Fontaines D.C. have performed a cover of the traditional tune ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’, popularised by fellow Irish group The Pogues. The performance was recorded for US radio station SiriusXM. Where The Pogues’ cover was guitar-led, Fontaines D.C. have added in a piano and layered vocal harmonies. Listen to the cover below: Advertisement The Pogues recorded a version of the song, with bassist Cait O’Riordan on vocals, for their 1985 album, ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’, but the track has been recorded by a number of artists over the years. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “We...
Country artist Morgan Wallen finally made an appearance on Saturday Night Live after being kicked off the show’s line-up two months ago. Wallen was due to be the musical guest on a show in October but had his performance pulled when videos of him at bars and parties without a mask went viral. Read more: The 25 best country music songs of all time The Nashville-based singer-songwriter appeared in a sketch on the show last night (December 5) that skewered his removal from the past episode. In it, he was visited by versions of himself one and two months into...
Ashanti and Keyshia Cole are set to go head-to-head in the next VERZUZ battle, it has been announced. The series of livestreamed battles between rappers, singers and producers began in March 2020, launched by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on VERZUZ battle series: “We want to celebrate the architects of good music” Now on a second season, next weekend’s match-up will be the 21st battle overall and will see Ashanti and Cole face-off over 20 rounds. Advertisement Fans can tune into the battle on the @VERZUZTV Instagram page or on Apple...
Mariah Carey has responded to a fan who is campaigning for ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ to reach Number One on the Official UK Singles Chart. The track has never reached the top spot in the UK, peaking at Number Two, despite having become a festive classic since its release in 1994. Read more: Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs? Fan Jeffrey Ingold is campaigning to change that and give the track and Carey her third UK Number One single. “No one deserves a UK #1 more than @MariahCarey and so I...
BTS performed ‘Life Goes On’ with a hologram version of member Suga earlier today (December 6). The Korean band gave a three-song performance at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2020, where they also took home eight awards. Read more: BTS: “We’re eager to give comfort and joy through our music now more than ever” During latest single ‘Life Goes On’, the last song of the set, a hologram of rapper Suga joined his six bandmates. He appeared through a portal just before his verse, remaining on stage with the group until the song’s end. Advertisement The hologram was...
Dolly Parton has said that she hopes Beyoncé might one day cover her hit single ‘Jolene’. Read more: The Big Read – Dolly Parton: “I take care of business” Speaking in a new interview, the country music legend discussed the many times the 1973 song has been covered by other artists, but added that she’s still hopeful a major artist will record their own take and enjoy a “really big hit” with it. “‘Jolene’ has been recorded more than any other song that I have ever written,” Parton told The Big Issue. “It has been recorded worldwide over 400 times in lots...
Miley Cyrus has opened up about the “trauma” she experienced following intense media scrutiny over her body – something which she says began in her teens. READ MORE: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch Nails In a new cover interview with Rolling Stone, Cyrus opened up about some of her experiences and how much they affected her from a young age. Cyrus said: “At one point I was like, ‘Yo, when I’m 16 and you’re circling my boobs and shit like that…I’m the bad guy?’ Advertisement “I think people are starting to go, ‘Wait,...
Dionne Warwick engaged in a friendly back and forth with Chance The Rapper on Twitter this weekend, after asking the Chicago MC about his stage name. Read more: Chance The Rapper – ‘The Big Day’ review Last night (December 5), the legendary singer tweeted Chance about the redundancy of his rap alias. “Hi, @chancetherapper,” Warwick wrote. “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.” Advertisement She followed it up with another tweet that said: “I am now Dionne the Singer,” before adding that ‘Holy’, Chance’s recent...
Paul McCartney has opened up about the making of his new solo album during lockdown. Read More: The Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do” Dubbing the period spent at home recording “rockdown” in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the former Beatle star said he tried to remain optimistic writing the album, which is set for release on December 18. “Well, I am an optimist,” McCartney said. “Generally speaking I do believe things are good, and we screw them up. In fact, a lot of people during lockdown would say, ‘Oh God!’...
David Byrne has opened up about the recent US election result in a new interview. READ MORE: ‘American Utopia’ review: Spike Lee presents David Byrne in all his glory Speaking to The Independent, Byrne was asked if he could have ever imagined the political events of the last five years, particularly in the US. “To be honest, no,” Byrne replied, before speaking about the recent presidential elections. He continued: “We’ve all had our dystopian fantasies of what could go wrong, and there’s plenty of books and TV shows that represent that. But then to see this happen…Trump was not a surprise....
