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Listen to Pale Waves’ hopeful new track ‘Reasons To Live’

Pale Waves have shared another preview of their upcoming third album – listen to ‘Reasons To Live’ below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more” The band announced new album ‘Unwanted’ last month. The follow-up to 2021’s ‘Who Am I?’ is released on August 12 via Dirty Hit. It was announced alongside the single ‘Lies’, and new song ‘Reasons To Live’ becomes the second preview of the record. Advertisement “‘Reasons To Live’ is about a time when I felt truly drained and incapable...
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The Long Blondes reform for new shows this summer

The Long Blondes have reformed for a handful of live shows as they continue to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut ‘Someone To Drive You Home‘. 2021 marked the milestone, with Rough Trade re-issuing their classic as a deluxe version at the tail end of last year. Now, the Sheffield duo will extend the celebrations into 2022. Kate Jackson (lead vocals) and Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards) have today (June 8) announced a handful of new gigs, which will be the first time that they’ve performed together as band since splitting up in 2008. Advertisement The original...
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Glastonbury 2022: BBC share further details of festival coverage

The BBC have shared further details of their coverage for this month’s Glastonbury Festival. READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in history Last month it was revealed that the broadcaster will show sets live from Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time. Now, a full schedule for the week leading up to the festival and its Friday night (June 18-24) has been shared, with significant coverage across radio and television. Advertisement BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders...
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Listen to Danger Mouse and Black Thought’s soulful new single ‘Because’

Danger Mouse and Black Thought have shared a second song from their upcoming debut collaborative debut album ‘Cheat Codes‘ – listen to ‘Because’ below. ‘Because’ follows ‘No Gold Teeth’, which was released last month, and features guest turns by Joey Bada$$, Russ and Dylan Cartlidge. Set to be released on August 12 via BMG, ‘Cheat Codes’ is Danger Mouse’s first hip-hop full-length since his ‘DANGERDOOM’ collaboration with the late MF DOOM which was released in October 2005. Advertisement Joey Bada$$ said: “I’ve always been a big fan of Black Thought and Danger Mouse. I think Black Thought is one of...
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Billie Eilish Surprises With Stripped-Down New Live Song ‘TV’

Billie Eilish surprised her fans with a brand new song on Tuesday night (June 7) at a concert in Manchester, England – including references to the recent defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. It’s called “TV,” and it’s about aching abandonment. “We haven’t played a new song live before it’s out since 2017 or 2018,” Eilish said, fan-captured footage reveals, while sitting onstage with her brother, collaborator, and guitarist Finneas. “This is one we just wrote, and we just wanted to play for you.” A...
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AleXa, PIXY and Rolling Quartz to perform at Otakon 2022

K-pop acts AleXa, PIXY and Rolling Quartz have been announced as the latest additions to the line-up of Otakon 2022. READ MORE: BVNDIT – ‘Re-Original’ review: a two-year break has not dulled their drive Earlier today (June 8), the annual anime convention announced that the K-pop acts will be performing at the event’s Friday Night K-Pop show. The concert is set to take place on July 29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The Friday Night K-pop show is free of charge for registered Otakon attendees, but VIP and Reserved Seating passes for the shows...
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Glastonbury travel could be hit by nationwide train strikes

Music fans headed to this year’s Glastonbury Festival may have to reconsider their travel plans as national rail strikes were confirmed for three days in late June. READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in history The RMT union announced that “over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later this month, in the biggest dispute on the network since 1989”. The nationwide strikes are due to take place on June 21, 23 and 25, which means that those travelling to Worthy Farm for the...
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Harry Styles takes on challenge of performing song in one take for YouTube series

Harry Styles will appear on the YouTube series The First Take. READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is The pop star has recorded his session for the Japanese music series on YouTube, which arrives this Monday (June 13). The First Take challenges artists to perform whatever song they’d like to, but the caveat is that it has to be in one take with no vocal or visual effects. Advertisement Previous performances have come from CHAI, Tomorrow X Together and many others. A short teaser of Styles’ attempt has been...
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Pearl Jam announce Johnny Marr, October Drift and more as BST Hyde Park support

Pearl Jam have announced a number of new additions to their BST Hyde Park shows next month. READ MORE: From the archives – Pearl Jam rock for freedom and equality in the free world at Mad Cool 2018 The gigs on July 8 and 9 will be the band’s biggest ever London shows. Pearl Jam were originally due to headline BST Hyde Park in 2021 alongside Duran Duran but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID pandemic. Newly announced support acts for the shows include October Drift, Fatherson, LIFE and Daytime TV on July 8. Johnny Marr,...
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Jellyfish Entertainment confirms VIXX’s Hyuk has not left the group

Jellyfish Entertainment has confirmed that South Korean singer Hyuk will continue to promote as a member of K-pop boyband VIXX. READ MORE: BVNDIT – ‘Re-Original’ review: a two-year break has not dulled their drive Last week, the K-pop idol announced his decision to part ways with Jellyfish Entertainment after a decade through a handwritten letter posted on his Instagram account. At the time, Hyuk implied that he would remain as a member of the boyband, although there had been no official confirmation by the agency. However, today (June 8), Jellyfish Entertainment released a statement to South Korean media confirming...
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