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Sam Fender announces huge 2023 gigs in Belfast and Dublin
Sam Fender has announced two huge gigs in Belfast and Dublin next summer. READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to win The singer-songwriter will headline Belfast Belsonic festival on Friday, June 23 and Dublin’s Malahide Castle on June 25, 2023. Tickets for both shows will go on sale this Friday (October 21) at 10am and can be purchased here. Advertisement Fender also said a pre-sale will be held prior to the general sale and will be sent out via his mailing list. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam Fender (@sam_fender) Both shows will...
Amy Winehouse scripted TV series in the works
A new scripted series based on Amy Winehouse‘s life is in the works. READ MORE: The timeless influence of Amy Winehouse: “Her legacy is beyond comprehension” It comes after Halcyon Studio bought the rights to the bestselling book Saving Amy by Daphne Barak, with reports suggesting they plan to turn it into an eight-part show. The series will follow the singer’s relationships, including with her family and father Mitch, as well as her talent and her battle with drug addiction. Advertisement Writer Mal Young is set to adapt the book, which itself charts six months that Barak and producer...
Glastonbury Festival 2023 ticket prices revealed
Glastonbury festival has revealed its ticket prices for the 2023 festival. READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and catharsis on Worthy Farm Tickets for next year’s event will cost £335 plus a £5 booking fee – an increase of £55. In 2022, the tickets cost £280 plus a £5 booking fee. When the tickets originally went on sale in 2020 they were priced at £265, but the cancellation of the festival plus inflation led to an increase. You can read more about the prices here. Glastonbury will return in 2023 between June 21 and June 25....
Bono opens up about alleged death threats to U2 in new book
U2 frontman Bono has opened up about alleged death threats he received in his new, soon-to-be-released memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. READ MORE: U2’s 10 best albums, ranked In the book, Bono speaks about numerous threats the band received from the IRA, gangsters and some far right groups throughout their career. Bono claims in the book that Gerry Adams, the late, former Sinn Fein leader, said he “stinks” because of their pro-peace stance. “U2’s opposition to paramilitaries (of all kinds) had cost the IRA valuable fundraising in the US,” the book alleges. Advertisement The musician spoke about the book...
Stray Kids top the Billboard 200 for the second time in 2022 with ‘Maxident’
Stray Kids’ latest mini-album ‘Maxident’ has debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. READ MORE: Stray Kids – ‘Maxident’ review: loved-up latest from K-pop’s most experimental force On October 16 (EST), Billboard shared that the eight-member boyband have scored their second Number One record of 2022 with their mini-album ‘Maxident’ for the week ending October 13. This marks their second time topping the chart this year after April’s ‘Oddinary’. Stray Kids are now the first and only act so far to debut two Number One albums on the chart in 2022. Advertisement According to Billboard, ‘Maxident’, which was...
Lauv teams up with (G)I-DLE’s Minnie for performance of ‘All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)’
Lauv and (G)I-DLE vocalist Minnie recently teamed up to perform the American singer-songwriter’s single ‘All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)’. READ MORE: (G)I-DLE live in Singapore: K-pop quintet close the curtains on a tumultuous yet triumphant era On the October 15 episode of South Korean music show Music Universe K-909, the two singers united for a live performance of ‘All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)’, from Lauv’s August 2022 album ‘All 4 Nothing’. Lauv and Minnie performed a stripped-down acoustic version of the track atop a stage decorated with flowers, with the former playing the guitar. “I’m so...
RBW Entertainment launches investigation into cheating and sexual misconduct allegations against ONEUS’s Ravn
K-pop agency RBW Entertainment has shared that it is currently investigating several claims of infidelity and sexual misconduct made against ONEUS member Ravn by an alleged ex-girlfriend. On October 14, an anonymous Twitter user claiming to be an ex-girlfriend of Ravn’s uploaded a lengthy post accusing the idol of repeatedly cheating on her. He also made her “pay for everything” during the span of their relationship, among several other allegations. She alleged in her post that when they first met, the idol had gotten her drunk to the point that she was “not fully conscious” and proceeded to have...
Liam Gallagher announces new ‘Knebworth 22’ documentary
Liam Gallagher has announced a new documentary based around his huge Knebworth shows this summer. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher live in Knebworth: rock’n’roll star takes a leap of faith – and somehow pulls it off Knebworth 22 is a feature-length film documenting the Oasis singer’s return to Knebworth Park, 26 years after his band’s iconic gigs at the Hertfordshire venue. The film will come to select UK cinemas for a limited time from November 17, with a full streaming release on Paramount+ later this year. Advertisement “I’m still in shock that I got to play Knebworth 2 nights, 26...
PinkPantheress joins Paramore for ‘Misery Business’ at Austin City Limits
Paramore played their second Austin City Limits show this weekend, and were joined by PinkPantheress to perform ‘Misery Business’ – check out footage below. READ MORE: Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters The band, who returned with new single ‘This Is Why’ last month and shared details of a sixth album of the same name due in January 2023, recently began a comeback tour of intimate venues across North America. During the run, they played both weekends of Austin City Limits, and were joined at the second show on Sunday (October 16) by...Recent Posts
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