2 Chainz has shared a new music video for his latest track ‘Money Maker’, featuring Lil Wayne. The video celebrates US college marching bands and includes an appearance from Southern University’s Human Jukebox. It concludes with a dedication and thank you to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Watch the new video below. Advertisement 2 Chainz praised the video on his Instagram page, writing, “I HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO 10 times today already THIS THE HARDEST , SMARTEST, BLACKEST VIDEO OUT !!!” View this post on Instagram MONEY MAKER VIDEO ?????I HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO 10 times today already...
Slow Pulp have shared a new single, ‘At It Again’, the third release from their forthcoming debut album. It follows the release of ‘Idaho’ and ‘Falling Apart’, the first two glimpses into the band’s upcoming debut LP ‘Moveys’, due for release on October 9. ‘At It Again’ is an ode to becoming a better person. Set against the backdrop of dreamy shoegaze instrumentation, vocalist and guitarist Emily Massey described the song as being about “being back on your bullshit.” Advertisement “I had been staying at my parents quarantined away from my regular life and my regular people, and I...
Dinosaur Pile-Up have shared a video for their cover of a Run-DMC classic – scroll down the page to watch it below now. The Leeds band covered the 1987 single, which featured on Run-DMC’s third album ‘Raising Hell’, for Amazon Originals. The video for the cover sees the trio get caught up in an alien invasion that sees cubes appear all over the world. The band played nearly all the characters in the video, including the aliens dressed in silver jumpsuits and comically-sized ears. Watch it below now. Advertisement In a statement, frontman Matt Bigland said: “We basically wanted...
The Aces have announced details of a 2021 UK and European tour – see the full list of dates below. The shows, which begin at the end of April next year, come in support of the band’s recent album ‘Under My Influence’. Read more: Watch The Aces play ‘Daydream’, ‘Cruel’ and ‘Going Home’ for NME Home Sessions “Although our tour is far away, we could not be more excited about the thought of seeing our fans on the other side of the world again,” the band said of the upcoming run of dates. Advertisement “We are crossing our fingers...
Madonna has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the writing process for the upcoming biopic she is currently working on. The pop star is collaborating with Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody on a film about her life and career. Read more: The Big Read – Madonna: “People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” In an hour-long Instagram Live last night (September 10), Madonna and Cody discussed where they were at with the film so far. The musician described it as being about her “struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man’s world,” covering a journey she...
Drake and Lil Wayne have reportedly been discussing plans for another joint tour. In 2014, the rappers held the ‘Drake vs Lil Wayne Tour’, which hit US arenas across the summer. Read more: Sorry Drake, you’re not cool anymore – and here’s why Speaking as part of Brian Miller’s Art Of Facts show, Drake’s former manager, Cortez Bryant, remembered the 2014 tour, as well as revealing that plans for a second run have been discussed. Advertisement “My favourite tour of them all was this Drake vs Lil Wayne tour,” Bryant said. “The concept was crazy,” he added, referring to...
Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike has responded to criticism he received for meeting with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. The Republican Governor was elected to the position in 2018, taking office in 2019. However, he has been accused of voter fraud and suppression, with some claiming he “stole” the election from his opponent Stacey Abrams. An investigation that closed in March 2020 found no evidence that election information was damaged, stolen or lost. Read more: Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down” Killer Mike met with Kemp earlier this week (September 9),...
Soulwax have shared a new remix of Róisín Murphy – hear their version of ‘Something More’ below. The original version of the track appears on Murphy’s upcoming album ‘Róisín Machine’, which will come out later this month (September 25). Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Róisín Murphy The new remix nudges ‘Something More’ towards the dancefloor, adding the Belgian dance duo’s trademark touch. Advertisement Listen to the Soulwax remix of ‘Something More’ below. Speaking about ‘Something More’ upon the original track’s release back in June, Murphy said: “I interpreted it as a swan-song to how we...
It can be tempting, as a writer, to compartmentalize, to define by a set of fixed words or parameters. Pinpoint the detail about your subject that most interests you — an unexpected gesture, a prime soundbite pulled from an interview — and flesh it out into a full story. But in the case of the New York-based artist Michael Love Michael, who last month self-released their debut album XO, it’s simply not possible, in part because they do so much. As the former culture editor at Paper magazine, the 32-year-old “Cancer-Leo cusp,” who grew up between Chicago and Gary, Indiana,...
Daft Punk-helmed remixes of tracks by the likes of Franz Ferdinand and The Micronauts feature on a new tribute compilation dedicated to the French duo’s career and influences. Compiled by the Argentina-based label Music Brokers and seemingly not officially endorsed by Daft Punk themselves, ‘The Many Faces Of Daft Punk: A Journey Through The Inner World Of Daft Punk’ was released physically earlier this week (September 7). The release is the latest instalment in Music Brokers’ ‘The Many Faces’ series, which are billed as “essential albums to any music collector that wants to know the behind the scenes of...