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Kenny Beats unveils details of debut solo album, ‘Louie’
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 shares video for his 2020 self-produced house track ‘Don’t Doubt Your Vibe’
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...
Listen to I. JORDAN’s new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’
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...
UK singing teacher left “gobsmacked” after Billie Eilish TikTok duet
A British singing teacher has said that he was “gobsmacked” when Billie Eilish duetted with his TikTok tutorial to one of her songs. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Sheridan Coldstream, who is from Buckinghamshire, posted a video on TikTok of himself playing piano and providing singing instructions for Eilish’s song ‘Listen Before I Go’ to help clients on his Total Vocal programme. Last month, Eilish recorded herself singing the song, which is taken from her debut 2019 album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘,...
Robbie Williams documentary series in the works
Production is underway on a documentary series about Robbie Williams. READ MORE: “I’d fucking like to work with Liam Gallagher” – Robbie Williams on UFOs, ‘Rudebox’, legal highs, the ’90s and hand sanitiser Set to launch in 2023, the multi-part Netflix series is described as an “unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born entertainer” that will cover the highs and lows of Williams’ 30-year career as a member of Take That and as a solo artist. According to a press release, the documentary will cover “Robbie navigating media scrutiny throughout his career, adulation and addiction, professional and personal...
Björk launches new podcast detailing the creation of her albums
Björk has launched a new podcast series in which she’ll reflect on the creation of each of her studio albums. READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing The first three episodes of Björk: Sonic Symbolism will be released next Thursday (September 1), delving into the worlds of ‘Debut’ (1993), ‘Post’ (1995) and ‘Homogenic’ (1997) respectively. Additional instalments will follow album-by-album on a weekly basis until October 13. Advertisement In a statement, Björk described her forthcoming podcast venture as “an experiment to capture which moods, timbres, and tempos were vibrating during...
The 1975, Wet Leg and Yungblud to perform for Live Lounge Month 2022
The 1975, Wet Leg and Yungblud are among the acts set to perform for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month this September. READ MORE: Clara Amfo on her favourite ever Live Lounge performances The station’s annual series of special sessions returns on September 5 with a set from Yungblud, who is due to release his self-titled third studio album three days prior (September 2). Further performances will follow from Self Esteem (September 6), RAYE (7) and Wet Leg (8) ahead of an as-yet-unannounced “very special guest” on September 12. Another mystery session is scheduled for September 15. Advertisement Elsewhere, fans...
JYP Entertainment says it has filed a criminal complaint over “malicious”, defamatory posts about 2PM’s Junho
JYP Entertainment has announced it has taken legal action against “malicious”, defamatory posts made about 2PM singer and actor Lee Junho. READ MORE: KCON LA 2022 review: K-pop’s powerful fourth generation carries the torch forward On August 24, the South Korean label issued a statement via Korean news outlet OSEN, responding to widespread “defamation of character” against Junho and announcing its strict measures against its perpetrators, including “strong legal action”, per translations by Soompi. JYP Entertainment did not detail the posts and statements that are the subject of the criminal complaint it says it has filed. “We previously announced in...
Ed Sheeran announces intimate London Union Chapel charity gig
Ed Sheeran has announced an intimate one-off concert in London to raise funds for mental health support charity Shout. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in pop The ‘=’ singer-songwriter will perform at the 900-capacity Union Chapel in Islington on Tuesday, October 11 as part of the ‘Wellstock x For One Night Only’ event series. Wellstock, an initiative created by Will Young, aims “to build platform to bring mental health awareness to the fore whilst also looking at fundraising and with an overview of acceptance, validation and blowing away...Recent Posts
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