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NTIA shares disappointment at lack of funding from latest round of Cultural Recovery Fund
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shared its disappointment at some key contemporary music businesses missing out on cultural recovery funding. READ MORE: The beat goes on: how the UK dance scene’s DJs, clubs and festivals are fighting for survival Announced yesterday (April 2), the latest round of the UK government’s Cultural Recovery Fund awarded funding to Glastonbury Festival, Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club, and Camden’s Roundhouse, among others. The £1.57bn support package, which was announced last July, provides financial support for music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites as they weather the financial impact of coronavirus. Advertisement Following...
DMX hospitalised and in critical state after suffering overdose
DMX has been rushed to hospital and is in a critical state after suffering an overdose, it is being reported. According to TMZ, the overdose happened on Friday night (April 2) around 11pm and the rapper was then taken to a hospital in White Plains, New York and is currently in the critical care unit. Sources have told the publication that the overdose triggered a heart attack. One source has reported that X has “some brain activity”, while another has said he’s in a “vegetative state” and doctors have cautioned that he might not pull through. The Ruff Ryders rapper has a...
Iggy Azalea teams up with Tyga once again on new song ‘Sip It’
Iggy Azalea and Tyga have shared their second collaboration in three years, complete with a colourful new video – watch ‘Sip It’ below. The new link-up follows the pair’s 2018 track ‘Kream’. READ MORE: A new list of the ‘top 50 worst rappers’ has gone viral and sparked debate The new video for ‘Sip It’, teased earlier this week by Azalea before being released yesterday (April 2), is a sexually charged, neon-lit affair. Advertisement Watch it below. Back in 2019, Iggy Azalea was involved in a bitter feud with former mentor T.I. In an interview, the Hustle Gang rapper...
Listen to Dinosaur Jr.’s latest single ‘Garden’ from upcoming new album ‘Sweep It Into Space’
Dinosaur Jr. have released a new single, ‘Garden’ – you can listen to it below. The song is their latest from their upcoming new album, ‘Sweep It Into Space’, their twelfth studio album, which is set for release on April 30 via Jagjaguwar. Back in February, the group shared the first single from the album, ‘I Ran Away’ featuring Kurt Vile. It was the first new music from the band in almost five years. Advertisement The latest single, ‘Garden’ was written and sung by bassist Lou Barlow. You can watch the video for the song below which was filmed in Western Massachusetts and directed by...
Bruno Mars is teaming up with Fortnite for new dance project
Bruno Mars is teaming up with Fortnite on a new dance project. READ MORE: Bruno Mars – The Full NME Cover Interview Mars’ dance skills will feature in an exclusive Icon Series Emote, which, as The Hollywood Reporter describes, “is a cosmetic item available in the game’s shop that is designed for players to further express themselves on the battle royale playing field.” The emote will also be set to ‘Leave The Door Open’ – the debut single from Silk Sonic, aka project Mars is working on with Anderson .Paak. Advertisement Sharing news about the project on Instagram, Mars...
Fucked Up share new 22-minute song featuring Matt Berninger
Fucked Up have shared a mammoth new song featuring Matt Berninger of The National – listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Three’ below. The 22-minute track appears on ‘Year of the Horse’, the latest edition of the band’s zodiac series of albums. The album was announced last month with the first act, an equally huge 19-minute offering. READ MORE: The National’s Matt Berninger on going solo: “These songs are about the people that made me… me” The band’s Zodiac series have been released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year for nearly a decade now. In...
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares short film, ‘An Easter Story’
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan has shared a short film online called An Easter Story – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’ review The film focusses on a missing duck called Larry from a group of ducks that he raises in Arizona’s Verde Valley. Larry, who Keenan raised from a duckling, is – spoiler alert – eventually found by Keenan sitting on an egg. As he searches for Larry, Keenan can be seen thinking about the meaning of Easter, spring, Easter egg hunts and much more. Advertisement The film is scored by Nagual del Judith’s mix of...
Watch Playboi Carti cause havoc at the supermarket in new ‘Sky’ video
Playboi Carti has shared a new video for ‘Sky’, which sees him causing havoc at a supermarket – you can watch it below. ‘Sky’ appears on Carti’s recent album ‘Whole Lotta Red’, which he dropped on Christmas Day last year. READ MORE: Playboi Carti – ‘Whole Lotta Red’ review: disappointing follow-up boasts moments of brilliance In the new video, Carti and his crew head to the one party allowed in COVID times – at the grocery store. Advertisement Watch the ‘Sky’ video below. The 24-track ‘Whole Lotta Red’ features appearances from Future (‘Teen X’), Kid Cudi (‘M3tamorphosis’), and Kanye...
Pearl Jam are streaming their 2010 Hard Rock Calling gig in full this weekend
Pearl Jam are streaming their concert from Hard Rock Calling in full this weekend. READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance The 27-song-set, which took place at Hyde Park in London in 2010, will be available via nugs.net website as well as YouTube and Pearl Jam’s official Facebook page. It will be available to watch until April 5 – you can watch below. Advertisement Earlier this week (March 30), BST Hyde Park revealed that this year’s event, which Pearl Jam were set to headline, wouldn’t be going ahead in...Recent Posts
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