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Lil Wayne speaks out following Grammy Awards snub
Lil Wayne has questioned his worth as an artist after his album ‘Funeral’ was seemingly snubbed at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Read more: Lil Wayne – ‘Funeral’ review: the big kid refuses to grow up on this fitfully inspired surprise release The rapper took to social media earlier this week (December 20) to ask fans if they thought there was a reason why the album, which he released in January, is only up for Best Recording Package – and didn’t receive a single nomination in the general or rap categories. “As an artist, when I see da Grammys coming...
Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora opens up about leaving the band after 30 years
Bon Jovi‘s Richie Sambora has opened up about his decision to leave the band after 30 years. Read more: Soundtrack Of My Life: Skin The guitarist quit the New Jersey band led by Jon Bon Jovi in 2013 in order to spend more time with his daughter Ava, now 24, his child from his marriage to actor Heather Locklear. Speaking in a new interview, Sambora talked about his unpopular decision to walk away from Bon Jovi because he was needed at home to deal with some personal issues. Advertisement “It wasn’t a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there...
Watch Chris Cornell’s lyric video for cover of John Lennon’s ‘Watching The Wheels’
A new lyric video for Chris Cornell‘s cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Watching The Wheels’ has been released – watch it below. Read more: Nine spine-tingling moments from the emotional Chris Cornell tribute show The song is taken from ‘No One Sings Like You Anymore’, the final album by the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, which was released digitally earlier this month by his family and estate. The album, which is Cornell’s last fully completed record, consists of 10 covers recorded back in 2016. The songs were personally chosen and sequenced by Cornell to celebrate artists and music that inspired his own...
The White Stripes release 90-minute Yule Log music video
The White Stripes have shared a 90-minute animated Yule Log video just in time for Christmas. Coloured in their trademark black, white and red, the clip features animations of mythical creatures, burning cities, knitting nannas and plenty more. Meanwhile, a collection of acoustic tracks, B-sides and songs from the band’s recently released Greatest Hits compilation plays in the background. Their original Christmas song ‘Candy Cane Children’ also makes an appearance. The video was directed by Noah Sterling with illustrations by Blue J. Watch it below: Advertisement Despite having not released an original record since 2007, the band have kept...
Watch the music video for Pale Waves’ latest single ‘She’s My Religion’
Pale Waves have premiered the music video for their latest single, ‘She’s My Religion’. The clip picks up where the song left off, hoping to “normalise LGBTQ relationships” through music. Directed by Jess Kohl, the music video opens with a brief spoken word passage, read by frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie. Advertisement “Life is full of tiny coincidences, pulling me to the exciting moment we met,” she says. “My madness, only she could recognise and drowning in her own chaos. I saved her and she saved me.” From there, the music video follows Baron-Gracie and her girlfriend, Kelsi Luck, as they...
Nickelback parody their ‘Photograph’ video in new Google ad
It’s been 15 years since Nickelback released their hit ‘Photograph’, and now, the band have teamed up with Google to reimagine the song’s oft-memed video in a new ad. Taken from Nickelback’s fifth studio album, 2005’s ‘All the Right Reasons’, the video for ‘Photograph’ has become an internet phenomenon over the past decade, specifically the shot of singer Chad Kroeger holding out a framed photo. Released yesterday (December 22), the new ‘Photograph’ parody comes as part of Google’s latest campaign, encouraging users to use the Google Photo service to look back at old photos. Advertisement Nickelback’s new ‘Photograph’ visual...
The Killers spark new album speculation by sharing mysterious tracklist
The Killers have sparked speculation that another new album could be on the way after sharing a mysterious ‘A List’ of apparent song titles on social media. The NME Big Read cover story – The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream” The band only released their acclaimed sixth album ‘Imploding The Mirage‘ back in August, but confirmed to NME at the time that they had already been working on another record with plans to release it within the next year. Now, Brandon Flowers and co have excited fans by sharing an ‘A List’ of what appears...
Rob Halford says Gene Simmons gave him best advice about music business
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed the best piece of advice he’s ever received was from Kiss‘ Gene Simmons. Read more: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford: “I tried to throw a TV out of a hotel window once. It was like Mr Bean does Spinal Tap” Speaking in a new interview, Halford talked about the wisdom he’s collected over the years, including the time Simmons offered him some gems about the music industry. “We have a great friendship with Gene and Paul from Kiss,” Halford told Twisted Sister‘s Jay Jay French on The French Connection podcast. “And Priest...
The Flaming Lips share festive new video for ‘A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn’t So)’
The Flaming Lips have shared a festive new video for their song ‘A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn’t So)’ – watch it below. Read more: The Flaming Lips – ‘American Head’ review: indie-rock’s space invaders crash-land back on planet Earth Originally featuring on their 2003 EP, ‘Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell’, the new rendition caps off an eventful year for the indie-rock titans. “This NEW version began as just a selfie phone video that I was attempting to do with Baby Bloom,” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne said in an Instagram post. Advertisement “And I..well.. it kept getting...Recent Posts
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