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Megan Thee Stallion’s new single ‘Letter To My Ex’ is set to arrive this week

Megan Thee Stallion has confirmed the release of a new single called ‘Letter To My Ex’, which is set to arrive later this week. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The Houston rapper shared news of the new track on Twitter after a fan asked her to “drop ‘Letter To My Ex’”, leading her to respond: “Friday.” ‘Letter To My Ex’ was first previewed during Megan’s first-ever Coachella performance at the weekend. The track features a sample of Jodeci‘s ‘Freak’n You Remix’ with Wu-Tang Clan rappers Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. Advertisement When she introduced the record to the crowd, Megan described it as a “very mother fucking personal” song, and she dedicated it to “whom it may the fuck concern”. Friday https://t.co/MPH2a3zFtN — TINA SNOW (@theestallion) April 19, 2022 Elsewhere at Coachella this past weekend, Arcade Fire played a secret set on the first day of the festival, performing tracks from upcoming new album ‘WE’, due out next month. Harry Styles headlined the night and was joined on stage by Shania Twain, who performed her hits ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still The One’. During his 18-song set, Styles gave a live debut to record-breaking comeback single ‘As It Was’ as… Read More →

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Embrace announce new album ‘How To Be A Person Like Other People’ and UK tour

Embrace have announced details of their new album ‘How To Be A Person Like Other People’ and an accompanying UK tour. The forthcoming record, Embrace’s eighth studio album, will be the follow-up to the band’s 2018 LP ‘Love Is A Basic Need’. Produced by the band’s Richard McNamara, ‘How To Be A Person Like Other People’ is set to be released on August 26 via Embrace’s own Mo’betta label through Townsend Music. Pre-order is available now from here. Advertisement Speaking about the record, McNamara said: “Whenever we put out a new album it’s always a really big deal to us, we put everything we have into it. We know that there’s something about what we do that people love, that they just don’t get from others bands. It’s like a pact, they want us to be intimate and personal and autobiographical, but they also want us to be confident and rousing and anthemic. Embrace – ‘How To Be A Person Like Other People’ artwork “It sounds like a contradiction, but I think when we’re at our best we somehow pull it off. I think in that sense this album is the most Embrace album we’ve ever made.” Speaking about the… Read More →

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Snoop Dogg explains why he removed Death Row catalogue from streaming platforms

Snoop Dogg has opened up about why he chose to remove the Death Row catalogue from various streaming platforms in a new interview. READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever Back in February, Snoop announced that he was the new owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago. Death Row Records was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and Michael “Harry O” Harris. Snoop was one of the three key artists responsible for the success of the legendary west coast rap label alongside Dre and 2Pac. Advertisement Speaking on the latest episode of Drink Champs with co-hosts DJ EFN and N.O.R.E., Snoop discussed his decision to remove he Death Row catalogue from digital streaming platforms. “First thing I did was snatch all the music off those platforms traditionally known to people, because those platforms don’t pay,” Snoop said. “And those platforms get millions of millions of streams, and nobody gets paid other than the record labels. So what I wanted to do is snatch my music off, create a platform similar to Amazon, Netflix, Hulu. It’ll be a Death Row app,… Read More →

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Pusha T to release new album ‘It’s Almost Dry’ on Friday

Pusha T has announced that his upcoming fourth studio album ‘It’s Almost Dry’ will be released this Friday (April 22). READ MORE: Pusha T on making “the album of the year” ‘Daytona’ and playing ping pong with Damon Albarn The rapper confirmed the title of the album earlier this month, along with a tour of the United States in support of the album starting this May – tickets are available here. The album includes ‘Neck & Wrist’ featuring Jay-Z, which was recently released. The single was produced by Pharrell Williams and follows the release of February’s ‘Diet Coke’, which was produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys. Advertisement Pusha T’s last album, ‘Daytona’, earned him a Best Rap Album nomination at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Since that release, the rapper has dropped several stand-alone singles, including ‘No Problem’, ‘Sociopath’ with Kash Doll, ‘Coming Home’ with Lauryn Hill and ‘Puppets’. He’s also collaborated with Babyface Ray on ‘Dancing With the Devil’ and last year, worked on ‘Jungle Mantra’ with Divine and Vince Staples and ‘Misfit Toys’ with Mako. In 2020, he worked with Black Thought on the single ‘Good Morning’. Lat month, Pusha T dropped a song that takes aim at McDonald’s, ‘Spicy Fish Diss Track’, released in partnership with rival US food chain Arby’s. Advertisement Speaking to Complex… Read More →

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Dave invites another fan on stage to rap to ’Thiago Silva’

History repeated itself of yesterday (April 17) when Dave invited a fan on stage at Coachella to rap a verse from his 2016 collaboration with AJ Tracey, ‘Thiago Silva’. READ MORE: Dave live in London – a star-studded and heartfelt celebration Following on from the 2019 viral moment when “Alex from Glasto” Alex Mann nailed the verse at Glastonbury Festival, the rapper again brought out a fan for the same challenge. At Coachella, Dave picked “Spike from London” from within the crowd to join him on the Mojave stage. Spike’s performance was hailed online as “special” and “crazy”. Advertisement “Oh my god, speak to the people, brother,” impressed Dave – real name Dave Omoregie – said after Spike delivered Tracey’s lines. I love to see it – Dave brings a fan for Thiago Silva at #coachella pic.twitter.com/c1K1ebjWLd — Desiree (@dezidoesit) April 18, 2022 The original BBC YouTube clip of Mann performing the song in 2019, meanwhile, has now reached more than 30 million views. NME spoke to Mann, who saw offers of record deals after his rapping, in 2019 about the viral moment. Mann said that people “instantly” recognised him while he continued to enjoy the festival weekend. “It happened… Read More →

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Robert Fripp becomes Slash for Michael Jackson cover with Toyah Willcox

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp has dressed up as Guns N’ Roses‘ Slash with his wife Toyah Willcox to cover Michael Jackson’s ‘Give In To Me’. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020 due to Fripp missing live performance as a result of the COVID lockdown. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel. Advertisement In recent weeks, they’ve covered Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins and Kaiser Chiefs‘ ‘I Predict A Riot’; last week’s cover saw the pair deliver their take on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Can’t Stop. For the new cover, Fripp wears Slash’s iconic top hat and long curly hair, as well as a fake cigarette hanging out of his mouth. In the background, Willcox has made a sign reading: “Fripp’s my Slash.” Check out the cover below. Back in August, Willcox released her 16th studio album ‘Posh Pop’, which she previewed with the single ‘Levitate’ featuring Simon Darlow and Bobby Willcox. Advertisement Discussing the album in an interview with NME, Willcox explained how it came about. “When… Read More →

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The Killers give songs live debut as tour begins in Las Vegas

The Killers debuted several songs for the first time in Las Vegas last night (April 15) – check out some footage of the moment below. READ MORE: The Killers: “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” The group kicked off their ‘Imploding The Mirage’ tour in Vegas and opened with the live debut of ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’, later followed by ‘Running Towards A Place’, ‘Fire In Bone’ and ‘The Getting By II’. Elsewhere, the 21-strong set contained hits from throughout their career including ‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ and ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’. Advertisement Check out footage of the songs making their live debut here and the setlist. The Killers in Las Vegas – Set List ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ ‘Dying Breed’ ‘Bling (Confession of a King)’ ‘Human’ ‘Blowback’ ‘Running Towards a Place’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ ‘Somebody Told Me’ ‘Fire in Bone’ ‘Cody’ ‘In the Car Outside’ ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ ‘The Getting By II’ ‘Be Still’ ‘Runaways’ ‘Read My Mind’ ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’ Advertisement Encore: ‘Spaceman’ ‘Midnight Show’ ‘When You Were Young’ ‘Caution’ Earlier this week (April 11), The Killers announced details of a tiny gig… Read More →

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Arcade Fire stop emotional Coachella 2022 surprise set to call for medics

Arcade Fire paused their emotional Coachella 2022 set twice on Friday (April 15). READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ finds the band at their ambitious best The band was announced as a surprise addition to the lineup on Thursday (April 14) and played at the desert festival’s Mojave tent. Less than a minute into the set, frontman Win Butler stopped their new track ‘The Lightning, I’ after seeing a fan in the front of the pit who needed help. Butler then called for a medic, as the crowd erupted in cheers. Advertisement Arcade Fire Coachella 2022 CREDIT: Chris Creature Courtesy of Coachella Later in the set, he acknowledged the moment and festival safety, telling the packed tent “If you see someone out of their mind on drugs, find a fucking doctor.” The band took another pause during the set, which featured multiple previews from their yet to be released sixth album, ‘WE’. Before playing their new song, ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ Butler dedicated the track to his son. After beginning the first verse with the lyrics, “Look out kid, trust your heart”, Butler stopped, took a moment to wipe his eyes and stood back from the microphone…. Read More →

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Norah Jones finally shares cover of Ray Charles’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’

Norah Jones has finally released her cover of Ray Charles‘ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: The most stunning covers albums of all time Released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her landmark debut ‘Come Away With Me’, Jones originally recorded her rendition of the 1956 song during one of her very first demo sessions for Blue Note Records back in 2000. Until now, the cover has never previously been released. It will be available for the first time as part of ‘Come Away With Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’, a multi-disc reissue that will arrive on April 29. Advertisement The anniversary release will contains 21 other previously unreleased tracks including demos of Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most’, Nat King Cole’s ‘Walkin’ My Baby Back Home’, and Lou Rawls’ ‘World Of Trouble’. The expanded studio set will also feature the first version of the album that Jones originally recorded at Allaire Studios with producer Craig Street. Pre-order the album here; listen to Jones’ version of ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’ below. ‘Come Away with Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’ tracklist: Disc 1: ‘Come Away With Me – 20th Anniversary… Read More →

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Bop Shop: Songs From Camila Cabello And Willow, Sophia Bel, Onew, And More

The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Hanna Ferm: “För Evigt” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSNUZY9JMLA Pop music is the greatest thing to come out of Sweden since IKEA furniture; just ask ABBA, Agnes, Robyn, or Zara Larsson. Hanna Ferm adds to its ever-growing list of delicious pop exports with “För Evigt,” which translates to “forever” in English. “I might find someone who loves me forever,” the song begins. “Someone who is good-looking and smells good and who is nice.” What more do you need in a partner, right? This is the perfect track for a sunny day, with a great, high-energy vibe. A forever beach bop from Stockholm? It’s more common than… Read More →

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Lizzo announces fourth album ‘Special’ with video for new single ‘About Damn Time’

Lizzo has announced her fourth album, ‘Special’, with the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You’ set to arrive on July 15 via Nice Life and Aquatic. MORE: The Big Read – Lizzo: “If I feel worthy, then everyone gonna want to eat my pussy” To coincide, the singer has shared new single ‘About Damn Time’ – a funk-tinged, classically Lizzo cut that comes replete with a groove-heavy bassline, an instantly memorable flute melody and lyrical gems like “It’s bad bitch o’clock / Yeah, it’s thick-thirty.” ‘About Damn Time’ arrives alongside a Christian Breslauer–directed video that sees Lizzo escape a support group for the “stressed and sexy”, escaping to a light-up disco floor and pool backed by synchronised swimmers. Watch that and see the album artwork for ‘Special’ below: Advertisement SPECIAL. THE ALBUM. JULY 15. ❤️https://t.co/sTyIW6Pcf3 pic.twitter.com/RblidWuelP — FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) April 14, 2022 “I’ve made the song of the summer with ‘About Damn Time’. I’m in my bag, and my bag is music. I’m good at music. It’s what I do,” Lizzo told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in a new interview. “‘About Damn Time’ can lead into so many conversations. It’s about damn time I feel better, it’s about… Read More →

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Listen to Phoebe Bridgers’ bold brand new track ‘Sidelines’

Phoebe Bridgers just dropped a bright and bold new love song called ‘Sidelines’. Listen to the track below. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Released via Dead Oceans, the song will appear in Hulu’s Conversations With Friends, the TV adaption of the popular Sally Rooney novel, when it premiers on May 15. Bridgers, a longtime fan of Rooney, was tapped to write the track by Hulu. She penned ‘Sidelines’ with bandmate and collaborator Marshall Vore and Ruby Rain Henley. According to a release, this will be the songwriter’s only original new song of the year. Advertisement The song is written from the perspective of someone fearless, before the introduction of love gives them “something to lose”. ‘Sidelines’ starts slowly, as Bridgers sings “I’m not afraid of anything at all/ Not dying in a fire not being broke again” evenly over keyboards. Then, strings and lush orchestration build as she says: “Not a plane going down/ In the ocean and drowning.” At the chorus, she admits: “Watching the world from the sidelines/ Had nothing to prove/ ‘Til you came into my life/ Gave me something to lose,” as the beat kicks in. ‘Sidelines’ was teased earlier… Read More →

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Watch Wet Leg play tiny homecoming show on a porch on Isle Of Wight

Wet Leg have played tiny homecoming show on a porch on the Isle of Wight last night (April 13) – watch the moment below. READ MORE: Wet Leg: “I think there’s more authenticity to the music if you’re having fun” The duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – posted about the gig on their social media accounts. Nodding to their Isle of Wight accents, they wrote: “Good deeey ol’ wettie, ol’ pal. “Just wanted to let you know that we played some songs from our shmalbum on a porch on the Isle of Wight.” Advertisement Good deeey ol’ wettie, ol’ pal. Just wanted to let you know that we played some songs from our shmalbum on a porch on the Isle of Wight ?✨ pic.twitter.com/b8xT7vFdKK — Wet Leg (@wetlegband) April 14, 2022 The band are currently leading the pack in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK. Last Friday (April 8), the duo released their self-titled debut LP. The 12-track project featured the singles ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’, ‘Angelica’ and ‘Ur Mum’. In the midweeks, the Official Charts Company has revealed that ‘Wet Leg’ is outselling its closest competition – Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë… Read More →

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Kings Of Leon tell fans to “stay tuned” as they work on new music

Kings Of Leon have told fans to “stay tuned” as they work on new music. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other” The Nashville band took to Instagram to share a video of themselves in the studio at work on new music. In the clip, guitarist Matthew Followill said: “I’m headed in to make music with the band. New music for the first time since the end of 2018. Advertisement “It’s very exciting. I feel like I’m really nervous. It’s gonna be great. Stay tuned.” Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kings Of Leon (@kingsofleon) Kings Of Leon recently announced the support acts for their 2022 UK headline tour – find tickets here. The Nashville band will return to the UK this summer in support of their eighth studio album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which came out in March 2021. KOL are set to begin the stint at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on June 13 before visiting Leeds (June 14), Glasgow (28), Newcastle (29), London (July 1 and 2) and Manchester (5). Advertisement Further shows in Dublin (June 24) and Belfast (26)… Read More →

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Idlewild announce intimate ‘The Remote Part’ album show at village hall in Ullapool

Idlewild have shared details of an intimate show in the Scottish village of Ullapool near where they recorded parts of their third album, ‘The Remote Part’, in 2001. READ MORE: Idlewild – ‘Interview Music’ review The 20th anniversary show – pertaining to the record’s 2002 release – takes place on September 3 at Ullapool Village Hall. Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 15) at 10am here. The band will play the album in full as well as other songs from their back catalogue. Advertisement In a statement accompanying the announcement, they wrote: ‘The Remote Part’ was largely all written in a cottage in Inchnamaph, Sutherland, just north of Ullapool. It is a record all about finding your own place in the world, and the wide open highland landscape and sense of space and emptiness provided much of the inspiration and context for this collection of songs that went on to become the bands most well known. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Idlewild (@idlewildtheband) “To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘The Remote Part’, we’re delighted to be travelling north to play a show (almost) where all the songs initially came to life.” Meanwhile, last November the group… Read More →

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Shack’s Michael Head And The Red Elastic Band share new single ‘Broken Beauty’

Shack’s Michael Head has shared his new single with The Red Elastic Band, ‘Broken Beauty’ – you can view the video for it below. READ MORE: “If I wrote songs thinking about how they’ll be received, I’d be The 1975”: Bill Ryder-Jones on his accidental new album The track is lifted from their new album ‘Dear Scott’, which is due for release on May 27, via Modern Sky UK. The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Adiós Señor Pussycat’ has been produced by Bill Ryder-Jones. Advertisement The title refers to a postcard F. Scott Fitzgerald, addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood’s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel. “I’m fascinated with the early Hollywood studio system and the more I got to find out about the hotel, the more I realised how much the lyrical content was intertwined with it,” Head recently told Uncut. “Stravinsky was there, arguing with Harpo Marx – if you’re a writer that’s gold! F Scott Fitzgerald stayed there when he was sober, but I think he struggled as it was a den of debauchery.” He is also due to hit the road for a UK tour with The Red Elastic Band later this summer,… Read More →

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Florence + The Machine are slowly revealing their ‘Dance Fever’ tracklist

Florence + The Machine are slowly revealing the tracklist to their forthcoming new album ‘Dance Fever’. Florence Welch and her band’s fifth album is set for release on May 13 via Polydor, and has been previewed so far by the singles ‘My Love’, ‘King’, and ‘Heaven Is Here’. READ MORE: The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songs On the band’s official website, a series of playing cards are slowly being turned over with song titles on them. Advertisement Along with the previously released singles, ‘Dance Fever’ is set to feature the songs ‘Free’, ‘Choreomania’, ‘Back In Town’, Girls Against God’, Dream Girl Evil’ and ‘Prayer Factory’. Six song titles out of the 15-song tracklist are still yet to be revealed. Seguimos descubriendo el tracklist de Dance Fever ? – Chapter 5: Girls Against God – ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/PlNQccmEFy — Florence + The Machine ~ Argentina (@FlorenceArg) April 12, 2022 E TEM MAIS UM CAPÍTULO! Como vários seguidores avisaram, saiu o capítulo 4, 'Back in Town' no site oficial da Florence + the MAchine. Será que todos vão ser singles ou só estão liberando a tracklist do álbum mesmo? Questões… pic.twitter.com/vuC2rmYhMM — Site Florence Brasil ? (@SiteFloBrasil) April 11, 2022 E a revelação… Read More →

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Lil Durk and Gunna pay homage to Virgil Abloh in ‘What Happened To Virgil’ music video

Rappers Lil Durk and Gunna have paid tribute to the late Virgil Abloh with a new music video for ‘What Happened To Virgil’. READ MORE: 10 song lyrics that honour the late, great Virgil Abloh The music video – released on Tuesday, April 12 – was directed by Cole Bennett and features multiple sets that were inspired by the work of the late Louis Vuitton artistic director and Off White founder. The video also pays respects to Lil Durk’s late brother D Thang and the rapper King Von, who was shot dead in 2020. The video opens with a quote from Abloh that reads: “Life is so short that you can’t waste even a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do versus knowing what you can do.” Advertisement Watch the music video for ‘What Happened To Virgil’ below. The video ends with a series of pictures that explain the symbolism of the sets featured in the music video, including Drake’s plane that was painted by Virgil, and the red roof design that was one of the last things Abloh worked on for Louis Vuitton before his passing. Virgil Abloh died in November 2021 after suffering from cancer for several… Read More →

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Watch newly unearthed footage from Jay-Z’s 2001 Hot 97 Summer Jam performance

Fresh footage has emerged of Jay-Z‘s performance at the June 2001 edition of Hot 97 Summer Jam at Nassau Coliseum in New York, over two decades after it took place. The legendary set saw the rapper bring out Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott and, infamously, debut his Nas and Mobb Deep diss track ‘Takeover’ ahead of its inclusion on the album ‘The Blueprint’ a few months later. While performing the song during his Summer Jam set, Jay projected onto huge screens a photo of Mobb Deep member Prodigy taking part in a dance class as a child. Jay went on to reference the moment on the studio version of the track, rapping, “Don’t be the next contestant on that Summer Jam screen“. Advertisement Though audio of the set has long been available, video has not been easily accessible until this week, when YouTube channel HipHopVCR uploaded all 57 minutes of the performance in full, as Stereogum points out. Watch the full footage – along with just the ‘Takeover’ performance and Michael Jackson moments – below: Unearthed footage of Jay-Z bringing out Michael Jackson at Summer Jam 2001 (via @Yepac_) pic.twitter.com/3zLTeHXEZU — Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) April 12, 2022 In other Jay-Z… Read More →

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Man dies after falling ill at Manchester’s Warehouse Project

A young man has died after falling ill during an event at Manchester’s The Warehouse Project. The attendee, who was reportedly in his 20s, was taken to the hospital early Saturday (April 9) morning. According to Manchester Evening News, he had been attending the ‘MK- Return to Manchester’ where DJ MK was performing, on Friday night (April 8). On Sunday (April 10) police confirmed that he had died. Neither his identity nor a cause of his death have been revealed at this time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MK (@marckinchen) “Officers were called to a report of a death of a male at a hospital this morning,” Greater Manchester Police confirmed. They continued: “A male in his 20s was taken ill at Warehouse Project in the city centre in the early hours on Saturday (9 April) and taken to hospital where he sadly died on Sunday afternoon.” Authorities also told the Manchester Evening News that an investigation had been launched and that although enquiries were ongoing, the man’s death was not being treated as suspicious at this time. “We have been made aware that in the early hours of Saturday morning, a young male in his… Read More →

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Carrie Brownstein to direct Annie Murphy in new comedy film ‘Witness Protection’

Carrie Brownstein will reportedly direct a new comedy film titled Witness Protection, with Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy locked in for the lead role. READ MORE: Carrie Brownstein: “You have to start with your own body as an act of resistance” According to an April 11 Deadline report, the film will focus on Murphy’s as-yet-unnamed character, “a woman who has always defined herself by her romantic relationships” and who becomes embroiled in a situation that forces her into witness protection. There, “she must try to figure out who she really is for the first time while maintaining her cover and keeping the criminals at bay”. Murphy will also executive produce the film alongside her Schitt’s Creek crewmates Rupinder Gill and David West Read, who are also writing the screenplay. Advertisement Witness Protection will come as Brownstein’s third film as a director, following MGM’s currently unreleased Fairy Godmother and a film about Seattle rockers Heart. The former production was announced back in 2019, with its logline reading: “When sought-after Fairy Godmother Faye is hired by a mind-bogglingly gorgeous teenage client, Kenzie, to find her true love with the hottest prince in the land, Faye finds herself facing an unfamiliar challenge when the… Read More →