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Backxwash has won this year’s Polaris Music Prize
Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash has won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her latest album ‘God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It’. Released back in May of this year, the rapper’s eclectic full-length masterfully blends elements of hip-hop with heavy metal, noise and post-rock. This year’s live-streamed ceremony featured short films inspired by the artists who were nominated this year, a list which included the likes of Caribou and Kaytranada. You can watch the full ceremony below: Advertisement At the end of the final film’s screening, last year’s prize winner Haviah Mighty remotely presented the...
Two of Eddie Van Halen’s guitars are going up for auction
Two guitars played, owned and partly designed by the late Eddie Van Halen will go up for auction in December. A 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series electric guitar with red, white and black stripes on the body and headstock will be among items for sale at the Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles in December. Julien’s describes the instrument – custom-designed and played by the Van Halen guitarist – as a “Fender Stratocaster-style headstock numbered on the back No. 54, in the unique white and black abstract design in the style of his 1978 Van Halen I guitar”. Advertisement Eddie...
Kylie Minogue announces ‘Infinite Disco’ livestream
Kylie Minogue has announced a live-streamed concert to coincide with the release of her new album next month. The show, Kylie: Infinite Disco, will be streamed on November 7 from 8pm AEDT, a day after the arrival of her 15th studio album, ‘Disco’. According to a statement, Minogue’s performance will take place in a “visual world” imagined by herself and creative collaborators Studio Moross and Sinclair/Wilkinson. READ MORE: Kylie Minogue explains how she silences self-doubt and criticism The concert will feature a number of tracks from Minogue’s forthcoming record, as well as some classic hits. The songs that will...
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis set to release first ever artist album
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have announced they’re gearing up to release their first ever album as artists though a new deal with BMG. Read more: 10 deep nuggets of info we learned at the playback of Prince’s new album, ‘Originals’ The iconic hitmakers, who are former members of The Time and widely considered architects of the “Minneapolis Sound,” popularised by Prince in the late ’70s and early ’80s, have never put their names to a full-length Jam & Lewis LP. “It’s crazy to think we’re about to release our debut album after all these years,” Lewis said of the project,...
AC/DC launch new ‘Power Up’ logo name generator
Ahead of the release of their much-anticipated 17th album ‘Power Up’, AC/DC have shared a new online program which allows users to display their initials in the style of the band’s iconic lightning bolt logo. Read More: Every AC/DC song with “rock” in the title – ranked in order of how much they rock Users of the generator, which can be found here, are asked to enter their name. Their initials are then displayed as neon signs in the band’s famous font either side of a lightning bolt, matching the cover of ‘Power Up’. The classic logo was first used...
Foals announce London screening of ‘Rip Up The Road’ documentary for charity
Foals have announced a London screening of their Rip Up The Road documentary to raise money for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: “It’s perfectly fine to just sit around and do fuck all” The film, which premiered at Doc’n Roll Festival in Dalston last year, was filmed over a 12-month period as the band embarked upon a world tour. Rip Up The Road hones in on two career highlight shows at London’s Alexandra Palace and provides “a candid, entertaining and gripping perspective of life on the road and being in a band.” Advertisement...
DaBaby reveals he’s recorded multiple new tracks with Justin Bieber
DaBaby has revealed that he and Justin Bieber have recorded a number of new tracks together. Read more: Justin Bieber kicks off another ‘new era’ with vaguely ‘Holy’ new song On Saturday (October 17), the ‘Find My Way’ hitmaker was asked by a fan on Twitter about the possibility of him working with Bieber. “@DaBabyDaBaby When will U and Justin Bieber collaborating on a song ? U guys will make history,” the fan tweeted. Advertisement DaBaby went on to reveal that he and JB have actually already worked together, responding: “We got like 5 of em.” His tweet was...
Hans Zimmer reschedules UK and European tour to 2022 due to coronavirus
Hans Zimmer has made the decision to reschedule his 2021 UK and European tour to the following year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The award-winning composer will now kick off his UK shows at Dublin’s 3Arena on March 20, 2022, followed by London’s O2 Arena on March 23, 2022 and Manchester Arena on March 24, 2022. The rest of his European shows have also been moved to spring 2022. All original tickets will remain valid. Advertisement “As much as I would have...
Music venues in America are pleading with government for support
After the weekend saw the likes of Miley Cyrus and Foo Fighters step up to support to #SaveOurStages campaign, music venues across the United States are pleading with the government for essential financial support. As with everywhere else across the globe, US independent music venues were among the first businesses to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will likely be the last to fully reopen. Because of the lack of revenue, many are now in dire straits and have banded together to call on US lawmakers to follow in the footsteps of the UK government and pass...Recent Posts
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