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‘Fortnite’ fans find planned DaBaby emote in files amidst rapper’s homophobia scandal
Data-miners have discovered files in Fortnite that suggest Epic Games is planning to add an emote based on ‘AM to PM’ – a song featuring DaBaby – amidst controversy surrounding the rapper’s homophobic comments. READ MORE: ‘ToeJam & Earl’ taught us about aliens, hip-hop – and what it means to find home again The audio discovered in the data-mine is ‘AM to PM’, a song by Migos featuring DaBaby. While the emote is not currently out, data-mined files show that the emote could have been planned to release later in this update. NME has reached out to Epic for...
BTS on making music in English: “Language doesn’t matter to us that much”
BTS have shared their desire to keep pushing the limit with their English releases, explaining that language “doesn’t matter to us that much”. READ MORE: DPR Live: “I just really want to be transparent with my music” The group have released three English-language singles so far – ‘Dynamite’, ‘Butter’ and ‘Permission To Dance’ – all of which have reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. During a new interview with TIME, the BTS members explained their stance on releasing English music. “Language doesn’t matter to us that much like the past, I guess,” said...
Watch Guns N’ Roses debut new version of rare track ‘Silkworms’ at Boston show
Guns N’ Roses performed a reworked version of their song ‘Silkworms’ during a show at Boston’s Fenway Park last night (August 3). The unreleased track was reportedly written in 2001 during sessions for the band’s sixth album ‘Chinese Democracy’, which arrived in 2008 after a string of notorious delays. They first performed the track at Las Vegas’ House of Blues in 2001, but it’s now received a entirely new revamp and title. Advertisement “Some of you might have heard this under another name, but this is really kind of absurd to try this,” said Axl Rose while introducing the...
New York City will require concertgoers to show proof of vaccination
New York City is set to become the first city in the United States to require people to prove they are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enjoy a number of activities, including attending indoor concerts. As the New York Times reports, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the mandate yesterday (July 3). The program will commence next week on August 16, with enforcement to begin the following month on September 13. From then, evidence of having received at least one vaccination dose will be required to enter indoor concert venues, Broadway shows, movie theatres, gyms, restaurants and more....
DaBaby reportedly lost Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver promised video apology
DaBaby reportedly lost his headline Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver a promised video apology for his recent homophobic comments. The rapper received widespread criticism for controversial comments he made surrounding homosexuality and HIV/AIDS on stage at Rolling Loud Miami on July 25. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up,” he said. “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up.” Advertisement According to Billboard, representatives for DaBaby – real...
Watch Billie Eilish’s live performance clip for ‘Male Fantasy’
Billie Eilish has released a live performance clip of ‘Male Fantasy’, the closing track from her latest album, ‘Happier Than Ever’. READ: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great The clip is the second of its kind following ‘Your Power’, which was released on July 19. In the latest performance video, Eilish and her frequent collaborator and brother Finneas retread the haunting acoustic arrangement of the track, filming the performance in a stately, mahogany-dominated bedroom. Advertisement While the ‘Your Power’ performance saw the duo play side by side – this...
Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica fails to qualify for equestrian individual jumping final at Olympics
Bruce Springsteen‘s daughter has failed to qualify for the Equestrian Park individual jumping finals at the Olympics 2020. READ MORE: Every single Bruce Springsteen album ranked in order of greatness As previously reported, 29-year-old Jessica Springsteen – the daughter of The Boss and Patti Scialfa – competed as the youngest member of the US showjumping team at the Tokyo games today (August 3). Jessica is ranked in the world’s top 15 and was vying for glory in the team event, alongside team members Kent Farrington and Laura Kraut. She had to secure a top 30 finish in the individual...
‘Bandcamp Friday’ to continue for the rest of the year
Online music platform Bandcamp has announced that it will continue its ‘Bandcamp Friday’ initiative for the rest of 2021. READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The online music platform and distribution service launched the initiative back in March 2020 to aid those musicians whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, with Bandcamp waiving their revenue share to ensure that as close to 100 per cent of the profits as possible from fan purchases, downloads and merch goes directly to artists and labels. CEO Ethan Diamond said that...
Jack Antonoff says “there’s more humour” in Lana Del Rey’s music than people think
Bleachers‘ Jack Antonoff has discussed a number of his high-profile collaborations including Lana Del Rey, Clairo and Lorde. READ MORE: Bleachers – ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’ review: riotous and reflective third album Speaking to NME for this week’s ‘Big Read’, Antonoff discussed a number of fellow artists with whom he’s worked. Discussing Del Rey, who he worked with on her 2019 album ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’, and who Antonoff has affectionally nicknamed ‘Jimmy’, he said: “What I love about working with Lana is that there’s so much more humour in their music than I think people understand.”...Recent Posts
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