Jack Whitehall will return to host the Brit Awards for the fourth year in a row, it’s been confirmed. The comic will lead the prestigious O2 Arena ceremony once more on May 11, after coronavirus forced the event to be pushed back from its traditional mid-February slot. Whitehall told The Sun: “It really is always an honour to do it but this year feels even more special. “I must be doing something right to be invited back. This is about celebrating all the artists that made the music which helped us get through what’s been a b*d of a...
Singer B. J. Thomas, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1970 with ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’, has revealed he has been given a stage four lung cancer diagnosis. As Deadline reports, Thomas has confirmed via representatives that he is currently receiving treatment in a Texas health care facility. “I just wanted to take this unique opportunity to share my gratitude to Gloria, my wonderful wife and my rock for over 53 years, my family, friends, and fans,” Thomas said through his publicist. “I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to record and perform...
St. Vincent has shared another teaser video in the lead-up to her forthcoming album, ‘Daddy’s Home’, which includes some unreleased music. Imitating a retro television advertisement, the clip promotes the singer – real name Annie Clark – “in a new role like you’ve never seen her before”. In addition to plugging the lead single, ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’, the video also plays excerpts of unreleased tracks throughout. Watch it below: Advertisement ‘Daddy’s Home’ is the follow up to St. Vincent’s 2017 album, ‘Masseduction’, and will be released on May 14 through Loma Vista. It is her sixth studio...
Australian rapper The Kid LAROI has shared a piano-led cover of Drake‘s track ‘Shot For Me’, taken from his 2011 album ‘Take Care’. Recorded for Spotify Singles, LAROI puts his own twist on the song by stripping away the percussive elements and laying on the vocal production. The cover is joined by an acoustic rendition of his single ‘Without You’, lifted from the deluxe version of his debut mixtape ‘F*ck Love’. “I chose Drake because he’s my favourite artist. ‘Shot For Me’ is one of my favourite songs off of one of my favourite projects and that made it...
Wendy, the main vocalist of K-pop girl group Red Velvet, is set to make her solo debut soon. READ MORE: Sunmi’s ‘TAIL’ is a flirty affair that hints at a fully realised artistic identity The singer’s first-ever solo mini-album, titled ‘Like Water’, is set to be released on April 5 at 6pm KST. According to her agency, SM Entertainment, the project will include five songs and features “sincere messages and warm emotions”. WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album ? 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/y7FDm08hY3 — Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 24, 2021 Advertisement News of...
Taylor Swift has come to the aid of another family affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, donating £36,400 (US$50,000) to a woman who lost her husband to coronavirus. On Tuesday (March 23), Swift and her mother, Andrea, jointly donated the total goal amount of a GoFundMe appeal for Vickie Quarles, a mother of five daughters who was widowed after her husband, Theodis Ray Quarles, died of coronavirus just one week before Christmas. Taylor and Andrea Swift’s donation is visible as the top donation on the GoFundMe page. Advertisement Thanks to the lump sum donation from the Swifts, DeQuanda Smith, a...
Organisers of Austin’s South by Southwest festival have revealed plans to hold the event in person next year, following this year’s virtual edition. The 2022 iteration of SXSW is scheduled to go ahead from March 11 to 20, with festival officials currently working with Austin Public Health to make it happen. “We at SXSW are hopeful that once people feel it’s safe enough to return to what will be the new normal of life, there will be a real enthusiasm for getting back to the things that brought them joy or opportunity or just the simple need to be...
The recorded music industry made the most money in nearly two decades last year with a revenue of $21.6billion (£15.7billion). The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) annual Global Music Report revealed that revenues grew by 7.4 per cent. Acts including BTS, Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish and The Weekend have helped boost sales. As per the report, more than 443million people now pay for a music streaming subscription, meaning that 102million people signed up for a new account in 2020 compared to 85million in 2019 and 79million in 2018. Advertisement ‘Map Of The Soul: 7‘ by BTS was...
Another single from Alan Vega‘s posthumous solo album ‘Mutator’ has been released. READ MORE: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums ‘Fist’ follows last month’s ‘Nike Soldier‘, which was the first taste of the late Suicide singer’s long-lost album that arrives via Sacred Bones next month. Jared Artaud, who helped mix and produce ‘Mutator’, said of the track: “‘Fist’ reveals the album’s archetypal sonic framework of balancing intensity with calm. Music you can meditate to or blast during a protest march. Advertisement “Vega was a champion of the underdog. His lyrics inspire strength for the individual to rise up...
Dave Grohl has spoken about his daughter introducing him to music new and old, including bringing him round to the Misfits despite him believing he didn’t like them. THE BIG READ: Foo Fighters – “Our connection is beyond music” The Foo Fighters frontman said in a new interview that his teenage daughter often shares her favourite music with him, and was instrumental in converting Grohl to like the New Jersey punk band. “Now when I was young I never really liked the Misfits. I loved all these other hardcore punk rock bands but I never really liked the Misfits,...
