Joan Jett has shared her memories of the late Taylor Hawkins in a new interview with NME. READ MORE: Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off” Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins passed away in March in Bogotá, Colombia, where the band had been touring. He was 50. Speaking to NME, Jett remembered Hawkins as “a fuckin’ wonderful guy”, adding: “ would light up a room. Kick-ass drummer.” Advertisement Jett also recalled in the interview how she and her band, the Blackhearts, first met the Foos “around 2010″, where they “all...
Stormzy made his Met Gala debut in New York last night (May 2), wearing a custom-made Burberry suit and cape. READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar moment The Croydon rapper, who wrapped up his UK and Ireland arena tour last month, joined the likes of Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj and Anderson .Paak at the 2022 edition of the annual fundraising event at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year’s fashion theme for the Met Gala was ‘Gilded Glamor and White Tie’. Stormzy, who recently announced his...
Alana Haim has performed a cover of the song ‘I2I’, which appears in the 1995 Disney animation A Goofy Movie, following an audience request. Haim has expressed her love of the film on multiple occasions, telling Vice in January: “People make fun of me, but my favourite movie is A Goofy Movie. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Haim: “I think women make the best rock music” “If you haven’t seen it, you need to watch A Goofy Movie. It’s the best movie of all time.” Advertisement The musician and actor has now performed her own version of ‘I2I’, which is performed...
Yard Act, Billy Nomates and Billy Bragg are among the leading names on the line-up of Glastonbury‘s Left Field for 2022. The stage is celebrating “20 Years of Pop and Politics” at this year’s Worthy Farm festival, which runs from June 22-26. READ MORE: Yard Act live in London: mayhem rules at biggest show yet Left Field will host a mix of live music and debate next month, including the Bragg-hosted ‘Radical Round-Up’. The war in Ukraine, Black Lives Matter and “what’s next for the climate emergency” will be among the topics discussed by Left Field’s panels this year....
Pusha T has said that a supposed beef between him and Eminem is a “misinterpretation”, and payed respect to his fellow rapper. During an appearance on The Morning Hustle, Pusha was asked by host Lore’l if he had ever been pitted against other rappers. READ MORE: Pusha T – ‘It’s Almost Dry’ review: Virginia legend still going strong in his rap tenure “I saw just recently on Twitter people saying myself and Eminem,” he responded. “I’m like, bro! It was a misinterpretation of something I don’t even remember. Something I said or whatever. But you know, people decode, and they have...
Harry Styles has announced details of a special ‘One Night Only’ show in London to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Harry’s House’. The artist’s third studio album, the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Fine Line’, is set for release on May 20 via Columbia. READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god status After recently announcing a ‘One Night Only’ gig in New York to celebrate the arrival of ‘Harry’s House’, Styles has now confirmed that he will also perform at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on May 24 to welcome the new...
American artist Oliver Tree has called out Christian Breslauer, the director of The Kid LAROI‘s video for new single ‘Thousand Miles’, accusing Breslauer of copying multiple shots from his own videos. Last week, Tree took to Instagram, sharing a video that compared scenes from LAROI’s ‘Thousand Miles’ with sections from the clips for his songs ‘Miracle Man’, ‘Hurt’, ‘Alien Boy’ and his Lil Yachty collaboration ‘A$$hole’. “Kid LAROI’s new music video copies multiple shots from my videos. As an underground indie artist who writes and directs their own music videos, I am so sick of big artists ripping me...
Bad Bunny has revealed his fourth studio album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, will be released this coming Friday (May 6). The announcement follows on from Bad Bunny’s unique reveal of the album’s title last month, when he announced ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ via a classified car advert. The ad, which was posted under his real name of Benito A. Martinez Ocasio, listed the 2019 Bugatti Chiron 110 for $3.5million (£2.7m) and left a phone number. When fans dialed the number in the listing, a voicemail played a snippet of an unreleased track and a text message was then sent....
Portishead performed live last night (May 2) for the first time in seven years as part of a War Child UK benefit gig for Ukraine at O2 Academy in Bristol. Marking the first time the trio had played a show since their 2015 appearance at Benicàssim Festival, Portishead performed five songs – ‘Mysterons’, ‘Wandering Star’ and ‘Roads’ from 1997’s ‘Dummy’, and ‘Magic Doors’ and ‘The Rip’ from 2008’s ‘Third’. Elsewhere on the bill were headliners IDLES along with sets by Billy Nomates, Katy J Pearson, Heavy Lungs, Willie J Healy and Wilderman. Watch snippets of Portishead’s set below: .@Portisheadinfo...
Harry Styles has announced a special ‘One Night Only In New York’ gig to celebrate the release of his new album, ‘Harry’s House’. The pop star will release his third album, featuring the recent single ‘As It Was’, on May 20, via Erskine Records. READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god status The special concert will take place at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park, in Long Island’s Elmont, on May 20. According to a press release, the show will see Styles perform tracks from ‘Harry’s House’ for the first time ever....