Kanye West has said that he’s made over $2.2million in Stem Player sales in just 24 hours. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ It comes after the rapper and producer announced this week that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘DONDA 2’ will be via his Stem Player, a device that was first released in conjunction with last year’s ‘DONDA’. The player allows users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more. Advertisement This morning (February 19), West, who is now legally...
Pale Waves have been forced to cancel a pair of shows in Ireland because frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie has lost her voice. READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more” The Manchester pop-rock band were due to perform in Belfast and Dublin tonight (February 19) and tomorrow (20) respectively as part of their UK and Ireland tour. Posting on Twitter, the band wrote: “Belfast and Dublin, we’re so sorry to have to do this but after not touring for 2 years, Heather’s voice has completely gone after...
Tori Amos has revealed that she was just three years old when she wrote her first song. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Tori Amos Speaking in a new interview, the ‘Cornflake Girl’ hitmaker discussed her musical upbringing and how she began playing the piano when she was a toddler. “No one taught me how to play the piano. It’s just something I was able to do from a young age,” Amos told Reader’s Digest (via Contact Music). “Somehow I sat at the keyboard and I was playing it, without knowing why or how. Advertisement “People...
Beach House kicked off their US tour in Pittsburgh last night (February 18), and they gave live debuts to a number of tracks from new LP ‘Once Twice Melody’. READ MORE: Beach House – ‘Once Twice Melody’ review: surrealist dream-poppers turn the page The Baltimore duo – comprised of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally – released the follow-up to 2018’s ‘7’ in four separate parts, with the final instalment arriving yesterday. Beach House’s show at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE saw them give multiple songs from the album – ‘Pink Funeral’, ‘Superstar’, ‘Masquerade’, ‘New Romance’ and the title track – their live debut....
Kanye West has praised rapper Jack Harlow, calling him one of the “Top Five out right now”. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler On Friday (February 18), Harlow released ‘Nail Tech’, his first new music in over a year. The track, which arrived alongside a video that stars City Girls rapper Yung Miami, has been received positively among fans, debuting at Number Two on the US Spotify chart. One particular fan of the track includes Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – who took to Instagram yesterday...
Dua Lipa has reportedly parted ways with management company, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet’s TaP Management. READ MORE: Dua Lipa: “If somebody told me not to discuss issues I’m passionate about? I wouldn’t listen” According to Variety, a source close to the pop star has confirmed the split. However, contrary to other reports, she’s not currently taking meetings with other management companies. The news was first reported late Thursday night (February 17) by Hits Daily Double. Advertisement TaP was founded by co-CEOs Millett and Mawson, the latter of whom has served as Lipa’s manager. TaP’s management roster includes Lana Del...
Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins has responded to a beef between himself and Mötley Crüe, depicted in new show Pam & Tommy. READ MORE: ‘Pam & Tommy’ review: sex tape scandal takes aim at ’90s sleaze In the fifth episode of the new Hulu show, Tommy Lee (played by Sebastian Stan) walks into a studio before being alerted that the larger Studio A is being used by Jenkins’ band, and that the Crüe are demoted to Studio B. “Hey, who the fuck are you guys?” Lee says in the scene. “I’ve got bad news for you, Third Eye Blind....
Dizzee Rascal has been accused of pushing his ex-fiancé to the ground. The rapper, real name is Dylan Mills, was arrested on June 8 2021 on suspicion of common assault and was later released on bail. He was later charged on August 2. Metropolitan Police said at the time: “Officers attended and a woman reported minor injuries. She did not require hospital treatment.” On September 3, Mills appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court and denied the charges made against him. At the hearing, Mills pleaded not guilty to “pushing his head into the complainant’s head and pushing her to the floor”...
Paris Jackson shared her new EP ‘The Lost’ yesterday (February 18). Listen to it below. READ MORE: Paris Jackson – ‘Wilted’ review: enthralling, inconsistent and, at times, excellent The EP, which has been released via Republic Records/Universal, is available on Apple and Spotify. The three-track project includes a collaboration with Caamp called ‘Lost’, as well as solo offerings ‘Breathe Again’ and ‘Never Going Back Again.’ Advertisement In support of the EP, Jackson will appear at the SXSW Showcase in Austin next month. After that, Jackson will join Patrick Droney’s upcoming North American tour throughout March as their opening act. You can get...
Trivium’s Matt Heafy has announced full details of the debut album from his black metal solo project Ibaraki. ‘Rashomon’ will come out on May 6 via Nuclear Blast, and it’s being previewed by a new track called ‘Akumu’, which features vocals from Behemoth’s Nergal. READ MORE: Trivium’s Matt Heafy has finally written music for a game – and this is just the beginning “‘Akumu’ translates to ‘nightmare’ — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what they feel from the lyrics, music, and the haunting visuals of the music video,” Heafy said...