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‘The X Factor’ releases extended cut of Harry Styles’ original audition

The X Factor has released an extended cut of Harry Styles’ original auction for the talent show. READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnival A week after The X Factor expanded on how the show put together boy band One Direction, it’s now shared the original, extended cut of Styles’ addition as a solo artist prior to being put into the group. While it was Styles’ a capella rendition of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ that was aired on television in 2010, Styles first performed a Train song, ‘Hey Soul Sister’, for the judges. Advertisement In the...
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Blossoms unveil details of 21 date UK and Ireland tour

Blossoms have today unveiled details of a 21 date UK and Ireland tour this winter. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Blossoms: “We don’t see a limit to what we can achieve” The Stockport five-piece will head out on the road this November and December and will perform across the UK and Ireland. The dates include two nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo and one night at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton. Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9am on August 5 here. Advertisement Check out the full list of dates below: UK & IRELAND TOUR! We're very pleased...
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Music Midtown festival reportedly forced to cancel over Georgia’s gun laws

Music Midtown festival has been forced to cancel its 2022 edition over Georgia’s gun laws, according to reports. The festival, which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, was set to take place in September with Jack White, Future, My Chemical Romance, and Fall Out Boy headlining. Today (August 1), Live Nation announced that the festival was cancelled, stating that “Due to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year. We were looking forward to reuniting in September and hope we can get back to enjoying the festival together again soon.” Advertisement The statement added: “Refunds will...
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Jazzie Martian announced as the winner of Amex Gold Unsigned

NME and American Express have announced that Nottingham artist Jazzie Martian is the winner of the American Express Gold Unsigned initiative. After making it onto the final shortlist of unsigned acts, Jazzie’s victory was confirmed following a recent live showcase in London. As the winner of Amex Gold Unsigned, the musician will now soundtrack and feature in a forthcoming American Express advertising campaign, with the single in question set to be released globally on streaming services. Advertisement The Nottingham musician will also receive a £10,000 sync fee, mentoring from music industry professionals and a slot at Wilderness Festival in...
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Beyoncé to remove offensive album lyric following backlash

Beyoncé is set to remove an offensive album lyric which uses an albeist slur from her new album ‘Renaissance’. READ MORE: Beyoncé’s new song ‘Break My Soul’ is a confidence-oozing comeback that embraces nu-disco The star faced a backlash over the use of an offensive term on her new track ‘Heated’, where she sings: “Sp***in’ on that ass, sp** on that ass,” towards the end of the song. While used colloquially in the United States with a similar meaning to “freak out” or “go crazy”, the term emerges from the word “spastic”, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might...
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The Wonder Years announce UK headline tour dates

The Wonder Years have announced plans for a UK tour in the autumn – tickets can be purchased here. READ MORE: The Wonder Years: the cult Pennsylvania band on growing up on pop punk The band will hit the road for a rescheduled sold out date at The Old Fire Station on November 6 before they kick off their new tour at London’s Electric Ballroom on November 8. They will wrap up their jaunt at Leeds Stylus on November 15. Tickets for the tour are on sale now and can be purchased here. You can view the full list...
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The Hunna announce UK autumn headline tour

The Hunna have announced plans for a UK headline tour in the autumn – purchase tickets here. READ MORE: The Hunna talk revenge and their Fall Out Boy and Twenty One Pilots-assisted new album The band will hit the road for a series of shows, kicking off in Cardiff on October 18, before wrapping in Birmingham on November 5. The tour will also at the Electric Ballroom in London on November 4. Tickets will go on sale at 9am BST this Friday (August 5) and tickets can be purchased here. Support will come from Kid Kapichi and Lucy Deakin....
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Watch entire restaurant sing and clap ‘Wonderwall’ to Noel Gallagher in Ibiza

Footage of an entire restaurant singing and clapping ‘Wonderwall’ to Noel Gallagher in Ibiza has been shared. READ MORE: ‘Oasis Knebworth 1996’ review: an era-defining gig that will live forever The clip, which you can view below, shows the former Oasis chief having dinner with his family before a DJ drops the famous track. Staff and diners then start clapping and singing the song to an embarrassed Gallagher, who eventually shows his appreciation with his own clap. Advertisement It comes just over six years after Liam Gallagher also joined fans for a 3am rendition of the classic hit while on...
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John Cale shares video for new single ‘Night Crawling’ featuring an animated David Bowie

John Cale has shared an animated video for his new single ‘Night Crawling’. READ MORE: The Velvet Underground review: revisionist doc reworks narrative of New York rock and rollers The clip, which you can view below, sees the Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist hitting the streets of New York in the 1970s with David Bowie. The song is his first new music since 2020 single ‘Lazy Day’ and his collaboration with Kelly Lee Owens on ‘Corner Of My Sky’. Advertisement “There was this period around mid-late 70s when David and I would run into each other in NY. There was plenty of talk...
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Beyoncé faces backlash over ableist slur on new ‘Renaissance’ track ‘Heated’

Beyoncé has been criticised for using an ableist slur on her new album ‘Renaissance’. READ MORE: Beyoncé’s new song ‘Break My Soul’ is a confidence-oozing comeback that embraces nu-disco The star faced a backlash over the use of an offensive term on her new track ‘Heated’, where Beyoncé sings: “Sp***in’ on that ass, sp** on that ass,” towards the end of the song. While used colloquially in the United States with a similar meaning to “freak out” or “go crazy”, the term emerges from the word “spastic”, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might experience from a...
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