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75 new acts added to 2021 online edition of The Great Escape
The Great Escape has added more than 75 new acts to the lineup for its virtual 2021 edition, including Holly Humberstone, Alfie Templeman and Genesis Owusu. The Brighton-based new music festival announced back in February that it had cancelled its traditional in-person event for 2021, with a virtual festival taking its place this May. READ MORE: The NME 100 Showcase: Watch live performances from Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Holly Humberstone and more The first 68 artists were confirmed for the festival last month, and a host of new acts have now been added. Advertisement These new artists include the...
Swizz Beatz has reportedly asked Kanye West to appear at DMX’s memorial service
Swizz Beatz has reportedly asked Kanye West to make an appearance at a forthcoming memorial service for DMX. The hip-hop icon died earlier this month (April 9) after being hospitalised on April 3 for a heart attack as a result of a reported overdose. He remained in intensive care and on life support until his death; he was 50-years-old. READ MORE: RIP DMX: 10 of the rap legend’s best songs ever He is set to be celebrated at a memorial which is set to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 24th. Now, Page Six reports that Swizz...
T in the Park’s iconic Slam Tent to make comeback at new Edinburgh festival
T in the Park‘s legendary Slam Tent is to make a comeback at a new Edinburgh festival, organisers have confirmed. As The Scotsman reports, Edinburgh promoters Fly will team up with Slam DJ duo Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle for the three-day event, which will see the tent being revived at an undisclosed location just outside the capital in September. Tickets are set to go on week, with hopes that up to 5,000 fans will be able to witness the return of the tent – which previously played host to sets from the likes of Daft Punk, Carl Cox,...
Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz was nearly cast in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has revealed that he almost appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The 2009 film, written by Game of Thrones boss David Benioff, followed the story of the iconic Marvel Comics character Wolverine. In the film, Lord Of The Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan played the role of Chris Bradley, a mutant whose powers included manipulating electricity, and Wentz has now revealed that the role almost went to him instead. Advertisement Speaking on the second episode of his new Apple Music radio show Loud And Sad Radio, Wentz explained that he was offered the...
Dave Chappelle to launch new podcast ‘The Midnight Miracle’
Dave Chappelle is launching a new podcast with Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey called The Midnight Miracle. The show has been described as “salon style”, and sets out to “provides a glimpse into a very interesting season in the lives of the three hosts and their friends, and features guests from among the country’s most influential cultural icons.” Later in the press release, Dave Chappelle said: “Making a podcast isn’t the obvious next move for me, but it’s the right one. Advertisement “The Midnight Miracle gives you a look into how me and my friends process the world around us,...
Reading & Leeds boss on the chances of international acts being able to play
The organiser of Reading & Leeds has spoken to NME about his confidence of acts from the US and overseas being able to play the festival this summer amidst concerns around coronavirus restrictions. A number of festivals across the UK and Europe have been announcing either mostly or entirely domestic line-ups to play it safe in case COVID travel restrictions prevent acts from travelling to the UK or require them to quarantine upon arrival. Many are hoping that the government’s “traffic light system” will create travel corridors allowing artists be able to play at UK events this summer, when full...
Cher urges Britney Spears’ father to release her from conservatorship
Cher is the latest artist to urge Britney Spears‘ father Jamie to release the singer from her controversial conservatorship. Britney’s conservatorship has been in place since her public breakdown in 2008, with her father taking control of the singer’s finances and career. However, Jamie has been continually criticised for refusing to step back and give his daughter her freedom – with concerned fans launching the #FreeBritney movement to support the singer. READ MORE: ‘Framing Britney Spears’: what happens now in the pop star’s conservatorship fight? Advertisement After Britney filed a fresh bid to remove the conservatorship last month, Cher has now...
Mads Mikkelsen owns a set of Rihanna’s fake nails with his face on
Mads Mikkelsen has revealed he owns a pair of Rihanna‘s fake nails with his face on them. The actor, who starred in the pop star’s music video for ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ in 2015, recently said he kept a souvenir from the set. READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and rated Remembering when he first arrived to shoot, Mikkelsen told Vulture that he hadn’t met the pop star before. Advertisement “I just showed up on set. She was super-sweet — ‘Mads, finally, here you are.’ I think she had seen something, and she wanted me in it,” he said. “But...
Billie Eilish teases “things are coming” as fans await her second album
Billie Eilish has seemingly teamed that new music is on the way. The singer shared a candid selfie on Instagram, and used the occasion to tease the announcement of new material. Alongside the photo, she wrote: “Things are comingggg.” Despite sharing no other details, fans immediately interpreted the cryptic comment to be a hint at new material. Advertisement “It’s the album y’all!,” theorised one fan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) While the follow up to 2019’s ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘ is yet to arrive, Eilish recently explained...Recent Posts
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