Paul McCartney has opened up about his friendship with John Lennon in a new interview. Read More: The Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do” Speaking to The Sunday Times, McCartney opened up about his friendship with Lennon in the period following The Beatles split. On being asked if he thought the Beatles would have ever worked together again, McCartney said: “We made a decision when the Beatles folded that we weren’t going to pick it up again. So we switched off from the Beatles. You talk about something coming full circle that...
Today (December 5), Yusuf / Cat Stevens hosted a virtual event called ‘CatSong Festival’, which saw famous fans covering classic Stevens tracks. READ MORE: Yusuf / Cat Stevens – ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ review: ’70s pop-folk classic gets a modern makeover The special live YouTube broadcast celebrated the 50th anniversary of Stevens’ 1970 albums ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ and ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ and saw the likes of HAIM, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Jack Johnson, James Morrison, Passenger and many more performing songs from across Stevens’ discography. “It’s great to see and hear these covers of my songs given new life,”...
Willie J Healey has shared a new Christmas song – listen to the simply titled ‘Merry Christmas’ below. The new track follows the British singer-songwriter’s debut full-length album ‘Twin Heavy’, which came out earlier this year via YALA! Records. READ MORE: Willie J Healey: “When I was dropped I remember thinking, ‘You idiots – I’m the next Paul McCartney’” “I’ve always loved Christmas,” Healey said of the new track in a statement. “I wanted to write a song for all of the hard working parents out there, working tirelessly to provide without glory or merit.” Advertisement Listen to Willie...
Sea Girls have rescheduled their upcoming UK tour for the second time – check out the new run of dates below. The tour, originally set to take place this November, was rescheduled for February 2021 back in September, and the gigs have now been pushed again to October 2021. READ MORE: Baby Queen: sharp, satirical and infectious bangers from one of pop’s most essential new voices Speaking of the latest rearrangement of the tour, which will see the band supported by rising star Baby Queen, Sea Girls said: “We’ve made the difficult but necessary decision to reschedule our UK...
10-year-old drumming sensation Nandi Bushell has shared a new original song – listen to ‘Gods and Unicorns’ below. The track follows a series of back-and-forth drum battles between Bushell and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl across lockdown. READ MORE: 10-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songs “My heart is full of pride! I am so excited for you to hear my new song I wrote with Zuzu,” Bushell wrote of the song. “On the song I play ALL the instruments myself. I wrote and recorded the song at home.” Advertisement The track’s co-writer, Liverpool-based songwriter...
Jeremih has been released from hospital as he continues his recovery after contracting coronavirus. The singer and rapper was admitted to intensive care last month with Covid-19, before being released from ICU on November 21. Sharing a statement with TMZ, Jeremih said: “First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be forever grateful. I would also like to thank my family and friends for all their prayers and well wishes. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Advertisement “A special thanks to Chance...
Liam Gallagher is set to share his ‘Down By The River Thames’ livestream event tonight (December 5), and has previewed the show with a performance on Fallon. In the new late-night performance, Gallagher performed his new festive single ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ while floating down a barge on London’s River Thames. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher’s new song ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ is a touching festive ballad Watch Liam Gallagher’s floating performance of ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ for last night’s (December 4) edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below. Advertisement Gallagher’s ‘Down By The River Thames’ show will...
Lupe Fiasco has shared a new freestyle that he made in a room on social media app Clubhouse. Read more: All that power: celebrating the genius of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, a tumultuous decade on Last night (December 4), the rapper hosted a Clubhouse room called ‘Rhymen Shop #2’, where he broke down his writing process and crafted a new record in real-time for those in attendance. Rapping over the beat for Beanie Sigel‘s 2001 track ‘Nothing Like It’, produced by Kanye West, Lupe named his freestyle after Queensbridge rap group Mobb Deep. Advertisement For those not...
NxWorries debuted a new track called ‘Where I Go’ at Double Happiness Festival on Wednesday night (December 2). Read more: NxWorries – ‘Yes Lawd!’ album review The duo made up of Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge played a set at the 88rising festival, a virtual version of a tour that the media company has booked in past years. The festival, which featured artists of Asian descent from around the world, saw NxWorries perform on a stage decorated with dry ice and computer graphics. Advertisement The pair, who released their debut album ‘Yes Lawd!’ in 2016, played a four-song set that...
Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande have debuted a new version of ‘Oh Santa’ – you can watch the video below. Read More: Mariah Carey – ‘The Rarities’ review: a fascinating complement to her delicious tell-all memoir The collaboration appeared on a new Christmas special show, which aired on AppleTV+ yesterday (December 4). The pop star had previously hinted that a collaboration was happening when back in October, Carey tweeted a photograph of three directors chairs on set, each brandishing a set of initials: AG, MC and JH. Advertisement You can listen to the track, an updated version of...