BLACKPINK have broken a number of Guinness World Records with the video for their recent single ‘How You Like That’. The K-Pop outfit released the track last week (June 26), following on from their Lady Gaga collaboration ‘Sour Candy’ in May. Read More: K-Pop powerhouses Blackpink are the antidote to everyman pop stars – and they’re gonna conquer all As Billboard reports, the song’s official video registered 86.3 million views upon its release. Advertisement These figures were high enough to break records for the most-viewed YouTube clip in 24 hours, the most-viewed music video on the platform in 24 hours,...
Brian Eno and his younger brother Roger Eno have announced an extended version of their collaborative album ‘Mixing Colours’. The original edition of the record arrived back in March, serving as Brian Eno’s first record since 2017’s ‘Reflection’. On July 17 the Eno brothers will release ‘Mixing Colours Expanded’, which will contain seven new tracks including ‘Moss’, ‘Violet’, ‘Vermilion’, ‘Marble’ and ‘Malachite’. A cut titled ‘Pewter’ will also appear, having previously been available as a bonus track in Japan. Advertisement Today (July 1), Roger & Brian Eno have shared the piece ‘Manganese’ – tune in below. As well as...
67 member LD has dropped the video for his latest solo track ‘Free Smoke’ — you can watch the animated clip below. The song, which features S Loud, was first released last week. It serves as the first preview of the drill artist’s upcoming new project ‘Who’s Watching’, which is set for release in August and will feature “some heavyweight guests”, according to a press release. Read more: The best drill songs… ever! The animated video for ‘Free Smoke’ has also been released, and features animated versions of Wiley, Headie One, Unknown T, Russ Millions and more. You can...
Glastonbury may have been cancelled for 2020, but the BBC’s recent tribute to the iconic festival has proven to be a ratings smash. Marking what would have been the festival’s 50th anniversary last month, the corporation celebrated the annual event across TV, radio and BBC Sounds with a mixture of archive sets and live links from the likes of Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne. Read more: The 50 greatest Glastonbury moments… ever! Select artists, including Arlo Parks and Laura Marling, even played surprise sets from Worthy Farm for viewers at home. Advertisement The BBC has now announced that there...
Peter Frampton has launched a new coronavirus-themed t-shirt on his merch store which plays on the title of his classic 1976 live double-album ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’. The new t-shirt displays a doctored version of the live album’s original artwork — now showing the guitarist wearing a blue face mask — and bears the words “Frampton Stays Inside!”. On the back of the t-shirt the words ‘Shelter In Place House Tour 2020’ are printed in the style of a normal tour t-shirt, with a monthly schedule of rooms to visit in the home — February: Living Room, March: Kitchen, April:...
Metallica‘s Rob Trujillo has given fans a further update after the band confirmed they had been working on recording sessions during lockdown. In a new interview with The Vinyl Guide podcast , Trujillo said that the band were in touch on a weekly basis to share ideas and updates on what they’ve been crafting in their own home studios. “We communicate every week, which is really great, so we have our connection intact. And what we’ve started doing is basically just really concentrating on our home studios and being creative from our homes and navigating through ideas and building...
Maroon 5 bassist Michael ‘Mickey’ Madden was arrested in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 27 after an allegation of domestic violence. Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Page Six that the musician was charged with a wilful infliction of “a traumatic injury on a spouse or cohabitant”, which is a felony charge in California. Madden, 41, resides in Los Angeles and is not married, and the identity of the alleged victim is not yet clear. The bassist’s bail was reportedly posted at US$50,000 and he was released the same afternoon. He is scheduled to appear in court on September...
Clairo took to Twitter yesterday (June 30) announcing her intention to hire “a specific group of people” to help mitigate sexual assault and harassment at future shows. In a Twitter thread, Clairo – real name Claire Cottrill – said she had been left “completely disgusted” after “reading a lot about all of these recent sexual assault allegations within the ‘indie’ scene”. She added: “there’s no excuse, the alternative/indie/whatever you wanna call it scene is not exempt from these extremely real problems.” hope y'all are okay. reading a lot about all of these recent sexual assault allegations within the "indie"...
Ty Dolla $ign has announced a star-studded collaborative single entitled ‘Ego Death’, featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Skrillex and serpentwithfeet. The announcement was teased over the past few days on Ty Dolla $ign’s social media pages, featuring animated interpretations of the guest artists fading into focus on each post. You can pre-save the upcoming song from this link. View this post on Instagram TOMORROW @ 9AM PT (PRE-SAVE LINK IN BIO) A post shared by Ty Dolla $ign (@tydollasign) on Jun 30, 2020 at 1:03pm PDT Advertisement The song is set to drop today (July 1) at 5pm BST,...
Label Kill Rock Stars has shared a previously unreleased live version of Elliott Smith’s ‘Some Song’. It will appear on Smith’s forthcoming posthumous live album, ‘Live at Umbra Penumbra’. The album is out August 28th via Kill Rock Stars. Listen to ‘Some Song’ below: Advertisement ‘Live At Umbra Penumbra’ was recorded on September 17, 1994 at the titular Portland café. It is the earliest known live recording of Smith performing as a solo artist. Smith released the studio version of ‘Some Song’ a year later, as the B-Side to his 1995 single ‘Needle in the Hay’. The recent release...
