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Watch Lizzo bring new songs ‘Special’ and ‘About Damn Time’ to ‘SNL’
Lizzo was both the host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live last night (April 16) – see her play ‘Special’ and ‘About Damn Time’ below. The performance came just days after the singer announced her fourth album, ‘Special’ with first single ‘About Damn Time’. The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You’ is set to arrive on July 15 via Nice Life and Aquatic. READ MORE: The Big Read – Lizzo: “If I feel worthy, then everyone gonna want to eat my pussy” Lizzo played ‘About Damn Time’ and the ‘Special’ title track on SNL last night, after...
Lorde postpones ‘Solar Power’ tour dates due to illness
Lorde has been forced to postpone some dates on her new ‘Solar Power’ tour due to illness. READ MORE: Lorde – “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” Lorde was due to play Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday (April 15) but was forced to cancel due to laryngitis. Her show last night (April 16), which was due to take place at the Anthem in Washington DC, has now also been cancelled. In a statement to fans via email, Lorde wrote: “These past couple days I’ve been pushing through some horrendous laryngitis, and...
Brockhampton announce final album during Coachella 2022 set
Brockhampton have announced that their final album will be released in 2022. They made the announcement during their Coachella set on Saturday (April 16), after previously sharing that the two-weekend festival would mark an indefinite hiatus for the band. READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton: “Shia LaBeouf is our idol and inspiration” The Texas band played a trailer as they finished their packed set on the Sahara stage, which concluded with the band’s logo and the words “the final album” on the screen. Advertisement Fans erupted with applause during the announcement and took to social media to celebrate, with...
The Killers give songs live debut as tour begins in Las Vegas
The Killers debuted several songs for the first time in Las Vegas last night (April 15) – check out some footage of the moment below. READ MORE: The Killers: “There are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world” The group kicked off their ‘Imploding The Mirage’ tour in Vegas and opened with the live debut of ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’, later followed by ‘Running Towards A Place’, ‘Fire In Bone’ and ‘The Getting By II’. Elsewhere, the 21-strong set contained hits from throughout their career including ‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ and...
Electronic music museum criticised for lack of diversity
The newly opened Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) has been criticised for a lack of diversity. READ MORE: Electronic Ladyland: why it’s vital we celebrate the female pioneers of synth An open letter published on the day of the museum’s opening (April 6) took aim at the Frankfurt-based museum for being too male-dominated, for lacking in diversity and for not sufficiently recognising techno’s Black roots (via MixMag). It was written by female:pressure, which describes itself as “a global network of women and non-binary artists in the electronic arts that has been advocating for gender equity and diversity in electronic music...
Tekashi 6ix9ine shares new single, ‘GINÉ’
Tekashi 6ix9ine shared a new single yesterday (April 16) called ‘GINÉ’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: 6ix9ine – ‘TattleTales’ review: rap’s biggest troll stirs the pot until he’s scraping up dregs 6ix9ine announced last week that he would debut a new single on April 15 and ‘GINÉ arrived yesterday, his first new song since ‘ZAZA‘ back in February. The new track follows last year’s ‘Gooba’, ‘Trollz’, ‘Yaya’ and ‘Punani’, which all appeared on the rapper’s second album, ‘TattleTales’, and came after he was given early release from prison in April. Advertisement You can listen to the track here: Back in...
Listen to Slipknot’s Corey Taylor team up with Hyro the Hero on new track
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has teamed up with Hyro the Hero on a new version of ‘Kids Against The Monsters’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” The release is the latest in a series of singles that Hyro the Hero has released over the last year, all of which feature high-profile collaborations. “Thrilled to be sharing the latest version of “Kids Against The Monsters” with Taylor, Hyro said. Advertisement “Working with Corey Taylor was absolutely incredible. When I first heard him sing the words of the chorus we created,...
Wu-Tang Clan’s album ‘Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ archived in Library of Congress
Wu-Tang Clan’s iconic album ‘Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ has been archived in the Library Of Congress. READ MORE: Re-Enter The Wu Tang: RZA on the past, present and future of the hip-hop icons The record entered the National Recording Registry this week, alongside albums by A Tribe Called Quest and Alicia Keys. Quest’s ‘Low End Theory’ album was added, as was Key’s ‘Songs In A Minor’. Other full-length projects added include The Shirelles’ ‘Tonight’s the Night’, Terry Riley’s ‘In C’, the Ry Cooder–produced ‘Buena Vista Social Club’, Bonnie Raitt’s ‘Nick of Time’, Duke Ellington’s ‘Ellington at Newport’, and Max Roach’s ‘We...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett shares new solo song ‘High Plains Drifter’
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has shared a new solo single this week – listen to ‘High Plains Drifter’ below. READ MORE: Metallica and friends: “‘The Black Album’ was a victory for the underdog” The track is taken from his upcoming solo EP, ‘Portals’, which is released on April 23. In a press release, Hammett said the song shares inspiration with a 1973 film that has the same name as the track. Advertisement “ was not meant to be specifically music for that film, but…once it was written, I immediately thought it conveyed the same sentiment as the film,...Recent Posts
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