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A socially distanced festival is coming to Norfolk this September
A socially distanced festival is coming to Norfolk this September. Read more – Live after lockdown: venues on the idea of gigs with social distancing Wild Paths Festival, a festival in Norfolk which first ran in 2019, will be running again this September as ‘Wild Fields’ but with social distancing restrictions in place. You can buy tickets for the event here. Writing on their website, festival organisers said: “We wanted to reclaim the end of summer and bring you the weekend of live music and street food that you’ve been longing for since lockdown.” Advertisement A description of the...
New fines to be imposed for those who organise and attend illegal raves
New fines are to be imposed for those who organise and attend illegal raves in England next week. Read more: NME Investigates — the rise of illegal raves From next Friday (August 28), police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people up to £10,000. Those attending the gatherings and who do not wear face coverings also face fines of £100, which double on each offence up to £3200. Advertisement The new rules come as the government first unveiled plans for tougher penalties earlier this month. These came after police reported...
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor recalls being banned from joining Anthrax by record label
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has recalled the time he tried to join Anthrax in 2007 but was stopped from doing so by his record label. Read More: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” Speaking on Trunk Nation, Taylor recalled almost joining the band soon after the band had parted ways with John Bush in 2005. Before the group eventually hired Dan Nelson, who joined in 2007, the Slipknot frontman recalled how close they came to hiring him. Taylor said: “It was something that really we hadn’t talked about too much...
MTV VMAs unveil “last minute” changes to award ceremony performances
MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) have unveiled some “last minute” changes to the performance schedule ahead of next week’s ceremony. Read More: The best performances at the MTV VMAs 2019 The event, which is due to take place on August 30, will no longer see performances from J Balvin and Roddy Ricch, both of whom are nominated for multiple awards each. Balvin is nominated for collaborations with several artists including Anuel, Maluma, and the Black Eyed Peas. Ricch, meanwhile, was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Hip-Hop and Song of the Year for ‘The Box.’ Advertisement A source from MTV...
Tate McRae releases brooding new single ‘don’t be sad’
Tate McRae has released latest single ‘don’t be sad’ alongside an official music video. With its darkened pop aesthetics and brooding piano melodies, ‘don’t be sad’ was co-written by McRae, Larzz Principato (Dua Lipa, Halsey) and Jeremy Dussolliet (Anthony Ramos). In the accompanying music video, we see a solitary McRae against a black backdrop singing directly toward the camera, as the shot progressively glitches in and out to focus on different emotions expressed by Rae. Advertisement Watch the video for ‘don’t be sad’ below: ‘don’t be sad’ follows the release of ‘You Broke Me First’ and ‘vicious’, the latter...
Brandy and Monica to go head-to-head in upcoming Verzuz battle
Brandy and Monica have been announced as the next guests on Verzuz. More than 20 years after facing off on their hit song, 1998’s ‘The Boy Is Mine’, the pair will feature on the popular Instagram Live event – curated by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz – on September 1 at 1am BST. Advertisement In August, Brandy released her seventh studio album ‘B7’, eight years after her previous release, 2012’s ‘Two Eleven’. The singer had announced the release of ‘B7’ last year, dropping a new single, the fierce ‘Freedom Rings’. The track marked the 25th anniversary of Brandy’s debut, self-titled...
Listen to Jared Evan’s surprise new mixtape ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’
New York rapper/singer Jared Evan has shared a surprise mixtape, ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: “Hi, my name is…” – 20 years of Eminem’s ‘The Slim Shady LP’ as told by those who were there Evan’s latest project is a sequel to his 2015 tape of the same name, which featured appearances from the likes of Santana‘s daughter Stella and multiplatinum-selling singer Max. Some of the features on the new mixtape include rappers Skyzoo and Termanolgy, and longtime producer Statik Selektah, who joins both of the latter on the...
Chris Cornell film ‘Black Days’ set to begin filming next month
It’s been announced that ‘Black Days’, a film which will focus on the last days of Chris Cornell‘s life, will begin filming in September. Read more: Nine spine-tingling moments from the emotional Chris Cornell tribute show The movie, which will star John Holiday (Walk The Line, CMT’s Sun Records), is being produced by Los Angeles-based film production company AmeriFilms LLC and Road Rage Films. It will be based on true events that took place during the last days of the grunge music icon’s life. The Soundgarden and Audioslave singer died in 2017 after being found hanged in his room at the MGM Grand...
Logic says he will release new mixtape if enough people sign petition
Logic has said he will release a new mixtape if a million people sign a petition calling for him to do so. Read more: Logic – ‘No Pressure’ review: positive rapper bids farewell with an elegiac and heartfelt swan song Last month, the Maryland rapper announced he would be retiring from music following the release of his latest album, ‘No Pressure’, which arrived on July 26. “Officially announcing my retirement with the release of ‘No Pressure’ executive produced by No I.D. July 24th,” Logic wrote on Twitter. “It’s been a great decade. Now it’s time to be a great father.”...Recent Posts
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