and Julie Greenwald launched, asking legislators to prohibit courts from using rap lyrics during cases. Thug continued: “You know, this isn’t just about me or YSL. I always use my music as a form of artistic expression, and now I see that Black artists and rappers don’t have that, you know, freedom. Everybody please sign the ‘Protect Black Art’ petition and… Read More →

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Ozzy Osbourne is “doing well on the road to recovery”

Ozzy Osbourne is “doing well and on the road to recovery” following a major operation, Sharon Osbourne has said in a statement. Last week it was announced by Sharon that the Black Sabbath frontman would be undergoing surgery that would “determine the rest of his life” on Monday (June 13). READ MORE: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” Posting on Twitter today (14), Sharon wrote: “Our family would like to express so much gratitude for the overwhelming amount of love and support leading up to Ozzy’s surgery! Ozzy is doing well and on the road to recovery! Your love means the world to him.” Advertisement Although it has not been confirmed what the surgery was for, last month Osbourne said he was waiting to have neck surgery as he “can’t walk properly these days”. “I have physical therapy every morning,” he explained. “I am somewhat better, but nowhere near as much as I want to be to go back on the road.” pic.twitter.com/9I1L0gs2e9 — Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) June 14, 2022 Osbourne has suffered several bouts of illnesses and injuries related to accidents over the past few years, while in January 2020 he confirmed he had received… Read More →

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Interpol cancel show tonight at London’s Roundhouse

Interpol have cancelled their gig tonight (June 14) at London’s Roundhouse, citing illness as the reason behind the last-minute postponement. The band were due to perform at the venue for two nights, including a gig tomorrow night, but posted on Instagram this evening to announce the change of plans. READ MORE: Interpol talk NME through their ‘Firsts’ “Due to illness, we sadly have to cancel tonight’s show,” they wrote. “It is our intention that tomorrow’s show will go ahead. We greatly apologise for the late nature of this announcement. Advertisement “Please hang on to your tickets, we hope to be able to reschedule shortly,” they added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Interpol (@interpol) The trio kicked off their 2022 tour in April with a run of North American dates, during which they previewed a handful of new material from their upcoming new album ‘The Other Side Of Make Believe’. At the first show of the run in Deep Ellum, Texas, they aired singles ‘Toni’ and ‘Something Changed’ along with two then-unheard tracks, ‘Fables’ and ‘Into The Night’. ‘Fables’ was later released as a single, with frontman Paul Banks saying in a statement: “‘Fables’ features one of Daniel… Read More →

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Foals announce 2022 North American tour: “Our new show is the absolute truth”

Foals will head out on a tour of North America in support of their new album ‘Life Is Yours’ in October, the band have announced. The jaunt will mark the first time the Oxford band have played live in the US and Canada since taking their ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’ tour there in 2019. READ MORE: Foals: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed” The band will kick off the new tour at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 28, with the run continuing throughout November and December. It will conclude at the State Theatre in Portland, ME on December 18. Advertisement “We can’t wait to play again for you,” Foals wrote on Twitter. “Our new show is the absolute truth. A proper mix of the classics & our newest bangers.” Tickets will go on sale on Friday (June 17) at 10am local time – find more details and buy them here. We’re juiced to announce a brand new 25-date headline tour in North America, starting in late October. We can’t wait to play again for you. Our new show is the absolute truth. A proper mix of the classics & our newest bangers. #LifeIsYours ? https://t.co/fvYSZMSguu… Read More →

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A$AP Rocky announced as another headliner of Poland’s Open’er Festival 2022

A$AP Rocky has been booked to headline Poland’s Open’er Festival 2022, joining the previously announced top-billers The Killers. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 The rapper joins dozens of acts already announced for the festival held at Gdynia-Kosakowo airport from June 29 until July 2. Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Imagine Dragons, Twenty One Pilots, Playboi Carti, Martin Garrix, The Chemical Brothers, Måneskin, Megan Thee Stallion, Glass Animals, Gunna, Clairo, Tove Lo, Little Simz, Jessie Ware, Royal Blood, Years And Years, The Smile and Michael Kiwanuka are all playing the festival. Advertisement A$AP Rocky is the second headliner of the festival’s first night on the Wednesday (June 29) on the Orange Main Stage. Imagine Dragons also headline the first night. The Killers previously headlined the 2020 edition of the Polish festival and will close out this year’s festival on July 2. A$AP Rocky. CREDIT: Press Open’er Festival is operating in solidarity with Ukraine and says it “will be a place of support for Ukrainians facing the barbaric Russian aggression of their country”. A special initiative “Wspierajmy Ukrainę na koncertach / Support Ukraine at concerts” will take place during the festival to help the actions of Polish Center For International Aid. Find more information here. Four-day tickets are priced at €150 (£126), while four-day tickets with camping cost… Read More →

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Couple who got engaged on stage at Parklife festival get lifetime passes after being trolled

A couple who got engaged on stage at Parklife have been gifted lifetime passes to the festival and a fully expensed honeymoon. READ MORE: 10 brilliant UK festivals to look forward to this summer The man proposed to his partner on Saturday (June 11) during Yung Filly’s set at the Manchester music festival. However not everyone was in a celebratory mood, with some taking to social media to troll the loved-up couple whose proposal video went viral. Festival co-founder Sacha Lord took issue with such behaviour and offered the couple lifetime passes to the festival as well as a paid-for honeymoon. Advertisement “Yesterday an amazing moment happened as Parklife saw a proposal on stage from a young couple. Unfortunately, the internet reaction to two young people sharing a special moment was quite frankly vile,” he wrote online. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sacha Lord (@sacha_lord) Lord, who also co-founded The Warehouse Project, added: “I would like to find this couple and give them free entry to Parklife and The Warehouse Project for life and not only that, but to pay for their honeymoon, so that when they go away, I want them to sit there in… Read More →

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Sam Ryder announces UK and Ireland tour for 2023

Eurovision entry Sam Ryder has announced details of a new 2023 UK and Ireland tour. READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bash The tour will be in support of his upcoming debut album ‘There’s Nothing But Space, Man!’, which is due to be released on October 14. Fans can pre-order the record now to get access to an early tour pre-sale. The 14-date tour will begin at Belfast’s Ulster Hall on March 17, 2023, with dates in Glasgow, London and Cardiff, before finishing up at Brighton Dome on April 5. Tickets for the 2023 tour go on general sale from June 17 at 9am and can be found here. Advertisement Ryder came second during this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra winning the event with a massive 631 points. It was the UK’s best performance result since 1997. Reviewing Eurovision, NME wrote: “Eurovision 2022 was all about looking forward: Sam Ryder reminding us that the UK can actually win this thing, and Ukraine showing the world just how much agency it has. Yes, the contest can be silly – hello, ‘Give That Wolf A Banana’ – but it’s also strangely and fundamentally profound.” BIG NEWS ALERT! ?? PRE-ORDER MY… Read More →

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SEVENTEEN’s Dino surprises fans with new solo song ‘High-Five’

SEVENTEEN member Dino has released a brand-new self-written solo track titled ‘High-Five’ READ MORE: ‘SEVENTEEN Power Of Love: The Movie’ review: a sentimental love letter to fans Yesterday (June 12) at Midnight KST, the SEVENTEEN singer surprised fans with an upbeat self-penned solo song called ‘High-Five’, which was released on the boyband’s official YouTube channel. “To the rhythm, give me a high-five / You know that, It’s like our own world, high-five / It’s not hard, oh,” Dino sings on the cheerful chorus, per Genius. In addition to writing its lyrics, the idol had co-composed the track with PRISMFILTER’s Hey Farmer, who had worked on the songs ‘Pang!’ and ‘2 Minus 1’ from the group’s 2021 mini-album ‘Attaca’. Advertisement ‘High-Five’ is Dino’s first solo release of 2022, and follows his November 2021 solo track ‘Last Order’. The idol had previously also dropped the mixtapes ‘0 (Zero)’ and ‘The Real Thing’ in 2017. The song arrives just two weeks after SEVENTEEN returned with their fourth studio album ‘Face The Sun’, led by the title track ‘Hot’. In a glowing four-star review of the record, NME‘s Abby Webster said that the song “blazes forward into new territory with its brazen sensuality”. The… Read More →