Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has revealed further details of what to expect from the band’s new album ‘Will Of The People’. READ MORE: Global chaos? Corrupt politicians? Here’s why we need Muse more than ever Last week, the Teignmouth trio announced the record and shared new single ‘Compliance’. “A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests and riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilisation of the global order all informed ‘Will Of The People’,” Bellamy said of the new album at the time. Advertisement “It has been a worrying and scary...
The MSG Sphere, a new arena set to open in London, has been given the go-ahead despite objections from The O2 operator AEG. First announced back in 2018, the 21,500-capacity venue is the brainchild of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (MSG), the team behind the iconic New York venue of the same name. It will become the UK’s largest concert arena. The MSG Sphere will sit on a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) site in Stratford that was purchased by MSG. The land, which is adjacent to both the Olympic Park and the Westfield shopping centre, was used as a coach park...
A woman has turned herself in and been arrested for manslaughter following the death of Kathleen Hanna‘s vocal coach. Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, aged 87, died last week (March 15) from brain injuries sustained in an attack five days earlier, where – according to the NYPD – she was pushed from behind by a woman who “crossed the street pushed in an unproved senseless attack.” A search for the attacker was then begun, with New York police chief of detectives James Essig saying: “We’re asking the public’s help in solving this disgusting and disgraceful offense...
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne will captain the England team at this year’s Soccer Aid. The annual celebrity football match is set to return this June in a bid to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It has raised over £60million for the organisation since Soccer Aid launched back in 2006. READ MORE: Liam Payne – ‘LP1’ review: eclectic sounds, but little depth For 2022’s fixture, the England team will feature the likes of Tom Grennan, actor Damian Lewis, YouTuber Chunkz and comedian Alex Brooker. Advertisement They’ll play alongside former footballers Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher...
Eagles Of Death Metal‘s Tuesday Cross has woken up after being in a coma since January. The 31-year-old bassist and keyboardist – real name Marina Cardenas – is the fiancée of EODM frontman Jesse Hughes. According to Billboard, she had been in a vegetative state for approximately six weeks following an asthma attack that sent her into cardiac arrest. Cardenas suffered brain damage as a result, the outlet reports. Hughes, who had not seen his fiancée for 51 days, took Billboard along as he visited Cardenas after she had come around. “In a few days, she’s shown more progress...
David Solomon, the CEO of investment bank Goldman Sachs, is set to DJ at this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2021 review: Chicago festival makes its raucous return Solomon, who has been the boss of the bank since 2018, often DJs private parties and charity events under the moniker DJ D-SOL. The line-up for this year’s Lollapalooza, which will take place in Chicago’s Grant Park between July 28-31, was revealed this week, with Green Day, Dua Lipa, and Metallica announced as headliners. Advertisement Other acts on the bill include Lil Baby, Kygo, Machine Gun Kelly, J.Cole and Doja Cat, alongside Måneskin, Pom Pom Squad, Charli...
Justin Bieber has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed in 2020 against two Twitter users who accused the pop star of sexually assaulting them. In June of 2020, Bieber denied “factually impossible” sexual assault allegations brought against him on the social media site by users, named Danielle and Kadi, who alleged that Bieber had sexually assaulted them in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The same month, Bieber then filed a lawsuit against the pair that they “fraudulently schemed to seek attention and fame by maliciously posting despicable, blatantly false, fabricated, defamatory accusations that Justin Bieber engaged in sexual assault.” The...
Lizzo appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night (March 22) and shared a snippet of a new single called ‘About Damn Time’ – listen below. The singer has been teasing the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You’ for months, and shared its first teaser last summer with Cardi B collaboration ‘Rumors’. READ MORE: ‘Rumors’, Lizzo’s new song with Cardi B, is a dizzying, multi-layered return Speaking with Corden, Lizzo spoke about how it took “three freaking years” to finish her new album, adding: “I feel amazing.” Advertisement Corden then played the crowd a snippet...
By Amanda Silberling An eponymous album marks a major moment in an artist’s career. For women, owning one’s work, body, and artistry can be especially powerful, even political. Throughout Women’s History Month, MTV News is highlighting some of these iconic statements from some of the biggest artists on the globe. This is Self-Titled. My friend died about a month ago, which is still hard for me to understand. We remember it when her relatives tag her in Facebook posts, throwing every picture they have of her into the digital ether, desperate to make sure she will continue to exist....
Popular Ukrainian band Antytila have offered to perform remotely from Kyiv at next week’s ‘Concert For Ukraine’ in Birmingham. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Announced last week, the two-hour benefit show will air March 29 on ITV in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Nile Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers, Tom Odell, Becky Hill and The Kingdom Choir have all been freshly announced for the show, which takes place at Resorts World Arena Birmingham. Previously announced acts also include Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter and Snow Patrol....