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‘PUBG Mobile’ to feature K-pop group BLACKPINK in Version 2.0
As part of next month’s Version 2.0 update, PUBG Mobile will be crossing over with both K-pop group BLACKPINK and the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. READ MORE: How upcoming survival-crafting game ‘Nightingale’ will “put worldbuilding front and centre” Announced last week (April 23), PUBG Mobile will be featuring the band and anime as part of May’s Version 2.0 update, which also includes improvements to the Ban Pan anti-cheat software and the official launch of the newly-enhanced Livik map. Little is known about the upcoming pair of crossovers, but the Evangelion one is expected to start in May, with BLACKPINK’s collaboration...
New Foundation launched to help survivors of sexual abuse in music industry
A new foundation has been launched in a bid to help survivors of sexual abuse in the music industry. As Mixmag reports, the initiative – which is called Face The Music Now – was set up by author and talent manager Dorothy Carvello, who became the first female A&R scout for Atlantic Records. READ MORE: How gigs can be made safer for women: “We need to involve acts, venues and gig-goers” “As a survivor myself, I have seen and experienced firsthand how sexual harassment and abuse shatters survivors psychologically, financially, and professionally,” Carvello said in a statement. “It’s not a...
Roger Daltrey says the music industry has been “stolen” from artists
Roger Daltrey has said he believes that the music industry has been “stolen” from artists. During a recent interview with The Independent, the frontman of The Who claimed that the band’s 2019 album ‘WHO’ left him £10,000 out of pocket. “Musicians cannot earn a living in the record industry anymore,” Daltrey told the publication. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” “That is ridiculous, and they’re being robbed blind by streaming and the record companies, because the old deals with record companies that existed in the Seventies, Eighties and...
Live music revenue fell even further in 2021
A new report has revealed that royalties from performances of live music fell close to 30 per cent in 2021, despite some concerts returning last year. READ MORE: Gig, festival and nightclub bosses talk masks, testing and COVID safety for re-opening According to PRS for Music, the organisation that collects royalties for songwriters, revenues from concerts was £8million in 2020, down from £11.3million in 2020 and £54million in 2019. 19,300 setlists were reported last year, compared to 124,000 pre-pandemic. Advertisement CEO of PRS for Music, Andrea Martin said :”It’s a huge decrease, but we will see a bounce back...
‘Succession’ star Nicholas Braun writing series about a struggling 2000s indie band
Succession star Nicholas Braun is working on a series centred on an indie band in the 2000s. The actor, who is best known for playing Cousin Greg in the hit HBO show, is co-writing One For The Road with Chris Buongiorno (Spider-Man: No Way Home) for the same network. READ MORE: ‘Succession’ season three review: dynastic drama is still the best show on TV The half-hour show will be an intimate and candid story focused on a talented but chaotic band in the changing landscape of indie rock in the early noughties as they struggle to survive. Advertisement The...
Harry Styles to play Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard 2022
Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard is set to return this year with performances from Harry Styles, George Ezra and KSI. READ MORE: Harry Styles’ new song ‘As It Was’ is a reflective ode to the bittersweet nature of change Described as “the UK’s biggest summer party”, the event will take place at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, June 12. Tickets go on general sale exclusively on Global Player this Thursday (April 28) – buy yours here. The first wave of names was announced during Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp this morning (April 25). Styles, Ezra and KSI will be...
Killer Mike on new marijuana docu-series: “I think it should be legal from day one for adult usage”
Run The Jewels‘ Killer Mike has opened up about a new pro-marijuana documentary he’s been working on. READ MORE: Watch Run The Jewels’ brilliant reaction to winning NME’s Album of the Year 2020 Tumbleweeds with Killer Mike is a new docu-series where Mike discusses the “impact and evolution” of cannabis culture, the history of marijuana and its legalisation in states such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. Speaking to Consequence about what viewers can expect from the series, Mike said: “They’re going to further expand what they know in terms of seeing what’s out there on the horizon in...
Watch Damon Albarn and Flume debut collaborative single ‘Palaces’ live at Coachella
Damon Albarn and Flume have collaborated on a new single, ‘Palaces’, giving the slick track its live debut at Coachella over the weekend. READ MORE: Damon Albarn live in London: a night of creative liberation During the second weekend of the festival, Albarn – who had joined Billie Eilish onstage the previous weekend – joined Flume to deliver the live debut of ‘Palaces’, an atmospheric and emotive tune defined by its warbling, reverberant melody and warm piano chords. Take a look at fan-shot footage of the pair performing ‘Palaces’ at Coachella below: Advertisement And watch the single’s official music...
Eddie Van Halen left a $1million donation to US music education organisation
Late rock icon Eddie Van Halen reportedly left a contribution of at least $1million (£780,000) to the US-based music education charity Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation (MHOF). READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display For 26 years, the MHOF – named for the titular character of the 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus (played by Richard Dreyfuss) – has aimed to provide school-aged children from low-income backgrounds with the opportunity to enjoy music education, offering, among other avenues, access to musical instruments. According to a statement issued by the MHOF on...Recent Posts
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