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Madonna confirms she’s voted for Joe Biden: “Get out there and take responsibility!”
Madonna has confirmed her vote for Joe Biden in the US presidential election. The singer, who recently professed her support for Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris, confirmed her early vote in a message shared to fans on social media. Sharing three selfies, she wrote: “The 3 faces of a girl who just Voted!! Get out there and take responsibility people!! #bidenharris2020.” Advertisement The latest political message from the singer comes after she initially supported Harris over the weekend. The 3 faces of a girl who just Voted!! ?????? Get out there and take responsibility people!! #bidenharris2020 pic.twitter.com/Er6mBoFLkJ — Madonna...
Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club and Leeds’ The Brudenell among venues to receive chunk of £257million coronavirus fund
Liverpool’s Cavern Club and Leeds’ The Brudenell are among the venues which have received a lifeline from the government to survive the financial impact of coronavirus. The grassroots spaces are among 1,385 theatres, museums and cultural organisations across England which have benefitted from a £257million grant – the largest chunk of the government’s £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund to date. The Cavern, which hosted early gigs from The Beatles, has been given £525,000 to fund the recording of performances from local musicians. They will be streamed online to provide employment opportunities for technical staff and artists from across Merseyside. Advertisement...
Busta Rhymes teases forthcoming album with unreleased track featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard
American rapper Busta Rhymes has announced a release date for his forthcoming album and teased an unreleased track with the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The long-awaited ‘Extinction Event Level 2: The Wrath of God’ is set to drop on October 30 and will mark Busta’s tenth studio LP. View this post on Instagram THE PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED… 10.30.20 #ELE2THEWRATHOFGOD Album Cover artwork by @chanelle_rose A post shared by Busta Rhymes (@bustarhymes) on Oct 7, 2020 at 9:02am PDT Advertisement Taking to Twitter on Friday (October 9), the rapper, real name Trevor George Smith Jr, shared a short video...
Fleet Foxes release new video for ‘Can I Believe You’
Fleet Foxes have released a new music video for ‘Can I Believe You’ from their recently-released fourth album, ‘Shore’. The video is the first music video from the band in over two years. Their last video, released in 2018, accompanied the opening suite of their 2017 album ‘Crack-Up’: ‘I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar’. Sean Pecknold – the brother of Fleet Foxes frontman Robin – directed the video, as he has done for all Fleet Foxes clips. Advertisement Watch it below: In a press statement, the Pecknold brothers each shared thoughts on the...
Declan McKenna shares new banjo-filled cover of Paul McCartney’s ‘Heart Of The Country’
Declan McKenna has shared a new Paul McCartney cover – listen below. The singer, who released his second album ‘Zeros’ last month, took on a version of 1971 track ‘Heart Of The Matter’. Read more: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” The new cover, posted to Soundcloud, sees McKenna donning the banjo for a lo-fi version of McCartney’s track, which appeared on his ‘Ram’ album alongside his then-wife Linda McCartney. Advertisement Listen to Declan McKenna’s version of ‘Heart Of The Country’ below. Declan McKenna released new album ‘Zeros’ on September 4,...
Pearl Jam share new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services
Pearl Jam have shared their new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services – hear it below. The track was previously only available on ‘Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy Vol. 2’, a recent Bandcamp charity compilation shared to support voting rights in the US. Read more: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Phoenix, Fleet Foxes, Jenny Lewis, The War on Drugs, Little Dragon and more were also among the host of artists featuring on the new compilation, which was made available on Bandcamp for only...
Watch Fiona Apple play ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ songs live for the first time
Fiona Apple has given live debuts to three tracks from ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ in her first live performance for three years – watch footage below. Apple played a virtual festival held by The New Yorker last night (October 10). Read more: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deep Joined by a full band, the singer played the album’s first three tracks – ‘I Want You To Love Me’, ‘Shameika’ and its title track. Advertisement Watch the three-track set below. The livestreamed event also saw Apple discuss the album...
FKA twigs has written a whole new album in lockdown
FKA twigs has written an entire new album during lockdown, the singer has revealed. Her third album will follow last year’s ‘MAGDALENE’ LP, which NME crowned the sixth best album of 2019. Read more: FKA twigs – ‘Magdalene’ review: an unstoppable force of nature rolls out her enormously ambitious vision With the album only a year old, twigs has revealed that she’s “just finishing” its follow-up now, having experienced a burst of inspiration during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown period this year. Advertisement Speaking as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s new series Programs at Home, the singer said that during lockdown...
WizKid is leading mass protests against Nigerian police brutality in London
Protests have been taking place in London today against Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The #ENDSARS protests featured a speech from Nigerian singer WizKid. The rapper had previously called out the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, over his silence regarding the prevalence of SARS in Nigeria recently. The SARS unit has become notorious in Nigeria, and have carried out stop and search missions, being accused of police brutality in the process as well as extortion. The #ENDSARS hashtag has begun trending on Twitter recently, with calls from Nigerians for the unit to be disbanded intensifying. “For Nigerians youths, don’t let...Recent Posts
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