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Eminem invests in new NFT marketplace, MakersPlace
Eminem has invested in new NFT (non-fungible token) startup company MakersPlace, a market designed to sell NFT artwork among other creations. READ MORE: Eminem: Rank The Albums – will the best Slim Shady album please stand up? Earlier this year, the rapper stepped into the NFT market, making $1.78million (£1.3million) from his first ‘Shady Con’ collection. The collection included digital action figures based on characters in some of Eminem’s best-known music videos, original instrumental beats created by the star and more. Advertisement Now, Em and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, are among the key contributors who have helped the San-Francisco-based company, which launched in...
Brian May wants to leave London after losing personal possessions in basement flood
Queen‘s Brian May has said he’s thinking about leaving London after torrential rain in the capital recently caused his basement to flood. READ MORE: ‘Queen days’: Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journey Speaking in a new interview, May recalled the time his London home was filled with effluent after rain caused the city to flood and sewers to spew their contents. The basement, where he and his wife, Anita Dobson, kept their memorabilia was hit worse. “It’s made us feel violated,” he told The Guardian. Advertisement “It’s what it does to your soul to lose your possessions, to see...
Megan Thee Stallion vs homophobia in hip-hop: “Representation is important”
Megan Thee Stallion has spoken out about homophobia in hip-hop in a new interview. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The culture’s ongoing struggle with misogyny and homophobia has been a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks, following the controversial backlash to Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow‘s ‘Industry Baby’ video as well as DaBaby’s hateful remarks at Rolling Loud Miami. Speaking to People magazine, Megan has now weighed in on the issue, saying hip-hop’s reckoning with homophobia was long overdue. Advertisement “It is about time,” she said. “Representation is important, and it is...
Kacey Musgraves previews two new songs in new podcast appearance
Kacey Musgraves has given a preview of sorts of two new songs that are set to appear on her long-awaited follow-up to ‘Golden Hour’. READ MORE: The Big Read – Kacey Musgraves: “I really have seen a few UFOs…” The country star started to reveal details of her new record earlier this year, but has yet to release any material from the album at present. During an appearance on Dr. Maya Shankar’s podcast A Slight Change Of Plans, Musgraves sang snippets of two songs. First, ‘Camera Roll’, which depicts looking through photos of her ex-husband Ruston Kelly on her phone....
Billie Eilish scores second UK Number One album with ‘Happier Than Ever’
Billie Eilish has scored her second UK Number One album with ‘Happier Than Ever’, the Official Charts Company has confirmed. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great The US pop star has gone straight to the top of the charts with her new record, which was released last week (July 30) and was previously reported to be outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined in the midweek update. Eilish was propelled to the top spot by a total of 39,000 chart sales, 61 per cent of which came...
Limp Bizkit see huge stream and sales spike after Lollapalooza set
Limp Bizkit have seen a huge spike in streams and sales since their much talked about performance at last weekend’s Lollapalooza. READ MORE: From Machine Gun Kelly to Lil Uzi Vert, rap-rock is back. And this time, it doesn’t suck The Fred Durst-fronted band played at the Grant Park, Chicago event on Saturday (July 31), sharing a line-up with Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Trippie Redd, Freddie Gibbs, Angels & Airwaves, Marc Rebillet and more. After their performance, Limp Bizkit became a trending topic on Twitter for the rest of the weekend which has since led to a rise in...
Listen to Rico Nasty’s spiky and fiery new song ‘Buss’
Rico Nasty has shared a fiery new single called ‘Buss’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now. READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “It’s time women stop worrying about what men think about them” The rapper previewed the new track, which follows June’s ‘Magic’, at Lollapalooza in Chicago last weekend (August 1). ‘Buss’ is produced by Menoh Beats and finds Nasty rapping: “You can try that shit with them but not with us/ Came through looking like a buss.” Advertisement Later, she adds: “This Sugar Trap shit, I invented it/ You lil bitches really just rented it.” Listen to the...
Taylor Swift confirms Phoebe Bridgers and Ed Sheeran collaborations on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
Taylor Swift has confirmed a host of guest artists including Phoebe Bridgers and Ed Sheeran, are set to appear on her re-recorded version of 2012’s ‘Red’. Fans were quick to decipher a series of clues in the form of jumbled up words emerging from a vault yesterday (August 5), with some figuring out that they can be assembled into a crossword puzzle that hints at the contents of the upcoming record’s bonus ‘From The Vault’ tracks. Fans deciphered that the likes of Sheeran, Phoebe Bridgers and Chris Stapleton may be on the album as guests. Advertisement Swift has now taken...
Industry hit back at Rishi Sunak’s defence of government’s approach to music, Brexit, clubs and venues
Figures from the music industry have hit back at Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s and the government’s handling of the Brexit touring fiasco – as well as potential future provisions for nightclubs and music venues. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists This week saw a huge backlash to the government’s claims of victory in ‘announcing’ that “short term” visa-free travel without work permits will be allowed for musicians and performers in 19 European countries, while talks are ongoing with the remaining nations. They were soon accused of “spin”, “gaslighting” and “meaningless posturing”,...Recent Posts
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