Wu-Tang Clan‘s Ghostface Killah has passed comment on Grant Willams’ exoneration, after the group’s associate served 23 years in prison. A Staten Island jury convicted Williams in 1997 for the murder of Shdell Lewis the previous year. Williams, then 25 years old, had been identified as the assailant who wore a black jacket and Wu-Tang Clan hat, which prosecutors placed special emphasis on, given he had been employed at the group’s recording studio. He was sentenced to life in prison, serving 23 years before his conviction was overturned on Thursday July 22. Advertisement Ghostface Killah – a close friend...
Travis Scott has teased new music ahead of his Rolling Loud Miami performance today. On Twitter, the rapper shared a minute-long clip of what appears to be an excerpt of a new music video. “Hmm some one ask me how I’m starting I said this is how. Who can remember this by tonight,” Scott wrote in the Twitter caption, suggesting he will debut the song during his live set at 4am BST today (11pm EDT on Saturday July 24). HMM SOME ONE ASK ME HOW IM STARTING I SAID THIS IS HOW. WHO CAN REMEMBER THIS BY TONIGHT. pic.twitter.com/Ra76ejg77H...
Don Broco have announced they’ll be doing a short run of warm-up gigs ahead of their headline performances at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival. The Bedford band, who recently announced the release of their their fourth studio album, ‘Amazing Things’, will play Oxford’s O2 Academy, Bristol’s O2 Academy, and Bournemouth’s O2 Academy this coming August and September. The gigs will take place after an already sold-out hometown show at Bedford’s Esquires on August 24, and ahead of their headline UK tour and top billing at Slam Dunk Festival. Advertisement The North edition of the festival, held at Temple Newsam in Leeds...
Lance Bass has chimed in on Britney Spears’ ongoing conservatorship battle and how it’s affected the pair’s friendship. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney Speaking in a new interview, the former NSYNC star reflected on Britney’s situation, revealing that he hasn’t spoken to her in years because they’ve “been kept away from each other.” “I definitely believe in the #FreeBritney movement,” Bass said on a recent episode of Heather Dubrow’s World podcast. “I believe that she needs to be away from the dad, she needs to pick her own people to...
Jake Bugg has released a new single called ‘Downtown’ – you can listen to it below. The tenderhearted track is the latest preview from the Nottingham singer-songwriter’s upcoming fifth studio album, ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’, due out August 20 via RCA Records. Following recent singles ‘All I Need’ and ‘Lost’, ‘Downtown’ – which is produced by Jamie Hartman – hears Bugg deliver a beautiful, piano-led acoustic performance. Advertisement The song’s mesmerising lyrics offer comfort and a promise that the person he’s singing to will never be left alone. “Held deep/ In a poisonous mind/ Help you find the words/ Live and I’ll help you learn,”...
Korn‘s Jonathan Davis has shared a cover of Pet Shop Boys classic ‘It’s A Sin’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house” The eerie new take on the 1987 pop classic appears on the soundtrack for the first season of popular TV series Paradise City, which also includes Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker‘s reworking of Edwin Collins‘ ‘A Girl Like You’. The soundtrack also includes a medley of tracks including Paradise City bands The Mavens and The Flux with their covers...
Taylor Swift has shared an orchestral version of ‘The Lakes’ to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her ‘Folklore’ album. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeover Released on July 24, 2020, Swift’s acclaimed eighth studio album – which was a surprise release – spawned the singles ‘Cardigan’, ‘Exile’, ‘Betty’ and ‘The 1’, and would go on to become the best-selling album of last year. A sister album, ‘Evermore’, arrived five months later in December 2020. Taking to social media earlier today (July 24), Swift thanked her fans for everything they’ve “done to...
Billie Eilish has opened up about avoiding social media following comments about her body. READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of power Speaking to the LA Times, Eilish revealed that in July, she stopped reading the comments on her Instagram account where she has 87.8million followers. When asked why, Eilish replied: “Because otherwise I will spiral out, and s—’s mean as f—. There are some people, like my brother, who can get a text from someone he doesn’t like and delete it immediately. He won’t even read it. I can’t do that. If...
Peter Rehberg, the British-Austrian founder of pioneering record label Editions Mego, has died aged 53. As reported in The Guardian, Rehberg died of a heart attack and news of Rehberg’s passing was first shared by his collaborator François Bonnet, who records as Kassel Jaeger, and Bonnet’s label INA-grm. Bonnet wrote on Instagram: “I am heartbroken. Peter is gone, suddenly. Just like that. He hated goodbyes, effusions. Out of reserve. Out of sensitivity. He was one of the most kind, loyal and reliable people I have ever known. I feel privileged to have known him, to have collaborated with him and...
Johnny Depp is working on some new music with Jeff Beck, it is being reported. According to the Daily Mail, the actor and Hollywood Vampires musician is teaming up with Beck to record material for the ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ guitarist’s upcoming new album. “They’ve been collaborating on material for Jeff’s next album,” a source told the outlet. “It’s been great for Johnny to get back to his first true love, which is music.” Advertisement The source added: “Jeff has been a great friend to Johnny during a very difficult time, and being away from Hollywood has been exactly what Johnny needed.” It...