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Lana Del Rey shares images teasing new song ‘White Dress’
Lana Del Rey has shared two new images on her Instagram page, teasing a new song called ‘White Dress’. The track will be the first song on the musician’s forthcoming new album ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’, which is due to be released next month. Read more: Lana Del Rey’s new song ‘Let Me Love You Like A Woman’ is a swooning ode to starting anew Del Rey first shared a photo of a woman rollerskating in a white dress with the words “It made me feel… made me feel like a God” written in pink beneath. Advertisement The second...
Elton John calls for “short-term fix” in post-Brexit touring debacle
Elton John has called for a “short-term fix” to be implemented as the post-Brexit touring debacle continues. Musicians were left out of the Brexit trade deal that came into action on January 1, 2021, meaning artists may have to acquire visas for each country they wish to perform in in Europe. Read more: Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden: “It was the EU letting down music on both sides of the Channel – not us” As critics of the deal have pointed out, musicians not being allowed into the EU with a visa-free work permit – as workers in some other industries...
The Weeknd has been given his own day by Toronto mayor
The Weeknd has been honoured with his own day by the mayor of Toronto ahead of his Super Bowl performance. The musician will take to the stage during the halftime show in Tampa, Florida later today (February 7). Read more: Indiana Jones, Slash and Left Shark: The most disastrous Super Bowl Half Time Shows of all time In recognition of the moment, Toronto mayor John Tory has declared today The Weeknd Day. “Torontonians are cheering on proudly as he takes the stage at the #HalfTimeShow,” he wrote on Twitter. Advertisement Tory also posted a proclamation relating to the new day,...
Watch Miley Cyrus Bring Her Raw Power To The Super Bowl Tailgate
Over the past few years, Miley Cyrus has established herself as a queen of covers. No one else in the mainstream pop realm has done what she has, reclaiming her energy through the lens of the past and making it new. On Plastic Hearts, that meant including her takes on “Zombie” and “Heart of Glass” as well as invited Billy Idol and Joan Jett to sing with her. On Sunday (February 7) ahead of Super Bowl LV, Miley once again cemented her status, bringing out Idol for a super-charged “Night Crawling” in front of a vaccinated crowd of 7,500...
Toyah Wilcox and Robert Fripp cover Jimi Hendrix in latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ video
Toyah Wilcox and her husband King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp‘s lauded lockdown covers series continues today (February 7) with a version of Jimi Hendrix‘s ‘Purple Haze’ – watch it below. The pair launched their virtual video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel. In the latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover, performed in their house as ever, the pair riff on a popular misheard lyric from the Hendrix classic. Advertisement In place of the lyric: “Excuse me while I kiss the sky,” Wilcox sings the often misheard: “Excuse me while I kiss this guy,”...
Listen to Chet Faker’s upbeat new single ‘Get High’
Nick Murphy has shared his second new single since returning to his Chet Faker moniker. The singer, who retired the name in 2015, returned to his former guise last October ahead of the release of a new single called ‘Low’. READ MORE: Nick Murphy: why I killed off the Chet Faker name He’s now followed it up with an upbeat, psychedelic new single called ‘Get High’. Advertisement “Sometimes you just need a break,” Murphy said of the new track. “I find myself wanting to escape just for a little while and the song sort of showed up on its...
Munya Chawawa has turned the Handforth Parish Council meeting into a drill track
Munya Chawawa is the latest artist to parody the viral Handforth Parish Council meeting – watch him turn the encounter into a drill track below. The meeting, held over Zoom in December, went viral on social media this week, owing to the chaotic nature of its arguments and discussions over town planning. It’s already been reimagined as a musical and an indie song, and Chawawa has now brought its protagonist Jackie Weaver into the world of drill. Advertisement “24 hours after breaking the internet, Jackie Weaver has now taken over drill,” Chawawa wrote alongside the 30-second clip he posted...
Ice Cube attacks cancel culture on new song ‘Trying To Maintain’
Ice Cube has shared his first new solo material since 2018 – listen to ‘Trying To Maintain’ below. The track sees the rapper attacking cancel culture, and seeming to reference the recent backlash to allowing Republicans to add to his Contract With Black America during Donald Trump‘s tenure. READ MORE: Ice Cube: “You can change the law faster than you can change people’s hearts” “To everybody tryin’ to maintain, with a little Mary Jane on the campaign, we buy you in the fast lane, only act like this ‘cause the black ain’t, fuck your cancel culture, bitch, you can’t cancel a...
Bruce Springsteen stars in Jeep Super Bowl ad, his first ever commercial
Bruce Springsteen has appeared in his first ever commercial – watch his appearance in Jeep’s Super Bowl ad below. After resisting corporate partnerships for most of his career, Springsteen has finally become the subject of an advert after being chased by Jeep’s head of marketing Olivier Francois for a decade. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present The advert, which is soundtracked by an ambient score created by Springsteen and his producer Rob Aniello, tackles the theme of a need for unity, similar to that which Joe Biden preached in...Recent Posts
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