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Listen to Doja Cat cover Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’ for new Super Bowl commercial

Doja Cat has reworked Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’ for a new Super Bowl commercial – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: From Hole to Hollywood, NME Icon Award winner Courtney Love’s most iconic moments The pop star has teamed up with Taco Bell for The Grande Escape, a high-energy ad designed to “give fans a bold new taste of what it means to Live Más”. In it, Doja Cat covers Hole’s 1998 chart-topping track, which served as the lead single from the band’s third studio of the same name. The new version features lyrics reworked in partnership with Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Advertisement Set to air during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s (February 13) Super Bowl, The Grande Escape tells “an epic story of liberation from conformity and shows Doja Cat alongside others who escape from a clown college in pursuit of discovering Live Más for themselves.” According to a press release, the commercial is “a depiction of the exhilaration and comfort that comes from honouring and celebrating being different”. Doja Cat’s cover of ‘Celebrity Skin’ is released tomorrow (February 11), but you can check out her take on the Hole track in a behind-the-scenes video from the ad below. “It’s no… Read More →

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Green Man Festival adds Kraftwerk, Beach House, Metronomy and more to 2022 line-up

Green Man Festival has announced over 70 new acts for their 2022 festival, with Kraftwerk, Beach House and Metronomy set to headline. The festival in Brecon Beacons, Wales had already confirmed that Michael Kiwanuka will co-headline their 2022 event. This year’s festival will take place from August 18-21, and will serve as the 20th anniversary of Green Man Festival. READ MORE: Green Man festival 2021: there’s magic in the mountains, and a sense of renewal Kraftwerk’s headline set at Green Man will mark their first-ever appearance at the festival. Advertisement Bicep have also been added to the line-up today (February 10), which now includes the likes of Parquet Courts, Kae Tempest, Cate Le Bon, Black Country, New Road, Low and many more. Green Man Festival 2022 line-up Ty Segall & Freedom Band, Yves Tumor, Dry Cleaning, Ezra Furman, Jenny Hval, Alex G, Valerie June, Mdou Moctar, Arab Strap, Orchestra Baobab, Viagra Boys and The Murder Capital are also on the Green Man bill – you can check out their 2022 line-up poster above. Further additions to the Green Man Festival bill will be announced in the coming months. Tickets for the event have already sold out, but you can find… Read More →

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Watch Kamasi Washington perform his new single ‘The Garden Path’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

Kamasi Washington has made his late night television debut with a performance of his new single ‘The Garden Path’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The saxophonist appeared on the show earlier this week, performing the track live with an impressive accompanying ensemble. The lineup included a flutist, trumpeter, trombonist, various drummers, singers, pianist, and more, helping bring Washington’s ‘The Garden Path’ to life. Watch the feverish performance below. Speaking of the new song in a press release, Washington said: “The world feels turned upside down.” “There’s so much push and pull in every direction, from everyone you meet—no one knows what to think, who to believe, or how to approach life right now. No matter how smart you are, it’s hard not to feel blind.” It’s the first new song from the musician this year, and follows on from 2021’s ‘Sun Kissed Child’. He also released a cover of Metallica‘s ‘My Friend of Misery’ last September as part of the rock outfit’s ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ covers album. Washington also appeared at a Thundercat show in Los Angeles last November, joining other special musical guests including Haim, Flying Lotus, Ty Dolla $ign and more.

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Nicki Minaj says she’s “always gonna keep on putting out music”

Nicki Minaj has said that she’ll continue to make music for as long as she wants, only leaving the industry on her own terms and when the time is right. Watch the clip below. READ MORE: How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again) Yesterday (February 4), Minaj and Lil Baby shared their new collaborative single ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first new music release of 2022. To celebrate the release, she jumped on Instagram Live with Jayda Cheaves and answered some questions about her career and the new music. Cheaves asked Minaj what keeps her going when people doubt her, to which the rapper replied: Advertisement “I’ve always been the type of person that like, if I feel somebody – when people are betting against me, it makes me super, super hungry…or super angry. Super like… I got something to prove.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) She continued that she knows that rap is something she’s good at so wonders how people in hip hop can question her skills and her abilities, adding: “I’m always gonna keep on putting out music. I have… Read More →

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Kim Kardashian criticises Kanye West’s “constant attacks” on her

Kim Kardashian has criticised Kanye West‘s “constant attacks” on her after the pair had a public disagreement about daughter North’s TikTok account. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler Kardashian filed for divorce at the start of 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage to West, with sources calling the split “amicable”. However, since then West has hit out at Kardashian on new track ‘Eazy’. Advertisement And yesterday (February 4), West posted a screenshot of North’s supervised TikTok account alongside the caption “SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST DIVORCE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT MY DAUGHTER BEING PUT ON TIK TOK AGAINST MY WILL”. Kardashian then responded, posting a story that read: “Kanye’s constant attacks on me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create.” She continued by claiming she was “the main provider and caregiver for our children” and was “doing my best to protect our daughter while also allowing her to express her creativity in the medium that she wishes with adult supervision – because it brings her happiness.” Kim Kardashian’s Instagram story – posted February 4,… Read More →

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Joe Rogan apologises for racist slurs as Spotify removes 70 episodes of his podcast

Spotify has reportedly removed 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience that see the comedian using racist slurs. However, the controversial episodes about vaccine misinformation are still available to listen to despite Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removing their music from the platform. Yesterday (February 4) India.Aria shared a compilation of clips that featured Rogan using the N-word repeatedly and describing a Black neighbourhood as being similar to the Planet Of The Apes movie. Advertisement Earlier in the week, the singer announced they too were pulling their music from Spotify, citing their hosting of Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reasons why. #DeleteSpotify Clarity: Artist give their LIVES making music that streams for a 28th of a penny. Yes 28th of a penny. And Joe Rogan is paid millions? THIS IS AN ABUSE. thank you @neilyoung for your activist spirit. — India.Arie (@indiaarie) January 29, 2022 In response, it appears as if Spotify has quietly removed several episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Following the resurfaced clips, Rogan took to Instagram to apologise. “There’s been a lot of shit from the old episodes of the podcast that I wish I hadn’t said, or had said differently. This is… Read More →

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Watch the trailer for Kanye West documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’

Netflix have released a new trailer for the Kanye West documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – watch below. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Act 1 of the three-part documentary arrives on Netflix on February 16, having initially premiered during Sundance’s virtual festival last month. Jeen-Yuhs is directed by Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah and will capture two decades of the rapper’s life and career. It promises to showcase “both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist”. Advertisement A first-look clip of the documentary was revealed last year during Netflix’s livestream TUDUM event, showing young West rapping his ‘The College Dropout’ track ‘Two Words’ alongside Mos Def. “There’s people who might be better programmers, better rappers,” West, who is now legally known as Ye, says in the trailer, “but where I think I won is I had the heart.” Last month, West made a statement about the film on Instagram in which he “kindly” said: “I must get final edit and approval on this doc before it releases on Netflix. Open the edit room immediately so I can be in charge of my own image.”… Read More →

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Listen to Wet Leg’s cover of Ronan Keating‘s ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’

Wet Leg have shared their cover of Ronan Keating‘s ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ – you can hear their rendition below. The band recorded the cover of the former Boyzone singer’s 2000 solo single for a new Apple Music Home Session, which has been released on the streaming platform today (February 4). READ MORE: Wet Leg: “We want to be recognised as guitar heroes” “It’s been such a whirlwind for us as a band,” Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale explained about their choice of cover. “So I think we chose to cover ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ just because we felt like we could relate to the sentiment of it. Kinda goes hand in hand with another motto that we live by, of ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’. Advertisement “It’s been such a wild and unexpected ride for us since starting Wet Leg, and we’re all ’90s babies, so we’ve grown up with Ronan Keating on the radio — so it seemed appropriate.” Wet Leg’s cover of ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ has now received the seal of approval from Keating himself, who tweeted “love it” earlier this morning. Love it https://t.co/WBF7o8ltE7 — Ronan Keating (@ronanofficial) February 4, 2022 You can hear… Read More →

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Black Country, New Road – Ants from Up There

As soon as music venues reopened their doors last summer, Black Country, New Road were pretty much the first band back out on tour, playing to audiences seated at tables in socially distanced bubbles. Sure, they had a critically acclaimed debut album to promote – For The First Time was released at the height of lockdown in February 2021 – but they seemed keen to quickly push beyond that. The setlist for that first show, at Bath Komedia on June 15, included only three songs from the album, and four they hadn’t recorded yet. ORDER NOW: Johnny Marr is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Being hailed as ‘the best new band in Britain’ may not carry the weight of expectation it once did but the pressure is still real. Black Country, New Road have chosen to meet it head-on – or perhaps, to ignore it completely. By late July, they were hunkered down in Chale Abbey Studios on the southernmost tip of the Isle Of Wight, recording those new songs for a follow-up scheduled for release just 364 days after their debut. Obviously that’s one way to avoid the typical pitfalls of second-album syndrome. But you… Read More →

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Tegan & Sara announce reimagined version of ‘So Jealous’ album

Tegan & Sara have announced a reimagined version of their 2004 album ‘So Jealous.’ READ MORE: “We’re more traditional siblings than people imagine” – Tegan and Sara on their revealing new memoir High School The album has been re-imagined and includes an updated version of ‘Where Does The Good Go.’ Writing about the new project on Twitter, Tegan wrote: “6 [months] into the Pandemic, we reimagined our album So Jealous. Advertisement “Sara covered my songs, I covered Sara’s. Reimagined & acoustic #StillJealous will be out 2/11.” The release arrives on February 11. 6 mos into the Pandemic, we reimagined our album So Jealous. Sara covered my songs, I covered Sara’s. Reimagined & acoustic #StillJealous will be out 2/11. You can pre-save it & listen to #WhereDoesTheGoodGo now. Pre-save: https://t.co/c83KSkhYz0 Listen: https://t.co/J2XmLw2mTY pic.twitter.com/1B0exOCMMT — Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) February 1, 2022 Last November, Tegan and Sara revealed that they’ve finished recording their 10th studio album. The Canadian duo – comprised of identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin – released their latest studio effort, ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’, in 2019. They shared the festive track ‘Make You Mine This Season’ last October. Taking to social media in November, Tegan and Sara told fans that they had… Read More →

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The Cure add third London date to 2022 UK and Ireland tour

The Cure have added a third London date to their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour – find all the details below. READ MORE: On the cover: Exclusive – Robert Smith on 40 years and the future of The Cure Robert Smith and co. are due to hit the road this October for a lengthy run of European concerts, which wraps up on November 28 in Paris. In December, the band will make stop-offs in Dublin and Belfast before returning to the UK for gigs in Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and Cardiff. The Cure are then set to headline The SSE Arena in Wembley, London on December 11 and 12. Advertisement Tonight (February 3) it’s been confirmed that the group will take to the stage in the capital for a third consecutive performance on Tuesday, December 13. As with the previously announced shows, support will come from The Twilight Sad. Tickets for The Cure’s extra Wembley concert go on general sale at 10am GMT tomorrow (February 4). You can purchase yours from here, and see the announcement in the tweet below. THIRD SHOW ANNOUNCED AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY, LONDON ON DEC 13TH. SUPPORT FROM @THETWILIGHTSAD – TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW AT… Read More →

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Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson record “haunting” new version of ‘9 To 5’

Dolly Parton has joined forces with Kelly Clarkson for a “haunting” new version of ‘9 To 5’, it’s been revealed. As Variety reports, the pair recorded a collaborative take on Parton’s classic 1980 single for an upcoming documentary called Still Working 9 To 5. Read More: The NME Big Read – Dolly Parton: “I take care of business” The film, which is co-directed/produced by Gary Lane, is due to premiere at this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas. Advertisement Per an official description, Still Working 9 To 5 “examines the 40-year evolution of gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace” since 1980”. It added: “[It] explores why workplace inequality 40 years later was never a laughing matter.” “We could do a documentary just on the making of the duet,” Lane told Variety of Parton and Clarkson’s team-up. Dolly Parton CREDIT: Getty Speaking of how the new version of ‘9 To 5’ differs from the much-loved original, co-director/producer Camille Hardman explained: “The first iteration, Dolly’s original version was very upbeat. There was a lot of hope I would say in the song. “And this version is just a little bit melancholic,” she said, acknowledging the film’s themes of inequality. Advertisement Lane went… Read More →

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Courtney Barnett self-confirms for Glastonbury as she announces 2022 UK and European tour

Courtney Barnett has self-confirmed for this year’s Glastonbury festival after announcing her 2022 UK and European tour dates. READ MORE: The Big Read – Courtney Barnett: “I was trying to retrain my brain to not get hung up on certain things and to see the beauty in those moments” The Australian singer-songwriter, who released ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ last November, will hit the road in the UK and Europe in between festival slots and her shows supporting The National and Foo Fighters. You can see the full list of UK dates below Advertisement JUNE 26 – Glastonbury Festival 29 – Cardiff – Tramshed 30 – Liverpool – Invisible Wind Factory JULY 1 – Nottingham, Rock City You cans see Courtney’s full list of EU dates, and gigs supporting The National and the Foo Fighters here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by courtneymelba (@courtneymelba) The news about Barnett appearing at Glastonbury comes after Little Simz was yesterday (February 2) announced as a headliner of the West Holts stage at Glastonbury. This year’s Glastonbury will take place from June 22-26. So far, Billie Eilish has been confirmed to headline the Pyramid Stage on June 24 while Diana Ross will play the ‘Legends’… Read More →

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Stats show BBC 6 Music is the UK’s No.1 digital radio station, Radio 1 is first for young people

BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music are among the major UK radio stations to have enjoyed promising listening figures in the latest data to be published by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd). RAJAR have this week shared their quarterly listening figures for Q4 2021, which covers September 20 through to December 19. This is the second set of figures to be determined through a new methodology after the coronavirus pandemic suspended RAJAR’s operations in March 2020. The latest figures show that 34.51million people tuned in each week for live output across BBC Radio during the final quarter of 2021, giving the BBC an overall share of 49.9 per cent of all radio in the UK. Advertisement BBC Radio 1 pulled in 8.97million listeners aged 10 and over during Q4 2021, with the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg James attracting 4.85million 10+ listeners. Radio 1, which is actively targeting a youth audience online, remains the number one radio station in the UK for 15-29-year-olds. BBC Headquarters (Credit: Alamy) While 6 Music saw a 3.1 per cent dip in its quarter-on-quarter listening figures – pulling in 2.6million listeners – the station is still the UK’s number one digital radio station. “I’m… Read More →

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Korn share bewitching new single ‘Lost In The Grandeur’

Korn have shared a brand new single called ‘Lost In The Grandeur’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house” Following on from recent tracks ‘Start The Healing’ and ‘Forgotten’, it’s the latest preview from the nu-metal icons’ upcoming new album ‘Requiem’, which is set for release this Friday (February 4) via Loma Vista Recordings. “Laugh as you tear out my heart/ The pain is so stimulating/ I’ve been too numb from the start,” frontman Jonathan Davis sings in the opening lines of the hypnotic track. He then begs for someone to “help me find my way” before explaining that he’s “so fed up with who I portray” in the chorus. Advertisement You can listen to ‘Lost In The Grandeur’, which is accompanied by a visualiser created by EFFIXX, below. Korn’s ‘Requiem’ tracklist: 01. ‘Forgotten’ 02. ‘Let The Dark Do The Rest’ 03. ‘Start The Healing’ 04. ‘Lost In The Grandeur’ 05. ‘Disconnect’ 06. ‘Hopeless And Beaten’ 07. ‘Penance To Sorrow’ 08. ‘My Confession’ 09. ‘Worst Is On Its Way’ ‘Requiem’ will be the band’s first album since bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu announced that he’d be taking a “hiatus” from the… Read More →

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Wunderhorse serves up a songwriting masterclass on poignant new single ’17’

Wunderhorse, the solo project of former Dead Pretties frontman Jacob Slater, has released a brand new single called ’17’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Wunderhorse – hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surfer Coming off the heels of recent tracks ‘Teal’ and ‘Poppy’, Slater’s latest offering hears him not only broaden his sonic catalogue with a melody-rich slice of Americana-kissed indie rock but also show-off his top-tier songwriting talents. Written when he was 17 (hence the title), the Wunderhorse musician said the lyrics “just kind of fell out” of him. Advertisement “I remember coming back from a party and feeling a bit shit and the song just kind of fell out,” he said of the track. “It’s the oldest song I still play live and so I thought it deserved to get out there.” “In Punch and Judy make-up/ As we dance along the blade/ All of life is a butcher’s knife/ Puppets on a stage,” Slater sings, conjuring up a moody aesthetic while hooking listeners in to what could potentially be a deeper story. He then reverts to the song’s chorus: “Don’t go/ Don’t leave me here/ Where it feels like I’m dying/ That feeling of fear/ Don’t… Read More →

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Loup GarouX share new single ‘The Illusionist’ and limited edition beer

Rock supergroup Loup GarouX have shared their new single, ‘The Illusionist’, as well as details of a new limited edition beer. READ MORE: Loup GarouX: the QOTSA-inspired, Zomboat-soundtracking new rock supergroup The group features past Mercury nominee, producer and Libertines collaborator Ed Harcourt, Gorillaz and Senseless Things’ drummer Cass Browne and The Feeling bassist Richard Jones, who formed to create “a visceral and vivid sonic landscape” inspired by the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age and the sound of desert stoner rock. To celebrate the release of their new single, the trio have collaborated with the London-based brewery Signature Brew to produce the ‘Strangerlands’ Wolf Moon Blood Orange IPA. Advertisement The beer is named after the band’s debut album ‘Strangerlands’, which was released last October. Its name also reflects the fact that it was brewed on the ‘Wolf Moon’, January’s first full moon which is so-called because wolves were more likely to be heard howling at that time. Coincidentally, the ‘Strangerlands’ album was recorded at Harcourt’s home studio, which is known as The Wolf Cabin. The launch will be celebrated with an exclusive show at Signature Brew’s HQ in Blackhorse Road, north London this Friday (February 4) with support from Tom Bright. You can find tickets here. The group debuted… Read More →

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The rich and musical life of Lou Reed: “There are many plans to continue putting out Lou’s work”

Lou Reed wasn’t known as the sentimental sort. And yet, he kept a memento of his earliest days as songwriter where he could see it every day. The demo tape he posted to himself to self-copyright in 1965 is one of the treasures in the Lou Reed Archive and the exhibition celebrating it, Caught Between The Twisted Stars, which opens on March 2, Reed’s 80th birthday. “We’d tried getting into a locked safe, thinking it was there,” curator Don Fleming recalls. “But it was right behind him at his desk in his office, on a shelf with a bunch of CDs, still unopened that whole time. It was so mind-blowing to me.” ORDER NOW: Read the full interview in the latest issue of Uncut “Lou kept a lot of things, but never used the word archive,” Reed’s widow Laurie Anderson tells Uncut. “Signed photographs of his friends were precious. But Lou was never nostalgic. He was very practical with certain things like guitars. If he had gotten the sounds he’d wanted out of one, he’d give it away.” Yet, following Reed’s death in 2013, Anderson found he’d left her over 8,000 items, ranging from unreleased music to bar tabs, in 200… Read More →

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Robyn cancels Way Out West, Bergen Fest and PiPfest headline performances

Robyn has announced that she’s had to pull out of headlining upcoming festivals Way Out West, Bergen Fest and PiPfest. READ MORE: The Big Read – Robyn: “I danced a lot on my own” The Swedish singer-songwriter took to Twitter earlier today (February 1) to break the news. “It is an understatement to say that I was looking forward to headlining at Way Out West, Pip and Bergen Fest this summer, but circumstances have shifted and I unfortunately won’t be able to for this year. I’m so sorry about this,” she wrote. Advertisement In a follow-up tweet, Robyn cushioned the blow for fans by updating them on the status of her new music. “But there are many exciting things to come and even though it is taking a little longer, I can’t wait to reunite with you as soon as my new album is ready,” she wrote. “I’ve missed playing for you so much and I’m still planning to go back on tour as soon as I can. All my love, Robyn.” But there are many exciting things to come and even though it is taking a little longer, I can’t wait to reunite with you as soon as my… Read More →

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Graham Nash pulls music from Spotify: “I completely agree with my friend Neil”

Graham Nash has declared his support for Neil Young, announcing plans to remove his music from Spotify in protest of the service platforming misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope Young demanded that his music be pulled from Spotify last week, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread[s] false information about vaccines”. The streaming platform obliged, confirming on Wednesday (January 26) that Young’s content would indeed be removed from the platform. Advertisement The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to side with Young, including Joni Mitchell who also announced she would be pulling her discography from Spotify over its conduct surrounding vaccine misinformation, as did Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren. Nash, Young’s longtime friend and CSNY bandmate, has now followed suit, issuing a statement to Rolling Stone in which he revealed he has requested his solo material be removed from Spotify. “Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend Neil Young and I… Read More →

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Watch Anitta rock out during ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ performance on ‘Fallon’

Anitta delivered a live performance of her recent single ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ on US TV last night – check out the video below. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Anitta The Brazilian singer appeared as the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon yesterday (January 31) ahead of releasing her fifth studio album, ‘Girl From Rio’, which will follow 2019’s ‘Kisses’. A release date for the record is not yet known. Performing with her live band, Anitta treated viewers to an electrifying rendition of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ as dramatic visuals played out behind her. Advertisement Speaking in an interview ahead of taking to the stage, Anitta told Fallon that the track was inspired by “the rock vibe” she was a fan of as a teenager. “I loved Panic! At The Disco so that was my reference for this song,” she explained. “People used to think, ‘Oh, she shakes her ass, so she’s dumb’. And I wanted to show a different side – like, ‘Yeah, I shake my ass, but I can be smart. I can do other rhythms. I can sing rock’.” Elsewhere, Anitta also recalled the experience of starting to sing… Read More →