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Halsey opens up about pro-choice stance: “My abortion saved my life and gave way for my son to have his”
Halsey has penned an essay to explain their stance on reproductive rights, opening up about whether the birth of their first son, Ender, impacted their perspective on the matter. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” Halsey’s essay – published by Vogue on Friday (July 1) – comes in response to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court case that made abortion legal on a federal level. In early May, leaked documents showed that the US Supreme Court voted privately to overturn the ruling; their decision was officially enacted on...
Travis Barker receiving “intensive treatment” after suffering “severe life-threatening pancreatitis”
Travis Barker has updated fans on the status of his health, after reports that emerged earlier this week claimed he was hospitalised for pancreatitis. READ MORE: jxdn – “Working with Travis Barker is like winning the lottery” News of Barker’s health crisis broke on Wednesday (July 29) when photos showed the Blink-182 drummer being carried on an ambulance stretcher. He’d reportedly been checked in to LA’s West Hills Hospital on Tuesday morning (July 28), but was later transferred by ambulance to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. On social media, Barker’s daughter Alabama asked fans to “send prayers” and showed the...
Rex Orange County cancels remainder of 2022 touring plans: “This is the last thing I want to do”
Rex Orange County (aka Alex O’Connor) has cancelled the bulk of his touring plans for 2022, effective following his show in London next month. READ MORE: Rex Orange County: “I want the music to sound and feel free – because I feel free” The Grayshott singer-songwriter will perform at Gunnersbury Park on Saturday August 13, following two shows in Glasgow – one of which has sold out, with remaining tickets to the other available here – as well as sold-out shows in Manchester and Dublin later this month. The Gunnersbury Park gig will be O’Connor’s last for the rest of...
Dr. Dre says he made 247 songs throughout the pandemic
Dr. Dre has spent the last two years working on at least a dozen albums’ worth of material, the modern hip-hop legend said in a new video. READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever In the clip, shared to Instagram on Thursday (June 30), Dre can be seen sitting behind a mixing desk in a studio, while Busta Rhymes looks at him inquisitively. After being asked a question about his output, Dre repositions himself to look at Busta and says: “N****, I got… Yeah, 247 songs during the pandemic,...
The Music share teaser with concert footage ahead of announcement on Monday
A month after they performed their first hometown show in 11 years, Leeds-native alt-rockers The Music have teased a big announcement for next week. The band posted a short video to their social media pages yesterday (July 1), showing 10 seconds of concert footage – seemingly filmed at that hometown gig, which took place at Temple Newsam on June 2 – before revealing the date of Monday July 4. Have a look at the teaser below: Advertisement ??? Posted by The Music (UK) on Friday, July 1, 2022 As for what The Music could be teasing, there was no hint...
Check out the stage times for Mad Cool 2022
Before it kicks off next Wednesday (July 6), organisers of the Mad Cool festival have revealed the full slate of stage times for this year’s edition. READ MORE: The Mad Cool guide to Madrid Seasick Steve and Alec Benjamin will go head-to-head as the first acts to perform, both taking to their stages – the titular Mad Cool mainstage and Vibra Mahou stage, respectively – at 5:50pm on Wednesday. Metallica have the longest set of the night – and evidently, the entire festival – with a two-hour set running from 9:30pm to 11:30pm on the Mad Cool stage. Closing...
Poison’s Bret Michaels hospitalised following “unforeseen medical complication”
Poison were forced to cancel their performance in Nashville on Thursday night (June 30), after frontman Bret Michaels was hospitalised due to “an unforeseen medical complication”. The glam-metal outfit is currently on ‘The Stadium Tour’ with Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, all of whom are co-headlining the North American run with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts as their support act. Initially slated to go down in 2020 (before being pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic), the tour kicked off in Atlanta on June 16. Thursday’s show in Nashville – which took place at the 69,000-capacity Nissan Stadium –...
Watch Guns N’ Roses perform with Carrie Underwood in London
During the first of their two shows at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last night (July 1), Guns N’ Roses brought out country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood. READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank The Albums The 2005 American Idol winner joined Axl Rose and co. twice during their 22-song set – first towards the end of the main performance to sing on ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, and then during the encore to close the night out on ‘Paradise City’. It echoed Rose’s guest appearance during Underwood’s set at this year’s Stagecoach Festival in May, where the frontman joined her and her...
Joey Bada$$ confirms new release date for ‘2000’
Joey Bada$$ has solved the issue that barred him from releasing his third studio album, ‘2000’, last month, confirming now that he plans to drop the record before the end of July. READ MORE: Joey Bada$$ – Soundtrack Of My Life According to the rapper’s updated Instagram bio, ‘2000’ will hit streaming services on July 22 via Pro Era / Cinematic. It was initially due out on June 17, but Joey announced just hours before its planned launch that it would be held back over “sample clearance issues”. To celebrate the news, Joey dropped a scorching new single from...Recent Posts
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