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Rookie girl group PURPLE KISS share their joyful rendition of IU’s ‘Blueming’
Members of rookie girl group PURPLE KISS have paid homage to K-pop veteran IU with their rendition of her 2019 single ‘Blueming’. READ MORE: On ‘Palette’, IU gifted us an album to help us through quarter-life crises On yesterday’s (April 26) episode of South Korean weekly music programme The Show, PURPLE KISS’ vocalists Na Goeun, Chaein and Swan, took the stage to perform their version of IU’s ‘Blueming’, which remained largely faithful to the original track. “Our rectangular chat screen is in bloom / With my thumbs I make roses bloom / I think I’m going to get intoxicated...
50 Cent says Snoop Dogg TV series will no longer be going ahead
50 Cent has revealed that the Snoop Dogg TV series he was working on is no longer in production due to the network dropping “the damn ball”. READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022 The pair announced last December that they would be teaming up on A Moment In Time: Murder Was The Case, an anthology series focusing on the criminal events that occur behind the scenes of hip-hop history. The series was to be set in 1993, during the time of Snoop’s trial for the murder of Phili Woldermariam, a rival gang member who was...
Sting says he doesn’t think “any grown man can be in a band”
Sting has said that he doesn’t think “any grown man can be in a band” because it’s a “teenage gang” thing. Speaking in a new interview, the former Police frontman talked about aging out of rock music and how he struggles to find growth in music made by veteran bands. “I don’t think any grown man can be in a band, actually,” Sting told MOJO (via Tone Deaf). “A band is a teenage gang. Who wants to be in a teenage gang when you’re knocking 70? It doesn’t allow you to evolve.” Advertisement He continued: “You have to obey the...
The Weeknd’s series with ‘Euphoria’ creator heading in a “new creative direction”
A HBO series from The Weeknd and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson is undergoing an overhaul, according to reports. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight In a statement released on Monday (April 25), HBO said the series, titled The Idol, is “adjusting” its cast and crew to serve a new direction. “The Idol’s creative team continues to build, refine, and evolve their vision for the show and they have aligned on a new creative direction,” a statement reads. Advertisement “The production will be adjusting its cast and crew accordingly...
Liam Gallagher says being solo is “boring as fuck” and would “much rather be in a band”
Liam Gallagher has said that being a solo artist is “boring as fuck” and that he would “much rather be in a band”. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart” Speaking in a new interview, the former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman – who for the past six years has been enjoying huge solo success – has revealed that he’s not a fan of recording and working on songs written for him by other people. “It’s boring as fuck, to be fair,” the ‘Everything’s Electric’ singer told MOJO (via Radio X)....
Yungblud and Willow tease collaboration in short Instagram clip
Yungblud and Willow have both shared posts on Instagram that indicate the release of an upcoming collaboration. READ MORE: Get it on! Is Yungblud kicking off a new glam revolution? Yungblud (real name Dominic Harrison) shared a video on his Instagram featuring Willow lighting his cigarette, with the caption “somethins comin may 6th … u ready?”. Meanwhile, Willow posted a photo of the pair coloured in blue and yellow. Towards the end of last year, Yungblud was pictured in the studio with Willow, as the pair initially teased a forthcoming collaboration. Willow uploaded a snap of herself and Harrison posing...
Listen to preview of new Charli XCX song ‘Hot Girl’
A new Charli XCX song called ‘Hot Girl’ has been previewed in the trailer for upcoming horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Crash’ review: a headstrong collection of carpe-diem pop bops Directed by Halina Reijn, the A24 film follows Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) as she hosts a house party to introduce her girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) to her group of friends. As they play a murder-in-the-dark game which ends in a real-life murder, the group have to investigate who is responsible. Arriving earlier today (April 26), the movie’s trailer features a new song by Charli XCX,...
Jonathan Pie, Nish Kumar and more announced for Glastonbury’s Theatre and Circus fields
Jonathan Pie, Nish Kumar, Pam Ayers, Siegfried & Joy and Josh Widdicombe are among the names that have been announced on the 2022 line-up for Glastonbury‘s Theatre and Circus fields. READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in history The Worthy Farm festival is set to return this year from June 22-26, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline the Pyramid Stage. The latest line-up announcement has been made today (April 26) for the festival’s “colourful, vibrant fields of laughter, spectacle, pathos, and poetry that is Theatre and Circus”. Advertisement...
Central Cee, Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne among best-selling cassettes of 2022 so far
Central Cee, Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne have been named among the artists who have the best-selling cassettes of 2022 so far. READ MORE: Who the hell is buying cassettes today? NME investigates The near-obsolete format has been enjoying a revival in recent years; last year sales of cassettes increased by 13 per cent to its highest total since 2003. While it’s yet to be seen how well the format will perform in 2022 in comparison to previous years, the Official Charts Company has revealed the best-selling cassettes of the year so far. Advertisement Central Cee boasts the...Recent Posts
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