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Watch Shawn Mendes unveil new song at SXSW, ‘When You’re Gone’

Shawn Mendes unveiled a new song as SXSW yesterday (March 19) – check out fan footage of the moment below. READ MORE: Pop is Not A Dirty Word: Why I reckon Shawn Mendes is the Gen-Z Bruce Springsteen Mendes performed at the South By Southwest showcase for Billboard and Samsung’s The Stage on Saturday evening, which took place at the Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin. The new song was debuted as his second-to-last of the night, and is called ‘When You’re Gone’. Mendes performed the song after ‘It’ll Be Okay’ – the first live performance of his latest single....
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Watch Duran Duran light Capital Tower up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag

During a private rooftop concert in Hollywood this week, Duran Duran lit up the Capitol Records building in blue and yellow – the colours of the Ukrainian flag – and dedicated their 1992 song ‘Ordinary World’ to the people of Ukraine. The band performed to an intimate crowd of 250 – mostly friends, family and industry professionals – on the rooftop of the Aster nightclub on Thursday (March 17). Capitol Tower is in clear eyeshot of the Aster, and with Duran Duran having previously been signed to Capitol Records, it made a perfect backdrop for their message of solidarity...
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Neil Young to drop ‘Official Release Series Volume 4’ box set next month

Neil Young has announced the fourth instalment in his ‘Official Release Series’ anthology, comprising three classic albums from the 1980s – one of his own, and two collaborative efforts – as well as a rare EP that was only ever sold in Australia and Japan. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope ‘Official Release Series Volume 4’ is set for release on April 29 via Reprise. In addition to Young’s 1980 solo album ‘Hawks & Doves’, the box set includes his fifth album with Crazy Horse (1981’s...
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Ukrainian punk band Beton cover The Clash on protest song ‘Kyiv Calling’

Ukrainian punk band Beton have turned The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ into a protest song against the Russian invasion – listen to ‘Kyiv Calling’ below. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties. The UN (via BBC) also estimates that there are nearly 1.85million...
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Will Butler leaves Arcade Fire: “Time for new things”

Will Butler has announced that he’s quit Arcade Fire after two decades in the band. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s Will Butler on mining his family history: “It’s no coincidence me and my brother are musicians” The band were founded by multi-instrumentalist Butler’s brother Win in Montreal in the early 2000s, with Butler joining in 2004 ahead of their debut album, ‘Funeral’. The band returned this week with news of sixth album, ‘WE’, and a video for first single ‘The Lightning I, II’, in which Butler did not appear. In a new series of tweets posted tonight (March 19), Butler has...
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Listen to the title track of Phife Dawg’s new posthumous album ‘Forever’

The title track from the imminent posthumous album by A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been shared – listen to ‘Forever’ below. READ MORE: RIP Phife Dawg: a look back at A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ The record, also called ‘Forever’, arrives on Tuesday (March 22) – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45. The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’....
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Kanye West Grammys performance pulled over “concerning online behaviour”

Kanye West has reportedly had a planned performance at the 2022 Grammys cancelled over “concerning online behaviour”. Earlier this week, the rapper was temporarily barred from accessing Instagram, with a Meta representative claiming the rapper’s recent posts violated policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment. The ban came after Kanye posted an image of the Google search page for Trevor Noah – who commented on West’s treatment of ex-wife Kim Kardashian on Tuesday’s (March 15) episode of The Daily Show – alongside a caption containing racial slurs. Advertisement According to Variety, West’s team were then contacted by the Grammys to reveal...
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Greta Van Fleet postpone US shows after guitarist hospitalised with pneumonia

Greta Van Fleet have postponed a series of upcoming US shows after guitarist Jake Kiszka was hospitalised with pneumonia. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Greta Van Fleet The Michigan rockers are currently on tour in the States behind 2021 album ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’, kicking off the ‘Dreams In Gold’ tour on March 10 in Michigan. Earlier this week, the band postponed gigs in Flint and Ypsilanti on March 16 and 17 respectively, revealing that brothers Josh and Jake Kiszka woke up unwell. Advertisement The band have now confirmed in a...
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Princess Nokia shares ‘No Effort’, her first new music of 2022

Princess Nokia has shared her first new music of 2022 – watch the video for new single ‘No Effort’ below. READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit” The rapper ended 2021 by teaming up with Yung Baby Tate for a new track called ‘Boys Are From Mars’, which followed ‘It’s Not My Fault’ from March of last year. The new track comes complete with a video directed by Travis Libin that sees Princess Nokia and her crew hanging out at a skatepark. Advertisement Check out the new track and video below. In 2020, Princess...
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Coldplay kick off eco-friendly ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in Costa Rica

Coldplay began their huge eco-friendly world tour for new album ‘Music For The Spheres’ in Costa Rica last night (March 18) – see footage, reaction, setlist and more below. READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose. During the show, the band debuted a number of songs from ‘Music Of The Spheres’ live for the first time, as well as airing classics including ‘Fix...
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