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Iggy Pop announces outdoor London show for next summer

Iggy Pop has announced an outdoor headline concert in London for next summer – tickets will be available here. The singer-songwriter, who recently detailed his 19th solo album ‘Every Loser’, will take over Crystal Palace Park on Saturday, July 1 with a special one-day event dubbed ‘Dog Day Afternoon’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it” Pop is due to perform a bill-topping show in the south London park following sets from Blondie and Generation Sex. Advertisement The latter band features Billy Idol and Tony James of...
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Miles Kane announces Christmas concert in Manchester

Miles Kane has announced plans for a special Christmas show in Manchester next month. READ MORE: Miles Kane – ‘Change The Show’ review: indie king plays it safe Taking place at New Century Hall on December 16, the ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Crimbo’ concert will feature support from Red Rum Club and Pixey. According to a press release, Kane will perform tracks from his “solo catalogue and The Last Shadow Puppets, as well as some classic Christmas tunes and maybe even a new one or two”. Advertisement Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow (November 17) at 10am GMT –...
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Beabadoobee announces first European headline tour

Beabadoobee has announced her first-ever European headline tour – find all the details below. The singer-songwriter, who released her second album ‘Beatopia’ in July, is due to begin the stint in Hamburg on March 4. Further dates will follow in Berlin (March 5), Munich (7), Milan (8) and Zurich (9). READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop” Bea is then scheduled to visit Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen and other European cities over the course of that month. Advertisement Tickets go on...
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Taylor Swift says she could “scream for 10 minutes straight” following Grammys 2023 nomination

Taylor Swift has said she could “scream for 10 minutes straight” following her Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year. The singer-songwriter’s 10 minute re-recorded version of ‘All Too Well’ appears in the aforementioned category along with the likes of Adele (‘Easy On Me’), Beyoncé (‘Break My Soul’) and Harry Styles (‘As It Was’). READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ short film highlights the emotional power of her storytelling Despite having achieved 11 Grammy wins over the course of her career, Swift hasn’t yet bagged the Song Of The Year award. Advertisement Last night (November 15), the star...
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BTS earn first Album Of The Year Grammy nomination as a featured artist, score three nominations in total

BTS have been nominated for three separate awards at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, including an Album Of The Year nod as a featured artist. READ MORE: BTS star Jin’s ‘The Astronaut’ is a galaxy-gazing Coldplay collab full of wide-eyed romanticism The full nominations list for the 2023 Grammy Awards was unveiled today (November 16), confirming that the K-pop juggernauts are vying for a total of three nominations for the upcoming awards, making them the most nominated K-pop act in history. This also marks the third consecutive year they’ve been nominated at the coveted Grammy Awards. BTS are in...
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Paolo Nutini announces 2023 North American tour

Paolo Nutini has announced a North American headline tour for 2023 – tickets will be available here. READ MORE: Paolo Nutini turns 850-year-old church into house of soul at intimate hometown show The Scottish singer-songwriter, whose fourth album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ came out in July, is due to hit the road in the US in Canada next March. Kicking off in Toronto, the stint will also include stop-offs in Brooklyn, Washington, Chicago, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities over the course of that month. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this...
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Blueface arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of attempted murder

Californian rapper Blueface was arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday (November 15), reportedly on suspicion of attempted murder. According to TMZ, Blueface – real name Johnathan Porter – had a warrant out for his arrest stemming from a shooting that occurred on October 8. A video published by TMZ shows the rapper, who was accompanied by his girlfriend outside a chicken and waffles establishment, being apprehended by multiple plainclothes police officers. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have since issued a statement confirming Porter’s arrest, noting that the shooting in question took place “in the 6000 block of Windy Road”....
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Gucci Mane pays tribute to Migos’ Takeoff with new song ‘Letter To Takeoff’

Gucci Mane has paid tribute to frequent collaborator Takeoff, sharing a new song in honour of the late Migos member – who was fatally shot earlier this month – titled ‘Letter To Takeoff’. READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of Migos “How the fuck we gon’ lose Takeoff? Damn, he didn’t deserve it / We don’t supposed to question God, but, damn, Takeoff was perfect,” Gucci raps on the Zaytoven-produced track. Gucci also references the shooting deaths of XXXTentacion (in 2016), Young Dolph (in 2021) and PnB Rock (in September of this year). He also...
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Offset pays tribute to Migos bandmate Takeoff: “My heart is shattered”

Offset has shared a lengthy emotional tribute to his late Migos bandmate Takeoff. READ MORE: How the understated Takeoff became the real superstar of Migos Takeoff, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in the early hours of November 1. He was 28 years old. Last week, the late rapper’s uncle Quavo paid his respects to Takeoff for the first time since his death. Advertisement Now, fellow bandmate Offset has done the same in a lengthy Instagram post. “The pain you have left me with is unbearable. My heart is shattered and I...
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The Walkmen to reunite for first shows in nearly a decade

The Walkmen have announced they will reunite next year for their first performances since 2014. The New York indie rockers – one of several bands that spearheaded the so-called “post-punk revival” of the early 2000s – will play a pair of concerts at Webster Hall in New York City, on April 26 and 27. Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday (November 18), with a pre-sale beginning on Wednesday (November 16) at 10am EST. You can sign for pre-sale access here. In a statement shared on social media announcing the shows, frontman Hamilton Leithauser referenced bassist...