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Laura Mvula to perform for first time in three years with special livestream, ‘Under A Pink Moon’
Laura Mvula has announced a special one-off live performance – her first live showing in more than three years. The performance, titled ‘Laura Mvula Presents…Under A Pink Moon’, will stream live on Wednesday, February 24 at 8pm GMT. Tickets are priced at £7.50 and are available here. A press release reveals that Mvula has signed to Atlantic Records and has been busy in the studio working on new music. The Birmingham artist’s last record was 2016’s ‘The Dreaming Room’, which was released the year before she was famously dropped by her label, Sony, via email. Advertisement She told the...
Government rejects visa-free Brexit touring petition and blames EU, but promises to help “navigate the changes”
A Parliamentary debate on a petition calling for visa-free touring for UK artists and crew post-Brexit ended in the government essentially ignoring the idea and doubling down on the EU being at fault. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), prompting a row to erupt over who was responsible. After...
Basside share SOPHIE remix of ‘NYC2MIA’ and dedicate track to her
Basside have shared a remix of their song ‘NYC2MIA’ by the late SOPHIE, and in turn have dedicated the song to the late musician. READ MORE: SOPHIE, 1986 – 2021: the “icon of liberation” who changed pop forever The Miami band are donating 100 per cent of profits from SOPHIE’s remix to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), which works to guarantee that all people are “free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence.” SOPHIE, 34, died last month after falling from a balcony in Athens, Greece,...
Stars react to ‘Framing Britney Spears’ documentary: “My heart goes out to her”
Stars of the music world have responded to the new documentary Framing Britney Spears, which is out in the US now. READ MORE: What is the #FreeBritney movement and what is conservatorship? Here’s everything you need to know The documentary looks at the US pop star’s career so far including #FreeBritney campaign and fans’ concerns about the conservatorship that she is still under. Spears’ assets have been controlled by her father Jamie since 2008 when she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold and lost her visitation rights to her children. Her dad and a lawyer are given the...
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s 92-year-old father releases album
The father of Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has released an album at the age of 92. READ MORE: What makes Metallica? The ultimate metal band, unpicked Torben Ulrich, who’s worked as a poet, radio and newspaper journalist, painter, filmmaker, performer and athlete during his career, has returned to making music – this time with composer and musician Lori Goldston. ‘Oakland moments: cello, voice, reuniting (rejoicing)’ is the first collaboration between Torben and Goldston, the latter of whom has collaborated with Nirvana and worked with writers, filmmakers, choreographers, playwrights and visual artists. Advertisement Lars took to Instagram over the weekend to...
Watch Slowthai and Skepta parody Budweiser advert
Slowthai and Skepta have parodied a classic Budweiser advert in a new video – scroll down the page to watch it now. READ MORE: Slowthai and A$AP Rocky’s new song ‘MAZZA’ is an ode to getting back to the old you The two MCs have teamed up on a track ‘CANCELLED’ and have now joined up again for a funny parody. The short clip begins with Slowthai picking up a landline phone and dialling a number before the camera cuts to Skepta sat on his sofa, his phone ringing beside him. When he picks up, Slowthai asks: “Hello Skeppy,...
Edel MJ Creates Music Inspired By Real Life On “Three Hearts”
California-based artist Edel MJ cements his rising career with a hot new Latin joint titled “Three Hearts.” The soon-to-be hit displays the artist’s vivid palette made of a high dose of charisma and soothing vocal skills. He demonstrates his talent in merging trap, reggaeton, and r&b on “Three Hearts.” The song was dropped via Higher Living Music. Edel MJ’s sound is full of warmth, intimacy, sensuality, and grooviness. The song has a perfect sound design and production that allow it to shine bright from beginning to end. Edel MJ puts an incredible amount of soulfulness into the piece, making...
One OK Rock’s Taka Moriuchi covers Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Someone You Loved’
One OK Rock‘s frontman Taka Moriuchi has shared his rendition of Lewis Capaldi‘s ‘Someone You Loved‘. READ MORE: Song stories – Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Someone You Loved’ The singer took on Capaldi’s mega hit last week, adding his studio fit vocals to the mix from behind a mixing desk. At the time of writing, the clip Moriuchi posted on Instagram of him performing the song has racked up more than 1.19million views. Some fans declared Moriuchi’s version was better than the Scottish singer’s original. “I think you sing better than capaldi….” wrote one follower, while another wrote: “We need the...
Watch Green Day bring out the hits at their first live show in a year
Green Day played their first live show in nearly a year this weekend, bringing a career-spanning three-song set to the annual NFL Honors show – watch the set below. The band played ‘Holiday’, ‘Basket Case’ and 2016 track ‘Still Breathing’ outside the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Watch the set, which intersperses the band’s performance with highlights of footage from this year’s NFL competition, below. Advertisement At the time of writing, Green Day are still set to return to the UK for their coronavirus-delayed Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy in June 2021. In a recent interview...Recent Posts
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