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The 1975 share a clip of their new song and video for ‘Happiness’

The 1975 have shared a short clip of their new song and video for their upcoming release, ‘Happiness’. Check it out below. READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule book The band shared the clip on Twitter and confirmed that the new song would be arriving tomorrow (August 3) at 5:30pm. The Manchester group returned earlier this month with the track ‘Part Of The Band’, which served as the first taste of their fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ (out October 14 via Dirty Hit). Advertisement The latest...
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ABBA and Elton John work together on new TikTok song mashup

ABBA’s Benny Anderson and Elton John have worked together on a new song mash-up for TikTok. READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” The pair remotely performed a live rendition of each of their songs before they were blended in the TikTok audio app. Anderson played ABBA’s 1979 hit ‘Chiquitita’ while John played his 1973 smash, ‘Bennie And The Jets’. Advertisement Anderson can be seen sat at his piano playing the opening bars to ‘Chiquitita’ before it later pans to John who is sat at his piano playing ‘Benny And The...
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Jamal Edwards died of cardiac arrest after using cocaine, coroner concludes

Jamal Edwards died of a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine, a coroner has ruled. The DJ and founder of SBTV passed away on in Acton, west London on February 20. He was 31 years old. READ MORE: RIP Jamal Edwards, an inspiration who turned SB.TV into a Black British cultural dynasty Back in June, his mother Brenda Edwards said that her son’s death was the result of him taking recreational drugs. “I wanted to address this myself to everyone who loved, admired and respected my son,” she wrote on social media. A coroner has now confirmed that there was evidence...
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Central Cee announces London and Dublin shows as part of 2022 world tour

Central Cee has announced a world tour for later this year, which includes a London and Dublin show – tickets will be available here. The rapper, who released his second mixtape ’23’ in February, will hit the road for a run of North American headline shows in October before heading to Europe at the end of that month. READ MORE: Central Cee: Big Sean-endorsed west London rapper whose career finally thrived during lockdown His European leg includes stop-offs in cities such as Madrid (October 31), Barcelona (November 1), Paris (7), Amsterdam (10), Berlin (13) and Stockholm (17). Advertisement On November...
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Creedence Clearwater Revival to release Albert Hall album and concert documentary

Craft Recordings has announced the release of an album and documentary concert film of Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s 1970 performance at the Royal Albert Hall. The restored album will be released on September 16, alongside the film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal Albert Hall, which is narrated by Jeff Bridges and directed by Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology). Featuring the whole performance in its entirety, the never-before-released recording includes hits such as ‘Fortunate Son’, ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Bad Moon Rising’, the last of which is now available to stream and download. Advertisement Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal...
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David Baddiel says ‘Three Lions’ Euros song could be retired as England Women’s team “have reset the clock”

David Baddiel has said that his ‘Three Lions’ football anthem with Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds could be “put to bed” after the England Women’s team’s Euro 2022 victory. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The comedian said in a new interview that the song, which had become part of the fabric of English football culture after decades without an international tournament win, could be less of a staple in cheering on players in future fixtures. “The women have reset the clock,” Baddiel told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (via The Guardian) after the...
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D joins Anthrax onstage for ‘Bring The Noise’

Chuck D joined Anthrax onstage for a performance of ‘Bring The Noise’ – watch fan-shot footage of the moment below. READ MORE: The Roots Of… Public Enemy The Public Enemy rapper joined the metal band last Friday (July 29) at the Hollywood Palladium in LA after Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian teased the collaboration to fans. “Imagine if you guys could fucking yell so loud, it could fucking conjure Chuck D on this stage,” Ian shouted into the mic. “Let me ask you again Los Angeles… can you bring the noise?!” Advertisement Watch footage below. ‘Bring The Noise’ was originally...
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One in five UK nightclubs have closed in the last three years

One in five UK nightclubs have shut in the last three years, new figures show. READ MORE: If Sheffield’s Leadmill – the venue that helped break Arctic Monkeys – closes, we all lose something The data shared by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) through CGA shows that a “perfect storm” of issues has led to a dramatic drop in the number of clubs operating in the UK. There are now only 1,130 nightclubs remaining. According to the findings, the midlands and the north have been hardest hit with some key independent businesses being lost. All these establishments play a...
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Dave Grohl to play solo set at Joe Walsh’s veteran benefit concert

Dave Grohl will play a solo set at Joe Walsh’s veteran benefit show ‘VetsAid’ later this year. The Foo Fighters frontman is billed as a “special guest” at the event, which is due to take place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on November 13. He’s joined on the line-up by Nine Inch Nails, The Black Keys and The Breeders. Walsh’s band James Gang – completed by drummer Jim Fox and bassist Dale Peters – will headline the show, performing together for the first time in over 15 years. Their reunion slot is being billed as “one last...
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Robbie Williams to headline Radio 2 Live with BBC Concert Orchestra

Robbie Williams is set to perform a headline show as part of Radio 2 Live in Leeds next month. READ MORE: Let him entertain you! Why the Robbie Williams biopic will be a must-watch movie The event takes place across September 17 and September 18 at the city’s Temple Newsam Park. George Ezra, Kaiser Chiefs and Nile Rodgers & Chic are among those on the line-up. Today (August 2) it’s been confirmed that Williams will top the bill on the Sunday (September 18) accompanied by the 56-piece BBC Concert Orchestra. Advertisement “I’m thrilled to be performing at Radio 2 Live...