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Bring Me The Horizon tease My Chemical Romance-inspired new EP
Bring Me The Horizon have teased new music in the first episode of their new ‘Post Human’ tour series. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon – “Headlining Reading & Leeds is amazing. It’s been a crazy journey” The clip, which you can watch below, sees the band documenting their US tour before footage cuts to them working on new music inspired by My Chemical Romance. At one point frontman Oli Sykes declares: “My Chemy, harmony, like yeah. Let’s do it the Gerard Way,” as a snippet of their new material plays out. Advertisement It comes after the band recently...
Elon Musk reveals how much blue tick will cost in radical shake up to verified system
Elon Musk has confirmed that Twitter will charge $8 (£7) per month for paid verification. It comes after it emerged earlier this week that the new owner of the social media platform was planning to charge $19.99 for a new Twitter Blue subscription. Now, the CEO has taken to Twitter to confirm the subscription plans – at a lower price. Advertisement “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk wrote. For the new monthly fee Musk also said that users will get...
Megan Thee Stallion, Coldplay and more sign petition to stop rap lyrics being used as evidence in US courts
Megan Thee Stallion, Coldplay, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige and Future are among acts and industry firms urging the US legal system to restrict rap lyrics being used in trial evidence. ‘Art on Trial: Protect Black Art‘ is a new open letter that’s been signed by artists alongside three major record labels, Warner, Sony and Universal, and companies including Spotify, TikTok and YouTube Music, to lobby for the change. Post Malone, Travis Scott, Alicia Keys, 2 Chainz, Christina Aguilera and John Legend have also signed the letter, which was written and published by Warner today (November 1) in The...
Music world pays tribute to Migos’ Takeoff: “We lost a young legend”
The music world has paid tribute to Migos rapper Takeoff following his death, with Dave, Ja Rule and Rick Ross among those offering their condolences. The Georgia-born US musician, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed at a bowling alley in the early hours of this morning (November 1). He was 28 years old. Among those paying tribute to the late rapper included Dave, who shared a series of images of himself with Takeoff in the studio via his Instagram Stories. “My brother… days we spent together are priceless,” he wrote. CREDIT: Dave/Instagram Ja Rule also paid his respects,...
Tenacious D announce European tour dates for 2023
Tenacious D have shared details of a European tour for 2023. READ MORE: From the archives – Tenacious D: ‘Rock isn’t dead, but it has pneumonia’ The duo comprising Jack Black and Kyle Gass will return to Europe next summer for a run of shows that includes a stop at London’s O2 Arena on June 16. That date marks Tenacious D’s first show in the UK since 2019 when they played a string of sold-out shows that included two nights at Wembley Arena. Tickets go on general sale this Friday (November 4) at 10am GMT here and for the...
After A Successful Acting Career, Kelly Monrow Enters Her Second Life As A Singer-Songwriter With New Album Scars of Venus
After a successful acting career, Kelly Monrow enters her second life as a singer-songwriter by releasing her new album Scars Of Venus. She shares her journey of healing, moving forward and ultimately finding herself throughout this collection of 12 songs, meticulously curated, with each song perfectly placed for a flowing and intense listening experience. The stellar artist excels at reinventing styles by fusing a few genres into her music, from Americana to 90’s alternative pop-rock, dark-pop, country and southern rock. Scars Of Venus includes songs stemming from her collaboration with Nashville producer Sinclair, like “Mama Said,” an homage to...
Bruce Springsteen recalls playing guitar for Clarence Clemons in hospital as he died
Bruce Springsteen has opened up about the final moments of longtime E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons’ life in a new interview. READ MORE: Clarence Clemons’ career in photos Speaking with Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show, Springsteen – on the show to promote his forthcoming covers album ‘Only The Strong Survive’ – recalled visiting Clemons in the hospital following the saxophonist suffering from a stroke. Despite two brain surgeries, Clemons’ medical issues proved to be too severe and he passed away on June 11, 2011 at the age of 69. On the day he died, Springsteen had brought...
Harry Styles has helped over 54,000 Americans to register for voting
Harry Styles has teamed up with non-profit organisation HeadCount to encourage his American fans to register for voting ahead of the country’s midterm elections. Billboard reports that the singer’s campaign has seen over 54,000 people register as part of HeadCount’s ‘Good To Vote’ initiative, with nearly 30,000 registrations taking place within its first 24 hours. With this, Styles has broken HeadCount’s record for the most successful campaign headed up by a musician. His campaign came as part of a sweepstakes, where every new voter that was registered via HeadCount would go into the draw to win tickets to the...
Natalie Imbruglia discusses “shocking” media treatment in the late ’90s: “I was called difficult”
Natalie Imbruglia has opened up about her treatment by mainstream media in the late ’90s, describing it in a new interview as “shocking”. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Natalie Imbruglia Speaking with The Forty Five to promote the 25th anniversary of her debut album ‘Left Of The Middle’, Imbruglia fielded a question pertaining to TFI Friday presenter Chris Evans. The radio and television personality once lambasted Imbruglia on air for the fact that her hit single ‘Torn’ was not written by her; the song was originally written and performed by American band Ednaswap in 1995. Imbruglia explained that he had...Recent Posts
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