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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Is Still On The Right Track, 10 Years Later
I treated the release of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way as ceremoniously as any teen girl without her driver’s license could: by begging my mom to drive me to the mall to buy a physical copy. The record came out on May 23, 2011, the day before my fifteenth birthday. The timing was a cosmic coincidence, but if I closed my eyes, I could almost convince myself that the CD was a birthday gift from Mother Monster herself. I’d hardly admitted I was queer to myself, let alone to anybody else. I carried a giant backpack stuffed with textbooks...
The 1975’s Matty Healy says government has “vilified” the arts: “It’s not being treated as important”
The 1975‘s Matty Healy has accused the government of neglecting the arts in the wake of ongoing controversies surrounding the return of live music. READ MORE: What’s the point of festival pilots if the Government won’t publish the results? The government was recently accused of “pushing live music off a cliff-edge” by failing to publish the results of the Events Research Programme, which saw audiences attend a weekend of events in Liverpool, the BRIT Awards and Download Festival to investigate the safety of large crowds returning to events after the coronavirus pandemic. Elsewhere, a growing number of UK festivals have been forced to announce their cancellation...
Lotus Eater share new song ‘Obliterate’ featuring Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes
Lotus Eater have released a new collaboration with Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes called ‘Obliterate’. The new single, which precedes the Glasgow band’s debut album ‘Where The Body Goes’ arriving on July 23, is said to revolve “around traumatic experiences, learning from the hurt and using it as fuel for our green tinged inferno”. Drummer and creative lead Cameron Humphrey said in a statement: “Having the opportunity to collaborate with our friend and idol Oli Sykes truly allowed us to bring this track to a level never seen before. We will always be forever grateful.” Advertisement He added...
Limp Bizkit announce summer 2022 UK shows
Limp Bizkit have announced a couple of shows in the UK next summer – see details below. READ MORE: Before ‘Ace Of Spades’, a selection of cover Songs Limp Bizkit made sound more Limp Bizkit-y The rap rockers will play Manchester Academy on July 22, 2022 and the O2 Academy Brixton in London on July 24, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday (July 2). The news follows the band’s recent announcement that they will tour the US this summer with Spiritbox. Tickets are on sale now. Advertisement See Limp Bizkit’s upcoming tour dates in full below....
Bop Shop Queer Music Week Edition: Songs From Princess Nokia, Jan, And More
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This week, in honor of Pride Month, we’ve been celebrating Queer Music Week by looking at the top queer anthems of the 2000s and examining what exactly makes a song a queer anthem. That’s all in addition to conversations with forward-thinking LGBTQ+ artists Teddy Geiger, Villano Antillano, and Lucy Dacus, as well as a celebration of...
EXO’s D.O. will make his solo debut next month, SM Entertainment confirms
D.O of K-pop boyband EXO will be making his official solo debut later this year with a new album. READ MORE: Red Velvet’s Joy says for three months she “only focused” on her solo album On June 25, South Korean news outlet SpoTV News reported that the EXO vocalist is currently in preparations to release his first album sometime next month, per Soompi. His agency, SM Entertainment later responded to reports, confirming that he is “scheduled to release his first solo album in late July”. D.O. has previously released the song ‘That’s Okay’ for SM Entertainment’s ‘SM STATION’ project...
The Lathums release contemplative new track ‘How Beautiful Life Can Be’
The Lathums have released new track ‘How Beautiful Life Can Be’, which hears the Wigan band encourage fans to appreciate the simple things. READ MORE: The Lathums: Wigan heroes on local pride, topping the charts and supporting Blossoms The uplifting slice of guitar pop is anchored by the thoughtful lyrics of frontman Alex Moore, who uses the track to highlight the things “that matter most“. “Our saddest and loneliest moments can lead to our happiest and most content, because we have felt what it is to be down there looking up,” said Moore. Advertisement “It feels like now is...
Elton John rumoured to headline Glastonbury as fans notice gap in schedule
Elton John fans are beginning to speculate that the music icon is set for a performance at Glastonbury 2022. The line-up for next year’s Worthy Farm bash is yet to arrive, but eagle-eyed fans have spotted what they’re describing as a “Glasto sized gap” in the final dates of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. It was confirmed earlier this week that Elton will stop off in Bristol on June 22, before heading to Swansea on June 29. It is with great excitement that I announce the final dates for my award-winning Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour...
TWICE announce new English-language single, out in September
South Korean girl group TWICE have announced plans to release their first full English-language single later this year. READ MORE: TWICE talk new mini-album ‘Taste Of Love’, its tough recording process and their favourite songs to perform On June 25, the girl group shared the news via their official Twitter account. In their announcement, they revealed that the single would drop on an unnamed Friday this September. “More to come, stay tuned for TWICE,” read the tweet. ? Breaking Announcement ? ?TWICE’s First Full English Digital Single? Global Release on a Friday of September ? More to Come, Stay...Recent Posts
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