Public Enemy‘s Chuck D and The Matrix director Lilly Wachowski are among the names who have signed a new advert demanding that President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence leave the White House immediately. The full page advert, which was posted in the New York Times, comes as Trump continues to refuse to concede election defeat to Joe Biden, who will become the 46th President of the United States in January. Designed by artist Shepard Fairey, the advert warns that Trump is attempting to “steal” the election as he begins a series of legal challenges in an unlikely bid...
Drake has acknowledged that he expects some people will “hate on” his forthcoming new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ like they did with his 2016 album ‘Views’. Set for release in January 2021, ‘Certified Lover Boy’ will be the follow-up to June 2018’s ‘Scorpion’. During an interaction with his fans on Instagram Live on Sunday night (November 8), Drake responded to a comment from one fan who told him that ‘Views’, which received lukewarm reviews upon its release four years ago, “be hittin’ different” in 2020. Advertisement “They hated on ‘Views’ just like they will CLB but...
Damon Albarn has spoken of his love for Joy Division during a guest appearance on the new Joy Division and New Order podcast Transmissions: The Definitive Story. Launched late last month, the official podcast is an eight-part series which includes interviews with members of the two bands and a number of special guests, such as Bono, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher and Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood. READ MORE: “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ Albarn is another one of the guests who features on the Transmissions podcast, during which he spoke about his enduring...
American musician mxmtoon recently steamed herself playing viral sensation Among Us with a couple of her musician friends. READ MORE: mxmtoon: alt-pop star examines the light and dark of modern living on duelling EPs On November 10, the singer hosted a three-hour-long livestream of her playing the popular multiplayer survival game with Indonesian pop star Stephanie Poetri, K-pop idol Jae Park from the band Day6 and singer-songwriter Keshi, all of whom also simultaneously streamed the game on their individual channels. During Poetri’s stream, she noted that the Among Us session was her fifth time livestreaming on Twitch, after first...
Alfie Templeman has dropped a new single titled ‘Shady’, produced by Jungle‘s Tom McFarland. The song premiered alongside a karaoke-style visualiser, featuring footage of a long drive into the horizon. Watch it below: Advertisement The new track follows previous single ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’, which was released in September. In a statement, Templeman said ‘Shady’ was about attempting to appreciate living in the moment. “It’s about trying to stay true to myself, doing what I wanna do in my life and trying to avoid all the arguments and shady people that come with it,” he said. “No more negativity,...
Kelly Clarkson channelled her inner rock star when she performed Aerosmith‘s ‘Dream On’ as part of the Kellyoke segment on Monday night’s edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show. The inaugural American Idol winner played with the famous falsetto bridge originally sung by Aerosmith frontman and former American Idol judge Steven Tyler, belting out a sustained high note in place of a repeated melodic bend. Clarkson smashed the 1973 hit song out of the park, closing to rapturous applause from her in-house audience. Advertisement Watch Clarkson’s rendition below: It’s not the first time Clarkson has added her touch to a...
Twenty One Pilots‘ Josh Dun and Chainsmokers‘ Matt McGuire have teamed up to perform a series of explosive drum covers. Read more: The Hunna talk revenge and their Fall Out Boy and Twenty One Pilots-assisted new album Sharing the 12-minute megamix video yesterday (November 8), the pair battle it out as they cover songs by Jay-Z, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Paramore, N.E.R.D. and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Speaking in a post drum-off interview, Dun explained how the megmix came to be. “We thought it would be cool to do some older songs that were inspirational to us in some way or...
Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has revealed that he and his wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne bought David Bowie a ‘black star’ painting before his death. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new song ‘Generation A’ is a rallying cry for a nation in turmoil Described by Butler as “a voodoo painting of a black star with rays coming out of it,” the painting was bought, Butler said, before Bowie announced details of his final album, 2016’s ‘Blackstar’. In a new career-spanning interview with Stereogum, Butler was asked about Arcade Fire’s long-running collaborative partnership with Bowie, who joined them on stage...
Frightened Rabbit are set to reissue their third album, ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’, to celebrate its 10th anniversary. READ MORE: Scott Hutchison’s family on the rallying cry to support youth mental health The record was released on March 1, 2010 via Fat Cat, and the reissue will arrive on December 11 – get all the details below. “The Winter of Mixed Drinks, now 10 years old, is a cocktail of emotions for us,” the band wrote in the first of a series of tweets announcing the news. “Perhaps through it we will all find a little lightness to...
Slowthai has revealed that his second album is finished – see the rapper’s announcement below. Read more: Slowthai interview: “If you have a voice and only talk about irrelevant shit, what’s the point?” The rapper took to social media this evening (November 9) to share that he has completed the follow-up to his debut album, 2019’s ‘Nothing Great About Britain’. “ALBUM 2 DONE,” he tweeted, sharing a TikTok clip of himself dancing to Paul Johnson’s famous house track ‘Get Get Down’. ALBUM 2 DONE https://t.co/8NEfKuWY4r — TYRON (@slowthai) November 9, 2020 Advertisement Slowthai’s announcement follows the release of the...