Brockhampton have seemingly teased a new collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA in a cryptic new video. READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton In a new video shared to YouTube, the rap icon hails the LA boyband as “magic”, and praises their approach to music. “This particular album, the melding of it now, it’s like if someone thought it wasn’t cool, n***a it’s cool now!,” he says. Advertisement While it’s unclear which album RZA is referring to, the band teased new music in a separate video clip released last week. The Texas group’s last album was 2019’s ‘Ginger’, which followed their...
Ringo Starr has said Peter Jackson’s forthcoming Beatles documentary Get Back captures the band’s joyful days. The musician spoke to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a recent interview leading up to the film, which aims to “take audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history.” READ MORE: Ringo Starr – ‘What’s My Name’ review: peace, love and a guest appearance from Paul McCartney Starr described the previous iteration of Jackson’s film as “very narrow”, confirming the new doc will challenge the narrative that the Beatles were constantly...
Grammy-nominated K-pop BTS have scored yet another major milestone, earning a double platinum certification in the United States for their hit single ‘Dynamite’. READ MORE: BTS snag new Guinness World Records title with ‘Dynamite’ Yesteryda (March 17), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced on social media that the boyband had officially been awarded gold, platinum and double platinum certification for the chart-topping 2020 single. The organisation also congratulated the group on their achievement. “Life is sweet as honey” for @bts_bighit now that #BTS_Dynamite ? has certified Gold ?, Platinum ? & DOUBLE Platinum! Congratulations ? #BTS @BigHitEnt...
Britney Spears‘ lawyer is reportedly set to request a series of changes in the singer’s conservatorship. Spears’ lawyer Samuel Ingham will ask a Los Angeles court to mark Jodi Montgomery the permanent conservator of the singer’s personal affairs, permanently replacing her father in the role. Montgomery was previously appointed as temporary conservator of the singer’s personal affairs in 2019 when Jamie Spears suffered a period of ill health. In August 2020, Britney had previously requested that Montgomery be named the permanent conservator of her person after her court appointment expired in August of that year. While that request was...
Billie Eilish has set a new Instagram record with a photo of her new blonde hair colour. READ MORE: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness The pop star beat the previous record set by Selena Gomez on her 26th birthday in 2018 with a selfie showing off her new do, which gained one million likes in six minutes. Elish has sported other looks including ice grey and navy blue. Most recently she has worn her hair black with her roots dyed bright green. Advertisement At the time of writing, Eilish’s post, which she captioned “pinch...
A number of K-pop artists have spoken out in support of the ongoing #StopAsianHate movement. READ MORE: Critics call for greater cultural awareness in K-pop following slew of controversies Idols such as former 2NE1 member CL, Korean-American singer Eric Nam, Tablo of hip-hop trio Epik High and more have voiced support of the movement on social media, following the deadly shootings in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16 where eight people were killed. The attacks took place at three Asian-run businesses in the city, where six of the eight victims were Asian women and four of whom were of Korean...
Trading card company Topps has removed its Garbage Pail Kids sticker card that depicts the K-pop boyband BTS with bruised and battered faces. READ MORE: Critics call for greater cultural awareness in K-pop following slew of controversies Earlier this week, Topps unveiled the new 2021 Grammys-inspired collection for its satirical Garbage Pail Kids series. The set of cards, dubbed “The Shammy Awards”, features caricatures of the 2021 ceremony’s biggest stars, including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion and Harry Styles. The illustration of BTS featured the K-pop group with their faces bruised and beaten in a game of...
Miami bass duo Basside have announced a new EP, ‘Fuck It Up’, produced entirely by the late pop icon SOPHIE. READ MORE: SOPHIE, 1986 – 2021: the “icon of liberation” who changed pop forever The EP will be released on April 2 through Sorry. Coinciding with the EP announcement, Basside have also shared the title track from the record, which contains percussive elements similar to that found throughout SOPHIE’s work. Listen to the title track for ‘Fuck It Up’ below: Advertisement FUCK IT UP EP by Basside The record will also include SOPHIE’s remix of Basside’s track...
Matt “Money” Miller, best known as the founding keyboardist of Titus Andronicus, has died. He was 34 years old. Titus Andronicus frontman and Miller’s cousin Patrick Stickles shared the news on social media, writing that Miller’s death was “sudden and untimely”. A cause of death has yet to be revealed. He also shared that Miller was “the dearest friend (he) ever had”. “You may recognize him as the bartender from the STACKS sitcom — he was also the hypeman on ‘Real Talk’ and a featured backup singer on many, many Titus Andronicus tracks,” Stickles wrote. “It’s hard to know...
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too Short, and E-40 have launched a hip-hop supergroup of dreams, called Mt. Westmore. The four rappers are reportedly set to release their debut album next month, with more “volumes” coming in the future. “We have recorded somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 songs. Volume 1 will be released in April and the rest of the volumes will follow,” Too $hort told DJ Vlad in a recent interview, formally announcing the project. Advertisement “At the age we’re at is a good time to do a thing like this and kind of extend your career a bit in a...
