Warpaint are set to return today (January 26) with a new single called ‘Champion’. The Los Angeles four-piece made their long-awaited return in 2021, sharing new single ‘Lilys’ and announcing details of a UK and European headline tour for this year. READ MORE: Warpaint tell us about their hypnotic new song ‘Lilys’ and new album progress The band are currently working on the follow-up to their 2016 album ‘Heads Up’, and the band spoke to 6 Music about the influences behind ‘Champion’, which will debut later today on Maryanne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 Music show. Advertisement They said that ‘Champion’...
Girls’ Generation vocalist and actress Seohyun has opened up about how she has evolved after embarking on her acting career. READ MORE: Yuju on her rebirth as a soloist: “Obviously, I’m really worried about doing this alone” In a recent interview with GQ Korea, the idol-actress shared that acting has given her an outlet to express her emotions more honestly. Seohyun also revealed that she had felt the need to hide her emotions while she was active as an idol. “When working as a singer, I often had to cover my emotions and maintain a poker face. This is...
Billie Eilish has announced that she’s had to postpone a couple of dates on the US leg of her upcoming ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great The tour is set to kick off in New Orleans on February 3 and includes two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden on February 18-19, and will wrap up with three nights at LA’s Forum on April 6, 8 and 9 before heading to the UK and Europe. Tonight (January 25), Eilish’s team took to Twitter...
Stereophonics have shared a soaring new single today (January 25) – you can listen to ‘Forever’ below. READ MORE: Stereophonics on new album ‘Oochya!’ and tour: “You can’t fake those rock n’ roll songs” The track is the latest preview of ‘Oochya!’, the Welsh band’s 12th album, which will arrive on March 4 via Stylus Records through Ignition Records Ltd and is available to pre-order here. ‘Forever’ follows the previously released ‘Hanging On Your Hinges’ and ‘Do Ya Feel My Love?’ and is described as “a reflective track that evokes freedom and the open road.” Advertisement Speaking about the new track, frontman...
Guitar maker Gibson is reportedly planning to sell NFTs of some of its most famous guitar designs. READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained! According to a report by Billboard, the manufacturer has disclosed its intention to sell NFTs that contain images of its Les Paul, Flying V and Thunderbird guitars – among others – to the federal trademark office. In the documents, obtained by Billboard, Gibson Brands Inc. applied for trademarks covering the “uniquely shaped body” of six of its signature guitars. Advertisement It comes after ESP Guitars launched NFTs of some...
Elton John has revealed he’s tested positive for coronavirus which has forced him to postpone a pair of upcoming shows. READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” The legendary singer-songwriter, who is currently in the US on his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, took to Instagram Stories this evening (January 25) to share with fans that he’s having to postpone a pair of shows in Dallas because he’s caught COVID-19. “Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted COVID and so have had...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to review its guidance on the use of drill lyrics as evidence against defendants in criminal trials. While the CPS have said that they are not aware of any cases where drill music has been wrongly used as evidence, defence lawyers and academics have raised concerns about the use of lyrics in prosecuting drill artists. They say it can prevent a fair ruling. Currently, The CPS’ existing guidance for prosecutors’ says that gangs are “increasingly using drill music and social media to promote gang culture, glamorise the gang lifestyle and the use of weapons”....
Andy Ross, the head of Food Records, has died at the age of 66. The passing of the record label boss, known for signing Blur, Idlewild, Dubstar, Jesus Jones and more, was confirmed to NME by a close friend and collaborator. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. Tributes for Ross have started to pour in on social media, including one from Jesus Jones. “We’re heartbroken at the loss of Andy Ross, one half of the mighty Food Records,” the band wrote on Twitter. “Without him, we’d have never been able to do what we did. We’ll...
Chris Martin was spotted on camera fixing his girlfriend Dakota Johnson’s connection issues during a virtual event for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. READ MORE: ‘The Lost Daughter’ review: Olivia Colman’s latest Oscar-worthy performance The Coldplay frontman appears briefly in a clip shared via the Sundance Institute’s YouTube channel, seemingly after being asked to help sort things on the IT front. Advertisement Johnson was scheduled to talk about her film Cha Cha Real Smooth but when the host Charlie Sextro introduced her, he was met with silence for several seconds. Martin and Johnson then came into view, with Martin...
Blossoms have today (January 25) unveiled details of their new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ – you can listen to the title track below. READ MORE: Blossoms and Rick Astley live in London: the best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986 It will be the Stockport five-piece’s fourth album and is set for release on April 29 – you can pre-order/pre-save it here. Speaking about the new album and single, the group’s Tom Ogden says: “While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them...