Dolly Parton has revealed how she used the royalties from Whitney Houston‘s cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ to invest in a historically Black neighbourhood in Nashville. Parton, who is thought to have earned millions of dollars in royalties from the 1973 song, saw her fortune grow after gaining a songwriting credit for Houston’s iconic 1992 cover – which featured on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard. Speaking on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Parton explained how she used the money to invest in the community. Advertisement “I bought my big office complex down in Nashville, and so...
The Weeknd has spoken in a new interview about his next music project, saying that the upcoming record is “the album I’ve always wanted to make”. The Canadian artist, AKA Abel Tesfaye, has been teasing his next album over the past few weeks and shared a preview of a new song overnight, before declaring: “Fuck it … IT STARTS TONIGHT.” READ MORE: The biggest moments from The Weeknd’s Super Bowl half-time show A new GQ interview with The Weeknd has arrived today (August 2), with the profile describing the new album as “a project packed with party records… Quincy...
Frank Ocean will headline Coachella Festival in 2023, organisers have confirmed. Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett told the LA Times the far-off booking was a reward for fans who have experienced multiple postponements of the festival in the last year. The California event will officially return in April 2022, with Ocean taking top billing a year later. He was originally set to play the festival in 2020 alongside Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott, until coronavirus forced its postponement. Advertisement “Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett said. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to...
The Libertines were joined by Terry Hall during their gig in Coventry last night (August 1) to perform The Specials’ ‘Gangsters’ – you can watch footage of their performance below. The outdoor show took place as part of the Hall-curated ‘Home Sessions’ to celebrate Coventry being awarded the title as the UK’s City of Culture from 2021 to 2025. READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term” Last night’s gig at Coventry Cathedral Ruins saw Hall join The Libertines on stage for a rendition of The Specials’ ‘Gangsters’, which...
Snoop Dogg has won praise from fans after providing some brilliant commentary for the Equestrian event at the Tokyo Olympics. The rap icon was joined by Kevin Hart on NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming service to provide the public with some irreverent updates on proceedings at the games. Offering his take on the Equestrian event, Snoop quipped: “This horse is off the chain! Advertisement “I’ve got to get this motherfucker in a video. Motherfucker was off the chain. I need that.” Snoop Dogg then notices that the horse is “crip-walking, cuz” before asking whether Hart had noticed it. “Horse Crip-walking...
NYC-based singer-songwriter Adedewe Adesola Victor, better known as Dewé, has just released his debut album titled Colors, via Alfeade records. Colors is home to a powerful collection of 10 songs exposing the rising star’s unique ability at merging Afrobeats to Afropop, R&b, Neo-Soul and World. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he rose to fame when he reached the finals of “The Voice: Nigeria.” Influenced by Mali Music, John Legend, Fela, Sam Smith and Erykah Badu, Dewé ‘s artistic vision is to combine African influence to American-based genres of music. Talking about his music, the NYC-based artist explains: ”I was able...
The forthcoming new and authorised Led Zeppelin documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin has finally been completed. Directed by Bernard MacMahon, the film was first announced back in May 2019 to mark the band’s 50th anniversary in 2018. READ MORE: Led Zeppelin – rank the albums MacMahon has today (August 2) confirmed the film’s title, Becoming Led Zeppelin, and announced that work on the documentary has been completed. Advertisement “Becoming Led Zeppelin is a film that no one thought could be made,” MacMahon said in a statement. “The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and virtually undocumented. “Through an intense search...
Yungblud will lace up his boots next month as he prepares to join the line-up for Soccer Aid 2021. The Doncaster singer will join a squad that also includes the likes of Tom Grennan as they gear up to face a Soccer Aid World XI at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on September 4. READ MORE: Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’” The match is in aid of UNICEF and will be broadcast live on ITV, with winners picking up the Soccer Aid trophy from David Beckham. Advertisement “It’s crazy to be taking part in...
Sunmi has released an action-packed teaser for the music video of her upcoming single, ‘You Can’t Sit With Us’. READ MORE: Minzy speaks about her new single ‘Teamo’, how she has changed over her career and why she started her own label Set in a retro-themed DVD rental store, the singer and her friends browse through the shelves before letting out classic horror screams as they spot something frightening off-camera. The clip then cuts to the group in a gunfight against a horde of zombies that have broken into the shop In another shot, Sunmi stands on top of...
Ariana Grande has encouraged her fans and followers on social media to get vaccinated against coronavirus. The singer shared an image of herself wearing a face mask yesterday (August 1) along with the caption “vaxxed n masked”. READ MORE: Fully vaccinated artists and music fans from US and EU will be exempt from quarantine rules in England “This is your gentle reminder to please get your vaccines if you are eligible,” Grande wrote. “This thing is not yet over.” Advertisement Grande shared a link in her post to a John Hopkins Medicine website, as well as a number of...