Metallica have played a tribute concert for Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula and Marsha Zazul, the founders of Megaforce Records, which released the metal legends’ first two albums. READ MORE: Mad Cool Festival 2022 Day One – Metallica, Twenty One Pilots, Chvrches and Yungblud kick things off Husband and wife duo Jonny and Marsha died just over a year apart, in February 2022 and January 2021, respectively. Megaforce’s roster has included Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, Raven and more acts alongside Metallica. Last night’s (November 6) concert held at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida saw...
Noel Gallagher and Craig David are the first two headliners for 2023’s South Facing Festival in London. READ MORE: 5 things you didn’t know about South Facing festival The festival is held at the capital’s Crystal Palace Bowl, and debuted in 2021 with a line-up including Supergrass, The Streets, Sleaford Mods and Max Richter. 2022’s program then saw London Grammar, Jungle, Richard Ashcroft and more head south of the river. Advertisement The first gig of the 2023 series to be announced will see Noel Gallagher and support act Johnny Marr play on July 28, before Craig David will be...
Snoop Dogg has addressed the claim that he smokes around 75-100 blunts a day. Last month, the rapper’s personal blunt roller said in an interview that she’s rolled “over 450,000 joints” for Snoop since she’s been in the job. “I do about half a pound a day, which is 75 to 150 joints,” Renegade Piranha told The Kyle And Jackie O Show, adding that Snoop smokes roughly that amount per day. Advertisement The rapper has now taken to Instagram in response to the claims. Posting a video of a pile of blunts, he said: “Bitch said I smoke… bitch,...
The Lumineers are set to return to the UK next summer for a huge run of outdoor tour dates – see the list of shows below and buy tickets here. The folk band released new album ‘Brightside’ in January of this year, and will bring it across the pond in the summer of 2022. “We are so excited to return to Europe and the UK again and to reconnect with our amazing fans,” the band said in a statement. “We’ll see you out there!” Advertisement The tour, which is dubbed ‘climate positive’ and features a host of environmental measures,...
Lil Yachty has said a controversial lyric on Drake and 21 Savage’s new collaborative album ‘Her Loss’ is not about Megan Thee Stallion. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” In the first verse of the album’s ninth song ‘Circo Loco’, Drake raps: “This bitch lie ’bout getting shot but she still a stallion“. Megan Thee Stallion alleged that Tory Lanez shot her in the foot following a house party in July 2020, which Lanez denied. Advertisement Lanez was charged months later with felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm – personal use of a firearm – and for carrying...
The owners of the White Lives Matter trademark have offered to sell to Kanye West for $1billion (£870,000,000). READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? Last week, two Black radio hosts acquired the trademark to the phrase after Ye said he wanted to sell shirts emblazoned with the hate slogan. West courted controversy by appearing with conservative commentator Candace Owens in shirts stating ‘White Lives Matter’ at Paris Fashion Week in early October. During West’s Yeezy fashion show, some models also wore clothing bearing the phrase, which the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center have categorised...
Jamie T has shared a deluxe edition of his 2022 album ‘The Theory Of Whatever’. READ MORE: Jamie T – ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ review: liberating return from a star as relaxed as ever The deluxe extended version features four bonus songs called ‘Bonnie & Clyde’, ‘Kill Kill Kill’, ‘The Luddite’ and ‘Run Of The Mill’. ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ marked the London singer’s fifth album and first in nearly six years, following 2016’s ‘Trick’. Advertisement Listen to the deluxe version ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ below. Last month, Jamie T teamed up with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on...
Korean-American rapper pH-1 will soon be embarking on a world tour. READ MORE: pH-1: “I don’t want to bother with people trying to put me in a box” On November 7, pH-1’s label H1GHR MUSIC announced on Twitter that he will soon be holding his ‘About Damn Time’ world tour with a brief visualiser clip featuring the rapper. While dates and venues for the tour have not been revealed, the label shared that pH-1 will be touring cities in North America, Asia and Europe. pH-1 | World Tour: About Damn Time ✈ COMING SOON TO:? North America? Asia? Europe@ph1boyyy#pH1...
Eurythmics have reunited for a live performance at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, coinciding with the duo’s induction. READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change The group — composed of frontwoman Annie Lennox and instrumentalist Dave Stewart — were among the 2022 inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they joined a class that also included Eminem, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie. The pair celebrated their induction with a performance at the Los Angeles ceremony on Saturday (November 5th), where they were introduced...
Drake and 21 Savage have staged a fake Saturday Night Live performance of ‘On BS’, lifted from the pair’s new collaborative album ‘Her Loss’. Shared to Drake’s Instagram and YouTube yesterday (November 6), the performance is introduced by actor Michael B. Jordan, who assumes the place of an SNL host while presenting the performance. “Ladies and gentlemen, presenting your musical guest for the evening,” he says. “Drake and 21 Savage, performing a song off of one of the most relatable albums of all time, ‘Her Loss’.” Canned studio laughter then makes way for the pair’s performance, which takes place...