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Lil Uzi Vert announces three UK shows for next month
Lil Uzi Vert has announced three new UK shows next month as part of Wireless Week. READ MORE: Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Eternal Atake’ review: this generation’s Lil Wayne embarks on a dizzying odyssey of sound The Philadelphia rapper will perform at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, the O2 Academy Birmingham and the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on September 6, 7 and 8, respectively. The three concerts are in the run-up to his set at London’s Wireless Festival on September 10. Tickets go on sale at 10am BST this Thursday (August 19) and will be available to purchase...
Watch Måneskin cover Billie Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’
Måneskin have performed a cover of Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Bury A Friend‘. READ MORE: Italian Eurovision winners Måneskin talk future plans and “bullshit” drug allegations The Italian rock band, who won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, are currently touring the European festival circuit. Over the weekend the rockers played the cover to crowds at Belgium’s Ronquières Festival . Per fan footage, Måneskin twist Eilish’s dark, disconcerting song from her 2019 debut ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ into something of an anthemic rock tune. Watch below. Advertisement The news...
Blossoms share snippet of new song ‘Care For’ arriving tomorrow
Blossoms have shared a snippet of their brand new single, ‘Care For’, which is released tomorrow (August 17). READ MORE: Blossoms: “We might be uncool, but so are ABBA and everyone loves them” The Stockport band, who released their third album ‘Foolish Loving Spaces‘ last year, look to be teasing what might appear on a forthcoming new album with the song. ‘Care For’ will premiere as Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds show (6pm-10pm), hosted tomorrow by Yungblud. It will be the band’s first new music since their Christmas double A-side single ‘Christmas Eve (Soul Purpose)’/’It’s Going To...
Madonna announces reissue series on her birthday
Madonna has announced that she will reissue many of her albums in deluxe editions, after signing a new publishing deal with Warner Music Group. READ MORE: The ages of Madonna – the evolution of an icon The singer, who celebrates her 63rd birthday today (August 16), said Warner have been “amazing partners” as details of the new campaign were shared. The series will in part commemorate the 40th anniversary of her debut singles ‘Everybody’ (1982) and ‘Burning Up’ (1982). As well as the reissues, the label Italians Do It Better has released a compilation of Madonna covers executive-produced by...
The Wombats announce new album ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ and UK arena tour dates
The Wombats have shared details of their forthcoming album, ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’, and a UK arena tour alongside the release of a new single. READ MORE: The Wombats on ‘Method To The Madness’ and playing The O2 – “It’s going to be an amazing night” The Liverpool-formed band’s fifth album arrives on January 7, 2022 via AWAL. It’s previewed by ‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’, a thumping new song that hears the group ponder the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on interpersonal relationships. A six-date arena tour for April 2022 will take place across in...
The Killers look set for another UK Number One with new album ‘Pressure Machine’
Current figures from the Official Charts show that The Killers are on course for their seventh consecutive UK Number One album with ‘Pressure Machine’. READ MORE: The Killers on the cover – “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” The chart has reported today (August 16) that the band’s latest record is outselling the rest of the top five combined. ‘Hot Fuss‘ (2005), ‘Sam’s Town‘ (2006), ‘Day & Age‘ (2008), ‘Battle Born‘ (2012), ‘Wonderful Wonderful‘ (2017) and last year’s ‘Imploding The Mirage‘ have all reached the UK top spot. Jungle, meanwhile, are currently...
From ‘WAP’ to ‘Montero’: Music’s New Sexual Revolution Is Here
By Myles Johnson For their debut performance of “WAP” on the Grammys stage earlier this year, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion swapped nasty verses and suggestive hip movements. Before a backdrop of a supersized bedroom, with pillows as large as cars and a comforter that could cover a small crowd, they exposed their tongues and zipped through explicit lyrics. There’s not much metaphor or innuendo in the song or performances: This is about sexuality and the power you hold once you are aware of and align with it. Though the song’s release and this subsequent performance were met with...
Bon Iver announce limited 10th anniversary reissue of second album ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’
Bon Iver have announced a special limited edition 10th anniversary reissue of their second album, ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’. READ MORE: Bon Iver usher in their latest era with the anxiety lifting new song ‘PDLIF’ The album, which was released on June 17, 2011, is celebrated more than a decade later with a reissue on CD and vinyl. Five songs from Bon Iver’s 2012 AIR Studios session will feature on the reissue. Physical formats and streams will release on January 14, 2022. Additionally, a personal essay written by Phoebe Bridgers will be included with the reissue. The singer-songwriter opens...
Rihanna’s Fenty company sued by musician for using Islamic verse at fashion show
A musician has sued Rihanna‘s Fenty brand after the wrong version of their song was allegedly played during a Savage X Fenty 2020 fashion show. READ MORE: 25 incredibly geeky facts about Rihanna The anonymous artist claims that they received death threats after a version of their song ‘Doom’ containing a reading of a Muslim text known as a Hadith was played at the event. The claimant alleges that a version without the verse had been submitted for use at the show, not the one with the Islamic verse. Rihanna issued a statement in response to the apparent error...Recent Posts
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