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Lana Del Rey live at Coachella 2024: distinctive star stays true to herself
Before Coachella 2024 kicked off, Lana Del Rey appeared to hint that her headline moment was the crux of a narrative arc of redemption. On the side of the highway leading to the desert festival, she posted a billboard nodding to the 2012 SNL performance she was mercilessly crucified for. “Has anyone else died for you?” it pointedly asked, designed in a way that sent up the advertising hoardings that populate America’s Bible Belt. When she arrives on stage tonight (April 12) – making her grand entrance via a motorcade of motorbikes, riding through the crowd – it doesn’t...
Shakira announces ‘La Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ world tour during surprise Coachella performance
Shakira has announced her ‘La Mujeres Ya No Lloran‘ world tour while appearing as a surprise guest at Coachella. The ‘Whatever, Whenever’ singer came out during Bizarrap’s set at the Sahara stage on April 12. The Argentine DJ brought out Shakira as a guest to perform their collab tracks ‘La Fuerte’ and ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol 53’ at the music festival. The ‘She Wolf’ singer took the time to announce that she will be going on a world tour later this year beginning with a show in California. Así anuncia Shakira su nuevo tour durante su presentación junto a BZRP...
‘The Big Bang Theory’ fans want Micheal Keaton to play an older Sheldon
The Big Bang Theory fans want to see Micheal Keaton to play an older version of character Sheldon Cooper and now Jim Parsons has responded. The actor, who starred as the theoretical physicist on the long-running series and also serves as an executive producer and narrator for its spinoff Young Sheldon, responded to news of the fan-casting on The Tonight Show earlier this week (April 8). Host Jimmy Fallon brought up a side-by-side image of young Keaton and Iain Armitage, who plays young Sheldon in the show. “It is interesting. There’s definitely a resemblance,” Parsons agreed. “The one thing I...
Liam Gallagher names his favourite Blur song, but says he “could have written ‘Song 2’ standing on his head”
If you’ve ever wondered what Liam Gallagher’s favourite Blur song is, you won’t have to wait any long – see what Liam Gallagher considers to be his top Blur track below. READ MORE: Blur live in London: stadium-sized eruptions of pure, utter joy During Blur’s pre-Coachella warm-up gig at the Fox Theater Pomona in California on April 10, frontman Damon Albarn spoke of several instances of Americans trying to claim songwriting credits for their hit track ‘Song 2’. Albarn said onstage: “Because of the nature of American law, if someone gets a lawyer… they can come quite a long way...
‘Heroes’ is reportedly getting a reboot series ‘Heroes: Eclipsed’
The popular US television series Heroes is reportedly set for a new reboot series, Heroes: Eclipsed. The new incarnation of the show will be written by original Heroes creator Tim Kring, and will be set years after the events of the original series, according to Deadline. Heroes originally ran for four seasons on NBC from 2006 to 2010, and told the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have supernatural abilities and who are required to work together to prevent catastrophic dangers. Advertisement It starred actors including Hayden Panettiere, Santiago Cabrera, Jack Coleman, Milo Ventimiglia, Kristen...
On their debut album, Lola Amour hold space for joy and grief: “If you’re feeling sad, it’s also nice to dance it out”
“Lately, I think we’ve been listening to our intrusive thoughts way too often,” admits Lola Amour’s saxophonist Jeff Abueg. He’s referring to the “whack ideas” he and his bandmates indulged while slogging away at their anticipated debut LP – which has finally arrived, five years after its first projected release and following a pandemic, multiple changes in the band’s line-up, and a vault towards mainstream stardom with the viral hit ‘Raining In Manila’ (more on that later). Despite Abueg’s self-deprecating disclaimer, ‘Lola Amour’ shows the funk-pop seven-piece’s canny balancing of flamboyant creative decisions with digestible ones. They slashed a...
James Blake is now an independent artist
James Blake has revealed that he’s now an independent artist, sharing the news on his Instagram account today (April 10). READ MORE: Artists on the challenges of 2023 and hopes for 2024: “I just want to see us getting paid for selling records” The artist shared a video alongside his post, which you can watch below. In the video, Blake said “it feels good to be independent because I’ve wanted to take things into my own hands for a long time” and said he was looking forward to working more “directly” with his fans. Blake signed with A&M Records to...
Watch Joni Mitchell covers Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ at Gershwin Prize tribute show
Joni Mitchell has covered Elton John‘s hit song ‘I’m Still Standing’ during the Gershwin Prize Tribute concert. Check it out now. Sir Elton and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin were the recipients of the Library of Congress 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with the celebration concert taking place last month at DAR Revolution Hall in Washington D.C. and aired last night (Monday April 8) on PBS. Mitchell – who was honoured with the award last year – took the stage to perform a rendition of the 1983 song alongside a backing band comprised of Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox,...
Spotify Premium prices set to increase
Spotify has announced that it will be raising the price of its monthly premium membership by more than nine per cent. READ MORE: Artists on the challenges of 2023 and hopes for 2024: “I just want to see us getting paid for selling records” Last summer, the streaming platform hiked its subscription prices for the first time ever in the 10 years since the streaming service launched. At the time, the premium plan went up to £10.99 per month, up from the previous price of £9.99 monthly in the UK. In The US, the premium subscription increased from $10 to...Recent Posts
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