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Loyle Carner announces forthcoming third album ‘Hugo’
Loyle Carner has announced his third album is on its way, sharing a release date and tracklist for the forthcoming ‘Hugo’. READ MORE: Loyle Carner: “All the best things about me come from my ADHD” The English-Guyanese rapper shared the news yesterday (August 19) with a teaser video, in which he spraypaints the release date — October 21, 2022 — on a ‘Hugo’ poster. Advertisement The ten-track record will feature his recently released singles ‘Hate’ and ‘Georgetown’, the latter of which was produced by Madlib and samples a performance by the Guyanese poet John Agard of his acclaimed poem Half-caste. “John...
Watch Lorde’s serene music video for ‘Oceanic Feeling’
Lorde has returned with a serene new music video for her ‘Solar Power’ cut ‘Oceanic Feeling’, one year on from the album’s release. READ MORE: Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” The singer made a rare appearance on her Instagram stories to announce the video, which was released earlier today (August 20). She said the clip — directed by herself and Joel Kefali — is the last video to come from ‘Solar Power’, following previously released clips for ‘Mood Ring’, ‘The Path’, ‘Fallen Fruit’, ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen...
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley sells publishing and recorded music catalogue to HarbourView
Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has sold his publishing and recorded music catalogue in a new deal with equity fund, HarbourView Equity Partners. READ MORE: Sum 41: “We’re not ashamed of anything, we’re not afraid of anything – we just do what we do” Whibley has served as the Canadian pop-punk outfit’s lead singer and primary songwriter since their inception in 1996. Their 2001 breakout album ‘All Killer No Filler’ boasted the hit single ‘Fat Lip’, which landed at Number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, Sum 41 have released seven studio albums, the latest being 2019’s...
M.I.A. coaches her artificial doppelganger in the music video for ‘Popular’
M.I.A. has released an official music video for her single ‘Popular’, the most recent taste of her forthcoming album ‘MATA’. Directed by Arnaud Bresson (Kanye West, Beabadoobee), the ‘Popular’ music video sees M.I.A. direct her artificial doppelganger – referred to in a press release as an “influencer-bot-in-training” called M.A.I. – in how to walk, talk, move, dance and inspire just like M.I.A. does. Watch it below: Advertisement ‘Popular’ was released on August 12 with the accompanying video following the next day. Coinciding with the single drop was the news of the artist’s forthcoming studio release, ‘MATA’, set to be...
Listen to Stefflon Don and Spice’s carnival-inspired new single, ‘Clockwork’
Stefflon Don has shared a new song with Spice today (August 19) called ‘Clockwork’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Stefflon Don on what it’s like to have your house on MTV Cribs The carnival-inspired song is the first from Stefflon Don’s upcoming debut album, ‘Island 54’. No release date has yet been announced but it is promised to arrive “later this year”. The new song was produce by Beam, and the song’s video, which you can see below, features choreography from Parris Goebel. Advertisement Check out the song and its video here: Speaking about the single, Stefflon Don...
Elton John and Britney Spears share cover art for new collaboration
Elton John and Britney Spears have shared the cover art for their upcoming collaboration, ‘Hold Me Closer’. Check it out below. READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscope Last week, reps for both artists sent out a release stating the pair had worked on a joint track together. The confirmation followed multiple claims that the pair were “secretly recording” a new version of John’s 1972 single ‘Tiny Dancer’. The single is available for pre-save here. Now, the release date of that project has been confirmed as August 26, and the artwork for the collaboration has now also...
Listen to PJ Harvey’s haunting cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who By Fire’
PJ Harvey has shared a haunting new cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who By Fire’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Sharon Horgan: “I still give a shit – but way less of a shit than I used to” The song was recorded with composer Tim Phillips for the new Apple TV+ series, Bad Sisters. The first two episodes of Bad Sisters are available on Apple TV+ now, with new episodes debuting each Friday until October 14. Advertisement In a press release, Harvey said of the cover: “It was a very enjoyable day spent recording the version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who...
Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and more to perform at 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony
Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and more are all set to perform at next month’s 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony in London. READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to win Last month (July 26), the 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award were announced, including Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz’s ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg’s self-titled album and Yard Act’s ‘The Overload’. Also on the shortlist are Self Esteem (‘Prioritise Pleasure’), Joy Crookes (‘Skin’), Kojey Radical (‘Reason To Smile’), Nova Twins (‘Supernova’), Fergus McCreadie (‘Forest Floor’), Gwenno (‘Tresor’) and Jessie Buckley & Bernard...
Muse announce ‘Will Of The People’ UK stadium tour for 2023
Muse have today (August 19) unveiled details of a new UK stadium tour for 2023. READ MORE: Muse at Mad Cool 2022: five supermassive highlights The band will hit the road in 2023, playing stadium gigs in Plymouth, Huddersfield, Glasgow and Milton Keynes. Royal Blood will support on each of the dates except Glasgow. Tickets for the gigs go on sale on August 26 at 9am here. Anyone who has pre-ordered Muse’s new album ‘Will Of The People‘ through their store will receive a unique code that allows early access to purchase tickets on August 25 at 9am. Advertisement...Recent Posts
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