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Olivia Rodrigo says it took four attempts to get her driving licence
‘Drivers License’ catapulted Olivia Rodrigo to worldwide fame, but the singer admits that it took her a bit of time to get the very thing she sings about. Rodrigo, who has scored eight weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart with her debut track, discussed her driving troubles in a new interview with LA’s 94.5 PST. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: inside the Taylor-endorsed mega-hit ‘Drivers License’ “Essentially, the time I got my drivers licence it was my fourth try, which is really sad,” the 18-year-old explained. Advertisement Rodrigo says that the first appointment she had for her test...
Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld shares ‘With Love And Blindness’ and talks “healing” new solo album
Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld has shared a second preview of her forthcoming solo album ‘Detritus’ – watch the video for ‘With Love And Blindness’ exclusively on NME below, alongside a chat with Neufeld about the upcoming record. Her third solo album and first since 2016’s ‘The Ridge’, ‘Detritus’ was inspired by intense personal reckoning. Neufeld told NME how the album documents an “intense, heart-wrenching, insane two years” in her life. “I don’t want to call it a midlife crisis but it was definitely one of those moments where everything kind of came crashing down and I learned a...
Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler recalls showing Ronnie James Dio the ‘devil horns’ hand sign
Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler has recalled in a new interview how he first showed Ronnie James Dio the ‘devil horns’ hand sign before the late frontman popularised the gesture. The ‘devil horns’ became synonymous with Dio, who passed away in 2010, during his time fronting Black Sabbath. Read more: What rock’n’roll taught Ronnie James Dio Speaking in a new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Butler explained how he’d been doing the ‘devil horns’ sign prior to Dio joining the band and that he has “pictures of me doing it since 1971”. Advertisement “And I always used...
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie to release new autobiography ‘Tenement Kid’
Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie has announced his new autobiography Tenement Kid. Set to be published on October 28 via White Rabbit Publishing, Gillespie’s memoir is set to tell the story of how the singer rose from his working-class Glaswegian roots to front one of the biggest bands of the 90s. According to an official release, the book will tell the story of Gillespie’s formative years – including his time as the drummer in The Jesus & Mary Chain. Advertisement It will also focus on his fateful meeting with the late Andrew Weatherall, who won acclaim for his production work...
From Phoebe Bridgers To Megan Thee Stallion, Get To Know The Grammys Best New Artist Nominees
Last year, the Grammys were all about Billie Eilish. The young artist walked away with wins in the so-called Big Four categories (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist), and her Best New Artist acceptance speech was marked by a shout-out specifically to the fans. “They’re the only reason that any of us are here at all,” she said. As a result, this year’s crop of nominees includes eight talented artists who all feel like fan favorites. Ingrid Andress, Phoebe Bridgers, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke, Doja Cat, Kaytranada, and Megan...
BLACKPINK’s Rosé shares new video teaser for upcoming solo single, ‘On The Ground’
BLACKPINK member Rosé has shared the second video teaser from her upcoming solo single, ‘On The Ground’, out this Friday (March 12). READ MORE: BLACKPINK live in Seoul: Superstar girl group make indelible mark with ‘The Show’ The new clip features Rosé leaving a theatre and dressed in extravagant frocks. “Everything I need is on the ground,” she sings in the preview, backed by soft melancholic guitar. Check out the teaser here: Advertisement The video follows a 15-second preview Rosé released on Monday (March 8). That clip features the K-pop star sitting in a car while the song’s instrumental...
Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak’s Silk Sonic to perform at 2021 Grammys
Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak‘s new Silk Sonic project will perform at the 2021 Grammys this weekend – after the duo spent days campaigning on social media to join the lineup. Earlier this week, Anderson and Mars began tweeting back and forth at one another in mock outrage, devising a plan to get themselves on the bill and encouraging fans to get onboard with the hashtag #LetSilkSonicThrive. The pair eventually shared a letter addressed to Grammys organisers, writing, “If you can see it in your hearts to allow two out of work musicians to perform at your show, we...
Watch Fleet Foxes’ NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold performed on the most recent episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series yesterday (March 9). Pecknold performed four songs from the group’s latest record, ‘Shore’, which they surprise-released in September last year. READ MORE: Fleet Foxes – ‘Shore’ review: a reinvigorating return to form for the rousing folk stars As with the majority of recent entries in the Tiny Desk series, Pecknold performed remotely for his appearance, rather than in NPR’s studio. Advertisement The frontman began his set with an aching rendition of ‘Going-to-the-Sun-Road’. He then launched into ‘Sunblind’, the record’s second track, which...
Watch Kings Of Leon perform ‘Stormy Weather’ on ‘Colbert’
Kings Of Leon recently guested on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform their new song, ‘Stormy Weather’. READ MORE: Kings Of Leon — “We’re happy and we love each other” With the performance, the band completed their two-night Colbert residency, which began with a rendition of ‘The Bandit’ on March 4. Both tracks feature on the group’s latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which hit shelves and streaming services last Friday (March 5). The group dropped ‘The Bandit’ as a single earlier this year, while ‘Stormy Weather’ was released as an album track. Watch the group’s performance of...Recent Posts
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