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Phoebe Bridgers announces UK and European ‘Reunion’ tour
Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new run of live shows as part of her ‘Reunion’ tour, including her first full UK tour dates since 2018. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” The singer-songwriter kicked off the US leg of her ‘Reunion’ tour last September, following the release of her 2020 album ‘Punisher’. Today (March 7), she’s unveiled more US dates as well as gigs in Canada, Europe, and her first UK and Ireland dates in almost four years. Advertisement Beginning in Phoenix, Arizona on April 13, Bridgers tour will cross...
LCD Soundsystem update fans on future, promise “maybe just singles for a while”
LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy has posted a lengthy update to fans, going into depth on the thinking behind a forthcoming series of mini-residencies to mark their 20th anniversary. READ MORE: From The NME Archive – a classic LCD Soundsystem interview: “Most live bands today are horrible” Last month the group announced that they will play four nights in a row at Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall from March 28-31, and four nights at Boston’s Roadrunner from April 3-6. They have also announced plans for four shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, on June 29 and from July 1-3. They follow...
Sam Smith and Normani sued for “obvious” copyright infringement on collaboration
A new lawsuit alleges that Sam Smith and Normani copied elements of a song on their hit collaboration, ‘Dancing With A Stranger.’ READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before In a complaint filed in a Los Angeles federal court last week (March 4), songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi allege that the pair’s song has the “same” title, chorus and composition as a song they wrote. The song in question was published on Vincent’s YouTube and Spotify channels back in 2017. The complaint, which was obtained by Rolling...
Charli XCX says she felt “honoured” when Cardi B called her “Charli STD”
Charli XCX has recalled the time that Cardi B called her “Charli STD” on Twitter – check out the clip below. Charli appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday night (March 4), having released her latest single ‘Baby’ last Tuesday (March 1). READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing At one point in the conversation, the singer looked back on her collaborative track with Cardi B and Bebe Rexha, ‘Girls’, which came out in 2018. Advertisement “It was one of those scenarios where we never actually met...
Dua Lipa reacts to Oscar Isaac fan-fiction story about her on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Dua Lipa has responded to an Oscar Isaac fan-fiction story about her being read out on Saturday Night Live last weekend (March 5). On the latest episode of the long-running American sketch show, actor Oscar Isaac could be seen reading out a fan-fiction story about the pop star during a skit on the show. After hearing the story read, Dua Lipa responded on Instagram. Advertisement “Adds to list of things I never thought would happen in my life”, she wrote, followed by several laughing emojis. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa) In the sketch,...
Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo share new single ’The Epidemiologist’
Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo have shared another collaborative single, ’The Epidemiologist’ – check out the official video below. The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman teamed up with the French musician for a new joint album, ‘The Fantasy Life Of Poetry & Crime’, which comes out next Friday (March 18) via Doherty’s own Strap Originals label. READ MORE: Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo on how French serenity and being drug-free shaped their new album Having previously released the record’s title track and the song ‘You Can’t Keep It From Me Forever’, Doherty and Lo have today (March 7) further previewed their debut LP...
Kaina Built Her Own Community
By Max Freedman At the start of the pandemic, Kaina Castillo felt just like the rest of us: isolated, uninspired, a bit down. For the 26-year-old Chicago-based musician, who records as Kaina (styled in all caps), that meant going through 2020 without working on music — not even with the tailwind of her breakout 2019 debut album Next to the Sun propelling her forward. “It was really difficult to ask myself to create anything,” she tells MTV News. “We’ve never experienced a time like this, and I think it’s completely fair to say that all you want to do...
Dame Shirley Bassey to perform James Bond theme at BAFTAs 2022
Dame Shirley Bassey will open the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 ceremony with a performance of an iconic James Bond song, it’s been reported. READ MORE: Every James Bond theme song ranked in order of… greatness? According to Deadline, the 85-year-old singer is due to make a special appearance at the 75th BAFTAs, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London next Sunday (March 13) and will be hosted by Rebel Wilson. The outlet claims that Bassey will mark the 60th anniversary of the Bond franchise with a live airing of a well-known theme from a past film,...
Watch STAYC perform moving cover of BTS’ ‘Mikrokosmos’
Rookie girl group STAYC have performed a heartfelt rendition of BTS‘s 2019 song, ‘Mikrokosmos’. READ MORE: STAYC – ‘YOUNG-LUV.COM’ review: a mature, ambitious return that ups the ante During their recent appearance on live music show Yoo Heeyeol’s Sketchbook to promote their latest mini-album ‘YOUNG-LUV.COM’, the six-member girl group took to the stage to perform a cover of ‘Mikrokosmos’. The track is notably one of the most well-loved among fans of the boyband, and is widely considered an unofficial fan song. STAYC performed their largely faithful rendition of the emotional song accompanied by a live band. “You got me,...Recent Posts
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