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Aaliyah Still Sounds Like The Future
By Yasmine Shemesh An eponymous album marks a major moment in an artist’s career. For women, owning one’s work, body, and artistry can be especially powerful, even political. Throughout Women’s History Month, MTV News is highlighting some of these iconic statements from some of the biggest artists on the globe. This is Self-Titled. In 2000, while filming scenes in the title role for Queen of the Damned in Australia, Aaliyah finished recording her third album. It had been in the works for a couple years — she reportedly completed most of it in New York before making her on-screen...
Rina Sawayama, Pa Salieu and Griff nominated for 2021 BRITs Rising Star award
Rina Sawayama, Pa Salieu and Griff have all been nominated for the prestigious 2021 BRITs Rising Star award. Previous winners of the new music-focused award, which was previously known as the BRITs Critics’ Choice, include Adele, Jorja Smith and Sam Fender. Celeste picked up the prize last year. Read more: Rina Sawayama on changing BRITs rules: “This is the UK I know – one of acceptance and diversity” Sawayama, Salieu and Griff are the three nominees for this year’s BRITs Rising Star award. The trio were selected by an invited panel of music editors and critics from the national...
David Gilmour on Pink Floyd reunion: “It has run its course, we are done”
David Gilmour has thrown cold water over a Pink Floyd reunion, admitting he “absolutely” doesn’t want to perform stadium gigs again and is enjoying his freedom. He told Guitar Player magazine: “It has run its course, we are done. I’m all for Roger doing whatever he wants to do and enjoying himself. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason “But I absolutely don’t want to go back. I don’t want to go and play stadiums. I’m free to do exactly what I want to do and how I want to do it.” Advertisement Gilmour’s comments come...
Field Day to return to east London’s Victoria Park for 2021 edition
Field Day festival is returning to east London’s Victoria Park for its 2021 edition, organisers have confirmed. The festival, which was cancelled last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, was most recently held at the Drumsheds in north London in 2019. The previous year it took place in south London’s Brockwell Park, having moved from its usual home at Victoria Park. READ MORE: UK festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” Organisers have confirmed this morning (March 11) that Field Day 2021 will take place in Victoria Park on August 29, with...
BTS top IFPI’s first-ever Global Album All Format Chart
K-pop superstars BTS have clinched the title of the best-selling album in 2020 with their hit album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’. READ MORE: BTS on Grammy nod: “Frankly, we’re not expecting so much” The international superstars recently topped the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) newly-launched Global Album All Format Chart. The category, which was officially launched yesterday (March 10), celebrates the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads and streaming platforms. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IFPI (@ifpi_org) Advertisement “We have introduced the Global Album...
The Streets, Dizzee Rascal and Supergrass to play at new South Facing Festival
South Facing Festival, a new outdoor concert series in south London, has announced the first acts for its inaugural edition this summer. Set to take place at the newly revived Crystal Palace Bowl amphitheatre in Crystal Palace Park, South Facing will run from August 5-31 and feature 12 live shows and a host of free midweek events for the whole community. Read more: UK festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” The Crystal Palace Bowl, affectionately known as the ‘Rusty Laptop’ by locals, has previously played host to the likes of...
Listen To A.G. Cook’s glitchy cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Today’
A.G. Cook has announced his next project ‘Dream Logic’ with the release of his take on Smashing Pumpkins‘ 1993 hit ‘Today’. ‘Dream Logic’ is set for release this Friday March 12, via the producer’s SoundCloud account, and will feature reworks of his previous tracks, from albums ‘Apple’ and ‘7G’, as well as new remixes. Cook’s rendition of ‘Today’ is – as you might expect – completely unrecognisable from the grungy original. Instead, he offers a glitchy, distorted cover akin to the hyperpop sound the producer is well known for. Advertisement Listen to it below: In addition, ‘Dream Logic’ is...
Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala announced for Life Is Beautiful 2021
Las Vegas music festival Life Is Beautiful has revealed the lineup for its September event, with Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala announced as the headliners. Rounding out the lineup are A$AP Rocky, Haim, Modest Mouse, Young Thug, Glass Animals, St. Vincent, Brittany Howard, Ashnikko and Yaeji. The performances will be spread across 18 city blocks between September 17-19. READ MORE: The Big Read – Tame Impala: “This band is the fantasy of music. It’s The Lord Of The Rings” Tickets for Life Is Beautiful go on sale this Friday (March 12) through the festival website. View this...
Jackson Wang calls working with Rain a “full circle” moment
Jackson Wang has described his recent collaboration with K-pop veteran Rain as a “full circle” moment in his career. READ MORE: SHINee – ‘Don’t Call Me’ review: an identity crisis hidden behind a mostly solid album Yesterday, the two former JYP Entertainment artists released their video for the song ‘Magnetic’, which appears on Rain’s first mini-album in four years, ‘PIECES by RAIN’. The visual was written by Wang, who also co-directed it with 88rising’s Mamesjao. The collaboration is a notable milestone in Wang’s burgeoning solo career. The GOT7 member has cited Rain as a major inspiration for his own...Recent Posts
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