While Kanye West has been busy running for office and building his brand, Kim Kardashian has revealed West’s choir and prayer performance series, Sunday Service, has started again. Taking to Twitter, Kardashian posted a clip of West and the Sunday Service choir – all donned in red – performing, writing “Sunday Service is back”. She also answered the inevitable questions and criticisms around health and safety due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that West and the choir took necessary precautions. Advertisement “For anyone wondering, Kanye’s team took every precaution to ensure the choir’s health and safety which is always...
Adele has told fans that she has “no idea” when her new album will be released, after confirming earlier this summer it had been delayed. The star is currently working on the follow up to her hit third ‘25’, which was released in 2015. Read more: Everything we know so far about Adele’s new album In February, the singer was filmed telling the audience at a friend’s wedding to “expect my album in September”. However, in June, her manager confirmed new material would not be released then. Advertisement “It isn’t coming in September, it’ll be ready when it’s ready,”...
Kanye West has shared plans to build an eco village and children’s ranch with his Yeezy Shelter dome structures. The rapper began building his dome homes in 2019 but the prototypes were torn down by the Los Angeles Department of Public Works because he didn’t secure the proper permits before beginning work on them. Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortion In a series of tweets on Friday (August 14), West shared drawings and plans for the compound, dubbed “Birthday Lake”. A handwritten mission statement said it would...
Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen has premiered a new song during a livestream performance – scroll down the page to watch it below. The musician performed on the Vote Ready livestream on Friday (August 14), an online event promoting voter registration ahead of the upcoming US Presidential election on November 3. During his short set, Rossen played his 2012 solo track ‘Saint Nothing’ and an untitled new song. It is unclear when a studio version of the track will be released or what project it is for. Advertisement “Nothing’s lost/There’s nothing/There’s nothing there,” he sang on the new song. “Whatever was/Whatever will/Well,...
Beyoncé had to revise her plans for Black Is King because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been revealed. The star released the visual album last month (July 31), with it serving as a companion to ‘The Gift’, the album she made to tie-in with the remake of Disney’s The Lion King last year. Read more: Beyoncé’s new visual album Black Is King – the big talking points However, the film’s directors have now explained they were planning to go deeper into the story, but had their plans scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic. Travel restrictions stopped them travelling to South...
Metallica have said they have no regrets surrounding ‘Lulu’, their infamous collaborative album recorded with Lou Reed. The metal giants were speaking to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show earlier this week (August 12), where they also performed ‘Wherever I May Roam’, ‘The Unforgiven’, and ‘All Within My Hands’. Read more: Lou Reed’s ‘Lulu’ is one of the worst reviewed albums ever – so why does David Bowie say it’s a masterpiece? Speaking about ‘Lulu’, the 2011 record which Reed once claimed was so unpopular that Metallica fans threatened to shoot him for making it, the band said that...
Cardi B appears to have endorsed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2024, with the popular US politician referencing the rapper’s hit ‘WAP’ in return. Read more: How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beef The rapper retweeted a clip of Ocasio-Cortez – often referred to by her initials, AOC – in which the congresswoman used Cardi’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ as the soundtrack to a message about healthcare. “She better run for president when she turns 35,” Cardi wrote, in reference to the US constitutional law which prohibits anyone under that age running for president. The ruling...
A one-armed drummer has uploaded an epic cover of Slipknot classic ‘Duality’ on YouTube – watch it below. The cover comes courtesy of Jack Thomas, who lost his right arm in a workplace accident aged 17. ‘”Sorry, your arm is gone’ is a life-changing phrase for anyone to hear, and a likely career-ending one for a drummer,” the video’s description reads. “But after just a few minutes of thinking he’d never play again, he realised that he could either let this overcome him, or he could do whatever he could to overcome it.” Advertisement “We all go through hardships,”...
AC/DC‘s touring drummer Chris Slade says that in his “absolutely honest” opinion, he is still the drummer of the band. Slade began touring with the hard rock legends on their 2014 ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour after drummer Phil Rudd was arrested for drug possession. Read more: Every AC/DC song with “rock” in the title – ranked in order of how much they rock Speaking during a new interview with Rolling Stone, Slade was asked if he was still working with the band. “To my absolute knowledge, and this is me being absolutely honest, I am the current drummer in...
Kanye West has asked his fans to pick their favourite between two of rock music’s heavyweights – Guns N’ Roses and Nirvana. Read more: Celebrate 30 years of ‘Appetite For Destruction’ with these iconic pictures of Guns N’ Roses’ first ever UK show The rapper posed the condundrum on Twitter yesterday (August 15), sparking debate among his followers. “Guns n Roses or Nirvana,” he posted alongside a thinking emoji. “Both my favorite.” Guns n Roses or Nirvana ? both my favorite pic.twitter.com/PpUC6wbEu8 — ye (@kanyewest) August 15, 2020 Advertisement Although West appeared to sit on the fence, many fans made...