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Käärijä bows out of delegating Finnish points for Eurovision tonight as it “does not feel right”
Former Eurovision entrant Käärijä has announced he will not participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury hours before the finale is due to start. Käärijä, who was the runner-up to Eurovision last year with his song ‘Cha Cha Cha’, took to social media to announce that he was pulling out of announcing the Finnish jury’s points for tonight’s competition. On Instagram Stories, Käärijä wrote: “I have decided not to participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury in tonight’s Eurovision finale. Giving out the points does not feel right”. Käärijä did not explicitly say why he was not...
Industry reacts as MPs recommend ticket levy on arenas and stadiums to save grassroots venues and artists
Artists and figures from the music industry have spoken to NME as a government committe of UK MPs have joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: “The big companies and arenas are now going to have to answer for this” Earlier this year, the Music Venue Trust delivered their full report into the state of the sector for 2023, showing the “disaster” facing live music with venues closing at a rate of...
Weezer reflect on 30th anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’ and share original home demos
Weezer have reflected on the 30th anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’ and have shared original home demos. READ MORE: Rivers Cuomo on building an online community of fans who “like big guitars and weird lyrics” ‘The Blue Album’, which is the alternative name of Weezer’s self-titled debut album, was released on May 10, 1994. The album spawned a string of hits such as ‘Buddy Holly’, ‘Say It Ain’t So’ and ‘Undone – The Sweater Song’. Taking to the Weezer official X/Twitter account, the band shared a statement reflecting on their debut LP. “On May 10, 1994, DGC Records released “Weezer”,...
NCT’s Mark teases new single ‘200’, announces upcoming solo album
NCT member Mark has teased his new single ‘200’ and an upcoming solo album Today (May 10), NCT’s Mark released an acoustic performance clip of his upcoming single ‘200’, which will be released inn full on May 16 at 6pm KST. The song will be will be accompanied by the B-side ‘200 (Minhyung’s version)’, with Minhyung being the rapper’s Korean name. Additionally, SM Entertainment has announced that the Korean-Canadian idol is preparing to release his first solo album sometime in February 2025. “It will candidly show off his own world of music which has been expanded through his previous...
‘The Bear’ season three official release date revealed
The release date for the third season of The Bear has been confirmed as cast members share a teaser trailer on social media. The FX drama set in a high-pressure Chicago restaurant has received critical acclaim for its first two seasons, winning numerous prestigious awards. The series follows a professional chef who inherits his brother’s sandwich restaurant after he takes his own life. Over the course of the show, Carmy learns to manage the family business with limited funds, hires new staff, deals with his own personal struggles and reinvents the restaurant. The end of season two showed the...
Watch the trailer for Lady Gaga’s new ‘Gaga Chromatica Ball’ concert film
Lady Gaga has shared the trailer for her upcoming concert film, Gaga Chromatica Ball – watch the explosive trailer below. Last night (May 8), Gaga took to social media to unveil the first look at the upcoming concert film, which is due to arrive on HBO Max on May 25. It was filmed during her 2022 ‘Chromatica Ball’ tour. Directed and produced by Gaga herself, the film will chronicle “a time of immense creativity… the fashion, the dance, the music.” She wrote on Instagram: “Revisiting the tour leaves me speechless the way we had each other—you all showed up...
Fans are re-sharing Steve Albini’s proposal for producing Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’: “If a record takes more than a week to make, somebody’s fucking up”
Fans have been re-sharing Steve Albini‘s proposal for producing Nirvana‘s landmark album ‘In Utero‘ following the news of his death. It was reported via Pitchfork today (May 8) that Albini died of a heart attack in his recording studio, Electronic Audio. His death was confirmed by the studio’s staff members. Albini wrote a four-page proposal to the grunge trio when he agreed to work on ‘In Utero’ with them in which he explained his philosophies around recording music. Most notably, he declared that “if a record takes more than a week to make, somebody’s fucking up”. “I think the very best...
fromis_9’s Chaeyoung bemoans lack of group activities: “Why just us?”
fromis_9 singer Chaeyoung has shared her frustration over the girl group’s lack of music releases during a recent livestream. fromis_9’s Chaeyoung held an audio livestream yesterday (May 7) on the fan platform Weverse, during which she voiced her feeling about the girl group’s lack of promotional activities and music releases. In a short snippet from the livestream, as archived by fans on X (formerly Twitter), Chaeyoung said: “Why are we the only ones who have to wait a long time to be active?” “Why just us? Just fromis_9? It’s so upsetting. I have Flovers (fromis_9’s official fanbase), I have...
Arcade Fire announce only ‘Funeral’ 20th anniversary show for North America at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Arcade Fire have announced their only ‘Funeral’ 20th-anniversary show in North America, set to take place in Colorado. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’ at 15: the album that killed indie rock as we knew it The band – comprised of frontman Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara – took to their social media to share that they are set to perform their 2004 album at “one of our favourite venues”, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on September 16. A ticket presale will be available starting May 8 at 10am MDT (12pm EST /...Recent Posts
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