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Dance Gavin Dance removed from Coheed And Cambria tour following sexual assault allegations

Content warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault. Dance Gavin Dance will no longer open for Coheed And Cambria’s upcoming North American tour, the latter announced June 8 after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against the former band’s singer Tilian Pearson. In a statement shared on social media, Coheed And Cambria said their decision came “after much internal conversation and consideration”. They wished Dance Gavin Dance “healing and strength” – after the allegations against him surfaced, Pearson was said to be “stepping away from the band in order to seek professional help” – and and have since confirmed...
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SM Entertainment announces global audition in search of new NCT members

SM Entertainment has announced the launch of a new global audition programme in search of new members for boyband NCT. READ MORE: Taeyong on new single ‘Love Theory’: “Love itself is very difficult and complicated for me” Today (June 10), the South Korean entertainment company announced the forthcoming launch of the ‘Welcome to the NeoCiTy’ audition programme, which will search for new NCT members. It dropped alongside a teaser featuring snippets from various NCT music videos. According to the official application form, SM Entertainment looks set to hold in-person auditions in a total of 14 cities around the world,...
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Halsey releases ‘So Good’, the song they say their label withheld until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”

Halsey has shared their new single, ‘So Good’ – the song they claim their label would not release until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”. READ MORE: Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you’re spoiling the fun (and that’s not even the worst of it) Halsey’s first offering of 2022, the song is the track the artist claimed their label Capitol Records was withholding from release. In May, Halsey took to the app, telling followers that ‘So Good’ wouldn’t drop until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”. “Basically i have a song that i love...
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STAYC unveil cover of BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’

STAYC recently performed a high-energy cover of BLACKPINK’s hit single ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’, as part of their appearance at the ‘KCON 2022 Premiere’ event in Seoul. READ MORE: KCON 2022 Premiere In Chicago review: a reminder of the euphoric joy song and dance can spread The rookie girl group’s performance of ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’ was part of their set list as performers at this year’s ‘KCON 2022 Premiere’ in Seoul, a precursor event to the full in-person return of ‘KCON 2022’ this year. Adorned in matching bubblegum pink outfits, the six members of STAYC delivered a powerful vocal and dance cover...
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Wunderhorse announces details of debut album ‘Cub’

Wunderhorse has announced details of his debut album ‘Cub’ and a headline show in London. The band – the project of former Dead Pretties frontman Jacob Slater – emerged last year with debut single ‘Teal’ and have shared a handful of singles since. READ MORE: Wunderhorse – hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surfer On September 16, ‘Cub’ will land via Communion and feature ‘Teal’ among other recent singles including ’17’, ‘Butterflies’ and ‘Poppy’. Advertisement “I was tired of having to get up on stage and pretend I wanted to throw myself around and smash things up every night and sing...
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Rex Orange County shares new video for ‘One In A Million’

Rex Orange County has shared a new video for recent single ‘One In A Million’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Rex Orange County: “I want the music to sound and feel free – because I feel free” The track is taken from Alex O’Connor’s recent album ‘Who Cares?’, which came out earlier this year and scored him his first UK Number One album. The new video features a “heart character” who sets their sights on making the singer’s life difficult as he goes about his daily business. It was directed by Bráulio Amado. Advertisement Check out the new...
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Kirk Hammett says Metallica “warned everyone” of the issues with streaming

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he believes the band warned people that streaming services “wouldn’t work” as a new form of business. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” “We warned everyone that this was gonna happen,” Hammett told Classic Rock in a new interview. “We warned everyone that the music industry was gonna lose 80 percent of its net worth, power and influence. When these monumental shifts come you just either fucking rattle the cage and get nothing done or you move forward. “There’s definitely a new way for...
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Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie says “cocaine and champagne made me perform better”

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has revealed in an interview that taking substances and drinking allowed her to “perform better”. READ MORE: Stevie Nicks: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were a force of nature” In a recent interview shared today, (June 9) McVie discussed her solo work, writing some of the band’s biggest hits, and event talked about excess. When asked about Fleetwood Mac’s “legendary alcohol and drug intake” the singer told The Guardian, “My drug of choice was cocaine and champagne. I didn’t use any other drugs at all. It’s easy for me to say, but I think...
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Princess Nokia shares “love letter to Puerto Rico” via new track ‘Diva’

Princess Nokia has shared a new single called ‘Diva’ along with a new music video. Check out the clip below. READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit” The rapper recorded the video in Puerto Rico, and in the song, she pays homage to “the queens who inspire me” including Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Selena and more. In the video, Nokia is seen in Puerto Rico, dancing, standing in nature, and riding in a vintage car, as she sings, “I feel like Beyoncé, I feel like Shakira / Lemonade I’m juicy hips don’t lie Selena/ Britney, Christina,...
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Watch Kae Tempest’s striking new video for ‘Don’t You Ever’

Kae Tempest has shared a new video for their track ‘Don’t You Ever’ featuring a cameo from their dog Murphy – watch it below. The track appears on Tempest’s new album ‘The Line Is A Curve’, which came out back in April. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Kae Tempest “When I was 19, I was in a band with my friends, we used to play pubs, squats and parties in SE London where we lived,” Tempest explained of the song in a statement. “This song started its life in that band. The guitar line and vocal hook written...
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