Grimes and Elon Musk’s child X AE A-XII will celebrate his first birthday in May, but is already making music, described as “super fire” by his mother. Originally called X Æ A-12, the baby was then officially named X AE A-XII Musk, according to a birth certificate. The official name came after Grimes revealed that she and Musk were asked to change their baby son’s name to comply with California law. Explaining the name, Grimes previously said that ‘X’ refers to “the unknown variable,” while ‘Æ’ is “my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)”. Advertisement On Thursday...
J Balvin has released a reminiscent music video for his new single, ‘Tu Veneno’. The hard-hitting reggaeton track, which was produced by Sky Rompiendo and Taiko, premiered yesterday (March 19). It dropped alongside an illusive urban music video – directed by José-Emilio Sagaró – in which Balvin laments a fictional love interest who left him looking for more. Advertisement Watch the video for ‘Tu Veneno’ below: ‘Tu Veneno’ is the second single to be released from the Colombian star’s upcoming as-yet-unannounced new album, following the release of last month’s lead single, ‘Ma’ G’. That track also dropped with an...
TikTok star Addison Rae has launched a new music career with the release of her debut single ‘Obsessed’. The 20-year-old social media influencer is the second most-followed person on the short-form video app with over 78million followers. READ MORE: What makes an old song go viral on TikTok? ‘Obsessed’ was produced by Benny Blanco, Blake Slatkin and Ryan McMahon, and finds Rae singing about her relationship with herself. “You say you’re obsessed with me so I took a second and I said, ‘Me too,’” she sings. “I’m obsessed with me as much as me/ Say you’d die for me, I’d...
Glasvegas have announced details of their new album ‘Godspeed’ and shared a new single in ‘Shake The Cage (für Theo)’. The record will be the Scottish band’s fourth and follows 2013’s ‘Later… When The TV Turns To Static’. READ MORE: Glasvegas on their new single, album and tour dates: “I didn’t intend to take this long” ‘Godspeed’ will be released on April 2 and, according to a press release, the stories in its songs take place “all on the same night, just as the sun’s going down”. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by frontman James Allan, who said...
Beartooth have shared a brand new single called ‘Devastation’ – you can listen to it below. The Ohio hardcore punks confirmed last year that they had been working on new music, although it is currently unclear whether this track will feature on their new album. Sharing the track via their Twitter account, the band wrote: “Here’s a little something to hold you over. New jam available now across all streaming platforms.” Advertisement ‘Devastation’ finds frontman Caleb Shomo singing towards the end of the track: “Let time explain, I’m such a waste/ You will feel my pain/ Devastation will reign.”...
Museum Of Love – the duo made up of LCD Soundsystem’s Pat Mahoney and DFA Records musician Dennis McNany (aka Jee Day) – have shared a new track. READ MORE: From The NME Archive – Celebrate 15 years of LCD Soundsystem’s debut with this classic interview: “Most live bands today are horrible” Called ‘Cluttered World’, the song – which is released though Skint Records – is described as something that “takes you by the hand and leads you down, down into a subterranean basement, all thick air and close heat”. The description continued: “It pulls up a stool somewhere between the...
Alex Somers has released a pair of debut albums called ‘Siblings’ and ‘Siblings 2’ – listen to them below. READ MORE: Jónsi – ‘Shiver’ review: Sigur Rós frontman lets his hair down with a little help from Robyn The US musician and visual artist, who’s known for his work with Sigur Rós and their frontman Jónsi, wrote most of the material for the double album project between 2014 and 2016. “I’ve carried this music for a long time – so long that it’s become two albums,” Somers explained last month when he shared the tracks ‘Deathbed’ and ‘Sooner’, adding...
Lizzo is making a TV show with Amazon in which she’ll search for “full-figured” models and dancers, it has been announced. READ MORE: Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’ review The series will have a competitive format and aims to find new talent to be a part of the star’s touring crew. Lizzo announced the programme in a video on Instagram earlier today (March 19). “Where are all the big girls? That’s what I wanna know,” she began. “So me and Amazon are gonna find out.” Advertisement In the caption, she added: “I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! Are you...
Skepta has hinted that he might be retiring after the release of one more song. READ MORE: Skepta on A$AP Rocky arrest: “They’ll make an example out of us black artists” Following the release of his collaboration with Jae5 and Rema on the new song ‘Dimension’, Skepta took to social media to reveal that he’s stopped recording and any verses heard from here on out were recorded last year. “This Jae5 song/video featuring Rema and myself was recorded and shot last year in Ghana,” Skepta revealed in an Instagram Story. “I have one more song with Bando & L’s...
Green Day have released a new edition of their album ‘Insomniac’ to celebrate its 25th anniversary, including a host of previously unreleased live tracks. READ MORE: The Big Read – Green Day: “We live our lives as if we have nothing” The remastered album was announced last October but coronavirus-enforced production delays meant the vinyl edition of the reissue was not expected to be available to ship until early 2021. First released on October 10, 1995, the follow-up to the band’s landmark album ‘Dookie’ peaked at Number Two on the Billboard 200 chart and features the singles ‘Stuck With Me’,...