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Beyoncé thanks Paul McCartney for “writing one of the best songs ever made” as she closes out ‘Cowboy Carter’ run in London
Beyoncé has wrapped up her mammoth run of ‘Cowboy Carter’ shows at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London by giving thanks to Paul McCartney in a social media post – check it out below. Following the sixth and final show of her London concerts last night (June 16), Beyoncé took to Instagram to thank Sir Paul McCartney for “writing one of the best songs ever made’ in The Beatles‘ ‘Blackbird’, which she covered on ‘Cowboy Carter’. Advertisement She continued, pointing out that she had worn an outfit designed by Macca’s daughter Stella: “Every time I sing it I feel...
Johnny Marr supports Kneecap playing Glastonbury and “musicians who call for an immediate end to the atrocities in Gaza and a free Palestine”
Johnny Marr has expressed his support for Kneecap playing Glastonbury 2025, condemning calls for their performance at the festival to be censored. The statements come amid controversy surrounding the Irish rap trio – both for their Coachella set in April which left festival organisers “blindsided”, and for resurfaced footage of 2024 concerts, which allegedly saw them display a flag in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah. Advertisement The latter saw Kneecap member Mo Chara charged by the Metropolitan Police with a terror offence, and numerous live shows cancelled. He is set to appear in court on Wednesday (June...
Addison Rae slams ICE deportations and raids: “This country could not exist without immigrants”
Addison Rae has spoken out against the ongoing ICE deportations and raids in Los Angeles – see what the singer had to say below. Earlier this month, protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began in Los Angeles with numerous people staging a peaceful demonstration, campaigning against the department’s raids of several workplaces and deportations of countless people for alleged immigration violations. Advertisement President Donald Trump authorised the deployment of the National Guard in response, with the National Guard being allowed to carry out anti-protest operations over the next 60 days. The initially peaceful protests have since turned more intense and...
Kanye West claims he has been “dreaming” about apologising to Jay-Z
Kanye West has claimed that he has been having dreams about apologising to his long-time collaborator Jay-Z. Back in April, Ye sent a real-life social media apology to his former mentor, which appeared to relate to previous unfounded and offensive remarks in which he publicly questioned the mental capacity of the rapper and Beyoncé’s youngest children. Advertisement Ye also insinuated that the seven-year-old twins of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Rumi and Sir Carter, were conceived through vitro fertilisation. He then deleted the post, but later re-uploaded it, doubling down on his stance and clarifying to his followers that he had not...
NDAs should be banned in music business, Parliament report suggests
A UK parliamentary report has recommended for NDAs to be banned in the music industry to tackle its “culture of misogyny”. Earlier this month, the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) published ‘Misogyny In Music: On Repeat’, a report that claims that non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements are a “major concern” in the industry as they are being used to silence victims of harassment and abuse. Advertisement A government spokesperson told The Guardian: “The music industry must be free of misogyny and discrimination and NDAs should not be misused to silence victims. We are actively looking at all options for further...
Download Festival attendees urged to take off smartwatches to prevent moshpits from triggering emergency alerts
Attendees at Download Festival have been urged to remove their smartphones to prevent moshpits from triggering emergency alerts. The metal festival is being held this weekend at Donington Park in Leicestershire, with Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn all playing headline sets on the main stage. Advertisement Local police, however, have asked all festival-goers to consider turning their smartwatches and other devices to airplane mode or to disable their emergency alerts to avoid an overload of 999 alerts being sent during moshpits. Leicestershire police wrote this week that “in previous years, due to wearable tech issues, we saw a rise...
Bono “ready for the future” with U2, and band have “25 great songs” for new album
Bono has said he’s “ready for the future” with U2, as the band has 25 “great” songs for the new album. Read More: ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ review: U2 frontman’s stunning stage show becomes unmissable film In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, to discuss his new documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender, the U2 frontman discussed how the band is gearing up for what’s ahead and how they’ve made enough new music for their upcoming album. Advertisement This comes after hints of new material from the band have been circulating for years, and last month Bono said on...
Jehnny Beth channels Tricky, KoRn and Tool on primal new single ‘Obsession’
Jehnny Beth has shared a blistering new song called ‘Obsession’, which channels inspiration from Tricky, KoRn and Tool. Check it out below. The single is the latest to be shared from the former Savages singer in the run-up to her sharing her new solo album ‘You Heartbreaker, You’. The record is set for release on August 29 via Fiction. Advertisement Written with her longtime co-creator Johnny Hostile, the song was recorded and produced at their 20L07 studio in France, and offers the latest preview of the album, following on from the pummelling single ‘Broken Rib’. “Never say never /...
Haim reveal full tracklist for new album ‘I Quit’
Haim have revealed the full tracklist for their new album ‘I Quit’ – check it out below. The LA sister trio will release their fourth full-length record next Friday (June 20), following on from 2020’s ‘Women In Music Pt. III’ (pre-order/pre-save here). Advertisement Co-produced by Danielle Haim and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Clairo), it’ll contain the singles ‘Relationships’, ‘Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out’, ‘Down To Be Wrong’ and ‘Take Me Back’. Yesterday (June 12), the band began revealing the song titles in the order they’ll appear on the LP. They displayed them in red text across a digital screen, which they’ve used on...Recent Posts
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