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Olivia Rodrigo makes UK chart history with three Top 5 singles

Olivia Rodrigo has today (June 11) made UK chart history in the Official Singles Chart. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Sour’ review: this year’s breakout star channels ’90s alt-rock Rodrigo has become the first female artist to have three singles in the top five slots of the singles chart in the same week. As OfficialCharts.com reported, ‘Good 4 U‘ remains at Number 1 following 96,000 chart sales, including 11.2 million streams. ‘Deja Vu’ meanwhile is at Number 4 whilst ‘Traitor’ reached Number 5. Advertisement Other male acts to have achieved this in the past include John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and...
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Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ was inspired by Primal Scream’s ‘Loaded’

Lorde has spoken about Primal Scream’s influence on her comeback single ‘Solar Power’, pinpointing ‘Loaded’ as a key inspiration behind it. The New Zealand musician made her return last night (June 10), four years after the release of her second album ‘Melodrama’. READ MORE: Lorde’s new song ‘Solar Power’ is a gorgeous, sun-kissed rebirth Speaking to Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1, Lorde said: “I had never heard Primal Scream in my life. I’d been told to check them out. I wrote the song on the piano and then we realised it sounds a lot like...
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The Killers share preview of Bruce Springsteen collaboration and announce release date

The Killers have shared a preview of their upcoming Bruce Springsteen collaboration and announced the release date for the track. As previously confirmed, the two acts will team up on a release called ‘Dustland’, which Springsteen revealed during an appearance on Sirius XM’s E Street Radio. The Vegas band had also previously teased a “killer collab” with a mystery artist. READ MORE: The Killers – ‘Imploding The Mirage’ review: experimentation meets canyon rock enormity Now, The Killers have posted a short clip of the collaboration to their social media accounts. ‘Dustland’ appears to be a new version of the band’s...
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Sony Music Entertainment to waive debts for thousands of artists

Sony Music will pay royalties from streaming and other revenue streams to thousands of artists who signed deals with the label before 2000 and have yet to recoup their advances. The major label reportedly sent out a letter to artists today (June 11) announcing the new policy change, which is part of a new initiative called “Artists Forward”. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” While the acts’ existing contracts will not be modified, Sony will instead “pay through on existing unrecouped balances to increase the ability of those who...
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Slipknot’s Clown says he’s ready to share the band’s unreleased Paul Gray tribute song

Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan has spoken about the band’s unreleased tribute to Paul Gray, saying he’s now ready to share it. Gray was the original bassist and a founding member of the band, but died in 2010 at the age of 38. An autopsy report later confirmed he died from an overdose of morphine and fentanyl, and had signs of “significant heart disease”. READ MORE: Corey Taylor – ‘CMFT’ review: the most fun record the Slipknot frontman has ever produced Speaking to Minneapolis radio station 93X, Clown said the band had “many songs that have never been released because they...
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Wolf Alice score first UK Number One album with biggest opening week for a British group in 2021

Wolf Alice have scored their first UK Number One album with ‘Blue Weekend’ and have claimed the biggest opening week for a British group in 2021. READ MORE: Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world” The London band’s new album, which arrived last week (June 4), debuted at the top spot with over 36,000 chart sales – 14,700 of which were vinyl copies. In addition, the four-piece – who knocked Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ down to Number Two – overtook Royal Blood to claim the biggest opening week for a British group in 2021 so far. Advertisement...
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Shaun Keaveny to leave BBC Radio 6 Music after 14 years

Shaun Keaveny has announced that he is leaving BBC Radio 6 Music after 14 years of presenting on the station. Sharing a statement this afternoon (June 11), the broadcaster said of his departure: “Things change, places change, people change, and it’s time for a change, after 14 years (it will seem longer to many) I’m leaving 6 Music.” It has not yet been confirmed who replace him, but the BBC said a new afternoon schedule will be announced in due course. Advertisement Keaveny joined 6 Music and the BBC in early 2007, hosting the late evening show. In April...
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Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes teams up with Olivia O’Brien on new track ‘No More Friends’

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has teamed up with Olivia O’Brien on new track ‘No More Friends’ – listen to the collaboration in full below. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon: “I’m like everyone else: confused, scared and angry” The high-energy rock track features on US singer-songwriter O’Brien’s new six-track ‘Episodes: Season 1’ EP, which has been released today (June 11). It also comes accompanied by a video which sees O’Brien performing against a simplistic white background and, at one point, lip-syncing the vocals of Sykes who is not present in the clip. Advertisement ‘Episodes’ is the follow up...
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Music Venue Trust tell PM “don’t fail us now” over June 21 re-opening

A warning has been issued to the government that music venues could see “mass evictions” if the potential June 21 re-opening delay is not met with funding and support. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – Gig and festival bosses on what to expect It has been a tumultuous 15 months for the UK’s grassroots music venues. At the start of the crisis last March, there was the very threat of over 500 venues facing closure. However, the vast majority have been saved thanks to public support and donations to the Music Venue Trust’s #SaveOurVenues campaign, along with pressure...
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Metallica file lawsuit against Lloyd’s Of London over pandemic-postponed show losses

Metallica have filed an insurance lawsuit against Lloyd’s Of London over losses suffered as a result of postponing its South American tour due to coronavirus. READ MORE: Lars Ulrich talks creativity in lockdown and new Metallica material The band were due to embark on a six-date tour of South America with support from Greta Van Fleet in April 2020, with the shows planned before the global pandemic shut down the live music industry. Metallica rescheduled the shows for December 2020, but with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, those dates were also postponed. The band said it...
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