Boy George has spoken about the importance of music in his life and how it’s helped him get through some difficult times. READ MORE: Boy George: “There’s been this loss of respect for the artistry of songwriting” The Culture Club singer is one of several celebrities who have donated prizes to Chris Evans’ charity auction for Ukraine. Other big names who have offered up prizes include Rod Stewart, Coldplay and Jared Leto. For Boy George’s prize, he is auctioning off all the rights to a song he has written about Ukraine following his visit to the country eight years ago. Advertisement...
Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26). READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Peter Hook The bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.” The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, is based on an original photograph taken by Kevin Cummins at The Factory/Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester on 13...
Snoop Dogg has revealed that he’s currently in talks with K-pop titans BTS about recording a collaboration. READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernauts Speaking yesterday (March 25) on the red carpet of his and Kelly Clarkson‘s American Song Contest, the rapper confirmed he and BTS are working together. “I’m going to let them tell you about it,” he told The A.V. Club, before adding: “It’s official like a referee with a whistle. I love that entertainment world. It’s good music. It’s vibe.” Advertisement “I make good music. They make...
Dua Lipa has revealed that her forthcoming third album is “50 per cent done” and “starting to feel good”. READ MORE: Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’ review: powerful pop perfection from a star unafraid to speak her mind The singer’s follow-up to 2020 smash ‘Future Nostalgia’ was first teased back in January, when Lipa said she had “done a big chunk of writing” for the new record. In a new interview with Elton John as part of Lipa’s Service95 podcast, she gave a further update as to progress on the album. Advertisement “It’s starting to feel good,” she said, adding...
A tour bus on Korn‘s current US tour with Code Orange and Chevelle has reportedly been hit by a single bullet. READ MORE: Korn: “On this record, we have grown emotionally. Music is healing to all of us” The three bands are currently on the road in the States and played in Saginaw, Michigan on Wednesday night (March 23) before having a day off in Davenport, Iowa on Thursday. As TMZ reports, the Davenport Police Department were alerted to the fact that yesterday morning (March 25) one of the buses on the tour was hit by a single bullet outside...
Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Fivio Foreign on a new song – listen to ‘We Go Up’ below. READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and rated After announcing that she was set to retire from music back in 2019, Minaj has returned with a slew of new singles in 2022, including Lil Baby collaborations ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ and ‘Bussin’. Another new track called ‘Blick Blick’ also arrived earlier this year. Advertisement Listen to the surprise new single ‘We Go Up’, which features a verse from Fivio Foreign, below. Nicki Minaj’s new series of 2022 singles are...
Juice WRLD’s second posthumous album is to get a vinyl release. READ MORE: Juice WRLD: “The rap game is so motherfucking soft now” The album, ‘Fighting Demons’, which was released on December 10, is now getting a vinyl pressing and will be shared via a limited online release and at Target stores. There will also be an exclusive red vinyl option and a complete tracklist, according to HipHopDX. A limited-edition translucent black variant will be available via 999 Club. Back in February, two previously unreleased Juice WRLD tracks were shared Calle ‘Go Hard 2.0’ and ‘Cigarettes’. The songs were released to tie in with...
2Pac’s childhood poetry book is currently up for auction at Sotheby’s. The previously unpublished book features haiku poems written by a young 2Pac (real name Tupac Shakur) aged 11, as well as illustrations. Sotheby’s describe it as “an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur when he was just 11 years old, on offer from his godfather, Jamal Joseph, a Black Panther activist who was gifted the booklet by Tupac 40 years ago while incarcerated with fellow Panthers at Leavenworth Prison.” You can see a video of Joseph discussing the poems below. Advertisement The collection of...
Kehlani has confirmed the release date of her upcoming new album. READ MORE: Kehlani live in Los Angeles: a slick celebration of the R&B star’s second album The follow up to 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ is called ‘Blue Water Road’. It will arrive on April 29 via Atlantic. “Blue water road is a destination in my mind,” Kehlani said of the new album in a press release. Advertisement The album’s lead single ‘Altar‘ arrived last September, while follow up ‘Little Story’ arrived last month. You can see the new album cover here: View this post on...
Miley Cyrus says that her set at Lollapalooza’s Brazil festival tonight (March 26) will be performed in the memory of Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins. On Friday night (March 25), Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming that the 50-year-old drummer had died in Bogotá, Colombia. A cause of death was not given. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” it read. The news of Hawkins’ death was confirmed just hours before Foo Fighters were set to play a headline festival show in Bogotá as part of a South American tour. Tomorrow night...