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Listen to Khalid Gad’s First Game

Khalid Gad is a 27-year-old Berlin-based Hip-Hop artist rising to the spotlight with a new track titled “First Game.” The artist with a German father and an Egyptian mother, thus exposing him to a multicultural environment. Hopping between Egypt, Germany, and Malaysia, Khalid’s creativity has boosted through the roof. The artist describes his musical genres as a mix of R&B, Rap, and Trap Music. “First Game” is the first single from his upcoming debut album, which is making all the waves. The song is a thrilling sonic blend of melodic rap and fast-paced Hip-Hop. His vocals perfectly transmit the...
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Sean Ono Lennon remixes Matt Berry’s ‘Summer Sun’ as an acid house-inspired bop

Sean Ono Lennon has remixed ‘Summer Sun’, a track from Matt Berry‘s latest album ‘The Blue Elephant’. READ MORE: In praise of Toast Of London‘s Matt Berry, the off-kilter comedy hero to lead us into 2021 The musician has retained the song’s dizzying psychedelic turns but added a squelching, acid house backbone that transports it to a club setting – listen below. ‘The Blue Elephant’, Berry’s ninth album, was released in May via Acid Jazz records. It’a available to purchase in various vinyl formats as well as CD and cassette. Advertisement Berry is also a renowned comedian, known for...
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Hoshi on SEVENTEEN’s success: “We don’t really care about numbers”

SEVENTEEN member Hoshi has opened up about his thoughts on the boyband’s success and if it’s just a numbers game to the group. READ MORE: SEVENTEEN talk ‘Your Choice’: “This album shows how we’ve grown and deepened our emotionality” In a new interview with Dazed, which noted that the boyband are “aware” that music is largely a numbers game, the K-pop idol said that it’s something that the group are not concerned about. “We don’t really care about numbers and results, we’re just going to try and work our best from where we are,” he said. Advertisement Mingyu added...
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Sainsbury’s to stop selling CDs and DVDs, though vinyl sales will continue

Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it will no longer sell CDs and DVDs in its stores, though sales of vinyl records will continue. READ MORE: UK vinyl sales in 2020 are the highest since the early ’90s The supermarket giant said that the huge popularity and customer preference for the streaming market had influenced the decision. “Our customers increasingly go online for entertainment, so earlier this year we took the decision to gradually phase out the sale of DVDs and CDs, so that we can dedicate extra space to food and popular products like clothing and homewares,” a spokesperson for...
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David Ellefson’s bass parts on new Megadeth album have already been re-recorded

Dave Mustaine has confirmed that David Ellefson’s bass tracks on the upcoming Megadeth album have been re-recorded by another bassist following his departure from the group. Ellefson left the thrash metal pionners in May after denying allegations that he groomed an underage girl online. He subsequently admitted to “four to five masturbating encounters” online with a young woman in a police report which surfaced last month. Advertisement Mustaine, who previously said that Ellefson would not appear on the record, has now confirmed that a new bassist has completed his role on the album. Addressing a fan named Tina on...
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Marilyn Manson turns himself into police for alleged spitting incident in New Hampshire

Marilyn Manson turned himself into police on Friday (July 2) and was released on bail for an alleged spitting incident in New Hampshire, it is being reported. According to People, the rock star (real name Brian Warner) surrendered himself to the Hollywood division of Los Angeles Police Department over two counts of Class A misdemeanour simple assault. It comes after a warrant was issued for Manson’s arrest following allegations he spat at and shot snot on a videographer during a performance in the town of Gilford, New Hampshire, in 2019. In a statement to NME at the time of the warrant, Manson’s lawyer...
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Brian May says Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he was still alive

Queen guitarist Brian May has said he believes late frontman Freddie Mercury would still be playing with the legendary band if he was still alive today. READ MORE: Queen’s Freddie Mercury: the maddest stories about rock’s best-loved hellraiser Speaking in a new interview, May insisted that Mercury, who died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991, would still be a part of the Queen family had he not passed away. “He would still be saying ‘Oh I need to do my solo stuff’, but he would be coming back to the family to do what we do,” May...
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Clairo says she wasn’t “mentally prepared” to make an album with Jack Antonoff

Clairo has revealed that she initially turned down the opportunity to work with Jack Antonoff as she wasn’t “mentally prepared” to make an album with him. READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Clairo: “I don’t rely on anyone else” Antonoff co-produced the singer-songwriter’s second studio effort ‘Sling’, which is set for release next Friday (July 16) via FADER/Republic/Polydor. Speaking in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Clairo recalled that she “said no” to the team-up as she was intimidated by the “huge” albums the Bleachers musician/producer had worked on previously (including records by Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and...
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Saweetie defends her decision to work with Dr. Luke

Saweetie has spoken out about her reasons for working with Dr. Luke following the producer’s ongoing legal battle with Kesha. READ MORE: The Big Read – Kesha: “I made this record because it made my heart happy” In a new interview, the ‘Back To The Streets’ rapper was quizzed about her working relationship with Dr. Luke, who is currently involved in a defamation case with Kesha, after she sued him in 2014, alleging emotional abuse and sexual assault. Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) produced Saweetie’s recent hit ‘Best Friend’ with Doja Cat, and the pair first started working...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg recites ‘World In Motion’ rap in House Of Commons

Jacob Rees-Mogg recited the rap from New Order‘s ‘World In Motion’ in the House Of Commons today (July 8). READ MORE: ‘World In Motion’: 10 geeky facts about the New Order football classic The Conservative MP and Commons leader lifted John Barnes’ lyrics from the 1990 football anthem while answering a question in Parliament, inspired by England’s victory in last night’s Euros semi-final. “Everyone I think is rejoicing at the football success, and I think the line to take, Mr. Speaker, is from Mr. Barnes,” Rees-Mogg began before delivering the opening bars of the iconic rap (“You’ve got to hold...
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