SZA has surprise-released three new songs – ‘Nightbird’, ‘I Hate You’ and ‘Joni – on an anonymous Soundcloud page. The tracks follow the star debuting a new song called ‘Shirt’ during a livestream performance that took place last month (July 1). All three songs appeared on the Soundcloud account, named only as “.”, earlier today (August 22). However, SZA confirmed the songs were her work by tweeting a link to the page and saying she was “dumping random thoughts”. Advertisement ‘Nightbird’ features SZA singing, “Stay the night/ I only got you for a short time” over crisp programmed drums and...
Tyga has deleted his OnlyFans account after it was announced that the platform will no longer host sexually explicit content. READ MORE: 5 must-see artists to catch at EXIT Festival 2021 From October, the popular content subscription service will be not be allowing users to post content containing explicit images or videos – something which has been met with criticism from a lot of its creators. Tyga, who has become well known on OnlyFans for creating regular content of a sexually explicit nature, has now deleted his account in favour of starting his own platform. Advertisement The ‘Rack City’ rapper...
Rudimental have shared a brand new track called ‘Remember Their Names’ featuring MJ Cole and Josh Barry – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Rudimental – ‘Toast To Our Differences’ review The anthemic, full-blooded collaboration is the latest taste of ‘Ground Control’, the London collective’s upcoming fourth studio album and the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Toast To Our Differences’. Following recent tracks ‘Straight From The Heart’, ‘So Sorry’ and ‘Jumper’, ‘Remember Their Names’ is a kinetic track that manoeuvres through progressive synths and an energetic baseline that pays homage to the group’s explosive drum and bass beginnings. Advertisement Josh Barry’s...
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song ‘Focus’. READ MORE: H.E.R. – ‘Back Of My Mind’ review: a victory lap after a stellar start to the year First filed in June 2020, the complaint alleged that ‘Focus’, taken from H.E.R.’s self-titled 2017 LP, intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original composition ‘Endless Minds’ without consent or compensation. Sims, who has worked with artists such Stevie Wonder, created the song in 2004, posted it on Instagram and YouTube in 2015, and registered it with...
Lion Babe have shared a soulful new single, ‘Going Through It’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: 20 essential tracks from the golden age of ’90s hip-hop The song is taken from the alt-R&B/soul duo’s recently-released album ‘Rainbow Child’, which arrived earlier this month. The Erykah Badu-inspired track hears front woman Jillian Hervey sing: “I’m going through it, we’re going through it, try not to lose it, we’re gonna do it,” and “we can let it fall away, we can learn from our mistakes, we can find another way…” over a soulful chorus. Advertisement The duo – comprised of...
Asking Alexandria have announced the release of a new album called ‘See What’s On The Inside’ – you can listen to first single, ‘Alone Again’, below. READ MORE: Asking Alexandria: “Corey Taylor told us this record would piss people off” Set to be released on October 1, the band’s follow-up to 2020’s ‘Like A House On Fire’ will be released via their newly signed deal with Better Noise Music. To accompany the announcement, Asking Alexandria shared the album’s first single, ‘Alone Again’, a powerful, emotionally-charged anthem that is sure to be a fan favourite, especially in a live setting....
A Manic Street Preachers super fan has had some rare, customised Funko POP! figures made of the band – you can see them below. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion” Mish O’Leary contacted UK-based Glitz Customs – who can make customised Funko POP! figures to order – after deciding she wanted some figures made of the Welsh music icons. Speaking to Nation. Cymru, O’Leary said: “I saw Glitz Customs on Facebook a while ago. I kept an eye on the page for a while and saw some of the pictures they were posting of the custom figures...
This weekend’s NYC Homecoming Concert was cancelled due to a hurricane warning, but that didn’t stop The Killers from performing an impromptu jam session backstage. READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” The event, which was set to take place yesterday (August 21) in New York’s Central Park, hosted up to 60,000 concertgoers (all vaccinated, as per its entry requirements) before it was shut down. Many of the artists on the bill – including Journey, LL Cool J, Santana and Barry Manilow – were able...
Kanye West has posted a picture of his childhood home to Instagram after deleting the rest of the content on his page. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far On Friday (August 20), the rapper, producer and fashion mogul took a trip down memory lane ahead of his third ‘DONDA’ listening event, set to take place at Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium on Thursday (August 26). After sharing a picture of his childhood home in Chicago’s South Shore neighbourhood, where he lived with his late mother Donda, who is the inspiration behind the title of...
Don Everly, the last surviving member of The Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84. Everly passed away at his home in Nashville today (August 22), a spokesperson for his family confirmed to the LA Times. No cause of death was given. “Don lived by what he felt in his heart. Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams…with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother,” his family said in a statement. You can see some of the tributes to Don below: This one hurts. Andrew Sandoval confirms...