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Corey Taylor on Slipknot’s next album: “We’re entering a realm that we’ve never been”

Corey Taylor has discussed the direction of the next Slipknot album, saying that they’re “entering a realm that we’ve never been”. Read more: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store” The band’s last album was 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’, which saw them score their first UK Number One in 18 years and their second overall. Speaking in a new interview, frontman Taylor confirmed that Slipknot have begun work on their seventh album and that it will have everything “you...
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Paul McCartney to release ‘McCartney III Imagined’, with covers from St. Vincent, Beck, Josh Homme and more

Paul McCartney has announced that he is to release a reimagined version of last year’s ‘McCartney III’, featuring re-workings of the album from the likes of St Vincent, Beck, Damon Albarn, Phoebe Bridgers, Josh Homme and many more. READ MORE: Paul McCartney: read the exclusive track-by-track story of ‘McCartney III’ The album is set to arrive on April 16, but today (March 11) sees Dominic Fike launching the record with a hypnotic cover of ‘The Kiss of Venus’. Advertisement Elsewhere on the record, Damon Albarn will provide a new remix of ‘Long Tailed Winter Bird’, St Vincent will put a...
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Nightclub bosses downplay chances of testing punters but remain cautiously optimistic for re-opening

Nightclub bosses and industry insiders have said that they are cautiously optimistic for their return, but are reluctant to begin planning until the roadmap out of lockdown proceeds in the right direction. The government recently outlined plans for England to gradually exit lockdown by the end of June, with nightclubs provisionally permitted to reopen from June 21. However, club bosses now say that they are reluctant to push forward with significant plans, warning that clubbers could have a little longer to wait. Advertisement “It’s difficult to plan without full details, but we’re getting set up and ready to go,”...
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Creamfields announces The Chemical Brothers as 2021 headliners

The UK’s biggest dance festival Creamfields has announced The Chemical Brothers as headliners for this summer’s edition. READ MORE: UK festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” In posts on social media, the festival revealed that the dance pioneers will be closing the festival’s North Stage on Friday August 27. “Imagine dancing in a field with 70,000 of your best friends. We can’t wait! Hold tight Creamfields 2021!” the duo said of the announcement. Advertisement The news comes just one day after David Guetta was announced as the weekend’s Saturday headliner, the...
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Phoebe Bridgers reflects on SNL guitar smash: “It’s hilarious to me that people care so much”

Phoebe Bridgers has reflected on her decision to smash a guitar during a performance on Saturday Night Live last month. READ MORE: How guitar-smashing badass Phoebe Bridgers is putting the anarchy back into music Bridgers’ actions sparked debate online, with some calling her action “disappointing”, “extra” and an “unjustifiably awkward display of white privilege“. Others, however, claimed such comments were sexist and that a male artist wouldn’t have been criticised for the move. “I stand by it!” Bridgers said when asked about the controversy in a new interview with Variety. Advertisement “The fact that it made people so mad...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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