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Marshmello and Demi Lovato team up for new awareness song ‘OK Not To Be OK’
Marshmello and Demi Lovato have teamed up on a new single, ‘OK Not To Be OK’, released to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10). The track has been released in partnership with not-for-profit agency Hope for the Day, which raises awareness and conversation around suicide prevention and mental health education. According to a press release, the song – penned by Gregory “Aldae” Hein, James Gutch and James Nicholas Bailey – serves “as a humbling reminder that it’s ok to let go of feelings of self-doubt and embrace the fact that we’re all human”. Read more: Demi Lovato...
James Blake’s cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Godspeed’ hits streaming services
James Blake‘s haunting cover of Frank Ocean‘s 2016 track ‘Godspeed’ has finally hit streaming services today (September 11). Fans of Blake are no strangers to the cover, since he debuted it live over three years ago at Arizona’s FORM Arcosanti festival. Following that, at the beginning of the year, Blake performed the cover on Instagram Live. Advertisement Listen to the official release of the cover below: Blake actually helped arrange the stunning Frank Ocean track, appearing on the latter’s seminal 2016 album ‘Blonde’. Blake has spent a large part of the year performing various covers on social media. He’s...
‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ includes a special mission starring Stormzy
Ubisoft has announced that UK grime artist Stormzy will feature in Watch Dogs: Legion, and even has his own mission. Read More: Forget the Xbox Series X, the affordable Series S has blown the console race wide open again The announcement was made during the Ubisoft Forward livestream. The game’s creative director Clint Hocking explained that when the development team asked Londoners to suggest an artist who would accurately reflect the theme of the game, which includes “speaking up for the oppressed and holding those in power accountable”, Stormzy’s name was brought up “over, and over again”. “I am...
Beastie Boys upload 1995 hardcore EP ‘Aglio E Olio’ to streaming services for the first time
Beastie Boys have uploaded their 1995 hardcore punk EP ‘Aglio E Olio’ to streaming services for the first time today. The move comes 25 years after its initial release – listen to it below. The 11-minute long ‘Aglio E Olio’ was put out in the interim between 1994’s ‘Ill Communication’ and 1998’s ‘Hello Nasty’. In a 1999 interview, Mike D said the EP came about when they recorded too many punk and hardcore songs to fit naturally on ‘Hello Nasty’ and decided to instead compile them for an EP. Suicidal Tendencies drummer Amery “AWOL” Smith plays on the recordings,...
Usher drops heartfelt new single ‘Bad Habits’
Usher has made his return today (September 11) with the release of his smooth new single, ‘Bad Habits’. The single is set to appear on Usher’s forthcoming studio album, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Hard II Love’, though details around that album are not yet available. ‘Bad Habits’ is the follow-up to Usher’s latest single, ‘Don’t Waste My Time’ and the powerful and emotive ‘I Cry’, an exploration of social injustice in our time, released in June. Read more: Usher pens powerful essay calling for change on Juneteenth Advertisement The accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, is classic Usher....
David Guetta and Sia reunite on new track ‘Let’s Love’
David Guetta and Sia have finally reunited with the release of their new single, ‘Let’s Love’. ‘Let’s Love’ marks just the latest single the beloved duo have released, following smash hits like ‘Titanium’, ‘Flames’, ‘She Wolf’, ‘Bang My Head’ and more. The song arrives after Guetta teased its release late last month. Advertisement Listen to it below. “During this time of isolation, I’ve been incredibly inspired to release music that has an uplifting energy,” said Guetta in a press statement. “I love producing club tracks but at the same time, especially now, I feel like creating ‘feel-good’ music. ‘Let’s...
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley: “Donald Trump is the strongest leader we’ve got”
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has hailed President Donald Trump as “the strongest leader that we’ve got” in a new interview. The musician was appearing on The Cassius Morris Show in support of his forthcoming new covers album, ‘Origins Vol. 2’, which features a rendition of Cream‘s 1967 track ‘Politician’. “I don’t think politics and rock ‘n’ roll mix — in my opinion,” said Frehley when the song came up in conversation. “And I try to stay away from that as much as I can. Advertisement “I mean, once in a while, I’ll make a crack. I will say I’m...
R. Kelly denied bail following prison attack
R. Kelly was denied bail by a federal appeals court in New York this week after being attacked by a fellow inmate in prison. It was reported last month that Kelly had been physically assaulted in jail, with the singer’s lawyer saying: “Another inmate that had an issue with lockdown, got upset and simply attacked Robert.” Inmate Jeremiah Farmer, who is housed along with Kelly at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in Chicago, subsequently filed a motion via the star’s lawyers, titled ‘The Government Made Me Attack R-Kelly’, according to Billboard. Advertisement Farmer said in the motion that he had...
Doja Cat has finished her new album: “It’s all ready”
Doja Cat has revealed that her new album is “all ready”. The US artist told Fat Joe during an Instagram Live today (September 10) that she would like to release the record now, but said: “You have to plan things accordingly and there’s a lot going on”. .@DojaCat reveals to @FatJoe her third studio album is complete but she’s waiting for the perfect time to drop: “It’s all ready. I hate that I’m holding onto it right now….I see everyone saying ‘put it out.’ You have to plan things accordingly.” pic.twitter.com/GhgbzNUCiQ — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) September 10, 2020 Advertisement...Recent Posts
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