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The Weeknd announces new opening acts to replace Doja Cat on his tour
The Weeknd has announced new support acts for his upcoming North American stadium concerts – dubbed the ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour – after Doja Cat pulled out. Back in May, Doja Cat announced that she was to cancel all her 2022 live dates, including festival shows and the tour with The Weeknd, to recover from tonsil surgery. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight The tour, which begins in Abel Tesfaye’s native Toronto on Saturday night (July 8), will now see support on select dates from Snoh Aalegra,...
Cat Burns and Sam Smith bring electrifying performance of ‘Go’ to ‘Corden’
Cat Burns and Sam Smith brought their new single ‘Go’ to The Late Late Show With James Corden last week – check out the performance below. READ MORE: Cat Burns: uplifting songwriter that wants to “help Black queer artists” tell their story ‘Go’ reached Number Two in the UK singles chart upon its release earlier this year, and the pair came together for a live performance of the track as part of Corden’s London residency of his late-night show. As part of the week-long residency last week, broadcasting from Freemasons’ Hall in London, other guests included President Joe Biden, Vin...
Future Islands’ Samuel T Herring to make acting debut in ‘The Changeling’
Future Islands frontman Samuel T Herring is set to make his acting debut in new television drama, The Changeling. READ MORE: Future Islands live in London: a sparkling testament to communal spirit Herring will star in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama alongside LaKeith Stanfield. As per Deadline, the show is being billed as a “fairytale for grown-ups” and is based on Victor LaValle’s bestselling book of the same name. Advertisement Stanfield will star as Apollo, a new father and bookseller, while Herring will play William Wheeler – a man who befriends Apollo. A release date for the new show has not...
Royalty rates for musicians and publishers to be raised by Copyright Royalty Board
The Copyright Royalty Board is going to increase royalty rates for musicians and publishers. Originally decided back in 2018, the new headline rate sees an increase from 10.5 per cent to 15.1 per cent over theist four years. The Copyright Royalty Board confirmed the change on Friday earning musicians and artists a long-awaited victory after years of deliberation (via MixMag). Advertisement The increase in rates, which amounts to 44 percent, follows a long battle with streaming platforms like Amazon Music, Spotify and YouTube. The percentage of label revenue (the TCC rate) has also been capped, meaning publishers will only be...
Easy Life team up with BENEE on new single ‘OTT’
Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘OTT’ featuring New Zealand singer BENEE – watch its official video below. READ MORE: Easy Life on Kevin Abstract joining them at Glastonbury 2022: “He’s a very inspiring dude” The track is the latest preview of the Leicester band’s upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due out next month. Of the new song, frontman Murray Matravers said: “Like most things easy life,” comments Murray, “there is still that element of optimism: that perhaps with enough care and attention, something can be done. BENEE crushed it – her voice is like...
Gene Simmons says KISS will take farewell tour to 100 more cities
KISS bassist Gene Simmons has claimed that the band will take their extended farewell tour to 100 more cities worldwide. The band announced back in 2018 that they would embark on one massive final tour, before hanging up their iconic costumes. In a recent interview, Simmons said the legendary rockers were retiring out of “self-respect” and because of the “love” for their fans. Advertisement Simmons was then asked in a recent interview with Chaoszine when he envisions the tour ending. He responded: “We don’t know. We’ve never retired before. This is our first time. It’s like painting a painting or writing a...
Dave Rowntree tells us about debut solo single ‘London Bridge’ and what’s next for Blur
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has shared his debut solo single ‘London Bridge’. Check it out below, along with our interview with Rowntree discussing a new record on the way, politics, and what the future holds for Blur. Released on Cooking Vinyl and produced with Leo Abrahams (Wild Beasts, Brian Eno, Ghostpoet) the emotive synth-led track was inspired by the drummer’s childhood growing up in Colchester, before moving to London with Blur. “There was a phase in my life as a child when the number 126 would pop up everywhere,” Rowntree told NME. “I was living at Number 126 on...
Working Men’s Club announce biggest UK and Ireland tour to date
Working Men’s Club have announced their biggest UK and Ireland headline tour to date – tickets will be available from here. READ MORE: Working Men’s Club: the Yorkshire group representing a frustrated Northern youth The Yorkshire band are set to release their second studio album, ‘Fear Fear’, on July 15 via Heavenly Recordings. It’s already been previewed with the 2022 singles ‘Widow’, ‘Circumference’ and ‘Ploys’. Today (July 5), Working Men’s Club confirmed that they’ll be hitting the road in November for a string of nine UK/Ireland dates in support of their forthcoming record. Advertisement They’ll be visiting Glasgow (November 18),...
Ride’s Andy Bell shares new cover of Pentangle’s ‘Light Flight’
Ride‘s Andy Bell has shared a new cover of Pentangle’s ‘Light Flight’ as a B-side for a new single – check it out below. READ MORE: Andy Bell – Soundtrack Of My Life The track comes as part of a new single called ‘Lifeline’, which appears on Bell’s recent solo album ‘Flicker’. Discussing ‘Lifeline’, the former Oasis member said: “In my opinion it’s important to be there for people we love who have gone down rabbit holes, ready to accept them when they come back. Advertisement “I hope and want to believe that they will be back from the wilderness at...Recent Posts
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