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Eminem reveals he once spent $600 on a cassette of Nas’ ‘Illmatic’
Eminem has revealed that he once spent $600 (£431) on a sealed cassette tape of Nas‘ debut album ‘Illmatic’. Appearing in a Clubhouse room as part of his ‘Shady Con’ online event, Marshall Mathers spoke to Paul Rosenberg and DJ Whoo Kid about his personal record collection, explaining that he’s “been collecting since I was a kid”. READ MORE: Eminem’s ‘Music To Be Murdered By – Side B’: the big talking points “Everything from comic books to baseball cards to toys, as well as every rap album on cassette I could get my hands on,” he said. “Not much...
My Chemical Romance offer approval to fan’s LEGO ‘Black Parade’ proposal
My Chemical Romance have voiced their support for a proposed ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’-themed LEGO build. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Electric Century’s Mikey Way A feature on LEGO’s website allows the public to suggest ideas for what the company should turn into an official set. Admirers of a design can vote for their favourites to be considered for a proper release. A user called VNMBricks uploaded a design based around the music video for My Chemical Romance’s 2006 track. Advertisement They wrote of their creation: “The build contains just under...
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes tell us about their Joe Talbot collaboration ‘My Town’
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have dropped their blistering new single ‘My Town’, featuring IDLES frontman Joe Talbot. Watch our video interview with the band discussing the track and the collaboration above. The first taster of new material following their acclaimed third album ‘End Of Suffering’ from 2019, ‘This Town’ comes as a “big golden high five across the world of British rock”, with the meeting of modern punk icons on one powerful and profound song. “Joe Talbot is one of my heroes, so for me to have him on this track was a pretty special moment,” Carter told...
Liverpool Sound City announces headliner Beabadoobee and over 100 more artists
Beabadoobee has been named as one of the headliners of this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival, along with over 100 other artists. READ MORE: Beabadoobee’s success is a sign that the bedroom pop revolution is in full swing Also newly announced for the upcoming Merseyside festival, which takes place October 1-3, are Baby Queen, The Mysterines, The Snuts, Lapsley, Lottery Winners and more. “I’m so excited to get back to playing shows and people hearing my album and new EP live for the first time, AAARGRHERHIJJZZZZ” Beabadoobee said of the announcement. Advertisement Jamie Webster has also been announced, with...
Post-Brexit touring campaign announces ‘Day Of Action’ UK-EU summit
Post-Brexit touring campaign Carry On Touring has announced a UK-EU summit, Day Of Action. Set to take place on Thursday, May 20 between 2pm-4pm BST, the event is being held in a fresh bid “to demonstrate support for creative touring professionals and artists” whose livelihoods will be impacted by the UK’s departure from the European Union. READ MORE: “I don’t know if I can afford it” – artists speak out on the future of European touring post-Brexit “Our UK-EU Summit is designed to unite support across the UK and EU and call on the UK Government and EU representatives to...
Billie Eilish announces second album ‘Happier Than Ever’
Billie Eilish has confirmed that her second album ‘Happier Than Ever’ will arrive this summer. The pop star announced the ‘When We All Fall Asleep…’ follow-up after billboards featuring the forthcoming record’s title and release date of July 30 popped up in cities across the globe. READ MORE: Billie Eilish on the cover – Album Of The Year: 2019 was hers “MY NEW ALBUM ‘Happier Than Ever’ OUT JULY 30TH! this is my favorite thing i’ve ever created and i am so excited and nervous and EAGER for you to hear it,” Eilish wrote on Instagram today (April 27)....
Songwriters behind Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Shakira hits join campaign for fair pay
Over 2000 songwriters and artists have now signed an open letter to all record labels as part of an ongoing campaign to establish fair pay for songwriters. The Ivors Academy is driving the #PaySongwriters campaign, which has so far received the backing of the independent labels Nvak Collective and Cooking Vinyl since it launched in March. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” The independent music company The Other Songs, the Music Producers Guild, Songwriters of North America (SONA) and The 100 Percenters have also pledged their support to...
Taylor Swift’s reworked version of ‘Fearless’ would have still topped US charts without selling a physical copy
Taylor Swift‘s newly reworked version of ‘Fearless’ would have still topped the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US without selling a single physical copy, it’s been revealed. The singer dropped ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ earlier this month, and it currently sits atop the chart after shifting an impressive 291,000 equivalent units. But, as Billboard themselves have revealed, Swift performed so well on streaming platforms that she didn’t need to sell a single copy in order to launch at No. 1. Advertisement The 26 tracks featured on ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ garnered just short of 143 million plays on platforms such...
Grimes defends Elon Musk on TikTok after critics accuse him of “destroying the planet and humanity”
Grimes has defended Elon Musk after critics on TikTok accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of “destroying the planet and humanity”. The artist responded to the criticism of Musk on the video-sharing platform on Sunday (April 25) after uploading a video of herself “sword dancing” to The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s recent remix collaboration ‘Save Your Tears’. READ MORE: Elon Musk’s tech could create Jurassic Park? He should build these fictional worlds instead As E! Online reports, one TikTok user responded to the video with a comment criticising Grimes’ relationship with Musk. Advertisement “GRIMESSS. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS...Recent Posts
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