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Korn postpone six shows after Jonathan Davis tests positive for COVID-19
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has tested positive for COVID-19, causing the nu-metal outfit to postpone six dates of their current US tour, with a further two shows cancelled altogether. READ MORE: Korn live in Los Angeles: a ‘Monumental’ livestream packed with deep-cuts The news comes after Korn spontaneously cancelled a show in Scranton, PA last Saturday (August 14), hours before they were due to hit the stage. Davis wasn’t named in their announcement, however, the band instead attributing the last-minute postponement to “a confirmed COVID-19 case within the Korn camp”. A new statement posted to the band’s social media...
Day6’s Young K announces official military enlistment date
Day6’s Young K has confirmed that he will be commencing his mandatory military service in October. READ MORE: Day6 (Even Of Day): “Whenever we listen to songs in different languages, there’s still emotions that we can feel” During his V Live broadcast on August 16, the vocalist and bassist shared the details of his upcoming enlist. The announcement came shortly after JYP Entertainment had confirmed that very same day that the Day6 member was in the midst of preparing for his debut solo release. “It’s only been two months since released our sub-unit album so why am...
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...Recent Posts
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