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Teyana Taylor announces ‘The Album’ featuring Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and more
Teyana Taylor has announced her latest studio album, with ‘The Album’ set to feature guest appearances from the likes of Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Quavo. ‘The Album’ is set for release on Friday (June 19), and will mark Taylor’s first record since her Kanye West-produced 2018 album ‘K.T.S.E’. That LP was recorded in Wyoming as the final part of West’s five album releases in five weeks. Read more: Kanye and company’s ‘Wyoming albums’ – the ultimate, brutally edited, best-of playlist Taylor confirmed the tracklist for ‘The Album’ last night (June 15), with guest appearances set to come...
Twitter user withdraws claim of sexual assault against 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford
A Twitter user who recently accused 5 Seconds of Summer‘s Michael Clifford of sexual assault has withdrawn her claim and apologised to the guitarist. On June 14, a Twitter user with the handle @sophiecth5 accused Clifford of sexually assaulting her during the band’s 2013 tour supporting One Direction. That account and the original tweets with those allegations were deleted, as NME reported yesterday (June 15). Clifford denied the allegation on Twitter, saying he was “heartbroken to read these things that are being said” and calling the accusation “BEYOND untrue”. holy shit. i am heartbroken to read these things that are...
Fiona Apple will donate two years of TV and film royalties to charity
For the next two years, Fiona Apple will donate royalties earned from the use of her songs ‘Shameika’ and ‘Heavy Balloon’ in TV and film to charity. Apple will donate her ‘Shameika’ royalties to The Harlem Children’s Zone, a non-profit addressing poverty in Central Harlem. Royalties accrued from the use of ‘Heavy Balloon’ will be passed on to Seeding Sovereignty, another non-profit which advocates for racial equality in America. View this post on Instagram ?Tag music supervisors!? Fiona will still give each organization (@harlemchildrenszone and @seedingsovereignty ) 50.000$ if no one ends up requesting use of these songs, but...
Watch members of Run-DMC, Anthrax and more perform for charity
Members of Run-DMC, Anthrax, Volbeat and Suicidal Tendencies have teamed up on a charity song to raise funds for non-profit organisation Music Unites. Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante first had the idea to compile a medley of Run-DMC hits in March. The video of the medley, titled ‘CB’S RUNDMC JAM’, was posted to YouTube on June 15. It features Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels on vocals. Former Anthrax member Rob Caggiano (now lead guitarist of Volbeat) and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz also took part in the performance. Each member performed via split-screen while practising social distancing from their respective homes. Watch...
Watch The Killers perform ‘Caution’ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Killers performed recent single, ‘Caution’ on yesterday’s (June 15) episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The track is taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Imploding the Mirage’. Click here to watch their performance. “We hope everybody’s staying healthy and safe,” lead singer Brandon Flowers said before the band launched into their track. “We hope to see you all soon in person, one day.” Advertisement Released in March, ‘Caution’ is the lead single from ‘Imploding the Mirage’. The band shared the album’s second single, ‘Fire in Bone’, in April. The Killers initially intended to release ‘Imploding the Mirage’ in May....
Bootsy Collins says black people “haven’t been allowed to advance that much” over the years
Bootsy Collins doesn’t think black people have “been allowed to advance that much” over the years. Read more: George The Poet on Black Lives Matter: “This is our opportunity to reassess our story” Speaking in a new interview, Collins, who rose to prominence with James Brown in the 1970s before later joining Parliament-Funkadelic, discussed how far the black community have come in light of recent events following the death of George Floyd last month. “A lot has changed over the years,” he told The Guardian. “We have been allowed to gain more, maybe, in terms of money...
‘Killing Eve’ criticised for lack of diversity in writers’ room
Hit BBC One show Killing Eve has been criticised for the lack of diversity in its writers’ room. Read more: Killing Eve season three review: a satisfying return to form for the BBC thriller It comes after one of the show’s writers took to Twitter to post a Zoom screenshot of the writing team celebrating after they had finished penning the fourth season. “15 weeks later, it’s the final day of the Killing Eve writers room,” Kayleigh Llewellyn wrote in a since deleted tweet, sharing the image of nine writers who were all white. Advertisement Replying to Llewellyn’s post, many...
Courteeners share footage of ‘The 17th’ live at Heaton Park to mark huge gig’s first anniversary
Courteeners have shared footage of their huge 2019 homecoming gig at Manchester’s Heaton Park, to mark the gig’s one-year anniversary today (June 15). Read More: Courteeners exorcise the demons of a “difficult year” at triumphant Manchester Heaton Park homecoming “One year today we played in front of 50,000 of you in our back yard. Best night of our lives,” the band wrote on Facebook. You can take a look at the footage below. Advertisement Courteeners – ‘The 17th’ – Live At Heaton Park, Manchester – 15.06.19 One year today we played in front of 50,000 of you in our...
Misha B calls out ‘The X Factor’ for pushing an “angry black girl” narrative about her
Misha B, who competed on The X Factor‘s eighth season in 2011, has criticised the producers and judges of the singing competition who she says “created this narrative of me being over-confident because I’m black.” Read More: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest The singer spoke about her experiences on the show in a video posted to her Instagram, which you can see below. In the video the singer, full name Misha Amber Bryan, said: “I know that I’m not the only one who has heard those words – feisty, mean. These...Recent Posts
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