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Miya Folick shares new single ‘Nothing To See’ and announces EP
Miya Folick has announced she’ll release a new EP titled ‘2007’ on September 9 via Nettwerk. To coincide with the announcement, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter has shared new single ‘Nothing To See’. It arrives alongside a video in which Folick drinks milk from a bowl in a restaurant and eats an ice cream while walking on a treadmill in a gym. Watch the Noah Kentis-directed video for ‘Nothing To See’ below: Advertisement “This song is about falling in love with someone emotionally unavailable,” Folick explained in an accompanying statement. “Someone whose feelings and desires were so obscured to me...
Girls Aloud run charity 5k in honour of late bandmate Sarah Harding
The surviving members of pop group Girls Aloud have taken part in a charity five kilometre run, in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. READ MORE: Sarah Harding 1981-2021: The rockstar of Girls Aloud who transcended pop’s confines Participating in the Race For Life For Sarah event on Sunday (July 24), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud ran the 5 kilometres across London’s Hyde Park, while bandmate Kimberley Walsh joined virtually. The event was held to raise money for cancer research and celebrate the life of Harding, who died in September of last year after...
TWICE’s agency JYP Entertainment and Republic Records to launch new North American girl group under ‘A2K’ project
K-pop agency JYP Entertainment, home to top acts like TWICE, ITZY and Stray Kids, is teaming up with Republic Records to debut a new North American girl group, holding auditions in the US this September. READ MORE: The 15 best K-pop songs of 2022 – so far On July 25, the two agencies unveiled a video featuring JYP Entertainment founder and chairman Park Jin-young and Republic Records’ founder and CEO Monte Lipman announcing their upcoming venture ‘A2K’. “The name of this project is ‘A2K’, which is an abbreviation of ‘America2Korea’. So the final artist that comes out of this...
Lil Wayne mourns police officer who saved his life after suicide attempt as a child
Content warning: This article discusses attempted suicide. Lil Wayne has paid tribute to Robert Hoobler, a former New Orleans police officer who saved the rapper’s life following a suicide attempt when he was a child. As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Hoobler – who Lil Wayne affectionately referred to as Uncle Bob – was found dead in his home in Louisiana last Friday (July 22). He was 65 years old, and had been dealing with health issues following a car accident and a struggle with diabetes. Advertisement “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u...
J-Hope’s ‘Jack In The Box’ debuts within top 20 on Billboard 200
BTS rapper J-Hope’s first solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ has made the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. READ MORE: The life-changing magic of falling down the BTS rabbit hole On July 26, Billboard shared on Twitter that the idol’s debut solo effort ‘Jack In The Box’ debuted at Number 17 on the album chart dated July 30. It is J-Hope’s highest charting solo entry yet after his 2018 mixtape ‘Hope World’, which debuted at Number 63 and later peaked at Number 38. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2): #2, @lizzo Special#7, @realstevelacyy Gemini Rights#8, @ITZYofficial Checkmate#11,...
Fred Again.. says collaboration with Swedish House Mafia will arrive this week
Fred Again.. has announced that he will release a collaboration with Swedish House Mafia this week called ‘Turn On The Lights Again’. READ MORE: Fred again.. – ‘Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)’ review: acclaimed producer turns despair into hope The song is expected to be part of his forthcoming, though not officially announced ‘Actual Life 3’ album, which is thought to feature collaborations with Romy, HAAi, Headie One, Skrillex and others . The DJ and producer told fans on his Discord channel that ‘Turn On The Lights Again’ is the reason why he has...
New drug warning over ‘Ninja Turtle’ and ‘Teddy Bear’ pills after Secret Garden Party
A new warning has been issued by harm reduction specialists The Loop after pills tested at Secret Garden Party were found to contain more than double the amount of MDMA. READ MORE: Why drugs testing at festivals is an excellent – and well overdue – idea The Loop discovered that pills in the shape of a ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ had 2.5 the typical amount of ecstasy in them. Some ‘Teddy Bear’-shaped bills in circulation at the Cambridgeshire festival has 1.5 the normal dose, although strengths varied. There was also a ‘Soundcloud’ imitation pill that had varying strengths, and the...
Jarvis Cocker confirms Pulp reunion shows for 2023
Jarvis Cocker has confirmed that Pulp will return for reunion shows next year. READ MORE: JARV IS live at Glastonbury 2022: forward-looking set proves nostalgia doesn’t own Worthy Farm The Pulp singer and solo artist told fans at a Guardian-hosted talk and Q&A for his new memoir Good Pop, Bad Pop that the band will regroup for 2023. It follows a 15-second clip shared by Cocker on Instagram last week in which the words “What exactly do you do for an encore?” appeared on screen. The line is from the title track of Pulp’s 1998 album ‘This Is Hardcore’, which hits...
Ex-Suicidal Tendencies bassist Bob Heathcote dies after motorbike accident
Bob Heathcote, former bassist with Suicidal Tendencies, has died at the age of 58 following a motorcycling accident. Heathcote’s son, Chris, confirmed the news in a Facebook post published yesterday (July 24). Part of his message read: “I cannot put words together other than the fact that this is a loss I will hardly recover (if ever), and the fact that he was a hard working father who raised five children, including me.” The post said that Bob died from a motorbike accident. Both the nature of the incident and the time that it happened are unknown. Bob played...Recent Posts
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