Bad Bunny has tested positive for coronavirus, cancelling his appearance at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMA) on Sunday November 22 as a result. Bad Bunny – real name Benito Martínez Ocasio – had been scheduled to perform his hit song ‘Dákiti’ (his collaboration with Jhay Cortez) live for the first time at the AMAs. According to his publicist, Sujeylee Solá, who contacted several media outlets on Monday November 23, “the artist tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to cancel the presentation”. Advertisement Speaking to The Associated Press, Solá said Ocasio wasn’t showing any major symptoms as of...
US label Carpark Records are celebrating their 21st anniversary with a new compilation, ‘No Cover’, which sees Carpark artists, affiliates and alumni covering their labelmates’ songs. Some standouts from the 21-track collection include Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz) covering ‘Psychic Trauma’ by Cloud Nothings, who in turn deliver a rendition of ‘Villain’ by Speedy Ortiz. Elsewhere on the eclectic compilation are contributions from the likes of The Beths, Dan Deacon, Johanna Warren, Skylar Spence, Popstrangers, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat and many more. Advertisement Stream ‘No Cover: A Carpark Records Compilation’ below. You can purchase it digitally or pre-order...
Kylie Minogue will reportedly join Dua Lipa‘s special livestream event, Studio 2054, this Friday (November 27). Per The Sun, Kylie will duet with Lipa during the show, broadcast from a warehouse filled with custom-made sets. “I am beyond excited to reveal that the legendary Kylie will be performing with me,” Lipa told the newspaper. Advertisement “She is one of my all-time heroes and female artists and the idea of collaborating with her is what pure dreams are made of. I adored her headlining show at Glastonbury and can’t wait for her to join us at Studio 2054.” It comes just...
Barn On The Farm have announced the first batch of names for the festival’s 2021 edition. Read More: Alfie Templeman – ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time’ EP review: teenage everyman shows there’s life in normcore yet The Gloucester event, like almost every other 2020 festival, did not take place this year, but hopes to return between July 1 and 4, 2021, coronavirus permitting. The festival announced the first acts for next year’s edition in the form of sixteen artists the festival declared “The Music of Tomorrow”. Advertisement They include Alfie Templeman, KennyHoopla, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen, Thomas Headon and more....
King Princess has shared her latest single in the form of the dynamic and driving track ‘PAIN’. Take a listen below. READ MORE: King Princess: Meet the gay icon-in-waiting who’s come to wreak glorious havoc on pop The single was co-produced with Mark Ronson, who teased on Twitter that an “incredible” video will be coming soon, along with a clip of himself dancing to the track. Advertisement “King Princess put out an amazing song today called “pain”. I co-produced it too. She also made an INCREDIBLE video coming soon but for now please enjoy this video of me dancing...
Punkband are back with a wild new single called ‘Abcabcabcabcabc’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums The latest offering from the London two-piece (made up of Toby Ergatoudis and Alex Cook) is a frantic Friday night anthem that follows the release of early tracks ‘Kick It Up’ and ‘Businessman’. Accompanied by a set of visuals, the amusing video features a plethora of high profile names such as Charlie Sheen, Rodney Trotter and Rebecca Black (albeit in flashcard form). Advertisement Watch the video for ‘Abcabcabcabcabc’ below: Punkband, who were...
Stereophonics‘ Kelly Jones has spoken about how “proud” he is of the way his family has coped with his son’s transition from a girl a boy. Born Lolita Bootsy, the frontman’s 15-year-old came out as gay in 2016 – inspiring the Stereophonics track ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ – before this year transitioning to a boy named Colby. Speaking in a new interview, Jones said that although it was “difficult” to come to terms with at first, everyone has been supportive of his son’s transition. Advertisement “I’m flabbergasted that, through all this, not one person has bullied Colby or made any sarcastic...
Courtney Barnett has announced her first gig with a full live band since January, a global livestream from her home city of Melbourne. READ MORE: The Big Read – Courtney Barnett: “My goal? To make people realise they’re not so alone” She’ll perform from one of the city’s landmark structures, the Royal Exhibition Building, the first building in Australia to receive UNESCO World Heritage status. The ticketed show is set to take place on December 17, with streams going out at different times to allow fans all over the world to tune in. Advertisement The show will be streamed...
John Lydon has said he suffered flea bites to the penis, a consequence of him befriending squirrels at his house in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. READ MORE: The least punk things John Lydon has ever said According to the Daily Star, the former Sex Pistols frontman has been bringing squirrels into his home, leading to a subsequent flea infestation. “I looked down there this morning at my willy and there’s a fucking flea bite on it. And there’s another one on the inside of my leg,” Lydon said. Advertisement He continued: “The bites, wow, last night was murder because...
Haim have revealed that they’ve started 100 songs since the coronavirus pandemic started. READ MORE: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music” Speaking during an upcoming edition of the BBC radio show and podcast Music Life, which was hosted by Tune-Yards‘ Merrill Garbus, the band were asked whether they’d been writing new material in 2020. “I feel like I write songs all day,” Este Haim said. “Including the songs I make up in my kitchen, then I have over 100,” but said that only around five are complete. “I found it a little difficult to be creative in this time ...
