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Thom Yorke confirms new Smile music is in the works

Thom Yorke has confirmed that Radiohead side project The Smile have some new music in the works. READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all The band, which features Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Johnny Greenwood, and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, released their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, in May. In a four-star review, NME‘s Andrew Trendell described it as “showcasing a melodic, more energetic and free-flowing iteration of the Yorke-Greenwood partnership”. Last month, The Smile performed at Primavera Sound as part of the Barcelona festival’s second weekend. During their set – which Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas called the “best show I’ve seen in years” – they performed a new song called ‘Colours Fly’. Advertisement Today (July 10), the band shared a clip of them performing the song at the festival. Yorke then quote tweeted the performance, telling fans that it was a “work in progress” while adding that there are some other new songs in the works. “New one … work in progress … there are a few ..,” Yorke wrote. You can see his tweet and the clip from the performance below. new one … work in progress … there are a few .. https://t.co/jPeNYiNVEz —… Read More →

10JULNews

Watch Death Cab For Cutie play an unreleased song called ‘Here To Forever’

As they gear up to release their 10th studio album, ‘Asphalt Meadows’, Death Cab For Cutie have started performing a brand new song from it titled ‘Here To Forever’. READ MORE: Ben Gibbard on his new Fender signature guitar – and how it’s influencing the new Death Cab For Cutie album Thus far, the band have performed ‘Here To Forever’ on every date of their current summer tour, with the first show having gone down in Newport, Kentucky on Thursday (July 7). They’ve also been performing the album’s lead single, ‘Roman Candles’, which until this week, had only been done acoustically at frontman Ben Gibbard‘s solo shows. Have a look at footage of Death Cab For Cutie playing ‘Here To Forever’ in Newport: Advertisement ‘Asphalt Meadows’ is the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Thank You For Today’, and will be released on September 16 via Atlantic. Until then, Death Cab For Cutie’s most recent release is ‘The Georgia EP’, a collection of five covers that came out in 2020 via Bandcamp and landed on streaming platforms last January. Also released in 2021 was a 35-track reissue of 2001’s ‘The Photo Album’. Speaking to NME in March 2021, Gibbard explained that his then-new signature Fender Mustang guitar… Read More →

10JULNews

Watch Kanye West and The Game perform ‘Eazy’ in LA

Kayne West made a surprise appearance in LA on Friday (July 8), joining The Game to perform their recent joint single ‘Eazy’. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” As he’s known to do in recent times, West appeared onstage clad entirely in black, wearing a mask and gloves to conceal his face and hands. After performing ‘Eazy’ with him, The Game spent a minute gassing West up onstage. “This is the first time that I’ve been on my stage with my brother,” he told the crowd. “And I’m’a tell you something about him: he ain’t come to perform no songs, he was clear about that. Advertisement “He came for his brother. He told me how he was coming, he told me he was gon’ be three minutes late – he said he might show up in the middle of the verse ‘cause he got shit to do. I said, ‘N**** you can come at the end of the show just to give me a hug, n****, I love you. This n**** friendship, it don’t waver. No matter what I do to this n****, or what I say… Read More →

09JULNews

Shawn Mendes postpones 12 dates of ‘Wonder’ tour to focus on mental health

Shawn Mendes has postponed the next 12 dates on the North American leg of his ‘Wonder’ tour, citing a need to prioritise his mental health. READ MORE: Pop is Not A Dirty Word: Why I reckon Shawn Mendes is the Gen-Z Bruce Springsteen The dozen shows comprise the next three weeks of Mendes’ touring schedule – he was due to perform in the Minnesotan capital of St. Paul tonight (July 9), followed by shows in Omaha and Milwaukee across the rest of the weekend. Also affected by the news are gigs in Rosemont, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Uncasville. All of these will be rescheduled, however new dates are yet to be announced. Advertisement In a personal statement shared on social media, Mendes wrote: “I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family. After a few years off the road, I felt like was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I’ve hit a breaking point. “After speaking with my… Read More →

08JULNews

Ciara wants “to make the world dance” with new single ‘Jump’

Ciara has released a brand new single called ‘Jump’ which she hopes will inspire the world to dance – listen to it below. READ MORE: NME presents: the 69 sexiest songs about sex The singer’s first new song in two years is an up-tempo club banger featuring viral rap group Coast Contra, designed to get people on the dance floor. “If you want it, I got all the flavours you need/ Get up on it, come apply that pressure on me/ You’ve been waiting, saying what you gon’ do, we gon’ see/ That’s right, we gon’ see what it do, ah, ah,” Ciara sings in the opening verse. Advertisement She continues: “Tell me something, you came all this way, slow down/ Boy, stop frontin’, right now ain’t the time to back down/ Just enjoy it, I got all this candy, so sweat/ This candy so sweat, baby, uh.” Speaking about the new track on Twitter, Ciara wrote: “I’m back on my mission to make the world dance.” Check out the music video for ‘Jump’ below. ‘Jump’ follows Ciara’s 2019 album ‘Beauty Marks’, as well as the track ‘Melanin’, which features Lupita Nyong’o, La La Anthony and City Girls. Speaking about the track at the time, Ciara said:… Read More →

08JULNews

Burna Boy “sorry” for cancelling Wireless Festival appearances this weekend

Burna Boy has apologised for pulling out of his two Wireless Festival appearances this weekend at the last minute. READ MORE: Wireless Festival 2022 – review: uneven billing saved by a resplendent Tyler, The Creator The Afrobeats superstar yesterday (July 7) cancelled his set at the festival’s Finsbury Park installment in London today (July 8) as well as his performance at the festival’s Birmingham event tomorrow (July 9). The Nigerian singer tweeted: “I won’t be doing Wireless 2moro. Sorry.” Hours later, he added: “I also won’t be doing Wireless Birmingham, sincerest apologies.” Advertisement NME has contacted Burna Boy’s representatives for comment. It’s not known why he has cancelled his appearances. I won’t be doing Wireless 2moro. Sorry. — Burna Boy (@burnaboy) July 7, 2022 I Also won’t be doing Wireless Birmingham, Sincerest Apologies. — Burna Boy (@burnaboy) July 7, 2022 Burna Boy released his sixth album, ‘Love, Damini‘ today (July 8), which features guest appearances from J Balvin, Kehlani, Ed Sheeran, J Hus and more. Read NME‘s review. Wireless has this year run an expanded edition of the normal festival with a stacked line-up of hip-hop and R&B heavyweights. This year it’s incorporate three sites – London’s Crystal Palace Park,… Read More →

08JULNews

Bop Shop: Songs From Muna, J-Hope, King Princess, 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. Zee Machine, Kelechi: “Everybody Wants It” Are you ready to don your leg warmers in July? Sleepy grooves are over and it’s time to wake up, tell the world that it won’t break your soul, and dance the day away. We’re getting an uplifting flashback groove with Zee Machine and Kelechi’s latest single “Everybody Wants It.” Everything from the beat to the vocal stylings creates nostalgia that pumps serotonin into your veins for the weekend ahead. Zee Machine wrote on Instagram that they are “really proud of this one because I feel like I’m truly writing music that I… Read More →

08JULHit Singles

MJ Lenderman – Boat Songs

Asheville, North Carolina, native MJ Lenderman inhabits a crucial nexus of the Southern underground. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is a graduate of the local house-show scene, and of an important bygone venue called the Mothlight. He’s been releasing his own music since 2017, and is also a guitarist in the country-soaked alternative-rock band Wednesday, lead by his partner Karly Hartzman. ORDER NOW: The Beatles are on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut While still only 23, Lenderman comes off more like a timeworn indie veteran than an eager newcomer. When a certain music website bestowed its coveted “Best New Music” designation on his latest album, Lenderman didn’t even acknowledge the coverage on his social media. He’s too busy, it seems, creating his own take on a classic sound, and enthusing about the artists he loves, from The Dead C and Les Rallizes Dénudés to Jason Molina and Drive-By Truckers. “All I wanted to do was make songs that were as long as possible, and as slow as possible, with as few chords as possible,” he says, referring to the latter. Yet, with the excellent Boat Songs, Lenderman clears his own path, blending sentimental and stirring everyman observations with… Read More →

06JULNews

The 1975 announce release date for ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’

The 1975 have revealed the release date for their upcoming fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. READ MORE: The 1975: “I just hope that my honesty is not seen as self-indulgent” Tomorrow (July 7), they will share new single ‘Part Of The Band’ as the first teaser of the new album. Ahead of its release, posters have been spotted by fans confirming that the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ will arrive in full on October 14 via Dirty Hit. Advertisement The announcement came via the band’s official mailing list, and arrived just hours after the band shared another teaser of ‘Part Of The Band’. Being funny in a foreign language- October 14th pic.twitter.com/Knt5c1SFZZ — The 1975 News (@the1975_mfc) July 6, 2022 october 14th 2022 ????? pic.twitter.com/69jBrA99Ke — DANI ♡’s THE 1975 (@fa1ryvom1t) July 6, 2022 NEW THE 1975 ALBUM ON 14TH OCTOBER WHAT THE FUCK @the1975 @DirtyHit @jamieoborne pic.twitter.com/ESmr6eBmhC — kayla (@g1veurselfatryy) July 6, 2022 Ahead of the release of ‘Part Of The Band’, frontman Matty Healy posted a saxophone-flecked, 10-second clip of the imminent song on his Instagram page late last month. Elsewhere, the lyrics for ‘Part Of The Band’ were revealed on a series of black-and-white billboards…. Read More →

06JULNews

Bring Me The Horizon share powerful video for new single ‘Strangers’

Bring Me The Horizon have shared a music video for their new single ‘Strangers’, inspired by the mental health experiences of the band and their fans. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one” The track was first revealed during a DJ set the band performed on the first night of their own Malta Weekender festival. Now the band have shared ‘Strangers’ as their new single, accompanied by a surreal music video. “The song came out of a long writing trip in LA,” singer Oli Sykes explained, “and as soon as the lyric ‘we’re just a room full of strangers’ came it took on such a deeper double meaning – how it would feel to be performing it live as that’s what it is.. all strangers connecting on this mad level.. and that it was like rehab. Advertisement “Coming out of lockdown and the pandemic, everyone is recovering from something and I’m so aware that so many people struggle daily with differing traumas, and just wanted to stress that they’re not in this alone… and we’re a community here to help each other” After asking fans if they… Read More →

06JULNews

Man who shot Nipsey Hussle convicted of first-degree murder

The man who fatally shot rapper Nipsey Hussle has been convicted of first-degree murder. READ MORE: Nipsey Hussle, 1985-2019 – a musician who gave a voice to the voiceless and changed the face of indie rap 32-year-old Eric Holder Jr. shot Hussle outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. According to prosecutors, Hussle was shot 10 times, with bullets striking him in his head and torso, as well as severing his spine. The trial into Hussle’s murder opened last month. Halfway through the trial, Holder was reportedly assaulted while in jail and was unable to attend on Tuesday (June 28), supposedly due to injuries he sustained in custody shortly after leaving a Los Angeles courtroom. Now, according to The New York Times, a California jury declared Holder guilty of first-degree murder at the start of their second day of deliberations. The decision could mean life in prison for Holder. LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 04: Eric Ronald Holder Jr., 29, who is accused of killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle, appears for arraignment with his Attorney Christopher Darden (R) on April 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The Grammy-nominated artist, Nipsey Hussle, was gunned down in broad daylight in… Read More →

05JULNews

Metallica “blown away” by use of ‘Master of Puppets’ in ‘Stranger Things’

Metallica have praised Stranger Things for the use of their song ‘Master of Puppets’ in the season four finale. In the finale, titled ‘The Piggyback’, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) plays the 1986 track on a rooftop to distract a horde of demonic bats protecting the lair of main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). READ MORE: Here’s what we know about ‘Stranger Things’ season five Following the episode’s release last Friday (July 1), Metallica shared a post on Instagram on Tuesday (July 5) praising the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, for the sequence. Advertisement “The way The Duffer Brothers have incorporated music into Stranger Things has always been next level, so we were beyond psyched for them to not only include ‘Master of Puppets’ in the show, but to have such a pivotal scene built around it,” the band wrote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Metallica (@metallica) “We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away… it’s so extremely well done, so much so, that some folks were able to guess the song just by seeing a few seconds of Joseph Quinn’s hands in the trailer!! How crazy cool… Read More →

05JULNews

PURPLE KISS reportedly to make a comeback in late-July

RBW Entertainment’s newest girl group PURPLE KISS are reportedly set to make a comeback later this month. READ MORE: PURPLE KISS on writing their own songs: “We didn’t know that we would end up being so deeply involved” Yesterday (July 4), South Korean news outlet Ten Asia shared that the seven member act – comprising members Park Ji-eun, Na Go-eun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein and Swan – are preparing to release new music. Citing a source within the music industry, the report claims that PURPLE KISS will be making their return at the end of July. If true, this will mark the septet’s second release of 2022, arriving just four months after their third mini-album ‘memeM’. Advertisement That ‘memeM’ had featured a total of seven songs, with at least one member of the group helping to write or compose every track on the record, except for the intro. It was the follow-up to last September’s ‘Hide & Seek’ mini-album, which featured the title track ‘Zombie’. Earlier this year, during an episode South Korean weekly music programme The Show, PURPLE KISS’ vocalists Na Goeun, Chaein and Swan paid homage to K-pop veteran IU with a cover of her 2019 single ‘Blueming’. PURPLE… Read More →

05JULNews

Kid Cudi’s debut mixtape ‘A Kid Named Cudi’ will be released on streaming services this month

Kid Cudi has announced his debut 2008 mixtape, ‘A Kid Named Cudi’, will receive an official release on streaming services later this month. READ MORE: Kid Cudi – ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’ review: an art piece of epic highs and honest lows In a series of tweets yesterday (July 4), the rapper revealed that a greatest-hits collection titled ‘The Boy Who Flew to the Moon’ would hit streaming platforms this Friday (July 8), while ‘A Kid Named Cudi’ would follow a week later on July 15, two days shy of its 14th anniversary. “I am so damn excited u all get to enjoy it again, remastered, [with] all the jams that made people fans from [the] jump, Cudi wrote. “Also, [I] did a new intro.” In another tweet, he confirmed the mixtape would receive a vinyl pressing. View the tweets below: July 8th "The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1" (Best of) July 15th "A Kid Named Cudi" I love u. Ur welcome ☺️✌?? — The Chosen One : I ? YOU FRESHIE 4EVER (@KidCudi) July 4, 2022 Advertisement "A Kid Named Cudi" dropped July 17th 2008. This official release is 2 days shy of… Read More →

04JULNews

John Cale, Brett Anderson and more announced for Cardiff’s Llais festival

Cardiff’s Llais festival will return in October, with Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist John Cale set to headline. READ MORE: The Velvet Underground review: revisionist doc reworks narrative of New York rock and rollers Formerly known as the Festival of Voice, Llais takes over the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay for five days, kicking off with the Welsh Music Prize ceremony on October 26. Other acts announced for the festival include Suede‘s Brett Anderson performing ‘Death Songbook’ with Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra. It debuted online at last year’s Gŵyl 2021 and will be performed in front of a live audience for the first time at Llais. Advertisement Elsewhere on the line-up is South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, Black Midi, Cat Le Bon, Midlake, Bombino, Keeley Forsyth, and Les Amazones d’Afrique. The multi-day festival includes both free and ticketed events, with live music, digital experiences, free workshops, and more on the programme. Further acts will be announced in September and tickets can be found here. The time has come to reveal your Llais 2022 line-up. Discover a world of voices. Tickets: https://t.co/6cF8MbdiY7#Llais2022 #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/NJCQ0kyZ5z — Llais (@LlaisFestival) July 4, 2022 Wales Millennium Centre’s artistic director, Graeme Farrow said in a statement: “We’ve put together… Read More →

04JULNews

Stereolab announce 2022 UK and EU tour dates

Stereolab have announced a new run of UK and European dates, which will take place in October, November and December this year – find tickets here. The band will begin their tour in Paris at La Gaité Lyrique on October 26, after their extensive US tour finishes up in North Carolina. The Paris show is followed by dates in Lisbon, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin and more. They head to the UK on November 24, where they’re due to play Concorde 2 in Brighton, with shows in Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow shortly after. Advertisement The tour culminates with a takeover of both stages at EartH in London on December 3, where the band will be be joined by four other acts that are still to be announced. Afterwards, Tim, Laetitia and Martin will be playing disks in the main room until 3am for the UltraDisco. All attendees of the UltraDisco will also receive a Duophonic Super 45s gift. Tickets for all dates will be on sale from Friday, July 8 at 10am BST – see full dates below and find tickets here. Europe / UK – tickets on sale – 8th July 2022 at 10am BST. pic.twitter.com/DwXvKbaZMx — Stereolab (@stereolabgroop) July 4,… Read More →

03JULNews

R. Kelly sues Brooklyn facility for placing him on suicide watch

R. Kelly (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) is suing the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn for placing him under suicide watch. The singer has been in custody at the facility following his recent 30-year sentence for the federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges he was convicted of last year. As reported by CNN, Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean doesn’t believe her client is suicidal and has been put on suicide watch as “punishment for being high-profile”. “To put someone under suicide watch under those conditions is cruel and unusual when they don’t need it,” she told CNN. “The irony of putting someone on suicide watch when they’re not suicidal is it actually causes more harm.” Kelly’s lawyers filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against the Brooklyn facility and its warden, Heriberto Tellez, alleging it has a “policy of punishing high profile inmates by placing them under the harsh conditions of suicide watch even though they are not suicidal.” As per Pitchfork, the suit also claims that Kelly is made to wear a paper smock and isn’t allowed utensils to eat his meals, and that he is seeking “compensatory damages for all emotional distress, humiliation, pain and suffering, and other harm in an… Read More →

02JULNews

Check out the stage times for Mad Cool 2022

Before it kicks off next Wednesday (July 6), organisers of the Mad Cool festival have revealed the full slate of stage times for this year’s edition. READ MORE: The Mad Cool guide to Madrid Seasick Steve and Alec Benjamin will go head-to-head as the first acts to perform, both taking to their stages – the titular Mad Cool mainstage and Vibra Mahou stage, respectively – at 5:50pm on Wednesday. Metallica have the longest set of the night – and evidently, the entire festival – with a two-hour set running from 9:30pm to 11:30pm on the Mad Cool stage. Closing out the night will be Twenty One Pilots and Chvrches, however the latter will perform a slightly shorter set: Twenty One Pilots are set to go out at 11:35pm on the Madrid Is Life mainstage, while Chvrches’ set starts at midnight on the Region Of Madrid stage. Both wrap up at 1am. Advertisement The next three nights will all run for an extra two hours, kicking off a little after 6pm and wrapping up at 3am. The line-up for the Mad Cool stage will sport Tom Misch, Deftones and The Killers on Thursday (July 7), while the adjacent Madrid Is Life… Read More →

01JULNews

Sharon Horgan on working with PJ Harvey for new ‘Bad Sisters’ theme

Sharon Horgan has told NME about collaborating with PJ Harvey for her forthcoming Apple TV+ show Bad Sisters – revealing that the iconic singer-songwriter has recorded a version of Leonard Cohen’s 1974 track ‘Who by Fire’ as its theme tune. READ MORE: Sharon Horgan: “I still give a shit – but way less of a shit than I used to” Horgan, the acclaimed writer and actor known for creating and starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe and BBC comedy Pulling, has adapted the Flemish series Clan for the 10-part series – due to premiere in August. Having revealed that Harvey had composed the theme tune and co-written its soundtrack in NME’s recent interview with her, now she has provided further details about the team-up. As well as featuring her rendition of ‘Who by Fire’, the dark family drama also sees Harvey open her archive to contribute previously-unheard material. Advertisement The idea of reaching out to Harvey, who has previously composed scores for a number of projects including Shane Meadows’ 2019 miniseries The Virtues, first came about while discussing ideas for working with indie musicians on the show with Bad Sisters’ score composer Tim Phillips, whom Horgan had previously worked with… Read More →

01JULNews

Bop Shop: Songs From Lava La Rue, Raye, Kizz Daniel, 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. Raye: “Hard Out Here” https://youtu.be/AtTgBoUfiuQ “After years and fears and smiling through my tears, all I ask of you is open your ears,” Raye croons at the top of “Hard Out Here,” the first single off her upcoming debut album. Her first release since becoming independent, Raye uses this opportunity as a declaration of agency, a way to reclaim control over her own narrative, both sonically and lyrically. Deviating away from the hyperpop and EDM melodies with which she’s most often associated, Raye goes for an edgier R&B sound, giving herself enough space to tell her story. Accompanied by… Read More →

01JULNews

HAIM on meeting Drake: “It was like something out of a movie”

HAIM have spoken to NME about their chance meeting with Drake, saying that the encounter was “like something out of a movie”. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2022 – Your favourite artists on why it matters We caught up with the trio at Glastonbury 2022, just after their celebrated return to the Pyramid Stage, when the sisters told us about recently having their photo taken with Drake – who also hailed them as “The Beatles“. Asked which of the Fab Four each of them might be, singer Alana replied: “You can’t ask us which Beatle we are. We had no idea he was going to call us The Beatles, so we’re very thankful. Thank you, Drake.” Advertisement Haim CREDIT: Eva Pentel for NME As for how the meeting came about, guitarist Danielle described it as being “like folklore, like a mythic story”. “We literally landed in Toronto, and went to the first restaurant we saw… it’s like something out of a movie,” said Danielle. “We were at this random restaurant and Drake showed up.” Este continued: “We were straight-up wearing our clothes from the plane, to see Drake. “But that’s what I’m saying, we didn’t know and he showed up and I… Read More →