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Itzy’s English Album Not Shy Is An Electric Reintroduction

By Lai Frances “English queen!” That’s what a fanboy in the audience enthusiastically yelled after Ryujin introduced herself in my native tongue during our live interview at Build Series in January 2020. At the time, Itzy, whose name is a play on the Korean words “to have it all,” was less than a year old since their debut in February 2019, but the group had already amassed an impressive roster of accomplishments, broken records, and awards under their belt; including the fastest rookie group to win a music show (nine days from their debut) and a handful of Best...
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Watch Pa Salieu make his US TV debut on ‘Fallon’ with ‘Frontline’

Pa Salieu made his US TV debut yesterday (January 21) with a performance of his track ‘Frontline’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – check out the performance below. The major TV appearance comes in the same month that the Coventry rapper was named at the top of the NME 100 – our top tips for which new and emerging artists look set to break through and make 2021 their own. Read more: Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix” Salieu made his US TV bow last night with...
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Yes, Bernie Sanders has seen all of your inauguration memes

Bernie Sanders has responded after his appearance at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony this week was given the meme treatment – with fans editing the Vermont Senator into album covers old and new. Sanders, who took the “very difficult” decision to suspend his presidential campaign last April, was among the limited crowd at the US Capitol on Wednesday (January 20) as Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th POTUS. READ MORE: Fireworks, Foo Fighters and faith: Joe Biden marks a new day in America with hope-filled inauguration party Donning a coat, a pair of mittens and a protective...
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Megan Thee Stallion blasts false claims that Tory Lanez assault charges were dropped: “Y’all can’t tell when shit fake news?”

Megan Thee Stallion has responded publicly after a series of viral tweets falsely claimed that charges against Tory Lanez in relation to the alleged shooting of Megan last July had been dropped. In November, Lanez pleaded not guilty to an assault charge, lodged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, in relation to the alleged shooting. As Complex reported, a recent series of tweets claimed the charges against Tory Lanez had been dropped, pointing to a screenshot of a Los Angeles County-area court website. The screenshot of the website said there was “no information found” in the criminal...
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Slayyyter announces debut album ‘Troubled Paradise’

American pop artist Slayyyter has made her return today with the announcement of her forthcoming debut album, titled ‘Troubled Paradise’. READ MORE: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: Trash-pop star Slayyyter has sent queer pop lovers into a spin; now the mainstream awaits Alongside the announcement, Slayyyter – real name Catherine Slater – has also unveiled the album’s title track, with a music video directed by Munachi Osegbu dropping later today (January 22). ‘Troubled Paradise’ is the third single fans heard from the album thus far, following ‘Self Destruct’ alongside Wuki and ‘Throatzillaaa’ – both of which were released...
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Watch the trailer for ‘Framing Britney Spears’, a new documentary about the pop star’s conservatorship

The New York Times and Left/Right Productions have teamed up for a new documentary titled Framing Britney Spears, centred on Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. The film is set to launch as the sixth instalment of The New York Times Presents docuseries, hosted on US television channel FX and FX On Hulu. Arriving on February 5, the documentary will explore Spears’ troubled music career, legal battles over her father’s controversial conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement. Executive produced by New York Times‘ journalists Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick and Stephanie Priess, in conjunction with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, and Mary Robertson from Left/Right,...
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Watch Playboi Carti bring ‘Slay3r’ to ‘The Tonight Show’

Playboi Carti performed ‘Slay3r’ on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, his first late night appearance promoting ‘Whole Lotta Red’. Carti played the track inside a strobe-lit warehouse with a full band set-up — the rapper hanging off a giant ladder, and the stage surrounded by a ring of fire. Watch the clip below. Advertisement The same episode of The Tonight Show also marked Fallon’s bandleader and drummer of The Roots, Questlove’s 50th birthday. Black Thought from the band gave him a heart-shaped ruby brooch with a yellow diamond, while Fallon gave him Morris Day’s mirror from Prince’s Purple...
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Rina Sawayama launches new ‘Dynasty’ challenge on TikTok

Rina Sawayama has launched a new TikTok vocal challenge around her track ‘Dynasty’. The song features on the London-based artist’s acclaimed first album ‘SAWAYAMA’, which came out last April via Dirty Hit. READ MORE: Rina Sawayama: “I need to get some rock’n’roll lessons from Matty Healy” Taking to Twitter today (January 21), the singer shared a 30-second video to demonstrate how she matches the melody of the mammoth ‘Dystany’ guitar solo with her vocals. “Your turn,” she tells fans at the end of the clip. Advertisement “show me ur RANGE and sing the infamous Dynasty solo with me on tiktok...
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Lil Wayne and Kodak Black thank Donald Trump for pardoning them before he left office

Lil Wayne and Kodak Black have publicly thanked Donald Trump after he granted them a full presidential pardon. The rappers were among 140 people who were either granted pardons or had their sentences commuted by the former President before he left office yesterday (January 20). Wayne earlier shared his new song ‘Ain’t Got Time’ following his pardon but he has now taken to Twitter to thank Trump. Advertisement “I want to thank President Trump for recognizing that I have so much more to give to my family, my art, and my community,” he wrote. “I also want to thank...
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Bad Religion share new song ‘Emancipation Of The Mind’ to celebrate Joe Biden becoming president

Bad Religion have shared new track ‘Emancipation Of The Mind’ to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president on the United States. Read more: Fireworks, Foo Fighters and faith: Joe Biden marks a new day in America with hope-filled inauguration party The track, which you can listen to below, is a previously unreleased outtake from the band’s 2019 album, ‘Age of Unreason’. “The track’s upbeat messaging calls for reason and open-mindedness as a new administration is welcomed into the White House. Bad Religion have always advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism, which has never been more essential,” the band...
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