Police in Washington state have shared a statement which says they believe they prevented a mass shooting at an EDM festival over the weekend. The Bass Canyon music festival has been held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County, Washington over the past few days (August 19-21). In a statement shared on Facebook, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office revealed that witnesses reportedly spotted a 31-year-old called Jonathan R. Moody loading two 9mm pistols in his car outside the festival on Friday night (August 19). Advertisement The witnesses told police that Moody then approached attendees outside the festival asking what...
Following their six sold-out Wembley gigs this month, Coldplay have added new UK and European gigs in 2023 to their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour. The band have been on tour across the planet since the spring, and have now extended the tour behind their 2021 album to next year. READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promise Across May, June and July next year, the band will play Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and more, with two new UK dates also added in Manchester and Cardiff. Advertisement The new...
American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha made a special appearance at K-pop festival KCON in Los Angeles over the weekend, performing her single ‘Break My Heart Myself’ with members of ITZY. READ MORE: ITZY on making their comeback with ‘Checkmate’: “It would be a lie if we said we felt no pressure at all” On August 20, Rexha made her KCON debut when she joined ITZY members Yeji and Ryujin on stage for a special performance of her 2021 single ‘Break My Heart Myself’. “No, I don’t need your help / To make me sick, to make me ill / I...
JYP Entertainment’s newest girl group NMIXX will be making their first-ever comeback with a new single album in September. READ MORE: BLACKPINK enter a world-conquering era with unapologetic new single ‘Pink Venom’ On August 22 at midnight KST, the seven-member girl group unveiled their first teasers for their upcoming second single album, ‘Entwurf’. These include a neon pink and green graphic poster for the release, along with the launch of an intriguing new Twitter account for ‘XXIWN’, which is the group’s name backwards. NMIXX2nd Single<ENTWURF> Teaser Poster 2022.09.19 6:00PM (KST)2022.09.19 5:00AM (EST)#NMIXX #엔믹스#ENTWURF pic.twitter.com/SXktdjsHKh — NMIXX (@NMIXX_official) August 21,...
Demi Lovato has discussed how they felt “survivor’s guilt” after their overdose because of Mac Miller‘s death. READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Holy Fvck’ review: a sonic middle finger and a bold return to rock roots Lovato suffered an opioid overdose in 2018, telling reporters afterwards that the incident left her with brain damage. Last year, the singer discussed her survivor’s guilt with regards to the death of DMX. The rapper died on April 9, 2021 at the age of 50. An autopsy later revealed his cause of death to have been a cocaine-induced heart attack. Speaking on Apple Music’s...
SHINee member and soloist Key has debuted his upcoming single ‘Gasoline’ live at SM Entertainment’s SMTOWN LIVE concert ahead of its release later this month. READ MORE: SHINee’s Key on new solo mini-album ‘Bad Love’: “I finally became ‘me’” On August 20, K-pop agency SM Entertainment held its SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU Express @ Human City Suwon concert, marking its first in-person SMTOWN event in five years. During his set as a soloist, Key surprised fans with a live performance of his upcoming single ‘Gasoline’. Dressed in a gold, bejewelled outfit, the singer performed the song and its choreography...
HBO have released the second teaser for The Idol, the upcoming drama series created by “the sick and twisted minds of” The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) and Euphoria helmer Sam Levinson. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight As well as reminding us that The Idol will feature copious amounts of sex, the new preview offers a closer look at its extended cast. Tesfaye himself will star as a self-help guru, club owner and leader of a modern-day cult, who begins dating an up-and-coming pop artist played by Lily-Rose...
Daniel Johns has revealed that in the process of making his latest solo album, ‘FutureNever’, he attempted to reunite with his former bandmates in Silverchair. READ MORE: Every Silverchair and Daniel Johns release ranked in order of greatness The revelation comes in the premiere episode of Johns’ three-part docuseries Inside The Mind Of Daniel Johns, titled ‘Reclaim Your Art’ which will land on YouTube at 6pm AEST (9am BST) on Monday August 22. A press release for the premiere also promises that it will see Johns “break his silence” on the nervous breakdown he faced over recent years, as...
Clubbers at the Amnesia venue in Ibiza have raised money for charity by dancing through the night. The initiative came from new app ‘Rave To Save’, which was tested at Amnesia this month, and donates €1 (85p) per 100 steps danced by each clubber at the venue to a host of charitable causes. The app tracks the ravers’ footsteps via a wristband, and collectively the clubbers raised over €300,000 (£255,000) for charities including Women In Music. Advertisement Nicole Barsalona, the president of the charity, said: “The Rave to Save campaign highlights the fact that every partygoer has the power...
The guitar Dave Grohl plays in Foo Fighters‘ ‘Monkey Wrench’ video is set to go up for auction next month. The white Gretsch White Falcon guitar is expected to fetch £30,000 when it goes under the hammer at Gardiner Houlgate, in Corsham, Wiltshire, on September 7. The guitar was originally owned by Grohl’s Foo Fighters and Nirvana bandmate Pat Smear, and was played on Foo Fighters’ breakthrough album, 1995’s ‘The Colour and the Shape’. Advertisement Alongside the guitar in the listing is a polaroid photo taken by Smear of Drew Barrymore playing the guitar. Auctioneer Luke Hobbs said: “This...