Sophie Ellis-Bextor has spoken to NME about the resurgent success of her classic single ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ after its feature in Saltburn – as well as the experience of watching the movie with her mother and teenage son. ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ was first released in 2001 from Ellis-Bextor’s debut album ‘Read My Lips’ – reaching Number Two in the UK singles chart at the time and going on to become a pop cult classic. Now, the song has found a new audience after soundtracking an already infamous nude scene in the 2023 hit film Saltburn, and is...
50 Cent has announced that he is “practicing abstinence” in 2024 through a glitzy new post on Instagram. Yesterday (January 9), the ‘In Da Club’ rapper took to Instagram to comment on his plans for the new year. In a caption attached to a picture depicting him dressed in a dapper suit, smoking a cigar beside a drink of whiskey on a table, 50 Cent commented that he has a “new idea so big”, he has no time to be distracted. “I’m practicing abstinence, I have been meditating and focusing on my goals,” he wrote. “I hope this New...
Bombay Bicycle Club have announced their latest EP ‘Fantasies’ and have shared its lead single ‘Fantasneeze’. The four-track EP features collaborations with Lucy Rose, Rae Morris, Liz Lawrence and Matilda Mann. It is set for release digitally on February 23, while the physical release of the EP will be limited to 2500 10” vinyl which will be made available at upcoming gigs, select independent record stores or the band’s official webstore. Visit here to pre-save or pre-order ‘Fantasies’. The EP is printed on eco-mix vinyl, a sustainable material which is created by recycling the offcuts from other pressings. It...
Pete Townshend of The Who has admitted that “all guitarists are intimidated” by the young guitarists who post videos of themselves shredding on social media. Speaking to Guitarist – per Guitar.com – in an interview, Townshend spoke of using the guitar as a technical tool when it comes to composing music. “I think one of the things that all guitarists of today are intimidated by is these young guys on Instagram that shred to hell and back, or to heaven and back, I should say, who started when they were six. But we are just our fingers.” Townshend also...
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child fame recently reunited for a private one-off performance. The band rose to fame in the late 1990s after releasing their most popular and best-selling album ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’ with the original line-up of Knowles-Carter, Rowland and childhood friends LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robinson. The final line-up included Williams and, as a trio, they delivered some of the band’s most decorated singles including ‘Cater 2 U’, ‘Survivor’ and ‘Independent Woman Part 1’. Destiny’s Child separated in 2006. Over the weekend, Rowland’s husband – talent manager Tim Weatherspoon – celebrated...
The Last Of Us, The Bear, The White Lotus and more have nabbed multiple awards at the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The ceremony took place on Saturday (January 6) at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, and honoured artistic and technical achievements in American primetime television programming. The Last Of Us, which received the most nominations – 19 to be exact – also emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home eight awards. Among these awards were wins for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, which...
Ariana Grande has announced that she will be releasing a new single, ‘yes, and?’ on Friday (January 12). The track is expected to be the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album, which she recently teased by sending notes and red lipsticks from her r.e.m. collection to fans. Fans had began suspecting ‘yes, and?’ would be the title of the lead single of Grande’s album after she was spotted wearing a jumper with the phrase on it. Advertisement On top of that, last week, the singer shared a muted Instagram post featuring her mother Joan dancing to one of...
Whoopi Goldberg has denied “insane” rumours that she’s on Jeffrey Epstein’s list. Earlier this week, the names of dozens of high-profile figures with connections to the late sex offender were made public with the release of court documents. Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton were among the associates as well as Michael Jackson and Stephen Hawking. Numerous online trolls had claimed that Goldberg was on the list and she dispelled the rumours on Thursday’s (January 4) episode of The View, branding the accusations “insane”. Advertisement “Apparently they said I was on an island, and I’m like, ‘I don’t go anywhere,’”...
In the light of his death this week, fans have been sharing a bizarre appearance that David Soul once made on Frank Sidebottom’s talk show. Check out the footage below. Soul, best known for playing Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch in the 1970s, died on Thursday (January 4), following what his wife Helen Snell described as a “valiant battle for life in the loving company of family”. He went on to have his own music career, with the UK Number One singles ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ and ‘Silver Lady’, but it is a very different musical...
Chumbawamba‘s Dunstan Bruce had opened up about their feud with Manic Street Preachers saying: “I realise it’s totally justified that they hated us!” READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Chumbawamba’s Dunstan Bruce In a new interview with NME, the frontman of the anarcho-pop band was asked to name the Welsh indie icon who once ranged of Chumbawamba: “The worst group that has ever been created. If you’re going to wear a skirt, at least make an effort to look like a woman! You can’t just put on a fucking bit of rag on and look like an ugly bloke at...