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Doja Cat’s Planet Her Has a Song For Every Mood
A year ago, after the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, Doja Cat told us what to expect from a new album. Each new song would have “its own ‘personality,’” she said, and it wouldn’t be “perfectly consistent.” “We have some dancehall stuff on there, some Afrobeat stuff, some funk, house. I’m trying to cover all bases,” she said. Now, we know what she meant. Her newest album, Planet Her, is out today (June 25). Discovered by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records through SoundCloud at age 17, Doja released her first studio album, Amala, in 2018, though it didn’t quite pick...
Listen to Aitch’s summer-ready new single ‘Learning Curve’
Aitch has shared a brand new single – watch the video for ‘Learning Curve’ below. READ MORE: Aitch – “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album” The track is the latest preview of the Manchester-based rapper’s forthcoming debut album, which he’s currently working on. ‘Learning Curve’ is packed full of party-starting melodies, with a statement describing it as a song that “captures the mood of a generation desperate to make up for the lost summer of 2020.” Advertisement The new video attracted a lot of attention prior to its release, with the Manchester rapper hitting out...
Live music industry demands government reopening after pilot event results released
The live music industry is demanding that the UK government reopens live events following the results of a number of recent pilot events. READ MORE: What’s the point of festival pilots if the government won’t publish the results? Earlier today (June 25), it was revealed that just 28 people who attended pilot events researching the impact of large-scale gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic tested positive for the virus. The new data was released by scientists working for the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), which was commissioned in February to help determine the roadmap out of lockdown restrictions. It comes following...
Eurovision winners Måneskin score two simultaneous Top 10 singles in UK charts
2021 Eurovision Song Contest winners Måneskin have entered the UK singles charts this week, scoring two simultaneous Top 10 singles. READ MORE: Italian Eurovision winners Måneskin talk future plans and “bullshit” drug allegations After it was reported earlier this week that the Italian band were on for high chart positions, it has now been confirmed that their track ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ has climbed one place to Number Six from last week’s seventh place finish. Elsewhere, the band’s cover of Madcon track ‘Beggin” has also risen over 60 places to Number 10 in the charts following its viral...
Paramore’s songs from ‘Twilight’ soundtrack are now available on Spotify
The two songs Paramore contributed to the original Twilight (2008) soundtrack are now available on Spotify in the US. READ MORE: Paramore: their 10 best songs – ranked ‘Decode’ and ‘I Caught Myself’ have been absent from the major streaming platform, which launched a month before the release of the first instalment of the fantasy drama’s soundtrack. As Consequence Of Sound notes, while ‘Decode’ was originally released in October 2008 as the lead single off ‘Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’, the song and its sister track were previously restricted in America. This was “most likely due to copyright issues...
Ringo Starr drops legal battle against Ring O sex toys
Ringo Starr has dropped his legal battle against the makers of a sex toy called Ring O. The Beatles icon had challenged the toy’s trademark and argued the similarity to his name could cause confusion. He argued that his reputation could be damaged if the name was registered as a US trademark. He has now withdrawn the complaint after an agreement was reached with Ring O manufacturers. Advertisement Starr’s lawyers initially argued that the brand was “identical in appearance, sound, connotation and pronunciation” to his own name, which he had previously trademarked. Documents filed by his legal team in...
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...Recent Posts
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