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SZA didn’t realise her leg was broken when she accepted Grammy with Doja Cat
SZA has revealed that her leg was broken when she used crutches to make it onstage at this year’s Grammys, where she won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her Doja Cat collaboration ‘Kiss Me More’. During an interview backstage following their win, SZA said she had fallen out of bed while sleeping, causing the injury. “I fell very, very wrong, and it hurts, and I will be better soon. But I’m clumsy, so it’s okay. It’s like a normal happenstance for me,” she joked. “This morning I woke up and I was like, ‘I can’t walk.’...
Watch Johnny Marr dedicate ‘There Is A Light…’ to Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters
Johnny Marr dedicated his performance of ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ at this year’s BBC 6 Music Festival to Taylor Hawkins. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show The Foo Fighters drummer died on March 25 at the age of 50. He was found in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, hours before the band were were set to headline a festival in the city as part of a South American tour. Marr played The Smiths classic at Cardiff’s Great Hall on Sunday (April 3). “This is a song that we’d like...
Royal Blood announce rescheduled UK tour dates
Royal Blood have announced a run of rescheduled UK tour dates and have cancelled a show in Paris – find out more below. READ MORE: Royal Blood live in London: a celebration of life, friendship and the late Taylor Hawkins The Brighton duo were forced to postpone shows in Leeds (April 1), Manchester (2), Glasgow (3), Dublin (5) and Paris (7) last week after frontman Mike Kerr tested positive for COVID-19. Today (April 4), Royal Blood have announced new dates for three of the UK shows, with them now set to take place next week. The Glasgow gig will...
Joey Jordison snubbed in Grammys’ In Memoriam segment
Slipknot fans have expressed their disappointment over drummer Joey Jordison being missed out of the Grammys’ annual In Memoriam video segment. READ MORE: Joey Jordison – the NME obituary: founding Slipknot member who held the key to the band’s success Jordison died in 2021, aged 46, with a rep for his family confirming (via Rolling Stone) that he died peacefully in his sleep on July 26. A few days later, his former bandmates shared a lengthy tribute video on social media made up of live performances, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Advertisement “Our hearts go out to Joey’s family and...
Cardi B deactivates Twitter and Instagram after online Grammys 2022 argument
Cardi B has deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts following a spat with some of her followers during the airing of the Grammys on Sunday (April 3). The rapper was nominated for Best Rap Performance for her 2021 single ‘Up’ but didn’t make it to the ceremony. Fans expressed their disappointed online by attacking her, noting that she had made them believe she would be in attendance. “I’m deleting my twitter but On God I hate this fuchkin dumbass fan base,” she wrote before deactivating her account. “You got the slow dumbasses dragging my kids all cause y’all though...
Kanye West reportedly cancels Coachella 2022 performance
Kanye West has pulled out of his headline performance at this year’s Coachella festival, according to reports. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” The rapper and producer was scheduled to headline the closing night of the two-weekend event, which takes place April 15-17 and April 22-24, but according to TMZ and Variety this will no longer be the case. It’s not been made clear as to why West has cancelled his appearance at the California festival, but it’s also been reported that Travis Scott was set to perform...
Wet Leg take shots at “full of it” ex-boyfriend on new track ‘Ur Mum’
Wet Leg have shared a brand new track called ‘Ur Mum’, which hears the Isle Of Wight duo take shots at an ex-boyfriend. READ MORE: Wet Leg: “I think there’s more authenticity to the music if you’re having fun” The duo – Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – will release their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album on Friday (April 8), which they’ve previewed over the last year with the tracks ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’ and ‘Angelica’. On ‘Ur Mum’, Wet Leg throw insults in the direction of an ex-boyfriend. “When I think about what you’ve...
Red Hot Chili Peppers outselling Ed Sheeran 8:1 in UK album chart midweeks
Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently leading the pack in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” On Friday (April 1), the California icons released their 12th studio LP, ‘Unlimited Love’, marking their first full-length project since 2016’s ‘The Getaway’. The album sees the band reunite with guitarist John Frusciante, who left Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2009. He last appeared on the group’s 2006 Number One album ‘Stadium Arcadium’. Advertisement In the midweeks, the Official Charts Company has revealed that ‘Unlimited...
Fans are reminiscing over when June Brown met Lady Gaga
Fans have been paying tribute to the actor June Brown, who has died at the age of 95, by sharing the heartwarming moment she met Lady Gaga. Best known for her portrayal of Dot Cotton on EastEnders, Brown appeared on The Graham Norton Show in 2013 to promote her book. She featured alongside Greg Davies, Jude Law and Lady Gaga, who was there to perform her ‘Artpop’ tracks ‘Do What U Want’ and ‘Venus’. Brown was introduced by Norton to the stage as someone “who has been a part of everyone’s family” since 1985. As she walked on with her...Recent Posts
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