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Mustafa announces debut record, ‘When Smoke Rises’

Singer-songwriter and poet Mustafa has announced his debut record, ‘When Smoke Rises’, due out later this year. The eight-track project will be released on May 28 through his own label, Regent Park Songs, named after his neighbourhood in Toronto. To coincide with the announcement of ‘When Smoke Rises’, Mustafa has also shared a new single, ‘Ali’. Advertisement The emotional folk-tinged track pays homage to his friend who was shot and killed four years ago. It arrives with a self-directed music video, ending with a dedication to “Ali Rizeig 1998-2017”. Watch the music video for ‘Ali’ below: Speaking to GQ...
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Black Deer Festival adds Foy Vance, Band of Skulls and more to 2021 line-up

Black Deer Festival have added some more names to its 2021 line-up. Earlier this month (March 14), the festival announced that Van Morrison, Frank Turner and Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian would headline this year’s event. READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” The three-day, multi-stage festival celebrating Americana and country, held at Eridge Park in Kent, will take place this summer on the weekend of June 25-27. Advertisement Some of the new acts announced today (March 30) include Foy Vance, Band Of Skulls, John Smith, Wildwood...
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Someone’s mashed up Linkin Park, Slipknot and Eminem into one incredible track

YouTuber Daniel Schwind, aka XYClanKILLER2 has mashed up tracks from Linkin Park, Slipknot and Eminem into a single song entitled ‘Until I Bleed’. The track makes use of Linkin Park’s ‘Victimised’, ‘Don’t Stay’, ‘Points Of Authority’ and ‘One Step Closer’, Eminem’s ‘Till I Collapse’ and ‘Soldier, and Slipknot’s ‘Wait And Bleed’. You can take a listen to ‘Until I Bleed’ below which comes along with an ‘official’ music video comprising of archive live footage of all three artists, painstakingly synced with the track’s various vocals. Advertisement It’s not Schwind’s first mash-up. The YouTuber has previously combined Linkin Park and...
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Dua Lipa and Griff to perform at this year’s BRIT Awards

Dua Lipa and Griff will perform at this year’s BRIT Awards, organisers have revealed. READ MORE: The BRITs could scrap gender-specific categories in the future – why do some people see that as a bad thing? This year’s awards ceremony will take place on May 11 at The O2 Arena and will be hosted by Jack Whitehall for the fourth year running. Speaking about the news, Dua Lipa said: “I am so excited to be returning to perform for you all at The BRITs this year. It’s going to be truly special to be back on stage in the UK.”...
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CyHi The Prynce reflects on apparent attempt at his life: “It could have been a mistaken identity”

CyHi The Prynce has given an interview about an apparent attempt on his life which caused him to flip his car. The Atlanta rapper and songwriter, real name Cydel Charles Young, said in February that he was driving on a highway in Atlanta when someone shot at him. Young, who is signed to Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. Music label, said in a new interview that he doesn’t know why the incident took place. Advertisement “It could have been a mistaken identity because I do have a vehicle that a lot of other stars and MCs have,” Young told HipHopDX. View...
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LoneLady shares funky new electro track, ‘(There Is) No Logic’ and reveals new tour details

LoneLady has shared a funky new electro track. ‘(There Is) No Logic’ – you can listen to it below. Read More: Album review: LoneLady – ‘Nerve Up’ (Warp) Released via Warp Records, the song was written, produced and performed by LoneLady – whose real name is Julie Campbell. A statement about the song read: “Inspired by Memento Mori paintings, a medieval art style that served as a symbolic representation of the inevitability of death, ‘(There Is) No Logic’ re-interprets this for the 21st century. Advertisement “LoneLady’s tongue is firmly in her cheek, pairing blackly humorous tidings of doom with...
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Poté enlists Damon Albarn for shapeshifting new single ‘Young Lies’

Poté has announced his second album ‘A Tenuous Tale Of Her’, and shared lead single ‘Young Lies’ which features guest vocals from Damon Albarn. You can hear the multifaceted track below, which repeatedly shifts in tone over a number of different beats. “I love it when tunes evolve like this one”, said Albarn of the collaboration. The collaboration came about through Gorillaz producer Remi Kabaka Jr. Poté has previously worked with Albarn’s cartoon band, delivering a remix of their 2018 track ‘TRANZ’. He was also part of Albarn’s Africa Express project in 2019 for the album ‘EGOLI‘. Advertisement ‘Young...
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Pharrell calls for “transparency, honesty and justice” after cousin shot and killed by police

Pharrell is calling for “transparency, honesty, and justice” following the death of his cousin in a shooting incident by police. In a social media post to Instagram, Pharrell revealed that his cousin Donovan was recently killed following a series of shootings on Virginia Beach in the US. Pharrell wrote: “The loss of these lives is a tragedy beyond measure. My cousin Donovon was killed during the shootings. “He was a bright light and someone who always showed up for others. It is critical my family and the other victims’ families get the transparency, honesty and justice they deserve. “Virginia...
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Demi Lovato reveals she is pansexual: “I’m part of the alphabet mafia and proud”

Demi Lovato has come out as pansexual and opened up on how her religious upbringing saw her repress her sexuality when he was growing up. The singer previously revealed she was queer in her revelatory YouTube documentary Dancing With The Devil and revealed more about her sexuality in a new interview. The singer spoke about how her religious upbringing saw her repress her sexuality when she was younger. “I’m so fluid now, and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was super closeted off,” Lovato explained during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience...
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Garbage return with ‘The Men Who Rule The World’ from new album ‘No Gods No Masters’

Garbage are back with ‘The Men Who Rule The World’, as well as announcing their long-awaited seventh album ‘No Gods No Masters’. Produced by longtime collaborator Billy Bush, ‘No Gods No Masters’ will arrive in June. Dealing heavily in “capitalism, lust, loss and grief”, the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Strange Little Birds’ comes with lead single ‘The Men Who Who Rule The World’. Described as “a critique of the rise of capitalist short-sightedness, racism, sexism and misogyny across the world,” the bold and industrial track also comes with a cinematic video made by Chilean film director, animator and painter...
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