Tim Burgess has announced that he’ll be hosting a special tribute listening party for MF DOOM‘s ‘Born Like This’ album this afternoon (January 1). READ MORE: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter ‘listening parties’ It comes after it was revealed last night (December 31) that the legendary rapper and producer (real name Daniel Dumile) had died two months ago at the age of 49. His wife Jasmine confirmed that he passed away on October 31, 2020. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Advertisement “To Dumile. The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner,...
Justin Bieber has kicked off the new year by sharing a new single called ‘Anyone’ – watch the video below. READ MORE: Justin Bieber kicks off another ‘new era’ with vaguely ‘Holy’ new song The singer debuted the new track during his “arena sized” New Year’s Eve performance last night (December 31), which was his first full-length, live concert since 2017. “I can’t think of a better way to close out 2020 and kick off 2021 than celebrating with my fans all over the world and sharing this new music with them,” Bieber said of releasing ‘Anyone’. Advertisement “Music has gotten us...
Lupe Fiasco has paid tribute to MF DOOM with a new freestyle – listen to it below. The legendary rapper and producer (real name Daniel Dumile) died on October 31, but the news was only confirmed by his wife Jasmine last night (December 31). Posting on his Instagram account, she revealed that DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news last night. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Jasmine wrote: “To Dumile. The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for....
Foo Fighters have shared the second single from their forthcoming new album ‘Medicine At Midnight’ – listen to ‘No Son Of Mine’ below. Read more: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album” The ear-ringing new track – which follows ‘Shame Shame’, the first preview of the band’s 10th studio album – was teased earlier in the week when the band shared a snippet on social media, accompanied by the caption: “New year. New music.” Drawing on familiar Foo Fighters influences, ‘No Son Of Mine’ features nods to Queen‘s ‘Stone Cold...
Legendary rapper MF Doom has died at the age of 49, his family have confirmed. Posting on his Instagram account, his wife Jasmine revealed that the rapper (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news tonight (Thursday December 31, 2020). His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Jasmine wrote: “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL! “To Dumile “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me,...
Daniel Dumile, the hip-hop artist who performed in a metallic mask under the moniker MF Doom for decades, has died, his family announced on Thursday (December 31). According to a note posted to his social media accounts, Doom died on October 31; no cause was given. His wife, Jasmine, penned the statement that began, “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!” and was addressed to “Dumile.” “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” it reads. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to...
Andrew Watt has spoken about his relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, saying that the metal icon is “like a family member now”. Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” Speaking in a new interview, the Grammy award-winning LA songwriter/producer discussed his working relationship with the Prince of Darkness since collaborating with him on his recent album ‘Ordinary Man’. “With Ozzy, I’m such a fan of his. I’ve seen every interview and listened to every album of his… there’s nothing about him that I don’t know,” Watt told Guitar.com. “I approached his music completely different as a...
Theophilus London has claimed he was hacked after the rapper was accused of trying to sell an unreleased track he did with Miley Cyrus. Read more: Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ review: pop superstar reborn as a freewheeling rock’n’roller The pair teased plans to collaborate back in 2018 when London shared a photograph of him and Cyrus in the studio together. In April, London played a snippet of the unreleased track during an Instagram Live, which at the time was reported to be titled ‘Queen Of My Generation’. Last night (30 December), a Miley Cyrus fan account uploaded a screenshot of...
The Chicks have discussed changing their band name this year, and how the murder of George Floyd spurred them on in their decision. READ MORE: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protest The trio – fka the Dixie Chicks – announced that they were to drop the ‘Dixie’ from their name back in June, a month in which Black Lives Matter protests spread across the globe following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in late May. In a new interview with The Independent, The Chicks discussed the thought process behind the name change....
50 Cent has shared a new track called ‘Part Of The Game’ featuring NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez – listen below. Read more: The Big Read – The Game: “Me and 50 Cent should have died in that beef” The track, which serves as the theme song for 50’s upcoming new Power spin-off show, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, was first previewed on Instagram last month. Now, the G-Unit rapper has added it to all streaming platforms. “I know heartbreaks, setbacks/ Bitch, if I crap out, I’m sure I’ma get back/ I been through the ups and downs, you know I get...