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Ariana Grande sends Secret Santa gifts to young hospital patients in Manchester

Ariana Grande has brought some Christmas cheer to hundreds of young hospital patients in Manchester. Read more: How Ariana Grande became a thoughtful and funny pop star who really matters The pop star has surprised hundreds of children at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) with an Amazon voucher each worth £100. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the father of one of the patents said his daughter was “absolutely delighted” with the kind gesture, describing the ‘7 Rings’ singer as “a wonderful human being”. Advertisement “She said, ‘look dad, I’ve got a £100 voucher from Ariana Grande’,”...
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Run The Jewels become action figures in teaser for ‘Walking In The Snow’ video

Run The Jewels have shared a teaser for their forthcoming ‘Walking In The Snow’ video, which sees Killer Mike and El-P become action figures – watch it below. Read more: Watch Run The Jewels’ brilliant reaction to winning NME’s Album of the Year 2020 ‘Walking In The Snow’ is taken from the duo’s recent LP ‘RTJ4’, which was named NME‘s album of the year for 2020 earlier this month. The new video for ‘Walking In The Snow’ is set to land next week (December 29), and the teaser takes the form of a fake commercial, in which action figures of...
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Ja Rule says supergroup with Jay-Z and DMX was “like pulling teeth” to get done

Ja Rule has recalled the struggles he endured when trying to get his supergroup with Jay-Z and DMX off the ground. Read more: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feuds, including Ja Rule, Machine Gun Kelly and Mariah Carey In 1995, the ‘Livin’ It Up’ rapper joined forces with Jay and X to form the group Murder Inc. – a name which was later used for the Ja’s record label. The trio made their debut on Mic Geronimo’s ‘Time To Build’, taken from the New York rapper’s debut album, ‘The Natural’. The...
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Cage The Elephant announce charity livestream gig for next month

Cage The Elephant have announced a charity livestream gig, marking their first live performance since early spring. Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Matt Shultz, Cage The Elephant Set to take place at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, the event is part of a Winter Benefit for Bread & Roses. The non-profit arts organisation produces free entertainment and live music for children, teens, adults, and elders in the San Francisco Bay Area who are unable to experience the uplifting power of the arts. Advertisement Sharing the news on Twitter, the band wrote: “We are pleased to announce a...
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Kiss have their own coffee flavour coming in 2021

Kiss have teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee to launch their own coffee flavour, set to arrive in 2021. Read more: Everything we know so far about festival season 2021 While not much is known about the band’s new venture as of yet, Dead Sled Coffee, who are “an independent business born from a desire to bridge the gap between coffee elite,” shared news of the Kiss collaboration on Instagram. “Coffee you were made for loving,” the company captioned its post. “The Officially Licensed @kissonline coffee is coming in 2021.” Advertisement Dead Sled’s mission statement reads: “Dead Sled Coffee...
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50 Cent proposes Drake vs. Lil Wayne ‘VERZUZ’ battle

50 Cent has proposed the idea of a potential VERZUZ matchup between Drake and Lil Wayne. Read more: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on ‘VERZUZ’ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music” During a promotional run for his Branson cognac, the G-Unit rapper took part in a live Instagram interview in Texas. He was asked who a good opponent would be to both Drake and Wayne if they were to take part in the series. Explaining that he thinks the best opponents would be each other, 50 said: “I think because of the momentum, the best thing...
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Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich don’t remember the first time they met Kirk Hammett

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has said his bandmates James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich don’t remember the first time they met him. Read more: Metallica’s new album – everything we know so far about the band’s 11th Hammett joined the metal titans in 1983, and prior to that he played in the band Exodus. In a lengthy new interview for Gibson’s ‘Icons’ series, Hammett remembered meeting the pair for the first time when Exodus supported Metallica, an encounter his bandmates have no memory of. Advertisement Hammett explained: “ got booked on show because we were friends with the headlining...
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The #ILoveLive campaign has raised over £500,000 for UK stage crew

Over half a million pounds has been raised for UK-based stage crew struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic thanks to Stagehand‘s #ILoveLive prize draw. Read more: Musicians and road crew see rise in depression and anxiety – but help is at hand The #ILoveLive memorabilia prize draw launched last month, aiming to support the unsung heroes of the live music industry. Prizes included tickets to Glastonbury and Reading Festival, as well as instruments played and signed by the likes of The Cure’s Robert Smith, Foals, Royal Blood, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Elbow, Liam Gallagher, Placebo, The xx...
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Lil Durk shares new album ‘The Voice’, featuring Young Thug, 6lack and more

Lil Durk has released a new album called ‘The Voice’, featuring the likes of Young Thug, 6lack and more. Read more: The best drill songs… ever! The Chicago rapper announced the 16-track project, which also features YNW Melly and the late King Von, in an Instagram post yesterday (December 23). “The voice dropping midnight,” Durk said of the follow-up to May’s ‘Just Cause Y’all Waited 2’. “Tell the trenches I’m back.” Advertisement ‘Backdoor’, Durk’s tribute to King Von, who was shot and killed outside of an Atlanta nightclub in November, features on the album. Also featuring the tracks ‘Redman’, ‘Stay...
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Paul McCartney has been listening to Dominic Fike, St Vincent and Khruangbin

Paul McCartney has shared some of his recent musical obsessions, including Dominic Fike and St. Vincent. The Beatles legend released his new solo album ‘McCartney III’ last week (December 18) and was hosting a Q&A session on Reddit when a fan asked about his recent listening habits. READ MORE: Paul McCartney: read the exclusive track-by-track story of ‘McCartney III’ “Hi Paul! Love the new album!” a fan wrote. “My question is about the music that inspires you now. Are there any newer (or older) artists that you listen to? Any artists that you fancy collaborating with?” Advertisement In response,...
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