Jay-Z has sold 50 per cent of his luxury champagne brand to Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). The rapper initially bought the Armand de Brignac brand, also known as the ‘Ace of Spades’ due to its logo, back in 2014 after the ‘Ace of Spades’ champagne featured in the video for his 2006 single ‘Show Me What You Got’. Read more: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change LVMH will now take over the global distribution of the Armand de Brignac brand, which is produced in the Champagne wine region of...
Halsey has opened up about her pregnancy on Twitter, explaining how she feels “it has leveled perception of gender entirely”. READ MORE: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fame Last week, the singer took to Instagram to share how she has spent the past month reflecting on her pregnancy, which she announced late last month. “February is the shortest month, but the days seem like they are taking very long. Butttttt also going so fast?!” she wrote. Advertisement “I’ve been thinking lots about my body. it’s strange to watch yourself change so quickly. I...
Idris Elba has teased a forthcoming collaboration with fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion. Speaking to MistaJam on CapitalFM‘s The All-New Capital Weekender programme, the actor said he has been working on new music amidst the pandemic, including work with Megan, Davido and Franky Wah. “I’m trying to stay with it when we’re not gigging now. So I’ve got some really cool music coming, been working with Franky Wah on a tune I’m looking forward to dropping,” he told MistaJam. Advertisement “I’ve got a bit of a banger, I don’t want to say too much but me, Megan Thee Stallion...
The Horrors have shared a clip that appears to tease new music from the band – scroll down the page to watch it now. The band last released new material with the standalone single ‘Fire Escape’/‘Water Drop’, which followed their latest album ‘V’. Read more: A brief history of The Horrors A video was posted on The Horrors’ Twitter page earlier today (February 22), which features nightmarish close-ups of wide-eyed, sweaty faces, before the camera frantically moves across bodies. Advertisement As the imagery changes, the word “Lout” appears on the screen in red. Afterwards, the video points fans towards Lauren Laverne...
Toro Y Moi has shared the instrumentals for his ‘Underneath The Pine’ album to mark its 10th anniversary. The musician – whose real name is Chazwick Bundick – released the record, which was his second on February 22, 2011, a year after the release of his debut ‘Causers Of This’. Read more: Toro Y Moi – ‘Outer Peace’ review After teasing the release of ‘Underneath The Pine’’s instrumentals, Toro Y Moi shared the tracks online today (February 22). You can find them below and on all digital platforms. Advertisement He also reflected on the album in a Twitter post. “This...
Conan Gray has shared the video for his new single ‘Overdrive’ – scroll down the page to watch it now. The US pop star returned with the track on Friday (February 19), marking his first new material since his 2020 debut album ‘Kid Krow’. Read more: Conan Gray returns with cinematic new single ‘Overdrive’ and tells us about his “nostalgic” new album The video, which was directed by Gray and Dillon Matthew, sees the singer racing through the night with a woman, getting into scrapes and recreating a scene from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. Advertisement In a press release, Gray...
Mogwai are leading this week’s race for the Number One spot in the Official Albums Chart, the Official Charts Company have confirmed. The Glasgow post-rock band released their 10th studio album ‘As The Love Continues’ last week (February 19). READ MORE: Mogwai talk to us about their “positive” new album As of today (February 22), Mogwai are ahead in this week’s chart standings but are only marginally ahead of their competitors. Only 1,800 currently separate the top three, which is rounded out by Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine At Midnight’ at Number Two and Ghetts’ ‘Conflict Of Interest’ at Number Three....
A YouTuber has transformed Metallica‘s ‘Enter Sandman’ into a Rammstein song – listen to it below. Read more: Lars Ulrich talks creativity in lockdown and new Metallica material Denis Pauna’s creation, titled ‘What If Rammstein wrote Enter Sandman’, was shared on the video streaming platform last Thursday (February 18) and has since clocked up over 65,000 views. Complete with unique keyboard touches and thundering riffs, the reworking of Metallica’s 1991 smash is performed entirely by Pauna, including his take on Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann’s signature vocals in German. Advertisement “Since I know only a few sentences in the German language,...
A previously unreleased freestyle by Juice WRLD has been shared as part of the video for ‘Conversations’ – scroll down the page to hear it now. Read more: The secret to a brilliant posthumous album? Get started while you can The track featured on ‘Legends Never Die’, the late rapper’s posthumous album, which was released last July. The visuals for ‘Conversations’ were directed, shot and edited by Steve Cannon and sees Juice WRLD performing live interspersed with behind-the-scenes footage and images of bikers doing stunts while a CGI monster looms over them. Advertisement The video ends with the star on his tourbus...
The UK government is reportedly thinking about introducing an export office to help support the music and creative industries. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists According to The Telegraph, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is looking at plans for a “UK creative industries export office” to help support international touring plans as the Brexit touring row continues. The body would closely resemble similar agencies in Australia and Canada, which provide advice on export logistics and strategy to artists, as well as helping them to expand into new markets and increase their exposure....