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EXIT Festival confirms first wave of acts for 2020 following postponement
EXIT Festival has confirmed a host of artists for its 2020 edition, which was recently postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The 20th anniversary edition of the event was pushed back from July last month (May 21), and will now take place between August 13-16. As the health crisis continues to disrupt live music, EXIT could be one of just a few European festivals to be given the green-light this year. Read More: UK festivals talk social distancing, cancellations and what the future may hold More than 30 acts have now been announced for EXIT 2020 including Amelie...
Tyler, the Creator and Thom Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes lead additions to Roskilde 2021
Tyler, the Creator and Thom Yorke‘s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes are among the leading additions to the growing bill for Roskilde Festival 2021. After cancelling its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organisers of Roskilde are pressing forward with plans to host the festival in 2021. Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund Set to take place from June 26 to July 3 next year — which will be Roskilde’s 50th edition — Roskilde have confirmed today (June 16) that Tyler and Yorke will both be performing at...
NOS Primavera Sound Porto unveils 2021 festival line-up
NOS Primavera Sound Porto has announced its line-up for 2021 after coronavirus forced the event to cancel its 2020 edition. The Portugal festival will welcome the likes of Tyler, The Creator, Gorillaz, Beck, FKA twigs, and Tame Impala to next year’s event, which takes place from June 10-12. Other artists heading to Porto include Pavement, Doja Cat, King Krule, Mura Masa, Bad Bunny, Dinosaur Jr and Little Simz. Advertisement Tickets go on sale from Thursday (June 18) and you’ll be able to buy them here. This is it! NOS Primavera Sound Porto looks towards 2021 with the best lineup...
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...Recent Posts
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