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Elton John vows to help new artists tour Europe despite “disastrous” Brexit deal
Elton John has vowed to help new artists tour Europe despite the UK government’s “disastrous” Brexit trade agreement. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists The legendary singer has been very vocal about the government jeopardising the future of touring for UK artists, after its Brexit deal with the EU failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew. He even called the government “philistines” and accused them of “crucifying” the careers of young artists. Advertisement Today (July 6), John and his husband David Furnish took part in...
Jxdn reveals he was going to sample a different Blink-182 song on ‘A Wasted Year’
Jxdn has revealed he was originally going to sample a different Blink-182 song on his recent track ‘A Wasted Year’. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our ‘In Conversation’ video chat with Jxdn Taken from the TikTok star’s debut LP, ‘Tell Me About Tomorrow’, which was released last Friday (July 2), the new song is produced by Blink drummer Travis Barker and features a sample of the band’s 2003 track ‘Feeling This’. Speaking in a new interview, Jxdn discussed the creation of ‘A Wasted Year’ and how it was Barker who came to him with the idea to reinterpret the pop-punk classic....
Atomic Kitten release ‘Southgate You’re The One…’ ahead of England’s Euros semi-final
Atomic Kitten have officially released their Gareth Southgate-loving rework of ‘Whole Again’ ahead of England’s Euros semi-final clash against Denmark. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The update on the group’s 2001 single – which features the lines “Southgate, you’re the one/ You still turn me on/ Football’s coming home again” – was first chanted by fans as the England squad progressed to the semi-finals in the 2018 World Cup. During a Croydon screening of our national team’s 4-0 defeat against Ukraine last Saturday (July 3), the girl band’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon delivered...
Royal Blood announce intimate UK tour for this summer
Royal Blood have announced a string of intimate UK dates for this summer – check out the full details below. The NME Big Read: Royal Blood: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary” The Brighton duo, whose third album ‘Typhoons’ came out in April, confirmed new shows in Bristol, Newcastle, Norwich and Hastings after the government outlined its proposed easing of COVID restrictions for July 19 yesterday (July 5). It comes as Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher prepare to return to the stage for performances at Reading & Leeds, Tramlines and Victorious Festival....
Gig, festival and nightclub bosses talk masks, testing and COVID safety for re-opening
Figures from the worlds of gigs, festivals and nightclubs have spoken to NME about what COVID safety measures music fans in England can expect from the ‘freedom day’ of July 19 onwards. Yesterday (July 5) saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson announce details for the fourth and final stage of easing restrictions in England, which is set to be confirmed next Monday (July 12) after a data review. It was originally scheduled for June 21, but was delayed to allow for an increase in coronavirus vaccinations in order to help tackle new variants of the disease. The final phase will...
Listen to Jungle’s old-school new single ‘Romeo’, featuring Bas
Jungle have released a new track called ‘Romeo’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Jungle share joyous single ‘Keep Moving’ and tell us about “chaotic and magical” third album ‘Loving In Stereo’ The song, which features Dreamville rapper Bas, will appear on the London duo’s upcoming third album ‘Loving In Stereo’ (released August 13). “We’d never had a featured artist on a record before but Bas is part of the journey of this album and so it just had to make the cut,” the group’s J Lloyd explained of the collaboration. Advertisement The hip-hop-inspired single came...
Enter Shikari announce new live film and UK warm-up shows
Enter Shikari have announced plans for a new live film. READ MORE: Enter Shikari on their surprise new album, new book and post-COVID politics ‘Live At Vada’, was filmed recently at Vada Studios where the band recorded their last album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible‘ and features live tracks from that record and some rarities. It will be available to view for free on July 16 and there will be four different showings on the day depending on the location which include London, New York, Los Angeles & Sydney. Advertisement You can view a trailer for the...
Dave says Hans Zimmer inspired the title for his new album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’
Dave has revealed that composer Hans Zimmer helped inspire the title for his new album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. READ MORE: Dave at the Brits: how his searing performance of ‘Black’ took on every racist tosser in the country The rapper, who released his Mercury Music Prize-winning debut ‘Psychodrama‘ in 2019, revealed the source of his inspiration for his forthcoming LP in a new interview with GQ. “The album title is ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. Hans Zimmer said it to me on FaceTime,” Dave said. Advertisement He also added that the artwork, which you can...
Machine Gun Kelly confirms he’s got new music coming in August
Machine Gun Kelly has confirmed that he’s got some new music on the way set to arrive sometime in August. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Speaking yesterday (July 5) during an Instagram Live, the rapper updated fans on what he’s been up to, including the recording of a follow-up to his 2020 album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’. “I’ve been filming a movie this month and getting ready for the next album rollout and this tour,” he told Kerrang, referring to his upcoming US tour which kicks...Recent Posts
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