Former Wild Beasts frontman Hayden Thorpe has revealed details of his second solo album, ‘Moondust For My Diamond’. The new record, which follows 2019 debut ‘Diviner’ and last year’s ‘Aerial Songs’ EP, will come out on October 15 via Domino, and is being previewed by a video for first single ‘The Universe Is Always Right’. READ MORE: Wild Beasts frontman Hayden Thorpe goes solo: “It’s like playing chess against yourself…” According to Thorpe, the album concerns “the meeting point between science and religion, the grand struggle for reality that shapes so much of our time.” Advertisement In a statement,...
The full line-up for this year’s Warehouse Project season in Manchester has been revealed – check out the full schedule below. A handful of acts including Nile Rodgers & Chic were announced back in May as the festival confirmed its 2021 return, and they’ve now added a huge list of acts stretching from mid-September to post-Christmas. Among the acts heading to Warehouse Project at the Mayfield Depot in Manchester this year are Megan Thee Stallion, Jamie xx, Disclosure, Migos, Caribou, Four Tet and many, many more. Advertisement The series kicks off with a show from Megan Thee Stallion alongside...
K-pop singer Taeyeon has released a colourful music video for her new digital single ‘Weekend’. READ MORE: Red Velvet’s Seulgi named Salvatore Ferragamo’s new global ambassador The clip opens with the singer sitting at an office desk while nodding her head to the new track which plays from a cassette tape. As the music is abruptly cuts off, Taeyeon looks up to realise that time has been frozen for everyone else but her. The singer then wakes up in an airplane taking her to her weekend getaway. According to Taeyeon’s agency SM Entertainment, per Yonhap News Agency, ‘Weekend’ is...
Tyler, the Creator has topped the Billboard 200 Album Chart with his new album ‘Call Me If You If You Get Lost’. READ MORE: Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made him The rapper’s sixth studio LP shifted the equivalent of 169,000 album units in the US in the week ending July 1, based on album sales, track and streaming figures. Doja Cat‘s new studio album also went in at Number Two with ‘Planet Her’. Tyler’s 2019 album ‘Igor’, also previously topped the Billboard chart. It remains...
Amyl and the Sniffers are set to return with their first new music in two years this week. The Aussie punks have announced details of new single ‘Guided By Angels’, which is set to drop at midnight on Thursday (July 8) in Australia (that’s Wednesday 3pm in the UK) and follows the four-piece’s 2019 self-titled debut album. READ MORE: The Big Read – Amyl and The Sniffers: “It’s rough, raw and anything can happen” “GUIDED BY ANGELS PREMIERS THIS THURSDAY 8TH JULY 12AM AEST,” the band wrote on Instagram to announce the single. Advertisement “FUKIN GET AROUND IT!!!!!!! FIRST NEW...
Mark Lee of boyband NCT has opened up about his road to becoming a K-pop idol, saying that he feels it was “destined”. READ MORE: NCT Dream – ‘Hello Future’ review: a statement of intent signalling bold things to come In a recent appearance on the K-pop Daebak Show With Eric Nam, the Korean-Canadian singer/rapper shared that he didn’t originally intend on trying out for a South Korean entertainment company. However, he revealed that a series of strange circumstances eventually led to him auditioning for SM Entertainment. “Whenever I talk about my audition story, I always say that it...
Miley Cyrus has expressed support for Britney Spears during a recent Fourth Of July performance in Las Vegas, shouting “Free Britney” while singing ‘Party In The U.S.A.’. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney Cyrus took to the stage at the opening of Resorts World, where she performed a slew of hits including ‘Party In The U.S.A.’. At one point while performing the 2010 song, Cyrus changes the lyrics to reference Spears, singing, “The taxi man turned on the radio, he turned to me and said, ‘Free Britney, Free...
Hipgnosis has spent $1billion (£720m) on acquiring artists’ back catalogues in the past year, it has been revealed. The investment company has made waves in recent months after purchasing the catalogues of artists including Lindsey Buckingham and Blondie, as well as Jimmy Iovine’s worldwide producer royalties and half of Neil Young’s songs in a deal thought to be worth an estimated $150 million (£110 million). Shakira also sold all 145 of her songs, including ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, ‘She Wolf’ and ‘Whenever, Wherever’, all part of the deal. Advertisement Merck Mercuriadis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund CEO, told Music Week: “We are delighted to announce a strong set...
Larry Rudolph, the longtime manager of Britney Spears, has reportedly handed in his resignation after learning the singer is considering officially retiring. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney Earlier today (July 6), Deadline published the full letter from Ruldoph, which was addressed to Spears’ co-conservators Jamie Spears and Jodi Montgomery, the latter appointed by court. In the statement, Rudolph claimed he has not been in contact with Spears for “over 2 1/2 years” following her decision to take an indefinite hiatus. “Earlier today, I became aware that Britney...
Rick Laird, best known as a founding member of the jazz fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, has reportedly passed away at the age of 80. News of the bassist’s death has been confirmed by multiple former bandmates, including Mahavishu Orchestra guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Billy Cobham, who eulogised Laird in a post on his Facebook page yesterday (July 5). “To all who were close to the M.O. you knew that the most dependable person in that band was the bass player. He played what was necessary to keep the rest of us from going off our musical rails. He...