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Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold debuts new song ‘Featherweight’ during livestream
Fleet Foxes bandleader Robin Pecknold debuted a new song titled ‘Featherweight’ last night as part of Vote Ready, a livestream event that encouraged viewers to register to vote. He was backed during the three-song set by Angel Olsen drummer Joshua Jaeger along with Holy Hive’s Paul Spring. Pecknold performed the new song in between a pair of covers, giving his rendition of Arthur Russell’s ‘I Never Get Lonesome’ along with ‘Hammond Song’ by the Roches. Watch Pecknold’s full performance below: Advertisement In addition to Pecknold, the livestream event featured the likes of Grizzly Bear members Daniel Rossen and...
R. Kelly manager charged with shooting threat at film screening
The former manager of disgraced pop singer Robert Kelly – aka R. Kelly – has been arrested on charges relating to a forced evacuation of a media screening of documentary series Surviving R. Kelly in 2018. Donnell Russell, 45, received a federal charge earlier this week of conspiracy and threatening physical harm by interstate communication. According to Variety, Russell made threats of gun violence if the screening of the Lifetime documentary, which chronicles multiple claims of alleged sexual abuse and misconduct by Kelly, was not cancelled. Russell allegedly placed a threatening phone call on December 4, 2018, to Manhattan’s NeueHouse...
Listen to rising rapper Chika’s empowering new track ‘My Power’
Rising rapper Chika has released an empowering new track called ‘My Power’ – listen to it below. Read more: Project Power review: pills, thrills and mixtapes in Netflix’s drug-fuelled superhero romp The song – which is featured in the new Netflix film Project Power – hears the Alabama MC boast about self-worth while celebrating the power of perseverance. “Look at my story, recognise l’m so chosen/ Finally found a light, my fire bright lit out smoking,” Chika raps during the song’s second verse. Advertisement On the chorus, she spits: “My word is my power power/ Crazy with the skill, believe me...
Anderson .Paak and Rick Ross are all about the money on new track ‘Cut Em In’
Anderson .Paak and Rick Ross have teamed up on new track ‘Cut Em In’ – listen to it below. Read more: Anderson .Paak – ‘Ventura’ review Produced by Hit-Boy, G. Ry, and Corbett, the new track – which is set to appear on the upcoming Madden NFL 21 soundtrack – hears the pair rapping about their finances, explaining how they’ll reward good friends by “cutting them in” to a slice of their profits. “Sometimes you need a friend/ Not the ones that just show up and don’t put nothin’ in/ You know the ones that lend a hand and wanna see you win/ When...
Taylor Swift calls out Donald Trump for “calculated dismantling” of US Postal Service
Taylor Swift has called out Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to tamper with the US Postal Service, accusing him of trying to “blatantly cheat” the upcoming US election. Read more: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: Taylor Swift finally got political. What took her so long? It comes after the President this week suggested that he was unwilling to make a deal with Democrats on a coronavirus stimulus bill including USPS funding because it would prevent universal mail-in voting during the election. “Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do...
Russell Brand accused of “mansplaining” feminism following ‘WAP’ critique
Russell Brand has been criticised online after sharing a video in which he critiques Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s new video ‘WAP’. Read more: Cardi B’s team-up with Megan Thee Stallion is a truly filthy return The actor shared a video to social media yesterday (August 14) entitled “WAP: Feminist Masterpiece or Porn?” In the lengthy clip, he discusses the “cultural phenomena” surrounding the ‘WAP’ video and “its use of sexual imagery and female potency.” He asked whether women “achieve equality by aspiring to and replicating the values that have been established by males.” Advertisement Adding that he thinks...
Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx thinks he’s the most underrated bassist ever
Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx has chimed in on a debate about who the most underrated bassist ever is. Read more: Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on lockdown life, new solo material and the time Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee introduced him to Prince On Thursday (August 13), one Twitter user asked the question: “Who is the most underrated bass player ever?” Prompting another user to reply by tagging the Crüe legend’s Twitter handle. The multi-platinum rocker, whose band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, weighed in on the debate, simply offering a one word response: “Me.” Me — Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) August...
The Weeknd shares ‘Kiss Land’ demos, including Lana Del Rey remix
The Weeknd has shared a number of demos from his 2013 album ‘Kiss Land’, including a remix of Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Money Power Glory’. Read more: Juice WRLD’s posthumous collaboration with The Weeknd fulfils late rapper’s pipe-dream Following the surprise news that his debut album topped the US iTunes R&B/soul album charts this week seven years after its initial release, the Canadian singer-songwriter has dug up “a few songs and ideas that didn’t” end up making the album’s final tracklist. Sharing the previously unreleased songs and outtakes during episode nine of his Memento Mori radio show on Apple Music on...
Fraser T Smith on his ambitious debut ‘12 Questions’, producing a Foo Fighters mega-cover and helping launch Stormzy and Dave into stardom
Award-winning producer, songwriter and musician Fraser T Smith — renowned for producing hit records and critically acclaimed albums by the likes of Adele, Stormzy and Dave — has made excellent use of his packed contacts book in assembling ’12 Questions’, the ambitious, expansive and challenging debut album under his Future Utopia moniker. Set for release on October 23 via Platoon and Smith’s own label 70Hz, ‘12 Questions’ was built around a series of thought-provoking and universal topics, ranging from the environmental crisis to the relentless march of technology, that Smith posed to his packed cast list of collaborators which includes...Recent Posts
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