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Raymond Raposa of Castanets has died, aged 41

Raymond Raposa, who released music under the name Castanets, has died at the age of 41. Raposa’s death was announced yesterday (July 30) by his longtime label Asthmatic Kitty Records, helmed by Sufjan Stevens. No cause of death was provided. “It is with great sorrow that the family of Raymond Raposa announce his passing today,” reads the statement, which was provided to the label by Raposa’s family. “Raymond was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, friend, and musician. He will be greatly missed.” “It is with great sorrow that the family of Raymond Raposa announce his passing today.  Raymond was a...
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Taylor Swift’s team defend singer after topping list of private jet polluters

Taylor Swift has topped a list of private jet polluters, with the singer’s personal plane having made 170 trips this year. The chart was put together by UK-based sustainability marketing firm Yard, which compiled a list of the “top 10 celebrity CO2e offenders” based on their private plane usage. Drawing on data from the Twitter account @CelebJets (which in turn gets its data from ADS-B Exchange), Yard’s report found that Swift’s plane has made 170 trips since January, spending the equivalent of 15.9 days in the air. Advertisement Her flight emissions totalled 8,293.54 tonnes, which, per the report, is...
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Chance The Rapper says being yelled at by Kanye West made him “evaluate” their friendship

Chance The Rapper has opened up about last year’s leaked footage of himself being yelled at by Kanye West, saying the interaction made him “evaluate” their friendship. Last January, a video emerged of Chance and West in the studio together for a ‘DONDA’ recording session. It appeared to show West — now legally known as Ye — growing increasingly agitated before lashing out at Chance, telling him to sit his “ass down and listen to the album or leave.” READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler Speaking to The Morning...
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Tomorrow X Together make history as first K-pop act to perform at Lollapalooza

Tomorrow X Together made history tonight (July 30) as the first K-pop group to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago, appearing on the Solana x Perry’s stage. The K-pop group recently completed the US leg of their first world tour, ACT: Lovesick, and performed at Lollapalooza as the final stop of their itinerary in the States. READ MORE: Tomorrow X Together: “Our fans are always there by our side. That’s why they’re our heroes” Tomorrow X Together’s festival set also featured a live band, helping bring the five-piece’s songs to life. They kicked off the performance with their recent title track...
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Drake joins Nelly Furtado on stage for rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’

Drake has joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’ – check out the moment below. READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boost On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series, October World Weekend, at local venue History. During the set, Drake brought out his fellow Canadian, Nelly Furtado. Together, they performed ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous.’ Advertisement Drake told the audience: “I like to deal with people the right way. Because that’s the only way that you can get this next...
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Jesy Nelson splits from record label one year after launching solo career

Jesy Nelson has split from her record label, one year after launching her solo career. READ MORE: Jesy Nelson’s departure from Little Mix sets an important precedent. The pop machine should take note The musician left Little Mix in 2020 and then subsequently went on to launch her solo career with Polydor. Now, Polydor have confirmed that they and Nelson have parted ways after they “failed to agree on new music.” In a statement to Metro, the label said: “Polydor have amicably parted ways with Jesy. We have enjoyed working with her and everyone at the label wishes her nothing but the best for...
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Watch the moment Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino sings the US National Anthem

Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has sung the National Anthem at an LA Dodgers home game – you can see the moment below. READ MORE: Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino: “I questioned whether I would ever be able to make music again” The band tweeted about the moment, pointing out that Cosentino had been a life-long fan of both baseball and the team. “Who wants to tell her?” they captioned a photo, which saw a young Cosentino playing baseball. Advertisement You can check out the moment Cosentino sung the US National Anthem here: who’s gonna tell her????? ????????????????? pic.twitter.com/qCpXJgPoWU — Best...
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St Vincent covers Fleetwood Mac during residency on ‘Colbert’

St Vincent covered Fleetwood Mac during her residency on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. READ MORE: St. Vincent at Glastonbury 2022 – the story of her set in stunning photos The musician, real name Annie Clark, has just finished a new week-long stint on Colbert that’s seen her playing songs alongside the show’s in-house band, Stay Human. They covered Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ on Friday (July 30) and you can watch the moment here: Advertisement On an earlier show, Colbert asked Clark about her Dallas hometown in Texas. After joking about Dallas’ “sibling rivalry” with Austin and Houston, the presenter asked if she’d...
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Watch Billie Eilish play intimate acoustic set at record store

Billie Eilish played an intimate acoustic set at a record store in the US – check out the moment below. READ MORE: The Big Read – Billie Eilish Eilish marked the one-year anniversary of the release of ‘Happier Than Ever’ with a surprise performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. Eilish was accompanied by her brother Finneas and performed four songs during the set: ‘Billie Bossa Nova’, ‘Getting Older’, ‘TV’ and ‘Happier Than Ever’. Advertisement Speaking to the audience between songs, Eilish said: “This is so cute…You guys are just the best, and it’s been the most amazing year. You...
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Arcade Fire on the undying legacy of Taylor Hawkins: “He was just a real-deal rock’n’roller”

While Arcade Fire were on the ground at this year’s Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada – where they filled in for the Foo Fighters – frontman Win Butler and guitarist Richard Parry spoke warmly about the late Taylor Hawkins. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show Prior to their headlining set, Butler and Parry sat down with iHeartRadio, where journalist Jason Rockman asked if their role on the festival – filling the space left by the Foos, who dropped out after Hawkins’ passing back in March – had left Arcade Fire feeling...
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