Sam Fender has added a new Sydney show to his sold-out headline Australian tour in November 2022 – see the full list of tour dates below. READ MORE: Sam Fender on winning NME’s Album of the Year for ‘Seventeen Going Under’: “It means the world to me” The tour in support of his second studio album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ is Fender’s first to the continent in over three years. He was last in Australia as part of the Splendour In The Grass festival, performing there as well as at select headlining dates. Today (August 26) Fender has added a...
SEVENTEEN have teamed up with English singer Anne-Marie for a new version of the group’s latest title track, ‘_World’. READ MORE: KCON LA 2022 review: K-pop’s powerful fourth generation carries the torch forward The song landed today (August 26) at 1PM KST/12AM ET. Anne-Marie contributes a new English verse, singing: “I’m looking at you / Can’t take my eyes off / I don’t know what I feel but it’s feeling illegal / So come over here, I don’t wanna spiral / And I don’t want no attention from no other people.” Advertisement Last month, the two artists hinted at...
TWICE have unveiled their mini-album ‘Between 1&2’ and a music video for title track ‘Talk That Talk’. READ MORE: New generations: SNSD, NewJeans and the evolution of K-pop girl groups The nine-member girl group’s 11th mini-album and new video dropped today (August 26) at 1pm KST/midnight EST. In the video, the walkie talkie-wielding group enter colourful, high-tech virtual worlds. Advertisement The mini-album is TWICE’s first domestic comeback of 2022 and their first release after having unanimously renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment. As previously revealed in the official ‘Between 1&2’ tracklist, it includes several tracks that were co-written by...
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin designed a tattoo for a fan during one of the band’s recent shows at London’s Wembley Stadium. READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promise During the band’s gig at the venue on August 20, Martin spotted a sign that fan Mattie Jolley was holding asking the singer to design the tattoo. Prior to performing ‘Fix You’, Martin reportedly kneeled on the stage and indicated to Jolley to get paper and pen ready, and while performing the hit, drew the design on Jolley’s notepad. So Last night...
Slaves’ Isaac Holman has shared an emotional post about mental health online. READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMAN Holman shared a picture of him mid-gig at a festival smiling and seemingly happy. However, he revealed in the post that behind the scenes, he was “unwell” and had to get taken to perform at gigs by his parents due to the debilitating nature of his illness. Advertisement “This is what mental illness can look like,” Holman wrote. “At this point in my life I was so unwell I...
The 1975 have said that news about an upcoming UK tour will arrive in the coming week. READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule book The 1975 are gearing up to release their fifth studio album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which is set to arrive on October 14 via Dirty Hit. They’ve already previewed the record with the singles ‘Part Of The Band’ and ‘Happiness’. Now, taking to Instagram, the band gave an update about when fans can expect to hear more about a UK tour. Advertisement Matty Healy and...
Marcus Mumford has today (August 25) shared a new single, ‘Better Off High’ – check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year” It’s the third track taken from his upcoming debut album, ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island (pre-order here). The latest follows on from previous singles ‘Grace‘ and ‘Cannibal‘. ‘Better Off High’ explores “the complexities of self-medicating” and relates to a time when Mumford was experiencing issues with addiction. Advertisement Listen to the song here: The full ‘(Self-Titled)’ tracklist is as...
Kenny Beats has unveiled details today (August 25) of his debut solo album, ‘Louie’. READ MORE: A beginner’s guide to Kenny Beats – the megastar producer’s best collaborations so far The album from the super-producer will arrive next week on August 31 via XL recordings. You can pre-order it here. A press release says that on the album, “Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist record that acts as a deeply personal tribute to his ailing father.” Advertisement During lockdown, Kenny’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and the musician turned to mixtapes his father made for...
Elon Musk has shared a music video for his song ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe‘ two years on from the track’s release. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first revealed the song in January 2020, somewhat cementing the idea that music was another of his pursuits after releasing his debut single ‘RIP Harambe’ in 2019. Now, ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe’ comes with a music video that doubles up as an advert for Tesla, featuring Musk’s progressive house cut beneath shots of the company’s...
I. JORDAN has shared a new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’ – listen to the two tracks below. READ MORE: India Jordan – ‘Watch Out!’ EP review: rave rockets to blow clubbing cobwebs away The latest release from the producer and DJ fka India Jordan arrives as part of an ongoing series of paired songs. It follows this summer’s ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’. Per a press release, the dancefloor-ready ‘Hey Baby’ has become the most requested cut at I. JORDAN’s DJ sets. Advertisement “Hey Baby is a fun club track that doesn’t...