Ted Nugent has weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Spotify and Neil Young‘s decision to pull his music from the platform. READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef Week Young last month demanded that his music be removed from Spotify, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread false information about vaccines”. The streaming platform obliged, later confirming that Young’s content would indeed be removed from the platform. Advertisement The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to...
Liam Gallagher has stated that he believes Oasis “should never have split up,” and that he would “love” the iconic band to get back together. READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon” Ever since the band’s breakup in 2009, rumours have periodically risen about a potential reunion, despite Liam and brother Noel not being on speaking terms. In a new interview with The Times, Liam has once again stated his desire for the band to get back together. Advertisement “I’d love Oasis to get back together,” he said. “If it happens,...
Harry Styles has been spotted filming a new music video on a giant bed on wheels outside Buckingham Palace. The pop star is expected to release his third solo album at some point this year and it looks like the first track from it could be arriving soon. READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics) Photos show Styles in a brown-and-blue polka dot pyjama top lying under blankets on the big bed. He was joined by two musicians on the oversized piece of furniture at some points, which was positioned on...
Kanye West has said Kid Cudi will not appear on ‘Donda 2’ over his friendship with SNL comedian Pete Davidson. The rapper is currently working on the follow-up to his latest album, which was released last August. READ MORE: First look: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr West West posted a handwritten note to Instagram earlier today (February 12) sharing the news with his fans. “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he’s friends with you know who,” it read. “You know who” appears to refer to Davidson, who is in a...
A shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl party last night (February 11) has left four people injured, including rapper Kodak Black, according to reports. The pop star performed at Los Angeles venue Pacific Design Center last night before moving onto club The Nice Guy, ahead of the Super Bowl taking place at SoFi Stadium on Sunday (February 13). According to TMZ, Black, Lil Baby and Gunna were standing on the corner of the street outside The Nice Guy talking when a fight started near them. It is claimed that Black was involved in the fight, during which a...
Eddie Vedder has told Bruce Springsteen about the “secret tribute” to Tom Petty on his new solo album, ‘Earthling’. The two rock stars sat down together to talk about politics, musical influences and some of the songs on the Pearl Jam frontman’s new album for Amazon Music. READ MORE: Eddie Vedder – ‘Earthling’ review: formerly angsty Pearl Jam frontman goes full circle Speaking about the track ‘Long Way’, Springsteen commented that he could hear “the ghost of Tom” in the song. “Somebody acquired for me a Guild four-string tenor – it almost looks like a Hofner in a way,”...
Four Tet has given two of his past collaborations with Burial, ‘Nova’ and ‘Moth’, their first digital release. The tracks were both originally released as part of limited edition vinyl records and, until now, have never been made available online. READ MORE: Burial – ‘ANTIDAWN’ EP review: enigma returns with videogame-style ambient immersion The producer – whose real name is Kieran Hebden – announced on Thursday (February 10) that both songs would be released digitally for the first time the next day (11). “Burial + Four Tet – Nova/Moth will get a digital release on Friday,” he wrote on Twitter....
Kanye West made a surprise appearance at the premiere of jeen-yuhs, the new Netflix documentary about him, last night (February 11). The film, the first part of which will arrive on the streaming service on Wednesday (February 16), was directed by Coodie and Chike and made over 20 years. READ MORE: First look: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr West The premiere was held at Citizen News in Hollywood yesterday and was attended by numerous celebrities including Migos’ Offset, Usher, Roddy Ricch, and Taraji P. Henson. Advertisement According to Variety, West arrived 15 minutes after the...
Police are allegedly investigating DaBaby following a brawl with his ex-girlfriend’s brother in a bowling alley. On Thursday night (February 10) DaBaby reportedly got in an argument with Brandon Bills and, it’s claimed, threw the first punch before a number of his associates got involved in the fight. Bills, brother to the mother of DaBaby’s daughter, DaniLeigh, refused medical treatment. According to TMZ, DaBaby was thought to have left before the police arrived, but law enforcement sources say they’re investigating him for assault with a deadly weapon because he’s thought to have kicked Bills in the head while he...
Jon Hopkins has shared his first new music of 2022 – listen to ‘A Gathering Of The Tribe’ below. The track is described as a sonic companion piece to Hopkins’ meditative 2021 album, ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’, which came out in November. READ MORE: Jon Hopkins – ‘Singularity’ review Speaking about the new piece, which was originally written intending to be a score to an animated short film featuring an excerpt from Charles Eisenstein’s book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, Hopkins said: “I haven’t done much scoring in the last few years, but occasionally something comes...