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Nicki Minaj fans think a collab with Ariana Grande and Doja Cat is coming
Nicki Minaj fans, known as the Barbz, have been sent into a frenzy today with rumours that a collaboration between the rapper and two previous collaborators – Ariana Grande and Doja Cat – is on the horizon. Back in May, Grande mentioned to Zane Lowe that she had a collaboration in the works with Doja Cat. “I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it’s time again to drop,” Grande said. Advertisement “I remember when I first wrote it and sent it to her, she was in...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion celebrate “powerful women” in US$1million giveaway
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have announced a giveaway of US$1 million to celebrate “powerful women”, as a way of marking the success of their collaborative single ‘WAP’. In posts to their respective Twitter profiles, the pair announced the giveaway in collaboration with the mobile payment transfer service, Cash App. Cardi B tweeted, “Y’all made #WAP amazing!! we’re partnering with Twitter and Cash App to give away a total of $1 million dollars to celebrate all you powerful women out there.” y'all made #WAP amazing!! we’re partnering with Twitter and Cash App to give away a total of...
Dirty Projectors announce new EP ‘Super João’, share first single
Dirty Projectors have announced the third instalment of their five-EP cycle with ‘Super João’. The new four-track EP will be released next month on September 4 through Domino. In the meantime, the band have shared the first single, the laid-back ‘Holy Mackerel’, along with an accompanying music video. Watch the clip for ‘Holy Mackerel’ below: Advertisement The newly-announced EP was recorded in Los Angeles with help from King Tuff’s Kyle Thomas. Tracks were written and produced by bandleader Dave Longstreth, with collaborations from Kyle Field of Little Wings. ‘Super João’ follows on from Dirty Projector’s previously released EPs, ‘Windows...
You Me At Six return with new single, ‘MAKEMEFEELALIVE’
You Me At Six have made a bold return with the new single, ‘MAKEMEFEELALIVE’, which arrives with an accompanying music video. In a statement, You Me At Six vocalist Josh Franceschi explained the new track “is about having control, it being taken away from you and then finally reclaiming it”. In the music video – which features a cameo from Game Of Thrones and The Joker actor Leigh Gill – Franceschi said, “The video is all about the notion of needing to see clearly to feel alive. The desire of understanding where you started, and where you’re going, so...
London Grammar return with dreamy new single ‘Baby It’s You’
London Grammar are back with a brand new single, ‘Baby It’s You’. Check it out below. The three-piece first teased their comeback earlier this week (August 17) by posting a new band photograph on Instagram and writing “nothing else matters” – now revealed to be lyrics from the band’s new single. Read more: London Grammar – the full NME cover interview Their first new music since their 2019 collaboration with Flume, ‘Baby It’s You’ carries the trio’s familiar atmospherics and some of the more trance-driven elements akin to early single ‘Metal & Dust’, but also features a new, more colourful...
Boiler Room shares extensive archive of mixes on Apple Music
Boiler Room fans are now able to access an extensive archive of past mixes via Apple Music, thanks to the two platforms striking a new deal. Read More: Charli XCX Los Angeles Boiler Room set is all too fitting for 2020 The initiative was announced yesterday (August 18) as Apple revealed plans to replace Beats 1 – which launched in 2015 – with three separate channels: Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country. “Boiler Room is now available to Apple Music subscribers worldwide,” a statement reads. “Listeners can now access a catalogue of over 200 of...
Notting Hill Carnival’s first ever digital line-up announced
For the first time in its 54-year history, Notting Hill Carnival will be held online this year – you can see the line-up for 2020’s event below. Read more: Notting Hill Carnival: “If I didn’t have carnival, I wouldn’t get to see how special my people are” Back in May, carnival organisers announced it would change to an online format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The virtual incarnation – ‘Notting Hill Carnival: Access All Areas’ – will see performances and entertainment streamed across four channels over the bank holiday weekend from August 29. Viewers can register for in...
Tom Morello reveals Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing In The Name’ started out as just an instrumental
Tom Morello has revealed that Rage Against The Machine‘s classic track ‘Killing In The Name’ started out as just an instrumental. Read More: The NME Big Read – Tom Morello: “If we can’t punch Nazis, who can we punch really?” The explicit, politically-charged single was released back in 1992, and features on Rage’s self-titled debut album. Speaking on Rolling Stone‘s Music Now podcast (via Music-News), Morello recalled performing the song live for the very first time, saying: “It was originally an instrumental. Advertisement “There’s a Rage Against the Machine video from Cal State Northridge – which is our first...
Nick Cave to stream fan covers non-stop on ‘Bad See TeeVee’ this weekend
Nick Cave is set to livestream fan cover versions non-stop via his ‘Bad Seed TeeVee’ platform this weekend. The musician launched the 24/7 video service back in April, and has since been broadcasting a range of rare and unseen footage from the Bad Seeds’ archive on a loop. Read more: Nick Cave live in London: the breathtaking ‘Idiot Prayer’ is an exorcism of death, religion and romance Today (August 19), Cave took to Instagram to request his followers’ participation in the project, announcing: “Bad Seed TeeVee will be playing non-stop cover videos submitted by fans on a loop this...Recent Posts
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