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Sinead O’Connor says Prince attacked her at his Hollywood home

Sinead O’Connor has claimed that she faced a violent confrontation with Prince after securing her biggest hit with a cover of his song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. In a new interview with The New York Times, the Irish singer said the incident occurred when Prince invited her to his Hollywood mansion after the 1991 cover became a huge hit. According to O’Connor, Prince “chastised her for swearing in interviews, harangued his butler to serve her soup though she repeatedly refused it, and sweetly suggested a pillow fight only to thump her with something hard he’d slipped into his pillowcase.”...
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Squid share “freaky” animated video for ‘Pamphlets’

Squid have shared a new music video for ‘Pamphlets’, the final single released from their debut studio album ‘Bright Green Field’. READ MORE: Squid: “I don’t think people take us seriously enough to think we’re ‘pretentious’” German illustrator and visual artist Raman Djafari directed the video, marking his first collaboration with the band. The clip follows a sinister devil-horned figure as it transcends into an alternate dimension via its washing machine. Watch the video for ‘Pamphlets’ below: Advertisement “When planning the music videos for this album, we wanted to make sure we covered a few different mediums,” the band...
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Watch the trailer for St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein’s “bananas art film”, ‘The Nowhere Inn’

St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein‘s film The Nowhere Inn is coming to cinemas and on-demand later this year – check out the trailer below. Co-written, produced, and starring the two musicians, the collaborative project was first announced in April 2019 after the pair joined forces on a series of mock interview segments in promotion of St. Vincent’s 2017 album, ‘MASSEDUCTION’.  The NME Big Read: St. Vincent: “I wanted to tell my story with humour and compassion” Having been premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2020, The Nowhere Inn – directed by Bill Benz – will be given a cinematic release on September 17, 2021,...
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Paul Weller isn’t sure he’ll make another album: “The music business has changed so much”

Paul Weller has said he’s not sure whether he’ll make another album after the recently released ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1)’. The Modfather participated in a Tim’s Twitter Listening Party this evening (May 18) focusing on his sixteenth studio album, which was created over the course of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. READ MORE: Paul Weller: “I’m trying different things as much as I can – time is of the essence, man” During one thread, Weller told his followers: “I don’t know if I’ll make any more records after this one; it’s hard to say at the moment. This is my 16th solo...
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Lollapalooza Chicago confirms return for 2021: “We’re back!”

Lollapalooza festival has confirmed its return for 2021. It was reported last week that the Chicago event had been given the go-ahead by government officials to host its 30th anniversary edition at Green Park between July 29 and August 1. READ MORE: Festival bosses speak out on how COVID will impact on line-ups this summer According to sources, a near-to or full capacity festival had been approved for this summer following last year’s coronavirus-enforced cancellation. Advertisement “We are excited about the progress in Chicago as the city continues to reopen,” said Lollapalooza promoters C3 Presents. “We are in close...
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Music Venue Trust calls for date live music can return to Wales

Music Venue Trust (MVT) has called on the Welsh government to set a date for the reopening of live music venues. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – Gig and festival bosses on what to expect Despite cinemas, inside hospitality and other venues returning to the country on May 17 in line with the new alert level two – and a limited crowd of 500 attending a pilot event at Cardiff Castle on May 15 – no official date for live music events has been specified. In an open letter MVT has asked the government to provide clarity on...
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary ’24 Hours…’ is now available to stream

The mini-documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono, titled 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video US. The 30-minute film is available to watch in full for the first time since its initial release on the BBC back in 1969 through Amazon’s Coda Collection. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Yoko Ono: Imagine The Future “Last seen more than 50 years ago, and having aired just once on TV, this intimate documentary – captured over a five-day period – shows a day in the life of John and...
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Bleachers share joyous video for new single ‘Stop Making This Hurt’

Bleachers have released a video to accompany new single ‘Stop Making This Hurt’, the first single from the band’s upcoming third album, ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’. READ MORE: All hail Bleachers, the band it’s impossible not to fall in love with “‘Stop Making This Hurt’ is what you get when we are not allowed to go play for our people,” Jack Antonoff explained in a new press release. “It’s a line that had been ringing in my head for years. “I fell into a dark place after a loss, and then starting to have that feeling of...
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Deer Shed Festival to operate socially distanced despite planned lifting of rules

Deer Shed Festival will host a socially distanced event this summer, despite outlined plans to lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions by June 21. Organisers confirmed last month that Deer Shed 2021 – scheduled for between July 30-August 1 – would not take place due to the lack of government insurance, a “hurdle” that posed a significant financial risk. READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” It has now been announced, however, that a scaled-back event called Base Camp Plus will be held at Baldersby Park in Thirsk, North...
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Doja Cat shares extended preview of new song during Instagram Live

Doja Cat has shared what appears to be a brand new track with her fans via her Instagram account – watch it below. READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Hot Pink’ review: the viral ‘Mooo!’ star proves she’s a mainstream rap contender While no title has been revealed for the new R&B song yet, which could be heard playing for over two minutes while the singer applied make-up during the social live stream yesterday (May 17), fans believe the falsetto-heavy track is the latest sample of her highly anticipated new album ‘Planet Her’. The playback follows last month’s (April 19) music...
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