A new Joe Strummer greatest hits album is set to be released next month, featuring three previously unreleased versions of classic The Clash tracks. Read more: The 13 best rhythm guitarists of all-time Made up of carefully curated singles, fan favourites and rarities, ‘Assembly’ will be released on March 26 via George Harrison’s Dark Horse Records, which is now run by the late Beatle‘s son Dhani Harrison and manager David Zonshine. The 15-track best of will contain live performances of ‘Rudie Can’t Fail’ and ‘I Fought The Law’, which were recorded by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros at London’s Brixton Academy on...
Tiggs Da Author has announced the release of his debut album ‘Blame It On The Youts’ and has shared a brand new single featuring Nines. ‘Blame It On The Youts’ will be released on March 12 via Alacran Records, and features last summer’s ‘I Ain’t Scared’ as well as newly released track ‘Fly Em High’. “Myself and Nines have been working together since around 2015,” Tiggs said of the new song. Advertisement “Since then we’ve just been making back to back bangers! We have good chemistry, so it makes everything easier. This song speaks for itself, has a nice...
Toyah Willcox has revealed that her Sunday Lockdown Lunch video series started because her husband, King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp, was having withdrawals from performing. Read more: The show must go online: inside the rise of virtual gigs during the coronavirus crisis The pair launched their virtual video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel. Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, Willcox explained how the popular series, which has seen her perform on an exercise bike, in a cheerleader outfit and while holding a...
Vic Mensa has shared his first new music of 2021 in the form of ‘Shelter’, which features Chance The Rapper and Wyclef Jean. Read More: Vic Mensa – ‘The Autobiography’ Review The hard-hitting track, which you can hear below, hears Mensa tackle the coronavirus crisis’ disproportionate effects on communities of colour, police brutality, incarceration and more. A powerful video directed by Andre Muir sees actors lying down to symbolise the disproportionate mortality rate among Black people in the United States due to institutional racism. Advertisement Mensa announced the track yesterday (February 4), describing it as “one of my favorite records...
Celeste‘s ‘Not Your Muse’ has hit the top of the UK albums chart, making the singer the first female British solo artist to reach number one with her debut album for five years. The last person to achieve the feat was Jess Glynne, whose ‘I Cry When I Laugh’ was released in November 2015. Read More: Celeste: “This album is me taking a firm stance and saying, ‘This is who I am’” Celeste looked set for the top spot earlier this week when it was announced that she was well ahead in the midweek charts. Advertisement “I just want...
Universal has pulled its entire catalogue of songs from the video sharing app Triller. The app, which is considered to be a major rival to TikTok, has allegedly withheld royalty payments to Universal artists for the music which its users can select when creating videos. Read more: What makes an old song go viral on TikTok? Universal also claims that Triller has refused to negotiate a licence for the music it uses. Advertisement In a statement, Universal said that they “will not work with platforms that do not value artists”. “Triller has shamefully withheld payments owed to our artists...
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. And all February long, in honor of Black History Month, we shine the spotlight on Black musicians making art that feels vital to this moment. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now...
Graham Costello has announced ‘Second Lives’, a new album with his ensemble STRATA – you can hear his new single ‘Eudaimonia’ below. The Glasgow-based drummer and composer is set to release ‘Second Lives’ on May 7 via Gearbox Records, and it’ll be the follow-up to Costello and STRATA’s 2019 debut ‘OBELISK’. Speaking about the upcoming instrumental record, Costello said that ‘Second Lives”s more personal direction comes from “my evolution as a person with my evolution as a musician.” Advertisement Previewing ‘Second Lives’ today (February 5) Costello has shared the single ‘Eudaimonia’, which you can hear in the below...
2020 is dead, long live 2021! Cardi B dropped her latest music video for her new single “Up” at midnight on Friday (February 5), and with it, a eulogy for a bum year. The follow-up to the record-breaking smash collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”, which released seven months prior in August, she’s put the past behind her and is looking toward the sky — or at least toward an album release, set to arrive in the coming months. “Up” is a bumping bop that riffs from the catchy refrain: “If it’s up, then it’s up, then it’s up, then...
Cardi B has explained how she is documenting both her positive and negative experiences on social media on her upcoming new album. The Bronx rapper was speaking ahead of today’s release (February 5) of her latest single ‘Up’, which is her first release as a lead artist since last summer’s chart-topping ‘WAP’ collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion. Read more: How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beef Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Cardi detailed how her recent experiences on social media have influenced her songwriting on the follow-up to her 2018 debut studio album ‘Invasion...
