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Bop Shop: Songs From Maggie Rogers, Muna, Armani White, 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. Maggie Rogers: “Want Want” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SylF32J2g8k There’s something awesome about a weighty low end on a Maggie Rogers song. Though her 2019 debut, Heard It in a Past Life, trafficked in lighter-than-air empowerment odes, she’s spent this year releasing slightly grittier-sounding music. “Want Want” follows “That’s Where I Am” in the more digitized realm and adds a hefty synthetic bass to perfectly complement her floating vocal lines on the chorus. The result is an irresistible balance of sweet and sour that you will want and want again. —Patrick Hosken Muna: “Sometimes (Britney Spears cover)” As if Joel Kim Booster and… Read More →

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Liam Payne tells Logan Paul One Direction member “threw me up a wall”

Liam Payne has spoken out about his time in One Direction. View the interview below. READ MORE: Liam Payne – ‘LP1’ review: eclectic sounds, but little depth Speaking to Logan Paul on his Impaulsive podcast, Payne discussed his time in the five-member group and at one point shared that he was the most successful soloist of the band after the group disbanded in 2015. “We did the first song…a billion streams,” Payne said on the podcast. “I think it outsold everybody within the band and I was the last to go, and I never expected that.” Though he mentioned he’d outsold his former bandmates many online noted that, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, and Niall Horan have all had No. 1 songs on the Billboard 200. Payne’s album ‘LP1’ peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard 200. Advertisement Payne also discussed arguments and issues within the group when they were still together. He told Paul that one former bandmate “threw me up a wall” adding that he told this unnamed person “If you don’t remove those hands there’s a high likelihood you’ll never use them again.” The singer also discussed allegations that Malik had attacked Gigi Hadid’s mum, saying that there are “many reasons… Read More →

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Wolf Alice among final acts for Spain’s Andalucía Big Festival

Wolf Alice are among the final list of names for new Spanish festival Andalucía Big Festival – see the full line-up below. The festival, from the organisers of Mad Cool, will take place from September 8-10 on the Sacaba Beach in Malaga and was announced back in April alongside another new event called Mad Cool Sunset. Andalucía Big Festival will be headlined by Rage Against The Machine, Muse and Jamiroquai. Day splits have now been announced for Andalucía Big Festival alongside the news that Wolf Alice have joined the line-up along with María José Llergo, Niños Mutantes, Delaporte, Viva Belgrado and more. Advertisement See the full line-up below. Others to play at the event include Other confirmed acts include Biffy Clyro, Glass Animals, Years & Years, Michael Kiwanuka, Paolo Nutini, AURORA and Lucy Dacus. ENTRADAS DE DÍA A LA VENTA ? ¡No te quedes sin la tuya! https://t.co/bkBVD4q7yL #AndaluciaBIG pic.twitter.com/IpRiLk962x — Andalucia Big (@AndaluciaBIG) June 2, 2022 The original Madrid festival Mad Cool will take place between July 6-10 this year, with the likes of Metallica, Muse, The Killers, Haim and Florence + The Machine set to perform. A further event called Mad Cool Sunset will take place on September 10 and feature Rage Against The Machine as headliners alongside Biffy… Read More →

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VIXX’s Hyuk announces departure from Jellyfish Entertainment

VIXX singer Hyuk has announced his departure from longtime label Jellyfish Entertainment in a handwritten letter to fans. READ MORE: SEVENTEEN – ‘Face the Sun’ review: seven years in, the K-pop stars are determined not to flame out The K-pop idol took to Instagram yesterday (June 1) to announce his decision to leave the entertainment company, a little over a week after the boyband celebrated their 10th anniversary on May 24. He shared in his post that he had wished to deliver the news to fans before it would be reported in the media. “I’ll be wrapping up my time of ten years at Jellyfish [Entertainment] and decided to take the time to reorganise so that I can go forth to a new environment,” he wrote, according to translations by Koreaboo. Advertisement “May was a meaningful month for both the VIXX members and fans since it was our 10th anniversary. So, I wanted to only deliver good news and I wanted us to enjoy the 10th anniversary to the fullest, and so I am only sharing this news now,” he continued. View this post on Instagram A post shared by VIXX HYUK 한상혁 (@hsh0705) Hyuk shared that he was “worried”… Read More →

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Listen to Paolo Nutini’s anthemic new single ‘Shine A Light’

Paolo Nutini has shared another track from upcoming album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ – check out the anthemic ‘Shine A Light’ below. READ MORE: Paolo Nutini turns 850-year-old church into house of soul at intimate hometown show The track follows on from ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ which were both released last month to announce Nutini’s fourth album, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’. ‘Shine A Light’ is an upbeat slice of arena-ready pop which is perfectly timed, since Nutini will headline TRNSMT and Victorious Festival this summer, and later this month he’ll perform two large outdoor shows in Bristol and Belfast. He’s also set to support Liam Gallagher this weekend at one of his two Knebworth shows. Advertisement Listen to ‘Shine A Light’ below: Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records. Written by Nutini (with some select co-write contributions from members of his band), the record was produced by the artist alongside Dani Castelar and Gavin Fitzjohn. Following a run of intimate shows last month, Nutini will be celebrating the release of ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ with a string of UK and European shows. Get your tickets here… Read More →

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BTS meet up with with H.E.R and Chris Martin after White House visit

Members of BTS were spotted spending time with American singer H.E.R during their visit to Washington D.C. READ MORE: ENHYPEN on their musical duality: “If there is light, there’s got to be a shadow” In a series of Instagram Stories posted to J-Hope’s page on June 1, he and fellow bandmates Jungkook and Jimin can be seen spending time with H.E.R at an arcade. The various clips uploaded showcased the trio engaging in friendly competition over numerous classic arcade games, including a punching-bag game and a basketball game. Advertisement Aside from their meet-up with H.E.R at the arcade, several members of BTS had also posted to Instagram about having dinner with Coldplay’s Chris Martin ahead of the English band’s concert. Fans have also claimed to have spotted Fifty Shades Of Grey actress Dakota Johnson in the series of stories uploaded. Jimin, Jungkook and J-Hope’s meet-up with the R&B singer came shortly after the K-pop boyband’s visit to the White House in the US capital on May 31, where the seven-piece addressed the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and discussed their roles “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world”. Meanwhile, H.E.R had been… Read More →

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Foals’ Yannis Philippakis recalls drunken encounter with Robert Smith at NME Awards

Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis has recalled a drunken encounter between himself and The Cure‘s Robert Smith at the NME Awards in 2020. At the awards, which took place just before the first COVID lockdown, Foals won Best Live Act while The Cure picked up Best Festival Headliner. READ MORE: The story of the NME Awards 2020 – in stunning photos As he recounted to Shaun Keaveny on his podcast The Line-Up, Philippakis encountered Smith backstage at the Brixton Academy event. Advertisement “We were at the NME Awards, which is famously sloppy,” he began. “And I think that I’d quit smoking, and I was drinking quickly, you know. I was really putting them away. And I get kind of nervous that those things anyway, like I think probably most people do. But, you know, I don’t feel at ease. Philippakis continued: “I got battered, basically got super drunk, and then we did win something. We went up there and I gave an interview that I think has been sort of scorched like it’s been taken out. There was video, but and I didn’t remember this until the next day, but I was like I was dancing in it and saying all sorts… Read More →

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Tim Burgess launches replica ‘How High’ jacket to mark single’s 25th anniversary

Tim Burgess has launched a jacket inspired by the one he wore in the video for The Charlatans’ single ‘How High’ to mark the song’s 25th anniversary. The track was released in 1997 and appeared on the band’s fifth album ‘Tellin’ Stories’. In the music video, the frontman donned a yellow and black jacket. READ MORE: ‘Tim In Listening Party Land’ – inside the retro-aesthetic game based on Tim Burgess’ Twitter phenomenon “The question I get asked the most about The Charlatans isn’t ‘How does it feel to headline a festival?’ or ‘What was it like writing a banger like ‘The Only One I Know’?’,” Burgess told NME. “Nope. It’s ‘Where’s the jacket from in the ‘How High’ video?’ Advertisement “And the answer? It was on a rail of clothes that the stylist brought. I handed it back never even knowing what make it was. Once we’d finished filming the video we were asked if we wanted any of the clothes that had been given to us, I said I’d like the jacket but they said it hadn’t been launched yet but they would definitely send me one. It never arrived, so 25 years later I thought we’d make our own.”… Read More →

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Kanye West features on new track from Vory, ‘Daylight’

Kanye West has teamed up with Vory on his new track, ‘Daylight’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Vory featured as a guest on West’s last two albums, ‘Donda’ and ‘Donda 2’. The new track ‘Daylight’ will feature on Vory’s upcoming album, ‘Lost Souls’, which is released this Friday (June 3) via Dream Chasers/Universal Music Group. West produced the track alongside collaborators 88-Keys, Ojivolta, and Ratatat’s Evan Mast, aka E*vax. The song was mixed by Mike Dean. Advertisement Vory and West last worked together on ‘Donda 2′ track ‘Lord Lift Me Up.’ Listen to ‘Daylight’ here: Last week, West‘s collaboration with the late XXXTentacion was released. READ MORE: XXXTentacion’s death has sparked debate about art, abuse and the media ‘True Love’ appears on West’s recent ‘Donda 2’ album, which until last week had only been available on the Stem Player that was launched to release the rapper’s album in February. West premiered ‘Donda 2’ at a Miami event on February 22. The track also makes an appearance on XXXTentacion’s posthumous record ‘Look at Me: The Album’, which is a companion compilation for the new documentary Look At Me: XXXTentacion. The documentary premiered on Hulu… Read More →

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Lil Uzi Vert says Jack Harlow “doesn’t have white privilege”

Lil Uzi Vert has said that Jack Harlow “doesn’t have white privilege”, after question marks surfaced around Harlow’s chart success in the face of some poor reviews of his new album. READ MORE: Jack Harlow – ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’ review: storytelling charm and filler tracks Harlow’s ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You‘, which was released earlier this month, has in general received average or poor ratings by critics [via Metacritic] despite debuting at Number Three on the Billboard 200 chart. It peaked at Number Three in the UK. As suggested by TMZ, which filmed a short interview with Vert while he was on a fan meet-and-greet this month, Harlow’s success could be seen as “white privilege”. Advertisement Vert responded to the reporter’s question about whether Harlow “deserves all the hate he’s getting”. “Nah, he’s really good,” Vert told the interviewer as he turned to the camera. When asked about the “white privilege”, Vert answered: “Nah, he doesn’t have white privilege…nah, he’s signed to Black people.” The rapper was referencing Generation Now, DJ Drama’s label and an imprint of Atlantic Records that both Harlow and Vert have been signed to. However, it appears that Vert wasn’t responding to… Read More →

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Full line-up for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ All Points East show announced

With Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds set to headline All Points East in London’s Victoria Park this summer, the festival has now announced the full schedule for the day. READ MORE: ‘This Much I Know To Be True’ review: an engrossing and intimate portrait of Nick Cave On August 28 Cave and his band will headline the final night of the Victoria Park festival. Today (May 31), longstanding space rockers Spiritualized, acclaimed poet Kae Tempest, jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper and more have all been added to the bill. Hurray For The Riff Raff, Party Dozen (whose single ‘Macca The Mutt’ featured Cave), Starcrawler, and former Palma Violets musician Chilli Jesson have also just been announced. Advertisement Last week it was revealed that Radiohead side project The Smile had been added to the bill as well as Michael Kiwanuka, Sleaford Mods, Japanese Breakfast and more. Thom Yorke performing live with The Smile in Berlin on May 20, 2022. Credit: Adam Berry/Redferns. Get tickets for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds with Spiritualized, The Smile and more at All Points East here. Remaining in August but reverting to its double weekends format, All Points East takes place on Friday, August… Read More →

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A$AP Rocky has “pushed myself to the limit on everything” surrounding his new album

A$AP Rocky has said that he’s “pushed myself to the limit on everything” surrounding work on his new album including visual aspects and a shift in sound. READ MORE: From the archives – 10 essential hip-hop mixtapes The rapper, who with his girlfriend Rihanna recently became a first-time father, spoke in a new interview about the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Testing’. He firstly clarified to Dazed & Confused that his new record is not going by the previously assumed titled ‘All Smiles’, after it was seemingly “announced” in late 2019 via a release by Selfridges relating to an AWGE t-shirt collaboration of the same name. Advertisement “One thing I can tell you is that the name isn’t gonna be ‘All Smiles’ – you know, I never publicly said that my album was called ‘All Smiles’. That one is more of a concept project, it’s music and more,” he said. “I’m wrapping up the new album now; I’ve been shooting so many visuals for it. I don’t want to be cliché or sound like a salesman, but I’ve pushed myself to the limit on everything. Going from that industrial, subversive sound from ‘Testing’ and then graduating with a more polished sound…I just… Read More →

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Inhaler hint that new music is on the way soon

Inhaler have hinted that new music is on the way soon. READ MORE: Inhaler interview – “You get into a band so you don’t have to grow up” The Dublin band shared a new post on social media today (May 30) with four new pictures of themselves in the studio along with a date of June 10, suggesting that new music might be on the way in the next two weeks. You can see the post here: June 10th ? @lewsvans pic.twitter.com/nkmRFQ15Of — Inhaler (@InhalerDublin) May 30, 2022 Advertisement Back in February, Inhaler confirmed that they were working on their second album by sharing a behind-the-scenes studio clip. The band released their debut full-length effort, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, last July ahead of appearing at a string of festivals and embarking on a UK/Ireland headline tour. Having wrapped up a run of US dates in late 2021, the group then revealed on social media (February 24) that they were at work on new music. “Here’s a little treat from us working on new album material, alongside an instrumental we released on vinyl many moons ago,” Inhaler captioned a video, which shows them recording at Narcissus Studio in London. Shot… Read More →

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Cassyette announces ‘Sad Girl Summer’ UK tour

Cassyette has confirmed details of her ‘Sad Girl Summer’ tour – check out dates below and get your tickets here. READ MORE: Cassyette: meet the punk powerhouse supporting My Chemical Romance this summer The run of shows kicks off September 9 at Glasgow’s Cathouse before visiting Newcastle, Sheffield and Southampton before ending at London’s O2 Academy Islington. The headline tour follows on from appearances at The Great Escape and a support slot with My Chemical Romance at Stadium MK. Before her ‘Sad Girl Summer’ tour starts, she’s also set to play Slam Dunk and Download Festival. Surprise!! https://t.co/IoeLNJ5dlb ON SALE WEDNESDAY ????? who’s coming? #sadgirlsummertour pic.twitter.com/LX6sTa05NV — ????????? (@Cassyette) May 30, 2022 Advertisement Tickets for the tour go on sale Wednesday June 1 and will be available here. Check out her headline tour dates below: SEPTEMBER 09 – Glasgow, Cathouse 12 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 14 – Sheffield, Leadmill 15 – Manchester, Manchester Academy 3 19 – Southampton, Engine Rooms 20 – London, O2 Academy Islington Earlier this month, Cassyette released two new tracks (‘Sad Girl Summer’ and ‘Dead Roses’) alongside an acoustic version of previous single ‘Mayhem’. “I absolutely love these songs, so much so that I was… Read More →

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Adora teases whimsical music video for new single ‘Trouble? TRAVEL!’

Adora has shared a teaser for the music video of her forthcoming digital single, ‘Trouble? TRAVEL!’. READ MORE: Adora’s debut solo single ‘Make U Dance’ is an enchanting but safe first step into the spotlight In the new visual, Adora sleepily awakens to the sound of gears turning and a cuckoo clock in her bedroom. She catches sight of a mysterious pocket watch, which appears to send her to different realms. The accompanying piano instrumental swells, and a grand concert hall dramatically lights up. ‘Trouble? TRAVEL!’ Is due out on June 1 at 6pm KST. The forthcoming release will mark the singer and producer’s third digital single, following her March single ‘The Little Name’ and her November 2021 debut solo single ‘Make U Dance’, featuring Eunha of VIVIZ. Advertisement Earlier this month, Adora unveiled a special cover medley of BTS‘ ‘Spring Day’ and GFRIEND’s ‘Labyrinth’, both of which she had originally co-written during her time as a producer at Big Hit Music. She was accompanied by labelmate and singer-songwriter Belle, who is preparing to make her debut. During a livestream following the release of Adora’s debut single last year, TXT members Soobin and Beomgyu praised ADORA for her ability as both a producer… Read More →

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Kendrick Lamar producer DJ Dahi: “I wouldn’t be surprised if we looked at the hard drive and he has thousands of songs”

DJ Dahi, a longtime Kendrick Lamar collaborator who worked extensively on ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’, has discussed the rapper’s creative process, saying he wouldn’t be shocked if there were thousands of unreleased songs sitting on Lamar’s hard drive. READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ review: a cathartic, soul-baring autobiography Dahi – who has production credits on ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ cuts ‘Die Hard’, ‘Father Time’, ‘Rich Spirit’, ‘Count Me Out’ and ‘Mirror’, ‘Money Trees’ from ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ and several tracks on 2017’s ‘DAMN.’ – commented in a new interview with Rolling Stone about his involvement on the new album. Towards the end of the interview, Rolling Stone‘s Dewayne Gage says it was speculated that Lamar had recorded over 400 songs for ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’. To that, Dahi replied that he probably had around 30 songs from him alone. Advertisement “I mean, he obviously has songs he’ll complete but also a lot of it is an idea, and it’s a really dope idea. Then we plug that idea in as a hook or a verse line,” the producer – who has also worked with Drake, Big Sean, Ty Dolla… Read More →

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Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’

Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson founder Robert Fripp have shared a cover of Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The clip is the latest in their long-running ‘Sunday Lunch’ series which was launched in 2020 due to Fripp missing playing out live as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. In recent weeks, they’ve covered Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Can’t Stop’, The Who’s ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, Queens Of The Stone Age‘s ‘No One Knows‘, The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ and Garbage’s ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’. Last week the pair took on Radiohead’s ‘Creep’. Advertisement For their reworking of ‘Celebrity Skin’, the title track from Courtney Love and co.’s 1998 third album, the pair take up residence in their kitchen once more, with a backdrop which features banners that read: “Celebrity Fripp” and “Hail Queen Courtney”. Willcox dons a pink sequin dress and aviator shades for the performance, while Fripp wears his trademark shirt and waistcoat ensemble. This week’s clip also includes some bonus content. “This week is another belter from the Frippcox kitchen in middle England, and a few special bloopers from Robert as a bonus this week!” Willcox captioned the new video. You can watch… Read More →

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Charli XCX cancels Radio 1 Big Weekend performance after losing her voice

Charli XCX has had to cancel her performance at this weekend’s Radio 1 Big Weekend after losing her voice. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Crash’ review: a headstrong collection of carpe-diem pop bops The pop star took to social media on Friday (May 27) to tell fans that she wouldn’t be able to make shows in Belgium and the Netherlands. “I’m devastated to inform you that I have to cancel my shows in both Brussels and Utrecht today and tomorrow,” she wrote in a statement on Twitter. “I have completely lost my voice and despite trying many techniques to revive it, it is not returning. Advertisement “I am under doctors orders to go on both vocal and physical rest in the hope that my voice will come back as soon as possible. I wish that there was a way that I could perform for you guys, but singing is literally impossible right now and the show is too physical to tackle whilst my glands are flared up and in pain.” Her post continued: “I am so sorry to let you down, I really am. I was so looking forward to these next 2 shows in Europe. I will keep you updated with… Read More →

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Bring Me The Horizon recall being branded a “Mötley Crüe-esque bunch of fucking dickheads”

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has spoken about how the band were received by the media during their earlier days. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon talk headlining Reading & Leeds 2022 Over the past decade, the Sheffield metal titans have gone on to become one of the most popular bands in British rock. However, according to frontman Sykes, it wasn’t always like that. Speaking in a recent interview with Kerrang!, Sykes recalled how BMTH were portrayed by the media when they were first gaining popularity. Advertisement “Our band was kind of branded as a Mötley Crüe-esque bunch of fucking dickheads,” Sykes said. “One of the first interviews I did, the guy twisted every single word. Things that were said as a joke were put like I was saying it angrily, and it was just a massive shock to me that we were portrayed as these people. He added: “I thought I was a nice guy, and there were all these magazines that said I wasn’t. It was amazing just how your words could be twisted into something you didn’t mean, and I struggled with that.” Sykes went on to say that he felt like he became a polarising… Read More →

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Watch the first trailer for new ‘Star Wars’ spin-off, ‘Andor’

A teaser trailer has been released for new Star Wars spin-off series, Andor – watch it below. READ MORE: Obi-Wan Kenobi first-look review: this is the Star Wars spin-off you’re looking for On Thursday (May 26), Disney kicked off ‘Star Wars Celebration’, its four-day fan event in Anaheim, California, unveiling a number of teaser trailers, release dates, casting announcements and more. Among the announcements was the first trailer for the Andor, a 12-episode series that acts as a prequel to 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Advertisement Set five years ahead of the events of Rogue One, in which Andor (played by Diego Luna) and Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) led a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans of the original Death Star, Andor will explore Cassian’s backstory as he starts his journey toward becoming a rebel hero. The series will “explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path… Read More →

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NRA Convention Concert reportedly cancelled after all performers drop out

A concert that was supposed to take place at this weekend’s National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Houston, Texas has reportedly been cancelled after its entire line-up of performers pulled out following the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week. The concert at George R. Brown Convention Center was supposed to host the likes of Don McLean, Lee Greenwood, Larry Gatlin and many others. However, all the performers have now dropped out. McLean announced on Wednesday (May 25) that he was pulling out of his appearance. “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” he said in a statement. Advertisement He was then followed by Greenwood, Gatlin, Danielle Peck and Larry Stewart of the country band Restless Heart, who all announced they would not be appearing at the convention, which started on Friday (May 27) and runs until Sunday (May 29). The only artist that was still reported as performing was singer Jacob Bryant, but he has since confirmed on Twitter that the concert has been cancelled and that he had dropped out on Thursday… Read More →