Sports Team have shared rescheduled dates for their UK and Irish headline tour – see their new live schedule below. The band were initially set to head out on the road this April in support of their debut album ‘Deep Down Happy’. READ MORE: Sports Team – ‘Deep Down Happy’ review: A flag in the ground from a band dedicated to extremes Due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, though, the dates have now been pushed back to October and November, concluding with a massive gig at London’s Brixton Academy. Advertisement See the band’s newly rescheduled tour dates, which begin in Manchester...
I.M – real name Im Changkyun – of MONSTA X has opened up about the meaning, inspiration and hopes behind his first solo mini-album ‘Duality’, which was released last month. READ MORE: I.M – ‘Duality’ review: defining duality in more ways than one In an interview with Forbes, the South Korean musician revealed that he chose to name the project ‘Duality’ as it was something he believed everyone could relate to. “I think we all live with another ego of ourselves whether it is just one or two or many,” he shared. The theme is evident in the five-track...
Billie Joe Armstrong, Sleater-Kinney and Sting are among the special guests who will feature on the upcoming new series of Audible’s Words + Music. The music-focused podcast series is housed on the Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast site Audible, with each episode “combining storytelling and music”. Previous guests include St. Vincent, who took part in an episode last summer, Tom Morello and Patti Smith. Read more: The best new podcasts of 2020 Audible have now announced their roster of guests for the new series of Words + Music, with Sting’s Upon Reflection show set to kick things off on March...
Avril Lavigne has enlisted Yungblud to help perform her 2002 ballad ‘I’m With You’ while appearing on the latter’s livestream performance The Yungblud Show. READ MORE: Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’” Appearing around the 28-minute mark, Yungblud introduced Lavigne as the “emo queen”, saying “I can’t believe I’m even fucking saying this”. The two offer a more stripped back version than Lavigne’s original, which appeared on her debut album ‘Let Go’, with Yungblud helming the guitar. Advertisement Watch the full livestream below: The livestream, which saw other guests like Machine Gun Kelly, Tommy...
BLACKPINK member Rosé’s has finally released her solo debut project ‘R’, alongside a video for the lead single ‘On The Ground’. READ MORE: BLACKPINK live in Seoul: Superstar girl group make indelible mark with ‘The Show’ The cinematic clip opens on the K-pop star at a theatre before closing out with a dreamy scene of her dancing in a field of roses. “I worked my whole life / Just to get high, just to realise / Everything I need is on the ground,” she sings. Watch the video below: Advertisement ‘R’ marks Rosé’s first-ever solo release since making her...
DPR IAN has unveiled an emotional video for ‘Nerves’, a cut off his freshly released solo EP ‘MITO’. READ MORE: SHINee – ‘Don’t Call Me’ review: an identity crisis hidden behind a mostly solid album In the clip, the Korean-Australian singer – real name Christian Yu – recalls a painful breakup that leads him to spiral out of control. He spends most of the video wandering the city streets alone, drinking and smoking as he wallows in his emotions. “Hi how you doin’ / I heard you seem to be happy now / Hi how you doin’ / Don’t...
Justin Bieber has revealed he collaborated with Khalid, The Kid LAROI and more on his forthcoming album ‘Justice’. The Canadian pop star shared a photo on social media yesterday (March 11) that revealed the album’s tracklist and names of the artists set to feature on the record. Previously released singles ‘Hold On’, ‘Anyone’, ‘Lonely’ with Benny Blanco and ‘Holy’ with Chance The Rapper appear on the board, along with new collaborations such as ‘As I Am’ featuring Khalid and ‘Unstable’ with The Kid LAROI. JUSTICE 3/19https://t.co/VSc6FCWSVs pic.twitter.com/je75ZGGC5D — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) March 11, 2021 Advertisement Artists Daniel Caesar and...
Taylor Swift has revealed that she’ll be joined by The National‘s Aaron Dessner as well as Jack Antonoff for her performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Speaking to the Recording Academy, Swift said that revealing her collaborators will be joining her on stage is the one thing about her performance that isn’t “highly confidential”. “(It’s) really exciting because this has been adventure that the three of us have gone since the very beginning of quarantine and lockdown,” she said. Advertisement “We’ve only gotten to be together in the same room once, so this is really awesome to get to...
Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued for copyright infringement after a production group claimed that he stole the beat for his hit single ‘GOOBA’. READ MORE: What I learned about Tekashi 6ix9ine from making a documentary of his life Released as the rapper’s first music after his release from prison last year, ‘GOOBA’ went on to break YouTube’s record for the most-watched hip-hop video in a 24-hour span and currently has over 700 million views on YouTube. Now, Texas production group BEATDEMONS is suing the rapper, claiming that ‘GOOBA’ has copied their track ‘Regular’. Advertisement Released two years prior to ‘GOOBA’,...
Harry Styles has been announced as the opening performer at this year’s Grammy Awards. Read more: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics) It marks the former One Direction singer’s first ever performance at the awards ceremony, and is just one of four other solo artists to open the show in the past decade. Taylor Swift has opened the show twice in 2013 and 2016 performing ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ and ‘Out Of The Woods’ respectively. Adele opened the 2017 show with ‘Hello’. Lizzo opened last year’s show performing ‘Cuz...