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Stromae announces Wembley Arena show for 2023
Stromae has announced that he’ll be bringing his ‘Multitude’ tour to London next year with a one-off show at Wembley Arena. The Belgian singer-songwriter (real name Paul Van Haver) is set to release his long-awaited third album ‘Multitude’ tomorrow (March 4). It’s his first full-length release in almost a decade, following 2013’s ‘Racine Carrée’. During his hiatus from his own music, he worked on music videos for the likes of Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa. Advertisement His headline show at the OVO Arena Wembley takes place on May 4, 2023. Tickets go on sale next Friday (March 11) at 10am – you...
Kanye West explains why he threw microphone down during ‘Donda 2’ event
Kanye West has shared the reason why he threw microphone down during a performance of ‘Jail pt 2’ at his ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” Discussing the incident during an Instagram-shared exchange with Sasha A. Berg and Esther Coco Berg on Wednesday (March 2), West, who is now legally known as Ye, said his frustrations boiled over because of a request made by a promoter. He claims that he was “told” he had to attach the word “performance” to the ‘Donda 2’...
Iron Maiden’s summer Ukraine and Russia shows cancelled due to ongoing conflict
Iron Maiden have announced that their upcoming summer shows in Ukraine and Russia have been cancelled due to the ongoing conflict between the neighbouring countries. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic The band were set to perform at VDNG in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 29 before visiting VTB Arena in Moscow Russia on June 1 as part of their 2022 ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ world tour. Sharing a statement on social media, Iron Maiden said “the promoters have cancelled the two Iron Maiden shows” due to the “ongoing situation in Ukraine”. Advertisement “We are very...
Madonna drops off new ‘Frozen’ remix with Sickick and Fireboy DML
Madonna and Canadian producer Sickick have added Nigerian singer Fireboy DML to a second version of their ‘Frozen’ remix. READ MORE: The Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” Madonna and Sickick first released a remix of the 1998 classic – taken from the queen of pop’s ‘Ray Of Light’ album – last December, which came after it went viral on TikTok. Today (March 3), the pair have shared another reworking, but this time they’ve brought onboard Fireboy DML, who recently earned acclaim for his ‘Peru’ collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Advertisement Madonna announced the remix...
Nick Grimshaw on Jack Antonoff’s “magic” and his NME Awards memories
Nick Grimshaw caught up with NME on the red carpet of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 last night, where he talked about the “magic” of Jack Antonoff as well as some of his favourite memories from NME awards past. Watch our full video interview with Grimmy above. READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – full list of winners Speaking of how he was “really excited to be out, really excited to celebrate some of our favourite artists of the year,” the radio and TV personality then looked back to his previous appearance at the NME Awards back in 2020 –...
RÜFÜS DU SOL announce massive summer show at London’s Gunnersby Park
RÜFÜS DU SOL have announced they’ll be performing a massive show at London’s Gunnersby Park this summer. READ MORE: RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’ review: Electronic trio offer atmospheric optimism but nothing new The Australian electronic trio, who put out their last album ‘Surrender’ in October last year, will top the bill of Festival Republic show which takes place on August 20. “London we’re playing outdoors this August with a stacked lineup for our only UK show this year. Gonna be a special day of music,” the band wrote, announcing the show on Instagram. Advertisement Support on the day will...
Bastille’s Dan Smith shares why he “probably doesn’t have famous friends”
Bastille‘s Dan Smith spent time in the BandLab NME Awards 2022 winners’ room last night (March 2) to talk about his favourite music of the year and the band’s upcoming arena plans. Watch our full video interview above. Despite spending a career picking up awards and attending shows, Smith told us he still feels like “a competition winner” during ceremonies, joking: “I’m just staring at everyone, which is probably why I don’t have any famous friends.” After he and Natalie Imbruglia took the stage at London’s O2 Brixton Academy to present this year’s Best Song In The World trophy...
Here’s Aitch and Big Zuu becoming good mates at the BandLab NME Awards 2022
After appearing at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 last night, it seems as if Aitch and Big Zuu have become good friends. Watch the video interview of their blossoming romance above. READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 – see full list of winners The Manchester rapper and the London chef-meets-rapper came down to the O2 Academy Brixton where they presented the award for Best Solo Act In The World – which went to Burna Boy. While attempting to steal one of our iconic middle-finger awards, the pair then headed up to the winners’ room where we asked them if they...
The Bluetones’ Mark Morriss addresses abuse allegations made by ex-wife
The Bluetones’ Mark Morriss has posted a lengthy open letter responding to allegations of abuse made by his ex-wife. Last November, Morriss was accused of years of abuse by newspaper executive Anna Wharton. She accused Morriss of being a “pathological liar and serial predator,” detailing years of alleged gaslighting, abuse and cheating in a blog post titled ‘If I’m Lying, Come Sue Me’. When approached by NME about the claims, Morriss said: “I completely refute all the allegations of abuse which have been raised in this article,” and did not wish to comment. However when speaking to The Guardian,...Recent Posts
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