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Olly Alexander Is ‘Starstruck’ In Solo Years & Years Music Video
If you’ve been waiting years and years to hear new tunes from Olly Alexander, then the wait is officially over. On Monday (April 12), Alexander unveiled the music video for “Starstruck,” his first single as a solo artist after transforming the band Years & Years into his own personal project. Filmed in the Hotel Cafe Royal just outside of London’s famed Piccadilly Circus, the fizzy pop track’s music video highlights Alexander’s acting chops as he portrays two very different versions of himself chasing one another throughout the luxurious establishment. In a YouTube afterparty following its release, Alexander revealed that the visual was filmed just a week prior. “It was...
Watch the first trailer for new Dave Grohl documentary ‘What Drives Us’
A first trailer and release date have been shared for Dave Grohl‘s upcoming new documentary What Drives Us – check it out below. The documentary was first announced last year upon the news of Foo Fighters’ 25th anniversary ‘Van Tour’, which ended up being cancelled due to COVID-19. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” With the film originally set to premiere before each night of that tour, it will now come to The Coda Collection in the US, and Amazon Prime Video overseas, on April 30. It is directed by Grohl himself and produced by Foo...
Kanye West’s Yeezy shoe prototypes, valued at over $1 million, set to go up for sale
A prototype pair of Kanye West‘s first Yeezy shoes are set to go up for sale, with the sneakers expected to sell for over $1 million (£727,650). The rapper wore the sample of the Nike-made shoes in February 2008 during his performance at the 50th Grammy Awards. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far The Nike Air Yeezy 1 kick-started the multi-billion-dollar-valued Yeezy sneaker and clothing brand when they finally launched the following year. West eventually split from Nike in 2013 in order to partner Yeezy with Adidas, and they remain in business together...
Break Out The Lightsticks: BTS Is Bringing Back Bang Bang Con
Earlier this year, in April 2020, BTS were at a crossroads. With a world tour delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the seven members were galvanized to find new ways to create memories and connect with fans online and at a safe distance, rather than in person. Enter Bang Bang Con, a free, weekend-long livestreamed event filled with a plethora of exciting BTS content sure to bring the thrill and comfort of live shows to fans virtually. And on Monday (April 12), BTS announced they’ll be back for round two. The second iteration of Bang Bang Con will take place on April 17. Titled Bang Bang Con 21, the day-long festivities will be held on...
Phoebe Bridgers’ smashed ‘Saturday Night Live’ guitar sells for over $100,000
The guitar that Phoebe Bridgers controversially smashed during her Saturday Night Live performance in February has sold for over $100,000 (£73,000). Bridgers hammered her Danelectro guitar against a fake guitar monitor while playing ‘I Know The End’, the closing track from her 2020 album ‘Punisher’, on SNL. She did so with the blessing of the instrument brand, who apparently told Bridgers “they’re hard to break”. The stunt became the subject of debate online with some calling her action “disappointing”, “extra” and an “unjustifiably awkward display of white privilege”. Others, however, claimed such comments were sexist and that a male artist wouldn’t have been...
Rina Sawayama announces new Elton John-featuring version of ‘Chosen Family’
Rina Sawayama has announced the forthcoming release of a new version of her song ‘Chosen Family’, which features Elton John as a special guest. The track originally featured on the artist’s debut album ‘Sawayama’, which came out back in April 2020. READ MORE: Rina Sawayama: “I need to get some rock’n’roll lessons from Matty Healy” A new rendition of ‘Chosen Family’ will be released on Wednesday (April 14), with the track set to premiere on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show at 5pm UK time before a video premiere follows at 6pm. Advertisement You can pre-save the song here, and...
‘Rocks’ star Bukky Bakray pays tribute to DMX during BAFTAs speech
Bukky Bakray paid tribute to late rapper and actor DMX, among others, in her acceptance speech for the EE Rising Star BAFTA. READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2021 The Rocks star, 19, said in a speech broadcast at the ceremony last night (April 11) that she was grateful to “the Rocks family for showing me what it means to live a life”, adding: “I also want to say sleep well to Richard , to DMX. “Sleep well to everyone else who died last year and this year, who went to bed indefinitely. I truly...
Brave Girls to make their comeback this summer, says Brave Brothers
Brave Brothers, the producer behind K-pop act Brave Girls, says that the girl group will make a comeback this summer. READ MORE: Brave Girls on original concept for ‘Rollin’’: “We were like, ‘We’re doomed’” On April 9, the producer appeared on the MBC reality series, I Live Alone. During the episode, he shared his process of making music and revealed that he was currently working on a summer comeback for Brave Girls. “I’m working on a mini album that will come out in the summer,” he said, as translated by Soompi. “I think that it could come out in...
SHINee’s Taemin, Key and Onew to release new solo material this year
Several members of K-pop boyband SHINee are set to release new solo material later this year. READ MORE: SHINee – ‘Don’t Call Me’ review: an identity crisis hidden behind a mostly solid album During a recent broadcast on streaming platform V Live, SHINee revealed that members Taemin, Key and Onew are all set to drop their own solo projects. Taemin will be up first, with his album set to arrive next month, while Key’s will drop in July and Onew will release his in September. In addition, Onew will star in the upcoming stage musical Midnight Sun next month...Recent Posts
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