Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar have been confirmed as Glastonbury’s final two headliners for this year’s festival. READ MORE: We’re gonna need a bigger farm: why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in history They join previously announced headliner Billie Eilish in topping the bill on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s event, which will run at Worthy Farm between June 22-26. It will be Glastonbury’s first edition since 2019, with both the 2020 (due to be headlined by McCartney, Lamar and Taylor Swift) and 2021 festivals both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement McCartney hinted last week...
Pusha T and Nigo have shared a new collaboration together, ‘Hear Me Clearly’ – listen to it below. The track, which comes in at just under two-and-a-half-minutes, features a chorus that interpolates Jay-Z’s verse on Rick Ross‘ 2010 track ‘Free Mason’. Pusha T took to Twitter to share the artwork for the track. It’s a simple polaroid shot of the rapper signed by Nigo with the words ‘Day Uno Family’ written in the corner. Advertisement ‘Hear Me Clearly follows the previously-released singles ‘Want It Bad’ with Kid Cudi and ‘Arya’ with A$AP Rocky. All are taken from Nigo’s upcoming new album,...
TWICE member Jihyo is set to contribute a song to the soundtrack of the ongoing coming-of-age K-drama Twenty Five Twenty One. READ MORE: ‘Twenty Five Twenty One’ review: a nostalgic ’90s trip that urges you to keep hold of your dreams Studio MaumC, the production company in charge of the Twenty Five Twenty One soundtrack, announced today (March 4) that the TWICE vocalist would be releasing a new ballad track titled ‘Stardust Love Song’ over the weekend on March 6, per Korea JoongAng Daily. Notably, ‘Stardust Love Song’ will be Jihyo’s first-ever solo song, as well as her first time contributing...
The Weeknd has announced a slew of North American stadium concerts – dubbed the ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour – that are set to begin in July and run until early September. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight The singer will kick off the run in his native Toronto on July 8 before heading to Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more. He’ll be joined on the road by special guest Doja Cat – the two linked up on...
Jack Harlow will make his acting debut starring in an upcoming reboot of Ron Shelton’s 1992 sports comedy White Men Can’t Jump by 20th Century Fox. As Deadline reports, the rapper was offered the role after his first ever screen audition. The original film starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as street basketball hustlers who team up to go for a bigger score. Harlow will star in Harrelson’s role as Billy Hoyle. The remake is being directed by filmmaker Calmatic based off a script by Doug Hall and Kenya Barris, who is also producing through his Khalabo Ink Society company. Hall,...
Ezra Furman has shared a new song – her first for the year – titled ‘Point Me Toward the Real’. The track was produced by John Congleton, and features horn arrangements by Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes along with backing vocals from Shannon Lay and Debbie Neigher. READ MORE: Ezra Furman – ‘Twelve Nudes’ review It’s a slow-burning ballad that tells a story about the narrator’s first night after being released from a psychiatric facility. “Point me toward the real motherfuckers, point me toward the real / I’ve been lied to and abuse, time to try to heal,” Furman...
Dave has dropped off his first music of 2022, a wavy new track titled ‘Starlight’ – you can watch the song’s video below. READ MORE: Dave – ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ review: stunning sequel lives up to his debut The self-produced track, which follows the rapper’s 2021 album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’, hears him celebrate his life’s wins over a hummed rendition of ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, the 1954 classic made famous by the likes of Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra. “It’s hard to hate on the truth I’m livin’/ Enough man hate with the...
Stromae has announced that he’ll be bringing his ‘Multitude’ tour to London next year with a one-off show at Wembley Arena. The Belgian singer-songwriter (real name Paul Van Haver) is set to release his long-awaited third album ‘Multitude’ tomorrow (March 4). It’s his first full-length release in almost a decade, following 2013’s ‘Racine Carrée’. During his hiatus from his own music, he worked on music videos for the likes of Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa. Advertisement His headline show at the OVO Arena Wembley takes place on May 4, 2023. Tickets go on sale next Friday (March 11) at 10am – you...
Kanye West has shared the reason why he threw microphone down during a performance of ‘Jail pt 2’ at his ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” Discussing the incident during an Instagram-shared exchange with Sasha A. Berg and Esther Coco Berg on Wednesday (March 2), West, who is now legally known as Ye, said his frustrations boiled over because of a request made by a promoter. He claims that he was “told” he had to attach the word “performance” to the ‘Donda 2’...
Iron Maiden have announced that their upcoming summer shows in Ukraine and Russia have been cancelled due to the ongoing conflict between the neighbouring countries. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic The band were set to perform at VDNG in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 29 before visiting VTB Arena in Moscow Russia on June 1 as part of their 2022 ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ world tour. Sharing a statement on social media, Iron Maiden said “the promoters have cancelled the two Iron Maiden shows” due to the “ongoing situation in Ukraine”. Advertisement “We are very...