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Måneskin talk working with “incredible” Baz Luhrman on cover for new ‘Elvis’ soundtrack

Måneskin have spoken to NME about working with director Baz Luhrman on their cover of ‘If I Can Dream’ for upcoming Elvis biopic. READ MORE: Måneskin on the cover: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” Elvis, the upcoming Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann that’s set to arrive in cinemas next month, comes with a soundtrack of covers along with “original songs and recordings” by Presley himself and the film’s star, Austin Butler. Artists to have contributed include Eminem, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks, Jack White, Swae Lee, Diplo, Chris Isaak, Denzel Curry, Jazmine Sullivan, Pnau and more. Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, Måneskin told us about recording their version of Evlis’ “huge ballad” ‘If I Can Dream’. Advertisement “We were talking about it with Baz Luhrmann, who had this really cool, super-smart idea, because it would have been so easy to give us an up-tempo song and go super rock-ish,” said frontman Damiano David. “He saw that between the lines that we were going to be able to give something else to show the sweet side of Elvis. I think we did a great job!” David continued: “The meaning of the song is very contemporary: ‘If I can dream of a better land/ Where all… Read More →

28MAYNews

‘Stranger Things’ season four, volume one soundtrack unveiled

The soundtrack for the new season of Stranger Things has been unveiled. READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season four part one review: all the terrifying thrills you’ve come to expect The first part of the soundtrack accompanies the first volume of season four, which was released onto Netflix yesterday (May 27). The second volume of the season, and the second part of the soundtrack, will arrive on July 1. The first part of the collection features tracks from artists including Kate Bush, Journey, Talking Heads and The Cramps. Advertisement ‘The Complete Stranger Things: Soundtrack From The Netflix Series, Season 4’ (including Volume I and Volume II) will be available to buy on CD and cassette from September 9 and can be pre-ordered here. 2LP 12″ vinyl pressings of the album are also slated for release later this year. You can listen to the volume and check out the full track list below: ‘Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4, Volume I’ – Track list ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’ (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix) – Journey ‘California Dreamin” – The Beach Boys ‘Psycho Killer’ – Talking Heads ‘Running Up That Hill’ – Kate Bush ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’ –… Read More →

27MAYNews

Watch Harry Styles make his latest music video with James Corden for $300

Harry Styles has made his latest music video with James Corden for $300 (£238). READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is The video was made as part of a segment on The Late Late Show with Corden and saw the pair knocking on various doors in a New York neighbourhood trying to find an apartment that they could use for the shoot. After a while, the pair stumbled on a group of four shocked flatmates, one of whom was also a Styles fan, who welcomed Corden and Styles into their home. They dug out props, costumes and decorations to help make the video for new single ‘Daylight’, before appearing in the video themselves. Advertisement You can watch the making of the video, and the video itself, here: Earlier this week, Styles covered Wet Leg‘s ‘Wet Dream’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The pop star was in the BBC studio earlier this week (May 23) to play four songs ahead of his intimate ‘One Night Only’ show at London’s Brixton Academy. Styles also became the latest star to read a story for CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories. Styles follows Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Tom Hardy and Ed Sheeran in appearing… Read More →

24MAYNews

Charli XCX announced for inaugural Bristol festival FORWARDS

Charli XCX has been announced for the inaugural Bristol festival FORWARDS this autumn, marking her first live appearance in the city – you can buy tickets from here. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 She joins the already announced Jamie xx, Little Simz, Khruangbin and Fred Again.. on the Saturday (September 3) line-up at Bristol’s Clifton Downs. FORWARDS runs across two days, culminating with a headline set from The Chemical Brothers on the Sunday (September 4). Also playing the weekend are Róisín Murphy, Caribou, Sleaford Mods, Spiritualized, Floating Points, Kae Tempest, Kojey Radical, Self Esteem, Shygirl, The Comet Is Coming, Warmduscher, OVERMONO, Gabriels, Sudan Archives, Chrissi, Billy Nomates, Melt Yourself Down, Connie Constance, Kam-Bu, Rozi Plain, Hypothetics, Ishmael Ensemble And Friends, Willow Kayne and Harvey Causon. Advertisement FORWARDS is described in press material as a festival that “challenges what metropolitan festivals can be today, kickstarting a new breed of city festivals by committing to positive change through social initiatives and a powerful platform for discussion”. Charli XCX. Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images As well as the two main music stages, FORWARDS will also platform forward-thinking conversations. This will include a discussion on race with the former footballer… Read More →

23MAYNews

Suede announce new album and series of intimate London tour dates

Suede have announced their return today (May 23) with a new album, ‘Autofiction’. READ MORE: It’s time we recognised the genius of Suede The band’s ninth studio album is due for release on September 16 via BMG and can be pre-ordered here. Suede, made up of Brett Anderson, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert, Richard Oakes and Neil Codling, went “back to basics” for this new record according to a press statement. Advertisement They hired “a rehearsal studio in deserted Kings Cross to collect a key, hump their own gear, set up and start playing,” before recording at London’s Konk studios. The band have given fans the first taster of the album via new single called ‘She Still Leads Me On’, which Anderson wrote to his late mother. Later this evening, Suede will debut the brand new single ‘She Still Leads Me On’ live on stage at a headline performance in Belgium at Brussels’ Cirque Royal. Fans can livestream the performance here from 9pm. Check out the new single here: ‘Autofiction’ Tracklisting ‘She Still Leads Me On’ ‘Personality Disorder’ ’15 Again’ ‘The Only Way I Can Love You’ ‘That Boy On The Stage’ ‘Drive Myself Home’ ‘Black Ice’ ‘Shadow Self’ ‘It’s Always The Quiet Ones’ ‘What Am… Read More →

18MAYNews

Hear more of Taylor Swift’s ‘Carolina’ in new ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ trailer

A larger preview of Taylor Swift‘s new song ‘Carolina’ has been shared in the latest trailer for Where The Crawdads Sing – check it out below. READ MORE: Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness Back in March, it was revealed that Swift had written a brand new song for the forthcoming film adaptation of Delia Owens’ hit 2018 novel, which stars Normal People‘s Daisy Edgar-Jones. The film is set to hit cinemas on July 15, and it’s not clear when the full version of ‘Carolina’ will be available. Advertisement In a post back in March announcing the existence of ‘Carolina’ and discussing her relationship with the film, Swift said: “Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible Daisy Edgar Jones and produced by the brilliant Reese Witherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side. “I wrote the song ‘Carolina’ alone and asked my friend Aaron Dessner to produce it. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerising story.” Hear more of ‘Carolina’ in… Read More →

17MAYNews

Grimes sells clothes and items from Met Gala to raise money for Ukraine

Grimes has donated a number of clothes and items from her 2021 Met Gala appearance to raise money for Ukraine. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum The musician is one of 50 artists who have given personal items to the Resistance For Ukraine benefit auction that aims to “support Emergency Response & BIPOC families (Black, indigenous, and people of colour) in and out of Ukraine.” Each piece from the auction, which closes May 26, offers “a unique interpretation” of the theme ‘resistance’, and all proceeds will be donated to Diaspora Relief and Razom which help provide food, shelter, and evacuation support. Advertisement The items Grimes has donated to the auction include her CHRISHABANA x Dune Harkonnen Mask and the silver elf ear cuffs, both of which she wore at last year’s annual fundraising event at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Hey guys – I’m auctioning stuff from my Met Gala look last year to raise money to help get BIPOC families out of Ukraine since they’re having trouble exiting at the border,” Grimes wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of the items. View this post on Instagram A… Read More →

17MAYNews

Nina Kraviz dropped from Clone Distribution over alleged “pro-Putin” views

Nina Kraviz and her трип (Trip Recordings) label have been dropped from Clone Distribution after its founder alleged that she harbours “pro-Putin” views. READ MORE: Nina Kraviz – Why my festival return at EXIT Festival 2021 was so special The Russian DJ hasn’t spoken publicly about Russia’s war against Ukraine except for posting a video in February of a handwritten note with the word “peace” written in Russian. NME has contacted Kraviz’s representatives for comment about the allegations. Advertisement Clone Recordings founder Serge Verschuur outlined the decision in a blog post last week (May 12) in which he criticised Kraviz for her alleged “pro-Putin” views and “CCCP/USSR sentiments”, claiming that she is “using Putin’s law as an excuse not to speak out”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nina Kraviz (@ninakraviz) In a recent article, Time magazine collected responses from several prominent members of the electronic music scenes in Ukraine and Russia, including the Ukrainian DJ Nastia and the Russian DJ Buttechno, who have also criticised Kraviz’s apparent “silence” and asked her to provide clarity about her views on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war. But Kraviz’s defenders have argued that the DJ has no involvement… Read More →

17MAYNews

100 gecs take to the skies in new video for ‘Doritos & Fritos’

100 gecs have shared a new video for latest single ‘Doritos & Fritos’, lifted from their forthcoming second album ‘10000 gecs’. READ MORE: 100 Gecs: “People think we’ve staked our entire career on the fact that we can be ironic” Directed by Chris Maggio, the accompanying clip sees the duo – Laura Les and Dylan Brady – flying through the skies in wizard robes, much to the confusion of bystanders. A local news channel tracks their movements, as they attempt to escape potential captors. Watch the video for ‘Doritos & Fritos’ below: Advertisement 100 gecs released ‘Doritos & Fritos’ last month. It’s the second single the duo have shared from forthcoming album ‘10000 gecs’, after last year’s ‘mememe’. A release date is yet to be announced for the record, but it’s expected to arrive later this year. The forthcoming album will follow the duo’s 2019 debut LP ‘1000 gecs’. A remix album, ‘1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues’, followed in 2020, and featured contributions from Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Fall Out Boy, A.G. Cook and others. Last year, the duo remixed Linkin Park‘s ‘One Step Closer’ as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the band’s debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’…. Read More →

16MAYNews

Watch Latto make Billboard Music Awards debut with ‘Big Energy’ performance

Latto made her debut appearance at the Billboard Music Awards tonight (May 15), bringing her single ‘Big Energy’ to the stage. The annual awards ceremony is underway at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and is being hosted by Diddy. READ MORE: Latto – ‘777’ review: “Queen of da Souf” digs deeper with soul-searching second album Latto, who was nominated for Top Rap Female Artist, took over the venue’s stage for her performance, joined by dancers dressed in silver. “I need y’all on your feet right now,” she told the crowd at one point. Advertisement She started and ended the performance standing in the centre of a silver ring decorated with stars. Watch footage of the performance below now. Hold on, cuz mic issues aside… #Latto just ATE that! ? #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/IJEWsjpaCg — KenBarbie™ (@itsKenBarbie) May 16, 2022 The main bulk of the awards at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 were handed out in a livestream on TikTok, with only eight left to be given out during tonight’s ceremony. Going into the show, Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West lead the winners with six awards each. The Weeknd had the most nominations at the BBMAs 2022 with 17 nods, with Doja Cat… Read More →

15MAYNews

Corey Taylor launches non-profit organisation to help PTSD sufferers

Corey Taylor has launched the Taylor Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to help service members and first responders affected by PTSD. READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store” In a video posted to social media, the Slipknot and Stone Sour singer said that he’s “very excited to announce the launch of the Taylor Foundation as a non-profit charity”. He explained that the charity is “looking to raise money for organisations that help treat or uplift members of the military and members of the emergency services who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD”. Advertisement Taylor added: “We’ll be partnering with pre-selected non-profits at each tour stop who are actively providing meaningful and creative assistance to those affected by PTSD.” Along with the announcement, the rocker launched a sweepstakes for the chance to win two tickets to his solo London show later this year at London Palladium on October 17. The winner will get VIP treatment that includes hanging out with Taylor. “We’re giving you the chance to support us, and in return, one lucky fan will get to hang… Read More →

15MAYNews

Måneskin give ‘Supermodel’ electric live debut at Eurovision 2022

Måneskin returned to the Eurovision Song Contest last night (May 14) to give new single ‘Supermodel’ its live debut – check the performance out below. READ MORE: Eurovision 2022: Ukraine beats Sam Ryder into second at hope-filled pop bash The Italian band, who won the 2021 contest with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, have had a massive year since their Eurovision triumph, playing across the globe and announcing a massive arena tour. This week, the band returned with new single ‘Supermodel’, their first new music of 2022, and the track was given its live debut during the half-time break at last night’s Eurovision in Turin. Advertisement After the track was played, the band then debuted a snippet of an unreleased song called ‘If I Can Dream’, revealing that it was written in collaboration with Baz Luhrmann and set to appear on the soundtrack to his forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic. “We felt a huge connection and we decided to jump on it,” frontman Damiano David said of working with Luhrmann. “We’re really proud of what we did, we can’t wait to see it.” Watch the two performances below: Eurovision 2022 was won by Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra with the song ‘Stefania’, with… Read More →

15MAYNews

OneRepublic share new single ‘I Ain’t Worried’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soundtrack

OneRepublic have shared a new single titled ‘I Ain’t Worried’, marking their contribution to the new Top Gun: Maverick movie soundtrack. The cut is the second song to be released from the Tom Cruise-starring film’s accompanying soundtrack, following Lady Gaga‘s emotional theme song ‘Hold My Hand’. In contrast, OneRepublic’s ‘I Ain’t Worried’ is a pop-fuelled, upbeat number, driven by cheery whistling and buoyant percussion. READ MORE: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: an engaging if brainless return to the danger zone It arrived alongside an accompanying music video, comprising clips from the forthcoming movie. Among these are shots of star Tom Cruise flying a fighter jet, playing beach volleyball and cruising around on a motorbike. Check it out below. Advertisement Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 classic, which helped launch Tom Cruise’s Hollywood acting career. Set 30 years later, the new film sees Crusie reprise his role as US navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a lieutenant. It also stars Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Ed Harris, Miles Teller and Jon Hamm, among others. The film was originally slated for release in July 2019, but this was pushed back several times. It’s now set to arrive in… Read More →

14MAYNews

Ed Sheeran helped Tom Parker with medical bills during brain cancer treatment

Ed Sheeran helped to pay for some of the medical treatment that late Wanted star Tom Parker received during his time battling brain cancer. Parker told fans in October, 2020 that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, and after 18 months of fighting the disease, he died this past March. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side,” the singer’s wife, Kelsey, wrote in a post on her Instagram page. In his posthumous autobiography, Hope, which is due to be released on May 26, Parker reveals that Sheeran helped pay for some of his medical bills while undergoing treatment for the cancer. “Pretty much from the moment I was diagnosed, Ed Sheeran reached out to me with an offer to do anything he could to help,” Parker writes in excerpts from the book which were published by The Sun today (May 14). Parker goes on to call Sheeran “a very special man” and adds that the ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker will “probably be mad” that he’s revealing how he “helped out” with his medical bills when Parker was seeking other treatment options… Read More →

14MAYNews

Madonna defends NFT collection that features 3D model of her vagina

Madonna has defended her decision to release an NFT collection that features a 3D model of her vagina. READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” Earlier this week, the pop star announced that she was preparing to release a charity collection of 3D non-fungible tokens which includes a video of her avatar giving birth to insects, butterflies and trees. The pop star’s Mother Of Creation collection is described in press material as a “labour of love” made over the course of a year with digital artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) who sold an NFT last year for $69million (£55million). Advertisement A number of fans have since taken to social media to criticise the NFT and voice their confusion over its premise. One Twitter user wrote: “Why did Madonna have to go and do that to the market,” while another said: “I did not have a tree growing out of Madonna’s vagina NFT on my 2022 bingo card but here we are.” Acknowledging the criticism and those who might have been “weirded out” by it, Madonna told Winkelmann that it’s “not often that a robot centipede crawls out of my vagina”. “I’m doing what women have been doing… Read More →

14MAYNews

Watch Snail Mail perform ‘Valentine’ highlight ‘Glory’ on ‘Fallon’

Snail Mail was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (May 13) – watch her perform ‘Glory’ below. READ MORE: Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music” The track is a highlight from Lindsey Jordan’s second album, ‘Valentine’, which came out late last year via Matador. June will see Snail Mail head abroad for a 17-date tour of Europe and the UK. That run was initially slated to kick off earlier this year, but was postponed after Jordan underwent surgery on her vocal cords. Advertisement She opened up about her road to recovery last month, saying she was “silent for the entire month” following the surgery in December, and found the experience to be “really hard”. Watch the passionate performance of ‘Glory’ on Fallon below. In a five-star review of ‘Valentine’, NME’s El Hunt wrote: “As a songwriter, Jordan continues to cut straight through to the messy, conflicted, hopelessly infatuated guts of life. It’s a rare skill to pull it off so flawlessly in a signature track or two – let alone across the space of two concise records.” See Snail Mail’s forthcoming UK and European tour dates below. JUNE 2022 6 – Gebäude… Read More →

13MAYNews

My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way says ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ is “my favourite MCR song of all time”

My Chemical Romance‘s Mikey Way has said that the band’s comeback song ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ is his “favourite MCR song of all time”. The returning four-piece released their first new song since 2014’s ‘Fake Your Death’ yesterday (May 12). READ MORE: My Chemical Romance’s new song ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ is a fierce, fearless return Posting on Instagram shortly after the single was released, MCR bassist Way shared some high praise for ‘The Foundations Of Decay’. Advertisement “This is my favourite My Chemical Romance song of all time,” he wrote. “I hope you listen and enjoy.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mikey Way (@mikeyway) Guitarist Frank Iero also shared some thoughts on the new song, writing on Instagram: “Happy release day, boys! It’s been a while, but I couldn’t be happier to finally say those words or more proud of my brothers and what we have created together. All of it. “From the razor to the rosary.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by frnkiero (@frankieromustdie) ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ has arrived ahead of the start of My Chemical Romance’s UK and Ireland tour, which kicks off in Cornwall on Monday (May 16)…. Read More →

13MAYNews

Ex-IZ*ONE singer Jo Yu-ri to return with new music next month

Former IZ*ONE vocalist Jo Yu-ri will be releasing new music next month, as confirmed by her agency WAKEONE. READ MORE: Kwon Eun-bi reflects on her career in K-pop: “I might have taken a different path and not become a singer” The entertainment confirmed Jo’s impending comeback in a brief statement to South Korean news outlet Top Star News earlier today (May 13). WAKEONE noted that the K-pop idol will be “making a comeback with a mini-album in June”, as translated by Soompi. Jo’s forthcoming record will be her first release since making her solo debut in October 2021 with the single album ‘Glassy’. The project featured a title track of the same name, as well as B-side songs ‘Express Moon’ and the previously-released ‘Autumn Memories’. Advertisement Following IZ*ONE’s disbandment last year, Jo became the second member to pursue a solo music career, following the group’s former leader Kwon Eun-bi. Kwon debuted in September 2021 with the mini-album ‘Open’, and made a comeback last month with the project ‘Color’. Kwon had previously shared her thoughts on going solo in an interview with South China Morning Post. “I feel good overall, but I have a lot of weight on my shoulders about needing to show my own… Read More →

13MAYHit Singles

This Much I Know To Be True

Andrew Dominik’s second documentary about Nick Cave begins with a feint worthy of This Is Spinal Tap. “I’ve retrained as a ceramicist,” Cave tells the camera, deadpan, “because it’s no longer viable to be a musician.” And it’s true. Inspired by his collection of Staffordshire pottery, Cave has diversified into trinkets. Not just any trinkets. After a flawed attempt to cast a mantelpiece ornament of a saint boiling in oil, Cave has moved on to a series of 18 figurines telling the story of the Devil. Here is the (unglazed) Devil as a baby. ORDER NOW: Miles Davis is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut Here he is “growing up and doing bold, dangerous things”. Does the camera linger when we get to the Devil killing his first child? It does, then it’s on to the Devil becoming separated from the world through his transgressions, then his remorse, and on – spoiler alert – to the Devil bleeding to death in a lake of blood with white swans, “goat-like things” and women holding torches. The ceramic devilry in this Repair Shop-style interlude reflects the influence of Covid restrictions on Cave’s touring activity. This Much I Know To Be… Read More →

12MAYNews

Billy Idol reschedules 2022 UK and European tour due to “health challenges”

Bill Idol has rescheduled his upcoming ‘Roadside Tour’ dates from June and July to September and October 2022. The tour, which was announced back in September, was to include “new music, a stack of timeless classics and his long-time lead guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens”. It would also mark Idol’s first UK dates since 2018. As a result of “health challenges”, the artist has moved the dates to later in the year, writing on Facebook: “As many of you know, this year has dealt me some health challenges which are nearly, but not quite resolved. Advertisement “While my recovery is almost complete, I have been given doctor’s orders to stay off the road until August – and so it is with great frustration that we must reschedule The Roadside Tour dates in the UK and Europe from June and July to September and October of this year.” Idol’s arena shows in Manchester, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds will now take place in October, with European dates starting on September 23. It is with great frustration that we must reschedule The Roadside Tour dates in the UK and Europe from June and July to September and October of this year…. Read More →

12MAYNews

Ethel Cain, Raised In A Bubble, Stays Isolated For Her Art

By Danielle Chelosky Listening to Ethel Cain’s songs can feel imminent and intense, like being struck with a revelation or watching a massive hurricane roll in. There’s a sense that nothing will be the same afterward. Hayden Silas Anhedönia — the eccentric artist who brings a country twang and a sharp, emo-rap edge to the indie-pop project — has a knack for stretching ephemeral moments of awe into large sensory experiences. She takes that to the next level with Preacher’s Daughter, which despite being her debut full-length, can’t be described as anything but her opus. Over an hour long, it is as cinematic and visceral as a horror film. The album focuses on a teenage runaway, an idea Anhedönia compares to Thelma & Louise because it has an “all-American tale vibe with some fables and proverbs along the way,” she says over Zoom about a month before the release. Anhedönia’s art is a complicated reckoning. The 24-year-old grew up in a religious family in Florida. Her dad was a deacon, and she and her siblings were homeschooled. She came out as gay at age 12, left to live on her own after turning 18, and began to accept her identity… Read More →