Confidence Man have shared a new single for International Women’s Day. Listen to ‘Woman’ below. READ MORE: Confidence Man: “There’s not enough dork in dance music these days” The song is the opening track from new album ‘TILT’, which arrives on April 1 via Heavenly Recordings. It follows on from previously released singles ‘Feels Like A Different Thing‘ and ‘Holiday’. The new song is accompanied by a one-shot party scene clip directed by Joe Agius (Hatchie, The Creases, Rinse), and has been released to coincide with International Women’s Day. Advertisement The song’s opening lyrics offer a powerful feminist manifesto: “I’m a...
Mandy Moore has announced details of her new album ‘In Real Life’ and shared the record’s title track – you can hear the new song below. The record will be the follow-up to Moore’s March 2020 album ‘Silver Landings’, and is set for release on May 13 via Verve Forecast. Produced by Mike Viola, ‘In Real Life’ – which has been previewed today (March 8) by the title track, which you can hear below – features a host of collaborators, including Moore’s husband, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, and his brother/bandmate Griffin Goldsmith, Lucius’ Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, keyboardist Lee...
Aldous Harding has shared a new single today, ‘Fever’ – listen to the track below. READ MORE: Aldous Harding – ‘Designer’ review It’s taken from her upcoming new album ‘Warm Chris’ and follows on from the previously released ‘Lawn‘. The New Zealand musician will release the follow-up to her April 2019 record ‘Designer’ on March 25 via 4AD. ‘Warm Chris’ was produced by John Parish (who also produced ‘Designer’ and Harding’s 2017 LP ‘Party’), with all 10 tracks being recorded at Rockfield Studios. Harding’s 2021 single ‘Old Peel’ does not make the final cut, however. Advertisement The album includes contributions...
Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and more have joined the line-up for the ‘Night For Ukraine’ fundraising concert which is due to take place tomorrow (March 9). The event, which will be held at London’s Roundhouse, will see a number of artists performing to help raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). All money raised will be donated to the DEC to support humanitarian and emergency response work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Geldof and Hynde will be joined by the Ukrainian-born Bloom Twins, Ukrainian...
Morgan Wallen won Album Of The Year at last night’s Academy of Country Music Awards (March 7) a year after he was suspended by his record label for using a racial slur. Wallen sparked controversy back in February 2021 after footage of him yelling a racial slur outside his home in Nashville surfaced. After issuing an apology, he was subsequently dropped by a number of radio stations and temporarily suspended from his label, Big Loud. Wallen was also barred from attending and being nominated at last year’s ACM Awards, while he was banned from attending November’s CMA Awards despite being nominated. Advertisement...
Corey Taylor has called Kanye West a “fucking moron” over the rapper’s decision to make ‘DONDA 2’ available exclusively through his Stem Player. Released last month, West’s 11th studio album – a direct follow-up to last year’s ‘DONDA’ – can currently only be accessed via his $200 (£150) device, which was created by the star’s Yeezy Tech enterprise. READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs Four tracks from the record were made available to Stem Player owners on February 23 following a listening party and live performance in Miami the night before. An additional...
David Byrne performed ‘Like Humans Do’ with the cast of his American Utopia show on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 7) – you can watch their performance below. American Utopia, the hugely successful stage production of the Talking Heads musician’s 2018 solo album of the same name (which also features songs from across his back catalogue), is currently playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre in New York City until April 3. READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days” Byrne and the current cast of American...
Machine Gun Kelly has said that he wants BTS to perform at his wedding to Megan Fox. The Ohio artist – real name Colson Baker – appeared as a guest on yesterday’s episode (March 7) of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he was congratulated by the titular host on his recent engagement to Fox. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Baker was asked by DeGeneres which boyband he would want to play as he ties the knot. “Which boyband am I gonna know the most...
Vince Staples has shared the video “commercial” for ‘Magic’, his recent collaboration with Mustard – you can watch the clip below. The track was released last month as the first preview of the Long Beach rapper’s forthcoming new album ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’, which is set for release in April (date to be determined) via Blacksmith Recordings and Motown Records UK. READ MORE: Vince Staples: “It’s important for me to tell the truth about my experiences” “It’s symbolic of home,” Staples has said of the album’s title, which is dedicated to the Ramona Park neighbourhood of Long Beach, CA...
SEVENTEEN member Vernon has spoken about his love for English singer Charli XCX and their recent collaboration. READ MORE: GOT The Beat on working together for the first time: “We had great chemistry from the start” Last month, the K-pop idol teamed up with Charli on a special remix of her recent single ‘Beg For You’, where he contributed a brand-new English-language verse. The remix came shortly after a string of online interactions between both Charli XCX and SEVENTEEN, after fans suggested that the duo work together. In a new interview with Teen Vogue, the K-pop idol revealed that he...