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Rosé Is ‘On The Ground’ And Looking Up
By Ashlee Mitchell It’s finally Rosé’s time to shine, and she’s ready to receive her flowers. The New Zealand-born, 24-year-old singer is a quarter of iconic K-pop girl group Blackpink, but she delivers enough for four on her first official solo effort. The main vocalist proves herself more than capable of holding her own with her two-song debut, R, which includes electropop lead single “On the Ground” and guitar-led ballad “Gone.” Both songs are sung entirely in English and give a refreshing new sound and vibe for Rosé as a performer who can stand alone. As we catch up via...
Watch Sam Smith’s emotional live performance of ‘Kids Again’
Sam Smith delivered an emotional performance of their latest single ‘Kids Again’ on US TV last night (March 16). READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before The track features on the London singer-songwriter’s third album ‘Love Goes’, which was released last October. Appearing on the most recent episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden, Smith performed a stirring rendition of ‘Kids Again’ with their band. The song began with an acoustic guitar accompaniment before more musicians and backing vocalists gradually joined in. Advertisement Backed by blinking pink...
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner speaks out on anti-Asian racism amid Atlanta shootings
Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner has spoken out against anti-Asian racism following yesterday’s shootings in Atlanta, Georgia in which eight people were killed. The attacks took place at two spas in the city, and at a massage parlour in the suburb of Acworth, which is located approximately 30 miles north of Atlanta (via the BBC). It has been confirmed that four of the victims were women of Korean descent, and there are concerns that the attack could have been racially-motivated. A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with all three shootings. The hashtag #StopAsianHate has since begun trending on...
WOMAD Festival confirms return this summer
World music festival WOMAD will go ahead this summer, after the road-map out of the coronavirus lockdown provisionally permitted festivals from June 21. The 40,000 capacity event is set to go ahead from July 22-25, although international travel restrictions mean that the line-up will largely consist of UK-based artists “reflecting musical and artistic traditions from all over the world”. It is hoped that more international acts will be added to the line-up as restrictions continue to ease. Advertisement WOMAD’s operators have also confirmed that the event’s audience capacity this year is currently under review. “In the first instance, tickets will...
Architects announce UK arena tour for February 2022
Architects have announced details of their UK arena tour for 2022. READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” The metalcore titans will hit the road early next year in support of their acclaimed ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’, which was released last month. They’ll kick off the run of dates at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on February 22 2022, before winding up at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on March 1. You can check out the dates in full below. Advertisement FEBRUARY 2022 22 Leeds, First Direct...
Liam and Noel Gallagher reportedly launch new joint film company
Liam and Noel Gallagher have reportedly registered a joint film production company. The estranged brothers, whose fraught relationship led to Oasis‘ demise in 2009, are said to have set up a firm called Kosmic Kyte via Companies House – which is for “motion picture production activities”. READ MORE: Oasis – every album ranked and rated According to The Sun, both Gallaghers are listed as company directors alongside Alec McKinlay who runs Oasis and Noel’s management company, Ignition. Advertisement Liam Gallagher also appeared to tease the venture on Twitter this morning (March 17), writing: “There gonna put in the movies...
Nasty Cherry announce new single co-written by Charli XCX
Pop four-piece Nasty Cherry have announced the forthcoming release of their new single, ‘Her Body’, later this week. The band announced the single, which arrives this Friday (March 19), through multiple Instagram posts overnight, revealing it was co-written by their mentor Charli XCX. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASTY CHERRY (@nastycherryband) Advertisement ‘Her Body’ will arrive months on from Nasty Cherry’s previous single, ‘Lucky’, which was released back in January along with a music video directed by Kristen Jan Wong. “‘Lucky’ is a song we wrote for each other during the pandemic where the 6...
Watch BLACKPINK Rosé’s first-ever solo appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’
Rosé of BLACKPINK was the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. READ MORE: BLACKPINK live in Seoul: Superstar girl group make indelible mark with ‘The Show’ Her appearance – which premiered today (March 17) – marked the first time the BLACKPINK singer has performed alone for the talk show. She is also the first K-pop soloist to grace the stage. Rosé had previously appeared on The Tonight Show in June 2020 alongside her BLACKPINK members – Jennie, Jisoo and Lisa – to promote their single, ‘How You Like That’. For her solo...
Chung Ha drops sultry video for Spanish version of ‘Demente’
K-pop singer Chung Ha has dropped a sultry video for the newly released Spanish-language version of her song ‘Demente’. READ MORE: Chung Ha drops debut full-length album ‘Querencia’ The original version of ‘Demente’ appeared on Chung Ha’s first-ever full-length studio album ‘Querencia’, which was released in February. The original version of ‘Demente’ featured lyrics both in Korean and Spanish, while the new edition is sung entirely in Spanish. The song’s accompanying music video captures Chung Ha performing the song in a luxurious hotel lobby in various glamorous outfits. Meanwhile, featured artist Guaynaa appears remotely from halfway across the world....Recent Posts
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