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Sam Smith teams up with Kim Petras on throbbing new single ‘Unholy’

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have teamed up on a new track, ‘Unholy’ – you can listen to it below. The throbbing, synth-heavy collaboration serves as the lead single from Smith’s upcoming fourth studio album. “Mummy don’t know daddy’s getting hot/ At the body shop/ Doing something Unholy,” its choral hook goes. READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before “‘Unholy’ was made in Jamaica and was one of the most glorious creative moments I’ve ever had as an artist,” Smith explained of the song. “I’ve never had so much fun...
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Roger Waters announces UK dates for 2023 farewell tour

Roger Waters has announced new UK dates for his ‘This Is Not A Drill’ farewell tour – see full details below. The former Pink Floyd frontman is currently on the US leg of the farewell tour, with 2023 dares in Europe announced last week. Now, he has confirmed that he will bring the farewell tour to the UK next year for three shows. Advertisement The gigs begin in Birmingham on May 31 at the Utilita Arena, before he plays Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on June 2 and London’s The O2 on June 6. “This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking...
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Billy Corgan opens up about mental health in music, says industry is “designed to mess with your head”

Billy Corgan has opened up about the poor state of mental health care in the music industry, opining that it holds a lack of awareness and resources for artists struggling with mental illness. READ MORE: The Smashing Pumpkins tell us about their three-part “rock opera”, ‘ATUM’ Earlier this week, The Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman appeared on New York’s WFAN Sports Radio, where he gave an interview on the Boomer & Gio program. At one point in the show, Corgan was asked about how happy he feels now as an adult, after experiencing an abusive childhood. Speaking candidly, the singer-songwriter said...
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Inside the V&A museum’s new Korean culture exhibition, ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’

A new exhibition exploring popular culture in South Korea and its global impact on creative industries including music, cinema, beauty and fashion will open at London’s V&A Museum on Saturday (September 24). READ MORE: The best K-pop songs of 2022 – so far Hallyu! The Korean Wave will feature around 200 objects from outfits worn by K-pop groups ATEEZ and aespa to a recreation of the bathroom from Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie Parasite. Digital displays and interactive installations will also take visitors deeper into the scenes the exhibition explores. Curator Rosalie Kim began pitching the exhibition to the Victoria...
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Stormzy returns with epic new single ‘Mel Made Me Do It’, cameo-packed video

Stormzy has returned with his first solo outing in almost three years: an epic, seven-minute declaration of his legend status – featuring a guest verse from Stylo G and a striking monologue by Wretch 32 (narrated by actress Michaela Coel) – titled ‘Mel Made Me Do It’. READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar moment The track stands out with its minimalistic, progressive instrumental, buzzing along with sharp 808 beats and modulated string-work while Stormzy’s vicious flow keeps in the spotlight. Wretch 32’s monologue adds an emotional weight to the track, as Coel intones...
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Floating Points drop sizzling new single ‘Problems’

Floating Points – aka Sam Shepherd – has dropped a new single titled ‘Problems’, accompanied by an official music video. READ MORE: Field Day 2022 review: the past, present and future of electronic music The track sees Shepherd collaborate with creative studio Hamill Industries (Pablo Barquín and Anna Diaz) on the official music video. Taking its lead from the electric pulses established in their prior collaborations on music videos for singles ‘Vocoder’ and ‘Grammar’, ‘Problems’ uses, according to a press release, “a technique called Vector Rescanning, they transform video into sound and turn it into a vector image, all...
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Jessie Reyez announces ‘YESSIE’ UK tour dates for 2023

Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez has announced she’ll be touring the UK early next year – find tickets here. READ MORE: Jessie Reyez: “Death is a big part of who I am” Named after her latest album, The YESSIE Tour will be a limited run, kicking off on Saturday January 28 at Birmingham’s O2 Institute, followed by performances at Manchester’s Academy 2 and London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Presale tickets are already available, with general sale tickets going live here at 7pm BST tomorrow (Friday September 23). Advertisement The follow-up to the artist’s 2020 debut album ‘Before Love Came To...
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Kanye West apologises to Kim Kardashian for “any stress I have caused”

Kanye West has apologised to his ex-wife Kim Kardashian for “any stress that caused” her since their break-up. The former couple, who got married in 2014, were reportedly living “separate lives” by early 2021 before Kardashian filed for divorce the following month. They share four children: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs Kardashian later began dating Pete Davidson, but the pair broke up this summer. Over the course of their nine-month relationship, West was heavily critical of both his ex and Davidson online. Advertisement He released...
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EA reveals ‘FIFA 23’ soundtrack, featuring Gorillaz and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

EA Sports has revealed the full soundtrack for FIFA 23, featuring songs by Gorillaz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix and more. The next instalment in the long-running FIFA series is due to be released next Friday (September 30) on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Stadia, PS4 and Xbox One. READ MORE: New artists talk appearing on the FIFA soundtrack: “It’s validation” FIFA 23‘s soundtrack, as promised, will feature more than 100 tracks by “a range of global hitmakers” as well as numerous “rising stars”. The collection incorporates music from 34 countries overall. Advertisement In addition to the aforementioned acts, players...
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Listen to Lil Nas X’s ‘League Of Legends’ anthem ‘STAR WALKIN”

Riot Games and Lil Nas X have released ‘STAR WALKIN”, the anthem for this year’s League Of Legends World Championship. READ MORE: Why an old Dublin nightclub is the future of esports for Riot Games The music video for ‘STAR WALKIN” is available to watch on YouTube, while the track is also available on all streaming platforms. As part of Lil Nas X’s collaboration with Riot Games, the music video for ‘STAR WALKIN” is set in San Francisco – the host of this year’s League Of Legends Worlds Final – and shows the city transform as the tournament’s competitors walk through....
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