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Placebo cancel several dates due to COVID outbreak in band and crew

Placebo have been forced to cancel several live dates following an outbreak of COVID in their band and crew. READ MORE: Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person” Writing on Instagram, the band revealed that they would no longer we able to perform dates in Bucharest, Romexpo in Romania (July 13) nor Skopje Calling in Macedonia (July 16). “We are frustrated and disappointed to not be able to perform these shows which are important to us – as we know they are to you.” Advertisement “We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience and disappointment. We are doing...
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Watch Porno For Pyros play ‘Wishing Well’ and ‘Cursed Male’ at first official reunion show

Perry Farrell‘s Porno For Pyros have taken to the stage in Los Angeles to perform ‘Wishing Well’ and ‘Cursed Male’, marking the songs’ first live performance in 25 years. READ MORE: Perry Farrell: “I saw through the pandemic that the world really loves music” Back on May 22, the periodically active Jane’s Addiction offshoot reunited on stage at Welcome To Rockville festival, 26 years after splitting way back in 1997. The outfit stepped in for Jane’s Addiction, after the latter band cancelled at the last minute due to guitarist Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID. Last Thursday (July 7),...
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Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ set to enter UK Top 40 for the first time

Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ could be set to crack the UK singles chart Top 40 for the first time thanks to Stranger Things. In the finale of the hit Netflix show’s fourth season, Eddie Munson (portrayed by Joseph Quinn) plays the 1986 track on a rooftop to distract a horde of demonic bats protecting the lair of sinister villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). READ MORE: Kate Bush’s best on-screen syncs – from Stranger Things to Being Human “Are you ready for the most metal concert in the history of the world?” Eddie says before picking up his guitar at the start of the...
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Marcus Mumford reveals Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers are on new solo album

Marcus Mumford has revealed that Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers will be on his upcoming new solo album. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons In a handwritten note shared to Instagram earlier today (July 12), Mumford revealed that his new solo album would arrive on September 16 and that it would feature the likes of Clairo, Bridgers and more. He wrote: “In January 2021, facing demons I danced with for a long time in isolation, I wrote a song called ‘Cannibal’. Advertisement “I took it to my friend Blake Mills, and we began the process of...
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Watch The Prodigy play their first live show since Keith Flint’s death

The Prodigy recently played their first live show since the death of frontman Keith Flint – check out footage, official photos and the setlist below. Flint died by suicide on March 4, 2019. He was 49 years old. According to Setlist.FM, the band’s last performance took place in Auckland, New Zealand just one month prior (February 5). READ MORE: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart of The Prodigy Last week saw The Prodigy return to the stage to kick off their 2022 UK headline tour, which they previously said was “for Flinty”. Advertisement The current...
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Tegan and Sara announce 10th album ‘Crybaby’ and share new single ‘Yellow’

Tegan and Sara have announced their 10th studio album ‘Crybaby’ – listen to new single ‘Yellow’ below. The Canadian duo will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’ via Mom+Pop Music on October 21. It marks their first full-length project since signing to the New York indie label, which is also home to the likes of Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Lucius. READ MORE: Tegan and Sara on their revealing new memoir High School: “We’re more traditional siblings than people imagine” Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Future Islands), Sara Quin and Tegan Quin, the forthcoming ‘Crybaby’ was recorded...
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Trey Songz $20million rape lawsuit dropped in court

A woman who accused Trey Songz of assault has asked for her lawsuit against the rapper to be dropped. In court documents seen by Rolling Stone, the woman reportedly asked a judge in late June for the case to dismissed without prejudice. Back in February, the woman claimed the musician raped her at a party in March 2016 and since the alleged attack, she’d suffered from “fear, anxiety, humiliation, depression, and other physical and emotional injuries, and damages.” On July 6, the judge overseeing the case granted the request and dismissed the $20million (£17million) lawsuit. No further details were given regarding...
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Watch Sam Fender lead “fuck the Tories” chant at TRNSMT Festival 2022

Sam Fender led a chant of “Fuck The Tories” at this year’s TRNSMT Festival – you can watch footage of the moment below. READ MORE: Sadiq Khan on “piss-taker” Boris Johnson and talent coming from London In the video, Fender can be seen leading the chant with the crowd joining in alongside him during his performance at the Glasgow festival last Friday (July 8). Previously, Fender has been outspoken about his dislike of Conservative leadership. Advertisement Speaking to NME for a Big Read last year, Fender said he could never vote for the party, despite seeing voters from the north switching...
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R Kelly is reportedly engaged to one of his alleged “victims”

R Kelly has reportedly become engaged to one of his alleged sexual assault “victims”. In November 2019, Kelly had denied allegations made by long term girlfriend Joycelyn Savage and one of the alleged assault victims in Kelly’s sex trafficking trial, that her relationship with the singer had allegedly evolved into one of manipulation, surveillance, and threats. In a now-deleted Patreon account, Savage detailed how Kelly allegedly gave her “commands”, requiring she address him as “Master” or “Daddy”. It has now emerged that Savage has since written a letter detailing an alleged engagement between herself and Kelly, delivering it in...
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Listen to Young Fathers’ ‘Geronimo’, their first new track in four years

Young Fathers have shared their first new track in over four years – listen to ‘Geronimo’ below. READ MORE: Young Fathers look back on the success of ‘Cocoa Sugar’: “This really opened us up” The Scottish trio last released an album in 2018 with ‘Cocoa Sugar‘ but after teasing new music yesterday (July 11), have returned with new single ‘Geronimo’. In a statement, Young Fathers explained that ‘Geronimo’ is “a track about contrast, because life is contrast – pushing through, giving up, all at the same time. Wanting everything and then wanting nothing, then wanting everything again. It’s kind...