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Barack Obama has revealed his 2020 summer playlist

Barack Obama has shared his 2020 summer playlist, featuring songs from Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Princess Nokia, Moses Sumney and many more. The former US President took to Twitter to reveal his songs of the season, including tracks from artists who will be performing at the upcoming Democratic Convention, such as Billie Eilish. “Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family,” he wrote. “I wanted to share some of my favourites for the summer.” Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family. I...
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The Avalanches tease remix of DMA’S track ‘Criminals’

Electronic duo The Avalanches have announced the forthcoming release of a remix of ‘Criminals’, a track from fellow Australian group DMA’S. The remix was teased by The Avalanches on their Instagram page, as well as on the Twitter account of DMA’S’ label I Oh You this morning (August 18) and is set for release tomorrow (August 19). View this post on Instagram tomorrow @dmasmusic @johnnytook @tommyaodell A post shared by The Avalanches (@theavalanches) on Aug 17, 2020 at 3:34pm PDT Advertisement ‘Criminals’ was the final single lifted from the Sydney three-piece’s recent album, ‘The Glow’, before it was released...
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Ho99o9 share furious new mixtape ‘BLURR’

Ho99o9 have shared a new mixtape – listen to ‘BLURR’ below. The New Jersey-based punks’ new release comes complete with a full-length visual accompaniment. Read more: Noise-punk masters Ho99o9: “The good thing with us is that we don’t give a fuck” The duo describe the new mixtape as containing “tunes from the Horror workshop catalog, a playlist consisted of archived, unreleased & unavailable songs previously recorded from early years on & present”. Advertisement Listen and watch ‘BLURR’ and see its tracklisting below. 01 Beneath The Earth’s Crust 02 Lex Luger 03 Flesh ‘N Blood (feat. N8NOFACE) 04 Hydro Break...
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Listen to EarthGang’s turbo-charged new song ‘Powered Up’

EarthGang have shared a new song – listen to ‘Powered Up’ below. The song, which features on soundtrack for Madden NFL 21, the latest installment in EA SPORTS’ video game franchise, is a turbo-charged jam filled with big, syncopated beats and playful group vocals. Advertisement   In June, the Atlanta duo joined forces with J.I.D, 6LACK, and Mereba for the Spillage Village song ‘End of Daze’. Last month, EarthGang’s OLU covered Marvin Gaye’s 1971 hit, ‘What’s Going On’. The musician explained that he shared his rendition of Gaye’s plea for peace track after repeated viewings of Spike Lee’s Vietnam veteran war...
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Watch LZZY HALE, Slash and more cover The Beatles’ ‘Come Together’

LZZY HALE, Slash and others have joined forces to share a new cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Come Together’ – watch the effort below. The all-star cover, which also features Linda Perry, Gilby Clarke, Matt Sorum and more, came as part of ‘(De)Tour’, an all-day virtual charity festival held on Saturday (August 15). The festival was organised in association with MusiCares, the NIVA (National Independent Venue Association) and Spotify, with the aim of raising money for artists, crew members, venues, promoters and other members of the music industry affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement Watch the ‘Come Together’ rendition, alongside...
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Two men charged over unsolved killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Two men have been charged over the killing of Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay in 2002. The DJ, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was fatally shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City on October 30, 2002. Mizell’s murder has remained unsolved for nearly two decades. Run-DMC Advertisement According to Sky News, Karl Jordan Jr will be arraigned later today (August 17) on charges of murdering Mizell, as confirmed by the US attorney’s office for New York’s eastern district. A second suspect, Ronald Washington, will be arraigned later this week. Federal investigators speaking anonymously to The New...
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‘Beat Saber’ celebrates 20 years since ‘Hybrid Theory’ with Linkin Park pack

Beat Games has announced that a Linkin Park music pack is launching for Beat Saber, including 11 tracks from the artist’s history. Read More: Sony’s State Of Play proved PlayStation still has big plans for PSVR The Linkin Park music pack is available from today (August 17) and all 11 tracks can be purchased either as a bundle for $13.99USD/£11.49GBP or individually at $1.99/£1.69. The game and add-on is available exclusively on VR for PS4, PC and Oculus Quest. Hybrid Theory released 20 years ago and the new pack celebrates Linkin Park’s most iconic album. Tracks from albums such as...
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Jarvis Cocker may play the lead in a dystopian musical with songs written by Jolie Holland

Jarvis Cocker has “expressed interest” in starring in a musical adapted from a ’60s dystopian-fantasy novel. US artist Jolie Holland shared the news via her Instagram yesterday (August 17) while updating fans about progress on the project. Holland said she is writing songs for a musical adaptation of an unnamed book, the male lead of which Cocker has taken an interest in. View this post on Instagram Every Monday I release a new song at Patreon.com/JolieHolland, whether it’s a cover, an original or a new version of one of my songs. This week, I’m sharing a recording from my...
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Are London Grammar about to release new music?

London Grammar appear to be teasing a return with new music. The band have shared a new photo on their Instagram account, removing all other photos from the page. Read more: London Grammar – the full NME cover interview The photo, which is of a new promo photo of the trio, comes with the caption: “Nothing else matters.” Advertisement Fans in the comments of the post seem to believe that the new photo means that a musical return from the three-piece is imminent. “Great to have you back guys,” one fan wrote, while another added: “It’s happening!”l View this...
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Psychedelic Furs frontman says ‘Pretty In Pink’ filmmaker John Hughes misinterpreted song

The Psychedelic Furs‘ frontman has revealed that John Hughes “got the wrong end of the stick” about his band’s 1981 single, which inspired a 1986 rom-com of the same name. Richard Butler said that the US filmmaker took the meaning literally, and centred his Molly Ringwald-starring “brat pack” film Pretty In Pink on a beautiful girl in a pink dress. But Butler was using a metaphor for describing a naked, wayward girl. “God rest his soul,” Butler told Sky News, ‘ kind of got the wrong end of the stick with that song. Advertisement “He made it to be...
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