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Tate McRae confronts heartbreak on new single ‘r u ok’

Rising Canadian musician Tate McRae has shared her new single ‘r u ok’, you can watch the official video below. Read more: Tate McRae: all-singing, all-dancing alt-pop superstar The smooth and assured new track is McRae’s first new material since her collaboration with Ali Gatie ‘Lie To Me’, which appeared in October. McRae said of the track: “‘r u ok’ is a song that I never thought I’d write. It has a very sassy and feisty tone, which made it a challenge to dive into that perspective – as I think I’m quite the opposite. Advertisement “I love that...
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Bon Iver “honoured” for collaboration, Haim play on ‘no body, no crime’ story

More collaborators on Taylor Swift‘s surprise new album ‘Evermore‘ have posted messages during release day (December 11). READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Evermore’ review: the freewheeling younger sibling to ‘Folklore’ Bon Iver, who sings with Swift on the album’s closing title track, wrote on social media that he was “incredibly honoured” to have collaborated further with the star after doing so for ‘Folklore’ song ‘Exile’. Incredibly honored to collaborate further with @taylorswift13 on her newest album 'Evermore'. Big love as always to @aaron_dessner and everyone involved! Listen to the title track / enjoy the full album; available now everywhere....
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Renforshort shares atmospheric cover of Gorillaz’ ‘Feel Good Inc’

Canadian singer-songwriter Renforshort has shared a new cover of Gorillaz‘ 2005 classic ‘Feel Good Inc.’ READ MORE: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angst The track features Brazilian guitarist Mateus Asato, best known for his viral YouTube videos, who contributes a blazing solo towards the end of the track. “Trying to find a cover to release was one of the more time-consuming things I have done. We were going through basically every artist that I loved and couldn’t figure it out, but for some reason, at that moment I just forgot about Gorillaz,” said Renforshort of the track, which...
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Apple Music to introduce animated album covers

Apple Music has announced that animated album covers will soon be available on its streaming platform. READ MORE: Mark, My Words: will bots ruin the new age of the streaming superfan? Animated playlist covers were introduced in the iOS 14 update, but the new feature will allow for artists to upload unique animated covers for their albums. Apple have now announced that the feature will be available for albums as of the forthcoming iOS 14.3 and macOS Big Sur 11.1 update, expected early next week for the public. Advertisement Albums with exclusive animated artwork include Pearl Jam’s Gigaton and Big Sean’s Detroit...
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Cardi B responds to ‘Family Guy’ namedrop: “I’m so irrelevant”

Cardi B has reacted to her name being dropped in the latest episode of Family Guy. The ‘WAP‘ rapper joked that she is “so irrelevant” in a quote Tweet of the clip in question, which is taken from episode 8 (Pawtucket Pat) of season 19. In the episode, which premiered on Sunday (December 6), Brian Griffin is being interviewed for a writing job at a local website. The interviewer asks Griffin about his previous work, to which Griffin responds: “Cardi B tweeted something and I retweeted it with this, this, this, this, this.” I’m so irrelevant https://t.co/uL6mVDN5DB — iamcardib (@iamcardib)...
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FKA Twigs sues Shia LeBeouf, alleging “relentless” abusive relationship

FKA Twigs has sued actor Shia LaBeouf, whom she used to date, accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their relationship. The musician filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court today (December 11) in which she accused the actor of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress. According to an article posted by The New York Times, at the centre of the lawsuit is a trip the two took in 2019, throughout which it’s alleged that LeBeouf was repeatedly abusive – once waking Twigs up in the middle of the night, choking her. Advertisement On the way back...
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Yungblud lands first Number One album with ‘Weird!’

Yungblud has secured his first Number One album with his second record ‘Weird!’ READ MORE: Yungblud – “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’ ‘Weird!’ topped the Official Albums Chart with 39,000 chart sales (91 per cent of its total made up of pure sales) and beating Michael Ball & Alfie Boe’s ‘Together At Christmas’. The Doncaster rocker’s previous chart peak was with his 2019 EP ‘The Underrated Youth‘, which landed at number six. Advertisement Yungblud, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, said he will melt down his award and turn it into safety pins,...
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Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ hits UK Number One for the first time

Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has reached Number One in the UK for the very first time, 26 years after it was first released. READ MORE: Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs? The track reached number two when it was first released in 1994 – kept off the Christmas number one spot by East 17‘s ‘Stay Another Day’. No other song has spent more weeks in the top 40 before eventually reaching Number One in UK chart history. It’s returned to the chart every year since 2007. Advertisement The...
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Millions of people expected to attend illegal raves over the new year weekend

Millions of people are expected to attend illegal raves over the new year period, it has been warned. New research from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) says they expect more than 5,000 unlawful parties to take place over between December 31 and January 3, despite continued coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The NTIA says there is a high risk of “millions of people converging across the UK” over the traditional party season, saying that the problem is worsened by the closure of nightclubs that “would normally manage huge crowds of people through the new year’s celebrations”. Advertisement NTIA CEO Michael...
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Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron form new band Nighttime Boogie Association

Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden have formed a new band. Read More: Foo Fighters: every single album ranked and rated in order of greatness The two drummers have been working together under the moniker Nighttime Boogie Association since they both participated in a tribute concert to late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in 2019. The band have shared their first two tracks, the driving ‘Long in the Tooth’ and ‘The Path We’re On’. You can hear both below. Advertisement After initially jamming at Hawkins’ house after the Cornell benefit, the project was...
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